diff --git a/desk/lib/summarize.hoon b/desk/lib/summarize.hoon
index 90773fb0..4121c2fa 100644
--- a/desk/lib/summarize.hoon
+++ b/desk/lib/summarize.hoon
@@ -37,21 +37,21 @@
       ==
   %+  roll
     %~  tap  by
-    .^  channels:c
+    .^  channels-0:c
       %gx
       (scry-path %channels /channels/channels)
     ==
-  |=  [[n=nest:c channel:c] g=(map flag:groups @ud) s=@ud r=@ud]
+  |=  [[n=nest:c channel-0:c] g=(map flag:groups @ud) s=@ud r=@ud]
   ?.  ?=(%chat kind.n)  [g s r]
-  =+  .^  paged-posts:c
+  =+  .^  paged-simple-posts:c
         %gx
         %+  scry-path  %channels
-        /chat/(scot %p ship.n)/[name.n]/posts/newer/(scot %ud (sub now range))/(scot %ud limit)/outline/channel-posts
+        /chat/(scot %p ship.n)/[name.n]/posts/newer/(scot %ud (sub now range))/(scot %ud limit)/outline/channel-simple-posts
       ==
   :-  %+  ~(put by g)  group.perm
-      (add (~(gut by g) group.perm 0) (wyt:on-posts:c posts))
-  %+  roll  (tap:on-posts:c posts)
-  |=  [[id-post:c p=(unit post:c)] s=_s r=_r]
+      (add (~(gut by g) group.perm 0) (wyt:on-simple-posts:c posts))
+  %+  roll  (tap:on-simple-posts:c posts)
+  |=  [[id-post:c p=(unit simple-post:c)] s=_s r=_r]
   ?~  p  [s r]
   ?:(=(our author.u.p) [+(s) r] [s +(r)])
 ::
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
   =/  [duc=@ud faz=(list [g=flag:groups n=nest:c u=@ud])]
     %+  roll
       %~  tap  by
-      .^(channels:c %gx (scry-path %channels /channels/channels))
+      .^(channels-0:c %gx (scry-path %channels /channels/channels))
     =+  .^(=unreads:c %gx (scry-path %channels /unreads/channel-unreads))
-    |=  [[n=nest:c channel:c] duc=@ud faz=(list [flag:groups nest:c @ud])]
+    |=  [[n=nest:c channel-0:c] duc=@ud faz=(list [flag:groups nest:c @ud])]
     ?.  ?=(%chat kind.n)  [duc faz]  ::  ignore non-chat channels for now
     =/  =unread:c  (~(gut by unreads) n *unread:c)
     :-  (add duc count.unread)
diff --git a/desk/sur/channels.hoon b/desk/sur/channels.hoon
index 2db94219..ef034141 100644
--- a/desk/sur/channels.hoon
+++ b/desk/sur/channels.hoon
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
         =remark
         =window
         =future
+        pending=pending-messages
     ==
   --
 ::  $v-post: a channel post
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
 ++  mo-v-posts  ((mp id-post (unit v-post)) lte)
 ::  $v-reply: a post comment
 ::
-+$  v-reply       [v-reply-seal memo]
++$  v-reply       [v-reply-seal (rev memo)]
 +$  id-reply      time
 +$  v-replies     ((mop id-reply (unit v-reply)) lte)
 ++  on-v-replies  ((on id-reply (unit v-reply)) lte)
@@ -198,11 +199,23 @@
 ::  $react: either an emoji identifier like :diff or a URL for custom
 +$  react     @ta
 +$  v-reacts  (map ship (rev (unit react)))
++$  client-id  [author=ship sent=time]
++$  pending-posts  (map client-id essay)
++$  pending-replies  (map [top=id-post id=client-id] memo)
++$  pending-messages
+  $:  posts=pending-posts
+      replies=pending-replies
+  ==
+::  $scam: bounded search results
++$  scam
+  $:  last=(unit id-post)  ::  last (top-level) message that was searched
+      =scan                ::  search results
+  ==
 ::  $scan: search results
 +$  scan  (list reference)
 +$  reference
-  $%  [%post =post]
-      [%reply =id-post =reply]
+  $%  [%post post=simple-post]
+      [%reply =id-post reply=simple-reply]
   ==
 ::  $said: used for references
 +$  said  (pair nest reference)
