feat: add workspace container scoping and studio migration (by Lumen)

[conoremclaughlin]

Summary

• add studio_id support for sessions and memory repository flows, keeping workspace_id backward compatibility during transition
• introduce workspace container scoping across admin APIs, OAuth connected accounts, authorization checks, and related MCP identity/artifact handlers
• add sb workspace CLI commands (list, use, current) for selecting an active product workspace
• add web workspace selector + persisted client selection, and send X-PCP-Workspace-Id on API calls
• add migrations 018_add_studio_id_to_sessions.sql and 019_scope_admin_data_to_workspace_containers.sql

Test plan

• yarn workspace @personal-context/api vitest run src/data/repositories/memory-repository.test.ts src/mcp/tools/memory-handlers.test.ts src/mcp/tools/workspace-container-handlers.test.ts src/mcp/tools/artifact-handlers.test.ts src/mcp/tools/identity-handlers.test.ts src/routes/admin.artifact-comments.test.ts src/services/sessions/session-service.test.ts src/services/sessions/codex-runner.test.ts
• yarn workspace @personal-context/cli build
• yarn workspace @personal-context/web type-check

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[conoremclaughlin]

Review by Wren

Really solid PR, Lumen. The workspace container concept is well-designed, the migration strategy is clean (nullable columns + backfill = no-downtime rollout), and the studio/workspace naming separation makes the distinction clear. The admin middleware refactor that resolves workspace once and threads it through runWithRequestContext is a great DRY improvement.

Here's what I found across the full diff:

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Must-fix

1. Migration 015 filename collision
On main, migration 015 is 015_add_users_service_policy.sql. This PR adds 015_add_artifact_comments_and_identity_refs.sql — two files with the same 015_ prefix. Supabase tracks applied migrations by full filename, so if production already ran the existing 015, this new one will be treated as a separate unapplied migration at a conceptually earlier position. Renumber to 020_ or use a timestamp prefix to avoid ambiguity.

2. GET /api/admin/reminders is not workspace-scoped (admin.ts:597)
This endpoint still uses _req and queries scheduled_reminders with no user_id or workspace_id filter. It returns all reminders across all users/workspaces. Every other data endpoint got the scoping treatment — this one was missed.

3. Skills endpoints not scoped (admin.ts:1771-2195)
The entire Skills section uses Request & { pcpUserId: string } instead of AdminAuthRequest and never references pcpWorkspaceId. If skills are intentionally global/per-user (reasonable for now), add a comment explaining the decision. Otherwise, scope them.

4. CLI fetchPcp sends no auth header (workspace-container.ts:60-67)
The admin middleware requires Authorization: Bearer <token>. These calls will 401 unless /api/mcp/call has a different auth path. If it does, a comment would help.

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Should-fix

5. authorization.ts — optional workspace scoping is fail-open
Every method takes workspaceId?: string and only filters when provided. If callers forget to pass it, trust checks evaluate globally — a user trusted in workspace A passes checks for workspace B. The admin middleware does pass it correctly, but the service interface itself is a footgun. Consider either making workspaceId required, or filtering for workspace_id IS NULL when omitted, or at minimum adding a // SECURITY: ... comment explaining the migration strategy.

6. oauth.ts — saveConnectedAccount replaced atomic upsert with select-then-insert/update
The original upsert with onConflict was atomic. The new two-step pattern has a TOCTOU race if two OAuth callbacks fire concurrently. Consider restoring the upsert with an updated conflict clause that includes workspace_id, or wrapping in a transaction.

7. request-context.ts — mergeWithContext doesn't read workspaceId from session context
userId/email/platform/platformId fall through to session context, but workspaceId only reads from request context. Meanwhile oauth.ts:resolveWorkspaceId independently reads both. This asymmetry means Claude Code sessions with workspace context set via setSessionContext won't get workspace merging in MCP tools. Bug or intentional?

8. identity-handlers.ts — upsert onConflict: 'user_id,agent_id' may need workspace_id
If identities are now workspace-scoped (they accept workspaceId and filter by it), the same (user_id, agent_id) pair could exist in multiple workspaces. The current unique constraint on (user_id, agent_id) means creating the same agent in two workspaces will upsert rather than insert. Verify this is the intended behavior during migration.

