docs: T78 contract punctuation cleanup

Removes prose semicolons outside code fences in the requirements
contract (list items end with periods, clause joins split into
sentences, M4 cell comma), replaces the em dash in the PRD T78
pointer with a colon, and normalizes the SITEMAP T78 line to colon
and plain punctuation. Fenced-code semicolons untouched; no wording
changes. Docs-only.

.mosaic/repo.json

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "schema_version": 2,
+  "integration_trunk": "next",
+  "release_branch": "main",
+  "flow": "trunk-release",
+  "canonical_remote": "https://git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack",
+  "canonical_clone": "host:/src/mosaic-stack",
+  "worktree_root": "host:/src/mosaic-stack-worktrees",
+  "worktree_policy": "orchestrator-precreated",
+  "notes": "next=development/integration; main=production release. Never branch work off main. worktree_policy is TRANSITIONAL: the wrapper worktree consumer is BLOCKED on the J3/#1174 amendment (checked roots + capacity guard); pre-creation is the interim orchestration choice, not closed policy — it becomes a timing choice only after the wrapper can validate this root."
+}

.woodpecker/ci-image.yml

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ steps:
     image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
     environment:
       REGISTRY_USER:
-        from_secret: gitea_username
+        from_secret: REGISTRY_USERNAME
       REGISTRY_PASS:
-        from_secret: gitea_password
+        from_secret: REGISTRY_PASSWORD
       CI_COMMIT_BRANCH: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}
       CI_COMMIT_TAG: ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
       CI_COMMIT_SHA: ${CI_COMMIT_SHA}

.woodpecker/ci.yml

@@ -2,24 +2,48 @@
 # node:24-alpine + python3/make/g++/postgresql-client + pnpm + a warm pnpm
 # store. The install step resolves from the baked store (--prefer-offline)
 # instead of paying a ~731s cold fetch + native compile every run.
+#
+# PINNED to an immutable lock-tag (#1328, brain D27): ci-image.yml pushes
+# lock-<sha256(pnpm-lock.yaml)[:12]> atomically with :latest, so the two are
+# byte-identical at push time. A mutable :latest resolves per-pod at pull time
+# on the k8s backend, which made CI verdicts non-reproducible (same tree, same
+# config, different images across runs; see #1324 comment 23382/23386). The pin
+# changes ONLY through reviewed commits; a wrong tag fails loudly at image pull.
+#
+# Bump procedure: when a recipe change (pnpm-lock.yaml / Dockerfile.ci) lands on
+# main, ci-image.yml pushes lock-<new>; a follow-up PR updates this anchor.
+# Until then pipelines keep the old pin: reproducible, with the documented
+# network-fallback lag (frozen-lockfile resolves missing packages from network).
+# Known limitation: lock- addresses the lockfile only, so a Dockerfile-only
+# change re-pushes the same tag with new content (#1328 follow-up: recipe-hash).
 variables:
-  - &node_image 'git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/ci-base:latest'
+  - &node_image 'git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/ci-base:lock-9cb7ffcd8828'
   - &enable_pnpm 'corepack enable'
 
 when:
-  # PR + manual CI run on any branch — the pull_request pipeline is the merge gate.
+  # PR + manual CI run on any branch: the pull_request pipeline is the merge
-  # push CI is restricted to protected branches (main) so a feature-branch push no
+  # gate (next is protected and the default branch since 2026-08-19).
-  # longer fires a redundant SECOND pipeline alongside its PR pipeline. This ~halves
+  # Push CI runs on main only. next deliberately runs NO push ci: post-merge
-  # CI load on the storage-constrained runner with zero loss of gating (branch
+  # verification on next is carried by publish.yml's `verify` step
-  # protection requires no push/ci status context; main still gets full push CI).
+  # (pnpm verify:release), which mirrors this pipeline's complete mandatory
+  # set step-for-step, enforced by scripts/verify-release.test.mjs. PR CI
+  # tests the PR HEAD tree (refs/pull/N/head, measured 2026-08-19), not a
+  # merge ref, so if next advances before a merge the landed tree differs
+  # from the tested one; publish verify re-runs the full set on the landed
+  # tree (PGlite path). Measured 2026-08-19: the 21 most recent push events
+  # on next each ran exactly one pipeline (publish), zero ci.
+  # Keeping push ci off next also avoids a redundant second full-suite run
+  # per merge on the storage-constrained runner.
   - event: [pull_request, manual]
   - event: push
     branch: main
 
-# Turbo remote cache (turbo.mosaicstack.dev) is configured via Woodpecker
+# Turbo remote cache (turbo.mosaicstack.dev) is wired in publish.yml via the
-# repository-level environment variables (TURBO_API, TURBO_TEAM, TURBO_TOKEN).
+# org-level Woodpecker secret `turbo_token` (events: push/tag/cron/manual/
-# This avoids from_secret which is blocked on pull_request events.
+# deployment — never pull_request). This PR pipeline deliberately gets no
-# If the env vars aren't set, turbo falls back to local cache only.
+# remote-cache credentials: an untrusted PR must not be able to write to (or
+# poison) the shared cache. Without TURBO_* env vars turbo falls back to
+# local cache only, which is the intended behavior here.
 
 steps:
   install:
@@ -30,6 +54,19 @@ steps:
       # the baked pnpm store.
       - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline
 
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # The steps below (sanitization, upgrade-guard, typecheck, lint, format,
+  # test) are the COMPLETE mandatory verification set. SDLC-D-034 mirrors them
+  # one-for-one in the canonical terminal verification command — root
+  # `pnpm verify:release` (scripts/verify-release.mjs) — which the publish
+  # pipeline (.woodpecker/publish.yml `verify` step) runs before ANY publish
+  # effect. These lines stay direct (not routed through the runner) because the
+  # #1017 test-enumeration guard audits framework tool paths through THIS
+  # surface; scripts/verify-release.test.mjs enforces that the runner's stage
+  # table keeps matching these commands exactly, so the two cannot drift.
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  # Canonical verify:release stage `sanitization`.
   # Blocking gate: public framework package must contain no operator-specific
   # personal data or private $HOME defaults. Runs early (no node_modules needed).
   sanitization:
@@ -46,7 +83,73 @@ steps:
       # [0] of the pnpm chain, so severing that chain would silence it together
       # with everything it guards; this direct line keeps one instrument running.
       - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/scripts/check-test-enumeration.sh
+      # Tool-index gate: a shipped wrapper that appears in no resident index doc
+      # is undiscoverable from inside a session, and an agent that cannot learn a
+      # wrapper exists reaches for raw curl instead — which is how a Gitea review
+      # got filed PENDING three times. Ships-and-documented is one commit, or red.
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/scripts/check-tools-index.sh --self-test
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/scripts/check-tools-index.sh
+      # Hermetic regression for issue-close.sh (#1081): mocks tea/curl onto PATH
+      # and sandboxes a throwaway git repo, so it resolves no real credentials and
+      # joins CI directly rather than the exclusions file.
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-issue-close-fail-closed.sh
+      # Hermetic regression for the git identity ladder (#1356): mock tea on PATH,
+      # sandboxed repo, no real credentials (3/3 green under an empty HOME). Pins
+      # fail-closed: a seat whose login is missing gets a named error, never a
+      # borrowed identity. Joins CI directly; its #1007 exclusion is burned down.
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-gitea-login-resolution.sh
+      # Hermetic regression for issue-view.sh (#1357): mock tea/curl, sandboxed
+      # repo. Pins that comment BODIES render on both paths and that a tea
+      # failure is named as what it was (git-config vs credential).
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-issue-view-comments.sh
+      # Hermetic behavioural regression for the PreToolUse wrapper guard: proves
+      # it still blocks the three mistakes AND still lets reads, unwrapped
+      # endpoints and ordinary commands through. Both directions are asserted —
+      # a guard that over-blocks gets routed around, which fails just as hard.
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-wrapper-guard.sh
+      # Hermetic regression for mosaic-worktree.sh at fleet scale: stubs git onto
+      # PATH so `list` faces ~450 KB of porcelain. The defect it pins is invisible
+      # at small size — `git … | awk '…exit'` gives the producer SIGPIPE, which
+      # under `set -euo pipefail` aborts the caller silently with rc=141 and no
+      # output. A repo only reaches that once it has enough worktrees, so the
+      # stub supplies the scale instead of the host's own checkout.
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-mosaic-worktree-large-repo.sh
 
+  # Canonical repo-structure declaration gate (T51 WP5c, spec §5.4 point 2):
+  # .mosaic/repo.json is the machine-readable structure SSOT consumed by git
+  # wrappers and the T32 gate seat; this is its repo-side CI enforcement.
+  # Path-conditional: runs when the declaration, the vendored validator, or this
+  # pipeline config changes (manual runs always include it). Fails the pipeline
+  # on any VALIDATION_ERROR and enforces the schema_version 2 authoring rule
+  # (--require-v2: edited/new declarations may not stay v1). The validator is
+  # vendored into the framework tree (spec §5.1 final home) — provenance in its
+  # header; the hostile-input suite (101 arms, hermetic) runs alongside so the
+  # gate's own instrument ships in the same commit as the gate.
+  structure-declaration:
+    image: *node_image
+    commands:
+      - apk add --no-cache bash git
+      # MOSAIC_HOST_ROOT is a runtime anchor (spec §1.2a: unset fails closed
+      # for managed validation). CI has no host, so the step provisions an
+      # EXPLICIT fixture root — honest configuration for the resolution path,
+      # never a guess about a real host; the per-host containment checks are
+      # runtime concerns and do not run against a fixture. Grammar, schema,
+      # refs, flow, remote normalization, and path grammar all prove here.
+      - mkdir -p /tmp/t51-ci-hostroot
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/structure/validate-repo-json.sh .mosaic/repo.json --require-v2
+      - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/structure/test-validate-repo-json.sh
+    environment:
+      MOSAIC_HOST_ROOT: /tmp/t51-ci-hostroot
+    when:
+      - event: pull_request
+        path:
+          include:
+            - '.mosaic/repo.json'
+            - 'packages/mosaic/framework/tools/structure/**'
+            - '.woodpecker/ci.yml'
+      - event: manual
+
+  # Canonical verify:release stage `upgrade-guard`.
   # Blocking gate (#791): a framework upgrade must never write or delete an
   # operator-owned path. The HARD GATE proves an unanticipated operator sentinel
   # survives a keep-mode reseed byte-identical (with rsync present AND absent —
@@ -68,6 +171,8 @@ steps:
       - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-upgrade-durable-snapshot.sh
       - bash packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/scripts/test-install-migration.sh
 
+  # Canonical verify:release stage `typecheck` — the same `pnpm typecheck`
+  # invocation (which runs the checkout preflight first, then turbo).
   typecheck:
     image: *node_image
     commands:
@@ -78,7 +183,8 @@ steps:
       - sanitization
       - upgrade-guard
 
-  # lint, format, and test are independent — run in parallel after typecheck
+  # lint, format, and test are independent — run in parallel after typecheck.
+  # Each runs exactly its canonical verify:release stage command.
   lint:
     image: *node_image
     commands:
@@ -95,6 +201,12 @@ steps:
     depends_on:
       - typecheck
 
+  # Canonical verify:release stage `test` — the `pnpm test` line below is the
+  # shared command; everything else in this step is PIPELINE-LEVEL
+  # prerequisite the canonical command expects its caller to provide (SDLC-D-034):
+  # the ci-postgres service + pg_isready wait + db:migrate (postgres path),
+  # `apk add openssl`, and the pinned pi install. None of those can move into
+  # the runner (it must also work locally on the PGlite path with no database).
   test:
     image: *node_image
     environment:

.woodpecker/publish.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
 # Build, publish npm packages, and push Docker images
 # Runs on main for stable publishes and on next for integration-line prereleases/images
+#
+# SDLC-D-034 publish gate: every publish effect (publish-npm, publish-next-npm,
+# and every image build/push step) depends DIRECTLY on the `verify` step below.
+# `verify` (a) asserts the provider's commit identity matches the actual
+# checkout (CI_COMMIT_SHA == git rev-parse HEAD, fail closed on mismatch or
+# emptiness) and (b) runs the canonical terminal verification command
+# (`pnpm verify:release`), which mirrors the PR CI pipeline's complete
+# mandatory set (sanitization, upgrade-guard, preflight+typecheck, lint,
+# format:check, test, build) — see scripts/verify-release.mjs. A missing,
+# failed, skipped, cancelled, or inconclusive verification therefore skips the
+# dependent publish effects (fail closed). Path-filtered short-circuits may
+# skip publish EFFECTS (e.g. docs-only merges) but never bypass `verify` for a
+# publish that does run: `verify` itself carries no path filter.
+# scripts/verify-release.test.mjs enforces this DAG invariant at checkout time.
 
 variables:
   # Pre-baked CI base (see .woodpecker/ci-image.yml): node:24-alpine +
   # toolchain + warm pnpm store. Kills the second cold install publish pays.
-  - &node_image 'git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/ci-base:latest'
+  # PINNED to the immutable lock-tag, not :latest (#1328, brain D27): a mutable
+  # tag resolves per-pod at pull time on the k8s backend and made CI verdicts
+  # non-reproducible (#1324). Byte-identical to :latest at pin time (pushed
+  # atomically by the same kaniko run, main 712c770, 2026-07-26). Bump only via
+  # reviewed PR, per the procedure in .woodpecker/ci.yml's header comment.
+  - &node_image 'git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/ci-base:lock-9cb7ffcd8828'
   - &enable_pnpm 'corepack enable'
   # Heavy kaniko image builds (~25 min) — gate them so a merge that only touches
   # the npm-only CLI (@mosaicstack/mosaic) or docs does NOT rebuild the platform
@@ -13,6 +32,11 @@ variables:
   # non-excluded change still builds, so no transitive dep can silently go stale.
   # (Woodpecker: `when` entries are OR'd; `path` applies to push/PR only — hence
   # the separate `event: tag` entry.)
+  # #1407: ONE shared anchor for all three image steps. A second main-only
+  # anchor previously gated build-web/build-appservice, so next-lane pushes
+  # published gateway sha images with no web/appservice counterpart — no
+  # sha-parity set existed for next-lane containerized deploys. Every image
+  # step now builds on next too (sha-only destinations, enforced per step).
   - &image_build_when
     - event: tag
     - event: [push, manual]
@@ -25,16 +49,6 @@ variables:
           - '.woodpecker/**'
     - event: [push, manual]
       branch: next
-  - &main_image_build_when
-    - event: tag
-    - event: [push, manual]
-      branch: main
-      path:
-        exclude:
-          - 'packages/mosaic/**'
-          - 'docs/**'
-          - '**/*.md'
-          - '.woodpecker/**'
 
 when:
   - branch: [main, next]
@@ -48,13 +62,67 @@ steps:
       # Resolve from the baked pnpm store instead of a cold network fetch.
       - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline
 
+  # SDLC-D-034 exact-commit publish gate. No `when`/path filter on purpose: it
+  # runs for every event this pipeline serves so no publish effect can ever
+  # start without it. Fails closed on commit-identity mismatch (or either SHA
+  # being empty) and on any incomplete verification.
+  verify:
+    image: *node_image
+    environment:
+      # Turbo remote cache (see .woodpecker/ci.yml header comment): org-level
+      # secret, exposed only on trusted events (push/tag/cron/manual/deployment).
+      TURBO_API: https://turbo.mosaicstack.dev
+      TURBO_TEAM: mosaic
+      TURBO_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: turbo_token
+    commands:
+      - *enable_pnpm
+      # (a) Commit identity: the provider's claimed SHA must equal the actual
+      # checkout HEAD — verification of anything else must never authorize a
+      # publish of this commit.
+      - |
+        if [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_SHA" ]; then
+          echo "[verify] FATAL: CI_COMMIT_SHA is empty — cannot certify commit identity" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        CHECKOUT_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        if [ -z "$CHECKOUT_SHA" ]; then
+          echo "[verify] FATAL: git rev-parse HEAD returned nothing — cannot certify commit identity" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if [ "$CI_COMMIT_SHA" != "$CHECKOUT_SHA" ]; then
+          echo "[verify] FATAL: provider commit ($CI_COMMIT_SHA) != checkout HEAD ($CHECKOUT_SHA)" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "[verify] commit identity confirmed: $CHECKOUT_SHA"
+      # (b) Canonical terminal verification. Caller-provided prerequisites the
+      # runner expects (see .woodpecker/ci.yml comments): bash/rsync for the
+      # guard stages, openssl + the pinned pi binary for the test stage. git is
+      # baked into ci-base but re-asserted here so the identity check above can
+      # never silently depend on a stale baked image. DATABASE_URL is
+      # deliberately NOT set: the canonical command must hold on the PGlite
+      # path too and never sets or requires a database itself.
+      - apk add --no-cache bash rsync openssl git
+      - npm install -g @earendil-works/[email protected]
+      - pnpm verify:release
+    depends_on:
+      - install
+
   build:
     image: *node_image
+    environment:
+      # Turbo remote cache (see .woodpecker/ci.yml header comment): org-level
+      # secret, exposed only on trusted events (push/tag/cron/manual/deployment).
+      TURBO_API: https://turbo.mosaicstack.dev
+      TURBO_TEAM: mosaic
+      TURBO_TOKEN:
+        from_secret: turbo_token
     commands:
       - *enable_pnpm
       - pnpm build
     depends_on:
       - install
+      - verify
 
   publish-npm:
     image: *node_image
@@ -114,6 +182,7 @@ steps:
         exit 1
     depends_on:
       - build
+      - verify
 
   publish-next-npm:
     image: *node_image
@@ -142,6 +211,20 @@ steps:
         echo "@mosaicstack:registry=https://git.mosaicstack.dev/api/packages/mosaicstack/npm/" >> ~/.npmrc
         DIST_TAGS_JSON="$(npm view @mosaicstack/mosaic dist-tags --registry https://git.mosaicstack.dev/api/packages/mosaicstack/npm/ --json)"
         DIST_TAGS_JSON="$DIST_TAGS_JSON" node -e 'const tags = JSON.parse(process.env.DIST_TAGS_JSON || "{}"); if (!tags || typeof tags !== "object" || !Object.hasOwn(tags, "latest")) { throw new Error("Gitea npm registry did not return a usable dist-tags object"); } console.log("[publish-next] registry dist-tags OK: latest=" + tags.latest);'
+        # #1404: snapshot every publishable manifest BEFORE the transform so the
+        # workspace can be restored byte-exact after publish. The transform
+        # rewrites package.json in place (needed: pnpm publish reads the
+        # workspace manifests); without restore, later steps in this pipeline
+        # (build-gateway kaniko COPY + pnpm install --frozen-lockfile) see
+        # manifests that no longer match pnpm-lock.yaml and fail
+        # ERR_PNPM_OUTDATED_LOCKFILE. Snapshot dir is step-local tmp.
+        SNAPSHOT_DIR="$(mktemp -d /tmp/publish-next-manifests.XXXXXX)"
+        export SNAPSHOT_DIR
+        find apps packages plugins -name package.json -not -path "*/node_modules/*" -not -path "*/dist/*" | while read -r mf; do
+          mkdir -p "$SNAPSHOT_DIR/$(dirname "$mf")"
+          cp -p "$mf" "$SNAPSHOT_DIR/$mf"
+        done
+        echo "[publish-next] snapshotted $(find "$SNAPSHOT_DIR" -name package.json | wc -l) manifests to $SNAPSHOT_DIR"
         node <<'NODE'
         const fs = require('node:fs');
         const path = require('node:path');
@@ -149,23 +232,38 @@ steps:
         const pipelineNumber = process.env.CI_PIPELINE_NUMBER;
         const roots = ['apps', 'packages', 'plugins'];
         const updated = [];
+        const exactVersions = new Map(); // name -> bumped next version
 
-        function walk(dir) {
+        function walk(dir, visit) {
           if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return;
           for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
             if (entry.name === 'node_modules' || entry.name === 'dist' || entry.name === '.turbo') continue;
             const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
             if (entry.isDirectory()) {
               const packagePath = path.join(fullPath, 'package.json');
-              if (fs.existsSync(packagePath)) updatePackage(packagePath);
+              if (fs.existsSync(packagePath)) {
-              walk(fullPath);
+                const manifest = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagePath, 'utf8'));
+                if (manifest.name?.startsWith('@mosaicstack/') && !manifest.private) {
+                  visit(manifest, packagePath);
+                }
+              }
+              walk(fullPath, visit);
             }
           }
         }
 
-        function updatePackage(packagePath) {
+        // #1389: two passes. Pass 1 bumps every publishable manifest to
-          const manifest = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagePath, 'utf8'));
+        // <stable+1>-next.<pipeline> exactly as before, recording name ->
-          if (!manifest.name?.startsWith('@mosaicstack/') || manifest.private) return;
+        // bumped version. Pass 2 rewrites every published manifest's
+        // @mosaicstack/* dependency entries (dependencies, devDependencies,
+        // peerDependencies, optionalDependencies) to the EXACT same-pipeline
+        // build. A caret range like ^0.0.3-next.2636 leaves the resolver free
+        // to pick any later build — and on a host with a stale cache, an
+        // installer-side scaffold pinned at stable, or a registry hiccup, that
+        // freedom is how a "next" install ends up executing stable-era code
+        // (web1 evidence: old tier validator, missing migrations). Exact pins
+        // make the defect class unrepresentable regardless of resolver path.
+        function bump(manifest, packagePath) {
           const stableMatch = /^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:[-+].*)?$/.exec(manifest.version);
           if (!stableMatch) {
             throw new Error(manifest.name + " has unsupported semver version '" + manifest.version + "'");
@@ -174,13 +272,40 @@ steps:
           const oldVersion = manifest.version;
           manifest.version = major + '.' + minor + '.' + (Number(patch) + 1) + '-next.' + pipelineNumber;
           fs.writeFileSync(packagePath, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2) + '\n');
+          exactVersions.set(manifest.name, manifest.version);
           updated.push(manifest.name + ' ' + oldVersion + ' -> ' + manifest.version);
         }
 
-        for (const root of roots) walk(root);
+        const DEP_FIELDS = ['dependencies', 'devDependencies', 'peerDependencies', 'optionalDependencies'];
+        let pinnedEntries = 0;
+        function pin(manifest, packagePath) {
+          let changed = false;
+          for (const field of DEP_FIELDS) {
+            const deps = manifest[field];
+            if (!deps || typeof deps !== 'object') continue;
+            for (const [name, range] of Object.entries(deps)) {
+              if (!name.startsWith('@mosaicstack/')) continue;
+              const exact = exactVersions.get(name);
+              if (!exact) {
+                throw new Error(
+                  manifest.name + ' depends on ' + name +
+                  ' which has no bumped version in this publish set — cannot pin');
+              }
+              if (range === exact) continue;
+              deps[name] = exact;
+              pinnedEntries++;
+              changed = true;
+            }
+          }
+          if (changed) fs.writeFileSync(packagePath, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2) + '\n');
+        }
+
+        for (const root of roots) walk(root, bump);
+        for (const root of roots) walk(root, pin);
         if (updated.length === 0) throw new Error('No publishable @mosaicstack/* packages found');
         console.log('[publish-next] computed prerelease versions for ' + updated.length + ' packages:');
         for (const line of updated) console.log('[publish-next] ' + line);
+        console.log('[publish-next] pinned ' + pinnedEntries + ' @mosaicstack/* dep entries to exact same-pipeline versions across ' + updated.length + ' manifests');
         NODE
         pnpm --filter "@mosaicstack/*" --filter "!@mosaicstack/web" --filter "!@mosaicstack/mosaic-as" publish --no-git-checks --access public --tag next
         EXPECTED_VERSION="$(node -p "require('./packages/mosaic/package.json').version")"
@@ -190,8 +315,97 @@ steps:
           exit 1
         fi
         echo "[publish-next] @mosaicstack/mosaic@next resolves to $RESOLVED_VERSION"
+        # #1389 post-publish guard: every freshly published manifest must carry
+        # EXACT same-pipeline @mosaicstack/* dep pins (no ranges, no stable
+        # fallback). A leak here fails the pipeline instead of shipping.
+        node <<'GUARD'
+        const { execFileSync } = require('node:child_process');
+        const fs = require('node:fs');
+        const path = require('node:path');
+        const pipelineNumber = process.env.CI_PIPELINE_NUMBER;
+        const registry = 'https://git.mosaicstack.dev/api/packages/mosaicstack/npm/';
+        const roots = ['apps', 'packages', 'plugins'];
+        const published = [];
+        function walk(dir) {
+          if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return;
+          for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+            if (entry.name === 'node_modules' || entry.name === 'dist' || entry.name === '.turbo') continue;
+            const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+            if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+              const packagePath = path.join(fullPath, 'package.json');
+              if (fs.existsSync(packagePath)) {
+                const m = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagePath, 'utf8'));
+                if (m.name?.startsWith('@mosaicstack/') && !m.private) published.push(m.name);
+              }
+              walk(fullPath);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        for (const root of roots) walk(root);
+        let failures = 0;
+        for (const name of published) {
+          let manifest;
+          try {
+            const out = execFileSync('npm', ['view', name + '@next', '--json', '--registry', registry],
+                                     { encoding: 'utf8', maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024 });
+            const arr = JSON.parse(out);
+            manifest = Array.isArray(arr) ? arr[arr.length - 1] : arr;
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.error('[publish-next-guard] FAIL ' + name + ': npm view failed: ' + e.message);
+            failures++;
+            continue;
+          }
+          const fields = ['dependencies', 'devDependencies', 'peerDependencies', 'optionalDependencies'];
+          for (const field of fields) {
+            const deps = manifest[field];
+            if (!deps || typeof deps !== 'object') continue;
+            for (const [dep, range] of Object.entries(deps)) {
+              if (!dep.startsWith('@mosaicstack/')) continue;
+              const expected = dep === name ? manifest.version : null;
+              const isExactPin = /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+-next\./.test(range);
+              const samePipeline = range.endsWith('-next.' + pipelineNumber);
+              if (!isExactPin) {
+                console.error('[publish-next-guard] FAIL ' + name + ' -> ' + dep + ' range "' + range + '" is not an exact -next pin (stable-leak class, #1389)');
+                failures++;
+              } else if (!samePipeline) {
+                console.error('[publish-next-guard] FAIL ' + name + ' -> ' + dep + ' pinned "' + range + '" but this pipeline published -next.' + pipelineNumber + ' (cross-pipeline pin)');
+                failures++;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        if (failures > 0) {
+          console.error('[publish-next-guard] FATAL: ' + failures + ' dep-pin violation(s) — stable-dep leak into next publish (#1389)');
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
+        console.log('[publish-next-guard] OK: all ' + published.length + ' published manifests carry exact same-pipeline @mosaicstack/* dep pins');
+        GUARD
+        # #1404 restore: put the workspace manifests back byte-exact so later
+        # steps (build-gateway frozen-lockfile install) see the committed tree.
+        RESTORE_FAIL=0
+        while read -r mf; do
+          if [ -f "$SNAPSHOT_DIR/$mf" ]; then
+            cp -p "$SNAPSHOT_DIR/$mf" "$mf"
+          else
+            echo "[publish-next] FATAL: no snapshot for $mf — cannot restore (snapshot incomplete?)" >&2
+            RESTORE_FAIL=1
+          fi
+        done < <(find apps packages plugins -name package.json -not -path "*/node_modules/*" -not -path "*/dist/*")
+        # Pristine guard (#1404 red-first control): the publish step must leave
+        # the workspace byte-identical to the checkout for every manifest.
+        # git diff is the arbiter — any residual mutation fails THIS step
+        # instead of surfacing as ERR_PNPM_OUTDATED_LOCKFILE in build-gateway.
+        if ! git diff --exit-code -- '**/package.json' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "[publish-next] FATAL: workspace package.json files still differ from HEAD after restore (#1404 class)" >&2
+          git diff --stat -- '**/package.json' >&2 || true
+          RESTORE_FAIL=1
+        fi
+        rm -rf "$SNAPSHOT_DIR"
+        if [ "$RESTORE_FAIL" -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+        echo "[publish-next] workspace manifests restored byte-exact (git diff clean); later steps see the committed tree"
     depends_on:
       - build
+      - verify
 
   # TODO: Uncomment when ready to publish to npmjs.org
   # publish-npmjs:
@@ -205,6 +419,7 @@ steps:
   #     - bash scripts/publish-npmjs.sh
   #   depends_on:
   #     - build
+  #     - verify
   #   when:
   #     - event: [tag]
 
@@ -213,9 +428,9 @@ steps:
     when: *image_build_when
     environment:
       REGISTRY_USER:
-        from_secret: gitea_username
+        from_secret: REGISTRY_USERNAME
       REGISTRY_PASS:
-        from_secret: gitea_password
+        from_secret: REGISTRY_PASSWORD
       CI_COMMIT_BRANCH: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}
       CI_COMMIT_TAG: ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
       CI_COMMIT_SHA: ${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
@@ -242,15 +457,24 @@ steps:
         /kaniko/executor --context . --dockerfile docker/gateway.Dockerfile $DESTINATIONS
     depends_on:
       - build
+      - verify
+      # #1411: publish-next-npm mutates workspace manifests in place during
+      # its transform window and restores them at step end. Any step that
+      # reads the pipeline workspace (kaniko COPY of manifests, later
+      # installs) must run AFTER publish-next-npm, never concurrently —
+      # pipeline 2648 raced a COPY inside the window and failed
+      # ERR_PNPM_OUTDATED_LOCKFILE despite a clean restore. This edge is the
+      # serialization invariant; add it to every new workspace consumer.
+      - publish-next-npm
 
   build-appservice:
     image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
-    when: *main_image_build_when
+    when: *image_build_when
     environment:
       REGISTRY_USER:
-        from_secret: gitea_username
+        from_secret: REGISTRY_USERNAME
       REGISTRY_PASS:
-        from_secret: gitea_password
+        from_secret: REGISTRY_PASSWORD
       CI_COMMIT_BRANCH: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}
       CI_COMMIT_TAG: ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
       CI_COMMIT_SHA: ${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
@@ -259,8 +483,17 @@ steps:
       - echo "{\"auths\":{\"git.mosaicstack.dev\":{\"username\":\"$REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$REGISTRY_PASS\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
       - |
         DESTINATIONS="--destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/appservice:sha-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:7}"
-        if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" = "main" ]; then
+        if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" = "next" ]; then
+          if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+            echo "[publish] FATAL: next appservice publish must be sha-only; refusing tag '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "[publish] next appservice publish is sha-only"
+        elif [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" = "main" ]; then
           DESTINATIONS="$DESTINATIONS --destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/appservice:latest"
+        elif [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+          echo "[publish] FATAL: appservice image publish may only run for main, next, or tag events" >&2
+          exit 1
         fi
         if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
           DESTINATIONS="$DESTINATIONS --destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/appservice:$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
@@ -268,15 +501,24 @@ steps:
         /kaniko/executor --context . --dockerfile docker/appservice.Dockerfile $DESTINATIONS
     depends_on:
       - build
+      - verify
+      # #1411: publish-next-npm mutates workspace manifests in place during
+      # its transform window and restores them at step end. Any step that
+      # reads the pipeline workspace (kaniko COPY of manifests, later
+      # installs) must run AFTER publish-next-npm, never concurrently —
+      # pipeline 2648 raced a COPY inside the window and failed
+      # ERR_PNPM_OUTDATED_LOCKFILE despite a clean restore. This edge is the
+      # serialization invariant; add it to every new workspace consumer.
+      - publish-next-npm
 
   build-web:
     image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
-    when: *main_image_build_when
+    when: *image_build_when
     environment:
       REGISTRY_USER:
-        from_secret: gitea_username
+        from_secret: REGISTRY_USERNAME
       REGISTRY_PASS:
-        from_secret: gitea_password
+        from_secret: REGISTRY_PASSWORD
       CI_COMMIT_BRANCH: ${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}
       CI_COMMIT_TAG: ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
       CI_COMMIT_SHA: ${CI_COMMIT_SHA}
@@ -285,8 +527,17 @@ steps:
       - echo "{\"auths\":{\"git.mosaicstack.dev\":{\"username\":\"$REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$REGISTRY_PASS\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
       - |
         DESTINATIONS="--destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/web:sha-${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:7}"
-        if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" = "main" ]; then
+        if [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" = "next" ]; then
+          if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+            echo "[publish] FATAL: next web publish must be sha-only; refusing tag '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "[publish] next web publish is sha-only"
+        elif [ "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH" = "main" ]; then
           DESTINATIONS="$DESTINATIONS --destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/web:latest"
+        elif [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+          echo "[publish] FATAL: web image publish may only run for main, next, or tag events" >&2
+          exit 1
         fi
         if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
           DESTINATIONS="$DESTINATIONS --destination git.mosaicstack.dev/mosaicstack/stack/web:$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
@@ -294,3 +545,12 @@ steps:
         /kaniko/executor --context . --dockerfile docker/web.Dockerfile $DESTINATIONS
     depends_on:
       - build
+      - verify
+      # #1411: publish-next-npm mutates workspace manifests in place during
+      # its transform window and restores them at step end. Any step that
+      # reads the pipeline workspace (kaniko COPY of manifests, later
+      # installs) must run AFTER publish-next-npm, never concurrently —
+      # pipeline 2648 raced a COPY inside the window and failed
+      # ERR_PNPM_OUTDATED_LOCKFILE despite a clean restore. This edge is the
+      # serialization invariant; add it to every new workspace consumer.
+      - publish-next-npm

