My Sea iter 6c: bud-btn invite stub + #id_my_sea_menu gear (NVM-only, %applet-menu-styled, on both /gameboard/my-sea/ and the gatekeeper) + PAID DRAW now deletes the row and redirects to ?phase=picker so the user drops straight into picking cards instead of looping back to GATE VIEW — Sprint 5 iter 6c of My Sea roadmap — TDD

Bundled fix for the PAID-DRAW-loops-to-GATE-VIEW bug surfaced 2026-05-20 in
live testing: previously the view reset `created_at = now()` + cleared the
hand, but the row's continued existence meant `quota_spent=True` on the
next render → landing rendered GATE VIEW → user clicked it → back to
gatekeeper → loop.

Now PAID DRAW does `active_draw.delete()` after debiting the token + then
redirects to `/gameboard/my-sea/?phase=picker`. The my_sea view honors
`?phase=picker` (only when no active_draw exists — can't bypass
post-DEL GATE VIEW) by forcing `show_picker=True` so the user lands in
the picker ready to draw. First card draw creates a fresh row w. fresh
`created_at`, starting the new 24h quota cycle.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_my_sea_bud_panel.html

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+{% load static %}
+{# Sprint 6 iter 6c — bud-btn invite panel on the my-sea gatekeeper.   #}
+{# Mirrors `_bud_invite_panel.html` (room) but POSTs to a stub view —  #}
+{# real async multi-user invite is deferred to a future sprint, so OK  #}
+{# returns a 'Multiplayer my-sea coming soon' Brief banner.            #}
+
+<button id="id_bud_btn" type="button" aria-label="Invite a friend">
+    <i class="fa-solid fa-handshake"></i>
+</button>
+
+<div id="id_bud_panel">
+    <input id="id_recipient"
+           name="recipient"
+           type="text"
+           placeholder="friend@example.com or username"
+           autocomplete="off">
+    <button id="id_bud_ok" type="button" class="btn btn-confirm">OK</button>
+</div>
+
+<div id="id_bud_suggestions" class="bud-suggestions" hidden></div>
+
+<script src="{% static 'apps/billboard/bud-autocomplete.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'apps/billboard/bud-btn.js' %}"></script>
+<script>
+bindBudBtn({
+    submitUrl: '{% url "my_sea_invite" %}',
+    autocompleteUrl: '{% url "billboard:search_buds" %}',
+    onSuccess: function (data) {
+        if (window.Brief && data.brief) Brief.showBanner(data.brief);
+    },
+});
+</script>

src/templates/apps/gameboard/_partials/_my_sea_gear.html

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+{# Sprint 6 iter 6c — gear-btn on /gameboard/my-sea/ + the gatekeeper.  #}
+{# NVM-only menu (no DEL, no BYE) — gear is the "back out without      #}
+{# committing" affordance; NVM nav-backs to /gameboard/ mirroring the  #}
+{# room's gear-menu convention. Rendered unconditionally (no active-   #}
+{# draw guard) so fresh users + post-DEL states still see it.          #}
+<div id="id_my_sea_menu" style="display:none">
+    <a href="{% url 'gameboard' %}" class="btn btn-cancel">NVM</a>
+</div>
+{% include "apps/applets/_partials/_gear.html" with menu_id="id_my_sea_menu" %}

src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea.html

@@ -900,5 +900,9 @@
             </script>
             {% endif %}
         {% endif %}
+        {# Sprint 6 iter 6c — gear-btn lives on every my-sea page state #}
+        {# (sign-gate / landing / picker). NVM-only menu mirrors the    #}
+        {# gatekeeper's gear; "back out to /gameboard/" affordance.     #}
+        {% include "apps/gameboard/_partials/_my_sea_gear.html" %}
     </div>
 {% endblock content %}

src/templates/apps/gameboard/my_sea_gate.html

@@ -82,5 +82,19 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
+
+    {# Sprint 6 iter 6c — bud-btn invite stub (multiplayer-coming-soon) #}
+    {# + gear-btn NVM-only menu. Both render outside .gate-modal so the #}
+    {# bud-btn lives at viewport fixed position (per `_bud.scss`) and    #}
+    {# the gear-btn sits atop `#id_kit_btn` in the bottom-right corner.  #}
+    {% include "apps/gameboard/_partials/_my_sea_bud_panel.html" %}
+    {% include "apps/gameboard/_partials/_my_sea_gear.html" %}
 </div>
 {% endblock content %}
+
+{% block scripts %}
+    {# Brief module — needed by _my_sea_bud_panel's OK handler so the    #}
+    {# 'Multiplayer my-sea coming soon' banner shows on a successful    #}
+    {# (stub) invite.                                                    #}
+    <script src="{% static 'apps/dashboard/note.js' %}"></script>
+{% endblock scripts %}