diff --git a/.planning/ROADMAP.md b/.planning/ROADMAP.md
index a688908..eddb2cd 100644
--- a/.planning/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/.planning/ROADMAP.md
@@ -136,7 +136,16 @@ Make FamilySync configurable, administrable, and maintainable for real multi-mem
- **Create-before-delete under concurrent enqueues** (Pitfall 6): enqueue CREATE before DELETE; do not fire the signal between the two inserts of a move (publish after both inserts / after the transaction commits).
- Hard constraints: `setInterval` only (no node-cron); single-process by design — **no Redis** for the drain (Redis stays for list SSE); all outbox guarantees (fresh-etag-before-PUT, 412 conflict flow, per-uid exactly-once) unchanged.
-**Plans**: TBD
+**Plans**: 2 plans (2 waves)
+
+Plans:
+**Wave 1**
+
+- [ ] 09-01-PLAN.md — TDD: outboxTrigger.ts (zero-dep EventEmitter signal) + scheduleOutboxDrain wrapper / drainRequested trailing-re-drain loop + initOutboxTrigger in outboxWorker.ts; trigger-wiring tests (SC-1, SC-4/D-07, D-05) (Wave 1)
+
+**Wave 2** *(blocked on Wave 1 completion)*
+
+- [ ] 09-02-PLAN.md — Four post-commit signalOutboxDrain() publish sites in events.ts (create / edit-as-move-after-transaction / same-cal update / delete) + initOutboxTrigger() startup wiring under isMainModule() in index.ts (Wave 2)
### Phase 10: Admin Role & Settings
@@ -308,7 +317,7 @@ Plans:
| 6. UX Polish | v1.0 | 6/6 | Complete | 2026-06-10 |
| 7. Mobile Test Harness | v1.1 | 4/4 | Complete | 2026-06-11 |
| 8. Gitea CI | v1.1 | 4/4 | Complete | 2026-06-11 |
-| 9. Faster Write-Back | v1.1 | 0/? | Not started | - |
+| 9. Faster Write-Back | v1.1 | 0/2 | Not started | - |
| 10. Admin Role & Settings | v1.1 | 0/? | Not started | - |
| 11. Per-Event Reminders | v1.1 | 0/? | Not started | - |
| 12. Initial Setup Wizard | v1.1 | 0/? | Not started | - |
diff --git a/.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-01-PLAN.md b/.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-01-PLAN.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f9d123
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+---
+phase: 09-faster-write-back
+plan: 01
+type: tdd
+wave: 1
+depends_on: []
+files_modified:
+ - apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts
+ - apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts
+ - apps/api/tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts
+autonomous: true
+requirements: [CAL-15]
+
+must_haves:
+ truths:
+ - "Calling signalOutboxDrain() while no drain is in flight invokes runOutboxDrain promptly (no 15s wait)"
+ - "A signal arriving during an in-flight drain triggers exactly one trailing re-drain (D-05)"
+ - "Concurrent scheduleOutboxDrain() calls dispatch each pending row exactly once — no duplicate CalDAV PUT (D-07)"
+ - "runOutboxDrain's body and the isDraining guard are behaviorally unchanged — its existing 15 tests still pass"
+ - "scheduleOutboxDrain catches drain errors so a listener error never escapes the wrapper (D-02)"
+ artifacts:
+ - path: "apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts"
+ provides: "Zero-dependency in-process EventEmitter drain signal (signalOutboxDrain, onOutboxDrain)"
+ exports: ["signalOutboxDrain", "onOutboxDrain"]
+ contains: "node:events"
+ - path: "apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts"
+ provides: "scheduleOutboxDrain wrapper + drainRequested flag + initOutboxTrigger subscription"
+ exports: ["scheduleOutboxDrain", "initOutboxTrigger"]
+ contains: "drainRequested"
+ - path: "apps/api/tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts"
+ provides: "Trigger-wiring test block (SC-1, SC-4, D-05)"
+ contains: "scheduleOutboxDrain"
+ key_links:
+ - from: "apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts (initOutboxTrigger)"
+ to: "apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts (onOutboxDrain)"
+ via: "onOutboxDrain(() => scheduleOutboxDrain())"
+ pattern: "onOutboxDrain\\("
+ - from: "apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts (scheduleOutboxDrain)"
+ to: "apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts (runOutboxDrain)"
+ via: "guarded call through isDraining + drainRequested"
+ pattern: "scheduleOutboxDrain"
+---
+
+
+Build the event-driven drain signal mechanism: a zero-dependency in-process `EventEmitter` (`outboxTrigger.ts`) and the `scheduleOutboxDrain` scheduler wrapper in `outboxWorker.ts` that funnels signals through the existing `isDraining`-guarded `runOutboxDrain()` with a `drainRequested` trailing-re-drain loop (D-05). Prove SC-1, SC-4, and D-05 with automated trigger-wiring tests (D-09).
