update claude.md

go/cmd/orion/main.go

@@ -147,11 +147,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Settings
 	mux.Handle("PATCH /humans/me/settings", withAuth(h.UpdateSettings))
-	mux.Handle("PUT /humans/me/avatar", withAuth(h.UpdateAvatar))
-	mux.Handle("DELETE /humans/me/avatar", withAuth(h.DeleteAvatar))
-
-	// Get avatar download url, given objectId
-	mux.Handle("GET /humans/avatar/{id}", withAuth(h.GetObjectDownloadUrl))
 
 	// Push notification tokens (per-device)
 	mux.Handle("POST /humans/me/push-tokens", withAuth(h.RegisterPushToken))
@@ -179,7 +174,7 @@ func main() {
 	mux.Handle("POST /invitations/accept", withAuth(h.AcceptInvitation))
 
 	// Particles
-	mux.Handle("GET /particles/{id}/download", withAuth(h.GetObjectDownloadUrl))
+	mux.Handle("GET /particles/{id}/download", withAuth(h.DownloadParticleMedia))
 
 	// Link metadata
 	mux.Handle("GET /metadata", withAuth(h.GetLinkMetadata))

go/internal/handler/handler.go

@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ type Human struct {
 	Email                     string    `json:"email"`
 	EmailPrefix               string    `json:"email_prefix"`
 	EmailNotificationsEnabled bool      `json:"email_notifications_enabled"`
-	AvatarObjectID            *string   `json:"avatar_object_id"`
 	CreatedAt                 time.Time `json:"created_at"`
 }
 
@@ -335,83 +334,6 @@ func (h *Handler) UpdateSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
-func (h *Handler) DeleteAvatar(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	humanId, ok := middleware.HumanIdFromContext(r.Context())
-	if !ok {
-		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-		return
-	}
-
-	human, err := h.humanSvc.GetByID(r.Context(), humanId)
-	if err != nil {
-		flog.Error("failed to get human by id", "error", err, "humanId", humanId)
-		http.Error(w, "internal server error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	err = h.humanSvc.DeleteAvatar(r.Context(), humanId)
-	if err != nil {
-		flog.Error("failed to delete avatar from human", "error", err)
-		http.Error(w, "internal server error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if human.AvatarObjectID != nil {
-		err = h.depotSvc.Delete(r.Context(), utils.OptionalString(human.AvatarObjectID))
-		if err != nil {
-			flog.Error("failed to delete object", "error", err, "objectID", human.AvatarObjectID)
-		}
-	}
-
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-	return
-}
-
-func (h *Handler) UpdateAvatar(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	humanId, ok := middleware.HumanIdFromContext(r.Context())
-	if !ok {
-		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// 5MB limit = 5 * 1024 * 1024 bytes
-	const maxBodySize = 5 << 20
-
-	r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxBodySize)
-
-	object, err := h.depotSvc.CreateFromReader(r.Context(), depot.CreateFromReaderInput{
-		Prefix:      "avatars",
-		Name:        fmt.Sprintf("%s-avatar", humanId),
-		ContentType: r.Header.Get("Content-Type"),
-	}, r.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		var maxErr *http.MaxBytesError
-		if errors.As(err, &maxErr) {
-			http.Error(w, "avatar file too large", http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge)
-			return
-		}
-		flog.Error("failed to upload avatar with depo", "error", err, "humanId", humanId)
-		http.Error(w, "internal server error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	err = h.humanSvc.UpdateAvatar(r.Context(), humanId, object.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		flog.Error("failed to update human avatar", "error", err, "humanId", humanId)
-		http.Error(w, "internal server error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-
-		// best effort
-		err = h.depotSvc.Delete(r.Context(), object.ID)
-		if err != nil {
-			flog.Error("best-effort delete of object failed", "error", err)
-		}
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-}
-
 // ============================================================================
 // Network Handlers
 // ============================================================================
@@ -795,8 +717,8 @@ func (h *Handler) RevokeInvitation(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
-// GetObjectDownloadUrl returns a fresh signed URL for media/file particles.
+// DownloadParticleMedia returns a fresh signed URL for media/file particles.
-func (h *Handler) GetObjectDownloadUrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (h *Handler) DownloadParticleMedia(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	_, ok := middleware.EmailFromContext(r.Context())
 	if !ok {
 		http.Error(w, "unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
@@ -1085,7 +1007,6 @@ func humanToDTO(h *human.Human) Human {
 		Email:                     h.Email,
 		EmailPrefix:               h.EmailPrefix,
 		EmailNotificationsEnabled: h.EmailNotificationsEnabled,
-		AvatarObjectID:            h.AvatarObjectID,
 		CreatedAt:                 h.CreatedAt,
 	}
 }

go/internal/human/models.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ type Human struct {
 	Email                       string
 	EmailPrefix                 string
 	EmailNotificationsEnabled   bool
-	AvatarObjectID              *string
 	LastEmailNotificationSentAt *time.Time
 	CreatedAt                   time.Time
 }

go/internal/human/repository.go

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ type repository interface {
 	listAll(ctx context.Context) ([]*Human, error)
 	updateEmailNotificationsEnabled(ctx context.Context, id string, enabled bool) error
 	updateLastEmailNotificationSentAt(ctx context.Context, id string, t time.Time) error
-	updateAvatarObjectID(ctx context.Context, id string, objectID *string) error
 }
 
