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-# hermes-identity-plugin
+# Hermes Identity Plugin
 
-Hermes identity resolution plugin — maps platform IDs and kanban boards to stable Honcho peer names across Discord, Telegram, terminal, and kanban workers.
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+Maps platform-specific user IDs (Discord snowflake, Telegram UID, terminal
+session) and kanban boards to stable Honcho peer names. Eliminates
+`user-default-t_*` peers from kanban workers and unifies a user's identity
+across platforms (Discord + Telegram → same Honcho peer).
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+                     ┌──────────────────────┐
+                     │  identity-config.json │
+                     │  /opt/data/           │
+                     └──────┬───────────────┘
+                            │ read on init
+         ┌──────────────────┼──────────────────┐
+         │                  │                  │
+         ▼                  ▼                  ▼
+  ┌──────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐
+  │ pre_gateway  │  │  on_session  │  │  Honcho      │
+  │ dispatch     │  │  start hook  │  │  injector    │
+  │ hook (log)   │  │  (log/track) │  │  (session.py)│
+  └──────────────┘  └──────────────┘  └──────┬───────┘
+                                             │
+                                    resolves peer_name
+                                    before Honcho init
+```
+
+Two components work together:
+
+1. **This plugin** (user-installed) — provides `/identity` slash command for
+   config management, `pre_gateway_dispatch` logging, and `on_session_start`
+   tracking. Installed via `hermes plugins install`.
+
+2. **Honcho injector** (~6 lines in `plugins/memory/honcho/session.py`) — reads
+   the config file and `HERMES_KANBAN_TASK` env var to inject the correct
+   `runtime_user_peer_name` into Honcho's session initialization. See
+   [`docs/honcho-injector.md`](docs/honcho-injector.md).
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+# 1. Install the plugin
+hermes plugins install gitea:code.lazyworkhorse.net/Hermes/hermes-identity-plugin
+
+# 2. Apply the Honcho injector patch (see docs/honcho-injector.md)
+# 3. Create the config file
+cp config.sample.json /opt/data/identity-config.json
+# 4. Edit /opt/data/identity-config.json with your mappings
+# 5. Restart gateways
+```
+
+## Config file: `/opt/data/identity-config.json`
+
+```json
+{
+  "mappings": [
+    {"platform": "discord", "id": "479136126737711105", "peer": "thierry"},
+    {"platform": "telegram", "id": "123456789", "peer": "thierry"}
+  ],
+  "boards": {
+    "default": "thierry",
+    "catherine": "catherine"
+  },
+  "fallback_peer": "user",
+  "enforce_context_peer": true
+}
+```
+
+## Task body convention
+
+Every kanban task MUST include a `context_peer` in its body:
+
+```markdown
+Do research on Postgres migration costs.
+
+```metadata
+context_peer: thierry
+```
+```
+
+Profiles (Claire, Ashley, Finn, Matt) MUST include this when calling
+`kanban_create`. The `enforce_context_peer` config flag controls whether
+missing `context_peer` causes an error.
+
+## Commands
+
+- `/identity status` — show current config and resolved peer
+- `/identity list` — list all mappings
+- `/identity add discord <id> <peer>` — add a new mapping
+- `/identity rm <index>` — remove mapping
+- `/identity board <slug> <peer>` — set board peer
+- `/identity help` — full help
+
+## Enforcing the convention
+
+Add this to the kanban-worker skill or the profile's system prompt:
+
+> When creating a kanban task with `kanban_create`, you MUST include
+> `context_peer: <peer_name>` in the task body as a metadata block.
+> Use the user's Honcho peer name — not your own profile name.
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
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+"""
+hermes-identity-plugin (identity)
+
+Resolves platform-specific user IDs and kanban workers to stable Honcho
+peer names. The plugin provides hooks + slash command. The actual peer name
+injection into Honcho requires a ~6-line change in the bundled Honcho plugin
+(plugins/memory/honcho/session.py) — see docs/honcho-injector.md.
