{"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[d6b4a41e] Turn /login into an account page with alias switching.\n\nSigned-in users can see trust weight, switch aliases, claim new ones, and re-link OAuth from one place.\n\nCo-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>\n\nSide A — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/server/src/auth/mod.rs b/server/src/auth/mod.rs\nindex d4a85ef52c15dc35148e4c743f0d646cbbdb056d..5906f93b13853421e96a3c37bc9d8202a47842bf 100644\n--- a/server/src/auth/mod.rs\n+++ b/server/src/auth/mod.rs\n@@ -94,63 +94,169 @@ fn alias_list(db: &durable::Db, uuid: &str) -> Vec<String> {\n         .unwrap_or_default()\n }\n \n-fn login_body(\n-    session: Option<&session::SessionActor>,\n+fn alias_claim_forms(return_to: &str, submit_label: &str) -> Result<Markup, StatusCode> {\n+    let check_rpc = template_json_compact(&serde_json::json!({\n+        \"action\": \"check_pseudonym\",\n+        \"pseudonym\": {\"$form\": \"pseudonym\"},\n+    }))\n+    .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;\n+    let claim_rpc = template_json_compact(&serde_json::json!({\n+        \"action\": \"claim_pseudonym\",\n+        \"pseudonym\": {\"$form\": \"pseudonym\"},\n+        \"return_to\": return_to,\n+    }))\n+    .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;\n+\n+    Ok(html! {\n+        div class=\"alias-claim\" {\n+            form id=\"alias-check-form\" method=\"POST\" action=\"/ui\" {\n+                input type=\"hidden\" name=(UI_RPC_FIELD) value=(check_rpc);\n+                label for=\"alias-input\" { \"alias\" }\n+                input type=\"text\" id=\"alias-input\" name=\"pseudonym\" autocomplete=\"off\"\n+                    data-testid=\"alias-input\" maxlength=\"64\" placeholder=\"letters, numbers, _ -\";\n+                p id=\"alias-status\" class=\"muted\" data-testid=\"alias-status\" { \"type to check availability\" }\n+            }\n+            form id=\"alias-claim-form\" method=\"POST\" action=\"/ui\" {\n+                input type=\"hidden\" name=(UI_RPC_FIELD) value=(claim_rpc);\n+                input type=\"hidden\" name=\"pseudonym\" id=\"alias-claim-field\" value=\"\";\n+                button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-primary\" data-testid=\"alias-claim\" { (submit_label) }\n+            }\n+        }\n+    })\n+}\n+\n+fn signed_out_body(providers: &[(&str, String)]) -> Markup {\n+    html! {\n+        main class=\"panel login-page\" {\n+            section class=\"login-section\" {\n+                h1 { \"sign in\" }\n+                p class=\"muted\" { \"link an account to vote under a lasting alias\" }\n+                @if providers.is_empty() {\n+                    p class=\"muted\" {\n+                        \"OAuth is not configured. Set GITHUB_CLIENT_ID and GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET.\"\n+                    }\n+                } @else {\n+                    ul class=\"oauth-provider-list\" {\n+                        @for (name, href) in providers {\n+                            li {\n+                                a href=(href) class=\"btn-primary oauth-provider\"\n+                                    data-testid=(format!(\"oauth-{}\", name.to_lowercase())) {\n+                                    (format!(\"Continue with {name}\"))\n+                                }\n+                            }\n+                        }\n+                    }\n+                }\n+            }\n+            p class=\"login-back\" { a href=\"/\" { \"← back\" } }\n+        }\n+    }\n+}\n+\n+fn account_body(\n+    actor: &session::SessionActor,\n     aliases: &[String],\n     providers: &[(&str, String)],\n+    claim_forms: Markup,\n ) -> Markup {\n+    let current = actor.pseudonym.trim();\n     html! {\n-        main class=\"panel login-page\" {\n-            div class=\"login-grid\" {\n-                section class=\"login-oauth\" {\n-                    h1 { \"sign in\" }\n-                    @if providers.is_empty() {\n-                        p class=\"muted\" {\n-                            \"OAuth is not configured. Set GITHUB_CLIENT_ID and GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET.\"\n-                        }\n-                    } @else {\n-                        ul class=\"oauth-provider-list\" {\n-                            @for (name, href) in providers {\n-                                li {\n-                                    a href=(href) class=\"button oauth-provider\" data-testid=(format!(\"oauth-{}\", name.to_lowercase())) {\n-                                        (format!(\"Continue with {name}\"))\n+        main class=\"panel login-page account-page\" {\n+            section class=\"login-section\" {\n+                h1 { \"account\" }\n+                @if current.is_empty() {\n+                    p class=\"muted\" { \"finish setup by choosing an alias below\" }\n+                } @else {\n+                    p class=\"account-current\" {\n+                        \"voting as \"\n+                        strong data-testid=\"account-current\" { (current) }\n+                    }\n+                }\n+                p class=\"muted small\" data-testid=\"account-weight\" {\n+                    \"trust weight \" (format!