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+# Ecast Shard Monitor Implementation Plan
+
+> **For Claude:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task.
+
+**Goal:** Replace the Puppeteer-based audience join and REST-polling room monitor with a single WebSocket shard client that monitors Jackbox rooms in real-time.
+
+**Architecture:** A new `EcastShardClient` class connects as a shard to the Jackbox ecast server via the `ws` library. One REST call validates the room and gets the `host` field. The shard connection then handles lobby monitoring, player counting, game start/end detection, and reconnection. The module exports `startMonitor`, `stopMonitor`, and `cleanupAllShards` as drop-in replacements for the old two-module API.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Node.js, `ws` library (already installed), ecast WebSocket protocol (`ecast-v0`), Jest for tests.
+
+**Design doc:** `docs/plans/2026-03-20-shard-monitor-design.md`
+
+**Ecast API reference:** `docs/jackbox-ecast-api.md`
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Extend `jackbox-api.js` with `getRoomInfo`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `backend/utils/jackbox-api.js`
+- Test: `tests/api/jackbox-api.test.js` (create)
+
+**Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Create `tests/api/jackbox-api.test.js`:
+
+```javascript
+const { getRoomInfo } = require('../../backend/utils/jackbox-api');
+
+describe('getRoomInfo', () => {
+  test('is exported as a function', () => {
+    expect(typeof getRoomInfo).toBe('function');
+  });
+});
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run test to verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/jackbox-api.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: FAIL — `getRoomInfo` is not exported.
+
+**Step 3: Implement `getRoomInfo`**
+
+In `backend/utils/jackbox-api.js`, add a new function that calls `GET /api/v2/rooms/{code}` and returns the full room body including `host`, `appTag`, `audienceEnabled`, `maxPlayers`, `locked`, `full`. On failure, return `{ exists: false }`.
+
+The existing `checkRoomStatus` stays for now (other code may still reference it during migration).
+
+```javascript
+async function getRoomInfo(roomCode) {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`${JACKBOX_API_BASE}/rooms/${roomCode}`, {
+      headers: DEFAULT_HEADERS
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      return { exists: false };
+    }
+
+    const data = await response.json();
+    const body = data.body || data;
+
+    return {
+      exists: true,
+      host: body.host,
+      audienceHost: body.audienceHost,
+      appTag: body.appTag,
+      appId: body.appId,
+      code: body.code,
+      locked: body.locked || false,
+      full: body.full || false,
+      maxPlayers: body.maxPlayers || 8,
+      minPlayers: body.minPlayers || 0,
+      audienceEnabled: body.audienceEnabled || false,
+    };
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(`[Jackbox API] Error getting room info for ${roomCode}:`, e.message);
+    return { exists: false };
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Export it alongside `checkRoomStatus`:
+
+```javascript
+module.exports = { checkRoomStatus, getRoomInfo };
+```
+
+**Step 4: Run test to verify it passes**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/jackbox-api.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add backend/utils/jackbox-api.js tests/api/jackbox-api.test.js
+git commit -m "feat: add getRoomInfo to jackbox-api for full room data including host"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 2: Create `EcastShardClient` — connection and welcome handling
+
+**Files:**
+- Create: `backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js`
+- Test: `tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js` (create)
+
+This task builds the core class with: constructor, `connect()`, `client/welcome` parsing, `here` map player counting, and the `disconnect()` method. No event broadcasting yet — that's Task 3.
+
+**Step 1: Write failing tests**
+
+Create `tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js`. Since we can't connect to real Jackbox servers in tests, test the pure logic: `here` map parsing, player counting, entity parsing. Export these as static/utility methods on the class for testability.
