chore(embedded): cut v0.0.16-beta with file API + RBAC

Refreshes the //go:embed bytes off 3115e38. Dev image (ZDDC_REF=main)
now ships the file API and verb-based RBAC.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html

@@ -2131,7 +2131,7 @@ td[data-field="trackingNumber"] {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Archive</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Add Local Directory</button>
                 <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh Data" style="font-size:1.1rem;">⟳</button>

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/browse.html

@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ body {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Browse</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38</span></span>
             </div>
             <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Add Local Directory</button>
             <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh listing" aria-label="Refresh listing" style="font-size:1.1rem;">⟳</button>

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html

@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
                     </svg>
                     <div class="header-title-group">
                         <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Classifier</span>
-                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855</span></span>
+                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38</span></span>
                     </div>
                     <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Add Local Directory</button>
                     <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh and rescan directory" aria-label="Refresh" style="font-size:1.1rem;">⟳</button>
@@ -2105,6 +2105,375 @@ https://github.com/nodeca/pako/blob/main/LICENSE
     };
 })(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : globalThis);
 
+// shared/zddc-source.js — source abstraction for tools that handle
+// directory trees (classifier, mdedit, transmittal, browse, archive).
+//
+// Two backends:
+//
+//   1. Local — wraps a real FileSystemDirectoryHandle from the
+//      File System Access API. Reads + writes go through the
+//      FS Access API directly.
+//
+//   2. HTTP — talks to zddc-server's directory listing JSON
+//      (Accept: application/json) for reads and the file API
+//      (PUT/DELETE/POST X-ZDDC-Op) for writes. Implements a
+//      polyfill of the FS Access API surface area the tools
+//      use (kind, name, values(), getFileHandle, getDirectoryHandle,
+//      removeEntry, getFile, createWritable, queryPermission /
+//      requestPermission) so existing code works unchanged.
+//
+// The polyfill makes auto-load possible: when zddc-server serves
+// a tool at /<dir>/<tool>.html, the tool detects HTTP mode at
+// startup, builds an HttpDirectoryHandle for the tool's containing
+// directory, and hands it to the existing openDirectory(handle)
+// flow without ever showing the file picker.
+//
+// Renames inside a tool today are typically done as
+// "write new + remove old". With HTTP-backed handles this becomes
+// PUT + DELETE — non-atomic. Tools that prefer the atomic server
+// MOVE should call window.zddc.source.moveFile(srcUrl, dstUrl)
+// directly instead of going through the polyfill.
+(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    if (!window.zddc) window.zddc = {};
+    var FA = window.FileSystemDirectoryHandle || null;
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HTTP file API helpers
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function joinUrl(base, name, isDir) {
+        if (!base.endsWith('/')) base = base + '/';
+        return base + encodeURIComponent(name) + (isDir ? '/' : '');
+    }
+
+    // Server returns directory entries with a trailing "/" on names.
+    // Strip it for the FS Access API name surface.
+    function stripSlash(name) {
+        return name.endsWith('/') ? name.slice(0, -1) : name;
+    }
+
+    async function httpListing(url) {
+        var resp = await fetch(url, {
+            headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' },
+            credentials: 'same-origin'
+        });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            var err = new Error('listing ' + url + ': HTTP ' + resp.status);
+            err.status = resp.status;
+            throw err;
+        }
+        var data = await resp.json();
+        if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
+            throw new Error('listing ' + url + ': non-array body');
+        }
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    async function httpExists(url) {
+        try {
+            var r = await fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD', credentials: 'same-origin' });
+            return r.ok;
+        } catch (_) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HttpFileHandle — FileSystemFileHandle polyfill
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function makeFile(blob, name, modTime) {
+        return new File([blob], name, {
+            type: blob.type,
+            lastModified: modTime ? modTime.getTime() : Date.now()
+        });
+    }
+
+    function HttpFileHandle(url, name, size, modTime) {
+        this.kind = 'file';
+        this.name = name;
+        this._url = url;
+        this._size = size || 0;
+        this._modTime = modTime || null;
+        this._etag = null;
+    }
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.getFile = async function () {
+        var resp = await fetch(this._url, { credentials: 'same-origin' });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            throw new Error('GET ' + this._url + ': ' + resp.status);
+        }
+        var etag = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+        if (etag) this._etag = etag.replace(/"/g, '');
+        var lm = resp.headers.get('Last-Modified');
+        var modTime = lm ? new Date(lm) : this._modTime;
+        var blob = await resp.blob();
+        return makeFile(blob, this.name, modTime);
+    };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.createWritable = async function () {
+        var chunks = [];
+        var handle = this;
+        return {
+            async write(data) {
+                if (data == null) return;
+                if (typeof data === 'object' && data && 'type' in data && data.type === 'write') {
+                    chunks.push(data.data);
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (typeof data === 'object' && data && 'type' in data) {
+                    // seek/truncate not supported by HTTP backend
+                    throw new Error('HttpFileHandle write op not supported: ' + data.type);
+                }
+                chunks.push(data);
+            },
+            async close() {
+                var blob = new Blob(chunks);
+                var resp = await fetch(handle._url, {
+                    method: 'PUT',
+                    body: blob,
+                    credentials: 'same-origin'
+                });
+                if (!resp.ok) {
+                    var body = '';
+                    try { body = await resp.text(); } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
+                    throw new Error('PUT ' + handle._url + ': ' + resp.status + ' ' + body);
+                }
+                var et = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+                if (et) handle._etag = et.replace(/"/g, '');
+                handle._size = blob.size;
+            },
+            async abort() { chunks = []; }
+        };
+    };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.queryPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.requestPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.isHttp = true;
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.url = function () { return this._url; };
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HttpDirectoryHandle — FileSystemDirectoryHandle polyfill
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function HttpDirectoryHandle(url, name) {
+        this.kind = 'directory';
+        if (!url.endsWith('/')) url = url + '/';
+        this._url = url;
+        this.name = name || guessNameFromUrl(url);
+    }
+    function guessNameFromUrl(url) {
+        var u = url.replace(/\/+$/, '');
+        var slash = u.lastIndexOf('/');
+        return slash >= 0 ? decodeURIComponent(u.substring(slash + 1)) : u;
+    }
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.values = function () {
+        var url = this._url;
+        return (async function* () {
+            var entries;
+            try {
+                entries = await httpListing(url);
+            } catch (e) {
+                return;
+            }
+            for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+                var e = entries[i];
+                var rawName = stripSlash(e.name);
+                var childUrl = joinUrl(url, rawName, e.is_dir);
+                if (e.is_dir) {
+                    yield new HttpDirectoryHandle(childUrl, rawName);
+                } else {
+                    var modTime = e.mod_time ? new Date(e.mod_time) : null;
+                    yield new HttpFileHandle(childUrl, rawName, e.size || 0, modTime);
+                }
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.entries = function () {
+        var iter = this.values();
+        return (async function* () {
+            for (;;) {
+                var step = await iter.next();
+                if (step.done) return;
+                yield [step.value.name, step.value];
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.keys = function () {
+        var iter = this.values();
+        return (async function* () {
+            for (;;) {
+                var step = await iter.next();
+                if (step.done) return;
+                yield step.value.name;
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.getFileHandle = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, false);
+        var exists = await httpExists(url);
+        if (!exists && !opts.create) {
+            var err = new Error('NotFoundError: ' + name);
+            err.name = 'NotFoundError';
+            throw err;
+        }
+        return new HttpFileHandle(url, name, 0, null);
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.getDirectoryHandle = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, true);
+        if (opts.create) {
+            var resp = await fetch(url, {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'X-ZDDC-Op': 'mkdir' },
+                credentials: 'same-origin'
+            });
+            if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 200 && resp.status !== 201) {
+                throw new Error('mkdir ' + url + ': ' + resp.status);
+            }
+        }
+        return new HttpDirectoryHandle(url, name);
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.removeEntry = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        // Probe listing to discover whether name is a file or directory.
+        var entries;
+        try {
+            entries = await httpListing(this._url);
+        } catch (e) {
+            throw new Error('removeEntry probe failed: ' + e.message);
+        }
+        var match = null;
+        for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+            if (stripSlash(entries[i].name) === name) {
+                match = entries[i];
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!match) {
+            var err = new Error('NotFoundError: ' + name);
+            err.name = 'NotFoundError';
+            throw err;
+        }
+        if (match.is_dir && !opts.recursive) {
+            // Server doesn't expose a recursive-delete endpoint yet,
+            // and FS Access API requires recursive=true to remove a
+            // non-empty directory anyway. Reject explicitly so the
+            // caller doesn't silently leave a stale tree behind.
+            var derr = new Error('Removing directories over HTTP is not supported');
+            derr.name = 'InvalidStateError';
+            throw derr;
+        }
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, match.is_dir);
+        var resp = await fetch(url, { method: 'DELETE', credentials: 'same-origin' });
+        if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 204) {
+            throw new Error('DELETE ' + url + ': ' + resp.status);
+        }
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.queryPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.requestPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.isHttp = true;
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.url = function () { return this._url; };
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Top-level helpers
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // Strip a trailing tool .html (e.g. classifier.html) from a path
+    // to land on the "directory the tool was opened in".
+    function pathToDir(pathname) {
+        if (!pathname) return '/';
+        if (pathname.endsWith('/')) return pathname;
+        var slash = pathname.lastIndexOf('/');
+        return slash >= 0 ? pathname.substring(0, slash + 1) : '/';
+    }
+
+    // Probe the server-mode root for the current page. Returns:
+    //
+    //   { handle: HttpDirectoryHandle, status: 200 }   — server reachable, listing returned
+    //   { handle: null,                status: 403 }   — server reachable but listing forbidden
+    //   { handle: null,                status: 0   }   — not http(s), or server unreachable / non-JSON
+    //
+    // Tools that auto-load on startup distinguish 403 (show "no
+    // permission to list this directory" message) from 0 (fall back
+    // to local-mode welcome screen).
+    //
+    // Tool init pattern:
+    //   if (location.protocol !== 'file:') {
+    //       const r = await zddc.source.detectServerRoot();
+    //       if (r.handle) await openDirectory(r.handle);
+    //       else if (r.status === 403) showNoPermissionMessage();
+    //       else showWelcome();
+    //   } else { showWelcome(); }
+    async function detectServerRoot() {
+        if (typeof location === 'undefined') {
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        if (location.protocol !== 'http:' && location.protocol !== 'https:') {
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        var dirPath = pathToDir(location.pathname);
+        var url = location.origin + dirPath;
+        try {
+            await httpListing(url);
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (e && e.status === 403) {
+                return { handle: null, status: 403 };
+            }
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        return {
+            handle: new HttpDirectoryHandle(url, guessNameFromUrl(url)),
+            status: 200,
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Atomic file move. Path arguments are absolute URL paths
+    // (starting with /). Honors the file API's POST /op=move
+    // contract. Returns the new ETag.
+    async function moveFile(srcUrlPath, dstUrlPath, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var headers = {
+            'X-ZDDC-Op': 'move',
+            'X-ZDDC-Destination': dstUrlPath
+        };
+        if (opts.ifMatch) headers['If-Match'] = opts.ifMatch;
+        var resp = await fetch(srcUrlPath, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: headers,
+            credentials: 'same-origin'
+        });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            var body = '';
+            try { body = await resp.text(); } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
+            throw new Error('move ' + srcUrlPath + ' → ' + dstUrlPath + ': ' + resp.status + ' ' + body);
+        }
+        var et = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+        return et ? et.replace(/"/g, '') : null;
+    }
+
+    // Detect at construction time whether a directory handle is the
+    // HTTP polyfill or a real FS Access API handle. Useful for tools
+    // that want to take the optimized path (e.g. atomic moveFile)
+    // when in HTTP mode rather than the FS-API copy+remove fallback.
+    function isHttpHandle(handle) {
+        return !!(handle && handle.isHttp === true);
+    }
+
+    window.zddc.source = {
+        HttpDirectoryHandle: HttpDirectoryHandle,
+        HttpFileHandle: HttpFileHandle,
+        detectServerRoot: detectServerRoot,
+        moveFile: moveFile,
+        isHttpHandle: isHttpHandle,
+        // Lower-level helpers exposed for tools that want to call the
+        // server directly without going through the polyfill.
+        httpListing: httpListing,
+        joinUrl: joinUrl,
+        stripSlash: stripSlash
+    };
+})();
+
 /**
  * ZDDC shared theme toggle — light / dark / auto.
  * Persists choice to localStorage under 'zddc-theme'.
@@ -2765,33 +3134,85 @@ https://github.com/nodeca/pako/blob/main/LICENSE
      * Initialize the application
      */
     function init() {
+        // Cache DOM elements + wire events first so the welcome screen
+        // (and the HTTP-mode auto-load below) can use them.
+        cacheDOMElements();
+        setupEventListeners();
 
