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Sparrow Wallet

Desktop Bitcoin wallet focused on security, privacy, multisignature, and hardware signers.

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remove the surplus signatures progress bar segments a finalized multisig transaction discards

This commit fixes a UI display bug in Sparrow Wallet's signature progress bar. When a multi-signature Bitcoin transaction becomes finalized, extra signatures beyond the required threshold are discarded. Previously, the progress bar did not…

UI state desynchronization after multisig finalizationProgress bar segment count mismatch with actual signature setNo change to cryptographic or transaction validation code
40f77206by Craig Raw+9−12 files
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bump to v2.5.6

This commit is a routine version bump from 2.5.5 to 2.5.6. It only changes version strings in four files (build configuration, documentation, macOS app metadata, and a Java source constant). There are no code logic changes, no bug fixes, a…

f7f36d00by Craig Raw+4−44 files
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use a framerate-capped interpolated timeline for the server toggle and wallet tab loading pulse animations, and stop any running server toggle pulse before starting a new one

This commit tweaks two visual animations in the Sparrow Wallet desktop app: the server connection toggle pulse and the wallet loading pulse. It caps how often the screen is redrawn during the pulse and makes sure any already-running pulse …

Resource-consumption / performance hardening: capped animation framerate reduces CPU/GPU load from continuous 60 Hz redraws.State-management hardening: stopping an existing pulse before starting a new one prevents accumulation of running Timelines.No direct security flaw is present in the diff; signals are defensive-hardening in nature.
4da29f4eby Craig Raw+7−132 files
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cut pasted amounts to the unit precision in the send tab and send to many, and stop the csv import skipping fractional sats and exponent amounts

This commit fixes how Sparrow Wallet handles pasted or imported Bitcoin amounts. Previously, very small or oddly formatted amounts (like scientific notation '1e-8' or fractional satoshis) could be misread or silently skipped during CSV imp…

Amount parsing inconsistency between UI paste and CSV importSilent swallowing of NumberFormatException could skip payment rowsUse of Double.parseDouble for monetary amounts
9e999d3fby Craig Raw+39−362 files
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add a system theme option that follows the os light or dark setting, and make it the default for new installs

This commit adds a new 'System' theme option to the Sparrow Wallet desktop app that automatically follows the operating system's light or dark mode setting, and makes it the default for new installations. It also updates various UI compone…

a573f22aby Craig Raw+90−3215 files
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refuse bitbox02 keystore import and discovery for legacy p2sh and p2pkh wallets it cannot sign for, and hide those script types from the device import menus

This commit tightens how Sparrow Wallet handles BitBox02 hardware wallets when working with older Bitcoin address formats (legacy P2PKH and P2SH). Previously, the app could let a user import or discover a wallet that the BitBox02 cannot ac…

Prevents user from configuring a signing device for wallet types the device cannot sign forCould avoid funds becoming unspendable or requiring complex recovery if a user unknowingly imported an unsupported legacy script typeReplaces hard-coded device-specific logic with a generic capability model, reducing future similar issues
de169b18by Craig Raw+23−73 files
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reject unknown command line options and values given to flags with an error and exit code instead of starting on the default network, and accept the --option=value form

This commit tightens how Sparrow Wallet handles command-line arguments. Previously, typos or unexpected values could silently be ignored, causing the wallet to start on the default Bitcoin network instead of the one the user intended. Now,…

Command-line argument parsing now rejects unknown options instead of silently ignoring themBoolean flags now reject `--flag=value` forms that would otherwise silently pass the value through as a file/URI argumentProgram now exits with non-zero status on argument errors, reducing risk of unintended default-network startup
46197586by Craig Raw+26−12 files
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ignore amount digits beyond the selected unit precision in the send tab amount and fee fields and the send to many grid, instead of truncating them in the payment

This commit fixes a UI bug in the Sparrow Bitcoin wallet where typing or pasting too many decimal digits into amount or fee fields could be silently truncated, potentially causing a user to send a different amount than they saw on screen. …

Precision-loss / truncation bug in financial input fieldsUser-facing amount/fee mismatch between displayed value and parsed valueInput validation now tied to unit-specific precision (satoshis indivisible)
6cde97adby Craig Raw+48−315 files
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derive public keys from the seed when importing a sparrow wallet file

