# Native Android (Capacitor) — RuStore MVP: bundle + client-version gate + offline-first

> Self-contained implementation plan for the standalone Android app, to be executed in a fresh
> session (another device). Work through the breakdown A–G in order; each part states its own
> "Done when". `PLAN.md` at the repo root is the precedent for a top-level plan doc here.

---

## Context (why)

`erudit-game.ru` ships today as a web SPA (Svelte + Vite) served by the gateway, plus Telegram and
VK Mini Apps. The owner wants a **standalone Android app**, first on **RuStore**. The stack already
declares Capacitor as the target and is pre-seamed for it (feature-detected `window.Capacitor`,
`file://`-safe hash router, relative asset base, a reserved native share branch,
`viewport-fit=cover`/safe-area layout, a build-time gateway origin var), but **nothing is
scaffolded** — no `@capacitor/*` dep, no `capacitor.config.*`, no `android/`.

Two problems native introduces that the web never had:

1. **An installed build can be arbitrarily old.** On web every load fetches the current client, so
   client and server are always paired. In a store a user may run a months-old bundle; if the
   FlatBuffers wire schema changes incompatibly, an old bundle cannot speak to the server at all.
   Today there is **no** client↔server version contract — the only "update" path is the web-only
   `location.reload()`, useless to a bundled APK. → build a **minimum-supported-client gate**.

2. **First launch must work with no network.** The app must open straight into a guest experience
   and let the user play locally (vs_ai *and* 2-4-player pass-and-play / hotseat) even if the
   internet is off on first launch. The current offline mode is a *returning-user* feature: it needs
   a cached session/profile and server-fetched dictionaries (`offline.ts shouldBootOffline` requires
   `hasSession && hasProfile`; dicts come from `gateway.fetchDict`). → build **offline-first**:
   bundle dictionaries in the APK and boot as a device-local guest with no server session.

**Intended outcome:** a signed APK on RuStore that (a) loads the packaged SPA against the production
gateway, (b) is protected by the version gate so future incompatible server changes turn old
installs away cleanly, and (c) opens offline-first as a soft guest with local play.

## Locked decisions (owner interview)

| Decision | Choice |
|---|---|
| First store | **RuStore** (Google Play is a later variant — see below) |
| Update model | **Bundle** (`dist/` inside the APK) **+ a client-version gate** (no OTA, no remote-URL wrapper) |
| First-launch offline | **Offline-first in the MVP**: enter as a local guest, play vs_ai + hotseat with zero network |
| Login surface | Guest + email only (already the case — `Login.svelte` shows only these; VK/Telegram auth runs only inside their Mini Apps) |
| Payments in MVP | Hidden (deferred; reuse the distribution flag) |
| appId (permanent) | **`ru.eruditgame.app`** |
| App display name | **`Эрудит`** (Cyrillic) |
| Toolchain (locked) | **Capacitor 8** (`@capacitor/*` `^8`); **compileSdk/targetSdk 36, minSdk 24**; **JDK 21** (required — `@capacitor/android` compiles at Java 21; AGP 8.13 / Gradle 8.14.3); Android SDK `platforms;android-36` + `build-tools;36.x` |

**Conventions:** all code/comments/commits/docs in English. Do NOT put stage/phase numbers in code,
commits, or PR titles. Bake design into the main docs (`docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` etc.) — this repo
rejects standalone spec artifacts, so `ANDROID_PLAN.md` is the only new plan file; do not create
`docs/superpowers/specs/*`. Branch model: `feature/android-native` from `development`, PR into
`development` (contour review), then promote `development → master`, tag, dispatch the Android build.
The gate change is **wire-additive and contour-safe** (a new HTTP header + a new envelope
`result_code` string; no FBS/proto regen, no schema migration). The offline-first change is
client-only (no server change).

---

## Progress (as-built)

Kept current as parts land so a fresh session resumes without re-deriving. Verify against code.

