Revert automatic relay selection for COUNT command

Simplify COUNT by requiring explicit relay specification:
- Restore relay requirement validation in count-parser.ts
- Remove useOutboxRelays and NIP-45 auto-filtering from CountViewer
- Update man page documentation to reflect required relays
- Keep NIP-45 support detection for better error messages

This keeps the feature simpler for now; automatic relay selection
can be added later when the UX is better understood.

src/components/CountViewer.tsx

@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@ import {
 import { firstValueFrom, timeout, catchError, of } from "rxjs";
 import { useGrimoire } from "@/core/state";
 import { useNostrEvent } from "@/hooks/useNostrEvent";
-import { useOutboxRelays } from "@/hooks/useOutboxRelays";
 import pool from "@/services/relay-pool";
-import { AGGREGATOR_RELAYS } from "@/services/loaders";
 import { getRelayInfo } from "@/lib/nip11";
-import { normalizeRelayURL } from "@/lib/relay-url";
 import { RelayLink } from "./nostr/RelayLink";
 import { FilterSummaryBadges } from "./nostr/FilterSummaryBadges";
 import { KindBadge } from "./KindBadge";
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ import type { Filter } from "nostr-tools";
 
 interface CountViewerProps {
   filter: NostrFilter;
-  relays?: string[]; // Optional - uses outbox model if not specified
+  relays: string[]; // Required - at least one relay
   needsAccount?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -283,16 +280,12 @@ function SingleRelayResult({ result }: { result: RelayCountResult }) {
 
 export default function CountViewer({
   filter: rawFilter,
-  relays: explicitRelays,
+  relays,
   needsAccount,
 }: CountViewerProps) {
   const { state } = useGrimoire();
   const accountPubkey = state.activeAccount?.pubkey;
   const { copy: handleCopy, copied } = useCopy();
-  const [nip45FilteredRelays, setNip45FilteredRelays] = useState<string[]>([]);
-  const [nip45FilterPhase, setNip45FilterPhase] = useState<
-    "idle" | "filtering" | "ready"
-  >("idle");
 
   // Create pointer for contact list (kind 3) if we need to resolve $contacts
   const contactPointer = useMemo(
@@ -324,84 +317,7 @@ export default function CountViewer({
     [needsAccount, rawFilter, accountPubkey, contacts],
   );
 
-  // Fallback relays for outbox selection (user's read relays or aggregators)
-  const fallbackRelays = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      state.activeAccount?.relays?.filter((r) => r.read).map((r) => r.url) ||
-      AGGREGATOR_RELAYS,
-    [state.activeAccount?.relays],
-  );
-
-  // Outbox options for relay selection
-  const outboxOptions = useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      fallbackRelays,
-      timeout: 1000,
-      maxRelays: 20, // Fewer relays for COUNT since it's one-shot
-    }),
-    [fallbackRelays],
-  );
-
-  // Use outbox model for relay selection when no explicit relays
-  const { relays: selectedRelays, phase: relaySelectionPhase } =
-    useOutboxRelays(explicitRelays ? {} : filter, outboxOptions);
-
-  // Filter relays by NIP-45 support
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // Skip if explicit relays provided or selection not ready
-    if (explicitRelays) {
-      setNip45FilteredRelays(explicitRelays);
-      setNip45FilterPhase("ready");
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (relaySelectionPhase !== "ready" || selectedRelays.length === 0) {
-      setNip45FilterPhase("idle");
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Filter by NIP-45 support
-    setNip45FilterPhase("filtering");
-
-    const filterByNip45 = async () => {
-      const results = await Promise.all(
-        selectedRelays.map(async (url) => {
-          const supported = await checkNip45Support(url);
-          // Include if supported or unknown (will error at request time)
-          return { url, include: supported !== false };
-        }),
-      );
-
-      const filtered = results
-        .filter((r) => r.include)
-        .map((r) => {
-          try {
-            return normalizeRelayURL(r.url);
-          } catch {
-            return r.url;
-          }
-        });
-
-      // Use fallback aggregators if no NIP-45 relays found
-      setNip45FilteredRelays(
-        filtered.length > 0 ? filtered : AGGREGATOR_RELAYS.slice(0, 3),
-      );
-      setNip45FilterPhase("ready");
-    };
-
-    filterByNip45();
-  }, [explicitRelays, selectedRelays, relaySelectionPhase]);
-
-  // Final relays to use
-  const relays = nip45FilteredRelays;
-  const isSelectingRelays =
-    !explicitRelays &&
-    (relaySelectionPhase !== "ready" || nip45FilterPhase !== "ready");
-
-  const { results, loading, refresh } = useCount(
-    filter,
-    isSelectingRelays ? [] : relays,
-  );
+  const { results, loading, refresh } = useCount(filter, relays);
 
