diff --git a/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.android.kt b/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.android.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..672cfdea8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.android.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * 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.amethyst.commons.service.image
+
+import coil3.Image
+import coil3.asImage
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.base64Image.toBitmap
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.PlatformImage
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.toAndroidBitmap
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.richtext.Base64Image
+
+actual fun PlatformImage.toCoilImage(): Image = toAndroidBitmap().asImage(true)
+
+actual fun base64DataUriToCoilImage(dataUri: String): Image = Base64Image.toBitmap(dataUri).asImage(true)
diff --git a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/relayClient/diagnostics/BootRelayDiagnostics.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/relayClient/diagnostics/BootRelayDiagnostics.kt
similarity index 70%
rename from commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/relayClient/diagnostics/BootRelayDiagnostics.kt
rename to commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/relayClient/diagnostics/BootRelayDiagnostics.kt
index f6e1eaeca5..3732d59034 100644
--- a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/relayClient/diagnostics/BootRelayDiagnostics.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/relayClient/diagnostics/BootRelayDiagnostics.kt
@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.commands.toRelay.Command
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.commands.toRelay.ReqCmd
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.Log
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
-import kotlin.concurrent.thread
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.TimeUtils
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.concurrent.ConcurrentMap
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlin.concurrent.atomics.AtomicInt
+import kotlin.concurrent.atomics.AtomicLong
+import kotlin.concurrent.atomics.ExperimentalAtomicApi
 
 /**
  * Debug-only cold-start census: what every relay in the pool actually did, and why the ones
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@ import kotlin.concurrent.thread
  *
  * Attach only in debug builds; it holds one small record per relay for the process lifetime.
  */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalAtomicApi::class)
 class BootRelayDiagnostics(
     val client: INostrClient,
     // 5s first: the pool is assembled and dialling well before 20s, and the early datapoint is what
@@ -85,41 +92,41 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
     }
 
     class RelayRecord {
-        val tentatives = AtomicInteger()
-        val opens = AtomicInteger()
-        val disconnects = AtomicInteger()
-        val reqsSent = AtomicInteger()
-        val authsSent = AtomicInteger()
-        val events = AtomicInteger()
-        val eoses = AtomicInteger()
-        val notices = AtomicInteger()
+        val tentatives = AtomicInt(0)
+        val opens = AtomicInt(0)
+        val disconnects = AtomicInt(0)
+        val reqsSent = AtomicInt(0)
+        val authsSent = AtomicInt(0)
+        val events = AtomicInt(0)
+        val eoses = AtomicInt(0)
+        val notices = AtomicInt(0)
 
         /** failure cause -> count, see [classify]. */
-        val failures = ConcurrentHashMap<String, AtomicInteger>()
+        val failures = ConcurrentMap<String, AtomicInt>()
 
         /** CLOSED machine-readable prefix (or "unprefixed") -> count. */
-        val closed = ConcurrentHashMap<String, AtomicInteger>()
+        val closed = ConcurrentMap<String, AtomicInt>()
 
-        val firstOpenAtMs = AtomicLong(0)
-        val firstEoseAtMs = AtomicLong(0)
+        val firstOpenAtMs = AtomicLong(0L)
+        val firstEoseAtMs = AtomicLong(0L)
 
         fun bump(
-            map: ConcurrentHashMap<String, AtomicInteger>,
+            map: ConcurrentMap<String, AtomicInt>,
             key: String,
-        ) = map.computeIfAbsent(key) { AtomicInteger() }.incrementAndGet()
+        ) = map.getOrPut(key) { AtomicInt(0) }.addAndFetch(1)
     }
 
-    private val records = ConcurrentHashMap<NormalizedRelayUrl, RelayRecord>()
-    private val startedAtMs = System.currentTimeMillis()
+    private val records = ConcurrentMap<NormalizedRelayUrl, RelayRecord>()
+    private val startedAtMs = TimeUtils.nowMillis()
 
