switched to feature/socket-protocol to continue experiments

gadget-code/src/lib/code-session.ts

@@ -2,33 +2,60 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2026 Robert Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
 // All Rights Reserved
 
-import { Socket } from "socket.io";
+import {
-import { SocketSession, SocketSessionType } from "./socket-session";
+  GadgetSocket,
-import { IUser } from "@gadget/api";
+  SocketSession,
+  SocketSessionType,
+} from "./socket-session";
+import { IChatSession, IDroneRegistration, IProject, IUser } from "@gadget/api";
+
+import SocketService from "../services/socket.ts";
 
 export class CodeSession extends SocketSession {
   protected type: SocketSessionType = SocketSessionType.Code;
 
-  constructor(socket: Socket, user: IUser) {
+  protected project: IProject | undefined;
+  protected chatSession: IChatSession | undefined;
+
+  constructor(socket: GadgetSocket, user: IUser) {
     super(socket, user);
   }
 
   register() {
     super.register();
 
-    this.socket.on("thinking", this.onThinking.bind(this));
+    this.socket.on("requestSessionLock", this.onRequestSessionLock.bind(this));
-    this.socket.on("response", this.onResponse.bind(this));
+    this.socket.on("submitPrompt", this.onSubmitPrompt.bind(this));
-    this.socket.on("tool-call", this.onToolCall.bind(this));
   }
 
-  async onThinking(): Promise<void> {}
+  /**
+   * Called when the IDE sends a requestSessionLock event to lock a gadget-drone
+   * instance to this code session.
+   * @param registration the gadget-drone registration to which the request will
+   * be sent.
+   * @param project the project we're locking the drone to
+   * @param chatSession the chat session we're locking the drone to
+   * @param cb response callback to call with the result of the request
+   */
+  onRequestSessionLock(
+    registration: IDroneRegistration,
+    project: IProject,
+    chatSession: IChatSession,
+    cb: (success: boolean, chatSessionId: string) => void,
+  ) {
+    const droneSession = SocketService.getDroneSession(registration);
+    droneSession.socket.emit(
+      "requestSessionLock",
+      registration,
+      project,
+      chatSession,
+      (success: boolean, chatSessionId: string): void => {
+        cb(success, chatSessionId);
+      },
+    );
+  }
 
-  async onResponse(): Promise<void> {}
+  async onSubmitPrompt(content: string): Promise<void> {
-
+    this.log.debug("prompt received", { content });
-  async onToolCall(): Promise<void> {
-    this.log.info("tool call received", {
-      params: { thing: 1 },
-      response: "Woooo!",
-    });
   }
 }

gadget-code/src/lib/drone-session.ts

@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 // All Rights Reserved
 
 import { IUser, IDroneRegistration } from "@gadget/api";
-import { SocketSession, SocketSessionType } from "./socket-session";
+import {
-import { Socket } from "socket.io";
+  GadgetSocket,
+  SocketSession,
+  SocketSessionType,
+} from "./socket-session";
 
 export class DroneSession extends SocketSession {
   protected type: SocketSessionType = SocketSessionType.Drone;
   registration: IDroneRegistration;
 
-  constructor(socket: Socket, registration: IDroneRegistration) {
+  constructor(socket: GadgetSocket, registration: IDroneRegistration) {
     super(socket, registration.user as IUser);
     this.registration = registration;
   }

gadget-code/src/lib/socket-session.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 // All Rights Reserved
 
 import { Socket } from "socket.io";
-import { IUser } from "@gadget/api";
+import {
+  ClientToServerEvents,
+  IUser,
+  ServerToClientEvents,
+  SocketData,
+} from "@gadget/api";
 import { DtpLog } from "./log";
 
 export enum SocketSessionType {
@@ -11,23 +16,33 @@ export enum SocketSessionType {
   Drone = "drone",
 }
 
+export type GadgetSocket = Socket<
+  ClientToServerEvents,
+  ServerToClientEvents,
+  never,
+  SocketData
+>;
 export abstract class SocketSession {
   protected log: DtpLog;
-  protected socket: Socket;
+  protected _socket: GadgetSocket;
   protected _user: IUser;
 
-  get user() {
+  public get socket() {
+    return this._socket;
+  }
+
+  public get user() {
     return this._user;
   }
 
   protected abstract type: SocketSessionType;
 
