fix: restore owner-scoped gateway startup (#1625)

* fix: restore owner-scoped gateway startup

* fix: split gateway owner and sender scope

* fix: keep multi-user gateway sender identity

* test: cover gateway sender scope regression

* test: harden e2e startup teardown race

* fix: align gateway owner scope across auth modes

src/app.rs

@@ -312,13 +312,7 @@ impl AppBuilder {
             .create_provider(&self.config.llm.nearai.base_url, self.session.clone());
 
         // Register memory tools if database is available
-        let workspace_user_id = self
+        let workspace_user_id = self.config.owner_id.as_str();
-            .config
-            .channels
-            .gateway
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|gw| gw.user_id.as_str())
-            .unwrap_or("default");
         let workspace = if let Some(ref db) = self.db {
             let emb_cache_config = EmbeddingCacheConfig {
                 max_entries: self.config.embeddings.cache_size,

src/channels/web/mod.rs

@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ impl GatewayChannel {
             job_manager: None,
             prompt_queue: None,
             scheduler: None,
-            default_user_id: config.user_id.clone(),
+            owner_id: config.user_id.clone(),
+            default_sender_id: config.user_id.clone(),
             shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(ws::WsConnectionTracker::new())),
             llm_provider: None,
@@ -121,6 +122,22 @@ impl GatewayChannel {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Rebind the single-user auth identity to the durable owner scope while
+    /// preserving the configured gateway sender/routing identity.
+    pub fn with_owner_scope(mut self, owner_id: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        let owner_id = owner_id.into();
+        let single_user_token = if self.config.user_tokens.is_none() {
+            self.auth.first_token().map(ToOwned::to_owned)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        if let Some(token) = single_user_token {
+            self.auth = MultiAuthState::single(token, owner_id.clone());
+        }
+        self.rebuild_state(|s| s.owner_id = owner_id);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Create a gateway channel with a pre-built multi-user auth state.
     pub fn new_multi_auth(config: GatewayConfig, auth: MultiAuthState) -> Self {
         let state = Arc::new(GatewayState {
@@ -137,7 +154,8 @@ impl GatewayChannel {
             job_manager: None,
             prompt_queue: None,
             scheduler: None,
-            default_user_id: config.user_id.clone(),
+            owner_id: config.user_id.clone(),
+            default_sender_id: config.user_id.clone(),
             shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(ws::WsConnectionTracker::new())),
             llm_provider: None,
@@ -177,7 +195,8 @@ impl GatewayChannel {
             job_manager: self.state.job_manager.clone(),
             prompt_queue: self.state.prompt_queue.clone(),
             scheduler: self.state.scheduler.clone(),
-            default_user_id: self.state.default_user_id.clone(),
+            owner_id: self.state.owner_id.clone(),
+            default_sender_id: self.state.default_sender_id.clone(),
             shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             ws_tracker: self.state.ws_tracker.clone(),
             llm_provider: self.state.llm_provider.clone(),

src/channels/web/server.rs

@@ -345,8 +345,10 @@ pub struct GatewayState {
     pub job_manager: Option<Arc<ContainerJobManager>>,
     /// Prompt queue for Claude Code follow-up prompts.
     pub prompt_queue: Option<PromptQueue>,
-    /// Default user ID (fallback for non-request contexts like heartbeat/routines).
+    /// Durable owner scope for persistence and unauthenticated callback flows.
-    pub default_user_id: String,
+    pub owner_id: String,
+    /// Default sender/routing identity for gateway-originated messages.
+    pub default_sender_id: String,
     /// Shutdown signal sender.
     pub shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<oneshot::Sender<()>>>,
     /// WebSocket connection tracker.
@@ -775,7 +777,7 @@ async fn oauth_callback_handler(
                 error = %error,
                 "OAuth callback received with malformed state"
             );
-            clear_auth_mode(&state, &state.default_user_id).await;
+            clear_auth_mode(&state, &state.owner_id).await;
             return oauth_error_page("IronClaw");
         }
     };
@@ -1136,7 +1138,7 @@ async fn slack_relay_oauth_callback_handler(
     let state_key = format!("relay:{}:oauth_state", DEFAULT_RELAY_NAME);
     let stored_state = match ext_mgr
         .secrets()
-        .get_decrypted(&state.default_user_id, &state_key)
+        .get_decrypted(&state.owner_id, &state_key)
         .await
     {
         Ok(secret) => secret.expose().to_string(),
@@ -1160,10 +1162,7 @@ async fn slack_relay_oauth_callback_handler(
     }
 
