diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index 4de3614b1c..fa940f597b 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip28PublicChats.PublicChatListS
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip29RelayGroups.RelayGroupChannel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip29RelayGroups.RelayGroupListDecryptionCache
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip29RelayGroups.RelayGroupListState
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip29RelayGroups.RelayGroupMembership
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip30CustomEmojis.EmojiPackState
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip38UserStatuses.UserStatusAction
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip51Lists.favoriteAlgoFeedsLists.FavoriteAlgoFeedsListDecryptionCache
@@ -168,6 +169,10 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.relayAdmin.RelayAdminRemoveMemberEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.threading.buzzThread
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.threading.buzzThreadReply
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.threading.buzzThreadRoot
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace.BUZZ_ROLE_ADMIN
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace.BUZZ_ROLE_MEMBER
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace.BUZZ_VISIBILITY_OPEN
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace.BUZZ_VISIBILITY_PRIVATE
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.concord.cord02Community.ConcordCommunityListEntry
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.concord.cord02Community.ConcordCommunityListEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.concord.cord02Community.HeldRoot
@@ -3302,8 +3307,21 @@ class Account(
         hashtags: List<String> = emptyList(),
         geohashes: List<String> = emptyList(),
         parent: String? = null,
+        channelType: String? = null,
     ): GroupId {
-        signAndSendPrivatelyOrBroadcast(CreateGroupEvent.build(groupId)) { listOf(relay) }
+        // The metadata rides the create event as well as the 9002 below. A plain NIP-29 relay takes
+        // its metadata from the 9002 and ignores these tags; Buzz rejects the 9007 outright without
+        // a `name` (see CreateGroupEvent.build), which used to make "create group" on a Buzz relay
+        // publish two events and produce nothing at all.
+        signAndSendPrivatelyOrBroadcast(
+            CreateGroupEvent.build(
+                groupId = groupId,
+                name = name,
+                about = about,
+                visibility = if (isPrivate) BUZZ_VISIBILITY_PRIVATE else BUZZ_VISIBILITY_OPEN,
+                channelType = channelType,
+            ),
+        ) { listOf(relay) }
 
         val edit =
             EditMetadataEvent.build(
@@ -3413,7 +3431,19 @@ class Account(
         pubkey: HexKey,
         roles: List<String>,
     ) {
-        val template = PutUserEvent.build(channel.groupId.id, listOf(pubkey to roles))
+        // Buzz ignores the roles inside the `p` tag and reads a top-level `role` tag instead, in its
+        // own vocabulary — so map ours onto its set before sending. Anything it cannot parse fails
+        // the whole put-user, which is why an unmapped role must become `member` rather than travel.
+        val buzzRole =
+            if (BuzzRelayDialect.isBuzz(channel.groupId.relayUrl)) {
+                when {
+                    roles.any { it.equals(RelayGroupMembership.ROLE_ADMIN, true) } -> BUZZ_ROLE_ADMIN
+                    else -> BUZZ_ROLE_MEMBER
+                }
+            } else {
+                null
+            }
+        val template = PutUserEvent.build(channel.groupId.id, listOf(pubkey to roles), buzzRole = buzzRole)
         signAndSendPrivatelyOrBroadcast(template) { channel.relays().toList() }
     }
 
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/layouts/listItem/SlimListItemLayout.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/layouts/listItem/SlimListItemLayout.kt
index d6d8925c93..269095c8c2 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/layouts/listItem/SlimListItemLayout.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/layouts/listItem/SlimListItemLayout.kt
@@ -172,7 +172,11 @@ fun SlimListItem(
     supportingContent: @Composable (() -> Unit)? = null,
     leadingContent: @Composable (() -> Unit)? = null,
     trailingContent: @Composable (() -> Unit)? = null,
-    colors: ListItemColors = ListItemDefaults.colors(),
+    // The container default stays `background` — what this layout has always painted — rather than
+    // ListItemDefaults' `surface`, so existing callers are unchanged. It is a parameter now because
+    // the row was painting its own opaque background even when the caller asked for another colour:
+    // inside a container that already has a surface (a dialog) that reads as a black block.
+    colors: ListItemColors = ListItemDefaults.colors(containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background),
     tonalElevation: Dp = ListItemContainerElevation,
     shadowElevation: Dp = ListItemContainerElevation,
 ) {
@@ -232,7 +236,7 @@ fun SlimListItem(
     Surface(
         modifier = Modifier.semantics(mergeDescendants = true) {}.then(modifier),
         shape = ListItemDefaults.shape,
-        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background,
+        color = colors.containerColor,
         contentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onBackground,
         tonalElevation = tonalElevation,
         shadowElevation = shadowElevation,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/creators/userSuggestions/ShowUserSuggestionList.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/creators/userSuggestions/ShowUserSuggestionList.kt
index dc8a448dce..ccd20a5bf5 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/creators/userSuggestions/ShowUserSuggestionList.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/creators/userSuggestions/ShowUserSuggestionList.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.itemsIndexed
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
+import androidx.compose.material3.ListItemColors
+import androidx.compose.material3.ListItemDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.LocalTextStyle
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.nip05
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
+/** The dropdown's breathing room under the composer it floats over. */
+private val SuggestionListPadding = PaddingValues(top = 10.dp)
+
 @Composable
 fun ShowUserSuggestionList(
     userSuggestions: UserSuggestionState,
@@ -73,6 +78,13 @@ fun ShowUserSuggestionList(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     onEmpty: @Composable () -> Unit = {},
     trailingContent: (@Composable (User) -> Unit)? = null,
+    // Defaults suit this list's usual home: a dropdown floating over a composer, where an opaque
+    // row and a divider per entry are what separate it from the text underneath. Inside a container
+    // that already provides its own surface — a dialog — that chrome reads as a black box bolted on,
+    // so those callers pass a transparent row and drop the dividers.
+    itemColors: ListItemColors = ListItemDefaults.colors(),
+    showDividers: Boolean = true,
+    contentPadding: PaddingValues = SuggestionListPadding,
 ) {
     UserSearchDataSourceSubscription(userSuggestions, accountViewModel)
 
@@ -93,7 +105,7 @@ fun ShowUserSuggestionList(
         }
     }
 
-    WatchResponses(userSuggestions, listState, onSelect, accountViewModel, modifier, onEmpty, trailingContent)
+    WatchResponses(userSuggestions, listState, onSelect, accountViewModel, modifier, onEmpty, trailingContent, itemColors, showDividers, contentPadding)
 }
 
 @Composable
@@ -117,6 +129,9 @@ fun WatchResponses(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     onEmpty: @Composable () -> Unit = {},
     trailingContent: (@Composable (User) -> Unit)? = null,
+    itemColors: ListItemColors = ListItemDefaults.colors(),
+    showDividers: Boolean = true,
+    contentPadding: PaddingValues = SuggestionListPadding,
 ) {
     val suggestions by userSuggestions.results.collectAsStateWithLifecycle(emptyList())
 
@@ -125,7 +140,7 @@ fun WatchResponses(
         val priority = remember(suggestions) { userSuggestions.priorityPubkeys() }
 
