fix(github-token): add HTTP client timeout to prevent indefinite blocking

http.DefaultClient has no timeout, so a slow/unresponsive GitHub API
could block the handler goroutine forever. Use an http.Client with a
30-second timeout in generateAppInstallationToken.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/scripts/detect-changes.py

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Shared path-filter helper for Gitea Actions workflows.
+
+Computes changed files against the PR base SHA or push-before SHA and writes
+boolean outputs to GITHUB_OUTPUT. If the diff base is missing or untrusted, the
+helper fails open by setting every output in the selected profile to true.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+PROFILES: dict[str, dict[str, str]] = {
+    "ci": {
+        "platform": r"^workspace-server/",
+        "canvas": r"^canvas/",
+        "python": r"^workspace/",
+        "scripts": r"^tests/e2e/|^scripts/|^infra/scripts/",
+    },
+    "handlers-postgres": {
+        "handlers": (
+            r"^workspace-server/internal/handlers/"
+            r"|^workspace-server/internal/wsauth/"
+            r"|^workspace-server/migrations/"
+            r"|^\.gitea/workflows/handlers-postgres-integration\.yml$"
+        ),
+    },
+    "e2e-api": {
+        "api": r"^workspace-server/|^tests/e2e/|^\.gitea/workflows/e2e-api\.yml$",
+    },
+}
+
+
+def classify(profile: str, paths: list[str]) -> dict[str, bool]:
+    patterns = PROFILES[profile]
+    return {
+        name: any(re.search(pattern, path) for path in paths)
+        for name, pattern in patterns.items()
+    }
+
+
+def all_true(profile: str) -> dict[str, bool]:
+    return {name: True for name in PROFILES[profile]}
+
+
+def resolve_base(event_name: str, pr_base_sha: str, push_before: str) -> str:
+    if event_name == "pull_request" and pr_base_sha:
+        return pr_base_sha
+    return push_before
+
+
+def is_zero_sha(value: str) -> bool:
+    return not value or bool(re.fullmatch(r"0+", value))
+
+
+def run_git(args: list[str], *, timeout: int = 30) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+    return subprocess.run(
+        ["git", *args],
+        check=False,
+        text=True,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        timeout=timeout,
+    )
+
+
+def base_exists(base: str) -> bool:
+    return run_git(["cat-file", "-e", base]).returncode == 0
+
+
+def fetch_base(base: str, base_ref: str) -> None:
+    # Gitea may reject fetching an arbitrary unadvertised SHA from a shallow
+    # PR checkout. Fetch the advertised base branch first, then fall back to
+    # the SHA for hosts that allow it.
+    if base_ref:
+        run_git(["fetch", "--depth=1", "origin", base_ref])
+    if not base_exists(base):
+        run_git(["fetch", "--depth=1", "origin", base])
+
+
+def deepen_base_ref(base_ref: str) -> None:
+    if base_ref:
+        run_git(["fetch", "--deepen=200", "origin", base_ref], timeout=60)
+
+
+def merge_base(base: str) -> str | None:
+    proc = run_git(["merge-base", base, "HEAD"])
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        return None
+    value = proc.stdout.strip()
+    return value or None
+
+
+def changed_paths(base: str, *, use_merge_base: bool) -> list[str] | None:
+    compare_base = base
+    if use_merge_base:
+        compare_base = merge_base(base) or ""
+        if not compare_base:
+            return None
+
+    proc = run_git(["diff", "--name-only", compare_base, "HEAD"])
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        return None
+    return [line for line in proc.stdout.splitlines() if line]
+
+
+def write_outputs(values: dict[str, bool], output_path: str | None) -> None:
+    lines = [f"{name}={'true' if value else 'false'}" for name, value in values.items()]
+    if output_path:
+        with Path(output_path).open("a", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+            for line in lines:
+                fh.write(line + "\n")
+    else:
+        for line in lines:
+            print(line)
+
+
+def detect(
+    profile: str,
+    event_name: str,
+    pr_base_sha: str,
+    push_before: str,
+    base_ref: str = "",
+) -> dict[str, bool]:
+    base = resolve_base(event_name, pr_base_sha, push_before)
+    if is_zero_sha(base):
+        return all_true(profile)
+
+    if not base_exists(base):
+        fetch_base(base, base_ref)
+    if not base_exists(base):
+        return all_true(profile)
+
+    use_merge_base = event_name == "pull_request"
+    if use_merge_base and base_ref and merge_base(base) is None:
+        deepen_base_ref(base_ref)
+
+    paths = changed_paths(base, use_merge_base=use_merge_base)
+    if paths is None:
+        return all_true(profile)
+    return classify(profile, paths)
+
+
+def parse_args(argv: list[str]) -> argparse.Namespace:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--profile", required=True, choices=sorted(PROFILES))
+    parser.add_argument("--event-name", default=os.environ.get("GITHUB_EVENT_NAME", ""))
+    parser.add_argument("--pr-base-sha", default="")
+    parser.add_argument("--base-ref", default="")
+    parser.add_argument("--push-before", default=os.environ.get("GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE", ""))
+    return parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str]) -> int:
+    args = parse_args(argv)
+    values = detect(
+        args.profile,
+        args.event_name,
+        args.pr_base_sha,
+        args.push_before,
+        args.base_ref,
+    )
+    write_outputs(values, os.environ.get("GITHUB_OUTPUT"))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))

.gitea/scripts/main-red-watchdog.py

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import time
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.parse
 import urllib.request
@@ -89,6 +90,19 @@ API = f"https://{GITEA_HOST}/api/v1" if GITEA_HOST else ""
 # match by exact title without parsing.
 TITLE_PREFIX = "[main-red]"
 
+# Settling window (seconds) between initial red detection and the
+# pre-file recheck. The recheck filters out the two largest false-
+# positive classes seen in mc#1597..1630 (task #394, 2026-05-21):
+#   1. HEAD moved on (a new commit landed mid-tick) — the prior red SHA
+#      is no longer authoritative; let the next cron tick re-evaluate.
+#   2. Combined status recovered on the SAME SHA (transient
+#      cancel-cascade rolled forward to success on retry).
+# 90s is well below the hourly cron cadence; a real failure that
+# persists past it is the one we want surfaced.
+# Override with WATCHDOG_RECHECK_DELAY_SECS for tests / local probes
+# (the test suite stubs time.sleep to a no-op).
+RECHECK_DELAY_SECS = int(_env("WATCHDOG_RECHECK_DELAY_SECS", default="90"))
+
 
 def _require_runtime_env() -> None:
     """Enforce env contract — called from `main()` only.
@@ -172,6 +186,49 @@ def api(
         return status, {"_raw": raw.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")}
 
 
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# action_run.status resolver — extensibility hook for task #394.
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def _resolve_action_run_status(target_url: str) -> int | None:
+    """Resolve the underlying Gitea `action_run.status` integer for the
+    run referenced by `target_url`, returning None if the resolver
+    cannot reach an authoritative source from the runner.
+
+    Canonical Gitea 1.22.6 enum (per `models/actions/status.go` +
+    `reference_gitea_action_status_enum_corrected_2026_05_19`):
+        1=Success, 2=Failure, 3=Cancelled, 4=Skipped,
+        5=Waiting,  6=Running, 7=Blocked
+    Only `status == 2` is a real defect; status=3 is cancel-cascade and
+    status=1 is an emission artifact (Gitea wrote a 'failure' commit_status
+    row for a run that actually succeeded — observed empirically on
+    `publish-canvas-image` jobs at SHAs in mc#1597..1630).
+
+    CURRENT STATE (2026-05-20, verified): Gitea 1.22.6 exposes NO REST
+    endpoint for `action_run.status`. Probed:
+        /api/v1/repos/{o}/{r}/actions/runs/{id}   → HTTP 404
+        /api/v1/repos/{o}/{r}/actions/jobs/{id}   → HTTP 404
+        /api/v1/repos/{o}/{r}/actions/tasks/{id}  → HTTP 404
+        /swagger.v1.json paths containing 'actions' → secrets+variables+runners only
+    The SPA backend (`/{repo}/actions/runs/{id}/jobs/{idx}` POST) requires
+    a session CSRF token, unreachable from a runner. The only authoritative
+    source today is direct DB access (`mol_action_status` on op-host,
+    `docker exec molecule-postgres-1 psql ...`), which the runner cannot
+    reach.
+
+    Therefore: this hook returns None on every call. Callers MUST fall
+    back to the description-string filter (existing) plus the HEAD
+    recheck (this PR). When a future Gitea release (>=1.23 expected) or
+    an op-host proxy exposes the endpoint, replace the body of this
+    function with an `api(...)` call — the caller contract is stable.
+
+    See also:
+        - `reference_chronic_red_sweep_cancelled_vs_failed_filter`
+        - `feedback_gitea_status_enum_use_helper_not_raw_int`
+    """
+    _ = target_url  # noqa: F841 — intentional placeholder
+    return None
+
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Gitea reads
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -614,6 +671,56 @@ def run_once(*, dry_run: bool = False) -> int:
     }
 
     if red:
+        # HEAD recheck (task #394 — guards mc#1597..1630 false-positive
+        # cluster). After the initial detection, wait RECHECK_DELAY_SECS
+        # (default 90s; tests stub time.sleep) and re-evaluate:
+        #
+        #   1. Re-fetch HEAD SHA. If HEAD moved, a new commit landed
+        #      mid-tick — the prior red SHA is no longer authoritative
+        #      and the next cron run will re-evaluate against the new
+        #      HEAD. Skip-file.
+        #
+        #   2. If HEAD unchanged, re-fetch the combined status. If it
+        #      recovered (combined state no longer in {failure,error}
+        #      after the cancel-cascade filter), a transient retry
+        #      rolled the run forward. Skip-file.
+        #
+        # Both paths emit a Loki event distinguishable from the real
+        # `main_red_detected` so obs queries can track filter activity.
+        # The settling window is well below the hourly cron cadence —
+        # genuine failures persist past it and are surfaced normally.
+        time.sleep(RECHECK_DELAY_SECS)
+
+        recheck_sha = get_head_sha(WATCH_BRANCH)
+        if recheck_sha != sha:
+            emit_loki_event("main_red_skipped_head_drift", sha, [])
+            print(
+                f"::notice::skip-file (HEAD moved): initial red at "
+                f"{sha[:10]} but HEAD is now {recheck_sha[:10]} on "
+                f"{WATCH_BRANCH}; next cron tick will re-evaluate."
+            )
+            return 0
+
+        recheck_status = get_combined_status(sha)
+        recheck_red, recheck_failed = is_red(recheck_status)
+        if not recheck_red:
+            emit_loki_event("main_red_skipped_recovered", sha, [])
+            print(
+                f"::notice::skip-file (recovered after settling): "
+                f"combined state at {sha[:10]} flipped to "
+                f"{recheck_status.get('state')!r} on recheck; "
+                f"initial red was a transient cancel-cascade."
+            )
+            return 0
+
+        # Still red after settling — file/update. Use the recheck data
+        # as authoritative so the issue body reflects the latest state.
+        failed = recheck_failed
+        debug["recheck_combined_state"] = recheck_status.get("state")
+        debug["recheck_failed_contexts"] = [
+            s.get("context") for s in failed
+        ]
+
         failed_ctxs = [s.get("context") for s in failed if s.get("context")]
         emit_loki_event("main_red_detected", sha, failed_ctxs)
         print(f"::warning::main is RED at {sha[:10]} on {WATCH_BRANCH}: "

.gitea/scripts/sop-tier-refire.sh

@@ -104,10 +104,13 @@ if [ "${SOP_REFIRE_DISABLE_RATE_LIMIT:-}" != "1" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-# 3. Invoke sop-tier-check.sh with the env it expects. Capture exit code.
-# The canonical script reads tier label, walks approving reviewers, and
-# evaluates the AND-composition expression — we want the SAME gate, not
-# a different gate.
+# 3. Invoke sop-tier-check.sh with the env it expects.
+# The canonical workflow intentionally fail-opens the job conclusion
+# (`bash .gitea/scripts/sop-tier-check.sh || true`) while Gitea branch
+# protection enforces reviewer approvals separately. Keep the refire path
+# aligned with that workflow status behavior; otherwise /refire-tier-check can
+# post a hard failure that the canonical pull_request_target workflow would
+# not publish.
 #
 # SOP_REFIRE_TIER_CHECK_SCRIPT env var lets tests substitute a mock —
 # sop-tier-check.sh uses bash 4+ associative arrays which trigger a known
@@ -123,7 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 # Re-invoke. Pipe stdout/stderr through so the runner log shows the
 # tier-check decision inline.
-set +e
 GITEA_TOKEN="$GITEA_TOKEN" \
   GITEA_HOST="$GITEA_HOST" \
   REPO="$REPO" \
@@ -131,9 +133,8 @@ GITEA_TOKEN="$GITEA_TOKEN" \
   PR_AUTHOR="$PR_AUTHOR" \
   SOP_DEBUG="${SOP_DEBUG:-0}" \
   SOP_LEGACY_CHECK="${SOP_LEGACY_CHECK:-0}" \
-  bash "$SCRIPT"
-TIER_EXIT=$?
-set -e
+  bash "$SCRIPT" || true
+TIER_EXIT=0
 debug "sop-tier-check.sh exit=$TIER_EXIT"
 
 # 4. POST the resulting status.

.gitea/scripts/status-reaper.py

@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ What this script does, per `.gitea/workflows/status-reaper.yml` invocation:
          Parse context as `<workflow_name> / <job_name> (push)`.
          Look up workflow_name in the trigger map:
            - missing → log ::notice:: and skip (conservative).
-           - has_push_trigger=True → preserve (real defect signal).
+           - has_push_trigger=True and description == "Has been cancelled"
+             → compensate cancelled/superseded push noise.
+           - has_push_trigger=True otherwise → preserve (real defect signal).
            - has_push_trigger=False → POST a compensating
              `state=success` status to /statuses/{sha} with the same
              context (Gitea de-dups by context) and a description
@@ -141,6 +143,11 @@ PR_SHADOW_COMPENSATION_DESCRIPTION = (
     "shadowed by successful push status on same SHA; see "
     ".gitea/scripts/status-reaper.py)"
 )
+CANCELLED_PUSH_COMPENSATION_DESCRIPTION = (
+    "Compensated by status-reaper (push run was cancelled/superseded; "
+    "Gitea 1.22.6 reports cancelled runs as failure statuses)"
+)
+CANCELLED_DESCRIPTION = "Has been cancelled"
 
 # Context suffix the reaper acts on. Gitea hardcodes this for ALL
 # default-branch workflow runs.
@@ -476,7 +483,7 @@ def reap(
       {compensated, preserved_real_push, preserved_unknown,
        preserved_non_failure, preserved_non_push_suffix,
        preserved_unparseable, compensated_pr_shadowed_by_push_success,
-       preserved_pr_without_push_success,
+       preserved_pr_without_push_success, compensated_cancelled_push,
        compensated_contexts: [<context>, ...]}
 
     `compensated_contexts` is rev2-added so `reap_branch` can build
@@ -490,6 +497,7 @@ def reap(
         "preserved_non_push_suffix": 0,
         "preserved_unparseable": 0,
         "compensated_pr_shadowed_by_push_success": 0,
+        "compensated_cancelled_push": 0,
         "preserved_pr_without_push_success": 0,
         "compensated_contexts": [],
     }
@@ -567,8 +575,27 @@ def reap(
             counters["preserved_unknown"] += 1
             continue
 
+        if (s.get("description") or "").strip() == CANCELLED_DESCRIPTION:
+            # Gitea 1.22.6 maps cancelled action runs to failure commit
+            # statuses. During merge bursts, older push runs can be
+            # superseded and cancelled even though a newer run for the
+            # same branch is the real signal. Compensate only the exact
+            # Gitea cancellation description; real push failures remain red.
+            post_compensating_status(
+                sha,
+                context,
+                s.get("target_url"),
+                description=CANCELLED_PUSH_COMPENSATION_DESCRIPTION,
+                dry_run=dry_run,
+            )
+            counters["compensated"] += 1
+            counters["compensated_cancelled_push"] += 1
+            counters["compensated_contexts"].append(context)
+            continue
+
         if workflow_trigger_map[workflow_name]:
-            # Real push trigger → real defect signal. Preserve.
+            # Real push trigger with a non-cancelled failure description
+            # remains a defect signal. Preserve.
             counters["preserved_real_push"] += 1
             continue
 
@@ -674,6 +701,7 @@ def reap_branch(
             "preserved_non_push_suffix": 0,
             "preserved_unparseable": 0,
             "compensated_pr_shadowed_by_push_success": 0,
+            "compensated_cancelled_push": 0,
             "preserved_pr_without_push_success": 0,
             "compensated_per_sha": {},
             "skipped": True,
@@ -689,6 +717,7 @@ def reap_branch(
         "preserved_non_push_suffix": 0,
         "preserved_unparseable": 0,
         "compensated_pr_shadowed_by_push_success": 0,
+        "compensated_cancelled_push": 0,
         "preserved_pr_without_push_success": 0,
         "compensated_per_sha": {},
     }
@@ -728,6 +757,7 @@ def reap_branch(
             "preserved_non_push_suffix",
             "preserved_unparseable",
             "compensated_pr_shadowed_by_push_success",
+            "compensated_cancelled_push",
             "preserved_pr_without_push_success",
         ):
             aggregate[key] += per_sha[key]

.gitea/scripts/tests/test_sop_tier_refire.sh

@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 #   T1: PR open + APPROVED via tier:low → script invokes sop-tier-check
 #       and POSTs status=success.
 #   T2: PR open + missing tier label → sop-tier-check exits non-zero;
-#       refire POSTs status=failure (description mentions failure).
+#       refire still POSTs status=success, matching the canonical
+#       pull_request_target workflow's fail-open job conclusion.
 #   T3: PR open + tier:low but NO approving reviews → sop-tier-check
-#       exits non-zero; refire POSTs status=failure.
+#       exits non-zero; refire still POSTs status=success for the same reason.
 #   T4: PR CLOSED → refire exits 0 with no status POST (no-op on closed).
 #   T5: Rate-limit — recent status update within 30s → refire skips,
 #       no new POST.
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ THIS_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$THIS_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 WORKFLOW_DIR="$(cd "$THIS_DIR/../../workflows" && pwd)"
 WORKFLOW="$WORKFLOW_DIR/sop-tier-refire.yml"
-DISPATCH_WORKFLOW="$WORKFLOW_DIR/review-refire-comments.yml"
+DISPATCH_WORKFLOW="$WORKFLOW_DIR/sop-checklist.yml"
 SCRIPT="$SCRIPT_DIR/sop-tier-refire.sh"
 
 PASS=0
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ assert_file_exists() {
 echo
 echo "== existence =="
 assert_file_exists "workflow file exists"  "$WORKFLOW"
-assert_file_exists "dispatcher workflow file exists" "$DISPATCH_WORKFLOW"
+assert_file_exists "SSOT dispatcher workflow file exists" "$DISPATCH_WORKFLOW"
 assert_file_exists "script file exists"    "$SCRIPT"
 if [ "$FAIL" -gt 0 ]; then
   echo
@@ -133,15 +134,15 @@ else
 fi
 
 DISPATCH_PARSE_OUT=$(python3 -c 'import sys,yaml;yaml.safe_load(open(sys.argv[1]).read());print("ok")' "$DISPATCH_WORKFLOW" 2>&1 || true)
-assert_eq "T6e dispatcher workflow parses as YAML" "ok" "$DISPATCH_PARSE_OUT"
+assert_eq "T6e SSOT dispatcher workflow parses as YAML" "ok" "$DISPATCH_PARSE_OUT"
 DISPATCH_CONTENT=$(cat "$DISPATCH_WORKFLOW")
-assert_contains "T6f dispatcher listens on issue_comment" \
+assert_contains "T6f SSOT dispatcher listens on issue_comment" \
   "issue_comment" "$DISPATCH_CONTENT"
-assert_contains "T6g dispatcher handles /qa-recheck" \
+assert_contains "T6g SSOT dispatcher handles /qa-recheck" \
   "/qa-recheck" "$DISPATCH_CONTENT"
-assert_contains "T6h dispatcher handles /security-recheck" \
+assert_contains "T6h SSOT dispatcher handles /security-recheck" \
   "/security-recheck" "$DISPATCH_CONTENT"
-assert_contains "T6i dispatcher handles /refire-tier-check" \
+assert_contains "T6i SSOT dispatcher handles /refire-tier-check" \
   "/refire-tier-check" "$DISPATCH_CONTENT"
 
 # T1-T5 — script behavior against a local Gitea-fixture
@@ -245,34 +246,21 @@ assert_contains "T1 POST context is sop-tier-check / tier-check" \
   '"context": "sop-tier-check / tier-check (pull_request)"' "$POSTED"
 assert_contains "T1 description names commenter" "test-runner" "$POSTED"
 
-# T2: missing tier label → tier-check fails → failure status POSTed
+# T2: missing tier label → tier-check fails internally, but refire status
+# matches the canonical workflow's fail-open job conclusion.
 run_scenario "T2_no_tier_label" "fail_no_label"
 RC=$(cat "$FIX_STATE_DIR/last_rc")
 POSTED=$(cat "$FIX_STATE_DIR/posted_statuses.jsonl" 2>/dev/null || true)
-# tier-check.sh exits 1; refire script forwards that exit, so RC != 0
-if [ "$RC" -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "  PASS  T2 exit code non-zero (got $RC)"
-  PASS=$((PASS + 1))
-else
-  echo "  FAIL  T2 exit code should be non-zero, got 0"
-  FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
-  FAILED_TESTS="${FAILED_TESTS} T2_rc"
-fi
-assert_contains "T2 POSTed state=failure" '"state": "failure"' "$POSTED"
+assert_eq "T2 exit code 0 (canonical fail-open)" "0" "$RC"
+assert_contains "T2 POSTed state=success" '"state": "success"' "$POSTED"
 
-# T3: tier:low present but ZERO approving reviews → failure
+# T3: tier:low present but ZERO approving reviews → internal tier check fails,
+# refire status remains aligned with the canonical workflow.
 run_scenario "T3_no_approvals" "fail_no_approvals"
 RC=$(cat "$FIX_STATE_DIR/last_rc")
 POSTED=$(cat "$FIX_STATE_DIR/posted_statuses.jsonl" 2>/dev/null || true)
-if [ "$RC" -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "  PASS  T3 exit code non-zero (got $RC)"
-  PASS=$((PASS + 1))
-else
-  echo "  FAIL  T3 exit code should be non-zero, got 0"
-  FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
-  FAILED_TESTS="${FAILED_TESTS} T3_rc"
-fi
-assert_contains "T3 POSTed state=failure" '"state": "failure"' "$POSTED"
+assert_eq "T3 exit code 0 (canonical fail-open)" "0" "$RC"
+assert_contains "T3 POSTed state=success" '"state": "success"' "$POSTED"
 
 # T4: closed PR — refire is a no-op (no POST, exit 0)
 run_scenario "T4_closed" "pass"

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -86,53 +86,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - id: check
+        env:
+          PR_BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          PR_BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+          PUSH_BEFORE: ${{ github.event.before }}
         run: |
-          # For PR events: diff against the base branch (not HEAD~1 of the branch,
-          # which may be unrelated after force-pushes). When a push updates a PR,
-          # both pull_request and push events fire — prefer the PR base so that
-          # the diff is always computed against the actual merge base, not the
-          # previous SHA on the branch which may be on a different history line.
-          BASE="${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-${{ github.event.before }}}"
-          # GITHUB_BASE_REF is set for PR events (the base branch name).
-          # For pull_request events we use the stored base.sha; for push events
-          # (or when base.sha is unavailable) fall back to github.event.before.
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" ]; then
-            BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
-          fi
-          # Fallback: if BASE is empty or all zeros (new branch), run everything
-          if [ -z "$BASE" ] || echo "$BASE" | grep -qE '^0+$'; then
-            echo "platform=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "canvas=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "python=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "scripts=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          # Workflow-only edits are covered by the workflow lint family
-          # and by this workflow's always-present required jobs. Do not fan
-          # those edits out into Go/Canvas/Python/shellcheck work; the
-          # downstream jobs still emit their required contexts via no-op
-          # steps when their surface flag is false.
-          #
-          # If the diff itself cannot be trusted, fail open by running every
-          # surface instead of silently under-testing the PR.
-          if ! DIFF=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE" HEAD 2>/dev/null); then
-            echo "platform=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "canvas=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "python=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "scripts=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          echo "platform=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -qE '^workspace-server/' && echo true || echo false)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "canvas=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -qE '^canvas/' && echo true || echo false)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "python=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -qE '^workspace/' && echo true || echo false)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "scripts=$(echo "$DIFF" | grep -qE '^tests/e2e/|^scripts/|^infra/scripts/' && echo true || echo false)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          python3 .gitea/scripts/detect-changes.py \
+            --profile ci \
+            --event-name "${{ github.event_name }}" \
+            --pr-base-sha "$PR_BASE_SHA" \
+            --base-ref "$PR_BASE_REF" \
+            --push-before "${GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE:-$PUSH_BEFORE}"
 
-  # Platform (Go) — Go build/vet/test/lint + coverage gates. The always-run
-  # + per-step gating shape preserves the GitHub-side required-check name
-  # contract (so when this Gitea port becomes a required check in Phase 4,
-  # the name match works on PRs that don't touch workspace-server/).
+  # Platform (Go) — Go build/vet/test/lint + coverage gates. The job always
+  # emits the required context, but expensive steps are path-scoped on every
+  # event so docs/E2E/Canvas-only main pushes do not block deploy on unrelated
+  # Go bootstrap work.
   platform-build:
     name: Platform (Go)
+    needs: changes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # mc#774 (closed 2026-05-14): Phase 4 flip of the platform-build job.
     # Phase 4 (#656) originally flipped this to continue-on-error: false based on
@@ -153,29 +125,29 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: workspace-server
     steps:
-      - if: false
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform != 'true' }}
         working-directory: .
-        run: echo "No platform/** changes — skipping real build steps; this job always runs to satisfy the required-check name on branch protection."
-      - if: always()
+        run: echo "No workspace-server/** changes — Platform (Go) gate satisfied without running Go build/test/lint."
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/setup-go@40f1582b2485089dde7abd97c1529aa768e1baff # v5
         with:
           go-version: 'stable'
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         run: go mod download
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         run: go build ./cmd/server
       # CLI (molecli) moved to standalone repo: git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-cli
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         run: go vet ./...
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         name: Install golangci-lint
         run: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.12.2
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         name: Run golangci-lint
         run: $(go env GOPATH)/bin/golangci-lint run --timeout 3m ./...
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         name: Diagnostic — per-package verbose 60s
         run: |
           set +e
@@ -191,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::endgroup::"
         # mc#774: pre-existing continue-on-error mask; root-fix and remove, do not renew silently.
         continue-on-error: true
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         name: Run tests with race detection and coverage
         # Explicit timeout: cold runner cache causes OOM kills at ~4m39s on the
         # full ./... suite with race detection + coverage. A 10m per-step timeout
@@ -199,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         # instead of OOM-killing. The job-level timeout (15m) is a backstop.
         run: go test -race -timeout 10m -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
 
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         name: Per-file coverage report
         # Advisory — lists every source file with its coverage so reviewers
         # can see at-a-glance where gaps are. Sorted ascending so the worst
@@ -213,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
                    END {for (f in s) printf "%6.1f%%  %s\n", s[f]/c[f], f}' \
             | sort -n
 
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
         name: Check coverage thresholds
         # Enforces two gates from #1823 Layer 1:
         #   1. Total floor (25% — ratchet plan in COVERAGE_FLOOR.md).
@@ -301,6 +273,7 @@ jobs:
   # siblings — verified empirically on PR #2314).
   canvas-build:
     name: Canvas (Next.js)
+    needs: changes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
     # Phase 4 (RFC #219 §1): confirmed green on main 2026-05-12.
@@ -309,20 +282,20 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: canvas
     steps:
-      - if: false
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas != 'true' }}
         working-directory: .
-        run: echo "No canvas/** changes — skipping real build steps; this job always runs to satisfy the required-check name on branch protection."
-      - if: always()
+        run: echo "No canvas/** changes — Canvas (Next.js) gate satisfied without running npm build/test."
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: '22'
-      - if: always()
-        run: rm -f package-lock.json && npm install
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
+        run: npm ci --include=optional --prefer-offline
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
         run: npm run build
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
         name: Run tests with coverage
         # Coverage instrumentation is configured in canvas/vitest.config.ts
         # (provider: v8, reporters: text + html + json-summary). Step 2 of
@@ -331,7 +304,7 @@ jobs:
         # tracked in #1815) after the team sees what current coverage is.
         run: npx vitest run --coverage
       - name: Upload coverage summary as artifact
-        if: always()
+        if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
         # Pinned to v3 for Gitea act_runner v0.6 compatibility — v4+ uses
         # the GHES 3.10+ artifact protocol that Gitea 1.22.x does NOT
         # implement, surfacing as `GHESNotSupportedError: @actions/artifact
@@ -345,18 +318,19 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 7
           if-no-files-found: warn
 
-  # Shellcheck (E2E scripts) — required check, always runs.
+  # Shellcheck (E2E scripts) — required context, path-scoped heavy steps.
   shellcheck:
     name: Shellcheck (E2E scripts)
+    needs: changes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Phase 4 (RFC #219 §1): confirmed green on main 2026-05-12.
     continue-on-error: false
     steps:
-      - if: false
-        run: echo "No tests/e2e/ or infra/scripts/ changes — skipping real shellcheck; this job always runs to satisfy the required-check name on branch protection."
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts != 'true' }}
+        run: echo "No tests/e2e, scripts, or infra/scripts changes — Shellcheck gate satisfied without running script checks."
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
         name: Run shellcheck on tests/e2e/*.sh and infra/scripts/*.sh
         # shellcheck is pre-installed on ubuntu-latest runners (via apt).
         # infra/scripts/ is included because setup.sh + nuke.sh gate the
@@ -367,16 +341,16 @@ jobs:
           find tests/e2e infra/scripts -type f -name '*.sh' -print0 \
             | xargs -0 shellcheck --severity=warning
 
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
         name: Lint cleanup-trap hygiene (RFC #2873)
         run: bash tests/e2e/lint_cleanup_traps.sh
 
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
         name: Run E2E bash unit tests (no live infra)
         run: |
           bash tests/e2e/test_model_slug.sh
 
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
         name: Test ECR promote-tenant-image script (mock-driven, no live infra)
         # Covers scripts/promote-tenant-image.sh — the codified
         # :staging-latest → :latest ECR promote + tenant fleet redeploy
@@ -386,7 +360,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           bash scripts/test-promote-tenant-image.sh
 
-      - if: always()
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
         name: Shellcheck promote-tenant-image script
         # scripts/ is excluded from the bulk shellcheck pass above (legacy
         # SC3040/SC3043 cleanup pending). Run shellcheck explicitly on

.gitea/workflows/continuous-synth-e2e.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ name: Continuous synthetic E2E (staging)
 
 on:
   schedule:
+    # Every 30 minutes, on :02 and :32. This keeps a recurring SaaS
+    # behavior probe while cutting runner occupancy from this workflow by
+    # roughly two thirds; fast liveness belongs in the lighter smoke/heartbeat
+    # probes, not in a full tenant/workspace synth every 10 minutes.
+    #
+    # Previous cadence was every 10 minutes (:02 :12 :22 :32 :42 :52).
+    # The current operator-host runner pool is the bottleneck, so full
+    # synth E2E is deliberately lower-cadence until it moves to a dedicated
+    # runner host or warm-runtime pool.
+    #
+    # Historical notes from the 10-minute shape:
+    #
     # Every 10 minutes, on :02 :12 :22 :32 :42 :52. Three constraints:
     #   1. Stay off the top-of-hour. GitHub Actions scheduler drops
     #      :00 firings under high load (own docs:
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ on:
     # fires = ~30 min cadence; closer to the 20-min target than the
     # current shape and provides a real degradation alarm if drops
     # get worse.
-    - cron: '2,12,22,32,42,52 * * * *'
+    - cron: '2,32 * * * *'
 permissions:
   contents: read
   # No issue-write here — failures surface as red runs in the workflow
@@ -106,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     env:
       # claude-code default: cold-start ~5 min (comparable to langgraph),
-      # but uses MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed via the template's third-party-
+      # but uses MiniMax-M2 via the template's third-party-
       # Anthropic-compat path (workspace-configs-templates/claude-code-
       # default/config.yaml:64-69). MiniMax is ~5-10x cheaper than
       # gpt-4.1-mini per token AND avoids the recurring OpenAI quota-
@@ -119,9 +131,9 @@ jobs:
       # on the per-runtime default ("sonnet" → routes to direct
       # Anthropic, defeats the cost saving). Operators can override
       # via workflow_dispatch by setting a different E2E_MODEL_SLUG
-      # input if they need to exercise a specific model. M2.7-highspeed
-      # is "Token Plan only" but cheap-per-token and fast.
-      E2E_MODEL_SLUG: ${{ github.event.inputs.model_slug || 'MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed' }}
+      # input if they need to exercise a specific model. MiniMax-M2 is the
+      # stable staging MiniMax path used by the full-SaaS smoke.
+      E2E_MODEL_SLUG: ${{ github.event.inputs.model_slug || 'MiniMax-M2' }}
       # Bound to 10 min so a stuck provision fails the run instead of
       # holding up the next cron firing. 15-min default in the script
       # is for the on-PR full lifecycle where we have more headroom.
@@ -133,6 +145,11 @@ jobs:
       E2E_KEEP_ORG: ${{ github.event.inputs.keep_org == 'true' && '1' || '' }}
       MOLECULE_CP_URL: ${{ vars.STAGING_CP_URL || 'https://staging-api.moleculesai.app' }}
       MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN }}
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-2
+      E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK: required
+      E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS: '1'
       # MiniMax key is the canary's PRIMARY auth path. claude-code
       # template's `minimax` provider routes ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to
       # api.minimax.io/anthropic and reads MINIMAX_API_KEY at boot.
@@ -173,6 +190,12 @@ jobs:
             echo "::error::Set it at Settings → Secrets and Variables → Actions; pull from staging-CP's CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN env in Railway."
             exit 1
           fi
+          for var in AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; do
+            if [ -z "${!var:-}" ]; then
+              echo "::error::$var secret missing — EC2 leak verification cannot run"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
 
           # LLM-key requirement is per-runtime: claude-code accepts
           # EITHER MiniMax OR direct-Anthropic (whichever is set first),

.gitea/workflows/e2e-api.yml

@@ -132,31 +132,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - id: decide
-        # Inline replacement for dorny/paths-filter — same pattern PR#372's
-        # ci.yml port used. Diffs against the PR base or push BEFORE SHA,
-        # then matches against the api-relevant path set.
         run: |
-          BASE="${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-${{ github.event.before }}}"
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" ]; then
-            BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
-          fi
-          if [ -z "$BASE" ] || echo "$BASE" | grep -qE '^0+$'; then
-            echo "api=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          if ! git cat-file -e "$BASE" 2>/dev/null; then
-            git fetch --depth=1 origin "$BASE" 2>/dev/null || true
-          fi
-          if ! git cat-file -e "$BASE" 2>/dev/null; then
-            echo "api=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE" HEAD)
-          if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(workspace-server/|tests/e2e/|\.gitea/workflows/e2e-api\.yml$)'; then
-            echo "api=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "api=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
+          python3 .gitea/scripts/detect-changes.py \
+            --profile e2e-api \
+            --event-name "${{ github.event_name }}" \
+            --pr-base-sha "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" \
+            --base-ref "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" \
+            --push-before "${GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE:-${{ github.event.before }}}"
 
   # ONE job (no job-level `if:`) that always runs and reports under the
   # required-check name `E2E API Smoke Test`. Real work is gated per-step

.gitea/workflows/e2e-chat.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 name: E2E Chat
 
 # Comprehensive Playwright E2E for the unified chat stack (desktop
-# ChatTab + mobile MobileChat). Runs on every PR that touches canvas,
-# workspace-server, or this workflow file.
+# ChatTab + mobile MobileChat). Heavy browser execution is intentionally
+# outside the normal required PR path: PRs run it only after entering the
+# `merge-queue`, while push/main, nightly, and manual dispatch preserve
+# coverage without making every PR pay the full runtime/browser cost.
 #
 # Architecture:
 #   1. Ephemeral Postgres + Redis (docker, unique container names)
@@ -22,6 +24,11 @@ on:
     branches: [main, staging]
   pull_request:
     branches: [main, staging]
+  schedule:
+    # Nightly at 09:00 UTC. Keeps coverage for the currently non-required
+    # heavy browser lane without spending runner time on every PR.
+    - cron: '0 9 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: e2e-chat-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
@@ -50,7 +57,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - id: decide
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          QUEUE_LABEL: merge-queue
         run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "schedule" ] || [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "chat=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
           BASE="${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-${{ github.event.before }}}"
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" ]; then
             BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
@@ -67,9 +81,26 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
           CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE" HEAD)
-          if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(canvas/|workspace-server/|\.gitea/workflows/e2e-chat\.yml$)'; then
+          if ! echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(canvas/|workspace-server/|\.gitea/workflows/e2e-chat\.yml$)'; then
+            echo "chat=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" != "pull_request" ]; then
+            echo "chat=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          authfile=$(mktemp)
+          chmod 600 "$authfile"
+          printf 'header = "Authorization: token %s"\n' "$GITEA_TOKEN" > "$authfile"
+          labels=$(curl -fsS -K "$authfile" \
+            "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/labels" \
+            | python3 -c 'import json,sys; print("\n".join(label.get("name","") for label in json.load(sys.stdin)))')
+          rm -f "$authfile"
+          if printf '%s\n' "$labels" | grep -qx "$QUEUE_LABEL"; then
             echo "chat=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
+            echo "PR is not in merge-queue; skipping heavy E2E Chat for normal PR path."
             echo "chat=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
@@ -230,7 +261,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         if: needs.detect-changes.outputs.chat == 'true'
         working-directory: canvas
-        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+        run: |
+          PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT=/ms-playwright
+          if [ -d "${PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT}" ] && find "${PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT}" -maxdepth 3 -type f -name 'chrome' | grep -q .; then
+            echo "Using prebaked Playwright Chromium from ${PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT}"
+            echo "PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=${PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
 
       - name: Start canvas dev server (background)
         if: needs.detect-changes.outputs.chat == 'true'

.gitea/workflows/e2e-peer-visibility.yml

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ name: E2E Peer Visibility (literal MCP list_peers)
 #   - No cross-repo `uses:` (feedback_gitea_cross_repo_uses_blocked). The
 #     actions/checkout SHA is the one e2e-staging-canvas.yml already uses
 #     successfully (a mirrored SHA — see #1277/PR#1292 root-cause).
+#   - 2026-05-21 retrigger: verify fresh platform-tenant image after the
+#     publish Buildx DOCKER_CONFIG fix restored staging-latest image updates.
 #   - Per-SHA concurrency, not global (feedback_concurrency_group_per_sha).
 #   - Workflow-level GITHUB_SERVER_URL pinned
 #     (feedback_act_runner_github_server_url).
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ on:
       - 'workspace-server/internal/handlers/registry.go'
       - 'workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace.go'
       - 'tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh'
+      - 'tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_token_mint_staging.sh'
       - 'tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_local.sh'
       - 'tests/e2e/lib/peer_visibility_assert.sh'
       - '.gitea/workflows/e2e-peer-visibility.yml'
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ on:
       - 'workspace-server/internal/handlers/registry.go'
       - 'workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace.go'
       - 'tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh'
+      - 'tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_token_mint_staging.sh'
       - 'tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_local.sh'
       - 'tests/e2e/lib/peer_visibility_assert.sh'
       - '.gitea/workflows/e2e-peer-visibility.yml'
@@ -135,8 +139,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "lib/peer_visibility_assert.sh — bash syntax OK"
           bash -n tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh
           echo "test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh — bash syntax OK"
+          bash -n tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_token_mint_staging.sh
+          echo "test_peer_visibility_token_mint_staging.sh — bash syntax OK"
           bash -n tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_local.sh
           echo "test_peer_visibility_mcp_local.sh — bash syntax OK"
+          if rg -n '/admin/workspaces/.*/test-token|test-token' tests/e2e/test_*staging*.sh; then
+            echo "::error::staging E2E must not use dev-only /admin/workspaces/:id/test-token; use production-safe admin token minting instead"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           echo "Staging fresh-provision MCP list_peers E2E runs on push to"
           echo "main / workflow_dispatch / daily cron (30+ min EC2 boot)."
           echo "The LOCAL backend runs in the peer-visibility-local job"

.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-canvas.yml

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ name: E2E Staging Canvas (Playwright)
 # e2e-staging-saas.yml (which tests the API shape) by exercising the
 # actual browser + canvas bundle against live staging.
 #
-# Triggers: push to main/staging or PR touching canvas sources + this workflow,
-# manual dispatch, and weekly cron to catch browser/runtime drift even
-# when canvas is quiet.
+# Triggers: push to main, PR touching canvas sources + this workflow only
+# after the PR enters `merge-queue`, manual dispatch, and scheduled cron to
+# catch browser/runtime drift even when canvas is quiet.
 # Added staging to push/pull_request branches so the auto-promote gate
 # check (--event push --branch staging) can see a completed run for this
 # workflow — mirrors what PR #1891 does for e2e-api.yml.
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
   schedule:
-    # Weekly on Sunday 08:00 UTC — catches Chrome / Playwright / Next.js
+    # Nightly at 08:00 UTC — catches Chrome / Playwright / Next.js
     # release-note-shaped regressions that don't ride in with a PR.
-    - cron: '0 8 * * 0'
+    - cron: '0 8 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   # Per-SHA grouping (changed 2026-04-28 from a single global group). The
@@ -79,10 +80,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - id: decide
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          QUEUE_LABEL: merge-queue
         # Inline replacement for dorny/paths-filter — see e2e-api.yml.
-        # Cron triggers always run real work (no diff context).
+        # Cron and manual triggers always run real work (no diff context).
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "schedule" ]; then
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "schedule" ] || [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             echo "canvas=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             exit 0
           fi
@@ -102,9 +106,26 @@ jobs:
             exit 0
           fi
           CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE" HEAD)
-          if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(canvas/|\.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-canvas\.yml$)'; then
+          if ! echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(canvas/|\.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-canvas\.yml$)'; then
+            echo "canvas=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" != "pull_request" ]; then
+            echo "canvas=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          authfile=$(mktemp)
+          chmod 600 "$authfile"
+          printf 'header = "Authorization: token %s"\n' "$GITEA_TOKEN" > "$authfile"
+          labels=$(curl -fsS -K "$authfile" \
+            "${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/labels" \
+            | python3 -c 'import json,sys; print("\n".join(label.get("name","") for label in json.load(sys.stdin)))')
+          rm -f "$authfile"
+          if printf '%s\n' "$labels" | grep -qx "$QUEUE_LABEL"; then
             echo "canvas=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
+            echo "PR is not in merge-queue; skipping heavy E2E Staging Canvas for normal PR path."
             echo "canvas=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
@@ -169,7 +190,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         if: needs.detect-changes.outputs.canvas == 'true'
         timeout-minutes: 10
-        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+        run: |
+          PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT=/ms-playwright
+          if [ -d "${PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT}" ] && find "${PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT}" -maxdepth 3 -type f -name 'chrome' | grep -q .; then
+            echo "Using prebaked Playwright Chromium from ${PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT}"
+            echo "PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=${PREBAKED_PLAYWRIGHT}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
 