AGENTS.md

@@ -81,6 +81,73 @@ pnpm format:check  # Prettier check
 pnpm build         # Build all packages and applications
 ```
 
+## Branch Model and Merge Process — `main` and `next` (CANONICAL)
+
+**Every contribution targets `next` first. No exceptions.** Features, fixes, tests,
+docs, and policy changes all take the same route; urgency changes queue priority,
+never the route. Agents never commit to or merge into `main`.
+
+| Branch | Role                                                             | Who merges into it                                                          |
+| ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `next` | Integration trunk — the only PR target for contributions         | The designated merge-gate agent, after all gates pass. Never the PR author. |
+| `main` | Stable/release line — receives promotion merges from `next` only | Jason only (or an agent he explicitly delegates for a named promotion).     |
+
+### Contribution sequencing (in order, no skipping)
+
+1. **Issue first.** Work is tracked in a Gitea issue before a branch exists. The
+   issue number appears in the branch name and the PR body.
+2. **Branch from the current `origin/next` head.** Name it
+   `feat/…`, `fix/…`, `docs/…`, or `test/…` with the issue number
+   (e.g. `docs/1214-branch-process`). Record the base SHA in the PR body.
+3. **Develop with evidence.** Applicable tests accompany the change. Hooks are
+   never bypassed (`--no-verify` is prohibited). Stage explicit paths — never
+   `git add -A`.
+4. **Open the PR against `next`.** The body states: scope, base SHA,
+   verification commands with results, and any known pre-existing failures on
+   the base — documented, not retried to green and not absorbed silently.
+5. **CI must be terminal-green on the exact head.** All bounded Woodpecker
+   steps succeed (`verify-terminal-green` contract). Pipelines for fork PRs
+   start `blocked`; a maintainer approves the run — approving CI is not
+   approving the PR.
+6. **Independent review. Self-merge is prohibited** — for every agent, on every
+   PR, including trivial ones. Where the change touches protected or
+   contract-bearing content, the reviewer verifies the exact head
+   (exact-byte/exact-blob comparison), not a description of it. An `AMEND`
+   verdict returns the PR to its author; the reviewer's gate stays held until
+   a fresh exact head passes.
+7. **Merge into `next`** happens only after CI green + review pass, pinned to
+   the reviewed head SHA (a post-review push voids the review).
+8. **Promotion `next` → `main`** is a deliberate, Jason-owned reconciliation
+   merge — not part of any contribution's lifecycle. Contributors are done at
+   step 7.
+
+### Responsibilities
+
+- **Contributor** — base pinning, green CI, evidence in the PR body,
+  responding to AMEND verdicts, never merging own work.
+- **Reviewer / merge gate** — independent verification on the exact head;
+  holds and lifts gates; executes the merge into `next`.
+- **Orchestrator / adjudicator** — cross-PR sequencing, disposition when PRs
+  collide, conflict adjudication.
+- **Jason** — `next` → `main` promotions, merge-authority grants, collaborator
+  and token provisioning. Agents cannot grant themselves or each other any of
+  these.
+
+### Hotfixes and divergence
+
+- A hotfix follows the same path: branch from `next`, PR to `next`, gates,
+  merge, then an expedited Jason-owned promotion if `main` needs it urgently.
+  Committing the fix to `main` directly is prohibited even under pressure.
+- **Never land work on `main` that is not on `next`.** This has happened
+  (issue #1152's goal controller reached `main` without reaching `next`) and
+  every later PR paid for it. If it happens anyway: transplant the work onto
+  a `next`-based branch with provenance-preserving commits
+  (`git cherry-pick -x` or explicit SHA references in the messages), PR it
+  through the normal gates, and let promotion re-align `main`. Do not
+  hand-patch `main` to compensate.
+- Force-pushing a branch you do not own is prohibited; rebasing your own PR
+  branch is fine before review, and voids any review already given.
+
 ## Database and Local Runtime Safety
 
 - Current local data-layer work uses in-process PGlite; leave `DATABASE_URL` unset.

README.md

@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ The launcher verifies your config, checks for `SOUL.md`, injects your `AGENTS.md
 
 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.
 
+Mosaic also loads its Pi extensions from `~/.config/mosaic/runtime/pi/`. Inside Pi,
+`/goal set <statement>` starts a bounded persistent loop that checks every turn and successful
+compaction, requires two evidence-bearing completion reports, and can be inspected or stopped with
+`/goal status`, `/goal pause`, `/goal resume`, and `/goal cancel`. Controller-owned goal-state
+entries redact common credential shapes, but Pi's model/tool-call history is separate, so goals and
+evidence must never contain secrets or raw sensitive output. Mosaic does not install this extension
+into `~/.pi/agent/extensions/`.
+
 ### TUI & Gateway
 
 ```bash
@@ -138,9 +146,9 @@ mosaic brain tasks
 mosaic brain conversations
 
 # Agent forge pipeline
-mosaic forge run
+mosaic forge run [--simulate]        # fails closed (FORGE_NO_EXECUTOR) with no executor wired; --simulate for typed simulated runs
 mosaic forge status
-mosaic forge resume
+mosaic forge resume [--simulate]     # same fail-closed rule as forge run
 mosaic forge personas
 
