diff --git a/desktop/test/focused-cache.test.cjs b/desktop/test/focused-cache.test.cjs
index eadfb9155f..dcdfc7e80d 100644
--- a/desktop/test/focused-cache.test.cjs
+++ b/desktop/test/focused-cache.test.cjs
@@ -70,15 +70,24 @@ test('cache restore never writes draft storage and a new local draft remains ind
  const {m,record}=await picture();const draft={text:'new unsent 日本語'};const view=new m.FocusedView({scope:()=>scope,cache:{get:async()=>record},hide(){},view(){}});
  await view.restore();assert.equal(draft.text,'new unsent 日本語');assert.equal(Object.hasOwn(record,'drafts'),false);assert.equal(Object.hasOwn(record,'session'),false);
 });
-// This DOM shim follows the real normal live renderer: msg assistant live,
-// body child, and NO data-id. A memo key is not a DOM data-id attribute.
+// The web's own live row is a static pending bubble (View.pending.node, the
+// product's static pending contract: docs/active-threads-load.md). This shim is
+// the other stream row capture accepts: msg assistant live, body child, and NO
+// data-id. A memo key is not a DOM data-id attribute.
 function normalLive(body) { return el('div',{class:'msg assistant live'},[el('div',{class:'body'},[text(body)])]); }
 test('normal live DOM shape matches the renderer rather than assuming a committed-message data-id',()=>{
  const fs=require('node:fs'),path=require('node:path');const source=fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname,'../../src/web/view.bend'),'utf8');
  const live=source.slice(source.indexOf('def View.live.n.loc('),source.indexOf('def View.live.n(',source.indexOf('def View.live.n.loc(')));
- assert(live.includes('D.At{"class", "msg assistant live"}'));assert(live.includes('D.At{"class", "body"}'));assert(!live.includes('data-id'));
+ assert(live.includes('View.pending.node(lc, key)'));
+ const pending=source.slice(source.indexOf('def View.pending.node('),source.indexOf('def View.pending.rows(',source.indexOf('def View.pending.node(')));
+ assert(pending.includes('D.At{"class", "msg assistant pending"}'));assert(pending.includes('D.At{"class", "body"}'));assert(!pending.includes('data-id'));
  assert.equal(normalLive('x').hasAttribute('data-id'),false);
 });
+test('the static pending bubble the renderer draws stays out of a saved picture',async()=>{
+ const {m,timeline}=await picture();timeline.children.push(el('div',{class:'msg assistant pending',role:'status'},[el('div',{class:'body'},[text('STATIC PENDING')])]));
+ const record=m.captureFocused({main:el('main'),timeline,title:el('span',{},[text('title')]),scope,epoch:'actual'});
+ assert.equal(record.rows,1);assert(!JSON.stringify(record).includes('STATIC PENDING'));
+});
 test('a stream-only normal assistant row persists current partial Unicode as a readonly picture',async()=>{
  const {m,timeline}=await picture();timeline.children=[normalLive('途中の返答 👩‍💻 é CURRENT')];
  const record=m.captureFocused({main:el('main'),timeline,title:el('span',{},[text('Streaming thread')]),scope,epoch:'actual'});
diff --git a/desktop/test/host-thin-startup.test.cjs b/desktop/test/host-thin-startup.test.cjs
index 585cd700a8..46ac6c4d2b 100644
--- a/desktop/test/host-thin-startup.test.cjs
+++ b/desktop/test/host-thin-startup.test.cjs
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ async function fixture(supported=false, legacyProbe=false, legacyPaint=false){
  const {ViewerRpc}=await import('../../src/web/viewer-rpc.js'),{ReviewPosition}=await import('../../src/web/review-position.js');
  const {ImprovementsRpc}=await import('../../src/web/improvements-rpc.js');
  const {SubsFeedback}=await import('../../src/web/subs-feedback.js');
+ const {SecretSaveHost}=await import('../../src/web/secret-save.js');
+ const {phoneRequest}=await import('../../src/web/phone-shell.js');
  const {EntryHistory}=await import('../../src/web/entry-history.js');
