feat: split Dockerfile into dedicated lint stage

Use pre-built golangci/golangci-lint:v2.1.6 image for fast lint feedback instead of installing golangci-lint from source on every build. - Lint stage: runs fmt-check and lint using pre-built image - Build stage: runs tests and compiles binaries - COPY --from=lint forces BuildKit to execute the lint stage - All images pinned by sha256 digest - Runtime stage unchanged
2026-03-02 00:03:04 -08:00
66 changed files with 1093 additions and 3768 deletions
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 .git
 *.md
 !README.md
-neoircd
-neoirc-cli
+chatd
+chat-cli
 data.db
 data.db-wal
 data.db-shm
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ node_modules/
 *.key

 # Build artifacts
-/neoircd
+/chatd
 /bin/
 *.exe
 *.dll
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ vendor/
 # Project
 data.db
 debug.log
-/neoirc-cli
+/chat-cli
 web/node_modules/
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 1. **Format**: `gofmt -s -w .` and `goimports -w .`
 2. **Lint**: `golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ./...` — zero issues
 3. **Test**: `go test -race ./...` — all passing
-4. **Build**: `go build ./cmd/neoircd` — compiles clean
+4. **Build**: `go build ./cmd/chatd` — compiles clean

 No commit lands on main with lint errors, test failures, or formatting issues.

--- a/21
+++ b/21
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Lint stage — fast feedback on formatting and lint issues
-# golangci/golangci-lint:v2.1.6, 2026-03-02
+# golangci/golangci-lint:v2.1.6
 FROM golangci/golangci-lint@sha256:568ee1c1c53493575fa9494e280e579ac9ca865787bafe4df3023ae59ecf299b AS lint
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ COPY . .
 RUN make fmt-check
 RUN make lint

-# Build stage
+# Build stage — tests and compilation
 # golang:1.24-alpine, 2026-02-26
 FROM golang@sha256:8bee1901f1e530bfb4a7850aa7a479d17ae3a18beb6e09064ed54cfd245b7191 AS builder
 WORKDIR /src
 RUN apk add --no-cache git build-base make

-# Force BuildKit to run the lint stage before proceeding
+# Force BuildKit to run the lint stage by creating a stage dependency
 COPY --from=lint /src/go.sum /dev/null

 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
@@ -26,20 +26,17 @@ RUN make test

 # Build static binaries (no cgo needed at runtime — modernc.org/sqlite is pure Go)
 ARG VERSION=dev
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w -X main.Version=${VERSION}" -o /neoircd ./cmd/neoircd/
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /neoirc-cli ./cmd/neoirc-cli/
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w -X main.Version=${VERSION}" -o /chatd ./cmd/chatd/
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /chat-cli ./cmd/chat-cli/

-# Runtime stage
 # alpine:3.21, 2026-02-26
 FROM alpine@sha256:c3f8e73fdb79deaebaa2037150150191b9dcbfba68b4a46d70103204c53f4709
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates \
-    && addgroup -S neoirc && adduser -S neoirc -G neoirc \
-    && mkdir -p /var/lib/neoirc \
-    && chown neoirc:neoirc /var/lib/neoirc
-COPY --from=builder /neoircd /usr/local/bin/neoircd
+    && addgroup -S chat && adduser -S chat -G chat
+COPY --from=builder /chatd /usr/local/bin/chatd

-USER neoirc
+USER chat
 EXPOSE 8080
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
    CMD wget -qO- http://localhost:8080/.well-known/healthcheck.json || exit 1
-ENTRYPOINT ["neoircd"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["chatd"]
--- a/10
+++ b/10
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: all build lint fmt fmt-check test check clean run debug docker hooks

-BINARY := neoircd
+BINARY := chatd
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
 BUILDARCH := $(shell go env GOARCH)
 LDFLAGS := -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.Buildarch=$(BUILDARCH)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LDFLAGS := -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.Buildarch=$(BUILDARCH)
 all: check build

 build:
-	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o bin/$(BINARY) ./cmd/neoircd
+	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o bin/$(BINARY) ./cmd/chatd

 lint:
 	golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ./...
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test:
 # Used by CI and Docker build — fails if anything is wrong
 check: test lint fmt-check
 	@echo "==> Building..."
-	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o /dev/null ./cmd/neoircd
+	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o /dev/null ./cmd/chatd
 	@echo "==> All checks passed!"

 run: build
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ debug: build
 	DEBUG=1 GOTRACEBACK=all ./bin/$(BINARY)

 clean:
-	rm -rf bin/ neoircd
+	rm -rf bin/ chatd data.db

 docker:
-	docker build -t neoirc .
+	docker build -t chat .

 hooks:
 	@printf '#!/bin/sh\nset -e\n' > .git/hooks/pre-commit
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# neoirc
+# chat

 **IRC semantics, structured message metadata, cryptographic signing, and
 server-held session state with per-client delivery queues. All over HTTP+JSON.**

-An IRC-inspired server written in Go that decouples session state from transport
+A chat server written in Go that decouples session state from transport
 connections, enabling mobile-friendly persistent sessions over plain HTTP.

 The **HTTP API is the primary interface**. It's designed to be simple enough
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ IRC is in decline because session state is tied to the TCP connection. In a
 mobile-first world, that's a nonstarter. Not everyone wants to run a bouncer
 or pay for IRCCloud.

-This project builds a server that:
+This project builds a chat server that:

 - Holds session state server-side (message queues, presence, channel membership)
 - Exposes a minimal, clean HTTP+JSON API — easy to build clients against
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ makes signing consistent — you sign the same structure you send.

 ### Why not XMPP or Matrix?

-XMPP is XML-based, overengineered for messaging, and the ecosystem is fragmented
+XMPP is XML-based, overengineered for chat, and the ecosystem is fragmented
 across incompatible extensions (XEPs). Matrix is a federated append-only event
 graph with a spec that runs to hundreds of pages. Both are fine protocols, but
 they're solving different problems at different scales.
@@ -764,98 +764,21 @@ not pollute the message queue.

 **IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.6.2, §4.6.3

-#### MODE — Query Modes
+#### MODE — Set/Query Modes (Planned)

-Query channel or user modes. Returns the current mode string and, for
-channels, the creation timestamp.
+Set channel or user modes.

 **C2S:**
 ```json
-{"command": "MODE", "to": "#general"}
-{"command": "MODE", "to": "alice"}
+{"command": "MODE", "to": "#general", "params": ["+m"]}
+{"command": "MODE", "to": "#general", "params": ["+o", "alice"]}
 ```

-**S2C (via message queue):**
-
-For channels, the server sends RPL_CHANNELMODEIS (324) and
-RPL_CREATIONTIME (329):
-```json
-{"command": "324", "to": "alice", "params": ["#general", "+n"]}
-{"command": "329", "to": "alice", "params": ["#general", "1709251200"]}
-```
-
-For users, the server sends RPL_UMODEIS (221):
-```json
-{"command": "221", "to": "alice", "body": ["+"]}
-```
-
-**Note:** Mode changes (setting/unsetting modes) are not yet implemented.
-Currently only query is supported.
+**Status:** Not yet implemented. See [Channel Modes](#channel-modes) for the
+planned mode set.

 **IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.2.3

-#### NAMES — Channel Member List
-
-Request the member list for a channel. Returns RPL_NAMREPLY (353) and
-RPL_ENDOFNAMES (366).
-
-**C2S:**
-```json
-{"command": "NAMES", "to": "#general"}
-```
-
-**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.2.5
-
-#### LIST — List Channels
-
-Request a list of all channels with member counts. Returns RPL_LIST (322)
-for each channel followed by RPL_LISTEND (323).
-
-**C2S:**
-```json
-{"command": "LIST"}
-```
-
-**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.2.6
-
-#### WHOIS — User Information
-
-Query information about a user. Returns RPL_WHOISUSER (311),
-RPL_WHOISSERVER (312), RPL_WHOISCHANNELS (319), and RPL_ENDOFWHOIS (318).
-
-**C2S:**
-```json
-{"command": "WHOIS", "to": "alice"}
-```
-
-**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.5.2
-
-#### WHO — Channel User List
-
-Query users in a channel. Returns RPL_WHOREPLY (352) for each user followed
-by RPL_ENDOFWHO (315).
-
-**C2S:**
-```json
-{"command": "WHO", "to": "#general"}
-```
-
-**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.5.1
-
-#### LUSERS — Server Statistics
-
-Request server user/channel statistics. Returns RPL_LUSERCLIENT (251),
-RPL_LUSEROP (252), RPL_LUSERCHANNELS (254), and RPL_LUSERME (255).
-
-**C2S:**
-```json
-{"command": "LUSERS"}
-```
-
-LUSERS replies are also sent automatically during connection registration.
-
-**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.3.2
-
 #### KICK — Kick User (Planned)

