refactor(framework): thin-core prompt diet — cut injected contract ~53% (#529)

Fresh `mosaic gateway install` (npm) left the gateway DB schema empty —
sign-in 500'd with `relation "users" does not exist`, and every entry
point (auth, bootstrap setup) failed because they all query the users
table first. Five stacked bugs on the local (PGlite) tier:

1. `packages/db/package.json` `files: ["dist"]` excluded the `drizzle/`
   SQL migrations from the published tarball.
2. `runMigrations()` only supports postgres-js — unusable for embedded
   PGlite.
3. `apps/gateway/src/database/database.module.ts` never invoked
   migrations at startup.
4. `createPgliteDb` didn't load pgvector, so migration 0001's
   `CREATE EXTENSION vector` failed.
5. Drizzle's PG migrator wraps every migration in one outer
   transaction, which trips Postgres' `check_safe_enum_use` on
   migration 0009 (`ALTER TYPE ADD VALUE 'pending'` → `SET DEFAULT
   'pending'` in the same tx).

Changes:
- Ship `drizzle/` in the published tarball.
- `createPgliteDb` loads `@electric-sql/pglite/vector`.
- New `runPgliteMigrations(handle)` walks the Drizzle journal and
  runs each statement-breakpoint chunk through PGlite's `client.exec()`
  (autocommit per statement). Records into `drizzle.__drizzle_migrations`
  for interop with the postgres-js path. Per-statement try/catch
  surfaces which statement of which migration failed.
- `DatabaseModule` runs migrations in `OnModuleInit` before
  `app.listen()`. Local tier: explicit `runPgliteMigrations` then
  `storageAdapter.migrate()`. Postgres tier: just `storageAdapter.migrate()`,
  which already calls `runMigrations(url)` internally — no double-call.
- Removed `packages/storage/src/test-utils/pglite-with-vector.ts`. The
  "intentionally not exported" rationale is moot now that migration
  0001 forces pgvector load anyway. The integration test uses
  `createPgliteDb` + `runPgliteMigrations` from `@mosaicstack/db`.

Tests: BetterAuth tables exist after migrate; idempotent (re-runs 0009);
partial-failure surfaces statement-level context and leaves no ledger row.

QA on a fresh PGlite install:
- `Applying PGlite schema migrations...` then `Initializing storage
  adapter (pglite)...` in startup log.
- `GET /api/bootstrap/status` → `{"needsSetup":true}` HTTP 200 (was 500).
- `POST /api/bootstrap/setup` reaches Zod validator (was 500).

Scope: this PR fixes the local (PGlite) tier. Postgres-tier first
install still has the outer-transaction problem and a journal ordering
bug (0009's `when` < 0008's). Documented inline as TODO and in the
scratchpad — needs a separate change with real-Postgres validation.

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

.woodpecker/ci.yml

@@ -46,18 +46,28 @@ steps:
   test:
     image: *node_image
     environment:
-      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://mosaic:mosaic@postgres:5432/mosaic
+      # Avoid the namespace-level Woodpecker DB service named "postgres".
+      # The Kubernetes backend exposes service containers by step name.
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://mosaic:mosaic@ci-postgres:5432/mosaic
     commands:
       - *enable_pnpm
       # Install postgresql-client for pg_isready
       - apk add --no-cache postgresql-client
-      # Wait up to 30s for postgres to be ready
+      # Wait up to 60s for CI postgres to be ready; fail fast if it never comes up.
       - |
-        for i in $(seq 1 30); do
-          pg_isready -h postgres -p 5432 -U mosaic && break
-          echo "Waiting for postgres ($i/30)..."
+        ready=0
+        for i in $(seq 1 60); do
+          if pg_isready -h ci-postgres -p 5432 -U mosaic; then
+            ready=1
+            break
+          fi
+          echo "Waiting for ci-postgres ($i/60)..."
           sleep 1
         done
+        if [ "$ready" -ne 1 ]; then
+          echo "ci-postgres did not become ready" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
       # Run migrations (DATABASE_URL is set in environment above)
       - pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/db run db:migrate
       # Run all tests
@@ -66,7 +76,7 @@ steps:
       - typecheck
 
 services:
-  postgres:
+  ci-postgres:
     image: pgvector/pgvector:pg17
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: mosaic

.woodpecker/publish.yml

@@ -114,6 +114,31 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - build
 
+  build-appservice:
+    image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
+    environment:
+      REGISTRY_USER:
+        from_secret: gitea_username
+      REGISTRY_PASS:
+        from_secret: gitea_password
+      CI_COMMIT_BRANCH: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}
+      CI_COMMIT_TAG: ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
+      CI_COMMIT_SHA: ${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
+    commands:
+      - mkdir -p /kaniko/.docker
+      - echo "{\"auths\":{\"git.mosaicstack.dev\":{\"username\":\"$REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$REGISTRY_PASS\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
+      - |
+        DESTINATIONS="--destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/appservice:sha-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:7}"
+        if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" = "main" ]; then
+          DESTINATIONS="$DESTINATIONS --destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/appservice:latest"
+        fi
+        if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+          DESTINATIONS="$DESTINATIONS --destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/appservice:$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+        fi
+        /kaniko/executor --context . --dockerfile docker/appservice.Dockerfile $DESTINATIONS
+    depends_on:
+      - build
+
   build-web:
     image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
     environment:

README.md

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ mosaic yolo pi               # Pi in yolo mode
 
 The launcher verifies your config, checks for `SOUL.md`, injects your `AGENTS.md` standards into the runtime, and forwards all arguments.
 