         LazyColumn(
-            contentPadding = PaddingValues(top = 10.dp),
+            contentPadding = contentPadding,
             modifier = modifier,
             state = listState,
         ) {
@@ -137,10 +152,12 @@ fun WatchResponses(
                         } else {
                             null
                         }
-                UserLine(item, accountViewModel, trailing) { onSelect(item) }
-                HorizontalDivider(
-                    thickness = DividerThickness,
-                )
+                UserLine(item, accountViewModel, trailing, itemColors) { onSelect(item) }
+                if (showDividers) {
+                    HorizontalDivider(
+                        thickness = DividerThickness,
+                    )
+                }
             }
         }
     } else {
@@ -169,9 +186,11 @@ fun UserLine(
     baseUser: User,
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
     trailingContent: (@Composable (User) -> Unit)? = null,
+    colors: ListItemColors = ListItemDefaults.colors(),
     onClick: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     SlimListItem(
+        colors = colors,
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().clickable(onClick = onClick),
         leadingContent = {
             ClickableUserPicture(baseUser, Size55dp, accountViewModel = accountViewModel, onClick = null)
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/buzz/BuzzAddPeopleDialog.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/buzz/BuzzAddPeopleDialog.kt
index c07df3d3d6..bcaf03c8d6 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/buzz/BuzzAddPeopleDialog.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/buzz/BuzzAddPeopleDialog.kt
@@ -20,80 +20,71 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.buzz
 
-import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
 import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
+import androidx.compose.material3.ListItemDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
-import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.Amethyst
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.icons.symbols.Icon
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.icons.symbols.MaterialSymbols
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.navs.INav
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.UserPicture
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.UsernameDisplay
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.creators.userSuggestions.ShowUserSuggestionList
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.creators.userSuggestions.UserSuggestionState
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.Size35dp
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.SuggestionListDefaultHeightChat
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect as ComposeLaunchedEffect
 
 /**
- * A reusable "add a person" dialog: a typeahead over the local user cache (name / NIP-05 / npub
- * prefix, or a pasted npub/hex). Tapping a result that isn't already in the target invokes [onAdd];
- * members already present are shown with an "Added" hint and aren't tappable.
+ * A reusable "add a person" dialog for Buzz: the app's ordinary user search — the same
+ * [UserSuggestionState] engine the @-mention typeahead uses — over the local cache, the relays
+ * (NIP-50) and NIP-05 identifiers, plus a pasted npub/nprofile.
+ *
+ * It used to search only [com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache], so anyone the device had
+ * never seen simply had no result and the only way through was to paste a raw hex key — which is
+ * what the field's own hint told you to do. Searching the relays is what makes finding a person by
+ * name work at all here.
  *
  * Context-agnostic — the caller supplies [isAlreadyIn] (membership predicate) and [onAdd] (the
  * actual add, e.g. a channel kind-9000 put-user or a community kind-9030 admin-add). Used by both
- * the channel members screen and the Buzz community view.
+ * the channel members screen and the Buzz community view. Members already present render an "Added"
+ * hint instead of the add affordance and do nothing when tapped.
  */
 @Composable
 fun BuzzAddPeopleDialog(
     title: String,
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
-    nav: INav,
     isAlreadyIn: (HexKey) -> Boolean,
     onAdd: (HexKey) -> Unit,
     onDismiss: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     var query by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
-    var results by remember { mutableStateOf<List<HexKey>>(emptyList()) }
-
-    LaunchedEffect(query) {
-        if (query.isBlank()) {
-            results = emptyList()
-            return@LaunchedEffect
+    val userSuggestions =
+        remember(accountViewModel) {
+            UserSuggestionState(accountViewModel.account, Amethyst.instance.nip05Client)
         }
-        delay(150)
-        results =
-            withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                LocalCache
-                    .findUsersStartingWith(query.trim(), accountViewModel.account)
-                    .map { it.pubkeyHex }
-                    .take(15)
-            }
-    }
+    val focusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }
+
+    ComposeLaunchedEffect(query) { userSuggestions.processCurrentWord(query) }
+    ComposeLaunchedEffect(Unit) { focusRequester.requestFocus() }
 
     AlertDialog(
         onDismissRequest = onDismiss,
@@ -103,21 +94,61 @@ fun BuzzAddPeopleDialog(
                 OutlinedTextField(
                     value = query,
                     onValueChange = { query = it },
-                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().focusRequester(focusRequester),
                     singleLine = true,
-                    leadingIcon = { Icon(symbol = MaterialSymbols.Search, contentDescription = null, modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp)) },
-                    label = { Text(stringRes(R.string.buzz_dm_add_hint)) },
+                    leadingIcon = {
+                        Icon(
+                            symbol = MaterialSymbols.Search,
+                            contentDescription = null,
+                            modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp),
+                        )
+                    },
+                    label = { Text(stringRes(R.string.buzz_add_people_hint)) },
                 )
-                LazyColumn(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(top = 8.dp)) {
-                    items(results, key = { it }) { hex ->
-                        val alreadyIn = isAlreadyIn(hex)
-                        AddPersonRow(hex, alreadyIn, accountViewModel, nav) {
-                            if (!alreadyIn) {
-                                onAdd(hex)
+
+                // The typeahead needs a couple of characters before a relay search is worth firing;
+                // below that the list would flash every match in the cache.
+                if (query.length > 2) {
+                    ShowUserSuggestionList(
+                        userSuggestions = userSuggestions,
+                        onSelect = { user ->
+                            if (!isAlreadyIn(user.pubkeyHex)) {
+                                onAdd(user.pubkeyHex)
                                 onDismiss()
                             }
-                        }
-                    }
+                        },
+                        accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
+                        modifier = SuggestionListDefaultHeightChat,
+                        // The dialog already supplies the surface and the spacing: drop the
+                        // dropdown's opaque rows, per-row dividers and top gap, which are there for
+                        // floating over a composer.
+                        itemColors = ListItemDefaults.colors(containerColor = Color.Transparent),
+                        showDividers = false,
+                        contentPadding = PaddingValues(0.dp),
+                        onEmpty = {
+                            Text(
+                                text = stringRes(R.string.buzz_add_people_empty),
+                                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 8.dp),
+                                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                            )
+                        },
+                        trailingContent = { user ->
+                            if (isAlreadyIn(user.pubkeyHex)) {
+                                Text(
+                                    text = stringRes(R.string.buzz_import_added),
+                                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                )
+                            } else {
+                                Icon(
+                                    symbol = MaterialSymbols.PersonAdd,
+                                    contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_add_member),
+                                    tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                                )
+                            }
+                        },
+                    )
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -125,39 +156,3 @@ fun BuzzAddPeopleDialog(
         dismissButton = { TextButton(onClick = onDismiss) { Text(stringRes(R.string.cancel)) } },
     )
 }
-
-@Composable
-private fun AddPersonRow(
-    hex: HexKey,
-    alreadyIn: Boolean,
-    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
-    nav: INav,
-    onClick: () -> Unit,
-) {
-    val user = remember(hex) { accountViewModel.checkGetOrCreateUser(hex) }
-    Row(
-        modifier =
-            Modifier
-                .fillMaxWidth()
-                .clickable(enabled = !alreadyIn, onClick = onClick)
-                .padding(vertical = 8.dp),
-        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
-    ) {
-        UserPicture(hex, Size35dp, accountViewModel = accountViewModel, nav = nav)
-        Column(Modifier.weight(1f)) {
-            if (user != null) {
-                UsernameDisplay(user, accountViewModel = accountViewModel)
-            } else {
-                Text(hex.take(8), maxLines = 1, overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis)
-            }
-        }
-        if (alreadyIn) {
-            Text(
-                text = stringRes(R.string.buzz_import_added),
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-            )
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/feed/ChatMessageCompose.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/feed/ChatMessageCompose.kt
index adf62d63be..616c8b57ac 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/feed/ChatMessageCompose.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/feed/ChatMessageCompose.kt
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ fun ChatroomMessageCompose(
             accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
             nav = nav,
         ) { canPreview ->
+            // Advance the room's last-read marker for whatever this row turns out to be. This used
+            // to live inside NormalChatNote — the `else` of the branch below — so a row rendered by
+            // any of the specialised paths (Buzz system lines and activity rows, diffs, forum votes,
+            // NIP-28 admin lines, zaps) never marked itself read. A channel whose newest events are
+            // system messages therefore kept its unread badge no matter how often it was opened,
+            // which on a Buzz relay is most channels: joins and role changes are system messages.
+            if (routeForLastRead != null) {
+                LaunchedEffect(key1 = routeForLastRead, key2 = baseNote.idHex) {
+                    accountViewModel.loadAndMarkAsRead(routeForLastRead, baseNote.createdAt(), dismissNotificationId = baseNote.idHex)
+                }
+            }
+
             val event = baseNote.event
             if (event is LnZapEvent) {
                 RenderChatZap(baseNote, accountViewModel, nav)
@@ -163,7 +175,6 @@ fun ChatroomMessageCompose(
             } else {
                 NormalChatNote(
                     baseNote,
-                    routeForLastRead,
                     innerQuote,
                     canPreview,
                     parentBackgroundColor,
@@ -194,7 +205,6 @@ fun ChatroomMessageCompose(
 @Composable
 fun NormalChatNote(
     note: Note,
-    routeForLastRead: String?,
     innerQuote: Boolean = false,
     canPreview: Boolean = true,
     parentBackgroundColor: MutableState<Color>? = null,
@@ -222,12 +232,6 @@ fun NormalChatNote(
             }
         }
 
