diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2704da8..4eb64cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,10 +87,14 @@ saved time and renders this snapshot read-only; opening live details, pagination
 and server mutations remain disabled until reconnection. **Clear offline work
 data** deletes the snapshot, and opting out deletes it automatically.
 
-API responses and mutations are never cached by the service worker or queued;
-submissions still require connectivity. Service-worker upgrades are atomic and
-remove only older `stackchain-dashboard-*` caches, preserving unrelated caches on
-the same origin.
+API responses and mutations are never cached by the service worker. New issue captures,
+issue comments, pull-request comments, and unread-update replies use bounded local
+outboxes when connectivity or a retryable server failure prevents delivery. Drafts
+shows queued and needs-attention messages with explicit send/discard controls; reconnect
+flushes messages sequentially with their original idempotency keys. State-sensitive
+actions such as reviews, merges, closures, labels, milestones, and assignments are never
+queued. Service-worker upgrades are atomic and remove only older
+`stackchain-dashboard-*` caches, preserving unrelated caches on the same origin.
 
 Run the test suite with:
 
diff --git a/frontend/authored-outbox.js b/frontend/authored-outbox.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e26cb36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/authored-outbox.js
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+function createAuthoredOutbox({ storage, fetchJson, createOperationId, now = () => Date.now(), maxItems = 50 }) {
+  const storageKey = 'stackchain.authored-outbox.v1';
+  const makeId = createOperationId || (() =>
+    globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || String(Date.now()) + '-' + Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)
+  );
+  const pending = new Map();
+  const supportedKinds = new Set(['issue-comment', 'pull-comment', 'update-reply']);
+
+  function read() {
+    try {
+      const record = JSON.parse(storage?.getItem(storageKey) || 'null');
+      if (record?.version !== 1 || !Array.isArray(record.items)) return [];
+      return record.items.filter(item => item && supportedKinds.has(item.kind));
+    } catch (_error) { return []; }
+  }
+
+  function write(items) {
+    storage?.setItem(storageKey, JSON.stringify({ version: 1, items }));
+  }
+
+  function enqueue(message) {
+    if (!supportedKinds.has(message?.kind)) throw new Error('This action cannot be queued.');
+    const items = read();
+    const requestedOperationId = String(message.operationId || '').slice(0, 128);
+    const existing = requestedOperationId && items.find(item => item.operationId === requestedOperationId);
+    if (existing) return { ...existing };
+    if (items.length >= maxItems) throw new Error('Message outbox is full. Send or discard a queued message first.');
+    const id = String(requestedOperationId || makeId()).slice(0, 128);
+    const item = {
+      id,
+      operationId: requestedOperationId || id,
+      kind: message.kind,
+      repository: String(message.repository || ''),
+      number: Number(message.number || 0),
+      notificationId: Number(message.notificationId || 0),
+      body: String(message.body || ''),
+      status: 'queued',
+      queuedAt: Number(now()),
+    };
+    items.push(item);
+    write(items);
+    return item;
+  }
+
+  function update(id, changes) {
+    let updated = null;
+    write(read().map(item => {
+      if (item.id !== id) return item;
+      const body = String(changes?.body ?? item.body);
+      updated = {
+        ...item,
+        body,
+        operationId: body === item.body ? item.operationId : String(makeId()).slice(0, 128),
+        status: 'queued',
+      };
+      delete updated.error;
+      return updated;
+    }));
+    return updated;
+  }
+
+  function discard(id) {
+    const items = read();
+    if (!items.some(item => item.id === id)) return false;
+    write(items.filter(item => item.id !== id));
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  function endpoint(item) {
+    if (item.kind === 'update-reply') {
+      return 'api/v1/notifications/' + encodeURIComponent(item.notificationId) + '/reply';
+    }
+    const repository = item.repository.split('/').map(encodeURIComponent).join('/');
