diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MeshChat/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/MeshChat/index.tsx
index 515e0f5..bf13cee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MeshChat/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MeshChat/index.tsx
@@ -1492,778 +1492,7 @@ const MeshChat = React.memo(function MeshChat(props: MeshChatProps) {
                 </>
               )}
 
-              {/* Dead Drop chat UI moved to Infonet Terminal → Messages */}
-              {false && !dashboardRestrictedTab && activeTab === 'dms' && (
-                <>
-                  {/* Sub-nav: Contacts | Inbox | Muted | (back to contacts from chat) */}
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-1 px-3 py-1.5 border-b border-[var(--border-primary)]/30 shrink-0">
-                    {dmView === 'chat' ? (
-                      <>
-                        <button
-                          onClick={() => {
-                            setDmView('contacts');
-                            setSelectedContact('');
-                            setDmMessages([]);
-                          }}
-                          className="text-[13px] font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-cyan-400 transition-colors"
-                        >
-                          &lt; BACK
-                        </button>
-                        <span className="text-sm font-mono text-cyan-400 ml-2 truncate">
-                          {selectedContact.slice(0, 16)}
-                        </span>
-                        {(() => {
-                          const c = contacts[selectedContact];
-                          if (!c) return null;
-                          const trust = getContactTrustSummary(c);
-                          if (trust?.transparencyConflict) {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-red-500/40 text-red-300 bg-red-950/20">
-                                HISTORY CONFLICT
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          if (trust?.state === 'continuity_broken') {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-red-500/40 text-red-300 bg-red-950/20">
-                                CONTINUITY BROKEN
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          if (trust?.state === 'mismatch') {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-orange-500/40 text-orange-300 bg-orange-950/20">
-                                PREKEY CHANGED
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          if (trust?.registryMismatch) {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-red-500/40 text-red-400 bg-red-950/20">
-                                KEY MISMATCH
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          if (trust?.state === 'sas_verified') {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-green-500/40 text-green-400 bg-green-950/20">
-                                SAS VERIFIED
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          if (trust?.state === 'invite_pinned') {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-emerald-500/40 text-emerald-300 bg-emerald-950/20">
-                                INVITE PINNED
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          if (trust?.state === 'tofu_pinned') {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-amber-500/30 text-amber-300 bg-amber-950/10">
-                                TOFU ONLY
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          return null;
-                        })()}
-                        {(() => {
-                          const c = contacts[selectedContact];
-                          if (!c) return null;
-                          if (c.witness_count && c.witness_count > 0) {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-cyan-500/30 text-cyan-300 bg-cyan-950/10">
-                                WITNESSED {c.witness_count}
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          return null;
-                        })()}
-                        {(() => {
-                          const c = contacts[selectedContact];
-                          if (!c) return null;
-                          if (c.vouch_count && c.vouch_count > 0) {
-                            return (
-                              <span className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-purple-500/30 text-purple-300 bg-purple-950/10">
-                                VOUCHES {c.vouch_count}
-                              </span>
-                            );
-                          }
-                          return null;
-                        })()}
-                        <button
-                          onClick={handleDmTrustPrimaryAction}
-                          className="ml-auto text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 border border-cyan-800/40 text-cyan-400/90 hover:text-cyan-300 hover:border-cyan-600/60 transition-colors"
-                        >
-                          {dmTrustPrimaryButtonLabel}
-                        </button>
-                        <button
-                          onClick={() => handleVouch(selectedContact)}
-                          className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 border border-purple-800/40 text-purple-400/90 hover:text-purple-300 hover:border-purple-600/60 transition-colors"
-                        >
-                          VOUCH
-                        </button>
-                        <button
-                          onClick={() => void handleRefreshSelectedContact()}
-                          disabled={dmMaintenanceBusy}
-                          className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 border border-amber-800/40 text-amber-300/90 hover:text-amber-200 hover:border-amber-600/60 transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-                        >
-                          REFRESH
-                        </button>
-                        <button
-                          onClick={() => void handleResetSelectedContact()}
-                          disabled={dmMaintenanceBusy}
-                          className="ml-2 text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 border border-red-800/40 text-red-300/90 hover:text-red-200 hover:border-red-600/60 transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-                        >
-                          RESET
-                        </button>
-                      </>
-                    ) : (
-                      <>