+
+Config: /opt/data/identity-config.json (persistent across container rebuilds)
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+import sqlite3
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CONFIG_PATH = Path("/opt/data/identity-config.json")
+
+# ── Config ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _default_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "mappings": [],
+        "boards": {},
+        "fallback_peer": "user",
+        "enforce_context_peer": True,
+    }
+
+
+def load_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if not CONFIG_PATH.exists():
+        return _default_config()
+    try:
+        return json.loads(CONFIG_PATH.read_text())
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, OSError) as exc:
+        logger.warning("identity: config parse error: %s", exc)
+        return _default_config()
+
+
+def save_config(cfg: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    CONFIG_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    CONFIG_PATH.write_text(json.dumps(cfg, indent=2))
+    logger.info("identity: config saved to %s", CONFIG_PATH)
+
+
+# ── Resolution ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def resolve_peer(platform: str, platform_id: str) -> str | None:
+    """Resolve a platform+ID to a canonical peer name."""
+    cfg = load_config()
+    for m in cfg.get("mappings", []):
+        if m.get("platform") == platform and str(m.get("id", "")) == str(platform_id):
+            return m["peer"]
+    return cfg.get("fallback_peer")
+
+
+def resolve_board_peer(board_slug: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """Resolve a kanban board slug to a peer name."""
+    if not board_slug:
+        return None
+    cfg = load_config()
+    return cfg.get("boards", {}).get(board_slug)
+
+
+def get_peer_name() -> str | None:
+    """Resolve peer name for the current process context.
+
+    Priority:
+    1. HERMES_HONCHO_PEER_NAME env var (set by kanban dispatcher or manually)
+    2. Kanban worker: task body context_peer → board config → fallback
+    """
+    explicit = os.environ.get("HERMES_HONCHO_PEER_NAME")
+    if explicit:
+        return explicit
+
+    task_id = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK")
+    board = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD")
+    db_path = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_DB")
+    if task_id and db_path:
+        return _resolve_kanban_peer(task_id, board, db_path)
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _resolve_kanban_peer(task_id: str, board: str | None, db_path: str) -> str | None:
+    """Read kanban task body for context_peer, fallback to board config."""
+    try:
+        db = Path(db_path)
+        if not db.exists():
+            return None
+        conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db))
+        conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+        try:
+            row = conn.execute(
+                "SELECT body FROM tasks WHERE id = ?", (task_id,)
+            ).fetchone()
+            if not row:
+                return None
+            body = row["body"] or ""
+            peer = _extract_context_peer(body)
+            if peer:
+                return peer
+            return resolve_board_peer(board)
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.debug("identity: kanban peer resolution error: %s", exc)
+        return None
+
+
+_CONTEXT_PEER_RE = re.compile(r"```metadata\s*\ncontext_peer:\s*(\S+)", re.MULTILINE)
+_INLINE_PEER_RE = re.compile(r"context_peer:\s*(\S+)")
+
+
+def _extract_context_peer(body: str) -> str | None:
+    m = _CONTEXT_PEER_RE.search(body)
+    if m:
+        return m.group(1)
+    m = _INLINE_PEER_RE.search(body)
+    if m:
+        return m.group(1)
+    return None
+
+
+# ── Enforce context_peer on kanban task creation ────────────────────────────
+# Profiles (Claire, Ashley, etc.) MUST include ``context_peer: <name>`` in
+# every kanban task body. The kanban-worker skill references this convention.
+# The Honcho injector (see docs/honcho-injector.md) reads it at worker start.
+
+
+def enforce_context_peer(body: str | None) -> str | None:
+    """Return error message if body lacks context_peer, None if OK."""
+    cfg = load_config()
+    if not cfg.get("enforce_context_peer", True):
+        return None
+    if not body or "context_peer:" not in body:
+        return (
+            "Missing required `context_peer: <name>` in task body. "
+            "Add a metadata block:\n"
+            "```metadata\ncontext_peer: thierry\n```\n"
+            "Replace `thierry` with the intended user's peer name."