+    const resource = item.kind === 'pull-comment' ? 'pulls' : 'issues';
+    return 'api/v1/repos/' + repository + '/' + resource + '/' + encodeURIComponent(item.number) + '/comments';
+  }
+
+  async function sendItem(item) {
+    if (pending.has(item.id)) return pending.get(item.id);
+    const request = (async () => {
+      try {
+        const result = await fetchJson(endpoint(item), {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: {
+            Accept: 'application/json',
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            'Idempotency-Key': item.operationId,
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ body: item.body }),
+        });
+        discard(item.id);
+        return { result };
+      } catch (error) {
+        const status = Number(error?.status || 0);
+        const permanent = status >= 400 && status < 500;
+        if (permanent) {
+          write(read().map(candidate => candidate.id === item.id ? {
+            ...candidate,
+            status: 'attention',
+            error: String(error.message || 'Message needs attention').slice(0, 240),
+          } : candidate));
+        }
+        return { error, transient: !permanent };
+      }
+    })();
+    pending.set(item.id, request);
+    try { return await request; }
+    finally { if (pending.get(item.id) === request) pending.delete(item.id); }
+  }
+
+  async function flush() {
+    const confirmed = [];
+    for (const item of read()) {
+      if (item.status === 'attention') continue;
+      const outcome = await sendItem(item);
+      if (outcome.result) confirmed.push(outcome.result);
+      if (outcome.transient) break;
+    }
+    return { confirmed, remaining: read() };
+  }
+
+  async function retry(id) {
+    const item = read().find(candidate => candidate.id === id);
+    if (!item) return { confirmed: [], remaining: read() };
+    const queued = item.status === 'attention' ? update(id, item) : item;
+    const outcome = await sendItem(queued);
+    return { confirmed: outcome.result ? [outcome.result] : [], remaining: read() };
+  }
+
+  return { enqueue, update, discard, flush, retry, list: () => read().map(item => ({ ...item })) };
+}
+
+if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) module.exports = createAuthoredOutbox;
diff --git a/frontend/drafts.js b/frontend/drafts.js
index 2d974b1..e8473dd 100644
--- a/frontend/drafts.js
+++ b/frontend/drafts.js
@@ -118,6 +118,32 @@ function createDraftInbox({ storage, now = () => Date.now() }) {
     } catch (_error) { return []; }
   }
 
+  function parseAuthoredOutbox(raw) {
+    try {
+      const record = JSON.parse(raw);
+      if (record?.version !== 1 || !Array.isArray(record.items)) return [];
+      return record.items.filter(item => item && typeof item.id === 'string' && typeof item.body === 'string')
+        .map(item => {
+          const isUpdate = item.kind === 'update-reply';
+          const routeKind = item.kind === 'pull-comment' ? 'pull' : 'issue';
+          const target = isUpdate ? 'Update #' + item.notificationId : item.repository + '#' + item.number;
+          return {
+            id: 'stackchain.authored-outbox.v1:' + item.id,
+            outbox_id: item.id,
+            kind: 'authored-outbox',
+            status: item.status === 'attention' ? 'attention' : 'queued',
+            label: item.status === 'attention' ? 'Needs attention' : 'Queued message',
+            repository: isUpdate ? '' : item.repository,
+            title: target,
+            preview: textPreview([item.error, item.body].filter(Boolean).join(' — ')),
+            updated_at: Number(item.queuedAt || 0),
+            route: isUpdate ? { kind:'update', notification_id:item.notificationId } :
+              { kind:routeKind, repository:item.repository, number:item.number },
+          };
+        });
+    } catch (_error) { return []; }
+  }
+
   function list() {
     const index = readIndex();
     const seen = new Set();
@@ -132,6 +158,11 @@ function createDraftInbox({ storage, now = () => Date.now() }) {
         seen.add(key);
         return;
       }
+      if (key === 'stackchain.authored-outbox.v1') {
+        parseAuthoredOutbox(raw).forEach(item => drafts.push(item));
+        seen.add(key);
+        return;
+      }
       const parsed = parse(key, raw);
       if (!parsed) return;
       seen.add(key);
