bring back old github actions builder.

fix release build

.github/workflows/release-cli.yml

@@ -47,3 +47,93 @@ jobs:
           md5sum: false
           sha256sum: false
           compress_assets: false
+
+  smoke-test-linux-amd64:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - build-all-for-all
+    steps:
+      - name: download and smoke test latest binary
+        run: |
+          set -eo pipefail # exit on error, and on pipe failures
+
+          echo "downloading nak binary from releases"
+          RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/fiatjaf/nak/releases/latest"
+          wget $(wget -q -O - ${RELEASE_URL} | jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name | contains("linux-amd64")) | .browser_download_url') -O nak -nv
+          chmod +x nak
+
+          echo "printing version..."
+          ./nak --version
+
+          # generate and manipulate keys
+          echo "testing key operations..."
+          SECRET_KEY=$(./nak key generate)
+          PUBLIC_KEY=$(echo $SECRET_KEY | ./nak key public)
+          echo "generated key pair: $SECRET_KEY => $PUBLIC_KEY"
+
+          # create events
+          echo "testing event creation..."
+          ./nak event -c "hello world"
+          HELLOWORLD=$(./nak event -c "hello world")
+          echo "  hello world again: $HELLOWORLD"
+          ./nak event --ts "2 days ago" -c "event with timestamp"
+          ./nak event -k 1 -t "t=test" -c "event with tag"
+
+          # test NIP-19 encoding/decoding
+          echo "testing NIP-19 encoding/decoding..."
+          NSEC=$(echo $SECRET_KEY | ./nak encode nsec)
+          echo "encoded nsec: $NSEC"
+          ./nak encode npub 79be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798
+          EVENT_ID="5ae731bbc7711f78513da14927c48cc7143a91e6cad0565fdc4d73b8967a7d59"
+          NEVENT1=$(./nak encode nevent $EVENT_ID)
+          echo "encoded nevent1: $NEVENT1"
+          ./nak decode $NEVENT1
+          ./nak decode npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6
+
+          # test event verification
+          echo "testing event verification..."
+          # create an event and verify it
+          VERIFY_EVENT=$(./nak event -c "verify me")
+          echo $VERIFY_EVENT | ./nak verify
+
+          # test PoW
+          echo "testing pow..."
+          ./nak event -c "testing pow" --pow 8
+
+          # test NIP-49 key encryption/decryption
+          echo "testing NIP-49 key encryption/decryption..."
+          ENCRYPTED_KEY=$(./nak key encrypt $SECRET_KEY "testpassword")
+          echo "encrypted key: ${ENCRYPTED_KEY: 0:20}..."
+          DECRYPTED_KEY=$(./nak key decrypt $ENCRYPTED_KEY "testpassword")
+          if [ "$DECRYPTED_KEY" != "$SECRET_KEY" ]; then
+            echo "nip-49 encryption/decryption test failed!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # test multi-value tags
+          echo "testing multi-value tags..."
+          ./nak event --ts "yesterday" -t "e=f59911b561c37c90b01e9e5c2557307380835c83399756f4d62d8167227e420a;wss://relay.example.com;root" -c "testing multi-value tags"
+
+          # test relay operations (with a public relay)
+          echo "testing publishing..."
+          # publish a simple event to a public relay
+          EVENT_JSON=$(./nak event --sec $SECRET_KEY -c "test from nak smoke test" nos.lol < /dev/null)
+          EVENT_ID=$(echo $EVENT_JSON | jq -r .id)
+          echo "published event ID: $EVENT_ID"
+
+          # wait a moment for propagation
+          sleep 2
+
+          # fetch the event we just published
+          ./nak req -i $EVENT_ID nos.lol
+
+          # test serving (just start and immediately kill)
+          echo "testing serve command..."
+          timeout 2s ./nak serve || true
+
+          # test filesystem mount (just start and immediately kill)
+          echo "testing fs mount command..."
+          mkdir -p /tmp/nostr-mount
+          timeout 2s ./nak fs --sec $SECRET_KEY /tmp/nostr-mount || true
+
+          echo "all tests passed"

.github/workflows/smoke-test-release.yml

@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-name: Smoke test the binary
-
-on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ["build cli for all platforms"]
-    types:
-      - completed
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-jobs:
-  smoke-test-linux-amd64:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Download and smoke test latest binary
-        run: |
-          set -eo pipefail # Exit on error, and on pipe failures
-
-          echo "Downloading nak binary from releases"
-          RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/fiatjaf/nak/releases/latest"
-          wget $(wget -q -O - ${RELEASE_URL} | jq -r '.assets[] | select(.name | contains("linux-amd64")) | .browser_download_url') -O nak -nv
-          chmod +x nak
-
-          echo "Running basic tests..."
-          ./nak --version
-
-          # Generate and manipulate keys
-          echo "Testing key operations..."
-          SECRET_KEY=$(./nak key generate)
-          PUBLIC_KEY=$(echo $SECRET_KEY | ./nak key public)
-          echo "Generated key pair: $PUBLIC_KEY"
-
-          # Create events
-          echo "Testing event creation..."
-          ./nak event -c "hello world"
-          ./nak event --ts "2 days ago" -c "event with timestamp"
-          ./nak event -k 1 -t "t=test" -c "event with tag"
-
-          # Test NIP-19 encoding/decoding
-          echo "Testing NIP-19 encoding/decoding..."
-          NSEC=$(echo $SECRET_KEY | ./nak encode nsec)
-          echo "Encoded nsec: $NSEC"
-          ./nak encode npub 79be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798
-          NOTE_ID="5ae731bbc7711f78513da14927c48cc7143a91e6cad0565fdc4d73b8967a7d59"
-          NOTE1=$(./nak encode note $NOTE_ID)
-          echo "Encoded note1: $NOTE1"
-          ./nak decode $NOTE1
-          ./nak decode npub180cvv07tjdrrgpa0j7j7tmnyl2yr6yr7l8j4s3evf6u64th6gkwsyjh6w6
-
-          # Test event verification
-          echo "Testing event verification..."
-          # Create an event and verify it
-          VERIFY_EVENT=$(./nak event -c "verify me")
-          echo $VERIFY_EVENT | ./nak verify
-
-          # Test PoW
-          echo "Testing PoW..."
-          ./nak event -c "testing pow" --pow 8
-
-          # Test NIP-49 key encryption/decryption
-          echo "Testing NIP-49 key encryption/decryption..."
-          ENCRYPTED_KEY=$(./nak key encrypt $SECRET_KEY "testpassword")
-          echo "Encrypted key: ${ENCRYPTED_KEY:0:20}..."
-          DECRYPTED_KEY=$(./nak key decrypt $ENCRYPTED_KEY "testpassword")
-          if [ "$DECRYPTED_KEY" != "$SECRET_KEY" ]; then
-            echo "NIP-49 encryption/decryption test failed!"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Test multi-value tags
-          echo "Testing multi-value tags..."
-          ./nak event --ts "yesterday" -t "e=f59911b561c37c90b01e9e5c2557307380835c83399756f4d62d8167227e420a;wss://relay.example.com;root" -c "Testing multi-value tags"
-
-          # Test relay operations (with a public relay)
-          echo "Testing relay operations..."
-          # Publish a simple event to a public relay
-          EVENT_JSON=$(./nak event --sec $SECRET_KEY -c "Test from nak smoke test" nos.lol)
-          EVENT_ID=$(echo $EVENT_JSON | jq -r .id)
-          echo "Published event ID: $EVENT_ID"
-
-          # Wait a moment for propagation
-          sleep 2
-
-          # Fetch the event we just published
-          ./nak req -i $EVENT_ID nos.lol
-
-          # Test serving (just start and immediately kill)
-          echo "Testing serve command..."
-          timeout 2s ./nak serve || true
-
-          # Test filesystem mount (just start and immediately kill)
-          echo "Testing fs mount command..."
-          mkdir -p /tmp/nostr-mount
-          timeout 2s ./nak fs --sec $SECRET_KEY /tmp/nostr-mount || true
-
-          echo "All tests passed"

blossom.go

@@ -229,12 +229,56 @@ if any of the files are not found the command will fail, otherwise it will succe
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Name:                      "mirror",
-			Usage:                     "",
-			Description:               ``,
+			Name:  "mirror",
+			Usage: "mirrors a from a server to another",
+			Description: `examples:
+  mirroring a single blob:
+    nak blossom mirror https://nostr.download/5672be22e6da91c12b929a0f46b9e74de8b5366b9b19a645ff949c24052f9ad4 -s blossom.band
+
+  mirroring all blobs from a certain pubkey from one server to the other:
+    nak blossom list 78ce6faa72264387284e647ba6938995735ec8c7d5c5a65737e55130f026307d -s nostr.download | nak blossom mirror -s blossom.band`,
 			DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
-			ArgsUsage:                 "",
 			Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
+				client, err := getBlossomClient(ctx, c)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				var bd blossom.BlobDescriptor
+				if input := c.Args().First(); input != "" {
+					blobURL := input
+					if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(input), &bd); err == nil {
+						blobURL = bd.URL
+					}
+					bd, err := client.MirrorBlob(ctx, blobURL)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					out, _ := json.Marshal(bd)
+					stdout(out)
+					return nil
+				} else {
+					for input := range getJsonsOrBlank() {
+						if input == "{}" {
+							continue
+						}
+
+						blobURL := input
+						if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(input), &bd); err == nil {
+							blobURL = bd.URL
+						}
+						bd, err := client.MirrorBlob(ctx, blobURL)
+						if err != nil {
+							ctx = lineProcessingError(ctx, "failed to mirror '%s': %w", blobURL, err)
+							continue
+						}
+						out, _ := json.Marshal(bd)
+						stdout(out)
+					}
+
+					exitIfLineProcessingError(ctx)
+				}
+
 				return nil
 			},
 		},

bunker.go

@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ var bunker = &cli.Command{
 