 Remove a user from a channel.
@@ -905,46 +828,27 @@ the server to the client (never C2S) and use 3-digit string codes in the
 | Code | Name                 | When Sent | Example |
 |------|----------------------|-----------|---------|
 | `001` | RPL_WELCOME         | After session creation | `{"command":"001","to":"alice","body":["Welcome to the network, alice"]}` |
-| `002` | RPL_YOURHOST        | After session creation | `{"command":"002","to":"alice","body":["Your host is neoirc, running version 0.1"]}` |
+| `002` | RPL_YOURHOST        | After session creation | `{"command":"002","to":"alice","body":["Your host is chatserver, running version 0.1"]}` |
 | `003` | RPL_CREATED         | After session creation | `{"command":"003","to":"alice","body":["This server was created 2026-02-10"]}` |
-| `004` | RPL_MYINFO          | After session creation | `{"command":"004","to":"alice","params":["neoirc","0.1","","imnst"]}` |
-| `005` | RPL_ISUPPORT        | After session creation | `{"command":"005","to":"alice","params":["CHANTYPES=#","NICKLEN=32","NETWORK=neoirc"],"body":["are supported by this server"]}` |
-| `221` | RPL_UMODEIS         | In response to user MODE query | `{"command":"221","to":"alice","body":["+"]}` |
-| `251` | RPL_LUSERCLIENT     | On connect or LUSERS command | `{"command":"251","to":"alice","body":["There are 5 users and 0 invisible on 1 servers"]}` |
-| `252` | RPL_LUSEROP         | On connect or LUSERS command | `{"command":"252","to":"alice","params":["0"],"body":["operator(s) online"]}` |
-| `254` | RPL_LUSERCHANNELS   | On connect or LUSERS command | `{"command":"254","to":"alice","params":["3"],"body":["channels formed"]}` |
-| `255` | RPL_LUSERME         | On connect or LUSERS command | `{"command":"255","to":"alice","body":["I have 5 clients and 1 servers"]}` |
-| `311` | RPL_WHOISUSER       | In response to WHOIS | `{"command":"311","to":"alice","params":["bob","bob","neoirc","*"],"body":["bob"]}` |
-| `312` | RPL_WHOISSERVER     | In response to WHOIS | `{"command":"312","to":"alice","params":["bob","neoirc"],"body":["neoirc server"]}` |
-| `315` | RPL_ENDOFWHO        | End of WHO response | `{"command":"315","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["End of /WHO list"]}` |
-| `318` | RPL_ENDOFWHOIS      | End of WHOIS response | `{"command":"318","to":"alice","params":["bob"],"body":["End of /WHOIS list"]}` |
-| `319` | RPL_WHOISCHANNELS   | In response to WHOIS | `{"command":"319","to":"alice","params":["bob"],"body":["#general #dev"]}` |
-| `322` | RPL_LIST            | In response to LIST | `{"command":"322","to":"alice","params":["#general","5"],"body":["General discussion"]}` |
+| `004` | RPL_MYINFO          | After session creation | `{"command":"004","to":"alice","params":["chatserver","0.1","","imnst"]}` |
+| `322` | RPL_LIST            | In response to LIST | `{"command":"322","to":"alice","params":["#general","5"],"body":["General chat"]}` |
 | `323` | RPL_LISTEND         | End of LIST response | `{"command":"323","to":"alice","body":["End of /LIST"]}` |
-| `324` | RPL_CHANNELMODEIS   | In response to channel MODE query | `{"command":"324","to":"alice","params":["#general","+n"]}` |
-| `329` | RPL_CREATIONTIME    | After channel MODE query | `{"command":"329","to":"alice","params":["#general","1709251200"]}` |
-| `331` | RPL_NOTOPIC         | Channel has no topic (on JOIN) | `{"command":"331","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["No topic is set"]}` |
 | `332` | RPL_TOPIC           | On JOIN or TOPIC query | `{"command":"332","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["Welcome!"]}` |
-| `352` | RPL_WHOREPLY        | In response to WHO | `{"command":"352","to":"alice","params":["#general","bob","neoirc","neoirc","bob","H"],"body":["0 bob"]}` |
 | `353` | RPL_NAMREPLY        | On JOIN or NAMES query | `{"command":"353","to":"alice","params":["=","#general"],"body":["@op1 alice bob +voiced1"]}` |
 | `366` | RPL_ENDOFNAMES      | End of NAMES response | `{"command":"366","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["End of /NAMES list"]}` |
 | `372` | RPL_MOTD            | MOTD line | `{"command":"372","to":"alice","body":["Welcome to the server"]}` |
-| `375` | RPL_MOTDSTART       | Start of MOTD | `{"command":"375","to":"alice","body":["- neoirc-server Message of the Day -"]}` |
+| `375` | RPL_MOTDSTART       | Start of MOTD | `{"command":"375","to":"alice","body":["- chatserver Message of the Day -"]}` |
 | `376` | RPL_ENDOFMOTD       | End of MOTD | `{"command":"376","to":"alice","body":["End of /MOTD command"]}` |
 | `401` | ERR_NOSUCHNICK      | DM to nonexistent nick | `{"command":"401","to":"alice","params":["bob"],"body":["No such nick/channel"]}` |
 | `403` | ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL   | Action on nonexistent channel | `{"command":"403","to":"alice","params":["#nope"],"body":["No such channel"]}` |
-| `421` | ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND  | Unrecognized command | `{"command":"421","to":"alice","params":["FOO"],"body":["Unknown command"]}` |
-| `432` | ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME | Invalid nick format | `{"command":"432","to":"alice","params":["bad nick!"],"body":["Erroneous nickname"]}` |
 | `433` | ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE   | NICK to taken nick | `{"command":"433","to":"*","params":["alice"],"body":["Nickname is already in use"]}` |
 | `442` | ERR_NOTONCHANNEL    | Action on unjoined channel | `{"command":"442","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["You're not on that channel"]}` |
-| `461` | ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS  | Missing required fields | `{"command":"461","to":"alice","params":["JOIN"],"body":["Not enough parameters"]}` |
 | `482` | ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED | Non-op tries op action | `{"command":"482","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["You're not channel operator"]}` |

-**Note:** Numeric replies are now implemented. All IRC command responses
-(success and error) are delivered as numeric replies through the message queue.
-HTTP error codes are reserved for transport-level issues (auth failures,
-malformed requests, server errors). The `params` field in the message envelope
-carries IRC-style parameters (e.g., channel name, target nick).
+**Note:** Numeric replies are planned for full implementation. The current MVP
+returns standard HTTP error responses (4xx/5xx with JSON error bodies) instead
+of numeric replies for error conditions. Numeric replies in the message queue
+will be added post-MVP.

 ### Channel Modes

@@ -1150,78 +1054,27 @@ reference with all required and optional fields.

 | Command   | Required Fields     | Optional      | Response Status |
 |-----------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|
-| `PRIVMSG` | `to`, `body`        | `meta`        | 200 OK          |
-| `NOTICE`  | `to`, `body`        | `meta`        | 200 OK          |
+| `PRIVMSG` | `to`, `body`        | `meta`        | 201 Created     |
+| `NOTICE`  | `to`, `body`        | `meta`        | 201 Created     |
 | `JOIN`    | `to`                |               | 200 OK          |
 | `PART`    | `to`                | `body`        | 200 OK          |
 | `NICK`    | `body`              |               | 200 OK          |
 | `TOPIC`   | `to`, `body`        |               | 200 OK          |
-| `MODE`    | `to`                |               | 200 OK          |
-| `NAMES`   | `to`                |               | 200 OK          |
-| `LIST`    |                     |               | 200 OK          |
-| `WHOIS`   | `to` or `body`      |               | 200 OK          |
-| `WHO`     | `to`                |               | 200 OK          |
-| `LUSERS`  |                     |               | 200 OK          |
 | `QUIT`    |                     | `body`        | 200 OK          |
 | `PING`    |                     |               | 200 OK          |

-All IRC commands return HTTP 200 OK. IRC-level success and error responses
-are delivered as **numeric replies** through the message queue (see
-[Numeric Replies](#numeric-replies) below). HTTP error codes (4xx/5xx) are
-reserved for transport-level problems: malformed JSON (400), missing/invalid
-auth tokens (401), and server errors (500).
-
-**HTTP errors (transport-level only):**
+**Errors (all commands):**

 | Status | Error | When |
 |--------|-------|------|
-| 400    | `invalid request` | Malformed JSON or empty command |
+| 400    | `invalid request` | Malformed JSON |
+| 400    | `to field required` | Missing `to` for commands that need it |
+| 400    | `body required` | Missing `body` for commands that need it |
+| 400    | `unknown command: X` | Unrecognized command |
 | 401    | `unauthorized` | Missing or invalid auth token |
-| 500    | `internal error` | Server-side failure |
-
-**IRC numeric error replies (delivered via message queue):**
-
-| Numeric | Name | When |
-|---------|------|------|
-| 401     | ERR_NOSUCHNICK | DM target nick doesn't exist |
-| 403     | ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL | Target channel doesn't exist or invalid name |
-| 421     | ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND | Unrecognized command |
-| 432     | ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME | Invalid nickname format |
-| 433     | ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE | NICK target is taken |
-| 442     | ERR_NOTONCHANNEL | Not a member of the target channel |
-| 461     | ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS | Missing required fields (to, body) |
-
-**IRC numeric success replies (delivered via message queue):**
-
-| Numeric | Name | When |
-|---------|------|------|
-| 001     | RPL_WELCOME | Sent on session creation/login |
-| 002     | RPL_YOURHOST | Sent on session creation/login |
-| 003     | RPL_CREATED | Sent on session creation/login |
-| 004     | RPL_MYINFO | Sent on session creation/login |
-| 005     | RPL_ISUPPORT | Sent on session creation/login |
-| 221     | RPL_UMODEIS | In response to user MODE query |
-| 251     | RPL_LUSERCLIENT | On connect or LUSERS command |
-| 252     | RPL_LUSEROP | On connect or LUSERS command |
-| 254     | RPL_LUSERCHANNELS | On connect or LUSERS command |
-| 255     | RPL_LUSERME | On connect or LUSERS command |
-| 311     | RPL_WHOISUSER | WHOIS user info |
-| 312     | RPL_WHOISSERVER | WHOIS server info |
-| 315     | RPL_ENDOFWHO | End of WHO list |
-| 318     | RPL_ENDOFWHOIS | End of WHOIS list |
-| 319     | RPL_WHOISCHANNELS | WHOIS channels list |
-| 322     | RPL_LIST | Channel in LIST response |
-| 323     | RPL_LISTEND | End of LIST |
-| 324     | RPL_CHANNELMODEIS | Channel mode query response |
-| 329     | RPL_CREATIONTIME | Channel creation timestamp |
-| 331     | RPL_NOTOPIC | Channel has no topic (on JOIN) |
-| 332     | RPL_TOPIC | Channel topic (on JOIN, TOPIC set) |
-| 352     | RPL_WHOREPLY | User in WHO response |
-| 353     | RPL_NAMREPLY | Channel member list (on JOIN, NAMES) |
-| 366     | RPL_ENDOFNAMES | End of NAMES list |
-| 375     | RPL_MOTDSTART | Start of MOTD |
-| 372     | RPL_MOTD | MOTD line |
-| 376     | RPL_ENDOFMOTD | End of MOTD |
+| 404    | `channel not found` | Target channel doesn't exist |
+| 404    | `user not found` | DM target nick doesn't exist |
+| 409    | `nick already in use` | NICK target is taken |