 type repositoryImpl struct {
@@ -51,9 +50,9 @@ func newRepository(pool *pgxpool.Pool) repository {
 func (r *repositoryImpl) getByEmail(ctx context.Context, email string) (*Human, error) {
 	var h Human
 	err := r.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
-		`SELECT id, email, email_notifications_enabled, last_email_notification_sent_at, created_at, avatar_object_id FROM humans WHERE email = $1`,
+		`SELECT id, email, email_notifications_enabled, last_email_notification_sent_at, created_at FROM humans WHERE email = $1`,
 		email,
-	).Scan(&h.ID, &h.Email, &h.EmailNotificationsEnabled, &h.LastEmailNotificationSentAt, &h.CreatedAt, &h.AvatarObjectID)
+	).Scan(&h.ID, &h.Email, &h.EmailNotificationsEnabled, &h.LastEmailNotificationSentAt, &h.CreatedAt)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
 			return nil, errNotFound
@@ -67,9 +66,9 @@ func (r *repositoryImpl) getByEmail(ctx context.Context, email string) (*Human,
 func (r *repositoryImpl) getByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*Human, error) {
 	var h Human
 	err := r.pool.QueryRow(ctx,
-		`SELECT id, email, email_notifications_enabled, last_email_notification_sent_at, created_at, avatar_object_id FROM humans WHERE id = $1`,
+		`SELECT id, email, email_notifications_enabled, last_email_notification_sent_at, created_at FROM humans WHERE id = $1`,
 		id,
-	).Scan(&h.ID, &h.Email, &h.EmailNotificationsEnabled, &h.LastEmailNotificationSentAt, &h.CreatedAt, &h.AvatarObjectID)
+	).Scan(&h.ID, &h.Email, &h.EmailNotificationsEnabled, &h.LastEmailNotificationSentAt, &h.CreatedAt)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, pgx.ErrNoRows) {
 			return nil, errNotFound
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func (r *repositoryImpl) exists(ctx context.Context, email string) (bool, error)
 
 func (r *repositoryImpl) listAll(ctx context.Context) ([]*Human, error) {
 	rows, err := r.pool.Query(ctx,
-		`SELECT id, email, email_notifications_enabled, last_email_notification_sent_at, created_at, avatar_object_id FROM humans`,
+		`SELECT id, email, email_notifications_enabled, last_email_notification_sent_at, created_at FROM humans`,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func (r *repositoryImpl) listAll(ctx context.Context) ([]*Human, error) {
 	var humans []*Human
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var h Human
-		if err := rows.Scan(&h.ID, &h.Email, &h.EmailNotificationsEnabled, &h.LastEmailNotificationSentAt, &h.CreatedAt, &h.AvatarObjectID); err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&h.ID, &h.Email, &h.EmailNotificationsEnabled, &h.LastEmailNotificationSentAt, &h.CreatedAt); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		h.EmailPrefix = emailPrefix(h.Email)
@@ -160,17 +159,3 @@ func (r *repositoryImpl) updateLastEmailNotificationSentAt(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (r *repositoryImpl) updateAvatarObjectID(ctx context.Context, id string, objectID *string) error {
-	result, err := r.pool.Exec(ctx,
-		`UPDATE humans SET avatar_object_id = $2 WHERE id = $1`,
-		id, objectID,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if result.RowsAffected() == 0 {
-		return errNotFound
-	}
-	return nil
-}

go/internal/human/service.go

@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 //go:generate go tool mockgen -source ./service.go -destination ./mocks/service.go
 
-var (
+var ErrNotFound = errors.New("human not found")
-	ErrNotFound     = errors.New("human not found")
-	ErrInvalidParam = errors.New("invalid param")
-)
 
 type Service interface {
 	GetOrCreateByEmail(ctx context.Context, email string) (*Human, error)
@@ -25,8 +22,6 @@ type Service interface {
 	ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]*Human, error)
 	UpdateEmailNotificationsEnabled(ctx context.Context, id string, enabled bool) error
 	UpdateLastEmailNotificationSentAt(ctx context.Context, id string, t time.Time) error
-	UpdateAvatar(ctx context.Context, id string, objectID string) error
-	DeleteAvatar(ctx context.Context, id string) error
 }
 
 type serviceImpl struct {
@@ -93,22 +88,3 @@ func (s *serviceImpl) UpdateLastEmailNotificationSentAt(ctx context.Context, id
 	}
 	return err
 }
-
-func (s *serviceImpl) UpdateAvatar(ctx context.Context, id string, objectID string) error {
-	if objectID == "" {
-		return ErrInvalidParam
-	}
-	err := s.repo.updateAvatarObjectID(ctx, id, utils.CreateOptionalString(objectID))
-	if errors.Is(err, errNotFound) {
-		return ErrNotFound
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
-func (s *serviceImpl) DeleteAvatar(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
-	err := s.repo.updateAvatarObjectID(ctx, id, nil)
-	if errors.Is(err, errNotFound) {
-		return ErrNotFound
-	}
-	return err
-}

go/internal/human/service_test.go

@@ -56,19 +56,4 @@ func TestHumanService(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotEqual(t, createdHuman.ID, anotherHuman.ID)
 	assert.Equal(t, "[email protected]", anotherHuman.Email)
 	assert.Equal(t, "another", anotherHuman.EmailPrefix)
-
-	// Test avatar handling
-	objectID := "obj_xxx"
-	err = svc.UpdateAvatar(ctx, anotherHuman.ID, objectID)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-
-	anotherHuman, err = svc.GetByID(ctx, anotherHuman.ID)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, objectID, *anotherHuman.AvatarObjectID)
-
-	err = svc.DeleteAvatar(ctx, anotherHuman.ID)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	anotherHuman, err = svc.GetByID(ctx, anotherHuman.ID)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Nil(t, anotherHuman.AvatarObjectID)
 }

go/migrations/000017_human_avatar.down.sql

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-BEGIN;
-
-ALTER TABLE humans
-  DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS avatar_object_id;
-
-COMMIT;

go/migrations/000017_human_avatar.up.sql

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-BEGIN;
-
-ALTER TABLE humans
-  ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS avatar_object_id TEXT NULL;
-
-COMMIT;

js/desktop/src/api/client.ts

@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@ class ApiClient {
     this.config = config;
   }
 