     // Delete the nonce (one-time use)
-    let _ = ext_mgr
+    let _ = ext_mgr.secrets().delete(&state.owner_id, &state_key).await;
-        .secrets()
-        .delete(&state.default_user_id, &state_key)
-        .await;
 
     let result: Result<(), String> = async {
         let store = state.store.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
@@ -1174,16 +1173,12 @@ async fn slack_relay_oauth_callback_handler(
         // Store team_id in settings
         let team_id_key = format!("relay:{}:team_id", DEFAULT_RELAY_NAME);
         let _ = store
-            .set_setting(
+            .set_setting(&state.owner_id, &team_id_key, &serde_json::json!(team_id))
-                &state.default_user_id,
-                &team_id_key,
-                &serde_json::json!(team_id),
-            )
             .await;
 
         // Activate the relay channel
         ext_mgr
-            .activate_stored_relay(DEFAULT_RELAY_NAME, &state.default_user_id)
+            .activate_stored_relay(DEFAULT_RELAY_NAME, &state.owner_id)
             .await
             .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to activate relay channel: {}", e))?;
 
@@ -1303,6 +1298,9 @@ async fn chat_send_handler(
     }
 
     let mut msg = IncomingMessage::new("gateway", &user.user_id, &req.content);
+    if state.owner_id != state.default_sender_id && user.user_id == state.owner_id {
+        msg = msg.with_sender_id(&state.default_sender_id);
+    }
     // Prefer timezone from JSON body, fall back to X-Timezone header
     let tz = req
         .timezone
@@ -1404,6 +1402,9 @@ async fn chat_approval_handler(
     })?;
 
     let mut msg = IncomingMessage::new("gateway", &user.user_id, content);
+    if state.owner_id != state.default_sender_id && user.user_id == state.owner_id {
+        msg = msg.with_sender_id(&state.default_sender_id);
+    }
 
     if let Some(ref thread_id) = req.thread_id {
         msg = msg.with_thread(thread_id);
@@ -2976,7 +2977,8 @@ mod tests {
             store: None,
             job_manager: None,
             prompt_queue: None,
-            default_user_id: "test".to_string(),
+            owner_id: "test".to_string(),
+            default_sender_id: "test".to_string(),
             shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             ws_tracker: None,
             llm_provider: None,

src/channels/web/test_helpers.rs

@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ impl TestGatewayBuilder {
             store: None,
             job_manager: None,
             prompt_queue: None,
-            default_user_id: self.user_id,
+            owner_id: self.user_id.clone(),
+            default_sender_id: self.user_id,
             shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
             llm_provider: self.llm_provider,

src/channels/web/tests/multi_tenant.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use axum::routing::{delete, get, post};
 use tower::ServiceExt;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
+use crate::channels::web::GatewayChannel;
 use crate::channels::web::auth::{
     AuthenticatedUser, MultiAuthState, UserIdentity, auth_middleware,
 };
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ use crate::channels::web::server::{
     ActiveConfigSnapshot, GatewayState, PerUserRateLimiter, PromptQueue, RateLimiter, WorkspacePool,
 };
 use crate::channels::web::sse::SseManager;
+use crate::config::GatewayConfig;
 
 // ── Helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ fn build_state(
         store,
         job_manager: None,
         prompt_queue,
-        default_user_id: "test".to_string(),
+        owner_id: "test".to_string(),
+        default_sender_id: "test".to_string(),
         shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         ws_tracker: None,
         llm_provider: None,
@@ -82,6 +85,40 @@ fn build_state(
     })
 }
 