+        // Browser-compatibility branch:
+        //   HTTP mode (served by zddc-server) — works everywhere; the
+        //     HTTP polyfill stands in for the FS Access API. Auto-load
+        //     the directory the page lives in.
+        //   Local mode (file://) — requires FS Access API for write
+        //     access to the user-picked folder. Show the warning if
+        //     the API is missing.
+        if (location.protocol === 'http:' || location.protocol === 'https:') {
+            // Don't disable the picker button — even in HTTP mode the
+            // user might want to add a local folder. But the auto-load
+            // below means the welcome screen usually never shows.
+            (async function () {
+                try {
+                    var probe = await window.zddc.source.detectServerRoot();
+                    if (probe.handle) {
+                        await openDirectory(probe.handle);
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (probe.status === 403) {
+                        showHttpForbiddenMessage();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                } catch (err) {
+                    console.warn('classifier: server-mode auto-load failed:', err);
+                }
+                // Server-mode probe inconclusive — fall through to welcome.
+                if (!checkBrowserCompatibility()) {
+                    showBrowserWarning();
+                    return;
+                }
+                showWelcomeScreen();
+            })();
+            return;
+        }
 
-        // Check browser compatibility
         if (!checkBrowserCompatibility()) {
             showBrowserWarning();
             return;
         }
-        
-        // Cache DOM elements
-        cacheDOMElements();
-        
-        // Set up event listeners
-        setupEventListeners();
-        
-        // Show welcome screen
         showWelcomeScreen();
-        
-
     }
 
     /**
-     * Check if browser supports File System Access API
+     * Check if browser supports File System Access API. Used in local
+     * (file://) mode only — HTTP mode runs through the HTTP polyfill,
+     * which has no browser dependency beyond fetch.
      */
     function checkBrowserCompatibility() {
         return 'showDirectoryPicker' in window;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Show a clear "no permission to list" message for HTTP-mode users
+     * who land on a path their ACL doesn't allow them to list. Distinct
+     * from the welcome screen so the user understands why the file tree
+     * is empty rather than wondering if they need to pick a folder.
+     */
+    function showHttpForbiddenMessage() {
+        var screen = document.getElementById('welcomeScreen');
+        if (!screen) return;
+        screen.classList.remove('hidden');
+        var msg = document.createElement('div');
+        msg.className = 'classifier-forbidden-message';
+        msg.style.cssText = 'padding: 1.5rem; max-width: 36rem; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;';
+        msg.innerHTML =
+            '<h2 style="margin-bottom: 0.75rem;">No permission to list this directory</h2>' +
+            '<p>Your account does not have read access to this folder. ' +
+            'You may still be able to upload files if your role allows it; ' +
+            'contact the document controller if you believe this is wrong.</p>';
+        screen.appendChild(msg);
+        var addBtn = document.getElementById('addDirectoryBtn');
+        if (addBtn) addBtn.disabled = true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Show browser compatibility warning
      */
@@ -5533,29 +5954,40 @@ https://github.com/nodeca/pako/blob/main/LICENSE
                 }
             }
             
-            // Rename by copying to new name and deleting old (more reliable than move)
+            // Rename. HTTP-backed handles (zddc-server) get the atomic
+            // POST /op=move path — single round-trip, server-side
+            // os.Rename, no risk of half-renamed state. Local FS Access
+            // API handles use copy+remove because the API has no native
+            // rename verb.
             const oldFilename = zddc.joinExtension(file.originalFilename, file.extension);
 
-            
             try {
-                // Get fresh handle for old file
+                if (window.zddc.source.isHttpHandle(file.folderHandle)) {
-                const oldHandle = await file.folderHandle.getFileHandle(oldFilename);
+                    const folderUrl = file.folderHandle.url();
+                    const folderPath = new URL(folderUrl).pathname;
+                    const srcPath = folderPath + encodeURIComponent(oldFilename);
+                    const dstPath = folderPath + encodeURIComponent(newFilename);
+                    await window.zddc.source.moveFile(srcPath, dstPath);
+                    file.handle = await file.folderHandle.getFileHandle(newFilename);
+                } else {
+                    // Get fresh handle for old file
+                    const oldHandle = await file.folderHandle.getFileHandle(oldFilename);
 
-                // Read the file content
+                    // Read the file content
-                const fileData = await oldHandle.getFile();
+                    const fileData = await oldHandle.getFile();
 
-                // Create new file with new name
+                    // Create new file with new name
-                const newHandle = await file.folderHandle.getFileHandle(newFilename, { create: true });
+                    const newHandle = await file.folderHandle.getFileHandle(newFilename, { create: true });
-                const writable = await newHandle.createWritable();
+                    const writable = await newHandle.createWritable();
-                await writable.write(fileData);
+                    await writable.write(fileData);
-                await writable.close();
+                    await writable.close();
 
-                // Delete old file
+                    // Delete old file
-                await file.folderHandle.removeEntry(oldFilename);
+                    await file.folderHandle.removeEntry(oldFilename);
-                
-                // Update file handle
-                file.handle = newHandle;
 
+                    // Update file handle
+                    file.handle = newHandle;
+                }
             } catch (err) {
                 console.error(`Failed to rename file:`, err);
                 throw err;

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html

@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ body {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html

@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Markdown</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary" title="Add a local directory">Add Local Directory</button>
                 <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh directory" aria-label="Refresh" style="font-size:1.1rem;">⟳</button>
@@ -2303,6 +2303,375 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
 
 }(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this));
 
