feat(quests): allow nearby command creation

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The approved behavior is specified in the [OKF knowledge bundle](knowledge/index
 
 ## Status
 
-Administrators can register persistent shared quest boards by targeting a block within five blocks and running `/questadmin createboard`. They can instead run `/questadmin createboard physical` to generate a five-wide oak board above the targeted ground anchor, with centered title and browsing-instruction signs above three decorative signs; its visible panel blocks and all five signs are registered. Right-clicking any registered board opens a compact native dashboard with dedicated browsing, creation, and claim screens. A player can request a block and quantity while escrowing the exact reward stack held in their main hand. Every board and `/quests list` show the same active quests with requested blocks, rewards, issuers, and time remaining. Players can complete quests at any board or with `/quests complete <quest>` by delivering the required blocks. Exact escrowed rewards are granted immediately, and delivered blocks are held for the issuer. Issuers can cancel their own active quests at any board or with `/quests cancel <quest>`. Completed deliveries and rewards from cancelled or seven-day-expired quests are held durably and can be collected at any board or with `/quests claim`; inventory overflow drops at the claimant's feet.
+Administrators can register persistent shared quest boards by targeting a block within five blocks and running `/questadmin createboard`. They can instead run `/questadmin createboard physical` to generate a five-wide oak board above the targeted ground anchor, with glowing centered title and browsing-instruction signs above three decorative signs; its visible panel blocks and all five signs are registered. Right-clicking any registered board opens a compact native dashboard with dedicated browsing, creation, and claim screens. A player can request a block and quantity while escrowing the exact reward stack held in their main hand. Every board and `/quests list` show the same active quests with requested blocks, rewards, issuers, and time remaining. Players can complete quests at any board or with `/quests complete <quest>` by delivering the required blocks. Exact escrowed rewards are granted immediately, and delivered blocks are held for the issuer. Issuers can cancel their own active quests at any board or with `/quests cancel <quest>`. Completed deliveries and rewards from cancelled or seven-day-expired quests are held durably and can be collected at any board or with `/quests claim`; inventory overflow drops at the claimant's feet.
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The plugin JAR is written to `build/libs/`.
 
 ## Player commands
 
-Player commands are disabled by default and can be enabled persistently by an administrator. When disabled, players are directed to use a physical quest board.
+Player commands are disabled by default and can be enabled persistently by an administrator. When disabled, players within five blocks of a registered board can still use `/quests create <block> <quantity>` with material and quantity autocomplete; other player command forms remain disabled.
 
 ```text
 /quests

knowledge/log.md

@@ -98,3 +98,17 @@ description: Chronological record of material decisions affecting Spigot Quest B
 - Registered all five signs and the plank face as shared-board interaction locations.
 - Added exact legacy-structure detection and failure-safe startup upgrades for previously generated three-sign boards without touching custom or altered structures.
 - Verified 111 tests and the plugin JAR with `./gradlew clean check jar`.
+
+## 2026-09-05 — Glowing readable board signs
+
+- Enabled glowing front-side text on generated title and instruction signs while retaining non-glowing decorative signs.
+- Added exact full-structure detection to refresh existing generated boards once without modifying custom or altered signs.
+- Added two-sign snapshot rollback when a refresh cannot complete safely.
+- Verified 116 tests and the plugin JAR with `./gradlew clean check jar`.
+
+## 2026-09-05 — Nearby command-based quest creation
+
+- Allowed `/quests create <block> <quantity>` and its material and quantity autocomplete within five blocks of any registered board location even while global player commands are disabled.
+- Kept listing, completion, cancellation, and claiming commands disabled under that setting while preserving global command behavior when enabled.
+- Enforced same-world Euclidean proximity with an inclusive five-block boundary for custom and generated boards.
+- Verified 121 tests and the plugin JAR with `./gradlew clean check jar`.

knowledge/user-stories/index.md

@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ description: Catalog of user stories for the Spigot Quest Board plugin.
 9. [US-009: Use a screen-fitting quest-board interface](us-009-use-a-screen-fitting-quest-board-interface.md)
 10. [US-010: Generate a physical quest-board structure](us-010-generate-a-physical-quest-board.md)
 11. [US-011: Add readable physical-board signage](us-011-add-readable-physical-board-signage.md)
+12. [US-012: Create quests by command near a board](us-012-create-quests-near-a-board.md)

knowledge/user-stories/us-008-control-player-quest-commands.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ As an **administrator**, I want to enable or disable player quest commands so th
 - [x] Player `/quests` commands are disabled by default.
 - [x] An authorized administrator can use `/questadmin commands enable|disable` with contextual autocomplete.
 - [x] The command setting persists across server restarts.
-- [x] When disabled, `/quests`, `list`, `create`, `complete`, `cancel`, and `claim` reject execution with a clear message directing the player to a quest board.
