backend/cmd/backend/main.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os/signal"
-	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -216,11 +215,9 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, logger *zap.Logger) error {
 	// Operator alert emails on new feedback / word complaints, coalesced into one digest
 	// per interval. Inert unless a distinct admin sender and recipient are configured.
 	if cfg.SMTP.AdminFrom != "" && cfg.SMTP.AdminTo != "" {
-		consoleURL := ""
-		if cfg.PublicBaseURL != "" {
-			consoleURL = strings.TrimRight(cfg.PublicBaseURL, "/") + "/_gm"
-		}
-		alerts := adminalert.New(mailer, feedbackSvc, games, cfg.SMTP.AdminFrom, cfg.SMTP.AdminTo, consoleURL, logger)
+		// The alert digest carries no admin-console link on purpose — an admin URL must not
+		// travel in an email (a mail provider could cache or index it); see adminalert.New.
+		alerts := adminalert.New(mailer, feedbackSvc, games, cfg.SMTP.AdminFrom, cfg.SMTP.AdminTo, logger)
 		go alerts.Run(ctx, adminAlertInterval)
 		logger.Info("admin alert worker started", zap.Duration("interval", adminAlertInterval))
 	}

backend/internal/account/email.go

@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ func (s *EmailService) allowSend(email string) bool {
 
 // issueCode generates a fresh confirm-code and one-tap deeplink token for (accountID,
 // email), replaces any prior pending confirmation, and mails the branded code in
-// locale; purpose selects the email wording and what verifying does. Only the SHA-256
-// hashes of the code and token are stored.
-func (s *EmailService) issueCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUID, email, purpose, locale string) error {
+// locale; purpose selects the email wording and what verifying does. omitLink drops the
+// one-tap deeplink from the email (account deletion, or a login requested from an installed
+// PWA). Only the SHA-256 hashes of the code and token are stored.
+func (s *EmailService) issueCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUID, email, purpose, locale string, omitLink bool) error {
 	code, codeHash, err := generateCode()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -119,11 +120,12 @@ func (s *EmailService) issueCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUID, email
 	if err := s.store.replacePendingConfirmation(ctx, accountID, email, codeHash, tokenHash, purpose, s.now().Add(emailCodeTTL)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Account deletion is never a one-tap link (a prefetch or a stray click must not delete
-	// an account): the delete code is entered in the app only, so the email omits the
-	// deeplink and ConfirmByToken refuses a delete token.
+	// Omit the one-tap deeplink when asked: for a login from an installed PWA (the link would
+	// open in a separate browser whose minted session cannot reach the PWA), or for account
+	// deletion (a prefetch or stray click must not delete an account — the delete code is entered
+	// in the app only, and ConfirmByToken refuses a delete token).
 	deeplink := s.confirmURL(token, locale)
-	if purpose == purposeDelete {
+	if purpose == purposeDelete || omitLink {
 		deeplink = ""
 	}
 	msg, err := renderConfirmationEmail(purpose, code, deeplink, s.baseURL, locale)
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ func (s *EmailService) RequestCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUID, ema
 		}
 		return ErrEmailTaken
 	}
-	return s.issueCode(ctx, accountID, addr, purposeLink, s.accountLocale(ctx, accountID))
+	return s.issueCode(ctx, accountID, addr, purposeLink, s.accountLocale(ctx, accountID), false)
 }
 
