diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index b92187f..05ebde8 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from modules.common.boot_notice import post_boot_notice
 
 # Version consists of:
 # Major.Enhancement.Minor.Patch.Test  (Test is alphanumeric; doesn’t trigger auto update)
-VERSION = "0.3.9.5.a1"
+VERSION = "0.3.9.5.a2"
 
 # ---------- Env loading ----------
 
diff --git a/modules/common/boot_notice.py b/modules/common/boot_notice.py
index 940d672..a98a3ac 100644
--- a/modules/common/boot_notice.py
+++ b/modules/common/boot_notice.py
@@ -1,177 +1,32 @@
 # modules/common/boot_notice.py
 import os
 import re
-import html
+import base64
 import json
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
 import discord
 import aiohttp
-import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
 from modules.common.settings import cfg
 
-# ---------------- Utilities ----------------
+# ---------------- Version helpers ----------------
 
-def _strip_html_keep_text(s: str) -> str:
-    """Remove HTML tags, unescape entities, collapse excessive blank lines."""
-    if not s:
-        return ""
-    s = re.sub(r'(?i)<\s*br\s*/?\s*>', '\n', s)
-    s = re.sub(r'(?i)</\s*p\s*>', '\n', s)
-    s = re.sub(r'(?i)<\s*p\s*>', '', s)
-    s = re.sub(r'<[^>]+>', '', s)
-    s = html.unescape(s)
-    s = '\n'.join(line.rstrip() for line in s.splitlines())
-    s = re.sub(r'\n{3,}', '\n\n', s).strip()
-    return s
+_VERSION_RE = re.compile(r'\b\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:\.[A-Za-z0-9]+)?\b')
 
-def _build_status_line(status: str, old_v: str, new_v: str, desc: str) -> str | None:
-    status = (status or "").strip()
-    old_v = (old_v or "").strip()
-    new_v = (new_v or "").strip()
-
-    if status == "fetched_new":
-        line = f"✅ Booted new version: v{old_v or '0.0.0.0'} → **v{new_v}**"
-    elif status == "cached_no_update":
-        line = f"🟢 Booted cached version: **v{new_v}** — no new update found"
-    elif status == "cache_only_error":
-        line = f"🟡 Booted cached version: **v{new_v}** — repository not accessible"
-    elif status == "scheduled_restart":
-        line = "🕒 Scheduled restart executed"
-    else:
+def _extract_version(subject: str) -> str | None:
+    if not subject:
         return None
-    return f"{line}\n_{desc.strip()}_" if desc else line
+    m = _VERSION_RE.search(subject)
+    return m.group(0) if m else None
 