+// shared/zddc-source.js — source abstraction for tools that handle
+// directory trees (classifier, mdedit, transmittal, browse, archive).
+//
+// Two backends:
+//
+//   1. Local — wraps a real FileSystemDirectoryHandle from the
+//      File System Access API. Reads + writes go through the
+//      FS Access API directly.
+//
+//   2. HTTP — talks to zddc-server's directory listing JSON
+//      (Accept: application/json) for reads and the file API
+//      (PUT/DELETE/POST X-ZDDC-Op) for writes. Implements a
+//      polyfill of the FS Access API surface area the tools
+//      use (kind, name, values(), getFileHandle, getDirectoryHandle,
+//      removeEntry, getFile, createWritable, queryPermission /
+//      requestPermission) so existing code works unchanged.
+//
+// The polyfill makes auto-load possible: when zddc-server serves
+// a tool at /<dir>/<tool>.html, the tool detects HTTP mode at
+// startup, builds an HttpDirectoryHandle for the tool's containing
+// directory, and hands it to the existing openDirectory(handle)
+// flow without ever showing the file picker.
+//
+// Renames inside a tool today are typically done as
+// "write new + remove old". With HTTP-backed handles this becomes
+// PUT + DELETE — non-atomic. Tools that prefer the atomic server
+// MOVE should call window.zddc.source.moveFile(srcUrl, dstUrl)
+// directly instead of going through the polyfill.
+(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    if (!window.zddc) window.zddc = {};
+    var FA = window.FileSystemDirectoryHandle || null;
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HTTP file API helpers
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function joinUrl(base, name, isDir) {
+        if (!base.endsWith('/')) base = base + '/';
+        return base + encodeURIComponent(name) + (isDir ? '/' : '');
+    }
+
+    // Server returns directory entries with a trailing "/" on names.
+    // Strip it for the FS Access API name surface.
+    function stripSlash(name) {
+        return name.endsWith('/') ? name.slice(0, -1) : name;
+    }
+
+    async function httpListing(url) {
+        var resp = await fetch(url, {
+            headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' },
+            credentials: 'same-origin'
+        });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            var err = new Error('listing ' + url + ': HTTP ' + resp.status);
+            err.status = resp.status;
+            throw err;
+        }
+        var data = await resp.json();
+        if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
+            throw new Error('listing ' + url + ': non-array body');
+        }
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    async function httpExists(url) {
+        try {
+            var r = await fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD', credentials: 'same-origin' });
+            return r.ok;
+        } catch (_) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HttpFileHandle — FileSystemFileHandle polyfill
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function makeFile(blob, name, modTime) {
+        return new File([blob], name, {
+            type: blob.type,
+            lastModified: modTime ? modTime.getTime() : Date.now()
+        });
+    }
+
+    function HttpFileHandle(url, name, size, modTime) {
+        this.kind = 'file';
+        this.name = name;
+        this._url = url;
+        this._size = size || 0;
+        this._modTime = modTime || null;
+        this._etag = null;
+    }
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.getFile = async function () {
+        var resp = await fetch(this._url, { credentials: 'same-origin' });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            throw new Error('GET ' + this._url + ': ' + resp.status);
+        }
+        var etag = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+        if (etag) this._etag = etag.replace(/"/g, '');
+        var lm = resp.headers.get('Last-Modified');
+        var modTime = lm ? new Date(lm) : this._modTime;
+        var blob = await resp.blob();
+        return makeFile(blob, this.name, modTime);
+    };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.createWritable = async function () {
+        var chunks = [];
+        var handle = this;
+        return {
+            async write(data) {
+                if (data == null) return;
+                if (typeof data === 'object' && data && 'type' in data && data.type === 'write') {
+                    chunks.push(data.data);
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (typeof data === 'object' && data && 'type' in data) {
+                    // seek/truncate not supported by HTTP backend
+                    throw new Error('HttpFileHandle write op not supported: ' + data.type);
+                }
+                chunks.push(data);
+            },
+            async close() {
+                var blob = new Blob(chunks);
+                var resp = await fetch(handle._url, {
+                    method: 'PUT',
+                    body: blob,
+                    credentials: 'same-origin'
+                });
+                if (!resp.ok) {
+                    var body = '';
+                    try { body = await resp.text(); } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
+                    throw new Error('PUT ' + handle._url + ': ' + resp.status + ' ' + body);
+                }
+                var et = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+                if (et) handle._etag = et.replace(/"/g, '');
+                handle._size = blob.size;
+            },
+            async abort() { chunks = []; }
+        };
+    };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.queryPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.requestPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.isHttp = true;
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.url = function () { return this._url; };
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HttpDirectoryHandle — FileSystemDirectoryHandle polyfill
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function HttpDirectoryHandle(url, name) {
+        this.kind = 'directory';
+        if (!url.endsWith('/')) url = url + '/';
+        this._url = url;
+        this.name = name || guessNameFromUrl(url);
+    }
+    function guessNameFromUrl(url) {
+        var u = url.replace(/\/+$/, '');
+        var slash = u.lastIndexOf('/');
+        return slash >= 0 ? decodeURIComponent(u.substring(slash + 1)) : u;
+    }
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.values = function () {
+        var url = this._url;
+        return (async function* () {
+            var entries;
+            try {
+                entries = await httpListing(url);
+            } catch (e) {
+                return;
+            }
+            for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+                var e = entries[i];
+                var rawName = stripSlash(e.name);
+                var childUrl = joinUrl(url, rawName, e.is_dir);
+                if (e.is_dir) {
+                    yield new HttpDirectoryHandle(childUrl, rawName);
+                } else {
+                    var modTime = e.mod_time ? new Date(e.mod_time) : null;
+                    yield new HttpFileHandle(childUrl, rawName, e.size || 0, modTime);
+                }
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.entries = function () {
+        var iter = this.values();
+        return (async function* () {
+            for (;;) {
+                var step = await iter.next();
+                if (step.done) return;
+                yield [step.value.name, step.value];
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.keys = function () {
+        var iter = this.values();
+        return (async function* () {
+            for (;;) {
+                var step = await iter.next();
+                if (step.done) return;
+                yield step.value.name;
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.getFileHandle = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, false);
+        var exists = await httpExists(url);
+        if (!exists && !opts.create) {
+            var err = new Error('NotFoundError: ' + name);
+            err.name = 'NotFoundError';
+            throw err;
+        }
+        return new HttpFileHandle(url, name, 0, null);
