feat(gateway): honor MOSAIC_GATEWAY_SKIP_NPM_INSTALL to skip registry reinstall

Lets dev/offline installs keep an already-present global @mosaicstack/gateway
(e.g. a build-from-source `install.sh --dev`) instead of overwriting it with
the registry @latest build during `mosaic wizard` / `mosaic gateway install`.

Refs #675

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01RMoEx7hfdFGjUiCHuN1RRi

apps/gateway/src/admin/admin-health.controller.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import { Controller, Get, Inject, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Controller, Get, Inject, Optional, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { sql, type Db } from '@mosaicstack/db';
 import { createQueue } from '@mosaicstack/queue';
+import type { MosaicConfig } from '@mosaicstack/config';
 import { DB } from '../database/database.module.js';
 import { AgentService } from '../agent/agent.service.js';
 import { ProviderService } from '../agent/provider.service.js';
+import { MOSAIC_CONFIG } from '../config/config.module.js';
 import { AdminGuard } from './admin.guard.js';
 import type { HealthStatusDto, ServiceStatusDto } from './admin.dto.js';
 
@@ -14,6 +16,9 @@ export class AdminHealthController {
     @Inject(DB) private readonly db: Db,
     @Inject(AgentService) private readonly agentService: AgentService,
     @Inject(ProviderService) private readonly providerService: ProviderService,
+    @Optional()
+    @Inject(MOSAIC_CONFIG)
+    private readonly mosaicConfig: MosaicConfig | null,
   ) {}
 
   @Get()
@@ -55,6 +60,14 @@ export class AdminHealthController {
   }
 
   private async checkCache(): Promise<ServiceStatusDto> {
+    // On Local tier there is no Redis. The cache is intentionally absent, which
+    // is a healthy state for this tier — report 'ok' rather than opening a new
+    // ioredis connection on every admin health check (which would spam
+    // ECONNREFUSED and create/destroy a connection per request). latencyMs 0
+    // signals "no cache backend to measure" for this tier.
+    if (this.mosaicConfig?.queue?.type === 'local') {
+      return { status: 'ok', latencyMs: 0 };
+    }
     const start = Date.now();
     const handle = createQueue();
     try {

apps/gateway/src/commands/command-executor.service.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ export class CommandExecutorService {
     @Inject(AgentService) private readonly agentService: AgentService,
     @Inject(SystemOverrideService) private readonly systemOverride: SystemOverrideService,
     @Inject(SessionGCService) private readonly sessionGC: SessionGCService,
-    @Inject(COMMANDS_REDIS) private readonly redis: QueueHandle['redis'],
+    // On Local tier COMMANDS_REDIS is null — provider login caching is skipped.
+    @Optional()
+    @Inject(COMMANDS_REDIS)
+    private readonly redis: QueueHandle['redis'] | null,
     @Inject(BRAIN) private readonly brain: Brain,
     @Optional()
     @Inject(forwardRef(() => ReloadService))
@@ -403,14 +406,16 @@ export class CommandExecutorService {
           };
         }
         const pollToken = crypto.randomUUID();
-        const key = `mosaic:auth:poll:${pollToken}`;
-        // Store pending state in Valkey (TTL 5 minutes)
-        await this.redis.set(
-          key,
-          JSON.stringify({ status: 'pending', provider: providerName, userId }),
-          'EX',
-          300,
-        );
+        const pollKey = `mosaic:auth:poll:${pollToken}`;
+        if (this.redis) {
+          // Store pending state in Valkey (TTL 5 minutes)
+          await this.redis.set(
+            pollKey,
+            JSON.stringify({ status: 'pending', provider: providerName, userId }),
+            'EX',
+            300,
+          );
+        }
         // In production this would construct an OAuth URL
         const loginUrl = `${process.env['MOSAIC_BASE_URL'] ?? 'http://localhost:3000'}/auth/provider/${providerName}?token=${pollToken}`;
         return {