+Pi launches default to a token-lean skill posture: `mosaic pi` passes `--no-skills` so Pi does not preload every global skill description into the system prompt. Use `MOSAIC_PI_SKILL_MODE=all mosaic pi` for the legacy all-skills catalog, or `MOSAIC_PI_SKILL_MODE=discover mosaic pi` to let Pi use its native settings/project skill discovery.
+
 ### TUI & Gateway
 
 ```bash

apps/appservice/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  "name": "@mosaicstack/mosaic-as",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "type": "module",
+  "private": true,
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack.git",
+    "directory": "apps/appservice"
+  },
+  "main": "dist/main.js",
+  "bin": {
+    "mosaic-as": "dist/main.js",
+    "mosaic-as-registration": "dist/registration-main.js"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "lint": "eslint src",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "test": "vitest run --passWithNoTests",
+    "dev": "tsx watch src/main.ts"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@mosaicstack/appservice": "workspace:*"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
+    "tsx": "^4.19.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.8.0",
+    "vitest": "^2.0.0"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
+}

apps/appservice/src/__tests__/server.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { AppserviceDaemon } from '../server.js';
+import type { DaemonConfig, DaemonRequest } from '../server.js';
+
+const cfg: DaemonConfig = {
+  homeserverUrl: 'https://hs.example',
+  domain: 'hs.example',
+  asToken: 'as-secret',
+  hsToken: 'hs-secret',
+  bridgeTokens: ['bridge-secret'],
+};
+
+const jsonResponse = (status: number, body: unknown): Response =>
+  new Response(JSON.stringify(body), { status, headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } });
+
+const request = (overrides: Partial<DaemonRequest>): DaemonRequest => ({
+  method: 'GET',
+  path: '/',
+  searchParams: new URLSearchParams(),
+  body: undefined,
+  ...overrides,
+});
+
+const makeDaemon = () => {
+  const fetchMock = vi.fn(async (_input: URL | string) => jsonResponse(200, { event_id: '$sent' }));
+  const daemon = new AppserviceDaemon(cfg, fetchMock as unknown as typeof fetch, () => {});
+  return { daemon, fetchMock };
+};
+
+describe('AppserviceDaemon routing', () => {
+  it('serves health unauthenticated', async () => {
+    const { daemon } = makeDaemon();
+    expect((await daemon.handle(request({ path: '/health' }))).status).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  it('404s unknown paths', async () => {
+    const { daemon } = makeDaemon();
+    expect((await daemon.handle(request({ path: '/nope' }))).status).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it('transactions require the hs_token', async () => {
+    const { daemon } = makeDaemon();
+    const bad = await daemon.handle(
+      request({
+        method: 'PUT',
+        path: '/_matrix/app/v1/transactions/t1',
+        authorizationHeader: 'Bearer wrong',
+        body: { events: [] },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(bad.status).toBe(403);
+    const ok = await daemon.handle(
+      request({
+        method: 'PUT',
+        path: '/_matrix/app/v1/transactions/t1',
+        authorizationHeader: 'Bearer hs-secret',
+        body: { events: [{ type: 'm.room.message', event_id: '$e' }] },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(ok.status).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  it('bridge requires a bridge token (hs/as tokens do not work)', async () => {
+    const { daemon } = makeDaemon();
+    for (const token of [undefined, 'Bearer hs-secret', 'Bearer as-secret', 'Bearer nope']) {
+      const res = await daemon.handle(
+        request({
+          method: 'POST',
+          path: '/bridge/v1/messages',
+          authorizationHeader: token,
+          body: {},
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('bridge message sends as the agent and returns the event id', async () => {
+    const { daemon, fetchMock } = makeDaemon();
+    const res = await daemon.handle(
+      request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        path: '/bridge/v1/messages',
+        authorizationHeader: 'Bearer bridge-secret',
+        body: { room_id: '!r:hs.example', agent: 'pi0-web1', body: 'hi', thread_root: '$req' },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.event_id).toBe('$sent');
+    const sendCall = fetchMock.mock.calls
+      .map((c) => new URL(String(c[0])))
+      .find((u) => u.pathname.includes('/send/m.room.message/'));
+    expect(sendCall).toBeDefined();
+    expect(sendCall!.searchParams.get('user_id')).toBe('@agent-pi0-web1:hs.example');
+  });
+
+  it('bridge rejects invalid payloads with 400', async () => {
+    const { daemon } = makeDaemon();
+    const res = await daemon.handle(
+      request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        path: '/bridge/v1/messages',
+        authorizationHeader: 'Bearer bridge-secret',
+        body: { room_id: 'bad', agent: 'pi0', body: 'x' },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it('bridge typing endpoint works', async () => {
+    const { daemon, fetchMock } = makeDaemon();
+    const res = await daemon.handle(
+      request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        path: '/bridge/v1/typing',
+        authorizationHeader: 'Bearer bridge-secret',
+        body: { room_id: '!r:hs.example', agent: 'pi0-web1', typing: true },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const typingCall = fetchMock.mock.calls
+      .map((c) => new URL(String(c[0])))
+      .find((u) => u.pathname.includes('/typing/'));
+    expect(typingCall).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('authenticated unknown bridge sub-paths return 405, never fall through', async () => {
+    const { daemon } = makeDaemon();
+    const res = await daemon.handle(
+      request({
+        method: 'GET',
+        path: '/bridge/v1/unknown',
+        authorizationHeader: 'Bearer bridge-secret',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(405);
+  });
+
+  it('empty bridge token list denies everything', async () => {
+    const daemon = new AppserviceDaemon({ ...cfg, bridgeTokens: [] }, undefined, () => {});
+    const res = await daemon.handle(
+      request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        path: '/bridge/v1/typing',
+        authorizationHeader: 'Bearer bridge-secret',
+        body: {},
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+  });
+});

apps/appservice/src/config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import type { DaemonConfig } from './server.js';
+
+const required = (name: string): string => {
+  const value = process.env[name];
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`missing required env var ${name}`);
+  return value;
+};
+
+export function configFromEnv(): DaemonConfig & { port: number } {
+  return {
+    homeserverUrl: required('MOSAIC_AS_HOMESERVER_URL'),
+    domain: required('MOSAIC_AS_DOMAIN'),
+    asToken: required('MOSAIC_AS_TOKEN'),
+    hsToken: required('MOSAIC_HS_TOKEN'),
+    userPrefix: process.env.MOSAIC_AS_USER_PREFIX ?? 'agent-',
+    senderLocalpart: process.env.MOSAIC_AS_SENDER_LOCALPART ?? 'mosaic-as',
+    bridgeTokens: (process.env.MOSAIC_AS_BRIDGE_TOKENS ?? '')
+      .split(',')
+      .map((t) => t.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean),
+    port: Number(process.env.MOSAIC_AS_PORT ?? 8008),
+  };
+}

apps/appservice/src/main.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import http from 'node:http';
+
+import { configFromEnv } from './config.js';
+import { AppserviceDaemon } from './server.js';
+
+const cfg = configFromEnv();
+const daemon = new AppserviceDaemon(cfg);
+
+const MAX_BODY_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
+
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+  let received = 0;
+  let rejected = false;
+  req.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+    received += chunk.length;
+    if (received > MAX_BODY_BYTES) {
+      rejected = true;
+      res.writeHead(413, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+      res.end(JSON.stringify({ errcode: 'M_TOO_LARGE', error: 'request body too large' }));
+      req.destroy();
+      return;
+    }
+    chunks.push(chunk);
+  });
+  req.on('end', () => {
+    if (rejected) return;
+    void (async () => {
+      const url = new URL(req.url ?? '/', 'http://localhost');
+      let body: unknown;
+      try {
+        const raw = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString();
+        body = raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : undefined;
+      } catch {
+        res.writeHead(400, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+        res.end(JSON.stringify({ errcode: 'M_NOT_JSON', error: 'invalid json' }));
+        return;
+      }
+      const result = await daemon.handle({
+        method: req.method ?? 'GET',
+        path: url.pathname,
+        searchParams: url.searchParams,
+        authorizationHeader: req.headers.authorization,
+        body,
+      });
+      res.writeHead(result.status, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+      res.end(JSON.stringify(result.body));
+    })().catch((error: unknown) => {
+      console.error('request failed:', error);
+      if (res.headersSent) {
+        res.destroy();
+        return;
+      }
+      res.writeHead(500, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+      res.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'internal error' }));
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+server.listen(cfg.port, () => {
+  console.log(
+    `mosaic-as listening on :${cfg.port} (homeserver ${cfg.homeserverUrl}, domain ${cfg.domain})`,
+  );
+  if (cfg.bridgeTokens.length === 0) {
+    console.warn('WARNING: MOSAIC_AS_BRIDGE_TOKENS is empty — bridge API will deny all requests');
+  }
+});

apps/appservice/src/registration-main.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { buildRegistration, registrationToYaml } from '@mosaicstack/appservice';
+
+import { configFromEnv } from './config.js';
+
+// Prints the Synapse registration YAML (mosaic-as.yaml) for the current env.
+// Usage: MOSAIC_AS_URL=http://mosaic-as:8008 mosaic-as-registration > mosaic-as.yaml
+const cfg = configFromEnv();
+const url = process.env.MOSAIC_AS_URL;
+if (!url) throw new Error('missing required env var MOSAIC_AS_URL');
+process.stdout.write(registrationToYaml(buildRegistration(cfg, { url })));

apps/appservice/src/server.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { createHmac, randomBytes, timingSafeEqual } from 'node:crypto';
+
+import {
+  AppserviceIntent,
+  TransactionHandler,
+  validateBridgeMessage,
+  validateBridgeTyping,
+} from '@mosaicstack/appservice';
+import type { AppserviceConfig, MatrixEvent } from '@mosaicstack/appservice';
+
+export interface DaemonConfig extends AppserviceConfig {
+  /** Bearer tokens accepted on /bridge/v1/* (one per agent-comms host daemon). */
+  bridgeTokens: string[];
+}
+
+export interface DaemonRequest {
+  method: string;
+  /** URL path without query string. */
+  path: string;
+  searchParams: URLSearchParams;
+  authorizationHeader?: string;
+  body: unknown;
+}
+
+export interface DaemonResponse {
+  status: number;
+  body: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+// Compare equal-length HMAC digests so neither content nor LENGTH of the
+// stored secret is observable through timing.
+const HMAC_KEY = randomBytes(32);
+const digest = (value: string): Buffer => createHmac('sha256', HMAC_KEY).update(value).digest();
+
+const safeEqual = (a: string, b: string): boolean => timingSafeEqual(digest(a), digest(b));
+
+const TXN_PATH = /^\/_matrix\/app\/v1\/transactions\/([^/]+)$/;
+
+/**
+ * HTTP-framework-agnostic request router for the mosaic-as daemon: the
+ * Application Service transactions endpoint (Synapse-facing) plus the
+ * internal bridge API v1 (agent-comms daemon-facing). main.ts binds this to
+ * node:http; tests drive it directly.
+ */
+export class AppserviceDaemon {
+  readonly intent: AppserviceIntent;
+  private readonly transactions: TransactionHandler;
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly cfg: DaemonConfig,
+    fetchImpl?: typeof fetch,
+    private readonly log: (line: string) => void = (line) => console.log(line),
+  ) {
+    this.intent = new AppserviceIntent(cfg, fetchImpl);
+    this.transactions = new TransactionHandler({
+      hsToken: cfg.hsToken,
+      onEvent: (event) => this.onEvent(event),
+      onError: (error, txnId) => this.log(`txn ${txnId} handler error: ${String(error)}`),
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** v1: the daemon only observes; room logic lives in the agent-comms daemons. */
+  private onEvent(event: MatrixEvent): void {
+    if (event.type === 'm.room.message') {
+      this.log(
+        `event ${event.event_id ?? '?'} in ${event.room_id ?? '?'} from ${event.sender ?? '?'}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  private bridgeAuthorized(authorizationHeader: string | undefined): boolean {
+    if (!authorizationHeader?.startsWith('Bearer ')) return false;
+    const presented = authorizationHeader.slice('Bearer '.length);
+    return this.cfg.bridgeTokens.some((token) => safeEqual(presented, token));
+  }
+
+  async handle(req: DaemonRequest): Promise<DaemonResponse> {
+    if (req.method === 'GET' && req.path === '/health') {
+      return { status: 200, body: { ok: true } };
+    }
+
+    const txnMatch = req.method === 'PUT' ? TXN_PATH.exec(req.path) : null;
+    if (txnMatch?.[1] !== undefined) {
+      return this.transactions.handle(txnMatch[1], req.body, {
+        authorizationHeader: req.authorizationHeader,
+        accessTokenParam: req.searchParams.get('access_token') ?? undefined,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (req.path.startsWith('/bridge/v1/')) {
+      if (!this.bridgeAuthorized(req.authorizationHeader)) {
+        return { status: 403, body: { errcode: 'M_FORBIDDEN', error: 'bad bridge token' } };
+      }
+      try {
+        if (req.method === 'POST' && req.path === '/bridge/v1/messages') {
+          validateBridgeMessage(req.body);
+          const eventId = await this.intent.sendAsAgent({
+            roomId: req.body.room_id,
+            agent: req.body.agent,
+            body: req.body.body,
+            threadRoot: req.body.thread_root,
+            msgtype: req.body.msgtype,
+            extraContent: req.body.extra_content,
+          });
+          return { status: 200, body: { event_id: eventId ?? null } };
+        }
+        if (req.method === 'POST' && req.path === '/bridge/v1/typing') {
+          validateBridgeTyping(req.body);
+          await this.intent.setTyping(req.body.room_id, req.body.agent, req.body.typing);
+          return { status: 200, body: {} };
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+        this.log(`bridge error ${req.method} ${req.path}: ${message}`);
+        return { status: 400, body: { error: message } };
+      }
+      // Explicit: never fall out of the authenticated bridge block, so future
+      // sub-paths cannot accidentally route around the auth guard above.
+      return { status: 405, body: { error: 'unsupported bridge method/path' } };
+    }
+
+    return { status: 404, body: { error: 'not found' } };
+  }
+}

apps/appservice/tsconfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src"
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}

apps/gateway/package.json

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^7.8.0",
     "socket.io": "^4.8.0",
     "uuid": "^11.0.0",
+    "undici": "^7.24.6",
     "zod": "^4.3.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {

apps/gateway/src/database/database.module.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 import { mkdirSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { homedir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { Global, Inject, Module, type OnApplicationShutdown } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { createDb, createPgliteDb, type Db, type DbHandle } from '@mosaicstack/db';
+import {
+  Global,
+  Inject,
+  Logger,
+  Module,
+  type OnApplicationShutdown,
+  type OnModuleInit,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import {
+  createDb,
+  createPgliteDb,
+  runPgliteMigrations,
+  type Db,
+  type DbHandle,
+} from '@mosaicstack/db';
 import { createStorageAdapter, type StorageAdapter } from '@mosaicstack/storage';
 import type { MosaicConfig } from '@mosaicstack/config';
 import { MOSAIC_CONFIG } from '../config/config.module.js';
@@ -39,12 +52,37 @@ export const STORAGE_ADAPTER = 'STORAGE_ADAPTER';
   ],
   exports: [DB, STORAGE_ADAPTER],
 })
-export class DatabaseModule implements OnApplicationShutdown {
+export class DatabaseModule implements OnApplicationShutdown, OnModuleInit {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(DatabaseModule.name);
+
   constructor(
     @Inject(DB_HANDLE) private readonly handle: DbHandle,
     @Inject(STORAGE_ADAPTER) private readonly storageAdapter: StorageAdapter,
+    @Inject(MOSAIC_CONFIG) private readonly config: MosaicConfig,
   ) {}
 
+  // Migrations must complete before any module that injects DB starts serving
+  // requests. NestJS awaits onModuleInit before app.listen(), and modules that
+  // inject DB are initialized after this one — so all DB-dependent code sees a
+  // populated schema before the first HTTP request lands.
+  //
+  // Local (PGlite) tier: we run gateway-DB migrations explicitly here. The
+  // storage adapter writes to a separate PGlite directory and only manages its
+  // own KV tables, so we still call its migrate() afterwards.
+  //
+  // Postgres tier: PostgresAdapter.migrate() already calls runMigrations() on
+  // the same DATABASE_URL, so a single call covers both the gateway DB and
+  // the storage tables. We deliberately do NOT call runMigrations() here to
+  // avoid opening a second short-lived connection and doubling startup cost.
+  async onModuleInit(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.config.tier === 'local') {
+      this.logger.log('Applying PGlite schema migrations...');
+      await runPgliteMigrations(this.handle);
+    }
+    this.logger.log(`Initializing storage adapter (${this.storageAdapter.name})...`);
+    await this.storageAdapter.migrate();
+  }
+
   async onApplicationShutdown(): Promise<void> {
     await Promise.all([this.handle.close(), this.storageAdapter.close()]);
   }

apps/gateway/src/federation/client/__tests__/federation-client.service.spec.ts

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+/**
+ * Unit tests for FederationClientService (FED-M3-08).
+ *
+ * HTTP mocking strategy:
+ *   undici MockAgent is used to intercept outbound HTTP requests.  The service
+ *   uses `undici.fetch` with a `dispatcher` option, so MockAgent is set as the
+ *   global dispatcher and all requests flow through it.
+ *
+ *   Because the service builds one `undici.Agent` per peer and passes it as
+ *   the dispatcher on every fetch call, we cannot intercept at the Agent level
+ *   in unit tests without significant refactoring.  Instead, we set the global
+ *   dispatcher to a MockAgent and override the service's `doRequest` indirection
+ *   by spying on the internal fetch call.
+ *
+ *   For the cert/key wiring, we use the real `sealClientKey` function from
+ *   peer-key.util.ts with a test secret — no stubs.
+ *
+ * Sealed-key setup:
+ *   Each test (or beforeAll) calls `sealClientKey(TEST_PRIVATE_KEY_PEM)` with
+ *   BETTER_AUTH_SECRET set to a deterministic test value so that
+ *   `unsealClientKey` in the service recovers the original PEM.
+ */
+
+import 'reflect-metadata';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import { MockAgent, setGlobalDispatcher, getGlobalDispatcher } from 'undici';
+import type { Dispatcher } from 'undici';
+import { writeFileSync, unlinkSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import type { Db } from '@mosaicstack/db';
+import { FederationClientService, FederationClientError } from '../federation-client.service.js';
+import { sealClientKey } from '../../peer-key.util.js';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test constants
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const TEST_SECRET = 'test-secret-for-federation-client-spec-only';
+const PEER_ID = 'aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa';
+const ENDPOINT = 'https://peer.example.com';
+
+// Minimal valid RSA/EC private key PEM — does NOT need to be a real key for
+// unit tests because we only verify it round-trips through seal/unseal, not
+// that it actually negotiates TLS (MockAgent handles that).
+const TEST_PRIVATE_KEY_PEM = `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIIEvQIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKcwggSjAgEAAoIBAQDummyKeyForTests
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----`;
+
+// Minimal self-signed cert PEM (dummy — only used for mTLS Agent construction)
+const TEST_CERT_PEM = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIBdummyCertForFederationClientTests==
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----`;
+
+const TEST_CERT_SERIAL = 'ABCDEF1234567890';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Sealed key (computed once in beforeAll)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+let SEALED_KEY: string;
+
+// Path to a stub Step-CA root cert file written in beforeAll. The cert is never
+// actually used to negotiate TLS in unit tests (MockAgent + spy on resolveEntry
+// short-circuit the network), but loadStepCaRoot() requires the file to exist.
+const STUB_CA_PEM_PATH = join(tmpdir(), 'federation-client-spec-ca.pem');
+const STUB_CA_PEM = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIBdummyCAforFederationClientSpecOnly==
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+`;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Peer row factory
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function makePeerRow(overrides: Partial<Record<string, unknown>> = {}) {
+  return {
+    id: PEER_ID,
+    commonName: 'peer-example-com',
+    displayName: 'Test Peer',
+    certPem: TEST_CERT_PEM,
+    certSerial: TEST_CERT_SERIAL,
+    certNotAfter: new Date('2030-01-01T00:00:00Z'),
+    clientKeyPem: SEALED_KEY,
+    state: 'active' as const,
+    endpointUrl: ENDPOINT,
+    lastSeenAt: null,
+    createdAt: new Date('2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'),
+    revokedAt: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Mock DB builder
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function makeDb(selectRows: unknown[] = [makePeerRow()]): Db {
+  const limitSelect = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(selectRows);
+  const whereSelect = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ limit: limitSelect });
+  const fromSelect = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ where: whereSelect });
+  const selectMock = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ from: fromSelect });
+
+  return {
+    select: selectMock,
+    insert: vi.fn(),
+    update: vi.fn(),
+    delete: vi.fn(),
+    transaction: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as Db;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers for MockAgent HTTP interception
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Create a MockAgent + MockPool for the peer endpoint, set it as the global
+ * dispatcher, and return both for per-test configuration.
+ */
+function makeMockAgent() {
+  const mockAgent = new MockAgent({ connections: 1 });
+  mockAgent.disableNetConnect();
+  setGlobalDispatcher(mockAgent);
+  const pool = mockAgent.get(ENDPOINT);
+  return { mockAgent, pool };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build a FederationClientService with a mock DB and a spy on the internal
+ * fetch so we can intercept at the HTTP layer via MockAgent.
+ *
+ * The service calls `fetch(url, { dispatcher: agent })` where `agent` is the
+ * mTLS undici.Agent built from the peer's cert+key.  To make MockAgent work,
+ * we need the fetch dispatcher to be the MockAgent, not the per-peer Agent.
+ *
+ * Strategy: we replace the private `resolveEntry` result's `agent` field with
+ * the MockAgent's pool, so fetch uses our interceptor.  We do this by spying
+ * on `resolveEntry` and returning a controlled entry.
+ */
+function makeService(db: Db, mockPool: Dispatcher): FederationClientService {
+  const svc = new FederationClientService(db);
+
+  // Override resolveEntry to inject MockAgent pool as the dispatcher
+  vi.spyOn(
+    svc as unknown as { resolveEntry: (peerId: string) => Promise<unknown> },
+    'resolveEntry',
+  ).mockImplementation(async (_peerId: string) => {
+    // Still call DB (via the real logic) to exercise peer validation,
+    // but return mock pool as the agent.
+    // For simplicity in unit tests, directly return a controlled entry.
+    return {
+      agent: mockPool,
+      endpointUrl: ENDPOINT,
+      certPem: TEST_CERT_PEM,
+      certSerial: TEST_CERT_SERIAL,
+    };
+  });
+
+  return svc;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test setup
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+let originalDispatcher: Dispatcher;
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  // Seal the test key once — requires BETTER_AUTH_SECRET
+  const saved = process.env['BETTER_AUTH_SECRET'];
+  process.env['BETTER_AUTH_SECRET'] = TEST_SECRET;
+  try {
+    SEALED_KEY = sealClientKey(TEST_PRIVATE_KEY_PEM);
+  } finally {
+    if (saved === undefined) {
+      delete process.env['BETTER_AUTH_SECRET'];
+    } else {
+      process.env['BETTER_AUTH_SECRET'] = saved;
+    }
+  }
+  writeFileSync(STUB_CA_PEM_PATH, STUB_CA_PEM, 'utf8');
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  try {
+    unlinkSync(STUB_CA_PEM_PATH);
+  } catch {
+    // best-effort cleanup
+  }
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  originalDispatcher = getGlobalDispatcher();
+  process.env['BETTER_AUTH_SECRET'] = TEST_SECRET;
+  process.env['STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH'] = STUB_CA_PEM_PATH;
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  setGlobalDispatcher(originalDispatcher);
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  delete process.env['BETTER_AUTH_SECRET'];
+  delete process.env['STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH'];
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** Successful list response body */
+const LIST_BODY = {
+  items: [{ id: '1', title: 'Task One' }],
+  nextCursor: undefined,
+  _partial: false,
+};
+
+/** Successful get response body */
+const GET_BODY = {
+  item: { id: '1', title: 'Task One' },
+  _partial: false,
+};
+
+/** Successful capabilities response body */
+const CAP_BODY = {
+  resources: ['tasks'],
+  excluded_resources: [],
+  max_rows_per_query: 100,
+  supported_verbs: ['list', 'get', 'capabilities'] as const,
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('FederationClientService', () => {
+  // ─── Successful verb calls ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('list()', () => {
+    it('returns parsed typed response on success', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const { mockAgent, pool } = makeMockAgent();
+      const svc = makeService(db, pool);
+
+      pool
+        .intercept({
+          path: '/api/federation/v1/list/tasks',
+          method: 'POST',
+        })
+        .reply(200, LIST_BODY, { headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } });
+
+      const result = await svc.list(PEER_ID, 'tasks', {});
+
+      expect(result.items).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result.items[0]).toMatchObject({ id: '1', title: 'Task One' });
+
+      await mockAgent.close();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('get()', () => {
+    it('returns parsed typed response on success', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const { mockAgent, pool } = makeMockAgent();
+      const svc = makeService(db, pool);
+
+      pool
+        .intercept({
+          path: '/api/federation/v1/get/tasks/1',
+          method: 'POST',
+        })
+        .reply(200, GET_BODY, { headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } });
+
+      const result = await svc.get(PEER_ID, 'tasks', '1', {});
+
+      expect(result.item).toMatchObject({ id: '1', title: 'Task One' });
+
+      await mockAgent.close();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('capabilities()', () => {
+    it('returns parsed capabilities response on success', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const { mockAgent, pool } = makeMockAgent();
+      const svc = makeService(db, pool);
+
+      pool
+        .intercept({
+          path: '/api/federation/v1/capabilities',
+          method: 'GET',
+        })
+        .reply(200, CAP_BODY, { headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } });
+
+      const result = await svc.capabilities(PEER_ID);
+
+      expect(result.resources).toContain('tasks');
+      expect(result.max_rows_per_query).toBe(100);
+
+      await mockAgent.close();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ─── HTTP error surfaces ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('non-2xx responses', () => {
+    it('surfaces 403 as FederationClientError({ status: 403, code: "FORBIDDEN" })', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const { mockAgent, pool } = makeMockAgent();
+      const svc = makeService(db, pool);
+
+      pool.intercept({ path: '/api/federation/v1/list/tasks', method: 'POST' }).reply(
+        403,
+        { error: { code: 'forbidden', message: 'Access denied' } },
+        {
+          headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+        },
+      );
+
+      await expect(svc.list(PEER_ID, 'tasks', {})).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        status: 403,
+        code: 'FORBIDDEN',
+        peerId: PEER_ID,
+      });
+
+      await mockAgent.close();
+    });
+
+    it('surfaces 404 as FederationClientError({ status: 404, code: "HTTP_404" })', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const { mockAgent, pool } = makeMockAgent();
+      const svc = makeService(db, pool);
+
+      pool.intercept({ path: '/api/federation/v1/get/tasks/999', method: 'POST' }).reply(
+        404,
+        { error: { code: 'not_found', message: 'Not found' } },
+        {
+          headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+        },
+      );
+
+      await expect(svc.get(PEER_ID, 'tasks', '999', {})).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        status: 404,
+        code: 'HTTP_404',
+        peerId: PEER_ID,
+      });
+
+      await mockAgent.close();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ─── Network error ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('network errors', () => {
+    it('surfaces network error as FederationClientError({ code: "NETWORK" })', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const { mockAgent, pool } = makeMockAgent();
+      const svc = makeService(db, pool);
+
+      pool
+        .intercept({ path: '/api/federation/v1/capabilities', method: 'GET' })
+        .replyWithError(new Error('ECONNREFUSED'));
+
+      await expect(svc.capabilities(PEER_ID)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        code: 'NETWORK',
+        peerId: PEER_ID,
+      });
+
+      await mockAgent.close();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ─── Invalid response body ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('invalid response body', () => {
+    it('surfaces as FederationClientError({ code: "INVALID_RESPONSE" }) when body shape is wrong', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const { mockAgent, pool } = makeMockAgent();
+      const svc = makeService(db, pool);
+
+      // capabilities returns wrong shape (missing required fields)
+      pool
+        .intercept({ path: '/api/federation/v1/capabilities', method: 'GET' })
+        .reply(200, { totally: 'wrong' }, { headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } });
+
+      await expect(svc.capabilities(PEER_ID)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        code: 'INVALID_RESPONSE',
+        peerId: PEER_ID,
+      });
+
+      await mockAgent.close();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ─── Peer DB validation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('peer validation (without resolveEntry spy)', () => {
+    /**
+     * These tests exercise the real `resolveEntry` path — no spy on resolveEntry.
+     */
+
+    it('throws PEER_NOT_FOUND when peer is not in DB', async () => {
+      // DB returns empty array (peer not found)
+      const db = makeDb([]);
+      const svc = new FederationClientService(db);
+
+      await expect(svc.capabilities(PEER_ID)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        code: 'PEER_NOT_FOUND',
+        peerId: PEER_ID,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('throws PEER_INACTIVE when peer state is not "active"', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb([makePeerRow({ state: 'suspended' })]);
+      const svc = new FederationClientService(db);
+
+      await expect(svc.capabilities(PEER_ID)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        code: 'PEER_INACTIVE',
+        peerId: PEER_ID,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ─── Cache behaviour ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('cache behaviour', () => {
+    it('hits cache on second call — only one DB lookup happens', async () => {
+      // Verify cache by calling the private resolveEntry directly twice and
+      // asserting the DB was queried only once. This avoids the HTTP layer,
+      // which would require either a real network or per-peer Agent rewiring
+      // that the cache invariant doesn't depend on.
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const selectSpy = vi.spyOn(db, 'select');
+      const svc = new FederationClientService(db);
+      const resolveEntry = (
+        svc as unknown as { resolveEntry: (peerId: string) => Promise<unknown> }
+      ).resolveEntry.bind(svc);
+
+      const first = await resolveEntry(PEER_ID);
+      const second = await resolveEntry(PEER_ID);
+
+      expect(first).toBe(second);
+      expect(selectSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('serializes concurrent resolveEntry calls — only one DB lookup', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const selectSpy = vi.spyOn(db, 'select');
+      const svc = new FederationClientService(db);
+      const resolveEntry = (
+        svc as unknown as {
+          resolveEntry: (peerId: string) => Promise<unknown>;
+        }
+      ).resolveEntry.bind(svc);
+
+      const [a, b] = await Promise.all([resolveEntry(PEER_ID), resolveEntry(PEER_ID)]);
+      expect(a).toBe(b);
+      expect(selectSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('flushPeer destroys the evicted Agent so old TLS connections close', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const svc = new FederationClientService(db);
+      const resolveEntry = (
+        svc as unknown as {
+          resolveEntry: (peerId: string) => Promise<{ agent: { destroy: () => Promise<void> } }>;
+        }
+      ).resolveEntry.bind(svc);
+
+      const entry = await resolveEntry(PEER_ID);
+      const destroySpy = vi.spyOn(entry.agent, 'destroy').mockResolvedValue();
+
+      svc.flushPeer(PEER_ID);
+      expect(destroySpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('flushPeer() invalidates cache — next call re-reads DB', async () => {
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const { mockAgent, pool } = makeMockAgent();
+      const svc = makeService(db, pool);
+
+      pool
+        .intercept({ path: '/api/federation/v1/capabilities', method: 'GET' })
+        .reply(200, CAP_BODY, { headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' } })
+        .times(2);
+
+      // First call — populates cache (via mock resolveEntry)
+      await svc.capabilities(PEER_ID);
+
+      // Flush the cache
+      svc.flushPeer(PEER_ID);
+
+      // The spy on resolveEntry is still active — check it's called again after flush
+      const resolveEntrySpy = vi.spyOn(
+        svc as unknown as { resolveEntry: (peerId: string) => Promise<unknown> },
+        'resolveEntry',
+      );
+
+      // Second call after flush — should call resolveEntry again
+      await svc.capabilities(PEER_ID);
+
+      // resolveEntry should have been called once after we started spying (post-flush)
+      expect(resolveEntrySpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      await mockAgent.close();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ─── loadStepCaRoot env-var guard ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('loadStepCaRoot() env-var guard', () => {
+    it('throws PEER_MISCONFIGURED when STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH is not set', async () => {
+      delete process.env['STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH'];
+      const db = makeDb();
+      const svc = new FederationClientService(db);
+      const resolveEntry = (
+        svc as unknown as {
+          resolveEntry: (peerId: string) => Promise<unknown>;
+        }
+      ).resolveEntry.bind(svc);
+
+      await expect(resolveEntry(PEER_ID)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        code: 'PEER_MISCONFIGURED',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ─── FederationClientError class ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe('FederationClientError', () => {
+    it('is instanceof Error and FederationClientError', () => {
+      const err = new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'PEER_NOT_FOUND',
+        message: 'test',
+        peerId: PEER_ID,
+      });
+      expect(err).toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+      expect(err).toBeInstanceOf(FederationClientError);
+      expect(err.name).toBe('FederationClientError');
+    });
+
+    it('carries status, code, and peerId', () => {
+      const err = new FederationClientError({
+        status: 403,
+        code: 'FORBIDDEN',
+        message: 'forbidden',
+        peerId: PEER_ID,
+      });
+      expect(err.status).toBe(403);
+      expect(err.code).toBe('FORBIDDEN');
+      expect(err.peerId).toBe(PEER_ID);
+    });
+  });
+});

apps/gateway/src/federation/client/federation-client.service.ts

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+/**
+ * FederationClientService — outbound mTLS client for federation requests (FED-M3-08).
+ *
+ * Dials peer gateways over mTLS using the cert+sealed-key stored in `federation_peers`,
+ * invokes federation verbs (list / get / capabilities), and surfaces all failure modes
+ * as typed `FederationClientError` instances.
+ *
+ * ## Error code taxonomy
+ *
+ * | Code               | When                                                          |
+ * | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
+ * | PEER_NOT_FOUND     | No row in federation_peers for the given peerId               |
+ * | PEER_INACTIVE      | Peer row exists but state !== 'active'                        |
+ * | PEER_MISCONFIGURED | Peer row is active but missing endpointUrl or clientKeyPem    |
+ * | NETWORK            | undici threw a connection / TLS / timeout error               |
+ * | HTTP_{status}      | Peer returned a non-2xx response (e.g. HTTP_403, HTTP_404)    |
+ * | FORBIDDEN          | Peer returned 403 (convenience alias alongside HTTP_403)      |
+ * | INVALID_RESPONSE   | Response body failed Zod schema validation                    |
+ *
+ * ## Cache strategy
+ *
+ * Per-peer `undici.Agent` instances are cached in a `Map<peerId, AgentCacheEntry>` for
+ * the lifetime of the service instance.  The cache is keyed on peerId (UUID).
+ *
+ * Cache invalidation:
+ *  - `flushPeer(peerId)` — removes the entry immediately.  M5/M6 MUST call this on
+ *    cert rotation or peer revocation events so the next request re-reads the DB and
+ *    builds a fresh TLS Agent with the new cert material.
+ *  - On cache miss: re-reads the DB, checks state === 'active', rebuilds Agent.
+ *
+ * Cache does NOT auto-expire.  The service is expected to be a singleton scoped to the
+ * NestJS application lifecycle; flushing on revocation/rotation is the only invalidation
+ * path by design (avoids redundant DB round-trips on the hot path).
+ */
+
+import { Injectable, Inject, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { Agent, fetch as undiciFetch } from 'undici';
+import type { Dispatcher } from 'undici';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { type Db, eq, federationPeers } from '@mosaicstack/db';
+import {
+  FederationListResponseSchema,
+  FederationGetResponseSchema,
+  FederationCapabilitiesResponseSchema,
+  FederationErrorEnvelopeSchema,
+  type FederationListResponse,
+  type FederationGetResponse,
+  type FederationCapabilitiesResponse,
+} from '@mosaicstack/types';
+import { DB } from '../../database/database.module.js';
+import { unsealClientKey } from '../peer-key.util.js';
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Error taxonomy
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Client-side error code set.  Distinct from the server-side `FederationErrorCode`
+ * (which lives in `@mosaicstack/types`) because the client has additional failure
+ * modes (PEER_NOT_FOUND, PEER_INACTIVE, PEER_MISCONFIGURED, NETWORK) that the
+ * server never emits.
+ */
+export type FederationClientErrorCode =
+  | 'PEER_NOT_FOUND'
+  | 'PEER_INACTIVE'
+  | 'PEER_MISCONFIGURED'
+  | 'NETWORK'
