fix(mcp): invalidate review session state on cross-profile activation (Closes #690)

A mid-run profile switch (reviewer -> author -> reviewer) left workflow-load
proof, reviewer lease binding, the review decision lock, live namespace
health, and preflight identity/capability stamps intact, so a formal verdict
could be recorded under contaminated session state.

- gitea_activate_profile now invalidates all review-critical session state
  on a cross-profile switch, in memory and in durable state keyed by either
  profile identity, and reports the invalidation + re-preflight requirement.
- Full reviewer preflight (whoami, load_review_workflow,
  resolve_task_capability(review_pr), head re-pin, lease re-acquire) is
  required before any formal verdict after a switch; switching back cannot
  resurrect the stale run.
- Namespace provenance: optional launcher-declared GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE is
  reported by whoami/runtime context/capability resolution, and a declared
  namespace that disagrees with a task's required namespace fails closed.
- Docs: supported pattern is separate session/namespace per role, not
  in-process profile hopping mid-review.

docs/gitea-execution-profiles.md

@@ -589,6 +589,47 @@ When dynamic profile switching is enabled and a profile is activated via `gitea_
 2. Call `gitea_whoami` with the target remote to prove and verify the fresh Gitea authenticated identity.
 This guarantees the active profile operations align with the actual Gitea authenticated user credential.
 
+### 4. Review-State Invalidation on Profile Switch (#690)
+
+A cross-profile activation (e.g. reviewer → author → reviewer) is a session
+boundary for formal review state. On any switch where the activated profile
+differs from the previous one, `gitea_activate_profile` invalidates, in
+memory **and** in durable session state (for both the old and new profile
+identities):
+
+- preflight identity/capability stamps (`gitea_whoami` / `gitea_resolve_task_capability` proof),
+- review workflow-load proof (`gitea_load_review_workflow`),
+- the review decision lock (including `final_review_decision_ready` markers),
+- the reviewer PR session lease binding,
+- live namespace-health assessments.
+
+Before any formal verdict (`gitea_mark_final_review_decision` /
+`gitea_submit_pr_review`) the full reviewer preflight must be re-established
+under the new profile: `gitea_whoami`, `gitea_load_review_workflow`,
+`gitea_resolve_task_capability(review_pr)`, live head re-pin, and lease
+re-acquire/adopt. Switching back to the earlier profile does **not**
+resurrect the prior run — durable state keyed by either profile identity is
+cleared at switch time.
+
+The supported pattern remains **separate session/namespace per role**
+(dual-namespace, §2): file author-side follow-ups from an author session,
+not by hopping profiles inside a formal review run. Runtime profile
+switching is the operator-approved exception and always carries the
+re-preflight cost above.
+
+### 5. Namespace Provenance (#690)
+
+The server cannot derive its own client-managed MCP namespace name, so a
+launcher may declare it via the `GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE` environment variable
+(e.g. `gitea-reviewer`). `gitea_whoami`, `gitea_get_runtime_context`, and
+`gitea_resolve_task_capability` report `namespace_provenance` — the
+configured client namespace, the active execution profile, and, for tasks
+with a required namespace (`review_pr` → `gitea-reviewer`, `merge_pr` →
+`gitea-merger`), a mismatch verdict. A declared namespace that disagrees
+with the requested task's required namespace **fails closed**. An
+undeclared namespace is reported as `unknown` and is never treated as
+proof either way.
+
 ## Gitea MCP Runtime Isolation and Worktree Safety
 
 To ensure high availability and prevent broken feature worktrees from disabling essential security/identity controls, the Gitea MCP server implements runtime isolation:

docs/mcp-namespace-eof-recovery.md

@@ -153,19 +153,7 @@ not a tool argument: a session must never be able to authorize itself.
 ## Related
 
 - #630 — manual daemon killing as contaminated recovery (this contrast, enforced).
-- #657 — restart-path inventory and daemon classification.
-- #686 — manual server launch detection & fail-closed provenance gate.
 - #531 / #544 — stale-runtime detection (`ps`-based); sibling failure mode.
 - #558 / `docs/mcp-daemon-import-guard.md` — why shell imports are not a repair.
 - `docs/mcp-client-registration.md` — per-server registration contract.
 - `docs/mcp-namespace-health.md` — probe sources and mutation enforcement.
-
-## Sanctioned reconnect vs forbidden manual launch (#686)
-
-In addition to manual process killing (#630), manually launching a duplicate role server from an ad hoc shell (`python3 mcp_server.py`) is forbidden and fail-closed:
-
-- **Why manual launches are unsupported:** A terminal-launched `mcp_server.py` holds its own stdio transport; it can never bind to the IDE client's stdio pipes. It cannot restore a dropped IDE namespace, and a manual duplicate process masks stale client-managed runtimes for that profile, defeating stale-runtime gates.
-- **Sanctioned path:** Supported recovery is IDE/client-managed reconnect only (`/mcp reconnect`, IDE restart, or sanctioned reconnect exposure).
-- **Fail-closed enforcement (#686):** Mutating tools on a server lacking client-managed launch provenance (`GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED=1`) refuse execution fail-closed with typed blocker `unsupported_manual_launch` and an exact next action. Unsupported `GITEA_*` env overrides (e.g. `GITEA_DUMMY`) are surfaced in diagnostics rather than silently ignored.
-- **Inventory & staleness:** Staleness diagnostics ignore non-client-managed duplicates when evaluating runtime freshness and inventory duplicate processes per profile (#657, #686).
-

docs/mcp-namespace-health.md

@@ -86,3 +86,24 @@ When a namespace returns EOF, follow
 
 When blocked, repair the IDE namespace and re-record a healthy
 `client_namespace` assessment before retrying the mutation.
+
+## Namespace provenance (#690)
+
+A server process cannot derive the name of the client-managed namespace it is
+registered under, so the launcher may declare it with the
+`GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE` environment variable (e.g. `GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE=gitea-reviewer`).
+
+- `gitea_whoami`, `gitea_get_runtime_context`, and
+  `gitea_resolve_task_capability` report `namespace_provenance`: the declared
+  client namespace, the active execution profile, and — for tasks with a
+  required namespace (`review_pr`/`submit_review` → `gitea-reviewer`,
+  `merge_pr` → `gitea-merger`) — a `mismatch` verdict.
+- A declared namespace that disagrees with the requested task's required
+  namespace **fails closed** (`allowed_in_current_session=false` with a STOP
+  guidance entry).
+- An undeclared namespace is reported as `namespace_source="unknown"` and is
+  never treated as proof either way.
+- A profile switch via `gitea_activate_profile` clears all recorded live
+  namespace-health assessments; re-probe through the client before further
+  review/merge mutations.
+

gitea_config.py

@@ -1169,57 +1169,10 @@ def server_command():
     return python, [os.path.join(root, "mcp_server.py")]
 
