fix 1.23.4: normalize taler:// :443/:80 + mon scan all landings

Shared lib.sh normalize_taler_uri for ladder/e2e/pay. urls phase checks
public bank/exchange/merchant intros and bank mint JSON for residual
default ports (ERROR on GOA/local). Unit test included.

CLI-AUTOMATION-NOTES.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Companions:
 - Android GUI → [`android-test/GUI-AUTOMATION-NOTES.md`](./android-test/GUI-AUTOMATION-NOTES.md)
 - Git / suite tree → [`VERSIONS.md`](./VERSIONS.md)
 
-Scripts: `check_e2e.sh`, `check_goa_ladder.sh`, `taler-monitoring.sh`.
+Scripts: `check_e2e.sh`, `check_amount_ladder.sh`, `taler-monitoring.sh`.
 
 Legend:
 
@@ -47,15 +47,82 @@ Legend:
 
 ---
 
-## 3. `reserve_pub` / force-select is fragile (5114)
+## 3. `reserve_pub` / force-select is fragile (5114 + empty scrape)
 
 | | |
 |--|--|
-| **Seen** | ladder force-select, e2e confirm path, Android spinner issues |
+| **Seen** | ladder force-select, e2e confirm path, Android spinner issues; **repro 2026-07-19 magikoopa** GOA ladder: `force-select skipped · no reserve_pub for this withdraw (WID=…); wallet may not have selected yet` |
-| **Area** | **cli** / **core** / **bank** |
+| **Area** | **cli** / **core** / **bank** / **ops** |
-| **Problem** | Cumulative wallets re-emit old reserves; binding the wrong `reserve_pub` yields **HTTP 409 / code 5114** (“already bound”). Automation scrapes accept/tx dumps for candidates. |
+| **Problem** | (a) Cumulative wallets re-emit old reserves; binding the wrong `reserve_pub` yields **HTTP 409 / code 5114** (“already bound”). (b) Automation scrapes accept/tx dumps for candidates — when the dump has **no** pub at all, ladder WARNs and skips force-select (soft), then often **SKIP_CONFIRM**. (c) Empty scrape is **not** the same as “bank out of money”; do not treat as balance failure. (d) **Mon bug (fixed v1.20.2):** extract used `json.loads(file_from_first_brace)` on wallet dumps that append log lines after JSON → **zero** objects parsed; regex only scanned accept (which has no `reservePub`) while the pub lives under `transactions[].withdrawalDetails.reservePub`. |
-| **Workaround** | Score pubs by WID/amount; try several; treat 5114 as “stale reserve” not “out of money”. |
+| **Workaround** | **Mon ≥1.20.2:** `JSONDecoder.raw_decode` + regex on accept **and** transactions; score by WID in `bankConfirmationUrl` / amount. Still: score pubs by WID/amount; try several; treat 5114 as “stale reserve” not “out of money”. Refresh `transactions` before each force-select try. Soft-skip confirm if still pending after polls. Fix wallet DB / helper first if accept/tx only print FATAL (see §15–16). |
-| **Wanted** | CLI returns **the** `reserve_pub` for the just-accepted withdraw in structured JSON; `force-select` / bank-side select API documented with idempotency. |
+| **Wanted** | CLI returns **the** `reserve_pub` for the just-accepted withdraw in structured JSON; `force-select` / bank-side select API documented with idempotency. Optional: bank integration already exposes `selected_reserve_pub` when wallet selected — prefer that over scraping wallet logs. |
+
+### 3a. Ladder pin amounts hide mid-range behaviour
+
+| | |
+|--|--|
+| **Seen** | `LADDER_STEPS=3` plan collapses to pins only: `GOA:0`, `max-1`, `max` (no random mid rungs) |
+| **Area** | **ops** / **bank** / **cli** |
+| **Problem** | **Zero** withdraw often never produces a usable `reserve_pub` / coins (wallet 7006 or no denoms). **Absolute max** and sometimes **max-1** hit **mint HTTP 500 / code 5110** SQL `P0001` (ceiling probe). Reproducing “real” force-select needs a **mid** amount (e.g. `GOA:1` … exchange min denom scale), not only pins. |
+| **Workaround** | Use `LADDER_STEPS≥5` (or higher) so random mids exist; treat zero / absolute-max / max-1-5110 as probes (soft `CEILING_REJECT` in mon ≥1.20.2). |
+| **Wanted** | Ladder plan docs: pin vs mid semantics; CLI structured error for amount-too-large / zero. |
+
+### 3b. We do **not** manage to withdraw **in time** (GOA) — bank path unreliable, not load
+
+| | |
+|--|--|
+| **Bottom line** | On live **hacktivism GOA**, automation **does not get spendable coins in time** for the pay phase (default wait **90 s**). Max-search may report a “best” amount and bank may even show `transfer_done`; pay still sees **`available=GOA:0`** with large **`pendingIncoming`**. Coins might arrive **later** (wirewatch / wallet) — **at least not within mon’s budget**. Recurring (several runs, 2026-07-19). |
+| **Area** | **bank** + wire/wallet settle — **not** mon overload, **not** “laptop too slow” |
+| **Not the cause: ecosystem load** | Outside-in check **2026-07-19 ~14:56 CEST**: bank/exchange/merchant all **HTTP 200**, config ~**50–150 ms**, exchange `/keys` ~**0.5 s**. Container **loadavg ~1.5–1.7**, RSS bank **~737 MiB** / exchange **~670 MiB**, bank probes **47 ms**, **`wirewatch_running: true`**. Stack is **healthy under moderate load** — failures are **application/SQL/protocol**, not “host on fire.” |
+| **Call site (mint)** | `POST ${BANK}/accounts/explorer/withdrawals` → often HTTP **500** `{ code: 5110, hint: "Unexpected sql error with state P0001" }` (**`BANK_UNMANAGED_EXCEPTION`**; Postgres **`P0001`** = `RAISE EXCEPTION`). Should often be clean **409** (insufficient funds); instead opaque **500**. |
+| **Config** | `/config` still allows ~**2⁵²** wire max; live mint fails **far below** that. Explorer **balance_explorer** on landing still **~4.5 Peta-GOA**. |
+
+#### Analysis — where withdraw dies
+
+| Stage | What we see | Manage to withdraw? |
+|-------|-------------|---------------------|
+| **Mint (high amounts)** | 5110/P0001 while hi falls Tera→Giga→Mega→Kilo with **lo=0** | **No** — withdrawal never created |
+| **Mint (some mid amounts)** | occasional **HTTP 200** + URI | Mint only — not done |
+| **Confirm** | force-select 200 then stuck **`selected`**, confirm **HTTP 500** → mon **`SKIP_CONFIRM`** (bounds unchanged) | **No** — bank never wires; **not** out-of-money (§3 / 5114 class) |
+| **Bank settle** | rare full path: confirm 204 + `transfer_done` | Bank side “OK_BANK” |
+| **Wallet coins** | almost always **`available=0`** within wait, large **`pendingIncoming`**, board **`done=0`** | **Not in time** for pay → **SKIP_BALANCE** / skip max-pay |
+
+**Pay-wait board (same cumulative wallet), example:**
+
+```text
+summary: tsv_ok=2 · wallet_wd=14 (pendingIncoming=14 done=0)
+timer 0s left — available still GOA:0
+pendingIncoming=GOA:335776
+```
+
+Reading: only **2** TSV rows are full OK/OK_BANK, but the wallet holds **14** withdrawal txs still **pendingIncoming** and **none done** after the wait. Max-search also leaves many **mint-OK / confirm-failed** withdraws that **inflate pendingIncoming** and may never complete. After **90 s** + short `run-pending`: **still no spendable balance** → **we do not manage to withdraw in time** for pay (whether coins would appear later is unknown to the job).
+
+#### What *did* work (sparse) — for contrast
+
+| When / run | What worked | Amounts |
+|------------|-------------|---------|
+| Landing **2026-07-19 14:19–14:29 CEST** | Explorer singles **recorded** on bank intro stats | **~1.5–2 Giga-GOA**, **~145–202 Mega-GOA**, **~1.8–3.4 Mega-GOA** |
+| Max-search run A (same day) | Full bank path (mint→confirm→`transfer_done`) for **two** amounts only; mon best | **`GOA:424114`**, **`GOA:822256`** (~822 Kilo best) |
+| Max-search run B (later) | Even fewer full successes; many mint OK + **SKIP_CONFIRM**; mon best collapsed | e.g. full success around **`GOA:12276`** / **`GOA:17257`** (~**17 Kilo** best) |
+| Pay after either | Spendable **available** within **90 s** | **`GOA:0`** (not in time) |
+
+So: **landing/history prove large withdraws were possible earlier the same day**; **automation does not manage a usable withdraw in time** (best amount drops run-to-run; coins not available inside mon’s wait).
+
+#### Mon behaviour (workaround only)
+
+- 5110 → soft **`CEILING_REJECT`** / max-search **`hi:=`**
+- Full OK only raises **`lo`**; **SKIP_CONFIRM** does not
+- Pay waits up to **`LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S`** (default 90) with withdraw board; then **SKIP_BALANCE** if still 0
+- **Does not fix** bank SQL mapping, stuck confirm, or wirewatch→coins lag
+
+#### Wanted (bank / exchange ops)
+
+1. Map mint **P0001** to structured errors (not **5110**).  
+2. Confirm after force-select must not stick **selected** + HTTP 500.  
+3. After `transfer_done`, coins must become wallet **available** (or document delay + API to wait).  
+4. File bugs with: max-search “what worked” table + landing `recent_withdraws`/`balance_explorer` + load note (healthy) + pay board `tsv_ok` vs `wallet_wd`/`pendingIncoming`/`done`.
+
+Sources: `https://bank.hacktivism.ch/intro/stats.json`, exchange/merchant intro stats, mon max-ladder logs 2026-07-19.
 
 ---
 
@@ -66,7 +133,7 @@ Legend:
 | **Seen** | Android endless spinner; GOA `bank.hacktivism.ch` withdraw; fixed in app branch `fix/bank-withdraw-auto-exchange` |
 | **Area** | **core** / **cli** |
 | **Problem** | Withdraw URI names an exchange the wallet has never added → stuck loading / empty exchange list. CLI requires explicit `exchanges add` + `update` + `accept-tos` every fresh DB. |
-| **Workaround** | e2e always adds exchange before ATM ladder; Android needs ensureExchange-style fix. |
+| **Workaround** | e2e always adds exchange before bank withdraw ladder; Android needs ensureExchange-style fix. |
 | **Wanted** | CLI/core: on `accept-uri` withdraw, **auto-add** exchange from URI/bank details (`allowCompletion`), then surface ToS if needed in one command. |
 
 ---
@@ -78,8 +145,8 @@ Legend:
 | **Seen** | ladder/e2e strip ports; QR checks; mint URIs with `:443` |
 | **Area** | **cli** / **bank** / **doc** |
 | **Problem** | Some bank/wallet outputs include `taler://…host:443/…`. QR validators and some clients reject or double-normalize inconsistently. |
-| **Workaround** | `sed 's/:443\//\//g'` everywhere in automation. |
+| **Workaround** | mon ≥1.23.4: `normalize_taler_uri` (lib.sh) on ladder/e2e/pay; bank landing `demo-withdraw-api.py` normalizes mint JSON; **urls** phase fails GOA/local if public landings still emit `:443`/`:80` in `taler://` (`www.taler-uri-ports-*`, unit `tests/test_normalize_taler_uri.sh`). |
-| **Wanted** | Canonical form without default ports in **all** wallet-cli and bank integration outputs; document as invariant. |
+| **Wanted** | libeufin never emits default ports (source fix). |
 
 ---
 
@@ -87,7 +154,7 @@ Legend:
 
 | | |
 |--|--|
-| **Seen** | e2e uses bank admin + ATM create; ladder/gui-chain reimplement explorer mint in Python |
+| **Seen** | e2e uses bank admin + bank withdraw create; ladder/gui-chain reimplement explorer mint in Python |
 | **Area** | **cli** / **ops** |
 | **Problem** | Automation always hand-rolls Basic auth → token → `POST …/withdrawals` → `taler_withdraw_uri`. Easy to get wrong (auth header, amount currency). |
 | **Workaround** | Shared Python in `goa-chain` / ladder / e2e; secrets files. |
@@ -191,6 +258,59 @@ Legend:
 
 ---
 
+## 15. `--wallet-db=*.json` is rejected (“memory backend not supported”)
+
+| | |
+|--|--|
+| **Seen** | **2026-07-19 magikoopa** wallet-cli **1.6.8** / **1.6.11** bundle: any command with `--wallet-db=/tmp/foo.json` fails immediately with `Error: memory backend not supported` |
+| **Area** | **cli** / **ops** |
+| **Problem** | Current node host treats storage paths ending in **`.json` as unsupported memory backend** and throws before opening sqlite. Old notes / local tests that used `WALLET_DB=….json` break. Accept/transactions then never emit `reserve_pub` → ladder §3 empty-scrape WARNs. |
+| **Workaround** | Use a **non-`.json` path**, e.g. `--wallet-db=$SCRATCH/wallet.sqlite3` (ladder already prefers `wallet.sqlite3`). Never pass `….json` as wallet-db. |
+| **Wanted** | Clearer error: `wallet-db path must not end in .json; use a directory or .sqlite3 path`. Document legal path forms in `--help`. |
+
+---
+
+## 16. `taler-helper-sqlite3` requires Python ≥ 3.11 on PATH
+
+| | |
+|--|--|
+| **Seen** | magikoopa: helper is a **Python** script (`#!/usr/bin/env python3`); with Apple `/usr/bin/python3` **3.9.6** → `FATAL: python version >=3.11 required but running on 3.9.6` in accept/tx logs; wallet may still exit 0 on some paths while stdout is FATAL-only |
+| **Area** | **ops** / **cli** |
+| **Problem** | Wallet spawns `taler-helper-sqlite3` from **PATH**. Wrong `python3` ⇒ sqlite backend fails ⇒ no real wallet state ⇒ no `reserve_pub` for force-select. |
+| **Workaround** | Put **Python ≥3.11** (or 3.12+) first on PATH for mon jobs; ensure `command -v taler-helper-sqlite3` works; smoke: `taler-helper-sqlite3` starts without FATAL. Prefer Homebrew / user `python3.11+` over macOS system 3.9 for agent PATH. |
+| **Wanted** | Helper shebang or wrapper that finds a suitable python; wallet preflight error if helper HELLO fails (not silent empty logs). |
+
+---
+
+## 17. Portable wall-clock for scripts (no GNU `timeout` assumed)
+
+| | |
+|--|--|
+| **Seen** | macOS agent shells: `timeout: command not found`; e2e already tries `timeout` then `gtimeout` then `perl -e alarm` |
+| **Area** | **ops** / **doc** |
+| **Problem** | GNU coreutils `timeout` is not on stock macOS. Hard-wiring it breaks portable repro and CI on Darwin. |
+| **Workaround** | Prefer **python3** `subprocess.Popen(…).wait(timeout=…)` for outer budgets; for wallet-cli inner calls keep e2e order: `timeout` → `gtimeout` → perl alarm. Document both. |
+| **Wanted** | One suite helper `run_with_budget SECS cmd…` in `lib.sh` used by ladder/e2e/smoke. |
+
+---
+
+## 18. How to withdraw (operator checklist, GOA laptop)
+
+Portable path that works when §§15–16 are fixed:
+
+1. **PATH:** `taler-helper-sqlite3` + **python3 ≥ 3.11** ahead of system 3.9.  
+2. **Wallet DB:** `WDB=$TMP/wallet.sqlite3` — **not** `*.json`.  
+3. **Exchange:** `exchanges add` → `update -f` → `accept-tos` for `https://exchange.hacktivism.ch/`.  
+4. **Bank mint (explorer):** token with explorer password from `SECRETS_ROOT` / `EXP_PW`; `POST …/accounts/explorer/withdrawals` with e.g. `{"amount":"GOA:1"}` (avoid pure **0** and absolute **max** pins for happy-path tests).  
+5. **Strip** `:443` from `taler_withdraw_uri`.  
+6. **`withdraw accept-uri --exchange URL URI`**.  
+7. **Bank:** poll `…/taler-integration/withdrawal-operation/{WID}` → when `selected`, confirm; if stuck `pending`, force-select with scraped `reserve_pub` (§3).  
+8. **Settle:** poll wallet balance / bank `transfer_done` — **no** `run-until-done` (§1).
+
+If step 6’s stdout is only `FATAL: python version…` or `memory backend not supported`, **stop** and fix §15–16 before debugging force-select.
+
+---
+
 ## Priority shortlist for `taler-wallet-cli` / core
 
 If only a few changes land, these unlock the most automation:
@@ -200,6 +320,7 @@ If only a few changes land, these unlock the most automation:
 3. **Auto-add exchange + ToS on accept-uri** (§4, §8)  
 4. **Canonical URIs without :443** (§5)  
 5. **Emit reserve_pub for last withdraw** (§3)  
+6. **Clear wallet-db path rules + helper preflight** (§15, §16)  
 
 ---
 
@@ -212,7 +333,12 @@ If only a few changes land, these unlock the most automation:
 | exchange | Explicit add/update/accept-tos |
 | ladder explorer | `read_secret` / EXP_PW_FILE |
 | stage maxima | bank `max_wire` + keys min denom |
-| force-select | multi-rpub try; soft-skip confirm |
+| force-select | multi-rpub try; soft-skip confirm; empty scrape → WARN not balance fail |
+| higher amounts / withdraw fail | **§3b: we do not manage to withdraw in time** on GOA (healthy load); mint 5110/P0001 + SKIP_CONFIRM + pendingIncoming; pay still available=0 after 90s; landing had Giga/Mega earlier same day |
+| pay vs balance | never order more than wallet **available** (soft `SKIP_BALANCE`); pendingIncoming does not count as spendable |
+| pay wait UX | board: OK/OK_BANK start order + live pendingIncoming/`done`; often `tsv_ok≪wallet_wd` and **done=0** after 90s → skip pay |
+| wallet-db path | Prefer `*.sqlite3` (never `*.json` as db path) |
+| helper / python | mon PATH must include helper + python≥3.11 |
 
 ---
 

DEPENDENCIES.md

@@ -41,9 +41,13 @@ command -v qrencode zbarimg
 | `jq` | nice-to-have; suite uses python3 for JSON |
 | `dig` / `bind-utils` | debug DNS; not required for default phases |
 | `ssh` | only for access mode **ssh** (laptop → `KOOPA_SSH` / stage `INSIDE_SSH`); not needed for **host-podman** |
-| `node` / `pnpm` + wallet-cli | **e2e** / ladder only (+ secrets) |
+| `node` + `taler-wallet-cli` (.mjs) | **e2e** / ladder only (+ secrets) |
+| **`taler-helper-sqlite3` on PATH** | **required for e2e** — wallet-core spawns it for withdraw accept-uri / pay; missing → ENOENT mid-ladder. Put next to wallet bindir (`~/.local/bin` on stagepaysan) |
+| `timeout` (coreutils) | preferred hard wall for `wcli` (suite falls back to perl only if missing) |
 | `secrets.env` / admin passwords | e2e only — never system packages |
 
+**Preflight (agents / ops):** before trusting e2e on a host, smoke on the **same PATH** mon uses (`run-host-report` / systemd user): `command -v node taler-helper-sqlite3`, `node "$WALLET_CLI" --version`, short temp-DB `balance`. Do not wait for a full mon run to discover ENOENT.
+
 ### systemd user (no extra packages)
 
 - `systemd` user session + **`loginctl enable-linger hernani`** (already **Linger=yes** on koopa)
@@ -69,3 +73,14 @@ command -v qrencode zbarimg
 ## Franc Paysan stage host (stagepaysan)
 
 FP stage (`stagepaysan` via SSH alias `francpaysan-stage-user`): curl, python3, podman if inside, qrencode/zbar for full urls; suite at `~/src/taler-monitoring`.
+
+**e2e on stagepaysan** also needs user-local:
+
+| Path | Role |
+|------|------|
+| `~/.local/bin/node` | Node for wallet-cli |
+| `~/.local/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs` (or `WALLET_CLI=`) | wallet CLI |
+| `~/.local/bin/taler-helper-sqlite3` | **required** — accept-uri / coins |
+| `~/francpaysan-secrets/stage/*` | bank admin + merchant token (layout like laptop `francpaysan-secrets`) |
+
+Host-agent PATH already puts `$HOME/.local/bin` first; still smoke-test under that PATH.

README.md

@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ Each monitored stack must say **what is bank, exchange, and merchant-backend**.
 Edit **[domains.conf](./domains.conf)** (or set `TALER_DOMAINS_CONF=`):
 
 ```text
-# name   bank   exchange   merchant-backend   currency   local   [canonical]
+# name  bank  exchange  merchant  currency  local  landing  lang  locale  [canonical]
-taler-ops.ch  bank.taler-ops.ch  exchange.taler-ops.ch  my.taler-ops.ch  CHF  0
+taler-ops.ch  bank.…  exchange.…  my.…  CHF  0  0  en  de-CH
+stage.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.bank.…  stage.exchange.…  stage.monnaie.…  TESTPAYSAN  0  1  fr  fr-CH
 ```
 
 | Field | Meaning |
@@ -216,8 +217,12 @@ taler-ops.ch  bank.taler-ops.ch  exchange.taler-ops.ch  my.taler-ops.ch  CHF  0
 | **currency** | `GOA` / `KUDOS` / `CHF` / … |
 | **local** | `1` = koopa SSH stack; `0` = public only |
 | **landing** | `1` = check `/intro` landings + assets; `0` = skip (TOPS / mytops) |
+| **lang** | UI language **`en`** / **`fr`** / **`de`** when `TALER_MON_LANG_SET≠1`. Stock profiles use **en** or **fr** only — **`de` is never a default** (opt-in via `--lang de` or an explicit profile edit). |
+| **locale** | Regional l10n (BCP 47): **`fr-CH`** for FrancPaysan (Suisse romande); **`de-CH`** for other Swiss stacks. Aliases `ch-FR` / `ch-DE` accepted. Not the same as UI `lang`. |
 | **canonical** | optional label after alias (e.g. `my.taler-ops.ch` → `taler-ops.ch`) |
 
+Workstation `TALER_MON_LANG=en` does **not** override a profile with `lang=fr`. Force English on FP only with `--lang en` / `TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1`.
+
 Then:
 
 ```bash
@@ -262,19 +267,21 @@ Other domains: never SSH. Optional **e2e** aborts cleanly on login/KYC.
 
 | | Local (koopa) | Remote |
 |--|---------------|--------|
-| **ATM withdraw** | 20 · 50 · 100 · 200 · **4200** (paivana) | 10 · 20 · 50 |
+| **Bank withdraw** | 20 · 50 · 100 · 200 · **4200** (paivana) | 10 · 20 · 50 |
 | **Pay ladder** | 0.01 … 10 | 0.01 … 1 |
 | **Paivana** | HTTP paywall + template pay **GOA:4200** (`goa-shop` / `paivana`) | skipped |
 
 ```bash
 ./taler-monitoring.sh e2e
 ./taler-monitoring.sh -d taler.net urls e2e
-# Amount ladder (withdraw 0 → … → max, then pay): same script for GOA + stage
+# Amount ladder (any currency): classic 0 → … → max, then optional pay
-./taler-monitoring.sh ladder                              # GOA / current domain
+./taler-monitoring.sh ladder                              # classic (current domain)
 ./taler-monitoring.sh -d stage.lefrancpaysan.ch ladder    # TESTPAYSAN maxima
+# Max-search: highest withdrawable + highest payable (≤ available; GOA free template goa-free)
+./taler-monitoring.sh max-ladder
 # Stage auto-reads bank max_wire_transfer_amount (e.g. 2000) and min denom (0.01).
 # Explorer password: francpaysan-stage-user …/bank-explorer-password.txt (or EXP_PW=).
-# Override: LADDER_MAX_AMOUNT=100 LADDER_STEPS=7 LADDER_PAY=0 …
+# Override: LADDER_MODE=max LADDER_MAX_PROBES=16 LADDER_MAX_AMOUNT=100 LADDER_STEPS=7 LADDER_PAY=0 …
 # customize e2e:
 E2E_WITHDRAW_VALUES="20 50 100" E2E_PAY_VALUES="0.05 1 5" ./taler-monitoring.sh e2e
 E2E_VARIABLE=0 WITHDRAW_AMT=GOA:50 PAY_AMT=GOA:1 ./taler-monitoring.sh e2e   # single fixed
@@ -299,7 +306,7 @@ E2E_VARIABLE=0 WITHDRAW_AMT=GOA:50 PAY_AMT=GOA:1 ./taler-monitoring.sh e2e   # s
 | **versions** | `deb.taler.net` reachable (InRelease/Packages/pool `.deb`); containers can reach it + have apt source; installed Taler packages vs **trixie** |
 | **sanity** | bank · exchange · merchant sections (public + server) |
 | **e2e** | account → credit → withdraw → wallet → confirm → order → pay |
-| **ladder** | GOA withdraw: fixed **0** + low bands + **random high ranges** + fixed **max** |
+| **ladder** | amount ladder modules: classic 23-rung wd+pay, or max-search wd+pay (`max-ladder`) |
 
 ```bash
 # package suite (default trixie on deb.taler.net)
@@ -338,8 +345,8 @@ Amounts use exchange **`alt_unit_names`** (Kilo-GOA, Mega-GOA, …) with the bas
 **GOA value in parentheses**:
 
 ```text
-[INFO]  coins after-ATM — amount_circ=2 Kilo-GOA (GOA:2000)
+[INFO]  coins after-bank-wd — amount_circ=2 Kilo-GOA (GOA:2000)
-[INFO]  coins after-ATM — denoms_in_circ 1 Kilo-GOA (GOA:1000)×2 (=2 Kilo-GOA (GOA:2000))
+[INFO]  coins after-bank-wd — denoms_in_circ 1 Kilo-GOA (GOA:1000)×2 (=2 Kilo-GOA (GOA:2000))
 == ladder · rung 12  GOA:1000000 · 1 Mega-GOA (GOA:1000000) ==
 ```
 
@@ -370,7 +377,7 @@ snapshotted via SSH whenever the stack is under load:
 | Phase | When |
 |-------|------|
 | **inside** | end of container status |
-| **e2e** | before work · after ATM withdraws · after payments · after shop · e2e-end (+ delta) |
+| **e2e** | before work · after bank withdraws · after payments · after shop · e2e-end (+ delta) |
 | **ladder** | before first rung · after last rung (+ delta + timing overall) |
 
 ```bash
@@ -389,8 +396,14 @@ LADDER_LOAD=0 ./taler-monitoring.sh ladder
 | `METRICS_LOAD` | `1` | `0` = skip all host/container load probes |
 | `LADDER_LOAD` | `1` | `0` = skip load in ladder only |
 | `LADDER_PAY` | `1` | `0` = skip payment ladder after withdraws |
-| `LADDER_WITHDRAW_SCALE` | `1.5` | withdraw mids / pay mids ratio (funding headroom) |
+| `LADDER_MODE` | `classic` | default **classic** 23-rung wd+pay; `max` = max-search wd+pay (`max-ladder`) |
-| `LADDER_STEPS` | `23` | rungs for both withdraw and pay (0 + mids + max−1 + max) |
+| `LADDER_MAX_PROBES` | `32` | max-search probe budget; `0` = until converge / timeout |
+| `LADDER_HIGH_RUNGS` | `6` | max-search: first N probes random-high, then bisect |
+| `LADDER_MAX_TOL_REL` | `0.001` | max-search relative lo/hi gap to stop |
+| `LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE` | `goa-free` | public free-amount pay template (hacktivism) |
+| `LADDER_USE_FREE_TEMPLATE` | `1` | create pays via template POST `{"amount":…}` |
+| `LADDER_WITHDRAW_SCALE` | `1.5` | classic: withdraw mids / pay mids ratio (funding headroom) |
+| `LADDER_STEPS` | `23` | classic: rungs for withdraw and pay (0 + mids + max−1 + max) |
 | `METRICS_LOAD_SSH_TIMEOUT` | `90` | seconds for remote load python |
 
 ## Needs

TESTS.md

@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ Every check line has a **global** run number and a **grouped** id:
 | **surface** | `check_surface.sh` | ecosystem inventory + **nmap** OS fingerprint; mail/mattermost content reported via surface page |
 | **sanity** | `check_sanity.sh` | `bank` `exchange` `merchant` |
 | **server** | `check_server.sh` | (flat `server-NN` or host groups) |
-| **e2e** | `check_e2e.sh` | `prereq` `load` `bank` `wallet` `atm` `settle` `pay` `shop` `paivana` `dig` `report` |
+| **e2e** | `check_e2e.sh` | `prereq` `load` `bank` `wallet` `bankwd` `settle` `pay` `shop` `paivana` `dig` `report` |
-| **ladder** | `check_goa_ladder.sh` | `plan` `load` `withdraw` `pay` `report` |
+| **ladder** | `check_amount_ladder.sh` + `ladder/lib_pay.sh` | `plan` `load` `withdraw` `pay` `report` — classic / max-search; phases `ladder` · `max-ladder` · `goa-ladder` (alias) |
 
 **Why groups:** flat `www-001`…`www-080` was hard to talk about.  
-`www.bank-04` / `e2e.atm-02` pin the failure to a logical block.
+`www.bank-04` / `e2e.bankwd-02` pin the failure to a logical block.
 
