fix(handlers): bypass CanCommunicate for canvas-user identity callers (#1674 )

Post-RFC#637, canvas users send X-Workspace-ID (their identity workspace UUID). validateCallerToken now detects canvas/admin/org auth on a tokenless workspace and returns isCanvasUser=true. The A2A proxy and ScheduleHealth endpoint use this flag to bypass CanCommunicate, since human users sit outside the workspace hierarchy. Detection paths for tokenless workspaces: - same-origin canvas request (middleware.IsSameOriginCanvas) - Authorization: Bearer matching ADMIN_TOKEN - Authorization: Bearer matching a live org_api_tokens row Also fixes mcp_tools.go which was calling MCPHandler.proxyA2ARequest (5 args) with an extra argument. Fixes #1674 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
fix(workspace-server): check rows.Err() after iteration in MemoryHandler.List
2026-05-24 00:49:46 +00:00 · 2026-05-23 22:12:45 +00:00 · 2026-05-23 21:57:42 +00:00 · 2026-05-23 21:56:43 +00:00 · 2026-05-23 21:55:41 +00:00 · 2026-05-23 21:52:36 +00:00
115 changed files with 7370 additions and 715 deletions
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ fi
 PR_AUTHOR=$(jq -r '.user.login // ""' "$PR_JSON")
 PR_HEAD_SHA=$(jq -r '.head.sha // ""' "$PR_JSON")
 PR_BASE_REF=$(jq -r '.base.ref // ""' "$PR_JSON")
+PR_BASE_SHA=$(jq -r '.base.sha // ""' "$PR_JSON")
 PR_STATE=$(jq -r '.state // ""' "$PR_JSON")
 DEFAULT_BRANCH="${DEFAULT_BRANCH:-main}"
 debug "pr_author=${PR_AUTHOR} pr_head=${PR_HEAD_SHA:0:7} pr_base=${PR_BASE_REF} pr_state=${PR_STATE}"
@@ -136,6 +137,10 @@ if [ "$PR_STATE" != "open" ]; then
  echo "::notice::PR ${PR_NUMBER} is ${PR_STATE} — exiting 0 (closed PRs do not gate)"
  exit 0
 fi
+if [ "$PR_HEAD_SHA" = "$PR_BASE_SHA" ]; then
+  echo "::notice::PR ${PR_NUMBER} has no diff (head == base) — exiting 0 (empty PRs do not gate)"
+  exit 0
+fi
 if [ "$PR_BASE_REF" != "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" ]; then
  echo "::notice::PR ${PR_NUMBER} targets ${PR_BASE_REF:-<unknown>} not ${DEFAULT_BRANCH} — ${TEAM}-review gate not applicable"
  exit 0
@@ -104,10 +104,13 @@ if [ "${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.
@@ -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"
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+# ci-arm64-advisory — Mac arm64 self-hosted ADVISORY fast-check lane.
+#
+# === WHY ===
+#
+# The amd64 Gitea runner pool (molecule-runner-1..20) is queue-contended
+# (internal#418). This lane offloads the *genuinely container-independent*
+# fast checks (Go build/vet/lint, shellcheck, Python lint) onto the Mac
+# arm64 self-hosted runner so developers get a fast arm64 signal WITHOUT
+# adding load to the starved amd64 pool — capability-honestly, as an
+# additive pilot. Pilot ② of the Mac-CI strategy (CTO-delegated 2026-05-17).
+#
+# === NON-NEGOTIABLE SAFETY CONTRACT (the prime directive) ===
+#
+# This lane is **ADVISORY ONLY**. It is provably incapable of hanging a
+# merge. Concretely:
+#
+#   1. It is a SEPARATE workflow file. `ci.yml` is byte-for-byte
+#      untouched by this PR. The `CI / all-required` aggregator sentinel
+#      and the five contexts it polls
+#      (`CI / Detect changes|Platform (Go)|Canvas (Next.js)|
+#      Shellcheck (E2E scripts)|Python Lint & Test (pull_request)`)
+#      are unchanged. The canonical required gate stays 100% on the
+#      existing amd64 pool.
+#
+#   2. The context this workflow emits is
+#      `ci-arm64-advisory / fast-checks (pull_request)`. That string is
+#      DELIBERATELY NOT present in, and this PR does NOT add it to:
+#        - branch_protections/{main,staging}.status_check_contexts
+#          (DB-verified pb 86/75 = exactly
+#           ["CI / all-required (pull_request)",
+#            "sop-checklist / all-items-acked (pull_request)"])
+#        - audit-force-merge.yml REQUIRED_CHECKS env
+#        - ci.yml `all-required` sentinel's hardcoded `required[]` list
+#      Branch protection therefore never waits on this context. If the
+#      Mac runner is absent / offline / removed, this workflow's status
+#      simply never appears — and because nothing requires it, every
+#      merge proceeds exactly as it does today. There is no path by
+#      which a missing/red arm64 status blocks a merge.
+#
+#   3. `continue-on-error: true` on the job — even a genuine arm64-only
+#      failure (toolchain drift, arch-specific test flake) is surfaced
+#      as information, never as a merge blocker, for the duration of
+#      the pilot.
+#
+#   4. The job carries a `github.event_name` `if:` gate. Beyond its
+#      functional purpose this also keeps the job OUT of
+#      `ci-required-drift.py:ci_job_names()` (which excludes
+#      `github.event_name`/`github.ref`-gated jobs), so the hourly
+#      ci-required-drift sentinel's F1 ("job not under sentinel needs")
+#      cannot ever flag this advisory job. F2/F3 are untouched because
+#      this context is absent from BP and from REQUIRED_CHECKS.
+#      `lint-bp-context-emit-match` only fails on BP→emitter gaps; an
+#      emitter without a BP context is explicitly informational there.
+#
+# === RUNNER TARGETING ===
+#
+# The Mac runner is `hongming-pc-runner-1`. The bare `self-hosted`
+# label is POLLUTED in this Gitea instance: molecule-runner-1..20
+# (the contended amd64 pool) also advertise `self-hosted`. Targeting
+# bare `self-hosted` would route back onto the very pool we are trying
+# to relieve — and onto amd64 hardware. We therefore require an
+# AND-set of labels that ONLY the Mac satisfies. `macos-self-hosted`
+# is Mac-exclusive (the amd64 pool does not carry it). Until the
+# label-install burst (a10862b2) lands `self-hosted`+`macos-self-hosted`
+# on the Mac, the runner's current unique label `hongming-pc-laptop`
+# is also listed; AND-semantics over the labels a runner advertises
+# means a job requiring [self-hosted, macos-self-hosted] can ONLY be
+# claimed once the Mac advertises both. If neither label set is yet
+# present on the Mac, the workflow stays queued harmlessly and is
+# garbage-collected by the normal stale-run reaper — it blocks nothing
+# (see safety contract point 2).
+#
+# === ROLLBACK ===
+#
+# Delete this single file (`git rm .gitea/workflows/ci-arm64-advisory.yml`)
+# and merge. No branch-protection edit, no ci.yml edit, no
+# REQUIRED_CHECKS edit is required to roll back, because none were made
+# to roll forward. Zero blast radius either direction.
+
+name: ci-arm64-advisory
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, staging]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, staging]
+
+# Per-ref cancel: a newer commit on the same ref supersedes the older
+# advisory run. Distinct from ci.yml's `ci-${ref}` group so this lane
+# never cancels (or is cancelled by) the canonical required CI.
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-arm64-advisory-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  GITHUB_SERVER_URL: https://git.moleculesai.app
+
+jobs:
+  fast-checks:
+    name: fast-checks
+    # AND-set: only the Mac arm64 runner advertises macos-self-hosted.
+    # See "RUNNER TARGETING" header note for why bare self-hosted is unsafe.
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-self-hosted]
+    # ADVISORY: never blocks. See safety contract point 3. mc#774
+    # internal#418 — tracked: arm64 advisory pilot, non-gating by design.
+    continue-on-error: true
+    # event_name gate: functional (only meaningful on push/PR) AND keeps
+    # this job out of ci-required-drift.py:ci_job_names() so F1 can never
+    # flag it. See safety contract point 4.
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - name: Provenance — advisory lane, non-gating
+        run: |
+          echo "This is the arm64 ADVISORY fast-check lane."
+          echo "It does NOT gate merges. Canonical required CI is ci.yml"
+          echo "on the amd64 pool. Arch: $(uname -m) on $(uname -s)."
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      # ---- Go: build + vet + lint (container-independent: needs only the
+      # Go toolchain; no amd64 ECR image, no docker-in-job). Race-detector
+      # unit-test + coverage gates are deliberately NOT duplicated here —
+      # those stay authoritative on amd64 ci.yml `Platform (Go)`. This lane
+      # is fast-feedback for the compile/vet/lint surface only. ----
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@40f1582b2485089dde7abd97c1529aa768e1baff # v5
+        with:
+          go-version: 'stable'
+      - name: Go build + vet (workspace-server)
+        working-directory: workspace-server
+        run: |
+          go mod download
+          go build ./cmd/server
+          go vet ./...
+      - name: golangci-lint (workspace-server)
+        working-directory: workspace-server
+        run: |
+          go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.12.2
+          "$(go env GOPATH)/bin/golangci-lint" run --timeout 3m ./...
+
+      # ---- Shellcheck (container-independent: shellcheck binary only).
+      # Mirrors ci.yml `Shellcheck (E2E scripts)` bulk pass scope. ----
+      - name: Install shellcheck (arm64)
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v shellcheck >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "shellcheck not preinstalled on this self-hosted runner."
+            echo "Attempting Homebrew install (Mac arm64)."
+            brew install shellcheck || {
+              echo "::warning::shellcheck unavailable on runner; advisory shellcheck skipped."
+              exit 0
+            }
+          fi
+          shellcheck --version
+      - name: Shellcheck tests/e2e + infra/scripts
+        run: |
+          command -v shellcheck >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "skip"; exit 0; }
+          find tests/e2e infra/scripts -type f -name '*.sh' -print0 \
+            | xargs -0 shellcheck --severity=warning
+
+      # ---- Python lint/compile (container-independent: CPython only).
+      # Lint + import-compile surface; the authoritative pytest + coverage
+      # floors stay on amd64 ci.yml `Python Lint & Test`. ----
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - name: Python byte-compile (workspace)
+        working-directory: workspace
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --quiet ruff || true
+          python -m compileall -q .
+          if command -v ruff >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            ruff check . || echo "::warning::ruff findings (advisory only)"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Advisory summary
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo "## arm64 advisory fast-checks complete"
+            echo ""
+            echo "This lane is **advisory** — it does not gate merges."
+            echo "Authoritative required CI remains \`CI / all-required\`"
+            echo "on the amd64 pool (\`ci.yml\`, unchanged by this PR)."
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ jobs:
            --base-ref "$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
@@ -125,29 +125,29 @@ jobs:
      run:
        working-directory: workspace-server
    steps:
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.changes.outputs.platform != 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform != 'true' }}
        working-directory: .
-        run: echo "No workspace-server/** changes on this PR — Platform (Go) gate satisfied without running Go build/test/lint."
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+        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: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
        uses: actions/setup-go@40f1582b2485089dde7abd97c1529aa768e1baff # v5
        with:
          go-version: 'stable'
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
        run: go mod download
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - 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: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
        run: go vet ./...
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - 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: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
        name: Run golangci-lint
        run: $(go env GOPATH)/bin/golangci-lint run --timeout 3m ./...
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
        name: Diagnostic — per-package verbose 60s
        run: |
          set +e
@@ -163,7 +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: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - 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
@@ -171,7 +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: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - 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
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
                   END {for (f in s) printf "%6.1f%%  %s\n", s[f]/c[f], f}' \
            | sort -n

-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true' }}
+      - 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).
@@ -282,20 +282,20 @@ jobs:
      run:
        working-directory: canvas
    steps:
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.changes.outputs.canvas != 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas != 'true' }}
        working-directory: .
-        run: echo "No canvas/** changes on this PR — Canvas (Next.js) gate satisfied without running npm build/test."
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
+        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: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
        with:
          node-version: '22'
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
        run: npm ci --include=optional --prefer-offline
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
        run: npm run build
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
+      - 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
@@ -304,7 +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: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true' }}
+        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
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ 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
@@ -326,11 +326,11 @@ jobs:
    # Phase 4 (RFC #219 §1): confirmed green on main 2026-05-12.
    continue-on-error: false
    steps:
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.changes.outputs.scripts != 'true' }}
-        run: echo "No tests/e2e, scripts, or infra/scripts changes on this PR — Shellcheck gate satisfied without running script checks."
-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
+      - 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: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
+      - 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
@@ -341,16 +341,16 @@ jobs:
          find tests/e2e infra/scripts -type f -name '*.sh' -print0 \
            | xargs -0 shellcheck --severity=warning

-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
        name: Lint cleanup-trap hygiene (RFC #2873)
        run: bash tests/e2e/lint_cleanup_traps.sh

-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
+      - if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
        name: Run E2E bash unit tests (no live infra)
        run: |
          bash tests/e2e/test_model_slug.sh

-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
+      - 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
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ jobs:
        run: |
          bash scripts/test-promote-tenant-image.sh

-      - if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
+      - 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
@@ -118,7 +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-
@@ -131,9 +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.
@@ -145,6 +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: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-2
+      E2E_AWS_LEAK_CHECK: required
+      E2E_AWS_TERMINATE_LEAKS: '1'
      # MiniMax key is the canary's PRIMARY auth path. claude-code
      # template's `minimax` provider routes ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to
      # api.minimax.io/anthropic and reads MINIMAX_API_KEY at boot.
@@ -185,6 +190,12 @@ jobs:
            echo "::error::Set it at Settings → Secrets and Variables → Actions; pull from staging-CP's CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN env in Railway."
            exit 1
          fi
+          for var in AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY; do
+            if [ -z "${!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),
@@ -86,6 +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'
@@ -98,6 +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'
@@ -137,8 +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"
@@ -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
@@ -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.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
  shellcheck-arm64:
    name: shellcheck-arm64 (pilot)
-    runs-on: [self-hosted, arm64]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, arm64-darwin]
    # NOT a required check; safe to sit pending until Mac runner is up.
    # If the Mac runner has trouble pulling actions/checkout we fall
    # back to a plain git clone (see step 'fallback clone').
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
          fetch-depth: 1

      - name: Install shellcheck (arm64)
+        continue-on-error: true
        run: |
          set -eu
          if command -v shellcheck >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -71,11 +72,16 @@ jobs:
          shellcheck --version | head -2

      - name: Run shellcheck on .gitea/scripts/*.sh
+        continue-on-error: true
        run: |
          set -eu
          # Only the scripts we control under .gitea/scripts. Pilot
          # scope is intentionally narrow — broaden in a follow-up
          # once the lane is proven.
+          if ! command -v shellcheck >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "WARN: shellcheck binary not found — skipping (pilot mode)"
+            exit 0
+          fi
          mapfile -t TARGETS < <(find .gitea/scripts -maxdepth 2 -type f -name '*.sh' | sort)
          if [ "${#TARGETS[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
            echo "No .sh files found under .gitea/scripts — nothing to check"
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ jobs:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2

+      # Keep Docker auth/buildx state inside the job temp dir. Publish
+      # runners can inherit a HOME/DOCKER_CONFIG path that is host-owned
+      # and not writable from the job container; docker login otherwise
+      # fails before the image build starts.
+      - 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"
+
      - name: Log in to ECR
        env:
          IMAGE_NAME: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ name: publish-workspace-server-image
 # 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
-# Optional secrets: AWS_STAGING_ECR_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_STAGING_ECR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+# 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
@@ -186,9 +187,10 @@ jobs:
            --push .

      # Build + push tenant image (Go platform + Next.js canvas in one image).
-      # When staging ECR publisher credentials are configured, push the same
-      # build to the staging account too so fresh staging/E2E tenants can pull
-      # without cross-account ECR permissions.
+      # 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 }}
@@ -199,32 +201,22 @@ jobs:
          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          AWS_STAGING_ECR_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_STAGING_ECR_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_STAGING_ECR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_STAGING_ECR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-2
        run: |
          set -euo pipefail
          ECR_REGISTRY="${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}"
          )
-          if [ -n "${AWS_STAGING_ECR_ACCESS_KEY_ID:-}" ] && [ -n "${AWS_STAGING_ECR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:-}" ]; then
-            STAGING_ECR_REGISTRY="${STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME%%/*}"
-            AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="${AWS_STAGING_ECR_ACCESS_KEY_ID}" \
-            AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="${AWS_STAGING_ECR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}" \
-              aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-2 | \
-              docker login --username AWS --password-stdin "${STAGING_ECR_REGISTRY}"
-            build_tags+=(
-              --tag "${STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_SHA}"
-              --tag "${STAGING_TENANT_IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG_LATEST}"
-            )
-          else
-            echo "::notice::Skipping staging ECR tenant push; AWS_STAGING_ECR_ACCESS_KEY_ID/AWS_STAGING_ECR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY are not configured."
-          fi

          docker buildx build \
            --file ./workspace-server/Dockerfile.tenant \
@@ -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: |
@@ -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
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # use this Makefile; CI calls docker compose / go test directly so the
 # Makefile can evolve without breaking the build.

-.PHONY: help dev up down logs build test e2e-peer-visibility
+.PHONY: help dev up down logs build test e2e-peer-visibility openapi-spec openapi-spec-check

 help: ## Show this help.
 	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:.*?## ' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-22s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
@@ -36,3 +36,23 @@ test: ## Run Go unit tests in workspace-server/.
 # env contract (CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN / E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY / etc).
 e2e-peer-visibility: ## Run the LOCAL peer-visibility MCP gate vs the running stack (needs `make up` first).
 	bash tests/e2e/test_peer_visibility_mcp_local.sh
+
+# ─── OpenAPI spec generation (RFC #1706, Phase 1) ─────────────────────
+# Regenerate workspace-server/docs/openapi/swagger.{yaml,json} from
+# swaggo annotations on the gin handlers. Commit the output. CI runs
+# `make openapi-spec-check` to assert no drift between annotations and
+# the committed file — if a PR changes a handler but forgets to
+# regenerate, CI fails with a diff.
+openapi-spec: ## Regenerate OpenAPI spec from workspace-server handler annotations.
+	@command -v swag >/dev/null 2>&1 || go install github.com/swaggo/swag/cmd/swag@v1.16.4
+	cd workspace-server && swag init \
+	  --generalInfo cmd/server/main.go \
+	  --output docs/openapi \
+	  --outputTypes yaml,json \
+	  --dir . \
+	  --parseDependency=false \
+	  --parseInternal=true
+
+openapi-spec-check: openapi-spec ## CI gate — fail if openapi-spec produces a diff vs the committed file.
+	@git diff --exit-code -- workspace-server/docs/openapi/ \
+	  || (echo "openapi-spec is stale — run 'make openapi-spec' and commit the result" && exit 1)
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ interface HermesProvider {
  models: string[];
 }

+const DEFAULT_CREATE_MODEL = "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7";
+
 // All providers supported by Hermes runtime via providers.resolve_provider().
 // `defaultModel` is the slug injected into the workspace provision request
 // when the user picks this provider — template-hermes's derive-provider.sh
@@ -68,6 +70,10 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceButton() {
  const [creating, setCreating] = useState(false);
  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
  const [workspaces, setWorkspaces] = useState<WorkspaceOption[]>([]);
+  const [displayEnabled, setDisplayEnabled] = useState(false);
+  const [displayInstanceType, setDisplayInstanceType] = useState("t3.xlarge");
+  const [displayRootGB, setDisplayRootGB] = useState("80");
+  const [displayResolution, setDisplayResolution] = useState("1920x1080");
  // Templates fetched from /api/templates — drives the dynamic provider
  // filter below. Same data source ConfigTab uses (PR #2454). When the
  // selected template declares `runtime_config.providers` in its
@@ -223,6 +229,10 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceButton() {
    setParentId("");
    setBudgetLimit("");
    setError(null);
+    setDisplayEnabled(false);
+    setDisplayInstanceType("t3.xlarge");
+    setDisplayRootGB("80");
+    setDisplayResolution("1920x1080");
    setHermesProvider("anthropic");
    setExternalRuntime("external");
    setHermesApiKey("");
@@ -264,6 +274,8 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceButton() {
      const parsedBudget = budgetLimit.trim()
        ? parseFloat(budgetLimit)
        : null;
+      const [displayWidth, displayHeight] = displayResolution.split("x").map((v) => parseInt(v, 10));
+      const parsedRootGB = parseInt(displayRootGB, 10);

      const createResp = await api.post<{
        id: string;
@@ -280,6 +292,21 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceButton() {
        tier,
        parent_id: parentId || undefined,
        budget_limit: parsedBudget,
+        ...(!isExternal && !isHermes ? { model: DEFAULT_CREATE_MODEL } : {}),
+        ...(displayEnabled
+          ? {
+              compute: {
+                instance_type: displayInstanceType,
+                volume: { root_gb: Number.isFinite(parsedRootGB) ? parsedRootGB : 80 },
+                display: {
+                  mode: "desktop-control",
+                  protocol: "novnc",
+                  width: Number.isFinite(displayWidth) ? displayWidth : 1920,
+                  height: Number.isFinite(displayHeight) ? displayHeight : 1080,
+                },
+              },
+            }
+          : {}),
        canvas: { x: Math.random() * 400 + 100, y: Math.random() * 300 + 100 },
        // Runtime=external flips the backend into awaiting-agent mode:
        // no container provisioning, token minted, connection payload
@@ -447,6 +474,73 @@ export function CreateWorkspaceButton() {
              </div>
            </div>

+            {!isExternal && (
+              <div className="rounded-lg border border-line/50 bg-surface-card/40 p-3">
+                <div className="mb-2 text-[11px] font-medium text-ink-mid">
+                  Container Config
+                </div>
+                <label className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+                  <span className="text-xs font-medium text-ink">Display</span>
+                  <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    checked={displayEnabled}
+                    onChange={(e) => setDisplayEnabled(e.target.checked)}
+                    aria-label="Enable display"
+                    className="h-4 w-4"
+                  />
+                </label>
+                {displayEnabled && (
+                  <div className="mt-3 grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+                    <div>
+                      <label htmlFor="display-instance-type" className="mb-1 block text-[11px] text-ink-mid">
+                        Instance
+                      </label>
+                      <select
+                        id="display-instance-type"
+                        value={displayInstanceType}
+                        onChange={(e) => setDisplayInstanceType(e.target.value)}
+                        className="w-full bg-surface-card/60 border border-line/50 rounded-lg px-2 py-2 text-xs text-ink focus:outline-none focus:border-accent/60 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-accent/20 transition-colors"
+                      >
+                        <option value="t3.large">t3.large</option>
+                        <option value="t3.xlarge">t3.xlarge</option>
+                        <option value="m6i.xlarge">m6i.xlarge</option>
+                        <option value="c6i.xlarge">c6i.xlarge</option>
+                      </select>
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                      <label htmlFor="display-root-gb" className="mb-1 block text-[11px] text-ink-mid">
+                        Disk GB
+                      </label>
+                      <input
+                        id="display-root-gb"
+                        type="number"
+                        min="30"
+                        max="500"
+                        value={displayRootGB}
+                        onChange={(e) => setDisplayRootGB(e.target.value)}
+                        className="w-full bg-surface-card/60 border border-line/50 rounded-lg px-2 py-2 text-xs text-ink focus:outline-none focus:border-accent/60 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-accent/20 transition-colors"
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="col-span-2">
+                      <label htmlFor="display-resolution" className="mb-1 block text-[11px] text-ink-mid">
+                        Resolution
+                      </label>
+                      <select
+                        id="display-resolution"
+                        value={displayResolution}
+                        onChange={(e) => setDisplayResolution(e.target.value)}
+                        className="w-full bg-surface-card/60 border border-line/50 rounded-lg px-2 py-2 text-xs text-ink focus:outline-none focus:border-accent/60 focus:ring-1 focus:ring-accent/20 transition-colors"
+                      >
+                        <option value="1920x1080">1920 x 1080</option>
+                        <option value="1600x900">1600 x 900</option>
+                        <option value="1280x720">1280 x 720</option>
+                      </select>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+
            <div>
              <label className="text-[11px] text-ink-mid block mb-1">
                Parent Workspace
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { DetailsTab } from "./tabs/DetailsTab";
 import { SkillsTab } from "./tabs/SkillsTab";
 import { ChatTab } from "./tabs/ChatTab";
 import { ConfigTab } from "./tabs/ConfigTab";
+import { ContainerConfigTab } from "./tabs/ContainerConfigTab";
+import { DisplayTab } from "./tabs/DisplayTab";
 import { TerminalTab } from "./tabs/TerminalTab";
 import { FilesTab } from "./tabs/FilesTab";
 import { MemoryInspectorPanel } from "./MemoryInspectorPanel";
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ const TABS: { id: PanelTab; label: string; icon: string }[] = [
  { id: "details", label: "Details", icon: "◉" },
  { id: "skills", label: "Plugins", icon: "✦" },
  { id: "terminal", label: "Terminal", icon: "▸" },
+  { id: "display", label: "Display", icon: "▣" },
+  { id: "container-config", label: "Container", icon: "▤" },
  { id: "config", label: "Config", icon: "⚙" },
  { id: "schedule", label: "Schedule", icon: "⏲" },
  { id: "channels", label: "Channels", icon: "⇌" },
@@ -300,6 +304,8 @@ export function SidePanel() {
        {panelTab === "activity" && <ActivityTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} />}
        {panelTab === "chat" && <ChatTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} data={node.data} />}
        {panelTab === "terminal" && <TerminalTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} data={node.data} />}
+        {panelTab === "display" && <DisplayTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} />}
+        {panelTab === "container-config" && <ContainerConfigTab key={selectedNodeId} data={node.data} />}
        {panelTab === "config" && <ConfigTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} />}
        {panelTab === "schedule" && <ScheduleTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} />}
        {panelTab === "channels" && <ChannelsTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} />}
@@ -123,6 +123,46 @@ describe("CreateWorkspaceDialog", () => {
    expect(body.parent_id).toBeUndefined();
  });

+  it("omits compute config by default", async () => {
+    await openDialog();
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText("e.g. SEO Agent"), {
+      target: { value: "Plain Agent" },
+    });
+
+    const createBtn = screen.getAllByRole("button").find((b) => b.textContent === "Create");
+    fireEvent.click(createBtn!);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    const body = mockPost.mock.calls[0][1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(body.compute).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(body.model).toBe("anthropic:claude-opus-4-7");
+  });
+
+  it("sends display compute profile when desktop display is enabled", async () => {
+    await openDialog();
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText("e.g. SEO Agent"), {
+      target: { value: "Desktop Agent" },
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByLabelText("Enable display"));
+
+    const createBtn = screen.getAllByRole("button").find((b) => b.textContent === "Create");
+    fireEvent.click(createBtn!);
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    const body = mockPost.mock.calls[0][1] as Record<string, unknown>;
+    expect(body.model).toBe("anthropic:claude-opus-4-7");
+    expect(body.compute).toEqual({
+      instance_type: "t3.xlarge",
+      volume: { root_gb: 80 },
+      display: {
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        protocol: "novnc",
+        width: 1920,
+        height: 1080,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
  it("renders gracefully when GET /workspaces fails", async () => {
    mockGet.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("Network error"));
    await openDialog();
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ vi.mock("../tabs/DetailsTab", () => ({ DetailsTab: () => null }));
 vi.mock("../tabs/SkillsTab", () => ({ SkillsTab: () => null }));
 vi.mock("../tabs/ChatTab", () => ({ ChatTab: () => null }));
 vi.mock("../tabs/ConfigTab", () => ({ ConfigTab: () => null }));
+vi.mock("../tabs/ContainerConfigTab", () => ({ ContainerConfigTab: () => null }));
+vi.mock("../tabs/DisplayTab", () => ({ DisplayTab: () => null }));
 vi.mock("../tabs/TerminalTab", () => ({ TerminalTab: () => null }));
 vi.mock("../tabs/FilesTab", () => ({ FilesTab: () => null }));
 vi.mock("../MemoryInspectorPanel", () => ({ MemoryInspectorPanel: () => null }));
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ import { SidePanel } from "../SidePanel";

 const TABS = [
  "chat", "activity", "details", "skills", "terminal",
-  "config", "schedule", "channels", "files", "memory", "traces", "events", "audit",
+  "display", "container-config", "config", "schedule", "channels", "files", "memory", "traces", "events", "audit",
 ];

 describe("SidePanel — ARIA tablist pattern", () => {
@@ -85,10 +87,20 @@ describe("SidePanel — ARIA tablist pattern", () => {
    expect(tablist.getAttribute("aria-label")).toBe("Workspace panel tabs");
  });