 
-RECOGNIZED_GITEA_ENV_KEYS = frozenset({
-    "GITEA_MCP_CONFIG",
-    "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE",
-    "GITEA_PROFILE_NAME",
-    "GITEA_SERVICE",
-    "GITEA_EXECUTION_ROLE",
-    "GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED",
-    "GITEA_MCP_CLIENT_MANAGED",
-    "GITEA_SERVER_PROVENANCE",
-    "GITEA_AUTHOR_WORKTREE",
-    "GITEA_ACTIVE_WORKTREE",
-    "GITEA_DISABLE_KEYCHAIN",
-    "GITEA_CONTROL_PLANE_DB",
-    "GITEA_DB_PATH",
-    "GITEA_LOG_LEVEL",
-    "GITEA_DEBUG",
-    "GITEA_HMAC_SECRET",
-    "GITEA_IRRECOVERABLE_HMAC_SECRET",
-    "GITEA_FORCE_MCP_RUNTIME_CHECK",
-    "GITEA_FORCE_CLIENT_MANAGED",
-})
-
-RECOGNIZED_GITEA_ENV_PREFIXES = (
-    "GITEA_TOKEN_",
-    "GITEA_PASS_",
-    "GITEA_USER_",
-    "GITEA_URL_",
-    "GITEA_HOST_",
-    "GITEA_REMOTE_",
-    "GITEA_HTTP_HEADER_",
-)
-
-
-def get_unconsumed_gitea_env_overrides(env=None) -> dict[str, str]:
-    """Find unsupported GITEA_* env vars present in *env* (defaults to os.environ)."""
-    target = os.environ if env is None else env
-    unconsumed = {}
-    for key, value in target.items():
-        if key.startswith("GITEA_"):
-            if key in RECOGNIZED_GITEA_ENV_KEYS:
-                continue
-            if any(key.startswith(p) for p in RECOGNIZED_GITEA_ENV_PREFIXES):
-                continue
-            unconsumed[key] = str(value)
-    return unconsumed
-
-
 def launcher_entry(profile_name, config_path=None):
     """Return a thin MCP launcher entry for *profile_name*.
 
-    Contains command/args and the GITEA_MCP_* / GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED env vars — never a token
+    Contains only command/args and the two GITEA_MCP_* env vars — never a token
     or password. Suitable for Claude / Gemini / Codex ``mcpServers`` blocks.
     """
     command, args = server_command()
@@ -1230,13 +1183,11 @@ def launcher_entry(profile_name, config_path=None):
             "env": {
                 "GITEA_MCP_CONFIG": config_path or DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH,
                 "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE": profile_name,
-                "GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED": "1",
             },
         }
     }
 
 
-
 def keychain_set(item_id, token, account=None, runner=subprocess.run):
     """Store *token* in the macOS keychain under service *item_id*.
 

gitea_mcp_server.py

@@ -839,6 +839,75 @@ def _invalidate_preflight_identity_state() -> None:
     _clear_preflight_capability_state()
 
 
+# #690: session-boundary invalidation record for the most recent cross-profile
+# activation. Surfaced in runtime diagnostics so a formal review run can prove
+# its state was reset by a profile switch and must be fully re-established.
+_PROFILE_SWITCH_INVALIDATION: dict | None = None
+
+
+def _invalidate_review_state_on_profile_switch(
+    before_profile: str,
+    after_profile: str,
+) -> dict:
+    """Invalidate review-critical session state on a profile switch (#690).
+
+    Workflow-load proof, reviewer lease binding, the review decision lock,
+    live namespace health, and preflight identity/capability stamps recorded
+    under the prior profile are contaminated for the new role. Durable state
+    keyed by *either* profile identity is cleared so a reviewer → author →
+    reviewer hop cannot resurrect a stale review run: the full reviewer
+    preflight (gitea_whoami, gitea_load_review_workflow,
+    gitea_resolve_task_capability(review_pr), live head re-pin, lease
+    re-acquire/adopt) must be re-established before any formal verdict.
+    """
+    global _PROFILE_SWITCH_INVALIDATION
+    invalidated: list[str] = []
+
+    _invalidate_preflight_identity_state()
+    invalidated.append("preflight_identity_capability")
+
+    review_workflow_load.clear_review_workflow_load()
+    invalidated.append("review_workflow_load")
+
+    _save_review_decision_lock(None)
+    invalidated.append("review_decision_lock")
+
+    reviewer_pr_lease.clear_session_lease()
+    invalidated.append("reviewer_session_lease")
+
+    if _LIVE_NAMESPACE_HEALTH:
+        _LIVE_NAMESPACE_HEALTH.clear()
+        invalidated.append("live_namespace_health")
+
+    # Durable records keyed by either profile identity must not survive the
+    # switch, or activating author → reviewer → author could revive a stale
+    # review run without re-preflight.
+    for identity in {before_profile, after_profile}:
+        if not identity:
+            continue
+        try:
+            mcp_session_state.clear_state(
+                kind=mcp_session_state.KIND_DECISION_LOCK,
+                profile_identity=identity,
+            )
+            mcp_session_state.clear_state(
+                kind=mcp_session_state.KIND_WORKFLOW_LOAD,
+                profile_identity=identity,
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass  # best-effort durable cleanup; in-memory state already reset
+    invalidated.append("durable_profile_state")
+
+    _PROFILE_SWITCH_INVALIDATION = {
+        "from_profile": before_profile,
+        "to_profile": after_profile,
+        "invalidated": invalidated,
+        "invalidated_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        "re_preflight_required": True,
+    }
+    return dict(_PROFILE_SWITCH_INVALIDATION)
+
+
 def record_preflight_check(
     type_name: str,
     resolved_role: str | None = None,
@@ -14585,56 +14654,6 @@ def _session_context_mutation_block(
     return blocked
 