-    private fun record(url: NormalizedRelayUrl) = records.computeIfAbsent(url) { RelayRecord() }
+    private fun record(url: NormalizedRelayUrl) = records.getOrPut(url) { RelayRecord() }
 
-    private fun elapsed() = System.currentTimeMillis() - startedAtMs
+    private fun elapsed() = TimeUtils.nowMillis() - startedAtMs
 
     private val listener =
         object : RelayConnectionListener {
             override fun onConnecting(relay: IRelayClient) {
-                record(relay.url).tentatives.incrementAndGet()
+                record(relay.url).tentatives.addAndFetch(1)
             }
 
             override fun onConnected(
@@ -128,8 +135,8 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
                 compressed: Boolean,
             ) {
                 val r = record(relay.url)
-                r.opens.incrementAndGet()
-                r.firstOpenAtMs.compareAndSet(0, elapsed())
+                r.opens.addAndFetch(1)
+                r.firstOpenAtMs.compareAndSet(0L, elapsed())
             }
 
             override fun onCannotConnect(
@@ -141,7 +148,7 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
             }
 
             override fun onDisconnected(relay: IRelayClient) {
-                record(relay.url).disconnects.incrementAndGet()
+                record(relay.url).disconnects.addAndFetch(1)
             }
 
             override fun onSent(
@@ -152,8 +159,8 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
             ) {
                 val r = record(relay.url)
                 when (cmd) {
-                    is ReqCmd -> r.reqsSent.incrementAndGet()
-                    is AuthCmd -> r.authsSent.incrementAndGet()
+                    is ReqCmd -> r.reqsSent.addAndFetch(1)
+                    is AuthCmd -> r.authsSent.addAndFetch(1)
                     else -> Unit
                 }
             }
@@ -165,12 +172,12 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
             ) {
                 val r = record(relay.url)
                 when (msg) {
-                    is EventMessage -> r.events.incrementAndGet()
+                    is EventMessage -> r.events.addAndFetch(1)
                     is EoseMessage -> {
-                        r.eoses.incrementAndGet()
-                        r.firstEoseAtMs.compareAndSet(0, elapsed())
+                        r.eoses.addAndFetch(1)
+                        r.firstEoseAtMs.compareAndSet(0L, elapsed())
                     }
-                    is NoticeMessage -> r.notices.incrementAndGet()
+                    is NoticeMessage -> r.notices.addAndFetch(1)
                     is ClosedMessage -> r.bump(r.closed, prefixOf(msg.message))
                     else -> Unit
                 }
@@ -187,10 +194,12 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
 
     init {
         client.addConnectionListener(listener)
-        thread(isDaemon = true, name = TAG) {
+        // A coroutine instead of a daemon thread: KMP-portable and finishes after
+        // the last scheduled census instead of holding a parked thread.
+        CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Default + SupervisorJob()).launch {
             var last = 0L
             dumpAtSeconds.forEach { at ->
-                Thread.sleep((at - last) * 1000)
+                delay((at - last) * 1000)
                 last = at
                 dump(at)
             }
@@ -209,26 +218,26 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
      * relay, too long (up to 45 lines a census) to sit in the default log.
      */
     fun dump(atSeconds: Long) {
-        val snapshot = records.toMap()
+        val snapshot = records.snapshot()
 
-        val served = snapshot.filter { it.value.events.get() > 0 }
-        val opened = snapshot.filter { it.value.opens.get() > 0 }
-        val neverOpened = snapshot.filter { it.value.opens.get() == 0 }
+        val served = snapshot.filter { it.value.events.load() > 0 }
+        val opened = snapshot.filter { it.value.opens.load() > 0 }
+        val neverOpened = snapshot.filter { it.value.opens.load() == 0 }
 
         val causeTotals = mutableMapOf<String, Int>()
         val closedTotals = mutableMapOf<String, Int>()
         snapshot.values.forEach { r ->
-            r.failures.forEach { (k, v) -> causeTotals[k] = (causeTotals[k] ?: 0) + v.get() }
-            r.closed.forEach { (k, v) -> closedTotals[k] = (closedTotals[k] ?: 0) + v.get() }
+            r.failures.snapshot().forEach { (k, v) -> causeTotals[k] = (causeTotals[k] ?: 0) + v.load() }
+            r.closed.snapshot().forEach { (k, v) -> closedTotals[k] = (closedTotals[k] ?: 0) + v.load() }
         }
 
