{"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[04b81f91] Fix vote compare highlighting\n\nCo-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>\n\nSide A — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/mod.rs b/server/src/html/mod.rs\nindex 588cf62bcea608ed4ede363810f022a67b43b960..e180a0ca542a33e2300c0a4809e6b9cfee07ecfe 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/mod.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/mod.rs\n@@ -291,18 +291,17 @@ fn rank_list(\n     label: &str,\n     items: &[RankedItem],\n     start_rank: usize,\n-    total_ranked: usize,\n-    ordinal_offset: usize,\n     highlighted: &HashSet<ItemId>,\n     tree: &GlobalTree,\n ) -> Markup {\n+    let group_len = items.len();\n     html! {\n         @if !items.is_empty() {\n             h3 class=\"rank-heading muted small\" { (label) }\n             ol class=\"rank-list\" {\n                 @for (i, r) in items.iter().enumerate() {\n                     @let href = item_href(&r.item);\n-                    @let style = rank_row_style(parent, ordinal_offset + i, total_ranked);\n+                    @let style = rank_row_style(parent, i, group_len);\n                     @let class = rank_row_class(&r.item, highlighted);\n                     li class=(class)\n                         data-rank-item=(r.item.as_str())\n@@ -420,8 +419,6 @@ pub fn ranking_panel_with_highlights(\n \n     let has_ranked = !ranked_groups.is_empty();\n     let multi = ranked_groups.len() > 1;\n-    let total_ranked: usize = ranked_groups.iter().map(|g| g.len()).sum();\n-    let mut ordinal_offset = 0usize;\n \n     html! {\n         section id=\"ranking-panel\" class=\"demo-panel\" {\n@@ -436,8 +433,7 @@ pub fn ranking_panel_with_highlights(\n             } @else {\n                 @for (gi, ranked) in ranked_groups.iter().enumerate() {\n                     @let label = if multi { format!(\"Ranking group {}\", gi + 1) } else { \"Ranking\".to_string() };\n-                    (rank_list(item, &label, ranked, 1, total_ranked, ordinal_offset, highlighted, tree))\n-                    @let _ = { ordinal_offset += ranked.len(); };\n+                    (rank_list(item, &label, ranked, 1, highlighted, tree))\n                 }\n                 (unranked_list(\"Unranked\", &unranked, highlighted, tree))\n             }\n@@ -520,7 +516,20 @@ pub async fn browse(State(state): State<AppState>, uri: Uri) -> impl IntoRespons\n \n #[cfg(test)]\n mod tests {\n-    use super::SORTER_UI_JS;\n+    use super::{rank_row_style, SORTER_UI_JS};\n+    use crate::path_types::ItemId;\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn rank_row_style_gradients_per_group_not_globally() {\n+        let parent = ItemId::opaque(\"test-scope\");\n+        let first_in_four = rank_row_style(&parent, 0, 4);\n+        let last_in_four = rank_row_style(&parent, 3, 4);\n+        let first_in_two = rank_row_style(&parent, 0, 2);\n+        let last_in_two = rank_row_style(&parent, 1, 2);\n+        assert_eq!(first_in_four, first_in_two);\n+        assert_eq!(last_in_four, last_in_two);\n+        assert_ne!(first_in_four, last_in_four);\n+    }\n \n     #[test]\n     fn vote_slider_left_position_favors_left_item() {\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/vote.rs b/server/src/html/vote.rs\nindex 483c7ff8cd35266744957cf0087f2b5f76f1a237..30dab303b9d1e763a5b9261dffff13a778e3e4e3 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/vote.