 // ConfirmCode verifies code for accountID and email. On success it attaches a
@@ -221,8 +223,11 @@ func (s *EmailService) ConfirmCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUID, ema
 // the ordinary returning-user login. The code is mailed to the address, so only its
 // real owner can complete the login. On first contact browserTZ (the client's
 // detected "±HH:MM" UTC offset) seeds the new account's time zone and language its UI
-// language. It returns the target account id for the subsequent LoginWithCode.
-func (s *EmailService) RequestLoginCode(ctx context.Context, email, browserTZ, language string) (uuid.UUID, error) {
+// language. When pwa is set (the request came from an installed PWA) the login email omits the
+// one-tap confirm link — it would open in a separate browser, out of the PWA's reach — so the
+// code is entered in the same window. It returns the target account id for the subsequent
+// LoginWithCode.
+func (s *EmailService) RequestLoginCode(ctx context.Context, email, browserTZ, language string, pwa bool) (uuid.UUID, error) {
 	addr, err := normalizeEmail(email)
 	if err != nil {
 		return uuid.UUID{}, err
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ func (s *EmailService) RequestLoginCode(ctx context.Context, email, browserTZ, l
 	if err != nil {
 		return uuid.UUID{}, err
 	}
-	if err := s.issueCode(ctx, acc.ID, addr, purposeLogin, language); err != nil {
+	if err := s.issueCode(ctx, acc.ID, addr, purposeLogin, language, pwa); err != nil {
 		return uuid.UUID{}, err
 	}
 	return acc.ID, nil

backend/internal/account/link.go

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *EmailService) RequestLinkCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUID,
 	if !s.allowSend(addr) {
 		return ErrTooManyRequests
 	}
-	return s.issueCode(ctx, accountID, addr, purposeLink, s.accountLocale(ctx, accountID))
+	return s.issueCode(ctx, accountID, addr, purposeLink, s.accountLocale(ctx, accountID), false)
 }
 
 // ConfirmLink verifies code for (accountID, email) and reports the address's
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (s *EmailService) RequestChangeCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUI
 	if !s.allowSend(addr) {
 		return ErrTooManyRequests
 	}
-	return s.issueCode(ctx, accountID, addr, purposeChange, s.accountLocale(ctx, accountID))
+	return s.issueCode(ctx, accountID, addr, purposeChange, s.accountLocale(ctx, accountID), false)
 }
 
 // ConfirmChange verifies code for (accountID, newEmail) and atomically replaces the
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (s *EmailService) RequestDeleteCode(ctx context.Context, accountID uuid.UUI
 	if !s.allowSend(addr) {
 		return ErrTooManyRequests
 	}
-	return s.issueCode(ctx, accountID, addr, purposeDelete, s.accountLocale(ctx, accountID))
+	return s.issueCode(ctx, accountID, addr, purposeDelete, s.accountLocale(ctx, accountID), false)
 }
 
 // VerifyDeleteCode verifies the account-deletion code against the account's own email and

backend/internal/adminalert/notify.go

@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ type Notifier struct {
 	complaints ComplaintCounter
 	from       string
 	to         string
-	consoleURL string
 	clock      func() time.Time
 	log        *zap.Logger
 	last       time.Time
 }
 
-// New constructs a Notifier. from and to are the alert sender and recipient(s); consoleURL,
-// when non-empty, is the admin-console link included in the email. log may be nil. The
-// watermark starts at "now", so only items arriving after start-up are reported.
-func New(mailer account.Mailer, fb FeedbackCounter, cp ComplaintCounter, from, to, consoleURL string, log *zap.Logger) *Notifier {
+// New constructs a Notifier. from and to are the alert sender and recipient(s); log may be
+// nil. The watermark starts at "now", so only items arriving after start-up are reported. The
+// digest deliberately carries no admin-console link — an admin URL must never travel in an
+// email, where a mail provider could cache or index it.
+func New(mailer account.Mailer, fb FeedbackCounter, cp ComplaintCounter, from, to string, log *zap.Logger) *Notifier {
 	if log == nil {
 		log = zap.NewNop()
 	}
 	return &Notifier{
-		mailer: mailer, feedback: fb, complaints: cp, from: from, to: to, consoleURL: consoleURL,
+		mailer: mailer, feedback: fb, complaints: cp, from: from, to: to,
 		clock: func() time.Time { return time.Now().UTC() }, log: log, last: time.Now().UTC(),
 	}
 }
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@ func (n *Notifier) digest(fb, cp int) account.Message {
 		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%d new word complaint(s)", cp))
 	}
 	summary := strings.Join(parts, ", ")
+	// No admin-console link in the body: an admin URL must never travel in an email (a mail
+	// provider could cache or index it). The operator opens the console directly.
 	text := summary + "."
-	if n.consoleURL != "" {
-		text += "\n\nOpen the admin console: " + n.consoleURL
-	}
 	return account.Message{
 		From:    n.from,
 		To:      n.to,

