{"messages":[{"content":"You are a constitutional council ranking individual git commits for ownership allocation.\n\nCompare these two commits. Decide which contributed more lasting value to the project.\n\nJudge substance, not spectacle:\n- Prefer correct, lasting design and real bugfixes over churn, formatting, renames, or generated noise.\n- Prefer clarity and necessity over sheer line count. A small precise change can beat a large diffuse one.\n- Do not favor a side merely because its patch is longer or noisier.\n- Weight what the change does for the project, not the contributor's name.\n\nReturn ONLY a JSON object: {\"winner\": \"A\" or \"B\", \"ratio\": \"N:M\", \"explanation\": \"...\"}\nThe explanation must cite concrete differences in the patches (1-3 sentences).\n\nSide A — contributor: tommy-mor\nSide A — commit message:\n[30a67104] fixes\n\nSide A — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/agents.md b/agents.md\nindex a6a283716e09fcaba1fd690f4e877e0bbecda2c0..d9a924d2f77c444d9b112bbf37a480b963ace4f0 100644\n--- a/agents.md\n+++ b/agents.md\n@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Strict **CSP** that blocks `eval` would break the current app. Other projects ma\n \n - **`VoteComparePost`:** On success returns **`text/javascript`** that **morphs** **`#vote-compare-preview`** (new ingest card) and **`#vote-edge-history-region`** (recomputed edge list). Uses **`RpcResult::PostOk`**’s **`post_id`** / **`post_index`** for the card. **`__rpc__`** carries **`form_action: \"/ui\"`**; **`thread_tag`** and ratio fields come from the same form as **`$form`** holes.\n \n-- **Garden pin / compare voting:** Cookie **`slug_garden_pin`** via **`set_garden_pin`**. Pairwise UI: **`GET /vote/compare?…`** / **`GET /r/:room_key/vote/compare?…`**. HUD: **`#slug-pin-hud`** when **`layout`** passes garden metadata on **`body`**.\n+- **Garden pin / compare voting:** Cookie **`slug_garden_pin`** via **`set_garden_pin`**. Pairwise UI: **`GET /vote/compare?…`** / **`GET /r/:room_key/vote/compare?…`**. HUD: **`#slug-pin-hud`** when **`layout`** passes garden metadata on **`body`**; the label is **`POST /ui`** **`set_garden_pin`** **`clear:true`** (**`slug_ui.js`**), not a permalink to the item.\n \n **Rule of thumb:** New **CLI or API** verbs → `RpcCommand`. New **in-page morph or form-driven** behavior that only makes sense in the browser → `HtmlUiAction`. If both need the same operation, implement the real work once (e.g. call shared RPC helpers from `post_ui_html`) and keep the wire shapes separate.\n \ndiff --git a/server/src/html/garden.rs b/server/src/html/garden.rs\nindex 8a46b1e92d38f2c390f88d48750d95d11388cd73..121d9498e8cb93d4d001dc1bbce23d74fbb958f5 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/garden.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/garden.rs\n@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use crate::{\n     canonical_path::{canonicalize_item, canonicalize_tag},\n     form_template::template_json_compact,\n     html::{\n-        forum::ingest_entry_markup,\n         ui_action::UI_RPC_FIELD,\n         user_can_post_room,\n         JsBuilder,\n@@ -111,6 +110,23 @@ fn votes_for_edge(content: &ContentState, a: &ItemId, b: &ItemId) -> Vec<crate::\n     out\n }\n \n+/// Number of vote ingests recorded for this unordered pair in `content` (same scope as ranking).\n+fn edge_vote_count_for_pair(content: &ContentState, a: &ItemId, b: &ItemId) -> usize {\n+    let (lo, hi) = canonical_edge_items(a, b);\n+    let lo_s = lo.as_str();\n+    let hi_s = hi.as_str();\n+    content\n+        .item_votes\n+        .get(&lo)\n+        .into_iter()\n+        .flat_map(|q| q.iter())\n+        .filter(|v| {\n+            (v.a.as_str() == lo_s && v.b.as_str() == hi_s)\n+                || (v.a.as_str() == hi_s && v.b.as_str() == lo_s)\n+        })\n+        .count()\n+}\n+\n fn vote_thread_tags_for_pair(content: &ContentState, a: &ItemId, b: &ItemId) -> Vec<String> {\n     let set: HashSet<String> = content\n         .item_threads\n@@ -288,6 +304,7 @@ fn child_row_pin_or_vote(\n     nav: &ThreadNav,\n     row_item: &ItemId,\n     pinned_room_and_item: Option<&(String, ItemId)>,\n+    scope_content: &ContentState,\n     next_path: &str,\n ) -> maud::Markup {\n     let pin_matches_scope = pinned_room_and_item\n@@ -315,7 +332,16 @@ fn child_row_pin_or_vote(\n                 @if pi == row_item {\n                     span class=\"ont-garden-pinned-here\" title=\"Pinned\" aria-label=\"Pinned\" { \"📌\" }\n                 } @else {\n-                    a class=\"ont-garden-vote-ico\" href=(vote_compare_href(nav, pi, row_item, None)) title=\"Vote vs pinned\" aria-label=\"Vote\" { \"⚖\" }\n+                    @let nv = edge_vote_count_for_pair(scope_content, pi, row_item);\n+                    @let tip = format!(\n+                        \"Compare and vote — {nv} pairwise vote{} in this scope for pinned vs this row\",\n+                        if nv == 1 { \"\" } else { \"s\" },\n+                    );\n+                    @let aria = format!(\"Vote; {} pairwise {}\", nv, if nv == 1 { \"vote\" } else { \"votes\" });\n+                    a class=\"ont-garden-vote-ico\" href=(vote_compare_href(nav, pi, row_item, None)) title=(tip) aria-label=(aria) {\n+                        span class=\"ont-garden-vote-glyph\" aria-hidden=\"true\" { \"⚖\" }\n+                        span class=\"ont-garden-vote-count\" { (format!