+
+Purpose: Removes the up-to-15s queueing delay before the CalDAV round-trip by signalling the drain on enqueue, while preserving every outbox durability guarantee — `runOutboxDrain`'s internals and the `isDraining` guard stay behaviorally unchanged (CAL-15 / D-02 / D-07).
+Output: `outboxTrigger.ts` (new), the `scheduleOutboxDrain` + `drainRequested` + `initOutboxTrigger` additions to `outboxWorker.ts`, and a new trigger-wiring describe block in `outboxWorker.test.ts`.
+
+
+
+@$HOME/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/execute-plan.md
+@$HOME/.claude/gsd-core/templates/summary.md
+
+
+
+@.planning/PROJECT.md
+@.planning/ROADMAP.md
+@.planning/STATE.md
+@.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-CONTEXT.md
+@.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-RESEARCH.md
+@.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-PATTERNS.md
+@.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-VALIDATION.md
+
+
+
+New symbols this phase creates (none exist yet — do not expect them in API-SURFACE.md):
+
+| Symbol | File | Created By | Kind |
+|--------|------|-----------|------|
+| `apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts` | (new file) | Plan 01 Task 1 | module |
+| `signalOutboxDrain` | `apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts` | Plan 01 Task 1 | exported function |
+| `onOutboxDrain` | `apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts` | Plan 01 Task 1 | exported function |
+| `drainRequested` | `apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts` | Plan 01 Task 3 | module-level flag |
+| `scheduleOutboxDrain` | `apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts` | Plan 01 Task 3 | exported function |
+| `initOutboxTrigger` | `apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts` | Plan 01 Task 3 | exported function |
+
+Plan 02 consumes `signalOutboxDrain` (in `events.ts`) and `initOutboxTrigger` (in `index.ts`).
+
+
+
+
+
+ Task 1: Create outboxTrigger.ts zero-dependency EventEmitter signal module
+ apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts
+
+ - apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts (the file being created — confirm it does not yet exist)
+ - apps/api/src/lib/listEmitter.ts (canonical analog: module-level `const emitter = new EventEmitter()`, named publish/subscribe wrappers, zero internal imports)
+
+
+ - signalOutboxDrain() emits the 'drain' event on the module-level emitter (synchronous; fire-and-forget; returns void)
+ - onOutboxDrain(handler) registers handler on 'drain' and returns an unsubscribe function that calls emitter.off('drain', handler)
+ - A handler registered via onOutboxDrain is invoked exactly once per signalOutboxDrain() call
+ - After the returned unsubscribe is called, a subsequent signalOutboxDrain() does NOT invoke the handler
+
+
+ Create `apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts` following the `listEmitter.ts` module-level singleton pattern exactly. Import `EventEmitter` from `node:events`. Declare `const emitter = new EventEmitter();` at module scope. Do NOT call `setMaxListeners` — there is exactly one subscriber (the `initOutboxTrigger` listener), so the default limit of 10 is correct (unlike `listEmitter.ts` which sets 200 for SSE fan-out per its T-04-04 comment). Export `signalOutboxDrain(): void` that calls `emitter.emit('drain')` (fire-and-forget per D-04). Export `onOutboxDrain(handler: () => void): () => void` that calls `emitter.on('drain', handler)` and returns `() => emitter.off('drain', handler)`. This module MUST import nothing from `broker/`, `routes/`, `db/`, or `index.ts` — only `node:events` — to guarantee no circular import (same zero-internal-dependency rule as `listEmitter.ts`). Add a header comment noting: single subscriber, default listener limit fine, signal is fire-and-forget, published only after enqueue commit (D-01/D-03/D-04).