-  it("renders exactly 13 tab buttons", () => {
+  it("renders exactly 15 tab buttons", () => {
    render(<SidePanel />);
    const tabs = screen.getAllByRole("tab");
-    expect(tabs.length).toBe(13);
+    expect(tabs.length).toBe(15);
+  });
+
+  it("renders the Display tab", () => {
+    render(<SidePanel />);
+    expect(document.getElementById("tab-display")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the Container Config tab", () => {
+    render(<SidePanel />);
+    expect(document.getElementById("tab-container-config")).toBeTruthy();
  });

  it("active tab (chat) has aria-selected='true'", () => {
@@ -99,11 +111,11 @@ describe("SidePanel — ARIA tablist pattern", () => {
    expect(chatTab?.getAttribute("aria-selected")).toBe("true");
  });

-  it("all other 12 tabs have aria-selected='false'", () => {
+  it("all other 14 tabs have aria-selected='false'", () => {
    render(<SidePanel />);
    const tabs = screen.getAllByRole("tab");
    const inactive = tabs.filter((t) => t.id !== "tab-chat");
-    expect(inactive.length).toBe(12);
+    expect(inactive.length).toBe(14);
    for (const tab of inactive) {
      expect(tab.getAttribute("aria-selected")).toBe("false");
    }
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@ describe("SidePanel — ARIA tablist pattern", () => {
    const minusOnes = tabs.filter((t) => t.getAttribute("tabindex") === "-1");
    expect(zeros.length).toBe(1);
    expect(zeros[0].id).toBe("tab-chat");
-    expect(minusOnes.length).toBe(12);
+    expect(minusOnes.length).toBe(14);
  });

  it("active tab has aria-controls='panel-chat' and id='tab-chat'", () => {
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { runtimeDisplayName } from "@/lib/runtime-names";
+import type { WorkspaceNodeData } from "@/store/canvas";
+
+type Props = {
+  data: Pick<
+    WorkspaceNodeData,
+    "runtime" | "status" | "needsRestart" | "activeTasks" | "deliveryMode"
+    | "workspaceAccess" | "maxConcurrentTasks"
+  >;
+};
+
+export function ContainerConfigTab({ data }: Props) {
+  const runtime = data.runtime || "unknown";
+  const workspaceAccess = formatAccess(data.workspaceAccess);
+  const maxConcurrentTasks = data.maxConcurrentTasks ? String(data.maxConcurrentTasks) : "platform-managed";
+  const mountedPath = "/workspace";
+  const privilegeStatus = "standard";
+  const deliveryMode = data.deliveryMode || "push";
+
+  return (
+    <div className="p-4 space-y-4">
+      <section className="rounded-lg border border-line/50 bg-surface-card/40 p-4">
+        <div className="mb-3">
+          <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-ink">Container Config</h3>
+        </div>
+
+        <dl className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 text-[11px]">
+          <ConfigRow label="Runtime image" value={runtimeDisplayName(runtime)} detail={runtime} />
+          <ConfigRow label="Workspace access" value={workspaceAccess} />
+          <ConfigRow label="Max concurrent tasks" value={maxConcurrentTasks} />
+          <ConfigRow label="Mounted workspace path" value={mountedPath} />
+          <ConfigRow label="Container privileges" value={privilegeStatus} />
+          <ConfigRow label="Delivery mode" value={deliveryMode} />
+        </dl>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="rounded-lg border border-line/50 bg-surface-card/40 p-4">
+        <h3 className="mb-3 text-sm font-semibold text-ink">Session Controls</h3>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+          <ReadOnlyAction label={data.needsRestart ? "Restart required" : "Restart"} />
+          <ReadOnlyAction label="Reset session" />
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="rounded-lg border border-line/50 bg-surface-card/40 p-4">
+        <h3 className="mb-3 text-sm font-semibold text-ink">Status</h3>
+        <dl className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2 text-[11px]">
+          <ConfigRow label="Container status" value={data.status} />
+          <ConfigRow label="Active tasks" value={String(data.activeTasks ?? 0)} />
+          <ConfigRow label="Mounted path access" value="available" />
+        </dl>
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function formatAccess(value: string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!value) return "none";
+  return value.replace(/_/g, "-");
+}
+
+function ConfigRow({
+  label,
+  value,
+  detail,
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: string;
+  detail?: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3 rounded-md bg-surface-sunken/40 px-3 py-2">
+      <dt className="text-ink-mid">{label}</dt>
+      <dd className="min-w-0 text-right">
+        <div className="font-mono text-ink break-words">{value}</div>
+        {detail && detail !== value && (
+          <div className="mt-0.5 font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-mid break-words">{detail}</div>
+        )}
+      </dd>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function ReadOnlyAction({ label }: { label: string }) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      disabled
+      className="rounded-md border border-line/50 bg-surface-sunken/40 px-3 py-2 text-[11px] text-ink-mid disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-70"
+    >
+      {label}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { api } from "@/lib/api";
+
+interface DisplayStatus {
+  available: boolean;
+  reason?: string;
+  mode?: string;
+  status?: string;
+  protocol?: string;
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+  viewer_url?: string;
+}
+
+interface DisplayControlStatus {
+  controller: "none" | "user" | "agent";
+  controlled_by?: string;
+  expires_at?: string;
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  workspaceId: string;
+}
+
+export function DisplayTab({ workspaceId }: Props) {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<DisplayStatus | null>(null);
+  const [control, setControl] = useState<DisplayControlStatus | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [controlError, setControlError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [controlBusy, setControlBusy] = useState(false);
+  const requestGeneration = useRef(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const generation = requestGeneration.current + 1;
+    requestGeneration.current = generation;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setStatus(null);
+    setControl(null);
+    setError(null);
+    setControlError(null);
+    setControlBusy(false);
+    async function load() {
+      try {
+        const displayStatus = await api.get<DisplayStatus>(`/workspaces/${workspaceId}/display`);
+        if (cancelled || requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+        setStatus(displayStatus);
+        if (displayStatus.reason === "display_not_enabled") return;
+        try {
+          const displayControl = await api.get<DisplayControlStatus>(`/workspaces/${workspaceId}/display/control`);
+          if (!cancelled && requestGeneration.current === generation) setControl(displayControl);
+        } catch (err) {
+          if (!cancelled && requestGeneration.current === generation) {
+            setControl(null);
+            setControlError("Display control unavailable");
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (!cancelled && requestGeneration.current === generation) setError("The display status could not be loaded.");
+      }
+    }
+    load();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [workspaceId]);
+
+  const acquireControl = async () => {
+    const generation = requestGeneration.current;
+    const controlPath = `/workspaces/${workspaceId}/display/control`;
+    setControlBusy(true);
+    setControlError(null);
+    try {
+      const next = await api.post<DisplayControlStatus>(`${controlPath}/acquire`, {
+        controller: "user",
+        ttl_seconds: 300,
+      });
+      if (requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+      setControl(next);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+      setControlError("Failed to take control");
+      try {
+        const latest = await api.get<DisplayControlStatus>(controlPath);
+        if (requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+        setControl(latest);
+      } catch {
+        if (requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+        setControl(null);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      if (requestGeneration.current === generation) setControlBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const releaseControl = async () => {
+    const generation = requestGeneration.current;
+    const controlPath = `/workspaces/${workspaceId}/display/control`;
+    setControlBusy(true);
+    setControlError(null);
+    try {
+      const next = await api.post<DisplayControlStatus>(`${controlPath}/release`, {});
+      if (requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+      setControl(next);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+      setControlError("Failed to release control");
+      try {
+        const latest = await api.get<DisplayControlStatus>(controlPath);
+        if (requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+        setControl(latest);
+      } catch {
+        if (requestGeneration.current !== generation) return;
+        setControl(null);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      if (requestGeneration.current === generation) setControlBusy(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="p-5">
+        <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-500/20 bg-red-950/20 p-4">
+          <h3 className="text-sm font-medium text-red-200">Display status unavailable</h3>
+          <p className="mt-2 text-[11px] leading-relaxed text-red-200/75">{error}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!status) {
+    return (
+      <div className="p-5">
+        <div className="h-24 rounded-lg border border-line/40 bg-surface-sunken/30 motion-safe:animate-pulse" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!status.available) {
+    const isNotEnabled = status.reason === "display_not_enabled";
+    return (
+      <div className="flex min-h-full flex-col items-center justify-center bg-surface-sunken/30 p-8 text-center">
+        <svg
+          width="72"
+          height="72"
+          viewBox="0 0 72 72"
+          fill="none"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          className="mb-4 text-ink-mid"
+        >
+          <rect x="12" y="14" width="48" height="36" rx="4" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.5" opacity="0.65" />
+          <path d="M28 58h16M36 50v8M16 16l40 40" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" />
+        </svg>
+        <h3 className="mb-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-ink">
+          {isNotEnabled ? "Display is not enabled for this workspace." : "Display session is not ready."}
+        </h3>
+        <p className="max-w-xs text-[11px] leading-relaxed text-ink-mid">
+          {isNotEnabled
+            ? "Recreate this workspace with display enabled to view and take over its desktop."
+            : "This workspace has display configuration, but the desktop session infrastructure is not configured yet."}
+        </p>
+        {!isNotEnabled && (
+          <>
+            <dl className="mt-5 grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 text-left text-[11px]">
+              <dt className="text-ink-mid">Mode</dt>
+              <dd className="font-mono text-ink">{status.mode || "unknown"}</dd>
+              <dt className="text-ink-mid">Status</dt>
+              <dd className="font-mono text-ink">{status.status || "unknown"}</dd>
+            </dl>
+            <div className="mt-5 w-full max-w-xs border-t border-line/50 pt-4">
+              {control ? (
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 text-left">
+                  <div className="min-w-0">
+                    <p className="text-[11px] font-medium text-ink">
+                      {control.controller === "none"
+                        ? "No active controller"
+                        : `Controlled by ${displayControlActorLabel(control)}`}
+                    </p>
+                    {control.expires_at && (
+                      <p className="mt-1 truncate font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-mid">
+                        Until {new Date(control.expires_at).toLocaleTimeString()}
+                      </p>
+                    )}
+                    {controlError && <p className="mt-1 text-[10px] leading-snug text-red-200">{controlError}</p>}
+                  </div>
+                  {control.controller === "none" && (
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={acquireControl}
+                      disabled={controlBusy}
+                      className="h-8 shrink-0 rounded border border-line bg-surface px-3 text-[11px] font-medium text-ink hover:bg-surface-elevated disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-60"
+                    >
+                      Take control
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="text-left">
+                  {!controlError && (
+                    <div className="h-8 rounded border border-line/40 bg-surface-sunken/30 motion-safe:animate-pulse" />
+                  )}
+                  {controlError && <p className="mt-2 text-[10px] leading-snug text-red-200">{controlError}</p>}
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-full min-h-[360px] flex-col bg-surface-sunken/30">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-line/50 px-4 py-3">
+        <div className="min-w-0">
+          <h3 className="text-sm font-medium text-ink">Desktop</h3>
+          <p className="mt-0.5 font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-mid">
+            {status.mode || "desktop-control"} · {status.protocol || "display"}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <DisplayControlBar
+          control={control}
+          controlBusy={controlBusy}
+          controlError={controlError}
+          onAcquire={acquireControl}
+          onRelease={releaseControl}
+        />
+      </div>
+      {status.viewer_url ? (
+        <iframe
+          title="Workspace desktop"
+          src={status.viewer_url}
+          className="min-h-0 flex-1 border-0 bg-black"
+          allow="clipboard-read; clipboard-write; fullscreen; pointer-lock"
+          referrerPolicy="no-referrer"
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center p-8 text-center">
+          <div>
+            <h3 className="mb-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-ink">Display session is not ready.</h3>
+            <p className="max-w-xs text-[11px] leading-relaxed text-ink-mid">
+              This workspace has display configuration, but the desktop session URL is not available yet.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function DisplayControlBar({
+  control,
+  controlBusy,
+  controlError,
+  onAcquire,
+  onRelease,
+}: {
+  control: DisplayControlStatus | null;
+  controlBusy: boolean;
+  controlError: string | null;
+  onAcquire: () => void;
+  onRelease: () => void;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-3">
+      {control && (
+        <div className="min-w-0 text-right">
+          <p className="truncate text-[11px] font-medium text-ink">
+            {control.controller === "none"
+              ? "No active controller"
+              : `Controlled by ${displayControlActorLabel(control)}`}
+          </p>
+          {control.expires_at && (
+            <p className="mt-0.5 truncate font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-mid">
+              Until {new Date(control.expires_at).toLocaleTimeString()}
+            </p>
+          )}
+          {controlError && <p className="mt-0.5 text-[10px] text-red-200">{controlError}</p>}
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {control?.controller === "none" && (
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onAcquire}
+          disabled={controlBusy}
+          className="h-8 shrink-0 rounded border border-line bg-surface px-3 text-[11px] font-medium text-ink hover:bg-surface-elevated disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-60"
+        >
+          Take control
+        </button>
+      )}
+      {control?.controller === "user" && control.controlled_by === "admin-token" && (
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onRelease}
+          disabled={controlBusy}
+          className="h-8 shrink-0 rounded border border-line bg-surface px-3 text-[11px] font-medium text-ink hover:bg-surface-elevated disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-60"
+        >
+          Release
+        </button>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function displayControlActorLabel(control: DisplayControlStatus): string {
+  if (control.controller === "agent") return "Agent";
+  if (control.controlled_by === "admin-token") return "Admin";
+  if (control.controlled_by?.startsWith("org-token:")) return "Automation";
+  return "User";
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import { cleanup, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/runtime-names", () => ({
+  runtimeDisplayName: (runtime: string) => runtime,
+}));
+
+import { ContainerConfigTab } from "../ContainerConfigTab";
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+});
+
+describe("ContainerConfigTab", () => {
+  it("renders read-only runtime and container settings separate from compute shape", () => {
+    render(
+      <ContainerConfigTab
+        data={{
+          runtime: "claude-code",
+          status: "online",
+          needsRestart: false,
+          activeTasks: 2,
+          maxConcurrentTasks: 3,
+          workspaceAccess: "read_write",
+          deliveryMode: "poll",
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Runtime image")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("claude-code")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Workspace access")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("read-write")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Max concurrent tasks")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("3")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("/workspace")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Container privileges")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Instance type")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Root volume")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+
+const { mockGet, mockPost } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ mockGet: vi.fn(), mockPost: vi.fn() }));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/api", () => ({
+  api: {
+    get: mockGet,
+    post: mockPost,
+  },
+}));
+
+import { DisplayTab } from "../DisplayTab";
+
+describe("DisplayTab", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    mockGet.mockReset();
+    mockPost.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it("renders unavailable state for non-display workspaces", async () => {
+    mockGet.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      available: false,
+      reason: "display_not_enabled",
+    });
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-no-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Display is not enabled for this workspace.")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(mockGet).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-no-display/display");
+    expect(mockGet).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-no-display/display/control");
+  });
+
+  it("renders control acquisition for display-configured workspaces", async () => {
+    mockGet
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: false,
+        reason: "display_session_unavailable",
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        status: "not_configured",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "none",
+      });
+    mockPost.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      controller: "user",
+      controlled_by: "admin-token",
+      expires_at: "2026-05-23T08:48:27Z",
+    });
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(mockGet).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-display/display");
+    expect(mockGet).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-display/display/control");
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Controlled by Admin")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/acquire", {
+      controller: "user",
+      ttl_seconds: 300,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("renders the desktop stream when a display session is available", async () => {
+    mockGet
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: true,
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        protocol: "dcv",
+        width: 1920,
+        height: 1080,
+        viewer_url: "https://display.example.test/session/ws-display",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "none",
+      });
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTitle("Workspace desktop")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    const frame = screen.getByTitle("Workspace desktop") as HTMLIFrameElement;
+    expect(frame.src).toBe("https://display.example.test/session/ws-display");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("releases user display control", async () => {
+    mockGet
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: true,
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        protocol: "dcv",
+        viewer_url: "https://display.example.test/session/ws-display",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "user",
+        controlled_by: "admin-token",
+        expires_at: "2026-05-23T08:48:27Z",
+      });
+    mockPost.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      controller: "none",
+    });
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Release" })).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Release" }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/release", {});
+  });
+
+  it("renders active display control locks as observe-only", async () => {
+    mockGet
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: false,
+        reason: "display_session_unavailable",
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        status: "not_configured",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "agent",
+        controlled_by: "sidecar",
+        expires_at: "2026-05-23T08:48:27Z",
+      });
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Controlled by Agent")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Release" })).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeNull();
+    expect(mockPost).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("labels org-token display control locks as automation", async () => {
+    mockGet
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: false,
+        reason: "display_session_unavailable",
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        status: "not_configured",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "user",
+        controlled_by: "org-token:abc123",
+        expires_at: "2026-05-23T08:48:27Z",
+      });
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Controlled by Automation")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(screen.queryByText("org-token:abc123")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("refreshes display control state after failed acquisition", async () => {
+    mockGet
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: false,
+        reason: "display_session_unavailable",
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        status: "not_configured",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "none",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "agent",
+        controlled_by: "sidecar",
+        expires_at: "2026-05-23T08:48:27Z",
+      });
+    mockPost.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("API POST /workspaces/ws-display/display/control/acquire: 409 conflict"));
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Controlled by Agent")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText("Failed to take control")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(mockGet).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-display/display/control");
+    expect(mockGet).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(mockPost).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/acquire", {
+      controller: "user",
+      ttl_seconds: 300,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("keeps display status visible without takeover actions when control status fails", async () => {
+    mockGet
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: false,
+        reason: "display_session_unavailable",
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        status: "not_configured",
+      })
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("API GET /workspaces/ws-display/display/control: 401 unauthorized"));
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Display session is not ready.")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Display control unavailable")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("does not render raw display status errors", async () => {
+    mockGet.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("API GET /workspaces/ws-display/display: 500 secret backend details"));
+
+    render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-display" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Display status unavailable")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/secret backend details/)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores stale acquire responses after workspace changes", async () => {
+    const acquire = deferred<{ controller: "user"; controlled_by: string; expires_at: string }>();
+    mockGet
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: false,
+        reason: "display_session_unavailable",
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        status: "not_configured",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "none",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        available: false,
+        reason: "display_session_unavailable",
+        mode: "desktop-control",
+        status: "not_configured",
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        controller: "none",
+      });
+    mockPost.mockReturnValueOnce(acquire.promise);
+
+    const { rerender } = render(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-a" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" }));
+
+    rerender(<DisplayTab workspaceId="ws-b" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mockGet).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/workspaces/ws-b/display/control");
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    acquire.resolve({
+      controller: "user",
+      controlled_by: "admin-token",
+      expires_at: "2026-05-23T08:48:27Z",
+    });
+    await acquire.promise;
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.queryByText("Controlled by Admin")).toBeNull();
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Take control" })).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
+
+function deferred<T>() {
+  let resolve!: (value: T) => void;
+  let reject!: (reason?: unknown) => void;
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((res, rej) => {
+    resolve = res;
+    reject = rej;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve, reject };
+}
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ export function buildNodesAndEdges(
        parentId: ws.parent_id,
        currentTask: ws.current_task || "",
        runtime: ws.runtime || "",
+        workspaceAccess: ws.workspace_access,
+        maxConcurrentTasks: ws.max_concurrent_tasks ?? null,
        needsRestart: false,
        budgetLimit: ws.budget_limit ?? null,
        budgetUsed: ws.budget_used ?? null,
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ export interface WorkspaceNodeData extends Record<string, unknown> {
  parentId: string | null;
  currentTask: string;
  runtime: string;
+  workspaceAccess?: string | null;
+  maxConcurrentTasks?: number | null;
  needsRestart: boolean;
  /** USD spend ceiling set by the user; null = unlimited. Added by issue #541. */
  budgetLimit: number | null;
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ export interface WorkspaceNodeData extends Record<string, unknown> {
  deliveryMode?: string;
 }

-export type PanelTab = "details" | "skills" | "chat" | "terminal" | "config" | "schedule" | "channels" | "files" | "memory" | "traces" | "events" | "activity" | "audit";
+export type PanelTab = "details" | "skills" | "chat" | "terminal" | "display" | "container-config" | "config" | "schedule" | "channels" | "files" | "memory" | "traces" | "events" | "activity" | "audit";

 export interface ContextMenuState {
  x: number;
@@ -320,11 +320,13 @@ export interface WorkspaceData {
  url: string;
  parent_id: string | null;
  active_tasks: number;
+  max_concurrent_tasks?: number | null;
  last_error_rate: number;
  last_sample_error: string;
  uptime_seconds: number;
  current_task: string;
  runtime: string;
+  workspace_access?: string | null;
  x: number;
  y: number;
  collapsed: boolean;
@@ -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=$((elapsed + interval))
+  done
+}
@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@
 #                                    PR #2558+#2563+#2567 cleared the
 #                                    masking layers.)
 #
-#   claude-code → "sonnet"         (entry-id form: claude-code template's
-#                                    config.yaml uses bare model names,
-#                                    auth comes via CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN
-#                                    or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY rather than the
-#                                    slug.)
+#   claude-code → auth-aware:
+#                  E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY    → "MiniMax-M2"
+#                  E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY  → "claude-sonnet-4-6"
+#                  otherwise              → "sonnet"
+#
+#                  claude-code provider routing is model-driven. The bare
+#                  "sonnet" alias selects the OAuth provider, so it is only a
+#                  good default when the canary is using Claude Code OAuth or
+#                  intentionally exercising the missing-auth path. MiniMax and
+#                  direct Anthropic API keys need model IDs that resolve to
+#                  their provider entries, otherwise the workspace boots
+#                  reachable but the first A2A call hits the wrong auth path.
 #
 # When E2E_MODEL_SLUG is set, it overrides this dispatch — useful when an
 # operator dispatches the workflow to test a specific slug.
@@ -45,7 +52,15 @@ pick_model_slug() {
  case "$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
 }
@@ -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" ]
@@ -50,13 +50,16 @@ docker rm $(docker ps -aq --filter "name=ws-") 2>/dev/null || true
 echo ""
 echo "--- Create Workspaces ---"

+# model is required at the Create boundary (CTO 2026-05-22 SSOT —
+# feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake).
+# Pass the same value the deleted DefaultModel("claude-code") returned.
 ROOT=$(curl -s -X POST $PLATFORM/workspaces -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d '{"name":"Root Agent","role":"Company coordinator","runtime":"claude-code","tier":3}' \
+  -d '{"name":"Root Agent","role":"Company coordinator","runtime":"claude-code","model":"sonnet","tier":3}' \
  | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
 check_contains "Create root workspace" "-" "$ROOT"

 CHILD=$(curl -s -X POST $PLATFORM/workspaces -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d "{\"name\":\"Child Agent\",\"role\":\"Sub-team member\",\"runtime\":\"claude-code\",\"tier\":2,\"parent_id\":\"$ROOT\"}" \
+  -d "{\"name\":\"Child Agent\",\"role\":\"Sub-team member\",\"runtime\":\"claude-code\",\"model\":\"sonnet\",\"tier\":2,\"parent_id\":\"$ROOT\"}" \
  | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
 check_contains "Create child workspace" "-" "$CHILD"

@@ -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
@@ -92,8 +92,12 @@ for _wid in $PRIOR; do
  curl -s -X DELETE "$BASE/workspaces/$_wid?confirm=true" > /dev/null || true
 done

+# model is required at the Create boundary (CTO 2026-05-22 SSOT — see
+# feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake).
+# Body had no runtime → defaults to langgraph; pass the langgraph-compatible
+# default that the deleted DefaultModel("") would have returned.
 R=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/workspaces" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d '{"name":"Notify E2E","tier":1}')
+  -d '{"name":"Notify E2E","tier":1,"model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"}')
 WSID=$(echo "$R" | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])' 2>/dev/null || true)
 [ -n "$WSID" ] || { echo "Failed to create workspace: $R"; exit 1; }
 echo "Created workspace $WSID"
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@
 #
 # Only PROVISIONING differs from staging:
 #   - staging: POST /cp/admin/orgs (cold EC2 tenant) + per-tenant admin
-#     token + each workspace's MCP bearer from create response or an admin
-#     token-mint fallback.
+#     token + each workspace's MCP bearer from the POST /workspaces
+#     create response.
 #   - 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 —
-#     deterministic, gated by MOLECULE_ENV != production). Same model
-#     every other local E2E (test_priority_runtimes_e2e.sh,
-#     test_api.sh) already uses; no new credential/provision flow.
+#     (BASE, default http://localhost:8080), MCP bearer consumed inline
+#     from the create response (auth_token field). Same model every
+#     other local E2E uses; no new credential/provision flow.
 #
 # By default the local backend creates external-mode workspace rows and
 # drives the literal MCP path directly. That keeps the local peer-visibility
@@ -81,6 +79,17 @@ NAME_PREFIX="PV-Local-$$-$(date +%H%M%S)"
 log()  { echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] $*"; }
 ok()   { echo "[$(date +%H:%M:%S)] ✅ $*"; }

+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
+}
+
 CREATED_WSIDS=()
 ADMIN_BEARER="${MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN:-${ADMIN_TOKEN:-}}"
 ADMIN_AUTH=()
@@ -131,17 +140,6 @@ if ! curl -fsS "$BASE/health" -m 5 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "::error::Local stack not healthy at $BASE/health — bring it up (make up) before this gate. Infra, not a workspace bug (feedback_fix_root_not_symptom)." >&2
  exit 1
 fi
-# admin/test-token is the local MCP-bearer mint path; it 404s in
-# production. If it is off, this gate cannot drive the literal call.
-if ! curl -fsS "$BASE/admin/workspaces/preflight-probe/test-token" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${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" ${ADMIN_AUTH[@]+"${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
-  fi
-fi
 ok "    local stack healthy"

 # ─── Resolve per-runtime provisioning secrets ──────────────────────────
@@ -241,9 +239,31 @@ else
 fi
 log "1/5 provisioning parent ($PARENT_RUNTIME, mode=$PV_LOCAL_PROVISION_MODE) + one sibling per runtime under test..."

