Travel directions, agent resilience, opportunities clarity

- Travel planner shows the compass bearing (N/NE/.../NW) of each hop,
  computed from world-map coordinates (+x East, +y North, calibrated
  against Bridgewatch=south, Lymhurst=east). Zone positions parsed from
  world.bin into new zones.pos_x/pos_y columns.
- Agent: retry ingest POSTs with backoff + longer timeout, graceful
  failure (no more uncaught crash on a transient connect timeout).
- Opportunities: state the city prices apply to in the breakdown, and
  show tier+enchant as one "T4.3" chip with a tooltip.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

agent/src/api.ts

@@ -1,29 +1,61 @@
 import type { AlbionOrder, ParsedWorld } from '@albion/shared';
 import type { AgentConfig } from './config.js';
 
-/** Thin client for the server's ingest endpoints. */
+function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
+}
+
+/** Thin client for the server's ingest endpoints, with retry on transient failures. */
 export class ServerClient {
   constructor(private cfg: AgentConfig) {}
 
-  private async post(pathname: string, body: unknown): Promise<any> {
+  private async post(pathname: string, body: unknown, retries = 4): Promise<any> {
+    const payload = JSON.stringify(body);
+    let lastErr: unknown;
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= retries; attempt++) {
+      try {
         const res = await fetch(`${this.cfg.serverUrl}${pathname}`, {
           method: 'POST',
           headers: {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
             ...(this.cfg.apiKey ? { Authorization: `Bearer ${this.cfg.apiKey}` } : {}),
           },
-      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+          body: payload,
-      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(30000),
+          signal: AbortSignal.timeout(45000),
         });
+        if (res.status === 401) throw new Error('401 unauthorized — check the apiKey in your agent config matches the server.');
         if (!res.ok) {
           const text = await res.text().catch(() => '');
           throw new Error(`${pathname} -> HTTP ${res.status} ${text}`);
         }
-    return res.json();
+        return await res.json();
+      } catch (e) {
+        lastErr = e;
+        // don't retry auth failures — the key is wrong, retrying won't help
+        if (e instanceof Error && e.message.startsWith('401')) throw e;
+        if (attempt < retries) {
+          const delay = Math.min(15000, 2000 * 2 ** attempt); // 2s,4s,8s,15s
+          console.warn(`  ${pathname} attempt ${attempt + 1} failed (${e instanceof Error ? e.message : e}); retrying in ${delay / 1000}s...`);
+          await sleep(delay);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    throw lastErr;
   }
 
-  ping(): Promise<any> {
+  async ping(): Promise<any> {
-    return fetch(`${this.cfg.serverUrl}/api/health`, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10000) }).then((r) => r.json());
+    // a couple of quick attempts, since the server/NPM may still be warming up
+    let lastErr: unknown;
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 3; attempt++) {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch(`${this.cfg.serverUrl}/api/health`, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15000) });
+        return await res.json();
+      } catch (e) {
+        lastErr = e;
+        if (attempt < 2) await sleep(3000);
+      }
+    }
+    throw lastErr;
   }
 
   sendWorld(world: ParsedWorld): Promise<any> {

agent/src/index.ts

@@ -126,7 +126,12 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   if (command === 'world') {
+    try {
       await uploadWorld(client, cfg);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('World upload failed:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
     return;
   }
 
@@ -140,4 +145,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
-void main();
+main().catch((e) => {
+  console.error('Agent error:', e instanceof Error ? e.message : e);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

server/src/db/index.ts

@@ -103,8 +103,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS zones (
   albion_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
   name      TEXT NOT NULL,
   type      TEXT NOT NULL,
-  color     TEXT NOT NULL
+  color     TEXT NOT NULL,
+  pos_x     DOUBLE PRECISION,
+  pos_y     DOUBLE PRECISION
 );
+-- add position columns to zones tables created before this feature
+ALTER TABLE zones ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS pos_x DOUBLE PRECISION;
+ALTER TABLE zones ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS pos_y DOUBLE PRECISION;
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS zone_connections (
   zone_a TEXT NOT NULL,

server/src/travel/import.ts

@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ export async function storeWorld(world: ParsedWorld, source: string): Promise<Wo
     for (const [a, b] of world.connections) edgeSet.add([a, b].sort().join('|'));
 
