From ce4549c5247dd880ca5d5c518a30bfcc092cd946 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Lam <julian@nodebb.org>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:55:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: do not plumb req.uid into notes.assert (breaks
 getParentChain)

---
 src/activitypub/inbox.js | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/activitypub/inbox.js b/src/activitypub/inbox.js
index c9dbf5192a..11598ea02d 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/inbox.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/inbox.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ inbox.create = async (req) => {
 		cid = Array.from(cids)[0];
 	}
 
-	const asserted = await activitypub.notes.assert(req.uid || 0, object, { cid });
+	const asserted = await activitypub.notes.assert(0, object, { cid });
 	if (asserted) {
 		await activitypub.feps.announce(object.id, req.body);
 		// api.activitypub.add(req, { pid: object.id });
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ inbox.announce = async (req) => {
 					return;
 				}
 
-				const assertion = await activitypub.notes.assert(req.uid || 0, pid, { cid, skipChecks: true });
+				const assertion = await activitypub.notes.assert(0, pid, { cid, skipChecks: true });
 				if (!assertion) {
 					return;
 				}