Bump Frame Control to 0.4.29 (#204)

Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/checks.yml

@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ jobs:
           python -m py_compile $(find frame/devkit-utils -type f ! -name '*.*' ! -name LICENSE) frame/devkit-utils/devkit_utils/*.py
       - name: Server tests
         run: python -m unittest discover -s tests -v
+      - name: Linux Wireless Adapter doctor (read-only PC smoke)
+        run: |
+          python ui/frame_wireless_doctor.py --json > "$RUNNER_TEMP/linux-wireless-doctor.json"
+          python -c 'import json, os; from pathlib import Path; d=json.loads((Path(os.environ["RUNNER_TEMP"]) / "linux-wireless-doctor.json").read_text()); assert d["supported"] and d["selected"] is None and d["schema"] == 1'
       - name: App syntax
         run: node --check app/main.js && node --check app/build/make-icon.js && node --check app/build/fetch-deps.js && node --check app/preload.js && node --check app/install-link.js && node --check app/updater.js
       - name: App tests
@@ -70,6 +74,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Server tests
         run: python -m unittest discover -s tests -v
 
+  # Fast, PC-only Windows query validation, without capture libraries or a headset.
+  wireless-windows:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "24"
+      - name: Wireless doctor fixtures, UI and live read-only Windows inventory
+        run: python -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_wireless.py' -v
+
   # The iPhone app: builds for the Simulator and runs its unit tests.
   ios:
     runs-on: macos-latest

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -173,3 +173,24 @@ jobs:
             app/dist/*.AppImage
             app/dist/*.deb
           if-no-files-found: ignore
+
+  checksums:
+    needs: build
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Attach SHA256SUMS after all installers upload
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          gh api --paginate "repos/$GH_REPO/releases?per_page=100" --jq '.[]' > releases.jsonl
+          python3 scripts/release-checksums.py --tag "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" < releases.jsonl > SHA256SUMS
+          # Find the same draft using its exact tag, or its version title if a
+          # draft edit made GitHub temporarily show an untagged-* tag name.
+          id=$(python3 scripts/release-checksums.py --tag "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" --id < releases.jsonl)
+          old=$(gh api "repos/$GH_REPO/releases/$id" --jq '.assets[] | select(.name == "SHA256SUMS") | .id')
+          for asset in $old; do gh api -X DELETE "repos/$GH_REPO/releases/assets/$asset" >/dev/null; done
+          gh api -X POST "https://uploads.github.com/repos/$GH_REPO/releases/$id/assets?name=SHA256SUMS" \
+            -H "Content-Type: text/plain" --input SHA256SUMS >/dev/null

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,86 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Save Steam screenshots under a separate folder for each headset, Steam
+  account and game. Equal screenshot filenames no longer overwrite one another;
+  existing files in the old flat folder are left in place.
+  [Copying guide](docs/recording.md).
+
+- Compare two explicit Windows Wireless Adapter doctor reads in local memory.
+  Highlight exact PnP instances and known state changes after a dropout;
+  incomplete inventories stay unknown. A Forget button clears the comparison.
+  No adapter setting changes or report uploads are made.
+
+- Add recovery steps to the Windows Wireless Adapter doctor for streams that
+  drop as they start and dongles that will not reconnect. Compare exact PnP IDs
+  and test one connection condition at a time. In-app disable/re-enable remains
+  deferred until an active Steam adapter instance can be identified safely.
+  [Guide and limits](docs/windows-wireless-doctor.md).
+
+- Add an explicit host window-switch button to whole-display panels: Alt-Tab
+  on Windows and Command-Tab on macOS. Single-window panels keep their own
+  source, so the button is hidden there.
+
+- Enable the in-app OBS source Start/Stop control on Windows. A control pipe
+  lets the Python relay close its SSH child on Stop, app quit or parent exit;
+  add a short [Discord guide](docs/streaming-to-discord.md).
+
+- Add a read-only wired connection doctor for a PC using the Frame's observed
+  USB-C network: show the local route, SSH port and pinned-key login result
+  without changing IP, host keys or headset settings.
+  [Usage and limits](docs/wired-connection.md).
+
+- Start the Android app catalogue without waiting for the headset's installed-app
+  list. Browsing remains available if that status request is slow or fails;
+  installation still waits for a confirmed list to avoid duplicate installs.
+
+- Verify the packaged OBS Start and Stop control with a real Frame, and record
+  37.600 seconds of headset mirror video and non-silent output audio in OBS.
+  Listening, sync and active passthrough remain unverified.
+  [Test record](docs/evidence/obs-media-source-real-2026-10-25.md).
+
+- Bundle the OBS source helper in Linux and macOS installers and add a
+  **Capture & Live** Start/Stop control. The app selects the active Frame and
+  closes its SSH stream on a headset switch or app exit. A real Frame stream
+  reached OBS with video and non-silent audio; listening and sync remain
+  unverified. [Setup and limits](docs/obs-headset-source.md).
+
+- Add a source-checkout helper that sends the Frame's SteamVR mirror and
+  default-output audio to a local OBS Media Source. A real Frame supplied a
+  4.021-second H.264/AAC stream to a Linux receiver; OBS playback and sync
+  remain unverified. [Setup and limits](docs/obs-headset-source.md).
+
+- Link emulator setup guidance from Store → Emulators. Existing Steam library
+  shortcuts and artwork cover Android apps and sideloaded titles; Android ROM
+  transfer still needs a verified per-instance workflow.
+  [Guide](docs/emulators.md).
+
+- Record the current Frame OS mirror and charge-limit checks. Active
+  passthrough in the mirror is still unknown; this build has no supported
+  user-writable 80% charge-limit control.
+  [Headset evidence](docs/evidence/round3-headset-2026-10-25.md).
+
+- Add Windows Tools → Wireless Adapter doctor: an explicit read-only PC snapshot
+  of distinct Wi-Fi Direct PnP instances, presence/link state, PC Wi-Fi and
+  reported channels/bands, with possible 2.4 GHz overlap guidance. Unknowns stay
+  visible; no adapter disable action is offered because an unused instance
+  cannot be identified reliably. No headset access or settings changes.
+  [Sources, verification and limits](docs/windows-wireless-doctor.md).
+
+- Add a Linux PC Wireless Adapter doctor in Settings and Devices, with a source
+  CLI and local JSON report. Select observed hardware without assuming Valve
+  IDs; inspect USB/interface presence, driver/module binding, udev/permissions,
+  rfkill, channel/band and network manager evidence. Missing evidence stays
+  unknown; all checks are read-only and never contact the Frame.
+  [Usage and verification limits](docs/linux-wireless-adapter-doctor.md).
+
+- Add Linux Tools → Steam desktop sharing: request `steam -pipewire` only after
+  checking Steam is not running, or open KDE Application Permissions with
+  instructions to revoke a verified Steam screen-sharing session manually. No
+  automatic permission reset, Steam restart, or headset access. Frame Control
+  Linux capture remains disabled; live portal behavior is unverified.
+  [Usage and limits](docs/steam-pipewire.md).
+
 - Use gamescope's input for the keyboard and trackpad, following the focused
   headset panel without installing an input service. Start KDE Connect only for
   accents and emoji, keeping queued text ordered and cancelling it on headset

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ node --test site/test/*.test.mjs        # website feedback function
 
 Say what you tested, and whether you tried it on a real Steam Frame.
 
+To add a local feature without changing the core app, see the
+[extension guide](docs/extensions.md) and its working example.
+
 ## Blocking
 
 If you ignore this document twice, or spam the tracker with agent-generated

README.md

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ See what the headset sees, install games and Android apps, move files and text a
 
 <sub>Unofficial hobby project, not affiliated with Valve. Free and open source.</sub>
 
+[See what was tested on a real Frame, in a VM, or only in automated checks](docs/current-support-matrix.md).
+
 </div>
 
 ---
@@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ Live video of what the lenses show, or of the app panel in use, flat and still h
 **🔋 Battery and status**<br>
 Charge, charging watts and time left, storage, memory, temperature, Wi-Fi, and what's running.
 
+For PC-side USB, driver, radio and network manager evidence, use the
+[Linux Wireless Adapter doctor](docs/linux-wireless-adapter-doctor.md).
+
 For repeatable read-only battery, power-rail, temperature and fan measurements,
 use the [power and heat sampler](docs/power-and-heat.md).
 
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ Drag files onto the window to send them. Drop a game's .zip, folder or .exe to a
 <td valign="top">
 
 **📸 Screenshots and recordings**<br>
-Browse the shots you take in the headset and save them to your Pictures folder, or have new ones and your Steam clips copied over automatically. Record what the headset shows, with its sound, or export Steam's clips at any length, as .mp4 files in your Videos folder ([not tested on a headset yet](docs/recording.md)).
+Browse the shots you take in the headset and save them to your Pictures folder, or have new ones and your Steam clips copied over automatically. Record SteamVR's mirrored headset view, with its sound, or export Steam's clips at any length, as .mp4 files in your Videos folder. [Recording details and passthrough limits](docs/recording.md#does-record-include-passthrough).
 
 **⌨️ Keyboard and trackpad**<br>
 Type and point in the headset from your computer or phone, through Valve's own input path, with nothing to install. Accents and emoji use KDE Connect, which Frame Control brings along and sets up the first time you type one. Copy text to the headset's clipboard and back again. Press T to open it.
@@ -127,6 +132,24 @@ Choose the operating system and processor of the computer you will use.
 | **Linux** (x64) | [AppImage](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage) · [.deb](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-amd64.deb) | `ssh` (most desktops have it) |
 | **Linux** (arm64) | [AppImage](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-arm64.AppImage) · [.deb](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-arm64.deb) | `ssh`, and `adb` for Android apps (`sudo apt install adb`) |
 
+### Is it safe? Check your download
+
+Starting with **v0.4.26**, get the installer and [SHA256SUMS](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/SHA256SUMS) from the **same release**. Earlier releases do not have this file. A matching SHA-256 means your file matches that release asset. It does not prove the app is free of malware. Use the command for your downloaded file, then compare all 64 characters with its line in `SHA256SUMS`:
+
+```powershell
+# Windows PowerShell
+Get-FileHash .\Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe -Algorithm SHA256
+```
+
+```sh
+# macOS: shasum -a 256 Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg
+# Linux: sha256sum Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage
+```
+
+The [source](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control) and [release build workflow](.github/workflows/release.yml) are public. The Windows installer is **not code-signed**, so SmartScreen may warn. The macOS app has only an **ad hoc signature**, not an Apple Developer ID signature; the DMG is **unsigned and not notarized**, so Gatekeeper may warn or block it. Only follow the opening steps below if you trust the download.
+
+日本語: [5 ステップの接続ガイド](docs/connection-faq.md#日本語-5-ステップで接続)を参照してください。v0.4.26 以降は公式リリースの SHA256SUMS とファイルの SHA-256 値を照合してください。Windows は未署名、macOS は開発者 ID による署名・公証がありません。
+
 **Which build?** On a Mac, check Apple menu → About This Mac: the download is
 for Apple Silicon (M-series); no Intel Mac build is published. On Windows,
 check Settings → System → About → System type: the release is x64, not a native
@@ -183,8 +206,10 @@ or run it with `--appimage-extract-and-run`.
 
 ## Open the app
 
+**Optional: open at login.** In the installed desktop app, choose **Frame → Open at Login**. It is off by default. When on, a login launch starts in the tray or menu bar if that control is available; click its icon to open the window, or use its **Quit Frame Control** menu item. Closing the window keeps the app in the tray while this option is on. Turn the same menu option off to remove its OS login item. On Linux this creates or removes only Frame Control's own file in `~/.config/autostart/` (or `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart/`). If the desktop has no working tray, the window opens at login instead. A source checkout does not offer this setting.
+
 - **macOS:** open the `.dmg`, drag **Frame Control** to **Applications**, then
-  open it from Applications. For the unsigned-app warning, use the macOS steps
+  open it from Applications. For the Gatekeeper warning, use the macOS steps
   above. Allow local network access and control of Terminal when prompted.
 - **Windows:** run the installer, then open **Frame Control** from Start. For
   the portable download, extract the entire `.zip` first and run
@@ -220,6 +245,14 @@ network. Guest Wi-Fi/client isolation can prevent discovery and connections.
    check Developer Mode, the address and network isolation, then run setup again.
    For connections away from home, see [Tailscale](docs/tailscale.md).
 
+**Does Frame Control lower streaming lag?** No. Frame Control manages the Frame
+over SSH. SteamVR or Steam Link carries the game stream. Frame Control does not
+carry that stream, lower ping, or need the Wireless Adapter. It can connect over
+Wi-Fi, the Wireless Adapter, or USB when your computer has an SSH route to the
+Frame. The wired doctor checks only that SSH route. A data-capable USB-A-to-C
+cable has not been tested for the Frame's USB network. See the
+[connection FAQ and Japanese quick start](docs/connection-faq.md).
+
 **What it changes:** only what you click. Installs go to your user account on
 the Frame (`--user` Flatpaks, Lepton instances, Steam downloads, sideloaded
 games in `~/devkit-game`), and nothing
@@ -254,15 +287,18 @@ Frame's software fits together, all checked against a real headset and labelled
 | [Frame Control in detail](docs/frame-control.md) | Every feature, how it works, per-platform notes, building |
 | [Scripts and headset setup](docs/scripts.md) | The command-line helpers, minimum typing, streaming options, floating panels |
 | [How the Frame works](docs/how-the-frame-works.md) | SteamVR → gamescope → Plasma, verified facts, debugging |
+| [SteamOS October 2026 compatibility](docs/steamos-2026-10-compat.md) | Frame OS 0.5.6 connection changes and SteamOS 3.9.5 PC host notes |
 | [Android apps (Lepton)](docs/apks.md) | Sideloading, the rated F-Droid catalogue, per-app instances |
 | [Import from my Quest](docs/quest-import.md) | Copy games you own off your Quest by USB; what runs, and why licence-checked games may not |
 | [My Meta library](docs/meta-library.md) | Experimental: install and test Quest games your Meta account owns, with your own token |
 | [Sideloading Linux and Windows games](docs/sideloading.md) | A .zip, folder or .exe as a Steam Devkit Game, runtime detection |
 | [Install links for websites](docs/web-install.md) | `frame-control://install` links and manifests, the rules, a button to paste |
 | [VR comfort and HUD](docs/vr-utilities.md) · [Steam games](docs/steam-games.md) · [VR video](docs/vr-video.md) · [WebXR in Chromium](docs/webxr-chromium.md) | Installing and buying, watching VR180/360, the Chromium build |
+| [Steam desktop sharing (Linux)](docs/steam-pipewire.md) | External Steam helper: launch with `-pipewire` after exiting Steam, or open KDE permissions to re-pick a screen manually; no automatic permission reset |
 | [PC in the headset](docs/pc-in-headset.md) | Experimental, Windows only, off until you turn it on: a whole PC screen as a panel in the Frame. Tested in a Windows VM; individual windows need a WGC-enabled build |
 | [Mac in the headset](docs/mac-in-headset.md) | Mac windows and screens as panels in the Frame, with laser and keyboard input |
 | [VR mods and custom songs](docs/mods.md) | UEVR for Unreal games from Frame Control (install, play in VR, remove), the per-game table, Beat Saber blockers |
+| [Decky Loader on Frame](docs/decky-frame.md) · [Frame Control in VR](docs/headset-app.md) · [Frame Control extensions](docs/extensions.md) | Experimental Decky support, a removable headset panel, and the local extension API |
 | [SSH](docs/ssh.md) · [Streaming](docs/streaming.md) · [Files](docs/file-transfer.md) · [Panels](docs/panels.md) · [Tailscale](docs/tailscale.md) | Topic notes |
 | [Frame Control for iPhone](docs/iphone.md) | The iPhone and iPad app, how it runs the server on the Frame, pairing |
 | [Recovery and OS images](docs/recovery-and-images.md) | Where to download the Frame's OS, what's inside, testing without the headset |

app/build/check-resources.js

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const REQUIRED = [
   "ui/frame_status.py",
   "scripts/frame_power_sample.py",
   "scripts/frame_power_report.py",
+  "scripts/obs-headset-source.py",
   "ui/frame_android.py",
   "frame/android/lepton-app.sh",
   "frame/openxr-compat/XrApiLayer_FRAME_compat.json",

app/login-item.js

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Opt-in OS login item. Linux owns only its marked autostart file; an existing
+// custom entry is never overwritten or removed.
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const os = require("node:os");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+const MARKER = "# Managed by Frame Control; use Frame > Open at Login to remove.\n";
+const FILE = "com.saphid.frame-control.desktop";
+
+function quoteExec(value) {
+  return `"${value.replace(/\\/g, "\\\\").replace(/"/g, '\\"').replace(/\$/g, "\\$").replace(/`/g, "\\`").replace(/%/g, "%%")}"`;
+}
+
+function createLoginItem({ platform = process.platform, electronApp, env = process.env,
+                           executable = process.execPath, filesystem = fs,
+                           home = os.homedir() }) {
+  const config = env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME && path.isAbsolute(env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME)
+    ? env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME : path.join(home, ".config");
+  const file = path.join(config, "autostart", FILE);
+  const command = platform === "linux" && env.APPIMAGE && path.isAbsolute(env.APPIMAGE)
+    ? env.APPIMAGE : executable;
+  function owned() {
+    try { return filesystem.readFileSync(file, "utf8").startsWith(MARKER); }
+    catch (err) { if (err.code === "ENOENT") return false; throw err; }
+  }
+  function enabled() {
+    if (platform === "linux") return owned();
+    return !!electronApp.getLoginItemSettings().openAtLogin;
+  }
+  function set(enabledNow) {
+    if (platform !== "linux") {
+      electronApp.setLoginItemSettings({ openAtLogin: !!enabledNow, openAsHidden: !!enabledNow,
+                                        args: enabledNow ? ["--hidden"] : [] });
+      if (enabled() !== !!enabledNow) throw new Error("The operating system did not save the login item.");
+      return enabled();
+    }
+    if (enabledNow) {
+      if (filesystem.existsSync(file) && !owned()) throw new Error(`A different autostart entry already exists: ${file}`);
+      filesystem.mkdirSync(path.dirname(file), { recursive: true });
+      const body = MARKER + "[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=Frame Control\n" +
+        `Exec=${quoteExec(command)} --hidden\nTerminal=false\nX-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true\n`;
+      const tmp = file + `.tmp-${process.pid}`;
+      try { filesystem.writeFileSync(tmp, body, { mode: 0o600 }); filesystem.renameSync(tmp, file); }
+      finally { try { filesystem.unlinkSync(tmp); } catch (err) { if (err.code !== "ENOENT") throw err; } }
+    } else if (owned()) {
+      filesystem.unlinkSync(file);
+    }
+    return enabled();
+  }
+  return { enabled, set, file };
+}
+
+module.exports = { createLoginItem, quoteExec };

app/main.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Frame Control as a desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux): starts ui/server.py on
 // a free loopback port and shows it in a native window. The server does all the
 // work over the `frame` SSH alias; this file only hosts it.
-const { app, BrowserWindow, Menu, Notification, clipboard, dialog, ipcMain, nativeImage, session, shell } = require("electron");
+const { app, BrowserWindow, Menu, Notification, Tray, clipboard, dialog, ipcMain, nativeImage, session, shell } = require("electron");
 const { execFile, spawn } = require("child_process");
 const { promisify } = require("util");
 const fs = require("fs");
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const path = require("path");
 const { SCHEME, parseInstallLink, linkFromArgv } = require("./install-link");
 const updater = require("./updater");
 const { preferenceStore } = require("./preferences");
+const { createLoginItem } = require("./login-item");
 const { createMetaSignIn } = require("./meta-signin");
 
 const run = promisify(execFile);
@@ -30,10 +31,12 @@ const LOG = path.join(LOG_DIR, "server.log");
 const BG = "#0d1117";
 const FRAME = process.env.FRAME_ALIAS || "frame";
 const preferences = preferenceStore(path.join(app.getPath("userData"), "client-preferences.json"));
+const loginItem = createLoginItem({ electronApp: app });
 
 let server = null;
 let url = null;
 let win = null;
+let tray = null;
 let quitting = false;
 let python = null;
 
@@ -304,6 +307,62 @@ ipcMain.handle("update:get", (e) => fromUi(e) ? publicUpdate() : null);
 ipcMain.handle("update:check", (e) => fromUi(e) ? checkForUpdate({ manual: true }).then(publicUpdate) : null);
 ipcMain.handle("update:install", (e) => { if (fromUi(e)) installUpdate(); });
 
+// The OBS source is local to this computer. Closing the Python relay's control
+// pipe lets it stop SSH on every platform, including Windows where SIGTERM
+// terminates Python without running its cleanup block.
+const OBS_SCRIPT = path.join(SCRIPTS, "obs-headset-source.py");
+let obsChild = null;
+let obsState = { state: "idle", alias: "", error: "" };
+function publicObs() { return { ...obsState, supported: true }; }
+function setObs(state, alias = "", error = "") {
+  obsState = { state, alias, error };
+  if (win && !win.isDestroyed()) win.webContents.send("obs:state", publicObs());
+  return publicObs();
+}
+function stopObs() {
+  if (!obsChild) return publicObs();
+  setObs("stopping", obsState.alias);
+  if (obsChild.stdin && !obsChild.stdin.writableEnded) obsChild.stdin.end();
+  return publicObs();
+}
+ipcMain.handle("obs:status", (e) => fromUi(e) ? publicObs() : null);
+ipcMain.handle("obs:start", async (e) => {
+  if (!fromUi(e)) return null;
+  if (obsChild) return publicObs();
+  const alias = activeAlias();
+  if (!ALIAS_RE.test(alias)) throw new Error("Select a valid headset first.");
+  if (!fs.existsSync(OBS_SCRIPT)) throw new Error("The OBS helper is missing; reinstall Frame Control.");
+  const env = { ...process.env, PATH: await loginPath() };
+  const executable = python || await findPython(env);
+  if (!executable) throw new Error(PYTHON_HELP);
+  // A concurrent click or a headset switch may have happened while finding Python.
+  if (obsChild) return publicObs();
+  if (alias !== activeAlias()) throw new Error("The selected headset changed; try again.");
+  const child = spawn(executable, [...PY_FLAGS, OBS_SCRIPT, "--frame", alias, "--control-stdin"],
+                      { env, stdio: ["pipe", "ignore", "pipe"], windowsHide: true });
+  obsChild = child;
+  setObs("starting", alias);
+  let output = "";
+  child.stderr.on("data", (chunk) => {
+    output = (output + chunk.toString("utf8")).slice(-2048);
+    if (obsChild === child && output.includes("Frame Control OBS stream is ready")) setObs("running", alias);
+  });
+  child.once("error", (err) => {
+    if (obsChild !== child) return;
+    obsChild = null;
+    setObs("failed", alias, `Could not start OBS source: ${err.message}`);
+  });
+  child.once("exit", (code, signal) => {
+    if (obsChild !== child) return;
+    const stopping = obsState.state === "stopping" || quitting;
+    obsChild = null;
+    setObs(stopping ? "idle" : "failed", alias,
+           stopping ? "" : `OBS source stopped (${signal || code}). ${output.trim().split("\n").pop() || "Check SteamVR and SSH."}`);
+  });
+  return publicObs();
+});
+ipcMain.handle("obs:stop", (e) => fromUi(e) ? stopObs() : null);
+
 // The page reports the headsets it knows (the server's Devices tab), so the Frame
 // menu can switch between them. Only plain names and ids go into the menu.
 const ALIAS_RE = /^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]{0,63}$/;
@@ -314,6 +373,7 @@ ipcMain.on("devices:changed", (e, list) => {
     .map(d => ({ id: d.id.slice(0, 80), name: String(d.name || d.alias).slice(0, 60), alias: d.alias, active: !!d.active }));
   if (JSON.stringify(next) === JSON.stringify(devices)) return;
   devices = next;
+  if (obsChild && obsState.alias !== activeAlias()) stopObs();
   buildMenu();
 });
 const activeAlias = () => (devices.find(d => d.active) || {}).alias || FRAME;
@@ -516,7 +576,60 @@ function registerScheme() {
   }
 }
 
-function createWindow() {
+function showWindow() {
+  if (!win) return createWindow(true);
+  if (win.isMinimized()) win.restore();
+  win.show();
+  win.focus();
+}
+
+function ensureTray() {
+  if (tray) return true;
+  try {
+    const icon = nativeImage.createFromPath(path.join(__dirname, "build", "icon.png"));
+    if (icon.isEmpty()) return false;
+    tray = new Tray(icon);
+    // Some Linux desktops accept the Tray object but expose no status icon.
+    // Keep a visible login window rather than hiding the only way back in.
+    if (process.platform === "linux") {
+      const bounds = tray.getBounds();
+      if (!bounds.width || !bounds.height) { tray.destroy(); tray = null; return false; }
+    }
+    tray.setToolTip("Frame Control");
+    tray.on("click", showWindow);
+    updateTrayMenu();
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    if (tray) { try { tray.destroy(); } catch {} tray = null; }
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function updateTrayMenu() {
+  if (!tray) return;
+  tray.setContextMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+    { label: "Open Frame Control", click: showWindow },
+    { label: "Open at Login", type: "checkbox", checked: loginItem.enabled(), click: toggleLoginItem },
+    { type: "separator" },
+    { label: "Quit Frame Control", click: () => app.quit() },
+  ]));
+}
+
+function toggleLoginItem() {
+  try {
+    const on = loginItem.set(!loginItem.enabled());
+    if (on) ensureTray();
+    else if (tray) { tray.destroy(); tray = null; }
+    buildMenu();
+    updateTrayMenu();
+  } catch (err) {
+    dialog.showErrorBox("Open at Login", String(err.message || err));
+    buildMenu();
+    updateTrayMenu();
+  }
+}
+
+function createWindow(showOnReady = !process.argv.includes("--hidden") || !tray) {
   win = new BrowserWindow({
     width: 1400, height: 950, minWidth: 760, minHeight: 560,
     title: "Frame Control", backgroundColor: BG, show: false,
@@ -525,7 +638,10 @@ function createWindow() {
     webPreferences: { contextIsolation: true, nodeIntegration: false, sandbox: true, backgroundThrottling: false,
                       preload: path.join(__dirname, "preload.js") },
   });
-  win.once("ready-to-show", () => win.show());
+  win.once("ready-to-show", () => { if (showOnReady) win.show(); });
+  win.on("close", (event) => {
+    if (!quitting && tray && loginItem.enabled()) { event.preventDefault(); win.hide(); }
+  });
   if (CHROME_CSS) win.webContents.on("did-finish-load", () => win.webContents.insertCSS(CHROME_CSS));
   // External links open in the default browser; the app never navigates away.
   win.webContents.setWindowOpenHandler(({ url: target }) => {
@@ -579,6 +695,8 @@ function buildMenu() {
       label: "Frame",
       submenu: [
         { label: "Set Up Connection…", click: () => setUpConnection() },
+        { label: "Open at Login", type: "checkbox", checked: loginItem.enabled(),
+          enabled: app.isPackaged, click: toggleLoginItem },
         { label: IS_MAC ? "Open SSH in Terminal" : "Open SSH in a Terminal", click: openSsh },
         { type: "separator" },
         ...(devices.length > 1 ? [{
@@ -627,7 +745,7 @@ if (!app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
   app.on("open-url", (e, link) => { e.preventDefault(); openInstallLink(link); });
   // Windows and Linux start a second instance with the link as an argument.
   app.on("second-instance", (_e, argv) => {
-    if (win) { if (win.isMinimized()) win.restore(); win.focus(); }
+    if (!argv.includes("--hidden")) showWindow();
     const link = linkFromArgv(argv);
     if (link) openInstallLink(link);
   });
@@ -635,12 +753,41 @@ if (!app.requestSingleInstanceLock()) {
   if (firstLink) openInstallLink(firstLink);
   app.whenReady().then(() => {
     registerScheme();
+    if (loginItem.enabled()) ensureTray();
     buildMenu();
     createWindow();
     scheduleUpdateChecks();
   });
-  app.on("activate", () => { if (!win) createWindow(); });
+  app.on("activate", showWindow);
   app.on("window-all-closed", () => app.quit());
-  app.on("before-quit", () => { quitting = true; stopServer(); });
-  process.on("exit", stopServer);
+  let obsQuitWaiting = false;
+  let obsQuitReady = false;
+  app.on("before-quit", (event) => {
+    quitting = true;
+    stopServer();
+    if (!obsChild || obsQuitReady) return;
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (obsQuitWaiting) return;
+    obsQuitWaiting = true;
+    const child = obsChild;
+    let timer;
+    child.once("close", () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      obsQuitReady = true;
+      app.quit();
+    });
+    stopObs();
+    timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (child.exitCode === null) {
+        if (IS_WIN) {
+          // Only the helper and its SSH child: never enumerate unrelated SSH jobs.
+          spawn("taskkill", ["/PID", String(child.pid), "/T", "/F"],
+                { stdio: "ignore", windowsHide: true, detached: true }).unref();
+        } else child.kill("SIGKILL");
+      }
+      obsQuitReady = true;
+      app.quit();
+    }, 8000);
+  });
+  process.on("exit", () => { stopObs(); stopServer(); });
 }

app/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "frame-control",
-  "version": "0.4.19",
+  "version": "0.4.29",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "frame-control",
-      "version": "0.4.19",
+      "version": "0.4.29",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "electron": "^44.4.5",

app/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "frame-control",
   "productName": "Frame Control",
-  "version": "0.4.19",
+  "version": "0.4.29",
   "description": "Desktop app for managing a Valve Steam Frame over SSH",
   "private": true,
   "main": "main.js",
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
       "install-link.js",
       "updater.js",
       "preferences.js",
+      "login-item.js",
       "meta-signin.js",
       "package.json",
       "build/icon.png"
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
         "to": "scripts",
         "filter": [
           "*.sh",
+          "obs-headset-source.py",
           "frame_power_sample.py",
           "frame_power_report.py"
         ]

app/preload.js

@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("frameApp", {
   writeImage: (bytes) => ipcRenderer.invoke("clipboard:writeImage", bytes),
   setUpConnection: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("connection:setup"),
   restartServer: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("server:restart"),  // the "couldn't start" page's Try Again
+  obs: {
+    status: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("obs:status"),
+    start: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("obs:start"),
+    stop: () => ipcRenderer.invoke("obs:stop"),
+    onState: (cb) => {
+      ipcRenderer.removeAllListeners("obs:state");
+      ipcRenderer.on("obs:state", (_e, state) => cb(state));
+    },
+  },
   // The Frame menu's headset switcher: the page tells it the headsets, and hears picks.
   devicesChanged: (list) => ipcRenderer.send("devices:changed", list),
   onUseDevice: (cb) => {

app/test/login-item.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+const { test } = require("node:test");
+const assert = require("node:assert/strict");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const os = require("node:os");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const { createLoginItem } = require("../login-item");
+
+test("Linux login toggle creates and removes only its own desktop entry", () => {
+  const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "frame-login-test-"));
+  try {
+    const login = createLoginItem({ platform: "linux", env: { XDG_CONFIG_HOME: root },
+                                    executable: "/opt/Frame Control/frame-control" });
+    assert.equal(login.enabled(), false);
+    assert.equal(login.set(true), true);
+    const body = fs.readFileSync(login.file, "utf8");
+    assert.match(body, /^# Managed by Frame Control;/);
+    assert.match(body, /Exec="\/opt\/Frame Control\/frame-control" --hidden/);
+    assert.equal(fs.statSync(login.file).mode & 0o777, 0o600);
+    assert.equal(login.set(false), false);
+    assert.equal(fs.existsSync(login.file), false);
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(login.file), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(login.file, "[Desktop Entry]\nName=My custom launcher\n");
+    assert.throws(() => login.set(true), /different autostart entry/);
+    assert.equal(login.set(false), false);
+    assert.match(fs.readFileSync(login.file, "utf8"), /My custom launcher/);
+  } finally { fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true }); }
+});
+
+test("AppImage autostart launches the AppImage, with safe desktop escaping", () => {
+  const root = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "frame-appimage-test-"));
+  try {
+    const login = createLoginItem({ platform: "linux", env: { XDG_CONFIG_HOME: root,
+                                    APPIMAGE: '/home/user/Frame Control 100%.AppImage' },
+                                    executable: "/tmp/.mount_extracted/AppRun" });
+    login.set(true);
+    assert.match(fs.readFileSync(login.file, "utf8"), /Exec="\/home\/user\/Frame Control 100%%\.AppImage" --hidden/);
+    login.set(false);
+  } finally { fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true }); }
+});
+
+for (const platform of ["win32", "darwin"]) {
+  test(`${platform} login toggle uses the OS API and starts hidden`, () => {
+    let openAtLogin = false;
+    const calls = [];
+    const electronApp = {
+      getLoginItemSettings: () => ({ openAtLogin }),
+      setLoginItemSettings: opts => { calls.push(opts); openAtLogin = opts.openAtLogin; },
+    };
+    const login = createLoginItem({ platform, electronApp });
+    assert.equal(login.enabled(), false);
+    assert.equal(login.set(true), true);
+    assert.deepEqual(calls.at(-1).args, ["--hidden"]);
+    assert.equal(calls.at(-1).openAsHidden, true);
+    assert.equal(login.set(false), false);
+    assert.deepEqual(calls.at(-1).args, []);
+  });
+}

docs/charge-limit.md

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ only control the Frame has is a vendor charger attribute that Valve's own
 charging daemon also manages. Research as of 2026-10-23, confirmed with the
 read-only checks below on a Frame running SteamOS 0.5.6 (build 20261015.6141207):
 
+Rechecked read-only on build `20261022.6153909` on 2026-10-25: the
+`BatteryChargeLimit1` interface still returned `UnknownInterface`, no
+`charge_control_*` sysfs attribute existed, and the vendor charging switches
+were root-owned mode `644`. See [Round 3 headset evidence](evidence/round3-headset-2026-10-25.md).
+
 - `steamosctl get-max-charge-level` fails with `UnknownInterface: ...BatteryChargeLimit1`.
 - `/usr/share/steamos-manager/devices/` has `[battery_charge_limit]` only for
   the Steam Deck, ROG Ally, ROG Xbox Ally and MSI Claw, not the Frame.

