chore(main): release 0.5.0-alpha.1

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0.5.0-alpha.1 (2026-08-11)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• search: rank cross-server Cmd-K results (#1862)
• cli: remove passphrase argument flags (#1705)
• metrics: retire legacy service inventory (#1703)
• video: add seekable HLS playback (#1624)
• realtime: add resumable server projection stream (#1588)

Features

• add native social post previews (#1569) (3a1a72f)
• admin: expose asset cleanup health (#1401) (66d7de3)
• admin: report durable worker health (#1979) (cb697c9)
• api: add client-server compatibility discovery (#1586) (13e5318)
• api: support GET server discovery (#1396) (cf1a373)
• appconfig: extract shared configuration loading (#1856) (732d7b2)
• auth: add CIMD-enabled development stack (#1881) (5e0f471)
• auth: add server invite links (#1983) (ce6b525)
• authling: add CIMD-native OIDC provider (#1875) (a026593)
• authling: add OIDC-authorized account data sync (#1886) (4953bf1)
• authling: add server-rendered web foundation (#1861) (12c8957)
• authling: add standalone account runtime (#1842) (e563d68)
• authling: add verified email signup (#1866) (30fef96)
• authling: incubate standalone identity provider (#1828) (93b4637)
• core: accelerate projection startup with encrypted snapshots (#1549) (0a1417d)
• core: add encrypted projection snapshot canary (#1488) (835737e)
• core: bound projection snapshot cleanup (#1538) (3e332d3)
• datacrypto: extract shared encryption primitives (#1853) (4235d7c)
• desktop: add experimental Deno CEF app (#1893) (ab25ca8)
• desktop: replace Deno Desktop with Electron (#1939) (362204f)
• dev: add compiled Conductor run task (#1696) (6c3b83b)
• docs: publish stable and development channels (#1490) (67e15b1)
• events: add durable pull-worker execution (#1972) (8777064)
• events: add selectable mutation consistency boundaries (#1962) (3db6575)
• events: extract shared framework module (#1833) (3195ffd)
• frontend: add Arabic and Hebrew translations (#1929) (3ca9bc4)
• frontend: add Chatto laser clicker easter egg (#1605) (8b5119d)
• frontend: add Chinese translations (#1745) (0c3b74b)
• frontend: add context menus for visible rooms (#1637) (9dbb684)
• frontend: add inline message timestamps (#1558) (70fe404)
• frontend: add regional English locales (#1532) (adea7d1)
• frontend: add responsive resizable thread pane (#1927) (76e4757)
• frontend: add room group context menu (#1672) (942d117)
• frontend: add room-scoped message search (#1863) (0848a50)
• frontend: add server and room context menus (#1580) (fea2d34)
• frontend: add six language translations (#1908) (1787ded)
• frontend: adopt TanStack Query for snapshot reads (#1870) (c747f83)
• frontend: animate segmented control selection (#1938) (b52e944)
• frontend: animate video processing state (#1718) (ba68708)
• frontend: authenticate remote servers in a popup (#1560) (8d5354c)
• frontend: copy message text from action menus (#1598) (4e91f4e)
• frontend: debounce server message search (#1867) (81fb048)
• frontend: expand lazy-loaded locale support (#1537) (ffc9470)
• frontend: highlight rich composer mode (#1412) (468cf14)
• frontend: improve pinned message presentation (#2016) (2f566ff)
• frontend: prepare client shell for RTL locales (#1910) (06e4e24)
• frontend: refine permissions and scroll UI (#1685) (8a32ee0)
• frontend: render GFM tables (#1612) (c36644b)
• frontend: replace Paraglide with Lingua (#1918) (c55ea79)
• frontend: show attachment upload progress (#1689) (d6cb466)
• frontend: show user ID in account settings (#1921) (f189952)
• frontend: smooth sliding pane motion (#1936) (74859a7)
• frontend: unify interactive control styling (#1708) (135c94e)
• frontend: unify message action menus (#1811) (38fe1cb)
• management: add resource-scoped room administration (#1630) (1647794)
• messages: add pinned channel messages (#1990) (2b3b187)
• natsruntime: extract embedded NATS lifecycle (#1845) (cb24279)
• notifications: add test push action (#1480) (add1590)
• rbac: treat everyone as scoped permission baseline (#1614) (0446d01)
• realtime: add resumable server projection stream (#1588) (a886853)
• rooms: add joinable room previews (#1546) (0e96593)
• rooms: add slow mode (#1980) (fd385b2)
• rooms: allow flexible Unicode names (#1986) (4b5d84c)
• rooms: manage channel room members (#1713) (2125b37)
• rooms: support Unicode room names (#1739) (1d1e850)
• search: add pluggable message search (#1632) (a9e1224)
• search: rank cross-server Cmd-K results (#1862) (73912ad)
• search: support filter-only queries (#1868) (0b14c9a)
• shields: add Shields.io community badges (#1467) (c6b5752)
• threads: let authors create threads with root messages (#1906) (55ace4e)
• video: add durable asset processing workers (#1931) (9d66dc2)
• video: add seekable HLS playback (#1624) (1c07057)