 ### GET /api/v1/history — Message History

@@ -1361,7 +1214,7 @@ Return server metadata. No authentication required.
 **Response:** `200 OK`
 ```json
 {
-  "name": "My NeoIRC Server",
+  "name": "My Chat Server",
  "motd": "Welcome! Be nice.",
  "users": 42
 }
@@ -1615,7 +1468,7 @@ authenticity.

 ## Federation (Server-to-Server)

-Federation allows multiple neoirc servers to link together, forming a network
+Federation allows multiple chat servers to link together, forming a network
 where users on different servers can share channels — similar to IRC server
 linking.

@@ -1792,7 +1645,7 @@ directory is also loaded automatically via
 | Variable           | Type    | Default                              | Description |
 |--------------------|---------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
 | `PORT`             | int     | `8080`                               | HTTP listen port |
-| `DBURL`            | string  | `file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL` | SQLite connection string. For file-based: `file:///path/to/db.db?_journal_mode=WAL`. For in-memory (testing): `file::memory:?cache=shared`. |
+| `DBURL`            | string  | `file:./data.db?_journal_mode=WAL`   | SQLite connection string. For file-based: `file:./path.db?_journal_mode=WAL`. For in-memory (testing): `file::memory:?cache=shared`. |
 | `DEBUG`            | bool    | `false`                              | Enable debug logging (verbose request/response logging) |
 | `MAX_HISTORY`      | int     | `10000`                              | Maximum messages retained per channel before rotation (planned) |
 | `SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT` | string | `24h`                            | Session idle timeout as a Go duration string (e.g. `24h`, `30m`). Sessions with no activity for this long are expired and the nick is released. |
@@ -1811,10 +1664,10 @@ directory is also loaded automatically via

 ```bash
 PORT=8080
-SERVER_NAME=My NeoIRC Server
+SERVER_NAME=My Chat Server
 MOTD=Welcome! Be excellent to each other.
 DEBUG=false
-DBURL=file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL
+DBURL=file:./data.db?_journal_mode=WAL
 SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT=24h
 ```

@@ -1824,24 +1677,25 @@ SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT=24h

 ### Docker (Recommended)

-The Docker image contains a single static binary (`neoircd`) and nothing else.
+The Docker image contains a single static binary (`chatd`) and nothing else.

 ```bash
 # Build
-docker build -t neoirc .
+docker build -t chat .

 # Run
 docker run -p 8080:8080 \
-  -v neoirc-data:/var/lib/neoirc \
+  -v chat-data:/data \
+  -e DBURL="file:/data/chat.db?_journal_mode=WAL" \
  -e SERVER_NAME="My Server" \
  -e MOTD="Welcome!" \
-  neoirc
+  chat
 ```

 The Dockerfile is a multi-stage build:
-1. **Build stage**: Compiles `neoircd` and `neoirc-cli` (CLI built to verify
+1. **Build stage**: Compiles `chatd` and `chat-cli` (CLI built to verify
   compilation, not included in final image)
-2. **Final stage**: Alpine Linux + `neoircd` binary only
+2. **Final stage**: Alpine Linux + `chatd` binary only

 ```dockerfile
 FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
@@ -1850,13 +1704,13 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache make
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 COPY . .
-RUN go build -o /neoircd ./cmd/neoircd/
-RUN go build -o /neoirc-cli ./cmd/neoirc-cli/
+RUN go build -o /chatd ./cmd/chatd/
+RUN go build -o /chat-cli ./cmd/chat-cli/

 FROM alpine:latest
-COPY --from=builder /neoircd /usr/local/bin/neoircd
+COPY --from=builder /chatd /usr/local/bin/chatd
 EXPOSE 8080
-CMD ["neoircd"]
+CMD ["chatd"]
 ```

 ### Binary
@@ -1864,11 +1718,11 @@ CMD ["neoircd"]
 ```bash
 # Build from source
 make build
-# Binary at ./bin/neoircd
+# Binary at ./bin/chatd

 # Run
-./bin/neoircd
-# Listens on :8080, writes to /var/lib/neoirc/state.db
+./bin/chatd
+# Listens on :8080, creates ./data.db
 ```

 ### Reverse Proxy (Production)
@@ -1877,7 +1731,7 @@ For production, run behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy.

 **Caddy:**
 ```
-neoirc.example.com {
+chat.example.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:8080
 }
 ```
@@ -1886,7 +1740,7 @@ neoirc.example.com {
 ```nginx
 server {
    listen 443 ssl;
-    server_name neoirc.example.com;
+    server_name chat.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /path/to/cert.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/key.pem;
@@ -1909,15 +1763,15 @@ seconds to accommodate long-poll connections.
  string). This allows concurrent reads during writes.
 - **Single writer**: SQLite allows only one writer at a time. For high-traffic
  servers, Postgres support is planned.
- **Backup**: The database is a single file. Back it up with `sqlite3 /var/lib/neoirc/state.db ".backup backup.db"` or just copy the file (safe with WAL mode).
- **Location**: By default, `state.db` is created in `/var/lib/neoirc/`.
+- **Backup**: The database is a single file. Back it up with `sqlite3 data.db ".backup backup.db"` or just copy the file (safe with WAL mode).
+- **Location**: By default, `data.db` is created in the working directory.
  Use the `DBURL` env var to place it elsewhere.

 ---

 ## Client Development Guide

-This section explains how to write a client against the neoirc API. The API is
+This section explains how to write a client against the chat API. The API is
 designed to be simple enough that a basic client can be written in any language
 with an HTTP client library.

