Phase 8: optional accounts, per-user data, shared demo key

Guest-first multi-user mode behind AIDND_MULTI_USER (local installs
unchanged): signed-cookie guest sessions bootstrapped by /api/auth/me,
register upgrades the guest in place, login/logout, per-IP rate limits.
Every router scoped by user_id; Settings become per-user with the API
key Fernet-encrypted at rest and write-only through the API. Users
without a key get a server-funded demo key (OpenRouter free models,
20 turns/day, memory bank disabled on demo turns). Public read-only
demo scenarios (seed_demo.py); debug log restricted to local mode.
Frontend: auth modal + guest nudge, 401 re-establish/retry, demo
banner and key management in Settings.

Migrations 13-23 adopt existing data under a local user and encrypt
stored keys. Verified: migration on a copy of real data.db, two-session
isolation + register/login via curl and Chrome, demo cap 429, live
OpenRouter turn through the encrypted-key path, vite build + oxlint.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01KFsGHju9szibJJa2YJcdbg

.gitignore

@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ frontend/dist/
 
 # Misc
 .claude/
+
+# Phase 8: auto-generated session/encryption secret (lives next to the DB)
+secret.key

README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ models make the whole experience $0.
   (`backend/app/memorybank.py`).
 - **Import/export** — AI Dungeon-compatible formats for scripts and scenarios; JSON for
   everything.
+- **Optional accounts for hosted deployments** — by default the app is single-user with zero
+  auth friction; set `AIDND_MULTI_USER=1` and visitors play instantly as guests (signed
+  session cookie), can register (email + password) at any point to keep their data, and each
+  user gets isolated data plus their own encrypted-at-rest API key. A server-funded **shared
+  demo key** with a daily turn cap lets people try it without bringing a key
+  (`backend/app/auth.py`).
 
 ## Quick start
 
@@ -95,8 +101,10 @@ player input
 
 ```
 frontend/   React + Vite SPA  ──HTTP/SSE──►  backend/  FastAPI
-                                              ├─ routers/      scenarios, adventures, story cards, scripts, settings, debug
+                                              ├─ routers/      auth, scenarios, adventures, story cards, scripts, settings, debug
-                                              ├─ models.py     SQLAlchemy: Scenario, Adventure, Action, StoryCard, Script, Settings, Memory
+                                              ├─ models.py     SQLAlchemy: User, Scenario, Adventure, Action, StoryCard, Script, Settings, Memory
+                                              ├─ auth.py       guest/registered users, sessions, shared demo key
+                                              ├─ security.py   password hashing, cookie signing, API-key encryption
                                               ├─ context/      prompt assembly under a token budget
                                               ├─ scripting/    quickjs sandbox + AI Dungeon API surface
                                               ├─ memorybank.py auto-summarization + embedding retrieval

backend/.env.example

@@ -9,9 +9,36 @@
 # Docker compose sets this to /data/data.db (a named volume).
 AIDND_DB_PATH=
 
-# --- Coming in later phases (documented here as they land) ---
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Phase 8/9 will add: SECRET_KEY, MULTI_USER, DEMO_API_KEY, DEMO_ENDPOINT_URL,
+# Phase 8 — optional accounts & multi-user (all optional; defaults keep the
-# DEMO_MODEL_WHITELIST, DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY, CORS_ORIGINS.
+# app in frictionless single-user "local mode")
-#
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# "1"/"true" turns on multi-user mode: guest sessions via signed cookies,
+# register/login UI, per-user data. Leave unset for local installs.
+AIDND_MULTI_USER=
+
+# Secret for signing session cookies and encrypting stored API keys at rest.
+# If unset, one is auto-generated into `secret.key` next to the database
+# (fine for local/docker-volume runs). Set it explicitly on hosted deploys so
+# sessions survive redeploys when the disk is ephemeral or replaced.
+AIDND_SECRET_KEY=
+
+# "1" marks session cookies Secure (HTTPS-only). Turn on in production.
+AIDND_COOKIE_SECURE=
+
+# --- Shared demo key (BYOK fallback; only active when AIDND_MULTI_USER=1) ---
+# Users with no API key of their own get this server-funded endpoint with a
+# model whitelist and a per-day turn cap. Unset = no demo, users must bring
+# their own key. Memory bank/auto-summarization are disabled on demo turns.
