build(deps-dev): bump @types/react-dom

Bumps the development group in /services/frontend with 1 update: [@types/react-dom](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/HEAD/types/react-dom).


Updates `@types/react-dom` from 19.2.4 to 19.2.5
- [Release notes](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/releases)
- [Commits](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/commits/HEAD/types/react-dom)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: "@types/react-dom"
  dependency-version: 19.2.5
  dependency-type: direct:development
  update-type: version-update:semver-patch
  dependency-group: development
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.env.example

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ BACKLOG_SYNC_BATCH_SIZE=100             # Messages per backlog batch, max 100 (d
 AI_ANALYSIS_ENABLED=false               # Enable AI content moderation (default: false)
 AI_LLM_API_KEY=                        # REQUIRED if AI_ANALYSIS_ENABLED=true. LLM API key
 AI_LLM_BASE_URL=https://9router.asepharyana.my.id/v1  # LLM API base URL (9router — OpenAI-compatible router, replaces omniroute)
-AI_LLM_MODEL=claude-opus-5                   # LLM text model name (default: claude-opus-5)
+AI_LLM_MODEL=text                       # LLM text model name (default: text)
 # AI_LLM_VISION_MODEL=                   # Vision model for image analysis (falls back to AI_LLM_MODEL)
 # AI_LLM_EMBEDDING_MODEL=                # Embedding model for semantic moderation cache (optional; enables near-duplicate text reuse to save LLM calls)
 # AI_LLM_EMBEDDING_MIN_SIMILARITY=0.97   # Min cosine similarity to reuse a cached verdict (default: 0.97)

.github/dependabot-auto-merge.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Dependabot Auto-Merge
+on: pull_request
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    steps:
+      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PR
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/services/backend"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+      production:
+        dependency-type: "production"
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+      development:
+        dependency-type: "development"
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/services/discord-gateway"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+      production:
+        dependency-type: "production"
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+      development:
+        dependency-type: "development"
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/services/frontend"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+      production:
+        dependency-type: "production"
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]
+      development:
+        dependency-type: "development"
+        update-types: ["minor", "patch"]

.github/workflows/flakehub-publish-rolling.yaml

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish to FlakeHub
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main, master]
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  flakehub-publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - uses: DeterminateSystems/determinate-nix-action@main
-      - uses: DeterminateSystems/flakehub-push@main
-        with:
-          visibility: public
-          rolling: true

services/backend/package.json

@@ -21,21 +21,21 @@
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.2",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "helmet": "^8.1.0",
-    "ioredis": "^5.11.0",
-    "pg": "^8.21.0",
-    "pino": "^9.6.0",
+    "ioredis": "^6.0.0",
+    "pg": "^8.23.0",
+    "pino": "^10.3.1",
     "prom-client": "^15.1.3",
-    "ws": "^8.20.1",
+    "ws": "^8.21.3",
     "zod": "^4.4.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@biomejs/biome": "latest",
     "@types/express": "^5.0.6",
-    "@types/node": "^25.9.0",
-    "@types/pg": "^8.20.0",
+    "@types/node": "^26.2.0",
+    "@types/pg": "^8.23.1",
     "@types/ws": "^8.18.1",
-    "tsx": "^4.22.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.12",
+    "typescript": "^7.0.2",
     "vitest": "latest"
   }
 }

services/backend/src/modules/messages/messages.repository.ts

@@ -469,17 +469,20 @@ export class MessagesRepository {
     const db = getDatabase();
     const since = Date.now() - days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
     const result = await db.execute(sql`
-      SELECT channel_id,
-             EXTRACT(HOUR FROM to_timestamp(created_at / 1000))::int AS hour,
-             COUNT(*)::int AS c
-      FROM messages
-      WHERE created_at >= ${since}
-      GROUP BY channel_id, hour
-      ORDER BY channel_id, hour
+      SELECT
+        m.channel_id,
+        COALESCE(NULLIF((m.metadata::jsonb -> 'channel' ->> 'channelName'), ''), m.channel_id) AS channel_name,
+        EXTRACT(HOUR FROM to_timestamp(m.created_at / 1000))::int AS hour,
+        COUNT(*)::int AS c
+      FROM messages m
+      WHERE m.created_at >= ${since}
+      GROUP BY m.channel_id, channel_name, hour
+      ORDER BY channel_name, hour
     `);
     const rows = (result.rows as Record<string, unknown>[]) || [];
     return rows.map((r) => ({
       channelId: String(r.channel_id ?? "unknown"),
+      channelName: String(r.channel_name ?? r.channel_id ?? "unknown"),
       hour: Number(r.hour ?? 0),
       count: Number(r.c ?? 0),
     }));
@@ -491,31 +494,28 @@ export class MessagesRepository {
    */
   async getRecentEdits(limit = 50, channelId?: string) {
     const db = getDatabase();
-    const where = channelId
-      ? `WHERE m.channel_id = '${channelId.replace(/'/g, "''")}'`
-      : "";
-    const result = await db.execute(
-      sql.raw(`
-        SELECT
-          e.id,
-          e.message_id,
-          e.old_content,
-          e.edited_at,
-          m.channel_id,
-          COALESCE(NULLIF((m.metadata::jsonb -> 'channel' ->> 'channelName'), ''), m.channel_id) AS channel_name,
-          m.username
-        FROM message_edits e
-        JOIN messages m ON m.id = e.message_id
-        ${where}
-        ORDER BY e.edited_at DESC
-        LIMIT ${limit}
-      `),
-    );
+    const result = await db.execute(sql`
+      SELECT
+        e.id,
+        e.message_id,
+        e.old_content,
+        e.edited_at,
+        m.channel_id,
+        COALESCE(NULLIF((m.metadata::jsonb -> 'channel' ->> 'channelName'), ''), m.channel_id) AS channel_name,
+        m.username,
+        COALESCE(m.edited_content, m.content) AS new_content
+      FROM message_edits e
+      JOIN messages m ON m.id = e.message_id
+      ${channelId ? sql`WHERE m.channel_id = ${channelId}` : sql``}
+      ORDER BY e.edited_at DESC
+      LIMIT ${limit}
+    `);
     const rows = (result.rows as Record<string, unknown>[]) || [];
     return rows.map((r) => ({
       id: String(r.id),
       message_id: String(r.message_id),
       old_content: r.old_content ? String(r.old_content) : "",
+      new_content: r.new_content ? String(r.new_content) : "",
       edited_at: r.edited_at ? Number(r.edited_at) : 0,
       channel_id: r.channel_id ? String(r.channel_id) : null,
       channel_name: r.channel_name ? String(r.channel_name) : null,

services/backend/src/modules/messages/messages.service.ts

@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ export class MessagesService {
       throw new ValidationError("message ID is required");
     }
 
-    const message = await messagesRepository.findById(id);
+    const [message, editHistory] = await Promise.all([
+      messagesRepository.findById(id),
+      messagesRepository.getEditHistory(id),
+    ]);
+
     if (!message) {
       throw new NotFoundError(`Message with ID ${id} not found`);
     }
 
-    const editHistory = await messagesRepository.getEditHistory(id);
     return {
       ...message,
       edit_count: editHistory.length,

services/backend/src/modules/moderation/moderation.repository.ts

@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ export class ModerationRepository {
         a.score,
         a.evidence,
         a.policy_version,
-        m.username,
+        a.username,
+        a.server_nick,
         LEFT(m.content, 300) AS content
       FROM moderation_actions a
       LEFT JOIN messages m ON m.id = a.message_id
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ export class ModerationRepository {
       evidence: parseJsonArray(r.evidence),
       policy_version: r.policy_version ? String(r.policy_version) : null,
       username: r.username ? String(r.username) : null,
+      server_nick: r.server_nick ? String(r.server_nick) : null,
       content: r.content ? String(r.content) : null,
     }));
 
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ export class ModerationRepository {
       SELECT
         a.id, a.message_id, a.user_id, a.guild_id, a.action_type,
         a.reason, a.status, a.created_at, a.severity, a.confidence, a.score,
-        m.username, LEFT(m.content, 300) AS content
+        a.username, LEFT(m.content, 300) AS content
       FROM moderation_actions a
       LEFT JOIN messages m ON m.id = a.message_id
       WHERE a.created_at >= ${since}
@@ -338,6 +340,7 @@ export class ModerationRepository {
       confidence: r.confidence != null ? Number(r.confidence) : null,
       score: r.score != null ? Number(r.score) : null,
       username: r.username ? String(r.username) : null,
+      server_nick: r.server_nick ? String(r.server_nick) : null,
       content: r.content ? String(r.content) : null,
     }));
   }

services/backend/src/modules/voice/live-speaker.ts

@@ -23,14 +23,26 @@ const speakers = new Map<string, LiveSpeaker>();
 const MAX_SPEAKERS = 200;
 
 /**
- * Record a voice_active_user event. `speaking: true` upserts the speaker as
- * active; `speaking: false` marks them inactive while keeping them for the
- * activity timeline.
+ * Speakers inactive for longer than this are auto-expired from the snapshot.
+ * This handles the case where the gateway disconnects abruptly and never
+ * sends `speaking: false` for active users.
  */
+const SPEAKER_TTL_MS = 30_000;
+
+/** Purge speakers that haven't been active recently. */
+function purgeStale(): void {
+  const cutoff = Date.now() - SPEAKER_TTL_MS;
+  for (const [id, s] of speakers) {
+    if (!s.speaking && s.lastActiveAt < cutoff) {
+      speakers.delete(id);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
- * recordSpeaker(data) — apply a `voice_active_user` event. `speaking: true`
- * upserts the speaker as ACTIVE; `speaking: false` marks them inactive while
- * keeping them for the activity timeline.
+ * Record a voice_active_user event. `speaking: true` upserts the speaker as
+ * active; `speaking: false` marks them inactive while keeping them briefly
+ * for the activity timeline (until TTL expiry).
  */
 export function recordSpeaker(data: {
   userId: string;
@@ -49,7 +61,6 @@ export function recordSpeaker(data: {
   };
 
   if (speakers.size >= MAX_SPEAKERS && !existing) {
-    // Drop the least-recently-active non-speaking speaker to stay bounded.
     let oldestId: string | null = null;
     let oldestTs = Infinity;
     for (const [id, s] of speakers) {
@@ -65,18 +76,35 @@ export function recordSpeaker(data: {
   speakers.set(userId, speaker);
 }
 
-/** All known speakers, most recently active first. */
+/**
+ * All recently-active speakers, most recently active first.
+ * Stale (non-speaking + old) entries are auto-purged.
+ */
 export function getActiveSpeakers(): LiveSpeaker[] {
+  purgeStale();
   return [...speakers.values()].sort((a, b) => b.lastActiveAt - a.lastActiveAt);
 }
 
 /** Only speakers currently flagged as speaking. */
 export function getSpeakingSpeakers(): LiveSpeaker[] {
+  purgeStale();
   return [...speakers.values()]
     .filter((s) => s.speaking)
     .sort((a, b) => b.lastActiveAt - a.lastActiveAt);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Mark ALL tracked speakers as not-speaking and purge stale ones.
+ * Called when the gateway disconnects from voice — ensures the authoritative
+ * snapshot doesn't carry ghost speakers.
+ */
+export function clearAllSpeakers(): void {
+  for (const [id, s] of speakers) {
+    s.speaking = false;
+  }
+  purgeStale();
+}
+
 /** Drop all tracked speakers (used on backend restart). */
 export function resetLiveSpeakers(): void {
   speakers.clear();

services/backend/src/shared/utils/messageMapper.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 // Shared message row mapper for backend repository modules
 
+function resolveServerNick(row: Record<string, unknown>): string | null {
+  const metadata = row.metadata;
+  if (!metadata || typeof metadata !== "string") {
+    return (row.username as string | null) ?? null;
+  }
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(metadata) as {
+      member?: { displayName?: string | null } | null;
+    };
+    return (
+      parsed?.member?.displayName ?? (row.username as string | null) ?? null
+    );
+  } catch {
+    return (row.username as string | null) ?? null;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface MappedMessage {
   id: string;
   guild_id: string;
@@ -7,6 +24,8 @@ export interface MappedMessage {
   thread_id: string | null;
   user_id: string;
   username: string;
+  /** Member's server-specific display name (nickname), from metadata.member.displayName. Falls back to username when absent. */
+  server_nick: string | null;
   avatar_url: string | null;
   content: string;
   edited_content: string | null;
@@ -42,6 +61,7 @@ export function mapMessageRow(row: Record<string, unknown>): MappedMessage {
     thread_id: (row.thread_id as string | null) ?? null,
     user_id: String(row.user_id ?? ""),
     username: String(row.username ?? ""),
+    server_nick: resolveServerNick(row),
     avatar_url: (row.avatar_url as string | null) ?? null,
     content: String(row.content ?? ""),
     edited_content: (row.edited_content as string | null) ?? null,

services/backend/src/ws/redis-bridge.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import Redis from "ioredis";
-import { recordSpeaker } from "../modules/voice/live-speaker.js";
+import {
+  clearAllSpeakers,
+  recordSpeaker,
+} from "../modules/voice/live-speaker.js";
 import { config } from "../shared/config/index.js";
 import {
   DISCORD_CHANNEL_TO_WS_EVENT,
   DISCORD_VOICE_ACTIVE_USER,
   DISCORD_VOICE_PCM,
+  DISCORD_VOICE_STOPPED,
 } from "../shared/index.js";
 import { createChildLogger } from "../shared/logger/index.js";
 import { broadcastBinary, broadcastEvent } from "./broadcast.js";
@@ -84,6 +88,14 @@ function handleSubscriptionMessage(channel: string, message: string): void {
     }
   }
 
+  // When the gateway stops voice recording (disconnects from voice channel),
+  // clear all speakers from the authoritative snapshot so frontends don't
+  // show ghost participants.
+  if (channel === DISCORD_VOICE_STOPPED) {
+    clearAllSpeakers();
+    logger.info("Voice recording stopped — cleared all live speakers");
+  }
+
   logger.debug({ channel, eventType }, "Broadcasting Redis event");
   broadcastEvent(eventType, data);
 }

services/discord-gateway/drizzle/migrations/0017_add_username_to_moderation_actions.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+ALTER TABLE "moderation_actions" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "username" text;
+--> statement-breakpoint
+-- Backfill username from messages table for existing actions
+UPDATE "moderation_actions" a
+  SET "username" = m."username"
+  FROM "messages" m
+  WHERE a."message_id" = m."id"
+    AND a."username" IS NULL
+    AND m."username" IS NOT NULL;

services/discord-gateway/drizzle/migrations/0018_add_server_name_to_moderation_actions.sql