@@ -2207,7 +2061,7 @@ GET /api/v1/challenge
 - [x] NICK change with broadcast
 - [x] QUIT with broadcast and cleanup
 - [x] Embedded web SPA client
- [x] CLI client (neoirc-cli)
+- [x] CLI client (chat-cli)
 - [x] SQLite storage with WAL mode
 - [x] Docker deployment
 - [x] Prometheus metrics endpoint
@@ -2224,18 +2078,10 @@ GET /api/v1/challenge
 - [ ] **Message rotation** — enforce `MAX_HISTORY` per channel
 - [ ] **Channel modes** — enforce `+i`, `+m`, `+s`, `+t`, `+n`
 - [ ] **User channel modes** — `+o` (operator), `+v` (voice)
- [x] **MODE command** — query channel and user modes (set not yet implemented)
- [x] **NAMES command** — query channel member list
- [x] **LIST command** — list all channels with member counts
- [x] **WHOIS command** — query user information and channel membership
- [x] **WHO command** — query channel user list
- [x] **LUSERS command** — query server statistics
- [x] **Connection registration numerics** — 001-005 sent on session creation
- [x] **LUSERS numerics** — 251/252/254/255 sent on connect and via /LUSERS
+- [ ] **MODE command** — set/query channel and user modes
 - [ ] **KICK command** — remove users from channels
- [x] **Numeric replies** — send IRC numeric codes via the message queue
-  (001-005 welcome, 251-255 LUSERS, 311-319 WHOIS, 322-329 LIST/MODE,
-  331-332 TOPIC, 352-353 WHO/NAMES, 366, 372-376 MOTD, 401-461 errors)
+- [ ] **Numeric replies** — send IRC numeric codes via the message queue
+  (001 welcome, 353 NAMES, 332 TOPIC, etc.)
 - [ ] **Max message size enforcement** — reject oversized messages
 - [ ] **NOTICE command** — distinct from PRIVMSG (no auto-reply flag)
 - [ ] **Multi-client sessions** — add client to existing session
@@ -2255,7 +2101,7 @@ GET /api/v1/challenge
 - [ ] **Push notifications** — optional webhook/push for mobile clients
  when messages arrive during disconnect
 - [ ] **Message search** — full-text search over channel history
- [x] **User info command** — WHOIS for querying user info and channels
+- [ ] **User info command** — WHOIS-equivalent for querying user metadata
 - [ ] **Connection flood protection** — per-IP connection limits as a
  complement to hashcash
 - [ ] **Invite system** — `INVITE` command for `+i` channels
@@ -2268,11 +2114,11 @@ GET /api/v1/challenge
 Following [gohttpserver CONVENTIONS.md](https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/gohttpserver/src/branch/main/CONVENTIONS.md):

 ```
-neoirc/
+chat/
 ├── cmd/
-│   ├── neoircd/            # Server binary entry point
+│   ├── chatd/              # Server binary entry point
 │   │   └── main.go
-│   └── neoirc-cli/         # TUI client
+│   └── chat-cli/           # TUI client
 │       ├── main.go         # Command handling, poll loop
 │       ├── ui.go           # tview-based terminal UI
 │       └── api/
@@ -2403,7 +2249,7 @@ neoirc/
 - IRC message envelope format with per-client queue fan-out
 - Long-polling with in-memory broker
 - Embedded web SPA client
- TUI client (neoirc-cli)
+- TUI client (chat-cli)
 - Docker image
 - Prometheus metrics

--- a/cmd/neoirc-cli/api/client.go
+++ b/cmd/neoirc-cli/api/client.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Package neoircapi provides a client for the neoirc server API.
-package neoircapi
+// Package chatapi provides a client for the chat server API.
+package chatapi

 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const (

 var errHTTP = errors.New("HTTP error")

-// Client wraps HTTP calls to the neoirc server API.
+// Client wraps HTTP calls to the chat server API.
 type Client struct {
 	BaseURL    string
 	Token      string
--- a/cmd/neoirc-cli/api/types.go
+++ b/cmd/neoirc-cli/api/types.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package neoircapi
+package chatapi

 import "time"

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type StateResponse struct {
 	Channels []string `json:"channels"`
 }

-// Message represents a neoirc message envelope.
+// Message represents a chat message envelope.
 type Message struct {
 	Command string   `json:"command"`
 	From    string   `json:"from,omitempty"`
--- a/cmd/neoirc-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/neoirc-cli/main.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package main is the entry point for the neoirc-cli client.
+// Package main is the entry point for the chat-cli client.
 package main

 import (
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"

-	api "git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/cmd/neoirc-cli/api"
+	api "git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/cmd/chat-cli/api"
 )

 const (
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 	app.ui.SetStatus(app.nick, "", "disconnected")

 	app.ui.AddStatus(
-		"Welcome to neoirc-cli — an IRC-style client",
+		"Welcome to chat-cli — an IRC-style client",
 	)
 	app.ui.AddStatus(
 		"Type [yellow]/connect <server-url>" +
@@ -138,29 +138,16 @@ func (a *App) dispatchCommand(cmd, args string) {
 		a.cmdQuery(args)
 	case "/topic":
 		a.cmdTopic(args)
+	case "/names":
+		a.cmdNames()
+	case "/list":
+		a.cmdList()
 	case "/window", "/w":
 		a.cmdWindow(args)
 	case "/quit":
 		a.cmdQuit()
 	case "/help":
 		a.cmdHelp()
-	default:
-		a.dispatchInfoCommand(cmd, args)
-	}
-}
-
-func (a *App) dispatchInfoCommand(cmd, args string) {
-	switch cmd {
-	case "/names":
-		a.cmdNames()
-	case "/list":
-		a.cmdList()
-	case "/motd":
-		a.cmdMotd()
-	case "/who":
-		a.cmdWho(args)
-	case "/whois":
-		a.cmdWhois(args)
 	default:
 		a.ui.AddStatus(
 			"[red]Unknown command: " + cmd,
@@ -523,96 +510,6 @@ func (a *App) cmdList() {
 	a.ui.AddStatus("[cyan]*** End of channel list")
 }

-func (a *App) cmdMotd() {
-	a.mu.Lock()
-	connected := a.connected
-	a.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if !connected {
-		a.ui.AddStatus("[red]Not connected")
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	err := a.client.SendMessage(
-		&api.Message{Command: "MOTD"}, //nolint:exhaustruct
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		a.ui.AddStatus(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"[red]MOTD failed: %v", err,
-		))
-	}
-}
-
-func (a *App) cmdWho(args string) {
-	a.mu.Lock()
-	connected := a.connected
-	target := a.target
-	a.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if !connected {
-		a.ui.AddStatus("[red]Not connected")
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	channel := args
-	if channel == "" {
-		channel = target
-	}
-
-	if channel == "" ||
-		!strings.HasPrefix(channel, "#") {
-		a.ui.AddStatus(
-			"[red]Usage: /who #channel",
-		)
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	err := a.client.SendMessage(
-		&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-			Command: "WHO", To: channel,
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		a.ui.AddStatus(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"[red]WHO failed: %v", err,
-		))
-	}
-}
-
-func (a *App) cmdWhois(args string) {
-	a.mu.Lock()
-	connected := a.connected
-	a.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if !connected {
-		a.ui.AddStatus("[red]Not connected")
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	if args == "" {
-		a.ui.AddStatus(
-			"[red]Usage: /whois <nick>",
-		)
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	err := a.client.SendMessage(
-		&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-			Command: "WHOIS", To: args,
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		a.ui.AddStatus(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"[red]WHOIS failed: %v", err,
-		))
-	}
-}
-
 func (a *App) cmdWindow(args string) {
 	if args == "" {
 		a.ui.AddStatus(
@@ -667,7 +564,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdQuit() {

 func (a *App) cmdHelp() {
 	help := []string{
-		"[cyan]*** neoirc-cli commands:",
+		"[cyan]*** chat-cli commands:",
 		"  /connect <url>  — Connect to server",
 		"  /nick <name>    — Change nickname",
 		"  /join #channel  — Join channel",
@@ -677,9 +574,6 @@ func (a *App) cmdHelp() {
 		"  /topic [text]   — View/set topic",
 		"  /names          — List channel members",
 		"  /list           — List channels",
-		"  /who [#channel] — List users in channel",
-		"  /whois <nick>   — Show user info",
-		"  /motd           — Show message of the day",
 		"  /window <n>     — Switch buffer",
 		"  /quit           — Disconnect and exit",
 		"  /help           — This help",
--- a/cmd/neoirc-cli/ui.go
+++ b/cmd/neoirc-cli/ui.go
--- a/cmd/neoircd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/neoircd/main.go
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-// Package main is the entry point for the neoircd server.
+// Package main is the entry point for the chatd server.
 package main

 import (
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/handlers"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/healthcheck"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/middleware"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/server"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/handlers"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/healthcheck"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/middleware"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/server"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

 var (
 	// Appname is the application name, set at build time.
-	Appname = "neoirc" //nolint:gochecknoglobals
+	Appname = "chat" //nolint:gochecknoglobals

 	// Version is the application version, set at build time.
 	Version string //nolint:gochecknoglobals
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc
+module git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat

 go 1.24.0

--- a/internal/broker/broker_test.go
+++ b/internal/broker/broker_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/broker"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/broker"
 )

 func TestNewBroker(t *testing.T) {
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -5,22 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"log/slog"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"

 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload" // loads .env file
 )

-const defaultMOTD = ` _ __   ___  ___  (_)_ __ ___
-| '_ \ / _ \/ _ \ | | '__/ __|
-| | | |  __/ (_) || | | | (__
-|_| |_|\___|\___/ |_|_|  \___|
-
-Welcome to NeoIRC — IRC semantics over HTTP.
-Type /help for available commands.`
-
 // Params defines the dependencies for creating a Config.
 type Params struct {
 	fx.In
@@ -64,13 +56,13 @@ func New(
 	viper.SetDefault("DEBUG", "false")
 	viper.SetDefault("MAINTENANCE_MODE", "false")
 	viper.SetDefault("PORT", "8080")
-	viper.SetDefault("DBURL", "file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL")
+	viper.SetDefault("DBURL", "file:./data.db?_journal_mode=WAL")
 	viper.SetDefault("SENTRY_DSN", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("METRICS_USERNAME", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("METRICS_PASSWORD", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("MAX_HISTORY", "10000")
 	viper.SetDefault("MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE", "4096")
-	viper.SetDefault("MOTD", defaultMOTD)
+	viper.SetDefault("MOTD", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("SERVER_NAME", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("FEDERATION_KEY", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT", "24h")
--- a/internal/db/db.go
+++ b/internal/db/db.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"

 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload" // .env
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (database *Database) GetDB() *sql.DB {
 func (database *Database) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	dbURL := database.params.Config.DBURL
 	if dbURL == "" {
-		dbURL = "file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL&_busy_timeout=5000"
+		dbURL = "file:./data.db?_journal_mode=WAL&_busy_timeout=5000"
 	}

 	database.log.Info(
--- a/internal/db/queries.go
+++ b/internal/db/queries.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ type IRCMessage struct {
 	Command string          `json:"command"`
 	From    string          `json:"from,omitempty"`
 	To      string          `json:"to,omitempty"`
-	Params  json.RawMessage `json:"params,omitempty"`
 	Body    json.RawMessage `json:"body,omitempty"`
 	TS      string          `json:"ts"`
 	Meta    json.RawMessage `json:"meta,omitempty"`
@@ -492,17 +491,12 @@ func (database *Database) GetSessionChannelIDs(
 func (database *Database) InsertMessage(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	command, from, target string,
-	params json.RawMessage,
 	body json.RawMessage,
 	meta json.RawMessage,
 ) (int64, string, error) {
 	msgUUID := uuid.New().String()
 	now := time.Now().UTC()

-	if params == nil {
-		params = json.RawMessage("[]")
-	}
-
 	if body == nil {
 		body = json.RawMessage("[]")
 	}
@@ -514,10 +508,10 @@ func (database *Database) InsertMessage(
 	res, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`INSERT INTO messages
 		 (uuid, command, msg_from, msg_to,
-		  params, body, meta, created_at)
-		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		  body, meta, created_at)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
 		msgUUID, command, from, target,
-		string(params), string(body), string(meta), now)
+		string(body), string(meta), now)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
 			"insert message: %w", err,
@@ -584,7 +578,7 @@ func (database *Database) PollMessages(
 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT cq.id, m.uuid, m.command,
 		   m.msg_from, m.msg_to,
-		   m.params, m.body, m.meta, m.created_at
+		   m.body, m.meta, m.created_at
 		 FROM client_queues cq
 		 INNER JOIN messages m
 		   ON m.id = cq.message_id
@@ -648,7 +642,7 @@ func (database *Database) queryHistory(
 	if beforeID > 0 {
 		rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 			`SELECT id, uuid, command, msg_from,
-			   msg_to, params, body, meta, created_at
+			   msg_to, body, meta, created_at
