apps/gateway/package.json

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "@fastify/helmet": "^13.0.2",
     "@mariozechner/pi-ai": "~0.57.1",
     "@mariozechner/pi-coding-agent": "~0.57.1",
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.27.1",
     "@mosaic/auth": "workspace:^",
     "@mosaic/brain": "workspace:^",
     "@mosaic/coord": "workspace:^",
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.0",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.0",
     "socket.io": "^4.8.0",
-    "uuid": "^11.0.0"
+    "uuid": "^11.0.0",
+    "zod": "^4.3.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^22.0.0",

apps/gateway/src/app.module.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { MemoryModule } from './memory/memory.module.js';
 import { LogModule } from './log/log.module.js';
 import { SkillsModule } from './skills/skills.module.js';
 import { PluginModule } from './plugin/plugin.module.js';
+import { McpModule } from './mcp/mcp.module.js';
 import { ThrottlerGuard, ThrottlerModule } from '@nestjs/throttler';
 
 @Module({
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import { ThrottlerGuard, ThrottlerModule } from '@nestjs/throttler';
     LogModule,
     SkillsModule,
     PluginModule,
+    McpModule,
   ],
   controllers: [HealthController],
   providers: [

apps/gateway/src/main.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { FastifyAdapter, type NestFastifyApplication } from '@nestjs/platform-fa
 import helmet from '@fastify/helmet';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module.js';
 import { mountAuthHandler } from './auth/auth.controller.js';
+import { mountMcpHandler } from './mcp/mcp.controller.js';
+import { McpService } from './mcp/mcp.service.js';
 
 async function bootstrap(): Promise<void> {
   const logger = new Logger('Bootstrap');
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ async function bootstrap(): Promise<void> {
   );
 
   mountAuthHandler(app);
+  mountMcpHandler(app, app.get(McpService));
 
   const port = Number(process.env['GATEWAY_PORT'] ?? 4000);
   await app.listen(port, '0.0.0.0');

apps/gateway/src/mcp/mcp.controller.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'node:http';
+import { Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { fromNodeHeaders } from 'better-auth/node';
+import type { Auth } from '@mosaic/auth';
+import type { NestFastifyApplication } from '@nestjs/platform-fastify';
+import type { McpService } from './mcp.service.js';
+import { AUTH } from '../auth/auth.tokens.js';
+
+/**
+ * Mounts the MCP streamable HTTP transport endpoint at /mcp on the Fastify instance.
+ *
+ * This follows the same low-level Fastify hook pattern used by the auth controller,
+ * bypassing NestJS routing to directly delegate to the MCP SDK transport handlers.
+ *
+ * Endpoint: POST /mcp (and GET /mcp for SSE stream reconnect)
+ * Auth: Requires a valid BetterAuth session (cookie or Authorization header).
+ * Session: Stateful — each initialized client gets a session ID via Mcp-Session-Id header.
+ */
+export function mountMcpHandler(app: NestFastifyApplication, mcpService: McpService): void {
+  const auth = app.get<Auth>(AUTH);
+  const logger = new Logger('McpController');
+  const fastify = app.getHttpAdapter().getInstance();
+
+  fastify.addHook(
+    'onRequest',
+    (
+      req: { raw: IncomingMessage; url: string; method: string },
+      reply: { raw: ServerResponse; hijack: () => void },
+      done: () => void,
+    ) => {
+      if (!req.url.startsWith('/mcp')) {
+        done();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      reply.hijack();
+
+      handleMcpRequest(req, reply, auth, mcpService, logger).catch((err: unknown) => {
+        logger.error(
+          `MCP request handler error: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+        );
+        if (!reply.raw.headersSent) {
+          reply.raw.writeHead(500, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+        }
+        if (!reply.raw.writableEnded) {
+          reply.raw.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Internal server error' }));
+        }
+      });
+    },
+  );
+}
+
+async function handleMcpRequest(
+  req: { raw: IncomingMessage; url: string; method: string },
+  reply: { raw: ServerResponse; hijack: () => void },
+  auth: Auth,
+  mcpService: McpService,
+  logger: Logger,
+): Promise<void> {
+  // ─── Authentication ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const headers = fromNodeHeaders(req.raw.headers);
+  const result = await auth.api.getSession({ headers });
+
+  if (!result) {
+    reply.raw.writeHead(401, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+    reply.raw.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Unauthorized: valid session required' }));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const userId = result.user.id;
+
+  // ─── Session routing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const sessionId = req.raw.headers['mcp-session-id'];
+
+  if (typeof sessionId === 'string' && sessionId.length > 0) {
+    // Existing session request
+    const transport = mcpService.getSession(sessionId);
+    if (!transport) {
+      logger.warn(`MCP session not found: ${sessionId}`);
+      reply.raw.writeHead(404, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+      reply.raw.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Session not found' }));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await transport.handleRequest(req.raw, reply.raw);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // ─── Initialize new session ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Only POST requests can initialize a new session (must be initialize message)
+  if (req.method !== 'POST') {
+    reply.raw.writeHead(400, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+    reply.raw.end(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        error: 'New session must be established via POST with initialize message',
+      }),
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Parse body to verify this is an initialize request before creating a session
+  let body: unknown;
+  try {
+    body = await readRequestBody(req.raw);
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn(
+      `Failed to parse MCP request body: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+    );
+    reply.raw.writeHead(400, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+    reply.raw.end(JSON.stringify({ error: 'Invalid request body' }));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Create new session and handle this initializing request
+  const { transport } = mcpService.createSession(userId);
+  logger.log(`New MCP session created for user ${userId}`);
+
+  await transport.handleRequest(req.raw, reply.raw, body);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reads and parses the JSON body from a Node.js IncomingMessage.
+ */
+function readRequestBody(req: IncomingMessage): Promise<unknown> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
+    req.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => chunks.push(chunk));
+    req.on('end', () => {
+      const raw = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf8');
+      if (!raw) {
+        resolve(undefined);
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+        resolve(JSON.parse(raw));
+      } catch (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      }
+    });
+    req.on('error', reject);
+  });
+}