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/vote.rs\n@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::{\n     ui_action::UI_RPC_FIELD,\n };\n \n-use super::{breadcrumb_path, item_href, layout};\n+use super::{breadcrumb_path, layout};\n \n #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]\n pub struct VoteQuery {\n@@ -59,17 +59,6 @@ fn child_title(tree: &GlobalTree, id: &ItemId) -> String {\n         .unwrap_or_else(|| display_label(id))\n }\n \n-fn ratio_pct(ratio_left: i32, ratio_right: i32) -> f64 {\n-    let l = ratio_left.max(0) as f64;\n-    let r = ratio_right.max(0) as f64;\n-    let sum = l + r;\n-    if sum <= 0.0 {\n-        50.0\n-    } else {\n-        (l / sum) * 100.0\n-    }\n-}\n-\n fn ratios_for_page(v: &VoteData, page_left: &ItemId, page_right: &ItemId) -> (i32, i32) {\n     match (v.a.as_str(), v.b.as_str()) {\n         (a, b) if a == page_left.as_str() && b == page_right.as_str() => {\n@@ -94,6 +83,37 @@ fn edge_votes(group: &GroupState, left: &ItemId, right: &ItemId) -> Vec<VoteData\n         .collect()\n }\n \n+/// HUD `data-winner` value: which side the ratio favours on this page.\n+fn winner_side(r_left: i32, r_right: i32) -> &'static str {\n+    if r_left > r_right {\n+        \"left\"\n+    } else if r_right > r_left {\n+        \"right\"\n+    } else {\n+        \"even\"\n+    }\n+}\n+\n+fn winner_text(r_left: i32, r_right: i32) -> &'static str {\n+    match winner_side(r_left, r_right) {\n+        \"left\" => \"left wins\",\n+        \"right\" => \"right wins\",\n+        _ => \"tie\",\n+    }\n+}\n+\n+/// Map stored ratios to the live slider position (0 = full left, 100 = full right).\n+/// Matches `sorter_ui.js`: `left = 100 - v`, `right = v`.\n+fn slider_value_from_ratios(r_left: i32, r_right: i32) -> i32 {\n+    let l = r_left.max(0) as f64;\n+    let r = r_right.max(0) as f64;\n+    let sum = l + r;\n+    if sum <= 0.0 {\n+        return 50;\n+    }\n+    ((r / sum) * 100.0).round().clamp(0.0, 100.0) as i32\n+}\n+\n fn vote_edge_history(tree: &GlobalTree, group: &GroupState, left: &ItemId, right: &ItemId) -> Markup {\n     let mut votes = edge_votes(group, left, right);\n     votes.sort_by(|a, b| b.ts.cmp(&a.ts));\n@@ -106,17 +126,26 @@ fn vote_edge_history(tree: &GlobalTree, group: &GroupState, left: &ItemId, right\n             h3 class=\"vote-edge-history-title\" {\n                 \"votes on this pair\"\n             }\n+            p class=\"muted small vote-edge-legend\" {\n+                (format!(\"left: {legend_left} — right: {legend_right}\"))\n+            }\n             ul class=\"vote-edge-history\" {\n                 @for v in &votes {\n                     @let (r_left, r_right) = ratios_for_page(v, left, right);\n-                    @let pct = ratio_pct(r_left, r_right);\n+                    @let slider_val = slider_value_from_ratios(r_left, r_right);\n+                    @let side = winner_side(r_left, r_right);\n+                    @let label = winner_text(r_left, r_right);\n                     li class=\"vote-edge-history-row\" {\n                         div class=\"vote-edge-meta\" {\n                             span class=\"vote-edge-ratio\" { (format!(\"{}:{}\", r_left, r_right)) }\n+                            span class=\"vote-edge-winner muted small\" { \" · \" (label) }\n                         }\n-                        div class=\"ratio-bar vote-edge-bar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" {\n-                            div class=\"ratio-left\" style={(format!(\"width: {:.3}%;\", pct))} {}\n-                            div class=\"ratio-right\" style={(format!(\"width: {:.3}%;\", 100.0 - pct))} {}\n+                        label class=\"vote-hud-slider vote-edge-slider\" aria-hidden=\"true\" {\n+                            input type=\"range\" class=\"vote-edge-range\" min=\"0\" max=\"100\" value=(slider_val)\n+                                data-winner=(side)\n+                                style={(format!