docs/connection-faq.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Connection and streaming lag FAQ
+
+## Does Frame Control lower my streaming lag?
+
+No. Frame Control uses SSH to manage the Frame. SteamVR or Steam Link sends the
+game stream. Frame Control does not carry the game stream. It cannot lower your
+game-stream ping or fix a stream that stops on the PC. A 40–75 ms ping in a VR
+game is not a Frame Control measurement.
+
+You do **not** need the Steam Wireless Adapter to use Frame Control. The app can
+connect over Wi-Fi, the Wireless Adapter, or USB if the computer has an SSH
+route to the Frame. Use the route that lets the app connect. To improve game
+streaming, check the SteamVR or Steam Link connection on the PC and the Frame.
+The [wired connection doctor](wired-connection.md) checks only Frame Control's
+SSH route. A successful doctor check does not prove that the game stream uses
+the cable or has low lag.
+
+## Can I use a USB-A-to-C cable?
+
+A Mac reached the Frame over a USB-C connection on the
+`10.86.200.232/29` USB network. That test used a USB-C host port. We have
+**not tested a USB-A-to-C cable** with the Frame. A data-capable USB-A-to-C
+cable might show a USB network interface on your PC, but this is unknown on
+the tested Frame OS and PC hosts. Check whether your PC shows that interface
+and whether Frame Control's wired doctor can reach the Frame at
+`10.86.200.233`. A charge-only cable cannot carry USB data. You can use Wi-Fi
+for Frame Control if the USB route does not work.
+
+## 日本語: 5 ステップで接続
+
+1. [公式リリース](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest)から PC の OS 用ファイルをダウンロードします。Windows は `.exe`、macOS は `.dmg`、Linux は `.AppImage` または `.deb` です。同じリリースの `SHA256SUMS` でファイルを確認してください。
+2. PC に Frame Control をインストールして起動します。Windows はスタートメニュー、macOS はアプリケーション、Linux はアプリ一覧から開きます。AppImage の場合は実行権限を付けて開きます。
+3. Frame の Steam 設定 → システムで開発者モードを有効にし、開発者設定でユーザーパスワードを設定します。Frame と PC を同じ信頼できるネットワークに接続し、Frame を起こしておきます。
+4. PC の Frame Control で **Set Up Connection…** を選びます。Frame が見つからない場合は、Frame の設定で IP アドレスを確認して入力します。macOS では **Devices & connection → + Add a headset…** からアドレスを設定できます。
+5. Frame に **Pair new host** が出たら、自分が開始した要求だけを承認します。ペアリングに失敗した場合は、PC のターミナルで開発者モードのパスワードを入力します。接続後、Frame Control に戻って状態を確認します。
+
+Frame Control は管理用の SSH 接続を使います。ゲーム映像は SteamVR / Steam Link が送ります。Frame Control を入れてもゲームの ping は下がりません。無線アダプターは必須ではありません。USB-A-to-C ケーブルで Frame の USB ネットワークが使えるかは、まだ確認できていません。

docs/current-support-matrix.md

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# What we have tested
+
+Current for Frame Control **v0.4.29**, 25 October 2026. “Real Frame + physical PC” means an actual headset and a non-virtual computer. “VM only” means a Windows virtual machine, sometimes connected to the real Frame. A CI test or a simulated device is **not** a physical hardware test. The date/version column is the last relevant check, not a promise that every new release was retested on that platform. See each link for the exact procedure and limits.
+
+| Feature | Real Frame + physical PC tested | VM only | Untested or limited | Last check and proof |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Windows desktop in the headset | No physical Windows PC test | Windows 11 VM sent a whole desktop to a real Frame; this used an intermediate fix, not the final native DLL | Physical GPU, capture and controller input; individual windows unavailable in bundled DXGI build | 24 Oct, v0.4.10 installer + candidate fix: [VM log](evidence/windows-vm-2026-10-24.md), [PC guide](pc-in-headset.md) |
+| Linux desktop in the headset | No | No | Native Linux PC capture is disabled; lxso2 lacked a desktop portal and PipeWire session. The separate Steam `-pipewire` helper is not Frame Control's PC capture | 24 Oct, v0.4.17: [host audit](evidence/linux-pc-host-lxso2-2026-10-24.md), [Steam helper PR #163](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/163) |
+| Mac desktop in the headset | A physical Mac sent its screen/window to a real Frame | No | Current v0.4.26 Mac installer and worn-headset controller input have not been repeated | 28 Sep, pre-v0.4 / Frame OS 0.4.1: [Mac guide and measurement](streaming.md#b-show-the-macs-desktop-inside-the-frame) |
+| OBS headset source on Linux | Real Frame to OBS 30 on a Linux host; H.264 video and a synthetic 440 Hz output tone reached a saved recording | No | Real game audio, audible monitoring, perceptual A/V sync and awake headset view | 25 Oct, PR #174 head, shipped in v0.4.22: [OBS log](evidence/obs-media-source-real-2026-10-25.md) |
+| OBS headset source on Windows | No physical Windows PC test | No OBS/Frame VM end-to-end test | App Start/Stop path has automated Windows checks only | 25 Oct, v0.4.23: [Windows PR #179](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/179), [OBS guide](obs-headset-source.md) |
+| OBS headset source on macOS | No | No | Helper and OBS Media Source not tested on a Mac with a Frame | 25 Oct, v0.4.22: [OBS PR #174](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/174), [OBS guide](obs-headset-source.md) |
+| OBS headset source on a SteamOS / Steam Machine PC | No SteamOS PC or Flatpak OBS runtime test | No SteamOS host VM test | v0.4.27 AppImage launched on Ubuntu x86_64 under Xvfb; the helper sent H.264/AAC from a real Frame to a local UDP receiver. SteamOS read-only root, desktop UI and Flatpak OBS remain unverified | 25 Oct, v0.4.27: [host test](evidence/obs-steamos-host-2026-10-25.md), [OBS guide](obs-headset-source.md#steamos--steam-machine-pc-host) |
+| Wired connection doctor | No physical PC/Frame cable test of the doctor | No | Synthetic route/SSH tests; a separate Mac USB-C address observation does not test the doctor or game stream | 25 Oct, v0.4.23: [PR #178](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/178), [wired guide](wired-connection.md) |
+| Windows Wireless Adapter doctor | No physical Steam Wireless Adapter/dropout test | Windows 11 VM ran read-only checks without the adapter or WLAN | Adapter identification, dropouts and recovery on hardware | 24–25 Oct, v0.4.20–0.4.25: [VM log](evidence/windows-wireless-2026-10-24.md), [doctor guide](windows-wireless-doctor.md), [comparison PR #184](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/184) |
+| Linux Wireless Adapter doctor | No Steam Wireless Adapter hardware test | No | Read-only Linux host checks and mocked adapter states; no adapter-specific hardware observation | 24 Oct, v0.4.20: [PR #165](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/165), [doctor guide](linux-wireless-adapter-doctor.md) |
+| Switch PC windows | No physical Windows PC test | No real VM-to-Frame Alt+Tab check recorded | Explicit chord is covered by tests; actual window focus, keyboard layouts and controller interaction are unverified | 25 Oct, v0.4.24: [PR #181](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/181), [PC guide](pc-in-headset.md) |
+| Keyboard and trackpad from Frame Control | A Linux PC sent a click and ASCII keys to a temporary focused window on the real Frame | No | Worn-headset interaction, Unicode delivery and pixel-accurate pointing | 24 Oct, v0.4.19: [received-event log](evidence/pad-gamescope-2026-10-24.md), [PR #66](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/66) |
+| Backup and restore after reset | Same-headset backup, no-op save restore and Return to Game Mode checks | No | Restore **after a factory reset**, replacement restore and Android data restore have not been tested on a headset. No headset reset was done | 24 Oct, v0.4.17: [backup guide](backup-and-recovery.md), [Return to Game Mode log](evidence/return-game-mode-packaged-2026-10-24.json) |
+| Passthrough in recordings | No active-passthrough mirror check | No | Standby frame was uniform; whether visible room pixels enter `/dev/video99` is **unknown**. Raw cameras are never captured by Frame Control | 25 Oct, v0.4.21: [headset log](evidence/round3-headset-2026-10-25.md), [recording guide](recording.md#does-record-include-passthrough) |
+| Open at login | No Frame needed; Linux autostart file toggled on a physical Linux host with an isolated config directory | No | A full login session and physical Windows/macOS host login have not been checked; OS API calls were unit tested | 25 Oct, v0.4.26: [PR #189](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/189) |
+| Local Frame Control extensions | Example panel displayed live Frame status in a browser preview; the real Frame served a read-only example in the experimental headset panel | No | No wearer-visible extension view; third-party extensions and physical Windows/macOS extension folders untested | 25 Oct, v0.4.29: [PR #194](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/194), [PR #201](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/201), [extension guide](extensions.md) |
+| Experimental Frame Control SteamVR panel | Real Frame OS 0.5.6 installed its user service, registered an overlay, served authenticated live status and a read-only extension, saved a screenshot and short MP4, and removed owned resources | No | Headset was unworn in standby: overlay reported `not_visible`, stereo capture was dark; wearer-visible pixels and controller input are unverified | 25 Oct, v0.4.29: [PR #198](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/198), [PR #201](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/201), [panel guide](headset-app.md) |
+| Experimental Decky Loader manager | Real Frame OS 0.5.6 ARM64 user-service install, status, update and remove completed; ProtonDB Badges loaded in Decky backend and Steam shared UI registry | No | Decky and plugin UI in the VR shell, wearer-visible badges, controller input and other plugins remain unverified | 25 Oct, v0.4.29: [PR #195](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/195), [PR #202](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/202), [headset findings](decky-frame.md) |
+
+Release notes must preserve these limits until a newer recorded check changes them. When a feature is retested, add its date, exact app/Frame version, host type and proof here. The older [v0.3.1 matrix](support-matrix.html) is a historical snapshot and does not describe current coverage.

docs/decky-frame.md

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+# Decky Loader on Steam Frame
+
+**Status, 2026-10-25:** Decky Loader 3.3.0's ARM64 backend starts on Frame OS
+0.5.6 and injects into Steam's shared CEF context. Its Decky tab registers in
+JavaScript. A usable plugin menu in the Frame's VR shell has **not** been
+verified. Frame Control therefore labels its user-service manager experimental.
+ProtonDB Badges loaded in the backend and Gamepad UI plugin registry, but its
+VR user interface has not been seen or used.
+
+## What was checked on the real headset
+
+The headset was SteamOS `0.5.6`, `VARIANT_ID=vr`, build `20261022.6153909`,
+`aarch64` (SteamOS 3.9.x family). SSH reached it through the existing `frame`
+alias. `/` was mounted read-write as Btrfs; no root filesystem change was
+needed. `systemctl --user` was running. The Steam client launched with
+`-cef-enable-debugging`, `-vrgamepadui`, and `-steamdeck`; its web helper served
+CEF remote debugging on `127.0.0.1:8080`. The usual
+`.cef-enable-remote-debugging` marker was absent, yet debugging was active.
+
+CEF listed a `SharedJSContext` target at `steamloopback.host/routes/library/home`
+and a separate `SteamVR` target for the VR overlay. The Decky 3.3.0 ARM64
+binary started from `/tmp` as the normal user: port `127.0.0.1:1337` answered
+HTTP 200, the log reported `Loading Decky frontend!`, and CEF showed
+`window.deckyHasLoaded === true` and one registered Decky tab in
+`SharedJSContext`. The `SteamVR` target had neither that global nor a Decky tab;
+its current body text did not contain Decky. The Steam web helper had
+`--disable-quick-menu`. This is evidence of backend and shared-context
+injection, not proof of an accessible Decky plugin menu inside VR. A QAM
+interaction in the headset and a plugin UI test remain necessary.
+
+Frame Control's per-user manager was then exercised on the real Frame:
+**install → status → update → status → remove → status**. The service became
+active, the binary matched Decky's published SHA-256, and removal left no
+service, binary or listening port 1337. Decky's already injected JavaScript
+remained in Steam's running web helper until that helper was restarted. After a
+web helper restart, both `deckyHasLoaded` and the tab hook were absent. All
+temporary trial files and the test's empty managed data folder were removed.
+
+## ProtonDB Badges compatibility test
+
+The [ProtonDB Badges v1.1.0 release](https://github.com/OMGDuke/protondb-decky/releases/tag/v1.1.0)
+was tested on the same Frame OS build. It is a popular, passive Decky plugin
+(133 GitHub stars at test time) that adds badges to game pages. The published
+archive SHA-256 was
+`b4c72ff0ffe60b1a14abafe75a62f644cbb6689f398a753a1905c281151d9173`.
+Its six archive entries had no links or path traversal, and its manifest declared
+`flags: []` and `api_version: 2`. The release contains a frontend bundle and
+no backend `main.py`; its source backend only manages its own settings.
+
+The test copied the archive into Frame Control's managed Decky plugin folder,
+then installed the official Decky 3.3.0 ARM64 binary as a user service. Decky's
+log said `Plugin ProtonDB Badges is passive` and `Loaded ProtonDB Badges`.
+`DeckyPluginLoader.plugins` in Steam's `SharedJSContext` contained
+`ProtonDB Badges`; `deckyHasLoaded` was true there. The separate `SteamVR`
+CEF target had no Decky globals or plugin text, and SteamVR listed no Decky
+overlay. The headset was in standby, so no in-headset plugin page or badge
+interaction was verified. The backend's unauthenticated root URL returned
+HTTP 403, as expected.
+
+The test removed the managed Decky service and binary, the test plugin folder,
+and its shared-device lock. The service was no longer running, the plugin list
+was empty, the binary and unit were gone, and port 1337 was closed. Decky's
+already injected frontend may remain in the running Steam web helper until
+Steam normally restarts; the test did not restart Steam or SteamVR.
+
+## Why the official Decky installer is not used
+
+The current [Decky installer](https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-installer/blob/e42a3c828de90673959b4de26cf5c5d2c7830554/cli/install_release.sh)
+selects `PluginLoader-arm64` on `aarch64`, creates `~/homebrew/plugins`, writes
+the CEF marker, installs `/etc/systemd/system/plugin_loader.service`, and uses
+`sudo systemctl` to enable a **root** service. Its
+[uninstaller](https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-installer/blob/e42a3c828de90673959b4de26cf5c5d2c7830554/cli/uninstall.sh)
+also uses sudo. These scripts do not call `steamos-readonly`, but they do write
+under `/etc`; their root service has broad control over the headset. The
+current [Decky loader](https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader/blob/00cd202872b85868071b041c8f1b34e734147195/backend/decky_loader/injector.py)
+targets Steam's shared Gamepad UI CEF page, injects a frontend served on port
+1337, and patches the standard Quick Access Menu. On Frame, Steam supplies
+the CEF target, while visible VR shell integration is unresolved.
+
+Frame Control downloads only Decky's official latest ARM64 release, requires
+its published SHA-256 digest, and checks the ELF architecture. It installs a
+**user** service named `frame-control-decky.service` in
+`~/.config/systemd/user`, with the binary and plugin folder under
+`~/.local/share/frame-control/decky`. It never asks for a sudo password, edits
+`/etc`, or changes CEF flags. Decky warns that running without root is not
+officially supported. Plugins that require root, assume `~/homebrew`, or rely
+on Steam Deck hardware may fail even if the loader runs. Frame Control lists
+plugins already present in its managed folder and the upstream `~/homebrew`
+folder; it does not install plugins while their Frame UI and compatibility
+are unverified.
+
+The latest tested release was
+[Decky 3.3.0](https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader/releases/tag/v3.3.0),
+`PluginLoader-arm64` SHA-256
+`8ef5dcf36cbbbb6e97201a6baed5d79c4cc44ec27789fc9af1c5b6ae8f0b25b6`.
+This digest comes from that release's GitHub API asset metadata; it detects a
+download mismatch, but is not an independent signature.
+
+## Opt in and remove
+
+In Frame Control, open **Tools → Decky Loader on Frame**, read the experimental
+notice, check the acknowledgement box, and choose **Install**. **Update**
+downloads and verifies the latest ARM64 release again. **Remove managed
+Decky** disables and removes only Frame Control's user service and binary.
+It preserves plugin files and settings so unrelated user data is not deleted.
+Restart Steam or the headset to clear the frontend already injected into its
+current web helper process. No action wipes the headset.
+
+Manual removal if Frame Control is unavailable:
+
+```sh
+ssh frame 'systemctl --user disable --now frame-control-decky.service; rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/frame-control-decky.service ~/.local/share/frame-control/decky/PluginLoader ~/.local/share/frame-control/decky/.frame-control/receipt.json; systemctl --user daemon-reload; systemctl --user reset-failed frame-control-decky.service'
+```
+
+That command intentionally keeps `~/.local/share/frame-control/decky/plugins`
+and `settings`. Check those folders before deleting them yourself. An upstream
+Decky installation is separate; use its own installer to remove it. Frame
+Control refuses to install alongside an upstream system service.
+
+## Next compatibility test
+
+In the headset, open Steam's VR dashboard and look for Decky's plugin tab or
+Quick Access Menu after an opt-in install. If none appears, inspect whether
+the VR shell exposes a different menu component and whether Decky's frontend
+can target it without patching Steam globally. Confirm the plugin's visible
+UI, controller interaction, and persistence across a normal Steam restart.
+Until those checks pass,
+Frame Control should not describe Decky plugins as usable in VR yet. A worn
+headset check is needed for both the Decky menu and the Frame Control SteamVR
+panel; only then can their controller interaction and plugin presentation be
+confirmed.

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+# Emulators and your own games
+
+Frame Control's **Store → Emulators** lists Android emulators from its open
+app sources. Pick an app, read its compatibility result, and install it. An
+installed Android app gets its own Steam library shortcut and artwork; **Add
+artwork** in its library menu can fill missing images later. The artwork
+workflow also covers native Linux and Windows titles added through **Send to
+Frame**. An optional SteamGridDB key under **Settings → Library artwork**
+can supply exact-title community images; source images and generated art are
+fallbacks. See [VR APKs → In the Steam library](vr-apks.md#in-the-steam-library)
+for the limits and tested behavior.
+
+## Set up an emulator
+
+1. In **Store → Emulators**, choose an emulator that supports the console and
+   file format you want. Check its compatibility result before installing;
+   an app listed in the store is not automatically verified on the Frame.
+2. Launch the new shortcut from Steam. Open the emulator's own settings to
+   choose a gamepad layout, core or system, and game folder. These controls
+   differ by emulator; Frame Control does not change them.
+3. Use game files you own and any firmware that emulator's instructions
+   require. Frame Control does not provide ROMs or firmware.
+
+**Android apps run in separate Lepton instances.** Copying a ROM to the
+Frame's Linux `~/Downloads` through **Send to Frame** does not automatically
+put it in an Android app's `/sdcard/Download`. A one-click ROM transfer is
+deferred until an emulator and its file picker can be tested end to end on a
+real Frame. An app's own import or sync feature may be enough. Advanced users
+can use [Lepton's per-instance ADB port](apks.md)
+to copy into that instance, after confirming the correct container and port.
+Do not assume that port 5555 is the emulator: it is Lepton Development, while
+installed apps receive their own ports.
+
+For a native Linux emulator that can read the Frame's home directory, use
+**Send to Frame → Copy to ~/Downloads instead** for your files, then open them
+from the emulator. Whether a particular emulator has a Frame-compatible ARM64
+build, correct controller mapping and readable storage must be checked for
+that app. **Linux apps** in Frame Control lists Flatpak options; a Windows or
+native game archive can instead be added through
+[Send to Frame](sideloading.md#using-it), which registers a Steam title and
+artwork. Each ROM is usually opened *inside* its emulator; Frame Control does
+not create one Steam shortcut per ROM.
+
+## If something does not appear
+
+- Check that the emulator is running and is the same app instance to which
+  you sent the file. Android instances do not share `/sdcard` storage.
+- Check the emulator's supported extension and whether it expects an archive
+  or an extracted file. Some systems need firmware before games appear.
+- For an empty Steam tile, use **Add artwork** in the installed app or
+  sideloaded title menu. This changes artwork, not emulator data or ROMs.
+
+The Frame's microSD/USB path into Android apps remains unverified without an
+inserted medium and an app readback test; see [issue #169](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/issues/169).

docs/evidence/obs-followup-2026-10-25.md

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+# OBS relay and MP4 follow-up, 25 October 2026 UTC
+
+This check used a Linux x86-64 host (`lxso2`) and the real Frame running
+SteamOS 0.5.6, build `20261022.6153909`. The host reached `ssh frame`. Before
+device work, the task atomically acquired `/tmp/frame-test.lock`, wrote its
+owner marker, and after cleanup removed only that marker and its lock. Battery
+was 99–100%; SteamVR 2.18.2 reported `activity_level: 3` (standby). Steam and
+SteamVR were left running. No passthrough session or game was started.
+
+The production `scripts/obs-headset-source.py` relay reached its first local
+UDP packet in 0.65–1.15 seconds across several runs. A 12-second wall-clock
+capture of its MPEG-TS packets contained 325 H.264 frames at 1280×720,
+spanning 10.83 seconds of video timestamps: 30.0 fps. All 324 adjacent frame
+intervals were 33.333–33.334 ms, with none over 50 ms. The 826 captured TS
+packets had zero sync-byte, transport-error-indicator, or per-PID continuity
+errors. Six final TS packets arrived after the receiver's 12-second cutoff and
+were not included in those counts. Static standby pixels cannot establish
+whether a moving game would drop frames.
+
+After the fix, the `--height 1080 --fps 60 --no-audio` fallback reached its
+first packet in 0.597 seconds. An eight-second wall-clock capture contained
+447 H.264 frames at 1920×1080 over 7.45 seconds of video timestamps: 60.0 fps.
+All frame intervals were 16.666–16.667 ms, none over 25 ms, and its 756 TS
+packets had zero continuity or transport-error-indicator errors. It had no
+audio stream, as requested. The helper exited 0 on Stop, and the owned lock
+was released.
+
+The stream also contained 48 kHz stereo AAC. A 440 Hz synthetic tone played
+through the Frame's default speaker output with real-time pacing appeared in
+the capture for about 0.89 seconds; decoded audio had a -21.0 dB peak. This
+proves an audio signal reached the output monitor and OBS transport. It does
+not prove audible monitoring, real game audio, or audio/video sync: there was
+no simultaneous visible marker to compare with the tone.
+
+The production MP4 recording commands were run separately for six seconds,
+then Stop, remux, and copy to the host completed. Stop returned after 7.27
+seconds from Start, including six seconds of recording; the remote ffmpeg
+exited 0. The copied 36,929-byte MP4 contained 188 H.264 frames at 1920×1080
+and 30 fps (6.266 seconds), plus 281 AAC packets (5.994 seconds). One decoded
+frame at two seconds had a single color, RGB `(22, 27, 53)`, across all
+2,073,600 pixels. The test's remote files were removed; the host copy stayed
+under `/tmp` for inspection.
+
+The relay previously returned an error when the app deliberately closed its
+control pipe, because its SSH child commonly exits 255 after termination.
+The same test reproduced this (`helper_exit: 1`) on the real Frame. The follow-up
+fix recognizes deliberate Stop and adds bounded startup and stall timeouts,
+with fake-SSH regression tests. A new locked real-Frame check after the fix
+received its first 1,316-byte UDP datagram in 0.697 seconds and returned
+`helper_exit_after_stop: 0` after closing the app control pipe. The longer
+transport and MP4 measurements above were taken before the code change; the
+fix does not alter codecs or capture commands.
+
+Prior [OBS 30 Media Source evidence](obs-media-source-real-2026-10-25.md)
+records a real Frame stream in OBS on Linux. This follow-up measured the relay
+with an FFmpeg receiver; OBS itself was not relaunched. Windows and macOS
+application paths, wearer-visible image latency, real game sound, audible
+playback, perceptual A/V sync, and active passthrough pixels remain unverified.

docs/evidence/obs-media-source-real-2026-10-25.md

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+# OBS Media Source on a real Frame, 2026-10-25 AEDT
+
+The Linux x86_64 AppImage from PR #174's exact head `69fff152` had SHA-256
+`4902ac80b77fbf98ec918db29df9cf9260b8abd6763a5b5055572335869f038a`.
+Its extracted resources passed `app/build/check-resources.js`, including the
+OBS helper, and the app launched under Xvfb with an isolated profile and a
+dummy SSH alias. Its bundled server served the page with HTTP 200.
+
+For the device test, the PC was lxso2. The real Frame was reached as `ssh frame`
+under an atomically acquired `/tmp/frame-test.lock`. Battery read 100% Full
+before and after. SteamVR 2.18.2 reported `activity_level: 3` (standby). The
+mirror service and `/dev/video99` were active. The test cleaned its temporary
+remote WAV and released only its own lock.
+
+OBS 30.0.2 ran in a disposable Ubuntu 24.04 container on lxso2, with Xvfb and
+host loopback networking. A Media Source opened `udp://127.0.0.1:15099` with
+input format `mpegts`. A synthetic pattern and tone first verified the OBS
+scene: its saved 43.733-second MKV had H.264 video and AAC audio with a
+`-17.9 dB` audio peak. The real Frame test then ran the helper from the
+extracted AppImage resources **before** OBS opened the source, so OBS joined
+an ongoing stream. OBS's saved 37.600-second MKV had H.264 video and AAC audio.
+The standby mirror appeared in decoded frames by five seconds. A 440 Hz tone
+played briefly to the Frame's default PulseAudio output appeared in the OBS
+audio recording at seconds 20–21; decoded audio peaked at `-34.4 dB`. A
+separate direct recording of `@DEFAULT_MONITOR@` during the same type of tone
+peaked at `-34.5 dB`. These measurements verify non-silent headset output
+audio passed through the helper and OBS into the saved recording.
+
+The first OBS attempt opened its Media Source well before the Frame sent
+packets. Its output had a silent AAC track until the mirror appeared late.
+Starting the helper before OBS fixed this in the second run. The setup guide
+now recommends starting the source in Frame Control before adding or activating
+the OBS Media Source.
+
+The exact-head AppImage was then launched on an isolated Xvfb display and
+profile with the real `frame` alias. In **Tools → Capture & Live**, clicking
+**Start OBS source** changed the UI to **Stop OBS source** and showed
+`udp://127.0.0.1:15099` after the first stream packet. The packaged Python
+helper was running with `--frame frame`. Clicking **Stop OBS source** returned
+the UI to **Start OBS source**; the helper and its remote `/dev/video99` ffmpeg
+process were gone. The app exited through **File → Quit**. Battery again read
+100% Full, and the owned lock was released.
+
+**Limits:** Nobody listened to OBS audio monitoring or the Frame speakers.
+Audio/video sync was not measured. The headset was unworn and in standby, so
+this test does not answer whether active passthrough pixels appear in the
+mirror. The OBS MKVs were temporary local test artifacts and are not included
+in the repository.

docs/evidence/obs-steamos-host-2026-10-25.md

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+# SteamOS PC OBS host feasibility check, 2026-10-25 UTC
+
+The available x86_64 host, lxso2, runs Ubuntu 24.04.3. It has no `flatpak`
+command, OBS installation, SteamOS 3.9.5 VM or physical Steam Machine. This
+check therefore does **not** verify that Frame Control or Flatpak OBS runs on
+a SteamOS desktop or a read-only-root PC host.
+
+The downloaded v0.4.27 Linux x86_64 AppImage matched GitHub's SHA-256 digest
+`42d774653c69b193c3d577743c32b8fe8dfeee7ea1f8cdf7369902962d647b83`.
+With `APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1`, it launched under Xvfb using an isolated
+profile and its bundled server returned HTTP 200. FUSE mounting, physical
+display rendering and SteamOS-specific dependencies were not tested.
+
+The v0.4.27 tagged OBS helper then ran against the real Frame under the shared
+`/tmp/frame-test.lock`. Frame OS was 0.5.6 and SteamVR activity level was 3
+(standby). A receiver bound to `127.0.0.1:15099` on lxso2 accepted 497
+MPEG-TS packets, 93,436 bytes. Every datagram had complete 188-byte packets
+with sync bytes. `ffprobe` found H.264 video and AAC audio. Closing the
+helper's control pipe made it exit 0; no owned remote stream process remained.
+Battery read 100% Full before and after, and the owned lock was released. The
+temporary `.ts` file was removed. This proves the local UDP sender path on an
+Ubuntu host; it does not prove Flatpak OBS could receive it on SteamOS.
+
+The public
+[OBS Flatpak manifest](https://github.com/flathub/com.obsproject.Studio/blob/master/com.obsproject.Studio.json)
+lists `--share=network`, which permits use of the host network. We read that
+manifest but did not install or run the Flatpak. A future check needs a real
+SteamOS 3.9.5 desktop host or VM with Flatpak OBS: launch the AppImage without
+root changes, start the source, record from the Media Source at
+`udp://127.0.0.1:15099`, verify video and audible game audio, then stop and
+confirm cleanup. The standby test cannot establish real game audio, A/V sync
+or active passthrough in the mirror.

docs/evidence/round3-headset-2026-10-25.md

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+# Round 3 headset checks, 25 October 2026
+
+These checks used the real Frame after the device hold ended. SteamOS was
+0.5.6, build `20261022.6153909`. Each device session acquired
+`/tmp/frame-test.lock` atomically and released only its own lock. The battery
+read 100% and Full in the first check and after the OBS session; Steam and
+SteamVR were left running.
+
+| Question | Observation | Conclusion |
+|---|---|---|
+| Does active passthrough appear in SteamVR's `/dev/video99` mirror? | The mirror service was active. One 1920×1080 RGB frame read from `/dev/video99` had a single pixel value, `(24, 28, 53)`, throughout. The headset was unworn; no active passthrough session or wearer-visible room view was established. Frame Control has no verified remote passthrough toggle. The temporary frame was removed. | **Still unknown.** A uniform standby frame cannot answer whether SteamVR composites active passthrough into its mirror. No headset setting was changed. |
+| Can Frame Control prompt when a headset text box opens? | No desktop `plasmashell` process was running during this check. There is no verified cross-app focus event from SteamVR, Lepton and the nested desktop; KDE Connect's `keyboardstate` packet describes keyboard support, not a focused text field. | **Not built.** A prompt triggered by an unverified signal would be misleading. The existing **Type on the headset** control remains available. |
+| Does reverse clipboard exist? | Frame Control already has **Copy the headset's clipboard here**. Its earlier real Frame test used a temporary nested desktop and confirmed that text copied through Klipper reached a Linux PC clipboard. No desktop panel was open during this session, so it was not rerun here. | **Shipped and previously verified**, text only. Windows/macOS backends and arbitrary headset apps remain unverified on a real Frame. |
+| Is an 80% charge limit available and writable? | `steamosctl get-max-charge-level` returned `UnknownInterface: ...BatteryChargeLimit1`. No `charge_control_*` attribute was found under `/sys/class/power_supply`. Only `pm8550b-charger/charging_pause` and `charging_enable` were present, each mode `644`, owner `root:root`. | **No supported user-writable control.** No battery attribute was written. |
+
+The separate OBS transport check on the same build sent the mirror and the
+default-output monitor to a Linux PC. A 4.021-second temporary capture had
+H.264 video and AAC audio according to `ffprobe`. It was removed; OBS itself
+and audible playback were not tested. See the OBS source PR and guide.

docs/evidence/screenshot-copy-2026-10-25.md

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+# Screenshot Save on a real Frame, 25 October 2026
+
+After PR #192 merged, Frame Control's production `list_shots()` and
+`save_shots()` paths were run from lxso2 against the real Frame. The test held
+the shared `/tmp/frame-test.lock` with an owner marker and removed only its own
+lock. A separate locked check earlier in this round found SteamVR at activity
+level 3 (standby). No new screenshot was created.
+
+- The Frame listed seven existing Steam screenshots.
+- One existing screenshot was copied to a temporary folder on the PC. Its
+  local size matched the reported remote size: **294,885 bytes**. The new
+  destination had four components below the temporary root: headset, Steam
+  account, game ID and filename.
+- Saving the same screenshot a second time returned zero new copies. A fresh
+  list then marked that screenshot as saved.
+- The temporary PC folder and its private image were removed at the end. The
+  source screenshot on the Frame was only read. Battery was **100% Full**
+  before and after.
+
+This verifies one real screenshot transfer and the repeat-save behavior. It
+does **not** reproduce two different real screenshots with the same filename;
+the account/game/headset collision case is covered by the fake-source test in
+`tests/test_shot_copy.py`. Windows and macOS physical-PC saves were not tested.
+Active passthrough in the recording mirror remains unknown because the Frame
+was in standby.

docs/evidence/steamos-compat-live-2026-10-25.md

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+# SteamOS 0.5.6 compatibility check, 25 October 2026
+
+The real Frame was accessed **after** the 00:00 AEDT hold, under a separately
+acquired `/tmp/frame-test.lock`. The coordinator had finished its v0.4.19 smoke
+test and released its lock first. This check took place approximately 00:04–
+00:08 AEDT (13:04–13:08 UTC). A device clock reading in the first snapshot was
+**00:04:58 AEDT**. The one temporary capture was removed and our lock was
+released. Steam and SteamVR were left running.
+
+| Check | Observation |
+|---|---|
+| OS | `VERSION_ID=0.5.6`, `VARIANT_ID=vr`, `BUILD_ID=20261022.6153909` |
+| Update channel | `atomupd-manager tracked-branch` returned `beta`; tracked variant `vr`; update status `idle`. `atomupd-manager status` and `check` returned D-Bus `AccessDenied` to the normal user. No root, update, or channel change was attempted. |
+| Discovery | `frame.local` and a sample `frame-0000.local` name were unresolved from the Linux host. Avahi was active on the Frame, but `/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf` has `publish-addresses=no`. The configured `ssh frame` alias worked. The host reached the Frame over Tailscale, so a local-subnet scan and same-LAN cached-IP reconnection were not exercised. |
+| Script fallback | `steamos-session-select` was present and `holo-session-select` absent. The installed devkit utilities contained `steamos-prepare-upload` and `steamos-delete`; their `holo-*` replacements were absent. No session switch, install, or delete command was run. |
+| Battery and memory | Frame Control's `ui/frame_status.py` returned a system battery at 98%, Charging, with its source under `/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36`; memory was 16,422,952,960 bytes total and 11,256,848,384 bytes available. The battery was 97% at the initial raw sysfs check and 98% at the final check while charging. |
+| Recording source | The user `steamvr-v4l2cam.service` and `/dev/video99` were present. A single frame from that device was black while the unworn headset was in standby. Frame Control's MP4 path reads that same SteamVR `system.HeadsetView` mirror and never opens a passthrough camera. Active passthrough inclusion in the mirror remains unverified. The sample image was not retained or published. |
+| Dominant eye | Neither standard `steamvr.vrsettings` path checked had a readable dominant-eye setting. No source or effect on the mirror was verified; Frame Control does not attach dominant-eye metadata. |
+
+This was a bounded compatibility check, not a rerun of the coordinator's
+13-step smoke test. The coordinator reported that smoke passed on this same
+build, with battery 95% to 96% while charging and cleanup complete.

docs/evidence/windows-wireless-2026-10-24.md

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+# Windows Wireless Adapter doctor verification, 24 October 2026
+
+PC-only implementation and verification. No Frame was contacted, before or
+after 13:00 UTC. No adapters or security settings were changed. This evidence
+does not establish a physical Steam wireless adapter fix or RF interference.
+
+## Windows VM
+
+An existing local Windows 11 VM (build 26200), Python 3.12.14 from the installed
+Frame Control bundle, ran the isolated suite from a task-specific Downloads
+folder:
+
+```powershell
+& 'C:\Users\frame\AppData\Local\Programs\Frame Control\resources\python\python.exe' -m unittest discover -s tests -p test_wireless.py -v
+```
+
+Result: **15 tests, OK, one skipped** (Node absent). This includes the real
+read-only PowerShell inventory and authenticated HTTP handler tests. The app's
+connector was never started. Existing test SSH credentials were used only for
+the Windows VM; no credentials were copied into the repository.
+
+- [Exact test output](windows-wireless-tests-2026-10-24.txt).
+- [Sanitized live inventory](windows-wireless-summary-2026-10-24.json): two
+  virtual-machine network devices, with PnP/presence/adapter/route sources
+  available. WLAN unavailable; channels/bands remained null. All PnP IDs,
+  device names and interface names were removed from this artifact.
+- The guest clock was approximately seven hours ahead of the host. `observedAt`
+  is retained as returned by Windows, not used to establish test timing.
+
+The first probe used a list of requested default prefixes. A missing IPv6
+route caused PowerShell to throw away available IPv4 data. The final query
+filters `Get-NetRoute` results instead, and the rerun above confirms routes
+are available. No network configuration was changed to make the query work.
+
+## Browser UI and local tests
+
+Production `ui/index.html` ran against a loopback-only synthetic API fixture,
+with no connector and no headset transport. Opening/revisiting the tool caused
+no wireless query; an explicit click rendered two distinct Wi-Fi Direct PnP
+instances and a 2.4 GHz PC interface while the headset state was offline.
+Unknown virtual-adapter channels, non-present/disabled status, and unconfirmed
+interference remained visible. Checked at 1280 and 640 CSS pixels without
+horizontal overflow.
+
+![Production browser UI with explicitly labelled synthetic Windows readings](windows-wireless-synthetic-2026-10-24.png)
+
+The screenshot uses synthetic readings, not the VM's two Ethernet interfaces.
+The yellow synthetic-data label was added by the browser fixture for this
+capture; it is not product UI.
+
+Local commands:
+
+```sh
+python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_wireless.py' -v
+node tests/wireless.cjs
+python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v
+python3 -m py_compile ui/*.py
+node --check /tmp/wireless-index-scripts.js
+```
+
+The targeted suite passed 15 tests with the live Windows-only test skipped;
+the direct Node run passed all four UI tests. The complete server suite passed
+1,423 tests with 16 skips before the additional missing-metadata test; a final
+complete run and Windows CI results are recorded in the PR. The syntax check
+used inline scripts extracted from the production HTML.
+
+## What remains unverified
+
+No physical Steam dongle, Razer headset, live Wi-Fi Direct session, channel
+reading from real wireless hardware, dropout reproduction or recovery action.
+The English netsh parser is fixture-tested; localised or denied readings remain
+unknown. Windows CI validates query execution on hosted virtual hardware.
+There is no adapter disable action because the available evidence cannot
+reliably identify a safe extra instance.

docs/evidence/windows-wireless-summary-2026-10-24.json

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+{
+  "platform": "Windows-11-10.0.26200-SP0",
+  "python": "3.12.14",
+  "state": "partial",
+  "sources": {
+    "pnp": "ok",
+    "present": "ok",
+    "adapters": "ok",
+    "routes": "ok",
+    "wlan": "unavailable"
+  },
+  "observedAt": "2026-10-24T19:15:45.946191+00:00",
+  "deviceCount": 2,
+  "devicesWithoutIdentifiers": [
+    {
+      "present": true,
+      "pnpStatus": "OK",
+      "problemCode": 0,
+      "operational": 6,
+      "media": 0,
+      "defaultRoute": false,
+      "wifi": false,
+      "hardware": false,
+      "channel": null,
+      "band": null
+    },
+    {
+      "present": true,
+      "pnpStatus": "OK",
+      "problemCode": 0,
+      "operational": 1,
+      "media": 1,
+      "defaultRoute": true,
+      "wifi": false,
+      "hardware": true,
+      "channel": null,
+      "band": null
+    }
+  ]
+}

docs/evidence/windows-wireless-tests-2026-10-24.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+test_ambiguous_adapter_join_never_selects_the_first_match (test_wireless.Inventory.test_ambiguous_adapter_join_never_selects_the_first_match) ... ok
+test_channels_require_exact_guid_and_band_is_never_guessed (test_wireless.Inventory.test_channels_require_exact_guid_and_band_is_never_guessed) ... ok
+test_counts_unique_pnp_ids_not_rows_or_suffix_order (test_wireless.Inventory.test_counts_unique_pnp_ids_not_rows_or_suffix_order) ... ok
+test_distinct_instances_presence_disabled_and_activity_are_separate (test_wireless.Inventory.test_distinct_instances_presence_disabled_and_activity_are_separate) ... ok
+test_friendly_name_is_only_a_candidate_and_other_duplicate_names_are_not_direct (test_wireless.Inventory.test_friendly_name_is_only_a_candidate_and_other_duplicate_names_are_not_direct) ... ok
+test_missing_interface_metadata_and_invalid_guids_stay_unknown (test_wireless.Inventory.test_missing_interface_metadata_and_invalid_guids_stay_unknown) ... ok
+test_missing_sources_are_unknown_and_adapter_fallback_is_retained (test_wireless.Inventory.test_missing_sources_are_unknown_and_adapter_fallback_is_retained) ... ok
+test_raw_ssid_mac_and_errors_are_not_returned (test_wireless.Inventory.test_raw_ssid_mac_and_errors_are_not_returned) ... ok
+test_concurrent_requests_do_not_spawn_more_probes (test_wireless.Probe.test_concurrent_requests_do_not_spawn_more_probes) ... ok
+test_failure_timeout_and_invalid_output_are_explicit_and_release_lock (test_wireless.Probe.test_failure_timeout_and_invalid_output_are_explicit_and_release_lock) ... ok
+test_http_is_authenticated_pc_only_and_never_calls_ssh (test_wireless.Probe.test_http_is_authenticated_pc_only_and_never_calls_ssh) ... GET "GET /api/host/wireless HTTP/1.1" 403 -
+GET "GET /api/host/wireless HTTP/1.1" 400 -
+GET "GET /api/host/wireless HTTP/1.1" 200 -
+ok
+test_live_windows_inventory (test_wireless.Probe.test_live_windows_inventory) ... ok
+test_non_windows_starts_nothing (test_wireless.Probe.test_non_windows_starts_nothing) ... ok
+test_static_noninteractive_local_command_and_timeout (test_wireless.Probe.test_static_noninteractive_local_command_and_timeout) ... ok
+test_ui_behavior (test_wireless.Probe.test_ui_behavior) ... skipped 'Node required'
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Ran 15 tests in 8.139s
+
+OK (skipped=1)
+Windows wireless smoke: partial {'pnp': 'ok', 'present': 'ok', 'adapters': 'ok', 'routes': 'ok', 'wlan': 'unavailable'} devices= 2

docs/extensions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Frame Control extensions
+
+Extensions add a local panel to Frame Control's Tools page. They are plain HTML,
+CSS and JavaScript. Frame Control discovers them from its per-user data folder;
+there is no build step, server process, or headset installation. Open an extension
+to run it. Closing it unloads its page.
+
+## Install the example
+
+Copy [`examples/extensions/headset-glance`](../examples/extensions/headset-glance)
+to the `extensions` folder shown on Tools → Extensions, then select **Refresh**
+and **Open Headset Glance**. The folder is normally:
+
+- Linux: `~/.local/share/frame-control/extensions`
+- macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Frame Control/extensions`
+- Windows: `%APPDATA%\Frame Control\extensions`
+
+To remove it, close the panel and delete only its `headset-glance` folder. The
+desktop app reads the folder on its computer. The iPhone app and the opt-in
+[SteamVR headset panel](headset-app.md) read the folder on the Frame. To use an
+extension in VR, copy its folder to
+`steamos@frame:~/.local/share/frame-control/extensions/`, then select
+**Extensions → Refresh extensions → Open** in the headset panel. The iframe,
+read-only bridge and asset rules are the same there.
+
+## Make an extension
+
+Create `extensions/your-id/manifest.json` and `index.html`. IDs use lowercase
+letters, digits and hyphens, start with a letter, and are at most 40 characters.
+The manifest ID must match the folder name:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "your-id",
+  "name": "Your feature",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "What the panel does.",
+  "entry": "index.html"
+}
+```
+
+Put JavaScript in a separate `.js` file. Supported assets are HTML, JS, CSS,
+JSON, PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP and SVG, all in the extension's top-level folder.
+Nested paths and symlinks are not served. No file may exceed 5 MiB. The panel
+uses an iframe with `sandbox="allow-scripts"`; its code has an opaque origin,
+cannot call Frame Control's HTTP API directly, and cannot navigate the app's
+top-level window. Content Security Policy restricts scripts, images, and
+`fetch` requests, but an extension can still navigate its own iframe to an
+external site. Treat third-party extensions as untrusted code and review them
+before installation.
+
+The version 1 bridge uses `postMessage`. Send a request to `parent` and match
+the numeric `id` in the reply. The [example JavaScript](../examples/extensions/headset-glance/main.js)
+shows a complete client:
+
+```js
+parent.postMessage({type: 'frame-control:request', id: 1, action: 'status'}, '*');
+// Reply: {type: 'frame-control:response', id: 1, value: {...}}
+```
+
+Supported actions:
+
+| Action | Value |
+| --- | --- |
+| `capabilities` | `{apiVersion: 1, actions: ['capabilities', 'status']}` |
+| `status` | `{connected, os: {version, build}, battery: {percent}, steamvr}` |
+
+`status` is the app's latest successful status snapshot. When that reading fails,
+`connected` is false and its fields are empty. No write actions are currently exposed. Future APIs
+should use explicit, narrow actions and keep the iframe isolated. A third-party
+extension is code you choose to run locally: inspect its files before copying
+them into the folder. A Decky plugin is a separate Steam client plugin and does
+not use this API.