 		// asking user for authorization
 		signer.AuthorizeRequest = func(harmless bool, from nostr.PubKey, secret string) bool {
+			if slices.Contains(config.AuthorizedKeys, from) || slices.Contains(authorizedSecrets, secret) {
+				return true
+			}
+
 			if secret == newSecret {
 				// store this key
 				config.AuthorizedKeys = appendUnique(config.AuthorizedKeys, from)
@@ -343,9 +347,11 @@ var bunker = &cli.Command{
 				if persist != nil {
 					persist()
 				}
+
+				return true
 			}
 
-			return slices.Contains(config.AuthorizedKeys, from) || slices.Contains(authorizedSecrets, secret)
+			return false
 		}
 
 		for ie := range events {

dekey.go

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/nip19"
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/nip44"
+	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 )
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ var dekey = &cli.Command{
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 	Flags: append(defaultKeyFlags,
 		&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:  "device-name",
+			Name:  "device",
 			Usage: "name of this device that will be published and displayed on other clients",
 			Value: func() string {
 				if hostname, err := os.Hostname(); err == nil {
@@ -29,24 +31,38 @@ var dekey = &cli.Command{
 				return "nak@unknown"
 			}(),
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "rotate",
+			Usage: "force the creation of a new decoupled encryption key, effectively invalidating any previous ones",
+		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:    "authorize-all",
+			Aliases: []string{"yolo"},
+			Usage:   "do not ask for confirmation, just automatically send the decoupled encryption key to all devices that exist",
+		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "reject-all",
+			Usage: "do not ask for confirmation, just not send the decoupled encryption key to any device",
+		},
 	),
 	Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
-		log(color.CyanString("gathering keyer from arguments...\n"))
 		kr, _, err := gatherKeyerFromArguments(ctx, c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		log(color.CyanString("getting user public key...\n"))
 		userPub, err := kr.GetPublicKey(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get user public key: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		configPath := c.String("config-path")
-		deviceName := c.String("device-name")
+		deviceName := c.String("device")
 
-		log(color.YellowString("handling device key for %s...\n"), deviceName)
+		log("handling device key for %s as %s\n",
+			color.YellowString(deviceName),
+			color.CyanString(nip19.EncodeNpub(userPub)),
+		)
 		// check if we already have a local-device secret key
 		deviceKeyPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "dekey", "device-key")
 		var deviceSec nostr.SecretKey
@@ -57,7 +73,7 @@ var dekey = &cli.Command{
 				return fmt.Errorf("invalid device key in %s: %w", deviceKeyPath, err)
 			}
 		} else {
-			log(color.YellowString("generating new device key...\n"))
+			log(color.YellowString("generating new device key\n"))
 			// create one
 			deviceSec = nostr.Generate()
 			os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(deviceKeyPath), 0700)
@@ -69,80 +85,65 @@ var dekey = &cli.Command{
 		devicePub := deviceSec.Public()
 
 		// get relays for the user
-		log(color.CyanString("fetching write relays for user...\n"))
+		log("fetching write relays for %s\n", color.CyanString(nip19.EncodeNpub(userPub)))
 		relays := sys.FetchWriteRelays(ctx, userPub)
-		log(color.CyanString("connecting to %d relays...\n"), len(relays))
 		relayList := connectToAllRelays(ctx, c, relays, nil, nostr.PoolOptions{})
 		if len(relayList) == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("no relays to use")
 		}
-		log(color.GreenString("connected to %d relays\n"), len(relayList))
-
-		// check if kind:4454 is already published
-		log(color.CyanString("checking for existing device registration (kind:4454)...\n"))
-		events := sys.Pool.FetchMany(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
-			Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{4454},
-			Authors: []nostr.PubKey{userPub},
-			Tags: nostr.TagMap{
-				"pubkey": []string{devicePub.Hex()},
-			},
-		}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{Label: "nak-nip4e"})
-		if len(events) == 0 {
-			log(color.YellowString("no device registration found, publishing kind:4454...\n"))
-			// publish kind:4454
-			evt := nostr.Event{
-				Kind:      4454,
-				Content:   "",
-				CreatedAt: nostr.Now(),
-				Tags: nostr.Tags{
-					{"client", deviceName},
-					{"pubkey", devicePub.Hex()},
-				},
-			}
-
-			// sign with main key
-			if err := kr.SignEvent(ctx, &evt); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to sign device event: %w", err)
-			}
-
-			// publish
-			if err := publishFlow(ctx, c, kr, evt, relayList); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			log(color.GreenString("device registration published\n"))
-		} else {
-			log(color.GreenString("device already registered\n"))
-		}
 
 		// check for kind:10044
-		log(color.CyanString("checking for user encryption key (kind:10044)...\n"))
-		userKeyEventDate := nostr.Now()
-		userKeyResult := sys.Pool.FetchManyReplaceable(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
+		log("- checking for decoupled encryption key (kind:10044)\n")
+		keyAnnouncementResult := sys.Pool.FetchManyReplaceable(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
 			Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{10044},
 			Authors: []nostr.PubKey{userPub},
 		}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{Label: "nak-nip4e"})
 		var eSec nostr.SecretKey
 		var ePub nostr.PubKey
-		if userKeyEvent, ok := userKeyResult.Load(nostr.ReplaceableKey{PubKey: userPub, D: ""}); !ok {
-			log(color.YellowString("no user encryption key found, generating new one...\n"))
+
+		var generateNewEncryptionKey bool
+		keyAnnouncementEvent, ok := keyAnnouncementResult.Load(nostr.ReplaceableKey{PubKey: userPub, D: ""})
+		if !ok {
+			log("- no decoupled encryption key found, generating new one\n")
+			generateNewEncryptionKey = true
+		} else {
+			// get the pub from the tag
+			for _, tag := range keyAnnouncementEvent.Tags {
+				if len(tag) >= 2 && tag[0] == "n" {
+					ePub, _ = nostr.PubKeyFromHex(tag[1])
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if ePub == nostr.ZeroPK {
+				return fmt.Errorf("got invalid kind:10044 event, no 'n' tag")
+			}
+
+			log(". a decoupled encryption public key already exists: %s\n", color.CyanString(ePub.Hex()))
+			if c.Bool("rotate") {
+				log(color.GreenString("rotating it by generating a new one\n"))
+				generateNewEncryptionKey = true
+			}
+		}
+
+		if generateNewEncryptionKey {
 			// generate main secret key
 			eSec = nostr.Generate()
-			ePub := eSec.Public()
+			ePub = eSec.Public()
 
 			// store it
-			eKeyPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "dekey", "e", ePub.Hex())
+			eKeyPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "dekey", "p", userPub.Hex(), "e", ePub.Hex())
 			os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(eKeyPath), 0700)
 			if err := os.WriteFile(eKeyPath, []byte(eSec.Hex()), 0600); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to write user encryption key: %w", err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to write decoupled encryption key: %w", err)
 			}
-			log(color.GreenString("user encryption key generated and stored\n"))
+			log("decoupled encryption key generated and stored, public key: %s\n", color.CyanString(ePub.Hex()))
 