 # Structured logging
@@ -331,7 +339,7 @@ The framework is the bash-based standards layer installed to every developer mac
 ├── bin/mosaic             ← Unified launcher (claude, codex, opencode, pi, yolo)
 ├── guides/                ← E2E delivery, orchestrator protocol, PRD, etc.
 ├── runtime/               ← Per-runtime configs (claude/, codex/, opencode/, pi/)
-├── skills/                ← Universal skills (synced from agent-skills repo)
+├── skills/                ← Universal skills (shipped with the framework package)
 ├── tools/                 ← Tool suites (orchestrator, git, quality, prdy, etc.)
 └── memory/                ← Persistent agent memory (preserved across upgrades)
 ```

apps/gateway/src/__tests__/cross-user-isolation.test.ts

@@ -190,7 +190,13 @@ beforeEach((ctx) => {
 });
 
 afterAll(async () => {
-  if (!handle) return;
+  // Cleanup only when the fixture actually installed rows. `handle` is set
+  // before the first query (createDb connects lazily), so on an unreachable
+  // database `handle` is truthy while nothing was inserted — cleanup must
+  // honor `dbAvailable` or the skip path fails the file with ECONNREFUSED in
+  // afterAll (caught live by the publish pipeline's no-DATABASE_URL verify
+  // step, pipeline 2486).
+  if (!handle || !dbAvailable) return;
   const db = handle.db;
 
   // Delete in dependency order (FK constraints)

apps/gateway/src/__tests__/required-security-wiring.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+import { type Type } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Test, type TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import type { SlashCommandPayload } from '@mosaicstack/types';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { AgentService, type AgentSession } from '../agent/agent.service.js';
+import { ProviderService } from '../agent/provider.service.js';
+import { AppModule } from '../app.module.js';
+import { CommandAuthorizationService } from '../commands/command-authorization.service.js';
+import { CommandExecutorService } from '../commands/command-executor.service.js';
+import { CommandsModule } from '../commands/commands.module.js';
+import { CommandRuntimeApprovalVerifier } from '../commands/runtime-approval-verifier.js';
+import { PreferencesModule } from '../preferences/preferences.module.js';
+import { SystemOverrideService } from '../preferences/system-override.service.js';
+
+const fakeDb = {
+  $client: { exec: async (): Promise<void> => {} },
+  execute: async (): Promise<{ rows: unknown[] }> => ({ rows: [] }),
+  select: () => ({
+    from: () => ({
+      where: async (): Promise<Array<{ count: number }>> => [{ count: 1 }],
+    }),
+  }),
+  insert: () => ({ values: async (): Promise<void> => {} }),
+};
+
+const fakeProviderService = {
+  onModuleInit: async (): Promise<void> => {},
+  onModuleDestroy: (): void => {},
+  getRegistry: () => ({ getAvailable: () => [], getAll: () => [], find: () => undefined }),
+  getDefaultModel: () => undefined,
+  listAvailableModels: () => [],
+  listProviders: () => [],
+  getAdapter: () => undefined,
+  getProvidersHealth: () => [],
+};
+
+function compileRealAppGraph(): Promise<TestingModule> {
+  return Test.createTestingModule({ imports: [AppModule] })
+    .overrideProvider('DB_HANDLE')
+    .useValue({ db: fakeDb, close: async (): Promise<void> => {} })
+    .overrideProvider('DB')
+    .useValue(fakeDb)
+    .overrideProvider('STORAGE_ADAPTER')
+    .useValue({
+      name: 'required-security-wiring-test',
+      migrate: async (): Promise<void> => {},
+      close: async (): Promise<void> => {},
+    })
+    .overrideProvider('AUTH')
+    .useValue({})
+    .overrideProvider('BRAIN')
+    .useValue({ conversations: {}, agents: {} })
+    .overrideProvider('LOG_SERVICE')
+    .useValue({})
+    .overrideProvider('MEMORY')
+    .useValue({})
+    .overrideProvider('MEMORY_ADAPTER')
+    .useValue({})
+    .overrideProvider(ProviderService)
+    .useValue(fakeProviderService)
+    .compile();
+}
+
+function providerToken(provider: unknown): unknown {
+  return typeof provider === 'function' ? provider : (provider as { provide?: unknown })?.provide;
+}
+
+interface MaskingConsumer {
+  moduleType: Type<unknown>;
+  token: Type<unknown>;
+  useValue: object;
+}
+
+async function compileWithoutProvider(
+  moduleType: Type<unknown>,
+  missingToken: Type<unknown>,
+  maskingConsumer: MaskingConsumer,
+): Promise<{ error: unknown; moduleRef: TestingModule | undefined }> {
+  const touchedModules = new Set([moduleType, maskingConsumer.moduleType]);
+  const originals = Array.from(touchedModules, (touchedModule: Type<unknown>) => ({
+    moduleType: touchedModule,
+    providers: (Reflect.getMetadata('providers', touchedModule) ?? []) as unknown[],
+    exports: (Reflect.getMetadata('exports', touchedModule) ?? []) as unknown[],
+  }));
+
+  for (const original of originals) {
+    const providers = original.providers.flatMap((provider: unknown): unknown[] => {
+      const token = providerToken(provider);
+      if (original.moduleType === moduleType && token === missingToken) return [];
+      if (original.moduleType === maskingConsumer.moduleType && token === maskingConsumer.token) {
+        return [{ provide: maskingConsumer.token, useValue: maskingConsumer.useValue }];
+      }
+      return [provider];
+    });
+    const exports = original.exports.filter(
+      (exported: unknown): boolean =>
+        original.moduleType !== moduleType || providerToken(exported) !== missingToken,
+    );
+    Reflect.defineMetadata('providers', providers, original.moduleType);
+    Reflect.defineMetadata('exports', exports, original.moduleType);
+  }
+
+  let moduleRef: TestingModule | undefined;
+  let error: unknown;
+  try {
+    moduleRef = await compileRealAppGraph();
+  } catch (caught: unknown) {
+    error = caught;
+  } finally {
+    for (const original of originals) {
+      Reflect.defineMetadata('providers', original.providers, original.moduleType);
+      Reflect.defineMetadata('exports', original.exports, original.moduleType);
+    }
+  }
+  return { error, moduleRef };
+}
+
+async function closeIfCompiled(moduleRef: TestingModule | undefined): Promise<void> {
+  if (moduleRef) await moduleRef.close();
+}
+
+describe('required security wiring — real AppModule startup refusal', () => {
+  it('FL-01 positive control: the real graph compiles when CommandAuthorizationService is bound', async () => {
+    const moduleRef = await compileRealAppGraph();
+    try {
+      expect(moduleRef.get(CommandAuthorizationService, { strict: false })).toBeInstanceOf(
+        CommandAuthorizationService,
+      );
+    } finally {
+      await moduleRef.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('FL-01 negative control: absence read as permission is refused at module compilation', async () => {
+    const { error, moduleRef } = await compileWithoutProvider(
+      CommandsModule,
+      CommandAuthorizationService,
+      {
+        moduleType: CommandsModule,
+        token: CommandRuntimeApprovalVerifier,
+        useValue: {},
+      },
+    );
+    await closeIfCompiled(moduleRef);
+
+    expect(
+      error,
+      'absence read as permission: AppModule compilation accepted a missing CommandAuthorizationService binding',
+    ).toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+    if (!(error instanceof Error)) return;
+    expect(error.message).toContain('CommandExecutorService');
+    expect(error.message).toContain('CommandAuthorizationService');
+  });
+
+  it('FL-11 positive control: the real graph compiles when SystemOverrideService is bound', async () => {
+    const moduleRef = await compileRealAppGraph();
+    try {
+      expect(moduleRef.get(SystemOverrideService, { strict: false })).toBeInstanceOf(
+        SystemOverrideService,
+      );
+    } finally {
+      await moduleRef.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('FL-11 negative control: absence read as permission is refused at module compilation', async () => {
+    const { error, moduleRef } = await compileWithoutProvider(
+      PreferencesModule,
+      SystemOverrideService,
+      {
+        moduleType: CommandsModule,
+        token: CommandExecutorService,
+        useValue: {},
+      },
+    );
+    await closeIfCompiled(moduleRef);
+
+    expect(
+      error,
+      'absence read as permission: AppModule compilation accepted a missing SystemOverrideService binding',
+    ).toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+    if (!(error instanceof Error)) return;
+    expect(error.message).toContain('AgentService');
+    expect(error.message).toContain('SystemOverrideService');
+  });
+});
+
+const actorScope = { userId: 'security-user', tenantId: 'security-tenant' };
+const conversationId = 'security-conversation';
+
+function directExecutorWithoutAuthorization(systemOverrideSet: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>) {
+  const registry = {
+    getManifest: vi.fn(() => ({
+      version: 1,
+      commands: [
+        {
+          name: 'system',
+          aliases: [],
+          description: 'Set instruction authority',
+          scope: 'agent' as const,
+          execution: 'socket' as const,
+          available: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      skills: [],
+    })),
+  };
+  return new CommandExecutorService(
+    registry as never,
+    { getSession: vi.fn() } as never,
+    { set: systemOverrideSet, clear: vi.fn() } as never,
+    { collect: vi.fn() } as never,
+    null,
+    { agents: {} } as never,
+    null,
+    null,
+    { getServerStatuses: vi.fn(() => []), getToolDefinitions: vi.fn(() => []) } as never,
+    undefined as never,
+  );
+}
+
+function directAgentWithoutSystemOverride(piPrompt: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>): {
+  service: AgentService;
+  session: AgentSession;
+} {
+  const service = new AgentService(
+    {
+      getDefaultModel: vi.fn(() => null),
+      getRegistry: vi.fn(() => ({})),
+      findModel: vi.fn(),
+      listAvailableModels: vi.fn(() => []),
+    } as never,
+    {} as never,
+    {} as never,
+    { available: false } as never,
+    {} as never,
+    { getToolDefinitions: vi.fn(() => []) } as never,
+    { loadForSession: vi.fn(async () => ({ metaTools: [], promptAdditions: [] })) } as never,
+    undefined as never,
+    null,
+    { collect: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) } as never,
+    null,
+  );
+  const session = {
+    id: conversationId,
+    provider: 'test-provider',
+    modelId: 'test-model',
+    piSession: { prompt: piPrompt },
+    listeners: new Set(),
+    unsubscribe: vi.fn(),
+    createdAt: Date.now(),
+    promptCount: 0,
+    channels: new Set(),
+    skillPromptAdditions: [],
+    sandboxDir: process.cwd(),
+    allowedTools: null,
+    userId: actorScope.userId,
+    tenantId: actorScope.tenantId,
+    metrics: {
+      tokens: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0, total: 0 },
+      modelSwitches: 0,
+      messageCount: 0,
+      lastActivityAt: new Date(0).toISOString(),
+    },
+  } as unknown as AgentSession;
+  const internals = service as unknown as { sessions: Map<string, AgentSession> };
+  internals.sessions.set(conversationId, session);
+  return { service, session };
+}
+
+describe('required security wiring — malformed direct absence has zero effects', () => {
+  it('FL-01 refuses command execution before any command effect when authorization is absent', async () => {
+    const systemOverrideSet = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const executor = directExecutorWithoutAuthorization(systemOverrideSet);
+    const payload: SlashCommandPayload = {
+      command: 'system',
+      args: 'authority that must not be stored',
+      conversationId,
+    };
+    let error: unknown;
+
+    try {
+      await executor.execute(payload, actorScope);
+    } catch (caught: unknown) {
+      error = caught;
+    }
+
+    expect
+      .soft(
+        error,
+        'absence read as permission: direct executor accepted missing command authorization',
+      )
+      .toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+    expect
+      .soft(
+        systemOverrideSet,
+        'absence read as permission: command effect occurred without command authorization',
+      )
+      .not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('FL-11 refuses prompt execution before any provider or session effect when system override authority is absent', async () => {
+    const piPrompt = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const { service, session } = directAgentWithoutSystemOverride(piPrompt);
+    let error: unknown;
+
+    try {
+      await service.prompt(conversationId, 'must not reach provider', actorScope);
+    } catch (caught: unknown) {
+      error = caught;
+    }
+
+    expect
+      .soft(
+        error,
+        'absence read as permission: direct session accepted missing system override authority',
+      )
+      .toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+    expect
+      .soft(
+        piPrompt,
+        'absence read as permission: provider prompt occurred without system override authority',
+      )
+      .not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect
+      .soft(
+        session.promptCount,
+        'absence read as permission: session state changed without system override authority',
+      )
+      .toBe(0);
+  });
+});

apps/gateway/src/agent/__tests__/agent-service-ownership.test.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function makeService(operatorMemory: unknown = null): AgentService {
     {} as never,
     { getToolDefinitions: vi.fn(() => []) } as never,
     { loadForSession: vi.fn(async () => ({ metaTools: [], promptAdditions: [] })) } as never,
-    null,
+    { get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null), renew: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) } as never,
     null,
     { collect: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) } as never,
     operatorMemory as never,

apps/gateway/src/agent/agent.service.ts

@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ export class AgentService implements OnModuleDestroy {
     @Inject(CoordService) private readonly coordService: CoordService,
     @Inject(McpClientService) private readonly mcpClientService: McpClientService,
     @Inject(SkillLoaderService) private readonly skillLoaderService: SkillLoaderService,
-    @Optional()
     @Inject(SystemOverrideService)
-    private readonly systemOverride: SystemOverrideService | null,
+    private readonly systemOverride: SystemOverrideService,
     @Optional()
     @Inject(PreferencesService)
     private readonly preferencesService: PreferencesService | null,
@@ -709,23 +708,22 @@ export class AgentService implements OnModuleDestroy {
       throw new Error(`No agent session found: ${sessionId}`);
     }
     this.assertSessionScope(session, scope);
-    session.promptCount += 1;
 
     // Channel attachments are untrusted URI references. Preserve exact,
     // authenticated metadata for the agent without treating it as authority.
     const attachmentContext = this.attachmentContext(attachments);
 
-    // Prepend session-scoped system override if present (renew TTL on each turn)
+    // Prepend session-scoped system override if present (renew TTL on each turn).
+    // Required instruction-authority wiring is consulted before session/provider effects.
     let effectiveMessage = `${message}${attachmentContext}`;
-    if (this.systemOverride) {
+    const override = await this.systemOverride.get(sessionId, scope);
-      const override = await this.systemOverride.get(sessionId, scope);
+    if (override) {
-      if (override) {
+      effectiveMessage = `[System Override]\n${override}\n\n${effectiveMessage}`;
-        effectiveMessage = `[System Override]\n${override}\n\n${effectiveMessage}`;
+      await this.systemOverride.renew(sessionId, scope);
-        await this.systemOverride.renew(sessionId, scope);
+      this.logger.debug(`Applied system override for session ${sessionId}`);
-        this.logger.debug(`Applied system override for session ${sessionId}`);
-      }
     }
 
+    session.promptCount += 1;
     try {
       await session.piSession.prompt(effectiveMessage);
     } catch (err) {

apps/gateway/src/commands/command-executor-p8012.spec.ts

@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ const mockMcpClient = {
   getToolDefinitions: vi.fn(() => []),
 };
 
+const allowAuthorization = {
+  authorize: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ allowed: true }),
+};
+
 function buildService(
   redis: typeof mockRedis | null = mockRedis,
   mcpClient: {
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ function buildService(
     null,
     mockChatGateway as never,
     mcpClient as never,
+    allowAuthorization as never,
   );
 }
 

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

@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ export class CommandExecutorService {
     @Inject(forwardRef(() => ChatGateway))
     private readonly chatGateway: ChatGateway | null,
     @Inject(McpClientService) private readonly mcpClient: McpClientService,
-    @Optional()
     @Inject(CommandAuthorizationService)
-    private readonly authorization: CommandAuthorizationService | null = null,
+    private readonly authorization: CommandAuthorizationService,
   ) {}
 
   async execute(
@@ -57,13 +56,13 @@ export class CommandExecutorService {
       };
     }
 
-    const authorization = await this.authorization?.authorize(
+    const authorization = await this.authorization.authorize(
       def,
       payload,
       userId,
       payload.approvalId,
     );
-    if (authorization && !authorization.allowed) {
+    if (!authorization.allowed) {
       return { command, conversationId, success: false, message: authorization.reason };
     }
 
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ export class CommandExecutorService {
     const def = this.registry
       .getManifest()
       .commands.find((command) => command.name === payload.command);
-    if (!def || !this.authorization) return null;
+    if (!def) return null;
     return this.authorization.createApproval(def, payload, scope.userId);
   }
 

apps/gateway/src/commands/commands.integration.spec.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ const mockMcpClient = {
   reconnectServer: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
 };
 
+const allowAuthorization = {
+  authorize: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ allowed: true }),
+};
+
 // ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function buildRegistry(): CommandRegistryService {
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ function buildExecutor(registry: CommandRegistryService): CommandExecutorService
     null, // reloadService (optional)
     null, // chatGateway (optional)
     mockMcpClient as never,
+    allowAuthorization as never,
   );
 }
 

apps/gateway/src/database/database.module.1392.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+// The module under test imports @mosaicstack/db at module scope; we replace only the
+// pieces DatabaseModule uses (partial mock — the real module also exports the
+// schema the storage adapter's import chain needs) so the test pins the #1392
+// contract (refuse to start on an incomplete schema) without a live database.
+vi.mock('@mosaicstack/db', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual: object = await importOriginal();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    createDb: vi.fn(),
+    createPgliteDb: vi.fn(),
+    getMigrationStatus: vi.fn(),
+    runPgliteMigrations: vi.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
+import { DatabaseModule } from './database.module.js';
+import { getMigrationStatus } from '@mosaicstack/db';
+import type { DbHandle } from '@mosaicstack/db';
+import type { StorageAdapter } from '@mosaicstack/storage';
+import type { MosaicConfig } from '@mosaicstack/config';
+
+function makeModule(storageType: 'postgres' | 'pglite', tier: string) {
+  const storageAdapter = {
+    name: storageType,
+    migrate: vi.fn(),
+    close: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as StorageAdapter;
+  const handle = { close: vi.fn() } as unknown as DbHandle;
+  const config = {
+    tier,
+    storage: { type: storageType, url: 'postgresql://x' },
+  } as unknown as MosaicConfig;
+  return {
+    mod: new DatabaseModule(handle, storageAdapter, config),
+    storageAdapter,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('DatabaseModule.onModuleInit — #1392 schema verification', () => {
+  it('refuses to start when the postgres schema is incomplete', async () => {
+    const { mod, storageAdapter } = makeModule('postgres', 'standalone');
+    vi.mocked(getMigrationStatus).mockResolvedValue({
+      appliedCount: 15,
+      expectedCount: 17,
+      expectedLastTag: '0016_salty_morlocks',
+      complete: false,
+    });
+    await expect(mod.onModuleInit()).rejects.toThrow('Database schema incomplete: 15/17');
+    expect(storageAdapter.migrate).toHaveBeenCalled(); // migrations attempted first
+  });
+
+  it('starts normally when the schema is complete', async () => {
+    const { mod } = makeModule('postgres', 'standalone');
+    vi.mocked(getMigrationStatus).mockResolvedValue({
+      appliedCount: 17,
+      expectedCount: 17,
+      expectedLastTag: '0016_salty_morlocks',
+      complete: true,
+    });
+    await expect(mod.onModuleInit()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('does not verify postgres status for the local tier (PGlite migrates itself)', async () => {
+    const { mod } = makeModule('pglite', 'local');
+    vi.mocked(getMigrationStatus).mockClear();
+    await expect(mod.onModuleInit()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    expect(getMigrationStatus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

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

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 import {
   createDb,
   createPgliteDb,
+  getMigrationStatus,
   runPgliteMigrations,
   type Db,
   type DbHandle,
@@ -74,6 +75,11 @@ export class DatabaseModule implements OnApplicationShutdown, OnModuleInit {
   // 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.
+  //
+  // #1392: we DO verify afterwards (getMigrationStatus opens one short-lived
+  // connection) and refuse to start on an incomplete schema. A gateway that
+  // boots "healthy" on an empty or partial database is precisely the failure
+  // that shipped in the T63 batch: silent at startup, catastrophic later.
   async onModuleInit(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.config.tier === 'local') {
       this.logger.log('Applying PGlite schema migrations...');
@@ -81,6 +87,24 @@ export class DatabaseModule implements OnApplicationShutdown, OnModuleInit {
     }
     this.logger.log(`Initializing storage adapter (${this.storageAdapter.name})...`);
     await this.storageAdapter.migrate();
+
+    if (this.config.storage.type === 'postgres') {
+      const status = await getMigrationStatus(this.config.storage.url);
+      if (!status.complete) {
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Database schema incomplete: ${status.appliedCount.toString()}/${status.expectedCount.toString()} migrations applied ` +
+            `(last expected: ${status.expectedLastTag}). ` +
+            'Refusing to start on a partial schema — see issues #1392/#1402. ' +
+            "Remediation: re-run 'mosaic gateway install' (it now verifies), or apply migrations manually.",
+        );
+        throw new Error(
+          `Database schema incomplete: ${status.appliedCount.toString()}/${status.expectedCount.toString()} migrations applied`,
+        );
+      }
+      this.logger.log(
+        `Database schema verified: ${status.appliedCount.toString()}/${status.expectedCount.toString()} migrations applied.`,
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   async onApplicationShutdown(): Promise<void> {

apps/gateway/src/federation/__tests__/enrollment.service.spec.ts

@@ -245,9 +245,21 @@ describe('EnrollmentService.createToken', () => {
     const after = Date.now();
 
     const expiresMs = new Date(result.expiresAt).getTime();
-    // Should be at most 900s from now
+
-    expect(expiresMs - before).toBeLessThanOrEqual(900_000 + 100);
+    // The property under test is CLAMPING: a 9999s request must come back as 900s.
+    // The gap between clamped and unclamped is 9_099_000 ms, so the tolerance below
+    // only has to exceed CI scheduling jitter — it does not need to be tight to keep
+    // the assertion discriminating. A 5s allowance consumes 0.05% of that margin and
+    // an unclamped result still misses by three orders of magnitude.
+    //
+    // It was 100ms and failed on a loaded agent at 900_106 — 6ms over (#1090). A
+    // wall-clock budget sized to a fast machine is a flake, not a tighter test.
+    const CI_JITTER_MS = 5_000;
+    expect(expiresMs - before).toBeLessThanOrEqual(900_000 + CI_JITTER_MS);
     expect(expiresMs - after).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    // Explicitly pin the clamp itself, independent of any timing allowance:
+    // unclamped (9999s) would exceed this by ~9_099_000 ms.
+    expect(expiresMs - before).toBeLessThan(1_000_000);
   });
 });
 

apps/gateway/src/main.ts

@@ -14,10 +14,16 @@ import { mountMcpHandler } from './mcp/mcp.controller.js';
 import { McpService } from './mcp/mcp.service.js';
 import { detectAndAssertTier, TierDetectionError } from '@mosaicstack/storage';
 import { resolveGatewayConfigPath } from './env.js';
+import { assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators } from './validation-pipe-check.js';
 
 async function bootstrap(): Promise<void> {
   const logger = new Logger('Bootstrap');
 
+  // Fail loud BEFORE anything else if the global ValidationPipe cannot see
+  // the guarded DTOs' decorated properties (#1391): a broken metatype turns
+  // every request body into a 400 at first use; this surfaces it at boot.
+  assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators();
+
   if (!process.env['BETTER_AUTH_SECRET']) {
     throw new Error('BETTER_AUTH_SECRET is required');
   }

apps/gateway/src/reload/reload.service.spec.ts

@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ describe('ReloadService — /reload command sanitizes plugin errors', () => {
       reloadService,
       mockChatGateway as never,
       mockMcpClient as never,
+      { authorize: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ allowed: true }) } as never,
     );
 
     const payload: SlashCommandPayload = { command: 'reload', conversationId: 'conv-1' };

apps/gateway/src/validation-pipe-check.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/**
+ * Boot-time ValidationPipe metatype self-check (#1391).
+ *
+ * The check exists to fail loud at boot when the global pipe cannot see a
+ * guarded DTO's decorated properties — the #436 class-erasure signature and
+ * its dependency-graph cousins. Red/green arms:
+ *
+ *   GREEN  real module state: BootstrapSetupDto's three properties are
+ *          decorated and visible through the globalThis-shared storage.
+ *   RED    a control class with NO decorators (the erasure shape): the
+ *          check throws PipeMetatypeCheckError naming every property.
+ *   RED-2  a control where one property is decorated and two are not: the
+ *          error names exactly the missing two — the miss list is precise,
+ *          not a blanket failure.
+ */
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { IsString } from 'class-validator';
+import {
+  assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators,
+  PipeMetatypeCheckError,
+} from './validation-pipe-check.js';
+
+describe('assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators (#1391 boot check)', () => {
+  it('GREEN: passes on real module state (decorated DTO visible to the pipe)', () => {
+    expect(() => assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators()).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('RED control: a class whose properties lost their decorators throws, naming them', async () => {
+    // Simulate metatype erasure: an undecorated class standing where a
+    // decorated DTO should be. Redefine the guard table for the test by
+    // importing the module and pointing its table at the eroded class —
+    // the check reads the table at call time, so a fresh module instance
+    // with a swapped table reproduces the boot failure deterministically.
+    const { PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS } = await import('./validation-pipe-check.js');
+
+    class ErodedDto {
+      name?: string;
+      email?: string;
+      password?: string;
+    }
+
+    const original = PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS[0];
+    expect(original).toBeDefined();
+    // Swap in the eroded target (same declared properties, zero decorators).
+    (
+      PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS as unknown as Array<{ name: string; target: object; properties: string[] }>
+    ).splice(0, PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS.length, {
+      name: 'ErodedDto',
+      target: ErodedDto,
+      properties: ['name', 'email', 'password'],
+    });
+
+    try {
+      expect(() => assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators()).toThrow(PipeMetatypeCheckError);
+      try {
+        assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators();
+      } catch (err) {
+        const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : '';
+        expect(message).toContain('ErodedDto.name');
+        expect(message).toContain('ErodedDto.email');
+        expect(message).toContain('ErodedDto.password');
+      }
+    } finally {
+      // Restore real module state for any later test in this file.
+      (PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS as unknown as unknown[]).splice(0, PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS.length, original);
+    }
+    // And confirm the restore is real.
+    expect(() => assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators()).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it('RED-2 control: a partially decorated class names exactly the missing properties', async () => {
+    const { PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS } = await import('./validation-pipe-check.js');
+
+    class HalfErodedDto {
+      @IsString()
+      name?: string;
+      email?: string;
+      password?: string;
+    }
+
+    const original = PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS[0];
+    (
+      PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS as unknown as Array<{ name: string; target: object; properties: string[] }>
+    ).splice(0, PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS.length, {
+      name: 'HalfErodedDto',
+      target: HalfErodedDto,
+      properties: ['name', 'email', 'password'],
+    });
+
+    try {
+      try {
+        assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators();
+        expect.unreachable('partially decorated DTO must fail the boot check');
+      } catch (err) {
+        const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : '';
+        expect(message).toContain('HalfErodedDto.email');
+        expect(message).toContain('HalfErodedDto.password');
+        expect(message).not.toContain('HalfErodedDto.name has no');
+      }
+    } finally {
+      (PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS as unknown as unknown[]).splice(0, PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS.length, original);
+    }
+  });
+});

apps/gateway/src/validation-pipe-check.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
+import { getMetadataStorage } from 'class-validator';
+import { BootstrapSetupDto } from './admin/bootstrap.dto.js';
+
+/**
+ * Boot-time self-check: the global ValidationPipe must be able to SEE the
+ * decorated properties of the DTOs it guards (#1391, #436 class).
+ *
+ * WHY THIS EXISTS. When Nest resolves a @Body() metatype to Object — via
+ * `import type` class erasure (#436), or a dependency graph where the
+ * controller's decorators and the application's route enhancers disagree
+ * (#1391's hypothesized dual-@nestjs/common on a mixed install) — the
+ * ValidationPipe's whitelist treats every property as forbidden. The first
+ * symptom is a 400 on the FIRST bootstrap attempt of a fresh install, the
+ * worst place to discover wiring damage: the operator cannot tell a broken
+ * payload from a broken daemon.
+ *
+ * This check fails LOUD at boot instead: if the pipe cannot see the DTO's
+ * decorated properties, the gateway refuses to start with a named cause.
+ * It catches the whole class — erasure, decorator metadata loss — on every
+ * host, at the moment the damage exists rather than at first use.
+ *
+ * Storage sharing note: class-validator keys its metadata storage on
+ * globalThis, so duplicate package copies do NOT hide metadata (measured,
+ * #1391 diagnosis). What hides it is losing the metatype itself, which is
+ * what this asserts against.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * DTOs the global pipe guards, mapped to the properties the whitelist must
+ * admit. Target is the CONSTRUCTOR (the object class itself): class-validator
+ * decorators register metadata keyed on the constructor, and its executor
+ * looks up `object.constructor` (ValidationExecutor.js:50) — the probe
+ * through `prototype` returns zero. Extend when adding DTOs to the app.
+ */
+export const PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS: Array<{
+  name: string;
+  target: abstract new (...args: never[]) => unknown;
+  properties: string[];
+}> = [
+  {
+    name: 'BootstrapSetupDto',
+    target: BootstrapSetupDto,
+    properties: ['name', 'email', 'password'],
+  },
+];
+
+export class PipeMetatypeCheckError extends Error {
+  constructor(missing: string[]) {
+    super(
+      'ValidationPipe metatype check failed: ' +
+        missing.join('; ') +
+        '. The global ValidationPipe cannot see decorated DTO properties — ' +
+        'every request body would be rejected as non-whitelisted. ' +
+        'Check for import-type erasure or decorator metadata loss in the ' +
+        'dependency graph (see issues #436, #1391).',
+    );
+    this.name = 'PipeMetatypeCheckError';
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Assert the pipe's whitelist can see every guarded DTO's decorated
+ * properties. Throws PipeMetatypeCheckError (fail-loud at boot) listing
+ * each miss. Pure function of module state: no I/O, safe to call twice.
+ */
+export function assertValidationPipeSeesDtoDecorators(): void {
+  const storage = getMetadataStorage();
+  const missing: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const dto of PIPE_GUARDED_DTOS) {
+    // class-validator records constraints keyed on the DTO's constructor
+    // (decorators run on the class), and its executor resolves them via
+    // object.constructor. A property with no recorded metadata is invisible
+    // to the whitelist — whatever the cause — and fails here.
+    // Signature mirrors ValidationExecutor.js:50 — (constructor, schema, always,
+    // strictGroups, groups?). No schema, always=true, no groups: every
+    // constraint regardless of grouping, which is what the whitelist sees.
+    const metadatas = storage.getTargetValidationMetadatas(dto.target, '', true, false);
+    const decorated = new Set(metadatas.map((m) => m.propertyName));
+
+    for (const property of dto.properties) {
+      if (!decorated.has(property)) {
+        missing.push(
+          `${dto.name}.${property} has no class-validator constraints visible to the pipe`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (missing.length > 0) {
+    throw new PipeMetatypeCheckError(missing);
+  }
+}

apps/gateway/src/workspace/teams.controller.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
+import { type CanActivate, type ExecutionContext, type INestApplication } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { FastifyAdapter, type NestFastifyApplication } from '@nestjs/platform-fastify';
+import { Test } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import request from 'supertest';
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { AuthGuard } from '../auth/auth.guard.js';
+import { TeamsController } from './teams.controller.js';
+import { TeamsService } from './teams.service.js';
+
+const teamAlpha = { id: 'team-alpha', name: 'Alpha' };
+const teamBeta = { id: 'team-beta', name: 'Beta' };
+
+// user-1 is a member of team-alpha only; admin-1 has role admin.
+let currentUser: { id: string; role?: string } = { id: 'user-1' };
+
+const teamsServiceMock = {
+  findAll: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve([teamAlpha, teamBeta])),
+  findAllForUser: vi.fn((userId: string) =>
+    Promise.resolve(userId === 'user-1' ? [teamAlpha] : []),
+  ),
+  findById: vi.fn((id: string) => Promise.resolve([teamAlpha, teamBeta].find((t) => t.id === id))),
+  listMembers: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve([{ teamId: 'team-alpha', userId: 'user-1' }])),
+  isMember: vi.fn((teamId: string, userId: string) =>
+    Promise.resolve(teamId === 'team-alpha' && userId === 'user-1'),
+  ),
+};
+
+const authGuard: CanActivate = {
+  canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): boolean {
+    const requestContext = context
+      .switchToHttp()
+      .getRequest<{ user?: { id: string; role?: string } }>();
+    requestContext.user = currentUser;
+    return true;
+  },
+};
+
+describe('teams endpoints are scoped to membership', () => {
+  let app: INestApplication;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const moduleRef = await Test.createTestingModule({
+      controllers: [TeamsController],
+      providers: [{ provide: TeamsService, useValue: teamsServiceMock }],
+    })
+      .overrideGuard(AuthGuard)
+      .useValue(authGuard)
+      .compile();
+
+    app = moduleRef.createNestApplication<NestFastifyApplication>(new FastifyAdapter());
+    await app.init();
+    await app.getHttpAdapter().getInstance().ready();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    currentUser = { id: 'user-1' };
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await app.close();
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/teams returns only the teams the user belongs to', async () => {
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toEqual([teamAlpha]);
+    expect(teamsServiceMock.findAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/teams returns every team for an admin', async () => {
+    currentUser = { id: 'admin-1', role: 'admin' };
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toEqual([teamAlpha, teamBeta]);
+    expect(teamsServiceMock.findAllForUser).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/teams/:teamId returns 403 for a non-member', async () => {
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams/team-beta');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/teams/:teamId returns 404 for a missing team', async () => {
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams/team-missing');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/teams/:teamId returns the team for a member', async () => {
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams/team-alpha');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toEqual(teamAlpha);
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/teams/:teamId/members returns 403 for a non-member and members for a member', async () => {
+    const denied = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams/team-beta/members');
+    expect(denied.status).toBe(403);
+    expect(teamsServiceMock.listMembers).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    const allowed = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams/team-alpha/members');
+    expect(allowed.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(allowed.body).toEqual([{ teamId: 'team-alpha', userId: 'user-1' }]);
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/teams/:teamId/members/:userId allows a self-lookup on any team', async () => {
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams/team-beta/members/user-1');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toEqual({ isMember: false });
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/teams/:teamId/members/:userId denies looking up another user on a foreign team', async () => {
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams/team-beta/members/user-2');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+  });
+
+  it('an admin can look up any membership', async () => {
+    currentUser = { id: 'admin-1', role: 'admin' };
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer()).get('/api/teams/team-alpha/members/user-1');
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toEqual({ isMember: true });
+  });
+});

apps/gateway/src/workspace/teams.controller.ts

@@ -1,30 +1,68 @@
-import { Controller, Get, Param, UseGuards } from '@nestjs/common';
+import {
+  Controller,
+  ForbiddenException,
+  Get,
+  NotFoundException,
+  Param,
+  UseGuards,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthGuard } from '../auth/auth.guard.js';
+import { CurrentUser } from '../auth/current-user.decorator.js';
 import { TeamsService } from './teams.service.js';
 
+type RequestUser = { id: string; role?: string };
+
 @Controller('api/teams')
 @UseGuards(AuthGuard)
 export class TeamsController {
   constructor(private readonly teams: TeamsService) {}
 
   @Get()
-  async list() {
+  async list(@CurrentUser() user: RequestUser) {
-    return this.teams.findAll();
+    if (user.role === 'admin') {
+      return this.teams.findAll();
+    }
+    return this.teams.findAllForUser(user.id);
   }
 
   @Get(':teamId')
-  async findOne(@Param('teamId') teamId: string) {
+  async findOne(@Param('teamId') teamId: string, @CurrentUser() user: RequestUser) {
-    return this.teams.findById(teamId);
+    return this.getAccessibleTeam(teamId, user);
   }
 
   @Get(':teamId/members')
-  async listMembers(@Param('teamId') teamId: string) {
+  async listMembers(@Param('teamId') teamId: string, @CurrentUser() user: RequestUser) {
+    await this.getAccessibleTeam(teamId, user);
     return this.teams.listMembers(teamId);
   }
 
   @Get(':teamId/members/:userId')
-  async checkMembership(@Param('teamId') teamId: string, @Param('userId') userId: string) {
+  async checkMembership(
+    @Param('teamId') teamId: string,
+    @Param('userId') userId: string,
+    @CurrentUser() user: RequestUser,
+  ) {
+    // A user may always ask about their own membership; anything else is
+    // team-scoped like the other routes.
+    if (userId !== user.id) {
+      await this.getAccessibleTeam(teamId, user);
+    }
     const isMember = await this.teams.isMember(teamId, userId);
     return { isMember };
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Team-scoped access: admins see any team; everyone else only teams they
+   * are a member of. NotFoundException when the team does not exist and
+   * ForbiddenException when the user lacks access (same convention as the
+   * projects controller).
+   */
+  private async getAccessibleTeam(teamId: string, user: RequestUser) {
+    const team = await this.teams.findById(teamId);
+    if (!team) throw new NotFoundException('Team not found');
+    if (user.role === 'admin') return team;
+    const isMember = await this.teams.isMember(teamId, user.id);
+    if (!isMember) throw new ForbiddenException('Not a member of this team');
+    return team;
+  }
 }

apps/gateway/src/workspace/teams.service.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Inject, Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { eq, and, type Db, teams, teamMembers, projects } from '@mosaicstack/db';
+import { eq, and, inArray, type Db, teams, teamMembers, projects } from '@mosaicstack/db';
 import { DB } from '../database/database.module.js';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ export class TeamsService {
     return this.db.select().from(teams);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * List only the teams the user is a member of.
+   */
+  async findAllForUser(userId: string) {
+    const memberRows = await this.db
+      .select({ teamId: teamMembers.teamId })
+      .from(teamMembers)
+      .where(eq(teamMembers.userId, userId));
+
+    const teamIds = memberRows.map((r) => r.teamId);
+    if (teamIds.length === 0) return [];
+
+    return this.db.select().from(teams).where(inArray(teams.id, teamIds));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Find a team by ID.
    */

apps/web/src/components/freshness/freshness-notices.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+'use client';
+
+import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
+import { formatAge, type FreshnessLabel } from '@/lib/freshness/model';
+
+/**
+ * Rendering rules for non-current freshness states (RI-5-001).
+ *
+ * - `unavailable` renders an explicit failure panel — never an empty
+ *   healthy collection.
+ * - `stale` may render last-known data, but only under a visible label
+ *   carrying source identity, snapshot version, and age.
+ * - `partial` renders the verified parts plus an explicit list of what is
+ *   missing.
+ */
+
+interface RetryableNoticeProps {
+  readonly onRetry?: () => void;
+  readonly retryLabel?: string;
+}
+
+function RetryButton({ onRetry, retryLabel }: RetryableNoticeProps): ReactElement | null {
+  if (!onRetry) return null;
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onRetry}
+      className="mt-2 rounded-lg border border-surface-border px-3 py-1.5 text-xs transition-colors hover:border-gray-500"
+    >
+      {retryLabel ?? 'Retry'}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+export interface UnavailableDataNoticeProps extends RetryableNoticeProps {
+  /** What is unavailable, e.g. "Tasks". */
+  readonly title: string;
+  /** Optional underlying failure detail (network message, invalidation reason). */
+  readonly detail?: string | null;
+}
+
+/** Explicit `unavailable` state. Never renders as an empty healthy collection. */
+export function UnavailableDataNotice({
+  title,
+  detail,
+  onRetry,
+  retryLabel,
+}: UnavailableDataNoticeProps): ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <div role="alert" className="rounded-lg border border-error/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm">
+      <p className="font-medium text-text-primary">{title} are unavailable</p>
+      <p className="mt-1 text-text-muted">
+        This is not an empty result — the data could not be verified from the gateway.
+        {detail ? ` ${detail}` : ''}
+      </p>
+      <RetryButton onRetry={onRetry} retryLabel={retryLabel} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export interface StaleDataNoticeProps extends RetryableNoticeProps {
+  /** Provenance of the last-known snapshot being displayed. */
+  readonly label: FreshnessLabel;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Situational-awareness banner for `stale` data: last-known data may render,
+ * but visibly labeled with source identity, snapshot version, and age.
+ */
+export function StaleDataNotice({
+  label,
+  onRetry,
+  retryLabel,
+}: StaleDataNoticeProps): ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <div role="status" className="rounded-lg border border-warning/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm">
+      <p className="font-medium text-warning">Showing last-known data — it may be out of date</p>
+      <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-text-muted">
+        Source {label.source} · snapshot v{label.version} · fetched{' '}
+        {formatAge(label.fetchedAt, Date.now())}. Verdicts derived from this data are unknown and
+        changes are disabled until it is revalidated.
+      </p>
+      <RetryButton onRetry={onRetry} retryLabel={retryLabel ?? 'Revalidate'} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export interface PartialDataNoticeProps extends RetryableNoticeProps {
+  /** Display names of the sections whose collections are unavailable. */
+  readonly missing: readonly string[];
+}
+
+/** `partial` surface banner: verified parts render, missing parts are explicit. */
+export function PartialDataNotice({
+  missing,
+  onRetry,
+  retryLabel,
+}: PartialDataNoticeProps): ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <div role="status" className="rounded-lg border border-warning/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm">
+      <p className="font-medium text-warning">Some data could not be loaded</p>
+      <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-text-muted">
+        {missing.join(', ')} {missing.length === 1 ? 'is' : 'are'} unavailable — sections below show
+        an explicit unavailable state instead of an empty list. Derived verdicts remain unknown
+        until every collection is revalidated.
+      </p>
+      <RetryButton onRetry={onRetry} retryLabel={retryLabel ?? 'Revalidate'} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/lib/freshness/model.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import type { Task } from '@/lib/types';
+import {
+  acceptSnapshot,
+  assertMutable,
+  canMutate,
+  combineFreshness,
+  computeDigest,
+  computeFreshness,
+  DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY,
+  formatAge,
+  type FreshSnapshot,
+  invalidationReasonLabels,
+  StaleMutationError,
+  UNKNOWN_VERDICT,
+  verdictValue,
+} from './model';
+import { validateProjectCollection, validateTaskCollection } from './validators';
+
+const NOW = 1_800_000_000_000;
+
+const policy = { ...DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY, staleAfterMs: 60_000 };
+
+const taskPayload: Task[] = [
+  {
+    id: 'task-1',
+    title: 'T1',
+    description: null,
+    status: 'not-started',
+    priority: 'high',
+    projectId: 'project-1',
+    missionId: null,
+    assignee: null,
+    tags: null,
+    dueDate: null,
+    metadata: null,
+    createdAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+    updatedAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+  },
+];
+
+function acceptedTaskSnapshot(
+  overrides: Partial<FreshSnapshot<typeof taskPayload>> = {},
+): FreshSnapshot<typeof taskPayload> {
+  const result = acceptSnapshot({
+    value: taskPayload,
+    validate: validateTaskCollection,
+    previous: null,
+    policy,
+    source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+    now: NOW,
+  });
+  if (result.outcome !== 'accepted') {
+    throw new Error(`fixture setup failed: ${result.reason}`);
+  }
+  return { ...result.snapshot, ...overrides };
+}
+
+describe('computeFreshness', () => {
+  it('treats a missing snapshot as unavailable, never as an empty healthy collection', () => {
+    expect(computeFreshness({ snapshot: null, policy, now: NOW })).toBe('unavailable');
+  });
+
+  it('returns current for a fresh verified snapshot regardless of data emptiness', () => {
+    const empty = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: [],
+      validate: validateTaskCollection,
+      previous: null,
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    if (empty.outcome !== 'accepted') throw new Error('expected acceptance');
+    expect(computeFreshness({ snapshot: empty.snapshot, policy, now: NOW })).toBe('current');
+  });
+
+  it('degrades to stale once the snapshot ages past staleAfterMs', () => {
+    const snapshot = acceptedTaskSnapshot();
+    expect(computeFreshness({ snapshot, policy, now: NOW + 60_001 })).toBe('stale');
+    expect(computeFreshness({ snapshot, policy, now: NOW + 59_999 })).toBe('current');
+  });
+
+  it('degrades to stale when the latest revalidation failed', () => {
+    const snapshot = acceptedTaskSnapshot();
+    expect(computeFreshness({ snapshot, policy, now: NOW, degraded: true })).toBe('stale');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('mutation guard', () => {
+  it('permits mutations only on current data', () => {
+    expect(canMutate('current')).toBe(true);
+    for (const state of ['stale', 'partial', 'unknown', 'unavailable'] as const) {
+      expect(canMutate(state)).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('refuses mutations on non-current data via assertMutable', () => {
+    expect(() => assertMutable('current')).not.toThrow();
+    for (const state of ['stale', 'partial', 'unknown', 'unavailable'] as const) {
+      let thrown: unknown;
+      try {
+        assertMutable(state);
+      } catch (caught) {
+        thrown = caught;
+      }
+      expect(thrown).toBeInstanceOf(StaleMutationError);
+      expect(thrown).toBeInstanceOf(Error);
+      if (thrown instanceof StaleMutationError) {
+        expect(thrown.name).toBe('StaleMutationError');
+        expect(thrown.freshness).toBe(state);
+        expect(thrown.message).toContain(state);
+        expect(thrown.message).toContain('revalidat');
+      }
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('acceptSnapshot', () => {
+  it('accepts a valid payload with provenance', () => {
+    const result = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: taskPayload,
+      validate: validateTaskCollection,
+      previous: null,
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    expect(result.outcome).toBe('accepted');
+    if (result.outcome !== 'accepted') return;
+    expect(result.snapshot.source).toBe('gateway:/api/tasks');
+    expect(result.snapshot.version).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.snapshot.fetchedAt).toBe(NOW);
+    expect(result.snapshot.data).toEqual(taskPayload);
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates a schema-mismatched payload instead of rendering it', () => {
+    const result = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: { not: 'an array' },
+      validate: validateTaskCollection,
+      previous: acceptedTaskSnapshot(),
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    expect(result).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'schema-mismatch' });
+    expect(invalidationReasonLabels['schema-mismatch']).toContain('schema');
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates cross-workspace payloads', () => {
+    const userOne = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: [
+        {
+          id: 'p1',
+          name: 'P1',
+          description: null,
+          status: 'active',
+          userId: 'user-1',
+          metadata: null,
+          createdAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+          updatedAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        },
+      ],
+      validate: validateProjectCollection,
+      previous: null,
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/projects',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    if (userOne.outcome !== 'accepted') throw new Error('expected acceptance');
+
+    const switched = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: [
+        {
+          id: 'p9',
+          name: 'P9',
+          description: null,
+          status: 'active',
+          userId: 'user-2',
+          metadata: null,
+          createdAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+          updatedAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        },
+      ],
+      validate: validateProjectCollection,
+      previous: userOne.snapshot,
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/projects',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    expect(switched).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cross-workspace' });
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the previous workspace for collections with no intrinsic identity', () => {
+    const userOne = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: [
+        {
+          id: 'p1',
+          name: 'P1',
+          description: null,
+          status: 'active',
+          userId: 'user-1',
+          metadata: null,
+          createdAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+          updatedAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        },
+      ],
+      validate: validateProjectCollection,
+      previous: null,
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/projects',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    if (userOne.outcome !== 'accepted') throw new Error('expected acceptance');
+
+    // Empty list after the user deleted every project: no identity to check,
+    // so the verified scope is retained and the empty state stays healthy.
+    const emptied = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: [],
+      validate: validateProjectCollection,
+      previous: userOne.snapshot,
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/projects',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    expect(emptied.outcome).toBe('accepted');
+    if (emptied.outcome === 'accepted') {
+      expect(emptied.snapshot.data).toEqual([]);
+      expect(emptied.snapshot.workspace).toBe('user-1');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates version regressions', () => {
+    const previous = acceptedTaskSnapshot({ version: 7 });
+    const regressed = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: taskPayload,
+      validate: validateTaskCollection,
+      previous,
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+      now: NOW,
+      incomingVersion: 3,
+    });
+    expect(regressed).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'version-regression' });
+
+    const newerSchema = acceptedTaskSnapshot({ schemaVersion: 4 });
+    const downgradedClient = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: taskPayload,
+      validate: validateTaskCollection,
+      previous: newerSchema,
+      policy: { ...policy, schemaVersion: 2 },
+      source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    expect(downgradedClient).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'version-regression' });
+  });
+
+  it('increments the version monotonically across accepted snapshots', () => {
+    const first = acceptedTaskSnapshot();
+    const second = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: taskPayload,
+      validate: validateTaskCollection,
+      previous: first,
+      policy,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+      now: NOW,
+    });
+    expect(second.outcome).toBe('accepted');
+    if (second.outcome === 'accepted') {
+      expect(second.snapshot.version).toBe(first.version + 1);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('combineFreshness', () => {
+  it('gates the surface on the primary collection', () => {
+    expect(combineFreshness('unavailable', ['current'])).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(combineFreshness('unknown', ['current'])).toBe('unknown');
+    expect(combineFreshness('current', [])).toBe('current');
+  });
+
+  it('degrades to partial when a secondary is unavailable', () => {
+    expect(combineFreshness('current', ['current', 'unavailable'])).toBe('partial');
+  });
+
+  it('degrades to unknown while a secondary is still loading', () => {
+    expect(combineFreshness('current', ['unknown'])).toBe('unknown');
+  });
+
+  it('degrades to stale when any collection is stale', () => {
+    expect(combineFreshness('current', ['stale'])).toBe('stale');
+    expect(combineFreshness('stale', ['current'])).toBe('stale');
+  });
+
+  it('propagates partial secondaries', () => {
+    expect(combineFreshness('current', ['partial'])).toBe('partial');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('computeDigest', () => {
+  it('is stable across key order and changes with data', () => {
+    const a = computeDigest({ x: 1, y: [1, 2] });
+    const b = computeDigest({ y: [1, 2], x: 1 });
+    expect(a).toBe(b);
+    expect(computeDigest({ x: 1, y: [1, 3] })).not.toBe(a);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('verdictValue', () => {
+  it('returns the value only for verified inputs', () => {
+    expect(verdictValue(true, '5')).toBe('5');
+    expect(verdictValue(false, '5')).toBe(UNKNOWN_VERDICT);
+    expect(verdictValue(false, '5')).not.toBe('5');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('formatAge', () => {
+  it('labels age in human terms', () => {
+    expect(formatAge(NOW, NOW)).toBe('just now');
+    expect(formatAge(NOW, NOW + 15_000)).toBe('under a minute ago');
+    expect(formatAge(NOW, NOW + 120_000)).toBe('2m ago');
+    expect(formatAge(NOW, NOW + 3 * 3_600_000)).toBe('3h ago');
+    expect(formatAge(NOW, NOW + 2 * 86_400_000)).toBe('2d ago');
+  });
+});

apps/web/src/lib/freshness/model.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+/**
+ * Typed freshness model for gateway-fetched collections (RI-5-001).
+ *
+ * A failed or stale fetch must never be indistinguishable from an empty
+ * healthy collection. Every fetched surface carries an explicit freshness
+ * state, a verified snapshot identity (source, workspace, version, age), and
+ * a mutation guard that refuses state-changing operations unless the data is
+ * verified current.
+ */
+
+/** Freshness states for fetched data. Never inferred from emptiness. */
+export type FreshnessState = 'current' | 'stale' | 'partial' | 'unknown' | 'unavailable';
+
+/**
+ * Reasons a snapshot is invalidated. An invalidated snapshot is treated as
+ * unavailable and is never rendered as current.
+ */
+export type InvalidationReason =
+  | 'cache-corruption'
+  | 'cross-workspace'
+  | 'schema-mismatch'
+  | 'version-regression';
+
+/** Human-readable labels for invalidation reasons (UI + error messages). */
+export const invalidationReasonLabels: Record<InvalidationReason, string> = {
+  'cache-corruption': 'cached snapshot failed integrity checks',
+  'cross-workspace': 'data belongs to a different workspace',
+  'schema-mismatch': 'response did not match the expected schema',
+  'version-regression': 'snapshot version regressed below the accepted version',
+};
+
+/** A verified snapshot of fetched data with full provenance. */
+export interface FreshSnapshot<T> {
+  readonly data: T;
+  /** Source identity of the fetch, e.g. `gateway:/api/tasks`. */
+  readonly source: string;
+  /** Workspace scope the data belongs to. */
+  readonly workspace: string;
+  /** Monotonic snapshot sequence number for this surface. */
+  readonly version: number;
+  /** Schema version of the validator that accepted this snapshot. */
+  readonly schemaVersion: number;
+  /** Epoch ms at which the data was verified. */
+  readonly fetchedAt: number;
+  /** Integrity digest of `data`, used to detect cache corruption. */
+  readonly digest: string;
+}
+
+/** Provenance label rendered next to last-known data. */
+export interface FreshnessLabel {
+  readonly source: string;
+  readonly version: number;
+  readonly fetchedAt: number;
+}
+
+/** Policy governing freshness for a surface. */
+export interface FreshnessPolicy {
+  /** Active workspace scope. Snapshots from other scopes are invalidated. */
+  readonly workspace: string;
+  /** Schema version of the current validator. */
+  readonly schemaVersion: number;
+  /** Age after which a verified snapshot degrades from current to stale. */
+  readonly staleAfterMs: number;
+}
+
+export const DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY: FreshnessPolicy = {
+  workspace: 'default',
+  schemaVersion: 1,
+  staleAfterMs: 60_000,
+};
+
+/** Payload returned by a successful schema validation. */
+export interface FreshPayload<T> {
+  readonly data: T;
+  /**
+   * Workspace identity extracted from the payload itself when the collection
+   * carries one (e.g. a uniform `userId` on projects). `null` when the
+   * collection has no intrinsic workspace identity.
+   */
+  readonly workspace: string | null;
+}
+
+/** Error thrown when a mutation is attempted on non-current data. */
+export class StaleMutationError extends Error {
+  readonly freshness: FreshnessState;
+
+  constructor(freshness: FreshnessState) {
+    super(`Refused mutation on ${freshness} data: revalidation is required before mutating.`);
+    this.name = 'StaleMutationError';
+    this.freshness = freshness;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Stable JSON digest used for snapshot integrity checks. */
+export function computeDigest(value: unknown): string {
+  // FNV-1a 32-bit over the stable JSON serialization. This is an integrity
+  // check against corruption, not a cryptographic guarantee.
+  let hash = 0x811c9dc5;
+  for (const byte of stableStringify(value)) {
+    hash ^= byte.charCodeAt(0);
+    hash = Math.imul(hash, 0x01000193) >>> 0;
+  }
+  return hash.toString(16).padStart(8, '0');
+}
+
+function stableStringify(value: unknown): string {
+  return serialize(value);
+}
+
+function serialize(value: unknown): string {
+  if (value === null || typeof value !== 'object') return JSON.stringify(value) ?? 'null';
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return `[${value.map(serialize).join(',')}]`;
+  const entries = Object.entries(value as Record<string, unknown>)
+    .filter(([, item]) => item !== undefined)
+    .sort(([left], [right]) => (left < right ? -1 : left > right ? 1 : 0))
+    .map(([key, item]) => `${JSON.stringify(key)}:${serialize(item)}`);
+  return `{${entries.join(',')}}`;
+}
+
+export type AcceptSnapshotResult<T> =
+  | { readonly outcome: 'accepted'; readonly snapshot: FreshSnapshot<T> }
+  | { readonly outcome: 'invalidated'; readonly reason: InvalidationReason };
+
+export interface AcceptSnapshotOptions<T> {
+  /** Raw fetched value (untrusted JSON). */
+  readonly value: unknown;
+  /** Schema validator; returns `null` when the value does not match. */
+  readonly validate: (value: unknown) => FreshPayload<T> | null;
+  /** Previously accepted snapshot for this surface, if any. */
+  readonly previous: FreshSnapshot<T> | null;
+  readonly policy: FreshnessPolicy;
+  readonly source: string;
+  /**
+   * Version carried by the incoming payload when the transport exposes one.
+   * Must not regress below the accepted snapshot's version.
+   */
+  readonly incomingVersion?: number;
+  readonly now: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate and accept a fetched value as a snapshot, or invalidate it.
+ *
+ * Invalidation rules (each treated as unavailable, never rendered current):
+ * - schema mismatch: the payload fails validation
+ * - cross-workspace: the payload's workspace differs from the verified one
+ * - version regression: payload/schema version is below the accepted one
+ */
+export function acceptSnapshot<T>(options: AcceptSnapshotOptions<T>): AcceptSnapshotResult<T> {
+  const payload = options.validate(options.value);
+  if (payload === null) {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'schema-mismatch' };
+  }
+
+  // Workspace identity: the payload's own scope wins; a collection with no
+  // intrinsic identity (e.g. an empty list after every project was deleted)
+  // keeps the previously verified scope rather than resetting to the policy
+  // default, so a legitimately empty response is not mistaken for a scope
+  // change.
+  const workspace = payload.workspace ?? options.previous?.workspace ?? options.policy.workspace;
+  if (options.previous !== null && options.previous.workspace !== workspace) {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cross-workspace' };
+  }
+  if (options.previous !== null && options.policy.schemaVersion < options.previous.schemaVersion) {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'version-regression' };
+  }
+  if (
+    options.incomingVersion !== undefined &&
+    options.previous !== null &&
+    options.incomingVersion < options.previous.version
+  ) {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'version-regression' };
+  }
+
+  const snapshot: FreshSnapshot<T> = {
+    data: payload.data,
+    source: options.source,
+    workspace,
+    version: options.incomingVersion ?? (options.previous?.version ?? 0) + 1,
+    schemaVersion: options.policy.schemaVersion,
+    fetchedAt: options.now,
+    digest: computeDigest(payload.data),
+  };
+  return { outcome: 'accepted', snapshot };
+}
+
+export interface ComputeFreshnessOptions {
+  readonly snapshot: FreshSnapshot<unknown> | null;
+  readonly policy: FreshnessPolicy;
+  readonly now: number;
+  /**
+   * True when the snapshot cannot be trusted as current regardless of age:
+   * the latest revalidation failed, or the snapshot was restored from cache
+   * and has not been verified by a fetch in this session.
+   */
+  readonly degraded?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compute the freshness state of a snapshot. A missing snapshot is
+ * `unavailable` (never "empty and healthy"); a degraded or aged snapshot is
+ * `stale` (situational awareness only).
+ */
+export function computeFreshness(options: ComputeFreshnessOptions): FreshnessState {
+  const { snapshot, policy, now, degraded = false } = options;
+  if (snapshot === null) return 'unavailable';
+  if (degraded) return 'stale';
+  if (now - snapshot.fetchedAt > policy.staleAfterMs) return 'stale';
+  return 'current';
+}
+
+/** Only verified-current data may back a state-changing action. */
+export function canMutate(state: FreshnessState): boolean {
+  return state === 'current';
+}
+
+/** Defense in depth: reject the mutation call itself on non-current data. */
+export function assertMutable(state: FreshnessState): void {
+  if (!canMutate(state)) {
+    throw new StaleMutationError(state);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Combine freshness across a multi-collection surface (primary + secondaries).
+ * The primary collection gates the surface: unknown while it loads,
+ * unavailable when it fails. Missing secondaries degrade the surface to
+ * `partial`; aged collections degrade it to `stale`.
+ */
+export function combineFreshness(
+  primary: FreshnessState,
+  secondaries: readonly FreshnessState[],
+): FreshnessState {
+  if (primary === 'unavailable') return 'unavailable';
+  if (primary === 'unknown') return 'unknown';
+  if (secondaries.includes('unavailable')) return 'partial';
+  if (secondaries.includes('unknown')) return 'unknown';
+  if (secondaries.includes('stale') || primary === 'stale') return 'stale';
+  if (secondaries.includes('partial')) return 'partial';
+  return 'current';
+}
+
+/** Render-safe age label for snapshot provenance. */
+export function formatAge(fetchedAt: number, now: number): string {
+  const ageMs = Math.max(0, now - fetchedAt);
+  if (ageMs < 10_000) return 'just now';
+  const minutes = Math.floor(ageMs / 60_000);
+  if (minutes < 1) return 'under a minute ago';
+  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}m ago`;
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60);
+  if (hours < 24) return `${hours}h ago`;
+  const days = Math.floor(hours / 24);
+  return `${days}d ago`;
+}
+
+/** Derived verdict placeholder for non-current inputs — never a green value. */
+export const UNKNOWN_VERDICT = '?';
+
+export function verdictValue(verified: boolean, value: string): string {
+  return verified ? value : UNKNOWN_VERDICT;
+}

apps/web/src/lib/freshness/snapshot-cache.spec.ts

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+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { acceptSnapshot, DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY } from './model';
+import { clearSnapshotCache, readSnapshotCache, writeSnapshotCache } from './snapshot-cache';
+import { validateProjectCollection, validateTaskCollection } from './validators';
+import { projectFixtures, taskFixtures } from '@/spa/pages/page-fixtures';
+import type { Project, Task } from '@/lib/types';
+
+const KEY = 'test:tasks';
+const NOW = 1_800_000_000_000;
+const policy = { ...DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY, staleAfterMs: 60_000 };
+
+function storedTaskSnapshot() {
+  const result = acceptSnapshot({
+    value: taskFixtures,
+    validate: validateTaskCollection,
+    previous: null,
+    policy,
+    source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+    now: NOW,
+  });
+  if (result.outcome !== 'accepted') throw new Error('fixture setup failed');
+  return result.snapshot;
+}
+
+function storedProjectSnapshot() {
+  const result = acceptSnapshot({
+    value: projectFixtures,
+    validate: validateProjectCollection,
+    previous: null,
+    policy,
+    source: 'gateway:/api/projects',
+    now: NOW,
+  });
+  if (result.outcome !== 'accepted') throw new Error('fixture setup failed');
+  return result.snapshot;
+}
+
+function readTasks() {
+  return readSnapshotCache({
+    key: KEY,
+    workspace: policy.workspace,
+    policy,
+    validate: validateTaskCollection,
+  });
+}
+
+/** Write an arbitrary value directly at the raw cache slot. */
+function writeRaw(key: string, value: unknown): void {
+  sessionStorage.setItem(`mosaic:freshness:v1:${key}`, JSON.stringify(value));
+}
+
+/** Parse and re-write the stored entry (for tampering with internals). */
+function tamperStored<T>(key: string, mutate: (stored: T) => void): void {
+  const parsed = JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(`mosaic:freshness:v1:${key}`) ?? '{}') as T;
+  mutate(parsed);
+  writeRaw(key, parsed);
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  sessionStorage.clear();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  sessionStorage.clear();
+});
+
+describe('readSnapshotCache', () => {
+  it('misses when nothing is stored', () => {
+    expect(readTasks()).toEqual({ outcome: 'miss' });
+  });
+
+  it('hits for a well-formed entry and preserves provenance', () => {
+    const snapshot = storedTaskSnapshot();
+    writeSnapshotCache(KEY, snapshot);
+
+    const result = readTasks();
+    expect(result.outcome).toBe('hit');
+    if (result.outcome === 'hit') {
+      expect(result.snapshot.data).toEqual(taskFixtures);
+      expect(result.snapshot.source).toBe('gateway:/api/tasks');
+      expect(result.snapshot.version).toBe(snapshot.version);
+      expect(result.snapshot.fetchedAt).toBe(snapshot.fetchedAt);
+      expect(result.snapshot.workspace).toBe(snapshot.workspace);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates unparsable entries as cache corruption', () => {
+    sessionStorage.setItem(`mosaic:freshness:v1:${KEY}`, '{not json');
+    expect(readTasks()).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cache-corruption' });
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates structurally wrong entries as cache corruption', () => {
+    const malformed: unknown[] = [
+      'nested but not a snapshot',
+      { data: taskFixtures }, // missing provenance fields
+      {
+        data: taskFixtures,
+        source: 1,
+        workspace: 'w',
+        version: 1,
+        schemaVersion: 1,
+        fetchedAt: 1,
+        digest: 'x',
+      },
+      null,
+      17,
+    ];
+    for (const entry of malformed) {
+      writeRaw(KEY, entry);
+      expect(readTasks()).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cache-corruption' });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates digest mismatches as cache corruption (tampered data)', () => {
+    writeSnapshotCache(KEY, storedTaskSnapshot());
+    tamperStored<{ data: Task[] }>(KEY, (stored) => {
+      stored.data = [...stored.data, { ...stored.data[0]!, id: 'injected-task' }];
+    });
+    expect(readTasks()).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cache-corruption' });
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates entries scoped to another workspace', () => {
+    const snapshot = storedTaskSnapshot();
+    writeSnapshotCache(KEY, { ...snapshot, workspace: 'someone-else' });
+    expect(readTasks()).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cross-workspace' });
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates entries written by a newer schema as a version regression', () => {
+    const snapshot = storedTaskSnapshot();
+    writeSnapshotCache(KEY, { ...snapshot, schemaVersion: policy.schemaVersion + 1 });
+    expect(readTasks()).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'version-regression' });
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates entries whose data no longer validates (schema mismatch)', () => {
+    writeSnapshotCache(KEY, storedTaskSnapshot());
+    tamperStored<{ data: unknown }>(KEY, (stored) => {
+      stored.data = { malformed: true };
+    });
+    expect(readTasks()).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'schema-mismatch' });
+  });
+
+  it('never reports a corrupted raw entry as a hit (negative control)', () => {
+    for (const raw of ['{oops', 'null', '"string"', '[]', '12']) {
+      sessionStorage.setItem(`mosaic:freshness:v1:${KEY}`, raw);
+      const result = readTasks();
+      expect(result.outcome).not.toBe('hit');
+      expect(result.outcome).toBe('invalidated');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('scopes project collections by their workspace identity', () => {
+    const snapshot = storedProjectSnapshot();
+    writeSnapshotCache('test:projects', snapshot);
+
+    const sameScope = readSnapshotCache({
+      key: 'test:projects',
+      workspace: 'user-1',
+      policy,
+      validate: validateProjectCollection,
+    });
+    expect(sameScope.outcome).toBe('hit');
+
+    const foreignScope = readSnapshotCache({
+      key: 'test:projects',
+      workspace: 'user-2',
+      policy,
+      validate: validateProjectCollection,
+    });
+    expect(foreignScope).toEqual({ outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cross-workspace' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('writeSnapshotCache round-trip', () => {
+  it('round-trips an accepted project snapshot', () => {
+    const snapshot = storedProjectSnapshot();
+    writeSnapshotCache('test:projects', snapshot);
+    const result = readSnapshotCache({
+      key: 'test:projects',
+      workspace: snapshot.workspace,
+      policy,
+      validate: validateProjectCollection,
+    });
+    expect(result.outcome).toBe('hit');
+    if (result.outcome === 'hit') {
+      expect(result.snapshot.data).toEqual(projectFixtures as Project[]);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe('clearSnapshotCache', () => {
+  it('drops the entry so the next read misses', () => {
+    writeSnapshotCache(KEY, storedTaskSnapshot());
+    expect(readTasks().outcome).toBe('hit');
+    clearSnapshotCache(KEY);
+    expect(readTasks()).toEqual({ outcome: 'miss' });
+  });
+});

apps/web/src/lib/freshness/snapshot-cache.ts

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+import {
+  computeDigest,
+  type FreshPayload,
+  type FreshSnapshot,
+  type FreshnessPolicy,
+  type InvalidationReason,
+} from './model';
+
+/**
+ * Session-scoped last-known snapshot cache (RI-5-001).
+ *
+ * Restored snapshots are situational awareness only: they surface as `stale`
+ * until a fetch re-verifies them. A cache entry that is corrupted, belongs to
+ * another workspace, was written by a newer schema, or no longer validates is
+ * invalidated (treated as unavailable, never rendered as current).
+ */
+
+const CACHE_PREFIX = 'mosaic:freshness:v1';
+
+interface StoredSnapshot {
+  data: unknown;
+  source: string;
+  workspace: string;
+  version: number;
+  schemaVersion: number;
+  fetchedAt: number;
+  digest: string;
+}
+
+export type SnapshotCacheRead<T> =
+  | { readonly outcome: 'hit'; readonly snapshot: FreshSnapshot<T> }
+  | { readonly outcome: 'miss' }
+  | { readonly outcome: 'invalidated'; readonly reason: InvalidationReason };
+
+export interface ReadSnapshotCacheOptions<T> {
+  readonly key: string;
+  readonly workspace: string;
+  readonly policy: FreshnessPolicy;
+  readonly validate: (value: unknown) => FreshPayload<T> | null;
+}
+
+function cacheKey(key: string): string {
+  return `${CACHE_PREFIX}:${key}`;
+}
+
+function isStoredSnapshot(value: unknown): value is StoredSnapshot {
+  if (typeof value !== 'object' || value === null) return false;
+  const candidate = value as Record<string, unknown>;
+  return (
+    typeof candidate['data'] === 'object' &&
+    candidate['data'] !== null &&
+    typeof candidate['source'] === 'string' &&
+    typeof candidate['workspace'] === 'string' &&
+    typeof candidate['version'] === 'number' &&
+    typeof candidate['schemaVersion'] === 'number' &&
+    typeof candidate['fetchedAt'] === 'number' &&
+    typeof candidate['digest'] === 'string'
+  );
+}
+
+function getStorage(): Storage | null {
+  try {
+    return globalThis.sessionStorage ?? null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Restore a cached snapshot under the active workspace scope. Every failure
+ * mode maps to an explicit invalidation reason or a miss — never to data
+ * that renders as current.
+ */
+export function readSnapshotCache<T>(options: ReadSnapshotCacheOptions<T>): SnapshotCacheRead<T> {
+  const storage = getStorage();
+  if (storage === null) return { outcome: 'miss' };
+
+  let raw: string | null;
+  try {
+    raw = storage.getItem(cacheKey(options.key));
+  } catch {
+    return { outcome: 'miss' };
+  }
+  if (raw === null) return { outcome: 'miss' };
+
+  let parsed: unknown;
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+  } catch {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cache-corruption' };
+  }
+  if (!isStoredSnapshot(parsed)) {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cache-corruption' };
+  }
+  if (parsed.workspace !== options.workspace) {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cross-workspace' };
+  }
+  if (parsed.schemaVersion > options.policy.schemaVersion) {
+    // Written by a newer build than the running client: version regression.
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'version-regression' };
+  }
+
+  const payload = options.validate(parsed.data);
+  if (payload === null) {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'schema-mismatch' };
+  }
+  if (computeDigest(payload.data) !== parsed.digest) {
+    return { outcome: 'invalidated', reason: 'cache-corruption' };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    outcome: 'hit',
+    snapshot: {
+      data: payload.data,
+      source: parsed.source,
+      workspace: parsed.workspace,
+      version: parsed.version,
+      schemaVersion: parsed.schemaVersion,
+      fetchedAt: parsed.fetchedAt,
+      digest: parsed.digest,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/** Persist a verified snapshot. Failures are non-fatal (cache is best-effort). */
+export function writeSnapshotCache<T>(key: string, snapshot: FreshSnapshot<T>): void {
+  const storage = getStorage();
+  if (storage === null) return;
+  const stored: StoredSnapshot = {
+    data: snapshot.data,
+    source: snapshot.source,
+    workspace: snapshot.workspace,
+    version: snapshot.version,
+    schemaVersion: snapshot.schemaVersion,
+    fetchedAt: snapshot.fetchedAt,
+    digest: snapshot.digest,
+  };
+  try {
+    storage.setItem(cacheKey(key), JSON.stringify(stored));
+  } catch {
+    // Quota or serialization failures simply skip caching.
+  }
+}
+
+/** Drop a cached snapshot (used when a surface invalidates its cache entry). */
+export function clearSnapshotCache(key: string): void {
+  const storage = getStorage();
+  if (storage === null) return;
+  try {
+    storage.removeItem(cacheKey(key));
+  } catch {
+    // Ignorable: a wedged storage entry is detected as corruption on read.
+  }
+}

apps/web/src/lib/freshness/use-fresh-collection.spec.tsx

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+import { act } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { Task } from '@/lib/types';
+import { acceptSnapshot, StaleMutationError, DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY } from './model';
+import type { FreshnessFailure } from './use-fresh-collection';
+import {
+  describeFailure,
+  useFreshCollection,
+  type FreshCollection,
+  type UseFreshCollectionOptions,
+} from './use-fresh-collection';
+import { validateProjectCollection, validateTaskCollection } from './validators';
+import { projectFixtures, taskFixtures } from '@/spa/pages/page-fixtures';
+
+/**
+ * Failure-matrix coverage for the freshness seam (RI-5-001): network failure,
+ * auth failure, malformed response, cache corruption, stale age, schema
+ * mismatch, cross-workspace, recovery, and stale-action rejection — with
+ * negative controls proving no case yields current data or an enabled
+ * mutation.
+ */
+
+const NOW = 1_800_000_000_000;
+
+interface Deferred<T> {
+  promise: Promise<T>;
+  resolve: (value: T) => void;
+  reject: (reason?: unknown) => void;
+}
+
+function createDeferred<T>(): Deferred<T> {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  let reject!: (reason?: unknown) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((res, rej) => {
+    resolve = res;
+    reject = rej;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve, reject };
+}
+
+let root: Root | null = null;
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+let latest: FreshCollection<Task[]> | null = null;
+
+function Probe({
+  options,
+}: {
+  options: UseFreshCollectionOptions<Task[]>;
+}): React.ReactElement | null {
+  latest = useFreshCollection<Task[]>(options);
+  return null;
+}
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: true,
+  });
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  sessionStorage.clear();
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await act(async () => {
+    root?.unmount();
+  });
+  document.body.replaceChildren();
+  root = null;
+  latest = null;
+  sessionStorage.clear();
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+});
+
+async function renderCollection(
+  options: UseFreshCollectionOptions<Task[]>,
+): Promise<FreshCollection<Task[]>> {
+  container = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.append(container);
+  root = createRoot(container);
+  await act(async () => {
+    root?.render(<Probe options={options} />);
+  });
+  if (latest === null) throw new Error('hook did not run');
+  return latest;
+}
+
+function taskOptions(
+  overrides: Partial<UseFreshCollectionOptions<Task[]>> = {},
+): UseFreshCollectionOptions<Task[]> {
+  return {
+    source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+    fetcher: () => Promise.resolve(taskFixtures),
+    validate: validateTaskCollection,
+    cacheKey: 'tasks',
+    clock: () => NOW,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function authError(statusCode: number): Error & { statusCode: number } {
+  return Object.assign(new Error(`Request failed with ${statusCode}`), { statusCode });
+}
+
+function seedCache(key: string): number {
+  const result = acceptSnapshot({
+    value: taskFixtures,
+    validate: validateTaskCollection,
+    previous: null,
+    policy: DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY,
+    source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+    now: NOW,
+  });
+  if (result.outcome !== 'accepted') throw new Error('fixture setup failed');
+  sessionStorage.setItem(`mosaic:freshness:v1:${key}`, JSON.stringify({ ...result.snapshot }));
+  return result.snapshot.version;
+}
+
+describe('useFreshCollection failure matrix', () => {
+  it('is unknown (not empty) while the first validation is in flight', async () => {
+    const deferred = createDeferred<Task[]>();
+    const collection = await renderCollection(taskOptions({ fetcher: () => deferred.promise }));
+
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('unknown');
+    expect(collection.validating).toBe(true);
+    expect(collection.data).toBeNull();
+    expect(collection.canMutate).toBe(false);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      deferred.resolve(taskFixtures);
+      await deferred.promise;
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('becomes current with provenance after a verified fetch', async () => {
+    const collection = await renderCollection(taskOptions());
+
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('current');
+    expect(collection.data).toEqual(taskFixtures);
+    expect(collection.snapshot?.source).toBe('gateway:/api/tasks');
+    expect(collection.snapshot?.version).toBe(1);
+    expect(collection.failure).toBeNull();
+    expect(collection.canMutate).toBe(true);
+    // Verified snapshot is persisted for last-known restore.
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem('mosaic:freshness:v1:tasks')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('treats a network failure as unavailable — never an empty healthy collection', async () => {
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({ fetcher: () => Promise.reject(new Error('network down')) }),
+    );
+
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(collection.data).toBeNull();
+    expect(collection.failure).toEqual({ kind: 'fetch', message: 'network down' });
+    expect(collection.canMutate).toBe(false);
+    expect(describeFailure(collection.failure)).toBe('network down');
+  });
+
+  it('treats an auth failure as unavailable and drops the last-known snapshot', async () => {
+    let call = 0;
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({
+        fetcher: () => {
+          call += 1;
+          return call === 1 ? Promise.resolve(taskFixtures) : Promise.reject(authError(401));
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('current');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await collection.revalidate();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.freshness).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(latest?.data).toBeNull();
+    expect(latest?.failure?.kind).toBe('fetch');
+    // The previous user's data must not linger in the session cache.
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem('mosaic:freshness:v1:tasks')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('invalidates a malformed response as a schema mismatch', async () => {
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({ fetcher: () => Promise.resolve({ malformed: true }) }),
+    );
+
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(collection.data).toBeNull();
+    expect(collection.failure).toEqual({ kind: 'invalidated', reason: 'schema-mismatch' });
+    expect(collection.canMutate).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the previous snapshot as labeled stale when a later payload mismatches', async () => {
+    let call = 0;
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({
+        fetcher: () => {
+          call += 1;
+          return call === 1 ? Promise.resolve(taskFixtures) : Promise.resolve('garbage');
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('current');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await collection.revalidate();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.freshness).toBe('stale');
+    expect(latest?.data).toEqual(taskFixtures);
+    expect(latest?.failure).toEqual({ kind: 'invalidated', reason: 'schema-mismatch' });
+    expect(latest?.canMutate).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('drops the snapshot when the workspace changes under it (cross-workspace)', async () => {
+    let call = 0;
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({
+        fetcher: () => {
+          call += 1;
+          return Promise.resolve(
+            call === 1 ? projectFixtures : [{ ...projectFixtures[0], userId: 'user-2' }],
+          );
+        },
+        validate: validateProjectCollection as unknown as (value: unknown) => {
+          data: Task[];
+          workspace: string | null;
+        },
+        source: 'gateway:/api/projects',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('current');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await collection.revalidate();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.freshness).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(latest?.data).toBeNull();
+    expect(latest?.failure).toEqual({ kind: 'invalidated', reason: 'cross-workspace' });
+  });
+
+  it('ages from current to stale and refuses mutations on stale data', async () => {
+    let fakeNow = NOW;
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({
+        clock: () => fakeNow,
+        policy: { staleAfterMs: 40 },
+        tickMs: 10,
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('current');
+
+    // Age the snapshot past the policy and let the tick recompute.
+    fakeNow = NOW + 60;
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 25));
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.freshness).toBe('stale');
+    expect(latest?.data).toEqual(taskFixtures);
+    expect(latest?.canMutate).toBe(false);
+
+    const operation = vi.fn(async () => 'result');
+    await expect(latest?.mutate(operation)).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(StaleMutationError);
+    expect(operation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('recovers to current after a successful revalidation', async () => {
+    let call = 0;
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({
+        fetcher: () => {
+          call += 1;
+          return call === 1
+            ? Promise.reject(new Error('first attempt failed'))
+            : Promise.resolve(taskFixtures);
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('unavailable');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await collection.revalidate();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.freshness).toBe('current');
+    expect(latest?.failure).toBeNull();
+
+    const operation = vi.fn(async (data: Task[]) => data.length);
+    await expect(latest?.mutate(operation)).resolves.toBe(taskFixtures.length);
+    expect(operation).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it('restores a cached snapshot as unverified stale data, then verifies it', async () => {
+    const seededVersion = seedCache('tasks');
+    const deferred = createDeferred<Task[]>();
+    const collection = await renderCollection(taskOptions({ fetcher: () => deferred.promise }));
+
+    // Restored data is situational awareness only: labeled stale, never
+    // current, and mutations are refused before verification.
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('stale');
+    expect(collection.data).toEqual(taskFixtures);
+    expect(collection.canMutate).toBe(false);
+    await expect(collection.mutate(vi.fn())).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(StaleMutationError);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      deferred.resolve(taskFixtures);
+      await deferred.promise;
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.freshness).toBe('current');
+    expect(latest?.snapshot?.version).toBe(seededVersion + 1);
+  });
+
+  it('never promotes corrupted cache data to current (cache corruption)', async () => {
+    sessionStorage.setItem('mosaic:freshness:v1:tasks', '{"data":');
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({ fetcher: () => Promise.reject(new Error('still down')) }),
+    );
+
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('unavailable');
+    expect(collection.data).toBeNull();
+    expect(collection.canMutate).toBe(false);
+    // The corrupted entry is dropped so it cannot come back.
+    expect(sessionStorage.getItem('mosaic:freshness:v1:tasks')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('refuses mutations while unknown or unavailable — the call itself, not just the button', async () => {
+    const deferred = createDeferred<Task[]>();
+    const unknown = await renderCollection(taskOptions({ fetcher: () => deferred.promise }));
+    const operation = vi.fn(async () => 'result');
+    await expect(unknown.mutate(operation)).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(StaleMutationError);
+    expect(operation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    await act(async () => {
+      deferred.reject(new Error('failed'));
+      await deferred.promise.catch(() => undefined);
+    });
+
+    const unavailable = latest!;
+    await expect(unavailable.mutate(operation)).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(StaleMutationError);
+    expect(operation).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(unavailable.canMutate).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('degrades to stale with last-known data when a revalidation fails after success', async () => {
+    let call = 0;
+    const collection = await renderCollection(
+      taskOptions({
+        fetcher: () => {
+          call += 1;
+          return call === 1
+            ? Promise.resolve(taskFixtures)
+            : Promise.reject(new Error('connection lost'));
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(collection.freshness).toBe('current');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await collection.revalidate();
+    });
+
+    expect(latest?.freshness).toBe('stale');
+    expect(latest?.data).toEqual(taskFixtures);
+    const failure: FreshnessFailure | null = latest?.failure ?? null;
+    expect(failure).toEqual({ kind: 'fetch', message: 'connection lost' });
+  });
+});

apps/web/src/lib/freshness/use-fresh-collection.ts

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+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  acceptSnapshot,
+  assertMutable,
+  computeFreshness,
+  DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY,
+  invalidationReasonLabels,
+  type FreshPayload,
+  type FreshSnapshot,
+  type FreshnessPolicy,
+  type FreshnessState,
+  type InvalidationReason,
+  StaleMutationError,
+} from './model';
+import { clearSnapshotCache, readSnapshotCache, writeSnapshotCache } from './snapshot-cache';
+
+/**
+ * Freshness-aware collection fetch hook (RI-5-001).
+ *
+ * One hook owns one gateway collection end to end: fetch, schema validation,
+ * snapshot acceptance with provenance, session-scoped last-known caching,
+ * aging, and the mutation guard. Pages consume `freshness` and never infer
+ * health from emptiness.
+ */
+
+/** Why the latest validation did not produce a current snapshot. */
+export type FreshnessFailure =
+  | { readonly kind: 'fetch'; readonly message: string }
+  | { readonly kind: 'invalidated'; readonly reason: InvalidationReason };
+
+export interface UseFreshCollectionOptions<T> {
+  /** Source identity for provenance labels, e.g. `gateway:/api/tasks`. */
+  readonly source: string;
+  /** Performs the unvalidated fetch. The hook owns abort and verification. */
+  readonly fetcher: (signal: AbortSignal) => Promise<unknown>;
+  /**
+   * Runtime schema validator. Returning `null` invalidates the payload
+   * (`schema-mismatch`) instead of letting malformed JSON flow into render.
+   */
+  readonly validate: (value: unknown) => FreshPayload<T> | null;
+  /** Overrides of the default freshness policy. */
+  readonly policy?: Partial<FreshnessPolicy>;
+  /**
+   * Session cache key for last-known snapshots. `null`/omitted disables
+   * restore. Restored snapshots are unverified: they render only as
+   * labeled `stale` data until a fetch re-verifies them.
+   */
+  readonly cacheKey?: string | null;
+  /** Injectable clock for deterministic age transitions in tests. */
+  readonly clock?: () => number;
+  /** Aging tick interval override (default derived from `staleAfterMs`). */
+  readonly tickMs?: number;
+  /** When false, no fetch runs (surfaces stay `unavailable`/`unknown`). */
+  readonly enabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface FreshCollection<T> {
+  /** Last verified (or restored-unverified) snapshot, or `null`. */
+  readonly snapshot: FreshSnapshot<T> | null;
+  /** Snapshot data or `null` — never a fabricated empty collection. */
+  readonly data: T | null;
+  readonly freshness: FreshnessState;
+  /** True while a validation request is in flight. */
+  readonly validating: boolean;
+  /** Outcome of the latest failed validation, `null` when healthy. */
+  readonly failure: FreshnessFailure | null;
+  /** False unless freshness is `current`; drives disabled UI affordances. */
+  readonly canMutate: boolean;
+  /** Re-run the fetch and re-verify. Always allowed (it is a read). */
+  readonly revalidate: () => Promise<void>;
+  /**
+   * Run a state-changing operation against verified-current data only.
+   * Rejects with `StaleMutationError` on any other state — the guard fires
+   * even if a disabled button was bypassed (defense in depth).
+   */
+  readonly mutate: <R>(operation: (data: T) => Promise<R>) => Promise<R>;
+}
+
+const defaultClock = (): number => Date.now();
+
+function resolveTickMs(policy: FreshnessPolicy, override?: number): number {
+  if (override !== undefined && override > 0) return override;
+  return Math.min(5_000, Math.max(250, Math.floor(policy.staleAfterMs / 4)));
+}
+
+function isAuthFailure(caught: unknown): boolean {
+  return (
+    typeof caught === 'object' &&
+    caught !== null &&
+    'statusCode' in caught &&
+    ((caught as { statusCode?: unknown }).statusCode === 401 ||
+      (caught as { statusCode?: unknown }).statusCode === 403)
+  );
+}
+
+function fetchFailureMessage(caught: unknown): string {
+  if (caught instanceof Error && caught.message.trim().length > 0) return caught.message;
+  return 'The request failed.';
+}
+
+/** Human-readable summary of a failure for unavailable/stale notices. */
+export function describeFailure(failure: FreshnessFailure | null): string | null {
+  if (failure === null) return null;
+  if (failure.kind === 'fetch') return failure.message;
+  return `The snapshot was invalidated: ${invalidationReasonLabels[failure.reason]}.`;
+}
+
+export function useFreshCollection<T>(options: UseFreshCollectionOptions<T>): FreshCollection<T> {
+  const optionsRef = useRef(options);
+  optionsRef.current = options;
+
+  const policy = useMemo<FreshnessPolicy>(
+    () => ({ ...DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY, ...options.policy }),
+    [options.policy],
+  );
+  const policyRef = useRef(policy);
+  policyRef.current = policy;
+
+  const clockRef = useRef(options.clock ?? defaultClock);
+  clockRef.current = options.clock ?? defaultClock;
+
+  const [snapshot, setSnapshot] = useState<FreshSnapshot<T> | null>(null);
+  const [failure, setFailure] = useState<FreshnessFailure | null>(null);
+  const [unverified, setUnverified] = useState(false);
+  const [validating, setValidating] = useState(options.enabled !== false);
+  const [now, setNow] = useState(() => (options.clock ?? defaultClock)());
+
+  const snapshotRef = useRef(snapshot);
+  snapshotRef.current = snapshot;
+  const failureRef = useRef(failure);
+  failureRef.current = failure;
+  const unverifiedRef = useRef(unverified);
+  unverifiedRef.current = unverified;
+
+  const runRef = useRef(0);
+  const abortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+
+  const revalidate = useCallback(async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const current = optionsRef.current;
+    if (current.enabled === false) {
+      setValidating(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const runId = ++runRef.current;
+    abortRef.current?.abort();
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    abortRef.current = controller;
+    setValidating(true);
+
+    let value: unknown;
+    try {
+      value = await current.fetcher(controller.signal);
+    } catch (caught) {
+      if (runRef.current !== runId || controller.signal.aborted) return;
+      if (isAuthFailure(caught)) {
+        // An unauthenticated viewer must not keep (or be served) the
+        // previous user's last-known data.
+        setSnapshot(null);
+        setUnverified(false);
+        if (current.cacheKey) clearSnapshotCache(current.cacheKey);
+      }
+      setFailure({ kind: 'fetch', message: fetchFailureMessage(caught) });
+      setValidating(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (runRef.current !== runId) return;
+
+    const result = acceptSnapshot({
+      value,
+      validate: current.validate,
+      previous: snapshotRef.current,
+      policy: policyRef.current,
+      source: current.source,
+      now: clockRef.current(),
+    });
+
+    if (result.outcome === 'accepted') {
+      setSnapshot(result.snapshot);
+      setUnverified(false);
+      setFailure(null);
+      if (current.cacheKey) writeSnapshotCache(current.cacheKey, result.snapshot);
+    } else {
+      if (result.reason === 'cross-workspace') {
+        // Data verified for a different workspace must not linger as
+        // last-known situational awareness either.
+        setSnapshot(null);
+        setUnverified(false);
+      }
+      if (current.cacheKey) clearSnapshotCache(current.cacheKey);
+      setFailure({ kind: 'invalidated', reason: result.reason });
+    }
+    setValidating(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Restore the last-known snapshot (unverified) and run the first fetch.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (optionsRef.current.enabled === false) {
+      setValidating(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const cacheKey = optionsRef.current.cacheKey;
+    if (cacheKey) {
+      const restored = readSnapshotCache<T>({
+        key: cacheKey,
+        workspace: policyRef.current.workspace,
+        policy: policyRef.current,
+        validate: optionsRef.current.validate,
+      });
+      if (restored.outcome === 'hit') {
+        setSnapshot(restored.snapshot);
+        setUnverified(true);
+      } else if (restored.outcome === 'invalidated') {
+        // A corrupted/foreign/regressed entry is dropped immediately; it must
+        // never surface as data. The fetch decides the visible state.
+        clearSnapshotCache(cacheKey);
+      }
+    }
+
+    void revalidate();
+
+    return () => {
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+    };
+    // Mount-once by design: `revalidate` is stable and reads live options
+    // through refs, so it never needs to re-run when options change.
+    // Route-param pages remount this hook via an identity `key` instead.
+  }, [revalidate]);
+
+  // Aging tick: recomputes freshness as the snapshot ages past the policy.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(
+      () => {
+        setNow(clockRef.current());
+      },
+      resolveTickMs(policyRef.current, optionsRef.current.tickMs),
+    );
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  const freshness = useMemo<FreshnessState>(() => {
+    if (snapshot === null) return validating ? 'unknown' : 'unavailable';
+    return computeFreshness({
+      snapshot,
+      policy,
+      now,
+      degraded: failure !== null || unverified,
+    });
+    // `now` from state covers age; refs inside computeFreshness are pure.
+  }, [snapshot, validating, failure, unverified, now, policy]);
+
+  const canMutate = freshness === 'current';
+
+  const mutate = useCallback(async <R>(operation: (data: T) => Promise<R>): Promise<R> => {
+    const currentSnapshot = snapshotRef.current;
+    // No verified snapshot at all: with nothing verified there is nothing
+    // current to mutate, regardless of the recorded failure.
+    if (currentSnapshot === null) throw new StaleMutationError('unavailable');
+    const state = computeFreshness({
+      snapshot: currentSnapshot,
+      policy: policyRef.current,
+      now: clockRef.current(),
+      degraded: failureRef.current !== null || unverifiedRef.current,
+    });
+    assertMutable(state);
+    return operation(currentSnapshot.data);
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    snapshot,
+    data: snapshot === null ? null : snapshot.data,
+    freshness,
+    validating,
+    failure,
+    canMutate,
+    revalidate,
+    mutate,
+  };
+}

apps/web/src/lib/freshness/validators.spec.ts

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+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import type { Mission, Project, Task } from '@/lib/types';
+import {
+  validateMissionCollection,
+  validateProjectCollection,
+  validateProjectEntity,
+  validateTaskCollection,
+} from './validators';
+import { missionFixtures, projectFixtures, taskFixtures } from '@/spa/pages/page-fixtures';
+
+describe('validateTaskCollection', () => {
+  it('accepts a well-formed task collection', () => {
+    expect(validateTaskCollection(taskFixtures)).toEqual({
+      data: taskFixtures,
+      workspace: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('accepts an empty collection (a healthy empty state is a valid payload)', () => {
+    expect(validateTaskCollection([])).toEqual({ data: [], workspace: null });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['not an array', { items: [] }],
+    ['item is not an object', ['nope']],
+    ['missing id', [{ ...(taskFixtures[0] as Task), id: undefined }]],
+    ['missing title', [{ ...(taskFixtures[0] as Task), title: undefined }]],
+    ['unknown status enum', [{ ...(taskFixtures[0] as Task), status: 'finished' }]],
+    ['unknown priority enum', [{ ...(taskFixtures[0] as Task), priority: 'urgent' }]],
+    ['tags of the wrong type', [{ ...(taskFixtures[0] as Task), tags: 'spa' }]],
+    ['metadata of the wrong type', [{ ...(taskFixtures[0] as Task), metadata: 'notes' }]],
+    ['createdAt of the wrong type', [{ ...(taskFixtures[0] as Task), createdAt: 1234 }]],
+    ['null sneaks past a required string', [{ ...(taskFixtures[0] as Task), title: null }]],
+  ])('rejects a malformed payload: %s', (_label, value) => {
+    expect(validateTaskCollection(value)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('validateMissionCollection', () => {
+  it('accepts a well-formed mission collection', () => {
+    expect(validateMissionCollection(missionFixtures)).toEqual({
+      data: missionFixtures,
+      workspace: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['not an array', null],
+    ['item missing name', [{ ...(missionFixtures[0] as Mission), name: 42 }]],
+    ['unknown status enum', [{ ...(missionFixtures[0] as Mission), status: 'canceled' }]],
+    ['projectId of the wrong type', [{ ...(missionFixtures[0] as Mission), projectId: 7 }]],
+  ])('rejects a malformed payload: %s', (_label, value) => {
+    expect(validateMissionCollection(value)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('validateProjectCollection', () => {
+  it('accepts a uniform workspace-scoped collection and reports its workspace', () => {
+    expect(validateProjectCollection(projectFixtures)).toEqual({
+      data: projectFixtures,
+      workspace: 'user-1',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('accepts an empty collection with no workspace identity', () => {
+    expect(validateProjectCollection([])).toEqual({ data: [], workspace: null });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['not an array', 42],
+    ['item missing userId', [{ ...(projectFixtures[0] as Project), userId: undefined }]],
+    ['unknown status enum', [{ ...(projectFixtures[0] as Project), status: 'live' }]],
+    ['description of the wrong type', [{ ...(projectFixtures[0] as Project), description: 1 }]],
+  ])('rejects a malformed payload: %s', (_label, value) => {
+    expect(validateProjectCollection(value)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a collection mixing workspace identities (cross-workspace leak)', () => {
+    const mixed = [
+      projectFixtures[0] as Project,
+      { ...(projectFixtures[1] as Project), userId: 'user-2' },
+    ];
+    expect(validateProjectCollection(mixed)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('validateProjectEntity', () => {
+  it('accepts a well-formed project and reports its workspace', () => {
+    expect(validateProjectEntity(projectFixtures[0])).toEqual({
+      data: projectFixtures[0],
+      workspace: 'user-1',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['not an object', 'project-1'],
+    ['null', null],
+    ['array', [projectFixtures[0]]],
+    ['missing userId', [{ ...(projectFixtures[0] as Project), userId: null }]],
+  ])('rejects a malformed entity: %s', (_label, value) => {
+    expect(validateProjectEntity(value)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});

apps/web/src/lib/freshness/validators.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import type { Mission, Project, Task, MissionStatus, TaskPriority, TaskStatus } from '@/lib/types';
+import type { FreshPayload } from './model';
+
+/**
+ * Runtime schema validators for gateway collections (RI-5-001).
+ *
+ * `api<T>()` returns untrusted JSON cast to `T`; these validators are the
+ * seam where a malformed response becomes an explicit schema mismatch
+ * instead of flowing into the render path as if it were healthy data.
+ */
+
+const taskStatuses: readonly TaskStatus[] = [
+  'not-started',
+  'in-progress',
+  'blocked',
+  'done',
+  'cancelled',
+];
+const taskPriorities: readonly TaskPriority[] = ['critical', 'high', 'medium', 'low'];
+const missionStatuses: readonly MissionStatus[] = [
+  'planning',
+  'active',
+  'paused',
+  'completed',
+  'failed',
+];
+const projectStatuses: readonly Project['status'][] = ['active', 'paused', 'completed', 'archived'];
+
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function isString(value: unknown): value is string {
+  return typeof value === 'string';
+}
+