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 404a1e6..461ebbc 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 <script src="static/widgets.js"></script>
 <script src="static/drafts.js"></script>
 <script src="static/issue-outbox.js"></script>
+<script src="static/authored-outbox.js"></script>
 <script src="static/offline-work.js"></script>
 <script src="static/my-work.js"></script>
 <script src="static/pick-work.js"></script>
@@ -830,6 +831,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   });
   const issueCapture = createIssueCapture({ fetchJson: fetchReviewJson, storage: localStorage });
   const issueOutbox = createIssueOutbox({ storage: localStorage, fetchJson: fetchReviewJson });
+  const authoredOutbox = createAuthoredOutbox({ storage: localStorage, fetchJson: fetchReviewJson });
   const shareParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
   const sharedLaunch = {
     title: shareParams.get('title') || '',
@@ -985,6 +987,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   const notificationReplier = createNotificationReplier({
     post: postNotificationReply,
     storage: localStorage,
+    authoredOutbox,
     onStatus: message => { qs('#update-reply-status').textContent = message; },
   });
   const notificationReader = createNotificationReader({
@@ -1251,13 +1254,18 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   function renderDrafts() {
     const list = qs('#my-work-list');
     list.innerHTML = lastDrafts.length ? lastDrafts.map((item, index) => {
+      const isOutbox = item.kind === 'issue-outbox' || item.kind === 'authored-outbox';
       const outboxActions = item.kind === 'issue-outbox' ?
         '<button class="draft-edit" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Edit</button>' +
         '<button class="draft-send" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Send now</button>' +
         '<button class="draft-discard" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Discard</button>' :
+        item.kind === 'authored-outbox' ?
+        '<button class="draft-resume" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Open message</button>' +
+        '<button class="draft-send" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Send now</button>' +
+        '<button class="draft-discard" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Discard</button>' :
         '<button class="draft-resume" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Resume draft</button>' +
         '<button class="draft-discard" data-draft-index="' + index + '" type="button">Discard draft</button>';
-      const state = item.kind === 'issue-outbox' ?
+      const state = isOutbox ?
         '<span class="pill">' + (item.status === 'attention' ? 'Needs attention' : 'Queued for sync') + '</span>' : '';
       return '<article class="my-work-card draft-card">' +
         '<span class="small">' + escapeHtml(item.label) + (item.repository ? ' · ' + escapeHtml(item.repository) : '') + '</span>' +
@@ -1290,7 +1298,8 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
         const item = lastDrafts[Number(button.dataset.draftIndex)];
         if (!item?.outbox_id) return;
         button.disabled = true;
-        applyOutboxResult(await issueOutbox.retry(item.outbox_id));
+        if (item.kind === 'authored-outbox') applyAuthoredOutboxResult(await authoredOutbox.retry(item.outbox_id));
+        else applyOutboxResult(await issueOutbox.retry(item.outbox_id));
       });
     });
     list.querySelectorAll('.draft-discard').forEach(button => {
@@ -1298,6 +1307,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
         if (!window.confirm('Discard this unfinished draft?')) return;
         const item = lastDrafts[Number(button.dataset.draftIndex)];
         if (item?.kind === 'issue-outbox') issueOutbox.discard(item.outbox_id);
+        else if (item?.kind === 'authored-outbox') authoredOutbox.discard(item.outbox_id);
         else if (item) draftInbox.discard(item.id);
         lastDrafts = draftInbox.list();
         const count = qs('[data-work-count="draft"]');
@@ -1970,6 +1980,25 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     applyOutboxResult(await issueOutbox.flush());
   }
 
+  function applyAuthoredOutboxResult(result) {
+    refreshMyWorkView();
+    const attention = (result.remaining || []).some(item => item.status === 'attention');
+    qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = result.confirmed?.length ?