+AIDND_DEMO_API_KEY=
+# Default endpoint if unset: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
+AIDND_DEMO_ENDPOINT_URL=
+# Comma-separated model whitelist. Default: google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free
+AIDND_DEMO_MODELS=
+# Successful AI turns per user per day on the demo key. Default: 20
+AIDND_DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY=
+
 # The AI endpoint/API key/model are NOT env vars — they are configured at
-# runtime in the app's Settings page and stored in the database.
+# runtime in the app's Settings page and stored (encrypted) in the database.
+# Phase 9 will add: rate limiting and CORS_ORIGINS.

backend/app/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+"""Phase 8 — user resolution, sessions, and the shared demo key.
+
+Two modes, chosen by the AIDND_MULTI_USER env var:
+
+- Local mode (default): every request resolves to one auto-created "local
+  user". No cookies, no login UI — a clone/docker-compose behaves exactly
+  like the pre-Phase-8 single-user app.
+- Multi-user mode (hosted): requests carry a signed session cookie. GET
+  /api/auth/me creates a guest user on first visit; registering upgrades the
+  guest in place so their data survives. Requests without a valid session get
+  401 and the frontend re-establishes via /me.
+
+The shared demo key (BYOK fallback) is also configured here: users whose
+settings have no API key are routed to a server-funded endpoint with a model
+whitelist and a per-day turn cap.
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+from collections import defaultdict, deque
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import timezone
+
+from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, Request
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from . import models, security
+from .database import get_db
+
+
+def _env_flag(name: str) -> bool:
+    return os.environ.get(name, "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on")
+
+
+MULTI_USER = _env_flag("AIDND_MULTI_USER")
+
+SESSION_COOKIE = "aidnd_session"
+COOKIE_SECURE = _env_flag("AIDND_COOKIE_SECURE")  # enable behind HTTPS in prod
+COOKIE_MAX_AGE = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365
+
+# ---------- Shared demo key (BYOK fallback) ----------
+
+DEMO_API_KEY = os.environ.get("AIDND_DEMO_API_KEY", "").strip()
+DEMO_ENDPOINT_URL = (
+    os.environ.get("AIDND_DEMO_ENDPOINT_URL", "").strip()
+    or "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
+)
+DEMO_MODELS = [
+    m.strip()
+    for m in os.environ.get("AIDND_DEMO_MODELS", "").split(",")
+    if m.strip()
+] or ["google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free"]
+DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY = int(os.environ.get("AIDND_DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY", "20") or 20)
+
+DEMO_CAP_MESSAGE = (
+    f"You've used all {DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY} free demo turns for today. "
+    "Add your own API key in Settings to keep playing (it resets tomorrow)."
+)
+
+
+def demo_enabled() -> bool:
+    # The demo key is a hosted-deployment feature; local installs talk to
+    # whatever endpoint Settings points at, even with no API key (Ollama).
+    return MULTI_USER and bool(DEMO_API_KEY)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ProviderConfig:
+    """What the turn engine should actually connect with, after the
+    BYOK-vs-demo decision."""
+
+    endpoint_url: str
+    api_key: str
+    model: str
+    using_demo: bool
+
+
+def resolve_provider_config(settings: models.Settings) -> ProviderConfig:
+    key = settings.api_key_plain
+    if key or not demo_enabled():
+        return ProviderConfig(settings.endpoint_url, key, settings.model, False)
+    model = settings.model if settings.model in DEMO_MODELS else DEMO_MODELS[0]
+    return ProviderConfig(DEMO_ENDPOINT_URL, DEMO_API_KEY, model, True)
+
+
+def _today() -> str:
+    return models.utcnow().date().isoformat()
+
+
+def demo_turns_left(user: models.User) -> int:
+    used = user.demo_turns_used if user.demo_turns_date == _today() else 0
+    return max(0, DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY - used)
+
+
+def count_demo_turn(user: models.User) -> None:
+    """Record one demo turn; the caller's commit persists it."""
+    today = _today()
+    if user.demo_turns_date != today:
+        user.demo_turns_date = today
+        user.demo_turns_used = 0
+    user.demo_turns_used += 1
+
+
+# ---------- User resolution ----------
+
+def local_user(db: Session) -> models.User:
+    """The single implicit user in local mode (owns pre-Phase-8 data via
+    migration; created lazily on a fresh database)."""