apps/gateway/src/mcp/mcp.dto.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * MCP (Model Context Protocol) DTOs
+ *
+ * Defines the data transfer objects for the MCP streamable HTTP transport.
+ * See: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/basic/transports#streamable-http
+ */
+
+export interface McpToolDescriptor {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  inputSchema: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+export interface McpServerInfo {
+  name: string;
+  version: string;
+  protocolVersion: string;
+  tools: McpToolDescriptor[];
+}

apps/gateway/src/mcp/mcp.module.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { McpService } from './mcp.service.js';
+import { CoordModule } from '../coord/coord.module.js';
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [CoordModule],
+  providers: [McpService],
+  exports: [McpService],
+})
+export class McpModule {}

apps/gateway/src/mcp/mcp.service.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger, Inject, OnModuleDestroy } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { McpServer } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js';
+import { StreamableHTTPServerTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/streamableHttp.js';
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { Brain } from '@mosaic/brain';
+import type { Memory } from '@mosaic/memory';
+import { BRAIN } from '../brain/brain.tokens.js';
+import { MEMORY } from '../memory/memory.tokens.js';
+import { EmbeddingService } from '../memory/embedding.service.js';
+import { CoordService } from '../coord/coord.service.js';
+
+interface SessionEntry {
+  server: McpServer;
+  transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport;
+  createdAt: Date;
+  userId: string;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class McpService implements OnModuleDestroy {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(McpService.name);
+  private readonly sessions = new Map<string, SessionEntry>();
+
+  constructor(
+    @Inject(BRAIN) private readonly brain: Brain,
+    @Inject(MEMORY) private readonly memory: Memory,
+    @Inject(EmbeddingService) private readonly embeddings: EmbeddingService,
+    @Inject(CoordService) private readonly coordService: CoordService,
+  ) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new MCP session with its own server + transport pair.
+   * Returns the transport for use by the controller.
+   */
+  createSession(userId: string): { sessionId: string; transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport } {
+    const sessionId = randomUUID();
+
+    const transport = new StreamableHTTPServerTransport({
+      sessionIdGenerator: () => sessionId,
+      onsessioninitialized: (id) => {
+        this.logger.log(`MCP session initialized: ${id} for user ${userId}`);
+      },
+    });
+
+    const server = new McpServer(
+      { name: 'mosaic-gateway', version: '1.0.0' },
+      { capabilities: { tools: {} } },
+    );
+
+    this.registerTools(server, userId);
+
+    transport.onclose = () => {
+      this.logger.log(`MCP session closed: ${sessionId}`);
+      this.sessions.delete(sessionId);
+    };
+
+    server.connect(transport).catch((err: unknown) => {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `MCP server connect error for session ${sessionId}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      );
+    });
+
+    this.sessions.set(sessionId, { server, transport, createdAt: new Date(), userId });
+    return { sessionId, transport };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the transport for an existing session, or null if not found.
+   */
+  getSession(sessionId: string): StreamableHTTPServerTransport | null {
+    return this.sessions.get(sessionId)?.transport ?? null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Registers all platform tools on the given McpServer instance.
+   */
+  private registerTools(server: McpServer, _userId: string): void {
+    // ─── Brain: Project tools ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'brain_list_projects',
+      {
+        description: 'List all projects in the brain.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({}),
+      },
+      async () => {
+        const projects = await this.brain.projects.findAll();
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(projects, null, 2) }],
+        };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'brain_get_project',
+      {
+        description: 'Get a project by ID.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          id: z.string().describe('Project ID (UUID)'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ id }) => {
+        const project = await this.brain.projects.findById(id);
+        return {
+          content: [
+            {
+              type: 'text' as const,
+              text: project ? JSON.stringify(project, null, 2) : `Project not found: ${id}`,
+            },
+          ],
+        };
+      },
+    );
+
+    // ─── Brain: Task tools ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'brain_list_tasks',
+      {
+        description: 'List tasks, optionally filtered by project, mission, or status.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          projectId: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by project ID'),
+          missionId: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by mission ID'),
+          status: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by status'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ projectId, missionId, status }) => {