 			 FROM messages
 			 WHERE msg_to = ? AND id < ?
 			   AND command = 'PRIVMSG'
@@ -665,7 +659,7 @@ func (database *Database) queryHistory(

 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT id, uuid, command, msg_from,
-		   msg_to, params, body, meta, created_at
+		   msg_to, body, meta, created_at
 		 FROM messages
 		 WHERE msg_to = ?
 		   AND command = 'PRIVMSG'
@@ -690,16 +684,16 @@ func scanMessages(

 	for rows.Next() {
 		var (
-			msg                IRCMessage
-			qID                int64
-			params, body, meta string
-			createdAt          time.Time
+			msg        IRCMessage
+			qID        int64
+			body, meta string
+			createdAt  time.Time
 		)

 		err := rows.Scan(
 			&qID, &msg.ID, &msg.Command,
 			&msg.From, &msg.To,
-			&params, &body, &meta, &createdAt,
+			&body, &meta, &createdAt,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fallbackQID, fmt.Errorf(
@@ -707,10 +701,6 @@ func scanMessages(
 			)
 		}

-		if params != "" && params != "[]" {
-			msg.Params = json.RawMessage(params)
-		}
-
 		msg.Body = json.RawMessage(body)
 		msg.Meta = json.RawMessage(meta)
 		msg.TS = createdAt.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
@@ -953,125 +943,3 @@ func (database *Database) GetSessionChannels(

 	return scanChannels(rows)
 }
-
-// GetChannelCount returns the total number of channels.
-func (database *Database) GetChannelCount(
-	ctx context.Context,
-) (int64, error) {
-	var count int64
-
-	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
-		ctx,
-		"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM channels",
-	).Scan(&count)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf(
-			"get channel count: %w", err,
-		)
-	}
-
-	return count, nil
-}
-
-// ChannelInfoFull contains extended channel information.
-type ChannelInfoFull struct {
-	ID          int64  `json:"id"`
-	Name        string `json:"name"`
-	Topic       string `json:"topic"`
-	MemberCount int64  `json:"memberCount"`
-}
-
-// ListAllChannelsWithCounts returns every channel
-// with its member count.
-func (database *Database) ListAllChannelsWithCounts(
-	ctx context.Context,
-) ([]ChannelInfoFull, error) {
-	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
-		`SELECT c.id, c.name, c.topic,
-		   COUNT(cm.session_id) AS member_count
-		 FROM channels c
-		 LEFT JOIN channel_members cm
-		   ON cm.channel_id = c.id
-		 GROUP BY c.id
-		 ORDER BY c.name`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"list channels with counts: %w", err,
-		)
-	}
-
-	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
-
-	var out []ChannelInfoFull
-
-	for rows.Next() {
-		var chanInfo ChannelInfoFull
-
-		err = rows.Scan(
-			&chanInfo.ID, &chanInfo.Name,
-			&chanInfo.Topic, &chanInfo.MemberCount,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-				"scan channel full: %w", err,
-			)
-		}
-
-		out = append(out, chanInfo)
-	}
-
-	err = rows.Err()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("rows error: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if out == nil {
-		out = []ChannelInfoFull{}
-	}
-
-	return out, nil
-}
-
-// GetChannelCreatedAt returns the creation time of a
-// channel.
-func (database *Database) GetChannelCreatedAt(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	channelID int64,
-) (time.Time, error) {
-	var createdAt time.Time
-
-	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
-		ctx,
-		"SELECT created_at FROM channels WHERE id = ?",
-		channelID,
-	).Scan(&createdAt)
-	if err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf(
-			"get channel created_at: %w", err,
-		)
-	}
-
-	return createdAt, nil
-}
-
-// GetSessionCreatedAt returns the creation time of a
-// session.
-func (database *Database) GetSessionCreatedAt(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	sessionID int64,
-) (time.Time, error) {
-	var createdAt time.Time
-
-	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
-		ctx,
-		"SELECT created_at FROM sessions WHERE id = ?",
-		sessionID,
-	).Scan(&createdAt)
-	if err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf(
-			"get session created_at: %w", err,
-		)
-	}
-
-	return createdAt, nil
-}
--- a/internal/db/queries_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/queries_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"

 	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
 )
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestInsertMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	body := json.RawMessage(`["hello"]`)

 	dbID, msgUUID, err := database.InsertMessage(
-		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "poller", "#test", nil, body, nil,
+		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "poller", "#test", body, nil,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func TestPollMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	body := json.RawMessage(`["hello"]`)

 	dbID, _, err := database.InsertMessage(
-		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "poller", "#test", nil, body, nil,
+		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "poller", "#test", body, nil,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func TestGetHistory(t *testing.T) {
 	for range msgCount {
 		_, _, err := database.InsertMessage(
 			ctx, "PRIVMSG", "user", "#hist",
-			nil, json.RawMessage(`["msg"]`), nil,
+			json.RawMessage(`["msg"]`), nil,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ func TestEnqueueToClient(t *testing.T) {
 	body := json.RawMessage(`["test"]`)

 	dbID, _, err := database.InsertMessage(
-		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "sender", "#ch", nil, body, nil,
+		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "sender", "#ch", body, nil,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
--- a/internal/db/schema/001_initial.sql
+++ b/internal/db/schema/001_initial.sql
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (
    command TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'PRIVMSG',
    msg_from TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
    msg_to TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
-    params TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
    body TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
    meta TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
--- a/internal/globals/globals.go
+++ b/internal/globals/globals.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 package globals

 import (
-	"time"
-
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

@@ -17,18 +15,16 @@ var (

 // Globals holds application-wide metadata.
 type Globals struct {
-	Appname   string
-	Version   string
-	StartTime time.Time
+	Appname string
+	Version string
 }

 // New creates a new Globals instance from the global state.
 func New(_ fx.Lifecycle) (*Globals, error) {
-	result := &Globals{
-		Appname:   Appname,
-		Version:   Version,
-		StartTime: time.Now(),
+	n := &Globals{
+		Appname: Appname,
+		Version: Version,
 	}

-	return result, nil
+	return n, nil
 }
--- a/internal/handlers/api.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/api.go
--- a/internal/handlers/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/api_test.go
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/handlers"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/healthcheck"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/middleware"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/server"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/handlers"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/healthcheck"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/middleware"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/server"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/fxtest"
 )
@@ -115,9 +115,8 @@ func newTestServer(

 func newTestGlobals() *globals.Globals {
 	return &globals.Globals{
-		Appname:   "neoirc-test",
-		Version:   "test",
-		StartTime: time.Now(),
+		Appname: "chat-test",
+		Version: "test",
 	}
 }

@@ -463,19 +462,6 @@ func findMessage(
 	return false
 }

-func findNumeric(
-	msgs []map[string]any,
-	numeric string,
-) bool {
-	for _, msg := range msgs {
-		if msg[commandKey] == numeric {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
 // --- Tests ---

 func TestCreateSessionValid(t *testing.T) {
@@ -487,47 +473,6 @@ func TestCreateSessionValid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func TestWelcomeNumeric(t *testing.T) {
-	tserver := newTestServer(t)
-	token := tserver.createSession("welcomer")
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "001") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected RPL_WELCOME (001), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestJoinNumerics(t *testing.T) {
-	tserver := newTestServer(t)
-	token := tserver.createSession("jnumtest")
-
-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
-	tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#numtest",
-	})
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "353") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected RPL_NAMREPLY (353), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
-	}
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "366") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected RPL_ENDOFNAMES (366), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestCreateSessionDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	tserver.createSession("alice")
@@ -723,23 +668,11 @@ func TestJoinMissingTo(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("joiner3")

-	// Drain initial MOTD/welcome numerics.
-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(
 		token, map[string]any{commandKey: joinCmd},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -749,10 +682,10 @@ func TestChannelMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	bobToken := tserver.createSession("bob_msg")

 	tserver.sendCommand(aliceToken, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#test",
+		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#chat",
 	})
 	tserver.sendCommand(bobToken, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#test",
+		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#chat",
 	})

 	_, _ = tserver.pollMessages(aliceToken, 0)
@@ -762,13 +695,13 @@ func TestChannelMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		aliceToken,
 		map[string]any{
 			commandKey: privmsgCmd,
-			toKey:      "#test",
+			toKey:      "#chat",
 			bodyKey:    []string{"hello world"},
 		},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
+	if status != http.StatusCreated {
 		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected 200, got %d: %v", status, result,
+			"expected 201, got %d: %v", status, result,
 		)
 	}

@@ -792,25 +725,14 @@ func TestMessageMissingBody(t *testing.T) {
 	token := tserver.createSession("nobody")

 	tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#test",
+		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#chat",
 	})

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: privmsgCmd, toKey: "#test",
+		commandKey: privmsgCmd, toKey: "#chat",
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -818,23 +740,12 @@ func TestMessageMissingTo(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("noto")

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: privmsgCmd,
 		bodyKey:    []string{"hello"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -848,8 +759,6 @@ func TestNonMemberCannotSend(t *testing.T) {
 		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#private",
 	})

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(aliceToken, 0)
-
 	// Alice tries to send without joining.
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(
 		aliceToken,
@@ -859,17 +768,8 @@ func TestNonMemberCannotSend(t *testing.T) {
 			bodyKey:    []string{"sneaky"},
 		},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(aliceToken, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "442") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NOTONCHANNEL (442), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 403, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -886,9 +786,9 @@ func TestDirectMessage(t *testing.T) {
 			bodyKey:    []string{"hey bob"},
 		},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
+	if status != http.StatusCreated {
 		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected 200, got %d: %v", status, result,
+			"expected 201, got %d: %v", status, result,
 		)
 	}

@@ -918,24 +818,13 @@ func TestDMToNonexistentUser(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("dmsender")

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: privmsgCmd,
 		toKey:      "nobody",
 		bodyKey:    []string{"hello?"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "401") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NOSUCHNICK (401), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 404, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -982,23 +871,12 @@ func TestNickCollision(t *testing.T) {

 	tserver.createSession("taken_nick")

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: "NICK",
 		bodyKey:    []string{"taken_nick"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "433") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE (433), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusConflict {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 409, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -1006,23 +884,12 @@ func TestNickInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("nickval")

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: "NICK",
 		bodyKey:    []string{"bad nick!"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "432") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME (432), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -1030,22 +897,11 @@ func TestNickEmptyBody(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("nicknobody")

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(
