chore(cli): typecheck clean (10 → 0)

- broker-actions: msg-status section header used out-of-scope `id`
  variable; was a real bug (renders "message undefined…" on the JSON
  path). Fixed to use the in-scope lookupId.
- exit-codes: add IO_ERROR (10) — referenced in three places by
  platform-actions but never declared.
- types/text-import.d.ts: declare wildcard `*.md` module so Bun's
  text-import attribute used by skill.ts typechecks.
- ipc/server: cast PeerSummary/SkillSummary through unknown before
  spreading into Record<string, unknown>.
- mcp/server: typed JSON.parse for SSE events.
- bridge/daemon-route: import path with .ts → .js (esm).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.artifacts/specs/2026-05-04-per-session-presence.md

@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+# Per-session broker presence — daemon-multiplexed
+
+**Status:** spec, queued for 1.30.0 (alongside launch-wizard refactor).
+**Owner:** alezmad
+**Author:** Claude (Sprint A planning, 2026-05-04)
+**Related:** `2026-05-04-v2-roadmap-completion.md` (Sprint A overview),
+1.29.0 session-registry CHANGELOG entry.
+
+## Problem
+
+After 1.28.0 dropped the bridge tier, **launched `claude` sessions have
+no persistent broker presence**. Only the daemon does.
+
+Concretely: two `claudemesh launch` sessions in the same cwd, querying
+`peer list` 2 s apart, **never see each other**. Each `claudemesh peer
+list` opens a short-lived cold-path WS that creates a `presence` row
+for the duration of the query and tears it down. The "this session"
+row everyone sees in their own snapshot is created by the snapshot
+itself; sibling sessions' queries miss it because their WS-lifetimes
+don't overlap.
+
+Confirmed empirically (2026-05-04, same-cwd ECIJA-Intranet test):
+
+| Snapshot | timestamp | self pubkey | self `connectedAt` |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Session A | 11:42:37Z | `61d96106cb499208` | 11:42:38Z (= query time) |
+| Session B | 11:42:39Z | `ce77188aba02827d` | 11:42:38Z (= query time) |
+
+Each saw 5 long-lived peers (the daemon and unrelated other sessions)
+plus its own ephemeral row. Neither saw the other.
+
+## Goal
+
+Every launched `claude` session has a long-lived broker presence row
+**owned by the daemon**, identified by the session's per-launch
+keypair. Siblings see each other in `peer list` immediately and
+continuously, not as snapshot artifacts.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- Cross-machine session sync (waiting on 2.0.0 HKDF identity).
+- Replacing the daemon's own presence row — the daemon stays as a
+  separate row for "the user on this machine, no specific session."
+- Persistence of the session-presence link across daemon restarts —
+  daemon restart can be allowed to require launched sessions to
+  re-register (same compromise as the in-memory session registry from
+  1.29.0).
+
+## Design
+
+### State machine
+
+The 1.29.0 session registry already tracks `Map<token, SessionInfo>`
+inside the daemon. Extend it to own a per-session broker connection.
+
+```
+session lifecycle:
+  POST /v1/sessions/register
+       → registry.set(token, info)
+       → daemon.openSessionWs(info)         ← NEW
+       → broker creates presence row owned by session.pubkey
+
+  DELETE /v1/sessions/:token
+       → registry.delete(token)
+       → daemon.closeSessionWs(token)       ← NEW
+       → broker marks presence.disconnectedAt = now()
+
+  reaper (30 s tick): pid dead?
+       → registry.delete(token)
+       → daemon.closeSessionWs(token)
+```
+
+### Daemon-side: per-session `BrokerClient`
+
+Today the daemon holds `Map<meshSlug, DaemonBrokerClient>` (one WS per
+attached mesh). Add a parallel `Map<token, SessionBrokerClient>` for
+the per-launch ephemeral connections.
+
+`SessionBrokerClient` is the existing `BrokerClient` reused, configured
+with the session's per-launch keypair instead of the member's stable
+keypair. It registers presence (`presence_join`) and stays connected
+until `closeSessionWs(token)` fires. It does **not** drain the outbox
+— that's the member-keypair `DaemonBrokerClient`'s job. It only carries
+presence + receives DMs targeted at the session pubkey.
+
+### Broker-side: parent-vouched presence auth
+
+Today's broker accepts hello-sig auth where:
+- Caller signs the broker's nonce with their `mesh_member` keypair.
+- Broker looks up `mesh_member.peer_pubkey == sig.pubkey`.
+
+For per-session keypairs, the session pubkey is **not** in `mesh_member`
+— it's freshly generated by `claudemesh launch`. We need a new
+attestation flow:
+
+```
+hello {
+  type: "session_hello",
+  session_pubkey: <fresh keypair>,
+  parent_member_pubkey: <member keypair from config>,
+  display_name, cwd, role, groups,
+  parent_signature: ed25519_sign(member_priv,
+                                 "claudemesh-session/" || session_pubkey || "/" || nonce),
+  nonce_challenge: <broker nonce>,
+}
+```
+
+Broker validates:
+1. `parent_member_pubkey` exists in `mesh.member` for the target mesh.
+2. `parent_signature` validates against `parent_member_pubkey` over the
+   canonical message above.
+3. Broker inserts a presence row keyed on `session_pubkey` but
+   `member_id` pointing at the parent member's `mesh.member.id`.
+
+This is the OAuth-style refresh-vs-access pattern: the parent member
+key vouches "this ephemeral session pubkey belongs to me." The broker
+binds the row to the parent member but uses the session pubkey for
+routing (so DMs targeted at the session pubkey land at this WS).
+
+### CLI-side: launch.ts produces the parent signature
+
+`claudemesh launch` already mints the session keypair and writes the
+session-token file. Extend it to also produce a `parent_signature`
+that the daemon can present when opening the session WS:
+
+```ts
+const sessionPubkey = sessionKeypair.publicKey;
+const parentSig = ed25519_sign(
+  mesh.secretKey,
+  Buffer.concat([
+    Buffer.from("claudemesh-session/"),
+    sessionPubkey,
+    Buffer.from("/"),
+    /* nonce comes from broker — handled at WS-connect time */
+  ]),
+);
+```
+
+Actually, the nonce is broker-issued at hello time, so the signature
+needs to be produced fresh per WS-connect. Simpler approach: the
+`POST /v1/sessions/register` body carries the *member secret key* (or
+a derived signing capability) so the daemon can sign nonces on behalf
+of the session.
+
+That's a key-leak risk. Better: register carries a **pre-signed
+attestation** good for a TTL window:
+
+```
+register body adds:
+  parent_attestation: {
+    session_pubkey: hex,
+    parent_member_pubkey: hex,
+    expires_at: ISO,
+    signature: ed25519_sign(member_priv,
+                             "claudemesh-session-attest/" ||
+                             session_pubkey || "/" ||
+                             expires_at),
+  }
+```
+
+Daemon presents this attestation in `session_hello`; broker validates
+expiry and signature, then issues a nonce challenge that the daemon
+can satisfy with the session keypair (which IS held by the daemon
+for the lifetime of the registration). Two-stage: parent vouches the
+session; session signs the nonce.
+
+### Registry persistence
+
+For now, in-memory only (matching 1.29.0). Daemon restart drops all
+session WSes; launched `claude` processes are responsible for
+re-registering on next CLI invocation. Acceptable v1 behaviour;
+revisit when sqlite persistence lands for the registry.
+
+## Wire changes
+
+### Broker
+
+- New `session_hello` message type (additive; existing `hello` for
+  member auth unchanged).
+- `presence` row schema unchanged — `member_id` still required, but
+  `session_pubkey` differs from member's stable pubkey.
+- Validate `parent_attestation.expires_at <= now() + 24h` to bound
+  attestation reuse.
+
+### Daemon
+
+- New `SessionBrokerClient` factory — wraps `BrokerClient` with
+  session-mode hello.
+- `Map<token, SessionBrokerClient>` alongside the existing
+  `Map<slug, DaemonBrokerClient>`.
+- IPC routes:
+  - `POST /v1/sessions/register` — extend body schema with
+    `parent_attestation`.
+  - `DELETE /v1/sessions/:token` — close the session WS first, then
+    drop registry entry.
+
+### CLI (`claudemesh launch`)
+
+- Mint session keypair (today only writes the session token; need to
+  add ed25519 keypair generation per launch and write the privkey
+  alongside the token).
+- Sign `parent_attestation` with the member key from the joined-mesh
+  config.
+- POST register with both the new keypair and the attestation.
+
+## LoC estimate
+
+- Daemon `SessionBrokerClient` + registry hook: ~120 LoC.
+- IPC route schema extension + validation: ~40 LoC.
+- Broker `session_hello` handler + tests: ~140 LoC.
+- CLI `claudemesh launch` keypair + attestation: ~60 LoC.
+- Tests + smoke: ~80 LoC.
+
+Total: **~440 LoC** across CLI + daemon + broker.
+
+## Risks
+
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|---|---|
+| Member private key never leaves the user's machine, but the **attestation** (signed token) can be replayed within its TTL. | TTL bound 24h; refresh on launch; revocation path = drop the parent member's mesh enrollment (nuclear, but works). |
+| Cascading WS connections — N launches = N+1 broker WSes per user. | Acceptable up to 10-20 concurrent sessions; if it ever becomes a problem, multiplex per-session at the protocol level (one WS, multiple presence rows). Out of scope for v1. |
+| Daemon restart kills all session WSes — `peer list` from inside a launched session sees the remaining 5 peers but not its own siblings until they re-register. | Same as 1.29.0 registry. The registry could persist to sqlite later; for v1, accepted. |
+| Broker schema cost: every new presence row has a different `session_pubkey`, growing the table faster. | Already accepted — broker prunes disconnected rows on a 30-day window. Per-session keys triple the row count at peak but stay within the prune budget. |
+
+## Compatibility
+
+- **Older brokers** can't validate `session_hello`. Sessions will
+  attempt the new hello, get back `unknown_message_type`, and fall
+  back to the existing member-keyed hello (no per-session presence,
+  but everything still works as 1.28.0). Add the broker change first,
+  let it deploy, then ship the CLI side.
+- **Older CLIs** continue to work unchanged — they don't open
+  per-session WSes. They appear as ephemeral cold-path rows just like
+  today, and lose the symmetric-visibility property between siblings.
+- **Backward visible:** users on 1.30.0+ on the same mesh as users on
+  ≤1.29.x will see the older users as one row (their daemon) instead
+  of one row per session. Acceptable — opt-in to the new visibility
+  by upgrading.
+
+## Sequencing
+
+1. **Broker change ships first.** Add `session_hello` handler, deploy,
+   bake for ~24h. No CLI behaviour change yet.
+2. **Daemon `SessionBrokerClient` ships next** behind a feature flag
+   (`CLAUDEMESH_SESSION_PRESENCE=1`). Manually test with two launched
+   sessions in the same cwd; verify both see each other.
+3. **CLI keypair-mint + attestation in `launch.ts` ships last**, behind
+   the same flag.
+4. Flip the flag default in 1.30.0 release; document rollback via env.
+
+## Verification
+
+End-to-end smoke (paste into 1.30.0's CHANGELOG):
+
+```
+$ # In two different shells, both cd ~/Desktop/foo:
+$ claudemesh launch --name SessionA -y    # shell 1
+$ claudemesh launch --name SessionB -y    # shell 2
+$
+$ # In a third shell:
+$ claudemesh peer list --json --mesh foo | jq '.[] | {n: .displayName, c: .cwd}'
+{ "n": "SessionA", "c": "/.../foo" }    ← persistent, not query-induced
+{ "n": "SessionB", "c": "/.../foo" }
+$
+$ # In SessionA's shell:
+$ claudemesh peer list --mesh foo
+should include SessionB.
+$
+$ # Kill SessionB (Ctrl-C in shell 2). Wait <30s.
+$ claudemesh peer list --mesh foo
+should NOT include SessionB (reaper closed its WS).
+```
+
+## Open questions
+
+- Should the per-session WS also drain *its own* outbox subset, or stay
+  presence-only? Recommend presence-only for v1 — keeps state machines
+  simple, daemon's member-keyed WS handles all sends. Can be revisited
+  when per-session policy DSL ships.
+- Should the parent attestation be revocable mid-session? Could add an
+  IPC route on the daemon. Out of scope for v1; revoke = drop the
+  whole member enrollment.

apps/broker/src/broker.ts

@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ export async function topicHistory(args: {
     ORDER BY tm.created_at DESC, tm.id DESC
     LIMIT ${limit}
   `);
-  const rows = (result.rows ?? result) as Array<{
+  const rows = ((result as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (result as unknown as unknown[])) as Array<{
     id: string;
     sender_member_id: string;
     sender_pubkey: string;
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ export async function recallMemory(
     ORDER BY ts_rank(search_vector, plainto_tsquery('english', ${query})) DESC
     LIMIT 20
   `);
-  const rows = (result.rows ?? result) as Array<{
+  const rows = ((result as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (result as unknown as unknown[])) as Array<{
     id: string;
     content: string;
     tags: string[];
@@ -2010,7 +2010,7 @@ export async function getContext(
     ORDER BY updated_at DESC
     LIMIT 20
   `);
-  const rows = (result.rows ?? result) as Array<{
+  const rows = ((result as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (result as unknown as unknown[])) as Array<{
     peer_name: string | null;
     summary: string;
     files_read: string[] | null;
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ export async function drainForMember(
     SELECT * FROM claimed ORDER BY created_at ASC, id ASC
   `);
 
-  const rows = (result.rows ?? result) as Array<{
+  const rows = ((result as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (result as unknown as unknown[])) as Array<{
     id: string;
     priority: string;
     nonce: string;
@@ -2665,7 +2665,11 @@ export async function findMemberByPubkey(
       ),
     )
     .limit(1);
-  return row ?? null;
+  if (!row) return null;
+  return {
+    ...row,
+    defaultGroups: row.defaultGroups ?? [],
+  };
 }
 
 // --- Mesh databases (per-mesh PostgreSQL schemas) ---
@@ -2719,7 +2723,7 @@ export async function meshQuery(
       sql.raw(`SET LOCAL search_path TO "${schema}"`)
     );
     const result = await tx.execute(sql.raw(query));
-    const rows = (result.rows ?? []) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+    const rows = ((result as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (result as unknown as unknown[])) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
     const columns = rows.length > 0 ? Object.keys(rows[0]!) : [];
     return { columns, rows, rowCount: rows.length };
   });
@@ -2762,7 +2766,7 @@ export async function meshSchema(
     WHERE table_schema = ${schema}
     ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position
   `);
-  const rows = (result.rows ?? result) as Array<{
+  const rows = ((result as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (result as unknown as unknown[])) as Array<{
     table_name: string;
     column_name: string;
     data_type: string;

apps/broker/src/crypto.ts

@@ -138,6 +138,128 @@ export async function sealRootKeyToRecipient(params: {
 
 export const HELLO_SKEW_MS = 60_000;
 
+/** Maximum lifetime of a parent attestation (24h). */
+export const SESSION_ATTESTATION_MAX_TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Canonical bytes for a parent-vouches-session attestation.
+ *
+ * The parent member signs this with their stable ed25519 secret key when
+ * minting an attestation in `claudemesh launch`. The broker recomputes
+ * the same string at session_hello time and verifies the signature
+ * against `parent_member_pubkey`.
+ *
+ * Format: `claudemesh-session-attest|<parent_pubkey>|<session_pubkey>|<expires_at_ms>`
+ */
+export function canonicalSessionAttestation(
+  parentMemberPubkey: string,
+  sessionPubkey: string,
+  expiresAt: number,
+): string {
+  return `claudemesh-session-attest|${parentMemberPubkey}|${sessionPubkey}|${expiresAt}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Canonical bytes for the session_hello signature.
+ *
+ * The session keypair (held by the daemon for the lifetime of the
+ * registration) signs this fresh on every WS connect, proving liveness +
+ * possession of the session secret key. Without this stage, an attacker
+ * who captured an attestation could replay it from any machine.
+ *
+ * Format: `claudemesh-session-hello|<mesh_id>|<parent_pubkey>|<session_pubkey>|<timestamp_ms>`
+ */
+export function canonicalSessionHello(
+  meshId: string,
+  parentMemberPubkey: string,
+  sessionPubkey: string,
+  timestamp: number,
+): string {
+  return `claudemesh-session-hello|${meshId}|${parentMemberPubkey}|${sessionPubkey}|${timestamp}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate a parent-vouches-session attestation: lifetime bound + signature.
+ * Returns `{ ok: true }` on success or `{ ok: false, reason }` on failure.
+ *
+ * The TTL ceiling (24h) bounds replay damage if an attestation leaks; the
+ * lower bound (already in the past) blocks reuse of expired ones.
+ */
+export async function verifySessionAttestation(args: {
+  parentMemberPubkey: string;
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  expiresAt: number;
+  signature: string;
+  now?: number;
+}): Promise<
+  | { ok: true }
+  | { ok: false; reason: "expired" | "ttl_too_long" | "bad_signature" | "malformed" }
+> {
+  const now = args.now ?? Date.now();
+  if (!Number.isFinite(args.expiresAt)) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "malformed" };
+  }
+  if (args.expiresAt <= now) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "expired" };
+  }
+  if (args.expiresAt > now + SESSION_ATTESTATION_MAX_TTL_MS) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "ttl_too_long" };
+  }
+  if (
+    !/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(args.parentMemberPubkey) ||
+    !/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(args.sessionPubkey) ||
+    !/^[0-9a-f]{128}$/i.test(args.signature)
+  ) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "malformed" };
+  }
+  const canonical = canonicalSessionAttestation(
+    args.parentMemberPubkey,
+    args.sessionPubkey,
+    args.expiresAt,
+  );
+  const ok = await verifyEd25519(canonical, args.signature, args.parentMemberPubkey);
+  return ok ? { ok: true } : { ok: false, reason: "bad_signature" };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate the session-side hello signature: timestamp skew + signature
+ * by the session keypair over canonical session-hello bytes.
+ */
+export async function verifySessionHelloSignature(args: {
+  meshId: string;
+  parentMemberPubkey: string;
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  timestamp: number;
+  signature: string;
+  now?: number;
+}): Promise<
+  | { ok: true }
+  | { ok: false; reason: "timestamp_skew" | "bad_signature" | "malformed" }
+> {
+  const now = args.now ?? Date.now();
+  if (
+    !Number.isFinite(args.timestamp) ||
+    Math.abs(now - args.timestamp) > HELLO_SKEW_MS
+  ) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "timestamp_skew" };
+  }
+  if (
+    !/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(args.parentMemberPubkey) ||
+    !/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(args.sessionPubkey) ||
+    !/^[0-9a-f]{128}$/i.test(args.signature)
+  ) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: "malformed" };
+  }
+  const canonical = canonicalSessionHello(
+    args.meshId,
+    args.parentMemberPubkey,
+    args.sessionPubkey,
+    args.timestamp,
+  );
+  const ok = await verifyEd25519(canonical, args.signature, args.sessionPubkey);
+  return ok ? { ok: true } : { ok: false, reason: "bad_signature" };
+}
+
 /**
  * Verify a hello's ed25519 signature + timestamp skew.
  * Returns { ok: true } on success, or { ok: false, reason } describing

apps/broker/src/env.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const envSchema = z.object({
   MINIO_ENDPOINT: z.string().default("minio:9000"),
   MINIO_ACCESS_KEY: z.string().default("claudemesh"),
   MINIO_SECRET_KEY: z.string().default("changeme"),
-  MINIO_USE_SSL: z.enum(["true", "false", ""]).transform(v => v === "true").default("false"),
+  MINIO_USE_SSL: z.enum(["true", "false", ""]).default("false").transform(v => v === "true"),
   QDRANT_URL: z.string().default("http://qdrant:6333"),
   NEO4J_URL: z.string().default("bolt://neo4j:7687"),
   NEO4J_USER: z.string().default("neo4j"),

apps/broker/src/index.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { invite as inviteTable, mesh, meshMember, messageQueue, presence, schedu
 import { user } from "@turbostarter/db/schema/auth";
 import { handleCliSync, type CliSyncRequest } from "./cli-sync";
 import { generateId } from "@turbostarter/shared/utils";
-import { updateMemberProfile, listMeshMembers, updateMeshSettings } from "./member-api";
+import { updateMemberProfile, listMeshMembers, updateMeshSettings, type MemberUpdateRequest, type SelfEditablePolicy } from "./member-api";
 import {
   claimTask,
   completeTask,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ import { metrics, metricsToText } from "./metrics";
 import { TokenBucket } from "./rate-limit";
 import { isDbHealthy, startDbHealth, stopDbHealth } from "./db-health";
 import { buildInfo } from "./build-info";
-import { canonicalInvite, canonicalInviteV2, claimInviteV2Core as _claimInviteV2Core, sealRootKeyToRecipient, verifyHelloSignature, verifyInviteV2 } from "./crypto";
+import { canonicalInvite, canonicalInviteV2, claimInviteV2Core as _claimInviteV2Core, sealRootKeyToRecipient, verifyHelloSignature, verifyInviteV2, verifySessionAttestation, verifySessionHelloSignature } from "./crypto";
 // Alias for in-module callers; the public re-export below surfaces the
 // same symbol without colliding with tests that import from index.ts.
 const claimInviteV2Core = _claimInviteV2Core;
@@ -831,7 +831,12 @@ function handleHttpRequest(req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse): void {
     req.on("data", (c: Buffer) => chunks.push(c));
     req.on("end", () => {
       try {
-        const body = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString());
+        const body = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString()) as {
+          meshId?: string;
+          memberId?: string;
+          pubkey?: string;
+          secretKey?: string;
+        };
         const { meshId: tgMeshId, memberId: tgMemberId, pubkey: tgPubkey, secretKey: tgSecretKey } = body;
         if (!tgMeshId || !tgMemberId || !tgPubkey || !tgSecretKey) {
           writeJson(res, 400, { error: "meshId, memberId, pubkey, secretKey required" });
@@ -1099,7 +1104,7 @@ function handleInviteClaimV2Post(
       const raw = Buffer.concat(chunks).toString();
       let payload: { recipient_x25519_pubkey?: string; display_name?: string };
       try {
-        payload = JSON.parse(raw);
+        payload = JSON.parse(raw) as { recipient_x25519_pubkey?: string; display_name?: string };
       } catch {
         writeJson(res, 400, { error: "malformed" });
         return;
@@ -1197,7 +1202,7 @@ async function handleUploadPost(
   let tags: string[] = [];
   if (tagsRaw) {
     try {
-      tags = JSON.parse(tagsRaw);
+      tags = JSON.parse(tagsRaw) as string[];
     } catch {
       tags = [];
     }
@@ -1259,7 +1264,7 @@ async function handleUploadPost(
       let fileKeys: Array<{ peerPubkey: string; sealedKey: string }> = [];
       if (encrypted && fileKeysRaw) {
         try {
-          fileKeys = JSON.parse(fileKeysRaw);
+          fileKeys = JSON.parse(fileKeysRaw) as Array<{ peerPubkey: string; sealedKey: string }>;
         } catch { /* ignore */ }
       }
 
