diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index 268c135..edcae38 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover" />
     <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark" />
+    <link rel="icon" href="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 100 100'><text y='.9em' font-size='90'>%F0%9F%8C%B1</text></svg>" />
     <title>pansy</title>
     <meta name="description" content="Self-hostable garden planner — plan beds, containers, and plops of plants at real scale." />
   </head>
diff --git a/web/src/components/NotFound.tsx b/web/src/components/NotFound.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11cf65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/NotFound.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+import { buttonClasses } from '@/components/ui/Button'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/lib/usePageTitle'
+
+/** The router's catch-all for unknown paths. */
+export function NotFound() {
+  usePageTitle('Not found')
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto flex min-h-[60vh] w-full max-w-sm flex-col items-center justify-center gap-4 text-center">
+      <p className="text-5xl" aria-hidden>
+        🌱
+      </p>
+      <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold text-fg">Page not found</h1>
+      <p className="text-sm text-muted">That page doesn't exist — the link may be wrong or the page moved.</p>
+      <Link to="/gardens" className={buttonClasses('primary')}>
+        Back to gardens
+      </Link>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/web/src/editor/ClearBedModal.tsx b/web/src/editor/ClearBedModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed5665e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/editor/ClearBedModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Modal } from '@/components/ui/Modal'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button'
+import { useClearObject } from '@/lib/objects'
+
+/** Confirm clearing every active plop from a focused bed (soft-remove — the rows
+ *  are kept with removed_at, so history survives). */
+export function ClearBedModal({
+  objectName,
+  plops,
+  gardenId,
+  onClose,
+}: {
+  objectName: string
+  plops: { id: number; version: number }[]
+  gardenId: number
+  onClose: () => void
+}) {
+  const clear = useClearObject(gardenId)
+  const n = plops.length
+  return (
+    <Modal title="Clear bed" onClose={onClose} busy={clear.isPending}>
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted">
+          Remove all <span className="font-medium text-fg">{n}</span> {n === 1 ? 'plant' : 'plants'} from{' '}
+          <span className="font-medium text-fg">{objectName}</span>? They're marked removed but kept in history.
+        </p>
+        <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+          <Button type="button" variant="ghost" onClick={onClose} disabled={clear.isPending}>
+            Cancel
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            variant="danger"
+            disabled={clear.isPending || n === 0}
+            onClick={() => clear.mutate(plops, { onSuccess: onClose })}
+          >
+            {clear.isPending ? 'Clearing…' : 'Clear bed'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Modal>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/web/src/editor/EditorHint.tsx b/web/src/editor/EditorHint.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b4f9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/editor/EditorHint.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/cn'
+
+/** A non-interactive hint overlaid on the canvas (empty-state guidance). */
+export function EditorHint({ position = 'center', children }: { position?: 'center' | 'top'; children: ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        'pointer-events-none absolute flex p-6 text-center',
+        position === 'top' ? 'inset-x-0 top-16 justify-center' : 'inset-0 items-center justify-center',
+      )}
+    >
+      <p className="max-w-xs rounded-lg bg-surface/85 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-muted shadow-sm backdrop-blur">
+        {children}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/web/src/editor/PlopMarker.tsx b/web/src/editor/PlopMarker.tsx
index 4bbbb73..1aa086e 100644
--- a/web/src/editor/PlopMarker.tsx
+++ b/web/src/editor/PlopMarker.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ export const PlopMarker = memo(function PlopMarker({
   const showIcon = scale >= SEMANTIC_FAR && !!plant?.icon
   const showText = scale >= SEMANTIC_NEAR && !!plant
   const count = plop.count ?? (plant ? computeDerivedCount(plop.radiusCm, plant.spacingCm) : plop.derivedCount)
+  // Keep the tap target at least ~44px across even when the plop draws tiny at
+  // low zoom (fill=transparent still receives pointer events, unlike fill=none).
+  const hitR = Math.max(r, 22 / scale)
 
   function down(e: PointerEvent) {
     e.stopPropagation()
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ export const PlopMarker = memo(function PlopMarker({
 
