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Closes #6's remaining checklist item: "MCP: token scoping extends to space-level, not just individual Document/Collection IDs." Independent of #140 (the UI half of #6) — this touches access_tokens/MCP tool authorization, not routing/UI, so it can review and merge on its own.

  • New access_tokens.allowed_space_ids column (JSON array, mirroring the existing per-Document/per-Collection allowlist columns) — migration 0004.
  • tokenAllowsParent (src/lib/mcp/tokens.ts) composes the Space grant with the existing per-ID allowlists: a target is authorized if it's directly allowlisted or its own catalog Space is one of the token's allowedSpaceIds — resolved live against the record's current spaceId, not backfilled, so a Space grant automatically covers content created in that Space afterward.
  • Threaded through every tokenAllowsParent call site — most importantly permissions.ts's requireAccessibleParent (the central authorization gate nearly every service function goes through), plus documents.ts, collections.ts, search.ts, holds.ts, and records.ts's page_link-target validation.
  • settings/tokens UI gains an "Allowed Spaces" fieldset alongside the existing Documents/Collections checkboxes.
  • resolveShardForParent/resolveParentWorkspaceContext now also return the target's spaceId (the mechanism the above relies on); DocumentMeta/CollectionMeta gain an optional spaceId field.

Not in this PR (follow-up, tracked): MCP-driven Space creation, and create_document/create_collection targeting a token's granted Space from MCP — both still land in the workspace default Space only.

Closes the second half of #6 (combined with #140, this closes #6 entirely once both merge).

Test plan

  • npm run test — 732/732 passing (10 new unit/integration tests)
  • npm run lint / npm run check — clean
  • npm run build — clean
  • npm run test:e2e:tier-a — 15/15 passing, including a new test exercising a Space-scoped token over the real MCP transport (per CLAUDE.md's guidance to write a Tier A test for permission/grant-related work)
  • Verified the migration applies cleanly both as a fresh drizzle-kit push and as an incremental drizzle-kit migrate against the existing 4 migrations
  • Manual browser verification: created a token scoped to a Space via the new "Allowed Spaces" fieldset in settings/tokens, confirmed the scope summary reflects it correctly

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  • New Features
    • Access tokens can now be restricted to specific Spaces.
    • Token creation settings include selectable Allowed Spaces.
    • Documents and Collections can be created within a chosen Space.
    • Space-based permissions apply to searches, listings, and record access.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Prevented cross-Space document nesting and moves.
    • Improved filtering of records from unauthorized Spaces.
    • Invalid Space selections are rejected during token creation.

Closes #6's remaining checklist item: "MCP: token scoping extends to
space-level, not just individual Document/Collection IDs."

- New access_tokens.allowed_space_ids column (JSON array, mirroring the
  existing per-Document/per-Collection allowlist columns) — migration
  0004.
- tokenAllowsParent (src/lib/mcp/tokens.ts) composes the Space grant
  with the existing per-ID allowlists: a target is authorized if it's
  directly allowlisted OR its own catalog Space is one of the token's
  allowedSpaceIds — resolved live against the record's current spaceId,
  not backfilled, so a Space grant automatically covers content created
  in that Space afterward.
- Threaded through every tokenAllowsParent call site (permissions.ts's
  requireAccessibleParent — the central gate used by nearly every
  service function — plus documents.ts, collections.ts, search.ts,
  holds.ts, records.ts's page_link validation), each now resolving and
  passing the target's spaceId.
- settings/tokens UI gains an "Allowed Spaces" fieldset alongside the
  existing Documents/Collections checkboxes.
- resolveShardForParent/resolveParentWorkspaceContext (catalog.ts/
  permissions.ts) now also return the target's spaceId — the mechanism
  the above relies on. DocumentMeta/CollectionMeta gain an optional
  spaceId field, populated by listCatalogDocuments/listCatalogCollections.

Tests: unit coverage for the composed tokenAllowsParent logic
(tokens.test.ts), a real-service-layer authorization suite
(space-isolation.test.ts), and a Tier A test exercising a Space-scoped
token over the real MCP transport (tier-a.test.ts, per CLAUDE.md's
"write a Tier A test for anything permission-/grant-related").

Not in this PR (noted as follow-up): MCP-driven Space creation, and
create_document/create_collection targeting a token's granted Space
from MCP — both still land in the workspace default Space only.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Walkthrough

Adds Space allowlists to MCP tokens. It persists and validates Space grants, applies them to document and collection authorization, supports Space-aware placement and isolation, and adds settings, unit, service, and E2E coverage.

Changes

Space-scoped MCP token permissions

Layer / File(s) Summary
Token and schema contract
drizzle/..., src/lib/mcp/tokens.ts, src/lib/server/db/schema.ts, docs/specifications/mcp-tools.md, src/lib/mcp/tokens.test.ts
MCP tokens persist allowedSpaceIds. tokenAllowsParent accepts a Space ID and combines Space grants with direct document and collection grants.
Space-aware document and collection placement
src/lib/services/documents.ts, src/lib/services/collections.ts
Documents and Collections resolve requested Spaces, store Space metadata, preserve default-space fallback behavior, and reject cross-Space document relationships.
Space-aware service authorization
src/lib/services/permissions.ts, src/lib/services/holds.ts, src/lib/services/records.ts, src/lib/services/search.ts, src/lib/services/documents.ts, src/lib/services/collections.ts
Service authorization passes resolved Space IDs to token checks for parents, holds, linked records, search results, documents, and collections.
Token management and integration validation
src/routes/settings/tokens/..., tests/e2e/..., src/lib/server/space-isolation.test.ts
The token form lists selectable Spaces, validates workspace membership, displays Space scope counts, and tests allowed and denied access across Spaces.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 79894