+        )
+    peer = _extract_context_peer(body)
+    if not peer:
+        return "context_peer: found in body but could not be parsed. Use format: context_peer: <name>"
+    return None
+
+
+# ── Hooks ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _pre_gateway_dispatch(event: Any, gateway: Any, session_store: Any, **kw) -> dict | None:
+    """Log resolved peer identity before dispatch."""
+    platform = getattr(event, "platform", "unknown")
+    user_id = getattr(event, "user_id", "unknown")
+    resolved = resolve_peer(platform, user_id)
+
+    if resolved:
+        logger.debug("identity: gateway platform=%s user_id=%s → peer=%s", platform, user_id, resolved)
+    else:
+        logger.info("identity: unmapped gateway user platform=%s user_id=%s", platform, user_id)
+    return None  # allow normal dispatch
+
+
+def _on_session_start(**kw: Any) -> None:
+    """Log resolved identity at session start."""
+    peer = get_peer_name()
+    task_id = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK")
+    if task_id:
+        if peer:
+            logger.info("identity: kanban worker task=%s peer=%s", task_id, peer)
+        else:
+            logger.info("identity: kanban worker task=%s no peer → user-default", task_id)
+    elif peer:
+        logger.debug("identity: session peer=%s", peer)
+
+
+# ── Slash command ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _cmd_identity(raw_args: str) -> str:
+    """Handle ``/identity`` slash command."""
+    args = raw_args.strip().split()
+    if not args:
+        return _show_status()
+
+    cmd = args[0]
+    if cmd == "status":
+        return _show_status()
+    elif cmd == "list":
+        return _list_mappings()
+    elif cmd in ("add", "set") and len(args) >= 4:
+        # /identity add discord 479136126737711105 thierry
+        platform, pid, peer_name = args[1], args[2], args[3]
+        return _add_mapping(platform, pid, peer_name)
+    elif cmd == "rm" and len(args) >= 2:
+        idx = int(args[1]) if args[1].isdigit() else -1
+        return _remove_mapping(idx)
+    elif cmd == "board" and len(args) >= 3:
+        slug, peer_name = args[1], args[2]
+        return _set_board(slug, peer_name)
+    elif cmd == "help":
+        return _help_text()
+    return _help_text()
+
+
+def _show_status() -> str:
+    cfg = load_config()
+    lines = [
+        "**Identity Plugin**",
+        f"Config: `{CONFIG_PATH}`",
+        f"Mappings: {len(cfg.get('mappings', []))}",
+        f"Boards: {len(cfg.get('boards', {}))}",
+        f"Enforce context_peer: {cfg.get('enforce_context_peer', True)}",
+        f"Fallback peer: {cfg.get('fallback_peer', 'user')}",
+        "",
+        "Current context:",
+    ]
+    peer = get_peer_name()
+    if peer:
+        lines.append(f"  Resolved peer: **{peer}**")
+    task = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK")
+    if task:
+        lines.append(f"  Kanban task: `{task}`")
+    board = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD")
+    if board:
+        lines.append(f"  Board: `{board}`")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def _list_mappings() -> str:
+    cfg = load_config()
+    mappings = cfg.get("mappings", [])
+    if not mappings:
+        return "No mappings configured."
+    lines = ["**Identity mappings:**", ""]
+    for i, m in enumerate(mappings):
+        lines.append(f"  [{i}] `{m.get('platform')}` `{m.get('id')}` → **{m.get('peer')}**")
+    boards = cfg.get("boards", {})
+    if boards:
+        lines.append("")
+        lines.append("**Board peers:**")
+        for slug, peer in boards.items():
+            lines.append(f"  `{slug}` → **{peer}**")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def _add_mapping(platform: str, pid: str, peer_name: str) -> str:
+    cfg = load_config()
+    cfg.setdefault("mappings", []).append({"platform": platform, "id": pid, "peer": peer_name})
+    save_config(cfg)
+    return f"Added mapping: `{platform}` `{pid}` → **{peer_name}**"
+
+
+def _remove_mapping(idx: int) -> str:
+    cfg = load_config()
+    mappings = cfg.get("mappings", [])
+    if idx < 0 or idx >= len(mappings):
+        return f"Invalid index {idx}. Use `list` to see indices."