apps/gateway/src/commands/commands.module.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { forwardRef, Inject, Module, type OnApplicationShutdown } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { forwardRef, Inject, Module, Optional, type OnApplicationShutdown } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { createQueue, type QueueHandle } from '@mosaicstack/queue';
+import type { MosaicConfig } from '@mosaicstack/config';
+import { MOSAIC_CONFIG } from '../config/config.module.js';
 import { ChatModule } from '../chat/chat.module.js';
 import { GCModule } from '../gc/gc.module.js';
 import { ReloadModule } from '../reload/reload.module.js';
@@ -14,13 +16,17 @@ const COMMANDS_QUEUE_HANDLE = 'COMMANDS_QUEUE_HANDLE';
   providers: [
     {
       provide: COMMANDS_QUEUE_HANDLE,
-      useFactory: (): QueueHandle => {
+      useFactory: (config: MosaicConfig | null): QueueHandle | null => {
+        // On Local tier there is no Redis — skip the ioredis connection.
+        // CommandExecutorService falls back to no-cache for /provider login on local.
+        if (config?.queue?.type === 'local') return null;
         return createQueue();
       },
+      inject: [MOSAIC_CONFIG],
     },
     {
       provide: COMMANDS_REDIS,
-      useFactory: (handle: QueueHandle) => handle.redis,
+      useFactory: (handle: QueueHandle | null) => handle?.redis ?? null,
       inject: [COMMANDS_QUEUE_HANDLE],
     },
     CommandRegistryService,
@@ -29,9 +35,13 @@ const COMMANDS_QUEUE_HANDLE = 'COMMANDS_QUEUE_HANDLE';
   exports: [CommandRegistryService, CommandExecutorService],
 })
 export class CommandsModule implements OnApplicationShutdown {
-  constructor(@Inject(COMMANDS_QUEUE_HANDLE) private readonly handle: QueueHandle) {}
+  constructor(
+    @Optional()
+    @Inject(COMMANDS_QUEUE_HANDLE)
+    private readonly handle: QueueHandle | null,
+  ) {}
 
   async onApplicationShutdown(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.handle.close().catch(() => {});
+    await this.handle?.close().catch(() => {});
   }
 }

apps/gateway/src/gc/gc.module.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { Module, type OnApplicationShutdown, Inject } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Module, type OnApplicationShutdown, Inject, Optional } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { createQueue, type QueueHandle } from '@mosaicstack/queue';
+import type { MosaicConfig } from '@mosaicstack/config';
+import { MOSAIC_CONFIG } from '../config/config.module.js';
 import { SessionGCService } from './session-gc.service.js';
 import { REDIS } from './gc.tokens.js';
 
@@ -9,13 +11,17 @@ const GC_QUEUE_HANDLE = 'GC_QUEUE_HANDLE';
   providers: [
     {
       provide: GC_QUEUE_HANDLE,
-      useFactory: (): QueueHandle => {
+      useFactory: (config: MosaicConfig | null): QueueHandle | null => {
+        // On Local tier there is no Redis — skip the ioredis connection entirely.
+        // The Valkey GC sweep is a no-op on Local (no session keys stored there).
+        if (config?.queue?.type === 'local') return null;
         return createQueue();
       },
+      inject: [MOSAIC_CONFIG],
     },
     {
       provide: REDIS,
-      useFactory: (handle: QueueHandle) => handle.redis,
+      useFactory: (handle: QueueHandle | null) => handle?.redis ?? null,
       inject: [GC_QUEUE_HANDLE],
     },
     SessionGCService,
@@ -23,9 +29,13 @@ const GC_QUEUE_HANDLE = 'GC_QUEUE_HANDLE';
   exports: [SessionGCService],
 })
 export class GCModule implements OnApplicationShutdown {
-  constructor(@Inject(GC_QUEUE_HANDLE) private readonly handle: QueueHandle) {}
+  constructor(
+    @Optional()
+    @Inject(GC_QUEUE_HANDLE)
+    private readonly handle: QueueHandle | null,
+  ) {}
 
   async onApplicationShutdown(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.handle.close().catch(() => {});
+    await this.handle?.close().catch(() => {});
   }
 }

apps/gateway/src/gc/session-gc.service.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Inject, Injectable, Logger, type OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Inject, Injectable, Logger, Optional, type OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common';
 import type { QueueHandle } from '@mosaicstack/queue';
 import type { LogService } from '@mosaicstack/log';
 import { LOG_SERVICE } from '../log/log.tokens.js';
@@ -32,11 +32,21 @@ export class SessionGCService implements OnModuleInit {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(SessionGCService.name);
 
   constructor(
-    @Inject(REDIS) private readonly redis: QueueHandle['redis'],
+    // On Local tier there is no Redis — the GC module provides null for this token.
+    // NOTE: if a future feature stores Redis-backed state on Local tier, this guard
+    // would silently skip GC for those keys. Revisit when that happens.
+    @Optional()
+    @Inject(REDIS)
+    private readonly redis: QueueHandle['redis'] | null,
     @Inject(LOG_SERVICE) private readonly logService: LogService,
   ) {}
 
   onModuleInit(): void {
+    if (!this.redis) {
+      // Local tier: no Valkey — skip cold-start GC entirely (correct no-op).
+      this.logger.log('SessionGCService: Valkey GC skipped on local tier (no Redis configured)');
+      return;
+    }
     // Fire-and-forget: run full GC asynchronously so it does not block the
     // NestJS bootstrap chain.  Cold-start GC typically takes 100–500 ms
     // depending on Valkey key count; deferring it removes that latency from
@@ -60,8 +70,10 @@ export class SessionGCService implements OnModuleInit {
    * Scan Valkey for all keys matching a pattern using SCAN (non-blocking).
    * KEYS is avoided because it blocks the Valkey event loop for the full scan
    * duration, which can cause latency spikes under production key volumes.
+   * Returns empty array when Redis is not available (Local tier).
    */
   private async scanKeys(pattern: string): Promise<string[]> {
+    if (!this.redis) return [];
     const collected: string[] = [];
     let cursor = '0';
     do {
@@ -78,12 +90,14 @@ export class SessionGCService implements OnModuleInit {
   async collect(sessionId: string): Promise<GCResult> {
     const result: GCResult = { sessionId, cleaned: {} };
 
