diff --git a/.github/workflows/mobile-update.yml b/.github/workflows/mobile-update.yml
index 1d1c4f68d5..8ae35830fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mobile-update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mobile-update.yml
@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ jobs:
           RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY_ANDROID: ${{ secrets.RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY_ANDROID }}
           RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY_IOS: ${{ secrets.RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY_IOS }}
           TLON_EMPLOYEE_GROUP: ${{ secrets.TLON_EMPLOYEE_GROUP }}
+          INVITE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.INVITE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT }}
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/android/app/build.gradle b/apps/tlon-mobile/android/app/build.gradle
index db9e98d1c7..ff603cc3f1 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ android {
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         compileSdk rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
         versionCode 108
-        versionName "4.1.7"
+        versionName "4.2.0"
 
         buildConfigField("boolean", "REACT_NATIVE_UNSTABLE_USE_RUNTIME_SCHEDULER_ALWAYS", (findProperty("reactNative.unstable_useRuntimeSchedulerAlways") ?: true).toString())
     }
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/app.config.ts b/apps/tlon-mobile/app.config.ts
index 32510a51fc..8118cc6d99 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/app.config.ts
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/app.config.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export default ({ config }: ConfigContext): ExpoConfig => ({
     branchDomain: isPreview
       ? process.env.BRANCH_DOMAIN_TEST
       : process.env.BRANCH_DOMAIN_PROD,
+    inviteServiceEndpoint: process.env.INVITE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT,
+    inviteServiceIsDev: process.env.INVITE_SERVICE_IS_DEV,
   },
   ios: {
     runtimeVersion: '4.0.2',
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/ios/Landscape.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apps/tlon-mobile/ios/Landscape.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index cb8f7be105..cfb69afc36 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/ios/Landscape.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/ios/Landscape.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 4.1.7;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 4.2.0;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-ObjC",
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 4.1.7;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 4.2.0;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-ObjC",
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 4.1.7;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 4.2.0;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-ObjC",
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 4.1.7;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 4.2.0;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-ObjC",
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/fixtures/Onboarding.fixture.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/fixtures/Onboarding.fixture.tsx
index c5683a933f..1aad521cd6 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/fixtures/Onboarding.fixture.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/fixtures/Onboarding.fixture.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 import { NavigationContainer } from '@react-navigation/native';
-import {
-  Context as BranchContext,
-  LureData,
-} from '@tloncorp/app/contexts/branch';
 import { exampleContacts } from '@tloncorp/app/fixtures/contentHelpers';
 import { group } from '@tloncorp/app/fixtures/fakeData';
-import {
-  DeepLinkData,
-  QueryClientProvider,
-  queryClient,
-} from '@tloncorp/shared';
+import { Context as BranchContext } from '@tloncorp/app/contexts/branch';
+import { AppInvite, QueryClientProvider, queryClient } from '@tloncorp/shared';
 import { Theme } from '@tloncorp/ui';
 import { PropsWithChildren, useState } from 'react';
 import { useFixtureSelect } from 'react-cosmos/client';
@@ -47,7 +40,7 @@ function OnboardingFixture({
   hasGroupInvite,
   children,
 }: PropsWithChildren<{ hasGroupInvite: boolean }>) {
-  const [lure, setLure] = useState<LureData | undefined>(
+  const [lure, setLure] = useState<AppInvite | undefined>(
     hasGroupInvite
       ? {
           id: group.id,
@@ -108,7 +101,7 @@ function OnboardingFixture({
           <BranchContext.Provider
             value={{
               lure,
-              setLure: setLure as unknown as (data: DeepLinkData) => void,
+              setLure: setLure as unknown as (lure: AppInvite) => void,
               clearLure: () => setLure(undefined),
               clearDeepLink: () => {},
               deepLinkPath: undefined,
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/lib/signupContext.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/lib/signupContext.tsx
index f4f8e3b9bb..65e6ad707c 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/lib/signupContext.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/lib/signupContext.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { createDevLogger } from '@tloncorp/shared';
 import * as api from '@tloncorp/shared/api';
 import { SignupParams, didSignUp, signupData } from '@tloncorp/shared/db';
 import * as store from '@tloncorp/shared/store';
+import PostHog, { usePostHog } from 'posthog-react-native';
 import {
   createContext,
   useCallback,
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   useEffect,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
+import branch from 'react-native-branch';
 
 const logger = createDevLogger('signup', true);
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ export const SignupProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
   const [reviveCheckComplete, setReviveCheckComplete] = useState(false);
   const { bootPhase, bootReport, kickOffBootSequence } =
     useBootSequence(values);
+  const postHog = usePostHog();
 
   const setOnboardingValues = useCallback(
     (newValues: Partial<SignupValues>) => {
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ export const SignupProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
         nickname: values.nickname,
         telemetry: values.telemetry,
         notificationToken: values.notificationToken,
+        postHog,
       };
       runPostSignupActions(postSignupParams);
       logger.trackEvent('hosted signup report', {
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ async function runPostSignupActions(params: {
   nickname?: string;
   telemetry?: boolean;
   notificationToken?: string;
+  postHog?: PostHog;
 }) {
   if (params.nickname) {
     try {
@@ -156,6 +161,15 @@ async function runPostSignupActions(params: {
   if (typeof params.telemetry !== 'undefined') {
     try {
       await api.updateTelemetrySetting(params.telemetry);
+      if (!params.telemetry) {
+        // we give some wiggle room here before disabling telemetry to allow
+        // the initial signup flow to complete before severing analytics
+        const tenMinutes = 10 * 60 * 1000;
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          params.postHog?.optOut();
+          branch.disableTracking(true);
+        }, tenMinutes);
+      }
     } catch (e) {
       logger.trackError('post signup: failed to set telemetry', {
         errorMessage: e.message,
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/CheckOTPScreen.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/CheckOTPScreen.tsx
index f9cf46b0ad..858bf80fb5 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/CheckOTPScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/CheckOTPScreen.tsx
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ export const CheckOTPScreen = ({ navigation, route: { params } }: Props) => {
           phoneNumber:
             otpMethod === 'phone' ? signupContext.phoneNumber! : undefined,
           email: otpMethod === 'email' ? signupContext.email! : undefined,
+          hostingUser: user,
         });
         navigation.navigate('ReserveShip', { user });
       }
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/PasteInviteLinkScreen.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/PasteInviteLinkScreen.tsx
index 87e90b729b..2b2a0856a4 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/PasteInviteLinkScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/PasteInviteLinkScreen.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   DeepLinkData,
   createInviteLinkRegex,
   extractNormalizedInviteLink,
-  getMetadaFromInviteLink,
+  getInviteLinkMeta,
 } from '@tloncorp/shared';
 import {
   Field,
@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ export const PasteInviteLinkScreen = ({ navigation }: Props) => {
       setMetadataError(null);
       if (extractedLink) {
         try {
-          const inviteLinkMeta = await getMetadaFromInviteLink(
-            extractedLink,
-            BRANCH_KEY
-          );
-          if (inviteLinkMeta) {
-            setLure(inviteLinkMeta as DeepLinkData);
+          const appInvite = await getInviteLinkMeta({
+            inviteLink: extractedLink,
+            branchDomain: BRANCH_DOMAIN,
+            branchKey: BRANCH_KEY,
+          });
+          if (appInvite) {
+            setLure(appInvite);
             return;
           } else {
             throw new Error('Failed to retrieve invite metadata');
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/SetTelemetryScreen.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/SetTelemetryScreen.tsx
index 2bca512f15..537a324dda 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/SetTelemetryScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/SetTelemetryScreen.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { NativeStackScreenProps } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
-import { useSignupContext } from '.././../lib/signupContext';
+import { trackOnboardingAction } from '@tloncorp/app/utils/posthog';
 import {
   ScreenHeader,
   SizableText,
@@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ import {
   XStack,
   YStack,
 } from '@tloncorp/ui';
-import { usePostHog } from 'posthog-react-native';
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { Switch } from 'react-native';
-import branch from 'react-native-branch';
 
 import type { OnboardingStackParamList } from '../../types';
+import { useSignupContext } from '.././../lib/signupContext';
 
 type Props = NativeStackScreenProps<OnboardingStackParamList, 'SetTelemetry'>;
 