(\"{}\", nv)) }\n+                    }\n                 }\n             } @else {\n                 form method=\"POST\" action=\"/ui\" data-navigate=\"full\" class=\"ont-pin-form ont-garden-pin-form\" {\n@@ -978,10 +1004,9 @@ async fn render_scope_view(\n ) -> axum::response::Response {\n     let scope = nav.scope();\n     let pin_ref = pinned_item_from_jar(&jar);\n-    let model = {\n-        let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;\n-        build_item_page_view_model(&reduced, &scope, browse.item())\n-    };\n+    let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;\n+    let model = build_item_page_view_model(&reduced, &scope, browse.item());\n+    let scope_content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &scope);\n     let thread_href = |tag: &str| nav.thread_url(tag);\n     let external_empty_body = browse.is_external() && model.body.is_none();\n     let cli_path_arg = item_display_path(&model.item);\n@@ -1108,7 +1133,7 @@ async fn render_scope_view(\n                                     @let item_url = item_href(r.item.as_str(), &nav);\n                                     @let score_str = format!(\"{:.3}\", r.score);\n                                     li data-garden-item=(r.item.as_str()) {\n-                                        (child_row_pin_or_vote(&nav, &r.item, pin_ref.as_ref(), &next_for_pin))\n+                                        (child_row_pin_or_vote(&nav, &r.item, pin_ref.as_ref(), scope_content, &next_for_pin))\n                                         a class=\"item-link\" href=(item_url) { code { (item_display_path(r.item.as_str())) } }\n                                         span class=\"ont-rank-score\" { (score_str) }\n                                     }\n@@ -1124,7 +1149,7 @@ async fn render_scope_view(\n                         ul class=\"ont-group-list\" {\n                             @for name in &model.child_rankings.unranked_items {\n                                 li data-garden-item=(name.as_str()) {\n-                                    (child_row_pin_or_vote(&nav, name, pin_ref.as_ref(), &next_for_pin))\n+                                    (child_row_pin_or_vote(&nav, name, pin_ref.as_ref(), scope_content, &next_for_pin))\n                                     @let href = item_href(name.as_str(), &nav);\n                                     a class=\"item-link\" href=(href) { code { (item_display_path(name.as_str())) } }\n                                 }\n@@ -1363,6 +1388,33 @@ mod tests {\n         }));\n     }\n \n+    #[test]\n+    fn edge_vote_count_for_pair_matches_votes_for_edge_len() {\n+        use super::{\n+            content_for_garden_view, edge_vote_count_for_pair, votes_for_edge,\n+        };\n+        use crate::path_types::ItemId;\n+        let mut reduced = ReducerState::default();\n+        apply_ingest(\n+            &mut reduced,\n+            1,\n+            \"@00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000:test:local/test\\n\\\n+             ~/topic {root}\\n\\\n+             ~/topic/a {alpha}\\n\\\n+             ~/topic/b {beta}\\n\\\n+             ~/topic/a 3:2 ~/topic/b {first vote}\\n\\\n+             ~/topic/b 2:3 ~/topic/a {second vote}\\n\",\n+        );\n+        let content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &ScopeId::Public);\n+        let a = ItemId::parse(\"~/topic/a\").unwrap().normalized_storage();\n+        let b = ItemId::parse(\"~/topic/b\").unwrap().normalized_storage();\n+        assert_eq!(\n+            edge_vote_count_for_pair(content, &a, &b),\n+            votes_for_edge(content, &a, &b).len()\n+        );\n+        assert_eq!(votes_for_edge(content, &a, &b).len(), 2);\n+    }\n+\n     #[test]\n     fn item_page_model_includes_body_and_unranked_without_votes() {\n         let mut reduced = ReducerState::default();\ndiff --git a/server/static/slug_ui.js b/server/static/slug_ui.js\nindex c0de1cddbba78227dfb80bfd41e7b855b3a42bc3..86f935f8dd998f3d6df016f33b1e47f9780782ea 100644\n--- a/server/static/slug_ui.js\n+++ b/server/static/slug_ui.js\n@@ -170,15 +170,6 @@\n       return { room: raw.slice(0, i), item: raw.slice(i + 1) };\n     }\n \n-    function gardenItemHref(prefix, storageUrl) {\n-      var marker = 'https://slug.social/~/';\n-      if (storageUrl.indexOf(marker) === 0) {\n-        var tail = storageUrl.slice(marker.length);\n-        return prefix.replace(/\\/$/, '') + (tail ? '/' + tail : '');\n-      }\n-      return storageUrl;\n-    }\n-\n     function refreshPinHud() {\n       var hud = document.getElementById('slug-pin-hud');\n       if (!hud) return;\n@@ -187,19 +178,37 @@\n       var pin = decodePinCookie();\n       hud.innerHTML = '';\n       if (!pin || !prefix || pin.room !