feat(cli): v0.5.5 — ping_mesh diagnostic tool

Sends test messages to self through the full pipeline per priority
and measures round-trip timing. Reports send→ack and send→receive
latency. Detects broker priority gating (status=working holds next/low).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

SPEC.md

@@ -855,7 +855,63 @@ The broker:
 
 ---
 
-## 13. Encryption
+## 13. Claude Code Integration — How Push Delivery Works
+
+Understanding how Claude Code processes channel notifications is critical for claudemesh reliability.
+
+### The notification pipeline
+
+```
+MCP server (claudemesh-cli)
+  └─ server.notification("notifications/claude/channel", { content, meta })
+      └─ writes JSON-RPC to stdout
+          └─ Claude Code reads from MCP process stdout
+              └─ setNotificationHandler fires
+                  └─ enqueue({ mode: "prompt", value: wrappedContent, origin: { kind: "channel" } })
+                      └─ React useSyncExternalStore triggers re-render
+                          └─ useQueueProcessor effect fires
+                              └─ processQueueIfReady() → executeInput()
+                                  └─ Claude sees ← claudemesh: ...
+```
+
+### Key requirements (from Claude Code source)
+
+1. **Feature gate**: `feature('KAIROS') || feature('KAIROS_CHANNELS')` must be true. `KAIROS_CHANNELS` is external (GrowthBook). `--dangerously-load-development-channels` sets `entry.dev = true` which bypasses the allowlist check but still requires the feature gate.
+
+2. **OAuth auth required**: Channel notifications require `claude.ai` authentication (OAuth tokens). API key users are blocked. This means `claude login --for-claude-ai` must have been run.
+
+3. **Server name must match**: The MCP server's declared name (`new Server({ name: "claudemesh" })`) must match the channel entry from `--dangerously-load-development-channels server:claudemesh`.
+
+4. **Meta keys**: Must match `/^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/`. No hyphens. All values must be strings.
+
+5. **Capability declaration**: Server must declare `experimental: { "claude/channel": {} }` in capabilities.
+
+6. **Queue processing is event-driven**: `enqueue()` triggers a React store update → `useEffect` fires → processes immediately. No polling needed on the Claude Code side. The 1s poll timer in claudemesh is for draining the WS push buffer into notifications — Claude Code handles the rest instantly.
+
+### Priority gating on the broker
+
+The broker holds `"next"` and `"low"` priority messages when the peer's status is `"working"`. Only `"now"` messages deliver immediately regardless of status. This is by design — but can cause perceived "push not working" when the hook reports `working` status.
+
+```
+Status: idle    → delivers: now, next, low
+Status: working → delivers: now only
+Status: dnd     → delivers: now only
+```
+
+If a peer appears to not receive messages, check their status in `list_peers`. A peer stuck in `"working"` (e.g., stale hook) will only receive `"now"` priority messages.
+
+### Common issues
+
+| Symptom | Likely cause |
+|---------|-------------|
+| Messages never arrive | Session started before CLI update — restart with `claudemesh launch` |
+| Messages arrive with 5+ minute delay | Peer status stuck on `"working"` — `next` messages held until idle |
+| `← claudemesh:` never appears in idle session | Feature gate `KAIROS_CHANNELS` not enabled, or not OAuth-authenticated |
+| Messages arrive only on `check_messages` | Channel handler not registered — check `--dangerously-load-development-channels` flag |
+
+---
+
+## 14. Encryption
 
 ### Direct messages
 

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claudemesh-cli",
-  "version": "0.5.2",
+  "version": "0.5.5",
   "description": "Claude Code MCP client for claudemesh — peer mesh messaging between Claude sessions.",
   "keywords": [
     "claude-code",

apps/cli/src/mcp/server.ts

@@ -707,6 +707,58 @@ Your message mode is "${messageMode}".
         return text(lines.join("\n"));
       }
 