-                        <button
-                          onClick={() => setDmView('contacts')}
-                          className={`text-[13px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 transition-colors ${
-                            dmView === 'contacts'
-                              ? 'text-cyan-400 bg-cyan-950/30'
-                              : 'text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-gray-400'
-                          }`}
-                        >
-                          CONTACTS
-                        </button>
-                        <button
-                          onClick={() => setDmView('inbox')}
-                          className={`text-[13px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 transition-colors flex items-center gap-1 ${
-                            dmView === 'inbox'
-                              ? 'text-cyan-400 bg-cyan-950/30'
-                              : 'text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-gray-400'
-                          }`}
-                        >
-                          INBOX
-                          {accessRequests.length > 0 && (
-                            <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-cyan-400 animate-[blink_1s_step-end_infinite]" />
-                          )}
-                        </button>
-                        <button
-                          onClick={() => setDmView('muted')}
-                          className={`text-[13px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 transition-colors flex items-center gap-1 ${
-                            dmView === 'muted'
-                              ? 'text-cyan-400 bg-cyan-950/30'
-                              : 'text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-gray-400'
-                          }`}
-                        >
-                          <EyeOff size={8} />
-                          MUTED
-                          {mutedArray.length > 0 && (
-                            <span className="text-[11px] text-[var(--text-muted)]">
-                              ({mutedArray.length})
-                            </span>
-                          )}
-                        </button>
-                        <button
-                          onClick={() => setShowAddContact(!showAddContact)}
-                          disabled={secureDmBlocked}
-                          className="ml-auto p-1 hover:bg-[var(--hover-accent)] text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-cyan-400 transition-colors"
-                          title="Request access"
-                        >
-                          <UserPlus size={11} />
-                        </button>
-                      </>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-                  {dmView === 'chat' && showSas && sasPhrase && (
-                    <div className="px-3 pb-1 text-[13px] font-mono text-cyan-400/80 border-b border-[var(--border-primary)]/20">
-                      SAS: <span className="text-cyan-300">{sasPhrase}</span>
-                      {selectedContactInfo &&
-                        selectedContactTrustSummary?.state === 'invite_pinned' && (
-                        <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] font-mono text-emerald-300/90 leading-[1.65]">
-                          This contact was anchored by an imported signed invite. SAS is still useful
-                          as an extra continuity check.
-                        </div>
-                      )}
-                      {selectedContactInfo &&
-                        selectedContactTrustSummary?.state === 'tofu_pinned' && (
-                        <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] font-mono text-amber-300/90 leading-[1.65]">
-                          First contact is still TOFU-only. Compare this phrase out of band before
-                          treating the sender as verified.
-                        </div>
-                      )}
-                      {selectedContactInfo &&
-                        selectedContactTrustSummary?.state !== 'sas_verified' &&
-                        selectedContactTrustSummary?.state !== 'mismatch' &&
-                        selectedContactTrustSummary?.state !== 'continuity_broken' &&
-                        !selectedContactTrustSummary?.transparencyConflict && (
-                        <div className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                          <input
-                            value={sasConfirmInput}
-                            onChange={(e) => setSasConfirmInput(e.target.value)}
-                            onKeyDown={(e) => {
-                              if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-                                e.preventDefault();
-                                void handleConfirmSelectedContactSas();
-                              }
-                            }}
-                            placeholder="Type the phrase you both confirmed"
-                            className="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-black/30 border border-cyan-900/30 px-2 py-1 text-[12px] font-mono text-cyan-100 placeholder:text-cyan-700/70 focus:outline-none focus:border-cyan-600/60"
-                          />
-                          <button
-                            onClick={() => void handleConfirmSelectedContactSas()}
-                            disabled={dmMaintenanceBusy}
-                            className="text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-1 border border-emerald-800/40 text-emerald-300 hover:text-emerald-200 hover:border-emerald-600/60 transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-                          >
-                            CONFIRM SAS
-                          </button>
-                        </div>
-                      )}
-                      {selectedContactInfo &&
-                        selectedContactTrustSummary?.state === 'continuity_broken' &&
-                        selectedContactTrustSummary?.rootMismatch && (
-                        <>
-                          <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] font-mono text-red-300/90 leading-[1.65]">
-                            {`${rootWitnessContinuityLabel(selectedContactTrustSummary)} changed for this contact.`}{' '}
-                            Compare the SAS phrase for the newly observed root, then recover only if
-                            the ceremony checks out.