 			// publish kind:10044
-			log(color.YellowString("publishing user encryption key (kind:10044)...\n"))
+			log("publishing decoupled encryption public key (kind:10044)\n")
 			evt10044 := nostr.Event{
 				Kind:      10044,
 				Content:   "",
-				CreatedAt: userKeyEventDate,
+				CreatedAt: nostr.Now(),
 				Tags: nostr.Tags{
 					{"n", ePub.Hex()},
 				},
@@ -150,45 +151,72 @@ var dekey = &cli.Command{
 			if err := kr.SignEvent(ctx, &evt10044); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to sign kind:10044: %w", err)
 			}
-
 			if err := publishFlow(ctx, c, kr, evt10044, relayList); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			log(color.GreenString("user encryption key published\n"))
 		} else {
-			log(color.GreenString("found existing user encryption key\n"))
-			userKeyEventDate = userKeyEvent.CreatedAt
-
-			// get the pub from the tag
-			for _, tag := range userKeyEvent.Tags {
-				if len(tag) >= 2 && tag[0] == "n" {
-					ePub, _ = nostr.PubKeyFromHex(tag[1])
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if ePub == nostr.ZeroPK {
-				return fmt.Errorf("invalid kind:10044 event, no 'n' tag")
-			}
-
 			// check if we have the key
-			eKeyPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "dekey", "e", ePub.Hex())
+			eKeyPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "dekey", "p", userPub.Hex(), "e", ePub.Hex())
 			if data, err := os.ReadFile(eKeyPath); err == nil {
-				log(color.GreenString("found stored user encryption key\n"))
+				log(color.GreenString("- and we have it locally already\n"))
 				eSec, err = nostr.SecretKeyFromHex(string(data))
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("invalid main key: %w", err)
 				}
 				if eSec.Public() != ePub {
-					return fmt.Errorf("stored user encryption key is corrupted: %w", err)
+					return fmt.Errorf("stored decoupled encryption key is corrupted: %w", err)
 				}
 			} else {
-				log(color.YellowString("user encryption key not stored locally, attempting to decrypt from other devices...\n"))
-				// try to decrypt from kind:4455
+				log("- decoupled encryption key not found locally, attempting to fetch the key from other devices\n")
+
+				// check if our kind:4454 is already published
+				log("- checking for existing device announcement (kind:4454)\n")
+				ourDeviceAnnouncementEvents := make([]nostr.Event, 0, 1)
+				for evt := range sys.Pool.FetchMany(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
+					Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{4454},
+					Authors: []nostr.PubKey{userPub},
+					Tags: nostr.TagMap{
+						"P": []string{devicePub.Hex()},
+					},
+					Limit: 1,
+				}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{Label: "nak-nip4e"}) {
+					ourDeviceAnnouncementEvents = append(ourDeviceAnnouncementEvents, evt.Event)
+				}
+				if len(ourDeviceAnnouncementEvents) == 0 {
+					log(". no device announcement found, publishing kind:4454 for %s\n", color.YellowString(deviceName))
+					// publish kind:4454
+					evt := nostr.Event{
+						Kind:      4454,
+						Content:   "",
+						CreatedAt: nostr.Now(),
+						Tags: nostr.Tags{
+							{"client", deviceName},
+							{"P", devicePub.Hex()},
+						},
+					}
+
+					// sign with main key
+					if err := kr.SignEvent(ctx, &evt); err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("failed to sign device event: %w", err)
+					}
+
+					// publish
+					if err := publishFlow(ctx, c, kr, evt, relayList); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					log(color.GreenString(". device announcement published\n"))
+					ourDeviceAnnouncementEvents = append(ourDeviceAnnouncementEvents, evt)
+				} else {
+					log(color.GreenString(". device already registered\n"))
+				}
+
+				// see if some other device has shared the key with us from kind:4455
 				for eKeyMsg := range sys.Pool.FetchMany(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
 					Kinds: []nostr.Kind{4455},
 					Tags: nostr.TagMap{
 						"p": []string{devicePub.Hex()},
 					},
+					Since: keyAnnouncementEvent.CreatedAt + 1,
 				}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{Label: "nak-nip4e"}) {
 					var senderPub nostr.PubKey
 					for _, tag := range eKeyMsg.Tags {
@@ -214,10 +242,47 @@ var dekey = &cli.Command{
 					}
 					// check if it matches mainPub
 					if eSec.Public() == ePub {
-						log(color.GreenString("successfully decrypted user encryption key from another device\n"))
+						log(color.GreenString("successfully received decoupled encryption key from another device\n"))
 						// store it
 						os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(eKeyPath), 0700)
 						os.WriteFile(eKeyPath, []byte(eSecHex), 0600)
+
+						// delete our 4454 if we had one, since we received the key
+						if len(ourDeviceAnnouncementEvents) > 0 {
+							log("deleting our device announcement (kind:4454) since we received the decoupled encryption key\n")
+							deletion4454 := nostr.Event{
+								CreatedAt: nostr.Now(),
+								Kind:      5,
+								Tags: nostr.Tags{
+									{"e", ourDeviceAnnouncementEvents[0].ID.Hex()},
+								},
+							}
+							if err := kr.SignEvent(ctx, &deletion4454); err != nil {
+								log(color.RedString("failed to sign 4454 deletion: %v\n"), err)
+							} else if err := publishFlow(ctx, c, kr, deletion4454, relayList); err != nil {
+								log(color.RedString("failed to publish 4454 deletion: %v\n"), err)
+							} else {
+								log(color.GreenString("- device announcement deleted\n"))
+							}
+						}
+
+						// delete the 4455 we just decrypted
+						log("deleting the key message (kind:4455) we just decrypted\n")
+						deletion4455 := nostr.Event{
+							CreatedAt: nostr.Now(),
+							Kind:      5,
+							Tags: nostr.Tags{
+								{"e", eKeyMsg.ID.Hex()},
+							},
+						}
+						if err := kr.SignEvent(ctx, &deletion4455); err != nil {
+							log(color.RedString("failed to sign 4455 deletion: %v\n"), err)
+						} else if err := publishFlow(ctx, c, kr, deletion4455, relayList); err != nil {
+							log(color.RedString("failed to publish 4455 deletion: %v\n"), err)
+						} else {
+							log(color.GreenString("- key message deleted\n"))
+						}
+
 						break
 					}
 				}
@@ -225,61 +290,115 @@ var dekey = &cli.Command{
 		}
 
 		if eSec == [32]byte{} {
-			log(color.RedString("main secret key not available, must authorize on another device\n"))
+			log("decoupled encryption secret key not available, must be sent from another device to %s first\n",
+				color.YellowString(deviceName))
 			return nil
 		}
-		log(color.GreenString("user encryption key ready\n"))
+		log(color.GreenString("- decoupled encryption key ready\n"))
 
 		// now we have mainSec, check for other kind:4454 events newer than the 10044
-		log(color.CyanString("checking for other devices and key messages...\n"))
+		log("- checking for other devices and key messages so we can send the key\n")
 		keyMsgs := make([]string, 0, 5)
 		for keyOrDeviceEvt := range sys.Pool.FetchMany(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
 			Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{4454, 4455},
 			Authors: []nostr.PubKey{userPub},
-			Since:   userKeyEventDate,
+			Since:   keyAnnouncementEvent.CreatedAt + 1,
 		}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{Label: "nak-nip4e"}) {
 			if keyOrDeviceEvt.Kind == 4455 {
-				// key event
-				log(color.BlueString("received key message (kind:4455)\n"))
-
-				// skip ourselves
-				if keyOrDeviceEvt.Tags.FindWithValue("p", devicePub.Hex()) != nil {
-					continue
-				}
+				// got key event
+				keyEvent := keyOrDeviceEvt
 
 				// assume a key msg will always come before its associated devicemsg
 				// so just store them here:
-				pubkeyTag := keyOrDeviceEvt.Tags.Find("p")
+				pubkeyTag := keyEvent.Tags.Find("p")
 				if pubkeyTag == nil {
 					continue
 				}
 				keyMsgs = append(keyMsgs, pubkeyTag[1])
 			} else if keyOrDeviceEvt.Kind == 4454 {
 				// device event
-				log(color.BlueString("received device registration (kind:4454)\n"))
+				deviceEvt := keyOrDeviceEvt
 
 				// skip ourselves
-				if keyOrDeviceEvt.Tags.FindWithValue("pubkey", devicePub.Hex()) != nil {
+				if deviceEvt.Tags.FindWithValue("P", devicePub.Hex()) != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// if there is a clock skew (current time is earlier than the time of this device's announcement) skip it
+				if nostr.Now() < deviceEvt.CreatedAt {
 					continue
 				}
 
 				// if this already has a corresponding keyMsg then skip it
-				pubkeyTag := keyOrDeviceEvt.Tags.Find("pubkey")
+				pubkeyTag := deviceEvt.Tags.Find("P")
 				if pubkeyTag == nil {
 					continue
 				}
+
 				if slices.Contains(keyMsgs, pubkeyTag[1]) {
 					continue
 				}
 