@@ -24,21 +23,19 @@ export const SetTelemetryScreen = ({
   },
 }: Props) => {
   const [isEnabled, setIsEnabled] = useState(true);
-  const postHog = usePostHog();
   const signupContext = useSignupContext();
 
   const handleNext = useCallback(() => {
     signupContext.setOnboardingValues({ telemetry: isEnabled });
-
-    if (!isEnabled) {
-      postHog?.optOut();
-      branch.disableTracking(true);
-    }
+    trackOnboardingAction({
+      actionName: 'SetTelemetry',
+      telemetryEnabled: isEnabled,
+    });
 
     navigation.push('ReserveShip', {
       user,
     });
-  }, [isEnabled, user, postHog, navigation, signupContext]);
+  }, [isEnabled, user, navigation, signupContext]);
 
   return (
     <View flex={1} backgroundColor="$secondaryBackground">
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/SignupScreen.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/SignupScreen.tsx
index d8a27adfb2..96606c846d 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/SignupScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/SignupScreen.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '@tloncorp/app/contexts/branch';
 import { HostingError } from '@tloncorp/app/lib/hostingApi';
 import { trackOnboardingAction } from '@tloncorp/app/utils/posthog';
-import { createDevLogger } from '@tloncorp/shared';
+import { AnalyticsEvent, createDevLogger } from '@tloncorp/shared';
 import {
   Field,
   KeyboardAvoidingView,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export const SignupScreen = ({ navigation }: Props) => {
       actionName: 'Phone or Email Submitted',
       phoneNumber: phoneForm.getValues().phoneNumber,
       email: emailForm.getValues().email,
-      lure: signupParams.lureId,
+      lure: lureMeta?.id,
     });
 
     signupContext.setOnboardingValues({
@@ -93,14 +93,7 @@ export const SignupScreen = ({ navigation }: Props) => {
       mode: 'signup',
       otpMethod,
     });
-  }, [
-    phoneForm,
-    emailForm,
-    signupParams.lureId,
-    signupContext,
-    navigation,
-    otpMethod,
-  ]);
+  }, [phoneForm, emailForm, lureMeta, signupContext, navigation, otpMethod]);
 
   const toggleSignupMode = useCallback(() => {
     setRemoteError(undefined);
@@ -113,10 +106,10 @@ export const SignupScreen = ({ navigation }: Props) => {
     setIsSubmitting(true);
     try {
       const { enabled } = await hostingApi.getHostingAvailability({
-        lure: signupParams.lureId,
         priorityToken: signupParams.priorityToken,
       });
       if (!enabled) {
+        logger.trackError(AnalyticsEvent.InvitedUserFailedInventoryCheck);
         navigation.navigate('JoinWaitList', {});
         return;
       }
@@ -167,7 +160,6 @@ export const SignupScreen = ({ navigation }: Props) => {
     setIsSubmitting(false);
   }, [
     hostingApi,
-    signupParams.lureId,
     signupParams.priorityToken,
     recaptcha,
     otpMethod,
@@ -276,8 +268,8 @@ export const SignupScreen = ({ navigation }: Props) => {
           </YStack>
           <View marginLeft="$l" marginTop="$m">
             <TlonText.Text
-              size="$label/m"
-              color="$secondaryText"
+              size="$label/s"
+              color="$tertiaryText"
               onPress={toggleSignupMode}
               textAlign="center"
             >
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/TlonLogin.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/TlonLogin.tsx
index 6f5b5f2cf5..e890e8fa14 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/TlonLogin.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/TlonLogin.tsx
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ export const TlonLoginScreen = ({ navigation, route }: Props) => {
               loading={isSubmitting}
               disabled={
                 isSubmitting ||
-                remoteError !== undefined ||
                 (otpMethod === 'phone'
                   ? !phoneForm.formState.isValid
                   : !emailForm.formState.isValid)
@@ -256,6 +255,7 @@ export const TlonLoginScreen = ({ navigation, route }: Props) => {
               </>
             ) : (
               <TlonText.Text
+                size="$label/s"
                 color="$secondaryText"
                 textAlign="center"
                 onPress={handlePressEmailSignup}
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/TlonLoginLegacy.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/TlonLoginLegacy.tsx
index 86107065c8..be8af378a6 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/TlonLoginLegacy.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/screens/Onboarding/TlonLoginLegacy.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export const TlonLoginLegacy = ({ navigation }: Props) => {
   });
 