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.getDirectoryHandle = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, true);
+        if (opts.create) {
+            var resp = await fetch(url, {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'X-ZDDC-Op': 'mkdir' },
+                credentials: 'same-origin'
+            });
+            if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 200 && resp.status !== 201) {
+                throw new Error('mkdir ' + url + ': ' + resp.status);
+            }
+        }
+        return new HttpDirectoryHandle(url, name);
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.removeEntry = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        // Probe listing to discover whether name is a file or directory.
+        var entries;
+        try {
+            entries = await httpListing(this._url);
+        } catch (e) {
+            throw new Error('removeEntry probe failed: ' + e.message);
+        }
+        var match = null;
+        for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+            if (stripSlash(entries[i].name) === name) {
+                match = entries[i];
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!match) {
+            var err = new Error('NotFoundError: ' + name);
+            err.name = 'NotFoundError';
+            throw err;
+        }
+        if (match.is_dir && !opts.recursive) {
+            // Server doesn't expose a recursive-delete endpoint yet,
+            // and FS Access API requires recursive=true to remove a
+            // non-empty directory anyway. Reject explicitly so the
+            // caller doesn't silently leave a stale tree behind.
+            var derr = new Error('Removing directories over HTTP is not supported');
+            derr.name = 'InvalidStateError';
+            throw derr;
+        }
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, match.is_dir);
+        var resp = await fetch(url, { method: 'DELETE', credentials: 'same-origin' });
+        if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 204) {
+            throw new Error('DELETE ' + url + ': ' + resp.status);
+        }
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.queryPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.requestPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.isHttp = true;
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.url = function () { return this._url; };
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Top-level helpers
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // Strip a trailing tool .html (e.g. classifier.html) from a path
+    // to land on the "directory the tool was opened in".
+    function pathToDir(pathname) {
+        if (!pathname) return '/';
+        if (pathname.endsWith('/')) return pathname;
+        var slash = pathname.lastIndexOf('/');
+        return slash >= 0 ? pathname.substring(0, slash + 1) : '/';
+    }
+
+    // Probe the server-mode root for the current page. Returns:
+    //
+    //   { handle: HttpDirectoryHandle, status: 200 }   — server reachable, listing returned
+    //   { handle: null,                status: 403 }   — server reachable but listing forbidden
+    //   { handle: null,                status: 0   }   — not http(s), or server unreachable / non-JSON
+    //
+    // Tools that auto-load on startup distinguish 403 (show "no
+    // permission to list this directory" message) from 0 (fall back
+    // to local-mode welcome screen).
+    //
+    // Tool init pattern:
+    //   if (location.protocol !== 'file:') {
+    //       const r = await zddc.source.detectServerRoot();
+    //       if (r.handle) await openDirectory(r.handle);
+    //       else if (r.status === 403) showNoPermissionMessage();
+    //       else showWelcome();
+    //   } else { showWelcome(); }
+    async function detectServerRoot() {
+        if (typeof location === 'undefined') {
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        if (location.protocol !== 'http:' && location.protocol !== 'https:') {
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        var dirPath = pathToDir(location.pathname);
+        var url = location.origin + dirPath;
+        try {
+            await httpListing(url);
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (e && e.status === 403) {
+                return { handle: null, status: 403 };
+            }
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        return {
+            handle: new HttpDirectoryHandle(url, guessNameFromUrl(url)),
+            status: 200,
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Atomic file move. Path arguments are absolute URL paths
+    // (starting with /). Honors the file API's POST /op=move
+    // contract. Returns the new ETag.
+    async function moveFile(srcUrlPath, dstUrlPath, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var headers = {
+            'X-ZDDC-Op': 'move',
+            'X-ZDDC-Destination': dstUrlPath
+        };
+        if (opts.ifMatch) headers['If-Match'] = opts.ifMatch;
+        var resp = await fetch(srcUrlPath, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: headers,
+            credentials: 'same-origin'
+        });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            var body = '';
+            try { body = await resp.text(); } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
+            throw new Error('move ' + srcUrlPath + ' → ' + dstUrlPath + ': ' + resp.status + ' ' + body);
+        }
+        var et = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+        return et ? et.replace(/"/g, '') : null;
+    }
+
+    // Detect at construction time whether a directory handle is the
+    // HTTP polyfill or a real FS Access API handle. Useful for tools
+    // that want to take the optimized path (e.g. atomic moveFile)
+    // when in HTTP mode rather than the FS-API copy+remove fallback.
+    function isHttpHandle(handle) {
+        return !!(handle && handle.isHttp === true);
+    }
+
+    window.zddc.source = {
+        HttpDirectoryHandle: HttpDirectoryHandle,
+        HttpFileHandle: HttpFileHandle,
+        detectServerRoot: detectServerRoot,
+        moveFile: moveFile,
+        isHttpHandle: isHttpHandle,
+        // Lower-level helpers exposed for tools that want to call the
+        // server directly without going through the polyfill.
+        httpListing: httpListing,
+        joinUrl: joinUrl,
+        stripSlash: stripSlash
+    };
+})();
+
 /**
  * ZDDC shared theme toggle — light / dark / auto.
  * Persists choice to localStorage under 'zddc-theme'.
@@ -4175,43 +4544,48 @@ async function refreshDirectory() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Build a synthetic, read-only "file handle" backed by a URL.
+ * Surface a clear "no permission to list this directory" message in
- * Implements `getFile()` so the rest of the app (which only needs to read)
+ * the file tree pane when the server returns 403 on the initial
- * works without changes. Lacks `createWritable()` — saveFile detects this
+ * listing. Distinct from "host doesn't serve JSON" so the user
- * and routes to a Save-As download.
+ * understands why the tree is empty.
  */
-function createServerFileHandle(name, url) {
+function showServerForbiddenMessage() {
-    let cached = null;
+    const treeEl = document.getElementById('file-tree');
-    return {
+    if (!treeEl) return;
-        kind: 'file',
+    treeEl.innerHTML =
-        name,
+        '<div class="server-forbidden-message" style="padding: 1rem; color: var(--text-muted, #555); font-size: 0.875rem;">' +
-        _serverUrl: url,
+        '<strong>No permission to list this directory.</strong>' +
-        _readOnly: true,
+        '<p style="margin: 0.5rem 0 0;">Your account does not have read access here. ' +
-        async getFile() {
+        'Contact the document controller if you believe this is wrong.</p>' +
-            if (cached) return cached;
+        '</div>';
-            const resp = await fetch(url, { cache: 'no-cache' });
-            if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${resp.status} fetching ${url}`);
-            const lastMod = resp.headers.get('Last-Modified');
-            const lastModified = lastMod ? Date.parse(lastMod) : Date.now();
-            const blob = await resp.blob();
-            cached = new File([blob], name, { type: blob.type, lastModified });
-            return cached;
-        },
-    };
 }
 