-    if (routeForLastRead != null) {
-        LaunchedEffect(key1 = routeForLastRead) {
-            accountViewModel.loadAndMarkAsRead(routeForLastRead, note.createdAt(), dismissNotificationId = note.idHex)
-        }
-    }
-
     // A geohash chat asks own messages to still show the author line (which identity posted), so the
     // usual "hide the name on my own bubbles" shortcut is opt-out there.
     val showSelfAuthorName = LocalChatShowSelfAuthorName.current
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordMembersScreen.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordMembersScreen.kt
index d2a7b390be..57b146653b 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordMembersScreen.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/concord/ConcordMembersScreen.kt
@@ -290,62 +290,66 @@ private fun ConcordMemberRow(
         MemberBadge(entry.membership, entry.roleName)
         if (hasMenu) {
             var expanded by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-            IconButton(onClick = { expanded = true }) {
-                SymbolIcon(symbol = MaterialSymbols.MoreVert, contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.more_options))
-            }
-            DropdownMenu(expanded = expanded, onDismissRequest = { expanded = false }) {
-                if (canToggleAdmin) {
-                    DropdownMenuItem(
-                        text = { Text(stringRes(if (isAdmin) R.string.concord_members_remove_admin else R.string.concord_members_make_admin)) },
-                        onClick = {
-                            accountViewModel.setConcordAdmin(communityId, entry.pubkey, makeAdmin = !isAdmin)
-                            expanded = false
-                        },
-                    )
+            // One Box for button + menu: an expanded DropdownMenu emits a node, and as a direct child
+            // of this `spacedBy` Row that adds a gap and shifts the button as you tap it.
+            Box {
+                IconButton(onClick = { expanded = true }) {
+                    SymbolIcon(symbol = MaterialSymbols.MoreVert, contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.more_options))
                 }
-                if (viewerCanManageRoles) {
-                    DropdownMenuItem(
-                        text = {
-                            Column {
-                                Text(stringRes(R.string.concord_members_roles))
-                                rolesBlockedReason?.let {
-                                    Text(
-                                        it,
-                                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
-                                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                                    )
+                DropdownMenu(expanded = expanded, onDismissRequest = { expanded = false }) {
+                    if (canToggleAdmin) {
+                        DropdownMenuItem(
+                            text = { Text(stringRes(if (isAdmin) R.string.concord_members_remove_admin else R.string.concord_members_make_admin)) },
+                            onClick = {
+                                accountViewModel.setConcordAdmin(communityId, entry.pubkey, makeAdmin = !isAdmin)
+                                expanded = false
+                            },
+                        )
+                    }
+                    if (viewerCanManageRoles) {
+                        DropdownMenuItem(
+                            text = {
+                                Column {
+                                    Text(stringRes(R.string.concord_members_roles))
+                                    rolesBlockedReason?.let {
+                                        Text(
+                                            it,
+                                            style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                                            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                        )
+                                    }
                                 }
-                            }
-                        },
-                        enabled = rolesBlockedReason == null,
-                        onClick = {
-                            editRoles = true
-                            expanded = false
-                        },
-                    )
-                }
-                if (canBan) {
-                    DropdownMenuItem(
-                        text = { Text(stringRes(if (isBanned) R.string.concord_members_unban else R.string.concord_members_ban)) },
-                        onClick = {
-                            accountViewModel.setConcordBan(communityId, entry.pubkey, ban = !isBanned)
-                            expanded = false
-                        },
-                    )
-                }
-                if (canRemove) {
-                    DropdownMenuItem(
-                        text = {
-                            Text(
-                                stringRes(R.string.concord_members_remove),
-                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
-                            )
-                        },
-                        onClick = {
-                            confirmRemove = true
-                            expanded = false
-                        },
-                    )
+                            },
+                            enabled = rolesBlockedReason == null,
+                            onClick = {
+                                editRoles = true
+                                expanded = false
+                            },
+                        )
+                    }
+                    if (canBan) {
+                        DropdownMenuItem(
+                            text = { Text(stringRes(if (isBanned) R.string.concord_members_unban else R.string.concord_members_ban)) },
+                            onClick = {
+                                accountViewModel.setConcordBan(communityId, entry.pubkey, ban = !isBanned)
+                                expanded = false
+                            },
+                        )
+                    }
+                    if (canRemove) {
+                        DropdownMenuItem(
+                            text = {
+                                Text(
+                                    stringRes(R.string.concord_members_remove),
+                                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+                                )
+                            },
+                            onClick = {
+                                confirmRemove = true
+                                expanded = false
+                            },
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupChannelListScreen.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupChannelListScreen.kt
index 8feb4ef174..fed4acca93 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupChannelListScreen.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupChannelListScreen.kt
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ fun RelayGroupChannelListScreen(
             FloatingActionButton(onClick = { nav.nav(Route.RelayGroupCreate(relay.url)) }, shape = CircleShape) {
                 Icon(
                     symbol = MaterialSymbols.Add,
-                    contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_create_title),
+                    contentDescription =
+                        stringRes(if (isBuzz) R.string.buzz_channel_create_title else R.string.relay_group_create_title),
                     modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp),
                 )
             }
@@ -487,7 +488,6 @@ fun RelayGroupChannelListScreen(
         BuzzAddPeopleDialog(
             title = stringRes(R.string.buzz_community_add_people),
             accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
-            nav = nav,
             isAlreadyIn = { BuzzCommunityMembership.isMember(relay, it) },
             onAdd = { accountViewModel.addCommunityMember(relay, it) },
             onDismiss = { showAddPeople = false },
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMembersScreen.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMembersScreen.kt
index 175b2e71e8..7c2101d041 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMembersScreen.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMembersScreen.kt
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.imePadding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBarsPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
@@ -38,10 +41,10 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
 import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
 import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenu
 import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenuItem
-import androidx.compose.material3.FloatingActionButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
 import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
 import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
 import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.Amethyst
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.icons.symbols.Icon
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.icons.symbols.MaterialSymbols
@@ -73,12 +77,14 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.routes.Route
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.topbars.TopBarExtensibleWithBackButton
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.UserPicture
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.UsernameDisplay
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.creators.userSuggestions.ShowUserSuggestionList
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.creators.userSuggestions.UserSuggestionState
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.buzz.BuzzAddPeopleDialog
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.buzz.PresenceDot
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.publicChannels.relayGroup.datasource.RelayGroupCardWarmupSubscription
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.Size35dp
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.SuggestionListDefaultHeightChat
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.aoObserver.ObserverFrameEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.client.reqs.subscribeAsFlow
@@ -165,8 +171,6 @@ private fun RelayGroupMembers(
                 .sortedBy { it.membership.rank() }
         }
 