+- [x] When disabled, `/quests`, `list`, `complete`, `cancel`, and `claim` reject execution with a clear message directing the player to a quest board; nearby creation follows [US-012](us-012-create-quests-near-a-board.md).
 - [x] Disabling commands does not prevent any equivalent action through a registered board.
 - [x] `/questadmin` remains available to authorized administrators regardless of the player-command setting.
 - [x] Unauthorized users cannot change the setting.
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ As an **administrator**, I want to enable or disable player quest commands so th
 - [US-002: Create and use shared quest boards](us-002-create-and-use-shared-quest-boards.md)
 - [US-003: Create a block-delivery quest](us-003-create-a-block-delivery-quest.md)
 - [US-007: Expire quests and claim held items](us-007-expire-quests-and-claim-held-items.md)
+- [US-012: Create quests by command near a board](us-012-create-quests-near-a-board.md)

knowledge/user-stories/us-011-add-readable-physical-board-signage.md

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ As a **player**, I want readable signs on a generated quest board so that I know
 - [x] Existing custom single-block boards and unrelated structures are not modified.
 - [x] Existing-board upgrades never overwrite occupied sign locations and persist new interaction locations failure-safely.
 - [x] Automated tests verify sign placement, readable text, decorative text, interaction registration, obstruction handling, and prior-layout migration.
+- [x] The title and instruction signs use glowing front-side text for readability while decorative signs remain non-glowing.
+- [x] New boards receive glowing readable signs, and exact existing generated five-sign boards are refreshed on startup without modifying custom signs.
 
 ## Related
 

knowledge/user-stories/us-012-create-quests-near-a-board.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+type: User Story
+title: "US-012: Create quests by command near a board"
+description: Allow command-based quest creation and material autocomplete near a physical board even when global player commands are disabled.
+status: done
+---
+
+# US-012: Create quests by command near a board
+
+As a **player**, I want to use the quest-creation command near a quest board so that I can use material autocomplete while still interacting at the physical board.
+
+## Acceptance criteria
+
+- [x] When global player quest commands are disabled, `/quests create <block> <quantity>` remains available to a player within five blocks of a registered board interaction location.
+- [x] Material and quantity autocomplete remain available for nearby quest creation.
+- [x] A player farther than five blocks from every registered board is directed to move closer and no quest or escrow change occurs.
+- [x] Board proximity requires the player and registered location to be in the same world.
+- [x] A distance of exactly five blocks is accepted and a greater distance is rejected.
+- [x] Root listing, `list`, `complete`, `cancel`, and `claim` remain disabled while global player commands are disabled.
+- [x] When global player quest commands are enabled, all command behavior, including creation, remains available regardless of board proximity.
+- [x] Custom single-block boards and every registered interaction location on generated boards satisfy the proximity requirement.
+- [x] Board-dialog creation remains available regardless of command settings or command proximity rules.
+- [x] Automated tests verify boundaries, cross-world behavior, autocomplete, command settings, disabled subcommands, and generated-board proximity.
+
+## Related
+
+- [US-002: Create and use shared quest boards](us-002-create-and-use-shared-quest-boards.md)
+- [US-003: Create a block-delivery quest](us-003-create-a-block-delivery-quest.md)
+- [US-008: Control player quest commands](us-008-control-player-quest-commands.md)

src/main/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/BoardProximity.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package games.dmg.spigotquestboard;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+interface BoardProximity {
+    boolean isWithin(UUID worldId, double x, double y, double z, double maximumDistance);
+}

src/main/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/BoardRegistry.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-final class BoardRegistry {
+final class BoardRegistry implements BoardProximity {
     private final BoardRepository repository;
     private Map<BoardId, RegisteredBoard> boards;
 
@@ -46,6 +46,30 @@ final class BoardRegistry {
         return boards.size();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public synchronized boolean isWithin(
+        java.util.UUID worldId,
+        double x,
+        double y,
+        double z,
+        double maximumDistance
+    ) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(worldId, "worldId");
+        if (maximumDistance < 0.0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        double maximumDistanceSquared = maximumDistance * maximumDistance;
+        return boards.keySet().stream()
+            .filter(id -> id.worldId().equals(worldId))
+            .anyMatch(id -> {
+                double deltaX = x - id.x();
+                double deltaY = y - id.y();
+                double deltaZ = z - id.z();
+                return deltaX * deltaX + deltaY * deltaY + deltaZ * deltaZ
+                    <= maximumDistanceSquared;
+            });
+    }
+