+fn gateway_config() -> GatewayConfig {
+    GatewayConfig {
+        host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+        port: 3000,
+        auth_token: Some("gateway-auth".to_string()),
+        user_id: "gateway-sender".to_string(),
+        workspace_read_scopes: Vec::new(),
+        memory_layers: Vec::new(),
+        user_tokens: None,
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn with_owner_scope_updates_gateway_owner_scope_in_multi_user_mode() {
+    let mut gateway = GatewayChannel::new(gateway_config());
+    gateway.auth = two_user_auth();
+    gateway.config.user_tokens = Some(HashMap::new());
+    let gateway = gateway.with_owner_scope("owner-scope");
+
+    assert_eq!(gateway.state.owner_id, "owner-scope");
+    assert_eq!(gateway.state.default_sender_id, "gateway-sender");
+
+    let alice = gateway
+        .auth
+        .authenticate("tok-alice")
+        .expect("alice token should remain valid");
+    let bob = gateway
+        .auth
+        .authenticate("tok-bob")
+        .expect("bob token should remain valid");
+    assert_eq!(alice.user_id, "alice");
+    assert_eq!(bob.user_id, "bob");
+}
+
 /// Create a libSQL-backed test database in a temporary directory.
 ///
 /// Returns the database and a `TempDir` guard — the database file is

src/channels/web/ws.rs

@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ mod tests {
             job_manager: None,
             prompt_queue: None,
             scheduler: None,
-            default_user_id: "test".to_string(),
+            owner_id: "test".to_string(),
+            default_sender_id: "test".to_string(),
             shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
             llm_provider: None,

src/config/mod.rs

@@ -312,13 +312,11 @@ impl Config {
         let tunnel = TunnelConfig::resolve(settings)?;
         let channels = ChannelsConfig::resolve(settings, &owner_id)?;
 
-        // Resolve workspace config using the gateway user_id for default layers.
+        // Resolve the startup workspace against the durable owner scope. The
-        let workspace_user_id = channels
+        // gateway may expose a distinct sender identity, but the base runtime
-            .gateway
+        // workspace stays owner-scoped and per-user gateway workspaces are
-            .as_ref()
+        // handled separately by WorkspacePool.
-            .map(|gw| gw.user_id.as_str())
+        let workspace = WorkspaceConfig::resolve(&owner_id)?;
-            .unwrap_or("default");
-        let workspace = WorkspaceConfig::resolve(workspace_user_id)?;
 
         Ok(Self {
             owner_id: owner_id.clone(),

src/main.rs

@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ async fn async_main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         } else {
             GatewayChannel::new(gw_config.clone())
         };
+        gw = gw.with_owner_scope(config.owner_id.clone());
         gw = gw.with_llm_provider(Arc::clone(&components.llm));
         if let Some(ref ws) = components.workspace {
             gw = gw.with_workspace(Arc::clone(ws));

tests/e2e/conftest.py

@@ -112,6 +112,30 @@ def _reserve_loopback_sockets(count: int) -> list[socket.socket]:
             sock.close()
         raise
 
+async def _stop_process(
+    proc: asyncio.subprocess.Process, *, sig: int | None = None, timeout: float
+) -> None:
+    """Signal a subprocess and wait briefly without masking exit races."""
+    if proc.returncode is not None:
+        return
+
+    try:
+        if sig is None:
+            proc.kill()
+        else:
+            proc.send_signal(sig)
+    except ProcessLookupError:
+        try:
+            await asyncio.wait_for(proc.wait(), timeout=timeout)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            pass
+        return
+
+    try:
+        await asyncio.wait_for(proc.wait(), timeout=timeout)
+    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+        pass
+
 