-    var showAddMember by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-
     Scaffold(
         topBar = {
             TopBarExtensibleWithBackButton(
@@ -191,11 +195,17 @@ private fun RelayGroupMembers(
             )
         },
         // Only a moderator can add a member (the relay rejects a kind-9000 from anyone else).
-        floatingActionButton = {
+        // The search sits at the bottom of the screen rather than behind a button: adding people is
+        // usually adding *several*, and a dialog made that "open, search, pick, dialog closes,
+        // reopen" per person. Inline, each pick lands in the roster above while the field keeps
+        // focus for the next name.
+        bottomBar = {
             if (iCanModerate) {
-                FloatingActionButton(onClick = { showAddMember = true }) {
-                    Icon(symbol = MaterialSymbols.PersonAdd, contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_add_member))
-                }
+                AddMemberBar(
+                    isAlreadyIn = { channel.membershipOf(it) != RelayGroupMembership.NONE },
+                    onAdd = { accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, it, emptyList()) },
+                    accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
+                )
             }
         },
     ) { padding ->
@@ -224,15 +234,83 @@ private fun RelayGroupMembers(
             }
         }
     }
+}
 
-    if (showAddMember) {
-        BuzzAddPeopleDialog(
-            title = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_add_member),
-            accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
-            nav = nav,
-            isAlreadyIn = { channel.membershipOf(it) != RelayGroupMembership.NONE },
-            onAdd = { accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, it, emptyList()) },
-            onDismiss = { showAddMember = false },
+/**
+ * The always-present "add a member" search docked at the bottom of the roster: the app's ordinary
+ * user typeahead (local cache + relay + NIP-05 + a pasted npub), with its results rising above the
+ * field the way a chat composer's suggestions do.
+ *
+ * Picking someone adds them and clears the query but keeps the keyboard, so a moderator can add a
+ * handful of people in one pass. Someone already in the group shows an "Added" hint instead of the
+ * add icon and does nothing when tapped — the relay would reject the duplicate anyway.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun AddMemberBar(
+    isAlreadyIn: (HexKey) -> Boolean,
+    onAdd: (HexKey) -> Unit,
+    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
+) {
+    var query by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+    val userSuggestions =
+        remember(accountViewModel) {
+            UserSuggestionState(accountViewModel.account, Amethyst.instance.nip05Client)
+        }
+
+    LaunchedEffect(query) { userSuggestions.processCurrentWord(query) }
+
+    // Docked at the bottom, so it has to clear the gesture bar and ride above the keyboard —
+    // otherwise the field it is meant to be typed into is the part that gets covered.
+    Column(
+        Modifier
+            .fillMaxWidth()
+            .navigationBarsPadding()
+            .imePadding(),
+    ) {
+        if (query.length > 2) {
+            ShowUserSuggestionList(
+                userSuggestions = userSuggestions,
+                onSelect = { user ->
+                    if (!isAlreadyIn(user.pubkeyHex)) {
+                        onAdd(user.pubkeyHex)
+                        query = ""
+                    }
+                },
+                accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
+                modifier = SuggestionListDefaultHeightChat,
+                contentPadding = PaddingValues(0.dp),
+                trailingContent = { user ->
+                    if (isAlreadyIn(user.pubkeyHex)) {
+                        Text(
+                            text = stringRes(R.string.buzz_import_added),
+                            style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        Icon(
+                            symbol = MaterialSymbols.PersonAdd,
+                            contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_add_member),
+                            tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                        )
+                    }
+                },
+            )
+            HorizontalDivider(thickness = 0.25.dp, color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant)
+        }
+
+        OutlinedTextField(
+            value = query,
+            onValueChange = { query = it },
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(horizontal = 12.dp, vertical = 8.dp),
+            singleLine = true,
+            leadingIcon = {
+                Icon(
+                    symbol = MaterialSymbols.PersonAdd,
+                    contentDescription = null,
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp),
+                )
+            },
+            label = { Text(stringRes(R.string.buzz_add_people_hint)) },
         )
     }
 }
@@ -255,6 +333,8 @@ private fun RelayGroupMemberRow(
     accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
     nav: INav,
 ) {
+    val isBuzzRelay = remember(channel.groupId.relayUrl) { BuzzRelayDialect.isBuzz(channel.groupId.relayUrl) }
+
     // Create-or-get (never a one-shot null): UsernameDisplay observes the user's
     // metadata flow, so the name fills in when the kind:0 arrives instead of being
     // stuck on truncated hex forever.
@@ -301,88 +381,96 @@ private fun RelayGroupMemberRow(
                 (viewerIsAdmin || entry.membership != RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN)
 