- const {ThinHost,presentationTarget,preservePresentationRoute,refusedFallback}=await import('../../src/web/thin-host.js'),{Backoff,Retry,probeHub,QUIET_MS}=await import('../../src/web/reconnect.js'),{ThinViews,viewCapability,VIEW_LIMITS}=await import('../../src/web/thin.js'),{discoverViews}=await import('../../src/web/thin-discovery.js');
+ const {ThinHost,presentationTarget,preservePresentationRoute,refusedFallback}=await import('../../src/web/thin-host.js'),{Backoff,Retry,directReconnect,DIRECT_TRIES,probeHub,QUIET_MS}=await import('../../src/web/reconnect.js'),{ThinViews,viewCapability,VIEW_LIMITS}=await import('../../src/web/thin.js'),{discoverViews}=await import('../../src/web/thin-discovery.js');
  let source=fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname,'../../src/web/host.js'),'utf8');
  if(legacyProbe)source=source.replaceAll(' || attempt !== thinAttempt','');
  if(legacyPaint)source=source.replace(' && !detail?.presenting','').replace('state.painted && !becameReady','state.paged && !becameReady');
@@ -31,15 +33,16 @@ async function fixture(supported=false, legacyProbe=false, legacyPaint=false){
   presentationJson:x=>x,fromList:x=>x,presentationCommand:c=>calls.push(c),anchorOf:()=>null,
   History:{project:(_before,fresh)=>fresh,project_block:(_before,fresh)=>fresh},historyNode:null,timelineList:()=>null,
   App:{wire_out:t=>encoder.encode(t),wire_out_json:v=>encoder.encode(JSON.stringify(v)),viewer_input:(_u,_info,s)=>s,desk_reset:u=>u,presentation_node:n=>n,presentation_prepare:(s,input)=>({...input,rid:s.rid}),presentation_reply:s=>s,presentation_select:(u,id)=>({...u,sel:id}),presentation_handoff:(u,s)=>({...u,sel:s.sel}),unsync:u=>u,lang:()=> 'en'},
-  Wire:{cbor:b=>JSON.parse(decoder.decode(b)),plain:x=>x,json:x=>x},document:{getElementById:()=>null,querySelector:()=>null,querySelectorAll:()=>[],documentElement:{classList:{toggle(){}},style:{setProperty(){}}}},pairingReady:Promise.resolve(true),pendingInvitation:null,pairingCause:'',pairingUI:{show(){calls.push('pairing-screen');}},
-  fallbackIntent:null,wantFrontend:true,Backoff,Retry:FixtureRetry,probeHub,QUIET_MS,navigator:{onLine:true},thinContinuations:{clear(){},accept:()=>false,bind(){},project:x=>x},presentationTarget,preservePresentationRoute,checkDeploy:()=>{},outbox:new Map(),OUTBOX:'outbox',OUTBOX_DAY:86400000,DRAFT:'draft:',
+  Wire:{cbor:b=>JSON.parse(decoder.decode(b)),plain:x=>x,json:x=>x},document:{getElementById:()=>null,querySelector:()=>null,querySelectorAll:()=>[],documentElement:{classList:{toggle(){},contains:()=>false},style:{setProperty(){}}}},pairingReady:Promise.resolve(true),pendingInvitation:null,pairingCause:'',pairingUI:{show(){calls.push('pairing-screen');}},
+  fallbackIntent:null,wantFrontend:true,Backoff,Retry:FixtureRetry,directReconnect,probeHub,QUIET_MS,navigator:{onLine:true},thinContinuations:{clear(){},accept:()=>false,bind(){},project:x=>x},presentationTarget,preservePresentationRoute,checkDeploy:()=>{},outbox:new Map(),OUTBOX:'outbox',OUTBOX_DAY:86400000,DRAFT:'draft:',
   fabLook(){},restoreTransition(){},transitionNode:null,transitionFor:'',shownFor:'',heldAt:0,transitionScope:()=>({}),transitionPosition:null,previewViews:{stop(){}},warmDestinations(){},transitionViews:{put(){},position:()=>null,warm:()=>Promise.resolve(false),destination:()=>null},
   thinReading:null,resumedConversation:null,readingIdentity:()=> 'fixture-account',historyDirection:'',
   historyFillMore(){calls.push('history-fill-cleared');},historyPageState(){},historyClear(){},thinSearchAnswer(){},thinSearchFailed(){},showThinMessage(){},keepViewer(){},held:null,
   modelFeedback:{clear(){}},subsFeedback:new SubsFeedback(()=>{}),viewerFeedback:{choice(){}},
   // The extracted socket adapter shares these services with the full host.
   // Record peripheral lifecycle calls; wire admission/ownership still uses real ThinHost/ThinViews.