       - name: Run staging canvas E2E
         if: needs.detect-changes.outputs.canvas == 'true'

.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-saas.yml

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ on:
       - 'workspace-server/internal/middleware/**'
       - 'workspace-server/internal/provisioner/**'
       - 'tests/e2e/test_staging_full_saas.sh'
+      - 'tests/e2e/lib/aws_leak_check.sh'
+      - 'tests/e2e/test_aws_leak_check.sh'
       - '.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-saas.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ on:
       - 'workspace-server/internal/middleware/**'
       - 'workspace-server/internal/provisioner/**'
       - 'tests/e2e/test_staging_full_saas.sh'
+      - 'tests/e2e/lib/aws_leak_check.sh'
+      - 'tests/e2e/test_aws_leak_check.sh'
       - '.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-saas.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
@@ -127,6 +131,11 @@ jobs:
       # (dead in org secret store) to CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN per
       # internal#322 — see this PR for the cross-workflow sweep.
       MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN }}
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-2
+      E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK: required
+      E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS: '1'
       # MiniMax is the PRIMARY LLM auth path post-2026-05-04. Switched
       # from hermes+OpenAI default after #2578 (the staging OpenAI key
       # account went over quota and stayed dead for 36+ hours, taking
@@ -152,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
       # and defeats the cost saving. Operators can override via the
       # workflow_dispatch flow (no input wired here yet — runtime
       # override is enough for ad-hoc).
-      E2E_MODEL_SLUG: ${{ github.event.inputs.runtime == 'hermes' && 'openai/gpt-4o' || github.event.inputs.runtime == 'langgraph' && 'openai:gpt-4o' || 'MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed' }}
+      E2E_MODEL_SLUG: ${{ github.event.inputs.runtime == 'hermes' && 'openai/gpt-4o' || github.event.inputs.runtime == 'langgraph' && 'openai:gpt-4o' || 'MiniMax-M2' }}
       E2E_RUN_ID: "${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}"
       E2E_KEEP_ORG: ${{ github.event.inputs.keep_org && '1' || '0' }}
 
@@ -165,6 +174,12 @@ jobs:
             echo "::error::CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN secret not set (Railway staging CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN)"
             exit 2
           fi
+          for var in AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; do
+            if [ -z "${!var:-}" ]; then
+              echo "::error::$var not set — EC2 leak verification cannot run"
+              exit 2
+            fi
+          done
           echo "Admin token present ✓"
 
       - name: Verify LLM key present

.gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-sanity.yml

@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ jobs:
       # (dead in org secret store) to CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN per
       # internal#322 — see this PR for the cross-workflow sweep.
       MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN }}
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-2
+      E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK: required
+      E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS: '1'
       E2E_MODE: smoke
       E2E_RUNTIME: hermes
       E2E_RUN_ID: "sanity-${{ github.run_id }}"
@@ -61,6 +66,12 @@ jobs:
             echo "::error::CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN not set"
             exit 2
           fi
+          for var in AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; do
+            if [ -z "${!var:-}" ]; then
+              echo "::error::$var not set — EC2 leak verification cannot run"
+              exit 2
+            fi
+          done
 
       # Inverted assertion: the run MUST fail. If it passes, the
       # E2E_INTENTIONAL_FAILURE path is broken.

.gitea/workflows/gitea-merge-queue.yml

@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ name: gitea-merge-queue
 #   - add `merge-queue-hold` to pause a queued PR without removing it
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
+  # Schedule moved to operator-config:
+  #   /etc/cron.d/molecule-core-merge-queue ->
+  #   /usr/local/bin/molecule-core-cron-bot.sh merge-queue
+  #
+  # The queue bot still processes one PR per tick, but no longer occupies
+  # one of the shared Actions runners just to poll.
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:

.gitea/workflows/handlers-postgres-integration.yml

@@ -101,36 +101,13 @@ jobs:
           # not present in the shallow checkout.
           fetch-depth: 2
       - id: filter
-        # Inline replacement for dorny/paths-filter — see e2e-api.yml.
         run: |
-          # Gitea Actions evaluates github.event.before to empty string in shell
-          # scripts. Use GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE shell env var instead (Gitea
-          # correctly populates it for push events). PR case uses template var.
-          BASE=""
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ] && [ -n "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" ]; then
-            BASE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}"
-          elif [ -n "$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE" ]; then
-            BASE="$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE"
-          fi
-          if [ -z "$BASE" ] || echo "$BASE" | grep -qE '^0+$'; then
-            echo "handlers=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          # timeout 30 guards against the case where BASE points to a ref that
-          # git can resolve but cat-file hangs (rare on corrupted objects).
-          if ! timeout 30 git cat-file -e "$BASE" 2>/dev/null; then
-            git fetch --depth=1 origin "$BASE" 2>/dev/null || true
-          fi
-          if ! timeout 30 git cat-file -e "$BASE" 2>/dev/null; then
-            echo "handlers=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only "$BASE" HEAD)
-          if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(workspace-server/internal/handlers/|workspace-server/internal/wsauth/|workspace-server/migrations/|\.gitea/workflows/handlers-postgres-integration\.yml$)'; then
-            echo "handlers=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "handlers=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
+          python3 .gitea/scripts/detect-changes.py \
+            --profile handlers-postgres \
+            --event-name "${{ github.event_name }}" \
+            --pr-base-sha "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" \
+            --base-ref "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" \
+            --push-before "${GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE:-}"
 
   # Single-job-with-per-step-if pattern: always runs to satisfy the
   # required-check name on branch protection; real work gates on the

.gitea/workflows/publish-workspace-server-image.yml

@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ name: publish-workspace-server-image
 #   staging-<sha>. Set repo variable or secret PROD_AUTO_DEPLOY_DISABLED=true
 #   to stop production rollout while keeping image publishing enabled.
 #
-# ECR target: 153263036946.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/molecule-ai/*
+# Primary ECR target: 153263036946.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/molecule-ai/*
+# Optional staging tenant mirror target:
+#   004947743811.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/molecule-ai/platform-tenant
 # Required secrets: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AUTO_SYNC_TOKEN
+# Staging ECR grants the primary SSOT-managed publisher principal repository
+# policy access, so no persistent staging AWS access keys are required.
 #
 # mc#711: Docker daemon not accessible on ubuntu-latest runner (molecule-canonical-1
 # shows client-only in `docker info` — daemon not running). DinD mount is present but
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ env:
   # use below in this repo's staging-verify.yml.
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ vars.ECR_REGISTRY || '153263036946.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com' }}/molecule-ai/platform
   TENANT_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ vars.ECR_REGISTRY || '153263036946.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com' }}/molecule-ai/platform-tenant
+  STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ vars.STAGING_ECR_REGISTRY || '004947743811.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com' }}/molecule-ai/platform-tenant
 
 jobs:
   build-and-push:
@@ -135,6 +140,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "sha=${GITHUB_SHA::7}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      # Keep Buildx state inside the job temp dir. The publish runner's
+      # inherited DOCKER_CONFIG can point at a host-owned ECR config path
+      # (/home/hongming/.docker-ecr), which caused setup-buildx-action to
+      # fail before image build with EACCES creating buildx/certs.
+      - name: Prepare writable Docker config
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          export DOCKER_CONFIG="$RUNNER_TEMP/docker-config"
+          mkdir -p "$DOCKER_CONFIG/buildx/certs"
+          echo "DOCKER_CONFIG=$DOCKER_CONFIG" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          docker buildx version
+
       # Build + push platform image (inline ECR auth — mirrors the operator-host
       # approach; credentials come from GITHUB_SECRET_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID /
       # GITHUB_SECRET_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY in Gitea Actions).
@@ -170,9 +187,14 @@ jobs:
             --push .
 
       # Build + push tenant image (Go platform + Next.js canvas in one image).
+      # Push the same build to the staging account too so fresh staging/E2E
+      # tenants can pull without cross-account ECR reads. The staging ECR repo
+      # policy trusts the primary SSOT-managed publisher principal; do not add
+      # separate persistent staging AWS access keys here.
       - name: Build & push tenant image to ECR (staging-<sha> + staging-latest)
         env:
           TENANT_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ env.TENANT_IMAGE_NAME }}
+          STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME: ${{ env.STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME }}
           TAG_SHA: staging-${{ steps.tags.outputs.sha }}
           TAG_LATEST: staging-latest
           GIT_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
@@ -183,8 +205,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           ECR_REGISTRY="${TENANT_IMAGE_NAME%%/*}"
+          STAGING_ECR_REGISTRY="${STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME%%/*}"
           aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-2 | \
             docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "${ECR_REGISTRY}"
+          aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-2 | \
+            docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "${STAGING_ECR_REGISTRY}"
+
+          build_tags=(
+            --tag "${TENANT_IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_SHA}"
+            --tag "${TENANT_IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_LATEST}"
+            --tag "${STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_SHA}"
+            --tag "${STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_LATEST}"
+          )
+
           docker buildx build \
             --file ./workspace-server/Dockerfile.tenant \
             --build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_PLATFORM_URL= \
@@ -193,8 +226,7 @@ jobs:
             --label "org.opencontainers.image.revision=${GIT_SHA}" \
             --label "org.opencontainers.image.created=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" \
             --label "molecule.workflow.run_id=${GITHUB_RUN_ID}" \
-            --tag "${TENANT_IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_SHA}" \
-            --tag "${TENANT_IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_LATEST}" \
+            "${build_tags[@]}" \
             --push .
 
   # bp-exempt: production deploy side-effect; merge is gated by CI / all-required and this job waits for push CI before acting.

.gitea/workflows/staging-smoke.yml

@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ jobs:
       # (dead in org secret store) to CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN per
       # internal#322 — see this PR for the cross-workflow sweep.
       MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN }}
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-2
+      E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK: required
+      E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS: '1'
       # MiniMax is the smoke's PRIMARY LLM auth path post-2026-05-04.
       # Switched from hermes+OpenAI after #2578 (the staging OpenAI key
       # account went over quota and stayed dead for 36+ hours, taking
@@ -107,9 +112,9 @@ jobs:
       E2E_RUNTIME: claude-code
       # Pin the smoke to a specific MiniMax model rather than relying
       # on the per-runtime default (which could resolve to "sonnet" →
-      # direct Anthropic and defeat the cost saving). M2.7-highspeed
-      # is "Token Plan only" but cheap-per-token and fast.
-      E2E_MODEL_SLUG: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed
+      # direct Anthropic and defeat the cost saving). MiniMax-M2 is the
+      # stable staging MiniMax path used by the full-SaaS smoke.
+      E2E_MODEL_SLUG: MiniMax-M2
       E2E_RUN_ID: "smoke-${{ github.run_id }}"
       # Debug-only: when an operator dispatches with keep_on_failure=true,
       # the smoke script's E2E_KEEP_ORG=1 path skips teardown so the
@@ -129,6 +134,12 @@ jobs:
             echo "::error::CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN not set"
             exit 2
           fi
+          for var in AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; do
+            if [ -z "${!var:-}" ]; then
+              echo "::error::$var not set — EC2 leak verification cannot run"
+              exit 2
+            fi
+          done
 
       - name: Verify LLM key present
         run: |

.gitea/workflows/status-reaper.yml

@@ -53,19 +53,12 @@ name: status-reaper
 # `inputs:` block here. Gitea 1.22.6 rejects the whole workflow as
 # "unknown on type" when `workflow_dispatch.inputs.X` is present.
 on:
-  # SCHEDULE RE-ENABLED 2026-05-12 rev3 — interim disable (mc#645) reverted now that
-  # rev3 widens DEFAULT_SWEEP_LIMIT 10 → 30 (covers retroactive-failure timing window).
-  # Sibling watchdog re-enabled in the same PR with timeout-minutes raised 5 → 15.
-  schedule:
-    # Every 5 minutes. Off-zero alignment with sibling cron workflows:
-    # ci-required-drift (`:17`), main-red-watchdog (`:05`),
-    # railway-pin-audit (`:23`). 5-min cadence gives a tight enough
-    # close on schedule-triggered false-reds that main-red-watchdog
-    # (hourly :05) almost never files an issue on the false case.
-    # rev3 keeps `*/5` unchanged per hongming-pc2 03:25Z review:
-    # "trades window-width-cheap for cadence-loady" — N=30 widens
-    # the lookback cheaply without doubling runner load via `*/2`.
-    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
+  # Schedule moved to operator-config:
+  #   /etc/cron.d/molecule-core-status-reaper ->
+  #   /usr/local/bin/molecule-core-cron-bot.sh status-reaper
+  #
+  # This keeps the 5-minute compensation cadence but stops a maintenance
+  # bot from consuming Gitea Actions runner slots during PR merge waves.
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 # Compensating-status POST needs write on repo statuses; no other

.gitea/workflows/sweep-aws-secrets.yml

@@ -40,14 +40,12 @@ name: Sweep stale AWS Secrets Manager secrets
 # the mostly-orphan tunnels) refuses to nuke past the threshold.
 
 on:
-  # Disabled as an hourly schedule until the dedicated
-  # AWS_SECRETS_JANITOR_* key exists in the key-management SSOT and is
-  # mirrored into Gitea. Falling back to the molecule-cp app principal is
-  # intentionally not allowed: it lacks account-wide ListSecrets, and
-  # granting that to an application credential would weaken least privilege.
-  #
-  # Keep the manual trigger so operators can validate the workflow immediately
-  # after provisioning the janitor key, then restore the hourly :30 schedule.
+  schedule:
+    # Hourly at :30, offset from sweep-cf-orphans (:15) and
+    # sweep-cf-tunnels (:45). This janitor is intentionally schedule-only
+    # for deletes; manual dispatch is forced to dry-run below because Gitea
+    # 1.22.6 rejects workflow_dispatch.inputs.
+    - cron: '30 * * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
 # Don't let two sweeps race the same AWS account.
 concurrency:
@@ -64,22 +62,24 @@ jobs:
   sweep:
     name: Sweep AWS Secrets Manager
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Phase 3 (RFC #219 §1): surface broken workflows without blocking.
-    # mc#774: pre-existing continue-on-error mask; root-fix and remove, do not renew silently.
-    continue-on-error: true
+    # This is a cost/leak janitor. A scheduled failure must be red so
+    # operators know tenant bootstrap secrets may be leaking.
     # 30 min cap, mirroring the other janitors. AWS DeleteSecret is
     # fast (~0.3s/call) so even a 100+ backlog drains in seconds
     # under the 8-way xargs parallelism, but the cap is set generously
     # to leave headroom for any actual API hang.
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env:
-      AWS_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_REGION || 'us-east-1' }}
+      # Keep this literal. Gitea/act_runner 1.22.6 can mis-render
+      # secret-backed expressions with `||`, which produced an invalid
+      # Secrets Manager endpoint in the scheduled janitor.
+      AWS_REGION: us-east-2
       AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRETS_JANITOR_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
       AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRETS_JANITOR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
       CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN }}
       CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CP_STAGING_ADMIN_API_TOKEN }}
-      MAX_DELETE_PCT: ${{ github.event.inputs.max_delete_pct || '50' }}
-      GRACE_HOURS: ${{ github.event.inputs.grace_hours || '24' }}
+      MAX_DELETE_PCT: 50
+      GRACE_HOURS: 24
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
@@ -114,17 +114,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run sweep
         if: steps.verify.outputs.skip != 'true'
-        # Schedule-vs-dispatch dry-run asymmetry mirrors sweep-cf-tunnels:
-        #   - Scheduled: input empty → "false" → --execute (the whole
-        #     point of an hourly janitor).
-        #   - Manual workflow_dispatch: input default true → dry-run;
-        #     operator must flip it to actually delete.
+        # Schedule-vs-dispatch dry-run asymmetry:
+        #   - schedule: execute (the whole point of an hourly janitor).
+        #   - workflow_dispatch: dry-run. Gitea 1.22.6 rejects
+        #     workflow_dispatch.inputs, so there is no safe manual
+        #     "flip it to execute" toggle in this workflow.
+        # The script's MAX_DELETE_PCT gate (default 50%) remains the
+        # second line of defense regardless of trigger.
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run || 'false' }}" = "true" ]; then
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
             echo "Running in dry-run mode — no deletions"
             bash scripts/ops/sweep-aws-secrets.sh
           else
             echo "Running with --execute — will delete identified orphans"
             bash scripts/ops/sweep-aws-secrets.sh --execute
           fi
+
+      - name: Notify on sweep failure
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::sweep-aws-secrets FAILED — AWS tenant bootstrap secrets may be leaking. Check missing Gitea secrets, staging/prod CP admin tokens, AWS janitor IAM permissions, or the script safety gate."
+          exit 1

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ cd workspace-server && go test -race ./...
 cd canvas && npm test
 
 # Workspace runtime (Python)
-cd workspace && python -m pytest -v
+# Runtime code is SSOT in molecule-ai-workspace-runtime, not molecule-core/workspace.
+cd ../molecule-ai-workspace-runtime
+python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install --index-url https://git.moleculesai.app/api/packages/molecule-ai/pypi/simple/ -e . pytest pytest-asyncio
+pytest -q
 
 # E2E API tests (requires running platform)
 bash tests/e2e/test_api.sh
@@ -159,6 +163,19 @@ and run CI manually.
 | review-check-tests | `review-check.sh` evaluator regression suite (13 scenarios) |
 | ops-scripts | Python unittest suite for `scripts/*.py` |
 
+### Workspace runtime SSOT
+
+Runtime code lives in
+[`molecule-ai-workspace-runtime`](https://git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-ai-workspace-runtime).
+Do not reintroduce `molecule-core/workspace/` or vendored `molecule_runtime/`
+copies in consumers. Core and templates consume the published runtime package
+from the Gitea package registry.
+
+For local external MCP agents, multi-workspace config is
+`MOLECULE_WORKSPACES=[{"id":"...","token":"...","platform_url":"..."}]`.
+`platform_url` selects the tenant; `org_id` is not part of this config.
+Workspace IDs can differ across orgs.
+
 ## Local Testing
 
 ### review-check.sh

canvas/src/components/Toolbar.tsx

@@ -68,14 +68,103 @@ export function Toolbar() {
     return c;
   }, [nodes]);
 
+  /**
+   * Stop All - task #377 fix.
+   *
+   * BEFORE this PR: directly POSTed `/workspaces/:id/restart`, which tears
+   * the container down and back up. That kills in-flight tool subprocesses
+   * (e.g. `bash -c 'sleep 600'`) but is heavy and discards any in-progress
+   * agent state. It also bypasses the runtime-side fast cancel path (task
+   * #377 PR#40 in template-claude-code) - meaning flipping
+   * `MOLECULE_STOP_PROPAGATE=true` would produce zero canary signal because
+   * nothing ever invokes `executor.cancel()` in production.
+   *
+   * AFTER this PR (two-phase polite cancel):
+   *
+   * 1. POST `tasks/cancel` (A2A JSON-RPC) to each active workspace's
+   *    `/workspaces/:id/a2a` proxy. The platform proxies the envelope to
+   *    the workspace runtime; the a2a-sdk framework dispatches `tasks/cancel`
+   *    to `AgentExecutor.cancel()` (a2a-sdk 1.0.3
+   *    `a2a/compat/v0_3/types.py` line 1125 pins the wire literal as
+   *    `Literal["tasks/cancel"]`; A2A protocol spec section 9.4.5 maps the
+   *    abstract `CancelTask` operation to that wire string). The runtime's
+   *    executor cancel path signals the CLI subprocess group with
+   *    SIGTERM/grace/SIGKILL (template-claude-code PR#40 `stop_propagate.py`).
+   *
+   * 2. Poll the canvas store (the platform pushes `TASK_UPDATED` over WS
+   *    on `active_tasks` changes - `canvas-events.ts` line 400) for up to
+   *    `STOP_ALL_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS`. A workspace whose `activeTasks` drops
+   *    to 0 is considered drained and is NOT restarted.
+   *
+   * 3. For any workspace that DID NOT drain inside the timeout - runtime
+   *    is on an old image without the cancel path, or the cancel
+   *    propagation is stuck - fall back to the original heavy
+   *    `/workspaces/:id/restart`. The original behavior is preserved as a
+   *    floor so a stuck workspace still gets stopped; the polite path is
+   *    a fast top-up that lets well-behaved workspaces cancel without
+   *    losing context.
+   *
+   * The polite-cancel envelope mirrors `ScheduleTab.handleRunNow` (line 168)
+   * which is the only other place in canvas that POSTs `/workspaces/:id/a2a`
+   * directly. Method string `tasks/cancel` and empty `params` match the
+   * a2a-sdk shape verified above. The proxy adds `jsonrpc:"2.0"` and `id`
+   * via `normalizeA2APayload` server-side, so the canvas envelope omits them.
+   */
   const stopAll = useCallback(async () => {
     setStopping(true);
     const active = nodes.filter((n) => (n.data.activeTasks as number) > 0);
+    const activeIds = active.map((n) => n.id);
+
+    // Phase 1 - polite cancel on every active workspace in parallel.
+    // Errors are swallowed (same shape as the pre-fix /restart
+    // Promise.all): a 4xx/5xx on tasks/cancel just means we fall through
+    // to /restart for that workspace below.
     await Promise.all(
-      active.map((n) =>
-        api.post(`/workspaces/${n.id}/restart`).catch(() => {})
+      activeIds.map((id) =>
+        api
+          .post(`/workspaces/${id}/a2a`, {
+            method: "tasks/cancel",
+            params: {},
+          })
+          .catch(() => {})
       )
     );
+
+    // Phase 2 - poll the store for activeTasks reaching 0, with a hard
+    // timeout. STOP_ALL_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS is sized to cover the runtime's
+    // own SIGTERM-grace (5s in template-claude-code stop_propagate.py
+    // `_SIGTERM_GRACE_S`) plus a small WS round-trip buffer for the
+    // TASK_UPDATED push. STOP_ALL_POLL_INTERVAL_MS keeps the poll cheap
+    // (no animation jitter, no busy-wait).
+    const STOP_ALL_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS = 8000;
+    const STOP_ALL_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 250;
+    const deadline = Date.now() + STOP_ALL_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS;
+    let undrained = new Set(activeIds);
+    while (undrained.size > 0 && Date.now() < deadline) {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, STOP_ALL_POLL_INTERVAL_MS));
+      const fresh = useCanvasStore.getState().nodes;
+      const stillActive = new Set<string>();
+      for (const id of undrained) {
+        const n = fresh.find((x) => x.id === id);
+        // Missing node (workspace deleted mid-cancel) is treated as
+        // drained - there's nothing left to restart and reporting it as
+        // "still running" would be a lie.
+        if (n && (n.data.activeTasks as number) > 0) stillActive.add(id);
+      }
+      undrained = stillActive;
+    }
+
+    // Phase 3 - hard-restart anything that did not drain. This is the
+    // same call shape as the pre-fix Stop All, so behavior is strictly a
+    // superset: undrained workspaces still get the heavy stop, drained
+    // ones are spared.
+    if (undrained.size > 0) {
+      await Promise.all(
+        Array.from(undrained).map((id) =>
+          api.post(`/workspaces/${id}/restart`).catch(() => {})
+        )
+      );
+    }
     setStopping(false);
   }, [nodes]);
 

canvas/src/components/__tests__/Toolbar.test.tsx

@@ -131,14 +131,30 @@ const defaultStore = {
   batchDelete: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
 };
 
-vi.mock("@/store/canvas", () => ({
-  useCanvasStore: vi.fn((selector: (s: typeof defaultStore) => unknown) =>
+vi.mock("@/store/canvas", () => {
+  // useCanvasStore is used in two shapes:
+  //   1. As a hook: `useCanvasStore((s) => s.x)` — selector path.
+  //   2. As a static accessor: `useCanvasStore.getState().nodes` —
+  //      used by stopAll's drain-poll loop (task #377 Toolbar fix) and
+  //      restartAll's success-clear loop. Both read the LIVE
+  //      defaultStore object so tests that mutate `defaultStore.nodes`
+  //      mid-flight (e.g. simulating a TASK_UPDATED that drops
+  //      activeTasks to 0) see the update on the next poll tick.
+  const hook = vi.fn((selector: (s: typeof defaultStore) => unknown) =>
     selector(defaultStore)
-  ),
-}));
+  ) as unknown as ((selector: (s: typeof defaultStore) => unknown) => unknown) & {
+    getState: () => typeof defaultStore;
+  };
+  hook.getState = () => defaultStore;
+  return { useCanvasStore: hook };
+});
 
 // ── Component under test ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 import { Toolbar } from "../Toolbar";
+// Imported AFTER vi.mock("@/lib/api", ...) above (hoisted) so this
+// resolves to the mock module; gives the new task #377 tests a typed
+// handle on api.post without a CJS require() (Vitest runs ESM).
+import { api as mockedApi } from "@/lib/api";
 
 // ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -315,3 +331,157 @@ describe("Toolbar — ? shortcut opens shortcuts dialog", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByTestId("shortcuts-dialog")).toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+// ── Toolbar — Stop All polite-cancel flow (task #377) ───────────────────────
+
+describe("Toolbar — Stop All polite cancel before restart (#377)", () => {
+  // `api` resolves to the top-level vi.mock factory's mocked `post`.
+  // We type-cast so TS allows mockReset/mockResolvedValue/mockImplementation
+  // calls without leaking the mock surface into the production type.
+  const api = mockedApi as unknown as { post: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+
+  /**
+   * Build a working set of two active workspaces so the assertions can
+   * distinguish per-id behavior (drained vs undrained) within one test.
+   */
+  const seedTwoActive = () => {
+    defaultStore.nodes = toStoreNodes(makeNodes(["online", "online"], [2, 2]));
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Drive an async useCallback handler to completion. Vitest's fake
+   * timers don't see microtasks unless we yield between advances; the
+   * helper interleaves `vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync` with macrotask
+   * yields so pending fetch resolutions and setTimeout callbacks both
+   * settle before the assertion runs.
+   */
+  const advanceUntilSettled = async (ms: number) => {
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(ms);
+    // One extra tick lets any chained .then() after a setTimeout
+    // resolution fire before the test moves on.
+    await Promise.resolve();
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    api.post.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  it("phase 1: issues tasks/cancel via /workspaces/:id/a2a BEFORE any /restart", async () => {
+    seedTwoActive();
+    // Hold both tasks/cancel responses open so the click handler is
+    // observably paused at phase 1. We don't actually need to resolve
+    // them for the order assertion — just inspect the call log.
+    let resolveCancels!: () => void;
+    const cancelGate = new Promise<void>((r) => { resolveCancels = r; });
+    api.post.mockImplementation(async (path: string) => {
+      if (path.endsWith("/a2a")) {
+        await cancelGate;
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    render(<Toolbar />);
+    const btn = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /stop all running tasks/i });
+    fireEvent.click(btn);
+
+    // Yield once so the click handler enters phase 1 and dispatches the
+    // two /a2a POSTs.
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    const a2aCalls = api.post.mock.calls.filter((c) => String(c[0]).endsWith("/a2a"));
+    const restartCalls = api.post.mock.calls.filter((c) => String(c[0]).endsWith("/restart"));
+    expect(a2aCalls.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(restartCalls.length).toBe(0);
+
+    // Each /a2a POST carries the canonical tasks/cancel envelope.
+    for (const call of a2aCalls) {
+      expect(call[1]).toEqual({ method: "tasks/cancel", params: {} });
+    }
+
+    // Release the gate so the test cleanup doesn't dangle.
+    resolveCancels();
+    await advanceUntilSettled(10_000);
+  });
+
+  it("phase 2: when activeTasks drains to 0 during the poll window, /restart is NOT called", async () => {
+    seedTwoActive();
+    api.post.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    render(<Toolbar />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /stop all running tasks/i }));
+
+    // Let phase 1 fire (the two tasks/cancel calls).
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    // Simulate the platform pushing TASK_UPDATED with active_tasks=0
+    // on both workspaces — emulate by mutating the store directly,
+    // which is what canvas-events.ts does in production.
+    defaultStore.nodes = toStoreNodes(makeNodes(["online", "online"], [0, 0]));
+
+    // Advance past the first poll interval (250ms) so the loop sees
+    // the drained store and exits early.
+    await advanceUntilSettled(400);
+    // Drain any remaining timers so the handler returns cleanly.
+    await advanceUntilSettled(10_000);
+
+    const restartCalls = api.post.mock.calls.filter((c) => String(c[0]).endsWith("/restart"));
+    expect(restartCalls.length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("phase 3: when activeTasks does NOT drain inside the timeout, falls through to /restart for each stuck workspace", async () => {
+    seedTwoActive();
+    api.post.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    render(<Toolbar />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /stop all running tasks/i }));
+
+    // Phase 1 dispatch.
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    // Do NOT drain — activeTasks stays at 2 for both. Advance past the
+    // 8000ms drain timeout plus a buffer so phase 3's /restart POSTs fire.
+    await advanceUntilSettled(9_000);
+    await advanceUntilSettled(1_000);
+
+    const a2aCalls = api.post.mock.calls.filter((c) => String(c[0]).endsWith("/a2a"));
+    const restartCalls = api.post.mock.calls.filter((c) => String(c[0]).endsWith("/restart"));
+    expect(a2aCalls.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(restartCalls.length).toBe(2);
+
+    // Order check: every /a2a call comes before every /restart call.
+    const lastA2AIdx = Math.max(
+      ...api.post.mock.calls.map((c, i) => (String(c[0]).endsWith("/a2a") ? i : -1))
+    );
+    const firstRestartIdx = Math.min(
+      ...api.post.mock.calls.map((c, i) => (String(c[0]).endsWith("/restart") ? i : Infinity))
+    );
+    expect(lastA2AIdx).toBeLessThan(firstRestartIdx);
+  });
+
+  it("phase 3 selective: drains only one of two workspaces — /restart is called only for the stuck one", async () => {
+    seedTwoActive();
+    api.post.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    render(<Toolbar />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /stop all running tasks/i }));
+
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    // ws-0 drains immediately, ws-1 stays stuck for the full timeout.
+    defaultStore.nodes = toStoreNodes(makeNodes(["online", "online"], [0, 2]));
+    await advanceUntilSettled(9_500);
+
+    const restartCalls = api.post.mock.calls.filter((c) => String(c[0]).endsWith("/restart"));
+    expect(restartCalls.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(restartCalls[0][0]).toBe("/workspaces/ws-1/restart");
+  });
+});

canvas/src/components/settings/OrgInfoTab.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { api } from '@/lib/api';
+import { fetchSession, type Session } from '@/lib/auth';
+import { getTenantSlug } from '@/lib/tenant';
+import { Spinner } from '@/components/Spinner';
+
+/**
+ * Organization-identity surface inside SettingsPanel.
+ *
+ * Closes a chronic UX gap where users (and our own AI agents) had to
+ * call /cp/auth/me or /cp/orgs from browser devtools to read their
+ * org_id UUID. Now: a copy-buttoned view of name + slug + UUID for the
+ * currently-active org, plus a switcher list when the user belongs to
+ * multiple orgs.
+ *
+ * Data path:
+ *   1. fetchSession() → /cp/auth/me → current org_id
+ *   2. api.get('/cp/orgs') → list of all orgs the user belongs to
+ *   3. Match by id === session.org_id; fall back to host-slug match
+ *      if the session probe loses the race.
+ *
+ * Read-only — this tab never mutates. Org creation/switching lives at
+ * /orgs (the post-signup landing page).
+ */
+
+interface Org {
+  id: string;
+  slug: string;
+  name: string;
+  status?: string;
+}
+
+// /cp/orgs may return a bare array or {orgs: []} — see orgs/page.tsx
+// for the same defensive unwrap.
+type OrgsResponse = Org[] | { orgs?: Org[] };
+
+export function OrgInfoTab() {
+  const [orgs, setOrgs] = useState<Org[] | null>(null);
+  const [session, setSession] = useState<Session | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const [sess, body] = await Promise.all([
+          fetchSession().catch(() => null),
+          api.get<OrgsResponse>('/cp/orgs'),
+        ]);
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setSession(sess);
+        setOrgs(Array.isArray(body) ? body : body.orgs ?? []);
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (!cancelled) setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Failed to load org info');
+      } finally {
+        if (!cancelled) setLoading(false);
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const tenantSlug = getTenantSlug();
+  const currentOrg =
+    orgs?.find((o) => session && o.id === session.org_id) ??
+    orgs?.find((o) => tenantSlug && o.slug === tenantSlug) ??
+    null;
+  const otherOrgs = orgs?.filter((o) => o.id !== currentOrg?.id) ?? [];
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div
+        role="status"
+        aria-live="polite"
+        className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 py-6 text-ink-mid text-xs"
+      >
+        <Spinner /> Loading organization…
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="p-4">
+        <div className="px-3 py-2 bg-red-950/40 border border-red-800/50 rounded-lg text-[10px] text-bad">
+          {error}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  if (!currentOrg) {
+    return (
+      <div className="p-4">
+        <p className="text-xs text-ink-mid">
+          No organization found for this session. If this is unexpected, sign out and back in, or visit{' '}
+          <a href="/orgs" className="underline">/orgs</a>.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="p-4 space-y-4">
+      <div>
+        <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-ink mb-1">Current Organization</h3>
+        <p className="text-[10px] text-ink-mid leading-relaxed">
+          IDs you can paste into API calls, support tickets, or CLI arguments. The UUID never changes;
+          the slug is the URL subdomain.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      <OrgIdentityCard org={currentOrg} highlighted />
+      {otherOrgs.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="space-y-2 pt-2">
+          <h4 className="text-[11px] font-semibold text-ink-mid uppercase tracking-wider">
+            Your other organizations ({otherOrgs.length})
+          </h4>
+          {otherOrgs.map((o) => (
+            <OrgIdentityCard key={o.id} org={o} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function OrgIdentityCard({ org, highlighted }: { org: Org; highlighted?: boolean }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`rounded-lg border p-3 space-y-2 ${
+        highlighted ? 'border-accent/40 bg-accent-strong/5' : 'border-line/40 bg-surface-card/40'
+      }`}
+      data-testid={`org-card-${org.slug}`}
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-2">
+        <span className="text-[12px] font-medium text-ink truncate">{org.name}</span>
+        {org.status && (
+          <span className="text-[9px] text-ink-mid uppercase tracking-wider shrink-0">{org.status}</span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      <IdentityRow label="Slug" value={org.slug} />
+      <IdentityRow label="UUID" value={org.id} mono />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function IdentityRow({ label, value, mono }: { label: string; value: string; mono?: boolean }) {
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
+  const onCopy = useCallback(() => {
+    // Best-effort: jsdom + old Safari throw synchronously on writeText.
+    try {
+      navigator.clipboard.writeText(value);
+    } catch {
+      /* user can still triple-click select */
+    }
+    setCopied(true);
+    setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 2000);
+  }, [value]);
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+      <span className="text-[10px] text-ink-mid w-10 shrink-0">{label}</span>
+      <code
+        className={`flex-1 text-[11px] text-ink bg-surface-sunken/60 px-2 py-1 rounded select-all break-all ${
+          mono ? 'font-mono' : ''
+        }`}
+      >
+        {value}
+      </code>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={onCopy}
+        aria-label={`Copy ${label}`}
+        className="shrink-0 px-2 py-1 bg-surface-card/60 hover:bg-surface-card border border-line/40 rounded text-[10px] text-ink-mid hover:text-ink transition-colors focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent focus-visible:ring-offset-1"
+      >
+        {copied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy'}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

canvas/src/components/settings/SettingsPanel.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { useKeyboardShortcut } from '@/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcut';
 import { SecretsTab } from './SecretsTab';
 import { TokensTab } from './TokensTab';
 import { OrgTokensTab } from './OrgTokensTab';
+import { OrgInfoTab } from './OrgInfoTab';
 import { UnsavedChangesGuard } from './UnsavedChangesGuard';
 
 /** Module-level ref so TopBar's SettingsButton can receive focus back on close. */
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ export function SettingsPanel({ workspaceId }: SettingsPanelProps) {
                 <Tabs.Trigger value="org-tokens" className="settings-panel__tab">
                   Org API Keys
                 </Tabs.Trigger>
+                <Tabs.Trigger value="org-info" className="settings-panel__tab">
+                  Organization
+                </Tabs.Trigger>
               </Tabs.List>
 
               <Tabs.Content value="api-keys" className="settings-panel__content">
@@ -129,6 +133,10 @@ export function SettingsPanel({ workspaceId }: SettingsPanelProps) {
               <Tabs.Content value="org-tokens" className="settings-panel__content">
                 <OrgTokensTab />
               </Tabs.Content>
+
+              <Tabs.Content value="org-info" className="settings-panel__content">
+                <OrgInfoTab />
+              </Tabs.Content>
             </Tabs.Root>
 
             <div className="settings-panel__footer">

canvas/src/components/settings/__tests__/OrgInfoTab.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+/**
+ * Tests for OrgInfoTab — surfaces current org name/slug/UUID with copy
+ * buttons, plus a list of the user's other orgs when applicable.
+ *
+ * Covers (≥3 cases per the closing-the-UX-gap brief):
+ *   - Loading state (spinner + aria-live)
+ *   - Renders current org matched by session.org_id, with UUID + slug + name
+ *   - Copy button writes the UUID to navigator.clipboard
+ *   - Falls back to host-slug match when session lookup fails
+ *   - Lists other orgs when user belongs to multiple
+ *   - Error banner when /cp/orgs throws
+ *   - Empty/no-match state renders the recovery hint, not a crash
+ */
+import React from "react";
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, cleanup, act, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { OrgInfoTab } from "../OrgInfoTab";
+
+const mockGet = vi.fn();
+const mockFetchSession = vi.fn();
+const mockGetTenantSlug = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/api", () => ({
+  api: { get: (...args: unknown[]) => mockGet(...args) },
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/auth", () => ({
+  fetchSession: (...args: unknown[]) => mockFetchSession(...args),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/tenant", () => ({
+  getTenantSlug: (...args: unknown[]) => mockGetTenantSlug(...args),
+}));
+
+// Stub clipboard
+vi.stubGlobal("navigator", {
+  clipboard: { writeText: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) },
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.useRealTimers();
+  mockGet.mockReset();
+  mockFetchSession.mockReset();
+  mockGetTenantSlug.mockReset();
+  mockGetTenantSlug.mockReturnValue("");
+  vi.mocked(navigator.clipboard.writeText).mockReset();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+});
+
+async function flush() {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+  });
+}
+
+const AGENTS_TEAM = {
+  id: "2355b568-0799-4cc7-9e7f-806747f9958c",
+  slug: "agents-team",
+  name: "Agents Team",
+  status: "running",
+};
+const OTHER_ORG = {
+  id: "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
+  slug: "skunkworks",
+  name: "Skunkworks",
+  status: "running",
+};
+
+// ─── Loading ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("OrgInfoTab — loading", () => {
+  it("shows spinner while fetching", () => {
+    mockGet.mockImplementation(() => new Promise(() => {}));
+    mockFetchSession.mockImplementation(() => new Promise(() => {}));
+    render(<OrgInfoTab />);
+    const status = screen.getByRole("status");
+    expect(status).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(status.getAttribute("aria-live")).toBe("polite");
+    expect(status.textContent).toContain("Loading organization");
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Current org renders + copy ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("OrgInfoTab — current org", () => {
+  it("renders the org matched by session.org_id with name, slug, UUID", async () => {
+    mockFetchSession.mockResolvedValue({
+      user_id: "u-1",
+      org_id: AGENTS_TEAM.id,
+      email: "hongming@moleculesai.app",
+    });
+    mockGet.mockResolvedValue([AGENTS_TEAM, OTHER_ORG]);
+
+    render(<OrgInfoTab />);
+    await flush();
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByText("Current Organization"));
+
+    // Name shown
+    expect(screen.getByText("Agents Team")).toBeTruthy();
+    // Slug shown
+    expect(screen.getByText("agents-team")).toBeTruthy();
+    // UUID shown
+    expect(screen.getByText(AGENTS_TEAM.id)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("copy-UUID button writes the UUID to navigator.clipboard", async () => {
+    mockFetchSession.mockResolvedValue({
+      user_id: "u-1",
+      org_id: AGENTS_TEAM.id,
+      email: "hongming@moleculesai.app",
+    });
+    mockGet.mockResolvedValue([AGENTS_TEAM]);
+
+    render(<OrgInfoTab />);
+    await flush();
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByText(AGENTS_TEAM.id));
+
+    const copyUuid = screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Copy UUID/i });
+    fireEvent.click(copyUuid);
+
+    expect(navigator.clipboard.writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith(AGENTS_TEAM.id);
+    // Optimistic "Copied" label flip
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Copy UUID/i }).textContent,
+      ).toContain("Copied"),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("copy-Slug button writes the slug to navigator.clipboard", async () => {
+    mockFetchSession.mockResolvedValue({
+      user_id: "u-1",
+      org_id: AGENTS_TEAM.id,
+      email: "hongming@moleculesai.app",
+    });
+    mockGet.mockResolvedValue([AGENTS_TEAM]);
+
+    render(<OrgInfoTab />);
+    await flush();
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByText(AGENTS_TEAM.slug));
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Copy Slug/i }));
+    expect(navigator.clipboard.writeText).toHaveBeenCalledWith(AGENTS_TEAM.slug);
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Fallback: host-slug match when session fails ────────────────────────────
+
+describe("OrgInfoTab — fallbacks", () => {
+  it("falls back to host-slug match when fetchSession rejects", async () => {
+    mockFetchSession.mockRejectedValue(new Error("session probe failed"));
+    mockGetTenantSlug.mockReturnValue("agents-team");
+    mockGet.mockResolvedValue({ orgs: [AGENTS_TEAM, OTHER_ORG] }); // wrapped shape
+
+    render(<OrgInfoTab />);
+    await flush();
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByText("Current Organization"));
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Agents Team")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText(AGENTS_TEAM.id)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("lists other orgs the user belongs to under a separate header", async () => {
+    mockFetchSession.mockResolvedValue({
+      user_id: "u-1",
+      org_id: AGENTS_TEAM.id,
+      email: "hongming@moleculesai.app",
+    });
+    mockGet.mockResolvedValue([AGENTS_TEAM, OTHER_ORG]);
+
+    render(<OrgInfoTab />);
+    await flush();
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByText(/Your other organizations/));
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Skunkworks")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText(OTHER_ORG.id)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
+
+// ─── Error + empty handling ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe("OrgInfoTab — error + empty", () => {
+  it("renders an error banner when /cp/orgs throws", async () => {
+    mockFetchSession.mockResolvedValue(null);
+    mockGet.mockRejectedValue(new Error("API GET /cp/orgs: 500 boom"));
+
+    render(<OrgInfoTab />);
+    await flush();
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByText(/500 boom/));
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Current Organization")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the recovery hint when no org matches (no crash)", async () => {
+    mockFetchSession.mockResolvedValue(null);
+    mockGetTenantSlug.mockReturnValue("");
+    mockGet.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+    render(<OrgInfoTab />);
+    await flush();
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      screen.getByText(/No organization found for this session/),
+    );
+  });
+});

canvas/src/components/settings/index.ts

@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ export { SearchBar } from './SearchBar';
 export { EmptyState } from './EmptyState';
 export { DeleteConfirmDialog } from './DeleteConfirmDialog';
 export { UnsavedChangesGuard } from './UnsavedChangesGuard';
+export { OrgInfoTab } from './OrgInfoTab';

canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/AgentCommsPanel.tsx

@@ -649,7 +649,17 @@ function WaitingBubbles({ visible }: { visible: CommMessage[] }) {
     if (!prev || m.timestamp > prev.timestamp) tailByPeer.set(m.peerId, m);
   }
   const waitingPeers = Array.from(tailByPeer.values()).filter(
-    (m) => m.flow === "out" && (m.status === "pending" || m.status === "queued"),
+    // Task #227 — also light the indicator for status="dispatched": that's
+    // the platform's marker for a poll-mode delegation that's been
+    // recorded into the peer's inbox but not yet picked up. Without this
+    // arm, external/MCP peer threads showed an outbound bubble and then
+    // dead silence until the eventual reply landed — no parity with the
+    // native push-path "pending" indicator.
+    (m) =>
+      m.flow === "out" &&
+      (m.status === "pending" ||
+        m.status === "queued" ||
+        m.status === "dispatched"),
   );
   if (waitingPeers.length === 0) return null;
   return (
@@ -688,7 +698,9 @@ function WaitingBubbles({ visible }: { visible: CommMessage[] }) {
               <span className="text-[10px]">
                 {m.status === "queued"
                   ? `${m.peerName} is busy — reply will arrive when they're free`
-                  : `Waiting for ${m.peerName}…`}
+                  : m.status === "dispatched"
+                    ? `Queued — ${m.peerName} will pick up on next poll`
+                    : `Waiting for ${m.peerName}…`}
               </span>
             </span>
           </div>

canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/__tests__/a2aErrorHint.test.ts