-                          </div>
-                          <div className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                            <input
-                              value={sasConfirmInput}
-                              onChange={(e) => setSasConfirmInput(e.target.value)}
-                              onKeyDown={(e) => {
-                                if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-                                  e.preventDefault();
-                                  void handleRecoverSelectedContactRootContinuity();
-                                }
-                              }}
-                              placeholder="Type the phrase you both confirmed for the new root"
-                              className="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-black/30 border border-red-900/30 px-2 py-1 text-[12px] font-mono text-cyan-100 placeholder:text-red-700/70 focus:outline-none focus:border-red-600/60"
-                            />
-                            <button
-                              onClick={() => void handleRecoverSelectedContactRootContinuity()}
-                              disabled={dmMaintenanceBusy}
-                              className="text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-1 border border-red-800/40 text-red-300 hover:text-red-200 hover:border-red-600/60 transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-                            >
-                              RECOVER ROOT
-                            </button>
-                          </div>
-                        </>
-                      )}
-                      {selectedContactInfo?.remotePrekeyMismatch && (
-                        <div className="mt-2 text-[12px] font-mono text-red-300/85 leading-[1.65]">
-                          {selectedContactTrustSummary?.rootMismatch
-                            ? `${rootWitnessContinuityLabel(selectedContactTrustSummary)} changed. Recover only after you compare the new SAS phrase out of band.`
-                            : 'Acknowledge the changed fingerprint first, then compare and confirm SAS again.'}
-                        </div>
-                      )}
-                    </div>
-                  )}
-
-                  {activeTab === 'dms' && !secureDmBlocked && (
-                    <div className="px-3 py-1.5 border-b border-[var(--border-primary)]/20 shrink-0 flex items-center gap-2">
-                      <span
-                        className={`text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border ${dmTransportStatus.className}`}
-                      >
-                        {dmTransportStatus.label}
-                      </span>
-                      <span className="text-[12px] font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)]">
-                        {dmTransportMode === 'reticulum'
-                          ? 'Direct private delivery active.'
-                          : dmTransportMode === 'hidden'
-                            ? 'Hidden transport active.'
-                            : dmTransportMode === 'relay'
-                              ? 'Relay fallback active.'
-                              : dmTransportMode === 'ready'
-                                ? 'Private lane ready.'
-                        : 'Lower-trust mode.'}
-                      </span>
-                    </div>
-                  )}
-
-                  {activeTab === 'dms' && unresolvedSenderSealCount > 0 && (
-                    <div className="px-3 py-2 border-b border-red-900/30 bg-red-950/18 text-red-300 leading-[1.65] shrink-0">
-                      <div className="text-[13px] font-mono tracking-[0.18em] mb-1">
-                        UNRESOLVED SEALED SENDERS
-                      </div>
-                      <div className="text-sm font-mono">
-                        {unresolvedSenderSealCount} sealed-sender message
-                        {unresolvedSenderSealCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} could not be mapped to a
-                        trusted contact or verified sender key. Keep Wormhole reachable and refresh
-                        contact trust before relying on them.
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                  )}
-
-                  {activeTab === 'dms' && dmView === 'chat' && dmTrustHint && selectedContactInfo && (
-                    <div
-                      className={`px-3 py-2 border-b leading-[1.65] shrink-0 ${
-                        dmTrustHint.severity === 'danger'
-                          ? 'border-red-900/30 bg-red-950/20 text-red-300'
-                          : 'border-amber-900/30 bg-amber-950/10 text-amber-200'
-                      }`}
-                    >
-                      <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
-                        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-                          <div className="text-[13px] font-mono tracking-[0.18em] mb-1">
-                            {dmTrustHint.title}
-                          </div>
-                          <div className="text-sm font-mono">{dmTrustHint.detail}</div>
-                          {selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyMismatch && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-red-200/85">
-                              pinned {shortTrustFingerprint(selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyFingerprint)} • observed{' '}
-                              {shortTrustFingerprint(selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyObservedFingerprint)}
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {!selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyMismatch &&
-                            selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyRootMismatch && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-red-200/85">
-                              pinned root {shortTrustFingerprint(selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyRootFingerprint)} •
-                              observed root{' '}
-                              {shortTrustFingerprint(selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyObservedRootFingerprint)}
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {!selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyMismatch &&
-                            selectedContactTrustSummary?.state === 'tofu_pinned' &&
-                            selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyFingerprint && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-amber-200/85">