-  constructor(socket: Socket, user: IUser) {
+  constructor(socket: GadgetSocket, user: IUser) {
     this.log = new DtpLog({
       name: "SocketSession",
       slug: "lib:socket-session",
     });
-    this.socket = socket;
+    this._socket = socket;
     this._user = user;
   }
 

gadget-code/src/models/ide-session.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// src/models/ide-session.ts
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Robert Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
+// All Rights Reserved
+
+import { Schema, Types, model } from "mongoose";
+
+import { DtpLog } from "../lib/log.js";
+import { IIdeSession } from "@gadget/api";
+const log = new DtpLog({
+  name: "IdeSessionModel",
+  slug: "model:ide-session",
+});
+
+const IdeSessionSchema = new Schema<IIdeSession>({
+  createdAt: { type: Date, default: Date.now, required: true },
+  user: { type: Types.ObjectId, required: true, ref: "User" },
+});
+
+IdeSessionSchema.index({
+  user: 1,
+  createdAt: -1,
+});
+
+export const IdeSession = model<IIdeSession>("IdeSession", IdeSessionSchema);
+export default IdeSession;
+
+(async () => {
+  log.info("Syncing indexes...");
+  await IdeSession.syncIndexes();
+})();

gadget-code/src/services/contact.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class ContactService extends DtpService {
   }
 
   async start(): Promise<void> {
+    this.log.info("starting");
     this.log.info("creating SMTP transport", {
       host: env.email.smtp.host,
       port: env.email.smtp.port,
@@ -70,7 +71,9 @@ class ContactService extends DtpService {
     ];
   }
 
-  async stop(): Promise<void> {}
+  async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    this.log.info("stopped");
+  }
 
   async sendEmail(message: EmailMessage): Promise<IEmailLog> {
     if (!this.transport) {

gadget-code/src/services/drone.ts

@@ -4,15 +4,10 @@
 
 import { PopulateOptions, Types } from "mongoose";
 
-import {
+import { IUser, DroneStatus, IDroneRegistration } from "@gadget/api";
-  IUser,
+import DroneRegistration from "../models/drone-registration.ts";
-  DroneStatus,
-  IDroneRegistration,
-  IChatSession,
-} from "@gadget/api";
-import DroneRegistration from "@/models/drone-registration.js";
 
-import { DtpService } from "../lib/service.js";
+import { DtpService } from "../lib/service.ts";
 
 export interface IDroneDefinition {
   hostname: string;
@@ -146,31 +141,6 @@ class DroneService extends DtpService {
     }
     return newRegistration;
   }
-
-  async requestChatSessionLock(
-    registration: IDroneRegistration,
-    session: IChatSession,
-  ): Promise<IDroneRegistration> {
-    /*
-     * TODO: Send socket message to drone requesting session lock
-     * If drone acknowledges lock, update the registration with the chatSessionId.
-     * If the drone denies the lock, throw a descriptive error.
-     */
-
-    // Update the registration with the chatSessionId
-    const updatedRegistration = await DroneRegistration.findOneAndUpdate(
-      { _id: registration._id },
-      { $set: { chatSessionId: session._id } },
-      { new: true, populate: this.populateDroneRegistration },
-    );
-    if (!updatedRegistration) {
-      const error = new Error("drone registration has been removed");
-      error.statusCode = 404;
-      throw error;
-    }
-
-    return updatedRegistration;
-  }
 }
 
 export default new DroneService();