(\"--vote-slider-pct: {}%;\", slider_val))}\n+                                disabled\n+                                tabindex=\"-1\";\n                         }\n                     }\n                 }\n@@ -283,7 +312,6 @@ pub async fn vote_page(\n                         span class=\"vote-compare-vs\" { \"vs\" }\n                         (vote_compare_item_card(&tree, &right, \"vote-compare-right\"))\n                     }\n-                    (vote_back_nav(&parent))\n                     div id=\"vote-edge-history-region\" {\n                         (edge_history)\n                     }\n@@ -308,3 +336,66 @@ pub async fn vote_page(\n     )\n     .into_response()\n }\n+\n+#[cfg(test)]\n+mod polarity_tests {\n+    use super::*;\n+    use crate::ranking::ranked_items;\n+    use crate::reducer::GlobalTree;\n+\n+    fn id(s: &str) -> ItemId {\n+        ItemId::parse(s).unwrap()\n+    }\n+\n+    /// The page's left number must always equal the vote's weight for the\n+    /// item shown on the left, regardless of which order the vote stored a/b.\n+    #[test]\n+    fn ratios_for_page_orients_to_page_left() {\n+        let left = id(\"left_item\");\n+        let right = id(\"right_item\");\n+\n+        // Stored a == page left: keep order.\n+        let v1 = VoteData::from_recorded(1, left.as_str(), right.as_str(), 9, 1).unwrap();\n+        assert_eq!(ratios_for_page(&v1, &left, &right), (9, 1));\n+\n+        // Stored a == page right: swap so left stays left.\n+        let v2 = VoteData::from_recorded(2, right.as_str(), left.as_str(), 9, 1).unwrap();\n+        assert_eq!(ratios_for_page(&v2, &left, &right), (1, 9));\n+    }\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn winner_side_follows_larger_ratio() {\n+        assert_eq!(winner_side(9, 1), \"left\");\n+        assert_eq!(winner_side(1, 9), \"right\");\n+        assert_eq!(winner_side(1, 1), \"even\");\n+    }\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn slider_value_matches_hud_mapping() {\n+        assert_eq!(slider_value_from_ratios(9, 1), 10);\n+        assert_eq!(slider_value_from_ratios(1, 4), 80);\n+        assert_eq!(slider_value_from_ratios(1, 1), 50);\n+    }\n+\n+    /// End-to-end polarity invariant: a vote that favours the LEFT item (higher\n+    /// `ratio_left`, recorded as the RPC's `a`) must make that item rank #1.\n+    /// This is the property the UI must preserve: sliding left => left wins.\n+    #[test]\n+    fn sliding_left_makes_left_item_win_ranking() {\n+        let parent = id(\"scope\");\n+        let left = id(\"left_item\");\n+        let right = id(\"right_item\");\n+\n+        // Slider dragged left yields e.g. 9:1 with a = left item.\n+        let vote = VoteData::from_recorded(1, left.as_str(), right.as_str(), 9, 1).unwrap();\n+        let mut tree = GlobalTree::new();\n+        tree.apply_vote(&parent, vote);\n+\n+        let group = &tree.get(&parent).unwrap().local_ranking;\n+        let ranked = ranked_items(group);\n+        assert_eq!(\n+            ranked[0].item, left,\n+            \"left item should rank first when ratio favours the left\"\n+        );\n+    }\n+}\ndiff --git a/server/static/sorter.css b/server/static/sorter.css\nindex 5da967e8bfddc2bc34662fced841860f63f1ef36..bdd3d931365703705be08537a07f3ccaf975d3ea 100644\n--- a/server/static/sorter.css\n+++ b/server/static/sorter.css\n@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ code {\n   z-index: 1;\n   box-shadow:\n     inset 0 0 0 3px var(--accent),\n-    inset 0 0 0 5px color-mix(in oklch, var(--rank-fg) 70%, transparent);\n+    inset 0 0 0 5px color-mix(in oklch, var(--rank-fg, var(--fg)) 70%, transparent);\n   filter: saturate(1.15) brightness(1.04);\n }\n \n@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ h1 {\n   grid-template-columns: var(--vote-ratio-col) minmax(0, 1fr) var(--vote-actions-col);\n   gap: 0.5rem 0.65rem;\n   align-items: center;\n-  --vote-ratio-col: 3.25rem;\n+  --vote-ratio-col: 12.5rem;\n   --vote-actions-col: 11.5rem;\n }\n \n@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ h1 {\n   margin: 0;\n   width: var(--vote-ratio-col);\n   min-width: var(--vote-ratio-col);\n-  text-align: center;\n+  text-align: right;\n   white-space: nowrap;\n }\n \n@@ -474,6 +474,16 @@ h1 {\n   --vote-track-muted: color-mix(in oklch, var(--muted) 55%, var(--bg));\n }\n \n+/* Center-anchored fill: the accent grows from the midpoint toward the thumb,\n+   so the highlighted mass always sits on the *winning* side (the side the\n+   thumb was dragged toward). Left winning => accent on the left half. */\n+.vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"even\"]::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {\n+  height: 0.65rem;\n+  border-radius: 0;\n+  border: 2px solid var(--border);\n+  background: var(--vote-track-muted);\n+}\n+\n .vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"left\"]::-webkit-slider-runnable-track {\n   height: 0.65rem;\n   border-radius: 0;\n@@ -483,7 +493,9 @@ h1 {\n     var(--vote-track-muted) 0%,\n     var(--vote-track-muted) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),\n     var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),\n-    var(--accent) 100%\n+    var(--accent) 50%,\n+    var(--vote-track-muted) 50%,\n+    var(--vote-track-muted) 100%\n   );\n }\n \n@@ -493,7 +505,9 @@ h1 {\n   border: 2px solid var(--border);\n   background: linear-gradient(\n     to right,\n-    var(--accent) 0%,\n+    var(--vote-track-muted) 0%,\n+    var(--vote-track-muted) 50%,\n+    var(--accent) 50%,\n     var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),\n     var(--vote-track-muted) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),\n     var(--vote-track-muted) 100%\n@@ -513,26 +527,35 @@ h1 {\n }\n \n .vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"left\"]::-moz-range-track,\n-.vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"right\"]::-moz-range-track {\n+.vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"right\"]::-moz-range-track,\n+.vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"even\"]::-moz-range-track {\n   height: 0.65rem;\n   border-radius: 0;\n   border: 2px solid var(--border);\n }\n \n+.vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"even\"]::-moz-range-track {\n+  background: var(--vote-track-muted);\n+}\n+\n .vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"left\"]::-moz-range-track {\n   background: linear-gradient(\n     to right,\n     var(--vote-track-muted) 0%,\n     var(--vote-track-muted) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),\n     var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),\n-    var(--accent) 100%\n+    var(--accent) 50%,\n+    var(--vote-track-muted) 50%,\n+    var(--vote-track-muted) 100%\n   );\n }\n \n .vote-hud-slider input[type=\"range\"][data-winner=\"right\"]::-moz-range-track {\n   background: linear-gradient(\n     to right,\n-    var(--accent) 0%,\n+    var(--vote-track-muted) 0%,\n+    var(--vote-track-muted) 50%,\n+    var(--accent) 50%,\n     var(--accent) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),\n     var(--vote-track-muted) var(--vote-slider-pct, 50%),\n     var(--vote-track-muted) 100%\n@@ -573,20 +596,23 @@ h1 {\n   margin-bottom: 0.25rem;\n }\n \n-.ratio-bar {\n-  display: flex;\n-  height: 8px;\n-  border-radius: 0;\n-  overflow: hidden;\n-  background: var(--border);\n+/* Read-only sliders in vote