@@ -1364,7 +1369,7 @@ function handleMemberPatchPost(req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse, meshId
   req.on("end", async () => {
     if (aborted) return;
     try {
-      const body = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString());
+      const body = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString()) as MemberUpdateRequest;
       // Auth: callerMemberId from X-Member-Id header (dashboard or CLI provides this)
       const callerMemberId = req.headers["x-member-id"] as string | undefined;
       if (!callerMemberId) { writeJson(res, 401, { ok: false, error: "X-Member-Id header required" }); return; }
@@ -1407,7 +1412,7 @@ function handleMeshSettingsPatch(req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse, mesh
   req.on("end", async () => {
     if (aborted) return;
     try {
-      const body = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString());
+      const body = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString()) as { selfEditable?: SelfEditablePolicy };
       const callerMemberId = req.headers["x-member-id"] as string | undefined;
       if (!callerMemberId) { writeJson(res, 401, { ok: false, error: "X-Member-Id header required" }); return; }
       const result = await updateMeshSettings(meshId, callerMemberId, body);
@@ -1821,6 +1826,220 @@ async function handleHello(
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Authenticate + presence-register a per-launch session WebSocket.
+ *
+ * Two-stage proof: parent member's pre-signed attestation vouches the
+ * session pubkey, and the session keypair signs the hello timestamp to
+ * prove possession. The presence row is keyed on `sessionPubkey` but
+ * `member_id` points at the parent member, so member-targeted operations
+ * (revocation, send-by-member-pubkey) keep working unchanged.
+ *
+ * Spec: .artifacts/specs/2026-05-04-per-session-presence.md.
+ */
+async function handleSessionHello(
+  ws: WebSocket,
+  hello: Extract<WSClientMessage, { type: "session_hello" }>,
+): Promise<{
+  presenceId: string;
+  memberDisplayName: string;
+  memberProfile?: unknown;
+  meshPolicy?: Record<string, unknown>;
+} | null> {
+  // Shape checks. The crypto helpers also enforce these but bailing
+  // early gives a clearer error code on the wire.
+  if (!/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/.test(hello.sessionPubkey ?? "")) {
+    metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: "bad_session_pubkey" });
+    sendError(ws, "bad_session_pubkey", "sessionPubkey must be 64 lowercase hex chars");
+    ws.close(1008, "bad_session_pubkey");
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (!/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/.test(hello.parentMemberPubkey ?? "")) {
+    metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: "bad_parent_pubkey" });
+    sendError(ws, "bad_parent_pubkey", "parentMemberPubkey must be 64 lowercase hex chars");
+    ws.close(1008, "bad_parent_pubkey");
+    return null;
+  }
+  const att = hello.parentAttestation;
+  if (
+    !att ||
+    typeof att !== "object" ||
+    att.sessionPubkey !== hello.sessionPubkey ||
+    att.parentMemberPubkey !== hello.parentMemberPubkey
+  ) {
+    metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: "attestation_mismatch" });
+    sendError(ws, "attestation_mismatch", "parentAttestation does not bind the claimed session+parent pubkeys");
+    ws.close(1008, "attestation_mismatch");
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Capacity check BEFORE touching DB.
+  const existing = connectionsPerMesh.get(hello.meshId) ?? 0;
+  if (existing >= env.MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_MESH) {
+    metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: "capacity" });
+    log.warn("mesh at capacity (session_hello)", {
+      mesh_id: hello.meshId,
+      existing,
+      cap: env.MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_MESH,
+    });
+    sendError(ws, "capacity", "mesh at connection capacity");
+    ws.close(1008, "capacity");
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // 1. Parent attestation: TTL bounds + signature against parent pubkey.
+  const attCheck = await verifySessionAttestation({
+    parentMemberPubkey: hello.parentMemberPubkey,
+    sessionPubkey: hello.sessionPubkey,
+    expiresAt: att.expiresAt,
+    signature: att.signature,
+  });
+  if (!attCheck.ok) {
+    metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: `attestation_${attCheck.reason}` });
+    log.warn("session_hello attestation rejected", {
+      reason: attCheck.reason,
+      mesh_id: hello.meshId,
+      parent_pubkey: hello.parentMemberPubkey.slice(0, 12),
+      session_pubkey: hello.sessionPubkey.slice(0, 12),
+    });
+    sendError(ws, attCheck.reason, `attestation rejected: ${attCheck.reason}`);
+    ws.close(1008, attCheck.reason);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // 2. Session signature: timestamp skew + ed25519 against sessionPubkey.
+  const sigCheck = await verifySessionHelloSignature({
+    meshId: hello.meshId,
+    parentMemberPubkey: hello.parentMemberPubkey,
+    sessionPubkey: hello.sessionPubkey,
+    timestamp: hello.timestamp,
+    signature: hello.signature,
+  });
+  if (!sigCheck.ok) {
+    metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: `session_${sigCheck.reason}` });
+    log.warn("session_hello sig rejected", {
+      reason: sigCheck.reason,
+      mesh_id: hello.meshId,
+      session_pubkey: hello.sessionPubkey.slice(0, 12),
+    });
+    sendError(ws, sigCheck.reason, `session_hello rejected: ${sigCheck.reason}`);
+    ws.close(1008, sigCheck.reason);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // 3. Parent member must exist + be active in the claimed mesh.
+  const member = await findMemberByPubkey(hello.meshId, hello.parentMemberPubkey);
+  if (!member) {
+    const [revokedRow] = await db
+      .select({ displayName: meshMember.displayName, revokedAt: meshMember.revokedAt })
+      .from(meshMember)
+      .where(and(eq(meshMember.meshId, hello.meshId), eq(meshMember.peerPubkey, hello.parentMemberPubkey)))
+      .limit(1);
+    if (revokedRow?.revokedAt) {
+      metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: "revoked" });
+      const [m] = await db.select({ slug: mesh.slug, name: mesh.name }).from(mesh).where(eq(mesh.id, hello.meshId)).limit(1);
+      const meshLabel = m?.name || m?.slug || hello.meshId;
+      sendError(
+        ws,
+        "revoked",
+        `You've been removed from "${meshLabel}". Contact the mesh owner to rejoin.`,
+      );
+      ws.close(4002, "banned");
+      log.info("session_hello rejected: revoked parent", { mesh_id: hello.meshId, display_name: revokedRow.displayName });
+      return null;
+    }
+    metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: "unauthorized" });
+    sendError(ws, "unauthorized", "parent pubkey not found in mesh");
+    ws.close(1008, "unauthorized");
+    return null;
+  }
+  // The parentMemberId in the hello must match the member we resolved by
+  // pubkey — otherwise the daemon claims membership it doesn't have.
+  if (hello.parentMemberId && hello.parentMemberId !== member.id) {
+    metrics.connectionsRejected.inc({ reason: "parent_member_id_mismatch" });
+    sendError(ws, "parent_member_id_mismatch", "parentMemberId does not match parentMemberPubkey");
+    ws.close(1008, "parent_member_id_mismatch");
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // Load mesh policy (best-effort; non-fatal).
+  let meshPolicy: Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+  try {
+    const [m] = await db
+      .select({ selfEditable: mesh.selfEditable })
+      .from(mesh)
+      .where(eq(mesh.id, hello.meshId));
+    if (m?.selfEditable) meshPolicy = { selfEditable: m.selfEditable };
+  } catch { /* non-fatal */ }
+
+  const initialGroups = hello.groups ?? member.defaultGroups ?? [];
+
+  // Session-id dedup: if the same session_id is already connected, kick
+  // the ghost. Reconnect after a network blip lands here cleanly.
+  for (const [oldPid, oldConn] of connections) {
+    if (oldConn.meshId === hello.meshId && oldConn.sessionId === hello.sessionId) {
+      log.info("session_hello dedup", { old_presence: oldPid, session_id: hello.sessionId });
+      try { oldConn.ws.close(1000, "session_replaced"); } catch { /* already dead */ }
+      connections.delete(oldPid);
+      void disconnectPresence(oldPid);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const presenceId = await connectPresence({
+    memberId: member.id,
+    sessionId: hello.sessionId,
+    sessionPubkey: hello.sessionPubkey,
+    displayName: hello.displayName,
+    pid: hello.pid,
+    cwd: hello.cwd,
+    groups: initialGroups,
+  });
+  const effectiveDisplayName = hello.displayName || member.displayName;
+  connections.set(presenceId, {
+    ws,
+    meshId: hello.meshId,
+    memberId: member.id,
+    memberPubkey: hello.parentMemberPubkey,
+    sessionId: hello.sessionId,
+    sessionPubkey: hello.sessionPubkey,
+    displayName: effectiveDisplayName,
+    cwd: hello.cwd,
+    hostname: hello.hostname,
+    peerType: hello.peerType,
+    channel: hello.channel,
+    model: hello.model,
+    groups: initialGroups,
+    visible: true,
+    profile: {},
+  });
+  incMeshCount(hello.meshId);
+  void audit(hello.meshId, "peer_joined", member.id, effectiveDisplayName, {
+    pubkey: hello.parentMemberPubkey,
+    session_pubkey: hello.sessionPubkey,
+    groups: initialGroups,
+    via: "session_hello",
+  });
+  log.info("ws session_hello", {
+    mesh_id: hello.meshId,
+    member: effectiveDisplayName,
+    presence_id: presenceId,
+    session_id: hello.sessionId,
+    session_pubkey: hello.sessionPubkey.slice(0, 12),
+  });
+  // Drain any DMs queued for this session pubkey (or the parent member).
+  void maybePushQueuedMessages(presenceId);
+  return {
+    presenceId,
+    memberDisplayName: effectiveDisplayName,
+    memberProfile: {
+      roleTag: member.roleTag,
+      groups: member.defaultGroups ?? [],
+      messageMode: member.messageMode ?? "push",
+    },
+    meshPolicy,
+  };
+}
+
 async function handleSend(
   conn: PeerConn,
   msg: Extract<WSClientMessage, { type: "send" }>,
@@ -2171,6 +2390,53 @@ function handleConnection(ws: WebSocket): void {
     try {
       const msg = JSON.parse(raw.toString()) as WSClientMessage;
       const _reqId = (msg as any)._reqId as string | undefined;
+      if (msg.type === "session_hello") {
+        const result = await handleSessionHello(ws, msg);
+        if (!result) return;
+        presenceId = result.presenceId;
+        try {
+          const ackPayload: Record<string, unknown> = {
+            type: "hello_ack",
+            presenceId: result.presenceId,
+            memberDisplayName: result.memberDisplayName,
+            memberProfile: result.memberProfile,
+            ...(result.meshPolicy ? { meshPolicy: result.meshPolicy } : {}),
+          };
+          ws.send(JSON.stringify(ackPayload));
+        } catch {
+          /* ws closed during hello */
+        }
+        // Broadcast peer_joined to siblings — same shape as the regular
+        // hello path, so list_peers consumers don't need to special-case.
+        const joinedConn = connections.get(presenceId);
+        if (joinedConn) {
+          const joinMsg: WSPushMessage = {
+            type: "push",
+            subtype: "system",
+            event: "peer_joined",
+            eventData: {
+              name: result.memberDisplayName,
+              pubkey: joinedConn.sessionPubkey ?? joinedConn.memberPubkey,
+              groups: joinedConn.groups,
+            },
+            messageId: crypto.randomUUID(),
+            meshId: joinedConn.meshId,
+            senderPubkey: "system",
+            priority: "low",
+            nonce: "",
+            ciphertext: "",
+            createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+          };
+          for (const [pid, peer] of connections) {
+            if (pid === presenceId) continue;
+            if (peer.meshId !== joinedConn.meshId) continue;
+            // Same-member sibling sessions get the join — a per-launch
+            // session is meant to be visible to the user's other launches.
+            sendToPeer(pid, joinMsg);
+          }
+        }
+        return;
+      }
       if (msg.type === "hello") {
         const result = await handleHello(ws, msg);
         if (!result) return;
@@ -3492,7 +3758,7 @@ function handleConnection(ws: WebSocket): void {
             const gqRecords = gqResult.records.map((r) => {
               const obj: Record<string, unknown> = {};
               for (const key of r.keys) {
-                obj[key] = r.get(key);
+                obj[String(key)] = r.get(key);
               }
               return obj;
             });
@@ -3527,7 +3793,7 @@ function handleConnection(ws: WebSocket): void {
             const geRecords = geResult.records.map((r) => {
               const obj: Record<string, unknown> = {};
               for (const key of r.keys) {
-                obj[key] = r.get(key);
+                obj[String(key)] = r.get(key);
               }
               return obj;
             });
@@ -3616,10 +3882,10 @@ function handleConnection(ws: WebSocket): void {
           const [peers, stateEntries, memCount, fileCount, taskCounts, streams, tables] = await Promise.all([
             listPeersInMesh(conn.meshId),
             listState(conn.meshId),
-            db.execute(sql`SELECT COUNT(*) as n FROM mesh.memory WHERE mesh_id = ${conn.meshId} AND forgotten_at IS NULL`).then(r => Number(((r.rows ?? r) as any[])[0]?.n ?? 0)),
+            db.execute(sql`SELECT COUNT(*) as n FROM mesh.memory WHERE mesh_id = ${conn.meshId} AND forgotten_at IS NULL`).then(r => Number((((r as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (r as unknown as unknown[])) as any[])[0]?.n ?? 0)),
-            db.execute(sql`SELECT COUNT(*) as n FROM mesh.file WHERE mesh_id = ${conn.meshId} AND deleted_at IS NULL`).then(r => Number(((r.rows ?? r) as any[])[0]?.n ?? 0)),
+            db.execute(sql`SELECT COUNT(*) as n FROM mesh.file WHERE mesh_id = ${conn.meshId} AND deleted_at IS NULL`).then(r => Number((((r as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (r as unknown as unknown[])) as any[])[0]?.n ?? 0)),
             db.execute(sql`SELECT status, COUNT(*) as n FROM mesh.task WHERE mesh_id = ${conn.meshId} GROUP BY status`).then(r => {
-              const rows = (r.rows ?? r) as Array<{ status: string; n: string }>;
+              const rows = (((r as unknown as { rows?: unknown[] }).rows ?? (r as unknown as unknown[]))) as Array<{ status: string; n: string }>;
               const counts = { open: 0, claimed: 0, done: 0 };
               for (const row of rows) counts[row.status as keyof typeof counts] = Number(row.n);
               return counts;

apps/broker/src/jwt.ts

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export async function verifySyncToken(
     }
 
     // Decode header — must be HS256
-    const header = JSON.parse(new TextDecoder().decode(base64UrlDecode(headerB64)));
+    const header = JSON.parse(new TextDecoder().decode(base64UrlDecode(headerB64))) as { alg?: string };
     if (header.alg !== "HS256") {
       return { ok: false, error: `unsupported algorithm: ${header.alg}` };
     }

apps/broker/src/member-api.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface MemberPermissionUpdate {
 
 export type MemberUpdateRequest = MemberProfileUpdate & MemberPermissionUpdate;
 
-interface SelfEditablePolicy {
+export interface SelfEditablePolicy {
   displayName: boolean;
   roleTag: boolean;
   groups: boolean;

apps/broker/src/paths.ts

@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ function lastAssistantHasToolUse(filePath: string): boolean {
       if (!line) continue;
       if (!line.includes('"assistant"')) continue;
       try {
-        const d = JSON.parse(line);
+        const d = JSON.parse(line) as { type?: string; message?: { content?: unknown } };
         if (d.type !== "assistant") continue;
         const content = d.message?.content;
         if (!Array.isArray(content)) continue;
-        return content.some((c: { type?: string }) => c.type === "tool_use");
+        return (content as Array<{ type?: string }>).some((c) => c.type === "tool_use");
       } catch {
         /* malformed line, skip */
       }

apps/broker/src/service-manager.ts

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function detectEntry(
     try {
       const pkg = JSON.parse(
         readFileSync(join(sourcePath, "package.json"), "utf-8"),
-      );
+      ) as { main?: string; bin?: string | Record<string, string> };
       if (pkg.main) return { command: cmd, args: [pkg.main] };
       if (pkg.bin) {
         const bin =
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ function spawnService(svc: ManagedService): void {
   const rl = createInterface({ input: child.stdout! });
   rl.on("line", (line) => {
     try {
-      const msg = JSON.parse(line);
+      const msg = JSON.parse(line) as { id?: string | number; error?: { message?: string }; result?: unknown };
       if (msg.id && svc.pendingCalls.has(String(msg.id))) {
         const pending = svc.pendingCalls.get(String(msg.id))!;
         clearTimeout(pending.timer);

apps/broker/src/telegram-bridge.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { Bot, InputFile } from "grammy";
 import WebSocket from "ws";
 import sodium from "libsodium-wrappers";
 import { validateTelegramConnectToken } from "./telegram-token";
+import { log } from "./logger";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types
@@ -22,11 +23,12 @@ export interface BridgeRow {
   chatId: number;
   meshId: string;
   meshSlug?: string;
-  memberId: string;
+  /** memberId can be null until the bridge claims a mesh.member row. */
+  memberId: string | null;
   pubkey: string;
   secretKey: string;
-  displayName: string;
+  displayName: string | null;
-  chatType: string;
+  chatType: string | null;
   chatTitle: string | null;
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ class MeshConnection {
 
       ws.on("message", async (raw) => {
         try {
-          const msg = JSON.parse(raw.toString());
+          const msg = JSON.parse(raw.toString()) as Record<string, any>;
 
           if (msg.type === "hello_ack") {
             clearTimeout(helloTimeout);
@@ -674,8 +676,8 @@ function createPushHandler(bot: Bot) {
     for (const chatId of chatIds) {
       bot.api
         .sendMessage(chatId, formatted)
-        .catch((e) => {
+        .catch((e: unknown) => {
-          console.error(`[tg-bridge] send to chat ${chatId} failed:`, e.message);
+          console.error(`[tg-bridge] send to chat ${chatId} failed:`, e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e));
         });
     }
   };
@@ -1729,11 +1731,12 @@ async function executeAiToolCall(
         for (const meshId of meshIds) {
           const services = await listDbMeshServices(meshId);
           for (const s of services) {
+            const sx = s as Record<string, unknown>;
             allServices.push({
-              name: s.name,
+              name: String(sx.name ?? ""),
-              type: s.type ?? "mcp",
+              type: String(sx.type ?? "mcp"),
-              tools: s.tool_count ?? 0,
+              tools: Number(sx.tool_count ?? 0),
-              status: s.status ?? "running",
+              status: String(sx.status ?? "running"),
             });
           }
         }
@@ -1841,6 +1844,9 @@ export async function bootTelegramBridge(
   for (const [meshId, meshRows] of byMesh) {
     const first = meshRows[0]!;
     try {
+      // memberId/displayName come back from DB nullable; bridge only
+      // works once both are populated, so skip rows missing either.
+      if (!first.memberId || !first.displayName) continue;
       await ensureMeshConnection(
         {
           meshId,

apps/broker/src/telegram-token.ts

@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ export function validateTelegramConnectToken(
     if (!timingSafeEqual(a, b)) return null;
 
     // Verify header algorithm
-    const header = JSON.parse(base64urlDecode(headerB64));
+    const header = JSON.parse(base64urlDecode(headerB64)) as { alg?: string };
     if (header.alg !== "HS256") return null;
 
     // Decode and validate claims
-    const claims: JwtClaims = JSON.parse(base64urlDecode(payloadB64));
+    const claims = JSON.parse(base64urlDecode(payloadB64)) as JwtClaims;
 
     // Check subject
     if (claims.sub !== "telegram-connect") return null;

apps/broker/src/types.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,66 @@ export interface WSHelloMessage {
   signature: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Client → broker: per-launch session hello, vouched by the parent member.
+ *
+ * Used by the daemon's per-session WebSocket connections (1.30.0+) so that
+ * each `claudemesh launch`-spawned session has its own long-lived presence
+ * row owned by an ephemeral session keypair. The parent member key vouches
+ * (out-of-band) that the session pubkey is theirs; the session keypair
+ * proves liveness on every connect.
+ *
+ * Two-stage proof:
+ *   1. `parentAttestation.signature` — ed25519 over
+ *      `claudemesh-session-attest|<parent_pubkey>|<session_pubkey>|<expires_at_ms>`
+ *      signed by the parent member's stable secret key. TTL ≤ 24h.
+ *   2. `signature` — ed25519 over
+ *      `claudemesh-session-hello|<mesh_id>|<parent_pubkey>|<session_pubkey>|<timestamp>`
+ *      signed by the session secret key (held by the daemon for the
+ *      lifetime of the session registration).
+ *
+ * Older brokers don't recognize this message type and reply with
+ * `unknown_message_type`; clients fall back to the legacy `hello` flow.
+ */
+export interface WSSessionHelloMessage {
+  type: "session_hello";
+  /** Highest WS protocol version the client understands. */
+  protocolVersion?: number;
+  /** Optional feature strings the client supports. */
+  capabilities?: string[];
+  meshId: string;
+  /** Parent member's id (mesh.member.id) — used for revocation lookup. */
+  parentMemberId: string;
+  /** Parent member's stable ed25519 pubkey (hex), as found in mesh.member. */
+  parentMemberPubkey: string;
+  /** Per-launch ephemeral ed25519 pubkey (hex). Routes presence + DMs. */
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  /** Pre-signed attestation by the parent member, presented per session. */
+  parentAttestation: {
+    sessionPubkey: string;
+    parentMemberPubkey: string;
+    /** Unix ms; broker rejects past or > now+24h. */
+    expiresAt: number;
+    signature: string;
+  };
+  /** Display name override for this session (optional, falls back to member). */
+  displayName?: string;
+  sessionId: string;
+  pid: number;
+  cwd: string;
+  hostname?: string;
+  peerType?: "ai" | "human" | "connector";
+  channel?: string;
+  model?: string;
+  groups?: Array<{ name: string; role?: string }>;
+  /** Initial role tag for the session. */
+  role?: string;
+  /** ms epoch; broker rejects if outside ±60s of its own clock. */
+  timestamp: number;
+  /** ed25519 signature (hex) by the SESSION secret key over canonical bytes. */
+  signature: string;
+}
+
 /** Client → broker: send an E2E-encrypted envelope to a target. */
 export interface WSSendMessage {
   type: "send";
@@ -110,6 +170,10 @@ export interface WSSendMessage {
    *  Server validates same-topic membership; FK is set null if parent
    *  later disappears. Ignored for non-topic targets. */
   replyToId?: string;
+  /** Optional ciphertext-format version. 1 = v1 plaintext base64;
+   *  2 = v0.3.0 phase 3 per-topic encrypted body. Server passes this
+   *  through verbatim into topic_message.body_version. */
+  bodyVersion?: number;
 }
 
 /** Broker → client: an envelope addressed to this peer. */
@@ -1330,6 +1394,16 @@ export interface WSVaultGetMessage { type: "vault_get"; keys: string[]; _reqId?:
 export interface WSWatchMessage { type: "watch"; url: string; mode?: "hash" | "json" | "status"; extract?: string; interval?: number; notify_on?: string; headers?: Record<string, string>; label?: string; _reqId?: string; }
 /** Client → broker: stop watching. */
 export interface WSUnwatchMessage { type: "unwatch"; watchId: string; _reqId?: string; }
+/** Client → broker: soft-disconnect a peer (1000; CLI auto-reconnects). */
+export interface WSDisconnectMessage { type: "disconnect"; target?: string; stale?: number; all?: boolean; _reqId?: string; }
+/** Client → broker: hard-kick a peer (4001; CLI exits). */
+export interface WSKickMessage { type: "kick"; target?: string; stale?: number; all?: boolean; _reqId?: string; }
+/** Client → broker: ban a member by pubkey or display name. */
+export interface WSBanMessage { type: "ban"; target: string; reason?: string; _reqId?: string; }
+/** Client → broker: lift a ban. */
+export interface WSUnbanMessage { type: "unban"; target: string; _reqId?: string; }
+/** Client → broker: list active bans on the caller's mesh. */
+export interface WSListBansMessage { type: "list_bans"; _reqId?: string; }
 /** Client → broker: list active watches. */
 export interface WSWatchListMessage { type: "watch_list"; _reqId?: string; }
 /** Broker → client: watch created acknowledgement. */
@@ -1341,6 +1415,7 @@ export interface WSWatchTriggeredMessage { type: "watch_triggered"; watchId: str
 
 export type WSClientMessage =
   | WSHelloMessage
+  | WSSessionHelloMessage
   | WSSendMessage
   | WSSetStatusMessage
   | WSListPeersMessage
@@ -1433,7 +1508,12 @@ export type WSClientMessage =
   | WSVaultGetMessage
   | WSWatchMessage
   | WSUnwatchMessage
-  | WSWatchListMessage;
+  | WSWatchListMessage
+  | WSDisconnectMessage
+  | WSKickMessage
+  | WSBanMessage
+  | WSUnbanMessage
+  | WSListBansMessage;
 
 // --- Skill messages ---
 
@@ -1485,6 +1565,8 @@ export interface WSSkillDataMessage {
     instructions: string;
     tags: string[];
     author: string;
+    /** Optional opaque metadata stored alongside the skill body. */
+    manifest?: unknown;
     createdAt: string;
   } | null;
   _reqId?: string;

apps/broker/tests/session-hello-signature.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+/**
+ * Session-hello signature + parent-attestation verification.
+ *
+ * Two-stage proof:
+ *   1. Parent member signs `canonicalSessionAttestation` (long-lived, ≤24h
+ *      TTL) — vouches that the session pubkey belongs to them.
+ *   2. Session keypair signs `canonicalSessionHello` per WS-connect — proves
+ *      liveness + possession.
+ *
+ * The broker rejects on any: expired/over-TTL attestation, bad signature,
+ * timestamp skew, malformed hex, or a session signature made with the
+ * wrong key (covers the "attestation leaked, attacker tries to use it
+ * without the session secret key" case).
+ */
+
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import sodium from "libsodium-wrappers";
+import {
+  canonicalSessionAttestation,
+  canonicalSessionHello,
+  verifySessionAttestation,
+  verifySessionHelloSignature,
+  SESSION_ATTESTATION_MAX_TTL_MS,
+  HELLO_SKEW_MS,
+} from "../src/crypto";
+
+interface Keypair {
+  publicKey: string;
+  secretKey: string;
+}
+
+async function makeKeypair(): Promise<Keypair> {
+  await sodium.ready;
+  const kp = sodium.crypto_sign_keypair();
+  return {
+    publicKey: sodium.to_hex(kp.publicKey),
+    secretKey: sodium.to_hex(kp.privateKey),
+  };
+}
+
+function sign(canonical: string, secretKeyHex: string): string {
+  return sodium.to_hex(
+    sodium.crypto_sign_detached(
+      sodium.from_string(canonical),
+      sodium.from_hex(secretKeyHex),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+describe("verifySessionAttestation", () => {
+  let parent: Keypair;
+  let session: Keypair;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    parent = await makeKeypair();
+    session = await makeKeypair();
+  });
+
+  test("valid attestation accepted", async () => {
+    const expiresAt = Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionAttestation(parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, expiresAt);
+    const signature = sign(canonical, parent.secretKey);
+    const result = await verifySessionAttestation({
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      expiresAt,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("expired attestation rejected", async () => {
+    const expiresAt = Date.now() - 1_000;
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionAttestation(parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, expiresAt);
+    const signature = sign(canonical, parent.secretKey);
+    const result = await verifySessionAttestation({
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      expiresAt,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.ok) expect(result.reason).toBe("expired");
+  });
+
+  test("over-24h TTL rejected", async () => {
+    const expiresAt = Date.now() + SESSION_ATTESTATION_MAX_TTL_MS + 60_000;
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionAttestation(parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, expiresAt);
+    const signature = sign(canonical, parent.secretKey);
+    const result = await verifySessionAttestation({
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      expiresAt,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.ok) expect(result.reason).toBe("ttl_too_long");
+  });
+
+  test("attestation signed by wrong key rejected", async () => {
+    const other = await makeKeypair();
+    const expiresAt = Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionAttestation(parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, expiresAt);
+    // Sign with a different parent — verifier still checks against
+    // claimed parentMemberPubkey, so it should fail.
+    const signature = sign(canonical, other.secretKey);
+    const result = await verifySessionAttestation({
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      expiresAt,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.ok) expect(result.reason).toBe("bad_signature");
+  });
+
+  test("tampered session_pubkey fails (canonical mismatch)", async () => {
+    const expiresAt = Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionAttestation(parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, expiresAt);
+    const signature = sign(canonical, parent.secretKey);
+    const evil = await makeKeypair();
+    const result = await verifySessionAttestation({
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: evil.publicKey, // claim a different session pubkey
+      expiresAt,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.ok) expect(result.reason).toBe("bad_signature");
+  });
+
+  test("malformed hex rejected", async () => {
+    const expiresAt = Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    const result = await verifySessionAttestation({
+      parentMemberPubkey: "not-hex",
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      expiresAt,
+      signature: "a".repeat(128),
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.ok) expect(result.reason).toBe("malformed");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("verifySessionHelloSignature", () => {
+  let parent: Keypair;
+  let session: Keypair;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    parent = await makeKeypair();
+    session = await makeKeypair();
+  });
+
+  test("valid session-hello signature accepted", async () => {
+    const meshId = "mesh-x";
+    const timestamp = Date.now();
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionHello(meshId, parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, timestamp);
+    const signature = sign(canonical, session.secretKey);
+    const result = await verifySessionHelloSignature({
+      meshId,
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      timestamp,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("attacker without session secret key cannot forge session-hello", async () => {
+    // The hostile case: attacker captured a valid attestation but doesn't
+    // hold the session secret key. They try to sign session_hello with the
+    // parent's key — broker checks the signature against sessionPubkey,
+    // which fails because the parent didn't sign with the session key.
+    const meshId = "mesh-x";
+    const timestamp = Date.now();
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionHello(meshId, parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, timestamp);
+    const signature = sign(canonical, parent.secretKey); // wrong secret key
+    const result = await verifySessionHelloSignature({
+      meshId,
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      timestamp,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.ok) expect(result.reason).toBe("bad_signature");
+  });
+
+  test("timestamp skew rejected", async () => {
+    const timestamp = Date.now() - HELLO_SKEW_MS - 1_000;
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionHello("mesh-x", parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, timestamp);
+    const signature = sign(canonical, session.secretKey);
+    const result = await verifySessionHelloSignature({
+      meshId: "mesh-x",
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      timestamp,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.ok) expect(result.reason).toBe("timestamp_skew");
+  });
+
+  test("tampered meshId fails verification", async () => {
+    const timestamp = Date.now();
+    const canonical = canonicalSessionHello("mesh-A", parent.publicKey, session.publicKey, timestamp);
+    const signature = sign(canonical, session.secretKey);
+    const result = await verifySessionHelloSignature({
+      meshId: "mesh-B", // claim a different mesh
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      timestamp,
+      signature,
+    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+    if (!result.ok) expect(result.reason).toBe("bad_signature");
+  });
+});

apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,332 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.30.0 (2026-05-04) — per-session broker presence
+
+Sprint A Phase 3. Two `claudemesh launch` sessions in the same cwd now
+see each other in `peer list`. Each launched session has a long-lived
+broker presence row owned by the daemon, identified by a per-launch
+ephemeral keypair vouched by the member's stable key (OAuth-refresh-vs-
+access shape).
+
+### What landed
+
+- **broker `session_hello`** — new WS message type. Validates a
+  parent-vouched `parent_attestation` (≤24h TTL, ed25519 signature by
+  the parent member) plus a session-keyed signature on the hello
+  itself. Inserts a presence row keyed on `sessionPubkey` but
+  `member_id` from the parent, so member-targeted operations stay
+  unchanged. Older brokers reply `unknown_message_type` — newer clients
+  drop back to the previous behavior.
+- **daemon `SessionBrokerClient`** — slim WS variant of
+  `DaemonBrokerClient`. Presence-only, no outbox drain. Lifetime tied
+  to a registry hook: register opens it, deregister/reaper closes it.
+  Reconnect with exponential backoff up to 30 s.
+- **session-registry hooks** — `setRegistryHooks({ onRegister,
+  onDeregister })` in `apps/cli/src/daemon/session-registry.ts`. Hook
+  errors are caught so they never throttle the registry. SessionInfo
+  gains an optional `presence` field carrying the per-launch keypair
+  + attestation.
+- **IPC `POST /v1/sessions/register`** — accepts an optional
+  `presence` block on the body (`session_pubkey`, `session_secret_key`,
+  `parent_attestation`). Older payloads continue to work.
+- **`claudemesh launch`** — generates an ed25519 session keypair and a
+  12 h parent attestation per launch (mesh secret key signs it),
+  forwards both to the daemon under `body.presence`. Per-session
+  presence is always on; older brokers that don't recognize
+  `session_hello` reply `unknown_message_type` and the daemon quietly
+  drops the per-session WS for that mesh — the regular member-keyed
+  WS still covers all functionality, the only loss is sibling-session
+  visibility on that mesh.
+- **latent 1.29.0 bug fix** — `claudemesh launch` referenced
+  `claudeSessionId` before its `const` declaration further down the
+  file, hitting the temporal dead zone → `ReferenceError` silently
+  swallowed by the surrounding catch. Net: the IPC session-token
+  registration has been failing every launch since 1.29.0, falling
+  every session back to user-level scope. Hoisted the declaration up
+  so the registration actually runs.
+
+### Sequencing
+
+The broker side ships first and bakes for ~24 h. Older CLIs continue
+working unchanged (no per-session WS), and the protocol is purely
+additive on the wire.
+
+### Verification (smoke)
+
+In two shells, both `cd ~/Desktop/foo`:
+
+```
+$ claudemesh launch --name SessionA -y    # shell 1
+$ claudemesh launch --name SessionB -y    # shell 2
+```
+
+In a third shell:
+
+```
+$ claudemesh peer list --json --mesh foo \
+    | jq '.[] | {n: .displayName, c: .cwd}'
+{ "n": "SessionA", "c": "/.../foo" }    ← persistent, not query-induced
+{ "n": "SessionB", "c": "/.../foo" }
+```
+
+Inside SessionA, `peer list --mesh foo` now lists SessionB. Kill
+SessionB; within ≤30 s the reaper drops it from `peer list`.
+
+### Out of scope (deferred)
+
+- **Attestation auto-refresh** — current 12 h TTL is comfortably
+  longer than typical sessions; if a session lives past the TTL and
+  the WS reconnects after expiry, the broker rejects with `expired`
+  and the SessionBrokerClient quiets. Workaround: `claudemesh launch`
+  again. Auto-refresh queued for 1.31.0+ alongside HKDF identity.
+- **Per-session policy DSL** — the per-launch WS could carry
+  per-session capabilities later. Out of scope here.
+- **Cross-machine session sync** — waits on 2.0.0 HKDF identity.
+- **Launch-wizard refactor** — bumped to 1.31.0 to keep this release
+  scoped to presence.
+
+## 1.29.0 (2026-05-04) — per-session IPC tokens + auto-scoping
+
+Sprint A Phase 2. Every `claudemesh launch`-spawned session gets a
+unique 32-byte cryptographic token that the daemon resolves on every
+IPC call to identify which session is talking to it. CLI invocations
+from inside that session auto-scope to its workspace instead of
+aggregating across every joined mesh.
+
+### What landed
+
+- **`services/session/token.ts`** — mint random 32-byte token, write
+  to `<tmpdir>/session-token` (mode 0o600). Reader pulls from
+  `CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN_FILE` env (path, not value, to keep the secret
+  off `ps eww`). Optional `CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN` direct-value escape
+  hatch for tests.
+- **`daemon/session-registry.ts`** — in-memory `Map<token,
+  SessionInfo>` keyed by token, secondary index by sessionId. 30 s
+  reaper drops entries whose pid is dead; 24 h hard TTL ceiling guards
+  forgotten sessions.
+- **IPC routes** — `POST /v1/sessions/register`, `DELETE
+  /v1/sessions/:token`, `GET /v1/sessions/me`, `GET /v1/sessions`.
+- **IPC auth middleware** — parses `Authorization: ClaudeMesh-Session
+  <hex>` and attaches the resolved `SessionInfo` to request context.
+  Layered on top of the existing local-token auth (used for TCP
+  loopback). Backward-compatible: tokenless callers behave exactly
+  as before.
+- **`services/session/resolve.ts`** — CLI-side helper that asks the
+  daemon `GET /v1/sessions/me` once per process and caches the result.
+  Used by verbs that iterate meshes client-side.
+- **`launch.ts`** — mints a token, registers it with the daemon, sets
+  `CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN_FILE` on the spawned `claude` env. Token file
+  lives in the same tmpdir as the session config; gets shredded on
+  cleanup. The daemon's reaper handles dead sessions.
+- **`peers.ts`** — selection precedence is now `--mesh` flag → session
+  token's mesh → all joined meshes.
+
+### Server-side scoping
+
+Every read route that takes `?mesh=<slug>` (peers, state, memory,
+skills) now uses a `meshFromCtx()` helper: explicit query/body wins,
+session default fills in when missing. Write routes (set state,
+remember, deregister, profile-update) follow the same pattern. Pass
+`--mesh` to override.
+
+### Verified end-to-end
+
+| Setup | `peer list` returns |
+|---|---|
+| no token | 3 meshes' peers (aggregate, unchanged) |
+| token registered for prueba1 | 4 peers, all `mesh: prueba1` |
+
+### Out of scope (deferred)
+
+- SQLite persistence for the registry — restart loses it; the reaper
+  (or callers re-registering) covers most cases.
+- `SO_PEERCRED`-strict pid binding — needs a tiny native binding.
+- Per-session policy DSL.
+- Cross-machine session sync (waiting on 2.0.0 HKDF identity).
+
+## 1.28.0 (2026-05-04) — bridge tier deletion + daemon-policy flags
+
+First Sprint A drop on the way to v2 thin-client. Two structural changes:
+
+### Bridge tier deletion
+
+- `services/bridge/{client,server,protocol}.ts` removed (~600 LoC).
+  These were the per-mesh push-pipe sockets that the legacy MCP shim
+  used to hold open; the 1.24.0 shim rewrite stopped opening them but
+  the orphaned client kept being called as a "warm path" tier between
+  daemon and cold. `tryBridge()` always returned `null` in production
+  for the last seven releases — pure dead code.
+- Each verb now has two paths only: **daemon (with auto-spawn)** →
+  **cold WS**. Same pattern shipped in 1.27.3, simpler to follow.
+- `commands/{peers,send,broker-actions}.ts` — bridge-tier blocks
+  removed; orphaned `unambiguousMesh` helper removed from
+  broker-actions.
+
+### `--no-daemon` and `--strict` flags
+
+New per-process daemon policy:
+
+| Flag | Behavior |
+|---|---|
+| (default) | probe → auto-spawn → retry → cold fallback |
+| `--strict` | probe → auto-spawn → retry → **error** if all fail. No cold fallback. |
+| `--no-daemon` | skip daemon entirely → straight to cold path. For sandboxed CI / scripts that don't want a daemon. |
+
+Env equivalents: `CLAUDEMESH_STRICT_DAEMON=1`, `CLAUDEMESH_NO_DAEMON=1`.
+Flag wins over env. `--no-daemon` and `--strict` are mutually
+exclusive (`--no-daemon` wins if both passed).
+
+Strict-mode enforcement lives at `withMesh` (the cold-path entry
+point) so a single chokepoint covers every verb. Under `--strict`,
+the lifecycle's misleading "using cold path" warning is suppressed
+so the user sees one clean error instead of a confusing two-step.
+
+### What's not in this release (planned for the rest of Sprint A)
+
+- 1.29.0: per-session IPC tokens + auto-scoping
+- 1.30.0: launch wizard refactor
+- 1.31.0: setup wizard refactor
+- 1.32.0: full mesh→workspace public-surface rename
+- 2.0.0 (separate sprint): HKDF cross-machine identity (security-reviewed)
+
+## 1.27.3 (2026-05-04) — self-healing daemon lifecycle
+
+The CLI now auto-recovers from a dead daemon on every invocation
+instead of silently mis-routing through a stale socket.
+
+### What changed
+
+- New `services/daemon/lifecycle.ts` — single helper that probes the
+  IPC socket via `/v1/version` (instead of trusting `existsSync`),
+  cleans up stale `daemon.sock` / `daemon.pid` files, and auto-spawns
+  a detached `claudemesh daemon up` under a file-lock when the daemon
+  is missing.
+- Polls for socket liveness up to a budget (3 s for ad-hoc verbs,
+  10 s for `claudemesh launch`) before falling through.
+- Recently-failed marker (`~/.claudemesh/daemon/.spawn-failure`,
+  30 s TTL) prevents thundering-herd retries when the daemon
+  crash-loops at startup.
+- Spawn-lock (`~/.claudemesh/daemon/.spawn.lock`) ensures concurrent
+  CLI invocations share one spawn attempt instead of racing.
+- Per-process result cache — a script doing 50 sends pays the spawn
+  cost at most once, not 50 times.
+- Recursion guard via `CLAUDEMESH_INTERNAL_NO_AUTOSPAWN=1` env (set
+  on the spawned daemon's env) so nested CLI calls inside the daemon
+  process don't re-trigger spawn.
+
+### User-visible behavior
+
+- `peer list`, `send`, `state get`, etc. now restart the daemon
+  automatically when invoked while the daemon is down.
+- One-line stderr info on auto-restart:
+  `[claudemesh] info daemon restarted automatically (took 615ms)`.
+- Cold-path fallback fires only when auto-spawn fails or is
+  suppressed by the recently-failed marker; in those cases a `warn`
+  line points at the daemon log.
+
+### Bug fixed
+
+`claudemesh launch`'s `ensureDaemonRunning` previously checked only
+`existsSync(SOCK_FILE)` and returned early on a stale socket left by
+a crashed daemon — silently breaking new sessions. Now delegates to
+the lifecycle helper which probes the socket and recovers.
+
+### What's not in this patch
+
+- `--strict` and `--no-daemon` flags (deferred to D in 1.28.0).
+- Lazy-loading of cold-path code (deferred to 1.28.0).
+- Per-session IPC tokens (deferred to 1.28.0 alongside D's
+  thin-client conversion).
+
+## 1.27.2 (2026-05-04) — skill: full-flag launch templates
+
+Documentation-only ship. `skills/claudemesh/SKILL.md` gains a canonical
+"fully-populated spawn" recipe under "Wizard-free spawn templates" —
+every flag set explicitly, with a per-position annotation table — so
+agents and humans copy-paste a known-good kitchen-sink command instead
+of stitching one together from the flag table.
+
+Also corrects two pre-existing inaccuracies:
+- `--system-prompt` was documented as forwarding to
+  `claude --append-system-prompt`. It actually forwards to
+  `claude --system-prompt` (overrides the default; pass a string, not a
+  path).
+- `-q` was listed as a synonym for `--quiet`. The argv parser treats
+  short flags (`-X`) and long flags (`--xyz`) as separate keys; only
+  `--quiet` is wired. `-q` is currently a no-op.
+
+Carries a note that all twelve launch flags are end-to-end wired only as
+of `claudemesh-cli@1.27.1`.
+
+## 1.27.1 (2026-05-04) — wire missing launch flags
+
+Fixes a wiring bug in `apps/cli/src/entrypoints/cli.ts` where six flags
+declared on `LaunchFlags` were silently dropped on the way to
+`runLaunch`. They were honored *inside* `runLaunch` if they ever arrived,
+but the four `runLaunch({...})` call sites in the CLI entrypoint each
+forwarded a hardcoded 5-key subset (`mesh, name, join, yes, resume`).
+
+Now forwarded at every entry point (bare command, bare invite URL,
+`launch`/`connect`, `workspace launch`):
+
+- `--role <r>` — sets session role; previously only settable via wizard.
+- `--groups "frontend:lead,reviewers"` — comma-separated groups string.
+- `--message-mode push|inbox|off` — message delivery mode.
+- `--system-prompt <text>` — passes through to `claude`.
+- `--continue` — passes through to `claude` to continue last session.
+- `--quiet` — actually suppresses the wizard and banner now. Previously
+  it was a complete no-op flag at the CLI layer.
+
+No internal logic changed; the launch internals already read these.
+This is a pure plumbing fix.
+
+## 1.27.0 (2026-05-04) — state + memory through the daemon, workspace alias
+
+Two more verb families now route through the local daemon's IPC for the
+warm path: `state get/set/list` and `remember/recall/forget`. Same
+pattern as 1.25.0 for peers/skills — try the socket first (~1 ms warm),
+fall back to the cold WS path when the daemon isn't running.
+
+### What changed
+
+- `claudemesh state get|set|list` route through `/v1/state` when the
+  daemon socket is present. `--mesh <slug>` forwards as a query/body
+  field. Single-mesh daemons auto-pick; multi-mesh daemons require
+  `--mesh` for `state set`.
+- `claudemesh remember`, `claudemesh recall`, `claudemesh forget`
+  (and `claudemesh memory <sub>`) route through `/v1/memory`.
+  Aggregates across attached meshes for `recall`; requires `--mesh`
+  for `remember`/`forget` when ambiguous.
+- New `claudemesh workspace <verb>` alias surface — early teaser for
+  the 1.28.0 mesh→workspace public rename. Mirrors `list`, `info`,
+  `create`, `join`, `delete`, `rename`, `share`, `launch`, `overview`.
+  No-arg `claudemesh workspace` falls through to `launch` (same as
+  bare `claudemesh`).
+
+### IPC surface
+
+- `GET /v1/state` — list (`?mesh=<slug>` filter) or single key lookup
+  (`?key=<k>&mesh=<slug>`). Returns 404 with `{ error: "state_not_found" }`
+  when missing.
+- `POST /v1/state` — `{ key, value, mesh? }`. 400 + attached list when
+  multi-mesh and no `mesh` field.
+- `GET /v1/memory?q=<query>&mesh=<slug>` — recall. Aggregates across
+  meshes, each match tagged with its `mesh` field.
+- `POST /v1/memory` — `{ content, tags?, mesh? }`. Returns
+  `{ id, mesh }`.
+- `DELETE /v1/memory/:id?mesh=<slug>` — forget.
+- `ipc_features` gains `state` and `memory` keys.
+
+### Why this matters
+
+State and memory were the last verbs that opened a fresh broker WS on
+every invocation. Now they reuse the daemon's existing connection — the
+warm-path latency cliff (~150 ms cold WS handshake → ~1 ms IPC) extends
+to two more flows agents poll heavily.
+
+The `workspace` alias is cosmetic but lays the groundwork for 1.28.0's
+documented rename without breaking anyone's muscle memory.
+
 ## 1.26.0 (2026-05-04) — multi-mesh daemon
 
 The daemon now attaches to **all joined meshes simultaneously** by

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claudemesh-cli",
-  "version": "1.26.0",
+  "version": "1.30.0",
   "description": "Peer mesh for Claude Code sessions — CLI + MCP server.",
   "keywords": [
     "claude-code",

apps/cli/skills/claudemesh/SKILL.md

@@ -80,15 +80,56 @@ Once `claudemesh install` has run (registers MCP entry + starts daemon service),
 | `--groups "name:role,name2:role2,all"` | the group selection prompt | comma-separated `<groupname>:<role>` entries; the literal `all` joins `@all` |
 | `--role <lead\|member\|observer>` | the role prompt | applied to all groups in `--groups` that didn't specify their own |
 | `--message-mode <push\|inbox>` | the message-mode prompt | `push` (default) emits `<channel>` notifications mid-turn; `inbox` only buffers — quieter for headless agents |
-| `--system-prompt <path>` | nothing — pure pass-through | forwarded to `claude --append-system-prompt` |
+| `--system-prompt <text>` | nothing — pure pass-through | forwarded to `claude --system-prompt` (overrides default; pass a string, not a path) |
 | `--resume <session-id>` | nothing — pure pass-through | forwarded to `claude --resume` to continue a prior Claude Code session |
-| `--continue` | nothing — pure pass-through | forwarded to `claude --continue` |
+| `--continue` | nothing — pure pass-through | forwarded to `claude --continue` (resumes the last session in this cwd) |
 | `-y` / `--yes` | every confirmation prompt | including the "you'll skip ALL permission prompts" gate. **Use for autonomous agents; omit for shared/multi-person meshes.** |
-| `-q` / `--quiet` | the welcome banner | useful when the spawning script wants clean stdout |
+| `--quiet` | the wizard + welcome banner | suppresses the launch wizard and banner. Combine with `-y` for true headless: `--quiet` alone won't bypass Claude's permission prompts, so a script using only `--quiet` will hang on the first tool call. |
 | `--` | (separator) | everything after `--` is forwarded verbatim to `claude`. Example: `claudemesh launch --name X -y -- --resume abc123 --model opus` |
 
+> **All twelve flags are end-to-end wired as of `claudemesh-cli@1.27.1`.** Earlier builds silently dropped `--role`, `--groups`, `--message-mode`, `--system-prompt`, `--continue`, and `--quiet` at the CLI entrypoint — they were declared but never reached `runLaunch`. If a script targets older versions, those flags are no-ops.
+
 ### Wizard-free spawn templates
 
+#### Canonical fully-populated spawn (every flag set explicitly)
+
+The kitchen-sink form — copy, set every value, and the session boots without a single interactive prompt or banner. Use as a base when scripting from cron, hooks, CI, or another agent:
+
+```bash
+claudemesh launch \
+  --name "ci-bot" \
+  --mesh openclaw \
+  --role member \
+  --groups "frontend:lead,reviewers:observer,all" \
+  --message-mode inbox \
+  --system-prompt "$(cat ~/agents/ci-bot.md)" \
+  --quiet \
+  -y \
+  -- \
+  --model opus \
+  --resume "$LAST_SESSION_ID"
+```
+
+Annotated:
+
+| Position | Value | Effect |
+|---|---|---|
+| `--name "ci-bot"` | identity | what peers see in `peer list` and `<channel from_name>` — pin so peers always see the same name across machines |
+| `--mesh openclaw` | workspace | required when you have ≥2 joined meshes; safe to include even with 1 (becomes a no-op assertion) |
+| `--role member` | session label | free-form tag used by group conventions; common values: `lead`, `member`, `observer`, `bot`, `oncall` |
+| `--groups "frontend:lead,..."` | group memberships | comma-separated `<group>:<role>` pairs; bare `all` joins `@all` with no role |
+| `--message-mode inbox` | delivery | `push` interrupts mid-turn (default); `inbox` buffers silently; `off` disables messages but keeps tool calls |
+| `--system-prompt "..."` | claude system prompt | overrides Claude's default. Pass a string, not a path — wrap with `$(cat …)` if you keep prompts in files |
+| `--quiet` | output | suppress the wizard and banner — clean stdout for the spawning script |
+| `-y` | consent | skips every permission prompt (claudemesh's policy gate **and** Claude's `--dangerously-skip-permissions`). Required for true headless |
+| `--` | separator | everything after is passed verbatim to `claude` |
+| `--model opus` | claude flag | example claude-side override |
+| `--resume "$LAST_SESSION_ID"` | claude flag | resume a prior Claude session inside this mesh identity |
+
+**Rule of thumb:** for any unattended spawn, the minimum is `--name + --mesh + -y + --quiet`. Add `--system-prompt` to seed task context, `--message-mode inbox` to keep the bot quiet, and `--role` + `--groups` so peers know how to address it. Drop `--quiet` when a human is watching the script's stdout.
+
+#### Trimmed templates
+
 ```bash
 # Minimal — single joined mesh, fresh agent, autonomous:
 claudemesh launch --name "Lug Nut" -y
@@ -109,9 +150,9 @@ claudemesh launch --name "Mou" --mesh openclaw -y -- --resume abc123-...
 
 # Quiet, headless, system-prompt loaded — for cron / hooks:
 claudemesh launch --name "ci-bot" --mesh openclaw \
-  --system-prompt /path/to/ci-bot.md \
+  --system-prompt "$(cat ~/agents/ci-bot.md)" \
   --message-mode inbox \
-  -q -y
+  --quiet -y
 ```
 
 If any required flag is missing AND stdin is a TTY, `launch` falls back to its prompt for that single field. **In a non-TTY context (Bash tool, cron, AppleScript pipe), missing flags cause the verb to fail-closed — never silently use a default that affects identity.**

apps/cli/src/commands/broker-actions.ts

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { withMesh } from "./connect.js";
-import { readConfig } from "~/services/config/facade.js";
+import { tryForgetViaDaemon } from "~/services/bridge/daemon-route.js";
-import { tryBridge } from "~/services/bridge/client.js";
 import { render } from "~/ui/render.js";
 import { bold, clay, dim } from "~/ui/styles.js";
 import { EXIT } from "~/constants/exit-codes.js";
@@ -25,14 +24,6 @@ import { validateMessageId, renderValidationError } from "~/cli/validators.js";
 type StateFlags = { mesh?: string; json?: boolean };
 type PeerStatus = "idle" | "working" | "dnd";
 
-/** Resolve unambiguous mesh slug for warm-path bridging. Returns null if
- * the user has multiple joined meshes and didn't pick one. */
-function unambiguousMesh(opts: StateFlags): string | null {
-  if (opts.mesh) return opts.mesh;
-  const config = readConfig();
-  return config.meshes.length === 1 ? config.meshes[0]!.slug : null;
-}
-
 // --- status ---
 
 export async function runStatusSet(state: string, opts: StateFlags): Promise<number> {
@@ -42,21 +33,9 @@ export async function runStatusSet(state: string, opts: StateFlags): Promise<num
     return EXIT.INVALID_ARGS;
   }
 
-  // Warm path
+  // Bridge tier deleted in 1.28.0 (dead code; the orphaned warm-path
-  const meshSlug = unambiguousMesh(opts);
+  // socket was never opened by anyone). Daemon route would belong here;
-  if (meshSlug) {
+  // adding it for status/summary/visible is queued for 1.29.0.
-    const bridged = await tryBridge(meshSlug, "status_set", { status: state });
-    if (bridged !== null) {
-      if (bridged.ok) {
-        if (opts.json) console.log(JSON.stringify({ status: state }));
-        else render.ok(`status set to ${bold(state)}`);
-        return EXIT.SUCCESS;
-      }
-      render.err(bridged.error);
-      return EXIT.INTERNAL_ERROR;
-    }
-  }
-
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: opts.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     await client.setStatus(state as PeerStatus);
   });
@@ -73,21 +52,6 @@ export async function runSummary(text: string, opts: StateFlags): Promise<number
     return EXIT.INVALID_ARGS;
   }
 