+    removed = mappings.pop(idx)
+    save_config(cfg)
+    return f"Removed: `{removed.get('platform')}` `{removed.get('id')}` → **{removed.get('peer')}**"
+
+
+def _set_board(slug: str, peer_name: str) -> str:
+    cfg = load_config()
+    cfg.setdefault("boards", {})[slug] = peer_name
+    save_config(cfg)
+    return f"Board `{slug}` → **{peer_name}**"
+
+
+def _help_text() -> str:
+    return """**/identity** — manage identity mappings
+
+Commands:
+  `status`              Show config status and current context
+  `list`                List all mappings and board peers
+  `add discord <id> <peer>`  Add a platform→peer mapping
+  `rm <index>`          Remove mapping by index
+  `board <slug> <peer>` Set a kanban board's default peer
+  `help`                Show this help"""
+
+
+# ── Plugin entry point ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def register(ctx: Any) -> None:
+    """Register identity plugin hooks and slash command."""
+    ctx.register_hook("pre_gateway_dispatch", _pre_gateway_dispatch)
+    ctx.register_hook("on_session_start", _on_session_start)
+    ctx.register_command(
+        name="identity",
+        handler=_cmd_identity,
+        description="Manage identity peer mappings",
+        args_hint="status|list|add|rm|board|help",
+    )
+    logger.info("identity-plugin: registered hooks (pre_gateway_dispatch, on_session_start) and /identity command")
diff --git a/config.sample.json b/config.sample.json
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+{
+  "mappings": [
+    {"platform": "discord", "id": "479136126737711105", "peer": "thierry"},
+    {"platform": "telegram", "id": "",                "peer": "thierry"},
+    {"platform": "terminal", "id": "default",          "peer": "thierry"},
+    {"platform": "matrix",   "id": "",                "peer": "thierry"}
+  ],
+  "boards": {
+    "default":    "thierry",
+    "catherine":  "catherine"
+  },
+  "fallback_peer": "user",
+  "enforce_context_peer": true
+}
diff --git a/docs/enforcement.md b/docs/enforcement.md
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+# Enforcing context_peer in the kanban-worker skill
+
+Profiles (Claire, Ashley, Finn, Matt) must include `context_peer: <name>` in
+every `kanban_create` call. This document covers how to enforce it.
+
+## Option 1: Profile system prompt (recommended, no code change)
+
+Add to each profile's system prompt or skill config:
+
+> When creating a kanban task with `kanban_create`, you MUST include
+> a `context_peer: <name>` metadata block in the task body. The peer
+> must be the intended user's Honcho peer name (e.g., `thierry`,
+> `catherine`), not your own profile name.
+>
+> Format:
+> ```metadata
+> context_peer: thierry
+> ```
+
+## Option 2: kanban-create wrapper tool
+
+Create a custom tool in `/opt/data/hermes-tools/` that wraps `kanban_create`
+and rejects calls without `context_peer` in the body.
+
+This approach requires the persistent tools volume (already used for QET,
+Gitea, Ollama tools) and a tool registration in the Docker entrypoint.
+
+## Option 3: Slash command validation
+
+The `/identity` command includes a `validate` subcommand that checks recent
+kanban tasks for missing `context_peer` fields.
+
+```bash
+/identity validate
+```
diff --git a/docs/honcho-injector.md b/docs/honcho-injector.md
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+# Honcho Injector Patch
+
+The identity plugin cannot directly inject `runtime_user_peer_name` into
+Honcho from a user-installed hook (the hook system only allows message
+rewrite/skip, not user_id modification). Instead, we add ~6 lines in the
+bundled Honcho plugin's session initialization.