backend/internal/adminalert/notify_test.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (m *recordingMailer) Send(_ context.Context, msg account.Message) error {
 
 func TestNotifierSkipsWhenNothingNew(t *testing.T) {
 	mailer := &recordingMailer{}
-	n := New(mailer, fbCounter{0}, cpCounter{0}, "alerts@erudit-game.ru", "op@x.ru", "", nil)
+	n := New(mailer, fbCounter{0}, cpCounter{0}, "alerts@erudit-game.ru", "op@x.ru", nil)
 	n.tick(context.Background())
 	if len(mailer.sent) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("sent %d emails, want 0 when nothing is new", len(mailer.sent))
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestNotifierSkipsWhenNothingNew(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestNotifierDigestsNewItems(t *testing.T) {
 	mailer := &recordingMailer{}
-	n := New(mailer, fbCounter{2}, cpCounter{1}, "alerts@erudit-game.ru", "op@x.ru, two@x.ru", "https://erudit-game.ru/_gm", nil)
+	n := New(mailer, fbCounter{2}, cpCounter{1}, "alerts@erudit-game.ru", "op@x.ru, two@x.ru", nil)
 	n.tick(context.Background())
 	if len(mailer.sent) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("sent %d emails, want 1 digest", len(mailer.sent))
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ func TestNotifierDigestsNewItems(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(msg.Subject, "2 new feedback") || !strings.Contains(msg.Subject, "1 new word complaint") {
 		t.Errorf("digest subject = %q, want the feedback + complaint counts", msg.Subject)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(msg.Text, "/_gm") {
-		t.Errorf("digest body = %q, want the console link", msg.Text)
+	// The digest must never carry an admin-console link — an admin URL in an email is a leak
+	// (mail providers cache/index it).
+	if strings.Contains(msg.Text, "/_gm") || strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(msg.Text), "admin console") {
+		t.Errorf("digest body = %q, must not carry an admin-console link", msg.Text)
 	}
 }

backend/internal/inttest/email_test.go

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestEmailLoginFlow(t *testing.T) {
 	svc := account.NewEmailService(account.NewStore(testDB), mailer, "https://erudit-game.ru")
 	email := "login-" + uuid.NewString() + "@example.com"
 
-	accountID, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, email, "+02:00", "en")
+	accountID, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, email, "+02:00", "en", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("request login code: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func TestEmailLoginFlow(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// A second login for the same email is the returning user: same account.
-	if _, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, email, "", "ru"); err != nil {
+	if _, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, email, "", "ru", false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("second request: %v", err)
 	}
 	acc2, err := svc.LoginWithCode(ctx, email, sixDigit.FindString(mailer.lastBody))
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func TestEmailLoginProvisionsGuestUntilConfirmed(t *testing.T) {
 	svc := account.NewEmailService(store, mailer, "https://erudit-game.ru")
 	email := "squat-" + uuid.NewString() + "@example.com"
 
