packages/mosaic/src/commands/fleet-launch-command.spec.ts

@@ -94,6 +94,36 @@ describe('three-layer settings merge', () => {
     ).toEqual({ nested: { keep: true } });
   });
 
+  it('concatenates hook event arrays so an overlay adds gating without erasing base hooks', () => {
+    const qaStop = { hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'qa-stop.sh' }] };
+    const leaseStop = { hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'receipt-observer.py' }] };
+    const qaPre = { matcher: 'Write', hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'qa-pre.sh' }] };
+    expect(
+      deepMergeSettings(
+        { hooks: { Stop: [qaStop], PreToolUse: [qaPre] } },
+        { hooks: { Stop: [leaseStop] } },
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({ hooks: { Stop: [qaStop, leaseStop], PreToolUse: [qaPre] } });
+  });
+
+  it('still deletes a whole hook event via the null tombstone', () => {
+    expect(
+      deepMergeSettings(
+        { hooks: { Stop: [{ hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: 'qa-stop.sh' }] }] } },
+        { hooks: { Stop: null } },
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({ hooks: {} });
+  });
+
+  it('keeps replace semantics for arrays outside the top-level hooks object', () => {
+    expect(
+      deepMergeSettings(
+        { plugins: ['base'], nested: { hooks: { Stop: ['base'] } } },
+        { plugins: ['user'], nested: { hooks: { Stop: ['user'] } } },
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({ plugins: ['user'], nested: { hooks: { Stop: ['user'] } } });
+  });
+
   it('deep-merges all three layers in precedence order', () => {
     expect(
       deepMergeSettings(

packages/mosaic/src/commands/fleet-launch-command.ts

@@ -253,9 +253,12 @@ function cloneValue(value: unknown): unknown {
   return value;
 }
 
+type MergeContext = 'root' | 'hooks' | 'nested';
+
 function mergeObject(
   lower: Record<string, unknown>,
   higher: Record<string, unknown>,
+  context: MergeContext = 'nested',
 ): Record<string, unknown> {
   const result = cloneValue(lower) as Record<string, unknown>;
   for (const [key, highValue] of Object.entries(higher)) {
@@ -264,20 +267,36 @@ function mergeObject(
       continue;
     }
     const lowValue = result[key];
+    if (context === 'hooks' && Array.isArray(lowValue) && Array.isArray(highValue)) {
+      result[key] = [...(lowValue as unknown[]), ...(cloneValue(highValue) as unknown[])];
+      continue;
+    }
     result[key] =
       isPlainObject(lowValue) && isPlainObject(highValue)
-        ? mergeObject(lowValue, highValue)
+        ? mergeObject(
+            lowValue,
+            highValue,
+            context === 'root' && key === 'hooks' ? 'hooks' : 'nested',
+          )
         : cloneValue(highValue);
   }
   return result;
 }
 
-/** Deep object merge. Scalars and arrays replace; null in a higher layer deletes. */
+/**
+ * Deep object merge. Scalars and arrays replace; null in a higher layer
+ * deletes. Exception: hook event arrays directly under the top-level `hooks`
+ * key concatenate (base entries first), so an overlay ADDS gating without
+ * erasing the base QA hooks that share an event — replacing them would make
+ * the gap-7 base/overlay split unimplementable without duplicating base
+ * hooks inside the lease overlay. Removing an event entirely still works via
+ * the null tombstone.
+ */
 export function deepMergeSettings(
   ...layers: ReadonlyArray<Record<string, unknown> | undefined>
 ): Record<string, unknown> {
   return layers.reduce<Record<string, unknown>>(
-    (merged, layer) => (layer === undefined ? merged : mergeObject(merged, layer)),
+    (merged, layer) => (layer === undefined ? merged : mergeObject(merged, layer, 'root')),
     {},
   );
 }

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

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ describe('registerFleetCommand', () => {
     expect(fleet).toBeDefined();
     expect(fleet!.commands.map((command) => command.name()).sort()).toEqual([
       'add',
+      'agent',
       'apply',
       'backlog',
       'create',

packages/mosaic/src/mutator-gate/mutator-gate.acceptance.spec.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { spawn, spawnSync, type ChildProcess } from 'node:child_process';
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
 import { launchClaudex, type ClaudexHarnessAdapter } from '../commands/claudex.js';
+import { deepMergeSettings } from '../commands/fleet-launch-command.js';
 import {
   observeAndPromoteReceiptChallenge,
   requestBrokerReply,
@@ -42,6 +43,19 @@ const launcherPath = join(frameworkRoot, 'tools/lease-broker/launch-runtime.py')
 const revokerPath = join(frameworkRoot, 'tools/lease-broker/revoke-lease.py');
 const compactionThreatPath = join(repositoryRoot, 'docs/architecture/compaction-revocation.md');
 const claudeSettingsPath = join(frameworkRoot, 'runtime/claude/settings.json');
+const claudeLeaseOverlayPath = join(frameworkRoot, 'runtime/claude/lease-overlay.json');
+
+// The gated seat contract is the COMPOSITION of the ungated base and the
+// lease overlay (gap-7 split); assertions about lease wiring must read that
+// composed view, produced by the same merge the launcher uses.
+async function readGatedClaudeSettings(): Promise<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const base = JSON.parse(await readFile(claudeSettingsPath, 'utf8')) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const overlay = JSON.parse(await readFile(claudeLeaseOverlayPath, 'utf8')) as Record<
+    string,
+    unknown
+  >;
+  return deepMergeSettings(base, overlay);
+}
 const piExtensionPath = join(frameworkRoot, 'runtime/pi/mosaic-extension.ts');
 const piLifecyclePath = join(frameworkRoot, 'runtime/pi/lease-lifecycle.ts');
 const prdyInitPath = join(frameworkRoot, 'tools/prdy/prdy-init.sh');
@@ -364,7 +378,7 @@ describe('whole mutator-class lease gate', () => {
     expect(parserResult.status).toBe(0);
     expect(JSON.parse(parserResult.stdout)).toMatchObject({ gated: 0, total: 0 });
 
-    const settings = JSON.parse(await readFile(claudeSettingsPath, 'utf8')) as {
+    const settings = (await readGatedClaudeSettings()) as unknown as {
       hooks: { PreToolUse: Array<{ matcher: string; hooks: Array<{ command: string }> }> };
     };
     const allToolsHook = settings.hooks.PreToolUse.find((hook) => hook.matcher === '.*');
@@ -660,7 +674,7 @@ describe('whole mutator-class lease gate', () => {
   });
 
   test('Claude and Pi compaction observer wiring is complete and fail-closed', async () => {
-    const settings = JSON.parse(await readFile(claudeSettingsPath, 'utf8')) as {
+    const settings = (await readGatedClaudeSettings()) as unknown as {
       hooks: Record<string, Array<{ matcher?: string; hooks: Array<{ command: string }> }>>;
     };
     expect(
@@ -956,7 +970,7 @@ raise SystemExit(0 if len(session_id) == 64 and hook_present and observers_prese
     await promote(socket, sessionId, pending.receipt_challenge!);
     expect(runRuntimeGate(socket, sessionId, 'claude', 'Bash').status).toBe(0);
 
-    const settings = JSON.parse(await readFile(claudeSettingsPath, 'utf8')) as {
+    const settings = (await readGatedClaudeSettings()) as unknown as {
       hooks: { PreToolUse: Array<{ matcher?: string; hooks: Array<{ command: string }> }> };
     };
     expect(