diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7527664..0000000
--- a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-
-import { mtp } from "@tensamin/shared/data";
-import { onlineStatusOptions } from "./status-options";
-
-describe("sidebar status requests", () => {
-  it.each(onlineStatusOptions)("sends $label as $value", ({ value }) => {
-    expect(mtp.SetUserState.request.parse({ UserState: value })).toEqual({
-      UserState: value,
-    });
-  });
-
-  it("keeps status text on the profile operation", () => {
-    expect(mtp.ChangeUserData.request.parse({ Status: "At lunch" })).toEqual({
-      Status: "At lunch",
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar.tsx
index 7a7c58b..10baf34 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar.tsx
@@ -36,19 +36,23 @@ import { useShowMobileNavbar } from "@/routes/app/useShowMobileNavbar";
 import { Ellipsis, Check } from "lucide-react";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import type { User } from "@tensamin/user/context";
-import { mtp, userPresencePreferenceSchema } from "@tensamin/shared/data";
+import type z from "zod";
+import { mtp } from "@tensamin/shared/data";
 import { useMTP } from "@tensamin/mtp";
-import {
-  onlineStatusLabels,
-  onlineStatusOptions,
-  type OnlineStatus,
-} from "./status-options";
 
-function accountPreference(status: User["OnlineStatus"]): OnlineStatus {
-  return userPresencePreferenceSchema.safeParse(status).success
-    ? (status as OnlineStatus)
-    : "user_online";
-}
+type OnlineStatus = z.infer<typeof mtp.GetUserData.response.shape.OnlineStatus>;
+
+const onlineStatusLabels: Record<OnlineStatus, string> = {
+  user_online: "Online",
+  user_offline: "Offline",
+  user_dnd: "Do not disturb",
+  user_idle: "Idle",
+  user_wc: "Away",
+  user_borked: "Borked",
+  iota_offline: "Iota offline",
+  iota_online: "Iota online",
+  iota_borked: "Iota borked",
+};
 
 function StatusDialog({
   user,
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ function StatusDialog({
       onOpenChange={(nextOpen) => {
         if (!nextOpen) {
           setDraftStatus(user.Status ?? "");
-          setDraftOnlineStatus(accountPreference(user.OnlineStatus));
+          setDraftOnlineStatus(user.OnlineStatus);
           setErrorMessage("");
           setSaveSucceeded(false);
         }
@@ -122,11 +126,10 @@ function StatusDialog({
               </SelectValue>
             </SelectTrigger>
             <SelectContent className="p-1">
-              {onlineStatusOptions.map((option) => (
-                <SelectItem key={option.value} value={option.value}>
-                  {option.label}
-                </SelectItem>
-              ))}
+              <SelectItem value="user_online">Online</SelectItem>
+              <SelectItem value="user_offline">Offline</SelectItem>
+              <SelectItem value="user_idle">Idle</SelectItem>
+              <SelectItem value="user_dnd">Do not disturb</SelectItem>
             </SelectContent>
           </Select>
         </div>
@@ -137,9 +140,12 @@ function StatusDialog({
           <DialogClose render={<Button variant="destructive">Cancel</Button>} />
           <Button
             onClick={async () => {
-              const payload = { UserState: draftOnlineStatus };
+              const payload = {
+                ...(draftStatus && { status: draftStatus }),
+                OnlineStatus: draftOnlineStatus,
+              };
 
-              const validation = mtp.SetUserState.request.safeParse(payload);
+              const validation = mtp.ChangeUserData.request.safeParse(payload);
 
               if (!validation.success) {
                 setSaveSucceeded(false);
@@ -150,17 +156,7 @@ function StatusDialog({
               }
 