history — same track/thumb styling as the HUD. */\n+.vote-edge-slider {\n+  display: block;\n+  margin-top: 0.15rem;\n }\n \n-.ratio-left {\n-  background: var(--accent);\n+.vote-edge-slider input[type=\"range\"] {\n+  pointer-events: none;\n+  cursor: default;\n+}\n+\n+.vote-edge-slider input[type=\"range\"]:disabled {\n+  opacity: 1;\n }\n \n-.ratio-right {\n-  background: var(--muted);\n+.vote-edge-legend {\n+  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;\n }\n \n @media (max-width: 900px) {\ndiff --git a/server/static/sorter_ui.js b/server/static/sorter_ui.js\nindex f665b45f4fd4771427dc4c37e563e4976873beee..5d6d765f69f301722e59248c76e919043559fb78 100644\n--- a/server/static/sorter_ui.js\n+++ b/server/static/sorter_ui.js\n@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@\n     function update() {\n       var v = parseInt(slider.value, 10);\n       if (!Number.isFinite(v)) v = 50;\n+      // Slider position drives the colored fill (a center-anchored bar that\n+      // grows toward whichever side is winning — see sorter.css). Sliding the\n+      // thumb left raises the left number; left winning keeps the accent mass\n+      // on the left, matching the \"votes on this pair\" history bars.\n       slider.style.setProperty('--vote-slider-pct', v + '%');\n       slider.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', String(v));\n       var left = Math.max(1, 100 - v);\n@@ -147,8 +151,12 @@\n       right = right / divisor;\n       if (leftInput) leftInput.value = String(left);\n       if (rightInput) rightInput.value = String(right);\n-      if (ratioDisplay) ratioDisplay.textContent = left + ':' + right;\n-      slider.dataset.winner = left >= right ? 'left' : 'right';\n+      var winner = left > right ? 'left' : (right > left ? 'right' : 'even');\n+      slider.dataset.winner = winner;\n+      if (ratioDisplay) {\n+        var label = winner === 'even' ? 'tie' : (winner + ' wins');\n+        ratioDisplay.textContent = left + ':' + right + ' \\u00b7 ' + label;\n+      }\n     }\n     slider.addEventListener('input', update);\n     update();\n\n\nSide B — contributor: tommy-mor\nSide B — commit message:\n[36e92cf2] Fix /vote/compare page: attribution, fallback, swap button, and route rename.\n\n- Pass WEB_BROWSER_AGENT as delegate_opt out-of-band (not in DSL body text)\n- Error instead of falling back to all items when sibling pool < 2\n- Remove pointless \"swap sides\" button\n- Rename route /vote/compare → /vote\n\nCo-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>\n\nSide B — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/server/src/api/rpc.rs b/server/src/api/rpc.rs\nindex 0b7070a2b7289e5c40778c8d062bd4150285a8df..8e3d8e34922ddaaa89ea699edd99402bd40fdb1b 100644\n--- a/server/src/api/rpc.rs\n+++ b/server/src/api/rpc.rs\n@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ pub async fn rpc_post_with_bearer(\n     bearer_token: &str,\n     room: String,\n     thread_tag: String,\n+    delegate_opt: Option<String>,\n     text: String,\n ) -> Result<RpcResult, RpcErr> {\n     use axum::http::{header, HeaderMap, HeaderValue};\n@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ pub async fn rpc_post_with_bearer(\n     let hv = HeaderValue::from_str(&format!