+# Map runtime → model per the CTO 2026-05-22 SSOT directive (model is
+# required, no platform default). External runtimes are exempt by the
+# Create-handler gate — for them the URL is the contract — but we still
+# pass model="external:custom" defensively in case a downstream consumer
+# of the create body asserts presence.
+_model_for_runtime() {
+  case "$1" in
+    claude-code) echo "sonnet" ;;
+    codex)       echo "gpt-5.5" ;;
+    kimi)        echo "kimi-coding/kimi-k2-coding-6" ;;
+    minimax)     echo "minimax/MiniMax-M2.7" ;;
+    external)    echo "external:custom" ;;
+    *)           echo "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7" ;;
+  esac
+}
+PARENT_MODEL=$(_model_for_runtime "$PARENT_RUNTIME")
 P_RESP=$(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}")
+  -d "{\"name\":\"${NAME_PREFIX}-parent\",\"runtime\":\"$PARENT_RUNTIME\",\"model\":\"$PARENT_MODEL\",\"tier\":3$PARENT_EXTRA,\"secrets\":$PARENT_SECRETS}")
 PARENT_ID=$(echo "$P_RESP" | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin).get("id",""))' 2>/dev/null)
+# PARENT_TOKEN captured for symmetry with the per-sibling auth-token
+# capture in the runtime loop below + reserved for follow-up steps
+# that need parent-side auth. Current downstream steps reach the parent
+# via admin token, so the variable isn't dereferenced — SC2034.
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034 # captured for downstream parent-auth use; see #1644 follow-up
+PARENT_TOKEN=$(echo "$P_RESP" | extract_auth_token)
 if [ -z "$PARENT_ID" ]; then
  echo "::error::parent create failed: $(echo "$P_RESP" | head -c 300)" >&2
  exit 1
@@ -259,6 +279,8 @@ log "    PARENT_ID=$PARENT_ID runtime=$PARENT_RUNTIME"
 WS_IDS_MAP=""
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034 # map values are updated through portable eval-based helpers.
 VERDICT_MAP=""
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034 # map values are updated through portable eval-based helpers.
+WS_TOKENS_MAP=""
 _map_set() { # _map_set <mapvarname> <key> <value>
  local __m="$1" __k="$2" __v="$3" __cur
  eval "__cur=\$$__m"
@@ -291,14 +313,21 @@ for rt in $PV_RUNTIMES; do
    CREATE_RUNTIME="$rt"
    CREATE_EXTRA=""
  fi
+  CREATE_MODEL=$(_model_for_runtime "$CREATE_RUNTIME")
  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}")
+    -d "{\"name\":\"${NAME_PREFIX}-$rt\",\"runtime\":\"$CREATE_RUNTIME\",\"model\":\"$CREATE_MODEL\",\"tier\":2,\"parent_id\":\"$PARENT_ID\"$CREATE_EXTRA,\"secrets\":$SEC}")
  WID=$(echo "$R" | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin).get("id",""))' 2>/dev/null)
+  WTOK=$(echo "$R" | extract_auth_token)
  if [ -z "$WID" ]; then
    echo "::error::$rt workspace create failed: $(echo "$R" | head -c 300)" >&2
    exit 1
  fi
+  if [ -z "$WTOK" ]; then
+    echo "::error::$rt workspace create did not return an auth_token — cannot drive the literal MCP call" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
  _map_set WS_IDS_MAP "$rt" "$WID"
+  _map_set WS_TOKENS_MAP "$rt" "$WTOK"
  CREATED_WSIDS+=("$WID")
  ALL_WS_IDS="$ALL_WS_IDS $WID"
  ACTIVE_RUNTIMES="$ACTIVE_RUNTIMES $rt"
@@ -356,10 +385,10 @@ log "4/5 driving the LITERAL list_peers MCP call per online runtime..."
 echo ""
 for rt in $ONLINE_RUNTIMES; do
  wid="$(_map_get WS_IDS_MAP "$rt")"
-  WTOK=$(e2e_mint_test_token "$wid" 2>/dev/null || true)
+  WTOK="$(_map_get WS_TOKENS_MAP "$rt")"
  if [ -z "$WTOK" ]; then
    echo "--- $rt (ws=$wid) ---"
-    echo "  ✗ $rt: could not mint a local MCP bearer (admin/test-token) — cannot drive the literal call"
+    echo "  ✗ $rt: workspace create did not return an auth_token — cannot drive the literal call"
    _map_set VERDICT_MAP "$rt" "FAIL(no-bearer)"
    REGRESSED=1
    echo ""
@@ -40,10 +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 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.
+#   tenant workspace creation; each workspace's OWN auth_token is consumed
+#   inline from the POST /workspaces 201 response to drive its MCP call.
+#   No dev-only admin token-mint routes are used in this E2E
+#   (feedback_no_dev_only_routes_in_e2e).
 #
 # Required env:
 #   MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN   CP admin bearer — Railway staging CP_ADMIN_API_TOKEN
@@ -54,6 +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:
@@ -232,6 +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.
@@ -260,37 +269,20 @@ 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)
-  # 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 an admin test token below.
  WTOK=$(echo "$R" | extract_auth_token)
-  [ -n "$WID" ] || fail "$rt workspace create failed: $(echo "$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 "$TTOK_FILE"
-  fi
-  if [ -z "$WTOK" ]; then
-    TTOK_FILE=$(mktemp)
-    TTOK_CODE=$(tenant_call_capture GET "/admin/workspaces/$WID/test-token" "$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="${TOKEN_DIAG}
-GET /admin/workspaces/$WID/test-token -> HTTP $TTOK_CODE body: $(echo "$TTOK_RESP" | redact_token_body)"
-    rm -f "$TTOK_FILE"
-  fi
-  [ -n "$WTOK" ] || fail "$rt workspace did not return or mint an auth_token — cannot drive its MCP call (create_resp: $(echo "$R" | redact_token_body); token_fallbacks: $TOKEN_DIAG)"
+  [ -n "$WID" ] || fail "$rt workspace create failed: $(echo \"$R\" | head -c 300)"
+  [ -n "$WTOK" ] || fail "$rt workspace create did not return an auth_token — cannot drive its MCP call (workspace_id=$WID; create_resp: $(echo \"$R\" | redact_token_body))"
  WS_IDS[$rt]="$WID"
  WS_TOKENS[$rt]="$WTOK"
  ALL_WS_IDS="$ALL_WS_IDS $WID"
  log "    $rt → $WID"
 done

+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 ${PROVISION_TIMEOUT_SECS}s — cold boot)..."
 WS_DEADLINE=$(( $(date +%s) + PROVISION_TIMEOUT_SECS ))
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Staging E2E diagnostic — classify peer-visibility token acquisition.
+#
+# This is intentionally narrower than test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh:
+# it provisions the same throwaway org, creates managed sibling workspaces,
+# and stops immediately after auth_token acquisition. The default runtime set
+# compares hermes with claude-code so a failure is easy to classify:
+#   - hermes fails, claude-code passes -> Hermes/runtime-specific
+#   - both fail                         -> shared admin/auth/proxy route
+#
+# Required env matches test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh:
+#   MOLECULE_ADMIN_TOKEN
+# Optional:
+#   MOLECULE_CP_URL, E2E_RUN_ID, PV_RUNTIMES, E2E_KEEP_ORG,
+#   E2E_MINIMAX_API_KEY / E2E_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / E2E_OPENAI_API_KEY
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+export PV_RUNTIMES="${PV_RUNTIMES:-hermes claude-code}"
+export PV_TOKEN_DIAGNOSTIC_ONLY=1
+
+exec "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/test_peer_visibility_mcp_staging.sh"
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ import json, os
 print(json.dumps({'CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN': os.environ['CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN']}))
 ")
  local resp wsid
+  # model required (CTO 2026-05-22 SSOT) — pass the deleted DefaultModel("claude-code") value.
  resp=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/workspaces" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "{\"name\":\"Priority E2E (claude-code)\",\"runtime\":\"claude-code\",\"tier\":1,\"secrets\":$secrets}")
+    -d "{\"name\":\"Priority E2E (claude-code)\",\"runtime\":\"claude-code\",\"model\":\"sonnet\",\"tier\":1,\"secrets\":$secrets}")
  wsid=$(echo "$resp" | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin).get("id",""))') || true
  if [ -z "$wsid" ]; then
    fail "create claude-code workspace" "$resp"
@@ -380,8 +381,9 @@ import json, os
 print(json.dumps({'GEMINI_API_KEY': os.environ['E2E_GEMINI_API_KEY']}))
 ")
  local resp wsid
+  # model required (CTO 2026-05-22 SSOT) — gemini-cli routes via the gemini provider.
  resp=$(curl -s -X POST "$BASE/workspaces" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-    -d "{\"name\":\"Priority E2E (gemini-cli)\",\"runtime\":\"gemini-cli\",\"tier\":1,\"secrets\":$secrets}")
+    -d "{\"name\":\"Priority E2E (gemini-cli)\",\"runtime\":\"gemini-cli\",\"model\":\"gemini-2.0-flash\",\"tier\":1,\"secrets\":$secrets}")
  wsid=$(echo "$resp" | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin).get("id",""))') || true
  if [ -z "$wsid" ]; then fail "create gemini-cli workspace" "$resp"; return 0; fi
  CREATED_WSIDS+=("$wsid")
@@ -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:
@@ -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
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ def test_ci_change_detector_docs_and_meta_scripts_do_not_trigger_surfaces():
    }


-def test_ci_platform_go_pr_steps_are_path_scoped():
+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"
@@ -720,11 +720,11 @@ def test_ci_platform_go_pr_steps_are_path_scoped():
    assert expensive_steps
    for step in expensive_steps:
        expr = step.get("if", "")
-        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" in expr
        assert "needs.changes.outputs.platform == 'true'" in expr
+        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" not in expr


-def test_ci_canvas_nextjs_pr_steps_are_path_scoped():
+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"
@@ -739,11 +739,11 @@ def test_ci_canvas_nextjs_pr_steps_are_path_scoped():
    assert expensive_steps
    for step in expensive_steps:
        expr = step.get("if", "")
-        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" in expr
        assert "needs.changes.outputs.canvas == 'true'" in expr
+        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" not in expr


-def test_ci_shellcheck_pr_steps_are_path_scoped():
+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"
@@ -756,5 +756,5 @@ def test_ci_shellcheck_pr_steps_are_path_scoped():
    assert expensive_steps
    for step in expensive_steps:
        expr = step.get("if", "")
-        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" in expr
        assert "needs.changes.outputs.scripts == 'true'" in expr
+        assert "github.event_name != 'pull_request'" not in expr
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+// Package main runs the per-tenant workspace-server.
+//
+//	@title			Molecule AI Workspace Server API
+//	@version		1.0
+//	@description	The per-tenant workspace-server HTTP API. Single source of truth for workspace/schedule/agent/secrets/files/memory CRUD. Hand-written clients (canvas, molecule-mcp-server, molecule-cli, molecule-sdk-python) should be replaced by clients generated from this spec — see RFC #1706.
+//	@host			api.moleculesai.app
+//	@BasePath		/
+//	@schemes		https
+//
+//	@securityDefinitions.apikey	BearerAuth
+//	@in							header
+//	@name						Authorization
+//	@description				Bearer token issued by Gitea (org-admin or persona PAT) or by the platform's signup/SSO flow.
+//
+//	@securityDefinitions.apikey	OrgSlugAuth
+//	@in							header
+//	@name						X-Molecule-Org-Slug
+//	@description				Tenant routing header — required on every /workspaces/{id}/* request so the platform edge can route to the correct per-tenant workspace-server. Either X-Molecule-Org-Slug (human-readable, e.g. "agents-team") or X-Molecule-Org-Id (UUID) must be sent; slug is preferred for client code.
+//
+//	@securityDefinitions.apikey	OrgIdAuth
+//	@in							header
+//	@name						X-Molecule-Org-Id
+//	@description				Tenant routing header (UUID form). Alternative to X-Molecule-Org-Slug. At least one of OrgSlugAuth or OrgIdAuth must be sent alongside BearerAuth.
 package main

 import (
@@ -370,8 +393,9 @@ func main() {
 	// See molecule-core#7.
 	bindHost := resolveBindHost()
 	srv := &http.Server{
-		Addr:    fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", bindHost, port),
-		Handler: r,
+		Addr:              fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", bindHost, port),
+		Handler:           r,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
 	}

 	// Start server in goroutine
@@ -0,0 +1,521 @@
+{
+    "schemes": [
+        "https"
+    ],
+    "swagger": "2.0",
+    "info": {
+        "description": "The per-tenant workspace-server HTTP API. Single source of truth for workspace/schedule/agent/secrets/files/memory CRUD. Hand-written clients (canvas, molecule-mcp-server, molecule-cli, molecule-sdk-python) should be replaced by clients generated from this spec — see RFC #1706.",
+        "title": "Molecule AI Workspace Server API",
+        "contact": {},
+        "version": "1.0"
+    },
+    "host": "api.moleculesai.app",
+    "basePath": "/",
+    "paths": {
+        "/workspaces/{id}/schedules": {
+            "get": {
+                "security": [
+                    {
+                        "BearerAuth": [],
+                        "OrgSlugAuth": []
+                    }
+                ],
+                "produces": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "tags": [
+                    "schedules"
+                ],
+                "summary": "List schedules for a workspace",
+                "parameters": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Workspace ID",
+                        "name": "id",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    }
+                ],
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "OK",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": {
+                                "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ScheduleResponse"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "500": {
+                        "description": "Internal Server Error",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            "post": {
+                "security": [
+                    {
+                        "BearerAuth": [],
+                        "OrgSlugAuth": []
+                    }
+                ],
+                "consumes": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "produces": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "tags": [
+                    "schedules"
+                ],
+                "summary": "Create a schedule",
+                "parameters": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Workspace ID",
+                        "name": "id",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "description": "Schedule fields",
+                        "name": "body",
+                        "in": "body",
+                        "required": true,
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.CreateScheduleRequest"
+                        }
+                    }
+                ],
+                "responses": {
+                    "201": {
+                        "description": "Created",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.CreateScheduleResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "400": {
+                        "description": "Bad Request",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "500": {
+                        "description": "Internal Server Error",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "/workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}": {
+            "delete": {
+                "security": [
+                    {
+                        "BearerAuth": [],
+                        "OrgSlugAuth": []
+                    }
+                ],
+                "produces": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "tags": [
+                    "schedules"
+                ],
+                "summary": "Delete a schedule",
+                "parameters": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Workspace ID",
+                        "name": "id",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Schedule ID",
+                        "name": "scheduleId",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    }
+                ],
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "OK",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.StatusResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "404": {
+                        "description": "Not Found",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "500": {
+                        "description": "Internal Server Error",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            "patch": {
+                "security": [
+                    {
+                        "BearerAuth": [],
+                        "OrgSlugAuth": []
+                    }
+                ],
+                "consumes": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "produces": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "tags": [
+                    "schedules"
+                ],
+                "summary": "Update a schedule",
+                "parameters": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Workspace ID",
+                        "name": "id",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Schedule ID",
+                        "name": "scheduleId",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "description": "Partial schedule fields (only provided keys are updated)",
+                        "name": "body",
+                        "in": "body",
+                        "required": true,
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.UpdateScheduleRequest"
+                        }
+                    }
+                ],
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "OK",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ScheduleResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "400": {
+                        "description": "Bad Request",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "404": {
+                        "description": "Not Found",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "500": {
+                        "description": "Internal Server Error",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "/workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}/history": {
+            "get": {
+                "security": [
+                    {
+                        "BearerAuth": [],
+                        "OrgSlugAuth": []
+                    }
+                ],
+                "produces": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "tags": [
+                    "schedules"
+                ],
+                "summary": "Get past runs of a schedule",
+                "parameters": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Workspace ID",
+                        "name": "id",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Schedule ID",
+                        "name": "scheduleId",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    }
+                ],
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "OK",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "type": "array",
+                            "items": {
+                                "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.HistoryEntry"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "500": {
+                        "description": "Internal Server Error",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "/workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}/run": {
+            "post": {
+                "security": [
+                    {
+                        "BearerAuth": [],
+                        "OrgSlugAuth": []
+                    }
+                ],
+                "produces": [
+                    "application/json"
+                ],
+                "tags": [
+                    "schedules"
+                ],
+                "summary": "Fire a schedule manually",
+                "parameters": [
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Workspace ID",
+                        "name": "id",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "description": "Schedule ID",
+                        "name": "scheduleId",
+                        "in": "path",
+                        "required": true
+                    }
+                ],
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "OK",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.RunNowResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "404": {
+                        "description": "Not Found",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "500": {
+                        "description": "Internal Server Error",
+                        "schema": {
+                            "$ref": "#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "definitions": {
+        "handlers.CreateScheduleRequest": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": [
+                "cron_expr",
+                "prompt"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+                "cron_expr": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "enabled": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "prompt": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "timezone": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "handlers.CreateScheduleResponse": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "id": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "next_run_at": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "status": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "handlers.ErrorResponse": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "error": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "handlers.HistoryEntry": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "duration_ms": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "error_detail": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "request": {
+                    "type": "object"
+                },
+                "status": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "timestamp": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "handlers.RunNowResponse": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "prompt": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "status": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "workspace_id": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "handlers.ScheduleResponse": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "created_at": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "cron_expr": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "enabled": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "id": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "last_error": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "last_run_at": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "last_status": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "next_run_at": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "prompt": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "run_count": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "source": {
+                    "description": "'template' (seeded by org/import) | 'runtime' (created via Canvas/API). Issue #24.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "timezone": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "updated_at": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "workspace_id": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "handlers.StatusResponse": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "status": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "handlers.UpdateScheduleRequest": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "cron_expr": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "enabled": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "prompt": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "timezone": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "securityDefinitions": {
+        "BearerAuth": {
+            "description": "Bearer token issued by Gitea (org-admin or persona PAT) or by the platform's signup/SSO flow.",
+            "type": "apiKey",
+            "name": "Authorization",
+            "in": "header"
+        },
+        "OrgIdAuth": {
+            "description": "Tenant routing header (UUID form). Alternative to X-Molecule-Org-Slug. At least one of OrgSlugAuth or OrgIdAuth must be sent alongside BearerAuth.",
+            "type": "apiKey",
+            "name": "X-Molecule-Org-Id",
+            "in": "header"
+        },
+        "OrgSlugAuth": {
+            "description": "Tenant routing header — required on every /workspaces/{id}/* request so the platform edge can route to the correct per-tenant workspace-server. Either X-Molecule-Org-Slug (human-readable, e.g. \"agents-team\") or X-Molecule-Org-Id (UUID) must be sent; slug is preferred for client code.",
+            "type": "apiKey",
+            "name": "X-Molecule-Org-Slug",
+            "in": "header"
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+basePath: /
+definitions:
+  handlers.CreateScheduleRequest:
+    properties:
+      cron_expr:
+        type: string
+      enabled:
+        type: boolean
+      name:
+        type: string
+      prompt:
+        type: string
+      timezone:
+        type: string
+    required:
+    - cron_expr
+    - prompt
+    type: object
+  handlers.CreateScheduleResponse:
+    properties:
+      id:
+        type: string
+      next_run_at:
+        type: string
+      status:
+        type: string
+    type: object
+  handlers.ErrorResponse:
+    properties:
+      error:
+        type: string
+    type: object
+  handlers.HistoryEntry:
+    properties:
+      duration_ms:
+        type: integer
+      error_detail:
+        type: string
+      request:
+        type: object
+      status:
+        type: string
+      timestamp:
+        type: string
+    type: object
+  handlers.RunNowResponse:
+    properties:
+      prompt:
+        type: string
+      status:
+        type: string
+      workspace_id:
+        type: string
+    type: object
+  handlers.ScheduleResponse:
+    properties:
+      created_at:
+        type: string
+      cron_expr:
+        type: string
+      enabled:
+        type: boolean
+      id:
+        type: string
+      last_error:
+        type: string
+      last_run_at:
+        type: string
+      last_status:
+        type: string
+      name:
+        type: string
+      next_run_at:
+        type: string
+      prompt:
+        type: string
+      run_count:
+        type: integer
+      source:
+        description: '''template'' (seeded by org/import) | ''runtime'' (created via
+          Canvas/API). Issue #24.'
+        type: string
+      timezone:
+        type: string
+      updated_at:
+        type: string
+      workspace_id:
+        type: string
+    type: object
+  handlers.StatusResponse:
+    properties:
+      status:
+        type: string
+    type: object
+  handlers.UpdateScheduleRequest:
+    properties:
+      cron_expr:
+        type: string
+      enabled:
+        type: boolean
+      name:
+        type: string
+      prompt:
+        type: string
+      timezone:
+        type: string
+    type: object
+host: api.moleculesai.app
+info:
+  contact: {}
+  description: 'The per-tenant workspace-server HTTP API. Single source of truth for
+    workspace/schedule/agent/secrets/files/memory CRUD. Hand-written clients (canvas,
+    molecule-mcp-server, molecule-cli, molecule-sdk-python) should be replaced by
+    clients generated from this spec — see RFC #1706.'
+  title: Molecule AI Workspace Server API
+  version: "1.0"
+paths:
+  /workspaces/{id}/schedules:
+    get:
+      parameters:
+      - description: Workspace ID
+        in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      produces:
+      - application/json
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: OK
+          schema:
+            items:
+              $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ScheduleResponse'
+            type: array
+        "500":
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+      security:
+      - BearerAuth: []
+        OrgSlugAuth: []
+      summary: List schedules for a workspace
+      tags:
+      - schedules
+    post:
+      consumes:
+      - application/json
+      parameters:
+      - description: Workspace ID
+        in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      - description: Schedule fields
+        in: body
+        name: body
+        required: true
+        schema:
+          $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.CreateScheduleRequest'
+      produces:
+      - application/json
+      responses:
+        "201":
+          description: Created
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.CreateScheduleResponse'
+        "400":
+          description: Bad Request
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+        "500":
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+      security:
+      - BearerAuth: []
+        OrgSlugAuth: []
+      summary: Create a schedule
+      tags:
+      - schedules
+  /workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}:
+    delete:
+      parameters:
+      - description: Workspace ID
+        in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      - description: Schedule ID
+        in: path
+        name: scheduleId
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      produces:
+      - application/json
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: OK
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.StatusResponse'
+        "404":
+          description: Not Found
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+        "500":
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+      security:
+      - BearerAuth: []
+        OrgSlugAuth: []
+      summary: Delete a schedule
+      tags:
+      - schedules
+    patch:
+      consumes:
+      - application/json
+      parameters:
+      - description: Workspace ID
+        in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      - description: Schedule ID
+        in: path
+        name: scheduleId
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      - description: Partial schedule fields (only provided keys are updated)
+        in: body
+        name: body
+        required: true
+        schema:
+          $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.UpdateScheduleRequest'
+      produces:
+      - application/json
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: OK
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ScheduleResponse'
+        "400":
+          description: Bad Request
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+        "404":
+          description: Not Found
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+        "500":
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+      security:
+      - BearerAuth: []
+        OrgSlugAuth: []
+      summary: Update a schedule
+      tags:
+      - schedules
+  /workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}/history:
+    get:
+      parameters:
+      - description: Workspace ID
+        in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      - description: Schedule ID
+        in: path
+        name: scheduleId
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      produces:
+      - application/json
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: OK
+          schema:
+            items:
+              $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.HistoryEntry'
+            type: array
+        "500":
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+      security:
+      - BearerAuth: []
+        OrgSlugAuth: []
+      summary: Get past runs of a schedule
+      tags:
+      - schedules
+  /workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}/run:
+    post:
+      parameters:
+      - description: Workspace ID
+        in: path
+        name: id
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      - description: Schedule ID
+        in: path
+        name: scheduleId
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      produces:
+      - application/json
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: OK
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.RunNowResponse'
+        "404":
+          description: Not Found
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+        "500":
+          description: Internal Server Error
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/handlers.ErrorResponse'
+      security:
+      - BearerAuth: []
+        OrgSlugAuth: []
+      summary: Fire a schedule manually
+      tags:
+      - schedules
+schemes:
+- https
+securityDefinitions:
+  BearerAuth:
+    description: Bearer token issued by Gitea (org-admin or persona PAT) or by the
+      platform's signup/SSO flow.
+    in: header
+    name: Authorization
+    type: apiKey
+  OrgIdAuth:
+    description: Tenant routing header (UUID form). Alternative to X-Molecule-Org-Slug.
+      At least one of OrgSlugAuth or OrgIdAuth must be sent alongside BearerAuth.
+    in: header
+    name: X-Molecule-Org-Id
+    type: apiKey
+  OrgSlugAuth:
+    description: Tenant routing header — required on every /workspaces/{id}/* request
+      so the platform edge can route to the correct per-tenant workspace-server. Either
+      X-Molecule-Org-Slug (human-readable, e.g. "agents-team") or X-Molecule-Org-Id
+      (UUID) must be sent; slug is preferred for client code.
+    in: header
+    name: X-Molecule-Org-Slug
+    type: apiKey
+swagger: "2.0"
@@ -116,8 +116,11 @@ func (d *DiscordAdapter) SendMessage(ctx context.Context, config map[string]inte
 			// would propagate that token into logs and error responses (#659).
 			return fmt.Errorf("discord: HTTP request failed")
 		}
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 4096))
+		body, readErr := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 4096))
 		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		if readErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("discord: read response body: %w", readErr)
+		}

 		// Discord returns 204 No Content on success.
 		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent && resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ func (l *LarkAdapter) SendMessage(ctx context.Context, config map[string]interfa
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()

-	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, readErr := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if readErr != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("lark: read response body: %w", readErr)
+	}
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		return fmt.Errorf("lark: webhook returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(body)))
 	}
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ func (m *Manager) PausePollersForToken(workspaceID, botToken string) func() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Channels: pause-pollers rows.Err: %v", err)
+	}
 	m.mu.Unlock()

 	if len(pausedIDs) == 0 {
@@ -204,8 +207,16 @@ func (m *Manager) Reload(ctx context.Context) {
 			log.Printf("Channels: reload scan error: %v", err)
 			continue
 		}
-		_ = json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &ch.Config)
-		_ = json.Unmarshal(allowedJSON, &ch.AllowedUsers)
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &ch.Config); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Channels: reload config unmarshal error for %s: %v", truncID(ch.ID), err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(allowedJSON) > 0 {
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(allowedJSON, &ch.AllowedUsers); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Channels: reload allowed_users unmarshal error for %s: %v", truncID(ch.ID), err)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
 		// #319: decrypt at the boundary between DB (ciphertext) and the
 		// in-memory config adapters consume. A decrypt failure logs and
 		// skips the channel — downstream getUpdates would fail anyway
@@ -216,6 +227,9 @@ func (m *Manager) Reload(ctx context.Context) {
 		}
 		desired[ch.ID] = ch
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Channels: reload rows.Err: %v", err)
+	}

 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
@@ -473,6 +487,9 @@ func (m *Manager) BroadcastToWorkspaceChannels(ctx context.Context, workspaceID,
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Channels: broadcast rows.Err: %v", err)
+	}
 }

 // FetchWorkspaceChannelContext returns recent Slack channel messages formatted
@@ -555,8 +572,14 @@ func (m *Manager) loadChannel(ctx context.Context, channelID string) (ChannelRow
 	if err != nil {
 		return ch, fmt.Errorf("channel %s not found: %w", channelID, err)
 	}
-	json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &ch.Config)
-	json.Unmarshal(allowedJSON, &ch.AllowedUsers)
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(configJSON, &ch.Config); err != nil {
+		return ch, fmt.Errorf("channel %s config unmarshal: %w", channelID, err)
+	}
+	if len(allowedJSON) > 0 {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(allowedJSON, &ch.AllowedUsers); err != nil {
+			return ch, fmt.Errorf("channel %s allowed_users unmarshal: %w", channelID, err)
+		}
+	}
 	// #319: decrypt bot_token / webhook_secret — SendOutbound and adapter
 	// methods downstream read them as plaintext strings.
 	if err := DecryptSensitiveFields(ch.Config); err != nil {
@@ -171,8 +171,11 @@ func (s *SlackAdapter) sendBotMessage(ctx context.Context, config map[string]int
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("slack: send: %w", err)
 		}
-		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 4096))
+		respBody, readErr := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 4096))
 		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		if readErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("slack: read response body: %w", readErr)
+		}
 		var result struct {
 			OK    bool   `json:"ok"`
 			Error string `json:"error"`
@@ -208,9 +211,13 @@ func (s *SlackAdapter) sendWebhookMessage(ctx context.Context, config map[string
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("slack: send: %w", err)
 	}
+	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()

 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		body, readErr := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if readErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("slack: webhook returned %d (read body failed: %v)", resp.StatusCode, readErr)
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("slack: webhook returned %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(body)))
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -524,8 +531,11 @@ func FetchChannelHistory(ctx context.Context, botToken, channelID string, limit
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	body, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 65536))
+	body, readErr := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 65536))
 	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	if readErr != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("slack: read history response: %w", readErr)
+	}

 	var result struct {
 		OK       bool                  `json:"ok"`
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (e *proxyA2AError) Error() string {
 // cron scheduler and other internal callers that need to send A2A messages
 // to workspaces programmatically (not from an HTTP handler).
 func (h *WorkspaceHandler) ProxyA2ARequest(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, body []byte, callerID string, logActivity bool) (int, []byte, error) {
-	status, resp, proxyErr := h.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, workspaceID, body, callerID, logActivity)
+	status, resp, proxyErr := h.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, workspaceID, body, callerID, logActivity, false)
 	if proxyErr != nil {
 		return status, resp, proxyErr
 	}
@@ -307,13 +307,21 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) ProxyA2A(c *gin.Context) {
 	// The bind is strict: the token must match `callerID`, not
 	// `workspaceID` (the target). A compromised token from workspace A
 	// must never authenticate calls from A pretending to be B.
-	if callerID != "" && callerID != workspaceID {
-		if err := validateCallerToken(ctx, c, callerID); err != nil {
+	//
+	// Post-RFC#637: canvas users now send X-Workspace-ID (their identity
+	// workspace). validateCallerToken detects canvas/admin auth on a
+	// tokenless workspace and returns isCanvasUser=true so the proxy can
+	// bypass CanCommunicate (human users sit outside the hierarchy).
+	isCanvasUser := false
+	if callerID != "" && callerID != workspaceID && !isSystemCaller(callerID) {
+		var err error
+		isCanvasUser, err = validateCallerToken(ctx, c, callerID)
+		if err != nil {
 			return // response already written with 401
 		}
 	}

-	status, respBody, proxyErr := h.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, workspaceID, body, callerID, true)
+	status, respBody, proxyErr := h.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, workspaceID, body, callerID, true, isCanvasUser)
 	if proxyErr != nil {
 		for k, v := range proxyErr.Headers {
 			c.Header(k, v)
@@ -352,11 +360,13 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) checkWorkspaceBudget(ctx context.Context, workspaceID
 	return nil
 }

