Redo moon and clouds as procedural shaders in the GL engine

The baked atlas sprites (blurred-circle clouds, gradient moon with flat maria blobs) read as cheap. Clouds are now built per-instance in the particle fragment shader from fbm density with a flattened base and lit tops; the moon renders in the sky shader with sphere shading, emboss relief, maria and a halo. Stars skip the moon disc since the sky pass draws first.
Rebuild weather effects on WebGL2 with new variants and a live demo page
2026-07-08 00:19:55 -07:00 · 2026-07-07 23:53:45 -07:00 · 2026-07-07 23:14:05 -07:00 · 2026-07-07 23:00:27 -07:00 · 2026-07-07 22:48:06 -07:00 · 2026-07-07 22:41:41 -07:00
30 changed files with 3011 additions and 591 deletions
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -77,6 +77,25 @@ interval_minutes = 360
 # item doesn't ping everyone.
 min_stories = 3

+# Server-side neural read-aloud (Piper, https://github.com/rhasspy/piper).
+# When enabled, the reader's "Listen" button streams real Piper voices instead
+# of the browser's robotic Web Speech voice. Signed-in only, so it needs
+# [web.auth] on too. Install the piper binary and one or more voice models
+# (<id>.onnx + <id>.onnx.json) into voices_dir first.
+[web.tts]
+enabled = false
+piper_bin = "/opt/piper/piper"      # path to the piper executable
+voices_dir = "/opt/piper/voices"    # dir holding <id>.onnx (+ .onnx.json) models
+default = "en_US-amy-medium"         # voice id selected until the reader picks another
+# List the voices to offer, in menu order. Omit the whole [[web.tts.voices]]
+# list to auto-discover every *.onnx in voices_dir (labelled by filename).
+[[web.tts.voices]]
+id = "en_US-amy-medium"
+label = "Amy (US, female)"
+[[web.tts.voices]]
+id = "en_US-ryan-high"
+label = "Ryan (US, male, HQ)"
+
 # Every enabled source MUST set direct_route to a key from [matrix.channels] above.
 # There is no automatic classification — Pete posts each story to its configured channel.
 # Optional: language = "en" drops feed items whose per-item <language> tag is
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type WebConfig struct {
 	BaseURL    string     `toml:"base_url"`    // public URL (used in metadata only)
 	Auth       AuthConfig `toml:"auth"`        // optional OIDC sign-in (Authentik)
 	Push       PushConfig `toml:"push"`        // optional Web Push digests (VAPID)
+	TTS        TTSConfig  `toml:"tts"`         // optional server-side neural read-aloud (Piper)
 	// AdminSubs is the allowlist of OIDC subjects allowed to view the
 	// owner-facing source-health dashboard at /status. Empty means the page is
 	// inaccessible to everyone (returns 404). Requires auth to be enabled.
@@ -53,6 +54,29 @@ type PushConfig struct {
 	MinStories int `toml:"min_stories"`
 }

+// TTSConfig wires server-side neural read-aloud (Piper). When enabled,
+// signed-in users get the reader's "Listen" button backed by real Piper voices
+// instead of the browser's robotic Web Speech voice. Read-aloud is a signed-in
+// perk, so this does nothing unless auth is also enabled.
+type TTSConfig struct {
+	Enabled   bool   `toml:"enabled"`
+	PiperBin  string `toml:"piper_bin"`  // path to the piper executable
+	VoicesDir string `toml:"voices_dir"` // directory holding <id>.onnx (+ .onnx.json) models
+	// Voices lists the voices to offer, in menu order. Each id is a model
+	// filename stem, so id "en_US-ryan-high" maps to <voices_dir>/en_US-ryan-high.onnx.
+	// Leave empty to auto-discover every *.onnx in voices_dir.
+	Voices []VoiceConfig `toml:"voices"`
+	// Default is the voice id selected until the reader picks another. Empty
+	// falls back to the first available voice.
+	Default string `toml:"default"`
+}
+
+// VoiceConfig is one selectable Piper voice.
+type VoiceConfig struct {
+	ID    string `toml:"id"`    // model filename stem, e.g. "en_US-ryan-high"
+	Label string `toml:"label"` // menu label, e.g. "Ryan — US, male"
+}
+
 // AuthConfig wires Pete's web UI to an OIDC provider (our Authentik instance).
 // When enabled, signed-in users get their preferences stored server-side keyed
 // by the OIDC subject; anonymous visitors keep using browser localStorage.
--- a/internal/ingestion/article.go
+++ b/internal/ingestion/article.go
@@ -193,12 +193,18 @@ func fetchArticleMetaOnce(articleURL, ua, referer string) ArticleMeta {

 	meta.Fetched = true
 	meta.ImageURL = extractOGImage(doc, articleURL)
+	// Paywall detection reads <script type="application/ld+json"> and the LWN
+	// marker, so run it before we strip non-content nodes below.
+	meta.Paywalled = detectPaywall(doc)
+	meta.SubscriberOnly = detectSubscriberOnly(articleURL, doc)
+	// Strip <script>/<style>/etc. before pulling body text — goquery's .Text()
+	// includes the source of inline scripts (e.g. Datawrapper embed resizers),
+	// which would otherwise leak verbatim into reader mode.
+	stripNonContent(doc)
 	// One body extraction serves both purposes: the text feeds reader mode and
 	// its length is the paywall/thin-body signal.
 	meta.BodyText = extractBodyText(doc)
 	meta.BodyChars = len(meta.BodyText)
-	meta.Paywalled = detectPaywall(doc)
-	meta.SubscriberOnly = detectSubscriberOnly(articleURL, doc)
 	return meta
 }

@@ -395,9 +401,19 @@ func FetchArticleBody(articleURL string) string {
 	if err != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
+	stripNonContent(doc)
 	return extractBodyText(doc)
 }

+// stripNonContent removes nodes whose text content is never article prose but
+// which goquery's .Text() would otherwise concatenate into the extracted body:
+// inline scripts (Datawrapper/embed resizers, analytics), CSS, and the fallback
+// markup inside <noscript>/<template>. Must run after any logic that inspects
+// these nodes (e.g. JSON-LD paywall detection).
+func stripNonContent(doc *goquery.Document) {
+	doc.Find("script, style, noscript, template").Remove()
+}
+
 func extractBodyText(doc *goquery.Document) string {
 	out := joinParagraphText(doc.Find("article p, main p"))
 	if len(out) < PaywallBodyThreshold {
--- a/internal/ingestion/og_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingestion/og_test.go
@@ -105,6 +105,31 @@ func TestExtractBodyCharsANNLayout(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+// TestExtractBodyTextStripsInlineScript guards against inline embed scripts
+// (Datawrapper iframe resizers, analytics) leaking into reader mode. goquery's
+// .Text() concatenates the source of <script> nodes, so extraction must strip
+// them first. The script here sits between two prose paragraphs, mirroring the
+// Politico/Datawrapper layout that surfaced the bug.
+func TestExtractBodyTextStripsInlineScript(t *testing.T) {
+	body := `<html><body><article>
+<p>While he has an overall net trust rating of +11 percent nationally, this masks a large regional gap between the north and south of the country.</p>
+<figure><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++);}}))}();</script></figure>
+<p>Burnham is on the cusp of becoming the U.K.'s seventh prime minister in 10 years and will enter Number 10 later this month after being elected unopposed.</p>
+</article></body></html>`
+	doc, err := goquery.NewDocumentFromReader(strings.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	stripNonContent(doc)
+	out := extractBodyText(doc)
+	if strings.Contains(out, "datawrapper-height") || strings.Contains(out, "addEventListener") {
+		t.Fatalf("inline script leaked into body text:\n%s", out)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "net trust rating") || !strings.Contains(out, "seventh prime minister") {
+		t.Fatalf("prose paragraphs missing from body text:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDetectSubscriberOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name string
--- a/internal/ingestion/parser.go
+++ b/internal/ingestion/parser.go
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ var (
 	wsRe      = regexp.MustCompile(`\s+`)
 	imgSrcRe  = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)<img[^>]+src=["']([^"']+)["']`)

+	// nonContentElemRe strips whole <script>/<style>/<noscript> elements —
+	// tags AND their text — before the generic tag strip runs. htmlTagRe alone
+	// removes only the tags, which would leave inline JavaScript (e.g. a
+	// Datawrapper embed resizer) as literal text in reader mode.
+	nonContentElemRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?is)<script\b[^>]*>.*?</script\s*>|<style\b[^>]*>.*?</style\s*>|<noscript\b[^>]*>.*?</noscript\s*>`)
+
 	// Used by extractContentText to preserve paragraph structure when turning
 	// content:encoded HTML into plain text.
 	blockCloseRe  = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)</(p|div|li|h[1-6]|blockquote|article|section|figure|figcaption|ul|ol|table|tr|pre)>`)
@@ -149,6 +155,9 @@ func extractLede(desc string) string {
 	if desc == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
+	// Drop <script>/<style>/<noscript> (tags and their inner text) before the
+	// generic tag strip, which would otherwise leave the inner text behind.
+	desc = nonContentElemRe.ReplaceAllString(desc, " ")
 	// Replace tags with a space so adjacent blocks like </p><p> don't fuse words.
 	text := htmlTagRe.ReplaceAllString(desc, " ")
 	text = html.UnescapeString(text)
@@ -165,7 +174,11 @@ func extractContentText(raw string) string {
 	if strings.TrimSpace(raw) == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
-	s := brRe.ReplaceAllString(raw, "\n")
+	// Remove <script>/<style>/<noscript> elements whole (tags + inner text)
+	// first — otherwise htmlTagRe below strips only the tags and leaves inline
+	// JavaScript (e.g. a Datawrapper embed resizer) as literal reader text.
+	s := nonContentElemRe.ReplaceAllString(raw, "\n")
+	s = brRe.ReplaceAllString(s, "\n")
 	s = blockCloseRe.ReplaceAllString(s, "\n\n")
 	s = htmlTagRe.ReplaceAllString(s, "")
 	s = html.UnescapeString(s)
--- a/internal/ingestion/parser_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingestion/parser_test.go
@@ -94,4 +94,26 @@ func TestExtractContentText(t *testing.T) {
 	if n := len(extractContentText(long)); n > maxContentChars {
 		t.Errorf("capped length = %d, want <= %d", n, maxContentChars)
 	}
+
+	// Inline embed scripts (Datawrapper resizers, analytics) must be dropped
+	// whole — tags and body — not left as literal reader text. htmlTagRe alone
+	// strips only the tags, so extractContentText has to remove the element first.
+	embed := `<p>Net trust rating of +11 percent nationally.</p>` +
+		`<figure><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");}))}();</script></figure>` +
+		`<p>Burnham is on the cusp of becoming prime minister.</p>`
+	gotEmbed := extractContentText(embed)
+	if strings.Contains(gotEmbed, "datawrapper") || strings.Contains(gotEmbed, "addEventListener") || strings.Contains(gotEmbed, "querySelectorAll") {
+		t.Errorf("inline script leaked into content text:\n%s", gotEmbed)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{"Net trust rating", "prime minister"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(gotEmbed, want) {
+			t.Errorf("prose %q missing from content text:\n%s", want, gotEmbed)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// The same guard applies to descriptions/ledes.
+	ledeIn := `Trust gap widens.<script>track("x");</script> North vs south.`
+	if gotLede := extractLede(ledeIn); strings.Contains(gotLede, "track") {
+		t.Errorf("inline script leaked into lede: %q", gotLede)
+	}
 }
--- a/internal/storage/db.go
+++ b/internal/storage/db.go
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ func runMigrations(d *sql.DB) error {
 	// else the body scraped during paywall detection) for reader mode. Stories
 	// ingested before this column existed simply have NULL and fall back to lede.
 	addColumnIfMissing(d, "stories", "content", "TEXT")
+	// content_chars caches the character count of content so the "N min read"
+	// chip never has to LENGTH() the full body on the hot listing path. Filled at
+	// insert time; the backfill below populates rows that predate the column.
+	addColumnIfMissing(d, "stories", "content_chars", "INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0")
+	backfillContentChars(d)
 	addColumnIfMissing(d, "stories", "published_at", "INTEGER")
 	addColumnIfMissing(d, "post_log", "url_canonical", "TEXT")
 	addColumnIfMissing(d, "post_log", "forced", "INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0")
@@ -125,6 +130,10 @@ func RunMaintenance() {
 	exec("prune orphan user_story_state",
 		`DELETE FROM user_story_state WHERE story_id NOT IN (SELECT id FROM stories)`)

+	// Same for per-story view counts once their story has aged out.
+	exec("prune orphan story_views",
+		`DELETE FROM story_views WHERE story_id NOT IN (SELECT id FROM stories)`)
+
 	// Daily unique tokens are only useful for the recent window; their salts are
 	// long gone. page_views is kept forever (tiny aggregate, all-time totals).
 	exec("prune old daily_visitors",
@@ -134,13 +143,36 @@ func RunMaintenance() {
 	exec("optimize", "PRAGMA optimize")
 }

-// exec is a fire-and-forget helper that logs errors.
+// exec is a fire-and-forget helper that logs errors. Several callers run it from
+// background goroutines (metrics, view counts), which can outlive a Close() — so
+// unlike Get() it must not panic on a nil handle: it simply skips the write.
 func exec(label, query string, args ...any) {
-	if _, err := Get().Exec(query, args...); err != nil {
+	mu.RLock()
+	db := globalDB
+	mu.RUnlock()
+	if db == nil {
+		slog.Warn("db exec skipped: no database", "op", label)
+		return
+	}
+	if _, err := db.Exec(query, args...); err != nil {
 		slog.Error("db exec failed", "op", label, "err", err)
 	}
 }

+// backfillContentChars populates content_chars for rows carrying a body but a
+// zero count — i.e. stories ingested before the column existed. LENGTH() counts
+// characters (code points) for TEXT, matching the utf8.RuneCountInString done at
+// insert. After the first run this matches no rows (bodied stories are set,
+// bodyless ones stay 0 and are filtered by content IS NOT NULL), so it's a cheap
+// startup no-op thereafter.
+func backfillContentChars(d *sql.DB) {
+	if _, err := d.Exec(
+		`UPDATE stories SET content_chars = LENGTH(content)
+		 WHERE content_chars = 0 AND content IS NOT NULL AND content <> ''`); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("backfill content_chars failed", "err", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func addColumnIfMissing(d *sql.DB, table, column, columnType string) {
 	q := fmt.Sprintf("ALTER TABLE %s ADD COLUMN %s %s", table, column, columnType)
 	if _, err := d.Exec(q); err != nil {
--- a/internal/storage/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/storage/metrics.go
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ const secondsPerDay = 86400
 // unixDay returns the current UTC day number (floor(unix / 86400)).
 func unixDay() int64 { return nowUnix() / secondsPerDay }

+// UnixDay is the exported current UTC day number, for callers building
+// day-windowed queries (e.g. the trending rail's 7-day cutoff).
+func UnixDay() int64 { return unixDay() }
+
 // RecordPageView increments the all-time and per-day view counter for a coarse
 // path label ("home", a channel slug, …). Fire-and-forget: a failure here must
 // never affect serving a page, so errors are logged and swallowed.
@@ -28,6 +32,59 @@ func RecordVisitor(token string) {
 		unixDay(), token)
 }

+// RecordStoryView bumps the per-day read counter for a single story. Called
+// when a visitor opens the story in reader mode. Fire-and-forget like the other
+// metrics writes: a failure here must never affect serving the article.
+func RecordStoryView(id int64) {
+	exec("record story view",
+		`INSERT INTO story_views (story_id, day, views) VALUES (?, ?, 1)
+		 ON CONFLICT(story_id, day) DO UPDATE SET views = views + 1`,
+		id, unixDay())
+}
+
+// StoryViewTotals returns all-time read counts for the given story ids, as a
+// map keyed by id. Ids with no recorded views are simply absent from the map
+// (callers treat missing as zero). Best-effort: on error it returns whatever it
+// managed to read, so a metrics hiccup never blanks a page.
+func StoryViewTotals(ids []int64) map[int64]int {
+	out := make(map[int64]int, len(ids))
+	if len(ids) == 0 {
+		return out
+	}
+	ph, args := intInClause(ids)
+	rows, err := Get().Query(
+		`SELECT story_id, SUM(views) FROM story_views
+		 WHERE story_id IN (`+ph+`) GROUP BY story_id`, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("metrics: story view totals query failed", "err", err)
+		return out
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var id int64
+		var n int
+		if err := rows.Scan(&id, &n); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("metrics: scan story view total failed", "err", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		out[id] = n
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("metrics: story view totals iteration failed", "err", err)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// intInClause builds a "?, ?, …" placeholder string and matching args slice for
+// a SQL IN (…) over int64 ids.
+func intInClause(ids []int64) (string, []any) {
+	args := make([]any, len(ids))
+	for i, id := range ids {
+		args[i] = id
+	}
+	return placeholders(len(ids)), args
+}
+
 // PathStat is one row of the per-page usage breakdown.
 type PathStat struct {
 	Path  string
--- a/internal/storage/queries.go
+++ b/internal/storage/queries.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 )

 func nowUnix() int64 {
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ func InsertStory(s *Story) error {
 		publishedAt = s.PublishedAt
 	}
 	_, err := Get().Exec(
-		`INSERT INTO stories (guid, headline, lede, content, image_url, article_url, url_canonical, headline_norm, source, platforms, channel, classified, paywalled, seen_at, published_at)
-		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-		s.GUID, s.Headline, s.Lede, nullIfEmpty(s.Content), s.ImageURL, s.ArticleURL, nullIfEmpty(s.URLCanonical), nullIfEmpty(s.HeadlineNorm), s.Source, s.Platforms, s.Channel, classified, paywalled, s.SeenAt, publishedAt,
+		`INSERT INTO stories (guid, headline, lede, content, content_chars, image_url, article_url, url_canonical, headline_norm, source, platforms, channel, classified, paywalled, seen_at, published_at)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		s.GUID, s.Headline, s.Lede, nullIfEmpty(s.Content), utf8.RuneCountInString(s.Content), s.ImageURL, s.ArticleURL, nullIfEmpty(s.URLCanonical), nullIfEmpty(s.HeadlineNorm), s.Source, s.Platforms, s.Channel, classified, paywalled, s.SeenAt, publishedAt,
 	)
 	return err
 }
@@ -380,6 +381,72 @@ func ListRecentlyPosted(limit int) ([]Story, error) {
 	return out, rows.Err()
 }