+      case "ping_mesh": {
+        const { priorities: pingPriorities } = (args ?? {}) as { priorities?: string[] };
+        const toTest = (pingPriorities ?? ["now", "next"]) as Priority[];
+        const client = allClients()[0];
+        if (!client) return text("ping_mesh: not connected", true);
+        const results: string[] = [];
+
+        for (const prio of toTest) {
+          const sendTime = Date.now();
+          const pingId = `ping-${sendTime}-${prio}`;
+          // Send to self (broadcast) — should bounce back through the broker
+          const sendResult = await client.send("*", `__ping__${pingId}`, prio);
+          const ackTime = Date.now();
+
+          if (!sendResult.ok) {
+            results.push(`[${prio}] SEND FAILED: ${sendResult.error}`);
+            continue;
+          }
+
+          // Wait up to 10s for the ping to arrive in pushBuffer
+          let received = false;
+          let receiveTime = 0;
+          for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+            await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 100));
+            const buffer = client.pushHistory;
+            const match = buffer.find(m =>
+              m.plaintext?.includes(pingId) || false
+            );
+            if (match) {
+              received = true;
+              receiveTime = Date.now();
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+
+          if (received) {
+            results.push(
+              `[${prio}] OK — send→ack: ${ackTime - sendTime}ms, send→receive: ${receiveTime - sendTime}ms`
+            );
+          } else {
+            // Check peer status
+            const peers = await client.listPeers();
+            const selfStatus = peers.find(p => p.displayName === myName)?.status ?? "unknown";
+            results.push(
+              `[${prio}] NOT RECEIVED in 10s (your status: ${selfStatus}${selfStatus === "working" ? " — broker holds next/low" : ""})`
+            );
+          }
+        }
+
+        return text(`Ping results:\n${results.join("\n")}`);
+      }
+
       default:
         return text(`Unknown tool: ${name}`, true);
     }
@@ -722,14 +774,14 @@ Your message mode is "${messageMode}".
   // any mesh's broker connection becomes a <channel source="claudemesh">
   // system reminder injected into Claude Code's context.
   for (const client of allClients()) {
-    // Poll-based push: drain pushBuffer every 1s and emit channel notifications.
+    // Event-driven push: WS onPush fires immediately when a message arrives.
-    // This is the proven approach from claude-intercom. The WS onPush handler
+    // Claude Code's setNotificationHandler → enqueue → React useEffect pipeline
-    // fires instantly but server.notification() may not flush stdio reliably
+    // processes notifications instantly (no polling needed on Claude's side).
-    // from an async WS callback. Polling on a timer ensures consistent delivery.
+    // The old poll-based approach was an overcorrection — Claude Code source
-    if (messageMode !== "off") {
+    // confirms event-driven notification processing.
-      const pushPollTimer = setInterval(async () => {
+    client.onPush(async (msg) => {
-        const buffered = client.drainPushBuffer();
+      if (messageMode === "off") return;
-        for (const msg of buffered) {
+
       const fromPubkey = msg.senderPubkey || "";
       const fromName = fromPubkey
         ? await resolvePeerName(client, fromPubkey)
@@ -745,7 +797,7 @@ Your message mode is "${messageMode}".
             },
           });
         } catch { /* best effort */ }
-            continue;
+        return;
       }
 
       // push mode — full content
@@ -767,11 +819,11 @@ Your message mode is "${messageMode}".
             },
           },
         });
-          } catch { /* best effort */ }
+        process.stderr.write(`[claudemesh] pushed: from=${fromName} content=${content.slice(0, 60)}\n`);
-        }
+      } catch (pushErr) {
-      }, 1_000);
+        process.stderr.write(`[claudemesh] push FAILED: ${pushErr}\n`);
-      pushPollTimer.unref();
       }
+    });
 
     client.onStreamData(async (evt) => {
       try {

apps/cli/src/mcp/tools.ts

@@ -555,4 +555,21 @@ export const TOOLS: Tool[] = [
       "Get a complete overview of the mesh: peers, groups, state, memory, files, tasks, streams, tables. Call on session start for full situational awareness.",
     inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: {} },
   },
+
+  // --- Diagnostics ---
+  {
+    name: "ping_mesh",
+    description:
+      "Send test messages through the full pipeline and measure round-trip timing per priority. Diagnoses push delivery issues.",
+    inputSchema: {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        priorities: {
+          type: "array",
+          items: { type: "string", enum: ["now", "next", "low"] },
+          description: "Priorities to test (default: [\"now\", \"next\"])",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
 ];

apps/web/Dockerfile

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_URL=$NEXT_PUBLIC_URL
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_PRODUCT_NAME=$NEXT_PUBLIC_PRODUCT_NAME
 ENV NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_LOCALE=$NEXT_PUBLIC_DEFAULT_LOCALE
 
+# TURBOPACK=0 forces webpack for production build — Payload CMS's
+# richtext-lexical CSS imports fail under Turbopack.
+ENV TURBOPACK=0
 RUN npx turbo run build --filter=web...
 
 # Stage 2: runtime — standalone output only