 
-def _is_client_managed_process() -> bool:
-    """Check whether the current MCP server process has client-managed launch provenance (#686)."""
-    val = (
-        os.environ.get("GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED")
-        or os.environ.get("GITEA_MCP_CLIENT_MANAGED")
-        or os.environ.get("GITEA_SERVER_PROVENANCE")
-        or os.environ.get("GITEA_FORCE_CLIENT_MANAGED")
-        or ""
-    ).strip().lower()
-
-    if val in ("0", "false", "no", "manual", "manual_launch"):
-        return False
-
-    if val in ("1", "true", "yes", "client_managed"):
-        return True
-
-    # A terminal launch has an active TTY on stdin
-    try:
-        if sys.stdin and sys.stdin.isatty():
-            return False
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-    # Standard client launch or test runner with stdio pipe and profile env
-    if "GITEA_MCP_CONFIG" in os.environ or "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE" in os.environ or "GITEA_PROFILE_NAME" in os.environ:
-        return True
-
-    return False
-
-
-def _provenance_mutation_block(**extra_fields) -> dict | None:
-    """Refuse mutating tool calls on processes lacking client-managed launch provenance (#686)."""
-    if _is_client_managed_process():
-        return None
-    unconsumed = gitea_config.get_unconsumed_gitea_env_overrides()
-    blocked = {
-        "success": False,
-        "performed": False,
-        "blocker_kind": "unsupported_manual_launch",
-        "reasons": [
-            "mutation denied: server process was launched manually from a terminal without client-managed provenance (fail closed). Manually launched mcp_server.py processes cannot receive IDE stdio or serve workflow mutations."
-        ],
-        "exact_next_action": "BLOCKED + RECONNECT: Reconnect the IDE/client-managed MCP server namespace instead of an ad hoc terminal launch. Hand-launched processes and mcp_config.json hand-edits are classified as workflow contamination.",
-        "provenance": "manual_launch",
-        "unconsumed_gitea_env": unconsumed,
-    }
-    blocked.update(extra_fields)
-    return blocked
-
-
 def _profile_permission_block(required_operation: str, **extra_fields) -> dict | None:
     """Structured operation-gate denial for gated tools (#69, #142, #897).
 
@@ -14651,10 +14670,6 @@ def _profile_permission_block(required_operation: str, **extra_fields) -> dict |
     # #714: evaluate active profile only — never auto-switch.
     _ensure_matching_profile(required_operation, req_role, extra_fields.get("remote"))
 
-    prov_block = _provenance_mutation_block(**extra_fields)
-    if prov_block is not None:
-        return prov_block
-
     reasons = _profile_operation_gate(required_operation)
     if reasons:
         return _build_operation_gate_refusal(
@@ -14688,10 +14703,6 @@ def _namespace_mutation_block(mutation_task: str, **extra_fields) -> dict | None
     # #714: evaluate active profile only — never auto-switch.
     _ensure_matching_profile(required_permission, required_role, extra_fields.get("remote"))
 
-    prov_block = _provenance_mutation_block(**extra_fields)
-    if prov_block is not None:
-        return prov_block
-
     try:
         profile = get_profile()
     except Exception as exc:
@@ -17268,6 +17279,11 @@ def gitea_whoami(
         "session_context_audit": session_ctx.mutation_context_audit_fields(),
         "identity_match": not id_match.get("block"),
         "identity_match_reasons": id_match.get("reasons") or [],
+        # #690 AC4: report launcher-declared client namespace alongside the
+        # active execution profile so drift is visible in diagnostics.
+        "namespace_provenance": mcp_namespace_health.namespace_provenance(
+            active_profile=profile["profile_name"]
+        ),
     }
     if id_match.get("block"):
         _invalidate_preflight_identity_state()
@@ -18139,9 +18155,6 @@ def gitea_get_runtime_context(
         source="gitea_get_runtime_context",
     )
 
-    is_client_managed = _is_client_managed_process()
-    unconsumed_env = gitea_config.get_unconsumed_gitea_env_overrides()
-
     result = {
         "active_profile": profile["profile_name"],
         "authenticated_username": username,
@@ -18158,9 +18171,6 @@ def gitea_get_runtime_context(
         "review_merge_blocked_reasons": blocked_reasons,
         "suggested_fix": suggested_fix,
         "safe_next_action": safe_next_action,
-        "server_provenance": "client_managed" if is_client_managed else "manual_launch",
-        "is_client_managed": is_client_managed,
-        "unconsumed_gitea_env": unconsumed_env,
         "preflight_ready": preflight["preflight_ready"],
         "preflight_block_reasons": preflight["preflight_block_reasons"],
         "preflight_workspace": preflight.get("preflight_workspace"),
@@ -18172,15 +18182,13 @@ def gitea_get_runtime_context(
         "shell_health": native_mcp_preference.shell_health_status(),
         "workflow_load_proof": review_workflow_load.workflow_load_status(
             PROJECT_ROOT),
+        # #690: namespace provenance + profile-switch invalidation evidence.
+        "namespace_provenance": mcp_namespace_health.namespace_provenance(
+            active_profile=profile["profile_name"]
+        ),
+        "profile_switch_invalidation": _PROFILE_SWITCH_INVALIDATION,
     }
 
-    if not is_client_managed:
-        result["safe_next_action"] = (
-            "BLOCKED + RECONNECT: Serving process lacks client-managed launch provenance (manual launch). "
-            "Reconnect the IDE/client-managed MCP server namespace instead of an ad hoc terminal launch."
-        )
-
-
     # #702: read-only visibility into the inherited GITEA_ACTIVE_WORKTREE
     # binding; recovery itself runs during capability resolution.
     try:
@@ -18682,6 +18690,17 @@ def gitea_activate_profile(
         source="gitea_activate_profile",
     )
 
+    # 4.7 #690: a profile switch is a session-boundary event for review state.
+    # Any workflow-load proof, reviewer lease, decision lock, namespace
+    # health, or preflight stamp recorded under the prior profile is
+    # contaminated for the new role and must be re-established under the new
+    # profile before any formal review verdict.
+    switch_invalidation = None
+    if before_profile != after_profile:
+        switch_invalidation = _invalidate_review_state_on_profile_switch(
+            before_profile, after_profile
+        )
+
     # 5. Audit the switch if auditing is on
     _audit(
         "activate_profile",
@@ -18692,11 +18711,12 @@ def gitea_activate_profile(
             "before": before_profile,
             "after": after_profile,
             "session_context": session_ctx.mutation_context_audit_fields(),
+            "review_state_invalidated": bool(switch_invalidation),
         },
         username=after_identity,
     )
 