gadget-code/src/services/socket.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+// src/services/socket.ts
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Robert Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
+// All Rights Reserved
+
+import http from "node:http";
+import { Types } from "mongoose";
+
+import { DisconnectReason, ExtendedError, Socket, Server } from "socket.io";
+
+import { GadgetSocket, SocketSessionType } from "../lib/socket-session.js";
+import { CodeSession } from "../lib/code-session.js";
+import { DroneSession } from "../lib/drone-session.js";
+
+import {
+  ClientToServerEvents,
+  IDroneRegistration,
+  IIdeSession,
+  ServerToClientEvents,
+  SocketData,
+} from "@gadget/api";
+
+import DroneService from "./drone.js";
+import SessionService from "./session.js";
+import { DtpService } from "../lib/service.js";
+
+type CodeSessionMap = Map<string, CodeSession>;
+type DroneSessionMap = Map<string, DroneSession>;
+
+class SocketService extends DtpService {
+  private codeSessions: CodeSessionMap = new Map<string, CodeSession>();
+  private droneSessions: DroneSessionMap = new Map<string, DroneSession>();
+
+  private io?: Server<
+    ClientToServerEvents,
+    ServerToClientEvents,
+    never,
+    SocketData
+  >;
+
+  get name(): string {
+    return "SocketService";
+  }
+  get slug(): string {
+    return "svc:socket";
+  }
+
+  async start(): Promise<void> {
+    this.log.info("started");
+  }
+
+  async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    this.log.info("stopped");
+  }
+
+  async listen(httpServer: http.Server): Promise<void> {
+    /*
+     * Create Socket.io server
+     */
+    this.io = new Server<
+      ClientToServerEvents,
+      ServerToClientEvents,
+      never,
+      SocketData
+    >(httpServer, {
+      cors: {
+        origin: "*",
+        methods: ["GET", "POST"],
+      },
+    });
+    this.io.use(this.onSocketAuth.bind(this));
+    this.io.on("connection", this.onSocketConnection.bind(this));
+    this.log.info("socket.io server initialized");
+  }
+
+  async onSocketAuth(
+    socket: GadgetSocket,
+    next: (err?: ExtendedError) => void,
+  ) {
+    const token = socket.handshake.auth.token;
+    // this.log.debug("received socket authentication request", { token });
+    if (!token) {
+      this.log.warn("socket connection rejected: no token provided");
+      return next(new Error("Authentication required"));
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Try first to validate as a User JWT session
+     */
+    try {
+      const user = await SessionService.verifyJsonWebToken(token);
+
+      const session: CodeSession = new CodeSession(socket, user);
+      this.codeSessions.set(socket.id, session);
+
+      socket.data = { sessionType: SocketSessionType.Code };
+      socket.on("disconnect", (reason: DisconnectReason, extra?: unknown) => {
+        this.onSocketDisconnect(socket, reason, extra);
+      });
+
+      return next();
+    } catch (cause) {
+      const error = cause as Error;
+      if (error.name !== "TokenVerifyError") {
+        this.log.warn("socket connection rejected: invalid token", {
+          error,
+        });
+        return next(new Error("Invalid authentication token"));
+      }
+      // fall through to next test
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * If not a User JWT, try to validate as a Drone session
+     */
+    try {
+      const registrationId = Types.ObjectId.createFromHexString(token);
+      const registration = await DroneService.getById(registrationId);
+
+      const droneSession: DroneSession = new DroneSession(socket, registration);
+      this.droneSessions.set(socket.id, droneSession);
+
+      socket.data = { sessionType: SocketSessionType.Drone };
+      socket.on("disconnect", (reason: DisconnectReason, extra?: unknown) => {
+        this.onSocketDisconnect(socket, reason, extra);
+      });
+
+      return next();
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.log.warn("socket connection rejected: invalid auth token", {
+        error,
+      });
+      next(new Error("Invalid authentication token"));
+    }
+  }
+
+  onSocketConnection(socket: Socket) {
+    switch (socket.data.sessionType) {
+      case SocketSessionType.Code:
+        return this.onSocketConnectCode(socket);
+      case SocketSessionType.Drone:
+        return this.onSocketConnectDrone(socket);
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+    this.log.error("invalid socket session type during connect");
+  }
+
+  onSocketConnectCode(socket: Socket) {
+    const session = this.codeSessions.get(socket.id);
+    if (!session) {
+      this.log.warn("invalid code session during connect");
+      socket.disconnect(true);
+      return;
+    }
+    this.log.info("code socket connected", {
+      id: socket.id,
+      userId: session.user._id.toHexString(),
+    });
+  }
+
+  onSocketConnectDrone(socket: Socket) {
+    const session = this.droneSessions.get(socket.id);
+    if (!session) {
+      this.log.warn("invalid drone session during connect");
+      socket.disconnect(true);
+      return;
+    }
+    this.log.info("drone socket connected", {
+      id: socket.id,
+      registrationId: session.registration._id.toHexString(),
+    });
+  }
+
+  onSocketDisconnect(
+    socket: Socket,
+    reason: DisconnectReason,
+    extra?: unknown,
+  ) {
+    this.log.info("socket disconnect", { reason, extra });
+    switch (socket.data.sessionType) {
+      case SocketSessionType.Code:
+        this.log.info("closing code socket session", { id: socket.id });
+        this.codeSessions.delete(socket.id);
+        return;
+
+      case SocketSessionType.Drone:
+        this.log.info("closing drone socket session", { id: socket.id });
+        this.droneSessions.delete(socket.id);
+        return;
+
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    this.log.error("invalid session type in socket disconnect", {
+      id: socket.id,
+      data: socket.data,
+    });
+  }
+
+  getCodeSession(ideSession: IIdeSession): CodeSession {
+    const session = this.codeSessions.get(ideSession._id.toHexString());
+    if (!session) {
+      const error = new Error("code session not found");
+      error.statusCode = 404;
+      throw error;
+    }
+    return session;
+  }
+
+  getDroneSession(registration: IDroneRegistration): DroneSession {
+    const session = this.droneSessions.get(registration._id.toHexString());
+    if (!session) {
+      const error = new Error("drone session not found");
+      error.statusCode = 404;
+      throw error;
+    }
+    return session;
+  }
+}
+
+export default new SocketService();