               try {
-                await send("SetUserState", validation.data);
-                const profileValidation = mtp.ChangeUserData.request.safeParse({
-                  Status: draftStatus,
-                });
-                if (!profileValidation.success) {
-                  throw new Error(
-                    profileValidation.error.issues[0]?.message ??
-                      "Invalid status data",
-                  );
-                }
-                await send("ChangeUserData", profileValidation.data);
+                await send("ChangeUserData", validation.data);
                 setSaveSucceeded(true);
                 setErrorMessage("");
               } catch (err) {
@@ -231,9 +227,7 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
                             <DropdownMenuItem
                               onClick={() => {
                                 setDraftStatus(user.Status ?? "");
-                                setDraftOnlineStatus(
-                                  accountPreference(user.OnlineStatus),
-                                );
+                                setDraftOnlineStatus(user.OnlineStatus);
                                 setStatusErrorMessage("");
                                 setStatusSaveSucceeded(false);
                                 setDialogOpen(true);
@@ -252,9 +246,7 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
                     onOpenChange={(nextOpen) => {
                       if (!nextOpen) {
                         setDraftStatus(user.Status ?? "");
-                        setDraftOnlineStatus(
-                          accountPreference(user.OnlineStatus),
-                        );
+                        setDraftOnlineStatus(user.OnlineStatus);
                         setStatusErrorMessage("");
                         setStatusSaveSucceeded(false);
                       }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/status-options.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/status-options.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a1d078..0000000
--- a/apps/web/src/components/status-options.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-
-import { onlineStatusOptions } from "./status-options";
-
-describe("status options", () => {
-  it("uses the exact client protocol values", () => {
-    expect(onlineStatusOptions).toEqual([
-      { label: "Online", value: "user_online" },
-      { label: "Idle", value: "user_idle" },
-      { label: "Do not disturb", value: "user_dnd" },
-      { label: "Away", value: "user_wc" },
-      { label: "Offline", value: "user_invisible" },
-    ]);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/status-options.ts b/apps/web/src/components/status-options.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 58dfc2d..0000000
--- a/apps/web/src/components/status-options.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-export const onlineStatusOptions = [
-  { label: "Online", value: "user_online" },
-  { label: "Idle", value: "user_idle" },
-  { label: "Do not disturb", value: "user_dnd" },
-  { label: "Away", value: "user_wc" },
-  { label: "Offline", value: "user_invisible" },
-] as const;
-
-export type OnlineStatus = (typeof onlineStatusOptions)[number]["value"];
-
-export const onlineStatusLabels = Object.fromEntries(
-  onlineStatusOptions.map((option) => [option.value, option.label]),
-) as Record<OnlineStatus, string>;
diff --git a/mtp-type-maps b/mtp-type-maps
index 486541b..11a1d79 160000
--- a/mtp-type-maps
+++ b/mtp-type-maps
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 486541b9483356ff49ff3ec7016f87d3ecbeaa0e
+Subproject commit 11a1d79409857b734e948dd8c3e28e6ba721d15f
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0bda928..9442998 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@methanium/ui": "*",
     "mtp": "*",
-    "sonner": "^2.0.7"
-  },
-  "overrides": {
-    "@methanium/ui": "https://git.methanium.net/methanium/ui/releases/download/0.0.22/methanium-ui.tgz",
-    "mtp": "https://git.methanium.net/methanium/mtp/releases/download/0.2.0-dev-a692bed/mtp-0.2.0.tgz"
+    "sonner": "^2.0.7",
+    "yaml": "^2.9.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/sync.test.tsx b/packages/cache/src/sync.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 30ff1c4..0000000
--- a/packages/cache/src/sync.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-
-import { removeMissingContactSnapshots } from "./sync";
-
-describe("authoritative contact cache updates", () => {
-  it("removes missing users and keeps the latest authoritative set", () => {
-    const contacts = [{ UserId: 2 }, { UserId: 3 }, { UserId: 4 }];
-    expect(removeMissingContactSnapshots(contacts, [3, 99])).toEqual([
-      { UserId: 2 },
-      { UserId: 4 },
-    ]);
-  });
-
-  it("does not let a delayed state notification recreate a removed contact", () => {
-    const contacts = [{ UserId: 2 }];
-    const afterMissing = removeMissingContactSnapshots(contacts, [2]);
-    expect(removeMissingContactSnapshots(afterMissing, [])).toEqual([]);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/sync.tsx b/packages/cache/src/sync.tsx
index 37076c1..f90e80d 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/sync.tsx
+++ b/packages/cache/src/sync.tsx
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ function isError(message: ProtocolMessage) {
   return message.type.startsWith("Error");
 }
 
-export function removeMissingContactSnapshots<T extends { UserId: number }>(
-  contacts: T[],
-  missingUserIds: readonly number[],
-): T[] {
-  const missing = new Set(missingUserIds);
-  return contacts.filter((contact) => !missing.has(contact.UserId));
-}
-
 export default function CacheSync() {
   const { addInterceptor, contextReady, freshContacts, subscribePush } =
     useMTP();
@@ -45,20 +37,6 @@ export default function CacheSync() {
     [accountId],
   );
 
-  const removeMissingContacts = useCallback(
-    async (userIds: number[]) => {
-      if (userIds.length === 0) return;
-      const cache = secureCache();
-      const contacts = await cache.contacts.get();
-      if (!contacts) return;
-      const remaining = removeMissingContactSnapshots(contacts, userIds);
-      if (remaining.length === contacts.length) return;
-      await cache.contacts.replace(remaining);
-      await cache.conversations.replaceSelected(remaining);
-    },
-    [secureCache],
-  );
-
   const replaceMessage = useCallback(
     async (
       partnerId: number,
@@ -132,15 +110,6 @@ export default function CacheSync() {
       const request = (data ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
       const result = response.data as Record<string, unknown>;
 
