feat(chat): disallow links in messages

Local-first chat between people whose web of trust is still forming is a
natural phishing/scam vector, so messages may not contain URLs. A
conservative `containsUrl` rule (explicit scheme, www., or a common-TLD
domain — but not "3.5kg" or "12.30") gates it: the composer warns and
keeps the text for editing, and MessagesCubit.send drops any URL as a
backstop. Incoming text was already non-tappable (plain selectable text).

apps/app_seeds/lib/domain/message_rules.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/// Content rules for chat messages.
+///
+/// Links are not allowed in messages: it keeps the local-first, offline chat
+/// free of phishing/scam URLs between people who may not know each other yet
+/// (the web of trust is still forming). Enforced on send; incoming text is never
+/// rendered as a tappable link either (the bubble uses plain selectable text).
+library;
+
+/// Matches an obvious URL: an explicit scheme, a `www.` host, or a
+/// `domain.tld` with a common TLD. Kept deliberately conservative so ordinary
+/// text ("3.5kg", "F1 hybrid") doesn't trip it, while real links do.
+final RegExp _urlPattern = RegExp(
+  r'(https?://|www\.)\S+'
+  r'|\b[\w-]+\.(com|org|net|io|app|dev|es|eu|info|xyz|co|me|gg|link|shop|store|online|site|page|ru|cn|tk)\b',
+  caseSensitive: false,
+);
+
+/// Whether [text] contains something that looks like a URL.
+bool containsUrl(String text) => _urlPattern.hasMatch(text);

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/ast.i18n.json

@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@
     "g1Copied": "Direición Ğ1 copiada — apégala na to cartera",
     "today": "Güei",
     "yesterday": "Ayeri",
-    "sendError": "Nun se pudo unviar — comprueba la conexón"
+    "sendError": "Nun se pudo unviar — comprueba la conexón",
+    "noLinks": "Nun se permiten enllaces nos mensaxes"
   },
   "trust": {
     "none": "Naide los avala entá",

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/en.i18n.json

@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@
     "g1Copied": "Ğ1 address copied — paste it in your wallet",
     "today": "Today",
     "yesterday": "Yesterday",
-    "sendError": "Couldn't send — check your connection"
+    "sendError": "Couldn't send — check your connection",
+    "noLinks": "Links aren't allowed in messages"
   },
   "trust": {
     "none": "No one vouches for them yet",

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/es.i18n.json

@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@
     "g1Copied": "Dirección Ğ1 copiada — pégala en tu cartera",
     "today": "Hoy",
     "yesterday": "Ayer",
-    "sendError": "No se pudo enviar — revisa tu conexión"
+    "sendError": "No se pudo enviar — revisa tu conexión",
+    "noLinks": "No se permiten enlaces en los mensajes"
   },
   "trust": {
     "none": "Nadie los avala aún",

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/pt.i18n.json

@@ -529,7 +529,8 @@
     "g1Copied": "Endereço Ğ1 copiado — cola-o na tua carteira",
     "today": "Hoje",
     "yesterday": "Ontem",
-    "sendError": "Não foi possível enviar — verifica a tua ligação"
+    "sendError": "Não foi possível enviar — verifica a tua ligação",
+    "noLinks": "Não são permitidos links nas mensagens"
   },
   "trust": {
     "none": "Ainda ninguém os avaliza",

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings.g.dart

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 /// To regenerate, run: `dart run slang`
 ///
 /// Locales: 4
-/// Strings: 1860 (465 per locale)
+/// Strings: 1864 (466 per locale)
 ///
-/// Built on 2026-07-11 at 04:45 UTC
+/// Built on 2026-07-11 at 05:13 UTC
 
 // coverage:ignore-file
 // ignore_for_file: type=lint, unused_import

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_ast.g.dart

@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ class _Translations$chat$ast extends Translations$chat$en {
 	@override String get today => 'Güei';
 	@override String get yesterday => 'Ayeri';
 	@override String get sendError => 'Nun se pudo unviar — comprueba la conexón';
+	@override String get noLinks => 'Nun se permiten enllaces nos mensaxes';
 }
 
 // Path: trust
@@ -1624,6 +1625,7 @@ extension on TranslationsAst {
 			'chat.today' => 'Güei',
 			'chat.yesterday' => 'Ayeri',
 			'chat.sendError' => 'Nun se pudo unviar — comprueba la conexón',
+			'chat.noLinks' => 'Nun se permiten enllaces nos mensaxes',
 			'trust.none' => 'Naide los avala entá',
 			'trust.count' => ({required Object n}) => 'Avalada por ${n}',
 			'trust.vouch' => 'Conozo a esta persona',