+function isNullableString(value: unknown): value is string | null {
+  return value === null || typeof value === 'string';
+}
+
+function isOneOf<T extends string>(value: unknown, allowed: readonly T[]): value is T {
+  return typeof value === 'string' && (allowed as readonly string[]).includes(value);
+}
+
+function isNullableRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  return value === null || isRecord(value);
+}
+
+function isNullableStringArray(value: unknown): value is string[] | null {
+  if (value === null) return true;
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) return false;
+  return value.every((item) => typeof item === 'string');
+}
+
+function isIsoLike(value: unknown): value is string {
+  return typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 0;
+}
+
+function isTask(value: unknown): value is Task {
+  if (!isRecord(value)) return false;
+  return (
+    isString(value['id']) &&
+    isString(value['title']) &&
+    isOneOf(value['status'], taskStatuses) &&
+    isOneOf(value['priority'], taskPriorities) &&
+    isNullableString(value['projectId']) &&
+    isNullableString(value['missionId']) &&
+    isNullableString(value['assignee']) &&
+    isNullableStringArray(value['tags']) &&
+    isNullableRecord(value['metadata']) &&
+    isNullableString(value['dueDate']) &&
+    isIsoLike(value['createdAt']) &&
+    isIsoLike(value['updatedAt'])
+  );
+}
+
+/** Tasks carry no workspace identity; scope falls back to the policy. */
+export function validateTaskCollection(value: unknown): FreshPayload<Task[]> | null {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value) || !value.every(isTask)) return null;
+  return { data: value as Task[], workspace: null };
+}
+
+function isMission(value: unknown): value is Mission {
+  if (!isRecord(value)) return false;
+  return (
+    isString(value['id']) &&
+    isString(value['name']) &&
+    isOneOf(value['status'], missionStatuses) &&
+    isNullableString(value['projectId']) &&
+    isNullableString(value['description']) &&
+    isNullableRecord(value['metadata']) &&
+    isIsoLike(value['createdAt']) &&
+    isIsoLike(value['updatedAt'])
+  );
+}
+
+/** Missions carry no workspace identity; scope falls back to the policy. */
+export function validateMissionCollection(value: unknown): FreshPayload<Mission[]> | null {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value) || !value.every(isMission)) return null;
+  return { data: value as Mission[], workspace: null };
+}
+
+function isProject(value: unknown): value is Project {
+  if (!isRecord(value)) return false;
+  return (
+    isString(value['id']) &&
+    isString(value['name']) &&
+    isOneOf(value['status'], projectStatuses) &&
+    isString(value['userId']) &&
+    isNullableString(value['description']) &&
+    isNullableRecord(value['metadata']) &&
+    isIsoLike(value['createdAt']) &&
+    isIsoLike(value['updatedAt'])
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Projects are workspace-scoped: every item must carry the same `userId`.
+ * A collection mixing identities (cross-workspace leak) is a schema
+ * mismatch; the uniform `userId` becomes the snapshot workspace.
+ */
+export function validateProjectCollection(value: unknown): FreshPayload<Project[]> | null {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value) || !value.every(isProject)) return null;
+  const projects = value as Project[];
+  const workspaces = new Set(projects.map((project) => project.userId));
+  if (workspaces.size > 1) return null;
+  return { data: projects, workspace: projects.length > 0 ? projects[0]!.userId : null };
+}
+
+/** Single project entity (project detail primary collection). */
+export function validateProjectEntity(value: unknown): FreshPayload<Project> | null {
+  if (!isProject(value)) return null;
+  const project = value as Project;
+  return { data: project, workspace: project.userId };
+}

apps/web/src/routes.tsx

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import {
   TasksRouteErrorBoundary,
 } from '@/spa/pages/resource-route-error-boundaries';
 import { TasksPage } from '@/spa/pages/tasks';
-import { AuthGuard, GuestGuard } from '@/spa/guards';
+import { SettingsPage } from '@/spa/pages/settings';
-import { Placeholder } from '@/spa/placeholder';
+import { AdminPage } from '@/spa/pages/admin';
+import { AdminGuard, AuthGuard, GuestGuard } from '@/spa/guards';
 
 function GuestLayout(): ReactElement {
   return (
@@ -56,8 +57,11 @@ export const routes: RouteObject[] = [
         errorElement: <ProjectDetailRouteErrorBoundary />,
       },
       { path: '/tasks', element: <TasksPage />, errorElement: <TasksRouteErrorBoundary /> },
-      { path: '/settings', element: <Placeholder title="Settings" /> },
+      { path: '/settings', element: <SettingsPage /> },
-      { path: '/admin', element: <Placeholder title="Admin" /> },
+      {
+        element: <AdminGuard />,
+        children: [{ path: '/admin', element: <AdminPage /> }],
+      },
     ],
   },
 ];

apps/web/src/spa/guards.tsx

@@ -21,3 +21,23 @@ export function AuthGuard(): ReactElement {
 
   return session ? <Outlet /> : <Navigate to="/login" replace />;
 }
+
+export function AdminGuard(): ReactElement {
+  const { data: session, isPending } = useSession();
+
+  if (isPending) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center">
+        <div className="text-sm text-text-muted">Loading...</div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!session) {
+    return <Navigate to="/login" replace />;
+  }
+
+  const user = session.user as typeof session.user & { role?: string };
+
+  return user.role === 'admin' ? <Outlet /> : <Navigate to="/" replace />;
+}

apps/web/src/spa/pages/admin.spec.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+import { act } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { createMemoryRouter, RouterProvider, type RouteObject } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const { apiMock, useSessionMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  apiMock: vi.fn(),
+  useSessionMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/api', () => ({
+  api: apiMock,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/auth-client', () => ({
+  useSession: useSessionMock,
+  authClient: {},
+}));
+
+import { AdminPage } from './admin';
+import { AdminGuard } from '@/spa/guards';
+
+const userFixtures = {
+  users: [
+    {
+      id: 'u-admin',
+      name: 'Ada Admin',
+      email: '[email protected]',
+      role: 'admin',
+      banned: false,
+      banReason: null,
+      createdAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updatedAt: '2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'u-member',
+      name: 'Mel Member',
+      email: '[email protected]',
+      role: 'member',
+      banned: true,
+      banReason: 'spam',
+      createdAt: '2026-08-02T00:00:00.000Z',
+      updatedAt: '2026-08-02T00:00:00.000Z',
+    },
+  ],
+  total: 2,
+};
+
+let root: Root | null = null;
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: true,
+  });
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, 'IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT');
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await act(async () => {
+    root?.unmount();
+  });
+  document.body.replaceChildren();
+  root = null;
+  apiMock.mockReset();
+  useSessionMock.mockReset();
+});
+
+async function renderAdminRoute(): Promise<void> {
+  const routes: RouteObject[] = [
+    {
+      element: <AdminGuard />,
+      children: [{ path: '/admin', element: <AdminPage /> }],
+    },
+    { path: '/', element: <div>home page</div> },
+    { path: '/login', element: <div>login page</div> },
+  ];
+  const router = createMemoryRouter(routes, { initialEntries: ['/admin'] });
+  container = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.append(container);
+  root = createRoot(container);
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    root?.render(<RouterProvider router={router} />);
+  });
+}
+
+function sessionWithRole(role: string | undefined): { data: unknown; isPending: boolean } {
+  return {
+    data: { user: { id: 'u-1', name: 'Test', email: '[email protected]', role } },
+    isPending: false,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('AdminGuard', () => {
+  it('redirects unauthenticated visitors to /login', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue({ data: null, isPending: false });
+
+    await renderAdminRoute();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('login page');
+    expect(apiMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('redirects non-admin users to /', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue(sessionWithRole('member'));
+
+    await renderAdminRoute();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('home page');
+    expect(apiMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the admin page for admin users', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue(sessionWithRole('admin'));
+    apiMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(userFixtures);
+
+    await renderAdminRoute();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Admin Panel');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('AdminPage users tab', () => {
+  it('lists users with role and ban status after load', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue(sessionWithRole('admin'));
+    apiMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(userFixtures);
+
+    await renderAdminRoute();
+
+    expect(apiMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/users');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Ada Admin');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Mel Member');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Banned');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('2 user(s)');
+  });
+
+  it('shows the load error with a retry control', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue(sessionWithRole('admin'));
+    apiMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('gateway unavailable'));
+
+    await renderAdminRoute();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('gateway unavailable');
+
+    apiMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(userFixtures);
+    const retry = [...container.querySelectorAll('button')].find((b) =>
+      b.textContent?.includes('Retry'),
+    );
+    expect(retry).toBeTruthy();
+    await act(async () => {
+      retry?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Ada Admin');
+  });
+
+  it('posts to the ban endpoint and reloads on Ban', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue(sessionWithRole('admin'));
+    apiMock.mockResolvedValue(userFixtures);
+
+    await renderAdminRoute();
+
+    const banButton = [...container.querySelectorAll('button')].find(
+      (b) => b.textContent === 'Ban',
+    );
+    expect(banButton).toBeTruthy();
+    await act(async () => {
+      banButton?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(apiMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/users/u-admin/ban', { method: 'POST' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('AdminPage health tab', () => {
+  it('loads health status when the tab is opened', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue(sessionWithRole('admin'));
+    apiMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(userFixtures).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      status: 'ok',
+      database: { status: 'ok', latencyMs: 3 },
+      cache: { status: 'ok', latencyMs: 1 },
+      agentPool: { activeSessions: 2 },
+      providers: [{ id: 'ollama', name: 'Ollama', available: true, modelCount: 4 }],
+      checkedAt: '2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+
+    await renderAdminRoute();
+
+    const healthTab = [...container.querySelectorAll('button')].find((b) =>
+      b.textContent?.includes('System Health'),
+    );
+    await act(async () => {
+      healthTab?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(apiMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/admin/health');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Database (PostgreSQL)');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Active sessions: 2');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('4 models');
+  });
+});

apps/web/src/spa/pages/admin.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,522 @@
+import { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { api } from '@/lib/api';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/cn';
+
+// ── Types ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface UserDto {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  email: string;
+  role: string;
+  banned: boolean;
+  banReason: string | null;
+  createdAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+}
+
+interface UserListDto {
+  users: UserDto[];
+  total: number;
+}
+
+interface ServiceStatusDto {
+  status: 'ok' | 'error';
+  latencyMs?: number;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+interface ProviderStatusDto {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  available: boolean;
+  modelCount: number;
+}
+
+interface HealthStatusDto {
+  status: 'ok' | 'degraded' | 'error';
+  database: ServiceStatusDto;
+  cache: ServiceStatusDto;
+  agentPool: { activeSessions: number };
+  providers: ProviderStatusDto[];
+  checkedAt: string;
+}
+
+// ── Admin Page ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// Route-level access control lives in AdminGuard (spa/guards.tsx); this page
+// assumes an authenticated admin session.
+export function AdminPage(): React.ReactElement {
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<'users' | 'health'>('users');
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl space-y-6">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-text-primary">Admin Panel</h1>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex gap-1 border-b border-surface-border">
+        {(['users', 'health'] as const).map((tab) => (
+          <button
+            key={tab}
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setActiveTab(tab)}
+            className={cn(
+              'px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium capitalize transition-colors',
+              activeTab === tab
+                ? 'border-b-2 border-blue-500 text-blue-400'
+                : 'text-text-secondary hover:text-text-primary',
+            )}
+          >
+            {tab === 'users' ? 'User Management' : 'System Health'}
+          </button>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {activeTab === 'users' ? <UsersTab /> : <HealthTab />}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Users Tab ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function UsersTab(): React.ReactElement {
+  const [users, setUsers] = useState<UserDto[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [showCreate, setShowCreate] = useState(false);
+
+  const loadUsers = useCallback(async () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const data = await api<UserListDto>('/api/admin/users');
+      setUsers(data.users);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load users');
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void loadUsers();
+  }, [loadUsers]);
+
+  async function handleRoleToggle(user: UserDto): Promise<void> {
+    const newRole = user.role === 'admin' ? 'member' : 'admin';
+    try {
+      await api(`/api/admin/users/${user.id}/role`, {
+        method: 'PATCH',
+        body: { role: newRole },
+      });
+      await loadUsers();
+    } catch (err) {
+      alert(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to update role');
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleBanToggle(user: UserDto): Promise<void> {
+    const endpoint = user.banned ? 'unban' : 'ban';
+    try {
+      await api(`/api/admin/users/${user.id}/${endpoint}`, { method: 'POST' });
+      await loadUsers();
+    } catch (err) {
+      alert(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to update ban status');
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleDelete(user: UserDto): Promise<void> {
+    if (!confirm(`Delete user ${user.email}? This cannot be undone.`)) return;
+    try {
+      await api(`/api/admin/users/${user.id}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+      await loadUsers();
+    } catch (err) {
+      alert(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to delete user');
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">Loading users...</p>;
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-500/30 bg-red-500/10 p-4">
+        <p className="text-sm text-red-400">{error}</p>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => void loadUsers()}
+          className="mt-2 text-xs text-red-300 underline hover:no-underline"
+        >
+          Retry
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+        <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">{users.length} user(s)</p>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => setShowCreate(true)}
+          className="rounded-md bg-blue-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-white transition-colors hover:bg-blue-700"
+        >
+          + New User
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {showCreate && (
+        <CreateUserForm
+          onCancel={() => setShowCreate(false)}
+          onCreated={() => {
+            setShowCreate(false);
+            void loadUsers();
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+
+      {users.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-6 text-center">
+          <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">No users found</p>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-surface-border">
+          <table className="w-full">
+            <thead>
+              <tr className="border-b border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated text-left text-xs text-text-muted">
+                <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium">Name / Email</th>
+                <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium">Role</th>
+                <th className="hidden px-4 py-2 font-medium md:table-cell">Status</th>
+                <th className="hidden px-4 py-2 font-medium md:table-cell">Created</th>
+                <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium">Actions</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {users.map((user) => (
+                <tr key={user.id} className="border-b border-surface-border last:border-b-0">
+                  <td className="px-4 py-3">
+                    <div className="text-sm font-medium text-text-primary">{user.name}</div>
+                    <div className="text-xs text-text-muted">{user.email}</div>
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="px-4 py-3">
+                    <span
+                      className={cn(
+                        'inline-flex rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium',
+                        user.role === 'admin'
+                          ? 'bg-purple-500/20 text-purple-400'
+                          : 'bg-surface-elevated text-text-secondary',
+                      )}
+                    >
+                      {user.role}
+                    </span>
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="hidden px-4 py-3 md:table-cell">
+                    {user.banned ? (
+                      <span className="inline-flex rounded-full bg-red-500/20 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-red-400">
+                        Banned
+                      </span>
+                    ) : (
+                      <span className="inline-flex rounded-full bg-green-500/20 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-green-400">
+                        Active
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="hidden px-4 py-3 text-xs text-text-muted md:table-cell">
+                    {new Date(user.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()}
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="px-4 py-3">
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => void handleRoleToggle(user)}
+                        className="text-xs text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300"
+                        title={user.role === 'admin' ? 'Demote to member' : 'Promote to admin'}
+                      >
+                        {user.role === 'admin' ? 'Demote' : 'Promote'}
+                      </button>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => void handleBanToggle(user)}
+                        className={cn(
+                          'text-xs',
+                          user.banned
+                            ? 'text-green-400 hover:text-green-300'
+                            : 'text-yellow-400 hover:text-yellow-300',
+                        )}
+                      >
+                        {user.banned ? 'Unban' : 'Ban'}
+                      </button>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => void handleDelete(user)}
+                        className="text-xs text-red-400 hover:text-red-300"
+                      >
+                        Delete
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  </td>
+                </tr>
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Create User Form ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface CreateUserFormProps {
+  onCancel: () => void;
+  onCreated: () => void;
+}
+
+function CreateUserForm({ onCancel, onCreated }: CreateUserFormProps): React.ReactElement {
+  const [name, setName] = useState('');
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('');
+  const [role, setRole] = useState('member');
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  async function handleSubmit(e: React.FormEvent): Promise<void> {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      await api('/api/admin/users', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { name, email, password, role },
+      });
+      onCreated();
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to create user');
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-4">
+      <h3 className="mb-3 text-sm font-medium text-text-primary">Create New User</h3>
+      <form onSubmit={(e) => void handleSubmit(e)} className="space-y-3">
+        {error && <p className="text-xs text-red-400">{error}</p>}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+          <div>
+            <label className="mb-1 block text-xs text-text-muted">Name</label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              required
+              value={name}
+              onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
+              className="w-full rounded-md border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-text-primary focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="mb-1 block text-xs text-text-muted">Email</label>
+            <input
+              type="email"
+              required
+              value={email}
+              onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)}
+              className="w-full rounded-md border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-text-primary focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="mb-1 block text-xs text-text-muted">Password</label>
+            <input
+              type="password"
+              required
+              value={password}
+              onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)}
+              className="w-full rounded-md border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-text-primary focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <label className="mb-1 block text-xs text-text-muted">Role</label>
+            <select
+              value={role}
+              onChange={(e) => setRole(e.target.value)}
+              className="w-full rounded-md border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-text-primary focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500"
+            >
+              <option value="member">member</option>
+              <option value="admin">admin</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={onCancel}
+            className="rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-text-muted hover:text-text-primary"
+          >
+            Cancel
+          </button>
+          <button
+            type="submit"
+            disabled={submitting}
+            className="rounded-md bg-blue-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-white hover:bg-blue-700 disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            {submitting ? 'Creating...' : 'Create'}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Health Tab ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function HealthTab(): React.ReactElement {
+  const [health, setHealth] = useState<HealthStatusDto | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const loadHealth = useCallback(async () => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const data = await api<HealthStatusDto>('/api/admin/health');
+      setHealth(data);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load health');
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void loadHealth();
+  }, [loadHealth]);
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">Loading health status...</p>;
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-500/30 bg-red-500/10 p-4">
+        <p className="text-sm text-red-400">{error}</p>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => void loadHealth()}
+          className="mt-2 text-xs text-red-300 underline hover:no-underline"
+        >
+          Retry
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!health) return <></>;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <StatusBadge status={health.status} />
+          <span className="text-sm text-text-muted">
+            Last checked: {new Date(health.checkedAt).toLocaleTimeString()}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => void loadHealth()}
+          className="text-xs text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300"
+        >
+          Refresh
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
+        {/* Database */}
+        <HealthCard title="Database (PostgreSQL)" status={health.database.status}>
+          {health.database.latencyMs !== undefined && (
+            <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">Latency: {health.database.latencyMs}ms</p>
+          )}
+          {health.database.error && <p className="text-xs text-red-400">{health.database.error}</p>}
+        </HealthCard>
+
+        {/* Cache */}
+        <HealthCard title="Cache (Valkey)" status={health.cache.status}>
+          {health.cache.latencyMs !== undefined && (
+            <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">Latency: {health.cache.latencyMs}ms</p>
+          )}
+          {health.cache.error && <p className="text-xs text-red-400">{health.cache.error}</p>}
+        </HealthCard>
+
+        {/* Agent Pool */}
+        <HealthCard title="Agent Pool" status="ok">
+          <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">
+            Active sessions: {health.agentPool.activeSessions}
+          </p>
+        </HealthCard>
+
+        {/* Providers */}
+        <HealthCard
+          title="LLM Providers"
+          status={health.providers.some((p) => p.available) ? 'ok' : 'error'}
+        >
+          {health.providers.length === 0 ? (
+            <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">No providers configured</p>
+          ) : (
+            <ul className="space-y-1">
+              {health.providers.map((p) => (
+                <li key={p.id} className="flex items-center justify-between text-xs">
+                  <span className="text-text-secondary">{p.name}</span>
+                  <span
+                    className={cn(
+                      'rounded-full px-1.5 py-0.5',
+                      p.available ? 'bg-green-500/20 text-green-400' : 'bg-red-500/20 text-red-400',
+                    )}
+                  >
+                    {p.available ? `${p.modelCount} models` : 'unavailable'}
+                  </span>
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          )}
+        </HealthCard>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Helper Components ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function StatusBadge({ status }: { status: 'ok' | 'degraded' | 'error' }): React.ReactElement {
+  const map = {
+    ok: 'bg-green-500/20 text-green-400',
+    degraded: 'bg-yellow-500/20 text-yellow-400',
+    error: 'bg-red-500/20 text-red-400',
+  };
+  return (
+    <span className={cn('rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium capitalize', map[status])}>
+      {status}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+interface HealthCardProps {
+  title: string;
+  status: 'ok' | 'error';
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+function HealthCard({ title, status, children }: HealthCardProps): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-4">
+      <div className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h3 className="text-sm font-medium text-text-primary">{title}</h3>
+        <span
+          className={cn('h-2 w-2 rounded-full', status === 'ok' ? 'bg-green-400' : 'bg-red-400')}
+        />
+      </div>
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/spa/pages/project-detail.spec.tsx

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   document.body.replaceChildren();
   root = null;
   apiMock.mockReset();
+  sessionStorage.clear();
 });
 
 async function renderProjectDetailPage(): Promise<ReturnType<typeof createMemoryRouter>> {
@@ -64,21 +65,49 @@ function clickButtonByText(text: string): void {
   button.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
 }
 
+async function flushAct(): Promise<void> {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+  });
+}
+
+interface Deferred<T> {
+  promise: Promise<T>;
+  resolve: (value: T) => void;
+}
+
+function createDeferred<T>(): Deferred<T> {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((res) => {
+    resolve = res;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve };
+}
+
+const projectOneTasks = taskFixtures.filter((task) => task.projectId === 'project-1');
+
+function mockHealthyLoad(): void {
+  apiMock
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures[0])
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce(missionFixtures)
+    .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectOneTasks);
+}
+
 describe('ProjectDetailPage', () => {
   it('loads the project, tasks, missions, and optional PRD content for the active project', async () => {
-    apiMock
+    mockHealthyLoad();
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures[0])
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(missionFixtures)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(taskFixtures.filter((task) => task.projectId === 'project-1'));
 
     await renderProjectDetailPage();
 
-    expect(apiMock.mock.calls).toEqual([
+    expect(apiMock.mock.calls.map((call) => call[0])).toEqual([
-      ['/api/projects/project-1'],
+      '/api/projects/project-1',
-      ['/api/missions'],
+      '/api/missions',
-      ['/api/tasks?projectId=project-1'],
+      '/api/tasks?projectId=project-1',
     ]);
 
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'current',
+    );
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('Mosaic Stack');
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('Route /projects/:id');
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('Tasks');
@@ -101,10 +130,7 @@ describe('ProjectDetailPage', () => {
   });
 
   it('opens and closes the existing read-only task modal from the tasks tab', async () => {
-    apiMock
+    mockHealthyLoad();
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures[0])
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(missionFixtures)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(taskFixtures.filter((task) => task.projectId === 'project-1'));
 
     await renderProjectDetailPage();
 
@@ -134,35 +160,153 @@ describe('ProjectDetailPage', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it('renders the project with an empty missions tab when the missions request fails', async () => {
+  it('shows verified completion verdicts when the task collection is current', async () => {
-    apiMock
+    mockHealthyLoad();
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures[0])
-      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Missions request failed'))
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(taskFixtures.filter((task) => task.projectId === 'project-1'));
 
     await renderProjectDetailPage();
 
-    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Mosaic Stack');
+    const doneCard = [...container.querySelectorAll('div')].find(
-    expect(container.querySelector('[role="alert"]')).toBeNull();
+      (candidate) => candidate.textContent === 'Done1',
-
+    );
-    await act(async () => {
+    expect(doneCard).toBeTruthy();
-      clickButtonByText('Missions (0)');
+    const inProgressCard = [...container.querySelectorAll('div')].find(
-    });
+      (candidate) => candidate.textContent === 'In Progress1',
-
+    );
-    expect(container.textContent).toContain('No missions for this project');
+    expect(inProgressCard).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
-  it('renders a visible alert when the project request fails and lets the user navigate back', async () => {
+  it('renders an explicit unavailable missions tab when the missions request fails (partial, not empty)', async () => {
+    apiMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures[0])
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Missions request failed'))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectOneTasks);
+
+    await renderProjectDetailPage();
+
+    // Secondary failure degrades the surface to partial; the project itself
+    // still renders.
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'partial',
+    );
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Mosaic Stack');
+    const partial = container.querySelector('[role="status"]');
+    expect(partial?.textContent).toContain('Missions');
+    expect(partial?.textContent).toContain('unavailable');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      clickButtonByText('Missions (?)');
+    });
+
+    const alert = container.querySelector('[role="alert"]');
+    expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('Missions request failed');
+    // Negative control: a failed fetch must not look like an empty list.
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('No missions for this project');
+  });
+
+  it('marks derived verdicts unknown when the tasks collection is unavailable', async () => {
+    apiMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures[0])
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(missionFixtures)
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Tasks request failed'));
+
+    await renderProjectDetailPage();
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'partial',
+    );
+
+    // Completion verdicts become unknown ('?') — never green counts.
+    for (const label of ['Done', 'In Progress', 'Blocked', 'Tasks']) {
+      const unknownCard = [...container.querySelectorAll('div')].find(
+        (candidate) => candidate.textContent === `${label}?`,
+      );
+      expect(unknownCard, `expected ${label} card to render ?`).toBeTruthy();
+    }
+    // Negative control: no green "Done 1" verdict anywhere.
+    expect(
+      [...container.querySelectorAll('div')].some((candidate) => candidate.textContent === 'Done1'),
+    ).toBe(false);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      clickButtonByText('Tasks (?)');
+    });
+
+    const alert = container.querySelector('[role="alert"]');
+    expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('Tasks request failed');
+    // Negative control: no healthy empty task list from a failed fetch.
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('No tasks found');
+    expect(container.querySelector('table')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('recovers a partial surface to current after revalidation', async () => {
+    apiMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures[0])
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(missionFixtures)
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Tasks request failed'))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures[0])
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(missionFixtures)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectOneTasks);
+
+    await renderProjectDetailPage();
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'partial',
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      clickButtonByText('Revalidate');
+    });
+    await flushAct();
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'current',
+    );
+    expect(
+      [...container.querySelectorAll('div')].some((candidate) => candidate.textContent === 'Done1'),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("never shows one project's data on another project's route after navigation", async () => {
+    mockHealthyLoad();
+
+    const router = await renderProjectDetailPage();
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Mosaic Stack');
+
+    const deferred = createDeferred<(typeof projectFixtures)[number]>();
+    apiMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(deferred.promise)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([])
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await router.navigate('/projects/project-2');
+    });
+
+    // While project-2 loads, nothing from project-1 may render on its route.
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Loading project...');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Mosaic Stack');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Route /projects/:id');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      deferred.resolve(projectFixtures[1]!);
+      await deferred.promise;
+    });
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Agent Runtime');
+    expect(apiMock.mock.calls[3]?.[0]).toBe('/api/projects/project-2');
+  });
+
+  it('renders a visible unavailable state when the project request fails and lets the user navigate back', async () => {
     apiMock
       .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Project request failed'))
       .mockResolvedValueOnce(missionFixtures)
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce(taskFixtures.filter((task) => task.projectId === 'project-1'));
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectOneTasks);
 
     const router = await renderProjectDetailPage();
 
     const alert = container.querySelector('[role="alert"]');
     expect(alert).toBeTruthy();
     expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('Project request failed');
+    expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('not an empty result');
     expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Mosaic Stack');
 
     await act(async () => {

apps/web/src/spa/pages/project-detail.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
-import { useEffect, useState, type ReactElement } from 'react';
+import { useState, type ReactElement } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { MissionTimeline } from '@/components/projects/mission-timeline';
 import { PrdViewer } from '@/components/projects/prd-viewer';
 import { TaskDetailModal } from '@/components/tasks/task-detail-modal';
 import { TaskListView } from '@/components/tasks/task-list-view';
 import { TaskStatusSummary } from '@/components/tasks/task-status-summary';
+import {
+  PartialDataNotice,
+  StaleDataNotice,
+  UnavailableDataNotice,
+} from '@/components/freshness/freshness-notices';
 import { api } from '@/lib/api';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/cn';
 import type { Mission, Project, Task, TaskStatus } from '@/lib/types';
-import { getErrorMessage } from './page-errors';
+import {
+  combineFreshness,
+  UNKNOWN_VERDICT,
+  verdictValue,
+  type FreshSnapshot,
+} from '@/lib/freshness/model';
+import { describeFailure, useFreshCollection } from '@/lib/freshness/use-fresh-collection';
+import {
+  validateMissionCollection,
+  validateProjectEntity,
+  validateTaskCollection,
+} from '@/lib/freshness/validators';
 
 type Tab = 'overview' | 'tasks' | 'missions' | 'prd';
 
@@ -51,73 +67,62 @@ function TabButton({ id, label, activeTab, onClick }: TabButtonProps): ReactElem
   );
 }
 
+/** Remounts per project id so no state from one project renders for another. */
 export function ProjectDetailPage(): ReactElement {
   const { id = '' } = useParams();
+  return <ProjectDetail id={id} key={id} />;
+}
+
+function ProjectDetail({ id }: { id: string }): ReactElement {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const [project, setProject] = useState<Project | null>(null);
+  const enabled = id.length > 0;
-  const [missions, setMissions] = useState<Mission[]>([]);
+
-  const [tasks, setTasks] = useState<Task[]>([]);
+  // Primary collection gates the surface; missions and tasks are secondaries
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  // whose failures degrade the surface to `partial` instead of rendering
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  // empty healthy lists.
+  const project = useFreshCollection<Project>({
+    source: `gateway:/api/projects/${id}`,
+    fetcher: (signal) => api<unknown>(`/api/projects/${id}`, { signal }),
+    validate: validateProjectEntity,
+    // No last-known restore: the entity carries workspace identity that
+    // cannot be scope-checked before display (see ProjectsPage note).
+    enabled,
+  });
+  const missions = useFreshCollection<Mission[]>({
+    source: 'gateway:/api/missions',
+    fetcher: (signal) => api<unknown>('/api/missions', { signal }),
+    validate: validateMissionCollection,
+    cacheKey: enabled ? 'missions' : null,
+    enabled,
+  });
+  const tasks = useFreshCollection<Task[]>({
+    source: `gateway:/api/tasks?projectId=${id}`,
+    fetcher: (signal) => api<unknown>(`/api/tasks?projectId=${id}`, { signal }),
+    validate: validateTaskCollection,
+    cacheKey: enabled ? `project-tasks:${id}` : null,
+    enabled,
+  });
+
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<Tab>('overview');
   const [taskFilter, setTaskFilter] = useState<TaskStatus | 'all'>('all');
   const [selectedTask, setSelectedTask] = useState<Task | null>(null);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
+  const surface = combineFreshness(project.freshness, [missions.freshness, tasks.freshness]);
-    if (!id) {
+  const tasksVerified = tasks.freshness === 'current';
-      setError('Project id is missing.');
+  const projectMissions = missions.data?.filter((mission) => mission.projectId === id) ?? null;
-      setLoading(false);
-      return;
-    }
 
-    let cancelled = false;
+  const retryAll = (): void => {
-    setLoading(true);
+    void Promise.all([project.revalidate(), missions.revalidate(), tasks.revalidate()]);
-    setError(null);
+  };
 
-    void Promise.all([
+  if (!enabled) {
-      api<Project>('/api/projects/' + id),
-      api<Mission[]>('/api/missions').catch(() => [] as Mission[]),
-      api<Task[]>('/api/tasks?projectId=' + id).catch(() => [] as Task[]),
-    ])
-      .then(([loadedProject, allMissions, loadedTasks]) => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setProject(loadedProject);
-        setMissions(allMissions.filter((mission) => mission.projectId === id));
-        setTasks(loadedTasks);
-      })
-      .catch((caught: unknown) => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setError(getErrorMessage(caught, 'Failed to load project.'));
-      })
-      .finally(() => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setLoading(false);
-      });
-
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-    };
-  }, [id]);
-
-  if (loading) {
-    return (
-      <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
-        <header className="mb-6 border-b px-1 pb-3">
-          <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">Project</h1>
-        </header>
-        <p className="py-16 text-center text-sm text-text-muted">Loading project...</p>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (error || !project) {
     return (
       <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
         <header className="mb-6 border-b px-1 pb-3">
           <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">Project</h1>
         </header>
         <div role="alert" className="rounded-lg border border-error/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm">
-          {error ?? 'Project not found.'}
+          Project id is missing.
         </div>
         <button
           type="button"
@@ -130,18 +135,81 @@ export function ProjectDetailPage(): ReactElement {
     );
   }
 
+  if (project.freshness === 'unknown') {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
+        <header className="mb-6 border-b px-1 pb-3">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">Project</h1>
+        </header>
+        <p className="py-16 text-center text-sm text-text-muted">Loading project...</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (project.freshness === 'unavailable' || project.data === null) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
+        <header className="mb-6 border-b px-1 pb-3">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">Project</h1>
+        </header>
+        <UnavailableDataNotice
+          title="This project"
+          detail={describeFailure(project.failure)}
+          onRetry={retryAll}
+        />
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => navigate('/projects')}
+          className="mt-4 w-fit text-sm underline"
+        >
+          Back to projects
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const projectTasks = tasks.data ?? null;
   const filteredTasks =
-    taskFilter === 'all' ? tasks : tasks.filter((task) => task.status === taskFilter);
+    projectTasks === null
-  const prdContent = getPrdContent(project);
+      ? []
+      : taskFilter === 'all'
+        ? projectTasks
+        : projectTasks.filter((task) => task.status === taskFilter);
+
+  // Derived completion verdicts: unknown (never green) unless the task
+  // collection is verified current.
+  const doneCount = projectTasks?.filter((task) => task.status === 'done').length ?? 0;
+  const inProgressCount = projectTasks?.filter((task) => task.status === 'in-progress').length ?? 0;
+  const blockedCount = projectTasks?.filter((task) => task.status === 'blocked').length ?? 0;
+
+  const prdContent = getPrdContent(project.data);
   const tabs: Array<{ id: Tab; label: string }> = [
     { id: 'overview', label: 'Overview' },
-    { id: 'tasks', label: `Tasks (${tasks.length})` },
+    {
-    { id: 'missions', label: `Missions (${missions.length})` },
+      id: 'tasks',
+      label: `Tasks (${projectTasks === null ? UNKNOWN_VERDICT : projectTasks.length})`,
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'missions',
+      label: `Missions (${projectMissions === null ? UNKNOWN_VERDICT : projectMissions.length})`,
+    },
     ...(prdContent ? [{ id: 'prd' as const, label: 'PRD' }] : []),
   ];
 
+  const staleSnapshot: FreshSnapshot<unknown> | null =
+    project.freshness === 'stale'
+      ? project.snapshot
+      : missions.freshness === 'stale'
+        ? missions.snapshot
+        : tasks.freshness === 'stale'
+          ? tasks.snapshot
+          : null;
+  const missingSections: string[] = [];
+  if (missions.freshness === 'unavailable') missingSections.push('Missions');
+  if (tasks.freshness === 'unavailable') missingSections.push('Tasks');
+
   return (
-    <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
+    <div data-freshness={surface} className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
       <header className="mb-6 border-b px-1 pb-3">
         <nav className="mb-4 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-text-muted">
           <button
@@ -152,49 +220,64 @@ export function ProjectDetailPage(): ReactElement {
             Projects
           </button>
           <span>/</span>
-          <span className="text-text-primary">{project.name}</span>
+          <span className="text-text-primary">{project.data.name}</span>
         </nav>
 
         <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
           <div>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-              <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-text-primary">{project.name}</h1>
+              <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-text-primary">{project.data.name}</h1>
               <span
                 className={cn(
                   'rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-xs',
-                  projectStatusColors[project.status] ?? 'bg-gray-600/20 text-gray-400',
+                  projectStatusColors[project.data.status] ?? 'bg-gray-600/20 text-gray-400',
                 )}
               >
-                {project.status}
+                {project.data.status}
               </span>
             </div>
-            {project.description ? (
+            {project.data.description ? (
-              <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-text-muted">{project.description}</p>
+              <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-text-muted">{project.data.description}</p>
             ) : null}
             <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-text-muted">
-              Created {new Date(project.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()} · Updated{' '}
+              Created {new Date(project.data.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()} · Updated{' '}
-              {new Date(project.updatedAt).toLocaleDateString()}
+              {new Date(project.data.updatedAt).toLocaleDateString()}
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
       </header>
 
+      {staleSnapshot !== null ? (
+        <div className="mb-6">
+          <StaleDataNotice label={staleSnapshot} onRetry={retryAll} />
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {missingSections.length > 0 ? (
+        <div className="mb-6">
+          <PartialDataNotice missing={missingSections} onRetry={retryAll} />
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
       <div className="mb-6 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-4">
-        <StatCard label="Tasks" value={String(tasks.length)} />
+        <StatCard
+          label="Tasks"
+          value={projectTasks === null ? UNKNOWN_VERDICT : String(projectTasks.length)}
+        />
         <StatCard
           label="Done"
-          value={String(tasks.filter((task) => task.status === 'done').length)}
+          value={verdictValue(tasksVerified, String(doneCount))}
-          valueClass="text-success"
+          valueClass={tasksVerified ? 'text-success' : undefined}
         />
         <StatCard
           label="In Progress"
-          value={String(tasks.filter((task) => task.status === 'in-progress').length)}
+          value={verdictValue(tasksVerified, String(inProgressCount))}
-          valueClass="text-blue-400"
+          valueClass={tasksVerified ? 'text-blue-400' : undefined}
         />
         <StatCard
           label="Blocked"
-          value={String(tasks.filter((task) => task.status === 'blocked').length)}
+          value={verdictValue(tasksVerified, String(blockedCount))}
-          valueClass={tasks.some((task) => task.status === 'blocked') ? 'text-error' : undefined}
+          valueClass={tasksVerified && blockedCount > 0 ? 'text-error' : undefined}
         />
       </div>
 
@@ -211,23 +294,43 @@ export function ProjectDetailPage(): ReactElement {
       </div>
 
       {activeTab === 'overview' ? (
-        <OverviewTab project={project} missions={missions} tasks={tasks} />
+        <OverviewTab project={project.data} missions={projectMissions} tasks={projectTasks} />
       ) : null}
 
       {activeTab === 'tasks' ? (
         <div>
-          <div className="mb-4">
+          {projectTasks === null ? (
-            <TaskStatusSummary
+            <UnavailableDataNotice
-              tasks={tasks}
+              title="Tasks"
-              activeFilter={taskFilter}
+              detail={describeFailure(tasks.failure)}
-              onFilterChange={setTaskFilter}
+              onRetry={retryAll}
             />
-          </div>
+          ) : (
-          <TaskListView tasks={filteredTasks} onTaskClick={setSelectedTask} />
+            <>
+              <div className="mb-4">
+                <TaskStatusSummary
+                  tasks={projectTasks}
+                  activeFilter={taskFilter}
+                  onFilterChange={setTaskFilter}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <TaskListView tasks={filteredTasks} onTaskClick={setSelectedTask} />
+            </>
+          )}
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      {activeTab === 'missions' ? <MissionTimeline missions={missions} /> : null}
+      {activeTab === 'missions' ? (
+        projectMissions === null ? (
+          <UnavailableDataNotice
+            title="Missions"
+            detail={describeFailure(missions.failure)}
+            onRetry={retryAll}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <MissionTimeline missions={projectMissions} />
+        )
+      ) : null}
 
       {activeTab === 'prd' && prdContent ? (
         <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-6">
@@ -248,18 +351,26 @@ function OverviewTab({
   tasks,
 }: {
   project: Project;
-  missions: Mission[];
+  missions: Mission[] | null;
-  tasks: Task[];
+  tasks: Task[] | null;
 }): ReactElement {
-  const recentTasks = [...tasks]
+  const recentTasks =
-    .sort((left, right) => new Date(right.updatedAt).getTime() - new Date(left.updatedAt).getTime())
+    tasks === null
-    .slice(0, 5);
+      ? null
+      : [...tasks]
+          .sort(
+            (left, right) =>
+              new Date(right.updatedAt).getTime() - new Date(left.updatedAt).getTime(),
+          )
+          .slice(0, 5);
 
   return (
     <div className="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-2">
       <section>
         <h2 className="mb-3 text-sm font-semibold text-text-secondary">Recent Tasks</h2>
-        {recentTasks.length === 0 ? (
+        {recentTasks === null ? (
+          <UnavailableDataNotice title="Tasks" />
+        ) : recentTasks.length === 0 ? (
           <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-4 text-center">
             <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">No tasks yet</p>
           </div>
@@ -287,7 +398,9 @@ function OverviewTab({
 
       <section>
         <h2 className="mb-3 text-sm font-semibold text-text-secondary">Missions</h2>
-        {missions.length === 0 ? (
+        {missions === null ? (
+          <UnavailableDataNotice title="Missions" />
+        ) : missions.length === 0 ? (
           <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-4 text-center">
             <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">No missions yet</p>
           </div>

apps/web/src/spa/pages/projects.spec.tsx

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   document.body.replaceChildren();
   root = null;
   apiMock.mockReset();
+  sessionStorage.clear();
 });
 
 async function renderProjectsPage(): Promise<ReturnType<typeof createMemoryRouter>> {
@@ -71,6 +72,22 @@ async function renderProjectsPage(): Promise<ReturnType<typeof createMemoryRoute
   return router;
 }
 
+function clickButtonByText(text: string): void {
+  const button = [...container.querySelectorAll('button')].find((candidate) =>
+    candidate.textContent?.includes(text),
+  );
+  if (!button) {
+    throw new Error(`Button containing "${text}" not found`);
+  }
+  button.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+}
+
+async function flushAct(): Promise<void> {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+  });
+}
+
 describe('ProjectsPage', () => {
   it('shows a visible loading state while the project request is in flight', async () => {
     const deferred = createDeferred<typeof projectFixtures>();
@@ -91,7 +108,7 @@ describe('ProjectsPage', () => {
 
     const router = await renderProjectsPage();
 
-    expect(apiMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/projects');
+    expect(apiMock.mock.calls[0]?.[0]).toBe('/api/projects');
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('Mosaic Stack');
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('Agent Runtime');
 
@@ -108,7 +125,7 @@ describe('ProjectsPage', () => {
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('Project detail target');
   });
 
-  it('renders the empty state when the API returns no projects', async () => {
+  it('renders the empty state only for a verified empty collection', async () => {
     apiMock.mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
 
     await renderProjectsPage();
@@ -117,9 +134,12 @@ describe('ProjectsPage', () => {
     expect(container.textContent).toContain(
       'Projects will appear here when created via the gateway API',
     );
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'current',
+    );
   });
 
-  it('renders a visible alert when the projects request fails', async () => {
+  it('renders a failed fetch as an explicit unavailable state, never an empty collection', async () => {
     apiMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Projects are unavailable'));
 
     await renderProjectsPage();
@@ -127,5 +147,51 @@ describe('ProjectsPage', () => {
     const alert = container.querySelector('[role="alert"]');
     expect(alert).toBeTruthy();
     expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('Projects are unavailable');
+    expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('not an empty result');
+
+    // Negative controls: no healthy empty state and no project cards render
+    // from a failed fetch.
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('No projects yet');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Mosaic Stack');
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'unavailable',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('renders an auth failure as unavailable and recovers after retry', async () => {
+    apiMock
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(Object.assign(new Error('Unauthorized'), { statusCode: 401 }))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(projectFixtures);
+
+    await renderProjectsPage();
+
+    const alert = container.querySelector('[role="alert"]');
+    expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('Unauthorized');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('No projects yet');
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      clickButtonByText('Retry');
+    });
+    await flushAct();
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[role="alert"]')).toBeNull();
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Mosaic Stack');
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'current',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('renders a schema-mismatched response as unavailable, never as data', async () => {
+    apiMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ results: projectFixtures });
+
+    await renderProjectsPage();
+
+    const alert = container.querySelector('[role="alert"]');
+    expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('not an empty result');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Mosaic Stack');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('No projects yet');
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'unavailable',
+    );
   });
 });

apps/web/src/spa/pages/projects.tsx

@@ -1,53 +1,51 @@
-import { useEffect, useState, type ReactElement } from 'react';
+import { type ReactElement } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { ProjectCard } from '@/components/projects/project-card';
+import { StaleDataNotice, UnavailableDataNotice } from '@/components/freshness/freshness-notices';
 import { api } from '@/lib/api';
 import type { Project } from '@/lib/types';
-import { getErrorMessage } from './page-errors';
+import { useFreshCollection, describeFailure } from '@/lib/freshness/use-fresh-collection';
+import { validateProjectCollection } from '@/lib/freshness/validators';
 
 export function ProjectsPage(): ReactElement {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const [projects, setProjects] = useState<Project[]>([]);
+  const projects = useFreshCollection<Project[]>({
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+    source: 'gateway:/api/projects',
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+    fetcher: (signal) => api<unknown>('/api/projects', { signal }),
-
+    validate: validateProjectCollection,
-  useEffect(() => {
+    // Projects carry workspace identity (userId) that is only knowable from
-    let cancelled = false;
+    // the payload itself, so a restored entry cannot be scope-checked before
-
+    // display. Conservative choice: no last-known restore for this surface;
-    void api<Project[]>('/api/projects')
+    // cross-workspace switching is still invalidated at verification time.
-      .then((response) => {
+  });
-        if (cancelled) return;
+  const retry = (): void => {
-        setProjects(response);
+    void projects.revalidate();
-      })
+  };
-      .catch((caught: unknown) => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setError(getErrorMessage(caught, 'Failed to load projects.'));
-      })
-      .finally(() => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setLoading(false);
-      });
-
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-    };
-  }, []);
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
+    <div
+      data-freshness={projects.freshness}
+      className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6"
+    >
       <header className="mb-6 border-b px-1 pb-3">
         <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">Projects</h1>
       </header>
 
-      {error ? (
+      {projects.freshness === 'stale' && projects.snapshot ? (
-        <div role="alert" className="mb-6 rounded-lg border border-error/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm">
+        <div className="mb-6">
-          {error}
+          <StaleDataNotice label={projects.snapshot} onRetry={retry} />
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      {loading ? (
+      {projects.freshness === 'unknown' ? (
         <p className="py-8 text-center text-sm text-text-muted">Loading projects...</p>
-      ) : projects.length === 0 ? (
+      ) : projects.freshness === 'unavailable' ? (
+        <UnavailableDataNotice
+          title="Projects"
+          detail={describeFailure(projects.failure)}
+          onRetry={retry}
+        />
+      ) : projects.data !== null && projects.data.length === 0 ? (
         <div className="py-12 text-center">
           <h2 className="text-lg font-medium text-text-secondary">No projects yet</h2>
           <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-text-muted">
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ export function ProjectsPage(): ReactElement {
         </div>
       ) : (
         <div className="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
-          {projects.map((project) => (
+          {(projects.data ?? []).map((project) => (
             <ProjectCard
               key={project.id}
               project={project}

apps/web/src/spa/pages/settings.spec.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import { act } from 'react';
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
+import { createMemoryRouter, RouterProvider, type RouteObject } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const { apiMock, useSessionMock, updateUserMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  apiMock: vi.fn(),
+  useSessionMock: vi.fn(),
+  updateUserMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/api', () => ({
+  api: apiMock,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/auth-client', () => ({
+  useSession: useSessionMock,
+  authClient: { updateUser: updateUserMock },
+}));
+
+import { SettingsPage } from './settings';
+
+let root: Root | null = null;
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: true,
+  });
+});
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, 'IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT');
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await act(async () => {
+    root?.unmount();
+  });
+  document.body.replaceChildren();
+  root = null;
+  apiMock.mockReset();
+  useSessionMock.mockReset();
+  updateUserMock.mockReset();
+});
+
+async function renderSettingsPage(): Promise<void> {
+  const routes: RouteObject[] = [{ path: '/settings', element: <SettingsPage /> }];
+  const router = createMemoryRouter(routes, { initialEntries: ['/settings'] });
+  container = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.append(container);
+  root = createRoot(container);
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    root?.render(<RouterProvider router={router} />);
+  });
+}
+
+function clickButtonByText(text: string): Promise<void> {
+  const button = [...container.querySelectorAll('button')].find((candidate) =>
+    candidate.textContent?.includes(text),
+  );
+  if (!button) {
+    throw new Error(`Button containing "${text}" not found`);
+  }
+  return act(async () => {
+    button.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+  });
+}
+
+const session = {
+  user: { id: 'u-1', name: 'Test User', email: '[email protected]', image: null },
+};
+
+describe('SettingsPage profile tab', () => {
+  it('renders the profile form from the session and saves via authClient', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue({ data: session, isPending: false });
+    updateUserMock.mockResolvedValue({});
+
+    await renderSettingsPage();
+
+    const nameInput = container.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('#profile-name');
+    const emailInput = container.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('#profile-email');
+    expect(nameInput?.value).toBe('Test User');
+    expect(emailInput?.value).toBe('[email protected]');
+    expect(emailInput?.disabled).toBe(true);
+
+    await clickButtonByText('Save changes');
+
+    expect(updateUserMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ name: 'Test User', image: null });
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Saved!');
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces an update failure without clearing the form', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue({ data: session, isPending: false });
+    updateUserMock.mockResolvedValue({ error: { message: 'name rejected' } });
+
+    await renderSettingsPage();
+    await clickButtonByText('Save changes');
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('name rejected');
+    expect(container.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>('#profile-name')?.value).toBe('Test User');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('SettingsPage appearance tab', () => {
+  it('loads preferences and posts each changed preference on save', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue({ data: session, isPending: false });
+    apiMock.mockImplementation((path: string) =>
+      path.startsWith('/api/memory/preferences?')
+        ? Promise.resolve([{ key: 'ui.theme', value: 'dark', category: 'appearance' }])
+        : Promise.resolve({}),
+    );
+
+    await renderSettingsPage();
+    await clickButtonByText('Appearance');
+
+    expect(apiMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/memory/preferences?category=appearance');
+
+    await clickButtonByText('Save changes');
+
+    expect(apiMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/memory/preferences', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: { key: 'ui.theme', value: 'dark', category: 'appearance', source: 'user' },
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('SettingsPage providers tab', () => {
+  it('loads LLM and SSO providers and runs a connection test', async () => {
+    useSessionMock.mockReturnValue({ data: session, isPending: false });
+    apiMock.mockImplementation((path: string, opts?: { method?: string }) => {
+      if (path === '/api/providers' && opts === undefined) {
+        return Promise.resolve([
+          {
+            id: 'ollama',
+            name: 'Ollama',
+            available: true,
+            models: [
+              {
+                id: 'llama3.2',
+                provider: 'ollama',
+                name: 'Llama 3.2',
+                reasoning: false,
+                contextWindow: 128_000,
+                maxTokens: 4096,
+                inputTypes: ['text'],
+                cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0 },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ]);
+      }
+      if (path === '/api/sso/providers') {
+        return Promise.resolve([]);
+      }
+      if (path === '/api/providers/test') {
+        return Promise.resolve({ providerId: 'ollama', reachable: true, latencyMs: 12 });
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve([]);
+    });
+
+    await renderSettingsPage();
+    await clickButtonByText('Providers');
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Ollama');
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('1 model');
+
+    await clickButtonByText('Test');
+
+    expect(apiMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/providers/test', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: { providerId: 'ollama' },
+    });
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Reachable');
+  });
+});

apps/web/src/spa/pages/settings.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,826 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { api } from '@/lib/api';
+import { authClient, useSession } from '@/lib/auth-client';
+import type { SsoProviderDiscovery } from '@/lib/sso';
+import { SsoProviderSection } from '@/components/settings/sso-provider-section';
+
+// ─── Types ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface ModelInfo {
+  id: string;
+  provider: string;
+  name: string;
+  reasoning: boolean;
+  contextWindow: number;
+  maxTokens: number;
+  inputTypes: ('text' | 'image')[];
+  cost: { input: number; output: number; cacheRead: number; cacheWrite: number };
+}
+
+interface ProviderInfo {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  available: boolean;
+  models: ModelInfo[];
+}
+
+interface TestConnectionResult {
+  providerId: string;
+  reachable: boolean;
+  latencyMs?: number;
+  error?: string;
+  discoveredModels?: string[];
+}
+
+type TestState = 'idle' | 'testing' | 'success' | 'error';
+
+interface ProviderTestStatus {
+  state: TestState;
+  result?: TestConnectionResult;
+}
+
+interface Preference {
+  key: string;
+  value: unknown;
+  category: string;
+}
+
+type Theme = 'light' | 'dark' | 'system';
+type SaveState = 'idle' | 'saving' | 'saved' | 'error';
+type Tab = 'profile' | 'appearance' | 'notifications' | 'providers';
+
+// ─── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function prefValue<T>(prefs: Preference[], key: string, fallback: T): T {
+  const p = prefs.find((x) => x.key === key);
+  if (p === undefined) return fallback;
+  return p.value as T;
+}
+
+// ─── Main Page ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function SettingsPage(): React.ReactElement {
+  const { data: session } = useSession();
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<Tab>('profile');
+
+  const tabs: { id: Tab; label: string }[] = [
+    { id: 'profile', label: 'Profile' },
+    { id: 'appearance', label: 'Appearance' },
+    { id: 'notifications', label: 'Notifications' },
+    { id: 'providers', label: 'Providers' },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-6">
+      <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">Settings</h1>
+
+      {/* Tab bar */}
+      <div className="flex gap-1 border-b border-surface-border">
+        {tabs.map((tab) => (
+          <button
+            key={tab.id}
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setActiveTab(tab.id)}
+            className={`px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium transition-colors ${
+              activeTab === tab.id
+                ? 'border-b-2 border-accent text-accent'
+                : 'text-text-secondary hover:text-text-primary'
+            }`}
+          >
+            {tab.label}
+          </button>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {activeTab === 'profile' && <ProfileTab session={session} />}
+      {activeTab === 'appearance' && <AppearanceTab />}
+      {activeTab === 'notifications' && <NotificationsTab />}
+      {activeTab === 'providers' && <ProvidersTab />}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Profile Tab ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function ProfileTab({
+  session,
+}: {
+  session: { user: { id: string; name: string; email: string; image?: string | null } } | null;
+}): React.ReactElement {
+  const [name, setName] = useState(session?.user.name ?? '');
+  const [image, setImage] = useState(session?.user.image ?? '');
+  const [saveState, setSaveState] = useState<SaveState>('idle');
+  const [errorMsg, setErrorMsg] = useState('');
+
+  // Sync from session when it loads
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (session?.user) {
+      setName(session.user.name ?? '');
+      setImage(session.user.image ?? '');
+    }
+  }, [session]);
+
+  const handleSave = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    setSaveState('saving');
+    setErrorMsg('');
+    try {
+      const result = await authClient.updateUser({ name, image: image || null });
+      if (result.error) {
+        setErrorMsg(result.error.message ?? 'Failed to update profile');
+        setSaveState('error');
+        return;
+      }
+      setSaveState('saved');
+      setTimeout(() => setSaveState('idle'), 2000);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to update profile';
+      setErrorMsg(message);
+      setSaveState('error');
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <section className="space-y-4">
+      <h2 className="text-lg font-medium text-text-secondary">Profile</h2>
+      <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-6 space-y-4">
+        <FormField label="Display Name" id="profile-name">
+          <input
+            id="profile-name"
+            type="text"
+            value={name}
+            onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="Your name"
+            className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-3 py-2 text-sm text-text-primary placeholder:text-text-muted focus:border-accent focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-accent"
+          />
+        </FormField>
+
+        <FormField label="Email" id="profile-email">
+          <input
+            id="profile-email"
+            type="email"
+            value={session?.user.email ?? ''}
+            disabled
+            className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-3 py-2 text-sm text-text-muted opacity-60 cursor-not-allowed"
+          />
+          <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-text-muted">Email cannot be changed here.</p>
+        </FormField>
+
+        <FormField label="Avatar URL" id="profile-image">
+          <input
+            id="profile-image"
+            type="url"
+            value={image}
+            onChange={(e) => setImage(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="https://example.com/avatar.png"
+            className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-3 py-2 text-sm text-text-primary placeholder:text-text-muted focus:border-accent focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-accent"
+          />
+        </FormField>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pt-2">
+          <SaveButton state={saveState} onClick={handleSave} />
+          {saveState === 'error' && errorMsg && <p className="text-sm text-error">{errorMsg}</p>}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Appearance Tab ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function AppearanceTab(): React.ReactElement {
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [theme, setTheme] = useState<Theme>('system');
+  const [sidebarCollapsed, setSidebarCollapsed] = useState(false);
+  const [defaultModel, setDefaultModel] = useState('');
+  const [saveState, setSaveState] = useState<SaveState>('idle');
+  const [errorMsg, setErrorMsg] = useState('');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    api<Preference[]>('/api/memory/preferences?category=appearance')
+      .catch(() => [] as Preference[])
+      .then((p) => {
+        setTheme(prefValue<Theme>(p, 'ui.theme', 'system'));
+        setSidebarCollapsed(prefValue<boolean>(p, 'ui.sidebar_collapsed', false));
+        setDefaultModel(prefValue<string>(p, 'ui.default_model', ''));
+      })
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleSave = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    setSaveState('saving');
+    setErrorMsg('');
+    try {
+      await Promise.all([
+        api('/api/memory/preferences', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: { key: 'ui.theme', value: theme, category: 'appearance', source: 'user' },
+        }),
+        api('/api/memory/preferences', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: {
+            key: 'ui.sidebar_collapsed',
+            value: sidebarCollapsed,
+            category: 'appearance',
+            source: 'user',
+          },
+        }),
+        ...(defaultModel
+          ? [
+              api('/api/memory/preferences', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                body: {
+                  key: 'ui.default_model',
+                  value: defaultModel,
+                  category: 'appearance',
+                  source: 'user',
+                },
+              }),
+            ]
+          : []),
+      ]);
+      setSaveState('saved');
+      setTimeout(() => setSaveState('idle'), 2000);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to save preferences';
+      setErrorMsg(message);
+      setSaveState('error');
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <section>
+        <h2 className="mb-4 text-lg font-medium text-text-secondary">Appearance</h2>
+        <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">Loading preferences...</p>
+      </section>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <section className="space-y-4">
+      <h2 className="text-lg font-medium text-text-secondary">Appearance</h2>
+      <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-6 space-y-6">
+        {/* Theme */}
+        <div>
+          <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-text-primary mb-2">Theme</label>
+          <div className="flex gap-3">
+            {(['system', 'light', 'dark'] as Theme[]).map((t) => (
+              <button
+                key={t}
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setTheme(t)}
+                className={`rounded-lg border px-4 py-2 text-sm capitalize transition-colors ${
+                  theme === t
+                    ? 'border-accent bg-accent/10 text-accent'
+                    : 'border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated text-text-secondary hover:border-accent/50'
+                }`}
+              >
+                {t}
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Sidebar collapsed default */}
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <div>
+            <p className="text-sm font-medium text-text-primary">Collapse sidebar by default</p>
+            <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">Start with sidebar collapsed on page load</p>
+          </div>
+          <Toggle checked={sidebarCollapsed} onChange={setSidebarCollapsed} />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Default model */}
+        <FormField label="Default Model" id="default-model">
+          <input
+            id="default-model"
+            type="text"
+            value={defaultModel}
+            onChange={(e) => setDefaultModel(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="e.g. ollama/llama3.2"
+            className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-3 py-2 text-sm text-text-primary placeholder:text-text-muted focus:border-accent focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-accent"
+          />
+          <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-text-muted">
+            Model ID to pre-select for new conversations.
+          </p>
+        </FormField>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pt-2">
+          <SaveButton state={saveState} onClick={handleSave} />
+          {saveState === 'error' && errorMsg && <p className="text-sm text-error">{errorMsg}</p>}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Notifications Tab ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function NotificationsTab(): React.ReactElement {
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [emailAgentComplete, setEmailAgentComplete] = useState(false);
+  const [emailMentions, setEmailMentions] = useState(true);
+  const [emailDigest, setEmailDigest] = useState(false);
+  const [saveState, setSaveState] = useState<SaveState>('idle');
+  const [errorMsg, setErrorMsg] = useState('');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    api<Preference[]>('/api/memory/preferences?category=communication')
+      .catch(() => [] as Preference[])
+      .then((p) => {
+        setEmailAgentComplete(prefValue<boolean>(p, 'notify.email_agent_complete', false));
+        setEmailMentions(prefValue<boolean>(p, 'notify.email_mentions', true));
+        setEmailDigest(prefValue<boolean>(p, 'notify.email_digest', false));
+      })
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleSave = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    setSaveState('saving');
+    setErrorMsg('');
+    try {
+      await Promise.all([
+        api('/api/memory/preferences', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: {
+            key: 'notify.email_agent_complete',
+            value: emailAgentComplete,
+            category: 'communication',
+            source: 'user',
+          },
+        }),
+        api('/api/memory/preferences', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: {
+            key: 'notify.email_mentions',
+            value: emailMentions,
+            category: 'communication',
+            source: 'user',
+          },
+        }),
+        api('/api/memory/preferences', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: {
+            key: 'notify.email_digest',
+            value: emailDigest,
+            category: 'communication',
+            source: 'user',
+          },
+        }),
+      ]);
+      setSaveState('saved');
+      setTimeout(() => setSaveState('idle'), 2000);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to save preferences';
+      setErrorMsg(message);
+      setSaveState('error');
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <section>
+        <h2 className="mb-4 text-lg font-medium text-text-secondary">Notifications</h2>
+        <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">Loading preferences...</p>
+      </section>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <section className="space-y-4">
+      <h2 className="text-lg font-medium text-text-secondary">Notifications</h2>
+      <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-6 space-y-6">
+        <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">Configure when you receive email notifications.</p>
+
+        <NotifyRow
+          label="Agent task completed"
+          description="Email when an agent finishes a task"
+          checked={emailAgentComplete}
+          onChange={setEmailAgentComplete}
+        />
+        <NotifyRow
+          label="Mentions"
+          description="Email when you are mentioned in a conversation"
+          checked={emailMentions}
+          onChange={setEmailMentions}
+        />
+        <NotifyRow
+          label="Weekly digest"
+          description="Weekly summary of activity"
+          checked={emailDigest}
+          onChange={setEmailDigest}
+        />
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pt-2">
+          <SaveButton state={saveState} onClick={handleSave} />
+          {saveState === 'error' && errorMsg && <p className="text-sm text-error">{errorMsg}</p>}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Providers Tab ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function ProvidersTab(): React.ReactElement {
+  const [providers, setProviders] = useState<ProviderInfo[]>([]);
+  const [ssoProviders, setSsoProviders] = useState<SsoProviderDiscovery[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [ssoLoading, setSsoLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [testStatuses, setTestStatuses] = useState<Record<string, ProviderTestStatus>>({});
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    api<ProviderInfo[]>('/api/providers')
+      .catch(() => [] as ProviderInfo[])
+      .then((p) => setProviders(p))
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    api<SsoProviderDiscovery[]>('/api/sso/providers')
+      .catch(() => [] as SsoProviderDiscovery[])
+      .then((providers) => setSsoProviders(providers))
+      .finally(() => setSsoLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
+  const testConnection = useCallback(async (providerId: string): Promise<void> => {
+    setTestStatuses((prev) => ({
+      ...prev,
+      [providerId]: { state: 'testing' },
+    }));
+    try {
+      const result = await api<TestConnectionResult>('/api/providers/test', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { providerId },
+      });
+      setTestStatuses((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        [providerId]: { state: result.reachable ? 'success' : 'error', result },
+      }));
+    } catch {
+      setTestStatuses((prev) => ({
+        ...prev,
+        [providerId]: {
+          state: 'error',
+          result: { providerId, reachable: false, error: 'Request failed' },
+        },
+      }));
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const defaultModel: ModelInfo | undefined = providers
+    .flatMap((p) => p.models)
+    .find((m) => providers.find((p) => p.id === m.provider)?.available);
+
+  return (
+    <section className="space-y-6">
+      <div className="space-y-4">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-medium text-text-secondary">SSO Providers</h2>
+        <SsoProviderSection providers={ssoProviders} loading={ssoLoading} />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="space-y-4">
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-medium text-text-secondary">LLM Providers</h2>
+        {loading ? (
+          <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">Loading providers...</p>
+        ) : providers.length === 0 ? (
+          <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card p-4">
+            <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">
+              No providers configured. Set{' '}
+              <code className="rounded bg-surface-elevated px-1 py-0.5 text-xs">
+                OLLAMA_BASE_URL
+              </code>{' '}
+              or{' '}
+              <code className="rounded bg-surface-elevated px-1 py-0.5 text-xs">
+                MOSAIC_CUSTOM_PROVIDERS
+              </code>{' '}
+              to add providers.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="space-y-4">
+            {providers.map((provider) => (
+              <ProviderCard
+                key={provider.id}
+                provider={provider}
+                defaultModel={defaultModel}
+                testStatus={testStatuses[provider.id] ?? { state: 'idle' }}
+                onTest={() => void testConnection(provider.id)}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Shared UI Components ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function FormField({
+  label,
+  id,
+  children,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  id: string;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+}): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <label htmlFor={id} className="block text-sm font-medium text-text-primary">
+        {label}
+      </label>
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function Toggle({
+  checked,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  checked: boolean;
+  onChange: (v: boolean) => void;
+}): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      role="switch"
+      aria-checked={checked}
+      onClick={() => onChange(!checked)}
+      className={`relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 items-center rounded-full transition-colors focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-surface-card ${
+        checked ? 'bg-accent' : 'bg-surface-border'
+      }`}
+    >
+      <span
+        className={`inline-block h-4 w-4 transform rounded-full bg-white transition-transform ${
+          checked ? 'translate-x-6' : 'translate-x-1'
+        }`}
+      />
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+function NotifyRow({
+  label,
+  description,
+  checked,
+  onChange,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  description: string;
+  checked: boolean;
+  onChange: (v: boolean) => void;
+}): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+      <div>
+        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-text-primary">{label}</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">{description}</p>
+      </div>
+      <Toggle checked={checked} onChange={onChange} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SaveButton({
+  state,
+  onClick,
+}: {
+  state: SaveState;
+  onClick: () => void;
+}): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onClick}
+      disabled={state === 'saving'}
+      className="rounded-lg bg-accent px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-accent/90 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+    >
+      {state === 'saving' ? 'Saving...' : state === 'saved' ? 'Saved!' : 'Save changes'}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Provider Card (from original page) ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface ProviderCardProps {
+  provider: ProviderInfo;
+  defaultModel: ModelInfo | undefined;
+  testStatus: ProviderTestStatus;
+  onTest: () => void;
+}
+
+function ProviderCard({
+  provider,
+  defaultModel,
+  testStatus,
+  onTest,
+}: ProviderCardProps): React.ReactElement {
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-lg border border-surface-border bg-surface-card">
+      {/* Header row */}
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <ProviderAvatar id={provider.id} />
+          <div>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium text-text-primary">{provider.name}</span>
+              <ProviderStatusBadge available={provider.available} />
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-text-muted">
+              {provider.models.length} model{provider.models.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <TestConnectionButton status={testStatus} onTest={onTest} />
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => setExpanded((v) => !v)}
+            className="rounded px-2 py-1 text-xs text-text-muted transition-colors hover:bg-surface-elevated hover:text-text-primary"
+            aria-expanded={expanded}
+            aria-label={expanded ? 'Collapse models' : 'Expand models'}
+          >
+            {expanded ? '▲ Hide' : '▼ Models'}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Test result banner */}
+      {testStatus.state !== 'idle' && testStatus.state !== 'testing' && testStatus.result && (
+        <TestResultBanner result={testStatus.result} />
+      )}
+
+      {/* Model list */}
+      {expanded && (
+        <div className="border-t border-surface-border">
+          <table className="w-full">
+            <thead>
+              <tr className="bg-surface-elevated text-left text-xs text-text-muted">
+                <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium">Model</th>
+                <th className="hidden px-4 py-2 font-medium md:table-cell">Capabilities</th>
+                <th className="hidden px-4 py-2 font-medium md:table-cell">Context</th>
+                <th className="hidden px-4 py-2 font-medium md:table-cell">Cost (in/out)</th>
+                <th className="px-4 py-2 font-medium">Default</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {provider.models.map((model) => (
+                <ModelRow
+                  key={model.id}
+                  model={model}
+                  isDefault={
+                    defaultModel?.id === model.id && defaultModel?.provider === model.provider
+                  }
+                />
+              ))}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+interface ModelRowProps {
+  model: ModelInfo;
+  isDefault: boolean;
+}
+
+function ModelRow({ model, isDefault }: ModelRowProps): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <tr className="border-t border-surface-border">
+      <td className="px-4 py-2">
+        <span className="text-sm text-text-primary">{model.name}</span>
+      </td>
+      <td className="hidden px-4 py-2 md:table-cell">
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
+          <CapabilityBadge label="chat" />
+          {model.reasoning && <CapabilityBadge label="reasoning" color="purple" />}
+          {model.inputTypes.includes('image') && <CapabilityBadge label="vision" color="blue" />}
+        </div>
+      </td>
+      <td className="hidden px-4 py-2 text-xs text-text-muted md:table-cell">
+        {formatContext(model.contextWindow)}
+      </td>
+      <td className="hidden px-4 py-2 text-xs text-text-muted md:table-cell">
+        {model.cost.input === 0 && model.cost.output === 0
+          ? 'free'
+          : `$${model.cost.input} / $${model.cost.output}`}
+      </td>
+      <td className="px-4 py-2 text-center">
+        {isDefault && (
+          <span
+            className="inline-block rounded-full bg-accent/20 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-accent"
+            title="Default model used for new sessions"
+          >
+            default
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  );
+}
+
+function ProviderAvatar({ id }: { id: string }): React.ReactElement {
+  const letter = id.charAt(0).toUpperCase();
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-surface-elevated text-sm font-semibold text-text-secondary">
+      {letter}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function ProviderStatusBadge({ available }: { available: boolean }): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <span
+      className={`rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium ${
+        available ? 'bg-success/20 text-success' : 'bg-surface-elevated text-text-muted'
+      }`}
+    >
+      {available ? 'Active' : 'Inactive'}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+interface TestConnectionButtonProps {
+  status: ProviderTestStatus;
+  onTest: () => void;
+}
+
+function TestConnectionButton({ status, onTest }: TestConnectionButtonProps): React.ReactElement {
+  const isTesting = status.state === 'testing';
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onTest}
+      disabled={isTesting}
+      className="rounded px-2 py-1 text-xs transition-colors hover:bg-surface-elevated disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+      title="Test connection"
+    >
+      {isTesting ? (
+        <span className="text-text-muted">Testing…</span>
+      ) : status.state === 'success' ? (
+        <span className="text-success">✓ Reachable</span>
+      ) : status.state === 'error' ? (
+        <span className="text-error">✗ Unreachable</span>
+      ) : (
+        <span className="text-text-muted">Test</span>
+      )}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+function TestResultBanner({ result }: { result: TestConnectionResult }): React.ReactElement {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`px-4 py-2 text-xs ${
+        result.reachable ? 'bg-success/10 text-success' : 'bg-error/10 text-error'
+      }`}
+    >
+      {result.reachable ? (
+        <>
+          Connected
+          {result.latencyMs !== undefined && (
+            <span className="ml-1 opacity-70">({result.latencyMs}ms)</span>
+          )}
+          {result.discoveredModels && result.discoveredModels.length > 0 && (
+            <span className="ml-2 opacity-70">
+              — {result.discoveredModels.length} model
+              {result.discoveredModels.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''} discovered
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </>
+      ) : (
+        <>Connection failed{result.error ? `: ${result.error}` : ''}</>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function CapabilityBadge({
+  label,
+  color = 'default',
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  color?: 'default' | 'purple' | 'blue';
+}): React.ReactElement {
+  const colorClass =
+    color === 'purple'
+      ? 'bg-purple-500/20 text-purple-400'
+      : color === 'blue'
+        ? 'bg-blue-500/20 text-blue-400'
+        : 'bg-surface-elevated text-text-muted';
+  return <span className={`rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs ${colorClass}`}>{label}</span>;
+}
+
+function formatContext(tokens: number): string {
+  if (tokens >= 1_000_000) return `${(tokens / 1_000_000).toFixed(1)}M`;
+  if (tokens >= 1_000) return `${Math.round(tokens / 1_000)}k`;
+  return String(tokens);
+}

apps/web/src/spa/pages/tasks.spec.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { createMemoryRouter, RouterProvider, type RouteObject } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { taskFixtures } from './page-fixtures';
+import { acceptSnapshot, DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY } from '@/lib/freshness/model';
+import { writeSnapshotCache } from '@/lib/freshness/snapshot-cache';
+import { validateTaskCollection } from '@/lib/freshness/validators';
 
 const { apiMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   apiMock: vi.fn(),
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   document.body.replaceChildren();
   root = null;
   apiMock.mockReset();
+  sessionStorage.clear();
 });
 
 async function renderTasksPage(): Promise<void> {
@@ -72,6 +76,13 @@ function clickButtonByText(text: string): void {
   button.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
 }
 
+/** Flush pending promise callbacks inside the act environment. */
+async function flushAct(): Promise<void> {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+  });
+}
+
 describe('TasksPage', () => {
   it('shows a visible loading state before the tasks request settles', async () => {
     const deferred = createDeferred<typeof taskFixtures>();
@@ -132,7 +143,7 @@ describe('TasksPage', () => {
     expect(container.textContent).toContain('Wire list and kanban modal interactions');
   });
 
-  it('renders a visible alert when the tasks request fails', async () => {
+  it('renders a failed fetch as an explicit unavailable state, never an empty healthy board', async () => {
     apiMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Tasks request failed'));
 
     await renderTasksPage();
@@ -140,5 +151,80 @@ describe('TasksPage', () => {
     const alert = container.querySelector('[role="alert"]');
     expect(alert).toBeTruthy();
     expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('Tasks request failed');
+    expect(alert?.textContent).toContain('not an empty result');
+
+    // Negative controls: no board, no healthy empty-state markers, and the
+    // surface is marked unavailable rather than current.
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Not Started');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('No tasks');
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'unavailable',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('recovers to a current board after retrying a failed fetch', async () => {
+    apiMock
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Tasks request failed'))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(taskFixtures);
+
+    await renderTasksPage();
+    expect(container.querySelector('[role="alert"]')).toBeTruthy();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      clickButtonByText('Retry');
+    });
+    await flushAct();
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[role="alert"]')).toBeNull();
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Not Started');
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'current',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('labels restored last-known data as stale with source, version, and age until verified', async () => {
+    // Seed a last-known snapshot fetched five minutes ago; the page must
+    // render it only under an explicit staleness label while the fetch is
+    // still in flight.
+    const restored = acceptSnapshot({
+      value: taskFixtures,
+      validate: validateTaskCollection,
+      previous: null,
+      policy: DEFAULT_FRESHNESS_POLICY,
+      source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+      now: Date.now() - 5 * 60_000,
+    });
+    if (restored.outcome !== 'accepted') throw new Error('fixture setup failed');
+    writeSnapshotCache('tasks', restored.snapshot);
+
+    const deferred = createDeferred<typeof taskFixtures>();
+    apiMock.mockReturnValueOnce(deferred.promise);
+
+    await renderTasksPage();
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'stale',
+    );
+    const banner = container.querySelector('[role="status"]');
+    expect(banner?.textContent).toContain('last-known');
+    expect(banner?.textContent).toContain('may be out of date');
+    expect(banner?.textContent).toContain('gateway:/api/tasks');
+    expect(banner?.textContent).toContain('snapshot v1');
+    expect(banner?.textContent).toContain('5m ago');
+
+    // Last-known data still renders as situational awareness under the label.
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain('Route /tasks');
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain('Loading tasks...');
+
+    // Verification lands: the banner clears and the surface becomes current.
+    await act(async () => {
+      deferred.resolve(taskFixtures);
+      await deferred.promise;
+    });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[role="status"]')).toBeNull();
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-freshness]')?.getAttribute('data-freshness')).toBe(
+      'current',
+    );
   });
 });

apps/web/src/spa/pages/tasks.tsx

@@ -1,45 +1,32 @@
-import { useEffect, useState, type ReactElement } from 'react';
+import { useState, type ReactElement } from 'react';
 import { KanbanBoard } from '@/components/tasks/kanban-board';
 import { TaskDetailModal } from '@/components/tasks/task-detail-modal';
 import { TaskListView } from '@/components/tasks/task-list-view';
+import { StaleDataNotice, UnavailableDataNotice } from '@/components/freshness/freshness-notices';
 import { api } from '@/lib/api';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/cn';
 import type { Task } from '@/lib/types';
-import { getErrorMessage } from './page-errors';
+import { useFreshCollection, describeFailure } from '@/lib/freshness/use-fresh-collection';
+import { validateTaskCollection } from '@/lib/freshness/validators';
 
 type ViewMode = 'list' | 'kanban';
 
 export function TasksPage(): ReactElement {
-  const [tasks, setTasks] = useState<Task[]>([]);
+  const tasks = useFreshCollection<Task[]>({
+    source: 'gateway:/api/tasks',
+    fetcher: (signal) => api<unknown>('/api/tasks', { signal }),
+    validate: validateTaskCollection,
+    cacheKey: 'tasks',
+  });
   const [view, setView] = useState<ViewMode>('kanban');
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [selectedTask, setSelectedTask] = useState<Task | null>(null);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
+  const retry = (): void => {
-    let cancelled = false;
+    void tasks.revalidate();
-
+  };
-    void api<Task[]>('/api/tasks')
-      .then((response) => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setTasks(response);
-      })
-      .catch((caught: unknown) => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setError(getErrorMessage(caught, 'Failed to load tasks.'));
-      })
-      .finally(() => {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setLoading(false);
-      });
-
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-    };
-  }, []);
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
+    <div data-freshness={tasks.freshness} className="flex min-h-screen flex-col px-4 py-6 sm:px-6">
       <header className="mb-6 flex items-center justify-between gap-4 border-b px-1 pb-3">
         <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">Tasks</h1>
         <div className="flex rounded-lg border border-surface-border">
@@ -70,18 +57,24 @@ export function TasksPage(): ReactElement {
         </div>
       </header>
 
-      {error ? (
+      {tasks.freshness === 'stale' && tasks.snapshot ? (
-        <div role="alert" className="mb-6 rounded-lg border border-error/40 px-4 py-3 text-sm">
+        <div className="mb-6">
-          {error}
+          <StaleDataNotice label={tasks.snapshot} onRetry={retry} />
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      {loading ? (
+      {tasks.freshness === 'unknown' ? (
         <p className="py-8 text-center text-sm text-text-muted">Loading tasks...</p>
+      ) : tasks.freshness === 'unavailable' ? (
+        <UnavailableDataNotice
+          title="Tasks"
+          detail={describeFailure(tasks.failure)}
+          onRetry={retry}
+        />
       ) : view === 'kanban' ? (
-        <KanbanBoard tasks={tasks} onTaskClick={setSelectedTask} />
+        <KanbanBoard tasks={tasks.data ?? []} onTaskClick={setSelectedTask} />
       ) : (
-        <TaskListView tasks={tasks} onTaskClick={setSelectedTask} />
+        <TaskListView tasks={tasks.data ?? []} onTaskClick={setSelectedTask} />
       )}
 
       {selectedTask ? (

docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Administrator Guide
 
 > **Status:** Partially migrated. Current SSO and local upgrade/recovery procedures are available; held procedures are labeled non-operative.

docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/operations/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Administrator Operations
 
 > **Status:** Partially migrated. Procedures explicitly identify whether they are current or held.

docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/operations/mos-connector-lease-operations.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Mos Connector Lease Operations — M1
 
 > **Status:** Held / non-operative.

docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/operations/upgrade-safety-and-recovery.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Upgrade safety and recovery
 
 > **Supported route:** an already installed `mosaic` CLI using the local PGlite

docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/security/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Security
 
 > **Status:** Partially migrated. The SSO provider and Discord ingress security pages are current.

docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/security/discord-ingress.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Discord ingress security
 
 > **Status:** Current Discord behavior only. Telegram shared-contract parity, Matrix channel ingress, and a gateway-wide shared adapter registry are not implemented or are not proven by the current source/tests.

docs/ADMIN-GUIDE/security/sso-providers.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
+kind: guide
+status: active
 title: SSO Providers
-type: runbook
 audience: admin
-status: current
 source_of_truth: false
 ---
 

docs/API/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # API Documentation
 
 > **Status:** Scaffold only. The canonical gateway contract has not yet been migrated into this directory.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Developer Guide
 
 > **Status:** Partially migrated. Architecture, lease-broker verification, and channel-adapter authoring pages are current; other contributor chapters remain unmigrated.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Architecture
 
 > **Status:** Partially migrated. The lease-broker security-contract pages below are current references; the remaining architecture pages are still being classified.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/channel-protocol.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Channel protocol architecture
 
 > **Status:** Current shared type contract and Discord compatibility baseline. The shared gateway registry, Telegram parity, Matrix integration, identity-linking, and multi-surface multiplexing described below are draft or unimplemented.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/compaction-revocation.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Compaction observer revocation and runtime generations
 
 > **Status:** Current contract reference.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/decisions/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Architecture Decisions
 
 > **Status:** Current decision index. A decision describes an implemented and accepted boundary; draft proposals belong under `rfcs/` or `docs/plans/`.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/decisions/mos-runtime-portability-m1.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: record
+status: active
+---
+
 # Mos Runtime Portability M1 — Logical Identity and Fencing
 
 > **Decision status:** Current implemented decision (M1).

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/lease-broker-protocol.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Authenticated external lease broker protocol
 
 > **Status:** Current contract reference.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/lease-broker-security.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # WI-1 lease broker security notes
 
 > **Status:** Current contract reference.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/mutator-class-gate.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Whole mutator-class lease gate
 
 > **Status:** Current contract reference.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/rfcs/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Architecture RFCs
 
 > **Status:** Current proposal index. RFCs are draft design material and have no operational or implementation authority until an approved decision and implementation evidence supersede them.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/architecture/rfcs/optional-ai-egress-gateways.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: spec
+status: active
+---
+
 # RFC: Optional AI Egress Gateways
 
 > **Status:** Draft / proposed — not approved, not current, and not integrated.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/integrations/channel-adapters.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Channel adapters
 
 > **Status:** Current shared channel types plus the Discord reference/compatibility implementation. A shared gateway adapter registry, Telegram parity, and Matrix channel integration remain unimplemented or unproven.

docs/DEVELOPER-GUIDE/testing/lease-broker-operations.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
+kind: guide
+status: active
 title: Lease-broker operations
-type: runbook
 audience: developer
-status: current
 source_of_truth: false
 ---
 

docs/MISSION-MANIFEST.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: tracking
+status: active
+---
+
 # Mission Manifest — MVP
 
 > Top-level rollup tracking Mosaic Stack MVP execution.

docs/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+---
+kind: spec
+source_of_truth: true
+status: active
+---
+
 # Mosaic Stack Documentation
 
 This directory is the canonical home for Mosaic Stack product, architecture, API, operations, and delivery documentation.
@@ -146,21 +152,51 @@ Every canonical page should:
 7. Include an owner or maintenance responsibility for operationally sensitive content.
 8. Link to the relevant book index and related canonical pages.
 
-Recommended front matter for canonical pages:
+Required front matter for every canonical page:
 
