From 4fd67fa7dd9c05d5f412e0b752d6b03971fe9193 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jannis Braun <151788261+TheZwiss@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:43:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(web): map peer_pending_local_admin to user-facing message

Without this, when the local admin gate fires on friend-add, the user
got a generic 'Could not send friend request' fallback. Now they see
'Your admin needs to approve federation with this instance' with a
pointer to Connections settings where Task 12's pending-approvals
section shows their queued request.
---
 packages/web/src/utils/friendErrors.ts | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/web/src/utils/friendErrors.ts b/packages/web/src/utils/friendErrors.ts
index ec1531a5..12fddf4f 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utils/friendErrors.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utils/friendErrors.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export function mapServerErrorToMessage(
     case 'already_friends': return "You're already friends with this user.";
     case 'peer_pending_approval':
       return "The remote instance's admin needs to approve federation. Try again later.";
+    case 'peer_pending_local_admin':
+      return "Your admin needs to approve federation with this instance. You'll see your request in Connections settings.";
     case 'peer_pending':
       return 'Connecting to the remote instance — try again in a moment.';
     case 'incoming_request_exists':