fix: use Vapid.from_pem() instead of passing PEM string to webpush()

pywebpush 2.x routes string keys through Vapid.from_string() which only
handles raw/DER base64 — not PEM. Pre-build the Vapid object so the key
deserializes correctly.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

cortex/notification.py

@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ async def _notify_google_chat(webhook_url: str, message: str, username: str) ->
         logger.error("notify Google Chat error for %s: %s", username, e)
 
 
+async def _notify_web_push(username: str, message: str) -> None:
+    """Send a browser push notification."""
+    import push_utils
+    result = await push_utils.send_push(username, "Cortex", message, "")
+    if "error" in result:
+        logger.warning("notify web_push error for %s: %s", username, result["error"])
+    elif result.get("sent", 0) == 0:
+        logger.debug("notify web_push: no subscriptions for %s", username)
+    else:
+        logger.info("notify web_push → %s (%d device(s))", username, result["sent"])
+
+
 async def notify(username: str, message: str, channel: str | None = None) -> None:
     """Send a notification to the user's preferred outbound channel.
 
@@ -123,6 +135,7 @@ async def notify(username: str, message: str, channel: str | None = None) -> Non
       3. "nextcloud" if notification_room is configured
       4. Silent no-op
 
+    Supported channels: "web_push", "email", "nextcloud", "google_chat"
     Configure via home/{user}/channels.json — see module docstring.
     """
     from auth_utils import get_user_channels
@@ -137,7 +150,10 @@ async def notify(username: str, message: str, channel: str | None = None) -> Non
         else:
             return
 
-    if target == "email":
+    if target == "web_push":
+        await _notify_web_push(username, message)
+
+    elif target == "email":
         email_override = channels.get("notification_email", "").strip() or None
         await _notify_email(username, message, email_override=email_override)
 

cortex/push_utils.py

@@ -67,12 +67,14 @@ def _get_private_key_pem() -> str:
 def _send_one(sub: dict, payload: dict) -> bool:
     """Send a push to a single subscription. Returns False if the endpoint is stale (410)."""
     from pywebpush import webpush, WebPushException
+    from py_vapid import Vapid
 
     try:
+        vapid = Vapid.from_pem(_get_private_key_pem().encode())
         webpush(
             subscription_info=sub,
             data=json.dumps(payload),
-            vapid_private_key=_get_private_key_pem(),
+            vapid_private_key=vapid,
             vapid_claims={"sub": settings.vapid_contact},
         )
         return True

cortex/routers/push.py

@@ -58,3 +58,63 @@ async def unsubscribe(req: UnsubscribeRequest, request: Request) -> dict:
     username = _require_user(request)
     found = push_utils.remove_subscription(username, req.endpoint)
     return {"ok": True, "found": found}
+
+
+@router.post("/test")
+async def notify_test(request: Request) -> dict:
+    """Send a test notification via the user's configured notification channel.
+
+    Useful for verifying channel setup (web push, NCT, email, etc.) without
+    waiting for a cron job or reminder to fire naturally.
+    """
+    username = _require_user(request)
+    from notification import notify
+    await notify(username, "Test notification from Cortex — your notification channel is working.")
+    return {"ok": True, "user": username}
+
+
+@router.post("/reminders/check")
+async def reminder_check_now(request: Request) -> dict:
+    """Run the reminder check for the current user immediately.
+
+    Same logic as the daily 09:00 scheduler job, but scoped to one user
+    and fired on demand. Returns how many reminders were found and whether
+    a notification was sent.
+    """
+    import re
+    username = _require_user(request)
+
+    from persona import list_user_personas, set_context
+    from notification import notify
+
+    total_sent = 0
+    for persona_name in list_user_personas(username):
+        set_context(username, persona_name)
+        from tools.reminders import load_due_reminders
+        content = load_due_reminders()
+        if not content:
+            continue
+
+        entries = []
+        for line in content.splitlines():
+            m = re.match(r"^\d+\.\s+(.+)", line.strip())
+            if m:
+                text = re.sub(r"\[(OVERDUE|due TODAY|due: \S+)\]", "", m.group(1)).strip()
+                if text:
+                    entries.append(text)
+
+        if not entries:
+            continue
+
+        count = len(entries)
+        if count == 1:
+            msg = f"Reminder: {entries[0]}"
+        else:
+            bullet_list = "\n".join(f"• {e}" for e in entries[:3])
+            tail = f"\n…and {count - 3} more" if count > 3 else ""
+            msg = f"{count} reminders due:\n{bullet_list}{tail}"
+
+        await notify(username, msg)
+        total_sent += count
+
+    return {"ok": True, "user": username, "reminders_found": total_sent}

cortex/routers/settings.py

@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ def _preferred_persona(request: Request, username: str) -> str:
     return names[0]
 