(\"{:.1}\", actor.trust_weight))\n+                    \" · rises when you link more OAuth providers\"\n+                }\n+            }\n+\n+            section class=\"login-section\" {\n+                h2 { \"aliases\" }\n+                @if aliases.is_empty() {\n+                    p class=\"muted\" data-testid=\"alias-list-empty\" { \"none yet — claim one below\" }\n+                } @else {\n+                    ul id=\"alias-list\" class=\"alias-list\" data-testid=\"alias-list\" {\n+                        @for alias in aliases {\n+                            @let is_current = alias == current;\n+                            li class=(if is_current { \"alias-item alias-current\" } else { \"alias-item\" }) {\n+                                span class=\"alias-name\" { (alias) }\n+                                @if is_current {\n+                                    span class=\"alias-badge\" data-testid=\"alias-current-badge\" { \"current\" }\n+                                } @else {\n+                                    form class=\"alias-switch\" method=\"post\" action=\"/auth/switch\"\n+                                        data-navigate=\"full\" {\n+                                        input type=\"hidden\" name=\"pseudonym\" value=(alias);\n+                                        button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-secondary\"\n+                                            data-testid=(format!(\"alias-switch-{alias}\")) {\n+                                            \"use\"\n+                                        }\n                                     }\n                                 }\n                             }\n                         }\n                     }\n-                    @if let Some(actor) = session {\n-                        p class=\"muted small\" {\n-                            \"session active · weight \" (format!(\"{:.1}\", actor.trust_weight))\n-                        }\n-                        form method=\"post\" action=\"/auth/logout\" data-navigate=\"full\" {\n-                            button type=\"submit\" { \"log out\" }\n-                        }\n-                    }\n                 }\n-                section class=\"login-aliases\" {\n-                    h2 { \"your aliases\" }\n-                    ul id=\"alias-list\" class=\"alias-list\" {\n-                        @if aliases.is_empty() {\n-                            li class=\"muted\" data-testid=\"alias-list-empty\" { \"none yet\" }\n-                        } @else {\n-                            @for alias in aliases {\n-                                li { (alias) }\n+            }\n+\n+            section class=\"login-section\" {\n+                h2 { \"add alias\" }\n+                p class=\"muted small\" { \"each alias is unique across sorter2\" }\n+                (claim_forms)\n+            }\n+\n+            @if !providers.is_empty() {\n+                section class=\"login-section\" {\n+                    h2 { \"linked sign-in\" }\n+                    p class=\"muted small\" { \"sign in again with the same provider to return to this account\" }\n+                    ul class=\"oauth-provider-list\" {\n+                        @for (name, href) in providers {\n+                            li {\n+                                a href=(href) class=\"btn-secondary oauth-provider\"\n+                                    data-testid=(format!(\"oauth-relink-{}\", name.to_lowercase())) {\n+                                    (format!(\"Re-link {name}\"))\n+                                }\n                             }\n                         }\n                     }\n                 }\n             }\n-            p { a href=\"/\" { \"← back\" } }\n+\n+            section class=\"login-section login-actions\" {\n+                form method=\"post\" action=\"/auth/logout\" data-navigate=\"full\" {\n+                    button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-secondary\" data-testid=\"account-logout\" { \"log out\" }\n+                }\n+            }\n+\n+            p class=\"login-back\" { a href=\"/\" { \"← back\" } }\n         }\n     }\n }\n \n+fn login_body(\n+    session: Option<&session::SessionActor>,\n+    aliases: &[String],\n+    providers: &[(&str, String)],\n+    claim_forms: Option<Markup>,\n+) -> Markup {\n+    match (session, claim_forms) {\n+        (Some(actor), Some(forms)) => account_body(actor, aliases, providers, forms),\n+        _ => signed_out_body(providers),\n+    }\n+}\n+\n pub async fn login_page(\n     State(state): State<AppState>,\n     jar: CookieJar,\n     Query(query): Query<LoginQuery>,\n-) -> Response {\n+) -> Result<Response, StatusCode> {\n     let return_to = return_from_query_or_jar(&jar, query.return_to.as_deref());\n     let jar = jar.add(session::auth_return_cookie_value(&return_to));\n \n@@ -164,16 +270,26 @@ pub async fn login_page(\n         .unwrap_or_default();\n     let providers = oauth_providers(&base_url_from_env(state.cfg.port), &return_to);\n \n+    let claim_forms = if session.is_some() {\n+        Some(alias_claim_forms(\"/login\", \"claim alias\")?)