docs/frame-control.md

@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ counts them while they run.
   restore chosen parts after a factory reset, and **Return to Game Mode** when
   the headset is stuck in Desktop Mode. Sign-in files and keys are never copied.
   Not tested on a headset yet. See [backup-and-recovery.md](backup-and-recovery.md).
+- **Wireless Adapter doctor** (Windows, Tools → This PC): explicitly read local
+  PnP instances, presence/link states and available channel/band readings;
+  explain possible Wi-Fi Direct duplicates and 2.4 GHz audio overlap. No headset
+  access, automatic changes or disable button. See
+  [Windows wireless diagnosis](windows-wireless-doctor.md).
 - **Battery** with charging state: charge rate in watts, time to full or empty,
   charger type and wattage (for example USB-C PD 20 W), and battery temperature.
 - **Status**: storage, memory, temperature, Wi-Fi, uptime, and whether SteamVR,
@@ -79,7 +84,11 @@ counts them while they run.
 - **Volume** and mute (`wpctl`).
 - **Android apps**: search about 4,500 F-Droid apps rated for the Frame, install
   one with a click as its own Lepton instance (it keeps its data and shows in the
-  Steam library), then launch, stop, test or remove it. **Report an APK** records
+  Steam library), then launch, stop, test or remove it.
+  The catalogue can load while the installed-app list is still being read. If
+  that read fails, browsing remains available, but installation waits for a
+  confirmed list so Frame Control does not make a duplicate app instance.
+  **Report an APK** records
   whether any APK worked (F-Droid or not: pick a file, type a package, or use an
   installed app). Your reports are saved on your computer and change the verdicts
   you see. With **Share compatibility results** on (Privacy & updates), they also

docs/frame-doctor.md

@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ installed; the desktop app does not bundle this command.
 
 ```sh
 scripts/frame-doctor.sh
-scripts/frame-doctor.sh --alias bedroom --lan frame.local
+scripts/frame-doctor.sh --alias bedroom --lan 192.168.1.40
 scripts/frame-doctor.sh --alias frame --lan 192.168.1.40
 ```
 
 Use only addresses belonging to your intended headset. The command tries the
 existing `frame` SSH alias first (Tailscale if setup configured it that way),
-then `frame.local`, then USB-C at `10.86.200.233`. `--alias`, `--lan` and `--usb`
+then an optional `--lan` address, then USB-C at `10.86.200.233`. SteamOS 0.5.6
+stopped publishing mDNS names, so use a known IP for `--lan` if `.local` no longer
+resolves. `--alias`, `--lan` and `--usb`
 override those defaults. It reports the successful path without printing its
 address. It neither discovers other devices nor enables Tailscale.
 

docs/headset-app.md

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Frame Control in the headset
+
+**Experimental, Frame OS 0.5.6.** Tools → Frame Control in VR installs a local
+panel in SteamVR's dashboard. It is a way to reach Frame Control while wearing
+the headset, independent of Decky's Quick Access Menu. The panel starts only
+after you opt in; its server binds to `127.0.0.1` and it uses a normal user
+service. No `sudo`, root filesystem change, or Steam client patch is needed.
+
+The companion copies its bundled UI over the existing trusted SSH connection.
+On the Frame, `frame-control-headset.service` runs a loopback server and one
+Chromium app window on gamescope. The window receives a dedicated `STEAM_GAME`
+id, so SteamVR registers `valve.steam.desktopgame.2001947813` as a dashboard
+panel. **Show in SteamVR** requests that dashboard tab; the wearer can select
+it again from SteamVR's dashboard. Closing the panel stops its browser and
+server. The service is not enabled at boot.
+
+The page shows battery, free home storage and SteamVR status. It can request
+SteamVR's main Game Mode dashboard, list and force quit a running game after an
+unsaved-progress confirmation, save an OpenVR screenshot to
+`~/Pictures/FrameControl`, and record the SteamVR mirror to
+`~/Videos/FrameControl`. Recordings have a 20-minute limit and use a separate
+work folder from desktop Frame Control's recorder; they may have no audio if
+the monitor source is unavailable. Captures made in standby can be dark.
+
+The page also discovers extensions from
+`~/.local/share/frame-control/extensions` and opens them in sandboxed iframes.
+It offers the version 1 read-only `capabilities` and `status` bridge from
+[the extension guide](extensions.md). Installing an extension still means
+copying its folder to the Frame; the panel does not download third-party code.
+
+The per-run UI key is passed in the URL fragment, removed from the address bar after load,
+and sent in the `X-Frame-UI` header. The key is absent from the HTTP request
+line and server log. The usual host/origin and anti-framing checks still apply.
+
+## Real Frame test, 2026-10-25
+
+On Frame OS 0.5.6, build `20261022.6153909`, the opt-in install started the
+user service, served `/headset`, read live `/api/status` from the browser, and
+registered a mapped Chromium window with SteamVR under the dedicated overlay
+key. The server rejected a request with the wrong UI key. A read-only status
+probe reported the user service running and the overlay registered.
+
+The unworn headset was in standby (`activity_level` 3). SteamVR reported the
+new overlay as `not_visible` even after `ShowDashboard`. An OpenVR stereo
+screenshot was a uniform dark frame. The documented temporary wake attempt
+(`power.turnOffScreensTimeout` 5 → 3600, `--handlewakeup`, `ShowDashboard`)
+still left the overlay `not_visible`; the setting was restored to 5 and the
+dashboard hidden. The X window's `xwd` image was black too. These observations
+prove panel creation and page/API execution, **not wearer-visible pixels or
+laser/controller input**. A worn-headset check is still required before
+describing the panel as visually verified.
+
+The test then removed the managed service and app bundle. Its unit became
+inactive, port 47813 closed, the SteamVR overlay disappeared, and the Frame's
+battery was 100%. Steam and SteamVR were left running. The browser profile and
+extensions folder were deliberately kept.
+
+A second test on the same build installed the expanded panel with the
+`headset-glance` example extension. The headset's authenticated loopback API
+returned live status (99% battery), discovered and served the extension, and
+listed no running games. The Game Mode dashboard request succeeded; an invalid
+force-quit app ID was rejected with HTTP 400. Screenshot and recording actions
+saved a PNG and a 3.6 MB MP4 in the headset user's folders. The recording
+reported an audio source. The per-run UI key was absent from the server log.
+After another wake and dashboard request, SteamVR still reported the panel
+`not_visible`. No wearer-visible screenshot or controller interaction was
+obtained. The test removed its example extension and captured media, then
+uninstalled the service. The unit, port, bundle and overlay were absent after
+removal; Steam and SteamVR remained running.
+
+## Remove
+
+Use **Tools → Frame Control in VR → Remove**. If the companion is unavailable,
+run:
+
+```sh
+ssh frame 'systemctl --user stop frame-control-headset.service; rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/frame-control-headset.service; systemctl --user daemon-reload; rm -rf ~/.local/share/frame-control/headset/bundle; rm -f ~/.local/share/frame-control/headset/receipt.json ~/.local/share/frame-control/headset/server.log'
+```
+
+That command removes only Frame Control's managed panel code. The Chromium
+profile remains in `~/.local/share/frame-control/headset/profile` so local
+extension data is not discarded. Inspect and delete that folder separately if
+you no longer want it. Third-party extensions are in
+`~/.local/share/frame-control/extensions` and are never removed by this tool.

docs/linux-wireless-adapter-doctor.md

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# Linux Wireless Adapter doctor
+
+![Linux PC doctor before any checks run, with explicit hardware selection and read-only limits](img/linux-wireless-doctor.png)
+
+On the **Linux PC**, open **Settings → Linux Wireless Adapter doctor**, or
+**Devices & connection → Linux Wireless Adapter doctor**. It works without a
+connected headset. Choose **Read PC device inventory**, select the intended
+USB device or wireless interface, then **Check selected device**. Nothing runs
+until requested. Re-read the inventory after reconnecting a device.
+
+From a source checkout, the same collector is available without starting the
+app or its headset connection workers:
+
+```sh
+python3 ui/frame_wireless_doctor.py
+python3 ui/frame_wireless_doctor.py --device net:wlan0
+python3 ui/frame_wireless_doctor.py --device usb:1-2 --json > adapter-report.json
+```
+
+Use a selector actually listed on your PC. No device is selected automatically.
+All USB devices are included, including hubs and devices without a network
+interface. A product label, observed VID/PID, or a single available interface
+**does not identify Valve's adapter**. There is no trusted adapter ID table in
+this feature. Compare inventory before and after reconnecting the intended
+adapter when safe. For a USB device exposing multiple wireless interfaces,
+select the specific interface for radio/manager evidence.
+
+## Evidence and limits
+
+- **Presence and binding:** `/sys/bus/usb/devices` and `/sys/class/net` correlate
+  USB ancestry, wireless interfaces, driver links and module links. An absent
+  interface does not establish which driver should be installed. A missing
+  module link may mean a built-in driver. A bound driver does not prove Steam
+  streaming support.
+- **Permissions and udev:** `udevadm info --query=property` supplies a small
+  allowlist of driver, ID and tag fields. If available, the report includes USB
+  node mode, owner/group IDs and the current user's read/write access. Direct
+  USB access is not necessarily required by kernel networking; a restrictive
+  node alone is not diagnosed as the cause. No udev rules are installed or run.
+- **Radio blocks:** read-only WLAN rfkill sysfs entries are matched to the
+  selected interface's PHY name. An unrelated block cannot establish that
+  this adapter is blocked. Unavailable or unmatched entries remain unknown.
+- **Channel/band:** `iw dev IFACE info` provides the current channel and
+  frequency where reported; `iw phy PHY info` supplies enabled frequencies.
+  An idle interface may have no current channel. These observations do not
+  establish the channel used by a Steam streaming session, supported regions,
+  or the correct regulatory setting.
+- **Network managers:** visible `/proc/*/comm` process names show
+  NetworkManager, iwd and wpa_supplicant. `nmcli` reads only the selected
+  interface's general state, managed flag and driver. NetworkManager can use
+  iwd or wpa_supplicant as its backend, so coexistence is not itself a conflict.
+  If both backends are visible, the report suggests checking who owns this
+  exact interface. It does not claim a confirmed conflict or stop services.
+  Restricted process visibility and unverified backend ownership are explicit.
+
+Every command uses fixed read-only arguments, no shell, closed stdin and a
+three-second timeout. Optional tools are not installed automatically. Missing
+tools, denied reads, disappearing devices, and restricted VM/container hardware
+visibility remain unknown. A successful report is a snapshot, not a hardware
+health certificate. CLI exit 0 means collection is supported, not that the
+adapter works; unsupported platforms/headset-local mode return 2, as does an
+invalid/stale selector. JSON has schema version 1.
+
+The doctor never uses SSH, scans nearby Wi-Fi networks, opens a connection to
+the Frame, escalates privileges, loads drivers, changes security settings,
+changes channels, unblocks radios, changes network settings, or restarts
+services. Run it as your ordinary user, never with sudo. The app hides the
+entry on macOS, Windows and phone sessions; its API refuses collection in
+headset-local (`FRAME_LOCAL=1`) mode. The source CLI is intended only for the PC.
+
+Reports stay local unless you explicitly save, copy or share them. Exported
+fields include observed USB IDs/product labels, interface names, driver names
+and permission metadata. USB serials, Wi-Fi names, MAC/IP address fields,
+credentials, process arguments and raw command output are not exported. Review
+the report before posting it: hardware labels and local paths can identify
+parts of your setup.
+
+## Motivation and shipped comparison
+
+[The 23 October 2026 complaint](https://x.com/ExpressGinga81/status/2113457683143741720)
+says the Wi-Fi dongle does not work on Ubuntu/Kubuntu 26.04 while SteamVR works
+under Wayland. It supplies **no adapter VID/PID, driver, logs or established
+cause**. This feature helps gather that missing evidence; it does not claim to
+fix that complaint or certify Ubuntu/Kubuntu 26.04 support.
+
+Shipped **v0.4.18** has local network/gateway discovery in `frame_network.py`
+and headset connection management, but no local USB/driver/rfkill adapter
+report or adapter diagnostic UI. The existing `frame-doctor.sh` diagnoses the
+headset through SSH and is a different tool. This doctor never calls it.
+General SteamOS 3.9.5 / Frame OS 0.5.6 compatibility and OS backend transition
+notes are covered separately in
+[`docs/steamos-2026-10-compat.md`](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/9c7110c1f48d160b0fb3c3b9f658d4937bd2032d/docs/steamos-2026-10-compat.md)
+([PR #164](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/164)). Existing PC
+route/SSID diagnostics use NetworkManager's `nmcli` with an `iwgetid` SSID
+fallback, independently of whether NetworkManager uses wpa_supplicant (SteamOS
+3.9.5 new installs) or iwd (upgrades). This doctor reads actual PC evidence and
+does not infer a conflict, hardware identity or fix from those OS defaults.
+There is no adapter-specific device observation in that compatibility work.
+
+## Verification
+
+```sh
+python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p test_wireless_doctor.py -v
+python3 -m unittest discover -s tests
+```
+
+Tests use an explicitly synthetic USB `1234:5678`, sysfs trees, command replies
+and loopback HTTP. They cover an unbound USB device, module binding, multiple
+interfaces, PHY-matched and unrelated rfkill entries, channel parsing, manager
+coexistence, missing/denied commands, stale/injected selectors, export field
+filtering, authentication and refusal to probe in headset-local mode. The
+HTTP tests instantiate the handler without starting headset workers.
+
+Linux host collection was exercised on kernel `6.8.0-139-generic`: an existing
+PC interface was visible with its `iwlwifi` binding and unblocked PHY; `iw` and
+`nmcli` were absent and reported as unavailable. This is **not a physical Steam
+Frame Wireless Adapter test**, an Ubuntu/Kubuntu 26.04 test, or a headset test.
+No Frame access is part of this work.

docs/mac-in-headset.md

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ the Mac's own keyboard. Find it under **Tools → Mac in the headset** (macOS
 only). On Windows there's an experimental port,
 [PC in the headset](pc-in-headset.md).
 
+On a **whole Mac display** panel, click **Switch Mac app (⌘Tab)** to send one
+Command-Tab chord to the Mac. The button is absent from single-window panels;
+those already keep their own source. It requires the same Mac Accessibility
+permission as other viewer keyboard input. The chord and button have automated
+checks, but a worn-headset click has not been verified.
+
 The confidence labels are the same as in [ssh.md](ssh.md).
 
 ## Why this design

docs/obs-headset-source.md

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+# Headset view in OBS
+
+Frame Control can send SteamVR's headset mirror and the Frame's output audio to
+OBS on a Windows, Linux or macOS computer. The helper uses the same `/dev/video99` video
+source and default-output monitor as **Capture & Live → Record**. It sends a
+local MPEG-TS stream; no port is opened to the LAN or internet.
+
+1. Connect to the Frame and start SteamVR. OBS runs on the computer; the Frame
+   already has `ffmpeg`.
+2. In the **Frame Control desktop app**, open **Capture & Live** and click
+   **Start OBS source**. Keep Frame Control open; **Stop OBS source**, switching
+   headsets, or quitting the app closes its SSH stream. It uses the selected
+   headset and the app's bundled helper.
+3. In OBS, add a **Media Source**, clear **Local File**, set **Input** to
+   `udp://127.0.0.1:15099`, and set **Input Format** to `mpegts`. The source
+   carries video and AAC audio. Use OBS's audio mixer to choose monitoring and
+   recording levels.
+
+From a source checkout, you can instead install `python3` on the computer and
+run:
+
+   ```sh
+   python3 scripts/obs-headset-source.py
+   ```
+
+Ctrl+C stops the checkout helper. The app closes a control pipe when you click
+Stop or quit; the helper then closes its SSH child, including on Windows. On
+Windows, install Python 3 and OpenSSH Client if Frame Control cannot find them.
+The Windows app Start/Stop path still needs a physical Windows/Frame test.
+If no first packet arrives within 20 seconds, or an active stream sends no
+packet for 10 seconds, the helper closes SSH and shows an error instead of
+leaving **Start OBS source** waiting or a frozen source running indefinitely.
+
+To share the OBS view in a call, see the short
+[Discord setup guide](streaming-to-discord.md).
+
+`--height 1080 --fps 60` increases quality and Frame CPU use. The default is
+720p30. `--port 15100` selects another loopback port; use the same port in
+OBS. If the Frame's PulseAudio monitor cannot be read, the helper exits with
+an error. Use `--no-audio` only when a silent view is useful. To inspect the
+stream without OBS, run `ffprobe -v error -show_streams
+udp://127.0.0.1:15099` in a second terminal while the helper is running.
+
+This is the composited, undistorted one-eye **SteamVR mirror**, not a raw
+passthrough camera feed. The mirror may be blank when the headset is idle or
+unworn. Whether active passthrough pixels appear in it is still unverified.
+The helper does not send a microphone. It is designed for one local OBS
+receiver. **Verified 2026-10-25:** the helper bundled in the Linux AppImage
+sent a real Frame stream to OBS 30's Media Source. OBS recorded 37.6 seconds
+with H.264 video and AAC audio; a brief 440 Hz tone played to the Frame's
+default output was present in the saved audio. The headset was in standby, so
+the video showed the standby mirror. Nobody listened to OBS's monitoring output,
+and audio/video sync and active passthrough remain unverified. See the
+[test evidence](evidence/obs-media-source-real-2026-10-25.md).
+The [follow-up Linux/Frame transport check](evidence/obs-followup-2026-10-25.md)
+measured packet continuity and a short MP4 recording on the current SteamOS
+build. The headset was still in standby.
+
+## SteamOS / Steam Machine PC host
+
+Use **Desktop Mode** on the SteamOS PC. Download the Linux x86_64 AppImage to
+your home folder. Make it executable and open it there; SteamOS has a
+read-only system root, so these steps do not use `apt` or change `/usr`:
+
+```sh
+chmod +x ~/Downloads/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage
+~/Downloads/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage
+```
+
+If AppImage mounting reports a FUSE error, try
+`APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 ~/Downloads/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage`.
+This extracts to writable temporary space and needs enough free disk space.
+Set up the Frame's SSH connection in Frame Control, then use **Start OBS
+source** before you add or activate OBS's Media Source. Install OBS as the
+`com.obsproject.Studio` Flatpak through Discover or your normal user Flatpak
+setup. In that OBS Media Source, clear **Local File**, set **Input** to
+`udp://127.0.0.1:15099`, and set **Input Format** to `mpegts`. Make a short
+recording and check both picture and sound before a stream. Use **Stop OBS
+source** in Frame Control when done.
+
+The OBS Flatpak's published manifest includes `--share=network`, which is
+needed for its local UDP receiver. Check your installed permissions with
+`flatpak info --show-permissions com.obsproject.Studio` if OBS receives no
+packets. Frame Control's helper sends to loopback on this PC; it does not
+require an open LAN port or an OBS plugin. The PC does not need a system
+`ffmpeg` package for the helper; encoding runs on the Frame.
+
+**Test limit:** The v0.4.27 AppImage launched on an Ubuntu 24.04 x86_64 host
+under Xvfb. Its helper sent H.264 and AAC from a real Frame to a local UDP
+receiver on that host. No SteamOS 3.9.5 PC, Steam Machine, Flatpak OBS runtime,
+read-only-root host, or physical display was available for this check. The
+SteamOS steps and Flatpak receiver therefore remain **untested on SteamOS**.
+See the [test record](evidence/obs-steamos-host-2026-10-25.md).
+
+## Known issue: game audio in OBS
+
+A Frame owner [reported](https://x.com/AzizahStellazio/status/2114147449468293171)
+that OBS **Game Capture / Application Audio Capture** can lose game audio when
+the headset turns on. OBS support attributed this to Valve/SteamVR. Frame
+Control cannot change that game-audio routing. If it happens, use Frame
+Control's **Start OBS source** and OBS **Media Source** steps above to capture
+the headset view and its output audio. You can also try OBS **Desktop Audio
+Capture** for the computer's output, then check its meter and a short test
+recording before you stream. Do not leave two active sources for the same audio
+unless you want duplicate sound.
+
+The real Frame/OBS check above proved that a synthetic tone from the Frame's
+output reached the Media Source recording. It did **not** use a running game,
+listen to the audio, reproduce the reported Game Capture failure, or measure
+audio/video sync. Real game audio while the headset is awake remains unverified.

docs/pc-in-headset.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # PC in the headset (Experimental)
 
+For Steam's own Linux Wayland desktop-sharing flow, see the separate
+[Steam desktop sharing helper](steam-pipewire.md). It does not enable this
+feature on Linux.
+
 **Tools → PC in the headset**, on Windows only. It's the Windows version of
 [Mac in the headset](mac-in-headset.md): a whole screen on your PC
 becomes its own SteamVR panel in the Frame. Individual windows are available only
@@ -9,6 +13,12 @@ whole screens. Place the panel with the dashboard's Float
 in World, Move and Size, point and click with the laser, scroll with the
 thumbstick, and type on the PC's keyboard.
 
+On a whole-screen panel, click **Switch PC window (Alt+Tab)** to switch the
+foreground Windows window. It sends one explicit Alt-Tab chord through the
+viewer's existing input channel. The button is absent from single-window panels
+when a WGC-enabled build supports them. A real Windows/Frame button click has
+not been verified; use the PC keyboard if focus does not move as expected.
+
 **It's experimental.** A Windows 11 VM has captured its real desktop with
 Desktop Duplication and encoded it with Media Foundation and JPEG. Physical PCs,
 hardware encoding and physical laser input remain unverified. See

docs/recording.md

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Recording and Steam clips
 
-Frame Control can record what the headset shows, with its sound, and save it as
+For a live OBS Media Source with headset output audio, see
+[Headset view in OBS](obs-headset-source.md).
+
+Frame Control can record SteamVR's mirrored headset view, with its sound, and save it as
 an `.mp4` on your computer. It can also export the clips and background
 recordings from Steam's own game recording, at any length, as one `.mp4` each.
 Both are on **Tools → Capture & Live**. Everything is saved to
@@ -47,6 +50,21 @@ the Frame, converted to `.mp4` there (without re-encoding) and copied to
 
 Recording and **Live** can run together; both read the same device.
 
+### Does Record include passthrough?
+
+**Record captures SteamVR's `system.HeadsetView` mirror from `/dev/video99`.**
+Frame Control does not open the headset's passthrough cameras or add a separate
+camera layer to the MP4. If SteamVR puts passthrough into that mirror, it will
+appear in the recording; Frame Control cannot force or promise that result.
+Steam's own **Steam clips** use a separate game recording path and may differ.
+
+On 25 October 2026, the Frame was in standby. A frame captured from
+`/dev/video99` was black, as expected in standby, so this check **did not
+establish whether active passthrough appears in the mirror**. A wearer-visible
+passthrough session and its simultaneous mirror frame are still needed for a
+yes-or-no answer about passthrough pixels. See the
+[live compatibility evidence](evidence/steamos-compat-live-2026-10-25.md).
+
 ## Steam clips
 
 **Steam clips** lists what Steam's game recording has kept on the Frame: saved
@@ -89,6 +107,18 @@ about once a minute and copies what's new with the same code as **Save** and
 **Export**: screenshots to `~/Pictures/SteamFrame`, clips to
 `~/Videos/SteamFrame`.
 
+Each newly saved screenshot lives under
+`~/Pictures/SteamFrame/headset-<id>/<Steam account>/<game ID>/<filename>`.
+The headset folder uses a short hash of Frame Control's device identity.
+Steam can use the same screenshot filename for two games or accounts; these
+folders keep both originals. Existing screenshots in the old flat
+`~/Pictures/SteamFrame/<filename>` layout stay where they are. They cannot be
+matched reliably to one headset and game, so **Copy everything now** can create
+a new, correctly identified copy. It never overwrites the old file.
+One real Frame screenshot was copied through this path on 25 October 2026;
+see the [test record](evidence/screenshot-copy-2026-10-25.md). The collision
+case was tested with separate fake sources, not two real same-name screenshots.
+
 - **Only what's new.** It copies what you take after turning it on, so the
   shots and clips already on the headset don't all arrive at once. **Copy
   everything now** copies everything that isn't on this computer yet, once.

docs/releasing.md

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ count. So a build reaches people only when you publish it, after testing it.
    ```
 
    `.github/workflows/release.yml` builds macOS, Windows and Linux, and
-   attaches everything to a **draft** release for that tag. Nobody is
+   attaches everything to a **draft** release for that tag. After all eight
+   installers upload, the workflow also attaches `SHA256SUMS` built from
+   GitHub's SHA-256 digests of those uploaded bytes. Nobody is
    offered a draft. Editing a draft while installers are uploading can make
    GitHub temporarily show its tag as `untagged-…`. The workflow finds that
    draft by its exact version title, restores the tag association and retries
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@ count. So a build reaches people only when you publish it, after testing it.
    ```
 
    The script checks that the tag is on GitHub and that all eight installers
-   are attached, each with the SHA-256 digest GitHub records. It attaches
+   are attached, each with the SHA-256 digest GitHub records. It also checks
+   that the uploaded `SHA256SUMS` digest matches a fresh list of those eight
+   installer digests. It attaches
    `update.json` (the version, the notes, the release page and each
    installer's digest), then publishes the release and marks it latest. It
    uses only the REST API: `gh release view` can't find a draft whose

docs/ssh.md

@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ unless your router's DNS registers DHCP client names.
 
 ```sh
 ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_frame -N '' -C "mac->steam-frame"
-ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_frame.pub steamos@frame.local
+ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_frame.pub steamos@192.168.1.40
 ```
 
 `~/.ssh/config` block (managed between marker lines by the script):
 
 ```
 Host frame
-  HostName frame.local
+  HostName 192.168.1.40
   User steamos
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_frame
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_frame_devkit
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Host frame
 ```
 
 The script only asks for the password if the pairing below doesn't work.
+Replace the example IP with the one in the Frame's Quick Settings. SteamOS
+0.5.6 stopped publishing `.local` names; an existing SSH alias or the headset's
+current IP is more reliable. Frame Control remembers authenticated IPs per
+network and checks the saved SSH identity on reconnect.
 
 ## Password-free pairing (SteamOS devkit service)
 

docs/steam-pipewire.md

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# Steam desktop sharing on a Linux PC
+
+**Tools → Steam desktop sharing** helps with Steam's own `steam -pipewire`
+desktop-in-headset flow on a local Wayland PC. It needs no Frame connection.
+It is separate from Frame Control's [PC in the headset](pc-in-headset.md),
+which remains disabled on Linux. Steam and the desktop portal own the capture,
+screen picker and headset flow; this helper does not provide a stream.
+
+## Launch Steam with PipeWire
+
+Save your game and use **Steam → Exit** first. Then click **Launch Steam with
+PipeWire**. Frame Control checks this user's local processes, finds `steam` on
+PATH, and requests `steam -pipewire`. This flag applies to that launch only.
+No Steam settings, login files or startup entries are changed. An existing
+Steam session is never stopped, signalled or silently switched.
+
+If Steam or a Steam launcher/helper is running, the button explains that Steam
+must be exited first. If the process inventory cannot be read, it refuses to
+launch. It also refuses root, SSH, headless, X11 and Flatpak-sandboxed Frame
+Control sessions. Run Frame Control as your normal user in the local Wayland
+desktop with its session bus.
+
+For a Flatpak-only Steam install without a `steam` command on PATH, the helper
+provides a manual command instead of choosing an installation for you. After
+exiting Steam, run `flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam -pipewire` in a local
+terminal. Flatpak Steam processes are included in the existing-session check.
+
+A successful request is **not confirmation of a picker or stream**. Steam may
+exit or fail after the initial check, and another launcher can race the local
+process check. Do not start Steam elsewhere at the same time. If nothing opens,
+run the command yourself in a terminal to see Steam's error.
+
+## Reset screen-share choice
+
+Click **Reset screen-share choice…** to request KDE's **Application Permissions**
+page. This button does **not** revoke anything or report a completed reset.
+Frame Control cannot reliably map a Steam runtime display name to a
+Steam-specific portal grant or restore token across backends. It never reads,
+edits or clears the portal permission store or Steam tokens.
+
+On KDE:
+
+1. Open **System Settings → Applications → Application Permissions** if the
+   button cannot open it.
+2. Find the entry for Steam. The Ubuntu 26.04 KDE report showed **Steam Linux
+   Runtime 3.0**. That display name alone is not proof that every session there
+   is safe to remove; verify the session belongs to your Steam desktop share.
+3. Under **Screen sharing**, choose **Manage 1 Session** (the count may differ).
+4. Choose **Revoke** for that verified session only. **Do not use Revoke All**
+   or change another application's grants. If ownership is ambiguous, stop.
+5. Retry Steam's desktop sharing flow. The reporter saw the portal picker again
+   after revoking that session. Results can differ by Steam and portal version.
+
+The reported entry sometimes appeared intermittently. If it is missing, do not
+clear other entries or the whole portal store. Check again when Steam's sharing
+session is present. If **Application Permissions** itself is missing on
+Ubuntu/Kubuntu, check your distribution's `kde-config-flatpak` package: the
+reporter needed that package and a reboot before the page appeared. Frame
+Control does not install packages, reboot, request root or change security
+settings. Older KDE modules may lack this page; other desktops receive guidance
+only, with no automatic reset or guessed permission target.
+
+The launcher uses `kcmshell6 --list` to verify the exact module, then
+`kcmshell6 kcm_app-permissions`. It does not substitute the older Flatpak-only
+page. A request to open the page does not prove that a window became visible.
+
+## Evidence and limits
+
+- User-supplied report and screenshot description:
+  [ExpressGinga81's thread and replies](https://x.com/ExpressGinga81/status/2113242533530911058).
+  The report describes Ubuntu 26.04 KDE, the initial picker appearing once,
+  the Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 entry, and Revoke making the picker reappear.
+  This is reported behavior, not a live test performed for this feature.
+- KDE upstream [`flatpak-kcm`](https://github.com/KDE/flatpak-kcm):
+  `CMakeLists.txt` and `kcm_app-permissions.json` identify Application
+  Permissions; `ui/SessionList.qml` distinguishes Revoke from Revoke All.
+- Automated tests mock Steam, processes and KDE commands. HTTP tests verify
+  request guards, no actions on GET, and no headset work. Existing CI discovers
+  these tests on Linux, macOS and Windows; they do not need a desktop portal.
+- lxso2 has no interactive Wayland/PipeWire portal for a chooser test.
+  **No live chooser, revoke, Steam launch or headset display is verified here.**
+  No Frame access was performed for this task, including during the hold before
+  2026-10-24 13:00 UTC. The helper never invokes SSH or Frame controls.
+
+## Announcement
+
+Linux Wayland users can now find **Steam desktop sharing** under Tools to
+request Steam with `-pipewire` after exiting Steam, or open KDE's Application
+Permissions to revoke only a verified Steam screen-sharing session and try the
+picker again. Frame Control does not clear permissions automatically. This is
+help for Steam's own desktop-sharing flow; Frame Control's Linux capture
+feature remains disabled. Live picker behavior still needs desktop validation.

docs/steamos-2026-10-compat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# SteamOS October 2026 compatibility
+
+SteamOS 3.9.5 is the **PC host / Steam Machine** update. It is not the Frame
+headset OS. The headset release discussed here is **SteamOS 0.5.6 beta**.
+
+## Finding and connecting to the headset
+
+SteamOS 0.5.6 stopped publishing mDNS names, including `frame.local`. Existing
+addresses in Frame Control still work if they resolve, and the app tries all
+saved addresses. After an authenticated connection through a `.local` name,
+Frame Control also remembers the numeric IP on that network. If the name stops
+resolving, it tries that IP and checks the same pinned SSH identity before using
+it. The IP is never reused automatically on a different network.
+
+In **Devices**, **Find on this network** checks the SteamOS devkit advertisement,
+known IPs and the local IPv4 `/24`. It offers scan results only when their SSH
+key matches the headset's saved key. The scan is bounded to a private subnet;
+it cannot find a headset across a router or on another subnet. Enter the IP
+shown in the headset's Quick Settings in the address field in those cases.
+For initial pairing, **Set Up Connection** accepts a manual IP and reuses an
+existing `~/.ssh/config` `HostName` before trying mDNS. A configured SSH alias
+continues to work. Frame doctor no longer assumes `frame.local`: supply
+`--lan <IP>` when a separate LAN route is needed.
+
+## SteamOS script names
+
+Session switching already prefers `holo-session-select` over
+`steamos-session-select`, after the Frame's `steamosctl` control. Desktop
+process detection accepts `holo-nested-desktop` and its old name. The sideload
+helper prefers `holo-prepare-upload` and `holo-delete` if a future devkit
+provides them, falling back to the vendored `steamos-*` scripts. The devkit
+service name `_steamos-devkit._tcp` is a protocol identifier, so it is not
+renamed.
+
+## SteamOS 3.9.5 Linux PC hosts
+
+NetworkManager's `nmcli` supplies the active SSID and route diagnostics; the
+SSID reader falls back to `iwgetid`. Neither depends on whether NetworkManager
+uses wpa_supplicant (new installs) or iwd (upgraded installs). The current code
+does not manage either backend or the Steam Frame Wireless Adapter. An adapter
+doctor belongs in its own PC host feature.
+
+## Android APKs and telemetry
+
+The 0.5.6 Desktop Mode **Add to Steam** action for `.apk` files is another way
+to make a Steam library entry. Frame Control already creates a non-Steam
+shortcut for every installed APK through the running Steam client's API, with
+its own persistent Lepton instance and artwork. It does not edit
+`shortcuts.vdf` or require a Steam restart, so no extra shortcut option is
+needed in its install flow.
+
+The battery reader selects a system battery by power-supply `type` and `scope`
+and reads standard sysfs fields. The memory reader uses `/proc/meminfo`.
+Neither relies on the performance overlay's labels or hard-coded SteamOS
+paths. SteamOS 0.5.6's improved overlay reporting does not establish a sysfs
+path change. A live check on build `20261022.6153909` confirmed that Frame
+Control's existing readers return battery and memory values. The dominant-eye
+setting is not read yet; recording metadata must not claim an eye until its
+source and effect on `/dev/video99` are verified. The same check found the
+`beta` update branch, but the normal user could not query update availability
+through Atomupd; no update was applied. See the
+[live evidence](evidence/steamos-compat-live-2026-10-25.md).
+
+Sources: [SteamOS 3.9 news](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200),
+[Frame OS news](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4165890/allnews/), and the
+Frame Control implementation in `ui/frame_network.py`, `ui/frame_status.py`,
+`ui/frame_android.py`, `ui/frame_link.py` and `frame/android/steam_shortcuts.py`.

docs/streaming-to-discord.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Share the Frame view in Discord
+
+1. Start the **OBS source** in Frame Control and add it to OBS as described in
+   [Headset view in OBS](obs-headset-source.md). Confirm that OBS shows the
+   headset mirror and that its audio meter moves before joining a call.
+2. In OBS, click **Start Virtual Camera**. In Discord's **Voice & Video**
+   settings, select **OBS Virtual Camera** as the camera, then turn it on in the
+   call. This sends the OBS scene as video.
+3. If the call needs the Frame's game sound, route OBS's monitored Media Source
+   audio to a virtual audio input installed on your computer, then select that
+   input as Discord's microphone. Keep headphones on to avoid feedback. Test
+   this in a private call first; a virtual camera alone carries no audio.
+4. Stop the OBS source in Frame Control when you finish. It closes the SSH
+   stream; OBS may keep showing its last frame until the source is hidden.
+
+Frame Control sends the Frame's **output audio**, not its microphone. Discord
+audio routing differs by computer and requires a separate virtual audio device
+if you want game sound in the call. This guide has not been verified in a real
+Discord call. The SteamVR mirror can be blank while the headset is idle, and
+active passthrough in that mirror remains unverified.