-    // 1. Valkey: delete all session-scoped keys
-    const pattern = `mosaic:session:${sessionId}:*`;
-    const valkeyKeys = await this.scanKeys(pattern);
-    if (valkeyKeys.length > 0) {
-      await this.redis.del(...valkeyKeys);
-      result.cleaned.valkeyKeys = valkeyKeys.length;
+    // 1. Valkey: delete all session-scoped keys (skipped on Local tier)
+    if (this.redis) {
+      const pattern = `mosaic:session:${sessionId}:*`;
+      const valkeyKeys = await this.scanKeys(pattern);
+      if (valkeyKeys.length > 0) {
+        await this.redis.del(...valkeyKeys);
+        result.cleaned.valkeyKeys = valkeyKeys.length;
+      }
     }
 
     // 2. PG: demote hot-tier agent_logs for this session to warm
@@ -106,6 +120,7 @@ export class SessionGCService implements OnModuleInit {
     const cleaned: GCResult[] = [];
 
     // 1. Find all session-scoped Valkey keys (non-blocking SCAN)
+    // Returns empty on Local tier — no Valkey session keys exist there.
     const allSessionKeys = await this.scanKeys('mosaic:session:*');
 
     // Extract unique session IDs from keys
@@ -136,11 +151,15 @@ export class SessionGCService implements OnModuleInit {
    */
   async fullCollect(): Promise<FullGCResult> {
     const start = Date.now();
+    let valkeyKeysCount = 0;
 
-    // 1. Valkey: delete ALL session-scoped keys (non-blocking SCAN)
-    const sessionKeys = await this.scanKeys('mosaic:session:*');
-    if (sessionKeys.length > 0) {
-      await this.redis.del(...sessionKeys);
+    if (this.redis) {
+      // 1. Valkey: delete ALL session-scoped keys (non-blocking SCAN)
+      const sessionKeys = await this.scanKeys('mosaic:session:*');
+      if (sessionKeys.length > 0) {
+        await this.redis.del(...sessionKeys);
+      }
+      valkeyKeysCount = sessionKeys.length;
     }
 
     // 2. NOTE: channel keys are NOT collected on cold start
@@ -154,7 +173,7 @@ export class SessionGCService implements OnModuleInit {
     const jobsPurged = 0;
 
     return {
-      valkeyKeys: sessionKeys.length,
+      valkeyKeys: valkeyKeysCount,
       logsDemoted,
       jobsPurged,
       tempFilesRemoved: 0,

apps/gateway/src/log/cron.service.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type { MosaicJobData } from '../queue/queue.service.js';
 @Injectable()
 export class CronService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(CronService.name);
-  private readonly registeredWorkers: Worker<MosaicJobData>[] = [];
+  private readonly registeredWorkers: Array<Worker<MosaicJobData>> = [];
 
   constructor(
     @Inject(SummarizationService) private readonly summarization: SummarizationService,
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ export class CronService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
   ) {}
 
   async onModuleInit(): Promise<void> {
+    // On Local tier BullMQ is disabled — skip all job scheduling.
+    // NOTE: this means summarization, tier management, and Valkey GC jobs do not
+    // run on Local installs. For a single-user local install this is acceptable.
+    // If periodic background work is needed on Local in the future, add a
+    // setInterval-based scheduler here.
+    if (!this.queueService.isEnabled()) {
+      this.logger.log('CronService: BullMQ disabled on local tier — no jobs will be scheduled');
+      return;
+    }
+
     const summarizationSchedule = process.env['SUMMARIZATION_CRON'] ?? '0 */6 * * *'; // every 6 hours
     const tierManagementSchedule = process.env['TIER_MANAGEMENT_CRON'] ?? '0 3 * * *'; // daily at 3am
     const gcSchedule = process.env['SESSION_GC_CRON'] ?? '0 4 * * *'; // daily at 4am
@@ -42,7 +52,7 @@ export class CronService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
     const summarizationWorker = this.queueService.registerWorker(QUEUE_SUMMARIZATION, async () => {
       await this.summarization.runSummarization();
     });
-    this.registeredWorkers.push(summarizationWorker);
+    if (summarizationWorker) this.registeredWorkers.push(summarizationWorker);
 