 Usage in scripts:
 
@@ -59,10 +59,13 @@ Numbering follows **executed** checks (early skip may shift later NN inside the
 | **www.webui-** | SPA fingerprints: **`/webui/version.txt`**, **`/webui/version-overlay.txt`**, `index.html` / `index.js`; optional pin via `EXPECT_WEBUI_VERSION` / `EXPECT_WEBUI_OVERLAY` / `WEBUI_OVERLAY_DENY` |
 | **www.paivana-** | local GOA paywall front (redirect to template) |
 | **www.landing-** | own-stack intro links; static assets (`qrcode.min.js` hard; `og-goa-shop.png` hard only GOA/local); **demo-withdraw.json** GOA-only; shop-pay soft; stage merchant shop: `shop-ui.js` + `shops.css` + `qrcode.min.js`; cross-links local |
+| **www.taler-uri-ports-** | **no default `:443`/`:80`** in public `taler://` URIs — bank/exchange/merchant `/intro/` HTML, `demo-withdraw.json`, `auto-account.json`, bank `stats.json` (ERROR on GOA/local). Unit: `tests/test_normalize_taler_uri.sh` |
 | **www.qr-** | QR payloads: harvest `taler://` / `payto://` / app `data-qr-url` from landings + mint JSON; **form** check; **qrencode → zbarimg** exact roundtrip; optional static QR images. Needs `qrencode` + `zbar-tools`. Skip: `QR_CHECK=0` |
 
 **QR rule:** `taler://withdraw/HOST/taler-integration/UUID` (no default `:443`/`:80`); `taler://pay/` / `pay-template/`; `payto://…` shape OK; decoded PNG must equal payload. Form errors on withdraw/pay/payto are **ERROR** on local/GOA.
 
+**Default port rule:** public and automation URIs must never keep libeufin-style `host:443` / `host:80`. Consumers use `normalize_taler_uri` (lib.sh); bank landing API normalizes in `demo-withdraw-api.py`.
+
 **Legal docs rule:** HTTP 200, non-empty body, not plain `not configured`, not merchant API JSON `code:21`. Local stack may require content needle (terms/privacy/FADP/GOA…).
 
 **Performance rule:** Measured from the **monitoring runner** (public via Caddy), not container loopback. Latency (ms) on every perf line + **perf summary** (n / min / p50 / avg / max).
@@ -97,10 +100,10 @@ SSH: `KOOPA_SSH` (default `koopa`), then `KOOPA_SSH_FALLBACKS` when LAN is unrea
 | Group | Checks |
 |-------|--------|
 | **e2e.prereq-** | wallet-cli, currency, budgets, secrets, public reachability |
-| **e2e.load-** | host/container load snapshots (before / after ATM / after pay) |
+| **e2e.load-** | host/container load snapshots (before / after bank withdraw / after pay) |
 | **e2e.bank-** | account, credit, withdraw ops |
 | **e2e.wallet-** | exchange + ToS, wallet setup |
-| **e2e.atm-** | ATM withdraw ladder rungs |
+| **e2e.bankwd-** | Bank withdraw ladder rungs |
 | **e2e.settle-** | wallet settlement wait / spendable balance |
 | **e2e.pay-** | variable payments |
 | **e2e.shop-** | GOA shop product catalog pays |
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ SSH: `KOOPA_SSH` (default `koopa`), then `KOOPA_SSH_FALLBACKS` when LAN is unrea
 | **e2e.report-** | final tallies |
 
 When filing an issue, quote the full id + label, e.g.  
-`e2e.atm-03  ATM withdraw 5 GOA · bank confirmed, wallet empty`.
+`e2e.bankwd-03  Bank withdraw 5 GOA · bank confirmed, wallet empty`.
 
 ---
 
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ Standalone: `host-agent/run-aptdeploy.sh` (on koopa local; else ssh `$DEPLOY_SSH
 - OSV CVE query when package+version known → **ERROR** on hits
 - Never SSH / never podman on the *targets*
 | **sanity.bank-** / **.exchange-** / **.merchant-** | public + optional server-side per component |
-| **ladder.plan-** / **.load-** / **.withdraw-** / **.pay-** / **.report-** | amount ladder (GOA ceiling or stage TESTPAYSAN `max_wire`) |
+| **ladder.plan-** / **.load-** / **.withdraw-** / **.pay-** / **.report-** | amount ladder classic or max-search (any currency; stage uses `max_wire`) |
 | **server-** | SSH host ports / processes (flat unless grouped later) |
 | **auth401.*** | merchant 401 / case matrix (WebUI APIs): **signup** `POST /instances` MIX id, **login** Basic user low vs MIX/UPPER, full **case** matrix, **password** bad/empty, **pwchange** `POST private/auth` + re-login, **admin-create** `POST /management/instances` (if admin token), **bearer**, **durable mon401**, **webui** SPA `toLowerCase` probe (`check_auth401.sh`) |
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.5
+1.23.4

VERSIONS.md

@@ -17,6 +17,33 @@ Git tags: `vMAJOR.FEATURE.FIX` (e.g. `v1.8.0`). File `VERSION` omits the `v` pre
 
 | Tag | Date (UTC) | Notes |
 |-----|------------|--------|
+| **v1.23.4** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix / mon:** shared **normalize_taler_uri** (strip taler:// host :443/:80); ladder/e2e/pay use it. **urls** scans bank+exchange+merchant intros + demo-withdraw/auto-account/stats for default ports (**ERROR** on GOA). Unit test tests/test_normalize_taler_uri.sh. |
+| **v1.23.3** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** payments stale because max-ladder never got coins — root cause on koopa was **taler-wallet-cli missing** (all mint-OK → SKIP_ACCEPT). Hard-fail ladder prereq if CLI/helper missing; settle keeps polling after transfer_done + short run-pending; pay wait default 180s; max-ladder wrapper sets PATH/WALLET_CLI. |
+| **v1.23.2** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** max-ladder host-agent forces **RUN_TIMEOUT=10800** (koopa env had 600 → run aborted mid-ladder); install starts oneshots with **--no-block**. |
+| **v1.23.1** | 2026-07-19 | **Fix / scope:** only **`/monitoring-max-ladder/`** for GOA (drop classic `/monitoring-ladder`). Daily timer + install first-run. monpages catalog/Caddy bare redirs for max-ladder only. |
+| **v1.23.0** | 2026-07-19 | **Feature:** GOA daily mon page **`/monitoring-max-ladder/`** (max-search) on bank/exchange/taler.hacktivism.ch *(1.23.0 briefly also had classic ladder; removed in 1.23.1)*. |
+| **v1.22.1** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix (UX):** pay wait after withdraw no longer looks hung — shows **withdraw board in start order** (OK/OK_BANK from TSV) with live wallet status (`pendingIncoming` → `done`) + timer + aggregate available/pendingIncoming on the **same** wallet DB. Short `run-pending` nudge only (no run-until-done). Default wait 90s (`LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S`). |
+| **v1.22.0** | 2026-07-19 | **Feature:** modular amount ladder — `ladder/lib_pay.sh` (pay) + withdraw in `check_amount_ladder.sh`; `ladder/extract_rpubs.py`. **max-ladder** hunts highest **withdrawable** and highest **payable** (≤ wallet available). GOA pays use public free-amount template **`goa-free`** (`LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE`). Classic still default 23-rung wd+pay. Phase alias `goa-ladder` → amount ladder (shim removed). |
+| **v1.21.0** | 2026-07-19 | **Feature:** generic **amount ladder** (`check_amount_ladder.sh`; compat shim `check_goa_ladder.sh`). Default **classic** 23-rung withdraw (+ pay when enabled); **max-search** (`max-ladder` / `LADDER_MODE=max`) hunts highest mintable amount (probes default 32, `0`=until timeout). **Pay:** never overspend — soft `SKIP_BALANCE` if amount > wallet available. **Alt units:** report/logs show human names (e.g. `8.15 Tera-GOA (GOA:…)`) + raw. **Fixes bundled:** external extract (no stdin SyntaxError); force-select multi-rpub; soft `CEILING_REJECT` on mint 5110/P0001; crash-proof report. CLI-AUTOMATION-NOTES §3/3a/3b/§15–18. |
+| **v1.20.1** | 2026-07-19 | **Docs:** CLI-AUTOMATION-NOTES — force-select empty scrape + ladder pins (§3/3a); wallet-db must not be `*.json` (§15); `taler-helper-sqlite3` needs Python ≥3.11 (§16); portable wall-clock (§17); GOA withdraw checklist (§18). No code change. *(Superseded notes folded into **v1.21.0** feature release.)* |
+| **v1.20.0** | 2026-07-19 | **Feature:** domains.conf **`locale`** (l10n) — FP **`fr-CH`**, others **`de-CH`** (aliases ch-FR/ch-DE); UI **`lang=de`** supported (sticky + console tags) but **never** a stock profile default; env `TALER_MON_LOCALE` / `TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE`. |
+| **v1.19.1** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix / docs:** DEPENDENCIES — e2e requires `taler-helper-sqlite3` on mon PATH + preflight; README domains.conf documents **`lang`** column. |
+| **v1.19.0** | 2026-07-19 | **Feature:** domains.conf **`lang`** column (en\|fr) is the global UI language default per stack; i18n + HTML read `TALER_DOMAIN_LANG` / conf (FP profiles `lang=fr`). |
+| **v1.18.9** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** UI lang — *lefrancpaysan*/*francpaysan* always default **fr** unless `TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1` / `--lang`; workstation `TALER_MON_LANG=en` no longer locks English (host-agent + console_to_html). |
+| **v1.18.8** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** e2e wallet — require `taler-helper-sqlite3` on PATH; use absolute `node` + `timeout` instead of fragile `perl -e alarm` for wcli; clearer accept-uri errors (no raw alarm-shift noise). |
+| **v1.18.7** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** mail/surface catalogs — TSA/Anastasis MX is **mail.anastasis.lu** (→ pixel), not non-resolving `anastasis.taler-systems.com`; add `anastasis.lu` + pixel host probes (fixes surface_err mail.*). **Also:** FP stage host-agent defaults include **e2e** + 1800s timeout; stagepaysan.env.example wires francpaysan-secrets + wallet-cli. |
+| **v1.18.6** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** TESTS.md table cell for `e2e.bankwd-` markdown typo from rename. |
+| **v1.18.5** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** TESTS.md e2e group list `atm` → `bankwd` (missed in 1.18.4). |
+| **v1.18.4** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** e2e group id **atm → bankwd** (`e2e.bankwd-*`); finish ATM wording cleanup so mon logs match **Bank withdraw** (no leftover “atm” phase label). Env `E2E_ATM_MAX` still accepted as alias. |
+| **v1.18.3** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix / wording:** e2e user-facing **ATM withdraw** → **Bank withdraw** (amounts still CHF-style cash-note ladder 20/50/100/200/… — “ATM” was only a metaphor for those note sizes, not a physical ATM). Env: `E2E_BANK_WITHDRAW_MAX` (legacy alias `E2E_ATM_MAX`). Internal group id `e2e.atm-*` kept for check-id stability. |
+| **v1.18.2** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** never publish / accept **stale mon HTML assets** — refuse pre-1.15.8 box-drawing sticky JS in site-gen + generated pages; monpages ERROR on public pages still carrying that JS or teed `SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence`; purge `site-gen/__pycache__` after suite reset; convert with `PYTHONWARNINGS=error::SyntaxWarning`. |
+| **v1.18.1** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** (1) mon HTML sticky/err counts honor French badges **ERREUR** / **AVERT** (were plain → 0 errors on FP pages); (2) `stage-lfp` + `INSIDE_PODMAN=1` uses **host-podman** (no empty `INSIDE_SSH` fail); (3) reaffirm filter JS has no box-glyph/`\\-` regex (charCodeAt only — kills SyntaxWarning “geheimsprache” noise). |
+| **v1.18.0** | 2026-07-19 | **Feature:** mattermost — client compatibility matrix: **mobile**, **desktop**, **vendor support** floors (default ≥10.11.0, ERROR) + **web** WARN on EOL; env `MATTERMOST_DESKTOP/SUPPORT_MIN_SERVER`, `MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK`. |
+| **v1.17.0** | 2026-07-19 | **Feature:** mattermost phase — check **server version** (`X-Version-Id`) against **mobile store min** (default **≥10.11.0**); ERROR when too old (newest Android/iOS apps break); env `MATTERMOST_MOBILE_MIN_SERVER` / `MATTERMOST_MOBILE_CHECK=0`. |
+| **v1.16.0** | 2026-07-19 | **Feature:** mon sticky — blue **info** + green **ok** filter badges; suite **version tag under status pill** (not blue badge); filters `#filter-info` / `#filter-ok`. |
+| **v1.15.8** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** mon HTML filter JS — drop literal box-drawing / `\-` regex that caused Python SyntaxWarning (and weird glyphs in suite logs); use Unicode code-point loop instead. |
+| **v1.15.7** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** mon HTML — do not paint «perf/ladder summary» as SUMMARY header (restore 2 INFO lines); drop converter SyntaxWarning/noise from public log; «wrote» on stderr; host-agent PYTHONWARNINGS for convert. |
+| **v1.15.6** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** aptdeploy ERROR jump list is self-contained — systemd httpd failures include before/after state, Result/SubState, failed units, and journal snippets (no more vague «see systemd lines»); ldd/--version errors embed concrete missing libs / exit output. |
 | **v1.15.5** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** devtesting CHF ladder — `ssh` was draining ladder stdin (only rung 1/23 ran → progress 45/98 then snap 52/52); use `ssh -n` + `mapfile`; incomplete ladder is WARN not false complete. |
 | **v1.15.4** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** French sticky titles — page label *surveillance*, stack summary *public + interne*, SUMMARY verdict/totals via i18n (`tout est clair`, `totaux :`). |
 | **v1.15.3** | 2026-07-19 | **Bugfix:** console language auto-**fr** for `*lefrancpaysan*` domains again — env `TALER_MON_LANG=en` no longer locks English; only `--lang` / `TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1` is explicit. |

check_apt_deploy.sh

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ _merchant_ver() {
 
 check_ldd_deep() {
   local name=$1
-  local out
+  local out missing
   out=$("$PODMAN_BIN" exec "$name" bash -lc '
     set +e
     bin=$(command -v taler-merchant-httpd)
@@ -147,15 +147,48 @@ check_ldd_deep() {
     info "ldd" "$line"
   done <<<"$out"
   if echo "$out" | grep -q 'not found'; then
-    err "ldd" "shared library missing in $name" "see ldd lines above"
+    missing=$(echo "$out" | grep 'not found' | tr '\n' ' ' | head -c 280)
+    err "ldd" "shared library missing in $name" "${missing:-not found (see ldd INFO above)}"
     return 1
   fi
   return 0
 }
 
+# Build a single-line diagnosis for err() so jump lists are self-contained
+# (operators should not need to hunt nearby INFO lines).
+_apt_systemd_diagnose() {
+  local out="$1"
+  local before after failed journal status_line result
+  before=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^httpd_active: //p' | tail -1)
+  after=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^after_start_httpd: //p' | tail -1)
+  failed=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^failed_taler: //p' | grep -v '^none$' | tr '\n' ';' | sed 's/;$//')
+  [ -z "$failed" ] && failed=$(echo "$out" | grep -E '^\s*●\s+taler-' | head -3 | tr '\n' ';' | sed 's/;$//')
+  result=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^httpd_Result: //p' | tail -1)
+  [ -z "$result" ] && result=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^ *Result: //p' | head -1)
+  status_line=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^httpd_status_line: //p' | tail -1)
+  journal=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^httpd_journal: //p' | tr '\n' ' ' | head -c 220)
+  # fallback: first non-meta journal-ish line
+  if [ -z "$journal" ]; then
+    journal=$(echo "$out" | grep -E 'taler-merchant-httpd\[[0-9]+\]|Failed|error|Error|NRestarts|Main PID' | head -3 | tr '\n' ' ' | head -c 220)
+  fi
+  local parts=()
+  [ -n "$before" ] && parts+=("before=${before}")
+  [ -n "$after" ] && parts+=("after_start=${after}")
+  [ -n "$result" ] && parts+=("Result=${result}")
+  [ -n "$status_line" ] && parts+=("status=${status_line}")
+  [ -n "$failed" ] && [ "$failed" != "none" ] && parts+=("failed_units=${failed}")
+  [ -n "$journal" ] && parts+=("journal=${journal}")
+  if [ "${#parts[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
+    printf '%s' "no status/journal captured (podman exec empty?)"
+    return
+  fi
+  local IFS=' · '
+  printf '%s' "${parts[*]}"
+}
+
 check_systemd() {
   local name=$1
-  local out active_httpd
+  local out active_httpd before_httpd detail
   out=$("$PODMAN_BIN" exec "$name" bash -lc '
     set +e
     echo "system: $(systemctl is-system-running 2>&1)"
@@ -163,17 +196,50 @@ check_systemd() {
     echo "target_active: $(systemctl is-active taler-merchant.target 2>&1)"
     echo "httpd_active: $(systemctl is-active taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
     echo "httpd_enabled: $(systemctl is-enabled taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
-    systemctl start taler-merchant.target 2>&1 | tail -5
+    # unit properties help when is-active is only "activating"/"failed"
-    sleep 2
+    echo "httpd_Result: $(systemctl show -p Result --value taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
+    echo "httpd_SubState: $(systemctl show -p SubState --value taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
+    echo "httpd_NRestarts: $(systemctl show -p NRestarts --value taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
+    echo "httpd_ExecMainStatus: $(systemctl show -p ExecMainStatus --value taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
+    echo "httpd_ExecMainCode: $(systemctl show -p ExecMainCode --value taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
+    # one-line status (Active: failed / activating (start) …)
+    systemctl status taler-merchant-httpd.service --no-pager -l 2>&1 | head -12 | while IFS= read -r sl; do
+      echo "httpd_status: $sl"
+    done
+    # compact single-line for err detail
+    st1=$(systemctl status taler-merchant-httpd.service --no-pager -l 2>&1 | sed -n "s/^ *Active: //p" | head -1)
+    echo "httpd_status_line: ${st1:-?}"
+    systemctl start taler-merchant.target 2>&1 | tail -8 | while IFS= read -r sl; do
+      echo "start_target: $sl"
+    done
+    # wait longer: "activating" often clears only after dbinit
+    sleep 5
     echo "after_start_target: $(systemctl is-active taler-merchant.target 2>&1)"
     echo "after_start_httpd: $(systemctl is-active taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
-    systemctl --failed --no-legend 2>/dev/null | grep -i taler || echo "failed_taler: none"
+    echo "after_httpd_Result: $(systemctl show -p Result --value taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
+    echo "after_httpd_SubState: $(systemctl show -p SubState --value taler-merchant-httpd.service 2>&1)"
+    # journal: last failure reasons (self-contained for ERROR jump list)
+    journalctl -u taler-merchant-httpd.service -n 12 --no-pager -o cat 2>/dev/null \
+      | sed "/^$/d" | tail -8 | while IFS= read -r jl; do
+          echo "httpd_journal: $jl"
+        done
+    journalctl -u taler-merchant-dbinit.service -n 6 --no-pager -o cat 2>/dev/null \
+      | sed "/^$/d" | tail -4 | while IFS= read -r jl; do
+          echo "dbinit_journal: $jl"
+        done
+    ft=$(systemctl --failed --no-legend 2>/dev/null | grep -i taler || true)
+    if [ -n "$ft" ]; then
+      echo "$ft" | while IFS= read -r fl; do echo "failed_taler: $fl"; done
+    else
+      echo "failed_taler: none"
+    fi
   ' 2>/dev/null || echo "systemd probe failed")
   while IFS= read -r line; do
     [ -n "$line" ] || continue
     info "systemd" "$line"
   done <<<"$out"
 
+  before_httpd=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^httpd_active: //p' | tail -1)
   active_httpd=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^after_start_httpd: //p' | tail -1)
   # export for caller board
   APT_LAST_HTTPD="${active_httpd:-?}"
@@ -181,7 +247,17 @@ check_systemd() {
     ok "systemd httpd" "taler-merchant-httpd active after start taler-merchant.target"
     return 0
   fi
-  err "systemd httpd" "taler-merchant-httpd not active" "after_start_httpd=${active_httpd:-?} · see systemd lines"
+  detail=$(_apt_systemd_diagnose "$out")
+  # Prefer after_* Result if present
+  local after_result after_sub
+  after_result=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^after_httpd_Result: //p' | tail -1)
+  after_sub=$(echo "$out" | sed -n 's/^after_httpd_SubState: //p' | tail -1)
+  [ -n "$after_result" ] && [ "$after_result" != "success" ] && detail="${detail} · after_Result=${after_result}"
+  [ -n "$after_sub" ] && detail="${detail} · after_SubState=${after_sub}"
+  # Human one-liner for jump list (no "see …" without content)
+  err "systemd httpd" \
+    "taler-merchant-httpd not active (container=${name})" \
+    "${detail}"
   return 1
 }
 
@@ -221,18 +297,21 @@ check_merchant_basics() {
   done <<<"$out"
 
   if echo "$out" | grep -qi 'error while loading shared libraries'; then
-    err "httpd" "shared library error on --version" "see basics/ldd"
+    local lib_err
+    lib_err=$(echo "$out" | grep -i 'error while loading shared libraries' | head -1 | tr '\n' ' ' | head -c 240)
+    err "httpd" "shared library error on --version" "${lib_err:-see basics INFO lines}"
     return 1
   fi
 
   set +e
-  "$PODMAN_BIN" exec "$name" taler-merchant-httpd --version >/dev/null 2>&1
+  local ver_out ec
-  local ec=$?
+  ver_out=$("$PODMAN_BIN" exec "$name" taler-merchant-httpd --version 2>&1)
+  ec=$?
   set -e
   if [ "$ec" -eq 0 ]; then
     ok "httpd --version" "exit 0"
   else
-    err "httpd --version" "exit $ec"
+    err "httpd --version" "exit $ec" "$(printf '%s' "$ver_out" | tr '\n' ' ' | head -c 240)"
     return 1
   fi
 
@@ -308,9 +387,10 @@ check_one() {
   if ! check_systemd "$name"; then
     c_fail=1
     httpd="${APT_LAST_HTTPD:-FAIL}"
+    note="${note:+$note; }httpd=${httpd}"
     # deeper ldd if httpd failed
     if [ "$ldd" != "FAIL" ]; then
-      check_ldd_deep "$name" || { ldd="FAIL"; c_fail=1; }
+      check_ldd_deep "$name" || { ldd="FAIL"; c_fail=1; note="${note:+$note; }ldd"; }
     fi
   else
     httpd="active"

check_e2e.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ source "$ROOT/lib.sh"
 # shellcheck source=metrics.sh
 source "$ROOT/metrics.sh"
 