docs/support-matrix.html

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 <body>
 <main>
   <h1>Frame Control 0.3.1: features by OS</h1>
+  <p><strong>This is a September 2026 archive.</strong> For current coverage and hardware limits, read the <a href="current-support-matrix.md">v0.4.25 support matrix</a>.</p>
   <p class="sub">Which features are built for each OS, and which were tested against a real Steam Frame
     (SteamOS 0.3.0, build 20260922.6101926). Status as of 26 September 2026, for
     <a href="https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/pull/2">PR #2</a> (0.3.1). Every build now bundles its own

docs/testing.md

@@ -483,3 +483,19 @@ rule, which the original source-only assertion missed. Check computed wrapping,
 the complete explanation, tooltip punctuation, Refresh bounds and selection
 after **Use this headset** when changing these styles. This fixture does not
 exercise Electron integration or a real SSH identity change.
+
+
+## PC-only Windows wireless diagnosis
+
+```sh
+python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_wireless.py' -v
+node --test tests/wireless.cjs
+```
+
+The checks workflow runs this targeted suite on Windows, including the real
+read-only PowerShell query, and the normal server suite includes it on all
+platforms. HTTP tests instantiate only a handler, never the app connector.
+Fixtures cover duplicate instance identity, unknown states, GUID matching,
+localised/denied channel data and 6 GHz ambiguity. No tests contact a real Frame.
+A Windows CI runner/VM cannot prove physical Steam dongle behaviour or audio RF
+interference. See [sources and limits](windows-wireless-doctor.md).

docs/windows-wireless-doctor.md

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+# Windows Wireless Adapter doctor
+
+Open **Tools → This PC → Wireless Adapter doctor**, then choose **Read PC
+adapters**. It works without a headset connection. It only queries this Windows
+PC, with no automatic polling, changes, elevation or UAC prompt. It never
+contacts the Frame. A direct `#wireless` link on another platform explains that
+Windows is required.
+
+The snapshot shows:
+
+- Exact network PnP instance IDs, including non-present devices, with separate
+  presence, PnP status/problem code, operational state and media connection state.
+- Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter candidates and their distinct instance
+  count. `SWD\WIFIDIRECT\` is enumerator evidence; an English device-name match
+  is explicitly labelled **Name only**. A repeated row for one ID is counted once.
+- PC Wi-Fi interfaces, hardware-interface status and whether Windows has a
+  default route configured on an interface. Neither a route nor **Up** proves
+  that Steam uses that adapter. Multiple configured defaults are possible.
+- Reported channel and band, when `netsh wlan show interfaces` supplies recognised
+  English fields and an exact matching interface GUID. Missing, localised,
+  disconnected or denied readings remain **Unknown**. There is no name-based
+  channel association. A PC's router channel is not the Steam dongle's channel.
+- Possible spectrum overlap when an interface reports **2.4 GHz**, without
+  claiming interference. With no such reading, overlap stays **Unknown**:
+  unreported virtual/proprietary radios and audio dongles may still use 2.4 GHz.
+  Channel 1–14 alone does not identify a band: 6 GHz reuses low channel numbers.
+
+## Why there is no disable button
+
+[夕凪's report](https://x.com/Oo_yuunagi_oO/status/2113904070352343135)
+(24 October 2026) says extra Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter instances
+appear when their wireless adapter becomes unavailable, and disabling the newly
+appeared one *seems* to stop recurrence. This is useful owner evidence, but does
+not establish which instance would be safe to disable on another PC.
+
+Windows can legitimately create several Wi-Fi Direct virtual interfaces.
+A `#2` suffix is not a creation timestamp; non-present, down, or disconnected
+status is not proof of an unused instance. The inventory does not reliably map
+Steam's active radio/session to an expendable PnP instance. Disabling the wrong
+one could interrupt streaming, PC Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot or wireless displays.
+Frame Control therefore supplies evidence and guidance, with no disable,
+re-enable, driver removal or other write endpoint. It never changes security or
+location settings, requests administrator access, or bypasses execution policy.
+
+Before any manual changes, retain the exact instance IDs and compare snapshots
+before/after a drop with Steam Support. Do not disable a device based only on
+this report. A future disable feature needs a verified Steam adapter/session
+mapping, fresh protection for primary/active instances, explicit confirmation
+for one exact instance, and a tested recovery path that re-enables that same ID.
+
+## When a stream drops immediately or the adapter will not reconnect
+
+Read PC adapters **before** starting a stream, then refresh immediately after a
+drop. Compare the *exact* PnP instance IDs, presence and problem codes. Note
+whether the PC's own Wi-Fi drops too. A new `#2` name is not proof that this
+instance caused the failure. Keep the time of the drop and the two snapshots
+for Steam Support; the doctor does not save or upload them.
+
+The app shows **Changes since previous read** after the second click. It
+compares exact PnP IDs, known status fields and reported channels/bands; an
+unknown value is never treated as a state change. If the PnP source was
+unavailable in either read, it declines to compare devices. Each successful
+read becomes the baseline for the next one. **Forget previous read** clears the
+baseline and comparison; closing the app clears them too. The before/after
+comparison stays in local memory and is not uploaded or added to telemetry.
+Reported changes can reflect sequential query timing or a service recovering,
+not a fault or permission to disable any instance.
+
+To narrow a drop at stream start, try one condition at a time: wired PC
+networking instead of PC Wi-Fi, wired headphones instead of 2.4 GHz audio, and
+spacing the USB radio dongles apart. Recheck the stream after each change. The
+PC Wi-Fi channel in this report is not the Steam dongle's channel, so a matching
+or different number does not establish interference.
+
+If the adapter will not reconnect, stop the failed stream and close Steam's
+streaming session before touching its USB connection. Refresh the inventory. If
+the dongle is absent, reconnect it once at the PC, understanding that this
+interrupts any connection using it, then refresh again. If the **same exact**
+PnP instance now reports problem code 22 (disabled), review that instance in
+Windows Device Manager and its normal enable action. Do not enable or disable a
+different numbered instance by guesswork. For a missing device or another
+problem code, record the before/after ID and code for Steam Support; do not
+guess a driver or change security settings.
+
+These are user-controlled checks, not an automatic repair. We have no physical
+Steam Wireless Adapter dropout to reproduce and no verified mapping from a
+Wi-Fi Direct virtual instance to Steam's active session. An in-app disable and
+re-enable control remains deferred until that mapping and a recovery path are
+tested on real hardware.
+
+## Checking a 2.4 GHz audio conflict
+
+[Deko's report](https://x.com/DekoDrak/status/2113412044644897023)
+(22 October 2026) describes Razer wireless-headset interference and temporarily
+disabling the Steam Frame dongle. It also mentions a PC/Wi-Fi shutdown during
+Windows Update and asks whether the dongle caused it. The post does not prove
+that connection or specify a measured audio radio channel. Treat the suggested
+2.4 GHz conflict as a hypothesis, not a diagnosis of the shutdown.
+
+Try wired audio briefly, separate radio dongles with a USB extension lead, or
+compare PC Ethernet / an existing 5 or 6 GHz network. Change one thing at a time
+and record whether symptoms recur. The doctor cannot measure RF congestion,
+read an audio dongle's channel, identify a faulty driver, or prove a dropout fix.
+
+## Sources, privacy and limits
+
+The single local PowerShell process uses `Get-PnpDevice -Class Net`, its
+`-PresentOnly` variant, `Get-NetAdapter -IncludeHidden`, `Get-NetRoute` for
+IPv4/IPv6 defaults, and `netsh wlan show interfaces`. Each source reports
+availability separately. Access denial, unavailable cmdlets/services and
+unsupported features produce partial/unknown results; there is no permission
+workaround. Queries run sequentially, so even one snapshot can span a state
+change. One probe runs at a time, with a 20-second process timeout.
+
+SSIDs, MAC addresses and raw command/error output are omitted from the API/UI.
+PnP IDs and adapter/interface names can identify this PC; review before sharing.
+The tool does not send or save reports, and does not add these readings to
+telemetry or problem-report diagnostics. Copy relevant text manually if needed.
+
+The shipped basic network-identity probe (`frame_network.py`) finds a gateway,
+network name and Tailscale state. It does not inventory virtual adapters or
+check channel overlap. The new doctor is a separate, explicit PC query.
+
+## Verification
+
+`tests/test_wireless.py` checks duplicate identity, presence/disabled/link
+separation, ambiguous joins, partial sources, privacy filtering, 6 GHz/channel
+ambiguity, localisation, missing band and denied output. HTTP tests require the
+UI key, reject headset-local mode, and assert no SSH call. `tests/wireless.cjs`
+executes the production UI with boundary fixtures: navigation starts no query,
+clicks query once, unknown values and failure/retry remain visible, and PnP IDs
+and names are escaped as text.
+
+Windows CI also executes the real read-only PowerShell probe against the
+runner's network devices. That proves Windows query execution, not a physical
+Steam dongle, Wi-Fi Direct session or Razer headset. See the PR for exact CI
+results. An existing local Windows 11 VM passed 15 targeted tests (one UI test skipped
+because Node is absent), including the live query. PnP, presence, adapters and
+routes were available; WLAN was unavailable in this VM. See
+[VM evidence](evidence/windows-wireless-2026-10-24.md). No Frame was accessed; no physical
+adapter/dropout fix or RF measurements are claimed.

docs/wired-connection.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Wired connection doctor
+
+If you use a USB-C cable because the Wireless Adapter is unreliable, open
+**Devices & connection → Wired connection doctor** in the desktop app. Enter
+the headset's configured SSH alias and click **Check cable connection**. From
+a source checkout, run `python3 scripts/frame-wired-doctor.py --alias frame`.
+
+The on-demand check reads the computer's selected route to the Frame USB
+address, checks whether port 22 answers, then runs remote `true` over SSH with
+the existing pinned host key. It does not change network settings or the
+headset, accept a new key, or attempt a password. A failure is shown as unknown
+or warning; the doctor never claims a cable works from an IP address alone.
+
+The known address is `10.86.200.233` on the Frame's `10.86.200.232/29` USB
+network. A Mac with the Frame attached used `10.86.200.234/29` and completed a
+strict SSH login on 2026-09-28; see [the observed link](how-the-frame-works.md).
+If the route check says unknown, first confirm a data-capable USB-C cable, a
+visible PC network interface and a current Frame OS build. Other OS builds may
+use another subnet. If the port answers but SSH identity fails, connect using
+the normal pinned headset alias and resolve the pairing or key warning there;
+do not disable host-key checking.
+
+This checks **Frame Control's SSH route**, not whether SteamVR's game stream
+uses the cable. The Wireless Adapter and Steam streaming can follow a different
+path. No cable is attached to the Linux test host, so this exact UI has only
+synthetic route/SSH tests. Windows and Linux physical USB-C behavior, and a
+fresh wired readback on the current Frame OS, remain unverified.
+
+## If SSH works but the game stream stops
+
+If the stream fails on USB, Wi-Fi and the Wireless Adapter, but this doctor
+reports a working SSH route, check SteamVR on the **PC**. Frame Control's
+`frame.local` reconnect only restores its headset management connection. It
+does not restart PC SteamVR or repair the game stream. On a Windows or Linux
+PC, save your work and close the VR game. Exit SteamVR from Steam on that PC,
+then start it again. This can show whether a PC SteamVR session is stuck; it
+does not fix the cause of repeated drops. SteamVR on macOS is not a supported
+PC streaming host.
+
+Frame Control has no verified cross-platform command that safely stops only
+the intended PC SteamVR session. A forced restart could close a running game
+and lose unsaved progress. For that reason the app gives manual steps and does
+not add a one-click restart button.

examples/extensions/headset-glance/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
+<title>Headset Glance</title>
+<main>
+  <h1>Headset Glance</h1>
+  <p id="summary">Reading the headset status…</p>
+  <button id="refresh">Refresh</button>
+</main>
+<script src="main.js"></script>
+</html>

examples/extensions/headset-glance/main.js

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+let nextId = 0;
+const pending = new Map();
+
+window.addEventListener('message', event => {
+  if (event.source !== parent || event.data?.type !== 'frame-control:response') return;
+  const resolve = pending.get(event.data.id);
+  if (resolve) {
+    pending.delete(event.data.id);
+    resolve(event.data.value);
+  }
+});
+
+function request(action) {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    const id = ++nextId;
+    pending.set(id, resolve);
+    parent.postMessage({type: 'frame-control:request', id, action}, '*');
+  });
+}
+
+async function refresh() {
+  const status = await request('status');
+  document.getElementById('summary').textContent = status.connected
+    ? `Frame OS ${status.os.version || 'unknown'} · Battery ${status.battery.percent ?? '?'}% · SteamVR ${status.steamvr ? 'running' : 'stopped'}`
+    : 'No headset status is available yet.';
+}
+
+document.getElementById('refresh').addEventListener('click', refresh);
+refresh();

examples/extensions/headset-glance/manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "id": "headset-glance",
+  "name": "Headset Glance",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Shows a small read-only summary of the connected Steam Frame.",
+  "entry": "index.html"
+}

examples/extensions/headset-glance/style.css

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+body { margin: 0; background: #101820; color: #dcdedf; font: 16px system-ui, sans-serif; }
+main { padding: 24px; }
+h1 { font-size: 20px; }
+button { border: 0; border-radius: 4px; padding: 8px 14px; background: #1a9fff; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; }

scripts/connect.sh

@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ discover_devkit() {
 pick_host() {
   local candidates=()
   [[ -n "$host_arg" ]] && candidates+=("$host_arg")
-  [[ -z "$host_arg" ]] && candidates+=("$FRAME_ALIAS.local" "$FRAME_ALIAS")
+  if [[ -z "$host_arg" ]]; then
+    local saved=$(ssh -G "$FRAME_ALIAS" 2>/dev/null | awk '$1 == "hostname" {print $2; exit}')
+    [[ -n "$saved" && "$saved" != "$FRAME_ALIAS" && "$saved" =~ $HOST_RE ]] && candidates+=("$saved")
+    candidates+=("$FRAME_ALIAS.local" "$FRAME_ALIAS")
+  fi
   local h
   for h in "${candidates[@]}"; do
     if reachable "$h"; then
@@ -224,6 +228,7 @@ pair_with_devkit() {
 print "==> Looking for the Steam Frame"
 if ! HOST=$(pick_host); then
   print -u2 "Could not reach the Frame on port 22 or $DEVKIT_PORT."
+  print -u2 "SteamOS 0.5.6 stopped publishing .local names; use its IP from Quick Settings."
   print -u2 "Check: Developer Mode on + user password set; same Wi-Fi; no client isolation."
   print -u2 "Then re-run with the IP from Quick Settings: scripts/connect.sh 192.168.x.y"
   exit 1

scripts/frame-wired-doctor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Source-checkout entry point for the PC's read-only USB-C route checks."""
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / 'ui'))
+from frame_wired_doctor import main  # noqa: E402
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    raise SystemExit(main())

scripts/frame_doctor.py

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def load_baseline(path):
 def main(argv=None):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Read-only Frame setup diagnostics. Never pairs, repairs or asks for a password.')
     parser.add_argument('--alias', default='frame', help='Existing trusted SSH alias (default: frame)')
-    parser.add_argument('--lan', default='frame.local', help='LAN fallback host/IP')
+    parser.add_argument('--lan', help='Optional LAN IP or host name; SteamOS 0.5.6 no longer publishes .local names')
     parser.add_argument('--usb', default='10.86.200.233', help='USB fallback IP; use only with the intended headset connected')
     parser.add_argument('--plan', action='store_true', help='Print a read-only repair plan from recognized evidence')
     parser.add_argument('--save-report', metavar='FILE', help='Create a local JSON baseline (never overwrite an existing file)')
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ def main(argv=None):
             print('UNKNOWN Baseline: Cannot read a valid doctor report; no comparison performed.')
             return 2
     for value in (args.alias, args.lan, args.usb):
+        if value is None:
+            continue
         if not re.fullmatch(r'[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._:-]{0,252}', value):
             parser.error('Use a plain alias, hostname or IP address.')
     print('Frame doctor: read-only; no passwords, pairing, repairs or raw logs. Reports are saved only with --save-report.')
@@ -327,7 +329,11 @@ def main(argv=None):
         print('UNKNOWN Baseline: SSH target configuration differs; comparison refused.')
         return 2
     source = Path(__file__).read_text()
-    for label, host in (('configured alias (Tailscale if configured)', None), ('LAN', args.lan), ('USB-C', args.usb)):
+    routes = [('configured alias (Tailscale if configured)', None)]
+    if args.lan:
+        routes.append(('LAN', args.lan))
+    routes.append(('USB-C', args.usb))
+    for label, host in routes:
         result = run(ssh_args(args.alias, host, identity) + ['python3 -B - --probe'], timeout=90, input=source)
         if result is not None and result.returncode == 0:
             try:

scripts/obs-headset-source.py

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Send the Frame's SteamVR mirror and output audio to a local OBS Media Source.
+
+OBS opens udp://127.0.0.1:15099 with input format mpegts. Nothing is bound to
+the network: this process sends MPEG-TS packets to the computer's loopback.
+"""
+import argparse
+import shlex
+import signal
+import socket
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import threading
+import time
+
+
+PACKET = 188
+DATAGRAM = PACKET * 7
+STARTUP_TIMEOUT = 20
+STREAM_STALL = 10
+
+
+def remote_command(height=720, fps=30, audio=True):
+    if height not in (720, 1080) or fps not in (30, 60):
+        raise ValueError('height must be 720 or 1080; fps must be 30 or 60')
+    rate = 3 if height == 720 else 6
+    clock = '-thread_queue_size 1024 -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1'
+    video = f'{clock} -f v4l2 -video_size 1920x1080 -i /dev/video99'
+    sound = f' {clock} -f pulse -i @DEFAULT_MONITOR@' if audio else ''
+    maps = '-map 0:v:0 -map 1:a:0' if audio else '-map 0:v:0'
+    encode = (f'-vf fps={fps},scale=-2:{height},format=yuv420p '
+              f'-c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -tune zerolatency -g {fps * 2} -bf 0 '
+              f'-b:v {rate}M -maxrate {rate}M -bufsize {rate}M '
+              '-x264-params repeat-headers=1')
+    if audio:
+        encode += ' -af aresample=async=1 -c:a aac -b:a 160k'
+    return ("export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}; "
+            "test -e /dev/video99 || { echo 'SteamVR mirror /dev/video99 is missing' >&2; exit 3; }; "
+            f'ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -nostdin {video}{sound} '
+            f'{maps} {encode} -f mpegts -flush_packets 1 -')
+
+
+def relay(source, destination, on_packet=None):
+    """Preserve 188-byte MPEG-TS packet boundaries in loopback datagrams."""
+    pending = bytearray()
+    total = 0
+    while data := source.read(DATAGRAM):
+        pending.extend(data)
+        size = min(len(pending) // PACKET * PACKET, DATAGRAM)
+        if size:
+            destination.send(bytes(pending[:size]))
+            if on_packet:
+                on_packet()
+            del pending[:size]
+            total += size
+    if pending:
+        raise RuntimeError('Frame stream ended with an incomplete MPEG-TS packet')
+    return total
+
+
+def watch_control(stream, proc, stopped):
+    """A desktop app closes its pipe to stop SSH, including on Windows.
+
+    Windows TerminateProcess does not run Python's finally block. The pipe also
+    closes if the app crashes, so the SSH connection is closed in either case.
+    """
+    try:
+        stream.read(1)
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+    stopped.set()
+    if proc.poll() is None:
+        proc.terminate()
+
+
+class StreamWatchdog:
+    """Close SSH if the first packet or a later packet takes too long."""
+
+    def __init__(self, proc, startup=None, stall=None):
+        self.proc = proc
+        self.startup = STARTUP_TIMEOUT if startup is None else startup
+        self.stall = STREAM_STALL if stall is None else stall
+        self.condition = threading.Condition()
+        self.last_packet = time.monotonic()
+        self.ready = False
+        self.closed = False
+        self.reason = ''
+        self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self._watch, daemon=True)
+        self.thread.start()
+
+    def packet(self):
+        with self.condition:
+            self.ready = True
+            self.last_packet = time.monotonic()
+            self.condition.notify()
+
+    def close(self):
+        with self.condition:
+            self.closed = True
+            self.condition.notify()
+        self.thread.join(timeout=1)
+
+    def _watch(self):
+        with self.condition:
+            while not self.closed:
+                left = self.last_packet + (self.stall if self.ready else self.startup) - time.monotonic()
+                if left <= 0:
+                    self.reason = (f'The Frame sent no OBS video for {self.startup:g} seconds' if not self.ready
+                                   else f'The Frame OBS video stopped for {self.stall:g} seconds')
+                    break
+                self.condition.wait(left)
+            else:
+                return
+        if self.proc.poll() is None:
+            self.proc.terminate()
+
+
+def main(argv=None):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument('--frame', default='frame', help='SSH host or alias (default: frame)')
+    parser.add_argument('--port', type=int, default=15099, help='local OBS UDP port (default: 15099)')
+    parser.add_argument('--height', type=int, choices=(720, 1080), default=720)
+    parser.add_argument('--fps', type=int, choices=(30, 60), default=30)
+    parser.add_argument('--no-audio', action='store_true', help='video only when the Frame audio monitor is unavailable')
+    parser.add_argument('--control-stdin', action='store_true', help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+    if not 1024 <= args.port <= 65535:
+        parser.error('port must be between 1024 and 65535')
+    if not args.frame or args.frame.startswith('-') or any(c.isspace() for c in args.frame):
+        parser.error('frame must be one SSH host or alias')
+    command = remote_command(args.height, args.fps, not args.no_audio)
+    ssh = ['ssh', '-T', '-o', 'BatchMode=yes', args.frame, 'bash', '-lc', shlex.quote(command)]
+    target = ('127.0.0.1', args.port)
+    print(f'Sending Frame view to udp://127.0.0.1:{args.port} for OBS; press Ctrl+C to stop.', file=sys.stderr)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda *_: sys.exit(0))
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) as udp:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(ssh, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        stopped = threading.Event()
+        watchdog = StreamWatchdog(proc)
+        if args.control_stdin:
+            threading.Thread(target=watch_control, args=(sys.stdin.buffer, proc, stopped), daemon=True).start()
+        try:
+            amount = relay(proc.stdout, _Sender(udp, target), watchdog.packet)
+            code = proc.wait(timeout=10)
+            if stopped.is_set():
+                return 0
+            if watchdog.reason:
+                raise RuntimeError(watchdog.reason)
+            if code or not amount:
+                raise RuntimeError(f'Frame stream stopped (SSH exit {code}; {amount} bytes). '
+                                   'Check SteamVR and the audio monitor; try --no-audio if needed.')
+            return 0
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            return 0
+        finally:
+            watchdog.close()
+            proc.stdout.close()
+            if proc.poll() is None:
+                proc.terminate()
+                try:
+                    proc.wait(timeout=5)
+                except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                    proc.kill()
+                    proc.wait()
+
+
+class _Sender:
+    def __init__(self, sock, target):
+        self.sock, self.target = sock, target
+        self.ready = False
+
+    def send(self, data):
+        self.sock.sendto(data, self.target)
+        if not self.ready:
+            self.ready = True
+            print('Frame Control OBS stream is ready', file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    try:
+        sys.exit(main())
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError) as error:
+        print(error, file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)

scripts/publish-release.sh

@@ -70,6 +70,38 @@ print(next((a.get("digest") or "" for a in d["assets"] if a["name"]==n), "absent
 done
 [ -z "$missing" ] || { echo "not publishing: fix the assets above" >&2; exit 1; }
 
+# The workflow uploads this only after all eight platform builds complete.
+# Regenerate it from GitHub's installer digests and compare its own GitHub
+# digest, so a stale or partial checksum file cannot pass the release gate.
+python3 "$(dirname "$0")/release-checksums.py" < "$tmp/release.json" > "$tmp/SHA256SUMS"
+expected_sum=$(sha256sum "$tmp/SHA256SUMS" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+checksum_digest=$(python3 -c 'import json,sys
+d=json.load(open(sys.argv[1])); matches=[a.get("digest") for a in d["assets"] if a["name"]=="SHA256SUMS"]
+print(matches[0] if len(matches)==1 else "absent")' "$tmp/release.json")
+[ "$checksum_digest" = "sha256:$expected_sum" ] || {
+  echo "not publishing: SHA256SUMS is absent or does not match the eight installer digests" >&2; exit 1;
+}
+echo "ok       SHA256SUMS"
+
+# Every published release carries the same concrete verification instructions.
+# Keep the release's own notes, and append this section only once. The tag URL
+# is stable even while a draft temporarily has an untagged-* API name.
+python3 - "$tmp/release.json" "$(dirname "$0")/release-safety-note.md" "$tag" > "$tmp/release-with-note.json" <<'EOF'
+import json, pathlib, sys
+d = json.load(open(sys.argv[1]))
+body = (d.get("body") or "").rstrip()
+if "## Is it safe?" not in body:
+    note = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[2]).read_text(encoding="utf-8").replace("{tag}", sys.argv[3]).strip()
+    body = (body + "\n\n" if body else "") + note
+d["body"] = body
+json.dump(d, sys.stdout)
+EOF
+mv "$tmp/release-with-note.json" "$tmp/release.json"
+python3 - "$tmp/release.json" > "$tmp/release-body.txt" <<'EOF'
+import json, sys
+sys.stdout.buffer.write(json.load(open(sys.argv[1]))["body"].encode("utf-8"))
+EOF
+
 # update.json: what running copies read (app/updater.js), from github.com's
 # latest/download link rather than the rate-limited REST API.
 python3 - "$tmp/release.json" "$tag" "$page" "$expected" > "$tmp/update.json" <<'EOF'
@@ -87,6 +119,7 @@ print(" ".join(str(a["id"]) for a in d["assets"] if a["name"]=="update.json"))'
 if [ -n "$dry" ]; then
   echo "dry run: would replace update.json (old asset ids: ${old:-none}) with:"
   cat "$tmp/update.json"
+  echo "dry run: would include the Is it safe? section in the release body"
   echo "dry run: would PATCH release $id: tag_name=$tag draft=false prerelease=false make_latest=true"
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -98,6 +131,6 @@ gh api -X POST "https://uploads.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/$id/assets?name=
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" --input "$tmp/update.json" >/dev/null
 echo "ok       update.json"
 
-gh api -X PATCH "repos/$repo/releases/$id" -f tag_name="$tag" -F draft=false -F prerelease=false \
+gh api -X PATCH "repos/$repo/releases/$id" -f tag_name="$tag" -f body="$(cat "$tmp/release-body.txt")" -F draft=false -F prerelease=false \
   -f make_latest=true --jq '"published " + .tag_name + " at " + .html_url'
 echo "running copies will offer $tag at their next check"

scripts/release-checksums.py

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Print SHA256SUMS for the eight release installers from GitHub asset metadata.
+
+GitHub computes each asset digest from its uploaded bytes. The workflow runs
+this only after all platform builds finish; publish-release.sh checks that the
+uploaded SHA256SUMS bytes still match these digests before publishing.
+"""
+import argparse
+import json
+import re
+import sys
+
+INSTALLERS = (
+    "Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg",
+    "Frame-Control-mac-arm64.zip",
+    "Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe",
+    "Frame-Control-win-x64.zip",
+    "Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage",
+    "Frame-Control-linux-arm64.AppImage",
+    "Frame-Control-linux-amd64.deb",
+    "Frame-Control-linux-arm64.deb",
+)
+
+
+def find_release(lines, tag):
+    releases = [json.loads(line) for line in lines if line.strip()]
+    hits = [r for r in releases if r.get("tag_name") == tag]
+    if not hits:
+        title = re.compile(r"Frame Control " + re.escape(tag.removeprefix("v")) + r"(: .*)?")
+        hits = [r for r in releases if r.get("draft")
+                and str(r.get("tag_name") or "").startswith("untagged-")
+                and title.fullmatch(r.get("name") or "")]
+    if len(hits) != 1:
+        raise ValueError(f"expected one release for {tag}; found {len(hits)}")
+    return hits[0]
+
+
+def checksums(release):
+    assets = release.get("assets") or []
+    lines = []
+    for name in INSTALLERS:
+        matches = [a for a in assets if a.get("name") == name]
+        if len(matches) != 1:
+            raise ValueError(f"expected one asset named {name}; found {len(matches)}")
+        digest = matches[0].get("digest") or ""
+        if not re.fullmatch(r"sha256:[0-9a-fA-F]{64}", digest):
+            raise ValueError(f"missing SHA-256 digest for {name}")
+        lines.append(f"{digest[7:].lower()}  {name}")
+    return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--tag", help="find exact release in JSON-lines input")
+    parser.add_argument("--id", action="store_true", help="print the selected release id")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    data = sys.stdin.read()
+    release = find_release(data.splitlines(), args.tag) if args.tag else json.loads(data)
+    if args.id:
+        print(int(release["id"]))
+    else:
+        # Windows text stdout changes LF to CRLF. SHA256SUMS must have the same
+        # bytes on every runner, including publish-release.sh's verification.
+        sys.stdout.buffer.write(checksums(release).encode("ascii"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        main()
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        sys.exit(str(exc))

scripts/release-safety-note.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+## Is it safe?
+
+Download only from this GitHub release. Check your installer against [SHA256SUMS](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/download/{tag}/SHA256SUMS). A matching hash proves that your file matches the file in this release. It does not prove that any program is free of malware.
+
+- Windows PowerShell: `Get-FileHash .\Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe -Algorithm SHA256`
+- macOS Terminal: `shasum -a 256 Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg`
+- Linux terminal: `sha256sum Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage`
+
+Find the same filename in `SHA256SUMS` and compare all 64 hex characters. [Read the source](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control) and [see the build workflow](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/.github/workflows/release.yml). The Windows installer is **not code-signed**; SmartScreen may warn. The macOS app has only an **ad hoc signature**, not an Apple Developer ID signature; the DMG is **unsigned and not notarized**. Gatekeeper may warn or block it. Follow the opening steps in the README only if you trust this download.
+
+日本語: 公式リリースの SHA256SUMS とファイルの SHA-256 値を照合してください。Windows は未署名、macOS は開発者 ID による署名・公証がありません。

site/public/index.html

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     <div class="head">
       <span class="kicker">Download</span>
       <h2>Get Frame Control</h2>
-      <p>Choose your computer’s OS and processor, not the headset’s. Python is bundled; Linux needs <code>ssh</code>, and arm64 Linux also needs your distribution’s <code>adb</code> for Android apps. <span hidden>Version <span data-version></span>.</span> <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases">Release notes</a></p>
+      <p>Choose your computer’s OS and processor, not the headset’s. Python is bundled; Linux needs <code>ssh</code>, and arm64 Linux also needs your distribution’s <code>adb</code> for Android apps. <span hidden>Version <span data-version></span>.</span> <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases">Release notes</a> · <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/docs/current-support-matrix.md">What we tested</a></p>
     </div>
     <div class="downloads">
       <div class="dl" id="download-mac" data-os="mac">
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@
       <h2>Good questions</h2>
     </div>
     <div class="faq">
+      <details id="verify-download">
+        <summary>Is it safe? How do I check my download?</summary>
+        <div><p>Starting with <b>v0.4.26</b>, download Frame Control and <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/SHA256SUMS">SHA256SUMS</a> from the same GitHub release. Earlier releases do not have this file. A matching SHA-256 means your file matches that release asset. It does not prove the app is free of malware. Compare all 64 characters with the line for your filename.</p>
+        <p>Windows PowerShell: <code>Get-FileHash .\Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe -Algorithm SHA256</code><br>macOS Terminal: <code>shasum -a 256 Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg</code><br>Linux terminal: <code>sha256sum Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage</code></p>
+        <p>The <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control">source</a> and <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/.github/workflows/release.yml">build workflow</a> are public. The Windows installer is not code-signed, so SmartScreen may warn. The macOS app has only an ad hoc signature, not an Apple Developer ID signature; the DMG is unsigned and not notarized, so Gatekeeper may warn or block it. Only follow the opening steps below if you trust the download.</p>
+        <p lang="ja">日本語: v0.4.26 以降は公式リリースの SHA256SUMS とファイルの SHA-256 値を照合してください。Windows は未署名、macOS は開発者 ID による署名・公証がありません。</p></div>
+      </details>
       <details id="mac-opening">
         <summary>macOS says the app is damaged or can't be checked</summary>
         <div><p>The app isn't notarized, because there's no paid Apple developer account behind it. Only for a download you trust from the releases linked above: drag it to Applications, then clear the download quarantine once in Terminal:</p>

tests/page/window_switch.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import vm from 'node:vm';
+
+const root = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..', '..');
+const page = readFileSync(join(root, 'ui', 'mac-view.html'), 'utf8');
+const match = page.match(/function windowSwitchEvents\(hostName\) \{[\s\S]*?\n\}/);
+assert.ok(match, 'viewer exposes a bounded host-specific switch sequence');
+const events = vm.runInNewContext(`(${match[0]})`);
+for (const [host, modifier, mod] of [
+  ['mac', 'MetaLeft', 'meta'], ['windows', 'AltLeft', 'alt'],
+]) {
+  const sequence = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(events(host)));
+  assert.deepEqual(sequence.map(x => [x.e, x.code]),
+    [['down', modifier], ['down', 'Tab'], ['up', 'Tab'], ['up', modifier]]);
+  assert.deepEqual(sequence[1].mods, [mod]);
+  assert.deepEqual(sequence[2].mods, [mod]);
+}
+assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(events('linux'))), []);
+assert.match(page, /switchButton\.hidden = !src\.startsWith\("display:"\)/);
+console.log('window switch sequences passed');

tests/page/wired_doctor.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Run the actual wired-doctor page script without browser or device I/O.
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import {readFileSync} from 'node:fs';
+import vm from 'node:vm';
+
+class Element {
+  constructor() { this.value = ''; this.disabled = false; this.textContent = ''; this.children = []; }
+  append(...nodes) { this.children.push(...nodes); }
+  prepend(...nodes) { this.children.unshift(...nodes); }
+  replaceChildren(...nodes) { this.children = nodes; }
+}
+const elements = Object.fromEntries(['back','alias','check','message','results'].map(id => [id, new Element()]));
+elements.alias.value = 'frame';
+const requests = [];
+let respond;
+const context = vm.createContext({
+  document: {getElementById: id => elements[id], createElement: () => new Element()},
+  URLSearchParams, location: {search: '?key=test-key'},
+  fetch: (url, options) => { requests.push({url, options}); return new Promise(resolve => {respond = resolve;}); },
+});
+const source = readFileSync(new URL('../../ui/wired-doctor.html', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+vm.runInContext(source.match(/<script>([\s\S]*)<\/script>/)[1], context);
+assert.equal(requests.length, 0, 'page load must not probe the PC or Frame');
+assert.equal(elements.back.href, '/?key=test-key#devices');
+let promise = elements.check.onclick();
+assert.equal(elements.check.disabled, true);
+assert.equal(requests[0].url, '/api/host/wired?alias=frame');
+assert.equal(requests[0].options.headers['X-Frame-UI'], 'test-key');
+respond({ok: true, json: async () => ({state: 'unknown', checks: [{title: '<script>bad</script>',status: 'unknown',detail: 'No known route'}]})});
+await promise;
+assert.equal(elements.results.children.length, 1);
+assert.equal(elements.results.children[0].children[0].textContent, '<script>bad</script>', 'device text must stay plain text');
+assert.equal(elements.check.disabled, false);
+promise = elements.check.onclick();
+assert.equal(elements.results.children.length, 0, 'stale result cleared before retry');
+respond({ok: false, json: async () => ({error: 'PC route unavailable'})});
+await promise;
+assert.match(elements.message.textContent, /route unavailable/);
+assert.equal(elements.results.children.length, 0);
+assert.equal(elements.check.disabled, false);
+console.log('wired doctor UI: on-demand, escaped data, stale-result clearing and retry passed');

tests/page/wireless_doctor.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Run the real doctor page script with a minimal DOM; no browser or hardware I/O.
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import {readFileSync} from 'node:fs';
+import vm from 'node:vm';
+class Element {
+  constructor(tag) { this.tagName = tag.toUpperCase(); this.children = []; this.value = ''; this.hidden = false; this.disabled = false; this.textContent = ''; }
+  append(...nodes) { this.children.push(...nodes); }
+  prepend(...nodes) { this.children.unshift(...nodes); }
+  replaceChildren(...nodes) { this.children = nodes; }
+  get firstChild() { return this.children[0]; }
+  get options() { return this.children; }
+}
+const ids = ['back','inventory','diagnose','device','message','results','json','reportSection','selection','download','copy'];
+const elements = Object.fromEntries(ids.map(id => [id,new Element(id === 'device' ? 'select' : 'div')]));
+const requests = [];
+let pending;
+const context = vm.createContext({
+  document:{getElementById:id=>elements[id],createElement:tag=>new Element(tag)},
+  URLSearchParams,location:{search:'?key=test-key'},
+  fetch:(path,options)=>{ requests.push({path,options}); return new Promise(resolve=>{pending=resolve;}); },
+  navigator:{clipboard:{writeText:async()=>{throw Error('clipboard denied');}}},
+});
+const source = readFileSync(new URL('../../ui/wireless-doctor.html',import.meta.url),'utf8');
+vm.runInContext(source.match(/<script>([\s\S]*)<\/script>/)[1],context);
+assert.equal(requests.length,0,'opening the page must not probe');
+assert.equal(elements.back.href,'/?key=test-key#devices');
+const fixture = {
+  schema:1,supported:true,selected:null,
+  usb:[{id:'usb:1-2',vid:'1234',pid:'5678',product:'<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>'}],
+  interfaces:[{id:'net:wlan0',name:'wlan0',usb:'usb:1-2',driver:'synthetic'}],
+  checks:[{id:'presence',title:'Presence',status:'ok',suggestion:'Select hardware',evidence:['Synthetic evidence']}]
+};
+let promise=elements.inventory.onclick();
+assert.equal(elements.device.disabled,true,'selection must stay fixed during a read');
+assert.equal(requests[0].path,'/api/wireless-doctor');
+assert.equal(requests[0].options.headers['X-Frame-UI'],'test-key');
+pending({ok:true,json:async()=>fixture}); await promise;
+assert.equal(elements.device.value,'','no automatic hardware choice');
+assert.equal(elements.diagnose.disabled,true);
+assert.equal(elements.device.options.length,3);
+assert.match(elements.device.options[2].textContent,/<img src=x/,'hardware labels must stay plain text');
+assert.equal(elements.device.options[2].children.length,0);
+assert.equal(elements.reportSection.hidden,false);
+assert.equal(elements.results.children.length,1);
+elements.device.value='net:wlan0'; elements.device.onchange();
+assert.equal(elements.diagnose.disabled,false);
+assert.equal(elements.results.children.length,0,'changing hardware clears the previous result');
+assert.equal(elements.reportSection.hidden,true,'cannot export an old report for a new selection');
+promise=elements.diagnose.onclick();
+assert.equal(requests[1].path,'/api/wireless-doctor?device=net%3Awlan0');
+assert.equal(elements.device.disabled,true);
+pending({ok:true,json:async()=>({...fixture,selected:'net:wlan0'})}); await promise;
+assert.equal(elements.device.value,'net:wlan0');
+assert.equal(elements.device.disabled,false);
+await elements.copy.onclick();
+assert.match(elements.message.textContent,/Clipboard unavailable/);
+promise=elements.diagnose.onclick();
+assert.equal(elements.results.children.length,0,'clear a healthy snapshot before retrying');
+assert.equal(elements.reportSection.hidden,true);
+pending({ok:false,json:async()=>({error:'Device is no longer present. Refresh and select an observed device.'})}); await promise;
+assert.match(elements.message.textContent,/no longer present/);
+assert.equal(elements.results.children.length,0);
+assert.equal(elements.reportSection.hidden,true,'failed requests cannot export stale success');
+assert.equal(elements.inventory.disabled,false,'can refresh after failure');
+promise=elements.inventory.onclick();
+pending({ok:true,json:async()=>({...fixture,supported:false,usb:[],interfaces:[]})}); await promise;
+assert.equal(elements.selection.hidden,true);
+assert.equal(elements.diagnose.disabled,true);
+assert.match(elements.message.textContent,/only on a Linux PC/);
+console.log('doctor UI: on-demand reads, explicit selection, safe labels, stale report clearing and failure recovery passed');

tests/smoke/frame_smoke.py

@@ -230,8 +230,9 @@ def cleanup(smoke):
         # It logs a failed sync and exits 0, so read its log; a second run lists
         # what Steam still has registered, which must not include ours.
         try:
-            first = ssh('python3 ~/devkit-utils/steamos-delete 2>&1', timeout=120)
-            second = ssh('python3 ~/devkit-utils/steamos-delete 2>&1', timeout=120)
+            command = frame_titles.devkit_script('delete') + ' 2>&1'
+            first = ssh(command, timeout=120)
+            second = ssh(command, timeout=120)
             for out in (first, second):
                 if 'sync of devkit games failed' in out:
                     raise AssertionError(out.strip().splitlines()[-1])

tests/standalone_review.cjs

@@ -95,8 +95,20 @@ test('Assistant Back encodes the injected key for the same-origin workspace only
   assert.match(html, /referrerpolicy="no-referrer"/);
 });
 