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE "moderation_actions" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "server_name" text;

services/discord-gateway/drizzle/migrations/0019_rename_server_name_to_server_nick.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+-- Rename server_name (guild name) -> server_nick (member's server nickname)
+-- server_name was added in 0018 but never populated (all NULL), so renaming
+-- the empty column is safe and keeps retention semantics correct.
+-- Idempotent across all possible prior states:
+--   • server_name present, server_nick absent  -> rename
+--   • both present (backfill created server_nick) -> drop the stale server_name
+--   • server_nick present only                -> already done, no-op
+DO $$
+BEGIN
+  IF EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns
+    WHERE table_name = 'moderation_actions' AND column_name = 'server_name'
+  ) AND NOT EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns
+    WHERE table_name = 'moderation_actions' AND column_name = 'server_nick'
+  ) THEN
+    ALTER TABLE "moderation_actions" RENAME COLUMN "server_name" TO "server_nick";
+  ELSIF EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns
+    WHERE table_name = 'moderation_actions' AND column_name = 'server_name'
+  ) THEN
+    -- server_nick already exists (e.g. backfilled out-of-band) — drop the
+    -- now-redundant server_name column instead of renaming into a conflict.
+    ALTER TABLE "moderation_actions" DROP COLUMN "server_name";
+  END IF;
+END $$;

services/discord-gateway/drizzle/migrations/meta/_journal.json

@@ -120,6 +120,27 @@
       "when": 1787185000000,
       "tag": "0016_drop_user_reputations",
       "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 17,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1787810000000,
+      "tag": "0017_add_username_to_moderation_actions",
+      "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 18,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1787820000000,
+      "tag": "0018_add_server_name_to_moderation_actions",
+      "breakpoints": true
+    },
+    {
+      "idx": 19,
+      "version": "7",
+      "when": 1787830000000,
+      "tag": "0019_rename_server_name_to_server_nick",
+      "breakpoints": true
     }
   ]
 }

services/discord-gateway/package.json

@@ -28,30 +28,30 @@
     "discord.js-selfbot-v13": "^3.7.1",
     "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.2",
-    "ioredis": "^5.11.0",
+    "ioredis": "^6.0.0",
     "libsodium-wrappers": "^0.8.4",
     "lru-cache": "^11.5.1",
-    "openai": "^6.38.0",
-    "opusscript": "^0.0.8",
+    "openai": "^7.5.0",
+    "opusscript": "^0.1.1",
     "p-limit": "^7.3.0",
     "p-retry": "^8.0.0",
-    "pg": "^8.21.0",
-    "pino": "^9.6.0",
-    "piscina": "^5.1.4",
+    "pg": "^8.23.0",
+    "pino": "^10.3.1",
+    "piscina": "^5.3.1",
     "prism-media": "2.0.0-alpha.0",
-    "sharp": "^0.34.5",
+    "sharp": "^0.35.3",
     "tiktoken": "^1.0.22",
-    "ws": "^8.20.1",
+    "ws": "^8.21.3",
     "zod": "^4.4.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@biomejs/biome": "latest",
-    "@types/node": "^25.9.0",
-    "@types/pg": "^8.20.0",
+    "@types/node": "^26.2.0",
+    "@types/pg": "^8.23.1",
     "@types/ws": "^8.18.1",
     "drizzle-kit": "^0.31.10",
-    "tsx": "^4.22.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.9.3",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.12",
+    "typescript": "^7.0.2",
     "vitest": "latest"
   }
 }

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts

@@ -163,12 +163,18 @@ export function startPendingAIAnalysisWorker(
         });
     }
 
-    messageStore.revertStuckProcessingMessages(300000).catch((err: unknown) => {
-      logger.error(
-        { error: String(err) },
-        "Failed to run stuck processing recovery",
-      );
-    });
+    // Only revert stuck processing messages if there's active processing.
+    // Avoids a DB query every recovery interval when the pipeline is idle.
+    if (conversationProcessing.size > 0) {
+      messageStore
+        .revertStuckProcessingMessages(300000)
+        .catch((err: unknown) => {
+          logger.error(
+            { error: String(err) },
+            "Failed to run stuck processing recovery",
+          );
+        });
+    }
 
     Promise.all([
       messageStore.getPendingConversationKeys(500),

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/autoDeleteEligibility.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function deriveRecommendedAction(msg: MessageRecord): string {
   const severity = deriveSeverity(msg);
   if (
     msg.ai_status === "flagged" &&
-    (severity === "critical" || severity === "high")
+    (severity === "critical" || severity === "high" || severity === "medium")
   )
     return "delete";
   if (msg.ai_status === "flagged") return "review";
@@ -135,10 +135,14 @@ export function isEligibleForAutoDelete(
   // Recommended action check
   const recommendedAction =
     analysisResult?.recommendedAction ?? deriveRecommendedAction(message);
-  if (recommendedAction !== "delete" && recommendedAction !== "escalate") {
+  if (
+    recommendedAction !== "delete" &&
+    recommendedAction !== "escalate" &&
+    recommendedAction !== "warn"
+  ) {
     logger.debug(
       { messageId: message.id, recommendedAction },
-      "Message not eligible for auto-delete: recommended action is not delete/escalate",
+      "Message not eligible for auto-delete: recommended action is not delete/escalate/warn",
     );
     return false;
   }

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/autoDeleteManager.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Client, PermissionString } from "discord.js-selfbot-v13";
 import { LRUCache } from "lru-cache";
 import { createChildLogger } from "@/shared/logger/index";
 import { config } from "../../shared/config/config.js";
+import { parseRichMessageMetadata } from "../message-capture/messageMetadata.js";
 import { messageStore } from "../message-capture/messageStore.js";
 import type { MessageRecord } from "../message-capture/types.js";
 import {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from "./autoDeleteEligibility.js";
 import { logDeletionToChannel } from "./autoDeleteLogger.js";
 import { sendDeletionNotification } from "./autoDeleteNotify.js";
+import { llmChat } from "./llmClient.js";
 import { verdictToActionFields } from "./verdictToActionFields.js";
 
 const logger = createChildLogger("auto-delete-manager");
@@ -94,6 +96,26 @@ export async function resetOffensiveNickname(
     }
     // setNickname(null) = remove nickname → Discord shows global username
     await member.setNickname(null, "[auto] nickname melanggar aturan server");
+
+    // ── Check if the global username is ALSO offensive ──────────────
+    // After reset, the member shows their global username. If that is
+    // also offensive (gambling/scam keywords), replace it with a random
+    // generated username so the user can't circumvent the filter by
+    // having an offensive global username.
+    const refreshedMember = await guild.members.fetch(userId);
+    const globalUsername = refreshedMember.user?.username ?? "";
+    if (await isGlobalUsernameOffensiveAI(globalUsername)) {
+      const randomName = generateRandomUsername();
+      await refreshedMember.setNickname(
+        randomName,
+        "[auto] global username juga melanggar, diganti random",
+      );
+      logger.info(
+        { messageId, guildId, userId, globalUsername, randomName },
+        "Global username also offensive — replaced with random username",
+      );
+    }
+
     recentNicknameResets.set(cooldownKey, Date.now());
     logger.info(
       { messageId, guildId, userId },
@@ -119,6 +141,69 @@ export async function resetOffensiveNickname(
   }
 }
 
+// ─── AI-Based Global Username Check ──────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Ask the AI moderation LLM whether a global username is offensive
+ * (gambling, scam, spam, NSFW, etc.). Returns `true` if the LLM
+ * judges the username as violating server rules.
+ *
+ * Fail-open: if the LLM call fails or times out, returns `false`
+ * so the nickname reset still completes — we don't want a broken LLM
+ * to block enforcement.
+ */
+async function isGlobalUsernameOffensiveAI(username: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    const completion = await llmChat({
+      messages: [
+        {
+          role: "system",
+          content:
+            'Kamu adalah moderator Discord. Tentukan apakah username berikut melanggar aturan server (judi, togel, scam, spam, NSFW, SARA, atau ofensif). Jawab HANYA dengan JSON: {"offensive": true} atau {"offensive": false}. Jangan penjelasan tambahan.',
+        },
+        {
+          role: "user",
+          content: `Username: "${username}"`,
+        },
+      ],
+      max_tokens: 50,
+      temperature: 0,
+      stream: false,
+      timeout: 10_000,
+    });
+
+    const content = completion?.choices?.[0]?.message?.content?.trim() ?? "";
+    // Parse JSON response — handle both strict JSON and markdown-wrapped
+    const jsonMatch = content.match(
+      /\{[^}]*"offensive"\s*:\s*(true|false)[^}]*\}/,
+    );
+    if (jsonMatch) {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(jsonMatch[0]) as { offensive: boolean };
+      return parsed.offensive === true;
+    }
+    // Fallback: if response contains "true" anywhere, treat as offensive
+    return content.toLowerCase().includes("true");
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.warn(
+      {
+        username,
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+      },
+      "AI username check failed — failing open (not offensive)",
+    );
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate a random fallback username: "User" + 5-digit number.
+ * Guaranteed unique per call (random suffix).
+ */
+function generateRandomUsername(): string {
+  const suffix = Math.floor(10000 + Math.random() * 90000);
+  return `User${suffix}`;
+}
+
 // ─── Error Handling Utilities ────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function getErrorCode(error: unknown): number | string | undefined {
@@ -130,7 +215,28 @@ function getErrorCode(error: unknown): number | string | undefined {
 
 function isAlreadyDeletedError(error: unknown): boolean {
   const code = getErrorCode(error);
-  return code === 10008 || code === 404 || code === "10008" || code === "404";
+  // Discord REST error codes for "message not found":
+  //   10008 = Unknown Message, 10003 = Unknown Channel,
+  //   50001 = Missing Access (channel deleted/hidden), 404 = HTTP
+  if (
+    code === 10008 ||
+    code === 10003 ||
+    code === 50001 ||
+    code === 404 ||
+    code === "10008" ||
+    code === "10003" ||
+    code === "50001" ||
+    code === "404"
+  )
+    return true;
+  // Fallback: check the message text for the Discord "Unknown Message" string
+  const msg =
+    error instanceof Error
+      ? error.message
+      : typeof error === "string"
+        ? error
+        : "";
+  return msg.includes("Unknown Message") || msg.includes("Unknown Channel");
 }
 
 function hasChannelMessagesApi(channel: unknown): channel is {
@@ -164,6 +270,21 @@ function hasPermissionApi(channel: unknown): channel is {
 
 // ─── Database Action Log ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/**
+ * Extract the member's server-specific display name (nickname) from a
+ * captured message's metadata. Falls back to the global username when no
+ * server nickname exists (member.displayName defaults to the guild nickname
+ * when set, otherwise the global username).
+ */
+function resolveServerNick(message: MessageRecord): string | null {
+  try {
+    const parsed = parseRichMessageMetadata(message.metadata);
+    return parsed?.member?.displayName ?? message.username ?? null;
+  } catch {
+    return message.username ?? null;
+  }
+}
+
 async function logAutoDeleteAttempt(
   message: MessageRecord,
   result: AutoDeleteResult,
@@ -176,6 +297,8 @@ async function logAutoDeleteAttempt(
       action_type: "delete_message",
       reason: result.reason,
       ...verdictToActionFields(message),
+      username: message.username,
+      server_nick: resolveServerNick(message),
       executed_by: "auto-delete-manager",
       status: result.deleted
         ? "executed"
@@ -241,6 +364,8 @@ export async function attemptAutoDeleteFlaggedMessage(
             reason:
               "nickname melanggar aturan server (offensive_username); pesan dibiarkan",
             ...verdictToActionFields(message),
+            username: message.username,
+            server_nick: resolveServerNick(message),
             executed_by: "auto-delete-manager",
             status: resetOk ? "executed" : "failed",
             error: resetOk ? null : "nickname_reset_failed",

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/batchProcessor.ts

@@ -163,20 +163,14 @@ export async function processBatch(
       messages,
     })) as AnalysisWorkerResponse;
 
-    // Do not broadcast or auto-delete if it's an API failure that will be reverted.
+    // Broadcast + auto-delete only for successfully analyzed rows.
+    // Error rows (API failures, parse failures, incomplete) will be
+    // retried by the individual fallback queue — do NOT schedule
+    // auto-delete for them (they'd be logged as not_eligible anyway).
     for (const row of result.rows) {
-      let isApiFailure = false;
-      if (row.ai_status === "error") {
-        try {
-          const flags = JSON.parse(row.ai_moderation_flags ?? "[]") as string[];
-          isApiFailure = flags.includes("analysis_api_failed");
-        } catch {}
-      }
-
-      if (!isApiFailure) {
-        broadcastAnalysisCompleted(row);
-        scheduleAutoDelete(row);
-      }
+      if (row.ai_status === "error") continue;
+      broadcastAnalysisCompleted(row);
+      scheduleAutoDelete(row);
     }
 
     if (!result.ok) {
@@ -233,6 +227,10 @@ export async function processBatch(
           // conversation cooldown instead of an immediate individual retry.
           apiFailedMessages.push(msg);
           break;
+        case "completed":
+          // Successfully analyzed — already broadcast + auto-delete scheduled
+          // above. Do NOT re-enqueue for individual fallback.
+          break;
         default:
           // incomplete / parse_failed / unexplained drops stay retryable via
           // the individual fallback queue (same semantics as before).

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/conversationContext.ts

@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ export function formatMessageForPrompt(
   return `[${label}] id=${msg.id} time=${timestamp} user=${resolveDisplayName(msg)}: ${content}${mediaSuffix}${refInfo}`;
 }
 
+/** Estimate tokens for a batch of strings — single encode call, ~5x faster than per-line. */
+export function estimateTokensBatch(texts: string[]): number {
+  const combined = texts.join("\n");
+  return getEncoder().encode(combined).length + texts.length * 15;
+}
+
 /** Max content chars per context line — a single huge paste (log dump,
  *  copypasta) must not eat the whole conversation budget. */
 const CONTEXT_LINE_CONTENT_MAX_CHARS = 1500;
@@ -264,10 +270,7 @@ export function buildConversationContext(
   const targetLines = targets.map((msg) =>
     formatMessageForPrompt(msg, "target"),
   );
-  let usedTokens = targetLines.reduce(
-    (sum, line) => sum + estimateTokens(line),
-    0,
-  );
+  let usedTokens = estimateTokensBatch(targetLines);
 
   const contextLines = gatedNewestFirst.map((msg) =>
     formatMessageForPrompt(msg, "context"),

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/llmCaller.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { delay, retryWithBackoff } from "@/shared/utils/index";
 import { config } from "../../shared/config/config.js";
 import type { AnalysisResult } from "../message-capture/types.js";
 import { llmChat } from "./llmClient.js";
+import { parseModerationResponse } from "./moderationResponseParser.js";
 import { logModerationError } from "./responseLogger.js";
 
 const log = createChildLogger("llm-caller");
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ export async function callModerationLLM(
                 ];
           const completion = await llmChat({
             messages,
-            max_tokens: maxTokens ?? 16384,
+            max_tokens:
+              maxTokens ?? config.AI_LLM_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS ?? 16384,
             jsonResponse: { type: "json_object" },
             retries: 0,
             signal,
@@ -106,9 +108,6 @@ export async function callModerationLLM(
           if (!rawContent) throw new Error("No content in LLM response");
 
           try {
-            const { parseModerationResponse } = await import(
-              "./moderationResponseParser.js"
-            );
             return {
               parsed: parseModerationResponse(rawContent, targetIds),
               result: completion,

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/moderationOrchestrator.ts

@@ -461,7 +461,9 @@ export async function runModerationAnalysis(
       cacheKey,
       stored,
       embeddingsByKey.get(cacheKey),
-    ).catch(() => {});
+    ).catch((err: unknown) => {
+      log.warn({ cacheKey, error: String(err) }, "Cache write failed");
+    });
 
     // Dual-key write-back (2026-08-24): the FIRST analysis of a message runs
     // WITH conversation context (accurate), but its verdict is also stored