     // M6-005: Tier management repeatable job
     await this.queueService.addRepeatableJob(
@@ -54,14 +64,14 @@ export class CronService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
     const tierWorker = this.queueService.registerWorker(QUEUE_TIER_MANAGEMENT, async () => {
       await this.summarization.runTierManagement();
     });
-    this.registeredWorkers.push(tierWorker);
+    if (tierWorker) this.registeredWorkers.push(tierWorker);
 
     // M6-004: GC repeatable job
     await this.queueService.addRepeatableJob(QUEUE_GC, 'session-gc', {}, gcSchedule);
     const gcWorker = this.queueService.registerWorker(QUEUE_GC, async () => {
       await this.sessionGC.sweepOrphans();
     });
-    this.registeredWorkers.push(gcWorker);
+    if (gcWorker) this.registeredWorkers.push(gcWorker);
 
     this.logger.log(
       `BullMQ jobs scheduled: summarization="${summarizationSchedule}", tier="${tierManagementSchedule}", gc="${gcSchedule}"`,

apps/gateway/src/preferences/system-override.service.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Inject, Injectable, Logger, Optional, type OnApplicationShutdown } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { createQueue, type QueueHandle } from '@mosaicstack/queue';
+import type { MosaicConfig } from '@mosaicstack/config';
+import { MOSAIC_CONFIG } from '../config/config.module.js';
 
 const SESSION_SYSTEM_KEY = (sessionId: string) => `mosaic:session:${sessionId}:system`;
 const SESSION_SYSTEM_FRAGMENTS_KEY = (sessionId: string) =>
@@ -11,16 +13,54 @@ interface OverrideFragment {
   addedAt: number;
 }
 
-@Injectable()
-export class SystemOverrideService {
-  private readonly logger = new Logger(SystemOverrideService.name);
-  private readonly handle: QueueHandle;
+interface LocalOverrideEntry {
+  condensed: string;
+  fragments: OverrideFragment[];
+}
 
-  constructor() {
-    this.handle = createQueue();
+@Injectable()
+export class SystemOverrideService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(SystemOverrideService.name);
+  private readonly handle: QueueHandle | null;
+  /**
+   * In-memory fallback used on Local tier (no Redis).
+   * NOTE: state is ephemeral — lost on restart. For Local single-user installs
+   * this is acceptable; system overrides are re-applied at the next session.
+   * This is a deliberate behavior change from the Redis-backed 7-day TTL.
+   */
+  private readonly localStore = new Map<string, LocalOverrideEntry>();
+
+  constructor(
+    @Optional()
+    @Inject(MOSAIC_CONFIG)
+    private readonly mosaicConfig: MosaicConfig | null,
+  ) {
+    if (this.mosaicConfig?.queue?.type === 'local') {
+      this.handle = null;
+    } else {
+      this.handle = createQueue();
+    }
+  }
+
+  async onApplicationShutdown(): Promise<void> {
+    // On non-local tiers the constructor opens an ioredis connection; close it
+    // on graceful shutdown to avoid leaking the handle (local tier is null).
+    await this.handle?.close().catch(() => {});
   }
 
   async set(sessionId: string, override: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.handle) {
+      // Local tier: in-memory path
+      const entry = this.localStore.get(sessionId) ?? { condensed: '', fragments: [] };
+      entry.fragments.push({ text: override, addedAt: Date.now() });
+      entry.condensed = await this.condenseOverrides(entry.fragments.map((f) => f.text));
+      this.localStore.set(sessionId, entry);
+      this.logger.debug(
+        `Set system override for session ${sessionId} (local, ${entry.fragments.length} fragment(s))`,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Load existing fragments
     const existing = await this.handle.redis.get(SESSION_SYSTEM_FRAGMENTS_KEY(sessionId));
     const fragments: OverrideFragment[] = existing
@@ -50,10 +90,17 @@ export class SystemOverrideService {
   }
 
   async get(sessionId: string): Promise<string | null> {
+    if (!this.handle) {
+      return this.localStore.get(sessionId)?.condensed ?? null;
+    }
     return this.handle.redis.get(SESSION_SYSTEM_KEY(sessionId));
   }
 
   async renew(sessionId: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.handle) {
+      // Local tier: no TTL to renew; entry persists until restart
+      return;
+    }
     const pipeline = this.handle.redis.pipeline();
     pipeline.expire(SESSION_SYSTEM_KEY(sessionId), SYSTEM_OVERRIDE_TTL_SECONDS);
     pipeline.expire(SESSION_SYSTEM_FRAGMENTS_KEY(sessionId), SYSTEM_OVERRIDE_TTL_SECONDS);
@@ -61,6 +108,11 @@ export class SystemOverrideService {
   }
 