+test('catalogue browsing starts while installed-app discovery is still pending', async () => {
+  const f = fixture(read('store.html'));
+  assert.deepEqual(f.requests.map(r => r.url.split('?')[0]), ['/api/android', '/api/search']);
+  await f.answer(1, {apps: [{name: 'Example Game', category: 'games', package: 'example.game',
+    offers: [{source: 'test', id: 'example'}]}], sources: []});
+  assert.equal(f.run('st.installedState'), 'loading');
+  assert.match(f.element('content').innerHTML, /Example Game/);
+  await f.answer(0, {apps: [{package: 'example.game', label: 'Example Game'}]});
+  assert.match(f.element('content').innerHTML, /Installed/);
+});
+
 test('installed read failure is persistent, retry recovers, and cached entries are marked stale', async () => {
   const f = fixture(read('store.html'));
+  await f.answer(1, {apps: [], sources: []});
   f.run('st.view = "installed"; render()');
   assert.doesNotMatch(f.element('content').innerHTML, /Nothing installed yet/);
   f.requests[0].reject(Error('offline')); await tick();
@@ -105,16 +117,16 @@ test('installed read failure is persistent, retry recovers, and cached entries a
   assert.doesNotMatch(f.element('content').innerHTML, /Nothing installed yet/);
   const retry = f.element('content').querySelector('[data-retry-installed]');
   for (const listener of f.events.get('click')) listener({target: retry});
-  assert.equal(f.requests[1].url, '/api/android');
-  await f.answer(1, {apps: [{package: 'cached.app', label: 'Cached app'}]});
+  assert.equal(f.requests[2].url, '/api/android');
+  await f.answer(2, {apps: [{package: 'cached.app', label: 'Cached app'}]});
   assert.equal(f.run('st.installedState'), 'ready');
   const failed = f.run('loadInstalled()');
   assert.match(f.element('content').innerHTML, /last (?:known|read)|stale/i);
-  f.requests[2].reject(Error('refresh failed')); await failed;
+  f.requests[3].reject(Error('refresh failed')); await failed;
   assert.match(f.element('content').innerHTML, /Cached app/);
   assert.match(f.element('content').innerHTML, /last (?:known|read)|stale/i);
   assert.match(f.element('content').innerHTML, /data-retry-installed/);
-  const empty = f.run('loadInstalled()'); await f.answer(3, {apps: []}); await empty;
+  const empty = f.run('loadInstalled()'); await f.answer(4, {apps: []}); await empty;
   assert.match(f.element('content').innerHTML, /Nothing installed yet/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(f.element('content').innerHTML, /data-retry-installed/);
 });
@@ -122,12 +134,12 @@ test('installed read failure is persistent, retry recovers, and cached entries a
 test('newest installed read wins over older success and failure without pruning cached data', async () => {
   const f = fixture(read('store.html'));
   f.run('st.needsData.add("new.app"); st.jobs.set("data:new.app", {done: false})');
-  const newer = f.run('loadInstalled()'); await f.answer(1, {apps: [{package: 'new.app', label: 'New app'}]}); await newer;
+  const newer = f.run('loadInstalled()'); await f.answer(2, {apps: [{package: 'new.app', label: 'New app'}]}); await newer;
   await f.answer(0, {apps: []});
   assert.equal(f.run('st.installed.has("new.app")'), true);
   assert.equal(f.run('st.needsData.has("new.app")'), true);
   const old = f.run('loadInstalled()'), newest = f.run('loadInstalled()');
-  await f.answer(4, {apps: []}); await newest; // bootstrap's catalogue search is request 2
+  await f.answer(4, {apps: []}); await newest; // request 1 is the independent bootstrap catalogue search
   f.requests[3].reject(Error('late failure')); await old;
   assert.equal(f.run('st.installedState'), 'ready');
   assert.equal(f.run('st.installedError'), '');
@@ -137,12 +149,12 @@ test('newest installed read wins over older success and failure without pruning
 test('an old success cannot mask the newest failure, and malformed data is not successful empty', async () => {
   const f = fixture(read('store.html'));
   f.run('st.view = "installed"');
-  const newest = f.run('loadInstalled()'); f.requests[1].reject(Error('latest offline')); await newest;
+  const newest = f.run('loadInstalled()'); f.requests[2].reject(Error('latest offline')); await newest;
   await f.answer(0, {apps: []});
   assert.equal(f.run('st.installedState'), 'error');
   assert.equal(f.run('st.installedError'), 'latest offline');
   assert.doesNotMatch(f.element('content').innerHTML, /Nothing installed yet/);
-  const malformed = f.run('loadInstalled()'); await f.answer(2, {}); await malformed;
+  const malformed = f.run('loadInstalled()'); await f.answer(3, {}); await malformed;
   assert.equal(f.run('st.installedState'), 'error');
   assert.match(f.element('content').innerHTML, /data-retry-installed/);
 });
@@ -197,12 +209,12 @@ test('named native Store dialog enters, contains and restores focus across async
 
 test('dialog Retry recovers installed knowledge without losing focus, and cancel restores its opener', async () => {
   const f = fixture(read('store.html'));
+  await f.answer(1, {apps: [], sources: []});
   f.context.app = {name: 'Example', detailed: true, offers: [{source: 'test', id: 'example'}]};
   f.run('st.view = "games"; st.apps = [app]; render()');
   const opener = f.element('content').querySelector('[data-i="0"]'); opener.focus();
   f.run('openDetail(app)');
   f.requests[0].reject(Error('offline')); await tick();
-  await f.answer(1, {apps: [f.context.app], sources: []});
   const retry = f.element('sheet').querySelector('[data-retry-installed]'); retry.focus();
   for (const listener of f.events.get('click')) listener({target: retry});
   assert.equal(f.document.activeElement.dataset.act, 'close');

tests/steam_pipewire_ui.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+const {test} = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const vm = require('node:vm');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const html = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../ui/index.html'), 'utf8');
+const code = html.split('// Local Steam helper: never start')[1].split('// ---- shared destinations')[0];
+
+function fixture() {
+  const elements = new Map(), requests = [];
+  const $ = id => {
+    if (!elements.has(id)) elements.set(id, {disabled:true, textContent:''});
+    return elements.get(id);
+  };
+  const ctx = {$, api:(url, body) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => requests.push({url, body, resolve, reject}))};
+  vm.createContext(ctx);
+  vm.runInContext('// never start' + code, ctx);
+  return {ctx, $, requests};
+}
+
+test('navigation reads status; only clicks request launch or permission UI', async () => {
+  const {ctx, $, requests} = fixture();
+  assert.equal(requests.length, 0);
+  const load = ctx.loadSteamPipewire();
+  assert.equal(requests[0].url, '/api/steam-pipewire');
+  assert.equal(requests[0].body, undefined);
+  requests[0].resolve({available:true, guidance:'Verify the Steam session'});
+  await load;
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireLaunch').disabled, false);
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireGuidance').textContent, 'Verify the Steam session');
+  const launch = $('steamPipewireLaunch').onclick();
+  assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requests[1].body)), {action:'launch', confirmed:true});
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireReset').disabled, true);
+  await $('steamPipewireReset').onclick(); // repeated action suppressed
+  assert.equal(requests.length, 2);
+  requests[1].reject(new Error('Exit Steam first'));
+  await launch;
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireStatus').textContent, 'Exit Steam first');
+  const reset = $('steamPipewireReset').onclick();
+  assert.deepEqual(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(requests[2].body)), {action:'permissions', confirmed:true});
+  requests[2].resolve({reset:false, opened:true, message:'No permission was changed'});
+  await reset;
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireStatus').textContent, 'No permission was changed');
+});
+
+test('unsupported status and read failure keep actions disabled', async () => {
+  const {ctx, $, requests} = fixture();
+  const load = ctx.loadSteamPipewire();
+  requests[0].resolve({available:false, reason:'Local Wayland required'});
+  await load;
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireLaunch').disabled, true);
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireReset').disabled, true);
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireStatus').textContent, 'Local Wayland required');
+  const retry = ctx.loadSteamPipewire();
+  requests[1].reject(new Error('Unavailable'));
+  await retry;
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireLaunch').disabled, true);
+});
+
+test('stale status cannot overwrite an action result', async () => {
+  const {ctx, $, requests} = fixture();
+  const load = ctx.loadSteamPipewire();
+  const reset = ctx.steamPipewireAction('permissions');
+  requests[1].resolve({message:'No permission was changed'});
+  await reset;
+  requests[0].resolve({available:true});
+  await load;
+  assert.equal($('steamPipewireStatus').textContent, 'No permission was changed');
+});
+
+
+test('Tools navigation opens the separate Steam panel without starting PC capture', () => {
+  const {workspaceFixture} = require('./workspace_fixture.cjs');
+  const f = workspaceFixture();
+  f.navigate('#steamPipewire');
+  assert.equal(f.activePage, 'tools');
+  assert.equal(f.el('steamPipewire').hidden, false);
+  assert.equal(f.el('macview').hidden, true);
+  assert.ok(f.calls.some(call => call[0] === 'steam-pipewire'));
+  assert.ok(!f.calls.some(call => call[0] === 'macview'));
+  assert.match(html, /\$\("steamPipewireLink"\)\.hidden = h.mobile \|\| h.os !== "Linux"/);
+});

tests/test_backup.py

@@ -292,6 +292,13 @@ class Session(unittest.TestCase):
                     patch.object(remote.shutil, 'which', side_effect=lambda n: '/usr/bin/' + n if n in available else None):
                 self.assertEqual(remote.session()['selector'], expected)
 
+    def test_holo_nested_desktop_is_recognized(self):
+        with patch.object(remote, 'SDDM_CONFS', ()), \
+                patch.object(remote, '_session_target', return_value='not-found'), \
+                patch.object(remote, '_running', side_effect=lambda name, full=False: name == 'holo-nested-desktop'), \
+                patch.object(remote.shutil, 'which', return_value=None):
+            self.assertTrue(remote.session()['nested_desktop'])
+
     def test_script_probe_does_not_match_names_in_transmitted_python_source(self):
         with patch.object(remote.subprocess, 'call', return_value=1) as call:
             self.assertFalse(remote._running('steamos-nested-desktop', full=True))

tests/test_connect.py

@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ class ConfigBlock(unittest.TestCase):
                 fc.write_config("10.0.0.5", 22, "deck")
                 text = fc.CONFIG.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
                 self.assertEqual(fc.configured_user(), "deck")  # not "me" from Host other
+                self.assertEqual(fc.configured_host(), "10.0.0.5")
             finally:
                 fc.SSH_DIR, fc.CONFIG = saved
         self.assertEqual(text.count(fc.BEGIN), 1)

tests/test_devices.py

@@ -323,6 +323,16 @@ class Pins(Base):
 
 
 class Registry(Base):
+    def test_mdns_result_remembers_numeric_ip_only_on_its_network(self):
+        d = self.reg.add_device("frame-cache", hosts=["frame-cache.local"])
+        self.reg.record_success(d["id"], "frame-cache.local", "n-home", 2.0, ip="192.168.1.40")
+        a = fd.Registry(self.reg.path).get(d["id"])["addresses"][0]
+        self.assertEqual((a["last_ip"], a["last_ip_network"]), ("192.168.1.40", "n-home"))
+        self.reg.record_success(d["id"], "frame-cache.local", "n-home", 2.0, ip="host;bad")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reg.get(d["id"])["addresses"][0]["last_ip"], "192.168.1.40")
+        self.reg.update_address(d["id"], "frame-cache.local", new_host="frame-next.local")
+        self.assertNotIn("last_ip", self.reg.get(d["id"])["addresses"][0])
+
     def test_replaced_registry_is_read_even_when_timestamp_and_size_match(self):
         d = self.reg.add_device('frame', name='First')
         before = self.reg.path.stat()

tests/test_frame_decky.py

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+"""Decky release validation and the removable user-service transaction."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import hashlib
+import io
+import json
+import os
+import secrets
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / 'ui'))
+import frame_decky
+
+
+def arm_binary(fill=b'A'):
+    data = bytearray(b'\x7fELF' + fill * 2044)
+    data[18:20] = (183).to_bytes(2, 'little')
+    return bytes(data)
+
+
+class DeckyRelease(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_official_arm_release_digest_is_checked(self):
+        data = arm_binary()
+        digest = hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest()
+        url = f'https://github.com/{frame_decky.REPO}/releases/download/v3.3.0/PluginLoader-arm64'
+        info = {'tag_name':'v3.3.0', 'assets':[{'name':'PluginLoader-arm64', 'size':len(data),
+                'digest':'sha256:'+digest, 'browser_download_url':url}]}
+        with patch.object(frame_decky.urllib.request, 'urlopen', side_effect=[io.BytesIO(json.dumps(info).encode()), io.BytesIO(data)]):
+            self.assertEqual(frame_decky.release_binary(), ('v3.3.0', digest, data))
+        info['assets'][0]['digest'] = 'sha256:' + '0'*64
+        with patch.object(frame_decky.urllib.request, 'urlopen', side_effect=[io.BytesIO(json.dumps(info).encode()), io.BytesIO(data)]):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'digest'):
+                frame_decky.release_binary()
+
+    def test_install_rejects_incompatible_headset_before_download(self):
+        state = {'arch':'x86_64','variant':'vr','cef':True,'managed':False,'upstreamInstall':False}
+        with patch.object(frame_decky, 'release_binary') as download:
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'Steam Frame'):
+                frame_decky.change(lambda *a, **k: json.dumps(state), 'install')
+            download.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@unittest.skipIf(os.name == 'nt', 'remote service script runs on Linux')
+class DeckyServiceScript(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.addCleanup(self.tmp.cleanup)
+        home = Path(self.tmp.name)
+        fake = home / 'systemctl'
+        fake.write_text('#!/bin/sh\nif [ "$FRAME_DECKY_TEST_FAIL" = "1" ] && [ "$2" = "enable" ]; then echo blocked >&2; exit 1; fi\nexit 0\n')
+        fake.chmod(0o700)
+        self.env = {**os.environ, 'HOME': self.tmp.name, 'PATH': self.tmp.name + os.pathsep + os.environ['PATH']}
+        self.base = home / '.local/share/frame-control/decky'
+
+    def apply(self, action, data=None, version='v3.3.0', fail=False):
+        token = secrets.token_hex(12)
+        stage = Path('/tmp/frame-control-decky-' + token)
+        if data is not None:
+            stage.write_bytes(data)
+        digest = hashlib.sha256(data or b'').hexdigest()
+        env = {**self.env, 'FRAME_DECKY_TEST_FAIL': '1' if fail else '0'}
+        try:
+            return subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-', action, token, digest, version],
+                                  input=frame_decky.APPLY, capture_output=True, text=True, env=env, timeout=15)
+        finally:
+            stage.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+    def test_install_update_rollback_and_remove(self):
+        first = arm_binary(b'A')
+        result = self.apply('install', first)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        self.assertEqual((self.base / 'PluginLoader').read_bytes(), first)
+        receipt = self.base / '.frame-control/receipt.json'
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(receipt.read_text())['version'], 'v3.3.0')
+        self.assertTrue((Path(self.tmp.name) / '.config/systemd/user/frame-control-decky.service').is_file())
+
+        second = arm_binary(b'B')
+        result = self.apply('update', second, version='v3.3.1', fail=True)
+        self.assertNotEqual(result.returncode, 0)
+        self.assertEqual((self.base / 'PluginLoader').read_bytes(), first)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(receipt.read_text())['version'], 'v3.3.0')
+
+        result = self.apply('update', second, version='v3.3.1')
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        self.assertEqual((self.base / 'PluginLoader').read_bytes(), second)
+        result = self.apply('remove')
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        self.assertFalse((self.base / 'PluginLoader').exists())
+        self.assertFalse(receipt.exists())
+        self.assertTrue((self.base / 'plugins').is_dir())

tests/test_frame_doctor.py

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class FrameDoctor(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(any('/register' in str(c.args[0]) for c in run.call_args_list))
 
     def test_fallback_preserves_identity_and_disables_mutating_ssh_options(self):
-        _, text, run = self.main([result(code=255), result(json.dumps({'guard': 'loop', 'checks': []}))])
+        _, text, run = self.main([result(code=255), result(json.dumps({'guard': 'loop', 'checks': []}))],
+                                 argv=['--lan', 'frame.local'])
         args = run.call_args_list[2].args[0]
         for flag in ('HostKeyAlias=pinned-frame', 'HostName=frame.local', 'BatchMode=yes',
                      'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', 'UpdateHostKeys=no', 'PermitLocalCommand=no',
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ class FrameDoctor(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn('OK Connection: LAN', text)
         self.assertIn('Counters are rising', text)
 
+    def test_no_implicit_mdns_fallback(self):
+        _, _, run = self.main([result(code=255), result(code=255)])
+        self.assertFalse(any('HostName=frame.local' in str(c.args[0]) for c in run.call_args_list))
+
     def test_hostkey_failure_does_not_suggest_deleting_identity(self):
         _, text, _ = self.main([result(code=255, err='REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED')] * 3)
         self.assertIn('Do not delete known_hosts', text)

tests/test_frame_headset.py

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"""Headset panel packaging, ownership checks and window targeting."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import io
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import secrets
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tarfile
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / 'ui'))
+import frame_headset
+import frame_headset_runtime
+
+
+class HeadsetBundle(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_bundle_is_deterministic_and_contains_the_local_ui(self):
+        first = frame_headset.bundle()
+        self.assertEqual(first, frame_headset.bundle())
+        with tarfile.open(fileobj=io.BytesIO(first), mode='r:gz') as archive:
+            names = set(archive.getnames())
+        self.assertIn('ui/headset.html', names)
+        self.assertIn('ui/frame_headset_runtime.py', names)
+        self.assertIn('ui/server.py', names)
+        self.assertFalse(any('\\' in name for name in names))
+        self.assertFalse(any('__pycache__' in name for name in names))
+
+    def test_incompatible_device_is_rejected_before_upload(self):
+        state = {'arch': 'x86_64', 'variant': 'vr'}
+        calls = []
+        def ssh(*args, **kwargs):
+            calls.append(args)
+            return json.dumps(state)
+        with patch.object(frame_headset, 'bundle') as bundle:
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'Steam Frame'):
+                frame_headset.change(ssh, 'install')
+            bundle.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertEqual(len(calls), 1)
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(os.name == 'nt', 'remote script runs on Linux')
+    def test_unowned_install_is_never_removed(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as home:
+            token = secrets.token_hex(12)
+            result = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-', 'remove', token, 'none'],
+                                    input=frame_headset.APPLY, text=True, capture_output=True,
+                                    env={**os.environ, 'HOME': home}, timeout=5)
+            self.assertNotEqual(result.returncode, 0)
+            self.assertIn('No Frame Control managed', result.stderr)
+
+
+class HeadsetWindow(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_uses_only_its_marker_title(self):
+        tree = ' 0x101 "Other panel"\n 0xabc "Frame Control VR [fc-headset]"\n'
+        with patch.object(frame_headset_runtime, 'command', return_value=tree):
+            self.assertEqual(frame_headset_runtime.panel_window(), '0xabc')
+        with patch.object(frame_headset_runtime, 'command', return_value=' 0x101 "Other panel"'):
+            self.assertIsNone(frame_headset_runtime.panel_window())
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_frame_titles.py

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ import frame_titles  # noqa: E402
 from frame_titles import FrameError  # noqa: E402
 
 
+class DevkitNames(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_holo_script_is_preferred_with_vendored_steamos_fallback(self):
+        command = frame_titles.devkit_script('prepare-upload', '--gameid MyGame')
+        self.assertLess(command.index('holo-prepare-upload'), command.index('steamos-prepare-upload'))
+        self.assertIn('[ -f ~/devkit-utils/holo-prepare-upload ]', command)
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            frame_titles.devkit_script('unknown')
+
+
 def elf(machine, e_type=3, interp=True, pad=0):
     """A 64-bit little-endian ELF header plus one program header (PT_INTERP or PT_LOAD)."""
     ident = b'\x7fELF' + bytes([2, 1, 1]) + b'\0' * 9

tests/test_headset_actions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"""Local headset actions keep writes scoped to the opt-in VR server."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / 'ui'))
+import frame_clips
+import server
+
+
+class HeadsetActions(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_quick_actions_are_unavailable_outside_headset_runtime(self):
+        with patch.object(server, 'HEADSET_RUNTIME', False):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(server.Failure, 'local VR panel'):
+                server.headset_quick({'action':'game-mode'})
+
+    def test_game_mode_targets_steamvr_main_dashboard(self):
+        with patch.object(server, 'HEADSET_RUNTIME', True), patch.object(server.frame_panels, 'focus') as focus:
+            response = server.headset_quick({'action':'game-mode'})
+        focus.assert_called_once_with('valve.steam.gamepadui.main')
+        self.assertIn('Game Mode', response['message'])
+
+    def test_screenshot_is_saved_only_in_user_pictures(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as home, patch.object(server.Path, 'home', return_value=Path(home)), \
+                patch.object(server, 'HEADSET_RUNTIME', True), patch.object(server, 'headset_view', return_value=b'PNG data'):
+            result = server.headset_quick({'action':'screenshot'})
+            file = Path(result['file'])
+            self.assertEqual(file.parent, Path(home) / 'Pictures/FrameControl')
+            self.assertEqual(file.read_bytes(), b'PNG data')
+            if os.name != 'nt':  # Windows reports emulated mode bits for user files.
+                self.assertEqual(file.stat().st_mode & 0o777, 0o600)
+
+    def test_local_recording_uses_separate_work_folder(self):
+        recorder = frame_clips.Recorder(Mock(), Mock(), Mock(), Mock(),
+                                        work='.cache/frame-control/headset-video',
+                                        destination_label='~/Videos/FrameControl')
+        self.assertIn('headset-video', frame_clips.probe_command(recorder.work))
+        self.assertIn('headset-video', frame_clips.record_command('rec-20261025-030000', False, work=recorder.work))
+        self.assertNotIn('headset-video', frame_clips.probe_command())
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_link.py

@@ -58,6 +58,50 @@ class FailureDetail(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class Probe(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_mdns_falls_back_only_to_ip_authenticated_on_this_network(self):
+        address = {"host": "frame.local", "kind": "mdns", "last_ip": "192.168.1.40",
+                   "last_ip_network": "n-home"}
+        def result(host, port, **kwargs):
+            return {"state": "answered", "ip": host, "rtt_ms": 1} if host == "192.168.1.40" else \
+                   {"state": "unresolved", "detail": "Can't find name"}
+        with mock.patch.object(fl, "probe", side_effect=result) as probe:
+            self.assertEqual(fl.probe_address(address, 22, "n-home")["ip"], "192.168.1.40")
+            self.assertEqual([c.args[0] for c in probe.call_args_list], ["frame.local", "192.168.1.40"])
+            probe.reset_mock()
+            self.assertEqual(fl.probe_address(address, 22, "n-cafe")["state"], "unresolved")
+            probe.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_find_uses_cached_ip_and_neighbours_without_trusting_them(self):
+        device = {"id": "d1", "alias": "frame", "port": 22, "addresses": [{"host": "frame.local", "kind": "mdns",
+                  "last_ip": "192.168.1.40", "last_ip_network": "n-test"}]}
+        link = mock.Mock()
+        link.active_device.return_value = device
+        link.state = {"network": NET}
+        def answer(host, port, timeout=3):
+            return {"state": "answered" if host in ("192.168.1.40", "192.168.1.41") else "unresolved",
+                    "detail": "test", "ip": host if host.startswith("192.") else None, "rtt_ms": 1}
+        with mock.patch.object(fl, "probe", side_effect=answer), \
+             mock.patch.object(fl.frame_network, "local_scan_candidates", return_value=["192.168.1.40", "192.168.1.41"]), \
+             mock.patch.object(fl.frame_network, "neighbour_cache", return_value=""), \
+             mock.patch.object(fl.frame_devices, "pinned_keys", return_value=[("ssh-ed25519", "SHA256:test")]), \
+             mock.patch.object(fl, "matches_pinned_key", return_value=True), \
+             mock.patch.object(fl.frame_host, "which", return_value=None), \
+             mock.patch("frame_connect.discover_devkit", return_value=[]):
+            found = fl.mdns_find(link)
+        self.assertEqual(found["scanned"], 1)  # cached IP is tried once
+        self.assertEqual({h["host"] for h in found["hosts"]}, {"192.168.1.40", "192.168.1.41"})
+        self.assertTrue(found["hosts"][0]["added"] is False)
+
+    def test_scan_requires_saved_matching_ssh_key(self):
+        key = ("ssh-ed25519", fd.fingerprint("a2V5"))
+        response = subprocess.CompletedProcess([], 0, "192.168.1.41 ssh-ed25519 a2V5\n", "")
+        with mock.patch.object(fl.frame_host, "which", return_value="ssh-keyscan"), \
+             mock.patch.object(fl.frame_host, "run_ssh", return_value=response):
+            self.assertTrue(fl.matches_pinned_key("192.168.1.41", 22, [key]))
+            self.assertFalse(fl.matches_pinned_key("192.168.1.41", 22, [("ssh-ed25519", "SHA256:other")]))
+            self.assertFalse(fl.matches_pinned_key("name;bad", 22, [key]))
+            self.assertFalse(fl.matches_pinned_key("192.168.1.41", 22, []))
+
     def test_answers_refusals_and_unknown_names(self):
         with socket.socket() as srv:
             srv.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))

tests/test_network.py

@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ class Parsers(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(fn.parse_nmcli(NMCLI), "Cafe: upstairs")
         self.assertIsNone(fn.parse_nmcli("no:Neighbour\n"))
 
+    def test_neighbour_scan_stays_on_local_subnet(self):
+        nearby = ("192.168.50.31 dev wlan0 lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:55 REACHABLE\n"
+                  "192.168.51.31 dev wlan0 lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:66 STALE\n"
+                  "192.168.50.1 dev wlan0 lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:77 STALE\n")
+        self.assertEqual(fn.parse_neighbours(nearby, "192.168.50.9", "192.168.50.1"), ["192.168.50.31"])
+        candidates = fn.local_scan_candidates("192.168.50.9", "192.168.50.1", nearby)
+        self.assertEqual(candidates[0], "192.168.50.31")
+        self.assertEqual(len(candidates), 252)
+        self.assertNotIn("192.168.51.31", candidates)
+        self.assertEqual(fn.local_scan_candidates("100.101.1.4", "100.101.1.1"), [])
+
     def test_windows(self):
         self.assertEqual(fn.parse_route_windows(WIN_ROUTE), ("192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.50"))
         self.assertEqual(fn.parse_arp_windows(WIN_ARP, "192.168.1.1"), "b4:fb:e4:b5:67:55")

tests/test_obs_headset_source.py

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+"""The OBS relay must preserve transport packets and keep its output local."""
+import importlib.util
+import io
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import signal
+import socket
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import threading
+import time
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+
+SCRIPT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / 'scripts' / 'obs-headset-source.py'
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('obs_headset_source', SCRIPT)
+obs = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+spec.loader.exec_module(obs)
+
+
+class Receiver:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.chunks = []
+
+    def send(self, data):
+        self.chunks.append(data)
+
+
+class ObsSourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_desktop_packages_the_helper_as_a_required_resource(self):
+        root = SCRIPT.parents[1]
+        build = json.loads((root / 'app' / 'package.json').read_text())['build']
+        scripts = next(item for item in build['extraResources'] if item['to'] == 'scripts')
+        self.assertIn(SCRIPT.name, scripts['filter'])
+        self.assertIn('scripts/' + SCRIPT.name, (root / 'app' / 'build' / 'check-resources.js').read_text())
+
+    def test_relay_keeps_whole_transport_packets(self):
+        stream = bytes(range(188)) * 101
+        receiver = Receiver()
+        self.assertEqual(obs.relay(io.BytesIO(stream), receiver), len(stream))
+        self.assertEqual(b''.join(receiver.chunks), stream)
+        self.assertTrue(all(len(chunk) % 188 == 0 and len(chunk) <= 1316
+                            for chunk in receiver.chunks))
+
+    def test_incomplete_packet_fails(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, 'incomplete'):
+            obs.relay(io.BytesIO(b'x' * 189), Receiver())
+
+    def test_remote_command_uses_recording_sources(self):
+        with_audio = obs.remote_command()
+        self.assertIn('/dev/video99', with_audio)
+        self.assertIn('@DEFAULT_MONITOR@', with_audio)
+        self.assertIn('-map 1:a:0', with_audio)
+        self.assertIn('-f mpegts', with_audio)
+        self.assertNotIn('@DEFAULT_MONITOR@', obs.remote_command(audio=False))
+
+    def test_watchdog_ends_a_stalled_child_on_every_host_platform(self):
+        class Child:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.stopped = threading.Event()
+
+            def poll(self):
+                return 255 if self.stopped.is_set() else None
+
+            def terminate(self):
+                self.stopped.set()
+
+        for ready in (False, True):
+            with self.subTest(ready=ready):
+                child = Child()
+                watchdog = obs.StreamWatchdog(child, startup=0.1, stall=0.1)
+                if ready:
+                    watchdog.packet()
+                try:
+                    self.assertTrue(child.stopped.wait(1), 'a stalled SSH child was not terminated')
+                    self.assertIn('stopped' if ready else 'no OBS video', watchdog.reason)
+                finally:
+                    watchdog.close()
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == 'win32', 'the packaged Start/Stop control is Linux/macOS only')
+    def test_relay_stops_its_ssh_child_on_app_signal_or_control_pipe(self):
+        for mode in ('signal', 'control-pipe'):
+            with self.subTest(mode=mode):
+                self._check_stop_mode(mode)
+
+    def _check_stop_mode(self, mode):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as folder, socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) as receiver:
+            directory = Path(folder)
+            stopped = directory / 'stopped'
+            fake = directory / 'ssh'
+            fake.write_text("#!/usr/bin/env python3\n"
+                            "import os, signal, sys, time\n"
+                            "def stop(*_):\n"
+                            "    open(os.environ['FAKE_SSH_STOPPED'], 'w').close()\n"
+                            "    sys.exit(255)\n"
+                            "signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, stop)\n"
+                            "sys.stdout.buffer.write(b'G' * 1316)\n"
+                            "sys.stdout.buffer.flush()\n"
+                            "while True: time.sleep(1)\n")
+            fake.chmod(0o755)
+            receiver.bind(('127.0.0.1', 0))
+            receiver.settimeout(8)
+            env = {**os.environ, 'PATH': str(directory) + os.pathsep + os.environ.get('PATH', ''),
+                   'FAKE_SSH_STOPPED': str(stopped)}
+            arguments = [sys.executable, str(SCRIPT), '--frame', 'fake-frame',
+                         '--port', str(receiver.getsockname()[1])]
+            if mode == 'control-pipe':
+                arguments.append('--control-stdin')
+            process = subprocess.Popen(arguments,
+                                       stdin=subprocess.PIPE if mode == 'control-pipe' else subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                                       stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                       stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=env)
+            try:
+                packet, _ = receiver.recvfrom(1500)
+                self.assertEqual(packet, b'G' * 1316)
+                if mode == 'control-pipe':
+                    process.stdin.close()
+                    process.wait(timeout=8)
+                    errors = process.stderr.read()
+                else:
+                    process.send_signal(signal.SIGTERM)
+                    _, errors = process.communicate(timeout=8)
+                self.assertEqual(process.returncode, 0, errors.decode())
+                self.assertIn(b'Frame Control OBS stream is ready', errors)
+                for _ in range(30):
+                    if stopped.exists():
+                        break
+                    time.sleep(0.1)
+                self.assertTrue(stopped.exists(), 'the SSH child survived relay shutdown')
+            finally:
+                if process.poll() is None:
+                    process.kill()
+                    process.communicate(timeout=5)
+                process.stdout.close()
+                process.stderr.close()
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == 'win32', 'the stand-in SSH script uses a POSIX shebang')
+    def test_startup_and_stream_stalls_end_ssh_with_a_clear_error(self):
+        for mode in ('startup', 'stream'):
+            with self.subTest(mode=mode), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as folder:
+                directory = Path(folder)
+                fake = directory / 'ssh'
+                fake.write_text("#!/usr/bin/env python3\n"
+                                "import os, signal, sys, time\n"
+                                "def stop(*_):\n"
+                                "    open(os.environ['FAKE_SSH_STOPPED'], 'w').close()\n"
+                                "    sys.exit(255)\n"
+                                "signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, stop)\n"
+                                "if os.environ['FAKE_SSH_MODE'] == 'stream':\n"
+                                "    sys.stdout.buffer.write(b'G' * 1316)\n"
+                                "    sys.stdout.buffer.flush()\n"
+                                "while True: time.sleep(1)\n")
+                fake.chmod(0o755)
+                stopped = directory / 'stopped'
+                env = {'PATH': str(directory) + os.pathsep + os.environ.get('PATH', ''),
+                       'FAKE_SSH_STOPPED': str(stopped), 'FAKE_SSH_MODE': mode}
+                with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, env), \
+                     mock.patch.object(obs, 'STARTUP_TIMEOUT', 0.3), \
+                     mock.patch.object(obs, 'STREAM_STALL', 0.3):
+                    with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, 'no OBS video' if mode == 'startup' else 'video stopped'):
+                        obs.main(['--frame', 'fake-frame'])
+                self.assertTrue(stopped.exists(), 'SSH survived the relay timeout')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_page_startup.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import subprocess
 import unittest
 
 ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
-STUBS = ['$', 'toggleLive', 'scrollToY', 'scroller', 'loadMacView', 'loadPanels', 'loadPanelSwitcher', 'loadBackups', 'loadStorage', 'loadPower', 'loadTitles', 'showAndroidTab',
+STUBS = ['$', 'toggleLive', 'scrollToY', 'scroller', 'loadMacView', 'loadSteamPipewire', 'loadPanels', 'loadPanelSwitcher', 'loadExtensions', 'loadDecky', 'loadHeadsetPanel', 'loadBackups', 'loadStorage', 'loadPower', 'loadTitles', 'showAndroidTab',
          'loadAndroid', 'loadDisplays', 'setGameSource', 'requestAnimationFrame']
 
 RUN = r'''

tests/test_publish_release.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Run: python3 -m unittest discover -s tests
 """
 import sandbox  # noqa: F401  (first: keeps tests off real data and services)
 import json
+import hashlib
 import os
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ def draft(tag_name="untagged-c6ddfed7f75d67db2e99", name="Frame Control 9.8.7",
     if assets is None:
         assets = [{"id": 100 + i, "name": n, "size": 1000 + i, "digest": "sha256:" + "%064x" % i}
                   for i, n in enumerate(INSTALLERS)]
+        body = "".join(f"{i:064x}  {n}\n" for i, n in enumerate(INSTALLERS)).encode()
+        assets.append({"id": 200, "name": "SHA256SUMS", "size": len(body),
+                       "digest": "sha256:" + hashlib.sha256(body).hexdigest()})
     return {"id": rid, "tag_name": tag_name, "name": name, "draft": True, "prerelease": False,
             "body": "notes", "html_url": "https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/tag/" + tag_name,
             "assets": assets}
@@ -79,6 +83,16 @@ class PublishRelease(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(upload)
         self.assertFalse(any(c[1:3] == ["-X", "PATCH"] for c in log))
 