@@ -228,10 +241,11 @@
 +$  unread
   $:  recency=time
       count=@ud
-      unread-id=(unit id-post)
-      threads=(map id-post id-reply)
+      unread=(unit [id=id-post count=@ud])
+      threads=(map id-post [id=id-reply count=@ud])
   ==
 ::  $remark: markers representing unread state
+::    recency:        time of most recent message
 ::    last-read:      time at which the user last read this channel
 ::    watching:       unused, intended for disabling unread accumulation
 ::    unread-threads: threads that contain unread messages
@@ -355,6 +369,7 @@
 ::
 +$  c-reply
   $%  [%add =memo]
+      [%edit id=id-reply =memo]
       [%del id=id-reply]
       c-react
   ==
@@ -397,6 +412,7 @@
 +$  r-channel
   $%  [%posts =posts]
       [%post id=id-post =r-post]
+      [%pending id=client-id =r-pending]
       [%order order=arranged-posts]
       [%view =view]
       [%sort =sort]
@@ -415,10 +431,32 @@
       [%essay =essay]
   ==
 ::
++$  r-pending
+  $%  [%post =essay]
+      [%reply top=id-post =reply-meta =memo]
+  ==
 +$  r-reply
   $%  [%set reply=(unit reply)]
       [%reacts =reacts]
   ==
+::
++$  r-channels-simple-post  [=nest =r-channel-simple-post]
++$  r-channel-simple-post
+  $%  $<(?(%posts %post) r-channel)
+      [%posts posts=simple-posts]
+      [%post id=id-post r-post=r-simple-post]
+  ==
+::
++$  r-simple-post
+  $%  $<(?(%set %reply) r-post)
+      [%set post=(unit simple-post)]
+      [%reply id=id-reply =reply-meta r-reply=r-simple-reply]
+  ==
+::
++$  r-simple-reply
+  $%  $<(%set r-reply)
+      [%set reply=(unit simple-reply)]
+  ==
 ::  versions of backend types with their revision numbers stripped,
 ::  because the frontend shouldn't care to learn those.
 ::
@@ -433,29 +471,57 @@
         =perm
     ==
   ::
+  +$  local
+    $:  =net
+        =remark
+        pending=pending-messages
+    ==
+  --
++$  channels-0  (map nest channel-0)
+++  channel-0
+  |^  ,[global:channel local]
   +$  local
     $:  =net
         =remark
     ==
   --
++$  channel-heads  (list [=nest recency=time latest=(unit post)])
 +$  paged-posts
   $:  =posts
       newer=(unit time)
       older=(unit time)
       total=@ud
   ==
++$  paged-simple-posts
+  $:  posts=simple-posts
+      newer=(unit time)
+      older=(unit time)
+      total=@ud
+  ==
 +$  posts  ((mop id-post (unit post)) lte)
-+$  post   [seal essay]
++$  simple-posts  ((mop id-post (unit simple-post)) lte)
++$  post   [seal [rev=@ud essay]]
++$  simple-post  [simple-seal essay]
 +$  seal
   $:  id=id-post
       =reacts
       =replies
       =reply-meta
   ==
++$  simple-seal
+  $:  id=id-post
+      =reacts
+      replies=simple-replies
+      =reply-meta
+  ==
 +$  reacts      (map ship react)
-+$  reply       [reply-seal memo]
++$  reply       [reply-seal [rev=@ud memo]]
++$  simple-reply  [reply-seal memo]
 +$  replies     ((mop id-reply reply) lte)
++$  simple-replies     ((mop id-reply simple-reply) lte)
 +$  reply-seal  [id=id-reply parent-id=id-post =reacts]
 ++  on-posts    ((on id-post (unit post)) lte)
+++  on-simple-posts    ((on id-post (unit simple-post)) lte)
 ++  on-replies  ((on id-reply reply) lte)
+++  on-simple-replies  ((on id-reply simple-reply) lte)
 --
diff --git a/desk/sur/chat.hoon b/desk/sur/chat.hoon
index 9aa1d147..d93ae75e 100644
--- a/desk/sur/chat.hoon
+++ b/desk/sur/chat.hoon
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-/-  g=groups, d=channels, dos=chat-2, uno=chat-1, zer=chat-0