   async clear(sessionId: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.handle) {
+      this.localStore.delete(sessionId);
+      this.logger.debug(`Cleared system override for session ${sessionId} (local)`);
+      return;
+    }
     await this.handle.redis.del(
       SESSION_SYSTEM_KEY(sessionId),
       SESSION_SYSTEM_FRAGMENTS_KEY(sessionId),

apps/gateway/src/queue/queue.service.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import {
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Queue, Worker, type Job, type ConnectionOptions } from 'bullmq';
 import type { LogService } from '@mosaicstack/log';
+import type { MosaicConfig } from '@mosaicstack/config';
 import { LOG_SERVICE } from '../log/log.tokens.js';
+import { MOSAIC_CONFIG } from '../config/config.module.js';
 import type { JobDto, JobStatus } from './queue-admin.dto.js';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -108,21 +110,42 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
   private readonly connection: ConnectionOptions;
   private readonly queues = new Map<string, Queue<MosaicJobData>>();
   private readonly workers = new Map<string, Worker<MosaicJobData>>();
+  /** False on Local tier — BullMQ/Redis operations become no-ops. */
+  private readonly enabled: boolean;
 
   constructor(
     @Optional()
     @Inject(LOG_SERVICE)
     private readonly logService: LogService | null,
+    @Optional()
+    @Inject(MOSAIC_CONFIG)
+    private readonly mosaicConfig: MosaicConfig | null,
   ) {
-    this.connection = getConnection();
+    this.enabled = this.mosaicConfig?.queue?.type !== 'local';
+    this.connection = this.enabled
+      ? getConnection()
+      : ({ host: '127.0.0.1', port: 6380 } as ConnectionOptions);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns true when BullMQ/Redis is active (Standalone and Federated tiers). */
+  isEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this.enabled;
   }
 
   onModuleInit(): void {
-    this.logger.log('QueueService initialised (BullMQ)');
+    if (this.enabled) {
+      this.logger.log('QueueService initialised (BullMQ)');
+    } else {
+      this.logger.log(
+        'QueueService: BullMQ disabled for local tier — no Redis connections will be opened',
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   async onModuleDestroy(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.closeAll();
+    if (this.enabled) {
+      await this.closeAll();
+    }
   }
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -131,8 +154,10 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
 
   /**
    * Get or create a BullMQ Queue for the given queue name.
+   * Returns null on Local tier where BullMQ is disabled.
    */
-  getQueue<T extends MosaicJobData = MosaicJobData>(name: string): Queue<T> {
+  getQueue<T extends MosaicJobData = MosaicJobData>(name: string): Queue<T> | null {
+    if (!this.enabled) return null;
     let queue = this.queues.get(name) as Queue<T> | undefined;
     if (!queue) {
       queue = new Queue<T>(name, { connection: this.connection });
@@ -144,6 +169,7 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
   /**
    * Add a BullMQ repeatable job (cron-style).
    * Uses `jobId` as a deterministic key so duplicate registrations are idempotent.
+   * No-op on Local tier.
    */
   async addRepeatableJob<T extends MosaicJobData>(
     queueName: string,
@@ -151,7 +177,13 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
     data: T,
     cronExpression: string,
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const queue = this.getQueue<T>(queueName);
+    if (!this.enabled) {
+      this.logger.debug(
+        `Skipping repeatable job "${jobName}" on "${queueName}" (local tier — BullMQ disabled)`,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    const queue = this.getQueue<T>(queueName)!;
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     await (queue as Queue<any>).add(jobName, data, {
       repeat: { pattern: cronExpression },
@@ -165,8 +197,18 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
   /**
    * Register a Worker for the given queue name with error handling and
    * exponential backoff.
+   * Returns null on Local tier where BullMQ is disabled.
    */
-  registerWorker<T extends MosaicJobData>(queueName: string, handler: JobHandler<T>): Worker<T> {
+  registerWorker<T extends MosaicJobData>(
+    queueName: string,
+    handler: JobHandler<T>,
+  ): Worker<T> | null {
+    if (!this.enabled) {
+      this.logger.debug(
+        `Skipping worker registration for "${queueName}" (local tier — BullMQ disabled)`,
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
     const worker = new Worker<T>(
       queueName,
       async (job) => {
@@ -223,8 +265,12 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
 
   /**
    * Return queue health statistics for all managed queues.
+   * Returns an empty healthy result on Local tier.
    */
   async getHealthStatus(): Promise<QueueHealthStatus> {
+    if (!this.enabled) {
+      return { queues: {}, healthy: true };
+    }
     const queues: QueueHealthStatus['queues'] = {};
     let healthy = true;
 
