chore(release): bump workspace version to 0.7.4

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
docs: dedicated Arch Linux host+client guide
2026-07-04 17:46:34 +00:00 · 2026-07-04 17:37:01 +00:00 · 2026-07-04 17:19:28 +00:00 · 2026-07-04 17:16:24 +00:00 · 2026-07-04 17:03:46 +00:00 · 2026-07-04 17:02:17 +00:00
83 changed files with 3213 additions and 283 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Build the punktfunk-host / punktfunk-client / punktfunk-web pacman packages from
+# packaging/arch/PKGBUILD and publish them to Gitea's Arch package registry, so Arch boxes
+# get new builds via `pacman -Syu`. Counterpart to deb.yml (apt) and rpm.yml (dnf/rpm-ostree).
+# Arch is rolling, so the packages build against whatever the archlinux:base-devel container
+# resolves today — the same sonames an up-to-date Arch box runs.
+#
+# Registry (public, unom org) — box setup (once), see packaging/arch/README.md. The registry
+# SIGNS the DB + packages, so the box imports the registry key first (pacman-key --add +
+# --lsign-key), then no SigLevel line is needed (pacman's default Required verifies):
+#   [punktfunk]                         # or [punktfunk-canary] for main-push builds
+#   Server = https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/arch/$repo/$arch
+#
+# REGISTRY_TOKEN: repo Actions secret, a PAT with write:package scope (shared with docker.yml).
+# NOTE: this token + the registry-held private key are the trust root — a token holder can
+# publish a validly-signed package (the signature attests "via the registry", not "built by CI").
+name: arch
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    # Single project version: a `vX.Y.Z` tag is THE release. main publishes to the
+    # `punktfunk-canary` pacman repo as X.Y.Z-0.<run#> (sorts below the eventual X.Y.Z-1),
+    # tags to `punktfunk` — separate repos, so neither channel can shadow the other.
+    tags: ['v*']
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: git.unom.io
+  OWNER: unom
+
+jobs:
+  build-publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container:
+      image: docker.io/library/archlinux:base-devel
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    env:
+      CARGO_HOME: /usr/local/cargo
+    steps:
+      # git + nodejs must exist before actions/checkout — base-devel ships neither, and
+      # act_runner runs the action's JS with the CONTAINER's node, it does not inject one.
+      - name: Install build + runtime-dev deps
+        run: |
+          pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed \
+            git nodejs rust clang cmake nasm pkgconf python \
+            gtk4 libadwaita sdl3 ffmpeg pipewire wayland libxkbcommon opus libei \
+            mesa libglvnd unzip libarchive
+          # bun builds the punktfunk-web console AND is vendored as its runtime (PF_WITH_WEB=1);
+          # it's AUR-only on Arch, so bootstrap the official binary.
+          command -v bun >/dev/null || {
+            curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
+            install -m0755 "$HOME/.bun/bin/bun" /usr/local/bin/bun
+          }
+          bun --version
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Cache cargo's git dir too, not just the registry: the workspace includes
+      # clients/windows, whose windows-reactor/windows deps are git-pinned — cargo must CLONE
+      # them (windows-rs is huge) merely to resolve the workspace, even though nothing Windows
+      # is ever compiled here. Cached, that cost is paid once per runner.
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            /usr/local/cargo/registry
+            /usr/local/cargo/git
+          key: cargo-home-arch-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: cargo-home-arch-
+
+      - name: Version + channel
+        # vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z-1 in the `punktfunk` repo; main push -> <next-minor>-0.<run#> in
+        # `punktfunk-canary` (pkgrel accepts only digits+dots — the run number carries the
+        # monotonic ordering; the commit sha is stamped into the binary via the workflow log).
+        run: |
+          eval "$(bash scripts/ci/pf-version.sh)"   # -> PF_BASE (one minor ahead of latest stable)
+          case "$GITHUB_REF" in
+            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"; R="1";                       REPO=punktfunk ;;
+            *)            V="$PF_BASE";             R="0.${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}";  REPO=punktfunk-canary ;;
+          esac
+          echo "PF_PKGVER=$V" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "PF_PKGREL=$R" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "REPO=$REPO" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "pacman $V-$R -> repo '$REPO'"
+
+      - name: Build packages (makepkg)
+        run: |
+          git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
+          # libcuda link stub — same trick as packaging/rpm/build-rpm.sh: the zerocopy FFI
+          # links -lcuda but the builder has no GPU; synthesize every cu* symbol the source
+          # references so a newly-added call can't silently break the link.
+          CU_SYMS="$(grep -rhoE '\bcu[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9_]*' crates/punktfunk-host/src/ | sort -u || true)"
+          if [ -n "$CU_SYMS" ] && [ ! -e /usr/lib/libcuda.so ]; then
+            STUB_C="$(mktemp --suffix=.c)"
+            for s in $CU_SYMS; do printf 'int %s(void){return 0;}\n' "$s" >> "$STUB_C"; done
+            gcc -shared -fPIC -Wl,-soname,libcuda.so.1 -o /usr/lib/libcuda.so.1 "$STUB_C"
+            ln -sf libcuda.so.1 /usr/lib/libcuda.so
+            rm -f "$STUB_C"; ldconfig
+            echo "== libcuda stub: $(printf '%s\n' "$CU_SYMS" | wc -l) symbols =="
+          fi
+          # makepkg refuses to run as root; deps are already installed above (-d skips the
+          # RPM-level check that can't see the script-installed bun anyway).
+          useradd -m builder
+          mkdir -p "$CARGO_HOME"   # actions/cache doesn't create it on a cache miss
+          chown -R builder: "$PWD" "$CARGO_HOME"
+          sudo -u builder git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
+          mkdir -p dist && chown builder: dist
+          cd packaging/arch
+          sudo -u builder env PF_SRCDIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" PF_WITH_WEB=1 \
+            PF_PKGVER="$PF_PKGVER" PF_PKGREL="$PF_PKGREL" \
+            CARGO_HOME="$CARGO_HOME" PKGDEST="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/dist" \
+            makepkg -f -d --holdver
+          ls -lh "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/dist"
+
+      - name: Publish to the Gitea Arch registry
+        env:
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          for pkg in dist/*.pkg.tar.zst; do
+            echo "uploading $pkg"
+            NAME=$(bsdtar -xOf "$pkg" .PKGINFO | sed -n 's/^pkgname = //p')
+            VER=$(bsdtar -xOf "$pkg" .PKGINFO | sed -n 's/^pkgver = //p')
+            ARCH=$(bsdtar -xOf "$pkg" .PKGINFO | sed -n 's/^arch = //p')
+            # A re-tagged release re-fires this workflow and the registry 409s on duplicate
+            # package versions — delete any prior copy first (404 on the first publish is fine).
+            curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" -X DELETE \
+              "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/arch/$REPO/$NAME/$VER/$ARCH" || true
+            curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$pkg" \
+              "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/arch/$REPO"
+          done
+          echo "published to $OWNER/arch/$REPO"
+
+      # On a real release, also attach the packages to the unified Gitea Release.
+      - name: Attach packages to the Gitea release (stable tags only)
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          . scripts/ci/gitea-release.sh
+          RID=$(ensure_release "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" auto)
+          for pkg in dist/*.pkg.tar.zst; do
+            upsert_asset "$RID" "$pkg"
+          done
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@
 # The macOS app is App-SANDBOXED for both channels (Config/Punktfunk-macOS.entitlements —
 # app-sandbox + network client/server + audio-input + bluetooth/usb device access; the
 # shared Config/Punktfunk.entitlements stays iOS/tvOS-only, where app-sandbox is invalid).
-# The Developer ID DMG is codesigned with the SAME macOS entitlements, so what we test
-# locally equals what App Store users get.
+# The Developer ID DMG is codesigned with the SAME macOS entitlements as the App Store build,
+# BUT it must ALSO embed a Developer ID provisioning profile: keychain-access-groups is a
+# MANAGED entitlement that AMFI only honors when an embedded profile authorizes it. A DMG
+# without one is SIGKILLed at spawn ("Launchd job spawn failed", POSIX errno 163) even though
+# it is validly signed AND notarized. ⌘R hides this (Xcode embeds a development profile); the
+# raw Developer ID codesign path does NOT, so ⌘R is NOT equivalent to the shipped DMG here.
 #
 # macOS App Store prerequisites (one-time, Apple portal — NOT done by this workflow; the
 # step is continue-on-error until they exist):
@@ -27,6 +31,15 @@
 #     the runner's login keychain, in addition to "Apple Distribution" — the App Store
 #     .pkg is installer-signed with it.
 #
+# macOS Developer ID (DMG) prerequisite (one-time, Apple portal — the DMG step embeds it):
+#   * A "Punktfunk macOS Developer ID" provisioning profile (Distribution -> Developer ID,
+#     App ID io.unom.punktfunk, with the Keychain Sharing capability) installed on the runner
+#     under ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/Provisioning Profiles/. It authorizes the
+#     managed keychain-access-groups entitlement; without it the DMG is SIGKILLed at launch
+#     (errno 163). If it is missing the DMG step warns and strips that entitlement (the app
+#     then uses ClientIdentityStore's legacy file-keychain fallback) so the build still ships
+#     a launchable app.
+#
 # Signing setup (NOT secret-based anymore): the runner is a LaunchAgent in the user's
 # logged-in Aqua session, so it uses the **login keychain** directly. Install the signing
 # identities there once via Xcode (Settings -> Accounts -> Manage Certificates): Developer
@@ -156,9 +169,8 @@ jobs:
        run: |
          # Archive UNSIGNED, then codesign with the Developer ID Application identity from the
          # login keychain. Unsigned archive sidesteps Xcode's keychain-access-groups
-          # provisioning-profile gate; codesign just needs the (now valid) identity + the
-          # team-prefixed entitlements, no profile (App Sandbox + the network/device
-          # capabilities are self-asserted for Developer ID — no profile entry needed).
+          # provisioning-profile gate at archive time; we re-assert that authorization below by
+          # EMBEDDING a Developer ID profile before codesign (see the keychain note further down).
          # Bundle is a single static binary.
          DEVELOPER_DIR="$XCODE_DEV_DIR" xcodebuild archive \
            -project "$PROJECT" -scheme Punktfunk \
@@ -173,6 +185,35 @@ jobs:
          RESOLVED="$RUNNER_TEMP/macos.entitlements"
          sed "s/\$(AppIdentifierPrefix)/${TEAM_ID}./g" \
            clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk-macOS.entitlements > "$RESOLVED"
+
+          # keychain-access-groups is a MANAGED (restricted) entitlement: App Sandbox and the
+          # network/device keys are self-asserted for Developer ID, but a keychain access group
+          # must be AUTHORIZED by an embedded provisioning profile. Without one, AMFI refuses to
+          # spawn the sandboxed process at launch — "Launchd job spawn failed" (POSIX errno 163),
+          # SIGKILL before main() — even though the bundle is validly signed and notarized. Embed
+          # a "Developer ID" distribution profile for io.unom.punktfunk (Keychain Sharing) so its
+          # entitlements authorize the access group, exactly like the App Store build's profile
+          # does. Located by profile Name among the profiles installed on the runner (see header).
+          DEVID_PROFILE_NAME="Punktfunk macOS Developer ID"
+          PROFILE_SRC=""
+          for p in "$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/Provisioning Profiles/"*.provisionprofile \
+                   "$HOME/Library/MobileDevice/Provisioning Profiles/"*.provisionprofile; do
+            [ -e "$p" ] || continue
+            NAME=$(security cms -D -i "$p" 2>/dev/null | plutil -extract Name raw - 2>/dev/null || true)
+            [ "$NAME" = "$DEVID_PROFILE_NAME" ] && PROFILE_SRC="$p" && break
+          done
+          if [ -n "$PROFILE_SRC" ]; then
+            # Must land BEFORE codesign so it's sealed into the bundle.
+            cp "$PROFILE_SRC" "$APP/Contents/embedded.provisionprofile"
+            echo "embedded Developer ID profile: $PROFILE_SRC"
+          else
+            # Fallback so a missing/expired profile NEVER reships the errno-163 brick: drop the
+            # managed entitlement and let ClientIdentityStore fall back to the legacy file keychain
+            # (its errSecMissingEntitlement path). Degraded (one Keychain prompt) but launchable.
+            echo "::warning::Developer ID profile '$DEVID_PROFILE_NAME' not installed on the runner — stripping keychain-access-groups so the DMG still launches (legacy file keychain). Create it in the Apple portal + install it on the runner to restore the no-prompt data-protection keychain."
+            /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete :keychain-access-groups" "$RESOLVED" 2>/dev/null || true
+          fi
+
          codesign --force --options runtime --timestamp \
            --entitlements "$RESOLVED" \
            --sign "Developer ID Application" "$APP"
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ jobs:
        include:
          - image: punktfunk-fedora-rpm     # Fedora 43 == Bazzite base
            group: bazzite
+            fedver: 43
          - image: punktfunk-fedora44-rpm   # Fedora 44 == Fedora KDE spin
            group: fedora-44
+            fedver: 44
    container:
      image: git.unom.io/unom/${{ matrix.image }}:latest
    timeout-minutes: 90
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ jobs:
        run: |
          git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
          dnf -y install gtk4-devel libadwaita-devel SDL3-devel
+          # sysext build (packaging/bazzite/build-sysext.sh): squashfs + SELinux labeling.
+          dnf -y install squashfs-tools cpio libselinux-utils selinux-policy-targeted
          # bun builds the punktfunk-web console (--with web). Baked into the image; install it
          # here too so the job stays green against the PREVIOUS image (docker.yml bootstrap note).
          command -v bun >/dev/null || {
@@ -117,6 +121,27 @@ jobs:
          done
          echo "published to $OWNER/rpm/$GROUP"

+      # The no-layering Bazzite path: wrap the just-built host + web RPMs into a systemd-sysext
+      # image and publish it to the per-Fedora-major feed (punktfunk-sysext/f43[-canary], …) that
+      # `punktfunk-sysext install|update` reads. Same RPMs, same channels — just no rpm-ostree.
+      - name: Build the sysext image
+        run: |
+          bash packaging/bazzite/build-sysext.sh --version-id "${{ matrix.fedver }}" \
+            --out "dist-sysext/punktfunk-${PF_VERSION}-${PF_RELEASE}-x86-64.raw" \
+            dist/punktfunk-"${PF_VERSION}-${PF_RELEASE}"*.rpm \
+            dist/punktfunk-web-"${PF_VERSION}-${PF_RELEASE}"*.rpm
+
+      - name: Publish the sysext feed
+        env:
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          case "$GROUP" in
+            *-canary) FEED="f${{ matrix.fedver }}-canary"; KEEP=6 ;;  # rolling: bound the pile-up
+            *)        FEED="f${{ matrix.fedver }}";        KEEP=0 ;;  # stable: keep every release
+          esac
+          KEEP=$KEEP bash packaging/bazzite/publish-sysext-feed.sh "$FEED" \
+            "dist-sysext/punktfunk-${PF_VERSION}-${PF_RELEASE}-x86-64.raw"
+
      # On a real release, also attach the .rpms to the unified Gitea Release. Both Fedora bases
      # (bazzite=F43, fedora-44) build the SAME filename, so suffix the asset with the base to keep
      # both on the release; canary builds live in the `*-canary` rpm groups (no release page).
@@ -132,3 +157,6 @@ jobs:
            base="$(basename "$rpm" .rpm)"
            upsert_asset "$RID" "$rpm" "${base}.${{ matrix.group }}.rpm"
          done
+          for raw in dist-sysext/*.raw; do
+            upsert_asset "$RID" "$raw" "$(basename "$raw" .raw).f${{ matrix.fedver }}.raw"
+          done
@@ -1952,6 +1952,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "icu_properties",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "if-addrs"
+version = "0.13.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "69b2eeee38fef3aa9b4cc5f1beea8a2444fc00e7377cafae396de3f5c2065e24"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "if-addrs"
 version = "0.15.0"
@@ -2119,7 +2129,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "latency-probe"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"

 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
@@ -2195,7 +2205,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "cookie-factory",
 "libc",
 "libspa-sys",
- "nix",
+ "nix 0.30.1",
 "nom 8.0.0",
 "system-deps",
 ]
@@ -2251,7 +2261,7 @@ checksum = "0ceec5bc11778974d1bcb055b18002eba7f4b3518b6a0081b3af5f21666da9ad"

 [[package]]
 name = "loss-harness"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 dependencies = [
 "punktfunk-core",
 ]
@@ -2262,6 +2272,16 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "112b39cec0b298b6c1999fee3e31427f74f676e4cb9879ed1a121b43661a4154"

+[[package]]
+name = "mac_address"
+version = "1.1.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c0aeb26bf5e836cc1c341c8106051b573f1766dfa05aa87f0b98be5e51b02303"
+dependencies = [
+ "nix 0.29.0",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "matchers"
 version = "0.2.0"
@@ -2285,7 +2305,7 @@ checksum = "fb75febbe5fa1837a52fdbd1c735e168286c5c645fc2ddd31526f65c49941c2e"
 dependencies = [
 "fastrand",
 "flume",
- "if-addrs",
+ "if-addrs 0.15.0",
 "log",
 "mio",
 "socket-pktinfo",
@@ -2383,6 +2403,19 @@ dependencies = [
 "jni-sys 0.3.1",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.29.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "71e2746dc3a24dd78b3cfcb7be93368c6de9963d30f43a6a73998a9cf4b17b46"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cfg_aliases",
+ "libc",
+ "memoffset",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.30.1"
@@ -2742,7 +2775,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "libc",
 "libspa",
 "libspa-sys",
- "nix",
+ "nix 0.30.1",
 "once_cell",
 "pipewire-sys",
 "thiserror 2.0.18",
@@ -2875,7 +2908,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "punktfunk-client-android"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 dependencies = [
 "android_logger",
 "jni",
@@ -2889,12 +2922,13 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "punktfunk-client-linux"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-channel",
 "ffmpeg-next",
 "gtk4",
+ "khronos-egl",
 "libadwaita",
 "mdns-sd",
 "opus",
@@ -2911,7 +2945,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "punktfunk-client-windows"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "async-channel",
@@ -2934,7 +2968,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "punktfunk-core"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 dependencies = [
 "aes-gcm",
 "bytes",
@@ -2942,6 +2976,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "criterion",
 "fec-rs",
 "hmac",
+ "if-addrs 0.13.4",
 "libc",
 "opus",
 "proptest",
@@ -2964,7 +2999,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "punktfunk-host"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 dependencies = [
 "aes",
 "aes-gcm",
@@ -2982,10 +3017,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "http-body-util",
 "hyper",
 "hyper-util",
+ "if-addrs 0.13.4",
 "khronos-egl",
 "libc",
 "libloading",
 "log",
+ "mac_address",
 "mdns-sd",
 "nvidia-video-codec-sdk",
 "openh264",
@@ -3034,7 +3071,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "punktfunk-probe"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "mdns-sd",
@@ -3048,7 +3085,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "punktfunk-tray"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 dependencies = [
 "anyhow",
 "ksni",
@@ -4765,6 +4802,22 @@ version = "1.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "72069c3113ab32ab29e5584db3c6ec55d416895e60715417b5b883a357c3e471"

+[[package]]
+name = "winapi"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
+ "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-util"
 version = "0.1.11"
@@ -4774,6 +4827,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows"
 version = "0.62.2"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ members = [
 exclude = ["packaging/linux/steam-deck-gadget/usbip-poc"]

 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.4"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.82"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ Windows host also ships as a signed installer (all-vendor: NVIDIA, AMD, Intel).
 | Platform | Install | Guide |
 |--------|---------|-------|
 | **Ubuntu / Debian** (apt) | `sudo apt install punktfunk-host` *(after adding the repo)* | [Ubuntu — GNOME](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/ubuntu-gnome) · [KDE](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/ubuntu-kde) |
-| **Fedora / Bazzite** (rpm-ostree) | `rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web` *(or the bootc image)* | [Fedora — KDE](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/fedora-kde) · [Bazzite](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/bazzite) |
-| **Arch / Steam Deck** (PKGBUILD / sysext) | `makepkg -si` *(Arch)* · sysext `.raw` *(SteamOS)* | [packaging/arch](packaging/arch/README.md) |
+| **Bazzite / Fedora Atomic** (systemd-sysext) | `sudo bash punktfunk-sysext.sh install` *(no layering, no reboot; rpm-ostree + bootc also supported)* | [Bazzite](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/bazzite) |
+| **Fedora** (dnf) | `dnf install punktfunk punktfunk-web` *(after adding the repo)* | [Fedora — KDE](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/fedora-kde) |
+| **Arch / Steam Deck** (pacman / sysext) | `pacman -Sy punktfunk-host` *(binary repo)* · sysext `.raw` *(SteamOS)* | [packaging/arch](packaging/arch/README.md) |
 | **Windows** (11 22H2+, x64) | signed `setup.exe` from the package registry | [Windows Host](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/windows-host) |

 `punktfunk-host` is the streaming host; `punktfunk-web` is the browser console (pairing + status).
@@ -124,6 +124,25 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
    val identityStore = remember { IdentityStore(context) }
    val knownHostStore = remember { KnownHostStore(context) }
    var savedHosts by remember { mutableStateOf(knownHostStore.all()) }
+    // Learn wake MAC(s) from live adverts for hosts we've saved (parity with the desktop clients),
+    // so we can Wake-on-LAN them once they sleep. Runs only when the discovered set changes; the
+    // prefs write is guarded (no-op when unchanged), and we refresh the saved list only if a MAC
+    // was actually newly learned.
+    LaunchedEffect(discovered) {
+        val learned = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            var any = false
+            discovered.forEach { dh ->
+                if (dh.mac.isNotEmpty() &&
+                    knownHostStore.get(dh.host, dh.port)?.let { it.mac != dh.mac } == true
+                ) {
+                    knownHostStore.learnMac(dh.host, dh.port, dh.mac)
+                    any = true
+                }
+            }
+            any
+        }
+        if (learned) savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
+    }
    // Mint-once on genuine first run; an Unrecoverable store (decrypt failure) surfaces here and
    // refuses to connect — never silently shadow-minting a new identity (which would force re-pair).
    var identity by remember { mutableStateOf<ClientIdentity?>(null) }
@@ -176,6 +195,14 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
        }
        connecting = true
        status = "Connecting to $targetHost:$targetPort…"
+        // Auto-wake: reconnecting to a saved host that may be asleep. If we learned its MAC while it
+        // was online and it isn't currently advertising, fire a magic packet first — the connect's
+        // own timeout gives a woken host time to come up (harmless if it's already awake).
+        knownHostStore.get(targetHost, targetPort)?.mac
+            ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() && discovered.none { d -> d.host == targetHost && d.port == targetPort } }
+            ?.let { macs ->
+                scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { NativeBridge.nativeWakeOnLan(macs.joinToString(","), targetHost) }
+            }
        discovery.stop() // free the Wi-Fi radio before the stream session
        scope.launch {
            val handle = connectNative(id, targetHost, targetPort, pinHex ?: "", CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
@@ -359,6 +386,15 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                            savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
                        },
                        onRename = { renameTarget = kh },
+                        // Explicit wake: offered only when the host is offline and we have a MAC to
+                        // target (a tap-to-connect already auto-wakes an offline saved host).
+                        onWake = if (kh.mac.isNotEmpty() &&
+                            discovered.none { it.host == kh.address && it.port == kh.port }
+                        ) {
+                            { scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) { NativeBridge.nativeWakeOnLan(kh.mac.joinToString(","), kh.address) } }
+                        } else {
+                            null
+                        },
                    )
                }
            }
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ fun HostCard(
    onConnect: () -> Unit,
    onForget: (() -> Unit)?,
    onRename: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+    onWake: (() -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
    // D-pad / controller focus highlight: a clickable card is focusable, but the default state
    // layer is too subtle on a TV across a room — draw a clear primary-colour border when focused.
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ fun HostCard(
                StatusPill(status)
            }

-            if (onForget != null || onRename != null) {
+            if (onForget != null || onRename != null || onWake != null) {
                var menu by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
                Box(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)) {
                    IconButton(enabled = enabled, onClick = { menu = true }) {
@@ -119,6 +120,15 @@ fun HostCard(
                        )
                    }
                    DropdownMenu(expanded = menu, onDismissRequest = { menu = false }) {
+                        if (onWake != null) {
+                            DropdownMenuItem(
+                                text = { Text("Wake host") },
+                                onClick = {
+                                    menu = false
+                                    onWake()
+                                },
+                            )
+                        }
                        if (onRename != null) {
                            DropdownMenuItem(
                                text = { Text("Rename") },
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ object NativeBridge {

    /**
     * The current resolved-host snapshot for [handle]: newline-joined records, each
-     * `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts / `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz;
+     * `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair␟mac` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts / `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz;
     * cheap (a lock + string build), safe to call on the main thread.
     */
    external fun nativeDiscoveryPoll(handle: Long): String
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ object NativeBridge {
    /** Stop the browse, shut the mDNS daemon down and join its thread. No-op on `0`. */
    external fun nativeDiscoveryStop(handle: Long)

+    /**
+     * Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to wake a sleeping host. [macsCsv] is comma-separated MAC
+     * addresses (`aa:bb:..,cc:dd:..`), learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was online;
+     * [lastIp] is the host's last-known IPv4 (or empty). Returns true if at least one datagram was
+     * sent. No handle — callable without a live session. Do NOT call on the main thread (it does
+     * blocking socket sends); run it on a background dispatcher.
+     */
+    external fun nativeWakeOnLan(macsCsv: String, lastIp: String): Boolean
+
    /**
     * Start the HEVC decode thread rendering onto [surface] (a SurfaceView's surface). Decode runs
     * entirely in Rust (NDK AMediaCodec → ANativeWindow) — no per-frame JNI. No-op if already started.
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ data class DiscoveredHost(
    val port: Int,
    val fingerprint: String? = null, // TXT "fp" (host cert SHA-256, advisory — TOFU still verifies)
    val pairingRequired: Boolean = false,
+    val mac: List<String> = emptyList(), // TXT "mac" (wake-capable NIC MAC(s), for Wake-on-LAN)
 )

 /** Field separator the native browse uses inside one record (ASCII Unit Separator). */
 private const val FIELD_SEP = '\u001F'

 /**
- * Parse one record from [NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll] (`key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair`), or null
- * if it's malformed. Pure — unit-tested without Android (see ParseRecordTest). The native side
- * already applied the protocol gate and address selection, so this is just field marshaling.
+ * Parse one record from [NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll] (`key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair␟mac`), or
+ * null if it's malformed. `mac` (7th field) is optional — an older host omits it. Pure —
+ * unit-tested without Android (see ParseRecordTest). The native side already applied the protocol
+ * gate and address selection, so this is just field marshaling.
 */
 fun parseHostRecord(record: String): DiscoveredHost? {
    val f = record.split(FIELD_SEP)
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ fun parseHostRecord(record: String): DiscoveredHost? {
        port = port,
        fingerprint = f[4].ifBlank { null },
        pairingRequired = f[5] == "required",
+        mac = if (f.size > 6) f[6].split(",").map { it.trim() }.filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
+        else emptyList(),
    )
 }

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ data class KnownHost(
    val name: String,
    val fpHex: String,
    val paired: Boolean,
+    /**
+     * Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`) learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was
+     * online, so the client can wake it once it sleeps. Empty until first learned.
+     */
+    val mac: List<String> = emptyList(),
 )

 /**
@@ -42,9 +47,22 @@ class KnownHostStore(context: Context) {
            .put("name", host.name)
            .put("fp", host.fpHex.lowercase())
            .put("paired", host.paired)
+            .put("mac", host.mac.joinToString(","))
        prefs.edit().putString(key(host.address, host.port), json.toString()).apply()
    }

+    /**
+     * Learn/refresh a saved host's Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from its live advert (called while online).
+     * No-op when the host isn't saved, the list is empty, or it's unchanged — so it doesn't churn
+     * prefs on every discovery tick.
+     */
+    fun learnMac(address: String, port: Int, mac: List<String>) {
+        if (mac.isEmpty()) return
+        val h = get(address, port) ?: return
+        if (h.mac == mac) return
+        save(h.copy(mac = mac))
+    }
+
    /** Forget [address]:[port] (the next connect re-pairs / re-TOFUs). */
    fun remove(address: String, port: Int) {
        prefs.edit().remove(key(address, port)).apply()
@@ -68,6 +86,7 @@ class KnownHostStore(context: Context) {
            name = j.getString("name"),
            fpHex = j.getString("fp"),
            paired = j.optBoolean("paired", false),
+            mac = j.optString("mac", "").split(",").map { it.trim() }.filter { it.isNotEmpty() },
        )
    }.getOrNull()
 }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const PROTO: &str = "punktfunk/1";
 /// Field separator inside one serialized record (ASCII Unit Separator — never in a field value).
 const FIELD_SEP: char = '\u{1f}';

