- openThread/createThread accept a generic `subject` (group name) — stored on the
thread, echoed via listThreads; kernel never interprets it.
- Gateway open_thread now returns an ACK'd { error } on failure instead of throwing
(which never acked → clients hung on "loading"). Non-member/missing-thread opens
fail cleanly.
- Tests run against an isolated `iios_test` database (vitest globalSetup creates +
migrates it; test.env overrides DATABASE_URL) so `pnpm test` can never TRUNCATE the
dev database again. Verified: full suite green, dev DB row counts unchanged.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Root cause of 'waiting for escalations': no queue/membership meant tickets were
never assigned. Now: createTicket find-or-creates a default queue; new joinDefault
endpoint + useGoOnline hook; agent-demo joins+goes-AVAILABLE on load (assignPending
picks up any waiting ticket). smoke-support self-seeds (no seed script needed).
Also: vitest singleFork to end cross-file DB races (45 tests deterministic).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>