 		token, map[string]any{commandKey: "NICK"},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -1082,23 +938,12 @@ func TestTopicMissingTo(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("topicnoto")

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: "TOPIC",
 		bodyKey:    []string{"topic"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -1110,22 +955,11 @@ func TestTopicMissingBody(t *testing.T) {
 		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#topictest",
 	})

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: "TOPIC", toKey: "#topictest",
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -1193,22 +1027,11 @@ func TestUnknownCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("cmdtest")

-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(
 		token, map[string]any{commandKey: "BOGUS"},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
-	}
-
-	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
-
-	if !findNumeric(msgs, "421") {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND (421), got %v",
-			msgs,
-		)
+	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
 	}
 }

@@ -1455,18 +1278,12 @@ func TestLongPollTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("lp_timeout")

-	// Drain initial welcome/MOTD numerics.
-	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
-
 	start := time.Now()

 	resp, err := doRequestAuth(
 		t,
 		http.MethodGet,
-		tserver.url(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s?timeout=1&after=%d",
-			apiMessages, lastID,
-		)),
+		tserver.url(apiMessages+"?timeout=1"),
 		token,
 		nil,
 	)
--- a/internal/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/auth.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) handleRegister(
 		return
 	}

-	hdlr.deliverMOTD(request, clientID, sessionID, payload.Nick)
+	hdlr.deliverMOTD(request, clientID, sessionID)

 	hdlr.respondJSON(writer, request, map[string]any{
 		"id":    sessionID,
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) handleLogin(
 		return
 	}

-	sessionID, clientID, token, err :=
+	sessionID, _, token, err :=
 		hdlr.params.Database.LoginUser(
 			request.Context(),
 			payload.Nick,
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) handleLogin(
 		return
 	}

-	hdlr.deliverMOTD(
-		request, clientID, sessionID, payload.Nick,
-	)
-
 	hdlr.respondJSON(writer, request, map[string]any{
 		"id":    sessionID,
 		"nick":  payload.Nick,
--- a/internal/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package handlers provides HTTP request handlers for the neoirc server.
+// Package handlers provides HTTP request handlers for the chat server.
 package handlers

 import (
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/broker"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/healthcheck"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/broker"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/healthcheck"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

--- a/internal/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

--- a/internal/logger/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/logger.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

--- a/internal/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package middleware provides HTTP middleware for the neoirc server.
+// Package middleware provides HTTP middleware for the chat server.
 package middleware

 import (
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
 	basicauth "github.com/99designs/basicauth-go"
 	chimw "github.com/go-chi/chi/middleware"
 	"github.com/go-chi/cors"
--- a/internal/server/routes.go
+++ b/internal/server/routes.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/web"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/web"

 	sentryhttp "github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/http"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package server implements the main HTTP server for the neoirc application.
+// Package server implements the main HTTP server for the chat application.
 package server

 import (
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/handlers"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/middleware"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/handlers"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/middleware"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"

 	"github.com/getsentry/sentry-go"
--- a/schema/README.md
+++ b/schema/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Message Schemas

-JSON Schema definitions (draft 2020-12) for the neoirc protocol. Messages use
+JSON Schema definitions (draft 2020-12) for the chat protocol. Messages use
 **IRC command names and numeric reply codes** (RFC 1459/2812) encoded as JSON
 over HTTP.

--- a/schema/commands/JOIN.json
+++ b/schema/commands/JOIN.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/JOIN.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/JOIN.json",
  "title": "JOIN",
  "description": "Join a channel. C2S: request to join. S2C: notification that a user joined. RFC 1459 §4.2.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/KICK.json
+++ b/schema/commands/KICK.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/KICK.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/KICK.json",
  "title": "KICK",
  "description": "Kick a user from a channel. RFC 1459 §4.2.8.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/MODE.json
+++ b/schema/commands/MODE.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/MODE.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/MODE.json",
  "title": "MODE",
  "description": "Set or query channel/user modes. RFC 1459 §4.2.3.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/NICK.json
+++ b/schema/commands/NICK.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/NICK.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/NICK.json",
  "title": "NICK",
  "description": "Change nickname. C2S: request new nick. S2C: notification of nick change. RFC 1459 §4.1.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/NOTICE.json
+++ b/schema/commands/NOTICE.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/NOTICE.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/NOTICE.json",
  "title": "NOTICE",
  "description": "Send a notice. Like PRIVMSG but must not trigger automatic replies. RFC 1459 §4.4.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PART.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PART.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PART.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PART.json",
  "title": "PART",
  "description": "Leave a channel. C2S: request to leave. S2C: notification that a user left. RFC 1459 §4.2.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PING.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PING.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PING.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PING.json",
  "title": "PING",
  "description": "Keepalive. C2S or S2S. Server responds with PONG. RFC 1459 §4.6.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PONG.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PONG.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PONG.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PONG.json",
  "title": "PONG",
  "description": "Keepalive response. S2C or S2S. RFC 1459 §4.6.3.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PRIVMSG.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PRIVMSG.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PRIVMSG.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PRIVMSG.json",
  "title": "PRIVMSG",
  "description": "Send a message to a channel or user. C2S: client sends to server. S2C: server relays to recipients. RFC 1459 §4.4.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PUBKEY.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PUBKEY.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PUBKEY.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PUBKEY.json",
  "title": "PUBKEY",
  "description": "Announce or relay a user's public signing key. C2S: client announces key to channel or server. S2C: server relays to channel members. Protocol extension (not in RFC 1459). Body is a structured object (not an array) containing the key material.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/QUIT.json
+++ b/schema/commands/QUIT.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/QUIT.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/QUIT.json",
  "title": "QUIT",
  "description": "User disconnected. S2C only. RFC 1459 §4.1.6.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/TOPIC.json
+++ b/schema/commands/TOPIC.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/TOPIC.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/TOPIC.json",
  "title": "TOPIC",
  "description": "Get or set channel topic. C2S: set topic (body present) or query (body absent). S2C: topic change notification. RFC 1459 §4.2.4.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
  },
  "required": ["command", "to"],
  "examples": [
-    { "command": "TOPIC", "from": "alice", "to": "#general", "body": ["Welcome to the channel"] }
+    { "command": "TOPIC", "from": "alice", "to": "#general", "body": ["Welcome to the chat"] }
  ]
 }
--- a/schema/message.json
+++ b/schema/message.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/message.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/message.json",
  "title": "IRC Message Envelope",
  "description": "Base envelope for all messages. Mirrors IRC wire format (RFC 1459/2812) encoded as JSON over HTTP. The 'command' field carries either an IRC command name (PRIVMSG, JOIN, etc.) or a three-digit numeric reply code (001, 353, 433, etc.).",
  "type": "object",
--- a/schema/numerics/001.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/001.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/001.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/001.json",
  "title": "001 RPL_WELCOME",
  "description": "Welcome message sent after successful session creation. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/002.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/002.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/002.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/002.json",
  "title": "002 RPL_YOURHOST",
  "description": "Server host info sent after session creation. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
      "command": "002",
      "to": "alice",
      "body": [
-        "Your host is neoirc.example.com, running version 0.1.0"
+        "Your host is chat.example.com, running version 0.1.0"
      ]
    }
  ]
--- a/schema/numerics/003.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/003.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/003.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/003.json",
  "title": "003 RPL_CREATED",
  "description": "Server creation date. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/004.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/004.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/004.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/004.json",
  "title": "004 RPL_MYINFO",
  "description": "Server info (name, version, available modes). RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
      "command": "004",
      "to": "alice",
      "params": [
-        "neoirc.example.com",
+        "chat.example.com",
        "0.1.0",
        "o",
        "imnst+ov"
--- a/schema/numerics/322.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/322.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/322.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/322.json",
  "title": "322 RPL_LIST",
  "description": "Channel list entry. One per channel in response to LIST. RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/323.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/323.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/323.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/323.json",
  "title": "323 RPL_LISTEND",
  "description": "End of channel list. RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/332.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/332.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/332.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/332.json",
  "title": "332 RPL_TOPIC",
  "description": "Channel topic (sent on JOIN or TOPIC query). RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
        "#general"
      ],
      "body": [
-        "Welcome to the channel"
+        "Welcome to the chat"
      ]
    }
  ]
--- a/schema/numerics/353.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/353.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/353.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/353.json",
  "title": "353 RPL_NAMREPLY",
  "description": "Channel member list. Sent on JOIN or NAMES query. RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/366.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/366.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/366.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/366.json",
  "title": "366 RPL_ENDOFNAMES",
  "description": "End of NAMES list. RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/372.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/372.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/372.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/372.json",
  "title": "372 RPL_MOTD",
  "description": "MOTD line. One message per line of the MOTD. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/375.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/375.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/375.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/375.json",
  "title": "375 RPL_MOTDSTART",
  "description": "Start of MOTD. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/376.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/376.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/376.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/376.json",