+  | 'FORBIDDEN'
+  | 'INVALID_RESPONSE'
+  | `HTTP_${number}`;
+
+export interface FederationClientErrorOptions {
+  status?: number;
+  code: FederationClientErrorCode;
+  message: string;
+  peerId: string;
+  cause?: unknown;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Thrown by FederationClientService on every failure path.
+ * Callers can dispatch on `error.code` for programmatic handling.
+ */
+export class FederationClientError extends Error {
+  readonly status?: number;
+  readonly code: FederationClientErrorCode;
+  readonly peerId: string;
+  readonly cause?: unknown;
+
+  constructor(opts: FederationClientErrorOptions) {
+    super(opts.message);
+    this.name = 'FederationClientError';
+    this.status = opts.status;
+    this.code = opts.code;
+    this.peerId = opts.peerId;
+    this.cause = opts.cause;
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Internal cache types
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface AgentCacheEntry {
+  agent: Agent;
+  endpointUrl: string;
+  certPem: string;
+  certSerial: string;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Service
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@Injectable()
+export class FederationClientService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(FederationClientService.name);
+
+  /**
+   * Per-peer undici Agent cache.
+   * Key = peerId (UUID string).
+   *
+   * Values are either a resolved `AgentCacheEntry` or an in-flight
+   * `Promise<AgentCacheEntry>` (promise-cache pattern).  Storing the promise
+   * prevents duplicate DB lookups and duplicate key-unseal operations when two
+   * requests for the same peer arrive before the first build completes.
+   *
+   * Flush via `flushPeer(peerId)` on cert rotation / peer revocation (M5/M6).
+   */
+  private readonly cache = new Map<string, AgentCacheEntry | Promise<AgentCacheEntry>>();
+
+  /**
+   * Step-CA root cert PEM, loaded once from `STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH`.
+   * Used as the trust anchor for peer server certificates so federation TLS is
+   * pinned to our PKI, not the public trust store. Lazily loaded on first use
+   * so unit tests that don't exercise the agent path can run without the env var.
+   */
+  private cachedCaPem: string | null = null;
+
+  constructor(@Inject(DB) private readonly db: Db) {}
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Public verb API
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Invoke the `list` verb on a remote peer.
+   *
+   * @param peerId   UUID of the peer row in `federation_peers`.
+   * @param resource Resource path, e.g. "tasks".
+   * @param request  Free-form body sent as JSON in the POST body.
+   * @returns Parsed `FederationListResponse<T>`.
+   */
+  async list<T>(
+    peerId: string,
+    resource: string,
+    request: Record<string, unknown>,
+  ): Promise<FederationListResponse<T>> {
+    const { endpointUrl, agent } = await this.resolveEntry(peerId);
+    const url = `${endpointUrl}/api/federation/v1/list/${encodeURIComponent(resource)}`;
+    const body = await this.doPost(peerId, url, agent, request);
+    return this.parseWith<FederationListResponse<T>>(
+      peerId,
+      body,
+      FederationListResponseSchema(z.unknown()),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Invoke the `get` verb on a remote peer.
+   *
+   * @param peerId   UUID of the peer row in `federation_peers`.
+   * @param resource Resource path, e.g. "tasks".
+   * @param id       Resource identifier.
+   * @param request  Free-form body sent as JSON in the POST body.
+   * @returns Parsed `FederationGetResponse<T>`.
+   */
+  async get<T>(
+    peerId: string,
+    resource: string,
+    id: string,
+    request: Record<string, unknown>,
+  ): Promise<FederationGetResponse<T>> {
+    const { endpointUrl, agent } = await this.resolveEntry(peerId);
+    const url = `${endpointUrl}/api/federation/v1/get/${encodeURIComponent(resource)}/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`;
+    const body = await this.doPost(peerId, url, agent, request);
+    return this.parseWith<FederationGetResponse<T>>(
+      peerId,
+      body,
+      FederationGetResponseSchema(z.unknown()),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Invoke the `capabilities` verb on a remote peer.
+   *
+   * @param peerId UUID of the peer row in `federation_peers`.
+   * @returns Parsed `FederationCapabilitiesResponse`.
+   */
+  async capabilities(peerId: string): Promise<FederationCapabilitiesResponse> {
+    const { endpointUrl, agent } = await this.resolveEntry(peerId);
+    const url = `${endpointUrl}/api/federation/v1/capabilities`;
+    const body = await this.doGet(peerId, url, agent);
+    return this.parseWith<FederationCapabilitiesResponse>(
+      peerId,
+      body,
+      FederationCapabilitiesResponseSchema,
+    );
+  }
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Cache management
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Flush the cached Agent for a specific peer.
+   *
+   * M5/M6 MUST call this on:
+   *  - cert rotation events (so new cert material is picked up)
+   *  - peer revocation events (so future requests fail at PEER_INACTIVE)
+   *
+   * After flushing, the next call to `list`, `get`, or `capabilities` for
+   * this peer will re-read the DB and rebuild the Agent.
+   */
+  flushPeer(peerId: string): void {
+    const entry = this.cache.get(peerId);
+    if (entry === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.cache.delete(peerId);
+    if (!(entry instanceof Promise)) {
+      // best-effort destroy; promise-cached entries skip destroy because
+      // the in-flight build owns its own Agent which will be GC'd when the
+      // owning request handles the rejection from the cache miss
+      entry.agent.destroy().catch(() => {
+        // intentionally ignored — destroy errors are not actionable
+      });
+    }
+    this.logger.log(`Cache flushed for peer ${peerId}`);
+  }
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Internal helpers
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Load and cache the Step-CA root cert PEM from `STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH`.
+   * Throws `FederationClientError` if the env var is unset or the file cannot
+   * be read — mTLS to a peer without a pinned trust anchor would silently
+   * fall back to the public trust store.
+   */
+  private loadStepCaRoot(): string {
+    if (this.cachedCaPem !== null) {
+      return this.cachedCaPem;
+    }
+    const path = process.env['STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH'];
+    if (!path) {
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'PEER_MISCONFIGURED',
+        message: 'STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH is not set; refusing to dial peer without pinned CA trust',
+        peerId: '',
+      });
+    }
+    try {
+      const pem = readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
+      this.cachedCaPem = pem;
+      return pem;
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'PEER_MISCONFIGURED',
+        message: `Failed to read STEP_CA_ROOT_CERT_PATH (${path})`,
+        peerId: '',
+        cause: err,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resolve the cache entry for a peer, reading DB on miss.
+   *
+   * Uses a promise-cache pattern: concurrent callers for the same uncached
+   * `peerId` all `await` the same in-flight `Promise<AgentCacheEntry>` so
+   * only one DB lookup and one key-unseal ever runs per peer per cache miss.
+   * The promise is replaced with the concrete entry on success, or deleted on
+   * rejection so a transient error does not poison the cache permanently.
+   *
+   * Throws `FederationClientError` with appropriate code if the peer is not
+   * found, is inactive, or is missing required fields.
+   */
+  private async resolveEntry(peerId: string): Promise<AgentCacheEntry> {
+    const cached = this.cache.get(peerId);
+    if (cached) {
+      return cached; // Promise or concrete entry — both are awaitable
+    }
+
+    const inflight = this.buildEntry(peerId).then(
+      (entry) => {
+        this.cache.set(peerId, entry); // replace promise with concrete value
+        return entry;
+      },
+      (err: unknown) => {
+        this.cache.delete(peerId); // don't poison the cache with a rejected promise
+        throw err;
+      },
+    );
+
+    this.cache.set(peerId, inflight);
+    return inflight;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Build the `AgentCacheEntry` for a peer by reading the DB, validating the
+   * peer's state, unsealing the private key, and constructing the mTLS Agent.
+   *
+   * Throws `FederationClientError` with appropriate code if the peer is not
+   * found, is inactive, or is missing required fields.
+   */
+  private async buildEntry(peerId: string): Promise<AgentCacheEntry> {
+    // DB lookup
+    const [peer] = await this.db
+      .select()
+      .from(federationPeers)
+      .where(eq(federationPeers.id, peerId))
+      .limit(1);
+
+    if (!peer) {
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'PEER_NOT_FOUND',
+        message: `Federation peer ${peerId} not found`,
+        peerId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (peer.state !== 'active') {
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'PEER_INACTIVE',
+        message: `Federation peer ${peerId} is not active (state: ${peer.state})`,
+        peerId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (!peer.endpointUrl || !peer.clientKeyPem) {
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'PEER_MISCONFIGURED',
+        message: `Federation peer ${peerId} is missing endpointUrl or clientKeyPem`,
+        peerId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Unseal the private key
+    let privateKeyPem: string;
+    try {
+      privateKeyPem = unsealClientKey(peer.clientKeyPem);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'PEER_MISCONFIGURED',
+        message: `Failed to unseal client key for peer ${peerId}`,
+        peerId,
+        cause: err,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Build mTLS agent — pin trust to Step-CA root so we never accept
+    // a peer cert signed by a public CA (defense against MITM with a
+    // publicly-trusted DV cert for the peer's hostname).
+    const agent = new Agent({
+      connect: {
+        cert: peer.certPem,
+        key: privateKeyPem,
+        ca: this.loadStepCaRoot(),
+        // rejectUnauthorized: true is the undici default for HTTPS
+      },
+    });
+
+    const entry: AgentCacheEntry = {
+      agent,
+      endpointUrl: peer.endpointUrl,
+      certPem: peer.certPem,
+      certSerial: peer.certSerial,
+    };
+
+    this.logger.log(`Agent cached for peer ${peerId} (serial: ${peer.certSerial})`);
+
+    return entry;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Execute a POST request with a JSON body.
+   * Returns the parsed response body as an unknown value.
+   * Throws `FederationClientError` on network errors and non-2xx responses.
+   */
+  private async doPost(
+    peerId: string,
+    url: string,
+    agent: Dispatcher,
+    body: Record<string, unknown>,
+  ): Promise<unknown> {
+    return this.doRequest(peerId, url, agent, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Execute a GET request.
+   * Returns the parsed response body as an unknown value.
+   * Throws `FederationClientError` on network errors and non-2xx responses.
+   */
+  private async doGet(peerId: string, url: string, agent: Dispatcher): Promise<unknown> {
+    return this.doRequest(peerId, url, agent, { method: 'GET' });
+  }
+
+  private async doRequest(
+    peerId: string,
+    url: string,
+    agent: Dispatcher,
+    init: { method: string; headers?: Record<string, string>; body?: string },
+  ): Promise<unknown> {
+    let response: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof undiciFetch>>;
+
+    try {
+      response = await undiciFetch(url, {
+        ...init,
+        dispatcher: agent,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'NETWORK',
+        message: `Network error calling peer ${peerId} at ${url}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+        peerId,
+        cause: err,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const rawBody = await response.text().catch(() => '');
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      const status = response.status;
+
+      // Attempt to parse as federation error envelope
+      let serverMessage = `HTTP ${status}`;
+      try {
+        const json: unknown = JSON.parse(rawBody);
+        const result = FederationErrorEnvelopeSchema.safeParse(json);
+        if (result.success) {
+          serverMessage = result.data.error.message;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Not valid JSON or not a federation envelope — use generic message
+      }
+
+      // Specific code for 403 (most actionable for callers); generic HTTP_{n} for others
+      const code: FederationClientErrorCode = status === 403 ? 'FORBIDDEN' : `HTTP_${status}`;
+
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        status,
+        code,
+        message: `Peer ${peerId} returned ${status}: ${serverMessage}`,
+        peerId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(rawBody) as unknown;
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'INVALID_RESPONSE',
+        message: `Peer ${peerId} returned non-JSON body`,
+        peerId,
+        cause: err,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse and validate a response body against a Zod schema.
+   *
+   * For list/get, callers pass the result of `FederationListResponseSchema(z.unknown())`
+   * so that the envelope structure is validated without requiring a concrete item schema
+   * at the client level.  The generic `T` provides compile-time typing.
+   *
+   * Throws `FederationClientError({ code: 'INVALID_RESPONSE' })` on parse failure.
+   */
+  private parseWith<T>(peerId: string, body: unknown, schema: z.ZodTypeAny): T {
+    const result = schema.safeParse(body);
+    if (!result.success) {
+      const issues = result.error.issues
+        .map((e: z.ZodIssue) => `[${e.path.join('.') || 'root'}] ${e.message}`)
+        .join('; ');
+      throw new FederationClientError({
+        code: 'INVALID_RESPONSE',
+        message: `Peer ${peerId} returned invalid response shape: ${issues}`,
+        peerId,
+      });
+    }
+    return result.data as T;
+  }
+}

apps/gateway/src/federation/client/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Federation client barrel — re-exports for FederationModule consumers.
+ *
+ * M3-09 (QuerySourceService) and future milestones should import from here,
+ * not directly from the implementation file.
+ */
+
+export {
+  FederationClientService,
+  FederationClientError,
+  type FederationClientErrorCode,
+  type FederationClientErrorOptions,
+} from './federation-client.service.js';

apps/gateway/src/federation/federation.module.ts

@@ -5,11 +5,25 @@ import { EnrollmentController } from './enrollment.controller.js';
 import { EnrollmentService } from './enrollment.service.js';
 import { FederationController } from './federation.controller.js';
 import { GrantsService } from './grants.service.js';
+import { FederationClientService } from './client/index.js';
 import { FederationAuthGuard } from './server/index.js';
 
 @Module({
   controllers: [EnrollmentController, FederationController],
-  providers: [AdminGuard, CaService, EnrollmentService, GrantsService, FederationAuthGuard],
-  exports: [CaService, EnrollmentService, GrantsService, FederationAuthGuard],
+  providers: [
+    AdminGuard,
+    CaService,
+    EnrollmentService,
+    GrantsService,
+    FederationClientService,
+    FederationAuthGuard,
+  ],
+  exports: [
+    CaService,
+    EnrollmentService,
+    GrantsService,
+    FederationClientService,
+    FederationAuthGuard,
+  ],
 })
 export class FederationModule {}

docker/appservice.Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+FROM node:22-alpine AS base
+ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
+ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
+RUN corepack enable
+
+FROM base AS builder
+WORKDIR /app
+# Copy workspace manifests first for layer-cached install
+COPY pnpm-workspace.yaml pnpm-lock.yaml package.json ./
+COPY apps/appservice/package.json ./apps/appservice/
+COPY packages/ ./packages/
+COPY plugins/ ./plugins/
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+COPY . .
+RUN pnpm turbo run build --filter @mosaicstack/mosaic-as...
+RUN pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/mosaic-as --prod deploy --legacy /deploy
+
+FROM base AS runner
+WORKDIR /app
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+COPY --from=builder /deploy/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=builder /deploy/package.json ./package.json
+COPY --from=builder /app/apps/appservice/dist ./dist
+USER node
+EXPOSE 8008
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=15s --retries=5 \
+  CMD ["node", "-e", "require('http').get('http://127.0.0.1:8008/health',r=>process.exit(r.statusCode===200?0:1)).on('error',()=>process.exit(1))"]
+CMD ["node", "dist/main.js"]

docs/TASKS.md

@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@
 These are MVP-level checks that don't belong to any single workstream. Updated by the orchestrator at each session.
 
 | id         | status      | description                                                                                              | notes                                                                                                                         |
-| ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ---------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | MVP-T01    | done        | Author MVP-level manifest at `docs/MISSION-MANIFEST.md`                                                  | This session (2026-04-19); PR pending                                                                                         |
 | MVP-T02    | done        | Archive install-ux-v2 mission state to `docs/archive/missions/install-ux-v2-20260405/`                   | IUV-M03 retroactively closed (shipped via PR #446 + releases 0.0.27→0.0.29)                                                   |
 | MVP-T03    | done        | Land federation v1 planning artifacts on `main`                                                          | PR #468 merged 2026-04-19 (commit `66512550`)                                                                                 |
 | MVP-T04    | not-started | Sync `.mosaic/orchestrator/mission.json` MVP slot with this manifest (milestone enumeration, etc.)       | Coord state file; consider whether to repopulate via `mosaic coord` or accept hand-edit                                       |
 | MVP-T05    | in-progress | Kick off W1 / FED-M1 — federated tier infrastructure                                                     | Session 16 (2026-04-19): FED-M1-01 in-progress on `feat/federation-m1-tier-config`                                            |
 | MVP-T06    | not-started | Declare additional workstreams (web dashboard, TUI/CLI parity, remote control, etc.) as scope solidifies | Track each new workstream by adding a row to the Workstream Rollup                                                            |
+| T-A292E96F | in-progress | Fix Mosaic Gitea PR metadata/login wrapper regression for U-Connect merge preflight                      | Kanban `t_a292e96f`; branch `fix/t-a292e96f-gitea-pr-metadata`; scratchpad `docs/scratchpads/t-a292e96f-gitea-pr-metadata.md` |
 
 ## Pointer to Active Workstream
 
@@ -38,3 +39,9 @@ Active workstream is **W1 — Federation v1**. Workers should:
 1. Read [docs/federation/MISSION-MANIFEST.md](./federation/MISSION-MANIFEST.md) for workstream scope
 2. Read [docs/federation/TASKS.md](./federation/TASKS.md) for the next pending task
 3. Follow per-task agent + tier guidance from the workstream manifest
+
+## Thin-core prompt diet (#528) — feat/contract-thin-core
+
+- Status: PR open, awaiting maintainer merge ratification (fleet-governing change).
+- Cut always-injected contract AGENTS+TOOLS+RUNTIME 8,827→4,122 tok (−53%); all 12 hard gates intact.
+- Validation: deterministic gate-checklist PASS; headless A/B thin 7/9 vs monolith 5/9. Detail: scratchpads/contract-thin-core.md.

docs/scratchpads/git-wrapper-rollup-20260526.md

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Git Wrapper Rollup — 2026-05-26
+
+## Objective
+
+Consolidate pending Mosaic wrapper fixes after `mosaic update` reported the local framework package was already current (`@mosaicstack/mosaic 0.0.30`) but the installed `~/.config/mosaic/tools` wrappers still lacked the open Gitea/Woodpecker wrapper patches.
+
+## Scope
+
+Roll up the open wrapper-related Gitea PR branches into one integration branch:
+
+- PR #513: `pr-ci-wait.sh` stdin collision fix.
+- PR #518: Gitea PR metadata/merge preflight hardening.
+- PR #521: Gitea merge fallback + unsafe PR-number rejection.
+- PR #522: Woodpecker credential/pagination fixes and CI Postgres service collision fix.
+- PR #523: explicit Gitea repo/login args and `eval` removal for PR/issue creation.
+
+## Conflict resolutions
+
+- Kept array-based command construction where possible instead of reintroducing `eval`.
+- Kept explicit `--repo OWNER/REPO --login mosaicstack` Gitea arguments for `tea` calls.
+- Combined PR merge API fallback behavior from metadata hardening and empty-identity fallback branches.
+- Preserved numeric PR-number validation for `pr-merge.sh`.
+
+## Verification checklist
+
+- `bash -n` on changed shell scripts.
+- Wrapper smoke checks from a clean worktree.
+- Gitea PR verification after push.
+- CI status checked through Gitea/Woodpecker.
+
+## Notes
+
+`mosaic update` did not install these fixes because the package registry still reports `@mosaicstack/mosaic 0.0.30` as current. The source patches must merge/release before normal framework update will carry them.

docs/scratchpads/t-a292e96f-gitea-pr-metadata.md

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# t_a292e96f — Gitea PR metadata wrapper fix
+
+## Objective
+
+Repair Mosaic git wrappers so Gitea PR metadata and merge preflight work for U-Connect PRs on `git.uscllc.com` without selecting the unrelated `git.mosaicstack.dev` tea login.
+
+## Findings
+
+- Reproduced the failure from `/src/uconnect-worktrees/t_39ce717c-authentik-smoke-gate` with the current `pr-metadata.sh`:
+  - PR #1905 returned JSON with `number=null`, `baseRefName=""`, `headRefName=""`.
+  - PR #1908 returned JSON with `number=null`, `baseRefName=""`, `headRefName=""`.
+- Root cause: the wrapper treated HTTP/API error payloads as PR payloads and normalized missing fields to empty strings.
+- The credential loader can return a non-working `git.uscllc.com` API token in this environment, while host-specific `~/.git-credentials` basic auth succeeds. The wrapper now falls back by host before normalization.
+- `tea login list` has only `git.mosaicstack.dev` configured here; `pr-merge.sh` previously forced `--login mosaicstack`, which is invalid for `git.uscllc.com` and caused `Login name mosaicstack does not exist`.
+
+## Changes
+
+- `packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/detect-platform.sh`
+  - Added `get_gitea_basic_auth <host>` to retrieve host-specific HTTPS credentials from `~/.git-credentials` without printing secrets.
+- `packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-metadata.sh`
+  - Uses strict bash mode.
+  - Checks Gitea HTTP status and fails nonzero on API errors/non-JSON instead of emitting empty branch fields.
+  - Falls back from token auth to host-specific basic auth.
+  - Normalizes standard `head.ref`/`base.ref` and fallback branch fields.
+  - Requires non-empty `headRefName` and `baseRefName`.
+  - Preserves GitHub `gh pr view` behavior.
+- `packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh`
+  - Reads metadata once for base-branch policy preflight.
+  - Selects a `tea` login only when its configured URL matches the repo host.
+  - Falls back to authenticated Gitea merge API when no matching `tea` login exists, avoiding the wrong `mosaicstack` login for USC repos.
+  - Keeps squash-only and main-only merge policy.
+- `packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-metadata-gitea.sh`
+  - Added fixture-based regression harness for standard Gitea fields, fallback branch fields, `refs/pull/<n>/head` plus `head.label` normalization, and API error payloads.
+
+## Documentation / changelog note
+
+This repository currently has no root `CHANGELOG.md`; the scratchpad and `docs/TASKS.md` carry the task-level change record for this wrapper fix.
+
+## Verification log
+
+- Red regression check: copied the new `test-pr-metadata-gitea.sh` harness next to `origin/main` wrapper scripts and ran it with `MOSAIC_TEST_WORK_DIR=$PWD/.mosaic-test-work/pr-metadata-gitea-red`; it failed as expected with `headRefName=''` and `baseRefName=''` on the fixture API-error path.
+- `bash -n packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/{detect-platform.sh,pr-metadata.sh,pr-merge.sh,test-pr-metadata-gitea.sh}`: passed.
+- `shellcheck -x -P . -e SC1090 packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/{detect-platform.sh,pr-metadata.sh,pr-merge.sh,test-pr-metadata-gitea.sh}`: passed.
+- `MOSAIC_TEST_WORK_DIR=$PWD/.mosaic-test-work/pr-metadata-gitea packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-metadata-gitea.sh`: passed; verifies standard Gitea fields, fallback branch fields, `refs/pull/<n>/head` label normalization, and nonzero API-error handling.
+- Installed wrapper parity: `/home/hermes/.config/mosaic/tools/git/{detect-platform.sh,pr-metadata.sh,pr-merge.sh}` byte-match the PR source copies after validation, so active U-Connect wrapper invocations use the same fix while source PR review runs.
+- Live sanitized U-Connect metadata from `/src/uconnect` with `MOSAIC_CREDENTIALS_FILE=/src/jarvis-brain/credentials.json`:
+  - PR #1905: `number=1905`, `baseRefName=main`, `headRefName=edith/t_39ce717c-authentik-smoke-gate`, `state=open`, `host=git.uscllc.com`.
+  - PR #1908: `number=1908`, `baseRefName=main`, `headRefName=fix/t_23fa9e1d-portal-health-backend`, `state=closed`, `host=git.uscllc.com`.
+- Merge preflight dry runs from installed wrappers:
+  - PR #1905: `Dry run: would merge PR #1905 on git.uscllc.com with authenticated Gitea API fallback (base=main, method=squash).`
+  - PR #1908: `Dry run: would merge PR #1908 on git.uscllc.com with authenticated Gitea API fallback (base=main, method=squash).`
+- PR: `https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/pulls/518`, branch `fix/t-a292e96f-gitea-pr-metadata`.
+- CI: Recent PR/push pipelines failed before clone/test execution due Woodpecker/Kubernetes PVC API timeout: `dial tcp 10.43.0.1:443: i/o timeout`. No repository test step executed in CI; local targeted verification above remains clean.

docs/scratchpads/t_301e4e3b-pr-merge-gitea-empty-uid.md

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+# Scratchpad: t_301e4e3b pr-merge.sh Gitea empty-uid fallback
+
+## Task
+
+Implement a narrow hardening in `packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh` so Gitea merges recover from the known non-interactive `tea pr merge` identity failure: `user does not exist [uid: 0, name: ]`.
+
+## Constraints
+
+- Preserve Mosaic policy gates: squash-only, base branch `main`, queue guard unless explicitly skipped.
+- Preserve the existing authenticated Gitea API fallback when no tea login exists.
+- Do not fallback on arbitrary tea failures.
+- Do not expose tokens or credential-bearing remotes.
+- Scope is limited to the merge wrapper plus focused test/support/scratchpad files.
+
+## External issue
+
+- Gitea issue #520: Harden pr-merge.sh Gitea empty-uid fallback
+
+## Plan
+
+1. Add a focused shell regression harness with mocked `tea` and `curl` proving the known empty uid/name failure must fall back to Gitea API.
+2. Watch the harness fail on current code.
+3. Implement helper functions in `pr-merge.sh` for redacted command display, known failure classification, and authenticated Gitea API merge fallback.
+4. Keep unknown `tea` failures blocking by replaying stderr and exiting non-zero.
+5. Run syntax, shellcheck if available, focused regression, and repo quality gates before push/PR.
+
+## Session log
+
+- 2026-05-22: Read Kanban context, Mosaic global/repo instructions, created isolated branch `fix/t_301e4e3b-pr-merge-gitea-empty-uid`, and opened Gitea issue #520 using the Mosaic issue wrapper/API fallback.
+- 2026-05-22: Added regression harness and watched it fail on current behavior with `user does not exist [uid: 0, name: ]`; implemented narrow fallback and verified known-empty-identity fallback, arbitrary tea failure blocking, and no-tea-login API fallback paths.
+- 2026-05-22: Validation passed for `bash -n`, `shellcheck -x`, focused shell harness, `pnpm typecheck`, `pnpm lint`, `pnpm format:check`, and `pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/mosaic test`. Full `pnpm test` exposed an out-of-scope gateway DB setup failure (`relation "messages" does not exist`) in `apps/gateway/src/__tests__/cross-user-isolation.test.ts`.

docs/scratchpads/t_5aab9cc8-pr-merge-eval-injection.md

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+# t_5aab9cc8 — pr-merge.sh eval injection remediation
+
+## Objective
+
+Remediate PR #521 review blocker: `packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh` must reject non-numeric PR numbers before metadata lookup/merge and must not use `eval` for GitHub merge execution.
+
+## Scope
+
+- Shell wrapper only: `packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh`
+- Focused regression harness: `packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-gitea-empty-uid.sh`
+- No API/frontend/infra surfaces.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- AC1: `PR_NUMBER` is validated as digits-only immediately after required-argument parsing, before metadata lookup.
+- AC2: GitHub merge path uses a quoted argv array, not command-string construction plus `eval`.
+- AC3: Focused tests prove PR-number metacharacters are rejected and cannot execute injected shell commands on GitHub path.
+- AC4: Focused tests prove PR-number metacharacters are rejected on Gitea path before tea/curl merge calls.
+- AC5: Existing Gitea empty-uid fallback behavior remains green.
+- AC6: Syntax, shellcheck where available, focused harness, and relevant repo gates are rerun or absence documented.
+
+## Plan
+
+1. Add failing regression tests for GitHub eval injection and Gitea invalid PR rejection.
+2. Implement fail-closed PR number validation before metadata lookup.
+3. Replace GitHub `eval` command with argv array execution.
+4. Run required validation and update this scratchpad with evidence.
+5. Commit, queue-guard, push branch, update PR #521.
+
+## TDD Log
+
+- RED: `AGENT_WORK_ROOT="$HERMES_KANBAN_WORKSPACE/work" bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-gitea-empty-uid.sh` failed on vulnerable code with `Expected GitHub metacharacter PR number to be rejected` and showed the injected PR number reached the GitHub merge path.
+- GREEN: Added digits-only validation before metadata lookup and replaced GitHub `eval` with an argv array. The focused harness now passes and verifies invalid PR numbers are rejected before GitHub `gh` calls and before Gitea `tea`/`curl` calls.
+
+## Validation Evidence
+
+- PASS: `AGENT_WORK_ROOT="$HERMES_KANBAN_WORKSPACE/work" bash -n packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-gitea-empty-uid.sh`
+- PASS: `shellcheck -x packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-gitea-empty-uid.sh`
+- PASS: `AGENT_WORK_ROOT="$HERMES_KANBAN_WORKSPACE/work" bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-gitea-empty-uid.sh`
+- PASS: `pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/mosaic... build`
+- PASS: `pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/mosaic lint`
+- PASS: `pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/mosaic typecheck`
+- PASS: `pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/mosaic test` — 32 files / 291 tests passed.
+- REVIEW: `/home/hermes/.config/mosaic/tools/codex/codex-code-review.sh --uncommitted` could not run due Codex 401 Unauthorized. Independent delegate review completed read-only with PASS / no blockers; non-blocking suggestion to assert GitHub mock log remains empty was applied.
+
+## Risks / Blockers
+
+- No active blockers.

packages/appservice/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "@mosaicstack/appservice",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "type": "module",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack.git",
+    "directory": "packages/appservice"
+  },
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+      "default": "./dist/index.js"
+    }
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "lint": "eslint src",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "test": "vitest run --passWithNoTests"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.8.0",
+    "vitest": "^2.0.0"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "registry": "https://git.mosaicstack.dev/api/packages/mosaicstack/npm/",
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ]
+}

packages/appservice/src/__tests__/appservice.test.ts

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+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { validateBridgeMessage, validateBridgeTyping } from '../bridge.dto.js';
+import { AppserviceIntent, MatrixApiError } from '../intent.js';
+import { buildRegistration, registrationToYaml } from '../registration.js';
+import { TransactionHandler } from '../transactions.js';
+import type { AppserviceConfig, MatrixEvent } from '../types.js';
+
+const cfg: AppserviceConfig = {
+  homeserverUrl: 'https://hs.example',
+  domain: 'hs.example',
+  asToken: 'as-secret',
+  hsToken: 'hs-secret',
+};
+
+const jsonResponse = (status: number, body: unknown): Response =>
+  new Response(JSON.stringify(body), { status, headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } });
+
+describe('TransactionHandler', () => {
+  const makeHandler = (onEvent = vi.fn()) => ({
+    onEvent,
+    handler: new TransactionHandler({ hsToken: 'hs-secret', onEvent }),
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a bad hs_token with M_FORBIDDEN', async () => {
+    const { handler, onEvent } = makeHandler();
+    const res = await handler.handle(
+      't1',
+      { events: [{ type: 'm.room.message' }] },
+      { authorizationHeader: 'Bearer wrong' },
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(res.body.errcode).toBe('M_FORBIDDEN');
+    expect(onEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('accepts Bearer auth and legacy access_token param', async () => {
+    const { handler } = makeHandler();
+    expect(
+      (await handler.handle('t1', { events: [] }, { authorizationHeader: 'Bearer hs-secret' }))
+        .status,
+    ).toBe(200);
+    expect(
+      (await handler.handle('t2', { events: [] }, { accessTokenParam: 'hs-secret' })).status,
+    ).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  it('processes events once per txnId (idempotent retries)', async () => {
+    const { handler, onEvent } = makeHandler();
+    const body = { events: [{ type: 'm.room.message', event_id: '$e1' }] };
+    await handler.handle('t1', body, { authorizationHeader: 'Bearer hs-secret' });
+    const retry = await handler.handle('t1', body, { authorizationHeader: 'Bearer hs-secret' });
+    expect(retry.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(onEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('a throwing event handler does not fail the transaction', async () => {
+    const onError = vi.fn();
+    const handler = new TransactionHandler({
+      hsToken: 'hs-secret',
+      onEvent: () => {
+        throw new Error('boom');
+      },
+      onError,
+    });
+    const res = await handler.handle(
+      't1',
+      { events: [{ type: 'x' }, { type: 'y' }] },
+      { authorizationHeader: 'Bearer hs-secret' },
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(onError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('AppserviceIntent', () => {
+  it('derives namespaced user ids and rejects bad slugs', () => {
+    const intent = new AppserviceIntent(cfg);
+    expect(intent.agentUserId('pi0-web1')).toBe('@agent-pi0-web1:hs.example');
+    expect(intent.agentUserId('Pi0-Web1')).toBe('@agent-pi0-web1:hs.example');
+    expect(() => intent.agentUserId('../evil')).toThrow();
+    expect(() => intent.agentUserId('')).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('uses uuid transaction ids', async () => {
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn(async (input: URL | string) => {
+      calls.push(new URL(String(input)).pathname);
+      return jsonResponse(200, {});
+    });
+    const intent = new AppserviceIntent(cfg, fetchMock as unknown as typeof fetch);
+    await intent.sendAsAgent({ roomId: '!r:hs.example', agent: 'pi0', body: 'x' });
+    const send = calls.find((p) => p.includes('/send/m.room.message/'));
+    expect(send).toMatch(/mosaic-as-[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/);
+  });
+
+  it('registers once, impersonates via user_id, threads replies', async () => {
+    const calls: Array<{ url: URL; init: RequestInit }> = [];
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn(async (input: URL | string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      calls.push({ url: new URL(String(input)), init: init ?? {} });
+      return jsonResponse(200, { event_id: '$sent' });
+    });
+    const intent = new AppserviceIntent(cfg, fetchMock as unknown as typeof fetch);
+
+    const eventId = await intent.sendAsAgent({
+      roomId: '!room:hs.example',
+      agent: 'pi0-web1',
+      body: 'hello',
+      threadRoot: '$req',
+    });
+    await intent.sendAsAgent({ roomId: '!room:hs.example', agent: 'pi0-web1', body: 'again' });
+
+    expect(eventId).toBe('$sent');
+    const paths = calls.map((c) => c.url.pathname);
+    expect(paths.filter((p) => p.endsWith('/register'))).toHaveLength(1); // cached
+    expect(paths.filter((p) => p.includes('/join'))).toHaveLength(1); // cached
+
+    const send = calls.find((c) => c.url.pathname.includes('/send/m.room.message/'));
+    expect(send).toBeDefined();
+    expect(send!.url.searchParams.get('user_id')).toBe('@agent-pi0-web1:hs.example');
+    const content = JSON.parse(String(send!.init.body)) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const rel = content['m.relates_to'] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(rel.rel_type).toBe('m.thread');
+    expect(rel.event_id).toBe('$req');
+    expect(rel.is_falling_back).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      calls.every(
+        (c) => (c.init.headers as Record<string, string>).Authorization === 'Bearer as-secret',
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('tolerates M_USER_IN_USE and surfaces other register errors', async () => {
+    const inUse = vi.fn(async () =>
+      jsonResponse(400, { errcode: 'M_USER_IN_USE', error: 'taken' }),
+    );
+    const intent = new AppserviceIntent(cfg, inUse as unknown as typeof fetch);
+    await expect(intent.ensureRegistered('pi0-web1')).resolves.toBe('@agent-pi0-web1:hs.example');
+
+    const denied = vi.fn(async () =>
+      jsonResponse(401, { errcode: 'M_UNKNOWN_TOKEN', error: 'nope' }),
+    );
+    const intent2 = new AppserviceIntent(cfg, denied as unknown as typeof fetch);
+    await expect(intent2.ensureRegistered('pi0-web1')).rejects.toThrow(MatrixApiError);
+  });
+
+  it('invites then joins on M_FORBIDDEN join', async () => {
+    const paths: string[] = [];
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn(async (input: URL | string) => {
+      const url = new URL(String(input));
+      paths.push(url.pathname);
+      if (url.pathname.endsWith('/join') && paths.filter((p) => p.endsWith('/join')).length === 1) {
+        return jsonResponse(403, { errcode: 'M_FORBIDDEN', error: 'not invited' });
+      }
+      return jsonResponse(200, {});
+    });
+    const intent = new AppserviceIntent(cfg, fetchMock as unknown as typeof fetch);
+    await intent.ensureJoined('!room:hs.example', 'pi0-web1');
+    expect(paths.filter((p) => p.endsWith('/invite'))).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(paths.filter((p) => p.endsWith('/join'))).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('registration', () => {
+  it('builds an exclusive escaped user namespace', () => {
+    const reg = buildRegistration(cfg, { url: 'http://mosaic-as:8008' });
+    expect(reg.namespaces.users[0]).toEqual({
+      regex: '@agent-.*:hs\\.example',
+      exclusive: true,
+    });
+    expect(reg.rate_limited).toBe(false);
+    const yaml = registrationToYaml(reg);
+    expect(yaml).toContain("sender_localpart: 'mosaic-as'");
+    expect(yaml).toContain("as_token: 'as-secret'");
+    expect(yaml).toContain('exclusive: true');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('registration hardening', () => {
+  it('rejects control characters in registration values', () => {
+    const reg = buildRegistration(
+      { ...cfg, asToken: 'abc\nhttp_injected: true' },
+      { url: 'http://mosaic-as:8008' },
+    );
+    expect(() => registrationToYaml(reg)).toThrow(/control characters/);
+  });
+
+  it('escapes single quotes in token values', () => {
+    const reg = buildRegistration({ ...cfg, asToken: "it's" }, { url: 'http://mosaic-as:8008' });
+    expect(registrationToYaml(reg)).toContain("as_token: 'it''s'");
+  });
+});
+
+describe('bridge DTOs', () => {