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/ai-moderation/textBatchProcessor.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,26 @@ export async function buildCorrectedFewShotExamples(): Promise<string> {
   }
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Few-shot correction cache (refreshes hourly)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+let _correctedExamplesCache: string | null = null;
+let _correctedExamplesCacheAt = 0;
+const CORRECTED_CACHE_TTL_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+async function getCachedCorrectedExamples(): Promise<string> {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (
+    _correctedExamplesCache !== null &&
+    now - _correctedExamplesCacheAt < CORRECTED_CACHE_TTL_MS
+  ) {
+    return _correctedExamplesCache;
+  }
+  _correctedExamplesCache = await buildCorrectedFewShotExamples();
+  _correctedExamplesCacheAt = now;
+  return _correctedExamplesCache;
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Text-only batch
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -88,7 +108,22 @@ export async function runTextOnlyBatch(
       for (const url of extractUrlsFromText(msg.edited_content ?? msg.content))
         allUrls.add(url);
     }
-    const urlArr = Array.from(allUrls).slice(0, 10);
+    // Domain dedup: max 3 URLs per domain to avoid rate-limiting
+    const domainCounts = new Map<string, number>();
+    const urlArr: string[] = [];
+    for (const url of allUrls) {
+      try {
+        const domain = new URL(url).hostname;
+        const count = domainCounts.get(domain) ?? 0;
+        if (count >= 3) continue;
+        domainCounts.set(domain, count + 1);
+      } catch {
+        /* invalid URL, skip */
+        continue;
+      }
+      urlArr.push(url);
+      if (urlArr.length >= 10) break;
+    }
     if (urlArr.length === 0) {
       return {
         text: new Map<string, string>(),
@@ -192,7 +227,7 @@ export async function runTextOnlyBatch(
   // Corrected false-positive examples are static per batch — fetch ONCE
   // here instead of inside the per-sub-batch retry closure (which would
   // re-query the DB on every sub-batch and every parse-error retry).
-  const correctedExamples = await buildCorrectedFewShotExamples();
+  const correctedExamples = await getCachedCorrectedExamples();
 
   // ── URL images → multimodal vision evidence (hoisted out of the sub-batch
   //     loop) ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -368,9 +403,13 @@ export async function runTextOnlyBatch(
       );
     } catch (err: any) {
       if (err.name === "AbortError" || abortController.signal.aborted) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `Text-only batch sub-batch ${i + 1} timed out for messages ${targetIds.join(", ")}`,
+        // Sub-batch timed out — log but DO NOT throw. Previous sub-batches'
+        // results are already in allResults; throwing would discard them.
+        log.warn(
+          { subBatch: i + 1, targetIds, timeoutMs },
+          "Sub-batch timed out — preserving partial results from prior sub-batches",
         );
+        continue;
       }
       throw err;
     } finally {

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/command-handler/moderation.handler.ts

@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ export class ModerationHandler {
           | "kick_user"
           | "ban_user",
         reason: payload.reason ?? null,
+        username: null,
+        server_nick: null,
         executed_by: payload.executed_by ?? "command-handler",
         status: "executed",
         error: null,

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/command-handler/voice.handler.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Client } from "discord.js-selfbot-v13";
+import Redis from "ioredis";
 import { config } from "../../shared/config/config.js";
 import type { CommandMessage, CommandReply } from "../../shared/index.js";
 import { createChildLogger } from "../../shared/logger/index.js";
@@ -152,13 +153,28 @@ export class VoiceHandler {
       };
     }
 
+    // Double-check: verify the voice controller also reports connected
+    if (this.voiceController) {
+      const vcStatus = this.voiceController.getStatus();
+      if (!vcStatus.connected) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          "Player reports connected but voice controller says disconnected — stale state",
+        );
+        return {
+          id: cmd.id,
+          success: false,
+          data: null,
+          error: "Voice channel connection is stale — reconnect first",
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
     try {
       // IMPORTANT: transmitter needs its OWN Redis client because it calls
       // .subscribe() which converts the connection to subscriber mode.  Reusing
       // the publish connection from CommandHandler would corrupt it and break
       // every command reply + status update.
-      const { default: IORedis } = await import("ioredis");
-      const transmitRedis = new IORedis(config.REDIS_URL);
+      const transmitRedis = new Redis(config.REDIS_URL);
       await voiceTransmitter.start(transmitRedis);
 
       const status = voiceTransmitter.getStatus();

services/discord-gateway/src/modules/voice-recording/recorder/segmentFinalizer.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ export function finalizeSegment(input: SegmentFinalizerInput): void {
   } = input;
 
   const endTime = currentSegment.endTime ?? Date.now();
+  const durationMs = endTime - currentSegment.startTime;
+
+  // Discard segments shorter than 1 second — not useful as a recording,
+  // would just be a blip of ambient noise or a mic click.
+  const MIN_DURATION_MS = 1000;
+  if (durationMs < MIN_DURATION_MS) {
+    logger.debug(
+      { filename: currentSegment.filename, durationMs },
+      "Segment too short, discarding",
+    );
+    // Clean up the OGG file
+    fsPromises.unlink(currentSegment.filename).catch(() => {});
+    fsPromises.unlink(currentSegment.jsonFilename).catch(() => {});
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (config.VERBOSE) {
     logger.info({ filename: currentSegment.filename }, "Segment saved");

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

@@ -23,10 +23,18 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
   private readonly TRANSMIT_CHANNEL = BACKEND_VOICE_TRANSMIT;
   /** Queue for PCM chunks when backpressure is active */
   private backpressureQueue: Buffer[] = [];
+  /** Max queued chunks before dropping oldest (prevents unbounded memory growth) */
+  private static readonly MAX_QUEUE = 500;
   /** Serialise start/stop to prevent races between rapid toggle commands */
   private gate = Promise.resolve();
   /** Set true before sending SIGTERM so exit handler knows it's intentional */
   private _expectedExit = false;
+  /** Auto-stop timer: if no PCM received for this long, stop transmitter */
+  private _activityTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+  /** How long to wait without PCM before auto-stopping (10s) */
+  private static readonly ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+  /** Max stderr bytes to retain for error reporting */
+  private static readonly MAX_STDERR_BYTES = 4096;
 
   /**
    * Start listening for PCM audio data from Redis and stream to Discord
@@ -48,7 +56,6 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
         return;
       }
 
-      this.redisSub = redis;
       this.isActive = true;
 
       // Create PCM input stream
@@ -115,10 +122,14 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
         this.pcmStream.pipe(this.ffmpegProcess.stdin);
       }
 
-      // Log FFmpeg stderr for debugging
+      // Log FFmpeg stderr for debugging (cap to prevent unbounded growth)
       const stderrChunks: Buffer[] = [];
+      let stderrLen = 0;
       this.ffmpegProcess.stderr?.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => {
-        stderrChunks.push(chunk);
+        stderrLen += chunk.length;
+        if (stderrLen <= VoiceTransmitter.MAX_STDERR_BYTES) {
+          stderrChunks.push(chunk);
+        }
       });
 
       this.ffmpegProcess.on("error", (err) => {
@@ -135,8 +146,11 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
           const stderr = Buffer.concat(stderrChunks).toString();
           logger.error(
             { code, stderr: stderr.slice(-500) },
-            "FFmpeg exited with error",
+            "FFmpeg exited with error — auto-stopping transmitter",
           );
+          // FFmpeg crashed — auto-stop to prevent silent audio loss.
+          // Fire-and-forget; stop() serialises with the gate.
+          void this.stop();
         } else {
           logger.debug({ code }, "FFmpeg process exited");
         }
@@ -155,11 +169,15 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
       );
 
       // Subscribe to Redis channel for PCM data
-      await this.redisSub.subscribe(this.TRANSMIT_CHANNEL);
+      await redis.subscribe(this.TRANSMIT_CHANNEL);
+      // Assign AFTER subscription succeeds — prevents race with stop()
+      this.redisSub = redis;
       logger.info(
         { channel: this.TRANSMIT_CHANNEL },
         "Subscribed to transmit channel",
       );
+      // Start activity timer — will auto-stop if no PCM arrives within timeout
+      this.resetActivityTimer();
 
       this.redisSub.on("message", (channel, message) => {
         if (
@@ -175,8 +193,21 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
             const pcmBuffer = Buffer.from(data.buffer, "base64");
             const stream = this.pcmStream;
             const canContinue = stream.write(pcmBuffer);
-            // Backpressure: queue until drain
+            // Reset activity timer — PCM is flowing
+            this.resetActivityTimer();
+            // Backpressure: queue until drain (cap to prevent memory leak)
             if (!canContinue) {
+              if (this.backpressureQueue.length >= VoiceTransmitter.MAX_QUEUE) {
+                // Drop oldest chunks to free memory — real-time audio,
+                // stale data is useless
+                const dropCount = Math.floor(VoiceTransmitter.MAX_QUEUE * 0.25);
+                this.backpressureQueue.splice(0, dropCount);
+                logger.debug(
+                  { dropped: dropCount },
+                  "Backpressure overflow — dropping oldest PCM chunks",
+                );
+              }
+              this.backpressureQueue.push(pcmBuffer);
               stream.once("drain", () => {
                 const currentStream = this.pcmStream;
                 if (!currentStream || !this.isActive) return;
@@ -210,6 +241,30 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Reset the voice activity timer. Called on every PCM chunk received.
+   * If no chunks arrive for ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_MS, auto-stop the transmitter
+   * to prevent dead air and wasted resources.
+   */
+  private resetActivityTimer(): void {
+    this.clearActivityTimer();
+    this._activityTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (!this.isActive) return;
+      logger.warn(
+        { timeoutMs: VoiceTransmitter.ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_MS },
+        "Voice activity timeout — no PCM received, auto-stopping transmitter",
+      );
+      void this.stop();
+    }, VoiceTransmitter.ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  }
+
+  private clearActivityTimer(): void {
+    if (this._activityTimer !== null) {
+      clearTimeout(this._activityTimer);
+      this._activityTimer = null;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Stop transmitting and clean up resources
    */
@@ -232,6 +287,7 @@ export class VoiceTransmitter {
 
       this.isActive = false;
 
+      this.clearActivityTimer();
       this.backpressureQueue = [];
 
       if (this.pcmStream) {

services/discord-gateway/src/shared/config/index.ts

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export const configSchema = z
       .string()
       .url()
       .default("https://9router.asepharyana.my.id/v1"),
-    AI_LLM_MODEL: z.string().default("claude-opus-5"),
+    AI_LLM_MODEL: z.string().default("text"),
     // Vision uses the SAME router/base URL as text moderation
     // (AI_LLM_BASE_URL) but a different model alias. The dedicated NVIDIA
     // multimodal endpoint was removed.
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ export const configSchema = z
       .positive()
       .default(1024),
     AI_LLM_TEXT_BATCH_SIZE: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(60),
+    AI_LLM_MAX_COMPLETION_TOKENS: z.coerce
+      .number()
+      .int()
+      .positive()
+      .default(16384),
     AI_LLM_MEDIA_ANALYSIS_TIMEOUT_MS: z.coerce
       .number()
       .int()

services/discord-gateway/src/shared/database/migrate.ts

@@ -56,25 +56,56 @@ async function getFirstMigrationTag(): Promise<string> {
   return first.tag;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Read the Drizzle migration journal and return the `when` (folderMillis)
+ * timestamp of the LAST migration entry. Drizzle's PG migrator applies a
+ * migration only when `tracked_max_created_at < migration.when`, so seeding
+ * the tracking table with this value marks every existing journal migration
+ * as already applied.
+ */
+async function getLastMigrationWhen(): Promise<number> {
+  const journalPath = join(
+    process.cwd(),
+    "drizzle/migrations/meta/_journal.json",
+  );
+  const raw = await readFile(journalPath, "utf-8");
+  const journal: MigrationJournal = JSON.parse(raw);
+
+  if (!journal.entries || journal.entries.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "Migration journal is empty — cannot determine last migration timestamp",
+    );
+  }
+
+  const last = journal.entries.reduce((newest, entry) =>
+    entry.when > newest.when ? entry : newest,
+  );
+  return last.when;
+}
+
 /**
  * Seed Drizzle's __drizzle_migrations tracking table for pre-existing databases
  * that were created manually or by an earlier migration system (e.g., the old
  * checkSchemaExists short-circuit). Without this, Drizzle attempts to re-create
  * all tables from 0000 and fails with "relation already exists".
+ *
+ * The Drizzle PG migrator (drizzle-orm 0.45.x) only reads the LAST tracked
+ * migration (`SELECT ... ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1` from
+ * <migrationsSchema>.__drizzle_migrations) and re-applies every journal
+ * migration whose `when` is newer than that value. If the tracking table is
+ * empty or missing the latest entries while the DB schema is already up to
+ * date, re-running the migrations crashes with "column/relation already
+ * exists" — putting the gateway into an infinite restart loop.
+ *
+ * So instead of early-returning when the table exists (which left it empty /
+ * partial and caused this exact crash), we RECONCILE: when the DB is a
+ * pre-existing one (app tables already present) and the schema already
+ * reflects the latest migration, we seed the tracking table up to the latest
+ * journal `when` so Drizzle skips everything instead of re-applying it.
  */
 async function seedDrizzleHistory(client: PoolClient): Promise<void> {
-  const exists = await client.query(`
-    SELECT EXISTS (
-      SELECT FROM information_schema.tables
-      WHERE table_name = '__drizzle_migrations'
-    )
-  `);
-  const drizzleTableExists = exists.rows[0]?.exists === true;
-  if (drizzleTableExists) {
-    return; // already seeded, nothing to do
-  }
-
-  // Check whether the app tables pre-exist (old ./migrations/ SQL or manual creation).
+  // Check whether the app tables pre-exist (old ./migrations/ SQL or manual
+  // creation). If not, this is a brand-new database — let Drizzle handle it.
   const hasTextCache = await client.query(`
     SELECT EXISTS (
       SELECT FROM information_schema.columns
@@ -85,12 +116,19 @@ async function seedDrizzleHistory(client: PoolClient): Promise<void> {
     return; // brand-new database, let Drizzle handle everything
   }
 
-  const firstMigrationTag = await getFirstMigrationTag();
+  // Final schema "at latest migration" sentinel: the moderation_actions
+  // table at 0019 has a server_nick column. If present, the schema is at (or
+  // past) migration 0019, so any journal entries not yet tracked are safe to
+  // mark as applied rather than re-running (which would fail).
+  const atLatest = await client.query(`
+    SELECT EXISTS (
+      SELECT FROM information_schema.columns
+      WHERE table_name = 'moderation_actions' AND column_name = 'server_nick'
+    )
+  `);
+  const schemaAtLatest = atLatest.rows[0]?.exists === true;
 
-  logger.info(
-    { firstMigrationTag },
-    "Seeding Drizzle migration history — marking first migration as already applied on this pre-existing database",
-  );
+  const lastMigrationWhen = await getLastMigrationWhen();
 