+    def test_refuses_missing_or_stale_checksums(self):
+        for assets in (draft()["assets"][:-1],
+                       draft()["assets"][:-1] + [{"id": 200, "name": "SHA256SUMS",
+                                                  "digest": "sha256:" + "0" * 64}]):
+            p, log, upload = self.run_script([draft(assets=assets)], "v9.8.7")
+            self.assertNotEqual(p.returncode, 0)
+            self.assertIn("SHA256SUMS is absent or does not match", p.stderr)
+            self.assertIsNone(upload)
+            self.assertFalse(any("PATCH" in c for c in log))
+
     def test_refuses_ambiguous_or_absent_drafts_and_missing_tags(self):
         p, _, _ = self.run_script([draft(rid=1), draft(rid=2)], "v9.8.7")
         self.assertNotEqual(p.returncode, 0)

tests/test_release_checksums.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""Checksum generator uses only complete, unambiguous GitHub asset metadata."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import hashlib
+import importlib.util
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "scripts" / "release-checksums.py"
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("release_checksums", SCRIPT)
+module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+
+
+class Checksums(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_complete_list_matches_bytes(self):
+        assets = []
+        for i, name in enumerate(module.INSTALLERS):
+            assets.append({"name": name, "digest": "sha256:" + hashlib.sha256(str(i).encode()).hexdigest()})
+        actual = module.checksums({"assets": assets})
+        self.assertEqual(len(actual.splitlines()), 8)
+        self.assertEqual(actual.splitlines()[0], hashlib.sha256(b"0").hexdigest() + "  " + module.INSTALLERS[0])
+
+    def test_missing_duplicate_and_bad_digest_fail(self):
+        assets = [{"name": name, "digest": "sha256:" + "0" * 64} for name in module.INSTALLERS]
+        for changed in (assets[:-1], assets + [assets[0]],
+                        [dict(assets[0], digest="sha256:bad"), *assets[1:]]):
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                module.checksums({"assets": changed})
+
+    def test_tag_or_exact_untagged_draft(self):
+        lines = ['{"id": 1, "tag_name": "untagged-a", "draft": true, "name": "Frame Control 9.8.7"}',
+                 '{"id": 2, "tag_name": "v9.8.8", "draft": false, "name": "Frame Control 9.8.8"}']
+        self.assertEqual(module.find_release(lines, "v9.8.7")["id"], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(module.find_release(lines, "v9.8.8")["id"], 2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_server.py

@@ -94,6 +94,46 @@ class ServerGuards(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(headers["X-Frame-Options"], "DENY")
         self.assertIn(b"<title>APK Store</title>", payload)
 
+    def test_local_extension_is_listed_and_sandboxed(self):
+        folder = Path(os.environ["FRAME_CONTROL_DATA_DIR"]) / "extensions" / "test-glance"
+        folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (folder / "manifest.json").write_text(json.dumps({"id": "test-glance", "name": "Test Glance",
+            "version": "1.0", "description": "Test status", "entry": "index.html"}))
+        (folder / "index.html").write_text('<script src="main.js"></script>')
+        (folder / "main.js").write_text('parent.postMessage({type:"frame-control:request",id:1,action:"status"},"*");')
+        try:
+            code, _, body = self.request("GET", "/api/extensions", headers={"X-Frame-UI": "1"})
+            self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+            self.assertIn("test-glance", [x["id"] for x in json.loads(body)["extensions"]])
+            code, headers, body = self.request("GET", "/extension/test-glance/index.html")
+            self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+            self.assertIn(b"main.js", body)
+            self.assertIn("frame-ancestors 'self'", headers["Content-Security-Policy"])
+            self.assertNotIn("X-Frame-Options", headers)
+            self.assertEqual(self.request("GET", "/extension/test-glance/manifest.json")[0], 404)
+            self.assertEqual(self.request("GET", "/extension/test-glance/../index.html")[0], 404)
+            try:
+                (folder / "escape.js").symlink_to(Path(__file__))
+            except OSError:  # Windows may not allow an unprivileged test to create a symlink.
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(self.request("GET", "/extension/test-glance/escape.js")[0], 404)
+        finally:
+            shutil.rmtree(folder)
+
+    def test_decky_write_requires_experimental_acknowledgement(self):
+        code, body = self.post('/api/decky', {'action': 'install'})
+        self.assertEqual(code, 400)
+        self.assertIn('experimental', body['error'])
+
+    def test_headset_page_and_install_acknowledgement(self):
+        code, _, body = self.request('GET', '/headset')
+        self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b'Frame Control VR [fc-headset]', body)
+        code, body = self.post('/api/headset', {'action': 'install'})
+        self.assertEqual(code, 400)
+        self.assertIn('opt-in', body['error'])
+
     def test_foreign_host_rejected(self):
         # DNS rebinding: a hostile name pointed at 127.0.0.1.
         for path in ("/", "/api/status"):

tests/test_shot_copy.py

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+"""Screenshot copies retain the headset, Steam account and game identity."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "ui"))
+import server  # noqa: E402
+
+
+NAME = "20261025020000_1.jpg"
+FIRST = f"1/620/{NAME}"
+SECOND = f"1/730/{NAME}"
+
+
+class ShotCopyTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.folder = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="frame-shot-copy-"))
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.folder, ignore_errors=True)
+        patch = mock.patch.object(server, "SHOTS_DIR", self.folder)
+        patch.start()
+        self.addCleanup(patch.stop)
+        patch = mock.patch.object(server, "LINK", None)
+        patch.start()
+        self.addCleanup(patch.stop)
+        self.payloads = {
+            server.shot_path(FIRST): b"first game",
+            server.shot_path(SECOND): b"second game",
+        }
+
+    def scp(self, argv, **_kwargs):
+        target = Path(argv[-1])
+        for source in argv[1:-1]:
+            if not source.startswith("frame-a:") and not source.startswith("frame-b:"):
+                continue
+            remote = source.split(":", 1)[1]
+            (target / Path(remote).name).write_bytes(self.payloads[remote])
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(argv, 0, "", "")
+
+    def test_equal_names_survive_across_games_and_headsets(self):
+        # A pre-upgrade flat file has no provable source identity. Leave it alone.
+        legacy = self.folder / NAME
+        legacy.write_bytes(b"older screenshot")
+        with mock.patch.object(server, "FRAME", "frame-a"), \
+             mock.patch.object(server, "ensure_master"), \
+             mock.patch.object(server.frame_host, "run_ssh", side_effect=self.scp) as copy:
+            self.assertEqual(server.save_shots({"ids": [FIRST, SECOND]})["saved"], 2)
+            self.assertEqual(copy.call_count, 2)  # scp cannot flatten equal names together
+            first = server.shot_local_path(FIRST)
+            second = server.shot_local_path(SECOND)
+            self.assertEqual(first.read_bytes(), b"first game")
+            self.assertEqual(second.read_bytes(), b"second game")
+            self.assertNotEqual(first, second)
+            self.assertEqual(legacy.read_bytes(), b"older screenshot")
+            listing = "\n".join([
+                f"1/760/remote/620/screenshots/{NAME}\t10\t1792893600",
+                f"1/760/remote/730/screenshots/{NAME}\t11\t1792893601",
+            ])
+            with mock.patch.object(server, "ssh", return_value=listing):
+                self.assertTrue(all(s["saved"] for s in server.list_shots()["shots"]))
+            with mock.patch.object(server.frame_host, "reveal_path") as reveal:
+                server.open_thing({"what": "shot", "id": SECOND})
+                reveal.assert_called_once_with(second)
+
+        self.payloads[server.shot_path(FIRST)] = b"another headset"
+        with mock.patch.object(server, "FRAME", "frame-b"), \
+             mock.patch.object(server, "ensure_master"), \
+             mock.patch.object(server.frame_host, "run_ssh", side_effect=self.scp):
+            self.assertEqual(server.save_shots({"ids": [FIRST]})["saved"], 1)
+            other = server.shot_local_path(FIRST)
+            self.assertNotEqual(other, first)
+            self.assertEqual(other.read_bytes(), b"another headset")
+            self.assertEqual(first.read_bytes(), b"first game")
+
+    def test_missing_staged_file_does_not_claim_saved(self):
+        with mock.patch.object(server, "FRAME", "frame-a"), \
+             mock.patch.object(server, "ensure_master"), \
+             mock.patch.object(server.frame_host, "run_ssh",
+                               return_value=subprocess.CompletedProcess([], 0, "", "")):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(server.Failure, "did not contain every"):
+                server.save_shots({"ids": [FIRST]})
+            self.assertFalse(server.shot_local_path(FIRST).exists())
+            self.assertFalse(list(self.folder.glob(".incoming-*")))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_steam_pipewire.py

@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+"""PC-only Steam helper tests. All app launches and KDE calls are mocked.
+No portal, interactive Wayland session, Steam installation or Frame is used.
+"""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import contextlib
+import http.client
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import threading
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+from http.server import ThreadingHTTPServer
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / 'ui'))
+import frame_steam_pipewire as helper
+import server
+
+ENV = {'XDG_SESSION_TYPE': 'wayland', 'WAYLAND_DISPLAY': 'wayland-0',
+       'DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS': 'unix:path=/mock/session-bus', 'XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP': 'KDE'}
+
+
+class HelperTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.stack = contextlib.ExitStack()
+        self.addCleanup(self.stack.close)
+        patches = [mock.patch.dict(os.environ, ENV, clear=True),
+                   mock.patch.object(helper.sys, 'platform', 'linux'),
+                   mock.patch.object(helper.os, 'geteuid', return_value=1000, create=True),
+                   mock.patch.object(helper.Path, 'exists', return_value=False),
+                   mock.patch.object(helper, '_launch', None),
+                   mock.patch.object(helper, '_steam_running', return_value=False),
+                   mock.patch.object(helper.shutil, 'which', side_effect=lambda n: '/usr/bin/' + n),
+                   mock.patch.object(helper.subprocess, 'Popen'),
+                   mock.patch.object(helper.subprocess, 'run')]
+        started = [self.stack.enter_context(p) for p in patches]
+        self.running, self.which, self.spawn, self.run = started[-4:]
+        self.spawn.return_value.poll.return_value = None
+        self.spawn.return_value.wait.side_effect = subprocess.TimeoutExpired('app', 1)
+        self.run.return_value = subprocess.CompletedProcess([], 0, 'kcm_app-permissions - Application Permissions\n', '')
+
+    def action(self, action):
+        return helper.action({'action': action, 'confirmed': True})
+
+    def test_status_is_read_only(self):
+        self.assertTrue(helper.status()['available'])
+        self.spawn.assert_not_called()
+        self.run.assert_not_called()
+        self.running.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_platform_and_local_session_gates(self):
+        for platform in ('win32', 'darwin'):
+            with self.subTest(platform=platform), mock.patch.object(helper.sys, 'platform', platform):
+                self.assertFalse(helper.status()['available'])
+                with self.assertRaises(helper.HelperError):
+                    self.action('launch')
+        for change in ({'FRAME_LOCAL': '1'}, {'XDG_SESSION_TYPE': 'x11'}, {'WAYLAND_DISPLAY': ''},
+                       {'DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS': ''}, {'SSH_CONNECTION': 'remote'}, {'SSH_CLIENT': 'remote'}):
+            with self.subTest(change=change), mock.patch.dict(os.environ, change):
+                for action in ('launch', 'permissions'):
+                    with self.assertRaises(helper.HelperError):
+                        self.action(action)
+        self.spawn.assert_not_called()
+        self.run.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_root_and_sandbox_refused(self):
+        with mock.patch.object(helper.os, 'geteuid', return_value=0):
+            self.assertIn('not root', helper.status()['reason'])
+        with mock.patch.object(helper.Path, 'exists', return_value=True):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'sandbox'):
+                self.action('launch')
+        self.spawn.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_only_explicit_supported_actions(self):
+        for body in ({}, {'action': 'launch'}, {'action': 'permissions', 'confirmed': 'true'},
+                     {'action': 'delete-all', 'confirmed': True}):
+            with self.subTest(body=body), self.assertRaises(helper.HelperError):
+                helper.action(body)
+        self.spawn.assert_not_called()
+        self.run.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_launch_exact_command_and_duplicate_guard(self):
+        result = self.action('launch')
+        self.assertTrue(result['launched'])
+        self.assertIn('does not confirm', result['message'])
+        self.spawn.assert_called_once_with(['/usr/bin/steam', '-pipewire'], stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                                          stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                                          start_new_session=True)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'already running or starting'):
+            self.action('launch')
+        self.assertEqual(self.spawn.call_count, 1)
+        self.run.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_running_and_unknown_steam_fail_closed(self):
+        self.running.return_value = True
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'Steam > Exit'):
+            self.action('launch')
+        self.running.side_effect = helper.HelperError('Cannot verify')
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'Cannot verify'):
+            self.action('launch')
+        self.spawn.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_missing_launcher_does_not_guess_flatpak(self):
+        self.which.side_effect = None
+        self.which.return_value = None
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'Flatpak-only'):
+            self.action('launch')
+        self.spawn.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_launch_error_is_not_success(self):
+        self.spawn.side_effect = OSError('missing')
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'Could not start'):
+            self.action('launch')
+
+    def test_immediate_application_failure_is_not_success(self):
+        self.spawn.return_value.wait.side_effect = None
+        self.spawn.return_value.wait.return_value = 1
+        for action in ('launch', 'permissions'):
+            with self.subTest(action=action), mock.patch.object(helper, '_launch', None):
+                with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'exited with an error'):
+                    self.action(action)
+
+    def test_permissions_opens_only_verified_exact_module_never_resets(self):
+        result = self.action('permissions')
+        self.assertTrue(result['opened'])
+        self.assertFalse(result['reset'])
+        self.assertIn('No permission was changed', result['message'])
+        self.run.assert_called_once_with(['/usr/bin/kcmshell6', '--list'], capture_output=True,
+                                         text=True, timeout=5, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        self.assertEqual(self.spawn.call_args.args[0], ['/usr/bin/kcmshell6', 'kcm_app-permissions'])
+        self.running.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_wrong_module_missing_tool_and_other_desktops_only_give_guidance(self):
+        for listing in ('kcm_flatpak - Flatpak Permissions', 'evil_kcm_app-permissions - nope', ''):
+            self.run.return_value.stdout = listing
+            result = self.action('permissions')
+            self.assertFalse(result['reset'])
+            self.assertFalse(result['opened'])
+        self.which.side_effect = None
+        self.which.return_value = None
+        self.assertFalse(self.action('permissions')['opened'])
+        self.which.reset_mock()
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {'XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP': 'GNOME'}):
+            self.assertFalse(self.action('permissions')['opened'])
+            self.which.assert_not_called()
+        self.spawn.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_module_listing_error_or_timeout_is_guidance_not_reset(self):
+        for error in (OSError('missing'), subprocess.TimeoutExpired('kcm', 5)):
+            self.run.side_effect = error
+            result = self.action('permissions')
+            self.assertFalse(result['opened'])
+            self.assertFalse(result['reset'])
+            self.assertIn('kde-config-flatpak', result['message'])
+        self.spawn.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class ProcessTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.stack = contextlib.ExitStack()
+        self.addCleanup(self.stack.close)
+        self.tmp = self.stack.enter_context(tempfile.TemporaryDirectory())
+        self.proc = Path(self.tmp)
+        # Match the temp files' owner even when tests run as root or on Windows.
+        self.stack.enter_context(mock.patch.object(helper.os, 'geteuid', return_value=self.proc.stat().st_uid, create=True))
+        self.add('1', 'python', b'python\0server.py\0')
+
+    def add(self, pid, comm, cmdline):
+        p = self.proc / pid
+        p.mkdir()
+        (p / 'comm').write_text(comm)
+        (p / 'cmdline').write_bytes(cmdline)
+
+    def test_native_launcher_webhelper_and_flatpak_detected(self):
+        for comm, cmd in [('steam', b'/x/steam\0'), ('bash', b'bash\0/x/steam.sh\0'),
+                          ('steamwebhelper', b'/x/steamwebhelper\0'),
+                          ('flatpak', b'flatpak\0run\0com.valvesoftware.Steam\0')]:
+            with self.subTest(comm=comm):
+                (self.proc / '1' / 'comm').write_text(comm)
+                (self.proc / '1' / 'cmdline').write_bytes(cmd)
+                self.assertTrue(helper._steam_running(self.proc))
+
+    def test_unrelated_names_are_not_steam(self):
+        self.add('2', 'steamdeck-tools', b'/bin/steam-tools\0')
+        self.assertFalse(helper._steam_running(self.proc))
+
+    def test_other_user_steam_is_not_this_users_instance(self):
+        self.add('2', 'steam', b'steam\0')
+        with mock.patch.object(helper.os, 'geteuid', return_value=self.proc.stat().st_uid + 1):
+            self.assertFalse(helper._steam_running(self.proc))
+
+    def test_exited_process_is_skipped(self):
+        (self.proc / '2').mkdir()
+        self.assertFalse(helper._steam_running(self.proc))
+
+    def test_unreadable_or_missing_inventory_fails_closed(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'Cannot verify'):
+            helper._steam_running(self.proc / 'missing')
+        with mock.patch.object(helper.Path, 'read_bytes', side_effect=PermissionError('denied')):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(helper.HelperError, 'Cannot verify'):
+                helper._steam_running(self.proc)
+
+
+class RouteTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_headset_and_private_servers_never_call_helper(self):
+        for local, private in ((True, False), (False, True)):
+            with mock.patch.object(server, 'LOCAL', local), mock.patch.object(server, 'PRIVATE', private), \
+                    mock.patch.object(helper, 'action') as action, mock.patch.object(helper, 'status') as status:
+                self.assertFalse(server.steam_pipewire_state()['available'])
+                with self.assertRaises(server.Failure):
+                    server.steam_pipewire_action({'action': 'launch', 'confirmed': True})
+                action.assert_not_called()
+                status.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_http_guards_get_read_only_and_post_bypasses_headset_work(self):
+        with ThreadingHTTPServer(('127.0.0.1', 0), server.Handler) as httpd:
+            thread = threading.Thread(target=httpd.serve_forever, daemon=True)
+            thread.start()
+            try:
+                def request(method, body=None, headers=None):
+                    conn = http.client.HTTPConnection('127.0.0.1', httpd.server_port)
+                    conn.request(method, '/api/steam-pipewire', json.dumps(body) if body else None, headers or {})
+                    reply = conn.getresponse()
+                    code, data = reply.status, json.loads(reply.read())
+                    conn.close()
+                    return code, data
+                with mock.patch.object(server, 'LOCAL', False), mock.patch.object(server, 'PRIVATE', False), \
+                        mock.patch.object(server, 'working', side_effect=AssertionError('headset work')), \
+                        mock.patch.object(server, 'ssh', side_effect=AssertionError('Frame access')), \
+                        mock.patch.object(helper, 'action', return_value={'reset': False}) as action, \
+                        mock.patch.object(helper, 'status', return_value={'available': True}) as status:
+                    self.assertEqual(request('POST', {'action': 'launch'})[0], 403)
+                    self.assertEqual(request('GET')[0], 403)
+                    action.assert_not_called()
+                    headers = {'X-Frame-UI': server.UI_KEY, 'X-Frame-Device': 'unrelated-device'}
+                    self.assertEqual(request('GET', headers=headers), (200, {'available': True}))
+                    action.assert_not_called()
+                    status.assert_called_once()
+                    body = {'action': 'permissions', 'confirmed': True}
+                    self.assertEqual(request('POST', body, headers), (200, {'reset': False}))
+                    action.assert_called_once_with(body)
+            finally:
+                httpd.shutdown()
+                thread.join()
+
+
+class PageTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    @unittest.skipUnless(shutil.which('node'), 'Node exercises production page handlers')
+    def test_production_page_handlers(self):
+        result = subprocess.run(['node', '--test', str(ROOT / 'tests/steam_pipewire_ui.cjs')],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_window_switch.py

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+"""The viewer sends one explicit native window-switch chord per click."""
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+
+
+class WindowSwitch(unittest.TestCase):
+    @unittest.skipUnless(shutil.which('node'), 'Node is required for the viewer script check')
+    def test_host_chords_and_display_only_guard(self):
+        script = Path(__file__).parent / 'page' / 'window_switch.mjs'
+        result = subprocess.run(['node', str(script)], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_wired_doctor.py

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+"""The wired doctor never requires a cable or contacts the real Frame in tests."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+from pathlib import Path
+import http.client
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import threading
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+import shutil
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / 'ui'))
+import frame_wired_doctor as wired
+
+
+class FakeProbe:
+    def __init__(self, source='10.86.200.234', port=True, ssh_code=0, stderr=''):
+        self.source, self.port, self.ssh_code, self.stderr = source, port, ssh_code, stderr
+        self.calls = []
+
+    def route_source(self):
+        self.calls.append('route')
+        return self.source
+
+    def port_open(self):
+        self.calls.append('port')
+        return self.port
+
+    def host_key_name(self, alias):
+        self.calls.append('config')
+        return alias + '.example.ts.net'
+
+    def ssh_check(self, alias, name):
+        self.calls.append(('ssh', alias, name))
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess([], self.ssh_code, '', self.stderr)
+
+
+class WiredDoctor(unittest.TestCase):
+    @unittest.skipUnless(shutil.which('node'), 'Node is needed for the page script')
+    def test_page_is_on_demand_and_clears_stale_results(self):
+        result = subprocess.run(['node', str(Path(__file__).parent / 'page/wired_doctor.mjs')],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=15)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+
+    def test_known_usb_route_and_pinned_login(self):
+        probe = FakeProbe()
+        report = wired.diagnose('frame', probe=probe)
+        self.assertEqual(report['state'], 'ready')
+        self.assertEqual([c['status'] for c in report['checks']], ['ok', 'ok', 'ok'])
+        self.assertEqual(probe.calls, ['route', 'port', 'config', ('ssh', 'frame', 'frame.example.ts.net')])
+
+    def test_other_route_never_contacts_target(self):
+        for source in ('100.91.1.2', '192.168.1.10', '127.0.0.1'):
+            probe = FakeProbe(source=source)
+            report = wired.diagnose(probe=probe)
+            self.assertEqual(report['state'], 'unknown')
+            self.assertEqual(probe.calls, ['route'])
+            self.assertIn('no headset was contacted', report['checks'][-1]['detail'])
+
+    def test_closed_port_skips_ssh_and_key_mismatch_is_not_bypassed(self):
+        closed = FakeProbe(port=False)
+        self.assertEqual(wired.diagnose(probe=closed)['state'], 'partial')
+        self.assertEqual(closed.calls, ['route', 'port'])
+        mismatch = FakeProbe(ssh_code=255, stderr='Host key verification failed.')
+        report = wired.diagnose(probe=mismatch)
+        self.assertEqual(report['checks'][-1]['status'], 'warning')
+        self.assertIn('do not bypass', report['checks'][-1]['detail'])
+
+    def test_invalid_alias_and_headset_mode_do_not_probe(self):
+        probe = FakeProbe()
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            wired.diagnose('-oProxyCommand=bad', probe=probe)
+        self.assertFalse(wired.diagnose(local=True, probe=probe)['supported'])
+        self.assertEqual(probe.calls, [])
+
+    def test_real_command_uses_strict_identity_and_disables_proxy(self):
+        with patch.object(wired.frame_host, 'run_ssh', return_value=subprocess.CompletedProcess([], 0, '', '')) as run:
+            wired.Probe().ssh_check('frame', 'frame.example.ts.net')
+        argv = run.call_args.args[0]
+        self.assertIn('StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', argv)
+        self.assertIn('HostName=10.86.200.233', argv)
+        self.assertIn('HostKeyAlias=frame.example.ts.net', argv)
+        self.assertIn('ProxyCommand=none', argv)
+        self.assertIn('ControlMaster=no', argv)
+        self.assertEqual(argv[-2:], ['frame', 'true'])
+        self.assertEqual(run.call_args.kwargs['stdin'], subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+
+class HttpBoundary(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        import server
+        cls.server_module = server
+        cls.httpd = server.LoopbackServer(('127.0.0.1', 0), server.Handler)
+        cls.thread = threading.Thread(target=cls.httpd.serve_forever, daemon=True)
+        cls.thread.start()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.httpd.shutdown()
+        cls.httpd.server_close()
+        cls.thread.join()
+
+    def request(self, path, authorized=True):
+        conn = http.client.HTTPConnection('127.0.0.1', self.httpd.server_address[1], timeout=5)
+        headers = {'X-Frame-UI': self.server_module.UI_KEY} if authorized else {}
+        conn.request('GET', path, headers=headers)
+        response = conn.getresponse()
+        result = response.status, response.read()
+        conn.close()
+        return result
+
+    def test_auth_alias_and_page_without_headset_link(self):
+        with patch.object(self.server_module, 'ssh', side_effect=AssertionError('no generic SSH')), \
+                patch.object(self.server_module, 'working', side_effect=AssertionError('no headset lock')), \
+                patch.object(wired, 'diagnose', return_value={'supported': True, 'checks': []}) as probe:
+            self.assertEqual(self.request('/api/host/wired', authorized=False)[0], 403)
+            probe.assert_not_called()
+            code, data = self.request('/api/host/wired?alias=bedroom')
+            self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+            self.assertTrue(json.loads(data)['supported'])
+            probe.assert_called_once_with('bedroom', local=self.server_module.LOCAL)
+        code, page = self.request('/wired-doctor')
+        self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b'No checks have run', page)
+
+    def test_invalid_alias_and_headset_page_guard(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.request('/api/host/wired?alias=-bad')[0], 400)
+        with patch.object(self.server_module, 'LOCAL', True):
+            self.assertEqual(self.request('/wired-doctor')[0], 400)
+            code, body = self.request('/api/host/wired')
+            self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+            self.assertFalse(json.loads(body)['supported'])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_wireless.py

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+"""PC-only wireless diagnosis: fixtures, HTTP boundaries and live Windows queries.
+
+Never starts the app connector or contacts a headset, including on Windows CI.
+"""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import base64
+import copy
+import http.client
+import json
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import threading
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / 'ui'))
+import frame_wireless as wireless
+import server
+
+G1 = '11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555'
+G2 = '66666666-2222-3333-4444-555555555555'
+DIRECT = 'SWD\\WIFIDIRECT\\one'
+DIRECT2 = 'SWD\\WIFIDIRECT\\two'
+PC = 'PCI\\radio'
+
+
+def wlan(guid=G1, channel=1, band='2.4', state='connected'):
+    return f'    Name : Wi-Fi\n    GUID : {{{guid}}}\n    State : {state}\n    Channel : {channel}\n    Band : {band} GHz\n'
+
+
+def sample():
+    return {'sources': dict.fromkeys(('pnp', 'present', 'adapters', 'routes', 'wlan'), 'ok'),
+            'pnp': [{'InstanceId': DIRECT, 'FriendlyName': 'Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter', 'Status': 'OK', 'Problem': 0},
+                    {'InstanceId': DIRECT2, 'FriendlyName': 'Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2', 'Status': 'Error', 'Problem': 22},
+                    {'InstanceId': PC, 'FriendlyName': 'PC radio', 'Status': 'OK', 'Problem': 0}],
+            'present': [DIRECT, PC],
+            'adapters': [{'PnPDeviceID': DIRECT, 'InterfaceGuid': G2, 'ifIndex': 2, 'InterfaceOperationalStatus': 2, 'MediaConnectState': 2},
+                         {'PnPDeviceID': PC, 'InterfaceGuid': '{' + G1.upper() + '}', 'ifIndex': 3,
+                          'InterfaceOperationalStatus': 1, 'MediaConnectState': 1, 'NdisPhysicalMedium': 9, 'HardwareInterface': True}],
+            'routes': [{'InterfaceIndex': 3}], 'wlan': wlan()}
+
+
+class Inventory(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_distinct_instances_presence_disabled_and_activity_are_separate(self):
+        r = wireless.analyse(sample())
+        self.assertTrue(r['multipleWifiDirect'])
+        self.assertEqual(r['wifiDirectInstances'], [DIRECT, DIRECT2])
+        first, second, pc = r['devices']
+        self.assertTrue(first['present'])
+        self.assertEqual(first['operational'], 2)
+        self.assertFalse(second['present'])
+        self.assertEqual(second['problemCode'], 22)
+        self.assertIsNone(second['operational'])
+        self.assertTrue(pc['defaultRoute'])
+        self.assertTrue(pc['wifi'])
+        self.assertTrue(pc['hardware'])
+        self.assertFalse(first['defaultRoute'])
+        self.assertEqual(pc['channel'], 1)
+        self.assertIsNone(first['channel'])
+        self.assertEqual(r['overlap'], 'possible')
+
+    def test_counts_unique_pnp_ids_not_rows_or_suffix_order(self):
+        d = sample()
+        d['pnp'].append(dict(d['pnp'][0], InstanceId=DIRECT.upper()))
+        d['pnp'][1]['FriendlyName'] = 'Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #57'
+        r = wireless.analyse(d)
+        self.assertEqual(len(r['wifiDirectInstances']), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(r['devices']), 3)
+        d['pnp'] = [dict(d['pnp'][0], FriendlyName='ローカライズされた名前')]
+        d['adapters'] = []
+        r = wireless.analyse(d)
+        self.assertTrue(r['devices'][0]['wifiDirect'])
+        self.assertEqual(r['devices'][0]['identityEvidence'], 'PnP enumerator')
+        self.assertFalse(r['multipleWifiDirect'])
+
+    def test_friendly_name_is_only_a_candidate_and_other_duplicate_names_are_not_direct(self):
+        d = sample()
+        d['pnp'] = [{'InstanceId': 'ROOT\\1', 'FriendlyName': 'Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #4'},
+                    {'InstanceId': 'ROOT\\2', 'FriendlyName': 'Ethernet'},
+                    {'InstanceId': 'ROOT\\3', 'FriendlyName': 'Ethernet'}]
+        d['adapters'] = []
+        r = wireless.analyse(d)
+        self.assertEqual(r['wifiDirectInstances'], ['ROOT\\1'])
+        self.assertEqual(r['devices'][0]['identityEvidence'], 'Name only')
+
+    def test_missing_sources_are_unknown_and_adapter_fallback_is_retained(self):
+        for source in ('present', 'adapters', 'routes', 'wlan'):
+            d = sample()
+            d['sources'][source] = 'unavailable'
+            r = wireless.analyse(d)
+            pc = r['devices'][2]
+            self.assertEqual(r['state'], 'partial')
+            field = {'present': 'present', 'adapters': 'operational', 'routes': 'defaultRoute', 'wlan': 'channel'}[source]
+            self.assertIsNone(pc[field])
+        d = sample()
+        d['sources']['pnp'] = 'unavailable'
+        r = wireless.analyse(d)
+        pc = next(x for x in r['devices'] if x['id'] == PC)
+        self.assertTrue(pc['wifi'])
+        self.assertIsNone(pc['pnpStatus'])
+
+    def test_ambiguous_adapter_join_never_selects_the_first_match(self):
+        d = sample()
+        d['adapters'].append(copy.deepcopy(d['adapters'][1]))
+        pc = wireless.analyse(d)['devices'][2]
+        self.assertIsNone(pc['channel'])
+        self.assertIsNone(pc['operational'])
+        self.assertIsNone(pc['defaultRoute'])
+
+    def test_missing_interface_metadata_and_invalid_guids_stay_unknown(self):
+        d = sample()
+        d['adapters'][1].pop('NdisPhysicalMedium')
+        d['adapters'][1].pop('ifIndex')
+        d['routes'].append({})
+        pc = wireless.analyse(d)['devices'][2]
+        self.assertIsNone(pc['wifi'])
+        self.assertIsNone(pc['defaultRoute'])
+        for invalid in ('{' + G1, G1 + '}', 'not-a-guid'):
+            d['adapters'][1]['InterfaceGuid'] = invalid
+            self.assertIsNone(wireless.analyse(d)['devices'][2]['channel'])
+
+    def test_channels_require_exact_guid_and_band_is_never_guessed(self):
+        d = sample()
+        d['wlan'] = wlan(G2, 149, '5') + wlan(G1, 1, '6')
+        r = wireless.analyse(d)
+        self.assertEqual([(x['channel'], x['band']) for x in (r['devices'][0], r['devices'][2])], [(149, '5'), (1, '6')])
+        self.assertEqual(r['overlap'], 'unknown')
+        d['wlan'] = wlan().replace('    Band : 2.4 GHz\n', '')
+        r = wireless.analyse(d)
+        self.assertEqual(r['devices'][2]['channel'], 1)
+        self.assertIsNone(r['devices'][2]['band'])
+        self.assertEqual(r['overlap'], 'unknown')
+        for raw in (wlan(G2), wlan(state='disconnected'), wlan(channel='oops'),
+                    wlan().replace('Channel', 'チャネル'), 'Access denied. Location consent required.'):
+            d['wlan'] = raw
+            self.assertIsNone(wireless.analyse(d)['devices'][2]['channel'])
+        d['wlan'] = wlan() + wlan()
+        self.assertIsNone(wireless.analyse(d)['devices'][2]['channel'])
+
+    def test_raw_ssid_mac_and_errors_are_not_returned(self):
+        d = sample()
+        d['wlan'] += '    SSID : private-network\n    BSSID : 11:22:33:44:55:66\nsecret error text\n'
+        out = json.dumps(wireless.analyse(d))
+        for value in ('private-network', '11:22:33:44:55:66', 'secret error text'):
+            self.assertNotIn(value, out)
+
+
+class Probe(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_non_windows_starts_nothing(self):
+        with patch.object(wireless.frame_host, 'WINDOWS', False), patch.object(wireless.subprocess, 'run') as run:
+            self.assertEqual(wireless.diagnose()['state'], 'unsupported')
+            run.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_static_noninteractive_local_command_and_timeout(self):
+        result = subprocess.CompletedProcess([], 0, json.dumps(sample()).encode(), b'')
+        with patch.object(wireless.frame_host, 'WINDOWS', True), patch.object(wireless.subprocess, 'run', return_value=result) as run:
+            r = wireless.diagnose()
+            self.assertEqual(r['state'], 'ok')
+            self.assertIn('observedAt', r)
+            args, kwargs = run.call_args
+            command = args[0]
+            self.assertTrue(command[0].endswith('powershell.exe'))
+            self.assertEqual(command[1:4], ['-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive', '-EncodedCommand'])
+            self.assertEqual(base64.b64decode(command[4]).decode('utf-16-le'), wireless.PROBE)
+            self.assertEqual(kwargs['stdin'], subprocess.DEVNULL)
+            self.assertEqual(kwargs['timeout'], 20)
+            self.assertNotIn('shell', kwargs)
+
+    def test_failure_timeout_and_invalid_output_are_explicit_and_release_lock(self):
+        for error in (OSError('private error'), subprocess.TimeoutExpired('powershell', 20)):
+            with patch.object(wireless.frame_host, 'WINDOWS', True), patch.object(wireless.subprocess, 'run', side_effect=error):
+                r = wireless.diagnose()
+                self.assertEqual(r['state'], 'unavailable')
+                self.assertNotIn('private error', json.dumps(r))
+                self.assertFalse(wireless._lock.locked())
+        for output in (b'not JSON', b'[]', b'{}', b'x' * 1_000_001):
+            with patch.object(wireless.frame_host, 'WINDOWS', True), patch.object(wireless.subprocess, 'run', return_value=subprocess.CompletedProcess([], 0, output, b'')):
+                self.assertEqual(wireless.diagnose()['state'], 'unavailable')
+
+    def test_concurrent_requests_do_not_spawn_more_probes(self):
+        wireless._lock.acquire()
+        try:
+            with patch.object(wireless.frame_host, 'WINDOWS', True), patch.object(wireless.subprocess, 'run') as run:
+                self.assertEqual(wireless.diagnose()['state'], 'busy')
+                run.assert_not_called()
+        finally:
+            wireless._lock.release()
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(wireless.frame_host.WINDOWS, 'Live read-only Windows inventory runs on Windows CI')
+    def test_live_windows_inventory(self):
+        r = wireless.diagnose()
+        self.assertIn(r['state'], ('ok', 'partial'), r)
+        self.assertEqual(r['sources']['adapters'], 'ok', r['sources'])
+        self.assertTrue(r['devices'], 'Windows runner should expose at least its virtual network interface')
+        print('Windows wireless smoke:', r['state'], r['sources'], 'devices=', len(r['devices']))
+
+    def test_http_is_authenticated_pc_only_and_never_calls_ssh(self):
+        httpd = server.ThreadingHTTPServer(('127.0.0.1', 0), server.Handler)
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=httpd.serve_forever, daemon=True)
+        thread.start()
+        try:
+            with patch.object(server, 'ssh', side_effect=AssertionError('No headset access')), patch.object(server.frame_wireless, 'diagnose', return_value={'state': 'partial'}) as diagnose:
+                conn = http.client.HTTPConnection(*httpd.server_address)
+                conn.request('GET', '/api/host/wireless')
+                response = conn.getresponse()
+                self.assertEqual(response.status, 403)
+                response.read()
+                diagnose.assert_not_called()
+                with patch.object(server, 'LOCAL', True):
+                    conn.request('GET', '/api/host/wireless', headers={'X-Frame-UI': server.UI_KEY})
+                    response = conn.getresponse()
+                    self.assertEqual(response.status, 400)
+                    response.read()
+                    diagnose.assert_not_called()
+                with patch.object(server, 'LOCAL', False):
+                    conn.request('GET', '/api/host/wireless', headers={'X-Frame-UI': server.UI_KEY})
+                    response = conn.getresponse()
+                    self.assertEqual(response.status, 200)
+                    self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.read()), {'state': 'partial'})
+                    diagnose.assert_called_once_with()
+                conn.close()
+        finally:
+            httpd.shutdown()
+            httpd.server_close()
+            thread.join()
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(shutil.which('node'), 'Node required')
+    def test_ui_behavior(self):
+        r = subprocess.run(['node', '--test', str(ROOT / 'tests/wireless.cjs')], capture_output=True, text=True)
+        self.assertEqual(r.returncode, 0, r.stdout + r.stderr)