+
+
+ cd apps/api && npx tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | grep -v '^$' | grep -i 'outboxTrigger' ; test ${PIPESTATUS[1]} -ne 0 || echo "no tsc errors in outboxTrigger"; grep -q "export function signalOutboxDrain" src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts && grep -q "export function onOutboxDrain" src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts && grep -q "node:events" src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts && echo OK
+
+
+ - `apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts` exists and exports `signalOutboxDrain` and `onOutboxDrain`
+ - File imports `EventEmitter` from `node:events` and nothing from `broker/`, `routes/`, `db/`, or `index.ts` (`grep -v 'node:events' src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts | grep -E "from '\\.\\./(broker|routes|db)" ` returns nothing)
+ - No `setMaxListeners` call present
+ - `cd apps/api && npx tsc --noEmit` reports no errors referencing `outboxTrigger.ts`
+
+ outboxTrigger.ts exists, exports signalOutboxDrain + onOutboxDrain, depends only on node:events, typechecks clean.
+
+
+
+ Task 2: RED — add failing trigger-wiring tests for SC-1, D-05, D-07
+ apps/api/tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts
+
+ - apps/api/tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts (full file: the `vi.hoisted` + `vi.mock` scaffold, `mockPendingRows`, `makeRow`, `makeResponse`, `wireMockChain`, the `beforeEach` reset block, and the existing describe blocks — extend, do not rewrite)
+ - apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts (created in Task 1 — import `signalOutboxDrain` from here)
+ - apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts (the module under test — `runOutboxDrain` already exported; `scheduleOutboxDrain` will be added in Task 3 and must be imported here in RED so the test fails on the missing export)
+ - apps/api/tests/lib/listEmitter.test.ts (analog for `vi.fn()` handler + unsubscribe test shape)
+
+
+ - Test A (SC-1): with one pending row and `createCalendarEvent` mocked to resolve 201, calling `signalOutboxDrain()` then flushing microtasks via `await new Promise(r => setImmediate(r))` results in `createCalendarEvent` called exactly once — with NO `vi.useFakeTimers()` / no 15s advance
+ - Test B (SC-4 / D-05): with `createCalendarEvent` first call held on a manually-resolved promise and two pending rows, calling `signalOutboxDrain()` (drain 1 starts), then `signalOutboxDrain()` twice more while drain 1 is in flight, then releasing drain 1 and flushing, results in exactly one trailing re-drain — `createCalendarEvent` total calls equal (rows in drain 1) + (rows in trailing drain), never a third drain pass
+ - Test C (SC-4 / D-07): with `createCalendarEvent` mocked to a `setTimeout(20ms)`-delayed resolve and one pending row, calling `scheduleOutboxDrain()` twice synchronously then `await vi.runAllTimersAsync()` results in `createCalendarEvent` called exactly once (second concurrent call no-ops via `isDraining`)
+
+
+ Extend `apps/api/tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts`. Update the top import to add `scheduleOutboxDrain` to the existing `import { runOutboxDrain, assembleRruleString } from '../../src/broker/outboxWorker.js';` line, and add `import { signalOutboxDrain } from '../../src/lib/outboxTrigger.js';`. Reuse the existing module-scope helpers (`mockPendingRows`, `makeRow`, `makeResponse`, `wireMockChain`) and the `createCalendarEvent` mock from `../../src/broker/write.js` — do NOT redeclare them. Add ONE new describe block after the last existing describe block: `describe('scheduleOutboxDrain — trigger wiring (D-09)', ...)`. Inside, replicate the existing `beforeEach` (`vi.resetAllMocks(); mockPendingRows = []; wireMockChain();`). Because `isDraining`/`drainRequested` are module-level flags that persist across tests in the same module instance, end each test that leaves a drain potentially in flight by awaiting two `setImmediate` flushes so the module flags settle before the next test. Write Test A, Test B, Test C per the `` block. For Test A and Test B use `await new Promise(resolve => setImmediate(resolve))` for microtask flushing (the signal→drain path is microtask-driven, no timers — per RESEARCH Q5); for Test B use `vi.mocked(createCalendarEvent).mockImplementationOnce(async () => { await firstDone; return makeResponse(201); }).mockResolvedValue(makeResponse(201))` with a manually-captured `resolveFirst`. For Test C use `vi.useFakeTimers()` + `vi.runAllTimersAsync()` and restore real timers in that test's cleanup. Assert exact call counts per ``. This task is RED: it imports `scheduleOutboxDrain` which does not exist yet, so the file fails to resolve / the new tests fail. Do NOT implement `scheduleOutboxDrain` in this task. Do NOT touch the existing 15 tests.