== bodyRoom) return;\n-      var a = document.createElement('a');\n-      a.className = 'slug-pin-hud-link';\n-      a.href = gardenItemHref(prefix, pin.item);\n-      a.title = 'Pinned item';\n+      var form = document.createElement('form');\n+      form.method = 'POST';\n+      form.action = '/ui';\n+      form.setAttribute('data-navigate', 'full');\n+      form.className = 'slug-pin-hud-form';\n+      var rpc = document.createElement('input');\n+      rpc.type = 'hidden';\n+      rpc.name = '__rpc__';\n+      rpc.value = JSON.stringify({\n+        action: 'set_garden_pin',\n+        clear: true,\n+        room_wire: '',\n+        next: window.location.pathname + window.location.search,\n+        form_action: '/ui',\n+      });\n+      form.appendChild(rpc);\n+      var btn = document.createElement('button');\n+      btn.type = 'submit';\n+      btn.className = 'slug-pin-hud-link slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn';\n+      btn.title = 'Unpin — removes this item from the corner HUD';\n+      btn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Unpin pinned item');\n       var span = document.createElement('span');\n       span.className = 'slug-pin-hud-glyph';\n       span.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');\n       span.textContent = '📌';\n-      a.appendChild(span);\n+      btn.appendChild(span);\n       var label = pin.item.replace(/^https:\\/\\/slug\\.social\\/~\\/?/, '~/');\n       if (label.length > 36) label = label.slice(0, 34) + '…';\n-      a.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' ' + label));\n-      hud.appendChild(a);\n+      btn.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' ' + label));\n+      form.appendChild(btn);\n+      hud.appendChild(form);\n     }\n     refreshPinHud();\n \ndiff --git a/server/static/theme_default.css b/server/static/theme_default.css\nindex ec0fbe7acee0aa2802f978f14a9b0fc86e78c5b8..9178f0629cfb868348740e6dea1626dc6afb8345 100644\n--- a/server/static/theme_default.css\n+++ b/server/static/theme_default.css\n@@ -799,6 +799,12 @@ details > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }\n }\n \n /* Pinned item HUD — bottom bar, same plane as spread */\n+.slug-pin-hud-form {\n+  display: inline;\n+  margin: 0;\n+  padding: 0;\n+  border: none;\n+}\n #slug-pin-hud.slug-pin-hud {\n   margin-left: auto;\n   max-width: min(42vw, 280px);\n@@ -808,6 +814,13 @@ details > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }\n   overflow: hidden;\n   text-overflow: ellipsis;\n }\n+.slug-pin-hud-link.slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn {\n+  background: transparent;\n+  border: none;\n+  cursor: pointer;\n+  font-size: inherit;\n+  font-family: inherit;\n+}\n .slug-pin-hud-link {\n   color: var(--ui);\n   text-decoration: none;\n@@ -815,7 +828,10 @@ details > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }\n   align-items: center;\n   gap: 4px;\n }\n-.slug-pin-hud-link:hover { color: var(--signal); }\n+.slug-pin-hud-link:hover,\n+.slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn:hover {\n+  color: var(--signal);\n+}\n .slug-pin-hud-glyph { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1; }\n \n /* Garden pin / vote controls */\n@@ -890,10 +906,21 @@ span.ont-garden-pinned-here {\n   align-items: center;\n   justify-content: center;\n }\n+a.ont-garden-vote-ico {\n+  gap: 4px;\n+}\n a.ont-garden-vote-ico:hover {\n   color: var(--signal);\n   background: var(--g4);\n }\n+.ont-garden-vote-count {\n+  font-size: 10px;\n+  font-weight: 700;\n+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\n+}\n+span.ont-garden-vote-glyph {\n+  line-height: 1;\n+}\n span.ont-garden-pinned-here {\n   border-color: var(--link);\n   color: var(--signal);\ndiff --git a/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css b/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css\nindex 092d4b3540b052cc86870179e4c264541c4446cc..efaeed06d01fd835df0621f4c621c8f034c8b536 100644\n--- a/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css\n+++ b/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css\n@@ -593,6 +593,12 @@ body.view-ontology #controls {\n    (Global craft `code` + `button[type=submit]` are tuned for dark\n    thread pages; these overrides match the cream ontology shell.)\n    ---------------------------------------------------------------- */\n+body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-form {\n+  display: inline;\n+  margin: 0;\n+  padding: 0;\n+  border: none;\n+}\n body.view-ontology #slug-pin-hud.slug-pin-hud {\n   margin-left: auto;\n   max-width: min(42vw, 280px);\n@@ -603,6 +609,14 @@ body.view-ontology #slug-pin-hud.slug-pin-hud {\n   overflow: hidden;\n   text-overflow: ellipsis;\n }\n+body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link.slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn {\n+  background: transparent;\n+  border: none;\n+  cursor: pointer;\n+  font-size: inherit;\n+  font-family: inherit;\n+  padding: 0;\n+}\n body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link {\n   color: #1a4a8c;\n   text-decoration: none;\n@@ -610,7 +624,8 @@ body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link {\n   align-items: center;\n   gap: 0.25rem;\n }\n-body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link:hover {\n+body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link:hover,\n+body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn:hover {\n   color: #0d3d82;\n   text-decoration: underline;\n }\n@@ -676,6 +691,20 @@ body.view-ontology .ont-garden-child-actions {\n   gap: 0.1rem;\n }\n body.view-ontology