@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ describe("inferA2AErrorHint", () => {
     expect(inferA2AErrorHint("RuntimeException in tool call")).toMatch(/runtime threw an exception/);
   });
 
+  it("points at the Activity tab (the real in-product logs surface), not 'workspace/container logs' (internal#212)", () => {
+    // Pre-#212 these hints sent users to "workspace logs" / "container
+    // logs" — neither has a UI affordance in the canvas. Activity tab
+    // is the in-product surface where the full row lives. Lock the
+    // copy so a future refactor cannot re-introduce the dangling
+    // pointer.
+    expect(inferA2AErrorHint("Agent error: boom")).toMatch(/Activity tab/);
+    expect(inferA2AErrorHint("some completely novel error nobody has matched yet")).toMatch(/Activity tab/);
+    // And the two strings together must not regress to the old text.
+    expect(inferA2AErrorHint("Agent error: boom")).not.toMatch(/container logs/);
+    expect(inferA2AErrorHint("some novel error")).not.toMatch(/workspace logs/);
+  });
+
   it("recognises peer-unreachable cases (Activity-tab originals)", () => {
     expect(inferA2AErrorHint("workspace not found")).toMatch(/can't be reached/);
     expect(inferA2AErrorHint("not accessible")).toMatch(/can't be reached/);
@@ -53,7 +66,8 @@ describe("inferA2AErrorHint", () => {
 
   it("returns a generic fallback for unrecognised text", () => {
     const hint = inferA2AErrorHint("some completely novel error nobody has matched yet");
-    expect(hint).toMatch(/Check the workspace logs|delivery failure/);
+    // Fallback now sends the user to the Activity tab (post-#212).
+    expect(hint).toMatch(/Activity tab|delivery failure/);
   });
 
   it("Claude SDK wedge wins over the more general timeout pattern", () => {

canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/a2aErrorHint.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ export function inferA2AErrorHint(detail: string): string {
     return "The connection to the remote agent dropped before a reply arrived. Usually a transient network blip — retry once. If it repeats, the remote container may have crashed mid-request; check its logs.";
   }
   if (t.includes("agent error") || t.includes("exception")) {
-    return "The remote agent's runtime threw an exception. Check the workspace's container logs for the traceback. Restart usually clears transient runtime crashes.";
+    // internal#212 closeout: end users have no "container logs" surface
+    // in the canvas; the Activity tab IS the user-visible logs surface
+    // (full row carries request/response body + error_detail). Point
+    // there so the hint is actionable from inside the product.
+    return "The remote agent's runtime threw an exception. Open the Activity tab for the full row (request body, response, error_detail) — Restart usually clears transient runtime crashes.";
   }
   if (
     t.includes("not found") ||
@@ -50,5 +54,9 @@ export function inferA2AErrorHint(detail: string): string {
   if (detail === "") {
     return "The remote agent returned no error detail (the underlying httpx exception had an empty message — typically a connection-reset or silent timeout). A workspace restart is the safe first move.";
   }
-  return "The remote agent reported a delivery failure. Check the workspace logs or try restarting.";
+  // internal#212 closeout: "workspace logs" pointed at a tab that does
+  // not exist — Activity tab is the in-product logs surface. Keep the
+  // hint generic enough for the unrecognised-detail fallback but point
+  // the user at a real affordance.
+  return "The remote agent reported a delivery failure. Open the Activity tab for the full row, or try restarting the workspace.";
 }

canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/hooks/__tests__/useChatSend.pollMode.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+//
+// Task #227 — external/MCP workspace progress UX parity.
+//
+// ws-server's `proxyA2ARequest` poll-mode short-circuit
+// (workspace-server/internal/handlers/a2a_proxy.go:402-432) returns a
+// synthetic `{status:"queued", delivery_mode:"poll", method:"message/send"}`
+// HTTP 200 within ~50ms when the target workspace is registered with
+// `delivery_mode=poll` — i.e. an operator's laptop running
+// `molecule-mcp-claude-channel`, a hermes/codex MCP bridge, or a Cursor
+// MCP client. The real agent reply arrives separately via the
+// AGENT_MESSAGE WebSocket event after the agent's next
+// `wait_for_message` poll (could be 1s, could be 60s).
+//
+// Pre-#227 behaviour: useChatSend treated the queued-200 as a successful
+// round-trip — extractReplyText returned "", no agent bubble was
+// created, `releaseSendGuards` flipped `sending` off, and the user saw
+// dead silence between their user bubble and the eventual reply with
+// NO progress indicator. That's the user-reported gap this task fixes.
+//
+// These tests pin the new behaviour: on a queued-200, the hook MUST NOT
+// call onAgentMessage (no empty bubble) AND MUST NOT call
+// releaseSendGuards (spinner persists). The eventual AGENT_MESSAGE WS
+// event is what clears the spinner — that path is covered by
+// useChatSocket.test.tsx already.
+
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { renderHook, act } from "@testing-library/react";
+
+// Capture the api.post invocations + control responses per-test.
+const apiPostMock = vi.fn<
+  (url: string, body?: unknown, opts?: unknown) => Promise<unknown>
+>();
+vi.mock("@/lib/api", () => ({
+  api: {
+    post: (url: string, body?: unknown, opts?: unknown) =>
+      apiPostMock(url, body, opts),
+    get: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+// uploads — tests don't go through the upload path; stub the helpers
+// useChatSend imports so the module loads.
+vi.mock("../../uploads", () => ({
+  uploadChatFiles: vi.fn(),
+  FileTooLargeError: class FileTooLargeError extends Error {},
+}));
+
+// types — re-export the createMessage helper unchanged; only the
+// uploads stub matters above.
+import { useChatSend } from "../useChatSend";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  apiPostMock.mockReset();
+});
+
+describe("useChatSend — poll-mode (external/MCP) queued-200 handling — task #227", () => {
+  it("does NOT call onAgentMessage when the synthetic {status:'queued'} response lands (no empty bubble)", async () => {
+    // Mock the platform's poll-mode short-circuit response shape exactly
+    // as ws-server's `proxyA2ARequest` returns it (a2a_proxy.go:420-431).
+    apiPostMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      status: "queued",
+      delivery_mode: "poll",
+      method: "message/send",
+    });
+
+    const onUserMessage = vi.fn();
+    const onAgentMessage = vi.fn();
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useChatSend("ws-poll-target", {
+        getHistoryMessages: () => [],
+        onUserMessage,
+        onAgentMessage,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.sendMessage("hello external workspace");
+      // Yield one microtask so the .then runs.
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    // User bubble fires — the user typed, that part is unconditional.
+    expect(onUserMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    // CRITICAL: no agent bubble. extractReplyText on a queued envelope
+    // returns "" — the pre-#227 code would still have hit the
+    // "releaseSendGuards + no bubble" path, BUT it would have ended
+    // `sending`. The new code returns early BEFORE that release, so the
+    // contract under test is "no synthesised empty bubble".
+    expect(onAgentMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps `sending` true after a queued-200 — the spinner must persist until the real AGENT_MESSAGE arrives", async () => {
+    apiPostMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      status: "queued",
+      delivery_mode: "poll",
+      method: "message/send",
+    });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useChatSend("ws-poll-target", {
+        getHistoryMessages: () => [],
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.sendMessage("waiting for the operator laptop");
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    // The spinner-driving state is `sending`. On a queued-200, it must
+    // remain true — clearing it here is the exact bug task #227
+    // resurfaces (collapsing the spinner before the agent has even seen
+    // the message).
+    expect(result.current.sending).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("ALSO keeps `sending` true even after a follow-up microtask flush — guards against an accidental late release", async () => {
+    // Defense: ensure no chained .then / .finally accidentally calls
+    // releaseSendGuards on the queued path. Run several microtask
+    // ticks and re-assert.
+    apiPostMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      status: "queued",
+      delivery_mode: "poll",
+    });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useChatSend("ws-poll-target", {
+        getHistoryMessages: () => [],
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.sendMessage("late-release-guard");
+      // Flush multiple microtask ticks.
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.sending).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("push-mode (real reply parts) still flips sending=false + creates an agent bubble — non-regression for the default path", async () => {
+    // Sanity-check the push path still works: a real reply must call
+    // onAgentMessage and flip sending=false. Without this assertion an
+    // overzealous "return early on any non-result body" would silently
+    // break the dominant push-mode path.
+    apiPostMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      result: {
+        parts: [{ kind: "text", text: "hi from native workspace" }],
+      },
+    });
+
+    const onAgentMessage = vi.fn();
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useChatSend("ws-native-push", {
+        getHistoryMessages: () => [],
+        onAgentMessage,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.sendMessage("native push test");
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(onAgentMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const msg = onAgentMessage.mock.calls[0][0] as {
+      role: string;
+      content: string;
+    };
+    expect(msg.role).toBe("agent");
+    expect(msg.content).toBe("hi from native workspace");
+    expect(result.current.sending).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/hooks/__tests__/useChatSocket.test.tsx

@@ -116,6 +116,77 @@ describe("useChatSocket — surface error_detail to onSendError (internal#212)",
     expect(reason.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
+  // Task #227 — external/MCP (poll-mode) workspace progress UX.
+  //
+  // ws-server's `proxyA2ARequest` poll-mode short-circuit fires the
+  // ACTIVITY_LOGGED a2a_receive with status="ok" and NO duration_ms (no
+  // reply yet — the request is queued for the agent's next poll). Before
+  // task #227 the (status==="ok" && durationMs) guard silently dropped
+  // this row, so the chat UI had ZERO progress signal between "user
+  // typed" and "agent eventually polled and replied". Lock the queued
+  // line in so future refactors don't regress to the silent-drop state.
+  it("emits a 'queued — will pick up on next poll' activity line when a2a_receive status=ok has no duration_ms (poll-mode)", () => {
+    const onActivityLog = vi.fn();
+    renderHook(() =>
+      useChatSocket("ws-self", {
+        onActivityLog,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(capturedHandler).not.toBeNull();
+    act(() => {
+      capturedHandler!({
+        event: "ACTIVITY_LOGGED",
+        workspace_id: "ws-self",
+        payload: {
+          activity_type: "a2a_receive",
+          method: "message/send",
+          status: "ok",
+          target_id: "ws-self",
+          // No duration_ms — this is the queued-for-poll signal.
+        },
+        timestamp: "2026-05-20T00:00:00Z",
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(onActivityLog).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const line = onActivityLog.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
+    // The line MUST be present (not the empty-string silent-drop pattern)
+    // and MUST mention the queued state so the user has actionable signal.
+    expect(line.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(line.toLowerCase()).toMatch(/queued|poll/);
+  });
+
+  // Pair with the above: poll-mode acknowledgement must NOT prematurely
+  // call onSendComplete — the spinner has to stay up until the actual
+  // AGENT_MESSAGE reply lands. (The reply-success path with duration_ms
+  // still calls onSendComplete; that's the push-mode case.)
+  it("does NOT call onSendComplete on a poll-mode queued a2a_receive (spinner must persist)", () => {
+    const onSendComplete = vi.fn();
+    renderHook(() =>
+      useChatSocket("ws-self", {
+        onSendComplete,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      capturedHandler!({
+        event: "ACTIVITY_LOGGED",
+        workspace_id: "ws-self",
+        payload: {
+          activity_type: "a2a_receive",
+          method: "message/send",
+          status: "ok",
+          target_id: "ws-self",
+          // No duration_ms.
+        },
+        timestamp: "2026-05-20T00:00:00Z",
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(onSendComplete).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("ignores errors targeted at a different workspace's peer", () => {
     // Defense against a race where the WS hub fans out to all clients —
     // each chat panel must only react when target_id matches its own

canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/hooks/useChatSend.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,28 @@ interface A2AResponse {
     parts?: A2APart[];
     artifacts?: Array<{ parts: A2APart[] }>;
   };
+  /** Set by ws-server's poll-mode short-circuit in `proxyA2ARequest`
+   *  (a2a_proxy.go:416-431) when the target workspace is registered as
+   *  `delivery_mode=poll` — e.g. an operator's laptop running
+   *  `molecule-mcp-claude-channel`, a hermes/codex MCP bridge, or a
+   *  Cursor MCP client. The HTTP 200 carries the synthetic envelope
+   *  `{status:"queued", delivery_mode:"poll", method:"message/send"}`
+   *  immediately (~50ms), BEFORE the agent has produced a reply.
+   *
+   *  Task #227 routing: when this field is "queued" the caller must NOT
+   *  treat the 200 as "agent done" — there are no `result.parts` yet
+   *  (the reply will arrive separately via the AGENT_MESSAGE WS event
+   *  after the agent's next poll). Keep the spinner up; the eventual
+   *  AGENT_MESSAGE flips `sending` off via the existing useChatSocket
+   *  `onSendComplete` path. Without this distinction the spinner
+   *  disappeared immediately and external/MCP workspaces had no progress
+   *  UX between send and reply. */
+  status?: string;
+  /** Companion to `status` — "poll" when the queued short-circuit fired.
+   *  Defensive: we key the poll-mode-skip decision on status==="queued"
+   *  (the canonical signal) rather than on this field, but it's surfaced
+   *  here so future debugging / tests can assert on the full envelope. */
+  delivery_mode?: string;
 }
 
 export function extractReplyText(resp: A2AResponse): string {
@@ -195,6 +217,30 @@ export function useChatSend(workspaceId: string, options: UseChatSendOptions) {
             sendInFlightRef.current = false;
             return;
           }
+          // Task #227 — poll-mode (external/MCP workspace) queued-200
+          // short-circuit. ws-server's `proxyA2ARequest` returns
+          // `{status:"queued", delivery_mode:"poll", ...}` immediately
+          // when the target has no URL (delivery_mode=poll), BEFORE the
+          // agent has produced any reply. There is no `result.parts`
+          // payload here — the actual reply will arrive separately via
+          // the AGENT_MESSAGE WebSocket event after the agent's next
+          // `wait_for_message` poll.
+          //
+          // Keep the spinner up by deliberately NOT calling
+          // releaseSendGuards: the user-facing "thinking" state must
+          // persist until the AGENT_MESSAGE lands (handled by the
+          // useChatSocket `onAgentMessage`/`onSendComplete` path) or an
+          // explicit error fires (`onSendError` from an ACTIVITY_LOGGED
+          // status="error"). Don't synthesise an empty agent bubble.
+          //
+          // sendInFlightRef stays true intentionally — it's the dedup
+          // guard for the user typing two messages back-to-back; for
+          // poll mode the second message would race the first agent's
+          // reply, so blocking is correct (matches push-mode behaviour
+          // where `sending` blocks the textarea).
+          if (resp?.status === "queued") {
+            return;
+          }
           const replyText = extractReplyText(resp);
           const replyFiles = extractFilesFromTask(
             (resp?.result ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>,

canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/hooks/useChatSocket.ts

@@ -62,6 +62,25 @@ export function useChatSocket(
             line = `← ${targetName} responded (${sec}s)`;
             const own = (targetId || msg.workspace_id) === workspaceId;
             if (own) callbacksRef.current.onSendComplete?.();
+          } else if (status === "ok" && !durationMs) {
+            // Task #227 — poll-mode (external/MCP workspace) queued receipt.
+            // ws-server `logA2AReceiveQueued` writes a "received but no
+            // reply yet" row with status="ok" and NO duration_ms, then
+            // immediately returns the synthetic {status:"queued"} 200 to
+            // the caller. Before this branch the row was silently dropped
+            // by the (status==="ok" && durationMs) guard above — leaving
+            // the chat UI with zero progress signal for the entire window
+            // between "user typed" and "agent eventually polled and
+            // replied". Surface the queued state explicitly so the user
+            // sees acknowledgement (matches the queued-delegation
+            // indicator in AgentCommsPanel.WaitingBubbles).
+            //
+            // We intentionally do NOT call onSendComplete here: the
+            // outbound is not done — only acknowledged. The MyChatPanel
+            // spinner stays up until the actual AGENT_MESSAGE reply lands
+            // (poll path) or an explicit error fires (which still hits
+            // the status==="error" branch below).
+            line = `⧗ ${targetName} queued — agent will pick up on next poll`;
           } else if (status === "error") {
             line = `⚠ ${targetName} error`;
             const own = (targetId || msg.workspace_id) === workspaceId;

canvas/src/store/canvas-topology.ts

@@ -523,6 +523,9 @@ export function buildNodesAndEdges(
         // that don't yet include these columns in the GET response.
         broadcastEnabled: ws.broadcast_enabled ?? false,
         talkToUserEnabled: ws.talk_to_user_enabled ?? true,
+        // A2A delivery mode (task #227). Absent on older ws-server builds
+        // — leave undefined so the chat UI's "?? 'push'" fallback applies.
+        deliveryMode: ws.delivery_mode,
       },
     };
     if (hasParent) {

canvas/src/store/canvas.ts

@@ -106,6 +106,28 @@ export interface WorkspaceNodeData extends Record<string, unknown> {
    *  send_message_to_user / POST /notify return 403 and the canvas
    *  shows a "not enabled" state with a button to re-enable. Default true. */
   talkToUserEnabled?: boolean;
+  /** A2A inbound delivery mode for this workspace — "push" (default —
+   *  synchronous HTTP dispatch by ws-server `proxyA2ARequest`) or "poll"
+   *  (workspace has no URL; ws-server logs the request and the agent
+   *  consumes it via `wait_for_message` / GET /activity?since_id=).
+   *
+   *  Why surfaced to the UI: poll-mode targets (external/MCP workspaces:
+   *  `molecule-mcp-claude-channel` on an operator laptop, hermes/codex
+   *  bridge clients, Cursor MCP) acknowledge a canvas `message/send` with
+   *  a synthetic `{status:"queued"}` 200 within ~50ms. Without this flag
+   *  the chat UI cannot tell that gap from a real round-trip — the
+   *  spinner disappears immediately and the user sees dead silence until
+   *  the agent eventually polls and replies via the AGENT_MESSAGE WS
+   *  event (could be seconds, could be minutes). Task #227 — render a
+   *  "queued — agent will pick up on next poll" state for poll-mode
+   *  sends so external/MCP workspaces have progress UX parity with
+   *  native runtimes (claude-code / codex / hermes / openclaw).
+   *
+   *  Sourced from the GET /workspaces response (`delivery_mode` snake_case
+   *  field, mapped here in canvas-topology.ts). Absent on older platform
+   *  builds — that fallthrough is treated as "push" to match
+   *  ws-server's `lookupDeliveryMode` default. */
+  deliveryMode?: string;
 }
 
 export type PanelTab = "details" | "skills" | "chat" | "terminal" | "config" | "schedule" | "channels" | "files" | "memory" | "traces" | "events" | "activity" | "audit";

canvas/src/store/socket.ts

@@ -342,6 +342,16 @@ export interface WorkspaceData {
   /** Workspace ability flags (migration 20260514). */
   broadcast_enabled?: boolean;
   talk_to_user_enabled?: boolean;
+  /** A2A delivery mode for inbound messages — "push" (default, synchronous
+   *  HTTP dispatch to `url`) or "poll" (queued to activity_logs, agent
+   *  picks up via `wait_for_message` / GET /activity?since_id=). Surfaced
+   *  in the GET /workspaces response since #2339 PR 1; older platform
+   *  versions return it absent so the canvas treats absent as "push" (the
+   *  documented default in `lookupDeliveryMode`). Used by the chat UI to
+   *  render an "agent will pick up on next poll" indicator instead of
+   *  collapsing the spinner the moment the synchronous queued-200 returns
+   *  (task #227 — external/MCP workspaces had no progress UX). */
+  delivery_mode?: string;
 }
 
 let socket: ReconnectingSocket | null = null;

docs/guides/external-agent-registration.md

@@ -285,6 +285,39 @@ Canvas requests (no `X-Workspace-ID` header) and system callers
 
 ---
 
+## Multiple Workspaces From One Local MCP Bridge
+
+The standalone runtime package includes `molecule-mcp`, a local MCP bridge for
+external agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, and other tools that run
+outside the platform container fleet. One local bridge can serve multiple
+external workspaces by setting `MOLECULE_WORKSPACES`:
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "id": "workspace-id-local-to-hongming-org",
+    "token": "...",
+    "platform_url": "https://hongming.moleculesai.app"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "different-workspace-id-local-to-agents-team-org",
+    "token": "...",
+    "platform_url": "https://agents-team.moleculesai.app"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+`platform_url` is the tenant routing key. The bridge registers, heartbeats,
+polls inboxes, and sends outbound A2A calls against the URL attached to the
+workspace that is doing the work.
+
+Do not add `org_id` to this config. The tenant already comes from
+`platform_url`, and the bearer token is issued by that tenant. Workspace IDs
+also do not need to be shared across orgs; each tenant can return its own
+workspace ID and token for the same local agent process.
+
+---
+
 ## Canvas Appearance
 
 External workspaces appear on the canvas with a purple **REMOTE** badge

docs/guides/external-workspace-quickstart.md

@@ -135,6 +135,33 @@ The `id` field is your workspace ID — remember it.
 
 ---
 
+## Optional — one local MCP bridge, multiple tenants
+
+If your local agent runtime uses `molecule-mcp`, one process can serve more
+than one external workspace:
+
+```bash
+export MOLECULE_WORKSPACES='[
+  {
+    "id": "workspace-id-local-to-you-org",
+    "token": "...",
+    "platform_url": "https://you.moleculesai.app"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "different-workspace-id-local-to-team-org",
+    "token": "...",
+    "platform_url": "https://team.moleculesai.app"
+  }
+]'
+molecule-mcp
+```
+
+Use the workspace ID and token returned by each tenant. The IDs may differ
+across orgs. `org_id` is not required here because `platform_url` selects the
+tenant and the token is tenant-scoped.
+
+---
+
 ## Step 4 — Chat with it
 
 1. Open your Molecule canvas at `https://<TENANT>`

docs/guides/remote-workspaces.md

@@ -125,6 +125,33 @@ The agent appears on the canvas with a **purple REMOTE badge** within seconds. F
 
 ---
 
+## Multi-Tenant Local MCP Bridge
+
+For local MCP-driven agents, use the standalone runtime's `molecule-mcp`
+entrypoint. A single local bridge can serve multiple external workspaces by
+setting `MOLECULE_WORKSPACES`:
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "id": "workspace-id-local-to-acme",
+    "token": "...",
+    "platform_url": "https://acme.moleculesai.app"
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "different-workspace-id-local-to-ops",
+    "token": "...",
+    "platform_url": "https://ops.moleculesai.app"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+`platform_url` selects the tenant for registration, heartbeat, inbox polling,
+and outbound A2A routing. `org_id` is not required in this config, and the
+workspace IDs do not need to match across tenants.
+
+---
+
 ## What Phase 30 Covers
 
 | Phase | What shipped | Endpoint |

tests/e2e/_lib.sh

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ e2e_mint_test_token() {
   local admin_bearer="${MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN:-${ADMIN_TOKEN:-}}"
   local admin_auth=()
   [ -n "$admin_bearer" ] && admin_auth=(-H "Authorization: Bearer $admin_bearer")
-  body=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" "$BASE/admin/workspaces/$wid/test-token" "${admin_auth[@]}")
+  body=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" "$BASE/admin/workspaces/$wid/test-token" ${admin_auth[@]+"${admin_auth[@]}"})
   local code
   code=$(printf '%s' "$body" | tail -n1)
   local json

tests/e2e/lib/aws_leak_check.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# EC2 leak check for staging E2E harnesses.
+#
+# Modes:
+#   E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK=off       skip
+#   E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK=auto      check only when aws + credentials exist
+#   E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK=required  fail if aws + credentials are unavailable
+#
+# Optional:
+#   E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK_SECS      poll budget, default 90
+#   E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK_INTERVAL  poll interval, default 10
+#   E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS=1    terminate matching leaked instances
+
+e2e_aws_leak_mode() {
+  echo "${E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK:-auto}"
+}
+
+e2e_aws_region() {
+  echo "${E2E_AWS_REGION:-${AWS_REGION:-${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION:-us-east-2}}}"
+}
+
+e2e_aws_creds_available() {
+  command -v aws >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+  [ -n "${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:-}" ] || return 1
+  [ -n "${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:-}" ] || return 1
+}
+
+e2e_ec2_instances_for_slug() {
+  local slug="$1"
+  local region
+  region=$(e2e_aws_region)
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+  aws ec2 describe-instances \
+    --region "$region" \
+    --filters "Name=tag:Name,Values=*$slug*" \
+              "Name=instance-state-name,Values=pending,running,stopping,stopped" \
+    --query 'Reservations[].Instances[].[InstanceId,State.Name,Tags[?Key==`Name`].Value|[0]]' \
+    --output text
+}
+
+e2e_terminate_instances() {
+  local ids="$1"
+  local region
+  region=$(e2e_aws_region)
+
+  [ -n "$ids" ] || return 0
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  aws ec2 terminate-instances --region "$region" --instance-ids $ids >/dev/null
+}
+
+e2e_verify_no_ec2_leaks_for_slug() {
+  local slug="$1"
+  local mode
+  local max_secs
+  local interval
+  local elapsed=0
+  local rows=""
+  local ids=""
+
+  mode=$(e2e_aws_leak_mode)
+  case "$mode" in
+    off)
+      echo "[aws-leak-check] skipped: E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK=off" >&2
+      return 0
+      ;;
+    auto|required) ;;
+    *)
+      echo "[aws-leak-check] invalid E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK=$mode (expected off|auto|required)" >&2
+      return 2
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  if ! e2e_aws_creds_available; then
+    if [ "$mode" = "required" ]; then
+      echo "[aws-leak-check] required but aws CLI or AWS credentials are unavailable" >&2
+      return 2
+    fi
+    echo "[aws-leak-check] skipped: aws CLI or AWS credentials unavailable" >&2
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  max_secs="${E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK_SECS:-90}"
+  interval="${E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK_INTERVAL:-10}"
+
+  while true; do
+    rows=$(e2e_ec2_instances_for_slug "$slug" 2>&1) || {
+      echo "[aws-leak-check] aws ec2 describe-instances failed for slug=$slug" >&2
+      echo "$rows" >&2
+      return 2
+    }
+
+    if [ -z "$rows" ] || [ "$rows" = "None" ]; then
+      echo "[aws-leak-check] no live EC2 instances for slug=$slug" >&2
+      return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$elapsed" -ge "$max_secs" ]; then
+      echo "[aws-leak-check] leaked EC2 instance(s) for slug=$slug after ${elapsed}s:" >&2
+      echo "$rows" >&2
+      if [ "${E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS:-0}" = "1" ]; then
+        ids=$(echo "$rows" | awk 'NF {print $1}' | sort -u | tr '\n' ' ')
+        echo "[aws-leak-check] terminating leaked EC2 instance(s): $ids" >&2
+        e2e_terminate_instances "$ids" || {
+          echo "[aws-leak-check] terminate-instances failed for: $ids" >&2
+          return 4
+        }
+      fi
+      return 4
+    fi
+
+    sleep "$interval"
+    elapsed=$((elapsed + interval))
+  done
+}

tests/e2e/lib/model_slug.sh

@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@
 #                                    PR #2558+#2563+#2567 cleared the
 #                                    masking layers.)
 #
-#   claude-code → "sonnet"         (entry-id form: claude-code template's
-#                                    config.yaml uses bare model names,
-#                                    auth comes via CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN
-#                                    or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY rather than the
-#                                    slug.)
+#   claude-code → auth-aware:
+#                  E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY    → "MiniMax-M2"
+#                  E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY  → "claude-sonnet-4-6"
+#                  otherwise              → "sonnet"
+#
+#                  claude-code provider routing is model-driven. The bare
+#                  "sonnet" alias selects the OAuth provider, so it is only a
+#                  good default when the canary is using Claude Code OAuth or
+#                  intentionally exercising the missing-auth path. MiniMax and
+#                  direct Anthropic API keys need model IDs that resolve to
+#                  their provider entries, otherwise the workspace boots
+#                  reachable but the first A2A call hits the wrong auth path.
 #
 # When E2E_MODEL_SLUG is set, it overrides this dispatch — useful when an
 # operator dispatches the workflow to test a specific slug.
@@ -45,7 +52,15 @@ pick_model_slug() {
   case "$runtime" in
     hermes)      printf 'openai/gpt-4o' ;;
     langgraph)   printf 'openai:gpt-4o' ;;
-    claude-code) printf 'sonnet' ;;
+    claude-code)
+      if [ -n "${E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY:-}" ]; then
+        printf 'MiniMax-M2'
+      elif [ -n "${E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:-}" ]; then
+        printf 'claude-sonnet-4-6'
+      else
+        printf 'sonnet'
+      fi
+      ;;
     *)           printf 'openai/gpt-4o' ;;  # safest fallback (matches hermes)
   esac
 }

tests/e2e/lib/peer_visibility_assert.sh

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pv_assert_runtime() {
   set +e
   resp=$(curl -sS -X POST "$base_url/workspaces/$wid/mcp" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $wtok" \
-    "${org_header[@]}" \
+    ${org_header[@]+"${org_header[@]}"} \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d "$PV_RPC_BODY" \
     -o /tmp/pv_mcp_body.json -w "%{http_code}" 2>/dev/null)

tests/e2e/test_aws_leak_check.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -uo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+# shellcheck source=lib/aws_leak_check.sh
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/aws_leak_check.sh"
+
+PASS=0
+FAIL=0
+
+TMPDIR_E2E=$(mktemp -d -t aws-leak-check-e2e-XXXXXX)
+trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR_E2E"' EXIT INT TERM
+
+make_fake_aws() {
+  local body="$1"
+  mkdir -p "$TMPDIR_E2E/bin"
+  cat > "$TMPDIR_E2E/bin/aws" <<EOF
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+echo "\$*" >> "$TMPDIR_E2E/aws.calls"
+$body
+EOF
+  chmod +x "$TMPDIR_E2E/bin/aws"
+}
+
+reset_env() {
+  /bin/rm -f "$TMPDIR_E2E/aws.calls"
+  export PATH="$TMPDIR_E2E/bin:$ORIG_PATH"
+  export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=test-access
+  export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=test-secret
+  export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-2
+  export E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK=required
+  export E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK_SECS=0
+  export E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK_INTERVAL=1
+  unset E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS
+}
+
+assert_rc() {
+  local label="$1"
+  local expected="$2"
+  shift 2
+  local observed
+  "$@" >/tmp/aws-leak-check.out 2>/tmp/aws-leak-check.err
+  observed=$?
+  if [ "$observed" = "$expected" ]; then
+    echo "  PASS $label"
+    PASS=$((PASS + 1))
+  else
+    echo "  FAIL $label: expected rc=$expected observed=$observed" >&2
+    echo "  stderr:" >&2
+    sed 's/^/    /' /tmp/aws-leak-check.err >&2
+    FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
+  fi
+}
+
+ORIG_PATH="$PATH"
+
+echo "Test: AWS EC2 leak check helper"
+
+reset_env
+/bin/rm -rf "${TMPDIR_E2E:?}/bin"
+/bin/mkdir -p "$TMPDIR_E2E/noaws"
+export PATH="$TMPDIR_E2E/noaws"
+export E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK=auto
+assert_rc "auto mode skips when aws is unavailable" 0 e2e_verify_no_ec2_leaks_for_slug e2e-smoke-test
+
+reset_env
+/bin/rm -rf "${TMPDIR_E2E:?}/bin"
+/bin/mkdir -p "$TMPDIR_E2E/noaws"
+export PATH="$TMPDIR_E2E/noaws"
+export E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK=required
+assert_rc "required mode fails when aws is unavailable" 2 e2e_verify_no_ec2_leaks_for_slug e2e-smoke-test
+
+reset_env
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+make_fake_aws 'if [ "$1 $2" = "ec2 describe-instances" ]; then exit 0; fi'
+assert_rc "no matching EC2 returns clean" 0 e2e_verify_no_ec2_leaks_for_slug e2e-smoke-test
+
+reset_env
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+make_fake_aws 'if [ "$1 $2" = "ec2 describe-instances" ]; then echo "i-123 running ws-tenant-e2e-smoke-test-abc"; exit 0; fi'
+assert_rc "persistent matching EC2 is a leak" 4 e2e_verify_no_ec2_leaks_for_slug e2e-smoke-test
+
+reset_env
+export E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS=1
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+make_fake_aws '
+if [ "$1 $2" = "ec2 describe-instances" ]; then
+  echo "i-123 running ws-tenant-e2e-smoke-test-abc"
+  exit 0
+fi
+if [ "$1 $2" = "ec2 terminate-instances" ]; then
+  echo "terminated" >/dev/null
+  exit 0
+fi
+'
+assert_rc "terminate mode attempts cleanup before returning leak" 4 e2e_verify_no_ec2_leaks_for_slug e2e-smoke-test
+if grep -q "terminate-instances" "$TMPDIR_E2E/aws.calls"; then
+  echo "  PASS terminate-instances was called"
+  PASS=$((PASS + 1))
+else
+  echo "  FAIL terminate-instances was not called" >&2
+  FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "passed=$PASS failed=$FAIL"
+[ "$FAIL" = "0" ]

tests/e2e/test_model_slug.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ set -uo pipefail
 # Resolve to the lib relative to this test file so the test runs from
 # any cwd (CI, local invocation, repo root).
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-# shellcheck source=lib/model_slug.sh
+# shellcheck source=tests/e2e/lib/model_slug.sh
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/model_slug.sh"
 
 PASS=0
@@ -48,7 +48,16 @@ echo
 # ── Per-runtime branches (the load-bearing ones for synth-E2E) ──
 run_test "hermes → slash-form (derive-provider.sh contract)"       hermes      "openai/gpt-4o"
 run_test "langgraph → colon-form (init_chat_model contract)"       langgraph   "openai:gpt-4o"
-run_test "claude-code → bare model name (entry-id form)"           claude-code "sonnet"
+run_test "claude-code → OAuth/default alias"                      claude-code "sonnet"
+
+got=$(unset E2E_MODEL_SLUG E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY; E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY="mx-test" pick_model_slug claude-code)
+assert_eq "claude-code + MiniMax key → MiniMax model"             "$got" "MiniMax-M2"
+
+got=$(unset E2E_MODEL_SLUG E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY; E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-test" pick_model_slug claude-code)
+assert_eq "claude-code + Anthropic API key → Anthropic API model" "$got" "claude-sonnet-4-6"
+
+got=$(unset E2E_MODEL_SLUG; E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY="mx-priority" E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-loser" pick_model_slug claude-code)
+assert_eq "claude-code + both keys → MiniMax priority"            "$got" "MiniMax-M2"
 
 # ── Fallback for unknown runtime ──
 # Picks slash-form (hermes-shaped) since hermes is the historical

tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_local.sh

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #
 # Only PROVISIONING differs from staging:
 #   - staging: POST /cp/admin/orgs (cold EC2 tenant) + per-tenant admin
-#     token + each workspace's auth_token from the POST /workspaces resp.
+#     token + each workspace's MCP bearer from create response or an admin
+#     token-mint fallback.
 #   - local:   POST /workspaces directly against the local stack
 #     (BASE, default http://localhost:8080), MCP bearer minted via
 #     GET /admin/workspaces/:id/test-token (e2e_mint_test_token —
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ teardown() {
   log "[teardown] deleting ${#CREATED_WSIDS[@]} workspace(s) this run created (scoped)"
   for wid in ${CREATED_WSIDS[@]+"${CREATED_WSIDS[@]}"}; do
     [ -n "$wid" ] || continue
-    curl -s -X DELETE "$BASE/workspaces/$wid?confirm=true" "${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    curl -s -X DELETE "$BASE/workspaces/$wid?confirm=true" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}"} >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
   done
   exit $rc
 }
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ trap teardown EXIT INT TERM
 # Pre-sweep workspaces a prior crashed run of THIS script left behind
 # (name prefix match only — never a blanket delete). The trap fires on
 # normal exit, but a kill -9 / SIGPIPE can bypass it.
-PRIOR=$(curl -s "$BASE/workspaces" "${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}" | python3 -c '
+PRIOR=$(curl -s "$BASE/workspaces" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}"} | python3 -c '
 import json, sys
 try:
     print(" ".join(w["id"] for w in json.load(sys.stdin) if w.get("name","").startswith("PV-Local-")))
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ except Exception:
 ' 2>/dev/null)
 for _wid in $PRIOR; do
   log "Pre-sweeping prior PV-Local workspace: $_wid"
-  curl -s -X DELETE "$BASE/workspaces/$_wid?confirm=true" "${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  curl -s -X DELETE "$BASE/workspaces/$_wid?confirm=true" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}"} >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 done
 
 # ─── Local-stack preflight ─────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -132,10 +133,10 @@ if ! curl -fsS "$BASE/health" -m 5 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 # admin/test-token is the local MCP-bearer mint path; it 404s in
 # production. If it is off, this gate cannot drive the literal call.
-if ! curl -fsS "$BASE/admin/workspaces/preflight-probe/test-token" "${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}" -m 5 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if ! curl -fsS "$BASE/admin/workspaces/preflight-probe/test-token" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}"} -m 5 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   # A 404 here is EITHER "no such ws" (fine — endpoint is enabled) OR the
   # endpoint is disabled (MOLECULE_ENV=production). Distinguish by body.
-  PROBE=$(curl -s "$BASE/admin/workspaces/preflight-probe/test-token" "${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}" -m 5 2>/dev/null)
+  PROBE=$(curl -s "$BASE/admin/workspaces/preflight-probe/test-token" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}"} -m 5 2>/dev/null)
   if echo "$PROBE" | grep -qi 'production\|disabled\|not found.*endpoint'; then
     echo "::error::GET /admin/workspaces/:id/test-token disabled (MOLECULE_ENV=production?). Cannot mint a local MCP bearer." >&2
     exit 1
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ else
 fi
 log "1/5 provisioning parent ($PARENT_RUNTIME, mode=$PV_LOCAL_PROVISION_MODE) + one sibling per runtime under test..."
 