   return (
-    <View flex={1}>
+    <View flex={1} backgroundColor="$secondaryBackground">
       <ScreenHeader
         title="Tlon Login"
         showSessionStatus={false}
@@ -251,30 +251,34 @@ export const TlonLoginLegacy = ({ navigation }: Props) => {
               )}
               name="password"
             />
+            <View paddingBottom="$m">
+              <TlonText.Text
+                size="$label/s"
+                color="$tertiaryText"
+                textAlign="center"
+              >
+                By logging in you agree to Tlon&rsquo;s{' '}
+                <TlonText.RawText
+                  pressStyle={{
+                    opacity: 0.5,
+                  }}
+                  textDecorationLine="underline"
+                  textDecorationDistance={10}
+                  onPress={handlePressEula}
+                >
+                  Terms of Service
+                </TlonText.RawText>
+              </TlonText.Text>
+            </View>
             <TlonText.Text
               size="$label/m"
-              color="$primaryText"
+              color="$secondaryText"
               textAlign="center"
               onPress={handleForgotPassword}
             >
               Forgot password?
             </TlonText.Text>
           </YStack>
-          <View padding="$xl">
-            <TlonText.Text size="$label/s" color="$tertiaryText">
-              By logging in you agree to Tlon&rsquo;s{' '}
-              <TlonText.RawText
-                pressStyle={{
-                  opacity: 0.5,
-                }}
-                textDecorationLine="underline"
-                textDecorationDistance={10}
-                onPress={handlePressEula}
-              >
-                Terms of Service
-              </TlonText.RawText>
-            </TlonText.Text>
-          </View>
         </YStack>
       </KeyboardAvoidingView>
     </View>
diff --git a/desk/app/activity.hoon b/desk/app/activity.hoon
index e4c2b18c17..b336755ce0 100644
--- a/desk/app/activity.hoon
+++ b/desk/app/activity.hoon
@@ -1180,8 +1180,7 @@
   =.  importing  &
   =.  indices   (~(put by indices) [%base ~] *index:a)
   =.  cor  set-chat-reads
-  ::REVIEW  maybe need a scry api version bump here?
-  =+  .^(=channels:c %gx (scry-path %channels /v2/channels/full/noun))
+  =+  .^(=channels:c %gx (scry-path %channels /v3/channels/full/noun))
   =.  cor  (set-volumes channels)
   =.  cor  (set-channel-reads channels)
   =.  cor  refresh-all-summaries
diff --git a/desk/app/channels.hoon b/desk/app/channels.hoon
index 364f628953..daafc35638 100644
--- a/desk/app/channels.hoon
+++ b/desk/app/channels.hoon
@@ -734,6 +734,9 @@
     ::
         [%x %v2 %channels full=?(~ [%full ~])]
       ``channels-2+!>((uv-channels-2:utils v-channels ?=(^ full.pole)))
+    ::
+        [%x %v3 %channels full=?(~ [%full ~])]
+      ``channels-3+!>((uv-channels-3:utils v-channels ?=(^ full.pole)))
     ::
       [%x ?(%v0 %v1) %init ~]    ``noun+!>([unreads (uv-channels-1:utils v-channels)])
       [%x %v2 %init ~]  ``noun+!>([unreads (uv-channels-2:utils v-channels |)])
diff --git a/desk/app/grouper.hoon b/desk/app/grouper.hoon
index 394f13c088..97b6226ae5 100644
--- a/desk/app/grouper.hoon
+++ b/desk/app/grouper.hoon
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@
   ::
       %grouper-answer-enabled
     =/  [name=cord enabled=?]  !<([cord ?] vase)
-    :_  this
-    ~[[%give %fact ~[[%group-enabled (scot %p src.bowl) name ~]] %json !>(b+enabled)]]
+    :-  ~[[%give %fact ~[[%group-enabled (scot %p src.bowl) name ~]] %json !>(b+enabled)]]
+    ?:  enabled
+      this(enabled-groups (~(put in enabled-groups) name))
+    this(enabled-groups (~(del in enabled-groups) name))
   ::
       %grouper-check-link
     =+  !<(=(pole knot) vase)
diff --git a/desk/desk.docket-0 b/desk/desk.docket-0
index d5d88e2958..2eb3f1a433 100644
--- a/desk/desk.docket-0
+++ b/desk/desk.docket-0
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     info+'Start, host, and cultivate communities. Own your communications, organize your resources, and share documents. Tlon is a decentralized platform that offers a full, communal suite of tools for messaging, writing and sharing media with others.'
     color+0xde.dede
     image+'https://bootstrap.urbit.org/tlon.svg?v=1'
-    glob-http+['https://bootstrap.urbit.org/glob-0v37cg6.ouoi0.g7doo.ng5jr.bh9aa.glob' 0v37cg6.ouoi0.g7doo.ng5jr.bh9aa]
+    glob-http+['https://bootstrap.urbit.org/glob-0v4.179bj.emcg0.l6hks.j94gb.4vu3p.glob' 0v4.179bj.emcg0.l6hks.j94gb.4vu3p]
     base+'groups'
     version+[6 4 2]
     website+'https://tlon.io'
diff --git a/desk/mar/channels-2.hoon b/desk/mar/channels-2.hoon
index 751f868751..54e6239c44 100644
--- a/desk/mar/channels-2.hoon
+++ b/desk/mar/channels-2.hoon
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
   --
 ++  grab
   |%
-  ++  noun  channels:d
+  ++  noun  channels:v1:old:d
   --
 --
diff --git a/desk/mar/channels-3.hoon b/desk/mar/channels-3.hoon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e498ae30d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desk/mar/channels-3.hoon
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/-  c=channels
+/+  j=channel-json
+|_  =channels:c
+++  grad  %noun
+++  grow
+  |%
+  ++  noun  channels
+  ++  json  (channels-2:enjs:j channels)
+  --
+++  grab
+  |%
+  ++  noun  channels:c
+  --
+--
diff --git a/packages/app/constants.ts b/packages/app/constants.ts
index c7fc35ff82..62c1e2d0a8 100644
--- a/packages/app/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/app/constants.ts
@@ -47,3 +47,5 @@ export const IGNORE_COSMOS = extra.ignoreCosmos === 'true';
 export const TLON_EMPLOYEE_GROUP = extra.TlonEmployeeGroup ?? '';
 export const BRANCH_KEY = extra.branchKey ?? '';
 export const BRANCH_DOMAIN = extra.branchDomain ?? '';
+export const INVITE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT = extra.inviteServiceEndpoint ?? '';
+export const INVITE_SERVICE_IS_DEV = extra.inviteServiceIsDev === 'true';
diff --git a/packages/app/contexts/branch.tsx b/packages/app/contexts/branch.tsx
index 4fcb4f3426..3c6cba6e60 100644
--- a/packages/app/contexts/branch.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/contexts/branch.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-import { DeepLinkMetadata, createDevLogger } from '@tloncorp/shared';
-import { DeepLinkData, extractLureMetadata } from '@tloncorp/shared/logic';
+import { createDevLogger } from '@tloncorp/shared';
+import {
+  AppInvite,
+  DeepLinkData,
+  Lure,
+  extractLureMetadata,
+} from '@tloncorp/shared/logic';
 import {
   type ReactNode,
   createContext,
@@ -16,22 +21,12 @@ import storage from '../lib/storage';
 import { getPathFromWer } from '../utils/string';
 import { useShip } from './ship';
 
-export interface LureData extends DeepLinkMetadata {
-  id: string;
-  shouldAutoJoin: boolean;
-}
-
-type Lure = {
-  lure: LureData | undefined;
-  priorityToken: string | undefined;
-};
-
 type State = Lure & {
   deepLinkPath: string | undefined;
 };
 
 type ContextValue = State & {
-  setLure: (metadata: DeepLinkData) => void;
+  setLure: (invite: AppInvite) => void;
   clearLure: () => void;
   clearDeepLink: () => void;
 };
@@ -153,6 +148,7 @@ export const BranchProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
               },
               priorityToken: params.token as string | undefined,
             };
+            console.log(`setting deeplink lure`, nextLure);
             setState({
               ...nextLure,
               deepLinkPath: undefined,
@@ -191,11 +187,10 @@ export const BranchProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
   }, [isAuthenticated]);
 
   const setLure = useCallback(
-    (metadata: DeepLinkData) => {
+    (invite: AppInvite) => {
       const nextLure: Lure = {
         lure: {
-          ...metadata,
-          id: metadata.lure as string,
+          ...invite,
           // if not already authenticated, we should run Lure's invite auto-join capability after signing in
           shouldAutoJoin: !isAuthenticated,
         },
diff --git a/packages/app/features/groups/GroupMetaScreen.tsx b/packages/app/features/groups/GroupMetaScreen.tsx
index 95966b3f4a..2c8876cf96 100644
--- a/packages/app/features/groups/GroupMetaScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/features/groups/GroupMetaScreen.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import {
 } from '@tloncorp/ui';
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { BRANCH_DOMAIN, BRANCH_KEY } from '../../constants';
+import {
+  INVITE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT,
+  INVITE_SERVICE_IS_DEV,
+} from '../../constants';
 import { useGroupContext } from '../../hooks/useGroupContext';
 import { GroupSettingsStackParamList } from '../../navigation/types';
 
@@ -30,8 +33,8 @@ export function GroupMetaScreen(props: Props) {
   const [showDeleteSheet, setShowDeleteSheet] = useState(false);
   const { enabled, describe } = store.useLure({
     flag: groupId,
-    branchDomain: BRANCH_DOMAIN,
-    branchKey: BRANCH_KEY,
+    inviteServiceEndpoint: INVITE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT,
+    inviteServiceIsDev: INVITE_SERVICE_IS_DEV,
   });
 
