Does Share summary start a new message?
Yes. Share summary and the N shortcut start blank at Write. Open Drafts explicitly to resume saved work. New message, X/Escape and Discard draft remain separate actions. Discarding a draft never erases accepted objects or delivery history. The single saved-draft slot asks before replacing other work.
What does “Using 3 shared notes” actually count?
Unique exact semantic atoms supplied to the successful completion request, including evidence carried with retained conversation history and any supplemental conflict notes. Identical atoms count once even with several source objects. It is not the number of documents, every retrieved candidate, verified facts, or the model's measured internal attention. Expand the receipt to inspect what went in and whether a guard fallback supplied the final answer.
Does this automatically share everything my local AI knows?
No. Reviewed notes are the default. Topic phrases can create local drafts only. Automatic sending requires a channel policy, a separate chat opt-in, and a new user-authored /note message. Incoming notes, model replies, and ordinary conversation never auto-forward. Channel Chat is inside Archangel; unrelated chat applications are not intercepted.
What's new in 1.9.1?
Away from home now has a definite viewport-bounded layout, a generous scrolling body and readable fingerprint wrapping. This addresses the collapse reported in Safari; native Safari confirmation of the new layout remains part of the final physical check.
Action errors stay visible across refreshes. Clock failures get plain-language guidance. Explicit pre-commit rejections remain rejected even when a copy was stored in quarantine; incomplete evidence stays unconfirmed. Receipt & provenance adds Save receipt JSON without a resend. Activation-file errors clear stale previews.
The corrected composer, Mac runtime discovery, free LAN, Channels, wire protocol, cryptographic checks and relay implementation remain. No system clocks are changed, no validation gates relaxed and no automatic resend added. One complete package, not a repair kit.
Does Braid send everything through Intersignal?
No. Free LAN handoffs connect directly to your approved peers. Managed WAN is a separately activated, explicitly selected route through the Intersignal relay. Both rigs make outbound HTTPS connections; the encrypted payload is addressed to the approved peer.
The relay can see routing, timing, sizes and public rig-card metadata, not the plaintext inside the encrypted handoff. This is not a claim of post-quantum protection or forward secrecy after recipient-key compromise. Local state is access-controlled, not encrypted at rest. No other app's chat history is automatically uploaded.
Can I use different models?
The completion model is receiver-local; Braid carries explicit material rather than requiring identical model weights. For the simplest first run, use the guide’s matching all-minilm embedding setup. The earlier a5 field-answer test used mistral:latest for the receiver’s configured completion model. The spending-demo screenshot shows a returned 500-credit value but does not display its exact model digest or raw query record; it is not a full compatibility matrix.
What has actually been tested?
The named 1.8.1 Windows-to-Mac and earlier a6 Linux-to-Mac runs below show local handoffs followed by fresh field answers. The September 10 rc1 session additionally established deployed relay connectivity, two-device activation, discovery and cross-network receiver delivery with LAN receiving paused. The shown WAN frame was rejected for a clock mismatch, not accepted.
The 1.9.1 build passed 457 Python tests and six subtests, three rc1-relay compatibility tests with fixture models, and 70 new Chromium layout/diagnostic checks. Native Safari/Edge execution is not claimed by those tests. Matched successful WAN acceptance after clock synchronization, a physical remote answer, and remaining failure/endurance checks are still to be recorded. Read the WAN evidence boundary. Full QA and physical-session notes are inside the ZIP.
A message arrived, but it says Not accepted. Why?
A receipt can preserve a rejected transfer without admitting it to the shared field. Open Receipt & provenance and read the reason. If it is ERR_FUTURE_TIMESTAMP, verify automatic time synchronization on both computers; the receipt alone does not identify which clock is wrong.
On Mac, check System Settings > General > Date & Time. On Windows, check Settings > Time & language > Date & time and the synchronization result. Different display time zones are fine. Do not alter signed timestamps, relax checks or repeatedly resend. Use Check WAN receipt (no resend) for an uncertain outcome. Save receipt JSON exports the existing record; review its text and local paths before sharing it.
What should I do when the field is empty?
Stop at the receipt. Check the remote outcome in Notes & activity or the retained Inbox/Sent receipt. Confirm that both rigs imported the same channel card, the publisher is allowed, and shared-note use is enabled. Drafts and local commits alone do not prove remote acceptance. An unconfirmed receipt is not permission to resend. .
What is free, and what does $99/year add?
The local Messenger, LAN transfers, QR reel/chunk tools, receiver-local field, project Channels, local chat and public source are free. Membership adds best-effort human support, early access and provisioned Managed Relay access for at least two unique device identities during an active term. Managed WAN is early access; confirm availability with support before joining for it alone.
QR tools remain in the Advanced workspace and depend on compatible camera/decoder support. The same 1.9.1 installer serves both offers. Compare both options.
Does “phone home” mean an iPhone app or remote desktop?
No. It means using Braid on a traveling computer to exchange selected context or ask an authorized Channel question on a home rig. This release does not include a smartphone-browser portal, remote desktop, filesystem access, shell or automatic wake-up. The home machine must remain awake, online and running Braid.