 /**
- * Build a synthetic directory handle (read-only) backed by a server URL.
+ * Build a CRUD-capable file handle backed by a URL — uses the shared
- * Returned for nested entries so existing code paths that probe for `.handle`
+ * HTTP polyfill from window.zddc.source. The polyfill's getFile() does
- * still work; not currently used for traversal.
+ * a GET, and createWritable() PUTs bytes back (file API on zddc-server).
+ *
+ * Adds `_serverUrl` for legacy code paths that still expect that field.
+ * Marks `_readOnly: false` so editor.js leaves save buttons enabled.
+ */
+function createServerFileHandle(name, url) {
+    const handle = new window.zddc.source.HttpFileHandle(url, name);
+    handle._serverUrl = url;
+    handle._readOnly = false;
+    return handle;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build a CRUD-capable directory handle backed by a server URL — uses
+ * the shared HTTP polyfill. Supports values()/entries(), getFileHandle,
+ * getDirectoryHandle({create}), and removeEntry() against the server
+ * file API. _serverUrl/_readOnly are kept for legacy probes.
  */
 function createServerDirectoryHandle(name, url) {
-    return {
+    const handle = new window.zddc.source.HttpDirectoryHandle(url, name);
-        kind: 'directory',
+    handle._serverUrl = url;
-        name,
+    handle._readOnly = false;
-        _serverUrl: url,
+    return handle;
-        _readOnly: true,
-    };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4287,8 +4661,16 @@ async function loadServerDirectory() {
     // listings (zddc-server / Caddy). On a plain static host the probe fails
     // and we must leave "Add Local Directory" visible so the user can still
     // load local files.
+    //
+    // 403 means the host is a zddc-server but the user lacks `r` on this
+    // directory (a "no list" permission posture). Show a clear message so
+    // the user understands why the tree is empty.
     try {
         const resp = await fetch(baseUrl, { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' }, cache: 'no-cache' });
+        if (resp.status === 403) {
+            showServerForbiddenMessage();
+            return;
+        }
         if (!resp.ok) return;
         const items = await resp.json();
         if (!Array.isArray(items)) return;
@@ -4311,13 +4693,13 @@ async function loadServerDirectory() {
         entries: {},
     };
 