- **A. Capacitor scaffolding — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** Capacitor 8 native project generated
  under `ui/android/` (tracked), `@capacitor/*` deps + `capacitor.config.ts`, hardware Back in
  `ui/src/lib/native.ts` wired from `App.svelte`. `pnpm build` → `cap sync` → `./gradlew assembleDebug`
  builds a debug APK that installs and **cold-launches to the Login screen** on the Pixel_10 emulator.
  `svelte-check` 0 errors, `vitest` 584 passed. Build recipe + toolchain gotchas live in
  `.claude/CLAUDE.md` → "Native Android build (Capacitor)".
  **Launcher icon:** a **temporary** placeholder is in place — `ui/assets/icon.png` (the maskable «Э»
  brand mark upscaled 512→1024) → `pnpm android:assets` regenerated the Android launcher/adaptive
  icons + splashes. Superseded by the icon rebrand below.
- **B. Native web-build correctness — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** New `ui/src/lib/origin.ts`
  `gatewayOrigin()`; the two `location.origin` landmines fixed (`game/Game.svelte` export/share URL,
  `screens/Wallet.svelte` site-root) — `transport.ts:32` already resolves via `VITE_GATEWAY_URL`, left
  as-is. Service worker skipped on the native channel (`lib/pwa.svelte.ts`). Payments hidden in the MVP
  via new `purchasesHidden()` (`lib/distribution.ts`: folds `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED` + the GP flag, plus
  a `?nopay` mock force); the `Wallet.svelte` buy tab shows a neutral pointer-free note
  (`wallet.purchasesSoon`) for the RuStore MVP, RuStore stub kept GP-only. Native env types in
  `vite-env.d.ts`. `svelte-check` 0 errors, `vitest` 590 passed, web + native `vite build` clean;
  `?nopay`/`?gp` wallet states verified live via the Playwright MCP browser (the e2e runner can't fetch
  browsers in this sandbox — the states are covered by `e2e/wallet.spec.ts`, which CI runs).
- **C. Client-version gate — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** Server: new `gateway/internal/clientver`
  (parse + compare), `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` config (empty ⇒ dormant, validated at load), and the
  gate in `connectsrv` — `Execute` returns `result_code="update_required"` before the registry lookup,
  `Subscribe` returns `FailedPrecondition`; fail-open on an absent/garbled header. Client:
  `X-Client-Version` on every call (`transport.ts headers()`), a terminal `update.svelte.ts` store +
  `UpdateOverlay.svelte` (native → `VITE_RUSTORE_URL`, web → reload), `retry.ts` maps
  `FailedPrecondition → update_required`, the `__update` mock hook. `gofmt`/`vet` clean, Go
  `clientver`/config/`connectsrv` tests green, `svelte-check` 0, `vitest` 591, e2e 232 (incl.
  `update.spec.ts`), client build clean. Silent reconciliation seam deferred to D (owner); in-app
  store-update SDK noted Out of scope.
- **D. Offline-first — ✅ CODE-COMPLETE, e2e-verified & on-device-smoke-verified (D.1–D.6 done, 2026-07-12).**
  The offline path is proven on-device (Pixel_10 / API 37, airplane mode): cold-boot → offline guest lobby, a
  full local vs_ai turn (bundled dawg — Hint placed "FEZ", the robot replied "NEEDFIRE"), New Game offering
  both modes; the smoke also surfaced + fixed a native-chrome edge-to-edge safe-area bug (below). Remaining for
  D: the **reconcile-online leg on-device** (deferred — it hits prod, minting a guest) and the **deferred
  local-game-visibility decision** (below). D.5 is also covered by `e2e/native.spec.ts` (vs_ai move + hotseat).
  - **D.1 + D.2 (foundations) — ✅ DONE & committed `bcd5a1d` (2026-07-12).** `ui/scripts/bundle-dicts.mjs`
    (release DAWGs → `dist/dict/<variant>@<version>.dawg`, keyed on `VITE_DICT_VERSION`, `OUT_DIR` override
    for the e2e); the `dict/loader.ts` **bundled tier** (between IndexedDB and network, **native-gated** —
    see the §D.1 correction); `__DICT_VERSION__` vite define + declaration; `lib/localguest.ts` (persisted
    device-local guest id, no DB row) + `common.guest` i18n; `NewGame.svelte` offline vs_ai/hotseat creates
    fall back to `__DICT_VERSION__` and `localGuestId()`/`t('common.guest')` when there is no session.
  - **D.3 (cold boot) + D.4 (reconciliation + silent seam) — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** The native
    no-session cold boot lands in the offline lobby as a device-local guest (`app.svelte.ts` bootstrap
    `else if (native)` branch — `localGuestId()` + `setOfflineMode(true,false)` + `scheduleRecovery(0)`);
    lazy `reconcileServerGuest()` mints + adopts a server guest and clears the auto-offline when the gateway
    is reachable (kicked at boot + by the recovery poll + the online event). Silent seam:
    `transport.ts` `exec` gained `{ silent, allowOffline }` (suppress the update overlay **and** bypass the
    kill switch), plus `authGuestSilent(locale)` on the `GatewayClient` interface, the real transport and the
    mock. `native.ts` `initNativeShell` made bridge-tolerant. New `e2e/native.spec.ts` (Capacitor injected;
    boot→offline-lobby, local vs_ai move, hotseat start, reconcile→online) + `playwright.config.ts` bundles
    the dawgs into `dist-e2e/dict/`. `svelte-check` 0, `vitest` 591, web + native builds clean; e2e runs in CI.
    See §D.3/§D.4 for the as-built corrections (shouldBootOffline **not** changed; `allowOffline` +
    checkReachable-token findings; the `__native.reconcile` e2e hook).
  - **D.6 (Profile tg/vk hide on native) — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** `Profile.svelte` gates
    `telegramLinkable`/`vkLinkable` on `!nativeShell` (`clientChannel()` android/ios), so the Telegram + VK
    LINK buttons are hidden on the native build; email + account management (incl. any existing link's UNLINK,
    a redirect-free gateway call) stay. Covered by the `e2e/native.spec.ts` reconcile test (Profile → no Link
    Telegram / Link VK buttons, email present).
  - **Native chrome: Android 15+ edge-to-edge safe-area — ✅ FIXED & on-device-verified (2026-07-12, owner-confirmed).**
    targetSdk 36 forces edge-to-edge, so the WebView draws behind the system bars; the app chrome overlapped the
    status bar (top nav, untappable) and the gesture-nav home indicator (the game's centre Hint button — side
    buttons fine). Two-part CSS fix consuming the SystemBars core plugin's injected `--safe-area-inset-*`:
    the **bottom** via the `--tg-safe-*` token (`app.css`), the **header top** via a native-only `.bar` rule
    (`Header.svelte` — its top inset had been Telegram-fullscreen-scoped only, so the token alone didn't reach
    it). No dep/config (SystemBars ships in `@capacitor/core` v8). Verified on Pixel_10 / API 37 by live-WebView
    CDP measurement (header title y=11→65, `--safe-area-inset-*` = 54/24px) **and** owner re-test on their device.
    Full gotcha + CDP recipe in `.claude/CLAUDE.md`. Commits `4a0689a` (bottom) + `49c5379` (top).
  - **DEFERRED DECISION (owner-agreed 2026-07-12) — native local-game visibility.** The online lobby lists
    only server games (`Lobby.svelte:42/54`), so a native guest's **device-local vs_ai/hotseat games hide from
    the lobby once reconciled online** (the pre-existing offline↔online split). For native this IS the primary
    flow, so the behaviour **must change** — a native guest should still see / resume their local games when
    online. Owner agreed it needs changing but wants to design it **at the very end of the Android work (before
    release — see §G)**; out of D.3/D.4 scope, tracked here so it is not lost.
- **E. CI — signed APK artifact — ✅ CODE-COMPLETE & locally-proven (2026-07-12).** New manual workflow
  `.gitea/workflows/android-build.yaml` (`workflow_dispatch` + `confirm=build`, `if` gated to `master` —
  mirrors `prod-deploy.yaml`; never on a PR) builds the native-flavoured SPA, bundles the offline dicts, and
  assembles a release APK uploaded as a run artifact. Like `prod-deploy`, it is **provable only by a dispatch
  from `master`** (that is §G), so E was verified as far as possible now: locally via `assembleDebug` + a
  **keyless** `assembleRelease` (→ `app-release-unsigned.apk`, `versionCode 1017000` / `versionName 1.17.0`
  for a `v1.17.0` tag — confirmed in `output-metadata.json`), `svelte-check` 0, YAML structure checked.
  As-built:
  - **`ui/android/app/build.gradle`:** `versionCode`/`versionName` read `-PversionCode`/`-PversionName` (defaults
    keep local `assembleDebug` building). **CORRECTION vs the plan snippet — use `=` assignment**
    (`versionCode = (…).toInteger()`), NOT the command form `versionCode (…).toInteger()`: the latter binds
    `.toInteger()` to the DSL setter's null return (`> Value is null`). A guarded `signingConfigs.release` reads
    the keystore from env and is attached **only when the keystore file exists** — so **no keystore ⇒ an UNSIGNED
    release APK, not a failure** (a dispatch proves the pipeline before the keystore exists).
  - **Toolchain:** the **CI runner is a host-executor on a remote Debian host**. JDK 21 comes from
    `actions/setup-java`; the **Android SDK is host-provisioned** (pre-installed at `ANDROID_SDK_DIR`, default
    `/opt/android-sdk`), with a fail-fast **Verify the host Android SDK** pre-flight that also checks the `runner`
    user's read/exec access (`platforms;android-36` + `build-tools`). Unit tests need no new tooling (they ride
    the existing `unit`/`ui` jobs).
  - **Env:** `VITE_GATEWAY_URL` reuses `vars.PROD_PUBLIC_BASE_URL` (trailing slash stripped); `VITE_DICT_VERSION` /
    `DICT_VERSION` = the `DICT_VERSION` var; `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED=1`. **`VITE_STORE_URL` was renamed to
    `VITE_RUSTORE_URL`** (owner) — left **empty** via the (unset) `vars.ANDROID_RUSTORE_URL`, so the update button
    no-ops until publication (`UpdateOverlay.svelte` already guards `if (url)`; the gate is dormant in the MVP).
  - **versionCode from an exact tag:** the workflow refuses anything but a clean `git describe --exact-match`
    `vX.Y.Z` (deterministic + monotonic store versionCode); §G tags before dispatch.
  - **Delivery:** `actions/upload-artifact@v4` (assumes Gitea 1.26 artifact support — verify at the §G dispatch).
    Secrets to set before a **signed** build (§G / publication): `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64`,
    `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD`, `ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS`, `ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD`.
- **F. Docs — ✅ DONE (2026-07-12).** Baked the Android work into the live docs: `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` §2
  (the client-version gate + the frozen wire contract + the gate × offline rule), §3 (the local-guest /
  server-guest / reconciliation identity model) and §13 (the native Capacitor build — bundle model, bundled
  dicts, `versionCode` scheme, `file://` origin, RuStore); `docs/FUNCTIONAL.md` (+ `_ru` mirror) a new **Native
  app (Android)** domain (offline-first guest launch, email soft-registration, no TG/VK login, hidden
  purchases, update-required); `docs/TESTING.md` (the `clientver`/gate Go tests, the `native`/`update` e2e +
  the `retry` mapping, and the manual **on-device Android smoke checklist**); `deploy/README.md` (the
  `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` var + the wire-break bump discipline + the Android build/release runbook —
  keystore, secrets, dispatch, RuStore upload); `ui/README.md` (the native `VITE_*` build vars). Every
  referenced test file was confirmed to exist.
- **G — pending.**