 
+def _notifications_page(username: str, back_persona: str = "", success: str = "", error: str = "") -> str:
+    html = (_STATIC / "notifications.html").read_text()
+    channels     = get_user_channels(username)
+    notify_ch    = _html.escape(channels.get("notification_channel", "") or "")
+    notify_email = _html.escape(channels.get("notification_email", "") or "")
+    nc_room      = _html.escape((channels.get("nextcloud") or {}).get("notification_room", "") or "")
+    gc_webhook   = _html.escape((channels.get("google_chat") or {}).get("outbound_webhook", "") or "")
+    html = html.replace("{{ notify_channel }}", notify_ch)
+    html = html.replace("{{ notify_email_override }}", notify_email)
+    html = html.replace("{{ nc_notify_room }}", nc_room)
+    html = html.replace("{{ gc_webhook }}", gc_webhook)
+    html = html.replace("{{ back_href }}", f"/{username}/{back_persona}" if back_persona else "/")
+    html = html.replace("{{ help_href }}", f"/help?persona={back_persona}" if back_persona else "/help")
+    if success:
+        html = html.replace("<!-- SUCCESS -->", f'<p class="success">{success}</p>')
+    if error:
+        html = html.replace("<!-- ERROR -->", f'<p class="error">{error}</p>')
+    return html
+
+
 def _settings_page(username: str, personas: list[str], back_persona: str = "", success: str = "", error: str = "") -> str:
     html = (_STATIC / "settings.html").read_text()
     html = html.replace("{{ username }}", username)
@@ -74,17 +94,6 @@ def _settings_page(username: str, personas: list[str], back_persona: str = "", s
         allowlist_text = ""
     html = html.replace("{{ email_allowlist }}", allowlist_text)
 
-    # Notification channel settings
-    channels     = get_user_channels(username)
-    notify_ch    = _html.escape(channels.get("notification_channel", "") or "")
-    notify_email = _html.escape(channels.get("notification_email", "") or "")
-    nc_room      = _html.escape((channels.get("nextcloud") or {}).get("notification_room", "") or "")
-    gc_webhook   = _html.escape((channels.get("google_chat") or {}).get("outbound_webhook", "") or "")
-    html = html.replace("{{ notify_channel }}", notify_ch)
-    html = html.replace("{{ notify_email_override }}", notify_email)
-    html = html.replace("{{ nc_notify_room }}", nc_room)
-    html = html.replace("{{ gc_webhook }}", gc_webhook)
-
     # Tool permission policy
     policy = get_tool_policy(username)
     tool_allow_text = _html.escape("\n".join(policy.get("allow", [])))
@@ -261,6 +270,15 @@ async def rename_persona(
     return RedirectResponse("/settings", status_code=302)
 
 
+@router.get("/settings/notifications", include_in_schema=False)
+async def notifications_page(request: Request):
+    username = _get_session_user(request)
+    if not username:
+        return RedirectResponse("/login", status_code=302)
+    back_persona = _preferred_persona(request, username)
+    return HTMLResponse(_notifications_page(username, back_persona))
+
+
 @router.post("/settings/notifications", include_in_schema=False)
 async def save_notifications(
     request: Request,
@@ -273,7 +291,6 @@ async def save_notifications(
     if not username:
         return RedirectResponse("/login", status_code=302)
 
-    personas     = list_user_personas(username)
     back_persona = _preferred_persona(request, username)
 
     channels_path = app_settings.home_root() / username / "channels.json"
@@ -284,7 +301,7 @@ async def save_notifications(
 
     # Top-level notification preference
     notification_channel = notification_channel.strip()
-    if notification_channel in ("email", "nextcloud", "google_chat"):
+    if notification_channel in ("web_push", "email", "nextcloud", "google_chat"):
         channels["notification_channel"] = notification_channel
     else:
         channels.pop("notification_channel", None)
@@ -308,8 +325,7 @@ async def save_notifications(
 
     channels_path.write_text(json.dumps(channels, indent=2) + "\n")
     logger.info("notifications updated for %s (channel=%s)", username, notification_channel or "none")
-    return HTMLResponse(_settings_page(username, personas, back_persona,
+    return HTMLResponse(_notifications_page(username, back_persona, success="Notification settings saved."))
-                                       success="Notification settings saved."))
 