+        type TaskStatus = 'not-started' | 'in-progress' | 'blocked' | 'done' | 'cancelled';
+        let tasks;
+        if (projectId) tasks = await this.brain.tasks.findByProject(projectId);
+        else if (missionId) tasks = await this.brain.tasks.findByMission(missionId);
+        else if (status) tasks = await this.brain.tasks.findByStatus(status as TaskStatus);
+        else tasks = await this.brain.tasks.findAll();
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(tasks, null, 2) }] };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'brain_create_task',
+      {
+        description: 'Create a new task in the brain.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          title: z.string().describe('Task title'),
+          description: z.string().optional().describe('Task description'),
+          projectId: z.string().optional().describe('Project ID'),
+          missionId: z.string().optional().describe('Mission ID'),
+          priority: z.string().optional().describe('Priority: low, medium, high, critical'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async (params) => {
+        type Priority = 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'critical';
+        const task = await this.brain.tasks.create({
+          ...params,
+          priority: params.priority as Priority | undefined,
+        });
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(task, null, 2) }] };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'brain_update_task',
+      {
+        description: 'Update an existing task.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          id: z.string().describe('Task ID'),
+          title: z.string().optional(),
+          description: z.string().optional(),
+          status: z
+            .string()
+            .optional()
+            .describe('not-started, in-progress, blocked, done, cancelled'),
+          priority: z.string().optional(),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ id, ...updates }) => {
+        type TaskStatus = 'not-started' | 'in-progress' | 'blocked' | 'done' | 'cancelled';
+        type Priority = 'low' | 'medium' | 'high' | 'critical';
+        const task = await this.brain.tasks.update(id, {
+          ...updates,
+          status: updates.status as TaskStatus | undefined,
+          priority: updates.priority as Priority | undefined,
+        });
+        return {
+          content: [
+            {
+              type: 'text' as const,
+              text: task ? JSON.stringify(task, null, 2) : `Task not found: ${id}`,
+            },
+          ],
+        };
+      },
+    );
+
+    // ─── Brain: Mission tools ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'brain_list_missions',
+      {
+        description: 'List all missions, optionally filtered by project.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          projectId: z.string().optional().describe('Filter by project ID'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ projectId }) => {
+        const missions = projectId
+          ? await this.brain.missions.findByProject(projectId)
+          : await this.brain.missions.findAll();
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(missions, null, 2) }] };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'brain_list_conversations',
+      {
+        description: 'List conversations for a user.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          userId: z.string().describe('User ID'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ userId }) => {
+        const conversations = await this.brain.conversations.findAll(userId);
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(conversations, null, 2) }],
+        };
+      },
+    );
+
+    // ─── Memory tools ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'memory_search',
+      {
+        description:
+          'Search across stored insights and knowledge using natural language. Returns semantically similar results.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          userId: z.string().describe('User ID to search memory for'),
+          query: z.string().describe('Natural language search query'),
+          limit: z.number().optional().describe('Max results (default 5)'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ userId, query, limit }) => {
+        if (!this.embeddings.available) {
+          return {
+            content: [
+              {
+                type: 'text' as const,
+                text: 'Semantic search unavailable — no embedding provider configured',
+              },
+            ],
+          };
+        }
+        const embedding = await this.embeddings.embed(query);
+        const results = await this.memory.insights.searchByEmbedding(userId, embedding, limit ?? 5);
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(results, null, 2) }] };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'memory_get_preferences',
+      {
+        description: 'Retrieve stored preferences for a user.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          userId: z.string().describe('User ID'),
+          category: z
+            .string()
+            .optional()
+            .describe('Filter by category: communication, coding, workflow, appearance, general'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ userId, category }) => {
+        type Cat = 'communication' | 'coding' | 'workflow' | 'appearance' | 'general';
+        const prefs = category
+          ? await this.memory.preferences.findByUserAndCategory(userId, category as Cat)