Open logistics (not code): **mandatory icon rebrand (future)** — author ONE vector master and generate
*every* icon from it (web `favicon.svg` / PWA `icon-*` / maskable, Android adaptive, future iOS). Today
the formats drift — `favicon.svg` is a rounded bordered tile, `icon-maskable-512.png` a full-bleed
square, visibly different — and the Android launcher icon is only a temporary upscale of the maskable
(`capacitor-assets` insets it 16.7% into the adaptive safe zone). `~/.claude/bin/gitea-ci-watch.py` is present.
RuStore publication prerequisites gate release only.

---

## Prerequisites to start DEVELOPMENT (on the other device)

Have all of these before writing code:

- **JDK 21** (Temurin/OpenJDK) — **required** by Capacitor 8: `@capacitor/android` sets
  `sourceCompatibility/targetCompatibility = VERSION_21`, so a JDK 17 Gradle run fails with
  `invalid source release: 21`. (Homebrew: `brew install openjdk@21`.)
- **Android SDK** — Android Studio (recommended: bundles the SDK manager + AVD emulator) *or*
  cmdline-tools. Capacitor 8 targets **compileSdk/targetSdk 36, minSdk 24**, so install:
  `platform-tools`, `platforms;android-36`, `build-tools;36.0.0` (a newer build-tools such as
  `36.1.0` is also accepted — AGP treats it as a minimum). Gradle 8.14.3 / AGP 8.13 arrive via the
  wrapper `cap add android` generates.
- **Node 20+ and pnpm** (via corepack), matching the repo's `ui` toolchain.
- **Git**, plus this repo's Gitea access. If this device will push/PR, set up the `tea` CLI login
  and the CI watcher exactly as the owner's global setup (`~/.claude` tooling:
  `python3 ~/.claude/bin/gitea-ci-watch.py`, `tea` against `gitea.lan`).
- **Both repositories side by side** per `go.work`: clone `developer/scrabble-game` **and** the
  sibling `scrabble-solver` next to it — the solver **library** the backend/CI consume via the
  `go.work` replace. **The bundled dictionaries do NOT come from the solver.** The versioned,
  production dictionary set is published by `developer/scrabble-dictionary` as a **release artifact**
  `scrabble-dawg-<DICT_VERSION>.tar.gz` (one semver label per set); `backend/Dockerfile` and every CI
  job already `curl` exactly that tarball, keyed on the shared Gitea variable `DICT_VERSION`.
  Offline-first bundles the DAWGs from that same release (see D.1 / E), so the Android build needs
  `DICT_VERSION` + network access to the release, **not** `scrabble-solver`. (`scrabble-solver/dawg/*.dawg`
  are the solver's committed test fixtures — byte-identical to a build but pinned to the solver
  commit, not the versioned production set.)
- **A test target**: a physical Android device with USB debugging **or** an emulator AVD (e.g. a
  Pixel AVD; any recent API image).
- **No backend needed to build the APK** — it points at production `erudit-game.ru`. A local gateway
  is only needed to exercise the version gate locally (optional).

Publication prerequisites (RuStore account, keystore, listing assets) are listed at the **end** —
they gate *release*, not development.

---

## Identity model (answers "how do guests work offline vs in the DB")

Split the **local play identity** from the **server account**. This *extends* the current model
(guests are DB rows) with a pre-server local state; existing server-guest semantics are unchanged.

- **Local guest (device-local, no DB row).** A device-generated id + a default display name,
  persisted on the device. Exists from the very first launch, with no network. It fills the human
  seat in a local vs_ai game and is the "you" for local games. A purely-offline user never creates a
  DB row (consumes no server resources).
- **Server guest (DB row).** Minted lazily via `auth.guest` the first time the app reaches the
  network, its session cached and reused. Unlocks online features (matchmaking, friends, online
  games). Exactly one per device — guarded by the cached session (never mint if one exists).
- **Registered account.** Email upgrade as today; adopts the current server guest.
- **Local games stay device-only.** Both local vs_ai and local hotseat games already persist only on
  the device (`ui/src/lib/localgame/store.ts`); they never sync to the server, regardless of identity
  transitions. Reconciliation to a server guest does **not** migrate them.

**Reconciliation flow:** on gaining network with no server session, silently `auth.guest` in the
background, cache the session, adopt it. This is best-effort — see the gate interaction below for how
a too-old client stays offline instead of being interrupted.

---

## The client-version gate — architecture (read before touching gate code)

**Principle: the version rides the outermost, permanently-stable layer, never the FlatBuffers
payload.** The transport is two layers: a protobuf Connect envelope
(`ExecuteRequest{message_type, payload, request_id}`, `gateway/proto/edge/v1/edge.proto`) wrapping a
FlatBuffers payload (`pkg/fbs/scrabble.fbs`). Protobuf envelopes and HTTP headers are
version-tolerant by design; the FBS payload is the layer that breaks. So the client version rides in
an **HTTP header `X-Client-Version`**, read by the gateway **before it decodes the payload**.

**Enforcement is per-call, not a dedicated init RPC.** The client attaches the header to every
Connect call via its single `headers()` builder; the gateway checks it at the top of `Execute`
(before registry lookup / auth / payload decode) and `Subscribe`. The first online call the app makes
(session establish `auth.*`) is thus gated automatically — no `Hello` RPC needed. A too-old client
makes **zero** successful requests but sees a recognizable signal, not a crash.

**Two return shapes, one meaning:**
- `Execute` → the domain-style envelope `result_code = "update_required"` (HTTP 200); the client
  already throws `GatewayError(result_code)` for any non-`ok`.
- `Subscribe` → Connect `CodeFailedPrecondition` (a stream has no `result_code`).

**Frozen contract (write into `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` §2):** three things become permanent so any
build, however old, can always recognize "update required": (1) the protobuf envelope field numbers
in `edge.proto` are never renumbered/reused; (2) the `update_required` sentinel (the `result_code`
string + the `FailedPrecondition` code) never changes; (3) the FBS schema stays **additive**
(trailing fields only, `(deprecated)` never delete). Breaking changes happen only *inside* the FBS
payload.

**Discipline (write into `deploy/README.md`):** the production deploy that ships an incompatible wire
change **also** bumps `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` to that release, in the same rollout. Until
deliberately set, `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` is **empty ⇒ the gate is dormant and web behaviour is
unchanged.** One hard threshold for the MVP; a soft "recommended update" tier is deferred.