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_en.g.dart

@@ -1443,6 +1443,9 @@ class Translations$chat$en {
 
 	/// en: 'Couldn't send — check your connection'
 	String get sendError => 'Couldn\'t send — check your connection';
+
+	/// en: 'Links aren't allowed in messages'
+	String get noLinks => 'Links aren\'t allowed in messages';
 }
 
 // Path: trust
@@ -2544,6 +2547,7 @@ extension on Translations {
 			'chat.today' => 'Today',
 			'chat.yesterday' => 'Yesterday',
 			'chat.sendError' => 'Couldn\'t send — check your connection',
+			'chat.noLinks' => 'Links aren\'t allowed in messages',
 			'trust.none' => 'No one vouches for them yet',
 			'trust.count' => ({required Object n}) => 'Vouched for by ${n}',
 			'trust.vouch' => 'I know this person',

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_es.g.dart

@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ class _Translations$chat$es extends Translations$chat$en {
 	@override String get today => 'Hoy';
 	@override String get yesterday => 'Ayer';
 	@override String get sendError => 'No se pudo enviar — revisa tu conexión';
+	@override String get noLinks => 'No se permiten enlaces en los mensajes';
 }
 
 // Path: trust
@@ -1628,6 +1629,7 @@ extension on TranslationsEs {
 			'chat.today' => 'Hoy',
 			'chat.yesterday' => 'Ayer',
 			'chat.sendError' => 'No se pudo enviar — revisa tu conexión',
+			'chat.noLinks' => 'No se permiten enlaces en los mensajes',
 			'trust.none' => 'Nadie los avala aún',
 			'trust.count' => ({required Object n}) => 'Avalada por ${n}',
 			'trust.vouch' => 'Conozco a esta persona',

apps/app_seeds/lib/i18n/strings_pt.g.dart

@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ class _Translations$chat$pt extends Translations$chat$en {
 	@override String get today => 'Hoje';
 	@override String get yesterday => 'Ontem';
 	@override String get sendError => 'Não foi possível enviar — verifica a tua ligação';
+	@override String get noLinks => 'Não são permitidos links nas mensagens';
 }
 
 // Path: trust
@@ -1622,6 +1623,7 @@ extension on TranslationsPt {
 			'chat.today' => 'Hoje',
 			'chat.yesterday' => 'Ontem',
 			'chat.sendError' => 'Não foi possível enviar — verifica a tua ligação',
+			'chat.noLinks' => 'Não são permitidos links nas mensagens',
 			'trust.none' => 'Ainda ninguém os avaliza',
 			'trust.count' => ({required Object n}) => 'Avalizada por ${n}',
 			'trust.vouch' => 'Conheço esta pessoa',

apps/app_seeds/lib/state/messages_cubit.dart

@@ -4,16 +4,13 @@ import 'package:commons_core/commons_core.dart';
 import 'package:equatable/equatable.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
 
+import '../domain/message_rules.dart';
 import '../services/message_store.dart';
 
 /// A 1:1 conversation with one peer. Holds the running message list plus send
 /// status. Transport-agnostic — depends on [MessageTransport], not the relay.
 class ChatState extends Equatable {
-  const ChatState({
+  const ChatState({this.messages = const [], this.sending = false, this.error});
-    this.messages = const [],
-    this.sending = false,
-    this.error,
-  });
 
   /// Messages in this conversation, oldest first. Incoming ones arrive from the
   /// inbox; our own are appended optimistically on send (NIP-17 wraps don't come
@@ -26,12 +23,11 @@ class ChatState extends Equatable {
     List<PrivateMessage>? messages,
     bool? sending,
     String? Function()? error,
-  }) =>
+  }) => ChatState(
-      ChatState(
+    messages: messages ?? this.messages,
-        messages: messages ?? this.messages,
+    sending: sending ?? this.sending,
-        sending: sending ?? this.sending,
+    error: error != null ? error() : this.error,
-        error: error != null ? error() : this.error,
+  );
-      );
 
   @override
   List<Object?> get props => [messages, sending, error];
@@ -47,9 +43,9 @@ class MessagesCubit extends Cubit<ChatState> {
     required this.selfPubkey,
     MessageStore? store,
     Future<void> Function()? onDispose,
-  })  : _store = store,
+  }) : _store = store,
-        _onDispose = onDispose,
+       _onDispose = onDispose,
-        super(const ChatState());
+       super(const ChatState());
 