+      result.confirmed.length + ' queued message' + (result.confirmed.length === 1 ? '' : 's') + ' sent.' :
+      attention ? 'A queued message needs attention. Open Drafts to edit or discard it.' :
+      'Message queued for sync when the connection returns.';
+  }
+
+  async function flushAuthoredOutbox() {
+    if (!navigator.onLine || !authoredOutbox.list().length) return;
+    applyAuthoredOutboxResult(await authoredOutbox.flush());
+  }
+
+  function canQueueMessage(error) {
+    const status = Number(error?.status || 0);
+    return !status || status >= 500;
+  }
+
   function inlineAnchor(target) {
     return {
       path: target.dataset.reviewFilename,
@@ -2802,8 +2831,17 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       qs('#issue-comment').value = '';
       qs('#issue-comment-status').textContent = 'Comment posted.';
     } catch (error) {
-      qs('#issue-comment-status').textContent = error.message + ' Your draft is safe; retry.';
-      qs('#issue-comment').focus();
+      if (canQueueMessage(error)) {
+        const operationId = localStorage.getItem('stackchain.issue-comment.v1:' + selectedIssue.repository + '#' + selectedIssue.number + ':operation');
+        authoredOutbox.enqueue({ kind:'issue-comment', repository:selectedIssue.repository,
+          number:selectedIssue.number, body, operationId });
+        qs('#issue-comment').value = '';
+        qs('#issue-comment-status').textContent = 'Queued for sync when the connection returns.';
+        refreshMyWorkView();
+      } else {
+        qs('#issue-comment-status').textContent = error.message + ' Your draft is safe; retry.';
+        qs('#issue-comment').focus();
+      }
     } finally {
       button.disabled = false;
     }
@@ -2894,8 +2932,17 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       qs('#pull-comment').value = '';
       qs('#pull-comment-status').textContent = 'Comment posted.';
     } catch (error) {
-      qs('#pull-comment-status').textContent = error.message + ' Your draft is safe; retry.';
-      qs('#pull-comment').focus();
+      if (canQueueMessage(error)) {
+        const operationId = localStorage.getItem('stackchain.pull-comment.v1:' + selectedPull.repository + '#' + selectedPull.number + ':operation');
+        authoredOutbox.enqueue({ kind:'pull-comment', repository:selectedPull.repository,
+          number:selectedPull.number, body, operationId });
+        qs('#pull-comment').value = '';
+        qs('#pull-comment-status').textContent = 'Queued for sync when the connection returns.';
+        refreshMyWorkView();
+      } else {
+        qs('#pull-comment-status').textContent = error.message + ' Your draft is safe; retry.';
+        qs('#pull-comment').focus();
+      }
     } finally {
       button.disabled = false;
     }
@@ -2948,7 +2995,11 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#send-update-reply').disabled = true;
     const result = await notificationReplier.submit(selectedUpdate, body);
     qs('#send-update-reply').disabled = false;
-    if (result) {
+    if (result?.queued) {
+      qs('#update-reply').value = '';
+      refreshMyWorkView();
+      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = 'Reply queued for sync.';
+    } else if (result) {
       notificationReader.appendReply(result);
       qs('#update-reply').value = '';
       qs('#mark-update-read-next').focus();
@@ -3152,6 +3203,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   window.addEventListener('offline', showOfflineStatus);
   window.addEventListener('online', reconnectLiveData);
   window.addEventListener('online', flushIssueOutbox);
+  window.addEventListener('online', flushAuthoredOutbox);
 
   qs('#refresh').addEventListener('click', load);
   qs('#start-work-session').addEventListener('click', () => {
@@ -3237,6 +3289,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   }
   contextPoller.start();
   flushIssueOutbox();
+  flushAuthoredOutbox();
   document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
     contextPoller.setVisible(!document.hidden);
   });
diff --git a/frontend/my-work.js b/frontend/my-work.js
index c1c08a2..0875cb1 100644
--- a/frontend/my-work.js
+++ b/frontend/my-work.js
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function createNotificationReader({
 }
 
 function createNotificationReplier({
-  post, storage, onStatus,
+  post, storage, onStatus, authoredOutbox,