**Interaction with offline-first (important UX rule):** offline mode uses the network kill switch
(`transport.ts assertOnline`), so the gate never fires while playing offline — an old client can
always play local vs_ai/hotseat. The gate matters only for online actions. Therefore the terminal
"update" overlay must be raised **only on a user-initiated online action**, never on the silent
background guest-reconciliation: if reconciliation's `auth.guest` returns `update_required`, swallow
it and stay a local guest (do not overlay). Implementation seam: the reconciliation path catches the
`update_required` code and does not route it to the global overlay trigger; foreground calls do.

---

## Work breakdown

Ordered so each part is independently verifiable. The MVP now includes offline-first, so the sequence
is: scaffold → native-correct → gate → offline-first → CI → docs → release.

### A. Capacitor scaffolding — ✅ DONE

- `ui/package.json`: add deps `@capacitor/core`, `@capacitor/android`, `@capacitor/app`; devDeps
  `@capacitor/cli`, `@capacitor/assets`. Scripts: `"cap:sync": "cap sync android"`,
  `"android:assets": "capacitor-assets generate --android"`.
- `ui/capacitor.config.ts` (new):
  ```ts
  import type { CapacitorConfig } from '@capacitor/cli';
  const config: CapacitorConfig = {
    appId: 'ru.eruditgame.app',
    appName: 'Эрудит',
    webDir: 'dist',
    // Bundle model: no server.url — the WebView loads the packaged dist/ from app assets. Updates
    // ship through the store; the client-version gate turns away a build too old to speak the
    // current wire contract (docs/ARCHITECTURE.md §2).
  };
  export default config;
  ```
- `npx cap add android` → generates and **commits** `ui/android/` (a Gradle project). Neither
  `.gitignore` lists it today; keep it tracked so build.gradle + signing edits are reviewable and CI
  reproducible. Ensure `ui/android/.gitignore` covers build outputs (`/app/build`, `/build`,
  `/.gradle`, `/local.properties`, `*.keystore`, `*.jks`).
- **Android hardware Back** — new `ui/src/lib/native.ts`, dynamically importing `@capacitor/app` so
  the web/mock bundle never pulls it:
  ```ts
  import { clientChannel } from './channel';
  export async function initNativeShell(atNavigationRoot: () => boolean): Promise<void> {
    const ch = clientChannel();
    if (ch !== 'android' && ch !== 'ios') return;
    const { App } = await import('@capacitor/app');
    App.addListener('backButton', () => {
      if (atNavigationRoot()) void App.exitApp();
      else history.back();
    });
  }
  ```
  Call once from bootstrap. `atNavigationRoot` = current route is `lobby`/`login`
  (mirror `routeDepth(...) === 0` from `App.svelte:50-54`, reading `router.svelte.ts`).
- **Launcher icon (owner asset):** owner supplies a 1024×1024 «Э» icon at `ui/assets/icon.png`
  (+ optional `splash.png`); `pnpm android:assets` generates adaptive icons.

**Done when:** `npx cap sync android` succeeds against a real `pnpm build`, and (from `ui/android/`)
`./gradlew assembleDebug` produces a debug APK that installs and cold-launches to the login screen.

### B. Native web-build correctness (file:// origin) — ✅ DONE

1. **One origin helper** — new `ui/src/lib/origin.ts`:
   ```ts
   // The absolute origin the client talks to. A packaged native build (file:// origin) sets
   // VITE_GATEWAY_URL to the real gateway; web/mock leave it empty and fall back to the page
   // origin. Centralised so every absolute-URL construction resolves identically.
   export function gatewayOrigin(): string {
     const configured = import.meta.env.VITE_GATEWAY_URL ?? '';
     return configured || (typeof location !== 'undefined' ? location.origin : '');
   }
   ```
   Fix the two same-origin **landmines** (they would produce `file:///…` on native):
   - `ui/src/game/Game.svelte:1214`: `new URL(path, location.origin)` → `new URL(path, gatewayOrigin())`.
   - `ui/src/screens/Wallet.svelte:47`: `` `${location.origin}/` `` → `` `${gatewayOrigin()}/` ``.
   (`transport.ts:32` already computes the equivalent inline — leave it.)
2. **Skip the service worker on native** — `ui/src/lib/pwa.svelte.ts registerServiceWorker()` (line 85):
   add, next to `if (inMiniApp()) return;`:
   ```ts
   import { clientChannel } from './channel';
   const ch = clientChannel();
   if (ch === 'android' || ch === 'ios') return;
   ```
3. **Hide payments in the MVP build** — `ui/src/lib/distribution.ts`, add:
   ```ts
   // purchasesHidden: true for the Google Play build (external-payment policy) OR the thin native
   // MVP that defers store billing (VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED="1"). Every other build sells normally.
   export function purchasesHidden(): boolean {
     return isGooglePlayBuild() || (import.meta.env as Record<string, string | undefined>).VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED === '1';
   }
   ```
   Switch the wallet/purchase consumers from `isGooglePlayBuild()` to `purchasesHidden()` where they
   hide the buy actions (the sole consumer is `Wallet.svelte`). Keep the "go to RuStore" stub
   `isGooglePlayBuild()`-only. **As built (owner decision):** in the RuStore MVP (`purchasesHidden() &&
   !isGooglePlayBuild()`) the buy tab shows a neutral, pointer-free note — new i18n key
   `wallet.purchasesSoon`, `data-testid="purchases-hidden"` — not an empty tab and not a store link; the
   same note can replace the RuStore stub in the later Google Play anti-steering variant.
   `purchasesHidden()` also carries a mock-only `?nopay` force (mirrors `?gp`) so the e2e drives the
   state without a separate build. Add `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED?: string`, `VITE_RUSTORE_URL?: string`,
   `VITE_DICT_VERSION?: string` to `ui/src/vite-env.d.ts`.
4. **Native env matrix** — see Build & env.

**Done when:** a native-flavoured build reaches the gateway, signs in as guest, plays a move, and the
purchase actions are absent; `pnpm check` + `pnpm test:unit` pass.