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(
@@ -39,12 +42,7 @@ export function GroupMetaScreen(props: Props) {
       setGroupMetadata(data);
       props.navigation.goBack();
       if (enabled) {
-        describe({
-          title: data.title ?? '',
-          description: data.description ?? '',
-          image: data.iconImage ?? '',
-          cover: data.coverImage ?? '',
-        });
+        describe();
       }
     },
     [setGroupMetadata, props.navigation, enabled, describe]
diff --git a/packages/app/features/settings/AppInfoScreen.tsx b/packages/app/features/settings/AppInfoScreen.tsx
index e1a04b635e..1c4bd9ec35 100644
--- a/packages/app/features/settings/AppInfoScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/features/settings/AppInfoScreen.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function AppInfoScreen(props: Props) {
   }, [hasClients]);
 
   return (
-    <View flex={1}>
+    <View flex={1} backgroundColor="$background">
       <ScreenHeader
         title="App info"
         backAction={() => props.navigation.goBack()}
diff --git a/packages/app/features/settings/BlockedUsersScreen.tsx b/packages/app/features/settings/BlockedUsersScreen.tsx
index cdec57e7de..e67432e055 100644
--- a/packages/app/features/settings/BlockedUsersScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/features/settings/BlockedUsersScreen.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function BlockedUsersScreen(props: Props) {
   );
 
   return (
-    <View flex={1}>
+    <View flex={1} backgroundColor="$background">
       <ScreenHeader
         backAction={() => props.navigation.goBack()}
         title="Blocked users"
diff --git a/packages/app/features/settings/ManageAccountScreen.tsx b/packages/app/features/settings/ManageAccountScreen.tsx
index d4e262da02..8e42041325 100644
--- a/packages/app/features/settings/ManageAccountScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/features/settings/ManageAccountScreen.tsx
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import {
   YStack,
   isWeb,
 } from '@tloncorp/ui';
-import { useResetDb } from '../../hooks/useResetDb';
-import { useWebView } from '../../hooks/useWebview';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 import { WebView } from 'react-native-webview';
 
 import { useHandleLogout } from '../../hooks/useHandleLogout';
+import { useResetDb } from '../../hooks/useResetDb';
+import { useWebView } from '../../hooks/useWebview';
 import { checkIfAccountDeleted } from '../../lib/hostingApi';
 import { RootStackParamList } from '../../navigation/types';
 import { getHostingToken, getHostingUserId } from '../../utils/hosting';
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export function ManageAccountScreen(props: Props) {
   }, [hostingSession?.isExpired, handleLogout, props.navigation]);
 
   return (
-    <View flex={1}>
+    <View flex={1} backgroundColor="$background">
       <ScreenHeader
         leftControls={
           goingBack ? (
diff --git a/packages/app/features/settings/PushNotificationSettingsScreen.tsx b/packages/app/features/settings/PushNotificationSettingsScreen.tsx
index 9ede19c75f..8adc6a5a7c 100644
--- a/packages/app/features/settings/PushNotificationSettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/features/settings/PushNotificationSettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   GroupListItem,
   Icon,
   ListItem,
+  Pressable,
   ScreenHeader,
   ScrollView,
   SizableText,
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ export function PushNotificationSettingsScreen({ navigation }: Props) {
   );
 
   return (
-    <View flex={1}>
+    <View flex={1} backgroundColor="$background">
       <ScreenHeader
         title="Push Notifications"
         backAction={() => navigation.goBack()}
@@ -90,30 +91,36 @@ export function PushNotificationSettingsScreen({ navigation }: Props) {
         </SizableText>
 
         <YStack marginLeft="$m" marginTop="$3xl">
-          <XStack onPress={() => setLevel('medium')}>
-            <LevelIndicator levels={['loud', 'medium']} />
-            <SizableText marginLeft="$l">All group activity</SizableText>
-          </XStack>
+          <Pressable onPress={() => setLevel('medium')}>
+            <XStack>
+              <LevelIndicator levels={['loud', 'medium']} />
+              <SizableText marginLeft="$l">All group activity</SizableText>
+            </XStack>
+          </Pressable>
 
-          <XStack marginTop="$xl" onPress={() => setLevel('soft')}>
-            <LevelIndicator levels={['soft', 'default']} />
-            <YStack marginLeft="$l">
-              <SizableText>Mentions and replies only</SizableText>
-              <SizableText
-                width="80%"
-                marginTop="$m"
-                size="$s"
-                color="$secondaryText"
-              >
-                Direct messages will still notify unless you mute them.
-              </SizableText>
-            </YStack>
-          </XStack>
+          <Pressable marginTop="$xl" onPress={() => setLevel('soft')}>
+            <XStack>
+              <LevelIndicator levels={['soft', 'default']} />
+              <YStack marginLeft="$l">
+                <SizableText>Mentions and replies only</SizableText>
+                <SizableText
+                  width="80%"
+                  marginTop="$m"
+                  size="$s"
+                  color="$secondaryText"
+                >
+                  Direct messages will still notify unless you mute them.
+                </SizableText>
+              </YStack>
+            </XStack>
+          </Pressable>
 
-          <XStack marginTop="$xl" onPress={() => setLevel('hush')}>
-            <LevelIndicator levels={['hush']} />
-            <SizableText marginLeft="$l">Nothing</SizableText>
-          </XStack>
+          <Pressable marginTop="$xl" onPress={() => setLevel('hush')}>
+            <XStack>
+              <LevelIndicator levels={['hush']} />
+              <SizableText marginLeft="$l">Nothing</SizableText>
+            </XStack>
+          </Pressable>
         </YStack>
 
         {numExceptions > 0 ? (
diff --git a/packages/app/features/settings/UserBugReportScreen.tsx b/packages/app/features/settings/UserBugReportScreen.tsx
index 555e450d37..f303819521 100644
--- a/packages/app/features/settings/UserBugReportScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/features/settings/UserBugReportScreen.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   FormText,
   ScreenHeader,
   ScrollView,
-  YStack,
+  View,
 } from '@tloncorp/ui';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function UserBugReportScreen({ navigation }: Props) {
   );
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <View backgroundColor="$background">
       <ScreenHeader
         title="Report a bug"
         backAction={() => navigation.goBack()}
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ export function UserBugReportScreen({ navigation }: Props) {
           </FormFrame>
         </ScrollView>
       </KeyboardAvoidingView>
-    </>
+    </View>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/lib/bootHelpers.ts b/packages/app/lib/bootHelpers.ts
index f10126e889..1331264b6a 100644
--- a/packages/app/lib/bootHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/app/lib/bootHelpers.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import { AppInvite } from '@tloncorp/shared';
 import { getLandscapeAuthCookie } from '@tloncorp/shared/api';
 import * as db from '@tloncorp/shared/db';
 
-import { LureData } from '../contexts/branch';
 import * as hostingApi from '../lib/hostingApi';
 import { trackOnboardingAction } from '../utils/posthog';
 import { getShipFromCookie, getShipUrl } from '../utils/ship';
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async function authenticateNode(
   };
 }
 