+  it('validates message and typing payloads', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      validateBridgeMessage({ room_id: '!r:hs', agent: 'pi0', body: 'x' }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => validateBridgeMessage({ room_id: 'bad', agent: 'pi0', body: 'x' })).toThrow();
+    expect(() => validateBridgeMessage({ room_id: '!r:hs', agent: '', body: 'x' })).toThrow();
+    expect(() => validateBridgeMessage({ room_id: '!r:hs', agent: '../evil', body: 'x' })).toThrow(
+      /agent must match/,
+    );
+    expect(() =>
+      validateBridgeTyping({ room_id: '!r:hs', agent: 'pi0', typing: true }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() => validateBridgeTyping({ room_id: '!r:hs', agent: 'pi0', typing: 'yes' })).toThrow();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('event shape', () => {
+  it('transaction events flow through to the handler', async () => {
+    const seen: MatrixEvent[] = [];
+    const handler = new TransactionHandler({
+      hsToken: 'hs-secret',
+      onEvent: (e) => void seen.push(e),
+    });
+    await handler.handle(
+      't1',
+      {
+        events: [
+          { type: 'm.room.message', room_id: '!r:hs', sender: '@u:hs', content: { body: 'hi' } },
+        ],
+      },
+      { authorizationHeader: 'Bearer hs-secret' },
+    );
+    expect(seen).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(seen[0]!.content?.body).toBe('hi');
+  });
+});

packages/appservice/src/bridge.dto.ts

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+/** DTOs for the internal bridge API consumed by agent-comms host daemons. */
+
+export interface BridgeMessageDto {
+  room_id: string;
+  /** Agent slug (localpart suffix), e.g. "pi0-web1". */
+  agent: string;
+  body: string;
+  thread_root?: string;
+  msgtype?: string;
+  /** Optional protocol payload merged into content (e.g. org.uscllc.agent). */
+  extra_content?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+export interface BridgeTypingDto {
+  room_id: string;
+  agent: string;
+  typing: boolean;
+}
+
+const AGENT_SLUG_RE = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]*$/;
+
+const assertAgentSlug = (agent: unknown): void => {
+  if (typeof agent !== 'string' || !AGENT_SLUG_RE.test(agent.toLowerCase())) {
+    throw new Error('agent must match [a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]*');
+  }
+};
+
+export function validateBridgeMessage(input: unknown): asserts input is BridgeMessageDto {
+  const o = input as Partial<BridgeMessageDto> | null | undefined;
+  if (!o || typeof o !== 'object') throw new Error('payload must be an object');
+  if (typeof o.room_id !== 'string' || !o.room_id.startsWith('!'))
+    throw new Error('room_id must be a Matrix room id');
+  assertAgentSlug(o.agent);
+  if (typeof o.body !== 'string') throw new Error('body must be a string');
+  if (o.thread_root !== undefined && typeof o.thread_root !== 'string')
+    throw new Error('thread_root must be a string');
+  if (
+    o.extra_content !== undefined &&
+    (typeof o.extra_content !== 'object' || o.extra_content === null)
+  ) {
+    throw new Error('extra_content must be an object');
+  }
+}
+
+export function validateBridgeTyping(input: unknown): asserts input is BridgeTypingDto {
+  const o = input as Partial<BridgeTypingDto> | null | undefined;
+  if (!o || typeof o !== 'object') throw new Error('payload must be an object');
+  if (typeof o.room_id !== 'string' || !o.room_id.startsWith('!'))
+    throw new Error('room_id must be a Matrix room id');
+  assertAgentSlug(o.agent);
+  if (typeof o.typing !== 'boolean') throw new Error('typing must be a boolean');
+}

packages/appservice/src/index.ts

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+export { AppserviceIntent, MatrixApiError } from './intent.js';
+export type { SendMessageOptions } from './intent.js';
+export { TransactionHandler } from './transactions.js';
+export type { TransactionHandlerOptions } from './transactions.js';
+export { buildRegistration, registrationToYaml } from './registration.js';
+export type { RegistrationOptions } from './registration.js';
+export { validateBridgeMessage, validateBridgeTyping } from './bridge.dto.js';
+export type { BridgeMessageDto, BridgeTypingDto } from './bridge.dto.js';
+export type {
+  AppserviceConfig,
+  EventHandler,
+  HandlerResult,
+  MatrixEvent,
+  Transaction,
+} from './types.js';

packages/appservice/src/intent.ts

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+import crypto from 'node:crypto';
+
+import type { AppserviceConfig } from './types.js';
+
+export interface SendMessageOptions {
+  roomId: string;
+  /** Agent slug, e.g. "pi0-web1" -> @agent-pi0-web1:domain */
+  agent: string;
+  body: string;
+  /** Request event id to thread off (m.thread, spec v1.4). */
+  threadRoot?: string;
+  msgtype?: string;
+  /** Extra content keys merged into the message content (e.g. org.uscllc.agent). */
+  extraContent?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+export class MatrixApiError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    readonly status: number,
+    readonly errcode: string | undefined,
+    message: string,
+  ) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'MatrixApiError';
+  }
+}
+
+type FetchLike = typeof fetch;
+
+/**
+ * Acts on the homeserver as appservice-namespaced virtual users
+ * (Application Service API: as_token auth + user_id impersonation).
+ */
+export class AppserviceIntent {
+  private readonly registered = new Set<string>();
+  private readonly joined = new Set<string>();
+  private readonly fetchImpl: FetchLike;
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly cfg: AppserviceConfig,
+    fetchImpl?: FetchLike,
+  ) {
+    this.fetchImpl = fetchImpl ?? fetch;
+  }
+
+  get userPrefix(): string {
+    return this.cfg.userPrefix ?? 'agent-';
+  }
+
+  get senderUserId(): string {
+    return `@${this.cfg.senderLocalpart ?? 'mosaic-as'}:${this.cfg.domain}`;
+  }
+
+  agentLocalpart(agent: string): string {
+    const slug = agent.toLowerCase();
+    if (!/^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]*$/.test(slug)) {
+      throw new Error(`invalid agent slug: ${agent}`);
+    }
+    return `${this.userPrefix}${slug}`;
+  }
+
+  agentUserId(agent: string): string {
+    return `@${this.agentLocalpart(agent)}:${this.cfg.domain}`;
+  }
+
+  private async request(
+    method: string,
+    path: string,
+    options: { userId?: string; body?: unknown } = {},
+  ): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+    const url = new URL(this.cfg.homeserverUrl.replace(/\/$/, '') + path);
+    if (options.userId) {
+      url.searchParams.set('user_id', options.userId);
+    }
+    const res = await this.fetchImpl(url, {
+      method,
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.cfg.asToken}`,
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: options.body === undefined ? undefined : JSON.stringify(options.body),
+    });
+    const text = await res.text();
+    const data = (text ? JSON.parse(text) : {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      throw new MatrixApiError(
+        res.status,
+        typeof data.errcode === 'string' ? data.errcode : undefined,
+        `${method} ${path} -> ${res.status}: ${text.slice(0, 300)}`,
+      );
+    }
+    return data;
+  }
+
+  /** Register the virtual user if it does not exist yet. Idempotent. */
+  async ensureRegistered(agent: string): Promise<string> {
+    const localpart = this.agentLocalpart(agent);
+    const userId = this.agentUserId(agent);
+    if (this.registered.has(userId)) return userId;
+    try {
+      await this.request('POST', '/_matrix/client/v3/register', {
+        body: { type: 'm.login.application_service', username: localpart },
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (!(err instanceof MatrixApiError && err.errcode === 'M_USER_IN_USE')) {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    }
+    this.registered.add(userId);
+    return userId;
+  }
+
+  /** Join the agent to a room; on invite-only rooms the AS sender invites first. */
+  async ensureJoined(roomId: string, agent: string): Promise<void> {
+    const userId = await this.ensureRegistered(agent);
+    const key = `${userId} ${roomId}`;
+    if (this.joined.has(key)) return;
+    const room = encodeURIComponent(roomId);
+    try {
+      await this.request('POST', `/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${room}/join`, { userId, body: {} });
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (!(err instanceof MatrixApiError && err.errcode === 'M_FORBIDDEN')) throw err;
+      await this.request('POST', `/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${room}/invite`, {
+        userId: this.senderUserId,
+        body: { user_id: userId },
+      });
+      await this.request('POST', `/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${room}/join`, { userId, body: {} });
+    }
+    this.joined.add(key);
+  }
+
+  /** Send a message AS the agent's virtual user. */
+  async sendAsAgent(options: SendMessageOptions): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    const userId = this.agentUserId(options.agent);
+    await this.ensureJoined(options.roomId, options.agent);
+    const content: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      msgtype: options.msgtype ?? 'm.text',
+      body: options.body,
+      ...options.extraContent,
+    };
+    if (options.threadRoot) {
+      content['m.relates_to'] = {
+        rel_type: 'm.thread',
+        event_id: options.threadRoot,
+        is_falling_back: true,
+        'm.in_reply_to': { event_id: options.threadRoot },
+      };
+    }
+    const txn = `mosaic-as-${crypto.randomUUID()}`;
+    const room = encodeURIComponent(options.roomId);
+    const res = await this.request(
+      'PUT',
+      `/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${room}/send/m.room.message/${txn}`,
+      { userId, body: content },
+    );
+    return typeof res.event_id === 'string' ? res.event_id : undefined;
+  }
+
+  /** Set the agent's typing indicator in a room. */
+  async setTyping(
+    roomId: string,
+    agent: string,
+    typing: boolean,
+    timeoutMs = 30000,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const userId = await this.ensureRegistered(agent);
+    const room = encodeURIComponent(roomId);
+    const user = encodeURIComponent(userId);
+    await this.request('PUT', `/_matrix/client/v3/rooms/${room}/typing/${user}`, {
+      userId,
+      body: typing ? { typing: true, timeout: timeoutMs } : { typing: false },
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Set display name for an agent's virtual user. */
+  async setDisplayName(agent: string, displayName: string): Promise<void> {
+    const userId = await this.ensureRegistered(agent);
+    const user = encodeURIComponent(userId);
+    await this.request('PUT', `/_matrix/client/v3/profile/${user}/displayname`, {
+      userId,
+      body: { displayname: displayName },
+    });
+  }
+}

packages/appservice/src/registration.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import type { AppserviceConfig } from './types.js';
+
+export interface RegistrationOptions {
+  /** Unique appservice id in Synapse. Default: "mosaic-as". */
+  id?: string;
+  /** URL where Synapse reaches the appservice, e.g. http://mosaic-as:8008 */
+  url: string;
+  /** Alias namespace regex prefix. Default: "#mosaic-". */
+  aliasPrefix?: string;
+}
+
+const escapeRegex = (value: string): string => value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+
+/**
+ * Build the Synapse appservice registration document (mosaic-as.yaml).
+ * Deployment (infrastructure repo) serializes this to YAML and mounts it via
+ * app_service_config_files.
+ */
+export function buildRegistration(cfg: AppserviceConfig, options: RegistrationOptions) {
+  const prefix = cfg.userPrefix ?? 'agent-';
+  return {
+    id: options.id ?? 'mosaic-as',
+    url: options.url,
+    as_token: cfg.asToken,
+    hs_token: cfg.hsToken,
+    sender_localpart: cfg.senderLocalpart ?? 'mosaic-as',
+    rate_limited: false,
+    namespaces: {
+      users: [
+        {
+          regex: `@${escapeRegex(prefix)}.*:${escapeRegex(cfg.domain)}`,
+          exclusive: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      aliases: [
+        {
+          regex: `${escapeRegex(options.aliasPrefix ?? '#mosaic-')}.*:${escapeRegex(cfg.domain)}`,
+          exclusive: false,
+        },
+      ],
+      rooms: [],
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+const assertYamlSafe = (field: string, value: string): string => {
+  // Tokens/urls/ids are single-line opaque strings; control characters would
+  // let a crafted value terminate the scalar and inject YAML keys.
+  if (/[\r\n\x00-\x08\x0b-\x1f]/.test(value)) {
+    throw new Error(`registration field ${field} contains control characters`);
+  }
+  return value.replace(/'/g, "''");
+};
+
+/** Minimal YAML serialization for the flat registration document. */
+export function registrationToYaml(registration: ReturnType<typeof buildRegistration>): string {
+  const ns = registration.namespaces;
+  const nsBlock = (entries: Array<{ regex: string; exclusive: boolean }>): string =>
+    entries.length === 0
+      ? ' []'
+      : '\n' +
+        entries.map((e) => `    - regex: '${e.regex}'\n      exclusive: ${e.exclusive}`).join('\n');
+  return [
+    `id: '${assertYamlSafe('id', registration.id)}'`,
+    `url: '${assertYamlSafe('url', registration.url)}'`,
+    `as_token: '${assertYamlSafe('as_token', registration.as_token)}'`,
+    `hs_token: '${assertYamlSafe('hs_token', registration.hs_token)}'`,
+    `sender_localpart: '${assertYamlSafe('sender_localpart', registration.sender_localpart)}'`,
+    `rate_limited: ${registration.rate_limited}`,
+    'namespaces:',
+    `  users:${nsBlock(ns.users)}`,
+    `  aliases:${nsBlock(ns.aliases)}`,
+    `  rooms:${nsBlock(ns.rooms)}`,
+    '',
+  ].join('\n');
+}

packages/appservice/src/transactions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { timingSafeEqual } from 'node:crypto';
+
+import type { EventHandler, HandlerResult, Transaction } from './types.js';
+
+const MAX_SEEN_TXN_IDS = 1000;
+
+function safeTokenCompare(presented: string | undefined, expected: string): boolean {
+  if (presented === undefined) return false;
+  const a = Buffer.from(presented);
+  const b = Buffer.from(expected);
+  if (a.length !== b.length) {
+    // Compare against a same-length dummy so length is not a timing oracle.
+    timingSafeEqual(a, Buffer.alloc(a.length));
+    return false;
+  }
+  return timingSafeEqual(a, b);
+}
+
+export interface TransactionHandlerOptions {
+  hsToken: string;
+  onEvent: EventHandler;
+  /** Called for handler errors; events are at-most-once, errors must not 500. */
+  onError?: (error: unknown, txnId: string) => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Framework-agnostic handler for the Application Service transactions API
+ * (PUT /_matrix/app/v1/transactions/{txnId}). Host apps (Fastify/Nest) wrap
+ * this in a route.
+ *
+ * Spec requirements covered: hs_token verification (Authorization: Bearer,
+ * with legacy ?access_token fallback), txnId idempotency, always-200 on
+ * accepted transactions (homeserver retries on any other status).
+ *
+ * KNOWN LIMITATION: the txnId dedupe ring is in-process memory only. After a
+ * restart the homeserver may redeliver pending transactions — event handlers
+ * must be idempotent (delivery is at-least-once across process lifetimes).
+ */
+export class TransactionHandler {
+  private readonly seen: string[] = [];
+  private readonly seenSet = new Set<string>();
+
+  constructor(private readonly options: TransactionHandlerOptions) {}
+
+  authorized(
+    authorizationHeader: string | undefined,
+    accessTokenParam: string | undefined,
+  ): boolean {
+    const bearer = authorizationHeader?.startsWith('Bearer ')
+      ? authorizationHeader.slice('Bearer '.length)
+      : undefined;
+    const presented = bearer ?? accessTokenParam;
+    return safeTokenCompare(presented, this.options.hsToken);
+  }
+
+  async handle(
+    txnId: string,
+    body: unknown,
+    auth: { authorizationHeader?: string; accessTokenParam?: string },
+  ): Promise<HandlerResult> {
+    if (!this.authorized(auth.authorizationHeader, auth.accessTokenParam)) {
+      return { status: 403, body: { errcode: 'M_FORBIDDEN', error: 'bad hs_token' } };
+    }
+    if (this.seenSet.has(txnId)) {
+      return { status: 200, body: {} };
+    }
+    this.markSeen(txnId);
+    const txn = (body ?? {}) as Partial<Transaction>;
+    for (const event of txn.events ?? []) {
+      try {
+        await this.options.onEvent(event);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // A failing handler must not fail the transaction: the homeserver
+        // would retry the whole batch forever.
+        this.options.onError?.(error, txnId);
+      }
+    }
+    return { status: 200, body: {} };
+  }
+
+  private markSeen(txnId: string): void {
+    this.seen.push(txnId);
+    this.seenSet.add(txnId);
+    while (this.seen.length > MAX_SEEN_TXN_IDS) {
+      const evicted = this.seen.shift();
+      if (evicted !== undefined) this.seenSet.delete(evicted);
+    }
+  }
+}

packages/appservice/src/types.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+export interface AppserviceConfig {
+  /** Homeserver client-server API base, e.g. https://chat.uscllc.com */
+  homeserverUrl: string;
+  /** Server name used in user IDs, e.g. chat.uscllc.com */
+  domain: string;
+  /** Token the appservice presents to the homeserver (as_token). */
+  asToken: string;
+  /** Token the homeserver presents to the appservice (hs_token). */
+  hsToken: string;
+  /** Localpart prefix owned by this appservice. Default: "agent-". */
+  userPrefix?: string;
+  /** The appservice's own sender user localpart. Default: "mosaic-as". */
+  senderLocalpart?: string;
+}
+
+export interface MatrixEvent {
+  type: string;
+  event_id?: string;
+  room_id?: string;
+  sender?: string;
+  state_key?: string;
+  content?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  origin_server_ts?: number;
+}
+
+export interface Transaction {
+  events: MatrixEvent[];
+}
+
+export type EventHandler = (event: MatrixEvent) => void | Promise<void>;
+
+export interface HandlerResult {
+  status: number;
+  body: Record<string, unknown>;
+}

packages/appservice/tsconfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src"
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}

packages/db/package.json

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist"
+    "dist",
+    "drizzle"
   ]
 }

packages/db/src/client-pglite.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { PGlite } from '@electric-sql/pglite';
+import { vector } from '@electric-sql/pglite/vector';
 import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/pglite';
 import * as schema from './schema.js';
 import type { DbHandle } from './client.js';
 
 export function createPgliteDb(dataDir: string): DbHandle {
-  const client = new PGlite(dataDir);
+  // pgvector extension is required by migration 0001 (insights.embedding column).
+  const client = new PGlite(dataDir, { extensions: { vector } });
   const db = drizzle(client, { schema });
   return {
     db: db as unknown as DbHandle['db'],

packages/db/src/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export { createDb, type Db, type DbHandle } from './client.js';
 export { createPgliteDb } from './client-pglite.js';
-export { runMigrations } from './migrate.js';
+export { runMigrations, runPgliteMigrations } from './migrate.js';
 export * from './schema.js';
 export * from './federation.js';
 export {

packages/db/src/migrate.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { createPgliteDb } from './client-pglite.js';
+import { runPgliteMigrations } from './migrate.js';
+import type { DbHandle } from './client.js';
+
+interface PgliteExec {
+  exec(query: string): Promise<unknown>;
+}
+
+describe('runPgliteMigrations', () => {
+  let dataDir: string;
+  let handle: DbHandle;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    dataDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), 'mosaic-db-migrate-test-'));
+    handle = createPgliteDb(dataDir);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await handle.close();
+    rmSync(dataDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('creates the BetterAuth tables required by the gateway', async () => {
+    await runPgliteMigrations(handle);
+
+    const result = (await handle.db.execute(sql`
+      SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables
+      WHERE table_schema = 'public'
+      ORDER BY table_name
+    `)) as unknown as { rows: Array<{ table_name: string }> };
+
+    const tables = result.rows.map((r) => r.table_name);
+
+    // Auth tables — required for sign-in / bootstrap to function.
+    expect(tables).toContain('users');
+    expect(tables).toContain('sessions');
+    expect(tables).toContain('accounts');
+    expect(tables).toContain('verifications');
+
+    // Schema sanity check — admin token table consumed by mosaic gateway config.
+    expect(tables).toContain('admin_tokens');
+  });
+
+  it('is idempotent — running twice does not error', async () => {
+    await runPgliteMigrations(handle);
+    await expect(runPgliteMigrations(handle)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces statement-level error context on failure and leaves no ledger row', async () => {
+    // Pre-create a `users` table that conflicts with migration 0000's CREATE TABLE,
+    // forcing it to fail without IF NOT EXISTS.
+    const client = (handle.db as unknown as { $client: PgliteExec }).$client;
+    await client.exec('CREATE TABLE users (sentinel text)');
+
+    await expect(runPgliteMigrations(handle)).rejects.toThrow(
+      /migration hash=[a-f0-9]+ statement #\d+ failed/,
+    );
+
+    // Ledger should be empty — partial application must not pretend to be complete.
+    const ledger = (await handle.db.execute(
+      sql`SELECT count(*)::int AS count FROM drizzle.__drizzle_migrations`,
+    )) as unknown as { rows: Array<{ count: number }> };
+    expect(ledger.rows[0]?.count).toBe(0);
+  });
+});

packages/db/src/migrate.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,109 @@
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
-import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/postgres-js';
-import { migrate } from 'drizzle-orm/postgres-js/migrator';
+import { sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { drizzle as drizzlePostgres } from 'drizzle-orm/postgres-js';
+import { migrate as migratePostgres } from 'drizzle-orm/postgres-js/migrator';
+import { readMigrationFiles } from 'drizzle-orm/migrator';
 import postgres from 'postgres';
 import { DEFAULT_DATABASE_URL } from './defaults.js';
+import type { DbHandle } from './client.js';
+
+interface PgliteExecutor {
+  exec(query: string): Promise<unknown>;
+}
+
+interface ExecuteRows<T> {
+  rows: T[];
+}
+
+function migrationsFolder(): string {
+  const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  return resolve(here, '../drizzle');
+}
 
 export async function runMigrations(url?: string): Promise<void> {
   const connectionString = url ?? process.env['DATABASE_URL'] ?? DEFAULT_DATABASE_URL;
-  const sql = postgres(connectionString, { max: 1 });
-  const db = drizzle(sql);
-  const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  const sqlClient = postgres(connectionString, { max: 1 });
+  const db = drizzlePostgres(sqlClient);
   try {
-    await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: resolve(__dirname, '../drizzle') });
+    // TODO: postgres-tier first-install also fails because (a) Drizzle wraps every
+    // migration in one transaction (breaks 0009's ALTER TYPE ADD VALUE → SET DEFAULT
+    // sequence) and (b) drizzle/meta/_journal.json has 0009 ordered before 0008,
+    // which the postgres-js migrator skips by `created_at < folderMillis`. The
+    // PGlite path below sidesteps both. A follow-up should either share the
+    // per-statement loop (see runPgliteMigrations) or fix the journal ordering.
+    await migratePostgres(db, { migrationsFolder: migrationsFolder() });
   } finally {
-    await sql.end();
+    await sqlClient.end();
+  }
+}
+
+// Apply Drizzle migrations against an embedded PGlite database.
+//
+// We don't reuse drizzle's pglite migrator because it wraps ALL migrations in
+// one outer transaction, which breaks Postgres' `check_safe_enum_use` rule —
+// e.g. migration 0009 does `ALTER TYPE ADD VALUE 'pending'` then references
+// `'pending'` as a default in the same tx. PGlite's `exec()` runs each
+// statement under the Simple Query protocol, autocommitting between them.
+//
+// We still write to the standard `drizzle.__drizzle_migrations` ledger so the
+// result is interoperable with `runMigrations()` on a postgres-backed deploy
+// (modulo the journal-ordering bug noted above).
+//
+// We skip-by-hash rather than skip-by-folderMillis (which is what Drizzle's
+// postgres-js migrator does). That's deliberate — out-of-order timestamps in
+// `_journal.json` won't silently drop migrations.
+//
+// Failure model: each statement autocommits, and the ledger row is written
+// only after all statements in a migration succeed. A crash mid-migration
+// leaves the prefix applied with no ledger entry, so the next boot will
+// replay those statements and fail loudly on "already exists". Recovery:
+// drop the partially-applied objects, or insert the migration's hash into
+// `drizzle.__drizzle_migrations` manually. The error log identifies which
+// statement of which migration was the culprit.
+export async function runPgliteMigrations(handle: DbHandle): Promise<void> {
+  const client = (handle.db as unknown as { $client?: PgliteExecutor }).$client;
+  if (!client || typeof client.exec !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error('runPgliteMigrations: handle.db is not backed by a PGlite client');
+  }
+
+  await client.exec('CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS drizzle');
+  await client.exec(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS drizzle.__drizzle_migrations (
+      id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+      hash text NOT NULL,
+      created_at bigint
+    )
+  `);
+
+  const appliedRows = (await handle.db.execute(
+    sql`SELECT hash FROM drizzle.__drizzle_migrations`,
+  )) as unknown as ExecuteRows<{ hash: string }>;
+  const applied = new Set(appliedRows.rows.map((r) => r.hash));
+
+  const migrations = readMigrationFiles({ migrationsFolder: migrationsFolder() });
+  for (const migration of migrations) {
+    if (applied.has(migration.hash)) continue;
+
+    // Run each statement-breakpoint chunk in its own exec() call so PGlite
+    // commits between statements — this is what lets `ALTER TYPE ADD VALUE`
+    // become visible before a subsequent statement references the new value.
+    for (const [stmtIdx, stmt] of migration.sql.entries()) {
+      const trimmed = stmt.trim();
+      if (!trimmed) continue;
+      try {
+        await client.exec(trimmed);
+      } catch (err) {
+        const cause = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+        throw new Error(
+          `runPgliteMigrations: migration hash=${migration.hash} statement #${stmtIdx} failed: ${cause}\n` +
+            `Statement: ${trimmed.slice(0, 200)}${trimmed.length > 200 ? '…' : ''}`,
+          { cause: err },
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    await handle.db.execute(
+      sql`INSERT INTO drizzle.__drizzle_migrations (hash, created_at) VALUES (${migration.hash}, ${migration.folderMillis})`,
+    );
   }
 }

packages/mosaic/framework/defaults/AGENTS.md

@@ -1,28 +1,24 @@
 # Mosaic Global Agent Contract
 
-Canonical file: `~/.config/mosaic/AGENTS.md`
+Canonical file: `~/.config/mosaic/AGENTS.md`. Mandatory behavior for all Mosaic agent runtimes.
 
-This file defines the mandatory behavior for all Mosaic agent runtimes.
+This is the THIN CORE — the launcher injects it (plus USER.md, the TOOLS index, and the runtime
+contract) into every session. It carries only what must be resident to avoid violating a gate.
+Depth lives in guides, read on demand (see Conditional Guide Loading).
 
-## MANDATORY Load Order (No Exceptions)
+## Session Start — Load Order
 
-Before responding to any user message, you MUST read these files in order:
+The core contract is ALREADY in your context (injected by `mosaic` launch). Do not re-read it.
+At session start, additionally:
 
-1. `~/.config/mosaic/SOUL.md`
-2. `~/.config/mosaic/USER.md`
-3. `~/.config/mosaic/STANDARDS.md`
-4. `~/.config/mosaic/AGENTS.md`
-5. `~/.config/mosaic/TOOLS.md`
-6. `~/.config/mosaic/guides/E2E-DELIVERY.md`
-7. `~/.config/mosaic/guides/MEMORY.md`
-8. Project-local `AGENTS.md` (if present)
-9. Runtime-specific reference:
-   - Pi: `~/.config/mosaic/runtime/pi/RUNTIME.md`
-   - Claude: `~/.config/mosaic/runtime/claude/RUNTIME.md`
-   - Codex: `~/.config/mosaic/runtime/codex/RUNTIME.md`
-   - OpenCode: `~/.config/mosaic/runtime/opencode/RUNTIME.md`
-
-If any required file is missing, you MUST stop and report the missing file.
+1. Read `~/.config/mosaic/SOUL.md` (agent identity — small, once).
+2. Read project-local `AGENTS.md` / `CLAUDE.md` if present.
+3. Read guides ONLY as triggered by the Conditional Guide Loading table below. Do NOT pre-load
+   guides you do not need — role-relevant detail is pulled on demand, not up front.
+4. When you begin implementation work, read `~/.config/mosaic/guides/E2E-DELIVERY.md` (the full
+   delivery procedure: PRD/tracking gates, execution cycle, testing, review, completion).
+5. `~/.config/mosaic/STANDARDS.md` is available for reference; load it only if the task requires
+   standards validation (do NOT halt if missing).
 
 ## CRITICAL HARD GATES (Read First)
 
@@ -37,56 +33,39 @@ If any required file is missing, you MUST stop and report the missing file.
 9. Do NOT stop at "PR created". Do NOT ask "should I merge?" Do NOT ask "should I close the issue?".
 10. Manual `docker build` / `docker push` for deployment is FORBIDDEN when CI/CD pipelines exist in the repository. CI is the ONLY canonical build path for container images.
 11. Before ANY build or deployment action, you MUST check for existing CI/CD pipeline configuration (`.woodpecker/`, `.woodpecker.yml`, `.github/workflows/`, etc.). If pipelines exist, use them — do not build locally.
-12. The mandatory load order and intake procedure are NOT conditional on perceived task complexity. A "simple" commit-push-deploy task has the same procedural requirements as a multi-file feature. Skipping intake because a task "seems simple" is the most common framework violation.
+12. The mandatory intake procedure is NOT conditional on perceived task complexity. A "simple" commit-push-deploy task has the same procedural requirements as a multi-file feature. Skipping intake because a task "seems simple" is the most common framework violation.
 
-## Non-Negotiable Operating Rules
+## Non-Negotiable Operating Rules (condensed — full detail in `guides/E2E-DELIVERY.md`)
 
-1. You MUST create and maintain a task-specific scratchpad for every non-trivial task.
-2. You MUST follow the end-to-end procedure in `E2E-DELIVERY.md`.
-3. You MUST execute this cycle for implementation work: `plan -> code -> test -> review -> remediate -> review -> commit -> push -> greenfield situational test -> repeat`.
-4. Before coding begins, `docs/PRD.md` or `docs/PRD.json` MUST exist and be treated as the source of requirements.
-5. The main agent MUST prepare or update the PRD using user objectives, constraints, and available project context before implementation starts.
-6. In steered autonomy mode, the agent MUST make best-guess PRD decisions when needed, mark each with `ASSUMPTION:` and rationale, and continue without waiting for routine user approval.
-7. You MUST run baseline tests before claiming completion.
-8. Situational testing is the PRIMARY validation gate. You MUST run situational tests based on the change surface.
-9. TDD is risk-based and REQUIRED for bug fixes, security/auth/permission logic, and critical business logic/data mutations (see `~/.config/mosaic/guides/QA-TESTING.md`).
-10. If you modify source code, you MUST run an independent code review before completion.
-11. You MUST update required documentation for code/API/auth/infra changes per `~/.config/mosaic/guides/DOCUMENTATION.md`.
-12. You MUST provide verification evidence before completion claims.
-13. You MUST NOT use workarounds that bypass quality gates.
-14. You MUST NOT hardcode secrets.
-15. You MUST NOT use deprecated or unsupported dependencies.
-16. When a milestone is completed, you MUST create and push a release tag and publish a repository release.
-17. For every non-trivial implementation task, you MUST create or update `docs/TASKS.md` before coding and keep it current through completion.
-18. You MUST keep `docs/` root clean and place reports/artifacts in scoped folders per `~/.config/mosaic/guides/DOCUMENTATION.md`.
-19. For TypeScript codebases, DTO files are REQUIRED for module/API boundaries (`*.dto.ts`).
-20. You MUST honor user plan/token budgets: monitor estimated vs used tokens and adjust execution strategy to stay within limits.
-21. You MUST use trunk merge strategy: branch from `main`, merge to `main` via PR only, never push directly to `main`, and use squash merge only.
-22. You MUST own project execution end-to-end: planning, coding, testing, review, remediation, PR/repo operations, release/tag, and deployment when in scope.
-23. Human intervention is escalation-only; do not ask the human to perform routine coding, review, or repository management work.
-24. Deployment ownership is REQUIRED when deployment is in scope and target access is configured.
-25. For container deployments, you MUST use immutable image tags (`sha-*`, `vX.Y.Z-rc.N`) with digest-first promotion; `latest` is forbidden as a deployment reference.
-26. If an external git provider is available (Gitea/GitHub/GitLab), you MUST create or update issue(s) and link them in `docs/TASKS.md` before coding; if unavailable, use `TASKS:<id>` internal refs in `docs/TASKS.md`.
-27. For provider operations (issue/PR/milestone), you MUST detect platform first and use `~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/*.sh` wrappers before any raw provider CLI/API calls.
-28. Direct `gh`/`tea`/`glab` commands are forbidden as first choice when a Mosaic wrapper exists; use raw commands only as documented fallback.
-29. If the mission is orchestration-oriented (contains "orchestrate", issue/milestone coordination, or multi-task execution), you MUST load and follow `~/.config/mosaic/guides/ORCHESTRATOR.md` before taking action.
-30. At session start, you MUST declare the operating mode in your first response before any tool calls or implementation steps.
-31. For orchestration-oriented missions, the first line MUST be exactly: `Now initiating Orchestrator mode...`
-32. For non-orchestrator implementation missions, the first line MUST be exactly: `Now initiating Delivery mode...`
-33. For explicit review-only missions, the first line MUST be exactly: `Now initiating Review mode...`
-34. For source-code delivery through PR workflow, completion is forbidden until the PR is merged to `main`, CI/pipeline status is terminal green, and linked issue/internal task is closed.
-35. If merge/CI/issue-closure operations fail, you MUST report a blocker with the exact failed wrapper command and stop instead of declaring completion.
-36. Before push or PR merge, you MUST run CI queue guard and wait if the project has running/queued pipelines: `~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/ci-queue-wait.sh --purpose push|merge`.
-37. When an active mission is detected at session start (MISSION-MANIFEST.md, TASKS.md, or scratchpads/ present), you MUST load `~/.config/mosaic/guides/ORCHESTRATOR-PROTOCOL.md` and follow the Session Resume Protocol before taking any action.
+- **Source of requirements:** `docs/PRD.md`/`docs/PRD.json` MUST exist before coding. In steered autonomy, make best-guess PRD decisions, mark each `ASSUMPTION:` with rationale, continue. (`guides/PRD.md`)
+- **Tracking:** create/maintain a scratchpad and `docs/TASKS.md` for every non-trivial task; keep current through completion.
+- **Execution cycle:** `plan → code → test → review → remediate → review → commit → push → greenfield situational test → repeat`. On failure, remediate and re-run from the failed step.
+- **Testing:** run baseline tests before any completion claim. Situational testing is the PRIMARY gate. Risk-based TDD is REQUIRED for bug fixes, security/auth/permission logic, and critical data mutations. (`guides/QA-TESTING.md`)
+- **Review:** if you modify source code, an independent code review MUST pass before completion. (`guides/CODE-REVIEW.md`)
+- **Evidence:** provide explicit verification evidence before any completion claim. Never use workarounds that bypass quality gates.
+- **Secrets & deps:** never hardcode secrets (`guides/VAULT-SECRETS.md`); never use deprecated/unsupported dependencies.
+- **Git strategy:** trunk-based — branch from `main`, merge to `main` via PR only (squash merge), never push directly to `main`.
+- **Provider work:** detect platform first, then use `~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/*.sh` wrappers before any raw `gh`/`tea`/`glab`. Create/link issue(s) in `docs/TASKS.md` before coding; if no provider, use `TASKS:<id>` refs.
+- **Deployment:** own it when in scope and access is configured. Use immutable image tags (`sha-*`, `vX.Y.Z-rc.N`) with digest-first promotion; `latest` is forbidden as a deployment reference. (`guides/INFRASTRUCTURE.md`)
+- **Release:** on milestone completion, create + push a release tag and publish a repository release.
+- **Documentation:** update required docs for code/API/auth/infra changes; keep `docs/` root clean (scoped folders). (`guides/DOCUMENTATION.md`)
+- **TypeScript:** DTO files (`*.dto.ts`) REQUIRED for module/API boundaries. (`guides/TYPESCRIPT.md`)
+- **Ownership:** own execution end-to-end (plan→deploy). Human intervention is escalation-only — do not ask the human to do routine coding, review, or repo work.
+- **Budget:** honor user plan/token budgets; adjust execution strategy to stay within limits.
 
 ## Mode Declaration Protocol (Hard Rule)
 
-At session start, declare one mode before any actions:
+At session start, declare exactly one mode as the first line, before any tool call or step:
 
 1. Orchestration mission: `Now initiating Orchestrator mode...`
 2. Implementation mission: `Now initiating Delivery mode...`
 3. Review-only mission: `Now initiating Review mode...`
 
+Orchestration-oriented = contains "orchestrate", issue/milestone coordination, or multi-task
+execution → also load `guides/ORCHESTRATOR.md` before acting. If an active mission is detected at
+session start (MISSION-MANIFEST.md, TASKS.md, or scratchpads/ present) → load
+`guides/ORCHESTRATOR-PROTOCOL.md` and follow the Session Resume Protocol before any action.
+
 ## Steered Autonomy Escalation Triggers
 
 Only interrupt the human when one of these is true:
@@ -97,136 +76,69 @@ Only interrupt the human when one of these is true:
 4. Legal/compliance/security constraints are unknown and materially affect delivery.
 5. Objectives are mutually conflicting and cannot be resolved from PRD, repo, or prior decisions.
 
-## Conditional Guide Loading
+## Conditional Guide Loading (role/task-driven — load only what the task needs)
 
-Load additional guides when the task requires them.
+| Task                                               | Guide                              |
+| -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
+| Project bootstrap                                  | `guides/BOOTSTRAP.md`              |
+| PRD creation / requirements                        | `guides/PRD.md`                    |
+| Orchestration flow                                 | `guides/ORCHESTRATOR.md`           |
+| Mission lifecycle / multi-session orchestration    | `guides/ORCHESTRATOR-PROTOCOL.md`  |
+| Orchestrator estimation heuristics                 | `guides/ORCHESTRATOR-LEARNINGS.md` |
+| Frontend changes                                   | `guides/FRONTEND.md`               |
+| Backend/API changes                                | `guides/BACKEND.md`                |
+| Auth/authorization                                 | `guides/AUTHENTICATION.md`         |
+| CI/CD changes                                      | `guides/CI-CD-PIPELINES.md`        |
+| Infrastructure/DevOps/deployment                   | `guides/INFRASTRUCTURE.md`         |
+| Code review work                                   | `guides/CODE-REVIEW.md`            |
+| TypeScript strict typing                           | `guides/TYPESCRIPT.md`             |
+| QA / test strategy                                 | `guides/QA-TESTING.md`             |
+| Documentation (any code/API/auth/infra change)     | `guides/DOCUMENTATION.md`          |
+| Secrets / vault usage                              | `guides/VAULT-SECRETS.md`          |
+| Tool/credential reference (service CLIs, wrappers) | `guides/TOOLS-REFERENCE.md`        |
+| Memory protocol (OpenBrain capture/recall)         | `guides/MEMORY.md`                 |
 
-| Task                                                    | Required Guide                                      |
-| ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
-| Project bootstrap                                       | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/BOOTSTRAP.md`              |
-| PRD creation and requirements definition                | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/PRD.md`                    |