### C. The client-version gate — ✅ DONE

#### C1. Backend (gateway)

- **New package `gateway/internal/clientver`** (`clientver.go` + `_test.go`): dependency-free parse of
  the leading `v?MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` (ignore any `-N-gSHA`/`+meta` suffix) + compare:
  ```go
  package clientver
  import ("strconv"; "strings")
  type Version struct{ Major, Minor, Patch int }
  func Parse(s string) (Version, bool) {
    s = strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(s), "v")
    if i := strings.IndexAny(s, "-+"); i >= 0 { s = s[:i] }
    p := strings.SplitN(s, ".", 4)
    if len(p) < 3 { return Version{}, false }
    var v Version; var err error
    if v.Major, err = strconv.Atoi(p[0]); err != nil { return Version{}, false }
    if v.Minor, err = strconv.Atoi(p[1]); err != nil { return Version{}, false }
    if v.Patch, err = strconv.Atoi(p[2]); err != nil { return Version{}, false }
    return v, true
  }
  func Less(a, b Version) bool {
    if a.Major != b.Major { return a.Major < b.Major }
    if a.Minor != b.Minor { return a.Minor < b.Minor }
    return a.Patch < b.Patch
  }
  ```
  Tests: `"v1.16.0"`, `"1.16.0"`, `"v1.16.0-3-gabc"`, `"dev"`/`""`→!ok, ordering incl. equal.
- **Config `gateway/internal/config/config.go`**: add `MinClientVersion string` (doc: empty ⇒ gate
  off); `Load()`: `c.MinClientVersion = os.Getenv("GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION")`; `validate()`: if
  non-empty and `!clientver.Parse(...ok)` → return a config error. Extend `config_test.go`.
- **Server `gateway/internal/connectsrv/server.go`**:
  - consts `clientVersionHeader = "X-Client-Version"`, `resultUpdateRequired = "update_required"`;
    `errors.go`: `errUpdateRequired = errors.New("client too old, update required")`.
  - `Server`: add `minClient clientver.Version` + `gateOn bool`. `Deps`: add `MinClientVersion string`.
    `NewServer`: parse `d.MinClientVersion` once (set `gateOn` on success; `log.Warn` + off if
    unparseable).
  - helper `clientTooOld(header string) bool`: `if !s.gateOn { return false }`; parse header, on
    `!ok` return false (fail-open); return `clientver.Less(v, s.minClient)`.
  - `Execute`: insert **after** the `defer` metrics line (after `server.go:296`, before
    `registry.Lookup`), so `msgType` is set and the payload is untouched:
    ```go
    if s.clientTooOld(req.Header().Get(clientVersionHeader)) {
      result = resultUpdateRequired
      return connect.NewResponse(&edgev1.ExecuteResponse{
        RequestId: req.Msg.GetRequestId(), ResultCode: resultUpdateRequired,
      }), nil
    }
    ```
  - `Subscribe`: at the top (before `resolve`): `if s.clientTooOld(req.Header().Get(clientVersionHeader)) { return connect.NewError(connect.CodeFailedPrecondition, errUpdateRequired) }`.
  - `main.go`: add `MinClientVersion: cfg.MinClientVersion,` to the `connectsrv.Deps{...}` literal.
  - Tests (`server_test.go`): too-old Execute ⇒ `result_code == "update_required"` and the op handler
    never ran; too-old Subscribe ⇒ `FailedPrecondition`; absent header / empty min / unparseable
    header / equal version ⇒ pass.

#### C2. Client (ui)

- **`ui/src/lib/update.svelte.ts`** (new, terminal — no poll):
  ```ts
  export const UPDATE_REQUIRED = 'update_required';
  let required = $state(false);
  export const updateRequired = { get active(): boolean { return required; } };
  export function reportUpdateRequired(): void { required = true; }
  ```
- **`ui/src/lib/transport.ts`**:
  - `headers()` (line 37) always attaches the version header:
    ```ts
    const headers = (): Record<string, string> => {
      const h: Record<string, string> = { 'x-client-version': __APP_VERSION__ };
      if (token) h.authorization = `Bearer ${token}`;
      return h;
    };
    ```
  - result-code branch (line 86): `if (res.resultCode === UPDATE_REQUIRED) reportUpdateRequired();`
    before the throw.
  - catch (after `toGatewayError`, line 73) and the `subscribe()` catch: if the code is
    `UPDATE_REQUIRED`, call `reportUpdateRequired()` before rethrowing/`onError`.
  - **Reconciliation exception — deferred to D (owner decision).** The silent update-path variant
    (swallows `update_required` without raising the overlay) has no caller until D.4, so it is added
    there with its caller rather than speculatively in C. In C every foreground call that gets
    `update_required` raises the overlay; offline play never trips it (the network kill switch).
- **`ui/src/lib/retry.ts` `toGatewayError()`**: add
  `case Code.FailedPrecondition: return new GatewayError('update_required', e.message);`.
- **`ui/src/components/UpdateOverlay.svelte`** (new, mirror `MaintenanceOverlay.svelte`): non-dismissable;
  shown when `updateRequired.active`; one button — native (`clientChannel()` android/ios) →
  `window.open(import.meta.env.VITE_RUSTORE_URL, '_system')`; web → `location.reload()`. i18n keys
  `update.title/body/action` (add siblings to the maintenance keys).
- **`ui/src/App.svelte`**: import + place `<UpdateOverlay />` right after `<MaintenanceOverlay />` (line 139).
- **Mock e2e hook** — `ui/src/lib/gateway.ts` mock branch, next to `__maint`: `__update = { on: reportUpdateRequired }`.
- **Tests:** extend `retry.test.ts` (`FailedPrecondition → 'update_required'`) and drive the overlay via
  Playwright `update.spec.ts` (`__update.on()`). The `update.svelte.ts` store is a `$state` rune module,
  which this project's plugin-less `vitest` cannot import (`$state is not defined`); like every other
  `*.svelte.ts` store it is covered by the e2e, not a unit test.

**Done when:** Go `clientver` + gate tests pass; `pnpm check`/`test:unit`/`test:e2e` pass; a local
gateway with `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION=v99.0.0` shows the overlay, unset ⇒ unchanged.

### D. Offline-first (bundled dicts + local guest + cold boot + reconciliation) — ✅ CODE-COMPLETE

Both offline modes already exist and are gated on `offlineMode.active`: local vs_ai and 2-4-player
hotseat (pass-and-play with a host PIN referee) — see `ui/src/lib/localgame/source.hotseat.test.ts`
and `ui/src/screens/NewGame.svelte:177-431`. This phase makes them reachable on a **cold first launch
with no network**.

**Status:** D.1–D.6 are **done & verified** (foundations committed `bcd5a1d`; boot + reconciliation +
Profile + the Android edge-to-edge safe-area fix committed on `feature/android-native`, 2026-07-12), with
`e2e/native.spec.ts` green (chromium + webkit) AND an **on-device emulator smoke** (Pixel_10 / API 37,
airplane mode): cold-boot → offline guest lobby, offline vs_ai played end-to-end (bundled dawg — Hint
placed "FEZ", the robot replied "NEEDFIRE"), New Game offers both modes. The smoke surfaced a native-chrome
bug on **Android 15+ edge-to-edge** (WebView < 140 reports `env(safe-area-inset-*)`=0 → the top nav draws
under the status bar and the game's centre Hint button under the gesture-nav home indicator) — **fixed** by
consuming the SystemBars core plugin's injected `--safe-area-inset-*`: the bottom via the `--tg-safe-*` token
(`app.css`), and the header's top inset via a native-only `.bar` rule (`Header.svelte` — its top inset was
Telegram-fullscreen-scoped only, so the token alone did not reach it). No dep/config (the plugin ships in
`@capacitor/core` v8); full story in `.claude/CLAUDE.md`. Remaining for D: the reconcile-online leg
on-device (hits prod — a guest mint) and the deferred local-game-visibility decision (§G). **Verify every
line ref below against current code.**

**Decisions locked this session (owner-approved) — bake these before implementing:**
- **The blocking Login is bypassed on native only.** Web / PWA / Telegram / VK keep the current
  online-session rule (they still need a prior session). The native channel always lands the user in the
  lobby, online or offline.
- **Soft registration reuses the existing `Profile` screen** as the guest sign-in / account surface (it
  already shows the email / Telegram / VK upgrade options for a guest). No new sign-in UI is built in D.
- **Hide the Telegram + VK link buttons on the native build** on Profile: VK ID web-login is a full-page
  redirect to `id.vk.com` that cannot return into the Capacitor app (it strands on the web redirect URI),
  and the Telegram Login Widget is unreliable in a WebView. **Email works** (pure gateway calls, no
  redirect). Native Telegram/VK login (native SDKs / deep-link OAuth — "the pretty native popups") is a
  **separate later stage**, consistent with the locked "guest+email" surface and "Out of scope: VK/Telegram
  login in the native build".
- **Local-guest display name** = localized `common.guest` ("Гость" / "Guest").