-async function getInvitedGroupAndDm(lureMeta: LureData | null): Promise<{
+async function getInvitedGroupAndDm(lureMeta: AppInvite | null): Promise<{
   invitedDm: db.Channel | null;
   tlonTeamDM: db.Channel | null;
   invitedGroup: db.Group | null;
diff --git a/packages/app/navigation/desktop/ProfileScreenNavigator.tsx b/packages/app/navigation/desktop/ProfileScreenNavigator.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8f1407113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/navigation/desktop/ProfileScreenNavigator.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { createNativeStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
+
+import { AppInfoScreen } from '../../features/settings/AppInfoScreen';
+import { BlockedUsersScreen } from '../../features/settings/BlockedUsersScreen';
+import { FeatureFlagScreen } from '../../features/settings/FeatureFlagScreen';
+import { ManageAccountScreen } from '../../features/settings/ManageAccountScreen';
+import ProfileScreen from '../../features/settings/ProfileScreen';
+import { PushNotificationSettingsScreen } from '../../features/settings/PushNotificationSettingsScreen';
+import { UserBugReportScreen } from '../../features/settings/UserBugReportScreen';
+import { UserProfileScreen } from '../../features/top/UserProfileScreen';
+
+const ProfileScreenStack = createNativeStackNavigator();
+
+export const ProfileScreenNavigator = () => {
+  return (
+    <ProfileScreenStack.Navigator
+      initialRouteName="ProfileScreen"
+      screenOptions={{
+        headerShown: false,
+      }}
+    >
+      <ProfileScreenStack.Screen
+        name="ProfileScreen"
+        component={ProfileScreen}
+      />
+      <ProfileScreenStack.Screen name="AppInfo" component={AppInfoScreen} />
+      <ProfileScreenStack.Screen
+        name="PushNotificationSettings"
+        component={PushNotificationSettingsScreen}
+      />
+      <ProfileScreenStack.Screen
+        name="BlockedUsers"
+        component={BlockedUsersScreen}
+      />
+      <ProfileScreenStack.Screen
+        name="ManageAccount"
+        component={ManageAccountScreen}
+      />
+      <ProfileScreenStack.Screen
+        name="FeatureFlags"
+        component={FeatureFlagScreen}
+      />
+      <ProfileScreenStack.Screen
+        name="WompWomp"
+        component={UserBugReportScreen}
+      />
+      <ProfileScreenStack.Screen
+        name="UserProfile"
+        component={UserProfileScreen}
+      />
+    </ProfileScreenStack.Navigator>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/app/navigation/desktop/TopLevelDrawer.tsx b/packages/app/navigation/desktop/TopLevelDrawer.tsx
index 36c1ba1a82..6ff8c53641 100644
--- a/packages/app/navigation/desktop/TopLevelDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/navigation/desktop/TopLevelDrawer.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import {
 import * as store from '@tloncorp/shared/store';
 import { AvatarNavIcon, NavIcon, YStack, useWebAppUpdate } from '@tloncorp/ui';
 
-import ProfileScreen from '../../features/settings/ProfileScreen';
 import { ActivityScreen } from '../../features/top/ActivityScreen';
 import { useCurrentUserId } from '../../hooks/useCurrentUser';
 import { RootDrawerParamList } from '../types';
 import { HomeNavigator } from './HomeNavigator';
+import { ProfileScreenNavigator } from './ProfileScreenNavigator';
 
 const Drawer = createDrawerNavigator<RootDrawerParamList>();
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const TopLevelDrawer = () => {
     >
       <Drawer.Screen name="Home" component={HomeNavigator} />
       <Drawer.Screen name="Activity" component={ActivityScreen} />
-      <Drawer.Screen name="Profile" component={ProfileScreen} />
+      <Drawer.Screen name="Profile" component={ProfileScreenNavigator} />
     </Drawer.Navigator>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/app/provider/AppDataProvider.tsx b/packages/app/provider/AppDataProvider.tsx
index 06df37d459..c1caa88841 100644
--- a/packages/app/provider/AppDataProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/provider/AppDataProvider.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import * as store from '@tloncorp/shared/store';
 import { AppDataContextProvider } from '@tloncorp/ui';
 import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 
-import { BRANCH_DOMAIN, BRANCH_KEY } from '../constants';
+import {
+  BRANCH_DOMAIN,
+  BRANCH_KEY,
+  INVITE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT,
+  INVITE_SERVICE_IS_DEV,
+} from '../constants';
 import { useCurrentUserId } from '../hooks/useCurrentUser';
 
 export function AppDataProvider({
@@ -23,6 +28,8 @@ export function AppDataProvider({
       contacts={contactsQuery.data}
       branchKey={BRANCH_KEY}
       branchDomain={BRANCH_DOMAIN}
+      inviteServiceEndpoint={INVITE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT}
+      inviteServiceIsDev={INVITE_SERVICE_IS_DEV}
       calmSettings={calmSettingsQuery.data}
       session={session}
       webAppNeedsUpdate={webAppNeedsUpdate}
diff --git a/packages/app/utils/posthog.ts b/packages/app/utils/posthog.ts
index 5de42f6081..4600a94ef0 100644
--- a/packages/app/utils/posthog.ts
+++ b/packages/app/utils/posthog.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type OnboardingProperties = {
   email?: string;
   phoneNumber?: string;
   ship?: string;
+  telemetryEnabled?: boolean;
 };
 
 export let posthog: PostHog | undefined;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export const posthogAsync =
   process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' && !process.env.POST_HOG_IN_DEV
     ? undefined
     : PostHog.initAsync(POST_HOG_API_KEY, {
-        host: 'https://eu.posthog.com',
+        host: 'https://data-bridge-v1.vercel.app/ingest',
         enable: true,
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/logic/analytics.ts b/packages/shared/src/logic/analytics.ts
index 803e8e4090..2b64c9c306 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/logic/analytics.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/logic/analytics.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export enum AnalyticsEvent {
   LoggedInBeforeSignup = 'Logged In Without Signing Up',
   FailedSignupOTP = 'Failed to send Signup OTP',
   FailedLoginOTP = 'Failed to send Login OTP',
+  InvitedUserFailedInventoryCheck = 'Invited User Failed Inventory Check',
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/logic/branch.ts b/packages/shared/src/logic/branch.ts
index 565dcd0e62..fe07bf9857 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/logic/branch.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/logic/branch.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ export interface DeepLinkMetadata {
   invitedGroupIconImageUrl?: string;
   invitedGroupiconImageColor?: string;
 }
+
+export interface AppInvite extends DeepLinkMetadata {
+  id: string;
+  shouldAutoJoin: boolean;
+}
+
+export type Lure = {
+  lure: AppInvite | undefined;
+  priorityToken: string | undefined;
+};
+
 export interface DeepLinkData extends DeepLinkMetadata {
   $desktop_url: string;
   $canonical_url: string;
@@ -114,31 +125,23 @@ export async function getDmLink(
   branchDomain: string,
   branchKey: string
 ): Promise<string> {
-  const dmPath = `dm/${ship}`;
-  const fallbackUrl = `https://tlon.network/lure/~loshut-lonreg/tlon`; // for now, send to generic signup page on desktop
-  const link = await createDeepLink({
-    fallbackUrl,
-    type: 'wer',
-    path: dmPath,
-    branchDomain,
-    branchKey,
-  });
-  return link || '';
+  // Not implemented
+  return '';
 }
 
 export const createDeepLink = async ({
   fallbackUrl,
   type,
   path,
-  branchDomain,
-  branchKey,
+  inviteServiceEndpoint,
+  inviteServiceIsDev,
   metadata,
 }: {
   fallbackUrl: string | undefined;
   type: DeepLinkType;
   path: string;
-  branchDomain: string;
-  branchKey: string;
+  inviteServiceEndpoint: string;
+  inviteServiceIsDev: boolean;
   metadata?: DeepLinkMetadata;
 }) => {
   if (!fallbackUrl || !path) {
@@ -170,30 +173,53 @@ export const createDeepLink = async ({
   }
 
