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From: "github-actions[bot]" <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:24:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] deploy(pointcloud): b4c2f7d20b649ab66962a957f6e9a7f3a03c68ab
 b4c2f7d20b649ab66962a957f6e9a7f3a03c68ab

---
 pointcloud/index.html | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pointcloud/index.html b/pointcloud/index.html
index 6040fa17..067abd2a 100644
--- a/pointcloud/index.html
+++ b/pointcloud/index.html
@@ -461,9 +461,15 @@
             return faceMeshFrame() || syntheticFrame();
         }
 
+        // Once auto mode confirms there is no /api/splats backend on this origin,
+        // set this flag so we stop hammering the network with 404 fetches every
+        // tick. Remote (?backend=<url>) and live (?live=1) modes keep retrying so
+        // a transient outage doesn't permanently downgrade them.
+        var networkDisabled = false;
+
         async function fetchCloud() {
             // Demo-only mode: never hit the network.
-            if (backendArg === "demo") {
+            if (backendArg === "demo" || networkDisabled) {
                 transportMode = "demo";
                 handleData(pickDemoFrame());
                 return;
@@ -480,6 +486,9 @@
                         '<span class="demo">&#9679; OFFLINE</span><br>Live backend required (?live=1) but unreachable.<br><span class="label">' + (err && err.message ? err.message : err) + '</span>';
                     return;
                 }
+                // Auto mode + first failure → assume this is a static host (Pages)
+                // and stop polling. Console stays clean; demo renders locally.
+                if (backendArg === "auto") networkDisabled = true;
                 transportMode = "demo";
                 handleData(pickDemoFrame());
             }