-def _only_version_and_details(subject: str | None, body: str | None) -> str | None:
-    """Format to 'Version number' (bold) + 'Version details' (md)."""
-    if not subject and not body:
-        return None
-    version = None
-    if subject:
-        m = re.search(r'\bv?(\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+){0,2})\b', subject)
-        version = m.group(0) if m else subject.strip()
-    if version and body:
-        return f"**{version}**\n{body.strip()}"
-    if version:
-        return f"**{version}**"
-    return body.strip() if body else None
-
-# ---------------- RSS helpers ----------------
-
-async def _fetch_latest_rss_item(rss_url: str):
-    """
-    Return (title:str|None, body:str|None, link:str|None) from newest item.
-    Gitea RSS often only has the first line in <title>/<description>.
-    """
-    try:
-        timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=8)
-        async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout) as sess:
-            async with sess.get(rss_url) as resp:
-                if resp.status != 200:
-                    return None, None, None
-                text = await resp.text()
-        root = ET.fromstring(text)
-        item = root.find('./channel/item')
-        if item is None:
-            return None, None, None
-        title = (item.findtext('title') or '').strip()
-        desc_raw = (item.findtext('description') or '').strip()
-        body = _strip_html_keep_text(desc_raw) or None
-        link = (item.findtext('link') or '').strip() or None
-
-        # If title looks like noise ("pushed", etc.), prefer body's first line
-        if title and re.search(r'\b(pushed|commit|committed)\b', title, re.I):
-            first = (body.splitlines()[0].strip() if body else "") or ""
-            if first:
-                title = first
-
-        title = _strip_html_keep_text(title) or None
-        return title, body, link
-    except Exception:
-        return None, None, None
-
-def _parse_gitea_link_for_api(link: str):
-    """
-    From a Gitea commit link like:
-      https://git.example.com/owner/repo/commit/abcdef...
-    derive:
-      api_base: https://git.example.com/api/v1
-      owner: owner
-      repo: repo
-      sha: abcdef...
-    """
-    try:
-        pr = urlparse(link)
-        parts = [p for p in pr.path.split('/') if p]
-        # Expect: [owner, repo, 'commit', sha]
-        if len(parts) >= 4 and parts[2] == 'commit':
-            owner, repo, sha = parts[0], parts[1], parts[3]
-            api_base = f"{pr.scheme}://{pr.netloc}/api/v1"
-            return api_base, owner, repo, sha
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-    return None, None, None, None
-
-async def _fetch_gitea_commit_message(commit_link: str, token: str | None):
-    """
-    Ask Gitea API for the full commit message.
-    Try both endpoints:
-      1) /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/commits/{sha}
-      2) /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{sha}
-    Return full_message:str|None on success.
-    """
-    api_base, owner, repo, sha = _parse_gitea_link_for_api(commit_link)
-    if not all([api_base, owner, repo, sha]):
-        return None
-
-    headers = {}
-    if token:
-        headers['Authorization'] = f'token {token}'
-
-    timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=8)
-    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout, headers=headers) as sess:
-        # 1) git/commits
-        url1 = f"{api_base}/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/commits/{sha}"
-        try:
-            async with sess.get(url1) as resp:
-                if resp.status == 200:
-                    data = await resp.json()
-                    # Common shapes: {"message": "..."} or {"commit":{"message":"..."}}
-                    msg = data.get('message') if isinstance(data, dict) else None
-                    if not msg and isinstance(data, dict):
-                        commit = data.get('commit') or {}
-                        msg = commit.get('message')
-                    if msg:
-                        return str(msg)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-        # 2) commits
-        url2 = f"{api_base}/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{sha}"
-        try:
-            async with sess.get(url2) as resp:
-                if resp.status == 200:
-                    data = await resp.json()
-                    msg = None
-                    if isinstance(data, dict):
-                        # Gitea returns {"commit":{"message":"..."}, ...}
-                        commit = data.get('commit') or {}
-                        msg = commit.get('message') or data.get('message')
-                    if msg:
-                        return str(msg)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-
-    return None
-
-def _split_subject_body(full_message: str):
-    """
-    Split a full commit message into (subject, body).
-    Subject = first non-empty line; body = rest (preserve markdown).
-    """
+def _split_subject_body(full_message: str) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
     if not full_message:
         return None, None
     lines = [ln.rstrip() for ln in full_message.splitlines()]
-    # find first non-empty line
+    # subject = first non-empty line
     subject = None
     i = 0
     while i < len(lines) and subject is None:
@@ -181,72 +36,272 @@ def _split_subject_body(full_message: str):
     body = '\n'.join(lines[i:]).strip() if i < len(lines) else ''
     return subject or None, (body or None)
 