-| Orchestration flow                                      | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/ORCHESTRATOR.md`           |
-| Frontend changes                                        | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/FRONTEND.md`               |
-| Backend/API changes                                     | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/BACKEND.md`                |
-| Documentation changes or any code/API/auth/infra change | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/DOCUMENTATION.md`          |
-| Authentication/authorization                            | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/AUTHENTICATION.md`         |
-| CI/CD changes                                           | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/CI-CD-PIPELINES.md`        |
-| Infrastructure/DevOps                                   | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/INFRASTRUCTURE.md`         |
-| Code review work                                        | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/CODE-REVIEW.md`            |
-| TypeScript strict typing                                | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/TYPESCRIPT.md`             |
-| QA and test strategy                                    | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/QA-TESTING.md`             |
-| Secrets and vault usage                                 | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/VAULT-SECRETS.md`          |
-| Orchestrator estimation heuristics                      | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/ORCHESTRATOR-LEARNINGS.md` |
-| Mission lifecycle / multi-session orchestration         | `~/.config/mosaic/guides/ORCHESTRATOR-PROTOCOL.md`  |
+## Subagent Model Selection (Cost — Hard Rule)
 
-## Embedded Delivery Cycle (Hard Rule)
+Select the cheapest model capable of the task; do NOT default to the most expensive. Omitting the
+tier defaults to the parent (usually opus) and wastes budget.
 
-- Implementation work MUST follow the embedded execution cycle:
-  - `plan -> code -> test -> review -> remediate -> review -> commit -> push -> greenfield situational test -> repeat`
-- If a step fails, you MUST remediate and re-run from the relevant step before proceeding.
+- **haiku** — search/grep/glob, codebase exploration, status/health checks, one-line mechanical fixes.
+- **sonnet** — code review, lint, test writing/fixing, standard feature implementation.
+- **opus** — complex architecture / multi-file refactors, security/auth logic, ambiguous design decisions.
 
-## Sequential-Thinking MCP (Hard Requirement)
-
-- `sequential-thinking` MCP server is REQUIRED for Mosaic operation.
-- Installation and configuration are managed by Mosaic bootstrap and runtime linking.
-- If sequential-thinking is unavailable, you MUST report the failure and stop planning-intensive execution.
-
-## Subagent Model Selection (Cost Optimization — Hard Rule)
-
-When delegating work to subagents, you MUST select the cheapest model capable of completing the task. Do NOT default to the most expensive model for every delegation.
-
-| Task Type                                     | Model Tier | Rationale                                               |
-| --------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
-| File search, grep, glob, codebase exploration | **haiku**  | Read-only, pattern matching, no reasoning depth needed  |
-| Status checks, health monitoring, heartbeat   | **haiku**  | Structured API calls, pass/fail output                  |
-| Simple code fixes (typos, rename, one-liner)  | **haiku**  | Minimal reasoning, mechanical changes                   |
-| Code review, lint, style checks               | **sonnet** | Needs judgment but not deep architectural reasoning     |
-| Test writing, test fixes                      | **sonnet** | Pattern-based, moderate complexity                      |
-| Standard feature implementation               | **sonnet** | Good balance of capability and cost for most coding     |
-| Complex architecture, multi-file refactors    | **opus**   | Requires deep reasoning, large context, design judgment |
-| Security review, auth logic                   | **opus**   | High-stakes reasoning where mistakes are costly         |
-| Ambiguous requirements, design decisions      | **opus**   | Needs nuanced judgment and tradeoff analysis            |
-
-**Decision rule**: Start with the cheapest viable tier. Only escalate if the task genuinely requires deeper reasoning — not as a safety default. Most coding tasks are sonnet-tier. Reserve opus for work where wrong answers are expensive.
-
-**Runtime-specific syntax**: See the runtime reference for how to specify model tier when spawning subagents (e.g., Claude Code Task tool `model` parameter).
+Start cheapest; escalate only when the task genuinely needs deeper reasoning. Runtime syntax for
+specifying tier is in the runtime contract.
 
 ## Superpowers Enforcement (Hard Rule)
 
-Mosaic provides capabilities beyond basic code editing: **skills**, **hooks**, **MCP tools**, and **plugins**. These are not optional extras — they are force multipliers that agents MUST actively use when applicable. Under-utilization of superpowers is a framework violation.
+Skills, hooks, MCP tools, and plugins are force multipliers you MUST use when applicable;
+under-utilization is a framework violation.
 
-### Skills
+- **Skills:** before implementation, scan `~/.config/mosaic/skills/` and load any matching the task
+  domain (e.g. `nestjs-best-practices` for NestJS). Include skill loading in worker kickstarts. Do
+  not load unrelated skills.
+- **Hooks:** never bypass or suppress hook output; treat hook failures like failing tests and fix
+  them. If a hook is wrong, report it as a framework issue — do not work around it.
+- **MCP:** sequential-thinking is REQUIRED for planning/architecture/multi-step reasoning. OpenBrain
+  (`capture`/`search`/`recent`) is the cross-agent memory layer — search at session start, capture
+  what you learn. Use web/browser/research MCP tools instead of asking the user to look things up.
+- **Plugins:** use code-review / pr-review / architecture plugins proactively after significant
+  changes and before opening a PR — do not wait to be asked.
+- **Self-evolution:** capture recurring patterns (`framework-improvement`), missing tooling
+  (`tooling-gap`), and value-less friction (`framework-friction`) to OpenBrain.
 
-Skills are domain-specific instruction sets in `~/.config/mosaic/skills/` that encode best practices, patterns, and guardrails. They are loaded into agents via the runtime's skill mechanism (e.g., Claude Code slash commands, Pi `--skill` flag).
+## Other Hard Rules
 
-**Rules:**
+- **Sequential-thinking MCP** is REQUIRED. If unavailable, report the failure and stop planning-intensive execution.
+- **Missing core file:** if `AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, or the runtime contract is missing, stop and report it.
 
-1. Before starting implementation, scan available skills (`ls ~/.config/mosaic/skills/`) and load any that match the task domain.
-2. When a skill exists for the technology being used (e.g., `nestjs-best-practices` for NestJS work), you MUST load it.
-3. When spawning workers, include skill loading in the kickstart prompt.
-4. If you complete a task without loading a relevant available skill, that is a quality gap.
+## Session Closure
 
-### Hooks
-
-Hooks provide automated quality gates (lint, format, typecheck) that fire on file edits. They are configured in the runtime settings and run automatically.
-
-**Rules:**
-
-1. Do NOT bypass or suppress hook output. If a hook reports errors, fix them before proceeding.
-2. Hook failures are immediate feedback — treat them like failing tests.
-3. If a hook is consistently failing on valid code, report it as a framework issue rather than working around it.
-
-### MCP Tools
-
-MCP servers extend agent capabilities with external integrations (sequential-thinking, web search, memory, browser automation, etc.). Available MCP tools are listed at session start.
-
-**Rules:**
-
-1. **sequential-thinking** is REQUIRED for planning, architecture, and multi-step reasoning. Use it — do not skip structured thinking for complex decisions.
-2. **OpenBrain** (`capture`, `search`, `recent`) is the cross-agent memory layer. Capture discoveries and search for prior context at session start.
-3. When a task involves web research, browser testing, or external data, use the available MCP tools (web-search, chrome-devtools, web-reader) rather than asking the user to look things up.
-4. Check available MCP tools at session start and use them proactively throughout the session.
-
-### Plugins (Runtime-Specific)
-
-Runtime plugins (e.g., Claude Code's `feature-dev`, `pr-review-toolkit`, `code-review`) provide specialized agent capabilities like code review, architecture analysis, and test coverage analysis.
-
-**Rules:**
-
-1. After completing a significant code change, use code review plugins proactively — do not wait for the user to ask.
-2. Before creating a PR, use PR review plugins to catch issues early.
-3. When designing architecture, use planning/architecture plugins for structured analysis.
-
-### Self-Evolution
-
-The Mosaic framework should improve over time based on usage patterns:
-
-1. When you discover a recurring pattern that should be codified, capture it to OpenBrain with `type: "framework-improvement"`.
-2. When a hook, skill, or tool is missing for a common task, capture the gap to OpenBrain with `type: "tooling-gap"`.
-3. When a framework rule causes friction without adding value, capture the observation to OpenBrain with `type: "framework-friction"`.
-
-These captures feed the framework's continuous improvement cycle.
-
-## Skills Policy
-
-- Load skills that match the active task domain before starting implementation.
-- Do not load unrelated skills.
-- Follow skill trigger rules from the active runtime instruction layer.
-- Actively check `~/.config/mosaic/skills/` for applicable skills rather than passively waiting for them to be mentioned.
-
-## Session Closure Requirement
-
-Before closing any implementation task:
-
-1. Confirm required tests passed.
-2. Confirm situational tests passed (primary gate).
-3. Confirm implementation is aligned to the active `docs/PRD.md` or `docs/PRD.json`.
-4. Confirm acceptance criteria are mapped to verification evidence.
-5. If source code changed, confirm independent code review passed.
-6. Confirm required documentation updates were completed and reviewed.
-7. Update scratchpad with decisions, results, and open risks.
-8. Provide explicit completion evidence.
-9. If source code changed and external provider is available, confirm merged PR number and merge commit on `main`.
-10. Confirm CI/pipeline status is terminal green for the merged change (or merged PR head when equivalent).
-11. Confirm linked issue is closed (or internal `docs/TASKS.md` equivalent is closed when no provider exists).
-12. If any of items 9-11 are blocked by access/tooling failure, return `blocked` status with exact failed wrapper command and do not claim completion.
+Before closing an implementation task, confirm: required + situational tests passed (primary gate);
+aligned to `docs/PRD.md`; acceptance criteria mapped to evidence; independent code review passed (if
+code changed); required docs updated; scratchpad updated with decisions/results/risks; explicit
+completion evidence provided. For PR-workflow delivery: confirm merged PR number + merge commit on
+`main`, terminal-green CI, and linked issue closed (or `docs/TASKS.md` equivalent). If any of those
+are blocked by access/tooling failure, return `blocked` with the exact failed wrapper command — do
+not claim completion. Full checklist: `guides/E2E-DELIVERY.md`.

packages/mosaic/framework/defaults/TOOLS.md

@@ -1,257 +1,58 @@
-# Machine-Level Tool Reference
+# Machine Tools — Index
 
-Centralized reference for tools, credentials, and CLI patterns available across all projects.
+Tool suites live at `~/.config/mosaic/tools/<suite>/`. This is the index only.
+**Full CLI signatures, flags, and examples: `~/.config/mosaic/guides/TOOLS-REFERENCE.md`** —
+read it (or the relevant service guide) when your task actually touches that service.
 Project-specific tooling belongs in the project's `AGENTS.md`, not here.
 
-All tool suites are located at `~/.config/mosaic/tools/`.
-
-## Tool Suites
-
-### Git Wrappers (Use First)
-
-Mosaic wrappers at `~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/*.sh` handle platform detection and edge cases. Always use these before raw CLI commands.
-
-```bash
-# Issues
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/issue-create.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/issue-close.sh
-
-# PRs
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/pr-create.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/pr-merge.sh
-
-# Milestones
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/milestone-create.sh
-
-# CI queue guard (required before push/merge)
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/ci-queue-wait.sh --purpose push|merge
-```
-
-### Code Review (Codex)
-
-```bash
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/codex/codex-code-review.sh --uncommitted
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/codex/codex-security-review.sh --uncommitted
-```
-
-### Infrastructure — Portainer
-
-```bash
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/portainer/stack-status.sh -n <stack-name>
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/portainer/stack-redeploy.sh -n <stack-name>
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/portainer/stack-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/portainer/endpoint-list.sh
-```
-
-### Infrastructure — Coolify (DEPRECATED)
-
-> Coolify has been superseded by Portainer Docker Swarm in this stack.
-> Tools remain for reference but should not be used for new deployments.
-
-```bash
-# DEPRECATED — do not use for new deployments
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/project-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/service-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/service-status.sh -u <uuid>
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/deploy.sh -u <uuid>
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/env-set.sh -u <uuid> -k KEY -v VALUE
-```
-
-### Identity — Authentik
-
-```bash
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/user-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/user-create.sh -u <username> -n <name> -e <email>
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/group-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/app-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/flow-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/admin-status.sh
-```
-
-### CI/CD — Woodpecker
-
-Multi-instance support: `-a <instance>` selects a named instance. Omit `-a` to use the default from `woodpecker.default` in credentials.json.
-
-| Instance           | URL                | Serves                             |
-| ------------------ | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
-| `mosaic` (default) | ci.mosaicstack.dev | Mosaic repos (git.mosaicstack.dev) |
-| `usc`              | ci.uscllc.com      | USC repos (git.uscllc.com)         |
-
-```bash
-# List recent pipelines
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/woodpecker/pipeline-list.sh [-r owner/repo] [-a instance]
-
-# Check latest or specific pipeline status
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/woodpecker/pipeline-status.sh [-r owner/repo] [-n number] [-a instance]
-
-# Trigger a build
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/woodpecker/pipeline-trigger.sh [-r owner/repo] [-b branch] [-a instance]
-```
-
-Instance selection rule: match `-a` to the git remote host of the target repo. If the repo is on `git.uscllc.com`, use `-a usc`. If on `git.mosaicstack.dev`, use `-a mosaic` (or omit, since it's the default).
-
-### DNS — Cloudflare
-
-Multi-instance support: `-a <instance>` selects a named instance (e.g. `personal`, `work`). Omit `-a` to use the default from `cloudflare.default` in credentials.json.
-
-```bash
-# List zones (domains)
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/zone-list.sh [-a instance]
-
-# List DNS records (zone by name or ID)
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/record-list.sh -z <zone> [-a instance] [-t type] [-n name]
-
-# Create DNS record
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/record-create.sh -z <zone> -t <type> -n <name> -c <content> [-a instance] [-p] [-l ttl] [-P priority]
-
-# Update DNS record
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/record-update.sh -z <zone> -r <record-id> -t <type> -n <name> -c <content> [-a instance] [-p] [-l ttl]
-
-# Delete DNS record
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/record-delete.sh -z <zone> -r <record-id> [-a instance]
-```
-
-### IT Service — GLPI
-
-```bash
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/glpi/ticket-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/glpi/ticket-create.sh -t <title> -c <content>
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/glpi/computer-list.sh
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/glpi/user-list.sh
-```
-
-### Health Check
-
-```bash
-# Check all configured services
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/health/stack-health.sh
-
-# Check a specific service
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/health/stack-health.sh -s portainer
-
-# JSON output for automation
-~/.config/mosaic/tools/health/stack-health.sh -f json
-```
-
-### Shared Credential Loader
-
-```bash
-# Source in any script to load service credentials
-source ~/.config/mosaic/tools/_lib/credentials.sh
-load_credentials <service-name>
-# Supported: portainer, coolify, authentik, glpi, github, gitea-mosaicstack, gitea-usc, woodpecker, cloudflare, turbo-cache, openbrain
-```
-
-### OpenBrain — Semantic Memory (PRIMARY)
-
-Self-hosted semantic brain backed by pgvector. Primary shared memory layer for all agents across all sessions and harnesses. Stores and retrieves decisions, context, and observations via semantic search.
-
-**MANDATORY jarvis-brain rule:** When working in `~/src/jarvis-brain`, NEVER capture project data, meeting notes, status updates, timeline decisions, or task completions to OpenBrain. The flat files (`data/projects/*.json`, `data/tasks/*.json`) are the SSOT — use `tools/brain.py` and direct JSON edits. OpenBrain is for agent meta-observations ONLY (tooling gotchas, framework learnings, cross-project patterns). Violating this creates duplicate, divergent data.
-
-**Credentials:** `load_credentials openbrain` → exports `OPENBRAIN_URL`, `OPENBRAIN_TOKEN`
-
-Configure in your credentials.json:
-
-```json
-"openbrain": {
-  "url": "https://<your-openbrain-host>",
-  "api_key": "<your-api-key>"
-}
-```
-
-**REST API** (any language, any harness):
-
-```bash
-source ~/.config/mosaic/tools/_lib/credentials.sh && load_credentials openbrain
-
-# Search by meaning
-curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENBRAIN_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d '{"query": "your search", "limit": 5}' "$OPENBRAIN_URL/v1/search"
-
-# Capture a thought
-curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENBRAIN_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d '{"content": "...", "source": "agent-name", "metadata": {}}' "$OPENBRAIN_URL/v1/thoughts"
-
-# Recent activity
-curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENBRAIN_TOKEN" "$OPENBRAIN_URL/v1/thoughts/recent?limit=5"
-
-# Stats
-curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENBRAIN_TOKEN" "$OPENBRAIN_URL/v1/stats"
-```
-
-**Python client** (if jarvis-brain is available on PYTHONPATH):
-
-```bash
-python tools/openbrain_client.py search "topic"
-python tools/openbrain_client.py capture "decision or observation" --source agent-name
-python tools/openbrain_client.py recent --limit 5
-python tools/openbrain_client.py stats
-```
-
-**MCP (Claude Code sessions):** When connected, `mcp__openbrain__capture/search/recent/stats` tools are available natively — prefer those over CLI when in a Claude session.
-
-**Rule: capture when you LEARN something. Never when you DO something.**
-
-| Trigger                                   | Action                                    | Retention             |
-| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
-| Session start                             | `search` + `recent` to load prior context | —                     |
-| Architectural or tooling decision made    | Capture with rationale                    | `long` or `permanent` |
-| Gotcha or non-obvious behavior discovered | Capture immediately                       | `medium`              |
-| User preference stated or confirmed       | Capture                                   | `permanent`           |
-| Cross-project pattern identified          | Capture                                   | `permanent`           |
-| Prior decision superseded                 | UPDATE existing thought                   | (keep tier)           |
-
-**Never capture:** task started, commit pushed, PR opened, test results, file edits, CI status.
-
-Full protocol and cleanup tools: `~/.config/mosaic/guides/MEMORY.md`
-Smart capture wrapper (enforces schema + dedup): `~/.config/mosaic/tools/openbrain/capture.sh`
-
-### Excalidraw — Diagram Export (MCP)
-
-Headless `.excalidraw` → SVG export via `@excalidraw/excalidraw`. Available as MCP tools in Claude Code sessions.
-
-**MCP tools (when connected):**
-
-| Tool                                      | Input                                         | Output                                               |
-| ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
-| `mcp__excalidraw__excalidraw_to_svg`      | `elements` JSON string + optional `app_state` | SVG string                                           |
-| `mcp__excalidraw__excalidraw_file_to_svg` | `file_path` to `.excalidraw`                  | SVG string + writes `.svg` alongside                 |
-| `mcp__excalidraw__list_diagrams`          | (none)                                        | Available templates (requires `EXCALIDRAW_GEN_PATH`) |
-| `mcp__excalidraw__generate_diagram`       | `name`, optional `output_path`                | Path to generated `.excalidraw`                      |
-| `mcp__excalidraw__generate_and_export`    | `name`, optional `output_path`                | Paths to `.excalidraw` and `.svg`                    |
-
-**Diagram generation** (`list_diagrams`, `generate_diagram`, `generate_and_export`) requires `EXCALIDRAW_GEN_PATH` env var pointing to `excalidraw_gen.py`. Set in environment or shell profile:
-
-```bash
-export EXCALIDRAW_GEN_PATH="$HOME/src/jarvis-brain/tools/excalidraw_export/excalidraw_gen.py"
-```
-
-**Manual registration:**
-
-```bash
-mosaic-ensure-excalidraw           # install deps + register with Claude
-mosaic-ensure-excalidraw --check   # verify registration
-```
-
-## Git Providers
-
-| Instance                      | URL | CLI | Purpose |
-| ----------------------------- | --- | --- | ------- |
-| (add your git providers here) |     |     |         |
+## Suites (use wrappers first)
+
+| Suite      | Path                                             | Purpose                                                                  |
+| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| git        | `tools/git/*.sh`                                 | issues, PRs, milestones, CI queue guard (platform-auto-detected)         |
+| woodpecker | `tools/woodpecker/*.sh`                          | CI pipelines (`-a mosaic`\|`usc`; match git remote host)                 |
+| portainer  | `tools/portainer/*.sh`                           | Docker Swarm stacks (status/redeploy/list)                               |
+| coolify    | `tools/coolify/*.sh`                             | **DEPRECATED** — superseded by Portainer; do not use for new deployments |
+| authentik  | `tools/authentik/*.sh`                           | identity (users/groups/apps/flows)                                       |
+| cloudflare | `tools/cloudflare/*.sh`                          | DNS (zones/records; `-a` instance)                                       |
+| glpi       | `tools/glpi/*.sh`                                | IT tickets/computers/users                                               |
+| health     | `tools/health/stack-health.sh`                   | service health checks                                                    |
+| codex      | `tools/codex/*.sh`                               | code/security review (`--uncommitted`)                                   |
+| openbrain  | `tools/openbrain/*`, `tools/openbrain_client.py` | semantic memory (see below)                                              |
+| excalidraw | MCP `mcp__excalidraw__*`                         | diagram export/generation                                                |
+
+Git wrappers are MANDATORY-first for issue/PR/milestone ops (see AGENTS.md hard gates 6–8).
+Queue guard before push/merge: `tools/git/ci-queue-wait.sh --purpose push|merge`.
 
 ## Credentials
 
-**Location:** (configure your credential file path)
-**Loader:** `source ~/.config/mosaic/tools/_lib/credentials.sh && load_credentials <service>`
+`source ~/.config/mosaic/tools/_lib/credentials.sh && load_credentials <service>`
+Supported: portainer, coolify (deprecated), authentik, glpi, github, gitea-mosaicstack,
+gitea-usc, woodpecker, cloudflare, turbo-cache, openbrain. Never expose or commit values.
 
-**Never expose actual values. Never commit credential files.**
+## OpenBrain — Semantic Memory (PRIMARY) — capture when you LEARN, never when you DO
 
-## CLI Gotchas
+Primary cross-agent memory (pgvector). Capture decisions/gotchas/preferences/patterns; never task
+starts, commits, PRs, test results, or file edits. At session start, `search` + `recent` to load
+prior context. MCP (`mcp__openbrain__capture/search/recent/stats`) preferred when connected; else
+REST/`tools/openbrain_client.py`. Full protocol: `guides/MEMORY.md`.
 
-(Add platform-specific CLI gotchas as you discover them.)
+**MANDATORY jarvis-brain rule:** when working in `~/src/jarvis-brain`, NEVER capture project data,
+meeting notes, status, timelines, or task completions to OpenBrain — the flat files
+(`data/projects/*.json`, `data/tasks/*.json`) are the SSOT (use `tools/brain.py` + direct JSON
+edits). OpenBrain there is for agent meta-observations ONLY (tooling gotchas, framework learnings,
+cross-project patterns). Violating this creates duplicate, divergent data.
+
+## Git Providers
+
+| Host                | Instance         | CI                               |
+| ------------------- | ---------------- | -------------------------------- |
+| git.mosaicstack.dev | mosaic (default) | ci.mosaicstack.dev (`-a mosaic`) |
+| git.uscllc.com      | usc              | ci.uscllc.com (`-a usc`)         |
+
+Match Woodpecker `-a` and credential instance to the target repo's git remote host.
 
 ## Safety Defaults
 
-- Prefer `trash` over `rm` when available — recoverable beats gone forever
-- Never run destructive commands without explicit instruction
-- Write it down — "mental notes" don't survive session restarts; files do
+- Prefer `trash` over `rm` when available — recoverable beats gone forever.
+- Never run destructive commands without explicit instruction.

packages/mosaic/framework/guides/TOOLS-REFERENCE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+# Machine-Level Tool Reference
+
+Centralized reference for tools, credentials, and CLI patterns available across all projects.
+Project-specific tooling belongs in the project's `AGENTS.md`, not here.
+
+All tool suites are located at `~/.config/mosaic/tools/`.
+
+## Tool Suites
+
+### Git Wrappers (Use First)
+
+Mosaic wrappers at `~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/*.sh` handle platform detection and edge cases. Always use these before raw CLI commands.
+
+```bash
+# Issues
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/issue-create.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/issue-close.sh
+
+# PRs
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/pr-create.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/pr-merge.sh
+
+# Milestones
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/milestone-create.sh
+
+# CI queue guard (required before push/merge)
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/ci-queue-wait.sh --purpose push|merge
+```
+
+### Code Review (Codex)
+
+```bash
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/codex/codex-code-review.sh --uncommitted
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/codex/codex-security-review.sh --uncommitted
+```
+
+### Infrastructure — Portainer
+
+```bash
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/portainer/stack-status.sh -n <stack-name>
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/portainer/stack-redeploy.sh -n <stack-name>
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/portainer/stack-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/portainer/endpoint-list.sh
+```
+
+### Infrastructure — Coolify (DEPRECATED)
+
+> Coolify has been superseded by Portainer Docker Swarm in this stack.
+> Tools remain for reference but should not be used for new deployments.
+
+```bash
+# DEPRECATED — do not use for new deployments
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/project-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/service-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/service-status.sh -u <uuid>
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/deploy.sh -u <uuid>
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/coolify/env-set.sh -u <uuid> -k KEY -v VALUE
+```
+
+### Identity — Authentik
+
+```bash
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/user-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/user-create.sh -u <username> -n <name> -e <email>
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/group-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/app-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/flow-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/authentik/admin-status.sh
+```
+
+### CI/CD — Woodpecker
+
+Multi-instance support: `-a <instance>` selects a named instance. Omit `-a` to use the default from `woodpecker.default` in credentials.json.
+
+| Instance           | URL                | Serves                             |
+| ------------------ | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
+| `mosaic` (default) | ci.mosaicstack.dev | Mosaic repos (git.mosaicstack.dev) |
+| `usc`              | ci.uscllc.com      | USC repos (git.uscllc.com)         |
+
+```bash
+# List recent pipelines
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/woodpecker/pipeline-list.sh [-r owner/repo] [-a instance]
+
+# Check latest or specific pipeline status
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/woodpecker/pipeline-status.sh [-r owner/repo] [-n number] [-a instance]
+
+# Trigger a build
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/woodpecker/pipeline-trigger.sh [-r owner/repo] [-b branch] [-a instance]
+```
+
+Instance selection rule: match `-a` to the git remote host of the target repo. If the repo is on `git.uscllc.com`, use `-a usc`. If on `git.mosaicstack.dev`, use `-a mosaic` (or omit, since it's the default).
+
+### DNS — Cloudflare
+
+Multi-instance support: `-a <instance>` selects a named instance (e.g. `personal`, `work`). Omit `-a` to use the default from `cloudflare.default` in credentials.json.
+
+```bash
+# List zones (domains)
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/zone-list.sh [-a instance]
+
+# List DNS records (zone by name or ID)
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/record-list.sh -z <zone> [-a instance] [-t type] [-n name]
+
+# Create DNS record
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/record-create.sh -z <zone> -t <type> -n <name> -c <content> [-a instance] [-p] [-l ttl] [-P priority]
+
+# Update DNS record
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/record-update.sh -z <zone> -r <record-id> -t <type> -n <name> -c <content> [-a instance] [-p] [-l ttl]
+
+# Delete DNS record
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/cloudflare/record-delete.sh -z <zone> -r <record-id> [-a instance]
+```
+
+### IT Service — GLPI
+
+```bash
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/glpi/ticket-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/glpi/ticket-create.sh -t <title> -c <content>
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/glpi/computer-list.sh
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/glpi/user-list.sh
+```
+
+### Health Check
+
+```bash
+# Check all configured services
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/health/stack-health.sh
+
+# Check a specific service
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/health/stack-health.sh -s portainer
+
+# JSON output for automation
+~/.config/mosaic/tools/health/stack-health.sh -f json
+```
+
+### Shared Credential Loader
+
+```bash
+# Source in any script to load service credentials
+source ~/.config/mosaic/tools/_lib/credentials.sh
+load_credentials <service-name>
+# Supported: portainer, coolify, authentik, glpi, github, gitea-mosaicstack, gitea-usc, woodpecker, cloudflare, turbo-cache, openbrain
+```
+
+### OpenBrain — Semantic Memory (PRIMARY)
+
+Self-hosted semantic brain backed by pgvector. Primary shared memory layer for all agents across all sessions and harnesses. Stores and retrieves decisions, context, and observations via semantic search.
+
+**MANDATORY jarvis-brain rule:** When working in `~/src/jarvis-brain`, NEVER capture project data, meeting notes, status updates, timeline decisions, or task completions to OpenBrain. The flat files (`data/projects/*.json`, `data/tasks/*.json`) are the SSOT — use `tools/brain.py` and direct JSON edits. OpenBrain is for agent meta-observations ONLY (tooling gotchas, framework learnings, cross-project patterns). Violating this creates duplicate, divergent data.
+
+**Credentials:** `load_credentials openbrain` → exports `OPENBRAIN_URL`, `OPENBRAIN_TOKEN`
+
+Configure in your credentials.json:
+
+```json
+"openbrain": {
+  "url": "https://<your-openbrain-host>",
+  "api_key": "<your-api-key>"
+}
+```
+
+**REST API** (any language, any harness):
+
+```bash
+source ~/.config/mosaic/tools/_lib/credentials.sh && load_credentials openbrain
+
+# Search by meaning
+curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENBRAIN_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"query": "your search", "limit": 5}' "$OPENBRAIN_URL/v1/search"
+
+# Capture a thought
+curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENBRAIN_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"content": "...", "source": "agent-name", "metadata": {}}' "$OPENBRAIN_URL/v1/thoughts"
+
+# Recent activity
+curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENBRAIN_TOKEN" "$OPENBRAIN_URL/v1/thoughts/recent?limit=5"
+
+# Stats
+curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENBRAIN_TOKEN" "$OPENBRAIN_URL/v1/stats"
+```
+
+**Python client** (if jarvis-brain is available on PYTHONPATH):
+
+```bash
+python tools/openbrain_client.py search "topic"
+python tools/openbrain_client.py capture "decision or observation" --source agent-name
+python tools/openbrain_client.py recent --limit 5
+python tools/openbrain_client.py stats
+```
+
+**MCP (Claude Code sessions):** When connected, `mcp__openbrain__capture/search/recent/stats` tools are available natively — prefer those over CLI when in a Claude session.
+
+**Rule: capture when you LEARN something. Never when you DO something.**
+
+| Trigger                                   | Action                                    | Retention             |
+| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
+| Session start                             | `search` + `recent` to load prior context | —                     |
+| Architectural or tooling decision made    | Capture with rationale                    | `long` or `permanent` |
+| Gotcha or non-obvious behavior discovered | Capture immediately                       | `medium`              |
+| User preference stated or confirmed       | Capture                                   | `permanent`           |
+| Cross-project pattern identified          | Capture                                   | `permanent`           |
+| Prior decision superseded                 | UPDATE existing thought                   | (keep tier)           |
+
+**Never capture:** task started, commit pushed, PR opened, test results, file edits, CI status.
+
+Full protocol and cleanup tools: `~/.config/mosaic/guides/MEMORY.md`
+Smart capture wrapper (enforces schema + dedup): `~/.config/mosaic/tools/openbrain/capture.sh`
+
+### Excalidraw — Diagram Export (MCP)
+
+Headless `.excalidraw` → SVG export via `@excalidraw/excalidraw`. Available as MCP tools in Claude Code sessions.
+
+**MCP tools (when connected):**
+
+| Tool                                      | Input                                         | Output                                               |
+| ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
+| `mcp__excalidraw__excalidraw_to_svg`      | `elements` JSON string + optional `app_state` | SVG string                                           |
+| `mcp__excalidraw__excalidraw_file_to_svg` | `file_path` to `.excalidraw`                  | SVG string + writes `.svg` alongside                 |
+| `mcp__excalidraw__list_diagrams`          | (none)                                        | Available templates (requires `EXCALIDRAW_GEN_PATH`) |
+| `mcp__excalidraw__generate_diagram`       | `name`, optional `output_path`                | Path to generated `.excalidraw`                      |
+| `mcp__excalidraw__generate_and_export`    | `name`, optional `output_path`                | Paths to `.excalidraw` and `.svg`                    |
+
+**Diagram generation** (`list_diagrams`, `generate_diagram`, `generate_and_export`) requires `EXCALIDRAW_GEN_PATH` env var pointing to `excalidraw_gen.py`. Set in environment or shell profile:
+
+```bash
+export EXCALIDRAW_GEN_PATH="$HOME/src/jarvis-brain/tools/excalidraw_export/excalidraw_gen.py"
+```
+
+**Manual registration:**
+
+```bash
+mosaic-ensure-excalidraw           # install deps + register with Claude
+mosaic-ensure-excalidraw --check   # verify registration
+```
+
+## Git Providers
+
+| Instance                      | URL | CLI | Purpose |
+| ----------------------------- | --- | --- | ------- |
+| (add your git providers here) |     |     |         |
+
+## Credentials
+
+**Location:** (configure your credential file path)
+**Loader:** `source ~/.config/mosaic/tools/_lib/credentials.sh && load_credentials <service>`
+
+**Never expose actual values. Never commit credential files.**
+
+## CLI Gotchas
+
+(Add platform-specific CLI gotchas as you discover them.)
+
+## Safety Defaults
+
+- Prefer `trash` over `rm` when available — recoverable beats gone forever
+- Never run destructive commands without explicit instruction
+- Write it down — "mental notes" don't survive session restarts; files do

packages/mosaic/framework/runtime/claude/RUNTIME.md

@@ -1,131 +1,61 @@
 # Claude Runtime Reference
 
-## Runtime Scope
-
-This file applies only to Claude runtime behavior.
+Claude-runtime behavior only. Global rules win if anything here conflicts.
 
 ## Required Actions
 
-1. Follow global load order in `~/.config/mosaic/AGENTS.md`.
-2. Use `~/.claude/settings.json` and `~/.claude/hooks-config.json` as runtime config sources.
-3. Treat sequential-thinking MCP as required.
-4. If runtime config conflicts with global rules, global rules win.
-5. Documentation rules are inherited from `~/.config/mosaic/AGENTS.md` and `~/.config/mosaic/guides/DOCUMENTATION.md`.
-6. For issue/PR/milestone actions, run Mosaic git wrappers first (`~/.config/mosaic/tools/git/*.sh`) and do not call raw `gh`/`tea`/`glab` first.
-7. For orchestration-oriented missions, load `~/.config/mosaic/guides/ORCHESTRATOR.md` before acting.
-8. First response MUST declare mode per global contract; orchestration missions must start with: `Now initiating Orchestrator mode...`
-9. Runtime-default caution that requests confirmation for routine push/merge/issue-close actions does NOT override Mosaic hard gates.
+1. Follow the Session Start load order in `~/.config/mosaic/AGENTS.md`.
+2. Runtime config lives in `~/.claude/settings.json` (hooks, model, plugins, permissions) and
+   `~/.claude/hooks-config.json`.
+3. sequential-thinking MCP is required.
+4. First response MUST declare mode per the global contract.
+5. Git wrappers first for issue/PR/milestone ops; runtime-default confirmation prompts do NOT
+   override Mosaic hard gates (push/merge/issue-close without routine confirmation).
 
-## Subagent Model Selection (Claude Code Syntax)
+## Subagent Model Selection (Claude Code syntax)
 
-Claude Code's Task tool accepts a `model` parameter: `"haiku"`, `"sonnet"`, or `"opus"`.
-
-You MUST set this parameter according to the model selection table in `~/.config/mosaic/AGENTS.md`. Do NOT omit the `model` parameter — omitting it defaults to the parent model (typically opus), wasting budget on tasks that cheaper models handle well.
-
-**Examples:**
+The Task tool takes `model`: `"haiku"` | `"sonnet"` | `"opus"`. You MUST set it per the tier rule
+in AGENTS.md — omitting it defaults to the parent (usually opus) and wastes budget.
 