  "title": "376 RPL_ENDOFMOTD",
  "description": "End of MOTD. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/401.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/401.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/401.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/401.json",
  "title": "401 ERR_NOSUCHNICK",
  "description": "No such nick/channel. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/403.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/403.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/403.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/403.json",
  "title": "403 ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL",
  "description": "No such channel. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/433.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/433.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/433.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/433.json",
  "title": "433 ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE",
  "description": "Nickname is already in use. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/442.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/442.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/442.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/442.json",
  "title": "442 ERR_NOTONCHANNEL",
  "description": "You're not on that channel. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/482.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/482.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/482.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/482.json",
  "title": "482 ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED",
  "description": "You're not channel operator. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/web/build.sh
+++ b/web/build.sh
@@ -16,11 +16,19 @@ fi

 mkdir -p dist

-# Build JS bundle — preact must be bundled (no CDN/external loader)
+# Build JS bundle
+${NPX:+$NPX} esbuild src/app.jsx \
+  --bundle \
+  --minify \
+  --jsx-factory=h \
+  --jsx-fragment=Fragment \
+  --define:process.env.NODE_ENV=\"production\" \
+  --external:preact \
+  --outfile=dist/app.js \
+  2>/dev/null || \
 ${NPX:+$NPX} esbuild src/app.jsx \
  --bundle \
  --minify \
-  --format=esm \
  --jsx-factory=h \
  --jsx-fragment=Fragment \
  --define:process.env.NODE_ENV=\"production\" \
--- a/web/dist/app.js
+++ b/web/dist/app.js
--- a/web/dist/index.html
+++ b/web/dist/index.html
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 <head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>NeoIRC</title>
+  <title>Chat</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
 </head>
 <body>
  <div id="root"></div>
-  <script type="module" src="/app.js"></script>
+  <script src="/app.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
--- a/web/dist/style.css
+++ b/web/dist/style.css
@@ -1,466 +1,317 @@
-* {
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
+* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

 :root {
-  --bg: #0a0e14;
-  --bg-panel: #0d1117;
-  --bg-input: #0d1117;
-  --bg-tab: #161b22;
-  --bg-tab-active: #0d1117;
-  --bg-topic: #0d1117;
-  --text: #c9d1d9;
-  --text-dim: #6e7681;
-  --text-bright: #e6edf3;
-  --accent: #58a6ff;
-  --accent-dim: #1f6feb;
-  --border: #21262d;
-  --system: #7d8590;
-  --action: #d2a8ff;
-  --warn: #d29922;
-  --error: #f85149;
-  --unread: #f0883e;
-  --nick-brackets: #6e7681;
-  --timestamp: #484f58;
-  --input-bg: #161b22;
-  --prompt: #3fb950;
-  --tab-indicator: #58a6ff;
-  --user-list-bg: #0d1117;
-  --user-list-header: #484f58;
+  --bg: #1a1a2e;
+  --bg-secondary: #16213e;
+  --bg-input: #0f3460;
+  --text: #e0e0e0;
+  --text-muted: #888;
+  --accent: #e94560;
+  --accent2: #0f3460;
+  --border: #2a2a4a;
+  --nick: #53a8b6;
+  --timestamp: #666;
+  --tab-active: #e94560;
+  --tab-bg: #16213e;
+  --tab-hover: #1a1a3e;
+  --topic-bg: #121a30;
+  --unread-bg: #e94560;
+  --warn: #f0ad4e;
 }

-html,
-body,
-#root {
+html, body, #root {
  height: 100%;
-  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Cascadia Code", "Fira Code", "SF Mono",
-    "Consolas", "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
-  font-size: 13px;
+  font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
+  font-size: 14px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
-  overflow: hidden;
 }

-/* ============================================
-   Login Screen
-   ============================================ */
-
+/* Login screen */
 .login-screen {
  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
-  background: var(--bg);
+  gap: 16px;
 }

-.login-box {
-  text-align: center;
-  max-width: 360px;
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 32px;
-}
-
-.login-box h1 {
+.login-screen h1 {
  color: var(--accent);
-  font-size: 1.8em;
-  margin-bottom: 16px;
-  font-weight: 400;
+  font-size: 2em;
 }

-.login-box .motd {
-  color: var(--accent);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  margin-bottom: 20px;
-  text-align: left;
-  white-space: pre;
+.login-screen input {
+  padding: 10px 16px;
+  font-size: 16px;
  font-family: inherit;
-  line-height: 1.2;
-  overflow-x: auto;
-}
-
-.login-box form {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 8px;
-  align-items: stretch;
-}
-
-.login-box label {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  text-align: left;
-  font-size: 12px;
-}
-
-.login-box input {
-  padding: 8px 12px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  background: var(--input-bg);
+  background: var(--bg-input);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  outline: none;
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  width: 280px;
 }

-.login-box input:focus {
-  border-color: var(--accent-dim);
-}
-
-.login-box button {
-  padding: 8px 16px;
+.login-screen button {
+  padding: 10px 24px;
+  font-size: 16px;
  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  background: var(--accent-dim);
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  margin-top: 4px;
-}
-
-.login-box button:hover {
  background: var(--accent);
+  border: none;
+  color: white;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  cursor: pointer;
 }

-.login-box .error {
-  color: var(--error);
-  font-size: 12px;
-  margin-top: 8px;
+.login-screen .error {
+  color: var(--accent);
 }

-/* ============================================
-   IRC App Layout
-   ============================================ */
+.login-screen .motd {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  max-width: 400px;
+  text-align: center;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}

-.irc-app {
+/* Main layout */
+.app {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
-  overflow: hidden;
 }

-/* ============================================
-   Tab Bar
-   ============================================ */
-
+/* Tab bar */
 .tab-bar {
  display: flex;
-  background: var(--bg-tab);
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  height: 32px;
-  align-items: stretch;
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-.tabs {
-  display: flex;
  overflow-x: auto;
-  flex: 1;
-  scrollbar-width: none;
-}
-
-.tabs::-webkit-scrollbar {
-  display: none;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  align-items: center;
 }

 .tab {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 0 12px;
+  padding: 8px 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--text-dim);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  white-space: nowrap;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
  user-select: none;
-  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
-  font-size: 12px;
-  gap: 4px;
  position: relative;
 }

 .tab:hover {
-  color: var(--text);
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+  background: var(--tab-hover);
 }

 .tab.active {
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  background: var(--bg-tab-active);
-  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--tab-indicator);
-  margin-bottom: -1px;
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-bottom-color: var(--tab-active);
 }

-.tab.has-unread .tab-label {
-  color: var(--unread);
-  font-weight: bold;
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-
-.tab .unread-count {
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-.tab-close {
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-.status-area {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 10px;
-  padding: 0 12px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
+.tab .close-btn {
+  margin-left: 8px;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 12px;
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-.status-nick {
+.tab .close-btn:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.tab .unread-badge {
+  display: inline-block;
+  background: var(--unread-bg);
+  color: white;
+  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: bold;
+  padding: 1px 5px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  margin-left: 6px;
+  min-width: 16px;
+  text-align: center;
 }

-.status-warn {
-  color: var(--warn);
-  animation: blink 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
-}
-
-@keyframes blink {
-  0%,
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-  }
-  50% {
-    opacity: 0.4;
-  }
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Topic Bar
-   ============================================ */
-
-.topic-bar {
+/* Connection status */
+.connection-status {
  padding: 4px 12px;
-  background: var(--bg-topic);
+  background: var(--warn);
+  color: #1a1a2e;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+/* Topic bar */
+.topic-bar {
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  background: var(--topic-bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  flex-shrink: 0;
-  line-height: 1.5;
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-.topic-label {
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-}
-
-.topic-text {
-  color: var(--text);
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Main Content Area
-   ============================================ */
-
-.main-area {
+/* Content area */
+.content {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
-  min-height: 0;
 }

-/* ============================================
-   Messages Panel
-   ============================================ */
-
-.messages-panel {
+/* Messages */
+.messages-pane {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
-  min-width: 0;
 }

-.messages-scroll {
+.messages {
  flex: 1;
  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  scrollbar-width: thin;
-  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
+  padding: 8px 12px;
 }

-.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
-  width: 8px;
-}
-
-.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
-  background: transparent;
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-.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
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-  border-radius: 4px;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Message Lines
-   ============================================ */
-
 .message {
-  padding: 1px 0;
+  padding: 2px 0;
  line-height: 1.4;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-wrap: break-word;
-  font-size: 13px;
 }

 .message .timestamp {
  color: var(--timestamp);
  font-size: 12px;
+  margin-right: 8px;
 }

 .message .nick {
+  color: var(--nick);
  font-weight: bold;
+  margin-right: 8px;
 }

-.message .content {
-  color: var(--text);
-}
+.message .nick::before { content: '<'; }
+.message .nick::after { content: '>'; }

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-.system-message .system-text {
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-
-/* ============================================
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-.user-list {
-  width: 160px;
-  background: var(--user-list-bg);
-  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
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-.user-list-header {
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-.user-list-entries {
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-.nick-entry {
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-.nick-name {
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-/* ============================================
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-   ============================================ */
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-.input-line {
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-  background: var(--input-bg);
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-.input-prompt {
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-  font-size: 13px;
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-.input-line input {
-  flex: 1;
-  padding: 4px 0;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: transparent;
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  outline: none;
-  caret-color: var(--accent);
-}
-
-.input-line input::placeholder {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
+.message.system {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-style: italic;
 }

-/* ============================================
-   Responsive
-   ============================================ */
-
-@media (max-width: 600px) {
-  .user-list {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  .tab {
-    padding: 0 8px;
-    font-size: 11px;
-  }
-
-  .input-prompt {
-    font-size: 12px;
-  }
+.message.system .nick {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.message.system .nick::before,
+.message.system .nick::after { content: ''; }
+
+/* Input */
+.input-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.input-bar input {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  background: var(--bg-input);
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.input-bar button {