 
 @router.post("/settings/tool-policy", include_in_schema=False)

cortex/scheduler.py

@@ -69,6 +69,47 @@ async def _run_long() -> None:
             logger.error("auto distill long [%s/%s] failed: %s", u, p, e)
 
 
+async def _run_reminder_check() -> None:
+    """Notify users of any due or overdue reminders (fires once daily at 09:00)."""
+    import re
+    from notification import notify
+    from persona import set_context
+
+    for u, p in _all_personas():
+        try:
+            set_context(u, p)
+            from tools.reminders import load_due_reminders
+            content = load_due_reminders()
+            if not content:
+                continue
+
+            # Extract numbered entries (lines like "1. [label] text" or "1. text")
+            entries = []
+            for line in content.splitlines():
+                m = re.match(r"^\d+\.\s+(.+)", line.strip())
+                if m:
+                    # Strip status tags ([OVERDUE], [due TODAY], etc.) for display
+                    text = re.sub(r"\[(OVERDUE|due TODAY|due: \S+)\]", "", m.group(1)).strip()
+                    if text:
+                        entries.append(text)
+
+            if not entries:
+                continue
+
+            count = len(entries)
+            if count == 1:
+                msg = f"Reminder: {entries[0]}"
+            else:
+                bullet_list = "\n".join(f"• {e}" for e in entries[:3])
+                tail = f"\n…and {count - 3} more" if count > 3 else ""
+                msg = f"{count} reminders due:\n{bullet_list}{tail}"
+
+            await notify(u, msg)
+            logger.info("reminder check [%s/%s]: notified %d reminder(s)", u, p, count)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("reminder check [%s/%s] failed: %s", u, p, e)
+
+
 def get_scheduler() -> AsyncIOScheduler | None:
     """Return the running scheduler instance (used by cron tools for live add/remove)."""
     return _scheduler
@@ -93,6 +134,10 @@ def start() -> None:
         _scheduler.add_job(_run_long, "cron", day=1, hour=4, minute=0, id="distill_long")
         logger.info("scheduled: distill_long monthly on 1st at 04:00")
 
+    # Daily reminder notification check — 09:00
+    _scheduler.add_job(_run_reminder_check, "cron", hour=9, minute=0, id="reminder_check")
+    logger.info("scheduled: reminder_check daily at 09:00")
+
     # Load user-defined cron jobs from CRONS.json
     _load_user_crons()
 