button.ont-garden-pin-ico,\n+body.view-ontology a.ont-garden-vote-ico {\n+  gap: 0.2rem;\n+}\n+body.view-ontology .ont-garden-vote-count {\n+  font-size: 0.65rem;\n+  font-family: var(--font-ui);\n+  font-weight: 600;\n+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\n+  opacity: 0.92;\n+}\n+body.view-ontology span.ont-garden-vote-glyph {\n+  line-height: 1;\n+}\n+body.view-ontology button.ont-garden-pin-ico,\n body.view-ontology a.ont-garden-vote-ico,\n body.view-ontology span.ont-garden-pinned-here {\n   font-size: 0.95rem;\ndiff --git a/test/browser_garden_pin.clj b/test/browser_garden_pin.clj\nindex 169ff9b6913049094611fb0e5b6683b30220b285..98c086d5647207f3ac72dbb9cbc13488c030eef1 100644\n--- a/test/browser_garden_pin.clj\n+++ b/test/browser_garden_pin.clj\n@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@\n             (do (Thread/sleep 200) (recur))\n             false))))))\n \n+(defn- wait-for-absence-substr [pg selector substr timeout-ms]\n+  \"True once selector text does not contain substr (or is empty), or timeout.\"\n+  (let [deadline (+ (System/currentTimeMillis) timeout-ms)]\n+    (loop []\n+      (let [text (locator/text-content (page/locator pg selector))]\n+        (if (not (and (string? text) (str/includes? text substr)))\n+          true\n+          (if (< (System/currentTimeMillis) deadline)\n+            (do (Thread/sleep 200) (recur))\n+            false))))))\n+\n (defn garden-pin-flow! []\n   (println \"\\n━━━ browser garden pin (POST /ui set_garden_pin + HUD + vote link) ━━━\\n\")\n \n@@ -75,8 +86,14 @@\n                (is (wait-for-text pg \".ont-item-shell\" \"~/gp-pin-b\" 15000) \"on item b page\")\n                (is (wait-for-text pg \"a.ont-vote-compare-btn\" \"vote\" 10000)\n                    \"vote link visible vs pinned item\")\n+               ;; HUD clears pin (POST set_garden_pin clear), not navigate to item\n+               (locator/click (page/locator pg \"#slug-pin-hud button.slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn\"))\n+               (is (wait-for-absence-substr pg \"#slug-pin-hud\" \"gp-pin-a\" 15000)\n+                   \"HUD clears after unpin from HUD button\")\n+               (is (wait-for-absence-substr pg \"body\" \"ont-vote-compare-btn\" 15000)\n+                   \"compare vote CTA removed after HUD unpin on same reload\")\n                (is (str/includes? (or (page/url pg) \"\") \"/~/gp-pin-b\")\n-                   \"still on item b after vote link check\"))))))\n+                   \"still on item b after HUD unpin\"))))))\n \n      (finally\n        (when-some [s @!server] (common/kill-server s))\n\n\nSide B — contributor: tommy-mor\nSide B — commit message:\n[62d18183] room create path\n\nSide B — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/cli/GUIDE.sorter b/cli/GUIDE.sorter\nindex dcb06a46045564f8f6f6acffbda6f88644d453cc..9828cba4d9c17b7cce3de597d8724609b2b2adbe 100644\n--- a/cli/GUIDE.sorter\n+++ b/cli/GUIDE.sorter\n@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ This means participation is collaborative by default. When you receive a compari\n ~/intro/scoping {\n Scoped by room:\n   public …                     Shared site (room id \"public\").\n-  private <ROOM_ID> …          Private room (e.g. abc12xy/my-project from RoomCreate over RPC).\n+  private <ROOM_ID> …          Private room (create with `npx slugsocial room create <slug>` after OAuth — prints e.g. abc12xy/my-project).\n \n Writes from the CLI are only via forum post: the forum channel tag is the first argument after post (no #). Humans post through the website; CLI requires --delegate (agent identity).\n \n@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Examples:\n \n Garden and check do not take a forum tag on the command line the same way; check is a dry-run against public garden semantics.\n \n-Global (no room prefix): identity, whoami, feed, search, healthz.\n+Global (no room prefix): room, identity, whoami, feed, search, healthz.\n }\n \n ~/intro/example-session {\n@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ Global (no room prefix): identity, whoami, feed, search, healthz.\n npx slugsocial identity start --rig claudecode --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5\n # Poll until signed in; keep the printed uuid:rig:model for --delegate (do not publish to shared memory).\n \n+# Private room (optional): creates shortid/slug you pass to `private <ROOM_ID> …`\n+# npx slugsocial room create austin\n+# npx slugsocial private <printed-room-id> invite-link --caps view,post,vote --uses 5\n+\n # Get sibling items to compare (path: no ~ in CLI; shell expands ~ to home)\n npx slugsocial public garden pair languages\n \n@@ -192,8 +196,12 @@ forum post <TAG> --delegate DELEGATE [FILE]     Post a .sorter doc (stdin if no\n \n check [FILE]                                    Validate without submitting (public garden dry-run)\n \n+invite-link --caps view,post[,…] [--uses N]     Mint shareable /join/… link (private rooms; Manage required)\n+audit [--json]                                  List principals + capabilities (private rooms; View or Manage)\n+\n Global (no public/private prefix):\n \n+room create <slug>                              Create a private room (bearer required); prints