gadget-code/src/web-app.ts

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ import assert from "node:assert";
 import path from "node:path";
 import http from "node:http";
 
-import {
-  DisconnectReason,
-  ExtendedError,
-  Socket,
-  Server as SocketIOServer,
-} from "socket.io";
-
 import "./lib/db.js";
 import redis from "./lib/redis.js";
 
@@ -48,37 +41,18 @@ import { UserController } from "./controllers/user.js";
 
 import ApiClient from "./services/api-client.js";
 import ContactService from "./services/contact.js";
-import DroneService from "./services/drone.js";
+import SocketService from "./services/socket.js";
 import SessionService, { SessionType } from "./services/session.js";
 import StorageService from "./services/storage.js";
 
 import { Types } from "mongoose";
 import { User } from "./models/user.js";
 
-import { SocketSessionType } from "./lib/socket-session.js";
-import { CodeSession } from "./lib/code-session.js";
-import { DroneSession } from "./lib/drone-session.js";
-import {
-  ClientToServerEvents,
-  ServerToClientEvents,
-  SocketData,
-} from "@gadget/api";
-
 class DtpWebAppServer implements DtpComponent {
   private log: DtpLog;
 
   private app?: express.Application;
   private server?: http.Server;
-  public io?: SocketIOServer;
-
-  private codeSessions: Map<string, CodeSession> = new Map<
-    string,
-    CodeSession
-  >();
-  private droneSessions: Map<string, DroneSession> = new Map<
-    string,
-    DroneSession
-  >();
 
   get name(): string {
     return "DtpWebAppServer";
@@ -111,6 +85,7 @@ class DtpWebAppServer implements DtpComponent {
   async startServices(): Promise<void> {
     await ApiClient.start();
     await ContactService.start();
+    await SocketService.start();
     await StorageService.start();
   }
 
@@ -262,7 +237,7 @@ class DtpWebAppServer implements DtpComponent {
   }
 
   async startHttpServer(): Promise<void> {
-    return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    return new Promise<void>(async (resolve) => {
       assert(this.app, "ExpressJS app instance is required");
       this.log.info("starting HTTP server", {
         address: env.https.address,
@@ -275,22 +250,9 @@ class DtpWebAppServer implements DtpComponent {
       this.server = http.createServer(this.app);
 
       /*
-       * Create Socket.io server
+       * Start the Socket.IO service
        */
-      this.io = new SocketIOServer<
+      await SocketService.listen(this.server);
-        ClientToServerEvents,
-        ServerToClientEvents,
-        never,
-        SocketData
-      >(this.server, {
-        cors: {
-          origin: "*",
-          methods: ["GET", "POST"],
-        },
-      });
-      this.io.use(this.onSocketAuth.bind(this));
-      this.io.on("connection", this.onSocketConnection.bind(this));
-      this.log.info("socket.io server initialized");
 
