From ecb26cb731041c222da4f2a4088561b52385d27f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hobokenchicken <dustin@dustin.coffee>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 08:06:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: use gif image URL instead of giphy page URL in messages

gif.url is the giphy.com page link, gif.images.fixed_height.url is
the actual media CDN URL. react-markdown was rendering a dead link
instead of an embedded image.
---
 web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx b/web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
index 9dd1f58..18134ff 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export function ChatArea() {
 
   const handleGifSelect = async (gif: Gif) => {
     if (!activeChannelId) return;
-    const content = `![${gif.title || "GIF"}](${gif.url})`;
+    const content = `![${gif.title || "GIF"}](${gif.images.fixed_height.url})`;
     try {
       await sendMessage(activeChannelId, content);
       setShowGifPicker(false);