+def _cmp_versions(a: str | None, b: str | None) -> int:
+    """
+    Compare your version style: 1.2.3.4.a2 (last segment alnum optional).
+    Returns: -1 if a<b, 0 if equal/unknown, +1 if a>b.
+    If either is None, treat as equal (0) to avoid false rollback/upgrade.
+    """
+    if not a or not b:
+        return 0
+    pa = a.split('.')
+    pb = b.split('.')
+    # pad to 5 parts
+    while len(pa) < 5: pa.append('0')
+    while len(pb) < 5: pb.append('0')
+
+    def part_key(x: str):
+        # numeric if digits; else (numeric_prefix, alpha_suffix)
+        if x.isdigit():
+            return (int(x), '', 1)
+        # split alnum: digits prefix (if any) + rest
+        m = re.match(r'(\d+)(.*)', x)
+        if m:
+            return (int(m.group(1)), m.group(2), 2)
+        return (0, x, 3)
+
+    for xa, xb in zip(pa, pb):
+        ka, kb = part_key(xa), part_key(xb)
+        if ka[0] != kb[0]:
+            return 1 if ka[0] > kb[0] else -1
+        if ka[2] != kb[2]:
+            return 1 if ka[2] < kb[2] else -1  # prefer pure numeric (1) > num+alpha (2) > alpha (3)
+        if ka[1] != kb[1]:
+            return 1 if ka[1] > kb[1] else -1
+    return 0
+
+# ---------------- Gitea helpers ----------------
+
+def _parse_repo_url(repo_url: str) -> tuple[str | None, str | None, str | None]:
+    """
+    From https://host/owner/repo(.git) -> (api_base, owner, repo)
+    api_base = https://host/api/v1
+    """
+    try:
+        pr = urlparse(repo_url)
+        parts = [p for p in pr.path.split('/') if p]
+        if len(parts) >= 2:
+            owner = parts[0]
+            repo = parts[1]
+            if repo.endswith('.git'):
+                repo = repo[:-4]
+            api_base = f"{pr.scheme}://{pr.netloc}/api/v1"
+            return api_base, owner, repo
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return None, None, None
+
+async def _gitea_get_json(url: str, token: str | None, user: str | None, timeout_sec: int = 10):
+    headers = {}
+    if token and user:
+        # Basic auth with user:token
+        cred = base64.b64encode(f"{user}:{token}".encode()).decode()
+        headers['Authorization'] = f"Basic {cred}"
+    elif token:
+        headers['Authorization'] = f"token {token}"
+
+    timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=timeout_sec)
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession(timeout=timeout, headers=headers) as sess:
+        async with sess.get(url) as resp:
+            if resp.status != 200:
+                text = await resp.text()
+                raise RuntimeError(f"Gitea GET {url} -> {resp.status}: {text[:200]}")
+            return await resp.json()
+
+async def _fetch_latest_commit(api_base: str, owner: str, repo: str, branch: str,
+                               token: str | None, user: str | None) -> tuple[str | None, str | None, str | None]:
+    """
+    Returns (sha, subject, body) for the latest commit on branch.
+    """
+    # Fast path: get branch -> commit sha
+    branch_url = f"{api_base}/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}"
+    try:
+        bjson = await _gitea_get_json(branch_url, token, user)
+        sha = bjson.get('commit', {}).get('id') or bjson.get('commit', {}).get('sha')
+        if not sha:
+            raise RuntimeError("No commit sha on branch")
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Fallback: list commits
+        commits_url = f"{api_base}/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{branch}"
+        try:
+            cjson = await _gitea_get_json(commits_url, token, user)
+            if isinstance(cjson, list) and cjson:
+                sha = cjson[0].get('sha') or cjson[0].get('id')
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError("Empty commits list")
+        except Exception as e2:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to get latest commit: {e} / {e2}")
+
+    # Now fetch full commit message
+    # Try git/commits first
+    for endpoint in (f"{api_base}/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/commits/{sha}",
+                     f"{api_base}/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits/{sha}"):
+        try:
+            data = await _gitea_get_json(endpoint, token, user)
+            msg = None
+            if isinstance(data, dict):
+                msg = data.get('message')
+                if not msg:
+                    msg = data.get('commit', {}).get('message')
+            subject, body = _split_subject_body(msg or "")
+            return sha, (subject or ""), (body or "")
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+    raise RuntimeError("Unable to fetch commit details")
+
+# ---------------- Boot reason inference ----------------
+
+def _is_near_scheduled(now_utc: datetime, hhmm_utc: str | None, window_min: int = 5) -> bool:
+    if not hhmm_utc:
+        return False
+    try:
+        hh, mm = [int(x) for x in hhmm_utc.strip().split(':', 1)]
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+    sched = now_utc.replace(hour=hh, minute=mm, second=0, microsecond=0)
+    delta = abs((now_utc - sched).total_seconds())
+    return delta <= window_min * 60
+
+def _format_status_line(kind: str, old_ver: str | None, new_ver: str | None) -> str:
+    if kind == "updated":
+        return f"✅ Updated from **{old_ver or 'unknown'}** → **{new_ver or 'unknown'}**"
+    if kind == "scheduled":
+        return "🕒 Scheduled restart executed"
+    if kind == "manual":
+        return "🟢 Manual restart detected"
+    if kind == "rollback":
+        return f"⚠️ Version rollback detected: **{old_ver or 'unknown'}** → **{new_ver or 'unknown'}**"
+    return "🟢 Bot started"
+
 # ---------------- Main entry ----------------
 
