From f78b3f0dcc078372c90493945155081648605699 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Bennett <jbennett@incomsystems.biz>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:50:01 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add chain_count field to mesh.proto (#828)

* Add chain_count field to mesh.proto

Added chain_count field to specify message position in LINK_REQUEST.

* Fix formatting in mesh.proto
---
 meshtastic/mesh.proto | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh.proto b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
index 767eb47..4a63522 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh.proto
@@ -1237,6 +1237,11 @@ message StoreForwardPlusPlus {
    * The receive time of the message in question
    */
   uint32 encapsulated_rxtime = 9;
+
+  /*
+   * Used in a LINK_REQUEST to specify the message X spots back from head
+   */
+  uint32 chain_count = 10;
 }
 
 /*