-/// One resolved host, serialized to Kotlin as `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = [`FIELD_SEP`]).
+/// One resolved host, serialized to Kotlin as `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair␟mac` (`␟` = [`FIELD_SEP`]).
 /// Records are newline-joined in a poll snapshot; [`Host::encode`] strips the framing bytes from
 /// every field so no value can break it.
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct Host {
    port: u16,
    fp: String,
    pair: String,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from the mDNS `mac` TXT (comma-separated), for later wake. Empty if absent.
+    mac: String,
 }

 impl Host {
@@ -54,13 +56,14 @@ impl Host {
            s.replace(['\n', '\r', FIELD_SEP], "")
        }
        format!(
-            "{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}",
+            "{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}",
            clean(&self.key),
            clean(&self.name),
            clean(&self.addr),
            self.port,
            clean(&self.fp),
            clean(&self.pair),
+            clean(&self.mac),
        )
    }
 }
@@ -182,6 +185,7 @@ fn resolve(info: &ResolvedService) -> Option<Host> {
        port: info.get_port(),
        fp: val("fp"),
        pair: val("pair"),
+        mac: val("mac"),
    })
 }

@@ -202,7 +206,7 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoverySt
 }

 /// `NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll(handle): String` — the current resolved-host snapshot,
-/// newline-joined records of `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts /
+/// newline-joined records of `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair␟mac` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts /
 /// `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz from the UI thread (cheap: a mutex lock + string build).
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryPoll<'local>(
@@ -263,16 +267,18 @@ mod tests {
            port: 9777,
            fp: "ab".repeat(32),
            pair: "required".into(),
+            mac: "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff".into(),
        };
        let encoded = h.encode();
        let fields: Vec<&str> = encoded.split(FIELD_SEP).collect();
-        assert_eq!(fields.len(), 6);
+        assert_eq!(fields.len(), 7);
        assert_eq!(fields[0], "host-123");
        assert_eq!(fields[1], "home-worker-2");
        assert_eq!(fields[2], "192.168.1.70");
        assert_eq!(fields[3], "9777");
        assert_eq!(fields[4], "ab".repeat(32));
        assert_eq!(fields[5], "required");
+        assert_eq!(fields[6], "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff");
        assert!(
            !encoded.contains('\n'),
            "a record must never contain the record separator"
@@ -282,7 +288,7 @@ mod tests {
    #[test]
    fn encode_strips_injected_separators_from_a_hostile_advert() {
        // A rogue advert could carry framing bytes in its instance label / TXT; encode must strip
-        // them so the snapshot stays exactly one record of exactly six fields.
+        // them so the snapshot stays exactly one record of exactly seven fields.
        let h = Host {
            key: "k\u{1f}injected".into(),
            name: "evil\nhost\r".into(),
@@ -290,9 +296,14 @@ mod tests {
            port: 9777,
            fp: "ab\u{1f}cd".into(),
            pair: "required\n".into(),
+            mac: "aa:bb\u{1f}cc".into(),
        };
        let encoded = h.encode();
-        assert_eq!(encoded.matches(FIELD_SEP).count(), 5, "exactly six fields");
+        assert_eq!(
+            encoded.matches(FIELD_SEP).count(),
+            6,
+            "exactly seven fields"
+        );
        assert!(!encoded.contains('\n') && !encoded.contains('\r'));
        let fields: Vec<&str> = encoded.split(FIELD_SEP).collect();
        assert_eq!(fields[0], "kinjected");
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ mod feedback;
 mod mic;
 mod session;
 mod stats;
+// Ungated like `discovery`: pure `jni` + `punktfunk_core::wol` (no Android framework), so it links
+// into the host workspace build too. Kotlin only ever calls it on device.
+mod wol;

 /// Initialize `android_logger` once when the JVM loads the library. Logs land in logcat under the
 /// `punktfunk` tag. Android-only — there is no JVM (and no logcat) on the host build.
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//! JNI seam for Wake-on-LAN: parse the stored MAC strings and hand them to the shared core sender
+//! (`punktfunk_core::wol`). Like [`crate::discovery`], this takes no session handle — a sleeping
+//! host has no ARP entry, so the broadcast the core sends is what wakes it, and Kotlin calls this
+//! just before connecting to an offline saved host.
+
+use jni::objects::{JObject, JString};
+use jni::JNIEnv;
+
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeWakeOnLan(macsCsv: String, lastIp: String): Boolean` — send a Wake-on-LAN
+/// magic packet. `macsCsv` is comma-separated MACs (`aa:bb:..,cc:dd:..`, learned from the host's
+/// mDNS `mac` TXT while it was online); `lastIp` is the host's last-known IPv4 (or empty).
+/// Returns true if at least one datagram went out.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeWakeOnLan<'local>(
+    mut env: JNIEnv<'local>,
+    _this: JObject<'local>,
+    macs_csv: JString<'local>,
+    last_ip: JString<'local>,
+) -> jni::sys::jboolean {
+    let macs_csv: String = match env.get_string(&macs_csv) {
+        Ok(s) => s.into(),
+        Err(_) => return 0,
+    };
+    let last_ip: String = env
+        .get_string(&last_ip)
+        .map(Into::<String>::into)
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    let macs: Vec<[u8; 6]> = macs_csv
+        .split(',')
+        .filter_map(|s| punktfunk_core::wol::parse_mac(s.trim()))
+        .collect();
+    if macs.is_empty() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    let ip = last_ip.trim().parse::<std::net::Ipv4Addr>().ok();
+    match punktfunk_core::wol::send_magic_packet(&macs, ip) {
+        Ok(()) => 1,
+        Err(_) => 0,
+    }
+}
@@ -11,5 +11,22 @@
 	<array>
 		<string>$(AppIdentifierPrefix)io.unom.punktfunk</string>
 	</array>
+	<!-- Wake-on-LAN needs to send a UDP broadcast magic packet (a sleeping host has no ARP
+	     entry, so unicast can't wake it). Since iOS 14 / tvOS 14 the OS blocks sending to
+	     broadcast/multicast addresses unless the app carries this managed entitlement — it must
+	     be requested from and approved by Apple for the App ID, then enabled in the provisioning
+	     profile. macOS is not gated by this (its App Sandbox network.client/server cover it).
+
+	     GATED pending Apple's approval of the request (form filed) — an unauthorized managed
+	     entitlement breaks iOS/tvOS signing, so it's commented out to keep those apps releasable.
+	     ON APPROVAL: (1) uncomment the two lines below, and (2) flip
+	     PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable (PunktfunkConnection.swift) to enable the iOS/tvOS
+	     wake path + UI. Until then iOS/tvOS Wake-on-LAN is a clean no-op — MACs are still learned
+	     from mDNS so it works immediately once ungated. macOS is unaffected (separate entitlements
+	     file, no multicast entitlement needed). -->
+	<!--
+	<key>com.apple.developer.networking.multicast</key>
+	<true/>
+	-->
 </dict>
 </plist>
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Config/Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName = Punktfunk;
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_GCSupportsControllerUserInteraction = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_LSApplicationCategoryType = "public.app-category.utilities";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription = "Punktfunk connects directly to your punktfunk host on the local network to stream video, audio, and input.";
@@ -399,6 +400,7 @@
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Config/Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName = Punktfunk;
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_GCSupportsControllerUserInteraction = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_LSApplicationCategoryType = "public.app-category.utilities";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription = "Punktfunk connects directly to your punktfunk host on the local network to stream video, audio, and input.";
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
        _ host: StoredHost, launchID: String? = nil,
        allowTofu: Bool, requestAccess: Bool = false
    ) {
+        prepareWake(for: host)
        model.connect(
            to: host,
            width: UInt32(clamping: width), height: UInt32(clamping: height),
@@ -426,6 +427,25 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            requestAccess: requestAccess)
    }

+    /// Learn-while-awake, wake-while-asleep — run just before every connect:
+    ///  • host currently advertising (awake) → refresh its stored Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from the live
+    ///    advert, so a later wake has an up-to-date target;
+    ///  • host NOT advertising (likely asleep/off) and we have MAC(s) → fire a magic packet first.
+    ///    The connect that follows already retries/times out long enough for a woken host to come
+    ///    up; if it's genuinely off/unreachable the connect fails as before. Best-effort and
+    ///    non-blocking (the send runs off the main thread).
+    private func prepareWake(for host: StoredHost) {
+        if let live = discovery.hosts.first(where: { host.matches($0) }) {
+            store.updateMacs(host.id, macs: live.macAddresses) // learn — on every platform
+        } else if PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable, !host.wakeMacs.isEmpty {
+            let macs = host.wakeMacs
+            let ip = host.address
+            DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
+                PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLAN(macs: macs, lastKnownIP: ip)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    /// The no-PIN delegated-approval flow: open an identified connect the host parks until the
    /// operator approves it in the console, showing the cancelable "Waiting for approval" prompt
    /// meanwhile. On success the SAME connection is admitted (no reconnect) and the host is pinned
@@ -455,7 +475,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
    /// inside `connect`.)
    private func connectDiscovered(_ d: DiscoveredHost) {
        guard !model.isBusy else { return }
-        let host = StoredHost(name: d.name, address: d.host, port: d.port)
+        let host = StoredHost(
+            name: d.name, address: d.host, port: d.port,
+            macAddresses: d.macAddresses.isEmpty ? nil : d.macAddresses)
        store.add(host)
        if d.allowsTofu {
            connect(host, allowTofu: true)
@@ -154,7 +154,14 @@ struct HomeView: View {
            onSpeedTest: { if !model.isBusy { speedTestTarget = host } },
            onForget: { store.forgetIdentity(host) },
            onRemove: { store.remove(host) },
-            onBrowseLibrary: onBrowseLibrary)
+            onBrowseLibrary: onBrowseLibrary,
+            onWake: {
+                let macs = host.wakeMacs
+                let ip = host.address
+                DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
+                    PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLAN(macs: macs, lastKnownIP: ip)
+                }
+            })
    }

    private var discoveredSection: some View {
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ struct HostCardView: View {
    let onRemove: () -> Void
    /// Open the experimental library browser — nil (no menu item) unless the feature flag is on.
    var onBrowseLibrary: (() -> Void)? = nil
+    /// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet. Shown only when the host is offline and we have a stored
+    /// MAC to target (a tap-to-connect already auto-wakes; this is the explicit "just wake it").
+    var onWake: (() -> Void)? = nil

    var body: some View {
        let m = CardMetrics.current
@@ -138,6 +141,9 @@ struct HostCardView: View {
            if let onBrowseLibrary {
                Button("Browse Library…", action: onBrowseLibrary)
            }
+            if !isOnline, !host.wakeMacs.isEmpty, PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable, let onWake {
+                Button("Wake Host", systemImage: "power", action: onWake)
+            }
            if host.pinnedSHA256 != nil {
                // Dropping the pin does NOT downgrade to TOFU: the next connect must re-pair via
                // PIN (unless the host advertises pair=optional). Wording reflects that.
@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ struct StoredHost: Identifiable, Codable, Hashable {
    /// decode: synthesized Decodable ignores property defaults but treats a missing Optional as
    /// nil. Resolve via `effectiveMgmtPort`. (Auth is mTLS by the pinned identity — no token.)
    var mgmtPort: UInt16?
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC address(es) of the host's wake-capable NIC(s), each `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`.
+    /// Learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT record while it's awake and persisted here, so the
+    /// client can send a magic packet to wake the host later (when it's asleep and no longer
+    /// advertising). Optional (same forward-compat reason as `mgmtPort`); nil until first learned.
+    var macAddresses: [String]?

    var displayName: String { name.isEmpty ? address : name }
    var effectiveMgmtPort: UInt16 { mgmtPort ?? punktfunkDefaultMgmtPort }
+    /// Wake-capable, in a form the wake helper accepts (empty when none learned yet).
+    var wakeMacs: [String] { macAddresses ?? [] }
 }

 extension StoredHost {
@@ -101,6 +108,16 @@ final class HostStore: ObservableObject {
        hosts[i].pinnedSHA256 = fingerprint
    }

+    /// Learn/refresh this host's Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from its live advert (called while the host is
+    /// awake, so the client can wake it once it sleeps). No-op when unchanged, so it doesn't churn
+    /// UserDefaults on every discovery tick.
+    func updateMacs(_ hostID: UUID, macs: [String]) {
+        guard !macs.isEmpty,
+              let i = hosts.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == hostID }),
+              hosts[i].macAddresses != macs else { return }
+        hosts[i].macAddresses = macs
+    }
+
    /// Drop the pinned identity (e.g. after a legitimate host reinstall). This does NOT downgrade
    /// to TOFU: the next connect re-pairs via the PIN ceremony, unless the host advertises
    /// `pair=optional` (the only case the connect path still offers the trust prompt).
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public struct DiscoveredHost: Identifiable, Sendable, Equatable {
    /// reduced-security TOFU "Trust" path. A missing/unknown `pair` field is NOT optional:
    /// pairing is mandatory unless this is true (the policy authority is the host's advert).
    public let allowsTofu: Bool
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC address(es) the host advertised (mDNS `mac` TXT, comma-separated
+    /// `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`, routed NIC first). Empty when not advertised. A client persists these
+    /// onto the saved host so it can wake it after it sleeps; advisory/unauthenticated (a wrong
+    /// value only makes a wake fail — the magic packet is inert and the fingerprint still gates
+    /// the connection).
+    public let macAddresses: [String]
 }

@MainActor
@@ -111,10 +117,15 @@ public final class HostDiscovery: ObservableObject {
        var fp: String?
        var pair: String?
        var id: String?
+        var macs: [String] = []
        if case let .bonjour(txt) = result.metadata {
            fp = Self.entry(txt, "fp")
            pair = Self.entry(txt, "pair")
            id = Self.entry(txt, "id")
+            macs = (Self.entry(txt, "mac") ?? "")
+                .split(separator: ",")
+                .map { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) }
+                .filter { !$0.isEmpty }
        }
        let conn = NWConnection(to: result.endpoint, using: .udp)
        connections[key] = conn
@@ -129,7 +140,7 @@ public final class HostDiscovery: ObservableObject {
                            id: (id?.isEmpty == false) ? id! : name,
                            name: name, host: address, port: port.rawValue,
                            fingerprintHex: fp, requiresPairing: pair == "required",
-                            allowsTofu: pair == "optional")
+                            allowsTofu: pair == "optional", macAddresses: macs)
                        self.publish()
                    }
                    conn.cancel()
@@ -67,6 +67,53 @@ func withOptionalCString<R>(_ s: String?, _ body: (UnsafePointer<CChar>?) -> R)
    return s.withCString { body($0) }
 }

+public extension PunktfunkConnection {
+    /// Whether the Wake-on-LAN broadcast path is usable on this platform/build. macOS can always
+    /// broadcast (its App Sandbox network entitlements cover it). iOS/tvOS need the managed
+    /// `com.apple.developer.networking.multicast` entitlement, which is GATED pending Apple's
+    /// approval (see `Config/Punktfunk.entitlements`) — until it's granted, sending a broadcast is
+    /// blocked by the OS, so the wake path + its UI are gated off there to avoid a dead action.
+    /// The MAC-learning path stays active on every platform, so flipping this on once the
+    /// entitlement lands makes wake work immediately. ON APPROVAL: change `#if os(macOS)` below to
+    /// `true` for iOS/tvOS too (and uncomment the entitlement).
+    static var wakeOnLANAvailable: Bool {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        return true
+        #else
+        return false
+        #endif
+    }
+
+    /// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to wake a sleeping host. `macs` are the host's NIC MAC(s)
+    /// (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`, learned from its mDNS `mac` TXT while awake); malformed entries are
+    /// skipped. `lastKnownIP`, when set, is additionally unicast. The core broadcasts to every
+    /// interface's subnet-directed broadcast + 255.255.255.255 on ports 9/7, repeated.
+    ///
+    /// Returns true if at least one datagram went out. Does blocking sends — call OFF the main
+    /// thread. On iOS/tvOS this requires the `com.apple.developer.networking.multicast` entitlement
+    /// (broadcast is otherwise blocked by the OS); macOS needs only the existing network entitlements.
+    @discardableResult
+    static func wakeOnLAN(macs: [String], lastKnownIP: String? = nil) -> Bool {
+        var bytes: [UInt8] = []
+        var count = 0
+        for mac in macs {
+            let parts = mac.split(separator: ":")
+            guard parts.count == 6 else { continue }
+            let octets = parts.compactMap { UInt8($0, radix: 16) }
+            guard octets.count == 6 else { continue }
+            bytes.append(contentsOf: octets)
+            count += 1
+        }
+        guard count > 0 else { return false }
+        let rc: Int32 = bytes.withUnsafeBufferPointer { buf in
+            withOptionalCString(lastKnownIP) { ip in
+                punktfunk_wake_on_lan(buf.baseAddress, UInt(count), ip)
+            }
+        }
+        return rc == statusOK
+    }
+}
+
 public final class PunktfunkConnection {
    private var handle: OpaquePointer?
    /// Set by close() before it contends for the plane locks: the pullers see it at their
@@ -489,6 +489,40 @@ class Plugin:
        reason = (err.strip().splitlines() or out.strip().splitlines() or ["pairing failed"])[-1]
        return {"ok": False, "error": reason}

+    async def wake(self, host: str, port: int = 9777) -> dict:
+        """Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to a saved host via the flatpak client's headless
+        ``--wake`` mode, so a sleeping host is up by the time the stream ``--connect`` runs.
+
+        The MAC comes from the flatpak client's OWN known-hosts store (learned from the host's
+        mDNS ``mac`` TXT while it was online) — no MAC handling here — so this is a no-op if none
+        has been learned yet. Fire it just before launching a stream; it's fast and best-effort.
+        Returns ``{ok, error?}`` (``ok: False`` when no MAC is known / flatpak missing).
+        """
+        flatpak = _flatpak()
+        if not flatpak:
+            return {"ok": False, "error": "flatpak-not-found"}
+        argv = [flatpak, "run", "--arch=x86_64", APP_ID, "--wake", f"{host}:{port}"]
+        decky.logger.info("wake: %s:%s", host, port)
+        try:
+            proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+                *argv,
+                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                env=_flatpak_env(),
+            )
+            _, stderr = await asyncio.wait_for(proc.communicate(), timeout=15.0)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            return {"ok": False, "error": "wake timed out"}
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            decky.logger.exception("wake failed to launch")
+            return {"ok": False, "error": str(exc)}
+        if proc.returncode == 0:
+            return {"ok": True}
+        reason = (stderr.decode(errors="replace").strip().splitlines() or
+                  ["no MAC known for this host yet"])[-1]
+        decky.logger.info("wake skipped (rc=%s): %s", proc.returncode, reason)
+        return {"ok": False, "error": reason}
+
    async def library(self, host: str, mgmt_port: int = 0, fp: str = "") -> dict:
        """Fetch a paired host's game library via the flatpak client's headless
        ``--library`` mode (the client's own mTLS identity + pinned-fingerprint transport —
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ export const setSettings = callable<[settings: StreamSettings], { ok: boolean }>
  "set_settings",
 );
 export const killStream = callable<[], { ok: boolean }>("kill_stream");
+// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to a saved host (headless flatpak --wake) so a sleeping host is
+// up by the time the stream connects. The MAC is looked up from the flatpak client's own
+// known-hosts store; `ok: false` (no-op) when none has been learned yet. Fire before launching.
+export const wake = callable<[host: string, port: number], { ok: boolean; error?: string }>(
+  "wake",
+);
 export const checkUpdate = callable<[force: boolean], UpdateInfo>("check_update");
 // Update the flatpak client in the user installation (`flatpak update --user -y io.unom.Punktfunk`).
 export const updateClient = callable<
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const QamPanel: FC = () => {
      {/* Pinned games — the "jump straight into Playnite" rows. Pin games from a host's
          picker (fullscreen page → host row → games button). */}
      {pins.pins.length > 0 && (
-        <PanelSection title="Games">
+        <PanelSection title="Pinned Games">
          {pins.pins.map((pin) => {
            const { online } = resolvePinHost(pin, hosts);
            return (
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 // can take seconds, hence the explicit spinner copy) and pins titles as one-tap rows in
 // the QAM's Games section; its header also launches the GTK client's on-screen gamepad
 // library (`--browse`).
-import { DialogButton, Field, Focusable, ModalRoot, Spinner, showModal } from "@decky/ui";
-import { CSSProperties, FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { DialogButton, Field, ModalRoot, Spinner, showModal } from "@decky/ui";
+import { FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { FaThLarge, FaTv } from "react-icons/fa";
 import { GameEntry, Host, library, LibraryResult, PinnedGame } from "./backend";
 import { PinsApi, resolvePinHost, startBrowse, startStream } from "./hooks";
 import { isSafeLaunchId } from "./steam";
 import { PairModal } from "./pair";
+import { RowActions, actionButton } from "./ui";

 /** Human store tag (mirrors the GTK client's `store_label`). */
 export function storeLabel(store: string): string {
@@ -58,12 +59,6 @@ export function streamPin(pin: PinnedGame, live: Host[], pins: PinsApi): void {
  void startStream(host, { launchId: pin.game_id }, pin.title);
 }

-const pickButton: CSSProperties = {
-  width: "fit-content",
-  minWidth: "5em",
-  flexShrink: 0,
-};
-
 // Copy per backend error code (LibraryResult.error); `detail` covers the generic case.
 function errorCopy(res: LibraryResult): string {
  switch (res.error) {
@@ -143,16 +138,18 @@ export const GamePickerModal: FC<{
        description="Browse this host's games with the controller, full screen"
        childrenContainerWidth="max"
      >
-        <DialogButton
-          style={pickButton}
-          onClick={() => {
-            closeModal?.();
-            void startBrowse(host);
-          }}
-        >
-          <FaTv style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
-          Open
-        </DialogButton>
+        <RowActions>
+          <DialogButton
+            style={actionButton}
+            onClick={() => {
+              closeModal?.();
+              void startBrowse(host);
+            }}
+          >
+            <FaTv style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
+            Open
+          </DialogButton>
+        </RowActions>
      </Field>

      {clientUpdatePending && (
@@ -177,10 +174,10 @@ export const GamePickerModal: FC<{

      {result !== null && !result.ok && (
        <Field label="Couldn't fetch the library" description={errorCopy(result)} childrenContainerWidth="max">
-          <Focusable style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5em", justifyContent: "flex-end" }}>
+          <RowActions>
            {result.error === "not-paired" && (
              <DialogButton
-                style={pickButton}
+                style={actionButton}
                onClick={() =>
                  showModal(<PairModal host={host} onPaired={() => setAttempt((n) => n + 1)} />)
                }
@@ -188,10 +185,10 @@ export const GamePickerModal: FC<{
                Pair
              </DialogButton>
            )}
-            <DialogButton style={pickButton} onClick={() => setAttempt((n) => n + 1)}>
+            <DialogButton style={actionButton} onClick={() => setAttempt((n) => n + 1)}>
              Retry
            </DialogButton>
-          </Focusable>
+          </RowActions>
        </Field>
      )}

@@ -217,10 +214,12 @@ export const GamePickerModal: FC<{
                }
                childrenContainerWidth="max"
              >
-                <DialogButton style={pickButton} disabled={!safe} onClick={() => togglePin(g)}>
-                  <FaThLarge style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
-                  {pinned ? "Unpin" : "Pin"}
-                </DialogButton>
+                <RowActions>
+                  <DialogButton style={actionButton} disabled={!safe} onClick={() => togglePin(g)}>
+                    <FaThLarge style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
+                    {pinned ? "Unpin" : "Pin"}
+                  </DialogButton>
+                </RowActions>
              </Field>
            );
          })}
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
  showModal,
  staticClasses,
 } from "@decky/ui";
+import { RowActions, actionButton, iconButton } from "./ui";
 import { toaster } from "@decky/api";
 import { CSSProperties, FC, useState } from "react";
 import {
@@ -58,27 +59,6 @@ const tabScroll: CSSProperties = {
  boxSizing: "border-box",
 };

-// DialogButton stretches to 100% width in the gamepad UI — on a fullscreen row that means a
-// screen-wide button. Size action buttons to their content instead (right-aligned by the
-// Field's children container).
-const actionButton: CSSProperties = {
-  width: "fit-content",
-  minWidth: "6em",
-  flexShrink: 0,
-};
-// Square icon-only button (details ⓘ, header back arrow) — needs an explicit height too, or
-// the zero padding collapses it to the icon's line height.
-const iconButton: CSSProperties = {
-  width: "40px",
-  minWidth: "40px",
-  height: "40px",
-  padding: 0,
-  flexShrink: 0,
-  display: "flex",
-  alignItems: "center",
-  justifyContent: "center",
-};
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Host details — everything the mDNS advert told us, incl. the fingerprint to cross-check
 // against the host's own log / web console before trusting it.
@@ -144,7 +124,7 @@ const HostRow: FC<{ host: Host; onPaired: () => void; onGames: () => void }> = (
      }`}
      childrenContainerWidth="max"
    >
-      <Focusable style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5em", justifyContent: "flex-end" }}>
+      <RowActions>
        <DialogButton
          style={iconButton}
          onClick={() => showModal(<HostDetailsModal host={host} />)}
@@ -153,13 +133,13 @@ const HostRow: FC<{ host: Host; onPaired: () => void; onGames: () => void }> = (
        </DialogButton>
        {/* Labeled, not icon-only: this is the entry to the game picker AND the on-screen
            library browser, and controller nav has no hover tooltip to explain a bare icon. */}
-        <DialogButton style={{ ...actionButton, minWidth: "6em" }} onClick={onGames}>
+        <DialogButton style={actionButton} onClick={onGames}>
          <FaThLarge style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
          Games
        </DialogButton>
        {needsPair && (
          <DialogButton
-            style={{ ...actionButton, minWidth: "5em" }}
+            style={actionButton}
            onClick={() => showModal(<PairModal host={host} onPaired={onPaired} />)}
          >
            Pair
@@ -178,7 +158,7 @@ const HostRow: FC<{ host: Host; onPaired: () => void; onGames: () => void }> = (
          <FaPlay style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
          Stream
        </DialogButton>
-      </Focusable>
+      </RowActions>
    </Field>
  );
 };
@@ -201,14 +181,16 @@ const HostsTab: FC<{
      childrenContainerWidth="max"
      bottomSeparator={hosts.length ? "standard" : "none"}
    >
-      <DialogButton style={{ ...actionButton, minWidth: "8em" }} disabled={scanning} onClick={refresh}>
-        {scanning ? (
-          <Spinner style={{ height: "1em", marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
-        ) : (
-          <FaSyncAlt style={{ marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
-        )}
-        {scanning ? "Scanning…" : "Refresh"}
-      </DialogButton>
+      <RowActions>
+        <DialogButton style={actionButton} disabled={scanning} onClick={refresh}>
+          {scanning ? (
+            <Spinner style={{ height: "1em", marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
+          ) : (
+            <FaSyncAlt style={{ marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
+          )}
+          {scanning ? "Scanning…" : "Refresh"}
+        </DialogButton>
+      </RowActions>
    </Field>