   return (
     <g transform={`translate(${plop.xCm} ${plop.yCm})`} onPointerDown={down} style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}>
+      <circle cx={0} cy={0} r={hitR} fill="transparent" />
       <circle
         cx={0}
         cy={0}
diff --git a/web/src/editor/kinds.ts b/web/src/editor/kinds.ts
index a8567ed..cd2b1aa 100644
--- a/web/src/editor/kinds.ts
+++ b/web/src/editor/kinds.ts
@@ -27,3 +27,8 @@ export const OBJECT_KINDS: KindDef[] = [
 export function kindDef(kind: string): KindDef | undefined {
   return OBJECT_KINDS.find((k) => k.kind === kind)
 }
+
+/** A human label for an object: its name, else its kind's label, else "Object". */
+export function objectDisplayName(o: { name: string; kind: string }): string {
+  return o.name || kindDef(o.kind)?.label || 'Object'
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/objects.ts b/web/src/lib/objects.ts
index a1e8cd5..e97b0be 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/objects.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/objects.ts
@@ -263,6 +263,31 @@ export function useUpdatePlanting(gardenId: number) {
   })
 }
 
+/** Clear a bed: soft-remove every active plop in an object (a loop of PATCHes;
+ *  a bulk ClearObject endpoint arrives with the agent seam, #19). Invalidates
+ *  once at the end. Pass the object's active plops (id + current version). */
+export function useClearObject(gardenId: number) {
+  const qc = useQueryClient()
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: async (plops: { id: number; version: number }[]) => {
+      const today = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)
+      // allSettled, not all: a partial failure still soft-removed some rows
+      // server-side, so we must reconcile the cache rather than roll everything
+      // back. Report how many failed.
+      const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+        plops.map((p) => api.patch(`/plantings/${p.id}`, { removedAt: today, version: p.version })),
+      )
+      const failed = results.filter((r) => r.status === 'rejected').length
+      if (failed > 0) {
+        throw new Error(`${failed} of ${plops.length} plants couldn't be cleared — refresh and try again.`)
+      }
+    },
+    // Reconcile on success OR partial failure, so the cache matches the server.
+    onSettled: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: fullKey(gardenId) }),
+    onError: (err) => toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Could not clear the bed.'),
+  })
+}
+
 /** Soft-remove ("Remove"): PATCH removed_at to today; the row is kept but leaves
  *  the active list. Distinct from a hard delete. */
 export function useRemovePlanting(gardenId: number) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/usePageTitle.ts b/web/src/lib/usePageTitle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d052a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/usePageTitle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+
+/** Set the document title for the current route (suffixed with · pansy). No
+ *  restore-on-unmount: each route sets its own title, so restoring the previous
+ *  one would race and clobber the incoming route's title on a fast navigation. */
+export function usePageTitle(title: string): void {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    document.title = title ? `${title} · pansy` : 'pansy'
+  }, [title])
+}
diff --git a/web/src/pages/GardenEditorPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/GardenEditorPage.tsx
index daed6ee..e688beb 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/GardenEditorPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/GardenEditorPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { getRouteApi } from '@tanstack/react-router'
 import { Alert } from '@/components/ui/Alert'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button'
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ import { Inspector } from '@/editor/Inspector'
 import { PlopInspector } from '@/editor/PlopInspector'
 import { PlantPicker } from '@/editor/PlantPicker'
 import { Palette } from '@/editor/Palette'
-import { kindDef } from '@/editor/kinds'
+import { ClearBedModal } from '@/editor/ClearBedModal'
+import { EditorHint } from '@/editor/EditorHint'
+import { objectDisplayName } from '@/editor/kinds'
 import { useEditorStore } from '@/editor/store'
 import type { EditorGarden } from '@/editor/types'
 import { ShareGardenModal } from '@/components/gardens/ShareGardenModal'
 import { useMe } from '@/lib/auth'
-import { toEditorObject, useGardenFull, useUpdatePlanting } from '@/lib/objects'
+import { toEditorObject, useGardenFull, useUpdateObject, useUpdatePlanting } from '@/lib/objects'
 import { toEditorPlanting } from '@/lib/plantings'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/lib/usePageTitle'
 
 const routeApi = getRouteApi('/gardens/$gardenId')
 
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ export function GardenEditorPage() {
   const navigate = routeApi.useNavigate()
   const full = useGardenFull(gid)
   const me = useMe()
+  usePageTitle(full.data?.garden.name ?? 'Garden')
 
   const selectedId = useEditorStore((s) => s.selectedId)
   const select = useEditorStore((s) => s.select)
@@ -38,11 +42,15 @@ export function GardenEditorPage() {
   const setLivePlanting = useEditorStore((s) => s.setLivePlanting)
 
   const updatePlanting = useUpdatePlanting(gid)
+  const updateObject = useUpdateObject(gid)
 