+				deviceTag := deviceEvt.Tags.Find("client")
+				if deviceTag == nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
 				// here we know we're dealing with a deviceMsg without a corresponding keyMsg
 				// so we have to build a keyMsg for them
-				log(color.YellowString("sending encryption key to new device...\n"))
 				theirDevice, err := nostr.PubKeyFromHex(pubkeyTag[1])
 				if err != nil {
 					continue
 				}
 
+				if c.Bool("authorize-all") {
+					// will proceed
+				} else if c.Bool("reject-all") {
+					log("  - skipping %s\n", color.YellowString(deviceTag[1]))
+					continue
+				} else {
+					var proceed bool
+					if err := survey.AskOne(&survey.Confirm{
+						Message: fmt.Sprintf("share decoupled encryption key with %s"+colors.bold("?"),
+							color.YellowString(deviceTag[1])),
+					}, &proceed); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					if proceed {
+						// will proceed
+					} else {
+						// won't proceed
+						var deleteDevice bool
+						if err := survey.AskOne(&survey.Confirm{
+							Message: fmt.Sprintf("  delete %s"+colors.bold("'s announcement?"), color.YellowString(deviceTag[1])),
+						}, &deleteDevice); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+
+						if deleteDevice {
+							log("  - deleting %s\n", color.YellowString(deviceTag[1]))
+							deletion := nostr.Event{
+								CreatedAt: nostr.Now(),
+								Kind:      5,
+								Tags: nostr.Tags{
+									{"e", deviceEvt.ID.Hex()},
+								},
+							}
+							if err := kr.SignEvent(ctx, &deletion); err != nil {
+								return fmt.Errorf("failed to sign deletion '%s': %w", deletion.GetID().Hex(), err)
+							}
+							if err := publishFlow(ctx, c, kr, deletion, relayList); err != nil {
+								return fmt.Errorf("publish flow failed: %w", err)
+							}
+						} else {
+							log("  - skipped\n")
+						}
+
+						continue
+					}
+				}
+
+				log("- sending decoupled encryption key to new device %s\n", color.YellowString(deviceTag[1]))
 				ss, err := nip44.GenerateConversationKey(theirDevice, deviceSec)
 				if err != nil {
 					continue
@@ -305,11 +424,12 @@ var dekey = &cli.Command{
 				if err := publishFlow(ctx, c, kr, evt4455, relayList); err != nil {
 					log(color.RedString("failed to publish key message: %v\n"), err)
 				} else {
-					log(color.GreenString("encryption key sent to device\n"))
+					log("  - decoupled encryption key sent to %s\n", color.GreenString(deviceTag[1]))
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
+		stdout(ePub.Hex())
 		return nil
 	},
 }

encode.go

@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 		  "relays":["wss://nada.zero"],
 		  "author":"ebb6ff85430705651b311ed51328767078fd790b14f02d22efba68d5513376bc"
 		} | nak encode`,
-	Flags: []cli.Flag{
-		&cli.StringSliceFlag{
-			Name:    "relay",
-			Aliases: []string{"r"},
-			Usage:   "attach relay hints to naddr code",
-		},
-	},
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 	Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 		if c.Args().Len() != 0 {
@@ -126,7 +119,12 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 				&cli.StringSliceFlag{
 					Name:    "relay",
 					Aliases: []string{"r"},
-					Usage:   "attach relay hints to nprofile code",
+					Usage:   "attach relay hints to the code",
+				},
+				&BoolIntFlag{
+					Name:  "outbox",
+					Usage: "automatically appends outbox relays to the code",
+					Value: 3,
 				},
 			},
 			DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
@@ -139,6 +137,13 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 					}
 
 					relays := c.StringSlice("relay")
+
+					if getBoolInt(c, "outbox") > 0 {
+						for _, r := range sys.FetchOutboxRelays(ctx, pk, int(getBoolInt(c, "outbox"))) {
+							relays = appendUnique(relays, r)
+						}
+					}
+
 					if err := normalizeAndValidateRelayURLs(relays); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
@@ -159,6 +164,16 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 					Aliases: []string{"a"},
 					Usage:   "attach an author pubkey as a hint to the nevent code",
 				},
+				&cli.StringSliceFlag{
+					Name:    "relay",
+					Aliases: []string{"r"},
+					Usage:   "attach relay hints to the code",
+				},
+				&BoolIntFlag{
+					Name:  "outbox",
+					Usage: "automatically appends outbox relays to the code",
+					Value: 3,
+				},
 			},
 			DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 			Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
@@ -171,6 +186,13 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 
 					author := getPubKey(c, "author")
 					relays := c.StringSlice("relay")
+
+					if getBoolInt(c, "outbox") > 0 && author != nostr.ZeroPK {
+						for _, r := range sys.FetchOutboxRelays(ctx, author, int(getBoolInt(c, "outbox"))) {
+							relays = appendUnique(relays, r)
+						}
+					}
+
 					if err := normalizeAndValidateRelayURLs(relays); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
@@ -204,6 +226,16 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 					Usage:    "kind of referred replaceable event",
 					Required: true,
 				},
+				&cli.StringSliceFlag{
+					Name:    "relay",
+					Aliases: []string{"r"},
+					Usage:   "attach relay hints to the code",
+				},
+				&BoolIntFlag{
+					Name:  "outbox",
+					Usage: "automatically appends outbox relays to the code",
+					Value: 3,
+				},
 			},
 			DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 			Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
@@ -224,6 +256,13 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 					}
 
 					relays := c.StringSlice("relay")
+
+					if getBoolInt(c, "outbox") > 0 {
+						for _, r := range sys.FetchOutboxRelays(ctx, pubkey, int(getBoolInt(c, "outbox"))) {
+							relays = appendUnique(relays, r)
+						}
+					}
+
 					if err := normalizeAndValidateRelayURLs(relays); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}

event.go

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ example:
 		if relayUrls := c.Args().Slice(); len(relayUrls) > 0 {
 			relays = connectToAllRelays(ctx, c, relayUrls, nil,
 				nostr.PoolOptions{
-					AuthHandler: func(ctx context.Context, authEvent *nostr.Event) error {
+					AuthRequiredHandler: func(ctx context.Context, authEvent *nostr.Event) error {
 						return authSigner(ctx, c, func(s string, args ...any) {}, authEvent)
 					},
 				},
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ example:
 				os.Exit(3)
 			}
 		}
+
 		kr, sec, err := gatherKeyerFromArguments(ctx, c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

flags.go

@@ -11,6 +11,62 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 )
 
+type (
+	BoolIntFlag = cli.FlagBase[int, struct{}, boolIntValue]
+)
+
+type boolIntValue struct {
+	int            int
+	defaultWhenSet int
+	hasDefault     bool
+	hasBeenSet     bool
+}
+
+var _ cli.ValueCreator[int, struct{}] = boolIntValue{}
+
+func (t boolIntValue) Create(val int, p *int, c struct{}) cli.Value {
+	*p = val
+
+	return &boolIntValue{
+		defaultWhenSet: val,
+		hasDefault:     true,
+	}
+}
+
+func (t boolIntValue) IsBoolFlag() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (t boolIntValue) ToString(b int) string { return "<<>>" }
+
+func (t *boolIntValue) Set(value string) error {
+	t.hasBeenSet = true
+	if value == "true" {
+		if t.hasDefault {
+			t.int = t.defaultWhenSet
+		} else {
+			t.int = 1
+		}
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		var err error
+		t.int, err = strconv.Atoi(value)
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *boolIntValue) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", t.int) }
+func (t *boolIntValue) Value() int     { return t.int }
+func (t *boolIntValue) Get() any       { return t.int }
+
+func getBoolInt(cmd *cli.Command, name string) int {
+	return cmd.Value(name).(int)
+}
+
+//
+//
+//
+
 type NaturalTimeFlag = cli.FlagBase[nostr.Timestamp, struct{}, naturalTimeValue]
 
 type naturalTimeValue struct {

fs.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !windows && !openbsd
+//go:build !windows && !openbsd && !cgofuse
 