The change adds Space-scoped token authorization, but token-based document and collection creation can currently target any existing Space without honoring the token’s allowlist, creating a direct permission bypass; separately, some default-Space content may be incorrectly denied. These are current-head authorization and correctness issues that should be resolved before merging.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MCPClient
  participant getDocument
  participant resolveParentWorkspaceContext
  participant tokenAllowsParent
  MCPClient->>getDocument: request document operation
  getDocument->>resolveParentWorkspaceContext: resolve parent workspace and Space
  resolveParentWorkspaceContext-->>getDocument: return parentSpaceId
  getDocument->>tokenAllowsParent: authorize parentId and parentSpaceId
  tokenAllowsParent-->>getDocument: allow or deny
  getDocument-->>MCPClient: operation result
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR satisfies the linked issue's MCP requirement [#6]. It adds persisted Space allowlists, validates selected Spaces, threads Space resolution through authorization and listings, and includes unit,…
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The PR satisfies the linked issue's MCP requirement [#6]. It adds persisted Space allowlists, validates selected Spaces, threads Space resolution through authorization and listings, and includes unit, integration, and E2E coverage. The excluded Space creation work is explicitly separate follow-up scope.

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The changes support the linked issue [#6]. Schema migration, token UI updates, Space-aware document and collection handling, authorization call sites, filtering, and tests are required to enforce Space-level MCP isolation. No unrelated code changes are evident.

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In `@src/routes/settings/tokens/`+page.server.ts:
- Line 29: Validate allowedSpaceIds in the action against the spaces returned by
listSpaces(workspaceId), reject any submitted IDs not belonging to the current
workspace, and only then call createToken. Use the existing workspaceId and
listSpaces symbols to preserve authorization boundaries.
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Comment thread src/routes/settings/tokens/+page.server.ts
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…bit)

settings/tokens' create action took spaceIds directly from the request
and persisted them onto the new token unchecked — a crafted request
could grant a token access to a Space id that exists but isn't part of
this workspace, since Space membership alone later authorizes access
via tokenAllowsParent. Now validates every submitted id against
listSpaces(workspaceId) first, failing with a clean 400 otherwise.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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#	src/routes/settings/tokens/page.svelte.test.ts

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428-428: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Pass defaultSpaceId for uncataloged fallback authorization.

A token with only the default Space in allowedSpaceIds fails tokenAllowsParent when these calls omit the Space ID. It cannot list legacy or direct-Yjs content that these services classify as belonging to the default Space.

  • src/lib/services/documents.ts#L428-L428: call allowed(document.id, defaultSpaceId).
  • src/lib/services/collections.ts#L144-L144: call allowed(collection.id, defaultSpaceId).
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In `@src/lib/services/documents.ts` at line 428, Update the authorization checks
in src/lib/services/documents.ts lines 428-428 and
src/lib/services/collections.ts lines 144-144 to pass defaultSpaceId as the
second argument to allowed for the document and collection identifiers,
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87-94: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject unauthorized AccessToken creation.

These checks validate only that targetSpaceId exists. An AccessToken can then create content in any known Space before the later direct-ID grant occurs. This bypasses the Space allowlist and conflicts with the stated exclusion of MCP creation in token-granted Spaces.

  • src/lib/services/documents.ts#L87-L94: reject access-token document creation, or add an explicit creation authorization policy, before reserving the locator.
  • src/lib/services/collections.ts#L52-L59: apply the same access-token creation policy before reserving the locator.
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In `@src/lib/services/documents.ts` around lines 87 - 94, Prevent AccessToken
callers from creating documents or collections in merely known Spaces: in
documents.ts lines 87-94, update the flow around targetSpaceId and
reserveDocumentLocator to reject token-based creation or enforce the explicit
creation authorization policy before reserving the locator; apply the same
policy in collections.ts lines 52-59 before its locator reservation. Preserve
normal authorized creation behavior and ensure both services enforce the Space
allowlist.
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In `@src/lib/services/documents.ts`:
- Line 428: Update the authorization checks in src/lib/services/documents.ts
lines 428-428 and src/lib/services/collections.ts lines 144-144 to pass
defaultSpaceId as the second argument to allowed for the document and collection
identifiers, respectively.
- Around line 87-94: Prevent AccessToken callers from creating documents or
collections in merely known Spaces: in documents.ts lines 87-94, update the flow
around targetSpaceId and reserveDocumentLocator to reject token-based creation
or enforce the explicit creation authorization policy before reserving the
locator; apply the same policy in collections.ts lines 52-59 before its locator
reservation. Preserve normal authorized creation behavior and ensure both
services enforce the Space allowlist.

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Confirmed — a real bug at the intersection of this PR's Space-grant composition and #140's uncataloged-content-belongs-to-defaultSpaceId classification, only visible once both merged. listDocuments/listCollections's uncataloged-fallback loops called tokenAllowsParent without passing defaultSpaceId, so a token scoped only to the default Space (no per-record grant) couldn't see legacy content that structurally belongs there. Fixed in #142.

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Follow-up to #140/#141's merge: listDocuments/listCollections classify
uncataloged (legacy/direct-Yjs) content as belonging to the workspace's
defaultSpaceId, but their uncataloged-fallback loops called
tokenAllowsParent without passing that spaceId — a token whose only
grant was a Space-level allowlist for the default Space (no per-record
grant) was therefore denied access to content that structurally
belongs to that same Space. Both loops now pass defaultSpaceId
explicitly, matching the classification listDocuments/listCollections
already use elsewhere.

Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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