-      if (type === "GetStates" && Array.isArray(result.MissingUserIds)) {
-        await removeMissingContacts(
-          result.MissingUserIds.filter(
-            (userId): userId is number => typeof userId === "number",
-          ),
-        );
-        return;
-      }
-
       if (type === "GetUserData") {
         await createCache(String(accountId)).profiles.put(
           result as unknown as UserProfile,
@@ -227,14 +196,7 @@ export default function CacheSync() {
         return;
       }
     },
-    [
-      accountId,
-      insertMessage,
-      removeMissingContacts,
-      removeMessage,
-      replaceMessage,
-      secureCache,
-    ],
+    [accountId, insertMessage, removeMessage, replaceMessage, secureCache],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -248,14 +210,6 @@ export default function CacheSync() {
     async (message: ProtocolMessage) => {
       if (!accountId || isError(message)) return;
       const data = message.data as Record<string, unknown>;
-      if (message.type === "GetStates" && Array.isArray(data.MissingUserIds)) {
-        await removeMissingContacts(
-          data.MissingUserIds.filter(
-            (userId): userId is number => typeof userId === "number",
-          ),
-        );
-        return;
-      }
       if (message.type === "MessageLive") {
         await insertMessage(
           Number(data.SenderId),
@@ -309,14 +263,7 @@ export default function CacheSync() {
         await replaceMessage(partnerId, sendTime, { Reactions: reactions });
       }
     },
-    [
-      accountId,
-      insertMessage,
-      removeMessage,
-      removeMissingContacts,
-      replaceMessage,
-      secureCache,
-    ],
+    [accountId, insertMessage, removeMessage, replaceMessage, secureCache],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/mtp/src/context.test.tsx b/packages/mtp/src/context.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f50aba..0000000
--- a/packages/mtp/src/context.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-
-import { isPushType, validateResponse } from "./context";
-
-describe("MTP protocol dispatch", () => {
-  it("preserves protocol errors for the request layer", () => {
-    const error = validateResponse("GetStates", {
-      id: 12,
-      type: "ErrorInternal",
-      data: { ErrorType: "temporary" },
-    });
-    expect(error.type).toBe("ErrorInternal");
-    expect(error.id).toBe(12);
-  });
-
-  it("recognizes initial and live presence pushes", () => {
-    expect(isPushType("GetStates")).toBe(true);
-    expect(isPushType("ClientChanged")).toBe(true);
-    expect(isPushType("UnknownMessage")).toBe(false);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/mtp/src/context.tsx b/packages/mtp/src/context.tsx
index a86fa57..69010a9 100644
--- a/packages/mtp/src/context.tsx
+++ b/packages/mtp/src/context.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import {
   type MTP as Schemas,
 } from "@tensamin/shared/data";
 import { log } from "@tensamin/shared/log";
-import { ProtocolError } from "@tensamin/shared/errors";
 import { useStorage } from "@tensamin/storage/context";
 
 import { RECONNECT_RESET, RECONNECT_TRIES, RETRY_INTERVAL } from "./values";
@@ -63,30 +62,9 @@ const PUSH_TYPES = [
   "MessageDeleteLive",
   "MessageState",
   "CallInvite",
-  "GetStates",
-  "ClientChanged",
   "ErrorNoIota",
 ] as const;
 
-export function isPushType(type: string): boolean {
-  return (PUSH_TYPES as readonly string[]).includes(type);
-}
-
-function removeMissingContacts(
-  contacts: Contacts,
-  message: ProtocolMessage,
-): Contacts {
-  if (message.type !== "GetStates") return contacts;
-  const data = message.data as { MissingUserIds?: unknown };
-  if (!Array.isArray(data.MissingUserIds)) return contacts;
-  const missing = new Set(
-    data.MissingUserIds.filter(
-      (userId): userId is number => typeof userId === "number",
-    ),
-  );
-  return contacts.filter((contact) => !missing.has(contact.UserId));
-}
-
 export type MTPExchange = {
   type: keyof Schemas & string;
   data: unknown;
@@ -132,7 +110,7 @@ function getProtocolErrorDetails(error: unknown) {
 }
 
 // Zod schema validation
-export function validateResponse<T extends keyof Schemas & string>(
+function validateResponse<T extends keyof Schemas & string>(
   type: T,
   message: { id?: number; type: string; data: unknown },
 ): ProtocolMessage<T> {
@@ -164,26 +142,15 @@ export function validateResponse<T extends keyof Schemas & string>(
 function useMessageHandlers() {
   const interceptorsRef = useRef(new Set<MTPInterceptor>());
   const pushHandlersRef = useRef(new Set<PushHandler>());
-  const lastInitialStateRef = useRef<ProtocolMessage | null>(null);
   const subscribePush = useCallback((handler: PushHandler) => {
     pushHandlersRef.current.add(handler);
-    const initialState = lastInitialStateRef.current;
-    if (initialState?.type === "GetStates") {
-      void Promise.resolve(handler(initialState)).catch(() => undefined);
-    }
     return () => pushHandlersRef.current.delete(handler);
   }, []);
   const addInterceptor = useCallback((interceptor: MTPInterceptor) => {
     interceptorsRef.current.add(interceptor);
     return () => interceptorsRef.current.delete(interceptor);
   }, []);
-  return {
-    addInterceptor,
-    interceptorsRef,
-    lastInitialStateRef,
-    pushHandlersRef,
-    subscribePush,
-  };
+  return { addInterceptor, interceptorsRef, pushHandlersRef, subscribePush };
 }
 