+
+```javascript
+const { EcastShardClient } = require('../../backend/utils/ecast-shard-client');
+
+describe('EcastShardClient', () => {
+  describe('parsePlayersFromHere', () => {
+    test('counts only player roles, excludes host and shard', () => {
+      const here = {
+        '1': { id: 1, roles: { host: {} } },
+        '2': { id: 2, roles: { player: { name: 'Alice' } } },
+        '3': { id: 3, roles: { player: { name: 'Bob' } } },
+        '5': { id: 5, roles: { shard: {} } },
+      };
+      const result = EcastShardClient.parsePlayersFromHere(here);
+      expect(result.playerCount).toBe(2);
+      expect(result.playerNames).toEqual(['Alice', 'Bob']);
+    });
+
+    test('returns zero for empty here or host-only', () => {
+      const here = { '1': { id: 1, roles: { host: {} } } };
+      const result = EcastShardClient.parsePlayersFromHere(here);
+      expect(result.playerCount).toBe(0);
+      expect(result.playerNames).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    test('handles null or undefined here', () => {
+      expect(EcastShardClient.parsePlayersFromHere(null).playerCount).toBe(0);
+      expect(EcastShardClient.parsePlayersFromHere(undefined).playerCount).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('parseRoomEntity', () => {
+    test('extracts lobby state from room entity val', () => {
+      const roomVal = {
+        state: 'Lobby',
+        lobbyState: 'CanStart',
+        gameCanStart: true,
+        gameIsStarting: false,
+        gameFinished: false,
+      };
+      const result = EcastShardClient.parseRoomEntity(roomVal);
+      expect(result.gameState).toBe('Lobby');
+      expect(result.lobbyState).toBe('CanStart');
+      expect(result.gameCanStart).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.gameStarted).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.gameFinished).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    test('detects game started from Gameplay state', () => {
+      const roomVal = { state: 'Gameplay', lobbyState: 'Countdown', gameCanStart: true, gameIsStarting: false, gameFinished: false };
+      const result = EcastShardClient.parseRoomEntity(roomVal);
+      expect(result.gameStarted).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    test('detects game finished', () => {
+      const roomVal = { state: 'Gameplay', lobbyState: '', gameCanStart: true, gameIsStarting: false, gameFinished: true };
+      const result = EcastShardClient.parseRoomEntity(roomVal);
+      expect(result.gameFinished).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('parsePlayerJoinFromTextDescriptions', () => {
+    test('extracts player name from join description', () => {
+      const val = {
+        latestDescriptions: [
+          { category: 'TEXT_DESCRIPTION_PLAYER_JOINED', text: 'Charlie joined.' }
+        ]
+      };
+      const result = EcastShardClient.parsePlayerJoinFromTextDescriptions(val);
+      expect(result).toEqual([{ name: 'Charlie', isVIP: false }]);
+    });
+
+    test('extracts VIP join', () => {
+      const val = {
+        latestDescriptions: [
+          { category: 'TEXT_DESCRIPTION_PLAYER_JOINED_VIP', text: 'Alice joined and is the VIP.' }
+        ]
+      };
+      const result = EcastShardClient.parsePlayerJoinFromTextDescriptions(val);
+      expect(result).toEqual([{ name: 'Alice', isVIP: true }]);
+    });
+
+    test('returns empty array for no joins', () => {
+      const val = { latestDescriptions: [] };
+      expect(EcastShardClient.parsePlayerJoinFromTextDescriptions(val)).toEqual([]);
+    });
+  });
+});
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run tests to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: FAIL — module does not exist.
+
+**Step 3: Implement EcastShardClient**
+
+Create `backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js` with:
+
+1. **Static utility methods** (`parsePlayersFromHere`, `parseRoomEntity`, `parsePlayerJoinFromTextDescriptions`) — pure functions, tested above.
+2. **Constructor** — takes `{ sessionId, gameId, roomCode, maxPlayers }`, initializes internal state.
+3. **`connect(roomInfo)`** — accepts the result of `getRoomInfo()`. Opens a WebSocket to `wss://{host}/api/v2/rooms/{code}/play?role=shard&name=GamePicker&userId=gamepicker-{sessionId}&format=json` with `Sec-WebSocket-Protocol: ecast-v0` and `Origin: https://jackbox.tv`.
+4. **`handleMessage(data)`** — dispatcher that routes `client/welcome`, `object`, `error`, `client/connected`, `client/disconnected` to handler methods.
+5. **`handleWelcome(result)`** — parses `here`, `entities.room`, stores `secret`/`id`.
+6. **`disconnect()`** — closes the WebSocket gracefully.