+// TrendingStories returns the most-read classified stories (real channels only)
+// counting views recorded on or after sinceDay (a unix day number), newest-ish
+// as a tiebreak. Used for the home page's "popular this week" rail. Stories with
+// no views in the window don't appear, so the rail is empty until reads exist.
+func TrendingStories(limit int, sinceDay int64) ([]Story, error) {
+	rows, err := Get().Query(
+		`SELECT s.id, s.guid, s.headline, s.lede, s.image_url, s.article_url, s.source, s.platforms, s.channel, s.paywalled, s.seen_at,
+		        EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM post_log p WHERE p.guid = s.guid) AS posted
+		 FROM stories s
+		 JOIN story_views v ON v.story_id = s.id
+		 WHERE s.classified = 1
+		   AND s.channel IS NOT NULL
+		   AND s.channel NOT IN ('_discarded', '_duplicate')
+		   AND v.day >= ?
+		 GROUP BY s.id
+		 ORDER BY SUM(v.views) DESC, COALESCE(s.published_at, s.seen_at) DESC
+		 LIMIT ?`, sinceDay, limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var out []Story
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var s Story
+		if err := rows.Scan(&s.ID, &s.GUID, &s.Headline, &s.Lede, &s.ImageURL, &s.ArticleURL, &s.Source, &s.Platforms, &s.Channel, &s.Paywalled, &s.SeenAt, &s.Posted); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		out = append(out, s)
+	}
+	return out, rows.Err()
+}
+
+// StoryContentLengths returns the captured article text length (in characters)
+// for the given story ids, as a map keyed by id. Used to estimate a "N min read"
+// chip. It reads the precomputed content_chars column rather than LENGTH()-ing
+// the full body, so the hot listing path never scans article text. Ids with no
+// captured content have content_chars = 0 and are absent from the map (treated
+// as zero by callers).
+func StoryContentLengths(ids []int64) map[int64]int {
+	out := make(map[int64]int, len(ids))
+	if len(ids) == 0 {
+		return out
+	}
+	ph, args := intInClause(ids)
+	rows, err := Get().Query(
+		`SELECT id, content_chars FROM stories
+		 WHERE id IN (`+ph+`) AND content_chars > 0`, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("story content lengths query failed", "err", err)
+		return out
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var id, n int64
+		if err := rows.Scan(&id, &n); err != nil {
+			slog.Error("scan content length failed", "err", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		out[id] = int(n)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("story content lengths iteration failed", "err", err)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 // CountClassifiedByChannel returns how many classified stories exist for a channel.
 func CountClassifiedByChannel(channel string) (int, error) {
 	var n int
--- a/internal/storage/schema.go
+++ b/internal/storage/schema.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS stories (
    headline      TEXT NOT NULL,
    lede          TEXT,
    content       TEXT,
+    content_chars INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
    image_url     TEXT,
    article_url   TEXT NOT NULL,
    url_canonical TEXT,
@@ -115,6 +116,18 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS daily_visitors (
    PRIMARY KEY (day, visitor)
 );

+-- Per-story read counts, keyed by story id and UTC day. Incremented whenever a
+-- visitor opens a story in reader mode (/api/article). The day dimension lets
+-- us surface "popular this week" without a separate rollup; summing across all
+-- days gives the all-time count shown on cards. Rows age out with their story
+-- via the foreign-key-less prune in RunMaintenance.
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS story_views (
+    story_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    day      INTEGER NOT NULL,           -- unix day (floor(unix / 86400)), UTC
+    views    INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    PRIMARY KEY (story_id, day)
+);
+
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_post_log_guid_channel ON post_log(guid, channel);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_post_log_event_id ON post_log(event_id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_post_log_channel_posted ON post_log(channel, posted_at);
@@ -129,6 +142,7 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_reactions_post_guid ON reactions(post_guid);
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_reactions_event_id ON reactions(event_id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_page_views_day ON page_views(day);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_daily_visitors_day ON daily_visitors(day);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_story_views_day ON story_views(day);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_user_state_bookmarks ON user_story_state(user_sub, bookmarked_at) WHERE bookmarked_at IS NOT NULL;
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_user_state_reads ON user_story_state(user_sub, read_at) WHERE read_at IS NOT NULL;
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_push_sub_user ON push_subscriptions(user_sub);
--- a/internal/storage/story_views_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/story_views_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package storage
+
+import "testing"
+
+// insertClassified is a tiny helper to seed a visible story and return its id.
+func insertClassified(t *testing.T, guid, headline, content string) int64 {
+	t.Helper()
+	s := &Story{
+		GUID:       guid,
+		Headline:   headline,
+		Content:    content,
+		ArticleURL: "https://example.com/" + guid,
+		Source:     "Example Wire",
+		Channel:    "tech",
+		Classified: true,
+		SeenAt:     nowUnix(),
+	}
+	if err := InsertStory(s); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("insert %s: %v", guid, err)
+	}
+	var id int64
+	if err := Get().QueryRow(`SELECT id FROM stories WHERE guid = ?`, guid).Scan(&id); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("lookup %s: %v", guid, err)
+	}
+	return id
+}
+
+func TestStoryViews_TotalsAndTrending(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTestDB(t)
+
+	a := insertClassified(t, "s-a", "Story A", "some body text here")
+	b := insertClassified(t, "s-b", "Story B", "")
+	c := insertClassified(t, "s-c", "Story C", "another body")
+
+	// A read three times, C twice, B never.
+	RecordStoryView(a)
+	RecordStoryView(a)
+	RecordStoryView(a)
+	RecordStoryView(c)
+	RecordStoryView(c)
+
+	totals := StoryViewTotals([]int64{a, b, c})
+	if totals[a] != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("totals[a] = %d, want 3", totals[a])
+	}
+	if _, ok := totals[b]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("totals[b] present = %v, want absent (zero views)", totals[b])
+	}
+	if totals[c] != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("totals[c] = %d, want 2", totals[c])
+	}
+
+	// Trending over the last week: A (3) before C (2); B is absent (no views).
+	trend, err := TrendingStories(10, unixDay()-6)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("trending: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(trend) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("trending len = %d, want 2 (B has no views)", len(trend))
+	}
+	if trend[0].ID != a || trend[1].ID != c {
+		t.Errorf("trending order = [%d, %d], want [%d, %d]", trend[0].ID, trend[1].ID, a, c)
+	}
+
+	// A window that starts after today excludes everything.
+	future, err := TrendingStories(10, unixDay()+1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("trending future: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(future) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("trending (future window) len = %d, want 0", len(future))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStoryContentLengths(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTestDB(t)
+
+	a := insertClassified(t, "c-a", "Has body", "hello world body")
+	b := insertClassified(t, "c-b", "No body", "")
+
+	lengths := StoryContentLengths([]int64{a, b})
+	if lengths[a] != len("hello world body") {
+		t.Errorf("lengths[a] = %d, want %d", lengths[a], len("hello world body"))
+	}
+	if _, ok := lengths[b]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("lengths[b] present, want absent (empty content)")
+	}
+	if got := StoryContentLengths(nil); len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("StoryContentLengths(nil) = %v, want empty", got)
+	}
+}
--- a/internal/web/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/web/handlers.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ type StoryView struct {
 	Posted     bool
 	Paywalled  bool   // source is gated and no archive workaround succeeded
 	Channel    string // channel slug; also the theme key
+	ReadMins   int    // estimated reading time in minutes; 0 = unknown (no chip)
+	Views      int    // all-time reader-mode opens; 0 = none yet (no badge)
 }

 func toView(s storage.Story) StoryView {
@@ -44,6 +46,49 @@ func toView(s storage.Story) StoryView {
 	}
 }

+// decorate fills the ReadMins and Views fields on one or more groups of story
+// cards using two cheap batch queries over the whole id set. Called just before
+// render so every listing (home rails, channel pages, bookmarks, for-you) shows
+// a reading-time chip and a read count without each list query having to carry
+// those columns. Best-effort: a metrics hiccup just leaves the badges off.
+func decorate(groups ...[]StoryView) {
+	var ids []int64
+	seen := make(map[int64]bool)
+	for _, g := range groups {
+		for _, v := range g {
+			if v.ID > 0 && !seen[v.ID] {
+				seen[v.ID] = true
+				ids = append(ids, v.ID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(ids) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	lengths := storage.StoryContentLengths(ids)
+	views := storage.StoryViewTotals(ids)
+	for _, g := range groups {
+		for i := range g {
+			g[i].ReadMins = readMinutes(lengths[g[i].ID])
+			g[i].Views = views[g[i].ID]
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// readMinutes turns a character count into a rounded minutes-to-read estimate,
+// assuming ~200 wpm and ~6 characters per word (5-letter words plus a space).
+// Any non-empty body reads as at least "1 min".
+func readMinutes(chars int) int {
+	if chars <= 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	mins := (chars + 600) / 1200 // round to nearest minute (200 wpm * 6 chars)
+	if mins < 1 {
+		mins = 1
+	}
+	return mins
+}
+
 type pageData struct {
 	SiteTitle      string
 	Channels       []Channel
@@ -59,6 +104,7 @@ type pageData struct {
 	IsAdmin        bool         // signed-in user is on the admin allowlist (shows /status link)
 	PushEnabled    bool         // Web Push is configured (shows the notifications toggle to signed-in users)
 	PushPublicKey  string       // VAPID public key handed to the client to subscribe
+	TTS            template.JS  // JSON {enabled, default, voices:[{id,label}]} for read-aloud, or "null"
 }

 type channelPage struct {
@@ -79,6 +125,7 @@ type indexPage struct {
 	Stats      []channelStat
 	Latest     []StoryView
 	ForYou     []StoryView // personalized rail; empty for anon / no-history users
+	Trending   []StoryView // most-read this week; empty until reads accumulate
 }

 type channelStat struct {
@@ -120,6 +167,10 @@ func (s *Server) base(r *http.Request) pageData {
 		PostingEnabled: s.postingEnabled,
 		PushEnabled:    s.auth != nil && s.cfg.Push.Enabled,
 		PushPublicKey:  s.cfg.Push.VAPIDPublicKey,
+		TTS:            template.JS("null"),
+	}
+	if s.tts != nil {
+		d.TTS = s.tts.clientConfig()
 	}
 	if s.auth != nil {
 		if u := s.auth.userFromRequest(r); u != nil {
@@ -138,6 +189,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	const (
 		justPostedLimit = 6
 		latestLimit     = 16
+		trendingLimit   = 8
 	)

 	postedRows, err := storage.ListRecentlyPosted(justPostedLimit)
@@ -179,11 +231,23 @@ func (s *Server) handleIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		stats = append(stats, stat)
 	}

+	// Popular this week: most-read stories over the trailing 7 UTC days. Empty
+	// until reads accumulate, so the section simply doesn't render on a fresh DB.
+	var trending []StoryView
+	if trendRows, err := storage.TrendingStories(trendingLimit, storage.UnixDay()-6); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("web: trending query failed", "err", err)
+	} else {
+		for _, row := range trendRows {
+			trending = append(trending, toView(row))
+		}
+	}
+
 	data := indexPage{
 		pageData:   s.base(r),
 		JustPosted: justPosted,
 		Stats:      stats,
 		Latest:     latest,
+		Trending:   trending,
 	}
 	// For signed-in users with some read/bookmark history, lead with a small
 	// personalized rail. ForYou returns nothing for anon / no-history users, so
@@ -200,6 +264,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	decorate(data.Trending, data.ForYou, data.JustPosted, data.Latest)
 	s.render(w, "index", data)
 }

@@ -228,6 +293,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleForYou(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	for _, row := range rows {
 		views = append(views, toView(row))
 	}
+	decorate(views)
 	base := s.base(r)
 	base.Active = "for-you"
 	s.render(w, "for-you", forYouPage{pageData: base, Stories: views})
@@ -257,6 +323,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleChannel(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ch Channe
 		views = append(views, toView(r))
 	}
 	total, _ := storage.CountClassifiedByChannel(ch.Slug)
+	decorate(views)

 	base := s.base(r)
 	base.Active = ch.Slug
@@ -315,6 +382,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleBookmarks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	for _, row := range rows {
 		views = append(views, toView(row))
 	}
+	decorate(views)
 	total, _ := storage.CountBookmarks(u.Sub)

 	base := s.base(r)
@@ -333,7 +401,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleBookmarks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }

 var (
-	demoVariants    = []string{"rain", "petals", "jacaranda", "motes", "leaves", "clear", "clouds", "snow", "fog", "storm"}
+	demoVariants    = []string{"clear", "clouds", "rain", "storm", "hail", "snow", "fog", "haze", "wind", "aurora", "petals", "jacaranda", "motes", "leaves"}
 	demoIntensities = []string{"light", "medium", "heavy"}
 	demoPhases      = []string{"day", "dawn", "dusk", "night"}
 )
@@ -363,10 +431,12 @@ func seasonForVariant(v string) string {
 		return "winter"
 	case "petals", "jacaranda":
 		return "spring"
-	case "motes":
+	case "motes", "haze":
 		return "summer"
-	case "leaves":
+	case "leaves", "wind":
 		return "autumn"
+	case "hail":
+		return "winter"
 	}
 	return ""
 }
@@ -519,6 +589,11 @@ func (s *Server) handleArticle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, `{"error":"not found"}`, http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
+	// Opening a story in reader mode is our per-story read signal. found==true
+	// means the id passed the same visibility filter the listings use, so this
+	// can't be driven to inflate counts for hidden/unclassified stories. Fired
+	// in the background so serving the body never waits on the write.
+	go storage.RecordStoryView(id)
 	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{"content": content, "lede": lede})
 }

--- a/internal/web/server.go
+++ b/internal/web/server.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	srv            *http.Server
 	tpls           map[string]*template.Template // keyed by page name (e.g. "index", "channel")
 	auth           *Authenticator                // nil when sign-in is disabled or unavailable
+	tts            *ttsService                   // nil when server-side read-aloud is disabled
 	adminSubs      map[string]bool               // OIDC subjects allowed to view /status
 	pushHTTP       *http.Client                  // SSRF-guarded client for Web Push delivery; built lazily by pushClient()

@@ -115,6 +116,18 @@ func New(cfg config.WebConfig, sources []config.SourceConfig, postingEnabled boo
 		}
 	}

+	// Optional server-side neural read-aloud (Piper). Signed-in only, so it is
+	// only useful alongside auth; newTTS logs and disables itself on any misconfig.
+	if s.auth != nil {
+		tts, err := newTTS(cfg.TTS)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		s.tts = tts
+	} else if cfg.TTS.Enabled {
+		slog.Warn("web: TTS enabled but auth is off; read-aloud is signed-in only, so it stays disabled")
+	}
+
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()

 	staticSub, err := fs.Sub(staticFS, "static")
@@ -142,6 +155,11 @@ func New(cfg config.WebConfig, sources []config.SourceConfig, postingEnabled boo
 		mux.HandleFunc("GET /"+ch.Slug+"/feed.xml", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { s.handleFeedXML(w, r, ch.Slug) })
 		mux.HandleFunc("GET /"+ch.Slug+"/feed.json", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) { s.handleFeedJSON(w, r, ch.Slug) })
 	}
+	// Public source-health page. The handler renders a trimmed reader view for
+	// everyone and the full diagnostic view only for admins, so it lives outside
+	// the auth block.
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /status", s.handleStatus)
+
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /healthz", func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("ok"))
@@ -158,11 +176,13 @@ func New(cfg config.WebConfig, sources []config.SourceConfig, postingEnabled boo
 		mux.HandleFunc("GET /api/state", s.handleState)
 		mux.HandleFunc("GET /bookmarks", s.handleBookmarks)
 		mux.HandleFunc("GET /for-you", s.handleForYou)
-		mux.HandleFunc("GET /status", s.handleStatus)
 		if s.cfg.Push.Enabled {
 			mux.HandleFunc("POST /api/push/subscribe", s.handlePushSubscribe)
 			mux.HandleFunc("POST /api/push/unsubscribe", s.handlePushUnsubscribe)
 		}
+		if s.tts != nil {
+			mux.HandleFunc("POST /api/tts", s.handleTTS)
+		}
 	}

 	s.srv = &http.Server{
--- a/internal/web/static/css/input.css
+++ b/internal/web/static/css/input.css
@@ -232,6 +232,74 @@ html[data-phase="night"] {
  .pete-reader-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.35; cursor: default; transform: none; }
  .pete-reader-btn-open { background: var(--accent); border-color: transparent; color: #1c1305; text-decoration: none; }
  .pete-reader-btn-open:hover { background: var(--accent); filter: brightness(1.08); }
+  /* Active/pressed toolbar toggle (Listen while speaking, Aa while menu open). */
+  .pete-reader-btn[aria-pressed="true"],
+  .pete-reader-btn[aria-expanded="true"] {
+    background: var(--accent);
+    border-color: transparent;
+    color: #1c1305;
+  }
+
+  /* Text-options popover, anchored under the Aa button in the reader bar. */
+  .pete-reader-type { position: relative; display: inline-flex; }
+  .pete-reader-typemenu[hidden] { display: none; }
+  .pete-reader-typemenu {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: calc(100% + 0.5rem);
+    right: 0;
+    z-index: 10;
+    width: 15rem;
+    padding: 0.75rem;
+    border-radius: 1rem;
+    background: var(--card);
+    color: var(--ink);
+    border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
+    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(20, 14, 6, 0.28);
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.6rem;
+  }
+  html[data-phase="night"] .pete-reader-typemenu { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12); }
+  .pete-reader-typerow { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 0.6rem; }
+  .pete-reader-typelabel { font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; opacity: 0.7; }
+  .pete-reader-typebtns { display: inline-flex; gap: 0.25rem; }
+  .pete-reader-typebtns button {
+    min-width: 2rem;
+    height: 2rem;
+    padding: 0 0.55rem;
+    border-radius: 0.6rem;
+    background: rgba(20, 14, 6, 0.06);
+    color: var(--ink);
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    border: 2px solid transparent;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background 0.15s ease;
+  }
+  html[data-phase="night"] .pete-reader-typebtns button { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); }
+  .pete-reader-typebtns button:hover { background: rgba(20, 14, 6, 0.12); }
+  .pete-reader-typebtns button.is-active {
+    background: var(--accent);
+    color: #1c1305;
+    border-color: transparent;
+  }
+  .pete-reader-voicerow[hidden] { display: none; }
+  .pete-reader-voice {
+    font: inherit;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0.4rem;
+    border-radius: 0.55rem;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(20, 14, 6, 0.18);
+    background: rgba(20, 14, 6, 0.06);
+    color: inherit;
+    max-width: 11rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  html[data-phase="night"] .pete-reader-voice {
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+  }