-                              first-sight pin {shortTrustFingerprint(selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyFingerprint)} •
-                              verify before sensitive use
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {!selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyMismatch &&
-                            selectedContactTrustSummary?.state === 'invite_pinned' &&
-                            (selectedContactInfo.invitePinnedTrustFingerprint ||
-                              selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyFingerprint) && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-emerald-200/85">
-                              invite pin{' '}
-                              {shortTrustFingerprint(
-                                selectedContactInfo.invitePinnedTrustFingerprint ||
-                                  selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyFingerprint,
-                              )}{' '}
-                              •
-                              {selectedContactTrustSummary?.rootAttested &&
-                              (selectedContactInfo.invitePinnedRootFingerprint ||
-                                selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyRootFingerprint)
-                                ? ` ${rootWitnessBadgeLabel(selectedContactTrustSummary).toLowerCase()} ${shortTrustFingerprint(
-                                    selectedContactInfo.invitePinnedRootFingerprint ||
-                                      selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyRootFingerprint,
-                                  )} •`
-                                : ''}{' '}
-                              imported out of band before first contact
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {selectedContactTrustSummary?.state === 'continuity_broken' &&
-                            selectedContactTrustSummary?.rootMismatch && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-red-200/85 leading-[1.7]">
-                              {`${rootWitnessContinuityLabel(selectedContactTrustSummary).toLowerCase()} broke for this contact.`}{' '}
-                              Re-verify SAS or replace the signed invite before trusting the new
-                              root.
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyTransparencyConflict && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-red-200/85 leading-[1.7]">
-                              prekey history conflict observed and trust stays degraded until you
-                              explicitly acknowledge the changed fingerprint.
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyLookupMode === 'legacy_agent_id' && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-yellow-200/85 leading-[1.7]">
-                              bootstrap path: legacy direct agent ID lookup.
-                              {selectedContactInfo.invitePinnedPrekeyLookupHandle
-                                ? ' Refresh from the signed invite to tighten lookup privacy.'
-                                : ' Import or re-import a signed invite to avoid stable-ID lookup.'}
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyLookupMode === 'invite_lookup_handle' && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-cyan-200/85 leading-[1.7]">
-                              bootstrap path: invite-scoped lookup handle. Stable agent ID was not
-                              required on the lookup path.
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                          {(selectedContactInfo.witness_count ?? 0) > 0 && (
-                            <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-cyan-200/75 leading-[1.7]">
-                              witness observations: {selectedContactInfo.witness_count}
-                              {selectedContactInfo.witness_checked_at
-                                ? `, last seen ${timeAgo(
-                                    selectedContactInfo.witness_checked_at > 1_000_000_000_000
-                                      ? selectedContactInfo.witness_checked_at
-                                      : selectedContactInfo.witness_checked_at * 1000,
-                                  )}`
-                                : ''}
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                        </div>
-                        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 shrink-0">
-                          <button
-                            onClick={handleDmTrustPrimaryAction}
-                            className="text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 border border-cyan-800/40 text-cyan-300 hover:text-cyan-200 hover:border-cyan-600/60 transition-colors"
-                          >
-                            {dmTrustPrimaryButtonLabel}
-                          </button>
-                          {selectedContactInfo.remotePrekeyMismatch &&
-                            !selectedContactTrustSummary?.rootMismatch && (
-                            <button
-                              onClick={() => void handleTrustSelectedRemotePrekey()}
-                              disabled={dmMaintenanceBusy}
-                              className="text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 border border-orange-700/40 text-orange-300 hover:text-orange-200 hover:border-orange-500/60 transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-                            >
-                              TRUST NEW KEY
-                            </button>
-                          )}
-                        </div>
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                  )}
-
-                  {/* Add contact / request access form */}
-                  <AnimatePresence>
-                    {showAddContact && dmView !== 'chat' && !secureDmBlocked && (
-                      <motion.div
-                        initial={{ height: 0 }}
-                        animate={{ height: 'auto' }}
-                        exit={{ height: 0 }}
-                        className="overflow-hidden border-b border-[var(--border-primary)]/30 shrink-0"
-                      >
-                        <div className="px-3 py-2 space-y-1.5">
-                          <div className="text-[13px] font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] leading-[1.65]">
-                            Enter an Agent ID for a contact you already pinned with a signed invite
-                            to request Dead Drop access. If you only have older local state, use
-                            terminal <span className="text-yellow-400">dm add</span> only for
-                            legacy migration.