-    // Surface refresh, hide write-only controls. "Add Local Directory"
+    // Surface refresh. The server now exposes a CRUD file API, so write
-    // stays visible (de-emphasized via btn--subtle) so the user can
+    // controls (new file, save, delete) stay enabled — the polyfill
-    // switch to a local folder at any time.
+    // routes their writes through PUT/DELETE/POST. "Add Local Directory"
+    // is de-emphasized so the user can still load a local folder if they
+    // want, but server-mode is now the default working mode.
     const refreshBtn = document.getElementById('refreshHeaderBtn');
     if (refreshBtn) refreshBtn.classList.remove('hidden');
-    const newFileRootBtn = document.getElementById('new-file-root');
-    if (newFileRootBtn) newFileRootBtn.classList.add('hidden');
     const addDirBtn = document.getElementById('addDirectoryBtn');
     if (addDirBtn) {
         addDirBtn.classList.remove('btn-primary');
@@ -4402,8 +4784,8 @@ function createActionButtons(filePath, type) {
     const actionsDiv = document.createElement('div');
     actionsDiv.className = 'tree-actions';
 
-    // Server mode is read-only: no rename, delete, or new-file actions.
+    // Server mode now supports full CRUD via the file API — drop the
-    if (serverSourceMode) return actionsDiv;
+    // legacy short-circuit that hid the rename/delete/new-file actions.
 
     if (type === 'directory') {
         // Directory: + (new file) + ✕ (delete)

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html

@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ dialog.modal--narrow {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Transmittal</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38</span></span>
             </div>
             <span id="no-js-notice" class="text-gray-400 text-xs italic">JavaScript not available</span>
             <!-- Publish split-button (Transmittal-specific primary action;
@@ -3123,6 +3123,375 @@ https://github.com/nodeca/pako/blob/main/LICENSE
     };
 })(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : globalThis);
 