 function BrowserProvider(props: {
@@ -205,13 +172,8 @@ function BrowserProvider(props: {
   const clientRef = useRef<Awaited<ReturnType<typeof MTPClient.create>> | null>(
     null,
   );
-  const {
-    addInterceptor,
-    interceptorsRef,
-    lastInitialStateRef,
-    pushHandlersRef,
-    subscribePush,
-  } = useMessageHandlers();
+  const { addInterceptor, interceptorsRef, pushHandlersRef, subscribePush } =
+    useMessageHandlers();
 
   const connected = readyState === ConnectionState.Connected;
 
@@ -235,20 +197,7 @@ function BrowserProvider(props: {
         (data ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>,
         options,
       );
-      const response = validateResponse(type, message);
-      setFreshContacts((contacts) => removeMissingContacts(contacts, response));
-      if (response.type.startsWith("Error")) {
-        const errorData = response.data as Record<string, unknown>;
-        throw new ProtocolError({
-          type: response.type,
-          requestId: response.id,
-          errorType:
-            typeof errorData.ErrorType === "string"
-              ? errorData.ErrorType
-              : undefined,
-        });
-      }
-      return response;
+      return validateResponse(type, message);
     },
     [],
   );
@@ -469,9 +418,6 @@ function BrowserProvider(props: {
               return;
             }
 
-            setFreshContacts((contacts) =>
-              removeMissingContacts(contacts, validated),
-            );
             for (const handler of [...pushHandlersRef.current]) {
               void Promise.resolve()
                 .then(() => handler(validated))
@@ -479,9 +425,6 @@ function BrowserProvider(props: {
                   log(1, "mtp", "red", "Push handler failed", error, { type });
                 });
             }
-            if (validated.type === "GetStates") {
-              lastInitialStateRef.current = validated;
-            }
           });
         }
         setReadyState(activeClient.state);
@@ -594,13 +537,7 @@ function BrowserProvider(props: {
       setIdentifying(false);
       sonnerToast.dismiss("mtp-connection-toast");
     };
-  }, [
-    lastInitialStateRef,
-    mtpUrl,
-    props.blockConnection,
-    load,
-    pushHandlersRef,
-  ]);
+  }, [mtpUrl, props.blockConnection, load, pushHandlersRef]);
 
