+  // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F1): true when the toast would talk over another voice
+  function flToastWouldRace() {
+    try {
+      var door = document.getElementById('flWelcomeOverlay');
+      if (door && door.classList.contains('fl-welcome-visible')) return true;
+      var tabC = document.getElementById('tab-connect');
+      if (tabC && tabC.classList.contains('active')) return true;
+      if (window.FlConnect && typeof FlConnect.hasLocalMind === 'function' && FlConnect.hasLocalMind()) return true;
+    } catch (e) {}
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F1/F3): the cold-start owner hands over the one shared look.
+  // Names the door that really answered (Ollama, Bridge, LM Studio). textContent only.
+  function offerFromReport(report) {
+    try { if (localStorage.getItem('fl_ollama_toast_dismissed')) return false; } catch (eD) {}
+    var doors = (report && report.doors) || [];
+    var names = [];
+    var all = [];
+    doors.forEach(function (d) {
+      if (d && d.models && d.models.length) {
+        names.push(d.name);
+        d.models.forEach(function (n) { all.push({ name: String(n), _door: d.id }); });
+      }
+    });
+    if (!all.length) return false;
+    detectedModels = all;
+    var txt = document.getElementById('flOllamaToastText');
+    if (txt) {
+      while (txt.firstChild) txt.removeChild(txt.firstChild);
+      var who = names.length > 1 ? names.slice(0, -1).join(', ') + ' and ' + names[names.length - 1] : names[0];
+      txt.appendChild(document.createTextNode(who + (names.length > 1 ? ' are' : ' is') + ' ready on this computer. '));
+      var strong = document.createElement('strong');
+      strong.style.color = 'var(--accent)';
+      strong.textContent = 'Tap to choose a mind.';
+      txt.appendChild(strong);
+    }
+    showOllamaToast();
+    return true;
+  }
+
   function acceptToast() {
     var toast = document.getElementById('flOllamaToast');
     if (toast) toast.classList.remove('fl-toast-show');
@@ -27854,6 +27919,7 @@ const FlOnboarding = (function() {
   }
 
   return {
+    offerFromReport: offerFromReport, // v-connect-boot-probe-v0
     init: init,
     detectForWelcome: detectForWelcome,
     recheckOllama: recheckOllama,
@@ -31504,6 +31570,7 @@ function flUseBridge() {
   } catch (e0) {}
   try {
     if (typeof _ollamaResolvedBase !== 'undefined') _ollamaResolvedBase = null;
+    if (typeof flForgetLocalLook === 'function') flForgetLocalLook(); // v-connect-boot-probe-v0
   } catch (e1) {}
   try {
     if (typeof state !== 'undefined' && state) {
@@ -31522,6 +31589,8 @@ function flUseBridge() {
 
 (function flBridgeDetectBoot() {
   function run() {
+    // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F1): the cold-start owner paints the chip from the one shared look
+    try { if (window.FlColdStart && FlColdStart.owns()) return; } catch (eOwn) {}
     try { flBridgeDetect(); } catch (e) {}
   }
   if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
@@ -31604,6 +31673,7 @@ function settingsSetMode(mode) {
     var statusDot = document.getElementById('settingsStatusDot');
     if (statusText) statusText.textContent = 'Connect card — allow the door, then look again…';
     var lmHost = localStorage.getItem('fl_lmstudioHost') || 'localhost:1234';
+    if (typeof FLHomeNet !== 'undefined' && FLHomeNet && !FLHomeNet.allows(lmHost)) lmHost = '127.0.0.1:1234'; // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F4)
     var ollamaProbe = fetch(getOllamaBaseUrl() + '/api/tags', { method: 'GET' })
       .then(function(r) { return r.ok ? r.json() : Promise.reject(); })
       .then(function(d) { return { provider: 'ollama', data: d }; });
@@ -32153,8 +32223,12 @@ function flMaybeShowWelcome() {
   var overlay = document.getElementById('flWelcomeOverlay');
   if (!overlay) return;
 