+7. **Internal state:** `playerCount`, `playerNames`, `lobbyState`, `gameState`, `gameStarted`, `gameFinished`, `maxPlayers`, `secret`, `id`, `ws`.
+
+Do NOT add broadcasting or reconnection yet — those are Tasks 3 and 4.
+
+Key implementation details for the WebSocket connection:
+
+```javascript
+const WebSocket = require('ws');
+
+// In connect():
+this.ws = new WebSocket(url, ['ecast-v0'], {
+  headers: { 'Origin': 'https://jackbox.tv' },
+  handshakeTimeout: 10000,
+});
+```
+
+**Step 4: Run tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS (all 8 tests)
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js
+git commit -m "feat: add EcastShardClient with connection, welcome parsing, and player counting"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 3: Add event broadcasting and entity update handling
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js`
+- Modify: `tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js`
+
+This task wires up the WebSocket message handlers to broadcast events via `WebSocketManager` and update the `session_games` DB row.
+
+**Step 1: Write failing tests for entity update handlers**
+
+Add tests to `tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js`:
+
+```javascript
+describe('handleRoomUpdate', () => {
+  test('detects game start transition', () => {
+    // Create client instance, set initial state to Lobby
+    // Call handleRoomUpdate with Gameplay state
+    // Verify gameStarted flipped and handler would broadcast
+  });
+
+  test('detects game end transition', () => {
+    // Create client, set gameStarted = true
+    // Call handleRoomUpdate with gameFinished: true
+    // Verify gameFinished flipped
+  });
+
+  test('detects lobby state change', () => {
+    // Create client, set lobbyState to WaitingForMore
+    // Call handleRoomUpdate with CanStart
+    // Verify lobbyState updated
+  });
+});
+```
+
+Since broadcasting and DB writes involve external dependencies, use a test approach where the client accepts a `broadcaster` callback in its constructor options. The callback receives `(eventType, data)`. This makes the class testable without mocking the WebSocketManager singleton.
+
+Constructor signature becomes:
+
+```javascript
+constructor({ sessionId, gameId, roomCode, maxPlayers, onEvent })
+```
+
+Where `onEvent` is `(eventType, eventData) => void`. The module-level `startMonitor` function provides a default `onEvent` that calls `wsManager.broadcastEvent(...)` and writes to the DB.
+
+**Step 2: Run tests to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: FAIL on new tests.
+
+**Step 3: Implement entity update handlers**
+
+Add to `EcastShardClient`:
+
+- **`handleRoomUpdate(roomVal)`** — called when an `object` message arrives with `key: "room"` (or `key: "bc:room"` for some games). Compares new state against stored state. Broadcasts:
+  - `lobby.updated` if `lobbyState` changed
+  - `game.started` if `state` changed to `"Gameplay"` and `gameStarted` was false
+  - `game.ended` if `gameFinished` changed to true
+  - Updates `playerCount` in DB via `updatePlayerCount()` on game start and end.
+
+- **`handleTextDescriptionsUpdate(val)`** — called when `object` with `key: "textDescriptions"` arrives. Uses `parsePlayerJoinFromTextDescriptions` to detect joins. Broadcasts `lobby.player-joined` for each new join. Updates internal `playerNames` list.
+
+- **`handleClientConnected(result)`** — if shards receive `client/connected`, update internal `here` tracking and recount players. Broadcast `lobby.player-joined` if the new connection is a player.
+
+- **`updatePlayerCount(count, status)`** — writes to `session_games` and calls `this.onEvent('player-count.updated', ...)` for DB-triggered updates.