   // No Iota check
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -707,13 +644,8 @@ function TauriProvider(props: {
   const [freshCommunities, setFreshCommunities] = useState<Communities>([]);
   const [freshCalls, setFreshCalls] = useState<Calls>([]);
   const generationRef = useRef(0);
-  const {
-    addInterceptor,
-    interceptorsRef,
-    lastInitialStateRef,
-    pushHandlersRef,
-    subscribePush,
-  } = useMessageHandlers();
+  const { addInterceptor, interceptorsRef, pushHandlersRef, subscribePush } =
+    useMessageHandlers();
   const subscriptionsRef = useRef(
     new Map<string, Set<(message: ProtocolMessage) => void>>(),
   );
@@ -754,10 +686,7 @@ function TauriProvider(props: {
         []) {
         handler(validated);
       }
-      if (!isPushType(validated.type)) return;
-      setFreshContacts((contacts) =>
-        removeMissingContacts(contacts, validated),
-      );
+      if (!(PUSH_TYPES as readonly string[]).includes(validated.type)) return;
       for (const handler of [...pushHandlersRef.current]) {
         void Promise.resolve(handler(validated)).catch((error) => {
           log(1, "mtp", "red", "Native MTP push handler failed", error, {
@@ -765,11 +694,8 @@ function TauriProvider(props: {
           });
         });
       }
-      if (validated.type === "GetStates") {
-        lastInitialStateRef.current = validated;
-      }
     },
-    [lastInitialStateRef, pushHandlersRef],
+    [pushHandlersRef],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -844,20 +770,6 @@ function TauriProvider(props: {
         id: options?.id,
       });
       const validated = validateResponse(type, response);
-      setFreshContacts((contacts) =>
-        removeMissingContacts(contacts, validated),
-      );
-      if (validated.type.startsWith("Error")) {
-        const errorData = validated.data as Record<string, unknown>;
-        throw new ProtocolError({
-          type: validated.type,
-          requestId: validated.id,
-          errorType:
-            typeof errorData.ErrorType === "string"
-              ? errorData.ErrorType
-              : undefined,
-        });
-      }
       for (const interceptor of interceptorsRef.current) {
         void Promise.resolve(
           interceptor({ type, data, response: validated as ProtocolMessage }),
diff --git a/packages/shared/package.json b/packages/shared/package.json
index b38160b..0de8676 100644
--- a/packages/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "exports": {
     "./asyncQueue": "./src/asyncQueue.ts",
     "./code": "./src/code.ts",
-    "./errors": "./src/errors.ts",
     "./data": "./src/data.ts",
     "./desktopMedia": "./src/desktopMedia.tsx",
     "./log": "./src/log.tsx",
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/data.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/data.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b1d679..0000000
--- a/packages/shared/src/data.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-
-import {
-  accountUserSchema,
-  mtp,
-  publicUserSchema,
-  userPresencePreferenceSchema,
-} from "./data";
-
-const profile = {
-  Display: "Alice",
-  IotaId: 1,
-  OmikronConnections: [],
-  PublicKey: "aGVsbG8=",
-  SubEnd: 0,
-  SubLevel: 0,
-  UserId: 1,
-  Username: "alice",
-};
-
-describe("presence protocol schemas", () => {
-  it.each([
-    "user_online",
-    "user_idle",
-    "user_dnd",
-    "user_wc",
-    "user_invisible",
-  ])("accepts writable preference %s", (state) => {
-    expect(userPresencePreferenceSchema.parse(state)).toBe(state);
-    expect(mtp.SetUserState.request.parse({ UserState: state })).toEqual({
-      UserState: state,
-    });
-  });
-
-  it("keeps invisible private to the account schema", () => {
-    expect(
-      accountUserSchema.parse({ ...profile, OnlineStatus: "user_invisible" })
-        .OnlineStatus,
-    ).toBe("user_invisible");
-    expect(
-      publicUserSchema.safeParse({ ...profile, OnlineStatus: "user_invisible" })
-        .success,
-    ).toBe(false);
-    expect(
-      publicUserSchema.parse({ ...profile, OnlineStatus: "user_offline" })
-        .OnlineStatus,
-    ).toBe("user_offline");
-  });
-
-  it("does not put state changes or lowercase status in ChangeUserData", () => {
-    const statePayload = mtp.ChangeUserData.request.safeParse({
-      OnlineStatus: "user_online",
-    });
-    expect(statePayload.success ? statePayload.data : undefined).toEqual({});
-    expect(mtp.ChangeUserData.request.parse({ Status: "At lunch" })).toEqual({
-      Status: "At lunch",
-    });
-    const lowercasePayload = mtp.ChangeUserData.request.safeParse({
-      status: "At lunch",
-    });
-    expect(
-      lowercasePayload.success ? lowercasePayload.data : undefined,
-    ).toEqual({});
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/data.ts b/packages/shared/src/data.ts
index 9f16723..8480258 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/data.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/data.ts
@@ -143,71 +143,34 @@ export type Contacts = z.infer<typeof authPayload.shape.Contacts>;
 export type Communities = z.infer<typeof authPayload.shape.Communities>;
 export type Calls = z.infer<typeof authPayload.shape.Calls>;
 