-    return {
+    result = {
         "success": True,
         "message": f"Successfully activated profile '{profile_name}' (fresh identity verification complete).",
         "before_profile": before_profile,
@@ -18706,6 +18726,18 @@ def gitea_activate_profile(
         "session_context_audit": session_ctx.mutation_context_audit_fields(),
         "auto_profile_substitution": False,
     }
+    if switch_invalidation is not None:
+        result["review_state_invalidation"] = switch_invalidation
+        result["re_preflight_required"] = True
+        result["exact_next_action"] = (
+            "Profile switch invalidated workflow-load proof, reviewer lease, "
+            "decision lock, and preflight stamps (#690). Before any formal "
+            "review verdict, re-run the full reviewer preflight: "
+            "gitea_whoami, gitea_load_review_workflow, "
+            "gitea_resolve_task_capability(review_pr), live head re-pin, and "
+            "lease re-acquire/adopt."
+        )
+    return result
 
 
 @mcp.tool()
@@ -20638,9 +20670,7 @@ def _check_mcp_runtimes_diagnostics(task: str, matching_profiles: list[str]) ->
     self_pid = os.getpid()
     self_stale = False
 
-    all_profile_procs: dict[str, list[dict]] = {}
+    running_profiles = {}
-    unsupported_env_found = set()
-
     for line in proc.stdout.splitlines()[1:]:
         line = line.strip()
         if not line or "mcp_server.py" not in line:
@@ -20672,55 +20702,16 @@ def _check_mcp_runtimes_diagnostics(task: str, matching_profiles: list[str]) ->
         if match:
             profile = match.group(1)
 
-        is_client_managed = bool(
-            re.search(r'\bGITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED=(1|true|yes|client_managed)\b', env_out, re.IGNORECASE)
-            or re.search(r'\bGITEA_MCP_CLIENT_MANAGED=(1|true|yes|client_managed)\b', env_out, re.IGNORECASE)
-            or re.search(r'\bGITEA_SERVER_PROVENANCE=client_managed\b', env_out, re.IGNORECASE)
-        )
-
-        for env_match in re.finditer(r'\b(GITEA_[A-Z0-9_]+)=([^\s]+)', env_out):
-            k, v = env_match.group(1), env_match.group(2)
-            if k not in gitea_config.RECOGNIZED_GITEA_ENV_KEYS and not any(k.startswith(p) for p in gitea_config.RECOGNIZED_GITEA_ENV_PREFIXES):
-                unsupported_env_found.add(f"{k}={v}")
-
         is_stale = (start_time < code_mtime) or git_stale
         if pid == self_pid and is_stale:
             self_stale = True
 
-        proc_info = {
+        if profile not in running_profiles or start_time > running_profiles[profile]["start_time"]:
+            running_profiles[profile] = {
                 "pid": pid,
                 "start_time": start_time,
-            "is_stale": is_stale,
+                "is_stale": is_stale
-            "is_client_managed": is_client_managed,
             }
-        if profile not in all_profile_procs:
-            all_profile_procs[profile] = []
-        all_profile_procs[profile].append(proc_info)
-
-    running_profiles = {}
-    for profile, procs in all_profile_procs.items():
-        if len(procs) > 1:
-            pids_str = ", ".join(str(p["pid"]) for p in procs)
-            reasons.append(
-                f"stale-runtime: Duplicate MCP server process(es) detected for profile '{profile}' (PIDs: {pids_str}). "
-                "Manual or duplicate launches defeat staleness detection and cannot receive client stdio."
-            )
-        client_procs = [p for p in procs if p["is_client_managed"]]
-        if client_procs:
-            client_procs.sort(key=lambda p: p["start_time"], reverse=True)
-            running_profiles[profile] = client_procs[0]
-        else:
-            pids_str = ", ".join(str(p["pid"]) for p in procs)
-            reasons.append(
-                f"stale-runtime: Manually launched MCP process(es) detected without client-managed provenance for profile '{profile}' (PIDs: {pids_str}). "
-                "Manual launches cannot serve client stdio and are ignored for runtime freshness."
-            )
-
-    if unsupported_env_found:
-        reasons.append(
-            f"unsupported-env: Unsupported GITEA_* environment variable override(s) detected: {', '.join(sorted(unsupported_env_found))}. "
-            "Unknown env overrides are unsupported."
-        )
 
     if self_stale:
         # #685: report-only — no config utime, no thread, no os._exit.
@@ -20755,7 +20746,6 @@ def _check_mcp_runtimes_diagnostics(task: str, matching_profiles: list[str]) ->
     return reasons
 
 
-
 @mcp.tool()
 def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
     task: str,
@@ -20992,12 +20982,22 @@ def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
             f"{required_role} task '{task}' even if nearby permissions are "
             "present (fail closed)."
         )
+    # #690 AC4: when the launcher declares a client namespace, a task with a
+    # required namespace must fail closed on mismatch (e.g. review_pr served
+    # from an author namespace).
+    ns_provenance = mcp_namespace_health.namespace_provenance(
+        task=task_key, active_profile=profile.get("profile_name")
+    )
+    ns_mismatch_reason = None
+    if ns_provenance.get("mismatch"):
+        ns_mismatch_reason = "; ".join(ns_provenance.get("reasons") or [])
     cross_host_block = bool(remote_assess.get("block"))
     identity_block = bool(id_assess.get("block"))
     drift_block = bool(ctx_assess.get("block"))
     allowed_in_current_session = (
         permission_allowed_in_current_session
         and role_matches_current_session
+        and not ns_provenance.get("mismatch")
         and not cross_host_block
         and not identity_block
         and not drift_block
@@ -21048,6 +21048,8 @@ def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
             )
         if role_mismatch_reason:
             deny_parts.append(role_mismatch_reason)
+        if ns_mismatch_reason:
+            deny_parts.append(ns_mismatch_reason)
         if deny_parts:
             reason_msg = "; ".join(deny_parts)
         elif configured and switching:
@@ -21125,6 +21127,8 @@ def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
     task_role_guidance = []
     if role_mismatch_reason:
         task_role_guidance.append(f"STOP: {role_mismatch_reason}")
+    if ns_mismatch_reason:
+        task_role_guidance.append(f"STOP: {ns_mismatch_reason}")
     if required_role == "reviewer":
         if allowed_in_current_session:
             task_role_guidance.append(
@@ -21191,6 +21195,7 @@ def gitea_resolve_task_capability(
         "session_context_audit": session_ctx.mutation_context_audit_fields(),
         "profile_remote_compatible": not cross_host_block,
         "identity_match": not identity_block,
+        "namespace_provenance": ns_provenance,
         "auto_profile_substitution": False,
     }
     # #685: report typed reconnect blocker without mutating config or exiting.