+  padding: 10px 16px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  border: none;
+  color: white;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+/* User list */
+.user-list {
+  width: 160px;
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 8px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.user-list h3 {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  letter-spacing: 1px;
+}
+
+.user-list .user {
+  padding: 3px 4px;
+  color: var(--nick);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.user-list .user:hover {
+  background: var(--tab-hover);
+}
+
+/* Server tab */
+.server-messages {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  padding: 12px;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+/* Channel join dialog */
+.join-dialog {
+  padding: 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.join-dialog input {
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  background: var(--bg-input);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  width: 200px;
+}
+
+.join-dialog button {
+  padding: 6px 14px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  background: var(--accent2);
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+/* Responsive */
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+  .user-list { display: none; }
+  .tab { padding: 6px 10px; font-size: 13px; }
 }
--- a/web/src/app.jsx
+++ b/web/src/app.jsx
--- a/web/src/index.html
+++ b/web/src/index.html
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 <head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>NeoIRC</title>
+  <title>Chat</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
 </head>
 <body>
  <div id="root"></div>
-  <script type="module" src="/app.js"></script>
+  <script src="/app.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
--- a/web/src/style.css
+++ b/web/src/style.css
@@ -1,466 +1,317 @@
-* {
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-}
+* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

 :root {
-  --bg: #0a0e14;
-  --bg-panel: #0d1117;
-  --bg-input: #0d1117;
-  --bg-tab: #161b22;
-  --bg-tab-active: #0d1117;
-  --bg-topic: #0d1117;
-  --text: #c9d1d9;
-  --text-dim: #6e7681;
-  --text-bright: #e6edf3;
-  --accent: #58a6ff;
-  --accent-dim: #1f6feb;
-  --border: #21262d;
-  --system: #7d8590;
-  --action: #d2a8ff;
-  --warn: #d29922;
-  --error: #f85149;
-  --unread: #f0883e;
-  --nick-brackets: #6e7681;
-  --timestamp: #484f58;
-  --input-bg: #161b22;
-  --prompt: #3fb950;
-  --tab-indicator: #58a6ff;
-  --user-list-bg: #0d1117;
-  --user-list-header: #484f58;
+  --bg: #1a1a2e;
+  --bg-secondary: #16213e;
+  --bg-input: #0f3460;
+  --text: #e0e0e0;
+  --text-muted: #888;
+  --accent: #e94560;
+  --accent2: #0f3460;
+  --border: #2a2a4a;
+  --nick: #53a8b6;
+  --timestamp: #666;
+  --tab-active: #e94560;
+  --tab-bg: #16213e;
+  --tab-hover: #1a1a3e;
+  --topic-bg: #121a30;
+  --unread-bg: #e94560;
+  --warn: #f0ad4e;
 }

-html,
-body,
-#root {
+html, body, #root {
  height: 100%;
-  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Cascadia Code", "Fira Code", "SF Mono",
-    "Consolas", "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
-  font-size: 13px;
+  font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
+  font-size: 14px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
-  overflow: hidden;
 }

-/* ============================================
-   Login Screen
-   ============================================ */
-
+/* Login screen */
 .login-screen {
  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
-  background: var(--bg);
+  gap: 16px;
 }

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-.login-box h1 {
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  color: var(--accent);
-  font-size: 1.8em;
-  margin-bottom: 16px;
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+  font-size: 2em;
 }

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-  font-size: 11px;
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-  text-align: left;
-  white-space: pre;
+.login-screen input {
+  padding: 10px 16px;
+  font-size: 16px;
  font-family: inherit;
-  line-height: 1.2;
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-.login-box form {
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-
-.login-box input {
-  padding: 8px 12px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  background: var(--input-bg);
+  background: var(--bg-input);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  outline: none;
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 4px;
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-
-.login-box button {
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-  border-radius: 3px;
-  cursor: pointer;
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-.login-box button:hover {
  background: var(--accent);
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+  color: white;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  cursor: pointer;
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-  font-size: 12px;
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+  color: var(--accent);
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-/* ============================================
-   IRC App Layout
-   ============================================ */
+.login-screen .motd {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  max-width: 400px;
+  text-align: center;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+}

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  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
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 }

-/* ============================================
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-   ============================================ */
-
+/* Tab bar */
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  display: flex;
-  background: var(--bg-tab);
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
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-  align-items: stretch;
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  overflow-x: auto;
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-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 0 12px;
+  padding: 8px 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
-  color: var(--text-dim);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  white-space: nowrap;
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-  gap: 4px;
  position: relative;
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-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+  background: var(--tab-hover);
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-  background: var(--bg-tab-active);
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-  padding: 0 12px;
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+.tab .close-btn {
+  margin-left: 8px;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 12px;
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-.status-nick {
+.tab .close-btn:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.tab .unread-badge {
+  display: inline-block;
+  background: var(--unread-bg);
+  color: white;
+  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: bold;
+  padding: 1px 5px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
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-  50% {
-    opacity: 0.4;
-  }
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-
-/* ============================================
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-   ============================================ */
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-.topic-bar {
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  padding: 4px 12px;
-  background: var(--bg-topic);
+  background: var(--warn);
+  color: #1a1a2e;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
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+/* Topic bar */
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+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  background: var(--topic-bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 12px;
  white-space: nowrap;
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-.topic-text {
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-/* ============================================
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-   ============================================ */
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-.main-area {
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  flex: 1;
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-/* ============================================
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-   ============================================ */
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-.messages-panel {
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  display: flex;
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+.messages {
  flex: 1;
  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  scrollbar-width: thin;
-  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
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-.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
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-.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
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-  border-radius: 4px;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Message Lines
-   ============================================ */
-
 .message {
-  padding: 1px 0;
+  padding: 2px 0;
  line-height: 1.4;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-wrap: break-word;
-  font-size: 13px;
 }

 .message .timestamp {
  color: var(--timestamp);
  font-size: 12px;
+  margin-right: 8px;
 }

 .message .nick {
+  color: var(--nick);
  font-weight: bold;
+  margin-right: 8px;
 }

-.message .content {
-  color: var(--text);
-}
+.message .nick::before { content: '<'; }
+.message .nick::after { content: '>'; }

-/* System messages (joins, parts, quits, etc.) */
-.system-message {
-  color: var(--system);
-}
-
-.system-message .system-text {
-  color: var(--system);
-}
-
-/* /me action messages */
-.action-message .action-text {
-  color: var(--action);
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   User List (Right Panel)
-   ============================================ */
-
-.user-list {
-  width: 160px;
-  background: var(--user-list-bg);
-  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-.user-list-header {
-  padding: 6px 10px;
-  color: var(--user-list-header);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.user-list-entries {
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 4px 0;
-  flex: 1;
-  scrollbar-width: thin;
-  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
-}
-
-.nick-entry {
-  padding: 2px 10px;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  line-height: 1.5;
-}
-
-.nick-entry:hover {
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
-}
-
-.nick-prefix {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
-  display: inline-block;
-  width: 1ch;
-  text-align: right;
-  margin-right: 1px;
-}
-
-.nick-name {
-  font-weight: normal;
-}
-
-/* ============================================
-   Input Line (Bottom)
-   ============================================ */
-
-.input-line {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  background: var(--input-bg);
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  height: 36px;
-  padding: 0 8px;
-  gap: 6px;
-}
-
-.input-prompt {
-  color: var(--prompt);
-  font-size: 13px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-.input-line input {
-  flex: 1;
-  padding: 4px 0;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: transparent;
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text-bright);
-  outline: none;
-  caret-color: var(--accent);
-}
-
-.input-line input::placeholder {
-  color: var(--text-dim);
+.message.system {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-style: italic;
 }

-/* ============================================
-   Responsive
-   ============================================ */
-
-@media (max-width: 600px) {
-  .user-list {
-    display: none;
-  }
-
-  .tab {
-    padding: 0 8px;
-    font-size: 11px;
-  }
-
-  .input-prompt {
-    font-size: 12px;
-  }
+.message.system .nick {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.message.system .nick::before,
+.message.system .nick::after { content: ''; }
+
+/* Input */
+.input-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.input-bar input {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  background: var(--bg-input);
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.input-bar button {
+  padding: 10px 16px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  border: none;
+  color: white;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+/* User list */
+.user-list {
+  width: 160px;
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 8px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.user-list h3 {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  letter-spacing: 1px;
+}
+
+.user-list .user {
+  padding: 3px 4px;
+  color: var(--nick);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.user-list .user:hover {
+  background: var(--tab-hover);
+}
+
+/* Server tab */
+.server-messages {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  padding: 12px;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+/* Channel join dialog */
+.join-dialog {
+  padding: 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+.join-dialog input {
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  background: var(--bg-input);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  width: 200px;
+}
+
+.join-dialog button {
+  padding: 6px 14px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  background: var(--accent2);
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+/* Responsive */
+@media (max-width: 600px) {
+  .user-list { display: none; }
+  .tab { padding: 6px 10px; font-size: 13px; }
 }