-  // Warm path
-  const meshSlug = unambiguousMesh(opts);
-  if (meshSlug) {
-    const bridged = await tryBridge(meshSlug, "summary", { summary: text });
-    if (bridged !== null) {
-      if (bridged.ok) {
-        if (opts.json) console.log(JSON.stringify({ summary: text }));
-        else render.ok("summary set", dim(text));
-        return EXIT.SUCCESS;
-      }
-      render.err(bridged.error);
-      return EXIT.INTERNAL_ERROR;
-    }
-  }
-
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: opts.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     await client.setSummary(text);
   });
@@ -107,21 +71,6 @@ export async function runVisible(value: string | undefined, opts: StateFlags): P
     return EXIT.INVALID_ARGS;
   }
 
-  // Warm path
-  const meshSlug = unambiguousMesh(opts);
-  if (meshSlug) {
-    const bridged = await tryBridge(meshSlug, "visible", { visible });
-    if (bridged !== null) {
-      if (bridged.ok) {
-        if (opts.json) console.log(JSON.stringify({ visible }));
-        else render.ok(visible ? "you are now visible to peers" : "you are now hidden", visible ? undefined : "direct messages still reach you");
-        return EXIT.SUCCESS;
-      }
-      render.err(bridged.error);
-      return EXIT.INTERNAL_ERROR;
-    }
-  }
-
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: opts.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     await client.setVisible(visible);
   });
@@ -173,6 +122,14 @@ export async function runForget(id: string | undefined, opts: StateFlags): Promi
     render.err("Usage: claudemesh forget <memory-id>");
     return EXIT.INVALID_ARGS;
   }
+
+  // Daemon path first.
+  if (await tryForgetViaDaemon(id, opts.mesh)) {
+    if (opts.json) { console.log(JSON.stringify({ id, forgotten: true })); return EXIT.SUCCESS; }
+    render.ok(`forgot ${dim(id.slice(0, 8))}`);
+    return EXIT.SUCCESS;
+  }
+
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: opts.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     await client.forget(id);
   });
@@ -237,7 +194,7 @@ export async function runMsgStatus(id: string | undefined, opts: StateFlags): Pr
       console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));
       return EXIT.SUCCESS;
     }
-    render.section(`message ${id.slice(0, 12)}…`);
+    render.section(`message ${lookupId.slice(0, 12)}…`);
     render.kv([
       ["target", result.targetSpec],
       ["delivered", result.delivered ? "yes" : "no"],

apps/cli/src/commands/connect.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { createInterface } from "node:readline";
 import { BrokerClient } from "~/services/broker/facade.js";
 import { readConfig } from "~/services/config/facade.js";
 import type { JoinedMesh } from "~/services/config/facade.js";
+import { getDaemonPolicy } from "~/services/daemon/policy.js";
 
 export interface ConnectOpts {
   /** Mesh slug to connect to. Auto-selects if only one mesh joined. */
@@ -46,6 +47,18 @@ export async function withMesh<T>(
   opts: ConnectOpts,
   fn: (client: BrokerClient, mesh: JoinedMesh) => Promise<T>,
 ): Promise<T> {
+  // --strict gate: every cold-path verb funnels through here, so a single
+  // policy check covers the whole CLI surface. The daemon-routing helpers
+  // already returned null (auto-spawn failed); under --strict we refuse
+  // the cold-path fallback and exit loudly instead.
+  if (getDaemonPolicy().mode === "strict") {
+    console.error(
+      "\n  ✘ daemon not reachable — --strict refuses cold-path fallback.\n" +
+      "    run `claudemesh daemon up` (or `claudemesh doctor`) and retry.\n",
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
   const config = readConfig();
   if (config.meshes.length === 0) {
     console.error("No meshes joined. Run `claudemesh join <url>` first.");

apps/cli/src/commands/launch.ts

@@ -49,46 +49,28 @@ export interface LaunchFlags {
  *
  * As of 1.24.0 the daemon owns the broker WS and feeds the MCP push-pipe
  * over IPC SSE. If the socket is absent when Claude boots its MCP shim,
- * the shim bails (no fallback). So we probe for the socket here and, if
+ * the shim bails (no fallback). Delegates to the shared lifecycle helper
- * missing, spawn `claudemesh daemon up --mesh <slug>` in the background,
+ * (services/daemon/lifecycle.ts) which probes the socket properly
- * waiting briefly for the socket to appear.
+ * (avoiding the stale-socket bug where existsSync was a false positive
- *
+ * after a daemon crash), spawns under a file-lock, and polls for liveness.
- * Best-effort: if the daemon spawn fails, we surface the error and let
- * the launch proceed — Claude Code will print the same "daemon not
- * running" message and the user can fix it manually.
  */
 async function ensureDaemonRunning(meshSlug: string, quiet: boolean): Promise<void> {
-  const { DAEMON_PATHS } = await import("~/daemon/paths.js");
+  const { ensureDaemonReady } = await import("~/services/daemon/lifecycle.js");
-  if (existsSync(DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE)) return;
+  if (!quiet) render.info("ensuring claudemesh daemon is running…");
-
+  // Larger budget for `launch` — it's a one-shot flow where the user
-  if (!quiet) render.info("starting claudemesh daemon…");
+  // is actively waiting; cold node start + broker hello can take
-  const { spawn } = await import("node:child_process");
+  // longer than the default 3s budget for ad-hoc verbs.
-  const argv0 = process.argv[1] ?? "claudemesh";
+  const res = await ensureDaemonReady({ budgetMs: 10_000, mesh: meshSlug });
-  let binary = argv0;
+  if (res.state === "up") {
-  if (/\.ts$/.test(binary) || /node_modules|src\/entrypoints/.test(binary)) {
+    if (!quiet) render.ok("daemon already running");
-    try {
-      const { execSync } = await import("node:child_process");
-      binary = execSync("which claudemesh", { encoding: "utf8" }).trim();
-    } catch { binary = "claudemesh"; }
-  }
-  const child = spawn(binary, ["daemon", "up", "--mesh", meshSlug], {
-    detached: true,
-    stdio: "ignore",
-  });
-  child.unref();
-
-  // Wait for the socket to appear. 10 s budget — covers cold node start +
-  // broker hello round-trip on slow links.
-  const start = Date.now();
-  while (Date.now() - start < 10_000) {
-    if (existsSync(DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE)) {
-      if (!quiet) render.ok("daemon ready");
     return;
   }
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
+  if (res.state === "started") {
+    if (!quiet) render.ok(`daemon ready (${res.durationMs}ms)`);
+    return;
   }
   render.warn(
-    "daemon failed to start within 10s",
+    `daemon ${res.state}${res.reason ? `: ${res.reason}` : ""}`,
     "Run `claudemesh daemon up --mesh " + meshSlug + "` manually, then re-launch.",
   );
 }
@@ -671,6 +653,102 @@ export async function runLaunch(flags: LaunchFlags, rawArgs: string[]): Promise<
     "utf-8",
   );
 
+  // 4b. Mint a per-session IPC token, persist it under tmpDir, and
+  //     register it with the daemon. The token's path is exposed to
+  //     the spawned claude (and all its descendants) via env so
+  //     CLI invocations from inside the session auto-attribute to it.
+  //
+  //     1.30.0: also mint an ephemeral ed25519 session keypair and a
+  //     parent-vouched attestation. The daemon uses these to open a
+  //     long-lived broker WebSocket per session (presence row keyed on
+  //     the session pubkey, member_id from the parent), so sibling
+  //     sessions in the same mesh see each other in `peer list`.
+  //
+  //     Session-id resolution: 1.29.0 referenced `claudeSessionId`
+  //     before its `const` declaration further down the file, hitting
+  //     the TDZ → ReferenceError swallowed by the surrounding catch.
+  //     The IPC registration has been silently failing every launch
+  //     since 1.29.0. Hoist the declaration up so it actually runs.
+  const isResume = args.resume !== null || args.continueSession;
+  const claudeSessionId = isResume ? undefined : randomUUID();
+  let sessionTokenFilePath: string | null = null;
+  let sessionTokenForCleanup: string | null = null;
+  try {
+    const { mintSessionToken, TOKEN_FILE_ENV } = await import("~/services/session/token.js");
+    const minted = mintSessionToken(tmpDir);
+    sessionTokenFilePath = minted.filePath;
+    sessionTokenForCleanup = minted.token;
+
+    // Per-session ephemeral keypair + parent attestation (1.30.0+).
+    // Older daemons ignore unknown body fields, so sending presence
+    // material always is forward-compatible.
+    let presencePayload: {
+      session_pubkey: string;
+      session_secret_key: string;
+      parent_attestation: {
+        session_pubkey: string;
+        parent_member_pubkey: string;
+        expires_at: number;
+        signature: string;
+      };
+    } | undefined;
+    try {
+      const { generateKeypair } = await import("~/services/crypto/facade.js");
+      const { signParentAttestation } = await import("~/services/broker/session-hello-sig.js");
+      const sessionKp = await generateKeypair();
+      const att = await signParentAttestation({
+        parentMemberPubkey: mesh.pubkey,
+        parentSecretKey: mesh.secretKey,
+        sessionPubkey: sessionKp.publicKey,
+      });
+      presencePayload = {
+        session_pubkey: sessionKp.publicKey,
+        session_secret_key: sessionKp.secretKey,
+        parent_attestation: {
+          session_pubkey: att.sessionPubkey,
+          parent_member_pubkey: att.parentMemberPubkey,
+          expires_at: att.expiresAt,
+          signature: att.signature,
+        },
+      };
+    } catch {
+      // Keypair / attestation failure — proceed without per-session
+      // presence. The session still registers; only the broker-side
+      // presence row is skipped.
+    }
+
+    // Register with the daemon. Best-effort: a daemon failure here
+    // means the session falls back to user-level scope, which is fine.
+    const { ipc } = await import("~/daemon/ipc/client.js");
+    const sessionIdForRegister = claudeSessionId ?? randomUUID();
+    await ipc({
+      method: "POST",
+      path: "/v1/sessions/register",
+      timeoutMs: 3_000,
+      body: {
+        token: minted.token,
+        session_id: sessionIdForRegister,
+        mesh: mesh.slug,
+        display_name: displayName,
+        pid: process.pid,
+        cwd: process.cwd(),
+        ...(role ? { role } : {}),
+        ...(parsedGroups.length > 0 ? { groups: parsedGroups.map((g) => `@${g.name}${g.role ? `:${g.role}` : ""}`) } : {}),
+        ...(presencePayload ? { presence: presencePayload } : {}),
+      },
+    }).catch(() => null);
+
+    // Pin the env name on a global so the spawn block below can pick it up.
+    (process as unknown as { _claudemeshTokenEnv?: { name: string; value: string } })._claudemeshTokenEnv = {
+      name: TOKEN_FILE_ENV,
+      value: minted.filePath,
+    };
+  } catch {
+    // Token mint or registration failed — proceed without per-session
+    // attribution. CLI invocations from the session will still work,
+    // they'll just default to user-level scope.
+  }
+
   // 5. Print summary banner (wizard already handled all interactive config).
   if (!args.quiet) {
     printBanner(displayName, mesh.slug, role, parsedGroups, messageMode);
@@ -744,10 +822,8 @@ export async function runLaunch(flags: LaunchFlags, rawArgs: string[]): Promise<
   // passes -y / --yes. Without it, claudemesh tools still work because
   // `claudemesh install` pre-approves them via allowedTools in settings.json.
   // This keeps permissions tight for multi-person meshes.
-  // Session identity: --resume reuses existing session, otherwise generate new.
+  // Session identity: claudeSessionId was generated above (4b) so the
-  // When resuming, Claude Code reuses the session ID so the mesh peer identity persists.
+  // session-token registration could include it. Reuse here.
-  const isResume = args.resume !== null || args.continueSession;
-  const claudeSessionId = isResume ? undefined : randomUUID();
 
   const claudeArgs = [
     "--dangerously-load-development-channels",
@@ -792,7 +868,14 @@ export async function runLaunch(flags: LaunchFlags, rawArgs: string[]): Promise<
         writeFileSync(claudeConfigPath, JSON.stringify(claudeConfig, null, 2) + "\n", "utf-8");
       } catch { /* best effort */ }
     }
-    // Ephemeral config dir
+    // The token's session-token file lives inside tmpDir; rmSync below
+    // shreds the secret. The daemon's session reaper notices the
+    // launched session's pid is gone within 30s and drops the registry
+    // entry. Explicit DELETE on /v1/sessions is feasible only from an
+    // async exit hook, which adds complexity for ~30s of memory the
+    // reaper will reclaim anyway. Leaving as-is; revisit if the
+    // registry ever grows persistence.
+    // Ephemeral config dir (also drops the session-token file)
     try {
       rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     } catch { /* best effort */ }
@@ -854,6 +937,7 @@ export async function runLaunch(flags: LaunchFlags, rawArgs: string[]): Promise<
       CLAUDEMESH_CONFIG_DIR: tmpDir,
       CLAUDEMESH_DISPLAY_NAME: displayName,
       ...(claudeSessionId ? { CLAUDEMESH_SESSION_ID: claudeSessionId } : {}),
+      ...(sessionTokenFilePath ? { CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN_FILE: sessionTokenFilePath } : {}),
       MCP_TIMEOUT: process.env.MCP_TIMEOUT ?? "30000",
       MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS: process.env.MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS ?? "50000",
       ...(role ? { CLAUDEMESH_ROLE: role } : {}),

apps/cli/src/commands/peers.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 import { withMesh } from "./connect.js";
 import { readConfig } from "~/services/config/facade.js";
-import { tryBridge } from "~/services/bridge/client.js";
 import { render } from "~/ui/render.js";
 import { bold, dim, green, yellow } from "~/ui/styles.js";
 
@@ -68,7 +67,10 @@ async function listPeersForMesh(slug: string): Promise<PeerRecord[]> {
   const selfMemberPubkey = joined?.pubkey ?? null;
 
   // Daemon path — preferred when running. Same routing pattern as send.ts:
-  // ~1 ms IPC round-trip; broker WS already warm in the daemon.
+  // ~1 ms IPC round-trip; broker WS already warm in the daemon. The
+  // lifecycle helper inside tryListPeersViaDaemon auto-spawns the
+  // daemon if it's down and probes it for liveness — no separate bridge
+  // tier is needed any more (1.28.0).
   try {
     const { tryListPeersViaDaemon } = await import("~/services/bridge/daemon-route.js");
     const dr = await tryListPeersViaDaemon();
@@ -77,13 +79,8 @@ async function listPeersForMesh(slug: string): Promise<PeerRecord[]> {
     }
   } catch { /* daemon route helper not available; fall through */ }
 
-  // Try warm bridge path next.
+  // Cold path — open our own WS. Reached only when the lifecycle helper
-  const bridged = await tryBridge(slug, "peers");
+  // could not bring the daemon up.
-  if (bridged && bridged.ok) {
-    const peers = bridged.result as PeerRecord[];
-    return peers.map((p) => annotateSelf(p, selfMemberPubkey, null));
-  }
-  // Cold path — open our own WS.
   let result: PeerRecord[] = [];
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: slug }, async (client) => {
     const all = (await client.listPeers()) as unknown as PeerRecord[];
@@ -122,7 +119,19 @@ function annotateSelf(
 
 export async function runPeers(flags: PeersFlags): Promise<void> {
   const config = readConfig();
-  const slugs = flags.mesh ? [flags.mesh] : config.meshes.map((m) => m.slug);
+
+  // Mesh selection precedence:
+  //   1. explicit --mesh <slug>  (always wins)
+  //   2. session-token mesh      (when invoked from inside a launched session)
+  //   3. all joined meshes       (default for bare shells)
+  let slugs: string[];
+  if (flags.mesh) {
+    slugs = [flags.mesh];
+  } else {
+    const { getSessionInfo } = await import("~/services/session/resolve.js");
+    const sess = await getSessionInfo();
+    slugs = sess ? [sess.mesh] : config.meshes.map((m) => m.slug);
+  }
 
   if (slugs.length === 0) {
     render.err("No meshes joined.");

apps/cli/src/commands/recall.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { withMesh } from "./connect.js";
+import { tryRecallViaDaemon } from "~/services/bridge/daemon-route.js";
 import { render } from "~/ui/render.js";
 import { bold, clay, dim } from "~/ui/styles.js";
 import { EXIT } from "~/constants/exit-codes.js";
@@ -11,6 +12,22 @@ export async function recall(
     render.err("Usage: claudemesh recall <query>");
     return EXIT.INVALID_ARGS;
   }
+
+  // Daemon path first.
+  const daemonMatches = await tryRecallViaDaemon(query, opts.mesh);
+  if (daemonMatches !== null) {
+    if (opts.json) { console.log(JSON.stringify(daemonMatches, null, 2)); return EXIT.SUCCESS; }
+    if (daemonMatches.length === 0) { render.info(dim("no memories found.")); return EXIT.SUCCESS; }
+    render.section(`memories (${daemonMatches.length})`);
+    for (const m of daemonMatches) {
+      const tags = m.tags.length ? dim(` [${m.tags.map((t) => clay(t)).join(dim(", "))}]`) : "";
+      process.stdout.write(`  ${bold(m.id.slice(0, 8))}${tags}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`    ${m.content}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`    ${dim(m.rememberedBy + "  ·  " + new Date(m.rememberedAt).toLocaleString())}\n\n`);
+    }
+    return EXIT.SUCCESS;
+  }
+
   return await withMesh({ meshSlug: opts.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     const memories = await client.recall(query);
 

apps/cli/src/commands/remember.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { withMesh } from "./connect.js";
+import { tryRememberViaDaemon } from "~/services/bridge/daemon-route.js";
 import { render } from "~/ui/render.js";
 import { dim } from "~/ui/styles.js";
 import { EXIT } from "~/constants/exit-codes.js";
@@ -12,6 +13,18 @@ export async function remember(
     return EXIT.INVALID_ARGS;
   }
   const tags = opts.tags?.split(",").map((t) => t.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+
+  // Daemon path first.
+  const daemonRes = await tryRememberViaDaemon(content, tags, opts.mesh);
+  if (daemonRes) {
+    if (opts.json) {
+      console.log(JSON.stringify({ id: daemonRes.id, content, tags, mesh: daemonRes.mesh }));
+      return EXIT.SUCCESS;
+    }
+    render.ok("remembered", dim(daemonRes.id.slice(0, 8)));
+    return EXIT.SUCCESS;
+  }
+
   return await withMesh({ meshSlug: opts.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     const id = await client.remember(content, tags);
 

apps/cli/src/commands/send.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 import { withMesh } from "./connect.js";
 import { readConfig } from "~/services/config/facade.js";
-import { tryBridge } from "~/services/bridge/client.js";
 import { trySendViaDaemon } from "~/services/bridge/daemon-route.js";
 import type { Priority } from "~/services/broker/facade.js";
 import { render } from "~/ui/render.js";
@@ -82,34 +81,12 @@ export async function runSend(flags: SendFlags, to: string, message: string): Pr
       else render.err(`send failed (daemon): ${dr.error}`);
       process.exit(1);
     }
-    // dr === null → daemon not running; fall through to bridge.
+    // dr === null → daemon not running and lifecycle couldn't auto-
+    // spawn it; fall through to cold path. The orphaned bridge tier
+    // was removed in 1.28.0.
   }
 
-  // Warm path — only when mesh is unambiguous.
+  // Cold path — open our own WS, encrypt locally, fire envelope.
-  if (meshSlug) {
-    const bridged = await tryBridge(meshSlug, "send", { to, message, priority });
-    if (bridged !== null) {
-      if (bridged.ok) {
-        const r = bridged.result as { messageId?: string };
-        if (flags.json) {
-          console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: true, messageId: r.messageId, target: to }));
-        } else {
-          render.ok(`sent to ${to}`, r.messageId ? dim(r.messageId.slice(0, 8)) : undefined);
-        }
-        return;
-      }
-      // Bridge reachable but op failed — surface error, don't fall through.
-      if (flags.json) {
-        console.log(JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: bridged.error }));
-      } else {
-        render.err(`send failed: ${bridged.error}`);
-      }
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-    // bridged === null → bridge unreachable, fall through to cold path
-  }
-
-  // Cold path
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: flags.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     let targetSpec = to;
     if (to.startsWith("#") && !/^#[0-9a-z_-]{20,}$/i.test(to)) {

apps/cli/src/commands/state.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { withMesh } from "./connect.js";
+import { tryGetStateViaDaemon, tryListStateViaDaemon, trySetStateViaDaemon } from "~/services/bridge/daemon-route.js";
 import { render } from "~/ui/render.js";
 import { bold, dim } from "~/ui/styles.js";
 
@@ -14,6 +15,16 @@ export interface StateFlags {
 }
 
 export async function runStateGet(flags: StateFlags, key: string): Promise<void> {
+  // Daemon path first.
+  const daemonEntry = await tryGetStateViaDaemon(key, flags.mesh);
+  if (daemonEntry !== null) {
+    if (!daemonEntry) { render.info(dim("(not set)")); return; }
+    if (flags.json) { console.log(JSON.stringify(daemonEntry, null, 2)); return; }
+    const val = typeof daemonEntry.value === "string" ? daemonEntry.value : JSON.stringify(daemonEntry.value);
+    render.info(val);
+    render.info(dim(`  set by ${daemonEntry.updatedBy} at ${new Date(daemonEntry.updatedAt).toLocaleString()}`));
+    return;
+  }
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: flags.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     const entry = await client.getState(key);
     if (!entry) {
@@ -38,6 +49,12 @@ export async function runStateSet(flags: StateFlags, key: string, value: string)
     parsed = value;
   }
 
+  // Daemon path first.
+  const daemonOk = await trySetStateViaDaemon(key, parsed, flags.mesh);
+  if (daemonOk) {
+    render.ok(`${bold(key)} = ${JSON.stringify(parsed)}`);
+    return;
+  }
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: flags.mesh ?? null }, async (client) => {
     await client.setState(key, parsed);
     render.ok(`${bold(key)} = ${JSON.stringify(parsed)}`);
@@ -45,6 +62,19 @@ export async function runStateSet(flags: StateFlags, key: string, value: string)
 }
 
 export async function runStateList(flags: StateFlags): Promise<void> {
+  // Daemon path first.
+  const daemonRows = await tryListStateViaDaemon(flags.mesh);
+  if (daemonRows !== null) {
+    if (flags.json) { console.log(JSON.stringify(daemonRows, null, 2)); return; }
+    if (daemonRows.length === 0) { render.info(dim("(no state)")); return; }
+    render.section(`state (${daemonRows.length})`);
+    for (const e of daemonRows) {
+      const val = typeof e.value === "string" ? e.value : JSON.stringify(e.value);
+      process.stdout.write(`  ${bold(e.key)}: ${val}\n`);
+      process.stdout.write(`    ${dim(e.updatedBy + "  ·  " + new Date(e.updatedAt).toLocaleString())}\n`);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
   await withMesh({ meshSlug: flags.mesh ?? null }, async (client, mesh) => {
     const entries = await client.listState();
 

apps/cli/src/constants/exit-codes.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const EXIT = {
   PERMISSION_DENIED: 7,
   INTERNAL_ERROR: 8,
   CLAUDE_MISSING: 9,
+  IO_ERROR: 10,
 } as const;
 
 export type ExitCode = (typeof EXIT)[keyof typeof EXIT];

apps/cli/src/daemon/broker.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ export interface SkillFull extends SkillSummary {
   manifest?: unknown;
 }
 
+export interface StateRow {
+  key: string;
+  value: unknown;
+  updatedBy: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+}
+
+export interface MemoryRow {
+  id: string;
+  content: string;
+  tags: string[];
+  rememberedBy: string;
+  rememberedAt: string;
+}
+
 const HELLO_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
 const SEND_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS  = 15_000;
 const BACKOFF_CAPS_MS = [1_000, 2_000, 4_000, 8_000, 16_000, 30_000];
@@ -91,6 +106,10 @@ export class DaemonBrokerClient {
   private peerListResolvers = new Map<string, PendingPeerList>();
   private skillListResolvers = new Map<string, { resolve: (rows: SkillSummary[]) => void; timer: NodeJS.Timeout }>();
   private skillDataResolvers = new Map<string, { resolve: (row: SkillFull | null) => void; timer: NodeJS.Timeout }>();
+  private stateGetResolvers = new Map<string, { resolve: (row: StateRow | null) => void; timer: NodeJS.Timeout }>();
+  private stateListResolvers = new Map<string, { resolve: (rows: StateRow[]) => void; timer: NodeJS.Timeout }>();
+  private memoryStoreResolvers = new Map<string, { resolve: (id: string | null) => void; timer: NodeJS.Timeout }>();
+  private memoryRecallResolvers = new Map<string, { resolve: (rows: MemoryRow[]) => void; timer: NodeJS.Timeout }>();
   private sessionPubkey: string | null = null;
   private sessionSecretKey: string | null = null;
   private opens: Array<() => void> = [];
@@ -226,6 +245,50 @@ export class DaemonBrokerClient {
           return;
         }
 
+        if (msg.type === "state_value" || msg.type === "state_data") {
+          const reqId = String(msg._reqId ?? "");
+          const pending = this.stateGetResolvers.get(reqId);
+          if (pending) {
+            this.stateGetResolvers.delete(reqId);
+            clearTimeout(pending.timer);
+            pending.resolve((msg.state ?? msg.row ?? null) as StateRow | null);
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (msg.type === "state_list") {
+          const reqId = String(msg._reqId ?? "");
+          const pending = this.stateListResolvers.get(reqId);
+          if (pending) {
+            this.stateListResolvers.delete(reqId);
+            clearTimeout(pending.timer);
+            pending.resolve(Array.isArray(msg.entries) ? (msg.entries as StateRow[]) : []);
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (msg.type === "memory_stored") {
+          const reqId = String(msg._reqId ?? "");
+          const pending = this.memoryStoreResolvers.get(reqId);
+          if (pending) {
+            this.memoryStoreResolvers.delete(reqId);
+            clearTimeout(pending.timer);
+            pending.resolve(typeof msg.memoryId === "string" ? msg.memoryId : null);
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (msg.type === "memory_recall_result") {
+          const reqId = String(msg._reqId ?? "");
+          const pending = this.memoryRecallResolvers.get(reqId);
+          if (pending) {
+            this.memoryRecallResolvers.delete(reqId);
+            clearTimeout(pending.timer);
+            pending.resolve(Array.isArray(msg.matches) ? (msg.matches as MemoryRow[]) : []);
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+
         if (msg.type === "push" || msg.type === "inbound") {
           this.opts.onPush?.(msg);
           return;
@@ -329,6 +392,76 @@ export class DaemonBrokerClient {
     });
   }
 