         if (canActOnTarget) {
-            IconButton(onClick = { menuOpen = true }) {
-                Icon(
-                    symbol = MaterialSymbols.MoreVert,
-                    contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.more_options),
-                    modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp),
-                )
-            }
-            DropdownMenu(expanded = menuOpen, onDismissRequest = { menuOpen = false }) {
-                val declaredRoles = channel.supportedRoles
-                if (declaredRoles.isNotEmpty()) {
-                    // The relay declares its own role set (kind 39003) — offer exactly those
-                    // instead of the built-in admin/moderator pair. Roles are privilege grants,
-                    // so only admins assign them; the relay is the final authority.
-                    if (viewerIsAdmin) {
-                        declaredRoles.forEach { role ->
-                            val alreadyHasRole = entry.roles.any { it.equals(role.name, true) }
-                            if (!alreadyHasRole) {
-                                DropdownMenuItem(
-                                    text = {
-                                        Column {
-                                            Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_assign_role, role.name))
-                                            role.description?.let {
-                                                Text(
-                                                    text = it,
-                                                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-                                                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                                                )
+            // Button and menu share one Box: an expanded DropdownMenu still emits a node into its
+            // parent, so as a direct child of this `spacedBy` Row it added a second 12.dp gap and
+            // visibly nudged the button sideways the moment you tapped it.
+            Box {
+                IconButton(onClick = { menuOpen = true }) {
+                    Icon(
+                        symbol = MaterialSymbols.MoreVert,
+                        contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.more_options),
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+                DropdownMenu(expanded = menuOpen, onDismissRequest = { menuOpen = false }) {
+                    val declaredRoles = channel.supportedRoles
+                    if (declaredRoles.isNotEmpty()) {
+                        // The relay declares its own role set (kind 39003) — offer exactly those
+                        // instead of the built-in admin/moderator pair. Roles are privilege grants,
+                        // so only admins assign them; the relay is the final authority.
+                        if (viewerIsAdmin) {
+                            declaredRoles.forEach { role ->
+                                val alreadyHasRole = entry.roles.any { it.equals(role.name, true) }
+                                if (!alreadyHasRole) {
+                                    DropdownMenuItem(
+                                        text = {
+                                            Column {
+                                                Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_assign_role, role.name))
+                                                role.description?.let {
+                                                    Text(
+                                                        text = it,
+                                                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                                                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                                    )
+                                                }
                                             }
-                                        }
-                                    },
-                                    onClick = {
-                                        menuOpen = false
-                                        // Additive: NIP-29 allows multiple roles per member and the menu only
-                                        // offers roles they lack, so keep the ones they already hold.
-                                        accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, entry.pubkey, entry.roles + role.name)
-                                    },
-                                )
+                                        },
+                                        onClick = {
+                                            menuOpen = false
+                                            // Additive: NIP-29 allows multiple roles per member and the menu only
+                                            // offers roles they lack, so keep the ones they already hold.
+                                            accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, entry.pubkey, entry.roles + role.name)
+                                        },
+                                    )
+                                }
                             }
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        // No 39003 role set advertised: fall back to the built-in admin/moderator shortcuts.
+                        if (viewerIsAdmin && entry.membership != RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN) {
+                            DropdownMenuItem(
+                                text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_make_admin)) },
+                                onClick = {
+                                    menuOpen = false
+                                    accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, entry.pubkey, listOf(RelayGroupMembership.ROLE_ADMIN))
+                                },
+                            )
+                        }
+                        // Buzz's roles are owner/admin/member/guest/bot — there is no moderator, and a
+                        // role it cannot parse fails the whole put-user. Offering it there is offering a
+                        // menu item that cannot do anything.
+                        if (!isBuzzRelay && entry.membership != RelayGroupMembership.MODERATOR && entry.membership != RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN) {
+                            DropdownMenuItem(
+                                text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_make_moderator)) },
+                                onClick = {
+                                    menuOpen = false
+                                    accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, entry.pubkey, listOf(RelayGroupMembership.ROLE_MODERATOR))
+                                },
+                            )
+                        }
                     }
-                } else {
-                    // No 39003 role set advertised: fall back to the built-in admin/moderator shortcuts.
-                    if (viewerIsAdmin && entry.membership != RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN) {
+                    if (entry.membership == RelayGroupMembership.MODERATOR || entry.membership == RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN) {
                         DropdownMenuItem(
-                            text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_make_admin)) },
+                            text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_demote_member)) },
                             onClick = {
                                 menuOpen = false
-                                accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, entry.pubkey, listOf(RelayGroupMembership.ROLE_ADMIN))
+                                accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, entry.pubkey, emptyList())
                             },
                         )
                     }
-                    if (entry.membership != RelayGroupMembership.MODERATOR && entry.membership != RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN) {
-                        DropdownMenuItem(
-                            text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_make_moderator)) },
-                            onClick = {
-                                menuOpen = false
-                                accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, entry.pubkey, listOf(RelayGroupMembership.ROLE_MODERATOR))
-                            },
-                        )
-                    }
-                }
-                if (entry.membership == RelayGroupMembership.MODERATOR || entry.membership == RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN) {
                     DropdownMenuItem(
-                        text = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_demote_member)) },
+                        text = {
+                            Text(
+                                text = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_remove_user),
+                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+                            )
+                        },
                         onClick = {
                             menuOpen = false
-                            accountViewModel.putRelayGroupUser(channel, entry.pubkey, emptyList())
+                            confirmRemove = true
                         },
                     )
                 }
-                DropdownMenuItem(
-                    text = {
-                        Text(
-                            text = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_remove_user),
-                            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
-                        )
-                    },
-                    onClick = {
-                        menuOpen = false
-                        confirmRemove = true
-                    },
-                )
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMetadataScreen.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMetadataScreen.kt
index 0618c5188a..c71641b669 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMetadataScreen.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMetadataScreen.kt
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ private fun RelayGroupMetadataScaffold(
         topBar = {
             if (viewModel.isNewGroup) {
                 CreatingTopBar(
-                    titleRes = R.string.relay_group_create_title,
-                    isActive = { viewModel.canPost && nip29Support == true },
+                    titleRes = if (viewModel.isBuzzRelay) R.string.buzz_channel_create_title else R.string.relay_group_create_title,
+                    isActive = { viewModel.canPost && (nip29Support == true || viewModel.isBuzzRelay) },
                     onCancel = nav::popBack,
                     onPost = onSubmit,
                 )
@@ -226,20 +226,23 @@ private fun RelayGroupMetadataScaffold(
                     .verticalScroll(scrollState)
                     .padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 12.dp),
             ) {
-                if (nip29Support == false) {
+                if (nip29Support == false && !viewModel.isBuzzRelay) {
                     NoNip29Warning()
                     Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
                 }
 
-                GroupImagePicker(viewModel) { wantsToPickImage = true }
-
-                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
+                if (!viewModel.isBuzzRelay) {
+                    GroupImagePicker(viewModel) { wantsToPickImage = true }
+                    Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
+                }
 
                 GroupMetadataFields(viewModel)
 
-                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
-
-                ParentGroupSection(viewModel, accountViewModel)
+                // Sub-groups are a NIP-29 relation; Buzz has no parent channel.
+                if (!viewModel.isBuzzRelay) {
+                    Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
+                    ParentGroupSection(viewModel, accountViewModel)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -356,32 +359,38 @@ private fun GroupMetadataFields(viewModel: RelayGroupMetadataViewModel) {
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(top = 8.dp),
     )
 
-    Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
-    Text(
-        text = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_section_discovery),
-        style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
-        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
-    )
-    Text(
-        text = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_section_discovery_desc),
-        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-        modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 2.dp),
-    )
+    // Everything below is NIP-29 vocabulary. A Buzz relay stores only `name`, `about` and a
+    // two-valued `visibility` (its 9002 handler accepts nothing else), so offering hashtags, a
+    // geohash, or the invite-only/restricted/hidden flags there would be four controls that look
+    // like they configure the channel and are silently dropped by the relay.
+    if (!viewModel.isBuzzRelay) {
+        Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
+        Text(
+            text = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_section_discovery),
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+        )
+        Text(
+            text = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_section_discovery_desc),
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 2.dp),
+        )
 
-    OutlinedTextField(
-        value = viewModel.topics.value,
-        onValueChange = {
-            viewModel.topics.value = it
-            viewModel.markTouched()
-        },
-        singleLine = true,
-        label = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_field_topics)) },
-        placeholder = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_field_topics_hint)) },
-        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(top = 8.dp),
-    )
-    Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
-    GroupLocationField(viewModel)
+        OutlinedTextField(
+            value = viewModel.topics.value,
+            onValueChange = {
+                viewModel.topics.value = it
+                viewModel.markTouched()
+            },
+            singleLine = true,
+            label = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_field_topics)) },
+            placeholder = { Text(stringRes(R.string.relay_group_field_topics_hint)) },
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(top = 8.dp),
+        )
+        Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+        GroupLocationField(viewModel)
+    }
 
     Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
     Text(
@@ -390,14 +399,33 @@ private fun GroupMetadataFields(viewModel: RelayGroupMetadataViewModel) {
         color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
     )
 