   final MessageTransport? _transport;
   final MessageStore? _store;
@@ -77,15 +73,12 @@ class MessagesCubit extends Cubit<ChatState> {
   Future<void> start() async {
     final transport = _transport;
     if (transport != null) {
-      _sub = transport.inbox().listen(
+      _sub = transport.inbox().listen((message) async {
-        (message) async {
+        if (message.fromPubkey != peerPubkey) return; // another conversation
-          if (message.fromPubkey != peerPubkey) return; // another conversation
+        if (!_seen.add(_key(message))) return; // already shown / re-delivered
-          if (!_seen.add(_key(message))) return; // already shown / re-delivered
+        await _store?.append(peerPubkey, message);
-          await _store?.append(peerPubkey, message);
+        emit(state.copyWith(messages: [...state.messages, message]));
-          emit(state.copyWith(messages: [...state.messages, message]));
+      }, onError: (Object e) => emit(state.copyWith(error: () => '$e')));
-        },
-        onError: (Object e) => emit(state.copyWith(error: () => '$e')),
-      );
     }
     final history = await _store?.history(peerPubkey);
     if (history != null && history.isNotEmpty) {
@@ -102,7 +95,9 @@ class MessagesCubit extends Cubit<ChatState> {
   Future<void> send(String text) async {
     final transport = _transport;
     final trimmed = text.trim();
-    if (transport == null || trimmed.isEmpty) return;
+    // Links aren't allowed in messages (the UI warns; this is the backstop so
+    // nothing sends a URL programmatically). See message_rules.dart.
+    if (transport == null || trimmed.isEmpty || containsUrl(trimmed)) return;
     emit(state.copyWith(sending: true, error: () => null));
     try {
       await transport.send(toPubkey: peerPubkey, text: trimmed);
@@ -113,10 +108,7 @@ class MessagesCubit extends Cubit<ChatState> {
       );
       _seen.add(_key(mine));
       await _store?.append(peerPubkey, mine);
-      emit(state.copyWith(
+      emit(state.copyWith(sending: false, messages: [...state.messages, mine]));
-        sending: false,
-        messages: [...state.messages, mine],
-      ));
     } catch (e) {
       emit(state.copyWith(sending: false, error: () => '$e'));
     }

apps/app_seeds/lib/ui/chat_screen.dart

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 
 import '../di/injector.dart';
 import '../domain/chat_timeline.dart';
+import '../domain/message_rules.dart';
 import '../i18n/strings.g.dart';
 import '../services/message_store.dart';
 import '../services/profile_cache.dart';
@@ -173,6 +174,13 @@ class _ChatScreenState extends State<ChatScreen> {
     final cubit = _messages;
     if (cubit == null || _input.text.trim().isEmpty) return;
     final text = _input.text;
+    // Links aren't allowed — warn and keep the text so it can be edited.
+    if (containsUrl(text)) {
+      ScaffoldMessenger.of(context)
+        ..hideCurrentSnackBar()
+        ..showSnackBar(SnackBar(content: Text(context.t.chat.noLinks)));
+      return;
+    }
     _input.clear();
     await cubit.send(text);
   }

apps/app_seeds/test/domain/message_rules_test.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:tane/domain/message_rules.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('containsUrl', () {
+    test('flags explicit schemes and www', () {
+      expect(containsUrl('look https://evil.example/login'), isTrue);
+      expect(containsUrl('http://foo'), isTrue);
+      expect(containsUrl('go to www.example.org now'), isTrue);
+    });
+
+    test('flags bare domains with a common TLD', () {
+      expect(containsUrl('see tomate.com'), isTrue);
+      expect(containsUrl('my-shop.store has it'), isTrue);
+      expect(containsUrl('grab it at bit.ly'), isFalse); // ly not in the list
+    });
+
+    test('leaves ordinary seed talk alone', () {
+      expect(containsUrl('tengo 3.5kg de tomate rosa'), isFalse);
+      expect(containsUrl('variedad F1 vs polinización abierta'), isFalse);
+      expect(containsUrl('nos vemos a las 12.30'), isFalse);
+      expect(containsUrl('semillas de calabaza, ¿cambiamos?'), isFalse);
+      expect(containsUrl(''), isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('is case-insensitive', () {
+      expect(containsUrl('HTTPS://EXAMPLE.COM'), isTrue);
+      expect(containsUrl('Example.COM'), isTrue);
+    });
+  });
+}

apps/app_seeds/test/state/messages_cubit_test.dart

@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ void main() {
     },
   );
 
+  test('a message containing a link is not sent', () async {
+    final transport = FakeMessageTransport();
+    final cubit = MessagesCubit(transport, peerPubkey: peer, selfPubkey: me);
+    await cubit.send('check https://evil.example/login');
+    expect(transport.sent, isEmpty);
+    expect(cubit.state.messages, isEmpty);
+    await cubit.close();
+  });
+
   test('empty/whitespace text is not sent', () async {
     final transport = FakeMessageTransport();
     final cubit = MessagesCubit(transport, peerPubkey: peer, selfPubkey: me);