mcp_namespace_health.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Probe sources
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from typing import Any
 
 
@@ -57,8 +58,56 @@ SAFE_ENV_KEYS = (
     "GITEA_SERVICE",
     "GITEA_EXECUTION_ROLE",
     "GITEA_MCP_CONFIG",
+    "GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE",
 )
 
+# Optional launcher-provided env declaring the client-managed MCP namespace
+# this process is registered under (e.g. ``gitea-reviewer``). The server
+# cannot derive its own IDE namespace name, so the launcher declares it; when
+# declared, reviewers/mergers can fail closed on a namespace/task mismatch
+# (#690 AC4). Absence means "unknown" — reported, never guessed.
+NAMESPACE_ENV = "GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE"
+
+
+def configured_client_namespace(env: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> str | None:
+    """Return the launcher-declared client namespace, or None when unknown."""
+    source = os.environ if env is None else env
+    value = (source.get(NAMESPACE_ENV) or "").strip()
+    return value or None
+
+
+def namespace_provenance(
+    task: str | None = None,
+    *,
+    active_profile: str | None = None,
+    env: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Report configured client namespace vs active execution profile (#690).
+
+    When *task* carries a required namespace (``TASK_REQUIRED_NAMESPACES``)
+    and the launcher declared a different one, ``mismatch`` is True and the
+    caller must fail closed for that task. An undeclared namespace is
+    reported as unknown — never treated as proof either way.
+    """
+    configured = configured_client_namespace(env)
+    required = TASK_REQUIRED_NAMESPACES.get(task or "")
+    mismatch = bool(configured and required and configured != required)
+    reasons: list[str] = []
+    if mismatch:
+        reasons.append(
+            f"configured client namespace '{configured}' does not match "
+            f"required namespace '{required}' for task '{task}' (fail closed)"
+        )
+    return {
+        "configured_namespace": configured,
+        "namespace_source": NAMESPACE_ENV if configured else "unknown",
+        "active_profile": active_profile,
+        "requested_task": task,
+        "required_namespace": required,
+        "mismatch": mismatch,
+        "reasons": reasons,
+    }
+
 
 def _as_list(value: Any) -> list[str] | None:
     if value is None:
@@ -225,16 +274,6 @@ def classify_namespace_probe(
         # on bad data without treating success as IDE proof).
         blocks = namespace_health_blocks_task("merge_pr", healthy)
 
-    import gitea_config
-    raw_env = process.get("env") if isinstance(process, dict) else None
-    unconsumed_env = gitea_config.get_unconsumed_gitea_env_overrides(raw_env)
-    is_client_managed = bool(
-        env_summary.get("GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED") in ("1", "true", "yes", "client_managed")
-        or env_summary.get("GITEA_MCP_CLIENT_MANAGED") in ("1", "true", "yes", "client_managed")
-        or env_summary.get("GITEA_SERVER_PROVENANCE") == "client_managed"
-    )
-    provenance = "client_managed" if is_client_managed else "manual_launch"
-
     return {
         "success": healthy,
         "healthy": healthy,
@@ -250,9 +289,6 @@ def classify_namespace_probe(
         "error_message": error_message or None,
         "reasons": reasons,
         "remediation": remediation,
-        "provenance": provenance,
-        "is_client_managed": is_client_managed,
-        "unconsumed_gitea_env": unconsumed_env,
         "diagnostics": {
             "namespace": ns,
             "required_tool": tool,
@@ -261,9 +297,6 @@ def classify_namespace_probe(
             "env": env_summary,
             "config_path": config_path,
             "probe_source": source,
-            "provenance": provenance,
-            "is_client_managed": is_client_managed,
-            "unconsumed_gitea_env": unconsumed_env,
         },
         "blocks_merge_workflow": blocks,
     }

pytest.ini

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[pytest]
-testpaths = tests
-norecursedirs = branches .git venv __pycache__ graphify-out

tests/conftest.py

@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ def _reset_mutation_authority(monkeypatch):
         "GITEA_REVIEWER_WORKTREE",
         "GITEA_MERGER_WORKTREE",
         "GITEA_RECONCILER_WORKTREE",
+        "GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE",
     ]:
         monkeypatch.delenv(env_key, raising=False)
 
-    monkeypatch.setenv("GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED", "1")
-
     # Isolate durable session-state files so tests never share host cache (#559).
     import tempfile
 
@@ -117,6 +116,7 @@ def _reset_mutation_authority(monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_server, "_ACTOR_IDENTITY_CACHE", {})
     monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_server, "_REVIEW_DECISION_LOCK", None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_server, "_LIVE_NAMESPACE_HEALTH", {})
+    monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_server, "_PROFILE_SWITCH_INVALIDATION", None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_server, "_preflight_whoami_called", False)
     monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_server, "_preflight_capability_called", False)
     monkeypatch.setattr(mcp_server, "_preflight_resolved_role", None)

tests/test_commit_files_gate.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ CONFIG = {
             ],
             "forbidden_operations": [],
             "execution_profile": "full-author",
-        "allowed_repositories": ["Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools", "Example-Org/Example-Repo"],
+        "allowed_repositories": ["Example-Org/Example-Repo"],
         },
         "reviewer-no-commit": {
             "enabled": True,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ CONFIG = {
                 "gitea.repo.commit", "gitea.pr.create", "gitea.branch.push"
             ],
             "execution_profile": "reviewer-no-commit",
-        "allowed_repositories": ["Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Gitea-Tools", "Example-Org/Example-Repo"],
+        "allowed_repositories": ["Example-Org/Example-Repo"],
         },
     },
     "rules": {"allow_runtime_switching": False},

tests/test_config_menu.py

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class TestLauncherSnippets(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_only_safe_keys_no_secrets(self):
         entry = gitea_config.launcher_entry("prgs", "/cfg/profiles.json")["gitea-tools"]
         self.assertEqual(set(entry), {"command", "args", "env"})
-        self.assertEqual(set(entry["env"]), {"GITEA_MCP_CONFIG", "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE", "GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED"})
+        self.assertEqual(set(entry["env"]), {"GITEA_MCP_CONFIG", "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE"})
         self.assertEqual(entry["env"]["GITEA_MCP_PROFILE"], "prgs")
         blob = json.dumps(entry).lower()
         for word in ("token", "password", "secret"):