Bug Fixes

• api: batch presence hydration (#1597) (8812cb9)
• api: omit deleted users from room member reads (#1964) (793d41c)
• assets: mark NATS streams as non-seekable (#1607) (96febb8)
• calls: share browser tab audio (4f27dd8)
• calls: show active DM calls in sidebar (#1676) (d894882)
• ci: time out media environment setup (#1486) (6e2373f)
• config: configure API response compression (#1502) (443f26f)
• core: decrypt projected user PII on demand (#1551) (879c39d)
• core: fence message lifecycle mutations (#1925) (5c01511)
• core: forbid threads in direct messages (#1583) (896c74b)
• core: harden CallModel state ownership (#1771) (b698e72)
• core: make user key shredding crash-safe (#1973) (63f014f)
• core: migrate projection snapshot pointer lineage (#1572) (c6ca943)
• core: preserve cleared RBAC defaults (#1543) (be7b4d9)
• core: publish room layout after projection catch-up (#1966) (ccc31f9)
• core: re-authorize message mutations on OCC retries (#1960) (6df5f6e)
• core: recheck message authorization during OCC (#1922) (43219b3)
• core: recover safely after NATS outages (#1891) (2fd9674)
• core: retry link previews across validated IPs (#1577) (1fc1a19)
• desktop: make release verification reliable (#1902) (898eec2)
• dev: bootstrap alice and bob in compose (#1907) (d67b4da)
• dev: build Lingua during workspace setup (#1951) (c23205d)
• dev: clean up Compose stack on archive (#1932) (5260dd7)
• dev: keep Conductor tasks in process group (#1699) (483f802)
• dev: release Conductor workspace ports (#1704) (356ca89)
• dev: restore mise chatto command routing (#1707) (8781cbe)
• dm: hide empty conversations until first message (#1635) (56b1916)
• dockercompose: use muxed LiveKit UDP port (#1503) (4974c63)
• docker: use real service health checks (#1761) (58d52d9)
• events: add bounded subject reads (#2002) (1a15202)
• events: require pointer projections (#2000) (4ee0c2b)
• events: validate snapshot bindings (#2001) (d323298)
• forward-port 0.4.9 changes (#1477) (e7119f7)
• frontend: add direct thread message routes (#1524) (68bba96)
• frontend: allow app-wide mobile sidebar swipes (#1534) (a78110e)
• frontend: avoid blank line when enabling rich mode (#1548) (09aa9e3)
• frontend: cache PWA assets on demand (#1786) (ded8061)
• frontend: collapse invisible markdown spacing (#1539) (d3c8d19)
• frontend: default room sidebar to closed (#1633) (c751eb7)
• frontend: enforce mono voice call audio (#1489) (ae686d4)
• frontend: enforce server description limit (#1587) (17693d7)
• frontend: expire empty attachment tombstones (#1952) (410492c)
• frontend: hide deleted users from membership events (#1504) (65fa9a0)
• frontend: improve thread badge interaction (#1935) (3b9d4c7)
• frontend: keep emoji picker open on new messages (#1603) (2042625)
• frontend: keep mobile bottom sheets open on input focus (#1750) (54b8b57)
• frontend: keep realtime active while looking offline (#1606) (7cbbd9b)
• frontend: keep remote sessions live without origin auth (#1877) (55aed52)
• frontend: keep video close button within iOS safe area (#1618) (cf4210a)
• frontend: lazily load room attachments (#1615) (6a5b7e0)
• frontend: parse pasted markdown in composer (#1714) (c571f70)
• frontend: preserve expanded timeline groups (#1483) (599696e)