   const isSingleRelay = relays.length === 1;
   const singleResult = isSingleRelay ? results.get(relays[0]) : null;
@@ -659,22 +575,8 @@ export default function CountViewer({
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {/* Selecting Relays */}
-      {(!needsAccount || accountPubkey) && isSelectingRelays && (
-        <div className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center">
-          <div className="text-muted-foreground text-center">
-            <Loader2 className="size-8 mx-auto mb-3 animate-spin" />
-            <p className="text-sm">
-              {nip45FilterPhase === "filtering"
-                ? "Filtering relays by NIP-45 support..."
-                : "Selecting relays..."}
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      )}
-
       {/* Results */}
-      {(!needsAccount || accountPubkey) && !isSelectingRelays && (
+      {(!needsAccount || accountPubkey) && (
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto">
           {isSingleRelay && singleResult ? (
             <SingleRelayResult result={singleResult} />

src/lib/count-parser.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function parseCommaSeparated<T>(
 /**
  * Parse COUNT command arguments into a Nostr filter
  * Similar to REQ but:
- * - Requires at least one relay (no automatic relay selection)
+ * - Requires at least one relay
  * - No --limit flag (COUNT returns total, not a subset)
  * - No --close-on-eose flag (COUNT is inherently one-shot)
  * - No --view flag (COUNT doesn't render events)
@@ -335,7 +335,10 @@ export function parseCountCommand(args: string[]): ParsedCountCommand {
     }
   }
 
-  // Relays are optional - will use outbox model if not specified
+  // Validate that at least one relay is specified
+  if (relays.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error("At least one relay is required for COUNT");
+  }
 
   // Convert accumulated sets to filter arrays
   if (kinds.size > 0) filter.kinds = Array.from(kinds);

src/types/man.ts

@@ -325,14 +325,14 @@ export const manPages: Record<string, ManPageEntry> = {
   count: {
     name: "count",
     section: "1",
-    synopsis: "count [relay...] [options]",
+    synopsis: "count <relay...> [options]",
     description:
-      "Count events on Nostr relays using the NIP-45 COUNT verb. Returns event counts matching specified filter criteria. If no relays specified, automatically selects relays using the outbox model (NIP-65) filtered by NIP-45 support. Checks NIP-11 relay info to detect NIP-45 support before querying. Can be saved as a spell for quick access.",
+      "Count events on Nostr relays using the NIP-45 COUNT verb. Returns event counts matching specified filter criteria. Requires at least one relay. Checks NIP-11 relay info to detect NIP-45 support before querying. Can be saved as a spell for quick access.",
     options: [
       {
-        flag: "[relay...]",
+        flag: "<relay...>",
         description:
-          "Relay URLs to query (optional). If omitted, uses outbox model with NIP-45 filtering. Can appear anywhere in the command. Supports wss://relay.com or shorthand: relay.com",
+          "Relay URLs to query (required). At least one relay must be specified. Can appear anywhere in the command. Supports wss://relay.com or shorthand: relay.com",
       },
       {
         flag: "-k, --kind <number>",
@@ -390,12 +390,11 @@ export const manPages: Record<string, ManPageEntry> = {
       },
     ],
     examples: [
-      "count -k 1 -a fiatjaf.com                              Count posts (auto relay selection)",
-      "count -k 3 -p $me                                      Count followers (auto relay selection)",
-      "count relay.damus.io -k 3 -p npub1...                  Count followers on specific relay",
-      "count nos.lol relay.damus.io -k 1 -a fiatjaf.com       Compare counts across relays",
-      "count -k 9735 -p $me --since 30d                       Count zaps received in last month",
-      "count -t nostr,bitcoin                                 Count events with hashtags",
+      "count relay.damus.io -k 1 -a fiatjaf.com               Count posts from author",
+      "count nos.lol -k 3 -p npub1...                         Count followers on specific relay",
+      "count nos.lol relay.damus.io -k 1 -a npub1...          Compare counts across relays",
+      "count relay.damus.io -k 9735 -p $me --since 30d        Count zaps received in last month",
+      "count nos.lol -t nostr,bitcoin                         Count events with hashtags",
     ],
     seeAlso: ["req", "nip"],
     appId: "count",