cortex/static/notifications.html

@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <title>Cortex — Notifications</title>
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
+  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@100..900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
+  <script>(function(){var t=localStorage.getItem('theme')||(window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches?'dark':'light');document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme',t);})();</script>
+  <style>
+    :root {
+      --pg-bg: #0f1117; --pg-surface: #1a1d27;
+      --pg-border: #2d3148;
+      --pg-text: #e2e8f0; --pg-muted: #94a3b8;
+      --pg-dim: #64748b; --pg-dimmer: #475569;
+      --pg-bright: #cbd5e1; --pg-nav-hover: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
+    }
+    [data-theme="light"] {
+      --pg-bg: #f4f2fa; --pg-surface: #ffffff;
+      --pg-border: #d0c8e8;
+      --pg-text: #1a1228; --pg-muted: #5a5478;
+      --pg-dim: #7a7290; --pg-dimmer: #9e98b0;
+      --pg-bright: #1a1228; --pg-nav-hover: rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
+    }
+
+    *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+
+    body {
+      min-height: 100vh;
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: center;
+      background: var(--pg-bg);
+      font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
+      font-weight: 450;
+      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+      -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+      color: var(--pg-text);
+      padding: 1.5rem;
+    }
+
+    .card {
+      background: var(--pg-surface);
+      border: 1px solid var(--pg-border);
+      border-radius: 12px;
+      padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
+      width: 100%;
+      max-width: 480px;
+    }
+
+    .page-nav {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      gap: 0.25rem;
+      margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
+      flex-wrap: wrap;
+    }
+    .nav-link {
+      display: inline-flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      font-size: 0.8rem;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      color: var(--pg-dim);
+      text-decoration: none;
+      transition: color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
+      white-space: nowrap;
+    }
+    .nav-link:hover { color: var(--pg-bright); background: var(--pg-nav-hover); }
+    .nav-link.active { color: #a78bfa; }
+    .nav-spacer { flex: 1; min-width: 0.5rem; }
+    .nav-link.nav-logout { color: var(--pg-dimmer); }
+    .nav-link.nav-logout:hover { color: var(--pg-muted); background: none; }
+
+    .logo { margin-bottom: 1.75rem; }
+    .logo h1 { font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 700; color: #a78bfa; }
+    .logo p  { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--pg-muted); margin-top: 0.2rem; }
+
+    h2 {
+      font-size: 0.9rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      color: var(--pg-muted);
+      margin-bottom: 1rem;
+      padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--pg-border);
+    }
+
+    .section { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
+
+    label {
+      display: block;
+      font-size: 0.8rem;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      color: var(--pg-muted);
+      margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+    }
+
+    input, select {
+      width: 100%;
+      padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
+      background: var(--pg-bg);
+      border: 1px solid var(--pg-border);
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      color: var(--pg-text);
+      font-size: 0.95rem;
+      outline: none;
+      transition: border-color 0.15s;
+    }
+    input:focus, select:focus { border-color: #7c3aed; }
+
+    .field { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+
+    button[type="submit"] {
+      width: 100%;
+      padding: 0.7rem;
+      margin-top: 0.25rem;
+      background: #7c3aed;
+      border: none;
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      color: #fff;
+      font-size: 1rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      transition: background 0.15s;
+    }
+    button[type="submit"]:hover { background: #6d28d9; }
+
+    .error   { color: #f87171; font-size: 0.85rem; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+    .success { color: #4ade80; font-size: 0.85rem; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+
+    .btn-row { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; }
+    .btn {
+      flex: 1;
+      padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem;
+      border: 1px solid var(--pg-border);
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      background: var(--pg-bg);
+      color: var(--pg-text);
+      font-size: 0.85rem;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      transition: border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s;
+      text-align: center;
+    }
+    .btn:hover { border-color: #7c3aed; color: #a78bfa; }
+    .btn:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: default; }
+
+    .test-result {
+      margin-top: 0.75rem;
+      padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem;
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      font-size: 0.82rem;
+      line-height: 1.5;
+      display: none;
+    }
+    .test-result.ok    { background: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.1); color: #4ade80; border: 1px solid rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.25); }
