From 14f4eb3ee869615e04ec7d35945d2b67bf79e8e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sudo-Ivan <ivan@quad4.io>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 17:35:40 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] feat(forwarding): announce forwarding aliases in
 ReticulumMeshChat if forwarding manager is present

---
 meshchatx/meshchat.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/meshchatx/meshchat.py b/meshchatx/meshchat.py
index e367079..85f1f96 100644
--- a/meshchatx/meshchat.py
+++ b/meshchatx/meshchat.py
@@ -675,6 +675,10 @@ class ReticulumMeshChat:
             if should_announce:
                 await self.announce()
 
+                # also announce forwarding aliases if any
+                if self.forwarding_manager:
+                    await asyncio.to_thread(self.forwarding_manager.announce_aliases)
+
             # wait 1 second before next loop
             await asyncio.sleep(1)