-func (h *WorkspaceHandler) proxyA2ARequest(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, body []byte, callerID string, logActivity bool) (int, []byte, *proxyA2AError) {
+func (h *WorkspaceHandler) proxyA2ARequest(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, body []byte, callerID string, logActivity bool, isCanvasUser bool) (int, []byte, *proxyA2AError) {
 	// Access control: workspace-to-workspace requests must pass CanCommunicate check.
 	// Canvas requests (callerID == "") and system callers (webhook:*, system:*, test:*)
 	// are trusted. Self-calls (callerID == workspaceID) are always allowed.
-	if callerID != "" && callerID != workspaceID && !isSystemCaller(callerID) {
+	// Post-RFC#637: canvas-user identity workspaces also bypass CanCommunicate
+	// because human users sit outside the org hierarchy.
+	if callerID != "" && callerID != workspaceID && !isSystemCaller(callerID) && !isCanvasUser {
 		if !registry.CanCommunicate(callerID, workspaceID) {
 			log.Printf("ProxyA2A: access denied %s → %s", callerID, workspaceID)
 			return 0, nil, &proxyA2AError{
@@ -5,17 +5,21 @@ package handlers

 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/subtle"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"

 	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/db"
 	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/events"
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/middleware"
 	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/models"
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/orgtoken"
 	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/wsauth"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
@@ -71,35 +75,30 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) handleA2ADispatchError(ctx context.Context, workspace
 	// with 202 status here was the original cycle 53 bug — callers saw
 	// proxyErr != nil and logged "delegation failed: proxy a2a error".
 	if isUpstreamBusyError(err) {
-		// Capability primitive #5 — see project memory
-		// `project_runtime_native_pluggable.md`. When the target workspace's
-		// adapter has declared provides_native_session=True, the SDK
-		// owns its own queue/session state (claude-agent-sdk's streaming
-		// session, hermes-agent's in-container event log, etc.). Adding
-		// the platform's a2a_queue layer on top would double-buffer the
-		// same in-flight state — and worse, the platform queue's drain
-		// timing has no relationship to the SDK's actual readiness, so
-		// the queued request might dispatch while the SDK is STILL busy.
+		// #1684 / Reno Stars: native_session adapters previously took a
+		// 503-no-enqueue path here, on the assumption that the SDK owned
+		// an inbound queue and the platform a2a_queue would double-buffer.
+		// In practice, the common native_session SDKs (claude-agent-sdk,
+		// codex app-server, hermes-agent) do NOT have an inbound queue —
+		// new turns can only be pushed via the same HTTP POST that just
+		// returned busy. So cron fires (and any A2A retry) bounce 503
+		// every tick until the SDK voluntarily yields. Reno Stars #1684
+		// observed 12 consecutive `*/30` cron fires lost over 6h while a
+		// single native_session held the slot.
 		//
-		// For native_session targets, return 503 + Retry-After directly.
-		// The caller's adapter handles retry on its own schedule, and
-		// the SDK's own queue absorbs the in-flight request when it does.
-		// Observability is preserved: logA2AFailure already ran above;
-		// activity_logs records the busy event; the broadcaster fires.
-		if runtimeOverrides.HasCapability(workspaceID, "session") {
-			log.Printf("ProxyA2A: target %s busy and declares native_session — skip enqueue, return 503", workspaceID)
-			return 0, nil, &proxyA2AError{
-				Status:  http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
-				Headers: map[string]string{"Retry-After": strconv.Itoa(busyRetryAfterSeconds)},
-				Response: gin.H{
-					"error":          "workspace agent busy — adapter handles retry (native_session)",
-					"busy":           true,
-					"retry_after":    busyRetryAfterSeconds,
-					"native_session": true,
-				},
-			}
-		}
-
+		// The original concern — "drain timing has no relationship to SDK
+		// readiness" — turns out to be unfounded: heartbeat→drain is
+		// gated by `payload.ActiveTasks < maxConcurrent` in
+		// registry.go:Heartbeat, so drain only fires when the workspace
+		// itself reports spare capacity. That IS the session-ended
+		// signal. The native_session SDK reports ActiveTasks=1 while in a
+		// turn, ActiveTasks=0 when idle, and the next heartbeat after
+		// idle triggers DrainQueueForWorkspace.
+		//
+		// So we collapse the two branches: both native_session and
+		// non-native callers enqueue here. The native_session SDK's own
+		// in-flight POST stays unaffected; the queued item drains on the
+		// next post-idle heartbeat.
 		idempotencyKey := extractIdempotencyKey(body)
 		// Honor params.expires_in_seconds when the caller specifies one. Zero
 		// (the unset default) → expiresAt = nil → infinite TTL preserved by
@@ -388,31 +387,53 @@ func nilIfEmpty(s string) *string {
 // (their next /registry/register will mint their first token, after
 // which this branch never fires again for them).
 //
+// Post-RFC#637 addition: when the tokenless workspace is accompanied by
+// canvas or admin auth (same-origin request, admin bearer, or org-level
+// token), the caller is identified as a canvas-user identity rather than
+// a legacy peer agent. The returned isCanvasUser flag lets the A2A proxy
+// bypass CanCommunicate for human users, who sit outside the workspace
+// hierarchy.
+//
 // On auth failure this writes the 401 via c and returns an error so the
 // handler aborts without running the proxy.
-func validateCallerToken(ctx context.Context, c *gin.Context, callerID string) error {
-	hasLive, err := wsauth.HasAnyLiveToken(ctx, db.DB, callerID)
-	if err != nil {
+func validateCallerToken(ctx context.Context, c *gin.Context, callerID string) (isCanvasUser bool, err error) {
+	hasLive, dbErr := wsauth.HasAnyLiveToken(ctx, db.DB, callerID)
+	if dbErr != nil {
 		// Fail-open here matches the heartbeat path — A2A caller auth is
 		// defense-in-depth on top of access-control hierarchy, not the
 		// sole gate on the secret material. A DB hiccup shouldn't take
 		// the whole A2A path down.
-		log.Printf("wsauth: caller HasAnyLiveToken(%s) failed: %v — allowing A2A", callerID, err)
-		return nil
+		log.Printf("wsauth: caller HasAnyLiveToken(%s) failed: %v — allowing A2A", callerID, dbErr)
+		return false, nil
 	}
 	if !hasLive {
-		return nil // legacy / pre-upgrade caller
+		// Tokenless workspace — could be legacy/pre-upgrade caller or
+		// canvas-user identity. Distinguish by request auth signals.
+		if middleware.IsSameOriginCanvas(c) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		tok := wsauth.BearerTokenFromHeader(c.GetHeader("Authorization"))
+		if tok != "" {
+			adminSecret := os.Getenv("ADMIN_TOKEN")
+			if adminSecret != "" && subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(tok), []byte(adminSecret)) == 1 {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			if _, _, _, err := orgtoken.Validate(ctx, db.DB, tok); err == nil {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+		}
+		return false, nil // legacy / pre-upgrade caller
 	}
 	tok := wsauth.BearerTokenFromHeader(c.GetHeader("Authorization"))
 	if tok == "" {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "missing caller auth token"})
-		return errInvalidCallerToken
+		return false, errInvalidCallerToken
 	}
 	if err := wsauth.ValidateToken(ctx, db.DB, callerID, tok); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "invalid caller auth token"})
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
-	return nil
+	return false, nil
 }

 // errInvalidCallerToken is a sentinel for validateCallerToken's "missing
@@ -1112,9 +1112,13 @@ func TestValidateCallerToken_LegacyCallerGrandfathered(t *testing.T) {
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/x/a2a", bytes.NewBufferString("{}"))

-	if err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-legacy"); err != nil {
+	isCanvasUser, err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-legacy")
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("legacy caller should grandfather through; got %v", err)
 	}
+	if isCanvasUser {
+		t.Errorf("legacy caller should NOT be identified as canvas user")
+	}
 	if w.Code != 200 {
 		// gin default before c.JSON is 200; we want no error response written
 		if w.Body.Len() != 0 {
@@ -1136,10 +1140,13 @@ func TestValidateCallerToken_MissingTokenWhenOnFile(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/x/a2a", bytes.NewBufferString("{}"))
 	// No Authorization header set

-	err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-authed")
+	isCanvasUser, err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-authed")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for missing token")
 	}
+	if isCanvasUser {
+		t.Errorf("authed workspace with missing token should NOT be canvas user")
+	}
 	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
 		t.Errorf("expected 401, got %d", w.Code)
 	}
@@ -1164,9 +1171,13 @@ func TestValidateCallerToken_InvalidToken(t *testing.T) {
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer wrong")
 	c.Request = req

-	if err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-authed"); err == nil {
+	isCanvasUser, err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-authed")
+	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for bad token")
 	}
+	if isCanvasUser {
+		t.Errorf("authed workspace with bad token should NOT be canvas user")
+	}
 	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
 		t.Errorf("expected 401, got %d", w.Code)
 	}
@@ -1192,9 +1203,13 @@ func TestValidateCallerToken_ValidToken(t *testing.T) {
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer goodtok")
 	c.Request = req

-	if err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-authed"); err != nil {
+	isCanvasUser, err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-authed")
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("valid token should pass; got %v", err)
 	}
+	if isCanvasUser {
+		t.Errorf("authed workspace with valid token should NOT be canvas user")
+	}
 }

 func TestValidateCallerToken_WrongWorkspaceBindingRejected(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1216,14 +1231,86 @@ func TestValidateCallerToken_WrongWorkspaceBindingRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer tok-for-A")
 	c.Request = req

-	if err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-b-attacker"); err == nil {
+	isCanvasUser, err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-b-attacker")
+	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("token from A must not authenticate caller B")
 	}
+	if isCanvasUser {
+		t.Errorf("cross-workspace token replay should NOT be identified as canvas user")
+	}
 	if w.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
 		t.Errorf("expected 401, got %d", w.Code)
 	}
 }

+func TestValidateCallerToken_CanvasUser_AdminToken(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+
+	// Tokenless workspace
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COUNT\(\*\) FROM workspace_auth_tokens`).
+		WithArgs("ws-canvas-admin").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"count"}).AddRow(0))
+
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "admin-secret-42")
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/x/a2a", bytes.NewBufferString("{}"))
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer admin-secret-42")
+	c.Request = req
+
+	isCanvasUser, err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-canvas-admin")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("admin token should identify canvas user; got error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !isCanvasUser {
+		t.Errorf("admin token bearer should be identified as canvas user")
+	}
+	if w.Code != 200 || w.Body.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("admin token path should not write a response body; got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateCallerToken_CanvasUser_OrgToken(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+
+	// Tokenless workspace
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COUNT\(\*\) FROM workspace_auth_tokens`).
+		WithArgs("ws-canvas-org").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"count"}).AddRow(0))
+
+	// orgtoken.Validate lookup
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT id, prefix, org_id FROM org_api_tokens WHERE token_hash = .* AND revoked_at IS NULL`).
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg()).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id", "prefix", "org_id"}).AddRow("orgtok-1", "pref1234", "org-1"))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE org_api_tokens SET last_used_at`).
+		WithArgs("orgtok-1").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/x/a2a", bytes.NewBufferString("{}"))
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer org-token-plaintext-xyz")
+	c.Request = req
+
+	isCanvasUser, err := validateCallerToken(context.Background(), c, "ws-canvas-org")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("org token should identify canvas user; got error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !isCanvasUser {
+		t.Errorf("org token bearer should be identified as canvas user")
+	}
+	if w.Code != 200 || w.Body.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("org token path should not write a response body; got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // --- Direct unit tests for normalizeA2APayload (extracted from proxyA2ARequest) ---

 func TestNormalizeA2APayload_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) DrainQueueForWorkspace(ctx context.Context, workspace
 	}
 	// logActivity=false: the original EnqueueA2A callsite already logged
 	// the dispatch attempt; re-logging here would double-count events.
-	status, respBody, proxyErr := h.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, workspaceID, item.Body, callerID, false)
+	status, respBody, proxyErr := h.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, workspaceID, item.Body, callerID, false, false)

 	// 202 Accepted = the dispatch was itself queued again (target still busy).
 	// That's not a failure — the queued item just stays queued naturally on
@@ -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 {
@@ -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
+}
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func TestAdminTestToken_EnabledViaFlagEvenInProd(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ENV", "production")
 	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ENABLE_TEST_TOKENS", "1")
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")

 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id =").
 		WithArgs("ws-1").
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ func TestAdminTestToken_EnabledViaFlagEvenInProd(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAdminTestToken_WorkspaceNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ENV", "development")
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")

 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id =").
 		WithArgs("missing").
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ func TestAdminTestToken_WorkspaceNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAdminTestToken_HappyPath_TokenValidates(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ENV", "development")
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")

 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT id FROM workspaces WHERE id =").
 		WithArgs("ws-1").
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ func (h *ChannelHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		result = append(result, entry)
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Channels: list rows.Err: %v", err)
+	}

 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, result)
 }
@@ -514,6 +517,9 @@ func (h *ChannelHandler) Webhook(c *gin.Context) {
 			candidates = append(candidates, row)
 		}
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Channels: telegram webhook rows.Err: %v", err)
+	}

 	if targetSlug != "" {
 		// [slug] routing — match against config username (lowercased)
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func (h *DelegationHandler) executeDelegation(ctx context.Context, sourceID, tar
 	})
 	log.Printf("Delegation %s: step=proxying_a2a_request", delegationID)

-	status, respBody, proxyErr := h.workspace.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, targetID, a2aBody, sourceID, true)
+	status, respBody, proxyErr := h.workspace.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, targetID, a2aBody, sourceID, true, false)
 	log.Printf("Delegation %s: step=proxy_done status=%d bodyLen=%d err=%v", delegationID, status, len(respBody), proxyErr)

 	// When proxyA2ARequest returns an error but we have a non-empty response body
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func (h *DelegationHandler) executeDelegation(ctx context.Context, sourceID, tar
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			// outer timeout hit before retry window elapsed
 		case <-time.After(delegationRetryDelay):
-			status, respBody, proxyErr = h.workspace.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, targetID, a2aBody, sourceID, true)
+			status, respBody, proxyErr = h.workspace.proxyA2ARequest(ctx, targetID, a2aBody, sourceID, true, false)
 		}
 	}

@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ func queryPeerMaps(query string, args ...interface{}) ([]map[string]interface{},

 		result = append(result, peer)
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("queryPeerMaps rows.Err: %v", err)
+	}
 	return result, nil
 }

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ func (h *EventsHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 			"created_at":   createdAt,
 		})
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Events list rows error: %v", err)
+	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, events)
 }

@@ -87,5 +90,8 @@ func (h *EventsHandler) ListByWorkspace(c *gin.Context) {
 			"created_at":   createdAt,
 		})
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("WorkspaceEvents list rows error: %v", err)
+	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, events)
 }
@@ -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)" \
@@ -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)
+		}
+	}
+}
@@ -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
 	}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_WithParentID(t *testing.T) {

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
-	body := `{"name":"Child Agent","parent_id":"parent-ws-123"}`
+	body := `{"name":"Child Agent","model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7","parent_id":"parent-ws-123"}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_ExplicitClaudeCodeRuntime(t *testing.T) {

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
-	body := `{"name":"CC Agent","tier":2,"runtime":"claude-code","canvas":{"x":10,"y":20}}`
+	body := `{"name":"CC Agent","tier":2,"runtime":"claude-code","model":"sonnet","canvas":{"x":10,"y":20}}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceList_WithData(t *testing.T) {
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())

-	// 23 cols — broadcast_enabled + talk_to_user_enabled added after monthly_spend
+	// 24 cols — compute added after talk_to_user_enabled.
 	// (migration 20260514). Column order must match scanWorkspaceRow exactly.
 	columns := []string{
 		"id", "name", "role", "tier", "status", "agent_card", "url",
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ func TestWorkspaceList_WithData(t *testing.T) {
 		"last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	rows := sqlmock.NewRows(columns).
 		AddRow("ws-1", "Agent One", "worker", 1, "online", []byte(`{"name":"agent1"}`), "http://localhost:8001",
-			nil, 3, 1, 0.02, "", 7200, "processing", "langgraph", "", 10.0, 20.0, false, nil, int64(0), false, true).
+			nil, 3, 1, 0.02, "", 7200, "processing", "langgraph", "", 10.0, 20.0, false, nil, int64(0), false, true, []byte(`{}`)).
 		AddRow("ws-2", "Agent Two", "", 2, "degraded", []byte("null"), "",
-			nil, 0, 1, 0.6, "timeout", 100, "", "claude-code", "", 50.0, 60.0, true, nil, int64(0), false, true)
+			nil, 0, 1, 0.6, "timeout", 100, "", "claude-code", "", 50.0, 60.0, true, nil, int64(0), false, true, []byte(`{}`))

 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
 		WillReturnRows(rows)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_MaxConcurrentTasksOverride(t *testing.T) {

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
-	body := `{"name":"Leader Agent","runtime":"claude-code","max_concurrent_tasks":3}`
+	body := `{"name":"Leader Agent","runtime":"claude-code","model":"sonnet","max_concurrent_tasks":3}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -777,6 +777,103 @@ func TestCreate_FieldValidation_Returns400(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+// TestCreate_ModelRequired_Returns422 pins the CTO 2026-05-22 SSOT
+// directive (feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake):
+// model is required user input; the platform must not supply a default,
+// the runtime must not fall back. Empirical trigger: Code Reviewer
+// 5ba15d7e was created with `{"name":..., "runtime":"codex", ...}` (no
+// model). The legacy DefaultModel fallback returned "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"
+// and codex adapter wedged forever — `picks provider='anthropic' but it
+// is not in the providers registry`. The gate at the Create boundary
+// turns that silent stuck-workspace failure into an immediate 422 the
+// caller can react to.
+//
+// Three shapes covered:
+//  1. bare name (no template, no runtime, no model) — formerly defaulted
+//     to langgraph + anthropic; now 422 because model is unspecified.
+//  2. explicit runtime, no model — the Code Reviewer repro shape.
+//  3. explicit runtime+template path, but template (when missing on
+//     disk or unreadable) would leave model empty — exercised here by
+//     pointing at a non-existent template under /tmp/configs.
+func TestCreate_ModelRequired_Returns422(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", "/tmp/configs")
+
+	cases := []struct{ label, body string }{
+		{"bare_name_no_runtime_no_model", `{"name":"x"}`},
+		{"explicit_codex_no_model", `{"name":"Code Reviewer","role":"code reviewer","runtime":"codex","tier":4,"max_concurrent_tasks":1}`},
+		{"explicit_hermes_no_model", `{"name":"researcher","runtime":"hermes"}`},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.label, 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.StatusUnprocessableEntity {
+				t.Errorf("Create(%s): want 422 MODEL_REQUIRED, got %d: %s", tc.label, w.Code, w.Body.String())
+				return
+			}
+			if !bytes.Contains(w.Body.Bytes(), []byte(`"code":"MODEL_REQUIRED"`)) {
+				t.Errorf("Create(%s): want body containing code=MODEL_REQUIRED, got %s", tc.label, w.Body.String())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCreate_ExternalRuntime_NoModel_OK pins the external-runtime
+// exemption from the MODEL_REQUIRED gate. External workspaces
+// intentionally do not spawn a Docker container or run an adapter;
+// they delegate to a registered URL (workspace_provision.go:497-498:
+// "external is a first-class runtime that intentionally does NOT
+// spawn a Docker container"). The model field has no meaning for
+// them — the URL is the contract, and the gate would 422 every
+// legitimate "register my agent at https://..." flow.
+//
+// Both spellings count as external:
+//   1. payload.External == true (the canonical flag, e.g. with any runtime)
+//   2. payload.Runtime == "external" (legacy shape some E2E scripts still use)
+//
+// The isExternalLikeRuntime() helper catches both "external" and any
+// future external-like runtime alias.
+func TestCreate_ExternalRuntime_NoModel_OK(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	// External=true with explicit runtime — the test_api.sh / Echo Agent shape.
+	mock.ExpectBegin()
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
+		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(`UPDATE workspaces SET status =`).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspace_auth_tokens").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO structure_events").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	body := `{"name":"Echo Agent","tier":1,"runtime":"external","external":true}`
+	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.Fatalf("external workspace without model: want 201, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("sqlmock expectations not met: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestUpdate_FieldValidation_Returns400(t *testing.T) {
 	setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)
@@ -386,7 +386,13 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Test Agent","canvas":{"x":100,"y":200}}`
+	// Note: model is now required at the Create boundary (CTO 2026-05-22
+	// SSOT directive — see feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake
+	// and TestCreate_ModelRequired_Returns422). This test happens to take
+	// the bare-defaults path (no template, no runtime → langgraph), so
+	// the body must declare an explicit model. Using a langgraph-compatible
+	// id; the test doesn't exercise model semantics beyond presence.
+	body := `{"name":"Test Agent","model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7","canvas":{"x":100,"y":200}}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -456,7 +462,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceList(t *testing.T) {
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", "/tmp/configs")

-	// 23 cols: broadcast_enabled + talk_to_user_enabled added after monthly_spend
+	// 24 cols: compute added after talk_to_user_enabled.
 	// (migration 20260514). Column order must match scanWorkspaceRow exactly.
 	columns := []string{
 		"id", "name", "role", "tier", "status", "agent_card", "url",
@@ -464,13 +470,13 @@ func TestWorkspaceList(t *testing.T) {
 		"last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	rows := sqlmock.NewRows(columns).
 		AddRow("ws-1", "Agent One", "worker", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:8001",
-			nil, 0, 1, 0.0, "", 100, "", "claude-code", "", 10.0, 20.0, false, nil, int64(0), false, true).
+			nil, 0, 1, 0.0, "", 100, "", "claude-code", "", 10.0, 20.0, false, nil, int64(0), false, true, []byte(`{}`)).
 		AddRow("ws-2", "Agent Two", "manager", 2, "provisioning", []byte("null"), "",
-			nil, 0, 1, 0.0, "", 0, "", "langgraph", "", 50.0, 60.0, false, nil, int64(0), false, true)
+			nil, 0, 1, 0.0, "", 0, "", "langgraph", "", 50.0, 60.0, false, nil, int64(0), false, true, []byte(`{}`))

 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
 		WillReturnRows(rows)
@@ -1184,14 +1190,14 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_CurrentTask(t *testing.T) {
 		"parent_id", "active_tasks", "max_concurrent_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
 		WithArgs("dddddddd-0004-0000-0000-000000000000").
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(columns).AddRow(
 			"dddddddd-0004-0000-0000-000000000000", "Task Worker", "worker", 1, "online", []byte("null"), "http://localhost:9000",
 			nil, 2, 1, 0.0, "", 300, "Analyzing document", "langgraph", "", 10.0, 20.0, false,
-			nil, int64(0), false, true,
+			nil, int64(0), false, true, []byte(`{}`),
 		))

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -1141,6 +1141,8 @@ func TestIsSafeURL_Blocks169_254_Metadata(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestIsSafeURL_Blocks10xPrivate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")
 	err := isSafeURL("http://10.0.0.1/agent")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("isSafeURL: expected 10.x.x.x to be blocked, got nil")
@@ -1148,6 +1150,8 @@ func TestIsSafeURL_Blocks10xPrivate(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestIsSafeURL_Blocks172Private(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")
 	err := isSafeURL("http://172.16.0.1/agent")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("isSafeURL: expected 172.16.0.0/12 to be blocked, got nil")
@@ -1155,6 +1159,8 @@ func TestIsSafeURL_Blocks172Private(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestIsSafeURL_Blocks192_168Private(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")
 	err := isSafeURL("http://192.168.1.100/agent")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("isSafeURL: expected 192.168.x.x to be blocked, got nil")
@@ -1178,6 +1184,8 @@ func TestIsSafeURL_BlocksInvalidURL(t *testing.T) {
 // ==================== SSRF Defence — isPrivateOrMetadataIP ====================

 func TestIsPrivateOrMetadataIP_10Range(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")
 	tests := []string{"10.0.0.0", "10.255.255.255", "10.1.2.3"}
 	for _, ip := range tests {
 		if !isPrivateOrMetadataIP(net.ParseIP(ip)) {
@@ -1187,6 +1195,8 @@ func TestIsPrivateOrMetadataIP_10Range(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestIsPrivateOrMetadataIP_172Range(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")
 	tests := []string{"172.16.0.0", "172.31.255.255", "172.20.1.1"}
 	for _, ip := range tests {
 		if !isPrivateOrMetadataIP(net.ParseIP(ip)) {
@@ -1196,6 +1206,8 @@ func TestIsPrivateOrMetadataIP_172Range(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestIsPrivateOrMetadataIP_192_168Range(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")
 	tests := []string{"192.168.0.0", "192.168.255.255", "192.168.1.1"}
 	for _, ip := range tests {
 		if !isPrivateOrMetadataIP(net.ParseIP(ip)) {
@@ -95,14 +95,18 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolListPeers(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (str
 			cols+` FROM workspaces w WHERE w.parent_id = $1 AND w.id != $2 AND w.status != 'removed'`,
 			parentID.String, workspaceID)
 		if err == nil {
-			_ = scanPeers(rows)
+			if scanErr := scanPeers(rows); scanErr != nil {
+				log.Printf("MCP toolListPeers: sibling scan error: %v", scanErr)
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		rows, err := h.database.QueryContext(ctx,
 			cols+` FROM workspaces w WHERE w.parent_id IS NULL AND w.id != $1 AND w.status != 'removed'`,
 			workspaceID)
 		if err == nil {
-			_ = scanPeers(rows)
+			if scanErr := scanPeers(rows); scanErr != nil {
+				log.Printf("MCP toolListPeers: sibling scan error: %v", scanErr)
+			}
 		}
 	}

@@ -112,7 +116,9 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolListPeers(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (str
 			cols+` FROM workspaces w WHERE w.parent_id = $1 AND w.status != 'removed'`,
 			workspaceID)
 		if err == nil {
-			_ = scanPeers(rows)
+			if scanErr := scanPeers(rows); scanErr != nil {
+				log.Printf("MCP toolListPeers: children scan error: %v", scanErr)
+			}
 		}
 	}

@@ -122,7 +128,9 @@ func (h *MCPHandler) toolListPeers(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (str
 			cols+` FROM workspaces w WHERE w.id = $1 AND w.status != 'removed'`,
 			parentID.String)
 		if err == nil {
-			_ = scanPeers(rows)
+			if scanErr := scanPeers(rows); scanErr != nil {
+				log.Printf("MCP toolListPeers: parent scan error: %v", scanErr)
+			}
 		}
 	}

@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ func (h *MemoryHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 		entry.Value = json.RawMessage(value)
 		entries = append(entries, entry)
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Memory list iteration error: %v", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "query iteration failed"})
+		return
+	}

 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, entries)
 }
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
@@ -74,6 +75,34 @@ func TestMemoryList_DBError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+// TestMemoryList_RowsErr_Returns500 verifies that a rows.Err() set during
+// iteration causes the handler to return 500 rather than partial results.
+func TestMemoryList_RowsErr_Returns500(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewMemoryHandler()
+
+	cols := []string{"key", "value", "version", "expires_at", "updated_at"}
+	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT key, value, version, expires_at, updated_at").
+		WithArgs("ws-rowerr").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows(cols).
+			AddRow("ok-key", []byte(`"val"`), int64(1), nil, time.Now()).
+			RowError(0, errors.New("storage engine fault")))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-rowerr"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-rowerr/memory", nil)
+	handler.List(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Errorf("rows.Err() must yield 500, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // ==================== GET /workspaces/:id/memory/:key (Get) ====================

 func TestMemoryGet_Success(t *testing.T) {
@@ -6,18 +6,26 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )

-// TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NativeSession_SkipsEnqueue validates capability
-// primitive #5: when the target workspace has declared
-// provides_native_session=True, a busy-shaped dispatch error MUST short-
-// circuit straight to 503 + Retry-After. The platform's a2a_queue is
-// skipped because the SDK owns its own queue/session state — double-
-// buffering would cause spurious dispatches when the SDK is still busy.
+// TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NativeSession_NowEnqueues validates the #1684
+// fix: native_session adapters used to short-circuit to 503-no-queue here,
+// on the assumption that the SDK owned an inbound queue. In practice the
+// common native_session SDKs (claude-agent-sdk, codex app-server, hermes)
+// don't — new turns arrive only via the same HTTP POST that returns busy.
+// So cron fires bounced 503 every tick until the SDK voluntarily yielded;
+// Reno Stars #1684 observed 12 consecutive `*/30` cron fires lost over 6h.
 //
-// Pin via sqlmock: we deliberately do NOT expect any INSERT INTO a2a_queue.
-// If a future refactor re-introduces enqueueing under native_session,
-// sqlmock fails the test on the unexpected query.
-func TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NativeSession_SkipsEnqueue(t *testing.T) {
-	setupTestDB(t)
+// Post-fix: native_session and non-native both enqueue. Drain timing is
+// gated by registry.go:Heartbeat (`payload.ActiveTasks < maxConcurrent`)
+// so the queued item only dispatches when the SDK reports spare capacity
+// — i.e. the next heartbeat after the in-flight turn returns.
+//
+// This test pins the new behavior: native_session capability DOES NOT
+// bypass EnqueueA2A. We expect the INSERT INTO a2a_queue query to fire,
+// here arranged to fail so we can observe the legacy 503 fallback (and
+// thereby confirm the INSERT was attempted; sqlmock fails the test if
+// the expected query never runs).
+func TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NativeSession_NowEnqueues(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())

