src/app.cpp

@@ -878,6 +878,9 @@ void App::update()
     // (a prior/unwitnessed salvage likely moved the coins into a wallet.<ts>.bak).
     maybeWarnEmptyWalletWithFundedSiblings();
 
+    // One-time nudge if wallet.dat has bloated past the threshold (toast + clickable alert → consolidate).
+    maybeWarnLargeWallet();
+
     // Classify the wallet's mnemonic status (once per connect) so the Migrate-to-seed button can
     // glow for a legacy, pre-seed-phrase wallet.
     probeWalletSeedStatus();
@@ -2421,10 +2424,19 @@ void App::renderAlertHistoryPanel()
         return;
     }
 
-    // Scrollable list, newest first. Height adapts to the entry count but caps so a busy session
+    // Scrollable list, newest first. Measure the TRUE content height so wrapped (multi-line) messages
-    // scrolls inside the panel instead of blowing past the popup's max height.
+    // and optional action links aren't clipped by an under-estimate; cap so a busy session scrolls
-    const float perEntry = txtF->LegacySize * 2.0f + 14.0f * dp;  // message line + time line + spacing
+    // inside the panel instead of blowing past the popup's max height.
-    const float listH = std::min(300.0f * dp, static_cast<float>(hist.size()) * perEntry);
+    const float msgWrapW = std::max(40.0f * dp, innerW - 2.0f * padX - icoF->LegacySize - 6.0f * dp);
+    float contentH = 0.0f;
+    for (const auto& a : hist) {
+        const float msgH = txtF->CalcTextSizeA(txtF->LegacySize, FLT_MAX, msgWrapW, a.message.c_str()).y;
+        contentH += std::max(msgH, static_cast<float>(icoF->LegacySize));      // icon + wrapped message
+        contentH += txtF->LegacySize;                                          // relative-age line
+        if (a.onClick && !a.actionHint.empty()) contentH += txtF->LegacySize;  // action-link line
+        contentH += 8.0f * dp;                                                 // inter-entry spacing
+    }
+    const float listH = std::min(300.0f * dp, contentH);
     ImGui::BeginChild("##AlertRows", ImVec2(0, listH), false);
     int idx = 0;
     for (auto it = hist.rbegin(); it != hist.rend(); ++it, ++idx) {
@@ -2452,6 +2464,19 @@ void App::renderAlertHistoryPanel()
         ImGui::TextWrapped("%s", a.message.c_str());
         ImGui::PopTextWrapPos();
         ImGui::PopStyleColor();
+        // Optional clickable action (accent link), directly under the message so it stays prominent.
+        if (a.onClick && !a.actionHint.empty()) {
+            ImGui::SetCursorPosX(padX + icoF->LegacySize + 6.0f * dp);
+            ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Text, m::Primary());
+            ImGui::TextUnformatted(a.actionHint.c_str());
+            ImGui::PopStyleColor();
+            if (ImGui::IsItemHovered()) {
+                const ImVec2 lmn = ImGui::GetItemRectMin(), lmx = ImGui::GetItemRectMax();
+                ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddLine(ImVec2(lmn.x, lmx.y), ImVec2(lmx.x, lmx.y), m::Primary());
+                ImGui::SetMouseCursor(ImGuiMouseCursor_Hand);
+            }
+            if (ImGui::IsItemClicked()) { a.onClick(); ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup(); }
+        }
         // Relative age, dim, indented under the message.
         ImGui::SetCursorPosX(padX + icoF->LegacySize + 6.0f * dp);
         ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Text, m::OnSurfaceDisabled());