+  // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F1): a deep link to Connect is the door they asked for
+  try { if (window.FlColdStart && FlColdStart.landed() === 'connect') return; } catch (eW0) {}
   // 1-second delay so the app renders first, then fade in
   setTimeout(function() {
+    // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F1): never land late on top of someone already tapping; it waits for next visit
+    try { if (window.FlColdStart && FlColdStart.userMoved()) return; } catch (eW1) {}
     overlay.style.display = 'flex';
     // Force reflow before adding the visible class so the transition fires
     void overlay.offsetWidth;
@@ -33671,6 +33745,21 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
     var lastTab = localStorage.getItem('fl-last-tab');
     // Legacy tab mapping
     if (lastTab === 'channels' || lastTab === 'mesh') lastTab = 'community';
+    // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F1): land once. A deep link to Connect wins; a tab the
+    // person already picked while the page was waking wins; then last tab / Garden.
+    try {
+      if (window.FlColdStart) {
+        var _flPicked = FlColdStart.userTab ? FlColdStart.userTab() : '';
+        var _flDeep = FlColdStart.deepLink ? FlColdStart.deepLink() : '';
+        if (_flPicked || _flDeep === 'connect') {
+          if (isFirstVisit) localStorage.setItem('fl-has-visited', '1');
+          if (_flPicked) { FlColdStart.markLanded(_flPicked); return; }
+          FlColdStart.markLanded('connect');
+          switchTab('connect');
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (eLand) {}
 
     if (isFirstVisit) {
       // First visit: Garden is home. Mark visited.
@@ -33700,6 +33789,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
       // Returning, no specific tab or was on Garden: stay on Garden
       switchTab('garden');
     }
+    try { if (window.FlColdStart) FlColdStart.markLanded(isFirstVisit ? 'garden' : (lastTab || 'garden')); } catch (eLand2) {}
   })();
 
   // Update memory button label with count
@@ -33779,14 +33869,18 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
 
   // Initialize Ollama auto-detection (v4.4)
   // Don't fire during onboarding — let the user choose first
-  if (safeGet('fl-welcomed') === 'true' || safeGet('fl_onboardingComplete') === 'true') {
+  // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F1): with the cold-start owner here, it decides who speaks
+  var _flOwnerBoot = false;
+  try { _flOwnerBoot = !!(window.FlColdStart && FlColdStart.owns()); } catch (eOwnB) {}
+  if (!_flOwnerBoot && (safeGet('fl-welcomed') === 'true' || safeGet('fl_onboardingComplete') === 'true')) {
     owAutoDetect();
   }
+  try { if (window.FlColdStart && FlColdStart.appBooted) FlColdStart.appBooted(); } catch (eBoot) {}
   // v5.78: Zero-Click Connect — auto-connect if no saved connection
   (function() {
     var hasKey = localStorage.getItem('fl_apiKey_enc') || localStorage.getItem('fl_apiKey');
     var isLocal = localStorage.getItem('fl_isLocal') === 'true';
-    if (!hasKey && !isLocal) {
+    if (!hasKey && !isLocal && !_flOwnerBoot) {
       setTimeout(flAutoConnect, 1500); // slight delay so page renders first
     }
   })();
@@ -34156,6 +34250,7 @@ async function probeLocalMind() {
   try {
     var lmHost = localStorage.getItem('fl_lmstudioHost') || 'localhost:1234';
     var lmBase = (lmHost.indexOf('://') === -1 ? 'http://' + lmHost : lmHost).replace(/\/+$/, '');
+    if (typeof FLHomeNet !== 'undefined' && FLHomeNet && !FLHomeNet.allows(lmBase)) lmBase = 'http://127.0.0.1:1234'; // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F4)
     var lr = await fetch(lmBase + '/v1/models', { method: 'GET', mode: 'cors', signal: flAbortTimeout(3000) });
     if (lr.ok) {
       var ld = await lr.json();
@@ -34329,6 +34424,64 @@ function getOllamaBaseUrl() {
   return FL_OLLAMA_LOCAL;
 }
 