\n+    } else {\n+        None\n+    };\n+\n     let markup = layout(\n-        \"login · sorter2\",\n-        login_body(session.as_ref(), &aliases, &providers),\n+        if session.is_some() {\n+            \"account · sorter2\"\n+        } else {\n+            \"login · sorter2\"\n+        },\n+        login_body(session.as_ref(), &aliases, &providers, claim_forms),\n         state.views.get_views(\"/login\"),\n         session\n             .as_ref()\n             .filter(|s| !s.pseudonym.trim().is_empty())\n             .map(|s| s.pseudonym.as_str()),\n     );\n-    (jar, Html(markup.into_string())).into_response()\n+    Ok((jar, Html(markup.into_string())).into_response())\n }\n \n pub async fn alias_page(\n@@ -186,38 +302,17 @@ pub async fn alias_page(\n     let db = state.projection_store.db();\n     let session = session::load_valid_session(db, &session_id).ok_or(StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED)?;\n     if session::session_has_pseudonym(&session) {\n-        return Ok(Redirect::to(&return_to).into_response());\n+        // Already onboarded — manage aliases on the account page.\n+        return Ok(Redirect::to(\"/login\").into_response());\n     }\n \n-    let check_rpc = template_json_compact(&serde_json::json!({\n-        \"action\": \"check_pseudonym\",\n-        \"pseudonym\": {\"$form\": \"pseudonym\"},\n-    }))\n-    .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;\n-    let claim_rpc = template_json_compact(&serde_json::json!({\n-        \"action\": \"claim_pseudonym\",\n-        \"pseudonym\": {\"$form\": \"pseudonym\"},\n-        \"return_to\": return_to,\n-    }))\n-    .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;\n-\n+    let claim_forms = alias_claim_forms(&return_to, \"continue\")?;\n     let body = html! {\n         main class=\"panel alias-page\" {\n             h1 { \"choose alias\" }\n             p class=\"muted\" { \"pick a unique display name for your votes\" }\n-            form id=\"alias-check-form\" method=\"POST\" action=\"/ui\" {\n-                input type=\"hidden\" name=(UI_RPC_FIELD) value=(check_rpc);\n-                label { \"alias\" }\n-                input type=\"text\" id=\"alias-input\" name=\"pseudonym\" autocomplete=\"off\"\n-                    data-testid=\"alias-input\" maxlength=\"64\";\n-                p id=\"alias-status\" class=\"muted\" data-testid=\"alias-status\" { \"type to check availability\" }\n-            }\n-            form id=\"alias-claim-form\" method=\"POST\" action=\"/ui\" {\n-                input type=\"hidden\" name=(UI_RPC_FIELD) value=(claim_rpc);\n-                input type=\"hidden\" name=\"pseudonym\" id=\"alias-claim-field\" value=\"\";\n-                button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-primary\" data-testid=\"alias-claim\" { \"continue\" }\n-            }\n-            p { a href=\"/login\" { \"← back to login\" } }\n+            (claim_forms)\n+            p class=\"login-back\" { a href=\"/login\" { \"← back to login\" } }\n         }\n     };\n \ndiff --git a/server/src/html/mod.rs b/server/src/html/mod.rs\nindex 3cc3d7bdf55b5cb5d009600f4ade1fcd201a410b..5b9b73c7ad24499737f0576b3603c3ff5355251e 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/mod.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/mod.rs\n@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pub(crate) fn layout(title: &str, body: Markup, views: u64, nav_user: Option<&st\n                 nav class=\"top-nav\" {\n                     @if let Some(name) = nav_user {\n                         span class=\"top-nav-user\" data-testid=\"nav-user\" { (name) }\n-                        a href=\"/login\" { \"account\" }\n+                        a href=\"/login\" data-testid=\"nav-account\" { \"account\" }\n                         form class=\"top-nav-logout\" method=\"post\" action=\"/auth/logout\" data-navigate=\"full\" {\n                             button type=\"submit\" data-testid=\"nav-logout\" { \"log out\" }\n                         }\ndiff --git a/server/static/sorter.css b/server/static/sorter.css\nindex 257280b6b490c65222e580a325b77351cac6cc6b..e7aca23b426d504938b90b5a25ad06b07843ba02 100644\n--- a/server/static/sorter.css\n+++ b/server/static/sorter.css\n@@ -108,6 +108,152 @@ body {\n   cursor: wait;\n }\n \n+.panel {\n+  max-width: 36rem;\n+  margin: 1.5rem auto;\n+  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;\n+  background: var(--panel);\n+  border: 1px solid var(--border);\n+}\n+\n+.login-page h1,\n+.alias-page h1 {\n+  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;\n+  font-size: 1.5rem;\n+}\n+\n+.login-page h2,\n+.alias-page h2 {\n+  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;\n+  font-size: 1.05rem;\n+  font-weight: 600;\n+}\n+\n+.login-section {\n+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\n+}\n+\n+.login-section:last-of-type {\n+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;\n+}\n+\n+.account-current {\n+  margin: 0.25rem 0 0.5rem;\n+  font-size: 1.1rem;\n+}\n+\n+.oauth-provider-list {\n+  list-style: none;\n+  margin: 1rem 0 0;\n+  padding: 0;\n+  display: flex;\n+  flex-direction: column;\n+  gap: 0.5rem;\n+}\n+\n+.oauth-provider-list a {\n+  text-align: center;\n+  text-decoration: none;\n+  margin-top: 0;\n+}\n+\n+.alias-list {\n+  list-style: none;\n+  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;\n+  padding: 0;\n+  display: flex;\n+  flex-direction: column;\n+  gap: 0.4rem;\n+}\n+\n+.alias-item {\n+  display: flex;\n+  align-items: center;\n+  justify-content: space-between;\n+  gap: 0.75rem;\n+  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;\n+  border: 1px solid var(--border);\n+  background: var(--bg);\n+}\n+\n+.alias-item.alias-current {\n+  border-color: var(--accent);\n+}\n+\n+.alias-name {\n+  font-weight: 600;\n+}\n+\n+.alias-badge {\n+  font-size: 