         Log.d(TAG) { "===== boot census @${atSeconds}s =====" }
         Log.i(TAG) {
             "census @${atSeconds}s pool=${snapshot.size} opened=${opened.size} served_events=${served.size} never_opened=${neverOpened.size} " +
-                "dials=${snapshot.values.sumOf { it.tentatives.get() }} " +
-                "events=${snapshot.values.sumOf { it.events.get() }} " +
-                "reqs=${snapshot.values.sumOf { it.reqsSent.get() }} " +
-                "auths=${snapshot.values.sumOf { it.authsSent.get() }}"
+                "dials=${snapshot.values.sumOf { it.tentatives.load() }} " +
+                "events=${snapshot.values.sumOf { it.events.load() }} " +
+                "reqs=${snapshot.values.sumOf { it.reqsSent.load() }} " +
+                "auths=${snapshot.values.sumOf { it.authsSent.load() }}"
         }
         Log.i(TAG) { "census @${atSeconds}s failures_by_cause=${causeTotals.byCountDesc()}" }
         Log.i(TAG) { "census @${atSeconds}s closed_by_prefix=${closedTotals.byCountDesc()}" }
@@ -236,16 +245,16 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
         // Relays that cost us dials and gave nothing back, worst first: the wasted-effort list.
         Log.d(TAG, "--- top wasted dials (no events received) ---")
         snapshot
-            .filter { it.value.events.get() == 0 }
+            .filter { it.value.events.load() == 0 }
             .entries
-            .sortedByDescending { it.value.tentatives.get() }
+            .sortedByDescending { it.value.tentatives.load() }
             .take(25)
             .forEach { (url, r) ->
                 Log.d(TAG) {
-                    "WASTE ${url.url} dials=${r.tentatives.get()} opens=${r.opens.get()} " +
-                        "fail=[${r.failures.entries.joinToString { "${it.key}:${it.value.get()}" }}] " +
-                        "closed=[${r.closed.entries.joinToString { "${it.key}:${it.value.get()}" }}] " +
-                        "reqs=${r.reqsSent.get()} eose=${r.eoses.get()}"
+                    "WASTE ${url.url} dials=${r.tentatives.load()} opens=${r.opens.load()} " +
+                        "fail=[${r.failures.snapshot().entries.joinToString { "${it.key}:${it.value.load()}" }}] " +
+                        "closed=[${r.closed.snapshot().entries.joinToString { "${it.key}:${it.value.load()}" }}] " +
+                        "reqs=${r.reqsSent.load()} eose=${r.eoses.load()}"
                 }
             }
 