-	id, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, email, "", "en")
+	id, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, email, "", "en", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("request login code: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -279,6 +279,34 @@ func TestEmailLoginProvisionsGuestUntilConfirmed(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestEmailLoginPWAOmitsLink: a login requested from an installed PWA (pwa=true) mails only the
+// code — no one-tap confirm link, which would otherwise open in a separate browser out of the
+// PWA's reach. A non-PWA request keeps the link.
+func TestEmailLoginPWAOmitsLink(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	mailer := &capturingMailer{}
+	svc := account.NewEmailService(account.NewStore(testDB), mailer, "https://erudit-game.ru")
+
+	pwaEmail := "pwa-login-" + uuid.NewString() + "@example.com"
+	if _, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, pwaEmail, "", "en", true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pwa request login: %v", err)
+	}
+	if sixDigit.FindString(mailer.lastBody) == "" {
+		t.Errorf("pwa login mail must still carry the code, body %q", mailer.lastBody)
+	}
+	if confirmToken.MatchString(mailer.lastBody) {
+		t.Errorf("pwa login mail must omit the one-tap confirm link, body %q", mailer.lastBody)
+	}
+
+	webEmail := "web-login-" + uuid.NewString() + "@example.com"
+	if _, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, webEmail, "", "en", false); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("web request login: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !confirmToken.MatchString(mailer.lastBody) {
+		t.Errorf("non-pwa login mail must keep the one-tap confirm link, body %q", mailer.lastBody)
+	}
+}
+
 // confirmToken extracts the one-tap deeplink token from the /app/#/confirm/<token> link
 // the branded email carries.
 var confirmToken = regexp.MustCompile(`/confirm/([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)`)
@@ -301,7 +329,7 @@ func TestConfirmByTokenLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	svc := account.NewEmailService(store, mailer, "https://erudit-game.ru")
 	email := "tok-login-" + uuid.NewString() + "@example.com"
 
-	id, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, email, "", "en")
+	id, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, email, "", "en", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("request login: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -382,7 +410,7 @@ func TestEmailAccountSeedsDisplayName(t *testing.T) {
 	svc := account.NewEmailService(store, &capturingMailer{}, "https://erudit-game.ru")
 	local := "kaya-" + uuid.NewString()[:8]
 
-	id, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, local+"@example.com", "", "en")
+	id, err := svc.RequestLoginCode(ctx, local+"@example.com", "", "en", false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("request login: %v", err)
 	}

backend/internal/server/handlers_auth.go

@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ type emailRequest struct {
 	Email     string `json:"email"`
 	BrowserTZ string `json:"browser_tz"`
 	Language  string `json:"language"`
+	// Pwa marks a request from an installed PWA (standalone display mode): the login email then
+	// omits the one-tap confirm link so the code is typed in the same window (the link would open
+	// in a separate browser whose session cannot reach the PWA). See EmailService.RequestLoginCode.
+	Pwa bool `json:"pwa"`
 }
 
 // handleEmailRequest issues a login confirm-code to the email. It always reports
@@ -185,7 +189,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleEmailRequest(c *gin.Context) {
 		abortBadRequest(c, "email is required")
 		return
 	}
-	if _, err := s.emails.RequestLoginCode(c.Request.Context(), req.Email, req.BrowserTZ, req.Language); err != nil {
+	if _, err := s.emails.RequestLoginCode(c.Request.Context(), req.Email, req.BrowserTZ, req.Language, req.Pwa); err != nil {
 		s.abortErr(c, err)
 		return
 	}

docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -244,7 +244,9 @@ arrive from a platform rather than completing a mandatory registration).
   256-bit token stored only as its SHA-256, 12-hour TTL): a login mints a session in the
   browser that opens it (magic-link), a link confirms the identity and emits a `notify`
   profile-refresh to the in-app session, a change switches the account's email in place,
-  and a would-be merge is deferred to the interactive flow. The confirm runs on load; the token rides the URL fragment (never
+  and a would-be merge is deferred to the interactive flow. A login requested from an installed **PWA** omits the deeplink
+  entirely — its email carries the code only, typed in the same window, since the link would open
+  in a separate browser whose minted session cannot reach the PWA. The confirm runs on load; the token rides the URL fragment (never
   sent to the server), so a plain link prefetch cannot reach it, and the manual
   six-digit code is the fallback if an aggressive scanner runs the page. An
   **email-login** account is created flagged `is_guest` and stays reapable until the
@@ -1041,7 +1043,9 @@ link — misses the event; while an add-email confirmation is pending the client
   (`internal/adminalert`, started from `main`) emails the operator (`ADMIN_EMAIL`, from a
   distinct `SMTP_RELAY_ADMIN_FROM`) when new player feedback or word complaints arrive,
   **coalescing** a burst into one digest per interval; both recipients may be several
-  comma-separated addresses. Both paths are inert unless configured.
+  comma-separated addresses. The digest carries **no admin-console link** — an admin URL must
+  never travel in an email, where a mail provider could cache or index it; the operator opens the
+  console directly. Both paths are inert unless configured.
 - Per-request server-side timing via gin middleware from day one (the access log
   carries method, route, status, latency and the active trace id). A
   client-measured RTT piggybacked on the next request is a later enhancement.