1. **Bundle dictionaries in the APK. ✅ DONE.**
   - `ui/scripts/bundle-dicts.mjs`: copies the DAWGs from the unpacked **`scrabble-dictionary` release**
     (dir via **`DICT_DIR`**; **NOT** `../scrabble-solver/dawg`) → `<OUT_DIR|dist>/dict/<variant>@<version>.dawg`.
     `dictKey(variant,version)` = `` `${variant}@${version}` `` (`lib/dict/store.ts:31`). `dawgFor` maps
     `scrabble_en→en_sowpods`, `scrabble_ru→ru_scrabble`, `erudit_ru→ru_erudit` (mirrors `e2e-dict.mjs`).
     Version = `VITE_DICT_VERSION` (default `dev`); `OUT_DIR` overrides the root (the e2e points it at
     `dist-e2e`). Run only in the native pipeline (after `pnpm build`, before `cap sync`); web builds skip
     it and stay slim.
   - Vite `define` `__DICT_VERSION__` (from `VITE_DICT_VERSION`, default `dev`; mirrors `__APP_VERSION__`)
     + declared in `vite-env.d.ts`.
   - **Loader tier** — `ui/src/lib/dict/loader.ts` `load()`: a **bundled tier** sits between the IndexedDB
     tier (now tier 1) and the network tier (now tier 3). **CORRECTION vs the original plan:** it is
     **native-gated** (`clientChannel()` android/ios), NOT "fetch always, 404 on web". A relative
     `fetch('./dict/'+key+'.dawg')` on the web would hit the **gateway's own session-gated `/dict/` route**
     (a real server route), not a clean 404 — so the bundled fetch is skipped off-native and only tried in
     a packaged app (its own assets). On a hit: build the `Dawg`, cache in memory, seed IndexedDB, return
     (no network metric — a bundled hit is a local asset). The e2e simulates native (see Tests).
   - Offline creates request the **bundled version**: `NewGame.svelte` offline vs_ai (`~line 84`) and
     hotseat (`~line 277`) use `app.profile?.dictVersions?.[v] ?? __DICT_VERSION__`, so a profile-less
     local guest gets the bundled `(variant, version)`.
2. **Local-guest identity. ✅ DONE.** `ui/src/lib/localguest.ts`: `localGuestId()` mints + persists a
   device-local id in `localStorage` (`scrabble.localGuestId`, prefix `localguest:`, no crypto API for the
   old engines) + `isLocalGuestId()`. The **display name is not in the module** — it is `t('common.guest')`
   at the call site, so the module stays i18n-free and node-testable. `NewGame.svelte` vs_ai human seat
   (`~line 99`) now uses `accountId: app.session?.userId ?? localGuestId()` and
   `name: app.profile?.displayName ?? t('common.guest')`. Hotseat seats stay independent local identities
   (`buildSeats` — unchanged).
3. **Cold offline-first boot — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12)** (`ui/src/lib/app.svelte.ts`). **High
   blast-radius: app startup for every platform — every change is native-gated; web / PWA / TG / VK stay
   byte-for-byte.** As built:
   - The blocking Login was **`bootstrap()`'s `else` of `if (saved)`** (no cached session, formerly
     `navigate('/login')`). On native it is now the offline-first entry: `localGuestId()` +
     `setOfflineMode(true, false)` (**non-sticky** auto-offline, so reconciliation may clear it) + land in
     the lobby (`navigate('/')` only if on login/confirm) + `scheduleRecovery(0)` to kick reconciliation.
     Web keeps the `navigate('/login')` else. `app.ready = true`.
   - **CORRECTION — `shouldBootOffline` was NOT changed.** The native-no-session case is fully caught in
     that `else` branch (there `hasSession` is provably false and `saved`'s `if`-block — the web
     canOffline logic — is skipped), so a `native` param would be unused in the load-bearing path. The
     plan's "add a native-no-session path to `shouldBootOffline`" is dropped, and the matching unit test
     with it (the boot decision is exercised by `e2e/native.spec.ts`).
   - **`offlinePreloadEligible` was NOT changed either** — it already returns false off a standalone web
     PWA (native is not `isStandalone()`), so the server preload is already skipped on native; no edit needed.
   - The lobby renders without a session/profile: `Lobby.svelte`/`NewGame.svelte` use optional chaining
     and the offline branch loads only device-local games (no session-gated `gamesList`). `NewGame` gates
     its offline flows on `guest || offlineMode.active`, both true for the local guest.
4. **Lazy server-guest reconciliation + the silent seam — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** As built:
   - **Silent seam:** `exec` gained `opts?: { silent?: boolean; allowOffline?: boolean }`.
     **CORRECTION — `silent` alone was not enough:** reconciliation runs while the app is still in
     auto-offline, so `exec`'s `assertOnline()` kill switch would refuse it — hence **`allowOffline`**
     (bypass the kill switch, like the reachability probe). `silent` gates the two `exec`
     `reportUpdateRequired()` sites (result-code + catch); the `subscribe` catch keeps the overlay
     (reconciliation never subscribes). New `authGuestSilent(locale)` on the `GatewayClient` interface
     (`lib/client.ts`), the real transport (`{ silent: true, allowOffline: true }`) and the mock.
   - **Reconciliation — `reconcileServerGuest()` (`app.svelte.ts`):** native + no session → `authGuestSilent`,
     `setOfflineMode(false)` **before** `adoptSession` (so adopt's `profileGet`/stream ride the online
     transport, not the kill switch), then adopt. Guarded by `reconcileInFlight` + `app.session` (never a
     second guest). `update_required`/unreachable are swallowed (stay a local guest). Local games stay
     device-only. Fired at boot and by the recovery poll + the online event.
   - **CORRECTION — `checkReachable` cannot gate a session-less guest:** its authenticated probe rejects
     with no token, so it never reports "reachable" for a local guest. The recovery poll (`scheduleRecovery`)
     therefore routes the **no-session** case straight through `reconcileServerGuest` (the mint attempt IS
     the reachability check); the session case keeps `checkReachable`.
   - **`scheduleRecovery` is now mock-guarded** (like `initNetworkReactivity`) so the e2e's boot does not
     race a mock reconcile to online before the spec observes the offline lobby; the e2e drives
     reconciliation via a new **`window.__native.reconcile()`** hook (mirrors `__conn`/`__maint`/`__update`).
5. **Both offline modes render for the local guest — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** `NewGame` gates the
   offline flows on `guest || offlineMode.active`; the local guest makes `offlineMode.active` true, so both
   "quick" (vs_ai) and "with friends" (hotseat) show. The vs_ai human seat already uses the local-guest id
   (D.2). Verified: `e2e/native.spec.ts` plays a vs_ai move + starts a hotseat game, and the on-device smoke
   (Pixel_10 / API 37) played a full offline vs_ai turn (Hint "FEZ", robot "NEEDFIRE") and reached New Game
   offering both modes.
6. **Soft registration = reuse the `Profile` screen — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** As built:
   - **Reaching Profile needed no change:** guests keep the Profile tab (`SettingsHub.svelte:27` only hides
     friends/wallet for guests; `:33` hides profile/friends/wallet in **offline** mode), so once the native
     guest is online and reconciled (D.4 clears the auto-offline) Profile shows and email sign-in works.
     Offline you cannot register anyway (every method needs the server), so the offline-hidden behaviour is
     correct.
   - **Hid tg/vk on native:** `Profile.svelte` gates `telegramLinkable = loginWidgetAvailable() && !nativeShell`
     and `vkLinkable = vkWebLinkAvailable() && !nativeShell` (`nativeShell = clientChannel()` android/ios), so
     both LINK buttons are hidden on native while email + account management (and an existing link's UNLINK — a
     redirect-free `link.unlink` call) stay. Verified in `e2e/native.spec.ts` (the reconcile test opens Profile
     and asserts no Link Telegram / Link VK, email present; `loginWidgetAvailable`/`vkWebLinkAvailable` are true
     under the mock, so the buttons show on web — the native count-0 proves the gate).