-  private async send(
+  private async fetch(
     method: string,
     path: string,
-    init: { headers?: Record<string, string>; body?: BodyInit } = {},
+    body?: unknown,
   ): Promise<Response> {
-    const headers: Record<string, string> = { ...init.headers };
+    const headers: Record<string, string> = {};
+
+    if (body) {
+      headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';
+    }
 
     const token = this.config.getToken();
     if (token) {
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ class ApiClient {
     const response = await fetch(`${this.config.baseUrl}${path}`, {
       method,
       headers,
-      body: init.body,
+      body: body ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined,
     });
 
     if (response.status === 401) {
@@ -73,17 +77,6 @@ class ApiClient {
     return response;
   }
 
-  private async fetch(
-    method: string,
-    path: string,
-    body?: unknown,
-  ): Promise<Response> {
-    return this.send(method, path, {
-      headers: body ? { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } : undefined,
-      body: body ? JSON.stringify(body) : undefined,
-    });
-  }
-
   private async request<T>(
     schema: z.ZodType<T>,
     method: string,
@@ -144,25 +137,6 @@ class ApiClient {
     await this.requestVoid('PATCH', '/humans/me/settings', data);
   }
 
-  // --- Avatar ---
-
-  async updateAvatar(blob: Blob): Promise<void> {
-    await this.send('PUT', '/humans/me/avatar', {
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': blob.type || 'image/jpeg' },
-      body: blob,
-    });
-  }
-
-  async deleteAvatar(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.requestVoid('DELETE', '/humans/me/avatar');
-  }
-
-  async getAvatarDownloadUrl(objectId: string): Promise<string> {
-    const response = await this.fetch('GET', `/humans/avatar/${objectId}`);
-    const data = await response.json();
-    return data.url;
-  }
-
   // --- Depot ---
 
   async prepareUpload(data: PrepareUploadRequest) {

js/desktop/src/api/types.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ export const HumanSchema = z.object({
   email: z.string().email(),
   email_prefix: z.string(),
   email_notifications_enabled: z.boolean(),
-  avatar_object_id: z.string().nullable().optional(),
 });
 
 export type Human = z.infer<typeof HumanSchema>;

js/desktop/src/components/human-avatar.tsx

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
-import { useAvatarUrl } from '@/hooks/use-avatar-url';
-
-interface HumanAvatarProps extends Omit<
-  React.ComponentProps<typeof Avatar>,
-  'children'
-> {
-  /** Object id of the human's profile picture, if any. */
-  avatarObjectId?: string | null;
-  /** Initials rendered while loading or when no picture is set. */
-  initials: string;
-  /** Extra classes for the initials fallback. */
-  fallbackClassName?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Renders a human's avatar: their profile picture when set (resolved to a
- * signed URL), otherwise their initials. The fallback also shows while the
- * image loads or if it fails, so this is a drop-in for the initials-only
- * <Avatar> usages throughout the app.
- */
-export function HumanAvatar({
-  avatarObjectId,
-  initials,
-  fallbackClassName,
-  ...props
-}: HumanAvatarProps) {
-  const url = useAvatarUrl(avatarObjectId);
-  return (
-    <Avatar {...props}>
-      {url && <AvatarImage src={url} alt={initials} />}
-      <AvatarFallback className={fallbackClassName}>{initials}</AvatarFallback>
-    </Avatar>
-  );
-}

js/desktop/src/features/network-settings.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
-import { HumanAvatar } from '@/components/human-avatar';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { ScrollArea } from '@/components/ui/scroll-area';
@@ -46,11 +45,11 @@ function MemberRow({
 
   return (
     <div className="flex w-full items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3">
-      <HumanAvatar
+      <Avatar>
-        avatarObjectId={human.avatar_object_id}
+        <AvatarFallback className="bg-primary/10 text-primary font-medium">
-        initials={initials}
+          {initials}
-        fallbackClassName="bg-primary/10 text-primary font-medium"
+        </AvatarFallback>
-      />
+      </Avatar>
       <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
         <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">{human.email_prefix}</p>
         <Muted className="text-xs">{human.email}</Muted>

js/desktop/src/features/particles/particle-list-view.tsx

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/auth-store';
 import { particlePath } from '@/lib/particle-path';
 import { resolveHumanDisplay } from '@/lib/humans';
 import { RelativeTimestamp } from '@/components/relative-timestamp';
-import { HumanAvatar } from '@/components/human-avatar';
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator';
 import { Progress } from '@/components/ui/progress';
 import { Small } from '@/components/ui/typography';
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const StreamRow = memo(function StreamRow({
     particle.visible_to.length === 2 &&
     particle.visible_to.every((v) => v.startsWith('human:'));
 
-  const avatar = useMemo(() => {
+  const initials = useMemo(() => {
     if (isDM) {
       const otherEntry = particle.visible_to.find(
         (v) => v !== `human:${userId}`,
@@ -158,12 +158,7 @@ const StreamRow = memo(function StreamRow({
       if (otherEntry) {
         const otherId = otherEntry.replace('human:', '');
         const otherHuman = network?.humans?.find((h) => h.id === otherId);
-        if (otherHuman) {
+        if (otherHuman) return getInitials(otherHuman.email);
-          return {
-            initials: getInitials(otherHuman.email),
-            avatarObjectId: otherHuman.avatar_object_id ?? null,
-          };
-        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -171,18 +166,10 @@ const StreamRow = memo(function StreamRow({
       const creator = network?.humans?.find(
         (h) => h.id === latestChild.created_by_human_id,
       );
-      if (creator) {
+      if (creator) return getInitials(creator.email);
-        return {
-          initials: getInitials(creator.email),
-          avatarObjectId: creator.avatar_object_id ?? null,
-        };
-      }
     }
 