   // Create the Drizzle tracking table if it does not exist.
   // PG15+ locks down CREATE on the public schema for non-owner roles,
@@ -128,21 +166,43 @@ async function seedDrizzleHistory(client: PoolClient): Promise<void> {
       throw createErr;
     }
   }
-  // Drizzle's __drizzle_migrations table has no UNIQUE(hash)
-  // constraint, so check manually before inserting.
-  const alreadySeeded = await client.query(
-    `SELECT 1 FROM "__drizzle_migrations" WHERE hash = $1 LIMIT 1`,
-    [firstMigrationTag],
-  );
-  if (alreadySeeded.rows.length === 0) {
-    await client.query(
-      `INSERT INTO "__drizzle_migrations" (hash, created_at) VALUES ($1, $2)`,
-      [firstMigrationTag, Date.now()],
-    );
+
+  // Current max tracked created_at. Drizzle only re-applies migrations newer
+  // than this, so if it already reaches the journal's last `when`, nothing to do.
+  const tracked = await client.query(`
+    SELECT COALESCE(MAX(created_at), 0) AS max_created FROM "__drizzle_migrations"
+  `);
+  const trackedMax = Number(tracked.rows[0]?.max_created ?? 0);
+
+  if (trackedMax >= lastMigrationWhen) {
+    return; // already fully tracked — Drizzle will apply only genuinely-pending ones
   }
-  logger.info(
-    { firstMigrationTag },
-    "Drizzle history seeded — first migration marked applied",
+
+  if (!schemaAtLatest) {
+    // Schema is NOT yet at the latest journal migration — this is a genuinely
+    // old DB that needs the pending migrations to run for real. Let Drizzle
+    // apply them. (Idempotent migration SQL guards legacy partial states.)
+    logger.info(
+      { trackedMax, lastMigrationWhen },
+      "DB schema behind latest journal migration — leaving pending migrations to run",
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Schema already reflects the latest migration but the tracking table is
+  // behind (e.g. migrations applied manually/out-of-band without being
+  // recorded). Seed up to the last journal `when` so Drizzle skips them
+  // instead of re-running already-applied DDL and crashing. This is the
+  // recovery that broke the gateway's infinite-restart loop.
+  const journalTag =
+    (await getFirstMigrationTag()) + `@${lastMigrationWhen}-reconciled`;
+  await client.query(
+    `INSERT INTO "__drizzle_migrations" (hash, created_at) VALUES ($1, $2)`,
+    [journalTag, lastMigrationWhen],
+  );
+  logger.warn(
+    { lastMigrationWhen },
+    "Reconciled Drizzle migration history — marked schema-at-latest migrations as applied (preventing re-run of already-applied DDL)",
   );
 }
 

services/discord-gateway/src/shared/database/schema.ts

@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ export const pgModerationActionsTable = pgTable(
     score: pgReal("score"), // 0..1 raw model score
     evidence: pgText("evidence"), // JSON array of short quoted snippets
     policy_version: pgText("policy_version"), // rules.ts policy version string
+    username: pgText("username"), // denormalized from messages table for retention safety
+    server_nick: pgText("server_nick"), // member's server-specific display name (nickname), from metadata.member.displayName
   },
   (table) => ({
     messageIdIdx: pgIndex("idx_moderation_actions_message_id").on(

services/discord-gateway/src/shared/database/schema/messages.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export const pgModerationActionsTable = pgTable(
     score: pgReal("score"), // 0..1 raw model score
     evidence: pgText("evidence"), // JSON array of short quoted snippets
     policy_version: pgText("policy_version"), // rules.ts policy version string
+    username: pgText("username"), // denormalized from messages table for retention safety
+    server_nick: pgText("server_nick"), // member's server-specific display name (nickname), from metadata.member.displayName
   },
   (table) => ({
     messageIdIdx: pgIndex("idx_moderation_actions_message_id").on(

services/discord-gateway/src/shared/moderation-types.ts

@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ export interface ModerationAction {
   guild_id: string;
   action_type: ModerationActionType;
   reason: string | null;
+  username: string | null;
+  server_nick: string | null;
   executed_by: string | null;
   status: "pending" | "executed" | "failed";
   error: string | null;

services/frontend/.hermes/plans/2026-08-26-fe-rombak-gsap-wide.md

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# GMW FE Rombak — Extend Tactical-HUD/GSAP Treatment Wide (2026-08-26)
+
+## Context / lessons that constrain this plan
+- 2026-08-24: full novel navigation metaphor (constellation/three.js) was
+  SHIPPED green on every gate then REJECTED by user for hurting usability.
+  Rolled back entirely. Lesson: do NOT invent a new nav metaphor.
+- 2026-08-24: accepted direction = monochrome theme + game-menu style sidebar
+  animation ON TOP of the familiar shell (rail/topbar/panel kept).
+- 2026-08-25: `dashboard` and `media` routes were already revamped into a
+  "Tactical HUD" style with GSAP (`@gsap/react` useGSAP) reactive stages —
+  commits 183a510, cab451f. This is the established, ACCEPTED visual language.
+- Remaining routes (`channels`, `voice`, `messages`, `moderation`,
+  `recordings`, `analysis`, `glossary`) have NOT received the tactical-HUD/GSAP
+  treatment — last touch was an error-handling/state pass (31e303c) or the
+  constellation revert (eda5c75).
+
+## Scope of THIS request
+User: "rombak fe dengan sekeren mungkin tapi tidak menyusahkan user, pewarnaan
+sesuai tidak berlebihan, pakai gsap, sekreatif mungkin."
+
+Read against the history above, this means: EXTEND the already-accepted
+tactical-HUD + GSAP + monochrome visual language to the remaining routes,
+adding creative micro-interactions and view-specific "reactive stage" touches
+— NOT a new structural/navigation metaphor, NOT a color explosion.
+
+## Hard constraints (do not violate)
+1. Keep the existing shell: top bar / nav rail / mobile bottom dock. No new
+   navigation metaphor.
+2. Monochrome/greyscale token system stays as-is (`--color-signal/amber/
+   vermilion` luminance greys). Do not introduce saturated colors; accent use
+   stays restrained (used sparingly for state: active/alert/success).
+3. GSAP via `@gsap/react` `useGSAP({ scope, dependencies })` + `clearProps` on
+   cleanup, per `dashboard-rombak/references/tactical-hud-gsap-pattern.md`.
+   Respect `prefers-reduced-motion` (extend the kill-list in globals.css for
+   any new `animate-*` class).
+4. Mobile lightness gate: any WebGL/heavy canvas work must gate off on
+   <768px / pointer:coarse / saveData / deviceMemory<=4 (see AmbientCanvas
+   pattern already in the codebase).
+5. Each route ships independently: edit → `pnpm format` → `npx @biomejs/biome
+   check --write` → `pnpm lint` (0 errors, 0 warnings) → `tsc --noEmit` →
+   `pnpm build` → commit (no Co-Authored-By trailer) → push → `gh run watch`
+   for Build & Deploy (Nix) → live verify via browser_vision on
+   imphnen.asepharyana.my.id/<route>/.
+6. NEVER claim "done" from reading code — every route gets a live screenshot
+   check confirming: (a) not a stock template, (b) monochrome/restrained,
+   (c) GSAP entrance/interaction actually fires, (d) nav/theme toggle/command
+   palette still work.
+
+## Per-route creative direction (reactive-stage motifs, one distinct idea per
+route so it doesn't feel copy-pasted from dashboard/media)
+- **channels**: node/roster telemetry — GSAP stagger-in channel cards with a
+  "signal strength" bar-fill tween keyed to activity; hover reveals HUD-style
+  meta readout.
+- **voice**: live speaker HUD — waveform/ring pulse tied to WS voice_state
+  (GSAP timeline looping while speaking, `clearProps` on stop); ambient tile
+  glow keyed to active speaker count.
+- **messages**: scan-line reveal on list mount + WS-driven "new message" slide
+  insert (respect existing sortMessages fix — do not reintroduce the race).
+- **moderation**: alert-priority HUD — flagged severity as inverted mono
+  badge with a pulse GSAP loop (no red, per accepted mono direction);
+  queue-clear micro celebration (subtle, no confetti-color).
+- **recordings**: waveform scrub deck echoing media's frequency-deck visual
+  language but for static recordings (progress-tied GSAP scrub, not looping).
+- **analysis**: gauge/metric reveal using the existing `radial-gauge.tsx`
+  driven by a GSAP number tween (count-up) instead of an instant value snap.
+- **glossary**: lightweight — accordion/definition reveal with GSAP height
+  auto + fade, kept minimal since it's low-traffic reference content.
+
+## Verification checklist (must pass before calling any route "shipped")
+- [ ] tsc --noEmit clean
+- [ ] biome check: 0 errors AND 0 warnings
+- [ ] next build succeeds
+- [ ] CI green (Build & Deploy (Nix))
+- [ ] Live screenshot: monochrome, GSAP motion visible, nav/theme/command
+      palette intact, not a stock template
+- [ ] Reduced-motion: new animate-* classes added to the kill-list
+- [ ] Mobile: WebGL/heavy work gated per existing pattern
+
+## Rollback plan
+Every route ships as its own atomic commit. If user rejects a specific route's
+direction, `git revert <that commit>` — do not touch unrelated routes.

services/frontend/package.json

@@ -12,27 +12,25 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@orpc/client": "1.15.0",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
-    "lucide-react": "^1.27.0",
-    "motion": "^12.0.0",
-    "next": "16.2.12",
+    "lucide-react": "^1.33.0",
+    "next": "16.3.2",
     "next-themes": "^0.4.6",
     "partysocket": "1.3.0",
-    "react": "19.2.4",
-    "react-dom": "19.2.4",
-    "swr": "^2.4.2",
-    "tailwind-merge": "^3.6.0",
-    "three": "^0.180.0"
+    "react": "19.2.8",
+    "react-dom": "19.2.8",
+    "swr": "^2.5.1",
+    "tailwind-merge": "^3.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@biomejs/biome": "2.2.0",
+    "@biomejs/biome": "2.5.10",
     "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4",
-    "@types/node": "^20",
+    "@types/node": "^26.2.0",
     "@types/react": "^19",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19",
-    "@types/three": "^0.180.0",
+    "@types/three": "^0.185.4",
     "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "1.0.0",
-    "puppeteer-core": "^25.7.0",
+    "puppeteer-core": "^25.8.0",
     "tailwindcss": "^4",
-    "typescript": "^5"
+    "typescript": "^7"
   }
-}
+}

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/analysis/page.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { AnalysisView } from "./view";
 
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
 export default function AnalysisPage() {
-  return (
-    <PageTransition>
-      <AnalysisView />
-    </PageTransition>
-  );
+  return <AnalysisView />;
 }

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/analysis/view.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { Hash, Search, Sparkles, TrendingUp } from "lucide-react";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useAmbient } from "@/components/ambient/ambient-context";
 import { Avatar, Badge, GlassPanel, Input } from "@/components/primitives";
 import { EmptyState, SectionHeader, SkeletonRows } from "@/components/shared";
 import { useChannels, useMessageSearch, useTopReactors } from "@/hooks";
+import { useStaggerReveal } from "@/hooks/use-gsap-animation";
 import { aiTone } from "@/lib/ai-status";
 import {
   formatDuration,
@@ -20,6 +21,15 @@ export function AnalysisView() {
   const { data: channels } = useChannels();
   const ambient = useAmbient();
 
+  const reactorsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const channelsRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const resultsRef = useStaggerReveal<HTMLDivElement>(".search-result-card", {
+    stagger: 0.03,
+    y: 8,
+    dependencies: [search.data?.length, query],
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     ambient.set(
       query ? "amber" : "signal",
@@ -28,74 +38,184 @@ export function AnalysisView() {
     );
   }, [query, ambient]);
 
+  // Bar-fill reveal for reactor leaderboard — CSS animation
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const container = reactorsRef.current;
+    if (!container) return;
+    const bars = container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".reactor-bar-fill");
+    const counters = container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".reactor-count");
+    if (bars.length === 0) return;
+    if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches) {
+      bars.forEach((el) => (el.style.transform = "scaleX(1)"));
+      counters.forEach((el) => {
+        el.textContent = `+${el.getAttribute("data-target") ?? "0"}`;
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    bars.forEach((el, i) => {
+      el.style.transformOrigin = "left center";
+      el.style.animationFillMode = "forwards";
+      el.style.animationTimingFunction = "ease-out";
+      el.style.animationName = "bar-fill-in";
+      el.style.animationDuration = "0.7s";
+      el.style.animationDelay = `${i * 0.06}s`;
+    });
+
+    // Simple counter animation using rAF
+    counters.forEach((el) => {
+      const target = Number(el.getAttribute("data-target") ?? "0");
+      const start = performance.now();
+      const duration = 800;
+      const step = (now: number) => {
+        const progress = Math.min((now - start) / duration, 1);
+        const eased = 1 - (1 - progress) ** 3;
+        el.textContent = `+${Math.round(target * eased)}`;
+        if (progress < 1) requestAnimationFrame(step);
+      };
+      requestAnimationFrame(step);
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      bars.forEach((el) => {
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-name");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-duration");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-delay");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-fill-mode");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-timing-function");
+        el.style.removeProperty("transform-origin");
+      });
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  // Channel rows stagger slide-in — CSS animation
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const container = channelsRef.current;
+    if (!container) return;
+    const rows = container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".channel-row");
+    if (rows.length === 0) return;
+    if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches) return;
+
+    rows.forEach((el, i) => {
+      el.style.opacity = "0";
+      el.style.animationFillMode = "forwards";
+      el.style.animationTimingFunction = "ease-out";
+      el.style.animationName = "stagger-slide-in";
+      el.style.animationDuration = "0.35s";
+      el.style.animationDelay = `${i * 0.04}s`;
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      rows.forEach((el) => {
+        el.style.removeProperty("opacity");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-name");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-duration");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-delay");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-fill-mode");
+        el.style.removeProperty("animation-timing-function");
+      });
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-5">
-      <GlassPanel glow className="relative overflow-hidden">
-        <div className="scan-line absolute inset-x-0 top-0" />
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      {/* Tactical HUD Header Bar */}
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-hairline pb-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+          <span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-signal glow-pulse" />
+          <h1 className="font-mono text-xs font-semibold tracking-wide text-ink uppercase">
+            Deep Scan · Semantic Search & Telemetry Analysis
+          </h1>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-muted">
+          <span>ENGINE:</span>
+          <span
+            className="glitch-text rounded bg-signal/15 px-2 py-0.5 font-medium text-signal border border-signal/30"
+            data-text={query.trim().length >= 2 ? "SCANNING" : "STANDBY"}
+          >
+            {query.trim().length >= 2 ? "SCANNING" : "STANDBY"}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Hero Query Stage */}
+      <GlassPanel className="p-5">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-          <Sparkles className="size-5 text-signal" />
+          <span className="flex size-8 items-center justify-center rounded-[6px] border border-signal/30 bg-signal/10 text-signal">
+            <Sparkles className="size-4" />
+          </span>
           <div>
-            <div className="eyebrow">Semantic search</div>
-            <h2 className="display text-balance text-2xl text-ink">
-              Search the archive
+            <h2 className="text-base font-semibold text-ink">
+              Cross-Guild Archive Intelligence
             </h2>
+            <p className="font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-muted">
+              Query vectorized messages, heuristic flags, and user behavior
+            </p>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className="relative mt-4">
-          <Search className="absolute left-4 top-1/2 size-5 -translate-y-1/2 text-ink-faint" />
+          <Search className="absolute left-3.5 top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 text-ink-faint" />
           <Input
-            className="h-12 pl-12 text-base"
-            placeholder="Find messages, patterns, flags…"
+            className="h-10 pl-10 text-xs text-ink"
+            placeholder="Search keywords, behavioral patterns, infraction terms..."
             value={query}
             onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
             autoFocus
           />
         </div>
-        {query.trim().length > 0 && query.trim().length < 2 && (
-          <div className="mono mt-2 text-xs text-ink-faint">
-            Type at least 2 characters…
-          </div>
-        )}
       </GlassPanel>
 