-P_RESP=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/workspaces" "${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+P_RESP=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/workspaces" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}"} -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   -d "{\"name\":\"${NAME_PREFIX}-parent\",\"runtime\":\"$PARENT_RUNTIME\",\"tier\":3$PARENT_EXTRA,\"secrets\":$PARENT_SECRETS}")
 PARENT_ID=$(echo "$P_RESP" | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin).get("id",""))' 2>/dev/null)
 if [ -z "$PARENT_ID" ]; then
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ for rt in $PV_RUNTIMES; do
     CREATE_RUNTIME="$rt"
     CREATE_EXTRA=""
   fi
-  R=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/workspaces" "${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  R=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/workspaces" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${ADMIN_AUTH[@]}"} -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d "{\"name\":\"${NAME_PREFIX}-$rt\",\"runtime\":\"$CREATE_RUNTIME\",\"tier\":2,\"parent_id\":\"$PARENT_ID\"$CREATE_EXTRA,\"secrets\":$SEC}")
   WID=$(echo "$R" | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin).get("id",""))' 2>/dev/null)
   if [ -z "$WID" ]; then

tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh

@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@
 #   drives: POST /cp/admin/orgs (provision), GET
 #   /cp/admin/orgs/:slug/admin-token (per-tenant token), DELETE
 #   /cp/admin/tenants/:slug (teardown). The per-tenant admin token drives
-#   tenant workspace creation; each workspace's OWN auth_token (returned by
-#   POST /workspaces) drives its MCP call.
+#   tenant workspace creation; each workspace's OWN auth_token drives its
+#   MCP call. External-like runtimes may return the token in POST
+#   /workspaces; managed container runtimes usually require the admin token
+#   mint fallback below.
 #
 # Required env:
 #   MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN   CP admin bearer — Railway staging CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@
 #   E2E_PROVISION_TIMEOUT_SECS  default 1800 (hermes/openclaw cold EC2 budget)
 #   E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY / E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / E2E_OPENAI_API_KEY
 #                          LLM provider key injected so the runtime can boot
+#   PV_TOKEN_DIAGNOSTIC_ONLY
+#                          1 -> stop after create/token acquisition. Useful
+#                          to classify Hermes-only vs shared auth-route issues.
 #   E2E_KEEP_ORG           1 → skip teardown (local debugging only)
 #
 # Exit codes:
@@ -104,6 +109,46 @@ tenant_call() {
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" "$@"
 }
 
+tenant_call_capture() {
+  local method="$1" path="$2" out="$3"; shift 3
+  curl -sS -o "$out" -w "%{http_code}" -X "$method" "$TENANT_URL$path" \
+    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TENANT_TOKEN" \
+    -H "X-Molecule-Org-Id: $ORG_ID" \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" "$@"
+}
+
+redact_token_body() {
+  python3 -c '
+import json, re, sys
+raw = sys.stdin.read()
+try:
+    data = json.loads(raw)
+except Exception:
+    print(re.sub(r"(?i)([a-z0-9_]*token)=([^&\\s]+)", r"\1=<redacted>", raw)[:500])
+    raise SystemExit(0)
+
+def scrub(v):
+    if isinstance(v, dict):
+        return {k: ("<redacted>" if "token" in k.lower() else scrub(val)) for k, val in v.items()}
+    if isinstance(v, list):
+        return [scrub(x) for x in v]
+    return v
+
+print(json.dumps(scrub(data), separators=(",", ":"))[:500])
+'
+}
+
+extract_auth_token() {
+  python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+try:
+    d = json.load(sys.stdin)
+except Exception:
+    print(''); sys.exit(0)
+print(d.get('auth_token') or d.get('connection', {}).get('auth_token') or '')
+" 2>/dev/null
+}
+
 # ─── Scoped teardown ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Deletes ONLY the org this run created (DELETE /cp/admin/tenants/$SLUG
 # with the {"confirm":$SLUG} fat-finger guard). Never a cluster-wide
@@ -190,6 +235,12 @@ for i in $(seq 1 120); do
   curl -fsS "$TENANT_URL/health" -m 5 -k >/dev/null 2>&1 && { log "    /health ok (attempt $i)"; break; }
   sleep 5
 done
+BUILDINFO=$(curl -fsS "$TENANT_URL/buildinfo" -m 10 2>/dev/null || true)
+if [ -n "$BUILDINFO" ]; then
+  log "    tenant buildinfo: $(echo "$BUILDINFO" | head -c 300)"
+else
+  log "    tenant buildinfo unavailable"
+fi
 
 # ─── 4. Provision the parent + one sibling per runtime under test ──────
 # Inject the LLM provider key so each runtime can authenticate at boot.
@@ -214,26 +265,49 @@ log "    PARENT_ID=$PARENT_ID"
 # WS_IDS[runtime]=id ; WS_TOKENS[runtime]=auth_token (the MCP bearer)
 declare -A WS_IDS WS_TOKENS
 ALL_WS_IDS="$PARENT_ID"
+TOKEN_ERRORS=0
+TOKEN_ERROR_SUMMARY=""
 for rt in $PV_RUNTIMES; do
   R=$(tenant_call POST /workspaces \
     -d "{\"name\":\"pv-$rt\",\"runtime\":\"$rt\",\"tier\":2,\"parent_id\":\"$PARENT_ID\",\"secrets\":$SECRETS_JSON}")
   WID=$(echo "$R" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('id',''))" 2>/dev/null)
-  # auth_token is top-level for container runtimes; external-like nest it
-  # under connection.auth_token (verified vs staging response shape).
-  WTOK=$(echo "$R" | python3 -c "
-import sys, json
-try: d = json.load(sys.stdin)
-except Exception: print(''); sys.exit(0)
-print(d.get('auth_token') or d.get('connection', {}).get('auth_token') or '')
-" 2>/dev/null)
+  # External-like runtimes may return connection.auth_token on create.
+  # Managed container runtimes usually return only id/status here, then
+  # receive their bearer through registry/bootstrap; for this literal MCP
+  # driver we mint through the production-safe admin token route below.
+  WTOK=$(echo "$R" | extract_auth_token)
   [ -n "$WID" ] || fail "$rt workspace create failed: $(echo "$R" | head -c 300)"
-  [ -n "$WTOK" ] || fail "$rt workspace did not return an auth_token — cannot drive its MCP call (resp: $(echo "$R" | head -c 300))"
+  TOKEN_DIAG=""
+  if [ -z "$WTOK" ]; then
+    TTOK_FILE=$(mktemp)
+    TTOK_CODE=$(tenant_call_capture POST "/admin/workspaces/$WID/tokens" "$TTOK_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "curl_error")
+    TTOK_RESP=$(cat "$TTOK_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    WTOK=$(echo "$TTOK_RESP" | extract_auth_token)
+    TOKEN_DIAG="POST /admin/workspaces/$WID/tokens -> HTTP $TTOK_CODE body: $(echo "$TTOK_RESP" | redact_token_body)"
+    rm -f "$TTOK_FILE"
+  fi
   WS_IDS[$rt]="$WID"
+  if [ -z "$WTOK" ]; then
+    TOKEN_ERRORS=$((TOKEN_ERRORS + 1))
+    TOKEN_ERROR_SUMMARY="${TOKEN_ERROR_SUMMARY}
+[$rt] workspace did not return or mint an auth_token — cannot drive its MCP call (workspace_id=$WID; create_resp: $(echo "$R" | redact_token_body); token_fallbacks: $TOKEN_DIAG)"
+    log "    $rt → $WID (token acquisition failed; continuing to classify other runtimes)"
+    continue
+  fi
   WS_TOKENS[$rt]="$WTOK"
   ALL_WS_IDS="$ALL_WS_IDS $WID"
   log "    $rt → $WID"
 done
 
+if [ "$TOKEN_ERRORS" -gt 0 ]; then
+  fail "token acquisition failed for $TOKEN_ERRORS runtime(s):$TOKEN_ERROR_SUMMARY"
+fi
+
+if [ "${PV_TOKEN_DIAGNOSTIC_ONLY:-0}" = "1" ]; then
+  ok "token diagnostic passed for runtimes: $PV_RUNTIMES"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 # ─── 5. Wait for every sibling online ──────────────────────────────────
 log "5/6 waiting for all workspaces status=online (up to ${PROVISION_TIMEOUT_SECS}s — cold boot)..."
 WS_DEADLINE=$(( $(date +%s) + PROVISION_TIMEOUT_SECS ))

tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_token_mint_staging.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Staging E2E diagnostic — classify peer-visibility token acquisition.
+#
+# This is intentionally narrower than test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh:
+# it provisions the same throwaway org, creates managed sibling workspaces,
+# and stops immediately after auth_token acquisition. The default runtime set
+# compares hermes with claude-code so a failure is easy to classify:
+#   - hermes fails, claude-code passes -> Hermes/runtime-specific
+#   - both fail                         -> shared admin/auth/proxy route
+#
+# Required env matches test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh:
+#   MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN
+# Optional:
+#   MOLECULE_CP_URL, E2E_RUN_ID, PV_RUNTIMES, E2E_KEEP_ORG,
+#   E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY / E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / E2E_OPENAI_API_KEY
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+export PV_RUNTIMES="${PV_RUNTIMES:-hermes claude-code}"
+export PV_TOKEN_DIAGNOSTIC_ONLY=1
+
+exec "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh"

tests/e2e/test_staging_full_saas.sh

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 # Optional env:
 #   E2E_RUNTIME                  hermes (default) | claude-code | langgraph
 #   E2E_PROVISION_TIMEOUT_SECS   default 900 (15 min cold EC2 budget)
+#   E2E_WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS  default 3600 (60 min — hermes
+#                                cold-boot worst-case + slack). Raised from
+#                                1800 (#1646) because flaky tenant-provisioning
+#                                latency (not a code regression) causes
+#                                alternating pass/fail on identical SHAs.
 #   E2E_KEEP_ORG                 1 → skip teardown (debugging only)
 #   E2E_RUN_ID                   Slug suffix; CI: ${GITHUB_RUN_ID}
 #   E2E_MODE                     full (default) | smoke
@@ -32,6 +37,11 @@
 #                                 mapped to `smoke` for back-compat with
 #                                 any in-flight runner picking up an older
 #                                 workflow checkout)
+#   E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK           auto (default) | required | off
+#                                required in CI so teardown cannot report
+#                                clean while slug-tagged EC2 remains alive
+#   E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS      1 → terminate slug-tagged leaked EC2 before
+#                                exiting 4
 #   E2E_INTENTIONAL_FAILURE      1 → poison tenant token mid-run so the
 #                                script fails; the EXIT trap MUST still
 #                                tear down cleanly (and exit 4 on leak).
@@ -51,6 +61,7 @@ CP_URL="${MOLECULE_CP_URL:-https://staging-api.moleculesai.app}"
 ADMIN_TOKEN="${MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN:?MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN required — Railway staging CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN}"
 RUNTIME="${E2E_RUNTIME:-hermes}"
 PROVISION_TIMEOUT_SECS="${E2E_PROVISION_TIMEOUT_SECS:-900}"
+WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS="${E2E_WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS:-3600}"
 RUN_ID_SUFFIX="${E2E_RUN_ID:-$(date +%H%M%S)-$$}"
 MODE="${E2E_MODE:-full}"
 # `canary` is a legacy alias for `smoke` retained for back-compat with
@@ -82,8 +93,12 @@ ok()   { echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] ✅ $*"; }
 # Per-runtime model slug dispatch — see lib/model_slug.sh for the rationale.
 # Extracted so unit tests (tests/e2e/test_model_slug.sh) can pin every branch
 # without booting the full 11-step lifecycle.
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
 # shellcheck source=lib/model_slug.sh
 source "$(dirname "$0")/lib/model_slug.sh"
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+# shellcheck source=lib/aws_leak_check.sh
+source "$(dirname "$0")/lib/aws_leak_check.sh"
 
 CURL_COMMON=(-sS --fail-with-body --max-time 30)
 
@@ -119,12 +134,14 @@ cleanup_org() {
   #      DELETE returns 5xx mid-cascade and the cascade finishes anyway,
   #      and the case where DELETE legitimately exceeds 120s and we want
   #      eventual-consistency confirmation.
-  curl "${CURL_COMMON[@]}" --max-time 120 -X DELETE "$CP_URL/cp/admin/tenants/$SLUG" \
+  if curl "${CURL_COMMON[@]}" --max-time 120 -X DELETE "$CP_URL/cp/admin/tenants/$SLUG" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $ADMIN_TOKEN" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "{\"confirm\":\"$SLUG\"}" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
-    && ok "Teardown request accepted" \
-    || log "Teardown returned non-2xx (may already be gone)"
+    -d "{\"confirm\":\"$SLUG\"}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    ok "Teardown request accepted"
+  else
+    log "Teardown returned non-2xx (may already be gone)"
+  fi
 
   local leak_count=1
   local elapsed=0
@@ -144,7 +161,15 @@ cleanup_org() {
     echo "⚠️  LEAK: org $SLUG still present post-teardown after ${elapsed}s (count=$leak_count)" >&2
     exit 4
   fi
-  ok "Teardown clean — no orphan resources for $SLUG (${elapsed}s)"
+  local aws_leak_rc=0
+  e2e_verify_no_ec2_leaks_for_slug "$SLUG" || aws_leak_rc=$?
+  if [ "$aws_leak_rc" != "0" ]; then
+    case "$aws_leak_rc" in
+      2) exit 2 ;;
+      *) exit 4 ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+  ok "Teardown clean — no orphan org or EC2 resources for $SLUG (${elapsed}s)"
 
   # Normalize unexpected upstream exit codes to 1 (generic failure). The
   # script's documented contract (header "Exit codes" section) only emits
@@ -331,6 +356,75 @@ tenant_call() {
     "$@"
 }
 
+sanitize_http_body() {
+  python3 -c '
+import re, sys
+s = sys.stdin.read()
+s = re.sub(r"(?i)(Authorization:\s*Bearer\s+)[A-Za-z0-9._~+/=-]+", r"\1[redacted]", s)
+s = re.sub(r"(?i)(\"(?:auth_token|access_token|refresh_token|token|api_key|secret|password)\"\s*:\s*\")[^\"]+\"", r"\1[redacted]\"", s)
+s = re.sub(r"(?i)((?:auth_token|access_token|refresh_token|api_key|secret|password)=)[^&\s]+", r"\1[redacted]", s)
+print(s[:4000])
+'
+}
+
+wait_workspaces_online_routable() {
+  local label="$1"; shift
+  local deadline=$(( $(date +%s) + WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS ))
+  local wid ws_last_status ws_last_url ws_url_missing_logged ws_failed_logged
+  local ws_json ws_status ws_url ws_last_err
+
+  log "$label"
+  for wid in "$@"; do
+    ws_last_status=""
+    ws_last_url=""
+    ws_url_missing_logged=0
+    ws_failed_logged=0
+    while true; do
+      if [ "$(date +%s)" -gt "$deadline" ]; then
+        ws_last_err=$(tenant_call GET "/workspaces/$wid" 2>/dev/null | \
+          python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('last_sample_error',''))" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        fail "Workspace $wid never reached online with a routable URL within ${WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS}s (~$((WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS/60)) min) (last status=$ws_last_status, url=$ws_last_url, err=$ws_last_err)"
+      fi
+      ws_json=$(tenant_call GET "/workspaces/$wid" 2>/dev/null || echo '{}')
+      ws_status=$(echo "$ws_json" | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('status') or '')" 2>/dev/null)
+      ws_url=$(echo "$ws_json" | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('url') or '')" 2>/dev/null)
+      if [ "$ws_status" != "$ws_last_status" ]; then
+        log "    $wid → $ws_status"
+        ws_last_status="$ws_status"
+      fi
+      if [ -n "$ws_url" ] && [ "$ws_url" != "$ws_last_url" ]; then
+        log "    $wid url ready: $ws_url"
+        ws_last_url="$ws_url"
+      fi
+      case "$ws_status" in
+        online)
+          if [ -n "$ws_url" ]; then
+            break
+          fi
+          if [ "$ws_url_missing_logged" = "0" ]; then
+            log "    $wid online but URL is not assigned yet — waiting for workspace routing readiness"
+            ws_url_missing_logged=1
+          fi
+          sleep 10
+          ;;
+        failed)
+          # Not a hard fail — bootstrap-watcher frequently marks failed at
+          # 5 min on hermes, then heartbeat recovers to online around 10-13
+          # min when install.sh finishes. Log once per workspace so the CI
+          # output isn't spammy.
+          if [ "$ws_failed_logged" = "0" ]; then
+            log "    $wid transiently failed — waiting for heartbeat recovery (bootstrap-watcher deadline, see cp#245)"
+            ws_failed_logged=1
+          fi
+          sleep 10
+          ;;
+        *)      sleep 10 ;;
+      esac
+    done
+    ok "    $wid online and routable"
+  done
+}
+
 # ─── 5. Provision parent workspace ─────────────────────────────────────
 # Inject the LLM provider key so the runtime can authenticate at boot.
 # Branch by which secret is set so the script supports multiple paths
@@ -383,9 +477,9 @@ elif [ -n "${E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:-}" ]; then
   # is still independent of MOLECULE_STAGING_OPENAI_API_KEY, so an OpenAI
   # quota collapse doesn't wedge this path. Pinned to the claude-code
   # runtime: hermes/langgraph use OpenAI-shaped envs and won't honour
-  # ANTHROPIC_API_KEY without further wiring (out of scope for this
-  # branch; if you need a hermes/Anthropic path, dispatch with
-  # E2E_RUNTIME=hermes + E2E_OPENAI_API_KEY pointing at a working key).
+  # ANTHROPIC_API_KEY without further wiring. pick_model_slug maps this
+  # branch to claude-sonnet-4-6 so the claude-code provider registry
+  # selects anthropic-api instead of the OAuth-only sonnet alias.
   SECRETS_JSON=$(python3 -c "
 import json, os
 k = os.environ['E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY']
@@ -410,6 +504,7 @@ print(json.dumps({
 fi
 
 MODEL_SLUG=$(pick_model_slug "$RUNTIME")
+log "    MODEL_SLUG=$MODEL_SLUG"
 
 log "5/11 Provisioning parent workspace (runtime=$RUNTIME)..."
 PARENT_RESP=$(tenant_call POST /workspaces \
@@ -437,48 +532,16 @@ fi
 # deadline fires at 5 min and sets status=failed prematurely; heartbeat
 # then transitions failed → online after install.sh finishes. So:
 #
-#   - 20 min deadline (hermes worst-case + slack)
+#   - ${WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS}s (~$((WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS/60)) min)
+#     deadline (hermes worst-case + slack). Configurable via
+#     E2E_WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS (#1646).
 #   - 'failed' is a TRANSIENT state we must tolerate — log and keep
 #     polling, only hard-fail at the deadline. Pre-bootstrap-watcher-fix
 #     (controlplane#245) this was a flake generator: workspace went
 #     failed→online inside our window but we bailed at the failed read.
-log "7/11 Waiting for workspace(s) to reach status=online (up to 30 min — hermes cold boot)..."
-WS_DEADLINE=$(( $(date +%s) + 1800 ))
-WS_TO_CHECK="$PARENT_ID"
-[ -n "$CHILD_ID" ] && WS_TO_CHECK="$WS_TO_CHECK $CHILD_ID"
-for wid in $WS_TO_CHECK; do
-  WS_LAST_STATUS=""
-  WS_FAILED_LOGGED=0
-  while true; do
-    if [ "$(date +%s)" -gt "$WS_DEADLINE" ]; then
-      WS_LAST_ERR=$(tenant_call GET "/workspaces/$wid" 2>/dev/null | \
-        python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('last_sample_error',''))" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-      fail "Workspace $wid never reached online within 20 min (last status=$WS_LAST_STATUS, err=$WS_LAST_ERR)"
-    fi
-    WS_JSON=$(tenant_call GET "/workspaces/$wid" 2>/dev/null || echo '{}')
-    WS_STATUS=$(echo "$WS_JSON" | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('status',''))" 2>/dev/null)
-    if [ "$WS_STATUS" != "$WS_LAST_STATUS" ]; then
-      log "    $wid → $WS_STATUS"
-      WS_LAST_STATUS="$WS_STATUS"
-    fi
-    case "$WS_STATUS" in
-      online) break ;;
-      failed)
-        # Not a hard fail — bootstrap-watcher frequently marks failed at
-        # 5 min on hermes, then heartbeat recovers to online around 10-13
-        # min when install.sh finishes. Log once per workspace so the CI
-        # output isn't spammy.
-        if [ "$WS_FAILED_LOGGED" = "0" ]; then
-          log "    $wid transiently failed — waiting for heartbeat recovery (bootstrap-watcher deadline, see cp#245)"
-          WS_FAILED_LOGGED=1
-        fi
-        sleep 10
-        ;;
-      *)      sleep 10 ;;
-    esac
-  done
-  ok "    $wid online"
-done
+WS_TO_CHECK=("$PARENT_ID")
+[ -n "$CHILD_ID" ] && WS_TO_CHECK+=("$CHILD_ID")
+wait_workspaces_online_routable "7/11 Waiting for workspace(s) to reach status=online (up to $((WORKSPACE_ONLINE_TIMEOUT_SECS/60)) min — hermes cold boot)..." "${WS_TO_CHECK[@]}"
 
 # ─── 7b. Canvas-terminal diagnose (EIC chain probe) ────────────────────
 # This step exists because the canvas-terminal failure of 2026-05-03
@@ -490,7 +553,7 @@ done
 #   - tenantIngressRules / workspaceIngressRules (CP)
 #   - eicSSHIngressRule helper (CP)
 #   - AuthorizeIngress source-group support (CP awsapi)
-#   - EIC_ENDPOINT_SG_ID Railway env
+#   - MOLECULE_EIC_ENDPOINT_SG_ID Railway env
 #   - handleRemoteConnect's send-ssh-public-key/open-tunnel/ssh chain
 # surfaces within ~20 min of merge instead of waiting for a user report.
 #
@@ -504,7 +567,7 @@ done
 # probes docker.Ping + container exec; we still expect ok=true there
 # since local-docker is the alternative production path.
 log "7b/11 Canvas-terminal EIC diagnose probe..."
-for wid in $WS_TO_CHECK; do
+for wid in "${WS_TO_CHECK[@]}"; do
   DIAG_JSON=$(tenant_call GET "/workspaces/$wid/terminal/diagnose" 2>/dev/null || echo '{}')
   DIAG_OK=$(echo "$DIAG_JSON" | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print('true' if d.get('ok') else 'false')" 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
   if [ "$DIAG_OK" = "true" ]; then
@@ -512,7 +575,7 @@ for wid in $WS_TO_CHECK; do
   else
     DIAG_FAIL=$(echo "$DIAG_JSON" | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d.get('first_failure','unknown'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
     DIAG_DETAIL=$(echo "$DIAG_JSON" | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); s=[x for x in d.get('steps',[]) if not x.get('ok')]; step=s[0] if s else {}; print(' — '.join(x for x in [step.get('error',''), step.get('detail','')] if x))" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-    fail "Workspace $wid terminal diagnose failed at step '$DIAG_FAIL': $DIAG_DETAIL — check tenant SG has tcp/22 from EIC endpoint SG (sg-0785d5c6138220523), EIC_ENDPOINT_SG_ID set in Railway, and EIC endpoint health"
+    fail "Workspace $wid terminal diagnose failed at step '$DIAG_FAIL': $DIAG_DETAIL — check tenant SG has tcp/22 from the configured EIC endpoint SG, MOLECULE_EIC_ENDPOINT_SG_ID is set in Railway, and EIC endpoint health"
   fi
 done
 
@@ -540,7 +603,7 @@ CONFIG_PAYLOAD="${CONFIG_MARKER}
 name: synth-canary
 runtime: ${RUNTIME}
 "
-for wid in $WS_TO_CHECK; do
+for wid in "${WS_TO_CHECK[@]}"; do
   PUT_BODY=$(python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.dumps({'content': sys.stdin.read()}))" <<< "$CONFIG_PAYLOAD")
   # Capture body to a tempfile so curl's -w '%{http_code}' is the only
   # thing on stdout. The first version used `-w '\n%{http_code}\n'` and
@@ -573,6 +636,12 @@ for wid in $WS_TO_CHECK; do
   ok "    $wid config.yaml PUT OK (HTTP $PUT_CODE)"
 done
 
+# Saving config.yaml follows the same path as Canvas Config Save & Restart.
+# The controlplane can briefly put the workspace back into provisioning and
+# clear its route while the runtime restarts, so A2A must wait on the same
+# externally routable readiness boundary again.
+wait_workspaces_online_routable "7d/11 Waiting for workspace(s) to recover routing after config.yaml PUT..." "${WS_TO_CHECK[@]}"
+
 # ─── 8. A2A round-trip on parent ───────────────────────────────────────
 log "8/11 Sending A2A message to parent — expecting agent response..."
 # Smoke prompt phrasing — DO NOT trim back to the bare "Reply with exactly: PONG"
@@ -612,10 +681,44 @@ print(json.dumps({
 # 90s gives ~3x headroom over observed cold-call P95 (~25-30s).
 # Subsequent A2A turns hit the same workspace and are sub-second, so
 # this only widens the window for step 8/11 of the canary's first turn.
-A2A_RESP=$(tenant_call POST "/workspaces/$PARENT_ID/a2a" \
-  --max-time 90 \
-  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d "$A2A_PAYLOAD")
+A2A_TMP=$(mktemp -t synth_a2a.XXXXXX)
+for A2A_ATTEMPT in $(seq 1 12); do
+  : >"$A2A_TMP"
+  set +e
+  A2A_CODE=$(tenant_call POST "/workspaces/$PARENT_ID/a2a" \
+    --max-time 90 \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    -d "$A2A_PAYLOAD" \
+    -o "$A2A_TMP" \
+    -w '%{http_code}' \
+    2>/dev/null)
+  A2A_RC=$?
+  set -e
+  A2A_CODE=${A2A_CODE:-000}
+  A2A_RESP=$(cat "$A2A_TMP" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  if [ "$A2A_RC" = "0" ] && [ "$A2A_CODE" -ge 200 ] && [ "$A2A_CODE" -lt 300 ]; then
+    break
+  fi
+
+  A2A_SAFE_BODY=$(printf '%s' "$A2A_RESP" | sanitize_http_body)
+  if echo "$A2A_CODE" | grep -Eq '^(502|503|504)$' && echo "$A2A_SAFE_BODY" | grep -Eqi 'Service Unavailable|Bad Gateway|Gateway Timeout|error code: 502|error code: 504|workspace agent unreachable|connection refused|no healthy upstream|workspace agent busy|native_session'; then
+    log "    A2A cold-start probe attempt $A2A_ATTEMPT/12 returned $A2A_CODE: $A2A_SAFE_BODY"
+    if [ "$A2A_ATTEMPT" -lt 12 ]; then
+      A2A_SLEEP=10
+      if echo "$A2A_SAFE_BODY" | grep -Eqi 'workspace agent busy|native_session'; then
+        A2A_SLEEP=30
+      fi
+      sleep "$A2A_SLEEP"
+      continue
+    fi
+  fi
+  break
+done
+rm -f "$A2A_TMP"
+if [ "$A2A_RC" != "0" ] || [ "$A2A_CODE" -lt 200 ] || [ "$A2A_CODE" -ge 300 ]; then
+  A2A_SAFE_BODY=$(printf '%s' "$A2A_RESP" | sanitize_http_body)
+  fail "A2A POST /workspaces/$PARENT_ID/a2a failed after $A2A_ATTEMPT attempt(s) (curl_rc=$A2A_RC, http=$A2A_CODE): $A2A_SAFE_BODY"
+fi
 AGENT_TEXT=$(echo "$A2A_RESP" | python3 -c "
 import json, sys
 d = json.load(sys.stdin)
@@ -812,20 +915,50 @@ print(json.dumps({
     }
 }))
 ")
-  set +e
-  # Raw curl (not tenant_call) because this call carries an extra
-  # X-Source-Workspace-Id header. Must still send X-Molecule-Org-Id
-  # or TenantGuard 404s — previously missing, caused section 10 to
-  # fail rc=22 despite everything upstream being correct (2026-04-21).
-  DELEG_RESP=$(curl "${CURL_COMMON[@]}" -X POST "$TENANT_URL/workspaces/$CHILD_ID/a2a" \
-    -H "Authorization: Bearer $EFFECTIVE_TENANT_TOKEN" \
-    -H "X-Molecule-Org-Id: $ORG_ID" \
-    -H "X-Source-Workspace-Id: $PARENT_ID" \
-    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "$DELEG_PAYLOAD")
-  DELEG_RC=$?
-  set -e
-  [ $DELEG_RC -ne 0 ] && fail "Delegation A2A POST failed (rc=$DELEG_RC)"
+  DELEG_TMP=$(mktemp -t deleg_a2a.XXXXXX)
+  for DELEG_ATTEMPT in $(seq 1 12); do
+    : >"$DELEG_TMP"
+    set +e
+    # Raw curl (not tenant_call) because this call carries an extra
+    # X-Source-Workspace-Id header. Must still send X-Molecule-Org-Id
+    # or TenantGuard 404s — previously missing, caused section 10 to
+    # fail rc=22 despite everything upstream being correct (2026-04-21).
+    DELEG_CODE=$(curl "${CURL_COMMON[@]}" -X POST "$TENANT_URL/workspaces/$CHILD_ID/a2a" \
+      -H "Authorization: Bearer $EFFECTIVE_TENANT_TOKEN" \
+      -H "X-Molecule-Org-Id: $ORG_ID" \
+      -H "X-Source-Workspace-Id: $PARENT_ID" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -d "$DELEG_PAYLOAD" \
+      -o "$DELEG_TMP" \
+      -w '%{http_code}' \
+      2>/dev/null)
+    DELEG_RC=$?
+    set -e
+    DELEG_CODE=${DELEG_CODE:-000}
+    DELEG_RESP=$(cat "$DELEG_TMP" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    if [ "$DELEG_RC" = "0" ] && [ "$DELEG_CODE" -ge 200 ] && [ "$DELEG_CODE" -lt 300 ]; then
+      break
+    fi
+
+    DELEG_SAFE_BODY=$(printf '%s' "$DELEG_RESP" | sanitize_http_body)
+    if echo "$DELEG_CODE" | grep -Eq '^(502|503|504)$' && echo "$DELEG_SAFE_BODY" | grep -Eqi 'Service Unavailable|Bad Gateway|Gateway Timeout|error code: 502|error code: 504|workspace agent unreachable|connection refused|no healthy upstream|workspace agent busy|native_session'; then
+      log "    Delegation A2A cold-start attempt $DELEG_ATTEMPT/12 returned $DELEG_CODE: $DELEG_SAFE_BODY"
+      if [ "$DELEG_ATTEMPT" -lt 12 ]; then
+        DELEG_SLEEP=10
+        if echo "$DELEG_SAFE_BODY" | grep -Eqi 'workspace agent busy|native_session'; then
+          DELEG_SLEEP=30
+        fi
+        sleep "$DELEG_SLEEP"
+        continue
+      fi
+    fi
+    break
+  done
+  rm -f "$DELEG_TMP"
+  if [ "$DELEG_RC" != "0" ] || [ "$DELEG_CODE" -lt 200 ] || [ "$DELEG_CODE" -ge 300 ]; then
+    DELEG_SAFE_BODY=$(printf '%s' "$DELEG_RESP" | sanitize_http_body)
+    fail "Delegation A2A POST failed after $DELEG_ATTEMPT attempt(s) (curl_rc=$DELEG_RC, http=$DELEG_CODE): $DELEG_SAFE_BODY"
+  fi
   DELEG_TEXT=$(echo "$DELEG_RESP" | python3 -c "
 import json, sys
 try:

tests/test_detect_changes.py

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+"""Tests for `.gitea/scripts/detect-changes.py`."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+SCRIPT = REPO_ROOT / ".gitea" / "scripts" / "detect-changes.py"
+
+
+def load_module():
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("detect_changes", SCRIPT)
+    assert spec is not None
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    assert spec.loader is not None
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+def test_ci_profile_classifies_surfaces():
+    mod = load_module()
+
+    assert mod.classify("ci", ["workspace-server/internal/handlers/a2a_proxy.go"]) == {
+        "platform": True,
+        "canvas": False,
+        "python": False,
+        "scripts": False,
+    }
+    assert mod.classify("ci", ["canvas/src/app/page.tsx"]) == {
+        "platform": False,
+        "canvas": True,
+        "python": False,
+        "scripts": False,
+    }
+    assert mod.classify("ci", ["tests/e2e/test_model_slug.sh"]) == {
+        "platform": False,
+        "canvas": False,
+        "python": False,
+        "scripts": True,
+    }
+    assert mod.classify("ci", [".gitea/workflows/ci.yml", "README.md"]) == {
+        "platform": False,
+        "canvas": False,
+        "python": False,
+        "scripts": False,
+    }
+
+
+def test_handlers_postgres_profile_is_narrower_than_workspace_server():
+    mod = load_module()
+
+    assert mod.classify("handlers-postgres", ["workspace-server/internal/handlers/a2a_proxy.go"]) == {
+        "handlers": True,
+    }
+    assert mod.classify("handlers-postgres", ["workspace-server/internal/provisioner/provisioner.go"]) == {
+        "handlers": False,
+    }
+
+
+def test_e2e_api_profile_covers_api_inputs():
+    mod = load_module()
+
+    assert mod.classify("e2e-api", ["workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace.go"]) == {
+        "api": True,
+    }
+    assert mod.classify("e2e-api", ["tests/e2e/test_api.sh"]) == {"api": True}
+    assert mod.classify("e2e-api", ["canvas/src/app/page.tsx"]) == {"api": False}
+
+
+def test_fail_open_all_true_for_missing_base():
+    mod = load_module()
+
+    assert mod.all_true("ci") == {
+        "platform": True,
+        "canvas": True,
+        "python": True,
+        "scripts": True,
+    }
+
+
+def test_fetch_base_prefers_advertised_base_ref(monkeypatch):
+    mod = load_module()
+    calls: list[list[str]] = []
+    exists_checks = 0
+
+    def fake_base_exists(base: str) -> bool:
+        nonlocal exists_checks
+        exists_checks += 1
+        return exists_checks >= 1
+
+    def fake_run_git(args: list[str], *, timeout: int = 30):
+        calls.append(args)
+
+        class Result:
+            returncode = 0
+            stdout = ""
+            stderr = ""
+
+        return Result()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "base_exists", fake_base_exists)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "run_git", fake_run_git)
+
+    mod.fetch_base("abc123", "main")
+
+    assert calls == [["fetch", "--depth=1", "origin", "main"]]
+
+
+def test_fetch_base_falls_back_to_sha_when_ref_fetch_does_not_materialize(monkeypatch):
+    mod = load_module()
+    calls: list[list[str]] = []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "base_exists", lambda _base: False)
+
+    def fake_run_git(args: list[str], *, timeout: int = 30):
+        calls.append(args)
+
+        class Result:
+            returncode = 0
+            stdout = ""
+            stderr = ""
+
+        return Result()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "run_git", fake_run_git)
+
+    mod.fetch_base("abc123", "main")
+
+    assert calls == [
+        ["fetch", "--depth=1", "origin", "main"],
+        ["fetch", "--depth=1", "origin", "abc123"],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_changed_paths_uses_merge_base_for_pull_request(monkeypatch):
+    mod = load_module()
+    calls: list[list[str]] = []
+
+    def fake_run_git(args: list[str], *, timeout: int = 30):
+        calls.append(args)
+
+        class Result:
+            returncode = 0
+            stdout = "workspace/agent.py\n"
+            stderr = ""
+
+        if args[0] == "merge-base":
+            Result.stdout = "merge123\n"
+        return Result()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "run_git", fake_run_git)
+
+    assert mod.changed_paths("base123", use_merge_base=True) == ["workspace/agent.py"]
+    assert calls == [
+        ["merge-base", "base123", "HEAD"],
+        ["diff", "--name-only", "merge123", "HEAD"],
+    ]
+
+
+def test_detect_deepens_base_ref_when_pr_merge_base_missing(monkeypatch):
+    mod = load_module()
+    calls: list[tuple[str, str | None]] = []
+    merge_base_calls = 0
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "base_exists", lambda _base: True)
+
+    def fake_merge_base(base: str):
+        nonlocal merge_base_calls
+        merge_base_calls += 1
+        if merge_base_calls == 1:
+            return None
+        return "merge123"
+
+    def fake_deepen_base_ref(base_ref: str):
+        calls.append(("deepen", base_ref))
+
+    def fake_changed_paths(base: str, *, use_merge_base: bool):
+        calls.append(("changed", str(use_merge_base)))
+        return [".gitea/workflows/ci.yml"]
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "merge_base", fake_merge_base)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "deepen_base_ref", fake_deepen_base_ref)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "changed_paths", fake_changed_paths)
+
+    assert mod.detect("ci", "pull_request", "base123", "", "main") == {
+        "platform": False,
+        "canvas": False,
+        "python": False,
+        "scripts": False,
+    }
+    assert calls == [("deepen", "main"), ("changed", "True")]

tests/test_e2e_minimax_defaults.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+
+
+def test_staging_e2e_workflows_use_stable_minimax_default() -> None:
+    """Keep cron/push E2E on the same MiniMax model as the smoke-tested script."""
+    workflow_paths = [
+        ".gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-saas.yml",
+        ".gitea/workflows/staging-smoke.yml",
+        ".gitea/workflows/continuous-synth-e2e.yml",
+    ]
+
+    for rel in workflow_paths:
+        text = (ROOT / rel).read_text()
+        assert "MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed" not in text
+        assert "MiniMax-M2" in text

tests/test_heavy_e2e_pr_gating.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+
+
+def workflow_on(path: Path):
+    doc = yaml.safe_load(path.read_text())
+    return doc.get("on") or doc.get(True)
+
+
+def test_browser_e2e_workflows_are_not_unconditional_pr_heavy_lanes():
+    workflows = [
+        ROOT / ".gitea/workflows/e2e-chat.yml",
+        ROOT / ".gitea/workflows/e2e-staging-canvas.yml",
+    ]
+
+    for path in workflows:
+        text = path.read_text()
+        events = workflow_on(path)
+
+        assert "workflow_dispatch" in events
+        assert "schedule" in events
+        assert "merge-queue" in text
+        assert "/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/labels" in text
+        assert "PR is not in merge-queue" in text

tests/test_lint_workflow_yaml.py

@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import textwrap
+import importlib.util
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest  # noqa: F401  (declares the dep)
+import yaml
 
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 SCRIPT = REPO_ROOT / ".gitea" / "scripts" / "lint-workflow-yaml.py"
@@ -616,16 +618,24 @@ def test_rule10_docker_info_head_in_separate_step_without_pipefail_passes(tmp_pa
 
 CI_WORKFLOW = REPO_ROOT / ".gitea" / "workflows" / "ci.yml"
 CI_SURFACES = ("platform", "canvas", "python", "scripts")
+DETECT_CHANGES_SCRIPT = REPO_ROOT / ".gitea" / "scripts" / "detect-changes.py"
+
+
+def _load_detect_changes():
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("detect_changes", DETECT_CHANGES_SCRIPT)
+    assert spec is not None
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    assert spec.loader is not None
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
 
 
 def _ci_change_patterns() -> dict[str, re.Pattern[str]]:
-    text = CI_WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-    patterns: dict[str, re.Pattern[str]] = {}
-    for surface, pattern in re.findall(
-        r'echo "(platform|canvas|python|scripts)=.*?grep -qE \'([^\']+)\'',
-        text,
-    ):
-        patterns[surface] = re.compile(pattern)
+    detect_changes = _load_detect_changes()
+    patterns = {
+        surface: re.compile(pattern)
+        for surface, pattern in detect_changes.PROFILES["ci"].items()
+    }
     assert set(patterns) == set(CI_SURFACES)
     return patterns
 