     synchronized Map<BoardId, RegisteredBoard> registeredBoards() {
         return Map.copyOf(boards);
     }

src/main/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/BukkitPhysicalBoardWorld.java

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.bukkit.block.Sign;
 import org.bukkit.block.data.BlockData;
 import org.bukkit.block.data.type.WallSign;
 import org.bukkit.block.sign.Side;
+import org.bukkit.block.sign.SignSide;
 
 final class BukkitPhysicalBoardWorld implements PhysicalBoardWorld {
     private static final Component DECORATIVE_TEXT = Component.text("xxxxxxxx")
@@ -64,9 +65,11 @@ final class BukkitPhysicalBoardWorld implements PhysicalBoardWorld {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Oak wall sign did not create sign state");
         }
         List<Component> lines = signLines(placement.signKind());
+        SignSide front = sign.getSide(Side.FRONT);
         for (int line = 0; line < lines.size(); line++) {
-            sign.getSide(Side.FRONT).line(line, lines.get(line));
+            front.line(line, lines.get(line));
         }
+        front.setGlowingText(placement.signKind() != PhysicalBoardSignKind.DECORATIVE);
         if (!sign.update(true, false)) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Could not configure physical quest-board sign");
         }
@@ -74,6 +77,14 @@ final class BukkitPhysicalBoardWorld implements PhysicalBoardWorld {
 
     @Override
     public boolean matches(PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement, BoardFacing facing) {
+        return matches(placement, facing,
+            placement.signKind() != PhysicalBoardSignKind.DECORATIVE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean matches(
+        PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement, BoardFacing facing, boolean glowingText
+    ) {
         Block block = block(placement.location());
         Material material = Material.matchMaterial(placement.material());
         if (material == null || block.getType() != material) {
@@ -87,9 +98,13 @@ final class BukkitPhysicalBoardWorld implements PhysicalBoardWorld {
             || !(block.getState() instanceof Sign sign)) {
             return false;
         }
+        SignSide front = sign.getSide(Side.FRONT);
+        if (front.isGlowingText() != glowingText) {
+            return false;
+        }
         List<Component> expected = signLines(placement.signKind());
         for (int line = 0; line < expected.size(); line++) {
-            if (!expected.get(line).equals(sign.getSide(Side.FRONT).line(line))) {
+            if (!expected.get(line).equals(front.line(line))) {
                 return false;
             }
         }

src/main/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/PhysicalBoardUpgrader.java

@@ -32,14 +32,21 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgrader {
         int upgraded = 0;
         Map<BoardId, RegisteredBoard> registered = registry.registeredBoards();
         for (Candidate candidate : candidates(registered)) {
-            if (!hasLegacyRegistrations(candidate, registered)) {
+            boolean legacy = hasLegacyRegistrations(candidate, registered);
+            boolean full = hasFullRegistrations(candidate, registered);
+            if (!legacy && !full) {
                 continue;
             }
             PhysicalBoardWorld world = worlds.open(candidate.anchor().worldId());
-            if (world != null && isLegacyBoard(candidate, world)
-                && upgrade(candidate, world)) {
+            if (world == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (legacy && isLegacyBoard(candidate, world) && upgradeLegacy(candidate, world)) {
                 upgraded++;
                 registered = registry.registeredBoards();
+            } else if (full && isNonGlowingFullBoard(candidate, world)) {
+                refreshReadableSigns(candidate, world);
+                upgraded++;
             }
         }
         return upgraded;
@@ -60,6 +67,19 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgrader {
         );
     }
 
+    private static boolean hasFullRegistrations(
+        Candidate candidate, Map<BoardId, RegisteredBoard> registered
+    ) {
+        PhysicalBoardPlan plan = PhysicalBoardPlan.create(candidate.anchor(), candidate.facing());
+        for (BoardId location : plan.interactionLocations()) {
+            RegisteredBoard board = registered.get(location);
+            if (board == null || !candidate.worldName().equals(board.worldName())) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private boolean isLegacyBoard(Candidate candidate, PhysicalBoardWorld world) {
         PhysicalBoardPlan plan = PhysicalBoardPlan.create(candidate.anchor(), candidate.facing());
         for (PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement : legacyPlacements(plan)) {
@@ -75,8 +95,21 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgrader {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private boolean upgrade(Candidate candidate, PhysicalBoardWorld world) throws IOException {
-        List<PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement> signs = newSigns(
+    private boolean isNonGlowingFullBoard(Candidate candidate, PhysicalBoardWorld world) {
+        PhysicalBoardPlan plan = PhysicalBoardPlan.create(candidate.anchor(), candidate.facing());
+        for (PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement : plan.placements()) {
+            boolean matches = placement.sign()
+                ? world.matches(placement, candidate.facing(), false)