docs/FUNCTIONAL.md

@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ per address), so a mistyped address or an impatient tap cannot flood an inbox. T
 also carries a **one-tap link** that confirms the address — or signs the player straight
 in — in a single tap; opening it in another browser reflects in the app at once, and a
 mail scanner that merely fetches the link cannot reach it — the token rides the URL
-fragment, which is never sent to the server.
+fragment, which is never sent to the server. A sign-in requested from an **installed PWA** omits
+this link: the email carries only the code, entered in the same window, since the link would open
+in a separate browser the app cannot reach.
 Telegram runs a **single bot**: every player uses
 the same bot, and all of its chat and out-of-app notifications are written in the
 player's own **interface language** (en/ru). A separate optional **promo bot** can run alongside the

docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md

@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ launch-параметрам VK (их проверяет gateway), и при пе
 не завалили почтовый ящик. В письме также есть **ссылка одного нажатия**, которая подтверждает
 адрес — или сразу выполняет вход — в один тап; открытие её в другом браузере тут же отражается в
 приложении, а почтовый сканер, который просто загружает ссылку, до токена не дотянется —
-он едет в URL-фрагменте, который не уходит на сервер.
+он едет в URL-фрагменте, который не уходит на сервер. Вход, запрошенный из **установленного
+PWA**, эту ссылку не содержит: в письме только код, который вводится в том же окне (ссылка
+открылась бы в отдельном браузере, недоступном приложению).
 Telegram держит **единого бота**: все игроки пользуются одним
 и тем же ботом, а весь его чат и внеприложенческие уведомления пишутся на **языке
 интерфейса** самого игрока (en/ru). Рядом с основным может работать отдельный опциональный

gateway/internal/backendclient/api.go

@@ -289,10 +289,11 @@ func (c *Client) GuestAuth(ctx context.Context, browserTz string) (SessionResp,
 
 // EmailRequest asks the backend to mail a login code, provisioning the account on
 // first contact; browserTz (the client's detected "±HH:MM" UTC offset) seeds the new
-// account's time zone, since the email account is created here, not at login.
-func (c *Client) EmailRequest(ctx context.Context, email, browserTz, language string) error {
+// account's time zone, since the email account is created here, not at login. pwa marks a
+// request from an installed PWA, so the backend omits the one-tap confirm link from the email.
+func (c *Client) EmailRequest(ctx context.Context, email, browserTz, language string, pwa bool) error {
 	return c.do(ctx, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/internal/sessions/email/request", "", "",
-		map[string]string{"email": email, "browser_tz": browserTz, "language": language}, nil)
+		map[string]any{"email": email, "browser_tz": browserTz, "language": language, "pwa": pwa}, nil)
 }
 
 // EmailLogin verifies a login code and mints a session.

gateway/internal/transcode/transcode.go

@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func authGuestHandler(backend *backendclient.Client) Handler {
 func authEmailRequestHandler(backend *backendclient.Client) Handler {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, req Request) ([]byte, error) {
 		in := fb.GetRootAsEmailRequestRequest(req.Payload, 0)
-		if err := backend.EmailRequest(ctx, string(in.Email()), string(in.BrowserTz()), string(in.Language())); err != nil {
+		if err := backend.EmailRequest(ctx, string(in.Email()), string(in.BrowserTz()), string(in.Language()), in.Pwa()); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return encodeAck(true), nil

pkg/fbs/scrabble.fbs

@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ table EmailRequestRequest {
   email:string;
   browser_tz:string;
   language:string;
+  // Set when the request originates from an installed PWA (standalone display mode): the
+  // backend then omits the one-tap confirm link from the login email so the code is typed in
+  // the same window, avoiding a link that opens in a separate browser (a different storage
+  // context) where the minted session could not reach the PWA.
+  pwa:bool;
 }
 