+
+
 // MTP
-const userFields = {
+const user = z.object({
   About: z.string().max(255).optional(),
   Avatar: z.string().optional(),
   Display: z.string().min(1).max(15),
   IotaId: z.number(),
   OmikronConnections: z.array(z.number()),
   OmikronId: z.number().optional(),
+  OnlineStatus: z.enum([
+    "user_offline",
+    "user_online",
+    "user_dnd",
+    "user_idle",
+    "user_wc",
+    "user_borked",
+    "iota_offline",
+    "iota_online",
+    "iota_borked",
+  ]),
   PublicKey: z.base64(),
   Status: z.string().max(15).optional(),
   SubEnd: z.number(),
   SubLevel: z.number(),
   UserId: z.number(),
   Username: z.string().min(1).max(15),
-};
-
-export const publicUserStateSchema = z.enum([
-  "user_online",
-  "user_idle",
-  "user_dnd",
-  "user_wc",
-  "user_offline",
-  "iota_offline",
-]);
-
-export const userPresencePreferenceSchema = z.enum([
-  "user_online",
-  "user_idle",
-  "user_dnd",
-  "user_wc",
-  "user_invisible",
-]);
-
-export const clientUserStateSchema = z.union([
-  publicUserStateSchema,
-  userPresencePreferenceSchema,
-]);
-
-export const publicUserSchema = z.object({
-  ...userFields,
-  OnlineStatus: z.enum([
-    "user_online",
-    "user_idle",
-    "user_dnd",
-    "user_wc",
-    "user_offline",
-    "iota_offline",
-    "user_borked",
-    "iota_online",
-    "iota_borked",
-  ]),
 });
-
-export const accountUserSchema = z.object({
-  ...userFields,
-  OnlineStatus: userPresencePreferenceSchema,
-});
-
-export const userSchema = z.union([publicUserSchema, accountUserSchema]);
-
-export const userStateEntrySchema = z.object({
-  UserId: z.number().int().positive(),
-  UserState: publicUserStateSchema,
-});
-
 export const mtp = {
   IdentificationResponse: {
     request: z.object({}).optional(),
@@ -238,47 +201,10 @@ export const mtp = {
       UserId: z.number().optional(),
       Username: z.string().optional(),
     }),
-    response: userSchema,
-  },
-  GetStates: {
-    request: z.object({
-      SessionId: z.number().int().positive(),
-      UserIds: z.array(z.number().int().positive()),
-    }),
-    response: z.object({
-      SessionId: z.number().int().positive(),
-      // Keep valid entries when one entry in a server snapshot is malformed.
-      UserStates: z.array(userStateEntrySchema.nullable().catch(null)),
-      MissingUserIds: z.array(z.number().int().positive()).optional(),
-    }),
-  },
-  ClientChanged: {
-    request: z.object({}).optional(),
-    response: z.object({
-      SessionId: z.number().int().positive(),
-      UserId: z.number().int().positive(),
-      UserState: clientUserStateSchema,
-    }),
-  },
-  SetUserState: {
-    request: z.object({
-      UserState: userPresencePreferenceSchema,
-    }),
-    response: z.object({
-      UserState: userPresencePreferenceSchema,
-    }),
+    response: user,
   },
   ChangeUserData: {
-    request: z
-      .object({
-        About: userFields.About,
-        Avatar: userFields.Avatar,
-        Display: userFields.Display,
-        PublicKey: userFields.PublicKey,
-        Status: userFields.Status,
-        Username: userFields.Username,
-      })
-      .partial(),
+    request: user.partial(),
     response: z.object({}),
   },
   MessageDelete: {
@@ -529,24 +455,24 @@ export interface Storage extends SettingsStorageDefaults {
   call_mute_range_end: number;
   theme_color: string;
   theme_palette: Record<
-    | "base00"
-    | "base01"
-    | "base02"
-    | "base03"
-    | "base04"
-    | "base05"
-    | "base06"
-    | "base07"
-    | "base08"
-    | "base09"
-    | "base0A"
-    | "base0B"
-    | "base0C"
-    | "base0D"
-    | "base0E"
-    | "base0F",
-    string
-  > | null;
+  | "base00"
+  | "base01"
+  | "base02"
+  | "base03"
+  | "base04"
+  | "base05"
+  | "base06"
+  | "base07"
+  | "base08"
+  | "base09"
+  | "base0A"
+  | "base0B"
+  | "base0C"
+  | "base0D"
+  | "base0E"
+  | "base0F",
+  string
+> | null;
   theme_primary_color: string;
   theme_polarity: "dark" | "light" | "system";
   theme_tint: "soft" | "hard" | "extreme";
@@ -659,9 +585,7 @@ export const storageDefaults: Storage = {
 
 // User Status
 export function getStatusColor(
-  status:
-    | z.infer<typeof publicUserSchema.shape.OnlineStatus>
-    | z.infer<typeof userPresencePreferenceSchema>,
+  status: z.infer<typeof mtp.GetUserData.response.shape.OnlineStatus>,
 ) {
   switch (status) {
     case "user_online":
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/errors.ts b/packages/shared/src/errors.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ab2d058..0000000
--- a/packages/shared/src/errors.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-export class ProtocolError extends Error {
-  readonly type: string;
-  readonly id: number | undefined;
-  readonly communicationType: string;
-  readonly requestId: number | undefined;
-  readonly errorType: string | undefined;
-
-  constructor(options: {
-    type: string;
-    requestId?: number;
-    errorType?: string;
-  }) {
-    super(
-      options.errorType
-        ? `${options.type}: ${options.errorType}`
-        : options.type,
-    );
-    this.name = "ProtocolError";
-    this.type = options.type;
-    this.id = options.requestId;
-    this.communicationType = options.type;
-    this.requestId = options.requestId;
-    this.errorType = options.errorType;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/user/src/context.test.tsx b/packages/user/src/context.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index e00e77e..0000000
--- a/packages/user/src/context.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-
-import { accountUserSchema, publicUserSchema } from "@tensamin/shared/data";
-import { mergeTransientPresence } from "./context";
-
-const profile = {
-  Display: "Alice",
-  IotaId: 1,
-  OmikronConnections: [],
-  PublicKey: "aGVsbG8=",
-  SubEnd: 0,
-  SubLevel: 0,
-  UserId: 7,
-  Username: "alice",
-};
-
-describe("transient presence overlay", () => {
-  it("keeps private invisible state on the account without persisting it", () => {
-    const account = accountUserSchema.parse({
-      ...profile,
-      OnlineStatus: "user_online",
-    });
-    const overlay = new Map([[7, "user_invisible" as const]]);
-
-    expect(mergeTransientPresence(account, overlay).OnlineStatus).toBe(
-      "user_invisible",
-    );
-    expect(publicUserSchema.safeParse(account).success).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it("merges public live state into a profile without changing durable fields", () => {
-    const contact = publicUserSchema.parse({
-      ...profile,
-      OnlineStatus: "user_online",
-    });
-    const overlay = new Map([[7, "user_offline" as const]]);
-    const merged = mergeTransientPresence(contact, overlay);
-
-    expect(merged).toMatchObject({
-      UserId: 7,
-      Username: "alice",
-      OnlineStatus: "user_offline",
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/user/src/context.tsx b/packages/user/src/context.tsx
index be741f4..390cba0 100644
--- a/packages/user/src/context.tsx
+++ b/packages/user/src/context.tsx
@@ -7,29 +7,15 @@ import {
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from "react";
-import { useMTP, type ProtocolMessage } from "@tensamin/mtp";
+import { useMTP } from "@tensamin/mtp";
 