**Tests — ✅ DONE for D.3/D.4 (2026-07-12):**
- **Unit (vitest, node):** no NEW unit test was added for D.3/D.4 — the boot decision, reconciliation and
  silent seam live in `$state`/transport modules the plugin-less vitest cannot import (cf. `update.svelte.ts`),
  and the `shouldBootOffline` native path was dropped (§D.3). `localguest` + the bundled-dict tier are D.1/D.2
  coverage (a bundled-tier `fetch`-mock unit test remains a D-close nicety if wanted). `vitest` stays 591.
- **Playwright — new `e2e/native.spec.ts`** (NOT an extension of `offline.spec`): **GOTCHA — inject
  `window.androidBridge`, NOT `window.Capacitor.getPlatform`.** `@capacitor/core` (loaded during boot by
  `initNativeShell`) derives the platform from `window.androidBridge` / `window.webkit` and **replaces** any
  pre-set `window.Capacitor` with its own shim whose `getPlatform()` is `web` — so a bare injected
  `window.Capacitor = { getPlatform: () => 'android' }` is clobbered and the boot falls to `/login`.
  `simulateNative` injects `window.androidBridge = { postMessage(){} }` (+ a Capacitor stub for the pre-core
  window), which makes `clientChannel()` resolve to `android`. Two tests: (1) boot → **assert the offline guest
  lobby (not login)**, play a local vs_ai move (bundled dawg), Back, `window.__native.reconcile()` → assert
  **online lights up** (offline tint gone, the seeded online game appears, Stats re-enabled); (2) boot → start a
  2-player hotseat game. The `playwright.config.ts` webServer now also runs `DICT_DIR="${E2E_DICT_DIR:-…}"
  OUT_DIR=dist-e2e node scripts/bundle-dicts.mjs` → `dist-e2e/dict/<variant>@<version>.dawg` (version flows from
  `VITE_DICT_VERSION`, default `dev`, matching `__DICT_VERSION__`). **Ran locally green (chromium + webkit, 4/4)
  against the installed browsers + the sibling `scrabble-solver/dawg`; also runs in CI.**
- **GOTCHA resolved:** `initNativeShell` was made **bridge-tolerant** (`try/catch` around the `@capacitor/app`
  import + `addListener`) rather than stubbing a fake Capacitor bridge — cleaner and defensive for a real WebView
  that lacks the App plugin.

**Done when:** a native build with airplane mode on cold-launches to the lobby as a guest, starts and
plays both a local vs_ai game and a 2-player hotseat game with no network; turning the network on
silently establishes a server guest (Profile + online play light up). Emulator smoke recipe: `.claude/CLAUDE.md`
→ "Native Android build", with the extra `DICT_DIR=<release> VITE_DICT_VERSION=<ver> node
scripts/bundle-dicts.mjs` between `pnpm build` and `cap sync`.

### E. CI — signed APK artifact — ✅ CODE-COMPLETE (workflow written + `build.gradle` wired + locally proven; the signed dispatch is §G)

New **manual** workflow `.gitea/workflows/android-build.yaml` (mirror `prod-deploy.yaml`'s
`workflow_dispatch` + `confirm` gate; from `master`; not on PRs). Steps:
1. Checkout this repo; copy the Node/pnpm setup block from `.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml` (the `ui` job).
   Add the **"Fetch dictionary DAWGs"** step verbatim from `ci.yaml` (the `curl …
   scrabble-dictionary/releases/download/${DICT_VERSION}/scrabble-dawg-${DICT_VERSION}.tar.gz` +
   untar into `${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dawg`), keyed on the `DICT_VERSION` Gitea variable — **this**, not
   the `scrabble-solver` sibling, is the source of the bundled dicts. (`scrabble-solver` is not needed
   by the Android build: `ui` is a Node project outside `go.work`.)
2. `pnpm install --frozen-lockfile`.
3. `pnpm build` with the native env (below), `VITE_APP_VERSION` = `git describe --tags`,
   `VITE_DICT_VERSION` = the release dict version.
4. `DICT_DIR=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dawg node ui/scripts/bundle-dicts.mjs` (copy the release `.dawg`
   files into `ui/dist/dict/`).
5. Setup JDK 21 (`actions/setup-java@v4`, temurin 21).
6. Install Android SDK via `sdkmanager` (pin `platform-tools`, `platforms;android-36`,
   `build-tools;36.0.0`); cache the SDK. **No emulator** — assemble only; on-device smoke is manual.
   *As built:* the runner is a **host-executor** on a remote Debian host, so the **SDK is host-provisioned**
   (`ANDROID_SDK_DIR` var, default `/opt/android-sdk`) and a **Verify the host Android SDK** step fail-fasts on a
   missing package / no runner-user access; JDK 21 still comes from `actions/setup-java`.
7. `npx cap sync android`.
8. Decode the keystore from `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64`; compute `versionCode`/`versionName` from the
   tag (scheme below).
9. `cd ui/android && ./gradlew assembleRelease -PversionCode=$CODE -PversionName=$NAME` with the
   signing config reading the keystore + `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD`/`ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS`/
   `ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD` from env.
10. Upload `ui/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/*.apk` as an artifact.

Watch to green with `python3 ~/.claude/bin/gitea-ci-watch.py` (background). RuStore upload is manual
for the MVP.

**`versionCode`/`versionName` scheme** (deterministic from the tag): `v{MA}.{MI}.{PA}` →
`versionCode = MA*1_000_000 + MI*1_000 + PA` (e.g. `v1.17.0` → `1017000`), `versionName = "{MA}.{MI}.{PA}"`.
Wire in `ui/android/app/build.gradle` `defaultConfig`:
`versionCode = (project.findProperty('versionCode') ?: '1').toInteger()`,
`versionName = (project.findProperty('versionName') ?: '0.0.0').toString()`, plus a guarded
`signingConfigs.release` reading env/props. **Use `=` assignment, not the command form**
`versionCode (…).toInteger()` — the latter binds `.toInteger()` to the DSL setter's null return
(`> Value is null`). The signing block attaches only when `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_FILE` exists, so a keyless
`assembleRelease` (and every `assembleDebug`) builds UNSIGNED instead of failing.