@@ -255,8 +301,10 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
   /**
    * List jobs across all managed queues, optionally filtered by status.
    * BullMQ jobs are fetched by state type from each queue.
+   * Returns empty array on Local tier.
    */
   async listJobs(status?: JobStatus): Promise<JobDto[]> {
+    if (!this.enabled) return [];
     const jobs: JobDto[] = [];
     const states: JobStatus[] = status
       ? [status]
@@ -283,8 +331,10 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
    * Retry a specific failed job by its BullMQ job ID (format: "queueName:id").
    * The caller passes "<queueName>__<jobId>" as the composite ID because BullMQ
    * job IDs are not globally unique — they are scoped to their queue.
+   * Returns an error on Local tier.
    */
   async retryJob(compositeId: string): Promise<{ ok: boolean; message: string }> {
+    if (!this.enabled) return { ok: false, message: 'BullMQ is disabled on local tier.' };
     const sep = compositeId.lastIndexOf('__');
     if (sep === -1) {
       return { ok: false, message: 'Invalid job id format. Expected "<queue>__<jobId>".' };
@@ -316,6 +366,7 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
    * Pause a queue by name.
    */
   async pauseQueue(name: string): Promise<{ ok: boolean; message: string }> {
+    if (!this.enabled) return { ok: false, message: 'BullMQ is disabled on local tier.' };
     const queue = this.queues.get(name);
     if (!queue) return { ok: false, message: `Queue "${name}" not found.` };
     await queue.pause();
@@ -327,6 +378,7 @@ export class QueueService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
    * Resume a paused queue by name.
    */
   async resumeQueue(name: string): Promise<{ ok: boolean; message: string }> {
+    if (!this.enabled) return { ok: false, message: 'BullMQ is disabled on local tier.' };
     const queue = this.queues.get(name);
     if (!queue) return { ok: false, message: `Queue "${name}" not found.` };
     await queue.resume();

packages/mosaic/__tests__/integration/unified-wizard.test.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ describe('Unified wizard (runWizard with default skipGateway)', () => {
 
     const prompter = new HeadlessPrompter({
       'Installation mode': 'quick',
+      'Select your LLM provider': 'anthropic',
+      'Anthropic API key': 'sk-ant-api03-test',
       'What name should agents use?': 'TestBot',
       'Communication style': 'direct',
       'Your name': 'Tester',
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ describe('Unified wizard (runWizard with default skipGateway)', () => {
 
     const prompter = new HeadlessPrompter({
       'Installation mode': 'quick',
+      'Select your LLM provider': 'anthropic',
+      'Anthropic API key': 'sk-ant-api03-test',
       'What name should agents use?': 'TestBot',
       'Communication style': 'direct',
       'Your name': 'Tester',
@@ -125,6 +129,8 @@ describe('Unified wizard (runWizard with default skipGateway)', () => {
   it('respects skipGateway: true', async () => {
     const prompter = new HeadlessPrompter({
       'Installation mode': 'quick',
+      'Select your LLM provider': 'anthropic',
+      'Anthropic API key': 'sk-ant-api03-test',
       'What name should agents use?': 'TestBot',
       'Communication style': 'direct',
       'Your name': 'Tester',

packages/mosaic/src/errors.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export class WizardCancelledError extends Error {
   override name = 'WizardCancelledError';
-  constructor() {
-    super('Wizard cancelled by user');
+  constructor(message = 'Wizard cancelled by user') {
+    super(message);
   }
 }
 

packages/mosaic/src/stages/finalize.ts

@@ -207,9 +207,16 @@ export async function finalizeStage(
       : 'none selected'
     : `install failed — ${skillsResult.failureReason ?? 'unknown error'}`;
 
+  const providerConfigured =
+    state.providerType && state.providerType !== 'none' && state.providerKey;
+  const providerSummary = providerConfigured
+    ? `Provider: ${state.providerType} (configured)`
+    : 'Provider: NONE — agent has no brain';
+
   const summary: string[] = [
     `Agent: ${state.soul.agentName ?? 'Assistant'}`,
     `Style: ${state.soul.communicationStyle ?? 'direct'}`,
+    providerSummary,
     `Runtimes: ${state.runtimes.detected.join(', ') || 'none detected'}`,
     `Skills: ${skillsSummary}`,
     `Config: ${state.mosaicHome}`,
@@ -239,5 +246,12 @@ export async function finalizeStage(
 
   p.note(nextSteps.map((s, i) => `${(i + 1).toString()}. ${s}`).join('\n'), 'Next Steps');
 