+          : await this.memory.preferences.findByUser(userId);
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(prefs, null, 2) }] };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'memory_save_preference',
+      {
+        description:
+          'Store a learned user preference (e.g., "prefers tables over paragraphs", "timezone: America/Chicago").',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          userId: z.string().describe('User ID'),
+          key: z.string().describe('Preference key'),
+          value: z.string().describe('Preference value (JSON string)'),
+          category: z
+            .string()
+            .optional()
+            .describe('Category: communication, coding, workflow, appearance, general'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ userId, key, value, category }) => {
+        type Cat = 'communication' | 'coding' | 'workflow' | 'appearance' | 'general';
+        let parsedValue: unknown;
+        try {
+          parsedValue = JSON.parse(value);
+        } catch {
+          parsedValue = value;
+        }
+        const pref = await this.memory.preferences.upsert({
+          userId,
+          key,
+          value: parsedValue,
+          category: (category as Cat) ?? 'general',
+          source: 'agent',
+        });
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(pref, null, 2) }] };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'memory_save_insight',
+      {
+        description:
+          'Store a learned insight, decision, or knowledge extracted from the current interaction.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          userId: z.string().describe('User ID'),
+          content: z.string().describe('The insight or knowledge to store'),
+          category: z
+            .string()
+            .optional()
+            .describe('Category: decision, learning, preference, fact, pattern, general'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ userId, content, category }) => {
+        type Cat = 'decision' | 'learning' | 'preference' | 'fact' | 'pattern' | 'general';
+        const embedding = this.embeddings.available ? await this.embeddings.embed(content) : null;
+        const insight = await this.memory.insights.create({
+          userId,
+          content,
+          embedding,
+          source: 'agent',
+          category: (category as Cat) ?? 'learning',
+        });
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(insight, null, 2) }] };
+      },
+    );
+
+    // ─── Coord tools ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'coord_mission_status',
+      {
+        description:
+          'Get the current orchestration mission status including milestones, tasks, and active session.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          projectPath: z
+            .string()
+            .optional()
+            .describe('Project path. Defaults to gateway working directory.'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ projectPath }) => {
+        const resolvedPath = projectPath ?? process.cwd();
+        const status = await this.coordService.getMissionStatus(resolvedPath);
+        return {
+          content: [
+            {
+              type: 'text' as const,
+              text: status ? JSON.stringify(status, null, 2) : 'No active coord mission found.',
+            },
+          ],
+        };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'coord_list_tasks',
+      {
+        description: 'List all tasks from the orchestration TASKS.md file.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          projectPath: z
+            .string()
+            .optional()
+            .describe('Project path. Defaults to gateway working directory.'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ projectPath }) => {
+        const resolvedPath = projectPath ?? process.cwd();
+        const tasks = await this.coordService.listTasks(resolvedPath);
+        return { content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: JSON.stringify(tasks, null, 2) }] };
+      },
+    );
+
+    server.registerTool(
+      'coord_task_detail',
+      {
+        description: 'Get detailed status for a specific orchestration task.',
+        inputSchema: z.object({
+          taskId: z.string().describe('Task ID (e.g. P2-005)'),
+          projectPath: z
+            .string()
+            .optional()
+            .describe('Project path. Defaults to gateway working directory.'),
+        }),
+      },
+      async ({ taskId, projectPath }) => {
+        const resolvedPath = projectPath ?? process.cwd();
+        const detail = await this.coordService.getTaskStatus(resolvedPath, taskId);
+        return {
+          content: [
+            {
+              type: 'text' as const,
+              text: detail
+                ? JSON.stringify(detail, null, 2)
+                : `Task ${taskId} not found in coord mission.`,
+            },
+          ],
+        };
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  async onModuleDestroy(): Promise<void> {
+    this.logger.log(`Closing ${this.sessions.size} MCP sessions on shutdown`);
+    const closePromises = Array.from(this.sessions.values()).map(({ transport }) =>
+      transport.close().catch((err: unknown) => {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `Error closing MCP transport: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+        );
+      }),
+    );
+    await Promise.all(closePromises);
+    this.sessions.clear();
+  }
+}