@@ -253,12 +262,12 @@ class BootRelayDiagnostics(
         // coverage loss rather than just CLOSED reduction.
         Log.d(TAG, "--- top event providers ---")
         served.entries
-            .sortedByDescending { it.value.events.get() }
+            .sortedByDescending { it.value.events.load() }
             .take(20)
             .forEach { (url, r) ->
                 Log.d(TAG) {
-                    "SERVE ${url.url} events=${r.events.get()} reqs=${r.reqsSent.get()} eose=${r.eoses.get()} " +
-                        "openMs=${r.firstOpenAtMs.get()} eoseMs=${r.firstEoseAtMs.get()} dials=${r.tentatives.get()}"
+                    "SERVE ${url.url} events=${r.events.load()} reqs=${r.reqsSent.load()} eose=${r.eoses.load()} " +
+                        "openMs=${r.firstOpenAtMs.load()} eoseMs=${r.firstEoseAtMs.load()} dials=${r.tentatives.load()}"
                 }
             }
         Log.d(TAG) { "===== end census @${atSeconds}s =====" }
diff --git a/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/Base64Fetcher.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/Base64Fetcher.kt
similarity index 89%
rename from commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/Base64Fetcher.kt
rename to commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/Base64Fetcher.kt
index fcddfd617e..68e61c559c 100644
--- a/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/Base64Fetcher.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/Base64Fetcher.kt
@@ -23,15 +23,12 @@ package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.service.image
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
 import coil3.ImageLoader
 import coil3.Uri
-import coil3.asImage
 import coil3.decode.DataSource
 import coil3.fetch.FetchResult
 import coil3.fetch.Fetcher
 import coil3.fetch.ImageFetchResult
 import coil3.key.Keyer
 import coil3.request.Options
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.base64Image.toBitmap
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.richtext.Base64Image
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.toHexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.sha256.sha256
 
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ class Base64Fetcher(
     override suspend fun fetch(): FetchResult? =
         runCatching {
             ImageFetchResult(
-                image = Base64Image.toBitmap(data.toString()).asImage(true),
+                image = base64DataUriToCoilImage(data.toString()),
                 isSampled = false,
                 dataSource = DataSource.MEMORY,
             )
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ class Base64Fetcher(
             options: Options,
         ): String? =
             if (data.scheme == "data") {
-                sha256(data.toString().toByteArray()).toHexKey()
+                sha256(data.toString().encodeToByteArray()).toHexKey()
             } else {
                 null
             }
diff --git a/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/BlurHashFetcher.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/BlurHashFetcher.kt
similarity index 93%
rename from commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/BlurHashFetcher.kt
rename to commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/BlurHashFetcher.kt
index 16414b6121..ec1405df9f 100644
--- a/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/BlurHashFetcher.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/BlurHashFetcher.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.service.image
 
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
 import coil3.ImageLoader
-import coil3.asImage
 import coil3.decode.DataSource
 import coil3.fetch.FetchResult
 import coil3.fetch.Fetcher
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ import coil3.fetch.ImageFetchResult
 import coil3.key.Keyer
 import coil3.request.Options
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.BlurHashDecoder
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.toAndroidBitmap
 
 data class BlurhashWrapper(
     val blurhash: String,
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ class BlurHashFetcher(
         val platformImage = BlurHashDecoder.decodeKeepAspectRatio(hash, 25) ?: return null
 
         return ImageFetchResult(
-            image = platformImage.toAndroidBitmap().asImage(true),
+            image = platformImage.toCoilImage(),
             isSampled = false,
             dataSource = DataSource.MEMORY,
         )
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b6d70440f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * 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.amethyst.commons.service.image
+
+import coil3.Image
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.PlatformImage
+
+/** Converts a decoded [PlatformImage] (blurhash/thumbhash output) into a Coil image. */
+expect fun PlatformImage.toCoilImage(): Image
+
+/** Decodes a base64 `data:` image URI into a Coil image; throws on malformed input. */
+expect fun base64DataUriToCoilImage(dataUri: String): Image
diff --git a/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/ThumbHashFetcher.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/ThumbHashFetcher.kt
similarity index 95%
rename from commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/ThumbHashFetcher.kt
rename to commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/ThumbHashFetcher.kt
index 2b101664ff..9dddd1b976 100644
--- a/commons/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/ThumbHashFetcher.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/ThumbHashFetcher.kt
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.service.image
 