ROOM_ID for `private …` (use `public …` for the shared site, not a room)\n identity start --rig <name> --model <provider/model>  New delegate id + OAuth pending session\n identity poll <session>                           Complete OAuth; saves bearer token\n \ndiff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs\nindex 8eda9f485bd1f7392f1e34be27176c21e20354eb..5b1a5845e90bfea9bd9a1e1af5744e97e566b5ae 100644\n--- a/cli/src/main.rs\n+++ b/cli/src/main.rs\n@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ enum Command {\n         sub: ScopedCmd,\n     },\n \n+    /// Private rooms: create (requires signed-in CLI token from `identity …`)\n+    Room {\n+        #[command(subcommand)]\n+        sub: RoomCmd,\n+    },\n+\n     /// Show all activity since you last posted (global feed)\n     ///\n     /// Returns all ingests since this actor's last ingest, newest first.\n@@ -203,6 +209,18 @@ enum Command {\n     },\n }\n \n+#[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]\n+enum RoomCmd {\n+    /// Create a private room; prints `shortid/slug` for `private <ROOM_ID> …` (public site is `public …`, not a room)\n+    Create {\n+        /// Room slug (lowercase letters, digits, hyphens; 1–64 chars), e.g. `austin` or `my-project`\n+        #[arg(value_name = \"SLUG\")]\n+        slug: String,\n+        #[arg(long)]\n+        json: bool,\n+    },\n+}\n+\n #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]\n enum IdentityCmd {\n     /// Create agent delegate + pending session; output OAuth URL (exit immediately — do not poll here)\n@@ -1252,6 +1270,43 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {\n     match cmd {\n         Command::Public { sub } => run_scoped(base, \"public\", sub).await?,\n         Command::Private { room, sub } => run_scoped(base, &room, sub).await?,\n+        Command::Room { sub } => match sub {\n+            RoomCmd::Create { slug, json } => {\n+                let client = http_client()?;\n+                let bearer = effective_bearer().ok_or_else(|| {\n+                    anyhow!(\n+                        \"no bearer token: run `slugsocial identity start --rig <rig> --model <model>` \\\n+                         then `slugsocial identity poll <session>`, or set SLUG_BEARER_TOKEN / ~/.config/slugsocial/token\"\n+                    )\n+                })?;\n+                let batch = send_rpc(\n+                    &client,\n+                    base,\n+                    Some(&bearer),\n+                    vec![RpcCommand::RoomCreate { slug }],\n+                )\n+                .await?;\n+                match rpc_line_ok(&batch.results[0])? {\n+                    RpcResult::RoomCreated { room_id } => {\n+                        if json {\n+                            println!(\n+                                \"{}\",\n+                                serde_json::to_string_pretty(&serde_json::json!({\n+                                    \"ok\": true,\n+                                    \"room_id\": room_id,\n+                                }))?\n+                            );\n+                        } else {\n+                            println!(\"{room_id}\");\n+                            println!();\n+                            println!(\"Next: npx slugsocial private {room_id} forum post <TAG> --delegate '…' …\");\n+                            println!(\"      npx slugsocial private {room_id} invite-link --caps view,post,vote\");\n+                        }\n+                    }\n+                    _ => return Err(anyhow!(\"unexpected RPC result\")),\n+                }\n+            }\n+        },\n \n         Command::Healthz { json } => {\n             let client = http_client()?;\ndiff --git a/server/src/api/rpc.rs b/server/src/api/rpc.rs\nindex f6bbc3df71909a2da7403cd46fe4ea6ca130c692..7d384e938a526bdf6aa04d1bf21a54d3fcb57d7e 100644\n--- a/server/src/api/rpc.rs\n+++ b/server/src/api/rpc.rs\n@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{\n     canonical_path::{canonicalize_item, canonicalize_tag},\n     dsl,\n     events::{\n-        AgentBound, Event, GrantAdded, Ingest, RoomCreated, ThreadCapability, ThreadVisibility,\n+        AgentBound, Event, GrantAdded, Ingest, RoomCreated, ThreadCapability,\n     },\n     identity::{parse_agent, parse_username},\n     path_types::CanonicalItemUrl,\n@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ async fn rpc_post(\n     let scope = scope_from_room_wire(&room_key);\n \n     let is_private = !matches!(scope, ScopeId::Public);\n-    if is_private && !reduced.rooms.contains_key(&room_key) {\n+    if is_private && !reduced.rooms.contains(&room_key) {\n         drop(reduced);\n         return Err((\"unknown room\".into(), Some(format!(\"room `{}` does not exist\", room_key))));\n     }\n@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ pub async fn handle_rpc_batch(\n                 let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;\n                 line_ok(RpcResult::ForumThreads(rpc_list_forum_threads(&reduced, &room)))\n             }\n-            RpcCommand::RoomCreate { slug, visibility } => {\n+            RpcCommand::RoomCreate { slug } => {\n                 // Scope the first read so its guard drops before any nested `read().await` / `write().await`.