-import {
-  clientUserStateSchema,
-  mtp as schemas,
-  publicUserStateSchema,
-  userStateEntrySchema,
-} from "@tensamin/shared/data";
+import { mtp as schemas } from "@tensamin/shared/data";
 import type z from "zod";
 import { createCache } from "@tensamin/cache";
 import { useStorage } from "@tensamin/storage/context";
 import { useSession } from "@tensamin/storage/session";
 
 export type User = z.infer<typeof schemas.GetUserData.response>;
-type ClientUserState = z.infer<typeof clientUserStateSchema>;
-
-export function mergeTransientPresence<T extends { UserId: number }>(
-  user: T,
-  presence: ReadonlyMap<number, ClientUserState>,
-): T {
-  const state = presence.get(user.UserId);
-  return state === undefined ? user : ({ ...user, OnlineStatus: state } as T);
-}
 
 const USER_CACHE_MAX_AGE = 5 * 60 * 1000;
 
@@ -49,105 +35,19 @@ export default function UserProvider(props: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const storageRef = useRef<Record<number, User>>({});
   const pendingRef = useRef<Record<number, Promise<User> | undefined>>({});
   const checkedAtRef = useRef<Record<number, number>>({});
-  const presenceRef = useRef(new Map<number, ClientUserState>());
-  const durableProfileRef = useRef<Record<number, User>>({});
 