       /*
        * Start HTTP server
@@ -307,134 +269,6 @@ class DtpWebAppServer implements DtpComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  async onSocketAuth(socket: Socket, next: (err?: ExtendedError) => void) {
-    const token = socket.handshake.auth.token;
-    this.log.debug("received socket authentication request", { token });
-    if (!token) {
-      this.log.warn("socket connection rejected: no token provided");
-      return next(new Error("Authentication required"));
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Try first to validate as a User JWT session
-     */
-    try {
-      const user = await SessionService.verifyJsonWebToken(token);
-      this.log.info("socket authenticated as User");
-
-      const session: CodeSession = new CodeSession(socket, user);
-      this.codeSessions.set(socket.id, session);
-
-      socket.data = { sessionType: SocketSessionType.Code };
-      socket.on("disconnect", (reason: DisconnectReason, extra?: unknown) => {
-        this.onSocketDisconnect(socket, reason, extra);
-      });
-
-      return next();
-    } catch (cause) {
-      const error = cause as Error;
-      if (error.name !== "TokenVerifyError") {
-        this.log.warn("socket connection rejected: invalid token", {
-          error,
-        });
-        return next(new Error("Invalid authentication token"));
-      }
-      // fall through to next test
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * If not a User JWT, try to validate as a Drone session
-     */
-    try {
-      const registrationId = Types.ObjectId.createFromHexString(token);
-      const registration = await DroneService.getById(registrationId);
-      this.log.info("socket authenticated as Drone");
-
-      const droneSession: DroneSession = new DroneSession(socket, registration);
-      this.droneSessions.set(socket.id, droneSession);
-
-      socket.data = { sessionType: SocketSessionType.Drone };
-      socket.on("disconnect", (reason: DisconnectReason, extra?: unknown) => {
-        this.onSocketDisconnect(socket, reason, extra);
-      });
-
-      return next();
-    } catch (error) {
-      this.log.warn("socket connection rejected: invalid auth token", {
-        error,
-      });
-      next(new Error("Invalid authentication token"));
-    }
-  }
-
-  onSocketConnection(socket: Socket) {
-    switch (socket.data.sessionType) {
-      case SocketSessionType.Code:
-        return this.onSocketConnectCode(socket);
-      case SocketSessionType.Drone:
-        return this.onSocketConnectDrone(socket);
-      default:
-        break;
-    }
-    this.log.error("invalid socket session type during connect");
-  }
-
-  onSocketDisconnect(
-    socket: Socket,
-    reason: DisconnectReason,
-    extra?: unknown,
-  ) {
-    this.log.info("socket disconnect", { reason, extra });
-    switch (socket.data.sessionType) {
-      case SocketSessionType.Code:
-        this.log.info("closing code socket session", { id: socket.id });
-        this.codeSessions.delete(socket.id);
-        return;
-
-      case SocketSessionType.Drone:
-        this.log.info("closing drone socket session", { id: socket.id });
-        this.droneSessions.delete(socket.id);
-        return;
-
-      default:
-        break;
-    }
-
-    this.log.error("invalid session type in socket disconnect", {
-      id: socket.id,
-      data: socket.data,
-    });
-  }
-
-  onSocketConnectCode(socket: Socket) {
-    const session = this.codeSessions.get(socket.id);
-    if (!session) {
-      this.log.warn("invalid code session during connect");
-      socket.disconnect(true);
-      return;
-    }
-    this.log.info("code socket connected", {
-      id: socket.id,
-      userId: session.user._id.toHexString(),
-      email: session.user.email,
-    });
-  }
-
-  onSocketConnectDrone(socket: Socket) {
-    const session = this.droneSessions.get(socket.id);
-    if (!session) {
-      this.log.warn("invalid drone session during connect");
-      socket.disconnect(true);
-      return;
-    }
-    this.log.info("drone socket connected", {
-      id: socket.id,
-      userId: session.user._id.toHexString(),
-      email: session.user.email,
-      registration: session.registration,
-    });
-  }
-
   async stopHttpServer(): Promise<void> {
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
       if (!this.server) {
@@ -498,13 +332,9 @@ class DtpWebAppServer implements DtpComponent {
     }
 
     if (token) {
-      this.log.debug("restoring session from JWT", { token });
       req.user = await SessionService.verifyJsonWebToken(token);
     } else {
       const userId = Types.ObjectId.createFromHexString(req.session.user._id);
-      this.log.debug("restoring session from HTTP session", {
-        sessionId: req.session.id,
-      });
       req.user = await User.findOne({ _id: userId });
     }
 

packages/api/src/index.ts

@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
  */
 
 export * from "./interfaces/ai-provider.ts";
-export * from "./interfaces/user.ts";
-export * from "./interfaces/project.ts";
-export * from "./interfaces/drone-registration.ts";
-export * from "./interfaces/drone-monitor.ts";
 export * from "./interfaces/chat-session.ts";
 export * from "./interfaces/chat-turn.ts";
+export * from "./interfaces/drone-monitor.ts";
+export * from "./interfaces/drone-registration.ts";
+export * from "./interfaces/ide-session.ts";
+export * from "./interfaces/project.ts";
+export * from "./interfaces/user.ts";
 