   // Which plant-picker flow is open: 'place' arms a plant for repeat placement;
   // 'change' swaps the selected plop's plant.
   const [picker, setPicker] = useState<'place' | 'change' | null>(null)
   const [sharing, setSharing] = useState(false)
+  const [clearing, setClearing] = useState(false)
+  const nudgeTimer = useRef<number | null>(null)
+  const nudgeFire = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null)
 
   const serverObjects = full.data?.objects
   const objects = useMemo(() => serverObjects?.map(toEditorObject) ?? [], [serverObjects])
@@ -51,6 +59,17 @@ export function GardenEditorPage() {
   const plants = useMemo(() => full.data?.plants ?? [], [full.data?.plants])
   const plantsById = useMemo(() => new Map(plants.map((p) => [p.id, p])), [plants])
 
+  // Role gating, computed before the effects/returns so the nudge handler can use
+  // it. Ownership is the authoritative ownerId==me check.
+  const gd = full.data?.garden
+  const canEdit = gd != null && (gd.ownerId === me.data?.id || gd.myRole === 'editor')
+  const isOwner = gd != null && me.data != null && gd.ownerId === me.data.id
+
+  // Latest values for the mount-once nudge keydown handler to read, so its effect
+  // never re-subscribes (which would cancel a pending debounced commit).
+  const nudgeCtx = useRef({ canEdit, objects, plantings, updateObject, updatePlanting })
+  nudgeCtx.current = { canEdit, objects, plantings, updateObject, updatePlanting }
+
   // Adopt the URL's focus and clear transient editor state on entering/switching
   // gardens (and on leaving). `focus` is intentionally read once here, not a dep,
   // so URL syncs below don't retrigger a full reset.
@@ -108,6 +127,87 @@ export function GardenEditorPage() {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [])
 
+  // Desktop keyboard nudging: arrows move the selected object/plop 1cm (Shift =
+  // 10cm); the PATCH is debounced ~400ms on key-idle so a held key doesn't spam.
+  // Plops nudge in their object's local frame and clamp to its (local) bounds.
+  // Mounted once, reading live values from nudgeCtx so a data refetch can't
+  // re-subscribe and cancel a pending commit; the pending commit is flushed on
+  // unmount, and a fire only commits if its live value is still present (a drag
+  // that cleared it already committed its own PATCH).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const DIRS: Record<string, [number, number]> = {
+      ArrowUp: [0, -1],
+      ArrowDown: [0, 1],
+      ArrowLeft: [-1, 0],
+      ArrowRight: [1, 0],
+    }
+    const commitLater = (fire: () => void) => {
+      nudgeFire.current = fire
+      if (nudgeTimer.current != null) window.clearTimeout(nudgeTimer.current)
+      nudgeTimer.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        nudgeTimer.current = null
+        const fn = nudgeFire.current
+        nudgeFire.current = null
+        fn?.()
+      }, 400)
+    }
+    function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+      const { canEdit: canNudge, objects: objs, plantings: plops, updateObject: uo, updatePlanting: up } =
+        nudgeCtx.current
+      if (!canNudge) return
+      const dir = DIRS[e.key]
+      if (!dir) return
+      const el = document.activeElement
+      if (el && (el.tagName === 'INPUT' || el.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || el.tagName === 'SELECT')) return
+      const s = useEditorStore.getState()
+      if (s.objectDragging) return // don't fight an active pointer drag
+      const step = e.shiftKey ? 10 : 1
+      if (s.selectedId != null) {
+        const base = s.liveObject?.id === s.selectedId ? s.liveObject : objs.find((o) => o.id === s.selectedId)
+        if (!base) return
+        e.preventDefault()
+        s.setLiveObject({ ...base, xCm: base.xCm + dir[0] * step, yCm: base.yCm + dir[1] * step })
+        commitLater(() => {
+          const live = useEditorStore.getState().liveObject
+          if (live?.id !== s.selectedId) return // a drag cleared it and committed
+          uo.mutate({ id: live.id, version: live.version, xCm: live.xCm, yCm: live.yCm })
+          useEditorStore.getState().setLiveObject(null)
+        })
+      } else if (s.selectedPlantingId != null) {
+        const base =
+          s.livePlanting?.id === s.selectedPlantingId ? s.livePlanting : plops.find((p) => p.id === s.selectedPlantingId)
+        if (!base) return
+        e.preventDefault()
+        const obj = objs.find((o) => o.id === base.objectId)
+        let nx = base.xCm + dir[0] * step
+        let ny = base.yCm + dir[1] * step
+        if (obj) {
+          nx = Math.max(-obj.widthCm / 2, Math.min(obj.widthCm / 2, nx))
+          ny = Math.max(-obj.heightCm / 2, Math.min(obj.heightCm / 2, ny))
+        }
+        s.setLivePlanting({ ...base, xCm: nx, yCm: ny })
+        commitLater(() => {
+          const live = useEditorStore.getState().livePlanting
+          if (live?.id !== s.selectedPlantingId) return
+          up.mutate({ id: live.id, version: live.version, xCm: live.xCm, yCm: live.yCm })
+          useEditorStore.getState().setLivePlanting(null)
+        })
+      }
+    }
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey)
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey)
+      if (nudgeTimer.current != null) {
+        window.clearTimeout(nudgeTimer.current)
+        nudgeTimer.current = null
+      }
+      const fn = nudgeFire.current // flush a pending move so it isn't lost
+      nudgeFire.current = null
+      fn?.()
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [])
+
   if (full.isPending) return <p className="p-6 text-sm text-muted">Loading garden…</p>
   if (full.isError)
     return (
@@ -124,16 +224,12 @@ export function GardenEditorPage() {
     heightCm: g.heightCm,
     unitPref: g.unitPref,
   }
-  // Role-driven gating. Ownership is the authoritative ownerId==me check (so a
-  // missing my_role can never lock an owner out); edit access is owner or an
-  // editor share.
-  const isOwner = me.data != null && g.ownerId === me.data.id
-  const canEdit = isOwner || g.myRole === 'editor'
 