 async def post_boot_notice(bot):
     """
-    Posts concise boot status to the modlog channel.
-    - Always: one status line (if SHAI_BOOT_STATUS is set to a known value).
-    - If SHAI_BOOT_STATUS == 'fetched_new': fetch **full commit message**.
-        • Prefer Gitea API (requires only the commit link from RSS).
-        • Fallback to RSS subject/description if API fails.
-      Then post ONLY: Version number (bold) + markdown details.
+    Always post a boot status to the modlog channel.
+    Logic:
+      - Wait until bot is ready (guilds/channels cached).
+      - Resolve repo from cfg(repo_url/repo_branch); attempt to fetch latest commit (sha, subject, body).
+      - Compare to stored boot_state (last_sha/last_version/last_boot_ts):
+          * sha/version advanced -> Updated
+          * sha same and near scheduled time -> Scheduled restart
+          * sha same and not near schedule -> Manual restart
+          * version decreased -> Rollback (ping guild owner)
+      - Post status line.
+      - Post commit message (bold version + md body).
+      - Persist new boot_state.
     """
-    status = os.getenv("SHAI_BOOT_STATUS", "").strip()    # fetched_new | cached_no_update | cache_only_error | scheduled_restart | ''
-    desc   = os.getenv("SHAI_BOOT_DESC", "").strip()
-    old_v  = os.getenv("SHAI_BOOT_OLD", "").strip()
-    new_v  = os.getenv("SHAI_BOOT_NEW", "").strip()
-    rss    = os.getenv("SHAI_REPO_RSS", "").strip()
-    token  = os.getenv("SHAI_GITEA_TOKEN", "").strip() or None  # optional
-
-    status_line = _build_status_line(status, old_v, new_v, desc)
-    if not status_line:
-        return  # nothing to say
+    try:
+        await bot.wait_until_ready()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[boot_notice] wait_until_ready failed: {e}")
 
     # Resolve modlog channel
     modlog_channel_id = cfg(bot).int('modlog_channel_id', 0)
     if not modlog_channel_id:
+        print("[boot_notice] modlog_channel_id not configured; skipping.")
         return
-    ch = None
-    for g in bot.guilds:
-        ch = g.get_channel(modlog_channel_id)
-        if ch:
-            break
+
+    ch = bot.get_channel(modlog_channel_id)
     if not ch:
+        # fallback: search across guilds
+        for g in bot.guilds:
+            ch = g.get_channel(modlog_channel_id)
+            if ch:
+                break
+    if not ch:
+        print(f"[boot_notice] channel id {modlog_channel_id} not found; skipping.")
         return
 