+                : world.matches(placement, candidate.facing());
+            if (!matches) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private boolean upgradeLegacy(Candidate candidate, PhysicalBoardWorld world) throws IOException {
+        List<PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement> signs = readableSigns(
             PhysicalBoardPlan.create(candidate.anchor(), candidate.facing())
         );
         Map<BoardId, Object> snapshots = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -153,7 +186,30 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgrader {
         return Set.copyOf(locations);
     }
 
+    private void refreshReadableSigns(Candidate candidate, PhysicalBoardWorld world)
+        throws IOException {
+        List<PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement> signs = readableSigns(
+            PhysicalBoardPlan.create(candidate.anchor(), candidate.facing())
+        );
+        Map<BoardId, Object> snapshots = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        try {
+            for (PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement sign : signs) {
+                snapshots.put(sign.location(), world.snapshot(sign.location()));
+            }
+            for (PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement sign : signs) {
+                world.place(sign, candidate.facing());
+            }
+        } catch (RuntimeException exception) {
+            rollback(world, snapshots, exception);
+            throw new IOException("Could not refresh physical quest-board signs", exception);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static List<PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement> newSigns(PhysicalBoardPlan plan) {
+        return readableSigns(plan);
+    }
+
+    private static List<PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement> readableSigns(PhysicalBoardPlan plan) {
         return plan.placements().stream().filter(placement ->
             placement.signKind() == PhysicalBoardSignKind.TITLE
                 || placement.signKind() == PhysicalBoardSignKind.INSTRUCTION

src/main/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/PhysicalBoardWorld.java

@@ -11,5 +11,11 @@ interface PhysicalBoardWorld {
         return false;
     }
 
+    default boolean matches(
+        PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement, BoardFacing facing, boolean glowingText
+    ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     void restore(BoardId location, Object snapshot);
 }

src/main/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/QuestCommand.java

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
     private static final List<String> QUANTITIES = List.of("1", "16", "32", "64");
+    private static final double COMMAND_CREATION_DISTANCE = 5.0;
     private final QuestCreationGateway creator;
     private final QuestBrowser browser;
     private final QuestCompletionGateway completer;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
     private final QuestClaimGateway claimant;
     private final Clock clock;
     private final PlayerCommandSettings playerCommands;
+    private final BoardProximity boardProximity;
 
     QuestCommand(QuestCreationGateway creator, QuestBrowser browser, Clock clock) {
         this(creator, browser, null, null, null, clock);
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         QuestClaimGateway claimant,
         Clock clock
     ) {
-        this(creator, browser, completer, canceller, claimant, clock, null);
+        this(creator, browser, completer, canceller, claimant, clock, null, null);
     }
 
     QuestCommand(
@@ -64,6 +66,19 @@ final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         QuestClaimGateway claimant,
         Clock clock,
         PlayerCommandSettings playerCommands
+    ) {
+        this(creator, browser, completer, canceller, claimant, clock, playerCommands, null);
+    }
+
+    QuestCommand(
+        QuestCreationGateway creator,
+        QuestBrowser browser,
+        QuestCompletionGateway completer,
+        QuestCancellationGateway canceller,
+        QuestClaimGateway claimant,
+        Clock clock,
+        PlayerCommandSettings playerCommands,
+        BoardProximity boardProximity
     ) {
         this.creator = Objects.requireNonNull(creator, "creator");
         this.browser = Objects.requireNonNull(browser, "browser");
@@ -72,6 +87,7 @@ final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         this.claimant = claimant;
         this.clock = Objects.requireNonNull(clock, "clock");
         this.playerCommands = playerCommands;
+        this.boardProximity = boardProximity;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -79,10 +95,19 @@ final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] arguments
     ) {
         if (!playerCommandsEnabled()) {
-            sender.sendMessage(
-                "Player quest commands are disabled. Use a physical quest board instead."
-            );
-            return true;
+            if (isCreate(arguments) && sender instanceof Player player) {
+                if (!isNearBoard(player)) {
+                    sender.sendMessage(
+                        "Move closer to a quest board to create a quest by command."
+                    );
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                sender.sendMessage(
+                    "Player quest commands are disabled. Use a physical quest board instead."