   const selectedObject = objects.find((o) => o.id === selectedId) ?? null
   const focusedObject = focusedObjectId != null ? objects.find((o) => o.id === focusedObjectId) ?? null : null
   // Committed selected plop; PlopInspector applies live drag geometry itself.
   const selectedPlop = plantings.find((p) => p.id === selectedPlantingId) ?? null
+  const focusedPlops = focusedObjectId != null ? plantings.filter((p) => p.objectId === focusedObjectId) : []
 
   function onPickPlant(plantId: number) {
     if (!canEdit) return // defense in depth: viewers can't reach the picker anyway
@@ -170,9 +266,7 @@ export function GardenEditorPage() {
             <button type="button" onClick={exitFocus} className="rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 font-medium text-accent-strong hover:underline">
               ← {garden.name}
             </button>
-            <span className="max-w-[8rem] truncate text-muted">
-              {focusedObject.name || kindDef(focusedObject.kind)?.label || 'Object'}
-            </span>
+            <span className="max-w-[8rem] truncate text-muted">{objectDisplayName(focusedObject)}</span>
             {canEdit &&
               (!focusedObject.plantable ? (
                 <span className="text-xs text-muted">Not plantable</span>
@@ -185,9 +279,26 @@ export function GardenEditorPage() {
                   + Add plant
                 </Button>
               ))}
+            {canEdit && focusedObject.plantable && focusedPlops.length > 0 && (
+              <Button
+                variant="ghost"
+                className="px-2 py-1 text-xs text-red-600 dark:text-red-400"
+                onClick={() => setClearing(true)}
+              >
+                Clear ({focusedPlops.length})
+              </Button>
+            )}
           </div>
         )}
         <GardenCanvas garden={garden} objects={objects} plantings={plantings} plantsById={plantsById} canEdit={canEdit} />
+
+        {/* Empty-state hints (non-interactive overlays). */}
+        {canEdit && focusedObjectId == null && objects.length === 0 && (
+          <EditorHint>Pick a shape from the palette, then tap the field to place your first bed.</EditorHint>
+        )}
+        {canEdit && focusedObject?.plantable && focusedPlops.length === 0 && !armedPlant && (
+          <EditorHint position="top">Tap “+ Add plant”, then tap inside the bed to place plops.</EditorHint>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       {(selectedObject || selectedPlop) && (
@@ -229,6 +340,15 @@ export function GardenEditorPage() {
       )}
 