+    // Buzz's `visibility`: open = searchable and anyone may join, private = hidden and invite-only.
+    // One switch covers both, so it keeps NIP-29's private flag but says what Buzz actually does.
     LabeledSwitchRow(
-        label = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_flag_private),
-        description = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_flag_private_desc),
+        label = stringRes(if (viewModel.isBuzzRelay) R.string.buzz_channel_flag_private else R.string.relay_group_flag_private),
+        description = stringRes(if (viewModel.isBuzzRelay) R.string.buzz_channel_flag_private_desc else R.string.relay_group_flag_private_desc),
         checked = viewModel.isPrivate,
     ) {
         viewModel.isPrivate = it
         viewModel.markTouched()
     }
+
+    if (viewModel.isBuzzRelay) {
+        // Buzz's `channel_type`. Only offered on create: the relay takes it on the 9007 and its
+        // 9002 handler has no `channel_type` key, so an existing channel cannot be converted.
+        if (viewModel.isNewGroup) {
+            LabeledSwitchRow(
+                label = stringRes(R.string.buzz_channel_flag_forum),
+                description = stringRes(R.string.buzz_channel_flag_forum_desc),
+                checked = viewModel.isForum,
+            ) {
+                viewModel.isForum = it
+                viewModel.markTouched()
+            }
+        }
+        return
+    }
+
     LabeledSwitchRow(
         label = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_flag_invite_only),
         description = stringRes(R.string.relay_group_flag_invite_only_desc),
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMetadataViewModel.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMetadataViewModel.kt
index db8e535d49..f4519f4bcb 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMetadataViewModel.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/RelayGroupMetadataViewModel.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.Amethyst
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.buzz.BuzzRelayDialect
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.nip29RelayGroups.RelayGroupChannel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.uploads.AvifMetadataNotVerifiableException
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.actions.mediaServers.ServerType
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.actions.uploads.SelectedMedia
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace.BUZZ_CHANNEL_TYPE_FORUM
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace.BUZZ_CHANNEL_TYPE_STREAM
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace.newBuzzChannelId
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.toHexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.signers.SignerExceptions
@@ -65,9 +69,26 @@ class RelayGroupMetadataViewModel : ViewModel() {
     private var channel: RelayGroupChannel? = null
     val isNewGroup by derivedStateOf { channel == null }
 
-    /** Host relay (create + edit) and the group id (generated in create mode). */
-    var relay: NormalizedRelayUrl? = null
+    /**
+     * Host relay (create + edit) and the group id (generated in create mode).
+     *
+     * Snapshot state rather than a plain var: it is assigned by initCreate/initEdit *after* the
+     * first composition and [isBuzzRelay] derives from it, so a plain var would leave the screen
+     * rendering its NIP-29 shape forever.
+     */
+    var relay: NormalizedRelayUrl? by mutableStateOf(null)
         private set
+
+    /**
+     * True when the target relay speaks the Buzz dialect. Buzz calls these **channels**, and honours
+     * only a subset of NIP-29's metadata: `name`, `about` and a two-valued `visibility`. Its create
+     * path also takes a `channel_type`, which is what [isForum] selects.
+     */
+    val isBuzzRelay by derivedStateOf { relay?.let { BuzzRelayDialect.isBuzz(it) } == true }
+
+    /** Buzz only: create a `forum` channel (threaded posts) instead of a `stream` (chat) one. */
+    var isForum by mutableStateOf(false)
+
     var groupId: String = ""
         private set
 
@@ -120,8 +141,9 @@ class RelayGroupMetadataViewModel : ViewModel() {
         this.account = accountViewModel.account
         if (this.relay == null) {
             this.relay = relay
-            // Random NIP-29 group id: 8 secure bytes, hex-encoded (matches Armada).
-            this.groupId = RandomInstance.bytes(8).toHexKey()
+            // Random NIP-29 group id: 8 secure bytes, hex-encoded (matches Armada) — except on a
+            // Buzz relay, which keys channels by UUID and ignores an id it cannot parse as one.
+            this.groupId = if (BuzzRelayDialect.isBuzz(relay)) newBuzzChannelId() else RandomInstance.bytes(8).toHexKey()
         }
     }
 
@@ -245,6 +267,7 @@ class RelayGroupMetadataViewModel : ViewModel() {
                 hashtags = hashtags,
                 geohashes = geohashes,
                 parent = parentGroupId,
+                channelType = if (isBuzzRelay) (if (isForum) BUZZ_CHANNEL_TYPE_FORUM else BUZZ_CHANNEL_TYPE_STREAM) else null,
             )
         } else {
             account.editRelayGroupMetadata(
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/datasource/RelayGroupFilterBuilders.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/datasource/RelayGroupFilterBuilders.kt
index 3422b2b296..9c1a2b3e15 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/datasource/RelayGroupFilterBuilders.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/datasource/RelayGroupFilterBuilders.kt
@@ -96,6 +96,35 @@ val RELAY_GROUP_METADATA_KINDS =
  */
 val RELAY_GROUP_PIN_KINDS = listOf(GroupPinnedEvent.KIND)
 
+/**
+ * A live, channel-scoped subscription to this group's own relay-signed state (39000-39003) on a Buzz
+ * relay — the thing that keeps a roster, a name or a visibility flip current without a refetch.
+ *
+ * Buzz signs these with `d`/`p` tags and **no `h`**, so a `#h` filter looks like it could not match.
+ * It does: `filter_match_one` falls back to the stored `channel_id` for an `#h` filter **when the
+ * event carries no `h` tag at all**, and these are stored channel-scoped. Scoping the filter by `#h`
+ * is also what indexes the subscription under the channel, which is what makes it eligible for the
+ * channel fan-out in the first place — a `#d` filter has no channel tag, so on Buzz it registers as a
+ * global subscription and by design receives no channel-scoped event, which is why these updates
+ * never arrived live.
+ *
+ * Buzz-only. On a relay29-family relay the same events are addressable with no `channel_id` behind
+ * them, so an `#h` filter matches nothing there — those relays keep being served by the `#d`
+ * directory filters.
+ */
+fun buildRelayGroupLiveStateFilter(groupId: GroupId): List<RelayBasedFilter> =
+    listOf(
+        RelayBasedFilter(
+            relay = groupId.relayUrl,
+            filter = Filter(kinds = RELAY_GROUP_METADATA_KINDS, tags = mapOf(GroupIdTag.TAG_NAME to listOf(groupId.id))),
+        ),
+        // Pins stay in their own filter for the same reason the directory filters split them out.
+        RelayBasedFilter(
+            relay = groupId.relayUrl,
+            filter = Filter(kinds = RELAY_GROUP_PIN_KINDS, tags = mapOf(GroupIdTag.TAG_NAME to listOf(groupId.id))),
+        ),
+    )
+
 /**
  * Every relay-signed group *state* kind: metadata + admins + members + roles + pins. Small replaceable
  * events. **Never put this list on the wire as one filter** — request [RELAY_GROUP_METADATA_KINDS] and
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/datasource/RelayGroupJoinedChatTailFilterAssembler.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/datasource/RelayGroupJoinedChatTailFilterAssembler.kt
index f0279dca67..66cd9bdad0 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/datasource/RelayGroupJoinedChatTailFilterAssembler.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/chats/publicChannels/relayGroup/datasource/RelayGroupJoinedChatTailFilterAssembler.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.chats.publicChannels.relayGroup.datasource
 