+    user = (
+        db.query(models.User)
+        .filter(models.User.email.is_(None), models.User.is_guest.is_(False))
+        .order_by(models.User.id)
+        .first()
+    )
+    if user is None:
+        user = models.User(is_guest=False)
+        db.add(user)
+        db.commit()
+    return user
+
+
+def _touch(user: models.User, db: Session) -> None:
+    now = models.utcnow()
+    last = user.last_seen_at
+    if last is not None and last.tzinfo is None:
+        # SQLite hands DateTime columns back naive; they were stored as UTC.
+        last = last.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    if last is None or (now - last).total_seconds() > 3600:
+        user.last_seen_at = now
+        db.commit()
+
+
+def resolve_session_user(request: Request, db: Session) -> models.User | None:
+    token = request.cookies.get(SESSION_COOKIE)
+    if not token:
+        return None
+    user_id = security.verify_session(token)
+    if user_id is None:
+        return None
+    return db.get(models.User, user_id)
+
+
+def get_current_user(request: Request, db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> models.User:
+    """Dependency used by every router. 401 in multi-user mode means the
+    frontend must (re)establish a session via GET /api/auth/me."""
+    if not MULTI_USER:
+        user = local_user(db)
+    else:
+        user = resolve_session_user(request, db)
+        if user is None:
+            raise HTTPException(401, "No session. Call GET /api/auth/me first.")
+    _touch(user, db)
+    return user
+
+
+# ---------- Brute-force limiter for register/login ----------
+
+_ATTEMPT_LIMIT = 10
+_ATTEMPT_WINDOW = 300  # seconds
+_attempts: dict[str, deque] = defaultdict(deque)
+
+
+def rate_limit_auth(request: Request) -> None:
+    ip = request.client.host if request.client else "unknown"
+    now = time.time()
+    window = _attempts[ip]
+    while window and window[0] < now - _ATTEMPT_WINDOW:
+        window.popleft()
+    if len(window) >= _ATTEMPT_LIMIT:
+        raise HTTPException(429, "Too many attempts. Try again in a few minutes.")
+    window.append(now)

backend/app/main.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException as StarletteHTTPException
 
 from .database import engine
 from .migrations import bootstrap
-from .routers import adventures, debug, scenarios, scripts, settings, story_cards
+from .routers import adventures, auth, debug, scenarios, scripts, settings, story_cards
 
 bootstrap(engine)
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
+app.include_router(auth.router)
 app.include_router(scenarios.router)
 app.include_router(adventures.router)
 app.include_router(story_cards.router)

backend/app/memorybank.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ _tasks: set[asyncio.Task] = set()
 def summary_provider(settings: models.Settings) -> OpenAICompatibleProvider:
     return OpenAICompatibleProvider(
         settings.endpoint_url,
-        settings.api_key,
+        settings.api_key_plain,
         settings.summary_model or settings.model,
         settings.api_mode,
         settings.reasoning_max_tokens,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def summary_provider(settings: models.Settings) -> OpenAICompatibleProvider:
 
 def embedding_provider(settings: models.Settings) -> OpenAICompatibleProvider:
     return OpenAICompatibleProvider(
-        settings.endpoint_url, settings.api_key, settings.embedding_model
+        settings.endpoint_url, settings.api_key_plain, settings.embedding_model
     )
 
 
@@ -165,8 +165,15 @@ async def run_post_turn(adventure_id: int) -> None:
     db = SessionLocal()
     try:
         adventure = db.get(models.Adventure, adventure_id)
-        settings = db.get(models.Settings, 1)
+        if adventure is None:
-        if adventure is None or settings is None:
+            return
+        # Settings are per-user (Phase 8): use the adventure owner's row.
+        settings = (
+            db.query(models.Settings)
+            .filter(models.Settings.user_id == adventure.user_id)
+            .first()
+        )
+        if settings is None:
             return
         # Undo/retry can shrink the action list below a stored cursor, which
         # would stall summarization until the story grew past it again.

backend/app/migrations.py

@@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ MIGRATIONS: list[tuple[int, str]] = [
     # Reasoning-model support: separate thinking budget + stored reasoning text.
     (11, "ALTER TABLE settings ADD COLUMN reasoning_max_tokens INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"),
     (12, "ALTER TABLE actions ADD COLUMN reasoning TEXT"),
+    # Phase 8: optional accounts. The `users` table itself comes from
+    # create_all; these adopt all pre-existing rows under a "local user"
+    # (id=1) so a single-user install keeps working unchanged.