       {sharing && <ShareGardenModal garden={g} onClose={() => setSharing(false)} />}
+
+      {clearing && focusedObject && (
+        <ClearBedModal
+          objectName={objectDisplayName(focusedObject)}
+          plops={focusedPlops.map((p) => ({ id: p.id, version: p.version }))}
+          gardenId={gid}
+          onClose={() => setClearing(false)}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/web/src/pages/GardensPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/GardensPage.tsx
index 808280e..5e9f8a8 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/GardensPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/GardensPage.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { LeaveGardenModal } from '@/components/gardens/LeaveGardenModal'
 import { ShareGardenModal } from '@/components/gardens/ShareGardenModal'
 import { useMe } from '@/lib/auth'
 import { useGardens, type Garden } from '@/lib/gardens'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/lib/usePageTitle'
 
 // Which modal is open, if any. edit/delete/share/leave carry the target garden.
 type Dialog =
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type Dialog =
   | null
 
 export function GardensPage() {
+  usePageTitle('Gardens')
   const gardens = useGardens()
   const me = useMe()
   const [dialog, setDialog] = useState<Dialog>(null)
diff --git a/web/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
index 884918a..7b49d0b 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { TextField } from '@/components/ui/TextField'
 import { API_BASE, errorMessage } from '@/lib/api'
 import { useLogin, useProviders } from '@/lib/auth'
 import { safeRedirectPath } from '@/lib/redirect'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/lib/usePageTitle'
 
 // Server-initiated redirect (not a fetch): the browser navigates to the Go
 // handler, which 302s to the IdP.
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ const callbackErrors: Record<string, string> = {
 }
 
 export function LoginPage() {
+  usePageTitle('Sign in')
   const search = useSearch({ from: '/login' })
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const providers = useProviders()
diff --git a/web/src/pages/PlantsPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/PlantsPage.tsx
index 648eb1f..37c91f7 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/PlantsPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/PlantsPage.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { DeletePlantModal } from '@/components/plants/DeletePlantModal'
 import { PlantPicker } from '@/editor/PlantPicker'
 import { filterPlants, usePlants, type CategoryFilter, type Plant } from '@/lib/plants'
 import type { UnitPref } from '@/lib/units'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/lib/usePageTitle'
 
 // Which modal is open, if any. edit/duplicate/delete carry the target plant.
 type Dialog =
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function loadUnit(): UnitPref {
 }
 
 export function PlantsPage() {
+  usePageTitle('Plants')
   const plants = usePlants()
   const [unit, setUnit] = useState<UnitPref>(() => loadUnit())
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
diff --git a/web/src/pages/RegisterPage.tsx b/web/src/pages/RegisterPage.tsx
index fd3d51e..143df7e 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/RegisterPage.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/RegisterPage.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button'
 import { TextField } from '@/components/ui/TextField'
 import { apiErrorCode, errorMessage } from '@/lib/api'
 import { useProviders, useRegister } from '@/lib/auth'
+import { usePageTitle } from '@/lib/usePageTitle'
 
 const MIN_PASSWORD = 8
 
 export function RegisterPage() {
+  usePageTitle('Create account')
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const providers = useProviders()
   const register = useRegister()
diff --git a/web/src/router.tsx b/web/src/router.tsx
index b56cc2f..951df6a 100644
--- a/web/src/router.tsx
+++ b/web/src/router.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@tanstack/react-router'
 import type { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { AppShell } from '@/components/layout/AppShell'
+import { NotFound } from '@/components/NotFound'
 import { RouteError } from '@/components/RouteError'
 import { LoginPage } from '@/pages/LoginPage'
 import { RegisterPage } from '@/pages/RegisterPage'
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ const rootRoute = createRootRouteWithContext<RouterContext>()({
   // A beforeLoad/loader failure that isn't a redirect (e.g. /auth/me errors with
   // a 500 or the network drops) lands here instead of a blank screen.
   errorComponent: RouteError,
+  // Unknown paths render inside the app shell rather than a blank screen.
+  notFoundComponent: NotFound,
 })
 
 // requireAuth: resolve the current user (shared cache with useMe); send anyone