     // chunked bulk inserts
-    const zoneRows = world.zones.map((z) => [z.albionId, z.name, z.type, z.color]);
+    const zoneRows = world.zones.map((z) => [z.albionId, z.name, z.type, z.color, z.x, z.y]);
     for (let i = 0; i < zoneRows.length; i += 5000) {
       const chunk = zoneRows.slice(i, i + 5000);
       const params: unknown[] = [];
       const groups = chunk.map((r) => `(${r.map((v) => `$${params.push(v)}`).join(', ')})`);
-      await tx.query(`INSERT INTO zones (albion_id, name, type, color) VALUES ${groups.join(', ')} ON CONFLICT (albion_id) DO NOTHING`, params);
+      await tx.query(`INSERT INTO zones (albion_id, name, type, color, pos_x, pos_y) VALUES ${groups.join(', ')} ON CONFLICT (albion_id) DO NOTHING`, params);
     }
     const edges = [...edgeSet].map((e) => e.split('|'));
     for (let i = 0; i < edges.length; i += 10000) {

server/src/travel/route.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ export interface Zone {
   name: string;
   type: string;
   color: string;
+  x: number | null;
+  y: number | null;
+}
+
+/** 8-point compass bearing from A to B using map coords (+x East, +y North). */
+const COMPASS = ['E', 'NE', 'N', 'NW', 'W', 'SW', 'S', 'SE'];
+export function direction(a: Zone, b: Zone): string | null {
+  if (a.x == null || a.y == null || b.x == null || b.y == null) return null;
+  const dx = b.x - a.x;
+  const dy = b.y - a.y;
+  if (dx === 0 && dy === 0) return null;
+  const angle = (Math.atan2(dy, dx) * 180) / Math.PI; // 0 = East, 90 = North
+  const idx = ((Math.round(angle / 45) % 8) + 8) % 8;
+  return COMPASS[idx];
 }
 
 export type TravelMode = 'safe' | 'all';
@@ -20,7 +34,7 @@ const ROUTABLE_COLORS = new Set(['city', 'blue', 'yellow', 'red', 'black', 'othe
 async function loadGraph(): Promise<{ zones: Map<string, Zone>; adj: Map<string, string[]> }> {
   const zones = new Map<string, Zone>();
   for (const r of (await query('SELECT * FROM zones')) as any[]) {
-    zones.set(r.albion_id, { albionId: r.albion_id, name: r.name, type: r.type, color: r.color });
+    zones.set(r.albion_id, { albionId: r.albion_id, name: r.name, type: r.type, color: r.color, x: r.pos_x, y: r.pos_y });
   }
   const adj = new Map<string, string[]>();
   for (const r of (await query('SELECT * FROM zone_connections')) as any[]) {
@@ -32,9 +46,14 @@ async function loadGraph(): Promise<{ zones: Map<string, Zone>; adj: Map<string,
   return { zones, adj };
 }
 
+export interface RouteStep extends Zone {
+  /** compass direction of the NEXT hop from this zone (null on the final zone) */
+  dirToNext: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface RouteResult {
   found: boolean;
-  path: Zone[];
+  path: RouteStep[];
   zonesTraversed: number;
   dangerZones: number; // red + black on the path
 }
@@ -77,10 +96,14 @@ export async function findRoute(fromName: string, toName: string, mode: TravelMo
 
   if (!prev.has(goal)) return { found: false, path: [], zonesTraversed: 0, dangerZones: 0 };
 
-  const path: Zone[] = [];
+  const zonePath: Zone[] = [];
   for (let cur: string | null = goal; cur != null; cur = prev.get(cur) ?? null) {
-    path.unshift(zones.get(cur)!);
+    zonePath.unshift(zones.get(cur)!);
   }
+  const path: RouteStep[] = zonePath.map((z, i) => ({
+    ...z,
+    dirToNext: i < zonePath.length - 1 ? direction(z, zonePath[i + 1]) : null,
+  }));
   const dangerZones = path.filter((z) => z.color === 'red' || z.color === 'black').length;
   return { found: true, path, zonesTraversed: path.length - 1, dangerZones };
 }
@@ -91,6 +114,8 @@ export async function listZones(): Promise<Zone[]> {
     name: r.name,
     type: r.type,
     color: r.color,
+    x: r.pos_x,
+    y: r.pos_y,
   }));
 }
 

shared/src/worldParse.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ export interface WorldZone {
   name: string;
   type: string;
   color: string;
+  /** world-map coordinates (+x = East, +y = North); null if the zone has none */
+  x: number | null;
+  y: number | null;
 }
 
 export interface ParsedWorld {
@@ -65,9 +68,18 @@ interface RawCluster {
   '@id'?: string;
   '@displayname'?: string;
   '@type'?: string;
+  '@worldmapposition'?: string;
   exits?: { exit?: RawExit | RawExit[] };
 }
 
+/** Parse "x y" world-map position; returns [null, null] when absent/malformed. */
+function parsePos(raw: string | undefined): [number | null, number | null] {
+  if (!raw) return [null, null];
+  const parts = raw.trim().split(/\s+/).map(Number);
+  if (parts.length < 2 || !Number.isFinite(parts[0]) || !Number.isFinite(parts[1])) return [null, null];
+  return [parts[0], parts[1]];
+}
+
 function asArray<T>(v: T | T[] | undefined): T[] {
   if (v === undefined || v === null) return [];
   return Array.isArray(v) ? v : [v];
@@ -129,12 +141,17 @@ export function parseWorldXml(xml: string): ParsedWorld {
   }
 