  .pete-reader-scroll {
    flex: 1 1 auto;
@@ -239,6 +307,7 @@ html[data-phase="night"] {
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    border-radius: 1.75rem;
  }
+  .pete-reader-scroll:focus { outline: none; }

  .pete-reader-article {
    background: var(--card);
@@ -287,9 +356,33 @@ html[data-phase="night"] {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  }

-  .pete-reader-body { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.75; }
+  /* Reader typography, driven by the Aa popover and persisted per-device. The
+     size lives as a CSS var on the scroll container; font + paper are classes. */
+  .pete-reader-scroll { --reader-fs: 1.08rem; }
+  .pete-reader-body { font-size: var(--reader-fs); line-height: 1.75; }
  .pete-reader-body p { margin-bottom: 1.05em; }
  .pete-reader-body p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+  .pete-reader-scroll.is-size-s  { --reader-fs: 0.98rem; }
+  .pete-reader-scroll.is-size-m  { --reader-fs: 1.08rem; }
+  .pete-reader-scroll.is-size-l  { --reader-fs: 1.22rem; }
+  .pete-reader-scroll.is-size-xl { --reader-fs: 1.4rem; }
+  .pete-reader-scroll.is-serif .pete-reader-body {
+    font-family: Georgia, "Iowan Old Style", "Times New Roman", serif;
+  }
+  /* Sepia paper: warm background + ink regardless of day/night phase. */
+  .pete-reader-scroll.is-sepia .pete-reader-article {
+    background: #f6ecd6;
+    color: #4a3a28;
+    border-color: rgba(74, 58, 40, 0.16);
+  }
+  .pete-reader-scroll.is-sepia .pete-reader-note { border-top-color: rgba(74, 58, 40, 0.18); opacity: 0.8; }
+  .pete-reader-scroll.is-sepia .pete-reader-hero { background: rgba(74, 58, 40, 0.08); }
+  /* Currently-spoken paragraph highlight while reading aloud. */
+  .pete-reader-body p.is-speaking {
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 32%, transparent);
+    border-radius: 0.4rem;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.35rem color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 32%, transparent);
+  }

  .pete-reader-note {
    margin-top: 1.25rem;
@@ -313,6 +406,26 @@ html[data-phase="night"] {
  }
  .pete-reader-empty-emoji { font-size: 2.5rem; }

+  /* Transient confirmation toast (e.g. "Link copied") shown over the reader. */
+  .pete-reader-toast {
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 50%;
+    bottom: 4.5rem;
+    transform: translate(-50%, 0.5rem);
+    z-index: 20;
+    padding: 0.5rem 0.9rem;
+    border-radius: 9999px;
+    background: rgba(20, 14, 6, 0.9);
+    color: #fff;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    opacity: 0;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
+  }
+  .pete-reader-toast.is-shown { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, 0); }
+
  .pete-reader-hint {
    text-align: center;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
@@ -328,6 +441,9 @@ html[data-phase="night"] {

  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .pete-reader-hint { display: none; }
+    /* With Listen/Share/Aa added, let the toolbar wrap instead of overflowing. */
+    .pete-reader-bar { flex-wrap: wrap; }
+    .pete-reader-nav { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-end; row-gap: 0.4rem; }
  }

  /* "You might also like" rail, shown under the article in feed mode. Lives
--- a/internal/web/static/css/output.css
+++ b/internal/web/static/css/output.css
--- a/internal/web/static/js/reader.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/js/reader.js
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
  var closeBtn = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-close]");
  var backdrop = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-backdrop]");
  var readerBookmarkBtn = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-bookmark]");
+  var listenBtn = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-listen]");
+  var shareBtn = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-share]");
+  var typeBtn = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-type]");
+  var typeMenu = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-typemenu]");
+  var voiceRow = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-voicerow]");
+  var voiceSel = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-voice]");
  var relatedEl = overlay.querySelector("[data-reader-related]");
  var relatedCache = {}; // id -> results array

@@ -30,11 +36,19 @@
  var SIGNED_IN = !!(window.PETE_USER);
  var bookmarkSet = Object.create(null); // id -> 1 for bookmarked stories

+  // Read-aloud is a signed-in-only perk, backed by server-side Piper voices
+  // (window.PETE_TTS) rather than the browser's robotic Web Speech voice. Share
+  // is available to everyone (native sheet where present, clipboard otherwise).
+  var TTS_CFG = (window.PETE_TTS && window.PETE_TTS.enabled &&
+    window.PETE_TTS.voices && window.PETE_TTS.voices.length) ? window.PETE_TTS : null;
+  var TTS_OK = SIGNED_IN && !!TTS_CFG;
+
  var items = []; // {id, url, headline, lede, image, time, source, chTitle, chEmoji, chTheme, posted, paywalled}
  var index = 0;
  var open = false;
  var contentCache = {}; // id -> {content, lede}
  var inflight = null;
+  var bodyReady = false; // true once the real article body is rendered (not the loading placeholder)

  // ---- read-state store -----------------------------------------------------
  function loadRead() {
@@ -238,7 +252,7 @@

  function renderBody(it, bodyHTML) {
    var hero = it.image
-      ? '<img class="pete-reader-hero" src="' + escapeHTML(it.image) + '" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async">'
+      ? '<img class="pete-reader-hero" src="' + escapeHTML(it.image) + '" alt="' + escapeHTML(it.headline) + '" loading="lazy" decoding="async">'
      : "";
    var href = safeURL(it.url);
    var note = '<p class="pete-reader-note">' +
@@ -255,6 +269,7 @@
  }

  function loadingBody(it) {
+    bodyReady = false; // read-aloud waits for the real body, not this placeholder
    renderBody(it, '<p style="opacity:.55">Loading the full story…</p>');
  }

@@ -265,6 +280,7 @@
      html = '<p style="opacity:.7">No article text was captured for this story. Open the original to read it.</p>';
    }
    renderBody(it, html);
+    bodyReady = true;
  }

  function fetchContent(it) {
@@ -312,7 +328,7 @@
          escapeHTML(it.channel_title) + "</span>"
        : "";
      var thumb = it.thumb_url
-        ? '<img class="pete-reader-related-thumb" src="' + escapeHTML(it.thumb_url) + '" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async">'
+        ? '<img class="pete-reader-related-thumb" src="' + escapeHTML(it.thumb_url) + '" alt="' + escapeHTML(it.headline || "") + '" loading="lazy" decoding="async">'
        : '<div class="pete-reader-related-thumb pete-reader-related-thumb-empty"></div>';
      html += '<a class="pete-reader-related-card" href="' + escapeHTML(href) + '" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">' +
        thumb +
@@ -345,6 +361,7 @@

  // ---- navigation -----------------------------------------------------------
  function show(i) {
+    stopSpeak(); // never keep reading a story the user navigated away from
    index = i;
    if (index >= items.length) { renderDone(); return; }
    var it = items[index];
@@ -366,6 +383,7 @@
  }

  function renderDone() {
+    stopSpeak();
    clearRelated();
    progressEl.textContent = items.length + " / " + items.length;
    linkEl.style.display = "none";
@@ -390,6 +408,263 @@
    return 0;
  }

+  // ---- typography (Aa popover) ----------------------------------------------
+  // Per-device reading preferences: text size, sans/serif, default/sepia paper.
+  // Kept in localStorage (like the read set) rather than the synced prefs blob,
+  // since they're a device-local reading-comfort choice.
+  var TYPE_KEY = "pete.reader.type.v1";
+  var SIZES = ["s", "m", "l", "xl"];
+  var typePrefs = { size: "m", font: "sans", paper: "default" };
+  (function loadType() {
+    try {
+      var raw = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(TYPE_KEY) || "{}");
+      if (raw && typeof raw === "object") {
+        if (SIZES.indexOf(raw.size) >= 0) typePrefs.size = raw.size;
+        if (raw.font === "serif" || raw.font === "sans") typePrefs.font = raw.font;
+        if (raw.paper === "sepia" || raw.paper === "default") typePrefs.paper = raw.paper;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {}
+  })();
+  function saveType() {
+    try { localStorage.setItem(TYPE_KEY, JSON.stringify(typePrefs)); } catch (e) {}
+  }
+  function applyType() {
+    if (!scrollEl) return;
+    SIZES.forEach(function (s) { scrollEl.classList.remove("is-size-" + s); });
+    scrollEl.classList.add("is-size-" + typePrefs.size);
+    scrollEl.classList.toggle("is-serif", typePrefs.font === "serif");
+    scrollEl.classList.toggle("is-sepia", typePrefs.paper === "sepia");
+    paintType();
+  }
+  function paintType() {
+    if (!typeMenu) return;
+    typeMenu.querySelectorAll("[data-size]").forEach(function (b) {
+      b.classList.toggle("is-active", b.getAttribute("data-size") === typePrefs.size);
+    });
+    typeMenu.querySelectorAll("[data-font]").forEach(function (b) {
+      b.classList.toggle("is-active", b.getAttribute("data-font") === typePrefs.font);
+    });
+    typeMenu.querySelectorAll("[data-paper]").forEach(function (b) {
+      b.classList.toggle("is-active", b.getAttribute("data-paper") === typePrefs.paper);
+    });
+  }
+  function toggleTypeMenu(force) {
+    if (!typeMenu || !typeBtn) return;
+    var openNow = force != null ? force : typeMenu.hidden;
+    typeMenu.hidden = !openNow;
+    typeBtn.setAttribute("aria-expanded", openNow ? "true" : "false");
+  }
+
+  // ---- share ----------------------------------------------------------------
+  var toastEl = null, toastTimer = null;
+  function toast(msg) {
+    if (!toastEl) {
+      toastEl = document.createElement("div");
+      toastEl.className = "pete-reader-toast";
+      overlay.appendChild(toastEl);
+    }
+    toastEl.textContent = msg;
+    toastEl.classList.add("is-shown");
+    if (toastTimer) clearTimeout(toastTimer);
+    toastTimer = setTimeout(function () { toastEl.classList.remove("is-shown"); }, 1800);
+  }
+  function shareCurrent() {
+    var it = items[index];
+    if (!it) return;
+    var url = safeURL(it.url);
+    if (!url) { toast("No link to share"); return; }
+    var data = { title: it.headline || "Pete", text: it.headline || "", url: url };
+    if (navigator.share) {
+      navigator.share(data).catch(function () {});
+      return;
+    }
+    if (navigator.clipboard && navigator.clipboard.writeText) {
+      navigator.clipboard.writeText(url).then(
+        function () { toast("Link copied ✓"); },
+        function () { toast("Couldn't copy link"); }
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    window.open(url, "_blank", "noopener");
+  }
+
+  // ---- read aloud (signed-in only, server-side Piper) -----------------------
+  // Each paragraph is synthesized on demand by POSTing its text to /api/tts and
+  // playing the returned WAV. We fetch the next paragraph while the current one
+  // plays, so the model-load + synthesis latency is hidden behind playback.
+  // speakGen is bumped on every stop/start/voice-change; any async callback that
+  // fires afterwards checks it against its captured gen and no-ops if stale.
+  var VOICE_KEY = "pete.reader.voice.v1";
+  var speaking = false;
+  var speakGen = 0;
+  var speakParas = [];   // <p> elements currently highlighted
+  var speakItems = [];   // [{el, text}] for the whole article
+  var speakIdx = 0;      // index into speakItems currently playing
+  var speakReq = null;   // in-flight fetch for the current paragraph (has .ctrl)
+  var prefetch = null;   // { idx, gen, promise, abort } for the next paragraph
+  var audioEl = null;    // shared <audio> element
+  var currentURL = null; // object URL currently loaded into audioEl
+
+  // Device-local voice choice, like the type prefs (see loadType).
+  var ttsVoice = "";
+  (function loadVoice() {
+    if (!TTS_CFG) return;
+    var saved = "";
+    try { saved = localStorage.getItem(VOICE_KEY) || ""; } catch (e) {}
+    var ok = TTS_CFG.voices.some(function (v) { return v.id === saved; });
+    ttsVoice = ok ? saved : TTS_CFG.default;
+  })();
+  function saveVoice() { try { localStorage.setItem(VOICE_KEY, ttsVoice); } catch (e) {} }
+
+  function speakingText() {
+    if (!articleEl) return [];
+    var out = [];
+    var h = articleEl.querySelector(".pete-reader-title");
+    if (h && h.textContent.trim()) out.push({ el: null, text: h.textContent.trim() });
+    articleEl.querySelectorAll(".pete-reader-body p").forEach(function (p) {
+      var t = p.textContent.trim();
+      if (t) out.push({ el: p, text: t });
+    });
+    return out;
+  }
+  function clearSpeakHighlight() {
+    speakParas.forEach(function (p) { p.classList.remove("is-speaking"); });
+    speakParas = [];
+  }
+  function highlight(item) {
+    clearSpeakHighlight();
+    if (item && item.el) {
+      item.el.classList.add("is-speaking");
+      speakParas.push(item.el);
+      try { item.el.scrollIntoView({ block: "center", behavior: "smooth" }); } catch (e) {}
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ttsFetch kicks off synthesis of one paragraph. Returns { ctrl, promise },
+  // where promise resolves to an object URL for the audio blob.
+  function ttsFetch(text) {
+    var ctrl = new AbortController();
+    var promise = fetch("/api/tts", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ voice: ttsVoice, text: text }),
+      signal: ctrl.signal,
+    }).then(function (r) {
+      if (!r.ok) throw new Error("tts " + r.status);
+      return r.blob();
+    }).then(function (b) { return URL.createObjectURL(b); });
+    return { ctrl: ctrl, promise: promise };
+  }
+  function abortPrefetch() {
+    if (!prefetch) return;
+    try { prefetch.ctrl.abort(); } catch (e) {}
+    // If it already resolved to a URL, reclaim it.
+    prefetch.promise.then(function (u) { URL.revokeObjectURL(u); }, function () {});
+    prefetch = null;
+  }
+  function startPrefetch(i, gen) {
+    var item = speakItems[i];
+    if (!item) { prefetch = null; return; }
+    var req = ttsFetch(item.text);
+    prefetch = { idx: i, gen: gen, ctrl: req.ctrl, promise: req.promise };
+  }
+  function playURL(url, gen) {
+    if (!audioEl) audioEl = new Audio();
+    if (currentURL) URL.revokeObjectURL(currentURL);
+    currentURL = url;
+    audioEl.src = url;
+    audioEl.onended = function () { if (speaking && gen === speakGen) playIdx(speakIdx + 1); };
+    audioEl.onerror = function () { if (speaking && gen === speakGen) playIdx(speakIdx + 1); };
+    var pr = audioEl.play();
+    if (pr && pr.catch) pr.catch(function () {}); // ignore autoplay/abort rejections
+  }
+  function playIdx(i) {
+    if (!speaking) return;
+    var gen = speakGen;
+    var item = speakItems[i];
+    if (!item) { stopSpeak(); return; }
+    speakIdx = i;
+    highlight(item);
+    var urlP;
+    if (prefetch && prefetch.idx === i && prefetch.gen === gen) {
+      urlP = prefetch.promise;
+      prefetch = null; // hand off; do not abort/revoke this one
+    } else {
+      abortPrefetch();
+      var req = ttsFetch(item.text);
+      speakReq = req;
+      urlP = req.promise;
+    }
+    urlP.then(function (url) {
+      if (!speaking || gen !== speakGen) { URL.revokeObjectURL(url); return; }
+      speakReq = null;
+      startPrefetch(i + 1, gen); // synthesize the next paragraph during playback
+      playURL(url, gen);
+    }).catch(function () {
+      if (!speaking || gen !== speakGen) return;
+      speakReq = null;
+      playIdx(i + 1); // skip a paragraph that failed rather than stalling
+    });
+  }
+  function teardownAudio() {
+    if (speakReq) { try { speakReq.ctrl.abort(); } catch (e) {} speakReq = null; }
+    abortPrefetch();
+    if (audioEl) { try { audioEl.pause(); } catch (e) {} audioEl.onended = null; audioEl.onerror = null; audioEl.removeAttribute("src"); }
+    if (currentURL) { URL.revokeObjectURL(currentURL); currentURL = null; }
+  }
+  function stopSpeak() {
+    if (!TTS_OK) return;
+    speakGen++;
+    speaking = false;
+    teardownAudio();
+    speakItems = [];
+    clearSpeakHighlight();
+    if (listenBtn) { listenBtn.setAttribute("aria-pressed", "false"); listenBtn.textContent = "🔊 Listen"; }
+  }
+  function startSpeak() {
+    if (!TTS_OK) return;
+    if (!bodyReady) { toast("Still loading…"); return; }
+    var parts = speakingText();
+    if (!parts.length) { toast("Nothing to read yet"); return; }
+    speakGen++;
+    teardownAudio();
+    speaking = true;
+    speakItems = parts;
+    speakIdx = 0;
+    if (listenBtn) { listenBtn.setAttribute("aria-pressed", "true"); listenBtn.textContent = "⏹ Stop"; }
+    playIdx(0);
+  }
+  function toggleSpeak() {
+    if (!TTS_OK) return;
+    if (speaking) stopSpeak(); else startSpeak();
+  }
+  // Switching voice restarts the current paragraph with the new voice so the
+  // change is audible immediately, keeping our place in the article.
+  function changeVoice(id) {
+    if (!TTS_CFG) return;
+    ttsVoice = id;
+    saveVoice();
+    if (voiceSel) voiceSel.value = ttsVoice;
+    if (speaking) {
+      speakGen++;
+      teardownAudio();
+      playIdx(speakIdx);
+    }
+  }
+  function buildVoiceMenu() {
+    if (!voiceSel || !TTS_CFG) return;
+    voiceSel.innerHTML = "";
+    TTS_CFG.voices.forEach(function (v) {
+      var o = document.createElement("option");
+      o.value = v.id;
+      o.textContent = v.label;
+      voiceSel.appendChild(o);
+    });
+    voiceSel.value = ttsVoice;
+    voiceSel.addEventListener("change", function () { changeVoice(voiceSel.value); });
+    if (voiceRow) voiceRow.hidden = false;
+  }
+
  // ---- open / close ---------------------------------------------------------
  function openReader() {
    items = collect();
@@ -397,10 +672,16 @@
    open = true;
    overlay.classList.remove("hidden");
    document.body.classList.add("overflow-hidden");
+    applyType();
    show(firstUnread());
+    // Move focus into the scroll region so Space / PageUp-Down / arrow keys
+    // scroll the story, not the page behind it, without a click first.
+    if (scrollEl) { try { scrollEl.focus({ preventScroll: true }); } catch (e) { scrollEl.focus(); } }
  }
  function closeReader() {
    open = false;
+    stopSpeak();
+    toggleTypeMenu(false);
    if (inflight) { inflight.abort(); inflight = null; }
    clearRelated();
    overlay.classList.add("hidden");
@@ -427,6 +708,37 @@
      if (it) setBookmark(it.id, !isBookmarked(it.id));
    });