0.75rem;\n+  color: var(--accent);\n+  text-transform: lowercase;\n+}\n+\n+.alias-switch {\n+  margin: 0;\n+}\n+\n+.alias-switch .btn-secondary {\n+  margin-top: 0;\n+}\n+\n+.alias-claim label {\n+  display: block;\n+  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;\n+  color: var(--muted);\n+  font-size: 0.875rem;\n+}\n+\n+.alias-claim input[type=\"text\"] {\n+  width: 100%;\n+  padding: 0.5rem 0.65rem;\n+  background: var(--bg);\n+  border: 1px solid var(--border);\n+  color: var(--fg);\n+  font: inherit;\n+}\n+\n+.alias-claim input[type=\"text\"]:focus {\n+  outline: 1px solid var(--accent);\n+  border-color: var(--accent);\n+}\n+\n+#alias-status {\n+  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.75rem;\n+  min-height: 1.25em;\n+}\n+\n+#alias-status.alias-ok {\n+  color: #8fd19e;\n+}\n+\n+#alias-status.alias-bad {\n+  color: #e8a0a0;\n+}\n+\n+.login-actions {\n+  padding-top: 0.75rem;\n+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);\n+}\n+\n+.login-actions .btn-secondary {\n+  margin-top: 0;\n+}\n+\n+.login-back {\n+  margin: 1rem 0 0;\n+}\n+\n+.login-back a {\n+  color: var(--muted);\n+  text-decoration: none;\n+}\n+\n+.login-back a:hover {\n+  color: var(--fg);\n+}\n+\n .fetch-entity-form {\n   margin-top: 0.5rem;\n }\ndiff --git a/test/auth_login.clj b/test/auth_login.clj\nindex a81e064ebb88fe359c56cf6718880dc1e4c1a7d9..6f2f00d7aa7340e63d1ac465b0a2234cec7a983f 100644\n--- a/test/auth_login.clj\n+++ b/test/auth_login.clj\n@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@\n             (move-vote-slider-left pg)\n             (loc/click (page/get-by-test-id pg \"vote-post\"))\n             (page/wait-for-selector pg \"[data-testid=oauth-github]\" {:timeout 15000})\n-            (is (str/includes? (or (element-text pg \"alias-list-empty\") \"\") \"none yet\"))\n             (loc/click (page/get-by-test-id pg \"oauth-github\"))\n             (page/wait-for-selector pg \"[data-testid=alias-input]\" {:timeout 15000})\n             (type-alias! pg \"seeder\")\n\n\nSide B — contributor: tommy-mor\nSide B — commit message:\n[d6da7856] Resurrect page view counts (ViewStore + middleware + layout) (#138)\n\n* Wire ViewStore through AppState, view-count middleware, and HTML.\n\n- Add views module to lib, ViewStore on AppState (create_app_state and tests).\n- Implement canonical_view_url and GET view_count_middleware with path filters.\n- Layer middleware before with_state; add url crate for query canonicalization.\n- Pass canonical-key view counts into garden, forum, search, and try layouts.\n- Replace stub integration test with real view counter assertions.\n\nCo-authored-by: tommy <thmorriss@gmail.com>\n\n* Test vote/compare query canonicalization instead of search.\n\nVote compare uses chromeless layout without view badge; assert the shared\nViewStore count for permuted left/right query order via AppState.\n\nCo-authored-by: tommy <thmorriss@gmail.com>\n\n* Browser test: stop waiting for removed vote-compare shell.\n\nAssert vote compare via body.view-vote-compare and compare heading instead\nof .vote-compare-shell, which was intentionally removed from the HTML.\n\nCo-authored-by: tommy <thmorriss@gmail.com>\n\n* Drop vote-compare preview morph and browser assertion.\n\nvote_compare_post_success_js now only refreshes #vote-edge-history-region.\nRemove preview wrap markup, browser test wait on #vote-compare-preview, and\nunused forum re-export of ingest_entry_markup.\n\nCo-authored-by: tommy <thmorriss@gmail.com>\n\n---------\n\nCo-authored-by: Cursor Agent <cursoragent@cursor.com>\n\nSide B — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock\nindex ad7e4fe6d4ba2f2b033916194c1ef1ed873f1d46..bf8153d9c723af97122c9ffdd4a7cfe82e853bb6 100644\n--- a/Cargo.lock\n+++ b/Cargo.lock\n@@ -1805,6 +1805,7 @@ dependencies = [\n  \"tower-http 0.5.2\",\n  \"tracing\",\n  \"tracing-subscriber\",\n+ \"url\",\n  \"urlencoding\",\n  \"uuid\",\n ]\ndiff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml\nindex 6d85b8cce5701482367d4be43287394e26f5896f..0d9cdcd21d94751babdf769e118d2c89d6a009d8 100644\n--- a/server/Cargo.toml\n+++ b/server/Cargo.toml\n@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ slug-types = { path = \"../types\" }\n async-trait = \"0.1\"\n base64 = \"0.22\"\n postcard = { version = \"1\", features = [\"use-std\"] }\n+url = \"2\"\n urlencoding = \"2\"\n \n [dev-dependencies]\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/editor.rs b/server/src/html/editor.rs\nindex a24e638802c8bb38699b39fdb0c53c22183a4a49..8ff58326eb75806eeec3937f088fa977c7f3886e 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/editor.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/editor.rs\n@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ use maud::{html, Markup};\n use serde::Deserialize;\n \n use crate::{\n-    api::{validate_ingest_document, resolve_item},\n+    api::{resolve_item, validate_ingest_document},\n     html::JsBuilder,\n+    middleware::canonical_view_url,\n     reducer::ScopeId,\n     state::AppState,\n };\n@@ -25,7 +26,10 @@ fn bc_try() -> Markup {\n }\n \n /// The interactive editor page — `/try`.