feat(mqtt): add packet counters to status; complete and reorganize MQTT bridge variants

MQTT status payload:
- Add packets_sent and packets_received (cumulative radio TX/RX totals)
  to the status `stats` object, aligning with the Waev/MeshMapper schema.

Variants (variants/eastmesh_mqtt -> variants/eastmesh):
- Rename the variant folder to variants/eastmesh.
- Add the remaining *_repeater_observer_mqtt_bridge envs (2 -> 36), one
  per observer board.
- Regroup envs by board (observer -> espnow -> mqtt_bridge) and add
  per-vendor section banners.

Docs & release notes:
- Update folder path references in README, AGENTS, and boards docs.
- Add observer-eastmesh and observer-eastmesh-bridge-espnow 2026.6.6
  release notes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

AGENTS.md

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ uv run pio run -e T_Beam_S3_Supreme_SX1262_repeater_observer -t upload --upload-
 - `eastmesh-build.sh` — EastMesh build wrapper
 - `build.sh` — upstream MeshCore build wrapper retained for merge hygiene
 - `platformio.ini`
-- `variants/eastmesh_mqtt/platformio.ini`
+- `variants/eastmesh/platformio.ini`
 - `examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp`
 - `src/helpers/mqtt/MQTTUplink.cpp`
 - `eastmesh-docs/*.md`

README.md

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ uv run --group docs zensical build
   - Python tooling and docs dependencies
 - [`platformio.ini`](./platformio.ini)
   - root PlatformIO config and ESP32 helper scripts
-- [`variants/eastmesh_mqtt/platformio.ini`](./variants/eastmesh_mqtt/platformio.ini)
+- [`variants/eastmesh/platformio.ini`](./variants/eastmesh/platformio.ini)
   - shared EastMesh observer env definitions
 - [`examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp`](./examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp)
   - repeater CLI wiring, MQTT command surface, and web allowlist integration

eastmesh-docs/boards.md

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ If you are deciding between otherwise similar boards, these target-level setting
 
 ## `repeater_observer` Boards
 
-This table includes all observer targets currently defined in `variants/eastmesh_mqtt/platformio.ini`.
+This table includes all observer targets currently defined in `variants/eastmesh/platformio.ini`.
 
 | Target                   | MCU     | RAM    | PSRAM | Flash | LoRa   | Display         | GPS | SD  |
 | ------------------------ | ------- | ------ | ----- | ----- | ------ | --------------- | --- | --- |

examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp

@@ -3015,6 +3015,8 @@ void MyMesh::loop() {
   mqtt_status.tx_air_secs = static_cast<uint32_t>(getTotalAirTime() / 1000);
   mqtt_status.rx_air_secs = static_cast<uint32_t>(getReceiveAirTime() / 1000);
   mqtt_status.recv_errors = radio_driver.getPacketsRecvErrors();
+  mqtt_status.packets_sent = radio_driver.getPacketsSent();
+  mqtt_status.packets_received = radio_driver.getPacketsRecv();
   mqtt_status.radio_freq = _prefs.freq;
   mqtt_status.radio_bw = _prefs.bw;
   mqtt_status.radio_sf = _prefs.sf;

release-notes.yml

@@ -266,6 +266,18 @@ releases:
         text: "Documented the Waev broker in the README and custom CLI guides."
     breaking_changes: []
 
+  - track: observer-eastmesh
+    version: "2026.6.6"
+    tag: "observer-eastmesh-v2026.6.6"
+    date: "2026-06-27"
+    previous_version: "2026.6.5"
+    summary: "Adds cumulative packet counters to the MQTT status payload so brokers receive radio TX/RX totals."
+    changes:
+      - type: added
+        area: mqtt
+        text: "Added `packets_sent` and `packets_received` counters to the MQTT `status` payload `stats` object, reporting cumulative radio TX/RX packet totals to align with the Waev/MeshMapper status schema."
+    breaking_changes: []
+
   - track: observer-eastmesh-bridge-espnow
     version: "2026.5.1"
     tag: "observer-eastmesh-bridge-espnow-v2026.5.1"
@@ -443,10 +455,22 @@ releases:
         text: "Documented the Waev broker in the README and custom CLI guides."
     breaking_changes: []
 
+  - track: observer-eastmesh-bridge-espnow
+    version: "2026.6.6"
+    tag: "observer-eastmesh-bridge-espnow-v2026.6.6"
+    date: "2026-06-27"
+    previous_version: "2026.6.5"
+    summary: "Adds cumulative packet counters to the MQTT status payload so brokers receive radio TX/RX totals."
+    changes:
+      - type: added
+        area: mqtt
+        text: "Added `packets_sent` and `packets_received` counters to the MQTT `status` payload `stats` object, reporting cumulative radio TX/RX packet totals to align with the Waev/MeshMapper status schema."
+    breaking_changes: []
+
   - track: observer-eastmesh-bridge-mqtt
     version: "2026.7.0"
     tag: "observer-eastmesh-bridge-mqtt-v2026.7.0"
-    date: "2026-06-24"
+    date: "2026-07-01"
     previous_version: null
     summary: "Introduces the observer-eastmesh-bridge-mqtt release track with bidirectional MQTT mesh bridging and web-panel peer broker configuration."
     changes:

src/helpers/mqtt/MQTTUplink.cpp

@@ -669,13 +669,16 @@ int MQTTUplink::buildStatusJson(char* buffer, size_t buffer_size, bool online) c
                   "{\"status\":\"%s\",\"timestamp\":\"%s\",\"origin\":\"%s\",\"origin_id\":\"%s\","
                   "\"model\":\"%s\",\"firmware_version\":\"%s\",\"radio\":\"%s\",\"client_version\":\"%s\","
                   "\"repeat\":\"%s\",\"stats\":{\"battery_mv\":%d,\"uptime_secs\":%lu,\"errors\":%u,\"queue_len\":%u,"
-                  "\"noise_floor\":%d,\"tx_air_secs\":%lu,\"rx_air_secs\":%lu,\"recv_errors\":%lu}}",
+                  "\"noise_floor\":%d,\"tx_air_secs\":%lu,\"rx_air_secs\":%lu,\"recv_errors\":%lu,"
+                  "\"packets_sent\":%lu,\"packets_received\":%lu}}",
                   online ? "online" : "offline", ts, origin, _device_id, model, FIRMWARE_VERSION, radio_info, client_version,
                   _last_status.repeat_enabled ? "on" : "off", _last_status.battery_mv,
                   static_cast<unsigned long>(_last_status.uptime_secs), _last_status.error_flags, _last_status.queue_len,
                   _last_status.noise_floor, static_cast<unsigned long>(_last_status.tx_air_secs),
                   static_cast<unsigned long>(_last_status.rx_air_secs),
-                  static_cast<unsigned long>(_last_status.recv_errors));
+                  static_cast<unsigned long>(_last_status.recv_errors),
+                  static_cast<unsigned long>(_last_status.packets_sent),
+                  static_cast<unsigned long>(_last_status.packets_received));
 }
 
 int MQTTUplink::buildPacketJson(char* buffer, size_t buffer_size, const mesh::Packet& packet, bool is_tx, int rssi,

src/helpers/mqtt/MQTTUplink.h

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ struct MQTTStatusSnapshot {
   uint32_t tx_air_secs;
   uint32_t rx_air_secs;
   uint32_t recv_errors;
+  uint32_t packets_sent;
+  uint32_t packets_received;
   float radio_freq;
   float radio_bw;
   uint8_t radio_sf;