+                );
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         if (arguments.length == 0
             || (arguments.length == 1 && "list".equalsIgnoreCase(arguments[0]))) {
@@ -178,9 +203,20 @@ final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
     public List<String> onTabComplete(
         CommandSender sender, Command command, String alias, String[] arguments
     ) {
-        if (!playerCommandsEnabled() || !(sender instanceof Player)) {
+        if (!(sender instanceof Player player)) {
             return List.of();
         }
+        if (!playerCommandsEnabled()) {
+            if (!isNearBoard(player)) {
+                return List.of();
+            }
+            if (arguments.length == 1) {
+                return startsWith(List.of("create"), arguments[0]);
+            }
+            if (!isCreate(arguments)) {
+                return List.of();
+            }
+        }
         if (arguments.length == 1) {
             return startsWith(
                 List.of("create", "list", "complete", "cancel", "claim"), arguments[0]
@@ -196,7 +232,6 @@ final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
             return startsWith(browser.completableQuestIds(clock.instant()), arguments[1]);
         }
         if (arguments.length == 2 && "cancel".equalsIgnoreCase(arguments[0])) {
-            Player player = (Player) sender;
             return startsWith(
                 browser.cancellableQuestIds(player.getUniqueId(), clock.instant()), arguments[1]
             );
@@ -208,6 +243,21 @@ final class QuestCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         return playerCommands == null || playerCommands.enabled();
     }
 
+    private boolean isNearBoard(Player player) {
+        if (boardProximity == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        org.bukkit.Location location = player.getLocation();
+        return boardProximity.isWithin(
+            player.getWorld().getUID(), location.getX(), location.getY(), location.getZ(),
+            COMMAND_CREATION_DISTANCE
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isCreate(String[] arguments) {
+        return arguments.length > 0 && "create".equalsIgnoreCase(arguments[0]);
+    }
+
     private static List<String> startsWith(List<String> candidates, String prefix) {
         String normalized = prefix.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
         return candidates.stream()

src/main/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/SpigotQuestBoardPlugin.java

@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ public final class SpigotQuestBoardPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         return new CommandHandlers(
             new QuestAdminCommand(boards, playerCommands),
             new QuestCommand(
-                creator, browser, completer, canceller, claimant, clock, playerCommands
+                creator, browser, completer, canceller, claimant, clock, playerCommands,
+                boards
             )
         );
     }

src/test/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/BoardRegistryTest.java

@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ final class BoardRegistryTest {
         assertEquals(0, repository.saveCount);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void proximityUsesSameWorldAndAcceptsExactFiveBlockBoundary() throws Exception {
+        RecordingRepository repository = new RecordingRepository(new BoardState(Set.of(BOARD)));
+        BoardRegistry registry = new BoardRegistry(repository);
+
+        assertTrue(registry.isWithin(
+            BOARD.id().worldId(), BOARD.id().x() + 3.0, BOARD.id().y() + 4.0,
+            BOARD.id().z(), 5.0
+        ));
+        assertFalse(registry.isWithin(
+            BOARD.id().worldId(), BOARD.id().x() + 3.01, BOARD.id().y() + 4.0,
+            BOARD.id().z(), 5.0
+        ));
+        assertFalse(registry.isWithin(
+            UUID.randomUUID(), BOARD.id().x(), BOARD.id().y(), BOARD.id().z(), 5.0
+        ));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void failedPersistenceDoesNotPublishBoard() throws Exception {
         BoardRepository repository = new BoardRepository() {

src/test/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/BukkitPhysicalBoardWorldTest.java

@@ -89,6 +89,34 @@ final class BukkitPhysicalBoardWorldTest {
         assertFalse(adapter.matches(placement, BoardFacing.SOUTH));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void readableSignsGlowWhileDecorativeSignsDoNot() {
+        UUID worldId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        BoardId location = new BoardId(worldId, 1, 65, 2);
+        World world = mock(World.class);
+        Block block = mock(Block.class);
+        WallSign wallSign = mock(WallSign.class);
+        Sign sign = mock(Sign.class);
+        SignSide signSide = mock(SignSide.class);
+        when(world.getUID()).thenReturn(worldId);
+        when(world.getBlockAt(1, 65, 2)).thenReturn(block);
+        when(block.getBlockData()).thenReturn(wallSign);
+        when(block.getState()).thenReturn(sign);
+        when(sign.getSide(Side.FRONT)).thenReturn(signSide);
+        when(sign.update(true, false)).thenReturn(true);
+        BukkitPhysicalBoardWorld adapter = new BukkitPhysicalBoardWorld(world);
+
+        adapter.place(new PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement(
+            location, "OAK_WALL_SIGN", PhysicalBoardSignKind.TITLE
+        ), BoardFacing.NORTH);
+        verify(signSide).setGlowingText(true);
+
+        adapter.place(new PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement(
+            location, "OAK_WALL_SIGN", PhysicalBoardSignKind.DECORATIVE
+        ), BoardFacing.NORTH);
+        verify(signSide).setGlowingText(false);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void rendersReadableTitleAndInstructionText() {
         assertEquals(

src/test/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/PhysicalBoardCreatorTest.java