This commit changes how Sparrow Wallet restores its own wallet files. Previously, when importing a Sparrow wallet file, the public keys (used to find transactions and addresses) might not be correctly rebuilt from the seed phrase. The fix …

Correctness fix for key material restoration during wallet importAdds test coverage for encrypted and unencrypted seed-based wallet importAdds test coverage for watch-only wallet import
1fb4e8bbby Craig Raw+149−23 files
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add file import of the xpub descriptor jade writes to usb storage

This commit adds the ability to import a Bitcoin wallet's extended public key (xpub) into Sparrow Wallet from a file written by a Blockstream Jade hardware wallet via USB storage. Previously, Jade only supported QR-code import. The change …

New file import path parses external descriptor data and converts it to a keystoreScript type mismatch is explicitly rejected with an IllegalArgumentExceptionSilent payments policy (SINGLE_SP) is explicitly rejected
c4b53879by Craig Raw+74−44 files
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include the non-witness utxo in psbts for krux keystores, and in the qr display when the psbt has more than one input

This commit changes how Sparrow Wallet builds QR codes for partially-signed Bitcoin transactions (PSBTs). For certain hardware wallets (Krux), it now includes extra data (the full previous transaction, called 'non-witness utxo') in the QR …

Hardware wallet signing correctness: missing non-witness UTXO data can cause some signers to reject or mis-handle multi-input segwit PSBTsQR payload size increase: larger QR codes may be harder to scan reliably, potentially affecting usabilitySubproject update (drongo) likely contains related serialization logic changes
0e2c402fby Craig Raw+4−32 files
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clear a scanned wallet when a file, text payload or unrecognised qr is imported in the same pane

This commit fixes a UI state bug in Sparrow Wallet's import pane. Previously, when a user scanned or imported a wallet and then imported a non-wallet file, text payload, or unrecognized QR code in the same pane, the previously loaded walle…

Stale UI state could mislead users about which wallet is loadedCross-import state retention in single import paneUser interface consistency fix with security-relevant consequences
d7ded1e7by Craig Raw+4−21 file
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lock the cormorant store against client connection reads and serve history as a copy, and close the client socket however its handler exits

This commit fixes two reliability issues in Sparrow Wallet's built-in Electrum server (Cormorant). First, it makes sure the internal transaction store is locked while being read or updated, and returns a fresh copy of a wallet's history so…

Concurrency: shared mutable store accessed by client handler and polling threads now synchronizedData consistency: history returned as a defensive copy to avoid iterator seeing concurrent modificationsResource leak: client socket now closed in finally block regardless of exception path
6cc4d50aby Craig Raw+57−94 files
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ensure cormorant responses and notifications are always serialized per client connection

This commit fixes a race condition in Sparrow Wallet's built-in Electrum server (Cormorant). Previously, a response to a wallet client and an asynchronous notification (like a new block or a balance update) could be written to the same net…

Race condition on shared socket output streamConcurrent writes from RPC response path and event-bus notification pathPotential interleaving/framing of JSON-RPC messages on same TCP connection
6d9d3014by Craig Raw+146−303 files
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wake a silent payments history waiter when a failed widening restores a completed scan, rather than leaving it parked for the session

This commit fixes a bug in Sparrow Wallet's silent-payments scanning cache. If a background scan had already finished, then a later 'widening' request to extend the scan failed and rolled back, any history request that arrived during the f…

Concurrency / condition-variable waiter starvationSilent-payments history lookup hang / wallet UI unresponsivenessFailure-recovery path missing signal on rollback
7868a94dby Craig Raw+100−122 files
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Informational 18 AI analysisMessage 60 · Adequate
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guard a short server.version response in the desktop and terminal connection tests

This commit fixes a minor crash bug in Sparrow Wallet's connection-test screens. Previously, if a Bitcoin Electrum server answered the version request with an unusually short response, the wallet would try to read list items that didn't ex…

Input validation hardening for external server responseIndexOutOfBoundsException prevented in UI feedback pathNo cryptographic, authentication, or transaction logic touched
66348fafby Craig Raw+4−42 files
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omit a paynym contact whose payment code does not parse rather than keeping it with a null code or failing the whole paynym response

This commit fixes a bug in Sparrow Wallet's PayNym (BIP47 reusable payment code) contact handling. Previously, if a single contact in your PayNym following/followers list had a malformed payment code, the app either kept a broken contact w…