-  p.outro('Mosaic is ready.');
+  if (!providerConfigured) {
+    p.warn(
+      'Installation complete, but no LLM provider is configured. ' +
+        'Run `mosaic wizard` or `mosaic gateway install` to add an API key before using the agent.',
+    );
+  } else {
+    p.outro('Mosaic is ready.');
+  }
 }

packages/mosaic/src/stages/gateway-config.ts

@@ -294,7 +294,12 @@ export async function gatewayConfigStage(
   }
 
   // Install the gateway npm package on first install or after failure.
-  if (!opts.skipInstall && !daemonRunning) {
+  // MOSAIC_GATEWAY_SKIP_NPM_INSTALL=1 forces a skip even without opts.skipInstall:
+  // used by dev/offline installs where @mosaicstack/gateway is already present
+  // globally (e.g. a build-from-source `install.sh --dev`) and must not be
+  // overwritten by the registry @latest build.
+  const skipNpmInstall = opts.skipInstall || process.env['MOSAIC_GATEWAY_SKIP_NPM_INSTALL'] === '1';
+  if (!skipNpmInstall && !daemonRunning) {
     installGatewayPackage();
   }
 

packages/mosaic/src/stages/provider-setup.spec.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('providerSetupStage', () => {
     expect(state.providerType).toBe('none');
   });
 
-  it('prompts for key in interactive mode', async () => {
+  it('prompts for provider then key in interactive mode', async () => {
     delete process.env['MOSAIC_ASSUME_YES'];
     // Simulate a TTY
     const origIsTTY = process.stdin.isTTY;
@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@ describe('providerSetupStage', () => {
 
     const state = makeState();
     const p = buildPrompter({
+      select: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('anthropic'),
       text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('sk-ant-api03-interactive'),
     });
 
     await providerSetupStage(p, state);
 
+    expect(p.select).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(p.text).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(state.providerKey).toBe('sk-ant-api03-interactive');
     expect(state.providerType).toBe('anthropic');
@@ -98,20 +100,57 @@ describe('providerSetupStage', () => {
     Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, 'isTTY', { value: origIsTTY, configurable: true });
   });
 
-  it('handles empty key in interactive mode', async () => {
+  it('rejects empty and mismatched keys via the validate callback (Anthropic)', async () => {
     delete process.env['MOSAIC_ASSUME_YES'];
     const origIsTTY = process.stdin.isTTY;
     Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, 'isTTY', { value: true, configurable: true });
 
+    let capturedValidate: ((v: string) => string | void) | undefined;
     const state = makeState();
     const p = buildPrompter({
-      text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(''),
+      select: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('anthropic'),
+      text: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockImplementation(async (opts: { validate?: (v: string) => string | void }) => {
+          capturedValidate = opts.validate;
+          return 'sk-ant-api03-ok';
+        }),
     });
 
     await providerSetupStage(p, state);
 
-    expect(state.providerType).toBe('none');
-    expect(state.providerKey).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(capturedValidate).toBeDefined();
+    expect(capturedValidate?.('')).toBe('API key is required');
+    expect(capturedValidate?.('   ')).toBe('API key is required');
+    expect(capturedValidate?.('not-a-key')).toBe('Anthropic keys start with sk-ant-');
+    expect(capturedValidate?.('sk-ant-valid')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(state.providerType).toBe('anthropic');
+
+    Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, 'isTTY', { value: origIsTTY, configurable: true });
+  });
+
+  it('rejects an Anthropic key when OpenAI is selected', async () => {
+    delete process.env['MOSAIC_ASSUME_YES'];
+    const origIsTTY = process.stdin.isTTY;
+    Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, 'isTTY', { value: true, configurable: true });
+
+    let capturedValidate: ((v: string) => string | void) | undefined;
+    const state = makeState();
+    const p = buildPrompter({
+      select: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('openai'),
+      text: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockImplementation(async (opts: { validate?: (v: string) => string | void }) => {
+          capturedValidate = opts.validate;
+          return 'sk-proj-ok';
+        }),
+    });
+
+    await providerSetupStage(p, state);
+
+    expect(capturedValidate?.('sk-ant-api03-xyz')).toBe('OpenAI keys start with sk- (not sk-ant-)');
+    expect(capturedValidate?.('sk-proj-xyz')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(state.providerType).toBe('openai');
 
     Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, 'isTTY', { value: origIsTTY, configurable: true });
   });

packages/mosaic/src/stages/provider-setup.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import type { WizardPrompter } from '../prompter/interface.js';
 import type { WizardState } from '../types.js';
-import { detectProviderType } from '../constants.js';
+import type { ProviderType } from '../types.js';
 
 /**
- * Provider setup stage — collects the user's LLM API key and detects the
+ * Provider setup stage — collects the user's LLM API key and validates the
  * provider type from the key prefix.
  *
  * In headless mode, reads from `MOSAIC_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or `MOSAIC_OPENAI_API_KEY`.
+ * Interactive mode requires the user to select a provider and enter a valid key.
  */
 export async function providerSetupStage(p: WizardPrompter, state: WizardState): Promise<void> {
   const isHeadless = process.env['MOSAIC_ASSUME_YES'] === '1' || !process.stdin.isTTY;
@@ -16,39 +17,57 @@ export async function providerSetupStage(p: WizardPrompter, state: WizardState):
     const openaiKey = process.env['MOSAIC_OPENAI_API_KEY'] ?? '';
     const key = anthropicKey || openaiKey;
     state.providerKey = key || undefined;
-    state.providerType = detectProviderType(key);
+    if (anthropicKey) {
+      state.providerType = 'anthropic';
+    } else if (openaiKey) {
+      state.providerType = 'openai';
+    } else {
+      state.providerType = 'none';
+      p.warn(
+        'No API key found (MOSAIC_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / MOSAIC_OPENAI_API_KEY). ' +
+          'Run `mosaic gateway install` to configure a key before using the agent.',
+      );
+    }
     return;
   }
 