-    # 1) Post the status line
+    # Repo info
+    r = cfg(bot)
+    repo_url = r.get('repo_url', '')
+    branch = r.get('repo_branch', 'main')
+    api_base = owner = repo = None
+
+    if repo_url:
+        api_base, owner, repo = _parse_repo_url(repo_url)
+
+    token = os.getenv("SHAI_GITEA_TOKEN", "").strip() or None
+    user  = os.getenv("SHAI_GITEA_USER", "").strip() or None
+    check_time_utc = r.get('check_time_utc', '')  # e.g., "03:00"
+    now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+    # State store
+    dm = getattr(bot, "data_manager", None)
+    if not dm:
+        print("[boot_notice] data_manager missing on bot; cannot persist state.")
+        return
+
+    prev = (dm.get('boot_state') or [{}])[-1] if dm.get('boot_state') else {}
+    prev_sha = prev.get('last_sha') or None
+    prev_ver = prev.get('last_version') or None
+
+    # Fetch latest commit (sha, subject, body)
+    sha = subject = body = None
+    if api_base and owner and repo:
+        try:
+            sha, subject, body = await _fetch_latest_commit(api_base, owner, repo, branch, token, user)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[boot_notice] fetch latest commit failed: {e}")
+
+    # Derive current version (from subject)
+    curr_ver = _extract_version(subject) if subject else None
+
+    # Decide reason
+    reason = "manual"
+    mention_owner = False
+
+    if prev_ver and curr_ver:
+        cmpv = _cmp_versions(prev_ver, curr_ver)
+        if cmpv < 0:
+            reason = "updated"
+        elif cmpv > 0:
+            reason = "rollback"
+            mention_owner = True
+        else:  # same version
+            reason = "scheduled" if _is_near_scheduled(now_utc, check_time_utc) else "manual"
+    else:
+        # Fall back to sha compare if versions missing
+        if prev_sha and sha and prev_sha != sha:
+            reason = "updated"
+        else:
+            reason = "scheduled" if _is_near_scheduled(now_utc, check_time_utc) else "manual"
+
+    # Post status line
+    status_line = _format_status_line(reason, prev_ver, curr_ver)
     try:
-        await ch.send(status_line, allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions.none())
-    except Exception:
+        # ping owner only on rollback
+        allowed = discord.AllowedMentions(everyone=False, users=True if mention_owner else False, roles=False, replied_user=False)
+        if mention_owner and ch.guild and ch.guild.owner_id:
+            status_line = f"{status_line}\n<@{ch.guild.owner_id}>"
+        await ch.send(status_line, allowed_mentions=allowed)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[boot_notice] failed to send status line: {e}")
         return
 
-    # 2) If updated, post ONLY the commit message (version + details)
-    if status == "fetched_new" and rss:
-        subj, body, link = await _fetch_latest_rss_item(rss)
-
-        # Try to get the full commit message from Gitea API using the link's SHA
-        full_msg = None
-        if link:
-            full_msg = await _fetch_gitea_commit_message(link, token)
-
-        # If API failed, fall back to what RSS gave us
-        if not full_msg:
-            # if RSS body is a single-line/empty, we only have subject anyway
-            if body and subj and body.startswith(subj):
-                # avoid duplicate subject at start
-                body_trimmed = body[len(subj):].lstrip()
-                full_msg = f"{subj}\n{body_trimmed}".strip() if body_trimmed else subj
+    # Post commit message (if we have it)
+    # Format: **Version**\n<md body>
+    try:
+        title = curr_ver or (subject or "Latest commit")
+        if title or body:
+            # Always post a commit message on start; it’s the core “what’s running now”
+            if body:
+                commit_msg = f"**{title}**\n{body}"
             else:
-                combined = "\n".join(x for x in [subj or "", body or ""] if x).strip()
-                full_msg = combined or (subj or body or "")
+                commit_msg = f"**{title}**"
+            await ch.send(commit_msg, allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions.none())
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[boot_notice] failed to send commit message: {e}")
 
-        # Split into subject/body and format as Version + Details
-        c_subject, c_body = _split_subject_body(full_msg or "")
-        commit_msg = _only_version_and_details(c_subject, c_body)
-
-        if commit_msg:
-            try:
-                await ch.send(commit_msg, allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions.none())
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+    # Persist new state
+    try:
+        new_state = {
+            'last_sha': sha,
+            'last_version': curr_ver,
+            'last_subject': subject,
+            'last_boot_ts': time.time(),
+        }
+        # keep boot_state as list to preserve history
+        dm.add('boot_state', new_state)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"[boot_notice] failed to persist boot_state: {e}")