 // EmailLoginRequest logs in to the account owning email (provisioned at the

pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/EmailRequestRequest.go

@@ -65,8 +65,20 @@ func (rcv *EmailRequestRequest) Language() []byte {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (rcv *EmailRequestRequest) Pwa() bool {
+	o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(10))
+	if o != 0 {
+		return rcv._tab.GetBool(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rcv *EmailRequestRequest) MutatePwa(n bool) bool {
+	return rcv._tab.MutateBoolSlot(10, n)
+}
+
 func EmailRequestRequestStart(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) {
-	builder.StartObject(3)
+	builder.StartObject(4)
 }
 func EmailRequestRequestAddEmail(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, email flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
 	builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(0, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(email), 0)
@@ -77,6 +89,9 @@ func EmailRequestRequestAddBrowserTz(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, browserTz fla
 func EmailRequestRequestAddLanguage(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, language flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
 	builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(2, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(language), 0)
 }
+func EmailRequestRequestAddPwa(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, pwa bool) {
+	builder.PrependBoolSlot(3, pwa, false)
+}
 func EmailRequestRequestEnd(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
 	return builder.EndObject()
 }

ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/email-request-request.ts

@@ -41,8 +41,13 @@ language(optionalEncoding?:any):string|Uint8Array|null {
   return offset ? this.bb!.__string(this.bb_pos + offset, optionalEncoding) : null;
 }
 
+pwa():boolean {
+  const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 10);
+  return offset ? !!this.bb!.readInt8(this.bb_pos + offset) : false;
+}
+
 static startEmailRequestRequest(builder:flatbuffers.Builder) {
-  builder.startObject(3);
+  builder.startObject(4);
 }
 
 static addEmail(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, emailOffset:flatbuffers.Offset) {
@@ -57,16 +62,21 @@ static addLanguage(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, languageOffset:flatbuffers.Offse
   builder.addFieldOffset(2, languageOffset, 0);
 }
 
+static addPwa(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, pwa:boolean) {
+  builder.addFieldInt8(3, +pwa, +false);
+}
+
 static endEmailRequestRequest(builder:flatbuffers.Builder):flatbuffers.Offset {
   const offset = builder.endObject();
   return offset;
 }
 
-static createEmailRequestRequest(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, emailOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, browserTzOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, languageOffset:flatbuffers.Offset):flatbuffers.Offset {
+static createEmailRequestRequest(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, emailOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, browserTzOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, languageOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, pwa:boolean):flatbuffers.Offset {
   EmailRequestRequest.startEmailRequestRequest(builder);
   EmailRequestRequest.addEmail(builder, emailOffset);
   EmailRequestRequest.addBrowserTz(builder, browserTzOffset);
   EmailRequestRequest.addLanguage(builder, languageOffset);
+  EmailRequestRequest.addPwa(builder, pwa);
   return EmailRequestRequest.endEmailRequestRequest(builder);
 }
 }

ui/src/lib/app.svelte.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
 } from './telegram';
 import { onVKPath, insideVK, vkInit, vkClose, vkDisableSwipeBack, vkLaunchParams, vkUserName, vkStartParam, vkOnScheme, vkOnInsets, vkSetViewSettings, appearanceForBg } from './vk';
 import { pendingVKLink, type VKLinkCallback } from './vkid';
+import { isStandalone } from './pwa';
 import { registerServiceWorker } from './pwa.svelte';
 import { haptic } from './haptics';
 import { CLOUD_PREFS_KEY, decodeClientPrefs, encodeClientPrefs } from './cloudprefs';
@@ -980,7 +981,7 @@ export async function loginGuest(): Promise<void> {
 