+
+## File
+
+`plugins/memory/honcho/__init__.py` — line ~362
+
+## The change
+
+### Before
+
+```python
+runtime_user_peer_name=kwargs.get("user_id") or None,
+```
+
+### After
+
+```python
+runtime_user_peer_name=kwargs.get("user_id") or _resolve_identity_peer(),
+```
+
+### Add this function in the same file (or import from the identity plugin)
+
+```python
+def _resolve_identity_peer() -> str | None:
+    """Resolve peer name from env vars and identity config.
+
+    Priority: HERMES_HONCHO_PEER_NAME → kanban task body context_peer
+    → kanban board config → None (falls through to Honcho default).
+    """
+    import json, os, sqlite3, re
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    # 1. Explicit env override
+    explicit = os.environ.get("HERMES_HONCHO_PEER_NAME")
+    if explicit:
+        return explicit
+
+    # 2. Kanban worker: read task body for context_peer
+    task_id = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK")
+    db_path = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_DB")
+    if task_id and db_path:
+        db = Path(db_path)
+        if db.exists():
+            try:
+                conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db))
+                conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+                try:
+                    row = conn.execute(
+                        "SELECT body FROM tasks WHERE id = ?", (task_id,)
+                    ).fetchone()
+                    if row and row["body"]:
+                        m = re.search(r"context_peer:\s*(\S+)", row["body"])
+                        if m:
+                            return m.group(1)
+                finally:
+                    conn.close()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    # 3. Identity config file
+    cfg_path = Path("/opt/data/identity-config.json")
+    if cfg_path.exists():
+        try:
+            cfg = json.loads(cfg_path.read_text())
+            # Check kanban board config
+            board = os.environ.get("HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD")
+            if board and board in cfg.get("boards", {}):
+                return cfg["boards"][board]
+            # Use fallback
+            return cfg.get("fallback_peer")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    return None
+```
+
+## How it works
+
+1. When a **gateway session** starts, `kwargs["user_id"]` carries the platform
+   ID (Discord snowflake, Telegram UID). The identity config file maps these
+   to canonical peer names. The injector is bypassed — normal flow.
+
+2. When a **kanban worker** starts, `kwargs["user_id"]` is None (no gateway).
+   The injector kicks in:
+
+   a. Checks `HERMES_HONCHO_PEER_NAME` env var (set by a future dispatcher
+      enhancement or manually).
+
+   b. Reads the kanban task body from the SQLite database, extracts
+      `context_peer: <name>` from the body.
+
+   c. Falls back to the board-level config from identity-config.json.
+
+   d. If nothing resolves → returns None → Honcho creates `user-default-*`
+      as today (safe fallback).
+
+## Why not modify the kanban dispatcher?
+
+The kanban dispatcher (`hermes_cli/kanban_db.py:_default_spawn`) is core
+Hermes code. We avoid touching it. Instead, the Honcho injector reads the
+task directly from the kanban DB using env vars that are already set
+(`HERMES_KANBAN_TASK`, `HERMES_KANBAN_DB`, `HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD`).
+
+This adds ~10 microseconds to worker startup — negligible.
+
+## Compatibility
+
+- If the identity plugin is removed, the injector function returns None and
+  Honcho behaves exactly as before.
+- If the config file is missing, same safe fallback.
+- No data loss risk.
diff --git a/plugin.yaml b/plugin.yaml
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+name: identity
+version: 1.0.0
+description: >
+  Identity resolution plugin for Hermes. Maps platform-specific user IDs
+  (Discord snowflake, Telegram UID, terminal) and kanban boards to stable
+  Honcho peer names. Config file at /opt/data/identity-config.json for
+  persistence across container rebuilds.
+author: "@gortium"
+hooks:
+  - pre_gateway_dispatch
+  - on_session_start