 /*
  * Socket.IO Interfaces

packages/api/src/interfaces/ide-session.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// src/interfaces/ide-session.ts
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Rob Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+import { Document, Types } from "mongoose";
+import type { IUser } from "./user.js";
+import type { IProject } from "./project.js";
+
+/**
+ * When the User logs into the IDE it creates a session against which Socket.IO
+ * events are scoped.
+ */
+export interface IIdeSession extends Document {
+  _id: Types.ObjectId;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  user: IUser | Types.ObjectId;
+  project: IProject | Types.ObjectId;
+  name: string;
+}

packages/api/src/messages/drone.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+// src/messages/drone.ts
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Rob Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+
 export type ThinkingMessage = (content: string) => void;
+
 export type ResponseMessage = (content: string) => void;
+
 export type ToolCallMessage = (
   name: string,
   params: string,

packages/api/src/messages/ide.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+// src/messages/ide.ts
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Rob Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+
 import { IChatSession } from "../interfaces/chat-session.ts";
+import { IDroneRegistration } from "../interfaces/drone-registration.ts";
 import { IProject } from "../interfaces/project.ts";
 
 export type RequestSessionLockMessage = (
+  registration: IDroneRegistration,
   project: IProject,
   chatSession: IChatSession,
   cb: (success: boolean, chatSessionId: string) => void,
 ) => void;
+
 export type SubmitPromptMessage = (prompt: string) => void;

packages/api/src/messages/socket.ts

@@ -1,37 +1,53 @@
-// src/messages/gadget-code.ts
+// src/messages/socket.ts
 // Copyright (C) 2026 Rob Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 
 import { ResponseMessage, ThinkingMessage, ToolCallMessage } from "./drone.ts";
 import { RequestSessionLockMessage, SubmitPromptMessage } from "./ide.ts";
 
+/*
+There are two different kinds of clients that connect to the gadget-code
+Socket.IO server:
+
+1. The gadget-code:ide (ReactJS front-end)
+2. The gadget-drone work order runner (NodeJS headless process)
+
+gadget-code:ide sends Socket.IO messages to gadget-code:web, which then routes
+them to the appropriate gadget-drone socket.
+
+gadget-drone sends messages to gadget-code:web intending for them to be routed
+to the appropriate gadget-code:ide socket.
+
+This architecture lets the IDE run under User control in any browser anywhere,
+and serve as a remote control surface for one or more gadget-drone processes
+running work orders on projects in chat sessions.
+*/
+
 export interface ServerToClientEvents {
   /*
-   * GadgetCode => IDE
+   * gadget-code:ide => gadget-code:web => gadget-drone
    */
+  requestSessionLock: RequestSessionLockMessage;
+  submitPrompt: SubmitPromptMessage;
 
+  /*
+   * gadget-drone => gadget-code => gadget-code:ide
+   */
   thinking: ThinkingMessage;
   response: ResponseMessage;
   toolCall: ToolCallMessage;
-
-  /*
-   * Gadget Code => Drone
-   */
-
-  requestSessionLock: RequestSessionLockMessage;
-  submitPrompt: SubmitPromptMessage;
 }
 
 export interface ClientToServerEvents {
   /*
-   * IDE => Gadget Code
+   * gadget-code:ide => gadget-code => gadget-drone
    */
 
   requestSessionLock: RequestSessionLockMessage;
   submitPrompt: SubmitPromptMessage;
 
   /*
-   * Drone => Gadget Code
+   * gadget-drone => gadget-code => gadget-code:ide
    */
 
   thinking: ThinkingMessage;
@@ -39,4 +55,6 @@ export interface ClientToServerEvents {
   toolCall: ToolCallMessage;
 }
 
-export interface SocketData {}
+export interface SocketData {
+  /* no data defined */
+}