-  RR:null,COARSE_POINTER:false,ViewerTools:{reset(){calls.push('viewer-tools-retired');}},viewerRpc:new ViewerRpc(()=>{throw Error('unexpected viewer RPC');}),
+  RR:null,COARSE_POINTER:false,PHONE:false,phoneRequest,ViewerTools:{reset(){calls.push('viewer-tools-retired');}},viewerRpc:new ViewerRpc(()=>{throw Error('unexpected viewer RPC');}),
+  secretSaves:new SecretSaveHost({build:()=>{throw Error('unexpected secret save');},scope:()=>'',binding:()=>'',send(){throw Error('unexpected secret send');},dispatch(){},note(){}}),
   improvementsRpc:new ImprovementsRpc(()=>{throw Error('unexpected Improvements RPC');}),voiceMicHeard(){calls.push('voice-envelope');},
   reviewPosition:new ReviewPosition({getItem:k=>store.get(k)??null,setItem:(k,v)=>store.set(k,v)}),
   composerKeeper:{selecting(){},navigationFailed(){}},keepDesk:s=>s,deskCheck(){},settingsRecovery:null,settingsRecovering:null,
@@ -55,8 +58,11 @@ async function fixture(supported=false, legacyProbe=false, legacyPaint=false){
  for(const [start,end] of [['function keepThinReading(','// (the re-render harness'],['function keepSettingsRecovery(','async function recoverSettings('],['function restoreDraftAttachments(','function uploadScope(']]){
   const from=source.indexOf(start),to=source.indexOf(end,from);assert(from>0&&to>from);vm.runInContext(source.slice(from,to),ctx);
  }
+ // Top-level names of host.js that the slice below reads, taken from host.js itself.
+ const phoneFrom=source.indexOf('const PHONE_TITLES ='),phoneTo=source.indexOf('\n',phoneFrom);assert(phoneFrom>0&&phoneTo>phoneFrom);vm.runInContext(source.slice(phoneFrom,phoneTo),ctx);
+ const watchFrom=source.indexOf('let wakeProbe = 0, plotHeard = 0;'),watchTo=source.indexOf('const onWake = why =>',watchFrom);assert(watchFrom>0&&watchTo>watchFrom);vm.runInContext(source.slice(watchFrom,watchTo),ctx);
  vm.runInContext(source.slice(a,b),ctx);ctx.showViewStatus=s=>status.push(s);
- return{ctx,calls,status,requests,sockets,VIEW_LIMITS,boot,source,runBoot:async()=>{let started;const start=ctx.startThin;ctx.startThin=()=>started=start();vm.runInContext(boot,ctx);await Promise.resolve();await started;},tick:ms=>{clock+=ms;for(const[id,t]of[...timers])if(t.at<=clock&&timers.has(id)){timers.delete(id);t.fn();}}};
+ return{ctx,calls,status,requests,sockets,VIEW_LIMITS,DIRECT_TRIES,boot,source,runBoot:async()=>{let started;const start=ctx.startThin;ctx.startThin=()=>started=start();vm.runInContext(boot,ctx);await Promise.resolve();await started;},tick:ms=>{clock+=ms;for(const[id,t]of[...timers])if(t.at<=clock&&timers.has(id)){timers.delete(id);t.fn();}}};
 }
 test('actual startup begins capability discovery despite a permanently pending focused IDB lookup',async()=>{
  const f=await fixture(false);await f.runBoot();assert(f.calls.includes('focused-read'));assert(f.calls.includes('/client/capabilities'));assert.equal(f.ctx.viewMode,'read-only');
@@ -114,6 +120,8 @@ test('late retry probe cannot replace a newer connection; previous host path rep
   const f=await fixture(true,legacy);await f.runBoot();f.sockets[0].open();
   const original=f.ctx.window.fetch;let release;
   f.ctx.window.fetch=url=>url==='/hello'?new Promise(resolve=>{release=resolve;}):original(url);
+  // A page past its direct tries asks /hello first (directReconnect); that probe is what can come back late.