@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ final class PhysicalBoardCreatorTest {
         assertTrue(repository.state.boards().stream().allMatch(
             board -> board.worldName().equals("survival")
         ));
+        assertTrue(PhysicalBoardPlan.create(ANCHOR, BoardFacing.NORTH)
+            .interactionLocations().stream().allMatch(location -> registry.isWithin(
+                location.worldId(), location.x(), location.y(), location.z(), 5.0
+            )));
     }
 
     @Test

src/test/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest.java

@@ -35,6 +35,33 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
         assertEquals(2, world.placed.size());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void refreshesBothReadableSignsOnAnExactRegisteredFullBoard() throws Exception {
+        RecordingRepository repository = new RecordingRepository(fullRegistrations(), false);
+        BoardRegistry registry = new BoardRegistry(repository);
+        FakeWorld world = fullWorld(false);
+
+        assertEquals(1, upgrader(registry, world).upgrade());
+
+        assertEquals(17, registry.size());
+        assertEquals(0, repository.saves);
+        assertEquals(Set.of(PhysicalBoardSignKind.TITLE, PhysicalBoardSignKind.INSTRUCTION),
+            world.placed.values().stream().map(PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement::signKind)
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet()));
+        assertTrue(newSigns().stream().allMatch(sign -> world.glowing.get(sign.location())));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void doesNotReportOrRefreshAnAlreadyGlowingFullBoard() throws Exception {
+        RecordingRepository repository = new RecordingRepository(fullRegistrations(), false);
+        FakeWorld world = fullWorld(true);
+
+        assertEquals(0, upgrader(new BoardRegistry(repository), world).upgrade());
+
+        assertTrue(world.placed.isEmpty());
+        assertEquals(0, repository.saves);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void doesNotAlterCustomBoardsOrStructuresThatDoNotExactlyMatch() throws Exception {
         RegisteredBoard custom = new RegisteredBoard(
@@ -58,6 +85,23 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
         assertTrue(changedWorld.placed.isEmpty());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void doesNotRefreshAFullBoardWithCustomSignText() throws Exception {
+        RecordingRepository repository = new RecordingRepository(fullRegistrations(), false);
+        FakeWorld world = fullWorld(false);
+        PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement title = newSigns().stream()
+            .filter(sign -> sign.signKind() == PhysicalBoardSignKind.TITLE)
+            .findFirst().orElseThrow();
+        world.existing.put(title.location(), new PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement(
+            title.location(), title.material(), PhysicalBoardSignKind.INSTRUCTION
+        ));
+
+        assertEquals(0, upgrader(new BoardRegistry(repository), world).upgrade());
+
+        assertTrue(world.placed.isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(newSigns().stream().noneMatch(sign -> world.glowing.get(sign.location())));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void doesNotOverwriteAnOccupiedNewSignCell() throws Exception {
         RecordingRepository repository = new RecordingRepository(legacyRegistrations(), false);
@@ -89,6 +133,19 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
         assertEquals(0, repository.saves);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void rollsBackBothReadableSignsWhenFullBoardRefreshFails() throws Exception {
+        RecordingRepository repository = new RecordingRepository(fullRegistrations(), false);
+        FakeWorld world = fullWorld(false);
+        world.failPlacement = 1;
+
+        assertThrows(IOException.class,
+            () -> upgrader(new BoardRegistry(repository), world).upgrade());
+
+        assertTrue(newSigns().stream().noneMatch(sign -> world.glowing.get(sign.location())));
+        assertEquals(0, repository.saves);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void rollsBackBothCellsWhenAtomicPersistenceFails() throws Exception {
         RecordingRepository repository = new RecordingRepository(legacyRegistrations(), true);
@@ -120,6 +177,12 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
             .collect(Collectors.toSet());
     }
 
+    private static Set<RegisteredBoard> fullRegistrations() {
+        return plan().interactionLocations().stream()
+            .map(location -> new RegisteredBoard(location, "survival"))
+            .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+    }
+
     private static FakeWorld legacyWorld() {
         FakeWorld world = new FakeWorld();
         plan().placements().stream().filter(placement ->
@@ -132,6 +195,19 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
         return world;
     }
 
+    private static FakeWorld fullWorld(boolean readableGlowing) {
+        FakeWorld world = new FakeWorld();
+        plan().placements().forEach(placement -> {
+            world.existing.put(placement.location(), placement);
+            if (placement.sign()) {
+                world.facings.put(placement.location(), FACING);
+                world.glowing.put(placement.location(),
+                    placement.signKind() != PhysicalBoardSignKind.DECORATIVE && readableGlowing);
+            }
+        });
+        return world;
+    }
+
     private static java.util.List<PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement> newSigns() {
         return plan().placements().stream().filter(placement ->
             placement.signKind() == PhysicalBoardSignKind.TITLE
@@ -140,8 +216,13 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
     }
 
     private static final class FakeWorld implements PhysicalBoardWorld {
+        private record Snapshot(