+
+
+ cd apps/api && npx vitest run tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts 2>&1 | tail -20; echo "EXPECT: RED — new 'trigger wiring' tests fail or module fails to resolve scheduleOutboxDrain"
+
+
+ - The new `describe('scheduleOutboxDrain — trigger wiring (D-09)', ...)` block exists with three tests (Test A SC-1, Test B D-05, Test C D-07)
+ - The test file imports `scheduleOutboxDrain` from `../../src/broker/outboxWorker.js` and `signalOutboxDrain` from `../../src/lib/outboxTrigger.js`
+ - Running `npx vitest run tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts` shows the new trigger-wiring tests RED (fail) — confirming the test exercises behavior not yet implemented
+ - The 15 pre-existing tests are unmodified (no edits inside their describe blocks)
+
+ Three new trigger-wiring tests written and failing (RED); existing 15 tests untouched.
+
+
+
+ Task 3: GREEN — add scheduleOutboxDrain wrapper, drainRequested flag, initOutboxTrigger; switch setInterval to the wrapper
+ apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts
+
+ - apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts (full file — confirm: `let isDraining = false;` at L159; `runOutboxDrain` guard `if (isDraining) return; isDraining = true;` at L602–605; `finally { isDraining = false; }` at L783–785; `startOutboxWorker` setInterval calling `runOutboxDrain().catch(...)` at L796–802; the file-header export-rationale comment at L19–22)
+ - apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts (import `onOutboxDrain` from here for `initOutboxTrigger`)
+ - apps/api/tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts (the RED tests from Task 2 that this task turns GREEN)
+
+
+ Modify `apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts`. (1) Add `import { onOutboxDrain } from '../lib/outboxTrigger.js';` with the other imports. (2) Immediately after `let isDraining = false;` (L159) add `let drainRequested = false;`. (3) Add and EXPORT a new `scheduleOutboxDrain(): void` function (place it between the `isDraining`/`drainRequested` declarations and `runOutboxDrain`): if `isDraining` is true, set `drainRequested = true` and return; otherwise call `runOutboxDrain()` and chain `.catch((err: unknown) => console.error('[outboxWorker] Unhandled runOutboxDrain error:', err))` then `.finally(() => { if (drainRequested) { drainRequested = false; scheduleOutboxDrain(); } })`. The `drainRequested = false` reset MUST come BEFORE the recursive `scheduleOutboxDrain()` call (Pitfall 3 — resetting after would allow an infinite loop). (4) Do NOT modify `runOutboxDrain`'s body or its `isDraining` guard/`finally` in any way (preserves the existing 15 tests and D-02/D-07). (5) Add and EXPORT `initOutboxTrigger(): void` that calls `onOutboxDrain(() => scheduleOutboxDrain())` — placed alongside `startOutboxWorker` in the scheduler section. (6) Update `startOutboxWorker`'s `setInterval` body to call `scheduleOutboxDrain()` instead of `runOutboxDrain().catch(...)` — the per-call `.catch` is now absorbed into `scheduleOutboxDrain`, so the interval body becomes a bare `scheduleOutboxDrain();` call (keep the 15 * 1000 interval exactly per D-08). (7) Extend the file-header export-rationale comment (L19–22) with a line: `scheduleOutboxDrain is exported for unit testing; it wraps runOutboxDrain with the isDraining guard + drainRequested trailing-re-drain loop (D-05).` This task is GREEN: the Task 2 tests must now pass.
+
+
+ cd apps/api && npx vitest run tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts 2>&1 | tail -8; npx tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | grep -E 'outboxWorker|outboxTrigger' || echo "tsc clean for outbox files"; grep -q "export function scheduleOutboxDrain" src/broker/outboxWorker.ts && grep -q "export function initOutboxTrigger" src/broker/outboxWorker.ts && grep -q "let drainRequested = false" src/broker/outboxWorker.ts && echo OK
+
+
+ - `outboxWorker.ts` exports `scheduleOutboxDrain` and `initOutboxTrigger`, and declares `let drainRequested = false`
+ - `runOutboxDrain`'s guard line `if (isDraining) return;`, `isDraining = true;`, and `finally { isDraining = false; }` are byte-for-byte unchanged from before this plan (the trailing re-drain lives only in `scheduleOutboxDrain`, never inside `runOutboxDrain`)
+ - In `scheduleOutboxDrain`'s `.finally`, `drainRequested = false` precedes the recursive `scheduleOutboxDrain()` call (Pitfall 3)
+ - `startOutboxWorker`'s `setInterval` body calls `scheduleOutboxDrain()` and keeps the `15 * 1000` interval (D-08)
+ - `initOutboxTrigger` calls `onOutboxDrain(() => scheduleOutboxDrain())`
+ - `npx vitest run tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts` is GREEN (all trigger-wiring tests pass AND the 15 pre-existing tests still pass)
+ - `cd apps/api && npx tsc --noEmit` reports no errors in `outboxWorker.ts` / `outboxTrigger.ts`
+
+ scheduleOutboxDrain + drainRequested + initOutboxTrigger added; setInterval routes through the wrapper; runOutboxDrain internals unchanged; full outboxWorker.test.ts suite GREEN; tsc clean.