 ```yaml
 ---
-title: Human-readable page title
+kind: tracking | projection | spec | guide | record | superseded
-type: guide
+status: active # or: completed | superseded-by: <path>
-audience: developer
+source_of_truth: false # optional, defaults false
-status: current
+audience: developer # optional: user | admin | developer | all
-source_of_truth: false
+title: Human-readable page title # optional
 ---
 ```
 
-Allowed `type` values include `guide`, `concept`, `reference`, `decision`, `rfc`, and `runbook`. Allowed `audience` values are `user`, `admin`, `developer`, and `all`. Allowed `status` values are `current`, `draft`, `deprecated`, and `historical`.
+`kind` says what the document **is**. One value, required, and it follows the document's content,
+never its filename: a file named `TASKS.md` whose body says "this is a build plan, not a task
+tracker" is a `spec`.
 
-Indexes may omit front matter when their purpose is self-evident. A page with normative authority must explicitly identify the authority it owns and the boundaries of that authority.
+| kind       | rule                                                             |
+| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| tracking   | Live state, single-writer. Never a spec                          |
+| projection | Generated. Never hand-edited. MUST have a drift test             |
+| spec       | How to build one goal or workstream                              |
+| guide      | Explains use. Decides nothing                                    |
+| record     | What happened. Never authoritative, never updated after the fact |
+| superseded | Kept for history, and NAMES its replacement                      |
+
+`source_of_truth` is a separate boolean because authority is **orthogonal to kind**. A document can
+be a `spec` and still be the thing everything else answers to;
+`docs/requirements/native-kanban-sot.md` is exactly that. Folding authority into `kind` forced one
+field to carry two independent facts, which is why an earlier draft of this contract could not
+classify that file at all.
+
+`status` has three values. `active` means in force. `completed` means the work the document
+describes landed and the document is now finished rather than stale; executed implementation plans
+take this. `superseded-by: <path>` replaces `status` entirely and names the replacement.
+
+**This contract covers `.md` files only.** It is not an omission: a YAML document cannot carry YAML
+front matter. The repository's own `[email protected]` throws `Source contains multiple documents` on a
+front-mattered `.yaml`, and `parseNorthStar` (`packages/mosaic/src/commands/fleet.ts:242`) is a live
+consumer that would break. `.yaml` sources declare their own kind inside the document or not at all.
+
+A `parent` field is planned and is deliberately not yet required; it lands once the docs flatten
+settles the paths it would point at.
+
+Indexes may omit front matter when their purpose is self-evident. A page with normative authority
+must explicitly identify the authority it owns and the boundaries of that authority.
 
 ## Obsidian and link conventions
 

docs/ROADMAP.md

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+---
+kind: spec
+status: active
+---
+
+# Mosaic Stack Roadmap
+
+Companion to [docs/PRD.md](./PRD.md). Governed by the D11 rule: **every planned
+phase appears here from day one, even as a placeholder** — nothing exists only
+in heads. A phase marked _placeholder_ is a commitment to design it, not a
+design; scoping one requires its own PRD section or requirements doc plus
+review.
+
+Phases are product phases. The in-flight platform workstreams (KBN-100/101
+kanban SOT implementation, FCM #758, FCOM #766, TESS, RI #1275, T78 CLI
+capability migration
+([requirements](./requirements/cli-capability-migration.md)), and the other
+Part II contracts in the PRD) run as parallel tracks under their own issues
+and are prerequisites where noted.
+
+| Phase | Scope                                                                          | Status                                    |
+| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- |
+| P0    | Current state on `next`: read-only dashboard, chat, auth/SSO login, admin tabs | shipped, evolving                         |
+| P1    | **v1 slice** (PRD Part I §9)                                                   | next up                                   |
+| P2    | Connectors + comms + wizard expansion                                          | placeholder                               |
+| P3    | Full onboarding profile + M365                                                 | placeholder                               |
+| P4    | Enterprise mode + one-way conversion                                           | placeholder                               |
+| P5    | Federation                                                                     | placeholder (deliberately undesigned, D3) |
+
+## P0 — current state
+
+What exists on `next` today: web dashboard (login/register/SSO, chat,
+read-only projects/tasks, settings, admin user/system-health tabs), the
+Gateway, the CLI-first framework tooling, and the fleet control plane. The
+webUI audit (USC estate, webui-audit lane) measures the gap between this and
+P1.
+
+## P1 — v1 slice (D11)
+
+1. Standalone onboarding wizard: system/company name, component choices,
+   initial user, initial estate + project, seeded examples, re-runnable.
+2. Hierarchy core: company → estate → project → workspace → kanban, read-only
+   task bubble-up (kanban SOT Amendment A1 is the schema contract).
+3. Basic RBAC on the hierarchy.
+4. Minimal agent enrollment: one harness, API key, name/persona.
+
+Prerequisites: KBN-100/101 schema foundation; the D8 tool inventory and
+webUI→tool mapping (any missing tool is built first, D12).
+
+## P2 — connectors + comms + wizard expansion (placeholder)
+
+Email and drive connectors (Gmail/IMAP, Google Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox) with
+granular agentic-access consent; comms integrations (Matrix/Discord/Slack)
+including agent auto-enroll. Wizard gains the corresponding tabs (D4), plus
+the D4 capabilities deferred out of P1's minimal slice: expanded agent
+enrollment (OAuth login, multi-account, model choice with recommendation,
+account assignment, comms auto-enroll) and the Standalone SSO/OIDC
+configuration tab.
+
+## P3 — full onboarding profile + M365 (placeholder)
+
+Complete user onboarding profile (communication-style capture, optional
+voice-matching interview) under the D14 custody rule; M365 connectors,
+available to both deployment modes as ordinary connectors (same consent model
+as the P2 connector class). The Enterprise install flow's M365 prominence
+(D4) arrives with the Enterprise phase, P4.
+
+## P4 — Enterprise mode + conversion (placeholder)
+
+Enterprise install flow (org chart, RBAC focus, immediate OIDC, SSO
+prominent); per-user brains with architectural isolation (D14); Vault
+required; the one-way Standalone → Enterprise conversion (D3).
+
+## P5 — federation (placeholder)
+
+Connecting deployments: system-level config, assigned users, rights and
+data-access control, trusts with boundaries, strict data access, exfiltration
+monitoring. Explicitly not designed yet (D3); nothing in earlier phases may
+foreclose it. Requires its own PRD + threat model before any scoping.

docs/SITEMAP.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 - [Active task rollup](TASKS.md) — orchestrator-owned work state; workers do not modify it.
 - [MVP mission manifest](MISSION-MANIFEST.md) — control-plane mission rollup; activity and status remain under its authorized owner.
 - [Documentation catalog and truth audit](reports/documentation/2026-08-10-docs-catalog-audit.md) — complete baseline inventory, evidence labels, broken-link clusters, and migration recommendations.
+- [CLI capability migration requirements](requirements/cli-capability-migration.md): T78 official CLI capability and tool migration contract, normative contract with implementation hold (M0).
 
 ## Protected current authority and executable books
 

docs/TASKS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Tasks — MVP (Top-Level Rollup)
 
+> ---
+>
+> **STATUS: SUPERSEDED — 2026-08-20.** kind `tracking` · superseded by `docs/fleet/NORTH_STAR.yaml`
+>
+> This file is the pre-backlog tracking mechanism. `NS-2` in the north star declares the
+> replacement: every backlog item is a Mosaic Backlog card projected from the YAML. That
+> model replaced this one and nobody retired the old file, so it kept reading as
+> authoritative while going stale.
+>
+> **Do not trust a status in this file.** Verified 2026-08-20: it was already behind the
+> code when it froze five weeks ago.
+>
+> Kept as a record of what was believed. Do not update it; update the YAML.
+
 > Single-writer: orchestrator only. Workers read but never modify.
 >
 > **Mission:** mvp-20260312
@@ -108,7 +122,7 @@ Active workstream is **W1 — Federation v1**. Workers should:
 
 ## north-star doctrine consolidation — doc PR — feat/north-star-doctrine
 
-- Status: applied Mos's consolidated merge-map to docs/fleet/north-star.md (budget governance + control plane/central register + 200k cap + delegation + unified-identity Fleet + role-based naming + tmux security + drift re-captures). Doctrine only; #622/#623/#625/#628 out-of-scope. Conflict checklist green. Detail: scratchpads/north-star-doctrine.md.
+- Status: applied Mos's consolidated merge-map to docs/fleet/FLEET-DOCTRINE.md (budget governance + control plane/central register + 200k cap + delegation + unified-identity Fleet + role-based naming + tmux security + drift re-captures). Doctrine only; #622/#623/#625/#628 out-of-scope. Conflict checklist green. Detail: scratchpads/north-star-doctrine.md.
 
 ## #631 — re-seed preserves user fleet data (CRITICAL) — fix/631-reseed-preserves-fleet-data
 

docs/USER-GUIDE/README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # User Guide
 
 > **Status:** Partially migrated. The quickstart, web-dashboard reference, and Discord conversation workflow are current.

docs/USER-GUIDE/getting-started/quickstart.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
+kind: guide
+status: active
 title: Mosaic Stack Quickstart
-type: guide
 audience: user
-status: current
 source_of_truth: false
 ---
 

docs/USER-GUIDE/product/web-dashboard.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
+kind: guide
+status: active
 title: Mosaic web dashboard
-type: guide
 audience: user
-status: current
 source_of_truth: false
 ---
 

docs/USER-GUIDE/workflows/discord-conversations.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Discord conversations
 
 > **Status:** Current Discord workflow for an administrator-provisioned, authorized guild channel.

docs/_old_structure/guides/admin-guide.md

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 3. [Provider Configuration](#provider-configuration)
 4. [MCP Server Configuration](#mcp-server-configuration)
 5. [Environment Variables Reference](#environment-variables-reference)
-6. [Local Fleet Canary](./fleet-local-canary.md)
+6. [Pi Goal Loop Operations](#pi-goal-loop-operations)
+7. [Local Fleet Canary](./fleet-local-canary.md)
 
 ---
 
@@ -264,6 +265,16 @@ Each OIDC provider requires its client ID, client secret, and issuer URL togethe
 | `AGENT_SYSTEM_PROMPT`    | —               | Platform-level system prompt injected into all sessions |
 | `AGENT_USER_TOOLS`       | all tools       | Comma-separated allowlist of tools for non-admin users  |
 
+### Mosaic Pi goal loop
+
+| Variable                      | Default | Description                                                          |
+| ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `MOSAIC_GOAL_MAX_TURNS`       | `40`    | Per-goal autonomous turn limit; accepted range `1..500`              |
+| `MOSAIC_GOAL_MAX_NO_PROGRESS` | `6`     | Consecutive identical progress-report limit; accepted range `1..100` |
+
+These variables are consumed by the framework-owned Pi goal extension at goal creation. Invalid or
+out-of-range values fall back to the defaults; they do not disable the bounds.
+
 ### Providers
 
 | Variable                  | Default                      | Description                                      |
@@ -374,3 +385,29 @@ Session cleanup is scoped to one session identifier and only removes that sessio
 | Variable                | Default                       | Description                                |
 | ----------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
 | `MOSAIC_WORKSPACE_ROOT` | monorepo root (auto-detected) | Root path for mission workspace operations |
+
+---
+
+## Pi Goal Loop Operations
+
+The reviewed runtime asset is deployed at
+`~/.config/mosaic/runtime/pi/goal-extension.ts` by framework install/update. Do not install another
+copy under `~/.pi/agent/extensions/`; duplicate registration can create suffixed commands and two
+competing lifecycle controllers.
+
+Operational checks:
+
+1. Run `mosaic pi` and verify `/goal help` is available.
+2. Use `/goal status` to inspect phase, turn/no-progress limits, compaction checks, and evidence.
+   Reports persist in Pi session data; controller-owned state redacts common credential shapes, but
+   Pi's model/tool-call history is separate. Operators must not place secrets or raw sensitive output
+   in goals, pause reasons, or evidence.
+3. Use `/goal pause <reason>` before planned maintenance or manual investigation. Pause and cancel
+   abort the current goal-driven run when Pi is busy.
+4. Use `/goal resume` only after addressing a blocker; counters restart with the configured bounds.
+5. Use `/goal cancel` before replacing an unfinished goal.
+
+A blocked or exhausted goal remains stopped and visible; Mosaic does not automatically raise its
+limits or restart the process. Framework sync owns file deployment, while Pi's native session file
+owns branch replay. Process/host restart remains the responsibility of the existing runtime or fleet
+supervisor.

docs/_old_structure/guides/user-guide.md

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 4. [Tasks](#tasks)
 5. [Settings](#settings)
 6. [CLI Usage](#cli-usage)
-7. [Sub-package Commands](#sub-package-commands)
+7. [Pi Persistent Goals](#pi-persistent-goals)
-8. [Telemetry](#telemetry)
+8. [Sub-package Commands](#sub-package-commands)
-9. [Local Fleet Canary](./fleet-local-canary.md)
+9. [Telemetry](#telemetry)
+10. [Local Fleet Canary](./fleet-local-canary.md)
 
 ---
 
@@ -317,6 +318,57 @@ mosaic prdy
 mosaic quality-rails
 ```
 