\n                 // A guard from `match verify(..., &*state.reduced.read().await)` would otherwise live for the\n                 // whole `match` and deadlock here (tokio::sync::RwLock is not reentrant).\n@@ -975,53 +975,42 @@ pub async fn handle_rpc_batch(\n                         } else if !slug.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '-') {\n                             line_err(\"slug must be lowercase alphanumeric with hyphens\", None)\n                         } else {\n-                            match visibility.as_deref().unwrap_or(\"private\") {\n-                                \"private\" | \"public\" => {\n-                                    let vis = if visibility.as_deref() == Some(\"public\") {\n-                                        ThreadVisibility::Public\n-                                    } else {\n-                                        ThreadVisibility::Private\n-                                    };\n-                                    let short_id = loop {\n-                                        let id = gen_short_id();\n-                                        if !state.reduced.read().await.rooms.contains_key(&format!(\"{id}/{slug}\")) {\n-                                            break id;\n-                                        }\n-                                    };\n-                                    let room_id = format!(\"{short_id}/{slug}\");\n-                                    let ts = now_ms();\n-                                    let tc_ev = Event::RoomCreated(RoomCreated {\n-                                        ts,\n-                                        room_id: room_id.clone(),\n-                                        slug: slug.clone(),\n-                                        owner: principal.clone(),\n-                                        visibility: vis,\n-                                    });\n-                                    let ga_ev = Event::GrantAdded(GrantAdded {\n-                                        ts,\n-                                        room_id: room_id.clone(),\n-                                        username: principal.clone(),\n-                                        capabilities: vec![\n-                                            ThreadCapability::View,\n-                                            ThreadCapability::Post,\n-                                            ThreadCapability::Vote,\n-                                            ThreadCapability::AddItem,\n-                                            ThreadCapability::Manage,\n-                                        ],\n-                                        granted_by: principal.clone(),\n-                                    });\n-                                    if let Err(e) = state.event_log.append(&tc_ev).await {\n-                                        line_err(format!(\"{e}\"), None)\n-                                    } else if let Err(e) = state.event_log.append(&ga_ev).await {\n-                                        line_err(format!(\"{e}\"), None)\n-                                    } else {\n-                                        let mut r = state.reduced.write().await;\n-                                        r.apply_event(tc_ev);\n-                                        r.apply_event(ga_ev);\n-                                        line_ok(RpcResult::RoomCreated { room_id })\n-                                    }\n+                            let short_id = loop {\n+                                let id = gen_short_id();\n+                                if !state.reduced.read().await.rooms.contains(&format!(\"{id}/{slug}\")) {\n+                                    break id;\n                                 }\n-                                other => line_err(format!(\"unknown visibility: {other}\"), None),\n+                            };\n+                            let room_id = format!(\"{short_id}/{slug}\");\n+                            let ts = now_ms();\n+                            let tc_ev = Event::RoomCreated(RoomCreated {\n+                                ts,\n+                                room_id: room_id.clone(),\n+                                slug: slug.clone(),\n+                                owner: principal.clone(),\n+                            });\n+                            let ga_ev = Event::GrantAdded(GrantAdded {\n+                                ts,\n+                                room_id: room_id.clone(),\n+                                username: principal.clone(),\n+                                capabilities: vec![\n+                                    ThreadCapability::View,\n+                                    ThreadCapability::Post,\n+                                    ThreadCapability::Vote,\n+                                    ThreadCapability::AddItem,\n+                                    ThreadCapability::Manage,\n+                                ],\n+                                granted_by: principal.clone(),\n+                            });\n+                            if let Err(e) = state.event_log.append(&tc_ev).await {\n+                                line_err(format!