-                          </div>
-                          <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                            <input
-                              value={addContactId}
-                              onChange={(e) => setAddContactId(e.target.value)}
-                              placeholder="!sb_a3f2c891..."
-                              className="flex-1 bg-[var(--bg-secondary)]/50 border border-[var(--border-primary)] text-sm font-mono text-cyan-300 px-2 py-1 outline-none placeholder:text-[var(--text-muted)]"
-                              onKeyDown={(e) => {
-                                if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-                                  handleRequestComposerAction();
-                                }
-                              }}
-                            />
-                            <button
-                              onClick={handleRequestComposerAction}
-                              disabled={!addContactId.trim() || !hasId}
-                              className="text-[13px] font-mono px-2 py-1 bg-cyan-900/20 text-cyan-400 hover:bg-cyan-800/30 disabled:opacity-30 transition-colors"
-                            >
-                              REQUEST
-                            </button>
-                          </div>
-                          {pendingSent.includes(addContactId.trim()) && (
-                            <div className="text-[13px] font-mono text-yellow-500/70">
-                              Request already sent
-                            </div>
-                          )}
-                        </div>
-                      </motion.div>
-                    )}
-                  </AnimatePresence>
-
-                  {/* Content area */}
-                  <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto styled-scrollbar px-3 py-1.5 space-y-0.5 border-l-2 border-cyan-800/25">
-                    {secureDmBlocked && (
-                      <div className="flex h-full min-h-[220px] items-center justify-center py-6">
-                        <div className="max-w-sm w-full border border-cyan-900/30 bg-cyan-950/10 px-4 py-5 text-center">
-                          <div className="inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 border border-cyan-700/40 bg-black/30 text-cyan-300 mb-3">
-                            <Lock size={16} />
-                          </div>
-                          <div className="text-sm font-mono tracking-[0.24em] text-cyan-300 mb-2">
-                            DEAD DROP LOCKED
-                          </div>
-                          <div className="text-sm font-mono text-[var(--text-secondary)] leading-[1.7]">
-                            Need Wormhole activated.
-                          </div>
-                          <div className="mt-2 text-[13px] font-mono text-cyan-300/70">
-                            Contacts, inbox, and private messages unlock once the private lane is up.
-                          </div>
-                        </div>
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-
-                    {/* CONTACTS VIEW */}
-                    {!secureDmBlocked && dmView === 'contacts' && (
-                      <>
-                        {contactList.length === 0 && (
-                          <div className="text-sm font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] text-center py-4 leading-[1.65]">
-                            No contacts yet. Use <span className="text-cyan-500/70">+</span> to
-                            request access.
-                          </div>
-                        )}
-                        {contactList.map(([id, c]) => {
-                          const trust = getContactTrustSummary(c);
-                          return (
-                          <div
-                            key={id}
-                            className="flex items-center gap-2 py-1.5 border-b border-[var(--border-primary)]/30 last:border-0 cursor-pointer hover:bg-[var(--bg-secondary)]/50 px-1 -mx-1 transition-colors"
-                            onClick={() => openChat(id)}
-                          >
-                            <Lock size={10} className="text-[var(--text-muted)] shrink-0" />
-                            <span className="text-sm font-mono text-cyan-300 truncate">
-                              {c.alias || id.slice(0, 16)}
-                            </span>
-                            {c.remotePrekeyMismatch && (
-                              <span className="text-[11px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-orange-500/40 text-orange-300 bg-orange-950/20">
-                                REVERIFY
-                              </span>
-                            )}
-                            {!c.remotePrekeyMismatch && c.verify_mismatch && (
-                              <span className="text-[11px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-red-500/40 text-red-300 bg-red-950/20">
-                                MISMATCH
-                              </span>
-                            )}
-                            {!c.remotePrekeyMismatch && !c.verify_mismatch && trust?.state === 'invite_pinned' && (
-                              <span className="text-[11px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-emerald-500/40 text-emerald-300 bg-emerald-950/20">
-                                INVITE PINNED
-                              </span>
-                            )}
-                            {!c.remotePrekeyMismatch && !c.verify_mismatch && trust?.state === 'sas_verified' && (
-                              <span className="text-[11px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-green-500/40 text-green-400 bg-green-950/20">
-                                SAS VERIFIED
-                              </span>
-                            )}
-                            {!c.remotePrekeyMismatch &&
-                              !c.verify_mismatch &&
-                              !c.remotePrekeyTransparencyConflict &&
-                              c.remotePrekeyLookupMode === 'legacy_agent_id' && (
-                              <span className="text-[11px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-yellow-500/30 text-yellow-300 bg-yellow-950/10">