+## Pi Persistent Goals
+
+`mosaic pi` loads a Mosaic-owned goal extension from
+`~/.config/mosaic/runtime/pi/goal-extension.ts`. It is deliberately not installed in
+`~/.pi/agent/extensions/`; framework installation and updates manage it with the rest of the Mosaic
+runtime assets.
+
+Start Pi, then set a goal:
+
+```text
+/goal set Deliver the feature, tests, documentation, and verification evidence
+# Shorthand:
+/goal Deliver the feature, tests, documentation, and verification evidence
+```
+
+Control and inspect the loop with:
+
+| Command                | Behavior                                                           |
+| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `/goal status`         | Show phase, limits, compaction checks, latest report, and evidence |
+| `/goal pause [reason]` | Stop autonomous continuation while preserving the goal             |
+| `/goal resume`         | Resume with fresh turn and no-progress counters                    |
+| `/goal cancel`         | Cancel the goal and remove its active status                       |
+| `/goal help`           | Show command help                                                  |
+
+While a goal is active, Mosaic injects its contract before every Pi model request and checks every
+completed model/tool turn. The agent ends each work cycle with the structured
+`mosaic_goal_report` tool. `achieved` is provisional until a second consecutive report rechecks the
+whole goal with evidence. A continuation report or a successful compaction resets provisional
+verification.
+
+Goal statements and reports are stored in Pi session data. Mosaic redacts common credential shapes
+before appending its goal-state entries and before goal tool output or `/goal status`, but
+pattern-based redaction is not a secret store. Pi's own model-message and tool-call records are
+outside that redactor. Never put tokens, passwords, private keys, connection strings, or raw
+sensitive output in a goal or report; cite the command, artifact, and pass/fail result instead.
+
+The loop stops instead of running forever when it is paused, blocked, cancelled, verified, reaches
+its turn limit, or repeats the same no-progress report too many times. Defaults are 40 turns and 6
+repeated no-progress reports. Operators may lower or raise them within enforced bounds before
+launching Pi:
+
+```bash
+MOSAIC_GOAL_MAX_TURNS=60 MOSAIC_GOAL_MAX_NO_PROGRESS=8 mosaic pi
+```
+
+Goal state is branch-specific Pi session data. It survives compaction and session resume, but Pi's
+process still must be relaunched or supervised after a process/host failure. This initial verifier
+checks structured evidence twice; it cannot mathematically prove every arbitrary natural-language
+goal. Use explicit acceptance criteria and inspect `/goal status` for consequential work.
+
 ---
 