    {hosts.length === 0 && !scanning && (
@@ -251,18 +233,18 @@ const HostsTab: FC<{
              }${pin.paired ? "" : " · pairing required"}`}
              childrenContainerWidth="max"
            >
-              <Focusable style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5em", justifyContent: "flex-end" }}>
+              <RowActions>
                <DialogButton style={actionButton} onClick={() => streamPin(pin, hosts, pins)}>
                  <FaPlay style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
                  Play
                </DialogButton>
                <DialogButton
-                  style={{ ...actionButton, minWidth: "5em" }}
+                  style={actionButton}
                  onClick={() => pins.removePin(pin.host_fp, pin.game_id)}
                >
                  Remove
                </DialogButton>
-              </Focusable>
+              </RowActions>
            </Field>
          );
        })}
@@ -306,13 +288,15 @@ const AboutTab: FC<{
      }
      childrenContainerWidth="max"
    >
-      <DialogButton
-        style={{ ...actionButton, minWidth: "11em" }}
-        disabled={checking}
-        onClick={() => void checkForUpdatesNow(check)}
-      >
-        {checking ? <Spinner style={{ height: "1em" }} /> : "Check for updates"}
-      </DialogButton>
+      <RowActions>
+        <DialogButton
+          style={actionButton}
+          disabled={checking}
+          onClick={() => void checkForUpdatesNow(check)}
+        >
+          {checking ? <Spinner style={{ height: "1em" }} /> : "Check for updates"}
+        </DialogButton>
+      </RowActions>
    </Field>
    {hasUpdate(update) && (
      <Field
@@ -326,13 +310,12 @@ const AboutTab: FC<{
        description="Installing can take a couple of minutes; Decky reloads the plugin when done"
        childrenContainerWidth="max"
      >
-        <DialogButton
-          style={{ ...actionButton, minWidth: "9em" }}
-          onClick={() => applyUpdate(update!, check)}
-        >
-          <FaDownload style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
-          Update
-        </DialogButton>
+        <RowActions>
+          <DialogButton style={actionButton} onClick={() => applyUpdate(update!, check)}>
+            <FaDownload style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
+            Update
+          </DialogButton>
+        </RowActions>
      </Field>
    )}
    <Field
@@ -340,13 +323,15 @@ const AboutTab: FC<{
      description="Hosts, pairing, controllers, and troubleshooting — docs.punktfunk.unom.io"
      childrenContainerWidth="max"
    >
-      <DialogButton
-        style={{ ...actionButton, minWidth: "8em" }}
-        onClick={() => Navigation.NavigateToExternalWeb(DOCS_URL)}
-      >
-        <FaExternalLinkAlt style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
-        Open
-      </DialogButton>
+      <RowActions>
+        <DialogButton
+          style={actionButton}
+          onClick={() => Navigation.NavigateToExternalWeb(DOCS_URL)}
+        >
+          <FaExternalLinkAlt style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
+          Open
+        </DialogButton>
+      </RowActions>
    </Field>
    <Field
      focusable={false}
@@ -358,9 +343,11 @@ const AboutTab: FC<{
      description="Force-stop the stream client if a session wedges"
      childrenContainerWidth="max"
    >
-      <DialogButton style={{ ...actionButton, minWidth: "8em" }} onClick={() => void forceStopStream()}>
-        Force-stop
-      </DialogButton>
+      <RowActions>
+        <DialogButton style={actionButton} onClick={() => void forceStopStream()}>
+          Force-stop
+        </DialogButton>
+      </RowActions>
    </Field>
  </div>
 );
@@ -399,16 +386,21 @@ const PunktfunkPage: FC = () => {
        </div>
      </Focusable>

-      {/* overflow:hidden is load-bearing: Valve's Tabs slides the incoming panel in from the
-          right on L1/R1, and with autoFocusContents it scrollIntoViews a control inside that
-          still-offscreen panel. Without a clip here the scroll pans #GamepadUI itself — the whole
-          Steam UI (top bar included) slides left until you click a tab. Valve's own Tabs always
-          live in a clipped flex box; match that. */}
+      {/* Two things fight each other on an L1/R1 tab switch:
+          1. Valve's Tabs slides the incoming panel in from the right with a CSS transform.
+          2. `autoFocusContents` then focuses a control inside that still-offscreen panel, which
+             fires scrollIntoView. Because the panel is offset by a *transform* (not by scroll
+             position), scrollIntoView can't satisfy it by scrolling any one ancestor, so it walks
+             up and pans the whole page — the "screen jumps right, then animates back" glitch.
+          Dropping autoFocusContents removes the scrollIntoView entirely, so nothing fights the
+          slide. L1/R1 still cycles tabs (that handler lives on the Tabs focus scope, active while
+          focus is anywhere inside — including the tab strip); after a switch, focus stays on the
+          strip and Down enters the content, which is how Steam's own tabbed pages behave.
+          The overflow:hidden clip stays as defense-in-depth against any stray horizontal pan. */}
      <div style={{ flex: 1, minHeight: 0, overflow: "hidden" }}>
        <Tabs
          activeTab={tab}
          onShowTab={(id: string) => setTab(id)}
-          autoFocusContents
          tabs={[
            {
              id: "hosts",
@@ -2,8 +2,20 @@
 // the flatpak client's JSON (main.py set_settings), which the client reads on launch. The
 // accepted gamepad/compositor names mirror punktfunk-core's `*Pref::from_name`.
 import { Dropdown, Field, SliderField, Spinner, ToggleField } from "@decky/ui";
-import { FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { CSSProperties, FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { getSettings, setSettings, StreamSettings } from "./backend";
+import { RowActions } from "./ui";
+
+// Decky's Dropdown has no width prop — it fills whatever container it's in, and a
+// `childrenContainerWidth="max"` Field is the whole row. Wrapping it in this fit-content shell
+// (inside the right-aligned RowActions) shrinks the control to its selected label, with a floor
+// so short values like "60 Hz" don't collapse to a nub and a ceiling so nothing runs edge to
+// edge. Matches the right-aligned, content-sized buttons everywhere else.
+const selectShell: CSSProperties = {
+  width: "fit-content",
+  minWidth: "10em",
+  maxWidth: "24em",
+};

 const RESOLUTIONS: [number, number, string][] = [
  [0, 0, "Native display"],
@@ -61,21 +73,29 @@ export const SettingsSection: FC = () => {
        description="The host creates a virtual output at exactly this size"
        childrenContainerWidth="max"
      >
-        <Dropdown
-          rgOptions={RESOLUTIONS.map(([, , label], i) => ({ data: i, label }))}
-          selectedOption={resIdx}
-          onChange={(o) => {
-            const [w, h] = RESOLUTIONS[o.data as number];
-            patch({ width: w, height: h });
-          }}
-        />
+        <RowActions>
+          <div style={selectShell}>
+            <Dropdown
+              rgOptions={RESOLUTIONS.map(([, , label], i) => ({ data: i, label }))}
+              selectedOption={resIdx}
+              onChange={(o) => {
+                const [w, h] = RESOLUTIONS[o.data as number];
+                patch({ width: w, height: h });
+              }}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </RowActions>
      </Field>
      <Field label="Refresh rate" childrenContainerWidth="max">
-        <Dropdown
-          rgOptions={REFRESH.map((r) => ({ data: r, label: r === 0 ? "Native" : `${r} Hz` }))}
-          selectedOption={s.refresh_hz}
-          onChange={(o) => patch({ refresh_hz: o.data as number })}
-        />
+        <RowActions>
+          <div style={selectShell}>
+            <Dropdown
+              rgOptions={REFRESH.map((r) => ({ data: r, label: r === 0 ? "Native" : `${r} Hz` }))}
+              selectedOption={s.refresh_hz}
+              onChange={(o) => patch({ refresh_hz: o.data as number })}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </RowActions>
      </Field>
      <SliderField
        label="Bitrate"
@@ -93,11 +113,15 @@ export const SettingsSection: FC = () => {
        description="Which virtual controller the host creates for your inputs"
        childrenContainerWidth="max"
      >
-        <Dropdown
-          rgOptions={GAMEPADS.map((g) => ({ data: g, label: GAMEPAD_LABELS[g] ?? g }))}
-          selectedOption={s.gamepad}
-          onChange={(o) => patch({ gamepad: o.data as string })}
-        />
+        <RowActions>
+          <div style={selectShell}>
+            <Dropdown
+              rgOptions={GAMEPADS.map((g) => ({ data: g, label: GAMEPAD_LABELS[g] ?? g }))}
+              selectedOption={s.gamepad}
+              onChange={(o) => patch({ gamepad: o.data as string })}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </RowActions>
      </Field>
      {(s.gamepad === "steamdeck" || s.gamepad === "auto") && (
        <Field
@@ -110,11 +134,15 @@ export const SettingsSection: FC = () => {
        description="Which compositor backend the host uses for the virtual display — Automatic suits almost every host"
        childrenContainerWidth="max"
      >
-        <Dropdown
-          rgOptions={COMPOSITORS.map((c) => ({ data: c, label: COMPOSITOR_LABELS[c] ?? c }))}
-          selectedOption={s.compositor}
-          onChange={(o) => patch({ compositor: o.data as string })}
-        />
+        <RowActions>
+          <div style={selectShell}>
+            <Dropdown
+              rgOptions={COMPOSITORS.map((c) => ({ data: c, label: COMPOSITOR_LABELS[c] ?? c }))}
+              selectedOption={s.compositor}
+              onChange={(o) => patch({ compositor: o.data as string })}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </RowActions>
      </Field>
      <ToggleField
        label="Stream microphone"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // and start it with RunGame. The wrapper then execs
 // `flatpak run io.unom.Punktfunk --connect <host>` as a reaper descendant.

-import { runnerInfo, shortcutArt } from "./backend";
+import { runnerInfo, shortcutArt, wake } from "./backend";

 // SteamClient is a Steam-internal global injected into the CEF context; it is not fully typed
 // by @decky/ui, so declare the surface we use. Signatures verified against MoonDeck + the
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ export async function launchStream(
  port: number,
  opts: LaunchOpts = {},
 ): Promise<void> {
+  // Wake-on-LAN: if this host is asleep, nudge it awake before the stream connects. Kicked off now
+  // so it races with the shortcut setup (near-zero added latency), and awaited just before RunGame.
+  // Best-effort — the flatpak client's --wake looks up the host's learned MAC (a no-op if none is
+  // known), and the connect that follows has its own retry window, so a failure never blocks launch.
+  const waking = wake(host, port).catch(() => ({ ok: false }));
  const { appId, runner } = await ensureShortcut();
  // Best-effort so the Deck's rich controls reach the client; no-op if the API is absent (the user
  // disables Steam Input manually — see the Settings instruction).
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ export async function launchStream(
  // KEY=value ... %command% args — %command% expands to the shortcut exe (/bin/sh); the wrapper
  // script rides behind it as an argument and reads PF_* from the environment.
  SteamClient.Apps.SetAppLaunchOptions(appId, `${env.join(" ")} %command% "${runner}"`);
+  await waking; // ensure the magic packet is out before the connect attempt
  SteamClient.Apps.RunGame(gameIdFromAppId(appId), "", -1, 100);
 }

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Shared UI primitives for the fullscreen page + modals. The one rule that keeps every row
+// looking consistent: a Field's action(s) always sit right-aligned, with real space between
+// them and the label text — never hugging it.
+//
+// Decky lays a Field out as `[ label .......... children ]`. When the children container is
+// grown (`childrenContainerWidth="max"`, which we want so multi-button clusters have room), a
+// bare `fit-content` button LEFT-aligns inside that grown container and ends up pressed against
+// the label with the space wasted to its right. Wrapping the action(s) in `RowActions` pushes
+// them to the right edge and evenly spaces multiples — the same treatment every row now gets.
+import { Focusable } from "@decky/ui";
+import { CSSProperties, FC, ReactNode } from "react";
+
+export const RowActions: FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({ children }) => (
+  <Focusable
+    style={{
+      display: "flex",
+      gap: "0.5em",
+      justifyContent: "flex-end",
+      alignItems: "center",
+    }}
+  >
+    {children}
+  </Focusable>
+);
+
+// A single action button sized to its content (not the gamepad-UI default of 100% width), with
+// a floor so short labels ("Pair", "Remove") don't render as tiny nubs and every row's button
+// reads at the same weight.
+export const actionButton: CSSProperties = {
+  width: "fit-content",
+  minWidth: "7em",
+  flexShrink: 0,
+};
+
+// Square icon-only button (details ⓘ, header back arrow). Needs an explicit height or the zero
+// padding collapses it to the icon's line height.
+export const iconButton: CSSProperties = {
+  width: "40px",
+  minWidth: "40px",
+  height: "40px",
+  padding: 0,
+  flexShrink: 0,
+  display: "flex",
+  alignItems: "center",
+  justifyContent: "center",
+};
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ pipewire = "0.9"
 # Gamepads: capture + feedback (full DualSense fidelity — touchpad/motion/triggers/LEDs
 # need the hidapi driver).
 sdl3 = { version = "0.18", features = ["hidapi"] }
+# The VAAPI GL presenter (video_gl.rs): EGL dmabuf import into a GDK-shared context, dlopened
+# at runtime (`dynamic`) so GPU-less boxes and the software path never touch libEGL.
+khronos-egl = { version = "6", features = ["dynamic"] }

 mdns-sd = "0.20"
 # Game-library fetch from the host's management API over mTLS + fingerprint pinning.
@@ -116,6 +116,23 @@ pub fn run() -> glib::ExitCode {
            tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| "info".into()),
        )
        .init();
+    // Steam launches its shortcuts with SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES naming every
+    // physical pad Steam Input has virtualized — SDL then hides the real device so games
+    // only see the virtual X360 pad. Right for games, wrong for us: capturing the Deck's
+    // built-in controller (trackpads/paddles/gyro, 28DE:1205) needs SDL's HIDAPI driver
+    // to enumerate the REAL device, and the built-in pad can never leave Steam Input
+    // ("Steam Controller" is always-required), so this filter is the only off switch we
+    // get. Clear it while still single-threaded (the gamepad worker starts with the UI);
+    // we dedupe the virtual pad ourselves (`gamepad.rs` `active_id` skips steam_virtual).
+    for var in [
+        "SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES",
+        "SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT",
+    ] {
+        if let Ok(v) = std::env::var(var) {
+            tracing::info!(var, value = %v, "clearing Steam's SDL device filter");
+            std::env::remove_var(var);
+        }
+    }
    // Headless pairing path (no GTK window): `--pair <PIN> --connect host[:port] [--name N]`.
    // Used by the Decky plugin (a GTK dialog can't pop under gamescope) and for scripting.
    if let Some(pin) = crate::cli::arg_value("--pair") {
@@ -125,6 +142,11 @@ pub fn run() -> glib::ExitCode {
    if let Some(target) = crate::cli::arg_value("--library") {
        return crate::cli::headless_library(&target);
    }
+    // Headless Wake-on-LAN (no GTK window): `--wake host[:port]`. The Decky wrapper calls this
+    // before the stream launch so a sleeping host is up by the time `--connect` runs.
+    if crate::cli::arg_value("--wake").is_some() {
+        return crate::cli::cli_wake();
+    }
    let mut builder = adw::Application::builder().application_id(APP_ID);
    // Screenshot mode launches the app once per scene back-to-back; NON_UNIQUE keeps each
    // launch its own primary instance instead of forwarding to a still-registered name.
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ pub fn cli_connect_request() -> Option<ConnectRequest> {
        eprintln!("--connect: unparsable port in '{target}', using default 9777");
        9777
    });
+    // Pull the wake MAC(s) from the store (learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was
+    // online) so a `--connect` to a known host can still be woken if we add that later.
+    let mac = crate::trust::KnownHosts::load()
+        .hosts
+        .iter()
+        .find(|h| h.addr == addr && h.port == port)
+        .map(|h| h.mac.clone())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
    Some(ConnectRequest {
        name: addr.clone(),
        addr,
@@ -108,9 +116,39 @@ pub fn cli_connect_request() -> Option<ConnectRequest> {
        fp_hex: None,
        pair_optional: false,
        launch: arg_value("--launch").map(|id| (id.clone(), id)),
+        mac,
    })
 }

+/// `--wake host[:port]` — send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to a saved host and exit, without
+/// opening a window. The Decky wrapper calls this before launching the stream so a sleeping host
+/// is up by the time `--connect` runs. The MAC comes from the known-hosts store (learned from the
+/// host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was online); exits non-zero if none is known yet.
+pub fn cli_wake() -> glib::ExitCode {
+    let Some(target) = arg_value("--wake") else {
+        eprintln!("--wake requires host[:port]");
+        return glib::ExitCode::FAILURE;
+    };
+    let (addr, port) = parse_host_port(&target);
+    let port = port.unwrap_or(9777);
+    let mac = crate::trust::KnownHosts::load()
+        .hosts
+        .iter()
+        .find(|h| h.addr == addr && h.port == port)
+        .map(|h| h.mac.clone())
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    if mac.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!(
+            "--wake: no MAC known for {addr}:{port} — connect once while the host is awake so its \
+             advertised MAC is learned"
+        );
+        return glib::ExitCode::FAILURE;
+    }
+    crate::wol::wake(&mac, addr.parse().ok());
+    println!("woke {addr}:{port} ({} MAC(s) targeted)", mac.len());
+    glib::ExitCode::SUCCESS
+}
+
 /// `--browse host[:port]` — open the gamepad library launcher for that host instead of
 /// connecting (the Decky wrapper's `PF_BROWSE`; native port, default 9777). The host must
 /// already be paired: the stored pin is what lets the launcher fetch the library and
@@ -138,6 +176,7 @@ pub fn cli_browse_request() -> Option<(ConnectRequest, bool, u16)> {
            fp_hex: k.map(|k| k.fp_hex.clone()),
            pair_optional: false,
            launch: None,
+            mac: k.map(|k| k.mac.clone()).unwrap_or_default(),
        },
        k.is_some_and(|k| k.paired),
        mgmt,
@@ -210,6 +249,7 @@ pub fn run_shot(app: Rc<App>, scene: &str) {
        ),
        pair_optional: true,
        launch: None,
+        mac: Vec::new(),
    };
    let mock_advert =
        |key: &str, name: &str, addr: &str, fp: &str| crate::discovery::DiscoveredHost {
@@ -221,6 +261,7 @@ pub fn run_shot(app: Rc<App>, scene: &str) {
            fp_hex: fp.to_string(),
            pair: "required".to_string(),
            mgmt_port: None,
+            mac: Vec::new(),
        };

    // What the self-capture renders: the main window, except for scenes that open their
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ pub struct DiscoveredHost {
    /// `None` when not advertised (older host / standalone `punktfunk1-host`); the
    /// library client then falls back to the well-known default.
    pub mgmt_port: Option<u16>,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from the mDNS `mac` TXT (comma-separated `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`), which the
+    /// hosts page persists onto the matching saved host so it can wake it later. Empty if absent.
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }

 /// One discovery update for the UI's advert map.
@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ pub fn browse() -> async_channel::Receiver<DiscoveryEvent> {
                            fp_hex: val("fp"),
                            pair: val("pair"),
                            mgmt_port: val("mgmt").parse().ok(),
+                            mac: val("mac")
+                                .split(',')
+                                .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+                                .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+                                .collect(),
                        })
                    }
                    ServiceEvent::ServiceRemoved(_ty, fullname) => {
@@ -551,6 +551,14 @@ struct Worker<'a> {
    /// switch / detach so a contact held at that moment doesn't stick. surface 0 = the legacy single
    /// touchpad, 1/2 = a Steam left/right pad.
    held_touches: std::collections::HashSet<(u8, u8)>,
+    /// Per Steam-pad surface (index 0 = left/surface 1, 1 = right/surface 2): the last wire
+    /// coordinates + whether a finger is on it. Pad CLICKS arrive as buttons with no position,
+    /// so the click forward reuses the surface's live contact point.
+    surface_last: [(i16, i16, bool); 2],
+    /// Steam-pad clicks currently held (surface−1 indexed): keeps the click bit asserted
+    /// through touch-motion frames (which would otherwise clear it host-side) and lets the
+    /// flush lift a click held across detach/pad-switch.
+    held_clicks: [bool; 2],
    last_accel: [i16; 3],
    /// Raises the UI escape signal; the escape chord fires it once per press.
    escape_tx: async_channel::Sender<()>,
@@ -681,6 +689,24 @@ impl Worker<'_> {
                }
                *v = i32::MIN;
            }
+            // Lift any Steam-pad click held at this moment — a click that survives a
+            // detach/pad-switch would leave the host's pad pressed forever.
+            for i in 0..2usize {
+                if std::mem::take(&mut self.held_clicks[i]) {
+                    let (x, y, _) = self.surface_last[i];
+                    let _ = c.send_rich_input(RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                        pad: 0,
+                        surface: (i as u8) + 1,
+                        finger: 0,
+                        touch: false,
+                        click: false,
+                        x,
+                        y,
+                        pressure: 0,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            self.surface_last = [(0, 0, false); 2];
            // Lift any touchpad contact the host still believes is down (surface 0 = legacy pad).
            for (surface, finger) in self.held_touches.drain() {
                let rich = if surface == 0 {
@@ -709,6 +735,8 @@ impl Worker<'_> {
            self.held_buttons.clear();
            self.last_axis = [i32::MIN; 6];
            self.held_touches.clear();
+            self.held_clicks = [false; 2];
+            self.surface_last = [(0, 0, false); 2];
        }
        // A held chord doesn't survive a flush (detach / pad-switch) — clear its latches too.
        self.reset_chord();
@@ -789,26 +817,29 @@ impl Worker<'_> {
        y: f32,
        active: bool,
    ) {
-        let Some(c) = self.attached.as_ref() else {
+        let Some(c) = self.attached.clone() else {
            return;
        };
-        let multi = self
-            .open
-            .as_ref()
-            .filter(|(id, _)| *id == which)
-            .map(|(_, p)| p.touchpads_count() >= 2)
-            .unwrap_or(false);
+        let multi = self.is_multi_touchpad(which);
        let (cx, cy) = (x.clamp(0.0, 1.0), y.clamp(0.0, 1.0));
        let surface = if multi { (touchpad as u8) + 1 } else { 0 };
        let rich = if multi {
+            let (wx, wy) = (
+                (cx * 65535.0 - 32768.0) as i16,
+                (cy * 65535.0 - 32768.0) as i16,
+            );
+            let i = (surface - 1).min(1) as usize;
+            self.surface_last[i] = (wx, wy, active);
            RichInput::TouchpadEx {
                pad: 0,
                surface,
                finger,
                touch: active,
-                click: false,
-                x: (cx * 65535.0 - 32768.0) as i16,
-                y: (cy * 65535.0 - 32768.0) as i16,
+                // The pad's physical click is a separate BUTTON event (see forward_click) —
+                // carry the held state so a motion frame can't clear a click mid-press.
+                click: self.held_clicks[i],
+                x: wx,
+                y: wy,
                pressure: 0,
            }
        } else {
@@ -828,6 +859,57 @@ impl Worker<'_> {
        }
    }

+    /// The open pad has two touchpads (Steam Deck / Steam Controller) — the gate for the
+    /// `TouchpadEx` surface encoding and the pad-click button re-route.
+    fn is_multi_touchpad(&self, which: u32) -> bool {
+        self.open
+            .as_ref()
+            .filter(|(id, _)| *id == which)
+            .map(|(_, p)| p.touchpads_count() >= 2)
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    /// SDL's Steam Deck mapping delivers the pad CLICKS as gamepad buttons — the generic
+    /// `touchpad` button is the LEFT pad's click and `misc2` the RIGHT's (SDL_gamepad_db.h
+    /// `touchpad:b17,misc2:b16`). They must NOT ride the button plane: it has no surface
+    /// identity, and the host maps `BTN_TOUCHPAD` to the RIGHT pad (DualSense convention) —
+    /// which is exactly "a left-pad click registers on the right pad". Only for the open
+    /// multi-touchpad pad; a DualSense's single `touchpad` button stays a wire button.
+    fn steam_click_surface(&self, which: u32, button: sdl3::gamepad::Button) -> Option<u8> {
+        use sdl3::gamepad::Button;
+        if !self.is_multi_touchpad(which) {
+            return None;
+        }
+        match button {
+            Button::Touchpad => Some(1),
+            Button::Misc2 => Some(2),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Forward a Steam-pad click on the rich plane, bound to its surface. Click events carry
+    /// no position, so reuse the surface's live contact point; a physical click implies
+    /// contact, so `touch` stays asserted while the click is down even if the touch event
+    /// hasn't arrived yet (event-order safety).
+    fn forward_click(&mut self, surface: u8, down: bool) {
+        let Some(c) = self.attached.clone() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let i = (surface - 1).min(1) as usize;
+        self.held_clicks[i] = down;
+        let (x, y, touching) = self.surface_last[i];
+        let _ = c.send_rich_input(RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+            pad: 0,
+            surface,
+            finger: 0,
+            touch: touching || down,
+            click: down,
+            x,
+            y,
+            pressure: 0,
+        });
+    }
+
    /// Publish the pad list, active pad, and pin to the UI-facing mutexes.
    fn publish(&self) {
        let mut list: Vec<PadInfo> = self
@@ -935,6 +1017,10 @@ impl Worker<'_> {
                }
            }
            Event::ControllerButtonDown { which, button, .. } if active == Some(which) => {
+                if let Some(surface) = self.steam_click_surface(which, button) {
+                    self.forward_click(surface, true);
+                    return;
+                }
                let Some(c) = self.attached.clone() else {
                    return;
                };
@@ -945,6 +1031,10 @@ impl Worker<'_> {
                }
            }
            Event::ControllerButtonUp { which, button, .. } if active == Some(which) => {
+                if let Some(surface) = self.steam_click_surface(which, button) {
+                    self.forward_click(surface, false);
+                    return;
+                }
                let Some(c) = self.attached.clone() else {
                    return;
                };
@@ -1158,6 +1248,8 @@ fn run(
        last_axis: [i32::MIN; 6],
        held_buttons: Vec::new(),
        held_touches: std::collections::HashSet::new(),
+        surface_last: [(0, 0, false); 2],
+        held_clicks: [false; 2],
        last_accel: [0; 3],
        escape_tx: escape_tx.clone(),
        disconnect_tx: disconnect_tx.clone(),
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ pub fn start_session_with(
    }
    let mode = resolve_mode(&app);
    let s = app.settings.borrow();
+    // The presenter raises this when hardware frames can't be displayed; the session pump
+    // demotes the decoder to software (see `SessionParams::force_software`).
+    let force_software = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
    let params = SessionParams {
        host: req.addr.clone(),
        port: req.port,
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ pub fn start_session_with(
        pin,
        identity: app.identity.clone(),
        connect_timeout: opts.connect_timeout,
+        force_software: force_software.clone(),
    };
    let inhibit = s.inhibit_shortcuts;
    let show_stats = s.show_stats;
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ pub fn start_session_with(
        inhibit,
        show_stats,
        frames: Some(frames),
+        force_software,
        waiting: opts.waiting,
        page: None,
    };
@@ -198,6 +203,9 @@ struct SessionUi {
    stop: Arc<AtomicBool>,
    /// Decoded-frame receiver, handed to the stream page once on `Connected`.
    frames: Option<async_channel::Receiver<DecodedFrame>>,
+    /// Shared with the session pump — the stream page's presenter raises it to demote
+    /// the decoder to software when hardware frames can't be displayed.
+    force_software: Arc<AtomicBool>,
    /// The "waiting for approval" dialog (request-access flow), dismissed on the first event.
    waiting: Option<adw::AlertDialog>,
    page: Option<crate::ui_stream::StreamPage>,
@@ -259,6 +267,7 @@ impl SessionUi {
            window: self.app.window.clone(),
            connector,
            frames: self.frames.take().expect("Connected delivered once"),
+            force_software: self.force_software.clone(),
            clock_offset_ns,
            escape_rx: self.app.gamepad.escape_events(),
            disconnect_rx: self.app.gamepad.disconnect_events(),
@@ -280,6 +289,39 @@ impl SessionUi {
        if self.app.fullscreen || self.app.settings.borrow().fullscreen_on_stream {
            self.app.window.fullscreen();
        }
+        // A Deck streaming without its raw built-in controller is invisible degradation:
+        // SDL sees only Steam's virtual X360 pad, so the right trackpad arrives at the
+        // host as whatever Steam's template synthesizes (a right stick by default) and
+        // the left trackpad, paddles and gyro not at all. The built-in pad can never
+        // leave Steam Input ("Steam Controller" is always-required in the shortcut's
+        // matrix — Disable Steam Input only affects other brands), so raw capture rides
+        // the session-scoped Valve HIDAPI drivers + the cleared SDL device filter (see
+        // `app::run`). The real 28DE:1205 identity enumerates shortly after attach —
+        // check once that settles and say so, instead of streaming silently degraded.
+        if crate::gamepad::is_steam_deck() {
+            let app = self.app.clone();
+            let stop = self.stop.clone();
+            glib::timeout_add_seconds_local_once(4, move || {
+                if stop.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                    return; // session already over
+                }
+                if app.gamepad.active().is_none_or(|pad| pad.steam_virtual) {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        "the Deck's raw built-in controller (28DE:1205) never enumerated \
+                         — only Steam's virtual pad is visible, so trackpads, paddles and \
+                         gyro can't be captured (sticks + buttons still work). Check the \
+                         startup log for SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES and the \
+                         Settings controller list."
+                    );
+                    let toast = adw::Toast::new(
+                        "Steam is only exposing its virtual gamepad — trackpads, paddles \
+                         and gyro won't reach the game (sticks and buttons still work).",
+                    );
+                    toast.set_timeout(12);
+                    app.toasts.add_toast(toast);
+                }
+            });
+        }
        self.page = Some(p);
    }