-    return {
+    return particle.properties.name.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
-      initials: particle.properties.name.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase(),
-      avatarObjectId: null,
-    };
   }, [
     isDM,
     particle.visible_to,
@@ -255,12 +242,11 @@ const StreamRow = memo(function StreamRow({
       {videoThumbObjectId ? (
         <VideoThumbnail objectId={videoThumbObjectId} isUnseen={!!isUnseen} />
       ) : (
-        <HumanAvatar
+        <Avatar className={cn(isUnseen && 'ring-2 ring-primary')}>
-          className={cn(isUnseen && 'ring-2 ring-primary')}
+          <AvatarFallback className="bg-primary/10 text-primary font-medium">
-          avatarObjectId={avatar.avatarObjectId}
+            {initials}
-          initials={avatar.initials}
+          </AvatarFallback>
-          fallbackClassName="bg-primary/10 text-primary font-medium"
+        </Avatar>
-        />
       )}
       <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">

js/desktop/src/features/particles/playback-page-indicator.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { HumanAvatar } from '@/components/human-avatar';
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import {
   Tooltip,
   TooltipContent,
@@ -161,16 +161,18 @@ function SegmentPresenceAvatars({
       {visible.map((human) => (
         <Tooltip key={human.humanId}>
           <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-            <HumanAvatar
+            <Avatar
               size="xs"
               className={
                 onlineHumanIds?.has(human.humanId)
                   ? 'ring-2 ring-green-500'
                   : 'ring-1 ring-black/50'
               }
-              avatarObjectId={human.avatarObjectId}
+            >
-              initials={human.emailPrefix.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
+              <AvatarFallback>
-            />
+                {human.emailPrefix.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
+              </AvatarFallback>
+            </Avatar>
           </TooltipTrigger>
           <TooltipContent side="top" className="text-xs">
             {human.email}

js/desktop/src/features/particles/reaction-bar.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   TooltipContent,
   TooltipTrigger,
 } from '@/components/ui/tooltip';
-import { HumanAvatar } from '@/components/human-avatar';
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import { REACTION_EMOJIS, type Reactions, type Human } from '@/api/types';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { resolveHumanDisplay } from '@/lib/humans';
@@ -113,13 +113,11 @@ export function ReactionBar({
                     : 'bg-black/40 hover:bg-black/50',
                 )}
               >
-                <HumanAvatar
+                <Avatar size="xs" className="shrink-0">
-                  size="xs"
+                  <AvatarFallback className="bg-white/15 text-[9px] font-medium text-white">
-                  className="shrink-0"
+                    {firstReactor.initials}
-                  avatarObjectId={firstReactor.avatarObjectId}
+                  </AvatarFallback>
-                  initials={firstReactor.initials}
+                </Avatar>
-                  fallbackClassName="bg-white/15 text-[9px] font-medium text-white"
-                />
                 <span className="truncate text-white/90">{text}</span>
                 {reactors.length > 1 && (
                   <span className="shrink-0 text-white/60">