 package main
 

fs_cgo.go

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+//go:build cgofuse && !windows && !openbsd
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/keyer"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	nostrfs "github.com/fiatjaf/nak/nostrfs_cgo"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+	"github.com/winfsp/cgofuse/fuse"
+)
+
+var fsCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:        "fs",
+	Usage:       "mount a FUSE filesystem that exposes Nostr events as files.",
+	Description: `(experimental)`,
+	ArgsUsage:   "<mountpoint>",
+	Flags: append(defaultKeyFlags,
+		&PubKeyFlag{
+			Name:  "pubkey",
+			Usage: "public key from where to to prepopulate directories",
+		},
+		&cli.DurationFlag{
+			Name:  "auto-publish-notes",
+			Usage: "delay after which new notes will be auto-published, set to -1 to not publish.",
+			Value: time.Second * 30,
+		},
+		&cli.DurationFlag{
+			Name:        "auto-publish-articles",
+			Usage:       "delay after which edited articles will be auto-published.",
+			Value:       time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 2,
+			DefaultText: "basically infinite",
+		},
+	),
+	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
+	Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
+		mountpoint := c.Args().First()
+		if mountpoint == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("must be called with a directory path to serve as the mountpoint as an argument")
+		}
+
+		var kr nostr.User
+		if signer, _, err := gatherKeyerFromArguments(ctx, c); err == nil {
+			kr = signer
+		} else {
+			kr = keyer.NewReadOnlyUser(getPubKey(c, "pubkey"))
+		}
+
+		apnt := c.Duration("auto-publish-notes")
+		if apnt < 0 {
+			apnt = time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 3
+		}
+		apat := c.Duration("auto-publish-articles")
+		if apat < 0 {
+			apat = time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 3
+		}
+
+		root := nostrfs.NewNostrRoot(
+			context.WithValue(
+				context.WithValue(
+					ctx,
+					"log", log,
+				),
+				"logverbose", logverbose,
+			),
+			sys,
+			kr,
+			mountpoint,
+			nostrfs.Options{
+				AutoPublishNotesTimeout:    apnt,
+				AutoPublishArticlesTimeout: apat,
+			},
+		)
+
+		// create the server
+		log("- mounting at %s... ", color.HiCyanString(mountpoint))
+
+		// create cgofuse host
+		host := fuse.NewFileSystemHost(root)
+		host.SetCapReaddirPlus(true)
+		host.SetUseIno(true)
+
+		// mount the filesystem
+		mountArgs := []string{"-s", mountpoint}
+		if isVerbose {
+			mountArgs = append([]string{"-d"}, mountArgs...)
+		}
+
+		go func() {
+			host.Mount("", mountArgs)
+		}()
+
+		log("ok.\n")
+
+		// setup signal handling for clean unmount
+		ch := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+		chErr := make(chan error)
+		signal.Notify(ch, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+		go func() {
+			<-ch
+			log("- unmounting... ")
+			// cgofuse doesn't have explicit unmount, it unmounts on process exit
+			log("ok\n")
+			chErr <- nil
+		}()
+
+		// wait for signals
+		return <-chErr
+	},
+}

fs_other.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build windows || openbsd
+//go:build openbsd
 
 package main
 
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ var fsCmd = &cli.Command{
 	Description:               `doesn't work on Windows and OpenBSD.`,
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 	Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
-		return fmt.Errorf("this doesn't work on Windows and OpenBSD.")
+		return fmt.Errorf("this doesn't work on OpenBSD.")
 	},
 }

fs_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/keyer"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	nostrfs "github.com/fiatjaf/nak/nostrfs_cgo"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+	"github.com/winfsp/cgofuse/fuse"
+)
+
+var fsCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:        "fs",
+	Usage:       "mount a FUSE filesystem that exposes Nostr events as files.",
+	Description: `(experimental)`,
+	ArgsUsage:   "<mountpoint>",
+	Flags: append(defaultKeyFlags,
+		&PubKeyFlag{
+			Name:  "pubkey",
+			Usage: "public key from where to to prepopulate directories",
+		},
+		&cli.DurationFlag{
+			Name:  "auto-publish-notes",
+			Usage: "delay after which new notes will be auto-published, set to -1 to not publish.",
+			Value: time.Second * 30,
+		},
+		&cli.DurationFlag{
+			Name:        "auto-publish-articles",
+			Usage:       "delay after which edited articles will be auto-published.",
+			Value:       time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 2,
+			DefaultText: "basically infinite",
+		},
+	),
+	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
+	Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
+		mountpoint := c.Args().First()
+		if mountpoint == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("must be called with a directory path to serve as the mountpoint as an argument")
+		}
+
+		var kr nostr.User
+		if signer, _, err := gatherKeyerFromArguments(ctx, c); err == nil {
+			kr = signer
+		} else {
+			kr = keyer.NewReadOnlyUser(getPubKey(c, "pubkey"))
+		}
+
+		apnt := c.Duration("auto-publish-notes")
+		if apnt < 0 {
+			apnt = time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 3
+		}
+		apat := c.Duration("auto-publish-articles")
+		if apat < 0 {
+			apat = time.Hour * 24 * 365 * 3
+		}
+
+		root := nostrfs.NewNostrRoot(
+			context.WithValue(
+				context.WithValue(
+					ctx,
+					"log", log,
+				),
+				"logverbose", logverbose,
+			),
+			sys,
+			kr,
+			mountpoint,
+			nostrfs.Options{
+				AutoPublishNotesTimeout:    apnt,
+				AutoPublishArticlesTimeout: apat,
+			},
+		)
+
+		// create the server
+		log("- mounting at %s... ", color.HiCyanString(mountpoint))
+
+		// create cgofuse host
+		host := fuse.NewFileSystemHost(root)
+		host.SetCapReaddirPlus(true)
+		host.SetUseIno(true)
+
+		// mount the filesystem - Windows/WinFsp version
+		// based on rclone cmount implementation
+		mountArgs := []string{
+			"-o", "uid=-1",
+			"-o", "gid=-1",
+			"--FileSystemName=nak",
+		}
+
+		// check if mountpoint is a drive letter or directory
+		isDriveLetter := len(mountpoint) == 2 && mountpoint[1] == ':'
+
+		if !isDriveLetter {
+			// winFsp primarily supports drive letters on Windows
+			// directory mounting may not work reliably
+			log("WARNING: directory mounting may not work on Windows (WinFsp limitation)\n")
+			log("         consider using a drive letter instead (e.g., 'nak fs Z:')\n")
+
+			// for directory mounts, follow rclone's approach:
+			// 1. check that mountpoint doesn't already exist
+			if _, err := os.Stat(mountpoint); err == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("mountpoint path already exists: %s (must not exist before mounting)", mountpoint)
+			} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to check mountpoint: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			// 2. check that parent directory exists
+			parent := filepath.Join(mountpoint, "..")
+			if _, err := os.Stat(parent); err != nil {
+				if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("parent of mountpoint directory does not exist: %s", parent)
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to check parent directory: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			// 3. use network mode for directory mounts
+			mountArgs = append(mountArgs, "--VolumePrefix=\\nak\\"+filepath.Base(mountpoint))
+		}
+
+		if isVerbose {
+			mountArgs = append(mountArgs, "-o", "debug")
+		}
+		mountArgs = append(mountArgs, mountpoint)
+
+		log("ok.\n")
+
+		if !host.Mount("", mountArgs) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to mount filesystem")
+		}
+		return nil
+	},
+}

gift.go

@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/keyer"
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/nip44"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/mailru/easyjson"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 )
@@ -16,19 +20,29 @@ var gift = &cli.Command{
 	Name:  "gift",
 	Usage: "gift-wraps (or unwraps) an event according to NIP-59",
 	Description: `example:
-  nak event | nak gift wrap --sec <sec-a> -p <sec-b> | nak gift unwrap --sec <sec-b> --from <pub-a>`,
+  nak event | nak gift wrap --sec <sec-a> -p <sec-b> | nak gift unwrap --sec <sec-b> --from <pub-a>
+
+a decoupled key (if it has been created or received with "nak dekey" previously) will be used by default.`,
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
+	Flags:                     defaultKeyFlags,
 	Commands: []*cli.Command{
 		{
 			Name: "wrap",
-			Flags: append(
-				defaultKeyFlags,
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{
 				&PubKeyFlag{
 					Name:     "recipient-pubkey",
 					Aliases:  []string{"p", "tgt", "target", "pubkey", "to"},
 					Required: true,
 				},
-			),
+				&cli.BoolFlag{
+					Name:  "use-our-identity-key",
+					Usage: "Encrypt with the key given to --sec directly even when a decoupled key exists for the sender.",
+				},
+				&cli.BoolFlag{
+					Name:  "use-their-identity-key",
+					Usage: "Encrypt to the public key given as --recipient-pubkey directly even when a decoupled key exists for the receiver.",
+				},
+			},
 			Usage: "turns an event into a rumor (unsigned) then gift-wraps it to the recipient",
 			Description: `example:
   nak event -c 'hello' | nak gift wrap --sec <my-secret-key> -p <target-public-key>`,
@@ -38,14 +52,46 @@ var gift = &cli.Command{
 					return err
 				}
 