apps/gateway/src/mcp/mcp.tokens.ts

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const MCP_SERVICE = 'MCP_SERVICE';

apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/chat/page.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { api } from '@/lib/api';
-import { getSocket } from '@/lib/socket';
+import { destroySocket, getSocket } from '@/lib/socket';
 import type { Conversation, Message } from '@/lib/types';
 import { ConversationList } from '@/components/chat/conversation-list';
 import { MessageBubble } from '@/components/chat/message-bubble';
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ export default function ChatPage(): React.ReactElement {
   const [isStreaming, setIsStreaming] = useState(false);
   const messagesEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
+  // Track the active conversation ID in a ref so socket event handlers always
+  // see the current value without needing to be re-registered.
+  const activeIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  activeIdRef.current = activeId;
+
+  // Accumulate streamed text in a ref so agent:end can read the full content
+  // without stale-closure issues.
+  const streamingTextRef = useRef('');
+
   // Load conversations on mount
   useEffect(() => {
     api<Conversation[]>('/api/conversations')
@@ -30,6 +39,10 @@ export default function ChatPage(): React.ReactElement {
       setMessages([]);
       return;
     }
+    // Clear streaming state when switching conversations
+    setIsStreaming(false);
+    setStreamingText('');
+    streamingTextRef.current = '';
     api<Message[]>(`/api/conversations/${activeId}/messages`)
       .then(setMessages)
       .catch(() => {});
@@ -40,50 +53,81 @@ export default function ChatPage(): React.ReactElement {
     messagesEndRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' });
   }, [messages, streamingText]);
 
-  // Socket.io setup
+  // Socket.io setup — connect once for the page lifetime
   useEffect(() => {
     const socket = getSocket();
-    socket.connect();
 
-    socket.on('agent:text', (data: { conversationId: string; text: string }) => {
-      setStreamingText((prev) => prev + data.text);
-    });
-
-    socket.on('agent:start', () => {
+    function onAgentStart(data: { conversationId: string }): void {
+      // Only update state if the event belongs to the currently viewed conversation
+      if (activeIdRef.current !== data.conversationId) return;
       setIsStreaming(true);
       setStreamingText('');
-    });
+      streamingTextRef.current = '';
+    }
 
-    socket.on('agent:end', (data: { conversationId: string }) => {
+    function onAgentText(data: { conversationId: string; text: string }): void {
+      if (activeIdRef.current !== data.conversationId) return;
+      streamingTextRef.current += data.text;
+      setStreamingText((prev) => prev + data.text);
+    }
+
+    function onAgentEnd(data: { conversationId: string }): void {
+      if (activeIdRef.current !== data.conversationId) return;
+      const finalText = streamingTextRef.current;
       setIsStreaming(false);
       setStreamingText('');
-      // Reload messages to get the final persisted version
-      api<Message[]>(`/api/conversations/${data.conversationId}/messages`)
-        .then(setMessages)
-        .catch(() => {});
-    });
+      streamingTextRef.current = '';
+      // Append the completed assistant message to the local message list.
+      // The Pi agent session is in-memory so the assistant response is not
+      // persisted to the DB — we build the local UI state instead.
+      if (finalText) {
+        setMessages((prev) => [
+          ...prev,
+          {
+            id: `assistant-${Date.now()}`,
+            conversationId: data.conversationId,
+            role: 'assistant' as const,
+            content: finalText,
+            createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+          },
+        ]);
+      }
+    }
 