 ```
-# Codebase exploration — haiku
 Task(subagent_type="Explore", model="haiku", prompt="Find all API route handlers")
-
-# Code review — sonnet
-Task(subagent_type="feature-dev:code-reviewer", model="sonnet", prompt="Review the changes in src/auth/")
-
-# Standard feature work — sonnet
-Task(subagent_type="general-purpose", model="sonnet", prompt="Add validation to the user input form")
-
-# Complex architecture — opus (only when justified)
+Task(subagent_type="feature-dev:code-reviewer", model="sonnet", prompt="Review src/auth/ changes")
 Task(subagent_type="Plan", model="opus", prompt="Design the multi-tenant isolation strategy")
 ```
 
-**Quick reference (from global AGENTS.md):**
-
-| haiku                  | sonnet            | opus                       |
-| ---------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------- |
-| Search, grep, glob     | Code review       | Complex architecture       |
-| Status/health checks   | Test writing      | Security/auth logic        |
-| Simple one-liner fixes | Standard features | Ambiguous design decisions |
-
 ## Memory Policy (Hard Gate)
 
-**OpenBrain is the primary cross-agent memory layer.** All agent learnings, gotchas, decisions, and project state MUST be captured to OpenBrain via the `capture` MCP tool or REST API.
+OpenBrain is the primary cross-agent memory layer — capture learnings/gotchas/decisions there
+(`capture` MCP tool or REST). `~/.claude/projects/*/memory/MEMORY.md` is **write-blocked** by the
+`prevent-memory-write.sh` PreToolUse hook (the rule alone proved insufficient — the hook is the
+hard gate). At session start, `search(topic)` + `recent()` to load prior context. Full protocol:
+`~/.config/mosaic/guides/MEMORY.md`.
 
-`~/.claude/projects/*/memory/MEMORY.md` files are **write-blocked by PreToolUse hook** (`prevent-memory-write.sh`). Any attempt to write agent learnings there will be rejected with an error directing you to OpenBrain.
-
-### What belongs where
-
-| Content                                         | Location                                                               |
-| ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Discoveries, gotchas, decisions, observations   | OpenBrain `capture` — searchable by all agents                         |
-| Active task state                               | `docs/TASKS.md` or `docs/scratchpads/`                                 |
-| Behavioral guardrails that MUST be in load-path | `MEMORY.md` (read-mostly; write only for genuine behavioral overrides) |
-| Mosaic framework technical notes                | `~/.config/mosaic/memory/`                                             |
-
-### Using OpenBrain
-
-At session start, load prior context:
-
-```
-search("topic or project name")   # semantic search
-recent(limit=5)                    # what's been happening
-```
-
-When you discover something:
-
-```
-capture("The thing you learned", source="project/context", metadata={"type": "gotcha", ...})
-```
-
-### Why the hook exists
-
-Instructions in RUNTIME.md, CLAUDE.md, and MEMORY.md are insufficient — agents default to writing local MEMORY.md regardless of written rules. The PreToolUse hook is a hard technical gate that makes the correct behavior the only possible behavior.
+Quick placement: discoveries/decisions → OpenBrain; active task state → `docs/TASKS.md` or
+`docs/scratchpads/`; Mosaic framework notes → `~/.config/mosaic/memory/`.
 
 ## MCP Configuration
 
-**MCPs are configured in `~/.claude.json` — NOT `~/.claude/settings.json`.**
-
-`settings.json` controls hooks, model, plugins, and allowed commands.
-`~/.claude.json` is the global Claude Code state file where `mcpServers` lives.
-
-To register an MCP server that persists across all sessions:
+MCP servers are configured in `~/.claude.json` (key `mcpServers`) — NOT `~/.claude/settings.json`,
+where that key is ignored. `settings.json` controls hooks/model/plugins/permissions.
 