+    // Read-aloud: signed-in only, and only when server-side TTS is configured.
+    if (listenBtn) {
+      if (TTS_OK) { listenBtn.style.display = ""; listenBtn.addEventListener("click", toggleSpeak); buildVoiceMenu(); }
+      else listenBtn.style.display = "none";
+    }
+    // Share: available to everyone.
+    if (shareBtn) { shareBtn.style.display = ""; shareBtn.addEventListener("click", shareCurrent); }
+
+    // Text-options popover.
+    if (typeBtn) typeBtn.addEventListener("click", function (e) { e.stopPropagation(); toggleTypeMenu(); });
+    if (typeMenu) {
+      typeMenu.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+        var b = e.target.closest("button");
+        if (!b) return;
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        if (b.hasAttribute("data-size")) typePrefs.size = b.getAttribute("data-size");
+        else if (b.hasAttribute("data-font")) typePrefs.font = b.getAttribute("data-font");
+        else if (b.hasAttribute("data-paper")) typePrefs.paper = b.getAttribute("data-paper");
+        else return;
+        saveType();
+        applyType();
+      });
+    }
+    // Close the type popover on any outside click.
+    document.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+      if (!typeMenu || typeMenu.hidden) return;
+      if (e.target.closest("[data-reader-type]")) return;
+      toggleTypeMenu(false);
+    });
+    applyType();
+
    initUserState();
  });

@@ -465,7 +777,14 @@
    switch (e.key) {
      case "ArrowRight": case "l": case " ": e.preventDefault(); next(); break;
      case "ArrowLeft": case "h": e.preventDefault(); prev(); break;
-      case "Escape": e.preventDefault(); closeReader(); break;
+      case "Escape":
+        e.preventDefault();
+        if (typeMenu && !typeMenu.hidden) toggleTypeMenu(false); // esc closes the popover first
+        else closeReader();
+        break;
+      case "s": case "S": e.preventDefault(); shareCurrent(); break;
+      case "t": case "T": e.preventDefault(); toggleTypeMenu(); break;
+      case "r": case "R": if (TTS_OK) { e.preventDefault(); toggleSpeak(); } break;
      case "o": case "Enter": {
        var it = items[index];
        var href = it && safeURL(it.url);
--- a/internal/web/static/js/search.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/js/search.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
    const html = items.map((r, i) => {
      const thumb = r.thumb_url
        ? `<div class="hidden sm:block w-20 h-20 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5">
-             <img src="${escapeHTML(r.thumb_url)}" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"
+             <img src="${escapeHTML(r.thumb_url)}" alt="${escapeHTML(r.headline || "")}" loading="lazy" decoding="async"
                  class="h-full w-full object-cover">
           </div>`
        : `<div class="hidden sm:flex w-20 h-20 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 text-2xl">${escapeHTML(r.channel_emoji || "·")}</div>`;
--- a/internal/web/static/js/weather-2d.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/js/weather-2d.js
@@ -0,0 +1,487 @@
+// Canvas2D weather engine — the fallback when WebGL2 isn't available. This is
+// the original hand-drawn renderer wrapped as an engine factory; weather.js
+// owns the toggle, storage and the PeteWeather API and just calls
+// set/start/stop here. New GPU-only variants (hail, haze, wind, aurora) alias
+// to their nearest 2D look so the fallback never renders a blank page.
+(function () {
+  window.PeteWeatherEngines = window.PeteWeatherEngines || {};
+
+  window.PeteWeatherEngines.canvas2d = function (canvas) {
+    var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
+    if (!ctx) return null;
+    var root = document.documentElement;
+
+    var W = 0, H = 0, DPR = 1;
+    function resize() {
+      DPR = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);
+      W = canvas.clientWidth || window.innerWidth;
+      H = canvas.clientHeight || window.innerHeight;
+      canvas.width = Math.floor(W * DPR);
+      canvas.height = Math.floor(H * DPR);
+      ctx.setTransform(DPR, 0, 0, DPR, 0, 0);
+    }
+    resize();
+    window.addEventListener("resize", resize);
+
+    var aliases = { hail: "snow", haze: "motes", wind: "leaves", aurora: "clear" };
+
+    var counts = {
+      rain: 160, petals: 50, jacaranda: 55, motes: 70, leaves: 38,
+      snow: 150, clouds: 7, fog: 7, clear: 0, storm: 200
+    };
+    var mults = { light: 0.6, medium: 1.0, heavy: 1.4 };
+
+    function rand(a, b) { return a + Math.random() * (b - a); }
+
+    var variant = null;       // current rendered variant
+    var intensity = "heavy";  // light | medium | heavy
+    var particles = [];
+    var flash = 0;            // lightning flash decay (storm only)
+    var nextBolt = 2;         // seconds until next lightning bolt (storm only)
+
+    function spawn(initial) {
+      var p = {};
+      p.x = rand(0, W);
+      p.y = initial ? rand(0, H) : rand(-40, -10);
+      p.z = rand(0.7, 1.3); // depth — affects size + speed + alpha
+      if (variant === "rain" || variant === "storm") {
+        p.vy = rand(700, 1100) * p.z;
+        p.vx = -rand(60, 120);
+        p.len = rand(10, 18) * p.z;
+        p.alpha = rand(0.25, 0.55);
+      } else if (variant === "snow") {
+        p.vy = rand(35, 75) * p.z;
+        p.swayAmp = rand(12, 34);
+        p.swayFreq = rand(0.3, 0.8);
+        p.swayPhase = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
+        p.size = rand(2, 4.6) * p.z;
+        p.alpha = rand(0.65, 0.95);
+      } else if (variant === "clouds") {
+        // Soft puffs drifting across the upper sky.
+        p.y = initial ? rand(0, H * 0.5) : rand(-H * 0.1, H * 0.45);
+        p.x = initial ? rand(0, W) : -rand(120, 320);
+        p.vx = rand(8, 22);
+        p.size = rand(80, 170) * p.z;
+        p.alpha = rand(0.32, 0.55);
+        p.sprite = Math.floor(rand(0, 3));
+      } else if (variant === "fog") {
+        // Wide translucent bands creeping sideways.
+        p.y = rand(H * 0.1, H);
+        p.x = initial ? rand(0, W) : -rand(200, 500);
+        p.vx = rand(6, 16);
+        p.w = rand(260, 520);
+        p.h = rand(70, 150);
+        p.alpha = rand(0.05, 0.14);
+      } else if (variant === "petals" || variant === "jacaranda") {
+        p.vy = rand(60, 120);
+        p.swayAmp = rand(20, 50);
+        p.swayFreq = rand(0.4, 0.9);
+        p.swayPhase = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
+        p.rot = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
+        p.vrot = rand(-1.2, 1.2);
+        p.size = rand(8, 16) * p.z;
+        p.alpha = rand(0.75, 1.0);
+        if (variant === "jacaranda") {
+          p.hue = rand(265, 285);    // blue-violet — jacaranda uses the petal silhouette in purple
+          p.sat = rand(55, 75);
+          p.light = rand(70, 82);
+        } else {
+          p.hue = rand(335, 355);    // pink (almond/cherry)
+          p.sat = rand(60, 80);
+          p.light = rand(78, 88);
+        }
+      } else if (variant === "motes") {
+        p.vx = rand(-15, 25);
+        p.vy = rand(8, 25);
+        p.size = rand(1.2, 2.8) * p.z;
+        p.alpha = rand(0.35, 0.7);
+        p.twinklePhase = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
+        p.twinkleFreq = rand(0.5, 1.5);
+      } else if (variant === "leaves") {
+        p.vy = rand(70, 130);
+        p.swayAmp = rand(30, 70);
+        p.swayFreq = rand(0.3, 0.6);
+        p.swayPhase = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
+        p.rot = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
+        p.vrot = rand(-2.0, 2.0);
+        p.size = rand(10, 18) * p.z;
+        p.alpha = rand(0.8, 1.0);
+        p.hue = rand(18, 42); // orange→amber→brown
+        p.light = rand(38, 55);
+      }
+      return p;
+    }
+
+    var night = root.dataset.phase === "night";
+    function refreshNight() { night = root.dataset.phase === "night"; }
+
+    function drawRain(p) {
+      // Day/dawn/dusk backgrounds are warm and pale, so the rain needs a darker,
+      // more saturated blue plus a slightly thicker line to stay visible. Night
+      // keeps a paler tone so streaks read against the dark palette.
+      if (night) {
+        ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(200,215,240," + p.alpha + ")";
+        ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+      } else {
+        ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(60,95,150," + Math.min(1, p.alpha + 0.25) + ")";
+        ctx.lineWidth = 1.3;
+      }
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.moveTo(p.x, p.y);
+      ctx.lineTo(p.x - p.len * 0.12, p.y + p.len);
+      ctx.stroke();
+    }
+
+    function drawSnow(p) {
+      // Soft round flake with a faint glow so it reads on light and dark palettes.
+      var col = night ? "235,242,255" : "255,255,255";
+      ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(" + col + "," + p.alpha + ")";
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, p.size, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+      ctx.fill();
+      if (!night) {
+        // A thin cool outline keeps white flakes visible against cream backgrounds.
+        ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(150,180,220," + (p.alpha * 0.5) + ")";
+        ctx.lineWidth = 0.6;
+        ctx.stroke();
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Pre-baked cloud sprites: clustered blobs softened with a heavy blur so each
+    // cloud reads as one fluffy mass. Built once per palette (day/night) onto
+    // offscreen canvases, then just drifted — cheap to animate.
+    var cloudSprites = null;
+    var cloudSpritesNight = null;
+
+    // Three silhouettes for variety. Each is a list of blobs [cx, cy, r] in a
+    // 0..1 box (x across, y down) with a flattish base around y≈0.66.
+    var cloudShapes = [
+      [[0.50, 0.50, 0.26], [0.34, 0.56, 0.20], [0.66, 0.56, 0.20], [0.42, 0.40, 0.18],
+       [0.58, 0.38, 0.17], [0.22, 0.60, 0.15], [0.78, 0.60, 0.15], [0.50, 0.62, 0.22]],
+      [[0.46, 0.52, 0.24], [0.30, 0.58, 0.18], [0.62, 0.50, 0.22], [0.74, 0.58, 0.16],
+       [0.40, 0.40, 0.16], [0.56, 0.36, 0.15], [0.18, 0.62, 0.13], [0.84, 0.62, 0.12]],
+      [[0.52, 0.50, 0.28], [0.36, 0.56, 0.19], [0.68, 0.56, 0.18], [0.48, 0.36, 0.16],
+       [0.26, 0.60, 0.14], [0.74, 0.60, 0.15], [0.60, 0.62, 0.18], [0.40, 0.62, 0.18]]
+    ];
+
+    function makeCloudSprite(col, shape) {
+      var c = document.createElement("canvas");
+      var w = 320, h = 224;
+      c.width = w; c.height = h;
+      var cx = c.getContext("2d");
+      cx.filter = "blur(18px)"; // the softness that turns blobs into a cloud
+      cx.fillStyle = "rgba(" + col + ",1)";
+      for (var i = 0; i < shape.length; i++) {
+        cx.beginPath();
+        cx.arc(shape[i][0] * w, shape[i][1] * h, shape[i][2] * w, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+        cx.fill();
+      }
+      return c;
+    }
+
+    function ensureCloudSprites() {
+      if (cloudSprites && cloudSpritesNight === night) return;
+      // Day sky is warm cream so clouds need a cool slate-grey; night uses a pale
+      // tone against the dark palette.
+      var col = night ? "206,216,236" : "150,164,190";
+      cloudSprites = cloudShapes.map(function (s) { return makeCloudSprite(col, s); });
+      cloudSpritesNight = night;
+    }
+
+    function drawCloud(p) {
+      ensureCloudSprites();
+      var spr = cloudSprites[p.sprite % cloudSprites.length];
+      var w = p.size * 2.6;
+      var h = w * (spr.height / spr.width);
+      ctx.globalAlpha = p.alpha;
+      ctx.drawImage(spr, p.x - w / 2, p.y - h / 2, w, h);
+      ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
+    }
+
+    function drawFog(p) {
+      var col = night ? "150,160,180" : "230,228,224";
+      var g = ctx.createLinearGradient(p.x - p.w / 2, 0, p.x + p.w / 2, 0);
+      g.addColorStop(0, "rgba(" + col + ",0)");
+      g.addColorStop(0.5, "rgba(" + col + "," + p.alpha + ")");
+      g.addColorStop(1, "rgba(" + col + ",0)");
+      ctx.fillStyle = g;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.ellipse(p.x, p.y, p.w / 2, p.h / 2, 0, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+      ctx.fill();
+    }
+
+    function drawMoon(cx, cy, mr) {
+      var TAU = Math.PI * 2;
+      ctx.save();
+      // Clip everything to the lunar disc so shading stays inside the sphere.
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(cx, cy, mr, 0, TAU);
+      ctx.clip();
+
+      // Spherical body shading — light source upper-right, terminator lower-left.
+      var lx = cx + mr * 0.45, ly = cy - mr * 0.45;
+      var body = ctx.createRadialGradient(lx, ly, mr * 0.1, cx, cy, mr * 1.35);
+      body.addColorStop(0, "rgba(249,251,255,0.97)");
+      body.addColorStop(0.55, "rgba(214,222,240,0.92)");
+      body.addColorStop(1, "rgba(140,151,180,0.85)");
+      ctx.fillStyle = body;
+      ctx.fillRect(cx - mr, cy - mr, mr * 2, mr * 2);
+
+      // Limb darkening — fade the edge so the disc reads as a ball, not a coin.
+      var limb = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, mr * 0.62, cx, cy, mr);
+      limb.addColorStop(0, "rgba(18,24,46,0)");
+      limb.addColorStop(1, "rgba(18,24,46,0.4)");
+      ctx.fillStyle = limb;
+      ctx.fillRect(cx - mr, cy - mr, mr * 2, mr * 2);
+      ctx.restore();
+
+      // Soft outer halo, drawn unclipped around the disc.
+      var halo = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, mr, cx, cy, mr * 2.4);
+      halo.addColorStop(0, "rgba(220,230,255,0.28)");
+      halo.addColorStop(1, "rgba(220,230,255,0)");
+      ctx.fillStyle = halo;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(cx, cy, mr * 2.4, 0, TAU);
+      ctx.fill();
+    }
+
+    function drawClearGlow(t) {
+      // No particles — render a single calm sun (day) or moon (night) glow that
+      // breathes very slowly, plus a few stars at night.
+      var breathe = 0.5 + 0.5 * Math.sin(t * 0.25);
+      var cx = W * 0.82, cy = H * 0.18, r = Math.min(W, H) * 0.5;
+      if (night) {
+        // Ambient sky glow around the moon.
+        var g = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, 0, cx, cy, r);
+        g.addColorStop(0, "rgba(220,230,255," + (0.12 + 0.05 * breathe) + ")");
+        g.addColorStop(1, "rgba(220,230,255,0)");
+        ctx.fillStyle = g;
+        ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
+        drawMoon(cx, cy, r * 0.16);
+      } else {
+        var gd = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, 0, cx, cy, r);
+        gd.addColorStop(0, "rgba(255,224,150," + (0.30 + 0.10 * breathe) + ")");
+        gd.addColorStop(0.5, "rgba(255,214,120," + (0.10 + 0.04 * breathe) + ")");
+        gd.addColorStop(1, "rgba(255,214,120,0)");
+        ctx.fillStyle = gd;
+        ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Deterministic star field for clear nights (seeded so they don't jitter).
+    var stars = [];
+    function buildStars() {
+      stars = [];
+      var n = 60;
+      for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        // Cheap LCG-ish spread keyed by index — stable across frames.
+        var sx = ((i * 73 + 11) % 100) / 100;
+        var sy = ((i * 37 + 7) % 100) / 100;
+        stars.push({ x: sx, y: sy * 0.7, r: 0.6 + (i % 3) * 0.5, ph: (i % 7) });
+      }
+    }
+    function drawStars(t) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < stars.length; i++) {
+        var s = stars[i];
+        var tw = 0.4 + 0.6 * (0.5 + 0.5 * Math.sin(t * 0.8 + s.ph));
+        ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(255,255,255," + (0.5 * tw) + ")";
+        ctx.beginPath();
+        ctx.arc(s.x * W, s.y * H, s.r, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+        ctx.fill();
+      }
+    }
+
+    function drawPetals(p) {
+      // Five-petal almond/cherry blossom viewed face-on, with a yellow center.
+      var s = p.size;
+      ctx.save();
+      ctx.translate(p.x, p.y);
+      ctx.rotate(p.rot);
+      ctx.fillStyle = "hsla(" + p.hue + "," + p.sat + "%," + p.light + "%," + p.alpha + ")";
+      for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        var a = (i / 5) * Math.PI * 2 - Math.PI / 2;
+        var cx = Math.cos(a) * s * 0.32;
+        var cy = Math.sin(a) * s * 0.32;
+        ctx.beginPath();
+        ctx.ellipse(cx, cy, s * 0.38, s * 0.24, a, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+        ctx.fill();
+      }
+      ctx.fillStyle = "hsla(48,90%,68%," + p.alpha + ")";
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(0, 0, s * 0.13, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+      ctx.fill();
+      ctx.restore();
+    }
+
+    function drawLeaf(p) {
+      var s = p.size;
+      ctx.save();
+      ctx.translate(p.x, p.y);
+      ctx.rotate(p.rot);
+      var g = ctx.createLinearGradient(-s * 0.5, 0, s * 0.5, 0);
+      g.addColorStop(0, "hsla(" + p.hue + ",70%," + (p.light - 10) + "%," + p.alpha + ")");
+      g.addColorStop(1, "hsla(" + p.hue + ",75%," + (p.light + 10) + "%," + p.alpha + ")");
+      ctx.fillStyle = g;
+      // Almond/lozenge leaf — pointed at both ends.
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.moveTo(-s * 0.55, 0);
+      ctx.quadraticCurveTo(0, -s * 0.38, s * 0.55, 0);
+      ctx.quadraticCurveTo(0, s * 0.38, -s * 0.55, 0);
+      ctx.closePath();
+      ctx.fill();
+      // Midrib vein.
+      ctx.strokeStyle = "hsla(" + p.hue + ",60%," + (p.light - 22) + "%," + (p.alpha * 0.7) + ")";
+      ctx.lineWidth = 0.8;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.moveTo(-s * 0.5, 0);
+      ctx.lineTo(s * 0.5, 0);
+      ctx.stroke();
+      // Small stem nub at the base.
+      ctx.strokeStyle = "hsla(" + p.hue + ",55%," + (p.light - 25) + "%," + (p.alpha * 0.7) + ")";
+      ctx.lineWidth = 1.0;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.moveTo(-s * 0.55, 0);
+      ctx.lineTo(-s * 0.7, -s * 0.04);
+      ctx.stroke();
+      ctx.restore();
+    }
+
+    function drawMote(p, t) {
+      var twinkle = 0.5 + 0.5 * Math.sin(t * p.twinkleFreq + p.twinklePhase);
+      // Night keeps a pale glowing mote against the dark palette. Day/dawn/dusk
+      // use a deeper saturated honey so the motes stand out against warm cream
+      // and peach backgrounds; alpha also gets a bump.
+      var color, a;
+      if (night) {
+        color = "255,240,180";
+        a = p.alpha * (0.45 + 0.55 * twinkle);
+      } else {
+        color = "130,80,180";
+        a = Math.min(1, (p.alpha + 0.2) * (0.6 + 0.4 * twinkle));
+      }
+      // Soft glow halo.
+      var g = ctx.createRadialGradient(p.x, p.y, 0, p.x, p.y, p.size * 5);
+      g.addColorStop(0, "rgba(" + color + "," + (a * 0.55) + ")");
+      g.addColorStop(1, "rgba(" + color + ",0)");
+      ctx.fillStyle = g;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, p.size * 5, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+      ctx.fill();
+      // Bright core.
+      ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(" + color + "," + a + ")";
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, p.size, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+      ctx.fill();
+    }
+
+    var last = performance.now();
+    var raf = 0;
+
+    function step(now) {
+      var dt = Math.min(0.05, (now - last) / 1000);
+      last = now;
+      var t = now / 1000;
+      ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
+      refreshNight();
+
+      if (variant === "clear") {
+        drawClearGlow(t);
+        if (night) drawStars(t);
+        raf = requestAnimationFrame(step);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Storm: drive the lightning flash before drawing rain over it.
+      if (variant === "storm") {
+        nextBolt -= dt;
+        if (nextBolt <= 0) {
+          flash = 1;
+          nextBolt = rand(2.5, 7);
+        }
+        if (flash > 0) {
+          ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(235,240,255," + (flash * 0.5) + ")";
+          ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
+          flash = Math.max(0, flash - dt * 4); // ~0.25s decay
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (var i = 0; i < particles.length; i++) {
+        var p = particles[i];
+        if (variant === "rain" || variant === "storm") {
+          p.x += p.vx * dt;
+          p.y += p.vy * dt;
+          if (p.y > H + 20 || p.x < -40) {
+            particles[i] = spawn(false);
+            particles[i].x = rand(0, W + 60);
+            continue;
+          }
+          drawRain(p);
+        } else if (variant === "snow") {
+          p.y += p.vy * dt;
+          var sxOff = Math.sin(t * p.swayFreq + p.swayPhase) * p.swayAmp;
+          if (p.y > H + 10) { particles[i] = spawn(false); continue; }
+          var ox = p.x; p.x = ox + sxOff;
+          drawSnow(p);
+          p.x = ox;
+        } else if (variant === "clouds") {
+          p.x += p.vx * dt;
+          if (p.x - p.size * 1.3 > W + 40) { particles[i] = spawn(false); continue; }
+          drawCloud(p);
+        } else if (variant === "fog") {
+          p.x += p.vx * dt;
+          if (p.x - p.w / 2 > W + 40) { particles[i] = spawn(false); continue; }
+          drawFog(p);
+        } else if (variant === "motes") {
+          p.x += p.vx * dt;
+          p.y += p.vy * dt;
+          if (p.y > H + 10 || p.x < -10 || p.x > W + 10) {
+            particles[i] = spawn(false);
+            continue;
+          }
+          drawMote(p, t);
+        } else {
+          // Drifting variants: petals, jacaranda, leaves.
+          p.y += p.vy * dt;
+          p.rot += p.vrot * dt;
+          var sway = Math.sin(t * p.swayFreq + p.swayPhase) * p.swayAmp;
+          var origX = p.x;
+          p.x = origX + sway;
+          if (p.y > H + 30) {
+            particles[i] = spawn(false);
+            continue;
+          }
+          if (variant === "jacaranda" || variant === "petals") drawPetals(p);
+          else drawLeaf(p);
+          p.x = origX;
+        }
+      }
+      raf = requestAnimationFrame(step);
+    }
+
+    function start() {
+      if (raf) return;
+      last = performance.now();
+      raf = requestAnimationFrame(step);
+    }
+    function stop() {
+      if (raf) cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
+      raf = 0;
+      ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
+    }
+
+    // Build the particle pool for a variant. The controller decides whether to
+    // start rendering afterwards.
+    function set(v, inten) {
+      variant = aliases[v] || v || null;
+      intensity = inten || "heavy";
+      flash = 0; nextBolt = rand(1.5, 4);
+      particles = [];
+      if (variant === "clear") { buildStars(); }
+      if (!variant) { stop(); return; }
+      var N = Math.round((counts[variant] || 0) * (mults[intensity] || 1));
+      for (var i = 0; i < N; i++) particles.push(spawn(true));
+    }
+
+    return { name: "canvas2d", set: set, start: start, stop: stop };
+  };
+})();
--- a/internal/web/static/js/weather-gl.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/js/weather-gl.js
--- a/internal/web/static/js/weather.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/js/weather.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Canvas-based weather rendered behind the page. Two drivers feed it:
+// Weather controller. Two drivers feed the background canvas:
 //
 //   1. The server picks a *seasonal* variant + intensity from the Lisbon-local
 //      date and writes them to <html data-weather / data-intensity>. This is the
@@ -7,15 +7,21 @@
 //      forecast and calls PeteWeather.set(variant, intensity) to override the
 //      background with live conditions.
 //
-// Each variant has a hand-drawn shape so silhouettes are recognizable instead
-// of a generic blob. Seasonal variants: rain, petals, jacaranda, motes, leaves.
-// Live-weather variants add: clear, clouds, snow, fog, storm.
+// Rendering is delegated to an engine: the WebGL2 one (weather-gl.js) when the
+// browser supports it — GPU sprites, shader fog/aurora, real lightning — with
+// the original Canvas2D renderer (weather-2d.js) as the fallback. This file
+// only owns the toggle button, the on/off preference and the public API.
 (function () {
  var root = document.documentElement;
  var canvas = document.getElementById("pete-weather");
  if (!canvas) return;
  var reducedMotion = window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;