+  vm.runInContext('directFails='+f.DIRECT_TRIES,f.ctx);
   f.sockets[0].close();vm.runInContext('thinRetry.wake()',f.ctx);assert.equal(typeof release,'function');
   await f.ctx.startThin(false,'retry');const newer=f.sockets[1];newer.open();
   release({status:200});await new Promise(setImmediate);
diff --git a/desktop/test/thin-search-ui.test.cjs b/desktop/test/thin-search-ui.test.cjs
index 9fc930c332..bfb38fad99 100644
--- a/desktop/test/thin-search-ui.test.cjs
+++ b/desktop/test/thin-search-ui.test.cjs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
-const {test}=require('node:test'),assert=require('node:assert/strict'),fs=require('node:fs'),path=require('node:path'),vm=require('node:vm');
+const {test,before}=require('node:test'),assert=require('node:assert/strict'),fs=require('node:fs'),path=require('node:path'),vm=require('node:vm');
+let softFocus;before(async()=>{({softFocus}=await import('../../src/web/touch-focus.js'));});
 const source=fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname,'../../src/web/host.js'),'utf8');
 function trigger(mode,ready){
  const a=source.indexOf('function dispatch('),b=source.indexOf('  if (viewMode !== "compatibility")',a),panels=[],status=[];
@@ -24,9 +25,12 @@ function panelFixture(){
  }
  const panel=new Element('section'),calls=[],select=[];let closes=0;
  const ctx={resultPanel:()=>({panel,close:()=>{closes++;connected=false;}}),
-  document:{createElement:tag=>new Element(tag),createTextNode:text=>({tag:'#text',textContent:text}),getElementById:id=>id==='find-rows'?panel.children[2]:null},
-  thin:{search:(...args)=>{calls.push(args);return true;}},dispatch:(...args)=>select.push(args),later:()=>{},setTimeout,clearTimeout,Date};
- const a=source.indexOf('let thinFind = null;'),b=source.indexOf('function showThinMessage(',a);vm.createContext(ctx);vm.runInContext(source.slice(a,b),ctx);
+  document:{documentElement:{classList:{contains:()=>false}},createElement:tag=>new Element(tag),createTextNode:text=>({tag:'#text',textContent:text}),getElementById:id=>id==='find-rows'?panel.children[2]:null},
+  thin:{search:(...args)=>{calls.push(args);return true;}},dispatch:(...args)=>select.push(args),later:()=>{},softFocus,setTimeout,clearTimeout,Date};
+ const a=source.indexOf('let thinFind = null;'),b=source.indexOf('function showThinMessage(',a);vm.createContext(ctx);
+ // A top-level name of host.js that the slice reads, taken from host.js itself.
+ const phoneFrom=source.indexOf('const PHONE_TITLES ='),phoneTo=source.indexOf('\n',phoneFrom);assert(phoneFrom>0&&phoneTo>phoneFrom);vm.runInContext(source.slice(phoneFrom,phoneTo),ctx);
+ vm.runInContext(source.slice(a,b),ctx);
  const parts=()=>({query:panel.children[0],note:panel.children[1],rows:panel.children[2]});
  const key=(k,more={})=>parts().query.handlers.keydown({key:k,isComposing:false,preventDefault(){},...more});
  return{ctx,panel,calls,select,parts,key,closes:()=>closes};
diff --git a/desktop/test/thin-view-hold.test.cjs b/desktop/test/thin-view-hold.test.cjs
index 9257258c54..54896802e1 100644
--- a/desktop/test/thin-view-hold.test.cjs
+++ b/desktop/test/thin-view-hold.test.cjs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test('actual held/wait markers reach the dataset and unchanged renders do not re
  const data={},writes=[];const ctx={document:{documentElement:{dataset:new Proxy(data,{set:(o,k,v)=>{writes.push(k);o[k]=v;return true;}})}},
   frontendNode:null,transitionNode:{},transitionFor:'thread:A',focusedNode:null,canonicalBoot:false,heldAt:5000,QUIET_MS:1200,
   performance:{now:()=>5000},currentSession:()=>({sel:'B'}),presentationTarget:s=>({kind:'thread',id:s.sel}),targetKey:t=>t.kind+':'+t.id};
- const a=source.indexOf('function htmlData('),b=source.indexOf('function render()',a),c=source.indexOf('  const heldFor =',b),d=source.indexOf('  retireAllowance(',c);assert(a>0&&b>a&&c>b&&d>c);
+ const a=source.indexOf('function htmlData('),b=source.indexOf('function render()',a),c=source.indexOf('  const heldFor =',b),d=source.indexOf('  trace("dom",',c);assert(a>0&&b>a&&c>b&&d>c);
  vm.createContext(ctx);vm.runInContext(source.slice(a,b),ctx);const mark=()=>vm.runInContext('{'+source.slice(c,d)+'}',ctx);
  mark();assert.deepEqual(data,{backplaneHeld:'true',backplaneWait:'false'});mark();assert.equal(writes.length,2);
  ctx.performance.now=()=>6200;mark();assert.equal(data.backplaneHeld,'quiet');