+/-  g=groups, d=channels
 /-  meta
 |%
-++  old
-  |%
-  ++  zero  zer
-  ++  one   uno
-  ++  two   dos
-  --
 ::
 ::  $id: an identifier for chat messages
 +$  id     (pair ship time)
@@ -16,6 +10,11 @@
 +$  reply   [reply-seal memo:d]
 ::  $react: either an emoji identifier like :wave: or a URL for custom
 +$  react   @ta
+::  $scam: bounded search results
++$  scam
+  $:  last=(unit time)  ::  last (top-level) msg (local) id that was searched
+      =scan             ::  search results
+  ==
 ::  $scan: search results
 +$  scan  (list reference)
 ::  $blocked: a set of ships that the user has blocked
@@ -77,11 +76,12 @@
 ::
 +$  paged-writs
   $:  =writs
-      newer=(unit id)
-      older=(unit id)
+      newer=(unit time)
+      older=(unit time)
       total=@ud
   ==
 ::
++$  chat-heads  (list [=whom recency=time latest=(unit writ)])
 ::  $writs: a set of time ordered chat messages
 ::
 ++  writs
@@ -229,10 +229,12 @@
       [%club p=id:club]
   ==
 ::
++$  message-key  [=id =time]
+::
 ::  $unreads: a map of club/dm unread information
 ::
-::    unread: the last time a message was read, how many messages since,
-::    and the id of the last read message
+::    unread: the time of the most recent message, how many messages since,
+::    the id of the last read message, and the set of unread threads
 ::
 ++  unreads
   =<  unreads
@@ -242,8 +244,8 @@
   +$  unread
     $:  recency=time
         count=@ud
-        unread-id=(unit id)
-        threads=(map id id)
+        unread=(unit [message-key count=@ud])
+        threads=(map message-key [message-key count=@ud])
     ==
   +$  update
     (pair whom unread)
diff --git a/desk/sur/groups.hoon b/desk/sur/groups.hoon
index eca00f57..c28f45b2 100644
--- a/desk/sur/groups.hoon
+++ b/desk/sur/groups.hoon
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 /-  meta, e=epic
-/-  old=group
-/-  grp=group-store
-/-  metadata-store
 |%
-++  okay  `epic:e`2
+++  okay  `epic:e`3
 ++  mar
   |%
   ++  act  `mark`(rap 3 %group-action '-' (scot %ud okay) ~)
@@ -17,7 +14,7 @@
 ::
 ::  $nest: ID for a channel, {app}/{ship}/{name}
 ::
-+$  nest  (pair dude:gall flag)
++$  nest  (pair term flag)
 ::
 ::  $sect: ID for cabal, similar to a role
 ::
@@ -145,8 +142,10 @@
       =cordon
       secret=?
       meta=data:meta
+      =flagged-content
   ==
 ::
++$  group-ui  [group saga=(unit saga:e)]
 ::  $cabal: metadata representing a $sect or role
 ::
 ++  cabal
@@ -256,6 +255,7 @@
       [%secret p=?]
       [%create p=group]
       [%del ~]
+      [%flag-content =nest =post-key src=ship]
   ==
 ::
 ::  $action: the complete set of data required to edit a group
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@
 ::
 +$  init  [=time =group]
 ::
+::  $groups-ui: map for frontend to display groups
++$  groups-ui
+  (map flag group-ui)
 +$  groups
   (map flag group)
 +$  net-groups
@@ -304,6 +307,13 @@
       [%sub p=time load=_| =saga:e]
   ==
 ::
++$  post-key  [post=time reply=(unit time)]
+::
++$  flaggers  (set ship)
+::  $flagged-content: flagged posts and replies that need admin review
+::
++$  flagged-content  (map nest (map post-key flaggers))
+::
 ::  $join: a join request, can elect to join all channels
 ::
 +$  join
@@ -352,9 +362,4 @@
   ==
 ::
 +$  gangs  (map flag gang)
-++  met     metadata-store
-::
-+$  import  [self=association:met chan=(map flag =association:met) roles=(set flag) =group:old]
-::
-+$  imports  (map flag import)
 --