   createOperationId = () => globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || String(Date.now()) + '-' + Math.random(),
 }) {
   let pending = false;
@@ -380,7 +380,15 @@ function createNotificationReplier({
         catch (_error) { /* A confirmed result no longer needs replay identity. */ }
         onStatus('Reply posted. You can mark this update read when ready.');
         return result;
-      } catch (_error) {
+      } catch (error) {
+        const status = Number(error?.status || 0);
+        if (authoredOutbox && (!status || status >= 500)) {
+          authoredOutbox.enqueue({
+            kind: 'update-reply', notificationId: item.notification_id, body, operationId,
+          });
+          onStatus('Queued for sync when the connection returns.');
+          return { queued: true };
+        }
         onStatus('Could not send reply. Your draft is safe; retry.');
         return false;
       } finally {
diff --git a/frontend/service-worker.js b/frontend/service-worker.js
index aa21115..d735ae8 100644
--- a/frontend/service-worker.js
+++ b/frontend/service-worker.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v5';
+const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v6';
 const OUTAGE_STATUSES = new Set([500, 502, 503, 504]);
 const BASE = new URL('./', self.location.href).pathname;
 const SHELL = [
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const SHELL = [
   BASE + 'static/widgets.js',
   BASE + 'static/drafts.js',
   BASE + 'static/issue-outbox.js',
+  BASE + 'static/authored-outbox.js',
   BASE + 'static/offline-work.js',
   BASE + 'static/my-work.js',
   BASE + 'static/pick-work.js',
diff --git a/tests/test_authored_outbox.py b/tests/test_authored_outbox.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98071aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_authored_outbox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import json
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.views import dashboard
+
+
+OUTBOX = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "authored-outbox.js"
+
+
+def run_node(script: str):
+    result = subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return json.loads(result.stdout)
+
+
+def test_authored_outbox_persists_each_message_kind_and_flushes_sequentially():
+    script = f"""
+const createAuthoredOutbox = require({json.dumps(str(OUTBOX))});
+const values = new Map();
+const storage = {{getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v),removeItem:k=>values.delete(k)}};
+const calls = [];
+const outbox = createAuthoredOutbox({{
+  storage, now:() => 1234,
+  fetchJson:async (url, options) => {{
+    calls.push({{url,key:options.headers['Idempotency-Key'],body:JSON.parse(options.body)}});
+    return {{id:calls.length}};
+  }},
+}});
+outbox.enqueue({{kind:'issue-comment',repository:'stackchain/api',number:7,body:'Issue note',operationId:'issue-op'}});
+outbox.enqueue({{kind:'pull-comment',repository:'stackchain/web',number:8,body:'PR note',operationId:'pull-op'}});
+outbox.enqueue({{kind:'update-reply',notificationId:9,body:'Update note',operationId:'update-op'}});
+const persisted = createAuthoredOutbox({{storage,fetchJson:outbox.fetchJson}}).list();
+outbox.flush().then(result => process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{persisted,calls,result,remaining:outbox.list()}})));
+"""
+    output = run_node(script)
+
+    assert [item["kind"] for item in output["persisted"]] == [
+        "issue-comment", "pull-comment", "update-reply"
+    ]
+    assert [item["operationId"] for item in output["persisted"]] == ["issue-op", "pull-op", "update-op"]
+    assert output["calls"] == [
+        {"url": "api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments", "key": "issue-op", "body": {"body": "Issue note"}},
+        {"url": "api/v1/repos/stackchain/web/pulls/8/comments", "key": "pull-op", "body": {"body": "PR note"}},
+        {"url": "api/v1/notifications/9/reply", "key": "update-op", "body": {"body": "Update note"}},
+    ]
+    assert len(output["result"]["confirmed"]) == 3
+    assert output["remaining"] == []
+
+
+def test_authored_outbox_classifies_failures_and_continues_past_attention_items():
+    script = f"""
+const createAuthoredOutbox = require({json.dumps(str(OUTBOX))});
+const values = new Map();
+const storage = {{getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v),removeItem:k=>values.delete(k)}};
+let phase = 'permanent';
+const calls = [];