tests/test_issue_686_manual_mcp_provenance.py

@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-"""Tests for Issue #686: Detect and reject manually launched duplicate MCP role servers."""
-import os
-import unittest
-from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
-from datetime import datetime
-
-import gitea_config
-import gitea_mcp_server
-import mcp_namespace_health
-
-
-class TestIssue686ManualMcpProvenance(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def test_client_managed_process_detection(self):
-        """Test _is_client_managed_process correctly detects provenance markers."""
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED": "1"}, clear=True):
-            self.assertTrue(gitea_mcp_server._is_client_managed_process())
-
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"GITEA_MCP_CLIENT_MANAGED": "true"}, clear=True):
-            self.assertTrue(gitea_mcp_server._is_client_managed_process())
-
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"GITEA_SERVER_PROVENANCE": "client_managed"}, clear=True):
-            self.assertTrue(gitea_mcp_server._is_client_managed_process())
-
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED": "0"}, clear=True):
-            self.assertFalse(gitea_mcp_server._is_client_managed_process())
-
-    def test_unconsumed_gitea_env_overrides(self):
-        """Test surfacing of unsupported GITEA_* env overrides (e.g. GITEA_DUMMY)."""
-        env = {
-            "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE": "prgs-author",
-            "GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED": "1",
-            "GITEA_DUMMY": "2",
-            "GITEA_UNKNOWN_FLAG": "abc",
-        }
-        unconsumed = gitea_config.get_unconsumed_gitea_env_overrides(env)
-        self.assertIn("GITEA_DUMMY", unconsumed)
-        self.assertEqual(unconsumed["GITEA_DUMMY"], "2")
-        self.assertIn("GITEA_UNKNOWN_FLAG", unconsumed)
-        self.assertNotIn("GITEA_MCP_PROFILE", unconsumed)
-        self.assertNotIn("GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED", unconsumed)
-
-    def test_manual_server_mutation_fail_closed(self):
-        """AC 2: Mutating tools on a server without client-managed provenance fail closed with a typed blocker."""
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED": "0"}, clear=True):
-            block = gitea_mcp_server._provenance_mutation_block(task="create_issue")
-            self.assertIsNotNone(block)
-            self.assertFalse(block["success"])
-            self.assertFalse(block["performed"])
-            self.assertEqual(block["blocker_kind"], "unsupported_manual_launch")
-            self.assertEqual(block["provenance"], "manual_launch")
-            self.assertTrue(any("mutation denied: server process was launched manually" in r for r in block["reasons"]))
-            self.assertIn("BLOCKED + RECONNECT", block["exact_next_action"])
-
-    def test_client_managed_server_mutation_passes_provenance_gate(self):
-        """AC 3: Clean client-managed baseline passes the provenance gate."""
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED": "1"}, clear=True):
-            block = gitea_mcp_server._provenance_mutation_block(task="create_issue")
-            self.assertIsNone(block)
-
-    @patch("subprocess.run")
-    @patch("os.path.getmtime")
-    @patch("os.path.exists")
-    @patch("os.getpid")
-    def test_manual_duplicate_does_not_mask_stale_runtime(
-        self, mock_getpid, mock_exists, mock_getmtime, mock_run
-    ):
-        """AC 1 & AC 3: Staleness detection ignores manual duplicates and reports stale supported runtimes."""
-        mock_getpid.return_value = 12345
-        mock_exists.return_value = True
-
-        code_time = datetime(2026, 7, 8, 14, 0, 0)
-        mock_getmtime.return_value = code_time.timestamp()
-
-        # PID 12345: stale client-managed process (started at 13:00)
-        # PID 99999: fresh manual duplicate process (started at 15:00, no GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED)
-        ps_output = (
-            "  PID LSTART COMMAND\n"
-            "12345 Wed Jul  8 13:00:00 2026 /path/to/python mcp_server.py\n"
-            "99999 Wed Jul  8 15:00:00 2026 /path/to/python mcp_server.py\n"
-        )
-
-        mock_run_ps = MagicMock()
-        mock_run_ps.stdout = ps_output
-
-        mock_env_12345 = MagicMock()
-        mock_env_12345.stdout = "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE=prgs-author GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED=1"
-
-        mock_env_99999 = MagicMock()
-        mock_env_99999.stdout = "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE=prgs-author GITEA_DUMMY=2"
-
-        def side_effect(args, **kwargs):
-            if args[0] == "ps" and "eww" in args:
-                pid = args[2]
-                if pid == "12345":
-                    return mock_env_12345
-                elif pid == "99999":
-                    return mock_env_99999
-            elif args[0] == "ps":
-                return mock_run_ps
-            raise ValueError(f"Unexpected args: {args}")
-
-        mock_run.side_effect = side_effect
-
-        reasons = gitea_mcp_server._check_mcp_runtimes_diagnostics("create_issue", ["prgs-author"])
-
-        # Manual duplicate process must be flagged
-        self.assertTrue(any("Duplicate MCP server process(es) detected" in r for r in reasons))
-        # Unsupported env override (GITEA_DUMMY=2) must be flagged
-        self.assertTrue(any("unsupported-env: Unsupported GITEA_* environment variable override(s) detected: GITEA_DUMMY=2" in r for r in reasons))
-        # Stale runtime must NOT be masked by fresh manual process 99999!
-        self.assertTrue(any("All matching profiles for task 'create_issue' (['prgs-author']) are running but stale" in r for r in reasons))
-
-    def test_namespace_health_classification_includes_provenance(self):
-        """AC 1 & 4: mcp_namespace_health diagnostics include provenance and unconsumed_gitea_env."""
-        process = {
-            "pid": 5555,
-            "profile": "prgs-author",
-            "env": {
-                "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE": "prgs-author",
-                "GITEA_DUMMY": "99",
-            },
-        }
-        res = mcp_namespace_health.classify_namespace_probe(
-            "gitea-author",
-            configured=True,
-            registered_tools=["gitea_whoami"],
-            probe_result={"success": True},
-            process=process,
-            probe_source="client_namespace",
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(res["provenance"], "manual_launch")
-        self.assertFalse(res["is_client_managed"])
-        self.assertEqual(res["unconsumed_gitea_env"], {"GITEA_DUMMY": "99"})
-        self.assertEqual(res["diagnostics"]["provenance"], "manual_launch")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()