+  var engines = window.PeteWeatherEngines || {};
+  var engine = (engines.webgl2 && engines.webgl2(canvas)) || null;
+  if (!engine && engines.canvas2d) engine = engines.canvas2d(canvas);
+  if (!engine) return;
+
  var STORAGE_KEY = "pete-weather-off";
  var toggleBtn = document.querySelector("[data-weather-toggle]");
  var star = document.querySelector("[data-weather-star]");
@@ -41,504 +47,38 @@
    }
  }

-  var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
-  var W = 0, H = 0, DPR = 1;
-  function resize() {
-    DPR = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);
-    W = canvas.clientWidth || window.innerWidth;
-    H = canvas.clientHeight || window.innerHeight;
-    canvas.width = Math.floor(W * DPR);
-    canvas.height = Math.floor(H * DPR);
-    ctx.setTransform(DPR, 0, 0, DPR, 0, 0);
-  }
-  resize();
-  window.addEventListener("resize", resize);
-
-  var counts = {
-    rain: 160, petals: 50, jacaranda: 55, motes: 70, leaves: 38,
-    snow: 150, clouds: 7, fog: 7, clear: 0, storm: 200
-  };
-  var mults = { light: 0.6, medium: 1.0, heavy: 1.4 };
-
-  function rand(a, b) { return a + Math.random() * (b - a); }
-
-  var variant = null;       // current rendered variant
-  var intensity = "heavy";  // light | medium | heavy
-  var particles = [];
-  var flash = 0;            // lightning flash decay (storm only)
-  var nextBolt = 2;         // seconds until next lightning bolt (storm only)
-
-  function spawn(initial) {
-    var p = {};
-    p.x = rand(0, W);
-    p.y = initial ? rand(0, H) : rand(-40, -10);
-    p.z = rand(0.7, 1.3); // depth — affects size + speed + alpha
-    if (variant === "rain" || variant === "storm") {
-      p.vy = rand(700, 1100) * p.z;
-      p.vx = -rand(60, 120);
-      p.len = rand(10, 18) * p.z;
-      p.alpha = rand(0.25, 0.55);
-    } else if (variant === "snow") {
-      p.vy = rand(35, 75) * p.z;
-      p.swayAmp = rand(12, 34);
-      p.swayFreq = rand(0.3, 0.8);
-      p.swayPhase = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
-      p.size = rand(2, 4.6) * p.z;
-      p.alpha = rand(0.65, 0.95);
-    } else if (variant === "clouds") {
-      // Soft puffs drifting across the upper sky.
-      p.y = initial ? rand(0, H * 0.5) : rand(-H * 0.1, H * 0.45);
-      p.x = initial ? rand(0, W) : -rand(120, 320);
-      p.vx = rand(8, 22);
-      p.size = rand(80, 170) * p.z;
-      p.alpha = rand(0.32, 0.55);
-      p.sprite = Math.floor(rand(0, 3));
-    } else if (variant === "fog") {
-      // Wide translucent bands creeping sideways.
-      p.y = rand(H * 0.1, H);
-      p.x = initial ? rand(0, W) : -rand(200, 500);
-      p.vx = rand(6, 16);
-      p.w = rand(260, 520);
-      p.h = rand(70, 150);
-      p.alpha = rand(0.05, 0.14);
-    } else if (variant === "petals" || variant === "jacaranda") {
-      p.vy = rand(60, 120);
-      p.swayAmp = rand(20, 50);
-      p.swayFreq = rand(0.4, 0.9);
-      p.swayPhase = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
-      p.rot = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
-      p.vrot = rand(-1.2, 1.2);
-      p.size = rand(8, 16) * p.z;
-      p.alpha = rand(0.75, 1.0);
-      if (variant === "jacaranda") {
-        p.hue = rand(265, 285);    // blue-violet — jacaranda uses the petal silhouette in purple
-        p.sat = rand(55, 75);
-        p.light = rand(70, 82);
-      } else {
-        p.hue = rand(335, 355);    // pink (almond/cherry)
-        p.sat = rand(60, 80);
-        p.light = rand(78, 88);
-      }
-    } else if (variant === "motes") {
-      p.vx = rand(-15, 25);
-      p.vy = rand(8, 25);
-      p.size = rand(1.2, 2.8) * p.z;
-      p.alpha = rand(0.35, 0.7);
-      p.twinklePhase = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
-      p.twinkleFreq = rand(0.5, 1.5);
-    } else if (variant === "leaves") {
-      p.vy = rand(70, 130);
-      p.swayAmp = rand(30, 70);
-      p.swayFreq = rand(0.3, 0.6);
-      p.swayPhase = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
-      p.rot = rand(0, Math.PI * 2);
-      p.vrot = rand(-2.0, 2.0);
-      p.size = rand(10, 18) * p.z;
-      p.alpha = rand(0.8, 1.0);
-      p.hue = rand(18, 42); // orange→amber→brown
-      p.light = rand(38, 55);
-    }
-    return p;
-  }
-
-  var night = root.dataset.phase === "night";
-  function refreshNight() { night = root.dataset.phase === "night"; }
-
-  function drawRain(p) {
-    // Day/dawn/dusk backgrounds are warm and pale, so the rain needs a darker,
-    // more saturated blue plus a slightly thicker line to stay visible. Night
-    // keeps a paler tone so streaks read against the dark palette.
-    if (night) {
-      ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(200,215,240," + p.alpha + ")";
-      ctx.lineWidth = 1;
-    } else {
-      ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(60,95,150," + Math.min(1, p.alpha + 0.25) + ")";
-      ctx.lineWidth = 1.3;
-    }
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.moveTo(p.x, p.y);
-    ctx.lineTo(p.x - p.len * 0.12, p.y + p.len);
-    ctx.stroke();
-  }
-
-  function drawSnow(p) {
-    // Soft round flake with a faint glow so it reads on light and dark palettes.
-    var col = night ? "235,242,255" : "255,255,255";
-    ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(" + col + "," + p.alpha + ")";
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, p.size, 0, Math.PI * 2);
-    ctx.fill();
-    if (!night) {
-      // A thin cool outline keeps white flakes visible against cream backgrounds.
-      ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(150,180,220," + (p.alpha * 0.5) + ")";
-      ctx.lineWidth = 0.6;
-      ctx.stroke();
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Pre-baked cloud sprites: clustered blobs softened with a heavy blur so each
-  // cloud reads as one fluffy mass. Built once per palette (day/night) onto
-  // offscreen canvases, then just drifted — cheap to animate.
-  var cloudSprites = null;
-  var cloudSpritesNight = null;
-
-  // Three silhouettes for variety. Each is a list of blobs [cx, cy, r] in a
-  // 0..1 box (x across, y down) with a flattish base around y≈0.66.
-  var cloudShapes = [
-    [[0.50, 0.50, 0.26], [0.34, 0.56, 0.20], [0.66, 0.56, 0.20], [0.42, 0.40, 0.18],
-     [0.58, 0.38, 0.17], [0.22, 0.60, 0.15], [0.78, 0.60, 0.15], [0.50, 0.62, 0.22]],
-    [[0.46, 0.52, 0.24], [0.30, 0.58, 0.18], [0.62, 0.50, 0.22], [0.74, 0.58, 0.16],
-     [0.40, 0.40, 0.16], [0.56, 0.36, 0.15], [0.18, 0.62, 0.13], [0.84, 0.62, 0.12]],
-    [[0.52, 0.50, 0.28], [0.36, 0.56, 0.19], [0.68, 0.56, 0.18], [0.48, 0.36, 0.16],
-     [0.26, 0.60, 0.14], [0.74, 0.60, 0.15], [0.60, 0.62, 0.18], [0.40, 0.62, 0.18]]
-  ];
-
-  function makeCloudSprite(col, shape) {
-    var c = document.createElement("canvas");
-    var w = 320, h = 224;
-    c.width = w; c.height = h;
-    var cx = c.getContext("2d");
-    cx.filter = "blur(18px)"; // the softness that turns blobs into a cloud
-    cx.fillStyle = "rgba(" + col + ",1)";
-    for (var i = 0; i < shape.length; i++) {
-      cx.beginPath();
-      cx.arc(shape[i][0] * w, shape[i][1] * h, shape[i][2] * w, 0, Math.PI * 2);
-      cx.fill();
-    }
-    return c;
-  }
-
-  function ensureCloudSprites() {
-    if (cloudSprites && cloudSpritesNight === night) return;
-    // Day sky is warm cream so clouds need a cool slate-grey; night uses a pale
-    // tone against the dark palette.
-    var col = night ? "206,216,236" : "150,164,190";
-    cloudSprites = cloudShapes.map(function (s) { return makeCloudSprite(col, s); });
-    cloudSpritesNight = night;
-  }
-
-  function drawCloud(p) {
-    ensureCloudSprites();
-    var spr = cloudSprites[p.sprite % cloudSprites.length];
-    var w = p.size * 2.6;
-    var h = w * (spr.height / spr.width);
-    ctx.globalAlpha = p.alpha;
-    ctx.drawImage(spr, p.x - w / 2, p.y - h / 2, w, h);
-    ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
-  }
-
-  function drawFog(p) {
-    var col = night ? "150,160,180" : "230,228,224";
-    var g = ctx.createLinearGradient(p.x - p.w / 2, 0, p.x + p.w / 2, 0);
-    g.addColorStop(0, "rgba(" + col + ",0)");
-    g.addColorStop(0.5, "rgba(" + col + "," + p.alpha + ")");
-    g.addColorStop(1, "rgba(" + col + ",0)");
-    ctx.fillStyle = g;
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.ellipse(p.x, p.y, p.w / 2, p.h / 2, 0, 0, Math.PI * 2);
-    ctx.fill();
-  }
-
-  function drawMoon(cx, cy, mr) {
-    var TAU = Math.PI * 2;
-    ctx.save();
-    // Clip everything to the lunar disc so shading stays inside the sphere.
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.arc(cx, cy, mr, 0, TAU);
-    ctx.clip();
-
-    // Spherical body shading — light source upper-right, terminator lower-left.
-    var lx = cx + mr * 0.45, ly = cy - mr * 0.45;
-    var body = ctx.createRadialGradient(lx, ly, mr * 0.1, cx, cy, mr * 1.35);
-    body.addColorStop(0, "rgba(249,251,255,0.97)");
-    body.addColorStop(0.55, "rgba(214,222,240,0.92)");
-    body.addColorStop(1, "rgba(140,151,180,0.85)");
-    ctx.fillStyle = body;
-    ctx.fillRect(cx - mr, cy - mr, mr * 2, mr * 2);
-
-    // Limb darkening — fade the edge so the disc reads as a ball, not a coin.
-    var limb = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, mr * 0.62, cx, cy, mr);
-    limb.addColorStop(0, "rgba(18,24,46,0)");
-    limb.addColorStop(1, "rgba(18,24,46,0.4)");
-    ctx.fillStyle = limb;
-    ctx.fillRect(cx - mr, cy - mr, mr * 2, mr * 2);
-    ctx.restore();
-
-    // Soft outer halo, drawn unclipped around the disc.
-    var halo = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, mr, cx, cy, mr * 2.4);
-    halo.addColorStop(0, "rgba(220,230,255,0.28)");
-    halo.addColorStop(1, "rgba(220,230,255,0)");
-    ctx.fillStyle = halo;
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.arc(cx, cy, mr * 2.4, 0, TAU);
-    ctx.fill();
-  }
-
-  function drawClearGlow(t) {
-    // No particles — render a single calm sun (day) or moon (night) glow that
-    // breathes very slowly, plus a few stars at night.
-    var breathe = 0.5 + 0.5 * Math.sin(t * 0.25);
-    var cx = W * 0.82, cy = H * 0.18, r = Math.min(W, H) * 0.5;
-    if (night) {
-      // Ambient sky glow around the moon.
-      var g = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, 0, cx, cy, r);
-      g.addColorStop(0, "rgba(220,230,255," + (0.12 + 0.05 * breathe) + ")");
-      g.addColorStop(1, "rgba(220,230,255,0)");
-      ctx.fillStyle = g;
-      ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
-      drawMoon(cx, cy, r * 0.16);
-    } else {
-      var gd = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, 0, cx, cy, r);
-      gd.addColorStop(0, "rgba(255,224,150," + (0.30 + 0.10 * breathe) + ")");
-      gd.addColorStop(0.5, "rgba(255,214,120," + (0.10 + 0.04 * breathe) + ")");
-      gd.addColorStop(1, "rgba(255,214,120,0)");
-      ctx.fillStyle = gd;
-      ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Deterministic star field for clear nights (seeded so they don't jitter).
-  var stars = [];
-  function buildStars() {
-    stars = [];
-    var n = 60;
-    for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-      // Cheap LCG-ish spread keyed by index — stable across frames.
-      var sx = ((i * 73 + 11) % 100) / 100;
-      var sy = ((i * 37 + 7) % 100) / 100;
-      stars.push({ x: sx, y: sy * 0.7, r: 0.6 + (i % 3) * 0.5, ph: (i % 7) });
-    }
-  }
-  function drawStars(t) {
-    for (var i = 0; i < stars.length; i++) {
-      var s = stars[i];
-      var tw = 0.4 + 0.6 * (0.5 + 0.5 * Math.sin(t * 0.8 + s.ph));
-      ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(255,255,255," + (0.5 * tw) + ")";
-      ctx.beginPath();
-      ctx.arc(s.x * W, s.y * H, s.r, 0, Math.PI * 2);
-      ctx.fill();
-    }
-  }
-
-  function drawPetals(p) {
-    // Five-petal almond/cherry blossom viewed face-on, with a yellow center.
-    var s = p.size;
-    ctx.save();
-    ctx.translate(p.x, p.y);
-    ctx.rotate(p.rot);
-    ctx.fillStyle = "hsla(" + p.hue + "," + p.sat + "%," + p.light + "%," + p.alpha + ")";
-    for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-      var a = (i / 5) * Math.PI * 2 - Math.PI / 2;
-      var cx = Math.cos(a) * s * 0.32;
-      var cy = Math.sin(a) * s * 0.32;
-      ctx.beginPath();
-      ctx.ellipse(cx, cy, s * 0.38, s * 0.24, a, 0, Math.PI * 2);
-      ctx.fill();
-    }
-    ctx.fillStyle = "hsla(48,90%,68%," + p.alpha + ")";
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.arc(0, 0, s * 0.13, 0, Math.PI * 2);
-    ctx.fill();
-    ctx.restore();
-  }
-
-  function drawLeaf(p) {
-    var s = p.size;
-    ctx.save();
-    ctx.translate(p.x, p.y);
-    ctx.rotate(p.rot);
-    var g = ctx.createLinearGradient(-s * 0.5, 0, s * 0.5, 0);
-    g.addColorStop(0, "hsla(" + p.hue + ",70%," + (p.light - 10) + "%," + p.alpha + ")");
-    g.addColorStop(1, "hsla(" + p.hue + ",75%," + (p.light + 10) + "%," + p.alpha + ")");
-    ctx.fillStyle = g;
-    // Almond/lozenge leaf — pointed at both ends.
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.moveTo(-s * 0.55, 0);
-    ctx.quadraticCurveTo(0, -s * 0.38, s * 0.55, 0);
-    ctx.quadraticCurveTo(0, s * 0.38, -s * 0.55, 0);
-    ctx.closePath();
-    ctx.fill();
-    // Midrib vein.
-    ctx.strokeStyle = "hsla(" + p.hue + ",60%," + (p.light - 22) + "%," + (p.alpha * 0.7) + ")";
-    ctx.lineWidth = 0.8;
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.moveTo(-s * 0.5, 0);
-    ctx.lineTo(s * 0.5, 0);
-    ctx.stroke();
-    // Small stem nub at the base.
-    ctx.strokeStyle = "hsla(" + p.hue + ",55%," + (p.light - 25) + "%," + (p.alpha * 0.7) + ")";
-    ctx.lineWidth = 1.0;
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.moveTo(-s * 0.55, 0);
-    ctx.lineTo(-s * 0.7, -s * 0.04);
-    ctx.stroke();
-    ctx.restore();
-  }
-
-  function drawMote(p, t) {
-    var twinkle = 0.5 + 0.5 * Math.sin(t * p.twinkleFreq + p.twinklePhase);
-    // Night keeps a pale glowing mote against the dark palette. Day/dawn/dusk
-    // use a deeper saturated honey so the motes stand out against warm cream
-    // and peach backgrounds; alpha also gets a bump.
-    var color, a;
-    if (night) {
-      color = "255,240,180";
-      a = p.alpha * (0.45 + 0.55 * twinkle);
-    } else {
-      color = "130,80,180";
-      a = Math.min(1, (p.alpha + 0.2) * (0.6 + 0.4 * twinkle));
-    }
-    // Soft glow halo.
-    var g = ctx.createRadialGradient(p.x, p.y, 0, p.x, p.y, p.size * 5);
-    g.addColorStop(0, "rgba(" + color + "," + (a * 0.55) + ")");
-    g.addColorStop(1, "rgba(" + color + ",0)");
-    ctx.fillStyle = g;
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, p.size * 5, 0, Math.PI * 2);
-    ctx.fill();
-    // Bright core.
-    ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(" + color + "," + a + ")";
-    ctx.beginPath();
-    ctx.arc(p.x, p.y, p.size, 0, Math.PI * 2);
-    ctx.fill();
-  }
-
-  var last = performance.now();
-  var raf = 0;
-
-  function step(now) {
-    var dt = Math.min(0.05, (now - last) / 1000);
-    last = now;
-    var t = now / 1000;
-    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
-    refreshNight();
-
-    if (variant === "clear") {
-      drawClearGlow(t);
-      if (night) drawStars(t);
-      raf = requestAnimationFrame(step);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Storm: drive the lightning flash before drawing rain over it.
-    if (variant === "storm") {
-      nextBolt -= dt;
-      if (nextBolt <= 0) {
-        flash = 1;
-        nextBolt = rand(2.5, 7);
-      }
-      if (flash > 0) {
-        ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(235,240,255," + (flash * 0.5) + ")";
-        ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
-        flash = Math.max(0, flash - dt * 4); // ~0.25s decay
-      }
-    }
-
-    for (var i = 0; i < particles.length; i++) {
-      var p = particles[i];
-      if (variant === "rain" || variant === "storm") {
-        p.x += p.vx * dt;
-        p.y += p.vy * dt;
-        if (p.y > H + 20 || p.x < -40) {
-          particles[i] = spawn(false);
-          particles[i].x = rand(0, W + 60);
-          continue;
-        }
-        drawRain(p);
-      } else if (variant === "snow") {
-        p.y += p.vy * dt;
-        var sxOff = Math.sin(t * p.swayFreq + p.swayPhase) * p.swayAmp;
-        if (p.y > H + 10) { particles[i] = spawn(false); continue; }
-        var ox = p.x; p.x = ox + sxOff;
-        drawSnow(p);
-        p.x = ox;
-      } else if (variant === "clouds") {
-        p.x += p.vx * dt;
-        if (p.x - p.size * 1.3 > W + 40) { particles[i] = spawn(false); continue; }
-        drawCloud(p);
-      } else if (variant === "fog") {
-        p.x += p.vx * dt;
-        if (p.x - p.w / 2 > W + 40) { particles[i] = spawn(false); continue; }
-        drawFog(p);
-      } else if (variant === "motes") {
-        p.x += p.vx * dt;
-        p.y += p.vy * dt;
-        if (p.y > H + 10 || p.x < -10 || p.x > W + 10) {
-          particles[i] = spawn(false);
-          continue;
-        }
-        drawMote(p, t);
-      } else {
-        // Drifting variants: petals, jacaranda, leaves.
-        p.y += p.vy * dt;
-        p.rot += p.vrot * dt;
-        var sway = Math.sin(t * p.swayFreq + p.swayPhase) * p.swayAmp;
-        var origX = p.x;
-        p.x = origX + sway;
-        if (p.y > H + 30) {
-          particles[i] = spawn(false);
-          continue;
-        }
-        if (variant === "jacaranda" || variant === "petals") drawPetals(p);
-        else drawLeaf(p);
-        p.x = origX;
-      }
-    }
-    raf = requestAnimationFrame(step);
-  }
-
-  function start() {
-    if (raf) return;
-    last = performance.now();
-    raf = requestAnimationFrame(step);
-  }
-  function stop() {
-    if (raf) cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
-    raf = 0;
-    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
-  }
-
-  // Build the particle pool for a variant and (re)start rendering if enabled.
-  function configure(v, inten) {
-    variant = v || null;
-    intensity = inten || "heavy";
-    flash = 0; nextBolt = rand(1.5, 4);
-    particles = [];
-    if (variant === "clear") { buildStars(); }
-    if (!variant) { stop(); return; }
-    var N = Math.round((counts[variant] || 0) * (mults[intensity] || 1));
-    for (var i = 0; i < N; i++) particles.push(spawn(true));
-    if (enabled) start();
-  }
-
  var enabled = !userDisabled() && !reducedMotion;