src/app.h

@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@ private:
     // install) to back up their seed phrase. Cheap early-outs keep it idle until it can act.
     void maybeRemindSeedBackup();
     void maybeWarnEmptyWalletWithFundedSiblings();  // full-node: empty active wallet + a funded sibling → warn once
+    void maybeWarnLargeWallet();                    // full-node: wallet.dat past bloat threshold → one-time toast + clickable alert
     void scanFundedSiblingsAsync();                 // off-UI-thread probe of sibling wallet files
     static void scrubAndRemoveExport(const std::string& path);  // zero + delete a plaintext key export (H-02)
     void sweepStaleDecryptExports();                // startup net: purge stale obsidiandecryptexport* files (H-02)
@@ -1007,6 +1008,7 @@ private:
     bool seed_backup_loading_ = false;
     bool seed_backup_no_mnemonic_ = false;
     bool seed_backup_reminder_in_flight_ = false;  // guards the one-time backup nudge probe
+    bool large_wallet_checked_ = false;            // gate: stat wallet.dat for the bloat nudge once per launch
 
     // Cached mnemonic status of the current wallet, driving the Migrate-to-seed button glow. Probed
     // once per connect (probeWalletSeedStatus, via exportSeedPhrase); NoMnemonic = a legacy wallet a

src/app_network.cpp

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "rpc/connection.h"
 #include "chat/chat_identity.h"  // deriveChatIdentityFromSecret for HushChat identity provisioning
 #include "ui/windows/chat_tab.h"  // ui::ResetChatTab — wipe chat UI plaintext on a wallet switch
+#include "ui/windows/shield_dialog.h"  // ui::ShieldDialog — Merge to Address shortcut from the bloat nudge
 #include "ui/windows/mining_pool_panel.h"  // ui::resolveMiningUserAddress
 #include <sodium.h>              // sodium_memzero for wiping the fetched mnemonic
 #include <cctype>
@@ -4232,6 +4233,36 @@ void App::maybeRemindSeedBackup()
     });
 }
 
+// One-time nudge (full-node) when the BDB wallet.dat has bloated past the threshold. Berkeley DB never
+// shrinks in place and shielded-note witness data accumulates, so a mining/shielded wallet can grow
+// unbounded. Fires ONCE (persisted flag) a warning toast + a clickable "Consolidate notes…" entry in the
+// bell/alert panel that opens Merge to Address; re-arms if the file later drops back under the threshold.
+void App::maybeWarnLargeWallet()
+{
+    if (capture_mode_ || lite_wallet_) return;                 // no live nags during a UI sweep; lite has no wallet.dat
+    if (!supportsFullNodeLifecycleActions() || !settings_) return;
+    if (!state_.connected || !state_.encryption_state_known) return;
+    if (state_.warming_up || state_.daemon_initializing || !state_.sync.isSynced()) return;
+    if (large_wallet_checked_) return;                         // stat wallet.dat at most once per launch
+    large_wallet_checked_ = true;
+
+    static constexpr uint64_t kWalletBloatWarnBytes = 500ull * 1024 * 1024;   // 500 MB (matches the Settings banner)
+    const std::string walletPath = util::Platform::getDragonXDataDir() + "/wallet.dat";
+    const uint64_t sz = util::Platform::getFileSize(walletPath);
+    if (sz <= kWalletBloatWarnBytes) {
+        // Re-arm the one-time warning if the file shrank back under the threshold (e.g. after a fresh seed wallet).
+        if (settings_->getLargeWalletWarned()) { settings_->setLargeWalletWarned(false); settings_->save(); }
+        return;
+    }
+    if (settings_->getLargeWalletWarned()) return;             // already warned once for this bloat episode
+    settings_->setLargeWalletWarned(true);
+    settings_->save();
+    ui::Notifications::instance().action(
+        TR("wallet_size_warn"), ui::NotificationType::Warning,
+        []() { ui::ShieldDialog::show(ui::ShieldDialog::Mode::MergeToAddress); },
+        TR("wallet_size_consolidate"), 12.0f);
+}
+
 // Complementary on-disk safety net (full-node) for a wallet salvage we did NOT witness this launch — it
 // happened on a prior run, or under an external daemon whose startup output we never captured, so
 // detectWalletAutoRecovery() never fired. If the active wallet loads EMPTY while a sibling wallet file in