   return {
-    zones: zones.map((z) => ({
+    zones: zones.map((z) => {
+      const [x, y] = parsePos(z['@worldmapposition']);
+      return {
         albionId: z['@id']!,
         name: z['@displayname']!,
         type: z['@type'] ?? '',
         color: zoneColor(z['@type'] ?? ''),
-    })),
+        x,
+        y,
+      };
+    }),
     connections: [...edges].map((e) => e.split('|') as [string, string]),
   };
 }

web/src/apiCache.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * Tiny in-memory client cache so switching tabs doesn't refetch data that's
+ * still fresh. Keyed by an arbitrary string; entries expire after a TTL. Pages
+ * call cachedJson() on mount (instant when warm) and pass force:true from a
+ * manual Refresh button to bypass and repopulate.
+ *
+ * Lives at module scope, so it survives component unmount/remount (tab switches)
+ * but resets on a full page reload.
+ */
+interface Entry {
+  at: number;
+  data: unknown;
+}
+
+const store = new Map<string, Entry>();
+const DEFAULT_TTL = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
+
+export interface CachedOptions {
+  ttl?: number;
+  force?: boolean;
+  init?: RequestInit;
+}
+
+export async function cachedJson<T = any>(key: string, url: string, opts: CachedOptions = {}): Promise<T> {
+  const ttl = opts.ttl ?? DEFAULT_TTL;
+  const hit = store.get(key);
+  if (!opts.force && hit && Date.now() - hit.at < ttl) {
+    return hit.data as T;
+  }
+  const res = await fetch(url, opts.init);
+  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${url} → HTTP ${res.status}`);
+  const data = (await res.json()) as T;
+  store.set(key, { at: Date.now(), data });
+  return data;
+}
+
+/** Peek a cached value without fetching (for instant first paint). */
+export function peek<T = any>(key: string): T | undefined {
+  return store.get(key)?.data as T | undefined;
+}
+
+/** How old the cached entry is, in ms (undefined if absent). */
+export function ageMs(key: string): number | undefined {
+  const hit = store.get(key);
+  return hit ? Date.now() - hit.at : undefined;
+}
+
+/** Drop cache entries whose key starts with prefix (or everything if omitted). */
+export function invalidate(prefix?: string): void {
+  if (!prefix) {
+    store.clear();
+    return;
+  }
+  for (const k of [...store.keys()]) if (k.startsWith(prefix)) store.delete(k);
+}

web/src/pages/OpportunitiesPage.tsx

@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ export default function OpportunitiesPage() {
                   <tr key={o.recipeId} className="clickable" onClick={() => setExpanded(expanded === o.recipeId ? null : o.recipeId)}>
                     <td>
                       {o.outputName ?? o.outputItem}
-                      {o.enchantment > 0 && <span className="tag">.{o.enchantment}</span>}
+                      <span className="tag" title={o.enchantment > 0 ? `Tier ${o.tier}, enchantment ${o.enchantment}` : `Tier ${o.tier}`}>
-                      <span className="tag">T{o.tier}</span>
+                        T{o.tier}{o.enchantment > 0 ? `.${o.enchantment}` : ''}
+                      </span>
                     </td>
                     <td className="muted">{o.source === 'upgrade' ? 'enchant' : 'craft'}</td>
                     <td style={{ color: o.profit >= 0 ? '#7fd18a' : '#e08869', fontWeight: 600 }}>{silver(o.profit)}</td>
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ export default function OpportunitiesPage() {
                       <td colSpan={9} style={{ background: '#191d24' }}>
                         <div style={{ padding: '8px 4px' }}>
                           <p className="muted" style={{ margin: '4px 0' }}>
-                            Sells for {silver(o.outputPrice)} ({o.amountCrafted}× per craft) · station fee {silver(o.fee)} ·
+                            Sells in <strong>{o.city}</strong> for {silver(o.outputPrice)} ({o.amountCrafted}× per craft) ·
+                            inputs bought in {o.city} · station fee {silver(o.fee)} ·
                             {o.focusUsed > 0 ? ` uses ${Math.round(o.focusUsed)} focus ·` : ''} return rate {(o.rrr * 100).toFixed(1)}%
                           </p>
                           <table>

web/src/pages/TravelPage.tsx

@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ interface Zone {
   color: string;
 }
 
+interface RouteStep extends Zone {
+  dirToNext: string | null;
+}
+
 interface RouteResult {
   found: boolean;
-  path: Zone[];
+  path: RouteStep[];
   zonesTraversed: number;
   dangerZones: number;
 }
@@ -166,7 +170,11 @@ export default function TravelPage() {
             <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: 6, alignItems: 'center' }}>
               {route.path.map((z, i) => (
                 <span key={z.albionId} style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6 }}>
-                  {i > 0 && <span className="muted">›</span>}
+                  {i > 0 && (
+                    <span className="muted" style={{ fontSize: 12 }}>
+                      {route.path[i - 1].dirToNext ? `— ${route.path[i - 1].dirToNext} →` : '›'}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
                   <span className="tag" style={{ color: ZONE_COLORS[z.color] ?? undefined, fontSize: 13 }}>{z.name}</span>
                 </span>
               ))}