Null payment code previously stored in contact objectPotential NullPointerException or downstream dereference of null PaymentCode in contact lists/searchWhole PayNym response could fail on one malformed contact
94ebb849by Craig Raw+43−114 files
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skip the exchange currencies request in offline mode in the desktop and terminal general settings

This change stops Sparrow Wallet from trying to fetch live fiat-currency exchange rates when the user has explicitly chosen 'offline mode'. Instead of making a network request that is doomed to fail, it now reuses the currency already save…

Avoids unnecessary network egress in offline modeReduces error/warning noise for expected offline behavior
b91f7993by Craig Raw+15−12 files
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skip addresses already given out under a label and widen the gap limit on an explicit advance in the terminal receive dialog

This commit fixes two related Bitcoin wallet behaviors in Sparrow. First, when you ask for a new receive address, the wallet now skips any address that already has a label, because a label means that address was already given to someone. P…

Address reuse prevention: labeled-but-empty addresses are now skipped consistently across desktop and terminal receive flowsGap-limit widening on explicit advance reduces risk of missing funds during wallet recovery/rescanLogic centralized in WalletForm to reduce UI-specific divergence
cae870ceby Craig Raw+85−164 files
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cap bbqr display and pdf encodings at the 1295 parts the header can number, using larger parts for data that needs more rather than emitting a sequence that cannot be reassembled

This commit fixes a bug in Sparrow Wallet's BBQ QR code format. Previously, if a large transaction or data blob needed more than 1,295 QR-code-sized pieces, the app would generate pieces with impossible sequence numbers that could not be r…

Integer/sequence-number overflow-like limit violation in a data-encoding protocolPotential denial-of-service or data-integrity failure when exporting large transactions via QRRound-trip unit test added to prevent regression
4b5326d8by Craig Raw+27−12 files
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AI review queuedimprove wallet update behaviour for silent payment self-sendsby Craig Raw · 0b012995 · May 12, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinLow 35Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

improve wallet update behaviour for silent payment self-sends

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 35/100

This commit fixes how Sparrow Wallet updates its internal records when a user sends bitcoin to themselves using a 'silent payment' address. Previously, the wallet could fail to mark the coins being spent as spent, or could show an incorrect balance, because the wallet's update logic did not properly handle transactions discovered through the silent-payment channel. The patch makes the wallet consider both newly discovered silent-payment outputs and the inputs they spend in a single atomic update, and it also improves how broadcast transactions are tracked before they are sent to the network.

AI review queuedprevent tweakless address nodes in sp walletsby Craig Raw · 9b123617 · May 8, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinModerate 54Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

prevent tweakless address nodes in sp wallets

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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Moderate 54/100

This commit changes how Sparrow Wallet creates address nodes when scanning silent payments. Previously, the wallet would fill a range of address indexes up to a target and then mark the matching one as a 'silent payment tweak' address. The new code adds a dedicated method that creates only the single silent-payment child node with its tweak value already set. The change appears intended to prevent silent-payment addresses from being created without their associated tweak data, which could otherwise lead to incorrect or missing balance tracking in single-sig (sp) wallets.

AI review queuedrefactor transaction diagram to dispatch on output wrapper typesby Craig Raw · 201d4b83 · May 7, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 11Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

refactor transaction diagram to dispatch on output wrapper types

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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 11/100

This commit is a code cleanup in Sparrow Wallet's transaction diagram display. It changes how the wallet classifies and draws transaction outputs on screen, introducing new output wrapper types for silent-payment change and consolidation. There is no direct evidence in the commit that it fixes a security vulnerability; it appears to be a UI refactor with minor correctness improvements.

AI review queuedfix sp self-spend output discovery by always scanning all batch txsby Craig Raw · ab6416f3 · May 6, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinModerate 51Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

fix sp self-spend output discovery by always scanning all batch txs

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signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Moderate 51/100

This commit fixes a bug in Sparrow Wallet's silent payments feature. Previously, when scanning for incoming silent payments, the wallet only looked at transactions it had not already seen. This meant it could miss a special kind of transaction: one where the user sends bitcoin to themselves (a 'self-spend'). Because the wallet already knew about the transaction, it skipped re-scanning it for silent payment outputs, potentially causing the wallet to not display or account for those funds. The fix makes the wallet scan all relevant transactions, whether already known or not.