+
+
+
+
+
+## Trust Boundaries
+
+| Boundary | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| route handler → in-process EventEmitter | A committed enqueue publishes a `'drain'` signal in-process. No network surface, no new auth boundary, no new user input crosses here — the signal carries no payload. |
+| EventEmitter listener → runOutboxDrain | The single subscriber funnels the signal into the existing `isDraining`-guarded drain. Existing trust boundaries (CalDAV credential decryption, Fastmail I/O) are unchanged downstream. |
+
+## STRIDE Threat Register
+
+| Threat ID | Category | Component | Disposition | Mitigation Plan |
+|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
+| T-09-01 | Denial of Service | `scheduleOutboxDrain` trailing-re-drain loop | mitigate | `drainRequested` is a boolean that collapses all mid-drain signals into exactly one trailing drain (D-05/D-06); it is reset BEFORE the recursive call (Pitfall 3), so a burst can never produce an unbounded re-drain chain against Fastmail rate limits. Test B (D-05) asserts exactly one trailing drain. |
+| T-09-02 | Denial of Service | listener registration in test process | mitigate | `onOutboxDrain` is invoked only from `initOutboxTrigger`, which (in Plan 02) is called only under `isMainModule()` in `index.ts`. Tests import `runOutboxDrain`/`scheduleOutboxDrain` directly and never register a listener — no open-handle leak preventing process exit. Single subscriber → default 10-listener limit suffices, no `setMaxListeners`. |
+| T-09-03 | Denial of Service | error in drain escaping the wrapper | mitigate | `scheduleOutboxDrain` wraps `runOutboxDrain()` in `.catch(...)` that logs and swallows, matching the existing setInterval error-swallowing pattern (D-02). A thrown drain error cannot crash the process or escape into the EventEmitter `emit` call frame. |
+| T-09-04 | Tampering | signal-induced reentrancy bypassing isDraining | accept→mitigate | The signal NEVER calls `runOutboxDrain()` directly; it always goes through `scheduleOutboxDrain`, which checks `isDraining` before dispatch (D-02). Test C (D-07) asserts concurrent `scheduleOutboxDrain` calls dispatch each row exactly once. No new tampering vector — the guard is reused verbatim. |
+
+No `npm`/`pip`/`cargo` install in this plan (zero-dependency, `node:events` only) — no T-09-SC supply-chain threat applies. RESEARCH Package Legitimacy Audit confirms no new external packages.
+
+
+
+- `cd apps/api && npx vitest run tests/broker/outboxWorker.test.ts` — full broker suite GREEN (15 existing + 3 new trigger-wiring tests)
+- `cd apps/api && npx tsc --noEmit` — no type errors (Vitest passes while tsc fails; typecheck is mandatory per [[vitest-passes-tsc-fails]])
+- `grep -q "export function scheduleOutboxDrain" apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts` — wrapper exported
+- `runOutboxDrain` guard/finally unchanged: diff the `runOutboxDrain` body region against the pre-plan version — no edits inside it
+
+
+
+- outboxTrigger.ts created (zero-dependency, node:events only, single subscriber, no setMaxListeners)
+- scheduleOutboxDrain implements the isDraining-guarded drain with a drainRequested trailing-re-drain loop (D-05), errors caught (D-02), exactly-once preserved (D-07)
+- runOutboxDrain internals + isDraining guard behaviorally unchanged (existing 15 tests still pass)
+- 15s setInterval routes through scheduleOutboxDrain, interval length unchanged (D-08)
+- Trigger-wiring tests for SC-1, D-05, D-07 pass (D-09)
+- tsc --noEmit clean
+
+
+
diff --git a/.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-02-PLAN.md b/.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-02-PLAN.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04c7296
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+---
+phase: 09-faster-write-back
+plan: 02
+type: execute
+wave: 2
+depends_on: ["09-01"]
+files_modified:
+ - apps/api/src/routes/events.ts
+ - apps/api/src/index.ts
+autonomous: true
+requirements: [CAL-15]
+
+must_haves:
+ truths:
+ - "Creating an event publishes the drain signal after the outbox insert commits, then returns 202 (SC-1, SC-2)"
+ - "Editing an event (same-calendar update) publishes the signal after the insert commits, then returns 202"
+ - "Edit-as-move publishes the signal AFTER the db.transaction resolves — never between the DELETE and CREATE inserts (SC-3 / D-03)"
+ - "Deleting an event publishes the signal after the insert commits, then returns 202"
+ - "No route handler makes an inline CalDAV call; signalOutboxDrain() is fire-and-forget, never awaited (SC-2 / D-04)"
+ - "The drain-signal listener is wired at startup only under isMainModule(), after startOutboxWorker (SC-5)"
+ artifacts:
+ - path: "apps/api/src/routes/events.ts"
+ provides: "Four post-commit signalOutboxDrain() publish sites (create, edit-as-move, same-cal update, delete)"
+ contains: "signalOutboxDrain"
+ - path: "apps/api/src/index.ts"
+ provides: "initOutboxTrigger() wiring under isMainModule(), after startOutboxWorker()"
+ contains: "initOutboxTrigger"
+ key_links:
+ - from: "apps/api/src/routes/events.ts"
+ to: "apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts (signalOutboxDrain)"
+ via: "import + call after each enqueue commit"
+ pattern: "signalOutboxDrain\\(\\)"
+ - from: "apps/api/src/index.ts (isMainModule block)"
+ to: "apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts (initOutboxTrigger)"
+ via: "initOutboxTrigger() after startOutboxWorker()"
+ pattern: "initOutboxTrigger\\(\\)"
+---
+
+
+Wire the drain signal into the live request and startup paths: publish `signalOutboxDrain()` after each of the four enqueue commits in `events.ts` (create, edit-as-move, same-calendar update, delete) and subscribe the drain listener at startup in `index.ts` via `initOutboxTrigger()` under `isMainModule()`.
+
+Purpose: Connects the Plan 01 signal mechanism to real writes (so edits land in ~1-2s — SC-1) and to process startup (so the listener is active in production but never in the test process — SC-5), while keeping the optimistic-202 / no-inline-CalDAV route contract intact (SC-2 / D-04) and preserving create-before-delete ordering for moves (SC-3 / D-03).
+Output: Four publish-site edits in `events.ts`, the `initOutboxTrigger()` startup call + import update in `index.ts`.
+
+
+
+@$HOME/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/execute-plan.md
+@$HOME/.claude/gsd-core/templates/summary.md
+
+
+
+@.planning/PROJECT.md
+@.planning/ROADMAP.md
+@.planning/STATE.md
+@.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-CONTEXT.md
+@.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-RESEARCH.md
+@.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-PATTERNS.md
+@.planning/phases/09-faster-write-back/09-01-SUMMARY.md
+
+
+
+This plan creates NO new symbols — it consumes symbols created by Plan 01:
+
+| Consumed Symbol | Source File (Plan 01) | Consumed In |
+|-----------------|----------------------|-------------|
+| `signalOutboxDrain` | `apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts` | `apps/api/src/routes/events.ts` (4 call sites) |
+| `initOutboxTrigger` | `apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts` | `apps/api/src/index.ts` (startup wiring) |
+
+Both symbols MUST already exist (Plan 01, Wave 1) before this plan runs — enforced by `depends_on: ["09-01"]`.
+
+
+
+
+
+ Task 1: Publish signalOutboxDrain() after each enqueue commit in events.ts (4 sites)
+ apps/api/src/routes/events.ts
+
+ - apps/api/src/routes/events.ts (full file — confirm the four enqueue sites and their commit boundaries: Site 1 POST /create `await db.insert(calendarOutbox)` at ~L300 then `return c.json({ uid }, 202)` at L309; Site 2 PATCH /:uid/edit edit-as-move `await db.transaction(...)` at L408–432 then `return c.json({ uid: newUid }, 202)` at L432; Site 3 PATCH /:uid/edit same-calendar update `await db.insert(calendarOutbox)` at ~L436 then `return c.json({ uid }, 202)` at L447; Site 4 DELETE /:uid `await db.insert(calendarOutbox)` at ~L511 then `return c.json({ uid }, 202)` at L521. All four sites are inside existing try/catch blocks.)