js/desktop/src/features/particles/stream-card.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+import { forwardRef, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Headphones } from 'lucide-react';
+import { cn, getInitials } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { useLiveLatestChild } from '@/hooks/use-particle';
+import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/auth-store';
+import { particlePath } from '@/lib/particle-path';
+import type { Particle, StreamProperties } from '@/api/types';
+import { useStreamAutoplay } from '@/hooks/use-stream-autoplay';
+import { ParticlePreview } from '@/features/particles/particle-preview';
+import { useNetwork } from '@/hooks/use-networks';
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
+import { RelativeTimestamp } from '@/components/relative-timestamp';
+import { Small } from '@/components/ui/typography';
+
+interface StreamCardProps {
+  particle: Particle & { type: 'stream'; properties: StreamProperties };
+  networkId: string;
+  onClick: () => void;
+  isSelected?: boolean;
+  shortcutKey?: number;
+}
+
+export const StreamCard = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, StreamCardProps>(
+  function StreamCard(
+    { particle, networkId, onClick, isSelected, shortcutKey },
+    ref,
+  ) {
+    const streamPath = particlePath(networkId, [particle.id]);
+    const { latestChild } = useLiveLatestChild(streamPath);
+    const userId = useAuthStore((s) => s.user?.id) ?? '';
+    const network = useNetwork(networkId);
+
+    useStreamAutoplay(latestChild, particle, networkId, network ?? undefined);
+
+    const hasActiveHuddle =
+      particle.huddle_active_participants &&
+      particle.huddle_active_participants.length > 0;
+    const huddleCount = particle.huddle_active_participants?.length ?? 0;
+
+    const isDM =
+      particle.visible_to.length === 2 &&
+      particle.visible_to.every((v) => v.startsWith('human:'));
+
+    const initials = useMemo(() => {
+      if (isDM) {
+        const otherEntry = particle.visible_to.find(
+          (v) => v !== `human:${userId}`,
+        );
+        if (otherEntry) {
+          const otherId = otherEntry.replace('human:', '');
+          const otherHuman = network?.humans?.find((h) => h.id === otherId);
+          if (otherHuman) return getInitials(otherHuman.email);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (latestChild) {
+        const creator = network?.humans?.find(
+          (h) => h.id === latestChild.created_by_human_id,
+        );
+        if (creator) return getInitials(creator.email);
+      }
+
+      return particle.properties.name.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
+    }, [
+      isDM,
+      particle.visible_to,
+      particle.properties.name,
+      userId,
+      latestChild,
+      network,
+    ]);
+
+    const isUnseen = useMemo(() => {
+      if (!latestChild) return false;
+      const latestChildTimestamp = latestChild.created_at.getTime();
+      const userPlaybackPosition =
+        particle.playback_markers?.[userId]?.getTime() ?? 0;
+      return latestChildTimestamp > userPlaybackPosition;
+    }, [latestChild, particle.playback_markers, userId]);
+
+    // For media particles with a transcript, show it as an overlay on the preview
+    const transcript =
+      latestChild?.type === 'media'
+        ? latestChild.properties.transcript?.transcript
+        : undefined;
+
+    return (
+      <div
+        ref={ref}
+        role="button"
+        tabIndex={0}
+        onClick={onClick}
+        onKeyDown={(e) => {
+          if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') onClick();
+        }}
+        className={cn(
+          'cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-xl ring-1 ring-foreground/10 transition-all hover:ring-foreground/20',
+          isUnseen && 'ring-2 ring-primary',
+          isSelected && 'ring-2 ring-ring',
+          hasActiveHuddle && 'ring-2 ring-red-500/70',
+        )}
+      >
+        {/* Preview area */}
+        <div className="relative aspect-[4/3] overflow-hidden bg-muted">
+          {hasActiveHuddle && (
+            <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-10 bg-gradient-to-b from-red-500/15 to-transparent" />
+          )}
+          {shortcutKey && (
+            <kbd className="absolute top-1.5 left-1.5 z-10 flex size-5 items-center justify-center rounded bg-black/50 font-mono text-xs text-white/70">
+              {shortcutKey}
+            </kbd>
+          )}
+          {latestChild ? (
+            <ParticlePreview particle={latestChild} />
+          ) : (
+            <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center">
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs italic">
+                No messages yet
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Transcript overlay for media with transcripts */}
+          {transcript && (
+            <div className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 to-transparent px-2.5 pt-6 pb-2">
+              <p className="line-clamp-2 text-md leading-snug text-white/90">
+                {transcript}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Info bar */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-2">
+          <Avatar
+            className={cn('size-6 shrink-0', isUnseen && 'ring-2 ring-primary')}
+          >
+            <AvatarFallback className="bg-primary/10 text-primary text-[10px] font-medium">
+              {initials}
+            </AvatarFallback>
+          </Avatar>
+          <Small
+            className={cn(
+              'min-w-0 truncate',
+              isUnseen
+                ? 'font-semibold text-foreground'
+                : 'font-medium text-muted-foreground',
+            )}
+          >
+            {particle.properties.name}
+          </Small>
+          <div className="ml-auto flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5">
+            {hasActiveHuddle && (
+              <span className="flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-red-500/15 px-1.5 py-0.5">
+                <Headphones className="size-3 text-red-400" />
+                <span className="text-[10px] font-medium text-red-400">
+                  {huddleCount}
+                </span>
+              </span>
+            )}
+            {latestChild && (
+              <Small
+                className={cn(
+                  'text-[10px]',
+                  isUnseen ? 'text-primary' : 'text-muted-foreground',
+                )}
+              >
+                <RelativeTimestamp date={latestChild.created_at} />
+              </Small>
+            )}
+            {isUnseen && (
+              <span className="size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-primary" />
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  },
+);

js/desktop/src/features/particles/stream-members-overlay.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { X, UserPlus, Globe, Users, Lock } from 'lucide-react';
-import { HumanAvatar } from '@/components/human-avatar';
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import { ScrollArea } from '@/components/ui/scroll-area';
 import { KeyHint } from '@/components/key-hint';
 import {
@@ -170,12 +170,11 @@ export function StreamMembersOverlay({
                     key={id}
                     className="group flex items-center gap-2.5 rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-sm text-white/70"
                   >
-                    <HumanAvatar
+                    <Avatar size="sm">
-                      size="sm"
+                      <AvatarFallback className="text-[10px]">
-                      avatarObjectId={display.avatarObjectId}
+                        {display.initials}
-                      initials={display.initials}
+                      </AvatarFallback>
-                      fallbackClassName="text-[10px]"
+                    </Avatar>
-                    />
                     <span
                       className={cn(
                         'flex-1 truncate',
@@ -226,12 +225,11 @@ export function StreamMembersOverlay({
                           'flex w-full items-center gap-2.5 rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm text-white/70 transition-colors hover:bg-white/5',
                         )}
                       >
-                        <HumanAvatar
+                        <Avatar size="sm">
-                          size="sm"
+                          <AvatarFallback className="text-[10px]">
-                          avatarObjectId={human.avatar_object_id}
+                            {getInitials(human.email)}
-                          initials={getInitials(human.email)}
+                          </AvatarFallback>
-                          fallbackClassName="text-[10px]"
+                        </Avatar>
-                        />
                         <span className="flex-1 truncate">
                           {human.email_prefix}
                         </span>

js/desktop/src/features/particles/stream-top-bar.tsx

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/auth-store';
 import { apiClient } from '@/api/client';
 import { isParticleDeleted, type Particle } from '@/api/types';
 import { particlePath, toFirestoreDocPath } from '@/lib/particle-path';
-import { AvatarGroup } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarGroup } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
-import { HumanAvatar } from '@/components/human-avatar';
 import {
   Tooltip,
   TooltipContent,
@@ -148,12 +147,11 @@ export function TopBar({ networkId, particle, streamParticle }: TopBarProps) {
               return (
                 <Tooltip key={humanId}>
                   <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-                    <HumanAvatar
+                    <Avatar size="sm">
-                      size="sm"
+                      <AvatarFallback className="bg-red-500/30 text-[8px] text-red-200">
-                      avatarObjectId={display.avatarObjectId}
+                        {display.initials}
-                      initials={display.initials}
+                      </AvatarFallback>
-                      fallbackClassName="bg-red-500/30 text-[8px] text-red-200"
+                    </Avatar>
-                    />
                   </TooltipTrigger>
                   <TooltipContent>{display.email}</TooltipContent>
                 </Tooltip>
@@ -315,13 +313,11 @@ function MembersIndicator({
             <>
               <AvatarGroup>
                 {shownMembers.map((human) => (
-                  <HumanAvatar
+                  <Avatar key={human.id} size="sm">
-                    key={human.id}
+                    <AvatarFallback className="text-[8px]">
-                    size="sm"
+                      {resolveHumanDisplay(human.id, humans).initials}
-                    avatarObjectId={human.avatar_object_id}
+                    </AvatarFallback>
-                    initials={resolveHumanDisplay(human.id, humans).initials}
+                  </Avatar>
-                    fallbackClassName="text-[8px]"
-                  />
                 ))}
               </AvatarGroup>
               {overflow > 0 && (
@@ -359,12 +355,9 @@ function ParticleBreadcrumbContent({
 