-: "${E2E_TIMEOUT:=180}"  # ATM ladder + wirewatch lag needs room (was 55 — too tight)
+: "${E2E_TIMEOUT:=180}"  # Bank withdraw ladder + wirewatch lag needs room (was 55 — too tight)
 : "${E2E_PAY_SECS:=22}"  # hard reserve for handle-uri + settle (do not starve pay)
 : "${E2E_SETTLE_ROUNDS:=18}"
 : "${E2E_SETTLE_SLEEP:=3}"
@@ -35,22 +35,22 @@ wcli_bal_snap() {
     fi
   fi
   local err="${out}.err"
-  if command -v perl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  local _node="${NODE_BIN:-$(command -v node 2>/dev/null || true)}"
+  [ -n "$_node" ] || { echo "(no node)" >"$out"; return 1; }
   if [ -n "${WSERVE_PID:-}" ] && [ -S "${WSOCK:-}" ]; then
-      perl -e 'alarm shift; exec @ARGV' 10 \
+    if command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle balance \
+      timeout -k 2 10 "$_node" "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle balance \
         >"$out" 2>"$err" || true
     else
-      perl -e 'alarm shift; exec @ARGV' 10 \
+      "$_node" "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle balance \
-        node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults balance \
         >"$out" 2>"$err" || true
     fi
   else
-    if [ -n "${WSERVE_PID:-}" ] && [ -S "${WSOCK:-}" ]; then
+    if command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle balance \
+      timeout -k 2 10 "$_node" "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults balance \
         >"$out" 2>"$err" || true
     else
-      node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults balance \
+      "$_node" "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults balance \
         >"$out" 2>"$err" || true
     fi
   fi
@@ -226,18 +226,20 @@ except Exception: print("")' 2>/dev/null || true)
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Variable amounts
-#   Withdraw = typical ATM notes only (Bankomat): 20 / 50 / 100 / 200 …
+#   Withdraw = typical bank cash-note amounts (CHF-style: was called ATM): 20 / 50 / 100 / 200 …
 #   Pay      = several smaller purchase amounts
 # Env:
 #   E2E_WITHDRAW_VALUES="20 50 100"   # bare numbers → prefixed with CUR
 #   E2E_PAY_VALUES="0.01 0.05 0.5 1 2 5"
 #   E2E_VARIABLE=0                    # single fixed WITHDRAW_AMT / PAY_AMT
-#   E2E_ATM_MAX=N                     # try at most N ATM withdraws (budget)
+#   E2E_BANK_WITHDRAW_MAX=N           # try at most N bank withdraws (budget)
+#   E2E_ATM_MAX=N                     # legacy alias of E2E_BANK_WITHDRAW_MAX
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 : "${E2E_VARIABLE:=1}"
-: "${E2E_ATM_MAX:=5}"
+: "${E2E_BANK_WITHDRAW_MAX:=${E2E_ATM_MAX:-5}}"
+E2E_ATM_MAX="${E2E_ATM_MAX:-$E2E_BANK_WITHDRAW_MAX}"  # legacy alias
 if [ "$E2E_REMOTE" = "1" ]; then
-  # remote: still ATM-shaped; TESTPAYSAN needs larger notes for shop pays
+  # remote: still bank cash-note shaped; TESTPAYSAN needs larger notes for shop pays
   if [ "$CUR" = "TESTPAYSAN" ]; then
     : "${E2E_WITHDRAW_VALUES:=20 50}"
     # farmer shop template face values (oeufs-6=5, fromage=8.5, jus=6)
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ if [ "$E2E_REMOTE" = "1" ]; then
     : "${E2E_PAY_VALUES:=0.01 0.05 0.1 1}"
   fi
 else
-  # local GOA: classic ATM notes + 4200 for paivana paywall template
+  # local GOA: classic bank cash-note amounts + 4200 for paivana paywall template
   : "${E2E_WITHDRAW_VALUES:=20 50 100 200 4200}"
   : "${E2E_PAY_VALUES:=0.01 0.05 0.1 0.5 1 2 5 10}"
 fi
@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ if [ "$E2E_VARIABLE" != "1" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-# Credit = sum of planned ATM withdraws + small buffer for fees
+# Credit = sum of planned Bank withdraws + small buffer for fees
 CREDIT_AMT=$(python3 -c '
 import sys
 cur=sys.argv[1]
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ print("%s:%g" % (cur, s + buf))
 WITHDRAW_AMT=$(printf '%s' "$WITHDRAW_LIST" | awk '{print $1}')
 PAY_AMT=$(printf '%s' "$PAY_LIST" | awk '{print $1}')
 
-# More wall time when running ATM ladder
+# More wall time when running Bank withdraw ladder
 if [ "$E2E_VARIABLE" = "1" ]; then
   n_w=$(printf '%s' "$WITHDRAW_LIST" | wc -w | tr -d ' ')
   n_p=$(printf '%s' "$PAY_LIST" | wc -w | tr -d ' ')
@@ -309,9 +311,9 @@ if [ "$E2E_VARIABLE" = "1" ]; then
   if [ "${E2E_TIMEOUT}" -lt "$need" ]; then
     E2E_TIMEOUT=$need
   fi
-  # cap ATM attempts but always keep CUR:4200 if listed (paivana)
+  # cap bank withdraw attempts but always keep CUR:4200 if listed (paivana)
   WITHDRAW_LIST=$(
-    printf '%s' "$WITHDRAW_LIST" | tr ' ' '\n' | awk -v max="$E2E_ATM_MAX" -v big="${CUR}:4200" '
+    printf '%s' "$WITHDRAW_LIST" | tr ' ' '\n' | awk -v max="$E2E_BANK_WITHDRAW_MAX" -v big="${CUR}:4200" '
       NF==0 { next }
       $0==big { has=1; next }
       { small[++n]=$0 }
@@ -376,13 +378,35 @@ WALLET_CLI=$(find_wallet_cli) || {
   blocker "prereq" "taler-wallet-cli not found (set WALLET_CLI=)"
   exit 1
 }
+# wallet-core spawns `taler-helper-sqlite3` via PATH (not an absolute path).
+# Ensure operator wallet bindir + ~/.local/bin are first (systemd mon jobs).
+export PATH="${WALLET_CLI_BINDIR:+$WALLET_CLI_BINDIR:}${HOME}/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:${PATH:-}"
+NODE_BIN=$(command -v node 2>/dev/null || true)
+if [ -z "$NODE_BIN" ] || [ ! -x "$NODE_BIN" ]; then
+  blocker "prereq" "node not found on PATH (install Node or set PATH; need node for wallet-cli)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! command -v taler-helper-sqlite3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  for _h in \
+    "${WALLET_CLI_BINDIR:+$WALLET_CLI_BINDIR/taler-helper-sqlite3}" \
+    "${HOME}/.local/bin/taler-helper-sqlite3" \
+    /usr/bin/taler-helper-sqlite3
+  do
+    [ -n "$_h" ] && [ -x "$_h" ] && export PATH="$(dirname "$_h"):$PATH" && break
+  done
+fi
+if ! command -v taler-helper-sqlite3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  blocker "prereq" "taler-helper-sqlite3 not on PATH (wallet accept-uri/pay will fail with spawn ENOENT) — install next to wallet-cli or set WALLET_CLI_BINDIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+ok "wallet-helper" "taler-helper-sqlite3=$(command -v taler-helper-sqlite3)"
 # Implementation version (--version) + wallet-core API ranges (version command)
 WALLET_IMPL_VER=$(
-  node "$WALLET_CLI" --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '\r' || true
+  "$NODE_BIN" "$WALLET_CLI" --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '\r' || true
 )
 WALLET_CORE_VER=$(
   _wver_db=$(mktemp "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/wver.XXXXXX.sqlite3" 2>/dev/null || echo "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/wver-$$.sqlite3")
-  node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$_wver_db" --no-throttle --skip-defaults version 2>/dev/null \
+  "$NODE_BIN" "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$_wver_db" --no-throttle --skip-defaults version 2>/dev/null \
     | python3 -c '
 import json,re,sys
 raw=sys.stdin.read()
@@ -413,7 +437,7 @@ else
 fi
 info "e2e mode" "$([ "$E2E_REMOTE" = "1" ] && echo "remote/public domain (no SSH)" || echo "local koopa stack")"
 info "currency" "$CUR"
-info "ATM withdraw ladder" "$WITHDRAW_LIST  (credit $CREDIT_AMT)"
+info "Bank withdraw ladder" "$WITHDRAW_LIST  (credit $CREDIT_AMT)"
 info "pay ladder" "$PAY_LIST"
 info "e2e budget" "${E2E_TIMEOUT}s"
 
@@ -575,7 +599,7 @@ start_wallet_serve() {
   stop_wallet_serve
   rm -f "$WSOCK"
   # serve holds the DB open; clients use --wallet-connection only
-  node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults \
+  "$NODE_BIN" "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults \
     advanced serve --unix-path "$WSOCK" \
     >"$SCRATCH/wallet-serve.log" 2>&1 &
   WSERVE_PID=$!
@@ -592,6 +616,25 @@ start_wallet_serve() {
   return 1
 }
 
+# Run node wallet-cli with a hard wall clock. Prefer GNU/coreutils `timeout`
+# (clear errors). Fall back to perl alarm only if timeout is missing.
+# Always use absolute NODE_BIN + WALLET_CLI so systemd PATH quirks cannot
+# turn into opaque "alarm shift; exec @ARGV" noise in accept-uri output.
+_wcli_exec() {
+  local cap="$1"
+  shift
+  local -a cmd=( "$NODE_BIN" "$WALLET_CLI" "$@" )
+  if command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    timeout -k 2 "$cap" "${cmd[@]}"
+  elif command -v gtimeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    gtimeout --kill-after=2 "$cap" "${cmd[@]}"
+  elif command -v perl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    perl -e 'alarm shift; exec @ARGV' "$cap" "${cmd[@]}"
+  else
+    "${cmd[@]}"
+  fi
+}
+
 # $1 = max seconds for this call (optional); rest = wallet-cli args
 # Prefer live serve socket so the shepherd stays up (alternative to run-until-done).
 wcli() {
@@ -603,22 +646,15 @@ wcli() {
   e2e_over && return 124
   local cap
   cap=$(e2e_left)
-  [ "$cap" -gt "$maxc" ] && cap=$maxc
+  # e2e_left may print warnings on stdout — keep only first integer token
-  [ "$cap" -lt 3 ] && return 124
+  cap=$(printf '%s' "$cap" | awk '/^[0-9]+$/{print; exit} {for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if($i+0==$i){print $i; exit}}')
+  [ -z "$cap" ] && cap=$maxc
+  [ "$cap" -gt "$maxc" ] 2>/dev/null && cap=$maxc
+  [ "$cap" -lt 3 ] 2>/dev/null && return 124
   if [ -n "${WSERVE_PID:-}" ] && [ -S "${WSOCK:-}" ]; then
-    if command -v perl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    _wcli_exec "$cap" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle "$@"
-      perl -e 'alarm shift; exec @ARGV' "$cap" \
-        node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle "$@"
   else
-      node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle "$@"
+    _wcli_exec "$cap" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults "$@"
-    fi
-  else
-    if command -v perl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      perl -e 'alarm shift; exec @ARGV' "$cap" \
-        node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults "$@"
-    else
-      node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults "$@"
-    fi
   fi
 }
 
@@ -627,9 +663,10 @@ wcli_pay() {
   local cap=$E2E_PAY_SECS
   local left
   left=$(e2e_left)
-  if [ "$left" -gt "$cap" ]; then
+  left=$(printf '%s' "$left" | awk '/^[0-9]+$/{print; exit} {for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if($i+0==$i){print $i; exit}}')
+  if [ -n "$left" ] && [ "$left" -gt "$cap" ] 2>/dev/null; then
     cap=$E2E_PAY_SECS
-  elif [ "$left" -ge 8 ]; then
+  elif [ -n "$left" ] && [ "$left" -ge 8 ] 2>/dev/null; then
     cap=$left
   else
     # still try once with floor 12s so Alarm clock is not the blocker
@@ -637,19 +674,9 @@ wcli_pay() {
   fi
   info "pay wallet cap" "${cap}s"
   if [ -n "${WSERVE_PID:-}" ] && [ -S "${WSOCK:-}" ]; then
-    if command -v perl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    _wcli_exec "$cap" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle "$@"
-      perl -e 'alarm shift; exec @ARGV' "$cap" \
-        node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle "$@"
   else
-      node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-connection="$WSOCK" --no-throttle "$@"
+    _wcli_exec "$cap" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults "$@"
-    fi
-  else
-    if command -v perl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      perl -e 'alarm shift; exec @ARGV' "$cap" \
-        node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults "$@"
-    else
-      node "$WALLET_CLI" --wallet-db="$WDB" --no-throttle --skip-defaults "$@"
-    fi
   fi
 }
 
@@ -863,7 +890,7 @@ else
     warn "wallet accept ToS" "$(tail -c 80 "$SCRATCH/ex-tos.out" | tr '\n' ' ')"
   fi
 fi
-# Empty wallet baseline before ATM / pay load
+# Empty wallet baseline before bank withdraw / pay load
 metrics_report_coins "wallet-ready" || true
 
 wd_status() {
@@ -901,15 +928,15 @@ fake_incoming_speedup() {
   fi
 }
 
-# One ATM-style withdraw: create → accept → select → confirm → settle
+# One bank withdraw: create → accept → select → confirm → settle
 # returns 0 on wallet balance increase, 1 on soft fail (ladder continues)
 e2e_one_withdraw() {
   WITHDRAW_AMT="$1"
   local tag
   tag=$(printf '%s' "$WITHDRAW_AMT" | tr '.:' '__')
-  section "e2e · ATM withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT · $(format_amount_alt "$WITHDRAW_AMT")"
+  section "e2e · Bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT · $(format_amount_alt "$WITHDRAW_AMT")"
-  e2e_over && { warn "ATM withdraw" "budget exhausted — skip $WITHDRAW_AMT"; return 1; }
+  e2e_over && { warn "Bank withdraw" "budget exhausted — skip $WITHDRAW_AMT"; return 1; }
-  metrics_report_coins "before-ATM-${tag}" || true
+  metrics_report_coins "before-bank-wd-${tag}" || true
 
   curl -sS -m 15 -o "$SCRATCH/wd-$tag.json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $UT" \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
@@ -917,23 +944,29 @@ e2e_one_withdraw() {
     "$BANK/accounts/${USER}/withdrawals"
   WID=$(python3 -c 'import json;d=json.load(open("'"$SCRATCH"'/wd-'"$tag"'.json"));print(d.get("withdrawal_id") or d.get("id") or "")' 2>/dev/null || true)
   URI=$(python3 -c 'import json;d=json.load(open("'"$SCRATCH"'/wd-'"$tag"'.json"));print(d.get("taler_withdraw_uri") or "")' 2>/dev/null || true)
-  URI_CLEAN=$(python3 -c 'import json;u=json.load(open("'"$SCRATCH"'/wd-'"$tag"'.json")).get("taler_withdraw_uri") or "";print(u.replace(":443/","/"))' 2>/dev/null || true)
+  URI_CLEAN=$(normalize_taler_uri "$URI")
   if [ -z "$WID" ] || [ -z "$URI_CLEAN" ]; then
-    warn "ATM withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "create failed — $(head -c 80 "$SCRATCH/wd-$tag.json" | tr '\n' ' ')"
+    warn "Bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "create failed — $(head -c 80 "$SCRATCH/wd-$tag.json" | tr '\n' ' ')"
     return 1
   fi
-  ok "ATM withdrawal created $WITHDRAW_AMT ($WID)"
+  ok "Bank withdrawal created $WITHDRAW_AMT ($WID)"
   cp "$SCRATCH/wd-$tag.json" "$SCRATCH/wd.json"
 
-  USE_URI="$URI"
+  # Always prefer stripped URI (libeufin often emits host:443)
-  [ -z "$USE_URI" ] && USE_URI="$URI_CLEAN"
+  USE_URI="${URI_CLEAN:-$URI}"
   if wcli withdraw accept-uri --exchange "${EXCHANGE_PUBLIC}/" "$USE_URI" >"$SCRATCH/accept-$tag.out" 2>&1; then
     ok "wallet accept $WITHDRAW_AMT"
-  elif [ "$USE_URI" != "$URI_CLEAN" ] && [ -n "$URI_CLEAN" ] \
+  elif [ -n "$URI" ] && [ "$USE_URI" != "$URI" ] \
-    && wcli withdraw accept-uri --exchange "${EXCHANGE_PUBLIC}/" "$URI_CLEAN" >"$SCRATCH/accept-$tag.out" 2>&1; then
+    && wcli withdraw accept-uri --exchange "${EXCHANGE_PUBLIC}/" "$URI" >"$SCRATCH/accept-$tag.out" 2>&1; then
-    ok "wallet accept $WITHDRAW_AMT (no :443)"
+    ok "wallet accept $WITHDRAW_AMT (raw URI fallback)"
   else
-    warn "ATM withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "accept-uri failed — $(tail -c 100 "$SCRATCH/accept-$tag.out" | tr '\n' ' ')"
+    # Prefer the real Error/ENOENT line over noise (perl -e source, stack frames)
+    _acc_err=$(
+      grep -E 'Error:|ENOENT|spawn taler-helper|code:|An error occurred' \
+        "$SCRATCH/accept-$tag.out" 2>/dev/null | head -3 | tr '\n' ' ' | head -c 200
+    )
+    [ -z "$_acc_err" ] && _acc_err=$(tail -c 160 "$SCRATCH/accept-$tag.out" 2>/dev/null | tr '\n' ' ')
+    warn "Bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "accept-uri failed — ${_acc_err:-unknown}"
     return 1
   fi
   cp "$SCRATCH/accept-$tag.out" "$SCRATCH/accept.out"
@@ -975,7 +1008,7 @@ else:
     fi
   fi
   if [ "$st" != "selected" ] && [ "$st" != "confirmed" ]; then
-    warn "ATM withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "not selected (status=${st:-?})"
+    warn "Bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "not selected (status=${st:-?})"
     return 1
   fi
   if [ "$st" != "confirmed" ]; then
@@ -984,32 +1017,32 @@ else:
       "$BANK/accounts/${USER}/withdrawals/${WID}/confirm")
     case "$code" in
       200|204) ok "bank confirm $WITHDRAW_AMT" ;;
-      *) warn "ATM withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "confirm HTTP $code"; return 1 ;;
+      *) warn "Bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "confirm HTTP $code"; return 1 ;;
     esac
   fi
   fake_incoming_speedup
 
-  # Short per-ATM settle: poll balance + bank transfer_done only (never run-until-done)
+  # Short per-withdraw settle: poll balance + bank transfer_done only (never run-until-done)
   local ok_bal=0 r av xfer
   for r in 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10; do
     wcli_bal_snap "$SCRATCH/bal-$tag.out" || wcli balance >"$SCRATCH/bal-$tag.out" 2>&1 || true
     av=$(wallet_avail_num "$SCRATCH/bal-$tag.out")
     if python3 -c "import sys; sys.exit(0 if float(sys.argv[1]) > 0 else 1)" "$av" 2>/dev/null; then
       ok_bal=1
-      ok "wallet funded after ATM $WITHDRAW_AMT" "avail=${CUR}:${av}"
+      ok "wallet funded after bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "avail=${CUR}:${av}"
       info "balance" "$(fmt_bal "$SCRATCH/bal-$tag.out")"
       break
     fi
     xfer=$(curl -sS -m 8 "$BANK/taler-integration/withdrawal-operation/${WID}" 2>/dev/null \
       | python3 -c 'import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get("transfer_done"), d.get("status"))' 2>/dev/null || echo "?")
     if echo "$xfer" | grep -qi True; then
-      ok "ATM $WITHDRAW_AMT bank transfer_done" "wallet avail=${CUR}:${av} ($xfer) — no run-until-done"
+      ok "Bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT bank transfer_done" "wallet avail=${CUR}:${av} ($xfer) — no run-until-done"
       ok_bal=1
       break
     fi
     sleep 2
   done
-  metrics_report_coins "after-ATM-${tag}" || true
+  metrics_report_coins "after-bank-wd-${tag}" || true
   if [ "$ok_bal" = "1" ]; then
     metrics_record_flow withdrawn "$WITHDRAW_AMT" || true
     return 0
@@ -1017,10 +1050,10 @@ else:
   # Bank side often already confirmed — treat as timing lag, not hard fail
   st=$(wd_status)
   if [ "$st" = "confirmed" ]; then
-    warn "ATM withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "bank confirmed; wallet not funded yet (settlement timing — will recheck later)"
+    warn "Bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "bank confirmed; wallet not funded yet (settlement timing — will recheck later)"
     return 2
   fi
-  warn "ATM withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "no wallet balance yet (status=${st:-?})"
+  warn "Bank withdraw $WITHDRAW_AMT" "no wallet balance yet (status=${st:-?})"
   return 1
 }
 
@@ -1335,8 +1368,8 @@ sys.exit(1)
 }
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set_group atm
+set_group bankwd
-section "e2e · ATM withdraw ladder"
+section "e2e · Bank withdraw ladder"
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 WITHDRAW_OK=0
 WITHDRAW_OK_N=0
@@ -1344,7 +1377,7 @@ WITHDRAW_LAG_N=0
 WITHDRAW_FAIL_N=0
 WITHDRAW_REPORT=""
 for WITHDRAW_AMT in $WITHDRAW_LIST; do
-  e2e_over && { warn "ATM ladder" "time budget low — stopping more ATM withdraws (not a protocol error)"; break; }
+  e2e_over && { warn "Bank withdraw ladder" "time budget low — stopping more Bank withdraws (not a protocol error)"; break; }
   set +e
   e2e_one_withdraw "$WITHDRAW_AMT"
   wc=$?
@@ -1365,26 +1398,26 @@ for WITHDRAW_AMT in $WITHDRAW_LIST; do
       ;;
   esac
 done
-info "ATM withdraw summary" "$WITHDRAW_REPORT (ok=$WITHDRAW_OK_N lag=$WITHDRAW_LAG_N fail=$WITHDRAW_FAIL_N)"
+info "Bank withdraw summary" "$WITHDRAW_REPORT (ok=$WITHDRAW_OK_N lag=$WITHDRAW_LAG_N fail=$WITHDRAW_FAIL_N)"
 set_group load
-section "e2e · load snapshot (after ATM withdraws)"
+section "e2e · load snapshot (after Bank withdraws)"
 metrics_report_load "${METRICS_DIR}/load-after-withdraw.json" "after-withdraw" || true
 cp -f "${METRICS_DIR}/load-after-withdraw.json" "${METRICS_DIR}/load-after.json" 2>/dev/null || true
-metrics_report_coins "after-ATM-ladder" || true
+metrics_report_coins "after-bank-wd-ladder" || true
 
 # Settlement catch-up: bank may have confirmed while wallet was still empty
 set_group settle
 section "e2e · wallet settlement (timing)"
 if ! wait_wallet_balance 0 "${E2E_SETTLE_ROUNDS}" "${E2E_SETTLE_SLEEP}"; then
   if [ "$WITHDRAW_LAG_N" -gt 0 ] || [ "$WITHDRAW_OK_N" -gt 0 ]; then
-    warn "settlement timing" "ATM path reached bank confirm (lag=$WITHDRAW_LAG_N ok=$WITHDRAW_OK_N) but wallet empty after wait — TIME lag, not protocol error"
+    warn "settlement timing" "bank withdraw path reached bank confirm (lag=$WITHDRAW_LAG_N ok=$WITHDRAW_OK_N) but wallet empty after wait — TIME lag, not protocol error"
   fi
 fi
 av_now=$(wallet_avail_num)
 if python3 -c "import sys; sys.exit(0 if float(sys.argv[1]) > 0 else 1)" "$av_now" 2>/dev/null; then
   WITHDRAW_OK=1
   if [ "$WITHDRAW_OK_N" = "0" ]; then
-    warn "settlement timing" "coins arrived after ATM ladder (${CUR}:${av_now}) — earlier 'FAIL' was timing lag"
+    warn "settlement timing" "coins arrived after Bank withdraw ladder (${CUR}:${av_now}) — earlier 'FAIL' was timing lag"
     WITHDRAW_REPORT="${WITHDRAW_REPORT} → late-OK avail=${CUR}:${av_now}"
   fi
   ok "spendable balance for payments" "${CUR}:${av_now}"
@@ -1403,7 +1436,7 @@ else
       WITHDRAW_OK=1
       warn "settlement timing" "coins present after dig wait (${CUR}:${av_now}) — timing, not blocker"
     else
-      blocker "withdraw-settle" "no spendable ${CUR} after ATM ladder + settle wait ($WITHDRAW_LIST)"
+      blocker "withdraw-settle" "no spendable ${CUR} after Bank withdraw ladder + settle wait ($WITHDRAW_LIST)"
       section "e2e · report"
       info "WITHDRAW" "$WITHDRAW_REPORT — no coins after extended wait"
       info "PAY" "SKIPPED (no spendable balance after settle wait)"
@@ -1596,7 +1629,7 @@ set_group paivana
 section "e2e · paivana paywall (template GOA:4200)"
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Public paywall: https://paivana.hacktivism.ch → 302 to merchant template "paivana".
-# Requires spendable ≥ 4200 GOA (ATM ladder includes GOA:4200 by default).
+# Requires spendable ≥ 4200 GOA (Bank withdraw ladder includes GOA:4200 by default).
 : "${PAIVANA_PUBLIC:=https://paivana.hacktivism.ch}"
 : "${E2E_PAIVANA:=1}"
 : "${E2E_PAIVANA_TEMPLATE:=paivana}"
@@ -1630,11 +1663,11 @@ else
       ;;
   esac
 
-  # Ensure wallet can cover 4200 (extra ATM if ladder did not fund enough)
+  # Ensure wallet can cover 4200 (extra bank withdraw if ladder did not fund enough)
   pay_need=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(float(sys.argv[1].split(":",1)[-1]))' "$E2E_PAIVANA_AMOUNT" 2>/dev/null || echo 4200)
   av_now=$(wallet_avail_num)
   if ! python3 -c "import sys; sys.exit(0 if float(sys.argv[1]) + 1e-9 >= float(sys.argv[2]) else 1)" "$av_now" "$pay_need" 2>/dev/null; then
-    info "paivana" "avail ${CUR}:${av_now} < ${pay_need} — ATM withdraw ${E2E_PAIVANA_AMOUNT}"
+    info "paivana" "avail ${CUR}:${av_now} < ${pay_need} — Bank withdraw ${E2E_PAIVANA_AMOUNT}"
     e2e_over && warn "paivana" "budget low before 4200 withdraw"
     set +e
     e2e_one_withdraw "$E2E_PAIVANA_AMOUNT"
@@ -1687,7 +1720,7 @@ fi
 set_group report
 section "e2e · report"
 info "user" "$USER"
-info "ATM withdraws" "$WITHDRAW_REPORT"
+info "Bank withdraws" "$WITHDRAW_REPORT"
 info "payments" "$PAY_REPORT"
 info "shop" "${SHOP_REPORT:-(n/a)}"
 info "paivana" "${PAIVANA_REPORT:-(n/a)}"

check_inside.sh

@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ if [ -z "$PROFILE" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-# Resolve host-podman vs ssh before first check ID
+# Resolve host-podman vs ssh before first check ID.
+# stage-lfp on the FP host itself uses local podman (INSIDE_PODMAN=1 /
+# INSIDE_MODE=local-podman); laptop → stage still uses INSIDE_SSH.
 _use_local_podman=0
-if [ "$PROFILE" != "stage-lfp" ]; then
 if [ "${INSIDE_PODMAN:-0}" = "1" ] || [ "${INSIDE_MODE:-}" = "local-podman" ]; then
   _use_local_podman=1
-  elif command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+elif [ "$PROFILE" != "stage-lfp" ]; then
+  if command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1 \
     && podman ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -qE 'taler-hacktivism'; then
     _use_local_podman=1
   fi
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ section "inside · collect (${PROFILE} · access=${INSIDE_ACCESS})"
 info "flags" "INSIDE_ACCESS=${INSIDE_ACCESS} INSIDE_PODMAN=${INSIDE_PODMAN:-0} INSIDE_MODE=${INSIDE_MODE:-} LOCAL_STACK=${LOCAL_STACK:-0} SKIP_SSH=${SKIP_SSH:-0} KOOPA_SSH=${KOOPA_SSH:-} INSIDE_SSH=${INSIDE_SSH:-}"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# stage-lfp: low-priv stagepaysan on the FP stage host (INSIDE_SSH)
+# stage-lfp: stagepaysan podman (host-local or SSH INSIDE_SSH from laptop)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if [ "$PROFILE" = "stage-lfp" ]; then
   SSH_HOST="${INSIDE_SSH:-}"
@@ -69,15 +71,23 @@ if [ "$PROFILE" = "stage-lfp" ]; then
   STAGE_SSH_T="${INSIDE_SSH_TIMEOUT:-${SSH_CMD_TIMEOUT:-24}}"
   if [ "${STAGE_SSH_T}" -lt 24 ] 2>/dev/null; then STAGE_SSH_T=24; fi
 