\n-pub async fn editor_page(jar: CookieJar, uri: Uri) -> impl IntoResponse {\n+pub async fn editor_page(State(state): State<AppState>, jar: CookieJar, uri: Uri) -> impl IntoResponse {\n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         \"try — slug.social\",\n         \"view-thread\",\n@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ pub async fn editor_page(jar: CookieJar, uri: Uri) -> impl IntoResponse {\n                 div id=\"editor-results\" {}\n             }\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         None,\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/forum/feed.rs b/server/src/html/forum/feed.rs\nindex 63f196e0df251678bd649da97107e35a741f97fa..70321dd2a75e563282f7612f2b2fa6d57b9175d9 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/forum/feed.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/forum/feed.rs\n@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use maud::{html, Markup};\n \n use crate::api::optional_principal;\n use crate::canonical_path::canonicalize_tag;\n+use crate::middleware::canonical_view_url;\n use crate::reducer::{ReducerState, ScopeId};\n use crate::state::AppState;\n use crate::timeago;\n@@ -218,6 +219,9 @@ pub async fn home(\n     let strip = auth_strip(&headers, &jar, &reduced_read);\n     drop(reduced_read);\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         \"slug.social\",\n         \"view-thread\",\n@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ pub async fn home(\n             (render_thread_feed(Some(&nav), \"thread-feed\", &public_rows, now))\n             (cli_panel(&[\"npx slugsocial public forum list\"]))\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         None,\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/forum/mod.rs b/server/src/html/forum/mod.rs\nindex 53809e94e3b107a1ddb937c2e45325fc6b8706c6..bd60703924eee5b0e5a7f69c0a2dc526442512a2 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/forum/mod.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/forum/mod.rs\n@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub use profile::user_profile_page;\n pub use views::{room_page, room_thread_view, thread_view};\n \n pub(crate) use access::{user_can_post_room, user_can_view_room};\n-pub(crate) use ingest::ingest_entry_markup;\n pub(crate) use new_thread::{fragment_new_thread_slot, login_to_post_hint_markup};\n pub(crate) use room_members::room_members_section_markup;\n pub(crate) use thread_morph::{\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/forum/post_single.rs b/server/src/html/forum/post_single.rs\nindex 6e36e80d076ddd8ca521c1450cbf8cb7ba6a28fe..91866b2cc3dea98d0c3847f54379245eca67894c 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/forum/post_single.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/forum/post_single.rs\n@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use maud::html;\n \n use crate::api::optional_principal;\n use crate::canonical_path::canonicalize_tag;\n+use crate::middleware::canonical_view_url;\n use crate::reducer::ScopeId;\n use crate::state::AppState;\n \n@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ async fn thread_post_view_inner(\n         }\n     };\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         &format!(\"#{tag} / post #{index}\"),\n         \"view-thread\",\n@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ async fn thread_post_view_inner(\n                 p class=\"muted\" { \"post not found\" }\n             }\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         None,\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/forum/profile.rs b/server/src/html/forum/profile.rs\nindex ebdc41fdd44e97a10a49ecd1ac5150ae390ec319..94701f8e9e293b64b889291c2145f97c1078c1c4 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/forum/profile.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/forum/profile.rs\n@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use maud::html;\n use crate::api::optional_principal;\n use crate::canonical_path::canonicalize_tag;\n use crate::identity::parse_username;\n+use crate::middleware::canonical_view_url;\n use crate::state::AppState;\n \n use super::ingest::{thread_nav_for_ingest, thread_post_index_in_scope};\n@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ pub async fn user_profile_page(\n     };\n \n     let now = now_ms();\n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         &format!(\"@{canon}\"),\n         \"view-thread\",\n@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ pub async fn user_profile_page(\n             }\n             (cli_panel(&[format!(\"npx slugsocial public forum list\")]))\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         None,\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/forum/views.rs b/server/src/html/forum/views.rs\nindex 34c47a2a6838a0ec99415e326cbd78f2cc988bd7..b363f0d7c8af3d941e4f402c1f1b87100bb0d394 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/forum/views.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/forum/views.rs\n@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use serde_json::json;\n use crate::api::optional_principal;\n use crate::canonical_path::canonicalize_tag;\n use crate::form_template::template_json_compact;\n+use crate::middleware::canonical_view_url;\n use crate::reducer::ScopeId;\n use crate::state::AppState;\n \n@@ -141,6 +142,9 @@ async fn thread_view_inner(\n         ScopeId::Room(r) => format!(\"npx slugsocial private {r} forum show {tag}\"),\n     };\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let body = html! {\n         (strip)\n         nav class=\"breadcrumb\" { (bc) }\n@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ async fn thread_view_inner(\n         &format!