Security candidateimplement sp wallet loadingby Craig Raw · e64069f0 · May 4, 2026 · 22 filesMessage 35 · OpaqueInformational 23Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

implement sp wallet loading

35/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Descriptive subject! No meaningful explanatory body! Opaque security-relevant change
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathboot or update path
AI analysis · Informational 23/100

This commit adds support for loading and refreshing 'silent payments' (a newer Bitcoin privacy feature) wallets in Sparrow. It introduces server subscription management, scan caching, and UI wiring. There is no direct evidence in the commit of a security vulnerability, but the new code handles private scan keys and network state, so correctness matters. The change is large and touches concurrency, making subtle bugs possible, but nothing in the diff clearly enables theft, remote code execution, or data leakage.

AI review queuedrefactor transaction history fetch methodby Craig Raw · e96a7113 · Apr 30, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 45 · ThinInformational 12Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

refactor transaction history fetch method

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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit is a straightforward internal code cleanup: it moves the logic that fetches wallet transaction history out of a nested background-service class and into the main ElectrumServer class. The actual behavior, synchronization, and data flow remain essentially unchanged. There is no indication this fixes or introduces a security issue.

AI review queuedadd silent payments rpc methods, capability check and notification dispatchby Craig Raw · abe1f9c9 · Apr 29, 2026 · 17 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 20Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

add silent payments rpc methods, capability check and notification dispatch

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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 20/100

This commit adds support for a new Bitcoin privacy feature called 'silent payments' in the Sparrow Wallet. It lets the wallet ask compatible servers to scan for silent-payment transactions and report them back. The change also improves how Sparrow detects what a server can do, and it makes one error type more specific when Bitcoin Core cannot handle silent payments. There is no obvious security bug in the diff, but it does involve sending private scanning keys to an external server, which is inherent to the silent-payments protocol and is now done through a new RPC call.

AI review queuedadd all singlesig importers to sp airgapped keystore importby Craig Raw · 69aef9c2 · Apr 28, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 19Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

add all singlesig importers to sp airgapped keystore import

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signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 19/100

This commit expands the list of hardware-wallet and air-gapped importers that Sparrow Wallet shows when a user creates a single-signature wallet using a 'single SP' policy type. Previously only ColdcardSinglesig was offered; now all singlesig file importers (Jade, Keystone, Passport, SeedSigner, etc.) and all card importers (Tapsigner, Satochip, etc.) are available. The change also broadens an exception handler in SpecterDIY so that non-IO errors during import are reported to the user instead of crashing or being swallowed. There is no direct security vulnerability in the diff; it is a feature/robustness improvement.

AI review queuedupdate bitview logoby Craig Raw · 630ce0f3 · Apr 27, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 28 · OpaqueInformational 15Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

update bitview logo

28/100 · OpaqueMessage clarity
✓ Subject identifies a change! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
second-pass: opaque commit message
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit simply swaps one SVG logo image for another in the Sparrow Wallet application. It changes the visual icon used for the BitView fee-rate source from a plain square to a stylized cube logo. There is no code change, no executable logic, and no security-relevant behavior.

Security candidatesupport sp wallet import via all keystore importersby Craig Raw · 723b004e · Apr 27, 2026 · 13 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 19Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

support sp wallet import via all keystore importers

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✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Informational 19/100

This commit adds the ability to import a new kind of Bitcoin wallet—called a 'silent payment' (SP) singlesig wallet—through the same screens and file formats that already supported ordinary HD singlesig wallets. It updates dropdown menus, import logic, and several hardware-wallet/file parsers so users can choose between HD and SP when importing. There is no direct evidence in the commit of a security vulnerability; it reads as a feature expansion with explicit guardrails (some importers reject SP if they cannot support it).

AI review queuedavoid unnecessary xpub string roundtripby Craig Raw · 6cefec5c · Apr 27, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

avoid unnecessary xpub string roundtrip

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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a small internal cleanup: it stops converting a hardware wallet's extended public key (xpub) to a text string and back again, and instead keeps it as a typed object throughout the code. There is no visible user-facing change and no indication of a security fix.

AI review queuedsupport retrieving silent payments spscan keys via connected devicesby Craig Raw · f5ee7bf2 · Apr 27, 2026 · 6 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 20Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

support retrieving silent payments spscan keys via connected devices

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Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 20/100

This commit adds support for importing a special Bitcoin 'silent payments' scanning key from connected hardware wallets, while explicitly blocking three types of smartcards (Tapsigner, Keycard, Satochip) from being used with silent-payment wallets because they cannot support it. It is a feature addition, not a fix for an active security flaw.