 export async function requestEmailCode(email: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
-    await gateway.authEmailRequest(email, app.locale);
+    await gateway.authEmailRequest(email, app.locale, isStandalone());
     return true;
   } catch (err) {
     handleError(err);

ui/src/lib/client.ts

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export interface GatewayClient {
    *  cosmetic seed for a brand-new account). */
   authVK(params: string, displayName: string): Promise<Session>;
   authGuest(locale?: string): Promise<Session>;
-  authEmailRequest(email: string, language: string): Promise<void>;
+  authEmailRequest(email: string, language: string, pwa: boolean): Promise<void>;
   authEmailLogin(email: string, code: string): Promise<Session>;
   /** Confirm a one-tap email deeplink token: a login returns a session to adopt; a
    *  link returns a status ('confirmed' | 'merge_required'). */

ui/src/lib/codec.test.ts

@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@ describe('codec', () => {
     expect(guest.browserTz()).toBe('-05:30');
 
     const email = fb.EmailRequestRequest.getRootAsEmailRequestRequest(
-      new ByteBuffer(encodeEmailRequest('a@example.com', '+00:00', 'en')),
+      new ByteBuffer(encodeEmailRequest('a@example.com', '+00:00', 'en', true)),
     );
     expect(email.email()).toBe('a@example.com');
     expect(email.browserTz()).toBe('+00:00');
+    expect(email.pwa()).toBe(true);
     expect(email.language()).toBe('en');
 
     const confirm = fb.EmailConfirmLinkRequest.getRootAsEmailConfirmLinkRequest(

ui/src/lib/codec.ts

@@ -214,7 +214,12 @@ export function encodeGuestLogin(locale: string, browserTz: string): Uint8Array
   return finish(b, fb.GuestLoginRequest.endGuestLoginRequest(b));
 }
 
-export function encodeEmailRequest(email: string, browserTz: string, language: string): Uint8Array {
+export function encodeEmailRequest(
+  email: string,
+  browserTz: string,
+  language: string,
+  pwa: boolean,
+): Uint8Array {
   const b = new Builder(128);
   const e = b.createString(email);
   const tz = b.createString(browserTz);
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ export function encodeEmailRequest(email: string, browserTz: string, language: s
   fb.EmailRequestRequest.addEmail(b, e);
   fb.EmailRequestRequest.addBrowserTz(b, tz);
   fb.EmailRequestRequest.addLanguage(b, l);
+  fb.EmailRequestRequest.addPwa(b, pwa);
   return finish(b, fb.EmailRequestRequest.endEmailRequestRequest(b));
 }
 

ui/src/lib/mock/client.ts

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export class MockGateway implements GatewayClient {
   async authGuest(): Promise<Session> {
     return { ...SESSION };
   }
-  async authEmailRequest(_email: string, _language: string): Promise<void> {}
+  async authEmailRequest(_email: string, _language: string, _pwa: boolean): Promise<void> {}
   async confirmEmailLink(_token: string): Promise<ConfirmLinkResult> {
     return { purpose: 'link', status: 'confirmed', session: null };
   }

ui/src/lib/transport.ts

@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ export function createTransport(baseUrl: string): GatewayClient {
     async authGuest(locale) {
       return codec.decodeSession(await exec('auth.guest', codec.encodeGuestLogin(locale ?? '', browserOffset())));
     },
-    async authEmailRequest(email, language) {
-      await exec('auth.email.request', codec.encodeEmailRequest(email, browserOffset(), language));
+    async authEmailRequest(email, language, pwa) {
+      await exec('auth.email.request', codec.encodeEmailRequest(email, browserOffset(), language, pwa));
     },
     async confirmEmailLink(token) {
       return codec.decodeConfirmLinkResult(await exec('auth.email.confirm_link', codec.encodeEmailConfirmLink(token)));