tests/test_wireless_doctor.py

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+"""Synthetic sysfs fixtures and loopback HTTP; never require an adapter or a Frame."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import contextlib
+import http.client
+import io
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import threading
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / 'ui'))
+import frame_wireless_doctor as wd
+
+
+class Parsers(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_channel_without_leaking_identifiers(self):
+        for frequency, band, channel in [(2412, '2.4 GHz', 1), (5180, '5 GHz', 36), (5975, '6 GHz', 5)]:
+            text = f'Interface wlan0\n addr aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff\n ssid private\n channel {channel} ({frequency} MHz), width: 80 MHz'
+            self.assertEqual(wd.radio_info(text), dict(channel=channel, frequency_mhz=frequency, band=band))
+        self.assertIsNone(wd.radio_info('Interface wlan0\n type managed\n'))
+        self.assertEqual(wd.supported_frequencies('* 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)\n* 5975 MHz [5] (disabled)\n* 5180 MHz [36] (23.0 dBm)'), [2412, 5180])
+
+    def test_non_linux_and_headset_mode_do_not_read_or_run(self):
+        for kwargs in ({'system': 'darwin'}, {'system': 'win32'}, {'system': 'linux', 'local': True}):
+            with patch.object(wd, 'Reader', side_effect=AssertionError('must not probe')):
+                self.assertFalse(wd.diagnose(**kwargs)['supported'])
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {'FRAME_LOCAL': '1'}), patch.object(wd, 'Reader') as reader:
+            self.assertFalse(wd.diagnose(system='linux')['supported'])
+            reader.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_command_failure_is_not_empty_success(self):
+        reader = wd.Reader()
+        for error, status in [(FileNotFoundError(), 'missing'), (PermissionError(), 'unavailable'),
+                              (subprocess.TimeoutExpired('iw', 3), 'timeout')]:
+            with patch.object(wd.subprocess, 'run', side_effect=error):
+                self.assertEqual(reader.command(['iw', 'dev', 'wlan0', 'info'])['status'], status)
+        with patch.object(wd.subprocess, 'run', return_value=subprocess.CompletedProcess([], 1, '', 'Operation not permitted')) as run:
+            result = reader.command(['iw', 'dev', 'wlan0', 'info'])
+            self.assertEqual(result['status'], 'denied')
+            self.assertEqual(result['text'], '')
+            self.assertEqual(run.call_args.kwargs['stdin'], subprocess.DEVNULL)
+            self.assertEqual(run.call_args.kwargs['timeout'], 3)
+            self.assertNotIn('shell', run.call_args.kwargs)
+
+    def test_read_failure_and_empty_inventory_remain_unknown(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as root:
+            reader = wd.Reader(root, root, root)
+            report = wd.diagnose(reader=reader, system='linux', local=False)
+        checks = {c['id']: c for c in report['checks']}
+        self.assertEqual(checks['presence']['status'], 'unknown')
+        self.assertIn('reads', checks)
+        with patch.object(Path, 'open', side_effect=PermissionError()):
+            self.assertIsNone(reader.read(Path('/synthetic/denied')))
+        self.assertIn('PermissionError', reader.gaps[-1])
+
+
+class Page(unittest.TestCase):
+    @unittest.skipUnless(shutil.which('node'), 'Node is needed for real page script checks')
+    def test_on_demand_selection_and_failure_recovery(self):
+        result = subprocess.run(['node', str(Path(__file__).parent / 'page/wireless_doctor.mjs')],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=20)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+
+
+class FixtureReader(wd.Reader):
+    """Invented USB 1234:5678; it is deliberately not a claimed Valve ID."""
+    def __init__(self, root):
+        super().__init__(root / 'sys', root / 'dev', root / 'proc')
+        self.commands = []
+        self.responses = {}
+
+    def command(self, argv):
+        self.commands.append(argv)
+        return self.responses.get(argv[0], {'status': 'missing', 'detail': argv[0] + ' is not installed', 'text': ''})
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == 'linux', 'Linux sysfs symlink fixture')
+class LinuxEvidence(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.addCleanup(self.tmp.cleanup)
+        self.root = Path(self.tmp.name)
+        self.r = FixtureReader(self.root)
+        self.usb = self.r.sysfs / 'devices/pci0000:00/usb1/1-2'
+        for name, content in {'idVendor': '1234', 'idProduct': '5678', 'product': 'Synthetic adapter', 'busnum': '1', 'devnum': '2'}.items():
+            self.write(self.usb / name, content)
+        bus = self.r.sysfs / 'bus/usb/devices'
+        bus.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (bus / '1-2').symlink_to(self.usb, target_is_directory=True)
+        (self.r.sysfs / 'class/net').mkdir(parents=True)
+        (self.r.sysfs / 'class/rfkill').mkdir(parents=True)
+        self.r.proc.mkdir(parents=True)
+        self.write(self.r.dev / 'bus/usb/001/002', '')
+
+    def write(self, path, text):
+        path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        path.write_text(text)
+
+    def nic(self, name='wlan0', index=0, driver=True):
+        device = self.usb / f'1-2:1.{index}'
+        device.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        net = self.r.sysfs / 'class/net' / name
+        net.mkdir()
+        (net / 'device').symlink_to(device, target_is_directory=True)
+        (net / 'wireless').mkdir()
+        self.write(net / 'operstate', 'down')
+        phy = self.r.sysfs / f'devices/ieee80211/phy{index}'
+        phy.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (net / 'phy80211').symlink_to(phy, target_is_directory=True)
+        if driver:
+            binding = self.r.sysfs / 'bus/usb/drivers/synthetic_driver'
+            binding.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            module = self.r.sysfs / 'module/synthetic_module'
+            module.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            if not (binding / 'module').exists():
+                (binding / 'module').symlink_to(module, target_is_directory=True)
+            (device / 'driver').symlink_to(binding, target_is_directory=True)
+        return net
+
+    def report(self, device='usb:1-2'):
+        return wd.diagnose(device, reader=self.r, system='linux', local=False)
+
+    def checks(self, report):
+        return {c['id']: c for c in report['checks']}
+
+    def test_inventory_does_not_select_or_execute_commands(self):
+        self.nic()
+        report = self.report(None)
+        self.assertIsNone(report['selected'])
+        self.assertEqual(report['usb'][0]['interfaces'], ['net:wlan0'])
+        self.assertEqual(report['interfaces'][0]['usb'], 'usb:1-2')
+        self.assertIn('Unverified', report['identity'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.r.commands, [])
+
+    def test_nearest_usb_ancestor_wins_over_upstream_hub(self):
+        hub = self.usb.parent / '1-1'
+        hub.mkdir()
+        old = self.usb
+        self.usb = hub / old.name
+        old.rename(self.usb)
+        bus = self.r.sysfs / 'bus/usb/devices'
+        (bus / '1-2').unlink()
+        (bus / '1-2').symlink_to(self.usb, target_is_directory=True)
+        for name, content in {'idVendor': '4321', 'idProduct': '8765', 'busnum': '1', 'devnum': '1'}.items():
+            self.write(hub / name, content)
+        (bus / '1-1').symlink_to(hub, target_is_directory=True)
+        self.nic()
+        report = self.report(None)
+        self.assertEqual(report['interfaces'][0]['usb'], 'usb:1-2')
+        upstream_hub = next(d for d in report['usb'] if d['port'] == '1-1')
+        self.assertEqual(upstream_hub['interfaces'], [])
+
+    def test_unbound_usb_is_selectable_without_guessing_driver(self):
+        report = self.report()
+        checks = self.checks(report)
+        self.assertEqual(checks['binding']['status'], 'unknown')
+        self.assertIn('No wireless interface', checks['binding']['evidence'][0])
+        self.assertEqual(checks['channel']['status'], 'unknown')
+        self.assertNotIn('iw', [a[0] for a in self.r.commands])
+        self.assertIn('1234:5678', json.dumps(report))
+
+    def test_selected_radio_and_all_commands_are_read_only(self):
+        self.nic()
+        for key, value in {'type': 'wlan', 'name': 'phy0', 'soft': '1', 'hard': '0'}.items():
+            self.write(self.r.sysfs / 'class/rfkill/rfkill0' / key, value)
+        for pid, name in enumerate(('NetworkManager', 'iwd', 'wpa_supplicant'), 1):
+            self.write(self.r.proc / str(pid) / 'comm', name)
+        self.r.responses = {
+            'udevadm': dict(status='ok', detail='udevadm completed', text='ID_NET_DRIVER=synthetic_driver\nID_SERIAL=secret_serial\nTAGS=:uaccess:\n'),
+            'iw': dict(status='ok', detail='iw completed', text='channel 5 (5975 MHz)\naddr aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff\nssid private\n* 5975 MHz [5] (23.0 dBm)'),
+            'nmcli': dict(status='ok', detail='nmcli completed', text='30 (disconnected)\nyes\nsynthetic_driver\n')}
+        report = self.report('net:wlan0')
+        checks = self.checks(report)
+        self.assertEqual(checks['binding']['status'], 'ok')
+        self.assertIn('module=synthetic_module', checks['binding']['evidence'][0])
+        self.assertEqual(checks['rfkill']['status'], 'warning')
+        self.assertIn('6 GHz', json.dumps(checks['channel']))
+        self.assertIn('coexistence alone is not a conflict', checks['managers']['suggestion'])
+        self.assertIn('Both iwd and wpa_supplicant', checks['managers']['suggestion'])
+        for secret in ('secret_serial', 'aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff', 'ssid private'):
+            self.assertNotIn(secret, json.dumps(report))
+        self.assertEqual(self.r.commands, [
+            ['udevadm', 'info', '--query=property', '--path=' + str(self.r.sysfs / 'class/net/wlan0')],
+            ['iw', 'dev', 'wlan0', 'info'], ['iw', 'phy', 'phy0', 'info'],
+            ['nmcli', '-g', 'GENERAL.STATE,GENERAL.NM-MANAGED,GENERAL.DRIVER', 'device', 'show', 'wlan0']])
+
+    def test_unrelated_rfkill_and_missing_tools_are_not_healthy(self):
+        self.nic(driver=False)
+        for key, value in {'type': 'wlan', 'name': 'phy7', 'soft': '1', 'hard': '1'}.items():
+            self.write(self.r.sysfs / 'class/rfkill/rfkill7' / key, value)
+        checks = self.checks(self.report())
+        self.assertEqual(checks['binding']['status'], 'unknown')
+        self.assertEqual(checks['rfkill']['status'], 'unknown')
+        self.assertEqual(checks['permissions']['status'], 'unknown')
+        self.assertEqual(checks['channel']['status'], 'unknown')
+        self.r.responses['iw'] = dict(status='denied', detail='iw exited 1 (permission denied)', text='')
+        self.assertIn('permission denied', json.dumps(self.checks(self.report())['channel']))
+
+    def test_unmanaged_interface_does_not_trigger_a_network_repair(self):
+        self.nic()
+        self.r.responses['nmcli'] = dict(status='ok', detail='nmcli completed', text='10 (unmanaged)\nno\nsynthetic_driver\n')
+        check = self.checks(self.report())['managers']
+        self.assertIn('NetworkManager managed: no', check['evidence'])
+        self.assertIn('unmanaged alone is not a fault', check['suggestion'])
+        self.assertIn('Do not force management on', check['suggestion'])
+
+    def test_multiple_interfaces_require_explicit_interface(self):
+        self.nic()
+        self.nic('wlan1', 1)
+        checks = self.checks(self.report())
+        self.assertIn('interface-selection', checks)
+        self.assertEqual(checks['channel']['status'], 'unknown')
+        self.assertNotIn('iw', [a[0] for a in self.r.commands])
+        self.assertNotIn('interface-selection', self.checks(self.report('net:wlan1')))
+
+    def test_disappeared_or_injected_selector_is_rejected_before_commands(self):
+        for selector in ('net:missing', 'usb:../../etc', 'net:;sudo reboot', '', ['wlan0']):
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                self.report(selector)
+        self.assertEqual(self.r.commands, [])
+
+    def test_cli_json_and_exit_contract(self):
+        with patch.object(wd, 'diagnose', return_value=self.report(None)), contextlib.redirect_stdout(io.StringIO()) as out:
+            self.assertEqual(wd.main(['--json']), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(out.getvalue())['schema'], 1)
+        with patch.object(wd, 'diagnose', return_value={'supported': False}), contextlib.redirect_stdout(io.StringIO()):
+            self.assertEqual(wd.main(['--json']), 2)
+
+
+class HttpBoundary(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        import server
+        cls.server_module = server
+        # Serve the real handler only: main() would start unrelated headset workers.
+        cls.httpd = server.LoopbackServer(('127.0.0.1', 0), server.Handler)
+        cls.thread = threading.Thread(target=cls.httpd.serve_forever, daemon=True)
+        cls.thread.start()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.httpd.shutdown()
+        cls.httpd.server_close()
+        cls.thread.join()
+
+    def request(self, path, key=True):
+        conn = http.client.HTTPConnection('127.0.0.1', self.httpd.server_address[1], timeout=10)
+        headers = {'X-Frame-UI': self.server_module.UI_KEY} if key else {}
+        conn.request('GET', path, headers=headers)
+        response = conn.getresponse()
+        result = response.status, response.read()
+        conn.close()
+        return result
+
+    def test_auth_and_headset_independence(self):
+        with patch.object(self.server_module, 'ssh', side_effect=AssertionError('no SSH')), \
+                patch.object(self.server_module, 'working', side_effect=AssertionError('no headset lock')), \
+                patch.object(wd, 'diagnose', return_value={'supported': True, 'checks': []}) as probe:
+            self.assertEqual(self.request('/api/wireless-doctor', key=False)[0], 403)
+            probe.assert_not_called()
+            code, data = self.request('/api/wireless-doctor?device=net%3Awlan0')
+            self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+            self.assertTrue(json.loads(data)['supported'])
+            probe.assert_called_once_with('net:wlan0', local=self.server_module.LOCAL)
+
+    def test_local_mode_refuses_before_collection(self):
+        with patch.object(self.server_module, 'LOCAL', True), patch.object(wd, 'Reader', side_effect=AssertionError('no probes')):
+            code, body = self.request('/api/wireless-doctor')
+            self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+            self.assertFalse(json.loads(body)['supported'])
+
+    def test_stale_selection_is_bad_request_and_page_is_packaged(self):
+        with patch.object(wd, 'diagnose', side_effect=ValueError('Device is no longer present')):
+            self.assertEqual(self.request('/api/wireless-doctor?device=net:gone')[0], 400)
+        code, page = self.request('/wireless-doctor')
+        self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b'No checks have run', page)
+        package = json.loads((Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / 'app/package.json').read_text())
+        filters = next(r['filter'] for r in package['build']['extraResources'] if r['from'] == '../ui')
+        self.assertIn('*.py', filters)
+        self.assertIn('*.html', filters)

tests/wireless.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+const {test}=require('node:test');
+const assert=require('node:assert/strict');
+const {workspaceFixture,html}=require('./workspace_fixture.cjs');
+function fixture() {
+  const f=workspaceFixture();
+  const start=html.indexOf('// ---- Read-only PC wireless doctor ----');
+  f.run(html.slice(start,html.indexOf('// ---- Read-only game storage ----',start)));
+  return f;
+}
+const sample={state:'partial',observedAt:'2026-10-24T12:00:00Z',sources:{pnp:'ok',wlan:'unavailable'},
+  multipleWifiDirect:true,wifiDirectInstances:['one','two'],overlap:'unknown',devices:[{
+  id:'SWD\\WIFIDIRECT\\<unsafe>',name:'<img onerror=alert(1)>',interface:'<script>bad</script>',
+  wifiDirect:true,identityEvidence:'PnP enumerator',present:false,pnpStatus:'Error',problemCode:22,
+  operational:null,media:null,defaultRoute:null,channel:1,band:null}]};
+test('opening and revisiting the tool never starts a query',()=>{
+  const f=fixture();let calls=0;f.context.api=()=>calls++;
+  f.navigate('#wireless');assert.equal(f.activePage,'tools');
+  assert.equal(f.el('wireless').hidden,false);assert.equal(f.el('wireless').parentNode,f.el('toolWorkspace'));
+  f.navigate('#tools');f.navigate('#wireless');assert.equal(calls,0);
+});
+test('distinct instances, unknown states and privacy limits remain explicit and escaped',()=>{
+  const f=fixture();f.context.sample=sample;const out=f.run('renderWireless(sample)');
+  for(const phrase of ['2 distinct','do not prove','overlap is unknown','Unknown','(disabled)',
+    'English netsh','not the Steam dongle channel','review before sharing','&lt;img','&lt;script','&lt;unsafe&gt;']) assert.ok(out.includes(phrase),phrase);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(out,/<script>|<img/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(out,/disable.*button|onclick=/);
+  f.context.sample={...sample,overlap:'possible'};
+  assert.match(f.run('renderWireless(sample)'),/spectrum overlap.*possible; interference is unconfirmed/);
+});
+test('click reads once, disables repeated clicks and renders partial inventory',async()=>{
+  const f=fixture();let resolve,calls=0;
+  f.context.api=path=>{assert.equal(path,'/api/host/wireless');calls++;return new Promise(yes=>resolve=yes);};
+  const request=f.el('wirelessRead').onclick();
+  assert.equal(f.el('wirelessRead').disabled,true);assert.match(f.el('wirelessStatus').textContent,/Reading/);
+  resolve(sample);await request;
+  assert.equal(calls,1);assert.equal(f.el('wirelessRead').disabled,false);
+  assert.match(f.el('wirelessResult').innerHTML,/distinct Wi-Fi Direct/);
+  assert.match(f.el('wirelessStatus').textContent,/Partial PC snapshot/);
+});
+test('two explicit reads compare exact identities and known state changes without claiming a repair',async()=>{
+  const f=fixture();
+  const first={...sample,sources:{pnp:'ok'},devices:[{...sample.devices[0],id:'SWD\\WIFIDIRECT\\one',
+    name:'Adapter <one>',present:true,problemCode:0}]};
+  const second={...first,observedAt:'2026-10-24T12:01:00Z',devices:[
+    {...first.devices[0],present:false,problemCode:22},
+    {...first.devices[0],id:'SWD\\WIFIDIRECT\\two',name:'Adapter <two>'}]};
+  let calls=0; f.context.api=async()=> ++calls===1 ? first : second;
+  await f.el('wirelessRead').onclick();
+  assert.match(f.el('wirelessComparison').innerHTML,/Read PC adapters again/);
+  assert.equal(f.el('wirelessForget').disabled,false);
+  await f.el('wirelessRead').onclick();
+  const change=f.el('wirelessComparison').innerHTML;
+  for(const phrase of ['Changes since previous read','Newly listed','presence Yes → No',
+    'problem code 0 → 22','not a safe disable target','&lt;one&gt;','&lt;two&gt;']) assert.ok(change.includes(phrase),phrase);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(change,/<one>|<two>/);
+  f.el('wirelessForget').onclick();
+  assert.equal(f.el('wirelessComparison').textContent,'');
+  assert.equal(f.el('wirelessForget').disabled,true);
+});
+test('incomplete PnP reads cannot imply a device appeared or vanished',()=>{
+  const f=fixture(); f.context.before={...sample,sources:{pnp:'unavailable'}};
+  f.context.after={...sample,sources:{pnp:'ok'},devices:[]};
+  const out=f.run('compareWireless(before,after)');
+  assert.match(out,/comparison unavailable/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(out,/No longer listed|Newly listed/);
+});
+test('unsupported, busy and failed probes leave no stale inventory and allow retry',async()=>{
+  for(const result of [{state:'unsupported',message:'Windows only'},{state:'busy',message:'Try again'},new Error('Denied')]) {
+    const f=fixture();f.el('wirelessResult').textContent='stale inventory';
+    f.context.api=async()=>{if(result instanceof Error) throw result; return result;};
+    await f.el('wirelessRead').onclick();
+    assert.equal(f.el('wirelessResult').textContent,'');
+    assert.match(f.el('wirelessStatus').textContent,/Windows only|Try again|Denied/);
+    assert.equal(f.el('wirelessRead').disabled,false);
+  }
+});

tests/workspace_fixture.cjs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function workspaceFixture() {
   const context={URL,document:{querySelectorAll:s=>s==='.page'?pages:s==='#nav a'?links:controls[s]||[],title:'',body:{addEventListener(k,fn){listeners['body-'+k]=fn;}}},
     window:win,location,scroller:()=>({get scrollTop(){return win.scrollY;},scrollTo:o=>win.scrollTo(o)}),scrollToY:y=>win.scrollTo({top:y}),requestAnimationFrame:fn=>fn(),$:el,live:false,toggleLive(on){this.live=on;calls.push(['live',on]);},
     loadAndroid(){calls.push(['android']);},closeDevPop(){},metaLib:{connected:false},renderMetaApps(){},
-    loadMacView(){calls.push(['macview']);},loadPanelSwitcher(){calls.push(['panels']);},loadDisplays(){calls.push(['displays']);},
+    loadSteamPipewire(){calls.push(['steam-pipewire']);},loadMacView(){calls.push(['macview']);},loadPanelSwitcher(){calls.push(['panels']);},loadDisplays(){calls.push(['displays']);},
     gm:{src:'owned',dl:null,byId:new Map(),shown:0,shownBySource:{owned:0,store:0}},setGameSource(src){context.gm.src=src;},state:null,stateRead:{valid:false},online:null,devGen:0,androidApps:[],jobsRunning:0,viewGen:0,
     esc:s=>String(s??'').replace(/[&<>"']/g,c=>({'&':'&amp;','<':'&lt;','>':'&gt;','"':'&quot;',"'":'&#39;'}[c]))};
   vm.createContext(context);

ui/frame_backup_remote.py

@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ def session():
     gamescope = (_running('gamescope') or _running('gamescope-wl') or
                  _running('start-gamescope-session', full=True))
     plasma = _running('plasmashell')
-    nested = _running('steamos-nested-desktop', full=True)  # a script: its process name is the shell's
+    nested = (_running('holo-nested-desktop', full=True) or
+              _running('steamos-nested-desktop', full=True))  # scripts: process name is the shell's
     targets = {unit: _session_target(unit) for unit in SESSION_TARGETS}
     game, desktop = (targets[unit] for unit in SESSION_TARGETS)
     mode = 'unknown'

ui/frame_clips.py

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def recording_name(now=None):
     return time.strftime("rec-%Y%m%d-%H%M%S", time.localtime(now))
 
 
-def probe_command():
+def probe_command(work=WORK):
     """Checks before a recording, run on the Frame: prints audio=1 or audio=0.
 
     One recording runs at a time, so anything left in the folder is from one that was
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def probe_command():
     return (f"set -u; export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=${{XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}}; "
             f"[ -e {STREAM_DEVICE} ] || {{ echo 'No headset view device ({STREAM_DEVICE}). Is SteamVR running?' >&2; exit 3; }}; "
             f"command -v ffmpeg >/dev/null || {{ echo 'ffmpeg is missing on the Frame' >&2; exit 3; }}; "
-            f"d=\"$HOME/{WORK}\"; mkdir -p \"$d\" && rm -f \"$d\"/rec-*; "
+            f"d=\"$HOME/{work}\"; mkdir -p \"$d\" && rm -f \"$d\"/rec-*; "
             f"free=$(df -Pk \"$d\" | awk 'NR==2 {{print $4}}'); "
             f"[ \"${{free:-0}}\" -ge {NEED_KB} ] || {{ echo 'Not enough free space on the Frame to record: "
             f"it needs {NEED_KB // 1024 // 1024 + 1} GB' >&2; exit 4; }}; "
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def probe_command():
             f">/dev/null 2>&1; then echo audio=1; else echo audio=0; fi")
 
 
-def record_command(name, audio, max_seconds=MAX_SECONDS):
+def record_command(name, audio, max_seconds=MAX_SECONDS, work=WORK):
     """The recording, run on the Frame through `bash -c`.
 
     ffmpeg runs in the background while the shell watches its stdin, which is the SSH
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def record_command(name, audio, max_seconds=MAX_SECONDS):
         codecs += f" -af aresample=async=1 -c:a aac -b:a {AUDIO_RATE}k"
     # ffmpeg's stdin is a FIFO the shell holds open on fd 3 (opening it waits for both
     # ends, so ffmpeg is started first); it's unlinked once both ends are open.
-    script = (f"export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=${{XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}}; d=\"$HOME/{WORK}\"; "
+    script = (f"export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=${{XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}}; d=\"$HOME/{work}\"; "
               f"trap '' PIPE; c=\"$d/{name}.ctl\"; rm -f \"$c\"; mkfifo \"$c\" || exit 1; "
               f"ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -y {inputs} {maps} {codecs} -t {max_seconds} "
               f"\"$d/{name}.mkv\" <\"$c\" >/dev/null 2>\"$d/{name}.log\" & p=$!; "
@@ -131,20 +131,20 @@ def record_command(name, audio, max_seconds=MAX_SECONDS):
     return "bash -c " + shlex.quote(script)
 
 
-def finish_command(name):
+def finish_command(name, work=WORK):
     """After the recording: make the .mp4 the computer gets (no re-encode), on the Frame."""
     if not REC_NAME.fullmatch(name):
         raise ValueError(f"bad recording name {name!r}")
-    return (f"cd \"$HOME/{WORK}\" || exit 1; "
+    return (f"cd \"$HOME/{work}\" || exit 1; "
             f"[ -s {name}.mkv ] || {{ tail -c 2000 {name}.log >&2 2>/dev/null; echo 'The recording is empty' >&2; exit 1; }}; "
             f"ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel error -nostdin -y -i {name}.mkv -map 0 -c copy -movflags +faststart {name}.mp4 "
             f"&& rm -f {name}.mkv && wc -c < {name}.mp4")
 
 
-def cleanup_command(name):
+def cleanup_command(name, work=WORK):
     if not REC_NAME.fullmatch(name):
         raise ValueError(f"bad recording name {name!r}")
-    return f"rm -f \"$HOME/{WORK}/{name}\".*"
+    return f"rm -f \"$HOME/{work}/{name}\".*"
 
 
 class Recorder:
@@ -158,10 +158,12 @@ class Recorder:
       release(proc) forgets a channel once it has closed
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, open_channel, run, fetch, start_thread, release=lambda proc: None, folder=None):
+    def __init__(self, open_channel, run, fetch, start_thread, release=lambda proc: None, folder=None,
+                 work=WORK, destination_label='~/Videos/SteamFrame'):
         self.open_channel, self.run, self.fetch = open_channel, run, fetch
         self.start_thread, self.release = start_thread, release
         self.folder = Path(folder) if folder else VIDEOS_DIR
+        self.work, self.destination_label = work, destination_label
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
         self._state = {"state": "idle"}
         self._proc = None
@@ -179,11 +181,12 @@ class Recorder:
                 raise ClipError("Already recording, or still saving the last recording", 409)
             self._state = {"state": "starting"}
         try:
-            out = self.run(probe_command(), 30)
+            out = self.run(probe_command() if self.work == WORK else probe_command(self.work), 30)
             audio = "audio=1" in out
             name = recording_name()
             errors = tempfile.TemporaryFile()
-            proc = self.open_channel(record_command(name, audio), errors)
+            proc = self.open_channel(record_command(name, audio) if self.work == WORK else
+                                     record_command(name, audio, work=self.work), errors)
             lines = _line_reader(proc.stdout)
             first = _next_line(lines, 20)
             if first != "started":
@@ -222,6 +225,18 @@ class Recorder:
         _close(proc.stdin)  # the shell on the Frame sees EOF and stops ffmpeg
         return {"state": "stopping", "message": "Stopping the recording…"}
 
+    def shutdown(self, timeout=30):
+        """Finish an owned recording before a headset user service exits."""
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            state = self.status()['state']
+            if state == 'recording':
+                self.stop()
+            elif state not in ('starting', 'stopping', 'saving'):
+                break
+            time.sleep(.2)
+        return self.status()
+
     def _watch(self, proc, name, audio, lines, errors):
         # Waits for ffmpeg to finish: after Stop, or at the time limit (a margin
         # past it, so a stuck channel can't hold the recording open forever).
@@ -242,14 +257,14 @@ class Recorder:
             self._state = dict(self._state, state="saving")
         try:
             self.save(name)
-            msg = f"Saved {name}.mp4 to ~/Videos/SteamFrame" + ("" if audio else " (no sound)")
+            msg = f"Saved {name}.mp4 to {self.destination_label}" + ("" if audio else " (no sound)")
             state = {"state": "saved", "file": str(self.folder / f"{name}.mp4"), "audio": audio,
                      "seconds": seconds, "message": msg}
         except Exception as e:
             state = {"state": "failed", "error": f"Couldn't save the recording: {e}"}
         finally:
             try:
-                self.run(cleanup_command(name), 20)
+                self.run(cleanup_command(name) if self.work == WORK else cleanup_command(name, self.work), 20)
             except Exception:
                 pass  # the next recording's checks remove it
         with self._lock:
@@ -257,12 +272,12 @@ class Recorder:
 
     def save(self, name):
         """Make the .mp4 on the Frame and copy it here, never leaving a partial file in the folder."""
-        out = self.run(finish_command(name), 600)
+        out = self.run(finish_command(name) if self.work == WORK else finish_command(name, self.work), 600)
         size = int(out.strip().splitlines()[-1]) if out.strip() else 0
         _make_room(self.folder, size)
         incoming = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix=".incoming-", dir=self.folder))
         try:
-            self.fetch(f"{WORK}/{name}.mp4", incoming / f"{name}.mp4")
+            self.fetch(f"{self.work}/{name}.mp4", incoming / f"{name}.mp4")
             os.replace(incoming / f"{name}.mp4", self.folder / f"{name}.mp4")
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(incoming, ignore_errors=True)

ui/frame_connect.py

@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ def pick_host(arg):
     if arg and not HOST_RE.fullmatch(arg):
         say(f"  - {arg!r} isn't a host name or IP address")
         return None
-    for cand in [arg] if arg else [f"{FRAME_ALIAS}.local", FRAME_ALIAS]:
+    candidates = [arg] if arg else list(dict.fromkeys([configured_host(), f"{FRAME_ALIAS}.local", FRAME_ALIAS]))
+    for cand in candidates:
+        if not cand:
+            continue
         host, port = split_port(cand)
         if reachable(host, port):
             return host, port
@@ -374,6 +377,20 @@ def configured_user():
     return None
 
 
+def configured_host():
+    """Reuse the last configured route before trying a deprecated .local name."""
+    if not CONFIG.exists():
+        return None
+    inside = False
+    for line in CONFIG.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
+        if line in (BEGIN, END):
+            inside = line == BEGIN
+        elif inside and line.startswith("  HostName "):
+            host = line[11:].strip()
+            return host if HOST_RE.fullmatch(host) else None
+    return None
+
+
 def pair_with_devkit(host, port, user):
     """Try devkit pairing and confirm key login. -> (user, None) or (user, reason to fall back)."""
     say("==> Pairing through the headset's SteamOS devkit service (no password)")
@@ -424,6 +441,7 @@ def main(argv):
     found = pick_host(argv[0] if argv else None)
     while not found:
         say("Could not reach the Frame over SSH.")
+        say("SteamOS 0.5.6 stopped publishing .local names; use the IP shown in Quick Settings.")
         say("Check: Developer Mode on and a user password set; same network; no client isolation.")
         try:
             typed = input("Type the Frame's IP address (Quick Settings shows it), or press Enter to quit: ").strip()

ui/frame_decky.py

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+"""Experimental, removable per-user Decky Loader for Steam Frame (ARM64)."""
+import hashlib
+import json
+import re
+import secrets
+import urllib.request
+
+
+REPO = "SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader"
+API = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{REPO}/releases/latest"
+MAX_BINARY = 80 * 1024 * 1024
+TAG = re.compile(r"v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?:[-.][A-Za-z0-9.-]+)?\Z")
+
+
+PROBE = r'''
+import json, os, pathlib, platform, subprocess, urllib.request
+home = pathlib.Path.home()
+managed = home / '.local/share/frame-control/decky'
+service = home / '.config/systemd/user/frame-control-decky.service'
+release = managed / '.frame-control/receipt.json'
+legacy = managed / 'settings/release.json'
+def active(name, user=False):
+    cmd = ['systemctl'] + (['--user'] if user else []) + ['is-active', name]
+    return subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).returncode == 0
+def plugins(folder):
+    found = []
+    if folder.is_dir() and not folder.is_symlink():
+        for child in sorted(folder.iterdir()):
+            if child.is_symlink() or not child.is_dir(): continue
+            info = child / 'plugin.json'
+            if info.is_symlink() or not info.is_file() or info.stat().st_size > 16384: continue
+            try:
+                data = json.loads(info.read_text())
+                found.append({'folder': child.name, 'name': str(data.get('name', child.name))[:80],
+                              'author': str(data.get('author', ''))[:80]})
+            except (ValueError, OSError, UnicodeError): pass
+    return found
+os_release = {}
+for line in pathlib.Path('/etc/os-release').read_text().splitlines():
+    if '=' in line:
+        k,v = line.split('=',1); os_release[k] = v.strip('"')
+try:
+    with urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8080/json/list', timeout=2) as reply:
+        targets = json.load(reply)
+    cef = any(x.get('title') == 'SharedJSContext' and 'steamloopback.host' in x.get('url','') for x in targets)
+except (OSError, ValueError): cef = False
+try:
+    metadata = json.loads((release if release.exists() else legacy).read_text())
+    version = metadata.get('version') if metadata.get('managedBy') == 'Frame Control' else None
+except (OSError, ValueError): version = None
+print(json.dumps({'arch':platform.machine(), 'frameOS':os_release.get('VERSION_ID'),
+    'variant':os_release.get('VARIANT_ID'), 'build':os_release.get('BUILD_ID'), 'cef':cef,
+    'managed':service.is_file() and version is not None, 'running':active('frame-control-decky.service', True),
+    'version':version, 'upstreamInstall':pathlib.Path('/etc/systemd/system/plugin_loader.service').exists(),
+    'plugins':plugins(managed/'plugins'), 'upstreamPlugins':plugins(home/'homebrew/plugins')}))
+'''
+
+
+APPLY = r'''
+import hashlib, json, os, pathlib, subprocess, sys
+action, token, digest, version = sys.argv[1:]
+home = pathlib.Path.home()
+base = home / '.local/share/frame-control/decky'
+service = home / '.config/systemd/user/frame-control-decky.service'
+binary = base / 'PluginLoader'
+receipt = base / '.frame-control/receipt.json'
+legacy = base / 'settings/release.json'
+stage = pathlib.Path('/tmp/frame-control-decky-' + token)
+def systemd(*args):
+    p = subprocess.run(['systemctl','--user',*args], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=20)
+    if p.returncode: raise RuntimeError((p.stderr or p.stdout).strip() or 'systemd failed')
+def owned():
+    try: return json.loads((receipt if receipt.exists() else legacy).read_text()).get('managedBy') == 'Frame Control' and service.is_file()
+    except (OSError, ValueError): return False
+try:
+    if action == 'remove':
+        if not owned(): raise RuntimeError('No Frame Control managed Decky install to remove')
+        systemd('disable','--now','frame-control-decky.service')
+        service.unlink()
+        systemd('daemon-reload')
+        binary.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        receipt.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        if legacy.exists() and json.loads(legacy.read_text()).get('managedBy') == 'Frame Control': legacy.unlink()
+        print(json.dumps({'message':'Removed Frame Control managed Decky service and binary. Plugin files were kept. Restart Steam or the headset to clear its menu.'}))
+    else:
+        if action not in ('install','update'): raise RuntimeError('Invalid Decky action')
+        if (home/'homebrew/services/PluginLoader').exists() or pathlib.Path('/etc/systemd/system/plugin_loader.service').exists():
+            raise RuntimeError('An upstream Decky installation exists; remove it with its own installer first')
+        if action == 'update' and not owned(): raise RuntimeError('No Frame Control managed Decky install to update')
+        if action == 'install' and (service.exists() or receipt.exists() or legacy.exists() or binary.exists()):
+            raise RuntimeError('Decky files already exist at the managed path')
+        data = stage.read_bytes()
+        if len(data) > 80*1024*1024 or len(data) < 1024 or hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() != digest:
+            raise RuntimeError('Decky binary digest or size did not match')
+        if data[:4] != b'\x7fELF' or int.from_bytes(data[18:20], 'little') != 183:
+            raise RuntimeError('Decky release is not an ARM64 Linux binary')
+        base.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (base/'plugins').mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        receipt.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        service.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        old_binary = binary.read_bytes() if binary.exists() else None
+        old_receipt = receipt.read_bytes() if receipt.exists() else legacy.read_bytes() if legacy.exists() else None
+        old_service = service.read_bytes() if service.exists() else None
+        if old_service: systemd('stop','frame-control-decky.service')
+        try:
+            next_binary = base / 'PluginLoader.next'
+            next_binary.write_bytes(data)
+            os.replace(next_binary, binary)
+            binary.chmod(0o700)
+            text = ('[Unit]\nDescription=Decky Loader (Frame Control experimental user install)\n'
+              'After=default.target\n[Service]\nType=simple\nRestart=on-failure\n'
+              'RestartSec=5\nExecStart='+str(binary)+'\n'
+              'Environment=UNPRIVILEGED_PATH='+str(base)+'\n'
+              'Environment=PRIVILEGED_PATH='+str(base)+'\n'
+              'Environment=CHOWN_PLUGIN_PATH=0\nEnvironment=LIVE_RELOAD=0\n'
+              'Environment=USE_CEF_CLOSE_WORKAROUND=0\nEnvironment=KEEP_SYSTEMD_SERVICE=1\n'
+              '[Install]\nWantedBy=default.target\n')
+            service.write_text(text)
+            receipt.write_text(json.dumps({'managedBy':'Frame Control','version':version,'sha256':digest})+'\n')
+            if legacy.exists() and json.loads(legacy.read_text()).get('managedBy') == 'Frame Control': legacy.unlink()
+            systemd('daemon-reload')
+            systemd('enable','--now','frame-control-decky.service')
+            systemd('is-active','frame-control-decky.service')
+        except Exception:
+            (base/'PluginLoader.next').unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            if old_binary is None: binary.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            else: binary.write_bytes(old_binary); binary.chmod(0o700)
+            if old_receipt is None: receipt.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            else: receipt.write_bytes(old_receipt)
+            if old_service is None: service.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            else: service.write_bytes(old_service)
+            subprocess.run(['systemctl','--user','daemon-reload'], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+            if old_service: subprocess.run(['systemctl','--user','start','frame-control-decky.service'], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+            raise
+        print(json.dumps({'message':'Decky Loader '+version+' is running as a user service. The VR menu is experimental.'}))
+finally:
+    stage.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+'''
+
+
+def status(ssh):
+    return json.loads(ssh('python3 -', stdin=PROBE, timeout=15))
+
+
+def release_binary():
+    request = urllib.request.Request(API, headers={'User-Agent': 'Frame-Control'})
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=20) as response:
+        info = json.load(response)
+    version = info.get('tag_name')
+    if not isinstance(version, str) or not TAG.fullmatch(version):
+        raise ValueError('Invalid Decky release version')
+    asset = next((a for a in info.get('assets', []) if a.get('name') == 'PluginLoader-arm64'), None)
+    expected_url = f'https://github.com/{REPO}/releases/download/{version}/PluginLoader-arm64'
+    if not asset or asset.get('browser_download_url') != expected_url or not isinstance(asset.get('size'), int) or not 1024 < asset['size'] <= MAX_BINARY:
+        raise ValueError('Decky release has no valid ARM64 asset')
+    digest = asset.get('digest', '')
+    if not isinstance(digest, str) or not re.fullmatch(r'sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}', digest):
+        raise ValueError('Decky release has no published SHA-256 digest')
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(urllib.request.Request(expected_url, headers={'User-Agent': 'Frame-Control'}), timeout=45) as response:
+        data = response.read(MAX_BINARY + 1)
+    if len(data) != asset['size'] or hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() != digest[7:]:
+        raise ValueError('Decky download did not match its published digest')
+    if data[:4] != b'\x7fELF' or int.from_bytes(data[18:20], 'little') != 183:
+        raise ValueError('Decky download is not an ARM64 Linux binary')
+    return version, digest[7:], data
+
+
+def change(ssh, action):
+    if action not in ('install', 'update', 'remove'):
+        raise ValueError('Invalid Decky action')
+    current = status(ssh)
+    if action == 'remove':
+        if not current['managed']:
+            raise ValueError('No Frame Control managed Decky install to remove')
+        return json.loads(ssh('python3 - remove none none none', stdin=APPLY, timeout=45))
+    if current['arch'] != 'aarch64' or current['variant'] != 'vr' or not current['cef']:
+        raise ValueError('Decky needs a Steam Frame with an active Steam CEF debug page')
+    if current['upstreamInstall']:
+        raise ValueError('An upstream Decky installation exists; use its own installer')
+    if action == 'install' and current['managed']:
+        raise ValueError('Decky is already installed; use Update')
+    if action == 'update' and not current['managed']:
+        raise ValueError('Decky is not installed by Frame Control')
+    version, digest, data = release_binary()
+    token = secrets.token_hex(12)
+    remote = '/tmp/frame-control-decky-' + token
+    try:
+        ssh('umask 077; cat > ' + remote, stdin=data, text=False, timeout=120)
+        result = ssh(f'python3 - {action} {token} {digest} {version}', stdin=APPLY, timeout=50)
+        return json.loads(result)
+    finally:
+        try: ssh('rm -f ' + remote, timeout=10)
+        except Exception: pass

ui/frame_devices.py

@@ -599,6 +599,11 @@ class Registry:
             for a in d["addresses"]:
                 a.setdefault("networks", [])
                 a.setdefault("label", "")
+                # Old or hand-edited registries must not turn a cached route into an
+                # arbitrary hostname or an SSH option. Only a numeric address is used.
+                if not frame_network.valid_ip(a.get("last_ip", "")):
+                    a.pop("last_ip", None)
+                    a.pop("last_ip_network", None)
             if d.get("identity") or any(a.get("last_ok") for a in d["addresses"]):
                 # Files from before the flag existed: it had an identity (or a connection that
                 # worked, which saved one). Kept from now on, whatever happens to its addresses.
@@ -774,6 +779,8 @@ class Registry:
             label = None if label is None else check_text(label, "label")
             if moved:
                 a.update(host=new_host, networks=[], last_ok=None, last_rtt_ms=None)  # a new place: learn again
+                a.pop("last_ip", None)
+                a.pop("last_ip_network", None)
             if kind is not None:
                 a["kind"] = kind
             if label is not None:
@@ -796,7 +803,7 @@ class Registry:
             d["addresses"].insert(j, d["addresses"].pop(i))
             self.save()
 