• frontend: preserve inline ordered-list content (#2010) (27980b2)
• frontend: preserve pasted Markdown links (#1639) (40a496b)
• frontend: preserve pasted message line breaks (#1609) (07eb5c2)
• frontend: preserve unusual video aspect ratios (#1521) (106ab5f)
• frontend: preserve video playback on reactions (#1622) (2b75984)
• frontend: prevent premature attachment URL refreshes (#1920) (034eb49)
• frontend: reduce production build memory (#1912) (1f108cf)
• frontend: restore branded PWA install icons (#1478) (5c915b1)
• frontend: restore POST server discovery (#1528) (8534ba7)
• frontend: restore subtle design colors (#1545) (659be37)
• frontend: scope thread click-outside dismissal (#1595) (ae5b9f9)
• frontend: show pending permission updates (#1540) (a33a25e)
• frontend: size ordered list markers adaptively (#1911) (862f49c)
• frontend: stabilise composer word wrapping (#1636) (0e7dde0)
• frontend: support remote-only sessions (#1530) (e7b90c3)
• frontend: unify admin panel and table surfaces (#1677) (0289c34)
• frontend: use origin host for message links (#1526) (b4b872c)
• frontend: use server logo for browser icons (#1506) (63c7fde)
• i18n: restore regional locale fallback chains (#1987) (d98ecf7)
• media: stabilize attachment URLs and playback (#1626) (8b8c63b)
• presence: handle constant wrong-sequence errors (#1511) (07a87f1)
• push: prioritize visible notifications (#1928) (548aca2)
• pwa: restore DM-specific dock badges (#1631) (df96e94)
• pwa: simplify app badge synchronization (#1616) (ac17b36)
• pwa: use server name for installed app (#1542) (c574036)
• reactions: cap reactions per user and message (#1919) (79be46c)
• realtime: avoid duplicate viewer state on reset (#1959) (373256f)
• realtime: recover after deleting processing videos (#1894) (7db7d9c)
• release: develop prereleases on main (#1419) (a33d440)
• release: make next prerelease alpha (#1596) (5ad172b)
• security: restrict public server assets (#1499) (2ada7d2)
• threads: reject echoes as thread roots (#1757) (e81f585)
• video: harden HLS playback and transcoding (#1694) (3646898)
• workers: harden durable recovery (#1978) (c1c6f3e)

Performance Improvements

• api: accelerate first-load viewer state (#1756) (4773539)
• build: shrink bundled Chatto binary (#1890) (021254c)
• connect: reuse DEKs across request hydration (#1554) (b5a8249)
• core: accelerate cold projection replay (#1717) (437521d)
• core: defer server member detail hydration (#1977) (41d2a6d)
• frontend: defer custom status editor (#1829) (d7a589f)
• frontend: defer room interaction bundles (#1834) (04f82ee)
• frontend: preserve lazy chunk boundaries (#1820) (cc58883)
• frontend: reduce initial route bundles (#1825) (936162e)
• frontend: skip dev-only production work (#1914) (9e874f8)
• frontend: speed up Paraglide compilation (#1562) (185f306)
• frontend: stabilise room member presence grouping (#1903) (3f6eaab)
• projections: compact timeline body state (#1720) (59b9dd3)
• realtime: centralize myEvents fanout (#1513) (1c46f88)

Code Refactoring

• cli: remove passphrase argument flags (#1705) (bb84c8a)
• metrics: retire legacy service inventory (#1703) (a5c31a7)

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