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@@ -7,16 +7,22 @@ verified green at the moment this file was written.
 
 - Project: `/home/avi/Projects/Nostr_Keynctr` (renamed from `0_Nostr` after commit `1116dfd`;
   folder itself renamed from `Nostr-Keynectr` — see `2e4005d`)
-- Git repo: `master` @ `4d70b25` ("Make IPC concurrent so relay checks and feeds never
-  block the UI"). Before it: `d618a5a` (rename), `64502c1` (button wrap), `653945a`
-  (card-click selection), `2e4005d` (folder-rename checkpoint), `24b34b6`, `6ead6f4`,
-  `31ef305` (Keynectr rebrand), `a6329d5` (metadata publishing), `db81f8d`
-  (delete + undo).
+- Git repo: `master` @ `cb23a5e` ("Trim metadata publish latency: skip global
+  connection wait, 6s send cap"). Before it: `4d70b25` (concurrent IPC), `d618a5a`
+  (rename), `64502c1` (button wrap), `653945a` (card-click selection), `2e4005d`
+  (folder-rename checkpoint), `24b34b6`, `6ead6f4`, `31ef305` (Keynectr rebrand),
+  `a6329d5` (metadata publishing), `db81f8d` (delete + undo).
 - Working tree is **clean** apart from this checkpoint update, which is committed right after.
 
 ## What was completed
 
-1. **Backend made responsive (2026-08-23, `4d70b25`)** — user-visible lag fixed:
+1. **Publish latency trimmed further (2026-08-23, `cb23a5e`)** — after the concurrent
+   IPC fix, rename still took ~10 s: `wait_for_connection` always burned its full
+   timeout when any relay was unreachable, and the dead relay's send burned 8 s.
+   Removed the global connection wait (`send_event` waits for writability itself) and
+   capped sends at 6 s. Typical rename now completes in ~1–3 s even with one dead
+   relay. If still too slow, next step is fully background publishing.
+2. **Backend made responsive (2026-08-23, `4d70b25`)** — user-visible lag fixed:
    Selecting a profile took ~10 s and renaming ~30 s. Root causes: the IPC server
    processed requests strictly one-at-a-time; the Home screen fires a relay test per
    enabled relay on mount (a dead relay burns the full 8 s timeout each), and
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ verified green at the moment this file was written.
 
 ## Commits added most recently
 
+- `cb23a5e` Trim metadata publish latency: skip global connection wait, 6s send cap
 - `4d70b25` Make IPC concurrent so relay checks and feeds never block the UI
 - `d618a5a` Add profile rename with metadata republish (GUI + CLI)
 - `64502c1` Wrap profile card action buttons on narrow windows