 ```bash
-# HTTP MCP (e.g. OpenBrain)
 claude mcp add --scope user --transport http <name> <url> --header "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
-
-# stdio MCP
-claude mcp add --scope user <name> -- npx -y <package>
+claude mcp add --scope user <name> -- npx -y <package>   # stdio
 ```
 
-`--scope user` = writes to `~/.claude.json` (global, all projects).
-`--scope project` = writes to `.claude/settings.json` in project root.
-`--scope local` = default, local-only (not committed).
+`--scope user` → `~/.claude.json` (global); `project` → `.claude/settings.json`; `local` (default)
+→ not committed.
 
-Do NOT add `mcpServers` to `~/.claude/settings.json` — that key is ignored for MCP loading.
+## Required Settings (launcher-audited, advisory)
 
-## Required Claude Code Settings (Enforced by Launcher)
+`mosaic claude` warns if `~/.claude/settings.json` is missing these (session still launches):
 
-The `mosaic claude` launcher validates that `~/.claude/settings.json` contains the required Mosaic configuration. Missing or outdated settings trigger a warning at launch.
+- **Hooks** — PreToolUse `prevent-memory-write.sh` (Write|Edit|MultiEdit); PostToolUse
+  `qa-hook-stdin.sh` + `typecheck-hook.sh` (Edit|MultiEdit|Write).
+- **Plugins** — `feature-dev`, `pr-review-toolkit`, `code-review`.
+- **Settings** — `enableAllMcpTools: true`; `model: "opus"` (orchestrator default; workers use
+  tiered models via the Task `model` param).
 
-**Required hooks:**
-
-| Event       | Matcher                  | Script                    | Purpose                                        |
-| ----------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
-| PreToolUse  | `Write\|Edit\|MultiEdit` | `prevent-memory-write.sh` | Block writes to `~/.claude/projects/*/memory/` |
-| PostToolUse | `Edit\|MultiEdit\|Write` | `qa-hook-stdin.sh`        | QA report generation after code edits          |
-| PostToolUse | `Edit\|MultiEdit\|Write` | `typecheck-hook.sh`       | Inline TypeScript type checking                |
-
-**Required plugins:**
-
-| Plugin              | Purpose                                                                                                  |
-| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `feature-dev`       | Subagent architecture: code-reviewer, code-architect, code-explorer                                      |
-| `pr-review-toolkit` | PR review: code-simplifier, comment-analyzer, test-analyzer, silent-failure-hunter, type-design-analyzer |
-| `code-review`       | Standalone code review capabilities                                                                      |
-
-**Required settings:**
-
-- `enableAllMcpTools: true` — Allow all configured MCP tools without per-tool approval
-- `model: "opus"` — Default to opus for orchestrator-level sessions (workers use tiered models via Task tool)
-
-If `mosaic claude` detects missing hooks or plugins, it will print a warning with the exact settings to add. The session will still launch — enforcement is advisory, not blocking — but agents operating without these settings are running degraded.
+Note: PostToolUse hook plain stdout on exit 0 goes to the debug log, not model context — only
+`hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext` (or exit-2 stderr) enters context.

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/_lib/credentials.sh

@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ _mosaic_sync_woodpecker_env() {
   printf '%s\n' "$expected" > "$env_file"
 }
 
+# Load legacy flat Woodpecker credentials (.woodpecker.url / .woodpecker.token).
+# Some environments export WOODPECKER_INSTANCE=mosaic, but the current
+# credentials.json may still use the legacy flat schema. Treat "mosaic" as the
+# default flat instance when a nested .woodpecker.mosaic object is absent.
+_mosaic_load_woodpecker_legacy() {
+  export WOODPECKER_URL="$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.url')"
+  export WOODPECKER_TOKEN="$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.token')"
+  export WOODPECKER_INSTANCE="${WOODPECKER_INSTANCE:-mosaic}"
+  WOODPECKER_URL="${WOODPECKER_URL%/}"
+  [[ -n "$WOODPECKER_URL" ]] || { echo "Error: woodpecker.url not found" >&2; return 1; }
+  [[ -n "$WOODPECKER_TOKEN" ]] || { echo "Error: woodpecker.token not found" >&2; return 1; }
+  _mosaic_sync_woodpecker_env "$WOODPECKER_INSTANCE" "$WOODPECKER_URL" "$WOODPECKER_TOKEN"
+}
+
 load_credentials() {
   local service="$1"
 
@@ -155,7 +169,14 @@ EOF
       ;;
     woodpecker-*)
       local wp_instance="${service#woodpecker-}"
-      # credentials.json is authoritative — always read from it, ignore env
+      # credentials.json is authoritative — always read from it, ignore env.
+      # Backward compatibility: the default Mosaic Woodpecker instance may be
+      # stored in the legacy flat schema (.woodpecker.url/.token) instead of
+      # .woodpecker.mosaic.url/.token.
+      if [[ "$wp_instance" == "mosaic" ]] && [[ -z "$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.mosaic.url')" ]] && [[ -n "$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.url')" ]]; then
+        WOODPECKER_INSTANCE="mosaic" _mosaic_load_woodpecker_legacy
+        return $?
+      fi
       export WOODPECKER_URL="$(_mosaic_read_cred ".woodpecker.${wp_instance}.url")"
       export WOODPECKER_TOKEN="$(_mosaic_read_cred ".woodpecker.${wp_instance}.token")"
       export WOODPECKER_INSTANCE="$wp_instance"
@@ -166,7 +187,10 @@ EOF
       _mosaic_sync_woodpecker_env "$wp_instance" "$WOODPECKER_URL" "$WOODPECKER_TOKEN"
       ;;
     woodpecker)
-      # Resolve default instance, then load it
+      # Resolve default instance, then load it. If WOODPECKER_INSTANCE is set to
+      # "mosaic" by a shell/profile but credentials.json still uses the legacy
+      # flat .woodpecker.url/.token schema, load the flat credentials instead of
+      # failing with "woodpecker.mosaic.url not found".
       local wp_default
       wp_default="${WOODPECKER_INSTANCE:-$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.default')}"
       if [[ -z "$wp_default" ]]; then
@@ -174,19 +198,19 @@ EOF
         local legacy_url
         legacy_url="$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.url')"
         if [[ -n "$legacy_url" ]]; then
-          export WOODPECKER_URL="${WOODPECKER_URL:-$legacy_url}"
-          export WOODPECKER_TOKEN="${WOODPECKER_TOKEN:-$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.token')}"
-          WOODPECKER_URL="${WOODPECKER_URL%/}"
-          [[ -n "$WOODPECKER_URL" ]] || { echo "Error: woodpecker.url not found" >&2; return 1; }
-          [[ -n "$WOODPECKER_TOKEN" ]] || { echo "Error: woodpecker.token not found" >&2; return 1; }
+          _mosaic_load_woodpecker_legacy
         else
           echo "Error: woodpecker.default not set and no WOODPECKER_INSTANCE env var" >&2
           echo "Available instances: $(jq -r '.woodpecker | keys | join(", ")' "$MOSAIC_CREDENTIALS_FILE" 2>/dev/null)" >&2
           return 1
         fi
+      else
+        if [[ "$wp_default" == "mosaic" ]] && [[ -z "$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.mosaic.url')" ]] && [[ -n "$(_mosaic_read_cred '.woodpecker.url')" ]]; then
+          WOODPECKER_INSTANCE="mosaic" _mosaic_load_woodpecker_legacy
         else
           load_credentials "woodpecker-${wp_default}"
         fi
+      fi
       ;;
     cloudflare-*)
       local cf_instance="${service#cloudflare-}"

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/ci-queue-wait.sh

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ gitea_get_branch_head_sha() {
     local branch="$3"
     local token="$4"
     local url="https://${host}/api/v1/repos/${repo}/branches/${branch}"
-    curl -fsS -H "Authorization: token ${token}" "$url" | python3 -c '
+    curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token ${token}" "$url" | python3 -c '
 import json, sys
 data = json.load(sys.stdin)
 commit = data.get("commit") or {}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ gitea_get_commit_status_json() {
     local sha="$3"
     local token="$4"
     local url="https://${host}/api/v1/repos/${repo}/commits/${sha}/status"
-    curl -fsS -H "Authorization: token ${token}" "$url"
+    curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token ${token}" "$url"
 }
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/detect-platform.sh

@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ get_repo_name() {
     echo "${repo_info##*/}"
 }
 
+get_repo_slug() {
+    get_repo_info
+}
+
+get_gitea_repo_args() {
+    local repo
+    repo=$(get_repo_slug) || return 1
+    printf -- '--repo %q --login %q' "$repo" "${GITEA_LOGIN:-mosaicstack}"
+}
+
 get_remote_host() {
     local remote_url
     remote_url=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null || true)
@@ -103,16 +113,28 @@ get_gitea_token() {
     if [[ -f "$cred_loader" ]]; then
         local token
         token=$(
+            # shellcheck source=/dev/null
             source "$cred_loader"
+            # Host-specific wrapper resolution must not inherit caller/global GITEA_*.
+            # load_credentials intentionally preserves existing env vars for interactive use,
+            # but metadata/merge wrappers need credentials matching the remote host.
+            unset GITEA_TOKEN GITEA_URL
             case "$host" in
                 git.mosaicstack.dev) load_credentials gitea-mosaicstack 2>/dev/null ;;
                 git.uscllc.com)      load_credentials gitea-usc 2>/dev/null ;;
                 *)
+                    local matched=false
                     for svc in gitea-mosaicstack gitea-usc; do
-                        load_credentials "$svc" 2>/dev/null || continue
-                        [[ "${GITEA_URL:-}" == *"$host"* ]] && break
                         unset GITEA_TOKEN GITEA_URL
+                        load_credentials "$svc" 2>/dev/null || continue
+                        if [[ "${GITEA_URL:-}" == "https://$host" || "${GITEA_URL:-}" == "http://$host" || "${GITEA_URL:-}" == *"//$host" ]]; then
+                            matched=true
+                            break
+                        fi
                     done
+                    if [[ "$matched" != true ]]; then
+                        unset GITEA_TOKEN GITEA_URL
+                    fi
                     ;;
             esac
             echo "${GITEA_TOKEN:-}"
@@ -123,11 +145,13 @@ get_gitea_token() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    # 2. GITEA_TOKEN env var (may be set by caller)
+    # 2. GITEA_TOKEN env var (only when GITEA_URL, if present, matches the remote host)
     if [[ -n "${GITEA_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+        if [[ -z "${GITEA_URL:-}" || "${GITEA_URL:-}" == "https://$host" || "${GITEA_URL:-}" == "http://$host" || "${GITEA_URL:-}" == *"//$host" ]]; then
             echo "$GITEA_TOKEN"
             return 0
         fi
+    fi
 
     # 3. ~/.git-credentials file
     local creds="$HOME/.git-credentials"
@@ -143,6 +167,37 @@ get_gitea_token() {
     return 1
 }
 
+# Resolve HTTPS basic auth credentials for a Gitea host from ~/.git-credentials.
+# Prints "username:password" for direct curl -u consumption. Callers must not log it.
+get_gitea_basic_auth() {
+    local host="$1"
+    local creds="$HOME/.git-credentials"
+    if [[ ! -f "$creds" ]]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    python3 - "$host" "$creds" <<'PY'
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse
+
+host = sys.argv[1]
+creds = Path(sys.argv[2])
+
+for line in creds.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines():
+    parsed = urlparse(line.strip())
+    if parsed.hostname != host:
+        continue
+    username = unquote(parsed.username or "")
+    password = unquote(parsed.password or "")
+    if username and password:
+        print(f"{username}:{password}")
+        raise SystemExit(0)
+
+raise SystemExit(1)
+PY
+}
+
 # If script is run directly (not sourced), output the platform
 if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
     detect_platform

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/issue-comment.sh

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
     gh issue comment "$ISSUE_NUMBER" --body "$COMMENT"
     echo "Added comment to GitHub issue #$ISSUE_NUMBER"
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
-    tea issue comment "$ISSUE_NUMBER" "$COMMENT"
+    tea issue comment "$ISSUE_NUMBER" "$COMMENT" $(get_gitea_repo_args)
     echo "Added comment to Gitea issue #$ISSUE_NUMBER"
 else
     echo "Error: Unknown platform"

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/issue-create.sh

@@ -112,20 +112,22 @@ PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
 
 case "$PLATFORM" in
     github)
-        CMD="gh issue create --title \"$TITLE\""
-        [[ -n "$BODY" ]] && CMD="$CMD --body \"$BODY\""
-        [[ -n "$LABELS" ]] && CMD="$CMD --label \"$LABELS\""
-        [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD="$CMD --milestone \"$MILESTONE\""
-        eval "$CMD"
+        CMD=(gh issue create --title "$TITLE")
+        [[ -n "$BODY" ]] && CMD+=(--body "$BODY")
+        [[ -n "$LABELS" ]] && CMD+=(--label "$LABELS")
+        [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD+=(--milestone "$MILESTONE")
+        "${CMD[@]}"
         ;;
     gitea)
         if command -v tea >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            CMD="tea issue create --title \"$TITLE\""
-            [[ -n "$BODY" ]] && CMD="$CMD --description \"$BODY\""
-            [[ -n "$LABELS" ]] && CMD="$CMD --labels \"$LABELS\""
+            REPO_SLUG=$(get_repo_slug)
+            REPO_ARGS=(--repo "$REPO_SLUG" --login "${GITEA_LOGIN:-mosaicstack}")
+            CMD=(tea issue create "${REPO_ARGS[@]}" --title "$TITLE")
+            [[ -n "$BODY" ]] && CMD+=(--description "$BODY")
+            [[ -n "$LABELS" ]] && CMD+=(--labels "$LABELS")
             # tea accepts milestone by name directly (verified 2026-02-05)
-            [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD="$CMD --milestone \"$MILESTONE\""
-            if eval "$CMD"; then
+            [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD+=(--milestone "$MILESTONE")
+            if "${CMD[@]}"; then
                 exit 0
             fi
             echo "Warning: tea issue create failed, trying Gitea API fallback..." >&2

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/issue-list.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # issue-list.sh - List issues on Gitea or GitHub
-# Usage: issue-list.sh [-s state] [-l label] [-m milestone] [-a assignee]
+# Usage: issue-list.sh [-r owner/repo] [-s state] [-l label] [-m milestone] [-a assignee]
 
 set -e
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ LABEL=""
 MILESTONE=""
 ASSIGNEE=""
 LIMIT=100
+REPO_OVERRIDE=""
 
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
@@ -26,12 +27,14 @@ Options:
     -m, --milestone NAME    Filter by milestone name
     -a, --assignee USER     Filter by assignee
     -n, --limit N           Maximum issues to show (default: 100)
+    -r, --repo OWNER/REPO   Repository slug (default: infer from git origin)
     -h, --help              Show this help message
 
 Examples:
     $(basename "$0")                          # List open issues
     $(basename "$0") -s all -l bug            # All issues with 'bug' label
     $(basename "$0") -m "0.2.0"               # Issues in milestone 0.2.0
+    $(basename "$0") --repo ddk/ai-bma         # List issues from anywhere
 EOF
     exit 1
 }
@@ -59,6 +62,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             LIMIT="$2"
             shift 2
             ;;
+        -r|--repo)
+            REPO_OVERRIDE="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -h|--help)
             usage
             ;;
@@ -69,25 +76,34 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     esac
 done
 
-PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
+if [[ -n "$REPO_OVERRIDE" ]]; then
+    REPO_INFO="$REPO_OVERRIDE"
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform 2>/dev/null || echo gitea)
+else
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
+    REPO_INFO=$(get_repo_info)
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$REPO_INFO" || "$REPO_INFO" == error:* ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not determine repository from git origin. Run from a repo or pass --repo." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 case "$PLATFORM" in
     github)
-        CMD="gh issue list --state $STATE --limit $LIMIT"
-        [[ -n "$LABEL" ]] && CMD="$CMD --label \"$LABEL\""
-        [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD="$CMD --milestone \"$MILESTONE\""
-        [[ -n "$ASSIGNEE" ]] && CMD="$CMD --assignee \"$ASSIGNEE\""
-        eval "$CMD"
+        CMD=(gh issue list --repo "$REPO_INFO" --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT")
+        [[ -n "$LABEL" ]] && CMD+=(--label "$LABEL")
+        [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD+=(--milestone "$MILESTONE")
+        [[ -n "$ASSIGNEE" ]] && CMD+=(--assignee "$ASSIGNEE")
+        "${CMD[@]}"
         ;;
     gitea)
-        CMD="tea issues list --state $STATE --limit $LIMIT"
-        [[ -n "$LABEL" ]] && CMD="$CMD --labels \"$LABEL\""
-        [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD="$CMD --milestones \"$MILESTONE\""
-        # Note: tea may not support assignee filter directly
-        eval "$CMD"
-        if [[ -n "$ASSIGNEE" ]]; then
-            echo "Note: Assignee filtering may require manual review for Gitea" >&2
-        fi
+        CMD=(tea issues list --repo "$REPO_INFO" --login "${GITEA_LOGIN:-mosaicstack}" --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT")
+        [[ -n "$LABEL" ]] && CMD+=(--labels "$LABEL")
+        [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD+=(--milestones "$MILESTONE")
+        # Note: tea may not support assignee filter directly in all versions.
+        [[ -n "$ASSIGNEE" ]] && echo "Note: Assignee filtering may require manual review for Gitea" >&2
+        "${CMD[@]}"
         ;;
     *)
         echo "Error: Could not detect git platform" >&2

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/issue-reopen.sh

@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
     echo "Reopened GitHub issue #$ISSUE_NUMBER"
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
     if [[ -n "$COMMENT" ]]; then
-        tea issue comment "$ISSUE_NUMBER" "$COMMENT"
+        tea issue comment "$ISSUE_NUMBER" "$COMMENT" $(get_gitea_repo_args)
     fi
-    tea issue reopen "$ISSUE_NUMBER"
+    tea issue reopen "$ISSUE_NUMBER" $(get_gitea_repo_args)
     echo "Reopened Gitea issue #$ISSUE_NUMBER"
 else
     echo "Error: Unknown platform"

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/issue-view.sh

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
     gh issue view "$ISSUE_NUMBER"
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
     if command -v tea >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        if tea issue "$ISSUE_NUMBER"; then
+        if tea issue "$ISSUE_NUMBER" $(get_gitea_repo_args); then
             exit 0
         fi
         echo "Warning: tea issue view failed, trying Gitea API fallback..." >&2

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-ci-wait.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # pr-ci-wait.sh - Wait for PR CI status to reach terminal state (GitHub/Gitea)
-# Usage: pr-ci-wait.sh -n <pr_number> [-t timeout_sec] [-i interval_sec]
+# Usage: pr-ci-wait.sh -n <pr_number> [-r owner/repo] [-t timeout_sec] [-i interval_sec]
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ source "$SCRIPT_DIR/detect-platform.sh"
 PR_NUMBER=""
 TIMEOUT_SEC=1800
 INTERVAL_SEC=15
+REPO_OVERRIDE=""
 
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
@@ -17,12 +18,14 @@ Usage: $(basename "$0") -n <pr_number> [-t timeout_sec] [-i interval_sec]
 
 Options:
   -n, --number NUMBER      PR number (required)
+  -r, --repo OWNER/REPO    Repository slug (default: infer from git origin)
   -t, --timeout SECONDS    Max wait time in seconds (default: 1800)
   -i, --interval SECONDS   Poll interval in seconds (default: 15)
   -h, --help               Show this help
 
 Examples:
   $(basename "$0") -n 643
+  $(basename "$0") -n 643 --repo ddk/ai-bma
   $(basename "$0") -n 643 -t 900 -i 10
 EOF
 }
@@ -30,12 +33,19 @@ EOF
 # get_remote_host and get_gitea_token are provided by detect-platform.sh
 
 extract_state_from_status_json() {
-    python3 - <<'PY'
+    # Capture piped JSON BEFORE invoking `python3 - <<PY`. The heredoc binds
+    # stdin to the Python program text — so json.load(sys.stdin) inside would
+    # try to re-read stdin after `-` already consumed it for the program,
+    # yielding EOF and returning "unknown" every time. Pass payload via env.
+    local payload
+    payload=$(cat)
+    PR_CI_STATUS_JSON="$payload" python3 - <<'PY'
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 
 try:
-    payload = json.load(sys.stdin)
+    payload = json.loads(os.environ.get("PR_CI_STATUS_JSON", ""))
 except Exception:
     print("unknown")
     raise SystemExit(0)
@@ -66,12 +76,16 @@ PY
 }
 
 print_status_summary() {
-    python3 - <<'PY'
+    # Same stdin-collision fix as extract_state_from_status_json above.
+    local payload
+    payload=$(cat)
+    PR_CI_STATUS_JSON="$payload" python3 - <<'PY'
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 
 try:
-    payload = json.load(sys.stdin)
+    payload = json.loads(os.environ.get("PR_CI_STATUS_JSON", ""))
 except Exception:
     print("[pr-ci-wait] status payload unavailable")
     raise SystemExit(0)
@@ -95,7 +109,7 @@ PY
 }
 
 github_get_pr_head_sha() {
-    gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --json headRefOid --jq '.headRefOid'
+    gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$OWNER/$REPO" --json headRefOid --jq '.headRefOid'
 }
 
 github_get_commit_status_json() {
@@ -110,7 +124,7 @@ gitea_get_pr_head_sha() {
     local repo="$2"
     local token="$3"
     local url="https://${host}/api/v1/repos/${repo}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}"
-    curl -fsS -H "Authorization: token ${token}" "$url" | python3 -c '
+    curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token ${token}" "$url" | python3 -c '
 import json, sys
 data = json.load(sys.stdin)
 print((data.get("head") or {}).get("sha", ""))
@@ -123,7 +137,7 @@ gitea_get_commit_status_json() {
     local token="$3"
     local sha="$4"
     local url="https://${host}/api/v1/repos/${repo}/commits/${sha}/status"
-    curl -fsS -H "Authorization: token ${token}" "$url"
+    curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token ${token}" "$url"
 }
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
@@ -132,6 +146,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             PR_NUMBER="$2"
             shift 2
             ;;
+        -r|--repo)
+            REPO_OVERRIDE="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -t|--timeout)
             TIMEOUT_SEC="$2"
             shift 2
@@ -163,10 +181,21 @@ if ! [[ "$TIMEOUT_SEC" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || ! [[ "$INTERVAL_SEC" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; th
     exit 1
 fi
 
-detect_platform > /dev/null
+if [[ -n "$REPO_OVERRIDE" ]]; then
+    REPO_INFO="$REPO_OVERRIDE"
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform 2>/dev/null || echo gitea)
+else
+    detect_platform > /dev/null
+    REPO_INFO=$(get_repo_info)
+fi
 
-OWNER=$(get_repo_owner)
-REPO=$(get_repo_name)
+if [[ -z "$REPO_INFO" || "$REPO_INFO" == error:* || "$REPO_INFO" != */* ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not determine repository from git origin. Run from a repo or pass --repo owner/repo." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+OWNER=${REPO_INFO%%/*}
+REPO=${REPO_INFO##*/}
 START_TS=$(date +%s)
 DEADLINE_TS=$((START_TS + TIMEOUT_SEC))
 
@@ -182,10 +211,7 @@ if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
     fi
     echo "[pr-ci-wait] Platform=github PR=#${PR_NUMBER} head_sha=${HEAD_SHA}"
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
-    HOST=$(get_remote_host) || {
-        echo "Error: Could not determine remote host." >&2
-        exit 1
-    }
+    HOST=$(get_remote_host 2>/dev/null || echo "git.mosaicstack.dev")
     TOKEN=$(get_gitea_token "$HOST") || {
         echo "Error: Gitea token not found. Set GITEA_TOKEN or configure ~/.git-credentials." >&2
         exit 1
@@ -195,7 +221,7 @@ elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
         echo "Error: Could not resolve head SHA for PR #$PR_NUMBER." >&2
         exit 1
     fi
-    echo "[pr-ci-wait] Platform=gitea host=${HOST} PR=#${PR_NUMBER} head_sha=${HEAD_SHA}"
+    echo "[pr-ci-wait] Platform=gitea host=${HOST} repo=${OWNER}/${REPO} PR=#${PR_NUMBER} head_sha=${HEAD_SHA}"
 else
     echo "Error: Unsupported platform '${PLATFORM}'." >&2
     exit 1

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-close.sh

@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
     echo "Closed GitHub PR #$PR_NUMBER"
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
     if [[ -n "$COMMENT" ]]; then
-        tea pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" "$COMMENT"
+        tea pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" "$COMMENT" $(get_gitea_repo_args)
     fi
-    tea pr close "$PR_NUMBER"
+    tea pr close "$PR_NUMBER" $(get_gitea_repo_args)
     echo "Closed Gitea PR #$PR_NUMBER"
 else
     echo "Error: Unknown platform"

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-create.sh

@@ -17,6 +17,51 @@ MILESTONE=""
 DRAFT=false
 ISSUE=""
 
+# get_remote_host, get_gitea_token, get_repo_info, and get_gitea_repo_args are provided by detect-platform.sh
+
+gitea_pr_create_api() {
+    local host repo token url payload
+    host=$(get_remote_host) || {
+        echo "Error: could not determine remote host for API fallback" >&2
+        return 1
+    }
+    repo=$(get_repo_info) || {
+        echo "Error: could not determine repo owner/name for API fallback" >&2
+        return 1
+    }
+    token=$(get_gitea_token "$host") || {
+        echo "Error: Gitea token not found for API fallback (set GITEA_TOKEN or configure ~/.git-credentials)" >&2
+        return 1
+    }
+
+    if [[ -n "$LABELS" || -n "$MILESTONE" || "$DRAFT" == true ]]; then
+        echo "Warning: API fallback applies title/body/head/base only; labels/milestone/draft require authenticated tea setup." >&2
+    fi
+
+    payload=$(TITLE="$TITLE" BODY="$BODY" HEAD_BRANCH="$HEAD_BRANCH" BASE_BRANCH="$BASE_BRANCH" python3 - <<'PY'
+import json
+import os
+
+payload = {
+    "title": os.environ["TITLE"],
+    "head": os.environ["HEAD_BRANCH"],
+    "base": os.environ["BASE_BRANCH"] or "main",
+}
+body = os.environ.get("BODY", "")
+if body:
+    payload["body"] = body
+print(json.dumps(payload))
+PY
+)
+
+    url="https://${host}/api/v1/repos/${repo}/pulls"
+    curl -fsS -X POST \
+      -H "Authorization: token ${token}" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -d "$payload" \
+      "$url"
+}
+
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
 Usage: $(basename "$0") [OPTIONS]
@@ -118,33 +163,37 @@ PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
 
 case "$PLATFORM" in
     github)
-        CMD="gh pr create --title \"$TITLE\""
-        [[ -n "$BODY" ]] && CMD="$CMD --body \"$BODY\""
-        [[ -n "$BASE_BRANCH" ]] && CMD="$CMD --base \"$BASE_BRANCH\""
-        [[ -n "$HEAD_BRANCH" ]] && CMD="$CMD --head \"$HEAD_BRANCH\""
-        [[ -n "$LABELS" ]] && CMD="$CMD --label \"$LABELS\""
-        [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD="$CMD --milestone \"$MILESTONE\""
-        [[ "$DRAFT" == true ]] && CMD="$CMD --draft"
-        eval "$CMD"
+        CMD=(gh pr create --title "$TITLE")
+        [[ -n "$BODY" ]] && CMD+=(--body "$BODY")
+        [[ -n "$BASE_BRANCH" ]] && CMD+=(--base "$BASE_BRANCH")
+        [[ -n "$HEAD_BRANCH" ]] && CMD+=(--head "$HEAD_BRANCH")
+        [[ -n "$LABELS" ]] && CMD+=(--label "$LABELS")
+        [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]] && CMD+=(--milestone "$MILESTONE")
+        [[ "$DRAFT" == true ]] && CMD+=(--draft)
+        "${CMD[@]}"
         ;;
     gitea)
-        # tea pull create syntax
-        CMD="tea pr create --title \"$TITLE\""
-        [[ -n "$BODY" ]] && CMD="$CMD --description \"$BODY\""
-        [[ -n "$BASE_BRANCH" ]] && CMD="$CMD --base \"$BASE_BRANCH\""
-        [[ -n "$HEAD_BRANCH" ]] && CMD="$CMD --head \"$HEAD_BRANCH\""
+        # tea pull create syntax. Always pass --repo because tea repo inference
+        # is unreliable in Mosaic worktrees/profile shells. Use arrays instead
+        # of eval so markdown backticks/body content are not shell-executed.
+        REPO_SLUG=$(get_repo_slug)
+        REPO_ARGS=(--repo "$REPO_SLUG" --login "${GITEA_LOGIN:-mosaicstack}")
+        CMD=(tea pr create "${REPO_ARGS[@]}" --title "$TITLE")
+        [[ -n "$BODY" ]] && CMD+=(--description "$BODY")
+        [[ -n "$BASE_BRANCH" ]] && CMD+=(--base "$BASE_BRANCH")
+        [[ -n "$HEAD_BRANCH" ]] && CMD+=(--head "$HEAD_BRANCH")
 
         # Handle labels for tea
         if [[ -n "$LABELS" ]]; then
             # tea may use --labels flag
-            CMD="$CMD --labels \"$LABELS\""
+            CMD+=(--labels "$LABELS")
         fi
 
         # Handle milestone for tea
         if [[ -n "$MILESTONE" ]]; then
-            MILESTONE_ID=$(tea milestones list 2>/dev/null | grep -E "^\s*[0-9]+" | grep "$MILESTONE" | awk '{print $1}' | head -1)
+            MILESTONE_ID=$(tea milestones list "${REPO_ARGS[@]}" 2>/dev/null | grep -E "^\s*[0-9]+" | grep "$MILESTONE" | awk '{print $1}' | head -1)
             if [[ -n "$MILESTONE_ID" ]]; then
-                CMD="$CMD --milestone $MILESTONE_ID"
+                CMD+=(--milestone "$MILESTONE_ID")
             else
                 echo "Warning: Could not find milestone '$MILESTONE', creating without milestone" >&2
             fi
@@ -155,7 +204,11 @@ case "$PLATFORM" in
             echo "Note: Draft PR may not be supported by your tea version" >&2
         fi
 
-        eval "$CMD"
+        if "${CMD[@]}"; then
+            exit 0
+        fi
+        echo "Warning: tea pr create failed, trying Gitea API fallback..." >&2
+        gitea_pr_create_api
         ;;
     *)
         echo "Error: Could not detect git platform" >&2

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-diff.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # pr-diff.sh - Get the diff for a pull request on GitHub or Gitea
-# Usage: pr-diff.sh -n <pr_number> [-o <output_file>]
+# Usage: pr-diff.sh -n <pr_number> [-r owner/repo] [-o <output_file>]
 
 set -e
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ source "$SCRIPT_DIR/detect-platform.sh"
 # Parse arguments
 PR_NUMBER=""
 OUTPUT_FILE=""
+REPO_OVERRIDE=""
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
@@ -21,11 +22,16 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             OUTPUT_FILE="$2"
             shift 2
             ;;
+        -r|--repo)
+            REPO_OVERRIDE="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -h|--help)
-            echo "Usage: pr-diff.sh -n <pr_number> [-o <output_file>]"
+            echo "Usage: pr-diff.sh -n <pr_number> [-r owner/repo] [-o <output_file>]"
             echo ""
             echo "Options:"
             echo "  -n, --number   PR number (required)"
+            echo "  -r, --repo     Repository slug (default: infer from git origin)"
             echo "  -o, --output   Output file (optional, prints to stdout if omitted)"
             echo "  -h, --help     Show this help"
             exit 0
@@ -42,31 +48,30 @@ if [[ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-detect_platform > /dev/null
+if [[ -n "$REPO_OVERRIDE" ]]; then
+    REPO_INFO="$REPO_OVERRIDE"
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform 2>/dev/null || echo gitea)
+else
+    detect_platform > /dev/null
+    REPO_INFO=$(get_repo_info)
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$REPO_INFO" || "$REPO_INFO" == error:* ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not determine repository from git origin. Run from a repo or pass --repo." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
     if [[ -n "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
-        gh pr diff "$PR_NUMBER" > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+        gh pr diff "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO_INFO" > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
     else
-        gh pr diff "$PR_NUMBER"
+        gh pr diff "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO_INFO"
     fi
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
     # tea doesn't have a direct diff command — use the API
-    OWNER=$(get_repo_owner)
-    REPO=$(get_repo_name)
-    REMOTE_URL=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null)
+    HOST=$(get_remote_host 2>/dev/null || echo "git.mosaicstack.dev")
 
-    # Extract host from remote URL
-    if [[ "$REMOTE_URL" == https://* ]]; then
-        HOST=$(echo "$REMOTE_URL" | sed -E 's|https://([^/]+)/.*|\1|')
-    elif [[ "$REMOTE_URL" == git@* ]]; then
-        HOST=$(echo "$REMOTE_URL" | sed -E 's|git@([^:]+):.*|\1|')
-    else
-        echo "Error: Cannot determine host from remote URL" >&2
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    DIFF_URL="https://${HOST}/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}.diff"
+    DIFF_URL="https://${HOST}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_INFO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}.diff"
 
     GITEA_API_TOKEN=$(get_gitea_token "$HOST" || true)
 

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-list.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # pr-list.sh - List pull requests on Gitea or GitHub
-# Usage: pr-list.sh [-s state] [-l label] [-a author]
+# Usage: pr-list.sh [-r owner/repo] [-s state] [-l label] [-a author]
 
 set -e
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ STATE="open"
 LABEL=""
 AUTHOR=""
 LIMIT=100
+REPO_OVERRIDE=""
 
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
@@ -24,12 +25,14 @@ Options:
     -l, --label LABEL       Filter by label
     -a, --author USER       Filter by author
     -n, --limit N           Maximum PRs to show (default: 100)
+    -r, --repo OWNER/REPO   Repository slug (default: infer from git origin)
     -h, --help              Show this help message
 
 Examples:
     $(basename "$0")                          # List open PRs
     $(basename "$0") -s all                   # All PRs
     $(basename "$0") -s merged -a username    # Merged PRs by user
+    $(basename "$0") --repo ddk/ai-bma         # List PRs from anywhere
 EOF
     exit 1
 }
@@ -53,6 +56,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             LIMIT="$2"
             shift 2
             ;;
+        -r|--repo)
+            REPO_OVERRIDE="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -h|--help)
             usage
             ;;
@@ -63,18 +70,30 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     esac
 done
 
-PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
+if [[ -n "$REPO_OVERRIDE" ]]; then
+    REPO_INFO="$REPO_OVERRIDE"
+    # Explicit --repo is primarily for Gitea wrappers; if a git origin is present,
+    # still honor GitHub detection for cross-platform behavior.
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform 2>/dev/null || echo gitea)
+else
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
+    REPO_INFO=$(get_repo_info)
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$REPO_INFO" || "$REPO_INFO" == error:* ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not determine repository from git origin. Run from a repo or pass --repo." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 case "$PLATFORM" in
     github)
-        CMD="gh pr list --state $STATE --limit $LIMIT"
-        [[ -n "$LABEL" ]] && CMD="$CMD --label \"$LABEL\""
-        [[ -n "$AUTHOR" ]] && CMD="$CMD --author \"$AUTHOR\""
-        eval "$CMD"
+        CMD=(gh pr list --repo "$REPO_INFO" --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT")
+        [[ -n "$LABEL" ]] && CMD+=(--label "$LABEL")
+        [[ -n "$AUTHOR" ]] && CMD+=(--author "$AUTHOR")
+        "${CMD[@]}"
         ;;
     gitea)
-        # tea pr list - note: tea uses 'pulls' subcommand in some versions
-        CMD="tea pr list --state $STATE --limit $LIMIT"
+        CMD=(tea pr list --repo "$REPO_INFO" --login "${GITEA_LOGIN:-mosaicstack}" --state "$STATE" --limit "$LIMIT")
 
         # tea filtering may be limited
         if [[ -n "$LABEL" ]]; then
@@ -84,7 +103,7 @@ case "$PLATFORM" in
             echo "Note: Author filtering may require manual review for Gitea" >&2
         fi
 
-        eval "$CMD"
+        "${CMD[@]}"
         ;;
     *)
         echo "Error: Could not detect git platform" >&2

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-merge.sh

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 # pr-merge.sh - Merge pull requests on Gitea or GitHub
 # Usage: pr-merge.sh -n PR_NUMBER [-m squash] [-d] [--skip-queue-guard]
 
-set -e
+set -euo pipefail
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/detect-platform.sh
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/detect-platform.sh"
 
 # Default values
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ PR_NUMBER=""
 MERGE_METHOD="squash"
 DELETE_BRANCH=false
 SKIP_QUEUE_GUARD=false
+DRY_RUN=false
 
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ Options:
     -m, --method METHOD     Merge method: squash only (default: squash)
     -d, --delete-branch     Delete the head branch after merge
         --skip-queue-guard  Skip CI queue guard wait before merge
+        --dry-run           Run metadata/login preflight without merging
     -h, --help              Show this help message
 
 Examples:
@@ -54,6 +57,11 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             SKIP_QUEUE_GUARD=true
             shift
             ;;
+        --dry-run)
+            DRY_RUN=true
+            SKIP_QUEUE_GUARD=true
+            shift
+            ;;
         -h|--help)
             usage
             ;;
@@ -69,12 +77,18 @@ if [[ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]]; then
     usage
 fi
 
+if [[ ! "$PR_NUMBER" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Invalid PR number '$PR_NUMBER'. PR number must contain digits only." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ "$MERGE_METHOD" != "squash" ]]; then
     echo "Error: Mosaic policy enforces squash merge only. Received '$MERGE_METHOD'." >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
-BASE_BRANCH="$("$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-metadata.sh" -n "$PR_NUMBER" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; print((json.load(sys.stdin).get("baseRefName") or "").strip())')"
+PR_METADATA="$("$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-metadata.sh" -n "$PR_NUMBER")"
+BASE_BRANCH="$(printf '%s' "$PR_METADATA" | python3 -c 'import json, sys; print((json.load(sys.stdin).get("baseRefName") or "").strip())')"
 if [[ "$BASE_BRANCH" != "main" ]]; then
     echo "Error: Mosaic policy allows merges only for PRs targeting 'main' (found '$BASE_BRANCH')." >&2
     exit 1
@@ -92,21 +106,163 @@ PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
 OWNER=$(get_repo_owner)
 REPO=$(get_repo_name)
 
+find_tea_login_for_host() {
+    local host="$1"
+    local logins_json
+
+    command -v tea >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+    logins_json=$(tea login list --output json 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+    TEA_LOGINS_JSON="$logins_json" python3 - "$host" <<'PY'
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+
+host = sys.argv[1]
+try:
+    logins = json.loads(os.environ.get("TEA_LOGINS_JSON", "[]"))
+except Exception:
+    raise SystemExit(1)
+
+for login in logins if isinstance(logins, list) else []:
+    url = str(login.get("url") or login.get("URL") or "")
+    name = str(login.get("name") or login.get("Name") or "")
+    if url.rstrip("/").endswith(host) and name:
+        print(name)
+        raise SystemExit(0)
+
+raise SystemExit(1)
+PY
+}
+
+is_known_tea_empty_identity_failure() {
+    local error_file="$1"
+
+    python3 - "$error_file" <<'PY'
+import re
+import sys
+
+with open(sys.argv[1], encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as handle:
+    error = handle.read()
+
+known_empty_identity = re.search(
+    r"user does not exist.*\[.*uid:\s*0,\s*name:\s*\]",
+    error,
+    flags=re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL,
+)
+raise SystemExit(0 if known_empty_identity else 1)
+PY
+}
+
+merge_gitea_with_api() {
+    local host="$1" api_url token basic_auth body_file raw_code payload
+    api_url="https://${host}/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/merge"
+    mkdir -p "${AGENT_WORK_ROOT:-/home/hermes/agent-work}"
+    body_file=$(mktemp "${AGENT_WORK_ROOT:-/home/hermes/agent-work}/pr-merge-api-response.XXXXXX")
+    payload='{"Do":"squash"}'
+
+    token=$(get_gitea_token "$host" || true)
+    if [[ -n "$token" ]]; then
+        raw_code=$(curl -sS -w '%{http_code}' -o "$body_file" \
+            -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token $token" \
+            -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+            -d "$payload" \
+            "$api_url" || true)
+        if [[ "$raw_code" =~ ^2 ]]; then
+            rm -f "$body_file"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    basic_auth=$(get_gitea_basic_auth "$host" || true)
+    if [[ -n "$basic_auth" ]]; then
+        raw_code=$(curl -sS -w '%{http_code}' -o "$body_file" \
+            -X POST \
+            -u "$basic_auth" \
+            -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+            -d "$payload" \
+            "$api_url" || true)
+        if [[ "$raw_code" =~ ^2 ]]; then
+            rm -f "$body_file"
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    python3 - "${raw_code:-000}" "$body_file" <<'PY' >&2
+import json
+import sys
+code, path = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
+try:
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace") as handle:
+        raw = handle.read(500)
+    data = json.loads(raw) if raw else {}
+    message = data.get("message") or data.get("error") or raw or "empty response"
+except Exception:
+    try:
+        message = open(path, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").read(500) or "empty response"
+    except Exception:
+        message = "unreadable response"
+print(f"Error: Gitea API merge failed with HTTP {code}: {message}")
+PY
+    rm -f "$body_file"
+    return 1
+}
+
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == true ]]; then
+    if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
+        HOST=$(get_remote_host) || {
+            echo "Error: Cannot determine host from origin remote URL" >&2
+            exit 1
+        }
+        TEA_LOGIN="${GITEA_LOGIN:-$(find_tea_login_for_host "$HOST" || true)}"
+        if [[ -n "$TEA_LOGIN" ]]; then
+            echo "Dry run: would merge PR #$PR_NUMBER on $HOST with tea login '$TEA_LOGIN' (base=$BASE_BRANCH, method=squash)."
+        else
+            echo "Dry run: would merge PR #$PR_NUMBER on $HOST with authenticated Gitea API fallback (base=$BASE_BRANCH, method=squash)."
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Dry run: would merge PR #$PR_NUMBER on $PLATFORM (base=$BASE_BRANCH, method=squash)."
+    fi
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 case "$PLATFORM" in
     github)
-        CMD="gh pr merge $PR_NUMBER --squash"
-        [[ "$DELETE_BRANCH" == true ]] && CMD="$CMD --delete-branch"
-        eval "$CMD"
+        cmd=(gh pr merge "$PR_NUMBER" --squash)
+        [[ "$DELETE_BRANCH" == true ]] && cmd+=(--delete-branch)
+        "${cmd[@]}"
         ;;
     gitea)
-        CMD="tea pr merge $PR_NUMBER --style squash --repo $OWNER/$REPO --login ${GITEA_LOGIN:-mosaicstack}"
+        HOST=$(get_remote_host) || {
+            echo "Error: Cannot determine host from origin remote URL" >&2
+            exit 1
+        }
+        TEA_LOGIN="${GITEA_LOGIN:-$(find_tea_login_for_host "$HOST" || true)}"
+
+        if [[ -n "$TEA_LOGIN" ]]; then
+            mkdir -p "${AGENT_WORK_ROOT:-/home/hermes/agent-work}"
+            TEA_ERROR_FILE=$(mktemp "${AGENT_WORK_ROOT:-/home/hermes/agent-work}/pr-merge-tea-error.XXXXXX")
+            if tea pr merge "$PR_NUMBER" --style squash --repo "$OWNER/$REPO" --login "$TEA_LOGIN" 2> "$TEA_ERROR_FILE"; then
+                rm -f "$TEA_ERROR_FILE"
+            elif is_known_tea_empty_identity_failure "$TEA_ERROR_FILE"; then
+                cat "$TEA_ERROR_FILE" >&2
+                echo "Known tea empty identity failure detected; using authenticated Gitea API merge fallback." >&2
+                rm -f "$TEA_ERROR_FILE"
+                merge_gitea_with_api "$HOST"
+            else
+                cat "$TEA_ERROR_FILE" >&2
+                rm -f "$TEA_ERROR_FILE"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "No tea login configured for $HOST; using authenticated Gitea API merge fallback." >&2
+            merge_gitea_with_api "$HOST"
+        fi
 
         # Delete branch after merge if requested
         if [[ "$DELETE_BRANCH" == true ]]; then
             echo "Note: Branch deletion after merge may need to be done separately with tea" >&2
         fi
-
-        eval "$CMD"
         ;;
     *)
         echo "Error: Could not detect git platform" >&2

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-metadata.sh

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 # pr-metadata.sh - Get PR metadata as JSON on GitHub or Gitea
 # Usage: pr-metadata.sh -n <pr_number> [-o <output_file>]
 
-set -e
+set -euo pipefail
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck source=packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/detect-platform.sh
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/detect-platform.sh"
 
 # Parse arguments
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             exit 0
             ;;
         *)
-            echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2
             exit 1
             ;;
     esac
@@ -42,56 +43,168 @@ if [[ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+write_metadata() {
+    local metadata="$1"
+    if [[ -n "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
+        printf '%s\n' "$metadata" > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
+    else
+        printf '%s\n' "$metadata"
+    fi
+}
+
+curl_gitea_pull() {
+    local api_url="$1"
+    local token basic_auth raw_code body_file http_code
+    body_file=$(mktemp)
+
+    token=$(get_gitea_token "$HOST" || true)
+    if [[ -n "$token" ]]; then
+        raw_code=$(curl -sS -w '%{http_code}' -o "$body_file" -H "Authorization: token $token" "$api_url" || true)
+        if [[ "$raw_code" =~ ^2 ]]; then
+            cat "$body_file"
+            rm -f "$body_file"
+            return 0
+        fi
+        http_code="$raw_code"
+    fi
+
+    basic_auth=$(get_gitea_basic_auth "$HOST" || true)
+    if [[ -n "$basic_auth" ]]; then
+        raw_code=$(curl -sS -w '%{http_code}' -o "$body_file" -u "$basic_auth" "$api_url" || true)
+        if [[ "$raw_code" =~ ^2 ]]; then
+            cat "$body_file"
+            rm -f "$body_file"
+            return 0
+        fi
+        http_code="$raw_code"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z "${http_code:-}" ]]; then
+        raw_code=$(curl -sS -w '%{http_code}' -o "$body_file" "$api_url" || true)
+        http_code="$raw_code"
+    fi
+
+    python3 - "$http_code" "$body_file" <<'PY' >&2
+import json
+import sys
+
+code, path = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
+try:
+    data = json.load(open(path, encoding="utf-8"))
+    message = data.get("message") or data.get("error") or "unknown API error"
+except Exception:
+    message = open(path, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace").read()[:200] or "empty response"
+print(f"Error: Gitea pull request API request failed with HTTP {code}: {message}")
+PY
+    rm -f "$body_file"
+    return 1
+}
+
 detect_platform > /dev/null
 
 if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
     METADATA=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --json number,title,body,state,author,headRefName,baseRefName,files,labels,assignees,milestone,createdAt,updatedAt,url,isDraft)
-
-    if [[ -n "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
-        echo "$METADATA" > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
-    else
-        echo "$METADATA"
-    fi
+    write_metadata "$METADATA"
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
     OWNER=$(get_repo_owner)
     REPO=$(get_repo_name)
-    REMOTE_URL=$(git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null)
-
-    # Extract host from remote URL
-    if [[ "$REMOTE_URL" == https://* ]]; then
-        HOST=$(echo "$REMOTE_URL" | sed -E 's|https://([^/]+)/.*|\1|')
-    elif [[ "$REMOTE_URL" == git@* ]]; then
-        HOST=$(echo "$REMOTE_URL" | sed -E 's|git@([^:]+):.*|\1|')
-    else
-        echo "Error: Cannot determine host from remote URL" >&2
+    HOST=$(get_remote_host) || {
+        echo "Error: Cannot determine host from origin remote URL" >&2
         exit 1
-    fi
+    }
 
     API_URL="https://${HOST}/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}"
-
-    GITEA_API_TOKEN=$(get_gitea_token "$HOST" || true)
-
-    if [[ -n "$GITEA_API_TOKEN" ]]; then
-        RAW=$(curl -sS -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_API_TOKEN" "$API_URL")
+    if [[ -n "${MOSAIC_GITEA_PR_METADATA_RAW_FILE:-}" ]]; then
+        RAW=$(cat "$MOSAIC_GITEA_PR_METADATA_RAW_FILE")
     else
-        RAW=$(curl -sS "$API_URL")
+        RAW=$(curl_gitea_pull "$API_URL")
     fi
 
-    # Normalize Gitea response to match our expected schema
-    METADATA=$(echo "$RAW" | python3 -c "
-import json, sys
-data = json.load(sys.stdin)
+    # Normalize Gitea response to match GitHub's expected metadata schema.
+    METADATA=$(printf '%s' "$RAW" | python3 -c "
+import json
+import sys
+
+def first_non_empty(*values):
+    for value in values:
+        if value is None:
+            continue
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            value = value.strip()
+        if value:
+            return value
+    return ''
+
+def nested(data, *keys):
+    current = data
+    for key in keys:
+        if not isinstance(current, dict):
+            return None
+        current = current.get(key)
+    return current
+
+try:
+    data = json.load(sys.stdin)
+except json.JSONDecodeError as exc:
+    print(f'Error: Gitea API returned non-JSON response: {exc}', file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if not isinstance(data, dict):
+    print('Error: Gitea API returned an unexpected non-object response', file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if data.get('message') and not data.get('number'):
+    print(f\"Error: Gitea API error: {data.get('message')}\", file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+head_ref = first_non_empty(
+    nested(data, 'head', 'ref'),
+    nested(data, 'head', 'name'),
+    nested(data, 'head', 'branch'),
+    data.get('head_branch'),
+    data.get('head_ref'),
+    nested(data, 'head', 'label'),
+    data.get('head_label'),
+)
+if isinstance(head_ref, str) and head_ref.startswith('refs/pull/'):
+    head_ref = first_non_empty(
+        nested(data, 'head', 'label'),
+        data.get('head_label'),
+        nested(data, 'head', 'name'),
+        nested(data, 'head', 'branch'),
+        data.get('head_branch'),
+        data.get('head_ref'),
+        head_ref,
+    )
+base_ref = first_non_empty(
+    nested(data, 'base', 'ref'),
+    nested(data, 'base', 'name'),
+    nested(data, 'base', 'branch'),
+    data.get('base_branch'),
+    data.get('base_ref'),
+    data.get('base_label'),
+)
+
+if not head_ref or not base_ref:
+    available = ', '.join(sorted(data.keys()))
+    print(
+        'Error: Unable to resolve non-empty Gitea PR head/base refs '
+        f'(headRefName={head_ref!r}, baseRefName={base_ref!r}; keys={available})',
+        file=sys.stderr,
+    )
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 normalized = {
     'number': data.get('number'),
     'title': data.get('title'),
     'body': data.get('body', ''),
     'state': data.get('state'),
-    'author': data.get('user', {}).get('login', ''),
-    'headRefName': data.get('head', {}).get('ref', ''),
-    'baseRefName': data.get('base', {}).get('ref', ''),