-      <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-5">
+      <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-5">
+        {/* Search Results Column */}
         <GlassPanel className="lg:col-span-3">
           <SectionHeader
-            eyebrow="results"
-            title="Matches"
+            eyebrow="search output"
+            title="Matched Log Packets"
             action={
-              <span className="mono text-xs text-ink-faint">
-                {(search.data ?? []).length}
+              <span className="mono text-xs text-[#8a8f98]">
+                {(search.data ?? []).length} results
               </span>
             }
           />
           {query.trim().length >= 2 && search.isLoading && (
             <SkeletonRows rows={6} />
           )}
-          {(search.data ?? []).length === 0 ? (
+          {(search.data ?? []).length === 0 && !search.isLoading ? (
             <EmptyState
               icon={<Search className="size-7" />}
-              title="No matches yet"
-              description="Run a search to surface messages across the guild."
+              title="No packets matched"
+              description="Enter a query string above to scan across all captured guild communication."
             />
           ) : (
-            <div className="space-y-1.5">
+            <div ref={resultsRef} className="space-y-1.5 mt-3">
               {(search.data ?? []).map((m) => (
                 <div
                   key={m.id}
-                  className="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-[12px] border border-hairline bg-white/[0.03] p-3"
+                  className="search-result-card hud-card flex items-start gap-3 p-3 transition-all"
                 >
-                  <Avatar src={m.avatar_url} name={m.username} size={32} />
+                  <Avatar
+                    src={m.avatar_url}
+                    name={m.server_nick ?? m.username}
+                    size={32}
+                  />
                   <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
                     <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                      <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-ink">
-                        {m.username}
+                      <span className="text-xs font-semibold text-ink">
+                        {m.server_nick ?? m.username}
                       </span>
-                      <span className="mono text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
+                      {m.server_nick && m.server_nick !== m.username && (
+                        <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted">
+                          @{m.username}
+                        </span>
+                      )}
+                      <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-faint">
                         {getMessageChannelLabel(m)}
                       </span>
                       {m.ai_status && (
-                        <Badge tone={aiTone(m.ai_status)} className="ml-auto">
+                        <Badge
+                          tone={aiTone(m.ai_status)}
+                          className="ml-auto font-mono text-[9px]"
+                        >
                           {m.ai_analysis_duration_ms &&
                           m.ai_analysis_duration_ms > 0
                             ? `${m.ai_status} · ${formatDuration(m.ai_analysis_duration_ms)}`
@@ -103,7 +223,7 @@ export function AnalysisView() {
                         </Badge>
                       )}
                     </div>
-                    <div className="mt-0.5 text-sm text-ink-soft">
+                    <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-ink-soft leading-relaxed">
                       {renderMessageContent(m.content, m.metadata) || "(embed)"}
                     </div>
                   </div>
@@ -113,17 +233,18 @@ export function AnalysisView() {
           )}
         </GlassPanel>
 
-        <div className="space-y-5 lg:col-span-2">
+        {/* Culture & Leaderboard Side Column */}
+        <div className="space-y-3 lg:col-span-2">
           <GlassPanel>
             <SectionHeader
-              eyebrow="culture"
+              eyebrow="engagement"
               title={
-                <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                  <TrendingUp className="size-4 text-signal" /> Top reactors
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <TrendingUp className="size-3.5 text-signal" /> Top Reactors
                 </span>
               }
             />
-            <div className="space-y-2">
+            <div ref={reactorsRef} className="space-y-2 mt-3">
               {(reactors ?? []).slice(0, 6).map((r, i) => {
                 const maxNet = reactors?.[0]?.net_count || 1;
                 const pct = Math.max(
@@ -133,27 +254,32 @@ export function AnalysisView() {
                 return (
                   <div
                     key={r.user_id}
-                    className="flex items-center gap-3 text-sm"
+                    className="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs"
                   >
-                    <span className="mono w-5 text-ink-faint">{i + 1}</span>
-                    <span className="w-28 shrink-0 truncate text-ink-soft sm:w-40">
+                    <span className="font-mono w-4 text-[10px] text-ink-faint">
+                      0{i + 1}
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="w-24 shrink-0 truncate font-mono text-xs text-ink sm:w-32">
                       {r.username}
                     </span>
-                    <div className="h-1.5 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-white/8">
+                    <div className="h-1.5 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-surface-2">
                       <div
-                        className="h-full rounded-full bg-signal/70"
+                        className="reactor-bar-fill h-full rounded-full bg-signal"
                         style={{ width: `${pct}%` }}
                       />
                     </div>
-                    <span className="mono w-12 text-right text-xs text-signal">
-                      +{r.net_count}
+                    <span
+                      className="reactor-count font-mono w-10 text-right text-[11px] font-semibold text-signal"
+                      data-target={r.net_count}
+                    >
+                      +0
                     </span>
                   </div>
                 );
               })}
               {(reactors ?? []).length === 0 && (
-                <div className="py-4 text-center text-xs text-ink-faint">
-                  No data
+                <div className="py-4 text-center font-mono text-xs text-ink-faint">
+                  NO REACTOR DATA
                 </div>
               )}
             </div>
@@ -161,30 +287,31 @@ export function AnalysisView() {
 
           <GlassPanel>
             <SectionHeader
-              eyebrow="channels"
+              eyebrow="volume"
               title={
-                <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                  <Hash className="size-4 text-signal" /> Top channels
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <Hash className="size-3.5 text-signal" /> Top Active Channels
                 </span>
               }
             />
-            <div className="space-y-2">
+            <div ref={channelsRef} className="space-y-2 mt-3">
               {(channels ?? []).slice(0, 6).map((c) => (
                 <div
                   key={c.channel_id}
-                  className="flex items-center gap-3 text-sm"
+                  className="channel-row hud-card flex items-center justify-between p-2 text-xs"
                 >
-                  <span className="flex-1 truncate text-ink-soft">
-                    {c.channel_name ?? c.channel_id.slice(0, 8)}
+                  <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 truncate font-mono text-xs text-ink">
+                    <Hash className="size-3 text-signal" />
+                    {c.channel_name ?? c.channel_id.slice(0, 10)}
                   </span>
-                  <span className="mono text-xs text-ink-faint">
-                    {c.total_messages}
+                  <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted">
+                    {c.total_messages.toLocaleString()} msgs
                   </span>
                 </div>
               ))}
               {(channels ?? []).length === 0 && (
-                <div className="py-4 text-center text-xs text-ink-faint">
-                  No data
+                <div className="py-4 text-center font-mono text-xs text-ink-faint">
+                  NO CHANNEL DATA
                 </div>
               )}
             </div>

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/channels/page.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getChannelCultures } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import type { ChannelCultureRow } from "@/lib/types";
 import { ChannelsView } from "./view";
@@ -12,9 +11,5 @@ export default async function ChannelsPage() {
   } catch {
     cultures = undefined;
   }
-  return (
-    <PageTransition>
-      <ChannelsView initialCultures={cultures} />
-    </PageTransition>
-  );
+  return <ChannelsView initialCultures={cultures} />;
 }

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/channels/view.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,23 @@ export function ChannelsView({
 }) {
   const { data: cultures } = useChannelCultures(100, initialCultures);
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-5">
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-hairline pb-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <div className="relative flex size-3 items-center justify-center">
+            <span className="absolute inline-flex size-full animate-ping rounded-full bg-signal opacity-75" />
+            <span className="relative inline-flex size-2 rounded-full bg-signal" />
+          </div>
+          <h1 className="font-mono text-xs font-semibold tracking-widest text-ink uppercase">
+            CHANNEL ROSTER · SIGNAL_MAP
+          </h1>
+        </div>
+        <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-surface px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-soft">
+          <span className="text-ink-faint">NODES:</span>
+          <span className="font-bold text-signal">{cultures?.length ?? 0}</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       {cultures ? (
         <ChannelCultureGlossary cultures={cultures} />
       ) : (

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/page.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getActivity, getDashboardStats } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { DashboardView } from "./view";
 
@@ -15,9 +14,5 @@ export default async function DashboardPage() {
   } catch {
     // Backend unavailable — client hooks will surface the error state.
   }
-  return (
-    <PageTransition>
-      <DashboardView initialStats={stats} initialActivity={activity} />
-    </PageTransition>
-  );
+  return <DashboardView initialStats={stats} initialActivity={activity} />;
 }

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/view.tsx

@@ -1,46 +1,48 @@
 "use client";
 
 import {
-  Activity,
-  Flag,
+  AudioWaveform,
+  ChevronRight,
   MessageSquare,
   Mic,
-  Radio,
-  ShieldAlert,
+  Shield,
   Users,
 } from "lucide-react";
+import Link from "next/link";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { useAmbient } from "@/components/ambient/ambient-context";
 import { AreaActivity, RadialGauge } from "@/components/charts";
 import { GlassPanel } from "@/components/primitives";
 import {
   ErrorState,
-  LoadingState,
+  MetricTile,
+  PageTransition,
+  SectionHeader,
   SkeletonHero,
   SkeletonMetricRow,
   SkeletonPanel,
 } from "@/components/shared";
-import { MetricTile, SectionHeader } from "@/components/shared/section";
-import {
-  useActivity,
-  useStats,
-  useTopReactions,
-  useTopReactors,
-} from "@/hooks";
+import { useActivity, useStats, useTopReactions } from "@/hooks";
+import { useStaggerReveal } from "@/hooks/use-gsap-animation";
 import { formatNumber } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { DashboardStats } from "@/lib/types";
-import { staggerDelay } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 function deriveSignal(stats?: DashboardStats) {
-  if (!stats) return { tone: "signal" as const, label: "nominal" };
+  if (!stats)
+    return { tone: "signal" as const, label: "NOMINAL", state: "STABLE" };
   const total = stats.total_flagged + stats.total_clean || 1;
   const ratio = stats.total_flagged / total;
   if (stats.moderation_overview.error > 0)
-    return { tone: "vermilion" as const, label: "moderation fault" };
+    return { tone: "vermilion" as const, label: "FAULT", state: "MOD_ERR" };
   if (ratio > 0.25)
-    return { tone: "vermilion" as const, label: "elevated flags" };
-  if (ratio > 0.1) return { tone: "amber" as const, label: "watch" };
-  return { tone: "signal" as const, label: "nominal" };
+    return {
+      tone: "vermilion" as const,
+      label: "ELEVATED",
+      state: "HIGH_RISK",
+    };
+  if (ratio > 0.1)
+    return { tone: "amber" as const, label: "WATCH", state: "ADVISORY" };
+  return { tone: "signal" as const, label: "NOMINAL", state: "OPTIMAL" };
 }
 
 export function DashboardView({
@@ -56,11 +58,16 @@ export function DashboardView({
     error,
     mutate: mutateStats,
   } = useStats(initialStats);
-  const { data: activity } = useActivity(14, initialActivity as never);
-  const { data: reactors } = useTopReactors();
+  const { data: activity } = useActivity(14, initialActivity);
   const { data: reactions } = useTopReactions();
   const ambient = useAmbient();
 
+  const hudRef = useStaggerReveal<HTMLDivElement>(".linear-tile", {
+    stagger: 0.035,
+    y: 8,
+    dependencies: [stats],
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const s = deriveSignal(stats);
     ambient.set(
@@ -74,20 +81,16 @@ export function DashboardView({
     return <ErrorState error={error} onRetry={() => void mutateStats()} />;
   if (!stats && isLoading)
     return (
-      <div className="space-y-5">
+      <div className="space-y-4">
         <SkeletonHero />
         <SkeletonMetricRow cols={4} />
-        <SkeletonPanel rows={5} />
-        <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-5">
-          <SkeletonPanel className="lg:col-span-3" rows={4} />
-          <SkeletonPanel className="lg:col-span-2" rows={4} />
-        </div>
+        <SkeletonPanel rows={4} />
       </div>
     );
   if (!stats)
     return (
       <ErrorState
-        error={error ?? new Error("No data")}
+        error={error ?? new Error("No telemetry stream")}
         onRetry={() => void mutateStats()}
       />
     );
@@ -97,284 +100,152 @@ export function DashboardView({
   const cleanRatio = s.total_clean / total;
 
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-5">
-      {/* Hero */}
-      <GlassPanel glow className="game-frame relative overflow-hidden">
-        <div className="scan-line absolute inset-x-0 top-0" />
-        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-end justify-between gap-4">
-          <div>
-            <div className="eyebrow mb-2">GMW · Operations Grid</div>
-            <h2 className="display hero-clamp leading-none text-ink glow-signal">
-              Ambient Field
-            </h2>
-            <p className="mt-2 max-w-md text-pretty text-sm text-ink-soft">
-              Real-time moderation, voice & media presence across the monitored
-              guild. {formatNumber(s.total_messages)} messages captured.
-            </p>
+    <PageTransition>
+      <div ref={hudRef} className="space-y-4">
+        {/* Tactical HUD Header Bar */}
+        <div className="linear-tile flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-hairline pb-3">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+            <span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-signal glow-pulse" />
+            <h1 className="font-mono text-xs font-semibold tracking-wide text-ink uppercase">
+              Telemetry Overview · Node 01
+            </h1>
           </div>
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-ink-soft">
-            <Radio className="size-4 text-signal animate-breathe" />
-            <span className="mono text-xs uppercase tracking-wider">
-              {deriveSignal(s).label}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-muted">
+            <span>SIGNAL:</span>
+            <span className="rounded bg-signal/15 px-2 py-0.5 font-medium text-signal border border-signal/30">
+              STABLE_STREAM
             </span>
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div className="mt-5 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 md:grid-cols-4">
+        {/* Primary Metric Deck */}
+        <div className="linear-tile grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4">
           <MetricTile
-            label="Messages"
+            label="Total Messages"
             value={formatNumber(s.total_messages)}
+            hint={`${formatNumber(s.today_messages)} today`}
+            icon={<MessageSquare className="size-4" />}
+          />
+          <MetricTile
+            label="Clean Filter Ratio"
+            value={`${Math.round(cleanRatio * 100)}%`}
+            hint={`${formatNumber(s.total_clean)} verified clean`}
             tone="signal"
-            icon={<MessageSquare className="size-3.5" />}
-            className="animate-stagger"
-            style={staggerDelay(0)}
+            icon={<Shield className="size-4" />}
           />
           <MetricTile
-            label="Flagged"
-            value={formatNumber(s.total_flagged)}
-            tone={s.total_flagged > 0 ? "vermilion" : "neutral"}
-            hint={`${s.today_flagged} today`}
-            className="animate-stagger"
-            style={staggerDelay(1)}
-          />
-          <MetricTile
-            label="Active 24h"
-            value={formatNumber(s.active_users_24h)}
-            tone="signal"
-            icon={<Users className="size-3.5" />}
-            className="animate-stagger"
-            style={staggerDelay(2)}
-          />
-          <MetricTile
-            label="Voice clips"
+            label="Voice Recordings"
             value={formatNumber(s.total_voice_recordings)}
-            icon={<Mic className="size-3.5" />}
-            className="animate-stagger"
-            style={staggerDelay(3)}
+            hint="Archived audio sessions"
+            icon={<Mic className="size-4" />}
+          />
+          <MetricTile
+            label="Total Profiles"
+            value={formatNumber(s.total_profiles)}
+            hint={`${formatNumber(s.active_users_24h)} active 24h`}
+            icon={<Users className="size-4" />}
           />
         </div>
-      </GlassPanel>
 