(\"{e}\"), None)\n+                            } else if let Err(e) = state.event_log.append(&ga_ev).await {\n+                                line_err(format!(\"{e}\"), None)\n+                            } else {\n+                                let mut r = state.reduced.write().await;\n+                                r.apply_event(tc_ev);\n+                                r.apply_event(ga_ev);\n+                                line_ok(RpcResult::RoomCreated { room_id })\n                             }\n                         }\n                     }\n@@ -1161,7 +1150,7 @@ pub async fn handle_rpc_batch(\n                     Err((_, m)) => line_err(m, None),\n                     Ok(principal) => {\n                         let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;\n-                        if !reduced.rooms.contains_key(&room) {\n+                        if !reduced.rooms.contains(&room) {\n                             line_err(\"unknown room\", None)\n                         } else {\n                             let can_audit = reduced.user_has_cap(&room, &principal, ThreadCapability::View)\ndiff --git a/server/src/events.rs b/server/src/events.rs\nindex 9e60f2c218f5c871a93e855e415dd984e3a017c5..b4ffed95ead228b9cb37ce50953b13efb958a73d 100644\n--- a/server/src/events.rs\n+++ b/server/src/events.rs\n@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@\n use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};\n \n-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]\n-#[serde(rename_all = \"snake_case\")]\n-pub enum ThreadVisibility {\n-    Public,\n-    Private,\n-}\n-\n #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]\n #[serde(rename_all = \"snake_case\")]\n pub enum ThreadCapability {\n@@ -57,13 +50,13 @@ pub struct AgentBound {\n     pub username: String,\n }\n \n+/// Private space keyed as `shortid/slug`.\n #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]\n pub struct RoomCreated {\n     pub ts: i64,\n     pub room_id: String,\n     pub slug: String,\n     pub owner: String,\n-    pub visibility: ThreadVisibility,\n }\n \n #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/search.rs b/server/src/html/search.rs\nindex 9353cf229fbbd2cfbab5b89ba63ebe192042c91f..694220a038b335f19ac33cb3fb33c74a625bcc51 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/search.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/search.rs\n@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn search(state: &ReducerState, q: &str, limit: usize) -> SearchResults {\n         }\n     }\n \n-    // Search threads (public room only in HTML)\n+    // Search threads (shared site scope only — `room` wire `public`)\n     for ((scope, tag), thread_state) in &state.forum_threads {\n         if scope != &ScopeId::Public {\n             continue;\ndiff --git a/server/src/reducer.rs b/server/src/reducer.rs\nindex 5190d0a7ee3d545a786a68fef483322aafdce7f9..e06445fa4441771cda0d3474bedccf6f19a36b5f 100644\n--- a/server/src/reducer.rs\n+++ b/server/src/reducer.rs\n@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque};\n use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};\n \n use crate::canonical_path::canonicalize_tag;\n-use crate::events::{Event, Ingest, ThreadCapability, ThreadVisibility};\n+use crate::events::{Event, Ingest, ThreadCapability};\n use crate::path_types::CanonicalItemUrl;\n \n #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]\n@@ -151,11 +151,6 @@ pub struct RankHistoryEntry {\n     pub post_id: String,\n }\n \n-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]\n-pub struct RoomState {\n-    pub visibility: crate::events::ThreadVisibility,\n-}\n-\n /// Durable invite link state (from [`crate::events::InviteMinted`] / [`crate::events::InviteRedeemed`]).\n #[derive(Debug, Clone)]\n pub struct ActiveInviteState {\n@@ -171,7 +166,6 @@ pub enum RoomTimelineKind {\n     RoomCreated {\n         owner: String,\n         slug: String,\n-        visibility: ThreadVisibility,\n     },\n     GrantAdded {\n         username: String,\n@@ -235,8 +229,8 @@ pub struct ReducerState {\n     pub ingests_by_id: HashMap<String, Ingest>,\n     /// (scope, thread_tag) → ingest ids, newest first.\n     pub ingests_by_scope_thread: HashMap<(ScopeId, String), VecDeque<String>>,\n-    /// Private (or public) room registry: room_id → visibility from [`RoomCreated`].\n-    pub rooms: HashMap<String, RoomState>,\n+    /// Private room ids (`shortid/slug`) known from [`RoomCreated`].\n+    pub rooms: HashSet<String>,\n     /// (scope, thread_tag) → last activity.