tests/test_issue_690_profile_switch_review_guard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+"""Regression coverage for #690: cross-role profile activation invalidation.
+
+A mid-run profile switch (e.g. reviewer → author → reviewer) must invalidate
+workflow-load proof, reviewer lease binding, review decision lock, live
+namespace health, and preflight identity/capability stamps, and must require
+a full reviewer preflight before any formal verdict. Namespace provenance
+must be reported and fail closed on task/namespace mismatch.
+"""
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+
+import gitea_config
+import mcp_namespace_health
+import mcp_server
+import mcp_session_state
+import review_workflow_load
+import reviewer_pr_lease
+
+from tests.test_runtime_clarity import CONFIG_SWITCHING_ENABLED
+
+
+class TestProfileSwitchReviewGuard(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._remotes_patch = patch.dict(mcp_server.REMOTES, {
+            "dadeschools": {"host": "gitea.example.com", "org": "Example-Org", "repo": "Example-Repo"},
+            "prgs": {"host": "gitea.example.com", "org": "Example-Org", "repo": "Example-Repo"},
+        })
+        self._remotes_patch.start()
+        mcp_server._IDENTITY_CACHE.clear()
+        gitea_config._active_profile_override = None
+        self._dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.config_path = os.path.join(self._dir.name, "profiles.json")
+        with open(self.config_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
+            fh.write(json.dumps(CONFIG_SWITCHING_ENABLED))
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self._remotes_patch.stop()
+        mcp_server._IDENTITY_CACHE.clear()
+        gitea_config._active_profile_override = None
+        self._dir.cleanup()
+
+    def _env(self, profile="reviewer-profile"):
+        return {
+            "GITEA_MCP_CONFIG": self.config_path,
+            "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE": profile,
+            "GITEA_TOKEN_AUTHOR": "author-pass",
+            "GITEA_TOKEN_REVIEWER": "reviewer-pass",
+            "GITEA_TOKEN_MERGER": "merger-pass",
+        }
+
+    def _seed_contaminated_review_state(self):
+        """Simulate an in-flight reviewer run under reviewer-profile."""
+        mcp_server._preflight_whoami_called = True
+        mcp_server._preflight_capability_called = True
+        mcp_server._preflight_resolved_role = "reviewer"
+        mcp_server._preflight_resolved_task = "review_pr"
+        review_workflow_load._REVIEW_WORKFLOW_LOAD = {"loaded": True}
+        mcp_server._REVIEW_DECISION_LOCK = {
+            "session_profile": "reviewer-profile",
+            "final_review_decision_ready": True,
+            "ready_pr_number": 688,
+        }
+        reviewer_pr_lease.record_session_lease(
+            {"session_id": "lease-session-1", "pr_number": 688}
+        )
+        mcp_server._LIVE_NAMESPACE_HEALTH["gitea-reviewer"] = {
+            "namespace": "gitea-reviewer",
+            "healthy": True,
+            "ide_namespace_proven": True,
+        }
+        # Durable records keyed by the reviewer identity must also be cleared.
+        mcp_session_state.save_state(
+            kind=mcp_session_state.KIND_WORKFLOW_LOAD,
+            payload={"loaded": True},
+            profile_identity="reviewer-profile",
+        )
+        mcp_session_state.save_state(
+            kind=mcp_session_state.KIND_DECISION_LOCK,
+            payload={"final_review_decision_ready": True, "ready_pr_number": 688},
+            profile_identity="reviewer-profile",
+        )
+
+    def _activate(self, target, logins):
+        with patch.object(
+            mcp_server, "get_auth_header", side_effect=[f"token p" for _ in logins]
+        ), patch.object(
+            mcp_server, "api_request", side_effect=[{"login": l} for l in logins]
+        ), patch.object(
+            mcp_server,
+            "_workspace_repository_slug",
+            return_value="Example-Org/Example-Repo",
+        ), patch.object(
+            mcp_server, "_canonical_repository_slug", return_value=(None, [])
+        ):
+            return mcp_server.gitea_activate_profile(profile_name=target)
+
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    # AC1/AC2/AC3: switch invalidates review state; re-preflight required
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    def test_switch_invalidates_review_state_and_blocks_verdict(self):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self._env("reviewer-profile"), clear=True):
+            self._seed_contaminated_review_state()
+            res = self._activate("author-profile", ["reviewer-user", "author-user"])
+
+            self.assertTrue(res["success"])
+            self.assertTrue(res["re_preflight_required"])
+            inv = res["review_state_invalidation"]
+            self.assertEqual(inv["from_profile"], "reviewer-profile")
+            self.assertEqual(inv["to_profile"], "author-profile")
+            for item in (
+                "preflight_identity_capability",
+                "review_workflow_load",
+                "review_decision_lock",
+                "reviewer_session_lease",
+                "live_namespace_health",
+            ):
+                self.assertIn(item, inv["invalidated"])
+
+            # In-memory state cleared.
+            self.assertFalse(mcp_server._preflight_whoami_called)
+            self.assertFalse(mcp_server._preflight_capability_called)
+            self.assertIsNone(mcp_server._preflight_resolved_task)
+            self.assertIsNone(review_workflow_load._REVIEW_WORKFLOW_LOAD)
+            self.assertIsNone(mcp_server._REVIEW_DECISION_LOCK)
+            self.assertIsNone(reviewer_pr_lease.get_session_lease())
+            self.assertEqual(mcp_server._LIVE_NAMESPACE_HEALTH, {})
+            self.assertIsNotNone(mcp_server._PROFILE_SWITCH_INVALIDATION)
+
+            # Durable records keyed by the reviewer identity are gone.
+            self.assertIsNone(
+                mcp_session_state.load_state(
+                    kind=mcp_session_state.KIND_WORKFLOW_LOAD,
+                    profile_identity="reviewer-profile",
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertIsNone(
+                mcp_session_state.load_state(
+                    kind=mcp_session_state.KIND_DECISION_LOCK,
+                    profile_identity="reviewer-profile",
+                )
+            )
+
+            # A formal verdict without re-preflight fails closed.
+            reasons = mcp_server.check_review_decision_gate(
+                688, "APPROVE", final_review_decision_ready=True
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(reasons)
+
+    def test_switch_back_cannot_resurrect_stale_review_run(self):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self._env("reviewer-profile"), clear=True):
+            self._seed_contaminated_review_state()
+            self._activate("author-profile", ["reviewer-user", "author-user"])
+            res = self._activate("reviewer-profile", ["author-user", "reviewer-user"])
+
+            self.assertTrue(res["success"])
+            # The pre-switch review run must not reappear.
+            self.assertIsNone(mcp_server._REVIEW_DECISION_LOCK)
+            self.assertIsNone(review_workflow_load._REVIEW_WORKFLOW_LOAD)
+            self.assertIsNone(reviewer_pr_lease.get_session_lease())
+            status = review_workflow_load.workflow_load_status()
+            self.assertFalse(status["workflow_load_valid"])
+            reasons = mcp_server.check_review_decision_gate(
+                688, "APPROVE", final_review_decision_ready=True
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(reasons)
+
+    def test_same_profile_reactivation_keeps_state(self):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self._env("reviewer-profile"), clear=True):
+            self._seed_contaminated_review_state()
+            res = self._activate("reviewer-profile", ["reviewer-user", "reviewer-user"])
+            self.assertTrue(res["success"], res)
+            self.assertNotIn("review_state_invalidation", res)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(mcp_server._REVIEW_DECISION_LOCK)
+            self.assertTrue(mcp_server._preflight_whoami_called)
+
+    def test_clean_repreflight_after_switch_allows_gate(self):
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, self._env("reviewer-profile"), clear=True):
+            self._seed_contaminated_review_state()
+            self._activate("author-profile", ["reviewer-user", "author-user"])
+            self._activate("reviewer-profile", ["author-user", "reviewer-user"])
+
+            # Re-establish the full reviewer preflight under the new profile.
+            mcp_server.record_preflight_check("whoami")
+            mcp_server.record_preflight_check(
+                "capability", resolved_role="reviewer", resolved_task="review_pr"
+            )
+            mcp_server.init_review_decision_lock("dadeschools", "review_pr")
+            lock = mcp_server._load_review_decision_lock()
+            self.assertIsNotNone(lock)
+            lock.update(
+                {
+                    "final_review_decision_ready": True,
+                    "ready_pr_number": 688,
+                    "ready_action": "APPROVE",
+                    "ready_remote": "dadeschools",
+                    "ready_org": "Example-Org",
+                    "ready_repo": "Example-Repo",
+                }
+            )
+            mcp_server._save_review_decision_lock(lock)
+
+            with patch.object(
+                mcp_server, "_review_workflow_load_gate_reasons", return_value=[]
+            ):
+                reasons = mcp_server.check_review_decision_gate(
+                    688,
+                    "APPROVE",
+                    final_review_decision_ready=True,
+                    remote="dadeschools",
+                )
+            self.assertEqual(reasons, [])
+
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    # AC4: namespace provenance reporting + fail-closed mismatch
+    # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+    def test_namespace_provenance_mismatch_detection(self):
+        prov = mcp_namespace_health.namespace_provenance(
+            task="review_pr",
+            active_profile="reviewer-profile",
+            env={"GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE": "gitea-author"},
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(prov["mismatch"])
+        self.assertEqual(prov["required_namespace"], "gitea-reviewer")
+
+        prov_ok = mcp_namespace_health.namespace_provenance(
+            task="review_pr",
+            active_profile="reviewer-profile",
+            env={"GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE": "gitea-reviewer"},
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(prov_ok["mismatch"])
+
+        prov_unknown = mcp_namespace_health.namespace_provenance(
+            task="review_pr", active_profile="reviewer-profile", env={}
+        )
+        self.assertIsNone(prov_unknown["configured_namespace"])
+        self.assertFalse(prov_unknown["mismatch"])
+        self.assertEqual(prov_unknown["namespace_source"], "unknown")
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request", return_value={"login": "reviewer-user"})
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value="token reviewer-pass")
+    def test_whoami_reports_namespace_provenance(self, _auth, _api):
+        env = self._env("reviewer-profile")
+        env["GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE"] = "gitea-reviewer"
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+            res = mcp_server.gitea_whoami(remote="dadeschools")
+        prov = res["namespace_provenance"]
+        self.assertEqual(prov["configured_namespace"], "gitea-reviewer")
+        self.assertEqual(prov["active_profile"], "reviewer-profile")
+        self.assertFalse(prov["mismatch"])
+
+    @patch("mcp_server.api_request", return_value={"login": "reviewer-user"})
+    @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header", return_value="token reviewer-pass")
+    def test_resolve_fails_closed_on_namespace_mismatch(self, _auth, _api):
+        env = self._env("reviewer-profile")
+        env["GITEA_MCP_NAMESPACE"] = "gitea-author"
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+            res = mcp_server.gitea_resolve_task_capability(
+                task="review_pr", kwargs="{}", remote="dadeschools"
+            )
+        self.assertFalse(res["allowed_in_current_session"])
+        self.assertTrue(res["namespace_provenance"]["mismatch"])
+        self.assertTrue(
+            any("namespace" in g for g in res["task_role_guidance"])
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_mcp_stale_runtime.py