+            PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement, BoardFacing facing, Boolean glowing
+        ) { }
+
         private final Map<BoardId, PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement> existing = new HashMap<>();
         private final Map<BoardId, BoardFacing> facings = new HashMap<>();
+        private final Map<BoardId, Boolean> glowing = new HashMap<>();
         private final Map<BoardId, PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement> placed = new HashMap<>();
         private int placements;
         private int failPlacement = -1;
@@ -151,7 +232,9 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
         }
 
         @Override public Object snapshot(BoardId location) {
-            return existing.get(location);
+            return new Snapshot(
+                existing.get(location), facings.get(location), glowing.get(location)
+            );
         }
 
         @Override public void place(PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement, BoardFacing facing) {
@@ -160,6 +243,8 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
             }
             existing.put(placement.location(), placement);
             facings.put(placement.location(), facing);
+            glowing.put(placement.location(),
+                placement.signKind() != PhysicalBoardSignKind.DECORATIVE);
             placed.put(placement.location(), placement);
         }
 
@@ -170,13 +255,25 @@ final class PhysicalBoardUpgraderTest {
                 && (!placement.sign() || facing == facings.get(placement.location()));
         }
 
+        @Override public boolean matches(
+            PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement, BoardFacing facing, boolean glowingText
+        ) {
+            return matches(placement, facing)
+                && glowingText == glowing.getOrDefault(placement.location(), false);
+        }
+
         @Override public void restore(BoardId location, Object snapshot) {
-            if (snapshot == null) {
-                existing.remove(location);
-                facings.remove(location);
+            Snapshot captured = (Snapshot) snapshot;
+            restore(existing, location, captured.placement());
+            restore(facings, location, captured.facing());
+            restore(glowing, location, captured.glowing());
+        }
+
+        private static <T> void restore(Map<BoardId, T> values, BoardId location, T value) {
+            if (value == null) {
+                values.remove(location);
             } else {
-                PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement placement = (PhysicalBoardPlan.Placement) snapshot;
-                existing.put(location, placement);
+                values.put(location, value);
             }
         }
     }

src/test/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/PluginCommandWiringTest.java

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -44,6 +46,54 @@ final class PluginCommandWiringTest {
         assertTrue(worldLookups.get() > 0);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void playerCommandUsesBoardRegistryForNearbyCreation() throws Exception {
+        UUID worldId = UUID.randomUUID();
+        BoardId boardId = new BoardId(worldId, 10, 64, 20);
+        BoardRegistry boards = new BoardRegistry(new BoardRepository() {
+            @Override public BoardState load() {
+                return new BoardState(Set.of(new RegisteredBoard(boardId, "survival")));
+            }
+            @Override public void save(BoardState state) { }
+        });
+        PlayerCommandSettings settings = new PlayerCommandSettings(
+            new PlayerCommandSettingsRepository() {
+                @Override public boolean loadEnabled() { return false; }
+                @Override public void saveEnabled(boolean enabled) { }
+            }
+        );
+        QuestCreationGateway creator = mock(QuestCreationGateway.class);
+        Quest created = mock(Quest.class);
+        when(created.id()).thenReturn(UUID.randomUUID());
+        when(creator.create(
+            org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any(),
+            org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString(),
+            org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt(),
+            org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any()
+        )).thenReturn(created);
+        SpigotQuestBoardPlugin.CommandHandlers handlers =
+            SpigotQuestBoardPlugin.commandHandlers(
+                boards, settings, creator, mock(QuestBrowser.class), null, null, null,
+                Clock.systemUTC()
+            );
+        World world = mock(World.class);
+        when(world.getUID()).thenReturn(worldId);
+        Player player = mock(Player.class);
+        when(player.getWorld()).thenReturn(world);
+        when(player.getLocation()).thenReturn(new Location(world, 13, 68, 20));
+
+        assertTrue(handlers.quests().onCommand(
+            player, mock(Command.class), "quests", new String[] {"create", "stone", "1"}
+        ));
+
+        verify(creator).create(
+            org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq(player),
+            org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq("stone"),
+            org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq(1),
+            org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any()
+        );
+    }
+
     @Test
     void adminAndPlayerCommandsShareThePersistedSetting() throws Exception {
         PlayerCommandSettings settings = new PlayerCommandSettings(

src/test/java/games/dmg/spigotquestboard/QuestCommandTest.java

@@ -14,15 +14,19 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.ZoneOffset;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 final class QuestCommandTest {
     private static final Instant NOW = Instant.parse("2026-09-05T03:00:00Z");
+    private static final UUID WORLD_ID =