-                                LEGACY LOOKUP
-                              </span>
-                            )}
-                            {!c.remotePrekeyMismatch && !c.verify_mismatch && c.remotePrekeyTransparencyConflict && (
-                              <span className="text-[11px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-red-500/40 text-red-300 bg-red-950/20">
-                                HISTORY CONFLICT
-                              </span>
-                            )}
-                            {!c.remotePrekeyMismatch &&
-                              !c.verify_mismatch &&
-                              trust?.state === 'tofu_pinned' && (
-                              <span className="text-[11px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-amber-500/30 text-amber-300 bg-amber-950/10">
-                                TOFU ONLY
-                              </span>
-                            )}
-                            <button
-                              onClick={(e) => {
-                                e.stopPropagation();
-                                handleBlockDM(id);
-                              }}
-                              className="ml-auto p-0.5 text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-red-400 hover:bg-red-900/20 transition-colors"
-                              title="Block"
-                            >
-                              <Ban size={10} />
-                            </button>
-                          </div>
-                          );
-                        })}
-                        {pendingSent.length > 0 && (
-                          <>
-                            <div className="text-[13px] font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] mt-2 mb-1">
-                              PENDING SENT
-                            </div>
-                            {pendingSent.map((id) => (
-                              <div
-                                key={id}
-                                className="flex items-center gap-2 py-1 text-sm font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)]"
-                              >
-                                <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-yellow-600/50" />
-                                <span className="truncate">{id.slice(0, 16)}</span>
-                                <span className="ml-auto text-[12px] text-[var(--text-muted)]">
-                                  awaiting
-                                </span>
-                              </div>
-                            ))}
-                          </>
-                        )}
-                      </>
-                    )}
-
-                    {/* INBOX VIEW — access requests */}
-                    {!secureDmBlocked && dmView === 'inbox' && (
-                      <>
-                        {accessRequests.length === 0 && (
-                          <div className="text-sm font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] text-center py-4 leading-[1.65]">
-                            No incoming requests
-                          </div>
-                        )}
-                        {accessRequests.map((req) => {
-                          const requestActionsAllowed = shouldAllowRequestActions(req);
-                          const recoveryState = req.sender_recovery_state;
-                          return (
-                            <div
-                              key={req.sender_id}
-                              className="py-2 border-b border-[var(--border-primary)]/30 last:border-0"
-                            >
-                              <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                                <UserPlus size={10} className="text-cyan-500 shrink-0" />
-                                <span className="text-sm font-mono text-cyan-300 truncate">
-                                  {req.sender_id.slice(0, 16)}
-                                </span>
-                                {recoveryState === 'verified' && (
-                                  <span className="text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-green-500/30 text-green-400 bg-green-950/20">
-                                    VERIFIED
-                                  </span>
-                                )}
-                                {recoveryState === 'pending' && (
-                                  <span className="text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-yellow-500/30 text-yellow-300 bg-yellow-950/20">
-                                    RECOVERY PENDING
-                                  </span>
-                                )}
-                                {recoveryState === 'failed' && (
-                                  <span className="text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-red-500/30 text-red-300 bg-red-950/20">
-                                    RECOVERY FAILED
-                                  </span>
-                                )}
-                                <span className="text-[12px] font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] ml-auto shrink-0">
-                                  {timeAgo(req.timestamp)}
-                                </span>
-                              </div>
-                              <div className="text-[13px] font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] mt-0.5 leading-[1.65]">
-                                Requesting Dead Drop access
-                              </div>
-                              {req.geo_hint && (
-                                <div className="text-[12px] font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] mt-0.5">
-                                  Geo hint (not proof): {req.geo_hint}
-                                </div>
-                              )}
-                              {!requestActionsAllowed && (
-                                <div className="text-[12px] font-mono text-yellow-300 mt-0.5 leading-[1.65]">
-                                  Sender authority is not verified yet. Actions stay disabled until
-                                  local recovery succeeds.