-    socket.on('error', (data: { error: string }) => {
+    function onError(data: { error: string; conversationId?: string }): void {
       setIsStreaming(false);
       setStreamingText('');
+      streamingTextRef.current = '';
       setMessages((prev) => [
         ...prev,
         {
           id: `error-${Date.now()}`,
-          conversationId: '',
-          role: 'system',
+          conversationId: data.conversationId ?? '',
+          role: 'system' as const,
           content: `Error: ${data.error}`,
           createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
         },
       ]);
-    });
+    }
+
+    socket.on('agent:start', onAgentStart);
+    socket.on('agent:text', onAgentText);
+    socket.on('agent:end', onAgentEnd);
+    socket.on('error', onError);
+
+    // Connect if not already connected
+    if (!socket.connected) {
+      socket.connect();
+    }
 
     return () => {
-      socket.off('agent:text');
-      socket.off('agent:start');
-      socket.off('agent:end');
-      socket.off('error');
-      socket.disconnect();
+      socket.off('agent:start', onAgentStart);
+      socket.off('agent:text', onAgentText);
+      socket.off('agent:end', onAgentEnd);
+      socket.off('error', onError);
+      // Fully tear down the socket when the chat page unmounts so we get a
+      // fresh authenticated connection next time the page is visited.
+      destroySocket();
     };
   }, []);
 
@@ -112,24 +156,34 @@ export default function ChatPage(): React.ReactElement {
         convId = conv.id;
       }
 
-      // Optimistic user message
-      const userMsg: Message = {
-        id: `temp-${Date.now()}`,
+      // Optimistic user message in local UI state
+      setMessages((prev) => [
+        ...prev,
+        {
+          id: `user-${Date.now()}`,
           conversationId: convId,
-        role: 'user',
+          role: 'user' as const,
           content,
           createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-      };
-      setMessages((prev) => [...prev, userMsg]);
+        },
+      ]);
 
-      // Persist user message
-      await api<Message>(`/api/conversations/${convId}/messages`, {
+      // Persist the user message to the DB so conversation history is
+      // available when the page is reloaded or a new session starts.
+      api<Message>(`/api/conversations/${convId}/messages`, {
         method: 'POST',
         body: { role: 'user', content },
+      }).catch(() => {
+        // Non-fatal: the agent can still process the message even if
+        // REST persistence fails.
       });
 
-      // Send to WebSocket for streaming response
+      // Send to WebSocket — gateway creates/resumes the agent session and
+      // streams the response back via agent:start / agent:text / agent:end.
       const socket = getSocket();
+      if (!socket.connected) {
+        socket.connect();
+      }
       socket.emit('message', { conversationId: convId, content });
     },
     [activeId],

apps/web/src/components/chat/streaming-message.tsx

@@ -5,16 +5,22 @@ interface StreamingMessageProps {
   text: string;
 }
 
-export function StreamingMessage({ text }: StreamingMessageProps): React.ReactElement | null {
-  if (!text) return null;
-
+export function StreamingMessage({ text }: StreamingMessageProps): React.ReactElement {
   return (
     <div className="flex justify-start">
       <div className="max-w-[75%] rounded-xl border border-surface-border bg-surface-elevated px-4 py-3 text-sm text-text-primary">
+        {text ? (
           <div className="whitespace-pre-wrap break-words">{text}</div>
-        <div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-text-muted">
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-text-muted">
             <span className="inline-block h-2 w-2 animate-pulse rounded-full bg-blue-500" />
-          Thinking...
+            <span className="inline-block h-2 w-2 animate-pulse rounded-full bg-blue-500 [animation-delay:0.2s]" />
+            <span className="inline-block h-2 w-2 animate-pulse rounded-full bg-blue-500 [animation-delay:0.4s]" />
+          </div>
+        )}
+        <div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-text-muted">
+          <span className="inline-block h-1.5 w-1.5 animate-pulse rounded-full bg-blue-500" />
+          {text ? 'Responding...' : 'Thinking...'}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>

apps/web/src/lib/socket.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,24 @@ export function getSocket(): Socket {
     socket = io(`${GATEWAY_URL}/chat`, {
       withCredentials: true,
       autoConnect: false,
+      transports: ['websocket', 'polling'],
+    });
+
+    // Reset singleton reference when socket is fully closed so the next
+    // getSocket() call creates a fresh instance instead of returning a
+    // closed/dead socket.
+    socket.on('disconnect', () => {
+      socket = null;
     });
   }
   return socket;
 }
+
+/** Tear down the singleton socket and reset the reference. */
+export function destroySocket(): void {
+  if (socket) {
+    socket.offAny();
+    socket.disconnect();
+    socket = null;
+  }
+}