+// shared/zddc-source.js — source abstraction for tools that handle
+// directory trees (classifier, mdedit, transmittal, browse, archive).
+//
+// Two backends:
+//
+//   1. Local — wraps a real FileSystemDirectoryHandle from the
+//      File System Access API. Reads + writes go through the
+//      FS Access API directly.
+//
+//   2. HTTP — talks to zddc-server's directory listing JSON
+//      (Accept: application/json) for reads and the file API
+//      (PUT/DELETE/POST X-ZDDC-Op) for writes. Implements a
+//      polyfill of the FS Access API surface area the tools
+//      use (kind, name, values(), getFileHandle, getDirectoryHandle,
+//      removeEntry, getFile, createWritable, queryPermission /
+//      requestPermission) so existing code works unchanged.
+//
+// The polyfill makes auto-load possible: when zddc-server serves
+// a tool at /<dir>/<tool>.html, the tool detects HTTP mode at
+// startup, builds an HttpDirectoryHandle for the tool's containing
+// directory, and hands it to the existing openDirectory(handle)
+// flow without ever showing the file picker.
+//
+// Renames inside a tool today are typically done as
+// "write new + remove old". With HTTP-backed handles this becomes
+// PUT + DELETE — non-atomic. Tools that prefer the atomic server
+// MOVE should call window.zddc.source.moveFile(srcUrl, dstUrl)
+// directly instead of going through the polyfill.
+(function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    if (!window.zddc) window.zddc = {};
+    var FA = window.FileSystemDirectoryHandle || null;
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HTTP file API helpers
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function joinUrl(base, name, isDir) {
+        if (!base.endsWith('/')) base = base + '/';
+        return base + encodeURIComponent(name) + (isDir ? '/' : '');
+    }
+
+    // Server returns directory entries with a trailing "/" on names.
+    // Strip it for the FS Access API name surface.
+    function stripSlash(name) {
+        return name.endsWith('/') ? name.slice(0, -1) : name;
+    }
+
+    async function httpListing(url) {
+        var resp = await fetch(url, {
+            headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' },
+            credentials: 'same-origin'
+        });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            var err = new Error('listing ' + url + ': HTTP ' + resp.status);
+            err.status = resp.status;
+            throw err;
+        }
+        var data = await resp.json();
+        if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
+            throw new Error('listing ' + url + ': non-array body');
+        }
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    async function httpExists(url) {
+        try {
+            var r = await fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD', credentials: 'same-origin' });
+            return r.ok;
+        } catch (_) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HttpFileHandle — FileSystemFileHandle polyfill
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function makeFile(blob, name, modTime) {
+        return new File([blob], name, {
+            type: blob.type,
+            lastModified: modTime ? modTime.getTime() : Date.now()
+        });
+    }
+
+    function HttpFileHandle(url, name, size, modTime) {
+        this.kind = 'file';
+        this.name = name;
+        this._url = url;
+        this._size = size || 0;
+        this._modTime = modTime || null;
+        this._etag = null;
+    }
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.getFile = async function () {
+        var resp = await fetch(this._url, { credentials: 'same-origin' });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            throw new Error('GET ' + this._url + ': ' + resp.status);
+        }
+        var etag = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+        if (etag) this._etag = etag.replace(/"/g, '');
+        var lm = resp.headers.get('Last-Modified');
+        var modTime = lm ? new Date(lm) : this._modTime;
+        var blob = await resp.blob();
+        return makeFile(blob, this.name, modTime);
+    };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.createWritable = async function () {
+        var chunks = [];
+        var handle = this;
+        return {
+            async write(data) {
+                if (data == null) return;
+                if (typeof data === 'object' && data && 'type' in data && data.type === 'write') {
+                    chunks.push(data.data);
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (typeof data === 'object' && data && 'type' in data) {
+                    // seek/truncate not supported by HTTP backend
+                    throw new Error('HttpFileHandle write op not supported: ' + data.type);
+                }
+                chunks.push(data);
+            },
+            async close() {
+                var blob = new Blob(chunks);
+                var resp = await fetch(handle._url, {
+                    method: 'PUT',
+                    body: blob,
+                    credentials: 'same-origin'
+                });
+                if (!resp.ok) {
+                    var body = '';
+                    try { body = await resp.text(); } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
+                    throw new Error('PUT ' + handle._url + ': ' + resp.status + ' ' + body);
+                }
+                var et = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+                if (et) handle._etag = et.replace(/"/g, '');
+                handle._size = blob.size;
+            },
+            async abort() { chunks = []; }
+        };
+    };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.queryPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.requestPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.isHttp = true;
+    HttpFileHandle.prototype.url = function () { return this._url; };
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // HttpDirectoryHandle — FileSystemDirectoryHandle polyfill
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    function HttpDirectoryHandle(url, name) {
+        this.kind = 'directory';
+        if (!url.endsWith('/')) url = url + '/';
+        this._url = url;
+        this.name = name || guessNameFromUrl(url);
+    }
+    function guessNameFromUrl(url) {
+        var u = url.replace(/\/+$/, '');
+        var slash = u.lastIndexOf('/');
+        return slash >= 0 ? decodeURIComponent(u.substring(slash + 1)) : u;
+    }
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.values = function () {
+        var url = this._url;
+        return (async function* () {
+            var entries;
+            try {
+                entries = await httpListing(url);
+            } catch (e) {
+                return;
+            }
+            for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+                var e = entries[i];
+                var rawName = stripSlash(e.name);
+                var childUrl = joinUrl(url, rawName, e.is_dir);
+                if (e.is_dir) {
+                    yield new HttpDirectoryHandle(childUrl, rawName);
+                } else {
+                    var modTime = e.mod_time ? new Date(e.mod_time) : null;
+                    yield new HttpFileHandle(childUrl, rawName, e.size || 0, modTime);
+                }
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.entries = function () {
+        var iter = this.values();
+        return (async function* () {
+            for (;;) {
+                var step = await iter.next();
+                if (step.done) return;
+                yield [step.value.name, step.value];
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.keys = function () {
+        var iter = this.values();
+        return (async function* () {
+            for (;;) {
+                var step = await iter.next();
+                if (step.done) return;
+                yield step.value.name;
+            }
+        })();
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.getFileHandle = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, false);
+        var exists = await httpExists(url);
+        if (!exists && !opts.create) {
+            var err = new Error('NotFoundError: ' + name);
+            err.name = 'NotFoundError';
+            throw err;
+        }
+        return new HttpFileHandle(url, name, 0, null);
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.getDirectoryHandle = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, true);
+        if (opts.create) {
+            var resp = await fetch(url, {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: { 'X-ZDDC-Op': 'mkdir' },
+                credentials: 'same-origin'
+            });
+            if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 200 && resp.status !== 201) {
+                throw new Error('mkdir ' + url + ': ' + resp.status);
+            }
+        }
+        return new HttpDirectoryHandle(url, name);
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.removeEntry = async function (name, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        // Probe listing to discover whether name is a file or directory.