\n     pub forum_threads: HashMap<(ScopeId, String), ForumThreadState>,\n     pub actor_last_post_ts: HashMap<String, i64>,\n@@ -403,12 +397,7 @@ impl ReducerState {\n                 self.agent_bindings.insert(ab.agent, ab.username);\n             }\n             Event::RoomCreated(rc) => {\n-                self.rooms.insert(\n-                    rc.room_id.clone(),\n-                    RoomState {\n-                        visibility: rc.visibility,\n-                    },\n-                );\n+                self.rooms.insert(rc.room_id.clone());\n                 self.room_timeline\n                     .entry(rc.room_id.clone())\n                     .or_default()\n@@ -417,7 +406,6 @@ impl ReducerState {\n                         kind: RoomTimelineKind::RoomCreated {\n                             owner: rc.owner.clone(),\n                             slug: rc.slug.clone(),\n-                            visibility: rc.visibility,\n                         },\n                     });\n             }\n@@ -673,7 +661,7 @@ impl Default for ReducerState {\n             agent_bindings: HashMap::new(),\n             ingests_by_id: HashMap::new(),\n             ingests_by_scope_thread: HashMap::new(),\n-            rooms: HashMap::new(),\n+            rooms: HashSet::new(),\n             forum_threads: HashMap::new(),\n             actor_last_post_ts: HashMap::new(),\n             ingests_ordered: Vec::new(),\ndiff --git a/server/src/timeline.rs b/server/src/timeline.rs\nindex 251158943ab36d3015268e35f6bdd01c3f42ab3b..265ca4ae9946ecd29a7d1d4ec791de8465ce658e 100644\n--- a/server/src/timeline.rs\n+++ b/server/src/timeline.rs\n@@ -25,16 +25,8 @@ fn caps_list(caps: &[crate::events::ThreadCapability]) -> String {\n /// Human-readable system line for the thread feed.\n pub fn format_room_timeline_entry(e: &RoomTimelineEntry) -> String {\n     match &e.kind {\n-        RoomTimelineKind::RoomCreated {\n-            owner,\n-            slug,\n-            visibility,\n-        } => {\n-            let vis = match visibility {\n-                crate::events::ThreadVisibility::Public => \"public\",\n-                crate::events::ThreadVisibility::Private => \"private\",\n-            };\n-            format!(\"@{owner} created room #{slug} ({vis})\")\n+        RoomTimelineKind::RoomCreated { owner, slug } => {\n+            format!(\"@{owner} created room #{slug}\")\n         }\n         RoomTimelineKind::GrantAdded {\n             username,\n@@ -141,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn merge_thread_rows(\n     rows\n }\n \n-/// Public forum thread (`room_wire == \"public\"`): same merge (timeline usually empty).\n+/// Shared-site thread view (`room_wire == \"public\"` on the wire). Same merge as private rooms; private-room timeline is unused here.\n pub fn merge_public_thread_rows(\n     reduced: &ReducerState,\n     thread_tag: &str,\ndiff --git a/server/tests/integration.rs b/server/tests/integration.rs\nindex b930120da09fe7d307f0411b84fb639fb8bd0b15..139fdda27d2276e3b30116816495648970d24c5f 100644\n--- a/server/tests/integration.rs\n+++ b/server/tests/integration.rs\n@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ async fn test_healthz() {\n }\n \n #[tokio::test]\n-async fn test_room_create_private_rpc() {\n+async fn test_room_create_rpc() {\n     let (addr, _tmp, _log, _handle) = create_test_server().await;\n     let client = reqwest::Client::new();\n     let batch = serde_json::json!([{\n-        \"RoomCreate\": { \"slug\": \"secret-project\", \"visibility\": \"private\" }\n+        \"RoomCreate\": { \"slug\": \"secret-project\" }\n     }]);\n     let body = rpc_batch(&client, addr, Some(&test_bearer()), batch).await;\n     let line = &body[\"results\"][0];\ndiff --git a/test/grants.bb b/test/grants.bb\nindex 4ded5ce92576cdea653cce0ba8a751be4374731a..697e7d91545dd3ee96efde07fc8c3cf90f1a8056 100644\n--- a/test/grants.bb\n+++ b/test/grants.bb\n@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@\n            ;; Alice creates a private room.\n            _ (println \"\\nalice creates private room…\")\n            create (rpc-batch! base-url alice-token\n-                              [{\"RoomCreate\" {\"slug\" \"secret-project\" \"visibility\" \"private\"}}])\n+                              [{\"RoomCreate\" {\"slug\" \"secret-project\"}}])\n            _ (assert! (= 200 (:status create)) \"room create HTTP 200\")\n            _ (assert! (rpc-line-ok? (:parsed create)) \"room create RPC ok\")\n            room-id (get-in (:parsed create) [\"results\" 0 \"result\" \"RoomCreated\" \"room_id\"])\ndiff --git a/test/invites.bb b/test/invites.bb\nindex f72b1e630a6856174cdef11eb977e2f81b16e551..ca0fd6c858400671452c4ec59c490d05101dd0e4 100644\n--- a/test/invites.bb\n+++ b/test/invites.bb\n@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@\n \n            _ (println \"\\nalice creates private room…\")\n            create (rpc-batch! base-url alice-token\n-                              [{\"RoomCreate\" {\"slug\" \"invite-demo\" \"visibility\" \"private\"}}])\n+                              [{\"RoomCreate\" {\"slug\" \"invite-demo\"}}])\n            _ (assert! (= 200 (:status create)) \"room create HTTP 200\")\n            _ (assert! (rpc-line-ok? (:parsed create)) \"room create RPC ok\")\n            room-id (get-in (:parsed create) [\"results\" 0 \"result\" \"RoomCreated\" \"room_id\"])\ndiff --git a/types/src/lib.rs b/types/src/lib.rs\nindex 98c66a00fd27803ef6f75b5ac478ff2eb762d771..bb8586f1734f77d95598a9294bdb0de2d55bf715 100644\n--- a/types/src/lib.rs\n+++ b/types/src/lib.rs\n@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@ pub enum RpcCommand {\n     },\n     RoomCreate {\n         slug: String,\n-        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = \"Option::is_none\")]\n-        visibility: Option<String>,\n     },\n     RoomGrant {\n         room: String,\n","role":"user"}],"model":"openai/gpt-chat-latest"}