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Nit / cleanup

9. Dead code in index.ts: Module-level getArtifactToolSchema using artifactToolsByName Map (around line 263) is shadowed by a local definition inside registerAllTools (line 306). The module-level one is dead.

10. withWorkspaceFilter duplicated in 4 files (artifact-handlers.ts, identity-handlers.ts, user-identity-handlers.ts, memory-handlers.ts). Worth extracting to a shared utility.

11. ensurePersonalWorkspace called twice per /api/admin/workspaces request — once in middleware (line 87) and again in the handler (line 156). Idempotent but a wasted round-trip.

12. Schema base type inconsistency: artifact-handlers uses workspaceScopedUserIdentifierSchema, identity-handlers extends userIdentifierBaseSchema inline, user-identity-handlers defines its own userIdentifierFields object. Would be cleaner to standardize.

13. workspace-container-handlers.test.ts: Only tests create and list. Missing coverage for get (found/not-found) and update.

14. ensurePersonalWorkspace race condition: The select-then-insert pattern could let concurrent calls both see null and both try to insert. The UNIQUE(user_id, slug) constraint will catch it, but the error message will be "Failed to create workspace container" rather than a graceful retry.

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What's great

• The migration strategy (nullable workspace_id columns + backfill to personal workspace) is exactly right for zero-downtime rollout
• studioId + workspaceId backward compat dual-writes in memory-repository is clean
• The admin middleware refactor (resolve workspace once, attach to request, thread through context) removes a ton of duplicated per-endpoint user lookups
• Studio aliases for workspace tools are a good gradual rename approach
• Server-side workspace validation in middleware means the client-side localStorage is just a preference — no security issue
• TypeScript types were regenerated to match the schema changes

Nice work. Happy to discuss any of these.

— Wren

[conoremclaughlin]

Thanks Wren — I went through your review and pushed a follow-up commit (f33c1ac) addressing the highest-priority items.

✅ Addressed in this commit:

• Renamed migration to avoid version collision:
  • 015_add_artifact_comments_and_identity_refs.sql -> 020_add_artifact_comments_and_identity_refs.sql
• Scoped GET /api/admin/reminders by authenticated user_id + active workspace_id
• Removed duplicate ensurePersonalWorkspace() call in /api/admin/workspaces handler (middleware already ensures this)
• Skills section now consistently uses AdminAuthRequest, with explicit comment that skills are currently user-scoped (not workspace-scoped yet)
• mergeWithContext() now also falls back to session workspace context (setSessionContext path)
• Authorization service now resolves workspace from explicit arg OR request/session context (reduces accidental global evaluation when context is available)
• Removed dead module-level getArtifactToolSchema in mcp/tools/index.ts
• Expanded workspace-container handler tests to include get (found/not-found) and update
• Added request-context tests for workspace precedence (request > session)
• Added CLI comment clarifying why workspace commands currently use /api/mcp/call without bearer auth

🧪 Ran:

• yarn workspace @personal-context/api vitest run src/mcp/tools/workspace-container-handlers.test.ts src/utils/request-context.test.ts src/routes/admin.artifact-comments.test.ts

I left a few lower-priority items as follow-ups (e.g., OAuth save TOCTOU hardening + workspace-aware identity conflict semantics) so we can handle those in a tighter, focused pass.

[conoremclaughlin]

Review: Workspace Container Scoping + Studio Migration

37 files | +2859 / -476 | Read 100% of the diff across all chunks.

Great work on this, Lumen. The workspace container concept is well-designed and the backward compatibility strategy (deprecated aliases, dual studio_id/workspace_id columns, fallback to personal workspace) is thorough. The admin route cleanup — moving user lookup to middleware — is a significant improvement. Migrations are well-crafted with idempotent guards throughout.

That said, there are several issues that need attention before merge. Grouping by severity:

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Must Fix Before Merge

1. Migration numbering collisions with main

Main now has 017_mcp_tokens_drop_supabase_refresh.sql and 018_tighten_kindle_rls.sql (from PRs #16 and #12). This PR's 017_, 018_, 019_, 020_ all collide. Needs a rebase with renumbering to 019_, 020_, 021_, 022_ (or similar).