+    .test-result.err   { background: rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.1); color: #f87171; border: 1px solid rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.25); }
+    .hint { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--pg-dim); margin-top: 0.35rem; line-height: 1.5; }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="card">
+    <nav class="page-nav">
+      <a href="{{ back_href }}" class="nav-link">← Chat</a>
+      <a href="{{ help_href }}" class="nav-link">Help</a>
+      <a href="/settings" class="nav-link">Settings</a>
+      <a href="/settings/notifications" class="nav-link active">Notifications</a>
+      <span class="nav-spacer"></span>
+      <a href="/logout" class="nav-link nav-logout">Sign out</a>
+    </nav>
+
+    <div class="logo">
+      <h1>Notifications</h1>
+      <p>How Inara reaches out proactively — reminders, cron jobs, and memory digests.</p>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- SUCCESS -->
+    <!-- ERROR -->
+
+    <!-- Channel config -->
+    <div class="section">
+      <h2>Channel</h2>
+      <form method="POST" action="/settings/notifications">
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="notification_channel">Notification channel</label>
+          <select id="notification_channel" name="notification_channel"
+                  data-value="{{ notify_channel }}">
+            <option value="">None (disabled)</option>
+            <option value="web_push">Browser Push Notification</option>
+            <option value="email">Email</option>
+            <option value="nextcloud">Nextcloud Talk</option>
+            <option value="google_chat">Google Chat</option>
+          </select>
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="notification_email">Email override
+            <span style="color:var(--pg-dim); font-weight:400;">(optional)</span>
+          </label>
+          <input type="email" id="notification_email" name="notification_email"
+                 value="{{ notify_email_override }}"
+                 placeholder="Leave blank to use login email"
+                 autocomplete="off">
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="nc_notification_room">Nextcloud Talk room token</label>
+          <input type="text" id="nc_notification_room" name="nc_notification_room"
+                 value="{{ nc_notify_room }}"
+                 placeholder="Token from the Talk room URL"
+                 autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false">
+        </div>
+        <div class="field">
+          <label for="gc_outbound_webhook">Google Chat webhook URL</label>
+          <input type="url" id="gc_outbound_webhook" name="gc_outbound_webhook"
+                 value="{{ gc_webhook }}"
+                 placeholder="https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/…"
+                 autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false">
+        </div>
+        <button type="submit">Save notification settings</button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Test -->
+    <div class="section">
+      <h2>Test</h2>
+      <p class="hint" style="margin-bottom:0.85rem">
+        Fire a notification via your configured channel or run the reminder check
+        immediately — no need to wait for the daily 09:00 scheduler job.
+      </p>
+      <div class="btn-row">
+        <button class="btn" id="btn-test-notify">Send Test Notification</button>
+        <button class="btn" id="btn-check-reminders">Check Reminders Now</button>
+      </div>
+      <div class="test-result" id="test-result"></div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <script>
+    // Set channel select to saved value
+    const sel = document.getElementById('notification_channel');
+    if (sel) {
+      const saved = sel.dataset.value;
+      if (saved) {
+        for (const opt of sel.options) {
+          if (opt.value === saved) { opt.selected = true; break; }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Test buttons
+    const resultEl = document.getElementById('test-result');
+
+    function showResult(ok, msg) {
+      resultEl.textContent = msg;
+      resultEl.className = 'test-result ' + (ok ? 'ok' : 'err');
+      resultEl.style.display = 'block';
+    }
+
+    async function apiPost(url, btnEl, label) {
+      btnEl.disabled = true;
+      btnEl.textContent = label + '…';
+      resultEl.style.display = 'none';
+      try {
+        const r = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST' });
+        const data = await r.json();
+        if (r.ok && data.ok) {
+          if (url.includes('reminders')) {
+            const n = data.reminders_found ?? 0;
+            showResult(true, n > 0
+              ? `Found ${n} due reminder${n !== 1 ? 's' : ''} — notification sent.`
+              : 'No due reminders found — nothing sent.');
+          } else {
+            showResult(true, 'Notification sent. Check your configured channel.');
+          }
+        } else {
+          showResult(false, data.detail || 'Request failed.');
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        showResult(false, 'Network error: ' + e.message);
+      } finally {
+        btnEl.disabled = false;
+        btnEl.textContent = label;
+      }
+    }
+
+    document.getElementById('btn-test-notify').addEventListener('click', function() {
+      apiPost('/api/push/test', this, 'Send Test Notification');
+    });
+
+    document.getElementById('btn-check-reminders').addEventListener('click', function() {
+      apiPost('/api/push/reminders/check', this, 'Check Reminders Now');
+    });
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>