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ mod ui_stream;
 mod ui_trust;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 mod video;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod video_gl;
+
+mod wol;

 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 fn main() -> gtk::glib::ExitCode {
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ pub struct SessionParams {
    /// connection until the operator clicks Approve in its console (so this must exceed the
    /// host's approval window — see `PENDING_APPROVAL_WAIT`).
    pub connect_timeout: Duration,
+    /// Raised by the PRESENTER when hardware frames can't be displayed (GL converter init
+    /// failed / dmabuf import rejected): the pump demotes the decoder to software and
+    /// re-requests a keyframe. Decode itself succeeds in that state, so nothing else
+    /// would recover — without this the stream stays black.
+    pub force_software: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 }

 /// The session pump's share of the unified stats window (design/stats-unification.md):
@@ -238,6 +243,7 @@ fn pump(
            return;
        }
    };
+    let force_software = params.force_software.clone();
    // Audio is best-effort: a session without it still streams. Gamepads are the
    // app-lifetime service's job (the UI attaches it on Connected). Audio runs on its own
    // thread (one puller per plane), blocking on the audio queue like the Apple client.
@@ -331,6 +337,15 @@ fn pump(
                    // Survivable (loss until the next IDR/RFI recovery) — keep feeding.
                    Err(e) => tracing::debug!(error = %e, "decode error (recovering)"),
                }
+                // The presenter's verdict: hardware frames can't be displayed (GL converter
+                // init failed / dmabuf import rejected) — demote to software here, on the
+                // decoder's own thread. Decode succeeds in that state, so the error-streak
+                // demotion above never fires.
+                if force_software.swap(false, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                    if let Err(e) = decoder.force_software() {
+                        break Some(format!("software decoder rebuild: {e}"));
+                    }
+                }
                // A decode error / VAAPI→software demotion asks for a fresh IDR: the infinite
                // GOP has no periodic keyframe, so a rebuilt/erroring decoder would stay
                // gray/frozen until an unrelated packet drop happened to request one. Route it
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ pub struct KnownHost {
    /// most-recent card with the accent bar. `default` so pre-existing stores load.
    #[serde(default)]
    pub last_used: Option<u64>,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`) learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it
+    /// was online, so we can wake it once it sleeps and stops advertising. `default` so
+    /// pre-existing stores load; empty until first learned.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }

 #[derive(Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -115,6 +120,10 @@ impl KnownHosts {
            if entry.last_used.is_some() {
                h.last_used = entry.last_used;
            }
+            // Likewise a trust-decision upsert (which carries no MAC) must not wipe learned MACs.
+            if !entry.mac.is_empty() {
+                h.mac = entry.mac;
+            }
        } else {
            self.hosts.push(entry);
        }
@@ -132,10 +141,33 @@ pub fn persist_host(name: &str, addr: &str, port: u16, fp_hex: &str, paired: boo
        fp_hex: fp_hex.to_string(),
        paired,
        last_used: None,
+        mac: Vec::new(),
    });
    let _ = known.save();
 }

+/// Learn/refresh a saved host's Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from its live advert (called while the host
+/// is online, matched by fingerprint or address). No-op — and no disk write — when unchanged, so
+/// the hosts page can call it on every discovery tick without churning the store.
+pub fn learn_mac(fp_hex: &str, addr: &str, port: u16, mac: &[String]) {
+    if mac.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let mut known = KnownHosts::load();
+    let Some(h) = known
+        .hosts
+        .iter_mut()
+        .find(|h| (!fp_hex.is_empty() && h.fp_hex == fp_hex) || (h.addr == addr && h.port == port))
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    if h.mac == mac {
+        return;
+    }
+    h.mac = mac.to_vec();
+    let _ = known.save();
+}
+
 /// Stamp "now" as this host's last successful connect (drives the hosts page's
 /// most-recent accent). No-op when the fingerprint isn't stored.
 pub fn touch_last_used(fp_hex: &str) {
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ pub struct ConnectRequest {
    /// `("steam:570", "Dota 2")`) — set by the library page's card activation; the id
    /// rides the Hello and the name titles the stream page. `None` = plain desktop session.
    pub launch: Option<(String, String)>,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) for this host (from the saved store or the live advert). Used to send a
+    /// magic packet before connecting to an offline host. Empty when none is known.
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }

 impl ConnectRequest {
@@ -314,6 +317,14 @@ fn rebuild(state: &Rc<State>) {
    state.saved_flow.remove_all();
    for k in &known.hosts {
        let online = adverts.values().any(|a| matches(k, a));
+        // Learn this host's wake MAC(s) from its live advert while it's online, so we can wake it
+        // once it sleeps and stops advertising (no-op / no disk write when unchanged).
+        if let Some(a) = adverts
+            .values()
+            .find(|a| matches(k, a) && !a.mac.is_empty())
+        {
+            crate::trust::learn_mac(&k.fp_hex, &k.addr, k.port, &a.mac);
+        }
        let recent = most_recent.as_deref() == Some(k.fp_hex.as_str());
        state
            .saved_flow
@@ -421,6 +432,7 @@ fn saved_card(
        // connect; TOFU eligibility is irrelevant.
        pair_optional: false,
        launch: None,
+        mac: k.mac.clone(),
    };

    // Presence pip + spelled-out state, then the trust pill.
@@ -492,11 +504,24 @@ fn saved_card(
            Box::new(move || forget_dialog(&state, &fp, &name)),
        );
    }
+    {
+        // Explicit "just wake it" (the tap-to-connect already auto-wakes an offline host).
+        let mac = k.mac.clone();
+        let addr = k.addr.clone();
+        add(
+            "wake",
+            Box::new(move || crate::wol::wake(&mac, addr.parse().ok())),
+        );
+    }
    overlay.insert_action_group("card", Some(&actions));

    let menu = gio::Menu::new();
    menu.append(Some("Pair with PIN…"), Some("card.pair"));
    menu.append(Some("Test network speed…"), Some("card.speed"));
+    // Offer an explicit wake only when the host is offline and we actually have a MAC to target.
+    if !online && !k.mac.is_empty() {
+        menu.append(Some("Wake host"), Some("card.wake"));
+    }
    // Experimental (Preferences gate, Apple parity): browse the host's game library. The
    // item is offered on every saved card — an unpaired host answers with the friendly
    // "not paired" error state rather than the entry hiding itself.
@@ -521,7 +546,16 @@ fn saved_card(
    overlay.add_controller(right_click);

    let on_connect = state.cbs.on_connect.clone();
-    child.connect_activate(move |_| on_connect(req.clone()));
+    // Auto-wake: if the host wasn't advertising when this card was built and we have a MAC, fire a
+    // magic packet before connecting — the connect's own retry/timeout gives a woken host time to
+    // come up. A host that's genuinely off/unreachable then fails the connect as before.
+    let wake_first = !online && !req.mac.is_empty();
+    child.connect_activate(move |_| {
+        if wake_first {
+            crate::wol::wake(&req.mac, req.addr.parse().ok());
+        }
+        on_connect(req.clone());
+    });
    child
 }

@@ -539,6 +573,7 @@ fn discovered_card(
        // required/empty means mandatory PIN.
        pair_optional: a.pair == "optional",
        launch: None,
+        mac: a.mac.clone(),
    };

    let status = gtk::Box::new(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal, 6);
@@ -674,6 +709,7 @@ fn add_host_dialog(state: &Rc<State>) {
                // Manual entry carries no advertised policy — never eligible for TOFU.
                pair_optional: false,
                launch: None,
+                mac: Vec::new(),
            });
        });
    }
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ pub struct StreamPageArgs {
    pub window: adw::ApplicationWindow,
    pub connector: Arc<NativeClient>,
    pub frames: async_channel::Receiver<DecodedFrame>,
+    /// Shared with the session pump: the presenter raises it when hardware frames can't
+    /// be displayed (GL converter init failed / dmabuf import rejected) and the pump
+    /// demotes the decoder to software.
+    pub force_software: Arc<AtomicBool>,
    /// Host-clock offset from the session's clock handshake — added to the local wall
    /// clock to express paintable-set time in the host's capture clock (present latency).
    pub clock_offset_ns: i64,
@@ -253,6 +257,7 @@ pub fn new(args: StreamPageArgs) -> StreamPage {
        window,
        connector,
        frames,
+        force_software,
        clock_offset_ns,
        escape_rx,
        disconnect_rx,
@@ -291,6 +296,7 @@ pub fn new(args: StreamPageArgs) -> StreamPage {
    spawn_frame_consumer(
        &w.picture,
        frames,
+        force_software,
        clock_offset_ns,
        presented.clone(),
        hdr.clone(),
@@ -584,9 +590,33 @@ impl ColorStateCache {
    }
 }

+/// How hardware (dmabuf) frames reach the screen.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
+enum HwPresent {
+    /// Hand the NV12 dmabuf straight to `GdkDmabufTexture` — GTK (or the compositor via
+    /// offload) imports + converts. The desktop default: subsurface/scan-out eligible.
+    Direct,
+    /// Convert in-process first (`video_gl`): own EGL import + own YUV→RGB shader → RGBA
+    /// `GdkGLTexture`. The Steam Deck default — GTK's tiled-NV12 import is broken there
+    /// (Mesa ≥ 25.1 tiled VCN export), and this is the Moonlight-proven route around it.
+    Gl,
+}
+
+impl HwPresent {
+    fn pick() -> HwPresent {
+        match std::env::var("PUNKTFUNK_PRESENT").ok().as_deref() {
+            Some("direct") => HwPresent::Direct,
+            Some("gl") => HwPresent::Gl,
+            _ if crate::gamepad::is_steam_deck() => HwPresent::Gl,
+            _ => HwPresent::Direct,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn spawn_frame_consumer(
    picture: &gtk::Picture,
    frames: async_channel::Receiver<DecodedFrame>,
+    force_software: Arc<AtomicBool>,
    clock_offset_ns: i64,
    presented_stats: Rc<PresentedStats>,
    hdr: Rc<Cell<bool>>,
@@ -599,6 +629,11 @@ fn spawn_frame_consumer(
    // (SDR↔HDR flip) just rebuilds once.
    let mut yuv_state = ColorStateCache::default();
    let mut rgb_state = ColorStateCache::default();
+    let hw_present = HwPresent::pick();
+    // Lazy (first dmabuf frame) so software-decode sessions never touch EGL. `Err` after
+    // a failed init = don't retry every frame.
+    let mut gl_conv: Option<Result<crate::video_gl::GlConverter, ()>> = None;
+    let mut gl_fails = 0u32;
    glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
        // Window samples (µs): end-to-end capture→displayed (host-clock corrected) and
        // the client-local display stage decoded→displayed.
@@ -646,6 +681,39 @@ fn spawn_frame_consumer(
                    picture.set_paintable(Some(&tex));
                    presented = true;
                }
+                DecodedImage::Dmabuf(d) if hw_present == HwPresent::Gl => {
+                    // In-process conversion (see `HwPresent::Gl`). Init once; a failed
+                    // init or a streak of convert failures demotes the DECODER to
+                    // software via the shared flag — never fall back to the direct path
+                    // here, it's the known-broken one on this hardware.
+                    let conv = gl_conv.get_or_insert_with(|| {
+                        crate::video_gl::GlConverter::new(&picture).map_err(|e| {
+                            tracing::warn!(error = %format!("{e:#}"),
+                                "GL presenter unavailable — demoting to software decode");
+                        })
+                    });
+                    match conv {
+                        Ok(c) => {
+                            let color = d.color;
+                            match c.convert(d, rgb_state.get(color, true).as_ref()) {
+                                Ok(tex) => {
+                                    gl_fails = 0;
+                                    picture.set_paintable(Some(&tex));
+                                    presented = true;
+                                }
+                                Err(e) => {
+                                    gl_fails += 1;
+                                    tracing::warn!(error = %format!("{e:#}"), fails = gl_fails,
+                                        "GL convert failed");
+                                    if gl_fails >= 3 {
+                                        force_software.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        Err(()) => force_software.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed),
+                    }
+                }
                DecodedImage::Dmabuf(d) => {
                    let mut b = gdk::DmabufTextureBuilder::new()
                        .set_display(&picture.display())
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ impl Decoder {
            .ok()
            .filter(|v| !v.is_empty())
            .unwrap_or_else(|| pref.to_string());
+        // Deck note: `auto` means VAAPI here too. GTK's tiled-NV12 dmabuf import is broken on
+        // the Deck (Mesa ≥ 25.1 exports VCN surfaces TILED; artifacts/gray/washed-out), but the
+        // presenter routes Deck frames through the in-process GL converter (`video_gl`) instead
+        // of GdkDmabufTexture — and if THAT can't initialize, it demotes this decoder to
+        // software mid-session via [`Decoder::force_software`]. The broken direct path is never
+        // the fallback.
        if choice != "software" {
            match VaapiDecoder::new(codec_id) {
                Ok(v) => {
@@ -220,6 +226,21 @@ impl Decoder {
        std::mem::take(&mut self.want_keyframe)
    }