 def _forward_coverage_env(env: dict[str, str]) -> None:
     """Forward cargo-llvm-cov env vars into child processes when present."""
@@ -281,35 +305,39 @@ async def ironclaw_server(
         stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
         env=env,
     )
+    startup_kill_attempted = False
     base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{gateway_port}"
     try:
         await wait_for_ready(f"{base_url}/api/health", timeout=60)
         yield base_url
     except TimeoutError:
         # Dump stderr so CI logs show why the server failed to start
+        if proc.returncode is None:
+            startup_kill_attempted = True
+            await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
         returncode = proc.returncode
         stderr_bytes = b""
         if proc.stderr:
             try:
                 stderr_bytes = await asyncio.wait_for(proc.stderr.read(8192), timeout=2)
-            except (asyncio.TimeoutError, Exception):
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 pass
         stderr_text = stderr_bytes.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-        proc.kill()
         pytest.fail(
             f"ironclaw server failed to start on port {gateway_port} "
             f"(returncode={returncode}).\nstderr:\n{stderr_text}"
         )
     finally:
         if proc.returncode is None:
-            # Use SIGINT (not SIGTERM) so tokio's ctrl_c handler triggers a
+            if startup_kill_attempted:
-            # graceful shutdown.  This lets the LLVM coverage runtime run its
+                await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
-            # atexit handler and flush .profraw files for cargo-llvm-cov.
+            else:
-            proc.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
+                # Use SIGINT (not SIGTERM) so tokio's ctrl_c handler triggers a
-            try:
+                # graceful shutdown.  This lets the LLVM coverage runtime run its
-                await asyncio.wait_for(proc.wait(), timeout=10)
+                # atexit handler and flush .profraw files for cargo-llvm-cov.
-            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                await _stop_process(proc, sig=signal.SIGINT, timeout=10)
-                proc.kill()
+                if proc.returncode is None:
+                    await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
@@ -376,6 +404,7 @@ async def hosted_oauth_refresh_server(
             stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
             env=env,
         )
+        startup_kill_attempted = False
         base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{gateway_port}"
         try:
             await wait_for_ready(f"{base_url}/api/health", timeout=60)
@@ -386,27 +415,29 @@ async def hosted_oauth_refresh_server(
                 "mock_llm_url": mock_llm_server,
             }
         except TimeoutError:
+            if proc.returncode is None:
+                startup_kill_attempted = True
+                await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
             returncode = proc.returncode
             stderr_bytes = b""
             if proc.stderr:
                 try:
                     stderr_bytes = await asyncio.wait_for(proc.stderr.read(8192), timeout=2)
-                except (asyncio.TimeoutError, Exception):
+                except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                     pass
             stderr_text = stderr_bytes.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-            if proc.returncode is None:
-                proc.kill()
             pytest.fail(
                 f"hosted oauth refresh server failed to start on port {gateway_port} "
                 f"(returncode={returncode}).\nstderr:\n{stderr_text}"
             )
         finally:
             if proc.returncode is None:
-                proc.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
+                if startup_kill_attempted:
-                try:
+                    await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
-                    await asyncio.wait_for(proc.wait(), timeout=10)
+                else:
-                except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    await _stop_process(proc, sig=signal.SIGINT, timeout=10)
-                    proc.kill()
+                    if proc.returncode is None:
+                        await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
     finally:
         for sock in reserved:
             if sock.fileno() != -1:
@@ -475,6 +506,7 @@ async def http_channel_server_without_secret(
         stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
         env=env,
     )
+    startup_kill_attempted = False
     gateway_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{gateway_port}"
     http_base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{http_port}"
     try:
@@ -483,15 +515,17 @@ async def http_channel_server_without_secret(
         yield http_base_url
     except TimeoutError:
         # Dump stderr so CI logs show why the server failed to start
+        if proc.returncode is None:
+            startup_kill_attempted = True
+            await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
         returncode = proc.returncode
         stderr_bytes = b""
         if proc.stderr:
             try:
                 stderr_bytes = await asyncio.wait_for(proc.stderr.read(8192), timeout=2)
-            except (asyncio.TimeoutError, Exception):
+            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 pass
         stderr_text = stderr_bytes.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-        proc.kill()
         pytest.fail(
             f"ironclaw server without webhook secret failed to start on ports "
             f"gateway={gateway_port}, http={http_port} "
@@ -499,14 +533,15 @@ async def http_channel_server_without_secret(
         )
     finally:
         if proc.returncode is None:
-            # Use SIGINT (not SIGTERM) so tokio's ctrl_c handler triggers a
+            if startup_kill_attempted:
-            # graceful shutdown.  This lets the LLVM coverage runtime run its
+                await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
-            # atexit handler and flush .profraw files for cargo-llvm-cov.
+            else:
-            proc.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
+                # Use SIGINT (not SIGTERM) so tokio's ctrl_c handler triggers a
-            try:
+                # graceful shutdown.  This lets the LLVM coverage runtime run its
-                await asyncio.wait_for(proc.wait(), timeout=10)
+                # atexit handler and flush .profraw files for cargo-llvm-cov.
-            except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                await _stop_process(proc, sig=signal.SIGINT, timeout=10)
-                proc.kill()
+                if proc.returncode is None:
+                    await _stop_process(proc, timeout=2)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")

tests/multi_tenant_integration.rs

@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ use axum::middleware;
 use axum::routing::{get, post};
 use tower::ServiceExt;
 