-  if ! mon_ssh_ok "$SSH_HOST"; then
+  if [ "$_use_local_podman" = "1" ]; then
-    err "ssh" "cannot reach ${SSH_HOST} (stagepaysan low-priv) — set INSIDE_SSH= or SKIP"
+    if ! command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      err "host" "INSIDE_PODMAN/host-podman but podman missing"
       summary
       exit 1
     fi
+    ok "host→container" "podman exec on this host (INSIDE_ACCESS=host-podman · no SSH)"
+  elif ! mon_ssh_ok "$SSH_HOST"; then
+    err "ssh" "cannot reach ${SSH_HOST:-?} (stagepaysan low-priv) — set INSIDE_SSH= or INSIDE_PODMAN=1"
+    summary
+    exit 1
+  else
     ok "ssh ${SSH_HOST}" "stagepaysan (podman, no sudo)"
+  fi
 
-  # Inject names/ports into remote (ssh bash -s does not inherit local env).
+  # Inject names/ports (ssh bash -s does not inherit local env; local bash does).
-  RAW=$(
+  _stage_lfp_script() {
     {
       printf 'BANK_CTR=%q; EX_CTR=%q; MER_CTR=%q\n' "$BANK_CTR" "$EX_CTR" "$MER_CTR"
       printf 'BANK_PORT=%q; EX_PORT=%q; MER_PORT=%q\n' "$BANK_PORT" "$EX_PORT" "$MER_PORT"
@@ -173,11 +183,20 @@ fi
 
 echo DONE
 REMOTE
-    } | mon_ssh_bash "$SSH_HOST" "${STAGE_SSH_T}" || true
+    }
-  )
+  }
+  if [ "$_use_local_podman" = "1" ]; then
+    RAW=$(_stage_lfp_script | bash || true)
+  else
+    RAW=$(_stage_lfp_script | mon_ssh_bash "$SSH_HOST" "${STAGE_SSH_T}" || true)
+  fi
 
   if [ -z "$RAW" ] || ! echo "$RAW" | grep -q '^E|'; then
+    if [ "$_use_local_podman" = "1" ]; then
+      err "host" "stage collect timed out or empty (local podman)"
+    else
       err "ssh" "stage remote timed out or empty (cap ${STAGE_SSH_T}s · host=${SSH_HOST})"
+    fi
     summary
     exit 1
   fi
@@ -189,7 +208,7 @@ REMOTE
         IFS='|' read -r _ comp level key detail <<<"$line"
         case "$comp" in
           bank|exchange|merchant|caddy) _g="$comp" ;;
-          *) _g="ssh" ;;
+          *) _g="$INSIDE_ACCESS" ;;
         esac
         if [ "$_g" != "$_last_inside_grp" ]; then
           set_group "$_g"
@@ -242,6 +261,28 @@ REMOTE
   # Host load as stagepaysan (no container RSS from koopa metrics)
   set_group load
   section "inside · load (stagepaysan host)"
+  _load_py() {
+    python3 - <<'PY'
+import os
+la=os.getloadavg()
+print("loadavg=%.2f,%.2f,%.2f" % la)
+try:
+  with open("/proc/meminfo") as f:
+    d={}
+    for line in f:
+      k,v=line.split(":")[0], line.split(":")[1].strip().split()[0]
+      d[k]=int(v)
+  total=d.get("MemTotal",0)/1024/1024
+  avail=d.get("MemAvailable",0)/1024/1024
+  used=total-avail
+  print("mem_used=%.2fGiB avail=%.2fGiB total=%.2fGiB" % (used, avail, total))
+except Exception:
+  print("mem=?")
+PY
+  }
+  if [ "$_use_local_podman" = "1" ]; then
+    LOAD_LINE=$(_load_py || true)
+  else
     LOAD_LINE=$(mon_ssh_bash "$SSH_HOST" 8 <<'EOF' || true
 python3 - <<'PY'
 import os
@@ -262,6 +303,7 @@ except Exception:
 PY
 EOF
 )
+  fi
   if [ -n "$LOAD_LINE" ]; then
     info "stage host" "$(echo "$LOAD_LINE" | tr '\n' ' ')"
   else
@@ -270,7 +312,8 @@ EOF
 
   set_group disk
   section "inside · disk free space (stage host + containers)"
-  _disk_raw=$(mon_ssh_bash "$SSH_HOST" "${STAGE_SSH_T:-24}" <<'DISK' || true
+  _disk_script() {
+    cat <<'DISK'
 set +e
 echo "###HOST###"
 df -Pk / /var /home /tmp /mnt/data 2>/dev/null || df -Pk
@@ -280,9 +323,16 @@ for c in $(podman ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null); do
   podman exec "$c" df -Pk / /var /tmp 2>/dev/null || podman exec "$c" df -Pk 2>/dev/null
 done
 DISK
-)
+  }
+  if [ "$_use_local_podman" = "1" ]; then
+    _disk_raw=$(_disk_script | bash || true)
+    _disk_label="host"
+  else
+    _disk_raw=$(_disk_script | mon_ssh_bash "$SSH_HOST" "${STAGE_SSH_T:-24}" || true)
+    _disk_label="ssh:${SSH_HOST}"
+  fi
   _host_df=$(printf '%s\n' "$_disk_raw" | sed -n '/^###HOST###$/,/^###CTRS###$/p' | sed '1d;$d')
-  mon_disk_check_remote_text "ssh:${SSH_HOST}" "$_host_df" || true
+  mon_disk_check_remote_text "$_disk_label" "$_host_df" || true
   _ctr=""; _buf=""
   while IFS= read -r _line || [ -n "$_line" ]; do
     case "$_line" in

check_mail.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # check_mail.sh — outside-in mail (MX / SMTP / IMAP / SPF / DMARC)
 #
 # Catalog: mail-catalog.conf (MAIL_CATALOG=… to override)
-# Covers firefly (taler.net, gnunet.org) and pixel (taler-systems.com, …).
+# Covers firefly (taler.net, gnunet.org) and Anastasis/TSA
+# (mail.anastasis.lu → pixel.taler-systems.com; anastasis.lu).
 #
 # Outside-only. Phase: mail
 #

check_mattermost.sh

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@
 # Override: MATTERMOST_PUBLIC=https://mattermost.example.org
 #           MATTERMOST_HOST=mattermost.example.org
 #
+# Client compatibility (feature) — server min for current *official* clients:
+#   Android / iOS store apps  → default ≥ 10.11.0  (Play/App Store + mobile docs 2026)
+#   Desktop (Win/Mac/Linux)   → default ≥ 10.11.0  (current Desktop / ESR pairing)
+#   Vendor support floor      → default ≥ 10.11.0  (ESR; older = unsupported)
+#   Web SPA                   → served by this server (always loads) but WARN if
+#                               server is below support floor (security/EOL).
+#
+# Env:
+#   MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK=1|0     master switch (default 1)
+#   MATTERMOST_MOBILE_CHECK=1|0     alias / legacy (if set 0 and CLIENT unset → off)
+#   MATTERMOST_MOBILE_MIN_SERVER    default 10.11.0
+#   MATTERMOST_DESKTOP_MIN_SERVER   default 10.11.0
+#   MATTERMOST_SUPPORT_MIN_SERVER   default 10.11.0  (vendor-supported floor)
+#
 # Outside-only (no SSH). Phase name: mattermost
 #
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -15,6 +29,20 @@ source "$ROOT/lib.sh"
 set_area mattermost
 section "mattermost · public chat (outside-in)"
 
+# Defaults: current official clients + vendor ESR floor (2026-07 docs).
+: "${MATTERMOST_MOBILE_MIN_SERVER:=10.11.0}"
+: "${MATTERMOST_DESKTOP_MIN_SERVER:=10.11.0}"
+: "${MATTERMOST_SUPPORT_MIN_SERVER:=10.11.0}"
+# Master switch: CLIENT_CHECK, else legacy MOBILE_CHECK, else on
+if [ -n "${MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK:-}" ]; then
+  :
+elif [ -n "${MATTERMOST_MOBILE_CHECK:-}" ]; then
+  MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK="${MATTERMOST_MOBILE_CHECK}"
+else
+  MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK=1
+fi
+: "${MATTERMOST_MOBILE_CHECK:=${MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK}}"
+
 if [ -n "${MATTERMOST_PUBLIC:-}" ]; then
   BASE="${MATTERMOST_PUBLIC%/}"
 elif [ -n "${MATTERMOST_HOST:-}" ]; then
@@ -27,6 +55,7 @@ HOST=${HOST#http://}
 HOST=${HOST%%/*}
 
 info "target" "$BASE"
+info "client policy" "mobile≥${MATTERMOST_MOBILE_MIN_SERVER} · desktop≥${MATTERMOST_DESKTOP_MIN_SERVER} · support≥${MATTERMOST_SUPPORT_MIN_SERVER} (CLIENT_CHECK=${MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK})"
 
 tmp=$(mktemp -d)
 trap 'rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
@@ -46,30 +75,139 @@ else
   fail "landing" "$BASE/ → HTTP $code (want 200 HTML Mattermost SPA)"
 fi
 
-# --- Official Mattermost health API ---
+# --- Official Mattermost health API + server version (X-Version-Id) ---
 set_group api
-code=$(mm_get "$BASE/api/v4/system/ping" "$tmp/ping.json")
+# Capture body + headers (version is in X-Version-Id, not always in JSON)
+hdr_file="$tmp/ping.hdr"
+code=$(curl -skS -L --max-redirs 5 -m "${TIMEOUT:-12}" \
+  -D "$hdr_file" -o "$tmp/ping.json" -w '%{http_code}' \
+  "$BASE/api/v4/system/ping" 2>/dev/null || echo 000)
+
+MM_SERVER_VER=""
+if [ -f "$hdr_file" ]; then
+  # X-Version-Id: 9.5.3.8427860509.c8cabb…  or 10.11.0.…
+  MM_SERVER_VER=$(grep -i '^x-version-id:' "$hdr_file" | head -1 \
+    | sed 's/^[Xx]-[Vv]ersion-[Ii]d:[[:space:]]*//' | tr -d '\r' \
+    | sed 's/^\([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/')
+fi
+
 if [ "$code" != "200" ]; then
   fail "system/ping" "$BASE/api/v4/system/ping → HTTP $code (want 200 JSON)"
 else
-  # Ping returns JSON object (fields vary by MM version)
   if python3 - "$tmp/ping.json" <<'PY' 2>/dev/null
 import json, sys
-p = sys.argv[1]
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
-with open(p) as f:
     d = json.load(f)
-if not isinstance(d, dict):
+sys.exit(0 if isinstance(d, dict) else 2)
-    sys.exit(2)
-# older builds may include status; newer still return object with backends
-sys.exit(0)
 PY
   then
-    ok "system/ping" "$BASE/api/v4/system/ping → HTTP 200 JSON"
+    ok "system/ping" "$BASE/api/v4/system/ping → HTTP 200 JSON${MM_SERVER_VER:+ · server ${MM_SERVER_VER}}"
   else
     fail "system/ping" "$BASE/api/v4/system/ping → HTTP 200 but not valid JSON object"
   fi
 fi
 
+# --- Server version vs official client families (mobile / desktop / support / web) ---
+set_group clients
+mm_ver_ge() {
+  # $1=server $2=need → 0 if server >= need
+  python3 - "$1" "$2" <<'PY'
+import sys
+
+def parse(v: str):
+    parts = []
+    for p in v.strip().split(".")[:3]:
+        try:
+            parts.append(int(p))
+        except ValueError:
+            parts.append(0)
+    while len(parts) < 3:
+        parts.append(0)
+    return tuple(parts)
+
+sys.exit(0 if parse(sys.argv[1]) >= parse(sys.argv[2]) else 1)
+PY
+}
+
+# One policy line: id|min_env_default|severity(error|warn)|human label
+# severity: error → fail; warn → warn
+_mm_client_policies() {
+  printf '%s\n' \
+    "mobile|${MATTERMOST_MOBILE_MIN_SERVER}|error|Android/iOS store apps (Mattermost Mobile)" \
+    "desktop|${MATTERMOST_DESKTOP_MIN_SERVER}|error|Desktop app (Windows/macOS/Linux official)" \
+    "support|${MATTERMOST_SUPPORT_MIN_SERVER}|error|vendor-supported server floor (ESR/current)" \
+    "web|${MATTERMOST_SUPPORT_MIN_SERVER}|warn|browser webapp (loads with server, but EOL server is insecure/unsupported)"
+}
+
+if [ "${MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK}" = "0" ]; then
+  info "client compat" "skipped (MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK=0 / MATTERMOST_MOBILE_CHECK=0)"
+elif [ -z "$MM_SERVER_VER" ]; then
+  warn "server version" "could not parse X-Version-Id from /api/v4/system/ping — cannot judge client compatibility"
+else
+  info "server version" "X-Version-Id → ${MM_SERVER_VER}"
+  while IFS='|' read -r cid cmin csever clabel; do
+    [ -n "$cid" ] || continue
+    if mm_ver_ge "$MM_SERVER_VER" "$cmin"; then
+      ok "${cid} compat" "server ${MM_SERVER_VER} ≥ ${cmin} · ${clabel} OK"
+    else
+      detail="server ${MM_SERVER_VER} < ${cmin} · ${clabel}"
+      hint="upgrade Mattermost server · set MATTERMOST_${cid^^}_MIN_SERVER= or MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK=0"
+      # Fix hint for support/web keys
+      case "$cid" in
+        mobile)  hint="upgrade server · MATTERMOST_MOBILE_MIN_SERVER= / MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK=0" ;;
+        desktop) hint="upgrade server · MATTERMOST_DESKTOP_MIN_SERVER= / MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK=0" ;;
+        support) hint="server below vendor support floor · MATTERMOST_SUPPORT_MIN_SERVER= / MATTERMOST_CLIENT_CHECK=0" ;;
+        web)     hint="web SPA is served by this old server (works) but platform is unsupported · upgrade recommended" ;;
+      esac
+      if [ "$csever" = "error" ]; then
+        fail "${cid} compat" "$detail" "$hint"
+      else
+        warn "${cid} compat" "$detail · $hint"
+      fi
+    fi
+  done < <(_mm_client_policies)
+fi
+
+# Client config (optional): BuildDate / advertised Android/iOS min if server sets it
+set_group client-config
+code=$(mm_get "$BASE/api/v4/config/client?format=old" "$tmp/client.json")
+if [ "$code" = "200" ] && [ -s "$tmp/client.json" ]; then
+  build=$(python3 - "$tmp/client.json" <<'PY' 2>/dev/null
+import json, sys
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
+    d = json.load(f)
+print(d.get("BuildDate") or d.get("Version") or "")
+PY
+)
+  and_min=$(python3 - "$tmp/client.json" <<'PY' 2>/dev/null
+import json, sys
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
+    d = json.load(f)
+print((d.get("AndroidMinVersion") or "").strip())
+PY
+)
+  ios_min=$(python3 - "$tmp/client.json" <<'PY' 2>/dev/null
+import json, sys
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
+    d = json.load(f)
+print((d.get("IosMinVersion") or d.get("IOSMinVersion") or "").strip())
+PY
+)
+  if [ -n "$build" ]; then
+    info "client config" "BuildDate/Version=${build}${and_min:+ · AndroidMinVersion=${and_min}}${ios_min:+ · IosMinVersion=${ios_min}}"
+  else
+    info "client config" "HTTP 200 (no BuildDate field)"
+  fi
+  if [ -n "$and_min" ] && [ "$and_min" != "0.0.0" ]; then
+    info "android min (server)" "server advertises AndroidMinVersion=${and_min}"
+  fi
+  if [ -n "$ios_min" ] && [ "$ios_min" != "0.0.0" ]; then
+    info "ios min (server)" "server advertises IosMinVersion=${ios_min}"
+  fi
+else
+  info "client config" "HTTP ${code:-?} — optional"
+fi
+
 # --- Login SPA (must be served for users) ---
 set_group login
 code=$(mm_get "$BASE/login" "$tmp/login.html")
@@ -109,5 +247,9 @@ else
   info "tls cert" "openssl not available — skip expiry check"
 fi
 
-info "hint" "surface catalog also lists $HOST; this phase is Mattermost-specific (SPA + /api/v4/system/ping)"
+info "hint" "surface catalog also lists $HOST; client floors: mobile/desktop/support ≥${MATTERMOST_MOBILE_MIN_SERVER}/${MATTERMOST_DESKTOP_MIN_SERVER}/${MATTERMOST_SUPPORT_MIN_SERVER}"
+# Non-zero when any fail/err so parent phase + mon pages mark ERROR
+if [ "${FAIL_N:-0}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  exit 1
+fi
 exit 0

check_monitoring_pages.sh

@@ -101,16 +101,19 @@ _host_allowed() {
 
 # Public mon URL families (suite name "taler-monitoring" ≠ a public path):
 #   1) /monitoring(+_err)                 — landing hosts (bare + slash)
-#   2) /taler-monitoring-surface(+_err)  — taler.hacktivism.ch only
+#   2) /monitoring-max-ladder(+_err)      — GOA max-search amount ladder (daily, hacktivism)
-#   3) /taler-monitoring-aptdeploy(+_err) — taler.hacktivism.ch only
+#   3) /taler-monitoring-surface(+_err)   — taler.hacktivism.ch only
-# No /taler-monitoring page. No /taler-monitoring-mail|mattermost pages.
+#   4) /taler-monitoring-aptdeploy(+_err) — taler.hacktivism.ch only
+# No classic /monitoring-ladder. No /taler-monitoring page.
 
 _path_allowed() {
   case "$1" in
     monitoring|monitoring_err|\
+    monitoring-max-ladder|monitoring-max-ladder_err|\
     taler-monitoring-surface|taler-monitoring-surface_err|\
     taler-monitoring-aptdeploy|taler-monitoring-aptdeploy_err) return 0 ;;
     # explicit deny (never invent a mon page here)
+    monitoring-ladder|monitoring-ladder_err|\
     taler-monitoring|taler-monitoring-mail|taler-monitoring-mattermost) return 1 ;;
     *) return 1 ;;
   esac
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ _catalog_urls() {
     goa)
       for h in bank.hacktivism.ch exchange.hacktivism.ch taler.hacktivism.ch; do
         printf 'https://%s/monitoring/\n' "$h"
+        printf 'https://%s/monitoring-max-ladder/\n' "$h"
       done
       # ecosystem surface (versions / software) + apt-src deploy mon page
       printf 'https://taler.hacktivism.ch/taler-monitoring-surface/\n'
@@ -165,6 +169,11 @@ _catalog_urls() {
       while IFS= read -r h; do
         [ -n "$h" ] || continue
         printf 'https://%s/monitoring/\n' "$h"
+        case "$h" in
+          *.hacktivism.ch)
+            printf 'https://%s/monitoring-max-ladder/\n' "$h"
+            ;;
+        esac
       done < <(_landing_allowed)
       printf 'https://taler.hacktivism.ch/taler-monitoring-surface/\n'
       printf 'https://taler.hacktivism.ch/taler-monitoring-aptdeploy/\n'
@@ -227,6 +236,25 @@ is_bootstrap_html() {
     && ! grep -qE 'taler-mon:top|id="mon-console"|class="console"' "$f" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
+# Stale mon HTML from pre-1.15.8 generators: box-drawing char-class regex in
+# sticky filter JS (Python SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\-').
+# Never accept these as "current" public assets (v1.18.2+).
+is_stale_generator_html() {
+  local f="$1"
+  # Old isLowValue() JS (literal box glyphs + \- class)
+  if grep -qE 'if \(/\^\[[╔╗╚╝║═]' "$f" 2>/dev/null; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  # Converter noise teed into old logs and re-rendered
+  if grep -qiE 'SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence' "$f" 2>/dev/null; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if grep -qiE 'console_to_html\.py:[0-9]+: SyntaxWarning' "$f" 2>/dev/null; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  return 1
+}
+
 # True if body looks like our monitoring HTML (not merchant API / WP 404 / bootstrap).
 is_monitoring_html() {
   local f="$1"
@@ -475,6 +503,19 @@ check_one() {
       return 0
     fi
 
+    # Stale generator JS / SyntaxWarning in public body (pre-1.15.8 assets)
+    if is_stale_generator_html "$body"; then
+      if [ "$attempt" -lt "$max_try" ]; then
+        attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+        sleep "$sleep_s" 2>/dev/null || sleep 1
+        continue
+      fi
+      _mon_fail_or_soft "public mon page stale generator" \
+        "$url -> old mon HTML (box-drawing JS regex and/or SyntaxWarning in body) — re-run host-agent on suite ≥v1.15.8 / v1.18.2; do not leave pre-update assets live" || { rm -f "$body"; return 1; }
+      rm -f "$body"
+      return 0
+    fi
+
     if ! is_monitoring_html "$body"; then
       if [ "$attempt" -lt "$max_try" ]; then
         attempt=$((attempt + 1))

check_urls.sh

@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ if [ "${LOCAL_STACK:-1}" = "1" ] || [ -n "${BANK_PUBLIC:-}" ]; then
       fi
       ;;
     404|405|501)
-      # GOA bank landing mints demo-withdraw.json; stage TESTPAYSAN uses ATM/wallet guide only
+      # GOA bank landing mints demo-withdraw.json; stage TESTPAYSAN uses bank withdraw/wallet guide only
       if [ "${EXPECT_CURRENCY:-}" = "GOA" ] || [ "${LOCAL_STACK:-0}" = "1" ]; then
         fail "landing bank demo-withdraw" "HTTP $dw_code (want 200)"
       else
@@ -1339,6 +1339,90 @@ if [ "${LOCAL_STACK:-1}" = "1" ] || [ -n "${BANK_PUBLIC:-}" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# taler:// URIs must not carry default ports :443 / :80 (wallet / QR rule)
+# Scans public landings on this stack (bank + exchange + merchant intros,
+# bank mint JSON). Fail hard on GOA/local; soft warn elsewhere.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set_group landings
+section "www · taler:// default ports (:443/:80 must be absent)"
+_port_scan_fail=0
+_port_scan_ok=0
+_port_scan_one() {
+  local label="$1" url="$2"
+  local f code n detail
+  f="$tmp/portscan-$$.body"
+  code=$(http_body "$url" "$f")
+  if [ "$code" != "200" ]; then
+    if [ "${LOCAL_STACK:-1}" = "1" ] || [ "${EXPECT_CURRENCY:-}" = "GOA" ]; then
+      # mint JSON is hard; HTML intros soft if missing
+      case "$url" in
+        *demo-withdraw.json|*auto-account.json)
+          fail "taler-uri ports · $label" "HTTP $code · $url"
+          _port_scan_fail=$((_port_scan_fail + 1))
+          ;;
+        *)
+          warn "taler-uri ports · $label" "HTTP $code · skip · $url"
+          ;;
+      esac
+    else
+      info "taler-uri ports · $label" "HTTP $code · skip"
+    fi
+    rm -f "$f"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  detail=$(python3 - "$f" <<'PY' 2>/dev/null || true
+import re, sys, json
+from pathlib import Path
+raw = Path(sys.argv[1]).read_text(errors="replace")
+# collect taler:// from JSON fields and raw HTML/JS
+uris = set(re.findall(r"taler://[A-Za-z0-9._~:/?#\[\]@!$&'()*+,;=%-]+", raw))
+# JSON-escaped sequences
+uris.update(re.findall(r"taler:\\/\\/[A-Za-z0-9._~:/?#\[\]@!$&'()*+,;=%\\-]+", raw))
+uris = {u.replace("\\/", "/") for u in uris}
+bad = []
+pat = re.compile(r"taler://\S+:(443|80)(/|$|\?|#)", re.I)
+for u in sorted(uris):
+    if pat.search(u):
+        bad.append(u[:120])
+if bad:
+    print("BAD\t%d\t%s" % (len(bad), bad[0]))
+else:
+    print("OK\t%d\t" % len(uris))
+PY
+)
+  n_kind=${detail%%$'\t'*}
+  rest=${detail#*$'\t'}
+  n_count=${rest%%$'\t'*}
+  sample=${rest#*$'\t'}
+  if [ "$n_kind" = "BAD" ]; then
+    if [ "${LOCAL_STACK:-1}" = "1" ] || [ "${EXPECT_CURRENCY:-}" = "GOA" ]; then
+      fail "taler-uri ports · $label" "default :443/:80 still present · n=${n_count} e.g. ${sample}"
+      _port_scan_fail=$((_port_scan_fail + 1))
+    else
+      warn "taler-uri ports · $label" "default port in URI · ${sample}"
+    fi
+  else
+    ok "taler-uri ports · $label" "no default ports · taler_uris=${n_count:-0} · $url"
+    _port_scan_ok=$((_port_scan_ok + 1))
+  fi
+  rm -f "$f"
+}
+if [ "${CHECK_LANDING:-1}" = "1" ]; then
+  _port_scan_one "bank intro HTML" "${BANK_PUBLIC}/intro/"
+  _port_scan_one "bank demo-withdraw.json" "${BANK_PUBLIC}/intro/demo-withdraw.json"
+  _port_scan_one "bank auto-account.json" "${BANK_PUBLIC}/intro/auto-account.json"
+  _port_scan_one "exchange intro HTML" "${EXCHANGE_PUBLIC}/intro/"
+  _port_scan_one "merchant intro HTML" "${MERCHANT_PUBLIC}/intro/"
+  # stats may embed demo withdraw URI
+  _port_scan_one "bank stats.json" "${BANK_PUBLIC}/intro/stats.json"
+  if [ "$_port_scan_fail" -eq 0 ]; then
+    ok "taler-uri ports summary" "clean · ${_port_scan_ok} resource(s) checked (bank+exchange+merchant)"
+  fi
+else
+  info "taler-uri ports" "skipped (CHECK_LANDING=0)"
+fi
+
 # Merchant shop assets — GOA: shop-pay.*; stage TESTPAYSAN: /assets/shop-ui.js +
 # shops.css + QR encoder (shop-ui modal needs /intro/qrcode.min.js or /qrcode.min.js).
 _ma=0

domains.conf

@@ -1,48 +1,53 @@
 # taler-monitoring domain profiles
 #
 # When you add a stack, declare the three public endpoints here:
-#   name   bank   exchange   merchant-backend   currency   local   landing   [canonical]
+#   name  bank  exchange  merchant-backend  currency  local  landing  lang  locale  [canonical]
 #
 # - name: what -d / TALER_DOMAIN matches (aliases allowed as extra lines)
 # - bank / exchange / merchant: hostname or full https:// URL
-# - currency: GOA | KUDOS | CHF | … (empty = report only)
+# - currency: GOA | KUDOS | CHF | … (empty or "-" = report only)
 # - local: 1 = koopa SSH/inside/e2e stack; 0 = public-only
 # - landing: 1 = check /intro landings + assets; 0 = skip (no GOA-style landings)
+# - lang: UI language for mon console/HTML (en|fr|de). Source of truth when
+#         TALER_MON_LANG_SET≠1. Workstation TALER_MON_LANG=en does not override.
+#         **de is supported but must not be used as a profile default** (no row
+#         sets lang=de unless an operator deliberately chooses it).
+# - locale: BCP 47 regional locale for l10n defaults (not the same as UI lang).
+#         Use **fr-CH** (Suisse romande) for FrancPaysan; **de-CH** (Deutschschweiz)
+#         for other Swiss / default stacks. Accepts also ch-FR / ch-DE as aliases.
 # - canonical: optional TALER_DOMAIN label after alias match
 #
-# CLI overrides after load: --bank --exchange --merchant --currency
+# Legacy lines without locale still parse (locale → de-CH except FP heuristic).
+# CLI: --lang en|fr|de  ·  TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1 locks UI lang
 # Alternate file: TALER_DOMAINS_CONF=/path/to/domains.conf
 