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.buzz.BuzzRelayDialect
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.chats.ChatFeedType
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.model.privateChats.DmHistoryTuning
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.relayClient.composeSubscriptionManagers.ComposeSubscriptionManager
@@ -117,6 +118,12 @@ class RelayGroupJoinedChatTailSubAssembler(
             // Reactions/deletions for every message in this channel — the shape Buzz's own client uses.
             buildRelayGroupAuxFilter(key.groupId, DmHistoryTuning.recentBoundary()),
         ) +
+            // This group's own state (39000-39003 + pins), `#h`-scoped so Buzz streams it. The
+            // account-wide state subscription asks by `#d`, which carries no channel tag and so
+            // registers as a global subscription there — and Buzz never fans a channel-scoped event
+            // to one of those, which is why a rename or a role change used to sit stale until the
+            // next cold start. Costs nothing on a relay29 relay, where it simply matches nothing.
+            (if (BuzzRelayDialect.isBuzz(relay)) buildRelayGroupLiveStateFilter(key.groupId) else emptyList()) +
             filterGroupNotificationsToPubkey(
                 relay = relay,
                 pubkey = key.account.userProfile().pubkeyHex,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0253dfbb19..d0f92a98bf 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2541,6 +2541,12 @@
     <string name="chat_type_ephemeral_title">Ephemeral chats</string>
     <string name="chat_type_ephemeral_desc">Lightweight, relay-scoped rooms that don\'t persist history.</string>
     <string name="relay_group_create_title">Create a group</string>
+    <!-- Buzz calls its groups channels, and a Buzz relay is one workspace rather than a directory of groups. -->
+    <string name="buzz_channel_create_title">New channel</string>
+    <string name="buzz_channel_flag_private">Private channel</string>
+    <string name="buzz_channel_flag_private_desc">Hidden from the channel list and invite-only. Off means anyone on this relay can find and join it.</string>
+    <string name="buzz_channel_flag_forum">Forum channel</string>
+    <string name="buzz_channel_flag_forum_desc">Threaded posts instead of a chat timeline. This cannot be changed later.</string>
     <string name="relay_group_relay_no_nip29">This relay doesn\'t advertise support for NIP-29 relay groups. A group created here won\'t work — its name, members and messages won\'t be managed by the relay. Pick a relay that supports relay-based groups.</string>
     <string name="relay_group_create_name">Group name</string>
     <string name="relay_group_create_topic">Topic (optional)</string>
@@ -3533,6 +3539,8 @@
     <string name="buzz_dm_workspace">Workspace</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_recipients">To</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_add_hint">Add someone (npub or hex)</string>
+    <string name="buzz_add_people_hint">Search by name, NIP-05 or npub</string>
+    <string name="buzz_add_people_empty">No one found. Try a different name, a NIP-05 address, or paste an npub.</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_start">Start conversation</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_opening">Opening…</string>
     <string name="buzz_dm_remove">Remove</string>
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/nip29RelayGroups/RelayGroupChannel.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/nip29RelayGroups/RelayGroupChannel.kt
index 8b72c3d6f6..11c5bb23bd 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/nip29RelayGroups/RelayGroupChannel.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/nip29RelayGroups/RelayGroupChannel.kt
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class RelayGroupChannel(
         val admin = admins.firstOrNull { it.pubKey == pubkey }
         if (admin != null) {
             return when {
-                admin.roles.any { it.equals(RelayGroupMembership.ROLE_ADMIN, true) } -> RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN
+                admin.roles.any { role -> RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN_ROLES.any { role.equals(it, true) } } -> RelayGroupMembership.ADMIN
                 // Presence in the kind-39001 admins list IS the moderation signal;
                 // the role labels (moderator, ceo, owner, …) are relay-defined. So
                 // anyone in that list who isn't the top-level admin is at least a
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/nip29RelayGroups/RelayGroupMembership.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/nip29RelayGroups/RelayGroupMembership.kt
index 8a4e55ca33..aeeedc4c36 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/nip29RelayGroups/RelayGroupMembership.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/model/nip29RelayGroups/RelayGroupMembership.kt
@@ -56,5 +56,15 @@ enum class RelayGroupMembership {
     companion object {
         const val ROLE_ADMIN = "admin"
         const val ROLE_MODERATOR = "moderator"
+
+        /**
+         * Buzz's top role. Its hierarchy is `owner` > `admin` > `member` (no moderator), so the
+         * channel's creator carries `owner` and never the literal `admin` — which used to leave the
+         * one person with full authority classified below it, unable to promote anyone.
+         */
+        const val ROLE_OWNER = "owner"
+
+        /** Role strings that mean full authority over the group, across both dialects. */
+        val ADMIN_ROLES = listOf(ROLE_ADMIN, ROLE_OWNER)
     }
 }
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/buzz/workspace/BuzzChannelMetadata.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/buzz/workspace/BuzzChannelMetadata.kt
index 2ebfc6c31c..676ba91902 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/buzz/workspace/BuzzChannelMetadata.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/buzz/workspace/BuzzChannelMetadata.kt
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace
 
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.firstTagValue
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.toHexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.tags.people.PTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip29RelayGroups.metadata.GroupMetadataEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.RandomInstance
 
 /*
  * Buzz-specific readers over a NIP-29 group's relay-signed metadata (kind:39000).
@@ -51,3 +53,41 @@ fun GroupMetadataEvent.buzzParticipants(): List<HexKey> = tags.mapNotNull(PTag::
 const val BUZZ_CHANNEL_TYPE_DM = "dm"
 const val BUZZ_CHANNEL_TYPE_FORUM = "forum"
 const val BUZZ_CHANNEL_TYPE_STREAM = "stream"
+
+/**
+ * Buzz's two channel visibilities, from `crates/buzz-db/src/channel.rs`: [BUZZ_VISIBILITY_OPEN] is
+ * searchable and anyone may join, [BUZZ_VISIBILITY_PRIVATE] is hidden and invite-only. They ride a
+ * `visibility` tag on the create (9007) and metadata (9002) events — NIP-29's own `private` status
+ * flag is a separate vocabulary the Buzz relay does not read.
+ */
+const val BUZZ_VISIBILITY_OPEN = "open"
+const val BUZZ_VISIBILITY_PRIVATE = "private"
+
+/**
+ * A new Buzz channel id: a RFC-4122 v4 UUID string.
+ *
+ * Buzz keys channels by UUID and parses the create event's `h` tag with `val.parse::<Uuid>()`
+ * (`extract_h_tag_channel`). NIP-29's own convention — a short random hex id — does not parse, so
+ * the relay silently ignores the id the client chose and creates the channel under one of its own.
+ * The client then subscribes to an id the relay never used: the new channel shows an empty feed and
+ * never gets a name. Group ids are opaque strings in NIP-29, so a UUID is valid there too.
+ */
+fun newBuzzChannelId(): String {
+    val bytes = RandomInstance.bytes(16)
+    // v4, RFC-4122 variant.
+    bytes[6] = ((bytes[6].toInt() and 0x0F) or 0x40).toByte()
+    bytes[8] = ((bytes[8].toInt() and 0x3F) or 0x80).toByte()
+    val hex = bytes.toHexKey()
+    return "${hex.substring(0, 8)}-${hex.substring(8, 12)}-${hex.substring(12, 16)}-${hex.substring(16, 20)}-${hex.substring(20, 32)}"
+}
+
+/**
+ * Buzz's channel member roles, from `crates/buzz-core/src/channel.rs`. Note there is **no
+ * moderator**: a role string outside this set fails the relay's put-user handler outright
+ * (`invalid role: …`), taking the membership change with it.
+ */
+const val BUZZ_ROLE_OWNER = "owner"
+const val BUZZ_ROLE_ADMIN = "admin"
+const val BUZZ_ROLE_MEMBER = "member"
+const val BUZZ_ROLE_GUEST = "guest"
+const val BUZZ_ROLE_BOT = "bot"
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip29RelayGroups/moderation/CreateGroupEvent.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip29RelayGroups/moderation/CreateGroupEvent.kt
index 0dbed7662e..20bc7e50eb 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip29RelayGroups/moderation/CreateGroupEvent.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip29RelayGroups/moderation/CreateGroupEvent.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.Event
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.HexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.TagArrayBuilder
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.firstTagValue
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.signers.eventTemplate
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.TimeUtils
 