 ### Claude Code Skill Registration

docs/federation/MISSION-MANIFEST.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: tracking
+status: active
+---
+
 # Mission Manifest — Federation v1
 
 > Persistent document tracking full mission scope, status, and session history.

docs/federation/TASKS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Tasks — Federation v1
 
+> ---
+>
+> **STATUS: SUPERSEDED — 2026-08-20.** kind `tracking` · superseded by `docs/fleet/NORTH_STAR.yaml`
+>
+> This file is the pre-backlog tracking mechanism. `NS-2` in the north star declares the
+> replacement: every backlog item is a Mosaic Backlog card projected from the YAML. That
+> model replaced this one and nobody retired the old file, so it kept reading as
+> authoritative while going stale.
+>
+> **Do not trust a status in this file.** Verified 2026-08-20: it was already behind the
+> code when it froze five weeks ago. `FED-M3-06` is marked not-started and `get.controller.ts`
+> has existed for eight weeks; `FED-M3-10/11` claim no tests exist while fifteen spec files
+> do. `FED-M2-DEPLOY-IMG-FIX` names `apps/gateway/Dockerfile`, which is not in the repo.
+>
+> Kept as a record of what was believed. Do not update it; update the YAML.
+
 > Single-writer: orchestrator only. Workers read but never modify.
 >
 > **Mission:** federation-v1-20260419

docs/fleet/FLEET-DOCTRINE.md

@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
-# Mosaic Fleet — North Star
+---
+kind: spec
+parent: docs/fleet/NORTH_STAR.yaml
+status: active
+---
 
+# Mosaic Fleet — Doctrine
+
+> **This is the WHY. `NORTH_STAR.yaml` is the WHAT and WHEN.**
+> Renamed from `north-star.md` on 2026-08-20. It sat one character away from the
+> generated `NORTH_STAR.md` in the same directory, and the two are read by different
+> populations — the PRDs and TASKS files cite this one, while the agent role contracts
+> and the generator spec cite the YAML pair. Same-name-different-thing was the confusion;
+> the content was never in conflict.
+>
+> **Nothing here overrides `NORTH_STAR.yaml`.** Where this document states a plan item,
+> the YAML is authoritative. Where it states a decision, a rationale, or a role
+> definition, this document is the record and the YAML carries none of it.
+>
 > **Workstream:** W-FLEET (Fleet) under mission `mvp-20260312`
-> **Umbrella:** [docs/MISSION-MANIFEST.md](../MISSION-MANIFEST.md) · [docs/PRD.md](../PRD.md) (Mosaic Stack v0.1.0)
+> **Umbrella:** [docs/MISSION-MANIFEST.md](../MISSION-MANIFEST.md)
-> **Status:** doctrine — authored 2026-06-20. Owner of this file: Fleet workstream lead.
+> **Authored:** 2026-06-20. Owner: Fleet workstream lead.
-> This document does **not** modify the MVP rollup; a rollup row is proposed, not written here.
+> This document does **not** modify the MVP rollup.
 