+    /// Demote to software decode on the PRESENTER's verdict (dmabuf presentation impossible:
+    /// GL converter init failed, texture import rejected). Decode itself succeeds in that
+    /// state, so the error-streak demotion never fires — without this the stream would stay
+    /// black forever. No-op when already software.
+    pub fn force_software(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        if matches!(self.backend, Backend::Software(_)) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        tracing::warn!("presenter can't display hardware frames — demoting to software decode");
+        self.backend = Backend::Software(SoftwareDecoder::new(self.codec_id)?);
+        self.vaapi_fails = 0;
+        self.want_keyframe = true;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
    /// Feed one access unit; returns the decoded frame (the host's streams are
    /// one-in/one-out). A software decode error after packet loss is survivable — log
    /// upstream and keep feeding. A VAAPI error re-requests an IDR and retries the hardware
@@ -456,6 +477,14 @@ impl VaapiDecoder {
            (*ctx).get_format = Some(pick_vaapi);
            (*ctx).flags |= ffi::AV_CODEC_FLAG_LOW_DELAY as i32;
            (*ctx).thread_count = 1; // hwaccel: threads only add latency
+
+            // The presenter holds mapped surfaces PAST receive_frame (the paintable's
+            // current texture + the newest frame in flight each pin one until GDK's
+            // release func) — surfaces libavcodec doesn't know are missing from its
+            // fixed-size VAAPI pool. Without headroom the decoder can recycle a surface
+            // the renderer is still sampling (intermittent block corruption) or fail
+            // allocation under scheduling jitter.
+            (*ctx).extra_hw_frames = 4;
            let r = ffi::avcodec_open2(ctx, codec, ptr::null_mut());
            if r < 0 {
                let mut ctx = ctx;
@@ -0,0 +1,664 @@
+//! VAAPI dmabuf → RGBA GL texture converter — the Steam Deck's hardware-decode presenter.
+//!
+//! The direct path hands the decoder's NV12 dmabuf (fds + AMD tiled modifier) to
+//! `GdkDmabufTexture` and lets GTK import + color-convert it. On the Deck that renders
+//! corrupt/gray/washed-out: since Mesa 25.1 radeonsi exports VCN decode surfaces TILED, and
+//! GTK's tiled-NV12 import mishandles the layout (the Flatpak runtime's Mesa drives both
+//! sides). Moonlight-qt and mpv are clean on the same box because they never let a toolkit
+//! near the YUV: they import the dmabuf into their own EGL context and convert with their
+//! own shader. This module is that architecture for the GTK client:
+//!
+//!   VAAPI frame → per-plane `EGLImage`s (R8 luma + GR88 chroma, modifier passed through)
+//!   → our YUV→RGB shader (matrix + range from the stream's real CICP signaling)
+//!   → an RGBA texture in a `GdkGLContext`-shared context → `GdkGLTexture` (fence-synced).
+//!
+//! GTK then composites a plain RGBA texture — no YUV format negotiation, no modifier
+//! handling, no compositor CSC. Same-Mesa export/import is the exact proven-working path.
+//! Everything runs on the GTK main thread (the converter is driven by the frame consumer);
+//! one 800p–4K NV12→RGB pass is sub-millisecond GPU work.
+//!
+//! Failure at any step (GLX-backed GDK context, missing EGL extensions, import rejection)
+//! is surfaced as an error — the caller falls back to software decode, never to the broken
+//! direct path.
+
+use crate::video::{ColorDesc, DmabufFrame};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context as _, Result};
+use gtk::{gdk, prelude::*};
+use khronos_egl as egl;
+use std::ffi::c_void;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+// --- EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import(+_modifiers) constants (khronos-egl exposes none) ------
+const EGL_LINUX_DMA_BUF_EXT: egl::Enum = 0x3270;
+// eglCreateImageKHR takes 32-bit EGLint attribs (the core-1.5 eglCreateImage variant is the
+// one with pointer-sized EGLAttrib) — using the wrong width feeds the driver garbage pairs.
+const EGL_LINUX_DRM_FOURCC_EXT: i32 = 0x3271;
+const EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_FD_EXT: i32 = 0x3272;
+const EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_OFFSET_EXT: i32 = 0x3273;
+const EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_PITCH_EXT: i32 = 0x3274;
+const EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_MODIFIER_LO_EXT: i32 = 0x3443;
+const EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_MODIFIER_HI_EXT: i32 = 0x3444;
+const EGL_WIDTH: i32 = 0x3057;
+const EGL_HEIGHT: i32 = 0x3056;
+const EGL_NONE: i32 = 0x3038;
+const DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID: u64 = 0x00ff_ffff_ffff_ffff;
+
+/// `fourcc('N','V','1','2')` — the only decoder output today (8-bit 4:2:0). P010 joins when
+/// the Linux host grows 10-bit.
+const DRM_FORMAT_NV12: u32 = 0x3231_564e;
+const DRM_FORMAT_R8: u32 = 0x2020_3852;
+const DRM_FORMAT_GR88: u32 = 0x3838_5247;
+
+// --- The slice of GL we use (loaded via eglGetProcAddress — Mesa/NVIDIA both implement
+// --- EGL_KHR_get_all_proc_addresses, so core functions resolve too) ----------------------
+const GL_TEXTURE_2D: u32 = 0x0DE1;
+const GL_TEXTURE0: u32 = 0x84C0;
+const GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER: u32 = 0x2801;
+const GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER: u32 = 0x2800;
+const GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S: u32 = 0x2802;
+const GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T: u32 = 0x2803;
+const GL_LINEAR: i32 = 0x2601;
+const GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE: i32 = 0x812F;
+const GL_FRAMEBUFFER: u32 = 0x8D40;
+const GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0: u32 = 0x8CE0;
+const GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE: u32 = 0x8CD5;
+const GL_RGBA8: u32 = 0x8058;
+const GL_RGBA: u32 = 0x1908;
+const GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE: u32 = 0x1401;
+const GL_TRIANGLES: u32 = 0x0004;
+const GL_VERTEX_SHADER: u32 = 0x8B31;
+const GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER: u32 = 0x8B30;
+const GL_COMPILE_STATUS: u32 = 0x8B81;
+const GL_LINK_STATUS: u32 = 0x8B82;
+const GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE: u32 = 0x9117;
+
+macro_rules! gl_fns {
+    ($($name:ident : fn($($arg:ty),*) $(-> $ret:ty)?;)*) => {
+        #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+        struct GlFns { $($name: unsafe extern "C" fn($($arg),*) $(-> $ret)?,)* }
+        impl GlFns {
+            #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+            fn load(egl: &Egl) -> Result<GlFns> {
+                $(
+                    // eglGetProcAddress returns a plain fn pointer; the signature is fixed
+                    // by the GL spec for each name.
+                    let $name = egl
+                        .get_proc_address(concat!("gl", stringify!($name)))
+                        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!(concat!("gl", stringify!($name), " unresolvable")))?;
+                )*
+                // SAFETY: each pointer came from eglGetProcAddress for exactly that GL entry
+                // point; the transmute only fixes the signature the spec defines for it.
+                unsafe {
+                    Ok(GlFns { $($name: std::mem::transmute::<extern "system" fn(), unsafe extern "C" fn($($arg),*) $(-> $ret)?>($name),)* })
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+gl_fns! {
+    GenTextures: fn(i32, *mut u32);
+    DeleteTextures: fn(i32, *const u32);
+    BindTexture: fn(u32, u32);
+    TexParameteri: fn(u32, u32, i32);
+    TexImage2D: fn(u32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, u32, u32, *const c_void);
+    ActiveTexture: fn(u32);
+    EGLImageTargetTexture2DOES: fn(u32, *const c_void);
+    GenFramebuffers: fn(i32, *mut u32);
+    DeleteFramebuffers: fn(i32, *const u32);
+    BindFramebuffer: fn(u32, u32);
+    FramebufferTexture2D: fn(u32, u32, u32, u32, i32);
+    CheckFramebufferStatus: fn(u32) -> u32;
+    Viewport: fn(i32, i32, i32, i32);
+    CreateShader: fn(u32) -> u32;
+    ShaderSource: fn(u32, i32, *const *const u8, *const i32);
+    CompileShader: fn(u32);
+    GetShaderiv: fn(u32, u32, *mut i32);
+    GetShaderInfoLog: fn(u32, i32, *mut i32, *mut u8);
+    DeleteShader: fn(u32);
+    CreateProgram: fn() -> u32;
+    AttachShader: fn(u32, u32);
+    LinkProgram: fn(u32);
+    GetProgramiv: fn(u32, u32, *mut i32);
+    UseProgram: fn(u32);
+    GetUniformLocation: fn(u32, *const u8) -> i32;
+    Uniform1i: fn(i32, i32);
+    Uniform3fv: fn(i32, i32, *const f32);
+    UniformMatrix3fv: fn(i32, i32, u8, *const f32);
+    GenVertexArrays: fn(i32, *mut u32);
+    DeleteVertexArrays: fn(i32, *const u32);
+    DeleteProgram: fn(u32);
+    BindVertexArray: fn(u32);
+    DrawArrays: fn(u32, i32, i32);
+    FenceSync: fn(u32, u32) -> *const c_void;
+    DeleteSync: fn(*const c_void);
+    Flush: fn();
+    GetError: fn() -> u32;
+}
+
+type Egl = egl::DynamicInstance<egl::EGL1_4>;
+type EglCreateImageKhr = unsafe extern "C" fn(
+    *mut c_void, // EGLDisplay
+    *mut c_void, // EGLContext (EGL_NO_CONTEXT for dmabuf)
+    egl::Enum,
+    *mut c_void, // EGLClientBuffer (null for dmabuf)
+    *const i32,  // EGLint attrib list (KHR variant — NOT pointer-sized EGLAttrib)
+) -> *const c_void;
+type EglDestroyImageKhr = unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut c_void, *const c_void) -> egl::Boolean;
+
+/// The YUV→RGB conversion for a stream's CICP signaling: `rgb = mat * (yuv + off)`, with the
+/// limited/full-range expansion folded in. `mat` is column-major (GL convention). Pure —
+/// unit-tested against the reference white/black points.
+pub fn yuv_to_rgb(desc: ColorDesc) -> ([f32; 9], [f32; 3]) {
+    // BT.601 (5/6), BT.2020 (9/10); everything else — incl. unspecified — is the host's
+    // BT.709 SDR default (mirrors the software path's swscale coefficient choice).
+    let (kr, kb) = match desc.matrix {
+        5 | 6 => (0.299, 0.114),
+        9 | 10 => (0.2627, 0.0593),
+        _ => (0.2126, 0.0722),
+    };
+    let kg = 1.0 - kr - kb;
+    let (sy, oy, sc) = if desc.full_range {
+        (1.0f32, 0.0f32, 1.0f32)
+    } else {
+        (255.0 / 219.0, -16.0 / 255.0, 255.0 / 224.0)
+    };
+    let (kr, kb, kg) = (kr as f32, kb as f32, kg as f32);
+    // Column-major: columns are the Y, U, V contributions to (R, G, B).
+    let mat = [
+        sy,
+        sy,
+        sy, // Y column
+        0.0,
+        -2.0 * (1.0 - kb) * kb / kg * sc,
+        2.0 * (1.0 - kb) * sc, // U column
+        2.0 * (1.0 - kr) * sc,
+        -2.0 * (1.0 - kr) * kr / kg * sc,
+        0.0, // V column
+    ];
+    (mat, [oy, -0.5, -0.5])
+}
+
+/// An output texture GTK has released, waiting to be recycled (or its fence deleted). GL
+/// objects can only be touched with our context current, so releases park here and
+/// [`GlConverter::convert`] drains them.
+struct Retired {
+    tex: u32,
+    sync: usize, // GLsync as usize — the release closure must be Send
+    size: (u32, u32),
+}
+
+pub struct GlConverter {
+    ctx: gdk::GLContext,
+    egl: Egl,
+    egl_display: *mut c_void,
+    create_image: EglCreateImageKhr,
+    destroy_image: EglDestroyImageKhr,
+    gl: GlFns,
+    program: u32,
+    vao: u32,
+    fbo: u32,
+    u_mat: i32,
+    u_off: i32,
+    /// Uniforms match this signaling; a change (mid-stream SDR↔HDR) re-uploads them.
+    uniforms_for: Option<ColorDesc>,
+    /// Free output textures + fences returned by GTK's release funcs (shared with the
+    /// `Send` release closures; drained/recycled at each convert).
+    retired: Arc<Mutex<Vec<Retired>>>,
+}
+
+impl GlConverter {
+    /// Build against the widget's display. Must run on the GTK main thread; fails cleanly
+    /// on a GLX-backed GDK context or missing EGL dmabuf-import extensions (the caller
+    /// falls back to software decode).
+    pub fn new(widget: &impl IsA<gtk::Widget>) -> Result<GlConverter> {
+        let display = widget.display();
+        let ctx = display.create_gl_context().context("create GdkGLContext")?;
+        ctx.realize().context("realize GdkGLContext")?;
+        ctx.make_current();
+
+        // SAFETY (whole block): the GdkGLContext is current on this thread, so EGL/GL
+        // queries and object creation target it; pointers are only used while it lives.
+        unsafe {
+            let egl = Egl::load_required().context("dlopen libEGL")?;
+            let egl_display = egl
+                .get_current_display()
+                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("GDK context is not EGL-backed (GLX?)"))?;
+            let exts = egl
+                .query_string(Some(egl_display), egl::EXTENSIONS)
+                .context("EGL_EXTENSIONS")?
+                .to_string_lossy()
+                .into_owned();
+            for need in ["EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import", "EGL_KHR_image_base"] {
+                if !exts.contains(need) {
+                    bail!("EGL lacks {need}");
+                }
+            }
+            // Tiled surfaces carry an explicit modifier — without the _modifiers extension
+            // the import would silently assume implied/linear and sample garbage.
+            if !exts.contains("EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import_modifiers") {
+                bail!("EGL lacks EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import_modifiers");
+            }
+            let create_image: EglCreateImageKhr =
+                std::mem::transmute::<extern "system" fn(), EglCreateImageKhr>(
+                    egl.get_proc_address("eglCreateImageKHR")
+                        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no eglCreateImageKHR"))?,
+                );
+            let destroy_image: EglDestroyImageKhr =
+                std::mem::transmute::<extern "system" fn(), EglDestroyImageKhr>(
+                    egl.get_proc_address("eglDestroyImageKHR")
+                        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no eglDestroyImageKHR"))?,
+                );
+            let gl = GlFns::load(&egl)?;
+
+            let es = ctx.api().contains(gdk::GLAPI::GLES);
+            let program = build_program(&gl, es)?;
+            (gl.UseProgram)(program);
+            let u_mat = (gl.GetUniformLocation)(program, c"u_mat".as_ptr() as *const u8);
+            let u_off = (gl.GetUniformLocation)(program, c"u_off".as_ptr() as *const u8);
+            let u_y = (gl.GetUniformLocation)(program, c"u_y".as_ptr() as *const u8);
+            let u_c = (gl.GetUniformLocation)(program, c"u_c".as_ptr() as *const u8);
+            (gl.Uniform1i)(u_y, 0);
+            (gl.Uniform1i)(u_c, 1);
+            let mut vao = 0u32;
+            (gl.GenVertexArrays)(1, &mut vao);
+            let mut fbo = 0u32;
+            (gl.GenFramebuffers)(1, &mut fbo);
+
+            tracing::info!(
+                gles = es,
+                "GL presenter ready — VAAPI dmabufs convert in-process (own EGL import + shader)"
+            );
+            Ok(GlConverter {
+                ctx,
+                egl,
+                egl_display: egl_display.as_ptr(),
+                create_image,
+                destroy_image,
+                gl,
+                program,
+                vao,
+                fbo,
+                u_mat,
+                u_off,
+                uniforms_for: None,
+                retired: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new())),
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Convert one decoded frame into an RGBA `GdkTexture`. The source surface (guard) is
+    /// held until GTK releases the output texture — the GPU read is long finished by then.
+    /// `color_state` tags the output (full-range RGB, transfer left baked — same semantics
+    /// as the software path's tagged `GdkMemoryTexture`); `None` = untagged sRGB.
+    pub fn convert(
+        &mut self,
+        frame: DmabufFrame,
+        color_state: Option<&gdk::ColorState>,
+    ) -> Result<gdk::Texture> {
+        if frame.fourcc != DRM_FORMAT_NV12 {
+            bail!("GL presenter handles NV12 only (got {:#x})", frame.fourcc);
+        }
+        if frame.planes.len() < 2 {
+            bail!("NV12 needs 2 planes (got {})", frame.planes.len());
+        }
+        self.ctx.make_current();
+        let gl = &self.gl;
+
+        // SAFETY (whole body): our context is current; every GL/EGL object created here is
+        // either destroyed before return or owned by the pool/release machinery.
+        unsafe {
+            // Recycle what GTK released since last frame (GL objects need the context, so
+            // the release closures only park entries — this is where they die/revive).
+            let size = (frame.width, frame.height);
+            let mut out_tex = 0u32;
+            {
+                let mut retired = self.retired.lock().unwrap();
+                retired.retain_mut(|r| {
+                    if r.sync != 0 {
+                        (gl.DeleteSync)(r.sync as *const c_void);
+                        r.sync = 0;
+                    }
+                    if out_tex == 0 && r.size == size {
+                        out_tex = r.tex;
+                        false
+                    } else if r.size != size {
+                        (gl.DeleteTextures)(1, &r.tex); // stale size (mode change)
+                        false
+                    } else {
+                        true // spare same-size texture for a later frame
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            if out_tex == 0 {
+                (gl.GenTextures)(1, &mut out_tex);
+                (gl.BindTexture)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, out_tex);
+                (gl.TexParameteri)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+                (gl.TexParameteri)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+                (gl.TexImage2D)(
+                    GL_TEXTURE_2D,
+                    0,
+                    GL_RGBA8 as i32,
+                    frame.width as i32,
+                    frame.height as i32,
+                    0,
+                    GL_RGBA,
+                    GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,
+                    std::ptr::null(),
+                );
+            }
+
+            // Import both planes with the surface's modifier — exactly the layer-wise
+            // import Moonlight/mpv drive on this hardware.
+            let y = &frame.planes[0];
+            let c = &frame.planes[1];
+            let img_y =
+                self.plane_image(frame.width, frame.height, DRM_FORMAT_R8, y, frame.modifier)?;
+            let img_c = match self.plane_image(
+                frame.width.div_ceil(2),
+                frame.height.div_ceil(2),
+                DRM_FORMAT_GR88,
+                c,
+                frame.modifier,
+            ) {
+                Ok(img) => img,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    (self.destroy_image)(self.egl_display, img_y);
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
+            };
+
+            let mut planes = [0u32; 2];
+            (gl.GenTextures)(2, planes.as_mut_ptr());
+            for (tex, img) in planes.iter().zip([img_y, img_c]) {
+                (gl.BindTexture)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, *tex);
+                (gl.TexParameteri)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+                (gl.TexParameteri)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+                (gl.TexParameteri)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+                (gl.TexParameteri)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+                (gl.EGLImageTargetTexture2DOES)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, img);
+            }
+
+            (gl.UseProgram)(self.program);
+            if self.uniforms_for != Some(frame.color) {
+                let (mat, off) = yuv_to_rgb(frame.color);
+                (gl.UniformMatrix3fv)(self.u_mat, 1, 0, mat.as_ptr());
+                (gl.Uniform3fv)(self.u_off, 1, off.as_ptr());
+                self.uniforms_for = Some(frame.color);
+            }
+            (gl.BindFramebuffer)(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, self.fbo);
+            (gl.FramebufferTexture2D)(
+                GL_FRAMEBUFFER,
+                GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0,
+                GL_TEXTURE_2D,
+                out_tex,
+                0,
+            );
+            let status = (gl.CheckFramebufferStatus)(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
+            if status != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE {
+                (gl.BindFramebuffer)(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+                (gl.DeleteTextures)(2, planes.as_ptr());
+                (self.destroy_image)(self.egl_display, img_y);
+                (self.destroy_image)(self.egl_display, img_c);
+                (gl.DeleteTextures)(1, &out_tex);
+                bail!("FBO incomplete ({status:#x})");
+            }
+            (gl.Viewport)(0, 0, frame.width as i32, frame.height as i32);
+            (gl.BindVertexArray)(self.vao);
+            (gl.ActiveTexture)(GL_TEXTURE0);
+            (gl.BindTexture)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, planes[0]);
+            (gl.ActiveTexture)(GL_TEXTURE0 + 1);
+            (gl.BindTexture)(GL_TEXTURE_2D, planes[1]);
+            (gl.DrawArrays)(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 3);
+            (gl.BindFramebuffer)(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+
+            let sync = (gl.FenceSync)(GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, 0);
+            (gl.Flush)();
+            // The draw is queued: plane textures + images can go now (the driver keeps the
+            // underlying buffers alive until the queued commands execute).
+            (gl.DeleteTextures)(2, planes.as_ptr());
+            (self.destroy_image)(self.egl_display, img_y);
+            (self.destroy_image)(self.egl_display, img_c);
+
+            let err = (gl.GetError)();
+            if err != 0 {
+                (gl.DeleteTextures)(1, &out_tex);
+                bail!("GL error {err:#x} during convert");
+            }
+
+            let mut b = gdk::GLTextureBuilder::new()
+                .set_context(Some(&self.ctx))
+                .set_id(out_tex)
+                .set_width(frame.width as i32)
+                .set_height(frame.height as i32)
+                .set_format(gdk::MemoryFormat::R8g8b8a8)
+                .set_sync(Some(sync));
+            if let Some(state) = color_state {
+                b = b.set_color_state(state);
+            }
+            let retired = self.retired.clone();
+            let guard = frame.guard;
+            let sync_bits = sync as usize; // GLsync as usize — the closure must be Send
+            let texture = b.build_with_release_func(move || {
+                drop(guard); // the decoder surface outlived every GPU read of it
+                retired.lock().unwrap().push(Retired {
+                    tex: out_tex,
+                    sync: sync_bits,
+                    size,
+                });
+            });
+            Ok(texture)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// One single-plane `EGLImage` over a dmabuf plane (R8 luma / GR88 chroma), modifier
+    /// passed explicitly.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    /// `self.ctx` must be current; the fd stays owned by the caller (EGL dups internally).
+    unsafe fn plane_image(
+        &self,
+        width: u32,
+        height: u32,
+        fourcc: u32,
+        plane: &crate::video::DmabufPlane,
+        modifier: u64,
+    ) -> Result<*const c_void> {
+        let mut attribs = vec![
+            EGL_WIDTH,
+            width as i32,
+            EGL_HEIGHT,
+            height as i32,
+            EGL_LINUX_DRM_FOURCC_EXT,
+            fourcc as i32,
+            EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_FD_EXT,
+            plane.fd,
+            EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_OFFSET_EXT,
+            plane.offset as i32,
+            EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_PITCH_EXT,
+            plane.stride as i32,
+        ];
+        if modifier != DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID && modifier != 0 {
+            attribs.extend_from_slice(&[
+                EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_MODIFIER_LO_EXT,
+                (modifier & 0xffff_ffff) as u32 as i32,
+                EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_MODIFIER_HI_EXT,
+                (modifier >> 32) as u32 as i32,
+            ]);
+        }
+        attribs.push(EGL_NONE);
+        // SAFETY: attribs is a valid EGL_NONE-terminated list; display/context are live.
+        let img = unsafe {
+            (self.create_image)(
+                self.egl_display,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(), // EGL_NO_CONTEXT — dmabuf import
+                EGL_LINUX_DMA_BUF_EXT,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+                attribs.as_ptr(),
+            )
+        };
+        if img.is_null() {
+            bail!(
+                "eglCreateImageKHR rejected plane ({}x{} {:#x} mod {:#018x}): {:?}",
+                width,
+                height,
+                fourcc,
+                modifier,
+                self.egl.get_error()
+            );
+        }
+        Ok(img)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for GlConverter {
+    /// Delete our objects from the shared context group (the context lives in GDK's share
+    /// group — per-session leftovers would pile up across sessions). Textures GTK still
+    /// holds at this moment release into `retired` afterwards, where nobody drains them:
+    /// those names leak, but it's ≤ the pool depth once per session, not per frame.
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.ctx.make_current();
+        let gl = &self.gl;
+        // SAFETY: context current; only objects this converter created are deleted.
+        unsafe {
+            for r in self.retired.lock().unwrap().drain(..) {
+                if r.sync != 0 {
+                    (gl.DeleteSync)(r.sync as *const c_void);
+                }
+                (gl.DeleteTextures)(1, &r.tex);
+            }
+            (gl.DeleteFramebuffers)(1, &self.fbo);
+            (gl.DeleteVertexArrays)(1, &self.vao);
+            (gl.DeleteProgram)(self.program);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Compile the fullscreen-triangle NV12→RGB program (GLSL 300 es / 330 core per the GDK
+/// context's API). `gl_VertexID` drives the geometry — no buffers at all.
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// A GL context must be current; `gl` must belong to it.
+unsafe fn build_program(gl: &GlFns, es: bool) -> Result<u32> {
+    let header = if es {
+        "#version 300 es\nprecision highp float;\n"
+    } else {
+        "#version 330 core\n"
+    };
+    let vs_src = format!(
+        "{header}
+out vec2 v_uv;
+void main() {{
+    vec2 p = vec2(float((gl_VertexID & 1) << 2) - 1.0, float((gl_VertexID & 2) << 1) - 1.0);
+    v_uv = p * 0.5 + 0.5;
+    gl_Position = vec4(p, 0.0, 1.0);
+}}"
+    );
+    let fs_src = format!(
+        "{header}
+in vec2 v_uv;
+out vec4 frag;
+uniform sampler2D u_y;
+uniform sampler2D u_c;
+uniform mat3 u_mat;
+uniform vec3 u_off;
+void main() {{
+    vec3 yuv = vec3(texture(u_y, v_uv).r, texture(u_c, v_uv).rg);
+    frag = vec4(clamp(u_mat * (yuv + u_off), 0.0, 1.0), 1.0);
+}}"
+    );
+    // SAFETY: caller holds a current context; sources are valid UTF-8 with explicit lengths.
+    unsafe {
+        let compile = |kind: u32, src: &str| -> Result<u32> {
+            let sh = (gl.CreateShader)(kind);
+            let ptr = src.as_ptr();
+            let len = src.len() as i32;
+            (gl.ShaderSource)(sh, 1, &ptr, &len);
+            (gl.CompileShader)(sh);
+            let mut ok = 0i32;
+            (gl.GetShaderiv)(sh, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &mut ok);
+            if ok == 0 {
+                let mut log = vec![0u8; 1024];
+                let mut n = 0i32;
+                (gl.GetShaderInfoLog)(sh, 1024, &mut n, log.as_mut_ptr());
+                (gl.DeleteShader)(sh);
+                bail!(
+                    "shader compile: {}",
+                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&log[..n.max(0) as usize])
+                );
+            }
+            Ok(sh)
+        };
+        let vs = compile(GL_VERTEX_SHADER, &vs_src)?;
+        let fs = match compile(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, &fs_src) {
+            Ok(fs) => fs,
+            Err(e) => {
+                (gl.DeleteShader)(vs);
+                return Err(e);
+            }
+        };
+        let prog = (gl.CreateProgram)();
+        (gl.AttachShader)(prog, vs);
+        (gl.AttachShader)(prog, fs);
+        (gl.LinkProgram)(prog);
+        (gl.DeleteShader)(vs);
+        (gl.DeleteShader)(fs);
+        let mut ok = 0i32;
+        (gl.GetProgramiv)(prog, GL_LINK_STATUS, &mut ok);
+        if ok == 0 {
+            bail!("program link failed");
+        }
+        Ok(prog)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn desc(matrix: u8, full_range: bool) -> ColorDesc {
+        ColorDesc {
+            primaries: 1,
+            transfer: 1,
+            matrix,
+            full_range,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn apply(mat: &[f32; 9], off: &[f32; 3], yuv: [f32; 3]) -> [f32; 3] {
+        let v = [yuv[0] + off[0], yuv[1] + off[1], yuv[2] + off[2]];
+        // Column-major: out[r] = Σ mat[col*3 + r] * v[col]
+        core::array::from_fn(|r| (0..3).map(|c| mat[c * 3 + r] * v[c]).sum())
+    }
+
+    /// Reference white (Y=235, U=V=128 limited) → RGB 1.0; reference black (Y=16) → 0.0.
+    #[test]
+    fn bt709_limited_white_black() {
+        let (mat, off) = yuv_to_rgb(desc(1, false));
+        let white = apply(&mat, &off, [235.0 / 255.0, 128.0 / 255.0, 128.0 / 255.0]);
+        let black = apply(&mat, &off, [16.0 / 255.0, 128.0 / 255.0, 128.0 / 255.0]);
+        for (w, b) in white.iter().zip(black) {
+            assert!((w - 1.0).abs() < 0.005, "white {white:?}");
+            assert!(b.abs() < 0.005, "black {black:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Full-range identity points: Y=1 → white, Y=0 → black, and a 601-vs-709 red spot
+    /// check (pure V excursion produces R = 2(1−Kr)·0.5).
+    #[test]
+    fn full_range_and_red_excursion() {
+        let (mat, off) = yuv_to_rgb(desc(5, true));
+        let white = apply(&mat, &off, [1.0, 0.5, 0.5]);
+        assert!(white.iter().all(|v| (v - 1.0).abs() < 1e-5), "{white:?}");
+        let red = apply(&mat, &off, [0.0, 0.5, 1.0]);
+        assert!((red[0] - 2.0 * (1.0 - 0.299) * 0.5).abs() < 1e-4, "{red:?}");
+        // 709 differs from 601 in the same spot — guards the matrix-code dispatch.
+        let (mat709, off709) = yuv_to_rgb(desc(1, true));
+        let red709 = apply(&mat709, &off709, [0.0, 0.5, 1.0]);
+        assert!(
+            (red709[0] - 2.0 * (1.0 - 0.2126) * 0.5).abs() < 1e-4,
+            "{red709:?}"
+        );
+        assert!((red[0] - red709[0]).abs() > 0.05);
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//! Client-side Wake-on-LAN: parse stored MAC strings and hand them to the shared core sender
+//! (`punktfunk_core::wol`). A sleeping host has no ARP entry, so the broadcast the core sends is
+//! what actually wakes it; this is called just before connecting to an offline saved host, and
+//! from the explicit "Wake host" menu item / `--wake` CLI mode.
+
+use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+
+/// Fire a Wake-on-LAN magic packet at `macs` (each `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`), also unicasting
+/// `last_ip` when given. Best-effort — logs the outcome and never blocks the caller meaningfully
+/// (the core sends a short burst of datagrams and returns).
+pub fn wake(macs: &[String], last_ip: Option<Ipv4Addr>) {
+    let parsed: Vec<[u8; 6]> = macs
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|s| punktfunk_core::wol::parse_mac(s))
+        .collect();
+    if parsed.is_empty() {
+        tracing::warn!("wake requested but no valid MAC is known for this host");
+        return;
+    }
+    match punktfunk_core::wol::send_magic_packet(&parsed, last_ip) {
+        Ok(()) => tracing::info!(count = parsed.len(), "sent Wake-on-LAN magic packet"),
+        Err(e) => tracing::warn!(error = %e, "Wake-on-LAN send failed"),
+    }
+}
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ async fn session(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
    io::write_msg(
        &mut send,
        &Hello {
-            abi_version: punktfunk_core::ABI_VERSION,
+            abi_version: punktfunk_core::WIRE_VERSION,
            mode: args.mode,
            compositor: args.compositor,
            gamepad: args.gamepad,
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ fn connect_with(
                        port: target.port,
                        fp_hex: trust::hex(&fingerprint),
                        paired: persist_paired,
+                        mac: target.mac.clone(),
                    });
                    let _ = k.save();
                }
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use windows_reactor::*;
 /// Overflow-menu item labels — `on_item_clicked` reports the clicked item by its text.
 const MENU_CONNECT: &str = "Connect";
 const MENU_SPEED: &str = "Test network speed\u{2026}";
+const MENU_WAKE: &str = "Wake host";
 const MENU_RENAME: &str = "Rename\u{2026}";
 const MENU_FORGET: &str = "Forget\u{2026}";

@@ -318,10 +319,20 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                port: k.port,
                fp_hex: Some(k.fp_hex.clone()),
                pair_optional: false,
+                mac: k.mac.clone(),
            };
            let online = hosts
                .iter()
                .any(|h| h.fp_hex == k.fp_hex || (h.addr == k.addr && h.port == k.port));
+            // Learn this host's wake MAC(s) from its live advert while it's online, so we can wake
+            // it once it sleeps (no-op / no disk write when unchanged).
+            if let Some(a) = hosts.iter().find(|h| {
+                (h.fp_hex == k.fp_hex || (h.addr == k.addr && h.port == k.port))
+                    && !h.mac.is_empty()
+            }) {
+                crate::trust::learn_mac(&k.fp_hex, &k.addr, k.port, &a.mac);
+            }
+            let can_wake = !online && !k.mac.is_empty();
            let menu = {
                let (svc, target) = (props.svc.clone(), target.clone());
                let (sf, sr) = (set_forget.clone(), set_rename.clone());
@@ -331,17 +342,22 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                    .subtle()
                    .tooltip("More options")
                    .automation_name("More options")
-                    .menu_flyout(vec![
-                        menu_item(MENU_CONNECT),
-                        menu_item(MENU_SPEED),
-                        menu_item(MENU_RENAME),
-                        menu_separator(),
-                        menu_item(MENU_FORGET),
-                    ])
+                    .menu_flyout({
+                        let mut items = vec![menu_item(MENU_CONNECT), menu_item(MENU_SPEED)];
+                        // Offer an explicit wake only when the host is offline and we have a MAC.
+                        if can_wake {
+                            items.push(menu_item(MENU_WAKE));
+                        }
+                        items.push(menu_item(MENU_RENAME));
+                        items.push(menu_separator());
+                        items.push(menu_item(MENU_FORGET));
+                        items
+                    })
                    .on_item_clicked(move |item: String| match item.as_str() {
                        MENU_CONNECT => {
                            initiate(&svc.ctx, target.clone(), &svc.set_screen, &svc.set_status)
                        }
+                        MENU_WAKE => crate::wol::wake(&target.mac, target.addr.parse().ok()),
                        MENU_SPEED => {
                            *svc.ctx.shared.target.lock().unwrap() = target.clone();
                            // New run: invalidate any still-in-flight probe, reset the screen.
@@ -369,7 +385,14 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                    if k.paired { Pill::Good } else { Pill::Info },
                ),
                Some(menu),
-                Some(Box::new(move || initiate(&ctx2, target.clone(), &ss, &st))),
+                Some(Box::new(move || {
+                    // Auto-wake an offline saved host before connecting; the connect's own
+                    // retry/timeout gives a woken host time to come up.
+                    if can_wake {
+                        crate::wol::wake(&target.mac, target.addr.parse().ok());
+                    }
+                    initiate(&ctx2, target.clone(), &ss, &st)
+                })),
            ));
        }
        body.push(tile_grid(tiles, cols));
@@ -406,6 +429,7 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                port: h.port,
                fp_hex: (!h.fp_hex.is_empty()).then(|| h.fp_hex.clone()),
                pair_optional: h.pair == "optional",
+                mac: h.mac.clone(),
            };
            let (ctx2, ss, st) = (ctx.clone(), set_screen.clone(), set_status.clone());
            let (badge, kind) = if h.pair == "required" {
@@ -486,6 +510,7 @@ pub(crate) fn hosts_page(props: &HostsProps, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                    port,
                    fp_hex: None,
                    pair_optional: false,
+                    mac: Vec::new(),
                },
                &ss,
                &st,
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ pub(crate) struct Target {
    pub(crate) port: u16,
    pub(crate) fp_hex: Option<String>,
    pub(crate) pair_optional: bool,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) for this host (from the saved store or the live advert) — used to send a
+    /// magic packet before connecting to an offline host. Empty when none is known.
+    pub(crate) mac: Vec<String>,
 }

 /// Stable app services handed to the page components as props. Each routed screen that uses
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub(crate) fn pair_page(props: &Svc, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
                                port: target3.port,
                                fp_hex: trust::hex(&fp),
                                paired: true,
+                                mac: target3.mac.clone(),
                            });
                            let _ = k.save();
                            connect(&ctx3, &target3, Some(fp), &ss, &st);
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ pub struct DiscoveredHost {
    pub fp_hex: String,
    /// Pairing requirement: `"required"` or `"optional"`.
    pub pair: String,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from the mDNS `mac` TXT (comma-separated `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`), which the
+    /// hosts page persists onto the matching saved host so it can wake it later. Empty if absent.
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }

 /// Browse continuously for the app's lifetime. The thread exits when the receiver is
@@ -63,6 +66,11 @@ pub fn browse() -> async_channel::Receiver<DiscoveredHost> {
                        port: info.get_port(),
                        fp_hex: val("fp"),
                        pair: val("pair"),
+                        mac: val("mac")
+                            .split(',')
+                            .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+                            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+                            .collect(),
                    };
                    if tx.send_blocking(host).is_err() {
                        break; // UI gone — stop browsing
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ mod trust;
 #[cfg(windows)]
 mod video;

+#[cfg(windows)]
+mod wol;
+
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn main() {
    // With #![windows_subsystem = "windows"] the process starts with no console, so the GUI/MSIX
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ fn run_headless_cli(args: &[String], identity: (String, String)) {
                    port,
                    fp_hex: trust::hex(&fp),
                    paired: true,
+                    mac: Vec::new(),
                });
                let _ = k.save();
                tracing::info!(fp = %trust::hex(&fp), "paired");
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ pub struct KnownHost {
    pub fp_hex: String,
    /// True if trust came from the SPAKE2 PIN ceremony (vs. trust-on-first-use).
    pub paired: bool,
+    /// Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`) learned from the host's mDNS `mac` TXT while it was
+    /// online, so we can wake it once it sleeps. `default` so pre-existing stores load; empty until
+    /// first learned.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub mac: Vec<String>,
 }

 #[derive(Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -106,12 +111,38 @@ impl KnownHosts {
            h.addr = entry.addr;
            h.port = entry.port;
            h.paired |= entry.paired;
+            // A trust-decision upsert (which carries no MAC) must not wipe learned MACs.
+            if !entry.mac.is_empty() {
+                h.mac = entry.mac;
+            }
        } else {
            self.hosts.push(entry);
        }
    }
 }

+/// Learn/refresh a saved host's Wake-on-LAN MAC(s) from its live advert (called while the host is
+/// online, matched by fingerprint or address). No-op — and no disk write — when unchanged, so the
+/// hosts page can call it on every discovery tick without churning the store.
+pub fn learn_mac(fp_hex: &str, addr: &str, port: u16, mac: &[String]) {
+    if mac.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let mut known = KnownHosts::load();
+    let Some(h) = known
+        .hosts
+        .iter_mut()
+        .find(|h| (!fp_hex.is_empty() && h.fp_hex == fp_hex) || (h.addr == addr && h.port == port))
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    if h.mac == mac {
+        return;
+    }
+    h.mac = mac.to_vec();
+    let _ = known.save();
+}
+
 /// App settings, persisted as JSON. Stringly-typed gamepad/compositor prefs so the file
 /// stays readable; parsed with `*Pref::from_name` at connect time.
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//! Client-side Wake-on-LAN: parse stored MAC strings and hand them to the shared core sender
+//! (`punktfunk_core::wol`). A sleeping host has no ARP entry, so the broadcast the core sends is
+//! what actually wakes it; this is called just before connecting to an offline saved host and
+//! from the explicit "Wake host" menu item.
+
+use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+
+/// Fire a Wake-on-LAN magic packet at `macs` (each `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`), also unicasting
+/// `last_ip` when given. Best-effort — logs the outcome and returns promptly (the core sends a
+/// short burst of datagrams).
+pub fn wake(macs: &[String], last_ip: Option<Ipv4Addr>) {
+    let parsed: Vec<[u8; 6]> = macs
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|s| punktfunk_core::wol::parse_mac(s))
+        .collect();
+    if parsed.is_empty() {
+        tracing::warn!("wake requested but no valid MAC is known for this host");
+        return;
+    }
+    match punktfunk_core::wol::send_magic_packet(&parsed, last_ip) {
+        Ok(()) => tracing::info!(count = parsed.len(), "sent Wake-on-LAN magic packet"),
+        Err(e) => tracing::warn!(error = %e, "Wake-on-LAN send failed"),
+    }
+}
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ thiserror = "2"
 tracing = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 rand = "0.9"
 zeroize = "1"
+# Interface enumeration for Wake-on-LAN: computes each NIC's subnet-directed broadcast so a
+# magic packet reaches the host's L2 segment on multi-homed clients (VPN/docker/multiple LANs),
+# not just the default route. Tiny, cross-platform (getifaddrs / GetAdaptersAddresses), no cmake.
+if-addrs = "0.13"

 quinn = { version = "0.11", optional = true }
 rustls = { version = "0.23", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["ring", "std"] }
@@ -183,6 +183,60 @@ pub extern "C" fn punktfunk_abi_version() -> u32 {
    crate::ABI_VERSION
 }