+use ironclaw::channels::IncomingMessage;
 use ironclaw::channels::web::auth::{
     AuthenticatedUser, MultiAuthState, UserIdentity, auth_middleware,
 };
-use ironclaw::channels::web::server::{GatewayState, PerUserRateLimiter, RateLimiter};
+use ironclaw::channels::web::server::{
+    GatewayState, PerUserRateLimiter, RateLimiter, start_server,
+};
 use ironclaw::channels::web::sse::SseManager;
 use ironclaw::channels::web::test_helpers::TestGatewayBuilder;
 use ironclaw::channels::web::ws::WsConnectionTracker;
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@ const ALICE_TOKEN: &str = "tok-alice-secret";
 const BOB_TOKEN: &str = "tok-bob-secret";
 const ALICE_USER_ID: &str = "alice";
 const BOB_USER_ID: &str = "bob";
+const OWNER_TOKEN: &str = "tok-owner-secret";
+const OWNER_SCOPE_ID: &str = "owner-scope";
+const GATEWAY_SENDER_ID: &str = "gateway-sender";
 
 /// Build a MultiAuthState with two users.
 fn two_user_auth() -> MultiAuthState {
@@ -537,7 +543,8 @@ fn gateway_state_has_multi_tenant_fields() {
         job_manager: None,
         prompt_queue: None,
         scheduler: None,
-        default_user_id: "fallback".to_string(), // Multi-tenant: renamed from user_id
+        owner_id: "fallback".to_string(),
+        default_sender_id: "fallback".to_string(),
         shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
         llm_provider: None,
@@ -553,7 +560,8 @@ fn gateway_state_has_multi_tenant_fields() {
         active_config: Default::default(),
     };
 
-    assert_eq!(state.default_user_id, "fallback");
+    assert_eq!(state.owner_id, "fallback");
+    assert_eq!(state.default_sender_id, "fallback");
     assert!(state.workspace_pool.is_none());
 }
 
@@ -572,6 +580,69 @@ async fn start_multi_user_server() -> (SocketAddr, Arc<GatewayState>) {
         .expect("Failed to start multi-user test server")
 }
 