Security candidateadd policy type to all keystore import interfaces and factory methods for explicit keystore xpub or spscan field populationby Craig Raw · 0459f4ca · Apr 26, 2026 · 57 filesMessage 50 · ThinLow 33Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

add policy type to all keystore import interfaces and factory methods for explicit keystore xpub or spscan field population

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathseed or entropy pathsigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 33/100

This commit is a broad code change that threads a new 'policy type' value through many wallet import paths. The main practical effect visible in the diff is adding support for importing a new kind of Bitcoin wallet called 'silent payments' (policy type SINGLE_SP) from Coldcard hardware wallets. It also makes sure the correct extended public key or silent-payment scan key is set when a keystore is created, depending on the wallet type. There is no explicit mention of a security bug or fix in the commit message or code, but the change touches sensitive key-handling code and removes some workarounds that previously forced wallet-model labels.

Security candidateimprove sp related output descriptor and psbt behaviourby Craig Raw · c23dbeed · Apr 24, 2026 · 9 filesMessage 50 · ThinLow 26Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

improve sp related output descriptor and psbt behaviour

50/100 · ThinMessage clarity
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 26/100

This commit improves how Sparrow Wallet handles a newer Bitcoin address type called 'Silent Payments' (SP). It adds null-safety checks so the app doesn't crash when an extended public key is missing, supports exporting and importing labels tied to Silent Payment scan keys, and updates UI labels. Most changes are defensive or feature-related rather than fixes for active attacks.

AI review queuedhide gap limit field for sp walletsby Craig Raw · 0bb5e931 · Apr 23, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 21Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

hide gap limit field for sp wallets

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✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 21/100

This commit hides the 'gap limit' setting from the user interface for single-signature single-key (SP) wallets. The gap limit controls how many unused addresses Sparrow scans ahead for transactions. For this specific wallet type, the setting is now hidden because it is not applicable or could confuse users. There is no direct security vulnerability in the code change itself; it is a UI cleanup change.

AI review queuedimplement silent payments receive uiby Craig Raw · 1c5602aa · Apr 23, 2026 · 5 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 15Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

implement silent payments receive ui

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✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit adds user-interface support for receiving Bitcoin 'silent payments' in Sparrow Wallet. It changes how receive addresses are displayed and copied when the wallet uses the new SINGLE_SP policy type. There is no security vulnerability visible in the diff; it is a feature implementation.

Security candidateimplement silent payments change outputs and other sp related fixesby Craig Raw · c6700884 · Apr 23, 2026 · 8 filesMessage 50 · ThinLow 27Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

implement silent payments change outputs and other sp related fixes

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✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
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signing boundarysigning or wallet path
AI analysis · Low 27/100

This commit adds support for silent payment change outputs in the Sparrow Wallet and fixes related silent payment issues. Silent payments are a newer Bitcoin privacy feature that lets someone receive payments without publicly revealing their receiving address on the blockchain. The changes touch how transactions are displayed, how change is created, and how the wallet interacts with Bitcoin Core. There is no clear security bug being fixed in the diff itself; it looks like a feature/enhancement commit with some defensive checks, such as blocking Bitcoin Core scanning for silent payment wallets because that is not yet supported.

AI review queuedadd initial support for sp walletsby Craig Raw · 17a04510 · Apr 22, 2026 · 25 filesMessage 45 · ThinLow 28Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

add initial support for sp wallets

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✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component! No meaningful explanatory body
Why it was queued
signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: unusually broad changesecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 28/100

This commit adds initial support for a new type of Bitcoin wallet called 'silent payments' (abbreviated as 'sp' or 'SINGLE_SP') to the Sparrow Wallet application. It updates many parts of the user interface and storage logic so that these wallets can be created, displayed, exported, and used alongside existing single-key and multi-key wallets. The changes are broad but appear to be a normal feature addition rather than a fix for a known security flaw.