(\"Bearer {bearer_token}\"))\n         .map_err(|_| (\"invalid session token\".into(), None))?;\n     headers.insert(header::AUTHORIZATION, hv);\n-    rpc_post(state, &headers, room, thread_tag, None, text, false).await\n+    rpc_post(state, &headers, room, thread_tag, delegate_opt, text, false).await\n }\n \n async fn rpc_check(\ndiff --git a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\nindex a13a94767d8905adc09e31effff838e166781b6c..5faa642451d69555cb391974beb0ad22c9355c8c 100644\n--- a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\n+++ b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\n@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ async fn dispatch_ui_action(\n                 &session.bearer,\n                 room.clone(),\n                 thread_tag.clone(),\n+                None,\n                 text,\n             )\n             .await\n@@ -246,8 +247,7 @@ async fn dispatch_ui_action(\n             }\n \n             let text = format!(\n-                \"@{}\\n{{\\n{}\\n}}\\n{} {}:{} {}\\n\",\n-                crate::api::auth::WEB_BROWSER_AGENT,\n+                \"{{\\n{}\\n}}\\n{} {}:{} {}\\n\",\n                 exp,\n                 left_id.as_str(),\n                 rl,\n@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ async fn dispatch_ui_action(\n                 &session.bearer,\n                 room.clone(),\n                 thread_tag.clone(),\n+                Some(crate::api::auth::WEB_BROWSER_AGENT.to_string()),\n                 text,\n             )\n             .await\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/forum/nav.rs b/server/src/html/forum/nav.rs\nindex d33dc50f0b89a5ed7730c3bca204a67f6309388f..ae67f550a4bdf0bbeff58384c29a715015b64bd5 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/forum/nav.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/forum/nav.rs\n@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl ThreadNav {\n         format!(\"{}/{}/{}\", self.thread_path_prefix, tag, idx)\n     }\n \n-    /// Empty for public; `/r/:seg` for room — prefix for routes like `/vote/compare`.\n+    /// Empty for public; `/r/:seg` for room — prefix for routes like `/vote`.\n     pub(crate) fn room_path_prefix_for_vote_compare(&self) -> String {\n         match &self.scope {\n             ScopeId::Public => String::new(),\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/garden/vote.rs b/server/src/html/garden/vote.rs\nindex bdb4008c29ba49d7dc97b1cd2c32d9cdfce1ca04..1d7fc8aa7436bfa9c1186dfd940a8d751ab7e088 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/garden/vote.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/garden/vote.rs\n@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn vote_compare_post_success_js(\n     state: &AppState,\n     nav: &ThreadNav,\n     _room_wire: &str,\n-    thread_tag: &str,\n+    _thread_tag: &str,\n     left: &ItemId,\n     right: &ItemId,\n     _post_id: &str,\n@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn vote_compare_post_success_js(\n     let content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &nav.scope());\n     let edge_history = vote_edge_history_markup(content, left, right);\n     let next_pair = suggest_next_vote_pair(content, left, right);\n-    let nav_markup =\n-        vote_compare_nav_markup(nav, next_pair.as_ref(), left, right, Some(thread_tag));\n+    let nav_markup = vote_compare_nav_markup(nav, next_pair.as_ref());\n     drop(reduced);\n     JsBuilder::new()\n         .morph_inner_selector(\"#vote-edge-history-region\", edge_history)\n@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ pub(super) fn vote_compare_href(\n     let left_q = urlencoding::encode(left.as_str());\n     let right_q = urlencoding::encode(right.as_str());\n     let base = format!