+    (13, """
+        INSERT INTO users (id, email, password_hash, is_guest, created_at,
+                           demo_turns_used, demo_turns_date)
+        SELECT 1, NULL, NULL, 0, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 0, ''
+        WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM users)
+    """),
+    (14, "ALTER TABLE scenarios ADD COLUMN user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE"),
+    (15, "UPDATE scenarios SET user_id = 1"),
+    (16, "ALTER TABLE scenarios ADD COLUMN is_public BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"),
+    (17, "ALTER TABLE scripts ADD COLUMN user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE"),
+    (18, "UPDATE scripts SET user_id = 1"),
+    (19, "ALTER TABLE adventures ADD COLUMN user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE"),
+    (20, "UPDATE adventures SET user_id = 1"),
+    (21, "ALTER TABLE settings ADD COLUMN user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE"),
+    (22, "UPDATE settings SET user_id = 1"),
+    (23, "CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_settings_user_id ON settings (user_id)"),
 ]
 
 LATEST_VERSION = max((v for v, _ in MIGRATIONS), default=1)
@@ -64,3 +83,20 @@ def bootstrap(engine: Engine) -> None:
                 conn.execute(text(sql))
                 current = version
         conn.execute(text(f"PRAGMA user_version = {current}"))
+        _encrypt_plaintext_api_keys(conn)
+
+
+def _encrypt_plaintext_api_keys(conn) -> None:
+    """Phase 8 data migration (can't be plain SQL): API keys saved before
+    encryption-at-rest existed are stored bare; wrap them in Fernet. Runs on
+    every start but matches nothing once all rows carry the enc: prefix."""
+    from . import security  # deferred: security derives its key from DB_PATH setup
+
+    rows = conn.execute(text(
+        "SELECT id, api_key FROM settings WHERE api_key != '' AND api_key NOT LIKE 'enc:%'"
+    )).all()
+    for row_id, plain in rows:
+        conn.execute(
+            text("UPDATE settings SET api_key = :key WHERE id = :id"),
+            {"key": security.encrypt_secret(plain), "id": row_id},
+        )

backend/app/models.py

@@ -12,6 +12,31 @@ def utcnow() -> datetime:
     return datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
 
+class User(Base):
+    """Phase 8 — optional accounts.
+
+    Three kinds of rows share this table:
+      - the "local user" (email NULL, is_guest False): auto-created in
+        single-user/local mode; owns everything a pre-Phase-8 DB had;
+      - guests (email NULL, is_guest True): created on first visit in
+        multi-user mode, identified only by their session cookie;
+      - registered users (email set): a guest upgraded in place, so their
+        data survives registration with no re-parenting.
+    """
+
+    __tablename__ = "users"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    email: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(320), unique=True, nullable=True)
+    password_hash: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(300), nullable=True)
+    is_guest: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=True)
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime, default=utcnow)
+    last_seen_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime, nullable=True)
+    # Shared demo key usage (resets when the UTC date changes).
+    demo_turns_used: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, default=0)
+    demo_turns_date: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(10), default="")
+
+
 scenario_scripts = Table(
     "scenario_scripts",
     Base.metadata,
@@ -24,6 +49,11 @@ class Scenario(Base):
     __tablename__ = "scenarios"
 
     id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    # NULL owner + is_public = seeded demo content, readable by everyone.
+    user_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=True
+    )
+    is_public: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False)
     title: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(200), default="Untitled Scenario")
     description: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
     prompt: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
@@ -46,6 +76,9 @@ class Adventure(Base):
     __tablename__ = "adventures"
 
     id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    user_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=True
+    )
     scenario_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(
         ForeignKey("scenarios.id", ondelete="SET NULL"), nullable=True
     )
@@ -157,6 +190,9 @@ class Script(Base):
     __tablename__ = "scripts"
 
     id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    user_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=True
+    )
     name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(200), default="Untitled Script")
     description: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
     library_js: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(Text, default="")
@@ -191,8 +227,14 @@ class AdventureScript(Base):
 class Settings(Base):
     __tablename__ = "settings"
 
-    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)  # single row, id=1
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    # Phase 8: one row per user (pre-Phase-8 DBs had a single id=1 row, which
+    # the migration assigns to the local user).