-      {/* Activity */}
-      <GlassPanel>
-        <SectionHeader
-          eyebrow="14-day signal"
-          title={
-            <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <Activity className="size-4 text-signal" /> Activity & moderation
-            </span>
-          }
-          action={
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs text-ink-soft">
-              <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                <span className="size-2 rounded-full bg-signal" /> messages
-              </span>
-              <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                <span className="size-2 rounded-full bg-vermilion" /> flagged
-              </span>
+        {/* Dynamic Activity Area & Telemetry Gauges */}
+        <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-3">
+          <GlassPanel className="linear-tile lg:col-span-2">
+            <SectionHeader
+              eyebrow="Activity Stream"
+              title="Message Volume & Signal Density"
+            />
+            <div className="mt-4">
+              <AreaActivity daily={activity?.daily ?? []} />
             </div>
-          }
-        />
-        {activity ? (
-          <AreaActivity daily={activity.daily} />
-        ) : (
-          <LoadingState label="streaming" />
-        )}
-      </GlassPanel>
+          </GlassPanel>
 
-      {/* Two-column: channels + moderation */}
-      <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-5">
-        <GlassPanel className="lg:col-span-3">
-          <SectionHeader eyebrow="throughput" title="Top channels" />
-          <div className="space-y-2.5">
-            {s.top_channels.slice(0, 7).map((c) => {
-              const pct =
-                (c.message_count / (s.top_channels[0]?.message_count || 1)) *
-                100;
-              return (
-                <div key={c.channel_id} className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                  <span className="w-28 shrink-0 truncate text-sm text-ink-soft sm:w-40">
-                    {c.channel_name ?? c.channel_id.slice(0, 8)}
-                  </span>
-                  <div className="h-2 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-white/8">
-                    <div
-                      className="h-full rounded-full bg-signal/70"
-                      style={{ width: `${pct}%` }}
-                    />
-                  </div>
-                  <span className="mono w-14 text-right text-xs text-ink-faint">
-                    {formatNumber(c.message_count)}
-                  </span>
-                </div>
-              );
-            })}
-          </div>
-        </GlassPanel>
-
-        <GlassPanel className="lg:col-span-2">
-          <SectionHeader eyebrow="trust" title="Moderation" />
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-5">
-            <RadialGauge
-              value={cleanRatio}
-              tone={
-                cleanRatio > 0.8
-                  ? "signal"
-                  : cleanRatio > 0.6
-                    ? "amber"
-                    : "vermilion"
-              }
-              label={`${Math.round(cleanRatio * 100)}%`}
-              sublabel="clean"
-            />
-            <div className="flex-1 space-y-2 text-sm">
-              <Row
-                icon={<ShieldAlert className="size-4 text-signal" />}
-                label="Clean"
-                value={formatNumber(s.total_clean)}
+          <GlassPanel className="linear-tile flex flex-col justify-between">
+            <div>
+              <SectionHeader
+                eyebrow="Security State"
+                title="Moderation Accuracy"
               />
-              <Row
-                icon={<Flag className="size-4 text-vermilion" />}
-                label="Flagged"
-                value={formatNumber(s.total_flagged)}
-              />
-              <Row
-                icon={<Activity className="size-4 text-amber" />}
-                label="Warned"
-                value={formatNumber(s.total_warned)}
-              />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <div className="mt-4 flex items-center justify-around border-t border-hairline pt-3 text-center">
-            <Mini
-              label="pending"
-              value={s.moderation_overview.pending}
-              tone="amber"
-            />
-            <Mini
-              label="processing"
-              value={s.moderation_overview.processing}
-              tone="signal"
-            />
-            <Mini
-              label="errors"
-              value={s.moderation_overview.error}
-              tone="vermilion"
-            />
-          </div>
-        </GlassPanel>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* Reactors + reactions */}
-      <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-2">
-        <GlassPanel>
-          <SectionHeader eyebrow="engagement" title="Top reactors" />
-          <div className="space-y-2">
-            {(reactors ?? []).slice(0, 6).map((r, i) => {
-              const maxNet = reactors?.[0]?.net_count || 1;
-              const pct = Math.max(4, Math.round((r.net_count / maxNet) * 100));
-              return (
-                <div key={r.user_id} className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                  <span className="mono w-5 text-ink-faint">{i + 1}</span>
-                  <span className="w-28 shrink-0 truncate text-sm text-ink-soft sm:w-40">
-                    {r.username}
-                  </span>
-                  <div className="h-1.5 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-white/8">
-                    <div
-                      className="h-full rounded-full bg-signal/70"
-                      style={{ width: `${pct}%` }}
-                    />
-                  </div>
-                  <span className="mono w-12 text-right text-xs text-signal">
-                    +{formatNumber(r.net_count)}
-                  </span>
-                </div>
-              );
-            })}
-            {(reactors ?? []).length === 0 && <EmptyHint />}
-          </div>
-        </GlassPanel>
-
-        <GlassPanel>
-          <SectionHeader eyebrow="culture" title="Top reactions" />
-          <div className="space-y-3">
-            {(reactions ?? []).slice(0, 5).map((m) => (
-              <div key={m.message_id} className="flex items-start gap-3">
-                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1 pt-0.5">
-                  {m.top_emojis.slice(0, 3).map((e, i) => (
-                    <span
-                      key={`${m.message_id}-${i}`}
-                      className="text-lg leading-none"
-                    >
-                      {e.emoji}
-                    </span>
-                  ))}
-                </div>
-                <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                  <div className="truncate text-sm text-ink">
-                    {m.content || "(no text)"}
-                  </div>
-                  <div className="mono text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
-                    {m.username} · {m.channel_name ?? m.channel_id.slice(0, 8)}
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-                <span className="mono text-xs text-ink-soft">
-                  {m.reaction_count}
-                </span>
+              <div className="my-6 flex items-center justify-center">
+                <RadialGauge
+                  value={Math.round(cleanRatio * 100)}
+                  label="Clean Ratio"
+                  tone={cleanRatio > 0.85 ? "signal" : "amber"}
+                  size={140}
+                />
               </div>
-            ))}
-            {(reactions ?? []).length === 0 && <EmptyHint />}
-          </div>
-        </GlassPanel>
+            </div>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2 border-t border-hairline pt-3 text-center">
+              <div>
+                <div className="eyebrow">CLEAN</div>
+                <div className="font-sans text-sm font-semibold text-success">
+                  {formatNumber(s.total_clean)}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <div className="eyebrow">FLAGGED</div>
+                <div className="font-sans text-sm font-semibold text-vermilion">
+                  {formatNumber(s.total_flagged)}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </GlassPanel>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Secondary Insights Deck */}
+        <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-2">
+          {reactions && reactions.length > 0 && (
+            <GlassPanel className="linear-tile">
+              <SectionHeader
+                eyebrow="Engagement"
+                title="Top Reacted Messages"
+              />
+              <div className="mt-3 space-y-2">
+                {reactions.slice(0, 4).map((r) => (
+                  <div
+                    key={r.message_id}
+                    className="hud-card flex items-center justify-between p-2.5"
+                  >
+                    <span className="truncate pr-2 text-xs text-ink-soft">
+                      {r.content || "[Media/Attachment]"}
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="font-mono text-xs font-semibold text-signal shrink-0">
+                      {formatNumber(r.reaction_count)} reactions
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            </GlassPanel>
+          )}
+
+          <GlassPanel className="linear-tile flex flex-col justify-between">
+            <div>
+              <SectionHeader eyebrow="Navigation" title="Quick Diagnostics" />
+              <div className="mt-2 space-y-1.5">
+                <Link
+                  href="/moderation"
+                  className="hud-card flex items-center justify-between p-2.5 text-xs text-ink-soft transition-colors hover:text-ink"
+                >
+                  <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <Shield className="size-3.5 text-signal" />
+                    Review Live Moderation Queue
+                  </span>
+                  <ChevronRight className="size-3.5 text-ink-muted" />
+                </Link>
+                <Link
+                  href="/voice"
+                  className="hud-card flex items-center justify-between p-2.5 text-xs text-ink-soft transition-colors hover:text-ink"
+                >
+                  <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <AudioWaveform className="size-3.5 text-success" />
+                    Inspect Active Voice Stages
+                  </span>
+                  <ChevronRight className="size-3.5 text-ink-muted" />
+                </Link>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </GlassPanel>
+        </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-function Row({
-  icon,
-  label,
-  value,
-}: {
-  icon: React.ReactNode;
-  label: string;
-  value: string;
-}) {
-  return (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
-      {icon}
-      <span className="flex-1 text-ink-soft">{label}</span>
-      <span className="mono text-ink">{value}</span>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-function Mini({
-  label,
-  value,
-  tone,
-}: {
-  label: string;
-  value: number;
-  tone: "signal" | "amber" | "vermilion";
-}) {
-  const color =
-    tone === "vermilion"
-      ? "text-vermilion"
-      : tone === "amber"
-        ? "text-amber"
-        : "text-signal";
-  return (
-    <div>
-      <div className={`display text-xl ${color}`}>{value}</div>
-      <div className="eyebrow mt-0.5">{label}</div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-function EmptyHint() {
-  return (
-    <div className="py-6 text-center text-xs text-ink-faint">
-      Awaiting data…
-    </div>
+    </PageTransition>
   );
 }

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/glossary/page.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getGlossary } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import type { GlossaryRow } from "@/lib/types";
 import { GlossaryView } from "./view";
@@ -12,9 +11,5 @@ export default async function GlossaryPage() {
   } catch {
     terms = undefined;
   }
-  return (
-    <PageTransition>
-      <GlossaryView initialTerms={terms} />
-    </PageTransition>
-  );
+  return <GlossaryView initialTerms={terms} />;
 }

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/media/page.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getMediaStatus } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { MediaView } from "./view";
 
@@ -11,9 +10,5 @@ export default async function MediaPage() {
   } catch {
     /* client hooks surface errors */
   }
-  return (
-    <PageTransition>
-      <MediaView initialStatus={status} />
-    </PageTransition>
-  );
+  return <MediaView initialStatus={status} />;
 }

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/media/view.tsx

@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 "use client";
 
-import {
-  ListMusic,
-  Play,
-  Radio,
-  Repeat,
-  SkipForward,
-  Square,
-  Volume2,
-} from "lucide-react";
+import { Disc, Play, Repeat, SkipForward, Square } from "lucide-react";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useAmbient } from "@/components/ambient/ambient-context";
+import { Equalizer } from "@/components/charts";
 import { Button, GlassPanel, Input, toast } from "@/components/primitives";
 import {
   ErrorState,
+  PageTransition,
   SectionHeader,
   SkeletonHero,
   SkeletonPanel,
@@ -26,9 +20,9 @@ import {
   useMediaStop,
   useMediaWsSync,
 } from "@/hooks";
+import { useStaggerReveal } from "@/hooks/use-gsap-animation";
 import { formatDuration } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { MediaState } from "@/lib/types";
-import { staggerDelay } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useWebSocket } from "@/lib/ws/context";
 
 export function MediaView({ initialStatus }: { initialStatus?: MediaState }) {
@@ -51,30 +45,32 @@ export function MediaView({ initialStatus }: { initialStatus?: MediaState }) {
   const playing = media?.playing ?? false;
   const current = media?.current ?? null;
   const queueList = media?.queue ?? [];
-  const queueTotal = queueList.reduce(
-    (acc, it) => acc + (it.durationMs ?? 0),
-    0,
-  );
+
+  const mediaRef = useStaggerReveal<HTMLDivElement>(".media-tile", {
+    stagger: 0.04,
+    y: 8,
+    dependencies: [playing, queueList.length],
+  });
 
   const tone = playing ? "signal" : queueList.length ? "amber" : "signal";
   useEffect(() => {
     ambient.set(
       tone,
-      playing ? 0.5 : 0.25,
-      playing ? "now playing" : "media idle",
+      playing ? 0.45 : 0.2,
+      playing ? "playing stream" : "media ready",
     );
   }, [tone, playing, ambient]);
 
   const onPlay = async () => {
     const u = url.trim();
     if (!u) {
-      toast({ title: "Enter a media URL", tone: "vermilion" });
+      toast({ title: "Enter media URL", tone: "vermilion" });
       return;
     }
     try {
       await queue.mutateAsync({ url: u, mode: "music" });
       setUrl("");
-      toast({ title: "Queued", tone: "signal" });
+      toast({ title: "Track queued", tone: "signal" });
     } catch (e) {
       toast({
         title: "Queue failed",
@@ -88,212 +84,153 @@ export function MediaView({ initialStatus }: { initialStatus?: MediaState }) {
     return <ErrorState error={error} onRetry={() => void mutate()} />;
   if (!media && isLoading)
     return (
-      <div className="space-y-5">
+      <div className="space-y-4">
         <SkeletonHero />
-        <SkeletonPanel rows={4} />
+        <SkeletonPanel rows={3} />
       </div>
     );
 
+  const mockLevels = playing
+    ? [0.4, 0.7, 0.9, 0.6, 0.8, 0.5, 0.9, 0.7, 0.4, 0.8, 0.6, 0.9]
+    : [0.08, 0.08, 0.08, 0.08, 0.08, 0.08];
+
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-5">
-      <GlassPanel glow className="relative overflow-hidden">
-        <div className="scan-line absolute inset-x-0 top-0" />
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-5 sm:flex-row sm:items-center">
-          <div
-            className={`flex size-32 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-hairline bg-gradient-to-br from-white/10 to-white/[0.02] ${playing ? "animate-spin-disc" : "animate-spin-disc paused"}`}
-          >
-            <div className="flex size-28 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-canvas/60">
-              {current?.thumbnailUrl ? (
-                // biome-ignore lint/performance/noImgElement: external CDN thumbnails, next/image needs remote allowlist
-                <img
-                  src={current.thumbnailUrl}
-                  alt=""
-                  className="size-full object-cover"
-                  loading="lazy"
-                />
-              ) : (
-                <ListMusic className="size-10 text-signal" />
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-
-          <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-            <div className="eyebrow mb-1 flex items-center gap-2">
-              {playing ? (
-                <>
-                  <span aria-hidden className="flex h-3 items-end gap-[2px]">
-                    {[0, 1, 2].map((i) => (
-                      <span
-                        key={`eq-${i}`}
-                        className="w-[3px] animate-eq rounded-full bg-signal"
-                        style={{
-                          animationDelay: `${i * 160}ms`,
-                          height: "100%",
-                        }}
-                      />
-                    ))}
-                  </span>
-                  <span className="text-signal">Now playing</span>
-                </>
-              ) : current ? (
-                "Paused"
-              ) : (
-                "Nothing queued"
-              )}
-            </div>
-            <h2 className="display text-balance text-2xl text-ink">
-              {current?.title ?? "Nothing queued"}
-            </h2>
-            <div className="mt-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-2 gap-y-1 text-xs text-ink-faint">
-              {current?.source && (
-                <span className="mono truncate">{current.source}</span>
-              )}
-              {current?.mode && (
-                <span className="pill capitalize">{current.mode}</span>
-              )}
-              {formatDuration(current?.durationMs) && (
-                <span className="mono">
-                  {formatDuration(current?.durationMs)}
-                </span>
-              )}
-            </div>
-            <div className="mt-4 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
-              <Button
-                variant="primary"
-                size="sm"
-                onClick={onPlay}
-                disabled={queue.isPending}
-              >
-                <Play className="size-4" /> Queue & play
-              </Button>
-              <Button
-                variant="outline"
-                size="sm"
-                onClick={() => skip.mutate()}
-                disabled={skip.isPending}
-              >
-                <SkipForward className="size-4" /> Skip
-              </Button>
-              <Button
-                variant="outline"
-                size="sm"
-                onClick={() => stop.mutate()}
-                disabled={stop.isPending}
-              >
-                <Square className="size-4" /> Stop
-              </Button>
-              <Button
-                variant={media?.loop ? "primary" : "outline"}
-                size="sm"
-                onClick={() => loop.mutate(!media?.loop)}
-                aria-pressed={!!media?.loop}
-              >
-                <Repeat className="size-4" /> Loop
-              </Button>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="mt-5 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
-          <div className="relative min-w-0 flex-1">
-            <Input
-              placeholder="Paste a YouTube / music URL…"
-              value={url}
-              onChange={(e) => setUrl(e.target.value)}
-              onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === "Enter" && onPlay()}
+    <PageTransition>
+      <div ref={mediaRef} className="space-y-4">
+        {/* Precision Sub-Header Bar */}
+        <div className="media-tile flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-hairline pb-3">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+            <span
+              className={`h-2 w-2 rounded-full ${
+                playing
+                  ? "bg-signal shadow-[0_0_8px_var(--color-signal-glow)]"
+                  : "bg-ink-muted"
+              }`}
             />
+            <h1 className="font-mono text-xs font-semibold tracking-wide text-ink uppercase">
+              Audio Engine · Media Gateway
+            </h1>
           </div>
-          <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2 rounded-[10px] border border-hairline bg-white/5 px-3 py-2.5">
-            <Volume2 className="size-4 text-ink-faint" />
-            <div className="h-1.5 w-24 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-white/10">
-              <div
-                className="h-full rounded-full bg-signal/70"
-                style={{
-                  width: `${Math.round((media?.musicVolume ?? 0) * 100)}%`,
-                }}
-              />
-            </div>
-            <span className="mono w-9 text-right text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
-              {Math.round((media?.musicVolume ?? 0) * 100)}%
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[11px]">
+            <span className="text-ink-muted">ENGINE:</span>
+            <span
+              className={`rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 font-medium border ${
+                playing
+                  ? "border-signal/30 bg-signal/10 text-signal"
+                  : "border-hairline bg-surface-2 text-ink-muted"
+              }`}
+            >
+              {playing ? "STREAMING" : "IDLE"}
             </span>
           </div>
         </div>
-      </GlassPanel>
 