+/// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to wake sleeping host NIC(s).
+///
+/// `macs` points to `mac_count` contiguous 6-byte MAC addresses (`mac_count * 6` bytes total) —
+/// a host may report several NICs; all are woken. `last_known_ip`, if non-NULL, is an IPv4
+/// dotted-quad string additionally targeted by unicast (pass NULL to skip). The packet is
+/// broadcast to every local interface's subnet-directed broadcast and to `255.255.255.255` on
+/// ports 9 and 7. This does NOT require an open connection and is not part of the QUIC surface.
+///
+/// Returns `Ok` if at least one datagram was sent. Call off the UI thread.
+///
+/// # Safety
+/// `macs` must point to at least `mac_count * 6` readable bytes. `last_known_ip`, if non-NULL,
+/// must be a NUL-terminated string.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn punktfunk_wake_on_lan(
+    macs: *const u8,
+    mac_count: usize,
+    last_known_ip: *const c_char,
+) -> PunktfunkStatus {
+    guard(|| {
+        if macs.is_null() {
+            return PunktfunkStatus::NullPointer;
+        }
+        if mac_count == 0 {
+            return PunktfunkStatus::InvalidArg;
+        }
+        let bytes = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts(macs, mac_count * 6) };
+        let mac_vec: Vec<crate::wol::Mac> = bytes
+            .chunks_exact(6)
+            .map(|c| {
+                let mut m = [0u8; 6];
+                m.copy_from_slice(c);
+                m
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let ip = if last_known_ip.is_null() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            match unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(last_known_ip) }
+                .to_str()
+                .ok()
+                .and_then(|s| s.parse::<std::net::Ipv4Addr>().ok())
+            {
+                Some(ip) => Some(ip),
+                None => return PunktfunkStatus::InvalidArg,
+            }
+        };
+        match crate::wol::send_magic_packet(&mac_vec, ip) {
+            Ok(()) => PunktfunkStatus::Ok,
+            Err(_) => PunktfunkStatus::Io,
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 /// Create a session over a real UDP transport (`local`/`peer` are `host:port` strings).
 /// Returns NULL on error.
 ///
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ async fn worker_main(args: WorkerArgs) {
        io::write_msg(
            &mut send,
            &Hello {
-                abi_version: crate::ABI_VERSION,
+                abi_version: crate::WIRE_VERSION,
                mode,
                compositor,
                gamepad,
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub mod quic;
 pub mod session;
 pub mod stats;
 pub mod transport;
+pub mod wol;

 pub use config::{CompositorPref, Config, FecConfig, FecScheme, Mode, ProtocolPhase, Role};
 pub use error::{PunktfunkError, PunktfunkStatus, Result};
@@ -50,4 +51,14 @@ pub use stats::Stats;
 ///
 /// v2: `punktfunk_connect` gained `client_cert_pem`/`client_key_pem` (pairing identities);
 /// added `punktfunk_pair` / `punktfunk_generate_identity` / `punktfunk_connection_request_mode`.
-pub const ABI_VERSION: u32 = 2;
+/// v3: added `punktfunk_wake_on_lan` (Wake-on-LAN magic packet; the host's wake MAC(s) reach
+/// clients out-of-band via the mDNS `mac` TXT record, so no connection is required to wake).
+pub const ABI_VERSION: u32 = 3;
+
+/// The punktfunk/1 **wire** version — what `Hello`/`Welcome` carry and hosts equality-check.
+/// Deliberately its own constant: [`ABI_VERSION`] tracks the embeddable **C surface**
+/// (functions a client links), which can grow without changing a single wire byte — v3's
+/// `punktfunk_wake_on_lan` is client-local, and riding the C-ABI bump onto the wire locked
+/// every new client out of every deployed host ("ABI mismatch: client 3 host 2", observed
+/// live). Bump this ONLY when the handshake/planes actually change incompatibly.
+pub const WIRE_VERSION: u32 = 2;
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+//! Wake-on-LAN: magic-packet builder + broadcast sender.
+//!
+//! Runtime-free by design — a magic packet is one fire-and-forget UDP datagram, so this needs
+//! neither the `quic` feature nor an async runtime and links into every client (including the
+//! QUIC-less builds). The Rust clients (linux/windows/android) call these `pub fn`s directly;
+//! Swift/iOS reach them through the `punktfunk_wake_on_lan` C-ABI wrapper in [`crate::abi`].
+//!
+//! Reliability (this is the whole point — a sleeping host has no ARP entry, so a plain unicast
+//! can't wake it, and `255.255.255.255` alone leaves only via the default route). For each
+//! known host MAC we send the 102-byte packet to:
+//!   * every non-loopback IPv4 interface's **subnet-directed broadcast** (routes to that NIC's
+//!     segment — this is what covers multi-homed clients on VPN/docker/multiple LANs), and
+//!   * the **limited broadcast** `255.255.255.255`, and
+//!   * optionally a **unicast** to the host's last-known IP (covers the brief window where the
+//!     host is reachable but hasn't re-advertised, and NICs that wake on a directed unicast),
+//!
+//! on the two conventional WoL ports (9 and 7), repeated a few times to survive UDP loss.
+
+use std::io;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4, UdpSocket};
+
+/// A MAC address (EUI-48), the 6 bytes a magic packet targets.
+pub type Mac = [u8; 6];
+
+/// Conventional Wake-on-LAN UDP ports. 9 (discard) is by far the most common; 7 (echo) is a
+/// historical alternative some NICs also listen on. Sending to both is free insurance.
+const WOL_PORTS: [u16; 2] = [9, 7];
+
+/// Times each packet is re-sent per call. UDP is lossy and this is fire-and-forget; a small
+/// burst costs microseconds and materially improves the odds a waking NIC catches one. The
+/// caller's connect-retry loop provides the longer-spaced re-attempts.
+const BURST: usize = 3;
+
+/// Parse a MAC string — `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff` or `aa-bb-...`, case-insensitive — into 6 bytes.
+/// Returns `None` for anything that isn't exactly six hex octets. Shared by the Rust clients
+/// (linux/windows) so MAC parsing lives in one place; the Swift/Apple client parses its own.
+pub fn parse_mac(s: &str) -> Option<Mac> {
+    let mut m = [0u8; 6];
+    let mut n = 0;
+    for part in s.split([':', '-']) {
+        if n == 6 {
+            return None; // too many octets
+        }
+        m[n] = u8::from_str_radix(part.trim(), 16).ok()?;
+        n += 1;
+    }
+    (n == 6).then_some(m)
+}
+
+/// The 102-byte magic packet for `mac`: 6×`0xFF` followed by the MAC repeated 16 times.
+pub fn build_magic_packet(mac: Mac) -> [u8; 102] {
+    let mut pkt = [0xFFu8; 102];
+    for i in 0..16 {
+        let off = 6 + i * 6;
+        pkt[off..off + 6].copy_from_slice(&mac);
+    }
+    pkt
+}
+
+/// Broadcast a wake for every MAC in `macs`. `last_known_ip`, when set, is additionally
+/// targeted by unicast.
+///
+/// Returns `Ok` if at least one datagram was sent, so a single unreachable target (e.g. a
+/// directed broadcast with no route) doesn't fail the whole wake. Errors only if no socket
+/// could be opened or nothing could be sent at all.
+pub fn send_magic_packet(macs: &[Mac], last_known_ip: Option<Ipv4Addr>) -> io::Result<()> {
+    if macs.is_empty() {
+        return Err(io::Error::new(
+            io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+            "no MAC addresses",
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // Build the target IP set: each interface's directed broadcast, the limited broadcast, and
+    // the optional last-known unicast. Dedup so a single-NIC client doesn't send twice.
+    let mut targets = broadcast_addrs();
+    targets.push(Ipv4Addr::BROADCAST); // 255.255.255.255
+    if let Some(ip) = last_known_ip {
+        targets.push(ip);
+    }
+    targets.sort_unstable();
+    targets.dedup();
+
+    // One broadcast-enabled socket bound to all interfaces. Directed broadcasts route to the
+    // matching NIC via the routing table; the limited broadcast leaves via the default route.
+    let sock = UdpSocket::bind((Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED, 0))?;
+    sock.set_broadcast(true)?;
+
+    let mut sent_any = false;
+    for _ in 0..BURST {
+        for mac in macs {
+            let pkt = build_magic_packet(*mac);
+            for ip in &targets {
+                for port in WOL_PORTS {
+                    let dst = SocketAddr::V4(SocketAddrV4::new(*ip, port));
+                    if sock.send_to(&pkt, dst).is_ok() {
+                        sent_any = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if sent_any {
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(io::Error::other("no magic packet could be sent"))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Subnet-directed broadcast address of every non-loopback IPv4 interface (`ip | !netmask`,
+/// or the OS-provided broadcast when present). Best-effort: interface enumeration failing
+/// (permissions, exotic platform) yields an empty list, and the limited broadcast still fires.
+fn broadcast_addrs() -> Vec<Ipv4Addr> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let ifaces = match if_addrs::get_if_addrs() {
+        Ok(i) => i,
+        Err(_) => return out,
+    };
+    for iface in ifaces {
+        if iface.is_loopback() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if let if_addrs::IfAddr::V4(v4) = iface.addr {
+            let bcast = v4
+                .broadcast
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| Ipv4Addr::from(u32::from(v4.ip) | !u32::from(v4.netmask)));
+            // Skip a degenerate 0.0.0.0 (unconfigured) and the all-ones limited broadcast we
+            // already add unconditionally.
+            if !bcast.is_unspecified() && bcast != Ipv4Addr::BROADCAST {
+                out.push(bcast);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn magic_packet_layout() {
+        let mac: Mac = [0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0x01, 0x02];
+        let pkt = build_magic_packet(mac);
+        assert_eq!(pkt.len(), 102);
+        // 6-byte 0xFF sync stream.
+        assert_eq!(&pkt[0..6], &[0xFF; 6]);
+        // MAC repeated exactly 16 times.
+        for i in 0..16 {
+            let off = 6 + i * 6;
+            assert_eq!(&pkt[off..off + 6], &mac, "repetition {i} mismatch");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_macs_is_error() {
+        assert!(send_magic_packet(&[], None).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_mac_forms() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_mac("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"),
+            Some([0xaa, 0xbb, 0xcc, 0xdd, 0xee, 0xff])
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_mac("AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF"),
+            Some([0xaa, 0xbb, 0xcc, 0xdd, 0xee, 0xff])
+        );
+        assert_eq!(parse_mac("01:02:03:04:05:06"), Some([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]));
+        assert_eq!(parse_mac("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee"), None); // too few
+        assert_eq!(parse_mac("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:00"), None); // too many
+        assert_eq!(parse_mac("zz:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"), None); // non-hex
+        assert_eq!(parse_mac(""), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn send_does_not_panic_with_a_mac() {
+        // Best-effort: binds a real socket and broadcasts on the loopback host. Must not panic
+        // and, on any machine with a usable network stack, should report success.
+        let _ = send_magic_packet(&[[0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06]], None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn broadcast_addrs_never_contains_limited_or_unspecified() {
+        for b in broadcast_addrs() {
+            assert_ne!(b, Ipv4Addr::BROADCAST);
+            assert!(!b.is_unspecified());
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 tracing-log = "0.2"
 axum = "0.8"
 mdns-sd = "0.20"
+# Wake-on-LAN: report the host's wake-capable NIC MAC(s) to clients via the mDNS `mac` TXT record.
+# `mac_address` reads a NIC's hardware address; `if-addrs` maps the routed IP to its interface name.
+mac_address = "1"
+if-addrs = "0.13"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 rsa = "0.9"
 sha2 = { version = "0.10", features = ["oid"] }
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 //! - `mgmt` — the management API's TCP port (when it serves one), so a client can fetch the host's
 //!   game library (`GET /api/v1/library`, mTLS) on the SAME IP without assuming the default port.
 //!   Omitted by a host with no mgmt API (the standalone `punktfunk1-host`).
+//! - `mac` — the host's wake-capable NIC MAC(s) (comma-separated, routed NIC first), which a client
+//!   persists so it can Wake-on-LAN this host after it sleeps. Advisory/unauthenticated (a wrong
+//!   MAC only makes a wake fail). Omitted when none can be read.

 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use mdns_sd::{ServiceDaemon, ServiceInfo};
@@ -63,6 +66,18 @@ pub fn advertise_native(
    if let Some(mgmt) = mgmt_port {
        props.insert("mgmt".into(), mgmt.to_string());
    }
+    // `mac` — the host's wake-capable NIC MAC(s), comma-separated `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`, routed NIC
+    // first. A client persists these while the host is awake so it can send a Wake-on-LAN magic
+    // packet to wake it later (when it's asleep and no longer advertising). Unauthenticated like
+    // the rest of the advert, but a wrong MAC only makes a wake fail — the magic packet is inert
+    // and the cert fingerprint still gates the actual connection. Omitted when none can be read.
+    let macs = crate::wol::wake_macs(ip);
+    if !macs.is_empty() {
+        props.insert("mac".into(), macs.join(","));
+    }
+    // Detect & warn (never modifies) if the routed NIC isn't armed to wake — the usual reason WoL
+    // silently fails.
+    crate::wol::warn_if_not_armed(ip);
    let service = ServiceInfo::new(NATIVE_SERVICE, hostname, &host_name, ip, port, props)
        .context("build native mDNS ServiceInfo")?;
    daemon
@@ -276,12 +276,43 @@ impl DeckTransport {
    }
 }

+/// One-shot diagnostic: InputPlumber (shipped and enabled by default on Bazzite) hidraw-grabs
+/// controllers it decides to manage and re-emits them under a different identity — historically
+/// the Deck config re-emitted an Xbox Elite pad with the trackpads routed to a mouse target. If
+/// it grabs our virtual Deck, everything downstream of hid-steam looks wrong (trackpads surface
+/// as a stick/mouse, gyro vanishes) while punktfunk's own logs stay clean — so name the suspect
+/// up front. Best-effort process-name scan; no dependency on its D-Bus API.
+fn warn_if_inputplumber() {
+    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+    static ONCE: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(true);
+    if !ONCE.swap(false, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let running = std::fs::read_dir("/proc")
+        .ok()
+        .into_iter()
+        .flatten()
+        .flatten()
+        .any(|e| {
+            std::fs::read_to_string(e.path().join("comm")).is_ok_and(|c| c.trim() == "inputplumber")
+        });
+    if running {
+        tracing::warn!(
+            "InputPlumber is running on this host — if it manages the virtual Steam Deck pad, \
+             games see InputPlumber's re-emitted device instead (trackpads may arrive as a \
+             stick/mouse, gyro may vanish). Check `inputplumber devices` and exclude the \
+             virtual pad from management if inputs look remapped."
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 /// Open the best Steam-Input-promotable Deck transport available, in preference order:
 /// **`raw_gadget` (SteamOS validated fast-path) → `usbip`/`vhci_hcd` (universal, Secure-Boot-clean)
 /// → UHID (universal, but `Interface: -1` so Steam Input won't promote it).** Each rung degrades to
 /// the next on failure, so a host lacking the gadget modules still gets a *promotable* Deck via
 /// usbip, and one lacking both still gets a working (if non-promoted) UHID pad.
 fn open_transport(idx: u8) -> Result<DeckTransport> {
+    warn_if_inputplumber();
    use crate::inject::{steam_gadget, steam_usbip};
    // 1. raw_gadget — the validated SteamOS fast-path (default on there).
    if steam_gadget::gadget_preferred() {
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ mod audio;
 mod capture;
 mod config;
 mod discovery;
+mod wol;
 // Goal-1 stage 6: top-level platform-only modules live under `src/linux/` and `src/windows/`; `#[path]`
 // keeps the `crate::*` module names flat (every existing path is unchanged).
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
@@ -585,10 +585,10 @@ async fn serve_session(
        // the `handshake` future re-decodes for the real session — a few dozen bytes, negligible.
        let gate_hello = Hello::decode(&first).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Hello decode: {e:?}"))?;
        anyhow::ensure!(
-            gate_hello.abi_version == punktfunk_core::ABI_VERSION,
-            "ABI mismatch: client {} host {}",
+            gate_hello.abi_version == punktfunk_core::WIRE_VERSION,
+            "wire version mismatch: client {} host {}",
            gate_hello.abi_version,
-            punktfunk_core::ABI_VERSION
+            punktfunk_core::WIRE_VERSION
        );
        let fp = endpoint::peer_fingerprint(&conn);
        let known = fp
@@ -654,10 +654,10 @@ async fn serve_session(
    let handshake = async {
        let hello = Hello::decode(&first).map_err(|e| anyhow!("Hello decode: {e:?}"))?;
        anyhow::ensure!(
-            hello.abi_version == punktfunk_core::ABI_VERSION,
-            "ABI mismatch: client {} host {}",
+            hello.abi_version == punktfunk_core::WIRE_VERSION,
+            "wire version mismatch: client {} host {}",
            hello.abi_version,
-            punktfunk_core::ABI_VERSION
+            punktfunk_core::WIRE_VERSION
        );
        // The pairing gate (require_pairing → paired? else park for delegated approval) ran above,
        // before this future, so a client reaching here is paired (or the host is `--open`).
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ async fn serve_session(
        let mut key = [0u8; 16];
        rand::thread_rng().fill_bytes(&mut key);
        let welcome = Welcome {
-            abi_version: punktfunk_core::ABI_VERSION,
+            abi_version: punktfunk_core::WIRE_VERSION,
            udp_port,
            mode: hello.mode,
            // The post-GameStream point of punktfunk/1: Leopard GF(2¹⁶) FEC + real encryption.
@@ -1911,6 +1911,13 @@ fn degrade_if_no_uhid(chosen: GamepadPref) -> GamepadPref {
 /// two Decks — confirmed conflict-prone on a Deck-as-host (the physical `28DE:1205` + Steam's
 /// `28DE:11FF` XInput output pad are both live). HID device dirs are named `BUS:VID:PID.INST`
 /// (uppercase); a UHID virtual device resolves through `/devices/virtual/…`, a real one does not.
+///
+/// Punktfunk's OWN virtual Decks must never count: the usbip/gadget transports present a real USB
+/// device (vhci resolves through `vhci_hcd`, NOT `/devices/virtual/`), so a just-ended session's
+/// pad still detaching — or a concurrent session's live one — read as "physical" and degraded
+/// every back-to-back Deck session to DualSense (observed live on Bazzite 2026-07-04). Ours are
+/// recognizable by the `PFDK…` serial ([`steam_proto::deck_serial`]) in `HID_UNIQ`, with the
+/// vhci path as belt and braces.
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 fn physical_steam_controller_present() -> bool {
    let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir("/sys/bus/hid/devices") else {
@@ -1920,8 +1927,16 @@ fn physical_steam_controller_present() -> bool {
        if !e.file_name().to_string_lossy().contains(":28DE:") {
            return false;
        }
+        if std::fs::read_to_string(e.path().join("uevent"))
+            .is_ok_and(|u| u.lines().any(|l| l.starts_with("HID_UNIQ=PFDK")))
+        {
+            return false; // one of our own virtual Decks
+        }
        match std::fs::read_link(e.path()) {
-            Ok(target) => !target.to_string_lossy().contains("/virtual/"),
+            Ok(target) => {
+                let t = target.to_string_lossy();
+                !t.contains("/virtual/") && !t.contains("vhci_hcd")
+            }
            Err(_) => true,
        }
    })
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+//! Host-side Wake-on-LAN support.
+//!
+//! Two jobs, both best-effort (a failure here never affects streaming):
+//!  1. [`wake_macs`] — report the host's wake-capable NIC MAC(s) so a client can persist them
+//!     (from the mDNS `mac` TXT record, [`crate::discovery`]) and wake this host later, once it's
+//!     asleep and no longer advertising.
+//!  2. [`warn_if_not_armed`] — *detect & warn only* whether the NIC is actually armed to wake on a
+//!     magic packet. We never change NIC settings (that's the user's call); we just surface the
+//!     single most common reason WoL silently fails.
+
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+/// Upper bound on advertised MACs — keeps the mDNS TXT record small. A host has at most a couple
+/// of wake-capable NICs; the routed one is always first.
+const MAX_MACS: usize = 4;
+
+/// MAC(s) of the host's wake-capable NIC(s), lowercase `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`, with the NIC that
+/// bears `primary_ip` (the address clients reach us on) FIRST, then other non-loopback NICs as
+/// fallbacks. Best-effort — an empty list just means clients can't auto-wake (they fall back to
+/// manual MAC entry). Deduped; all-zero MACs skipped; capped at [`MAX_MACS`].
+pub fn wake_macs(primary_ip: IpAddr) -> Vec<String> {
+    let ifaces = if_addrs::get_if_addrs().unwrap_or_default();
+
+    // Interface names in priority order: the one holding `primary_ip` first, then every other
+    // non-loopback interface that has an IP, de-duplicated by name (an iface has one MAC but may
+    // appear once per address).
+    let mut names: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    if let Some(primary) = ifaces.iter().find(|i| i.ip() == primary_ip) {
+        names.push(primary.name.clone());
+    }
+    for i in &ifaces {
+        if i.is_loopback() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if !names.contains(&i.name) {
+            names.push(i.name.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut out: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    for name in names {
+        let Ok(Some(mac)) = mac_address::mac_address_by_name(&name) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let b = mac.bytes();
+        if b == [0u8; 6] {
+            continue; // unset / virtual
+        }
+        let s = format!(
+            "{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}",
+            b[0], b[1], b[2], b[3], b[4], b[5]
+        );
+        if !out.contains(&s) {
+            out.push(s);
+        }
+        if out.len() >= MAX_MACS {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Log whether the host NIC bearing `primary_ip` is armed to wake on a magic packet. Detect &
+/// warn only — never modifies settings. Linux-only (reads `ethtool <iface>`); a no-op elsewhere
+/// and silent when it can't tell (no `ethtool`, insufficient privilege).
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub fn warn_if_not_armed(primary_ip: IpAddr) {
+    let ifaces = if_addrs::get_if_addrs().unwrap_or_default();
+    let Some(iface) = ifaces
+        .iter()
+        .find(|i| i.ip() == primary_ip)
+        .map(|i| i.name.clone())
+    else {
+        return;
+    };
+    match ethtool_wol_has_magic(&iface) {
+        Some(true) => {
+            tracing::info!(iface = %iface, "Wake-on-LAN armed (magic packet) on host NIC")
+        }
+        Some(false) => tracing::warn!(
+            iface = %iface,
+            "Wake-on-LAN is NOT armed on this host's NIC — clients cannot wake it from sleep. \
+             Enable it with: sudo ethtool -s {iface} wol g  (and turn on 'Wake on LAN'/'Wake on \
+             PCIe' in BIOS). Wired Ethernet is required; Wi-Fi wake is unreliable.",
+        ),
+        None => {} // couldn't determine — stay quiet rather than cry wolf
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+pub fn warn_if_not_armed(_primary_ip: IpAddr) {}
+
+/// Parse `ethtool <iface>` for the *current* Wake-on setting and report whether it includes `g`
+/// (wake on MagicPacket). Returns `None` if ethtool is missing/failed or the field is absent.
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn ethtool_wol_has_magic(iface: &str) -> Option<bool> {
+    let out = std::process::Command::new("ethtool")
+        .arg(iface)
+        .output()
+        .ok()?;
+    if !out.status.success() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout);
+    for line in text.lines() {
+        let t = line.trim();
+        // The current setting is "Wake-on: <flags>"; skip the "Supports Wake-on: ..." capability
+        // line. `g` = MagicPacket, `d` = disabled.
+        if let Some(flags) = t.strip_prefix("Wake-on:") {
+            return Some(flags.trim().contains('g'));
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
@@ -136,8 +136,14 @@ reason "admin/SYSTEM = total" stays on the residual list below.
  boundary against admin. The host↔driver channel has no mutual authentication beyond the `GET_INFO`
  version handshake + the `verify_is_wudfhost` image check.
 * **`WDA_EXCLUDEFROMCAPTURE` windows are visible.** IDD-push taps the *present* side, not the
-  *capture* side, so windows that exclude themselves from capture still appear in the stream — true
-  of every virtual-display streaming stack. Untested on our lab box; treat as expected behavior.
+  *capture* side, so windows that exclude themselves from capture still appear in the stream. This is
+  the same exposure a person looking at the physical screen has (the flag hides a window from capture
+  APIs, not from the display), so it fits inside the "a client sees what someone at the screen sees"
+  model rather than exceeding it; what it exceeds is an ordinary screen-*capture* tool (OBS/WGC/DDA),
+  which honors the flag. **Measured, not assumed (2026-07-04, .173):** a full-screen test window was
+  streamed through three 8 s phases — no flag / `WDA_EXCLUDEFROMCAPTURE` set (affinity readback `0x11`,
+  confirmed active) / flag cleared — and the window was pixel-identically visible in the decoded
+  punktfunk/1 stream in all three. The flag made no difference to the stream.
 * **DRM/HDCP:** protected content is blanked by DWM at composition, and HDCP is a monitor↔GPU
  handshake an indirect display cannot satisfy — neither is bypassed by this path.
 * IDD-push is currently the **sole Windows capture path** (DDA and the WGC relay were removed). An
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+---
+title: Arch Linux
+description: Install a punktfunk host on Arch (and Arch-derived distros) from the signed pacman binary repo.
+---
+
+Set up a punktfunk host on **Arch Linux** (or an Arch-derived distro like CachyOS/EndeavourOS). The
+host installs from a **signed pacman binary repo**, so it updates with `pacman -Syu` like the rest
+of your system — no building required. Host encode is **NVENC on NVIDIA** and **VAAPI on
+AMD/Intel** (`PUNKTFUNK_ENCODER=auto` picks per GPU).
+
+> New here? Read [Security & Safe Use](/docs/security) first — a streaming host is remote control of
+> the machine, so keep it on a trusted LAN or VPN and require pairing.
+
+> Prefer to build it yourself? A split `PKGBUILD` (host + client + optional web console) is in the
+> repo at `packaging/arch/` — see the [appendix](#appendix--build-from-source-pkgbuild). The binary
+> repo below is the supported path.
+
+## 1. GPU prerequisites
+
+- **NVIDIA:** `sudo pacman -S --needed nvidia-utils` (provides NVENC + the EGL/CUDA zero-copy path).
+  Arch's stock `ffmpeg` already has NVENC built in — no RPM-Fusion-style swap like Fedora needs.
+- **AMD / Intel:** the Mesa stack (`mesa`, `libva-mesa-driver` for AMD, `intel-media-driver` for
+  Intel) provides the VAAPI encoder — usually already installed on a desktop.
+
+## 2. Add the signed repo
+
+The registry **signs its database and every package**, so first trust its key once (after this,
+packages install signature-verified):
+
+```sh
+# Trust the registry signing key.
+curl -fsS https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/arch/repository.key \
+  | sudo pacman-key --add -
+sudo pacman-key --lsign-key E0CA04465C99C936E0B0C6510A317015A34DDD69
+
+# Add the repo (append to /etc/pacman.conf). No SigLevel line needed — pacman's default
+# verifies signed packages against the key you just trusted.
+sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf >/dev/null <<'EOF'
+
+[punktfunk]
+Server = https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/arch/$repo/$arch
+EOF
+```
+
+> **Stable vs canary.** `[punktfunk]` is the **stable** channel — it moves only when a `vX.Y.Z`
+> release is cut. For the latest `main` build, use `[punktfunk-canary]` instead (same `Server` line,
+> just the repo name). Enable exactly one. See [Release Channels](/docs/channels).
+
+## 3. Install the host
+
+```sh
+sudo pacman -Sy punktfunk-host      # the streaming host
+sudo pacman -S  punktfunk-web       # optional: the browser management console (pairing + status)
+sudo usermod -aG input "$USER"      # /dev/uinput access for virtual gamepads (re-login to apply)
+```
+
+`punktfunk-client` (the GTK4 couch/Deck client) is in the same repo if this box is also a client.
+The host package ships the systemd **user** units, the udev rule, the UDP socket-buffer sysctl
+tuning, and example configs. Updates later are just `sudo pacman -Syu`.
+
+## 4. Configure and run
+
+The host runs as a systemd **`--user`** service — it needs your session's PipeWire and D-Bus.
+Copy a starting config, enable the service, and enable linger so it starts at boot without a login:
+
+```sh
+mkdir -p ~/.config/punktfunk
+cp /usr/share/punktfunk/host.env.example ~/.config/punktfunk/host.env   # then edit
+systemctl --user daemon-reload
+systemctl --user enable --now punktfunk-host
+sudo loginctl enable-linger "$USER"
+```
+
+Which compositor the host captures depends on your desktop — it drives a per-client virtual output
+via KWin (Plasma), Mutter (GNOME), or wlroots (Sway), or spawns a headless **gamescope** session
+per connect. For a headless appliance, the package also ships `punktfunk-kde-session.service`
+(a dedicated `kwin --virtual` session, same as the [Fedora KDE](/docs/fedora-kde#3-kwin-streaming-session)
+guide — `cp /usr/share/punktfunk/host.env.kde ~/.config/punktfunk/host.env` and enable it alongside
+the host). See [Configuration](/docs/configuration) for every knob and
+[Running as a Service](/docs/running-as-a-service) for the service model.
+
+Check it came up:
+
+```sh
+systemctl --user status punktfunk-host          # active
+journalctl --user -u punktfunk-host -f          # watch a client connect
+```
+
+### Web console
+
+The console (status, paired devices, arm pairing) ships as `punktfunk-web` — enable it, then open
+`http://<host-ip>:47992`:
+
+```sh
+systemctl --user enable --now punktfunk-web
+```
+
+#### Console login password
+
+On first start `punktfunk-web-init` generates a random login password and saves it to
+`~/.config/punktfunk/web-password` (as `PUNKTFUNK_UI_PASSWORD=…`). Read it back at any time:
+
+```sh
+journalctl --user -u punktfunk-web-init | sed -n 's/.*password generated: //p'
+sed -n 's/^PUNKTFUNK_UI_PASSWORD=//p' ~/.config/punktfunk/web-password
+```
+
+To set your own, edit that file and `systemctl --user restart punktfunk-web`. Forgot it? See
+[Forgot your Password?](/docs/forgot-password).
+
+## 5. Connect a client
+
+From any [client](/docs/clients), `--discover` finds the host on the LAN. On first connect, complete
+the **PIN pairing** — arm it from the host's web console, which displays a 4-digit PIN to type into
+the client. (Pairing is required by default; pass `serve --open` only if you deliberately want to
+disable it.) See [Clients](/docs/clients) and [Pairing](/docs/pairing).
+
+## Appendix — build from source (PKGBUILD)
+
+To build instead of using the binary repo, use the split `PKGBUILD` in `packaging/arch/` (produces
+`punktfunk-host` + `punktfunk-client`; set `PF_WITH_WEB=1` to also build `punktfunk-web`, which needs
+`bun`):
+
+```sh
+git clone https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk.git && cd punktfunk/packaging/arch
+# Build the working tree (no git fetch):
+PF_SRCDIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" makepkg -f --holdver
+sudo pacman -U punktfunk-host-*.pkg.tar.zst
+```
+
+NVENC/EGL come from the NVIDIA driver (`nvidia-utils`); on a GPU-less builder, symlink the CUDA
+stub into the link path first (the `PKGBUILD` header documents this). Full details, the
+Fedora→Arch dependency map, and the SteamOS systemd-sysext path are in
+[`packaging/arch/README.md`](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/arch/README.md).
@@ -24,36 +24,43 @@ mid-stream. You flip between Gaming Mode and Desktop with Bazzite's normal Steam