+        var entries;
+        try {
+            entries = await httpListing(this._url);
+        } catch (e) {
+            throw new Error('removeEntry probe failed: ' + e.message);
+        }
+        var match = null;
+        for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+            if (stripSlash(entries[i].name) === name) {
+                match = entries[i];
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!match) {
+            var err = new Error('NotFoundError: ' + name);
+            err.name = 'NotFoundError';
+            throw err;
+        }
+        if (match.is_dir && !opts.recursive) {
+            // Server doesn't expose a recursive-delete endpoint yet,
+            // and FS Access API requires recursive=true to remove a
+            // non-empty directory anyway. Reject explicitly so the
+            // caller doesn't silently leave a stale tree behind.
+            var derr = new Error('Removing directories over HTTP is not supported');
+            derr.name = 'InvalidStateError';
+            throw derr;
+        }
+        var url = joinUrl(this._url, name, match.is_dir);
+        var resp = await fetch(url, { method: 'DELETE', credentials: 'same-origin' });
+        if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 204) {
+            throw new Error('DELETE ' + url + ': ' + resp.status);
+        }
+    };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.queryPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.requestPermission = async function () { return 'granted'; };
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.isHttp = true;
+    HttpDirectoryHandle.prototype.url = function () { return this._url; };
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Top-level helpers
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    // Strip a trailing tool .html (e.g. classifier.html) from a path
+    // to land on the "directory the tool was opened in".
+    function pathToDir(pathname) {
+        if (!pathname) return '/';
+        if (pathname.endsWith('/')) return pathname;
+        var slash = pathname.lastIndexOf('/');
+        return slash >= 0 ? pathname.substring(0, slash + 1) : '/';
+    }
+
+    // Probe the server-mode root for the current page. Returns:
+    //
+    //   { handle: HttpDirectoryHandle, status: 200 }   — server reachable, listing returned
+    //   { handle: null,                status: 403 }   — server reachable but listing forbidden
+    //   { handle: null,                status: 0   }   — not http(s), or server unreachable / non-JSON
+    //
+    // Tools that auto-load on startup distinguish 403 (show "no
+    // permission to list this directory" message) from 0 (fall back
+    // to local-mode welcome screen).
+    //
+    // Tool init pattern:
+    //   if (location.protocol !== 'file:') {
+    //       const r = await zddc.source.detectServerRoot();
+    //       if (r.handle) await openDirectory(r.handle);
+    //       else if (r.status === 403) showNoPermissionMessage();
+    //       else showWelcome();
+    //   } else { showWelcome(); }
+    async function detectServerRoot() {
+        if (typeof location === 'undefined') {
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        if (location.protocol !== 'http:' && location.protocol !== 'https:') {
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        var dirPath = pathToDir(location.pathname);
+        var url = location.origin + dirPath;
+        try {
+            await httpListing(url);
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (e && e.status === 403) {
+                return { handle: null, status: 403 };
+            }
+            return { handle: null, status: 0 };
+        }
+        return {
+            handle: new HttpDirectoryHandle(url, guessNameFromUrl(url)),
+            status: 200,
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Atomic file move. Path arguments are absolute URL paths
+    // (starting with /). Honors the file API's POST /op=move
+    // contract. Returns the new ETag.
+    async function moveFile(srcUrlPath, dstUrlPath, opts) {
+        opts = opts || {};
+        var headers = {
+            'X-ZDDC-Op': 'move',
+            'X-ZDDC-Destination': dstUrlPath
+        };
+        if (opts.ifMatch) headers['If-Match'] = opts.ifMatch;
+        var resp = await fetch(srcUrlPath, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: headers,
+            credentials: 'same-origin'
+        });
+        if (!resp.ok) {
+            var body = '';
+            try { body = await resp.text(); } catch (_) { /* ignore */ }
+            throw new Error('move ' + srcUrlPath + ' → ' + dstUrlPath + ': ' + resp.status + ' ' + body);
+        }
+        var et = resp.headers.get('ETag');
+        return et ? et.replace(/"/g, '') : null;
+    }
+
+    // Detect at construction time whether a directory handle is the
+    // HTTP polyfill or a real FS Access API handle. Useful for tools
+    // that want to take the optimized path (e.g. atomic moveFile)
+    // when in HTTP mode rather than the FS-API copy+remove fallback.
+    function isHttpHandle(handle) {
+        return !!(handle && handle.isHttp === true);
+    }
+
+    window.zddc.source = {
+        HttpDirectoryHandle: HttpDirectoryHandle,
+        HttpFileHandle: HttpFileHandle,
+        detectServerRoot: detectServerRoot,
+        moveFile: moveFile,
+        isHttpHandle: isHttpHandle,
+        // Lower-level helpers exposed for tools that want to call the
+        // server directly without going through the polyfill.
+        httpListing: httpListing,
+        joinUrl: joinUrl,
+        stripSlash: stripSlash
+    };
+})();
+
 /**
  * ZDDC shared theme toggle — light / dark / auto.
  * Persists choice to localStorage under 'zddc-theme'.
@@ -6696,6 +7065,39 @@ https://github.com/nodeca/pako/blob/main/LICENSE
         filesModule.bindActionButtons();
         filesModule.setupTableEditing();
     });
+
+    // Auto-load when served by zddc-server: the page lives at
+    // /<...>/Staging/<folder>/transmittal.html and that folder IS the
+    // working transmittal. Build an HTTP polyfill handle for it,
+    // assign it as the selected directory, and run the same scan
+    // pipeline the "Add Directory" button does.
+    //
+    // A 403 on the listing probe means the user can't list this folder —
+    // transmittal needs `r` at minimum, so show a clear message rather
+    // than silently leaving the editor empty.
+    app.registerInit(async function () {
+        if (typeof location === 'undefined') { return; }
+        if (location.protocol !== 'http:' && location.protocol !== 'https:') { return; }
+        if (app.data.selectedDirHandle) { return; }
+        try {
+            var probe = await window.zddc.source.detectServerRoot();
+            if (probe.handle) {
+                app.data.selectedDirHandle = probe.handle;
+                updateDirectoryIndicator(probe.handle.name);
+                // Run the same flow as the "Add Directory" button, minus
+                // the click-event plumbing — selectDirectory will skip the
+                // picker because selectedDirHandle is already set.
+                await selectDirectory({ currentTarget: null });
+                return;
+            }
+            if (probe.status === 403) {
+                console.warn('[transmittal] no permission to list directory; transmittal needs `r` at minimum');
+                updateDirectoryIndicator('— no permission to list this directory —');
+            }
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.warn('[transmittal] HTTP auto-load failed:', err);
+        }
+    });
 })(window.transmittalApp);
 
 (function (app) {

zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Generated by build.sh — do not edit. One <app>=<build label> per line.
-archive=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855
+archive=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38
-transmittal=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855
+transmittal=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38
-classifier=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855
+classifier=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38
-mdedit=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855
+mdedit=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38
-landing=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855
+landing=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38
-form=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855
+form=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38
-browse=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855
+browse=v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38

zddc/internal/handler/form.html

@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
             </svg>
             <div class="header-title-group">
                 <span class="app-header__title" id="form-title">ZDDC Form</span>
-                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-04 · ae75855</span></span>
+                <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.16-beta · 2026-05-05 · 3115e38</span></span>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">