+const outbox = createAuthoredOutbox({{
+  storage,
+  fetchJson:async (_url, options) => {{
+    const body = JSON.parse(options.body).body; calls.push(body);
+    if (body === 'Bad' && phase === 'permanent') {{ const e = new Error('Reply rejected'); e.status=422; throw e; }}
+    if (body === 'Later' && phase === 'transient') {{ const e = new Error('Offline'); e.status=503; throw e; }}
+    return {{id:calls.length}};
+  }},
+}});
+const bad=outbox.enqueue({{kind:'issue-comment',repository:'o/r',number:1,body:'Bad',operationId:'a'}});
+outbox.enqueue({{kind:'pull-comment',repository:'o/r',number:2,body:'Good',operationId:'b'}});
+outbox.flush().then(async first => {{
+  phase='transient';
+  outbox.enqueue({{kind:'update-reply',notificationId:3,body:'Later',operationId:'c'}});
+  const second=await outbox.flush();
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{first,second,calls,remaining:outbox.list(),badId:bad.id}}));
+}});
+"""
+    output = run_node(script)
+
+    assert output["calls"] == ["Bad", "Good", "Later"]
+    assert len(output["first"]["confirmed"]) == 1
+    assert output["remaining"][0]["id"] == output["badId"]
+    assert output["remaining"][0]["status"] == "attention"
+    assert output["remaining"][0]["error"] == "Reply rejected"
+    assert output["remaining"][1]["status"] == "queued"
+
+
+def test_authored_outbox_retry_is_single_flight_and_edit_rotates_identity():
+    script = f"""
+const createAuthoredOutbox = require({json.dumps(str(OUTBOX))});
+const values = new Map();
+const storage = {{getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v),removeItem:k=>values.delete(k)}};
+let release; const gate=new Promise(resolve=>release=resolve); let calls=0; let sequence=0;
+const outbox=createAuthoredOutbox({{
+  storage, createOperationId:()=> 'new-' + (++sequence),
+  fetchJson:async()=>{{calls++; await gate; return {{id:1}};}},
+}});
+const item=outbox.enqueue({{kind:'issue-comment',repository:'o/r',number:1,body:'Old',operationId:'old'}});
+const edited=outbox.update(item.id,{{body:'New'}});
+const flush=outbox.flush(); const retry=outbox.retry(item.id); release();
+Promise.all([flush,retry]).then(results=>process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{edited,calls,results,remaining:outbox.list()}})));
+"""
+    output = run_node(script)
+
+    assert output["edited"]["body"] == "New"
+    assert output["edited"]["operationId"] == "new-1"
+    assert output["calls"] == 1
+    assert output["remaining"] == []
+
+
+def test_authored_outbox_deduplicates_repeated_queue_attempts_by_operation_id():
+    script = f"""
+const createAuthoredOutbox = require({json.dumps(str(OUTBOX))});
+const values = new Map();
+const storage = {{getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v)}};
+const outbox=createAuthoredOutbox({{storage}});
+const first=outbox.enqueue({{kind:'issue-comment',repository:'o/r',number:1,body:'Same',operationId:'stable'}});
+const second=outbox.enqueue({{kind:'issue-comment',repository:'o/r',number:1,body:'Same',operationId:'stable'}});
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{first,second,items:outbox.list()}}));
+"""
+    output = run_node(script)
+
+    assert output["first"] == output["second"]
+    assert len(output["items"]) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mobile_dashboard_loads_and_operates_authored_message_outbox():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert '<script src="static/authored-outbox.js"></script>' in html
+    assert "createAuthoredOutbox({ storage: localStorage" in html
+    assert "window.addEventListener('online', flushAuthoredOutbox)" in html
+    assert "authoredOutbox.enqueue" in html
+    assert "authoredOutbox.retry(item.outbox_id)" in html
+    assert "authoredOutbox.discard(item.outbox_id)" in html
+    assert "if (result?.queued)" in html
diff --git a/tests/test_service_worker.py b/tests/test_service_worker.py
index 3fe1453..bcbc9e6 100644
--- a/tests/test_service_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_service_worker.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def test_install_precaches_complete_subpath_scoped_app_shell():
         "/dashboard/static/widgets.js",
         "/dashboard/static/drafts.js",
         "/dashboard/static/issue-outbox.js",
+        "/dashboard/static/authored-outbox.js",
         "/dashboard/static/offline-work.js",
         "/dashboard/static/my-work.js",
         "/dashboard/static/pick-work.js",