+async fn start_owner_scoped_sender_server() -> (
+    SocketAddr,
+    Arc<GatewayState>,
+    tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver<IncomingMessage>,
+) {
+    let (agent_tx, agent_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(64);
+
+    let mut tokens = HashMap::new();
+    tokens.insert(
+        OWNER_TOKEN.to_string(),
+        UserIdentity {
+            user_id: OWNER_SCOPE_ID.to_string(),
+            workspace_read_scopes: Vec::new(),
+        },
+    );
+    tokens.insert(
+        BOB_TOKEN.to_string(),
+        UserIdentity {
+            user_id: BOB_USER_ID.to_string(),
+            workspace_read_scopes: Vec::new(),
+        },
+    );
+
+    let state = Arc::new(GatewayState {
+        msg_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(Some(agent_tx)),
+        sse: Arc::new(SseManager::new()),
+        workspace: None,
+        workspace_pool: None,
+        session_manager: None,
+        log_broadcaster: None,
+        log_level_handle: None,
+        extension_manager: None,
+        tool_registry: None,
+        store: None,
+        job_manager: None,
+        prompt_queue: None,
+        scheduler: None,
+        owner_id: OWNER_SCOPE_ID.to_string(),
+        default_sender_id: GATEWAY_SENDER_ID.to_string(),
+        shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
+        ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
+        llm_provider: None,
+        skill_registry: None,
+        skill_catalog: None,
+        chat_rate_limiter: PerUserRateLimiter::new(30, 60),
+        oauth_rate_limiter: RateLimiter::new(10, 60),
+        webhook_rate_limiter: RateLimiter::new(10, 60),
+        registry_entries: Vec::new(),
+        cost_guard: None,
+        routine_engine: Arc::new(tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None)),
+        startup_time: std::time::Instant::now(),
+        active_config: Default::default(),
+    });
+
+    let auth = MultiAuthState::multi(tokens);
+    let addr: SocketAddr = "127.0.0.1:0".parse().unwrap();
+    let bound = start_server(addr, state.clone(), auth)
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to start owner-scoped sender test server");
+
+    (bound, state, agent_rx)
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn full_server_alice_can_access_protected_endpoint() {
     let (addr, _state) = start_multi_user_server().await;
@@ -677,6 +748,49 @@ async fn full_server_chat_send_accepted_for_alice() {
     assert_eq!(msg.channel, "gateway");
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn full_server_chat_send_rewrites_sender_only_for_owner_scope_rebind() {
+    let (addr, _state, mut agent_rx) = start_owner_scoped_sender_server().await;
+
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+    let owner_resp = client
+        .post(format!("http://{}/api/chat/send", addr))
+        .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", OWNER_TOKEN))
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+        .body(r#"{"content":"hello from owner"}"#)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(owner_resp.status(), 202);
+
+    let owner_msg = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), agent_rx.recv())
+        .await
+        .expect("Timed out waiting for owner message")
+        .expect("Agent channel closed");
+    assert_eq!(owner_msg.user_id, OWNER_SCOPE_ID);
+    assert_eq!(owner_msg.sender_id, GATEWAY_SENDER_ID);
+    assert_eq!(owner_msg.content, "hello from owner");
+
+    let other_resp = client
+        .post(format!("http://{}/api/chat/send", addr))
+        .header("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", BOB_TOKEN))
+        .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
+        .body(r#"{"content":"hello from bob"}"#)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(other_resp.status(), 202);
+
+    let other_msg = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), agent_rx.recv())
+        .await
+        .expect("Timed out waiting for non-owner message")
+        .expect("Agent channel closed");
+    assert_eq!(other_msg.user_id, BOB_USER_ID);
+    assert_eq!(other_msg.sender_id, BOB_USER_ID);
+    assert_eq!(other_msg.content, "hello from bob");
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn full_server_chat_send_rejected_without_auth() {
     let (addr, _state) = start_multi_user_server().await;
@@ -888,7 +1002,8 @@ async fn start_multi_user_server_with_db() -> (
         job_manager: None,
         prompt_queue: None,
         scheduler: None,
-        default_user_id: ALICE_USER_ID.to_string(),
+        owner_id: ALICE_USER_ID.to_string(),
+        default_sender_id: ALICE_USER_ID.to_string(),
         shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
         llm_provider: None,

tests/openai_compat_integration.rs

@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ async fn start_test_server_with_provider(
         job_manager: None,
         prompt_queue: None,
         scheduler: None,
-        default_user_id: "test-user".to_string(),
+        owner_id: "test-user".to_string(),
+        default_sender_id: "test-user".to_string(),
         shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
         llm_provider: Some(llm_provider),
@@ -701,7 +702,8 @@ async fn test_no_llm_provider_returns_503() {
         job_manager: None,
         prompt_queue: None,
         scheduler: None,
-        default_user_id: "test-user".to_string(),
+        owner_id: "test-user".to_string(),
+        default_sender_id: "test-user".to_string(),
         shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
         llm_provider: None, // No LLM!

tests/support/gateway_workflow_harness.rs

@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ impl GatewayWorkflowHarness {
             job_manager: None,
             prompt_queue: None,
             scheduler: Some(scheduler_slot.clone()),
-            default_user_id: user_id.clone(),
+            owner_id: user_id.clone(),
+            default_sender_id: user_id.clone(),
             shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
             llm_provider: Some(Arc::clone(&components.llm)),

tests/ws_gateway_integration.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ async fn start_test_server() -> (
         job_manager: None,
         prompt_queue: None,
         scheduler: None,
-        default_user_id: "test-user".to_string(),
+        owner_id: "test-user".to_string(),
+        default_sender_id: "test-user".to_string(),
         shutdown_tx: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         ws_tracker: Some(Arc::new(WsConnectionTracker::new())),
         llm_provider: None,