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
 import coil3.ImageLoader
-import coil3.asImage
 import coil3.decode.DataSource
 import coil3.fetch.FetchResult
 import coil3.fetch.Fetcher
 import coil3.fetch.ImageFetchResult
 import coil3.key.Keyer
 import coil3.request.Options
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.toAndroidBitmap
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.thumbhash.ThumbHashDecoder
 
 data class ThumbhashWrapper(
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ class ThumbHashFetcher(
         val hash = data.thumbhash
         val platformImage = ThumbHashDecoder.decodeKeepAspectRatio(hash, 25) ?: return null
         return ImageFetchResult(
-            image = platformImage.toAndroidBitmap().asImage(true),
+            image = platformImage.toCoilImage(),
             isSampled = false,
             dataSource = DataSource.MEMORY,
         )
diff --git a/commons/src/iosMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.ios.kt b/commons/src/iosMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.ios.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3d7742f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/iosMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.ios.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * 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.amethyst.commons.service.image
+
+import coil3.Image
+import coil3.asImage
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.PlatformImage
+import org.jetbrains.skia.Bitmap
+import org.jetbrains.skia.ColorAlphaType
+import org.jetbrains.skia.ImageInfo
+import kotlin.io.encoding.Base64
+import kotlin.io.encoding.ExperimentalEncodingApi
+import org.jetbrains.skia.Image as SkiaImage
+
+actual fun PlatformImage.toCoilImage(): Image = toSkiaBitmap().asImage(true)
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalEncodingApi::class)
+actual fun base64DataUriToCoilImage(dataUri: String): Image {
+    val payload = dataUri.substringAfter("base64,")
+    val encoded = SkiaImage.makeFromEncoded(Base64.decode(payload))
+    return Bitmap.makeFromImage(encoded).asImage(true)
+}
+
+/**
+ * ARGB int pixels -> N32 premul Skia bitmap. Blurhash/thumbhash output is opaque
+ * (alpha 255), so straight-alpha channel reordering is also valid premul data.
+ */
+private fun PlatformImage.toSkiaBitmap(): Bitmap {
+    val pixels = IntArray(width * height)
+    getPixels(pixels, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
+    val bytes = ByteArray(pixels.size * 4)
+    for (i in pixels.indices) {
+        val argb = pixels[i]
+        val offset = i * 4
+        bytes[offset] = (argb and 0xFF).toByte()
+        bytes[offset + 1] = ((argb shr 8) and 0xFF).toByte()
+        bytes[offset + 2] = ((argb shr 16) and 0xFF).toByte()
+        bytes[offset + 3] = ((argb shr 24) and 0xFF).toByte()
+    }
+    val bitmap = Bitmap()
+    bitmap.allocPixels(ImageInfo.makeN32(width, height, ColorAlphaType.PREMUL))
+    bitmap.installPixels(bytes)
+    bitmap.setImmutable()
+    return bitmap
+}
diff --git a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/actions/BuzzInviteMinter.kt b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/actions/BuzzInviteMinter.kt
index 8294cdad08..a4d1ed1c5b 100644
--- a/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/actions/BuzzInviteMinter.kt
+++ b/commons/src/jvmAndroid/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/actions/BuzzInviteMinter.kt
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
  */
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.actions
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.relay.normalizer.NormalizedRelayUrl
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip98HttpAuth.HTTPAuthorizationEvent
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonElement
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonObject
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrl
 import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
@@ -42,8 +45,6 @@ import okhttp3.coroutines.executeAsync
  * `crates/buzz-relay/src/api/invites.rs`.
  */
 object BuzzInviteMinter {
-    private val json = ObjectMapper()
-
     /** A freshly minted invite: the opaque [code], the shareable [url], and its [expiresAt] (secs). */
     data class MintedInvite(
         val code: String,
@@ -89,18 +90,22 @@ object BuzzInviteMinter {
 
             okHttpClient(url).newCall(request).executeAsync().use { response ->
                 val payload = response.body.string()
-                val tree = runCatching { json.readTree(payload) }.getOrNull()
+                val tree = runCatching { Json.parseToJsonElement(payload).jsonObject }.getOrNull()
 
                 if (!response.isSuccessful) {
-                    val slug = tree?.get("error")?.asText() ?: "HTTP ${response.code}"
+                    val slug = tree?.get("error")?.stringOrNull() ?: "HTTP ${response.code}"
                     throw IllegalStateException(slug)
                 }
 