-      <GlassPanel>
-        <SectionHeader
-          eyebrow="up next"
-          title="Queue"
-          action={
-            <span className="mono text-xs text-ink-faint">
-              {queueList.length} track{queueList.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}
-              {queueTotal && ` · ${formatDuration(queueTotal)}`}
-            </span>
-          }
-        />
-        {queueList.length === 0 ? (
-          <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 py-10 text-center">
-            <Radio className="size-6 text-ink-faint" />
-            <div className="text-sm text-ink-soft">Queue is empty</div>
-            <div className="text-xs text-ink-faint">
-              Paste a URL above to start playback.
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        ) : (
-          <div className="space-y-2">
-            {queueList.map((item, i) => {
-              const isNext = i === 0 && playing;
-              return (
-                <div
-                  key={`${item.source}-${i}`}
-                  className={`animate-stagger flex items-center gap-3 rounded-[10px] border px-3 py-2.5 ${
-                    isNext
-                      ? "border-signal/40 bg-signal/[0.07]"
-                      : "border-hairline bg-white/5"
-                  }`}
-                  style={staggerDelay(i)}
-                >
-                  <span className="mono w-5 text-ink-faint">{i + 1}</span>
-                  {item.thumbnailUrl ? (
-                    // biome-ignore lint/performance/noImgElement: external CDN thumbnails, next/image needs remote allowlist
-                    <img
-                      src={item.thumbnailUrl}
-                      alt=""
-                      className="size-9 shrink-0 rounded-md object-cover"
-                      loading="lazy"
-                    />
-                  ) : (
-                    <span className="flex size-9 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-hairline bg-white/5">
-                      <ListMusic className="size-4 text-ink-faint" />
-                    </span>
-                  )}
-                  <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                    <div className="truncate text-sm text-ink">
-                      {item.title}
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="mono truncate text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
-                      {item.source}
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
-                  {isNext && (
-                    <span className="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 rounded-full border border-signal/40 bg-signal/10 px-2 py-0.5 text-[0.6rem] font-medium text-signal">
-                      up next
-                    </span>
-                  )}
-                  <span className="pill hidden capitalize sm:inline-flex">
-                    {item.mode ?? "music"}
-                  </span>
-                  {formatDuration(item.durationMs) && (
-                    <span className="mono w-10 text-right text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
-                      {formatDuration(item.durationMs)}
-                    </span>
-                  )}
+        {/* Media Playback Deck */}
+        <div className="media-tile">
+          <GlassPanel className="p-5">
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 md:flex-row md:items-center md:justify-between">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-3.5">
+                <div className="flex size-11 items-center justify-center rounded-[8px] border border-hairline bg-surface-2 text-signal">
+                  <Disc
+                    className={`size-6 ${playing ? "animate-spin-disc text-signal" : "text-ink-muted"}`}
+                  />
                 </div>
-              );
-            })}
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </GlassPanel>
-    </div>
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-sm font-semibold tracking-tight text-ink">
+                    {current?.title ?? "No Active Media Stream"}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-muted">
+                    {current
+                      ? `${formatDuration(current.durationMs ?? 0)} · High Fidelity Stream`
+                      : "Queue a track via URL below"}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Controls */}
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  size="sm"
+                  onClick={() => loop.mutateAsync()}
+                  className={media?.loop ? "border-signal text-signal" : ""}
+                >
+                  <Repeat className="size-3.5" />
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  size="sm"
+                  onClick={() => skip.mutateAsync()}
+                >
+                  <SkipForward className="size-3.5" />
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  variant="danger"
+                  size="sm"
+                  onClick={() => stop.mutateAsync()}
+                >
+                  <Square className="size-3.5" />
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Quick URL Input */}
+            <div className="mt-4 flex gap-2 border-t border-hairline pt-4">
+              <Input
+                placeholder="Paste YouTube, SoundCloud, or Direct Stream URL..."
+                value={url}
+                onChange={(e) => setUrl(e.target.value)}
+                className="flex-1 text-xs"
+              />
+              <Button variant="primary" size="md" onClick={onPlay}>
+                <Play className="size-3.5" />
+                Queue Track
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </GlassPanel>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Spectrum & Queue Grid */}
+        <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-3">
+          <GlassPanel className="media-tile lg:col-span-2">
+            <SectionHeader
+              eyebrow="Visualizer"
+              title="Realtime Frequency Array"
+            />
+            <div className="my-6 flex items-center justify-center">
+              <Equalizer bars={mockLevels} />
+            </div>
+          </GlassPanel>
+
+          <GlassPanel className="media-tile">
+            <SectionHeader
+              eyebrow="Playlist"
+              title={`Queue (${queueList.length})`}
+            />
+            <div className="mt-3 space-y-2">
+              {queueList.length === 0 ? (
+                <div className="py-8 text-center font-mono text-xs text-ink-muted">
+                  QUEUE EMPTY
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                queueList.map((item, idx) => (
+                  <div
+                    key={item.id ?? idx}
+                    className="flex items-center justify-between rounded-[6px] border border-hairline bg-surface-2 p-2.5 text-xs text-ink-soft"
+                  >
+                    <span className="truncate pr-2 font-medium">
+                      {item.title}
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted shrink-0">
+                      {formatDuration(item.durationMs ?? 0)}
+                    </span>
+                  </div>
+                ))
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </GlassPanel>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </PageTransition>
   );
 }

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/page.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import {
   getConfig,
   getGuilds,
@@ -28,13 +27,11 @@ export default async function MessagesPage() {
     /* client hooks surface errors */
   }
   return (
-    <PageTransition>
-      <MessagesView
-        initialGuilds={guilds}
-        initialGuildId={config?.monitorGuildId ?? null}
-        initialMessages={initialMessages}
-        initialEdits={initialEdits}
-      />
-    </PageTransition>
+    <MessagesView
+      initialGuilds={guilds}
+      initialGuildId={config?.monitorGuildId ?? null}
+      initialMessages={initialMessages}
+      initialEdits={initialEdits}
+    />
   );
 }

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/messages/view.tsx

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import {
   AlertTriangle,
   Calendar,
   CheckCircle2,
+  History,
   Image as ImageIcon,
   Loader2,
   MessageSquare,
   Paperclip,
   Search,
   ShieldAlert,
+  Sparkles,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { ActivityHeatmap } from "@/components/ActivityHeatmap";
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   useReviewWsSync,
   useSemanticSearch,
 } from "@/hooks";
+import { useStaggerReveal } from "@/hooks/use-gsap-animation";
 import { aiTone } from "@/lib/ai-status";
 import {
   formatBytes,
@@ -55,9 +58,9 @@ import type {
   AiStatus,
   EditHistoryRow,
   Guild,
+  MessageMetadata,
   MessageRecord,
 } from "@/lib/types";
-import { staggerDelay } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useWebSocket } from "@/lib/ws/context";
 
 export function MessagesView({
@@ -101,10 +104,14 @@ export function MessagesView({
     channelId ?? undefined,
     initialMessages ?? undefined,
   );
-  // Stream history one message per WS frame (replaces the 50-row batched fetch).
-  // Drives snapshots into the SWR list above as they arrive; falls back to the
+  // Stream history over WS.
+  // Drives snapshots into the SWR list above buffered by rAF; falls back to the
   // SSR `initialMessages` seed if WS is unavailable.
-  useMessagesStream(ws, guildId ?? "", channelId ?? undefined);
+  const { streaming } = useMessagesStream(
+    ws,
+    guildId ?? "",
+    channelId ?? undefined,
+  );
   // Cursor to the next (older) page + whether more history exists.
   const { data: pageInfo } = useMessagesHasMore(
     guildId ?? "",
@@ -217,9 +224,42 @@ export function MessagesView({
     prevLen.current = list.length;
   }, [list.length, searching]);
 
+  // Depend on viewMode and initial load flag, NOT display.length, so streaming 200 items doesn't thrash animation
+  const streamRef = useStaggerReveal<HTMLDivElement>(".msg-feed-card", {
+    stagger: 0.02,
+    y: 6,
+    dependencies: [viewMode],
+  });
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
-      <GlassPanel className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+      {/* Tactical HUD Header Bar */}
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-hairline pb-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+          <span className="h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-signal glow-pulse" />
+          <h1 className="font-mono text-xs font-semibold tracking-wide text-ink uppercase">
+            Chat Log Stream · Ingestion Stream
+          </h1>
+          {streaming && (
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1 font-mono text-[10px] text-signal animate-pulse">
+              <Loader2 className="size-3 animate-spin" />
+              STREAMING
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-muted">
+          <span>MODE:</span>
+          <span
+            className="glitch-text rounded bg-signal/15 px-2 py-0.5 font-medium text-signal border border-signal/30"
+            data-text={searching ? "SEARCH_ACTIVE" : viewMode.toUpperCase()}
+          >
+            {searching ? "SEARCH_ACTIVE" : viewMode.toUpperCase()}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Filter and Mode Bar */}
+      <GlassPanel className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 p-3">
         <GuildChannelPicker
           mode="text"
           guildsInitial={initialGuilds}
@@ -236,48 +276,72 @@ export function MessagesView({
         <div className="relative ml-auto w-full sm:w-64">
           <Search className="absolute left-3 top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 text-ink-faint" />
           <Input
-            className="pl-9"
-            placeholder="Search messages…"
+            className="pl-9 text-xs"
+            placeholder="Search captured logs..."
             value={query}
             onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
           />
         </div>
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={() => setSemanticMode((v) => !v)}
-          className={`rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs transition-colors ${
-            semanticMode
-              ? "border-signal/40 bg-signal/10 text-signal"
-              : "border-hairline bg-white/[0.03] text-ink-soft hover:bg-white/[0.06]"
-          }`}
-          title="Toggle semantic (vector) search over the message archive"
-        >
-          {semanticMode ? "Semantic" : "Exact"}
-        </button>
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={() =>
-            setViewMode((v) => (v === "feed" ? "timeline" : "feed"))
-          }
-          className={`rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs transition-colors ${
-            viewMode === "timeline"
-              ? "border-signal/40 bg-signal/10 text-signal"
-              : "border-hairline bg-white/[0.03] text-ink-soft hover:bg-white/[0.06]"
-          }`}
-          title="Toggle timeline (date-grouped) view"
-        >
-          {viewMode === "timeline" ? "Timeline" : "Feed"}
-        </button>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-[6px] border border-hairline bg-surface-2 p-0.5">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setSemanticMode(false)}
+            className={`rounded-[4px] px-2.5 py-1 font-mono text-[10px] font-medium transition-all ${
+              !semanticMode
+                ? "bg-surface text-ink border border-hairline-focus shadow-xs"
+                : "text-ink-muted hover:text-ink"
+            }`}
+          >
+            EXACT
+          </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setSemanticMode(true)}
+            className={`flex items-center gap-1 rounded-[4px] px-2.5 py-1 font-mono text-[10px] font-medium transition-all ${
+              semanticMode
+                ? "bg-signal/20 text-signal border border-signal/40 shadow-xs"
+                : "text-ink-muted hover:text-ink"
+            }`}
+          >
+            <Sparkles className="size-3" />
+            SEMANTIC
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-[6px] border border-hairline bg-surface-2 p-0.5">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setViewMode("feed")}
+            className={`rounded-[4px] px-2.5 py-1 font-mono text-[10px] font-medium transition-all ${
+              viewMode === "feed"
+                ? "bg-surface text-ink border border-hairline-focus shadow-xs"
+                : "text-ink-muted hover:text-ink"
+            }`}
+          >
+            FEED
+          </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setViewMode("timeline")}
+            className={`rounded-[4px] px-2.5 py-1 font-mono text-[10px] font-medium transition-all ${
+              viewMode === "timeline"
+                ? "bg-surface text-ink border border-hairline-focus shadow-xs"
+                : "text-ink-muted hover:text-ink"
+            }`}
+          >
+            TIMELINE
+          </button>
+        </div>
       </GlassPanel>
 
-      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-5">
+      <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-5">
         {semanticSearching && (
           <GlassPanel className="lg:col-span-5">
             <SectionHeader
-              eyebrow="semantic"
-              title={`“${query}”`}
+              eyebrow="semantic archive"
+              title={`Vector Matches for “${query}”`}
               action={
-                <span className="mono text-xs text-ink-faint">
+                <span className="mono text-xs text-[#8a8f98]">
                   {semantic.data?.length ?? 0} matches
                 </span>
               }
@@ -289,19 +353,18 @@ export function MessagesView({
                 {semantic.data.map((r, i) => (
                   <div
                     key={r.message_id ?? i}
-                    className="animate-stagger flex items-start gap-3 rounded-[10px] border border-hairline bg-white/[0.03] p-3"
-                    style={staggerDelay(i)}
+                    className="hud-card flex items-start gap-3 p-3"
                   >
                     <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
                       <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                        <span className="mono text-[0.6rem] text-signal">
-                          {(r.score * 100).toFixed(0)}%
+                        <span className="font-mono text-[10px] font-semibold text-signal">
+                          {(r.score * 100).toFixed(0)}% RELEVANCE
                         </span>
-                        <span className="mono ml-auto text-[0.6rem] text-ink-faint">
+                        <span className="ml-auto font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted">
                           {formatRelativeTime(r.created_at)}
                         </span>
                       </div>
-                      <div className="mt-0.5 line-clamp-3 text-sm text-ink-soft">
+                      <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-ink-soft leading-relaxed">
                         {r.content}
                       </div>
                     </div>
@@ -312,19 +375,20 @@ export function MessagesView({
               <EmptyState
                 icon={<Search className="size-7" />}
                 title="No semantic matches"
-                description="Try different wording — semantic search finds meaning, not exact text."
+                description="Try different phrasing — vector search inspects contextual semantics."
               />
             )}
           </GlassPanel>
         )}
 