+// v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F2): everyone who asks at the same moment shares one look.
+// A finished look is reused for FL_LOCAL_LOOK_TTL_MS, unless something changed the
+// answer since (flForgetLocalLook, or any new value written to _ollamaResolvedBase).
+// The original resolveOllamaBase body above is untouched; it is wrapped here.
+var FL_LOCAL_LOOK_TTL_MS = 5000;
+var _flResolveNow = resolveOllamaBase;
+var _flResolveInflight = null;
+var _flResolveAt = 0;
+var _flResolveValue = null;
+function flForgetLocalLook() {
+  _flResolveInflight = null;
+  _flResolveAt = 0;
+  _flResolveValue = null;
+  try { if (window.FlConnect && typeof FlConnect.forgetBootProbe === 'function') FlConnect.forgetBootProbe(); } catch (e) {}
+}
+function flSeedLocalLook(value) {
+  _ollamaResolvedBase = value || null;
+  _flResolveValue = _ollamaResolvedBase;
+  _flResolveAt = Date.now();
+}
+resolveOllamaBase = function (forceRefresh) {
+  if (_flResolveInflight) return _flResolveInflight;
+  if (_flResolveAt && (Date.now() - _flResolveAt) < FL_LOCAL_LOOK_TTL_MS && _ollamaResolvedBase === _flResolveValue) {
+    return Promise.resolve(_flResolveValue);
+  }
+  var p = Promise.resolve(_flResolveNow(forceRefresh)).then(function (v) {
+    _flResolveAt = Date.now();
+    _flResolveValue = v;
+    if (_flResolveInflight === p) _flResolveInflight = null;
+    return v;
+  }, function (err) {
+    if (_flResolveInflight === p) _flResolveInflight = null;
+    throw err;
+  });
+  _flResolveInflight = p;
+  return p;
+};
+window.flForgetLocalLook = flForgetLocalLook;
+window.flSeedLocalLook = flSeedLocalLook;
+
+// v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F4): a saved address is used only when it is this
+// computer, or a home-network address while the switch is on. Public: never.
+// Wrapped (the original getOllamaBaseUrl body above is untouched).
+var _flBaseUrlNow = getOllamaBaseUrl;
+getOllamaBaseUrl = function () {
+  var b = _flBaseUrlNow();
+  try {
+    if (typeof FLHomeNet !== 'undefined' && FLHomeNet && !FLHomeNet.allows(b)) {
+      var man = flManualBaseFirst();
+      if (man) return man;
+      var bp = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('fl_bridgePort') || '', 10);
+      if (bp && bp !== 11434) return 'http://127.0.0.1:' + bp;
+      return FL_OLLAMA_LOCAL;
+    }
+  } catch (eG) {}
+  return b;
+};
+
 // v5.43.6 (Opus): the /ollama same-origin proxy probe makes sense for
 // self-hosted FreeLattice (localhost / 127.0.0.1 / 192.168.* / file://)
 // where the user runs a reverse-proxy in front. On the public mirrors
@@ -34412,9 +34565,19 @@ function flSaveOllamaHost() {
   var refusal = document.getElementById('ollamaHostRefusal');
   if (refusal) { refusal.hidden = true; refusal.textContent = ''; }
   if (val && val !== 'localhost:11434' && val !== '127.0.0.1:11434') {
-    if (!flWriteOllamaHostLoopbackOnly(val)) {
+    // v-connect-boot-probe-v0 (F4): same one switch as Chat. On: a home-network address is fine.
+    var _flHomeOk = false;
+    try {
+      if (typeof FLHomeNet !== 'undefined' && FLHomeNet && FLHomeNet.zoneOf(val) === 'home' && FLHomeNet.isOn()) {
+        _flHomeOk = FLHomeNet.useAddress(val, 'ollama');
+      }
+    } catch (eHn) {}
+    if (!_flHomeOk && !flWriteOllamaHostLoopbackOnly(val)) {
       if (refusal) {
         refusal.textContent = 'For safety this only talks to your own computer. Try 127.0.0.1 with your port, like 127.0.0.1:11500.';
+        try {
+          if (typeof FLHomeNet !== 'undefined' && FLHomeNet) refusal.textContent += ' ' + FLHomeNet.refusalFor(val);
+        } catch (eHr) {}
         refusal.hidden = false;
       }
       return;
@@ -34424,11 +34587,185 @@ function flSaveOllamaHost() {
   }
   // Invalidate the resolved base so next fetch uses the new host
   _ollamaResolvedBase = null;
+  try { if (typeof flForgetLocalLook === 'function') flForgetLocalLook(); } catch (eF) {} // v-connect-boot-probe-v0
   updateOllamaProviderUrl();
   try { if (typeof FLBoxPointer !== 'undefined' && FLBoxPointer.syncFromStorage) FLBoxPointer.syncFromStorage(); } catch (e) {}
 }
 window.flSaveOllamaHost = flSaveOllamaHost;