                 MintedInvite(
-                    code = tree?.get("code")?.asText().orEmpty(),
-                    url = tree?.get("url")?.asText().orEmpty(),
-                    expiresAt = tree?.get("expires_at")?.asLong() ?: 0L,
+                    code = tree?.get("code")?.stringOrNull().orEmpty(),
+                    url = tree?.get("url")?.stringOrNull().orEmpty(),
+                    expiresAt = tree?.get("expires_at")?.longOrNull() ?: 0L,
                 )
             }
         }
 }
+
+private fun JsonElement.stringOrNull(): String? = (this as? JsonPrimitive)?.takeIf { it.isString }?.content
+
+private fun JsonElement.longOrNull(): Long? = (this as? JsonPrimitive)?.content?.toLongOrNull()
diff --git a/commons/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.jvm.kt b/commons/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.jvm.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..574d13d0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commons/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/service/image/CoilImageBridge.jvm.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * 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.amethyst.commons.service.image
+
+import coil3.Image
+import coil3.asImage
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.base64Image.toPlatformImage
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.PlatformImage
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.richtext.Base64Image
+import org.jetbrains.skia.Bitmap
+import org.jetbrains.skia.ColorAlphaType
+import org.jetbrains.skia.ImageInfo
+
+actual fun PlatformImage.toCoilImage(): Image = toSkiaBitmap().asImage(true)
+
+actual fun base64DataUriToCoilImage(dataUri: String): Image = Base64Image.toPlatformImage(dataUri).toCoilImage()
+
+/**
+ * ARGB int pixels -> N32 premul Skia bitmap. Blurhash/thumbhash output is opaque
+ * (alpha 255), so straight-alpha channel reordering is also valid premul data.
+ */
+private fun PlatformImage.toSkiaBitmap(): Bitmap {
+    val pixels = IntArray(width * height)
+    getPixels(pixels, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
+    val bytes = ByteArray(pixels.size * 4)
+    for (i in pixels.indices) {
+        val argb = pixels[i]
+        val offset = i * 4
+        bytes[offset] = (argb and 0xFF).toByte()
+        bytes[offset + 1] = ((argb shr 8) and 0xFF).toByte()
+        bytes[offset + 2] = ((argb shr 16) and 0xFF).toByte()
+        bytes[offset + 3] = ((argb shr 24) and 0xFF).toByte()
+    }
+    val bitmap = Bitmap()
+    bitmap.allocPixels(ImageInfo.makeN32(width, height, ColorAlphaType.PREMUL))
+    bitmap.installPixels(bytes)
+    bitmap.setImmutable()
+    return bitmap
+}
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopBase64Fetcher.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopBase64Fetcher.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e534d0683..0000000000
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopBase64Fetcher.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.amethyst.desktop.service.images
-
-import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
-import coil3.ImageLoader
-import coil3.Uri
-import coil3.asImage
-import coil3.decode.DataSource
-import coil3.fetch.FetchResult
-import coil3.fetch.Fetcher
-import coil3.fetch.ImageFetchResult
-import coil3.key.Keyer
-import coil3.request.Options
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.base64Image.toPlatformImage
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.toBufferedImage
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.richtext.Base64Image
-import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.toHexKey
-import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.sha256.sha256
-import org.jetbrains.skia.Bitmap
-import org.jetbrains.skia.ColorAlphaType
-import org.jetbrains.skia.ImageInfo
-import java.awt.image.BufferedImage
-
-@Stable
-class DesktopBase64Fetcher(
-    private val data: Uri,
-) : Fetcher {
-    override suspend fun fetch(): FetchResult? =
-        runCatching {
-            val platformImage = Base64Image.toPlatformImage(data.toString())
-            val bufferedImage = platformImage.toBufferedImage()
-            val bitmap = bufferedImageToSkiaBitmap(bufferedImage)
-            ImageFetchResult(
-                image = bitmap.asImage(true),
-                isSampled = false,
-                dataSource = DataSource.MEMORY,
-            )
-        }.getOrNull()
-
-    object Factory : Fetcher.Factory<Uri> {
-        override fun create(
-            data: Uri,
-            options: Options,
-            imageLoader: ImageLoader,
-        ): Fetcher? =
-            if (data.scheme == "data") {
-                DesktopBase64Fetcher(data)
-            } else {
-                null
-            }
-    }
-
-    object BKeyer : Keyer<Uri> {