src/config/settings.cpp

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ bool Settings::load(const std::string& path)
         }
         loadScalar(j, "wizard_completed", wizard_completed_);
         loadScalar(j, "seed_backup_reminded", seed_backup_reminded_);
+        loadScalar(j, "large_wallet_warned", large_wallet_warned_);
         if (j.contains("empty_wallet_warning_acked") && j["empty_wallet_warning_acked"].is_array()) {
             empty_wallet_warning_acked_.clear();
             for (const auto& w : j["empty_wallet_warning_acked"])
@@ -506,6 +507,7 @@ bool Settings::save(const std::string& path)
     }
     j["wizard_completed"] = wizard_completed_;
     j["seed_backup_reminded"] = seed_backup_reminded_;
+    j["large_wallet_warned"] = large_wallet_warned_;
     j["empty_wallet_warning_acked"] = json::array();
     for (const auto& w : empty_wallet_warning_acked_)
         j["empty_wallet_warning_acked"].push_back(w);

src/config/settings.h

@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ public:
     bool getSeedBackupReminded() const { return seed_backup_reminded_; }
     void setSeedBackupReminded(bool v) { seed_backup_reminded_ = v; }
 
+    // One-time nudge when wallet.dat grows past the bloat threshold (re-armed if it shrinks back).
+    bool getLargeWalletWarned() const { return large_wallet_warned_; }
+    void setLargeWalletWarned(bool v) { large_wallet_warned_ = v; }
+
     // Wallet filenames for which the one-time "this wallet is empty but a sibling holds funds"
     // warning has been dismissed. Keyed per active wallet file so switching to a different empty
     // wallet can warn again (see App::maybeWarnEmptyWalletWithFundedSiblings).
@@ -597,6 +601,7 @@ private:
     std::map<std::string, AddressMeta> address_meta_;
     bool wizard_completed_ = false;
     bool seed_backup_reminded_ = false;
+    bool large_wallet_warned_ = false;
     std::set<std::string> empty_wallet_warning_acked_;  // wallet files whose empty-wallet warning was dismissed
     bool encryption_pending_ = false;
     long long daemon_update_prompted_size_ = 0;  // bundled daemon size last offered via the update prompt

src/ui/notifications.h

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ struct AlertRecord {
     std::string      message;
     NotificationType type;
     std::int64_t     epoch;  // std::time(nullptr) at push — wall-clock, for relative-age display
+    std::function<void()> onClick;     // optional: makes this bell-panel entry actionable
+    std::string      actionHint;       // optional: accent link label rendered for the action
 };
 
 struct Notification {
@@ -93,14 +95,24 @@ public:
         push(message, NotificationType::Error, duration);
     }
 
-    void push(const std::string& message, NotificationType type, float duration = 5.0f) {
+    // An actionable alert: a normal toast PLUS a clickable entry in the bell/alert-history panel.
+    // onClick fires when the user clicks the accent `actionHint` link in that panel.
+    void action(const std::string& message, NotificationType type, std::function<void()> onClick,
+                const std::string& actionHint, float duration = -1.0f) {
+        if (duration < 0.0f) duration = schemaDuration("duration-warning", 3.5f);
+        push(message, type, duration, std::move(onClick), actionHint);
+    }
+    
+    void push(const std::string& message, NotificationType type, float duration = 5.0f,
+              std::function<void()> onClick = nullptr, const std::string& actionHint = "") {
         notifications_.emplace_back(message, type, duration);
 
         // Retain a copy in the persistent history (the toast above will fade in seconds; this
         // survives so the user can review what happened). Thread note: every push is on the UI
         // thread (RPC results run as main-thread MainCb callbacks), so this container needs no lock,
         // consistent with the rest of this class. Do NOT push from a raw worker thread.
-        history_.push_back(AlertRecord{message, type, static_cast<std::int64_t>(std::time(nullptr))});
+        history_.push_back(AlertRecord{message, type, static_cast<std::int64_t>(std::time(nullptr)),
+                                       std::move(onClick), actionHint});
         ++total_pushed_;
         while (history_.size() > kMaxHistory) {
             history_.pop_front();