-    'labels': [l.get('name', '') for l in data.get('labels', [])],
-    'assignees': [a.get('login', '') for a in data.get('assignees', [])],
-    'milestone': data.get('milestone', {}).get('title', '') if data.get('milestone') else '',
+    'author': nested(data, 'user', 'login') or '',
+    'headRefName': head_ref,
+    'baseRefName': base_ref,
+    'labels': [l.get('name', '') for l in data.get('labels', []) if isinstance(l, dict)],
+    'assignees': [a.get('login', '') for a in data.get('assignees', []) if isinstance(a, dict)],
+    'milestone': nested(data, 'milestone', 'title') or '',
     'createdAt': data.get('created_at', ''),
     'updatedAt': data.get('updated_at', ''),
     'url': data.get('html_url', ''),
@@ -102,11 +215,7 @@ normalized = {
 json.dump(normalized, sys.stdout, indent=2)
 ")
 
-    if [[ -n "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
-        echo "$METADATA" > "$OUTPUT_FILE"
-    else
-        echo "$METADATA"
-    fi
+    write_metadata "$METADATA"
 else
     echo "Error: Unknown platform" >&2
     exit 1

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-review.sh

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
     case $ACTION in
         approve)
-            tea pr approve "$PR_NUMBER" ${COMMENT:+--comment "$COMMENT"}
+            tea pr approve "$PR_NUMBER" $(get_gitea_repo_args) ${COMMENT:+--comment "$COMMENT"}
             echo "Approved Gitea PR #$PR_NUMBER"
             ;;
         request-changes)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
                 echo "Error: Comment required for request-changes"
                 exit 1
             fi
-            tea pr reject "$PR_NUMBER" --comment "$COMMENT"
+            tea pr reject "$PR_NUMBER" $(get_gitea_repo_args) --comment "$COMMENT"
             echo "Requested changes on Gitea PR #$PR_NUMBER"
             ;;
         comment)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
                 echo "Error: Comment required"
                 exit 1
             fi
-            tea pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" "$COMMENT"
+            tea pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" "$COMMENT" $(get_gitea_repo_args)
             echo "Added comment to Gitea PR #$PR_NUMBER"
             ;;
         *)

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/pr-view.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # pr-view.sh - View pull request details on GitHub or Gitea
-# Usage: pr-view.sh -n <pr_number>
+# Usage: pr-view.sh -n <pr_number> [-r owner/repo]
 
 set -e
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ source "$SCRIPT_DIR/detect-platform.sh"
 
 # Parse arguments
 PR_NUMBER=""
+REPO_OVERRIDE=""
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
@@ -16,11 +17,16 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             PR_NUMBER="$2"
             shift 2
             ;;
+        -r|--repo)
+            REPO_OVERRIDE="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -h|--help)
-            echo "Usage: pr-view.sh -n <pr_number>"
+            echo "Usage: pr-view.sh -n <pr_number> [-r owner/repo]"
             echo ""
             echo "Options:"
             echo "  -n, --number   PR number (required)"
+            echo "  -r, --repo     Repository slug (default: infer from git origin)"
             echo "  -h, --help     Show this help"
             exit 0
             ;;
@@ -36,12 +42,23 @@ if [[ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-detect_platform
+if [[ -n "$REPO_OVERRIDE" ]]; then
+    REPO_INFO="$REPO_OVERRIDE"
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform 2>/dev/null || echo gitea)
+else
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
+    REPO_INFO=$(get_repo_info)
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$REPO_INFO" || "$REPO_INFO" == error:* ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not determine repository from git origin. Run from a repo or pass --repo." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "github" ]]; then
-    gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER"
+    gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO_INFO"
 elif [[ "$PLATFORM" == "gitea" ]]; then
-    tea pr "$PR_NUMBER"
+    tea pr "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO_INFO" --login "${GITEA_LOGIN:-mosaicstack}"
 else
     echo "Error: Unknown platform"
     exit 1

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-merge-gitea-empty-uid.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Regression harness for pr-merge.sh Gitea non-interactive tea empty identity fallback.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WORK_ROOT="${AGENT_WORK_ROOT:-/home/hermes/agent-work}"
+SANDBOX="$WORK_ROOT/pr-merge-empty-uid-test-$$"
+MOCK_BIN="$SANDBOX/bin"
+REPO_DIR="$SANDBOX/repo"
+LOG_FILE="$SANDBOX/mock.log"
+
+cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$SANDBOX"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+mkdir -p "$MOCK_BIN" "$REPO_DIR"
+: > "$LOG_FILE"
+
+cat > "$MOCK_BIN/tea" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+printf 'tea %q ' "$@" >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+printf '\n' >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+if [[ "$*" == *"pr merge"* ]]; then
+    echo 'user does not exist [uid: 0, name: ]' >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
+EOF
+chmod +x "$MOCK_BIN/tea"
+
+cat > "$MOCK_BIN/curl" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+printf 'curl %q ' "$@" >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+printf '\n' >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+args=" $* "
+out_file=""
+write_code=false
+post_data=""
+prev=""
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    if [[ "$prev" == "-o" ]]; then
+        out_file="$arg"
+        prev=""
+        continue
+    fi
+    if [[ "$prev" == "-d" ]]; then
+        post_data="$arg"
+        prev=""
+        continue
+    fi
+    if [[ "$arg" == "-o" ]]; then
+        prev="-o"
+        continue
+    fi
+    if [[ "$arg" == "-d" ]]; then
+        prev="-d"
+        continue
+    fi
+    if [[ "$arg" == "-w" ]]; then
+        write_code=true
+    fi
+done
+emit_response() {
+    local body="$1"
+    if [[ -n "$out_file" ]]; then
+        printf '%s' "$body" > "$out_file"
+    else
+        printf '%s' "$body"
+    fi
+    if [[ "$write_code" == true ]]; then
+        printf '200'
+    fi
+}
+if [[ "$args" == *"/api/v1/repos/mosaicstack/stack/pulls/123"* && "$args" != *"/api/v1/repos/mosaicstack/stack/pulls/123/merge"* ]]; then
+    emit_response '{"number":123,"title":"mock","state":"open","user":{"login":"tester"},"head":{"ref":"feature/mock"},"base":{"ref":"main"},"labels":[],"assignees":[],"html_url":"https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/pulls/123","mergeable":true}'
+    exit 0
+fi
+if [[ "$args" == *"-X POST"* && "$args" == *"/api/v1/repos/mosaicstack/stack/pulls/123/merge"* ]]; then
+    if [[ "$post_data" != '{"Do":"squash"}' ]]; then
+        echo "unexpected merge payload: $post_data" >&2
+        exit 96
+    fi
+    emit_response '{"merged":true,"message":"mock merge complete"}'
+    exit 0
+fi
+echo "unexpected curl invocation: $*" >&2
+exit 97
+EOF
+chmod +x "$MOCK_BIN/curl"
+
+cd "$REPO_DIR"
+git init -q
+git remote add origin https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack.git
+
+export PATH="$MOCK_BIN:$PATH"
+export PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG="$LOG_FILE"
+export GITEA_LOGIN="git.mosaicstack.dev"
+export GITEA_TOKEN="redacted-test-token"
+
+OUTPUT="$SANDBOX/output.log"
+if ! "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-merge.sh" -n 123 -m squash --skip-queue-guard > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1; then
+    echo "Expected pr-merge.sh to recover via Gitea API fallback." >&2
+    echo "--- output ---" >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$OUTPUT" >&2
+    echo "--- mock log ---" >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! grep -q '/api/v1/repos/mosaicstack/stack/pulls/123/merge' "$LOG_FILE"; then
+    echo "Expected authenticated Gitea merge API endpoint to be called." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if grep -q 'redacted-test-token' "$OUTPUT"; then
+    echo "Token leaked to pr-merge.sh output." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cat > "$MOCK_BIN/tea" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+printf 'tea %q ' "$@" >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+printf '\n' >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+if [[ "$*" == *"pr merge"* ]]; then
+    echo 'tea network timeout' >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+exit 0
+EOF
+chmod +x "$MOCK_BIN/tea"
+: > "$LOG_FILE"
+if "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-merge.sh" -n 123 -m squash --skip-queue-guard > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1; then
+    echo "Expected arbitrary tea failure to remain blocking." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if grep -q '/api/v1/repos/mosaicstack/stack/pulls/123/merge' "$LOG_FILE"; then
+    echo "Arbitrary tea failure unexpectedly used Gitea API merge fallback." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -q 'tea network timeout' "$OUTPUT"; then
+    echo "Expected arbitrary tea error to be preserved in output." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$OUTPUT" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cat > "$MOCK_BIN/tea" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+printf 'tea %q ' "$@" >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+printf '\n' >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+if [[ "$*" == *"login list"* ]]; then
+    echo '[]'
+    exit 0
+fi
+if [[ "$*" == *"pr merge"* ]]; then
+    echo 'tea merge should not run without a configured host login' >&2
+    exit 99
+fi
+exit 0
+EOF
+chmod +x "$MOCK_BIN/tea"
+unset GITEA_LOGIN
+: > "$LOG_FILE"
+if ! "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-merge.sh" -n 123 -m squash --skip-queue-guard > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1; then
+    echo "Expected missing tea login to use authenticated Gitea API fallback." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$OUTPUT" >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -q '/api/v1/repos/mosaicstack/stack/pulls/123/merge' "$LOG_FILE"; then
+    echo "Expected missing tea login path to call Gitea API merge endpoint." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+SENTINEL="$SANDBOX/injected-sentinel"
+INJECTION="123; touch $SENTINEL #"
+
+cat > "$MOCK_BIN/gh" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+printf 'gh %q ' "$@" >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+printf '\n' >> "$PR_MERGE_TEST_LOG"
+if [[ "$*" == *"pr view"* ]]; then
+    cat <<'JSON'
+{"number":123,"title":"mock","baseRefName":"main","headRefName":"feature/mock"}
+JSON
+    exit 0
+fi
+if [[ "$*" == *"pr merge"* ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+echo "unexpected gh invocation: $*" >&2
+exit 98
+EOF
+chmod +x "$MOCK_BIN/gh"
+
+cd "$REPO_DIR"
+git remote set-url origin https://github.com/mosaicstack/stack.git
+: > "$LOG_FILE"
+rm -f "$SENTINEL"
+if "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-merge.sh" -n "$INJECTION" -m squash --skip-queue-guard > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1; then
+    echo "Expected GitHub metacharacter PR number to be rejected." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$OUTPUT" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ -e "$SENTINEL" ]]; then
+    echo "GitHub metacharacter PR number executed injected shell command." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ -s "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "GitHub metacharacter PR number should be rejected before gh calls." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -q 'Invalid PR number' "$OUTPUT"; then
+    echo "Expected invalid PR number error for GitHub metacharacter input." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$OUTPUT" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd "$REPO_DIR"
+git remote set-url origin https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack.git
+export GITEA_LOGIN="git.mosaicstack.dev"
+: > "$LOG_FILE"
+rm -f "$SENTINEL"
+if "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-merge.sh" -n "$INJECTION" -m squash --skip-queue-guard > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1; then
+    echo "Expected Gitea metacharacter PR number to be rejected." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$OUTPUT" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ -e "$SENTINEL" ]]; then
+    echo "Gitea metacharacter PR number executed injected shell command." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [[ -s "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "Gitea metacharacter PR number should be rejected before tea/curl calls." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$LOG_FILE" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! grep -q 'Invalid PR number' "$OUTPUT"; then
+    echo "Expected invalid PR number error for Gitea metacharacter input." >&2
+    sed 's/redacted-test-token/***REDACTED***/g' "$OUTPUT" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "pr-merge.sh Gitea fallback regression passed"

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-pr-metadata-gitea.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Regression harness for Gitea PR metadata normalization.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WORK_DIR="${MOSAIC_TEST_WORK_DIR:-$PWD/.mosaic-test-work/pr-metadata-gitea}"
+REPO_DIR="$WORK_DIR/repo"
+FIXTURE_DIR="$WORK_DIR/fixtures"
+
+rm -rf "$WORK_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$REPO_DIR" "$FIXTURE_DIR"
+
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" init -q
+git -C "$REPO_DIR" remote add origin https://git.uscllc.com/USC/uconnect.git
+
+cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/gitea-standard.json" <<'JSON'
+{
+  "number": 1905,
+  "title": "Smoke gate fix",
+  "state": "open",
+  "user": {"login": "edith"},
+  "head": {"ref": "edith/t_39ce717c-authentik-smoke-gate"},
+  "base": {"ref": "main"},
+  "labels": [{"name": "ci"}],
+  "assignees": [{"login": "edith"}],
+  "html_url": "https://git.uscllc.com/USC/uconnect/pulls/1905"
+}
+JSON
+
+cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/gitea-fallback.json" <<'JSON'
+{
+  "number": 1908,
+  "title": "Fallback branch fields",
+  "state": "open",
+  "user": {"login": "edith"},
+  "head_branch": "fix/fallback-head",
+  "base_branch": "main",
+  "html_url": "https://git.uscllc.com/USC/uconnect/pulls/1908"
+}
+JSON
+
+cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/gitea-refs-pull-label.json" <<'JSON'
+{
+  "number": 1908,
+  "title": "Closed merged PR with synthetic pull ref",
+  "state": "closed",
+  "user": {"login": "edith"},
+  "head": {"ref": "refs/pull/1908/head", "label": "fix/t_23fa9e1d-portal-health-backend"},
+  "base": {"ref": "main"},
+  "html_url": "https://git.uscllc.com/USC/uconnect/pulls/1908"
+}
+JSON
+
+cat > "$FIXTURE_DIR/gitea-error.json" <<'JSON'
+{"message": "user does not exist [uid: 0, name: ]", "url": "https://git.uscllc.com/api/swagger"}
+JSON
+
+run_case() {
+    local fixture="$1" expected_number="$2" expected_head="$3"
+    local output
+    output=$(cd "$REPO_DIR" && MOSAIC_GITEA_PR_METADATA_RAW_FILE="$fixture" "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-metadata.sh" -n "$expected_number")
+    PR_METADATA_OUTPUT="$output" python3 - "$expected_number" "$expected_head" <<'PY'
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+
+data = json.loads(os.environ["PR_METADATA_OUTPUT"])
+expected_number = int(sys.argv[1])
+expected_head = sys.argv[2]
+assert data["number"] == expected_number, data
+assert data["baseRefName"] == "main", data
+assert data["headRefName"] == expected_head, data
+PY
+}
+
+run_case "$FIXTURE_DIR/gitea-standard.json" 1905 edith/t_39ce717c-authentik-smoke-gate
+run_case "$FIXTURE_DIR/gitea-fallback.json" 1908 fix/fallback-head
+run_case "$FIXTURE_DIR/gitea-refs-pull-label.json" 1908 fix/t_23fa9e1d-portal-health-backend
+
+if cd "$REPO_DIR" && MOSAIC_GITEA_PR_METADATA_RAW_FILE="$FIXTURE_DIR/gitea-error.json" "$SCRIPT_DIR/pr-metadata.sh" -n 1909 >/dev/null 2>"$WORK_DIR/error.log"; then
+    echo "Expected API error fixture to fail" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+grep -q "Gitea API error" "$WORK_DIR/error.log"
+
+echo "Gitea PR metadata regression harness passed"

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Inter-Agent tmux Comms — Standard & Tooling
+
+Reliable, self-identifying messaging between Mosaic agents running in tmux panes
+(Claude Code / Codex / OpenCode REPLs), across hosts.
+
+## The addressing standard (required)
+
+Every cross-agent tmux message MUST begin with an addressing preamble:
+
+```
+[<src_host>:<src_session> -> <dst_host>:<dst_session>] <message>
+```
+
+- `host` = `hostname -s` of the machine the agent runs on (e.g. `web1`, `sb-it-mgr-0-lt`).
+- `session` = the tmux session name (e.g. `mos-claude`, `rev0-4`, `installer-1`).
+- **Replies FLIP the preamble**: the recipient answers with `[<dst> -> <src>] ...`.
+
+Why: a fresh or context-wiped agent always knows who sent a message and to whom.
+No ambiguity about origin or lane after a tmux wipe / session restart.
+
+Example exchange:
+
+```
+[web1:mos-claude -> sb-it-mgr-0-lt:installer-1] status on #29?
+[sb-it-mgr-0-lt:installer-1 -> web1:mos-claude] Q2 done, opening PR #34.
+```
+
+## The helper: `agent-send.sh`
+
+Prepends the preamble automatically (auto-detecting your own `host:session`) and
+delivers reliably to local OR remote panes.
+
+```bash
+# Local target (same host)
+agent-send.sh -s <dst_session> -m "message"
+
+# Remote target (over ssh)
+agent-send.sh -H user@host -s <dst_session> -m "message"
+
+# From a file / stdin
+agent-send.sh -H user@host -s <dst_session> -f msg.txt
+echo "msg" | agent-send.sh -s <dst_session>
+```
+
+Key flags: `-s` dst session (required) · `-H` ssh target for remote · `-n` dst
+hostname for the preamble (else auto-resolved) · `-m`/`-f`/stdin body · `-S`
+override source label · `-v` verbose · `-r N` Enter-flush attempts.
+
+## Why a helper exists (the submission gotcha)
+
+Pasting into an interactive REPL via raw `tmux send-keys` is unreliable: a
+trailing `Enter` is frequently swallowed and the message sits as an **unsubmitted
+draft** ("Press up to edit queued messages"). Over an `ssh -> nested tmux` hop the
+plain `Enter` keyname often does not register at all — `C-m` is needed.
+
+`send-message.sh` solves this for a **local** pane: bracketed-paste the body
+(so multi-line content doesn't submit early), pause, then send `Enter` as its own
+keystroke and flush with a second, verifying against a draft heuristic.
+
+`agent-send.sh` solves the **remote** case by _shipping `send-message.sh` over ssh_
+(`ssh host bash -s -- ... < send-message.sh`) and running it local to the target
+pane — so the reliable send-keys always happens on the pane's own host. The remote
+needs only `bash` + `tmux` + `base64`; **no mosaic install required there**. The
+message crosses the wire as base64 (`-b`) to avoid all shell-quoting hazards.
+
+## Files
+
+- `agent-send.sh` — inter-agent wrapper (preamble + local/remote dispatch).
+- `send-message.sh` — low-level reliable single-pane submitter (`-b` base64 input).
+
+## Distribution
+
+These live in the installed framework copy at
+`~/.config/mosaic/tools/tmux/`. `install.sh` rsyncs the framework **source tree**
+to each host, so to propagate permanently, land both files in the framework
+source repo and re-run the installer on each host. Until then, `agent-send.sh`
+already works against any reachable host because it ships `send-message.sh` over
+ssh per-send — no pre-install on the target host is needed to _send to_ it.

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/agent-send.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# agent-send.sh — standard inter-agent tmux messaging for the Mosaic stack.
+#
+# WHAT IT DOES
+#   Sends a message to another agent's tmux pane (local or on a remote host)
+#   with the canonical addressing preamble prepended:
+#
+#       [<src_host>:<src_session> -> <dst_host>:<dst_session>] <message>
+#
+#   The preamble makes every inter-agent message self-identifying, so a fresh
+#   or context-wiped agent always knows who sent a message and to whom — no
+#   ambiguity about lanes or origin. Recipients replying should FLIP the
+#   preamble: [<dst> -> <src>] ... (this tool sends; it does not auto-reply).
+#
+# WHY A WRAPPER
+#   Reliable submission into an interactive REPL (Claude Code / Codex) is fiddly:
+#   a trailing Enter is often swallowed and the message sits as an unsubmitted
+#   DRAFT. tools/tmux/send-message.sh already solves that for a LOCAL pane via
+#   bracketed-paste + Enter-flush + draft-detection. For REMOTE targets this
+#   wrapper SHIPS send-message.sh over ssh (stdin) and runs it there, so the
+#   reliable send-keys happens local to the target pane — sidestepping the
+#   ssh->nested-tmux Enter/C-m swallow entirely. No mosaic install needed on
+#   the remote host; only bash + tmux + base64 (standard).
+#
+# USAGE
+#   agent-send.sh -s <dst_session> -m "message"                 # local target
+#   agent-send.sh -H user@host -s <dst_session> -m "message"    # remote target
+#   agent-send.sh -H user@host -n <dst_hostname> -s <sess> -f msg.txt
+#   echo "msg" | agent-send.sh -H user@host -s <dst_session>
+#
+# OPTIONS
+#   -s DST_SESSION  target tmux session (or session:window.pane)   [required]
+#   -H SSH_TARGET   ssh target (user@host) for a remote pane; omit for local
+#   -n DST_HOST     hostname to show in the preamble for the target.
+#                   Default: local hostname, or (remote) resolved via one ssh.
+#   -m MESSAGE      message text (single- or multi-line)
+#   -f FILE         read message from FILE instead of -m
+#   -S SRC_LABEL    override source label "<host>:<session>" (default: auto)
+#   -r N            Enter-flush attempts passed through (default 2)
+#   -v              verbose: print pane tail after delivery
+#   -h              help
+#
+# EXIT CODES  (passed through from send-message.sh)
+#   0 delivered/queued · 1 target not found · 2 still draft · 3 usage error
+set -uo pipefail
+
+SELF_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd)
+SENDER="$SELF_DIR/send-message.sh"
+
+DST_SESSION=""; SSH_TARGET=""; DST_HOST=""; MSG=""; FILE=""
+SRC_LABEL=""; RETRIES=2; VERBOSE=0
+usage() { sed -n '2,44p' "$0"; exit "${1:-3}"; }
+
+while getopts "s:H:n:m:f:S:r:vh" o; do
+  case "$o" in
+    s) DST_SESSION=$OPTARG ;; H) SSH_TARGET=$OPTARG ;; n) DST_HOST=$OPTARG ;;
+    m) MSG=$OPTARG ;; f) FILE=$OPTARG ;; S) SRC_LABEL=$OPTARG ;;
+    r) RETRIES=$OPTARG ;; v) VERBOSE=1 ;; h) usage 0 ;; *) usage 3 ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+[ -n "$DST_SESSION" ] || { echo "ERROR: -s DST_SESSION is required" >&2; usage 3; }
+[ -x "$SENDER" ] || { echo "ERROR: send-message.sh not found beside this script" >&2; exit 3; }
+
+# Message body from -f / -m / stdin.
+if   [ -n "$FILE" ]; then [ -r "$FILE" ] || { echo "ERROR: cannot read $FILE" >&2; exit 3; }; MSG=$(cat -- "$FILE")
+elif [ -z "$MSG" ] && [ ! -t 0 ]; then MSG=$(cat)
+fi
+[ -n "$MSG" ] || { echo "ERROR: empty message (use -m, -f, or stdin)" >&2; exit 3; }
+
+# Source label: this agent's host:session (auto-detected, overridable).
+if [ -z "$SRC_LABEL" ]; then
+  src_host=$(hostname -s 2>/dev/null || echo "?")
+  src_sess=$(tmux display-message -p '#S' 2>/dev/null || echo "?")
+  SRC_LABEL="${src_host}:${src_sess}"
+fi
+
+# Destination host label for the preamble.
+if [ -z "$DST_HOST" ]; then
+  if [ -n "$SSH_TARGET" ]; then
+    DST_HOST=$(ssh -o ConnectTimeout=8 -o BatchMode=yes "$SSH_TARGET" 'hostname -s' 2>/dev/null || echo "${SSH_TARGET#*@}")
+  else
+    DST_HOST=$(hostname -s 2>/dev/null || echo "local")
+  fi
+fi
+
+PREAMBLE="[${SRC_LABEL} -> ${DST_HOST}:${DST_SESSION}]"
+FULL="${PREAMBLE} ${MSG}"
+B64=$(printf '%s' "$FULL" | base64 -w0)
+
+vflag=""; [ "$VERBOSE" = 1 ] && vflag="-v"
+
+if [ -z "$SSH_TARGET" ]; then
+  # Local pane: call the canonical sender directly.
+  exec "$SENDER" -t "$DST_SESSION" -b "$B64" -r "$RETRIES" $vflag
+else
+  # Remote pane: ship the sender over ssh and run it local to the target.
+  ssh -o ConnectTimeout=10 "$SSH_TARGET" \
+      "bash -s -- -t '$DST_SESSION' -b '$B64' -r '$RETRIES' $vflag" < "$SENDER"
+fi

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/send-message.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# send-message.sh — reliably deliver a message to a tmux pane running an
+# interactive REPL (e.g. a Claude Code / Codex agent).
+#
+# WHY THIS EXISTS
+#   Pasting multi-line text into an interactive agent REPL via `tmux send-keys`
+#   is unreliable: the text lands in the input box but a single trailing Enter
+#   in the same keystroke stream is frequently swallowed, so the message sits as
+#   an UNSUBMITTED DRAFT ("Press up to edit queued messages") and the agent never
+#   sees it. The mechanical fix is: paste as a bracketed paste (so embedded
+#   newlines don't submit early), pause, then send Enter as its OWN keystroke,
+#   pause, and send Enter again to flush. An extra Enter on an empty prompt is a
+#   no-op in Claude Code, so the double-Enter is safe.
+#
+# USAGE
+#   send-message.sh -t <target> -m "message"
+#   send-message.sh -t <target> -f <file>
+#   echo "message" | send-message.sh -t <target>
+#   ssh host bash -s -- -t <target> -b "$(base64 -w0 <<<msg)" < send-message.sh
+#
+# OPTIONS
+#   -t TARGET   tmux target: session, or session:window.pane  [required]
+#   -m MESSAGE  message text (single- or multi-line)
+#   -f FILE     read message from FILE instead of -m
+#   -b BASE64   message as base64 (ssh-safe transport; decoded internally)
+#   -r N        Enter-flush attempts (default 2)
+#   -v          verbose: print a short tail of the pane after delivery
+#   -h          help
+#
+# EXIT CODES
+#   0  delivered (submitted) or queued (agent busy; will process when free)
+#   1  tmux target not found
+#   2  message still appears to be an unsubmitted draft after retries
+#   3  usage error
+set -uo pipefail
+
+TARGET=""; MSG=""; FILE=""; B64=""; RETRIES=2; VERBOSE=0
+usage() { sed -n '2,34p' "$0"; exit "${1:-3}"; }
+
+while getopts "t:m:f:b:r:vh" o; do
+  case "$o" in
+    t) TARGET=$OPTARG ;; m) MSG=$OPTARG ;; f) FILE=$OPTARG ;; b) B64=$OPTARG ;;
+    r) RETRIES=$OPTARG ;; v) VERBOSE=1 ;; h) usage 0 ;; *) usage 3 ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+[ -n "$TARGET" ] || { echo "ERROR: -t TARGET is required" >&2; usage 3; }
+if   [ -n "$B64" ];  then MSG=$(printf '%s' "$B64" | base64 -d) || { echo "ERROR: bad -b base64" >&2; exit 3; }
+elif [ -n "$FILE" ]; then [ -r "$FILE" ] || { echo "ERROR: cannot read $FILE" >&2; exit 3; }; MSG=$(cat -- "$FILE")
+elif [ -z "$MSG" ] && [ ! -t 0 ]; then MSG=$(cat)
+fi
+[ -n "$MSG" ] || { echo "ERROR: empty message (use -m, -f, or stdin)" >&2; exit 3; }
+
+# Target must resolve to a live pane.
+if ! tmux list-panes -t "$TARGET" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: tmux target not found: $TARGET" >&2; exit 1
+fi
+
+QUEUED_RE='Press up to edit queued messages'
+# A distinctive tail of the message to spot an unsubmitted draft on the input line.
+snippet=$(printf '%s' "$MSG" | tr '\n' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed 's/[^[:print:]]//g' | tail -c 32)
+
+# 1) Paste the body as a bracketed paste so multi-line content does not submit
+#    line-by-line. load-buffer/paste-buffer is far safer than `send-keys -l`.
+printf '%s' "$MSG" | tmux load-buffer -b __mosaic_send -
+# -p = bracketed paste when the client supports it; fall back if not.
+tmux paste-buffer -d -p -b __mosaic_send -t "$TARGET" 2>/dev/null \
+  || tmux paste-buffer -d -b __mosaic_send -t "$TARGET"
+sleep 0.5
+
+# 2) Submit, then verify; flush with another Enter if it is still a draft.
+status="sent"
+for attempt in $(seq 1 $((RETRIES + 1))); do
+  tmux send-keys -t "$TARGET" Enter
+  sleep 1.2
+  pane=$(tmux capture-pane -t "$TARGET" -p 2>/dev/null)
+
+  if printf '%s' "$pane" | grep -qF "$QUEUED_RE"; then
+    status="queued"; break
+  fi
+  # Draft heuristic: the prompt glyph line still carries our message tail.
+  # (Submitted messages scroll up into history; a draft stays on the ❯ line.)
+  promptline=$(printf '%s' "$pane" | grep -E '❯|^>|│ >' | tail -1)
+  if [ -n "$snippet" ] && printf '%s' "$promptline" | grep -qF "$snippet"; then
+    status="draft"; continue
+  fi
+  status="delivered"; break
+done
+
+[ "$VERBOSE" = 1 ] && { echo "--- pane tail ($TARGET) ---"; printf '%s\n' "$pane" | tail -4; echo "---"; }
+
+case "$status" in
+  delivered) echo "✓ delivered to $TARGET"; exit 0 ;;
+  queued)    echo "✓ queued to $TARGET (agent busy — will process when it returns to prompt)"; exit 0 ;;
+  draft)     echo "✗ still an unsubmitted draft on $TARGET after $RETRIES flush attempts" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+  *)         echo "✓ sent to $TARGET (submission state indeterminate; verify with -v)"; exit 0 ;;
+esac

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/woodpecker/pipeline-list.sh

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ REPO_ID=$(wp_resolve_repo_id "$REPO") || exit 1
 
 response=$(curl -sk -w "\n%{http_code}" \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer $WOODPECKER_TOKEN" \
-  "${WOODPECKER_URL}/api/repos/${REPO_ID}/pipelines?per_page=${LIMIT}")
+  "${WOODPECKER_URL}/api/repos/${REPO_ID}/pipelines?perPage=${LIMIT}")
 
 http_code=$(echo "$response" | tail -n1)
 body=$(echo "$response" | sed '$d')

packages/mosaic/framework/tools/woodpecker/pipeline-status.sh

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ _wp_fetch() {
 
 if [[ -z "$NUMBER" ]]; then
   # Get latest pipeline number from list, then fetch full detail
-  list_body=$(_wp_fetch "${WOODPECKER_URL}/api/repos/${REPO_ID}/pipelines?per_page=1") || exit 1
+  list_body=$(_wp_fetch "${WOODPECKER_URL}/api/repos/${REPO_ID}/pipelines?perPage=1") || exit 1
   NUMBER=$(echo "$list_body" | jq -r '.[0].number // empty')
   if [[ -z "$NUMBER" ]]; then
     echo "Error: No pipelines found" >&2

packages/mosaic/src/commands/git-wrapper-redirects.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+const packageRoot = join(import.meta.dirname, '..', '..');
+const gitToolsDir = join(packageRoot, 'framework', 'tools', 'git');
+
+function readGitTool(scriptName: string): string {
+  return readFileSync(join(gitToolsDir, scriptName), 'utf-8');
+}
+
+describe('Gitea git wrapper API calls', () => {
+  it.each(['ci-queue-wait.sh', 'pr-ci-wait.sh'])(
+    '%s follows Gitea API redirects before parsing JSON',
+    (scriptName) => {
+      const script = readGitTool(scriptName);
+
+      expect(script).not.toContain('curl -fsS -H "Authorization: token');
+      expect(script).toContain('curl -fsSL -H "Authorization: token');
+    },
+  );
+});

packages/mosaic/src/commands/launch.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach, type MockInstance } from 'vitest';
 import { Command } from 'commander';
-import { registerRuntimeLaunchers, type RuntimeLaunchHandler } from './launch.js';
+import { buildPiSkillArgs, registerRuntimeLaunchers, type RuntimeLaunchHandler } from './launch.js';
 
 /**
  * Tests for the commander wiring between `mosaic <runtime>` / `mosaic yolo <runtime>`
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ function buildProgram(handler: RuntimeLaunchHandler): Command {
   return program;
 }
 
+const fakeSkills = ['--skill', '/skills/test-driven-development', '--skill', '/skills/pdf'];
+
 // `process.exit` returns `never`, so vi.spyOn demands a replacement with the
 // same signature. We throw from the mock to short-circuit into test-land.
 const exitThrows = (): never => {
@@ -63,6 +65,30 @@ describe('registerRuntimeLaunchers — non-yolo subcommands', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('buildPiSkillArgs', () => {
+  it('defaults to disabling Pi skill discovery to keep startup context small', () => {
+    expect(buildPiSkillArgs([], {}, fakeSkills)).toEqual(['--no-skills']);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps explicit user skills while disabling automatic discovery', () => {
+    expect(buildPiSkillArgs(['--skill', '/tmp/custom'], {}, fakeSkills)).toEqual(['--no-skills']);
+  });
+
+  it('supports legacy all-skills mode without double-loading settings skills', () => {
+    expect(buildPiSkillArgs([], { MOSAIC_PI_SKILL_MODE: 'all' }, fakeSkills)).toEqual([
+      '--no-skills',
+      '--skill',
+      '/skills/test-driven-development',
+      '--skill',
+      '/skills/pdf',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('supports native Pi discovery when explicitly requested', () => {
+    expect(buildPiSkillArgs([], { MOSAIC_PI_SKILL_MODE: 'discover' }, fakeSkills)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('registerRuntimeLaunchers — yolo <runtime>', () => {
   let mockExit: MockInstance<typeof process.exit>;
   let mockError: MockInstance<typeof console.error>;

packages/mosaic/src/commands/launch.ts

@@ -447,6 +447,32 @@ function discoverPiSkills(): string[] {
   return args;
 }
 
+type PiSkillMode = 'none' | 'all' | 'discover';
+
+function normalizePiSkillMode(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): PiSkillMode {
+  const value = env['MOSAIC_PI_SKILL_MODE']?.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (value === 'all' || value === 'discover') return value;
+  return 'none';
+}
+
+export function buildPiSkillArgs(
+  _runtimeArgs: string[],
+  env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
+  discoveredSkillArgs: string[] = discoverPiSkills(),
+): string[] {
+  const mode = normalizePiSkillMode(env);
+
+  if (mode === 'discover') {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  if (mode === 'all') {
+    return ['--no-skills', ...discoveredSkillArgs];
+  }
+
+  return ['--no-skills'];
+}
+
 function discoverPiExtension(): string[] {
   const ext = join(MOSAIC_HOME, 'runtime', 'pi', 'mosaic-extension.ts');
   return existsSync(ext) ? ['--extension', ext] : [];
@@ -523,7 +549,7 @@ function launchRuntime(runtime: RuntimeName, args: string[], yolo: boolean): nev
     case 'pi': {
       const prompt = buildRuntimePrompt('pi');
       const cliArgs = ['--append-system-prompt', prompt];
-      cliArgs.push(...discoverPiSkills());
+      cliArgs.push(...buildPiSkillArgs(args));
       cliArgs.push(...discoverPiExtension());
       if (hasMissionNoArgs) {
         cliArgs.push(missionPrompt);

packages/storage/src/migrate-tier.integration.test.ts

@@ -16,8 +16,15 @@ import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import os from 'node:os';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
-import { users, teams, teamMembers, conversations, messages } from '@mosaicstack/db';
-import { createPgliteDbWithVector, runPgliteMigrations } from './test-utils/pglite-with-vector.js';
+import {
+  users,
+  teams,
+  teamMembers,
+  conversations,
+  messages,
+  createPgliteDb,
+  runPgliteMigrations,
+} from '@mosaicstack/db';
 
 import postgres from 'postgres';
 import { afterAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
@@ -102,11 +109,8 @@ describe.skipIf(!run)('migrate-tier — PGlite → federated PG', () => {
     /* ---- 1. Create a temp PGlite db ---------------------------------- */
 
     pgliteDataDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'fed-m1-08-'));
-    const handle = createPgliteDbWithVector(pgliteDataDir);
-
-    // Run Drizzle migrations against PGlite.
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    await runPgliteMigrations(handle.db as any);
+    const handle = createPgliteDb(pgliteDataDir);
+    await runPgliteMigrations(handle);
 
     /* ---- 2. Seed representative data --------------------------------- */
 

packages/storage/src/test-utils/pglite-with-vector.ts

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Test-only helpers for creating a PGlite database with the pgvector extension
- * and running Drizzle migrations against it.
- *
- * These are intentionally NOT exported from @mosaicstack/db to avoid pulling
- * the WASM vector bundle into the public API surface.
- */
-
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
-import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
-
-import { PGlite } from '@electric-sql/pglite';
-import { vector } from '@electric-sql/pglite/vector';
-import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/pglite';
-import { migrate as migratePglite } from 'drizzle-orm/pglite/migrator';
-import type { PgliteDatabase } from 'drizzle-orm/pglite';
-import * as schema from '@mosaicstack/db';
-import type { DbHandle } from '@mosaicstack/db';
-
-/**
- * Create a PGlite DB handle with the pgvector extension loaded.
- * Required for running Drizzle migrations that include `CREATE EXTENSION vector`.
- */
-export function createPgliteDbWithVector(dataDir: string): DbHandle {
-  const client = new PGlite(dataDir, { extensions: { vector } });
-  const db = drizzle(client, { schema });
-  return {
-    db: db as unknown as DbHandle['db'],
-    close: async () => {
-      await client.close();
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Run Drizzle migrations against an already-open PGlite database handle.
- * Resolves the migrations folder from @mosaicstack/db's installed location.
- *
- * @param db  A PgliteDatabase instance (from drizzle-orm/pglite).
- */
-export async function runPgliteMigrations(
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  db: PgliteDatabase<any>,
-): Promise<void> {
-  // Resolve @mosaicstack/db package root to locate its drizzle migrations folder.
-  const _require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-  const dbPkgMain = _require.resolve('@mosaicstack/db');
-  // dbPkgMain → …/packages/db/dist/index.js  →  dirname = dist/
-  // go up one level from dist/ to find the sibling drizzle/ folder
-  const migrationsFolder = resolve(dirname(dbPkgMain), '../drizzle');
-  await migratePglite(db, { migrationsFolder });
-}

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.0.0
         version: 2.1.9(@types/node@24.12.0)(jsdom@29.0.0(@noble/hashes@2.0.1))(lightningcss@1.31.1)
 
+  apps/appservice:
+    dependencies:
+      '@mosaicstack/appservice':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/appservice
+    devDependencies:
+      '@types/node':
+        specifier: ^22.0.0
+        version: 22.19.15
+      tsx:
+        specifier: ^4.19.0
+        version: 4.21.0
+      typescript:
+        specifier: ^5.8.0
+        version: 5.9.3
+      vitest:
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.1.9(@types/node@22.19.15)(jsdom@29.0.0(@noble/hashes@2.0.1))(lightningcss@1.31.1)
+
   apps/gateway:
     dependencies:
       '@anthropic-ai/sdk':
@@ -179,6 +198,9 @@ importers:
       socket.io:
         specifier: ^4.8.0
         version: 4.8.3
+      undici:
+        specifier: ^7.24.6
+        version: 7.24.6
       uuid:
         specifier: ^11.0.0
         version: 11.1.0
@@ -294,6 +316,18 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.0.0
         version: 2.1.9(@types/node@24.12.0)(jsdom@29.0.0(@noble/hashes@2.0.1))(lightningcss@1.31.1)
 
+  packages/appservice:
+    devDependencies:
+      '@types/node':
+        specifier: ^22.0.0
+        version: 22.19.15
+      typescript:
+        specifier: ^5.8.0
+        version: 5.9.3
+      vitest:
+        specifier: ^2.0.0
+        version: 2.1.9(@types/node@22.19.15)(jsdom@29.0.0(@noble/hashes@2.0.1))(lightningcss@1.31.1)
+
   packages/auth:
     dependencies:
       '@mosaicstack/db':
@@ -713,10 +747,10 @@ importers:
     dependencies:
       '@mariozechner/pi-agent-core':
         specifier: ^0.63.1
-        version: 0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@3.25.76)
+        version: 0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@4.3.6)
       '@mariozechner/pi-ai':
         specifier: ^0.63.1
-        version: 0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@3.25.76)
+        version: 0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@4.3.6)
       '@sinclair/typebox':
         specifier: ^0.34.41
         version: 0.34.48
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     engines: {node: '>=18.17'}
 
-  undici@7.24.3:
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-    engines: {node: '>=20.18.1'}
-
   undici@7.24.6:
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     engines: {node: '>=20.18.1'}
@@ -7329,12 +7359,6 @@ snapshots:
       '@jridgewell/gen-mapping': 0.3.13
       '@jridgewell/trace-mapping': 0.3.31
 
-  '@anthropic-ai/sdk@0.73.0(zod@3.25.76)':
-    dependencies:
-      json-schema-to-ts: 3.1.1
-    optionalDependencies:
-      zod: 3.25.76
-
   '@anthropic-ai/sdk@0.73.0(zod@4.3.6)':
     dependencies:
       json-schema-to-ts: 3.1.1
@@ -8676,18 +8700,6 @@ snapshots:
       - ws
       - zod
 
-  '@mariozechner/pi-agent-core@0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@3.25.76)':
-    dependencies:
-      '@mariozechner/pi-ai': 0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@3.25.76)
-    transitivePeerDependencies:
-      - '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk'
-      - aws-crt
-      - bufferutil
-      - supports-color
-      - utf-8-validate
-      - ws
-      - zod
-
   '@mariozechner/pi-agent-core@0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@4.3.6)':
     dependencies:
       '@mariozechner/pi-ai': 0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@4.3.6)
@@ -8736,30 +8748,6 @@ snapshots:
       - ws
       - zod
 
-  '@mariozechner/pi-ai@0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@3.25.76)':
-    dependencies:
-      '@anthropic-ai/sdk': 0.73.0(zod@3.25.76)
-      '@aws-sdk/client-bedrock-runtime': 3.1008.0
-      '@google/genai': 1.45.0(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))
-      '@mistralai/mistralai': 1.14.1
-      '@sinclair/typebox': 0.34.48
-      ajv: 8.18.0
-      ajv-formats: 3.0.1(ajv@8.18.0)
-      chalk: 5.6.2
-      openai: 6.26.0(ws@8.20.0)(zod@3.25.76)
-      partial-json: 0.1.7
-      proxy-agent: 6.5.0
-      undici: 7.24.3
-      zod-to-json-schema: 3.25.1(zod@3.25.76)
-    transitivePeerDependencies:
-      - '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk'
-      - aws-crt
-      - bufferutil
-      - supports-color
-      - utf-8-validate
-      - ws
-      - zod
-
   '@mariozechner/pi-ai@0.63.2(@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.28.0(zod@4.3.6))(ws@8.20.0)(zod@4.3.6)':
     dependencies:
       '@anthropic-ai/sdk': 0.73.0(zod@4.3.6)
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       openai: 6.26.0(ws@8.20.0)(zod@4.3.6)
       partial-json: 0.1.7
       proxy-agent: 6.5.0
-      undici: 7.24.3
+      undici: 7.24.6
       zod-to-json-schema: 3.25.1(zod@4.3.6)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk'
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       saxes: 6.0.0
       symbol-tree: 3.2.4
       tough-cookie: 6.0.1
-      undici: 7.24.3
+      undici: 7.24.6
       w3c-xmlserializer: 5.0.0
       webidl-conversions: 8.0.1
       whatwg-mimetype: 5.0.0
@@ -13352,11 +13340,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       mimic-function: 5.0.1
 
-  openai@6.26.0(ws@8.20.0)(zod@3.25.76):
-    optionalDependencies:
-      ws: 8.20.0
-      zod: 3.25.76
-
   openai@6.26.0(ws@8.20.0)(zod@4.3.6):
     optionalDependencies:
       ws: 8.20.0
@@ -14488,8 +14471,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   undici@6.21.3: {}
 
-  undici@7.24.3: {}
-
   undici@7.24.6: {}
 
   unhomoglyph@1.0.6: {}

scratchpads/contract-thin-core.md

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Scratchpad — Thin-core prompt diet (#528)
+
+**Branch:** `feat/contract-thin-core` · **Issue:** #528 · **Mode:** Delivery
+
+## Objective
+
+Cut the always-injected contract (`defaults/AGENTS.md` + `defaults/TOOLS.md` + `runtime/claude/RUNTIME.md`, inlined every turn by the launcher) without losing any hard gate. Restore the original "thin core + on-demand guides" intent.
+
+## Change
+
+- `defaults/AGENTS.md` → thin core: 12 hard gates verbatim, 37 operating rules condensed to ~15 bullets (detail already in `guides/E2E-DELIVERY.md`), Superpowers condensed, load order made on-demand (no halt-on-missing for STANDARDS), conditional guide-loading index retained.
+- `defaults/TOOLS.md` → index; full catalog moved to new `guides/TOOLS-REFERENCE.md` (read on demand).
+- `runtime/claude/RUNTIME.md` → slimmed (dedup tier table, terser pointers).
+
+## Method (autoresearch-style validation)
+
+1. Built a 9-probe role battery (backend/deploy/review/orchestrate/secrets/docs/simple-trap/no-stop-at-PR/agent-work) + a deterministic 18-signature gate-checklist.
+2. Headless interactive runs (Claude Max **subscription**, tmux — no API), scored by per-probe rubric.
+3. Keep-or-discard hill-climb (token cost gated by per-probe fidelity) proved the method; final design re-derived against THIS repo's content (diet-only, no drifted-deployment content imported).
+
+## Validation evidence
+
+- Gate-checklist: ALL gates + critical rules + mode lines + sequential-thinking + OpenBrain + Superpowers present.
+- A/B on real repo content: **thin 7/9 vs monolith 5/9** probes; strictly better on deploy/review/simple-task; composed **8,827 → 4,122 tok (−53%)**.
+- p11 (don't-stop-at-PR): 3→2/3 on one rubric line — verified a scorer/phrasing artifact (answer correctly cites gates §5/§9 + close-issue; gate verbatim-present). Variance: thin 2/2/3, v0 3/3/3.
+
+## Decisions / risks
+
+- **Diet-only** vs repo content (user decision). Did NOT import web1's Gate 13-15 / federated memory / OpenViking — canonical repo is behind those deployments; flagged for separate reconciliation.
+- AGENTS/TOOLS are shared across runtimes → diet benefits codex/pi/opencode too; RUNTIME change is claude-only.
+- p11 accepted as-is (user decision) — not gaming the rubric.
+
+## Status
+
+PR open, paused for maintainer merge ratification (fleet-governing change). `mosaic upgrade` will propagate on merge.

scratchpads/fix-db-bootstrap-migrations.md

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# fix(db): bootstrap migrations on local-tier gateway startup
+
+## Problem
+
+Fresh `mosaic gateway install` (npm-installed) leaves the gateway DB schema empty:
+
+```
+relation "users" does not exist
+```
+
+Sign-in 500s, `auth users create` says "Not signed in", `admin/bootstrap setup`
+also fails — every entry point queries `users` before doing anything else.
+
+## Scope
+
+This PR fixes the **local (PGlite) tier** end-to-end. The postgres-tier path
+has additional pre-existing bugs (see "Known issues, out of scope" below) and
+needs a separate change with real Postgres validation.
+
+## Root causes addressed (5 stacked bugs on the local-tier path)
+
+1. **`packages/db/package.json` `files: ["dist"]`** — the `drizzle/` SQL
+   migrations folder is excluded from the published tarball. Even if a
+   migrate runner existed, it would have nothing to apply.
+
+2. **`packages/db/src/migrate.ts`** only supports `postgres-js`. Local-tier
+   gateways use embedded PGlite, which can't be reached over a postgres wire
+   protocol — so `runMigrations()` is unusable for the local tier.
+
+3. **`apps/gateway/src/database/database.module.ts`** never invokes
+   migrations at startup. The module creates the DB handle and storage
+   adapter, but no consumer calls `.migrate()` on either. `mosaic storage
+migrate` CLI even claims "pglite runs schema setup automatically on first
+   connection via `adapter.migrate()`" — but `adapter.migrate()` is only
+   called by tests, never at runtime.
+
+4. **`createPgliteDb` does not load the pgvector extension.** Migration 0001
+   declares `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector;` for the
+   `insights.embedding` column. Bare PGlite has no pgvector — the migration
+   fails on extension control file lookup.
+
+5. **Drizzle's PG migrator wraps every migration in one outer transaction.**
+   Migration 0009 does `ALTER TYPE grant_status ADD VALUE 'pending'` and then
+   `ALTER TABLE federation_grants ALTER COLUMN status SET DEFAULT 'pending'`.
+   Postgres' `check_safe_enum_use` rejects the second statement because the
+   new enum value isn't committed yet. Splitting the migration into two
+   files doesn't help — drizzle batches all migrations into one outer tx.
+
+## Fix
+
+- `packages/db/package.json` — ship `drizzle/` in `files`.
+- `packages/db/src/client-pglite.ts` — load `@electric-sql/pglite/vector`.
+- `packages/db/src/migrate.ts` — add `runPgliteMigrations(handle)`. Walks the
+  Drizzle journal and runs each statement-breakpoint chunk through PGlite's
+  `client.exec()` (Simple Query protocol → autocommit per statement). Writes
+  to the standard `drizzle.__drizzle_migrations` ledger so the result is
+  interoperable with `runMigrations()` on a postgres-backed deployment.
+  Per-statement try/catch surfaces which statement of which migration failed
+  and the ledger row is only written on full success.
+- `packages/db/src/index.ts` — re-export.
+- `apps/gateway/src/database/database.module.ts` — implement `OnModuleInit`:
+  - Local tier → `runPgliteMigrations(handle)`, then `storageAdapter.migrate()`
+    (the local storage adapter has its own kv tables in a separate PGlite dir).
+  - Postgres tier → `storageAdapter.migrate()` only, since
+    `PostgresAdapter.migrate()` already calls `runMigrations(url)` against
+    the same DATABASE_URL — we deliberately don't double-call.
+
+  NestJS awaits `onModuleInit` before `app.listen()`, so DB-dependent modules
+  see a populated schema before any HTTP traffic is accepted.
+
+- `packages/storage/src/test-utils/pglite-with-vector.ts` — **deleted**.
+  The "intentionally not exported" rationale is moot now that migration 0001
+  forces pgvector load anyway. `migrate-tier.integration.test.ts` switched
+  to `createPgliteDb` + `runPgliteMigrations` from `@mosaicstack/db`.
+
+## Tests
+
+`packages/db/src/migrate.test.ts`:
+
+- Verifies `runPgliteMigrations` creates the BetterAuth tables (the original
+  failure mode).
+- Idempotence (transitively re-runs migration 0009).
+- Partial-failure: pre-creates a conflicting `users` table, asserts the
+  thrown error includes statement context (`hash=… statement #N failed`)
+  and that no ledger row was written.
+
+## QA evidence
+
+End-to-end on a fresh PGlite install:
+
+- `[DatabaseModule] Applying PGlite schema migrations...` then
+  `Initializing storage adapter (pglite)...` in startup log.
+- `GET /api/bootstrap/status` → `{"needsSetup":true}` HTTP 200 (was 500
+  with `relation "users" does not exist`).
+- `POST /api/bootstrap/setup` with empty body → HTTP 400 with Zod
+  validation error (was 500), confirming the request reached the
+  validator past the table-existence check.
+
+## Known issues, out of scope (file separately)
+
+- **Postgres-tier first install is still broken.** `runMigrations()` uses
+  Drizzle's `migratePostgres`, which has the same outer-transaction problem
+  as PGlite's migrator. A fresh standalone-tier install would also fail at
+  migration 0009. Inline TODO in `migrate.ts:31-35` flags this. Fixing it
+  needs either (a) a shared per-statement loop reused for both drivers, or
+  (b) splitting migration 0009.
+- **`drizzle/meta/_journal.json` has 0009 ordered before 0008** (`when`
+  values `1745280000000` < `1776822435828`). `migratePostgres` skips by
+  `created_at < folderMillis`, so on a postgres deployment that already
+  applied 0008, 0009 would be skipped forever. Our hash-based skip in the
+  PGlite path sidesteps this.
+- **No advisory lock around the migration loop.** Two gateway processes
+  pointed at the same DATABASE_URL would race. PGlite is single-process by
+  file lock so the local tier is fine; postgres-tier deployments should add
+  `pg_advisory_lock(<deterministic-id>)` around the loop in a follow-up.
+- **`mosaic storage migrate` CLI message is misleading** — it claims
+  "automatic on first connection via adapter.migrate()" but the adapter
+  doesn't self-migrate. With this PR the gateway invokes it explicitly, but
+  the CLI message could still be tightened.
+- **Crash mid-migration leaves a partial-state PGlite DB without a ledger
+  row.** Detected loudly on next boot (the replay errors on "already
+  exists"), but recovery is manual (drop the partially-applied objects or
+  insert the migration hash into `drizzle.__drizzle_migrations`). A robust
+  fix would add a "started_at" column to a sidecar table to detect
+  half-applied state and refuse to start with actionable guidance.