-                                </div>
-                              )}
-                              <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-1.5">
-                                <button
-                                  onClick={() => handleAcceptRequest(req.sender_id)}
-                                  disabled={!requestActionsAllowed}
-                                  className={`flex items-center gap-1 text-[13px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 transition-colors ${
-                                    requestActionsAllowed
-                                      ? 'bg-cyan-900/20 text-cyan-400 hover:bg-cyan-800/30'
-                                      : 'bg-cyan-950/10 text-cyan-700 cursor-not-allowed opacity-50'
-                                  }`}
-                                >
-                                  <Check size={9} /> ACCEPT
-                                </button>
-                                <button
-                                  onClick={() => handleDenyRequest(req.sender_id)}
-                                  disabled={!requestActionsAllowed}
-                                  className={`flex items-center gap-1 text-[13px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 transition-colors ${
-                                    requestActionsAllowed
-                                      ? 'bg-gray-900/30 text-gray-400 hover:bg-gray-800/40'
-                                      : 'bg-gray-950/20 text-gray-600 cursor-not-allowed opacity-50'
-                                  }`}
-                                >
-                                  <X size={9} /> DENY
-                                </button>
-                                <button
-                                  onClick={() => handleBlockDM(req.sender_id)}
-                                  disabled={!requestActionsAllowed}
-                                  className={`flex items-center gap-1 text-[13px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 ml-auto transition-colors ${
-                                    requestActionsAllowed
-                                      ? 'text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-red-400 hover:bg-red-900/20'
-                                      : 'text-[var(--text-muted)] opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed'
-                                  }`}
-                                >
-                                  <Ban size={9} /> BLOCK
-                                </button>
-                              </div>
-                            </div>
-                          );
-                        })}
-                      </>
-                    )}
-
-                    {/* MUTED LIST VIEW */}
-                    {!secureDmBlocked && dmView === 'muted' && (
-                      <>
-                        {mutedArray.length === 0 && (
-                          <div className="text-sm font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] text-center py-4 leading-[1.65]">
-                            No muted users
-                          </div>
-                        )}
-                        {mutedArray.map((uid) => (
-                          <div
-                            key={uid}
-                            className="flex items-center gap-2 py-1.5 border-b border-[var(--border-primary)]/30 last:border-0 px-1 -mx-1"
-                          >
-                            <EyeOff size={10} className="text-[var(--text-muted)] shrink-0" />
-                            <span className="text-sm font-mono text-[var(--text-secondary)] truncate flex-1">
-                              {uid.slice(0, 20)}
-                            </span>
-                            <button
-                              onClick={() => handleUnmute(uid)}
-                              className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[12px] font-mono px-2 py-0.5 bg-cyan-900/20 text-cyan-500 hover:bg-cyan-800/30 transition-colors"
-                            >
-                              <Eye size={8} /> UNMUTE
-                            </button>
-                          </div>
-                        ))}
-                      </>
-                    )}
-
-                    {/* CHAT VIEW */}
-                    {!secureDmBlocked && dmView === 'chat' && (
-                      <>
-                        {dmMessages.length === 0 && (
-                          <div className="text-sm font-mono text-[var(--text-muted)] text-center py-4 leading-[1.65]">
-                            <Lock size={11} className="inline mr-1 mb-0.5" />
-                            E2E encrypted dead drop — no messages yet
-                          </div>
-                        )}
-                        {dmMessages.map((m) => (
-                          <div key={m.msg_id} className="py-0.5 leading-[1.65]">
-                            <div className="flex gap-1.5 text-sm font-mono">
-                              <span
-                                className={`shrink-0 ${
-                                  m.sender_id === identity?.nodeId
-                                    ? 'text-cyan-500'
-                                    : 'text-cyan-400'
-                                }`}
-                              >
-                                {m.sender_id === identity?.nodeId
-                                  ? 'you'
-                                  : m.sender_id.slice(0, 12)}
-                              </span>