@@ -38,15 +39,39 @@ class CreateGroupEvent(
 ) : Event(id, pubKey, createdAt, KIND, tags, content, sig) {
     fun groupId() = tags.groupId()
 
+    fun name() = tags.firstTagValue("name")
+
     companion object {
         const val KIND = 9007
 
+        /**
+         * NIP-29 create-group. The spec carries only the group id here and leaves the metadata to a
+         * following kind-9002, which is what plain relay29 expects.
+         *
+         * Buzz is stricter: `ingest.rs` rejects a 9007 **before storage** with
+         * `invalid: channel name is required` unless the create event itself carries a `name` tag,
+         * and reads `about` / `visibility` / `channel_type` off the same event. A create without
+         * them is dropped outright, so the 9002 that follows addresses a channel that was never
+         * made — the group simply never appears.
+         *
+         * Sending the metadata on both events satisfies both: relay29 ignores the extra tags and
+         * takes the 9002, Buzz takes the 9007. [visibility] (`open` / `private`) and [channelType]
+         * (`stream` / `forum` / …) are Buzz's vocabulary and are omitted unless given.
+         */
         fun build(
             groupId: String,
+            name: String? = null,
+            about: String? = null,
+            visibility: String? = null,
+            channelType: String? = null,
             createdAt: Long = TimeUtils.now(),
             initializer: TagArrayBuilder<CreateGroupEvent>.() -> Unit = {},
         ) = eventTemplate(KIND, "", createdAt) {
             groupId(groupId)
+            name?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { add(arrayOf("name", it)) }
+            about?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { add(arrayOf("about", it)) }
+            visibility?.let { add(arrayOf("visibility", it)) }
+            channelType?.let { add(arrayOf("channel_type", it)) }
             initializer()
         }
     }
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip29RelayGroups/moderation/PutUserEvent.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip29RelayGroups/moderation/PutUserEvent.kt
index b6b9e48b9f..d2f9382413 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip29RelayGroups/moderation/PutUserEvent.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip29RelayGroups/moderation/PutUserEvent.kt
@@ -45,10 +45,22 @@ class PutUserEvent(
     companion object {
         const val KIND = 9000
 
+        /**
+         * NIP-29 put-user. The roles ride inside each `p` tag (`["p", pubkey, role, …]`), which is
+         * what relay29 reads.
+         *
+         * [buzzRole] additionally emits a top-level `["role", …]` tag. Buzz reads **only** that —
+         * `extract_tag_value(event, "role")`, defaulting to `member` — so without it every put-user
+         * lands as a plain member and a promotion silently does nothing. Its vocabulary is also its
+         * own (`owner`/`admin`/`member`/`guest`/`bot`, no moderator); an unparseable role fails the
+         * whole handler, so callers map to Buzz's set before passing it here. Harmless on relay29,
+         * which ignores the extra tag.
+         */
         fun build(
             groupId: String,
             pubKeysWithRoles: List<Pair<HexKey, List<String>>>,
             previousEvents: List<String> = emptyList(),
+            buzzRole: String? = null,
             createdAt: Long = TimeUtils.now(),
             initializer: TagArrayBuilder<PutUserEvent>.() -> Unit = {},
         ) = eventTemplate(KIND, "", createdAt) {
@@ -56,6 +68,7 @@ class PutUserEvent(
             pubKeysWithRoles.forEach { (pubKey, roles) ->
                 userPubKeyWithRoles(pubKey, roles)
             }
+            buzzRole?.let { add(arrayOf("role", it)) }
             previous(previousEvents)
             initializer()
         }
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/buzz/workspace/BuzzChannelCreateTest.kt b/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/buzz/workspace/BuzzChannelCreateTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8593da9d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/buzz/workspace/BuzzChannelCreateTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.buzz.workspace
+
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.firstTagValue
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip29RelayGroups.moderation.CreateGroupEvent
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertNull
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+/**
+ * The two things a Buzz relay requires of a create (kind-9007) that plain NIP-29 does not. Both
+ * failed silently — the relay either rejected the event outright or created the channel under an id
+ * the client never used — so "create a group" published two events and produced nothing the user
+ * could see.
+ */
+class BuzzChannelCreateTest {
+    @Test
+    fun createCarriesTheMetadataBuzzReadsOffTheCreateEvent() {
+        // `ingest.rs` rejects a 9007 pre-storage with "invalid: channel name is required" unless the
+        // create event itself names the channel; NIP-29 alone would leave this to the 9002.
+        val tpl =
+            CreateGroupEvent.build(
+                groupId = "3f2504e0-4f89-41d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301",
+                name = "design",
+                about = "where design happens",
+                visibility = BUZZ_VISIBILITY_PRIVATE,
+                channelType = BUZZ_CHANNEL_TYPE_FORUM,
+            )
+
+        assertEquals(CreateGroupEvent.KIND, tpl.kind)
+        assertEquals("design", tpl.tags.firstTagValue("name"))
+        assertEquals("where design happens", tpl.tags.firstTagValue("about"))
+        assertEquals("private", tpl.tags.firstTagValue("visibility"))
+        assertEquals("forum", tpl.tags.firstTagValue("channel_type"))
+        assertEquals("3f2504e0-4f89-41d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301", tpl.tags.firstTagValue("h"))
+    }
+
+    /** A plain NIP-29 create stays exactly as the spec has it: the id and nothing else. */
+    @Test
+    fun createWithoutBuzzMetadataIsUnchanged() {
+        val tpl = CreateGroupEvent.build(groupId = "abc123")
+
+        assertEquals("abc123", tpl.tags.firstTagValue("h"))
+        assertNull(tpl.tags.firstTagValue("name"))
+        assertNull(tpl.tags.firstTagValue("visibility"))
+        assertNull(tpl.tags.firstTagValue("channel_type"))
+    }
+
+    /** Blank input is omitted rather than sent as an empty tag, which the relay rejects the same way. */
+    @Test
+    fun blankMetadataIsOmitted() {
+        val tpl = CreateGroupEvent.build(groupId = "abc123", name = "  ", about = "")
+
+        assertNull(tpl.tags.firstTagValue("name"))
+        assertNull(tpl.tags.firstTagValue("about"))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Buzz keys channels by UUID and parses the `h` tag with `val.parse::<Uuid>()`. A NIP-29-style
+     * 16-char hex id does not parse, so the relay ignores the client's id and creates the channel
+     * under one of its own — leaving the app subscribed to an id that does not exist, which is what
+     * made a freshly created channel open on an empty feed with a hex id for a title.
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun newChannelIdIsAParseableV4Uuid() {
+        val id = newBuzzChannelId()
+
+        assertEquals(36, id.length)
+        assertEquals(listOf(8, 4, 4, 4, 12), id.split("-").map { it.length })
+        assertTrue(id.all { it.isDigit() || it in 'a'..'f' || it == '-' }, "lowercase hex + dashes only: $id")
+        assertEquals('4', id[14], "version nibble must say v4")
+        assertTrue(id[19] in "89ab", "variant nibble must be RFC-4122: ${id[19]}")
+        assertTrue(newBuzzChannelId() != newBuzzChannelId(), "ids must not repeat")
+    }
+}