-				recipient := getPubKey(c, "recipient-pubkey")
-
-				// get sender pubkey
+				// get sender pubkey (ourselves)
 				sender, err := kr.GetPublicKey(ctx)
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("failed to get sender pubkey: %w", err)
 				}
 
+				var using bool
+
+				var cipher nostr.Cipher = kr
+				// use decoupled key if it exists
+				using = false
+				if !c.Bool("use-our-identity-key") {
+					configPath := c.String("config-path")
+					eSec, has, err := getDecoupledEncryptionSecretKey(ctx, configPath, sender)
+					if has {
+						if err != nil {
+							return fmt.Errorf("our decoupled encryption key exists, but we failed to get it: %w; call `nak dekey` to attempt a fix or call this again with --encrypt-with-our-identity-key to bypass", err)
+						}
+						cipher = keyer.NewPlainKeySigner(eSec)
+						log("- using our decoupled encryption key %s\n", color.CyanString(eSec.Public().Hex()))
+						using = true
+					}
+				}
+				if !using {
+					log("- using our identity key %s\n", color.CyanString(sender.Hex()))
+				}
+
+				recipient := getPubKey(c, "recipient-pubkey")
+				using = false
+				if !c.Bool("use-their-identity-key") {
+					if theirEPub, exists := getDecoupledEncryptionPublicKey(ctx, recipient); exists {
+						recipient = theirEPub
+						using = true
+						log("- using their decoupled encryption public key %s\n", color.CyanString(theirEPub.Hex()))
+					}
+				}
+				if !using {
+					log("- using their identity public key %s\n", color.CyanString(recipient.Hex()))
+				}
+
 				// read event from stdin
 				for eventJSON := range getJsonsOrBlank() {
 					if eventJSON == "{}" {
@@ -65,7 +111,7 @@ var gift = &cli.Command{
 
 					// create seal
 					rumorJSON, _ := easyjson.Marshal(rumor)
-					encryptedRumor, err := kr.Encrypt(ctx, string(rumorJSON), recipient)
+					encryptedRumor, err := cipher.Encrypt(ctx, string(rumorJSON), recipient)
 					if err != nil {
 						return fmt.Errorf("failed to encrypt rumor: %w", err)
 					}
@@ -114,22 +160,30 @@ var gift = &cli.Command{
 			Name:  "unwrap",
 			Usage: "decrypts a gift-wrap event sent by the sender to us and exposes its internal rumor (unsigned event).",
 			Description: `example:
-  nak req -p <my-public-key> -k 1059 dmrelay.com | nak gift unwrap --sec <my-secret-key> --from <sender-public-key>`,
-			Flags: append(
-				defaultKeyFlags,
-				&PubKeyFlag{
-					Name:     "sender-pubkey",
-					Aliases:  []string{"p", "src", "source", "pubkey", "from"},
-					Required: true,
-				},
-			),
+  nak req -p <my-public-key> -k 1059 dmrelay.com | nak gift unwrap --sec <my-secret-key>`,
 			Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 				kr, _, err := gatherKeyerFromArguments(ctx, c)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 
-				sender := getPubKey(c, "sender-pubkey")
+				// get receiver public key (ourselves)
+				receiver, err := kr.GetPublicKey(ctx)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				ciphers := []nostr.Cipher{kr}
+				// use decoupled key if it exists
+				configPath := c.String("config-path")
+				eSec, has, err := getDecoupledEncryptionSecretKey(ctx, configPath, receiver)
+				if has {
+					if err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("our decoupled encryption key exists, but we failed to get it: %w; call `nak dekey` to attempt a fix or call this again with --use-direct to bypass", err)
+					}
+					ciphers = append(ciphers, kr)
+					ciphers[0] = keyer.NewPlainKeySigner(eSec) // pub decoupled key first
+				}
 
 				// read gift-wrapped event from stdin
 				for wrapJSON := range getJsonsOrBlank() {
@@ -146,36 +200,79 @@ var gift = &cli.Command{
 						return fmt.Errorf("not a gift wrap event (kind %d)", wrap.Kind)
 					}
 
-					ephemeralPubkey := wrap.PubKey
-
-					// decrypt seal
-					sealJSON, err := kr.Decrypt(ctx, wrap.Content, ephemeralPubkey)
-					if err != nil {
-						return fmt.Errorf("failed to decrypt seal: %w", err)
-					}
-
+					// decrypt seal (in the process also find out if they encrypted it to our identity key or to our decoupled key)
+					var cipher nostr.Cipher
 					var seal nostr.Event
-					if err := easyjson.Unmarshal([]byte(sealJSON), &seal); err != nil {
-						return fmt.Errorf("invalid seal JSON: %w", err)
+
+					// try both the receiver identity key and decoupled key
+					err = nil
+					for c, potentialCipher := range ciphers {
+						switch c {
+						case 0:
+							log("- trying the receiver's decoupled encryption key %s\n", color.CyanString(eSec.Public().Hex()))
+						case 1:
+							log("- trying the receiver's identity key %s\n", color.CyanString(receiver.Hex()))
+						}
+
+						sealj, thisErr := potentialCipher.Decrypt(ctx, wrap.Content, wrap.PubKey)
+						if thisErr != nil {
+							err = thisErr
+							continue
+						}
+						if thisErr := easyjson.Unmarshal([]byte(sealj), &seal); thisErr != nil {
+							err = fmt.Errorf("invalid seal JSON: %w", thisErr)
+							continue
+						}
+
+						cipher = potentialCipher
+						break
+					}
+					if seal.ID == nostr.ZeroID {
+						// if both ciphers failed above we'll reach here
+						return fmt.Errorf("failed to decrypt seal: %w", err)
 					}
 
 					if seal.Kind != 13 {
 						return fmt.Errorf("not a seal event (kind %d)", seal.Kind)
 					}
 
-					// decrypt rumor
-					rumorJSON, err := kr.Decrypt(ctx, seal.Content, sender)
-					if err != nil {
+					senderEncryptionPublicKeys := []nostr.PubKey{seal.PubKey}
+					if theirEPub, exists := getDecoupledEncryptionPublicKey(ctx, seal.PubKey); exists {
+						senderEncryptionPublicKeys = append(senderEncryptionPublicKeys, seal.PubKey)
+						senderEncryptionPublicKeys[0] = theirEPub // put decoupled key first
+					}
+
+					// decrypt rumor (at this point we know what cipher is the one they encrypted to)
+					// (but we don't know if they have encrypted with their identity key or their decoupled key, so try both)
+					var rumor nostr.Event
+					err = nil
+					for s, senderEncryptionPublicKey := range senderEncryptionPublicKeys {
+						switch s {
+						case 0:
+							log("- trying the sender's decoupled encryption public key %s\n", color.CyanString(senderEncryptionPublicKey.Hex()))
+						case 1:
+							log("- trying the sender's identity public key %s\n", color.CyanString(senderEncryptionPublicKey.Hex()))
+						}
+
+						rumorj, thisErr := cipher.Decrypt(ctx, seal.Content, senderEncryptionPublicKey)
+						if thisErr != nil {
+							err = fmt.Errorf("failed to decrypt rumor: %w", thisErr)
+							continue
+						}
+						if thisErr := easyjson.Unmarshal([]byte(rumorj), &rumor); thisErr != nil {
+							err = fmt.Errorf("invalid rumor JSON: %w", thisErr)
+							continue
+						}
+
+						break
+					}
+
+					if rumor.ID == nostr.ZeroID {
 						return fmt.Errorf("failed to decrypt rumor: %w", err)
 					}
 