   p.separator();
   p.note(
     'Configure your LLM provider so the agent has a brain.\n' +
-      'Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI are supported.\n' +
-      'You can skip this and add a key later via `mosaic configure`.',
+      'Anthropic (Claude) and OpenAI are supported. You will need an API key to continue.',
     'LLM Provider',
   );
 
-  const key = await p.text({
-    message: 'API key (paste your Anthropic or OpenAI key, or press Enter to skip)',
-    defaultValue: '',
-    placeholder: 'sk-ant-api03-... or sk-...',
+  const providerType = await p.select<ProviderType>({
+    message: 'Select your LLM provider',
+    options: [
+      { value: 'anthropic', label: 'Anthropic (Claude)', hint: 'Keys start with sk-ant-' },
+      { value: 'openai', label: 'OpenAI', hint: 'Keys start with sk-' },
+    ],
+    initialValue: 'anthropic',
   });
 
-  if (key) {
-    const provider = detectProviderType(key);
-    state.providerKey = key;
-    state.providerType = provider;
+  const key = await p.text({
+    message: providerType === 'anthropic' ? 'Anthropic API key' : 'OpenAI API key',
+    placeholder: providerType === 'anthropic' ? 'sk-ant-api03-...' : 'sk-...',
+    validate: (value: string): string | void => {
+      if (!value || value.trim().length === 0) {
+        return 'API key is required';
+      }
+      const trimmed = value.trim();
+      if (providerType === 'anthropic' && !trimmed.startsWith('sk-ant-')) {
+        return 'Anthropic keys start with sk-ant-';
+      }
+      if (
+        providerType === 'openai' &&
+        (!trimmed.startsWith('sk-') || trimmed.startsWith('sk-ant-'))
+      ) {
+        return 'OpenAI keys start with sk- (not sk-ant-)';
+      }
+    },
+  });
 
-    if (provider === 'anthropic') {
-      p.log('Detected provider: Anthropic (Claude)');
-    } else if (provider === 'openai') {
-      p.log('Detected provider: OpenAI');
-    } else {
-      p.log('Provider auto-detection failed. Key will be stored as ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.');
-      state.providerType = 'anthropic';
-    }
-  } else {
-    state.providerType = 'none';
-    p.log('No API key provided. You can add one later with `mosaic configure`.');
-  }
+  state.providerKey = key.trim();
+  state.providerType = providerType;
+  p.log(`Provider configured: ${providerType === 'anthropic' ? 'Anthropic (Claude)' : 'OpenAI'}`);
 }

packages/mosaic/src/stages/quick-start.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { WizardPrompter } from '../prompter/interface.js';
 import type { ConfigService } from '../config/config-service.js';
 import type { WizardState } from '../types.js';
 import { DEFAULTS } from '../constants.js';
+import { WizardCancelledError } from '../errors.js';
 import { providerSetupStage } from './provider-setup.js';
 import { runtimeSetupStage } from './runtime-setup.js';
 import { hooksPreviewStage } from './hooks-preview.js';
@@ -38,6 +39,25 @@ export async function quickStartPath(
   // 1. Provider setup (first question)
   await providerSetupStage(prompter, state);
 
+  // Belt-and-suspenders guard: ensure a provider key was set before proceeding.
+  // The interactive path in providerSetupStage always requires a key, so this
+  // guard is effectively unreachable interactively. The headless path may
+  // produce providerType='none' when no env var is present: there we warn (the
+  // operator can configure a key later via `mosaic gateway install`) and let
+  // the scripted install continue — finalize.ts will NOT print "Mosaic is
+  // ready" without a configured provider, so no false-green is possible.
+  if (state.providerType === 'none' || !state.providerKey) {
+    const headlessRun = process.env['MOSAIC_ASSUME_YES'] === '1' || !process.stdin.isTTY;
+    if (!headlessRun) {
+      prompter.warn(
+        'A provider API key is required to continue. ' +
+          'Set MOSAIC_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or MOSAIC_OPENAI_API_KEY and run the wizard again, ' +
+          'or run `mosaic gateway install` to configure one after installation.',
+      );
+      throw new WizardCancelledError('No LLM provider configured');
+    }
+  }
+
   // Apply sensible defaults for everything else
   state.soul.agentName ??= 'Mosaic';
   state.soul.roleDescription ??= DEFAULTS.roleDescription;