-                              {m.sender_id !== identity?.nodeId && m.seal_verified === true && (
-                                <span className="text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-green-500/30 text-green-400 bg-green-950/20">
-                                  VERIFIED
-                                </span>
-                              )}
-                              {m.sender_id !== identity?.nodeId && m.seal_resolution_failed && (
-                                <span className="text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-red-500/30 text-red-300 bg-red-950/20">
-                                  SEAL UNRESOLVED
-                                </span>
-                              )}
-                              {m.sender_id !== identity?.nodeId &&
-                                !m.seal_resolution_failed &&
-                                m.seal_verified === false && (
-                                <span className="text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border border-red-500/30 text-red-400 bg-red-950/20">
-                                  UNVERIFIED
-                                </span>
-                              )}
-                              {m.transport && (
-                                <span
-                                  className={`text-[12px] font-mono px-1.5 py-0.5 border ${
-                                    m.transport === 'reticulum'
-                                      ? 'border-green-500/30 text-green-400 bg-green-950/20'
-                                      : 'border-yellow-500/30 text-yellow-400 bg-yellow-950/20'
-                                  }`}
-                                >
-                                  {m.transport === 'reticulum' ? 'DIRECT' : 'RELAY'}
-                                </span>
-                              )}
-                              <span className="text-[var(--text-secondary)] break-words whitespace-pre-wrap flex-1">
-                                {m.plaintext || '[encrypted]'}
-                              </span>
-                              <span className="text-[var(--text-muted)] shrink-0 text-[13px]">
-                                {timeAgo(m.timestamp)}
-                              </span>
-                            </div>
-                          </div>
-                        ))}
-                      </>
-                    )}
-                    <div ref={messagesEndRef} />
-                  </div>
-                </>
-              )}
+              {/* Dead Drop chat UI: Infonet Terminal → Messages */}
             </div>
 
             {/* INPUT BAR */}
@@ -2341,21 +1570,15 @@ const MeshChat = React.memo(function MeshChat(props: MeshChatProps) {
                       ? privateInfonetReady
                         ? `→ INFONET${selectedGate ? ` / ${selectedGate}` : ''}${privateInfonetTransportReady ? '' : ' / EXPERIMENTAL ENCRYPTION'}`
                         : '→ PRIVATE LANE LOCKED'
-                      : activeTab === 'meshtastic'
-                        ? canUsePublicMeshInput
-                          ? meshDirectTarget
-                            ? `→ MESH / TO ${meshDirectTarget.toUpperCase()} / FROM ${activePublicMeshAddress.toUpperCase()}`
-                            : `→ MESH / ${meshRegion} / ${meshChannel} / ${activePublicMeshAddress.toUpperCase()}`
-                          : publicMeshBlockedByWormhole
-                            ? '→ MESH BLOCKED / WORMHOLE ACTIVE'
+                      : canUsePublicMeshInput
+                        ? meshDirectTarget
+                          ? `→ MESH / TO ${meshDirectTarget.toUpperCase()} / FROM ${activePublicMeshAddress.toUpperCase()}`
+                          : `→ MESH / ${meshRegion} / ${meshChannel} / ${activePublicMeshAddress.toUpperCase()}`
+                        : publicMeshBlockedByWormhole
+                          ? '→ MESH BLOCKED / WORMHOLE ACTIVE'
                           : hasStoredPublicLaneIdentity
                             ? '→ MESH OFF'
-                            : '→ MESH LOCKED'
-                        : activeTab === 'dms' && secureDmBlocked
-                          ? '→ DEAD DROP LOCKED'
-                        : dmView === 'chat' && selectedContact
-                          ? `→ DEAD DROP / ${selectedContact.slice(0, 14)}`
-                          : '→ SELECT TARGET'}
+                            : '→ MESH LOCKED'}
                   </span>
                 )}
               </div>
@@ -2386,19 +1609,6 @@ const MeshChat = React.memo(function MeshChat(props: MeshChatProps) {
                       OPEN PRIVATE LANE BRIEF
                     </span>
                   </button>
-                ) : activeTab === 'dms' && secureDmBlocked ? (
-                  <button
-                    onClick={() => setDeadDropUnlockOpen(true)}
-                    className="w-full flex items-center justify-between gap-2 px-3 py-2 border border-cyan-700/40 bg-cyan-950/15 text-cyan-300 hover:bg-cyan-950/25 hover:border-cyan-500/50 transition-colors"
-                  >
-                    <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-mono tracking-[0.2em]">
-                      <Lock size={11} />
-                      UNLOCK DEAD DROP
-                    </span>
-                    <span className="text-[12px] font-mono text-cyan-300/70">
-                      NEED WORMHOLE
-                    </span>
-                  </button>
                 ) : activeTab === 'meshtastic' && !canUsePublicMeshInput ? (
                   <button
                     onClick={handleMeshActivationAction}