@@ -25,10 +33,15 @@ func TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NativeSession_SkipsEnqueue(t *testing.T) {
 	runtimeOverrides.SetCapabilities("ws-native", map[string]bool{"session": true})
 	defer runtimeOverrides.Reset()

-	// DeadlineExceeded triggers isUpstreamBusyError. Without the native
-	// gate, this would fire EnqueueA2A → INSERT INTO a2a_queue. With
-	// the gate, it short-circuits to 503. We expect ZERO queue queries;
-	// sqlmock's ExpectationsWereMet implicitly enforces that on teardown.
+	// We now EXPECT the INSERT to fire even with native_session=true. Make
+	// it fail so the handler falls through to the legacy 503 path — that
+	// lets us assert (1) enqueue was attempted, (2) the response on
+	// queue-failure does NOT carry native_session=true marker (that field
+	// was removed alongside the gate).
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`INSERT INTO a2a_queue`).
+		WithArgs("ws-native", nil, PriorityTask, "{}", "message/send", nil).
+		WillReturnError(errTestQueueUnavailable)
+
 	_, _, perr := handler.handleA2ADispatchError(
 		context.Background(), "ws-native", "", []byte("{}"), "message/send",
 		context.DeadlineExceeded, 1, false,
@@ -37,28 +50,27 @@ func TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NativeSession_SkipsEnqueue(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected proxy error, got nil")
 	}
 	if perr.Status != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
-		t.Errorf("got status %d, want 503 (native_session bypasses queue but still 503s)", perr.Status)
+		t.Errorf("got status %d, want 503 (enqueue failed → legacy 503 fallback)", perr.Status)
 	}
 	if perr.Headers["Retry-After"] == "" {
-		t.Error("expected Retry-After header on native-session 503")
+		t.Error("expected Retry-After header on busy-503")
 	}
-	// Pin the marker so callers' adapters can distinguish this from a
-	// queue-failure 503: the body has native_session=true.
-	if got, _ := perr.Response["native_session"].(bool); !got {
-		t.Errorf("expected native_session=true in response body; got %+v", perr.Response)
+	// The native_session marker was removed from the response body — the
+	// platform queues both kinds now, callers no longer distinguish. Pin
+	// its absence so a future revert is caught.
+	if got, ok := perr.Response["native_session"].(bool); ok && got {
+		t.Errorf("native_session marker should be gone after #1684 fix; got %+v", perr.Response)
 	}
-	// And busy=true stays so existing busy-handling code paths still trigger.
 	if got, _ := perr.Response["busy"].(bool); !got {
-		t.Errorf("expected busy=true in response body; got %+v", perr.Response)
+		t.Errorf("expected busy=true; got %+v", perr.Response)
 	}
 }

-// TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NoNativeSession_StillEnqueues is the negative
-// pin: a workspace WITHOUT the capability flag falls through to the
-// existing EnqueueA2A path (and 503 if that fails). Same shape as
-// TestHandleA2ADispatchError_ContextDeadline; we duplicate it here so
-// the native_session gate change is bracketed by both positive and
-// negative tests in the same file.
+// TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NoNativeSession_StillEnqueues — non-native
+// behavior is unchanged: enqueue is attempted, fail-fallback to 503. This
+// negative pin guards against accidentally reverting the unification by
+// re-introducing a `if HasCapability(...)` gate that would short-circuit
+// the enqueue path.
 func TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NoNativeSession_StillEnqueues(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)
@@ -79,13 +91,11 @@ func TestHandleA2ADispatchError_NoNativeSession_StillEnqueues(t *testing.T) {
 	if perr == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected proxy error, got nil")
 	}
-	// Queue insert failed → falls through to legacy 503 (without
-	// native_session marker).
 	if perr.Status != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
 		t.Errorf("got status %d, want 503", perr.Status)
 	}
 	if got, _ := perr.Response["native_session"].(bool); got {
-		t.Errorf("non-native workspace should NOT carry native_session=true in response; got %+v", perr.Response)
+		t.Errorf("non-native workspace should NOT carry native_session=true; got %+v", perr.Response)
 	}
 }

@@ -69,10 +69,15 @@ func (h *OrgHandler) createWorkspaceTree(ws OrgWorkspace, parentID *string, absX
 		model = defaults.Model
 	}
 	if model == "" {
-		// SSOT: per-runtime defaults live in models/runtime_defaults.go
-		// (see RFC #2873). Consolidated from a duplicate of the same
-		// branch in workspace_provision.go.
-		model = models.DefaultModel(runtime)
+		// SSOT (CTO 2026-05-22, feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake):
+		// model is REQUIRED. The org-import template MUST declare a
+		// model — either per-workspace (`ws.Model`) or via the org
+		// defaults block (`defaults.Model`). If neither is present
+		// the template is malformed and the import must fail-closed
+		// rather than silently provisioning a workspace with a
+		// runtime-incompatible default (the prior `anthropic:claude-opus-4-7`
+		// fallback wedged every codex workspace at adapter init).
+		return fmt.Errorf("org import: workspace %q has no model and the org defaults block does not provide one (runtime=%s) — model is a required field per the workspace-creation contract; either set `model:` on the workspace or under `defaults:`", ws.Name, runtime)
 	}
 	tier := ws.Tier
 	if tier == 0 {
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ func TestHeartbeat_SkipsRemovedRows(t *testing.T) {
 // ------------------------------------------------------------

 func TestValidateAgentURL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")
 	cases := []struct {
 		name    string
 		url     string
@@ -133,24 +133,30 @@ func loadRestartContextData(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) restartCont
 	// message bus.
 	keySet := map[string]struct{}{}
 	if rows, err := db.DB.QueryContext(ctx, `SELECT key FROM global_secrets`); err == nil {
+		defer rows.Close()
 		for rows.Next() {
 			var k string
 			if rows.Scan(&k) == nil {
 				keySet[k] = struct{}{}
 			}
 		}
-		rows.Close()
+		if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("loadRestartContextData: global_secrets rows.Err: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 	if rows, err := db.DB.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT key FROM workspace_secrets WHERE workspace_id = $1`, workspaceID,
 	); err == nil {
+		defer rows.Close()
 		for rows.Next() {
 			var k string
 			if rows.Scan(&k) == nil {
 				keySet[k] = struct{}{}
 			}
 		}
-		rows.Close()
+		if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("loadRestartContextData: workspace_secrets rows.Err: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 	for k := range keySet {
 		d.EnvKeys = append(d.EnvKeys, k)
@@ -15,13 +15,46 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/scheduler"
 )

+// ErrorResponse is returned for 4xx/5xx errors. (OpenAPI doc shape — used by swaggo.)
+type ErrorResponse struct {
+	Error string `json:"error"`
+}
+
+// StatusResponse is returned by mutating endpoints that only echo a status verb.
+type StatusResponse struct {
+	Status string `json:"status"`
+}
+
+// CreateScheduleResponse is returned by POST /workspaces/{id}/schedules.
+type CreateScheduleResponse struct {
+	ID        string    `json:"id"`
+	Status    string    `json:"status"`
+	NextRunAt time.Time `json:"next_run_at"`
+}
+
+// RunNowResponse is returned by POST /workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}/run.
+type RunNowResponse struct {
+	Status      string `json:"status"`
+	WorkspaceID string `json:"workspace_id"`
+	Prompt      string `json:"prompt"`
+}
+
+// HistoryEntry is one row of /workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}/history.
+type HistoryEntry struct {
+	Timestamp   time.Time       `json:"timestamp"`
+	DurationMs  *int            `json:"duration_ms"`
+	Status      *string         `json:"status"`
+	ErrorDetail string          `json:"error_detail"`
+	Request     json.RawMessage `json:"request" swaggertype:"object"`
+}
+
 type ScheduleHandler struct{}

 func NewScheduleHandler() *ScheduleHandler {
 	return &ScheduleHandler{}
 }

-type scheduleResponse struct {
+type ScheduleResponse struct {
 	ID          string     `json:"id"`
 	WorkspaceID string     `json:"workspace_id"`
 	Name        string     `json:"name"`
@@ -40,6 +73,15 @@ type scheduleResponse struct {
 }

 // List returns all schedules for a workspace.
+//
+//	@Summary	List schedules for a workspace
+//	@Tags		schedules
+//	@Produce	json
+//	@Param		id	path		string	true	"Workspace ID"
+//	@Success	200	{array}		ScheduleResponse
+//	@Failure	500	{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Router		/workspaces/{id}/schedules [get]
+//	@Security	BearerAuth && OrgSlugAuth
 func (h *ScheduleHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 	workspaceID := c.Param("id")
 	ctx := c.Request.Context()
@@ -58,9 +100,9 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()

-	schedules := make([]scheduleResponse, 0)
+	schedules := make([]ScheduleResponse, 0)
 	for rows.Next() {
-		var s scheduleResponse
+		var s ScheduleResponse
 		if err := rows.Scan(
 			&s.ID, &s.WorkspaceID, &s.Name, &s.CronExpr, &s.Timezone,
 			&s.Prompt, &s.Enabled, &s.LastRunAt, &s.NextRunAt, &s.RunCount,
@@ -78,7 +120,7 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, schedules)
 }

-type createScheduleRequest struct {
+type CreateScheduleRequest struct {
 	Name     string `json:"name"`
 	CronExpr string `json:"cron_expr" binding:"required"`
 	Timezone string `json:"timezone"`
@@ -87,11 +129,23 @@ type createScheduleRequest struct {
 }

 // Create adds a new schedule for a workspace.
+//
+//	@Summary	Create a schedule
+//	@Tags		schedules
+//	@Accept		json
+//	@Produce	json
+//	@Param		id		path		string					true	"Workspace ID"
+//	@Param		body	body		CreateScheduleRequest	true	"Schedule fields"
+//	@Success	201		{object}	CreateScheduleResponse
+//	@Failure	400		{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Failure	500		{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Router		/workspaces/{id}/schedules [post]
+//	@Security	BearerAuth && OrgSlugAuth
 func (h *ScheduleHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) {
 	workspaceID := c.Param("id")
 	ctx := c.Request.Context()

-	var body createScheduleRequest
+	var body CreateScheduleRequest
 	if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&body); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "cron_expr and prompt are required"})
 		return
@@ -145,7 +199,7 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) {
 	})
 }

-type updateScheduleRequest struct {
+type UpdateScheduleRequest struct {
 	Name     *string `json:"name"`
 	CronExpr *string `json:"cron_expr"`
 	Timezone *string `json:"timezone"`
@@ -155,12 +209,26 @@ type updateScheduleRequest struct {

 // Update modifies a schedule. Uses a fixed UPDATE with COALESCE so only
 // provided fields are changed — no dynamic SQL construction.
+//
+//	@Summary	Update a schedule
+//	@Tags		schedules
+//	@Accept		json
+//	@Produce	json
+//	@Param		id			path		string					true	"Workspace ID"
+//	@Param		scheduleId	path		string					true	"Schedule ID"
+//	@Param		body		body		UpdateScheduleRequest	true	"Partial schedule fields (only provided keys are updated)"
+//	@Success	200			{object}	ScheduleResponse
+//	@Failure	400			{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Failure	404			{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Failure	500			{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Router		/workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId} [patch]
+//	@Security	BearerAuth && OrgSlugAuth
 func (h *ScheduleHandler) Update(c *gin.Context) {
 	scheduleID := c.Param("scheduleId")
 	workspaceID := c.Param("id") // #113: bind to owning workspace to prevent IDOR
 	ctx := c.Request.Context()

-	var body updateScheduleRequest
+	var body UpdateScheduleRequest
 	if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&body); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid JSON"})
 		return
@@ -230,6 +298,17 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) Update(c *gin.Context) {
 }

 // Delete removes a schedule.
+//
+//	@Summary	Delete a schedule
+//	@Tags		schedules
+//	@Produce	json
+//	@Param		id			path		string	true	"Workspace ID"
+//	@Param		scheduleId	path		string	true	"Schedule ID"
+//	@Success	200			{object}	StatusResponse
+//	@Failure	404			{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Failure	500			{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Router		/workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId} [delete]
+//	@Security	BearerAuth && OrgSlugAuth
 func (h *ScheduleHandler) Delete(c *gin.Context) {
 	scheduleID := c.Param("scheduleId")
 	workspaceID := c.Param("id") // #113: bind to owning workspace to prevent IDOR
@@ -252,6 +331,17 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) Delete(c *gin.Context) {
 }

 // RunNow manually fires a schedule immediately.
+//
+//	@Summary	Fire a schedule manually
+//	@Tags		schedules
+//	@Produce	json
+//	@Param		id			path		string	true	"Workspace ID"
+//	@Param		scheduleId	path		string	true	"Schedule ID"
+//	@Success	200			{object}	RunNowResponse
+//	@Failure	404			{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Failure	500			{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Router		/workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}/run [post]
+//	@Security	BearerAuth && OrgSlugAuth
 func (h *ScheduleHandler) RunNow(c *gin.Context) {
 	scheduleID := c.Param("scheduleId")
 	workspaceID := c.Param("id")
@@ -282,6 +372,16 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) RunNow(c *gin.Context) {
 }

 // History returns recent runs for a schedule from activity_logs.
+//
+//	@Summary	Get past runs of a schedule
+//	@Tags		schedules
+//	@Produce	json
+//	@Param		id			path		string	true	"Workspace ID"
+//	@Param		scheduleId	path		string	true	"Schedule ID"
+//	@Success	200			{array}		HistoryEntry
+//	@Failure	500			{object}	ErrorResponse
+//	@Router		/workspaces/{id}/schedules/{scheduleId}/history [get]
+//	@Security	BearerAuth && OrgSlugAuth
 func (h *ScheduleHandler) History(c *gin.Context) {
 	scheduleID := c.Param("scheduleId")
 	workspaceID := c.Param("id")
@@ -307,17 +407,9 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) History(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()

-	type historyEntry struct {
-		Timestamp   time.Time       `json:"timestamp"`
-		DurationMs  *int            `json:"duration_ms"`
-		Status      *string         `json:"status"`
-		ErrorDetail string          `json:"error_detail"`
-		Request     json.RawMessage `json:"request"`
-	}
-
-	entries := make([]historyEntry, 0)
+	entries := make([]HistoryEntry, 0)
 	for rows.Next() {
-		var e historyEntry
+		var e HistoryEntry
 		var reqStr string
 		if err := rows.Scan(&e.Timestamp, &e.DurationMs, &e.Status, &e.ErrorDetail, &reqStr); err != nil {
 			continue
@@ -325,15 +417,18 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) History(c *gin.Context) {
 		e.Request = json.RawMessage(reqStr)
 		entries = append(entries, e)
 	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("ScheduleHistory: rows error: %v", err)
+	}

 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, entries)
 }

-// scheduleHealthResponse is the read-only health view of a schedule.
+// ScheduleHealthResponse is the read-only health view of a schedule.
 // It deliberately omits prompt and cron_expr so sensitive task content is
 // never exposed to peer workspaces — only execution-state fields needed to
 // detect silent cron failures are returned (issue #249).
-type scheduleHealthResponse struct {
+type ScheduleHealthResponse struct {
 	ID         string     `json:"id"`
 	Name       string     `json:"name"`
 	Enabled    bool       `json:"enabled"`
@@ -375,14 +470,19 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) Health(c *gin.Context) {

 	// Validate the caller's own bearer token (Phase 30.5 contract).
 	// Skip for system callers and self-calls, same as the A2A proxy.
+	// Post-RFC#637: canvas users may read schedule health too.
+	isCanvasUser := false
 	if !isSystemCaller(callerID) && callerID != workspaceID {
-		if err := validateCallerToken(ctx, c, callerID); err != nil {
+		var err error
+		isCanvasUser, err = validateCallerToken(ctx, c, callerID)
+		if err != nil {
 			return // response already written with 401
 		}
 	}

 	// CanCommunicate gate — only peers in the org hierarchy may read health.
-	if callerID != workspaceID && !isSystemCaller(callerID) {
+	// Canvas users (human operators) bypass this gate.
+	if callerID != workspaceID && !isSystemCaller(callerID) && !isCanvasUser {
 		if !registry.CanCommunicate(callerID, workspaceID) {
 			log.Printf("ScheduleHealth: access denied %s → %s", callerID, workspaceID)
 			c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "access denied"})
@@ -402,9 +502,9 @@ func (h *ScheduleHandler) Health(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()

-	schedules := make([]scheduleHealthResponse, 0)
+	schedules := make([]ScheduleHealthResponse, 0)
 	for rows.Next() {
-		var s scheduleHealthResponse
+		var s ScheduleHealthResponse
 		if err := rows.Scan(
 			&s.ID, &s.Name, &s.Enabled, &s.LastRunAt, &s.NextRunAt,
 			&s.RunCount, &s.LastStatus, &s.LastError,
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func TestScheduleHealth_SelfCall_Allowed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 200 for self-call, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
 	}

-	var resp []scheduleHealthResponse
+	var resp []ScheduleHealthResponse
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to parse response: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestScheduleHealth_CanCommunicatePeer_LegacyNoToken(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 200 for peer with no tokens, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
 	}

-	var resp []scheduleHealthResponse
+	var resp []ScheduleHealthResponse
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to parse response: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func TestSecurity_GetTemplates_NoAuth_Returns401(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSecurity_GetTemplates_FreshInstall_FailsOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")
 	authDB, authMock := newFreshInstallAuthDB(t)

 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ func TestSecurity_GetOrgTemplates_NoAuth_Returns401(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSecurity_GetOrgTemplates_FreshInstall_FailsOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")
 	authDB, authMock := newFreshInstallAuthDB(t)

 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ func (h *TracesHandler) List(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()

-	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to read response body"})
+		return
+	}
 	c.Data(resp.StatusCode, "application/json", body)
 }
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func (h *WebhookHandler) GitHub(c *gin.Context) {
 		forwardBody,
 		"webhook:github",
 		true,
+		false,
 	)
 	if proxyErr != nil {
 		c.JSON(proxyErr.Status, proxyErr.Response)
@@ -321,6 +321,51 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) {
 		payload.Runtime = "langgraph"
 	}

+	// SSOT (CTO 2026-05-22, feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake):
+	// model is REQUIRED user input for SPAWNED-runtime workspaces. The
+	// platform must not provide a default; the runtime must not fall back.
+	// The decision belongs to the user (or to the agent acting on the
+	// user's behalf), never to the platform.
+	//
+	// Empirical trigger: Code Reviewer 5ba15d7e was created with
+	// `{"name":"Code Reviewer","role":"...","runtime":"codex",...}` (no
+	// model). The legacy `DefaultModel(runtime)` fallback in
+	// provisionWorkspace returned `"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"`. Codex
+	// adapter only supports openai-* providers — it wedged forever with
+	// `codex adapter: workspace config picks provider='anthropic' but
+	// it is not in the providers registry`. PATCH /workspaces/:id
+	// explicitly disallows updating model (the comment literally reads
+	// `model not patchable`), so the only recovery path was SQL UPDATE
+	// or delete+recreate.
+	//
+	// External workspaces are EXEMPT — they intentionally do not spawn
+	// a Docker container or run an adapter; they delegate to a registered
+	// URL (see provision.go: "external is a first-class runtime that
+	// intentionally does NOT spawn a Docker container"). The MODEL_REQUIRED
+	// gate is meaningful for spawned-runtime workspaces where the model
+	// id drives provider selection at adapter init. For external workspaces
+	// the contract is the URL, not the model — requiring it would be
+	// ceremony with no payoff, and would 422 every legitimate "register
+	// my agent at https://..." flow. The SSOT directive concerns
+	// platform-side defaults; an external workspace genuinely has no
+	// "model decision" for the user to make.
+	//
+	// Fail-closed at the Create boundary so the caller learns the
+	// contract immediately — same shape as the controlplane#188
+	// runtime-unresolved gate above. Caller fixes the request, no
+	// EC2 launched, no stuck workspace, no operator paging.
+	isExternal := payload.External || isExternalLikeRuntime(payload.Runtime)
+	if payload.Model == "" && !isExternal {
+		log.Printf("Create: FAIL-CLOSED — model is required (runtime=%q template=%q); refusing the silent DefaultModel fallback per CTO 2026-05-22 SSOT directive", payload.Runtime, payload.Template)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, gin.H{
+			"error":    "model is required and has no platform-side default — pass an explicit \"model\" in the request body, or use a \"template\" whose config.yaml declares one. See feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake for the contract.",
+			"runtime":  payload.Runtime,
+			"template": payload.Template,
+			"code":     "MODEL_REQUIRED",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
 	ctx := c.Request.Context()

 	// Convert empty role to NULL
@@ -348,6 +393,10 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid workspace access"})
 		return
 	}
+	if err := validateWorkspaceCompute(payload.Compute); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}

 	// Begin a transaction so the workspace row and any initial secrets are
 	// committed atomically.  A secret-encrypt or DB error rolls back the
@@ -435,6 +484,24 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Create(c *gin.Context) {
 		payload.Name = persistedName
 	}

+	if !workspaceComputeIsZero(payload.Compute) {
+		computeJSON, encErr := workspaceComputeJSON(payload.Compute)
+		if encErr != nil {
+			tx.Rollback() //nolint:errcheck
+			log.Printf("Create workspace %s: failed to encode compute config: %v", id, encErr)
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to encode compute config"})
+			return
+		}
+		if _, dbErr := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+			`UPDATE workspaces SET compute = $2::jsonb, updated_at = now() WHERE id = $1`,
+			id, computeJSON); dbErr != nil {
+			tx.Rollback() //nolint:errcheck
+			log.Printf("Create workspace %s: failed to persist compute config: %v", id, dbErr)
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to save compute config"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Persist initial secrets from the create payload (inside same transaction).
 	// nil/empty map is a no-op.  Any failure rolls back the workspace insert
 	// so we never have a workspace row without its intended secrets.
@@ -679,6 +746,7 @@ func scanWorkspaceRow(rows interface {
 	Scan(dest ...interface{}) error
 }) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	var id, name, role, status, url, sampleError, currentTask, runtime, workspaceDir string
+	var computeRaw []byte
 	var tier, activeTasks, maxConcurrentTasks, uptimeSeconds int
 	var errorRate, x, y float64
 	var collapsed, broadcastEnabled, talkToUserEnabled bool
@@ -690,7 +758,7 @@ func scanWorkspaceRow(rows interface {
 	err := rows.Scan(&id, &name, &role, &tier, &status, &agentCard, &url,
 		&parentID, &activeTasks, &maxConcurrentTasks, &errorRate, &sampleError, &uptimeSeconds,
 		&currentTask, &runtime, &workspaceDir, &x, &y, &collapsed,
-		&budgetLimit, &monthlySpend, &broadcastEnabled, &talkToUserEnabled)
+		&budgetLimit, &monthlySpend, &broadcastEnabled, &talkToUserEnabled, &computeRaw)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -717,6 +785,11 @@ func scanWorkspaceRow(rows interface {
 		"broadcast_enabled":    broadcastEnabled,
 		"talk_to_user_enabled": talkToUserEnabled,
 	}
+	if len(computeRaw) > 0 && string(computeRaw) != "null" {
+		ws["compute"] = json.RawMessage(computeRaw)
+	} else {
+		ws["compute"] = json.RawMessage(`{}`)
+	}

 	// budget_limit: nil when no limit set, int64 otherwise
 	if budgetLimit.Valid {
@@ -752,7 +825,8 @@ const workspaceListQuery = `
 		   COALESCE(w.workspace_dir, ''),
 		   COALESCE(cl.x, 0), COALESCE(cl.y, 0), COALESCE(cl.collapsed, false),
 		   w.budget_limit, COALESCE(w.monthly_spend, 0),
-		   w.broadcast_enabled, w.talk_to_user_enabled
+		   w.broadcast_enabled, w.talk_to_user_enabled,
+		   COALESCE(w.compute, '{}'::jsonb)
 	FROM workspaces w
 	LEFT JOIN canvas_layouts cl ON cl.workspace_id = w.id
 	WHERE w.status != 'removed'
@@ -813,7 +887,8 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Get(c *gin.Context) {
 			   COALESCE(w.workspace_dir, ''),
 			   COALESCE(cl.x, 0), COALESCE(cl.y, 0), COALESCE(cl.collapsed, false),
 			   w.budget_limit, COALESCE(w.monthly_spend, 0),
-			   w.broadcast_enabled, w.talk_to_user_enabled
+			   w.broadcast_enabled, w.talk_to_user_enabled,
+			   COALESCE(w.compute, '{}'::jsonb)
 		FROM workspaces w
 		LEFT JOIN canvas_layouts cl ON cl.workspace_id = w.id
 		WHERE w.id = $1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var wsColumns = []string{
 	"parent_id", "active_tasks", "max_concurrent_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 	"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 	"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-	"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+	"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 }

 // ==================== GET — financial fields stripped from open endpoint ====================
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ func TestWorkspaceBudget_Get_NilLimit(t *testing.T) {
 				nil,   // budget_limit NULL
 				0,     // monthly_spend 0
 				false, // broadcast_enabled
-				true)) // talk_to_user_enabled
+				true,  // talk_to_user_enabled
+				[]byte(`{}`)))

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ func TestWorkspaceBudget_Get_WithLimit(t *testing.T) {
 				0.0, 0.0, false,
 				int64(500),  // budget_limit = $5.00 in DB
 				int64(123),  // monthly_spend = $1.23 in DB
-				false, true)) // broadcast_enabled, talk_to_user_enabled
+				false, true, // broadcast_enabled, talk_to_user_enabled
+				[]byte(`{}`)))

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
@@ -145,18 +147,18 @@ func TestWorkspaceBudget_Create_WithLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	mock.ExpectBegin()
 	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
 		WithArgs(
-			sqlmock.AnyArg(), // id
-			"Budgeted Agent", // name
-			nil,              // role
-			3,                // tier (default, workspace.go create-handler)
-			"langgraph",      // runtime
-			sqlmock.AnyArg(), // awareness_namespace
-			(*string)(nil),   // parent_id
-			nil,              // workspace_dir
-			"none",           // workspace_access
-			&budgetVal,       // budget_limit ($10)
+			sqlmock.AnyArg(),                 // id
+			"Budgeted Agent",                 // name
+			nil,                              // role
+			3,                                // tier (default, workspace.go create-handler)
+			"langgraph",                      // runtime
+			sqlmock.AnyArg(),                 // awareness_namespace
+			(*string)(nil),                   // parent_id
+			nil,                              // workspace_dir
+			"none",                           // workspace_access
+			&budgetVal,                       // budget_limit ($10)
 			models.DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks, // max_concurrent_tasks default
-			"push",           // delivery_mode default (#2339)
+			"push",                           // delivery_mode default (#2339)
 		).
 		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
 	mock.ExpectCommit()
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceBudget_Create_WithLimit(t *testing.T) {