(\"#{tag}\"),\n         \"view-thread\",\n         body,\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         None,\n@@ -276,6 +280,9 @@ pub async fn room_page(\n     let audit_cli = format!(\"npx slugsocial private {room_id} audit\");\n     drop(reduced);\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let slug_display = room_id\n         .split_once('/')\n         .map(|(_, slug)| slug)\n@@ -296,7 +303,7 @@ pub async fn room_page(\n             }\n             (cli_panel(&[forum_cli, garden_cli, audit_cli]))\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         None,\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/garden.rs b/server/src/html/garden.rs\nindex 2d5fcd903fe8f56800ad2c5564b704bd25f9b18d..9e08307e636ce7984766168db1187f84b8635201 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/garden.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/garden.rs\n@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ use base64::{Engine as _, engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD as B64_ENGINE\n use crate::{\n     api::optional_principal,\n     canonical_path::{canonicalize_item, canonicalize_tag},\n+    middleware::canonical_view_url,\n     events::ThreadCapability,\n     form_template::template_json_compact,\n     html::{JsBuilder, ui_action::UI_RPC_FIELD, user_can_post_room},\n     path_types::ItemId,\n-    reducer::{ContentState, ReducerState, ScopeId, scope_from_room_wire},\n+    reducer::{ContentState, ReducerState, ScopeId},\n     scope_rank::{ChildrenRankings, build_children_rankings},\n     state::AppState,\n     timeago,\n@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ use super::{\n     bc_path, bc_path_external, bc_segment,\n     breadcrumb_path::{ExternalOntologyPath, OntologyPath},\n     cli_panel,\n-    forum::{ThreadNav, ingest_entry_markup},\n+    forum::ThreadNav,\n     layout, layout_full_bleed_chromeless, now_ms, ratio_pct, render_linkified_with_embeds_in_scope,\n     theme_from_jar, theme_next_from_uri,\n };\n@@ -224,39 +225,24 @@ fn vote_edge_history_markup(content: &ContentState, left: &ItemId, right: &ItemI\n     }\n }\n \n-/// After a successful vote post: morph the new card into `#vote-compare-preview` and refresh edge history.\n+/// After a successful vote post: refresh edge history (no in-page preview card).\n pub(crate) async fn vote_compare_post_success_js(\n     state: &AppState,\n     nav: &ThreadNav,\n-    room_wire: &str,\n-    thread_tag: &str,\n+    _room_wire: &str,\n+    _thread_tag: &str,\n     left: &ItemId,\n     right: &ItemId,\n-    post_id: &str,\n-    post_idx: Option<usize>,\n+    _post_id: &str,\n+    _post_idx: Option<usize>,\n ) -> String {\n     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;\n-    let scope = scope_from_room_wire(room_wire);\n-    let Some(ing) = reduced.ingests_by_id.get(post_id).cloned() else {\n-        drop(reduced);\n-        return \"console.warn('vote compare: new post not found');\".to_string();\n-    };\n-    let idx = match post_idx {\n-        Some(i) => i,\n-        None => reduced\n-            .try_thread_post_index_chronological(&scope, thread_tag, post_id)\n-            .unwrap_or(0),\n-    };\n-    let viewer = None::<&str>;\n-    let now = now_ms();\n     let content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &nav.scope());\n     let edge_history = vote_edge_history_markup(content, left, right);\n-    let card = ingest_entry_markup(nav, thread_tag, idx, &ing, viewer, now, &reduced);\n     drop(reduced);\n-    let mut b = JsBuilder::new();\n-    b = b.morph_inner_selector(\"#vote-compare-preview\", card);\n-    b = b.morph_inner_selector(\"#vote-edge-history-region\", edge_history);\n-    b.build()\n+    JsBuilder::new()\n+        .morph_inner_selector(\"#vote-edge-history-region\", edge_history)\n+        .build()\n }\n \n fn item_display_path(item: &str) -> String {\n@@ -515,6 +501,9 @@ pub async fn garden_index(\n         build_children_rankings(reduced.public(), &ItemId::ontology_root())\n     };\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         \"~/\",\n         \"view-ontology view-ontology-light\",\n@@ -556,7 +545,7 @@ pub async fn garden_index(\n             }\n             (cli_panel(&[\"npx slugsocial garden tree\"]))\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         Some(\"public\"),\n@@ -597,6 +586,9 @@ pub async fn external_garden_index(\n         build_children_rankings(reduced.public(), &parent)\n     };\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         \"-/\",\n         \"view-ontology view-ontology-light\",\n@@ -637,7 +629,7 @@ pub async fn external_garden_index(\n                 }\n             }\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         Some(\"public\"),\n@@ -727,6 +719,9 @@ pub async fn room_external_garden_index(\n         build_children_rankings(content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &nav.scope()), &parent);\n     drop(reduced);\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         \"-/\",\n         \"view-ontology view-ontology-light\",\n@@ -766,7 +761,7 @@ pub async fn room_external_garden_index(\n                 }\n             }\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         Some(nav.room_wire.as_str()),\n@@ -1080,6 +1075,9 @@ async fn render_scope_view(\n         .