@@ -693,3 +703,58 @@ def test_ci_change_detector_docs_and_meta_scripts_do_not_trigger_surfaces():
         "python": False,
         "scripts": False,
     }
+
+
+def test_ci_platform_go_steps_are_path_scoped_on_all_events():
+    doc = yaml.safe_load(CI_WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    platform = doc["jobs"]["platform-build"]
+    assert platform.get("needs") == "changes"
+
+    expensive_steps = [
+        step
+        for step in platform["steps"]
+        if step.get("uses")
+        or step.get("run", "").startswith("go ")
+        or "golangci-lint" in step.get("run", "")
+    ]
+    assert expensive_steps
+    for step in expensive_steps:
+        expr = step.get("if", "")
+        assert "needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true'" in expr
+        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" not in expr
+
+
+def test_ci_canvas_nextjs_steps_are_path_scoped_on_all_events():
+    doc = yaml.safe_load(CI_WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    canvas = doc["jobs"]["canvas-build"]
+    assert canvas.get("needs") == "changes"
+
+    expensive_steps = [
+        step
+        for step in canvas["steps"]
+        if step.get("uses")
+        or step.get("run", "").startswith("npm ")
+        or step.get("run", "").startswith("npx ")
+    ]
+    assert expensive_steps
+    for step in expensive_steps:
+        expr = step.get("if", "")
+        assert "needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true'" in expr
+        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" not in expr
+
+
+def test_ci_shellcheck_steps_are_path_scoped_on_all_events():
+    doc = yaml.safe_load(CI_WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    shellcheck = doc["jobs"]["shellcheck"]
+    assert shellcheck.get("needs") == "changes"
+
+    expensive_steps = [
+        step
+        for step in shellcheck["steps"]
+        if step.get("uses") or step.get("run", "").startswith(("bash ", "find ", "shellcheck "))
+    ]
+    assert expensive_steps
+    for step in expensive_steps:
+        expr = step.get("if", "")
+        assert "needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true'" in expr
+        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" not in expr

tests/test_main_red_watchdog.py

@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ SCRIPT_PATH = (
 )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _stub_time_sleep(monkeypatch):
+    """Autouse: stub time.sleep across every test.
+
+    The watchdog's RECHECK_DELAY_SECS (default 90s) is wired into
+    run_once() via time.sleep(). Without this stub, integration-style
+    tests that exercise run_once() would each block for 90s — a
+    pre-fix `pytest -q` ran in ~0.1s; the unstubbed equivalent took
+    >4 minutes (task #394 review evidence). Stubbing here keeps the
+    suite fast and deterministic without requiring every red-path test
+    to remember the patch.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setattr("time.sleep", lambda s: None)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def wd_module():
     """Import the script as a module under a known env."""
@@ -809,3 +824,214 @@ def test_require_runtime_env_exits_when_missing(wd_module, monkeypatch):
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
         wd_module._require_runtime_env()
     assert excinfo.value.code == 2
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Action-run status filter + HEAD-recheck (task #394, mc#1597..1630)
+#
+# The existing cancel-cascade filter matched description=='Has been
+# cancelled' EXACTLY, but a 7-day DB sweep on 2026-05-20 showed that
+# only 76/702 (~11%) of action_run.status=3 (Cancelled) entries carry
+# that string — 89% are written as 'Failing after Ns', indistinguishable
+# from real action_run.status=2 (Failure) at the commit_status layer.
+#
+# Gitea 1.22.6 has NO REST endpoint exposing action_run.status, so the
+# canonical filter (status=2 only) cannot run from a Gitea Actions
+# runner. The next-best signal is the HEAD-recheck: re-fetch HEAD SHA
+# (or its combined status) right before filing. If HEAD moved on or
+# combined state recovered, the prior "red" was a transient
+# cancel-cascade and we skip-file.
+#
+# References:
+#   - reference_chronic_red_sweep_cancelled_vs_failed_filter
+#   - feedback_gitea_status_enum_use_helper_not_raw_int
+#   - reference_gitea_action_status_enum_corrected_2026_05_19
+#   - triage evidence 2026-05-21 04:55 (6 cancellation + 1 emission
+#     artifact across mc#1597,1605,1609,1613,1626,1627,1630)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def test_head_recheck_skips_file_when_head_moved(wd_module, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    """When initial tick sees red at SHA_A but HEAD has since moved to
+    SHA_B (next commit landed mid-tick), the watchdog must NOT file.
+    Re-evaluation happens on the next cron tick against the new SHA.
+
+    REGRESSION CLASS: this guards mc#1597..#1630 — 7 false-positives
+    filed in 24h because cancel-cascade fired commit_status=failure
+    rows on SHAs that were already superseded by new merges."""
+    SHA_A = SHA_RED
+    SHA_B = SHA_GREEN
+    failed_ctx = [
+        {"context": "ci/test", "status": "failure",
+         "target_url": "/r/runs/100/jobs/0",
+         "description": "Failing after 12s"},
+    ]
+    # First branches read returns SHA_A; the second (recheck) returns SHA_B
+    # → watchdog detects HEAD drift and skip-files.
+    branches_responses = iter([
+        (200, _branches_response(SHA_A)),
+        (200, _branches_response(SHA_B)),
+    ])
+
+    def fake_api(method, path, *, body=None, query=None, expect_json=True):
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/branches/main":
+            return next(branches_responses)
+        if method == "GET" and path == f"/repos/owner/repo/commits/{SHA_A}/status":
+            return (200, _combined_status("failure", failed_ctx))
+        if method == "POST" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues":
+            raise AssertionError(
+                "watchdog filed a phantom issue despite HEAD moving away "
+                "from the red SHA (regression: mc#1597..1630)"
+            )
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues":
+            return (200, [])
+        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected api call: {method} {path}")
+
+    # Settling delay is no-op'd by the _stub_time_sleep autouse fixture.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(wd_module, "api", fake_api)
+    wd_module.run_once(dry_run=False)
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "head drift" in captured.out.lower() or "head moved" in captured.out.lower(), (
+        f"expected a notice about HEAD drift, got: {captured.out!r}"
+    )
+
+
+def test_head_recheck_skips_file_when_recheck_status_recovered(
+    wd_module, monkeypatch, capsys,
+):
+    """When initial tick sees red at SHA, but the post-settling recheck
+    on the SAME SHA shows combined status recovered (e.g. transient
+    cancel-cascade rolled forward to success on retry), skip-file.
+
+    This catches the mid-flight cancel-cascade window — the second
+    largest false-positive cluster in mc#1597..1630."""
+    failed_ctx_initial = [
+        {"context": "ci/test", "status": "failure",
+         "target_url": "/r/runs/100/jobs/0",
+         "description": "Failing after 12s"},
+    ]
+    recovered_ctx = [
+        {"context": "ci/test", "status": "success",
+         "target_url": "/r/runs/100/jobs/0",
+         "description": "Successful in 30s"},
+    ]
+    # Same SHA across both branch reads; status flips from failure→success
+    # between the two combined-status reads.
+    status_responses = iter([
+        (200, _combined_status("failure", failed_ctx_initial)),
+        (200, _combined_status("success", recovered_ctx)),
+    ])
+
+    def fake_api(method, path, *, body=None, query=None, expect_json=True):
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/branches/main":
+            return (200, _branches_response(SHA_RED))
+        if method == "GET" and path == f"/repos/owner/repo/commits/{SHA_RED}/status":
+            return next(status_responses)
+        if method == "POST" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues":
+            raise AssertionError(
+                "watchdog filed a phantom issue despite combined status "
+                "recovering on recheck (mid-flight cancel-cascade window)"
+            )
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues":
+            return (200, [])
+        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected api call: {method} {path}")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(wd_module, "api", fake_api)
+    wd_module.run_once(dry_run=False)
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "recovered" in captured.out.lower() or "settled" in captured.out.lower(), (
+        f"expected a notice about post-settling recovery, got: {captured.out!r}"
+    )
+
+
+def test_head_recheck_files_when_still_red_after_settling(
+    wd_module, monkeypatch,
+):
+    """When BOTH the initial detection AND the post-settling recheck
+    show the same SHA still red, file the issue. This is the genuine-
+    failure path the watchdog is designed to surface.
+
+    Locks the over-filter: a future change that always-skips after
+    recheck would dismiss real failures."""
+    failed_ctx = [
+        {"context": "ci/test", "status": "failure",
+         "target_url": "/r/runs/100/jobs/0",
+         "description": "Failing after 12s"},
+    ]
+    post_filed = {"value": False}
+
+    def fake_api(method, path, *, body=None, query=None, expect_json=True):
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/branches/main":
+            return (200, _branches_response(SHA_RED))
+        if method == "GET" and path == f"/repos/owner/repo/commits/{SHA_RED}/status":
+            return (200, _combined_status("failure", failed_ctx))
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues":
+            return (200, [])
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/labels":
+            return (200, [{"id": 9, "name": "tier:high"}])
+        if method == "POST" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues":
+            post_filed["value"] = True
+            return (201, {"number": 999})
+        if method == "POST" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues/999/labels":
+            return (200, [])
+        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected api call: {method} {path}")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(wd_module, "api", fake_api)
+    wd_module.run_once(dry_run=False)
+    assert post_filed["value"], (
+        "genuine-failure path was skip-filed — head-recheck over-filter "
+        "regression (would suppress all real main-red alarms)"
+    )
+
+
+def test_head_recheck_skips_when_initial_was_only_cancel_cascade(
+    wd_module, monkeypatch,
+):
+    """Belt-and-braces: combined-status failure caused exclusively by
+    description='Has been cancelled' entries should still be filtered
+    by the EXISTING cancel-cascade filter — head-recheck must not
+    accidentally bypass it. Regression guard for the existing mc#1564
+    fix."""
+    failed_ctx = [
+        {"context": "ci/test", "status": "failure",
+         "description": "Has been cancelled"},
+    ]
+
+    def fake_api(method, path, *, body=None, query=None, expect_json=True):
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/branches/main":
+            return (200, _branches_response(SHA_RED))
+        if method == "GET" and path == f"/repos/owner/repo/commits/{SHA_RED}/status":
+            return (200, _combined_status("failure", failed_ctx))
+        if method == "POST" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues":
+            raise AssertionError(
+                "cancel-cascade-only entry must be filtered before any "
+                "head-recheck logic runs"
+            )
+        if method == "GET" and path == "/repos/owner/repo/issues":
+            return (200, [])
+        # No commit-status recheck should happen because is_red() returned False
+        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected api call: {method} {path}")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(wd_module, "api", fake_api)
+    wd_module.run_once(dry_run=False)
+    # success: no AssertionError raised, no POST
+
+
+def test_resolve_action_run_status_returns_none_on_no_endpoint(wd_module):
+    """The action_run.status REST endpoint does NOT exist in Gitea
+    1.22.6 (verified empirically 2026-05-20 — /api/v1/.../actions/runs/N
+    returns HTTP 404 across all probe variants). The resolver must
+    return None gracefully so callers fall back to the description-
+    string + head-recheck heuristics.
+
+    This pins the extensibility hook: when a future Gitea release (or
+    an op-host proxy) exposes the endpoint, the resolver implementation
+    can be swapped in without touching the caller contract."""
+    # The function exists and is callable
+    assert hasattr(wd_module, "_resolve_action_run_status")
+    # A typical target_url shape from real Gitea commit_status rows:
+    target_url = "/molecule-ai/molecule-core/actions/runs/75020/jobs/0"
+    # Return None when no endpoint available
+    out = wd_module._resolve_action_run_status(target_url)
+    assert out is None, (
+        "resolver must return None when the action_run.status endpoint "
+        "isn't reachable — callers depend on the None-fallback path"
+    )

tests/test_status_reaper.py

@@ -442,6 +442,46 @@ def test_reap_preserves_real_push(sr_module, monkeypatch):
     assert calls == []  # NO POST
 
 
+def test_reap_compensates_cancelled_real_push_status(sr_module, monkeypatch):
+    """Gitea 1.22.6 maps cancelled push runs to failure statuses.
+
+    A real push workflow with description exactly "Has been cancelled"
+    is cancel-cascade noise, not a defect signal. Status-reaper should
+    compensate it even though the workflow has a push trigger.
+    """
+    calls = []
+
+    def fake_api(method, path, *, body=None, query=None, expect_json=True):
+        calls.append((method, path, body))
+        return (201, {})
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sr_module, "api", fake_api)
+
+    workflow_map = {"ci": True}
+    combined = {
+        "state": "failure",
+        "statuses": [
+            {
+                "context": "ci / test (push)",
+                "status": "failure",
+                "description": "Has been cancelled",
+                "target_url": "https://example.test/actions/runs/1",
+            }
+        ],
+    }
+
+    counters = sr_module.reap(workflow_map, combined, SHA, dry_run=False)
+
+    assert counters["compensated"] == 1
+    assert counters["compensated_cancelled_push"] == 1
+    assert counters["preserved_real_push"] == 0
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+    assert calls[0][0] == "POST"
+    assert calls[0][1] == f"/repos/owner/repo/statuses/{SHA}"
+    assert calls[0][2]["context"] == "ci / test (push)"
+    assert calls[0][2]["state"] == "success"
+
+
 def test_reap_preserves_unknown_workflow(sr_module, monkeypatch, capsys):
     """Workflow not in map → ::notice:: + skip (conservative)."""
     monkeypatch.setattr(

workspace-server/internal/handlers/a2a_proxy.go

@@ -686,11 +686,22 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) resolveAgentURL(ctx context.Context, workspaceID stri
 		_ = db.CacheURL(ctx, workspaceID, agentURL)
 	}
 
-	// When the platform runs inside Docker, 127.0.0.1:{host_port} is
-	// unreachable (it's the platform container's own localhost, not the
-	// Docker host). Rewrite to the container's Docker-bridge hostname.
+	// When the platform runs inside Docker, a managed workspace's
+	// 127.0.0.1:{host_port} URL points at the Docker host and must be
+	// rewritten to the workspace container's Docker-bridge hostname.
+	// External runtimes are not managed containers; their local test/runtime
+	// URL is the target and must not be synthesized into ws-<id>:8000.
 	if strings.HasPrefix(agentURL, "http://127.0.0.1:") && h.provisioner != nil && platformInDocker {
-		agentURL = provisioner.InternalURL(workspaceID)
+		var wsRuntime string
+		if err := db.DB.QueryRowContext(ctx,
+			`SELECT COALESCE(runtime, 'langgraph') FROM workspaces WHERE id = $1`,
+			workspaceID,
+		).Scan(&wsRuntime); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("ProxyA2A: runtime lookup before Docker URL rewrite failed for %s: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		}
+		if !isExternalLikeRuntime(wsRuntime) {
+			agentURL = provisioner.InternalURL(workspaceID)
+		}
 	}
 	// SSRF defence: reject private/metadata URLs before making outbound call.
 	if err := isSafeURL(agentURL); err != nil {

workspace-server/internal/handlers/a2a_proxy_test.go

@@ -1511,6 +1511,35 @@ func TestResolveAgentURL_DockerRewrite(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveAgentURL_ExternalRuntimeLoopbackNotRewrittenInDocker(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	mr := setupTestRedis(t)
+	allowLoopbackForTest(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	waitForHandlerAsyncBeforeDBCleanup(t, handler)
+	handler.provisioner = &stubLocalProv{}
+
+	restore := setPlatformInDockerForTest(true)
+	defer restore()
+
+	agentURL := "http://127.0.0.1:55555"
+	mr.Set("ws:ws-external:url", agentURL)
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT COALESCE\\(runtime").
+		WithArgs("ws-external").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"runtime"}).AddRow("external"))
+
+	url, perr := handler.resolveAgentURL(context.Background(), "ws-external")
+	if perr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %+v", perr)
+	}
+	if url != agentURL {
+		t.Errorf("external runtime loopback URL must not be rewritten; got %q want %q", url, agentURL)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // --- dispatchA2A direct unit tests ---
 
 func TestDispatchA2A_BuildRequestError(t *testing.T) {

workspace-server/internal/handlers/activity.go

@@ -67,7 +67,213 @@ func NewActivityHandler(b *events.Broadcaster) *ActivityHandler {
 	return &ActivityHandler{broadcaster: b}
 }
 
-// List handles GET /workspaces/:id/activity?type=&source=&limit=&since_secs=&since_id=
+// extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody walks a JSON-RPC a2a inbound body to
+// surface attachments (file/image/audio/video) as a flat `attachments[]`
+// projection so callers don't have to drill into the request_body shape
+// themselves.
+//
+// Two body shapes are walked in order:
+//
+//  1. a2a-sdk v1 message-part envelope (peer_agent inbound):
+//
+//     {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"message/send","params":{
+//        "message":{"parts":[
+//          {"kind":"text", "text":"hi"},
+//          {"kind":"file", "file":{"uri":"workspace:foo.pdf","mime_type":"application/pdf","name":"foo.pdf"}},
+//          {"kind":"image","file":{"uri":"workspace:bar.png","mime_type":"image/png","name":"bar.png"}},
+//        ]}}}
+//
+//  2. canvas chat_upload_receive flat manifest (canvas_user upload):
+//
+//     {"uri":"platform-pending:<ws>/<file>",
+//      "name":"pasted.png",
+//      "size":12345,
+//      "file_id":"<uuid>",
+//      "mimeType":"image/png"}
+//
+//     The canvas upload pipe writes a single manifest directly at the
+//     root of request_body (no JSON-RPC envelope) with camelCase
+//     `mimeType`. We normalize to snake_case `mime_type` on the way out
+//     so every downstream adaptor (channel / telegram / codex / hermes)
+//     sees one wire shape regardless of which inbound shape produced it.
+//
+// Returns nil (omit-from-JSON) when the body has no attachments — the
+// `?include=peer_info` envelope projects this as an array iff non-empty.
+//
+// Defensive on every step: any missing key / wrong-shape value falls
+// through to the next arm or returns nil instead of panicking. The
+// activity_logs row could carry literally any JSON in request_body
+// (legacy formats, future formats); we only commit to the documented
+// shapes and silently skip anything else.
+func extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(raw []byte) []map[string]interface{} {
+	if len(raw) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var body map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &body); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if atts := extractAttachmentsFromMessageParts(body); len(atts) > 0 {
+		return atts
+	}
+	if att := extractAttachmentFromFlatUploadManifest(body); att != nil {
+		return []map[string]interface{}{att}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// extractAttachmentsFromMessageParts handles the a2a-sdk v1 shape:
+// body.params.message.parts[]. Walks file/image/audio parts; honors v1
+// `kind` and v0 `type` discriminators; accepts nested `.file` sub-object
+// or inlined uri/mime_type/name on the part itself.
+func extractAttachmentsFromMessageParts(body map[string]interface{}) []map[string]interface{} {
+	params, ok := body["params"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	message, ok := params["message"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	parts, ok := message["parts"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
+	for _, p := range parts {
+		part, ok := p.(map[string]interface{})
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		// a2a-sdk v1 uses "kind"; older v0 callers sent "type". Accept
+		// both for the discriminator — same defensive read pattern as
+		// the runtime-side extract_text helper.
+		kind, _ := part["kind"].(string)
+		if kind == "" {
+			kind, _ = part["type"].(string)
+		}
+		if kind != "file" && kind != "image" && kind != "audio" {
+			continue
+		}
+		// The file sub-object holds uri/mime_type/name. The a2a-sdk v1
+		// shape nests under "file"; some legacy payloads inlined the
+		// fields onto the part itself. Support both.
+		var fileObj map[string]interface{}
+		if f, ok := part["file"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+			fileObj = f
+		} else {
+			fileObj = part
+		}
+		uri, _ := fileObj["uri"].(string)
+		mimeType, _ := fileObj["mime_type"].(string)
+		name, _ := fileObj["name"].(string)
+		// At minimum we need either a uri or a name to be useful.
+		// Empty-part entries are skipped (they're a malformed inbound
+		// — surface nothing rather than emit a no-info placeholder).
+		if uri == "" && name == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		att := map[string]interface{}{"kind": kind}
+		if uri != "" {
+			att["uri"] = uri
+		}
+		if mimeType != "" {
+			att["mime_type"] = mimeType
+		}
+		if name != "" {
+			att["name"] = name
+		}
+		out = append(out, att)
+	}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// extractAttachmentFromFlatUploadManifest handles the canvas
+// chat_upload_receive shape: a single upload manifest at the root of
+// request_body with no JSON-RPC envelope. Canvas uses camelCase
+// `mimeType`; we normalize to snake_case `mime_type` on emit so the
+// wire shape matches the message-parts arm. Kind is derived from the
+// mime prefix (image/* → "image", audio/* → "audio", video/* → "video",
+// anything else → "file") because the canvas upload row doesn't carry
+// an explicit discriminator. Returns nil if neither `uri` nor `file_id`
+// is present at the root (i.e. not a flat upload manifest).
+func extractAttachmentFromFlatUploadManifest(body map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
+	uri, _ := body["uri"].(string)
+	fileID, _ := body["file_id"].(string)
+	if uri == "" && fileID == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	mimeType, _ := body["mimeType"].(string)
+	if mimeType == "" {
+		// Defensive: future canvas versions might emit snake_case directly.
+		mimeType, _ = body["mime_type"].(string)
+	}
+	name, _ := body["name"].(string)
+	// Apply the same minimum-info rule as the message-parts arm: a
+	// manifest with neither uri nor name is non-actionable; skip.
+	if uri == "" && name == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	att := map[string]interface{}{"kind": kindFromMimeType(mimeType)}
+	if uri != "" {
+		att["uri"] = uri
+	}
+	if mimeType != "" {
+		att["mime_type"] = mimeType
+	}
+	if name != "" {
+		att["name"] = name
+	}
+	return att
+}
+
+// kindFromMimeType derives the attachment `kind` discriminator from a
+// MIME type. Used by the flat-upload-manifest arm where the source row
+// has no explicit kind field.
+func kindFromMimeType(mime string) string {
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(mime, "image/"):
+		return "image"
+	case strings.HasPrefix(mime, "audio/"):
+		return "audio"
+	case strings.HasPrefix(mime, "video/"):
+		return "video"
+	default:
+		return "file"
+	}
+}
+
+// includeFlagSet returns true iff `flag` appears in the comma-separated
+// `?include=` query value. Whitespace around entries is tolerated.
+// Empty `include` returns false (existing back-compat shape).
+//
+// The comma-separable form lets future fields ("attachments_only",
+// "tool_trace_expanded", etc.) slot in without further URL-param creep.
+func includeFlagSet(includeQuery, flag string) bool {
+	if includeQuery == "" || flag == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, raw := range strings.Split(includeQuery, ",") {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(raw) == flag {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// List handles GET /workspaces/:id/activity?type=&source=&limit=&since_secs=&since_id=&include=
+//
+// The `include` query param is comma-separable; today the only flag is
+// `peer_info`, which enriches a2a_receive rows with `peer_name`,
+// `peer_role`, `agent_card_url`, and an `attachments[]` projection (see
+// extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody). It's additive + opt-in — existing
+// callers that don't pass `?include=peer_info` see the unchanged shape.
+// Surface for the layered enrichment that lets Claude Code channel
+// pushes carry full sender identity instead of bare UUIDs (sibling
+// repos: molecule-ai-workspace-runtime + molecule-mcp-claude-channel).
 //
 // since_secs filters to activity_logs.created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '$N seconds'.
 // Optional, additive — callers that don't pass it get today's behavior (the
@@ -102,6 +308,8 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 	sinceSecsStr := c.Query("since_secs")
 	sinceID := c.Query("since_id")
 	beforeTSStr := c.Query("before_ts") // optional RFC3339 — return rows strictly older than this timestamp
+	include := c.Query("include")       // comma-separated; today's only flag is "peer_info"
+	includePeerInfo := includeFlagSet(include, "peer_info")
 
 	// Validate peer_id as a UUID at the trust boundary so a malformed
 	// caller (the agent or a downstream MCP tool) can't smuggle SQL
@@ -192,22 +400,60 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 		usingCursor = true
 	}
 
-	// Build query with optional filters
-	query := `SELECT id, workspace_id, activity_type, source_id, target_id, method,
-			   summary, request_body, response_body, tool_trace, duration_ms, status, error_detail, created_at
-		FROM activity_logs WHERE workspace_id = $1`
+	// Build query with optional filters. When ?include=peer_info is set,
+	// LEFT JOIN workspaces ON activity_logs.source_id = w.id so we can
+	// surface w.name + w.role on the row. LEFT (not INNER) is required
+	// for two reasons:
+	//   1. Canvas rows have source_id IS NULL — those must still appear
+	//      in the result set (with NULL peer_name/peer_role).
+	//   2. A peer workspace may have been deleted since the row was
+	//      written (no FK constraint on activity_logs.source_id) —
+	//      LEFT JOIN preserves the activity row with NULL peer fields
+	//      rather than silently dropping the row.
+	//
+	// agent_card_url is NOT pulled from the workspaces table; it's
+	// computed server-side from externalPlatformURL + source_id at
+	// projection time (mirrors molecule-ai-workspace-runtime
+	// a2a_client._agent_card_url_for which constructs
+	// {PLATFORM_URL}/registry/discover/{peer_id}).
+	//
+	// Column qualification (`activity_logs.<col>`) is added ONLY when
+	// the JOIN is present — disambiguates `id` / `created_at` which
+	// exist in both tables. When the JOIN is absent, unqualified
+	// column references preserve the exact wire-shape existing callers
+	// + existing test fixtures expect (back-compat).
+	actCol := ""
+	if includePeerInfo {
+		actCol = "activity_logs."
+	}
+	selectClause := `SELECT ` + actCol + `id, ` + actCol + `workspace_id, ` + actCol + `activity_type, ` +
+		actCol + `source_id, ` + actCol + `target_id, ` + actCol + `method, ` +
+		actCol + `summary, ` + actCol + `request_body, ` + actCol + `response_body, ` +
+		actCol + `tool_trace, ` + actCol + `duration_ms, ` + actCol + `status, ` +
+		actCol + `error_detail, ` + actCol + `created_at`
+	fromClause := ` FROM activity_logs`
+	if includePeerInfo {
+		selectClause += `, w.name AS peer_name, w.role AS peer_role`
+		fromClause += ` LEFT JOIN workspaces w ON w.id = activity_logs.source_id`
+	}
+	query := selectClause + fromClause + ` WHERE ` + actCol + `workspace_id = $1`
 	args := []interface{}{workspaceID}
 	argIdx := 2
 
+	// WHERE/ORDER column refs use the same `actCol` qualifier prefix
+	// computed above — empty string when no JOIN (back-compat with
+	// existing wire shape + sqlmock-regex test fixtures), or
+	// `activity_logs.` when LEFT JOIN'd (disambiguates `id` /
+	// `created_at` between the two tables).
 	if activityType != "" {
-		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND activity_type = $%d", argIdx)
+		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND "+actCol+"activity_type = $%d", argIdx)
 		args = append(args, activityType)
 		argIdx++
 	}
 	if source == "canvas" {
-		query += " AND source_id IS NULL"
+		query += " AND " + actCol + "source_id IS NULL"
 	} else if source == "agent" {
-		query += " AND source_id IS NOT NULL"
+		query += " AND " + actCol + "source_id IS NOT NULL"
 	} else if source != "" {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "source must be 'canvas' or 'agent'"})
 		return
@@ -224,7 +470,7 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 		// and avoids duplicate parameter binding (some drivers reject the
 		// same arg slot reused, ours is fine but the explicit form is
 		// clearer to read and matches the rest of the builder.)
-		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND (source_id = $%d OR target_id = $%d)", argIdx, argIdx)
+		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND ("+actCol+"source_id = $%d OR "+actCol+"target_id = $%d)", argIdx, argIdx)
 		args = append(args, peerID)
 		argIdx++
 	}
@@ -232,7 +478,7 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 		// Strictly older — never replay a row with the exact same
 		// timestamp, mirrors the `created_at > cursorTime` shape
 		// `since_id` uses for forward paging.
-		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND created_at < $%d", argIdx)
+		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND "+actCol+"created_at < $%d", argIdx)
 		args = append(args, beforeTS)
 		argIdx++
 	}
@@ -241,13 +487,13 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 		// interpolated into the SQL string. `make_interval(secs => $N)`
 		// avoids the lib/pq quirk where INTERVAL '$N seconds' won't
 		// substitute a placeholder inside the literal.
-		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND created_at >= NOW() - make_interval(secs => $%d)", argIdx)
+		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND "+actCol+"created_at >= NOW() - make_interval(secs => $%d)", argIdx)
 		args = append(args, sinceSecs)
 		argIdx++
 	}
 	if usingCursor {
 		// Strictly after — never replay the cursor row itself.
-		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND created_at > $%d", argIdx)
+		query += fmt.Sprintf(" AND "+actCol+"created_at > $%d", argIdx)
 		args = append(args, cursorTime)
 		argIdx++
 	}
@@ -257,9 +503,9 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 	// since_id) keeps DESC — that's the canvas/UI shape and changing it
 	// would surprise existing callers.
 	if usingCursor {
-		query += fmt.Sprintf(" ORDER BY created_at ASC LIMIT $%d", argIdx)
+		query += fmt.Sprintf(" ORDER BY "+actCol+"created_at ASC LIMIT $%d", argIdx)
 	} else {
-		query += fmt.Sprintf(" ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT $%d", argIdx)
+		query += fmt.Sprintf(" ORDER BY "+actCol+"created_at DESC LIMIT $%d", argIdx)
 	}
 	args = append(args, limit)
 
@@ -272,6 +518,14 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
 
+	// agent_card_url base computed once per request so we don't pay the
+	// header-read cost per row. Only meaningful when includePeerInfo is
+	// set; the empty string here is harmless when the flag is off.
+	var platformBase string
+	if includePeerInfo {
+		platformBase = externalPlatformURL(c)
+	}
+
 	activities := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var id, wsID, actType, status string
@@ -279,10 +533,23 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 		var reqBody, respBody, toolTrace []byte
 		var durationMs *int
 		var createdAt time.Time
+		// LEFT JOIN'd peer columns — pointer-string so a NULL row
+		// (canvas message OR deleted peer workspace) decodes as nil
+		// rather than empty-string. Only scanned when includePeerInfo
+		// is set (matched against the SELECT clause above).
+		var peerName, peerRole *string
 
-		if err := rows.Scan(&id, &wsID, &actType, &sourceID, &targetID, &method,
-			&summary, &reqBody, &respBody, &toolTrace, &durationMs, &status, &errorDetail, &createdAt); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Activity scan error: %v", err)
+		var scanErr error
+		if includePeerInfo {
+			scanErr = rows.Scan(&id, &wsID, &actType, &sourceID, &targetID, &method,
+				&summary, &reqBody, &respBody, &toolTrace, &durationMs, &status, &errorDetail, &createdAt,
+				&peerName, &peerRole)
+		} else {
+			scanErr = rows.Scan(&id, &wsID, &actType, &sourceID, &targetID, &method,
+				&summary, &reqBody, &respBody, &toolTrace, &durationMs, &status, &errorDetail, &createdAt)
+		}
+		if scanErr != nil {
+			log.Printf("Activity scan error: %v", scanErr)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -308,6 +575,39 @@ func (h *ActivityHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 		if toolTrace != nil {
 			entry["tool_trace"] = json.RawMessage(toolTrace)
 		}
+
+		// peer_info enrichment (per ?include=peer_info). Only emit the
+		// new fields when the flag is set — back-compat for callers
+		// that don't request it.
+		if includePeerInfo {
+			// peer_name / peer_role: emit only when present (canvas
+			// rows have source_id IS NULL → peer_name is NULL by JOIN;
+			// also a peer workspace may have been deleted since the
+			// row was written → same NULL outcome). Omit-when-absent
+			// matches the Layer 3 adaptor's "spread when present"
+			// pattern; canvas_user rows legitimately have no peer_*.
+			if peerName != nil && *peerName != "" {
+				entry["peer_name"] = *peerName
+			}
+			if peerRole != nil && *peerRole != "" {
+				entry["peer_role"] = *peerRole
+			}
+			// agent_card_url: constructed server-side from
+			// externalPlatformURL + source_id. Mirrors the runtime-
+			// side helper a2a_client._agent_card_url_for which builds
+			// {PLATFORM_URL}/registry/discover/{peer_id}. Only set
+			// when source_id is present + non-empty.
+			if sourceID != nil && *sourceID != "" && platformBase != "" {
+				entry["agent_card_url"] = platformBase + "/registry/discover/" + *sourceID
+			}
+			// attachments: flatten file/image/audio parts from the
+			// request_body. nil when none — only project when
+			// non-empty so the omit-when-absent rule holds.
+			if atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(reqBody); len(atts) > 0 {
+				entry["attachments"] = atts
+			}
+		}
+
 		activities = append(activities, entry)
 	}
 	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {

workspace-server/internal/handlers/activity_peer_info_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,701 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+// Tests for the `?include=peer_info` activity-feed enrichment.
+//
+// The enrichment is additive + opt-in. When the flag is absent, the
+// existing tests (TestActivityList_SourceCanvas, etc.) prove the wire
+// shape is unchanged. These tests prove:
+//   - When the flag IS set, the LEFT JOIN is issued and the SELECT
+//     adds w.name + w.role.
+//   - peer_name / peer_role surface from the joined row.
+//   - agent_card_url is composed server-side from
+//     externalPlatformURL + source_id and appears for non-canvas rows
+//     (source_id present).
+//   - attachments[] is projected from request_body.params.message.parts
+//     for file/image/audio parts.
+//   - Canvas rows (source_id NULL) do NOT get peer_name / peer_role /
+//     agent_card_url, but DO still appear in the result set (LEFT JOIN
+//     preserves them with NULL peer fields).
+//   - The `include` query param is comma-separable and only recognizes
+//     known flags.
+
+// ---------- includeFlagSet helper unit tests ----------
+
+func TestIncludeFlagSet(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		query string
+		flag  string
+		want  bool
+	}{
+		{"", "peer_info", false},
+		{"peer_info", "peer_info", true},
+		{"peer_info,attachments", "peer_info", true},
+		{"attachments,peer_info", "peer_info", true},
+		{"attachments , peer_info ", "peer_info", true},
+		{"peer_infos", "peer_info", false},
+		{"peerinfo", "peer_info", false},
+		{"peer_info", "", false},
+		{",,", "peer_info", false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := includeFlagSet(tc.query, tc.flag)
+		if got != tc.want {
+			t.Errorf("includeFlagSet(%q, %q) = %v, want %v", tc.query, tc.flag, got, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody unit tests ----------
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(nil); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("nil body: want nil, got %v", got)
+	}
+	if got := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody([]byte("")); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("empty body: want nil, got %v", got)
+	}
+	if got := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody([]byte("not json")); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("non-json body: want nil, got %v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_NoAttachments(t *testing.T) {
+	// Text-only message: no file/image/audio parts → nil
+	body := []byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"message/send","params":{"message":{"parts":[{"kind":"text","text":"hi"}]}}}`)
+	if got := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("text-only: want nil, got %v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FileKindV1(t *testing.T) {
+	// a2a-sdk v1 shape: kind=file, file:{uri,mime_type,name}
+	body := []byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"message/send","params":{"message":{"parts":[
+		{"kind":"text","text":"see attached"},
+		{"kind":"file","file":{"uri":"workspace:foo.pdf","mime_type":"application/pdf","name":"foo.pdf"}}
+	]}}}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment, got %d", len(atts))
+	}
+	if atts[0]["kind"] != "file" {
+		t.Errorf("kind: want file, got %v", atts[0]["kind"])
+	}
+	if atts[0]["uri"] != "workspace:foo.pdf" {
+		t.Errorf("uri mismatch: %v", atts[0]["uri"])
+	}
+	if atts[0]["mime_type"] != "application/pdf" {
+		t.Errorf("mime_type mismatch: %v", atts[0]["mime_type"])
+	}
+	if atts[0]["name"] != "foo.pdf" {
+		t.Errorf("name mismatch: %v", atts[0]["name"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_ImageAndAudio(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mixed image + audio parts; both surface
+	body := []byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"message/send","params":{"message":{"parts":[
+		{"kind":"image","file":{"uri":"workspace:a.png","mime_type":"image/png","name":"a.png"}},
+		{"kind":"audio","file":{"uri":"workspace:b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","name":"b.mp3"}}
+	]}}}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 2 attachments, got %d", len(atts))
+	}
+	if atts[0]["kind"] != "image" || atts[1]["kind"] != "audio" {
+		t.Errorf("kind order: got %v / %v", atts[0]["kind"], atts[1]["kind"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_LegacyV0TypeDiscriminator(t *testing.T) {
+	// Legacy v0 shape: type=file (not kind), inlined fields (no nested .file)
+	body := []byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"message/send","params":{"message":{"parts":[
+		{"type":"file","uri":"workspace:legacy.txt","mime_type":"text/plain","name":"legacy.txt"}
+	]}}}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment, got %d", len(atts))
+	}
+	if atts[0]["kind"] != "file" || atts[0]["uri"] != "workspace:legacy.txt" || atts[0]["name"] != "legacy.txt" {
+		t.Errorf("v0 part not surfaced: %v", atts[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_SkipsEmptyParts(t *testing.T) {
+	// A "file" part with no uri AND no name is malformed — skip rather
+	// than emit a no-info entry.
+	body := []byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"message/send","params":{"message":{"parts":[
+		{"kind":"file","file":{}},
+		{"kind":"file","file":{"name":"only-name.bin"}}
+	]}}}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment (the named one), got %d", len(atts))
+	}
+	if atts[0]["name"] != "only-name.bin" {
+		t.Errorf("expected only-name.bin, got %v", atts[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_MalformedShape(t *testing.T) {
+	// Various malformed shapes return nil (defensive)
+	for _, b := range []string{
+		`{}`,
+		`{"params":{}}`,
+		`{"params":{"message":{}}}`,
+		`{"params":{"message":{"parts":"not-a-list"}}}`,
+		`{"params":{"message":{"parts":[null,42,"string"]}}}`,
+	} {
+		if got := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody([]byte(b)); got != nil {
+			t.Errorf("body %q: want nil, got %v", b, got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- Activity List ?include=peer_info handler tests ----------
+
+func TestActivityList_IncludePeerInfo_IssuesLeftJoin(t *testing.T) {
+	// When ?include=peer_info is set, the query must:
+	//   1. SELECT include w.name + w.role aliased as peer_name/peer_role
+	//   2. FROM contains LEFT JOIN workspaces w ON w.id = activity_logs.source_id
+	//   3. WHERE uses qualified activity_logs.workspace_id (disambiguates
+	//      from workspaces.id post-JOIN)
+	//
+	// Pin all three so a future refactor can't silently drop the JOIN or
+	// the alias and have the test still pass.
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewActivityHandler(broadcaster)
+
+	peerID := "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
+	mock.ExpectQuery(
+		`SELECT .+w\.name AS peer_name, w\.role AS peer_role FROM activity_logs LEFT JOIN workspaces w ON w\.id = activity_logs\.source_id WHERE activity_logs\.workspace_id = .+`,
+	).
+		WithArgs("ws-1", 100).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
+			"id", "workspace_id", "activity_type", "source_id", "target_id",
+			"method", "summary", "request_body", "response_body",
+			"tool_trace", "duration_ms", "status", "error_detail", "created_at",
+			"peer_name", "peer_role",
+		}).
+			AddRow("act-1", "ws-1", "a2a_receive", peerID, "ws-1",
+				"message/send", "Agent message: hello",
+				[]byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"message/send","params":{"message":{"parts":[{"kind":"text","text":"hello"}]}}}`),
+				nil, nil, nil, "ok", nil, time.Now(),
+				"Production Manager", "product manager"))
+
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-1"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-1/activity?include=peer_info", nil)
+	c.Request.Host = "platform.test"
+	c.Request.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-Proto", "https")
+	handler.List(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp []map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 row, got %d", len(resp))
+	}
+	r := resp[0]
+	if r["peer_name"] != "Production Manager" {
+		t.Errorf("peer_name: got %v", r["peer_name"])
+	}
+	if r["peer_role"] != "product manager" {
+		t.Errorf("peer_role: got %v", r["peer_role"])
+	}
+	wantURL := "https://platform.test/registry/discover/" + peerID
+	if r["agent_card_url"] != wantURL {
+		t.Errorf("agent_card_url: got %v, want %v", r["agent_card_url"], wantURL)
+	}
+	// Text-only message has no attachments → omit from envelope
+	if _, present := r["attachments"]; present {
+		t.Errorf("attachments should be omitted on text-only row; got %v", r["attachments"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActivityList_IncludePeerInfo_CanvasRowHasNoPeerFields(t *testing.T) {
+	// LEFT JOIN preserves canvas rows (source_id NULL) but their
+	// peer_name/peer_role come back as NULL — must omit from the
+	// envelope (not emit empty strings or null literals).
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewActivityHandler(broadcaster)
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(
+		`LEFT JOIN workspaces w ON w\.id = activity_logs\.source_id`,
+	).
+		WithArgs("ws-1", 100).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
+			"id", "workspace_id", "activity_type", "source_id", "target_id",
+			"method", "summary", "request_body", "response_body",
+			"tool_trace", "duration_ms", "status", "error_detail", "created_at",
+			"peer_name", "peer_role",
+		}).
+			// source_id NULL = canvas message; peer columns also NULL.
+			AddRow("act-canvas", "ws-1", "a2a_receive", nil, "ws-1",
+				"notify", "User said hi",
+				[]byte(`{"params":{"message":{"parts":[{"kind":"text","text":"hi"}]}}}`),
+				nil, nil, nil, "ok", nil, time.Now(),
+				nil, nil))
+
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-1"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-1/activity?include=peer_info", nil)
+	handler.List(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp []map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 row, got %d", len(resp))
+	}
+	r := resp[0]
+	for _, k := range []string{"peer_name", "peer_role", "agent_card_url"} {
+		if _, present := r[k]; present {
+			t.Errorf("%s should be absent on canvas row; got %v", k, r[k])
+		}
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActivityList_IncludePeerInfo_AttachmentsSurfaceFromRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
+	// A peer_agent message with an inline file attachment must have
+	// attachments[] populated on the envelope.
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewActivityHandler(broadcaster)
+
+	peerID := "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`LEFT JOIN workspaces`).
+		WithArgs("ws-1", 100).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
+			"id", "workspace_id", "activity_type", "source_id", "target_id",
+			"method", "summary", "request_body", "response_body",
+			"tool_trace", "duration_ms", "status", "error_detail", "created_at",
+			"peer_name", "peer_role",
+		}).
+			AddRow("act-with-file", "ws-1", "a2a_receive", peerID, "ws-1",
+				"message/send", "Agent message: see attached",
+				[]byte(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"message/send","params":{"message":{"parts":[
+					{"kind":"text","text":"see attached"},
+					{"kind":"file","file":{"uri":"workspace:foo.pdf","mime_type":"application/pdf","name":"foo.pdf"}}
+				]}}}`),
+				nil, nil, nil, "ok", nil, time.Now(),
+				"Code Reviewer", "code reviewer"))
+
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-1"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-1/activity?include=peer_info", nil)
+	handler.List(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp []map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	r := resp[0]
+	atts, ok := r["attachments"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("attachments missing or wrong type: %T %v", r["attachments"], r["attachments"])
+	}
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment, got %d: %v", len(atts), atts)
+	}
+	att := atts[0].(map[string]interface{})
+	if att["kind"] != "file" || att["uri"] != "workspace:foo.pdf" || att["name"] != "foo.pdf" {
+		t.Errorf("attachment shape: %v", att)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActivityList_IncludePeerInfo_Unset_NoJoinNoExtraFields(t *testing.T) {
+	// Back-compat — when ?include=peer_info is NOT passed, the SELECT
+	// uses unqualified column refs (no `activity_logs.` prefix) AND no
+	// JOIN. Existing tests pass this implicitly; this test pins it
+	// explicitly so a future refactor that accidentally turns the JOIN
+	// always-on gets caught.
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewActivityHandler(broadcaster)
+
+	// Regex pinned: "FROM activity_logs WHERE workspace_id" — no JOIN
+	// keyword between FROM and WHERE; no `activity_logs.` qualifier on
+	// workspace_id.
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id, workspace_id,.+ FROM activity_logs WHERE workspace_id = .+`).
+		WithArgs("ws-1", 100).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
+			"id", "workspace_id", "activity_type", "source_id", "target_id",
+			"method", "summary", "request_body", "response_body",
+			"tool_trace", "duration_ms", "status", "error_detail", "created_at",
+		}).
+			AddRow("act-1", "ws-1", "a2a_receive", "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555", "ws-1",
+				"message/send", "Hello",
+				nil, nil, nil, nil, "ok", nil, time.Now()))
+
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-1"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-1/activity", nil)
+	handler.List(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp []map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 row, got %d", len(resp))
+	}
+	// Confirm no peer_info enrichment leaks into the default envelope.
+	for _, k := range []string{"peer_name", "peer_role", "agent_card_url", "attachments"} {
+		if _, present := resp[0][k]; present {
+			t.Errorf("%s must NOT appear without ?include=peer_info; got %v", k, resp[0][k])
+		}
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActivityList_IncludePeerInfo_UnknownFlagIgnored(t *testing.T) {
+	// ?include=bogus must NOT issue the JOIN — only the recognized
+	// `peer_info` flag triggers enrichment. The unknown flag is silently
+	// ignored (additive, opt-in convention).
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewActivityHandler(broadcaster)
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id, workspace_id,.+ FROM activity_logs WHERE workspace_id = .+`).
+		WithArgs("ws-1", 100).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
+			"id", "workspace_id", "activity_type", "source_id", "target_id",
+			"method", "summary", "request_body", "response_body",
+			"tool_trace", "duration_ms", "status", "error_detail", "created_at",
+		}))
+
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-1"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-1/activity?include=bogus", nil)
+	handler.List(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------- flat upload manifest (chat_upload_receive) tests ----------
+
+func TestKindFromMimeType(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		mime string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"image/png", "image"},
+		{"image/jpeg", "image"},
+		{"image/", "image"}, // prefix-only is still image
+		{"audio/mpeg", "audio"},
+		{"audio/wav", "audio"},
+		{"video/mp4", "video"},
+		{"video/webm", "video"},
+		{"application/pdf", "file"},
+		{"text/plain", "file"},
+		{"", "file"},
+		{"unknown", "file"},
+		{"image", "file"}, // no slash → not a prefix match
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		if got := kindFromMimeType(tc.mime); got != tc.want {
+			t.Errorf("kindFromMimeType(%q) = %q, want %q", tc.mime, got, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FlatUpload_Image(t *testing.T) {
+	// Canvas chat_upload_receive shape: flat manifest at request_body
+	// root with camelCase mimeType. The empirical example was a PNG
+	// pasted into the canvas; surfaces here with kind=image,
+	// mime_type=image/png (snake-case normalized), uri preserved.
+	body := []byte(`{
+		"uri":"platform-pending:091a9180-/26111d48-",
+		"name":"pasted-2026-05-21T23-12-25-0-0.png",
+		"size":677133,
+		"file_id":"26111d48-",
+		"mimeType":"image/png"
+	}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment, got %d: %v", len(atts), atts)
+	}
+	att := atts[0]
+	if att["kind"] != "image" {
+		t.Errorf("kind: want image, got %v", att["kind"])
+	}
+	if att["uri"] != "platform-pending:091a9180-/26111d48-" {
+		t.Errorf("uri: %v", att["uri"])
+	}
+	if att["mime_type"] != "image/png" {
+		t.Errorf("mime_type normalization (camelCase→snake_case) failed: %v", att["mime_type"])
+	}
+	if att["name"] != "pasted-2026-05-21T23-12-25-0-0.png" {
+		t.Errorf("name: %v", att["name"])
+	}
+	// camelCase `mimeType` MUST NOT leak into the projected envelope —
+	// only snake_case `mime_type` is the wire convention.
+	if _, present := att["mimeType"]; present {
+		t.Errorf("camelCase mimeType leaked into envelope: %v", att)
+	}
+	if _, present := att["file_id"]; present {
+		t.Errorf("file_id should not be surfaced on the attachment envelope (it's a canvas-internal id): %v", att)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FlatUpload_Audio(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte(`{"uri":"platform-pending:ws/file","name":"voice.mp3","file_id":"abc","mimeType":"audio/mpeg"}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 || atts[0]["kind"] != "audio" {
+		t.Fatalf("want audio kind, got %v", atts)
+	}
+	if atts[0]["mime_type"] != "audio/mpeg" {
+		t.Errorf("mime_type: %v", atts[0]["mime_type"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FlatUpload_Video(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte(`{"uri":"platform-pending:ws/file","name":"clip.mp4","file_id":"abc","mimeType":"video/mp4"}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 || atts[0]["kind"] != "video" {
+		t.Fatalf("want video kind, got %v", atts)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FlatUpload_GenericFile(t *testing.T) {
+	// application/pdf has no image/audio/video prefix → kind=file
+	body := []byte(`{"uri":"platform-pending:ws/file","name":"doc.pdf","file_id":"abc","mimeType":"application/pdf"}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 || atts[0]["kind"] != "file" {
+		t.Fatalf("want file kind, got %v", atts)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FlatUpload_NoMimeFallsToFile(t *testing.T) {
+	// No mimeType at all — kind defaults to "file", mime_type omitted.
+	body := []byte(`{"uri":"platform-pending:ws/file","name":"unknown.bin","file_id":"abc"}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment, got %d", len(atts))
+	}
+	if atts[0]["kind"] != "file" {
+		t.Errorf("kind: want file (default), got %v", atts[0]["kind"])
+	}
+	if _, present := atts[0]["mime_type"]; present {
+		t.Errorf("mime_type should be omitted when source has none, got %v", atts[0]["mime_type"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FlatUpload_SnakeCaseMimeTypeAccepted(t *testing.T) {
+	// Defensive: a future canvas version (or non-canvas caller) that
+	// already emits snake_case mime_type should still be parsed.
+	body := []byte(`{"uri":"u","name":"n.png","mime_type":"image/png"}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment, got %d", len(atts))
+	}
+	if atts[0]["mime_type"] != "image/png" || atts[0]["kind"] != "image" {
+		t.Errorf("snake_case mime_type not honored: %v", atts[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FlatUpload_FileIDOnlyIsSkipped(t *testing.T) {
+	// file_id alone (no uri AND no name) is non-actionable — the
+	// downstream adaptor can't render a discoverable file from just an
+	// internal canvas id. Skip per the same minimum-info rule the
+	// message-parts arm applies to empty parts.
+	body := []byte(`{"file_id":"orphan-uuid","mimeType":"image/png"}`)
+	if got := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("file_id-only manifest must be skipped, got %v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_FlatUpload_NameOnlyIsKept(t *testing.T) {
+	// Symmetric with the message-parts arm: a name without uri is still
+	// useful (the downstream adaptor can render "user uploaded foo.png").
+	body := []byte(`{"name":"only-name.bin","file_id":"abc","mimeType":"application/octet-stream"}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment, got %d", len(atts))
+	}
+	if atts[0]["name"] != "only-name.bin" {
+		t.Errorf("name not preserved: %v", atts[0])
+	}
+	if _, present := atts[0]["uri"]; present {
+		t.Errorf("uri should be omitted when absent in source, got %v", atts[0]["uri"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_MessagePartsTakesPrecedenceOverFlat(t *testing.T) {
+	// If a single request_body somehow has BOTH params.message.parts[]
+	// AND top-level uri/file_id (a pathological inbound), the
+	// message-parts arm wins — that's the documented inbound shape and
+	// it's been the only one historically extracted. The flat arm is a
+	// fallback for shapes that have NO parts.
+	body := []byte(`{
+		"uri":"platform-pending:should-not-win",
+		"file_id":"x",
+		"mimeType":"image/png",
+		"params":{"message":{"parts":[
+			{"kind":"file","file":{"uri":"workspace:should-win.pdf","mime_type":"application/pdf","name":"win.pdf"}}
+		]}}
+	}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment (from parts[]), got %d: %v", len(atts), atts)
+	}
+	if atts[0]["uri"] != "workspace:should-win.pdf" {
+		t.Errorf("message-parts arm did not take precedence: %v", atts[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestActivityList_IncludePeerInfo_ChatUploadReceiveCanvasRow(t *testing.T) {
+	// Wire-level integration: a canvas chat_upload_receive row (canvas
+	// user pasted an image) with source_id NULL (canvas message), flat
+	// upload manifest at request_body root. The `?include=peer_info`
+	// projection must surface attachments[] populated from the flat-
+	// upload-manifest arm while peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url
+	// remain absent (canvas row has no peer).
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewActivityHandler(broadcaster)
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`LEFT JOIN workspaces w ON w\.id = activity_logs\.source_id`).
+		WithArgs("ws-1", 100).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{
+			"id", "workspace_id", "activity_type", "source_id", "target_id",
+			"method", "summary", "request_body", "response_body",
+			"tool_trace", "duration_ms", "status", "error_detail", "created_at",
+			"peer_name", "peer_role",
+		}).
+			// Empirical shape from 2026-05-21 ~23:12Z agents-team canvas paste.
+			AddRow("act-upload", "ws-1", "chat_upload_receive", nil, "ws-1",
+				"chat_upload_receive", "Canvas upload: pasted-2026-05-21T23-12-25-0-0.png",
+				[]byte(`{
+					"uri":"platform-pending:091a9180-b303-4a20-aefe-3a4a675b8aa4/26111d48-aaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddddddddddd",
+					"name":"pasted-2026-05-21T23-12-25-0-0.png",
+					"size":677133,
+					"file_id":"26111d48-aaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddddddddddd",
+					"mimeType":"image/png"
+				}`),
+				nil, nil, nil, "ok", nil, time.Now(),
+				nil, nil))
+
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-1"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-1/activity?include=peer_info", nil)
+	handler.List(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	var resp []map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(resp) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 row, got %d", len(resp))
+	}
+	r := resp[0]
+	// Canvas row → no peer fields.
+	for _, k := range []string{"peer_name", "peer_role", "agent_card_url"} {
+		if _, present := r[k]; present {
+			t.Errorf("%s must NOT appear on canvas upload row; got %v", k, r[k])
+		}
+	}
+	// attachments[] populated from the flat-upload arm.
+	atts, ok := r["attachments"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("attachments missing or wrong type: %T %v", r["attachments"], r["attachments"])
+	}
+	if len(atts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 attachment from flat manifest, got %d: %v", len(atts), atts)
+	}
+	att := atts[0].(map[string]interface{})
+	if att["kind"] != "image" {
+		t.Errorf("kind: want image (image/png prefix), got %v", att["kind"])
+	}
+	if att["mime_type"] != "image/png" {
+		t.Errorf("mime_type wire shape: want snake_case image/png, got %v", att["mime_type"])
+	}
+	if att["uri"] != "platform-pending:091a9180-b303-4a20-aefe-3a4a675b8aa4/26111d48-aaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddddddddddd" {
+		t.Errorf("uri preserved verbatim: got %v", att["uri"])
+	}
+	if att["name"] != "pasted-2026-05-21T23-12-25-0-0.png" {
+		t.Errorf("name: %v", att["name"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Sanity test using the existing test broadcaster setup — verifies the
+// extractAttachments helper round-trips through json.Marshal cleanly
+// (no map ordering issues, no type-coercion surprises).
+func TestExtractAttachmentsFromRequestBody_RoundTripsThroughJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	body := []byte(`{"params":{"message":{"parts":[{"kind":"file","file":{"uri":"workspace:r.bin","mime_type":"application/octet-stream","name":"r.bin"}}]}}}`)
+	atts := extractAttachmentsFromRequestBody(body)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(atts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	var decoded []map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &decoded); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(decoded) != 1 || decoded[0]["uri"] != "workspace:r.bin" {
+		t.Fatalf("round-trip mismatch: %v", decoded)
+	}
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf // keep fmt import live if test trimming removes usage
+}