-  // Public hook so weather-forecast.js can swap the seasonal default for live
-  // conditions. Passing a falsy variant clears the canvas.
+  // Public hook so weather-forecast.js (and the /weather demo) can swap the
+  // seasonal default for other conditions. Passing a falsy variant clears the
+  // canvas.
  window.PeteWeather = {
    set: function (v, inten) {
      root.dataset.weather = v || "";
      if (inten) root.dataset.intensity = inten;
-      configure(v, inten || intensity);
+      engine.set(v || null, inten || root.dataset.intensity || "heavy");
+      if (enabled && v) engine.start();
    },
-    isEnabled: function () { return enabled; }
+    isEnabled: function () { return enabled; },
+    renderer: function () { return engine.name; }
  };

  syncBtn(enabled);
-  configure(root.dataset.weather, root.dataset.intensity);
+  engine.set(root.dataset.weather || null, root.dataset.intensity || "heavy");
+  if (enabled && root.dataset.weather) engine.start();

  if (toggleBtn) {
    toggleBtn.addEventListener("click", function () {
      enabled = !enabled;
      setDisabled(!enabled);
      syncBtn(enabled);
-      if (enabled) start(); else stop();
+      if (enabled) engine.start(); else engine.stop();
    });
  }

  document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", function () {
    if (!enabled) return;
-    if (document.hidden) stop();
-    else start();
+    if (document.hidden) engine.stop();
+    else engine.start();
  });
 })();
--- a/internal/web/static/sw.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/sw.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //
 // Bump CACHE_VERSION whenever the precached shell assets change; activate()
 // drops every cache that doesn't match the current version.
-var CACHE_VERSION = "v3";
+var CACHE_VERSION = "v4";
 var SHELL_CACHE = "pete-shell-" + CACHE_VERSION;
 var RUNTIME_CACHE = "pete-runtime-" + CACHE_VERSION;

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ var RUNTIME_CACHE = "pete-runtime-" + CACHE_VERSION;
 var SHELL_ASSETS = [
  "/static/css/output.css",
  "/static/js/prefs.js",
+  "/static/js/weather-2d.js",
+  "/static/js/weather-gl.js",
  "/static/js/weather.js",
  "/static/js/weather-forecast.js",
  "/static/js/search.js",
--- a/internal/web/status.go
+++ b/internal/web/status.go
@@ -48,17 +48,16 @@ type sourceStatus struct {
 type statusPage struct {
 	pageData
 	Sources     []sourceStatus
-	DegradedCnt int // sources currently failing
+	DegradedCnt int  // sources currently failing
+	Admin       bool // viewer is an admin: show the full diagnostic columns
 }

-// handleStatus renders the owner-facing source-health dashboard. Access is
-// restricted to admin subjects; everyone else gets a 404 so the page's
-// existence isn't advertised.
+// handleStatus renders the source-health page. It's public: everyone sees a
+// trimmed reader view (per-feed up/stale/idle and when each last updated), while
+// admins additionally get the operator diagnostics (poll cadence, item counts,
+// paywall rates, posting times, and raw fetch errors).
 func (s *Server) handleStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !s.isAdmin(r) {
-		http.NotFound(w, r)
-		return
-	}
+	admin := s.isAdmin(r)
 	s.track(r, "status")

 	health, err := storage.ListSourceHealth()
@@ -92,6 +91,11 @@ func (s *Server) handleStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Paywalled:     st.Paywalled,
 		}
 		row.Healthy = hasHealth && h.ConsecutiveFailures == 0
+		// Raw fetch errors leak feed-specific workarounds and upstream URLs, so
+		// they stay out of the public payload entirely (not just hidden in CSS).
+		if !admin {
+			row.LastError = ""
+		}
 		if h.LastPollAt > 0 {
 			row.LastPollAt = time.Unix(h.LastPollAt, 0)
 		}
@@ -124,5 +128,5 @@ func (s *Server) handleStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {

 	base := s.base(r)
 	base.Active = "status"
-	s.render(w, "status", statusPage{pageData: base, Sources: rows, DegradedCnt: degraded})
+	s.render(w, "status", statusPage{pageData: base, Sources: rows, DegradedCnt: degraded, Admin: admin})
 }
--- a/internal/web/status_render_test.go
+++ b/internal/web/status_render_test.go
@@ -13,26 +13,47 @@ func TestStatusTemplateExecutes(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	data := statusPage{
-		pageData:    pageData{SiteTitle: "Pete", Channels: channels},
-		DegradedCnt: 1,
-		Sources: []sourceStatus{
-			{Name: "Broken Feed", Channel: "tech", Failures: 3, LastError: "dial tcp: timeout",
-				LastPollAt: time.Now(), NeverRun: false, Healthy: false, Total: 4, Paywalled: 2, PaywallRate: 50},
-			{Name: "Good Feed", Channel: "eu", Healthy: true, LastPollAt: time.Now(),
-				LastSuccessAt: time.Now(), LastItemCount: 12, Total: 30, Classified: 28,
-				LastSeenAt: time.Now(), LastPostedAt: time.Now()},
-			{Name: "Idle Feed", Channel: "music", NeverRun: true},
-		},
+	sources := []sourceStatus{
+		{Name: "Broken Feed", Channel: "tech", Failures: 3, LastError: "dial tcp: timeout",
+			LastPollAt: time.Now(), NeverRun: false, Healthy: false, Total: 4, Paywalled: 2, PaywallRate: 50},
+		{Name: "Good Feed", Channel: "eu", Healthy: true, LastPollAt: time.Now(),
+			LastSuccessAt: time.Now(), LastItemCount: 12, Total: 30, Classified: 28,
+			LastSeenAt: time.Now(), LastPostedAt: time.Now()},
+		{Name: "Idle Feed", Channel: "music", NeverRun: true},
 	}
-	var b strings.Builder
-	if err := s.tpls["status"].ExecuteTemplate(&b, "layout", data); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
+
+	render := func(admin bool) string {
+		data := statusPage{
+			pageData:    pageData{SiteTitle: "Pete", Channels: channels},
+			DegradedCnt: 1,
+			Admin:       admin,
+			Sources:     sources,
+		}
+		var b strings.Builder
+		if err := s.tpls["status"].ExecuteTemplate(&b, "layout", data); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		return b.String()
 	}
-	out := b.String()
+
+	// Admin view: every feed plus the operator diagnostics and raw errors.
+	admin := render(true)
 	for _, want := range []string{"Broken Feed", "Good Feed", "dial tcp: timeout", "1 degraded", "Source health"} {
-		if !strings.Contains(out, want) {
-			t.Errorf("rendered status page missing %q", want)
+		if !strings.Contains(admin, want) {
+			t.Errorf("admin status page missing %q", want)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Public view: same feeds and states, but no error strings or ops columns.
+	pub := render(false)
+	for _, want := range []string{"Broken Feed", "Good Feed", "Idle Feed", "delayed", "Source health"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(pub, want) {
+			t.Errorf("public status page missing %q", want)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, leak := range []string{"dial tcp: timeout", "degraded", "Last posted", "Paywall"} {
+		if strings.Contains(pub, leak) {
+			t.Errorf("public status page leaked operator detail %q", leak)
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/internal/web/templates/_card.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/_card.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  </span>
  {{if .Story.ImageURL}}
  <div class="aspect-[16/10] w-full overflow-hidden bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5">
-    <img src="{{thumb .Story.ImageURL}}" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async"
+    <img src="{{thumb .Story.ImageURL}}" alt="{{.Story.Headline}}" loading="lazy" decoding="async"
         class="h-full w-full object-cover group-hover:scale-105 transition duration-500">
  </div>
  {{end}}
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
      </span>
      {{end}}
      <span class="text-[color:var(--ink)]/50">{{timeAgo .Story.SeenAt}}</span>
+      {{if .Story.ReadMins}}<span class="text-[color:var(--ink)]/45">· {{.Story.ReadMins}} min read</span>{{end}}
+      {{if .Story.Views}}<span class="ml-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-[color:var(--ink)]/45 tabular-nums" title="{{.Story.Views}} reads">
+        <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="13" height="13" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M1 12s4-7 11-7 11 7 11 7-4 7-11 7-11-7-11-7z"></path><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"></circle></svg>
+        {{.Story.Views}}</span>{{end}}
    </div>
    <h3 class="font-display text-lg font-semibold leading-snug group-hover:underline underline-offset-2 decoration-theme-{{.Theme}}">
      {{.Story.Headline}}
--- a/internal/web/templates/index.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/index.html
@@ -13,10 +13,31 @@
    Pete reads RSS and sorts stories into channels, fresh from his feeds.
    {{end}}
  </p>
+  <p class="mx-auto mt-5 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10">
+    <img src="/static/img/pete.avif" alt="Pete" width="24" height="24"
+         class="h-6 w-6 rounded-full object-cover">
+    <span data-pete-greeting>Hey, I'm Pete. Here's what's new.</span>
+  </p>
 </section>