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())\n         .unwrap_or_else(|| \"/\".to_string());\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         &item_display_path(&model.item),\n         \"view-ontology view-ontology-light\",\n@@ -1227,7 +1225,7 @@ async fn render_scope_view(\n             };\n             (cli_panel(std::slice::from_ref(&cli)))\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         Some(&garden_room),\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/search.rs b/server/src/html/search.rs\nindex 04fd6f27854138f668689df3b250d7240645d1ac..35d3604ab8ee50327af5b0acf1a86e646633cf1f 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/search.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/search.rs\n@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;\n use crate::{\n     api::optional_principal,\n     events::ThreadCapability,\n+    middleware::canonical_view_url,\n     reducer::{ReducerState, ScopeId},\n     state::AppState,\n     timeago,\n@@ -407,6 +408,9 @@ pub async fn search_page(\n         SearchResults { items: vec![], threads: vec![], posts: vec![] }\n     };\n \n+    let url_key = canonical_view_url(&uri);\n+    let view_count = state.views.get_views(&url_key);\n+\n     let page = layout(\n         \"search \\u{2014} slug.social\",\n         \"view-thread\",\n@@ -420,7 +424,7 @@ pub async fn search_page(\n             (render_search_results(&results, &query))\n             (cli_panel(&[\"npx slugsocial search <query>\"]))\n         },\n-        None,\n+        Some(view_count),\n         theme_from_jar(&jar),\n         &theme_next_from_uri(&uri),\n         None,\ndiff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs\nindex fc95fc5a845fde9718195e275f2b228f68d913a6..b902094653cf9319efd14e67b91436e269362441 100644\n--- a/server/src/lib.rs\n+++ b/server/src/lib.rs\n@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub mod reducer;\n pub mod scope_rank;\n pub mod state;\n pub mod timeago;\n+pub mod views;\n pub mod write_cmd;\n \n use std::collections::HashMap;\n@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ pub fn create_app_state(cfg: AppConfig) -> AppState {\n     let (stream_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(64);\n     let (js_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(64);\n     let (write_tx, write_rx) = mpsc::channel::<WriteCmd>(256);\n+    let views_path = format!(\"{}/views.json\", cfg.data_dir);\n+    let views = crate::views::ViewStore::new(&views_path);\n     let state = AppState {\n         cfg: Arc::new(cfg),\n         event_log: Arc::new(event_log),\n@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ pub fn create_app_state(cfg: AppConfig) -> AppState {\n         stream_tx,\n         js_tx,\n         write_tx,\n+        views,\n     };\n     tokio::spawn(crate::api::write_actor::writer_actor(write_rx, state.clone()));\n     state\n@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@ pub fn create_app(state: AppState) -> Router {\n         .route(\"/api/v0/pending-session/:id\", get(api::get_pending_session))\n         .route(\"/api/v0/whoami\", get(api::get_whoami))\n         .route(\"/api/v0/rpc\", post(api::handle_rpc_batch))\n+        .layer(axum::middleware::from_fn_with_state(\n+            state.clone(),\n+            crate::middleware::view_count_middleware,\n+        ))\n         .with_state(state)\n         .layer(TraceLayer::new_for_http())\n }\ndiff --git a/server/src/middleware.rs b/server/src/middleware.rs\nindex 47751d0da2cf44df44b3e7c94e2a1063b29bd6d6..458bd65054bb1baa70691b06ec44ae71b72b47c5 100644\n--- a/server/src/middleware.rs\n+++ b/server/src/middleware.rs\n@@ -1,12 +1,47 @@\n use axum::{\n-    extract::Request,\n+    extract::{Request, State},\n     middleware::Next,\n     response::Response,\n };\n \n+use crate::state::AppState;\n+\n+pub fn canonical_view_url(uri: &axum::http::Uri) -> String {\n+    let path = uri.path();\n+    if let Some(query) = uri.query() {\n+        let mut pairs: Vec<_> = url::form_urlencoded::parse(query.as_bytes()).into_owned().collect();\n+        if pairs.is_empty() {\n+            return path.to_string();\n+        }\n+        pairs.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0).then_with(|| a.1.cmp(&b.1)));\n+\n+        let new_query = url::form_urlencoded::Serializer::new(String::new())\n+            .extend_pairs(pairs)\n+            .finish();\n+        format!(\"{path}?{new_query}\")\n+    } else {\n+        path.to_string()\n+    }\n+}\n+\n pub async fn view_count_middleware(\n+    State(state): State<AppState>,\n     req: Request,\n     next: Next,\n ) -> Response {\n+    if req.method() == axum::http::Method::GET {\n+        let path = req.uri().path();\n+\n+        if !path.starts_with(\"/static\")\n+            && !path.starts_with(\"/api\")\n+            && !path.starts_with(\"/sse\")\n+            && !path.starts_with(\"/auth\")\n+            && path != \"/healthz\"\n+            && path != \"/ui\"\n+        {\n+            let url_key = canonical_view_url(req.uri());\n+            state.views.increment(url_key);\n+        }\n+    }\n     next.run(req).await\n }\ndiff --git a/server/src/state.rs b/server/src/state.rs\nindex 8fc39914d64ace53a544c5eb85bc61447db60305..13831e868031edc19fda0f347376e0b17e8b99b7 100644\n--- a/server/src/state.rs\n+++ b/server/src/state.rs\n@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ pub struct AppState {\n     pub js_tx: broadcast::Sender<JsSnippet>,\n     /// All durable writes and reducer mutations are serialized through this channel.