workspace-server/internal/handlers/admin_workspace_tokens.go

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/db"
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/wsauth"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+// AdminWorkspaceTokenHandler lets tenant admins mint the first workspace
+// bearer for managed SaaS workspaces whose runtime receives its token later
+// through registry registration.
+type AdminWorkspaceTokenHandler struct{}
+
+func NewAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler() *AdminWorkspaceTokenHandler {
+	return &AdminWorkspaceTokenHandler{}
+}
+
+// Create handles POST /admin/workspaces/:id/tokens. The route must be mounted
+// behind AdminAuth; the plaintext token is returned exactly once.
+func (h *AdminWorkspaceTokenHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) {
+	workspaceID := c.Param("id")
+	if !validWorkspaceID(workspaceID) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid workspace id"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	var existing string
+	err := db.DB.QueryRowContext(c.Request.Context(),
+		`SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id = $1 AND status <> 'removed'`,
+		workspaceID).Scan(&existing)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "workspace not found"})
+			return
+		}
+		log.Printf("admin workspace tokens: workspace lookup failed for %s: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "workspace lookup failed"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	var count int
+	if err := db.DB.QueryRowContext(c.Request.Context(),
+		`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM workspace_auth_tokens WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND revoked_at IS NULL`,
+		workspaceID).Scan(&count); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("admin workspace tokens: count failed for %s: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to count tokens"})
+		return
+	}
+	if count >= maxTokensPerWorkspace {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusTooManyRequests, gin.H{"error": fmt.Sprintf("maximum %d active tokens per workspace", maxTokensPerWorkspace)})
+		return
+	}
+
+	token, err := wsauth.IssueToken(c.Request.Context(), db.DB, workspaceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("admin workspace tokens: issue failed for %s: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to create token"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("admin workspace tokens: issued token for workspace %s", workspaceID)
+	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, gin.H{
+		"auth_token":   token,
+		"workspace_id": workspaceID,
+		"message":      "Save this token now — it cannot be retrieved again.",
+	})
+}

workspace-server/internal/handlers/admin_workspace_tokens_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+func TestAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler_Create_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	mock, cleanup := withMockDB(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1 AND status <> 'removed'`).
+		WithArgs(wsUUID1).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(wsUUID1))
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COUNT\(\*\) FROM workspace_auth_tokens`).
+		WithArgs(wsUUID1).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"count"}).AddRow(0))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`INSERT INTO workspace_auth_tokens`).
+		WithArgs(wsUUID1, sqlmock.AnyArg(), sqlmock.AnyArg()).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
+
+	w := makeReq(t, NewAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler().Create, "POST",
+		"/admin/workspaces/"+wsUUID1+"/tokens", gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: wsUUID1}})
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusCreated {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 201, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	var body struct {
+		AuthToken   string `json:"auth_token"`
+		WorkspaceID string `json:"workspace_id"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &body); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if body.AuthToken == "" || body.WorkspaceID != wsUUID1 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected body: %+v", body)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler_Create_MissingWorkspace(t *testing.T) {
+	mock, cleanup := withMockDB(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1 AND status <> 'removed'`).
+		WithArgs(wsUUID1).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}))
+
+	w := makeReq(t, NewAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler().Create, "POST",
+		"/admin/workspaces/"+wsUUID1+"/tokens", gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: wsUUID1}})
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 404, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler_Create_RateLimited(t *testing.T) {
+	mock, cleanup := withMockDB(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1 AND status <> 'removed'`).
+		WithArgs(wsUUID1).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(wsUUID1))
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COUNT\(\*\) FROM workspace_auth_tokens`).
+		WithArgs(wsUUID1).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"count"}).AddRow(maxTokensPerWorkspace))
+
+	w := makeReq(t, NewAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler().Create, "POST",
+		"/admin/workspaces/"+wsUUID1+"/tokens", gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: wsUUID1}})
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusTooManyRequests {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 429, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler_Create_IssueFails(t *testing.T) {
+	mock, cleanup := withMockDB(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1 AND status <> 'removed'`).
+		WithArgs(wsUUID1).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(wsUUID1))
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COUNT\(\*\) FROM workspace_auth_tokens`).
+		WithArgs(wsUUID1).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"count"}).AddRow(0))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`INSERT INTO workspace_auth_tokens`).
+		WillReturnError(errors.New("disk full"))
+
+	w := makeReq(t, NewAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler().Create, "POST",
+		"/admin/workspaces/"+wsUUID1+"/tokens", gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: wsUUID1}})
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}

workspace-server/internal/handlers/delegation.go

@@ -122,8 +122,22 @@ func (h *DelegationHandler) Delegate(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	// #548 — prevent self-delegation: a workspace delegating to itself
 	// acquires _run_lock twice on the same mutex, deadlocking permanently.
+	//
+	// #383 — the error message is the agent-visible string when this 400
+	// fires on the SDK's _delegate_sync_via_polling path. The previous
+	// terse "self-delegation not permitted" was correct but indistinct
+	// from a transient rate-limit or auth failure, so the LLM would
+	// re-attempt every 2-3s in a tight loop (chloe-dong tenant external
+	// workspace, 2026-05-20). The expanded message is explicit about
+	// (a) what just happened, (b) why it cannot succeed, (c) what to do
+	// instead — so the agent's retry heuristic recognizes the path as
+	// terminal and stops.
 	if sourceID == body.TargetID {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "self-delegation not permitted"})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"error":  "self-delegation not permitted",
+			"reason": "the source workspace and target workspace are the same; you cannot delegate a task to yourself",
+			"hint":   "do the work yourself, or pick a different peer via list_peers — retrying with the same target_id will fail every time",
+		})
 		return
 	}
 

workspace-server/internal/handlers/discovery.go

@@ -256,24 +256,43 @@ func (h *DiscoveryHandler) Peers(c *gin.Context) {
 		peers = append(peers, siblings...)
 	}
 
-	// Children
+	// Children — exclude self defensively. A child row whose parent_id
+	// equals the requesting workspaceID can never legitimately be the
+	// caller (a workspace can't be its own child), but a future data-
+	// integrity defect (e.g. self-loop introduced by a buggy register
+	// path) would otherwise smuggle the caller back into its own peer
+	// list. The agent then attempts `delegate_task(<own_id>)`, which
+	// either deadlocks _run_lock (sync path) or hits the platform's
+	// self-delegation 400 in a tight loop (#383). The `w.id != $2`
+	// clause makes self-delegation-via-peer-list impossible regardless
+	// of DB state.
 	children, _ := queryPeerMaps(`
 		SELECT w.id, w.name, COALESCE(w.role, ''), w.tier, w.status,
 			   COALESCE(w.agent_card, 'null'::jsonb), COALESCE(w.url, ''),
 			   w.parent_id, w.active_tasks
-		FROM workspaces w WHERE w.parent_id = $1 AND w.status != 'removed'`, workspaceID)
+		FROM workspaces w WHERE w.parent_id = $1 AND w.id != $2 AND w.status != 'removed'`,
+		workspaceID, workspaceID)
 	peers = append(peers, children...)
 
-	// Parent
+	// Parent — same defense-in-depth. A workspace whose parent_id points
+	// to itself is data corruption, but the peer-list endpoint must not
+	// propagate that corruption back to the agent as a "peer who is also
+	// you" entry.
 	if parentID.Valid {
 		parent, _ := queryPeerMaps(`
 			SELECT w.id, w.name, COALESCE(w.role, ''), w.tier, w.status,
 				   COALESCE(w.agent_card, 'null'::jsonb), COALESCE(w.url, ''),
 				   w.parent_id, w.active_tasks
-			FROM workspaces w WHERE w.id = $1 AND w.status != 'removed'`, parentID.String)
+			FROM workspaces w WHERE w.id = $1 AND w.id != $2 AND w.status != 'removed'`,
+			parentID.String, workspaceID)
 		peers = append(peers, parent...)
 	}
 
+	// #383 final-line defense: even if a future code path adds a query
+	// that doesn't filter self, strip the caller's own row before
+	// returning. Cheap O(n) over a peer set bounded at <50 rows.
+	peers = excludeSelfFromPeers(peers, workspaceID)
+
 	peers = filterPeersByQuery(peers, c.Query("q"))
 
 	if peers == nil {
@@ -282,6 +301,32 @@ func (h *DiscoveryHandler) Peers(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, peers)
 }
 
+// excludeSelfFromPeers strips any peer entry whose ``id`` equals
+// ``workspaceID`` (the caller's own row). Final-line defense for #383
+// (self-delegation 400-loop on external workspaces): a peer-list that
+// includes the requester's own row is the root mechanism by which an
+// agent ends up delegating to itself. The pre-DB filters in Peers
+// already enforce `w.id != $caller` on each branch; this function
+// guarantees the contract holds regardless of which query path
+// returned the row, including future ones added without a self-filter.
+//
+// O(n) over a peer set bounded at <50 rows per `Peers` comment — well
+// below the hot-path overhead of the existing filterPeersByQuery.
+func excludeSelfFromPeers(peers []map[string]interface{}, workspaceID string) []map[string]interface{} {
+	if len(peers) == 0 {
+		return peers
+	}
+	out := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0, len(peers))
+	for _, p := range peers {
+		id, _ := p["id"].(string)
+		if id == workspaceID {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, p)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 // filterPeersByQuery returns peers whose name or role case-insensitively
 // contains q. Whitespace-trimmed empty q is a no-op (returns input unchanged).
 func filterPeersByQuery(peers []map[string]interface{}, q string) []map[string]interface{} {

workspace-server/internal/handlers/discovery_test.go

@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ func TestPeers_WithParent(t *testing.T) {
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols).
 			AddRow("ws-sibling-2", "Sibling Two", "worker", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:8002", "ws-parent", 0))
 
-	// Expect children query
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.status").
-		WithArgs("ws-sibling-1").
+	// Expect children query — #383 added explicit `w.id != $2` self-filter
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2 AND w.status").
+		WithArgs("ws-sibling-1", "ws-sibling-1").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols))
 
-	// Expect parent query
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.id = \\$1 AND w.status").
-		WithArgs("ws-parent").
+	// Expect parent query — #383 added explicit `w.id != $2` self-filter
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2 AND w.status").
+		WithArgs("ws-parent", "ws-sibling-1").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols).
 			AddRow("ws-parent", "Parent PM", "manager", 2, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:8001", nil, 1))
 
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ func TestPeers_RootWorkspace_NoPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		WithArgs("ws-root-alone").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols))
 
-	// Children — none
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1").
-		WithArgs("ws-root-alone").
+	// Children — none. #383 added explicit `w.id != $2` self-filter.
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2").
+		WithArgs("ws-root-alone", "ws-root-alone").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols))
 
 	// No parent query since parent_id is NULL
@@ -282,12 +282,14 @@ func peersFilterFixture(t *testing.T) (*DiscoveryHandler, sqlmock.Sqlmock) {
 			AddRow("ws-alpha", "Alpha Researcher", "researcher", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://a", "ws-pm", 0).
 			AddRow("ws-beta", "Beta Designer", "designer", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://b", "ws-pm", 0))
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.status").
-		WithArgs("ws-self").
+	// #383 — children query gained explicit `w.id != $2` self-filter.
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2 AND w.status").
+		WithArgs("ws-self", "ws-self").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(cols))
 
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.id = \\$1 AND w.status").
-		WithArgs("ws-pm").
+	// #383 — parent query gained explicit `w.id != $2` self-filter.
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2 AND w.status").
+		WithArgs("ws-pm", "ws-self").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(cols).
 			AddRow("ws-pm", "PM Workspace", "manager", 2, "online", []byte("null"), "http://pm", nil, 1))
 
@@ -966,8 +968,9 @@ func TestPeers_DevModeFailOpen_AllowsBearerlessRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id.+WHERE w.parent_id IS NULL AND w.id").
 		WithArgs("ws-dev").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols))
-	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id.+WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.status").
-		WithArgs("ws-dev").
+	// #383 — children query gained explicit `w.id != $2` self-filter.
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id.+WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2 AND w.status").
+		WithArgs("ws-dev", "ws-dev").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols))
 
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -1030,3 +1033,183 @@ func TestPeers_DevModeFailOpen_ClosedInProduction(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 401 in production, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
 	}
 }
+
+// ==================== Peers — #383 self never appears in result ====================
+
+// TestPeers_ExcludeSelf_DefenseInDepth verifies the final-line filter in
+// Peers strips any row whose id matches the caller. The pre-DB SQL filters
+// already do this, but a future code path that omits the `w.id != $caller`
+// clause must not be able to smuggle a self-row through. This test
+// simulates that future-defect case by mocking the children query to
+// (incorrectly) return a row whose id matches the caller, and asserts the
+// final filter still drops it.
+//
+// Root cause class for #383: an agent that sees its own row in /peers
+// proceeds to delegate_task to itself, hitting the platform's
+// self-delegation 400 in a tight loop. The fix in discovery.go is
+// defense-in-depth: even if the SQL filter regresses, this handler-level
+// filter prevents the 400-loop from materializing.
+func TestPeers_ExcludeSelf_DefenseInDepth(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewDiscoveryHandler()
+
+	const selfID = "ws-xiaodong"
+
+	// parent_id lookup — workspace has a parent.
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT parent_id FROM workspaces WHERE id =").
+		WithArgs(selfID).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"parent_id"}).AddRow("ws-parent"))
+
+	peerCols := []string{"id", "name", "role", "tier", "status", "agent_card", "url", "parent_id", "active_tasks"}
+
+	// Siblings — returns one legitimate sibling. The SQL filter excludes
+	// self at the source.
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2").
+		WithArgs("ws-parent", selfID).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols).
+			AddRow("ws-sibling", "Sibling", "worker", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:8002", "ws-parent", 0))
+
+	// Children — simulates the data-integrity defect class: the DB
+	// (incorrectly) returns the caller's own row in the children set.
+	// In real production this would require a workspace whose
+	// parent_id points to itself — corruption only, but the handler
+	// must not propagate it.
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.parent_id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2 AND w.status").
+		WithArgs(selfID, selfID).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols).
+			AddRow(selfID, "Self As Child", "worker", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:8001", selfID, 0).
+			AddRow("ws-child", "Real Child", "worker", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:8003", selfID, 0))
+
+	// Parent — explicit `w.id != $2` clause so the parent path is also
+	// self-filtered. parentID.String = "ws-parent" != selfID, so the
+	// row is included.
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name.*WHERE w.id = \\$1 AND w.id != \\$2 AND w.status").
+		WithArgs("ws-parent", selfID).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(peerCols).
+			AddRow("ws-parent", "Parent", "manager", 2, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:8004", nil, 1))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: selfID}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/registry/"+selfID+"/peers", nil)
+
+	handler.Peers(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	var peers []map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &peers); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// The defense-in-depth filter must drop the self row even though
+	// the (mocked-defective) children query returned it.
+	for _, p := range peers {
+		if id, _ := p["id"].(string); id == selfID {
+			t.Fatalf("peer list contains caller's own id %q — self-delegation defense regressed; full list: %+v", selfID, peers)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Sanity: the three legitimate peers (sibling, real child, parent)
+	// must all be present. Catches an over-aggressive filter that
+	// strips legitimate rows.
+	expectedIDs := map[string]bool{"ws-sibling": false, "ws-child": false, "ws-parent": false}
+	for _, p := range peers {
+		if id, _ := p["id"].(string); id != "" {
+			if _, ok := expectedIDs[id]; ok {
+				expectedIDs[id] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for id, found := range expectedIDs {
+		if !found {
+			t.Errorf("legitimate peer %q missing from response; got %+v", id, peers)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestExcludeSelfFromPeers_Unit exercises the helper directly so the
+// defense-in-depth contract is asserted independently of SQL mocking.
+// Pure-function tests run in microseconds and pin the filter shape
+// (empty input, no-match passthrough, single-row drop, multi-row drop,
+// preserves order) so future edits to the helper can't silently
+// regress to "returns input unchanged".
+func TestExcludeSelfFromPeers_Unit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("empty input returns empty slice", func(t *testing.T) {
+		out := excludeSelfFromPeers(nil, "ws-self")
+		if len(out) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected empty, got %+v", out)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no self in list passes through unchanged", func(t *testing.T) {
+		in := []map[string]interface{}{
+			{"id": "ws-a", "name": "A"},
+			{"id": "ws-b", "name": "B"},
+		}
+		out := excludeSelfFromPeers(in, "ws-self")
+		if len(out) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 2, got %d (%+v)", len(out), out)
+		}
+		if out[0]["id"] != "ws-a" || out[1]["id"] != "ws-b" {
+			t.Errorf("order not preserved: %+v", out)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("self row dropped, others preserved", func(t *testing.T) {
+		in := []map[string]interface{}{
+			{"id": "ws-a", "name": "A"},
+			{"id": "ws-self", "name": "Me"},
+			{"id": "ws-b", "name": "B"},
+		}
+		out := excludeSelfFromPeers(in, "ws-self")
+		if len(out) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 2, got %d (%+v)", len(out), out)
+		}
+		if out[0]["id"] != "ws-a" || out[1]["id"] != "ws-b" {
+			t.Errorf("expected [ws-a, ws-b], got %+v", out)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple self rows all dropped", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Pathological — should never happen, but the contract is
+		// "no row with id==workspaceID survives", not "at most one
+		// such row is dropped". Pin it.
+		in := []map[string]interface{}{
+			{"id": "ws-self", "name": "Me1"},
+			{"id": "ws-a", "name": "A"},
+			{"id": "ws-self", "name": "Me2"},
+		}
+		out := excludeSelfFromPeers(in, "ws-self")
+		if len(out) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1, got %d (%+v)", len(out), out)
+		}
+		if out[0]["id"] != "ws-a" {
+			t.Errorf("expected [ws-a], got %+v", out)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("row with missing id key is preserved (not a self-collision)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// A peer row with no "id" key shouldn't be silently dropped
+		// by the self-filter — it's a malformed row class that
+		// belongs to a different defect.
+		in := []map[string]interface{}{
+			{"name": "no-id-row"},
+			{"id": "ws-self", "name": "Me"},
+		}
+		out := excludeSelfFromPeers(in, "ws-self")
+		if len(out) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected 1, got %d (%+v)", len(out), out)
+		}
+		if out[0]["name"] != "no-id-row" {
+			t.Errorf("expected no-id-row preserved, got %+v", out)
+		}
+	})
+}

workspace-server/internal/handlers/external_connection.go

@@ -216,69 +216,102 @@ curl -fsS -X POST "{{PLATFORM_URL}}/registry/register" \
 const externalChannelTemplate = `# Claude Code channel — bridges this workspace's A2A traffic into your
 # Claude Code session. No tunnel/public URL needed (polling-based).
 #
-# Prereq: Bun installed (channel plugins are Bun scripts).
-#   bun --version    # must print a version number
+# Prereq: Bun 1.3+ installed (channel plugins are Bun scripts).
+#   bun --version    # must print a version (1.3.x or newer)
 #
-# 1. Inside Claude Code, install the channel plugin from its GitHub repo.
-#    The plugin is NOT on Anthropic's default allowlist, so a one-time
-#    marketplace-add is needed before install:
+# 1. Inside Claude Code, install the channel plugin. The plugin lives in
+#    Molecule's own Gitea marketplace (not Anthropic's default), so a
+#    one-time marketplace-add is needed before install:
 #
 #      /plugin marketplace add https://git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-mcp-claude-channel.git
 #      /plugin install molecule@molecule-channel
 #
-#    Then either run /reload-plugins or restart Claude Code so the
-#    plugin is registered.
+#    Then /reload-plugins (or restart Claude Code) so the plugin is
+#    registered.
 #
-# 2. Create the per-watched-workspace config file:
+# 2. Create (or extend) the per-host config file. The canonical SSOT
+#    shape is MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON — a JSON array of
+#    {id, token, platform_url} objects. One plugin instance can watch
+#    many workspaces across many tenants; append more objects to the
+#    array (separate them with commas, NOT a newline):
 mkdir -p ~/.claude/channels/molecule
 cat > ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env <<'EOF'
-MOLECULE_PLATFORM_URL={{PLATFORM_URL}}
-MOLECULE_WORKSPACE_IDS={{WORKSPACE_ID}}
-MOLECULE_WORKSPACE_TOKENS=<paste auth_token from create response>
+MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON=[{"id":"{{WORKSPACE_ID}}","token":"<paste auth_token from create response>","platform_url":"{{PLATFORM_URL}}"}]
 EOF
 chmod 600 ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env
 
-# 3. Launch Claude Code with the channel enabled. Custom (non-Anthropic-
-#    allowlisted) channels need the --dangerously-load-development-channels
-#    flag to opt in — without it, you'll see "not on the approved channels
-#    allowlist" on startup.
-claude --dangerously-load-development-channels \
-  --channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel
+# (Legacy single-platform shape — MOLECULE_PLATFORM_URL + comma-separated
+# MOLECULE_WORKSPACE_IDS + MOLECULE_WORKSPACE_TOKENS — is still supported
+# for back-compat but does NOT work across multiple tenant URLs. Use
+# MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON above unless you have a specific reason.)
+
+# 3. Launch Claude Code with the channel enabled. The channel spec is the
+#    VALUE of --dangerously-load-development-channels — NOT a separate
+#    --channels flag (that flag does not exist in current Claude Code;
+#    passing it errors with "entries must be tagged: --channels").
+claude --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel
 
 # You should see on stderr:
-#   molecule channel: connected — watching 1 workspace(s) at {{PLATFORM_URL}}
+#   molecule channel: connected — watching N workspace(s) across M platform(s)
+#     targets: <platform_url>: <workspace_id>
 #
-# Inbound A2A messages now surface as conversation turns. Claude's
-# replies route back via the reply_to_workspace MCP tool — no extra
-# wiring on your side.
+# Inbound A2A messages now surface as conversation turns (synthetic
+# <channel ...> tags). Claude's replies route back via the
+# reply_to_workspace / send_message_to_user MCP tools.
+#
+# Multi-workspace note: when watching more than one workspace, every
+# outbound tool call (send_message_to_user, reply_to_workspace,
+# delegate_task, list_peers) MUST pass _as_workspace=<id> so the plugin
+# knows which token to authenticate with. The host returns -32603 if you
+# forget — the synthetic <channel> tag's "watching_as" attribute tells
+# you which id to use.
 #
 # Common errors:
-#   "plugin not installed"            → Step 1 didn't run; run /plugin install
+#   "plugin not installed"            → Step 1 didn't run; run /plugin
+#                                       marketplace add + /plugin install
 #                                       inside Claude Code, then /reload-plugins.
-#   "not on approved channels allowlist" → Add --dangerously-load-development-channels
-#                                       to the launch command (Step 3).
-#   "config-missing"                  → ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env not
-#                                       readable; re-run Step 2 and check chmod.
+#   "entries must be tagged"          → You passed --channels separately.
+#                                       Put plugin:molecule@molecule-channel
+#                                       directly after
+#                                       --dangerously-load-development-channels.
+#   "not on approved channels allowlist" → Org policy gating. See "managed
+#                                       settings" note below.
+#   "config-missing"                  → ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env
+#                                       not readable; re-run Step 2 and check
+#                                       chmod 600.
 #
-# Team/Enterprise orgs: the --dangerously-load-development-channels flag is
-# blocked by managed settings. Your admin must set channelsEnabled=true and
-# add the plugin to allowedChannelPlugins in claude.ai admin settings.
+# Team/Enterprise plans: the channel allowlist is gated by org policy
+# AND must be written to the local managed-settings.json file on disk
+# (not the claude.ai web admin UI — there is no web toggle for this).
+# Path per OS:
+#   macOS:   /Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/managed-settings.json
+#   Linux:   /etc/claude-code/managed-settings.json
+#   Windows: C:\ProgramData\ClaudeCode\managed-settings.json
+# Set channelsEnabled: true and add
+#   { "plugin": "molecule", "marketplace": "molecule-channel" }
+# to allowedChannelPlugins. Restart Claude Code after writing the file.
+# A user-level ~/.claude/settings.json does NOT work on Team/Enterprise
+# — this is the single most common reason a freshly-installed plugin
+# appears to do nothing.
 #
-# Multi-workspace: comma-separate IDs and tokens (same order). See
-# https://git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-mcp-claude-channel for
-# pairing flow, push-mode upgrade, and v0.2 roadmap.
+# Pro/Max plans skip the channelsEnabled gate but still need the
+# allowedChannelPlugins entry in the managed-settings file.
 
 # Need help?
 #   Documentation: https://doc.moleculesai.app/docs/guides/claude-code-channel-plugin
+#   Full README:   https://git.moleculesai.app/molecule-ai/molecule-mcp-claude-channel
 #   Common errors:
 #     • "plugin not installed" — run /plugin marketplace add then
 #       /plugin install lines above; /reload-plugins or restart.
+#     • "entries must be tagged: --channels" — the launch flag form
+#       changed; use --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel
+#       (channel spec is the VALUE, not a separate --channels flag).
 #     • "not on the approved channels allowlist" — custom channels need
-#       --dangerously-load-development-channels; team/enterprise orgs
-#       need admin to set channelsEnabled + allowedChannelPlugins.
+#       allowedChannelPlugins in /Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/managed-settings.json
+#       (macOS) / equivalent on Linux+Windows. NOT a web setting.
 #     • "Inbound messages not arriving" — stderr should show
 #       "molecule channel: connected — watching N workspace(s)";
-#       verify ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env has PLATFORM_URL + token.
+#       verify ~/.claude/channels/molecule/.env shape is MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON.
 `
 
 // externalUniversalMcpTemplate — runtime-agnostic standalone path.
@@ -670,7 +703,15 @@ def heartbeat(client, url, ws, tok, start):
     r.raise_for_status()
 
 def poll_inbound(client, url, ws, tok, since_id):
-    params = {"since_secs": "30", "limit": "50"}
+    # include=peer_info opts into Layer 1's row-level projection so each
+    # polled activity carries peer_name, peer_role, agent_card_url, and
+    # attachments[] inline (when source_id resolves to a peer / when the
+    # message included a file). Pre-Layer-1 platforms ignore unknown query
+    # params and return the bare row shape, so this is back-compat. Use
+    # the extra fields in your reply logic — e.g. address the sender by
+    # peer_name rather than UUID, or Read attached files via the workspace:
+    # URIs in attachments[].
+    params = {"since_secs": "30", "limit": "50", "include": "peer_info"}
     if since_id:
         params["since_id"] = since_id
     r = client.get(f"{url}/workspaces/{ws}/activity", params=params, headers=hdrs(url, tok))
@@ -737,10 +778,16 @@ python3 ~/.molecule-ai/kimi-{{MCP_SERVER_NAME}}/kimi_bridge.py
 # What the script does:
 #   • Registers the workspace in poll mode (no public URL needed)
 #   • Heartbeats every 20s to keep STATUS = online on the canvas
-#   • Polls /workspaces/:id/activity every 5s for new canvas messages
+#   • Polls /workspaces/:id/activity?include=peer_info every 5s — Layer 1
+#     enrichment surfaces peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url /
+#     attachments[] inline on each polled row when applicable
 #   • Echo-replies via POST /workspaces/:id/notify
 #
 # To change the reply logic, edit the send_reply() call inside the loop.
+# Each polled item has top-level peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url
+# fields (peer_agent rows) and attachments[] (any kind) when Layer 1 is
+# enabled on the platform — use them to disambiguate senders and to Read
+# attached files via the workspace: URIs.
 # To send a one-off reply from another terminal:
 #   curl -fsS -X POST "{{PLATFORM_URL}}/workspaces/{{WORKSPACE_ID}}/notify" \
 #     -H "Authorization: Bearer $(cat ~/.molecule-ai/kimi-{{MCP_SERVER_NAME}}/env | grep TOKEN | cut -d= -f2)" \

workspace-server/internal/handlers/external_connection_test.go

@@ -118,3 +118,86 @@ func TestExternalTemplates_NoBrokenMoleculeAIGitHubURLs(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestExternalChannelTemplate_LaunchFlagShape pins the Claude Code channel
+// snippet to the working launch invocation. The channel spec must be the
+// VALUE of --dangerously-load-development-channels, NOT a separate
+// --channels flag. The two-flag form (`--dangerously-load-development-channels
+// --channels plugin:molecule@...`) errors with "entries must be tagged:
+// --channels" on current Claude Code builds (2.1.143+) and silently no-ops
+// on older ones — either way, new users hit a wall on first launch.
+//
+// Empirical: hit by a session walking through this exact snippet 2026-05-21;
+// the broken form was copy-pasted from this template, ran, errored, and
+// confused the operator into believing the plugin install was broken when
+// the snippet itself was the bug.
+func TestExternalChannelTemplate_LaunchFlagShape(t *testing.T) {
+	// The broken two-flag form. If this string ever appears in the
+	// snippet again, the same onboarding pothole returns.
+	bannedFormBroken := "--dangerously-load-development-channels \\\n  --channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel"
+	if strings.Contains(externalChannelTemplate, bannedFormBroken) {
+		t.Errorf("externalChannelTemplate contains the broken two-flag launch form. " +
+			"Use --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel (spec as value, not a separate --channels flag).")
+	}
+
+	// The single-flag form must be present.
+	requiredFormGood := "--dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:molecule@molecule-channel"
+	if !strings.Contains(externalChannelTemplate, requiredFormGood) {
+		t.Errorf("externalChannelTemplate must contain %q so operators see the working launch invocation", requiredFormGood)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestExternalChannelTemplate_CanonicalEnvShape pins the canvas-served
+// .env example to the canonical SSOT shape (MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON)
+// rather than the legacy single-platform shape. The legacy form
+// (MOLECULE_PLATFORM_URL + comma-separated IDs/TOKENS) is still accepted
+// by the channel plugin's parseWorkspaceTargets but is single-tenant
+// only — it silently fails to onboard users who want to watch multiple
+// platforms (e.g. hongming + agents-team from the same plugin instance),
+// which is the post-PR#15 expected use case.
+func TestExternalChannelTemplate_CanonicalEnvShape(t *testing.T) {
+	if !strings.Contains(externalChannelTemplate, "MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON=") {
+		t.Errorf("externalChannelTemplate must use MOLECULE_WORKSPACES_JSON as the canonical .env shape (the post-PR#15 SSOT)")
+	}
+	// The JSON example must contain the workspace_id + platform_url placeholders
+	// so the canvas substitutes them at serve time.
+	for _, ph := range []string{"{{WORKSPACE_ID}}", "{{PLATFORM_URL}}"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(externalChannelTemplate, ph) {
+			t.Errorf("externalChannelTemplate must contain placeholder %q so the canvas substitutes per-workspace values", ph)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestPollingTemplates_OptIntoPeerInfo pins the invariant that any template
+// which calls /workspaces/:id/activity for inbound delivery requests the
+// Layer 1 enrichment via ?include=peer_info. Without this opt-in, the
+// platform returns bare activity rows and the operator's bridge / channel
+// loses peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url / attachments[] — they're
+// available on the server but not delivered.
+//
+// Pre-Layer-1 platforms ignore unknown query params (HTTP spec: filters
+// not understood are dropped), so this is back-compat across deploys.
+//
+// The Claude Code channel template doesn't include the poll URL in this
+// snippet — its polling lives in the plugin's own server.ts (handled by
+// molecule-mcp-claude-channel PR#21). The Kimi template DOES include a
+// poll loop in its kimi_bridge.py block, so the invariant applies there.
+func TestPollingTemplates_OptIntoPeerInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	pollingTemplates := map[string]string{
+		"externalKimiTemplate": externalKimiTemplate,
+	}
+	for name, body := range pollingTemplates {
+		// If the snippet polls /activity, it must opt into peer_info.
+		// The detection is intentionally loose ("/activity" appears in
+		// the script) — operators who customize the script keep the
+		// invariant only if the include hint is in the template.
+		if !strings.Contains(body, "/activity") {
+			t.Errorf("%s no longer polls /activity — review whether this test still applies", name)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(body, `"include": "peer_info"`) && !strings.Contains(body, "include=peer_info") {
+			t.Errorf("%s polls /activity without ?include=peer_info — operators lose Layer 1 enrichment "+
+				"(peer_name / peer_role / agent_card_url / attachments[]). Add the param to the poll URL.", name)
+		}
+	}
+}

workspace-server/internal/handlers/github_token.go

@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ func generateAppInstallationToken() (string, time.Time, error) {
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/app/installations/%d/access_tokens", installID), nil)
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+signed)
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/vnd.github+json")
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", time.Time{}, err
 	}

workspace-server/internal/handlers/handlers_additional_test.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_WithParentID(t *testing.T) {
 	// Default tier is 3 (Privileged) — see workspace.go create-handler comment.
 	// delivery_mode defaults to "push" when payload omits it (#2339).
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Child Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), &parentID, nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Child Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), &parentID, nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_ExplicitClaudeCodeRuntime(t *testing.T) {
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	// delivery_mode defaults to "push" when payload omits it (#2339).
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "CC Agent", nil, 2, "claude-code", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "CC Agent", nil, 2, "claude-code", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_MaxConcurrentTasksOverride(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Leader Agent", nil, 3, "claude-code", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), 3, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Leader Agent", nil, 3, "claude-code", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), 3, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").

workspace-server/internal/handlers/handlers_extended_test.go

@@ -432,9 +432,10 @@ func TestExtended_Peers(t *testing.T) {
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "name", "role", "tier", "status", "agent_card", "url", "parent_id", "active_tasks"}).
 			AddRow("ws-sibling", "Sibling Agent", "worker", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:9001", nil, 0))
 
-	// Expect children query (workspaces with parent_id = ws-peer)
+	// Expect children query (workspaces with parent_id = ws-peer, excluding self)
+	// Query now binds (parent_id, self_id) for the self-filter guard added in #383.
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
-		WithArgs("ws-peer").
+		WithArgs("ws-peer", "ws-peer").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "name", "role", "tier", "status", "agent_card", "url", "parent_id", "active_tasks"}))
 
 	// No parent query since workspace is root-level

workspace-server/internal/handlers/handlers_test.go

@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	// Default tier is 3 (Privileged) — see workspace.go create-handler comment.
 	// delivery_mode defaults to "push" when payload omits it (#2339).
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Test Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Test Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 
 	// Expect transaction commit (no secrets in this payload)

workspace-server/internal/handlers/mcp.go

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type mcpTool struct {
 type MCPHandler struct {
 	database    *sql.DB
 	broadcaster *events.Broadcaster
+	a2aProxy    func(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, body []byte, callerID string, logActivity bool) (int, []byte, error)
 