 ## Vision
 
@@ -264,15 +281,17 @@ Dedicated Postgres **instance** vs. dedicated **schema** in the existing instanc
 Recommendation: dedicated schema, existing instance (a migration file, not new infra);
 re-evaluate if isolation or write-volume demands it.
 
-## Phased roadmap
+## Phased roadmap — SUPERSEDED
 
-| Phase                  | Outcome                                                                                                                                                                                                | Status  |
+Superseded 2026-08-20 by [`NORTH_STAR.yaml`](./NORTH_STAR.yaml), whose `goals` carry both
-| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- |
+a `phase` (build order) and a `tier` (which promise the goal delivers). The five-phase
-| 0–1                    | tmux PoC, hardening, published CLI v0.0.34 (#565–#568)                                                                                                                                                 | ✅ done |
+table that stood here could not express those as separate axes, and its "Phase 2 —
-| **2 — Observability**  | fleet ps (host+tenant aware join), heartbeat protocol + dogfood stub answers it, agent watch (read-only), agent send --verify receipts                                                                 | ▶ now   |
+Observability ▶ now" row stayed unfalsified for two months because a phase has no exit
-| 3 — Real runtimes      | claude/codex/pi/opencode answer heartbeat; **hybrid lifecycle** (core always-on: **orchestrator + enhancer**; ephemeral workers per lane)                                                              | planned |
+test. Tiers do: see `AC-NS-0` through `AC-NS-7`.
-| 4 — Unified definition | one agent schema in gateway; mosaic agent --new → materialized per-tenant session; uid-tenant provisioning; **`fleet` schema migration + `forge-exec` TaskExecutor adapter (forge → `agent-send.sh`)** | planned |
+
-| 5 — Control plane      | federation-backed cross-host × cross-tenant fleet view; **webUI** (surface chosen then) for MVP-X1 parity; **central register live (spend ledger, docs-as-projections, multi-host Kanban)**            | planned |
+The phase-2 content itself is not lost — it is specified in
+[`PRD.md`](./PRD.md) (Fleet Phase 2: Operator Observability) and is now tracked as
+goals `I1`–`I5` at tier 0.
 
 ## Decisions of record (2026-06-20, with Jason)
 

docs/fleet/FLEET-LAUNCH.md

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ Generated environment files are rebuildable projections, not an operator-editabl
 
 ## Launch chain
 
-| Layer               | Responsibility                                                                                                                  |
+| Layer               | Responsibility                                                                                                                                                                     |
-| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Roster              | `fleet/roster.yaml` supplies the agent name, class, supported runtime, model, reasoning, tool policy, workdir, and tmux socket. |
+| Roster              | `fleet/roster.yaml` supplies the agent name, class, supported runtime, model, reasoning, tool policy, workdir, and tmux socket; Git identity is derived from the exact agent name. |
-| Projection writer   | Renders deterministic fleet/agents/<name>.env.generated from the roster.                                                        |
+| Projection writer   | Renders deterministic fleet/agents/<name>.env.generated from the roster.                                                                                                           |
-| Optional local data | Reads a strict, data-only fleet/agents/<name>.env.local; it cannot shadow generated keys.                                       |
+| Optional local data | Reads a strict, data-only fleet/agents/<name>.env.local; it cannot shadow generated keys.                                                                                          |
-| systemd             | Starts the launcher with env -i and fixed bootstrap data. It does not preload either environment file.                          |
+| systemd             | Starts the launcher with env -i and fixed bootstrap data. It does not preload either environment file.                                                                             |
-| session launcher    | Validates generated and local data before it queries, creates, or stops an exact tmux session.                                  |
+| session launcher    | Validates generated and local data before it queries, creates, or stops an exact tmux session.                                                                                     |
-| runtime launch      | Derives the fixed mosaic yolo <runtime> argument array from validated roster data, then seeds the runtime contract.             |
+| runtime launch      | Derives the fixed mosaic yolo <runtime> argument array from validated roster data, then seeds the runtime contract.                                                                |
 
 The launcher never `source`s or `eval`s an environment file and never accepts an environment-supplied
 command. `MOSAIC_AGENT_COMMAND`, command/channel overrides, unknown keys, generated-key shadowing,
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ secret-like key names, duplicate keys, comments, quoted/export syntax, and unsaf
 
 ```dotenv
 MOSAIC_AGENT_NAME=<roster name>
+MOSAIC_GIT_IDENTITY=<roster name>
 MOSAIC_AGENT_CLASS=<roster class>
 MOSAIC_AGENT_RUNTIME=<roster runtime>
 MOSAIC_AGENT_MODEL=<roster model hint>
@@ -33,8 +34,10 @@ MOSAIC_AGENT_WORKDIR=<absolute roster work directory>
 MOSAIC_TMUX_SOCKET=<roster socket or empty>
 ```
 
-The generated launch contract supports `claude`, `codex`, `opencode`, and `pi`. mosaic fleet add
+`MOSAIC_GIT_IDENTITY` is not independently configurable: it must equal `MOSAIC_AGENT_NAME`, preventing
-rejects another runtime before it writes the roster or modifies generated, local, or quarantine state.
+split runtime and repository identity authority. The generated launch contract supports `claude`,
+`codex`, `opencode`, and `pi`. mosaic fleet add rejects another runtime before it writes the roster or
+modifies generated, local, or quarantine state.
 The legacy dogfood stub remains an observability-only canary on its separate `mosaic-factory` socket;
 it has no generated-launch adapter and cannot be added through this path.
 

docs/fleet/NORTH_STAR.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 > **Generated file — do not edit by hand.**
 > Projected deterministically from [`NORTH_STAR.yaml`](./NORTH_STAR.yaml) by the pure
 > generator in `packages/mosaic/src/commands/fleet.ts` (`renderNorthStarMarkdown`).
-> Edit the YAML, then regenerate. Self-contained Mosaic — no Hermes dependency.
+> Edit the YAML, then regenerate. Self-contained Mosaic.
 
 ## Mission
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ A self-driving Mosaic system that 24/7 unattended converts a machine-readable go
 
 ## Substrate
 
-The Mosaic Backlog is the backlog of record + dispatch engine, built on Mosaic's native Postgres storage service (@mosaicstack/db drizzle; PGlite-embedded by default, full Postgres by config). NOT Hermes.
+The Mosaic Backlog is the backlog of record + dispatch engine, built on Mosaic's native Postgres storage service (@mosaicstack/db drizzle; PGlite-embedded by default, full Postgres by config).
 
 ## Standing objectives
 
@@ -24,16 +24,18 @@ The Mosaic Backlog is the backlog of record + dispatch engine, built on Mosaic's
 - **NS-7** — Meta-loop (session-review + enhancer) continuously proposes small fleet-improvement PRs.
 - **NS-8** — Single operator-flippable PAUSE kill-switch (fleet/run/PAUSED) honored before every dispatch and every merge.
 - **NS-9** — Mosaic is a general-purpose multi-agent system: the user declares the SYSTEM TYPE to run (e.g. software delivery, personal assistant, research, business/operations) and the orchestrator provisions the matching persona roster and org structure from a cross-domain baseline persona library; the delivery/coding fleet is one profile among many.
+- **NS-10** — An adoption is not complete until the mechanism it replaces is removed. Two live conventions for one concern is the defect, not a transition state. Measured 2026-08-20: brain-home adopted by 9 modules and not 10; MOSAIC_HOME honored in 4 places, each re-deriving it; backlog cards declared while TASKS.md files stayed authoritative. Every one was decided correctly and left half-applied.
 
 ## Success criteria
 
-- **AC-NS-1** — The supervisor keeps a two-agent floor (1 orchestrator + >=1 enhancer) healthy across reboot.
+- **AC-NS-0** (tier 0) — The operator launches an agent on any configured harness with one command, observes its state and sends it work without attaching to a terminal multiplexer.
-- **AC-NS-2** — A goal added to this YAML is decomposed to cards and either merged or escalated, with no human in the loop.
+- **AC-NS-1** (tier 1) — The supervisor keeps a two-agent floor (1 orchestrator + >=1 enhancer) healthy across reboot.
-- **AC-NS-3** — No PR merges with failure/error/no-status/timeout CI, and none bypass pr-merge.sh.
+- **AC-NS-2** (tier 1) — A goal added to this YAML is decomposed to cards and either merged or escalated, with no human in the loop.
-- **AC-NS-4** — TTL is enforced on claims; token caps remain advisory until a real meter exists.
+- **AC-NS-3** (tier 1) — No PR merges with failure/error/no-status/timeout CI, and none bypass pr-merge.sh.
-- **AC-NS-5** — Flipping fleet/run/PAUSED halts dispatch and merges within one tick.
+- **AC-NS-4** (tier 1) — TTL is enforced on claims; token caps remain advisory until a real meter exists.
-- **AC-NS-6** — A user can declare a system type and the fleet provisions the matching persona roster + topology from the baseline library, with no code change.
+- **AC-NS-5** (tier 1) — Flipping fleet/run/PAUSED halts dispatch and merges within one tick.
-- **AC-NS-7** — A user-customized persona (edited or added via the orchestrator) survives mosaic update: baseline reseed never clobbers user overrides.
+- **AC-NS-6** (tier 2) — A user can declare a system type and the fleet provisions the matching persona roster + topology from the baseline library, with no code change.
+- **AC-NS-7** (tier 2) — A user-customized persona (edited or added via the orchestrator) survives mosaic update: baseline reseed never clobbers user overrides.
 
 ## Workstreams
 
@@ -45,26 +47,44 @@ The Mosaic Backlog is the backlog of record + dispatch engine, built on Mosaic's
 | D   | Merge-gate — single approver, pr-merge.sh after CI wait                                                     |
 | E   | Meta-loop — session-review + enhancer improvement PRs                                                       |
 | F   | Safety-rails — TTL claims, advisory spend, PAUSE kill-switch                                                |
+| G   | Kill-switch — operator PAUSE honored before dispatch and merge                                              |
 | H   | Personas & system profiles — cross-domain library, system-type provisioning, update-surviving customization |
+| I   | Operator surface — launcher, fleet visibility, reliable steering (tier 0)                                   |
+| J   | Web control plane — browser surface over the gateway (tier 1)                                               |
+| K   | Clients — desktop and mobile over the same backend (tier 2)                                                 |
+| L   | Auth profiles — per-provider accounts, per-session selection (tier 2)                                       |
 
 ## Goals (backlog projection)
 
-| id  | title                                                                                                                                             | phase | priority    | depends_on |
+| id  | title                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | tier | phase | priority    | depends_on     |
-| --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---------- |
+| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
-| A1  | Machine-readable NORTH_STAR.yaml + Markdown projection                                                                                            | 1     | must-have   | —          |
+| A1  | Machine-readable NORTH_STAR.yaml + Markdown projection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1    | 1     | must-have   | —              |
-| A2  | Mosaic Backlog schema + storage-service card store (drizzle/PGlite)                                                                               | 1     | must-have   | A1         |
+| A2  | Mosaic Backlog schema + storage-service card store (drizzle/PGlite)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1    | 1     | must-have   | A1             |
-| A3a | Card lifecycle — create/claim/release with stable ids + depends_on DAG                                                                            | 1     | must-have   | A2         |
+| A3a | Card lifecycle — create/claim/release with stable ids + depends_on DAG                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1    | 1     | must-have   | A2             |
-| A3b | TTL-bounded claim enforcement (wall-clock) on cards                                                                                               | 1     | must-have   | A3a        |
+| A3b | TTL-bounded claim enforcement (wall-clock) on cards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1    | 1     | must-have   | A3a            |
-| A4  | Advisory spend projection per card (degrades to TTL, no real meter)                                                                               | 1     | should-have | A3a        |
+| A4  | Advisory spend projection per card (degrades to TTL, no real meter)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1    | 1     | should-have | A3a            |
-| B1  | Supervisor tick — readiness scan, two-agent-floor health check                                                                                    | 2     | must-have   | A3a        |
+| B1  | Supervisor tick — readiness scan, two-agent-floor health check                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1    | 2     | must-have   | A3a            |
-| B2  | Native dispatch/claim — assign ready dependency-satisfied work                                                                                    | 2     | must-have   | A3b, B1    |
+| B2  | Native dispatch/claim — assign ready dependency-satisfied work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1    | 2     | must-have   | A3b, B1        |
-| B3a | Planner decompose — goal added to YAML → cards                                                                                                    | 2     | must-have   | A2, B1     |
+| B3a | Planner decompose — goal added to YAML → cards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1    | 2     | must-have   | A2, B1         |
-| B3b | Replan request on empty backlog; escalate on no-decompose                                                                                         | 2     | should-have | B3a        |
+| B3b | Replan request on empty backlog; escalate on no-decompose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 1    | 2     | should-have | B3a            |
-| G1  | PAUSE kill-switch + merge-gate honored before dispatch and merge                                                                                  | 2     | must-have   | B2         |
+| G1  | PAUSE kill-switch + merge-gate honored before dispatch and merge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1    | 2     | must-have   | B2             |
-| H1  | Cross-domain baseline persona library (exec, marketing, ops, research, assistant + engineering roles)                                             | 1     | must-have   | A1         |
+| H1  | Cross-domain baseline persona library (exec, marketing, ops, research, assistant + engineering roles)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2    | 1     | must-have   | A1             |
-| H2  | System-type profiles — declarative mapping of system type to persona roster + topology                                                            | 2     | must-have   | H1         |
+| H2  | System-type profiles — declarative mapping of system type to persona roster + topology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2    | 2     | must-have   | H1             |
-| H3  | System-type provisioning — user declares type; orchestrator instantiates the matching roster + structure                                          | 2     | must-have   | H2         |
+| H3  | System-type provisioning — user declares type; orchestrator instantiates the matching roster + structure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2    | 2     | must-have   | H2             |
-| H4  | Update-surviving persona customization — ad-hoc edits/additions persisted in a PRESERVE-protected override layer (baseline merged with overrides) | 2     | must-have   | H1         |
+| H4  | Update-surviving persona customization — ad-hoc edits/additions persisted in a PRESERVE-protected override layer (baseline merged with overrides)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2    | 2     | must-have   | H1             |
+| A5  | NORTH_STAR schema validator — every goal's workstream declared, every workstream has a goal, every depends_on id exists, every tier has a success criterion; runs in CI beside the Markdown regeneration check                                                                                                                                                                     | 0    | 1     | must-have   | A1             |
+| I1  | One home resolver — a single function resolving MOSAIC_HOME with a sane default, adopted by every module. Today brain-home.ts is imported by 9 modules while 10 still use DEFAULT_MOSAIC_HOME, and MOSAIC_HOME is re-derived ad hoc in 4 places. NS-10 applies - finish the adoption and delete the second path                                                                    | 0    | 1     | must-have   | —              |
+| I2  | mosaic fleet ps sees the fleet that is actually running. Three measured blockers: the roster declares socket `mosaic-fleet` which does not exist, the 18 live sessions are on the default socket, and nothing writes a roster because seats are launched outside the CLI. Make the socket configurable and the roster written at launch, or make ps read tmux + seat dirs directly | 0    | 1     | must-have   | I1             |
+| I3  | Migrate fleet steering onto mosaic agent send --verify (exists, FLEET-OBS-005, spec FR-5) and retire tools/tmux/agent-send.sh, which forges the sender (D33) and returns an uninformative rc (D16, D34). FR-5 predates those defects by a month                                                                                                                                    | 0    | 1     | must-have   | I1             |
+| I4  | mosaic fleet absorbs what launch-seat.sh does and launch-seat.sh is deprecated: compose the prompt file set, force the skill set, wire the style hook, fail closed on any unreadable input, export per-seat git identity, and register the seat in the roster. launch-seat.sh was a manual method; it is the reference implementation, not the destination                         | 0    | 1     | must-have   | I1, I5         |
+| I5  | Harness probe matrix — verify a working prompt-injection path for claude, codex, opencode and pi, and refuse any runtime whose path is unverified. AC-NS-0 clause 1 ("any configured harness") rests on this. The probe work in docs/plans/2026-08-19_launch-seat-multi-runtime.md (brain, untracked) transfers; its launch-seat.sh target does not                                | 0    | 1     | must-have   | —              |
+| I6  | Finish the heartbeat responder (FLEET-OBS-002, the only Phase-2 task still in-progress; spec FR-2). Health must mean "answered a heartbeat", not "pane alive" — pane state measured two seats wrong on 2026-08-20                                                                                                                                                                  | 0    | 1     | must-have   | —              |
+| I7  | Independent review and live-fleet dogfood of the Phase-2 verbs (FLEET-OBS-008), then land them (FLEET-OBS-009). Implementation is done and verification is not; "done" in a task file frozen five weeks is not evidence                                                                                                                                                            | 0    | 1     | must-have   | I2, I3, I4, I6 |
+| I8  | Neutralize misleading documentation — supersede headers on docs that state a stale status, a false blocker or a retired mechanism. Cheap, and it is tier 0 because a stale doc does not merely fail to help an agent, it actively misroutes one. Rebuilding the documentation is a separate and later job                                                                          | 0    | 1     | must-have   | —              |
+| I9  | Study t3code's agent-attach and multi-provider auth methods and record what transfers. Reference only — Mosaic implements its own within the stack, never adopts the code and never takes the dependency. Informs HOW I/J/K/L are built, not whether                                                                                                                               | 0    | 1     | should-have | —              |
+| J1  | Web control plane over the gateway — fleet visibility and steering in a browser, same data source as I2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1    | 3     | must-have   | I2             |
+| K1  | Desktop and mobile clients against the gateway, authenticated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2    | 4     | must-have   | J1             |
+| L1  | Per-provider auth profiles with per-session selection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2    | 4     | must-have   | I4             |
 
 ## Assumptions (vetoable)
 

docs/fleet/NORTH_STAR.yaml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # packages/mosaic/src/commands/fleet.ts (renderNorthStarMarkdown). Edit the YAML,
 # never the .md.
 #
-# Self-contained Mosaic. NO Hermes runtime dependency. The backlog of record is
+# Self-contained Mosaic. The backlog of record is
 # the Mosaic Backlog on Mosaic's OWN native Postgres storage service.
 
 version: 1
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ substrate:
   note: >-
     The Mosaic Backlog is the backlog of record + dispatch engine, built on
     Mosaic's native Postgres storage service (@mosaicstack/db drizzle;
-    PGlite-embedded by default, full Postgres by config). NOT Hermes.
+    PGlite-embedded by default, full Postgres by config).
 
 standing_objectives:
   - id: NS-1
@@ -69,32 +69,53 @@ standing_objectives:
       business/operations) and the orchestrator provisions the matching persona
       roster and org structure from a cross-domain baseline persona library; the
       delivery/coding fleet is one profile among many.
+  - id: NS-10
+    text: >-
+      An adoption is not complete until the mechanism it replaces is removed.
+      Two live conventions for one concern is the defect, not a transition
+      state. Measured 2026-08-20: brain-home adopted by 9 modules and not 10;
+      MOSAIC_HOME honored in 4 places, each re-deriving it; backlog cards
+      declared while TASKS.md files stayed authoritative. Every one was decided
+      correctly and left half-applied.
 
 success_criteria:
+  - id: AC-NS-0
+    tier: 0
+    text: >-
+      The operator launches an agent on any configured harness with one
+      command, observes its state and sends it work without attaching to a
+      terminal multiplexer.
   - id: AC-NS-1
+    tier: 1
     text: >-
       The supervisor keeps a two-agent floor (1 orchestrator + >=1 enhancer)
       healthy across reboot.
   - id: AC-NS-2
+    tier: 1
     text: >-
       A goal added to this YAML is decomposed to cards and either merged or
       escalated, with no human in the loop.
   - id: AC-NS-3
+    tier: 1
     text: >-
       No PR merges with failure/error/no-status/timeout CI, and none bypass
       pr-merge.sh.
   - id: AC-NS-4
+    tier: 1
     text: >-
       TTL is enforced on claims; token caps remain advisory until a real meter
       exists.
   - id: AC-NS-5
+    tier: 1
     text: >-
       Flipping fleet/run/PAUSED halts dispatch and merges within one tick.
   - id: AC-NS-6
+    tier: 2
     text: >-
       A user can declare a system type and the fleet provisions the matching
       persona roster + topology from the baseline library, with no code change.
   - id: AC-NS-7
+    tier: 2
     text: >-
       A user-customized persona (edited or added via the orchestrator) survives
       mosaic update: baseline reseed never clobbers user overrides.
@@ -112,80 +133,186 @@ workstreams:
     title: Meta-loop — session-review + enhancer improvement PRs
   - id: F
     title: Safety-rails — TTL claims, advisory spend, PAUSE kill-switch
+  - id: G
+    title: Kill-switch — operator PAUSE honored before dispatch and merge
   - id: H
     title: Personas & system profiles — cross-domain library, system-type provisioning, update-surviving customization
+  - id: I
+    title: Operator surface — launcher, fleet visibility, reliable steering (tier 0)
+  - id: J
+    title: Web control plane — browser surface over the gateway (tier 1)
+  - id: K
+    title: Clients — desktop and mobile over the same backend (tier 2)
+  - id: L
+    title: Auth profiles — per-provider accounts, per-session selection (tier 2)
+
+# NOTE: workstreams C, D, E and F are declared but currently project no goals.
+# That is planning debt, not an editing error: their goals have not been written
+# yet. The A5 validator below reports it rather than letting it stay invisible.
 
 goals:
   - id: A1
     title: Machine-readable NORTH_STAR.yaml + Markdown projection
     phase: 1
+    tier: 1
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: []
   - id: A2
     title: Mosaic Backlog schema + storage-service card store (drizzle/PGlite)
     phase: 1
+    tier: 1
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [A1]
   - id: A3a
     title: Card lifecycle — create/claim/release with stable ids + depends_on DAG
     phase: 1
+    tier: 1
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [A2]
   - id: A3b
     title: TTL-bounded claim enforcement (wall-clock) on cards
     phase: 1
+    tier: 1
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [A3a]
   - id: A4
     title: Advisory spend projection per card (degrades to TTL, no real meter)
     phase: 1
+    tier: 1
     priority: should-have
     depends_on: [A3a]
   - id: B1
     title: Supervisor tick — readiness scan, two-agent-floor health check
     phase: 2
+    tier: 1
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [A3a]
   - id: B2
     title: Native dispatch/claim — assign ready dependency-satisfied work
     phase: 2
+    tier: 1
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [A3b, B1]
   - id: B3a
     title: Planner decompose — goal added to YAML → cards
     phase: 2
+    tier: 1
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [A2, B1]
   - id: B3b
     title: Replan request on empty backlog; escalate on no-decompose
     phase: 2
+    tier: 1
     priority: should-have
     depends_on: [B3a]
   - id: G1
     title: PAUSE kill-switch + merge-gate honored before dispatch and merge
     phase: 2
+    tier: 1
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [B2]
   - id: H1
     title: Cross-domain baseline persona library (exec, marketing, ops, research, assistant + engineering roles)
     phase: 1
+    tier: 2
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [A1]
   - id: H2
     title: System-type profiles — declarative mapping of system type to persona roster + topology
     phase: 2
+    tier: 2
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [H1]
   - id: H3
     title: System-type provisioning — user declares type; orchestrator instantiates the matching roster + structure
     phase: 2
+    tier: 2
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [H2]
   - id: H4
     title: Update-surviving persona customization — ad-hoc edits/additions persisted in a PRESERVE-protected override layer (baseline merged with overrides)
     phase: 2
+    tier: 2
     priority: must-have
     depends_on: [H1]
+  - id: A5
+    title: NORTH_STAR schema validator — every goal's workstream declared, every workstream has a goal, every depends_on id exists, every tier has a success criterion; runs in CI beside the Markdown regeneration check
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: [A1]
+  - id: I1
+    title: One home resolver — a single function resolving MOSAIC_HOME with a sane default, adopted by every module. Today brain-home.ts is imported by 9 modules while 10 still use DEFAULT_MOSAIC_HOME, and MOSAIC_HOME is re-derived ad hoc in 4 places. NS-10 applies - finish the adoption and delete the second path
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: []
+  - id: I2
+    title: 'mosaic fleet ps sees the fleet that is actually running. Three measured blockers: the roster declares socket `mosaic-fleet` which does not exist, the 18 live sessions are on the default socket, and nothing writes a roster because seats are launched outside the CLI. Make the socket configurable and the roster written at launch, or make ps read tmux + seat dirs directly'
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: [I1]
+  - id: I3
+    title: Migrate fleet steering onto mosaic agent send --verify (exists, FLEET-OBS-005, spec FR-5) and retire tools/tmux/agent-send.sh, which forges the sender (D33) and returns an uninformative rc (D16, D34). FR-5 predates those defects by a month
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: [I1]
+  - id: I4
+    title: 'mosaic fleet absorbs what launch-seat.sh does and launch-seat.sh is deprecated: compose the prompt file set, force the skill set, wire the style hook, fail closed on any unreadable input, export per-seat git identity, and register the seat in the roster. launch-seat.sh was a manual method; it is the reference implementation, not the destination'
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: [I1, I5]
+  - id: I5
+    title: Harness probe matrix — verify a working prompt-injection path for claude, codex, opencode and pi, and refuse any runtime whose path is unverified. AC-NS-0 clause 1 ("any configured harness") rests on this. The probe work in docs/plans/2026-08-19_launch-seat-multi-runtime.md (brain, untracked) transfers; its launch-seat.sh target does not
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: []
+  - id: I6
+    title: Finish the heartbeat responder (FLEET-OBS-002, the only Phase-2 task still in-progress; spec FR-2). Health must mean "answered a heartbeat", not "pane alive" — pane state measured two seats wrong on 2026-08-20
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: []
+  - id: I7
+    title: Independent review and live-fleet dogfood of the Phase-2 verbs (FLEET-OBS-008), then land them (FLEET-OBS-009). Implementation is done and verification is not; "done" in a task file frozen five weeks is not evidence
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: [I2, I3, I4, I6]
+  - id: I8
+    title: Neutralize misleading documentation — supersede headers on docs that state a stale status, a false blocker or a retired mechanism. Cheap, and it is tier 0 because a stale doc does not merely fail to help an agent, it actively misroutes one. Rebuilding the documentation is a separate and later job
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: []
+  - id: I9
+    title: Study t3code's agent-attach and multi-provider auth methods and record what transfers. Reference only — Mosaic implements its own within the stack, never adopts the code and never takes the dependency. Informs HOW I/J/K/L are built, not whether
+    phase: 1
+    tier: 0
+    priority: should-have
+    depends_on: []
+  - id: J1
+    title: Web control plane over the gateway — fleet visibility and steering in a browser, same data source as I2
+    phase: 3
+    tier: 1
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: [I2]
+  - id: K1
+    title: Desktop and mobile clients against the gateway, authenticated
+    phase: 4
+    tier: 2
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: [J1]
+  - id: L1
+    title: Per-provider auth profiles with per-session selection
+    phase: 4
+    tier: 2
+    priority: must-have
+    depends_on: [I4]
 
 assumptions:
   - id: ASM-1

docs/fleet/PRD-fleet-suite.md

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+---
+kind: spec
+status: active
+---
+
 # PRD — Mosaic Fleet Suite (init, configure, operate)
 
 > **Workstream:** W-FLEET (Fleet) under mission `mvp-20260312` · **Phase:** 3→4 productization
-> **North star:** [docs/fleet/north-star.md](./north-star.md) · prior: Phase-2 observability (#579), durable launch (#581), real-agent enablement (#583/#584/#586), releases 0.0.35–0.0.37
+> **North star:** [docs/fleet/FLEET-DOCTRINE.md](./FLEET-DOCTRINE.md) · prior: Phase-2 observability (#579), durable launch (#581), real-agent enablement (#583/#584/#586), releases 0.0.35–0.0.37
 > **Lead:** Jarvis @ `w-jarvis`. **Collaborator:** coder agent @ `dragon-lin` (jwoltje@10.1.10.37:coder0-0).
 > Owner of this file: Fleet workstream lead. Does not modify MVP single-writer control-plane files.
 

docs/fleet/PRD.md

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+---
+kind: spec
+status: active
+---
+
 # PRD — Fleet Phase 2: Operator Observability
 
 > **Workstream:** W-FLEET under `mvp-20260312` · **Phase:** 2
-> **North star:** [docs/fleet/north-star.md](./north-star.md)
+> **North star:** [docs/fleet/FLEET-DOCTRINE.md](./FLEET-DOCTRINE.md)
 > **Source umbrella PRD:** [docs/PRD.md](../PRD.md) (Mosaic Stack v0.1.0)
 > **Tracks task:** `fleet-observability-1` — restore operator observability into fleet agent sessions.
 

docs/fleet/TASKS.md

@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 # Tasks — W-FLEET (Fleet) Phase 2: Observability
 
+> ---
+>
+> **STATUS: SUPERSEDED — 2026-08-20.** kind `tracking` · superseded by `docs/fleet/NORTH_STAR.yaml`
+>
+> This file is the pre-backlog tracking mechanism. `NS-2` in the north star declares the
+> replacement: every backlog item is a Mosaic Backlog card projected from the YAML. That
+> model replaced this one and nobody retired the old file, so it kept reading as
+> authoritative while going stale.
+>
+> **Do not trust a status in this file.** Verified 2026-08-20: it was already behind the
+> code when it froze five weeks ago. The `FLEET-OBS` series was the one thing worth salvaging and
+> is now carried as goals `I2`, `I3`, `I6` and `I7` at tier 0.
+>
+> Kept as a record of what was believed. Do not update it; update the YAML.
+
 > Workstream task file for the Fleet. Single-writer: Fleet workstream lead (orchestrator).
 > Workers read but never modify. This is **not** the MVP rollup (`docs/TASKS.md`) — a
 > rollup row is proposed to the MVP orchestrator, not written here.
 >
-> Mission: `mvp-20260312` · PRD: [docs/fleet/PRD.md](./PRD.md) · North star: [docs/fleet/north-star.md](./north-star.md)
+> Mission: `mvp-20260312` · PRD: [docs/fleet/PRD.md](./PRD.md) · North star: [docs/fleet/FLEET-DOCTRINE.md](./FLEET-DOCTRINE.md)
 > Status: `not-started` | `in-progress` | `done` | `blocked` | `failed`
 
 | id            | status      | description                                                                                                      | depends_on            | agent       | pr  | notes                                                                                                                       |

docs/fleet/concepts/desired-vs-observed-state.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Desired, Derived, and Observed Fleet State
 
 ## One writable authority

docs/fleet/concepts/generated-env-launch-chain.md

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Generated Environment Launch Chain
 
 The launcher consumes validated data, not shell configuration.
 
 1. Read and validate the canonical roster.
-2. Render deterministic <name>.env.generated data from that roster.
+2. Render deterministic <name>.env.generated data from that roster, including `MOSAIC_GIT_IDENTITY` derived exactly from the roster agent name.
 3. Parse optional <name>.env.local through a strict allowlist.
 4. Reject generated-key shadowing, unknown or sensitive-looking keys, unsafe paths/values, duplicates, malformed lines, shell syntax, and command overrides.
-5. Derive the runtime command from validated runtime/model/reasoning data.
+5. Reject a Git identity that is unsafe or differs from the generated agent name.
-6. Target only the exact configured tmux socket and roster session after ownership checks.
+6. Derive the runtime command from validated runtime/model/reasoning data and pass every generated projection entry through the clean process environment boundary.
+7. Target only the exact configured tmux socket and roster session after ownership checks.
 
 ## File precedence and ownership
 

docs/fleet/concepts/identity-class-runtime.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Fleet Identity, Class, and Runtime
 
 Each roster field has one job. Do not use names or model strings as authority shortcuts.

docs/fleet/concepts/role-authority-and-leases.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Fleet Role Authority and Leases
 
 Role content describes behavior; protected authority is immutable code metadata derived only from the canonical class.

docs/fleet/f4-matrix-connector.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # F4 — Orchestrator chat connector + Matrix (local homeserver)
 
-> **Issue:** #616 · **Doctrine:** `docs/fleet/north-star.md` (#613) — orchestrator-chat-connector decision.
+> **Issue:** #616 · **Doctrine:** `docs/fleet/FLEET-DOCTRINE.md` (#613) — orchestrator-chat-connector decision.
 > **Status:** Phase 1 (abstraction + scaffold) in this PR; Phase 2+ are follow-ups (below).
 
 ## Goal

docs/fleet/how-to/configure-tess-interaction.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Configure an Interaction Instance
 
 An interaction instance is a configurable local roster member with canonical class: interaction and matching tool_policy: interaction. “Tess” may be used as a display alias, but neither that alias nor the stable name is required or authority-bearing.

docs/fleet/how-to/configure-ultron-validator.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Configure a Validator Instance
 
 A validator instance is a configurable local roster member with canonical class: validator and matching tool_policy: validator. “Ultron” may be used as a display alias, but it is not a required identity, class alias, product name, or source of authority.

docs/fleet/how-to/create-update-delete-agent.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Create, Inspect, Update, and Delete a Local Fleet Agent
 
 Use the local roster-v2 control plane only. These commands change desired state and derived environment projections; they never start, stop, reconcile, inspect, or otherwise act on systemd, tmux, sessions, or runtimes.

docs/fleet/how-to/customize-roles.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Customize Fleet Roles
 
 Mosaic resolves persona contracts through two layers:

docs/fleet/how-to/start-stop-restart.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Safely Reconcile and Control a Local Fleet Agent
 
 Use the canonical local roster-v2 command surface:

docs/fleet/migration/example-profile-disposition.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Executable Fleet Example, Profile, and Service-Preset Dispositions
 
 **Issue:** #758 · **Card:** FCM-M1-003 · **Status:** M1 executable disposition evidence

docs/fleet/migration/legacy-class-aliases.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Legacy Fleet Class Aliases
 
 Fleet class compatibility is intentionally narrow. The shared resolver accepts exactly three legacy

docs/fleet/migration/v1-to-v2.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+---
+kind: guide
+status: active
+---
+
 # Previewing a Fleet Roster v1-to-v2 Migration
 
 **Issue:** #758 · **Card:** FCM-M4-001 · **Effect boundary:** preview only