+ - apps/api/src/lib/outboxTrigger.ts (Plan 01 — import `signalOutboxDrain` from here)
+
+
+ Modify `apps/api/src/routes/events.ts`. (1) Add `import { signalOutboxDrain } from '../lib/outboxTrigger.js';` with the existing imports. (2) Insert a fire-and-forget `signalOutboxDrain();` call (NOT awaited — D-04) immediately AFTER the awaited enqueue and BEFORE the `return c.json(..., 202)` at each of the four sites:
+ - Site 1 (POST /create): after `await db.insert(calendarOutbox).values({...})` (~L300–308), before `return c.json({ uid }, 202)` (L309).
+ - Site 2 (PATCH /:uid/edit, edit-as-move): after `await db.transaction(async (tx) => {...})` RESOLVES (L408–432) — the call goes on the line AFTER the `await db.transaction(...)` statement, NOT inside the transaction callback. This is the critical placement (D-03 / Pitfall 6 / Pitfall 1): publishing inside the callback would fire before the DELETE+CREATE rows are durably committed. Place it before `return c.json({ uid: newUid }, 202)` (L432).
+ - Site 3 (PATCH /:uid/edit, same-calendar update): after `await db.insert(calendarOutbox).values({ operation: 'update', ... })` (~L436–445), before `return c.json({ uid }, 202)` (L447).
+ - Site 4 (DELETE /:uid): after `await db.insert(calendarOutbox).values({ operation: 'delete', ... })` (~L511–519), before `return c.json({ uid }, 202)` (L521).
+ Do NOT change any route's status code, response body, validation, ownership checks, or the no-inline-CalDAV behavior — the only change is adding the post-commit signal call at each site. Do NOT await the signal. Do NOT add a signal inside the `db.transaction` callback or in any `catch` block.
+
+
+ cd apps/api && grep -c "signalOutboxDrain()" src/routes/events.ts | grep -qx 4 && echo "4 signal sites" && ! grep -Pzo "db\.transaction\(async[^)]*\)\s*=>\s*\{[^}]*signalOutboxDrain" src/routes/events.ts && echo "no signal inside transaction callback" && npx tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | grep -E 'events\.ts' || echo "tsc clean for events.ts"
+
+
+ - `events.ts` imports `signalOutboxDrain` from `'../lib/outboxTrigger.js'`
+ - Exactly four `signalOutboxDrain()` calls exist (`grep -c "signalOutboxDrain()" src/routes/events.ts` == 4), one per enqueue site
+ - At Site 2 the `signalOutboxDrain()` call appears AFTER the `await db.transaction(...)` statement, not inside its callback (no `signalOutboxDrain` between the two `tx.insert` calls)
+ - No `signalOutboxDrain()` is awaited (`grep -n "await signalOutboxDrain" src/routes/events.ts` returns nothing — D-04 fire-and-forget)
+ - No route handler gained an inline CalDAV call; status codes and bodies unchanged (still 202 with `{ uid }` / `{ uid: newUid }`)
+ - `cd apps/api && npx tsc --noEmit` reports no errors in `events.ts`
+
+ Four post-commit signal sites added; edit-as-move signal fires after the transaction commits; no awaited signal, no inline CalDAV; tsc clean.
+
+
+
+ Task 2: Wire initOutboxTrigger() at startup under isMainModule()
+ apps/api/src/index.ts
+
+ - apps/api/src/index.ts (full file — confirm: import `import { startOutboxWorker } from './broker/outboxWorker.js';` at L16; `isMainModule()` function at L100–107; the `if (isMainModule())` startup block at L112 with `startBrokerPoller()` (L136), `startOutboxWorker()` (L138), `startReminderScheduler()` (L141))
+ - apps/api/src/broker/outboxWorker.ts (Plan 01 — `initOutboxTrigger` is exported from this module alongside `startOutboxWorker`)
+
+
+ Modify `apps/api/src/index.ts`. (1) Update the existing import at L16 from `import { startOutboxWorker } from './broker/outboxWorker.js';` to also import `initOutboxTrigger`: `import { startOutboxWorker, initOutboxTrigger } from './broker/outboxWorker.js';`. (2) Inside the existing `if (isMainModule())` block, add `initOutboxTrigger();` on the line immediately AFTER `startOutboxWorker();` (L138) — so the fallback interval is registered before the signal listener subscribes (logical ordering; both are synchronous). Add an inline comment: `// subscribe drain signal listener (D-01)`. Do NOT add the call outside the `isMainModule()` guard — the listener MUST be gated so tests that import `app` never register it (Pitfall 4 — listener/timer leakage in tests). Do NOT modify `isMainModule()` itself, `startBrokerPoller`, `startReminderScheduler`, or the `serve(...)` call.
