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Correct the stale claim that relay.damus.io rejects kind 31436 #53

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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions docs/operations.md
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Expand Up @@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ virtual hole, which on a relay outage means an almost empty page rather than an
obvious error. The generic welcome only returns if `--home` is not an npub at
all. That is the real reason the project relay belongs in the bridge's own
`--relay` set: it is the front page's only source, and nothing else covers for
it. `relay.damus.io` rejects kind 31436 outright, so the popular relays are not
a safety net here.
it. The popular relays are not a safety net here: relay.damus.io rejected
kind 31436 outright when the bridge was first deployed (it accepted a probe
document on 2026-08-07), and any of them can change kind policy or retention
without notice.

Its NIP-05 name is served statically by the proxy rather than by the bridge.
A bridge is a window onto relays, and who owns a name at a hostname is the
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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions src/cli.ts
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Expand Up @@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ import { BookmarkStore } from './bookmarks.ts'
import { aboutContent } from './about.ts'
import { renderForTerminal } from './cliview.ts'

// relay.trotters.cc is the project's own relay. It is in the defaults because
// a general-purpose relay may refuse an unfamiliar kind: relay.damus.io rejects
// every kind 31436 document, so a hole published only to the popular set can be
// unreadable through them. `--relay` replaces this list entirely.
// relay.trotters.cc is the project's own relay. It is in the defaults as the
// reliability anchor: a general-purpose relay may refuse an unfamiliar kind or
// drop it on retention, and the popular set changed without notice before
// (relay.damus.io rejected every kind 31436 document when this list was
// written; it accepted one in testing on 2026-08-07). A hole published only
// to relays you do not run is readable exactly as long as they feel like
// keeping it. `--relay` replaces this list entirely.
const DEFAULT_RELAYS = [
'wss://relay.damus.io',
'wss://nos.lol',
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