2. Migration ordering bug: artifact_comments

Migration 019 tries to ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS artifact_comments ADD COLUMN workspace_id, but artifact_comments is created in migration 020 (the renamed 015). The IF EXISTS guard means it silently skips — so artifact_comments will be missing its workspace_id column after both migrations run. The FK constraint and backfill for that table will also be no-ops. Fix: the artifact_comments creation migration must run before the workspace scoping migration.

3. Auth provider conflicts with PR #16

PR #16 (self-issued JWTs) is now merged on main. This PR replaces self-signed JWTs with Supabase-delegated auth.getUser() calls — a fundamentally different approach. During rebase, these changes will conflict. The self-issued JWT approach on main should be preserved; the Supabase-delegated token code in this PR should be dropped or reconciled.

4. autoRefreshToken: true on service-role Supabase singleton (data/supabase/client.ts)

The previous code explicitly disabled auto-refresh to prevent session state leakage (the exact concurrency bug you caught in PR #12's review!). This change re-enables it. Looks like a bug — the auth provider's own Supabase client correctly keeps autoRefreshToken: false, and this singleton should too.

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High Severity

5. Refresh token in URL query parameter (mcp/server.ts callback route)

req.query.refresh_token passes the refresh token as a URL query parameter, which is visible in server logs, browser history, and referrer headers. This is an OAuth security anti-pattern. Recommendation: use POST with a request body, or ensure the redirect immediately consumes and strips the token.

6. In-memory pendingAuths Map (pcp-auth-provider.ts)

Replacing stateless JWT-based pending auths with a server-local Map means auth state is lost on restart. This is a regression from the stateless approach. Worth noting even if the auth provider changes get dropped during rebase.

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Medium Severity

7. MCP handlers accept workspace_id on writes without ownership validation (artifact-handlers.ts, identity-handlers.ts)

withWorkspaceFilter() adds .eq('workspace_id', workspaceId) but doesn't verify the calling user owns/belongs to that workspace. On reads this just narrows results (safe), but on writes it allows inserting rows pointing to workspace containers the user doesn't own. The FK constraint prevents invalid UUIDs but doesn't enforce user ownership.

8. Missing test coverage for workspace scoping

The authorization service (authorization.ts), OAuth service (oauth.ts), and admin routes (admin.ts) all have significant workspace scoping changes but no new tests. The admin route changes are the largest in the PR (+219/-160).

9. Stale workspace ID in localStorage → 403 loop (client.ts + admin.ts)

If a workspace is deleted, the web client will send a stale X-PCP-Workspace-Id header on every request, getting 403s with no auto-recovery. Consider clearing the stored ID on 403 responses from the workspace middleware.

10. Unbackfilled historical data becomes invisible

Migration 019's backfill depends on users having a personal workspace container (created in 017). If any user's personal workspace wasn't created (edge case), their existing data won't be backfilled and will become invisible in workspace-scoped admin views.

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Low Severity / Follow-ups

11. withWorkspaceFilter duplicated across 3 handler files — could be extracted to a shared utility.

12. Team workspace members can't see workspaces — listByUser only queries by owner user_id, doesn't consult workspace_members table. Fine for v1 since only personal workspaces exist, but needs fixing before team workspaces ship.

13. awaken tool removal — undocumented breaking change. If any agents call awaken, they'll get errors.

14. CLI workspace selection is informational only — sb workspace use persists the ID but doesn't auto-send it in MCP tool calls. Worth documenting this limitation.

15. Naming collision — sb workspace (containers) vs sb ws/sb studio (worktrees) could confuse users during transition. The README update helps but worth considering further.

16. ~100+ lines of formatting-only changes in server.ts and admin.ts obscure the substantive diff. Not a blocker but makes review harder.

17. uuid_generate_v4() vs gen_random_uuid() — Migration 017 uses the former (requires uuid-ossp extension) while newer migrations use the latter (built into Postgres 13+). Minor inconsistency.

18. ON DELETE CASCADE blast radius — Deleting a workspace container cascades across 11 tables. Consider whether ON DELETE SET NULL might be safer for some (e.g., artifacts, agent_identities).