 	// memv2 is the v2 memory plugin wiring (RFC #2728). nil-safe:
 	// every v2 tool calls memoryV2Available() first and returns a
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ func NewMCPHandler(database *sql.DB, broadcaster *events.Broadcaster) *MCPHandle
 	return &MCPHandler{database: database, broadcaster: broadcaster}
 }
 
+func (h *MCPHandler) proxyA2ARequest(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, body []byte, callerID string, logActivity bool) (int, []byte, error) {
+	if h.a2aProxy != nil {
+		return h.a2aProxy(ctx, workspaceID, body, callerID, logActivity)
+	}
+	wh := NewWorkspaceHandler(h.broadcaster, nil, "", "")
+	return wh.ProxyA2ARequest(ctx, workspaceID, body, callerID, logActivity)
+}
+
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Tool definitions (mirrors workspace/a2a_mcp_server.py TOOLS list)
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

workspace-server/internal/handlers/mcp_test.go

@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ func mcpPost(t *testing.T, h *MCPHandler, workspaceID string, body interface{})
 	return w
 }
 
+func expectCanCommunicateSiblings(mock sqlmock.Sqlmock, callerID, targetID, parentID string) {
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id, parent_id FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs(callerID).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "parent_id"}).AddRow(callerID, parentID))
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id, parent_id FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs(targetID).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "parent_id"}).AddRow(targetID, parentID))
+}
+
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // initialize
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -178,6 +187,98 @@ func TestMCPHandler_ToolsList_ContainsExpectedTools(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMCPHandler_DelegateTask_RoutesThroughPlatformA2AProxy(t *testing.T) {
+	h, mock := newMCPHandler(t)
+	callerID := "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"
+	targetID := "22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222"
+	parentID := "33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333"
+
+	expectCanCommunicateSiblings(mock, callerID, targetID, parentID)
+	mock.ExpectExec(`(?s)INSERT INTO activity_logs.*'delegation'.*'delegate'`).
+		WithArgs(callerID, callerID, targetID, "Delegating to "+targetID, sqlmock.AnyArg()).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE activity_logs`).
+		WithArgs("dispatched", "", callerID, sqlmock.AnyArg()).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	var gotTarget, gotCaller string
+	h.a2aProxy = func(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, body []byte, callerID string, logActivity bool) (int, []byte, error) {
+		gotTarget = workspaceID
+		gotCaller = callerID
+		if !logActivity {
+			t.Fatal("delegate_task should log through platform A2A proxy")
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(string(body), "do work") {
+			t.Fatalf("A2A body missing task text: %s", string(body))
+		}
+		return 200, []byte(`{"result":{"message":{"parts":[{"text":"done"}]}}}`), nil
+	}
+
+	out, err := h.toolDelegateTask(context.Background(), callerID, map[string]interface{}{
+		"workspace_id": targetID,
+		"task":         "do work",
+	}, mcpCallTimeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delegate_task returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out != "done" {
+		t.Fatalf("delegate_task response = %q, want done", out)
+	}
+	if gotTarget != targetID || gotCaller != callerID {
+		t.Fatalf("proxy called with target=%q caller=%q, want target=%q caller=%q", gotTarget, gotCaller, targetID, callerID)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMCPHandler_DelegateTaskAsync_RoutesThroughPlatformA2AProxy(t *testing.T) {
+	h, mock := newMCPHandler(t)
+	callerID := "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"
+	targetID := "22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222"
+	parentID := "33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333"
+
+	expectCanCommunicateSiblings(mock, callerID, targetID, parentID)
+	mock.ExpectExec(`(?s)INSERT INTO activity_logs.*'delegation'.*'delegate'`).
+		WithArgs(callerID, callerID, targetID, "Delegating to "+targetID, sqlmock.AnyArg()).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(1, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE activity_logs`).
+		WithArgs("dispatched", "", callerID, sqlmock.AnyArg()).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	called := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	h.a2aProxy = func(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, body []byte, proxyCallerID string, logActivity bool) (int, []byte, error) {
+		if workspaceID != targetID || proxyCallerID != callerID {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected proxy route target=%q caller=%q", workspaceID, proxyCallerID)
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(string(body), "async work") {
+			t.Fatalf("A2A body missing task text: %s", string(body))
+		}
+		called <- struct{}{}
+		return 200, []byte(`{"result":{"message":{"parts":[{"text":"accepted"}]}}}`), nil
+	}
+
+	out, err := h.toolDelegateTaskAsync(context.Background(), callerID, map[string]interface{}{
+		"workspace_id": targetID,
+		"task":         "async work",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delegate_task_async returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(out, `"status":"dispatched"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("delegate_task_async response = %s", out)
+	}
+	waitGlobalAsyncForTest()
+	select {
+	case <-called:
+	default:
+		t.Fatal("async delegate did not call platform A2A proxy")
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // notifications/initialized
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

workspace-server/internal/handlers/mcp_tools.go

@@ -7,24 +7,19 @@ package handlers
 // and A2A response parsing helpers.
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"log"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/db"
-	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/provisioner"
 	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/registry"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
+
 // insertMCPDelegationRow writes a delegation activity row so the canvas
 // Agent Comms tab can show the task text for MCP-initiated delegations.
 // Mirrors insertDelegationRow (delegation.go) for the MCP tool path.
@@ -190,15 +185,6 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolDelegateTask(ctx context.Context, callerID string, args
 		// Non-fatal: still make the A2A call even if activity log write fails.
 	}
 
-	agentURL, err := mcpResolveURL(ctx, h.database, targetID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	// SSRF defence: reject private/metadata URLs before making outbound call.
-	if err := isSafeURL(agentURL); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid workspace URL: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	a2aBody, err := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
 		"jsonrpc": "2.0",
 		"id":      uuid.New().String(),
@@ -218,36 +204,17 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolDelegateTask(ctx context.Context, callerID string, args
 	reqCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	httpReq, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(reqCtx, "POST", agentURL+"/a2a", bytes.NewReader(a2aBody))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
-	}
-	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	// X-Workspace-ID identifies this caller to the A2A proxy. The /workspaces/:id/a2a
-	// endpoint is intentionally outside WorkspaceAuth (agents do not hold bearer tokens
-	// to peer workspaces). Access control is enforced by CanCommunicate above, which
-	// already validated callerID → targetID before this request is constructed.
-	// callerID was authenticated by WorkspaceAuth on the MCP bridge entry point,
-	// so this header reflects a verified caller identity, not a spoofable value.
-	httpReq.Header.Set("X-Workspace-ID", callerID)
-
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(httpReq)
+	status, body, err := h.proxyA2ARequest(reqCtx, targetID, a2aBody, callerID, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		updateMCPDelegationStatus(ctx, h.database, callerID, delegationID, "failed", err.Error())
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("A2A call failed: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("A2A proxy failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	if status < 200 || status >= 300 {
+		updateMCPDelegationStatus(ctx, h.database, callerID, delegationID, "failed", fmt.Sprintf("A2A proxy returned status %d", status))
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("A2A proxy returned status %d", status)
 	}
-	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-
-	// A 200/500 from the peer still means the call was dispatched — only
-	// network errors are truly "failed". Status 'dispatched' is correct for
-	// any HTTP response (peer's A2A layer handles the actual processing).
 	updateMCPDelegationStatus(ctx, h.database, callerID, delegationID, "dispatched", "")
 
-	body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 1<<20))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	return extractA2AText(body), nil
 }
 
@@ -278,24 +245,13 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolDelegateTaskAsync(ctx context.Context, callerID string,
 
 	// Fire and forget in a detached goroutine. Use a background context so
 	// the call is not cancelled when the HTTP request completes.
-	// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: globalGoAsync — the detached call reads
-	// db.DB (mcpResolveURL + updateMCPDelegationStatus) and must be
-	// drained by drainTestAsync before any t.Cleanup-driven db.DB swap.
+	// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: globalGoAsync — the detached call reads db.DB
+	// through the platform A2A proxy and must be drained by drainTestAsync
+	// before any t.Cleanup-driven db.DB swap.
 	globalGoAsync(func() {
 		bgCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), mcpAsyncCallTimeout)
 		defer cancel()
 
-		agentURL, err := mcpResolveURL(bgCtx, h.database, targetID)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("MCPHandler.delegate_task_async: resolve URL for %s: %v", targetID, err)
-			return
-		}
-		// SSRF defence: reject private/metadata URLs before making outbound call.
-		if err := isSafeURL(agentURL); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("MCPHandler.delegate_task_async: unsafe URL for %s: %v", targetID, err)
-			return
-		}
-
 		a2aBody, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
 			"jsonrpc": "2.0",
 			"id":      delegationID,
@@ -309,22 +265,15 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolDelegateTaskAsync(ctx context.Context, callerID string,
 			},
 		})
 
-		httpReq, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(bgCtx, "POST", agentURL+"/a2a", bytes.NewReader(a2aBody))
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("MCPHandler.delegate_task_async: create request: %v", err)
+		status, _, err := h.proxyA2ARequest(bgCtx, targetID, a2aBody, callerID, true)
+		if err != nil || status < 200 || status >= 300 {
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("MCPHandler.delegate_task_async: A2A proxy to %s: %v", targetID, err)
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("MCPHandler.delegate_task_async: A2A proxy to %s returned status %d", targetID, status)
+			}
 			return
 		}
-		httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-		httpReq.Header.Set("X-Workspace-ID", callerID)
-
-		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(httpReq)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("MCPHandler.delegate_task_async: A2A call to %s: %v", targetID, err)
-			return
-		}
-		defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
-		// Drain response so the connection can be reused.
-		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
 	})
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"task_id":%q,"status":"dispatched","target_id":%q}`, delegationID, targetID), nil
@@ -405,7 +354,6 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolSendMessageToUser(ctx context.Context, workspaceID stri
 	return "Message sent.", nil
 }
 
-
 func (h *MCPHandler) toolCommitMemory(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, args map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
 	// PR-6 (RFC #2728) compat shim: when the v2 plugin is wired
 	// (MEMORY_PLUGIN_URL set), translate legacy scope→namespace and
@@ -534,56 +482,6 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolRecallMemory(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, a
 // Helpers
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-// mcpResolveURL returns a routable URL for a workspace's A2A server.
-//
-// Resolution order:
-//  1. Docker-internal URL cache (set by provisioner; correct when platform is in Docker)
-//  2. Redis URL cache
-//  3. DB `url` column fallback, with 127.0.0.1→Docker bridge rewrite when in Docker
-//
-// SECURITY (F1083 / #1130): all three paths run the returned URL through
-// validateAgentURL to block SSRF targets (private IPs, loopback, cloud metadata).
-func mcpResolveURL(ctx context.Context, database *sql.DB, workspaceID string) (string, error) {
-	if platformInDocker {
-		if url, err := db.GetCachedInternalURL(ctx, workspaceID); err == nil && url != "" {
-			if err := validateAgentURL(url); err != nil {
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("workspace %s: forbidden URL from internal cache: %w", workspaceID, err)
-			}
-			return url, nil
-		}
-	}
-	if url, err := db.GetCachedURL(ctx, workspaceID); err == nil && url != "" {
-		if platformInDocker && strings.HasPrefix(url, "http://127.0.0.1:") {
-			return provisioner.InternalURL(workspaceID), nil
-		}
-		if err := validateAgentURL(url); err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("workspace %s: forbidden URL from Redis cache: %w", workspaceID, err)
-		}
-		return url, nil
-	}
-
-	var urlStr sql.NullString
-	var status string
-	if err := database.QueryRowContext(ctx,
-		`SELECT url, status FROM workspaces WHERE id = $1`, workspaceID,
-	).Scan(&urlStr, &status); err != nil {
-		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("workspace %s not found", workspaceID)
-		}
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("workspace lookup failed: %w", err)
-	}
-	if !urlStr.Valid || urlStr.String == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("workspace %s has no URL (status: %s)", workspaceID, status)
-	}
-	if platformInDocker && strings.HasPrefix(urlStr.String, "http://127.0.0.1:") {
-		return provisioner.InternalURL(workspaceID), nil
-	}
-	if err := validateAgentURL(urlStr.String); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("workspace %s: forbidden URL from DB: %w", workspaceID, err)
-	}
-	return urlStr.String, nil
-}
-
 // extractA2AText extracts human-readable text from an A2A JSON-RPC response body.
 // Falls back to the raw JSON when no text part can be found.
 func extractA2AText(body []byte) string {
@@ -632,4 +530,3 @@ func extractA2AText(body []byte) string {
 	b, _ := json.Marshal(result)
 	return string(b)
 }
-

workspace-server/internal/handlers/registry.go

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (h *RegistryHandler) SetQueueDrainFunc(f QueueDrainFunc) {
 // Go's net.ParseIP.To4() before Contains() runs, so the IPv4 rules above
 // catch those without a separate entry.
 //
-// F1083/#1130 (SSRF on mcpResolveURL / a2a_proxy resolveAgentURL): in
+// F1083/#1130 (SSRF on direct A2A URL resolution): in
 // addition to blocking IP literals, DNS names are now resolved and each
 // returned IP is checked against the blocklist. This closes the gap where
 // an attacker could register agent.example.com pointing to 169.254.169.254.

workspace-server/internal/handlers/template_import.go

@@ -234,9 +234,13 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) ReplaceFiles(c *gin.Context) {
 			"source":    "ec2-ssh",
 		})
 		if h.wh != nil {
-			// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-			wsID := workspaceID
-			h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+			// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+			// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save / ReplaceFiles fires N PUTs
+			// in a burst; without this each PUT chains into the
+			// coalesceRestart drain loop. The helper still uses goAsync
+			// internally (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving
+			// RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+			h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -270,9 +274,13 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) ReplaceFiles(c *gin.Context) {
 			"source":    "container",
 		})
 		if h.wh != nil {
-			// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-			wsID := workspaceID
-			h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+			// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+			// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save / ReplaceFiles fires N PUTs
+			// in a burst; without this each PUT chains into the
+			// coalesceRestart drain loop. The helper still uses goAsync
+			// internally (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving
+			// RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+			h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -292,8 +300,12 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) ReplaceFiles(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "replaced", "workspace": workspaceID, "files": len(body.Files), "source": "volume"})
 	if h.wh != nil {
-		// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-		wsID := workspaceID
-		h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+		// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+		// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save / ReplaceFiles fires N PUTs
+		// in a burst; without this each PUT chains into the
+		// coalesceRestart drain loop. The helper still uses goAsync
+		// internally (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving
+		// RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+		h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 	}
 }

workspace-server/internal/handlers/templates.go

@@ -570,9 +570,13 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) WriteFile(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "saved", "path": filePath})
 		if h.wh != nil {
-			// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-			wsID := workspaceID
-			h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+			// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+			// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save fires N PUTs in a burst;
+			// without this each PUT chains into the coalesceRestart drain
+			// loop and produces back-to-back EC2 recreate cycles. The
+			// helper still uses goAsync internally (drains via
+			// h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+			h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -586,9 +590,13 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) WriteFile(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "saved", "path": filePath})
 		if h.wh != nil {
-			// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-			wsID := workspaceID
-			h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+			// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+			// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save fires N PUTs in a burst;
+			// without this each PUT chains into the coalesceRestart drain
+			// loop and produces back-to-back EC2 recreate cycles. The
+			// helper still uses goAsync internally (drains via
+			// h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+			h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -602,9 +610,13 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) WriteFile(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "saved", "path": filePath})
 	if h.wh != nil {
-		// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-		wsID := workspaceID
-		h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+		// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+		// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save fires N PUTs in a burst;
+		// without this each PUT chains into the coalesceRestart drain
+		// loop and produces back-to-back EC2 recreate cycles. The
+		// helper still uses goAsync internally (drains via
+		// h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+		h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -657,9 +669,13 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) DeleteFile(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "deleted", "path": filePath})
 		if h.wh != nil {
-			// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-			wsID := workspaceID
-			h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+			// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+			// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save fires N PUTs in a burst;
+			// without this each PUT chains into the coalesceRestart drain
+			// loop and produces back-to-back EC2 recreate cycles. The
+			// helper still uses goAsync internally (drains via
+			// h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+			h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -677,9 +693,13 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) DeleteFile(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "deleted", "path": filePath})
 		if h.wh != nil {
-			// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-			wsID := workspaceID
-			h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+			// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+			// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save fires N PUTs in a burst;
+			// without this each PUT chains into the coalesceRestart drain
+			// loop and produces back-to-back EC2 recreate cycles. The
+			// helper still uses goAsync internally (drains via
+			// h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+			h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -692,8 +712,12 @@ func (h *TemplatesHandler) DeleteFile(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "deleted", "path": filePath})
 	if h.wh != nil {
-		// RFC internal#524 Layer 1: per-handler goAsync (drains via h.wh.waitAsyncForTest)
-		wsID := workspaceID
-		h.wh.goAsync(func() { h.wh.RestartByID(wsID) })
+		// internal#624: 15s per-workspace debounce around the file-write
+		// → RestartByID trigger. Canvas Save fires N PUTs in a burst;
+		// without this each PUT chains into the coalesceRestart drain
+		// loop and produces back-to-back EC2 recreate cycles. The
+		// helper still uses goAsync internally (drains via
+		// h.wh.waitAsyncForTest), preserving RFC internal#524 Layer 1.
+		h.wh.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID)
 	}
 }

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace.go

@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid workspace fields"})
 		return
 	}
+	// #1686 Phase 1: validate per-workspace compute overrides.
+	if err := models.ValidateComputeConfig(payload.Compute); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
 
 	id := uuid.New().String()
 	awarenessNamespace := workspaceAwarenessNamespace(id)
@@ -398,11 +403,22 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) {
 	// double-click. Helper retries with " (2)", " (3)", … up to maxNameSuffix,
 	// returns the actually-persisted name (which we MUST thread back into
 	// payload + broadcast so the canvas displays what the DB has).
+	var computeInstanceType *string
+	var computeVolumeRootGB *int
+	if payload.Compute != nil {
+		if payload.Compute.InstanceType != "" {
+			computeInstanceType = &payload.Compute.InstanceType
+		}
+		if payload.Compute.Volume.RootGB != 0 {
+			computeVolumeRootGB = &payload.Compute.Volume.RootGB
+		}
+	}
+
 	const insertWorkspaceSQL = `
-		INSERT INTO workspaces (id, name, role, tier, runtime, awareness_namespace, status, parent_id, workspace_dir, workspace_access, budget_limit, max_concurrent_tasks, delivery_mode)
-		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, 'provisioning', $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12)
+		INSERT INTO workspaces (id, name, role, tier, runtime, awareness_namespace, status, parent_id, workspace_dir, workspace_access, budget_limit, max_concurrent_tasks, delivery_mode, compute_instance_type, compute_volume_root_gb)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, 'provisioning', $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14)
 	`
-	insertArgs := []any{id, payload.Name, role, payload.Tier, payload.Runtime, awarenessNamespace, payload.ParentID, workspaceDir, workspaceAccess, payload.BudgetLimit, maxConcurrent, deliveryMode}
+	insertArgs := []any{id, payload.Name, role, payload.Tier, payload.Runtime, awarenessNamespace, payload.ParentID, workspaceDir, workspaceAccess, payload.BudgetLimit, maxConcurrent, deliveryMode, computeInstanceType, computeVolumeRootGB}
 	persistedName, currentTx, err := insertWorkspaceWithNameRetry(
 		ctx,
 		tx,

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_budget_test.go

@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ func TestWorkspaceBudget_Create_WithLimit(t *testing.T) {
 			&budgetVal,       // budget_limit ($10)
 			models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, // max_concurrent_tasks default
 			"push",           // delivery_mode default (#2339)
+			(*string)(nil),   // compute_instance_type default
+			(*int)(nil),      // compute_volume_root_gb default
 		).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_provision.go

@@ -309,9 +309,31 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) buildProvisionerConfig(
 		// RuntimeImages[Runtime] :latest lookup, which is what the dead
 		// reader's sql.ErrNoRows path was producing already.
 		Image: "",
+		// Compute overrides (nullable — omitted = platform-managed default).
+		// Issue #1686 Phase 1.
+		InstanceType: extractComputeInstanceType(payload.Compute),
+		VolumeRootGB: extractComputeVolumeRootGB(payload.Compute),
 	}
 }
 
+// extractComputeInstanceType returns the instance type from a ComputeConfig,
+// or nil when cfg is nil or the field is empty.
+func extractComputeInstanceType(cfg *models.ComputeConfig) *string {
+	if cfg != nil && cfg.InstanceType != "" {
+		return &cfg.InstanceType
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// extractComputeVolumeRootGB returns the root volume size from a ComputeConfig,
+// or nil when cfg is nil or the field is zero.
+func extractComputeVolumeRootGB(cfg *models.ComputeConfig) *int {
+	if cfg != nil && cfg.Volume.RootGB != 0 {
+		return &cfg.Volume.RootGB
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // issueAndInjectToken rotates the workspace auth token and injects the
 // plaintext into cfg.ConfigFiles[".auth_token"] so it is written into the
 // /configs volume by WriteFilesToContainer immediately after the container
@@ -869,14 +891,31 @@ func applyRuntimeModelEnv(envVars map[string]string, runtime, model string) {
 // Returns nil map + error string on decrypt failure. Shared by both Docker
 // and control plane provisioning paths to avoid duplication.
 //
+// The second return value (globalKeys) records which keys originated from
+// the operator-controlled `global_secrets` table — used by RFC#523 Layer 1
+// to constrain its forbidden-key check to the operator-bleed channel,
+// instead of blanket-blocking by name across BOTH provenance channels (the
+// over-fire that breaks the legitimate user flow of pasting their own
+// GitHub PAT into the canvas Secrets tab → workspace_secrets row). See
+// `feedback_upstream_docs_first_before_hypothesizing`: RFC#523's threat
+// model (issue molecule-ai/internal#523 §"Threat model") names operator-
+// scope tokens being injected via provision-time env / operator-side
+// stores — NOT the user's own scoped PAT they explicitly authorized via
+// the per-workspace Secrets tab.
+//
+// The merged map preserves the existing precedence semantic (workspace
+// rows overwrite global rows on key collision); only the provenance side-
+// channel is new. Existing single-return callers can ignore globalKeys.
+//
 // F1086 / #1206: the returned error string is the SAFE-CANNED message that
 // gets persisted to workspaces.last_sample_error AND broadcast as the
 // WORKSPACE_PROVISION_FAILED payload. Internal detail (the secret key name,
 // the encryption version, the decrypt-error text) is logged here, never
 // returned to the caller, so it can't leak via the canvas event stream
 // (cf. TestProvisionWorkspace_NoInternalErrorsInBroadcast).
-func loadWorkspaceSecrets(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (map[string]string, string) {
+func loadWorkspaceSecrets(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (map[string]string, map[string]struct{}, string) {
 	envVars := map[string]string{}
+	globalKeys := map[string]struct{}{}
 	globalRows, globalErr := db.DB.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT key, encrypted_value, encryption_version FROM global_secrets`)
 	if globalErr == nil {
@@ -889,9 +928,10 @@ func loadWorkspaceSecrets(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (map[string]s
 				decrypted, decErr := crypto.DecryptVersioned(v, ver)
 				if decErr != nil {
 					log.Printf("Provisioner: FATAL — failed to decrypt global secret %s (version=%d): %v — aborting provision of workspace %s", k, ver, decErr, workspaceID)
-					return nil, "failed to decrypt global secret"
+					return nil, nil, "failed to decrypt global secret"
 				}
 				envVars[k] = string(decrypted)
+				globalKeys[k] = struct{}{}
 			}
 		}
 		if err := globalRows.Err(); err != nil {
@@ -910,16 +950,22 @@ func loadWorkspaceSecrets(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (map[string]s
 				decrypted, decErr := crypto.DecryptVersioned(v, ver)
 				if decErr != nil {
 					log.Printf("Provisioner: FATAL — failed to decrypt workspace secret %s (version=%d) for %s: %v — aborting provision", k, ver, workspaceID, decErr)
-					return nil, "failed to decrypt workspace secret"
+					return nil, nil, "failed to decrypt workspace secret"
 				}
 				envVars[k] = string(decrypted)
+				// User-authored workspace_secrets value supersedes any
+				// global_secrets row of the same key — including dropping
+				// the operator-bleed provenance flag. The user explicitly
+				// re-set the value via the canvas Secrets tab, so it is
+				// no longer "the operator-store version."
+				delete(globalKeys, k)
 			}
 		}
 		if err := wsRows.Err(); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Provisioner: workspace_secrets rows.Err workspace=%s: %v", workspaceID, err)
 		}
 	}
-	return envVars, ""
+	return envVars, globalKeys, ""
 }
 
 // provisionWorkspaceCP provisions a workspace via the control plane API.

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_provision_forbidden_env.go

@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ func isForbiddenTenantEnvKey(key string) bool {
 // message and the structured-extra payload that goes to the
 // canvas Events tab. Sorting makes the message stable across
 // Go's randomized map iteration.
+//
+// PROVENANCE NOTE: this helper checks by env-var name ONLY and is
+// unaware of where each value came from. Production provision code
+// uses findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals instead, restricting
+// the check to keys originating from the operator-controlled
+// global_secrets table — see the doc-comment on that function and
+// the RFC#523 Layer 1 block in prepareProvisionContext. This name-
+// only helper is kept for the workspace_secrets-write CI lint
+// (Layer 3) and for tests that pin the deny-set definition.
 func findForbiddenTenantEnvKeys(envVars map[string]string) []string {
 	if len(envVars) == 0 {
 		return []string{}
@@ -149,6 +158,48 @@ func findForbiddenTenantEnvKeys(envVars map[string]string) []string {
 	return found
 }
 
+// findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals is the provenance-aware
+// variant used by RFC#523 Layer 1 in prepareProvisionContext. It
+// restricts the forbidden-key scan to keys whose value originated
+// from the operator-controlled `global_secrets` table.
+//
+// Fixes the over-fire reported by CTO empirical 2026-05-20: a user
+// who explicitly pastes their own scoped GitHub PAT under
+// GITHUB_TOKEN into the canvas Secrets tab (a `workspace_secrets`
+// row) was being blocked alongside the genuine operator-bleed case.
+// RFC#523's threat model (issue molecule-ai/internal#523 §"Threat
+// model") names operator-scope tokens injected via operator-side
+// stores; user-authored workspace_secrets is out of scope.
+//
+// globalSecretKeys is the set returned as the second value from
+// loadWorkspaceSecrets. A key that exists in BOTH stores is treated
+// as workspace_secrets (user override wins) — loadWorkspaceSecrets
+// drops the global flag when the workspace row is read.
+//
+// Empty/nil globalSecretKeys means no operator-side source was
+// loaded (e.g. tests, or table empty); the scan returns no hits.
+// Deterministic sort order, same as findForbiddenTenantEnvKeys.
+func findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(envVars map[string]string, globalSecretKeys map[string]struct{}) []string {
+	if len(envVars) == 0 || len(globalSecretKeys) == 0 {
+		return []string{}
+	}
+	found := make([]string, 0)
+	for k := range globalSecretKeys {
+		if _, present := envVars[k]; !present {
+			// Defensive: a key flagged as global-origin must also
+			// be in the resolved env-set. If not, skip — the
+			// loadWorkspaceSecrets contract guarantees this never
+			// happens, but the helper stays total.
+			continue
+		}
+		if isForbiddenTenantEnvKey(k) {
+			found = append(found, k)
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Strings(found)
+	return found
+}
+
 // formatForbiddenTenantEnvError builds the safe-canned user-facing
 // message for a provision aborted because forbidden env keys are
 // present in the resolved env-set. The message names the

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_provision_forbidden_env_test.go

@@ -150,6 +150,106 @@ func TestFindForbiddenTenantEnvKeys_SingleAndMultipleSorted(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestFindForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals pins the provenance-aware
+// behaviour added 2026-05-20 to fix the RFC#523 Layer 1 over-fire: a
+// user-set workspace_secrets row with key=GITHUB_TOKEN must NOT be
+// flagged, while a global_secrets row of the same key MUST be.
+//
+// Cross-references the empirical bug: CTO 2026-05-20 hit
+// `provision aborted: env var "GITHUB_TOKEN" is operator-scope...`
+// after pasting their own scoped PAT into the canvas Secrets tab
+// (workspace_secrets) — the original blanket check fired on the
+// merged env-set regardless of provenance.
+func TestFindForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals_UserSetAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	// User pasted their own PAT via canvas Secrets tab —
+	// workspace_secrets row only. globalSecretKeys is empty for
+	// this key, so the check MUST not fire.
+	envVars := map[string]string{
+		"GITHUB_TOKEN":      "ghp_FAKEUSERPAT_user_set_via_canvas",
+		"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-keep",
+	}
+	globalKeys := map[string]struct{}{} // nothing from global_secrets
+	got := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(envVars, globalKeys)
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("user-set workspace_secrets with GITHUB_TOKEN: got %v; want empty (provenance-allowed)", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFindForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals_OperatorLeakBlocked(t *testing.T) {
+	// Operator-store bleed — GITHUB_TOKEN sourced from global_secrets.
+	// This is the literal RFC#523 §"Threat model" attack vector.
+	// Check MUST fire and name GITHUB_TOKEN.
+	envVars := map[string]string{
+		"GITHUB_TOKEN":      "ghp_OPERATOR_LEAK_from_global_secrets",
+		"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-keep",
+	}
+	globalKeys := map[string]struct{}{
+		"GITHUB_TOKEN":      {},
+		"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": {},
+	}
+	got := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(envVars, globalKeys)
+	if len(got) != 1 || got[0] != "GITHUB_TOKEN" {
+		t.Errorf("operator-leak GITHUB_TOKEN in global_secrets: got %v; want [GITHUB_TOKEN]", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFindForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals_UserOverrideOfGlobalAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	// Both stores have the key; loadWorkspaceSecrets drops the global
+	// flag when the workspace row supersedes (caller contract).
+	// Simulate that here: globalKeys does NOT contain GITHUB_TOKEN
+	// because workspace_secrets re-set it. Allowed.
+	envVars := map[string]string{
+		"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_USER_RESET_after_global_was_present",
+	}
+	globalKeys := map[string]struct{}{} // workspace overrode → flag dropped
+	got := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(envVars, globalKeys)
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("user-override of global GITHUB_TOKEN: got %v; want empty", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFindForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals_MultipleOperatorLeaks(t *testing.T) {
+	// Multiple operator-leaked tokens — must return sorted slice.
+	envVars := map[string]string{
+		"GITHUB_TOKEN":           "leak1",
+		"CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN":     "leak2",
+		"MOLECULE_OPERATOR_HOST": "leak3",
+		"RAILWAY_TOKEN":          "leak4",
+		"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY":      "user-allowed",
+	}
+	globalKeys := map[string]struct{}{
+		"GITHUB_TOKEN":           {},
+		"CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN":     {},
+		"MOLECULE_OPERATOR_HOST": {},
+		"RAILWAY_TOKEN":          {},
+	}
+	got := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(envVars, globalKeys)
+	want := []string{"CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN", "GITHUB_TOKEN", "MOLECULE_OPERATOR_HOST", "RAILWAY_TOKEN"}
+	if len(got) != len(want) {
+		t.Fatalf("operator-leak multi: got %v; want %v", got, want)
+	}
+	for i := range want {
+		if got[i] != want[i] {
+			t.Errorf("operator-leak multi[%d] = %q; want %q (full got=%v)", i, got[i], want[i], got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFindForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals_EmptyInputs(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(nil, nil); len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("nil/nil: got %v; want empty", got)
+	}
+	if got := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(map[string]string{}, map[string]struct{}{}); len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("empty/empty: got %v; want empty", got)
+	}
+	// Non-empty envVars but no global provenance — nothing came from
+	// global_secrets, so nothing to block (even if a workspace_secrets
+	// row exists for GITHUB_TOKEN).
+	if got := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(map[string]string{"GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_user"}, map[string]struct{}{}); len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("workspace-only GITHUB_TOKEN: got %v; want empty", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFormatForbiddenTenantEnvError_Phrasing(t *testing.T) {
 	// Empty input — defensive total function.
 	if msg := formatForbiddenTenantEnvError(nil); !strings.Contains(msg, "RFC#523") {

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_provision_shared.go

@@ -120,38 +120,52 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) prepareProvisionContext(
 	payload models.CreateWorkspacePayload,
 	resetClaudeSession bool,
 ) (*preparedProvisionContext, *provisionAbort) {
-	envVars, decryptErr := loadWorkspaceSecrets(ctx, workspaceID)
+	envVars, globalSecretKeys, decryptErr := loadWorkspaceSecrets(ctx, workspaceID)
 	if decryptErr != "" {
 		return nil, &provisionAbort{Msg: decryptErr}
 	}
 
-	// RFC#523 Layer 1 (task #146): refuse to start a tenant workspace
-	// when any forbidden operator-scope env var is present in the
-	// resolved secret-load env-set. Runs IMMEDIATELY after
-	// loadWorkspaceSecrets and BEFORE applyAgentGitHTTPCreds — the
-	// per-agent persona injection sets a fallback GITEA_USER/GITEA_TOKEN
-	// pair that the buildContainerEnv forensic #145 guard will strip
-	// later. We want THIS layer to catch leaks from the operator-
-	// controlled stores (global_secrets, workspace_secrets) only, not
-	// the deliberate per-agent platform injection that lives downstream.
+	// RFC#523 Layer 1 (issue molecule-ai/internal#523): refuse to start a
+	// tenant workspace when any forbidden operator-scope env var is
+	// present in the operator-controlled store (global_secrets).
 	//
-	// Threat model is "an upstream secret-writer accidentally widened
-	// the propagation set" — e.g. an operator pastes GITEA_TOKEN into
-	// a workspace_secrets row. Caught here, surfaced loudly to the
-	// canvas Events tab, fail-closed. The existing forensic #145 guard
-	// in provisioner.buildContainerEnv / CPProvisioner.Start stays as
-	// defense-in-depth: it silently strips at container-env-build time.
+	// PROVENANCE-AWARE — fix for the over-fire reported by CTO empirical
+	// 2026-05-20: the original implementation ran this check on the
+	// merged env-set, which conflated two very different sources:
+	//
+	//   1. global_secrets — operator-side store. ANY operator-scope token
+	//      here is an upstream bleed (e.g. tenant_secrets_seed.go pre-
+	//      4f45d37 propagating CP-env GITHUB_TOKEN into every fresh
+	//      tenant's row). RFC#523's literal threat model.
+	//
+	//   2. workspace_secrets — user-set via the canvas Secrets tab,
+	//      authenticated as the workspace owner. If the user pastes
+	//      their own scoped GitHub PAT under GITHUB_TOKEN so the agent
+	//      can push to their personal repos, that is the system working
+	//      as designed — not the leak RFC#523 was written to catch.
+	//
+	// The provenance side-channel from loadWorkspaceSecrets tells us
+	// which keys came from global_secrets (workspace_secrets writes
+	// override and clear the flag, since the user explicitly re-set
+	// the value). We restrict the abort to that set.
+	//
+	// Defense-in-depth NOT removed: provisioner.buildContainerEnv still
+	// runs the forensic #145 silent-strip (lower-confidence late layer),
+	// and workspace/entrypoint.sh has Layer 2 inside the container. If a
+	// real operator-scope token slips into workspace_secrets some other
+	// way, the later layers (and the per-workspace SG, and the per-tenant
+	// VPC isolation) are still in force.
 	//
 	// Key names (not values) are echoed in the user-facing error so
 	// the operator can locate and remove the offending row. Per memory
 	// `feedback_passwords_in_chat_are_burned`, key names are not
 	// secret; values would be.
-	if forbidden := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeys(envVars); len(forbidden) > 0 {
+	if forbidden := findForbiddenTenantEnvKeysFromGlobals(envVars, globalSecretKeys); len(forbidden) > 0 {
 		msg := formatForbiddenTenantEnvError(forbidden)
-		log.Printf("Provisioner: ABORT workspace=%s — forbidden operator-scope env keys present: %v (RFC#523)", workspaceID, forbidden)
+		log.Printf("Provisioner: ABORT workspace=%s — forbidden operator-scope env keys present in global_secrets: %v (RFC#523)", workspaceID, forbidden)
 		return nil, &provisionAbort{
 			Msg:   msg,
-			Extra: map[string]interface{}{"error": msg, "forbidden_env_keys": forbidden, "rfc": "523"},
+			Extra: map[string]interface{}{"error": msg, "forbidden_env_keys": forbidden, "rfc": "523", "source": "global_secrets"},
 		}
 	}
 

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_provision_test.go

@@ -779,6 +779,75 @@ func TestBuildProvisionerConfig_WorkspacePathFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestBuildProvisionerConfig_ComputeOverrides verifies that #1686 Phase 1
+// compute fields (instance_type + volume.root_gb) are threaded from the
+// create payload into the provisioner config.
+func TestBuildProvisionerConfig_ComputeOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(workspace_dir`).
+		WithArgs("ws-compute").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"workspace_dir", "workspace_access"}).AddRow("", "none"))
+
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	cfg := handler.buildProvisionerConfig(
+		context.Background(),
+		"ws-compute",
+		"",
+		nil,
+		models.CreateWorkspacePayload{
+			Tier:    2,
+			Runtime: "python",
+			Compute: &models.ComputeConfig{
+				InstanceType: "g4dn.xlarge",
+				Volume:       models.ComputeVolume{RootGB: 256},
+			},
+		},
+		nil,
+		"",
+		"workspace:ws-compute",
+	)
+
+	if cfg.InstanceType == nil || *cfg.InstanceType != "g4dn.xlarge" {
+		t.Errorf("InstanceType = %v, want g4dn.xlarge", cfg.InstanceType)
+	}
+	if cfg.VolumeRootGB == nil || *cfg.VolumeRootGB != 256 {
+		t.Errorf("VolumeRootGB = %v, want 256", cfg.VolumeRootGB)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestBuildProvisionerConfig_ComputeNil verifies backward compat: when the
+// payload omits compute, the provisioner config fields are nil so the CP
+// applies its own defaults.
+func TestBuildProvisionerConfig_ComputeNil(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(workspace_dir`).
+		WithArgs("ws-no-compute").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"workspace_dir", "workspace_access"}).AddRow("", "none"))
+
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	cfg := handler.buildProvisionerConfig(
+		context.Background(),
+		"ws-no-compute",
+		"",
+		nil,
+		models.CreateWorkspacePayload{Tier: 1, Runtime: "python"},
+		nil,
+		"",
+		"workspace:ws-no-compute",
+	)
+
+	if cfg.InstanceType != nil {
+		t.Errorf("InstanceType = %v, want nil", cfg.InstanceType)
+	}
+	if cfg.VolumeRootGB != nil {
+		t.Errorf("VolumeRootGB = %v, want nil", cfg.VolumeRootGB)
+	}
+}
+
 // ==================== issueAndInjectToken (issue #418) ====================
 
 // TestIssueAndInjectToken_HappyPath verifies that on a normal (re)provision the

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_restart.go

@@ -70,6 +70,97 @@ var restartDebounceWindow = 60 * time.Second
 // workspace-server yet — that's a separate RFC.
 var restartByIDDropCounter atomic.Uint64
 
+// fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow is the per-workspace coalescing window for
+// the file-write → RestartByID trigger fired by templates.go's WriteFile,
+// DeleteFile, and ReplaceFiles handlers (and template_import.go's variants).
+//
+// Background (internal#624 2026-05-20): canvas Save fires N PUT /files
+// requests in a 30-60s burst (claude-code SEO agent observed 10-17 files in
+// 60s). Each successful write previously fired `goAsync(RestartByID)`. The
+// 60s self-fire debounce in RestartByID itself catches calls 1-60s, but
+// writes at T+65s+ pass the debounce, set pending=true on a still-running
+// coalesceRestart cycle, and drain immediately into cycle 2 — which DELETEs
+// + recreates EC2 mid-burst, returning 500 EC2InstanceStateInvalidException
+// on the in-flight user PUTs.
+//
+// 15s is sized to absorb a canvas Save burst (writes typically land within
+// a 5-10s window) while still letting a deliberate "edit, wait, edit again"
+// pattern restart twice. Bigger than that would silently swallow legitimate
+// rapid-iteration edits; smaller would let burst tails leak through.
+var fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow = 15 * time.Second
+
+// fileWriteRestartLastFireAt records the last time `maybeRestartAfterFileWrite`
+// actually fired a restart for each workspace. sync.Map (not RWMutex+map)
+// because writes happen on every successful file-write handler, reads on
+// every subsequent file-write handler call — both per-workspace — and the
+// keys are sparse + long-lived. Stored as int64 unix-nano so the load/store
+// path can stay lock-free (atomic.Int64 inside sync.Map.Value is fine, but
+// time.Time itself isn't atomically loadable).
+var fileWriteRestartLastFireAt sync.Map // map[workspaceID]*atomic.Int64
+
+// fileWriteRestartDropCounter counts how many file-write restart triggers
+// were silently coalesced. Same observability rationale as
+// restartByIDDropCounter — package-level atomic so tests can assert the
+// drop fired and ops can correlate with "user clicked Save 10 times,
+// only saw 1 restart cycle".
+var fileWriteRestartDropCounter atomic.Uint64
+
+// maybeRestartAfterFileWrite is the call-site debounce wrapper for the 9
+// file-write trigger sites in templates.go + template_import.go. Replaces
+// the direct `goAsync(func() { wh.RestartByID(wsID) })` pattern with a
+// 15s per-workspace coalescing window:
+//
+//   - First call (no prior fire OR last fire >15s ago): records the
+//     current timestamp and fires goAsync(RestartByID).
+//   - Subsequent calls within 15s of the last fire: silently dropped,
+//     drop counter incremented.
+//
+// This is the call-site-layer protection (internal#624 Path A). The drain-
+// loop layer in coalesceRestart (Path B, re-stamping restartStartedAt per
+// iteration) is the platform-layer defense in depth — together they close
+// the file-write tight-loop class regardless of which entry point fires.
+//
+// Stateless on the handler so any handler with access to a WorkspaceHandler
+// can use it; the per-workspace state lives in the package-level sync.Map.
+func (h *WorkspaceHandler) maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID string) {
+	now := time.Now().UnixNano()
+
+	// LoadOrStore the per-workspace last-fire stamp. First write for a
+	// brand-new workspace falls through the CompareAndSwap below because
+	// the zero-init value (0) is far enough in the past to satisfy the
+	// "last fire >15s ago" predicate.
+	sv, _ := fileWriteRestartLastFireAt.LoadOrStore(workspaceID, new(atomic.Int64))
+	stamp := sv.(*atomic.Int64)
+
+	// CAS loop: read last, decide, swap. We use CAS instead of Lock/Unlock
+	// because the typical case is "thousands of writes, one restart per
+	// 15s" — uncontended atomic is ~5ns vs ~30ns mutex. Bounded retry
+	// because in the rare contended case (two writes finishing nanoseconds
+	// apart) one will win the swap and the other will see the new stamp,
+	// drop, and bail.
+	for retry := 0; retry < 4; retry++ {
+		last := stamp.Load()
+		elapsed := time.Duration(now - last)
+		if last != 0 && elapsed < fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow {
+			// Within debounce window — drop silently.
+			fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Add(1)
+			log.Printf("maybeRestartAfterFileWrite: %s — coalesced "+
+				"(last fire %s ago < %s window; total dropped=%d)",
+				workspaceID, elapsed.Round(time.Millisecond),
+				fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow,
+				fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Load())
+			return
+		}
+		if stamp.CompareAndSwap(last, now) {
+			break
+		}
+		// Another writer beat us to the stamp update. Re-read and retry;
+		// the retry will almost certainly see the new value and drop.
+	}
+
+	h.goAsync(func() { h.RestartByID(workspaceID) })
+}
+
 // isRestarting reports whether a restart cycle is currently in flight for
 // the workspace. Callers that have their own "container looks dead" probe
 // MUST consult this before triggering a restart, because during the
@@ -513,6 +604,27 @@ func coalesceRestart(workspaceID string, cycle func()) {
 	// inside provisionWorkspace, so any writes that committed since the
 	// last cycle are picked up. Continues until no pending request was
 	// observed at the top of an iteration.
+	//
+	// internal#624 Path B (defense in depth for the file-write tight-loop
+	// class): re-stamp restartStartedAt at the top of every drain iteration
+	// past the first. The original design (stamp only on false→true edge)
+	// treated all drained pending as "one event from the debounce's POV",
+	// which is correct for the secrets-batch use case but lets a file-write
+	// burst at T+65s of a 60s drain pipe straight into another full cycle.
+	// Re-stamping closes that hole — each drained cycle gets its own fresh
+	// debounce window, so any RestartByID arriving during cycle N is
+	// dropped by shouldDebounceRestart instead of accumulating into
+	// pending=true for cycle N+1.
+	//
+	// The original "one cycle picks up everyone who arrived during it"
+	// semantic still holds for the secrets-write path: callers that hit
+	// coalesceRestart during cycle 1 still set pending=true and still get
+	// their effects landed in cycle 2. What changes is that callers
+	// arriving during cycle 2 (via RestartByID) now hit the re-stamped
+	// debounce and are dropped instead of being chained into cycle 3,
+	// which is exactly the chain that produced the 22:08-22:10 thrash on
+	// 3fe84b89.
+	iteration := 0
 	for {
 		state.mu.Lock()
 		if !state.pending {
@@ -520,7 +632,13 @@ func coalesceRestart(workspaceID string, cycle func()) {
 			return // defer clears running
 		}
 		state.pending = false
+		if iteration > 0 {
+			// Re-stamp for drained iterations only; the false→true edge
+			// already stamped at the top of coalesceRestart.
+			state.restartStartedAt = time.Now()
+		}
 		state.mu.Unlock()
+		iteration++
 
 		cycle()
 	}

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_restart_file_write_debounce_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+package handlers
+
+// Tests for internal#624 — file-write → RestartByID tight-loop fix.
+//
+// Empirical chain (Loki 2026-05-20 22:00-22:11Z on workspace
+// 3fe84b89-eb65-42fc-ad1f-5c93582ca3e7, claude-code SEO Agent):
+//
+//   1. Canvas Save writes 10-17 files in a 30-60s window.
+//   2. Each successful PUT /files at templates.go:575 / 591 / 607 / 662 /
+//      682 / 697 (and template_import.go:239 / 275 / 297) fires
+//      `goAsync(func() { wh.RestartByID(wsID) })`.
+//   3. RestartByID's existing 60s self-fire debounce catches calls 1-60s
+//      after the cycle starts. But writes at T+65s+ pass the debounce,
+//      set pending=true on the still-running coalesceRestart cycle, and
+//      drain IMMEDIATELY into cycle 2 — no re-debounce because the
+//      original drain loop re-uses the same restartStartedAt.
+//   4. Cycle 2 DELETEs+recreates EC2 mid-burst → user sees
+//      EC2InstanceStateInvalidException 500 on the in-flight PUTs.
+//
+// Fix: two layers (both shipped in the same PR).
+//
+//   Path A (call-site debounce): every file-write trigger goes through
+//   maybeRestartAfterFileWrite, which silently drops re-fires within 15s
+//   of the last fire for the same workspace.
+//
+//   Path B (drain-loop re-stamp): coalesceRestart now re-stamps
+//   restartStartedAt at the top of each drained iteration, so any
+//   RestartByID arriving during a drained cycle hits a fresh 60s window
+//   and is dropped by shouldDebounceRestart instead of chaining further.
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// resetFileWriteDebounceState wipes the package-level sync.Map + drop
+// counter for the given workspace ID. Tests must call this between
+// scenarios because fileWriteRestartLastFireAt is shared.
+func resetFileWriteDebounceState(workspaceID string) {
+	fileWriteRestartLastFireAt.Delete(workspaceID)
+	fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Store(0)
+}
+
+// newFileWriteDebounceHandler constructs a minimal *WorkspaceHandler with
+// no provisioner so RestartByID short-circuits at HasProvisioner()=false
+// — we only care that maybeRestartAfterFileWrite reaches goAsync at all.
+// The asyncWG inside goAsync lets us wait for the goroutine to finish so
+// we can deterministically observe whether RestartByID was scheduled.
+func newFileWriteDebounceHandler(t *testing.T) *WorkspaceHandler {
+	t.Helper()
+	return NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+}
+
+// TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_FirstWriteRestarts — the baseline case:
+// the very first call for a workspace must actually fire goAsync (i.e.
+// no debounce-drop on the first PUT). Without this the helper would
+// silently swallow every legitimate single-file save.
+func TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_FirstWriteRestarts(t *testing.T) {
+	const wsID = "fw-debounce-first"
+	resetFileWriteDebounceState(wsID)
+
+	h := newFileWriteDebounceHandler(t)
+	h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsID)
+
+	// Drop counter must NOT have incremented — the call fired.
+	if got := fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Load(); got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("first call to maybeRestartAfterFileWrite must fire (drop counter must stay 0), got %d", got)
+	}
+
+	// Last-fire timestamp must be populated (non-zero) so the next call
+	// will compare against it.
+	sv, ok := fileWriteRestartLastFireAt.Load(wsID)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("first call must register the workspace in fileWriteRestartLastFireAt")
+	}
+	stamp := sv.(*atomic.Int64).Load()
+	if stamp == 0 {
+		t.Error("first call must record a non-zero last-fire timestamp")
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the spawned goroutine to finish so it doesn't leak into
+	// the next test (RestartByID will short-circuit on no-provisioner).
+	h.waitAsyncForTest()
+}
+
+// TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_SecondWriteWithin15sSkipped — the core
+// fix: a second call within fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow of the first
+// MUST NOT fire RestartByID. The drop counter must increment by exactly
+// one and the last-fire timestamp must remain the FIRST call's stamp
+// (proof that the second call did not overwrite it).
+func TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_SecondWriteWithin15sSkipped(t *testing.T) {
+	const wsID = "fw-debounce-second-within"
+	resetFileWriteDebounceState(wsID)
+
+	h := newFileWriteDebounceHandler(t)
+
+	// First call — fires.
+	h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsID)
+	h.waitAsyncForTest()
+
+	sv, _ := fileWriteRestartLastFireAt.Load(wsID)
+	firstStamp := sv.(*atomic.Int64).Load()
+
+	// Second call immediately — must be dropped.
+	h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsID)
+
+	if got := fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Load(); got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("second call within 15s must increment drop counter by exactly 1, got %d", got)
+	}
+
+	// The CAS-loop must NOT have overwritten the first-call stamp — the
+	// debounce branch short-circuits before the CompareAndSwap.
+	stampAfter := sv.(*atomic.Int64).Load()
+	if stampAfter != firstStamp {
+		t.Errorf("dropped call must NOT update last-fire stamp (preserves debounce window); "+
+			"first=%d after=%d", firstStamp, stampAfter)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_ManyWritesInBurstCoalesceToOne — the
+// "bonus" regression test called out in the issue: 10 simulated PUTs
+// over 60s (compressed to a tight loop, all within 15s) must produce
+// exactly 1 RestartByID schedule and 9 drops. Models the canvas Save
+// burst shape that triggered the prod incident.
+func TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_ManyWritesInBurstCoalesceToOne(t *testing.T) {
+	const wsID = "fw-debounce-burst"
+	resetFileWriteDebounceState(wsID)
+
+	h := newFileWriteDebounceHandler(t)
+
+	// 10 rapid-fire calls — simulates 10 PUTs landing inside the canvas
+	// Save burst window.
+	const burstSize = 10
+	for i := 0; i < burstSize; i++ {
+		h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsID)
+	}
+	h.waitAsyncForTest()
+
+	// One fired (call #1) + 9 dropped.
+	if got := fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Load(); got != burstSize-1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d drops for a %d-call burst (only call #1 fires), got %d",
+			burstSize-1, burstSize, got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_AfterWindowExpiresFiresAgain — outside
+// the debounce window, the helper must release and fire again. Shrinks
+// fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow to 5ms so we don't sleep 15s in CI.
+// Important: without this, a legitimate "user edited, walked away for
+// a minute, edited again" would never restart and config changes would
+// never reach the agent.
+func TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_AfterWindowExpiresFiresAgain(t *testing.T) {
+	const wsID = "fw-debounce-window-expires"
+	resetFileWriteDebounceState(wsID)
+
+	orig := fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow
+	fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow = 5 * time.Millisecond
+	defer func() { fileWriteRestartDebounceWindow = orig }()
+
+	h := newFileWriteDebounceHandler(t)
+
+	h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsID) // fires
+	h.waitAsyncForTest()
+
+	// Wait past the window.
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsID) // must fire again
+	h.waitAsyncForTest()
+
+	// Drop counter must still be 0 — both calls fired.
+	if got := fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Load(); got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("second call after window expiry must fire (not drop), got %d drops", got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_DifferentWorkspacesIndependent — the
+// per-workspace state map must isolate: a burst on workspace A must not
+// affect workspace B's debounce. Pinning so a future "use a single
+// global atomic" refactor breaks loudly.
+func TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_DifferentWorkspacesIndependent(t *testing.T) {
+	const wsA = "fw-debounce-ws-a"
+	const wsB = "fw-debounce-ws-b"
+	resetFileWriteDebounceState(wsA)
+	resetFileWriteDebounceState(wsB)
+
+	h := newFileWriteDebounceHandler(t)
+
+	// 5 calls on A, all but one drop.
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsA)
+	}
+	h.waitAsyncForTest()
+
+	dropsAfterA := fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Load()
+
+	// First call on B — must fire (its own independent window).
+	h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsB)
+	h.waitAsyncForTest()
+
+	// B's call must not have incremented the drop counter — it fired.
+	if got := fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Load(); got != dropsAfterA {
+		t.Errorf("workspace B's first call must fire (not share workspace A's debounce); "+
+			"drops after A=%d, drops after B=%d", dropsAfterA, got)
+	}
+
+	// Both workspaces must have their own last-fire entries.
+	if _, ok := fileWriteRestartLastFireAt.Load(wsA); !ok {
+		t.Error("workspace A missing from fileWriteRestartLastFireAt")
+	}
+	if _, ok := fileWriteRestartLastFireAt.Load(wsB); !ok {
+		t.Error("workspace B missing from fileWriteRestartLastFireAt")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_ConcurrentCallsSafelyDebounced — the
+// CAS-loop contract: many goroutines hitting the helper concurrently
+// must still produce at most one fired call (drops = N-1). Pinning the
+// "thousands of writes, one restart" performance shape called out in
+// the helper's comment. Uses sync.WaitGroup to release all goroutines
+// in a tight burst so the CAS is genuinely contended.
+func TestMaybeRestartAfterFileWrite_ConcurrentCallsSafelyDebounced(t *testing.T) {
+	const wsID = "fw-debounce-concurrent"
+	resetFileWriteDebounceState(wsID)
+
+	h := newFileWriteDebounceHandler(t)
+
+	const goroutines = 50
+	start := make(chan struct{})
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < goroutines; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			<-start // hold every goroutine at the gate
+			h.maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(wsID)
+		}()
+	}
+	close(start) // release the herd
+	wg.Wait()
+	h.waitAsyncForTest()
+
+	// Exactly N-1 drops: one goroutine wins the CAS and fires, all
+	// other N-1 see a fresh stamp and drop into the debounce branch.
+	if got := fileWriteRestartDropCounter.Load(); got != goroutines-1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d drops for %d concurrent callers (exactly one fires), got %d",
+			goroutines-1, goroutines, got)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCoalesceRestart_DrainRespectsRestartedAtBetweenIterations —
+// Path B regression: when coalesceRestart drains a pending request into
+// a follow-up cycle, the restartStartedAt timestamp must be re-stamped
+// for that follow-up iteration. Without this, a RestartByID arriving
+// during cycle 2 would hit a stale 60s window (computed from cycle 1's
+// start) and could pass the debounce just because cycle 1 + cycle 2's
+// runtime exceeded 60s combined.
+//
+// The test fires cycle 1 → completes → sets pending=true to trigger
+// cycle 2 → asserts that restartStartedAt was advanced for the drained
+// iteration. The cycle function itself just records the wall-clock at
+// which it observed restartStartedAt, so the test can compare cycle 1's
+// stamp vs cycle 2's stamp.
+func TestCoalesceRestart_DrainRespectsRestartedAtBetweenIterations(t *testing.T) {
+	const wsID = "fw-debounce-drain-restamp"
+	resetRestartStatesFor(wsID)
+
+	// Capture the restartStartedAt observed at the top of each cycle
+	// iteration. The cycle reads it directly from the state map so we
+	// see what coalesceRestart wrote.
+	var stamps []time.Time
+	var stampsMu sync.Mutex
+	cycleCount := 0
+	cycle := func() {
+		sv, _ := restartStates.Load(wsID)
+		state := sv.(*restartState)
+		state.mu.Lock()
+		stampsMu.Lock()
+		stamps = append(stamps, state.restartStartedAt)
+		stampsMu.Unlock()
+		state.mu.Unlock()
+
+		cycleCount++
+		if cycleCount == 1 {
+			// While inside cycle 1, set pending=true so the drain loop
+			// runs cycle 2 next iteration. Mirrors the prod shape: a
+			// PUT lands during cycle 1, sets pending=true via
+			// RestartByID → coalesceRestart's pending branch.
+			state.mu.Lock()
+			state.pending = true
+			state.mu.Unlock()
+
+			// Sleep briefly so cycle 2's stamp is observably later
+			// than cycle 1's. Without a real wall-clock gap the
+			// assertion can't tell re-stamp from no-op.
+			time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	}
+
+	coalesceRestart(wsID, cycle)
+
+	stampsMu.Lock()
+	defer stampsMu.Unlock()
+	if len(stamps) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 cycle iterations (original + drained pending), got %d", len(stamps))
+	}
+	if !stamps[1].After(stamps[0]) {
+		t.Errorf("Path B regression: cycle 2's restartStartedAt (%v) must be AFTER "+
+			"cycle 1's (%v) — drained iterations must re-stamp so the self-fire "+
+			"debounce window resets per cycle. Without this, a RestartByID arriving "+
+			"during cycle 2 sees a stale window and can chain into cycle 3.",
+			stamps[1], stamps[0])
+	}
+}

workspace-server/internal/handlers/workspace_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_DBInsertError(t *testing.T) {
 	// Transaction begins, workspace INSERT fails, transaction is rolled back.
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Failing Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Failing Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnError(sql.ErrConnDone)
 	mock.ExpectRollback()
 
@@ -364,6 +365,94 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_DBInsertError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestWorkspaceCreate_InvalidCompute verifies #1686 Phase 1 create-time
+// validation: bad instance_type or volume.root_gb returns 400 before any
+// DB call.
+func TestWorkspaceCreate_InvalidCompute(t *testing.T) {
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		body string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "instance_type too long",
+			body: `{"name":"Bad Type","compute":{"instance_type":"` + strings.Repeat("x", 65) + `"}}`,
+			want: "compute.instance_type too long",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "root_gb too small",
+			body: `{"name":"Small Disk","compute":{"volume":{"root_gb":16}}}`,
+			want: "compute.volume.root_gb must be at least 32",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "root_gb too large",
+			body: `{"name":"Big Disk","compute":{"volume":{"root_gb":4096}}}`,
+			want: "compute.volume.root_gb exceeds maximum 2048",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+			c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(tc.body))
+			c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+			handler.Create(c)
+			if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+				t.Errorf("expected 400, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(w.Body.String(), tc.want) {
+				t.Errorf("body %q should contain %q", w.Body.String(), tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestWorkspaceCreate_WithComputeOverrides verifies that valid #1686 Phase 1
+// compute fields are persisted into the workspaces table.
+func TestWorkspaceCreate_WithComputeOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectBegin()
+	instanceType := "g4dn.xlarge"
+	rootGB := 256
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "GPU Agent", nil, 3, "python", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", &instanceType, &rootGB).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectCommit()
+
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO structure_events").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO structure_events").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspaces SET status =`).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspace_config").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	body := `{"name":"GPU Agent","runtime":"python","compute":{"instance_type":"g4dn.xlarge","volume":{"root_gb":256}}}`
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	handler.Create(c)
+	if w.Code != http.StatusCreated {
+		t.Errorf("expected 201, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWorkspaceCreate_DefaultsApplied(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)
@@ -375,7 +464,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_DefaultsApplied(t *testing.T) {
 	// Expect workspace INSERT with defaulted tier=3 (Privileged — the
 	// handler default in workspace.go), runtime="langgraph"
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Default Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Default Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 
@@ -423,7 +512,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_SaaSHardForcesTier4(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "SaaS External Agent", nil, 4, "external", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "SaaS External Agent", nil, 4, "external", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
@@ -464,7 +553,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_WithSecrets_Persists(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Hermes Agent", nil, 3, "hermes", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Hermes Agent", nil, 3, "hermes", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	// Secret inserted inside the same transaction.
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspace_secrets").
@@ -576,7 +665,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_ExternalURL_SSRFSafe(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Ext Agent", nil, 3, "external", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Ext Agent", nil, 3, "external", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	// External URL update (localhost is explicitly allowed by validateAgentURL).
@@ -615,7 +704,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_KimiRuntime_PreservesLabel(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Kimi Agent", nil, 3, "kimi", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Kimi Agent", nil, 3, "kimi", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	// Pre-register flow: awaiting_agent + runtime preserved as "kimi"
@@ -1639,7 +1728,7 @@ runtime_config:
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
 		WithArgs(
 			sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Hermes Agent", nil, 3, "hermes",
-			sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+			sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
@@ -1696,7 +1785,7 @@ model: anthropic:claude-sonnet-4-5
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
 		WithArgs(
 			sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Legacy Agent", nil, 3, "langgraph",
-			sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+			sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
@@ -1749,7 +1838,7 @@ runtime_config:
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
 		WithArgs(
 			sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Custom Hermes", nil, 3, "hermes",
-			sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+			sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
@@ -1855,7 +1944,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_188_NoTemplateNoRuntime_StillDefaultsLanggraph(t *testi
 
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Plain Default", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Plain Default", nil, 3, "langgraph", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
@@ -1890,7 +1979,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_188_ExplicitRuntimeNoTemplate_OK(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Explicit Codex", nil, 3, "codex", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push").
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), "Explicit Codex", nil, 3, "codex", sqlmock.AnyArg(), (*string)(nil), nil, "none", (*int64)(nil), models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, "push", (*string)(nil), (*int)(nil)).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").

workspace-server/internal/models/workspace.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package models
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ type Workspace struct {
 	// forced to route updates through a parent workspace. Default true
 	// (preserves existing behaviour for all workspaces).
 	TalkToUserEnabled  bool            `json:"talk_to_user_enabled" db:"talk_to_user_enabled"`
+	// Compute overrides (nullable — omitted = platform-managed default).
+	// Issue #1686 Phase 1.
+	ComputeInstanceType *string `json:"compute_instance_type,omitempty" db:"compute_instance_type"`
+	ComputeVolumeRootGB *int    `json:"compute_volume_root_gb,omitempty" db:"compute_volume_root_gb"`
 	// Canvas layout fields (from JOIN)
 	X         float64 `json:"x"`
 	Y         float64 `json:"y"`
@@ -154,6 +159,40 @@ type MemorySeed struct {
 	Scope   string `json:"scope" yaml:"scope"` // LOCAL, TEAM, GLOBAL
 }
 
+// ComputeVolume holds per-workspace disk configuration.
+type ComputeVolume struct {
+	RootGB int `json:"root_gb"`
+}
+
+// ComputeConfig holds per-workspace EC2 compute overrides.
+// Omitted at create time means "use platform-managed defaults".
+type ComputeConfig struct {
+	InstanceType string        `json:"instance_type"`
+	Volume       ComputeVolume `json:"volume"`
+}
+
+// ValidateComputeConfig performs create-time validation on compute overrides.
+// Returns nil when cfg is nil (omitted = platform-managed default).
+func ValidateComputeConfig(cfg *ComputeConfig) error {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if cfg.InstanceType != "" {
+		if len(cfg.InstanceType) > 64 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compute.instance_type too long (max 64 chars)")
+		}
+	}
+	if cfg.Volume.RootGB != 0 {
+		if cfg.Volume.RootGB < 32 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compute.volume.root_gb must be at least 32")
+		}
+		if cfg.Volume.RootGB > 2048 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compute.volume.root_gb exceeds maximum 2048")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type CreateWorkspacePayload struct {
 	Name     string  `json:"name" binding:"required"`
 	Role     string  `json:"role"`
@@ -180,6 +219,9 @@ type CreateWorkspacePayload struct {
 	// MaxConcurrentTasks caps parallel A2A + cron dispatch. 0 means use
 	// DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks. Leaders typically set 3.
 	MaxConcurrentTasks int `json:"max_concurrent_tasks"`
+	// Compute is an optional per-workspace EC2 shape override.
+	// Omitted = platform-managed default (current behaviour).
+	Compute *ComputeConfig `json:"compute,omitempty"`
 	Canvas   struct {
 		X float64 `json:"x"`
 		Y float64 `json:"y"`

workspace-server/internal/models/workspace_compute_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package models
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestValidateComputeConfig_NilIsValid(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := ValidateComputeConfig(nil); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("nil compute config should be valid, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateComputeConfig_EmptyIsValid(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &ComputeConfig{}
+	if err := ValidateComputeConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("empty compute config should be valid, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateComputeConfig_ValidOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &ComputeConfig{
+		InstanceType: "g4dn.xlarge",
+		Volume:       ComputeVolume{RootGB: 256},
+	}
+	if err := ValidateComputeConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("valid overrides should pass, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateComputeConfig_InstanceTypeTooLong(t *testing.T) {
+	longName := string(make([]byte, 65))
+	for i := range longName {
+		longName = longName[:i] + "x" + longName[i+1:]
+	}
+	cfg := &ComputeConfig{InstanceType: longName}
+	if err := ValidateComputeConfig(cfg); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for instance_type > 64 chars")
+	} else if err.Error() != "compute.instance_type too long (max 64 chars)" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %q", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateComputeConfig_RootGBTooSmall(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &ComputeConfig{Volume: ComputeVolume{RootGB: 31}}
+	if err := ValidateComputeConfig(cfg); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for root_gb < 32")
+	} else if err.Error() != "compute.volume.root_gb must be at least 32" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %q", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateComputeConfig_RootGBTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := &ComputeConfig{Volume: ComputeVolume{RootGB: 2049}}
+	if err := ValidateComputeConfig(cfg); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error for root_gb > 2048")
+	} else if err.Error() != "compute.volume.root_gb exceeds maximum 2048" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error message: %q", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateComputeConfig_BoundaryValues(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		cfg  ComputeConfig
+		ok   bool
+	}{
+		{"min root_gb", ComputeConfig{Volume: ComputeVolume{RootGB: 32}}, true},
+		{"max root_gb", ComputeConfig{Volume: ComputeVolume{RootGB: 2048}}, true},
+		{"just under min", ComputeConfig{Volume: ComputeVolume{RootGB: 31}}, false},
+		{"just over max", ComputeConfig{Volume: ComputeVolume{RootGB: 2049}}, false},
+		{"exactly 64 char type", ComputeConfig{InstanceType: string(make([]byte, 64))}, true},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// fill the 64-char case with 'x'
+			if tc.cfg.InstanceType != "" {
+				b := make([]byte, len(tc.cfg.InstanceType))
+				for i := range b {
+					b[i] = 'x'
+				}
+				tc.cfg.InstanceType = string(b)
+			}
+			err := ValidateComputeConfig(&tc.cfg)
+			if tc.ok && err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("expected valid, got: %v", err)
+			}
+			if !tc.ok && err == nil {
+				t.Error("expected invalid, got nil")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

workspace-server/internal/provisioner/cp_provisioner.go

@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ type cpProvisionRequest struct {
 	// collectCPConfigFiles which rejects symlinks and non-regular files
 	// before including them. Serialised as base64 to avoid JSON escaping.
 	ConfigFiles map[string]string `json:"config_files,omitempty"`
+	// Compute overrides (nullable — omitted = platform-managed default).
+	// Issue #1686 Phase 1.
+	InstanceType *string `json:"instance_type,omitempty"`
+	VolumeRootGB *int    `json:"volume_root_gb,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type cpProvisionResponse struct {
@@ -206,13 +210,15 @@ func (p *CPProvisioner) Start(ctx context.Context, cfg WorkspaceConfig) (string,
 	}
 
 	req := cpProvisionRequest{
-		OrgID:       p.orgID,
-		WorkspaceID: cfg.WorkspaceID,
-		Runtime:     cfg.Runtime,
-		Tier:        cfg.Tier,
-		PlatformURL: cfg.PlatformURL,
-		Env:         env,
-		ConfigFiles: configFiles,
+		OrgID:        p.orgID,
+		WorkspaceID:  cfg.WorkspaceID,
+		Runtime:      cfg.Runtime,
+		Tier:         cfg.Tier,
+		PlatformURL:  cfg.PlatformURL,
+		Env:          env,
+		ConfigFiles:  configFiles,
+		InstanceType: cfg.InstanceType,
+		VolumeRootGB: cfg.VolumeRootGB,
 	}
 
 	body, err := json.Marshal(req)

workspace-server/internal/provisioner/cp_provisioner_test.go

@@ -1062,3 +1062,75 @@ func TestCollectCPConfigFiles_RejectsRootSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected symlink-related error, got: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestStart_ComputeOverrides — when WorkspaceConfig carries InstanceType and
+// VolumeRootGB, they must be forwarded in the cpProvisionRequest body so the
+// CP can pass them to EC2 RunInstances. Regression guard for #1686 Phase 1.
+func TestStart_ComputeOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	var gotBody cpProvisionRequest
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&gotBody); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("decode request: %v", err)
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"instance_id":"i-compute","state":"pending"}`)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	p := &CPProvisioner{baseURL: srv.URL, orgID: "org-1", httpClient: srv.Client()}
+	instanceType := "g4dn.xlarge"
+	volumeRootGB := 256
+	_, err := p.Start(context.Background(), WorkspaceConfig{
+		WorkspaceID:  "ws-1",
+		Runtime:      "python",
+		Tier:         2,
+		PlatformURL:  "http://tenant",
+		InstanceType: &instanceType,
+		VolumeRootGB: &volumeRootGB,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Start: %v", err)
+	}
+	if gotBody.InstanceType == nil || *gotBody.InstanceType != "g4dn.xlarge" {
+		t.Errorf("instance_type = %v, want g4dn.xlarge", gotBody.InstanceType)
+	}
+	if gotBody.VolumeRootGB == nil || *gotBody.VolumeRootGB != 256 {
+		t.Errorf("volume_root_gb = %v, want 256", gotBody.VolumeRootGB)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStart_ComputeOmittedWhenNil — when WorkspaceConfig has no compute
+// overrides, the JSON body must omit the keys entirely (omitempty) so CP
+// applies its own defaults rather than empty/zero values.
+func TestStart_ComputeOmittedWhenNil(t *testing.T) {
+	var raw json.RawMessage
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&raw); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("decode request: %v", err)
+		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"instance_id":"i-default","state":"pending"}`)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	p := &CPProvisioner{baseURL: srv.URL, orgID: "org-1", httpClient: srv.Client()}
+	_, err := p.Start(context.Background(), WorkspaceConfig{
+		WorkspaceID: "ws-1",
+		Runtime:     "python",
+		Tier:        1,
+		PlatformURL: "http://tenant",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Start: %v", err)
+	}
+	var decoded map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &decoded); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal raw body: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := decoded["instance_type"]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("instance_type should be omitted when nil")
+	}
+	if _, ok := decoded["volume_root_gb"]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("volume_root_gb should be omitted when nil")
+	}
+}

workspace-server/internal/provisioner/provisioner.go

@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ type WorkspaceConfig struct {
 	WorkspaceAccess    string // #65: "none" (default), "read_only", or "read_write"
 	ResetClaudeSession bool   // #12: if true, discard the claude-sessions volume before start (fresh session dir)
 
+	// Compute overrides (nullable — omitted = platform-managed default).
+	// Issue #1686 Phase 1.
+	InstanceType *string `json:"instance_type,omitempty"`
+	VolumeRootGB *int    `json:"volume_root_gb,omitempty"`
+
 	// Image, when non-empty, overrides the runtime→image lookup. CP
 	// (molecule-controlplane) is the single SSOT for runtime image digest
 	// pins via its migrations/027_runtime_image_pins table — the pin is
@@ -726,6 +731,16 @@ func buildContainerEnv(cfg WorkspaceConfig) []string {
 		}
 		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
 	}
+	// #1687: alias GH_PAT → GH_TOKEN / GITHUB_TOKEN on the READ side
+	// (container env assembly). gh CLI and git credential helpers look
+	// for these standard names; by aliasing here we avoid writing the
+	// forbidden keys into tenant-writer surfaces (workspace_secrets,
+	// envVars map, etc.). GH_PAT itself is not an SCM-write credential
+	// and passes through cfg.EnvVars untouched.
+	if pat, hasPAT := cfg.EnvVars["GH_PAT"]; hasPAT && pat != "" {
+		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("GH_TOKEN=%s", pat))
+		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("GITHUB_TOKEN=%s", pat))
+	}
 	// Inject ADMIN_TOKEN from the platform server's environment so workspace
 	// containers can call /admin/liveness and other admin-gated endpoints
 	// (core#831). cp_provisioner.go handles this separately for SaaS tenants.

workspace-server/internal/provisioner/t4_capabilities.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# T4 privilege contract — generated from
+# molecule-ai/molecule-core workspace-server/internal/provisioner/t4_privilege_contract.go
+# RFC: molecule-ai/internal#456
+# Do NOT edit this file by hand; regenerate via `go run ./cmd/t4-contract-dump > t4_capabilities.yaml`.
+version: 1
+agent_uid: 1000
+capabilities:
+  - name: "agent_home_writable"
+    description: "/agent-home is writable by the agent (Files API split per task #128). The Files API redesign uses /agent-home as the user-writable root; the agent must be able to create files there without sudo."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "task #128 Files API redesign; memory reference_post_suspension_pipeline"
+    probe: "TF=/agent-home/.t4-cap-write-probe-${MOLECULE_T4_PROBE_ID:-$$}; echo ok > \"$TF\" && [ \"$(cat \"$TF\")\" = \"ok\" ] && rm -f \"$TF\""
+  - name: "agent_uid_1000"
+    description: "The container's primary process (the runtime, post-gosu) runs as uid 1000, not root. T4 grants full machine access via privileged + host PID + Docker socket — the WORKLOAD inside that privileged container must still be unprivileged to prevent every untrusted code execution from being trivially root-on-host."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "RFC internal#456 §2.1.2; memory feedback_hermes_listpeers_401_token_root600_unreadable_by_uid1000"
+    probe: "[ \"$(id -u)\" = \"1000\" ]"
+  - name: "auth_token_agent_owned"
+    description: "/configs/.auth_token is owned by uid 1000 (== AgentUID) so the a2a_mcp_server can read its bearer. In SaaS mode molecule-runtime itself writes the token via save_token() — the ownership equals the runtime's exec uid. If the runtime ever runs as root, this fails and list_peers 401s (the Hermes class bug)."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "RFC internal#456 §10; memory feedback_hermes_listpeers_401_token_root600_unreadable_by_uid1000"
+    probe: "[ -e /configs/.auth_token ] && [ \"$(stat -c '%u' /configs/.auth_token)\" = \"1000\" ]"
+  - name: "docker_socket_reachable"
+    description: "/var/run/docker.sock is bind-mounted and host Docker is reachable from the T4 container. The probe enters the host mount+PID namespaces before running docker info so it validates the same host-control path production agents use, instead of depending on the template image's Docker CLI/socket group details."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "provisioner.go applyHostConfig T4 branch (case 4)"
+    probe: "sudo -n nsenter --target 1 --mount --pid -- docker info >/dev/null 2>&1"
+  - name: "host_fs_write_readback"
+    description: "Host filesystem is mounted at /host and the agent can write+read+remove a file there via sudo. Proves real host reach (not just a PID-1 namespace trick on an isolated init)."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "RFC internal#456 §11"
+    probe: "MARKER=\"t4cap-$(date +%s)-$RANDOM\"; PROBE_FILE=\"/host/tmp/.t4-cap-probe-${MOLECULE_T4_PROBE_ID:-$$}\"; sudo -n sh -c \"echo $MARKER > $PROBE_FILE\" && [ \"$(sudo -n cat $PROBE_FILE)\" = \"$MARKER\" ] && sudo -n rm -f $PROBE_FILE"
+  - name: "host_root_reach_via_nsenter"
+    description: "The uid-1000 agent can attain host root via `sudo -n nsenter --target 1 --mount --pid -- id -u` returning 0. This is the T4 escalation leg: full machine access means the agent CAN escalate to host root deliberately, even though it does not run as root by default."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "RFC internal#456 §11; memory reference_per_template_privilege_contract_class_audit_2026_05_16"
+    probe: "[ \"$(sudo -n nsenter --target 1 --mount --pid -- id -u)\" = \"0\" ]"
+  - name: "list_peers_http_200"
+    description: "The platform list_peers HTTP endpoint (served by the in-container a2a_mcp_server) returns HTTP 200 when called from uid 1000 with the bearer from /configs/.auth_token. This proves the WHOLE token-ownership chain end-to-end: token written under correct uid → reader uid matches → bearer non-empty → platform accepts. A self-contained empirical test for the Hermes class bug."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "memory reference_openclaw_fresh_provision_nonfunctional_anthropic_default_unroutable; memory reference_openclaw_mcp_peer_wiring_rootcause"
+    probe: "BEARER=$(cat /configs/.auth_token 2>/dev/null || echo \"\"); [ -n \"$BEARER\" ] || exit 1; PORT=$(cat /configs/.platform_port 2>/dev/null || echo \"8080\"); STATUS=$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' -H \"Authorization: Bearer $BEARER\" \"http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/list_peers\"); [ \"$STATUS\" = \"200\" ]"
+  - name: "network_egress_https"
+    description: "Generic HTTPS egress works. T4 is unconstrained network; the canonical test target is the Molecule-owned Gitea middleman over its public name. CI must not depend on GitHub or other mirrors for this probe. Any reachable HTTPS endpoint satisfies it — the YAML carries the recommended targets but accepts any 200/301/302."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "task #174 brief"
+    probe: "for U in $MOLECULE_T4_EGRESS_TARGETS; do   C=$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 8 \"$U\");   case \"$C\" in 2*|3*) exit 0;; esac; done; exit 1"
+    required_egress:
+      - "https://git.moleculesai.app/api/v1/version"
+  - name: "pid_host_visible"
+    description: "Host PID namespace is shared (--pid=host). The container can see host process 1 (systemd or pid-1 on the EC2 instance). Required for nsenter into host mount/pid namespaces."
+    severity: hard
+    source: "provisioner.go applyHostConfig T4 branch (case 4): hostCfg.PidMode = 'host'"
+    probe: "[ \"$(sudo -n nsenter --target 1 --mount --pid -- id -u)\" = \"0\" ]"
+  - name: "privileged_flag_observable"
+    description: "Container is started with --privileged. Observable from inside via /proc/self/status CapEff containing CAP_SYS_ADMIN. Defense-in-depth for the provisioner emission side."
+    severity: advisory
+    source: "provisioner.go applyHostConfig T4 branch (case 4)"
+    probe: "grep -q '^CapEff:.*ffffffffff' /proc/self/status"

workspace-server/internal/provisioner/t4_privilege_contract.go

@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ func T4PrivilegeContract() []T4Capability {
 		},
 		{
 			Name:        "docker_socket_reachable",
-			Description: "/var/run/docker.sock is bind-mounted into the container so the agent can manage other containers (T4 use case: agent-as-orchestrator). Proven by 'docker version' returning a server section, which requires the daemon to answer over the socket.",
-			Probe:       `sudo -n docker version --format '{{.Server.Version}}' >/dev/null 2>&1`,
+			Description: "/var/run/docker.sock is bind-mounted and host Docker is reachable from the T4 container. The probe enters the host mount+PID namespaces before running docker info so it validates the same host-control path production agents use, instead of depending on the template image's Docker CLI/socket group details.",
+			Probe:       `sudo -n nsenter --target 1 --mount --pid -- docker info >/dev/null 2>&1`,
 			Severity:    SeverityHard,
 			Source:      "provisioner.go applyHostConfig T4 branch (case 4)",
 		},
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func T4PrivilegeContract() []T4Capability {
 		},
 		{
 			Name:        "network_egress_https",
-			Description: "Generic HTTPS egress works. T4 is unconstrained network; the canonical test target is the Gitea instance over its public name, which any fork user can also resolve. Any reachable HTTPS endpoint satisfies it — the YAML carries the recommended targets but accepts any 200/301/302.",
+			Description: "Generic HTTPS egress works. T4 is unconstrained network; the canonical test target is the Molecule-owned Gitea middleman over its public name. CI must not depend on GitHub or other mirrors for this probe. Any reachable HTTPS endpoint satisfies it — the YAML carries the recommended targets but accepts any 200/301/302.",
 			Probe: `for U in $MOLECULE_T4_EGRESS_TARGETS; do ` +
 				`  C=$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 8 "$U"); ` +
 				`  case "$C" in 2*|3*) exit 0;; esac; ` +
@@ -153,10 +153,9 @@ func T4PrivilegeContract() []T4Capability {
 			Severity: SeverityHard,
 			Source:   "task #174 brief",
 			RequiredEgress: []string{
-				// Public, no auth, returns a small JSON.
+				// Molecule-owned, public, no auth, returns a small JSON.
 				// Adopters override via MOLECULE_T4_EGRESS_TARGETS.
-				"https://api.github.com/zen",
-				"https://www.google.com/generate_204",
+				"https://git.moleculesai.app/api/v1/version",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ func T4PrivilegeContract() []T4Capability {
 		{
 			Name:        "pid_host_visible",
 			Description: "Host PID namespace is shared (--pid=host). The container can see host process 1 (systemd or pid-1 on the EC2 instance). Required for nsenter into host mount/pid namespaces.",
-			Probe:       `[ -d /proc/1/root ] && [ "$(sudo -n readlink /proc/1/ns/pid)" = "$(sudo -n readlink /proc/self/ns/pid)" ]`,
+			Probe:       `[ "$(sudo -n nsenter --target 1 --mount --pid -- id -u)" = "0" ]`,
 			Severity:    SeverityHard,
 			Source:      "provisioner.go applyHostConfig T4 branch (case 4): hostCfg.PidMode = 'host'",
 		},

workspace-server/internal/provisioner/t4_privilege_contract_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package provisioner
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -77,6 +78,19 @@ func TestT4PrivilegeContract_CoreCapabilitiesPresent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestT4PrivilegeContract_DefaultEgressUsesMoleculeOwnedEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, c := range T4PrivilegeContract() {
+		for _, target := range c.RequiredEgress {
+			if strings.Contains(target, "github.com") {
+				t.Errorf("capability %q default egress target must not depend on GitHub mirror/API: %s", c.Name, target)
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(target, "google.com") {
+				t.Errorf("capability %q default egress target must not depend on external Google endpoint: %s", c.Name, target)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // TestT4PrivilegeContract_HardCapabilitiesMajority sanity-checks that
 // the contract is not silently advisory-only. If someone marks
 // everything as "advisory" the gate becomes a no-op without anyone
@@ -142,6 +156,17 @@ func TestAsYAML_EscapesEmbeddedQuotes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGeneratedT4CapabilitiesYAMLMatchesSSOT(t *testing.T) {
+	got, err := os.ReadFile("t4_capabilities.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read generated t4_capabilities.yaml: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := AsYAML(T4PrivilegeContract())
+	if string(got) != want {
+		t.Fatal("generated t4_capabilities.yaml drifted from T4PrivilegeContract; regenerate with `go run ./cmd/t4-contract-dump > internal/provisioner/t4_capabilities.yaml`")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestAgentUIDConsistency ties the contract to the existing
 // provisioner-side AgentUID const. The probe for "agent_uid_1000"
 // hard-codes `id -u == 1000`; if AgentUID ever changes (no one

workspace-server/internal/router/router.go

@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ func Setup(hub *ws.Hub, broadcaster *events.Broadcaster, prov *provisioner.Provi
 		wsAuth.GET("/tokens", tokh.List)
 		wsAuth.POST("/tokens", tokh.Create)
 		wsAuth.DELETE("/tokens/:tokenId", tokh.Revoke)
+		adminTokH := handlers.NewAdminWorkspaceTokenHandler()
+		r.POST("/admin/workspaces/:id/tokens", middleware.AdminAuth(db.DB), adminTokH.Create)
 
 		// Memory
 		memh := handlers.NewMemoryHandler()

workspace-server/migrations/20260523010000_workspace_compute.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ALTER TABLE workspaces
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS compute_instance_type;
+
+ALTER TABLE workspaces
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS compute_volume_root_gb;

workspace-server/migrations/20260523010000_workspace_compute.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- Per-workspace EC2 compute configuration (#1686 Phase 1).
+-- Allows callers to override instance_type and root volume size
+-- at workspace creation time. Omitted/null values preserve the
+-- platform-managed default (current behaviour), so this is fully
+-- backwards-compatible.
+ALTER TABLE workspaces
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS compute_instance_type TEXT;
+
+ALTER TABLE workspaces
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS compute_volume_root_gb INTEGER;