-  const { send, subscribePush } = useMTP();
+  const { send } = useMTP();
   const { load } = useStorage();
   const { contacts } = useSession();
   const [accountId, setAccountId] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [cacheVersion, setCacheVersion] = useState(0);
-  const [sessionId, setSessionId] = useState<number | null>(null);
-  const contactsRef = useRef(contacts);
-  const initialStatesRef = useRef(
-    new Map<number, z.infer<typeof publicUserStateSchema>>(),
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    contactsRef.current = contacts;
-  }, [contacts]);
-
-  const mergeUserPresence = useCallback((user: User): User => {
-    return mergeTransientPresence(user, presenceRef.current);
-  }, []);
-
-  const applyUserState = useCallback(
-    (userId: number, state: ClientUserState, privateState = false) => {
-      const known =
-        userId === accountId ||
-        contactsRef.current.some((contact) => contact.UserId === userId);
-      if (!known) return false;
-
-      if (state === "user_invisible" && userId !== accountId) return false;
-      if (userId === accountId && !privateState) return false;
-
-      presenceRef.current.set(userId, state);
-      const current = storageRef.current[userId];
-      if (current) storageRef.current[userId] = mergeUserPresence(current);
-      setCacheVersion((version) => version + 1);
-      return true;
-    },
-    [accountId, mergeUserPresence],
-  );
-
-  const removePresence = useCallback((userId: number) => {
-    presenceRef.current.delete(userId);
-    initialStatesRef.current.delete(userId);
-    delete checkedAtRef.current[userId];
-    setCacheVersion((version) => version + 1);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleStatePush = useCallback(
-    async (message: ProtocolMessage) => {
-      if (!accountId || !sessionId) return;
-      const data = message.data as Record<string, unknown>;
-      if (message.type === "GetStates") {
-        if (Number(data.SessionId) !== sessionId) {
-          return;
-        }
-        if (Array.isArray(data.MissingUserIds)) {
-          for (const userId of data.MissingUserIds) {
-            if (typeof userId === "number") removePresence(userId);
-          }
-        }
-        if (!Array.isArray(data.UserStates)) return;
-        for (const entry of data.UserStates) {
-          const parsed = userStateEntrySchema.safeParse(entry);
-          if (!parsed.success) continue;
-          if (parsed.data.UserId === accountId) continue;
-          initialStatesRef.current.set(
-            parsed.data.UserId,
-            parsed.data.UserState,
-          );
-          if (applyUserState(parsed.data.UserId, parsed.data.UserState)) {
-            initialStatesRef.current.delete(parsed.data.UserId);
-          }
-        }
-        return;
-      }
-      if (message.type !== "ClientChanged") return;
-      if (Number(data.SessionId) !== sessionId) return;
-      const parsed = schemas.ClientChanged.response.safeParse(data);
-      if (!parsed.success) return;
-      applyUserState(parsed.data.UserId, parsed.data.UserState, true);
-    },
-    [accountId, applyUserState, removePresence, sessionId],
-  );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     void load("user_id").then((accountId) => {
       setAccountId(accountId);
     });
-    void load("session_id").then((value) => {
-      setSessionId(value);
-    });
   }, [load]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!accountId || !sessionId) return;
-    return subscribePush(handleStatePush);
-  }, [accountId, handleStatePush, sessionId, subscribePush]);
-
   /**
    * Executes get.
    * @param userId Parameter userId.
@@ -173,20 +73,17 @@ export default function UserProvider(props: { children: ReactNode }) {
           schemas.GetUserData.response.safeParse(cachedValue);
         const cached = cachedResult.success ? cachedResult.data : undefined;
         if (cached) {
-          durableProfileRef.current[userId] = cached;
-          const merged = mergeUserPresence(cached);
-          storageRef.current[userId] = merged;
+          storageRef.current[userId] = cached;
           const checkedAt = checkedAtRef.current[userId];
           if (!checkedAt || Date.now() - checkedAt < USER_CACHE_MAX_AGE) {
             checkedAtRef.current[userId] = Date.now();
-            return merged;
+            return cached;
           }
         }
         try {
           const userData = await send("GetUserData", { UserId: userId });
           if (userData.type === "ErrorNotFound" || userData.data.UserId === 0) {
             delete storageRef.current[userId];
-            delete durableProfileRef.current[userId];
             delete checkedAtRef.current[userId];
             await cache.profiles.delete(userId);
             throw new Error("GetUserData failed: user not found");
@@ -194,15 +91,14 @@ export default function UserProvider(props: { children: ReactNode }) {
           if (userData.type.startsWith("Error")) {
             throw new Error(`GetUserData failed: ${userData.type}`);
           }
-          const user = mergeUserPresence(userData.data);
-          durableProfileRef.current[userId] = userData.data;
+          const user = userData.data;
           storageRef.current[userId] = user;
           checkedAtRef.current[userId] = Date.now();
           return user;
         } catch (error) {
           if (cached && storageRef.current[userId]) {
             checkedAtRef.current[userId] = Date.now();
-            return storageRef.current[userId];
+            return cached;
           }
           throw error;
         }
@@ -216,48 +112,23 @@ export default function UserProvider(props: { children: ReactNode }) {
         delete pendingRef.current[userId];
       }
     },
-    [accountId, cacheVersion, mergeUserPresence, send],
+    [accountId, cacheVersion, send],
   );
 
   const update = useCallback(
     async (user: User) => {
-      const durableProfile = {
-        ...user,
-        OnlineStatus:
-          durableProfileRef.current[user.UserId]?.OnlineStatus ??
-          user.OnlineStatus,
-      } as User;
-      await createCache(String(accountId ?? user.UserId)).profiles.put(
-        durableProfile,
-      );
-      durableProfileRef.current[user.UserId] = durableProfile;
-      storageRef.current[user.UserId] = mergeUserPresence(durableProfile);
+      await createCache(String(accountId ?? user.UserId)).profiles.put(user);
+      storageRef.current[user.UserId] = user;
       checkedAtRef.current[user.UserId] = Date.now();
       setCacheVersion((version) => version + 1);
     },
-    [accountId, mergeUserPresence],
+    [accountId],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!accountId) return;
-    void (async () => {
-      const userIds = [
-        accountId,
-        ...contacts.map((contact) => contact.UserId),
-      ].filter((userId, index, all) => all.indexOf(userId) === index);
-      for (const userId of userIds) {
-        try {
-          await get(userId);
-          const state = initialStatesRef.current.get(userId);
-          if (state && applyUserState(userId, state)) {
-            initialStatesRef.current.delete(userId);
-          }
-        } catch {
-          // The normal user loading path reports profile failures to its caller.
-        }
-      }
-    })();
-  }, [accountId, applyUserState, contacts, get]);
+    for (const contact of contacts) void get(contact.UserId);
+  }, [accountId, contacts, get]);
 
   return (
     <UserContext.Provider value={{ get, update }}>