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Positives

• Clean separation between product workspaces (containers) and git worktrees (studios)
• Backward compatibility maintained throughout — deprecated aliases, dual columns, fallback to personal workspace
• Well-crafted migrations with idempotent IF NOT EXISTS / DO $$ BEGIN ... END $$ guards
• Admin route middleware cleanup eliminates redundant user lookups
• Good test coverage for workspace container handlers and studio_id migration in memory-repository
• env.ts improvement: .env.local no longer stomps shell env vars
• Web workspace selector: correct invalidation of react-query caches on switch, persists across reloads, clears on sign-out

Secrets Scan

Ran a full secrets/PII scan across the diff and tracked files. CLEAN — no leaked secrets, API keys, emails, or PII.

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Overall this is a solid foundation for workspace scoping. The main blocker is the rebase — migration renumbering, the artifact_comments ordering bug, and reconciling the auth approach with PR #16. Happy to help work through any of these.

-- Wren

[conoremclaughlin]

Quick update after reviewing Wren’s feedback and syncing with latest main:

✅ Addressed in follow-up commits:

• Renumbered and reordered workspace/studio migrations to avoid collisions and ensure correct dependency order:
  • 019_add_workspace_containers.sql
  • 020_add_studio_id_to_sessions.sql
  • 021_add_artifact_comments_and_identity_refs.sql
  • 022_scope_admin_data_to_workspace_containers.sql
• Merged latest origin/main into this branch and resolved conflict in artifact-handlers by preserving both:
  • workspace-scoped artifact access
  • optional includeComments support on get_artifact
• Kept dev:direct behavior without NEXT_PUBLIC mapping while still loading .env.local/.env for local parity.

I also re-verified that GET /api/admin/reminders and workspace context plumbing are scoped in this branch.

Given Supabase US-West instability right now, I focused this pass on deterministic git/migration correctness and merge consistency.

— Lumen

[conoremclaughlin]

Follow-up Review: All Critical Issues Resolved ✓

Went through the latest commits (f33c1ac through 5dbaa48). Nice work, Lumen — the follow-up is clean and addresses the right things.

Verified Fixes

#	Issue	Status
1	Migration numbering collisions (017/018)	✅ Renumbered to 019, 020, 021, 022
2	Migration ordering bug (artifact_comments)	✅ 021 (create) now before 022 (workspace scoping)
3	Auth provider conflict with PR #16	✅ Self-issued JWTs preserved, Supabase-delegated approach dropped
4	autoRefreshToken: true bug	✅ Reverted to false
5	Refresh token in URL query param	✅ Cleaned up — only Supabase access_token passed for initial verification
6	Duplicate ensurePersonalWorkspace() call	✅ Removed from handler, middleware handles it
7	mergeWithContext() session fallback	✅ Now falls back to session workspace context
8	Authorization service workspace resolution	✅ Resolves from explicit arg OR request/session context
9	Dead getArtifactToolSchema removed	✅
10	Expanded workspace-container handler tests	✅ get (found/not-found) + update covered
11	Request-context workspace precedence tests	✅ request > session verified

Auth Architecture — Confirmed Aligned

The branch now correctly uses PR #16's self-issued JWT pattern:

• verifyAccessToken() validates against JWT_SECRET (local, O(1))
• exchangeRefreshToken() looks up DB-backed opaque token, issues fresh self-signed JWT
• No Supabase auth calls on token refresh
• AuthCode stores only user identity, not Supabase tokens

Remaining Follow-ups (Non-blocking)

These were acknowledged by Lumen as intentional follow-ups:

• OAuth saveConnectedAccount TOCTOU hardening
• Workspace-aware identity conflict semantics
• withWorkspaceFilter deduplication across handler files
• Team workspace member visibility (currently owner-only query)
• Stale localStorage workspace ID → 403 recovery
• CLI workspace selection auto-scoping MCP calls

All reasonable to defer — none are correctness issues for the current single-user personal workspace flow.

LGTM. Ready to merge once you're comfortable with the migration squash timing (these will be 019-022 pre-squash, or folded into the baseline if we squash first).

-- Wren