-        override fun key(
-            data: Uri,
-            options: Options,
-        ): String? =
-            if (data.scheme == "data") {
-                sha256(data.toString().toByteArray()).toHexKey()
-            } else {
-                null
-            }
-    }
-}
-
-internal fun bufferedImageToSkiaBitmap(bi: BufferedImage): Bitmap {
-    val w = bi.width
-    val h = bi.height
-    val pixels = IntArray(w * h)
-    bi.getRGB(0, 0, w, h, pixels, 0, w)
-    val bitmap = Bitmap()
-    bitmap.allocPixels(ImageInfo.makeN32(w, h, ColorAlphaType.PREMUL))
-    bitmap.installPixels(convertArgbToBgra(pixels))
-    bitmap.setImmutable()
-    return bitmap
-}
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopBlurHashFetcher.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopBlurHashFetcher.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e47288996..0000000000
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopBlurHashFetcher.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.amethyst.desktop.service.images
-
-import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
-import coil3.ImageLoader
-import coil3.asImage
-import coil3.decode.DataSource
-import coil3.fetch.FetchResult
-import coil3.fetch.Fetcher
-import coil3.fetch.ImageFetchResult
-import coil3.key.Keyer
-import coil3.request.Options
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.BlurHashDecoder
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.toBufferedImage
-
-data class BlurhashWrapper(
-    val blurhash: String,
-)
-
-@Stable
-class DesktopBlurHashFetcher(
-    private val data: BlurhashWrapper,
-) : Fetcher {
-    override suspend fun fetch(): FetchResult? {
-        val hash = data.blurhash
-        val platformImage = BlurHashDecoder.decodeKeepAspectRatio(hash, 25) ?: return null
-        val bufferedImage = platformImage.toBufferedImage()
-        val bitmap = bufferedImageToSkiaBitmap(bufferedImage)
-
-        return ImageFetchResult(
-            image = bitmap.asImage(true),
-            isSampled = false,
-            dataSource = DataSource.MEMORY,
-        )
-    }
-
-    object Factory : Fetcher.Factory<BlurhashWrapper> {
-        override fun create(
-            data: BlurhashWrapper,
-            options: Options,
-            imageLoader: ImageLoader,
-        ): Fetcher = DesktopBlurHashFetcher(data)
-    }
-
-    object BKeyer : Keyer<BlurhashWrapper> {
-        override fun key(
-            data: BlurhashWrapper,
-            options: Options,
-        ): String = data.blurhash
-    }
-}
-
-internal fun convertArgbToBgra(pixels: IntArray): ByteArray {
-    val bytes = ByteArray(pixels.size * 4)
-    for (i in pixels.indices) {
-        val argb = pixels[i]
-        val a = (argb shr 24) and 0xFF
-        val r = (argb shr 16) and 0xFF
-        val g = (argb shr 8) and 0xFF
-        val b = argb and 0xFF
-        val offset = i * 4
-        bytes[offset] = b.toByte()
-        bytes[offset + 1] = g.toByte()
-        bytes[offset + 2] = r.toByte()
-        bytes[offset + 3] = a.toByte()
-    }
-    return bytes
-}
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopImageLoaderSetup.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopImageLoaderSetup.kt
index 2076c73096..31af30e2d2 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopImageLoaderSetup.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopImageLoaderSetup.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ import coil3.network.okhttp.asNetworkClient
 import coil3.request.Options
 import coil3.size.Precision
 import coil3.svg.SvgDecoder
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.service.image.Base64Fetcher
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.service.image.BlurHashFetcher
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.service.image.ThumbHashFetcher
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.desktop.network.DesktopHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Call
 import okio.Path.Companion.toOkioPath
@@ -58,12 +61,12 @@ object DesktopImageLoaderSetup {
                 add(TorAwareOkHttpFactory { DesktopHttpClient.currentClient() })
                 add(SvgDecoder.Factory())
                 add(SkiaGifDecoder.Factory())
-                add(DesktopBase64Fetcher.Factory)
-                add(DesktopBlurHashFetcher.Factory)
-                add(DesktopThumbHashFetcher.Factory)
-                add(DesktopBase64Fetcher.BKeyer)
-                add(DesktopBlurHashFetcher.BKeyer)
-                add(DesktopThumbHashFetcher.TKeyer)
+                add(Base64Fetcher.Factory)
+                add(BlurHashFetcher.Factory)
+                add(ThumbHashFetcher.Factory)
+                add(Base64Fetcher.BKeyer)
+                add(BlurHashFetcher.BKeyer)
+                add(ThumbHashFetcher.TKeyer)
             }.build()
 