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
-	body := `{"name":"Budgeted Agent","budget_limit":1000}`
+	body := `{"name":"Budgeted Agent","model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7","budget_limit":1000}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	handler.Create(c)
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/db"
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/models"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+const (
+	workspaceComputeDiskFloorGB   = 30
+	workspaceComputeDiskCeilingGB = 500
+	workspaceDisplayMinWidth      = 800
+	workspaceDisplayMaxWidth      = 3840
+	workspaceDisplayMinHeight     = 600
+	workspaceDisplayMaxHeight     = 2160
+)
+
+type workspaceDisplayResponse struct {
+	Available bool   `json:"available"`
+	Reason    string `json:"reason,omitempty"`
+	Mode      string `json:"mode,omitempty"`
+	Protocol  string `json:"protocol,omitempty"`
+	Width     int    `json:"width,omitempty"`
+	Height    int    `json:"height,omitempty"`
+	Status    string `json:"status,omitempty"`
+	ViewerURL string `json:"viewer_url,omitempty"`
+}
+
+var workspaceComputeInstanceAllowlist = map[string]struct{}{
+	"t3.medium":  {},
+	"t3.large":   {},
+	"t3.xlarge":  {},
+	"t3.2xlarge": {},
+	"m6i.large":  {},
+	"m6i.xlarge": {},
+	"c6i.xlarge": {},
+}
+
+func validateWorkspaceCompute(compute models.WorkspaceCompute) error {
+	if compute.InstanceType != "" {
+		if _, ok := workspaceComputeInstanceAllowlist[compute.InstanceType]; !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported compute.instance_type")
+		}
+	}
+	if compute.Volume.RootGB != 0 {
+		if compute.Volume.RootGB < workspaceComputeDiskFloorGB || compute.Volume.RootGB > workspaceComputeDiskCeilingGB {
+			return fmt.Errorf("compute.volume.root_gb must be between %d and %d", workspaceComputeDiskFloorGB, workspaceComputeDiskCeilingGB)
+		}
+	}
+	switch compute.Display.Mode {
+	case "", "none", "desktop-control", "gpu-desktop-control":
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported compute.display.mode")
+	}
+	switch compute.Display.Protocol {
+	case "", "dcv", "novnc":
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported compute.display.protocol")
+	}
+	if err := validateWorkspaceDisplayDimensions(compute.Display.Width, compute.Display.Height); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateWorkspaceDisplayConfig(display models.WorkspaceComputeDisplay) error {
+	switch display.Mode {
+	case "", "none", "desktop-control", "gpu-desktop-control":
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported compute.display.mode")
+	}
+	switch display.Protocol {
+	case "", "dcv", "novnc":
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported compute.display.protocol")
+	}
+	if err := validateWorkspaceDisplayDimensions(display.Width, display.Height); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateWorkspaceDisplayDimensions(width, height int) error {
+	if width < 0 || height < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compute.display width/height must be non-negative")
+	}
+	if width != 0 && (width < workspaceDisplayMinWidth || width > workspaceDisplayMaxWidth) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compute.display.width must be between %d and %d", workspaceDisplayMinWidth, workspaceDisplayMaxWidth)
+	}
+	if height != 0 && (height < workspaceDisplayMinHeight || height > workspaceDisplayMaxHeight) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("compute.display.height must be between %d and %d", workspaceDisplayMinHeight, workspaceDisplayMaxHeight)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func workspaceComputeIsZero(compute models.WorkspaceCompute) bool {
+	return compute.InstanceType == "" &&
+		compute.Volume.RootGB == 0 &&
+		compute.Display.Mode == "" &&
+		compute.Display.Width == 0 &&
+		compute.Display.Height == 0 &&
+		compute.Display.Protocol == ""
+}
+
+func workspaceComputeJSON(compute models.WorkspaceCompute) (string, error) {
+	if workspaceComputeIsZero(compute) {
+		return "{}", nil
+	}
+	out := map[string]interface{}{}
+	if compute.InstanceType != "" {
+		out["instance_type"] = compute.InstanceType
+	}
+	if compute.Volume.RootGB != 0 {
+		out["volume"] = map[string]interface{}{"root_gb": compute.Volume.RootGB}
+	}
+	display := map[string]interface{}{}
+	if compute.Display.Mode != "" {
+		display["mode"] = compute.Display.Mode
+	}
+	if compute.Display.Width != 0 {
+		display["width"] = compute.Display.Width
+	}
+	if compute.Display.Height != 0 {
+		display["height"] = compute.Display.Height
+	}
+	if compute.Display.Protocol != "" {
+		display["protocol"] = compute.Display.Protocol
+	}
+	if len(display) > 0 {
+		out["display"] = display
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(out)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(b), nil
+}
+
+func withStoredCompute(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, payload models.CreateWorkspacePayload) models.CreateWorkspacePayload {
+	if !workspaceComputeIsZero(payload.Compute) || db.DB == nil {
+		return payload
+	}
+	var raw string
+	err := db.DB.QueryRowContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT COALESCE(compute, '{}'::jsonb) FROM workspaces WHERE id = $1`,
+		workspaceID,
+	).Scan(&raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
+			log.Printf("withStoredCompute: load compute for %s failed: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		}
+		return payload
+	}
+	if raw == "" || raw == "{}" {
+		return payload
+	}
+	var compute models.WorkspaceCompute
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &compute); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("withStoredCompute: invalid compute JSON for %s: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		return payload
+	}
+	if err := validateWorkspaceCompute(compute); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("withStoredCompute: stored compute for %s failed validation: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		return payload
+	}
+	payload.Compute = compute
+	return payload
+}
+
+// Display handles GET /workspaces/:id/display.
+//
+// Phase 1 only exposes the product contract and the non-display unavailable
+// state. Future desktop-control work will replace the display-enabled branch
+// with short-lived proxied DCV session details.
+func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Display(c *gin.Context) {
+	workspaceID := c.Param("id")
+	var raw string
+	err := db.DB.QueryRowContext(c.Request.Context(),
+		`SELECT COALESCE(compute, '{}'::jsonb) FROM workspaces WHERE id = $1`,
+		workspaceID,
+	).Scan(&raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			c.JSON(404, gin.H{"error": "workspace not found"})
+			return
+		}
+		log.Printf("Display: load compute for %s failed: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		c.JSON(500, gin.H{"error": "failed to load display config"})
+		return
+	}
+	var compute models.WorkspaceCompute
+	if raw != "" && raw != "{}" {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &compute); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Display: invalid compute JSON for %s: %v", workspaceID, err)
+			c.JSON(500, gin.H{"error": "invalid display config"})
+			return
+		}
+		if err := validateWorkspaceDisplayConfig(compute.Display); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Display: invalid stored compute for %s: %v", workspaceID, err)
+			c.JSON(500, gin.H{"error": "invalid display config"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if compute.Display.Mode == "" || compute.Display.Mode == "none" {
+		c.JSON(200, workspaceDisplayResponse{
+			Available: false,
+			Reason:    "display_not_enabled",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	if viewerURL := workspaceDisplayViewerURL(workspaceID); viewerURL != "" {
+		c.JSON(200, workspaceDisplayResponse{
+			Available: true,
+			Mode:      compute.Display.Mode,
+			Protocol:  compute.Display.Protocol,
+			Width:     compute.Display.Width,
+			Height:    compute.Display.Height,
+			Status:    "ready",
+			ViewerURL: viewerURL,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(200, workspaceDisplayResponse{
+		Available: false,
+		Reason:    "display_session_unavailable",
+		Mode:      compute.Display.Mode,
+		Protocol:  compute.Display.Protocol,
+		Width:     compute.Display.Width,
+		Height:    compute.Display.Height,
+		Status:    "not_configured",
+	})
+}
+
+func workspaceDisplayViewerURL(workspaceID string) string {
+	base := strings.TrimRight(os.Getenv("DISPLAY_VIEWER_BASE_URL"), "/")
+	if base == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	parsed, err := url.Parse(base)
+	if err != nil || parsed.Scheme != "https" || parsed.Host == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return base + "/" + url.PathEscape(workspaceID)
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,417 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/models"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+func TestValidateWorkspaceCompute_AcceptsPhase1SizingAndDisplayNone(t *testing.T) {
+	compute := models.WorkspaceCompute{
+		InstanceType: "m6i.xlarge",
+		Volume:       models.WorkspaceComputeVolume{RootGB: 100},
+		Display:      models.WorkspaceComputeDisplay{Mode: "none"},
+	}
+
+	if err := validateWorkspaceCompute(compute); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("validateWorkspaceCompute returned error for valid compute: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateWorkspaceCompute_RejectsUnknownInstanceType(t *testing.T) {
+	compute := models.WorkspaceCompute{InstanceType: "p4d.24xlarge"}
+
+	if err := validateWorkspaceCompute(compute); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("validateWorkspaceCompute accepted unsupported instance type")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateWorkspaceCompute_RejectsOutOfRangeRootVolume(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, rootGB := range []int{29, 501} {
+		compute := models.WorkspaceCompute{Volume: models.WorkspaceComputeVolume{RootGB: rootGB}}
+		if err := validateWorkspaceCompute(compute); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("validateWorkspaceCompute accepted root_gb=%d", rootGB)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateWorkspaceCompute_RejectsOutOfRangeDisplayDimensions(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, display := range []models.WorkspaceComputeDisplay{
+		{Mode: "desktop-control", Protocol: "novnc", Width: 799, Height: 1080},
+		{Mode: "desktop-control", Protocol: "novnc", Width: 3841, Height: 1080},
+		{Mode: "desktop-control", Protocol: "novnc", Width: 1920, Height: 599},
+		{Mode: "desktop-control", Protocol: "novnc", Width: 1920, Height: 2161},
+	} {
+		compute := models.WorkspaceCompute{Display: display}
+		if err := validateWorkspaceCompute(compute); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("validateWorkspaceCompute accepted display size %dx%d", display.Width, display.Height)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceComputeJSON_OmitsEmptyNestedSections(t *testing.T) {
+	got, err := workspaceComputeJSON(models.WorkspaceCompute{
+		InstanceType: "m6i.xlarge",
+		Volume:       models.WorkspaceComputeVolume{RootGB: 100},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("workspaceComputeJSON returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(got, `"display"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("workspaceComputeJSON included empty display section: %s", got)
+	}
+	if got != `{"instance_type":"m6i.xlarge","volume":{"root_gb":100}}` {
+		t.Fatalf("workspaceComputeJSON = %s", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceCreate_WithCompute_PersistsComputeJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectBegin()
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspaces SET compute = \$2::jsonb`).
+		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), sqlmock.AnyArg()).
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	mock.ExpectCommit()
+	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	body := `{
+		"name":"Sized Agent",
+		"external":true,
+		"runtime":"external",
+		"compute":{
+			"instance_type":"m6i.xlarge",
+			"volume":{"root_gb":100},
+			"display":{"mode":"none"}
+		}
+	}`
+	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.Fatalf("expected status 201, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceCreate_WithInvalidCompute_ReturnsBadRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	body := `{
+		"name":"Oversized Agent",
+		"model":"gpt-4",
+		"compute":{"instance_type":"p4d.24xlarge"}
+	}`
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	handler.Create(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 400, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildProvisionerConfig_CopiesComputeSizingFromPayload(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"))
+
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	cfg := handler.buildProvisionerConfig(
+		context.Background(),
+		"ws-compute",
+		"",
+		nil,
+		models.CreateWorkspacePayload{
+			Tier:    4,
+			Runtime: "claude-code",
+			Compute: models.WorkspaceCompute{
+				InstanceType: "m6i.xlarge",
+				Volume:       models.WorkspaceComputeVolume{RootGB: 100},
+				Display:      models.WorkspaceComputeDisplay{Mode: "desktop-control", Protocol: "novnc", Width: 1920, Height: 1080},
+			},
+		},
+		nil,
+		t.TempDir(),
+		"workspace:ws-compute",
+	)
+
+	if cfg.InstanceType != "m6i.xlarge" {
+		t.Errorf("cfg.InstanceType = %q, want m6i.xlarge", cfg.InstanceType)
+	}
+	if cfg.DiskGB != 100 {
+		t.Errorf("cfg.DiskGB = %d, want 100", cfg.DiskGB)
+	}
+	if cfg.Display.Mode != "desktop-control" || cfg.Display.Protocol != "novnc" {
+		t.Errorf("cfg.Display mode/protocol = %q/%q, want desktop-control/novnc", cfg.Display.Mode, cfg.Display.Protocol)
+	}
+	if cfg.Display.Width != 1920 || cfg.Display.Height != 1080 {
+		t.Errorf("cfg.Display size = %dx%d, want 1920x1080", cfg.Display.Width, cfg.Display.Height)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWithStoredCompute_LoadsComputeForRestartPayloads(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-restart-compute").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"instance_type":"m6i.xlarge","volume":{"root_gb":100}}`))
+
+	payload := models.CreateWorkspacePayload{Name: "Restart Me", Tier: 4, Runtime: "claude-code"}
+	got := withStoredCompute(context.Background(), "ws-restart-compute", payload)
+
+	if got.Compute.InstanceType != "m6i.xlarge" {
+		t.Errorf("stored compute instance_type = %q, want m6i.xlarge", got.Compute.InstanceType)
+	}
+	if got.Compute.Volume.RootGB != 100 {
+		t.Errorf("stored compute root_gb = %d, want 100", got.Compute.Volume.RootGB)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplay_NonDisplayWorkspaceReturnsUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-no-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{}`))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-no-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-no-display/display", nil)
+
+	handler.Display(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 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("failed to parse display response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["available"] != false {
+		t.Fatalf("available = %v, want false", resp["available"])
+	}
+	if resp["reason"] != "display_not_enabled" {
+		t.Fatalf("reason = %v, want display_not_enabled", resp["reason"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplay_DisplayConfiguredReturnsSessionUnavailableContract(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"display":{"mode":"desktop-control","protocol":"novnc","width":1920,"height":1080}}`))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-display/display", nil)
+
+	handler.Display(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 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("failed to parse display response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["available"] != false {
+		t.Fatalf("available = %v, want false", resp["available"])
+	}
+	if resp["reason"] != "display_session_unavailable" {
+		t.Fatalf("reason = %v, want display_session_unavailable", resp["reason"])
+	}
+	if resp["status"] != "not_configured" {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %v, want not_configured", resp["status"])
+	}
+	if resp["mode"] != "desktop-control" || resp["protocol"] != "novnc" {
+		t.Fatalf("mode/protocol = %v/%v, want desktop-control/novnc", resp["mode"], resp["protocol"])
+	}
+	if resp["width"] != float64(1920) || resp["height"] != float64(1080) {
+		t.Fatalf("width/height = %v/%v, want 1920/1080", resp["width"], resp["height"])
+	}
+	if _, ok := resp["url"]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("display response exposed url before session infra exists: %v", resp["url"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplay_DisplayConfiguredWithViewerBaseReturnsAvailableSession(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	t.Setenv("DISPLAY_VIEWER_BASE_URL", "https://display.example.test/sessions")
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"display":{"mode":"desktop-control","protocol":"novnc","width":1920,"height":1080}}`))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-display/display", nil)
+
+	handler.Display(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 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("failed to parse display response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["available"] != true {
+		t.Fatalf("available = %v, want true", resp["available"])
+	}
+	if resp["viewer_url"] != "https://display.example.test/sessions/ws-display" {
+		t.Fatalf("viewer_url = %v, want workspace viewer URL", resp["viewer_url"])
+	}
+	if resp["reason"] != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("reason = %v, want omitted", resp["reason"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplay_DisplayConfiguredWithInvalidViewerBaseReturnsUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	t.Setenv("DISPLAY_VIEWER_BASE_URL", "http://display.example.test/sessions")
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	workspaceID := "ws-display"
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs(workspaceID).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"display":{"mode":"desktop-control","protocol":"novnc","width":1920,"height":1080}}`))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: workspaceID}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/"+workspaceID+"/display", nil)
+
+	handler.Display(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 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("failed to parse display response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["available"] != false {
+		t.Fatalf("available = %v, want false", resp["available"])
+	}
+	if resp["viewer_url"] != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("viewer_url = %v, want omitted for invalid viewer base", resp["viewer_url"])
+	}
+	if resp["reason"] != "display_session_unavailable" {
+		t.Fatalf("reason = %v, want display_session_unavailable", resp["reason"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplay_IgnoresUnrelatedStoredComputeSizingDrift(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display-sizing-drift").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"instance_type":"old.large","display":{"mode":"desktop-control","protocol":"novnc","width":1920,"height":1080}}`))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display-sizing-drift"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-display-sizing-drift/display", nil)
+
+	handler.Display(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 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("failed to parse display response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["reason"] != "display_session_unavailable" {
+		t.Fatalf("reason = %v, want display_session_unavailable", resp["reason"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplay_InvalidStoredDisplayConfigReturnsServerError(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	setupTestRedis(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-invalid-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"display":{"mode":"desktop-control","protocol":"vnc"}}`))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-invalid-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-invalid-display/display", nil)
+
+	handler.Display(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 500, 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("failed to parse display response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["error"] != "invalid display config" {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want invalid display config", resp["error"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
@@ -435,13 +435,16 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) CascadeDelete(ctx context.Context, id string) ([]stri
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("descendant query: %w", err)
 	}
+	defer descRows.Close()
 	for descRows.Next() {
 		var descID string
 		if descRows.Scan(&descID) == nil {
 			descendantIDs = append(descendantIDs, descID)
 		}
 	}
-	descRows.Close()
+	if err := descRows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("CascadeDelete: failed iterating descendants: %w", err)
+	}

 	allIDs := append([]string{id}, descendantIDs...)

@@ -503,6 +503,32 @@ func TestCascadeDelete_DescendantQueryError(t *testing.T) {
 	// sqlmock verifies all expected queries were executed
 }

+func TestCascadeDelete_DescendantRowsError(t *testing.T) {
+	mock, _ := setupWorkspaceCrudTest(t)
+	wsID := "aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa"
+
+	// RowError(0, ...) requires a real row at index 0 to be reachable —
+	// sqlmock only invokes nextErr[N] when r.pos-1 == N and the row exists.
+	// AddRow ensures Next() attempts the first row, triggers the error,
+	// and rows.Err() returns the injected error.
+	h := &WorkspaceHandler{}
+	rows := sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow("desc-1").RowError(0, sql.ErrConnDone)
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`WITH RECURSIVE descendants AS`).
+		WithArgs(wsID).
+		WillReturnRows(rows)
+
+	deleted, stopErrs, err := h.CascadeDelete(context.Background(), wsID)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("CascadeDelete returned nil error; want descendant rows error")
+	}
+	if deleted != nil {
+		t.Errorf("deleted = %v; want nil", deleted)
+	}
+	if stopErrs != nil {
+		t.Errorf("stopErrs = %v; want nil", stopErrs)
+	}
+}
+
 // Note: Full CascadeDelete testing requires mocking StopWorkspace, RemoveVolume,
 // and provisioner calls — covered in integration tests. Unit tests here focus on
 // the validation and pre-condition paths.
@@ -0,0 +1,360 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/subtle"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/db"
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/models"
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/wsauth"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+const (
+	displayControlDefaultTTLSeconds = 300
+	displayControlMinTTLSeconds     = 30
+	displayControlMaxTTLSeconds     = 3600
+)
+
+type workspaceDisplayControlResponse struct {
+	Controller   string    `json:"controller"`
+	ControlledBy string    `json:"controlled_by,omitempty"`
+	ExpiresAt    time.Time `json:"expires_at"`
+}
+
+type workspaceDisplayControlNoneResponse struct {
+	Controller string `json:"controller"`
+}
+
+type acquireDisplayControlRequest struct {
+	Controller string `json:"controller"`
+	TTLSeconds int    `json:"ttl_seconds"`
+}
+
+type releaseDisplayControlRequest struct {
+	Force bool `json:"force"`
+}
+
+// DisplayControl handles GET /workspaces/:id/display/control.
+func (h *WorkspaceHandler) DisplayControl(c *gin.Context) {
+	lock, found, err := h.loadActiveDisplayControl(c, c.Param("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("DisplayControl: load lock for %s failed: %v", c.Param("id"), err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to load display control"})
+		return
+	}
+	if !found {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, workspaceDisplayControlNoneResponse{Controller: "none"})
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, lock)
+}
+
+// AcquireDisplayControl handles POST /workspaces/:id/display/control/acquire.
+func (h *WorkspaceHandler) AcquireDisplayControl(c *gin.Context) {
+	var req acquireDisplayControlRequest
+	if c.Request.Body != nil && c.Request.ContentLength != 0 {
+		if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid display control request"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if req.Controller == "" {
+		req.Controller = "user"
+	}
+	if req.Controller != "user" {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "browser callers may only acquire user display control"})
+		return
+	}
+	if req.TTLSeconds == 0 {
+		req.TTLSeconds = displayControlDefaultTTLSeconds
+	}
+	if req.TTLSeconds < displayControlMinTTLSeconds || req.TTLSeconds > displayControlMaxTTLSeconds {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "ttl_seconds must be between 30 and 3600"})
+		return
+	}
+	if ok := h.displayControlEnabled(c, c.Param("id")); !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	controlledBy, ok := displayControlActor(c)
+	if !ok {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "display control requires admin-token or org-token auth"})
+		return
+	}
+	workspaceID := c.Param("id")
+	startedAt := time.Now()
+	emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.acquire.started", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+		"controller":    req.Controller,
+		"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+		"ttl_seconds":   req.TTLSeconds,
+	})
+	var lock workspaceDisplayControlResponse
+	err := db.DB.QueryRowContext(c.Request.Context(), `
+INSERT INTO workspace_display_control_locks
+    (workspace_id, controller, controlled_by, expires_at)
+VALUES
+    ($1, $2, $3, now() + ($4 * interval '1 second'))
+ON CONFLICT (workspace_id) DO UPDATE
+SET controller = EXCLUDED.controller,
+    controlled_by = EXCLUDED.controlled_by,
+    expires_at = EXCLUDED.expires_at,
+    updated_at = now()
+WHERE workspace_display_control_locks.expires_at <= now()
+   OR workspace_display_control_locks.controlled_by = EXCLUDED.controlled_by
+RETURNING controller, controlled_by, expires_at`,
+		workspaceID, req.Controller, controlledBy, req.TTLSeconds,
+	).Scan(&lock.Controller, &lock.ControlledBy, &lock.ExpiresAt)
+	if err == nil {
+		emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.acquire.completed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+			"controller":    lock.Controller,
+			"controlled_by": lock.ControlledBy,
+			"ttl_seconds":   req.TTLSeconds,
+			"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+		})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, lock)
+		return
+	}
+	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		current, found, loadErr := h.loadActiveDisplayControl(c, workspaceID)
+		if loadErr != nil {
+			log.Printf("AcquireDisplayControl: load active lock for %s failed: %v", workspaceID, loadErr)
+			emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.acquire.failed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+				"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+				"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+				"error":         loadErr.Error(),
+			})
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to load display control"})
+			return
+		}
+		emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.acquire.failed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+			"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+			"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+			"error":         "display control already held",
+		})
+		if !found {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusConflict, gin.H{
+				"error":   "display control already held",
+				"current": workspaceDisplayControlNoneResponse{Controller: "none"},
+			})
+			return
+		}
+		c.JSON(http.StatusConflict, gin.H{
+			"error":   "display control already held",
+			"current": current,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("AcquireDisplayControl: acquire lock for %s failed: %v", workspaceID, err)
+	emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.acquire.failed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+		"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+		"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+		"error":         err.Error(),
+	})
+	c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to acquire display control"})
+}
+
+// ReleaseDisplayControl handles POST /workspaces/:id/display/control/release.
+func (h *WorkspaceHandler) ReleaseDisplayControl(c *gin.Context) {
+	var req releaseDisplayControlRequest
+	if c.Request.Body != nil && c.Request.ContentLength != 0 {
+		if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid display control release request"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if req.Force {
+		if !displayControlIsAdminToken(c) {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "force release requires admin-token auth"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	controlledBy, ok := displayControlActor(c)
+	if !ok {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "display control requires admin-token or org-token auth"})
+		return
+	}
+	workspaceID := c.Param("id")
+	startedAt := time.Now()
+	emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.release.started", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+		"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+		"force":         req.Force,
+	})
+	query := `DELETE FROM workspace_display_control_locks WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND controlled_by = $2`
+	args := []interface{}{workspaceID, controlledBy}
+	if req.Force {
+		query = `DELETE FROM workspace_display_control_locks WHERE workspace_id = $1`
+		args = []interface{}{workspaceID}
+	}
+	result, err := db.DB.ExecContext(c.Request.Context(), query, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("ReleaseDisplayControl: release lock for %s failed: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.release.failed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+			"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+			"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+			"error":         err.Error(),
+			"force":         req.Force,
+		})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to release display control"})
+		return
+	}
+	rowsAffected, err := result.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("ReleaseDisplayControl: rows affected for %s failed: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.release.failed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+			"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+			"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+			"error":         err.Error(),
+			"force":         req.Force,
+		})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to release display control"})
+		return
+	}
+	if rowsAffected == 0 {
+		current, found, loadErr := h.loadActiveDisplayControl(c, workspaceID)
+		if loadErr != nil {
+			log.Printf("ReleaseDisplayControl: load active lock for %s failed: %v", workspaceID, loadErr)
+			emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.release.failed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+				"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+				"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+				"error":         loadErr.Error(),
+				"force":         req.Force,
+			})
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to load display control"})
+			return
+		}
+		if !found {
+			emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.release.completed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+				"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+				"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+				"force":         req.Force,
+				"rows_affected": rowsAffected,
+			})
+			c.JSON(http.StatusOK, workspaceDisplayControlNoneResponse{Controller: "none"})
+			return
+		}
+		emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.release.failed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+			"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+			"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+			"error":         "display control held by another caller",
+			"force":         req.Force,
+		})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusConflict, gin.H{
+			"error":   "display control held by another caller",
+			"current": current,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	emitDisplayControlEvent(c.Request.Context(), "display.control.release.completed", workspaceID, map[string]any{
+		"controlled_by": controlledBy,
+		"duration_ms":   time.Since(startedAt).Milliseconds(),
+		"force":         req.Force,
+		"rows_affected": rowsAffected,
+	})
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, workspaceDisplayControlNoneResponse{Controller: "none"})
+}
+
+func (h *WorkspaceHandler) loadActiveDisplayControl(c *gin.Context, workspaceID string) (workspaceDisplayControlResponse, bool, error) {
+	var lock workspaceDisplayControlResponse
+	err := db.DB.QueryRowContext(c.Request.Context(),
+		`SELECT controller, controlled_by, expires_at FROM workspace_display_control_locks WHERE workspace_id = $1 AND expires_at > now()`,
+		workspaceID,
+	).Scan(&lock.Controller, &lock.ControlledBy, &lock.ExpiresAt)
+	if err == nil {
+		return lock, true, nil
+	}
+	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return workspaceDisplayControlResponse{}, false, nil
+	}
+	return workspaceDisplayControlResponse{}, false, err
+}
+
+func (h *WorkspaceHandler) displayControlEnabled(c *gin.Context, workspaceID string) bool {
+	var raw string
+	err := db.DB.QueryRowContext(c.Request.Context(),
+		`SELECT COALESCE(compute, '{}'::jsonb) FROM workspaces WHERE id = $1`,
+		workspaceID,
+	).Scan(&raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "workspace not found"})
+			return false
+		}
+		log.Printf("displayControlEnabled: load compute for %s failed: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "failed to load display config"})
+		return false
+	}
+	compute, err := parseWorkspaceDisplayCompute(workspaceID, raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("displayControlEnabled: invalid display config for %s: %v", workspaceID, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "invalid display config"})
+		return false
+	}
+	if compute.Display.Mode == "" || compute.Display.Mode == "none" {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "display not enabled"})
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func parseWorkspaceDisplayCompute(workspaceID, raw string) (models.WorkspaceCompute, error) {
+	var compute models.WorkspaceCompute
+	if raw == "" || raw == "{}" {
+		return compute, nil
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &compute); err != nil {
+		return models.WorkspaceCompute{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid compute JSON for %s: %w", workspaceID, err)
+	}
+	if err := validateWorkspaceDisplayConfig(compute.Display); err != nil {
+		return models.WorkspaceCompute{}, err
+	}
+	return compute, nil
+}
+
+func displayControlActor(c *gin.Context) (string, bool) {
+	if v, ok := c.Get("org_token_prefix"); ok {
+		if s, ok := v.(string); ok && s != "" {
+			return actorOrgTokenPrefix + s, true
+		}
+	}
+	if displayControlIsAdminToken(c) {
+		return actorAdminToken, true
+	}
+	// Browser session auth is intentionally observe-only until AdminAuth
+	// exposes a stable per-user or per-session identity in gin.Context.
+	return "", false
+}
+
+func displayControlIsAdminToken(c *gin.Context) bool {
+	adminSecret := os.Getenv("ADMIN_TOKEN")
+	if adminSecret == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	tok := wsauth.BearerTokenFromHeader(c.GetHeader("Authorization"))
+	return subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(tok), []byte(adminSecret)) == 1
+}
+
+func emitDisplayControlEvent(ctx context.Context, eventType string, workspaceID string, payload map[string]any) {
+	if payload == nil {
+		payload = map[string]any{}
+	}
+	payloadJSON, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("emitDisplayControlEvent: marshal %s payload failed: %v", eventType, err)
+		return
+	}
+	if _, err := db.DB.ExecContext(ctx, `
+		INSERT INTO structure_events (event_type, workspace_id, payload, created_at)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3::jsonb, now())
+	`, eventType, workspaceID, string(payloadJSON)); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("emitDisplayControlEvent: insert %s failed: %v", eventType, err)
+	}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+func attachDisplayControlAdminToken(t *testing.T, c *gin.Context) {
+	t.Helper()
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "test-admin-secret")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer test-admin-secret")
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControl_NoActiveLockReturnsNone(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT controller, controlled_by, expires_at FROM workspace_display_control_locks WHERE workspace_id = \$1 AND expires_at > now\(\)`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display").
+		WillReturnError(sql.ErrNoRows)
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/workspaces/ws-display/display/control", nil)
+
+	handler.DisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["controller"] != "none" {
+		t.Fatalf("controller = %v, want none", resp["controller"])
+	}
+	if _, ok := resp["expires_at"]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("none response included expires_at: %#v", resp)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControlAcquire_ClaimsUnlockedDisplay(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	expiresAt := time.Date(2026, 5, 23, 18, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"display":{"mode":"desktop-control","protocol":"dcv","width":1920,"height":1080}}`))
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`INSERT INTO workspace_display_control_locks`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display", "user", "admin-token", 300).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"controller", "controlled_by", "expires_at"}).
+			AddRow("user", "admin-token", expiresAt))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/acquire", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"controller":"user","ttl_seconds":300}`))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	attachDisplayControlAdminToken(t, c)
+
+	handler.AcquireDisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["controller"] != "user" || resp["controlled_by"] != "admin-token" {
+		t.Fatalf("lock response = %#v, want user/admin-token", resp)
+	}
+	if resp["expires_at"] == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expires_at missing in response: %#v", resp)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControlAcquire_ActiveLockReturnsConflict(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	expiresAt := time.Date(2026, 5, 23, 18, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"display":{"mode":"desktop-control","protocol":"dcv","width":1920,"height":1080}}`))
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`INSERT INTO workspace_display_control_locks`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display", "user", "admin-token", 300).
+		WillReturnError(sql.ErrNoRows)
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT controller, controlled_by, expires_at FROM workspace_display_control_locks WHERE workspace_id = \$1 AND expires_at > now\(\)`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"controller", "controlled_by", "expires_at"}).
+			AddRow("agent", "sidecar", expiresAt))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/acquire", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"controller":"user","ttl_seconds":300}`))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	attachDisplayControlAdminToken(t, c)
+
+	handler.AcquireDisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusConflict {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 409, 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["error"] != "display control already held" {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want display control already held", resp["error"])
+	}
+	current, ok := resp["current"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok || current["controller"] != "agent" || current["controlled_by"] != "sidecar" {
+		t.Fatalf("current lock = %#v, want agent/sidecar", resp["current"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControlAcquire_RejectsDisplayDisabledWorkspace(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-no-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{}`))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-no-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/ws-no-display/display/control/acquire", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"controller":"user","ttl_seconds":300}`))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	attachDisplayControlAdminToken(t, c)
+
+	handler.AcquireDisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 400, 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["error"] != "display not enabled" {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want display not enabled", resp["error"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControlAcquire_RejectsCoarseSessionActor(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT COALESCE\(compute, '\{\}'::jsonb\) FROM workspaces WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"compute"}).AddRow(`{"display":{"mode":"desktop-control","protocol":"dcv","width":1920,"height":1080}}`))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/acquire", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"controller":"user","ttl_seconds":300}`))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Cookie", "molecule_session=present")
+
+	handler.AcquireDisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 403, 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["error"] != "display control requires admin-token or org-token auth" {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want display control requires admin-token or org-token auth", resp["error"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControlRelease_RemovesCallerLock(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	mock.ExpectExec(`DELETE FROM workspace_display_control_locks WHERE workspace_id = \$1 AND controlled_by = \$2`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display", "admin-token").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/release", nil)
+	attachDisplayControlAdminToken(t, c)
+
+	handler.ReleaseDisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["controller"] != "none" {
+		t.Fatalf("controller = %v, want none", resp["controller"])
+	}
+	if _, ok := resp["expires_at"]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("none response included expires_at: %#v", resp)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControlRelease_ConflictWhenCallerDoesNotOwnLock(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	expiresAt := time.Date(2026, 5, 23, 18, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+
+	mock.ExpectExec(`DELETE FROM workspace_display_control_locks WHERE workspace_id = \$1 AND controlled_by = \$2`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display", "admin-token").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 0))
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT controller, controlled_by, expires_at FROM workspace_display_control_locks WHERE workspace_id = \$1 AND expires_at > now\(\)`).
+		WithArgs("ws-display").
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"controller", "controlled_by", "expires_at"}).
+			AddRow("user", "org-token:abcd1234", expiresAt))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/release", nil)
+	attachDisplayControlAdminToken(t, c)
+
+	handler.ReleaseDisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusConflict {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 409, 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["error"] != "display control held by another caller" {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want display control held by another caller", resp["error"])
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControlRelease_RejectsOrgTokenForceRelease(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Set("org_token_prefix", "abcd1234")
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/release", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"force":true}`))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	handler.ReleaseDisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusForbidden {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 403, 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["error"] != "force release requires admin-token auth" {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want force release requires admin-token auth", resp["error"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWorkspaceDisplayControlAcquire_RejectsAgentImpersonation(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTestDB(t)
+	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(newTestBroadcaster(), nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "ws-display"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces/ws-display/display/control/acquire", bytes.NewBufferString(`{"controller":"agent","ttl_seconds":300}`))
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	attachDisplayControlAdminToken(t, c)
+
+	handler.AcquireDisplayControl(c)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status 400, 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("failed to parse response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp["error"] != "browser callers may only acquire user display control" {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want browser callers may only acquire user display control", resp["error"])
+	}
+}
@@ -288,14 +288,22 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) buildProvisionerConfig(
 	}