### F. Docs (bake in the same PR) — ✅ DONE

- `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`: §2 Transport — the client-version gate + the **frozen wire contract** +
  the gate×offline rule. New sections — the **identity model** (local guest / server guest /
  reconciliation) and the **native Android build** (Capacitor bundle model, bundled dicts,
  `versionCode` scheme, RuStore, `file://`-origin implications).
- `docs/FUNCTIONAL.md` (+ `docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md` mirror): user stories — offline-first guest launch
  (vs_ai + hotseat with no network), soft registration, "update required when too old", native
  distribution (no purchases in the MVP).
- `docs/TESTING.md`: the new Go tests (`clientver`, gate), the client tests, the bundled-dict tier
  test, and the **manual on-device Android smoke checklist** (installs; airplane-mode cold launch to
  guest lobby; local vs_ai move; 2-player hotseat; Back button; share link resolves to the gateway;
  network on → online lights up; overlay when `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` is bumped).
- Config/README docs: new vars `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION`, `VITE_RUSTORE_URL`,
  `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED`, `VITE_DICT_VERSION`, and the native `VITE_GATEWAY_URL` value. Gitea CI vars/secrets
  for the APK build: `ANDROID_RUSTORE_URL` (var, empty until publish), `PROD_PUBLIC_BASE_URL` (reused as the
  gateway origin), and the release-signing secrets `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64` / `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD` /
  `ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS` / `ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD`.
- `deploy/README.md`: the Android build/release runbook (keystore + secrets, dispatch, RuStore
  upload) **and** the discipline rule — bump `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` in the same prod deploy that
  ships an incompatible wire change.

### G. Release + owner handoff

0. **Resolve the deferred native local-game-visibility decision (Progress §D):** a native guest must still
   see / resume their device-local vs_ai / hotseat games once reconciled online (today the online lobby hides
   them — `Lobby.svelte:42/54`). Design + implement, or explicitly accept the split for the MVP, before release.
1. Merge `feature/android-native` → `development`; verify on the contour (contour-safe; gate dormant).
2. Promote `development` → `master`; tag `vX.Y.0`.
3. Dispatch `android-build`; watch green; retrieve the signed APK.
4. Owner runs the on-device smoke checklist (incl. airplane-mode first launch).
5. Owner uploads to RuStore (see publication prerequisites).

---

## Google Play variant (later — design now so we don't repaint)

One codebase, two build variants selected by flags:
- **RuStore build** (this MVP): `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED=1` (MVP), `VITE_GP_BUILD` unset. Later, when
  RuStore billing lands, RuStore sells normally.
- **Google Play build** (later): `VITE_GP_BUILD=1` ⇒ `purchasesHidden()` true. The **only** functional
  difference is that purchases are hidden — the flag structure (`purchasesHidden()`) already carries
  both cases, so no repaint is needed.

**Google Play compliance — decided: no RuStore steering.** Google forbids not just external billing
but *steering* users to other payment methods or app stores. So the Google Play build hides purchases
with **no** pointer to RuStore: the existing `isGooglePlayBuild()` RuStore-pointer stub is **dropped**
in the GP variant (show nothing, or a neutral pointer-free message — never name or link RuStore or any
other store). This does not affect the RuStore MVP (there `isGooglePlayBuild()` is false, so the stub
never shows). Google Play also requires an **AAB** (not APK) and Play App Signing — a separate CI
target, built later.

---

## Build & env matrix

**Native Android build** (`pnpm build` → `bundle-dicts` → `cap sync`):
- `VITE_GATEWAY_URL` — absolute gateway origin; the workflow reuses `vars.PROD_PUBLIC_BASE_URL`
  (`https://erudit-game.ru`, trailing slash stripped). The native-critical var.
- `VITE_RUSTORE_URL` — the update-overlay store target. **Empty in the MVP** (set the `ANDROID_RUSTORE_URL`
  Gitea variable once published); the gate is dormant so the button never fires yet.
- `VITE_APP_VERSION=$(git describe --tags)` — feeds `__APP_VERSION__` = the `X-Client-Version` header.
- `VITE_DICT_VERSION=<release dict version>` — the bundled-dict version the offline path requests.
- `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED=1` — hide purchases in the MVP. (`VITE_GP_BUILD` unset — RuStore, not GP.)

**Web/contour/prod builds:** unchanged. `VITE_GATEWAY_URL` empty (same-origin),
`GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` unset (gate dormant). Nothing about web behaviour changes until a future
breaking release deliberately sets the min version.

---

## Prerequisites to start PUBLICATION (RuStore)

- **RuStore developer account** — a registered legal entity or self-employed (самозанятый) RU status,
  verified. Gates publication (not the build).
- **Release keystore** — generate once and **back up immutably** (losing it means never updating this
  app again):
  `keytool -genkeypair -v -keystore erudit-release.jks -alias erudit -keyalg RSA -keysize 4096 -validity 10000`.
  Set Gitea repo secrets: `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64` (base64 of the .jks),
  `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD`, `ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS`, `ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD`.
- **The signed APK** — from the `android-build` artifact.
- **Store listing** — reserve `ru.eruditgame.app`; title «Эрудит»; RU description; phone screenshots;
  icon/feature graphic; category; age rating; a hosted **privacy-policy URL**; the RuStore content
  declaration.
- (For the later **Google Play** variant: a Google Play Console account ($25), the GP build (payments
  hidden + the anti-steering fix), an **AAB**, Play App Signing, and the Play Data-safety form.)

## Risks & mitigations

- **Keystore loss** → app can never be updated. Back up off-host immediately.
- **Gate dormant until first bump** → its real firing only happens on a future breaking release. The
  Go `server_test.go` tests + the Playwright `__update` e2e prove the whole path now.
- **Update overlay interrupting offline play** → the gate×offline rule (overlay only on user-initiated
  online actions; silent reconciliation swallows `update_required`).
- **`X-Client-Version` stripped by the edge** → Caddy forwards request headers by default (the RPC
  route already reaches the gateway); no Caddyfile change. Confirm via the smoke (bump min → overlay).
- **APK size from bundled dicts** → a few MB per variant; acceptable. Could trim to RU-only later.
- **RuStore account gate** (legal status) → surface to the owner before release.

## Out of scope (deferred)

Google Play publication (beyond keeping the codebase variant-ready), iOS, OTA/live-updates, in-app
purchases in the native build (RuStore billing SDK) and the GP anti-steering fix, VK/Telegram login in
the native build, a soft "recommended update" tier, **in-app store-update flows** (Google Play In-App
Updates API / RuStore In-App Update SDK — a future enhancement that would swap the update overlay's
action from opening the store listing to a store-driven immediate in-app update; needs a Capacitor
plugin bridge, and is orthogonal to the server-driven gate), native splash/status-bar plugins, push
notifications (FCM), and automated RuStore-API upload.

## End-to-end verification

- **Unit/integration:** `go test ./gateway/...` (clientver + gate), `cd ui && pnpm check &&
  pnpm test:unit && pnpm test:e2e`, `gofmt -l .` clean, `go vet ./gateway/...`.
- **Gate proof:** gateway with `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION=v99.0.0` ⇒ overlay; unset ⇒ normal.
- **Offline-first proof:** native `assembleDebug`, install, **airplane mode**, cold launch → guest
  lobby → play a local vs_ai move and a 2-player hotseat game; network on → server guest established.
- **Native build proof:** guest sign-in online, a move, Back navigates then exits at root, a
  share/export link points at `erudit-game.ru`, purchases absent.
- **Signed pipeline:** dispatch `android-build`; watcher green; the release APK installs and launches.
- **Contour:** the `feature/android-native` PR deploys cleanly (no schema/wire regen; gate dormant);
  web/VK/TG behaviour unchanged.