+        UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000099");
 
     @Test
-    void disabledSettingGatesEveryPlayerCommandFormAndAutocomplete() throws Exception {
+    void disabledSettingGatesNonCreationCommandForms() throws Exception {
         QuestCreationGateway creator = mock(QuestCreationGateway.class);
         QuestBrowser browser = mock(QuestBrowser.class);
         QuestCompletionGateway completer = mock(QuestCompletionGateway.class);
@@ -43,7 +47,6 @@ final class QuestCommandTest {
         List<String[]> forms = List.of(
             new String[] {},
             new String[] {"list"},
-            new String[] {"create", "stone", "1"},
             new String[] {"complete", "quest-id"},
             new String[] {"cancel", "quest-id"},
             new String[] {"claim"}
@@ -62,6 +65,97 @@ final class QuestCommandTest {
         verifyNoInteractions(creator, browser, completer, canceller, claimant);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void disabledSettingAllowsNearbyCreationAndOnlyCreationAutocomplete() throws Exception {
+        RecordingCreator creator = new RecordingCreator();
+        PlayerCommandSettings settings = settings(false);
+        BoardProximity proximity = (worldId, x, y, z, maximumDistance) -> {
+            assertEquals(WORLD_ID, worldId);
+            assertEquals(4.0, x);
+            assertEquals(3.0, y);
+            assertEquals(0.0, z);
+            assertEquals(5.0, maximumDistance);
+            return true;
+        };
+        QuestCommand executor = new QuestCommand(
+            creator, now -> List.of(), null, null, null,
+            Clock.fixed(NOW, ZoneOffset.UTC), settings, proximity
+        );
+        Player player = playerAt(4.0, 3.0, 0.0);
+        Command command = mock(Command.class);
+
+        assertTrue(executor.onCommand(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"create", "stone", "1"}
+        ));
+
+        assertEquals(1, creator.calls);
+        assertEquals(List.of("create"), executor.onTabComplete(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {""}
+        ));
+        assertTrue(executor.onTabComplete(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"li"}
+        ).isEmpty());
+        assertEquals(List.of("STONE", "STONE_BRICKS"), executor.onTabComplete(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"create", "sto"}
+        ));
+        assertEquals(List.of("1", "16", "32", "64"), executor.onTabComplete(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"create", "stone", ""}
+        ));
+        assertTrue(executor.onTabComplete(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"complete", ""}
+        ).isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void disabledSettingRejectsAwayCreationBeforeCreatorOrEscrowGateway() throws Exception {
+        QuestCreationGateway creator = mock(QuestCreationGateway.class);
+        QuestCommand executor = new QuestCommand(
+            creator, mock(QuestBrowser.class), null, null, null,
+            Clock.fixed(NOW, ZoneOffset.UTC), settings(false),
+            (worldId, x, y, z, maximumDistance) -> false
+        );
+        Player player = playerAt(5.01, 0.0, 0.0);
+        Command command = mock(Command.class);
+
+        assertTrue(executor.onCommand(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"create", "stone", "1"}
+        ));
+
+        verify(player).sendMessage("Move closer to a quest board to create a quest by command.");
+        verifyNoInteractions(creator);
+        assertTrue(executor.onTabComplete(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {""}
+        ).isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(executor.onTabComplete(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"create", "sto"}
+        ).isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void enabledSettingPreservesAllCommandsWithoutConsultingProximity() throws Exception {
+        RecordingCreator creator = new RecordingCreator();
+        QuestBrowser browser = now -> List.of(creator.quest(1));
+        QuestCommand executor = new QuestCommand(
+            creator, browser, null, null, null, Clock.fixed(NOW, ZoneOffset.UTC),
+            settings(true),
+            (worldId, x, y, z, maximumDistance) -> {
+                throw new AssertionError("Enabled commands must bypass board proximity");
+            }
+        );
+        Player player = mock(Player.class);
+        Command command = mock(Command.class);
+
+        assertTrue(executor.onCommand(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"create", "stone", "1"}
+        ));
+        assertTrue(executor.onCommand(player, command, "quests", new String[] {"list"}));
+        assertEquals(List.of("create"), executor.onTabComplete(
+            player, command, "quests", new String[] {"cr"}
+        ));
+
+        assertEquals(1, creator.calls);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void routesValidatedCreateArgumentsWithCurrentUtcTime() {
         RecordingCreator creator = new RecordingCreator();
@@ -238,6 +332,23 @@ final class QuestCommandTest {
         ).isEmpty());
     }
 
+    private static PlayerCommandSettings settings(boolean enabled) throws Exception {
+        return new PlayerCommandSettings(new PlayerCommandSettingsRepository() {
+            @Override public boolean loadEnabled() { return enabled; }
+            @Override public void saveEnabled(boolean newValue) { }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static Player playerAt(double x, double y, double z) {
+        World world = mock(World.class);
+        when(world.getUID()).thenReturn(WORLD_ID);
+        Location location = new Location(world, x, y, z);
+        Player player = mock(Player.class);
+        when(player.getWorld()).thenReturn(world);
+        when(player.getLocation()).thenReturn(location);
+        return player;
+    }
+
     private static QuestCommand command(RecordingCreator creator) {
         return command(creator, now -> List.of());
     }