 	return provisioner.WorkspaceConfig{
-		WorkspaceID:        workspaceID,
-		TemplatePath:       templatePath,
-		ConfigFiles:        configFiles,
-		PluginsPath:        pluginsPath,
-		WorkspacePath:      workspacePath,
-		WorkspaceAccess:    workspaceAccess,
-		Tier:               payload.Tier,
-		Runtime:            payload.Runtime,
+		WorkspaceID:     workspaceID,
+		TemplatePath:    templatePath,
+		ConfigFiles:     configFiles,
+		PluginsPath:     pluginsPath,
+		WorkspacePath:   workspacePath,
+		WorkspaceAccess: workspaceAccess,
+		Tier:            payload.Tier,
+		Runtime:         payload.Runtime,
+		InstanceType:    payload.Compute.InstanceType,
+		DiskGB:          int32(payload.Compute.Volume.RootGB),
+		Display: provisioner.WorkspaceDisplayConfig{
+			Mode:     payload.Compute.Display.Mode,
+			Width:    payload.Compute.Display.Width,
+			Height:   payload.Compute.Display.Height,
+			Protocol: payload.Compute.Display.Protocol,
+		},
 		EnvVars:            envVars,
 		PlatformURL:        h.platformURL,
 		AwarenessURL:       os.Getenv("AWARENESS_URL"),
@@ -548,13 +556,22 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) ensureDefaultConfig(workspaceID string, payload model
 	// via a crafted runtime string (#241).
 	runtime := sanitizeRuntime(payload.Runtime)

-	// Generate a minimal config.yaml
+	// Generate a minimal config.yaml.
+	//
+	// SSOT (CTO 2026-05-22): model is REQUIRED user input. The platform
+	// must not provide a default; the runtime must not fall back. The
+	// Create handler is responsible for rejecting empty model BEFORE
+	// reaching provisionWorkspace; this is a defence-in-depth assertion.
+	// If we hit here with an empty model the YAML below would still
+	// render a `model: ""` line — which renders all downstream provider
+	// derivation undefined. Log loudly and let the workspace boot into
+	// not_configured rather than masking the contract violation with a
+	// silently-broken default (the prior `anthropic:claude-opus-4-7`
+	// fallback was the canonical example — every codex workspace
+	// created without an explicit model wedged).
 	model := payload.Model
 	if model == "" {
-		// SSOT: per-runtime defaults live in models/runtime_defaults.go
-		// (see RFC #2873). Was previously duplicated here AND in
-		// org_import.go; consolidating prevents silent drift.
-		model = models.DefaultModel(runtime)
+		log.Printf("ensureDefaultConfig: workspace %s reached provisioning with empty model — Create handler should have rejected this; rendering empty model: \"\" in config.yaml (workspace will boot not_configured)", workspaceID)
 	}
 	if runtime == "claude-code" {
 		model = normalizeClaudeCodeModel(model)
@@ -1009,4 +1026,3 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) provisionWorkspaceCP(workspaceID, templatePath string

 	log.Printf("CPProvisioner: workspace %s started as machine %s via control plane", workspaceID, machineID)
 }
-
@@ -756,47 +756,55 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_FirstDeploy_PersistsModelAndProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-// TestWorkspaceCreate_FirstDeploy_NoModel_NoSecretWritten asserts that
-// when payload.Model is empty, NEITHER MODEL nor LLM_PROVIDER is
-// written. Important: the canvas can omit `model` (template inherits
-// the runtime default later); we must not poison workspace_secrets with
-// empty rows in that case.
-func TestWorkspaceCreate_FirstDeploy_NoModel_NoSecretWritten(t *testing.T) {
+// TestWorkspaceCreate_FirstDeploy_NoModel_Returns422 inverts the prior
+// premise (CTO 2026-05-22 SSOT directive — see
+// feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake
+// and TestCreate_ModelRequired_Returns422 in handlers_extended_test.go).
+//
+// Pre-2026-05-22 the canvas was allowed to omit `model` and the workspace
+// would 201 with no workspace_secrets rows for MODEL/LLM_PROVIDER (the
+// thinking being that templates inherit the runtime default later). That
+// "soft fallback" was the load-bearing bug magnet — `DefaultModel(runtime)`
+// would later return `anthropic:claude-opus-4-7`, and codex workspaces
+// wedged forever at adapter init.
+//
+// New contract: empty model is a 422 MODEL_REQUIRED, with NO DB writes
+// at all. The gate fires at the Create boundary before INSERT INTO
+// workspaces. The follow-on workspace_secrets gate (which the original
+// test pinned) is therefore unreachable on the empty-model path — there
+// is no row to mint secrets for.
+func TestWorkspaceCreate_FirstDeploy_NoModel_Returns422(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())

-	mock.ExpectBegin()
-	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO workspaces").
-		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
-	mock.ExpectCommit()
-	// NO INSERT INTO workspace_secrets here — the gate is payload.Model != "".
-
-	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
-		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_auth_tokens").
-		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
-	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO structure_events").
-		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	// NO mock.ExpectBegin / INSERT INTO workspaces — the Create gate
+	// MUST fire before any DB write. If the gate fires late, sqlmock
+	// will surface "call to ExecQuery 'INSERT INTO workspaces' was not
+	// expected" — which is exactly the failure mode we want to flag.

+	// Body: hermes runtime WITHOUT external:true (the external-runtime
+	// exemption — see TestCreate_ExternalRuntime_NoModel_OK — does NOT
+	// apply here; hermes spawns a real adapter and model selection
+	// matters at adapter init). This is exactly the shape the old
+	// "no-model-no-secret-write" test pinned, minus the external flag.
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
-	body := `{"name":"No Model Agent","runtime":"hermes","external":true}`
+	body := `{"name":"No Model Agent","runtime":"hermes"}`
 	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.Fatalf("expected status 201, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	if w.Code != http.StatusUnprocessableEntity {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 422 MODEL_REQUIRED for empty model, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(w.Body.Bytes(), []byte(`"code":"MODEL_REQUIRED"`)) {
+		t.Errorf("expected code=MODEL_REQUIRED in body, got %s", w.Body.String())
 	}
 	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("sqlmock expectations not met — empty payload.Model should NOT trigger workspace_secrets writes: %v", err)
+		t.Errorf("sqlmock saw an unexpected DB write — the MODEL_REQUIRED gate fired too late: %v", err)
 	}
 }

@@ -193,10 +193,17 @@ func TestEnsureDefaultConfig_Hermes(t *testing.T) {
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())

+	// Post-CTO-SSOT-directive (2026-05-22): model is required user input;
+	// ensureDefaultConfig no longer fills in a runtime default. The Create
+	// handler gates on empty model and 422s before reaching here, so this
+	// test now passes the model explicitly to exercise the YAML rendering
+	// path — same model value the prior implicit DefaultModel("hermes")
+	// returned.
 	payload := models.CreateWorkspacePayload{
 		Name:    "Test Agent",
 		Tier:    1,
 		Runtime: "hermes",
+		Model:   "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7",
 	}

 	files := handler.ensureDefaultConfig("ws-test-123", payload)
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ func TestEnsureDefaultConfig_Hermes(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("config.yaml missing tier, got:\n%s", content)
 	}
 	if !contains(content, `model: "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"`) {
-		t.Errorf("config.yaml should use default non-claude model, got:\n%s", content)
+		t.Errorf("config.yaml should render the supplied model, got:\n%s", content)
 	}
 }

@@ -227,10 +234,14 @@ func TestEnsureDefaultConfig_ClaudeCode(t *testing.T) {
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())

+	// Post-CTO-SSOT-directive (2026-05-22): model is supplied explicitly
+	// instead of relying on the deleted DefaultModel("claude-code") =
+	// "sonnet" fallback. The Create handler 422s on empty model upstream.
 	payload := models.CreateWorkspacePayload{
 		Name:    "Code Agent",
 		Tier:    2,
 		Runtime: "claude-code",
+		Model:   "sonnet",
 	}

 	files := handler.ensureDefaultConfig("ws-code-123", payload)
@@ -407,9 +418,16 @@ func TestEnsureDefaultConfig_EmptyRuntimeDefaultsToClaudeCode(t *testing.T) {
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())

+	// Post-CTO-SSOT-directive (2026-05-22): ensureDefaultConfig is no
+	// longer the source of the model default — it just renders whatever
+	// the Create handler decided. The "empty runtime → claude-code"
+	// fallback inside sanitizeRuntime() is still in effect; this test
+	// continues to pin that behaviour by supplying the explicit
+	// claude-code model that the Create handler would have required.
 	payload := models.CreateWorkspacePayload{
-		Name: "Default Agent",
-		Tier: 1,
+		Name:  "Default Agent",
+		Tier:  1,
+		Model: "sonnet",
 	}

 	files := handler.ensureDefaultConfig("ws-empty-rt", payload)
@@ -418,7 +436,7 @@ func TestEnsureDefaultConfig_EmptyRuntimeDefaultsToClaudeCode(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("empty runtime should default to claude-code, got:\n%s", configYAML)
 	}
 	if !contains(configYAML, `model: "sonnet"`) {
-		t.Errorf("claude-code default model should be sonnet (quoted), got:\n%s", configYAML)
+		t.Errorf("claude-code workspace should render the supplied model (quoted), got:\n%s", configYAML)
 	}
 }

@@ -788,6 +806,8 @@ func TestIssueAndInjectToken_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")

 	// RevokeAllForWorkspace UPDATE (0 rows — no prior tokens, still succeeds)
 	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspace_auth_tokens SET revoked_at`).
@@ -825,6 +845,8 @@ func TestIssueAndInjectToken_RotatesExistingToken(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")

 	// RevokeAllForWorkspace: 1 existing token revoked
 	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspace_auth_tokens SET revoked_at`).
@@ -891,6 +913,8 @@ func TestIssueAndInjectToken_IssueFailSkipsInjection(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")

 	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspace_auth_tokens SET revoked_at`).
 		WithArgs("ws-418-issue-fail").
@@ -917,6 +941,8 @@ func TestIssueAndInjectToken_NilConfigFilesAllocated(t *testing.T) {
 	mock := setupTestDB(t)
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_ORG_ID", "")
+	t.Setenv("MOLECULE_DEPLOY_MODE", "self-hosted")

 	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspace_auth_tokens SET revoked_at`).
 		WithArgs("ws-418-nil-cfg").
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) maybeRestartAfterFileWrite(workspaceID string) {
 // 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
-// 20-30s EC2-pending window the workspace's url='' and IsRunning()=false
+// 20-30s EC2-pending window the workspace's url=” and IsRunning()=false
 // looks identical to a dead container — and any restart-triggering probe
 // (maybeMarkContainerDead from canvas /delegations poll, or the trailing
 // restart-context probe at the end of runRestartCycle) will set
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Restart(c *gin.Context) {
 	}

 	var configFiles map[string][]byte
-	payload := models.CreateWorkspacePayload{Name: wsName, Tier: tier, Runtime: containerRuntime}
+	payload := withStoredCompute(ctx, id, models.CreateWorkspacePayload{Name: wsName, Tier: tier, Runtime: containerRuntime})
 	log.Printf("Restart: workspace %s (%s) runtime=%q", wsName, id, containerRuntime)

 	// #12: ?reset=true (or body.Reset) discards the claude-sessions volume
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) runRestartCycle(workspaceID string) {
 	})

 	// Runtime from DB — no more config file parsing
-	payload := models.CreateWorkspacePayload{Name: wsName, Tier: tier, Runtime: dbRuntime}
+	payload := withStoredCompute(ctx, workspaceID, models.CreateWorkspacePayload{Name: wsName, Tier: tier, Runtime: dbRuntime})

 	// Snapshot restart-context data before the new session overwrites
 	// last_heartbeat_at. Issue #19 Layer 1.
@@ -858,6 +858,9 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Pause(c *gin.Context) {
 				toPause = append(toPause, struct{ id, name string }{cid, cname})
 			}
 		}
+		if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Pause: descendant query rows.Err: %v", err)
+		}
 	}

 	// Stop containers and mark all as paused. StopWorkspaceAuto routes
@@ -939,6 +942,9 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Resume(c *gin.Context) {
 				toResume = append(toResume, ws)
 			}
 		}
+		if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Resume: descendant query rows.Err: %v", err)
+		}
 	}

 	// Re-provision all
@@ -948,7 +954,7 @@ func (h *WorkspaceHandler) Resume(c *gin.Context) {
 		h.broadcaster.RecordAndBroadcast(ctx, string(events.EventWorkspaceProvisioning), ws.id, map[string]interface{}{
 			"name": ws.name, "tier": ws.tier, "runtime": ws.runtime,
 		})
-		payload := models.CreateWorkspacePayload{Name: ws.name, Tier: ws.tier, Runtime: ws.runtime}
+		payload := withStoredCompute(ctx, ws.id, models.CreateWorkspacePayload{Name: ws.name, Tier: ws.tier, Runtime: ws.runtime})
 		// Resume is provision-only (workspace is paused, no live container
 		// to stop). provisionWorkspaceAuto handles backend routing and the
 		// no-backend mark-failed fallback identically to Create. Pre-
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		"parent_id", "active_tasks", "max_concurrent_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
 		WithArgs("cccccccc-0001-0000-0000-000000000000").
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_Success(t *testing.T) {
 			AddRow("cccccccc-0001-0000-0000-000000000000", "My Agent", "worker", 1, "online", []byte(`{"name":"test"}`),
 				"http://localhost:8001", nil, 2, 1, 0.05, "", 3600, "working", "langgraph",
 				"", 10.0, 20.0, false,
-				nil, 0, false, true))
+				nil, 0, false, true, []byte(`{}`)))

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_RemovedReturns410(t *testing.T) {
 		"parent_id", "active_tasks", "max_concurrent_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
 		WithArgs(id).
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_RemovedReturns410(t *testing.T) {
 			AddRow(id, "Old Agent", "worker", 1, string(models.StatusRemoved), []byte(`null`),
 				"", nil, 0, 1, 0.0, "", 0, "", "langgraph",
 				"", 0.0, 0.0, false,
-				nil, 0, false, true))
+				nil, 0, false, true, []byte(`{}`)))
 	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT updated_at FROM workspaces`).
 		WithArgs(id).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"updated_at"}).AddRow(removedAt))
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_RemovedReturns410WithNullRemovedAtOnTimestampFetchFailure(
 		"parent_id", "active_tasks", "max_concurrent_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
 		WithArgs(id).
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_RemovedReturns410WithNullRemovedAtOnTimestampFetchFailure(
 			AddRow(id, "Vanished", "worker", 1, string(models.StatusRemoved), []byte(`null`),
 				"", nil, 0, 1, 0.0, "", 0, "", "langgraph",
 				"", 0.0, 0.0, false,
-				nil, 0, false, true))
+				nil, 0, false, true, []byte(`{}`)))
 	// Simulate the row vanishing between the two queries.
 	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT updated_at FROM workspaces`).
 		WithArgs(id).
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_RemovedWithIncludeQueryReturns200(t *testing.T) {
 		"parent_id", "active_tasks", "max_concurrent_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
 		WithArgs(id).
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_RemovedWithIncludeQueryReturns200(t *testing.T) {
 			AddRow(id, "Audit Agent", "worker", 1, string(models.StatusRemoved), []byte(`null`),
 				"", nil, 0, 1, 0.0, "", 0, "", "langgraph",
 				"", 0.0, 0.0, false,
-				nil, 0, false, true))
+				nil, 0, false, true, []byte(`{}`)))
 	// last_outbound_at follow-up query (existing path)
 	mock.ExpectQuery(`SELECT last_outbound_at FROM workspaces`).
 		WithArgs(id).
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_DBInsertError(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Failing Agent"}`
+	body := `{"name":"Failing Agent","model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_DefaultsApplied(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Default Agent"}`
+	body := `{"name":"Default Agent","model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_SaaSHardForcesTier4(t *testing.T) {

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
-	body := `{"name":"SaaS External Agent","runtime":"external","external":true,"url":"https://example.com/agent","tier":2}`
+	body := `{"name":"SaaS External Agent","runtime":"external","model":"external:custom","external":true,"url":"https://example.com/agent","tier":2}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_WithSecrets_Persists(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Hermes Agent","runtime":"hermes","external":true,"secrets":{"HERMES_API_KEY":"sk-test-123"}}`
+	body := `{"name":"Hermes Agent","runtime":"hermes","model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7","external":true,"secrets":{"HERMES_API_KEY":"sk-test-123"}}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_SecretPersistFails_RollsBack(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Rollback Agent","secrets":{"OPENAI_API_KEY":"sk-fail"}}`
+	body := `{"name":"Rollback Agent","model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7","secrets":{"OPENAI_API_KEY":"sk-fail"}}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_EmptySecrets_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"No Secrets Agent","external":true,"secrets":{}}`
+	body := `{"name":"No Secrets Agent","model":"anthropic:claude-opus-4-7","external":true,"secrets":{}}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_ExternalURL_SSRFSafe(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Ext Agent","runtime":"external","external":true,"url":"http://localhost:8000"}`
+	body := `{"name":"Ext Agent","runtime":"external","model":"external:custom","external":true,"url":"http://localhost:8000"}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_KimiRuntime_PreservesLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Kimi Agent","runtime":"kimi","tier":3,"canvas":{"x":100,"y":100}}`
+	body := `{"name":"Kimi Agent","runtime":"kimi","model":"kimi-coding/kimi-k2-coding-6","tier":3,"canvas":{"x":100,"y":100}}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_ExternalURL_SSRFMetadataBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Bad Agent","runtime":"external","external":true,"url":"http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/"}`
+	body := `{"name":"Bad Agent","runtime":"external","model":"external:custom","external":true,"url":"http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/"}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_ExternalURL_SSRFLoopbackBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)

-	body := `{"name":"Bad Loopback","runtime":"external","external":true,"url":"http://127.0.0.1:9000/a2a"}`
+	body := `{"name":"Bad Loopback","runtime":"external","model":"external:custom","external":true,"url":"http://127.0.0.1:9000/a2a"}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceList_Empty(t *testing.T) {
 			"parent_id", "active_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 			"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 			"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-			"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+			"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 		}))

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_FinancialFieldsStripped(t *testing.T) {
 		"parent_id", "active_tasks", "max_concurrent_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	// Populate with non-zero financial values to confirm they are stripped.
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_FinancialFieldsStripped(t *testing.T) {
 			AddRow("cccccccc-0010-0000-0000-000000000000", "Finance Test", "worker", 1, "online", []byte(`{}`),
 				"http://localhost:9001", nil, 0, 1, 0.0, "", 0, "", "langgraph",
 				"", 0.0, 0.0, false,
-				int64(50000), int64(12500), false, true)) // budget_limit=500 USD, spend=125 USD
+				int64(50000), int64(12500), false, true, []byte(`{}`))) // budget_limit=500 USD, spend=125 USD

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_SensitiveFieldsStripped(t *testing.T) {
 		"parent_id", "active_tasks", "max_concurrent_tasks", "last_error_rate", "last_sample_error",
 		"uptime_seconds", "current_task", "runtime", "workspace_dir", "x", "y", "collapsed",
 		"budget_limit", "monthly_spend",
-		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled",
+		"broadcast_enabled", "talk_to_user_enabled", "compute",
 	}
 	mock.ExpectQuery("SELECT w.id, w.name").
 		WithArgs("cccccccc-0955-0000-0000-000000000000").
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceGet_SensitiveFieldsStripped(t *testing.T) {
 				"langgraph",
 				"/home/user/secret-projects/client-work",
 				0.0, 0.0, false,
-				nil, 0, false, true))
+				nil, 0, false, true, []byte(`{}`)))

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
@@ -1844,39 +1844,43 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_188_TemplateConfigNoRuntimeKey_FailsClosed(t *testing.T
 	}
 }

-// Regression guard: the legitimate default path (no template, no runtime —
-// bare {"name":...}) MUST still default to langgraph and return 201. The
-// #188 fix must not break this.
-func TestWorkspaceCreate_188_NoTemplateNoRuntime_StillDefaultsLanggraph(t *testing.T) {
-	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+// Pre-2026-05-22 this test guarded "bare {name} → langgraph 201" — the
+// regression check for controlplane#188 (where an explicit runtime that
+// failed to resolve must NOT silently substitute langgraph) had a sibling
+// to ensure the LEGITIMATE bare default still landed on langgraph.
+//
+// Post-CTO-SSOT-directive (2026-05-22) bare body is 422 MODEL_REQUIRED
+// before reaching the langgraph branch — the gate runs AFTER the
+// langgraph-default assignment so the error body still surfaces
+// runtime=langgraph (helps the caller see "ok, langgraph WOULD have
+// been the runtime, but you still owe me a model"). The bare-body
+// langgraph 201 path no longer exists; what we guard now is the
+// 422-shape diagnostic.
+//
+// Bare-body-with-explicit-model 201 (the new "legitimate default" path)
+// is covered by TestWorkspaceCreate in handlers_test.go — no need to
+// duplicate the mock dance here.
+func TestWorkspaceCreate_188_NoTemplateNoRuntime_NowMODEL_REQUIRED(t *testing.T) {
+	setupTestDB(t)
 	setupTestRedis(t)
 	broadcaster := newTestBroadcaster()
 	handler := NewWorkspaceHandler(broadcaster, nil, "http://localhost:8080", t.TempDir())

-	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").
-		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
-	mock.ExpectCommit()
-	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO canvas_layouts").
-		WithArgs(sqlmock.AnyArg(), float64(0), float64(0)).
-		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
-	mock.ExpectExec("INSERT INTO structure_events").
-		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
-
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
 	body := `{"name":"Plain Default"}`
 	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.Fatalf("expected 201 (legitimate default path), got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	if w.Code != http.StatusUnprocessableEntity {
+		t.Fatalf("bare-body create: expected 422 MODEL_REQUIRED, got %d: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
 	}
-	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("unmet sqlmock expectations: %v", err)
+	if !bytes.Contains(w.Body.Bytes(), []byte(`"code":"MODEL_REQUIRED"`)) {
+		t.Errorf("bare-body create: expected code=MODEL_REQUIRED in body, got %s", w.Body.String())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Contains(w.Body.Bytes(), []byte(`"runtime":"langgraph"`)) {
+		t.Errorf("bare-body create: expected runtime=\"langgraph\" in 422 body (the gate runs AFTER the langgraph-default assignment so the diagnostic surfaces what runtime WOULD have been used), got %s", w.Body.String())
 	}
 }

@@ -1901,7 +1905,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceCreate_188_ExplicitRuntimeNoTemplate_OK(t *testing.T) {

 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(w)
-	body := `{"name":"Explicit Codex","runtime":"codex"}`
+	body := `{"name":"Explicit Codex","runtime":"codex","model":"gpt-5.5"}`
 	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/workspaces", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
 	c.Request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

@@ -329,7 +329,13 @@ func (c *Client) doJSON(ctx context.Context, method, path string, reqBody interf

 func decodeError(resp *http.Response) error {
 	var e contract.Error
-	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, readErr := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if readErr != nil {
+		return &contract.Error{
+			Code:    httpStatusToCode(resp.StatusCode),
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("status %d (read body failed: %v)", resp.StatusCode, readErr),
+		}
+	}
 	if len(body) == 0 {
 		return &contract.Error{
 			Code:    httpStatusToCode(resp.StatusCode),
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package pgplugin
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"

@@ -246,7 +247,9 @@ func (h *Handler) forget(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id string) {
 func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, body interface{}) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(status)
-	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(body)
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(body); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("pgplugin: JSON encode error: %v", err)
+	}
 }

 func writeError(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, code contract.ErrorCode, message string, details map[string]interface{}) {
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ func TestWorkspaceAuth_WrongWorkspace_Returns401(t *testing.T) {
 // live tokens anywhere) the middleware must let the request through so existing
 // deployments keep working during the Phase-30 rollout.
 func TestAdminAuth_FailOpen_NoTokensGlobally(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")
 	mockDB, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("sqlmock.New: %v", err)
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ func TestAdminAuth_C11_DeleteNoBearer_Returns401(t *testing.T) {
 // TestAdminAuth_ValidBearer_Passes — a valid bearer token (from any workspace)
 // must be accepted for admin routes.
 func TestAdminAuth_ValidBearer_Passes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")
 	mockDB, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("sqlmock.New: %v", err)
@@ -418,6 +420,7 @@ func TestAdminAuth_ValidBearer_Passes(t *testing.T) {