 <section data-weather-card class="mb-10 empty:hidden"></section>

+{{if .Trending}}
+<section class="mb-10">
+  <div class="flex items-end justify-between gap-3 mb-4">
+    <h2 class="font-display text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold">
+      <span aria-hidden="true">🔥</span> Popular this week
+    </h2>
+    <span class="text-xs text-[color:var(--ink)]/50">what readers are opening most</span>
+  </div>
+  <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4">
+    {{range .Trending}}
+      {{template "card" dict "Story" . "Theme" .Channel "ShowChannel" true}}
+    {{end}}
+  </div>
+</section>
+{{end}}
+
 {{if .ForYou}}
 <section class="mb-10">
  <div class="flex items-end justify-between gap-3 mb-4">
@@ -104,7 +125,7 @@
  </div>
  {{else}}
  <div class="rounded-3xl bg-[color:var(--card)] border-2 border-dashed border-[color:var(--ink)]/15 p-8 text-center text-[color:var(--ink)]/60">
-    Nothing here yet — Pete's still listening.
+    Nothing here yet. Pete's still listening for the first story.
  </div>
  {{end}}
 </section>
--- a/internal/web/templates/layout.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/layout.html
@@ -43,13 +43,37 @@
  <canvas id="pete-weather" class="pointer-events-none fixed inset-0 -z-[5] h-full w-full" aria-hidden="true"></canvas>

  <header class="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 pt-8 pb-4 sm:pt-12">
-    <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 sm:gap-4">
+    <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 sm:gap-4">
      <a href="/" class="flex items-center gap-3 group min-w-0">
        <img src="/static/img/pete.avif" alt="Pete" width="48" height="48"
             class="h-12 w-12 shrink-0 rounded-2xl bg-[color:var(--card)] shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 object-cover group-hover:-rotate-6 transition-transform">
        <span class="font-display text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">{{.SiteTitle}}</span>
        <span class="hidden sm:inline rounded-full bg-[color:var(--accent)]/20 px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-[color:var(--ink)]/70" data-phase-label>day</span>
      </a>
+      {{if .AuthEnabled}}
+        {{if .User}}
+        <a href="/auth/logout" data-account
+           title="Signed in as {{.User.Display}}{{if .User.Email}} · {{.User.Email}}{{end}} — sign out"
+           class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm font-semibold shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition">
+          <span class="grid h-6 w-6 place-items-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--accent)] text-white text-xs font-bold">{{.User.Initial}}</span>
+          <span class="hidden sm:inline max-w-[7rem] truncate">{{.User.Display}}</span>
+        </a>
+        {{else}}
+        <a href="/auth/login?next={{.Path}}" data-signin
+           title="Sign in to sync your preferences"
+           class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition">
+          <svg aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
+               stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="h-4 w-4 text-[color:var(--ink)]/60">
+            <path d="M15 3h4a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-4"></path>
+            <polyline points="10 17 15 12 10 7"></polyline>
+            <line x1="15" y1="12" x2="3" y2="12"></line>
+          </svg>
+          <span class="hidden sm:inline">Sign in</span>
+        </a>
+        {{end}}
+      {{end}}
+    </div>
+    <div class="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3">
      <button type="button" data-settings-trigger
              title="Feed settings"
              class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] p-2 shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition">
@@ -88,49 +112,27 @@
      </button>
      <span data-aqi-chip
            class="hidden shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 tabular-nums"></span>
-      {{if .AuthEnabled}}
-        {{if .User}}
-        <a href="/bookmarks" data-bookmarks-link
-           title="Your bookmarks"
-           class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] p-2 shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition{{if eq .Active "bookmarks"}} bg-[color:var(--accent)]/20{{end}}">
-          <svg aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
-               stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="h-5 w-5">
-            <path d="M6 2h12a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v18l-7-4-7 4V3a1 1 0 0 1 1-1z"></path>
-          </svg>
-          <span class="sr-only">Bookmarks</span>
-        </a>
-        {{if .IsAdmin}}
-        <a href="/status" data-status-link
-           title="Source health"
-           class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] p-2 shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition{{if eq .Active "status"}} bg-[color:var(--accent)]/20{{end}}">
-          <svg aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
-               stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="h-5 w-5">
-            <path d="M3 12h4l2 6 4-14 2 8h6"></path>
-          </svg>
-          <span class="sr-only">Source health</span>
-        </a>
-        {{end}}
-        <a href="/auth/logout" data-account
-           title="Signed in as {{.User.Display}}{{if .User.Email}} · {{.User.Email}}{{end}} — sign out"
-           class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm font-semibold shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition">
-          <span class="grid h-6 w-6 place-items-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--accent)] text-white text-xs font-bold">{{.User.Initial}}</span>
-          <span class="hidden sm:inline max-w-[7rem] truncate">{{.User.Display}}</span>
-        </a>
-        {{else}}
-        <a href="/auth/login?next={{.Path}}" data-signin
-           title="Sign in to sync your preferences"
-           class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition">
-          <svg aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
-               stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="h-4 w-4 text-[color:var(--ink)]/60">
-            <path d="M15 3h4a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-4"></path>
-            <polyline points="10 17 15 12 10 7"></polyline>
-            <line x1="15" y1="12" x2="3" y2="12"></line>
-          </svg>
-          <span class="hidden sm:inline">Sign in</span>
-        </a>
-        {{end}}
+      <a href="/status" data-status-link
+         title="Source health"
+         class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] p-2 shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition{{if eq .Active "status"}} bg-[color:var(--accent)]/20{{end}}">
+        <svg aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
+             stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="h-5 w-5">
+          <path d="M3 12h4l2 6 4-14 2 8h6"></path>
+        </svg>
+        <span class="sr-only">Source health</span>
+      </a>
+      {{if .User}}
+      <a href="/bookmarks" data-bookmarks-link
+         title="Your bookmarks"
+         class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] p-2 shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition{{if eq .Active "bookmarks"}} bg-[color:var(--accent)]/20{{end}}">
+        <svg aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
+             stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="h-5 w-5">
+          <path d="M6 2h12a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v18l-7-4-7 4V3a1 1 0 0 1 1-1z"></path>
+        </svg>
+        <span class="sr-only">Bookmarks</span>
+      </a>
      {{end}}
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0 max-w-full">
+      <div class="flex basis-full items-center gap-2 min-w-0 max-w-full sm:basis-auto sm:ml-auto">
        <button type="button" data-search-trigger title="Search (⌘K)"
                class="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--card)] px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 transition">
          <svg aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
@@ -216,17 +218,51 @@
        <div class="pete-reader-nav">
          <button type="button" data-reader-prev class="pete-reader-btn" title="Previous (←)" aria-label="Previous article">←</button>
          <button type="button" data-reader-next class="pete-reader-btn" title="Next (→)" aria-label="Next article">→</button>
+          <button type="button" data-reader-listen class="pete-reader-btn" style="display:none" title="Read aloud (r)" aria-label="Read this story aloud" aria-pressed="false">🔊 Listen</button>
+          <button type="button" data-reader-share class="pete-reader-btn" style="display:none" title="Share (s)" aria-label="Share this story">Share</button>
+          <div class="pete-reader-type">
+            <button type="button" data-reader-type class="pete-reader-btn" title="Text options (t)" aria-label="Text options" aria-expanded="false"><span style="font-size:1.05rem">A</span><span style="font-size:.8rem">a</span></button>
+            <div class="pete-reader-typemenu" data-reader-typemenu hidden>
+              <div class="pete-reader-typerow">
+                <span class="pete-reader-typelabel">Size</span>
+                <div class="pete-reader-typebtns" data-reader-size>
+                  <button type="button" data-size="s" title="Small">S</button>
+                  <button type="button" data-size="m" title="Medium">M</button>
+                  <button type="button" data-size="l" title="Large">L</button>
+                  <button type="button" data-size="xl" title="Extra large">XL</button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div class="pete-reader-typerow">
+                <span class="pete-reader-typelabel">Font</span>
+                <div class="pete-reader-typebtns" data-reader-font>
+                  <button type="button" data-font="sans">Sans</button>
+                  <button type="button" data-font="serif" style="font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif">Serif</button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div class="pete-reader-typerow">
+                <span class="pete-reader-typelabel">Paper</span>
+                <div class="pete-reader-typebtns" data-reader-paper>
+                  <button type="button" data-paper="default">Default</button>
+                  <button type="button" data-paper="sepia">Sepia</button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div class="pete-reader-typerow pete-reader-voicerow" data-reader-voicerow hidden>
+                <span class="pete-reader-typelabel">Voice</span>
+                <select class="pete-reader-voice" data-reader-voice aria-label="Read-aloud voice"></select>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
          <button type="button" data-reader-bookmark class="pete-reader-btn" style="display:none" title="Bookmark (b)" aria-label="Bookmark this story" aria-pressed="false">🔖 Save</button>
          <a data-reader-link target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="pete-reader-btn pete-reader-btn-open" title="Open original (o)">Open&nbsp;↗</a>
          <button type="button" data-reader-close class="pete-reader-btn" title="Close (esc)" aria-label="Close reader">esc</button>
        </div>
      </div>
-      <div class="pete-reader-scroll" data-reader-scroll>
+      <div class="pete-reader-scroll" data-reader-scroll tabindex="-1">
        <article class="pete-reader-article" data-reader-article></article>
        <div class="pete-reader-related" data-reader-related hidden></div>
      </div>
      <div class="pete-reader-hint">
-        <span><kbd>←</kbd> <kbd>→</kbd> navigate · <kbd>o</kbd> open · <kbd>u</kbd> mark unread · <kbd>esc</kbd> close</span>
+        <span><kbd>←</kbd> <kbd>→</kbd> navigate · <kbd>o</kbd> open · <kbd>s</kbd> share · <kbd>t</kbd> text · <kbd>u</kbd> unread · <kbd>esc</kbd> close</span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
@@ -242,8 +278,16 @@
  </footer>

  <script>
-    // Tiny clock + phase label updater for the header pill / footer.
+    // Tiny clock + phase label updater for the header pill / footer, plus Pete's
+    // time-of-day greeting on the home hero (whichever of these exist).
    (function () {
+      function greeting(h) {
+        if (h >= 5 && h < 8) return "Early start? Here's what came in overnight.";
+        if (h >= 8 && h < 12) return "Morning! Here's what's fresh.";
+        if (h >= 12 && h < 17) return "Afternoon. Here's what's new.";
+        if (h >= 17 && h < 21) return "Evening. Here's what you missed today.";
+        return "Late one? Here's the quiet-hours roundup.";
+      }
      function tick() {
        var now = new Date();
        var hh = String(now.getHours()).padStart(2, "0");
@@ -252,6 +296,8 @@
        if (el) el.textContent = hh + ":" + mm;
        var label = document.querySelector("[data-phase-label]");
        if (label) label.textContent = document.documentElement.dataset.phase;
+        var greet = document.querySelector("[data-pete-greeting]");
+        if (greet) greet.textContent = greeting(now.getHours());
      }
      tick();
      setInterval(tick, 30000);
@@ -263,8 +309,11 @@
    window.PETE_USER = {{if .User}}{ name: {{.User.Display}}, email: {{.User.Email}} }{{else}}null{{end}};
    window.PETE_PREFS = {{.UserPrefs}};
    window.PETE_PUSH = {{if .PushEnabled}}{ enabled: true, publicKey: {{.PushPublicKey}} }{{else}}null{{end}};
+    window.PETE_TTS = {{.TTS}};
  </script>
  <script src="/static/js/prefs.js" defer></script>
+  <script src="/static/js/weather-2d.js" defer></script>
+  <script src="/static/js/weather-gl.js" defer></script>
  <script src="/static/js/weather.js" defer></script>
  <script src="/static/js/weather-forecast.js" defer></script>
  <script src="/static/js/search.js" defer></script>
--- a/internal/web/templates/status.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/status.html
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 {{define "title"}}Source health — {{.SiteTitle}}{{end}}

 {{define "main"}}
+{{$admin := .Admin}}
 <section class="mt-2 mb-8">
  <div class="rounded-3xl bg-[color:var(--card)] border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 p-6 sm:p-8 shadow-pete">
-    <p class="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-[color:var(--ink)]/50">owner view</p>
+    <p class="text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-[color:var(--ink)]/50">{{if $admin}}owner view{{else}}live status{{end}}</p>
    <h1 class="font-display text-3xl sm:text-4xl font-bold mt-1">Source health</h1>
    <p class="mt-2 max-w-2xl text-[color:var(--ink)]/70">
-      Per-feed poll status and content stats. Rows that are currently failing float to the top.
+      {{if $admin}}Per-feed poll status and content stats. Rows that are currently failing float to the top.
+      {{else}}Every feed Pete follows and whether it's still updating. This runs on a best-effort basis, so a source going quiet for a bit is normal.{{end}}
    </p>
    <div class="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
      <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5 px-3 py-1 text-sm font-semibold tabular-nums">
@@ -14,11 +16,11 @@
      </span>
      {{if .DegradedCnt}}
      <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-red-500/15 text-red-700 dark:text-red-300 px-3 py-1 text-sm font-semibold tabular-nums">
-        ⚠ {{.DegradedCnt}} degraded
+        ⚠ {{.DegradedCnt}} {{if $admin}}degraded{{else}}delayed{{end}}
      </span>
      {{else}}
      <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300 px-3 py-1 text-sm font-semibold">
-        ✓ all healthy
+        ✓ all updating
      </span>
      {{end}}
    </div>
@@ -26,19 +28,21 @@
 </section>

 <div class="overflow-x-auto rounded-3xl bg-[color:var(--card)] border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 shadow-pete">
-  <table class="w-full min-w-[52rem] text-sm">
+  <table class="w-full {{if $admin}}min-w-[52rem]{{else}}min-w-[28rem]{{end}} text-sm">
    <thead>
      <tr class="text-left text-[color:var(--ink)]/50 uppercase text-xs tracking-wider border-b-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10">
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold">Source</th>
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold">Channel</th>
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold">Status</th>
+        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold">Last update</th>
+        {{if $admin}}
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold">Last poll</th>
-        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold">Last success</th>
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold text-right">Items</th>
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold text-right">Stories</th>
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold text-right">Paywall</th>
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold">Last story</th>
        <th class="px-4 py-3 font-semibold">Last posted</th>
+        {{end}}
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
@@ -50,14 +54,17 @@
          {{if .NeverRun}}
            <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-[color:var(--ink)]/10 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-semibold">◌ idle</span>
          {{else if .Healthy}}
-            <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-semibold">● ok</span>
-          {{else}}
+            <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/15 text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-semibold">● live</span>
+          {{else if $admin}}
            <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-red-500/15 text-red-700 dark:text-red-300 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-semibold"
                  title="{{.LastError}}">✕ {{.Failures}} fail{{if ne .Failures 1}}s{{end}}</span>
+          {{else}}
+            <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-red-500/15 text-red-700 dark:text-red-300 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-semibold">✕ delayed</span>
          {{end}}
        </td>
-        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-[color:var(--ink)]/70 whitespace-nowrap">{{if .LastPollAt.IsZero}}never{{else}}{{timeAgo .LastPollAt}}{{end}}</td>
        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-[color:var(--ink)]/70 whitespace-nowrap">{{if .LastSuccessAt.IsZero}}never{{else}}{{timeAgo .LastSuccessAt}}{{end}}</td>
+        {{if $admin}}
+        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-[color:var(--ink)]/70 whitespace-nowrap">{{if .LastPollAt.IsZero}}never{{else}}{{timeAgo .LastPollAt}}{{end}}</td>
        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-right tabular-nums">{{.LastItemCount}}</td>
        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-right tabular-nums" title="{{.Classified}} classified of {{.Total}}">{{.Total}}</td>
        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-right tabular-nums {{if gt .PaywallRate 50}}text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400 font-semibold{{end}}">
@@ -65,14 +72,15 @@
        </td>
        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-[color:var(--ink)]/70 whitespace-nowrap">{{if .LastSeenAt.IsZero}}—{{else}}{{timeAgo .LastSeenAt}}{{end}}</td>
        <td class="px-4 py-3 text-[color:var(--ink)]/70 whitespace-nowrap">{{if .LastPostedAt.IsZero}}—{{else}}{{timeAgo .LastPostedAt}}{{end}}</td>
+        {{end}}
      </tr>
-      {{if .LastError}}{{if not .Healthy}}
+      {{if $admin}}{{if .LastError}}{{if not .Healthy}}
      <tr class="border-b border-[color:var(--ink)]/5">
        <td colspan="10" class="px-4 pb-3 -mt-1 text-xs text-red-600 dark:text-red-400 font-mono break-all">{{.LastError}}</td>
      </tr>
-      {{end}}{{end}}
+      {{end}}{{end}}{{end}}
      {{else}}
-      <tr><td colspan="10" class="px-4 py-8 text-center text-[color:var(--ink)]/50">No sources configured.</td></tr>
+      <tr><td colspan="{{if $admin}}10{{else}}4{{end}}" class="px-4 py-8 text-center text-[color:var(--ink)]/50">No sources configured.</td></tr>
      {{end}}
    </tbody>
  </table>
--- a/internal/web/templates/weather.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/weather.html
@@ -3,14 +3,21 @@
 {{define "main"}}
 <div class="space-y-8">
  <section class="rounded-3xl bg-[color:var(--card)] p-6 shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10">
-    <h1 class="font-display text-3xl font-bold mb-1">Weather demo</h1>
-    <p class="text-sm text-[color:var(--ink)]/60 mb-5">Pick a variant, intensity, and phase. The canvas reloads on each click.</p>
+    <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between gap-3 mb-1">
+      <h1 class="font-display text-3xl font-bold">Weather demo</h1>
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs font-semibold">
+        <span data-demo-renderer class="rounded-full border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 px-3 py-1 uppercase tracking-wider text-[color:var(--ink)]/60">renderer: …</span>
+        <span data-demo-fps class="rounded-full border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10 px-3 py-1 tabular-nums text-[color:var(--ink)]/60">— fps</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <p class="text-sm text-[color:var(--ink)]/60 mb-5">Pick a variant, intensity, and phase. Switching is instant, no reload.</p>