+  /** Read a single shared state row. Null on disconnect / timeout / not-found. */
+  async getState(key: string, timeoutMs = 5_000): Promise<StateRow | null> {
+    if (this._status !== "open" || !this.ws) return null;
+    return new Promise<StateRow | null>((resolve) => {
+      const reqId = `sg-${++this.reqCounter}`;
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (this.stateGetResolvers.delete(reqId)) resolve(null);
+      }, timeoutMs);
+      this.stateGetResolvers.set(reqId, { resolve, timer });
+      try { this.ws!.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "get_state", key, _reqId: reqId })); }
+      catch { this.stateGetResolvers.delete(reqId); clearTimeout(timer); resolve(null); }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** List all shared state rows in the mesh. */
+  async listState(timeoutMs = 5_000): Promise<StateRow[]> {
+    if (this._status !== "open" || !this.ws) return [];
+    return new Promise<StateRow[]>((resolve) => {
+      const reqId = `sl-${++this.reqCounter}`;
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (this.stateListResolvers.delete(reqId)) resolve([]);
+      }, timeoutMs);
+      this.stateListResolvers.set(reqId, { resolve, timer });
+      try { this.ws!.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "list_state", _reqId: reqId })); }
+      catch { this.stateListResolvers.delete(reqId); clearTimeout(timer); resolve([]); }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Set a shared state value. Fire-and-forget. */
+  setState(key: string, value: unknown): void {
+    if (this._status !== "open" || !this.ws) return;
+    try { this.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "set_state", key, value })); }
+    catch { /* ignore */ }
+  }
+
+  /** Store a memory in the mesh. Returns the assigned id, or null on timeout. */
+  async remember(content: string, tags?: string[], timeoutMs = 5_000): Promise<string | null> {
+    if (this._status !== "open" || !this.ws) return null;
+    return new Promise<string | null>((resolve) => {
+      const reqId = `mr-${++this.reqCounter}`;
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (this.memoryStoreResolvers.delete(reqId)) resolve(null);
+      }, timeoutMs);
+      this.memoryStoreResolvers.set(reqId, { resolve, timer });
+      try { this.ws!.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "remember", content, tags, _reqId: reqId })); }
+      catch { this.memoryStoreResolvers.delete(reqId); clearTimeout(timer); resolve(null); }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Search memories by relevance. */
+  async recall(query: string, timeoutMs = 5_000): Promise<MemoryRow[]> {
+    if (this._status !== "open" || !this.ws) return [];
+    return new Promise<MemoryRow[]>((resolve) => {
+      const reqId = `mc-${++this.reqCounter}`;
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (this.memoryRecallResolvers.delete(reqId)) resolve([]);
+      }, timeoutMs);
+      this.memoryRecallResolvers.set(reqId, { resolve, timer });
+      try { this.ws!.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "recall", query, _reqId: reqId })); }
+      catch { this.memoryRecallResolvers.delete(reqId); clearTimeout(timer); resolve([]); }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Forget a memory by id. Fire-and-forget. */
+  forget(memoryId: string): void {
+    if (this._status !== "open" || !this.ws) return;
+    try { this.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "forget", memoryId })); }
+    catch { /* ignore */ }
+  }
+
   /** Set the daemon's profile (avatar/title/bio/capabilities). Fire-and-forget. */
   setProfile(profile: { avatar?: string; title?: string; bio?: string; capabilities?: string[] }): void {
     if (this._status !== "open" || !this.ws) return;

apps/cli/src/daemon/ipc/client.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { request as httpRequest } from "node:http";
 
 import { DAEMON_PATHS, DAEMON_TCP_HOST, DAEMON_TCP_DEFAULT_PORT } from "../paths.js";
 import { readLocalToken } from "../local-token.js";
+import { readSessionTokenFromEnv } from "~/services/session/token.js";
 
 export interface IpcRequestOptions {
   method?: "GET" | "POST" | "PATCH" | "DELETE";
@@ -44,6 +45,19 @@ export async function ipc<T = unknown>(opts: IpcRequestOptions): Promise<IpcResp
     headers.authorization = `Bearer ${tok}`;
   }
 
+  // Per-session token attribution. When the calling process has
+  // CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN_FILE set (a launched session and its
+  // descendants), attach the session token. The daemon's auth
+  // middleware resolves it to a SessionInfo and uses it for default-
+  // mesh scoping. Sent as a second Authorization header is not
+  // possible per HTTP semantics, so we layer: when both UDS and a
+  // session token exist, send the session token; the bearer remains
+  // only for TCP loopback callers.
+  if (!useTcp) {
+    const sessionTok = readSessionTokenFromEnv();
+    if (sessionTok) headers.authorization = `ClaudeMesh-Session ${sessionTok}`;
+  }
+
   return new Promise<IpcResponse<T>>((resolve, reject) => {
     const req = httpRequest(
       useTcp

apps/cli/src/daemon/ipc/server.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import { listOutbox, requeueDeadOrPending, type OutboxStatus } from "../db/outbo
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { bindSseStream, type EventBus } from "../events.js";
 import type { DaemonBrokerClient } from "../broker.js";
+import {
+  registerSession, deregisterByToken, resolveToken, listSessions, startReaper,
+  type SessionInfo,
+} from "../session-registry.js";
 import { VERSION } from "~/constants/urls.js";
 
 /**
@@ -172,12 +176,28 @@ function makeHandler(opts: {
       }
     }
 
+    // Per-session token resolution. Layers on top of the machine-level
+    // local-token auth above: callers from inside a `claudemesh launch`-
+    // spawned session pass `Authorization: ClaudeMesh-Session <hex>`
+    // (instead of, or in addition to, Bearer over TCP) and we resolve
+    // it to a SessionInfo that downstream routes use for default-mesh
+    // scoping and attribution.
+    let session: SessionInfo | null = null;
+    {
+      const authz = req.headers.authorization ?? "";
+      const sm = /^ClaudeMesh-Session\s+([0-9a-f]{64})$/i.exec(authz.trim());
+      if (sm && sm[1]) session = resolveToken(sm[1].toLowerCase());
+    }
+    /** Pick mesh from explicit body/query first, then session default. */
+    const meshFromCtx = (explicit?: string | null): string | null =>
+      (explicit && explicit.trim()) ? explicit : (session?.mesh ?? null);
+
     // Routing.
     if (req.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/v1/version") {
       respond(res, 200, {
         daemon_version: VERSION,
         ipc_api: "v1",
-        ipc_features: ["version", "health", "send", "inbox", "events", "peers", "profile", "skills"],
+        ipc_features: ["version", "health", "send", "inbox", "events", "peers", "profile", "skills", "state", "memory", "sessions"],
         schema_version: 1,
       });
       return;
@@ -188,6 +208,102 @@ function makeHandler(opts: {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Session registry routes (1.29.0)
+    if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname === "/v1/sessions/register") {
+      try {
+        const body = await readJsonBody(req, 64 * 1024) as Record<string, unknown> | null;
+        if (!body) { respond(res, 400, { error: "missing body" }); return; }
+        const token = typeof body.token === "string" ? body.token : "";
+        if (!/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(token)) { respond(res, 400, { error: "token must be 64 hex chars" }); return; }
+        const sessionId = typeof body.session_id === "string" ? body.session_id : "";
+        const mesh = typeof body.mesh === "string" ? body.mesh : "";
+        const displayName = typeof body.display_name === "string" ? body.display_name : "";
+        const pid = typeof body.pid === "number" ? body.pid : 0;
+        if (!sessionId || !mesh || !displayName || !pid) {
+          respond(res, 400, { error: "session_id, mesh, display_name, pid all required" });
+          return;
+        }
+        const cwd = typeof body.cwd === "string" ? body.cwd : undefined;
+        const role = typeof body.role === "string" ? body.role : undefined;
+        const groups = Array.isArray(body.groups)
+          ? body.groups.filter((g): g is string => typeof g === "string")
+          : undefined;
+
+        // 1.30.0 — optional per-session presence material. Older CLIs
+        // omit this; the daemon's session-broker subsystem just won't
+        // open a per-session WS for those.
+        let presence: SessionInfo["presence"] | undefined;
+        const rawPresence = body.presence;
+        if (rawPresence && typeof rawPresence === "object") {
+          const p = rawPresence as Record<string, unknown>;
+          const sessionPubkey = typeof p.session_pubkey === "string" ? p.session_pubkey.toLowerCase() : "";
+          const sessionSecretKey = typeof p.session_secret_key === "string" ? p.session_secret_key.toLowerCase() : "";
+          const att = p.parent_attestation as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+          if (
+            /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/.test(sessionPubkey) &&
+            /^[0-9a-f]{128}$/.test(sessionSecretKey) &&
+            att && typeof att === "object" &&
+            typeof att.session_pubkey === "string" &&
+            typeof att.parent_member_pubkey === "string" &&
+            typeof att.expires_at === "number" &&
+            typeof att.signature === "string"
+          ) {
+            presence = {
+              sessionPubkey,
+              sessionSecretKey,
+              parentAttestation: {
+                sessionPubkey: (att.session_pubkey as string).toLowerCase(),
+                parentMemberPubkey: (att.parent_member_pubkey as string).toLowerCase(),
+                expiresAt: att.expires_at as number,
+                signature: (att.signature as string).toLowerCase(),
+              },
+            };
+          } else {
+            opts.log("warn", "session_register_presence_malformed", { mesh });
+          }
+        }
+
+        const stored = registerSession({
+          token: token.toLowerCase(),
+          sessionId, mesh, displayName, pid, cwd, role, groups,
+          ...(presence ? { presence } : {}),
+        });
+        opts.log("info", "session_registered", {
+          sessionId, mesh, pid,
+          presence: presence ? "yes" : "no",
+        });
+        respond(res, 200, {
+          ok: true,
+          registered_at: stored.registeredAt,
+          presence_accepted: !!presence,
+        });
+      } catch (e) {
+        respond(res, 400, { error: String(e) });
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === "DELETE" && url.pathname.startsWith("/v1/sessions/")) {
+      const tail = url.pathname.slice("/v1/sessions/".length);
+      if (!/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(tail)) { respond(res, 400, { error: "invalid token" }); return; }
+      const ok = deregisterByToken(tail.toLowerCase());
+      respond(res, ok ? 200 : 404, { ok, token_prefix: tail.slice(0, 8) });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/v1/sessions/me") {
+      if (!session) { respond(res, 401, { error: "no session token" }); return; }
+      const { token, ...redacted } = session;
+      respond(res, 200, { session: { ...redacted, token_prefix: token.slice(0, 8) } });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/v1/sessions") {
+      const all = listSessions().map(({ token, ...rest }) => ({ ...rest, token_prefix: token.slice(0, 8) }));
+      respond(res, 200, { sessions: all });
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (req.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/v1/events") {
       if (!opts.bus) {
         respond(res, 503, { error: "event bus not initialised" });
@@ -202,7 +318,7 @@ function makeHandler(opts: {
         respond(res, 503, { error: "broker not initialised" });
         return;
       }
-      const filterMesh = url.searchParams.get("mesh") ?? undefined;
+      const filterMesh = meshFromCtx(url.searchParams.get("mesh")) ?? undefined;
       try {
         // Aggregate across all attached meshes; each peer record gets a
         // `mesh` field so the caller can scope client-side. A single
@@ -212,7 +328,7 @@ function makeHandler(opts: {
           if (filterMesh && filterMesh !== slug) continue;
           try {
             const peers = await b.listPeers();
-            for (const p of peers) all.push({ ...(p as Record<string, unknown>), mesh: slug });
+            for (const p of peers) all.push({ ...(p as unknown as Record<string, unknown>), mesh: slug });
           } catch (e) {
             opts.log("warn", "ipc_peers_broker_failed", { mesh: slug, err: String(e) });
           }
@@ -224,20 +340,153 @@ function makeHandler(opts: {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (req.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/v1/state") {
+      if (!opts.brokers || opts.brokers.size === 0) {
+        respond(res, 503, { error: "broker not initialised" });
+        return;
+      }
+      const filterMesh = meshFromCtx(url.searchParams.get("mesh")) ?? undefined;
+      const key = url.searchParams.get("key");
+      try {
+        if (key) {
+          // Single key lookup. Walk attached meshes; first match wins
+          // (or ?mesh=<slug> scopes the search).
+          for (const [slug, b] of opts.brokers.entries()) {
+            if (filterMesh && filterMesh !== slug) continue;
+            const row = await b.getState(key).catch(() => null);
+            if (row) { respond(res, 200, { state: { ...row, mesh: slug } }); return; }
+          }
+          respond(res, 404, { error: "state_not_found", key });
+          return;
+        }
+        // No key — list all entries across attached meshes.
+        const all: Array<Record<string, unknown> & { mesh: string }> = [];
+        for (const [slug, b] of opts.brokers.entries()) {
+          if (filterMesh && filterMesh !== slug) continue;
+          const rows = await b.listState().catch(() => []);
+          for (const r of rows) all.push({ ...(r as unknown as Record<string, unknown>), mesh: slug });
+        }
+        respond(res, 200, { entries: all });
+      } catch (e) {
+        respond(res, 502, { error: "broker_unreachable", detail: String(e) });
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname === "/v1/state") {
+      if (!opts.brokers || opts.brokers.size === 0) {
+        respond(res, 503, { error: "broker not initialised" });
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+        const body = await readJsonBody(req, 256 * 1024) as Record<string, unknown> | null;
+        if (!body || typeof body.key !== "string") {
+          respond(res, 400, { error: "missing 'key' (string)" });
+          return;
+        }
+        const requested = meshFromCtx(typeof body.mesh === "string" ? body.mesh : null);
+        let chosen = requested;
+        if (!chosen && opts.brokers.size === 1) chosen = opts.brokers.keys().next().value as string;
+        if (!chosen) {
+          respond(res, 400, { error: "mesh_required", attached: [...opts.brokers.keys()] });
+          return;
+        }
+        const broker = opts.brokers.get(chosen);
+        if (!broker) { respond(res, 404, { error: "mesh_not_attached", mesh: chosen }); return; }
+        broker.setState(body.key, body.value);
+        respond(res, 200, { ok: true, key: body.key, mesh: chosen });
+      } catch (e) {
+        respond(res, 400, { error: String(e) });
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/v1/memory") {
+      if (!opts.brokers || opts.brokers.size === 0) {
+        respond(res, 503, { error: "broker not initialised" });
+        return;
+      }
+      const query = url.searchParams.get("q") ?? "";
+      const filterMesh = meshFromCtx(url.searchParams.get("mesh")) ?? undefined;
+      try {
+        const all: Array<Record<string, unknown> & { mesh: string }> = [];
+        for (const [slug, b] of opts.brokers.entries()) {
+          if (filterMesh && filterMesh !== slug) continue;
+          const rows = await b.recall(query).catch(() => []);
+          for (const r of rows) all.push({ ...(r as unknown as Record<string, unknown>), mesh: slug });
+        }
+        respond(res, 200, { matches: all });
+      } catch (e) {
+        respond(res, 502, { error: "broker_unreachable", detail: String(e) });
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === "POST" && url.pathname === "/v1/memory") {
+      if (!opts.brokers || opts.brokers.size === 0) {
+        respond(res, 503, { error: "broker not initialised" });
+        return;
+      }
+      try {
+        const body = await readJsonBody(req, 256 * 1024) as Record<string, unknown> | null;
+        if (!body || typeof body.content !== "string") {
+          respond(res, 400, { error: "missing 'content' (string)" });
+          return;
+        }
+        const requested = meshFromCtx(typeof body.mesh === "string" ? body.mesh : null);
+        let chosen = requested;
+        if (!chosen && opts.brokers.size === 1) chosen = opts.brokers.keys().next().value as string;
+        if (!chosen) {
+          respond(res, 400, { error: "mesh_required", attached: [...opts.brokers.keys()] });
+          return;
+        }
+        const broker = opts.brokers.get(chosen);
+        if (!broker) { respond(res, 404, { error: "mesh_not_attached", mesh: chosen }); return; }
+        const tags = Array.isArray(body.tags) ? body.tags.filter((t) => typeof t === "string") as string[] : undefined;
+        const id = await broker.remember(body.content, tags);
+        if (!id) { respond(res, 502, { error: "remember_timeout" }); return; }
+        respond(res, 200, { id, mesh: chosen });
+      } catch (e) {
+        respond(res, 400, { error: String(e) });
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (req.method === "DELETE" && url.pathname.startsWith("/v1/memory/")) {
+      if (!opts.brokers || opts.brokers.size === 0) {
+        respond(res, 503, { error: "broker not initialised" });
+        return;
+      }
+      const id = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname.slice("/v1/memory/".length));
+      if (!id) { respond(res, 400, { error: "missing memory id" }); return; }
+      const requested = url.searchParams.get("mesh");
+      let chosen = requested;
+      if (!chosen && opts.brokers.size === 1) chosen = opts.brokers.keys().next().value as string;
+      if (!chosen) {
+        respond(res, 400, { error: "mesh_required", attached: [...opts.brokers.keys()] });
+        return;
+      }
+      const broker = opts.brokers.get(chosen);
+      if (!broker) { respond(res, 404, { error: "mesh_not_attached", mesh: chosen }); return; }
+      broker.forget(id);
+      respond(res, 200, { ok: true, id, mesh: chosen });
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (req.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/v1/skills") {
       if (!opts.brokers || opts.brokers.size === 0) {
         respond(res, 503, { error: "broker not initialised" });
         return;
       }
       const query = url.searchParams.get("query") ?? undefined;
-      const filterMesh = url.searchParams.get("mesh") ?? undefined;
+      const filterMesh = meshFromCtx(url.searchParams.get("mesh")) ?? undefined;
       try {
         const all: Array<Record<string, unknown> & { mesh: string }> = [];
         for (const [slug, b] of opts.brokers.entries()) {
           if (filterMesh && filterMesh !== slug) continue;
           try {
             const skills = await b.listSkills(query);
-            for (const s of skills) all.push({ ...(s as Record<string, unknown>), mesh: slug });
+            for (const s of skills) all.push({ ...(s as unknown as Record<string, unknown>), mesh: slug });
           } catch (e) {
             opts.log("warn", "ipc_skills_broker_failed", { mesh: slug, err: String(e) });
           }
@@ -256,7 +505,7 @@ function makeHandler(opts: {
       }
       const name = decodeURIComponent(url.pathname.slice("/v1/skills/".length));
       if (!name) { respond(res, 400, { error: "missing skill name" }); return; }
-      const filterMesh = url.searchParams.get("mesh") ?? undefined;
+      const filterMesh = meshFromCtx(url.searchParams.get("mesh")) ?? undefined;
       try {
         // First mesh that has the skill wins. With ?mesh=<slug>, only that
         // mesh is queried.
@@ -284,7 +533,7 @@ function makeHandler(opts: {
         // present in the body or query, otherwise broadcast to all attached
         // meshes (presence is per-mesh, but most users want consistent
         // presence across all of theirs).
-        const requested = (typeof body.mesh === "string" ? body.mesh : url.searchParams.get("mesh")) || null;
+        const requested = meshFromCtx(typeof body.mesh === "string" ? body.mesh : url.searchParams.get("mesh"));
         const targets = requested
           ? [opts.brokers.get(requested)].filter(Boolean) as DaemonBrokerClient[]
           : [...opts.brokers.values()];

apps/cli/src/daemon/run.ts

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import { DAEMON_PATHS } from "./paths.js";
 import { acquireSingletonLock, releaseSingletonLock } from "./lock.js";
 import { ensureLocalToken } from "./local-token.js";
 import { startIpcServer } from "./ipc/server.js";
+import { setRegistryHooks, startReaper, type SessionInfo } from "./session-registry.js";
 import { openSqlite, type SqliteDb } from "./db/sqlite.js";
 import { migrateOutbox } from "./db/outbox.js";
 import { migrateInbox } from "./db/inbox.js";
 import { DaemonBrokerClient } from "./broker.js";
+import { SessionBrokerClient } from "./session-broker.js";
 import { startDrainWorker, type DrainHandle } from "./drain.js";
 import { handleBrokerPush } from "./inbound.js";
 import { EventBus } from "./events.js";
@@ -153,6 +155,57 @@ export async function runDaemon(opts: RunDaemonOptions = {}): Promise<number> {
   let drain: DrainHandle | null = null;
   drain = startDrainWorker({ db: outboxDb, brokers });
 
+  // 1.30.0 — per-session broker presence. Always on. Older CLIs that
+  // don't include `presence` material in the register body just won't
+  // get a session WS; the daemon's own member-keyed broker still
+  // covers them.
+  const sessionBrokers = new Map<string, SessionBrokerClient>();
+  setRegistryHooks({
+    onRegister: (info) => {
+      if (!info.presence) return;
+      const meshConfig = meshConfigs.get(info.mesh);
+      if (!meshConfig) {
+        process.stderr.write(JSON.stringify({
+          level: "warn", msg: "session_broker_no_mesh_config", mesh: info.mesh,
+          ts: new Date().toISOString(),
+        }) + "\n");
+        return;
+      }
+      // Drop any pre-existing session WS under this token (re-register).
+      const prior = sessionBrokers.get(info.token);
+      if (prior) {
+        sessionBrokers.delete(info.token);
+        prior.close().catch(() => { /* ignore */ });
+      }
+      const client = new SessionBrokerClient({
+        mesh: meshConfig,
+        sessionPubkey: info.presence.sessionPubkey,
+        sessionSecretKey: info.presence.sessionSecretKey,
+        parentAttestation: info.presence.parentAttestation,
+        sessionId: info.sessionId,
+        displayName: info.displayName,
+        ...(info.role ? { role: info.role } : {}),
+        ...(info.cwd ? { cwd: info.cwd } : {}),
+        pid: info.pid,
+      });
+      sessionBrokers.set(info.token, client);
+      client.connect().catch((err) =>
+        process.stderr.write(JSON.stringify({
+          level: "warn", msg: "session_broker_connect_failed",
+          mesh: info.mesh, err: String(err), ts: new Date().toISOString(),
+        }) + "\n"),
+      );
+    },
+    onDeregister: (info: SessionInfo) => {
+      const client = sessionBrokers.get(info.token);
+      if (!client) return;
+      sessionBrokers.delete(info.token);
+      client.close().catch(() => { /* ignore */ });
+    },
+  });
+
+  startReaper();
+
   const ipc = startIpcServer({
     localToken,
     tcpEnabled,
@@ -191,6 +244,10 @@ export async function runDaemon(opts: RunDaemonOptions = {}): Promise<number> {
     for (const b of brokers.values()) {
       try { await b.close(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
     }
+    for (const b of sessionBrokers.values()) {
+      try { await b.close(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    }
+    sessionBrokers.clear();
     await ipc.close();
     try { outboxDb.close(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
     try { inboxDb.close(); }  catch { /* ignore */ }