   return (
     <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-      <HumanAvatar
+      <Avatar size="sm" className={isOnline ? 'ring-2 ring-green-500' : ''}>
-        size="sm"
+        <AvatarFallback>{display.initials}</AvatarFallback>
-        className={isOnline ? 'ring-2 ring-green-500' : ''}
+      </Avatar>
-        avatarObjectId={display.avatarObjectId}
-        initials={display.initials}
-      />
       {display.displayName} - <RelativeTimestamp date={particle.created_at} />
     </span>
   );

js/desktop/src/features/settings-page.tsx

@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ import {
   FileText,
   Volume2,
   ArrowLeft,
-  Camera,
 } from 'lucide-react';
-import { HumanAvatar } from '@/components/human-avatar';
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
-import { AvatarEditDialog } from '@/features/settings/avatar-edit-dialog';
 import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator';
 import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch';
 import { WindowControls } from '@/components/window-controls';
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
   const soundEffectsEnabled = useSoundEffectsStore((s) => s.enabled);
   const setSoundEffectsEnabled = useSoundEffectsStore((s) => s.setEnabled);
   const [version, setVersion] = useState<string>();
-  const [avatarOpen, setAvatarOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     platform.app.getVersion().then(setVersion);
@@ -138,30 +135,17 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
       <ScrollArea className="flex-1">
         {/* Profile header */}
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-5">
-          <button
+          <Avatar size="lg">
-            type="button"
+            <AvatarFallback className="bg-primary/10 text-primary font-medium">
-            onClick={() => setAvatarOpen(true)}
+              {initials}
-            className="group relative rounded-full"
+            </AvatarFallback>
-            aria-label="Change profile picture"
+          </Avatar>
-          >
-            <HumanAvatar
-              size="lg"
-              avatarObjectId={user?.avatar_object_id}
-              initials={initials}
-              fallbackClassName="bg-primary/10 text-primary font-medium"
-            />
-            <span className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-black/40 opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-100">
-              <Camera className="size-4 text-white" />
-            </span>
-          </button>
           <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
             <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium">{user?.email_prefix}</p>
             <Muted className="text-xs">{user?.email}</Muted>
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        <AvatarEditDialog open={avatarOpen} onOpenChange={setAvatarOpen} />
-
         <Separator />
 