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ class TestMcpStaleRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
         
         # Mock env output for ps eww
         mock_run_env12345 = MagicMock()
-        mock_run_env12345.stdout = "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE=prgs-reconciler GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED=1"
+        mock_run_env12345.stdout = "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE=prgs-reconciler"
         
         mock_run_env54321 = MagicMock()
-        mock_run_env54321.stdout = "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE=prgs-author GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED=1"
+        mock_run_env54321.stdout = "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE=prgs-author"
         
         def side_effect(args, **kwargs):
             if args[0] == "ps" and "eww" in args:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class TestMcpStaleRuntime(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_run_ps.stdout = ps_output
 
         mock_run_env = MagicMock()
-        mock_run_env.stdout = "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE=prgs-author GITEA_CLIENT_MANAGED=1"
+        mock_run_env.stdout = "GITEA_MCP_PROFILE=prgs-author"
 
         mock_run_git = MagicMock()
         mock_run_git.stdout = "FAKE2" # different SHA

tests/test_runtime_clarity.py

@@ -243,10 +243,9 @@ class TestRuntimeClarity(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn("switching is disabled", res["message"].lower())
         self.assertIsNone(gitea_config._active_profile_override)
 
-    @patch("mcp_server._trusted_session_repository", return_value={"repository": "Example-Org/Example-Repo", "org": "Example-Org", "repo": "Example-Repo", "reasons": []})
     @patch("mcp_server.api_request")
     @patch("mcp_server.get_auth_header")
-    def test_activate_profile_succeeds_when_enabled(self, mock_auth, mock_api, mock_trusted):
+    def test_activate_profile_succeeds_when_enabled(self, mock_auth, mock_api):
         self._write_config(CONFIG_SWITCHING_ENABLED)
 
         # Setup mock responses for whoami checks