 ## Install

-The host ships as an RPM in punktfunk's **Gitea RPM registry** (public), so a Bazzite / Fedora
-Atomic box layers and updates it with `rpm-ostree`. Add the repo, then layer the host plus the web
-console and reboot:
+The host installs as a **systemd system extension (sysext)** — no `rpm-ostree` layering. The
+Bazzite docs treat layering as a last resort (layered packages slow every OS update and can block
+upgrades until removed); a sysext never enters an rpm-ostree transaction: it overlays `/usr`
+read-only from `/var/lib/extensions/`, survives OS updates, installs and updates **without a
+reboot**, and is removable in one command. This is the same mechanism the Fedora Atomic
+maintainers ship via the [fedora-sysexts](https://fedora-sysexts.github.io/) project.

 ```sh
-# Add the repo. Packages are GPG-signed (gpgcheck=1, the packages@unom.io key) AND the repo
-# metadata is Gitea-signed (repo_gpgcheck=1); gpgkey lists both keys so dnf imports each.
-sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/punktfunk.repo >/dev/null <<'REPO'
-[gitea-unom-bazzite]
-name=punktfunk (unom, Bazzite)
-baseurl=https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/rpm/bazzite
-enabled=1
-gpgcheck=1
-repo_gpgcheck=1
-gpgkey=https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/rpm/repository.key
-       https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/generic/punktfunk-keys/1/RPM-GPG-KEY-punktfunk
-REPO
-
-# Layer the host + the web console, then reboot into the new deployment.
-# (punktfunk Recommends punktfunk-web; list it explicitly so it's pulled regardless of weak-dep
-# settings — the Gitea registry carries punktfunk-web, which COPR can't build.)
-rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web
-systemctl reboot
+# One-time bootstrap (afterwards the updater is on PATH as `punktfunk-sysext`):
+curl -fsSLO https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/raw/branch/main/packaging/bazzite/punktfunk-sysext.sh
+sudo bash punktfunk-sysext.sh install          # add `--channel canary` for rolling builds
 ```

-`rpm-ostree upgrade` then tracks new builds automatically (Bazzite's auto-update timer does this
-for you). For a fully baked appliance image there's also a **bootc** Containerfile that installs
-the same RPMs from this registry — see `packaging/bootc/` and `packaging/rpm/README.md` in the repo.
-Building from source works too (Bazzite is Fedora Atomic underneath, and its FFmpeg builds the host
-fine — same steps as [Fedora KDE](/docs/fedora-kde)), but the registry is the supported path.
+That downloads the newest image (host + tray + web console, SHA-256-verified over HTTPS from
+punktfunk's package registry), merges it, and applies the udev/sysctl setup on the spot — the
+host is usable immediately, no reboot. From then on:
+
+```sh
+sudo punktfunk-sysext update     # fetch + merge the newest build
+sudo punktfunk-sysext status     # channel, installed vs latest version
+sudo punktfunk-sysext remove     # unmerge and delete — the box is back to stock
+```
+
+Two things to know:
+
+- **After a Bazzite major rebase** (Fedora 43 → 44) the old image **refuses to load** rather than
+  run against mismatched system libraries — run `sudo punktfunk-sysext update` once and it fetches
+  the image built for the new base.
+- **Already layering punktfunk?** Install the sysext (it shadows the layered copy immediately),
+  then drop the layer so it stops slowing your updates:
+  `sudo rpm-ostree uninstall punktfunk punktfunk-web && systemctl reboot`.
+
+For a fully baked appliance image there's also a **bootc** Containerfile that installs the RPMs
+from the registry at image-build time — see `packaging/bootc/` in the repo. Plain `rpm-ostree`
+layering from the [RPM registry](https://git.unom.io/unom/-/packages) keeps working too (see
+`packaging/bazzite/README.md`), but the sysext is the supported default. Building from source
+also works (Bazzite is Fedora Atomic underneath — same steps as [Fedora KDE](/docs/fedora-kde)).

 ## Allow controller input

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ track per machine; switching is a one-line change.
 |---|---|---|
 | **apt** (host/client) | `deb [signed-by=…] https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/debian canary main` | `… debian stable main` |
 | **rpm** (host) | baseurl `…/rpm/bazzite-canary` (or `fedora-44-canary`) | `…/rpm/bazzite` (or `fedora-44`) |
+| **sysext** (Bazzite host) | `sudo punktfunk-sysext install --channel canary` | `… install` / default (feeds `…/punktfunk-sysext/f43[-canary]`) |
+| **pacman** (Arch host/client) | `[punktfunk-canary]` repo section | `[punktfunk]` (`Server = …/api/packages/unom/arch/$repo/$arch`) |
 | **Flatpak** (client) | `flatpak install --user https://flatpak.unom.io/io.unom.Punktfunk.Canary.flatpakref` | `…/io.unom.Punktfunk.flatpakref` |
 | **Decky** (Steam Deck) | install-from-URL `…/generic/punktfunk-decky/canary/punktfunk.zip` | `…/punktfunk-decky/latest/punktfunk.zip` |
 | **Windows client** (MSIX) | `…/generic/punktfunk-client-windows/canary/punktfunk-client-windows_x64.msix` | `…/latest/…` + the release page |
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ It ships as a real package, not just a source build — full steps in
  `flatpak update`; this is also what the [Decky plugin](/docs/steam-deck) launches.
 - **Ubuntu / Debian** — `apt install punktfunk-client` from the punktfunk apt registry.
 - **Fedora / Bazzite** — `rpm-ostree install punktfunk-client` from the Gitea RPM registry.
- **Arch / SteamOS** — the `punktfunk-client` split package from the `PKGBUILD`.
+- **Arch** — `sudo pacman -Sy punktfunk-client` from the signed binary repo (see [Arch Linux](/docs/arch)).

 Launch it, pick your host from the list, and stream. For scripting you can skip the host list and
 connect straight away:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ see the linked guide — then it tracks updates with your normal `apt upgrade` /
 |--------|---------|-------|
 | **Ubuntu / Debian** | `sudo apt install punktfunk-client` | [packaging/debian](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/debian/README.md) |
 | **Fedora / Bazzite** | `rpm-ostree install punktfunk-client` | [packaging/rpm](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/rpm/README.md) |
-| **Arch / SteamOS** | `punktfunk-client` from the `PKGBUILD` | [packaging/arch](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/arch/README.md) |
+| **Arch** | `sudo pacman -Sy punktfunk-client` (signed binary repo) | [Arch Linux](/docs/arch) |

 Then launch it, pick your host from the list, and stream. For scripting, skip the picker:

@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ On **Windows**, the host ships as a signed installer instead — see [Windows](#
 | Distro | Package manager | One-command happy path | Guide |
 |--------|-----------------|------------------------|-------|
 | **Ubuntu / Debian** | apt | `sudo apt install punktfunk-host` | [Ubuntu — GNOME](/docs/ubuntu-gnome) · [Ubuntu — KDE](/docs/ubuntu-kde) · [packaging/debian](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/debian/README.md) |
-| **Fedora / Bazzite** | rpm-ostree | `rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web` | [Fedora — KDE](/docs/fedora-kde) · [Bazzite](/docs/bazzite) · [packaging/rpm](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/rpm/README.md) |
-| **Arch** | PKGBUILD | `makepkg -si` | [packaging/arch](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/arch/README.md) |
+| **Bazzite / Fedora Atomic** | systemd-sysext | `sudo bash punktfunk-sysext.sh install` (no layering, no reboot) | [Bazzite](/docs/bazzite) · [packaging/bazzite](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/bazzite/README.md) |
+| **Fedora (dnf)** | dnf / rpm-ostree | `dnf install punktfunk punktfunk-web` | [Fedora — KDE](/docs/fedora-kde) · [packaging/rpm](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/rpm/README.md) |
+| **Arch** | pacman | `pacman -Sy punktfunk-host` (binary repo) | [Arch Linux](/docs/arch) · [packaging/arch](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/arch/README.md) |
 | **SteamOS (host)** | on-device script | `bash scripts/steamdeck/install.sh` | [SteamOS (Host)](/docs/steamos-host) |

 Each registry is public — no auth, you just trust the repo's signing key. Adding the repo is a
-one-time step covered in the linked guide; after that, normal `apt upgrade` / `rpm-ostree upgrade`
-tracks new builds automatically.
+one-time step covered in the linked guide; after that, normal `apt upgrade` / `dnf upgrade` /
+`pacman -Syu` (or `sudo punktfunk-sysext update` on Bazzite) tracks new builds.

 > **Stable vs canary.** The repos in the per-distro guides are the **stable** channel — it only
 > moves when a `vX.Y.Z` release is cut. For the latest `main` build (fast, possibly broken), point
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ fallback without one. More detail — including the CLI `punktfunk-host service

 - **`punktfunk-host`** — the streaming host. Install this on your Linux gaming machine.
 - **`punktfunk-web`** — the browser management console (pairing + status). Recommended alongside the
-  host; on RPM list it explicitly (`rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web`).
+  host; on RPM list it explicitly (`dnf install punktfunk punktfunk-web`) — the Bazzite sysext
+  image already includes it.
 - **`punktfunk-client`** — the GTK4 desktop client, for streaming *to* a Linux box (also shipped via
  apt / RPM / Arch / Flatpak). On a Steam Deck, this is the package you want.

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
    "ubuntu-gnome",
    "ubuntu-kde",
    "fedora-kde",
+    "arch",
    "bazzite",
    "steamos-host",
    "windows-host",
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ virtual display is a real monitor: any process already running in your desktop s
 through the ordinary OS screen-capture APIs, exactly as it could capture a physical monitor. That floor
 is the same for every virtual-display streaming stack.

+One nuance specific to how the Windows host captures: because it reads the composed desktop image (what
+the monitor shows) rather than going through Windows' screen-capture APIs, a window that hides itself
+from *recording* tools with `WDA_EXCLUDEFROMCAPTURE` still appears in the stream — just as it appears to
+anyone looking at the physical screen. Conversely, DRM-protected video (Netflix and the like) is blanked
+by Windows for any capture path, so it shows as black rather than the protected frames. Neither weakens
+Windows' protections: the first is exactly what a person at the screen already sees, and the second is
+Windows enforcing its own rule. The consistent way to think about it is the one from the top of this
+page — **a connected client sees and does what a person sitting at that machine could**, no more (and,
+for DRM content, slightly less).
+
 **Recommendation:** run the Windows host on a **dedicated or gaming PC**, not on a machine that also
 holds your most sensitive material (work laptop, financial records, the box with your password vault).
 A gaming rig you stream from is a great fit; your primary secrets machine is not.
@@ -17,7 +17,17 @@
 //
 // v2: `punktfunk_connect` gained `client_cert_pem`/`client_key_pem` (pairing identities);
 // added `punktfunk_pair` / `punktfunk_generate_identity` / `punktfunk_connection_request_mode`.
-#define ABI_VERSION 2
+// v3: added `punktfunk_wake_on_lan` (Wake-on-LAN magic packet; the host's wake MAC(s) reach
+// clients out-of-band via the mDNS `mac` TXT record, so no connection is required to wake).
+#define ABI_VERSION 3
+
+// The punktfunk/1 **wire** version — what `Hello`/`Welcome` carry and hosts equality-check.
+// Deliberately its own constant: [`ABI_VERSION`] tracks the embeddable **C surface**
+// (functions a client links), which can grow without changing a single wire byte — v3's
+// `punktfunk_wake_on_lan` is client-local, and riding the C-ABI bump onto the wire locked
+// every new client out of every deployed host ("ABI mismatch: client 3 host 2", observed
+// live). Bump this ONLY when the handshake/planes actually change incompatibly.
+#define WIRE_VERSION 2

 // `PunktfunkHidOutput::kind` — lightbar RGB (`r`/`g`/`b` valid).
 #define PUNKTFUNK_HIDOUT_LED 1
@@ -804,6 +814,23 @@ extern "C" {
 // Current ABI version. Mismatch with [`crate::ABI_VERSION`] means incompatible core.
 uint32_t punktfunk_abi_version(void);

+// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to wake sleeping host NIC(s).
+//
+// `macs` points to `mac_count` contiguous 6-byte MAC addresses (`mac_count * 6` bytes total) —
+// a host may report several NICs; all are woken. `last_known_ip`, if non-NULL, is an IPv4
+// dotted-quad string additionally targeted by unicast (pass NULL to skip). The packet is
+// broadcast to every local interface's subnet-directed broadcast and to `255.255.255.255` on
+// ports 9 and 7. This does NOT require an open connection and is not part of the QUIC surface.
+//
+// Returns `Ok` if at least one datagram was sent. Call off the UI thread.
+//
+// # Safety
+// `macs` must point to at least `mac_count * 6` readable bytes. `last_known_ip`, if non-NULL,
+// must be a NUL-terminated string.
+PunktfunkStatus punktfunk_wake_on_lan(const uint8_t *macs,
+                                      uintptr_t mac_count,
+                                      const char *last_known_ip);
+
 // Create a session over a real UDP transport (`local`/`peer` are `host:port` strings).
 // Returns NULL on error.
 //
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ packaging/
  rpm/punktfunk.spec      # the RPM (builds punktfunk-host from source with cargo)
  bazzite/host.env        # gamescope-default config for a Bazzite appliance
  bazzite/README.md       # step-by-step Bazzite setup guide
+  bazzite/*sysext*.sh     # the no-layering path: build/install/publish the systemd-sysext
  bootc/Containerfile     # bake punktfunk into a Bazzite-based atomic image
  copr/                   # COPR build-from-SCM settings
 ```

 The other packaging targets have their own READMEs: [`debian/`](debian/README.md) (apt),
-[`arch/`](arch/README.md) (PKGBUILD + sysext), [`flatpak/`](flatpak/README.md) (the client),
-[`windows/`](windows/README.md) (host installer + drivers), plus `kde/` and `linux/` helpers.
+[`arch/`](arch/README.md) (pacman binary repo + PKGBUILD + SteamOS sysext),
+[`flatpak/`](flatpak/README.md) (the client), [`windows/`](windows/README.md) (host installer +
+drivers), plus `kde/` and `linux/` helpers.

 ## What's needed beyond base Fedora

@@ -38,7 +40,22 @@ On **Bazzite** the only genuinely new runtime bits are `ffmpeg-libs` (RPM Fusion
 `libei` — the rest of the stack is already there. The default backend is **gamescope**
 (`packaging/bazzite/host.env`), which the host spawns headless per session — no desktop login.

-## Option A — Gitea RPM registry (recommended; per-host, `rpm-ostree`)
+## Option A — systemd-sysext (recommended; no layering, no reboot)
+
+On Bazzite / Fedora Atomic the recommended install is the **systemd-sysext** image — rpm-ostree
+layering is a last resort per the Bazzite docs (it slows every OS update and can block upgrades),
+while a sysext overlays `/usr` at runtime, survives OS updates, and updates in one command with
+no reboot. CI wraps the same RPMs below into the image, so content and channels are identical.
+
+```sh
+curl -fsSLO https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/raw/branch/main/packaging/bazzite/punktfunk-sysext.sh
+sudo bash punktfunk-sysext.sh install     # then: sudo punktfunk-sysext update | status | remove
+```
+
+Full walkthrough (incl. the F43→F44 rebase behavior and migration off layering):
+[`bazzite/README.md`](bazzite/README.md).
+
+## Option B — Gitea RPM registry (per-host, `rpm-ostree` layering)

 The host's RPM is published to **unom's self-hosted Gitea RPM registry** (CI builds it on every
 push), mirroring the [Debian/apt](debian/README.md) setup. Add one repo file, install, and track
@@ -60,7 +77,7 @@ rpm-ostree install punktfunk && systemctl reboot
 # updates:  rpm-ostree upgrade && systemctl reboot
 ```

-## Option B — COPR (per-host, `rpm-ostree install`)
+## Option C — COPR (per-host, `rpm-ostree install`)

 1. Create a COPR project, enable **build-from-SCM** pointing at this repo, spec path
   `packaging/rpm/punktfunk.spec` (see `copr/README.md`). Under *External Repositories* add
@@ -78,7 +95,7 @@ rpm-ostree install punktfunk && systemctl reboot
   systemctl reboot
   ```

-## Option C — bootc (image-based, atomic)
+## Option D — bootc (image-based, atomic)

 Layer punktfunk into a Bazzite image once, then rebase any number of hosts onto it — no
 per-host drift. See `bootc/Containerfile`:
@@ -89,7 +106,7 @@ podman push  ghcr.io/<you>/bazzite-punktfunk
 sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/<you>/bazzite-punktfunk && systemctl reboot
 ```

-## First-run setup (either option)
+## First-run setup (all options)

 ```sh
 ujust add-user-to-input-group           # virtual gamepads need /dev/uinput (then re-login).
@@ -109,8 +126,8 @@ web console at `https://<host-ip>:47992` or directly.

 > ⚠️ **COPR caveat:** COPR's mock chroot has no `bun`, so a COPR build produces only
 > `punktfunk` + `punktfunk-client` — **not** `punktfunk-web`. For the console on a COPR/bootc host,
-> install from the **Gitea RPM registry** (Option A — it carries `punktfunk-web`), which is also why
-> `bootc/Containerfile` installs from there rather than COPR.
+> install from the **Gitea RPM registry** (Option B — it carries `punktfunk-web`; the sysext image
+> includes it too), which is also why `bootc/Containerfile` installs from there rather than COPR.

 ## Why not Flatpak (for the HOST)?

@@ -10,20 +10,28 @@
 #   - In-tree / CI:       PF_SRCDIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) makepkg --holdver
 #                         (builds the working tree instead of the tagged source — see build()).
 #
-# IMPORTANT: host encode is NVENC-only (crates/punktfunk-host/src/encode/linux.rs) — functional on
-# NVIDIA hosts; an AMD Deck-as-HOST needs a VAAPI backend first. The CLIENT decodes via VAAPI
-# (AMD/Intel, incl. the Deck) with a software fallback, so it works everywhere. See README.md.
+# Host encode: NVENC on NVIDIA (nvidia-utils), VAAPI on AMD/Intel (mesa) — PUNKTFUNK_ENCODER=auto
+# picks per GPU. The CLIENT decodes via VAAPI (AMD/Intel, incl. the Deck) with a software
+# fallback, so it works everywhere. See README.md.
 pkgbase=punktfunk
 # punktfunk-web (the browser console) is OPT-IN: building it needs `bun` (AUR-only as bun-bin on
 # stock Arch/SteamOS), so a default makepkg builds only host+client with no JS tooling — mirroring
 # the RPM spec's `%bcond_with web` (off by default). Set PF_WITH_WEB=1 to also build punktfunk-web
 # (appended to pkgname + bun to makedepends below).
 pkgname=('punktfunk-host' 'punktfunk-client')
-pkgver=0.2.0
-pkgrel=1
+# CI (.gitea/workflows/arch.yml) drives the version: stable tags -> X.Y.Z-1, main pushes ->
+# X.Y.Z-0.<run#> in the separate punktfunk-canary repo (mirrors the RPM's 0.ciN release; pkgrel
+# allows only digits+dots, so the run number carries the monotonic ordering).
+pkgver="${PF_PKGVER:-0.7.0}"
+pkgrel="${PF_PKGREL:-1}"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk"
 license=('MIT OR Apache-2.0')
+# !lto: makepkg's `lto` option injects -flto=auto into CFLAGS; aws-lc-sys (rustls' crypto)
+# compiles its C with those flags and GCC LTO bitcode objects are unreadable by rust's lld
+# linker -> "undefined symbol: aws_lc_*" at link (reproduced 2026-07-04, Arch + rust 1.90).
+# !debug: skip the -debug split package (debuginfo bloat, not shipped).
+options=('!lto' '!debug')

 # All build deps for both crates (Arch runtime packages ship their own headers, so these cover
 # build + link). aws-lc/ring need clang+cmake; nasm is for asm.
@@ -36,10 +44,16 @@ if [ "${PF_WITH_WEB:-0}" = 1 ]; then
  makedepends+=('bun')   # `bun-bin` from the AUR if bun isn't in your configured repos
 fi

-# AUR source (a tagged release). For an in-tree CI build, set PF_SRCDIR to the repo root and
-# build() uses it instead; see the README.
-source=("git+https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk.git#tag=v${pkgver}")
-sha256sums=('SKIP')
+# AUR source (a tagged release). For an in-tree CI build, set PF_SRCDIR to the repo root —
+# build() uses it instead AND the fetch is skipped entirely (a canary pkgver has no tag to
+# clone, and CI already has the checkout).
+if [ -z "${PF_SRCDIR:-}" ]; then
+  source=("git+https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk.git#tag=v${pkgver}")
+  sha256sums=('SKIP')
+else
+  source=()
+  sha256sums=()
+fi

 _repo() { printf '%s' "${PF_SRCDIR:-$srcdir/punktfunk}"; }

@@ -23,7 +23,45 @@ default `makepkg` builds only host+client with no JS tooling — mirroring the R
 > Arch + NVIDIA **and** AMD/Intel (incl. the Steam Deck — see the on-device path above). The client
 > decodes via VAAPI on AMD/Intel with a software fallback.

-## Arch Linux (mutable)
+## Install from the binary repo (recommended)
+
+CI (`.gitea/workflows/arch.yml`) builds this PKGBUILD in an `archlinux:base-devel` container on
+every push and publishes the packages to the **Gitea Arch package registry** — a plain pacman
+repo, so an Arch box installs and updates punktfunk with `pacman -Syu` like everything else.
+Two repos mirror the deb/rpm channels: `punktfunk` (release tags) and `punktfunk-canary`
+(rolling main-branch builds, versioned `X.Y.Z-0.<run#>` so a later release always outranks
+them). Enable exactly one.
+
+The registry **signs the repo database and every package**, so first import its key into
+pacman's keyring (a one-time step — after this, packages install signature-verified):
+
+```sh
+# 1. Trust the registry signing key.
+curl -fsS https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/arch/repository.key \
+  | sudo pacman-key --add -
+sudo pacman-key --lsign-key E0CA04465C99C936E0B0C6510A317015A34DDD69
+
+# 2. Add the repo (pick ONE channel — punktfunk for releases, punktfunk-canary for main builds).
+sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf >/dev/null <<'EOF'
+
+[punktfunk]
+Server = https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/arch/$repo/$arch
+EOF
+
+# 3. Sync + install.
+sudo pacman -Sy punktfunk-host        # gaming rig
+sudo pacman -Sy punktfunk-client      # couch/Deck side
+sudo pacman -Sy punktfunk-web         # optional browser management console
+```
+
+(No `SigLevel` line needed — pacman's default `Required DatabaseOptional` verifies the signed
+packages against the key you just trusted. Arch is rolling, so the packages are built against
+current Arch sonames — keep the box itself updated too.)
+
+Then the same first-run steps as a source build (printed by the install scriptlet): `input`
+group, `host.env`, `systemctl --user enable --now punktfunk-host` — see the next section.
+
+## Build from source — Arch Linux (mutable)

 ```sh
 cd packaging/arch
@@ -12,34 +12,91 @@ flagged explicitly. For the higher-level packaging rationale ("why not Flatpak",
 > NVENC, from RPM Fusion **nonfree**), `opus`, and `libei`.
 > Source: `packaging/README.md`, `packaging/rpm/punktfunk.spec`.

-> ⚠️ **Read this first — the COPR is operator-run, not yet published.**
-> Both install paths below pull the punktfunk RPM from a COPR project named
-> `enricobuehler/punktfunk`. That COPR is a configuration the maintainer has to **create and
-> build** (see `packaging/copr/README.md` — it documents how to set it up, not a live repo URL you
-> can assume exists). If `rpm-ostree install punktfunk` 404s, the COPR hasn't been published yet,
-> and your only path is to **build the RPM yourself** (see the appendix). The guide flags every
-> command that depends on the COPR being live.
+> ⚠️ **COPR note (Path C only).** The legacy layering path's commands reference a COPR project
+> named `enricobuehler/punktfunk` that is operator-run and may not be published (see
+> `packaging/copr/README.md`); layer from the **Gitea RPM registry** instead (`../rpm/README.md`,
+> the repo file `https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/rpm/bazzite.repo`) — it's what CI
+> actually publishes to. Paths A (sysext) and B (bootc) don't involve the COPR at all.

 ---

 ## 1. Choose an install path

-There are two supported paths on Bazzite, driven by different files in `packaging/`:
+There are three paths on Bazzite, driven by different files in `packaging/`:

 | Path | Driven by | What it does | Best for |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| **A — rpm-ostree layering** | `packaging/copr/README.md` + `packaging/rpm/punktfunk.spec` | Layers the `punktfunk` RPM onto your existing Bazzite deployment with `rpm-ostree install` | One host, quick iteration |
+| **A — systemd-sysext** ✅ recommended | `packaging/bazzite/punktfunk-sysext.sh` + `build-sysext.sh` (published by `.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml`) | Overlays the host onto `/usr` as a system extension — no layering, no reboot, one-command updates | Everyone; the default |
 | **B — bootc / OCI image** | `packaging/bootc/Containerfile` | Bakes punktfunk into a `FROM bazzite-nvidia` image once; you `bootc switch` any number of hosts onto it | Fleets, reproducible appliances, no per-host drift |
+| **C — rpm-ostree layering** (legacy) | `packaging/rpm/` + the Gitea RPM registry | Layers the `punktfunk` RPM onto your deployment with `rpm-ostree install` | Only if you specifically want the RPM database to own the files |

-**Trade-off:** Path A is a per-host package layer — simple, but each host accumulates its own
-layered-package state. Path B builds one image (RPM Fusion + the Gitea RPM repo + the host and
-**web console** + udev rule pre-installed) that you push to a registry and rebase hosts onto
-atomically — no per-host `rpm-ostree install` drift, at the cost of running a `podman build`/`push`
-pipeline. Both require the **same first-run setup** (sections 3–6); note Path B installs from the
-**Gitea RPM registry** (which carries `punktfunk-web`), whereas Path A's COPR builds host+client
-only — for the web console on Path A, layer from the Gitea registry instead (`../rpm/README.md`).
+**Why A over C:** the Bazzite docs treat layering as a last resort — every layered package makes
+every OS update slower and can **block upgrades entirely** until removed. A sysext never enters an
+rpm-ostree transaction: it merges/unmerges at runtime, survives OS updates, and updating punktfunk
+is one command with **no reboot** (layering needs one per update). It's the mechanism the Fedora
+Atomic maintainers ship via [fedora-sysexts](https://fedora-sysexts.github.io/). All paths require
+the **same first-run setup** (sections 3–6).