-					var rumor nostr.Event
-					if err := easyjson.Unmarshal([]byte(rumorJSON), &rumor); err != nil {
-						return fmt.Errorf("invalid rumor JSON: %w", err)
-					}
-
 					// output the unwrapped event (rumor)
-					stdout(rumorJSON)
+					stdout(rumor.String())
 				}
 
 				return nil
@@ -190,3 +287,73 @@ func randomNow() nostr.Timestamp {
 	randomOffset := rand.Int63n(twoDays)
 	return nostr.Timestamp(now - randomOffset)
 }
+
+func getDecoupledEncryptionSecretKey(ctx context.Context, configPath string, pubkey nostr.PubKey) (nostr.SecretKey, bool, error) {
+	relays := sys.FetchWriteRelays(ctx, pubkey)
+
+	keyAnnouncementResult := sys.Pool.FetchManyReplaceable(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
+		Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{10044},
+		Authors: []nostr.PubKey{pubkey},
+	}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{Label: "nak-nip4e-gift"})
+
+	keyAnnouncementEvent, ok := keyAnnouncementResult.Load(nostr.ReplaceableKey{PubKey: pubkey, D: ""})
+	if ok {
+		var ePub nostr.PubKey
+
+		// get the pub from the tag
+		for _, tag := range keyAnnouncementEvent.Tags {
+			if len(tag) >= 2 && tag[0] == "n" {
+				ePub, _ = nostr.PubKeyFromHex(tag[1])
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if ePub == nostr.ZeroPK {
+			return [32]byte{}, true, fmt.Errorf("got invalid kind:10044 event, no 'n' tag")
+		}
+
+		// check if we have the key
+		eKeyPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "dekey", "p", pubkey.Hex(), "e", ePub.Hex())
+		if data, err := os.ReadFile(eKeyPath); err == nil {
+			eSec, err := nostr.SecretKeyFromHex(string(data))
+			if err != nil {
+				return [32]byte{}, true, fmt.Errorf("invalid main key: %w", err)
+			}
+			if eSec.Public() != ePub {
+				return [32]byte{}, true, fmt.Errorf("stored decoupled encryption key is corrupted: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			return eSec, true, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return [32]byte{}, false, nil
+}
+
+func getDecoupledEncryptionPublicKey(ctx context.Context, pubkey nostr.PubKey) (nostr.PubKey, bool) {
+	relays := sys.FetchWriteRelays(ctx, pubkey)
+
+	keyAnnouncementResult := sys.Pool.FetchManyReplaceable(ctx, relays, nostr.Filter{
+		Kinds:   []nostr.Kind{10044},
+		Authors: []nostr.PubKey{pubkey},
+	}, nostr.SubscriptionOptions{Label: "nak-nip4e-gift"})
+
+	keyAnnouncementEvent, ok := keyAnnouncementResult.Load(nostr.ReplaceableKey{PubKey: pubkey, D: ""})
+	if ok {
+		var ePub nostr.PubKey
+
+		// get the pub from the tag
+		for _, tag := range keyAnnouncementEvent.Tags {
+			if len(tag) >= 2 && tag[0] == "n" {
+				ePub, _ = nostr.PubKeyFromHex(tag[1])
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if ePub == nostr.ZeroPK {
+			return nostr.ZeroPK, false
+		}
+
+		return ePub, true
+	}
+
+	return nostr.ZeroPK, false
+}

git.go

@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ aside from those, there is also:
 
 					// prompt for web URLs
 					webURLs, err := promptForStringList("web URLs", config.Web, []string{
+						fmt.Sprintf("https://viewsource.win/%s/%s",
+							nip19.EncodeNpub(nostr.MustPubKeyFromHex(config.Owner)),
+							config.Identifier,
+						),
 						fmt.Sprintf("https://gitworkshop.dev/%s/%s",
 							nip19.EncodeNpub(nostr.MustPubKeyFromHex(config.Owner)),
 							config.Identifier,

go.mod

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ module github.com/fiatjaf/nak
 go 1.25
 
 require (
-	fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.1
-	fiatjaf.com/nostr v0.0.0-20251222025842-099569ea4feb
+	fiatjaf.com/nostr v0.0.0-20260118173002-57d595a5b4c7
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.7
 	github.com/bep/debounce v1.2.1
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.6
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.4.0
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0
-	github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.7.2
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
 	github.com/liamg/magic v0.0.1
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.9.1
@@ -24,11 +22,17 @@ require (
 	github.com/puzpuzpuz/xsync/v3 v3.5.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.0.0-beta1
+	github.com/winfsp/cgofuse v1.6.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251113190631-e25ba8c21ef6
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.32.0
 )
 
+require (
+	fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.2
+	github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.9.0
+)
+
 require (
 	github.com/FastFilter/xorfilter v0.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ImVexed/fasturl v0.0.0-20230304231329-4e41488060f3 // indirect
@@ -69,7 +73,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.0 // indirect
-	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/magefile/mage v1.14.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.1 h1:/oFQwNtFRfV+ukmOCxfBEAuayoLwXp4wu2/fz5iHpwA=
-fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.1/go.mod h1:Ycqq3+mJ9jAWu7XjbQI1cVr+OFgnHn79dQR5oTII47g=
-fiatjaf.com/nostr v0.0.0-20251222025842-099569ea4feb h1:GuqPn1g0JRD/dGxFRxEwEFxvbcT3vyvMjP3OoeLIIh0=
-fiatjaf.com/nostr v0.0.0-20251222025842-099569ea4feb/go.mod h1:ue7yw0zHfZj23Ml2kVSdBx0ENEaZiuvGxs/8VEN93FU=
+fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.2 h1:RBS41z70d8Rp8e2nemQsbPY1NLLnEGShiY2c+Bom3+Q=
+fiatjaf.com/lib v0.3.2/go.mod h1:UlHaZvPHj25PtKLh9GjZkUHRmQ2xZ8Jkoa4VRaLeeQ8=
+fiatjaf.com/nostr v0.0.0-20251230181913-e52ffa631bd6 h1:yH+cU9ZNgUdMCRa5eS3pmqTPP/QdZtSmQAIrN/U5nEc=
+fiatjaf.com/nostr v0.0.0-20251230181913-e52ffa631bd6/go.mod h1:ue7yw0zHfZj23Ml2kVSdBx0ENEaZiuvGxs/8VEN93FU=
+fiatjaf.com/nostr v0.0.0-20260118173002-57d595a5b4c7 h1:CkMr8zFLfoOO59+oNlBXXrga00lTKyl2A4fUXAJQ7fY=
+fiatjaf.com/nostr v0.0.0-20260118173002-57d595a5b4c7/go.mod h1:ue7yw0zHfZj23Ml2kVSdBx0ENEaZiuvGxs/8VEN93FU=
 github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.7 h1:6I/u8FvytdGsgonrYsVn2t8t4QiRnh6QSTqkkhIiSjQ=
 github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.7/go.mod h1:xUTIdE4KCOIjsBAE1JYsUPoCqYdZ1reCfTwbto0Fduo=
 github.com/FastFilter/xorfilter v0.2.1 h1:lbdeLG9BdpquK64ZsleBS8B4xO/QW1IM0gMzF7KaBKc=
@@ -144,8 +146,8 @@ github.com/hablullah/go-hijri v1.0.2 h1:drT/MZpSZJQXo7jftf5fthArShcaMtsal0Zf/dnm
 github.com/hablullah/go-hijri v1.0.2/go.mod h1:OS5qyYLDjORXzK4O1adFw9Q5WfhOcMdAKglDkcTxgWQ=
 github.com/hablullah/go-juliandays v1.0.0 h1:A8YM7wIj16SzlKT0SRJc9CD29iiaUzpBLzh5hr0/5p0=
 github.com/hablullah/go-juliandays v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JOYq4oFOuDja+oospuc61YoX+uNEn7Z6uHYTbBzdGc=
-github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.7.2 h1:SbJP1sUP+n1UF8NXBA14BuojmTez+mDgOk0bC057HQw=
-github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.7.2/go.mod h1:ugNaD/iv5JYyS1Rcvi57Wz7/vrLQJo10mmketmoef48=
+github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.9.0 h1:0AOGUkHtbOVeyGLr0tXupiid1Vg7QB7M6YUcdmVdC58=
+github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2 v2.9.0/go.mod h1:yE6D2PqWwm3CbYRxFXV9xUd8Md5d6NG0WBs5spCswmI=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3 h1:gitA9+qJrrTCsiCl7+kh75nPqQt1cx4ZkudSTLoUqJM=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3/go.mod h1:pSWU5MAI3yDq+fZBTazCSJysOMbxWL1BSow5/V2vxeg=
 github.com/hinshun/vt10x v0.0.0-20220119200601-820417d04eec h1:qv2VnGeEQHchGaZ/u7lxST/RaJw+cv273q79D81Xbog=
@@ -200,8 +202,8 @@ github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b h1:j7+1HpAFS1zy5+Q4qx1f
 github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20170206155736-9520e82c474b/go.mod h1:01TrycV0kFyexm33Z7vhZRXopbI8J3TDReVlkTgMUxE=
 github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.27 h1:MpEUotklkwCSLeH+Qdx1VJgNqLlpY2KXwXFM08ygZfk=
 github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.27/go.mod h1:jFi9vgW+H7c3V0lb6nR74Ib/DIB5OBs92Dimizgw2cA=
-github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.6.2 h1:BzJjoreD5BMFNmD9Rus6gdd1pLuecOFPt8wC+Vygl78=
-github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.6.2/go.mod h1:IJb6JQeOklcdMU9F5xQ8ZALD+CUr5VlGpwtX+VE0rpI=
+github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.7.2 h1:1shs6aH5s4o5H2zQLn796ADW1wMrIwHsyJ2v9KouLrg=
+github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo v0.7.2/go.mod h1:1YOa8w8Ih7uW0wALDUgT1dTTSBrZ+HiBLGws92L2RU4=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd h1:TRLaZ9cD/w8PVh93nsPXa1VrQ6jlwL5oN8l14QlcNfg=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
@@ -269,6 +271,8 @@ github.com/wasilibs/go-re2 v1.3.0 h1:LFhBNzoStM3wMie6rN2slD1cuYH2CGiHpvNL3UtcsMw
 github.com/wasilibs/go-re2 v1.3.0/go.mod h1:AafrCXVvGRJJOImMajgJ2M7rVmWyisVK7sFshbxnVrg=
 github.com/wasilibs/nottinygc v0.4.0 h1:h1TJMihMC4neN6Zq+WKpLxgd9xCFMw7O9ETLwY2exJQ=
 github.com/wasilibs/nottinygc v0.4.0/go.mod h1:oDcIotskuYNMpqMF23l7Z8uzD4TC0WXHK8jetlB3HIo=
+github.com/winfsp/cgofuse v1.6.0 h1:re3W+HTd0hj4fISPBqfsrwyvPFpzqhDu8doJ9nOPDB0=
+github.com/winfsp/cgofuse v1.6.0/go.mod h1:uxjoF2jEYT3+x+vC2KJddEGdk/LU8pRowXmyVMHSV5I=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/xo/terminfo v0.0.0-20220910002029-abceb7e1c41e h1:JVG44RsyaB9T2KIHavMF/ppJZNG9ZpyihvCd0w101no=