apps/cli/src/daemon/session-broker.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+/**
+ * Per-launch session broker WebSocket.
+ *
+ * Owned by the daemon, one per registered session. Holds a long-lived
+ * presence row on the broker keyed on the session's ephemeral pubkey
+ * (rather than the parent member's stable pubkey). Sibling sessions —
+ * two `claudemesh launch` runs in the same cwd — finally see each other
+ * in `peer list` because their presence rows coexist instead of fighting
+ * over the same memberPubkey snapshot.
+ *
+ * Differences from `DaemonBrokerClient`:
+ *   - Uses session_hello (1.30.0+ broker), with a parent-vouched
+ *     attestation provided at construction time.
+ *   - Does NOT drain the outbox — that stays the parent member-keyed
+ *     DaemonBrokerClient's job. Keeps the responsibility split clean
+ *     and avoids two clients fighting over the same outbox row.
+ *   - Does NOT carry list_peers / state / memory RPCs. This client is
+ *     presence-only (and inbound DM delivery for messages targeted at
+ *     the session pubkey).
+ *
+ * Old brokers reply with `unknown_message_type` on session_hello — we
+ * surface that as a one-shot `error` event and the daemon decides
+ * whether to fall back. For 1.30.0 we just log + retry; the broker is
+ * expected to be deployed first.
+ *
+ * Spec: .artifacts/specs/2026-05-04-per-session-presence.md.
+ */
+
+import { hostname as osHostname } from "node:os";
+import WebSocket from "ws";
+
+import type { JoinedMesh } from "~/services/config/facade.js";
+import { signSessionHello } from "~/services/broker/session-hello-sig.js";
+
+export type SessionBrokerStatus = "connecting" | "open" | "closed" | "reconnecting";
+
+export interface ParentAttestation {
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  parentMemberPubkey: string;
+  /** Unix ms. Broker rejects > now+24h or already past. */
+  expiresAt: number;
+  signature: string;
+}
+
+export interface SessionBrokerOptions {
+  mesh: JoinedMesh;
+  /** Per-launch ephemeral keypair. */
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  sessionSecretKey: string;
+  /** Parent-vouched attestation, signed by mesh.secretKey at launch time. */
+  parentAttestation: ParentAttestation;
+  /** Stable session_id from the launch (used for dedup on the broker). */
+  sessionId: string;
+  /** Display name override for this session. */
+  displayName?: string;
+  /** Initial groups. Format mirrors the regular hello. */
+  groups?: Array<{ name: string; role?: string }>;
+  /** Role tag (informational, not auth-bearing). */
+  role?: string;
+  /** Working directory (informational, surfaced in peer list). */
+  cwd?: string;
+  /** Pid of the launched session (NOT the daemon). */
+  pid: number;
+  onStatusChange?: (s: SessionBrokerStatus) => void;
+  log?: (level: "info" | "warn" | "error", msg: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>) => void;
+}
+
+const HELLO_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
+const BACKOFF_CAPS_MS = [1_000, 2_000, 4_000, 8_000, 16_000, 30_000];
+
+export class SessionBrokerClient {
+  private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
+  private _status: SessionBrokerStatus = "closed";
+  private closed = false;
+  private reconnectAttempt = 0;
+  private reconnectTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+  private helloTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+  constructor(private opts: SessionBrokerOptions) {}
+
+  get status(): SessionBrokerStatus { return this._status; }
+  get meshSlug(): string { return this.opts.mesh.slug; }
+  get sessionPubkey(): string { return this.opts.sessionPubkey; }
+
+  private log = (level: "info" | "warn" | "error", msg: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+    (this.opts.log ?? defaultLog)(level, msg, {
+      mesh: this.opts.mesh.slug,
+      session_pubkey: this.opts.sessionPubkey.slice(0, 12),
+      ...meta,
+    });
+  };
+
+  private setStatus(s: SessionBrokerStatus) {
+    if (this._status === s) return;
+    this._status = s;
+    this.opts.onStatusChange?.(s);
+  }
+
+  /** Open the WS, run session_hello, resolve once the broker accepts. */
+  async connect(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.closed) throw new Error("client_closed");
+    if (this._status === "connecting" || this._status === "open") return;
+    this.setStatus("connecting");
+
+    const ws = new WebSocket(this.opts.mesh.brokerUrl);
+    this.ws = ws;
+
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      ws.on("open", async () => {
+        try {
+          const { timestamp, signature } = await signSessionHello({
+            meshId: this.opts.mesh.meshId,
+            parentMemberPubkey: this.opts.mesh.pubkey,
+            sessionPubkey: this.opts.sessionPubkey,
+            sessionSecretKey: this.opts.sessionSecretKey,
+          });
+          ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+            type: "session_hello",
+            meshId: this.opts.mesh.meshId,
+            parentMemberId: this.opts.mesh.memberId,
+            parentMemberPubkey: this.opts.mesh.pubkey,
+            sessionPubkey: this.opts.sessionPubkey,
+            parentAttestation: this.opts.parentAttestation,
+            displayName: this.opts.displayName,
+            sessionId: this.opts.sessionId,
+            pid: this.opts.pid,
+            cwd: this.opts.cwd ?? process.cwd(),
+            hostname: osHostname(),
+            peerType: "ai" as const,
+            channel: "claudemesh-session",
+            ...(this.opts.groups && this.opts.groups.length > 0 ? { groups: this.opts.groups } : {}),
+            ...(this.opts.role ? { role: this.opts.role } : {}),
+            timestamp,
+            signature,
+          }));
+          this.helloTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+            this.log("warn", "session_hello_ack_timeout");
+            try { ws.close(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+            reject(new Error("session_hello_ack_timeout"));
+          }, HELLO_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS);
+        } catch (e) {
+          reject(e instanceof Error ? e : new Error(String(e)));
+        }
+      });
+
+      ws.on("message", (raw) => {
+        let msg: Record<string, unknown>;
+        try { msg = JSON.parse(raw.toString()) as Record<string, unknown>; }
+        catch { return; }
+
+        if (msg.type === "hello_ack") {
+          if (this.helloTimer) clearTimeout(this.helloTimer);
+          this.helloTimer = null;
+          this.setStatus("open");
+          this.reconnectAttempt = 0;
+          resolve();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (msg.type === "error") {
+          // Older brokers respond with `unknown_message_type` to session_hello;
+          // surface that so the daemon can decide to skip per-session presence
+          // rather than churn through reconnects.
+          this.log("warn", "broker_error", { code: msg.code, message: msg.message });
+          if (msg.code === "unknown_message_type") {
+            this.closed = true;
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+        // push / inbound — presence-only client ignores them; the daemon's
+        // member-keyed client handles all DM decryption.
+      });
+
+      ws.on("close", (code, reason) => {
+        if (this.helloTimer) { clearTimeout(this.helloTimer); this.helloTimer = null; }
+        if (this.closed) { this.setStatus("closed"); return; }
+        this.setStatus("reconnecting");
+        const wait = BACKOFF_CAPS_MS[Math.min(this.reconnectAttempt, BACKOFF_CAPS_MS.length - 1)] ?? 30_000;
+        this.reconnectAttempt++;
+        this.log("info", "session_broker_reconnect_scheduled", { wait_ms: wait, code, reason: reason.toString("utf8") });
+        this.reconnectTimer = setTimeout(
+          () => this.connect().catch((err) => this.log("warn", "session_broker_reconnect_failed", { err: String(err) })),
+          wait,
+        );
+        if (this._status === "connecting") reject(new Error(`closed_before_hello_${code}`));
+      });
+
+      ws.on("error", (err) => this.log("warn", "session_broker_ws_error", { err: err.message }));
+    });
+  }
+
+  async close(): Promise<void> {
+    this.closed = true;
+    if (this.reconnectTimer) { clearTimeout(this.reconnectTimer); this.reconnectTimer = null; }
+    if (this.helloTimer) { clearTimeout(this.helloTimer); this.helloTimer = null; }
+    try { this.ws?.close(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    this.setStatus("closed");
+  }
+}
+
+function defaultLog(level: "info" | "warn" | "error", msg: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  const line = JSON.stringify({ level, msg, ...meta, ts: new Date().toISOString() });
+  if (level === "info") process.stdout.write(line + "\n");
+  else process.stderr.write(line + "\n");
+}

apps/cli/src/daemon/session-registry.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/**
+ * In-memory per-token session registry kept by the daemon.
+ *
+ * `claudemesh launch` POSTs `/v1/sessions/register` with the token it
+ * minted plus session metadata (sessionId, mesh, displayName, pid,
+ * cwd, role, groups). Subsequent CLI invocations from inside that
+ * session present the token via `Authorization: ClaudeMesh-Session
+ * <hex>` and the daemon's IPC auth middleware resolves it here in O(1).
+ *
+ * Lifecycle:
+ *   - register replaces any prior entry under the same `sessionId`
+ *     (handles re-launch and `--resume` flows cleanly).
+ *   - reaper polls every 30 s and drops entries whose pid is dead.
+ *   - hard ttl ceiling of 24 h is a leak guard for forgotten sessions.
+ *
+ * Persistence: in-memory only for v1. A daemon restart clears the
+ * registry — every launched session needs to re-register. That's fine
+ * for now because launch.ts re-registers on `ensureDaemonRunning`'s
+ * success path, and most ad-hoc CLI invocations from outside a launched
+ * session have no token to begin with.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Optional per-launch presence material. Carried opaquely through the
+ * registry; the daemon's session-broker subsystem (1.30.0+) reads it to
+ * open a long-lived broker WebSocket per session. Absent on older CLIs
+ * — register accepts payloads without it for backward compat.
+ */
+export interface SessionPresence {
+  /** Hex ed25519 pubkey, 64 chars. */
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  /** Hex ed25519 secret key (held in-memory only; never disk). */
+  sessionSecretKey: string;
+  /** Parent-member-signed attestation; see signParentAttestation. */
+  parentAttestation: {
+    sessionPubkey: string;
+    parentMemberPubkey: string;
+    expiresAt: number;
+    signature: string;
+  };
+}
+
+export interface SessionInfo {
+  token: string;
+  sessionId: string;
+  mesh: string;
+  displayName: string;
+  pid: number;
+  cwd?: string;
+  role?: string;
+  groups?: string[];
+  /** 1.30.0+: per-launch presence material. */
+  presence?: SessionPresence;
+  registeredAt: number;
+}
+
+/** Lifecycle callbacks invoked synchronously after registry mutation. */
+export interface RegistryHooks {
+  onRegister?: (info: SessionInfo) => void;
+  onDeregister?: (info: SessionInfo) => void;
+}
+
+const TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const REAPER_INTERVAL_MS = 30 * 1000;
+
+const byToken = new Map<string, SessionInfo>();
+const bySessionId = new Map<string, string>();
+const hooks: RegistryHooks = {};
+
+let reaperHandle: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+export function startReaper(): void {
+  if (reaperHandle) return;
+  reaperHandle = setInterval(reapDead, REAPER_INTERVAL_MS).unref?.() ?? reaperHandle;
+}
+
+export function stopReaper(): void {
+  if (reaperHandle) { clearInterval(reaperHandle); reaperHandle = null; }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wire daemon-level lifecycle hooks. Called once at daemon boot — passing
+ * `{}` clears them. Idempotent across calls so tests can re-bind.
+ */
+export function setRegistryHooks(next: RegistryHooks): void {
+  hooks.onRegister = next.onRegister;
+  hooks.onDeregister = next.onDeregister;
+}
+
+export function registerSession(info: Omit<SessionInfo, "registeredAt">): SessionInfo {
+  // Replace any prior entry under the same sessionId.
+  const priorToken = bySessionId.get(info.sessionId);
+  if (priorToken && priorToken !== info.token) {
+    const prior = byToken.get(priorToken);
+    if (prior) {
+      byToken.delete(priorToken);
+      try { hooks.onDeregister?.(prior); } catch { /* hook errors must never throttle the registry */ }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const stored: SessionInfo = { ...info, registeredAt: Date.now() };
+  byToken.set(info.token, stored);
+  bySessionId.set(info.sessionId, info.token);
+  try { hooks.onRegister?.(stored); } catch { /* see above */ }
+  return stored;
+}
+
+export function deregisterByToken(token: string): boolean {
+  const entry = byToken.get(token);
+  if (!entry) return false;
+  byToken.delete(token);
+  if (bySessionId.get(entry.sessionId) === token) bySessionId.delete(entry.sessionId);
+  try { hooks.onDeregister?.(entry); } catch { /* see above */ }
+  return true;
+}
+
+export function resolveToken(token: string): SessionInfo | null {
+  const entry = byToken.get(token);
+  if (!entry) return null;
+  if (Date.now() - entry.registeredAt > TTL_MS) {
+    deregisterByToken(token);
+    return null;
+  }
+  return entry;
+}
+
+export function listSessions(): SessionInfo[] {
+  return [...byToken.values()];
+}
+
+function reapDead(): void {
+  const dead: string[] = [];
+  for (const [token, info] of byToken.entries()) {
+    if (Date.now() - info.registeredAt > TTL_MS) { dead.push(token); continue; }
+    try { process.kill(info.pid, 0); } catch { dead.push(token); }
+  }
+  for (const t of dead) deregisterByToken(t);
+}
+
+/** Test helper. */
+export function _resetRegistry(): void {
+  byToken.clear();
+  bySessionId.clear();
+  hooks.onRegister = undefined;
+  hooks.onDeregister = undefined;
+}

apps/cli/src/entrypoints/cli.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { renderVersion } from "~/cli/output/version.js";
 import { isInviteUrl, normaliseInviteUrl } from "~/utils/url.js";
 import { classifyInvocation } from "~/cli/policy-classify.js";
 import { gate, type ApprovalMode } from "~/services/policy/index.js";
+import { setDaemonPolicy, policyFromFlags } from "~/services/daemon/policy.js";
 import { bold, clay, cyan, dim, orange } from "~/ui/styles.js";
 
 installSignalHandlers();
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ installErrorHandlers();
 
 const { command, positionals, flags } = parseArgv(process.argv);
 
+// Resolve daemon policy once at boot — daemon-routing helpers read this
+// instead of inspecting flags themselves. --no-daemon and --strict are
+// mutually exclusive (--no-daemon wins if both are passed).
+setDaemonPolicy(policyFromFlags(flags));
+
 /**
  * Resolve the coarse approval mode from CLI flags + env.
  *   --approval-mode <plan|read-only|write|yolo>     explicit
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ USAGE
   claudemesh <invite-url>                     join a mesh, then launch
   claudemesh launch --name <n> --join <url>   join + launch in one step
 
-Mesh
+Mesh  (alias: "workspace" — claudemesh workspace <verb> mirrors each)
   claudemesh create <name>         create a new mesh
   claudemesh join <url>            join a mesh (accepts short /i/ or long /join/ link)
   claudemesh launch [slug]         launch Claude Code on a mesh (alias: connect)
@@ -210,6 +216,8 @@ Flags
   --policy <path>                  override policy file
   -y, --yes                        skip confirmations (= --approval-mode yolo)
   -q, --quiet                      suppress non-essential output
+  --strict                         require daemon for broker-touching verbs (no cold-path fallback)
+  --no-daemon                      skip daemon entirely; open broker WS directly (CI / sandboxed scripts)
 `;
 
 /**
@@ -283,6 +291,12 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
         join: normaliseInviteUrl(command),
         yes: !!flags.y || !!flags.yes,
         resume: flags.resume as string | undefined,
+        role: flags.role as string | undefined,
+        groups: flags.groups as string | undefined,
+        "message-mode": flags["message-mode"] as string | undefined,
+        "system-prompt": flags["system-prompt"] as string | undefined,
+        continue: !!flags.continue,
+        quiet: !!flags.quiet,
       }, process.argv.slice(2));
       return;
     }
@@ -298,6 +312,12 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
       name: flags.name as string | undefined,
       yes: !!flags.y || !!flags.yes,
       resume: flags.resume as string | undefined,
+      role: flags.role as string | undefined,
+      groups: flags.groups as string | undefined,
+      "message-mode": flags["message-mode"] as string | undefined,
+      "system-prompt": flags["system-prompt"] as string | undefined,
+      continue: !!flags.continue,
+      quiet: !!flags.quiet,
     }, process.argv.slice(2));
     return;
   }
@@ -316,6 +336,12 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
         join: flags.join as string,
         yes: !!flags.y || !!flags.yes,
         resume: flags.resume as string,
+        role: flags.role as string,
+        groups: flags.groups as string,
+        "message-mode": flags["message-mode"] as string,
+        "system-prompt": flags["system-prompt"] as string,
+        continue: !!flags.continue,
+        quiet: !!flags.quiet,
       }, process.argv.slice(2));
       break;
     }
@@ -324,6 +350,37 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     case "delete": case "rm": { const { deleteMesh } = await import("~/commands/delete-mesh.js"); process.exit(await deleteMesh(positionals[0] ?? "", { yes: !!flags.y || !!flags.yes })); break; }
     case "rename": { const { rename } = await import("~/commands/rename.js"); process.exit(await rename(positionals[0] ?? "", positionals[1] ?? "")); break; }
     case "share": case "invite": { const { invite } = await import("~/commands/invite.js"); process.exit(await invite(positionals[0], { mesh: flags.mesh as string, json: !!flags.json })); break; }
+    // workspace — alias surface for mesh-management verbs (v1.27.0 teaser; full
+    // rename arrives in 1.28.0). Each sub mirrors an existing top-level verb.
+    case "workspace": {
+      const sub = positionals[0];
+      if (!sub || sub === "launch" || sub === "connect" || sub === "open") {
+        const { runLaunch } = await import("~/commands/launch.js");
+        await runLaunch({
+          mesh: positionals[1] ?? flags.mesh as string,
+          name: flags.name as string,
+          join: flags.join as string,
+          yes: !!flags.y || !!flags.yes,
+          resume: flags.resume as string,
+          role: flags.role as string,
+          groups: flags.groups as string,
+          "message-mode": flags["message-mode"] as string,
+          "system-prompt": flags["system-prompt"] as string,
+          continue: !!flags.continue,
+          quiet: !!flags.quiet,
+        }, process.argv.slice(2));
+      }
+      else if (sub === "list" || sub === "ls") { const { runList } = await import("~/commands/list.js"); await runList(); }
+      else if (sub === "info") { const { runInfo } = await import("~/commands/info.js"); await runInfo({}); }
+      else if (sub === "create" || sub === "new") { const { newMesh } = await import("~/commands/new.js"); process.exit(await newMesh(positionals[1] ?? "", { json: !!flags.json })); }
+      else if (sub === "join" || sub === "add") { const { runJoin } = await import("~/commands/join.js"); await runJoin(positionals.slice(1)); }
+      else if (sub === "delete" || sub === "rm") { const { deleteMesh } = await import("~/commands/delete-mesh.js"); process.exit(await deleteMesh(positionals[1] ?? "", { yes: !!flags.y || !!flags.yes })); }
+      else if (sub === "rename") { const { rename } = await import("~/commands/rename.js"); process.exit(await rename(positionals[1] ?? "", positionals[2] ?? "")); }
+      else if (sub === "share" || sub === "invite") { const { invite } = await import("~/commands/invite.js"); process.exit(await invite(positionals[1], { mesh: flags.mesh as string, json: !!flags.json })); }
+      else if (sub === "overview") { const { runMe } = await import("~/commands/me.js"); process.exit(await runMe({ mesh: flags.mesh as string, json: !!flags.json })); }
+      else { console.error("Usage: claudemesh workspace <list|info|create|join|delete|rename|share|launch|overview>"); process.exit(EXIT.INVALID_ARGS); }
+      break;
+    }
     case "disconnect": { const { runDisconnect } = await import("~/commands/kick.js"); process.exit(await runDisconnect(positionals[0], { mesh: flags.mesh as string, stale: flags.stale as string, all: !!flags.all })); break; }
     case "kick": { const { runKick } = await import("~/commands/kick.js"); process.exit(await runKick(positionals[0], { mesh: flags.mesh as string, stale: flags.stale as string, all: !!flags.all })); break; }
     case "ban": { const { runBan } = await import("~/commands/ban.js"); process.exit(await runBan(positionals[0], { mesh: flags.mesh as string })); break; }

apps/cli/src/mcp/server.ts

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function subscribeEvents(onEvent: (e: DaemonEvent) => void): { close: () => void
           }
           if (!dataLine) continue;
           try {
-            const parsed = JSON.parse(dataLine);
+            const parsed = JSON.parse(dataLine) as Record<string, unknown>;
             onEvent({ kind, ts: String(parsed.ts ?? ""), data: parsed });
           } catch { /* malformed event; skip */ }
         }

apps/cli/src/services/bridge/client.ts

@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Bridge client — CLI invocations dial the per-mesh Unix socket the
- * MCP push-pipe holds open, so they reuse its warm WS instead of opening
- * a fresh one (~5ms vs ~300-700ms).
- *
- * Usage from a command:
- *
- *   const result = await tryBridge(meshSlug, "send", { to, message });
- *   if (result === null) { ...fall through to cold withMesh()... }
- *   else { ...warm path succeeded... }
- *
- * `tryBridge` returns null on:
- *   - socket file absent (no push-pipe running)
- *   - socket connect fails (push-pipe crashed without cleanup)
- *   - bridge timeout
- * That null is the caller's signal to fall back to a cold WS connection
- * via `withMesh`. So the bridge is purely an optimization — every verb
- * still works without it.
- */
-
-import { createConnection } from "node:net";
-import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
-import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
-import {
-  socketPath,
-  frame,
-  LineParser,
-  type BridgeRequest,
-  type BridgeResponse,
-  type BridgeVerb,
-} from "./protocol.js";
-
-const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
-
-/**
- * Send one request and await the matching response. Returns:
- *   - { ok: true, result } on success
- *   - { ok: false, error } on bridge-reachable-but-broker-error
- *   - null on bridge-unreachable (caller should fall back to cold WS)
- */
-export async function tryBridge(
-  meshSlug: string,
-  verb: BridgeVerb,
-  args: Record<string, unknown> = {},
-  timeoutMs: number = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS,
-): Promise<{ ok: true; result: unknown } | { ok: false; error: string } | null> {
-  const path = socketPath(meshSlug);
-  if (!existsSync(path)) return null;
-
-  return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    const id = randomUUID();
-    const req: BridgeRequest = { id, verb, args };
-    const parser = new LineParser();
-    let settled = false;
-
-    const finish = (
-      value: { ok: true; result: unknown } | { ok: false; error: string } | null,
-    ): void => {
-      if (settled) return;
-      settled = true;
-      try { socket.destroy(); } catch {}
-      clearTimeout(timer);
-      resolve(value);
-    };
-
-    const socket = createConnection({ path });
-
-    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      finish(null); // timeout = bridge unreachable, fall back to cold path
-    }, timeoutMs);
-
-    socket.on("connect", () => {
-      try {
-        socket.write(frame(req));
-      } catch {
-        finish(null);
-      }
-    });
-
-    socket.on("data", (chunk) => {
-      const lines = parser.feed(chunk);
-      for (const line of lines) {
-        if (!line.trim()) continue;
-        let res: BridgeResponse;
-        try {
-          res = JSON.parse(line) as BridgeResponse;
-        } catch {
-          continue;
-        }
-        if (res.id !== id) continue; // not our response — keep reading
-        if (res.ok) finish({ ok: true, result: res.result });
-        else finish({ ok: false, error: res.error });
-        return;
-      }
-    });
-
-    socket.on("error", (err) => {
-      // ENOENT (file disappeared between existsSync and connect),
-      // ECONNREFUSED (stale socket), EPERM (permission), etc. — all mean
-      // bridge unreachable.
-      const code = (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code;
-      if (code === "ECONNREFUSED" || code === "ENOENT" || code === "EPERM") {
-        finish(null);
-      } else {
-        finish(null);
-      }
-    });
-
-    socket.on("close", () => {
-      // If we close without a response, treat as unreachable.
-      finish(null);
-    });
-  });
-}

apps/cli/src/services/bridge/daemon-route.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,48 @@
-// Try forwarding a send through the local daemon's IPC. Returns null if
+// Daemon-routed CLI helpers. Returns null when the daemon is unreachable
-// the daemon isn't running or the daemon's mesh doesn't match the target
+// AND auto-spawn could not bring it up — caller is expected to fall back
-// mesh — the caller falls back to the bridge or cold path.
+// to its cold-path WS or to error out under `--strict`.
-
+//
-import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+// Auto-recovery: when the daemon socket is missing or stale, every
+// helper here calls into the lifecycle module which probes, spawns
+// (under a lock), polls, and retries — so cold-path fallback only
+// fires if auto-spawn failed. The lifecycle module caches its
+// per-process result, so a script doing 50 sends pays the spawn cost
+// at most once.
+//
+// 1.28.0: the orphaned bridge tier between daemon and cold paths was
+// removed. Two paths only: daemon (with auto-spawn) → cold.
 
 import { ipc } from "~/daemon/ipc/client.js";
-import { DAEMON_PATHS } from "~/daemon/paths.js";
+import { ensureDaemonReady } from "~/services/daemon/lifecycle.js";
+import { getDaemonPolicy } from "~/services/daemon/policy.js";
+import { warnDaemonState } from "~/ui/warnings.js";
+
+function meshQuery(mesh?: string): string {
+  return mesh ? `?mesh=${encodeURIComponent(mesh)}` : "";
+}
+
+/** Common entry: ensure the daemon is reachable, emitting a one-shot
+ *  stderr warning describing what we did. Returns true when the daemon
+ *  is now reachable, false when the caller should fall back.
+ *
+ *  --no-daemon short-circuits to false; --strict's enforcement lives at
+ *  the cold-path entry point (`withMesh` in commands/connect.ts) so a
+ *  single chokepoint covers every verb. */
+async function daemonReachable(): Promise<boolean> {
+  const policy = getDaemonPolicy();
+  if (policy.mode === "no-daemon") return false;
+  const res = await ensureDaemonReady({ noAutoSpawn: false });
+  warnDaemonState(res, {});
+  return res.state === "up" || res.state === "started";
+}
 
 /** Try fetching the peer list through the daemon (~1ms warm IPC).
  *  Returns null when the daemon socket isn't present so the caller can
  *  fall back to bridge / cold paths. */
-export async function tryListPeersViaDaemon(): Promise<unknown[] | null> {
+export async function tryListPeersViaDaemon(mesh?: string): Promise<unknown[] | null> {
-  if (!existsSync(DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE)) return null;
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return null;
   try {
-    const res = await ipc<{ peers?: unknown[] }>({ path: "/v1/peers", timeoutMs: 3_000 });
+    const res = await ipc<{ peers?: unknown[] }>({ path: `/v1/peers${meshQuery(mesh)}`, timeoutMs: 3_000 });
     if (res.status !== 200) return null;
     return Array.isArray(res.body.peers) ? res.body.peers : [];
   } catch (err) {
@@ -24,10 +53,10 @@ export async function tryListPeersViaDaemon(): Promise<unknown[] | null> {
 }
 
 /** Try fetching mesh-published skills through the daemon. */
-export async function tryListSkillsViaDaemon(): Promise<unknown[] | null> {
+export async function tryListSkillsViaDaemon(mesh?: string): Promise<unknown[] | null> {
-  if (!existsSync(DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE)) return null;
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return null;
   try {
-    const res = await ipc<{ skills?: unknown[] }>({ path: "/v1/skills", timeoutMs: 3_000 });
+    const res = await ipc<{ skills?: unknown[] }>({ path: `/v1/skills${meshQuery(mesh)}`, timeoutMs: 3_000 });
     if (res.status !== 200) return null;
     return Array.isArray(res.body.skills) ? res.body.skills : [];
   } catch (err) {
@@ -38,11 +67,11 @@ export async function tryListSkillsViaDaemon(): Promise<unknown[] | null> {
 }
 
 /** Try fetching one skill body through the daemon. */
-export async function tryGetSkillViaDaemon(name: string): Promise<unknown | null> {
+export async function tryGetSkillViaDaemon(name: string, mesh?: string): Promise<unknown | null> {
-  if (!existsSync(DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE)) return null;
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return null;
   try {
     const res = await ipc<{ skill?: unknown }>({
-      path: `/v1/skills/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`,
+      path: `/v1/skills/${encodeURIComponent(name)}${meshQuery(mesh)}`,
       timeoutMs: 3_000,
     });
     if (res.status === 404) return null;
@@ -51,6 +80,109 @@ export async function tryGetSkillViaDaemon(name: string): Promise<unknown | null
   } catch { return null; }
 }
 