     private fun newMemoryCache(): MemoryCache {
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopThumbHashFetcher.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopThumbHashFetcher.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index bf5f7cc42f..0000000000
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/images/DesktopThumbHashFetcher.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.amethyst.desktop.service.images
-
-import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
-import coil3.ImageLoader
-import coil3.asImage
-import coil3.decode.DataSource
-import coil3.fetch.FetchResult
-import coil3.fetch.Fetcher
-import coil3.fetch.ImageFetchResult
-import coil3.key.Keyer
-import coil3.request.Options
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.blurhash.toBufferedImage
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.thumbhash.ThumbHashDecoder
-
-data class ThumbhashWrapper(
-    val thumbhash: String,
-)
-
-@Stable
-class DesktopThumbHashFetcher(
-    private val data: ThumbhashWrapper,
-) : Fetcher {
-    override suspend fun fetch(): FetchResult? {
-        val hash = data.thumbhash
-        val platformImage = ThumbHashDecoder.decodeKeepAspectRatio(hash, 25) ?: return null
-        val bufferedImage = platformImage.toBufferedImage()
-        val bitmap = bufferedImageToSkiaBitmap(bufferedImage)
-
-        return ImageFetchResult(
-            image = bitmap.asImage(true),
-            isSampled = false,
-            dataSource = DataSource.MEMORY,
-        )
-    }
-
-    object Factory : Fetcher.Factory<ThumbhashWrapper> {
-        override fun create(
-            data: ThumbhashWrapper,
-            options: Options,
-            imageLoader: ImageLoader,
-        ): Fetcher = DesktopThumbHashFetcher(data)
-    }
-
-    object TKeyer : Keyer<ThumbhashWrapper> {
-        override fun key(
-            data: ThumbhashWrapper,
-            options: Options,
-        ): String = data.thumbhash
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * Pick the best Coil model for a media placeholder on Desktop.
- *
- * Prefers [ThumbhashWrapper] when a thumbhash is available (better quality, preserves aspect ratio
- * and alpha) and falls back to [BlurhashWrapper] when only a blurhash is present.
- */
-fun placeholderModel(
-    thumbhash: String?,
-    blurhash: String?,
-): Any? =
-    when {
-        !thumbhash.isNullOrEmpty() -> ThumbhashWrapper(thumbhash)
-        !blurhash.isNullOrEmpty() -> BlurhashWrapper(blurhash)
-        else -> null
-    }