helpers.go

@@ -46,8 +46,14 @@ var (
 )
 
 func isPiped() bool {
-	stat, _ := os.Stdin.Stat()
-	return stat.Mode()&os.ModeCharDevice == 0
+	stat, err := os.Stdin.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	mode := stat.Mode()
+	is := mode&os.ModeCharDevice == 0
+	return is
 }
 
 func getJsonsOrBlank() iter.Seq[string] {
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ func getJsonsOrBlank() iter.Seq[string] {
 			return true
 		})
 
-		if !hasStdin && !isPiped() {
+		if !hasStdin {
 			yield("{}")
 		}
 

key.go

@@ -279,12 +279,13 @@ func getSecretKeysFromStdinLinesOrSlice(ctx context.Context, _ *cli.Command, key
 					continue
 				}
 				sk = data.(nostr.SecretKey)
-			}
-
-			sk, err := nostr.SecretKeyFromHex(sec)
-			if err != nil {
-				ctx = lineProcessingError(ctx, "invalid hex key: %s", err)
-				continue
+			} else {
+				var err error
+				sk, err = nostr.SecretKeyFromHex(sec)
+				if err != nil {
+					ctx = lineProcessingError(ctx, "invalid hex key: %s", err)
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 
 			ch <- sk

publish.go

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ example:
 		relayUrls = nostr.AppendUnique(relayUrls, c.Args().Slice()...)
 		relays := connectToAllRelays(ctx, c, relayUrls, nil,
 			nostr.PoolOptions{
-				AuthHandler: func(ctx context.Context, authEvent *nostr.Event) error {
+				AuthRequiredHandler: func(ctx context.Context, authEvent *nostr.Event) error {
 					return authSigner(ctx, c, func(s string, args ...any) {}, authEvent)
 				},
 			},

req.go

@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ example:
 				Usage:    "after connecting, for a nip42 \"AUTH\" message to be received, act on it and only then send the \"REQ\"",
 				Category: CATEGORY_SIGNER,
 			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:  "spell",
+				Usage: "output a spell event (kind 777) instead of a filter",
+			},
 		)...,
 	),
 	ArgsUsage: "[relay...]",
@@ -111,7 +115,16 @@ example:
 			return fmt.Errorf("incompatible flags --paginate and --outbox")
 		}
 
+		if c.Bool("bare") && c.Bool("spell") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("incompatible flags --bare and --spell")
+		}
+
 		relayUrls := c.Args().Slice()
+
+		if len(relayUrls) > 0 && (c.Bool("bare") || c.Bool("spell")) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("relay URLs are incompatible with --bare or --spell")
+		}
+
 		if len(relayUrls) > 0 && !negentropy {
 			// this is used both for the normal AUTH (after "auth-required:" is received) or forced pre-auth
 			// connect to all relays we expect to use in this call in parallel
@@ -125,7 +138,7 @@ example:
 				relayUrls,
 				forcePreAuthSigner,
 				nostr.PoolOptions{
-					AuthHandler: func(ctx context.Context, authEvent *nostr.Event) error {
+					AuthRequiredHandler: func(ctx context.Context, authEvent *nostr.Event) error {
 						return authSigner(ctx, c, func(s string, args ...any) {
 							if strings.HasPrefix(s, "authenticating as") {
 								cleanUrl, _ := strings.CutPrefix(
@@ -225,15 +238,26 @@ example:
 					performReq(ctx, filter, relayUrls, c.Bool("stream"), c.Bool("outbox"), c.Uint("outbox-relays-per-pubkey"), c.Bool("paginate"), c.Duration("paginate-interval"), "nak-req")
 				}
 			} else {
-				// no relays given, will just print the filter
+				// no relays given, will just print the filter or spell
 				var result string
-				if c.Bool("bare") {
+				if c.Bool("spell") {
+					// output a spell event instead of a filter
+					kr, _, err := gatherKeyerFromArguments(ctx, c)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					spellEvent := createSpellEvent(ctx, filter, kr)
+					j, _ := json.Marshal(spellEvent)
+					result = string(j)
+				} else if c.Bool("bare") {
+					// bare filter output
 					result = filter.String()
 				} else {
+					// normal filter
 					j, _ := json.Marshal(nostr.ReqEnvelope{SubscriptionID: "nak", Filters: []nostr.Filter{filter}})
 					result = string(j)
-				}
 
+				}
 				stdout(result)
 			}
 		}

spell.go

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ var spell = &cli.Command{
 		} else {
 			// search our history
 			for _, entry := range history {
-				if entry.Identifier == identifier {
+				if entry.Identifier == identifier || entry.Name == identifier {
 					pointer = entry.Pointer
 					break
 				}
@@ -471,3 +471,77 @@ func logSpellDetails(spell nostr.Event) {
 		desc,
 	)
 }
+
+func createSpellEvent(ctx context.Context, filter nostr.Filter, kr nostr.Keyer) nostr.Event {
+	spell := nostr.Event{
+		Kind: 777,
+		Tags: make(nostr.Tags, 0),
+	}
+
+	// add cmd tag
+	spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, nostr.Tag{"cmd", "REQ"})
+
+	// add kinds
+	if len(filter.Kinds) > 0 {
+		kindTag := nostr.Tag{"k"}
+		for _, kind := range filter.Kinds {
+			kindTag = append(kindTag, strconv.Itoa(int(kind)))
+		}
+		spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, kindTag)
+	}
+
+	// add authors
+	if len(filter.Authors) > 0 {
+		authorsTag := nostr.Tag{"authors"}
+		for _, author := range filter.Authors {
+			authorsTag = append(authorsTag, author.Hex())
+		}
+		spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, authorsTag)
+	}
+
+	// add ids
+	if len(filter.IDs) > 0 {
+		idsTag := nostr.Tag{"ids"}
+		for _, id := range filter.IDs {
+			idsTag = append(idsTag, id.Hex())
+		}
+		spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, idsTag)
+	}
+
+	// add tags
+	for tagName, values := range filter.Tags {
+		if len(values) > 0 {
+			tag := nostr.Tag{"tag", tagName}
+			for _, value := range values {
+				tag = append(tag, value)
+			}
+			spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, tag)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// add limit
+	if filter.Limit > 0 {
+		spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, nostr.Tag{"limit", strconv.Itoa(filter.Limit)})
+	}
+
+	// add since
+	if filter.Since > 0 {
+		spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, nostr.Tag{"since", strconv.FormatInt(int64(filter.Since), 10)})
+	}
+
+	// add until
+	if filter.Until > 0 {
+		spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, nostr.Tag{"until", strconv.FormatInt(int64(filter.Until), 10)})
+	}
+
+	// add search
+	if filter.Search != "" {
+		spell.Tags = append(spell.Tags, nostr.Tag{"search", filter.Search})
+	}
+
+	if err := kr.SignEvent(ctx, &spell); err != nil {
+		log("failed to sign spell: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	return spell
+}