-# Local GOA (koopa) — landings matter
+# Local GOA (koopa) — landings matter · UI en · locale de-CH
-koopa              bank.hacktivism.ch   exchange.hacktivism.ch   taler.hacktivism.ch      GOA    1  1  hacktivism.ch
+koopa              bank.hacktivism.ch   exchange.hacktivism.ch   taler.hacktivism.ch      GOA    1  1  en  de-CH  hacktivism.ch
-hacktivism         bank.hacktivism.ch   exchange.hacktivism.ch   taler.hacktivism.ch      GOA    1  1  hacktivism.ch
+hacktivism         bank.hacktivism.ch   exchange.hacktivism.ch   taler.hacktivism.ch      GOA    1  1  en  de-CH  hacktivism.ch
-hacktivism.ch      bank.hacktivism.ch   exchange.hacktivism.ch   taler.hacktivism.ch      GOA    1  1
+hacktivism.ch      bank.hacktivism.ch   exchange.hacktivism.ch   taler.hacktivism.ch      GOA    1  1  en  de-CH
 
-# Public demo (KUDOS) — has intro-style pages; keep soft landing checks
+# Public demo (KUDOS)
-taler.net          bank.demo.taler.net  exchange.demo.taler.net  backend.demo.taler.net    KUDOS  0  1  demo.taler.net
+taler.net          bank.demo.taler.net  exchange.demo.taler.net  backend.demo.taler.net    KUDOS  0  1  en  de-CH  demo.taler.net
-demo.taler.net     bank.demo.taler.net  exchange.demo.taler.net  backend.demo.taler.net    KUDOS  0  1
+demo.taler.net     bank.demo.taler.net  exchange.demo.taler.net  backend.demo.taler.net    KUDOS  0  1  en  de-CH
 
-# Public test stack (TESTKUDOS) — no GOA-style landings
+# Public test stack (TESTKUDOS)
-test.taler.net     bank.test.taler.net  exchange.test.taler.net  backend.test.taler.net    TESTKUDOS  0  0
+test.taler.net     bank.test.taler.net  exchange.test.taler.net  backend.test.taler.net    TESTKUDOS  0  0  en  de-CH
 
-# TOPS CHF — multi-tenant merchant my.taler-ops.ch; no public GOA landings
+# TOPS CHF
-taler-ops.ch       bank.taler-ops.ch    exchange.taler-ops.ch    my.taler-ops.ch           CHF    0  0
+taler-ops.ch       bank.taler-ops.ch    exchange.taler-ops.ch    my.taler-ops.ch           CHF    0  0  en  de-CH
-my.taler-ops.ch    bank.taler-ops.ch    exchange.taler-ops.ch    my.taler-ops.ch           CHF    0  0  taler-ops.ch
+my.taler-ops.ch    bank.taler-ops.ch    exchange.taler-ops.ch    my.taler-ops.ch           CHF    0  0  en  de-CH  taler-ops.ch
-# Stage merchant FQDN is stage.my.taler-ops.ch (on betel); mon HTML /monitoring* stage-only
+stage.taler-ops.ch      bank.stage.taler-ops.ch exchange.stage.taler-ops.ch stage.my.taler-ops.ch CHF 0  0  en  de-CH
-stage.taler-ops.ch     bank.stage.taler-ops.ch exchange.stage.taler-ops.ch stage.my.taler-ops.ch CHF 0  0
+stage.my.taler-ops.ch    bank.stage.taler-ops.ch exchange.stage.taler-ops.ch stage.my.taler-ops.ch CHF 0  0  en  de-CH  stage.taler-ops.ch
-stage.my.taler-ops.ch   bank.stage.taler-ops.ch exchange.stage.taler-ops.ch stage.my.taler-ops.ch CHF 0  0  stage.taler-ops.ch
+my.stage.taler-ops.ch    bank.stage.taler-ops.ch exchange.stage.taler-ops.ch stage.my.taler-ops.ch CHF 0  0  en  de-CH  stage.taler-ops.ch
-my.stage.taler-ops.ch   bank.stage.taler-ops.ch exchange.stage.taler-ops.ch stage.my.taler-ops.ch CHF 0  0  stage.taler-ops.ch
 
-# Franc Paysan (Infomaniak) — merchant host is monnaie.* (not taler./backend.)
+# Franc Paysan — UI fr · regional locale fr-CH (Suisse romande)
-# Prod: no monetary launch yet; stage uses TESTPAYSAN (public HTTPS landings + shops)
+lefrancpaysan.ch            bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  -  0  0  fr  fr-CH
-lefrancpaysan.ch   bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  -  0  0
+monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch    bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  -  0  0  fr  fr-CH  lefrancpaysan.ch
-monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch bank.lefrancpaysan.ch exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch - 0 0 lefrancpaysan.ch
+bank.lefrancpaysan.ch       bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  -  0  0  fr  fr-CH  lefrancpaysan.ch
-bank.lefrancpaysan.ch bank.lefrancpaysan.ch exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch - 0 0 lefrancpaysan.ch
+exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch   bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  -  0  0  fr  fr-CH  lefrancpaysan.ch
-exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch bank.lefrancpaysan.ch exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch - 0 0 lefrancpaysan.ch
 
-# Stage TESTPAYSAN — landings on / + farmer shops under stage.monnaie…/shops/
+# Stage TESTPAYSAN — UI fr · locale fr-CH
-# name bank exchange merchant currency local landing [canonical]
+stage.lefrancpaysan.ch          stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  TESTPAYSAN  0  1  fr  fr-CH
-stage.lefrancpaysan.ch          stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  TESTPAYSAN  0  1
+stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch     stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  TESTPAYSAN  0  1  fr  fr-CH  stage.lefrancpaysan.ch
-stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch     stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  TESTPAYSAN  0  1  stage.lefrancpaysan.ch
+stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  TESTPAYSAN  0  1  fr  fr-CH  stage.lefrancpaysan.ch
-stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  TESTPAYSAN  0  1  stage.lefrancpaysan.ch
+stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  TESTPAYSAN  0  1  fr  fr-CH  stage.lefrancpaysan.ch
-stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch  stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch  TESTPAYSAN  0  1  stage.lefrancpaysan.ch

host-agent/README.md

@@ -23,8 +23,23 @@ Thin wrappers only set stack defaults:
 | `run-aptdeploy.sh` | CLI: ensure + **aptdeploy** (no HTML) | local if hostname=koopa, else **ssh $DEPLOY_SSH** |
 | `run-aptdeploy-monitoring.sh` | apt-src tests → `/taler-monitoring-aptdeploy*` | `hernani` @ koopa (4h) |
 | `run-surface-monitoring.sh` | **surface** → only `/taler-monitoring-surface*` (ecosystem + mail + mattermost + versions) | `hernani` @ koopa (hourly) |
+| `run-max-ladder-monitoring.sh` | GOA **max-search** ladder → `/monitoring-max-ladder/` on bank/exchange/taler | `hernani` @ koopa (**daily**) |
 
-Deprecated mail/mattermost wrappers: **`../meta/deprecated/`** (not installed).
+Deprecated mail/mattermost wrappers: **`../meta/deprecated/`** (not installed). No classic **`/monitoring-ladder`** page.
+
+### GOA max-search ladder page (daily)
+
+| URL | Phase | Timer |
+|-----|-------|-------|
+| `https://{bank,exchange,taler}.hacktivism.ch/monitoring-max-ladder/` | `max-ladder` | `taler-monitoring-max-ladder.timer` (~06:30 + jitter) |
+
+```bash
+systemctl --user enable --now taler-monitoring-max-ladder.timer
+# first round now:
+systemctl --user start taler-monitoring-max-ladder.service
+```
+
+Needs explorer secrets (`SECRETS_ROOT` / bank-explorer password). Wall ~3h (`RUN_TIMEOUT=10800`).
 
 ### apt-src deploy tests (hacktivism `/monitoring`)
 

host-agent/ROOT-APPLY-MONITORING.md

@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ There is **no** public page `/taler-monitoring`. Each family needs **bare and sl
 | Family | Paths | Host | Source timer |
 |--------|-------|------|----------------|
 | **monitoring** | `/monitoring` · `/monitoring/` · `/monitoring_err` · `/monitoring_err/` | bank + exchange + taler (and other landings) | `taler-monitoring-hacktivism.timer` (4h) |
+| **monitoring-max-ladder** | `/monitoring-max-ladder` · `/` · `_err` | bank + exchange + taler (**GOA** max-search only) | `taler-monitoring-max-ladder.timer` (**daily**) |
 | **taler-monitoring-surface** | bare + slash + `_err` | **taler.hacktivism.ch only** | `taler-monitoring-surface.timer` (1h) |
 | **taler-monitoring-aptdeploy** | bare + slash + `_err` | **taler.hacktivism.ch only** | `taler-monitoring-aptdeploy.timer` (4h) |
 
+No classic **`/monitoring-ladder`**. Max-ladder served via Caddy `handle /monitoring*` under `/var/www/monitoring-sites/{host}/`.
+
 HTML is generated as **hernani** into  
 `$DEPLOY_STAGING (or $HOME/monitoring-sites-staging)/`.
 

host-agent/apply-monitoring-live.sh

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ urls=(
   https://taler.hacktivism.ch/monitoring/
   https://bank.hacktivism.ch/monitoring/
   https://exchange.hacktivism.ch/monitoring/
+  https://taler.hacktivism.ch/monitoring-max-ladder/
+  https://bank.hacktivism.ch/monitoring-max-ladder/
+  https://exchange.hacktivism.ch/monitoring-max-ladder/
   https://taler.hacktivism.ch/taler-monitoring-surface
   https://taler.hacktivism.ch/taler-monitoring-surface/
   https://taler.hacktivism.ch/taler-monitoring-surface_err/

host-agent/env/stagepaysan.env.example

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Copy to:  ~/.config/taler-monitoring/env  (user stagepaysan)
 # Never inside the git tree — update-suite never overwrites this file.
 #
-# Shared reporting generation (run-host-report.sh / run-fp-stage-monitoring.sh):
+# Secrets: use francpaysan-secrets layout (operator tree or host mirror):
-#   RUN_TIMEOUT, line-buffered log, always HTML, commit link on git.hacktivism.ch
+#   $HOME/francpaysan-secrets/stage/bank-admin-password.txt
+#   $HOME/francpaysan-secrets/stage/default-instance-token.txt
+# On stage host, symlink those to /mnt/data/stagepaysan/*/secrets/…
 
 TALER_DOMAIN=stage.lefrancpaysan.ch
 INSIDE_PODMAN=1
@@ -10,21 +12,32 @@ INSIDE_MODE=local-podman
 INSIDE_PROFILE=stage-lfp
 LOCAL_STACK=0
 CONTINUE_ON_ERROR=1
-PHASES="urls inside versions"
+PHASES="urls inside versions monpages e2e"
-RUN_TIMEOUT=600
+RUN_TIMEOUT=1800
+E2E_TIMEOUT=900
+E2E_USE_TEMPLATES=1
 
 HTML_OUT=$HOME/monitoring-sites-staging
 MON_HOSTS="stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch"
+DEPLOY_WWW_ROOT=/var/www/monitoring-sites
 
-# Git clone of taler-monitoring (repo root, not …/taler-monitoring (repo root))
 SUITE_DIR=$HOME/src/taler-monitoring
 SUITE_GIT_URL=https://git.hacktivism.ch/hernani/taler-monitoring.git
 SUITE_GIT_REF=main
 SUITE_UPDATE_MODE=reset
 SOURCE_REPO_WEB=https://git.hacktivism.ch/hernani/taler-monitoring
 
-# Optional public docroot if this user can write it
+FRANCPAYSAN_SECRETS=$HOME/francpaysan-secrets
-# DEPLOY_WWW_ROOT=/var/www/monitoring-sites
+WALLET_CLI=$HOME/.local/lib/taler-wallet-cli/node_modules/taler-wallet-cli/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs
+WALLET_CLI_CANDIDATES="$HOME/.local/lib/taler-wallet-cli/node_modules/taler-wallet-cli/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs $HOME/.local/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs"
+
+INSIDE_BANK_CTR=stage-lfp-bank
+INSIDE_EXCHANGE_CTR=stage-lfp-exchange-ansible
+INSIDE_MERCHANT_CTR=stage-lfp-merchant
 
-# UI language for console + HTML sticky bar (en|fr)
 TALER_MON_LANG=fr
+MONPAGES_REQUIRE_PUBLIC=1
+MONPAGES_INVENTORY=job
+STRICT_EXIT=1
+AGENT_LABEL=fp-stage-host-agent
+STATE_NAME=taler-monitoring-stage-lfp

host-agent/install-host-agent.sh

@@ -63,11 +63,21 @@ install_local() {
   # optional aptdeploy (not a public mon page layout — v1.8.0 simplified overview)
   install -m 644 "$ROOT/taler-monitoring-aptdeploy.service" "$home_unit/"
   install -m 644 "$ROOT/taler-monitoring-aptdeploy.timer" "$home_unit/"
+  # GOA max-search amount ladder page (daily only — no classic /monitoring-ladder)
+  install -m 644 "$ROOT/taler-monitoring-max-ladder.service" "$home_unit/"
+  install -m 644 "$ROOT/taler-monitoring-max-ladder.timer" "$home_unit/"
+  chmod +x "$ROOT/run-max-ladder-monitoring.sh" 2>/dev/null || true
   systemctl --user daemon-reload
   systemctl --user enable --now taler-monitoring-hacktivism.path
   systemctl --user enable --now taler-monitoring-hacktivism.timer
   systemctl --user enable --now taler-monitoring-surface.timer
   systemctl --user enable --now taler-monitoring-aptdeploy.timer
+  systemctl --user enable --now taler-monitoring-max-ladder.timer
+  # drop classic ladder mon page if previously installed
+  systemctl --user disable --now taler-monitoring-ladder.timer 2>/dev/null || true
+  systemctl --user stop taler-monitoring-ladder.service 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -f "$home_unit/taler-monitoring-ladder.service" \
+        "$home_unit/taler-monitoring-ladder.timer" 2>/dev/null || true
   # Remove leftover mail/mattermost units if present (moved to meta/deprecated/)
   systemctl --user disable --now taler-monitoring-mattermost.timer 2>/dev/null || true
   systemctl --user disable --now taler-monitoring-mail.timer 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -78,23 +88,29 @@ install_local() {
   systemctl --user daemon-reload 2>/dev/null || true
   # initial stamp so path exists
   "$ROOT/touch-software-stamp.sh"
-  systemctl --user start taler-monitoring-hacktivism.service || true
+  # oneshot jobs: --no-block so install does not wait hours
-  systemctl --user start taler-monitoring-surface.service || true
+  systemctl --user start --no-block taler-monitoring-hacktivism.service || true
-  systemctl --user start taler-monitoring-aptdeploy.service || true
+  systemctl --user start --no-block taler-monitoring-surface.service || true
+  systemctl --user start --no-block taler-monitoring-aptdeploy.service || true
+  # first max-ladder round immediately (daily thereafter)
+  systemctl --user start --no-block taler-monitoring-max-ladder.service || true
 
   echo "--- status ---"
   systemctl --user status taler-monitoring-hacktivism.path --no-pager -l | head -15
   systemctl --user status taler-monitoring-hacktivism.timer --no-pager -l | head -12
   systemctl --user status taler-monitoring-surface.timer --no-pager -l | head -12
   systemctl --user status taler-monitoring-aptdeploy.timer --no-pager -l | head -12
+  systemctl --user status taler-monitoring-max-ladder.timer --no-pager -l | head -12
   systemctl --user list-timers --all | grep taler-monitoring || true
-  echo "OK host-agent (v1.8.0 simplified):"
+  echo "OK host-agent:"
   echo "  · hacktivism 4h → /monitoring on bank/exchange/taler (landing stacks)"
+  echo "  · max-ladder daily → /monitoring-max-ladder/ (GOA max-search, bank/exchange/taler)"
   echo "  · surface 1h → /taler-monitoring-surface* (ecosystem versions/software)"
-  echo "  · aptdeploy 4h (optional tests; not a public mon-page type)"
+  echo "  · aptdeploy 4h (optional tests)"
+  echo "  · no classic /monitoring-ladder page"
   echo "  · mail/mattermost: not installed (meta/deprecated/; content in surface)"
   echo "suite: $mon"
-  echo "manual surface: systemctl --user start taler-monitoring-surface.service"
+  echo "manual max-ladder: systemctl --user start taler-monitoring-max-ladder.service"
   echo "after upgrades: $ROOT/touch-software-stamp.sh"
 }
 

host-agent/run-fp-stage-monitoring.sh

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export LOCAL_STACK="${LOCAL_STACK:-0}"
 export CONTINUE_ON_ERROR="${CONTINUE_ON_ERROR:-1}"
 # monpages obligatory (ERROR): only FP stage mon hosts below — never GOA inventory
 export MONPAGES_REQUIRE_PUBLIC="${MONPAGES_REQUIRE_PUBLIC:-1}"
-export RUN_TIMEOUT="${RUN_TIMEOUT:-600}"
+export RUN_TIMEOUT="${RUN_TIMEOUT:-1800}"
-export PHASES="${PHASES:-urls inside versions monpages}"
+export PHASES="${PHASES:-urls inside versions monpages e2e}"
 export MON_HOSTS="${MON_HOSTS:-stage.bank.lefrancpaysan.ch stage.exchange.lefrancpaysan.ch stage.monnaie.lefrancpaysan.ch}"
 export HTML_OUT="${HTML_OUT:-$HOME/monitoring-sites-staging}"
 export DEPLOY_WWW_ROOT="${DEPLOY_WWW_ROOT:-/var/www/monitoring-sites}"

host-agent/run-hacktivism-monitoring.sh

@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ export INSIDE_MODE="${INSIDE_MODE:-local-podman}"
 export LOCAL_STACK="${LOCAL_STACK:-1}"
 export CONTINUE_ON_ERROR="${CONTINUE_ON_ERROR:-1}"
 export RUN_TIMEOUT="${RUN_TIMEOUT:-600}"
-# stack checks + full monpages inventory (landings + surface + aptdeploy bare/slash).
+# stack checks + full monpages inventory (landings + max-ladder + surface + aptdeploy).
 # Specialized pages also have their own timers; full outside-in inventory lives here.
+#   run-max-ladder-monitoring.sh → /monitoring-max-ladder* (daily max-search, GOA)
 #   run-aptdeploy-monitoring.sh  → monpages job-only for /taler-monitoring-aptdeploy*
 #   run-surface-monitoring.sh    → monpages job-only for /taler-monitoring-surface*
+# No classic /monitoring-ladder page.
 export PHASES="${PHASES:-urls inside versions monpages}"
 export MON_HOSTS="${MON_HOSTS:-bank.hacktivism.ch exchange.hacktivism.ch taler.hacktivism.ch}"
 export HTML_OUT="${HTML_OUT:-$HOME/monitoring-sites-staging}"

host-agent/run-host-report.sh

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ _wrap_keys=(
   APT_DEPLOY_ENSURE SURFACE_SCOPE TALER_DOMAIN_FROM_CLI STRICT_EXIT SOURCE_SUITE_PATH
   MONPAGES_INVENTORY MONPAGES_CHECK_BARE MONPAGES_BARE_STRICT MONPAGES_REQUIRE_PUBLIC
   CHECK_BANK MERCHANT_REQUIRED CHECK_LANDING
+  WALLET_CLI CLI_JS PATH LADDER_MODE LADDER_PAY LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S
 )
 for _k in "${_wrap_keys[@]}"; do
   if [ -n "${!_k+x}" ]; then
@@ -75,19 +76,15 @@ export CONTINUE_ON_ERROR="${CONTINUE_ON_ERROR:-1}"
 export AUTH401_CONTINUE="${AUTH401_CONTINUE:-${CONTINUE_ON_ERROR}}"
 export RUN_TIMEOUT="${RUN_TIMEOUT:-600}"
 export TALER_DOMAIN="${TALER_DOMAIN:-hacktivism.ch}"
-# UI language: selectable via TALER_MON_LANG / --lang (en|fr).
+# UI language: --lang / TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1 locks.
-# If unset, auto: FrancPaysan domains → fr, else en.
+# Otherwise domains.conf column `lang` → TALER_DOMAIN_LANG → TALER_MON_LANG
-if [ "${TALER_MON_LANG_SET:-0}" != "1" ] && [ -z "${TALER_MON_LANG:-}" ]; then
+# (applied in suite apply_taler_domain / i18n_init). Leave SET=0 so -d can re-apply.
-  case "$TALER_DOMAIN" in
+# Bare workstation TALER_MON_LANG=en must not override profile lang=fr.
-    *lefrancpaysan*|*francpaysan*) export TALER_MON_LANG=fr ;;
+if [ "${TALER_MON_LANG_SET:-0}" = "1" ]; then
-    *) export TALER_MON_LANG=en ;;
+  case "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}" in
-  esac
-elif [ -n "${TALER_MON_LANG:-}" ]; then
-  case "$TALER_MON_LANG" in
     fr|FR|fra|french) export TALER_MON_LANG=fr ;;
     *) export TALER_MON_LANG=en ;;
   esac
-  export TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1
 fi
 export TALER_MON_LANG
 
