From b23f46c3d850a5a5bb02921e323e57d14d829cf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: archipelago <archipelago@localhost>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:49:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(kiosk): companion remote control now reaches kiosk
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App.vue skipped starting the browser-side remote relay on kiosks, citing a
system-level xdotool injector that no longer exists — the backend's
remote-input path is relay-only (validate + broadcast). With no consumer,
companion input was silently dropped on TVs. Start the relay on kiosks
like everywhere else; rides the next release + ISO via the web bundle.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 neode-ui/src/App.vue         | 13 ++++++-------
 neode-ui/src/router/index.ts |  6 +++---
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/neode-ui/src/App.vue b/neode-ui/src/App.vue
index 32123807..0dcb8b52 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/App.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/App.vue
@@ -159,13 +159,12 @@ watch(() => appStore.isAuthenticated, (authenticated) => {
   if (authenticated) {
     messageToast.startPolling()
     screensaverStore.resetInactivityTimer()
-    // Don't start relay on kiosk — kiosk gets input via xdotool (system-level),
-    // relay would duplicate every keystroke/click as DOM events
-    const isKiosk = localStorage.getItem('kiosk') === 'true'
-      || new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).has('kiosk')
-    if (!isKiosk) {
-      startRemoteRelay()
-    }
+    // Kiosk included: the backend's remote-input path is relay-only (it
+    // validates and broadcasts; it never runs xdotool), so the browser-side
+    // relay is the ONLY consumer of companion input. Skipping it on kiosk —
+    // an assumption from a long-gone system-level xdotool injector — left
+    // TVs deaf to the companion remote.
+    startRemoteRelay()
   } else {
     messageToast.stopPolling()
     toastMessage.value = { show: false, text: '', fromPubkey: '' }
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/router/index.ts b/neode-ui/src/router/index.ts
index 1af23925..cba252f3 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/router/index.ts
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ const router = createRouter({
       // normal app (onboarding → login → dashboard) like any other client.
       // This route only persists kiosk mode + safe-area insets, then redirects
       // to the root app. The launcher still points Chromium here (not directly
-      // at `/`) so the 'kiosk' flag gets set — App.vue uses it to skip the
-      // remote relay, which would otherwise double xdotool input on the kiosk
-      // display. Public so the auth guard doesn't bounce us before beforeEnter.
+      // at `/`) so the 'kiosk' flag gets set — App.vue keys kiosk-only styling
+      // (kiosk-mode/kiosk-safe-area classes, dark AIUI pin) off it. Public so
+      // the auth guard doesn't bounce us before beforeEnter.
       path: '/kiosk',
       name: 'kiosk',
       meta: { public: true },