-    def record_success(self, device_id, host, network_id, rtt_ms):
+    def record_success(self, device_id, host, network_id, rtt_ms, ip=None):
         """Learn: this address worked on this network."""
         with self._changing():
             try:
@@ -807,6 +814,9 @@ class Registry:
                 a["networks"] = (a["networks"] + [network_id])[-16:]
             a["last_ok"] = time.time()
             a["last_rtt_ms"] = rtt_ms
+            if ip and frame_network.valid_ip(ip) and network_id:
+                a["last_ip"] = ip
+                a["last_ip_network"] = network_id
             self._find(device_id)["identity_established"] = True  # survives editing the address away
             self.save()
 

ui/frame_extensions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"""Small, local Frame Control extensions. Code runs only in a sandboxed iframe."""
+import json
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import frame_host
+
+
+ID = re.compile(r"[a-z][a-z0-9-]{0,39}\Z")
+ASSET = re.compile(r"[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]*\Z")
+TYPES = {".html": "text/html; charset=utf-8", ".js": "text/javascript; charset=utf-8",
+         ".css": "text/css; charset=utf-8", ".json": "application/json",
+         ".png": "image/png", ".jpg": "image/jpeg", ".jpeg": "image/jpeg",
+         ".gif": "image/gif", ".webp": "image/webp", ".svg": "image/svg+xml"}
+
+
+def root():
+    return frame_host.data_dir("extensions")
+
+
+def _manifest(folder):
+    if folder.is_symlink() or not ID.fullmatch(folder.name):
+        raise ValueError("invalid extension directory")
+    manifest = folder / "manifest.json"
+    if manifest.is_symlink() or not manifest.is_file() or manifest.stat().st_size > 16_384:
+        raise ValueError("missing or oversized manifest.json")
+    data = json.loads(manifest.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    if not isinstance(data, dict) or data.get("id") != folder.name:
+        raise ValueError("manifest id must match its folder")
+    for key, limit in (("name", 80), ("version", 40), ("description", 240)):
+        value = data.get(key)
+        if not isinstance(value, str) or not value.strip() or len(value) > limit:
+            raise ValueError(f"invalid {key}")
+    entry = data.get("entry", "index.html")
+    if entry != "index.html" or (folder / entry).is_symlink() or not (folder / entry).is_file():
+        raise ValueError("entry must be a regular index.html")
+    return {key: data[key] for key in ("id", "name", "version", "description")}
+
+
+def list_extensions():
+    base = root()
+    if not base.exists():
+        return {"extensions": [], "errors": [], "folder": str(base)}
+    found, errors = [], []
+    for folder in sorted(base.iterdir()):
+        if folder.name.startswith(".") or not folder.is_dir():
+            continue
+        try:
+            found.append(_manifest(folder))
+        except (ValueError, OSError, UnicodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
+            errors.append({"folder": folder.name, "error": str(exc)})
+    return {"extensions": found, "errors": errors, "folder": str(base)}
+
+
+def asset(extension_id, name):
+    """Return bytes and MIME; never follow symlinks or serve outside one valid folder."""
+    if not ID.fullmatch(extension_id) or not ASSET.fullmatch(name) or name.startswith("."):
+        raise FileNotFoundError("invalid extension path")
+    folder = root() / extension_id
+    _manifest(folder)
+    file = folder / name
+    if name == "manifest.json" or file.is_symlink() or not file.is_file():
+        raise FileNotFoundError("extension asset not found")
+    ctype = TYPES.get(file.suffix.lower())
+    if not ctype or file.stat().st_size > 5 * 1024 * 1024:
+        raise FileNotFoundError("unsupported extension asset")
+    return file.read_bytes(), ctype

ui/frame_headset.py

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+"""Install and control the removable SteamVR Frame Control panel on the Frame.
+
+The companion sends a deterministic app bundle over SSH. The Frame owns a user
+service and a browser profile; nothing is installed under /etc or as root.
+"""
+import gzip
+import hashlib
+import io
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import secrets
+import tarfile
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+ARCHIVE_DIRS = ('ui', 'apk-catalog', 'frame/android', 'frame/devkit-utils', 'frame/openxr-compat', 'scripts')
+MAX_ARCHIVE = 32 * 1024 * 1024
+
+
+PROBE = r'''
+import json, os, pathlib, platform, subprocess
+home = pathlib.Path.home()
+base = home / '.local/share/frame-control/headset'
+unit = home / '.config/systemd/user/frame-control-headset.service'
+try: receipt = json.loads((base/'receipt.json').read_text())
+except (OSError, ValueError): receipt = {}
+try: state = json.loads((base/'state.json').read_text())
+except (OSError, ValueError): state = {}
+release = {}
+for line in pathlib.Path('/etc/os-release').read_text().splitlines():
+    if '=' in line:
+        k, v = line.split('=', 1); release[k] = v.strip('"')
+active = subprocess.run(['systemctl','--user','is-active','frame-control-headset.service'],
+                        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).returncode == 0
+overlay = 'valve.steam.desktopgame.2001947813'
+try:
+    p = subprocess.run(['/opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrcmd','--overlays'],
+                       capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
+    registered = p.returncode == 0 and ("'"+overlay+"'") in p.stdout
+except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired): registered = False
+print(json.dumps({'arch':platform.machine(),'variant':release.get('VARIANT_ID'),
+    'os':release.get('VERSION_ID'),'build':release.get('BUILD_ID'),
+    'managed':unit.is_file() and receipt.get('managedBy') == 'Frame Control',
+    'version':receipt.get('version'),'running':active,'overlayRegistered':registered,
+    'window':state.get('window') if active else None,
+    'extensionsFolder':str(home/'.local/share/frame-control/extensions')}))
+'''
+
+
+APPLY = r'''
+import hashlib, io, json, os, pathlib, platform, shutil, subprocess, sys, tarfile, time
+action, token, digest = sys.argv[1:]
+home = pathlib.Path.home()
+base = home / '.local/share/frame-control/headset'
+bundle = base / 'bundle'
+receipt = base / 'receipt.json'
+unit = home / '.config/systemd/user/frame-control-headset.service'
+upload = pathlib.Path('/tmp/frame-control-headset-' + token)
+stage = base / ('stage-' + token)
+old = base / ('old-' + token)
+overlay = 'valve.steam.desktopgame.2001947813'
+def systemd(*args):
+    p = subprocess.run(['systemctl','--user',*args], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=55)
+    if p.returncode: raise RuntimeError((p.stderr or p.stdout).strip()[-400:] or 'user service failed')
+def managed():
+    try: return unit.is_file() and json.loads(receipt.read_text()).get('managedBy') == 'Frame Control'
+    except (OSError, ValueError): return False
+def show():
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + 45
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        if (base/'state.json').is_file():
+            p = subprocess.run(['/opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrcmd','--showdashboard',overlay],
+                               capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10)
+            if p.returncode: raise RuntimeError((p.stderr or p.stdout).strip()[-400:] or 'dashboard rejected panel')
+            return {'message':'Asked SteamVR to show Frame Control. Select its panel in the dashboard if it is hidden.',
+                    'overlay':overlay}
+        time.sleep(.25)
+    raise RuntimeError('The headset panel did not register within 45 seconds; check the user service log')
+try:
+    if action == 'remove':
+        if not managed(): raise RuntimeError('No Frame Control managed headset panel to remove')
+        systemd('stop','frame-control-headset.service')
+        unit.unlink()
+        systemd('daemon-reload')
+        shutil.rmtree(bundle)
+        receipt.unlink()
+        (base/'server.log').unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        print(json.dumps({'message':'Removed the Frame Control headset service and app bundle. Extensions and browser profile were kept.'}))
+    elif action == 'close':
+        if not managed(): raise RuntimeError('The headset panel is not installed by Frame Control')
+        systemd('stop','frame-control-headset.service')
+        print(json.dumps({'message':'Closed the Frame Control headset panel.'}))
+    elif action == 'open':
+        if not managed(): raise RuntimeError('Install the headset panel first')
+        systemd('start','frame-control-headset.service')
+        print(json.dumps(show()))
+    else:
+        if action not in ('install','update'): raise RuntimeError('Invalid headset panel action')
+        if platform.machine() != 'aarch64': raise RuntimeError('This headset panel needs the Frame ARM64 build')
+        if action == 'install' and (unit.exists() or receipt.exists() or bundle.exists()):
+            raise RuntimeError('Headset panel files already exist; no existing installation was changed')
+        if action == 'update' and not managed(): raise RuntimeError('No Frame Control managed panel to update')
+        data = upload.read_bytes()
+        if not 1024 < len(data) <= 32*1024*1024 or hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() != digest:
+            raise RuntimeError('Headset bundle size or digest did not match')
+        base.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o700)
+        stage.mkdir(mode=0o700)
+        with tarfile.open(fileobj=io.BytesIO(data), mode='r:gz') as archive:
+            members = archive.getmembers()
+            if not members or any(not m.isfile() or not m.name.startswith(('ui/','apk-catalog/','frame/android/',
+                   'frame/devkit-utils/','frame/openxr-compat/','scripts/')) or '..' in pathlib.PurePosixPath(m.name).parts
+                   or m.size > 8*1024*1024 for m in members):
+                raise RuntimeError('Invalid headset bundle member')
+            archive.extractall(stage, members=members, filter='data')
+        if not (stage/'ui/server.py').is_file() or not (stage/'ui/frame_headset_runtime.py').is_file():
+            raise RuntimeError('Incomplete headset bundle')
+        unit.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        previous_unit = unit.read_bytes() if unit.exists() else None
+        previous_receipt = receipt.read_bytes() if receipt.exists() else None
+        if action == 'update':
+            systemd('stop','frame-control-headset.service')
+            bundle.rename(old)
+        try:
+            stage.rename(bundle)
+            unit.write_text('[Unit]\nDescription=Frame Control headset panel\nAfter=gamescope-session.target steamvr.service\n'
+              '[Service]\nType=simple\nExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -I -u '+str(bundle/'ui/frame_headset_runtime.py')+'\n'
+              'Restart=no\nKillMode=control-group\nTimeoutStopSec=45\n')
+            receipt.write_text(json.dumps({'managedBy':'Frame Control','version':digest[:16]})+'\n')
+            systemd('daemon-reload')
+            systemd('start','frame-control-headset.service')
+            result = show()
+        except Exception:
+            subprocess.run(['systemctl','--user','stop','frame-control-headset.service'],
+                           stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+            if bundle.exists(): shutil.rmtree(bundle)
+            if old.exists(): old.rename(bundle)
+            if previous_unit is None: unit.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            else: unit.write_bytes(previous_unit)
+            if previous_receipt is None: receipt.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            else: receipt.write_bytes(previous_receipt)
+            subprocess.run(['systemctl','--user','daemon-reload'],
+                           stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+            if previous_unit: subprocess.run(['systemctl','--user','start','frame-control-headset.service'],
+                                            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+            raise
+        if old.exists(): shutil.rmtree(old)
+        print(json.dumps({'message':'Installed Frame Control on the headset. '+result['message'],
+                          'version':digest[:16],'overlay':overlay}))
+finally:
+    upload.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    if stage.exists(): shutil.rmtree(stage)
+'''
+
+
+def bundle():
+    """Pack app code shipped with the desktop app; never include user data."""
+    raw = io.BytesIO()
+    with tarfile.open(fileobj=raw, mode='w') as archive:
+        for dirname in ARCHIVE_DIRS:
+            folder = ROOT / dirname
+            if not folder.is_dir():
+                continue
+            for path in sorted(folder.rglob('*')):
+                if not path.is_file() or path.is_symlink() or '__pycache__' in path.parts:
+                    continue
+                if path.suffix not in ('.py', '.html', '.js', '.css', '.json', '.sh', '.gz', '.zst', '.so', '.txt', '.md') and path.name not in ('ssh',):
+                    continue
+                data = path.read_bytes()
+                info = tarfile.TarInfo(path.relative_to(ROOT).as_posix())
+                info.size, info.mtime, info.uid, info.gid = len(data), 0, 0, 0
+                info.mode = 0o755 if path.stat().st_mode & 0o111 else 0o644
+                archive.addfile(info, io.BytesIO(data))
+    with io.BytesIO() as out:
+        with gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=out, mode='wb', mtime=0) as gz:
+            gz.write(raw.getvalue())
+        data = out.getvalue()
+    if len(data) > MAX_ARCHIVE:
+        raise ValueError('Headset app bundle is too large')
+    return data
+
+
+def status(ssh):
+    return json.loads(ssh('python3 -', stdin=PROBE, timeout=15))
+
+
+def change(ssh, action):
+    if action not in ('install', 'update', 'open', 'close', 'remove'):
+        raise ValueError('Invalid headset panel action')
+    current = status(ssh)
+    if action in ('install', 'update', 'open') and (current['arch'] != 'aarch64' or current['variant'] != 'vr'):
+        raise ValueError('This feature needs a Steam Frame running Frame OS')
+    data = bundle() if action in ('install', 'update') else None
+    digest = hashlib.sha256(data or b'').hexdigest()
+    token = secrets.token_hex(12)
+    remote = '/tmp/frame-control-headset-' + token
+    try:
+        if data is not None:
+            ssh('umask 077; cat > ' + remote, stdin=data, text=False, timeout=120)
+        return json.loads(ssh(f'python3 - {action} {token} {digest}', stdin=APPLY, timeout=100))
+    finally:
+        if data is not None:
+            try: ssh('rm -f ' + remote, timeout=10)
+            except Exception: pass

ui/frame_headset_runtime.py

@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+"""Run Frame Control's opt-in headset panel as one bounded user service.
+
+This process owns only its loopback server and Chromium profile. Steam, SteamVR,
+gamescope, other browser profiles, and the user's extensions are never stopped.
+"""
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+
+
+BASE = Path.home() / '.local/share/frame-control/headset'
+PORT = 47813
+APPID = 2001947813
+OVERLAY = f'valve.steam.desktopgame.{APPID}'
+VRCMD = '/opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrcmd'
+TITLE = '[fc-headset]'
+
+
+class RuntimeError_(RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+
+def browser_command():
+    chrome = Path.home() / 'chromium-xr/chrome'
+    if chrome.is_file() and os.access(chrome, os.X_OK):
+        return [str(chrome)]
+    if Path('/usr/bin/chromium').is_file():
+        return ['/usr/bin/chromium']
+    if subprocess.run(['flatpak', 'info', 'org.chromium.Chromium'],
+                      stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, timeout=10).returncode == 0:
+        return ['flatpak', 'run', 'org.chromium.Chromium']
+    raise RuntimeError_('Chromium is needed on the Frame to show the headset panel')
+
+
+def command(*args):
+    result = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
+                            env={**os.environ, 'DISPLAY': ':0', 'LC_ALL': 'C.UTF-8'})
+    if result.returncode:
+        raise RuntimeError_((result.stderr or result.stdout).strip()[-400:] or f'{args[0]} failed')
+    return result.stdout
+
+
+def panel_window():
+    for line in command('xwininfo', '-root', '-children').splitlines():
+        match = re.match(r'\s*(0x[0-9a-fA-F]+) .*\[fc-headset\]', line)
+        if match:
+            return match[1]
+    return None
+
+
+def wait_for_server(proc):
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + 15
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline and proc.poll() is None:
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(f'http://127.0.0.1:{PORT}/headset', timeout=.5) as response:
+                if response.status == 200 and TITLE.encode() in response.read(200_000):
+                    return
+        except (OSError, urllib.error.URLError):
+            pass
+        time.sleep(.2)
+    raise RuntimeError_('The headset loopback server did not start')
+
+
+def terminate_owned(proc, timeout=5):
+    if proc and proc.poll() is None:
+        os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+        try:
+            proc.wait(timeout=timeout)
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            os.killpg(proc.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+            proc.wait()
+
+
+def serve():
+    bundle = BASE / 'bundle/ui'
+    key = os.urandom(24).hex()
+    BASE.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o700)
+    state_file = BASE / 'state.json'
+    env = {**os.environ, 'FRAME_LOCAL': '1', 'FRAME_DEVICE': 'headset',
+           'FRAME_HEADSET_RUNTIME': '1', 'FRAME_UI_KEY': key}
+    env.pop('WAYLAND_DISPLAY', None)
+    env['DISPLAY'] = ':0'
+    env['LD_PRELOAD'] = ''  # Steam's overlay preload crashes Chromium's zygote.
+    server = browser = None
+    stopping = False
+
+    def stop(*_):
+        nonlocal stopping
+        stopping = True
+
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, stop)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, stop)
+    try:
+        command('xprop', '-root', 'GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS')
+        with (BASE / 'server.log').open('ab') as log:
+            server = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, '-I', '-u', '-B', str(bundle / 'server.py'),
+                                       '--port', str(PORT)], env=env, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                                      stdout=log, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, start_new_session=True)
+        wait_for_server(server)
+        browser = subprocess.Popen([*browser_command(), '--ozone-platform=x11',
+                                    '--user-data-dir=' + str(BASE / 'profile'),
+                                    '--no-first-run', '--no-default-browser-check',
+                                    '--password-store=basic', '--disable-session-crashed-bubble',
+                                    '--noerrdialogs', '--window-size=1200,800',
+                                    '--app=http://127.0.0.1:%d/headset#%s' % (PORT, key)],
+                                   env=env, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                                   stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, start_new_session=True)
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + 30
+        win = None
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline and browser.poll() is None and not stopping:
+            win = panel_window()
+            if win:
+                break
+            time.sleep(.25)
+        if not win:
+            raise RuntimeError_('The Frame Control browser window did not appear')
+        command('xprop', '-id', win, '-f', 'STEAM_GAME', '32c', '-set', 'STEAM_GAME', str(APPID))
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + 8
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            if OVERLAY in command(VRCMD, '--overlays'):
+                break
+            time.sleep(.25)
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError_('SteamVR did not register the Frame Control panel')
+        state_file.write_text(json.dumps({'port': PORT, 'window': win, 'overlay': OVERLAY,
+                                          'started': time.time()}) + '\n')
+        state_file.chmod(0o600)
+        print('Frame Control headset panel registered as ' + OVERLAY, flush=True)
+        while not stopping and server.poll() is None and browser.poll() is None:
+            time.sleep(.5)
+    finally:
+        state_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        terminate_owned(browser)
+        terminate_owned(server, timeout=35)  # allow the local recorder to finalize its MP4
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    try:
+        serve()
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError_, subprocess.SubprocessError) as exc:
+        print(str(exc), file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)

ui/frame_link.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ when the page asks.
 Python stdlib only. Runs on this computer, never on the Frame.
 """
 from bisect import bisect_right
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
 import copy
 import hashlib
 import ipaddress
@@ -169,6 +170,18 @@ def probe(host, port, timeout=PROBE_TIMEOUT, update=None):
     return last or {"state": "timeout", "detail": "No answer"}
 
 
+def probe_address(address, port, network_id, update=None):
+    """Try a saved mDNS address, then its last authenticated IP on this network."""
+    res = probe(address["host"], port, update=update)
+    cached = address.get("last_ip") if address.get("last_ip_network") == network_id else None
+    if (address["kind"] == "mdns" and cached and frame_network.valid_ip(cached) and
+            res["state"] in ("unresolved", "timeout", "unreachable")):
+        fallback = probe(cached, port)
+        if fallback["state"] == "answered":
+            return dict(fallback, detail="Last known IP answered (mDNS unavailable)")
+    return res
+
+
 def _ip_kind(text):
     """ipv4, ipv6, ipv6 link-local or tailscale for an IP address (zone allowed), else None."""
     try:
@@ -1049,7 +1062,8 @@ class Link:
         attempt_no = self.state["attempt"]
 
         def run_probe(i, host):
-            res = probe(host, port, update=lambda **f: self.probe_update(i, attempt_no, **f))
+            res = probe_address(ranked[i][0], port, net.get("id"),
+                                update=lambda **f: self.probe_update(i, attempt_no, **f))
             res.setdefault("ip", None)
             res.setdefault("rtt_ms", None)
             self.probe_update(i, attempt_no, **{k: res[k] for k in ("state", "detail", "ip", "rtt_ms")})
@@ -1080,7 +1094,7 @@ class Link:
                        "rtt_ms": results[pick]["rtt_ms"], "why": ranked[pick][1], "network": net.get("id"),
                        "network_name": net["name"]}
                 self.publish(via=via)
-                self.learn(device, a["host"], net, results[pick]["rtt_ms"])
+                self.learn(device, a["host"], net, results[pick]["rtt_ms"], results[pick]["ip"])
                 return True
             with self.cond:
                 why_not = failure_detail(self.state["error"])
@@ -1135,10 +1149,10 @@ class Link:
                 else:
                     done.wait(min(0.5, max(0.01, deadline - time.monotonic())))
 
-    def learn(self, device, host, net, rtt):
+    def learn(self, device, host, net, rtt, ip=None):
         if device.get("transient"):
             return
-        self.reg.record_success(device["id"], host, net.get("id"), rtt)
+        self.reg.record_success(device["id"], host, net.get("id"), rtt, ip=ip)
         self.reg.record_identity(device["id"], [f for _, f in frame_devices.pinned_keys(device["id"])])
         # Set Up Connection may have changed the block while this attempt ran: take that
         # in (and reconnect) rather than writing this attempt's older settings over it.
@@ -1858,8 +1872,32 @@ def tailscale_find(link, device_id=None):
     return {"up": True, "peers": peers, "tailnet": ts.get("tailnet"), "message": None}
 
 
+def matches_pinned_key(host, port, saved):
+    """Only suggest a scanned SSH host when its key matches this headset's pin."""
+    if not saved or not frame_network.valid_ip(host):
+        return False
+    keyscan = frame_host.which("ssh-keyscan")
+    if not keyscan:
+        return False
+    try:
+        reply = frame_host.run_ssh([keyscan, "-T", "2", "-p", str(port), host],
+                                   capture_output=True, text=True, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, timeout=4)
+    except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+        return False
+    pins = set(saved)
+    for line in reply.stdout.splitlines():
+        fields = line.split()
+        if len(fields) >= 3 and (fields[1], frame_devices.fingerprint(fields[2])) in pins:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
 def mdns_find(link, device_id=None):
-    """Headsets on this network: SteamOS devkit services (mDNS) and <alias>.local."""
+    """Find nearby SSH endpoints using mDNS, a remembered IP and a bounded /24 scan.
+
+    Finding an SSH port does not identify a headset. Adding an address still uses
+    the normal pinned SSH identity check before any command is run on it.
+    """
     device = link.reg.get(device_id) if device_id else link.active_device()
     known = {a["host"].rstrip(".").lower() for a in device.get("addresses") or []}
     try:
@@ -1867,11 +1905,15 @@ def mdns_find(link, device_id=None):
         found = frame_connect.discover_devkit()
     except (ImportError, SystemExit, OSError):
         found = []
-    names = list(dict.fromkeys([h.rstrip(".") for h in found] + [f"{device['alias']}.local", "frame.local"]))
+    cached = [a["last_ip"] for a in device.get("addresses", []) if a.get("kind") == "mdns" and a.get("last_ip") and
+              a.get("last_ip_network") == (link.state.get("network") or {}).get("id")]
+    names = list(dict.fromkeys([h.rstrip(".") for h in found] + cached +
+                               [f"{device['alias']}.local", "frame.local"]))
     rows = [None] * len(names)
+    port = device.get("port") or 22
 
     def check(i, host):
-        res = probe(host, 22, timeout=3)
+        res = probe(host, port, timeout=3)
         rows[i] = {"host": host, "state": res["state"], "ip": res.get("ip"), "rtt_ms": res.get("rtt_ms"),
                    "detail": res["detail"], "advertised": host in [h.rstrip(".") for h in found],
                    "added": host.lower() in known or (res.get("ip") or "").lower() in known}
@@ -1882,4 +1924,31 @@ def mdns_find(link, device_id=None):
     for t in threads:
         t.join(8)
     hosts = [r for r in rows if r and (r["advertised"] or r["state"] in ("answered", "refused"))]
-    return {"hosts": hosts, "tool": bool(frame_host.which("dns-sd") or frame_host.which("avahi-browse"))}
+    network = link.state.get("network") or {}
+    local = network.get("local_ip") or frame_network.local_ip()
+    candidates = frame_network.local_scan_candidates(local, network.get("gateway"), frame_network.neighbour_cache())
+    candidates = [ip for ip in candidates if ip not in names]
+    saved = frame_devices.pinned_keys(device["id"]) if device.get("id") else []
+    # A random SSH service on the subnet is not a Frame. With no existing pin,
+    # use explicit IP entry; do not offer unverified scan results for pairing.
+    if not saved:
+        candidates = []
+    if candidates:
+        def scan(ip):
+            res = probe(ip, port, timeout=0.3)
+            return res if res["state"] == "answered" and matches_pinned_key(ip, port, saved) else None
+
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=24) as pool:
+            futures = {pool.submit(scan, ip): ip for ip in candidates}
+            for future in as_completed(futures):
+                ip = futures[future]
+                try:
+                    res = future.result()
+                except OSError:
+                    continue
+                if res:
+                    hosts.append({"host": ip, "state": "answered", "ip": ip,
+                                  "rtt_ms": res.get("rtt_ms"), "detail": "Matches this headset's saved SSH identity",
+                                  "advertised": False, "added": ip.lower() in known})
+    return {"hosts": hosts, "tool": bool(frame_host.which("dns-sd") or frame_host.which("avahi-browse")),
+            "scanned": len(candidates), "scan_requires_pin": not bool(saved)}

ui/frame_macview.py

@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ class MacView:
         # A single-use ticket for this source, not Frame Control's key: the URL
         # is visible in the Frame's process list.
         ticket = self.call("/ticket", method="POST", src=src)["ticket"]
-        params = {"src": src, "t": ticket, "tag": tag, "codec": q["codec"], "max": q["max"], "fps": q["fps"],
+        params = {"src": src, "t": ticket, "tag": tag, "host": self.host,
+                  "codec": q["codec"], "max": q["max"], "fps": q["fps"],
                   "bpp": q["bpp"]}
         url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{self.remote_port}/view?{urlencode(params)}"
         w, h = fit(width or 1280, height or 720)

ui/frame_network.py

@@ -240,6 +240,42 @@ def local_ip(towards="192.0.2.1"):
         return None
 
 
+def parse_neighbours(text, local, gateway=None):
+    """Numeric IPv4 neighbours on this host's /24, excluding itself and its router.
+
+    Accepts Linux `ip neigh`, macOS `arp -an` and Windows `arp -a`. The active
+    search uses the same /24; the cache just puts recently seen peers first.
+    """
+    if not valid_ip(local):
+        return []
+    subnet = ipaddress.ip_network(local + "/24", strict=False)
+    found = []
+    for match in re.finditer(r"(?<![\d.])(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}(?![\d.])", text):
+        ip = match.group()
+        if valid_ip(ip) and ipaddress.ip_address(ip) in subnet and ip not in (local, gateway) and ip not in found:
+            found.append(ip)
+    return found
+
+
+def local_scan_candidates(local=None, gateway_ip=None, neighbours=""):
+    """Bounded IPv4 search order for an explicit Find action; never scan a WAN."""
+    local = local or local_ip()
+    if (not valid_ip(local) or not ipaddress.ip_address(local).is_private or
+            ipaddress.ip_address(local).is_loopback or is_tailscale(local)):
+        return []
+    subnet = ipaddress.ip_network(local + "/24", strict=False)
+    recent = parse_neighbours(neighbours, local, gateway_ip)
+    return recent + [str(ip) for ip in subnet.hosts() if str(ip) not in recent and str(ip) not in (local, gateway_ip)]
+
+
+def neighbour_cache():
+    if frame_host.MAC:
+        return run(["arp", "-an"])
+    if frame_host.WINDOWS:
+        return run(["arp", "-a"])
+    return run(["ip", "-4", "neigh", "show"])
+
+
 def gateway():
     """(gateway IP, interface) of the default route."""
     if frame_host.MAC:

ui/frame_steam_pipewire.py

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+"""Local Linux helper for Steam's own desktop sharing; never a Frame client.
+
+No portal grants/tokens are read or written. KDE owns the manual Revoke UI.
+"""
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import threading
+
+MODULE = 'kcm_app-permissions'
+GUIDANCE = (
+    'In KDE System Settings > Applications > Application Permissions, find the Steam entry '
+    '(reported as Steam Linux Runtime 3.0). Under Screen sharing, choose Manage 1 Session '
+    '(the count may differ), verify it belongs to Steam, then Revoke only that session. '
+    'Do not use Revoke All or change another app. Retry Steam desktop sharing to choose a screen. '
+    'If the entry is missing or ambiguous, stop; it can appear intermittently. '
+    'If Application Permissions is missing on Ubuntu/Kubuntu, check whether your distribution '
+    'provides kde-config-flatpak; the reporter needed that package and a reboot. '
+    'Frame Control does not install packages or change permissions.'
+)
+_lock = threading.Lock()
+_launch = None
+
+
+class HelperError(RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+
+def unavailable():
+    if sys.platform != 'linux' or os.environ.get('FRAME_LOCAL') == '1':
+        return 'This helper runs on your Linux PC, not the headset.'
+    if os.geteuid() == 0:
+        return 'Open Frame Control as your normal desktop user, not root.'
+    if Path('/.flatpak-info').exists():
+        return 'This sandbox cannot verify host Steam processes. Use a terminal on your PC.'
+    if os.environ.get('SSH_CONNECTION') or os.environ.get('SSH_CLIENT'):
+        return 'Open Frame Control in your local Wayland desktop session, not over SSH.'
+    if (os.environ.get('XDG_SESSION_TYPE', '').lower() != 'wayland'
+            or not os.environ.get('WAYLAND_DISPLAY') or not os.environ.get('DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS')):
+        return 'A local Wayland desktop with its session bus is required. X11 and headless sessions are unsupported.'
+    return ''
+
+
+def status():
+    reason = unavailable()
+    return {'available': not reason, 'reason': reason, 'guidance': GUIDANCE}
+
+
+def _steam_running(proc=Path('/proc')):
+    """Fail closed if our process inventory cannot be read. No command execution.
+
+    Include launch scripts and Flatpak Steam, not just the final Steam binary.
+    Other users' processes are irrelevant to this user's Steam instance.
+    """
+    try:
+        entries = list(proc.iterdir())
+        if not any(p.name.isdecimal() for p in entries):
+            raise OSError('empty process inventory')
+        for p in entries:
+            if not p.name.isdecimal():
+                continue
+            try:
+                if p.stat().st_uid != os.geteuid():
+                    continue
+                comm = (p / 'comm').read_text().strip().lower()
+                args = (p / 'cmdline').read_bytes().decode('utf-8', 'replace').split('\0')
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                continue  # a process exited while scanning
+            names = {Path(a).name.lower() for a in args if a}
+            if (comm in {'steam', 'steamwebhelper', 'steam.sh'}
+                    or names.intersection({'steam', 'steam.sh', 'steamwebhelper', 'com.valvesoftware.steam'})):
+                return True
+        return False
+    except OSError as exc:
+        raise HelperError('Cannot verify whether Steam is running. Exit Steam and launch '
+                          'steam -pipewire yourself from a local terminal.') from exc
+
+
+def _spawn(argv):
+    try:
+        return subprocess.Popen(argv, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, start_new_session=True)
+    except OSError as exc:
+        raise HelperError('Could not start the local application. Check it is installed and opens '
+                          'from your desktop. No permission was changed.') from exc
+
+
+def _check_start(child):
+    try:
+        code = child.wait(timeout=1)
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return
+    if code:
+        raise HelperError('The local application exited with an error. Try opening it from your '
+                          'desktop to see its error. No permission was changed.')
+
+
+def action(body):
+    global _launch
+    kind = body.get('action')
+    if kind not in ('launch', 'permissions'):
+        raise HelperError('Unknown Steam helper action.')
+    if body.get('confirmed') is not True:
+        raise HelperError('Use the Steam helper button to request this action explicitly.')
+    reason = unavailable()
+    if reason:
+        raise HelperError(reason)
+    with _lock:
+        if kind == 'launch':
+            if (_launch is not None and _launch.poll() is None) or _steam_running():
+                raise HelperError('Steam is already running or starting. Exit Steam using Steam > Exit '
+                                  '(after saving games), then click Launch Steam with PipeWire again. '
+                                  'Frame Control will not stop it or change an existing session.')
+            steam = shutil.which('steam')
+            if not steam:
+                raise HelperError('No steam launcher was found on PATH. For a Flatpak-only install, '
+                                  'exit Steam and run flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam -pipewire '
+                                  'yourself from a local terminal. Nothing was launched.')
+            _launch = _spawn([steam, '-pipewire'])
+            _check_start(_launch)
+            return {'launched': True, 'message': 'Requested Steam with -pipewire for this launch only. '
+                    'Use Steam\'s desktop-in-headset flow; Steam and your desktop portal control the picker. '
+                    'This does not confirm screen sharing started.'}
+
+        # There is no portable verified mapping from Steam's runtime display name
+        # to a portal restore token. Never guess an app ID or delete a grant.
+        desktop = os.environ.get('XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP', '').upper().split(':')
+        kcm = shutil.which('kcmshell6') if 'KDE' in desktop else None
+        if not kcm:
+            return {'reset': False, 'opened': False, 'message': 'No permission was changed. '
+                    'KDE Application Permissions could not be opened automatically. ' + GUIDANCE}
+        try:
+            listing = subprocess.run([kcm, '--list'], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5,
+                                     stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+            listing = None
+        if (listing is None or listing.returncode
+                or not re.search(r'^\s*' + re.escape(MODULE) + r'\s+-', listing.stdout, re.M)):
+            return {'reset': False, 'opened': False, 'message': 'No permission was changed. '
+                    'The KDE Application Permissions module is unavailable. ' + GUIDANCE}
+        child = _spawn([kcm, MODULE])
+        _check_start(child)
+        return {'reset': False, 'opened': True, 'message': 'Requested KDE Application Permissions. '
+                'No permission was changed by Frame Control. ' + GUIDANCE}