@@ -353,7 +350,29 @@ htmlify_host() {
   mkdir -p "$HTML_BASE/$host/${HTML_OK_DIR}" "$HTML_BASE/$host/${HTML_ERR_DIR}"
 
   if [ -n "$SITE_GEN" ] && [ -f "$SITE_GEN/console_to_html.py" ]; then
-    python3 "$SITE_GEN/console_to_html.py" \
+    # Never convert with a pre-1.15.8 generator (old assets → SyntaxWarning + bad sticky JS).
+    if grep -qE 'if \(/\^\[[╔╗╚╝║═]' "$SITE_GEN/console_to_html.py" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo "ERROR: refuse stale site-gen $SITE_GEN/console_to_html.py (box-drawing JS regex)" >&2
+      return 1 2>/dev/null || exit 1
+    fi
+    # SyntaxWarning = generator regression: fail convert (do not publish old-style pages).
+    # Other stderr still goes to agent log file only, not the mon console stream.
+    _mon_html_py() {
+      local _out="" _i
+      for _i in "$@"; do
+        if [ "$_i" = "--out" ]; then _out=1; continue; fi
+        if [ "$_out" = "1" ]; then _out="$_i"; break; fi
+      done
+      PYTHONWARNINGS=error::SyntaxWarning \
+        python3 "$SITE_GEN/console_to_html.py" "$@" 2>>"${LOG_DIR:-/tmp}/console_to_html.err" || return 1
+      # Never leave pre-1.15.8 sticky JS in a just-written page (stale log text is filtered in converter).
+      if [ -n "$_out" ] && [ -f "$_out" ] && grep -qE 'if \(/\^\[[╔╗╚╝║═]' "$_out" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "ERROR: generated mon HTML still has stale box-drawing JS: $_out" >&2
+        return 1
+      fi
+      return 0
+    }
+    if ! _mon_html_py \
       --lang "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}" \
       --log "$LOG" \
       --out "$mon_err" \
@@ -367,8 +386,12 @@ htmlify_host() {
       --page-label "$PAGE_LABEL" \
       --path-err "$HTML_URL_ERR" \
       --link-other "$HTML_URL_OK"
+    then
+      echo "ERROR: mon HTML convert failed (err page) for $host — refuse publish of stale/broken assets" >&2
+      return 1 2>/dev/null || exit 1
+    fi
     if [ "$ec" -eq 0 ]; then
-      python3 "$SITE_GEN/console_to_html.py" \
+      if ! _mon_html_py \
         --lang "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}" \
         --log "$LOG" \
         --out "$mon" \
@@ -382,10 +405,14 @@ htmlify_host() {
         --page-label "$PAGE_LABEL" \
         --path-err "$HTML_URL_ERR" \
         --link-other ""
+      then
+        echo "ERROR: mon HTML convert failed (ok page) for $host" >&2
+        return 1 2>/dev/null || exit 1
+      fi
       rm -rf "$HTML_BASE/$host/${HTML_ERR_DIR}"
       echo "html $host → ${HTML_URL_OK} only (clean · ${COMMIT_SHORT:-?})"
     else
-      python3 "$SITE_GEN/console_to_html.py" \
+      if ! _mon_html_py \
         --lang "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}" \
         --log "$LOG" \
         --out "$mon" \
@@ -398,6 +425,10 @@ htmlify_host() {
         --suite-path "$SUITE_PATH" \
         --page-label "$PAGE_LABEL" \
         --path-err "$HTML_URL_ERR"
+      then
+        echo "ERROR: mon HTML convert failed (redirect page) for $host" >&2
+        return 1 2>/dev/null || exit 1
+      fi
       echo "html $host → ${HTML_URL_OK} stub + ${HTML_URL_ERR} (ec=$ec · ${COMMIT_SHORT:-?})"
     fi
   else

host-agent/run-max-ladder-monitoring.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# run-max-ladder-monitoring.sh — GOA max-search amount ladder → public HTML
+#
+# Public (landing hosts, same Caddy /monitoring* static root):
+#   https://{bank,exchange,taler}.hacktivism.ch/monitoring-max-ladder/
+#   https://{bank,exchange,taler}.hacktivism.ch/monitoring-max-ladder_err/
+#
+# Timer: once daily (taler-monitoring-max-ladder.timer). Long wall clock.
+#
+set -uo pipefail
+AGENT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)
+
+export AGENT_LABEL="${AGENT_LABEL:-max-ladder-host-agent}"
+export STATE_NAME="${STATE_NAME:-taler-max-ladder-monitoring}"
+export TALER_DOMAIN="${TALER_DOMAIN:-hacktivism.ch}"
+export TALER_MON_LANG="${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}"
+export TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1
+export INSIDE_PODMAN="${INSIDE_PODMAN:-1}"
+export INSIDE_MODE="${INSIDE_MODE:-local-podman}"
+export LOCAL_STACK="${LOCAL_STACK:-1}"
+export SKIP_SSH="${SKIP_SSH:-0}"
+export CONTINUE_ON_ERROR="${CONTINUE_ON_ERROR:-1}"
+# max-search probes + pay hunt — force high wall clock (koopa env often has RUN_TIMEOUT=600)
+export RUN_TIMEOUT="${MAX_LADDER_RUN_TIMEOUT:-10800}"
+
+export PHASES="max-ladder monpages"
+export MON_HOSTS="${MON_HOSTS:-bank.hacktivism.ch exchange.hacktivism.ch taler.hacktivism.ch}"
+export HTML_OUT="${HTML_OUT:-$HOME/monitoring-sites-staging}"
+export DEPLOY_WWW_ROOT="${DEPLOY_WWW_ROOT:-/var/www/monitoring-sites}"
+
+export HTML_OK_DIR="monitoring-max-ladder"
+export HTML_ERR_DIR="monitoring-max-ladder_err"
+export HTML_URL_OK="/monitoring-max-ladder/"
+export HTML_URL_ERR="/monitoring-max-ladder_err/"
+export PAGE_LABEL="monitoring-max-ladder"
+export MONPAGES_INVENTORY="job"
+
+export LADDER_MODE=max
+export LADDER_PAY="${LADDER_PAY:-1}"
+export LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S="${LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S:-180}"
+export APT_DEPLOY_ENSURE=0
+# Prefer host wallet-cli install used by mon (find_wallet_cli / WALLET_CLI)
+export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin:${PATH:-}"
+if [ -z "${WALLET_CLI:-}" ] && [ -f "${HOME}/.local/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs" ]; then
+  export WALLET_CLI="${HOME}/.local/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs"
+fi
+
+exec bash "$AGENT_DIR/run-host-report.sh" "$@"

host-agent/run-surface-monitoring.sh

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #   https://taler.hacktivism.ch/taler-monitoring-surface_err/
 #
 # This page covers remote ecosystem inventory: host/port probes, nmap OS
-# fingerprint, Mattermost, mail (firefly + anastasis), package/version signals.
+# fingerprint, Mattermost, mail (firefly + mail.anastasis.lu/pixel), package/version signals.
 # There are NO separate public pages for mail / mattermost (folded here).
 # Apt-src deploy tests keep their own page + timer:
 #   run-aptdeploy-monitoring.sh → /taler-monitoring-aptdeploy(+_err)/

host-agent/taler-monitoring-max-ladder.service

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Taler monitoring GOA max-search amount ladder → /monitoring-max-ladder/
+Documentation=file:%h/src/taler-monitoring/host-agent/README.md
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+Environment=PATH=%h/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
+Environment=CONTINUE_ON_ERROR=1
+Environment=RUN_TIMEOUT=10800
+EnvironmentFile=-%h/.config/taler-monitoring/env
+WorkingDirectory=%h/src/taler-monitoring
+ExecStart=%h/src/taler-monitoring/host-agent/run-max-ladder-monitoring.sh
+Nice=10
+TimeoutStartSec=4h
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target

host-agent/taler-monitoring-max-ladder.timer

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Daily GOA max-search amount ladder mon page
+Documentation=file:%h/src/taler-monitoring/host-agent/README.md
+
+[Timer]
+# Once per day, after classic ladder window
+OnCalendar=*-*-* 06:30:00
+Persistent=true
+AccuracySec=15min
+RandomizedDelaySec=30min
+Unit=taler-monitoring-max-ladder.service
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target

host-agent/update-suite.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 #   SUITE_GIT_URL          default https://git.hacktivism.ch/hernani/taler-monitoring.git
 #   SUITE_GIT_REF          default main
 #   SUITE_DIR              default ~/src/taler-monitoring
-#   SUITE_UPDATE_MODE       reset (default) | pull
+#   SUITE_UPDATE_MODE       reset (default) | pull | keep
+#                          keep = no fetch/reset (local deploy / unpushed fixes)
 #   SUITE_UPDATE_STRICT     1 (default) = fetch/reset failure aborts the agent run
 #                          0 = warn and continue on old tree (emergency only)
 #
@@ -55,6 +56,11 @@ _before_ver=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null \
   || git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null \
   || echo unknown)
 
+case "$SUITE_UPDATE_MODE" in
+  keep|skip|off|none)
+    echo "suite update skipped (SUITE_UPDATE_MODE=$SUITE_UPDATE_MODE) — keep local tree ${_before} (${_before_ver})"
+    ;;
+  *)
     echo "fetch origin ($SUITE_GIT_REF) + tags …"
     if ! git fetch --tags --force --prune origin 2>&1; then
       _upd_die "git fetch failed — suite would stay at ${_before} (${_before_ver})"
@@ -71,13 +77,20 @@ else
             _upd_die "git reset --hard origin/$SUITE_GIT_REF failed"
           fi
           ;;
-    *)
+        pull)
           if ! git pull --ff-only origin "$SUITE_GIT_REF" 2>&1; then
             _upd_die "git pull --ff-only failed"
           fi
           ;;
+        *)
+          if ! git pull --ff-only origin "$SUITE_GIT_REF" 2>&1; then
+            _upd_die "git pull --ff-only failed (mode=$SUITE_UPDATE_MODE)"
+          fi
+          ;;
       esac
     fi
+    ;;
+esac
 
 COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 COMMIT_SHORT=$(git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD)
@@ -129,4 +142,12 @@ fi
 
 ln -sfn "$SUITE_DIR" "$HOME/taler-monitoring" 2>/dev/null || true
 chmod +x taler-monitoring.sh check_*.sh host-agent/*.sh site-gen/*.sh site-gen/*.py 2>/dev/null || true
+# Drop bytecode so a stale site-gen never wins over the tree we just reset to.
+rm -rf "$SUITE_DIR/site-gen/__pycache__" 2>/dev/null || true
+# Refuse known-bad pre-1.15.8 generator (box-drawing JS regex → SyntaxWarning noise)
+if [ -f "$SUITE_DIR/site-gen/console_to_html.py" ] \
+  && grep -qE 'if \(/\^\[[╔╗╚╝║═]' "$SUITE_DIR/site-gen/console_to_html.py" 2>/dev/null; then
+  _upd_die "site-gen/console_to_html.py still has pre-1.15.8 box-drawing JS regex — refuse stale generator"
+  return 1 2>/dev/null || exit 1
+fi
 return 0 2>/dev/null || true

i18n.sh

@@ -1,46 +1,77 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# i18n.sh — language for taler-monitoring console + HTML chrome
+# i18n.sh — UI language + regional locale for taler-monitoring console + HTML
 #
-# TALER_MON_LANG=en|fr
+# UI language (mon badges / sticky chrome):
-# TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1  → language is explicit (--lang or host-agent wrapper); do not override.
+#   TALER_MON_LANG=en|fr|de
-# Auto (SET≠1): domain *lefrancpaysan* / *francpaysan* → fr, else keep env or en.
+#   TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1  → explicit (--lang); do not override.
+#   Auto (SET≠1): TALER_DOMAIN_LANG from domains.conf `lang` column.
+#   de is supported but never a stock profile default (no domains.conf row uses lang=de).
 #
-# Important: a bare TALER_MON_LANG=en in ~/.config/taler-monitoring/env must NOT lock
+# Regional locale (l10n defaults, BCP 47 — not the same as UI lang):
-# language for FP domains (that used to force English on stage.monnaie…).
+#   TALER_MON_LOCALE / TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE e.g. fr-CH, de-CH
+#   From domains.conf `locale` column (fr-CH for FP, de-CH for others).
+#   Aliases ch-FR / ch-DE accepted and normalized to fr-CH / de-CH.
+#
+# domains.conf is the source of truth for both lang and locale.
 
 : "${TALER_MON_LANG:=}"
 : "${TALER_MON_LANG_SET:=0}"
+: "${TALER_DOMAIN_LANG:=}"
+: "${TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE:=}"
+: "${TALER_MON_LOCALE:=}"
 
 i18n_init() {
   # Only TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1 is "explicit". Do not promote non-empty TALER_MON_LANG
   # to SET=1 — env files often ship LANG=en for the default GOA workstation.
   if [ "${TALER_MON_LANG_SET:-0}" != "1" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${TALER_DOMAIN_LANG:-}" ]; then
+      TALER_MON_LANG="$TALER_DOMAIN_LANG"
+    else
       case "${TALER_DOMAIN:-}" in
         *lefrancpaysan*|*francpaysan*)
           TALER_MON_LANG=fr
           ;;
         *)
-        # Non-FP: keep pre-set env value if any, else English
           if [ -z "${TALER_MON_LANG:-}" ]; then
             TALER_MON_LANG=en
           fi
           ;;
       esac
     fi
+  fi
   case "${TALER_MON_LANG}" in
     fr|FR|fra|french) TALER_MON_LANG=fr ;;
+    de|DE|deu|ger|german|deutsch) TALER_MON_LANG=de ;;
     *) TALER_MON_LANG=en ;;
   esac
+
+  # Regional locale from profile (or FP/other fallback)
+  if [ -n "${TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE:-}" ]; then
+    TALER_MON_LOCALE="$TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE"
+  elif [ -z "${TALER_MON_LOCALE:-}" ]; then
+    case "${TALER_DOMAIN:-}" in
+      *lefrancpaysan*|*francpaysan*) TALER_MON_LOCALE=fr-CH ;;
+      *) TALER_MON_LOCALE=de-CH ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+  # normalize aliases
+  case "$(printf '%s' "$TALER_MON_LOCALE" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr '_' '-')" in
+    fr-ch|ch-fr) TALER_MON_LOCALE=fr-CH ;;
+    de-ch|ch-de) TALER_MON_LOCALE=de-CH ;;
+    en-ch|ch-en) TALER_MON_LOCALE=en-CH ;;
+  esac
+
   export TALER_MON_LANG
   export TALER_MON_LANG_SET
+  export TALER_DOMAIN_LANG
+  export TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE
+  export TALER_MON_LOCALE
 }
 
 i18n_tag() {
   local t="$1"
-  if [ "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}" != "fr" ]; then
+  case "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}" in
-    printf '%s' "$t"
+    fr)
-    return 0
-  fi
       case "$t" in
         OK) printf 'OK' ;;
         ERROR) printf 'ERREUR' ;;
@@ -52,14 +83,31 @@ i18n_tag() {
         PROG|PROGRESS) printf 'PROG' ;;
         *) printf '%s' "$t" ;;
       esac
+      ;;
+    de)
+      case "$t" in
+        OK) printf 'OK' ;;
+        ERROR) printf 'FEHLER' ;;
+        WARN) printf 'WARNUNG' ;;
+        INFO) printf 'INFO' ;;
+        BLOCKER) printf 'BLOCKER' ;;
+        BLOCK) printf 'BLOCK' ;;
+        SUMMARY) printf 'ZUSAMMENFASSUNG' ;;
+        PROG|PROGRESS) printf 'PROG' ;;
+        *) printf '%s' "$t" ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    *)
+      printf '%s' "$t"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 i18n_text() {
   local s="$*"
-  if [ "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}" != "fr" ] || [ -z "$s" ]; then
+  [ -z "$s" ] && { printf '%s' "$s"; return 0; }
-    printf '%s' "$s"
+  case "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}" in
-    return 0
+    fr)
-  fi
       case "$s" in
         "numbered checks this run:") printf 'controles numerotes de cette execution :' ;;
         "numbered checks:") printf 'controles numerotes :' ;;
@@ -93,24 +141,62 @@ i18n_text() {
         *)
           local out="$s"
           out=${out//shared library missing/bibliotheque partagee manquante}
-      out=${out//shared library error/erreur de bibliotheque partagee}
           out=${out//not active/non actif}
-      out=${out//after_start/apres_demarrage}
-      out=${out//catalogued but not reachable/catalogue mais inaccessible}
           out=${out//does not resolve/ne resout pas}
-      out=${out//protocol confirmed/protocole confirme}
-      out=${out//catalogued service OK/service catalogue OK}
           out=${out//from Server header/depuis en-tete Server}
-      out=${out//OSV clean/OSV sans vulnerabilite}
-      out=${out//actionable vuln/vuln. actionnable}
-      out=${out//header version · not Debian pkg/version en-tete · pas paquet Debian}
-      out=${out//RUN_TIMEOUT exceeded/RUN_TIMEOUT depasse}
           out=${out//public HTTPS/HTTPS public}
-      out=${out//container status/etat du conteneur}
-      out=${out//remote-only/uniquement distant}
           out=${out//no SSH/sans SSH}
           out=${out//failed — see list above/echec — voir la liste ci-dessus}
           printf '%s' "$out"
           ;;
       esac
+      ;;
+    de)
+      case "$s" in
+        "numbered checks this run:") printf 'Nummerierte Pruefungen dieser Ausfuehrung :' ;;
+        "numbered checks:") printf 'Nummerierte Pruefungen :' ;;
+        "(global done/total)") printf '(fertig/gesamt global)' ;;
+        "global checks:") printf 'Globale Pruefungen :' ;;
+        "failed — see list above"|"failed - see list above") printf 'fehlgeschlagen — siehe Liste oben' ;;
+        "BLOCKERS · pay/withdraw cannot finish") printf 'BLOCKER · Zahlung/Abhebung nicht moeglich' ;;
+        "BLOCKERS (pay/withdraw cannot finish)") printf 'BLOCKER (Zahlung/Abhebung nicht moeglich)' ;;
+        "ERRORS · failed checks") printf 'FEHLER · fehlgeschlagene Pruefungen' ;;
+        "ERRORS (failed checks)") printf 'FEHLER (fehlgeschlagene Pruefungen)' ;;
+        "pay/withdraw cannot finish") printf 'Zahlung/Abhebung kann nicht beendet werden' ;;
+        "SUMMARY") printf 'ZUSAMMENFASSUNG' ;;
+        "totals:") printf 'Summen :' ;;
+        "all clear") printf 'alles in Ordnung' ;;
+        "warnings only (no hard fail)") printf 'nur Warnungen (kein harter Fehler)' ;;
+        "monitoring") printf 'Ueberwachung' ;;
+        "surface") printf 'Surface' ;;
+        "aptdeploy") printf 'aptdeploy' ;;
+        "container") printf 'Container' ;;
+        "disk") printf 'Disk' ;;
+        "package") printf 'Paket' ;;
+        "version") printf 'Version' ;;
+        "reachability") printf 'Erreichbarkeit' ;;
+        "server-header") printf 'Server-Header' ;;
+        "inventory") printf 'Inventar' ;;
+        "flags") printf 'Flags' ;;
+        "target domain") printf 'Zieldomaene' ;;
+        "currency") printf 'Waehrung' ;;
+        "phases") printf 'Phasen' ;;
+        "access") printf 'Zugang' ;;
+        *)
+          local outd="$s"
+          outd=${outd//shared library missing/gemeinsame Bibliothek fehlt}
+          outd=${outd//not active/nicht aktiv}
+          outd=${outd//does not resolve/loest nicht auf}
+          outd=${outd//from Server header/aus Server-Header}
+          outd=${outd//public HTTPS/oeffentliches HTTPS}
+          outd=${outd//no SSH/ohne SSH}
+          outd=${outd//failed — see list above/fehlgeschlagen — siehe Liste oben}
+          printf '%s' "$outd"
+          ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    *)
+      printf '%s' "$s"
+      ;;
+  esac
 }

ladder/README.md

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+# Amount ladder modules
+
+**Entry:** `../check_amount_ladder.sh` via:
+
+```bash
+./taler-monitoring.sh ladder          # classic 23-rung withdraw + pay
+./taler-monitoring.sh max-ladder      # max-search withdraw + pay
+./taler-monitoring.sh goa-ladder      # legacy phase name = classic ladder
+```
+
+| Path | Role |
+|------|------|
+| `../check_amount_ladder.sh` | Orchestrator: classic / max **withdraw**, then pay phase |
+| `lib_pay.sh` | **Pay** module: free-amount template, classic pay list, max **payable** ≤ available |
+| `extract_rpubs.py` | Force-select: scrape `reservePub` from wallet dumps |
+
+There is **no** `check_goa_ladder.sh` — removed; use the phases above.
+
+## Modes
+
+- **classic** (default): 23-rung withdraw 0→mids→max-1→max, then matching pay plan (never overspend).
+- **max** (`max-ladder`): adaptive max withdraw, then adaptive max pay via public free template (hacktivism: `goa-free`).
+
+## Env (pay)
+
+| Variable | Default | Meaning |
+|----------|---------|---------|
+| `LADDER_PAY` | `1` | `0` = skip all pays |
+| `LADDER_USE_FREE_TEMPLATE` | `1` | public POST template with `{"amount":…}` |
+| `LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE` | `goa-free` | template id (hacktivism) |
+| `LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE` | merchant instance | e.g. `goa-demo-cp4zqk` |
+| `LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S` | `90` | after withdraw, wait for spendable **available**>0; logs **withdraw board in start order** (OK/OK_BANK) with live `pendingIncoming`→`done` + timer (same wallet DB) |

ladder/extract_rpubs.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Extract reserve_pub candidates from wallet accept + transactions dumps.
+
+Used by check_amount_ladder.sh force-select. Kept as a file (not a bash
+heredoc) so shell refactors cannot turn Python ``continue`` into ``return``.
+
+Usage:
+  ladder_extract_rpubs.py WID AMT accept.out tx.json used-rpubs.txt
+Prints one reserve pub per line, preferred first.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str]) -> int:
+    if len(argv) < 6:
+        print(
+            "usage: ladder_extract_rpubs.py WID AMT accept.out tx.json used-rpubs.txt",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        return 2
+
+    wid = argv[1]
+    amt = argv[2]
+    paths = argv[3:5]
+    used_path = argv[5]
+    used: set[str] = set()
+    if Path(used_path).is_file():
+        used = {ln.strip() for ln in open(used_path) if ln.strip()}
+
+    amt_num = amt.split(":", 1)[-1] if amt else ""
+    dec = json.JSONDecoder()
+
+    def walk_collect(o, bag, ctx=None):
+        ctx = dict(ctx or {})
+        if isinstance(o, dict):
+            for k, v in o.items():
+                if not isinstance(v, str):
+                    continue
+                kl = str(k).lower().replace("-", "_")
+                if kl in (
+                    "withdrawal_id",
+                    "withdraw_id",
+                    "wopid",
+                    "id",
+                    "transactionid",
+                    "transaction_id",
+                ):
+                    ctx["id"] = v
+                elif kl in (
+                    "amount",
+                    "rawamount",
+                    "instructedamount",
+                    "amounteffective",
+                    "amountraw",
+                    "transferamount",
+                ):
+                    ctx["amount"] = v
+                elif kl in (
+                    "taler_withdraw_uri",
+                    "talerwithdrawuri",
+                    "uri",
+                    "bankconfirmationurl",
+                    "confirmtransferurl",
+                ):
+                    ctx["uri"] = v
+            for k, v in o.items():
+                kl = str(k).lower().replace("-", "_")
+                if kl in ("reserve_pub", "reservepub") and isinstance(v, str) and len(v) >= 40:
+                    bag.append((v, dict(ctx)))
+                elif not isinstance(v, (str, int, float, bool)) and v is not None:
+                    walk_collect(v, bag, ctx)
+        elif isinstance(o, list):
+            for i in o:
+                walk_collect(i, bag, ctx)
+
+    def score_ctx(pub, ctx, window=""):
+        score = 0
+        cid = str(ctx.get("id") or "")
+        camt = str(ctx.get("amount") or "")
+        curi = str(ctx.get("uri") or "")
+        if wid and wid in curi:
+            score += 120
+        if wid and wid in cid:
+            score += 100
+        if wid and wid in window:
+            score += 80
+        if amt and (camt == amt or camt.endswith(amt_num)):
+            score += 50
+        if amt and amt in window:
+            score += 30
+        if pub in used:
+            score -= 200
+        return score
+
+    def iter_json_objects(text: str):
+        i, n = 0, len(text)
+        while i < n:
+            if text[i] == "{":
+                try:
+                    o, end = dec.raw_decode(text, i)
+                    yield o
+                    i = end
+                    continue
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            i += 1
+
+    raw_pubs: list[str] = []
+    scored: list[tuple[int, str]] = []
+
+    for p in paths:
+        try:
+            t = open(p, errors="replace").read()
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+        for o in iter_json_objects(t):
+            bag = []
+            walk_collect(o, bag)
+            for pub, ctx in bag:
+                raw_pubs.append(pub)
+                scored.append((score_ctx(pub, ctx), pub))
+
+    rpub_pats = (
+        r"\"reservePub\"\s*:\s*\"([A-Z0-9]{40,})\"",
+        r"\"reserve_pub\"\s*:\s*\"([A-Z0-9]{40,})\"",
+        r"reserve[_ ]?pub[\"\s:=]+([A-Z0-9]{40,})",
+    )
+    for p in paths:
+        try:
+            blob = open(p, errors="replace").read()
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+        for pat in rpub_pats:
+            for m in re.finditer(pat, blob, re.I):
+                pub = m.group(1)
+                raw_pubs.append(pub)
+                window = blob[max(0, m.start() - 600) : m.end() + 600]
+                scored.append((score_ctx(pub, {}, window) + 10, pub))
+
+    order: list[str] = []
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    for score, pub in sorted(scored, key=lambda x: x[0], reverse=True):
+        if pub in seen or pub in used:
+            continue
+        seen.add(pub)
+        order.append(pub)
+    for pub in reversed(raw_pubs):
+        if pub in seen or pub in used:
+            continue
+        seen.add(pub)
+        order.append(pub)
+    for pub in order:
+        print(pub)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main(sys.argv))