+
+Add the module-level `startMonitor` function:
+
+```javascript
+async function startMonitor(sessionId, gameId, roomCode, maxPlayers = 8) {
+  const monitorKey = `${sessionId}-${gameId}`;
+  if (activeShards.has(monitorKey)) return;
+
+  const roomInfo = await getRoomInfo(roomCode);
+  if (!roomInfo.exists) {
+    // set failed status in DB, broadcast room.disconnected
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const client = new EcastShardClient({
+    sessionId, gameId, roomCode,
+    maxPlayers: roomInfo.maxPlayers || maxPlayers,
+    onEvent: (type, data) => {
+      const wsManager = getWebSocketManager();
+      if (wsManager) wsManager.broadcastEvent(type, data, parseInt(sessionId));
+    }
+  });
+
+  activeShards.set(monitorKey, client);
+  await client.connect(roomInfo);
+}
+```
+
+**Step 4: Run tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js
+git commit -m "feat: add event broadcasting and entity update handlers to shard client"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 4: Add reconnection logic
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js`
+- Modify: `tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js`
+
+**Step 1: Write failing test**
+
+```javascript
+describe('reconnection state machine', () => {
+  test('buildReconnectUrl uses stored secret and id', () => {
+    const client = new EcastShardClient({
+      sessionId: 1, gameId: 1, roomCode: 'TEST', maxPlayers: 8, onEvent: () => {}
+    });
+    client.secret = 'abc-123';
+    client.shardId = 5;
+    client.host = 'ecast-prod-use2.jackboxgames.com';
+
+    const url = client.buildReconnectUrl();
+    expect(url).toContain('secret=abc-123');
+    expect(url).toContain('id=5');
+    expect(url).toContain('role=shard');
+    expect(url).toContain('ecast-prod-use2.jackboxgames.com');
+  });
+});
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run test to verify it fails**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: FAIL — `buildReconnectUrl` doesn't exist.
+
+**Step 3: Implement reconnection**
+
+Add to `EcastShardClient`:
+
+- **`handleClose(code, reason)`** — called on WebSocket `close` event. If `gameFinished` or `manuallyStopped`, do nothing. Otherwise, call `attemptReconnect()`.
+- **`attemptReconnect()`** — calls `getRoomInfo(roomCode)`. If room gone, finalize. If room exists, try `reconnectWithBackoff()`.
+- **`reconnectWithBackoff()`** — attempts up to 3 reconnections with 2s/4s/8s delays. Uses `buildReconnectUrl()` with stored `secret`/`id`. On success, resumes message handling transparently. On failure, set status `'failed'`, broadcast `room.disconnected`.
+- **`buildReconnectUrl()`** — constructs `wss://{host}/api/v2/rooms/{code}/play?role=shard&name=GamePicker&format=json&secret={secret}&id={id}`.
+- **`handleError(err)`** — logs the error, defers to `handleClose` for reconnection decisions.
+
+Also handle ecast error opcode 2027 ("room already closed") in `handleMessage` — treat as game-ended.
+
+**Step 4: Run tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js
+git commit -m "feat: add reconnection logic with exponential backoff to shard client"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 5: Add module exports (`startMonitor`, `stopMonitor`, `cleanupAllShards`)
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js`
+- Modify: `tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js`
+
+**Step 1: Write failing tests**
+
+```javascript
+const { startMonitor, stopMonitor, cleanupAllShards } = require('../../backend/utils/ecast-shard-client');
+
+describe('module exports', () => {
+  test('startMonitor is exported', () => {
+    expect(typeof startMonitor).toBe('function');
+  });
+
+  test('stopMonitor is exported', () => {
+    expect(typeof stopMonitor).toBe('function');
+  });
+
+  test('cleanupAllShards is exported', () => {
+    expect(typeof cleanupAllShards).toBe('function');
+  });
+});
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run tests to verify they fail**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: FAIL if not yet exported.
+
+**Step 3: Finalize module exports**
+
+Ensure these are all exported from `backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js`:
+
+```javascript
+const activeShards = new Map();
+
+async function startMonitor(sessionId, gameId, roomCode, maxPlayers = 8) {
+  // ... (implemented in Task 3)
+}
+
+async function stopMonitor(sessionId, gameId) {
+  const monitorKey = `${sessionId}-${gameId}`;
+  const client = activeShards.get(monitorKey);
+  if (client) {
+    client.manuallyStopped = true;
+    client.disconnect();
+    activeShards.delete(monitorKey);
+
+    // Update DB status unless already completed
+    const game = db.prepare(
+      'SELECT player_count_check_status FROM session_games WHERE session_id = ? AND id = ?'
+    ).get(sessionId, gameId);
+
+    if (game && game.player_count_check_status !== 'completed' && game.player_count_check_status !== 'failed') {
+      db.prepare(
+        'UPDATE session_games SET player_count_check_status = ? WHERE session_id = ? AND id = ?'