   try {
-    let url = await getDeepLink(alias, branchDomain, branchKey).catch(
-      () => null
-    );
-    if (!url) {
-      logger.crumb(`No existing deeplink for ${alias}, creating new one`);
-      const response = await fetchBranchApi('/v1/url', {
-        method: 'POST',
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-          branch_key: branchKey,
-          alias,
-          data,
-        }),
-      });
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        return fallbackUrl;
-      }
-      ({ url } = (await response.json()) as { url: string });
-    }
-    logger.crumb(`Created new deeplink: ${url}`);
-    return url;
+    const inviteLink = await getLinkFromInviteService({
+      alias,
+      data,
+      inviteServiceEndpoint,
+      inviteServiceIsDev,
+    });
+    return inviteLink;
   } catch (e) {
-    logger.trackError('Failed to get or create deeplink', {
+    logger.trackError('Failed to get or create invite link', {
       errorMessage: e?.message,
     });
     return '';
   }
 };
+
+async function getLinkFromInviteService({
+  alias,
+  data,
+  inviteServiceEndpoint,
+  inviteServiceIsDev,
+}: {
+  alias: string;
+  data: DeepLinkData;
+  inviteServiceEndpoint: string;
+  inviteServiceIsDev: boolean;
+}): Promise<string> {
+  const response = await fetch(inviteServiceEndpoint, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      inviteId: alias,
+      data: data,
+      testEnv: inviteServiceIsDev,
+    }),
+  });
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Failed to get invite link from service [${response.status}]: ${alias}`
+    );
+  }
+
+  const { inviteLink }: { inviteLink: string } = await response.json();
+  if (!inviteLink) {
+    throw new Error('Inalid invite service response');
+  }
+
+  return inviteLink;
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/logic/deeplinks.ts b/packages/shared/src/logic/deeplinks.ts
index 562a8cfd4d..03984de345 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/logic/deeplinks.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/logic/deeplinks.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 import { ContentReference } from '../api';
 import { citeToPath } from '../urbit';
-import { DeepLinkMetadata, getBranchLinkMeta, isLureMeta } from './branch';
+import {
+  AppInvite,
+  DeepLinkMetadata,
+  getBranchLinkMeta,
+  isLureMeta,
+} from './branch';
 
-export async function getReferenceFromDeeplink(
-  url: string,
-  branchKey: string
-): Promise<{ reference: ContentReference; path: string } | null> {
-  const linkMeta = await getBranchLinkMeta(url, branchKey);
+export async function getReferenceFromDeeplink({
+  deepLink,
+  branchKey,
+  branchDomain,
+}: {
+  deepLink: string;
+  branchKey: string;
+  branchDomain: string;
+}): Promise<{ reference: ContentReference; path: string } | null> {
+  const linkMeta = await getInviteLinkMeta({
+    inviteLink: deepLink,
+    branchKey,
+    branchDomain,
+  });
 
   if (linkMeta && typeof linkMeta === 'object') {
     if (isLureMeta(linkMeta) && linkMeta.invitedGroupId) {
@@ -24,17 +38,80 @@ export async function getReferenceFromDeeplink(
   return null;
 }
 
-export async function getMetadaFromInviteLink(
-  url: string,
-  branchKey: string
-): Promise<DeepLinkMetadata | null> {
-  const linkMeta = await getBranchLinkMeta(url, branchKey);
-  if (linkMeta && typeof linkMeta === 'object') {
-    if (isLureMeta(linkMeta)) {
-      return linkMeta;
+interface ProviderMetadataResponse {
+  fields: {
+    image?: string;
+    title?: string;
+    cover?: string;
+    description?: string;
+    group?: string;
+    inviter?: string;
+    inviterNickname?: string;
+    inviterAvatarImage?: string;
+  };
+}
+
+export async function getInviteLinkMeta({
+  inviteLink,
+  branchDomain,
+  branchKey,
+}: {
+  inviteLink: string;
+  branchDomain: string;
+  branchKey: string;
+}): Promise<AppInvite | null> {
+  const token = extractTokenFromInviteLink(inviteLink, branchDomain);
+  if (!token) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const providerResponse = await fetch(
+    `https://loshut-lonreg.tlon.network/lure/${token}/metadata`
+  );
+  if (!providerResponse.ok) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // fetch invite link metadata from lure provider
+  const responseMeta: ProviderMetadataResponse = await providerResponse.json();
+  if (
+    !responseMeta.fields ||
+    !responseMeta.fields.group ||
+    !responseMeta.fields.inviter
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const metadata: AppInvite = {
+    id: token,
+    shouldAutoJoin: true,
+    inviterUserId: responseMeta.fields.inviter,
+    invitedGroupId: responseMeta.fields.group,
+    invitedGroupTitle: responseMeta.fields.title,
+    invitedGroupDescription: responseMeta.fields.description,
+    invitedGroupIconImageUrl: responseMeta.fields.image,
+    inviterNickname: responseMeta.fields.inviterNickname,
+    inviterAvatarImage: responseMeta.fields.inviterAvatarImage,
+  };
+
+  // some links might not have everything, try to extend with branch (fine if fails)
+  if (!metadata.inviterNickname) {
+    try {
+      const branchMeta = await getBranchLinkMeta(inviteLink, branchKey);
+      if (branchMeta) {
+        if (branchMeta.inviterNickname && !metadata.inviterNickname) {
+          metadata.inviterNickname = branchMeta.inviterNickname;
+        }
+        if (branchMeta.inviterAvatarImage && !metadata.inviterAvatarImage) {
+          metadata.inviterAvatarImage = branchMeta.inviterAvatarImage;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Failed to fetch branch metadata. Ignoring', e);
     }
   }
-  return null;
+
+  return metadata;
 }
 
 export function createInviteLinkRegex(branchDomain: string) {
@@ -43,6 +120,23 @@ export function createInviteLinkRegex(branchDomain: string) {
   );
 }
 
+export function extractTokenFromInviteLink(
+  url: string,
+  branchDomain: string
+): string | null {
+  if (!url) return null;
+  const INVITE_LINK_REGEX = createInviteLinkRegex(branchDomain);
+  const match = url.trim().match(INVITE_LINK_REGEX);
+
+  if (match) {
+    const parts = match[0].split('/');
+    const token = parts[parts.length - 1];
+    return token ?? null;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
 export function extractNormalizedInviteLink(
   url: string,
   branchDomain: string
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/store/lure.ts b/packages/shared/src/store/lure.ts
index caee1556b6..017d33f4b9 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/store/lure.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/store/lure.ts
@@ -38,27 +38,17 @@ interface LureState {
   lures: Lures;
   fetchLure: (
     flag: string,
-    branchDomain: string,
-    branchKey: string
-  ) => Promise<void>;
-  describe: (
-    flag: string,
-    metadata: LureMetadata,
-    branchDomain: string,
-    branchKey: string
-  ) => Promise<void>;
-  toggle: (
-    flag: string,
-    metadata: GroupMeta,
-    branchDomain: string,
-    branchKey: string
+    inviteServiceEndpoint: string,
+    inviteServiceIsDev: boolean
   ) => Promise<void>;
+  describe: (flag: string) => Promise<void>;
+  toggle: (flag: string) => Promise<void>;
   start: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
-const lureLogger = createDevLogger('lure', true);
+const lureLogger = createDevLogger('lure', false);
 