         <SettingsGroup title="Notifications">

js/desktop/src/features/settings/avatar-edit-dialog.tsx

@@ -1,340 +0,0 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { Camera, Loader2, Trash2, Upload } from 'lucide-react';
-import { toast } from 'sonner';
-import {
-  Dialog,
-  DialogContent,
-  DialogDescription,
-  DialogFooter,
-  DialogHeader,
-  DialogTitle,
-} from '@/components/ui/dialog';
-import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tabs';
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
-import { Muted } from '@/components/ui/typography';
-import { apiClient } from '@/api/client';
-import { useAuthStore } from '@/stores/auth-store';
-import { useMediaDevicesStore } from '@/stores/media-devices-store';
-import { useAvatarUrl } from '@/hooks/use-avatar-url';
-import { useFileInput } from '@/hooks/use-file-input';
-import { toAvatarBlob } from '@/lib/avatar-image';
-import { logError, toUserMessage } from '@/lib/errors';
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
-
-// Guard the *source* file before decoding so we never load a huge image into
-// memory just to throw most of it away — the uploaded blob is always our small
-// re-encoded square regardless of input size.
-const MAX_SOURCE_BYTES = 30 * 1024 * 1024;
-
-interface AvatarEditDialogProps {
-  open: boolean;
-  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
-}
-
-export function AvatarEditDialog({
-  open,
-  onOpenChange,
-}: AvatarEditDialogProps) {
-  const user = useAuthStore((s) => s.user);
-  const refreshUser = useAuthStore((s) => s.refreshUser);
-  const currentUrl = useAvatarUrl(user?.avatar_object_id);
-  const initials = user?.email_prefix?.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase() ?? '?';
-  const hasAvatar = !!user?.avatar_object_id;
-
-  const [tab, setTab] = useState<'upload' | 'camera'>('upload');
-  const [prepared, setPrepared] = useState<{ blob: Blob; url: string } | null>(
-    null,
-  );
-  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
-
-  // Keep the latest prepared blob in a ref so the unmount cleanup can revoke
-  // its object URL without re-running on every change.
-  const preparedRef = useRef(prepared);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    preparedRef.current = prepared;
-  }, [prepared]);
-  useEffect(
-    () => () => {
-      if (preparedRef.current) URL.revokeObjectURL(preparedRef.current.url);
-    },
-    [],
-  );
-
-  const setPreparedFromBlob = useCallback((blob: Blob) => {
-    setPrepared((prev) => {
-      if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev.url);
-      return { blob, url: URL.createObjectURL(blob) };
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  // Close and reset to a clean slate so reopening starts fresh.
-  const close = useCallback(() => {
-    setPrepared((prev) => {
-      if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev.url);
-      return null;
-    });
-    setTab('upload');
-    setBusy(false);
-    onOpenChange(false);
-  }, [onOpenChange]);
-
-  const handleOpenChange = useCallback(
-    (next: boolean) => {
-      if (next) onOpenChange(true);
-      else close();
-    },
-    [close, onOpenChange],
-  );
-
-  const handleFiles = useCallback(
-    async (files: File[]) => {
-      const file = files[0];
-      if (!file) return;
-      if (!file.type.startsWith('image/')) {
-        toast.error('Please choose an image file.');
-        return;
-      }
-      if (file.size > MAX_SOURCE_BYTES) {
-        toast.error('That image is too large — choose one under 30MB.');
-        return;
-      }
-      try {
-        const bitmap = await createImageBitmap(file);
-        const blob = await toAvatarBlob(bitmap);
-        bitmap.close();
-        setPreparedFromBlob(blob);
-      } catch (err) {
-        toast.error('Could not process that image.');
-        logError(err, { scope: 'avatar.processFile' });
-      }
-    },
-    [setPreparedFromBlob],
-  );
-
-  const { openFilePicker, isDragging, dropZoneProps } = useFileInput({
-    onFilesSelected: handleFiles,
-    enabled: open && tab === 'upload',
-  });
-
-  const handleSave = async () => {
-    if (!prepared) return;
-    setBusy(true);
-    try {
-      await apiClient.updateAvatar(prepared.blob);
-      await refreshUser();
-      toast.success('Avatar updated');
-      close();
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(toUserMessage(err));
-      logError(err, { scope: 'avatar.save' });
-      setBusy(false);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const handleRemove = async () => {
-    setBusy(true);
-    try {
-      await apiClient.deleteAvatar();
-      await refreshUser();
-      toast.success('Avatar removed');
-      close();
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(toUserMessage(err));
-      logError(err, { scope: 'avatar.remove' });
-      setBusy(false);
-    }
-  };
-
-  const previewUrl = prepared?.url ?? currentUrl;
-
-  return (
-    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={handleOpenChange}>
-      <DialogContent>
-        <DialogHeader>
-          <DialogTitle>Profile picture</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription>
-            Upload an image or take one with your camera.
-          </DialogDescription>
-        </DialogHeader>
-
-        <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 py-1">
-          <div className="bg-muted flex size-24 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full border">
-            {previewUrl ? (
-              <img src={previewUrl} alt="" className="size-full object-cover" />
-            ) : (
-              <span className="text-muted-foreground text-2xl font-medium">
-                {initials}
-              </span>
-            )}
-          </div>
-
-          <Tabs
-            value={tab}
-            onValueChange={(v) => setTab(v as 'upload' | 'camera')}
-            className="w-full"
-          >
-            <TabsList className="w-full">
-              <TabsTrigger value="upload">
-                <Upload />
-                Upload
-              </TabsTrigger>
-              <TabsTrigger value="camera">
-                <Camera />
-                Take photo
-              </TabsTrigger>
-            </TabsList>
-
-            <TabsContent value="upload" className="pt-3">
-              <div
-                {...dropZoneProps}
-                className={cn(
-                  'flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-dashed px-6 py-5 text-center transition-colors',
-                  isDragging && 'border-primary bg-primary/5',
-                )}
-              >
-                <Muted className="text-xs">Drag an image here, or</Muted>
-                <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={openFilePicker}>
-                  Choose image
-                </Button>
-              </div>
-            </TabsContent>
-
-            <TabsContent value="camera" className="pt-3">
-              <CameraCapture
-                active={open && tab === 'camera'}
-                onCapture={setPreparedFromBlob}
-              />
-            </TabsContent>
-          </Tabs>
-        </div>
-
-        <DialogFooter>
-          {hasAvatar && (
-            <Button
-              variant="ghost"
-              size="sm"
-              className="text-destructive hover:text-destructive sm:mr-auto"
-              onClick={handleRemove}
-              disabled={busy}
-            >
-              <Trash2 className="mr-1 size-3.5" />
-              Remove
-            </Button>
-          )}
-          <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={close} disabled={busy}>
-            Cancel
-          </Button>
-          <Button size="sm" onClick={handleSave} disabled={!prepared || busy}>
-            {busy && <Loader2 className="mr-1 size-3.5 animate-spin" />}
-            Save
-          </Button>
-        </DialogFooter>
-      </DialogContent>
-    </Dialog>
-  );
-}
-
-function CameraCapture({
-  active,
-  onCapture,
-}: {
-  active: boolean;
-  onCapture: (blob: Blob) => void;
-}) {
-  const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null);
-  const [stream, setStream] = useState<MediaStream | null>(null);
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [capturing, setCapturing] = useState(false);
-  // Honor the camera the user picked in Audio & Video settings. `ideal` rather
-  // than `exact` so a since-unplugged device falls back to the default instead
-  // of throwing OverconstrainedError.
-  const savedCameraId = useMediaDevicesStore((s) => s.camera?.deviceId);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!active) return;
-
-    let cancelled = false;
-    let acquired: MediaStream | null = null;
-
-    const video: MediaTrackConstraints = { aspectRatio: { ideal: 1 } };
-    if (savedCameraId) video.deviceId = { ideal: savedCameraId };
-
-    navigator.mediaDevices
-      .getUserMedia({ video, audio: false })
-      .then((s) => {
-        if (cancelled) {
-          s.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
-          return;
-        }
-        acquired = s;
-        setStream(s);
-        setError(null);
-      })
-      .catch((err: unknown) => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setError(
-          err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unable to access camera',
-        );
-      });
-
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-      acquired?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
-      setStream(null);
-    };
-  }, [active, savedCameraId]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (videoRef.current) videoRef.current.srcObject = stream;
-  }, [stream]);
-
-  const handleCapture = async () => {
-    const video = videoRef.current;
-    // readyState < HAVE_CURRENT_DATA (or zero dimensions) means no frame has
-    // decoded yet — capturing now would grab a blank image.
-    if (!video || video.readyState < 2 || !video.videoWidth) {
-      toast.error('Camera is still starting — try again in a moment.');
-      return;
-    }
-    setCapturing(true);
-    try {
-      const bitmap = await createImageBitmap(video);
-      // Mirror to match the (mirrored) live preview the user is looking at.
-      const blob = await toAvatarBlob(bitmap, { mirror: true });
-      bitmap.close();
-      onCapture(blob);
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error('Could not capture photo.');
-      logError(err, { scope: 'avatar.capture' });
-    } finally {
-      setCapturing(false);
-    }
-  };
-
-  if (error) {
-    return (
-      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-1 rounded-lg border border-dashed px-6 py-5 text-center">
-        <Muted className="text-xs">Couldn't access your camera.</Muted>
-        <Muted className="text-[11px]">{error}</Muted>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
-      <div className="bg-muted size-36 overflow-hidden rounded-full border">
-        <video
-          ref={videoRef}
-          muted
-          autoPlay
-          playsInline
-          className="size-full -scale-x-100 object-cover"
-        />
-      </div>
-      <Button size="sm" onClick={handleCapture} disabled={!stream || capturing}>
-        <Camera className="mr-1 size-3.5" />
-        Capture
-      </Button>
-    </div>
-  );
-}