ladder/lib_pay.sh

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+# ladder/lib_pay.sh — payment side of amount ladder (sourced by check_amount_ladder.sh)
+# Expects: lib.sh + metrics.sh already sourced; CUR BANK MER INST EX SCRATCH WDB
+#           wcli wallet_avail format_amount_alt ladder_over now_ms elapsed_ms
+#           LADDER_* env, AUTH optional, PAY_TSV PAY_OK_N PAY_FAIL_N
+#
+# Public free-amount template (hacktivism): goa-free @ goa-demo-cp4zqk
+# Never spends more than wallet available.
+
+: "${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE:=goa-free}"
+: "${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE:=}"
+: "${LADDER_USE_FREE_TEMPLATE:=1}"
+: "${LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S:=180}"
+: "${LADDER_PAY_SETTLE_ROUNDS:=6}"
+
+MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT="${MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT:-}"
+MAX_PAY_LO="${MAX_PAY_LO:-0}"
+MAX_PAY_HI="${MAX_PAY_HI:-0}"
+
+ladder_pay_resolve_merchant() {
+  # Sets AUTH (may be empty if free template only)
+  MPW="${E2E_MERCHANT_TOKEN:-${MERCHANT_TOKEN:-}}"
+  if [ -z "$MPW" ]; then
+    MPW=$(read_secret "taler-merchant/merchant-${INST}-password.txt" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  fi
+  if [ -z "$MPW" ]; then
+    MPW=$(read_secret "taler-merchant/merchant-goa-demo-cp4zqk-password.txt" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  fi
+  if [ -z "$MPW" ] && [ "${CUR}" = "TESTPAYSAN" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${FRANCPAYSAN_SECRETS:-}" ] && [ -f "${FRANCPAYSAN_SECRETS}/stage/default-instance-token.txt" ]; then
+      MPW=$(tr -d '\n\r' <"${FRANCPAYSAN_SECRETS}/stage/default-instance-token.txt")
+    fi
+  fi
+  AUTH=""
+  if [ -n "$MPW" ]; then
+    case "$MPW" in
+      secret-token:*) AUTH="Authorization: Bearer ${MPW}" ;;
+      *) AUTH="Authorization: Bearer secret-token:${MPW}" ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+  : "${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE:=${INST}}"
+}
+
+# Create order for PAMT → OID OTOK PAYURI. Prefers public free template.
+ladder_create_order() {
+  local pamt="$1" ptag="$2"
+  local inst mh body tpl_https sum_json
+  OID=""; OTOK=""; PAYURI=""
+  inst="${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE:-$INST}"
+  mh=$(python3 -c 'from urllib.parse import urlparse; print(urlparse("'"${MER}"'").hostname or "taler.hacktivism.ch")' 2>/dev/null || echo "taler.hacktivism.ch")
+
+  if [ "${LADDER_USE_FREE_TEMPLATE}" = "1" ] && [ -n "${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE:-}" ]; then
+    tpl_https="${MER}/instances/${inst}/templates/${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE}"
+    body=$(python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.dumps({"amount":sys.argv[1]}))' "$pamt" 2>/dev/null || printf '{"amount":"%s"}' "$pamt")
+    curl -skS -m 20 -o "$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.json" -X POST \
+      -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+      -d "$body" \
+      "$tpl_https" 2>"$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.err" || true
+    OID=$(python3 -c 'import json,re,sys;t=open(sys.argv[1]).read()
+try: print(json.loads(t).get("order_id") or "")
+except Exception:
+ m=re.search(r"\"order_id\"\s*:\s*\"([^\"]+)\"",t); print(m.group(1) if m else "")
+' "$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.json" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    OTOK=$(python3 -c 'import json,re,sys;t=open(sys.argv[1]).read()
+try: print(json.loads(t).get("token") or "")
+except Exception:
+ m=re.search(r"\"token\"\s*:\s*\"([^\"]+)\"",t); print(m.group(1) if m else "")
+' "$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.json" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    if [ -n "$OID" ] && [ -n "$OTOK" ]; then
+      PAYURI="taler://pay/${mh}/instances/${inst}/${OID}/?c=${OTOK}"
+      PAYURI=$(normalize_taler_uri "$PAYURI")
+      return 0
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  [ -n "${AUTH:-}" ] || return 1
+  sum_json=$(python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.dumps(sys.argv[1]))' "ladder pay ${pamt}" 2>/dev/null || echo '"ladder pay"')
+  curl -skS -m 20 -o "$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.json" -X POST \
+    -H "$AUTH" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    -d "{\"order\":{\"summary\":${sum_json},\"amount\":\"${pamt}\",\"fulfillment_message\":\"ok\"},\"create_token\":true}" \
+    "${MER}/instances/${INST}/private/orders" 2>"$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.err" || true
+  OID=$(python3 -c 'import json,re,sys;t=open(sys.argv[1]).read()
+try: print(json.loads(t).get("order_id") or "")
+except Exception:
+ m=re.search(r"\"order_id\"\s*:\s*\"([^\"]+)\"",t); print(m.group(1) if m else "")
+' "$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.json" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  OTOK=$(python3 -c 'import json,re,sys;t=open(sys.argv[1]).read()
+try: print(json.loads(t).get("token") or "")
+except Exception:
+ m=re.search(r"\"token\"\s*:\s*\"([^\"]+)\"",t); print(m.group(1) if m else "")
+' "$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.json" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  [ -n "$OID" ] || return 1
+  curl -skS -m 12 -o "$SCRATCH/ord-det-$ptag.json" -H "$AUTH" \
+    "${MER}/instances/${INST}/private/orders/${OID}" 2>/dev/null || true
+  PAYURI=$(python3 -c 'import json,sys
+try: print(json.load(open(sys.argv[1])).get("taler_pay_uri") or "")
+except Exception: print("")
+' "$SCRATCH/ord-det-$ptag.json" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  if [ -z "$PAYURI" ] && [ -n "$OTOK" ]; then
+    PAYURI="taler://pay/${mh}/instances/${INST}/${OID}/?c=${OTOK}"
+  fi
+  PAYURI=$(normalize_taler_uri "$PAYURI")
+  [ -n "$PAYURI" ]
+}
+
+# One pay attempt; never overspends. Always soft (no hard ladder stop).
+ladder_pay_attempt() {
+  local pamt="$1" prange="$2" prung="$3"
+  local ptag pnum bal t_pay t0 ms_order ms_handle ms_psettle after settled r pstatus pnote
+  ptag=$(printf '%s' "$pamt" | tr '.:' '__')
+  pnum=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.argv[1].split(":",1)[-1])' "$pamt")
+  t_pay=$(now_ms)
+  ms_order=0; ms_handle=0; ms_psettle=0
+  pnote=""; pstatus="FAIL"; OID="-"
+
+  bal=$(wallet_avail)
+  if ! python3 -c 'import sys; from decimal import Decimal; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])>0 and Decimal(sys.argv[1])>=Decimal(sys.argv[2]) else 1)' "$bal" "$pnum" 2>/dev/null; then
+    pstatus="SKIP_BALANCE"
+    pnote="skip: would spend more than available avail=${CUR}:${bal} need=${pamt}"
+    warn pay "pay $pamt skipped (balance)" \
+      "problem: never overspend. $(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${bal}") free vs $(format_amount_alt "$pamt")"
+    echo -e "${prung}\t${prange}\t${pamt}\t${pstatus}\t0\t0\t0\t$(elapsed_ms "$t_pay")\t-\t${pnote}" >>"$PAY_TSV"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  t0=$(now_ms)
+  if ! ladder_create_order "$pamt" "$ptag"; then
+    ms_order=$(elapsed_ms "$t0")
+    pstatus="FAIL_ORDER"
+    pnote="order create failed $(head -c 100 "$SCRATCH/ord-$ptag.json" 2>/dev/null | tr '\n\"' '  ')"
+    warn pay "order $pamt" "$pnote"
+    echo -e "${prung}\t${prange}\t${pamt}\t${pstatus}\t${ms_order}\t0\t0\t$(elapsed_ms "$t_pay")\t-\t${pnote}" >>"$PAY_TSV"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  ms_order=$(elapsed_ms "$t0")
+  ok "order $OID ($pamt) ${ms_order}ms · $(format_amount_alt "$pamt")"
+
+  t0=$(now_ms)
+  if ! wcli handle-uri --yes "$PAYURI" >"$SCRATCH/pay-$ptag.out" 2>&1; then
+    ms_handle=$(elapsed_ms "$t0")
+    pstatus="FAIL_HANDLE"
+    pnote="handle-uri failed $(tail -c 100 "$SCRATCH/pay-$ptag.out" | tr '\n\"' '  ')"
+    warn pay "handle $pamt" "$pnote"
+    echo -e "${prung}\t${prange}\t${pamt}\t${pstatus}\t${ms_order}\t${ms_handle}\t0\t$(elapsed_ms "$t_pay")\t${OID}\t${pnote}" >>"$PAY_TSV"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  ms_handle=$(elapsed_ms "$t0")
+  ok "handle-uri $pamt ${ms_handle}ms"
+
+  t0=$(now_ms)
+  settled=0
+  r=0
+  while [ "$r" -lt "${LADDER_PAY_SETTLE_ROUNDS}" ]; do
+    r=$((r + 1))
+    wcli transactions >"$SCRATCH/tx-pay-$ptag.out" 2>&1 || true
+    if [ -n "${AUTH:-}" ]; then
+      curl -skS -m 8 -o "$SCRATCH/ord-paid-$ptag.json" -H "$AUTH" \
+        "${MER}/instances/${INST}/private/orders/${OID}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    if grep -qiE 'payment|paid|Payment' "$SCRATCH/tx-pay-$ptag.out" 2>/dev/null \
+      || python3 -c 'import json,sys
+try:
+ d=json.load(open(sys.argv[1]))
+ sys.exit(0 if d.get("paid") is True or str(d.get("order_status","")).lower()=="paid" else 1)
+except Exception:
+ sys.exit(1)
+' "$SCRATCH/ord-paid-$ptag.json" 2>/dev/null; then
+      settled=1
+      break
+    fi
+    sleep 0.5
+  done
+  ms_psettle=$(elapsed_ms "$t0")
+  after=$(wallet_avail)
+  if [ "$settled" = "1" ]; then
+    pstatus="OK"
+    pnote="avail=${CUR}:${after}"
+    ok "pay settled $pamt · $(format_amount_alt "$pamt") → bal ${CUR}:${after}"
+    PAY_OK_N=$((PAY_OK_N + 1))
+    echo -e "${prung}\t${prange}\t${pamt}\t${pstatus}\t${ms_order}\t${ms_handle}\t${ms_psettle}\t$(elapsed_ms "$t_pay")\t${OID}\t${pnote}" >>"$PAY_TSV"
+    metrics_report_coins "after-pay-${ptag}" || true
+    metrics_record_flow spent "$pamt" || true
+  else
+    pstatus="FAIL_SETTLE"
+    pnote="not settled order=$OID avail=${CUR}:${after}"
+    warn pay "settle $pamt" "$pnote"
+    echo -e "${prung}\t${prange}\t${pamt}\t${pstatus}\t${ms_order}\t${ms_handle}\t${ms_psettle}\t$(elapsed_ms "$t_pay")\t${OID}\t${pnote}" >>"$PAY_TSV"
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
+# Print withdraw board: OK/OK_BANK rungs in *start order* + wallet tx state.
+# Uses TSV (ladder order) + transactions dump. Call after refreshing tx dump.
+# Args: left_secs available_num pendingIncoming_num
+ladder_print_wd_board() {
+  local left="${1:-?}" bal="${2:-0}" pend="${3:-0}"
+  local tsv="${TSV:-}" txf="${SCRATCH:-/tmp}/tx-wait-pay.out"
+  local board
+  board=$(
+    python3 - "$tsv" "$txf" "${CUR:-GOA}" "$left" "$bal" "$pend" <<'PY' 2>/dev/null || true
+import json, sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+tsv, txf, cur, left, bal, pend = sys.argv[1:7]
+dec = json.JSONDecoder()
+
+def num(a: str) -> str:
+    a = (a or "").strip()
+    if ":" in a:
+        return a.split(":", 1)[1]
+    return a
+
+def iter_json(text: str):
+    i, n = 0, len(text)
+    while i < n:
+        if text[i] == "{":
+            try:
+                o, end = dec.raw_decode(text, i)
+                yield o
+                i = end
+                continue
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        i += 1
+
+# TSV rows in start order (OK / OK_BANK only — successful bank path)
+rows = []
+if tsv and Path(tsv).is_file():
+    for ln in open(tsv, errors="replace"):
+        if not ln.strip() or ln.startswith("rung"):
+            continue
+        p = ln.rstrip("\n").split("\t")
+        if len(p) < 10:
+            continue
+        status = p[3]
+        if status not in ("OK", "OK_BANK"):
+            continue
+        rows.append({
+            "rung": p[0],
+            "amt": p[2],
+            "bank": status,
+            "wid": (p[9] if len(p) > 9 else "")[:12],
+        })
+
+# Wallet withdrawal txs (chronological if timestamp present)
+wds = []
+if txf and Path(txf).is_file():
+    try:
+        text = open(txf, errors="replace").read()
+    except Exception:
+        text = ""
+    for o in iter_json(text):
+        txs = o.get("transactions") if isinstance(o, dict) else None
+        if not isinstance(txs, list):
+            continue
+        for t in txs:
+            if not isinstance(t, dict):
+                continue
+            typ = str(t.get("type") or t.get("Type") or "").lower()
+            if "withdraw" not in typ:
+                continue
+            amt = t.get("amountRaw") or t.get("amountEffective") or t.get("amount") or ""
+            st = (
+                t.get("txState")
+                or t.get("status")
+                or t.get("pendingMajor")
+                or t.get("txMajorState")
+                or ""
+            )
+            st = str(st).lower()
+            det = t.get("withdrawalDetails") or t.get("withdrawal_details") or {}
+            if not isinstance(det, dict):
+                det = {}
+            conf = det.get("confirmed")
+            if conf is True and not st:
+                st = "done"
+            elif conf is False and not st:
+                st = "pending"
+            # pending* / dialog / kyc → still incoming; done/abort final
+            if any(x in st for x in ("done", "abort", "fail", "delete")):
+                phase = "done" if "done" in st else st
+            elif st in ("", "none", "null"):
+                phase = "unknown"
+            else:
+                phase = "pendingIncoming"
+            ts = 0
+            for k in ("timestamp", "timestamp_ms", "age"):
+                v = t.get(k)
+                if isinstance(v, dict):
+                    v = v.get("t_s") or v.get("t_ms") or v.get("t_usec")
+                try:
+                    ts = int(v or 0)
+                except Exception:
+                    ts = 0
+                if ts:
+                    break
+            wds.append({"amt": str(amt), "n": num(str(amt)), "phase": phase, "st": st or "?", "ts": ts})
+
+wds.sort(key=lambda x: x["ts"])
+used = [False] * len(wds)
+
+lines = [
+    f"withdraw board (start order) · timer {left}s left · available={cur}:{bal} · pendingIncoming={cur}:{pend}"
+]
+if not rows:
+    lines.append("  (no OK/OK_BANK rows in TSV yet)")
+else:
+    for i, r in enumerate(rows, 1):
+        n = num(r["amt"])
+        match = None
+        for j, w in enumerate(wds):
+            if used[j]:
+                continue
+            if w["n"] == n or w["amt"] == r["amt"] or w["amt"].endswith(":" + n):
+                used[j] = True
+                match = w
+                break
+        if match is None:
+            wlabel = "wallet=? (no tx match)"
+        elif match["phase"] == "pendingIncoming":
+            wlabel = f"wallet=pendingIncoming ({match['st']})"
+        elif match["phase"] == "done":
+            wlabel = f"wallet=done ({match['st']})"
+        else:
+            wlabel = f"wallet={match['phase']} ({match['st']})"
+        wid = r["wid"] or "-"
+        lines.append(
+            f"  #{i:<3} rung={r['rung']:<4} {r['amt']:<22} bank={r['bank']:<8} {wlabel}  wid={wid}"
+        )
+    pending_n = sum(1 for w in wds if w["phase"] == "pendingIncoming")
+    done_n = sum(1 for w in wds if w["phase"] == "done")
+    lines.append(
+        f"  summary: tsv_ok={len(rows)} · wallet_wd={len(wds)} (pendingIncoming={pending_n} done={done_n})"
+    )
+
+print("\n".join(lines))
+PY
+  )
+  if [ -n "$board" ]; then
+    while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+      [ -n "$line" ] && info pay "$line"
+    done <<<"$board"
+  else
+    info pay "timer ${left}s left · available=${CUR}:${bal} · pendingIncoming=${CUR}:${pend} · same wallet (board n/a)"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Wait for spendable coins on the *same* wallet DB as withdraw (WDB).
+# After OK_BANK, available is often still 0 while pendingIncoming > 0 — pay needs available.
+# Shows withdraw board in start order + countdown (never looks hung).
+ladder_wait_available() {
+  local wait_s="${1:-$LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S}"
+  local end now left bal pend tick=0
+  end=$(( $(date +%s) + wait_s ))
+  bal=$(wallet_avail)
+  pend=$(wallet_pending_in 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+  if python3 -c 'import sys; from decimal import Decimal; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])>0 else 1)' "$bal" 2>/dev/null; then
+    printf '%s' "$bal"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  info pay "same wallet as withdraw (db=$(basename "${WDB:-wallet}")) · available=${CUR}:${bal} · pendingIncoming=${CUR}:${pend}"
+  info pay "waiting up to ${wait_s}s for spendable available>0 — board lists OK/OK_BANK withdraws in start order"
+  # initial board before loop
+  wcli transactions >"$SCRATCH/tx-wait-pay.out" 2>&1 || true
+  ladder_print_wd_board "$wait_s" "$bal" "$pend"
+  while python3 -c 'import sys; from decimal import Decimal; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])<=0 else 1)' "$bal" 2>/dev/null; do
+    now=$(date +%s)
+    left=$(( end - now ))
+    if [ "$left" -le 0 ]; then
+      wcli transactions >"$SCRATCH/tx-wait-pay.out" 2>&1 || true
+      ladder_print_wd_board "0" "$bal" "$pend"
+      info pay "timer 0s left — stop waiting (available still ${CUR}:0)"
+      break
+    fi
+    # nudge wallet (same DB); do not run-until-done (can hang)
+    wcli transactions >"$SCRATCH/tx-wait-pay.out" 2>&1 || true
+    if command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1 || command -v gtimeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      local _to
+      _to=$(command -v gtimeout 2>/dev/null || command -v timeout)
+      "$_to" 8 wcli advanced run-pending >"$SCRATCH/run-pending.out" 2>&1 || true
+    fi
+    # progress board every ~5s (tick every 2s → every 3rd)
+    if [ $((tick % 3)) -eq 0 ]; then
+      ladder_print_wd_board "$left" "$bal" "$pend"
+    fi
+    sleep 2
+    tick=$((tick + 1))
+    bal=$(wallet_avail)
+    pend=$(wallet_pending_in 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+  done
+  if python3 -c 'import sys; from decimal import Decimal; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])>0 else 1)' "$bal" 2>/dev/null; then
+    wcli transactions >"$SCRATCH/tx-wait-pay.out" 2>&1 || true
+    ladder_print_wd_board "ready" "$bal" "$pend"
+    ok pay "spendable coins ready available=${CUR}:${bal} · $(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${bal}") (same wallet)"
+  else
+    warn pay "no spendable coins after ${wait_s}s" \
+      "problem: available still ${CUR}:0 (pendingIncoming=${CUR}:${pend}). Board above shows which withdraws still pendingIncoming. Pay will SKIP_BALANCE / skip max-pay until wirewatch+wallet finish. Same wallet as withdraw."
+  fi
+  printf '%s' "$bal"
+}
+
+# Classic planned pays (PAY_LIST)
+ladder_run_pay_classic() {
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  set -- $PAY_LIST
+  local pay_n=$# prung=0 PAMT prange PNUM
+  if [ "$pay_n" -eq 0 ]; then
+    info pay "empty pay plan — skip"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  info "pay rungs" "$pay_n · $*"
+  for PAMT in "$@"; do
+    prung=$((prung + 1))
+    ladder_over && break
+    if [ "$prung" -eq 1 ]; then
+      prange="pin:0"
+    elif [ "$prung" -eq "$pay_n" ]; then
+      prange="pin:max"
+    elif [ "$prung" -eq $((pay_n - 1)) ] && [ "$pay_n" -ge 3 ]; then
+      prange="pin:max-1"
+    else
+      prange="random"
+    fi
+    section "ladder · pay rung $prung  $PAMT · $(format_amount_alt "$PAMT")"
+    PNUM=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.argv[1].split(":",1)[-1])' "$PAMT")
+    if python3 -c 'import sys; from decimal import Decimal; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])==0 else 1)' "$PNUM" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo -e "${prung}\t${prange}\t${PAMT}\tZERO_SKIP\t0\t0\t0\t0\t-\tzero" >>"$PAY_TSV"
+      PAY_OK_N=$((PAY_OK_N + 1))
+      continue
+    fi
+    ladder_pay_attempt "$PAMT" "$prange" "$prung"
+  done
+}
+
+# Max-search: highest payable ≤ available (uses max_search_next from withdraw module)
+ladder_run_pay_max_search() {
+  local bal prung _next _anum prange _act _last _slo _shi
+  section "ladder · phase B · max-search pay (highest payable ≤ available)"
+  bal=$(ladder_wait_available "$LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S")
+  MAX_PAY_LO="0"
+  MAX_PAY_HI="$bal"
+  MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT=""
+  if ! python3 -c 'import sys; from decimal import Decimal; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])>0 else 1)' "$MAX_PAY_HI" 2>/dev/null; then
+    warn pay "max-search pay skipped" \
+      "problem: wallet available is ${CUR}:0 — need spendable coins (pendingIncoming is not enough)"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  info "max-search pay" "hi=available $(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_HI}") · template=${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE}@${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE}"
+  info "pay budget" "never order more than $(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_HI}")"
+  prung=0
+  _last=""
+  while [ "${LADDER_MAX_PROBES}" = "0" ] || [ "$prung" -lt "${LADDER_MAX_PROBES}" ]; do
+    ladder_over && break
+    # reuse withdraw amount picker with pay bounds
+    _slo=${MAX_LO:-0}; _shi=${MAX_HI:-0}
+    MAX_LO=$MAX_PAY_LO
+    MAX_HI=$MAX_PAY_HI
+    if ! type max_search_next >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      warn pay "max_search_next missing — cannot run pay max-search"
+      MAX_LO=$_slo; MAX_HI=$_shi
+      return 0
+    fi
+    _next=$(max_search_next)
+    MAX_LO=$_slo; MAX_HI=$_shi
+    _anum=$(printf '%s' "$_next" | cut -d'|' -f1)
+    prange=$(printf '%s' "$_next" | cut -d'|' -f2 | sed 's/^max:/pay:/')
+    _act=$(printf '%s' "$_next" | cut -d'|' -f3)
+    if [ "$_act" = "done" ]; then
+      info "max-search pay" "converged best=$(format_amount_alt "${MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT:-${CUR}:0}") · lo=$(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_LO}") · hi=$(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_HI}")"
+      break
+    fi
+    if ! python3 -c 'import sys; from decimal import Decimal; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])<=Decimal(sys.argv[2]) else 1)' "$_anum" "$MAX_PAY_HI" 2>/dev/null; then
+      _anum=$MAX_PAY_HI
+    fi
+    if ! python3 -c 'import sys; from decimal import Decimal; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])>0 else 1)' "$_anum" 2>/dev/null; then
+      break
+    fi
+    PAMT="${CUR}:${_anum}"
+    if [ -n "$_last" ] && [ "$PAMT" = "$_last" ]; then
+      MAX_PAY_HI=$(python3 -c 'from decimal import Decimal; a=Decimal("'"$_anum"'"); print(max(Decimal(0), a-(1 if a>=1 else Decimal("0.000001"))))')
+      continue
+    fi
+    _last=$PAMT
+    prung=$((prung + 1))
+    section "ladder · max pay probe $prung  $PAMT · $(format_amount_alt "$PAMT")  [lo=$(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_LO}") · hi=$(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_HI}")]"
+    ladder_pay_attempt "$PAMT" "$prange" "$prung"
+    _last_st=$(tail -1 "$PAY_TSV" 2>/dev/null | cut -f4)
+    case "$_last_st" in
+      OK)
+        MAX_PAY_LO=$_anum
+        MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT=$PAMT
+        info "max-search pay" "success bound lo=$(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_LO}")"
+        ;;
+      SKIP_BALANCE|FAIL_ORDER|FAIL_HANDLE|FAIL_SETTLE)
+        MAX_PAY_HI=$(python3 -c 'from decimal import Decimal; a=Decimal("'"$_anum"'"); h=Decimal("'"$MAX_PAY_HI"'"); print(min(a,h))')
+        info "max-search pay" "too-high/fail hi:=$(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_HI}") status=${_last_st}"
+        ;;
+    esac
+    if python3 -c 'from decimal import Decimal; import sys; sys.exit(0 if Decimal(sys.argv[1])>0 and Decimal(sys.argv[2])<=Decimal(sys.argv[1]) else 1)' "$MAX_PAY_LO" "$MAX_PAY_HI" 2>/dev/null; then
+      info "max-search pay" "bounds crossed — stop"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  if [ -n "${MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT:-}" ]; then
+    ok "max-search best payable $(format_amount_alt "$MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT") · lo=$(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_LO}") · hi=$(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${MAX_PAY_HI}")"
+  else
+    warn pay "max-search no successful pay" "available was ${CUR}:$(wallet_avail)"
+  fi
+  {
+    echo "best_pay=${MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT:-}"
+    echo "best_pay_alt=$(format_amount_alt "${MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT:-${CUR}:0}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    echo "pay_lo=${MAX_PAY_LO}"
+    echo "pay_hi=${MAX_PAY_HI}"
+  } >>"${SCRATCH}/ladder-plan.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
+  printf '%s\n' "${MAX_PAY_BEST_AMT:-}" >"${SCRATCH}/ladder-pay-plan.txt" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+# Entry: glue from check_amount_ladder.sh after withdraw phase
+ladder_run_pay_phase() {
+  PAY_OK_N=0
+  PAY_FAIL_N=0
+  if [ "${LADDER_PAY}" != "1" ]; then
+    info pay "LADDER_PAY=0 — pay phase skipped"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [ "${FAIL_N_L:-0}" -gt 0 ]; then
+    warn pay "skipped pay ladder" "withdraw phase already failed"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  set_group pay
+  section "ladder · phase B · pay"
+  metrics_report_coins "before-pay-ladder" || true
+  ladder_pay_resolve_merchant
+
+  if [ -z "${AUTH:-}" ] && ! { [ "${LADDER_USE_FREE_TEMPLATE}" = "1" ] && [ -n "${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE:-}" ]; }; then
+    warn pay "no merchant token and free template off — skip pay"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if [ -n "${AUTH:-}" ]; then
+    ok "merchant token" "instance ${INST}"
+  else
+    info pay "public free template ${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE}@${LADDER_FREE_TEMPLATE_INSTANCE} (no merchant token)"
+  fi
+
+  # Same cumulative wallet as withdraw (WDB=wallet-main.sqlite3)
+  wallet_prepare "main"
+  info pay "using same wallet as withdraw · WDB=${WDB:-?}"
+  local bal0
+  bal0=$(ladder_wait_available "$LADDER_PAY_WAIT_AVAILABLE_S")
+  info "pay budget" "wallet available ${CUR}:${bal0} · $(format_amount_alt "${CUR}:${bal0}") — never order more than this"
+
+  if [ "${LADDER_MODE}" = "max" ]; then
+    ladder_run_pay_max_search
+  else
+    ladder_run_pay_classic
+  fi
+  metrics_report_coins "after-pay-ladder" || true
+  info "pay summary" "ok=$PAY_OK_N fail=$PAY_FAIL_N tsv=$PAY_TSV"
+}

lib.sh

@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ fi
 # Merchant portal /private API: instance ids must be lowercase or you get odd 401s.
 # (Display names may use capitals; path segment /instances/{id}/ must not.)
 MERCHANT_INSTANCE=$(printf '%s' "${MERCHANT_INSTANCE}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-: "${WITHDRAW_AMT:=GOA:20}"   # single-shot fallback; e2e ladder uses ATM notes
+: "${WITHDRAW_AMT:=GOA:20}"   # single-shot fallback; e2e ladder uses bank cash-note amounts
 : "${PAY_AMT:=GOA:0.01}"
-: "${CREDIT_AMT:=GOA:4700}"  # covers ATM ladder 20+50+100+200+4200 (paivana)
+: "${CREDIT_AMT:=GOA:4700}"  # covers bank withdraw ladder 20+50+100+200+4200 (paivana)
 : "${TIMEOUT:=12}"
 : "${E2E_TIMEOUT:=55}"       # whole e2e budget; skip rest when exceeded (e2e raises as needed)
 : "${E2E_PAY_SECS:=22}"      # dedicated seconds for pay handle-uri (avoid Alarm clock)
@@ -166,13 +166,53 @@ set_taler_stack() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Normalize domains.conf UI lang token → en|fr|de (empty if not a lang token).
+# Note: de is valid for --lang / explicit profile, but no stock profile defaults to de.
+_domain_lang_token() {
+  case "${1:-}" in
+    en|EN|eng|english) printf 'en' ;;
+    fr|FR|fra|french) printf 'fr' ;;
+    de|DE|deu|ger|german|deutsch) printf 'de' ;;
+    *) printf '' ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+# Normalize regional locale → BCP 47 (fr-CH, de-CH, en-CH, …). Empty if unknown.
+# Accepts fr-CH, fr_CH, ch-FR / de-CH, ch-DE (user-friendly aliases).
+_domain_locale_token() {
+  local t="${1:-}"
+  t=$(printf '%s' "$t" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr '_' '-')
+  case "$t" in
+    fr-ch|ch-fr|fr_ch) printf 'fr-CH' ;;
+    de-ch|ch-de|de_ch) printf 'de-CH' ;;
+    en-ch|ch-en|en_ch) printf 'en-CH' ;;
+    en-us|en-gb|fr-fr|de-de|it-ch|rm-ch)
+      # pass through other xx-YY
+      printf '%s' "$t" | awk -F- '{printf "%s-%s", tolower($1), toupper($2)}'
+      ;;
+    *)
+      # bare xx-YY pattern
+      if printf '%s' "$t" | grep -qE '^[a-z]{2}-[a-z]{2}$'; then
+        printf '%s' "$t" | awk -F- '{printf "%s-%s", tolower($1), toupper($2)}'
+      else
+        printf ''
+      fi
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
 # Load first matching profile from domains.conf.
 # Fields (whitespace-separated; # comments; blank lines ignored):
-#   name  bank  exchange  merchant  currency  local[0|1]  landing[0|1]  [canonical_domain]
+#   name  bank  exchange  merchant  currency  local  landing  lang  locale  [canonical]
+# Legacy:
+#   … landing  lang  [canonical]           → locale defaulted
+#   … landing  [canonical]                 → lang=en, locale defaulted
+# Sets TALER_DOMAIN_LANG + TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE from the profile.
 # Returns 0 if found, 1 if not.
 load_domain_profile() {
   local want="$1" conf="${TALER_DOMAINS_CONF:-}"
   local line name bank exchange merchant currency local_stack landing canon
+  local profile_lang profile_locale f8 f9 f10
   [ -n "$want" ] || return 1
   [ -n "$conf" ] && [ -f "$conf" ] || return 1
 