-function groupsDescribe(meta: GroupMeta) {
+function groupsDescribe(meta: GroupMeta & DeepLinkMetadata) {
   return {
     tag: 'groups-0',
     fields: { ...meta }, // makes typescript happy
@@ -68,17 +58,44 @@ function groupsDescribe(meta: GroupMeta) {
 export const useLureState = create<LureState>((set, get) => ({
   bait: null,
   lures: {},
-  describe: async (flag, metadata, branchDomain, branchKey) => {
+  describe: async (flag) => {
+    const currentUserId = getCurrentUserId();
+    const group = await db.getGroup({ id: flag });
+    const user = await db.getContact({ id: currentUserId });
+
+    if (!group || !user) {
+      lureLogger.trackError('[describe] Error looking up group or user', {
+        groupId: flag,
+        group,
+        user,
+      });
+    }
+
     await poke({
       app: 'reel',
       mark: 'reel-describe',
       json: {
         token: flag,
-        metadata,
+        metadata: groupsDescribe({
+          // legacy keys
+          title: group?.title ?? '',
+          description: group?.description ?? '',
+          cover: group?.coverImage ?? '',
+          image: group?.iconImage ?? '',
+
+          // new-style metadata keys
+          inviterUserId: currentUserId,
+          inviterNickname: user?.nickname ?? '',
+          inviterAvatarImage: user?.avatarImage ?? '',
+          invitedGroupId: flag,
+          invitedGroupTitle: group?.title ?? '',
+          invitedGroupDescription: group?.description ?? '',
+          invitedGroupIconImageUrl: group?.iconImage ?? '',
+        }),
       },
     });
   },
-  toggle: async (flag, meta, branchDomain, branchKey) => {
+  toggle: async (flag) => {
     const { name } = getFlagParts(flag);
     const lure = get().lures[flag];
     const enabled = !lure?.enabled;
@@ -92,7 +109,7 @@ export const useLureState = create<LureState>((set, get) => ({
         },
       });
     } else {
-      get().describe(flag, groupsDescribe(meta), branchDomain, branchKey);
+      get().describe(flag);
     }
 
     set(
@@ -122,7 +139,7 @@ export const useLureState = create<LureState>((set, get) => ({
       })
     );
   },
-  fetchLure: async (flag, branchDomain, branchKey) => {
+  fetchLure: async (flag, inviteServiceEndpoint, inviteServiceIsDev) => {
     const { name } = getFlagParts(flag);
     const prevLure = get().lures[flag];
     lureLogger.crumb('fetching', flag, 'prevLure', prevLure);
@@ -203,8 +220,8 @@ export const useLureState = create<LureState>((set, get) => ({
         fallbackUrl: url,
         type: 'lure',
         path: flag,
-        branchDomain,
-        branchKey,
+        inviteServiceEndpoint,
+        inviteServiceIsDev,
         metadata,
       });
       lureLogger.crumb('deepLinkUrl created', deepLinkUrl);
@@ -230,13 +247,13 @@ const selLure = (flag: string) => (s: LureState) => ({
 
 export function useLure({
   flag,
-  branchDomain,
-  branchKey,
+  inviteServiceEndpoint,
+  inviteServiceIsDev,
   disableLoading = false,
 }: {
   flag: string;
-  branchDomain: string;
-  branchKey: string;
+  inviteServiceEndpoint: string;
+  inviteServiceIsDev: boolean;
   disableLoading?: boolean;
 }) {
   const fetchLure = useLureState((state) => state.fetchLure);
@@ -260,27 +277,27 @@ export function useLure({
   useQuery({
     queryKey: ['lureFetcher', flag],
     queryFn: async () => {
-      lureLogger.crumb('fetching', flag, branchDomain, branchKey);
-      await fetchLure(flag, branchDomain, branchKey);
+      lureLogger.crumb(
+        'fetching',
+        flag,
+        inviteServiceEndpoint,
+        inviteServiceIsDev
+      );
+      await fetchLure(flag, inviteServiceEndpoint, inviteServiceIsDev);
       return true;
     },
     enabled: canCheckForUpdate && uninitialized,
     refetchInterval: 5000,
   });
 
-  const toggle = async (meta: GroupMeta) => {
-    lureLogger.crumb('toggling', flag, meta, branchDomain, branchKey);
-    return useLureState.getState().toggle(flag, meta, branchDomain, branchKey);
+  const toggle = async () => {
+    lureLogger.crumb('toggling', flag);
+    return useLureState.getState().toggle(flag);
   };
 
-  const describe = useCallback(
-    (meta: GroupMeta) => {
-      return useLureState
-        .getState()
-        .describe(flag, groupsDescribe(meta), branchDomain, branchKey);
-    },
-    [flag, branchDomain, branchKey]
-  );
+  const describe = useCallback(() => {
+    return useLureState.getState().describe(flag);
+  }, [flag]);
 
   lureLogger.crumb('useLure', flag, bait, lure, describe);
 
@@ -319,18 +336,18 @@ export function useLureLinkChecked(url: string | undefined, enabled: boolean) {
 
 export function useLureLinkStatus({
   flag,
-  branchDomain,
-  branchKey,
+  inviteServiceEndpoint,
+  inviteServiceIsDev,
 }: {
   flag: string;
-  branchDomain: string;
-  branchKey: string;
+  inviteServiceEndpoint: string;
+  inviteServiceIsDev: boolean;
 }) {
   const { supported, fetched, enabled, url, deepLinkUrl, toggle, describe } =
     useLure({
       flag,
-      branchDomain,
-      branchKey,
+      inviteServiceEndpoint,
+      inviteServiceIsDev,
     });
   const { good, checked } = useLureLinkChecked(url, !!enabled);
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/ChatOptionsSheet.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/ChatOptionsSheet.tsx
index e21e03652d..c1df193204 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/ChatOptionsSheet.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/ChatOptionsSheet.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import React, {
   useState,
 } from 'react';
 import { Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { isWeb } from 'tamagui';
 
 import { ChevronLeft } from '../assets/icons';
 import { useChatOptions, useCurrentUserId } from '../contexts';
@@ -738,35 +739,47 @@ export function ChannelOptions({
                     if (!channel) {
                       return;
                     }
-                    Alert.alert(
-                      `Leave ${title}?`,
-                      'This will be removed from the list',
-                      [
-                        {
-                          text: 'Cancel',
-                          onPress: () => console.log('Cancel Pressed'),
-                          style: 'cancel',
-                        },
-                        {
-                          text: 'Leave',
-                          style: 'destructive',
-                          onPress: () => {
-                            onOpenChange(false);
-                            if (
-                              channel.type === 'dm' ||
-                              channel.type === 'groupDm'
-                            ) {
-                              store.respondToDMInvite({
-                                channel,
-                                accept: false,
-                              });
-                            } else {
-                              store.leaveGroupChannel(channel.id);
-                            }
+                    if (!isWeb) {
+                      Alert.alert(
+                        `Leave ${title}?`,
+                        'This will be removed from the list',
+                        [
+                          {
+                            text: 'Cancel',
+                            onPress: () => console.log('Cancel Pressed'),
+                            style: 'cancel',
                           },
-                        },
-                      ]
-                    );
+                          {
+                            text: 'Leave',
+                            style: 'destructive',
+                            onPress: () => {
+                              onOpenChange(false);
+                              if (
+                                channel.type === 'dm' ||
+                                channel.type === 'groupDm'
+                              ) {
+                                store.respondToDMInvite({
+                                  channel,
+                                  accept: false,
+                                });
+                              } else {
+                                store.leaveGroupChannel(channel.id);
+                              }
+                            },
+                          },
+                        ]
+                      );
+                      return;
+                    }
+                    onOpenChange(false);
+                    if (channel.type === 'dm' || channel.type === 'groupDm') {
+                      store.respondToDMInvite({
+                        channel,
+                        accept: false,
+                      });
+                    } else {
+                      store.leaveGroupChannel(channel.id);
+                    }
                   },
                 },
               ],
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/FeatureFlagScreenView.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/FeatureFlagScreenView.tsx
index f775bc44a7..b49d1364b7 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/FeatureFlagScreenView.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/FeatureFlagScreenView.tsx
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ export function FeatureFlagScreenView({
   onFlagToggled: (flagName: string, enabled: boolean) => void;
 }) {
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
-  console.log('render', features);
 
   return (
-    <View flex={1}>
+    <View flex={1} backgroundColor="$background">
       <ScreenHeader title={'Feature Previews'} backAction={onBackPressed} />
       <ScrollView
         contentContainerStyle={{
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/InviteFriendsToTlonButton.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/InviteFriendsToTlonButton.tsx
index 6a83e3d13f..baa7669a79 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/InviteFriendsToTlonButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/InviteFriendsToTlonButton.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Share } from 'react-native';
 import { Text, View, XStack, isWeb } from 'tamagui';
 