+
+
+ cd apps/api && grep -q "import { startOutboxWorker, initOutboxTrigger }" src/index.ts && grep -q "initOutboxTrigger();" src/index.ts && awk '/if \(isMainModule\(\)\)/{f=1} f&&/initOutboxTrigger\(\)/{print "inside guard"; exit}' src/index.ts | grep -q "inside guard" && echo "guarded" && npx tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | grep -E 'index\.ts' || echo "tsc clean for index.ts"
+
+
+ - `index.ts` imports `initOutboxTrigger` from `'./broker/outboxWorker.js'` (same import statement as `startOutboxWorker`)
+ - `initOutboxTrigger();` appears inside the `if (isMainModule())` block, on the line after `startOutboxWorker();`
+ - No `initOutboxTrigger()` call exists outside the `isMainModule()` guard (Pitfall 4)
+ - `isMainModule()`, `startBrokerPoller`, `startReminderScheduler`, and `serve(...)` are unchanged
+ - `cd apps/api && npx tsc --noEmit` reports no errors in `index.ts`
+
+ initOutboxTrigger() wired after startOutboxWorker() inside the isMainModule() guard; import updated; tsc clean.
+
+
+
+
+
+## Trust Boundaries
+
+| Boundary | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| client → route handler | Unchanged — same Zod validation, ownership checks, and optimistic-202 contract. This plan adds no new input, no new endpoint, no new status path. |
+| route handler → in-process EventEmitter | A committed enqueue calls `signalOutboxDrain()` in-process. No payload, no network, fire-and-forget. |
+| process startup → EventEmitter listener | `initOutboxTrigger()` registers the single drain listener only under `isMainModule()`. The test process never crosses this boundary. |
+
+## STRIDE Threat Register
+
+| Threat ID | Category | Component | Disposition | Mitigation Plan |
+|-----------|----------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
+| T-09-05 | Tampering | edit-as-move signal placement | mitigate | `signalOutboxDrain()` is published AFTER `await db.transaction(...)` resolves, never inside the callback (D-03 / Pitfall 1) — so the DELETE+CREATE rows are durably committed before any drain can observe them; create-before-delete ordering (SC-3) is never raced. Verify step asserts no signal inside the transaction callback. |
+| T-09-06 | Denial of Service | listener registered in test process | mitigate | `initOutboxTrigger()` is called only inside `if (isMainModule())` (Pitfall 4) — tests importing `app` never register the listener, so no spurious cross-test drains and no open handle preventing process exit. Verify step asserts the call is inside the guard. |
+| T-09-07 | Denial of Service | fire-and-forget signal blocking the request | accept | `signalOutboxDrain()` is synchronous and emits to a single in-process listener that returns immediately (the listener calls `scheduleOutboxDrain` which is itself fire-and-forget); it cannot block the 202 response. No CalDAV I/O happens inline (SC-2 / D-04). Low risk, no mitigation needed beyond not awaiting the call. |
+
+No `npm`/`pip`/`cargo` install in this plan — no supply-chain (T-09-SC) threat. No new external package (RESEARCH Package Legitimacy Audit: none introduced).
+
+
+
+- `cd apps/api && npx vitest run` — FULL suite GREEN (the existing events.ts route tests confirm 202 + no inline CalDAV still hold after the signal additions; the Plan 01 trigger-wiring tests still pass)
+- `cd apps/api && npx tsc --noEmit` — no type errors in `events.ts` or `index.ts` (mandatory — Vitest passes while tsc fails per [[vitest-passes-tsc-fails]])
+- `grep -c "signalOutboxDrain()" apps/api/src/routes/events.ts` == 4 — all four publish sites present
+- `initOutboxTrigger()` is inside the `isMainModule()` block (Pitfall 4)
+
+
+
+- Four post-commit `signalOutboxDrain()` publish sites in events.ts (create, edit-as-move-after-transaction, same-cal update, delete) — SC-1
+- Route handlers still return optimistic 202 with no inline CalDAV; signal is fire-and-forget — SC-2 / D-04
+- Edit-as-move signal fires after the transaction commits, preserving create-before-delete ordering — SC-3 / D-03
+- initOutboxTrigger() wired under isMainModule() after startOutboxWorker(); fallback interval still active — SC-5
+- Full Vitest suite GREEN + tsc --noEmit clean
+
+
+