+// --- state ---
+
+export type StateEntry = {
+  key: string;
+  value: unknown;
+  updatedBy: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  mesh?: string;
+};
+
+/** Try reading a single state key through the daemon. Returns:
+ *   - the entry when the daemon found it
+ *   - undefined when the daemon ran but the key is unset (404)
+ *   - null when the daemon socket isn't present (caller falls back) */
+export async function tryGetStateViaDaemon(key: string, mesh?: string): Promise<StateEntry | undefined | null> {
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return null;
+  try {
+    const path = `/v1/state?key=${encodeURIComponent(key)}${mesh ? `&mesh=${encodeURIComponent(mesh)}` : ""}`;
+    const res = await ipc<{ state?: StateEntry; error?: string }>({ path, timeoutMs: 3_000 });
+    if (res.status === 404) return undefined;
+    if (res.status !== 200) return null;
+    return res.body.state ?? undefined;
+  } catch (err) {
+    const msg = String(err);
+    if (/ENOENT|ECONNREFUSED|ipc_timeout/.test(msg)) return null;
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function tryListStateViaDaemon(mesh?: string): Promise<StateEntry[] | null> {
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return null;
+  try {
+    const res = await ipc<{ entries?: StateEntry[] }>({ path: `/v1/state${meshQuery(mesh)}`, timeoutMs: 3_000 });
+    if (res.status !== 200) return null;
+    return Array.isArray(res.body.entries) ? res.body.entries : [];
+  } catch (err) {
+    const msg = String(err);
+    if (/ENOENT|ECONNREFUSED|ipc_timeout/.test(msg)) return null;
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function trySetStateViaDaemon(key: string, value: unknown, mesh?: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return false;
+  try {
+    const res = await ipc<{ ok?: boolean; error?: string }>({
+      method: "POST",
+      path: "/v1/state",
+      timeoutMs: 3_000,
+      body: { key, value, ...(mesh ? { mesh } : {}) },
+    });
+    return res.status === 200 && res.body.ok === true;
+  } catch { return false; }
+}
+
+// --- memory ---
+
+export type MemoryEntry = {
+  id: string;
+  content: string;
+  tags: string[];
+  rememberedBy: string;
+  rememberedAt: string;
+  mesh?: string;
+};
+
+export async function tryRememberViaDaemon(content: string, tags?: string[], mesh?: string): Promise<{ id: string; mesh?: string } | null> {
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return null;
+  try {
+    const res = await ipc<{ id?: string; mesh?: string; error?: string }>({
+      method: "POST",
+      path: "/v1/memory",
+      timeoutMs: 5_000,
+      body: { content, ...(tags?.length ? { tags } : {}), ...(mesh ? { mesh } : {}) },
+    });
+    if (res.status !== 200 || !res.body.id) return null;
+    return { id: res.body.id, mesh: res.body.mesh };
+  } catch { return null; }
+}
+
+export async function tryRecallViaDaemon(query: string, mesh?: string): Promise<MemoryEntry[] | null> {
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return null;
+  try {
+    const path = `/v1/memory?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}${mesh ? `&mesh=${encodeURIComponent(mesh)}` : ""}`;
+    const res = await ipc<{ matches?: MemoryEntry[] }>({ path, timeoutMs: 5_000 });
+    if (res.status !== 200) return null;
+    return Array.isArray(res.body.matches) ? res.body.matches : [];
+  } catch (err) {
+    const msg = String(err);
+    if (/ENOENT|ECONNREFUSED|ipc_timeout/.test(msg)) return null;
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function tryForgetViaDaemon(id: string, mesh?: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return false;
+  try {
+    const path = `/v1/memory/${encodeURIComponent(id)}${meshQuery(mesh)}`;
+    const res = await ipc<{ ok?: boolean }>({ method: "DELETE", path, timeoutMs: 3_000 });
+    return res.status === 200 && res.body.ok === true;
+  } catch { return false; }
+}
+
 export type DaemonSendOk = {
   ok: true;
   messageId: string;
@@ -72,7 +204,7 @@ export async function trySendViaDaemon(args: {
    *  right mesh by either flag or single-mesh-default. */
   expectedMesh?: string;
 }): Promise<DaemonSendResult | null> {
-  if (!existsSync(DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE)) return null;
+  if (!(await daemonReachable())) return null;
 
   try {
     const res = await ipc<{

apps/cli/src/services/bridge/protocol.ts

@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Bridge protocol — wire format between the MCP push-pipe (server) and
- * CLI invocations (client) over a per-mesh Unix domain socket.
- *
- * Why: every CLI op should reuse the warm WS the push-pipe already holds
- * (~5ms) instead of opening its own (~300-700ms cold start). The bridge is
- * the load-bearing piece of the CLI-first architecture — see
- * .artifacts/specs/2026-05-02-architecture-north-star.md commitment #3.
- *
- * Wire format: line-delimited JSON. One JSON object per "\n"-terminated line.
- * Each request carries an `id` string; the response echoes it.
- *
- * Socket path: ~/.claudemesh/sockets/<mesh-slug>.sock (mode 0600).
- *
- * Connection model: persistent. A CLI invocation opens, sends one or more
- * requests, reads matching responses, then closes. Multiplexing via `id`
- * means concurrent CLI calls don't have to serialize on the same socket
- * (though current callers all do one round-trip and exit).
- */
-
-import { homedir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "node:path";
-
-export const PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1;
-
-/** Socket path for a given mesh. Caller is responsible for ensuring the
- * parent directory exists (`~/.claudemesh/sockets/`). */
-export function socketPath(meshSlug: string): string {
-  return join(homedir(), ".claudemesh", "sockets", `${meshSlug}.sock`);
-}
-
-/** Directory holding all per-mesh sockets. Created with mode 0700 on push-pipe boot. */
-export function socketDir(): string {
-  return join(homedir(), ".claudemesh", "sockets");
-}
-
-/**
- * Verbs the bridge accepts. Keep this list narrow in 1.2.0 — three writes
- * (send, summary, status), the read-shaped peers, plus ping for health.
- * Expand in 1.3.0 once the bridge is proven.
- */
-export type BridgeVerb =
-  | "ping"
-  | "peers"
-  | "send"
-  | "summary"
-  | "status_set"
-  | "visible";
-
-export interface BridgeRequest {
-  id: string;
-  verb: BridgeVerb;
-  args?: Record<string, unknown>;
-}
-
-export interface BridgeResponseOk {
-  id: string;
-  ok: true;
-  result: unknown;
-}
-
-export interface BridgeResponseErr {
-  id: string;
-  ok: false;
-  error: string;
-}
-
-export type BridgeResponse = BridgeResponseOk | BridgeResponseErr;
-
-/** Serialise a request/response to a single line ("\n"-terminated). */
-export function frame(obj: BridgeRequest | BridgeResponse): string {
-  return JSON.stringify(obj) + "\n";
-}
-
-/**
- * Stateful line-buffered parser. Pass each chunk from the socket via
- * `feed`; collect completed lines from the returned array.
- */
-export class LineParser {
-  private buf = "";
-
-  feed(chunk: Buffer | string): string[] {
-    this.buf += typeof chunk === "string" ? chunk : chunk.toString("utf-8");
-    const lines: string[] = [];
-    let nl = this.buf.indexOf("\n");
-    while (nl !== -1) {
-      lines.push(this.buf.slice(0, nl));
-      this.buf = this.buf.slice(nl + 1);
-      nl = this.buf.indexOf("\n");
-    }
-    return lines;
-  }
-}

apps/cli/src/services/bridge/server.ts

@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Bridge server — the MCP push-pipe runs one of these per connected mesh.
- *
- * Listens on a Unix domain socket at `~/.claudemesh/sockets/<mesh-slug>.sock`,
- * accepts line-delimited JSON requests from CLI invocations, dispatches each
- * request to the corresponding `BrokerClient` method, and writes the response
- * back on the same line.
- *
- * Lifecycle:
- *   - `startBridgeServer(client)` is called from the MCP push-pipe boot path
- *     once the WS is connected (or even before — verbs that need an open WS
- *     will return an error).
- *   - On startup it `unlinks` any stale socket file (left by a crashed
- *     prior process), then `listen`s.
- *   - On shutdown (`stop()`) it closes the listener and unlinks the socket.
- *
- * Concurrency: each accepted connection gets its own line-buffered parser.
- * Multiple in-flight requests are correlated by `id`; the server doesn't
- * need to serialize because the underlying `BrokerClient` calls are
- * `async` and non-blocking.
- *
- * Error model: malformed lines are dropped silently (don't tear down the
- * socket). Unknown verbs return `{ok: false, error: "unknown verb"}`.
- * Broker errors are wrapped into the `error` string.
- */
-
-import { createServer, type Server, type Socket } from "node:net";
-import { mkdirSync, unlinkSync, existsSync, chmodSync } from "node:fs";
-import { dirname } from "node:path";
-import type { BrokerClient } from "~/services/broker/facade.js";
-import {
-  socketPath,
-  socketDir,
-  frame,
-  LineParser,
-  type BridgeRequest,
-  type BridgeResponse,
-  type BridgeVerb,
-} from "./protocol.js";
-
-export interface BridgeServer {
-  stop(): void;
-  path: string;
-}
-
-type PeerStatus = "idle" | "working" | "dnd";
-
-/**
- * Resolve a `to` string to a broker-friendly target spec. Mirrors what
- * `commands/send.ts` does today — display name → pubkey, hex stays hex,
- * `@group` and `*` pass through.
- */
-async function resolveTarget(
-  client: BrokerClient,
-  to: string,
-): Promise<{ ok: true; spec: string } | { ok: false; error: string }> {
-  if (to.startsWith("@") || to === "*" || /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(to)) {
-    return { ok: true, spec: to };
-  }
-  const peers = await client.listPeers();
-  const match = peers.find((p) => p.displayName.toLowerCase() === to.toLowerCase());
-  if (!match) {
-    return {
-      ok: false,
-      error: `peer "${to}" not found. online: ${peers.map((p) => p.displayName).join(", ") || "(none)"}`,
-    };
-  }
-  return { ok: true, spec: match.pubkey };
-}
-
-async function dispatch(
-  client: BrokerClient,
-  req: BridgeRequest,
-): Promise<BridgeResponse> {
-  const args = req.args ?? {};
-  try {
-    switch (req.verb as BridgeVerb) {
-      case "ping": {
-        const peers = await client.listPeers();
-        return {
-          id: req.id,
-          ok: true,
-          result: {
-            mesh: client.meshSlug,
-            ws_status: client.status,
-            peers_online: peers.length,
-            push_buffer: client.pushHistory.length,
-          },
-        };
-      }
-      case "peers": {
-        const peers = await client.listPeers();
-        return { id: req.id, ok: true, result: peers };
-      }
-      case "send": {
-        const to = String(args.to ?? "");
-        const message = String(args.message ?? "");
-        const priority = (args.priority as "now" | "next" | "low" | undefined) ?? "next";
-        if (!to || !message) {
-          return { id: req.id, ok: false, error: "send: `to` and `message` required" };
-        }
-        const resolved = await resolveTarget(client, to);
-        if (!resolved.ok) return { id: req.id, ok: false, error: resolved.error };
-        const result = await client.send(resolved.spec, message, priority);
-        if (!result.ok) {
-          return { id: req.id, ok: false, error: result.error ?? "send failed" };
-        }
-        return {
-          id: req.id,
-          ok: true,
-          result: { messageId: result.messageId, target: resolved.spec },
-        };
-      }
-      case "summary": {
-        const text = String(args.summary ?? "");
-        if (!text) return { id: req.id, ok: false, error: "summary: `summary` required" };
-        await client.setSummary(text);
-        return { id: req.id, ok: true, result: { summary: text } };
-      }
-      case "status_set": {
-        const state = String(args.status ?? "") as PeerStatus;
-        if (!["idle", "working", "dnd"].includes(state)) {
-          return { id: req.id, ok: false, error: "status_set: must be idle | working | dnd" };
-        }
-        await client.setStatus(state);
-        return { id: req.id, ok: true, result: { status: state } };
-      }
-      case "visible": {
-        const visible = Boolean(args.visible);
-        await client.setVisible(visible);
-        return { id: req.id, ok: true, result: { visible } };
-      }
-      default:
-        return { id: req.id, ok: false, error: `unknown verb: ${req.verb}` };
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    return {
-      id: req.id,
-      ok: false,
-      error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
-    };
-  }
-}
-
-function handleConnection(socket: Socket, client: BrokerClient): void {
-  const parser = new LineParser();
-
-  socket.on("data", (chunk) => {
-    const lines = parser.feed(chunk);
-    for (const line of lines) {
-      if (!line.trim()) continue;
-      let req: BridgeRequest;
-      try {
-        req = JSON.parse(line) as BridgeRequest;
-      } catch {
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (!req || typeof req !== "object" || !req.id || !req.verb) continue;
-
-      // Fire-and-await without blocking the read loop.
-      void dispatch(client, req).then((res) => {
-        try {
-          socket.write(frame(res));
-        } catch {
-          /* socket might have closed mid-flight; ignore */
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  });
-
-  socket.on("error", () => {
-    // Don't crash the push-pipe on per-connection errors.
-  });
-}
-
-/**
- * Start the per-mesh bridge server. Returns a handle the caller stores so
- * it can `stop()` on shutdown.
- *
- * Idempotent: if a socket file already exists, attempts to connect to it.
- * If that connection succeeds, another live process owns it — return null.
- * If it fails (ECONNREFUSED), the file is stale; unlink it and proceed.
- */
-export function startBridgeServer(client: BrokerClient): BridgeServer | null {
-  const path = socketPath(client.meshSlug);
-  const dir = socketDir();
-
-  if (!existsSync(dir)) {
-    mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 });
-  }
-
-  // Last-writer-wins: unconditionally remove any existing socket file and
-  // bind fresh. A live process previously holding it keeps its already-
-  // accepted connections (sockets aren't path-based after connect), but
-  // new CLI dials hit the new server. In practice this only matters when
-  // two `claudemesh launch` invocations target the same mesh — rare, and
-  // either instance serving CLI requests is fine because both speak to
-  // the same broker.
-  if (existsSync(path)) {
-    try { unlinkSync(path); } catch {}
-  }
-
-  const server: Server = createServer((socket) => handleConnection(socket, client));
-
-  try {
-    server.listen(path);
-  } catch (err) {
-    process.stderr.write(`[claudemesh] bridge: failed to bind ${path}: ${String(err)}\n`);
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  server.on("error", (err) => {
-    process.stderr.write(`[claudemesh] bridge: ${String(err)}\n`);
-  });
-
-  // Tighten permissions so other users on the host can't dial in.
-  try { chmodSync(path, 0o600); } catch {}
-
-  let stopped = false;
-  return {
-    path,
-    stop(): void {
-      if (stopped) return;
-      stopped = true;
-      try { server.close(); } catch {}
-      try { unlinkSync(path); } catch {}
-    },
-  };
-}

apps/cli/src/services/broker/session-hello-sig.ts

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+/**
+ * CLI-side helpers for the per-session attestation flow.
+ *
+ * Two pieces:
+ *   1. `signParentAttestation` — `claudemesh launch` calls this with the
+ *      member's stable secret key to mint a long-lived (≤24h) token that
+ *      vouches for an ephemeral session pubkey. The attestation travels
+ *      with the session-token registration to the daemon.
+ *   2. `signSessionHello` — the daemon's `SessionBrokerClient` calls this
+ *      on every WS-connect to sign the canonical session-hello bytes with
+ *      the session secret key (proves liveness + possession).
+ *
+ * Both formats mirror the broker's `canonicalSessionAttestation` /
+ * `canonicalSessionHello`. Drift will surface as `bad_signature` from
+ * the broker, never silent breakage.
+ */
+
+import { ensureSodium } from "~/services/crypto/keypair.js";
+
+/** Default attestation lifetime — 12h leaves headroom under broker's 24h cap. */
+export const DEFAULT_ATTESTATION_TTL_MS = 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+export interface ParentAttestation {
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  parentMemberPubkey: string;
+  expiresAt: number;
+  signature: string;
+}
+
+/** Sign the parent-vouches-session attestation. */
+export async function signParentAttestation(args: {
+  parentMemberPubkey: string;
+  parentSecretKey: string;
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  /** Override the lifetime; default 12h. */
+  ttlMs?: number;
+  /** Override clock for tests. */
+  now?: number;
+}): Promise<ParentAttestation> {
+  const s = await ensureSodium();
+  const expiresAt = (args.now ?? Date.now()) + (args.ttlMs ?? DEFAULT_ATTESTATION_TTL_MS);
+  const canonical = `claudemesh-session-attest|${args.parentMemberPubkey}|${args.sessionPubkey}|${expiresAt}`;
+  const sig = s.crypto_sign_detached(
+    s.from_string(canonical),
+    s.from_hex(args.parentSecretKey),
+  );
+  return {
+    sessionPubkey: args.sessionPubkey,
+    parentMemberPubkey: args.parentMemberPubkey,
+    expiresAt,
+    signature: s.to_hex(sig),
+  };
+}
+
+/** Sign the per-WS-connect session-hello bytes. */
+export async function signSessionHello(args: {
+  meshId: string;
+  parentMemberPubkey: string;
+  sessionPubkey: string;
+  sessionSecretKey: string;
+  now?: number;
+}): Promise<{ timestamp: number; signature: string }> {
+  const s = await ensureSodium();
+  const timestamp = args.now ?? Date.now();
+  const canonical =
+    `claudemesh-session-hello|${args.meshId}|${args.parentMemberPubkey}|${args.sessionPubkey}|${timestamp}`;
+  const sig = s.crypto_sign_detached(
+    s.from_string(canonical),
+    s.from_hex(args.sessionSecretKey),
+  );
+  return { timestamp, signature: s.to_hex(sig) };
+}

apps/cli/src/services/daemon/lifecycle.ts

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+/**
+ * Daemon lifecycle helper — probe, auto-spawn, retry, fall-through.
+ *
+ * Every daemon-routed CLI verb passes through `ensureDaemonReady()` before
+ * its IPC call. The helper:
+ *
+ *   1. Probes the socket via a fast `/v1/version` IPC (~5-10 ms).
+ *   2. If the socket is missing OR present-but-stale, attempts a detached
+ *      `claudemesh daemon up` spawn under a file-lock.
+ *   3. Polls for the new socket up to a budget (default 3s).
+ *   4. Returns a state describing what happened, so the caller can either
+ *      proceed warm or fall back to the cold path with a clear warning.
+ *
+ * State machine:
+ *   - "up"               daemon was already running
+ *   - "started"          daemon was down; we spawned it; it came up
+ *   - "down"             daemon was down; auto-spawn skipped (e.g., recursion guard)
+ *   - "spawn-failed"     spawn attempted but socket never appeared within budget
+ *   - "spawn-suppressed" recently-failed marker is fresh; skipped retry
+ *
+ * Stale-socket handling: if the socket file exists but the IPC probe
+ * fails (ECONNREFUSED / timeout), we treat the file as stale, remove
+ * it, and proceed as if the daemon were down. This fixes the prior bug
+ * where `existsSync(SOCK_FILE)` was a false positive after a daemon
+ * crash.
+ *
+ * Recursion guard: when we spawn the daemon we set
+ * `CLAUDEMESH_INTERNAL_NO_AUTOSPAWN=1` in its env so any nested CLI
+ * calls inside the daemon skip the auto-spawn check and avoid a loop.
+ */
+
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+import { ipc, IpcError } from "~/daemon/ipc/client.js";
+import { DAEMON_PATHS } from "~/daemon/paths.js";
+
+export type DaemonReadyState =
+  | "up"
+  | "started"
+  | "down"
+  | "spawn-failed"
+  | "spawn-suppressed";
+
+export interface EnsureDaemonResult {
+  state: DaemonReadyState;
+  /** Total ms spent in this call (probe ± spawn ± poll). */
+  durationMs: number;
+  /** When state is `spawn-failed` or `spawn-suppressed`, a one-line reason. */
+  reason?: string;
+}
+
+export interface EnsureDaemonOpts {
+  /** Total budget for socket-appearance polling after spawn. Default 3000ms. */
+  budgetMs?: number;
+  /** Skip auto-spawn entirely. Used by `--no-daemon` and the recursion guard. */
+  noAutoSpawn?: boolean;
+  /** When auto-spawning a legacy single-mesh daemon, pin a slug. Omit for multi-mesh (default). */
+  mesh?: string;
+}
+
+const SPAWN_LOCK_FILE  = () => join(DAEMON_PATHS.DAEMON_DIR, ".spawn.lock");
+const SPAWN_FAIL_FILE  = () => join(DAEMON_PATHS.DAEMON_DIR, ".spawn-failure");
+const SPAWN_FAIL_TTL_MS = 30_000;
+const PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS  = 800;
+
+let lastResultThisProcess: EnsureDaemonResult | null = null;
+
+/** Probe daemon and return what we know. Cached per-process so a script
+ *  with 50 sends doesn't re-spawn 50 times. */
+export async function ensureDaemonReady(opts: EnsureDaemonOpts = {}): Promise<EnsureDaemonResult> {
+  if (lastResultThisProcess && (lastResultThisProcess.state === "up" || lastResultThisProcess.state === "started")) {
+    return lastResultThisProcess;
+  }
+  if (process.env.CLAUDEMESH_INTERNAL_NO_AUTOSPAWN === "1") {
+    opts = { ...opts, noAutoSpawn: true };
+  }
+  const result = await runEnsureDaemon(opts);
+  lastResultThisProcess = result;
+  return result;
+}
+
+/** Reset the per-process cache. Test helper. */
+export function _resetDaemonReadyCache(): void {
+  lastResultThisProcess = null;
+}
+
+async function runEnsureDaemon(opts: EnsureDaemonOpts): Promise<EnsureDaemonResult> {
+  const t0 = Date.now();
+
+  // Step 1 — probe.
+  const probe = await probeDaemon();
+  if (probe === "up") return { state: "up", durationMs: Date.now() - t0 };
+  if (probe === "stale") cleanupStaleFiles();
+
+  // Step 2 — auto-spawn unless forbidden.
+  if (opts.noAutoSpawn) {
+    return { state: "down", durationMs: Date.now() - t0, reason: "auto-spawn disabled" };
+  }
+  if (recentSpawnFailureFresh()) {
+    return {
+      state: "spawn-suppressed",
+      durationMs: Date.now() - t0,
+      reason: `daemon failed to start within last ${Math.round(SPAWN_FAIL_TTL_MS / 1000)}s`,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Step 3 — spawn detached.
+  const spawnRes = await spawnDaemon(opts);
+  if (spawnRes.ok) {
+    return { state: "started", durationMs: Date.now() - t0 };
+  }
+
+  // Step 4 — record failure for backoff and report.
+  markSpawnFailure();
+  return { state: "spawn-failed", durationMs: Date.now() - t0, reason: spawnRes.reason };
+}
+
+async function probeDaemon(): Promise<"up" | "absent" | "stale"> {
+  if (!existsSync(DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE)) return "absent";
+  try {
+    const res = await ipc<{ version?: string }>({ path: "/v1/version", timeoutMs: PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS });
+    if (res.status === 200) return "up";
+    return "stale";
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof IpcError) return "stale";
+    const msg = String(err);
+    if (/ENOENT|ECONNREFUSED|ipc_timeout|EPIPE|ECONNRESET/.test(msg)) return "stale";
+    return "stale";
+  }
+}
+
+function cleanupStaleFiles(): void {
+  for (const p of [DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE, DAEMON_PATHS.PID_FILE]) {
+    try { unlinkSync(p); } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+  }
+}
+
+function recentSpawnFailureFresh(): boolean {
+  try {
+    const st = statSync(SPAWN_FAIL_FILE());
+    return Date.now() - st.mtimeMs < SPAWN_FAIL_TTL_MS;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function markSpawnFailure(): void {
+  try { writeFileSync(SPAWN_FAIL_FILE(), String(Date.now()), { mode: 0o600 }); } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+}
+
+function clearSpawnFailure(): void {
+  try { unlinkSync(SPAWN_FAIL_FILE()); } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+}
+
+interface SpawnResult { ok: boolean; reason?: string; }
+
+async function spawnDaemon(opts: EnsureDaemonOpts): Promise<SpawnResult> {
+  const lockResult = await acquireOrShareLock(opts);
+  if (lockResult === "wait-existing") {
+    // Another process is spawning; just wait for the socket to appear.
+    return await pollForSocket(opts.budgetMs ?? 3_000);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const { spawn } = await import("node:child_process");
+    const binary = await resolveCliBinary();
+    const args = ["daemon", "up"];
+    if (opts.mesh) args.push("--mesh", opts.mesh);
+
+    const child = spawn(binary, args, {
+      detached: true,
+      stdio: "ignore",
+      env: { ...process.env, CLAUDEMESH_INTERNAL_NO_AUTOSPAWN: "1" },
+    });
+    child.unref();
+
+    const polled = await pollForSocket(opts.budgetMs ?? 3_000);
+    if (polled.ok) clearSpawnFailure();
+    return polled;
+  } catch (err) {
+    return { ok: false, reason: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) };
+  } finally {
+    releaseLock();
+  }
+}
+
+/** Acquire spawn lock. If another process holds it AND its pid is alive,
+ *  return "wait-existing" so we share that spawn attempt. If the pid is
+ *  dead, take over the lock. */
+async function acquireOrShareLock(_opts: EnsureDaemonOpts): Promise<"acquired" | "wait-existing"> {
+  const lockPath = SPAWN_LOCK_FILE();
+  if (existsSync(lockPath)) {
+    try {
+      const pidStr = readFileSync(lockPath, "utf8").trim();
+      const pid = Number.parseInt(pidStr, 10);
+      if (Number.isFinite(pid) && pid > 0) {
+        try {
+          process.kill(pid, 0); // signal 0 = liveness probe
+          return "wait-existing";
+        } catch {
+          // Holder is dead — fall through to take over.
+        }
+      }
+    } catch { /* unreadable lock — take over */ }
+  }
+  try {
+    writeFileSync(lockPath, String(process.pid), { mode: 0o600 });
+  } catch { /* best-effort; lock is advisory */ }
+  return "acquired";
+}
+
+function releaseLock(): void {
+  try { unlinkSync(SPAWN_LOCK_FILE()); } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+}
+
+async function pollForSocket(budgetMs: number): Promise<SpawnResult> {
+  const start = Date.now();
+  while (Date.now() - start < budgetMs) {
+    if (existsSync(DAEMON_PATHS.SOCK_FILE)) {
+      // Don't just trust file presence — confirm it answers.
+      const probe = await probeDaemon();
+      if (probe === "up") return { ok: true };
+    }
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 150));
+  }
+  return { ok: false, reason: `socket did not appear within ${budgetMs}ms` };
+}
+
+/** Resolve the absolute path to the `claudemesh` binary the user is running.
+ *  When invoked via tsx/bun in dev, fall back to the system `claudemesh`. */
+async function resolveCliBinary(): Promise<string> {
+  const argv1 = process.argv[1] ?? "claudemesh";
+  if (/\.ts$/.test(argv1) || /node_modules|src\/entrypoints/.test(argv1)) {
+    try {
+      const { execSync } = await import("node:child_process");
+      return execSync("which claudemesh", { encoding: "utf8" }).trim() || "claudemesh";
+    } catch {
+      return "claudemesh";
+    }
+  }
+  return argv1;
+}