 // TestAdminAuth_InvalidBearer_Returns401 — wrong token must not grant admin access.
 func TestAdminAuth_InvalidBearer_Returns401(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")
 	mockDB, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("sqlmock.New: %v", err)
@@ -700,6 +703,7 @@ func TestAdminAuth_Issue180_ApprovalsListing_NoBearer_Returns401(t *testing.T) {
 // fail-open contract: on a fresh install (no tokens anywhere), the middleware
 // must not block the canvas from polling /approvals/pending.
 func TestAdminAuth_Issue180_ApprovalsListing_FailOpen_NoTokens(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")
 	mockDB, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("sqlmock.New: %v", err)
@@ -1098,6 +1102,7 @@ func TestCanvasOrBearer_TokensExist_CanvasOrigin_Passes(t *testing.T) {
 // issuing workspace has status='removed' must not grant admin access.
 // The JOIN in ValidateAnyToken filters the row out, resulting in ErrNoRows.
 func TestAdminAuth_RemovedWorkspaceToken_Returns401(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")
 	mockDB, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("sqlmock.New: %v", err)
@@ -1251,6 +1256,7 @@ func TestAdminAuth_623_ForgedCORSOrigin_Returns401(t *testing.T) {
 // TestAdminAuth_623_ValidBearer_WithOrigin_Passes — bearer + matching Origin
 // should still work (the Origin is irrelevant once the bearer validates).
 func TestAdminAuth_623_ValidBearer_WithOrigin_Passes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("ADMIN_TOKEN", "")
 	mockDB, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("sqlmock: %v", err)
@@ -1,39 +1,31 @@
 package models

-// runtime_defaults.go — single source of truth for per-runtime defaults
-// the platform applies when the operator/agent didn't supply a value.
+// runtime_defaults.go — DELETED helper. Intentionally empty.
 //
-// Why this lives in models/ (not handlers/): default selection is a
-// pure data fact about the runtime, not handler logic. Multiple
-// callers (Create-workspace handler, org-import handler, future
-// auto-provision paths) need the same answer; concentrating the
-// rule here means one edit when a runtime's default changes.
+// Previously held `DefaultModel(runtime string) string` which returned
+// "sonnet" for claude-code and "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7" for everything
+// else. That function was a SOFT-FALLBACK bug magnet:
 //
-// Related work (RFC #2873): this is the seed for a future
-// `RuntimeConfig` interface that will also expose `ProvisioningTimeout()`,
-// `CapabilitiesSupported()`, and other per-runtime facts. For now the
-// surface is one helper — extracted from the duplicate branch in
-// workspace_provision.go:537 and org_import.go:54 that diverged silently
-// during refactors before this consolidation.
-
-// DefaultModel returns the model slug to use when a workspace is
-// created without an explicit model and the runtime can't infer one
-// from its own config.
+//   - codex workspaces created without an explicit `model` silently
+//     received `anthropic:claude-opus-4-7`. Codex adapter only supports
+//     openai-* providers, so they wedged in `not_configured` with
+//     `codex adapter: workspace config picks provider='anthropic' but
+//     it is not in the providers registry`. The fallback never matched
+//     a runtime that could actually use it (only langgraph + hermes
+//     could even partially execute anthropic:claude-opus-4-7 without
+//     extra credential plumbing). It existed as a "must return
+//     something" placeholder that turned every silent miss into a
+//     prod incident.
 //
-//   - claude-code: "sonnet" — Anthropic's CLI accepts the short
-//     name and resolves it via the operator's anthropic-oauth or
-//     ANTHROPIC_API_KEY chain.
-//   - everything else (hermes, langgraph, autogen, codex, openclaw,
-//     external, ""): a fully-qualified
-//     vendor:model slug that the universal MODEL_PROVIDER chain in
-//     molecule-core PR #247 can route via per-vendor required_env.
+//   - The fallback hid the contract bug at every callsite: Create
+//     handler, org_import, anywhere a stale CreateWorkspacePayload
+//     bubbled through to provisionWorkspace.
 //
-// The function never returns an empty string; an unknown runtime
-// gets the universal default rather than failing closed (matches the
-// pre-refactor behavior — both call sites used the same fallback).
-func DefaultModel(runtime string) string {
-	if runtime == "claude-code" {
-		return "sonnet"
-	}
-	return "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"
-}
+// SSOT principle (CTO 2026-05-22T03:42Z, feedback_workspace_model_required_no_platform_default_dynamic_credential_intake):
+// model / provider / provider-credential are REQUIRED user input at
+// create time. The platform must not provide a default. The runtime
+// must not fall back. Decision belongs to the user (or to the agent
+// acting on the user's behalf), never to the platform.
+//
+// Callers that previously fell back to DefaultModel must now fail-closed
+// when model is empty after template-resolution.
@@ -1,59 +1,11 @@
 package models

-import "testing"
-
-// TestDefaultModel pins the contract: known runtimes return their
-// expected default; unknowns and the empty string fall through to the
-// universal default. Add new runtimes here as `case` entries — pre-fix
-// adding a runtime required two source edits + an audit; post-SSOT it
-// requires one entry in DefaultModel + one assertion here.
-func TestDefaultModel(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		runtime string
-		want    string
-	}{
-		// Known runtimes.
-		{"claude-code", "sonnet"},
-
-		// Universal fallback for everything else. Each runtime is named
-		// explicitly so a future drift (e.g., adding a hermes-specific
-		// branch) shows up as a failure on the runtime that drifted, not
-		// as a generic "unknown" failure.
-		{"hermes", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"},
-		{"langgraph", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"},
-		{"autogen", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"},
-		{"codex", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"},
-		{"openclaw", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"},
-		{"external", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"},
-
-		// Unknown / empty — fall through to universal default rather
-		// than failing closed. Pre-refactor both call sites also fell
-		// through; pinning the existing behavior, not changing it.
-		{"", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"},
-		{"some-future-runtime", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"},
-		{"CLAUDE-CODE", "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7"}, // case-sensitive — matches prior behavior
-	}
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		t.Run(tc.runtime, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := DefaultModel(tc.runtime)
-			if got != tc.want {
-				t.Errorf("DefaultModel(%q) = %q, want %q", tc.runtime, got, tc.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// TestDefaultModel_NeverEmpty — invariant: no input produces an empty
-// string. The handlers that consume this would write empty into
-// config.yaml, which the runtime then can't dispatch — pinning the
-// non-empty contract here protects against a future "return early on
-// unknown runtime" change that would silently break workspace creation.
-func TestDefaultModel_NeverEmpty(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, runtime := range []string{
-		"", "claude-code", "hermes", "unknown-runtime",
-	} {
-		if got := DefaultModel(runtime); got == "" {
-			t.Errorf("DefaultModel(%q) returned empty string", runtime)
-		}
-	}
-}
+// runtime_defaults_test.go — previously pinned DefaultModel's contract
+// (claude-code → "sonnet", everything else → "anthropic:claude-opus-4-7").
+//
+// DefaultModel was removed as a soft-fallback bug magnet (CTO 2026-05-22):
+// model is REQUIRED user input; the platform must not provide a default.
+// See runtime_defaults.go for the deletion rationale, and the new
+// fail-closed gate in `handlers.WorkspaceHandler.Create` for the boundary
+// enforcement. No test stub here — the contract is "this function does
+// not exist", which the type-checker enforces at compile time.
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ type Workspace struct {
 	// DeliveryMode: "push" (synchronous to URL — default) or "poll" (logged
 	// to activity_logs, agent reads via GET /activity?since_id=). See
 	// migration 045 + RFC #2339.
-	DeliveryMode       string          `json:"delivery_mode" db:"delivery_mode"`
+	DeliveryMode string `json:"delivery_mode" db:"delivery_mode"`
 	// BroadcastEnabled: when true the workspace may call POST /broadcast to
 	// deliver a message to all non-removed agent workspaces in the org.
 	// Default false — only privileged orchestrators should hold this ability.
-	BroadcastEnabled   bool            `json:"broadcast_enabled" db:"broadcast_enabled"`
+	BroadcastEnabled bool `json:"broadcast_enabled" db:"broadcast_enabled"`
 	// TalkToUserEnabled: when false the workspace's send_message_to_user calls
 	// and POST /notify requests are rejected with HTTP 403 so the agent is
 	// 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"`
+	TalkToUserEnabled bool `json:"talk_to_user_enabled" db:"talk_to_user_enabled"`
 	// Canvas layout fields (from JOIN)
 	X         float64 `json:"x"`
 	Y         float64 `json:"y"`
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ type RegisterPayload struct {
 	// enforces the conditional requirement based on the resolved
 	// delivery mode (payload value, falling back to the row's existing
 	// value, falling back to "push").
-	URL          string          `json:"url"`
-	AgentCard    json.RawMessage `json:"agent_card" binding:"required"`
+	URL       string          `json:"url"`
+	AgentCard json.RawMessage `json:"agent_card" binding:"required"`
 	// DeliveryMode is optional. Empty string means "keep the existing
 	// value on the workspace row, or default to push for new rows".
 	// When set, must be one of DeliveryModePush / DeliveryModePoll.
-	DeliveryMode string          `json:"delivery_mode,omitempty"`
+	DeliveryMode string `json:"delivery_mode,omitempty"`
 }

 type HeartbeatPayload struct {
@@ -154,19 +154,36 @@ type MemorySeed struct {
 	Scope   string `json:"scope" yaml:"scope"` // LOCAL, TEAM, GLOBAL
 }

+type WorkspaceComputeVolume struct {
+	RootGB int `json:"root_gb,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type WorkspaceComputeDisplay struct {
+	Mode     string `json:"mode,omitempty"`
+	Width    int    `json:"width,omitempty"`
+	Height   int    `json:"height,omitempty"`
+	Protocol string `json:"protocol,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type WorkspaceCompute struct {
+	InstanceType string                  `json:"instance_type,omitempty"`
+	Volume       WorkspaceComputeVolume  `json:"volume,omitempty"`
+	Display      WorkspaceComputeDisplay `json:"display,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type CreateWorkspacePayload struct {
-	Name     string  `json:"name" binding:"required"`
-	Role     string  `json:"role"`
-	Template string  `json:"template"` // workspace-configs-templates folder name
-	Tier     int     `json:"tier"`
-	Model    string  `json:"model"`
-	Runtime      string  `json:"runtime"`       // "langgraph" (default), "claude-code", etc.
-	External     bool    `json:"external"`      // true = no Docker container, just a registered URL
-	URL          string  `json:"url"`           // for external workspaces: the A2A endpoint URL (push mode only — omit for poll)
+	Name     string `json:"name" binding:"required"`
+	Role     string `json:"role"`
+	Template string `json:"template"` // workspace-configs-templates folder name
+	Tier     int    `json:"tier"`
+	Model    string `json:"model"`
+	Runtime  string `json:"runtime"`  // "langgraph" (default), "claude-code", etc.
+	External bool   `json:"external"` // true = no Docker container, just a registered URL
+	URL      string `json:"url"`      // for external workspaces: the A2A endpoint URL (push mode only — omit for poll)
 	// DeliveryMode: "push" (default) sends inbound A2A to URL synchronously;
 	// "poll" records inbound to activity_logs for the agent to consume via
 	// GET /activity?since_id=. Poll mode does not require a URL. See #2339.
-	DeliveryMode string  `json:"delivery_mode,omitempty"`
+	DeliveryMode    string  `json:"delivery_mode,omitempty"`
 	WorkspaceDir    string  `json:"workspace_dir"`    // host path to mount as /workspace (empty = isolated volume)
 	WorkspaceAccess string  `json:"workspace_access"` // "none" (default), "read_only", or "read_write" — see #65
 	ParentID        *string `json:"parent_id"`
@@ -180,7 +197,11 @@ type CreateWorkspacePayload struct {
 	// MaxConcurrentTasks caps parallel A2A + cron dispatch. 0 means use
 	// DefaultMaxConcurrentTasks. Leaders typically set 3.
 	MaxConcurrentTasks int `json:"max_concurrent_tasks"`
-	Canvas   struct {
+	// Compute is the product-facing per-workspace EC2 shape/display
+	// contract. Phase 1 uses instance_type + volume.root_gb and persists
+	// display for future desktop-control workspaces.
+	Compute WorkspaceCompute `json:"compute,omitempty"`
+	Canvas  struct {
 		X float64 `json:"x"`
 		Y float64 `json:"y"`
 	} `json:"canvas"`
@@ -152,12 +152,15 @@ func (p *CPProvisioner) adminAuthHeaders(req *http.Request) {
 }

 type cpProvisionRequest struct {
-	OrgID       string            `json:"org_id"`
-	WorkspaceID string            `json:"workspace_id"`
-	Runtime     string            `json:"runtime"`
-	Tier        int               `json:"tier"`
-	PlatformURL string            `json:"platform_url"`
-	Env         map[string]string `json:"env"`
+	OrgID        string                 `json:"org_id"`
+	WorkspaceID  string                 `json:"workspace_id"`
+	Runtime      string                 `json:"runtime"`
+	Tier         int                    `json:"tier"`
+	InstanceType string                 `json:"instance_type,omitempty"`
+	DiskGB       int32                  `json:"disk_gb,omitempty"`
+	Display      WorkspaceDisplayConfig `json:"display,omitempty"`
+	PlatformURL  string                 `json:"platform_url"`
+	Env          map[string]string      `json:"env"`
 	// ConfigFiles are template + generated config files to write into the
 	// EC2 instance's /configs directory. OFFSEC-010: collected by
 	// collectCPConfigFiles which rejects symlinks and non-regular files
@@ -206,13 +209,16 @@ 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,
+		InstanceType: cfg.InstanceType,
+		DiskGB:       cfg.DiskGB,
+		Display:      cfg.Display,
+		PlatformURL:  cfg.PlatformURL,
+		Env:          env,
+		ConfigFiles:  configFiles,
 	}

 	body, err := json.Marshal(req)
@@ -237,9 +243,12 @@ func (p *CPProvisioner) Start(ctx context.Context, cfg WorkspaceConfig) (string,
 	// Cap body read at 64 KiB — the CP only ever returns small JSON
 	// responses; an unbounded read could be weaponized into log-flood
 	// DoS by a compromised upstream.
-	respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 64<<10))
+	respBody, readErr := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 64<<10))
+	if readErr != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cp provisioner: read response body: %w", readErr)
+	}
 	var result cpProvisionResponse
-	json.Unmarshal(respBody, &result)
+	unmarshalErr := json.Unmarshal(respBody, &result)

 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
 		// Prefer the structured {"error":"..."} field. Do NOT fall back
@@ -253,6 +262,10 @@ func (p *CPProvisioner) Start(ctx context.Context, cfg WorkspaceConfig) (string,
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("cp provisioner: provision failed (%d): %s", resp.StatusCode, errMsg)
 	}

+	if unmarshalErr != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cp provisioner: decode 201 response: %w", unmarshalErr)
+	}
+
 	log.Printf("CP provisioner: workspace %s → EC2 instance %s (%s)", cfg.WorkspaceID, result.InstanceID, result.State)
 	provlog.Event("provision.ec2_started", map[string]any{
 		"workspace_id": cfg.WorkspaceID,
@@ -405,7 +418,11 @@ func (p *CPProvisioner) Stop(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) error {
 		// Read a bounded slice of the body so the error message gives ops
 		// enough to triage without risking a multi-MB log line on a
 		// pathological response. 512 bytes covers any sane error envelope.
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 512))
+		body, readErr := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 512))
+		if readErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cp provisioner: stop %s: unexpected %d (read body failed: %w)",
+				workspaceID, resp.StatusCode, readErr)
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("cp provisioner: stop %s: unexpected %d: %s",
 			workspaceID, resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(body)))
 	}
@@ -191,6 +191,18 @@ func TestStart_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 		if body.WorkspaceID != "ws-1" || body.Runtime != "python" {
 			t.Errorf("body mismatch: %+v", body)
 		}
+		if body.InstanceType != "m6i.xlarge" {
+			t.Errorf("instance_type = %q, want m6i.xlarge", body.InstanceType)
+		}
+		if body.DiskGB != 100 {
+			t.Errorf("disk_gb = %d, want 100", body.DiskGB)
+		}
+		if body.Display.Mode != "desktop-control" || body.Display.Protocol != "novnc" {
+			t.Errorf("display mode/protocol = %q/%q, want desktop-control/novnc", body.Display.Mode, body.Display.Protocol)
+		}
+		if body.Display.Width != 1920 || body.Display.Height != 1080 {
+			t.Errorf("display size = %dx%d, want 1920x1080", body.Display.Width, body.Display.Height)
+		}
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
 		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"instance_id":"i-abc123","state":"pending"}`)
 	}))
@@ -205,6 +217,8 @@ func TestStart_HappyPath(t *testing.T) {

 	id, err := p.Start(context.Background(), WorkspaceConfig{
 		WorkspaceID: "ws-1", Runtime: "python", Tier: 1, PlatformURL: "http://tenant",
+		InstanceType: "m6i.xlarge", DiskGB: 100,
+		Display: WorkspaceDisplayConfig{Mode: "desktop-control", Protocol: "novnc", Width: 1920, Height: 1080},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Start: %v", err)
@@ -362,7 +376,7 @@ func TestStart_CollectsConfigFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	p := &CPProvisioner{baseURL: srv.URL, orgID: "org-1", httpClient: srv.Client()}
 	_, err := p.Start(context.Background(), WorkspaceConfig{
 		WorkspaceID:  "ws-1",
-		Runtime:     "python",
+		Runtime:      "python",
 		Tier:         1,
 		PlatformURL:  "http://tenant",
 		TemplatePath: tmpl,
@@ -424,7 +438,7 @@ func TestStart_SymlinkTemplatePathError(t *testing.T) {
 	p := &CPProvisioner{baseURL: "http://unused", orgID: "org-1", httpClient: &http.Client{Timeout: time.Second}}
 	_, err := p.Start(context.Background(), WorkspaceConfig{
 		WorkspaceID:  "ws-1",
-		Runtime:     "python",
+		Runtime:      "python",
 		TemplatePath: symlink, // symlink root → OFFSEC-010 guard should fire
 	})
 	if err == nil {
@@ -435,6 +449,26 @@ func TestStart_SymlinkTemplatePathError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+// TestStart_Malformed201SurfacesError — when CP returns 201 Created with
+// unparseable JSON, Start must return an error instead of silently
+// returning an empty instance_id. CR2 blocker from review #5552.
+func TestStart_Malformed201SurfacesError(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, `{"instance_id": broken-json`)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	p := &CPProvisioner{baseURL: srv.URL, orgID: "org-1", httpClient: srv.Client()}
+	_, err := p.Start(context.Background(), WorkspaceConfig{WorkspaceID: "ws-1", Runtime: "py"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error on malformed 201, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "decode 201 response") {
+		t.Errorf("error should mention decode 201 response, got %q", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
 // TestStop_SendsBothAuthHeaders — verify #118/#130 compliance on the
 // teardown path. Any call to /cp/workspaces/:id must carry both the
 // platform-wide shared secret AND the per-tenant admin token, or the
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ type WorkspaceConfig struct {
 	PluginsPath        string            // Host path to plugins directory (mounted at /plugins)
 	WorkspacePath      string            // Host path to bind-mount as /workspace (if empty, uses Docker named volume)
 	Tier               int
-	Runtime            string            // "langgraph" (default) or "claude-code", "codex", "ollama", "custom"
+	Runtime            string // "langgraph" (default) or "claude-code", "codex", "ollama", "custom"
+	InstanceType       string // Optional CP EC2 instance type override (SaaS only)
+	DiskGB             int32  // Optional CP root volume size override in GiB (SaaS only)
+	Display            WorkspaceDisplayConfig
 	EnvVars            map[string]string // Additional env vars (API keys, etc.)
 	PlatformURL        string
 	AwarenessURL       string
@@ -120,6 +123,13 @@ type WorkspaceConfig struct {
 	Image string
 }

+type WorkspaceDisplayConfig struct {
+	Mode     string `json:"mode,omitempty"`
+	Width    int    `json:"width,omitempty"`
+	Height   int    `json:"height,omitempty"`
+	Protocol string `json:"protocol,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // selectImage resolves the final Docker image ref for a workspace. The handler
 // layer is the source of truth — if it set cfg.Image (the digest-pinned form
 // supplied by CP, the SSOT for runtime image pins; molecule-core's own
@@ -708,7 +718,19 @@ func buildContainerEnv(cfg WorkspaceConfig) []string {
 		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("AWARENESS_NAMESPACE=%s", cfg.AwarenessNamespace))
 		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("AWARENESS_URL=%s", cfg.AwarenessURL))
 	}
+	// #1687: track explicit GH_TOKEN / GITHUB_TOKEN so they win over GH_PAT
+	// alias. These are normally stripped by the SCM-write guard below, but
+	// when a user explicitly sets them we preserve the value.
+	var explicitGHToken, explicitGitHubToken string
 	for k, v := range cfg.EnvVars {
+		if k == "GH_TOKEN" {
+			explicitGHToken = v
+			continue
+		}
+		if k == "GITHUB_TOKEN" {
+			explicitGitHubToken = v
+			continue
+		}
 		// Forensic #145 hardening: tenant workspace containers run
 		// agent-controlled code and must NEVER receive a Git SCM *write*
 		// credential. Without merge/approve creds in-container the
@@ -726,6 +748,19 @@ 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). Explicit values win: only alias when the
+	// key was not set in workspace secrets.
+	if explicitGHToken != "" {
+		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("GH_TOKEN=%s", explicitGHToken))
+	} else if pat, hasPAT := cfg.EnvVars["GH_PAT"]; hasPAT && pat != "" {
+		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("GH_TOKEN=%s", pat))
+	}
+	if explicitGitHubToken != "" {
+		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("GITHUB_TOKEN=%s", explicitGitHubToken))
+	} else if pat, hasPAT := cfg.EnvVars["GH_PAT"]; hasPAT && 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.
@@ -1605,4 +1640,3 @@ func parseOCIPlatform(s string) *ocispec.Platform {
 	}
 	return &ocispec.Platform{OS: parts[0], Architecture: parts[1]}
 }
-
@@ -770,9 +770,12 @@ func TestBuildContainerEnv_CustomEnvVarsAppended(t *testing.T) {
 // place — i.e. the guard is proven by construction, not by environment
 // accident.
 func TestBuildContainerEnv_StripsSCMWriteTokens(t *testing.T) {
+	// GH_TOKEN and GITHUB_TOKEN are preserved when explicitly set (#1687)
+	// because they win over the GH_PAT alias. The unconditional strip list
+	// therefore excludes them; see TestBuildContainerEnv_GHPATAliasPrecedence
+	// for the positive assertion.
 	scmTokens := []string{
-		"GITEA_TOKEN", "GITHUB_TOKEN", "GH_TOKEN",
-		"GITLAB_TOKEN", "GL_TOKEN", "BITBUCKET_TOKEN",
+		"GITEA_TOKEN", "GITLAB_TOKEN", "GL_TOKEN", "BITBUCKET_TOKEN",
 	}

 	t.Run("normal path — SCM tokens explicitly set in EnvVars", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -780,6 +783,9 @@ func TestBuildContainerEnv_StripsSCMWriteTokens(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, k := range scmTokens {
 			envVars[k] = "leaked-write-credential-" + k
 		}
+		// Explicit GH_TOKEN / GITHUB_TOKEN are now preserved (#1687).
+		envVars["GH_TOKEN"] = "explicit-gh-token"
+		envVars["GITHUB_TOKEN"] = "explicit-github-token"
 		cfg := WorkspaceConfig{
 			WorkspaceID: "ws-tenant",
 			PlatformURL: "http://localhost:8080",
@@ -795,6 +801,13 @@ func TestBuildContainerEnv_StripsSCMWriteTokens(t *testing.T) {
 		if !envContains(buildContainerEnv(cfg), "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-keep") {
 			t.Errorf("filter must not strip non-SCM API keys")
 		}
+		// Explicit GH tokens must be preserved (not stripped).
+		if !envContains(buildContainerEnv(cfg), "GH_TOKEN=explicit-gh-token") {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GH_TOKEN must be preserved")
+		}
+		if !envContains(buildContainerEnv(cfg), "GITHUB_TOKEN=explicit-github-token") {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GITHUB_TOKEN must be preserved")
+		}
 	})

 	t.Run("persona-file path — simulates loadPersonaEnvFile merge", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -855,6 +868,106 @@ func TestCPProvisionerEnv_StripsSCMWriteTokens(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+// TestBuildContainerEnv_GHPATAliasPrecedence asserts that explicit GH_TOKEN /
+// GITHUB_TOKEN in workspace secrets win over the GH_PAT alias (#1687 CR2
+// review_id=5646). The alias must only inject a key when it was NOT explicitly
+// set.
+func TestBuildContainerEnv_GHPATAliasPrecedence(t *testing.T) {
+	pat := "ghp_pat_from_secrets"
+	explicitGH := "gh_explicit_token"
+	explicitGitHub := "github_explicit_token"
+
+	t.Run("GH_PAT alone → alias both", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := WorkspaceConfig{
+			WorkspaceID: "ws-x",
+			PlatformURL: "http://localhost:8080",
+			EnvVars:     map[string]string{"GH_PAT": pat},
+		}
+		env := buildContainerEnv(cfg)
+		if !envContains(env, "GH_TOKEN="+pat) {
+			t.Errorf("GH_PAT alias must set GH_TOKEN, got %v", env)
+		}
+		if !envContains(env, "GITHUB_TOKEN="+pat) {
+			t.Errorf("GH_PAT alias must set GITHUB_TOKEN, got %v", env)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("explicit GH_TOKEN wins over GH_PAT alias", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := WorkspaceConfig{
+			WorkspaceID: "ws-x",
+			PlatformURL: "http://localhost:8080",
+			EnvVars: map[string]string{
+				"GH_PAT":   pat,
+				"GH_TOKEN": explicitGH,
+			},
+		}
+		env := buildContainerEnv(cfg)
+		if envContains(env, "GH_TOKEN="+pat) {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GH_TOKEN must win over GH_PAT alias, got GH_TOKEN=%q", pat)
+		}
+		if !envContains(env, "GH_TOKEN="+explicitGH) {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GH_TOKEN must be preserved, got %v", env)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("explicit GITHUB_TOKEN wins over GH_PAT alias", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := WorkspaceConfig{
+			WorkspaceID: "ws-x",
+			PlatformURL: "http://localhost:8080",
+			EnvVars: map[string]string{
+				"GH_PAT":       pat,
+				"GITHUB_TOKEN": explicitGitHub,
+			},
+		}
+		env := buildContainerEnv(cfg)
+		if envContains(env, "GITHUB_TOKEN="+pat) {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GITHUB_TOKEN must win over GH_PAT alias, got GITHUB_TOKEN=%q", pat)
+		}
+		if !envContains(env, "GITHUB_TOKEN="+explicitGitHub) {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GITHUB_TOKEN must be preserved, got %v", env)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("explicit both → both preserved, no alias", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := WorkspaceConfig{
+			WorkspaceID: "ws-x",
+			PlatformURL: "http://localhost:8080",
+			EnvVars: map[string]string{
+				"GH_PAT":       pat,
+				"GH_TOKEN":     explicitGH,
+				"GITHUB_TOKEN": explicitGitHub,
+			},
+		}
+		env := buildContainerEnv(cfg)
+		if envContains(env, "GH_TOKEN="+pat) {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GH_TOKEN must win, got alias value %q", pat)
+		}
+		if envContains(env, "GITHUB_TOKEN="+pat) {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GITHUB_TOKEN must win, got alias value %q", pat)
+		}
+		if !envContains(env, "GH_TOKEN="+explicitGH) {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GH_TOKEN must be preserved, got %v", env)
+		}
+		if !envContains(env, "GITHUB_TOKEN="+explicitGitHub) {
+			t.Errorf("explicit GITHUB_TOKEN must be preserved, got %v", env)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no GH_PAT → no alias injected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := WorkspaceConfig{
+			WorkspaceID: "ws-x",
+			PlatformURL: "http://localhost:8080",
+			EnvVars:     map[string]string{"OTHER": "ok"},
+		}
+		env := buildContainerEnv(cfg)
+		for _, e := range env {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(e, "GH_TOKEN=") || strings.HasPrefix(e, "GITHUB_TOKEN=") {
+				t.Errorf("no GH_PAT present → no alias should be injected, got %q", e)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func assertNoSCMWriteToken(t *testing.T, env []string, scmTokens []string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	for _, e := range env {
@@ -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"
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