    <div class="space-y-3 text-sm">
      <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
        <span class="w-20 shrink-0 font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-[color:var(--ink)]/60">Variant</span>
        {{range $v := .Variants}}
          <a href="?variant={{$v}}&amp;intensity={{$.Intensity}}&amp;phase={{$.PhaseSel}}"
+             data-demo-variant="{{$v}}"
             class="rounded-full px-3 py-1 transition border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10
                    {{if eq $.Variant $v}}bg-[color:var(--accent)] text-white font-semibold{{else}}hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5{{end}}">{{$v}}</a>
        {{end}}
@@ -19,6 +26,7 @@
        <span class="w-20 shrink-0 font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-[color:var(--ink)]/60">Intensity</span>
        {{range $i := .Intensities}}
          <a href="?variant={{$.Variant}}&amp;intensity={{$i}}&amp;phase={{$.PhaseSel}}"
+             data-demo-intensity="{{$i}}"
             class="rounded-full px-3 py-1 transition border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10
                    {{if eq $.Intensity $i}}bg-[color:var(--accent)] text-white font-semibold{{else}}hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5{{end}}">{{$i}}</a>
        {{end}}
@@ -27,6 +35,7 @@
        <span class="w-20 shrink-0 font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-[color:var(--ink)]/60">Phase</span>
        {{range $p := .Phases}}
          <a href="?variant={{$.Variant}}&amp;intensity={{$.Intensity}}&amp;phase={{$p}}"
+             data-demo-phase="{{$p}}"
             class="rounded-full px-3 py-1 transition border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10
                    {{if eq $.PhaseSel $p}}bg-[color:var(--accent)] text-white font-semibold{{else}}hover:bg-[color:var(--ink)]/5{{end}}">{{$p}}</a>
        {{end}}
@@ -34,7 +43,8 @@
    </div>

    <div class="mt-5 text-xs text-[color:var(--ink)]/50">
-      Current: <code class="font-semibold">{{.Weather.Season}} / {{.Variant}} / {{.Intensity}} / {{.PhaseSel}}</code>
+      Current: <code data-demo-current class="font-semibold">{{.Variant}} / {{.Intensity}} / {{.PhaseSel}}</code>
+      <span class="mx-1">·</span> Tip: aurora and clear night want the night phase; wind and haze are the new autumn gusts and Saharan calima.
    </div>
  </section>

@@ -50,8 +60,76 @@
    </div>
    <div class="rounded-3xl bg-[color:var(--card)] p-6 shadow-pete border-2 border-[color:var(--ink)]/10">
      <p class="font-display">Card B</p>
-      <p class="text-sm text-[color:var(--ink)]/60 mt-1">Move your window taller to give the particles more room.</p>
+      <p class="text-sm text-[color:var(--ink)]/60 mt-1">Make your window taller to give the particles more room.</p>
    </div>
  </section>
 </div>
+
+<script>
+  // Instant switching: the pill links stay real URLs for no-JS visitors, but
+  // with JS we swap the effect in place via PeteWeather.set and keep the URL
+  // in sync with replaceState.
+  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
+    var root = document.documentElement;
+    var state = {
+      variant: {{.Variant}},
+      intensity: {{.Intensity}},
+      phase: {{.PhaseSel}}
+    };
+
+    function markActive(attr, value) {
+      document.querySelectorAll("[" + attr + "]").forEach(function (el) {
+        var on = el.getAttribute(attr) === value;
+        el.classList.toggle("bg-[color:var(--accent)]", on);
+        el.classList.toggle("text-white", on);
+        el.classList.toggle("font-semibold", on);
+      });
+    }
+
+    function apply() {
+      root.dataset.phase = state.phase;
+      if (window.PeteWeather) window.PeteWeather.set(state.variant, state.intensity);
+      markActive("data-demo-variant", state.variant);
+      markActive("data-demo-intensity", state.intensity);
+      markActive("data-demo-phase", state.phase);
+      var cur = document.querySelector("[data-demo-current]");
+      if (cur) cur.textContent = state.variant + " / " + state.intensity + " / " + state.phase;
+      var label = document.querySelector("[data-phase-label]");
+      if (label) label.textContent = state.phase;
+      history.replaceState(null, "", "?variant=" + state.variant + "&intensity=" + state.intensity + "&phase=" + state.phase);
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
+      var a = e.target.closest && e.target.closest("[data-demo-variant],[data-demo-intensity],[data-demo-phase]");
+      if (!a || !window.PeteWeather) return;
+      e.preventDefault();
+      if (a.hasAttribute("data-demo-variant")) state.variant = a.getAttribute("data-demo-variant");
+      if (a.hasAttribute("data-demo-intensity")) state.intensity = a.getAttribute("data-demo-intensity");
+      if (a.hasAttribute("data-demo-phase")) state.phase = a.getAttribute("data-demo-phase");
+      apply();
+    });
+
+    var rEl = document.querySelector("[data-demo-renderer]");
+    if (rEl && window.PeteWeather && window.PeteWeather.renderer) {
+      rEl.textContent = "renderer: " + window.PeteWeather.renderer();
+    }
+
+    // Lightweight FPS meter, demo page only. Counts frames on its own rAF and
+    // refreshes the pill once a second.
+    var fpsEl = document.querySelector("[data-demo-fps]");
+    if (fpsEl) {
+      var frames = 0, lastStamp = performance.now();
+      function tick(now) {
+        frames++;
+        if (now - lastStamp >= 1000) {
+          fpsEl.textContent = Math.round(frames * 1000 / (now - lastStamp)) + " fps";
+          frames = 0;
+          lastStamp = now;
+        }
+        requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+      }
+      requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+    }
+  });
+</script>
 {{end}}
--- a/internal/web/trending_test.go
+++ b/internal/web/trending_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"net/http/httptest"
+
+	"pete/internal/config"
+	"pete/internal/storage"
+)
+
+// TestIndexTrendingAndBadges seeds a story with captured content and some reader
+// views, then asserts the home page renders the "Popular this week" rail plus the
+// per-card reading-time chip and read-count badge that decorate() fills in.
+func TestIndexTrendingAndBadges(t *testing.T) {
+	storage.Close()
+	if err := storage.Init(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "trending.db")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { storage.Close() })
+
+	// ~1200 chars of body → about a 1 min read.
+	body := strings.Repeat("word ", 240)
+	story := &storage.Story{
+		GUID:       "trend-e2e",
+		Headline:   "A Trending Headline",
+		Lede:       "Lede.",
+		Content:    body,
+		ArticleURL: "https://example.com/trend",
+		Source:     "Example Wire",
+		Channel:    "tech",
+		Classified: true,
+		SeenAt:     time.Now().Unix(),
+	}
+	if err := storage.InsertStory(story); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var id int64
+	if err := storage.Get().QueryRow(`SELECT id FROM stories WHERE guid = ?`, story.GUID).Scan(&id); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Two reads so the story trends and the badge shows a count.
+	storage.RecordStoryView(id)
+	storage.RecordStoryView(id)
+
+	s, err := New(config.WebConfig{SiteTitle: "Pete", ListenAddr: ":0"}, nil, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	s.handleIndex(rw, httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil))
+	if rw.Code != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("index status = %d", rw.Code)
+	}
+	body = rw.Body.String()
+
+	for _, want := range []string{
+		"Popular this week", // trending rail heading
+		"min read",          // reading-time chip
+		`title="2 reads"`,   // view-count badge
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(body, want) {
+			t.Errorf("index HTML missing %q", want)
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/internal/web/tts.go
+++ b/internal/web/tts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"html/template"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"pete/internal/config"
+)
+
+const (
+	ttsMaxTextLen    = 6000            // per-request cap; a single paragraph is ~1-2k chars
+	ttsTimeout       = 60 * time.Second
+	ttsMaxConcurrent = 3 // cap simultaneous piper processes so a burst can't pin the box
+)
+
+// ttsVoice is one selectable voice, as sent to the client.
+type ttsVoice struct {
+	ID    string `json:"id"`
+	Label string `json:"label"`
+}
+
+// ttsService runs Piper (https://github.com/rhasspy/piper) as a subprocess to
+// synthesize read-aloud audio server-side. It holds the validated voice
+// registry and a concurrency semaphore; there is no long-lived process, each
+// request spawns a short-lived piper that loads its model, synthesizes one
+// chunk of text to a WAV on stdout, and exits (~0.5s for a paragraph).
+type ttsService struct {
+	piperBin string
+	voices   []ttsVoice        // menu order, for the client selector
+	models   map[string]string // voice id -> absolute .onnx path
+	def      string            // default voice id
+	sem      chan struct{}     // buffered to ttsMaxConcurrent
+}
+
+// newTTS validates the Piper install and builds the voice registry. It returns
+// (nil, nil) when TTS is disabled. A configured voice whose model file is
+// missing is skipped with a warning rather than failing startup; if that leaves
+// no usable voices, TTS is disabled.
+func newTTS(cfg config.TTSConfig) (*ttsService, error) {
+	if !cfg.Enabled {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	bin := cfg.PiperBin
+	if bin == "" {
+		bin = "piper"
+	}
+	if p, err := exec.LookPath(bin); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("web: TTS enabled but piper binary not found; read-aloud disabled", "piper_bin", bin, "err", err)
+		return nil, nil
+	} else {
+		bin = p
+	}
+
+	dir := cfg.VoicesDir
+	svc := &ttsService{piperBin: bin, models: make(map[string]string)}
+
+	want := cfg.Voices
+	if len(want) == 0 {
+		// Auto-discover every *.onnx in voices_dir, labelled by filename stem.
+		entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("web: TTS voices_dir unreadable; read-aloud disabled", "voices_dir", dir, "err", err)
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		for _, e := range entries {
+			name := e.Name()
+			if e.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(name, ".onnx") {
+				continue
+			}
+			id := strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".onnx")
+			want = append(want, config.VoiceConfig{ID: id, Label: id})
+		}
+		sort.Slice(want, func(i, j int) bool { return want[i].ID < want[j].ID })
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range want {
+		if v.ID == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		model := filepath.Join(dir, v.ID+".onnx")
+		if _, err := os.Stat(model); err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("web: TTS voice model missing; skipping", "voice", v.ID, "path", model)
+			continue
+		}
+		label := v.Label
+		if label == "" {
+			label = v.ID
+		}
+		svc.models[v.ID] = model
+		svc.voices = append(svc.voices, ttsVoice{ID: v.ID, Label: label})
+	}
+	if len(svc.voices) == 0 {
+		slog.Error("web: TTS enabled but no usable voices found; read-aloud disabled", "voices_dir", dir)
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	svc.def = cfg.Default
+	if _, ok := svc.models[svc.def]; !ok {
+		svc.def = svc.voices[0].ID
+	}
+	svc.sem = make(chan struct{}, ttsMaxConcurrent)
+	slog.Info("web: server-side TTS enabled", "piper", bin, "voices", len(svc.voices), "default", svc.def)
+	return svc, nil
+}
+
+// clientConfig is the JSON handed to the page as window.PETE_TTS so the reader
+// can build its voice selector and know TTS is available.
+func (t *ttsService) clientConfig() template.JS {
+	payload := struct {
+		Enabled bool       `json:"enabled"`
+		Default string     `json:"default"`
+		Voices  []ttsVoice `json:"voices"`
+	}{Enabled: true, Default: t.def, Voices: t.voices}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return template.JS("null")
+	}
+	return jsForScript(b)
+}
+
+// handleTTS synthesizes one chunk of text to WAV audio with the requested
+// voice. It is registered only under the authenticated route group, so callers
+// are already signed in (read-aloud is a signed-in perk). The request body is
+// JSON {voice, text}; the response is audio/wav.
+func (s *Server) handleTTS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if s.tts == nil {
+		http.Error(w, "tts disabled", http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+	if s.auth == nil || s.auth.userFromRequest(r) == nil {
+		http.Error(w, "sign-in required", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req struct {
+		Voice string `json:"voice"`
+		Text  string `json:"text"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, 32*1024)).Decode(&req); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "bad request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	text := strings.TrimSpace(req.Text)
+	if text == "" {
+		http.Error(w, "empty text", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	if len(text) > ttsMaxTextLen {
+		text = text[:ttsMaxTextLen]
+	}
+	model, ok := s.tts.models[req.Voice]
+	if !ok {
+		model = s.tts.models[s.tts.def] // unknown/blank voice -> default
+	}
+
+	// Bound concurrent piper processes; give up if the client leaves or we wait
+	// too long for a slot rather than queueing unboundedly.
+	slotCtx, cancelSlot := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), ttsTimeout)
+	defer cancelSlot()
+	select {
+	case s.tts.sem <- struct{}{}:
+		defer func() { <-s.tts.sem }()
+	case <-slotCtx.Done():
+		http.Error(w, "tts busy", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), ttsTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	// piper -m <model> -f - : write a full WAV to stdout. Text is fed on stdin,
+	// so there is no shell and nothing user-controlled reaches the arg list
+	// besides the model path, which is looked up from a fixed allowlist above.
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, s.tts.piperBin, "-m", model, "-f", "-")
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(text)
+	var out, errb bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &out
+	cmd.Stderr = &errb
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("web: piper synthesis failed", "err", err, "stderr", strings.TrimSpace(errb.String()))
+		http.Error(w, "synthesis failed", http.StatusBadGateway)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "audio/wav")
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "private, max-age=3600")
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Length", strconv.Itoa(out.Len()))
+	_, _ = w.Write(out.Bytes())
+}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
prosolis	0a723418ff	Redo moon and clouds as procedural shaders in the GL engine The baked atlas sprites (blurred-circle clouds, gradient moon with flat maria blobs) read as cheap. Clouds are now built per-instance in the particle fragment shader from fbm density with a flattened base and lit tops; the moon renders in the sky shader with sphere shading, emboss relief, maria and a halo. Stars skip the moon disc since the sky pass draws first.	2026-07-08 00:19:55 -07:00
prosolis	9b20040b49	Rebuild weather effects on WebGL2 with new variants and a live demo page The background weather is now GPU-rendered: one instanced-quad draw call over a baked sprite atlas plus a fullscreen sky shader (fog, Saharan haze, aurora, sun rays, storm gloom and lightning flash). The old Canvas2D renderer stays as weather-2d.js and kicks in automatically when WebGL2 is missing; weather.js is now a thin controller that owns the toggle, prefs and the PeteWeather API. Effect upgrades: shared wind with gust pulses leans the whole scene together, rain gets depth, splash pops and velocity-aligned streaks, storms grow procedural branched lightning bolts, snow mixes soft motes with spinning six-arm crystals, clouds drift in two parallax layers, clear nights get a moon with maria, twinkling stars and the occasional shooting star, blossoms and leaves tumble with a faked 3D flip. New variants: haze (Saharan calima), wind (autumn gusts with streak lines), hail (bouncing stones with drizzle) and aurora. The /weather demo page switches variant, intensity and phase in place without a reload and shows the active renderer plus an FPS meter.	2026-07-07 23:53:45 -07:00
prosolis	e91b423b1a	Focus reader scroll region on open so keys scroll the story The reader overlay opened without moving focus, so Arrow-Up/Down and PageUp/Down scrolled the page behind it until the user clicked into the text. Make the scroll container focusable (tabindex=-1) and focus it on open, and drop its focus outline.	2026-07-07 23:14:05 -07:00
prosolis	dbcb459908	Add server-side Piper read-aloud with voice picker Reader read-aloud now streams neural WAV audio from a new POST /api/tts endpoint that shells out to Piper, instead of the browser's Web Speech voice. Each paragraph is synthesized on demand with the next one prefetched during playback, keeping the existing highlight/scroll sync. Voices are configured under [web.tts] (piper binary + voices_dir + a labelled voice list) and exposed to the client as window.PETE_TTS; the reader gets a Voice selector in the Aa menu, persisted per-device. Still a signed-in-only perk and gated on auth.	2026-07-07 23:00:27 -07:00
prosolis	fceeb12ad5	Fix reader prefs popover ignoring the hidden attribute The .pete-reader-typemenu class sets display:flex, which outranks the UA [hidden]{display:none} rule, so toggling typeMenu.hidden never hid the popover. Add an explicit [hidden] guard.	2026-07-07 22:48:06 -07:00
prosolis	74aa578a2d	Precompute content_chars to drop per-render body scans The N-min-read chip derived reading time via LENGTH(content) over the full article-body TEXT column on every listing render. LENGTH can't use an index, so SQLite read each row's whole body per request on the hottest path. Cache the character count in a content_chars column filled at insert time (backfilled for existing rows), and point StoryContentLengths at it.	2026-07-07 22:41:41 -07:00
prosolis	8f9fcc45f3	Fix reader read-aloud races and add rows.Err checks - reader.js: guard read-aloud against the loading placeholder (bodyReady) and invalidate stale speechSynthesis callbacks with a generation token - storage: check rows.Err() after iterating story-view/content-length reads - metrics: reuse placeholders() instead of duplicating the IN-clause builder	2026-07-07 22:35:09 -07:00
prosolis	616055a704	Add per-story views, trending, and reader reading-experience upgrades Surface read counts and sharpen the reader: - story_views table + RecordStoryView on /api/article (background, filter-guarded); "Popular this week" home rail via TrendingStories; read-count badge and reading-time chip decorated onto every listing - reader: signed-in-only read-aloud (TTS), native share/copy, and an Aa typography popover (size/serif/sepia) persisted per device - real alt text on card/reader/related/search images; time-of-day Pete greeting on the home hero - harden exec() to skip (not panic) on a nil DB so background writes can't crash on a closed handle Tests: story_views_test.go, trending_test.go. Suite green, CSS rebuilt.	2026-07-07 22:17:23 -07:00
prosolis	2ea5f7a6f7	Strip inline scripts from reader body extraction Datawrapper embed resizers (and other inline scripts) were leaking into reader mode as literal text. Two extraction paths were affected: - parser.go extractContentText/extractLede stripped only script tags via htmlTagRe, leaving the JS body behind. This is the path that usually wins for feeds shipping full content:encoded (e.g. Politico). - article.go goquery paths call .Text(), which concatenates script source. Both now drop whole <script>/<style>/<noscript> elements before pulling text. Paywall detection (JSON-LD) still runs before the goquery strip.	2026-07-07 21:33:35 -07:00
prosolis	ff3a0e87be	Tidy mobile header into a two-tier layout The account/logout button was a loose justify-between flex child alongside all the utility icons, so on mobile it wrapped onto a row by itself. Split the header into a brand bar (logo + account) and a controls bar (utilities + search + nav) so the account is pinned top-right and never orphaned.	2026-07-07 18:35:38 -07:00
prosolis	77581ac152	Make source-health page public with a trimmed reader view /status was admin-only (404 for everyone else). Serve it to all: a reader view with per-feed live/idle/delayed status and last-update time, while admins additionally get poll cadence, item/story counts, paywall rates, posting times, and raw fetch errors. Error strings are stripped server-side for non-admins so feed-specific workarounds and upstream URLs never reach the public payload. Nav status link now shows for everyone.	2026-07-07 17:56:22 -07:00