\n     pub write_tx: mpsc::Sender<WriteCmd>,\n+    pub views: crate::views::ViewStore,\n }\n \n impl AppState {\n@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ impl AppState {\n         let event_log = EventLog::new(cfg.event_log_path.clone());\n         let (stream_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(64);\n         let (js_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(64);\n+        let views_path = format!(\"{}/views.json\", cfg.data_dir);\n+        let views = crate::views::ViewStore::new(&views_path);\n         Self {\n             cfg: Arc::new(cfg),\n             event_log: Arc::new(event_log),\n@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ impl AppState {\n             stream_tx,\n             js_tx,\n             write_tx,\n+            views,\n         }\n     }\n }\ndiff --git a/server/tests/integration.rs b/server/tests/integration.rs\nindex b34ba69a2115cad9875afce17743ad27f3838959..bd10fd2a6ef06ac1a23de790a54ad5aa0065a472 100644\n--- a/server/tests/integration.rs\n+++ b/server/tests/integration.rs\n@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@\n+use axum::http::Uri;\n use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};\n-use slug_types::room_route_segment;\n+use slug_types::{room_route_segment, ItemId};\n use slugsocial_server::{\n     event_log::EventLog,\n     events::{Event, TokenIssued, UserRegistered},\n+    middleware::canonical_view_url,\n     spawn_writer_actor_for_test,\n     state::{AppConfig, AppState},\n };\n@@ -1368,7 +1370,69 @@ async fn test_search_page_and_results() {\n \n #[tokio::test]\n async fn test_view_counts_increment_and_display() {\n-    // HTML view counters are offline during the auth-v3 refactor.\n+    let (addr, _tmp, _log, state, _handle) = create_test_server_with_state().await;\n+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();\n+    let url = format!(\"http://{addr}/~\");\n+\n+    let r1 = client.get(&url).send().await.unwrap();\n+    assert!(r1.status().is_success());\n+    let body1 = r1.text().await.unwrap();\n+    assert!(\n+        body1.contains(\"1 views\"),\n+        \"expected first GET to show 1 views, body snippet: {}\",\n+        &body1.chars().take(500).collect::<String>()\n+    );\n+\n+    let r2 = client.get(&url).send().await.unwrap();\n+    assert!(r2.status().is_success());\n+    let body2 = r2.text().await.unwrap();\n+    assert!(\n+        body2.contains(\"2 views\"),\n+        \"expected second GET to show 2 views\"\n+    );\n+\n+    // Vote compare uses permuted `left` / `right`; middleware canonicalizes query order.\n+    let left = ItemId::parse(\"~/vc-l\")\n+        .unwrap()\n+        .normalized_storage()\n+        .to_storage_string();\n+    let right = ItemId::parse(\"~/vc-r\")\n+        .unwrap()\n+        .normalized_storage()\n+        .to_storage_string();\n+    let vote_q_right_first = format!(\n+        \"/vote/compare?right={}&left={}\",\n+        urlencoding::encode(&right),\n+        urlencoding::encode(&left)\n+    );\n+    let vote_q_left_first = format!(\n+        \"/vote/compare?left={}&right={}\",\n+        urlencoding::encode(&left),\n+        urlencoding::encode(&right)\n+    );\n+    let vote_key_uri: Uri = format!(\"http://127.0.0.1{vote_q_left_first}\")\n+        .parse()\n+        .unwrap();\n+    let vote_key = canonical_view_url(&vote_key_uri);\n+\n+    let v1 = client\n+        .get(format!(\"http://{addr}{vote_q_right_first}\"))\n+        .send()\n+        .await\n+        .unwrap();\n+    assert!(v1.status().is_success(), \"vote compare GET 1: {}\", v1.status());\n+    let v2 = client\n+        .get(format!(\"http://{addr}{vote_q_left_first}\"))\n+        .send()\n+        .await\n+        .unwrap();\n+    assert!(v2.status().is_success(), \"vote compare GET 2: {}\", v2.status());\n+\n+    assert_eq!(\n+        state.views.get_views(&vote_key),\n+        2,\n+        \"permuted vote/compare URLs should share one ViewStore key ({vote_key:?})\"\n+    );\n }\n \n #[tokio::test]\ndiff --git a/test/browser_vote_compare.clj b/test/browser_vote_compare.clj\nindex 78fc40c160c84478ab8ee0d953b9ed878b4c712f..839482d12963f130a2063f2212a6b922b2d229e1 100644\n--- a/test/browser_vote_compare.clj\n+++ b/test/browser_vote_compare.clj\n@@ -71,13 +71,12 @@\n                (page/navigate pg (str base-url \"/login\"))\n                (is (wait-for-text pg \"body\" \"@alice\" 15000) \"alice session after login\")\n                (page/navigate pg cmp-url)\n-               (is (wait-for-text pg \".vote-compare-shell\" \"compare\" 15000) \"vote compare shell\")\n+               ;; No .vote-compare-shell wrapper — wait on stable vote-compare UI instead.\n+               (is (wait-for-text pg \"body.view-vote-compare\" \"compare\" 15000) \"vote compare page\")\n                (is (wait-for-text pg \"ul.vote-edge-history\" \"seed edge vote\" 15000)\n                    \"edge history lists canonical-order vote\")\n                (locator/fill (page/locator pg \"#vote-explain\") \"because playwright says so\")\n                (locator/click (page/locator pg \"#vote-compare-form button[type=submit]\"))\n-               (is (wait-for-text pg \"#vote-compare-preview\" \"because playwright\" 20000)\n-                   \"preview region morphs new post card\")\n                (is (wait-for-text pg \"ul.vote-edge-history\" \"because playwright\" 20000)\n                    \"new vote appears in edge history after morph\"))))))\n \n","role":"user"}],"model":"~x-ai/grok-latest"}