cortex/static/settings.html

@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@
       <a href="{{ back_href }}" class="nav-link">← Chat</a>
       <a href="{{ help_href }}" class="nav-link">Help</a>
       <a href="/settings" class="nav-link active">Settings</a>
+      <a href="/settings/notifications" class="nav-link">Notifications</a>
       <span class="nav-spacer"></span>
       <a href="/logout" class="nav-link nav-logout">Sign out</a>
     </nav>
@@ -348,49 +349,14 @@
     <div class="section">
       <h2>Notifications</h2>
       <p style="font-size:0.8rem; color:var(--pg-muted); margin-bottom:0.85rem; line-height:1.55;">
-        Choose how Inara reaches out proactively — cron jobs, briefs, and future alerts.
+        Configure how Inara reaches out proactively — reminders, cron jobs, and memory digests.
-        Email defaults to your login address when no override is set.
       </p>
-      <form method="POST" action="/settings/notifications">
+      <a href="/settings/notifications"
-        <div class="field">
+         style="display:inline-block; padding:0.55rem 1rem; background:#7c3aed; border-radius:6px;
-          <label for="notification_channel">Notification channel</label>
+                color:#fff; font-size:0.88rem; font-weight:600; text-decoration:none;
-          <select id="notification_channel" name="notification_channel"
+                transition:background 0.15s;">
-                  data-value="{{ notify_channel }}"
+        Notification settings →
-                  style="width:100%; padding:0.65rem 0.85rem; background:var(--pg-bg);
+      </a>
-                         border:1px solid var(--pg-border); border-radius:6px;
-                         color:var(--pg-text); font-size:0.95rem; outline:none;
-                         transition:border-color 0.15s;">
-            <option value="">None (disabled)</option>
-            <option value="email">Email</option>
-            <option value="nextcloud">Nextcloud Talk</option>
-            <option value="google_chat">Google Chat</option>
-          </select>
-        </div>
-        <div class="field">
-          <label for="notification_email">Email override
-            <span style="color:var(--pg-dim); font-weight:400;">(optional)</span>
-          </label>
-          <input type="email" id="notification_email" name="notification_email"
-                 value="{{ notify_email_override }}"
-                 placeholder="Leave blank to use login email"
-                 autocomplete="off">
-        </div>
-        <div class="field">
-          <label for="nc_notification_room">Nextcloud Talk room token</label>
-          <input type="text" id="nc_notification_room" name="nc_notification_room"
-                 value="{{ nc_notify_room }}"
-                 placeholder="Token from the Talk room URL"
-                 autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false">
-        </div>
-        <div class="field">
-          <label for="gc_outbound_webhook">Google Chat webhook URL</label>
-          <input type="url" id="gc_outbound_webhook" name="gc_outbound_webhook"
-                 value="{{ gc_webhook }}"
-                 placeholder="https://chat.googleapis.com/v1/spaces/…"
-                 autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false">
-        </div>
-        <button type="submit">Save notification settings</button>
-      </form>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Tool Permissions -->
@@ -536,12 +502,6 @@
   </div>
 
   <script>
-    // Restore notification channel dropdown from injected value
-    (function() {
-      const sel = document.getElementById('notification_channel');
-      if (sel) sel.value = sel.dataset.value || '';
-    })();
-
     // Password confirmation check
     document.getElementById('password-form').addEventListener('submit', e => {
       const np  = document.getElementById('new_password').value;

documentation/TODO__Agents.md

@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ system prompt by `context_loader.py` at all tiers.
 - [ ] **`task_list` priority filter** — add `priority` param alongside existing `status`
 - [ ] **`http_fetch` max_chars** — optional param, default 8192, cap at 32768
 
-### [Channel] Proactive notifications
+### [Channel] Proactive notifications ✅ — 2026-05-08
-Inara reaches out on her own initiative via NC Talk or Google Chat when a reminder
+Inara reaches out on her own initiative via NC Talk, Google Chat, email, or browser push.
-fires, a cron job completes, or something else warrants attention. The cron/reminder
+- [x] `notification.py` — `notify(username, message, channel=None)` routes to NCT / email / Google Chat / web_push
-infrastructure already exists — this closes the loop so she can interrupt the user.
+- [x] `web_push` added as a routable channel in `notification.py` (was tool-only before)
-- [ ] Add outbound message helper for NC Talk (`send_nextcloud_message(user, text)`)
+- [x] `scheduler.py` — `_run_reminder_check()` daily at 09:00: reads due reminders per persona, fires `notify()` with a summary
-- [ ] Add outbound message helper for Google Chat (`send_google_chat_message(user, text)`)
+- [x] `cron_runner.py` — already calls `notify()` on job completion (was already wired)
-- [ ] Wire cron job completion and reminder triggers to call outbound helper
+- [x] `scheduler.py` — distill_mid and distill_long already call `notify()` on completion
-- [ ] Store user preference: which channel to use for proactive notifications
+- [x] Settings UI — "Browser Push Notification" option added to Notification Channel selector
-- [ ] `channels.json` already per-user — add `notify_channel: "nextcloud" | "google_chat" | null`
+- [x] `notification_channel` accepts `"web_push"` in `routers/settings.py`
 
 ### [UI] File attachments in chat
 Upload an image or document inline and have it flow into context. Natural workflow