@@ -189,12 +229,55 @@ load_domain_profile() {
     currency="$5"
     local_stack="${6:-0}"
     landing="${7:-}"
-    canon="${8:-$name}"
+    f8="${8:-}"
+    f9="${9:-}"
+    f10="${10:-}"
+    canon="$name"
+    profile_lang=""
+    profile_locale=""
     # Backward compat: old 7th field was canonical domain (contains a dot)
     if [ -n "$landing" ] && [[ "$landing" == *.* && "$landing" != "0" && "$landing" != "1" ]]; then
       canon="$landing"
       landing=""
+      f8="${7:-}"
+      f9="${8:-}"
+      f10="${9:-}"
     fi
+    if [ -n "$f8" ]; then
+      profile_lang=$(_domain_lang_token "$f8")
+      if [ -n "$profile_lang" ]; then
+        # modern: lang [locale] [canonical]
+        profile_locale=$(_domain_locale_token "$f9")
+        if [ -n "$profile_locale" ]; then
+          canon="${f10:-$name}"
+        else
+          # lang + canonical (no locale column)
+          if [ -n "$f9" ] && [ -z "$(_domain_lang_token "$f9")" ]; then
+            canon="$f9"
+          else
+            canon="${f9:-$name}"
+          fi
+          profile_locale=$(_domain_locale_token "$f10")
+        fi
+      else
+        # legacy: field 8 = canonical only
+        canon="$f8"
+        profile_lang=$(_domain_lang_token "$f9")
+        profile_locale=$(_domain_locale_token "${f10:-$f9}")
+        [ -z "$profile_lang" ] && profile_lang=en
+      fi
+    fi
+    [ -z "$profile_lang" ] && profile_lang=en
+    if [ -z "$profile_locale" ]; then
+      # default regional locale: FP → fr-CH, else de-CH
+      case "$name$canon$bank$merchant" in
+        *lefrancpaysan*|*francpaysan*) profile_locale=fr-CH ;;
+        *) profile_locale=de-CH ;;
+      esac
+    fi
+    TALER_DOMAIN_LANG="$profile_lang"
+    TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE="$profile_locale"
+    export TALER_DOMAIN_LANG TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE
     set_taler_stack "$bank" "$exchange" "$merchant" "$currency" "$local_stack" "$landing" "$canon"
     return 0
   done <"$conf"
@@ -595,7 +678,7 @@ set_area() {
 }
 # Start a logical sub-group. Short stable names:
 #   exchange bank merchant perf stats landing paivana
-#   prereq wallet atm settle pay shop dig load report
+#   prereq wallet bankwd settle pay shop dig load report
 #   ssh caddy outside inside compare withdraw
 # Counter continues if the same group is re-entered later in the area.
 # Prints a compact group chip so log + issue text map cleanly (www.bank-03).
@@ -1421,6 +1504,53 @@ load_monitoring_secrets_env() {
   export E2E_BANK_ADMIN_PASS E2E_MERCHANT_TOKEN SECRETS_ROOT KOOPA_ADMIN_SECRETS
 }
 
+# Strip default HTTPS/HTTP ports from taler:// URIs (libeufin often emits host:443).
+# Wallets and mon QR rules reject default :443/:80 in the authority.
+# Usage: normalize_taler_uri "taler://withdraw/host:443/…"  → prints cleaned URI
+normalize_taler_uri() {
+  local u="${1-}"
+  if [ -z "$u" ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  printf '%s' "$u" | python3 -c '
+import re, sys
+u = sys.stdin.read().strip()
+# any taler://SCHEME/HOST:443|80/...
+u = re.sub(
+    r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):443(?=/|$|\?|#)",
+    r"\1\2",
+    u,
+    flags=re.I,
+)
+u = re.sub(
+    r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/)([^/?#:]+):80(?=/|$|\?|#)",
+    r"\1\2",
+    u,
+    flags=re.I,
+)
+# leftover path/query forms
+for a, b in (
+    (":443/", "/"),
+    (":443?", "?"),
+    (":443#", "#"),
+    (":80/", "/"),
+    (":80?", "?"),
+    (":80#", "#"),
+):
+    u = u.replace(a, b)
+# bare trailing :443 / :80 on host (no slash)
+u = re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/[^/?#:]+):443$", r"\1", u, flags=re.I)
+u = re.sub(r"(taler://[A-Za-z0-9._-]+/[^/?#:]+):80$", r"\1", u, flags=re.I)
+sys.stdout.write(u)
+' 2>/dev/null || printf '%s' "$u"
+}
+
+# True (exit 0) if URI still has default port in taler:// authority.
+taler_uri_has_default_port() {
+  # host:443 or host:80 before next path/query/end
+  python3 -c "import re,sys; u=sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv)>1 else ''; sys.exit(0 if re.search(r'taler://\\S+:(443|80)(/|$|\\?|#)', u, re.I) else 1)" "${1-}" 2>/dev/null
+}
+
 find_wallet_cli() {
   # Must return a path suitable for: node "$WALLET_CLI" …
   # Prefer *.mjs / bundled entry; plain /usr/bin/taler-wallet-cli is often a
@@ -1429,12 +1559,20 @@ find_wallet_cli() {
     echo "$WALLET_CLI"; return 0
   fi
   local c cand
-  # WALLET_CLI / WALLET_CLI_CANDIDATES from env; then portable package paths only.
+  # WALLET_CLI / WALLET_CLI_CANDIDATES from env; then portable package paths.
+  # Prefer local ts-core / mon-env builds (schema-compatible) over stale system
+  # wrappers (e.g. /usr/local 1.3.x vs DB schema 29 from 1.6.x).
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
   for c in ${WALLET_CLI_CANDIDATES:-} \
     "${HOME}/.local/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs" \
+    "${HOME}/src/taler/taler-typescript-core/packages/taler-wallet-cli/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs" \
+    "${HOME}/src/taler/taler-typescript-core/packages/taler-wallet-cli/dist/taler-wallet-cli.mjs" \
+    "${HOME}/src/taler/taler-typescript-core/packages/taler-wallet-cli/dist/taler-wallet-cli-local.mjs" \
+    "${HOME}/src/taler/taler-typescript-core/packages/taler-wallet-cli/dist/taler-wallet-cli-bundled.cjs" \
     /usr/lib/taler-wallet-cli/node_modules/taler-wallet-cli/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs \
-    /usr/share/taler-wallet-cli/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs
+    /usr/share/taler-wallet-cli/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs \
+    /usr/local/lib/taler-wallet-cli/node_modules/taler-wallet-cli/bin/taler-wallet-cli.mjs \
+    /usr/local/lib/taler-wallet-cli/node_modules/taler-wallet-cli/dist/taler-wallet-cli-bundled.cjs
   do
     [ -n "$c" ] && [ -f "$c" ] && { echo "$c"; return 0; }
   done
@@ -1450,6 +1588,14 @@ find_wallet_cli() {
       c=$(readlink -f "$cand" 2>/dev/null || true)
       [ -n "$c" ] && [ -f "$c" ] && { echo "$c"; return 0; }
     fi
+    # macOS /usr/local wrapper often runs an older bundle; prefer its bundled.cjs only
+    # when no newer candidate above matched (already returned).
+    for c in \
+      /usr/local/lib/taler-wallet-cli/node_modules/taler-wallet-cli/dist/taler-wallet-cli-bundled.cjs \
+      /usr/local/lib/node_modules/taler-wallet-cli/dist/taler-wallet-cli-bundled.cjs
+    do
+      [ -f "$c" ] && { echo "$c"; return 0; }
+    done
   fi
   return 1
 }

mail-catalog.conf

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 # Format (whitespace-separated; # comments):
 #   domain   expected_mx (comma)   mail_hosts (comma)   smtp_ports   imap_ports   label
 #
-# Only these mail planes (no hacktivism / ad-hoc MX):
+# Mail planes (outside-in only — no host login):
 #   • firefly.gnunet.org     — taler.net + gnunet.org
-#   • anastasis.taler-systems.com — Anastasis / TSA mail
+#   • mail.anastasis.lu      — Anastasis / TSA (A → pixel.taler-systems.com)
+#     (legacy catalog host anastasis.taler-systems.com does NOT resolve)
 #
 # Override path: MAIL_CATALOG=/path/to/file
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 taler.net                     firefly.gnunet.org              firefly.gnunet.org                         25,465,587  143,993  firefly-taler
 gnunet.org                    firefly.gnunet.org              firefly.gnunet.org                         25,465,587  143,993  firefly-gnunet
 
-# --- anastasis.taler-systems.com ---
+# --- Anastasis / TSA (MX mail.anastasis.lu → pixel) ---
-anastasis.taler-systems.com   anastasis.taler-systems.com     anastasis.taler-systems.com     25,465,587  143,993  anastasis-tsa
+# Port 587 often closed/filtered on this plane → WARN only (see check_mail.sh).
-taler-systems.com             anastasis.taler-systems.com     anastasis.taler-systems.com     25,465,587  143,993  tsa-via-anastasis
+taler-systems.com             mail.anastasis.lu               mail.anastasis.lu,pixel.taler-systems.com  25,465,587  143,993  tsa-anastasis
+anastasis.lu                  mail.anastasis.lu               mail.anastasis.lu                         25,465,587  143,993  anastasis-lu

metrics.sh

@@ -70,11 +70,15 @@ path = sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else ""
 alt = {}
 if path:
     try:
-        alt = json.load(open(path))
+        _loaded = json.load(open(path))
+        if isinstance(_loaded, dict):
+            alt = {str(k): str(v) for k, v in _loaded.items()}
     except Exception:
         alt = {}
-if not alt:
+if not isinstance(alt, dict) or not alt:
     alt = {"0": "GOA"}
+elif "0" not in alt:
+    alt["0"] = "GOA"
 
 def parse(s):
     if ":" in s:

site-gen/caddy-monitoring-handles.snippet

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 # CORRECT (site-level named matcher — preferred):
 #   @mon_bare path /monitoring /monitoring_err \
+#       /monitoring-max-ladder /monitoring-max-ladder_err \
 #       /taler-monitoring-surface /taler-monitoring-surface_err \
 #       /taler-monitoring-aptdeploy /taler-monitoring-aptdeploy_err
 #   redir @mon_bare {path}/ 302
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 
 # --- only inside taler.hacktivism.ch { ... } ---
     @mon_bare path /monitoring /monitoring_err \
+        /monitoring-max-ladder /monitoring-max-ladder_err \
         /taler-monitoring-surface /taler-monitoring-surface_err \
         /taler-monitoring-aptdeploy /taler-monitoring-aptdeploy_err \
         /taler-monitoring-mail /taler-monitoring-mail_err \
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@
     }
 
 # --- bank + exchange + taler (each site block; set root host dir) ---
-    @mon_bare path /monitoring /monitoring_err
+# /monitoring* already covers /monitoring-max-ladder*
+    @mon_bare path /monitoring /monitoring_err \
+        /monitoring-max-ladder /monitoring-max-ladder_err
     redir @mon_bare {path}/ 302
 
     handle /monitoring_err* {

surface-catalog.conf

@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ bugs.gnunet.org               443     https   gnunet-bugs
 # --- taler-systems.com ---
 www.taler-systems.com         443     https   tsa-www
 taler-systems.com             443     https   tsa-apex
-anastasis.taler-systems.com   443,25,465,587,143,993  https   anastasis-mail
+# Anastasis / TSA mail plane (MX mail.anastasis.lu → pixel). Do NOT list
+# anastasis.taler-systems.com — it does not resolve (was a catalog typo).
+mail.anastasis.lu             443,25,465,587,143,993  https   anastasis-mail
+pixel.taler-systems.com       443,25,465,587,143,993  https   pixel-mail
 
 # --- mail (also covered by phase mail; listed for surface nmap/ports) ---
 firefly.gnunet.org            443,25,465,587,143,993  https   firefly-mail

taler-monitoring.sh

@@ -93,14 +93,16 @@ Phases:
   sanity   public + optional server
   server   server-side only (SSH)
   e2e      withdraw + pay (small amounts; remote aborts on login/KYC)
-  ladder   withdraw/pay amount ladder (GOA ceiling or stage TESTPAYSAN max_wire)
+  ladder   amount ladder classic (default 23-rung withdraw + pay; any currency)
+  max-ladder  max-search: highest withdrawable + highest payable (≤ available)
+  goa-ladder  alias of ladder (legacy phase name; same check_amount_ladder.sh)
   auth401  merchant Basic-auth / case matrix (HTTP 401 paths; may create throwaway instance)
   aptdeploy  koopa podman apt-src smoke: taler-merchant in
              koopa-taler-deploy-test-apt-src-trixie{,-testing}
   surface  REMOTE-ONLY public inventory (NOT in default/all/full):
              ecosystem hosts (taler.net, gnunet.org, taler-systems.com, mattermost, …)
              or -d DOMAIN → that domain’s surface; port/protocol/TLS/CVE (OSV)
-  mattermost  Mattermost chat health (default mattermost.taler.net; SPA + /api/v4/system/ping)
+  mattermost  Mattermost chat health (SPA + ping + client floors: mobile/desktop/support ≥10.11)
   mail     MX/SMTP/IMAP for Taler mail (firefly, pixel/TSA, catalogued domains)
   monpages public monitoring HTML via FQDN (obligatory ERROR; GOA full inventory, FP only FP)
              uses MON_HOSTS + HTML_URL_OK (same as host-agent); v1.3.1+
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ Options:
   --merchant URL        merchant-backend base — overrides profile
   --currency CODE       expected currency (GOA, KUDOS, CHF, …); empty = report only
   --no-probe            do not probe alternate hosts (unknown domains only)
-  --lang en|fr          UI/console language (sticky bar + badges)
+  --lang en|fr|de       UI/console language (sticky bar + badges; de available, not a profile default)
                         overrides auto (FrancPaysan→fr, else en)
   --ver, --version, -V print suite version, git commit, and repo URLs
   -h, --help
@@ -165,7 +167,8 @@ Env (same meaning):
   SURFACE_CVE_LEVEL=warn|error  bare Server-header versions default warn
                         (Debian package versions default error)
   SURFACE_CATALOG=path  override surface-catalog.conf
-  TALER_MON_LANG=en|fr  same as --lang (default en; auto fr for *lefrancpaysan*)
+  TALER_MON_LANG=en|fr|de  same as --lang (profile lang from domains.conf; de never stock default)
+  TALER_MON_LOCALE=fr-CH|de-CH  regional l10n from domains.conf locale column
 
 Full load (GOA / hacktivism):
   ./taler-monitoring.sh -d hacktivism.ch full
@@ -225,12 +228,13 @@ NO_PROBE=0
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   case "$1" in
     --lang)
-      [ $# -ge 2 ] || { echo "error: --lang needs en|fr" >&2; exit 2; }
+      [ $# -ge 2 ] || { echo "error: --lang needs en|fr|de" >&2; exit 2; }
       _lang="$2"
       case "$_lang" in
         fr|FR|fra|french) TALER_MON_LANG=fr ;;
+        de|DE|deu|ger|german|deutsch) TALER_MON_LANG=de ;;
         en|EN|eng|english) TALER_MON_LANG=en ;;
-        *) echo "error: unknown language '$_lang' (use en or fr)" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+        *) echo "error: unknown language '$_lang' (use en, fr, or de)" >&2; exit 2 ;;
       esac
       TALER_MON_LANG_SET=1
       export TALER_MON_LANG TALER_MON_LANG_SET
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
       CURRENCY_OVERRIDE="$2"; shift 2
       ;;
     --no-probe) NO_PROBE=1; shift ;;
-    urls|inside|versions|sanity|server|e2e|ladder|goa-ladder|auth401|aptdeploy|apt-deploy|apt_src|surface|ecosystem|mattermost|mail|monpages|pages|devtesting|franken|fake-franken|fake_franken|all|full) PHASES+=("$1"); shift ;;
+    urls|inside|versions|sanity|server|e2e|ladder|goa-ladder|max-ladder|maxladder|auth401|aptdeploy|apt-deploy|apt_src|surface|ecosystem|mattermost|mail|monpages|pages|devtesting|franken|fake-franken|fake_franken|all|full) PHASES+=("$1"); shift ;;
     *)
       # bare domain shorthand: ./taler-monitoring.sh taler.net
       if [[ "$1" == *.* && "$1" != *://* && "$1" != -* ]]; then
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ if [ "${LOCAL_STACK:-1}" != "1" ]; then
   SKIP_SSH=1
 fi
 
-# Remote: no SSH; ATM withdraw ladder set in check_e2e (smaller notes)
+# Remote: no SSH; bank withdraw ladder set in check_e2e (smaller notes)
 if [ "${LOCAL_STACK}" != "1" ]; then
   E2E_FAKE_INCOMING=0
   E2E_REMOTE=1
@@ -307,14 +311,15 @@ export EXPECT_CURRENCY SKIP_SSH LOCAL_STACK TALER_DOMAIN_PROBE CHECK_LANDING
 export TALER_DOMAIN_FROM_CLI="${TALER_DOMAIN_FROM_CLI:-0}"
 export DOMAIN_SET="${DOMAIN_SET:-0}"
 export WITHDRAW_AMT PAY_AMT CREDIT_AMT MERCHANT_INSTANCE
-export E2E_FAKE_INCOMING E2E_REMOTE E2E_VARIABLE E2E_ATM_MAX
+export E2E_FAKE_INCOMING E2E_REMOTE E2E_VARIABLE E2E_ATM_MAX E2E_BANK_WITHDRAW_MAX
 export E2E_WITHDRAW_VALUES E2E_PAY_VALUES E2E_USE_TEMPLATES E2E_TEMPLATE_MAP
 export PAIVANA_PUBLIC E2E_PAIVANA E2E_PAIVANA_TEMPLATE E2E_PAIVANA_AMOUNT E2E_PAIVANA_INSTANCE
 export INSIDE_PROFILE INSIDE_SSH
 export INSIDE_BANK_CTR INSIDE_EXCHANGE_CTR INSIDE_MERCHANT_CTR
 export INSIDE_BANK_PORT INSIDE_EXCHANGE_PORT INSIDE_MERCHANT_PORT
 export INSIDE_DNS_BANK INSIDE_DNS_EXCHANGE INSIDE_DNS_MERCHANT
-# Ladder: withdraw then pay — 0 + random mids + max-1 + max (see check_goa_ladder.sh).
+# Amount ladder — check_amount_ladder.sh + ladder/lib_pay.sh + ladder/extract_rpubs.py
+# Phases: ladder|goa-ladder (classic), max-ladder|maxladder (max-search).
 # Defaults so set -u export is safe when vars were never set by caller.
 : "${LADDER_STEPS:=23}"
 : "${LADDER_MIN_AMOUNT:=0.000001}"
@@ -328,16 +333,23 @@ export INSIDE_DNS_BANK INSIDE_DNS_EXCHANGE INSIDE_DNS_MERCHANT
 : "${LADDER_INCLUDE_ZERO:=1}"
 : "${LADDER_INCLUDE_MAX:=1}"
 : "${LADDER_HIGH_FROM:=1000000}"
-: "${LADDER_HIGH_RUNGS:=12}"
+: "${LADDER_HIGH_RUNGS:=4}"
 : "${LADDER_LOAD:=1}"
 : "${LADDER_PAY:=1}"
 : "${LADDER_WITHDRAW_SCALE:=1.5}"
 : "${LADDER_PAY_SETTLE_ROUNDS:=6}"
+: "${LADDER_MODE:=classic}"
+: "${LADDER_MAX_PROBES:=32}"
+: "${LADDER_MAX_TOL_REL:=0.001}"
+: "${LADDER_MAX_SEED:=}"
+: "${LADDER_PAY_WITH_MAX:=0}"
+: "${LADDER_HIGH_RUNGS:=6}"
 export LADDER_STEPS LADDER_MIN_AMOUNT LADDER_CONFIRM_POLLS LADDER_MAX_RUNGS LADDER_TIMEOUT_S LADDER_REPORT_DIR
 export LADDER_SETTLE_ROUNDS LADDER_SETTLE_SLEEP EXP_PW_FILE EXP_USER
 export LADDER_MAX_AMOUNT LADDER_INCLUDE_ZERO LADDER_INCLUDE_MAX
 export LADDER_HIGH_FROM LADDER_HIGH_RUNGS LADDER_LOAD
 export LADDER_PAY LADDER_WITHDRAW_SCALE LADDER_PAY_SETTLE_ROUNDS
+export LADDER_MODE LADDER_MAX_PROBES LADDER_MAX_TOL_REL LADDER_MAX_SEED LADDER_PAY_WITH_MAX
 export TALER_DOMAIN_APPLIED=1
   i18n_init 2>/dev/null || true
 # Optional: auth401 and other phases may honor CONTINUE_ON_ERROR
@@ -431,9 +443,9 @@ _progress_estimate_phase() {
     versions) n=35 ;;
     sanity)   n=35 ;;
     server)   n=20 ;;
-    # e2e: ATM ladder emits many INFO lines (coins before/after each note)
+    # e2e: bank withdraw ladder emits many INFO lines (coins before/after each note)
     e2e)      n=240 ;;
-    ladder|goa-ladder) n=120 ;;
+    ladder|goa-ladder|max-ladder|maxladder) n=120 ;;
     auth401)  n=70 ;;
     aptdeploy) n=40 ;;
     surface|ecosystem) n=120 ;;
@@ -547,6 +559,8 @@ elif [ "${LOCAL_STACK:-0}" = "1" ] && command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1 \
 fi
 
 printf 'target domain=%s\n' "${TALER_DOMAIN}"
+printf '  ui_lang  %s\n' "${TALER_MON_LANG:-en}"
+printf '  locale   %s\n' "${TALER_MON_LOCALE:-${TALER_DOMAIN_LOCALE:-?}}"
 printf '  bank     %s\n' "$BANK_PUBLIC"
 printf '  exchange %s\n' "$EXCHANGE_PUBLIC"
 printf '  merchant %s\n' "$MERCHANT_PUBLIC"
@@ -607,7 +621,15 @@ while [ "$_phase_idx" -lt "$_n_phases" ]; do
     sanity)   run_phase sanity   "$ROOT/check_sanity.sh"   || ec=1 ;;
     server)   run_phase server   "$ROOT/check_server.sh"   || ec=1 ;;
     e2e)      run_phase e2e      "$ROOT/check_e2e.sh"      || ec=1 ;;
-    ladder|goa-ladder) run_phase ladder "$ROOT/check_goa_ladder.sh" || ec=1 ;;
+    ladder|goa-ladder)
+      run_phase ladder "$ROOT/check_amount_ladder.sh" || ec=1
+      ;;
+    max-ladder|maxladder)
+      # Feature: hunt highest mint+confirm withdrawable amount (any currency)
+      LADDER_MODE=max
+      export LADDER_MODE
+      run_phase ladder "$ROOT/check_amount_ladder.sh" || ec=1
+      ;;
     auth401)  run_phase auth401  "$ROOT/check_auth401.sh"  || ec=1 ;;
     aptdeploy|apt-deploy|apt_src) run_phase aptdeploy "$ROOT/check_apt_deploy.sh" || ec=1 ;;
     surface|ecosystem) run_phase surface "$ROOT/check_surface.sh" || ec=1 ;;

tests/test_normalize_taler_uri.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Unit tests for normalize_taler_uri / taler_uri_has_default_port (lib.sh).
+# Run: ./tests/test_normalize_taler_uri.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
+# shellcheck source=../lib.sh
+source "$ROOT/lib.sh"
+
+pass=0
+fail=0
+assert_eq() {
+  local name="$1" got="$2" want="$3"
+  if [ "$got" = "$want" ]; then
+    pass=$((pass + 1))
+  else
+    echo "FAIL $name" >&2
+    echo "  got:  $got" >&2
+    echo "  want: $want" >&2
+    fail=$((fail + 1))
+  fi
+}
+assert_true() {
+  local name="$1"
+  if "$@"; then
+    # shift name
+    :
+  fi
+}
+
+# --- strip :443 / :80 ---
+assert_eq "withdraw :443/" \
+  "$(normalize_taler_uri 'taler://withdraw/bank.hacktivism.ch:443/taler-integration/abc-123')" \
+  "taler://withdraw/bank.hacktivism.ch/taler-integration/abc-123"
+
+assert_eq "withdraw :443 end" \
+  "$(normalize_taler_uri 'taler://withdraw/bank.example:443')" \
+  "taler://withdraw/bank.example"
+
+assert_eq "pay :443" \
+  "$(normalize_taler_uri 'taler://pay/taler.hacktivism.ch:443/instances/x/orders/y?c=z')" \
+  "taler://pay/taler.hacktivism.ch/instances/x/orders/y?c=z"
+
+assert_eq "pay-template :80" \
+  "$(normalize_taler_uri 'taler://pay-template/shop.example:80/instances/i/t')" \
+  "taler://pay-template/shop.example/instances/i/t"
+
+assert_eq "already clean" \
+  "$(normalize_taler_uri 'taler://withdraw/bank.hacktivism.ch/taler-integration/uuid')" \
+  "taler://withdraw/bank.hacktivism.ch/taler-integration/uuid"
+
+assert_eq "empty" "$(normalize_taler_uri '')" ""
+
+# non-default port kept
+assert_eq "keep :8443" \
+  "$(normalize_taler_uri 'taler://withdraw/bank.example:8443/taler-integration/x')" \
+  "taler://withdraw/bank.example:8443/taler-integration/x"
+
+# has_default_port detector
+if taler_uri_has_default_port 'taler://withdraw/h:443/p'; then
+  pass=$((pass + 1))
+else
+  echo "FAIL detector should match :443" >&2
+  fail=$((fail + 1))
+fi
+if taler_uri_has_default_port 'taler://withdraw/h/p'; then
+  echo "FAIL detector should not match clean URI" >&2
+  fail=$((fail + 1))
+else
+  pass=$((pass + 1))
+fi
+
+echo "normalize_taler_uri tests: pass=$pass fail=$fail"
+[ "$fail" -eq 0 ]