+      ).run('stopped', sessionId, gameId);
+    }
+
+    client.onEvent('room.disconnected', {
+      sessionId, gameId, roomCode: client.roomCode,
+      reason: 'manually_stopped',
+      finalPlayerCount: client.playerCount
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+async function cleanupAllShards() {
+  for (const [, client] of activeShards) {
+    client.manuallyStopped = true;
+    client.disconnect();
+  }
+  activeShards.clear();
+  console.log('[Shard Monitor] Cleaned up all active shards');
+}
+
+module.exports = { EcastShardClient, startMonitor, stopMonitor, cleanupAllShards };
+```
+
+**Step 4: Run tests to verify they pass**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add backend/utils/ecast-shard-client.js tests/api/ecast-shard-client.test.js
+git commit -m "feat: add startMonitor, stopMonitor, cleanupAllShards module exports"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 6: Rewire `sessions.js` routes
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `backend/routes/sessions.js` (lines 7–8 imports, lines 394–401, 617–624, 638–644, 844–875, 877–893)
+- Test: `tests/api/regression-sessions.test.js` (verify existing tests still pass)
+
+**Step 1: Run existing session tests as baseline**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/regression-sessions.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS (capture baseline)
+
+**Step 2: Replace imports**
+
+In `backend/routes/sessions.js`, replace lines 7–8:
+
+```javascript
+// Old
+const { stopPlayerCountCheck } = require('../utils/player-count-checker');
+const { startRoomMonitor, stopRoomMonitor } = require('../utils/room-monitor');
+
+// New
+const { startMonitor, stopMonitor } = require('../utils/ecast-shard-client');
+```
+
+**Step 3: Replace call sites**
+
+Search and replace across the file. There are 5 call sites:
+
+1. **Line ~397** (`POST /:id/games`): `startRoomMonitor(req.params.id, result.lastInsertRowid, room_code, game.max_players)` → `startMonitor(req.params.id, result.lastInsertRowid, room_code, game.max_players)`
+
+2. **Lines ~620–621** (`PATCH .../status`): Replace both `stopRoomMonitor(sessionId, gameId)` and `stopPlayerCountCheck(sessionId, gameId)` with single `stopMonitor(sessionId, gameId)`
+
+3. **Lines ~640–641** (`DELETE .../games/:gameId`): Same — replace two stop calls with single `stopMonitor(sessionId, gameId)`
+
+4. **Line ~866** (`POST .../start-player-check`): `startRoomMonitor(...)` → `startMonitor(...)`
+
+5. **Lines ~883–884** (`POST .../stop-player-check`): Replace two stop calls with single `stopMonitor(sessionId, gameId)`
+
+**Step 4: Run tests to verify nothing broke**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest ../tests/api/regression-sessions.test.js --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS (same as baseline — these tests don't exercise actual Jackbox connections)
+
+Also run the full test suite:
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest --config ../jest.config.js --runInBand --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add backend/routes/sessions.js
+git commit -m "refactor: rewire sessions routes to use ecast shard client"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 7: Wire graceful shutdown in `server.js`
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `backend/server.js`
+
+**Step 1: Add shutdown handler**
+
+In `backend/server.js`, import `cleanupAllShards` and add signal handlers inside the `if (require.main === module)` block:
+
+```javascript
+const { cleanupAllShards } = require('./utils/ecast-shard-client');
+
+// Inside the if (require.main === module) block, after server.listen:
+const shutdown = async () => {
+  console.log('Shutting down gracefully...');
+  await cleanupAllShards();
+  server.close(() => process.exit(0));
+};
+
+process.on('SIGTERM', shutdown);
+process.on('SIGINT', shutdown);
+```
+
+**Step 2: Verify server still starts**
+
+Run: `cd backend && timeout 5 node server.js || true`
+Expected: Server starts, prints port message, exits on timeout.
