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Session management architecture overhaul #320

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@joelteply

Problem

Session/identity management is fragmented and brittle:

  • Browser sessions go through a different path than CLI sessions
  • userId scattered across widgets instead of connection-level
  • DEFAULT_USERS.HUMAN (deterministic UUID) doesn't match actual DB user IDs
  • Anonymous sessions created then upgraded — race conditions everywhere
  • Session files persist stale state across reboots

Needed

  • Single session creation path for all client types
  • userId resolved ONCE at connection time, auto-injected into every command
  • No hardcoded user constants in widgets
  • Clean session lifecycle: create → active → destroy (no upgrade dance)
  • Session state survives server restart gracefully

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