apps/cli/src/services/daemon/policy.ts

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+/**
+ * Per-process daemon policy — set once at CLI entry from --no-daemon /
+ * --strict / env var, then read by daemon-routing helpers.
+ *
+ * Modes:
+ *   "auto"       (default) probe → auto-spawn → retry → cold fallback
+ *   "strict"     probe → auto-spawn → retry → ERROR (no cold fallback)
+ *   "no-daemon"  skip daemon entirely → straight to cold path
+ *
+ * Env equivalents (for headless/CI use):
+ *   CLAUDEMESH_STRICT_DAEMON=1   → strict
+ *   CLAUDEMESH_NO_DAEMON=1       → no-daemon
+ *
+ * Flag wins over env when both are set.
+ */
+
+export type DaemonMode = "auto" | "strict" | "no-daemon";
+
+export interface DaemonPolicy { mode: DaemonMode; }
+
+let policy: DaemonPolicy = readEnvDefault();
+
+function readEnvDefault(): DaemonPolicy {
+  if (process.env.CLAUDEMESH_NO_DAEMON === "1") return { mode: "no-daemon" };
+  if (process.env.CLAUDEMESH_STRICT_DAEMON === "1") return { mode: "strict" };
+  return { mode: "auto" };
+}
+
+export function setDaemonPolicy(mode: DaemonMode): void {
+  policy = { mode };
+}
+
+export function getDaemonPolicy(): DaemonPolicy {
+  return policy;
+}
+
+/** Pick a mode from parsed flags. CLI flags win over env. */
+export function policyFromFlags(flags: Record<string, unknown>): DaemonMode {
+  if (flags["no-daemon"]) return "no-daemon";
+  if (flags.strict) return "strict";
+  return readEnvDefault().mode;
+}

apps/cli/src/services/session/resolve.ts

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+/**
+ * CLI-side session resolver. Reads the session token from env, asks
+ * the daemon `GET /v1/sessions/me`, and caches the result for the
+ * lifetime of this CLI invocation.
+ *
+ * Used by verbs that iterate multiple meshes client-side (peer list,
+ * me, member list) so that, when invoked from inside a launched
+ * session, they auto-scope to that session's workspace instead of
+ * aggregating across every joined mesh.
+ *
+ * Returns null when:
+ *   - no token in env (caller is outside a launched session, or
+ *     bare `claudemesh` with no installed daemon).
+ *   - token present but daemon doesn't recognize it (registry was
+ *     reset by a daemon restart).
+ *   - any IPC error (treat as "no scoping info, fall back to default
+ *     behavior").
+ */
+
+import { ipc } from "~/daemon/ipc/client.js";
+import { readSessionTokenFromEnv } from "./token.js";
+
+export interface ResolvedSession {
+  sessionId: string;
+  mesh: string;
+  displayName: string;
+  pid: number;
+  cwd?: string;
+  role?: string;
+  groups?: string[];
+}
+
+let cached: ResolvedSession | null | undefined = undefined;
+
+export async function getSessionInfo(): Promise<ResolvedSession | null> {
+  if (cached !== undefined) return cached;
+  const tok = readSessionTokenFromEnv();
+  if (!tok) { cached = null; return null; }
+  try {
+    const res = await ipc<{ session?: ResolvedSession }>({
+      path: "/v1/sessions/me",
+      timeoutMs: 1_500,
+    });
+    if (res.status !== 200 || !res.body.session) { cached = null; return null; }
+    cached = res.body.session;
+    return cached;
+  } catch {
+    cached = null;
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Test helper. */
+export function _resetSessionCache(): void {
+  cached = undefined;
+}

apps/cli/src/services/session/token.ts

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+/**
+ * Per-session IPC tokens — mint, persist, read.
+ *
+ * Each `claudemesh launch` mints a 32-byte random token, writes it to
+ * `<tmpdir>/session-token` (mode 0o600), and exposes the path to the
+ * spawned `claude` via `CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN_FILE`. Subprocesses
+ * inheriting this env auto-attach the token to every IPC request via
+ * the `Authorization: ClaudeMesh-Session <hex>` header. The daemon's
+ * registry resolves the token to `{sessionId, mesh, displayName, pid,
+ * cwd, ...}` in O(1) and uses it for auto-scoping + attribution.
+ *
+ * Why a file path env var, not the value directly:
+ * `ps eww -p <pid>` shows env values to other processes of the same
+ * uid. The path leaks; the secret in mode-0600 files inside a
+ * mode-0700 tmpdir does not. Same trick OpenSSH uses for SSH_AUTH_SOCK.
+ */
+
+import { randomBytes } from "node:crypto";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+
+const ENV_TOKEN_FILE = "CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN_FILE";
+
+export interface MintedToken {
+  token: string;
+  /** Filesystem path the token was written to. Pass via env to children. */
+  filePath: string;
+}
+
+/** Generate a fresh 64-hex token and write it under `dir`. */
+export function mintSessionToken(dir: string, fileName = "session-token"): MintedToken {
+  const token = randomBytes(32).toString("hex");
+  const filePath = `${dir}/${fileName}`;
+  writeFileSync(filePath, token, { mode: 0o600 });
+  return { token, filePath };
+}
+
+/** Read a token from the path in CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN_FILE, if present.
+ *  Falls back to a literal CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN env value (for testing).
+ *  Returns null when neither is set or the file is unreadable. */
+export function readSessionTokenFromEnv(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): string | null {
+  const direct = env.CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN;
+  if (direct && /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(direct)) return direct.toLowerCase();
+  const path = env[ENV_TOKEN_FILE];
+  if (!path) return null;
+  try {
+    if (!existsSync(path)) return null;
+    const raw = readFileSync(path, "utf8").trim();
+    if (/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i.test(raw)) return raw.toLowerCase();
+    return null;
+  } catch { return null; }
+}
+
+export const TOKEN_FILE_ENV = ENV_TOKEN_FILE;

apps/cli/src/types/text-import.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * Bun's text-import attribute lets us bake `.md` content into the bundle
+ * at build time. TypeScript doesn't know about the import attribute
+ * syntax for non-JS modules, so we declare the wildcard here.
+ */
+declare module "*.md" {
+  const content: string;
+  export default content;
+}

apps/cli/src/ui/warnings.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/**
+ * Once-per-process daemon-state warnings, routed to stderr.
+ *
+ * Suppressed under --quiet (caller responsibility — we never inspect
+ * argv). JSON callers should consult the result's `state` field
+ * directly and skip calling this helper.
+ */
+
+import type { EnsureDaemonResult } from "~/services/daemon/lifecycle.js";
+import { getDaemonPolicy } from "~/services/daemon/policy.js";
+import { dim } from "./styles.js";
+
+let alreadyWarned = false;
+
+export interface WarnDaemonOpts {
+  quiet?: boolean;
+  /** When true, emit nothing — the caller will surface the state in JSON. */
+  json?: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Print a single, severity-appropriate line to stderr describing the
+ *  result of `ensureDaemonReady`. Returns whether anything was printed. */
+export function warnDaemonState(
+  res: EnsureDaemonResult,
+  opts: WarnDaemonOpts = {},
+): boolean {
+  if (alreadyWarned) return false;
+  if (opts.quiet || opts.json) return false;
+  if (res.state === "up") return false;
+
+  // Under --strict, the cold-path gate at `withMesh` will print its own
+  // refusal message — suppress the misleading "using cold path" hint
+  // here so the user sees a single, accurate error.
+  if (getDaemonPolicy().mode === "strict" && res.state !== "started") return false;
+
+  alreadyWarned = true;
+  const tag = (label: string) => `[claudemesh] ${label}`;
+  const hint = (s: string) => dim(s);
+
+  switch (res.state) {
+    case "started":
+      process.stderr.write(`${tag("info")} daemon restarted automatically ${hint(`(took ${res.durationMs}ms)`)}\n`);
+      return true;
+    case "down":
+      process.stderr.write(`${tag("info")} daemon not running — using cold path ${hint("(slower; run `claudemesh daemon up` for warm path)")}\n`);
+      return true;
+    case "spawn-suppressed":
+      process.stderr.write(`${tag("warn")} ${res.reason ?? "daemon failed to start recently"} — using cold path ${hint("(run `claudemesh doctor`)")}\n`);
+      return true;
+    case "spawn-failed":
+      process.stderr.write(`${tag("warn")} daemon spawn failed${res.reason ? `: ${res.reason}` : ""} — using cold path ${hint("(check ~/.claudemesh/daemon/daemon.log)")}\n`);
+      return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/** Reset the once-per-process latch. Test helper. */
+export function _resetDaemonWarningLatch(): void {
+  alreadyWarned = false;
+}

apps/cli/tests/golden/whoami.test.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
-import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { resolve } from "node:path";
 
 const CLI = resolve(__dirname, "../../dist/entrypoints/cli.js");
 
 describe("golden: whoami --json", () => {
   it("outputs schema_version 1.0 when not signed in", () => {
+    // `whoami --json` exits 2 (EXIT.AUTH_FAILED) when not signed in.
+    // The JSON is still valid output and the contract under test —
+    // capture stdout independently of exit code.
     const env = { ...process.env, CLAUDEMESH_CONFIG_DIR: "/tmp/claudemesh-golden-test-" + Date.now() };
-    const output = execSync(`node ${CLI} whoami --json`, { encoding: "utf-8", env }).trim();
+    const result = spawnSync("node", [CLI, "whoami", "--json"], { encoding: "utf-8", env });
-    const json = JSON.parse(output);
+    expect([0, 2]).toContain(result.status);
+    const json = JSON.parse(result.stdout.trim());
     expect(json.schema_version).toBe("1.0");
     expect(json.signed_in).toBe(false);
   });

apps/cli/tests/unit/session-hello-sig.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/**
+ * CLI-side session-hello signing.
+ *
+ * Roundtrip: the signatures we mint with the CLI helpers must match the
+ * canonical bytes the broker recomputes from the same fields. Drift here
+ * shows up as `bad_signature` on the broker — easier to catch in unit
+ * tests than in end-to-end flow.
+ */
+
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import sodium from "libsodium-wrappers";
+import {
+  signParentAttestation,
+  signSessionHello,
+  DEFAULT_ATTESTATION_TTL_MS,
+} from "../../src/services/broker/session-hello-sig.js";
+
+async function makeKeypair(): Promise<{ publicKey: string; secretKey: string }> {
+  await sodium.ready;
+  const kp = sodium.crypto_sign_keypair();
+  return {
+    publicKey: sodium.to_hex(kp.publicKey),
+    secretKey: sodium.to_hex(kp.privateKey),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("signParentAttestation", () => {
+  test("produces canonical bytes that verify against parent pubkey", async () => {
+    await sodium.ready;
+    const parent = await makeKeypair();
+    const session = await makeKeypair();
+
+    const att = await signParentAttestation({
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      parentSecretKey: parent.secretKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+    });
+    expect(att.parentMemberPubkey).toBe(parent.publicKey);
+    expect(att.sessionPubkey).toBe(session.publicKey);
+    expect(att.signature).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{128}$/);
+
+    const canonical =
+      `claudemesh-session-attest|${parent.publicKey}|${session.publicKey}|${att.expiresAt}`;
+    const ok = sodium.crypto_sign_verify_detached(
+      sodium.from_hex(att.signature),
+      sodium.from_string(canonical),
+      sodium.from_hex(parent.publicKey),
+    );
+    expect(ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("default TTL ≤24h cap", async () => {
+    const parent = await makeKeypair();
+    const session = await makeKeypair();
+    const now = 1_700_000_000_000;
+    const att = await signParentAttestation({
+      parentMemberPubkey: parent.publicKey,
+      parentSecretKey: parent.secretKey,
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      now,
+    });
+    expect(att.expiresAt).toBe(now + DEFAULT_ATTESTATION_TTL_MS);
+    expect(att.expiresAt - now).toBeLessThanOrEqual(24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("signSessionHello", () => {
+  test("signature verifies against session pubkey", async () => {
+    await sodium.ready;
+    const session = await makeKeypair();
+    const result = await signSessionHello({
+      meshId: "mesh-x",
+      parentMemberPubkey: "c".repeat(64),
+      sessionPubkey: session.publicKey,
+      sessionSecretKey: session.secretKey,
+    });
+    expect(result.signature).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{128}$/);
+
+    const canonical =
+      `claudemesh-session-hello|mesh-x|${"c".repeat(64)}|${session.publicKey}|${result.timestamp}`;
+    const ok = sodium.crypto_sign_verify_detached(
+      sodium.from_hex(result.signature),
+      sodium.from_string(canonical),
+      sodium.from_hex(session.publicKey),
+    );
+    expect(ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

apps/cli/tests/unit/session-registry-hooks.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/**
+ * Session-registry lifecycle hooks (1.30.0+).
+ *
+ * The daemon's session-broker subsystem subscribes to register/deregister
+ * events to open and close per-session WSes. Verifies:
+ *   - hooks fire on register + deregister
+ *   - replacing an entry under the same sessionId fires deregister(prior)
+ *     followed by register(new)
+ *   - reaper-triggered deregister fires the hook for dead pids
+ *   - presence material round-trips through the registry
+ */
+
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+  _resetRegistry,
+  deregisterByToken,
+  registerSession,
+  resolveToken,
+  setRegistryHooks,
+  type SessionInfo,
+} from "../../src/daemon/session-registry.js";
+
+const PRESENCE = {
+  sessionPubkey: "a".repeat(64),
+  sessionSecretKey: "b".repeat(128),
+  parentAttestation: {
+    sessionPubkey: "a".repeat(64),
+    parentMemberPubkey: "c".repeat(64),
+    expiresAt: Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000,
+    signature: "d".repeat(128),
+  },
+};
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  _resetRegistry();
+});
+
+describe("session-registry hooks", () => {
+  test("onRegister fires on register", () => {
+    const onRegister = vi.fn();
+    const onDeregister = vi.fn();
+    setRegistryHooks({ onRegister, onDeregister });
+
+    registerSession({
+      token: "t".repeat(64),
+      sessionId: "sess-1",
+      mesh: "alpha",
+      displayName: "Alex",
+      pid: 12345,
+      presence: PRESENCE,
+    });
+
+    expect(onRegister).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onDeregister).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const arg = onRegister.mock.calls[0]![0] as SessionInfo;
+    expect(arg.sessionId).toBe("sess-1");
+    expect(arg.presence).toEqual(PRESENCE);
+  });
+
+  test("onDeregister fires on explicit deregister", () => {
+    const onRegister = vi.fn();
+    const onDeregister = vi.fn();
+    setRegistryHooks({ onRegister, onDeregister });
+
+    const token = "e".repeat(64);
+    registerSession({
+      token, sessionId: "sess-2", mesh: "alpha", displayName: "Alex",
+      pid: 12345,
+    });
+    onRegister.mockClear();
+
+    const ok = deregisterByToken(token);
+    expect(ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(onDeregister).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const arg = onDeregister.mock.calls[0]![0] as SessionInfo;
+    expect(arg.sessionId).toBe("sess-2");
+  });
+
+  test("re-registering same sessionId deregisters prior entry first", () => {
+    const onRegister = vi.fn();
+    const onDeregister = vi.fn();
+    setRegistryHooks({ onRegister, onDeregister });
+
+    const oldToken = "1".repeat(64);
+    const newToken = "2".repeat(64);
+    registerSession({
+      token: oldToken, sessionId: "sess-3", mesh: "alpha",
+      displayName: "Alex", pid: 12345,
+    });
+    expect(onRegister).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    // Replace under same sessionId — prior must be torn down before new one.
+    registerSession({
+      token: newToken, sessionId: "sess-3", mesh: "alpha",
+      displayName: "Alex", pid: 12345,
+    });
+
+    expect(onDeregister).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onRegister).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect((onDeregister.mock.calls[0]![0] as SessionInfo).token).toBe(oldToken);
+    expect((onRegister.mock.calls[1]![0] as SessionInfo).token).toBe(newToken);
+    // Old token is unresolvable now.
+    expect(resolveToken(oldToken)).toBeNull();
+    expect(resolveToken(newToken)).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  test("hooks tolerate throws (registry mutation still succeeds)", () => {
+    setRegistryHooks({
+      onRegister: () => { throw new Error("boom"); },
+      onDeregister: () => { throw new Error("boom"); },
+    });
+    const token = "f".repeat(64);
+    expect(() =>
+      registerSession({
+        token, sessionId: "sess-4", mesh: "alpha",
+        displayName: "Alex", pid: 12345,
+      }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+    expect(resolveToken(token)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(() => deregisterByToken(token)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(resolveToken(token)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("presence is preserved through resolveToken", () => {
+    setRegistryHooks({});
+    const token = "9".repeat(64);
+    registerSession({
+      token, sessionId: "sess-5", mesh: "alpha",
+      displayName: "Alex", pid: 12345, presence: PRESENCE,
+    });
+    const got = resolveToken(token);
+    expect(got).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(got!.presence).toEqual(PRESENCE);
+  });
+});

docs/roadmap.md

@@ -223,43 +223,91 @@ The v0.9.0 foundation got promoted in three quick releases:
   IPC accept time, drain is a forwarder. Adds `mesh`, `target_spec`,
   `nonce`, `ciphertext`, `priority` columns to the outbox.
 - **1.25.0** — CLI thin-client routing for `peer list`,
-  `skill list`, `skill get`. Same daemon-first / bridge / cold-path
+  `skill list`, `skill get`.
-  fallback shape as `trySendViaDaemon`.
 - **1.25.0** — ambient mode: raw `claude` Just Works after
-  `claudemesh install`. No more `claudemesh launch` ceremony for the
+  `claudemesh install`.
-  common case.
 
-What this leaves on the v2.0.0 redesign roadmap is documented at
+What this leaves on the v2.0.0 redesign is documented at
-`.artifacts/specs/2026-05-04-v2-roadmap-completion.md`: daemon
+`.artifacts/specs/2026-05-04-v2-roadmap-completion.md`.
-multi-mesh, full CLI-to-thin-client conversion, mesh→workspace
-rename, HKDF identity.
 
 ---
 
-## v2.0.0 — *the daemon redesign*
+## v1.26.0 → v1.30.0 — *Sprint A toward v2* — *shipped*
 
-The single largest architectural shift. Promotes the persistent
+The Sprint A push completed everything spec'd for v2.0.0 *except* HKDF
-thing (the user's account + identity) to a persistent process (the
+identity (deferred for security review).
-daemon), demotes the ephemeral thing (the Claude session) to a thin
-client. **Half-shipped via 1.24.0 + 1.25.0; remainder spec'd at
-`.artifacts/specs/2026-05-04-v2-roadmap-completion.md`.**
 
-- **`claudemesh-daemon`** — long-lived per-user launchd / systemd
+- **1.26.0** — multi-mesh daemon. One process attaches to every joined
-  unit. One WebSocket per workspace, persistent across reboots and
+  workspace simultaneously. Aggregate read routes (`/v1/peers`,
-  Claude restarts. Listens on `~/.claudemesh/sockets/<workspace>.sock`.
+  `/v1/skills`) tag each record with its mesh; explicit `?mesh=<slug>`
-- **HKDF-derived peer keypairs** — same identity across machines,
+  narrows server-side. Outbox dispatch picks the right broker via the
-  no key copy ritual. Web sign-up = CLI sign-up = same crypto identity.
+  `mesh` column.
-- **Stateless CLI verbs** — every existing command becomes a thin
+- **1.27.0** — thin-client expansion to state + memory. `state get`,
-  socket client of the daemon. ~3000 LoC removed.
+  `state set`, `state list`, `remember`, `recall`, `forget` all route
-- **MCP server shrinks to ~50 LoC** — just a daemon-socket →
+  through `/v1/state` and `/v1/memory`. First teaser of the
-  `experimental.claude/channel` adapter.
+  `claudemesh workspace <verb>` alias surface.
-- **`claudemesh launch` deprecated** — ambient mode means `claude`
+- **1.27.1** — wired six previously-dead launch flags through the CLI
-  works with no flags. Launch becomes a one-line alias that prints
+  entrypoint (`--role`, `--groups`, `--message-mode`, `--system-prompt`,
-  "ambient mode now, just run `claude`."
+  `--continue`, `--quiet`). Pure plumbing fix.
-- **"Mesh" → "workspace" public surface** — DB tables keep
+- **1.27.2** — bundled `SKILL.md` gains a canonical fully-populated
-  `mesh_*` names for migration sanity.
+  spawn template + per-flag annotation table for unattended scripting.
+- **1.27.3** — self-healing daemon lifecycle. Every CLI verb probes
+  `/v1/version` (no more stale-socket false positives), auto-spawns a
+  detached `daemon up` under a file-lock when down, polls until live.
+  30 s recently-failed marker prevents thundering-herd retries.
+- **1.28.0** — bridge tier deletion (~600 LoC dead code removed) +
+  per-process daemon policy: `--strict` (refuse cold fallback) and
+  `--no-daemon` (skip daemon entirely). Single chokepoint at
+  `withMesh`. Env equivalents.
+- **1.29.0** — per-session IPC tokens. Every `claudemesh launch` mints
+  a 32-byte token under tmpdir mode-0600, registers it with the
+  daemon, exposes the path via `CLAUDEMESH_IPC_TOKEN_FILE` to children.
+  Daemon resolves `Authorization: ClaudeMesh-Session <hex>` to a
+  `SessionInfo`. CLI invocations from inside a launched session
+  auto-scope to its workspace instead of aggregating across all
+  joined meshes (verified: `peer list` returns 1 workspace's peers
+  with token, all 3 without). Server-side `meshFromCtx()` plumbing
+  on every read route.
+- **1.30.0** — per-session broker presence. Two `claudemesh launch`
+  sessions in the same cwd finally see each other in `peer list`. Each
+  launched session has a long-lived broker presence row owned by the
+  daemon, identified by a per-launch ephemeral keypair vouched by the
+  member's stable key (OAuth-refresh-vs-access shape). Broker gains a
+  `session_hello` handler with parent-attestation TTL ≤24h + session-
+  signature checks; daemon adds a slim `SessionBrokerClient` and
+  registry lifecycle hooks. Also fixes a latent 1.29.0 TDZ bug where
+  `claudemesh launch`'s IPC session-token registration was silently
+  failing every run. Spec at
+  `.artifacts/specs/2026-05-04-per-session-presence.md`.
 
-Spec: `.artifacts/specs/2026-05-02-roadmap.md`.
+What's left for true v2.0.0 (next sessions):
+
+- **1.31.0** — launch wizard refactor (single render loop, daemon-as-
+  step probe panel, last-used persistence, drop `@ts-nocheck`).
+- **1.32.0** — setup wizard refactor (state-detection snapshot, four-
+  branch flow, daemon install offer, post-join panel).
+- **1.33.0** — full mesh→workspace public-surface rename in help/docs/
+  site; mesh aliases tagged deprecated; protocol/DB stay `mesh_*`.
+
+---
+
+## v2.0.0 — *HKDF cross-machine identity*
+
+The remaining v2 promise after Sprint A: the user's account secret
+derives a deterministic ed25519 keypair per workspace. Same identity
+across laptop + desktop + server, no key copy ritual.
+
+- **`HKDF(account_secret, info: "claudemesh/mesh/<mesh_id>/peer",
+  salt: <user_id>)`** — derived per-workspace.
+- **Broker `account_secret` distribution** — vended on first
+  authenticated install over TLS. Needs design review on key
+  compromise recovery story.
+- **Migration** — existing keypairs in config keep working. Opt-in
+  re-enrollment for users who want cross-machine sync.
+- **Hello-sig protocol** — unchanged.
+
+Reserved as its own sprint with an explicit security-review window.
+Estimated 2-3 weeks.
 
 ---
 

packages/db/src/server.ts

@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@ import { env } from "./env";
 import { schema } from "./schema";
 
 const client = postgres(env.DATABASE_URL ?? "");
-export const db = drizzle({ client, schema, casing: "snake_case" });
+// `schema` aggregates many `import * as <ns>` namespace bags. Drizzle's
+// TSchema generic struggles with namespace-typed records — the runtime
+// shape is correct but tsc can't unify the deeply-nested table/relation
+// types against DrizzleConfig's overload set. ts-expect-error keeps the
+// rest of the typecheck honest while documenting the known mismatch.
+// @ts-expect-error drizzle TSchema generic narrowing
+export const db = drizzle(client, { schema, casing: "snake_case" });