-import { useBranchDomain, useBranchKey, useCurrentUserId } from '../contexts';
+import { useCurrentUserId, useInviteService } from '../contexts';
 import { useCopy } from '../hooks/useCopy';
 import { useIsAdmin } from '../utils';
 import { Button } from './Button';
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ const logger = createDevLogger('InviteButton', true);
 export function InviteFriendsToTlonButton({ group }: { group?: db.Group }) {
   const userId = useCurrentUserId();
   const isGroupAdmin = useIsAdmin(group?.id ?? '', userId);
-  const branchDomain = useBranchDomain();
-  const branchKey = useBranchKey();
+  const inviteService = useInviteService();
   const { status, shareUrl, toggle, describe } = store.useLureLinkStatus({
     flag: group?.id ?? '',
-    branchDomain: branchDomain,
-    branchKey: branchKey,
+    inviteServiceEndpoint: inviteService.endpoint,
+    inviteServiceIsDev: inviteService.isDev,
   });
   const { doCopy } = useCopy(shareUrl || '');
 
@@ -60,24 +59,17 @@ export function InviteFriendsToTlonButton({ group }: { group?: db.Group }) {
   }, [shareUrl, status, group, doCopy]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const meta = {
-      title: group?.title ?? '',
-      description: group?.description ?? '',
-      cover: group?.coverImage ?? '',
-      image: group?.iconImage ?? '',
-    };
-
     const toggleLink = async () => {
       if (!group) return;
-      await toggle(meta);
+      await toggle();
     };
     if (status === 'disabled' && isGroupAdmin) {
       toggleLink();
     }
     if (status === 'stale') {
-      describe(meta);
+      describe();
     }
-  }, [group, branchDomain, branchKey, toggle, status, isGroupAdmin, describe]);
+  }, [group, toggle, status, isGroupAdmin, describe]);
 
   if (
     (group?.privacy === 'private' || group?.privacy === 'secret') &&
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/MessageInput/index.native.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/MessageInput/index.native.tsx
index 3c62759e49..1b8cb86865 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/MessageInput/index.native.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/MessageInput/index.native.tsx
@@ -486,10 +486,11 @@ export const MessageInput = forwardRef<MessageInputHandle, MessageInputProps>(
           pastedText,
           matchRegex: DEEPLINK_REGEX,
           processMatch: async (deeplink) => {
-            const deeplinkRef = await logic.getReferenceFromDeeplink(
-              deeplink,
-              branchKey
-            );
+            const deeplinkRef = await logic.getReferenceFromDeeplink({
+              deepLink: deeplink,
+              branchKey,
+              branchDomain,
+            });
             return deeplinkRef
               ? {
                   type: 'reference',
@@ -515,10 +516,11 @@ export const MessageInput = forwardRef<MessageInputHandle, MessageInputProps>(
             const parts = tlonLure.split('/');
             const token = parts[parts.length - 1];
             if (!token) return null;
-            const deeplinkRef = await logic.getReferenceFromDeeplink(
-              `https://${branchDomain}/${token}`,
-              branchKey
-            );
+            const deeplinkRef = await logic.getReferenceFromDeeplink({
+              deepLink: `https://${branchDomain}/${token}`,
+              branchKey,
+              branchDomain,
+            });
             return deeplinkRef
               ? {
                   type: 'reference',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/PostContent/BlockRenderer.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/PostContent/BlockRenderer.tsx
index f812dcf7e0..94dc26fa67 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/PostContent/BlockRenderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/PostContent/BlockRenderer.tsx
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ export function ImageBlock({
     });
   }, []);
 
+  const shouldUseAspectRatio = imageProps?.aspectRatio !== 'unset';
+
   return (
     <Pressable
       borderRadius="$s"
@@ -257,7 +259,9 @@ export function ImageBlock({
           uri: block.src,
         }}
         style={{
-          aspectRatio: dimensions.aspect || undefined,
+          ...(shouldUseAspectRatio
+            ? { aspectRatio: dimensions.aspect || undefined }
+            : {}),
         }}
         alt={block.alt}
         onLoad={handleImageLoaded}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/contexts/appDataContext.tsx b/packages/ui/src/contexts/appDataContext.tsx
index 9bdf668483..12eb55323c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/contexts/appDataContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/contexts/appDataContext.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export type CurrentAppDataState = {
   contactIndex: Record<string, db.Contact> | null;
   branchDomain: string;
   branchKey: string;
+  inviteServiceEndpoint: string;
+  inviteServiceIsDev: boolean;
   session: Session | null;
   calmSettings: CalmState;
   webAppNeedsUpdate?: boolean;
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ export const AppDataContextProvider = ({
   contacts,
   branchDomain,
   branchKey,
+  inviteServiceEndpoint,
+  inviteServiceIsDev,
   calmSettings,
   session,
   webAppNeedsUpdate,
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ export const AppDataContextProvider = ({
       contactIndex: buildContactIndex(contacts ?? []),
       branchDomain: branchDomain ?? '',
       branchKey: branchKey ?? '',
+      inviteServiceEndpoint: inviteServiceEndpoint ?? '',
+      inviteServiceIsDev: inviteServiceIsDev ?? false,
       calmSettings: calmSettings ?? {
         disableRemoteContent: false,
         disableAvatars: false,
@@ -56,8 +62,10 @@ export const AppDataContextProvider = ({
       contacts,
       branchDomain,
       branchKey,
-      session,
+      inviteServiceEndpoint,
+      inviteServiceIsDev,
       calmSettings,
+      session,
       webAppNeedsUpdate,
       triggerWebAppUpdate,
     ]
@@ -85,6 +93,14 @@ export const useContact = (ship: string) => {
   return contactIndex?.[ship] ?? null;
 };
 
+export const useInviteService = () => {
+  const context = useAppDataContext();
+  return {
+    endpoint: context.inviteServiceEndpoint,
+    isDev: context.inviteServiceIsDev,
+  };
+};
+
 export const useBranchDomain = () => {
   const context = useAppDataContext();
   return context.branchDomain;
diff --git a/tm-alpha-desk/desk.docket-0 b/tm-alpha-desk/desk.docket-0
index f0dc044f14..abcd5063db 100644
--- a/tm-alpha-desk/desk.docket-0
+++ b/tm-alpha-desk/desk.docket-0
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     info+'Start, host, and cultivate communities. Own your communications, organize your resources, and share documents. Tlon is a decentralized platform that offers a full, communal suite of tools for messaging, writing and sharing media with others.'
     color+0xde.dede
     image+'https://bootstrap.urbit.org/tlon.svg?v=1'
-    glob-http+['https://bootstrap.urbit.org/glob-0v1.8qptj.e342t.ju4l0.hro0m.8b627.glob' 0v1.8qptj.e342t.ju4l0.hro0m.8b627]
+    glob-http+['https://bootstrap.urbit.org/glob-0v6.lqi3b.foeos.9jpg1.5m4kh.t8imj.glob' 0v6.lqi3b.foeos.9jpg1.5m4kh.t8imj]
     base+'tm-alpha'
     version+[1 0 0]
     website+'https://tlon.io'