(\n-        \"{}/vote/compare?left={}&right={}\",\n+        \"{}/vote?left={}&right={}\",\n         nav.room_path_prefix_for_vote_compare(),\n         left_q,\n         right_q\n@@ -251,12 +250,8 @@ pub(super) fn vote_compare_href(\n fn vote_compare_nav_markup(\n     nav: &ThreadNav,\n     next_pair: Option<&(ItemId, ItemId)>,\n-    left: &ItemId,\n-    right: &ItemId,\n-    thread_override: Option<&str>,\n ) -> maud::Markup {\n     let next_pair_href = next_pair.map(|(nl, nr)| vote_compare_href(nav, nl, nr, None));\n-    let swap_pair_href = vote_compare_href(nav, right, left, thread_override);\n     html! {\n         div class=\"vote-compare-nav\" {\n             @if let Some(href) = &next_pair_href {\n@@ -264,7 +259,6 @@ fn vote_compare_nav_markup(\n             } @else {\n                 span class=\"vote-compare-next is-disabled\" { \"no next pair\" }\n             }\n-            a class=\"vote-compare-next\" href=(swap_pair_href) { \"swap sides\" }\n         }\n     }\n }\n@@ -274,7 +268,7 @@ pub(super) fn suggest_next_vote_pair(\n     current_left: &ItemId,\n     current_right: &ItemId,\n ) -> Option<(ItemId, ItemId)> {\n-    let mut pool: Vec<ItemId> = if current_left.parent().as_ref().map(|p| p.as_str())\n+    let pool: Vec<ItemId> = if current_left.parent().as_ref().map(|p| p.as_str())\n         == current_right.parent().as_ref().map(|p| p.as_str())\n     {\n         current_left\n@@ -291,7 +285,7 @@ pub(super) fn suggest_next_vote_pair(\n         Vec::new()\n     };\n     if pool.len() < 2 {\n-        pool = content.items.iter().cloned().collect();\n+        return None;\n     }\n     suggest_next_pair_in_pool(\n         &content.ranking_group,\n@@ -334,7 +328,7 @@ pub struct VoteCompareQuery {\n     pub thread: Option<String>,\n }\n \n-/// Public pairwise vote UI — `/vote/compare?left=&right=&thread=`.\n+/// Public pairwise vote UI — `/vote?left=&right=&thread=`.\n pub async fn vote_compare_page(\n     State(state): State<AppState>,\n     Query(q): Query<VoteCompareQuery>,\n@@ -426,7 +420,7 @@ async fn vote_compare_inner(\n     let next_path = uri\n         .path_and_query()\n         .map(|pq| pq.as_str().to_string())\n-        .unwrap_or_else(|| \"/vote/compare\".into());\n+        .unwrap_or_else(|| \"/vote\".into());\n \n     let rpc_json = template_json_compact(&json!({\n         \"action\": \"vote_compare_post\",\n@@ -462,7 +456,7 @@ async fn vote_compare_inner(\n                 Some(&item_bodies_for_cards),\n             ))\n         }\n-        (vote_compare_nav_markup(&nav, next_pair.as_ref(), &left, &right, q.thread.as_deref()))\n+        (vote_compare_nav_markup(&nav, next_pair.as_ref()))\n         div id=\"vote-edge-history-region\" {\n             (edge_history)\n         }\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/ui_action.rs b/server/src/html/ui_action.rs\nindex c7b643c8dde37dd1e3001f5ff716fe4f79d24c5e..dd5294202569454acf9f41b458718700bbf96f39 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/ui_action.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/ui_action.rs\n@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub enum HtmlUiAction {\n         #[serde(default)]\n         form_id: Option<String>,\n     },\n-    /// Post a pairwise vote from `/vote/compare` (browser compose).\n+    /// Post a pairwise vote from `/vote` (browser compose).\n     VoteComparePost {\n         room: String,\n         thread_tag: String,\ndiff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs\nindex ad8e31099c807fb5844acb16cd5086a2f19327a7..e102e73ec167fa35dcc22d4ec8c6f40202982429 100644\n--- a/server/src/lib.rs\n+++ b/server/src/lib.rs\n@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ pub fn create_app(state: AppState) -> Router {\n         .route(\"/u/:username\", get(crate::html::user_profile_page))\n         .route(\"/try\", get(crate::html::editor_page))\n         .route(\"/try/check\", post(crate::html::editor_check))\n-        .route(\"/vote/compare\", get(crate::html::vote_compare_page))\n+        .route(\"/vote\", get(crate::html::vote_compare_page))\n         .route(\n-            \"/r/:room_key/vote/compare\",\n+            \"/r/:room_key/vote\",\n             get(crate::html::room_vote_compare_page),\n         )\n         .route(\"/~\", get(crate::html::garden_index))\ndiff --git a/server/tests/integration_html.rs b/server/tests/integration_html.rs\nindex a25a456c7cafd74a69e65e0c2e8ed2bfb2e27498..b3e31376737b2d5aabb739f408984a1f5ae0c974 100644\n--- a/server/tests/integration_html.rs\n+++ b/server/tests/integration_html.rs\n@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ async fn test_view_counts_increment_and_display() {\n         .normalized_storage()\n         .to_storage_string();\n     let vote_q_right_first = format!(\n-        \"/vote/compare?right={}&left={}\",\n+        \"/vote?right={}&left={}\",\n         urlencoding::encode(&right),\n         urlencoding::encode(&left)\n     );\n     let vote_q_left_first = format!(\n-        \"/vote/compare?left={}&right={}\",\n+        \"/vote?left={}&right={}\",\n         urlencoding::encode(&left),\n         urlencoding::encode(&right)\n     );\n@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ https://github.com/ghvotehi/a/issues/10 {\\n\\\n         .normalized_storage()\n         .to_storage_string();\n     let q = format!(\n-        \"/vote/compare?left={}&right={}\",\n+        \"/vote?left={}&right={}\",\n         urlencoding::encode(&left),\n         urlencoding::encode(&right)\n     );\ndiff --git a/server/tests/integration_ui.rs b/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\nindex 091afd922d28f48ab36aa9b9084aa825036d1f74..23db7b5672418d5bb0ab7529e05ef1f89e59062a 100644\n--- a/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\n+++ b/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\n@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async fn test_choose_username_carries_redirect_next() {\n             .expect(\"pending session must exist\");\n         pending.provider = Some(\"google\".to_string());\n         pending.provider_id = Some(\"google-user-redirect\".to_string());\n-        pending.redirect_next = Some(\"/vote/compare?left=%7E%2Fa&right=%7E%2Fb\".to_string());\n+        pending.redirect_next = Some(\"/vote?left=%7E%2Fa&right=%7E%2Fb\".to_string());\n     }\n \n     let choose = client\n@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async fn test_choose_username_carries_redirect_next() {\n \n     assert_eq!(choose.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);\n     let body = choose.text().await.unwrap();\n-    assert!(body.contains(\"window.location = \\\"/vote/compare?left=%7E%2Fa&right=%7E%2Fb\\\"\"));\n+    assert!(body.contains(\"window.location = \\\"/vote?left=%7E%2Fa&right=%7E%2Fb\\\"\"));\n }\n \n #[tokio::test]\ndiff --git a/test/browser_vote_compare.clj b/test/browser_vote_compare.clj\nindex 7cd1e467fdd8a4480df1be2afd78adb45b9cdc6d..a98e144756421e1fa5064db6a9fc0dd8b08471c7 100644\n--- a/test/browser_vote_compare.clj\n+++ b/test/browser_vote_compare.clj\n@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@\n                       :headers {\"Authorization\" (str \"Bearer \" alice-token)})\n            post-json (json/parse-string (:body post-resp) false)\n            _ (is (true? (get-in post-json [\"results\" 0 \"ok\"])) \"seed items + edge vote via rpc\")\n-           cmp-url (str base-url \"/vote/compare?left=\" (enc left-url) \"&right=\" (enc third-url))]\n+           cmp-url (str base-url \"/vote?left=\" (enc left-url) \"&right=\" (enc third-url))]\n        (core/with-playwright [pw]\n          (core/with-browser [browser (core/launch-chromium pw {:headless true :channel \"chrome\"})]\n            (core/with-context [ctx (core/new-context browser)]\n","role":"user"}],"model":"~anthropic/claude-sonnet-latest"}