AI review queuedimplement persistence for sp wallets and related drongo changesby Craig Raw · dd50f697 · Apr 21, 2026 · 11 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 12Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

implement persistence for sp wallets and related drongo changes

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signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 12/100

This commit adds database and file-saving support for a new type of Bitcoin wallet called 'silent payments' in Sparrow Wallet. It renames some internal policy labels, adds new database columns to store silent-payment data, and updates how wallets are read from and written to disk. There is no indication in the commit or supplied references that this fixes a security vulnerability.

Security candidateinitial policy type related changes from drongoby Craig Raw · 8780e515 · Apr 21, 2026 · 31 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 24Details
Commit message · Craig Raw

initial policy type related changes from drongo

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Why it was queued
cryptography-sensitive pathsigning or wallet pathauthentication path
AI analysis · Informational 24/100

This commit is a large but mechanical rename in the Sparrow Wallet codebase. It replaces the old policy type constants `PolicyType.SINGLE` and `PolicyType.MULTI` with more specific names `PolicyType.SINGLE_HD` and `PolicyType.MULTI_HD`, and adds handling for a new `PolicyType.SINGLE_SILENT_PAYMENTS`. It also updates method calls in the underlying `drongo` library to pass the policy type explicitly. There is no direct evidence in the diff of a security vulnerability being fixed; it reads like preparation for adding silent-payment wallet support. A few import cleanups and one new guard against exporting silent-payment wallets are included.

AI review queuedadd bitview.space as fee rates sourceby Craig Raw · 110f8879 · Apr 9, 2026 · 3 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 24Details
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add bitview.space as fee rates source

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signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 24/100

This commit adds bitview.space as a new optional source for Bitcoin transaction fee estimates in Sparrow Wallet. It is a feature addition, not a fix. The new source is one of several fee-rate providers users can choose from. There is no direct evidence in the commit or supplied references that this change is a security patch or addresses a vulnerability.

AI review queuedonly allow sending to payment codes where a notification transaction has previously been sent, even when already linkedby Craig Raw · 1143eaa5 · Apr 8, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinLow 42Details
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only allow sending to payment codes where a notification transaction has previously been sent, even when already linked

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signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 42/100

This change tightens the rules for sending bitcoin to a BIP47 reusable payment code (PayNym). Previously, Sparrow would let you send to a payment code if it was already 'linked' in the wallet, even if no notification transaction had been sent. Now it also requires that a notification transaction has been sent. A notification transaction is the on-chain message that tells the recipient which payment code is paying them, so without it the recipient may not be able to derive and detect the incoming payment. The patch reduces the chance of sending funds that the recipient cannot find or spend.

AI review queuedimprove appearance of app notifications after controlsfx upgradeby Craig Raw · 3068ba39 · Apr 8, 2026 · 2 filesMessage 50 · ThinInformational 15Details
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improve appearance of app notifications after controlsfx upgrade

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signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 15/100

This commit is a purely cosmetic tweak to how pop-up notification windows look in the Sparrow Wallet app after a user-interface library upgrade. It adds a CSS style class and adjusts spacing, padding, and minimum height so notifications display correctly. There is no security-relevant change.

AI review queuedupgrade javafx to v26 with headless plaformby Craig Raw · 58ca52e4 · Apr 7, 2026 · 11 filesMessage 45 · ThinInformational 18Details
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upgrade javafx to v26 with headless plaform

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signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Informational 18/100

This commit upgrades the user-interface toolkit (JavaFX) from version 18/25 to version 26 and switches the headless mode from an older 'Monocle' setup to JavaFX 26's built-in 'Headless' glass platform. It also removes a locally maintained copy of the JavaFX Gradle plugin in favor of the upstream published plugin. The changes are primarily build-system and UI-platform modernization. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes a specific security vulnerability, but dependency upgrades can indirectly improve security by removing old, potentially vulnerable components and reducing custom build code.

AI review queuedfix concurrent modification of descriptor maps in bitcoind clientby Craig Raw · 883b7cf3 · Apr 6, 2026 · 1 fileMessage 50 · ThinLow 40Details
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fix concurrent modification of descriptor maps in bitcoind client

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signing or wallet pathsecond-pass: security-sensitive path
AI analysis · Low 40/100

This commit fixes a thread-safety bug in Sparrow Wallet's connection to a local Bitcoin node. Two internal data maps that track wallet descriptors could be modified by multiple threads at the same time, which can cause crashes, corrupted data, or unexpected behavior. The fix wraps one map in a synchronized wrapper and replaces the other with a thread-safe concurrent map.