-### Path A — rpm-ostree layering from the COPR
+### Path A — systemd-sysext (recommended)
+
+Run on the Bazzite host:
+
+```sh
+# One-time bootstrap; afterwards the tool is on PATH as `punktfunk-sysext` (it ships inside
+# the image). `--channel canary` for rolling main-branch builds instead of releases.
+curl -fsSLO https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/raw/branch/main/packaging/bazzite/punktfunk-sysext.sh
+sudo bash punktfunk-sysext.sh install
+```
+
+This downloads the newest image for your Fedora base (host + tray + **web console**,
+SHA-256-verified from the feed `…/packages/unom/generic/punktfunk-sysext/f<ver>[-canary]/`),
+installs it as `/var/lib/extensions/punktfunk.raw`, merges it, and immediately applies what the
+RPM scriptlets would have (udev reload, sysctl) plus the two `/etc` files a sysext can't carry
+(the gamescope-session drop-in and the tray autostart entry, staged under
+`/usr/share/punktfunk/etc/`). No reboot at any point. Day-2:
+
+```sh
+sudo punktfunk-sysext update    # fetch + merge the newest build (then restart the user service)
+sudo punktfunk-sysext status    # merged?, installed vs latest, channel/feed
+sudo punktfunk-sysext remove    # unmerge + delete; ~/.config/punktfunk is left alone
+```
+
+Details worth knowing:
+
+- The image embeds `ID=fedora` + `VERSION_ID` (matched through Bazzite's `ID_LIKE`), so after a
+  **major Bazzite rebase** (F43 → F44) the old image is **refused** instead of merging
+  soname-broken binaries — `punktfunk-sysext update` then fetches the image built for the new
+  base (feeds exist per Fedora major, from the same CI matrix as the RPM groups).
+- SELinux labels are baked into the image at build time (squashfs pseudo-xattrs computed from
+  the targeted policy) — without them udev couldn't read the gamepad rule under enforcing.
+  Validated live on Bazzite 43.
+- **Migrating from layering (path C):** install the sysext (it shadows the layered copy at
+  once), then `sudo rpm-ostree uninstall punktfunk punktfunk-web && systemctl reboot`.
+
+### Path B — bootc image (`FROM bazzite-nvidia`)
+
+The image is built **off-host** (on any machine with `podman`) from
+`packaging/bootc/Containerfile`, which bases on `ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-nvidia:stable`
+(override with `--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=…`), enables RPM Fusion free + nonfree, adds the Gitea RPM
+repo (`--build-arg PUNKTFUNK_RPM_GROUP=…`, default `bazzite`), and installs the host **and the web
+console** (`punktfunk punktfunk-web`). It uses the Gitea registry rather than the COPR specifically
+because the registry carries `punktfunk-web` (COPR's mock chroot can't build it — no `bun`).
+
+```sh
+# Build + push (run from the repo root, on your builder machine):
+podman build -t ghcr.io/<you>/bazzite-punktfunk -f packaging/bootc/Containerfile .
+podman push  ghcr.io/<you>/bazzite-punktfunk
+
+# On each target Bazzite host:
+sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/<you>/bazzite-punktfunk && systemctl reboot
+```
+
+> ⚠️ The image installs from the **Gitea RPM registry** (group `bazzite`), so **Path B depends on
+> that registry being populated** — CI (`.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml`) publishes `punktfunk` +
+> `punktfunk-web` on every push to `main`. Packages are unsigned with GPG-signed metadata
+> (`repo_gpgcheck=1`), matching `packaging/rpm/README.md`.
+
+### Path C — rpm-ostree layering (legacy)

 Run on the Bazzite host. (Commands verbatim from `packaging/README.md`.)

@@ -62,7 +119,7 @@ systemctl reboot
 > The **reboot is mandatory** — `rpm-ostree install` stages a new deployment that only takes
 > effect on the next boot. This is normal atomic-distro behavior, not a punktfunk quirk.

-#### Updating a Path-A host — `rpm-ostree upgrade` is NOT enough
+#### Updating a Path-C host — `rpm-ostree upgrade` is NOT enough

 > ⚠️ **`rpm-ostree upgrade` will not update punktfunk on its own.** `upgrade` bumps the **base
 > image** and only re-resolves *layered* packages **when the base changes**. A Bazzite base can
@@ -94,29 +151,6 @@ sudo bash packaging/bazzite/update-punktfunk.sh --reboot # stage + reboot now
 > `punktfunk.repo`, canary's `<next-minor>.0-0.ciN` **outranks** the stable `X.Y.Z-1` and the box
 > silently tracks canary. Enable exactly one channel — set `enabled=0` in the other repo file.

-### Path B — bootc image (`FROM bazzite-nvidia`)
-
-The image is built **off-host** (on any machine with `podman`) from
-`packaging/bootc/Containerfile`, which bases on `ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-nvidia:stable`
-(override with `--build-arg BASE_IMAGE=…`), enables RPM Fusion free + nonfree, adds the Gitea RPM
-repo (`--build-arg PUNKTFUNK_RPM_GROUP=…`, default `bazzite`), and installs the host **and the web
-console** (`punktfunk punktfunk-web`). It uses the Gitea registry rather than the COPR specifically
-because the registry carries `punktfunk-web` (COPR's mock chroot can't build it — no `bun`).
-
-```sh
-# Build + push (run from the repo root, on your builder machine):
-podman build -t ghcr.io/<you>/bazzite-punktfunk -f packaging/bootc/Containerfile .
-podman push  ghcr.io/<you>/bazzite-punktfunk
-
-# On each target Bazzite host:
-sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/<you>/bazzite-punktfunk && systemctl reboot
-```
-
-> ⚠️ The image installs from the **Gitea RPM registry** (group `bazzite`), so **Path B depends on
-> that registry being populated** — CI (`.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml`) publishes `punktfunk` +
-> `punktfunk-web` on every push to `main`. Packages are unsigned with GPG-signed metadata
-> (`repo_gpgcheck=1`), matching `packaging/rpm/README.md`.
-
 ---

 ## 2. Prerequisites — what Bazzite gives you vs. what you must still do
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build the punktfunk systemd-sysext image for Bazzite / Fedora Atomic from the built RPMs —
+# the no-layering install path (rpm-ostree layering slows every update and can block upgrades;
+# a sysext never enters an rpm-ostree transaction). The .raw overlays /usr read-only from
+# /var/lib/extensions/, survives OS updates, and is toggled/updated without a reboot.
+#
+# Counterpart to ../arch/build-sysext.sh (which wraps a pacman package for SteamOS). This one
+# wraps the Fedora RPMs (punktfunk + punktfunk-web) and additionally:
+#   * relocates the RPMs' /etc payload to /usr/share/punktfunk/etc/ (a sysext carries ONLY /usr;
+#     punktfunk-sysext(8) copies these into the real /etc on install),
+#   * bakes SELinux labels in as squashfs pseudo-xattrs, computed with matchpathcon from the
+#     build container's targeted policy. Without them every file is unlabeled_t at runtime:
+#     fine for the user session + systemd --user units (unconfined), but system daemons are
+#     DENIED — udev couldn't read 60-punktfunk.rules and systemd-sysctl couldn't read the
+#     sysctl drop-in (validated live on Bazzite 43, SELinux enforcing, 2026-07-04),
+#   * pins compatibility via ID=fedora + VERSION_ID: merges on Bazzite/Silverblue/Aurora of the
+#     SAME Fedora major (ID_LIKE matching, systemd >= 256) and is REFUSED after a major rebase
+#     instead of running soname-broken binaries (`punktfunk-sysext update` then re-resolves),
+#   * embeds the punktfunk-sysext helper so an installed box can update itself.
+#
+# Build in the matching Fedora container (ci/fedora*-rpm.Dockerfile) — matchpathcon needs the
+# Fedora targeted policy (libselinux-utils + selinux-policy-targeted), and the RPMs are
+# soname-coupled to their base anyway. Needs: rpm2cpio, cpio, mksquashfs (>= 4.6), matchpathcon.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   bash build-sysext.sh --version-id 43 --out dist/punktfunk-0.7.1-1-x86-64.raw \
+#        dist/punktfunk-0.7.1-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm dist/punktfunk-web-0.7.1-1.fc43.noarch.rpm
+#
+# The installed image MUST be named punktfunk.raw (the embedded extension-release marker is
+# extension-release.punktfunk; systemd-sysext requires marker == image name) — the feed carries
+# versioned filenames and punktfunk-sysext installs to the fixed name.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+VERSION_ID="" OUT="" RPMS=()
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --version-id) VERSION_ID="${2:?}"; shift 2 ;;
+    --out)        OUT="${2:?}"; shift 2 ;;
+    *)            RPMS+=("$1"); shift ;;
+  esac
+done
+[ -n "$VERSION_ID" ] || { echo "missing --version-id <fedora major, e.g. 43>" >&2; exit 1; }
+[ -n "$OUT" ] || { echo "missing --out <image.raw>" >&2; exit 1; }
+[ "${#RPMS[@]}" -gt 0 ] || { echo "no RPMs given" >&2; exit 1; }
+for tool in rpm2cpio cpio mksquashfs matchpathcon; do
+  command -v "$tool" >/dev/null || { echo "missing tool: $tool" >&2; exit 1; }
+done
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+STAGE="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$STAGE"' EXIT
+
+# SYSEXT_VERSION_ID from the punktfunk RPM (V-R without the dist tag): what
+# `punktfunk-sysext status` reports as the installed version.
+PF_VR=""
+SEEN_NAMES=" "
+for rpm in "${RPMS[@]}"; do
+  [ -f "$rpm" ] || { echo "no such RPM: $rpm" >&2; exit 1; }
+  name="$(rpm -qp --qf '%{NAME}' "$rpm" 2>/dev/null)"
+  # Two RPMs of the same NAME (e.g. a stale noarch next to the current x86_64 from a sloppy
+  # download glob) silently shadow each other's files — refuse instead of building a chimera.
+  case "$SEEN_NAMES" in *" $name "*) echo "duplicate RPM name '$name' in inputs — pass exactly one RPM per package" >&2; exit 1 ;; esac
+  SEEN_NAMES="$SEEN_NAMES$name "
+  if [ "$name" = punktfunk ]; then
+    PF_VR="$(rpm -qp --qf '%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}' "$rpm" 2>/dev/null)"
+    PF_VR="${PF_VR%.fc*}"
+  fi
+  rpm2cpio "$rpm" | ( cd "$STAGE" && cpio -idmu --quiet )
+done
+[ -n "$PF_VR" ] || { echo "the punktfunk (host) RPM must be among the inputs" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+# A sysext carries only /usr. Relocate the RPMs' /etc payload (gamescope-session drop-in, tray
+# autostart entry) under /usr/share/punktfunk/etc/ — punktfunk-sysext copies it into /etc.
+if [ -d "$STAGE/etc" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$STAGE/usr/share/punktfunk/etc"
+  cp -a "$STAGE/etc/." "$STAGE/usr/share/punktfunk/etc/"
+  rm -rf "${STAGE:?}/etc"
+fi
+rm -rf "${STAGE:?}/var"   # rpm ghosts etc. — nothing outside /usr may remain
+
+# Self-update: the helper rides inside the image.
+install -Dm0755 "$HERE/punktfunk-sysext.sh" "$STAGE/usr/bin/punktfunk-sysext"
+
+# Compatibility marker. ID=fedora matches Bazzite & friends through os-release ID_LIKE;
+# VERSION_ID makes a major-rebased host refuse the old ABI instead of merging it.
+install -d "$STAGE/usr/lib/extension-release.d"
+cat > "$STAGE/usr/lib/extension-release.d/extension-release.punktfunk" <<EOF
+ID=fedora
+VERSION_ID=$VERSION_ID
+ARCHITECTURE=x86-64
+SYSEXT_ID=punktfunk
+SYSEXT_VERSION_ID=$PF_VR
+EXTENSION_RELOAD_MANAGER=1
+EOF
+
+# SELinux labels as pseudo-xattrs (see header). matchpathcon resolves each target path against
+# the targeted policy's file_contexts; <<none>> means "no specific entry" — skip those (the
+# handful of matches all resolve to real contexts for our payload).
+PSEUDO="$STAGE.pseudo"
+( cd "$STAGE" && find . -mindepth 1 \( -type f -o -type d \) -printf '/%P\n' ) | sort \
+  | while IFS= read -r path; do
+      ctx="$(matchpathcon -n "$path" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+      case "$ctx" in ''|'<<none>>') continue ;; esac
+      printf '%s x security.selinux=%s\n' "$path" "$ctx"
+    done > "$PSEUDO"
+[ -s "$PSEUDO" ] || { echo "matchpathcon produced no labels — refusing to build an unlabeled image" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+rm -f "$OUT"; mkdir -p "$(dirname "$OUT")"
+# -xattrs-exclude drops any security.selinux the staging fs already had (would collide with the
+# pseudo defs when building on an SELinux host); -all-root because cpio extracted as the CI uid.
+mksquashfs "$STAGE" "$OUT" -all-root -noappend -quiet \
+  -xattrs-exclude '^security.selinux' -pf "$PSEUDO"
+rm -f "$PSEUDO"
+echo "built $OUT (punktfunk $PF_VR, fedora $VERSION_ID, $(du -h "$OUT" | cut -f1))"
+echo "  install on the box:  punktfunk-sysext install   (or --from-file $OUT)"
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Publish a punktfunk sysext image into its feed on the Gitea generic package registry —
+# called by .gitea/workflows/rpm.yml after the RPM publish. A feed is one fixed URL
+# (…/punktfunk-sysext/<feed>/) holding versioned .raw files plus a SHA256SUMS manifest;
+# punktfunk-sysext(8) on the boxes reads SHA256SUMS to find + verify the newest image
+# (the layout is also exactly what systemd-sysupdate's url-file source expects, so a
+# .transfer feed can be added later without re-publishing anything).
+#
+# Usage: TOKEN=… [KEEP=6] bash publish-sysext-feed.sh <feed> <image.raw>
+#   <feed>   e.g. f43, f43-canary, f44 (Fedora major x channel)
+#   KEEP     newest images to keep in the feed; 0/unset-for-stable = keep all
+# Env: REGISTRY (git.unom.io), OWNER (unom), TOKEN (write:package PAT), CURL_USER (login name)
+set -euo pipefail
+
+FEED="${1:?usage: publish-sysext-feed.sh <feed> <image.raw>}"
+RAW="${2:?usage: publish-sysext-feed.sh <feed> <image.raw>}"
+[ -f "$RAW" ] || { echo "no such image: $RAW" >&2; exit 1; }
+REGISTRY="${REGISTRY:-git.unom.io}"
+OWNER="${OWNER:-unom}"
+KEEP="${KEEP:-0}"
+AUTH=(--user "${CURL_USER:-enricobuehler}:${TOKEN:?TOKEN (write:package PAT) required}")
+BASE="https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/generic/punktfunk-sysext/$FEED"
+
+FNAME="$(basename "$RAW")"
+SHA="$(sha256sum "$RAW" | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+
+# Merge into the existing manifest: drop any prior line for this filename, append ours.
+SUMS="$(mktemp)"; trap 'rm -f "$SUMS"' EXIT
+curl -fsS "${AUTH[@]}" "$BASE/SHA256SUMS" 2>/dev/null | grep -v " $FNAME\$" > "$SUMS" || true
+printf '%s  %s\n' "$SHA" "$FNAME" >> "$SUMS"
+
+# Prune: keep only the newest $KEEP images (by version sort) in manifest + registry.
+PRUNE=()
+if [ "$KEEP" -gt 0 ]; then
+  mapfile -t PRUNE < <(awk '{print $2}' "$SUMS" | sort -V | head -n -"$KEEP")
+  for f in "${PRUNE[@]:-}"; do
+    [ -n "$f" ] && sed -i "\| $f\$|d" "$SUMS"
+  done
+fi
+
+# Upload order keeps consumers consistent: image first, then the manifest referencing it,
+# then prune deletions (already absent from the manifest). Delete-before-put makes workflow
+# re-runs idempotent (the registry 409s on duplicate filenames; first-publish 404s are fine).
+curl -fsS -o /dev/null "${AUTH[@]}" -X DELETE "$BASE/$FNAME" || true
+curl -fsS -o /dev/null "${AUTH[@]}" --upload-file "$RAW" "$BASE/$FNAME"
+curl -fsS -o /dev/null "${AUTH[@]}" -X DELETE "$BASE/SHA256SUMS" || true
+curl -fsS -o /dev/null "${AUTH[@]}" --upload-file "$SUMS" "$BASE/SHA256SUMS"
+for f in "${PRUNE[@]:-}"; do
+  [ -n "$f" ] && { echo "pruning $f"; curl -fsS -o /dev/null "${AUTH[@]}" -X DELETE "$BASE/$f" || true; }
+done
+echo "published $FNAME -> $BASE ($(wc -l <"$SUMS") image(s) in the feed)"
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# punktfunk-sysext — install/update the punktfunk host on Bazzite / Fedora Atomic as a
+# systemd-sysext, the no-layering path (rpm-ostree layering is a last resort per the Bazzite
+# docs: it slows every update and can block upgrades; a sysext never enters an rpm-ostree
+# transaction, needs no reboot, and is trivially removable).
+#
+# The image overlays /usr from /var/lib/extensions/punktfunk.raw with the host, tray and web
+# console + their udev/sysctl/systemd-user payload; the RPMs' two /etc files (gamescope
+# session drop-in, tray autostart) ride inside at /usr/share/punktfunk/etc/ and are copied
+# into the real /etc here (a sysext can only carry /usr).
+#
+# Bootstrap (the script also ships inside the image as /usr/bin/punktfunk-sysext):
+#   curl -fsSLO https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/raw/branch/main/packaging/bazzite/punktfunk-sysext.sh
+#   sudo bash punktfunk-sysext.sh install            # or: install --channel canary
+# Thereafter:
+#   sudo punktfunk-sysext update | status | remove
+#
+# Feed: the Gitea generic package registry, one feed per Fedora major x channel
+# (…/punktfunk-sysext/f43/, f43-canary, f44, …), each a SHA256SUMS + versioned .raw files —
+# published by .gitea/workflows/rpm.yml from the same RPMs the (legacy) layering path uses.
+# The image pins ID=fedora + VERSION_ID, so after a major OS rebase the old image is refused
+# (not merged broken) and `punktfunk-sysext update` re-resolves against the new release.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REGISTRY="${PUNKTFUNK_SYSEXT_REGISTRY:-https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/generic/punktfunk-sysext}"
+CONF=/etc/punktfunk-sysext.conf
+EXT_DIR=/var/lib/extensions
+IMG="$EXT_DIR/punktfunk.raw"
+SIDECAR="$EXT_DIR/.punktfunk.version"
+MARKER=/usr/lib/extension-release.d/extension-release.punktfunk
+ETC_SRC=/usr/share/punktfunk/etc
+
+usage() {
+  sed -n 's/^#\( \|$\)//p' "$0" | sed -n '1,20p'
+  echo "usage: punktfunk-sysext install [--channel stable|canary] [--from-file X.raw]"
+  echo "       punktfunk-sysext update [--from-file X.raw] | status | remove"
+  exit "${1:-0}"
+}
+need_root() { [ "$(id -u)" = 0 ] || { echo "run as root (sudo)" >&2; exit 1; }; }
+
+os_version_id() { . /etc/os-release; echo "${VERSION_ID%%.*}"; }
+channel() { # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+  [ -f "$CONF" ] && . "$CONF"; echo "${CHANNEL:-stable}"; }
+feed_url() {
+  local suffix=""
+  [ "$(channel)" = canary ] && suffix="-canary"
+  echo "$REGISTRY/f$(os_version_id)$suffix"
+}
+
+# latest -> "VERSION FILENAME SHA256" from the feed's SHA256SUMS (highest by version sort).
+latest() {
+  local feed; feed="$(feed_url)"
+  curl -fsSL "$feed/SHA256SUMS" \
+    | awk '$2 ~ /^punktfunk-.*-x86-64\.raw$/ { v=$2; sub(/^punktfunk-/,"",v); sub(/-x86-64\.raw$/,"",v); print v, $2, $1 }' \
+    | sort -V | tail -n1
+}
+
+installed_version() {
+  if [ -f "$MARKER" ]; then
+    sed -n 's/^SYSEXT_VERSION_ID=//p' "$MARKER"
+  elif [ -f "$SIDECAR" ]; then
+    cat "$SIDECAR"
+  fi
+}
+merged() { [ -f "$MARKER" ]; }
+
+post_merge() {
+  if ! merged; then
+    echo "!! image installed but NOT merged — 'systemd-sysext status' / 'journalctl -u systemd-sysext'" >&2
+    echo "!! (an OS release the image doesn't match? 'punktfunk-sysext update' fetches the right one)" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  # What the RPM scriptlets would have done: pick up the uinput/uhid rule + the UDP buffer
+  # sysctl now, no reboot (both also auto-apply at boot once merged — the files live in /usr/lib).
+  udevadm control --reload 2>/dev/null || :
+  udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=misc 2>/dev/null || :
+  for f in /usr/lib/sysctl.d/99-punktfunk-net.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/99-punktfunk-client-net.conf; do
+    [ -f "$f" ] && sysctl -q -p "$f" 2>/dev/null || :
+  done
+  # The /etc payload a sysext can't carry. The gamescope-session drop-in is %config(noreplace):
+  # only seed it, never clobber a local edit. The tray autostart entry is not user config.
+  if [ -f "$ETC_SRC/gamescope-session-plus/sessions.d/steam" ] \
+     && [ ! -e /etc/gamescope-session-plus/sessions.d/steam ]; then
+    install -Dm0644 "$ETC_SRC/gamescope-session-plus/sessions.d/steam" \
+      /etc/gamescope-session-plus/sessions.d/steam
+  fi
+  if [ -f "$ETC_SRC/xdg/autostart/io.unom.Punktfunk.Tray.desktop" ]; then
+    install -Dm0644 "$ETC_SRC/xdg/autostart/io.unom.Punktfunk.Tray.desktop" \
+      /etc/xdg/autostart/io.unom.Punktfunk.Tray.desktop
+  fi
+}
+
+# do_install VERSION FILENAME SHA256 | do_install --from-file X.raw
+do_install() {
+  need_root
+  mkdir -p "$EXT_DIR"
+  local tmp="$EXT_DIR/.punktfunk.raw.new" ver
+  if [ "$1" = --from-file ]; then
+    ver="(local: $(basename "$2"))"
+    cp -f "$2" "$tmp"
+  else
+    ver="$1"
+    echo "downloading punktfunk $ver ($(channel), fedora $(os_version_id))…"
+    curl -fL --progress-bar -o "$tmp" "$(feed_url)/$2"
+    echo "$3  $tmp" | sha256sum -c --quiet
+  fi
+  mv -f "$tmp" "$IMG"          # marker inside is extension-release.punktfunk — name must match
+  echo "$ver" > "$SIDECAR"
+  systemctl enable --now systemd-sysext.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
+  systemd-sysext refresh
+  post_merge
+  echo "punktfunk $ver merged into /usr."
+}
+
+layering_hint() {
+  if command -v rpm-ostree >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+     && rpm-ostree status 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'LayeredPackages:.*punktfunk'; then
+    cat >&2 <<'EOF'
+!! punktfunk is ALSO layered via rpm-ostree. The sysext now shadows it, but remove the
+!! layer so it stops slowing/blocking OS updates (the reason this sysext exists):
+!!     sudo rpm-ostree uninstall punktfunk punktfunk-web && systemctl reboot
+EOF
+  fi
+}
+
+cmd_install() {
+  need_root
+  local from_file=""
+  while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+      --channel)   printf 'CHANNEL=%s\n' "${2:?}" > "$CONF"; shift 2 ;;
+      --from-file) from_file="${2:?}"; shift 2 ;;
+      *) usage 1 ;;
+    esac
+  done
+  if [ -n "$from_file" ]; then
+    do_install --from-file "$from_file"
+  else
+    local l; l="$(latest)"
+    [ -n "$l" ] || { echo "no image in the feed $(feed_url)" >&2; exit 1; }
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    do_install $l
+  fi
+  layering_hint
+  cat <<'EOF'
+
+First-run (once):
+  ujust add-user-to-input-group        # virtual gamepads; then log out + back in
+  mkdir -p ~/.config/punktfunk
+  cp /usr/share/punktfunk/host.env.bazzite ~/.config/punktfunk/host.env
+  systemctl --user daemon-reload && systemctl --user enable --now punktfunk-host
+Updates:  sudo punktfunk-sysext update
+EOF
+}
+
+cmd_update() {
+  need_root
+  if [ "${1:-}" = --from-file ]; then do_install --from-file "${2:?}"; return; fi
+  local cur l ver
+  cur="$(installed_version)"
+  l="$(latest)"
+  [ -n "$l" ] || { echo "no image in the feed $(feed_url)" >&2; exit 1; }
+  ver="${l%% *}"
+  if [ "$ver" = "$cur" ] && merged; then
+    echo "already on $cur (channel $(channel)) — nothing to do."
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "updating: ${cur:-<none>} -> $ver"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  do_install $l
+  echo "restart the host to pick up the new binary:  systemctl --user restart punktfunk-host"
+}
+
+cmd_status() {
+  echo "channel:    $(channel)"
+  echo "feed:       $(feed_url)"
+  echo "image:      $([ -f "$IMG" ] && du -h "$IMG" | cut -f1 || echo '(not installed)')"
+  echo "merged:     $(merged && echo yes || echo no)"
+  echo "installed:  $(installed_version || true)"
+  echo "latest:     $(latest 2>/dev/null | cut -d' ' -f1 || true)"
+}
+
+cmd_remove() {
+  need_root
+  # /etc cleanup needs the /usr payload for the unmodified-compare — do it BEFORE unmerging.
+  if merged; then
+    if cmp -s "$ETC_SRC/gamescope-session-plus/sessions.d/steam" \
+              /etc/gamescope-session-plus/sessions.d/steam 2>/dev/null; then
+      rm -f /etc/gamescope-session-plus/sessions.d/steam
+    fi
+  fi
+  rm -f /etc/xdg/autostart/io.unom.Punktfunk.Tray.desktop
+  rm -f "$IMG" "$SIDECAR" "$CONF"
+  systemd-sysext refresh 2>/dev/null || :
+  echo "punktfunk sysext removed (user config in ~/.config/punktfunk is untouched)."
+}
+
+case "${1:-}" in
+  install) shift; cmd_install "$@" ;;
+  update)  shift; cmd_update "$@" ;;
+  status)  shift; cmd_status ;;
+  remove)  shift; cmd_remove ;;
+  *) usage ;;
+esac
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
  exit 1
 fi

+# The sysext path (packaging/bazzite/punktfunk-sysext.sh) supersedes layering entirely — if the
+# box runs the sysext, it shadows any layered copy and THIS script won't change what executes.
+if [[ -f /var/lib/extensions/punktfunk.raw ]]; then
+  echo "NOTE: the punktfunk sysext is installed — update with 'punktfunk-sysext update' instead." >&2
+  echo "      (a layered punktfunk is shadowed by the sysext; consider removing the layer:" >&2
+  echo "       rpm-ostree uninstall punktfunk punktfunk-web)" >&2
+fi
+
 # Which punktfunk packages are actually layered right now (host, web, or both).
 mapfile -t layered < <(rpm-ostree status --json 2>/dev/null \
  | grep -oE '"punktfunk(-web)?"' | tr -d '"' | sort -u)
@@ -68,12 +68,11 @@ finish-args:
  #     PulseAudio shim — so it needs the real `pipewire-0` socket in the sandbox. With only
  #     --socket=pulseaudio the sandbox has just `pulse/native`, no `pipewire-0`, and playback +
  #     mic both die with "pw connect (is PipeWire running in this session?)" (observed live on the
-  #     Deck in Gaming Mode). --socket=pipewire is the canonical grant; --filesystem=xdg-run/
-  #     pipewire-0 binds the same socket portably (validated on-Deck: it makes pipewire-0 appear in
-  #     the sandbox where --socket=pipewire's CLI validation was flaky). Neither needs the
-  #     camera/portal dance (that's only for camera nodes). --socket=pulseaudio stays as a fallback
-  #     for any pulse-only path. ---
-  - --socket=pipewire
+  #     Deck in Gaming Mode). We bind the native socket via --filesystem=xdg-run/pipewire-0 (NOT
+  #     --socket=pipewire: this flatpak-builder toolchain rejects it as an "Unknown socket type",
+  #     and the Deck's flatpak 1.16 override CLI does too — the filesystem bind is the portable
+  #     form, validated on-Deck to make pipewire-0 appear + the client register its audio node).
+  #     --socket=pulseaudio stays as a fallback for any pulse-only path. ---
  - --filesystem=xdg-run/pipewire-0
  - --socket=pulseaudio
  # --- network: QUIC control + UDP data plane + mDNS discovery (_punktfunk._udp) ---