+
+**Step 3: Run full test suite**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest --config ../jest.config.js --runInBand --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS
+
+**Step 4: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add backend/server.js
+git commit -m "feat: wire graceful shutdown for shard connections on SIGTERM/SIGINT"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 8: Delete old files and remove Puppeteer dependency
+
+**Files:**
+- Delete: `backend/utils/player-count-checker.js`
+- Delete: `backend/utils/room-monitor.js`
+- Modify: `backend/package.json` (remove `puppeteer` from dependencies)
+
+**Step 1: Verify no remaining imports of old modules**
+
+Search the codebase for any remaining `require('./player-count-checker')`, `require('./room-monitor')`, `require('../utils/player-count-checker')`, `require('../utils/room-monitor')`. After Task 6, `sessions.js` should be the only file that imported them and it now imports from `ecast-shard-client`. The old `room-monitor.js` had a lazy require of `player-count-checker` which is going away with it.
+
+If any other files reference these modules, update them first.
+
+**Step 2: Delete the files**
+
+```bash
+rm backend/utils/player-count-checker.js backend/utils/room-monitor.js
+```
+
+**Step 3: Remove Puppeteer dependency**
+
+```bash
+cd backend && npm uninstall puppeteer
+```
+
+**Step 4: Run full test suite**
+
+Run: `cd backend && npx jest --config ../jest.config.js --runInBand --verbose --forceExit`
+Expected: PASS — no test should depend on the deleted files.
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add -A
+git commit -m "chore: remove Puppeteer and old room-monitor/player-count-checker modules"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 9: Update WebSocket documentation
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `docs/api/websocket.md`
+
+**Step 1: Read current websocket.md**
+
+Read `docs/api/websocket.md` and identify the server-to-client event table.
+
+**Step 2: Update the event table**
+
+Replace the old events with the new contract:
+
+| Event | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `room.connected` | Shard connected to Jackbox room (replaces `audience.joined`) |
+| `lobby.player-joined` | A player joined the lobby |
+| `lobby.updated` | Lobby state changed |
+| `game.started` | Game transitioned to Gameplay |
+| `game.ended` | Game finished |
+| `room.disconnected` | Shard lost connection to room |
+| `game.added` | New game added to session (unchanged) |
+| `session.started` | Session created (unchanged) |
+| `session.ended` | Session closed (unchanged) |
+| `vote.received` | Vote recorded (unchanged) |
+| `player-count.updated` | Manual player count override (unchanged) |
+
+Add payload examples for each new event (from design doc).
+
+**Step 3: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add docs/api/websocket.md
+git commit -m "docs: update websocket event reference with new shard monitor events"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Task 10: Smoke test with a real Jackbox room (manual)
+
+This task is manual verification — not automated.
+
+**Steps:**
+
+1. Start the backend: `cd backend && npm run dev`
+2. Create a session via API, add a game with a room code from an active Jackbox game
+3. Watch backend logs for `[Shard Monitor]` messages:
+   - REST room info fetched
+   - WebSocket connected as shard
+   - `client/welcome` parsed, player count reported
+   - Player join detected when someone joins the lobby
+   - Game start detected when the game begins
+   - Game end detected when the game finishes
+4. Connect a WebSocket client to `/api/sessions/live`, authenticate, subscribe to the session, and verify events arrive:
+   - `room.connected`
+   - `lobby.player-joined`
+   - `game.started`
+   - `game.ended`
+   - `room.disconnected`
+5. Test `stop-player-check` endpoint — verify shard disconnects cleanly
+6. Test reconnection — kill and restart the backend mid-game, call `start-player-check` again
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+| Task | Description | Files |
+|------|-------------|-------|
+| 1 | `getRoomInfo` in jackbox-api | `jackbox-api.js`, test |
+| 2 | `EcastShardClient` core + parsing | `ecast-shard-client.js`, test |
+| 3 | Event broadcasting + entity handlers | `ecast-shard-client.js`, test |
+| 4 | Reconnection logic | `ecast-shard-client.js`, test |
+| 5 | Module exports | `ecast-shard-client.js`, test |
+| 6 | Rewire sessions routes | `sessions.js` |
+| 7 | Graceful shutdown | `server.js` |
+| 8 | Delete old files + remove Puppeteer | `player-count-checker.js`, `room-monitor.js`, `package.json` |
+| 9 | Update docs | `websocket.md` |
+| 10 | Manual smoke test | — |