js/desktop/src/hooks/use-avatar-url.ts

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import { useQuery, skipToken } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { apiClient } from '@/api/client';
-
-/**
- * Resolves an avatar object id to a signed download URL. Mirrors
- * {@link import('./use-download-url').useDownloadUrl} — React Query handles
- * caching and de-duping, so many avatars sharing an id make a single request.
- */
-export function useAvatarUrl(
-  objectId: string | null | undefined,
-): string | undefined {
-  const { data } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['avatar-url', objectId],
-    queryFn: objectId
-      ? () => apiClient.getAvatarDownloadUrl(objectId)
-      : skipToken,
-    staleTime: 1000 * 60 * 60, // 1 hour — signed URLs valid for 24h
-  });
-  return data;
-}

js/desktop/src/hooks/use-presence-positions.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export interface HumanPresence {
   humanId: string;
   email: string;
   emailPrefix: string;
-  avatarObjectId: string | null;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ export function usePresencePositions(
         humanId: human.id,
         email: human.email,
         emailPrefix: human.email_prefix,
-        avatarObjectId: human.avatar_object_id ?? null,
       };
       if (existing) {
         existing.push(presence);

js/desktop/src/lib/avatar-image.ts

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Center-crop an image source to a square and downscale it to a JPEG suitable
- * for an avatar. Avatars never render larger than ~80px, so 512px is generous
- * headroom while keeping the upload to a few tens of KB regardless of input.
- *
- * Pass `mirror` when capturing from a (mirrored) webcam preview so the saved
- * image matches what the user saw.
- */
-export async function toAvatarBlob(
-  source: ImageBitmap,
-  { size = 512, mirror = false }: { size?: number; mirror?: boolean } = {},
-): Promise<Blob> {
-  if (!Number.isInteger(size) || size <= 0) {
-    throw new Error('Avatar size must be a positive integer');
-  }
-  const side = Math.min(source.width, source.height);
-  if (side === 0) {
-    // A not-yet-decoded <video> or a corrupt image yields a zero-size source;
-    // cropping it would silently produce a blank avatar, so fail instead.
-    throw new Error('Image source has zero dimensions');
-  }
-  const sx = (source.width - side) / 2;
-  const sy = (source.height - side) / 2;
-
-  const canvas = new OffscreenCanvas(size, size);
-  const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
-  if (!ctx) throw new Error('Failed to acquire 2D canvas context');
-
-  if (mirror) {
-    ctx.translate(size, 0);
-    ctx.scale(-1, 1);
-  }
-  ctx.drawImage(source, sx, sy, side, side, 0, 0, size, size);
-
-  return canvas.convertToBlob({ type: 'image/jpeg', quality: 0.82 });
-}

js/desktop/src/lib/humans.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ export interface HumanDisplay {
   email: string;
   /** Initials for avatar fallback. */
   initials: string;
-  /** Avatar object id, when the human has a profile picture set. */
-  avatarObjectId: string | null;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ export function resolveHumanDisplay(
       displayName: REMOVED_MEMBER_LABEL,
       email: REMOVED_MEMBER_LABEL,
       initials: REMOVED_MEMBER_INITIALS,
-      avatarObjectId: null,
     };
   }
   return {
@@ -42,6 +39,5 @@ export function resolveHumanDisplay(
     displayName: human.email_prefix,
     email: human.email,
     initials: getInitials(human.email),
-    avatarObjectId: human.avatar_object_id ?? null,
   };
 }

js/desktop/src/stores/auth-store.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ interface AuthState {
   isSigningOut: boolean;
   error: string | null;
   restoreSession: () => Promise<void>;
-  refreshUser: () => Promise<void>;
   requestCode: (email: string) => Promise<void>;
   signIn: (email: string, code: string) => Promise<void>;
   signOut: () => Promise<void>;
@@ -65,11 +64,6 @@ export const useAuthStore = create<AuthState>((set) => ({
     }
   },
 
-  refreshUser: async () => {
-    const user = await apiClient.me();
-    set({ user });
-  },
-
   requestCode: async (email: string) => {
     set({ isRequestingCode: true, error: null });
     try {