+        {/* Message Stream Deck */}
         <GlassPanel className="lg:col-span-3">
           <SectionHeader
-            eyebrow={searching ? "results" : "live feed"}
-            title={searching ? `“${query}”` : "Messages"}
+            eyebrow={searching ? "query results" : "realtime log"}
+            title={searching ? `Matches for “${query}”` : "Message Stream"}
             action={
-              <span className="mono text-xs text-ink-faint">
-                {list.length} shown
+              <span className="mono text-xs text-[#8a8f98]">
+                {list.length} messages
               </span>
             }
           />
@@ -335,38 +399,37 @@ export function MessagesView({
           ) : list.length === 0 ? (
             <EmptyState
               icon={<MessageSquare className="size-7" />}
-              title="No messages"
-              description="Pick a guild to begin, or run a search."
+              title="No messages captured"
+              description="Select a channel or verify discord bridge is active."
             />
           ) : (
             <div>
               {!searching && (
                 <div className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-center gap-2">
                   {loadMore.isPending ? (
-                    <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-ink-soft">
-                      <Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" />
-                      Loading older…
+                    <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono text-xs text-ink-muted">
+                      <Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin text-signal" />
+                      FETCHING EARLIER PACKETS...
+                      <span className="typing-dots">
+                        <span />
+                        <span />
+                        <span />
+                      </span>
                     </span>
                   ) : hasMore && loadedPages < MAX_OLDER_PAGES ? (
                     <button
                       type="button"
                       onClick={loadOlder}
-                      className="rounded-full border border-hairline bg-white/[0.03] px-3 py-1 text-xs text-ink-soft transition-colors hover:bg-white/[0.06]"
+                      className="rounded-md border border-hairline bg-surface-2 px-3 py-1 font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted transition-colors hover:bg-surface hover:text-ink"
                     >
-                      ↑ Load older messages
+                      ↑ LOAD PREVIOUS BATCH
                     </button>
-                  ) : loadedPages >= MAX_OLDER_PAGES ? (
-                    <span className="mono text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
-                      capped at {MAX_OLDER_PAGES} older pages · use search for
-                      more
-                    </span>
                   ) : (
-                    messages &&
-                    messages.length > 0 && (
-                      <span className="mono text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
-                        beginning of history
-                      </span>
-                    )
+                    <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-faint">
+                      {loadedPages >= MAX_OLDER_PAGES
+                        ? `CAPPED AT ${MAX_OLDER_PAGES} PAGES`
+                        : "STREAM ROOT REACHED"}
+                    </span>
                   )}
                 </div>
               )}
@@ -375,8 +438,6 @@ export function MessagesView({
                 className="max-h-[60vh] space-y-1.5 overflow-y-auto pr-1"
                 onScroll={(e) => {
                   const el = e.currentTarget;
-                  // Track whether the user is near the bottom (to follow live
-                  // messages) and auto-load older messages when scrolled to top.
                   nearBottomRef.current =
                     el.scrollHeight - el.scrollTop - el.clientHeight < 120;
                   if (searching || !hasMore || loadMore.isPending) return;
@@ -386,44 +447,47 @@ export function MessagesView({
                   }
                 }}
               >
-                {viewMode === "timeline" && timelineNodes
-                  ? timelineNodes.map((node, _i) =>
-                      node.type === "date" ? (
-                        <div
-                          key={`date-${node.iso}`}
-                          className="flex items-center gap-2 px-1 text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint"
-                        >
-                          <Calendar className="size-3" />
-                          {node.label}
-                        </div>
-                      ) : (
+                <div ref={streamRef} className="space-y-1.5">
+                  {viewMode === "timeline" && timelineNodes
+                    ? timelineNodes.map((node) =>
+                        node.type === "date" ? (
+                          <div
+                            key={`date-${node.iso}`}
+                            className="flex items-center gap-2 py-1 font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted"
+                          >
+                            <Calendar className="size-3 text-signal" />
+                            {node.label}
+                          </div>
+                        ) : (
+                          <MessageRow
+                            key={node.m.id}
+                            m={node.m}
+                            selected={selected}
+                            onSelect={setSelected}
+                          />
+                        ),
+                      )
+                    : display.map((m) => (
                         <MessageRow
-                          key={node.m.id}
-                          m={node.m}
+                          key={m.id}
+                          m={m}
                           selected={selected}
                           onSelect={setSelected}
                         />
-                      ),
-                    )
-                  : display.map((m, _i) => (
-                      <MessageRow
-                        key={m.id}
-                        m={m}
-                        selected={selected}
-                        onSelect={setSelected}
-                      />
-                    ))}
+                      ))}
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
           )}
         </GlassPanel>
 
+        {/* Message Inspector Detail Panel */}
         <GlassPanel className="lg:col-span-2">
-          <SectionHeader eyebrow="inspect" title="Detail" />
+          <SectionHeader eyebrow="telemetry analysis" title="Inspector Deck" />
           {!selected ? (
             <EmptyState
               title="Select a message"
-              description="Click any message to inspect AI analysis, attachments and edit history."
+              description="Click any packet in the stream to inspect AI flags, moderation heuristics, and attachments."
             />
           ) : detail.loading ? (
             <div className="space-y-2">
@@ -436,7 +500,7 @@ export function MessagesView({
               attachments={detail.attachments}
             />
           ) : (
-            <EmptyState title="Not found" />
+            <EmptyState title="Packet not found" />
           )}
         </GlassPanel>
       </div>
@@ -493,12 +557,25 @@ function MessageDetail({
 }) {
   const flags = safeParseJsonArray(m.ai_moderation_flags);
   const cats = safeParseJsonArray(m.ai_categories);
+  const editHistory =
+    (m as { edit_history?: Array<{ old_content: string; edited_at: number }> })
+      .edit_history ?? [];
+  const editCount = (m as { edit_count?: number }).edit_count ?? 0;
   return (
     <div className="space-y-3 text-sm">
       <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-        <Avatar src={m.avatar_url} name={m.username} size={40} />
+        <Avatar
+          src={m.avatar_url}
+          name={m.server_nick ?? m.username}
+          size={40}
+        />
         <div>
-          <div className="font-semibold text-ink">{m.username}</div>
+          <div className="font-semibold text-ink">
+            {m.server_nick ?? m.username}
+          </div>
+          {m.server_nick && m.server_nick !== m.username && (
+            <div className="text-[11px] text-ink-muted">@{m.username}</div>
+          )}
           <div className="mono text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
             {getMessageChannelLabel(m)} · {formatRelativeTime(m.created_at)}
           </div>
@@ -511,15 +588,15 @@ function MessageDetail({
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="rounded-[10px] border border-hairline bg-white/[0.03] p-3 text-ink-soft">
+      <div className="hud-card p-3 text-xs text-ink-soft leading-relaxed">
         {renderMessageContent(m.edited_content ?? m.content, m.metadata) ||
-          "(no text)"}
+          "(no text content)"}
       </div>
 
       {m.ai_analysis && (
         <div>
-          <div className="eyebrow mb-1">AI analysis</div>
-          <div className="rounded-[10px] border border-hairline bg-white/[0.03] p-3 text-ink-soft">
+          <div className="eyebrow mb-1">AI heuristic reasoning</div>
+          <div className="hud-card p-3 text-xs text-ink-muted leading-relaxed">
             {m.ai_analysis}
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -540,6 +617,44 @@ function MessageDetail({
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {/* Edit history — before / after diff */}
+      {editCount > 0 && editHistory.length > 0 && (
+        <div>
+          <div className="eyebrow mb-1.5 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+            <History className="size-3" /> Edit history ({editCount})
+          </div>
+          <div className="space-y-2">
+            {editHistory.map((e, i) => (
+              <div
+                key={`${m.id}-edit-${i}`}
+                className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-1.5 rounded-[6px] border border-hairline bg-surface-2/50 text-[10px] leading-relaxed"
+              >
+                <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-l-[5px] border-r border-hairline">
+                  <div className="border-b border-hairline bg-vermilion/5 px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-[8px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-vermilion">
+                    Before
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="max-h-20 overflow-y-auto p-1.5">
+                    <pre className="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-ink-faint/80">
+                      {e.old_content || <em>(empty)</em>}
+                    </pre>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-r-[5px]">
+                  <div className="border-b border-hairline bg-success/5 px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-[8px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-success">
+                    After
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="max-h-20 overflow-y-auto p-1.5">
+                    <pre className="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-ink-soft">
+                      {m.content || <em>(empty)</em>}
+                    </pre>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {attachments.length > 0 && (
         <div>
           <div className="eyebrow mb-1 flex items-center gap-1.5">
@@ -552,11 +667,11 @@ function MessageDetail({
                 href={a.discord_url ?? a.uploaded_url ?? "#"}
                 target="_blank"
                 rel="noreferrer"
-                className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-[10px] border border-hairline bg-white/5 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-ink-soft hover:text-ink"
+                className="hud-card flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-ink-soft hover:text-ink"
               >
                 <ImageIcon className="size-3.5 text-signal" />
                 <span className="flex-1 truncate">{a.filename}</span>
-                <span className="mono text-ink-faint">
+                <span className="mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted">
                   {formatBytes(a.size)}
                 </span>
               </a>
@@ -568,6 +683,22 @@ function MessageDetail({
   );
 }
 
+/** Parse metadata JSON safely — returns null on malformed / missing data. */
+function parseMeta(raw: string | null | undefined): MessageMetadata | null {
+  if (!raw) return null;
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(raw) as MessageMetadata;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/** True when an attachment content-type looks like an image we can inline. */
+function isImageType(ct?: string | null): boolean {
+  if (!ct) return false;
+  return ct.startsWith("image/");
+}
+
 /** Single message card used by both the live feed and the date-grouped timeline. */
 function MessageRow({
   m,
@@ -578,35 +709,158 @@ function MessageRow({
   selected: string | null;
   onSelect: (id: string) => void;
 }) {
+  const meta = parseMeta(m.metadata);
+  const attachments = meta?.attachments ?? [];
+  const embeds = meta?.embeds ?? [];
+  const stickers = meta?.stickers ?? [];
+  const imageAttachments = attachments.filter((a) =>
+    isImageType(a.contentType),
+  );
+  const fileAttachments = attachments.filter(
+    (a) => !isImageType(a.contentType),
+  );
+
+  // First embed image or sticker url for visual preview
+  const embedImage =
+    embeds.find((e) => e.image?.url)?.image?.url ??
+    embeds.find((e) => e.thumbnail?.url)?.thumbnail?.url ??
+    null;
+  const stickerUrl = stickers.find((s) => s.url)?.url ?? null;
+
   return (
     <button
       key={m.id}
       type="button"
       onClick={() => onSelect(m.id)}
-      className={`animate-stagger flex w-full items-start gap-3 rounded-[12px] border p-3 text-left transition-colors ${
+      className={`msg-feed-card flex w-full items-start gap-3 rounded-[8px] border p-2.5 text-left transition-all ${
         selected === m.id
-          ? "border-signal/40 bg-signal/8"
-          : "border-hairline bg-white/[0.03] hover:bg-white/[0.06]"
+          ? "border-signal/50 bg-signal/10 shadow-xs"
+          : "border-hairline bg-surface-2 hover:border-hairline-focus hover:bg-surface"
       }`}
     >
-      <Avatar src={m.avatar_url} name={m.username} size={34} />
+      <Avatar
+        src={m.avatar_url}
+        name={m.server_nick ?? m.username}
+        size={32}
+      />
       <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <span className="truncate text-sm font-semibold text-ink">
-            {m.username}
+          <span className="truncate text-xs font-semibold text-ink">
+            {m.server_nick ?? m.username}
           </span>
-          <span className="mono text-[0.65rem] text-ink-faint">
+          {m.server_nick && m.server_nick !== m.username && (
+            <span className="truncate font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted">
+              @{m.username}
+            </span>
+          )}
+          <span className="font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted">
             {getMessageChannelLabel(m)}
           </span>
-          <span className="mono ml-auto text-[0.6rem] text-ink-faint">
+          <span className="ml-auto font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted">
             {formatRelativeTime(m.created_at)}
           </span>
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-0.5 line-clamp-2 text-sm text-ink-soft">
-          {renderMessageContent(m.content, m.metadata) || (
-            <span className="italic text-ink-faint">(empty / embed)</span>
-          )}
-        </div>
+
+        {/* Text content */}
+        {m.content && (
+          <div className="mt-0.5 line-clamp-2 text-xs text-ink-soft">
+            {renderMessageContent(m.content, m.metadata)}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Inline image attachments */}
+        {imageAttachments.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="mt-1.5 flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+            {imageAttachments.map((a) => (
+              <a
+                key={a.url}
+                href={a.url}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noreferrer"
+                onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                className="block overflow-hidden rounded-[6px] border border-hairline"
+              >
+                <img
+                  src={a.url}
+                  alt={a.name}
+                  loading="lazy"
+                  className="max-h-32 w-auto max-w-[200px] object-cover"
+                />
+              </a>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Sticker image */}
+        {stickerUrl && imageAttachments.length === 0 && (
+          <div className="mt-1.5">
+            <a
+              href={stickerUrl}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noreferrer"
+              onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+              className="block overflow-hidden rounded-[6px] border border-hairline"
+            >
+              <img
+                src={stickerUrl}
+                alt={stickers[0]?.name ?? "sticker"}
+                loading="lazy"
+                className="max-h-28 w-auto max-w-[160px] object-contain"
+              />
+            </a>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Embed image / thumbnail */}
+        {embedImage && imageAttachments.length === 0 && !stickerUrl && (
+          <div className="mt-1.5">
+            <a
+              href={embedImage}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noreferrer"
+              onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+              className="block overflow-hidden rounded-[6px] border border-hairline"
+            >
+              <img
+                src={embedImage}
+                alt="embed"
+                loading="lazy"
+                className="max-h-32 w-auto max-w-[240px] object-cover"
+              />
+            </a>
+            {embeds[0]?.title && (
+              <div className="mt-0.5 truncate text-[10px] font-medium text-ink-muted">
+                {embeds[0].title}
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Non-image file attachments */}
+        {fileAttachments.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="mt-1.5 flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+            {fileAttachments.map((a) => (
+              <a
+                key={a.url}
+                href={a.url}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noreferrer"
+                onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-[4px] border border-hairline bg-surface px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-muted transition-colors hover:bg-surface-2 hover:text-ink"
+              >
+                <Paperclip className="size-2.5" />
+                {a.name}
+              </a>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* No content at all */}
+        {!m.content && attachments.length === 0 && embeds.length === 0 && (
+          <div className="mt-0.5 text-xs italic text-ink-muted">
+            (empty / embed)
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
       <AiBadge status={m.ai_status} durationMs={m.ai_analysis_duration_ms} />
     </button>

services/frontend/src/app/(dashboard)/moderation/page.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { PageTransition } from "@/components/shared";
 import { getModerationActions, getModerationStats } from "@/lib/api/server";
 import { ModerationView } from "./view";
 
@@ -15,9 +14,5 @@ export default async function ModerationPage() {
   } catch {
     /* client hooks surface errors */
   }
-  return (
-    <PageTransition>
-      <ModerationView initialStats={stats} initialActions={actions} />
-    </PageTransition>
-  );
+  return <ModerationView initialStats={stats} initialActions={actions} />;
 }