Default live publishers to relay passthrough

crates/ec-node/src/main.rs

@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ struct WsSubscribeArgs {
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct WtPublishArgs {
     /// Relay URL (WebTransport) to connect to.
-    /// Default points at moq.dev's public relay.
-    #[arg(long, default_value = "https://cdn.moq.dev/anon")]
+    /// Default points at every.channel's public relay.
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "https://relay.every.channel/anon")]
     url: String,
     /// Broadcast name to publish.
     ///
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ struct WtPublishArgs {
     movflags: String,
     /// Transmit fMP4 fragments directly (passthrough mode).
     /// When false, the importer may reframe into CMAF fragments.
-    #[arg(long, default_value_t = false, action = clap::ArgAction::Set)]
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = true, action = clap::ArgAction::Set)]
     passthrough: bool,
     /// Danger: disable TLS verification for the relay.
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ struct NbcBootstrapArgs {
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct NbcWtPublishArgs {
     /// Relay URL (WebTransport) to connect to.
-    #[arg(long, default_value = "https://cdn.moq.dev/anon")]
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "https://relay.every.channel/anon")]
     url: String,
     /// Broadcast name to publish.
     #[arg(long)]
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ struct NbcWtPublishArgs {
     #[arg(long)]
     source_url: String,
     /// Transmit fMP4 fragments directly (passthrough mode).
-    #[arg(long, default_value_t = false, action = clap::ArgAction::Set)]
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = true, action = clap::ArgAction::Set)]
     passthrough: bool,
     /// H.264 GOP/keyframe interval in frames.
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = WT_PUBLISH_GOP_FRAMES)]
@@ -1795,6 +1795,41 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(set.contains("d"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn publish_commands_default_to_current_relay_passthrough() {
+        let cli = Cli::parse_from([
+            "ec-node",
+            "wt-publish",
+            "--name",
+            "la-test",
+            "--input",
+            "http://example.invalid/auto/v2.1",
+        ]);
+        match cli.command {
+            Commands::WtPublish(args) => {
+                assert_eq!(args.url, "https://relay.every.channel/anon");
+                assert!(args.passthrough);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("expected wt-publish command"),
+        }
+
+        let cli = Cli::parse_from([
+            "ec-node",
+            "nbc-wt-publish",
+            "--name",
+            "nbc-test",
+            "--source-url",
+            "https://example.invalid/live",
+        ]);
+        match cli.command {
+            Commands::NbcWtPublish(args) => {
+                assert_eq!(args.url, "https://relay.every.channel/anon");
+                assert!(args.passthrough);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("expected nbc-wt-publish command"),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn deterministic_enabled_reads_env() {
         let prev = std::env::var("EVERY_CHANNEL_DETERMINISTIC").ok();

evolution/proposals/ECP-0123-instant-station-guide-and-player-warmup.md

@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ Also keep a short-lived local guide cache, merge cached entries with the HTML se
 `/api/public-streams` in the background with a bounded timeout. A slow or empty refresh no longer
 clears already visible channels.
 
-Change the web client, publisher module defaults, runbook examples, and remote watch E2E default
-relay to `https://relay.every.channel/anon`. Preload/preconnect the primary player dependencies and
+Change the web client, publisher CLI/module defaults, runbook examples, and remote watch E2E default
+relay to `https://relay.every.channel/anon`. Default `wt-publish` and `nbc-wt-publish` to fMP4
+passthrough so hotpatch-launched publishers emit the `timescale` and `trackId` CMAF catalog metadata
+expected by the hosted `@moq/watch` element. Preload/preconnect the primary player dependencies and
 warm the `@moq/watch` custom element after first paint. Let `@moq/watch` use its available live
 transport fallback instead of forcing WebTransport-only playback. Add client performance marks for
 guide first render, guide fetch, watch request, player module readiness, player mount, catalog/live
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ status, and first observable canvas frame when the browser exposes it.
 
 ## Rollout / teardown plan
 
-Ship the static web change with the existing Worker asset deploy. Validate with clean-cache
-desktop/mobile browser loads and check the app's `window.__ecPerf` marks. Teardown is removing the
-HTML seed/cache/warmup path and returning to live-API-only station rendering.
+Ship the static web change with the existing Worker asset deploy and roll the publisher hotpatch
+binary to the LA nodes so their catalogs match the current watcher schema. Validate with clean-cache
+desktop/mobile browser loads and check the app's `window.__ecPerf` marks plus a live tune through the
+public relay. Teardown is removing the HTML seed/cache/warmup path, returning to live-API-only station
+rendering, and explicitly passing `--passthrough=false` only if an older watcher path is restored.