+    user_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), nullable=True, unique=True
+    )
     endpoint_url: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(500), default="http://localhost:11434/v1")
+    # Fernet-encrypted at rest ("enc:..." — see security.py); use api_key_plain.
     api_key: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(500), default="")
     model: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(200), default="")
     api_mode: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(20), default="chat")  # chat|completion
@@ -219,3 +261,13 @@ class Settings(Base):
     embedding_model: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(200), default="")  # "" = bank disabled
     memory_bank_capacity: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, default=200)
     memory_top_k: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, default=5)
+
+    @property
+    def has_api_key(self) -> bool:
+        return bool(self.api_key)
+
+    @property
+    def api_key_plain(self) -> str:
+        from . import security  # local import: models is imported before security
+
+        return security.decrypt_secret(self.api_key)

backend/app/routers/adventures.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from sqlalchemy import func
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from .. import memorybank, models, schemas
+from .. import auth, memorybank, models, schemas
 from ..context import build_context
 from ..database import get_db
 from ..providers import OpenAICompatibleProvider, PromptParts, ProviderError
@@ -16,20 +16,25 @@ from .settings import get_settings
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/adventures", tags=["adventures"])
 
+CurrentUser = Depends(auth.get_current_user)
 
-def get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id: int, db: Session) -> models.Adventure:
+
+def get_adventure_or_404(
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session, user: models.User
+) -> models.Adventure:
     adventure = db.get(models.Adventure, adventure_id)
-    if adventure is None:
+    if adventure is None or adventure.user_id != user.id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Adventure not found")
     return adventure
 
 
 @router.get("", response_model=list[schemas.AdventureListItem])
-def list_adventures(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def list_adventures(db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser):
     rows = (
         db.query(models.Adventure, func.count(models.Action.id), models.Scenario.title)
         .outerjoin(models.Action)
         .outerjoin(models.Scenario, models.Adventure.scenario_id == models.Scenario.id)
+        .filter(models.Adventure.user_id == user.id)
         .group_by(models.Adventure.id)
         .order_by(models.Adventure.updated_at.desc())
         .all()
@@ -60,15 +65,21 @@ def fill_placeholders(text: str, values: dict[str, str]) -> str:
 
 
 @router.post("", response_model=schemas.AdventureOut, status_code=201)
-def create_adventure(payload: schemas.AdventureCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def create_adventure(
+    payload: schemas.AdventureCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
+):
     scenario = None
     if payload.scenario_id is not None:
         scenario = db.get(models.Scenario, payload.scenario_id)
-        if scenario is None:
+        # Playable = your own scenario or a shared demo one.
+        if scenario is None or (scenario.user_id != user.id and not scenario.is_public):
             raise HTTPException(404, "Scenario not found")
 
     values = payload.placeholders
     adventure = models.Adventure(
+        user_id=user.id,
         scenario_id=scenario.id if scenario else None,
         title=payload.title or (scenario.title if scenario else "Untitled Adventure"),
         memory=fill_placeholders(scenario.memory, values) if scenario else "",
@@ -119,15 +130,20 @@ def create_adventure(payload: schemas.AdventureCreate, db: Session = Depends(get
 
 
 @router.get("/{adventure_id}", response_model=schemas.AdventureOut)
-def get_adventure(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def get_adventure(
-    return get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
+    return get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
 
 
 @router.patch("/{adventure_id}", response_model=schemas.AdventureOut)
 def update_adventure(
-    adventure_id: int, payload: schemas.AdventureUpdate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+    adventure_id: int,
+    payload: schemas.AdventureUpdate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
 ):
-    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     for field, value in payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True).items():
         setattr(adventure, field, value)
     db.commit()
@@ -135,8 +151,10 @@ def update_adventure(
 
 
 @router.delete("/{adventure_id}", status_code=204)
-def delete_adventure(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def delete_adventure(
-    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
+    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     db.delete(adventure)
     db.commit()
 
@@ -197,11 +215,26 @@ def next_index(adventure: models.Adventure) -> int:
     return max((a.index for a in adventure.actions), default=-1) + 1
 
 
-async def generate_turn(adventure: models.Adventure, db: Session, pipeline: ScriptPipeline):
+async def generate_turn(
+    adventure: models.Adventure,
+    db: Session,
+    pipeline: ScriptPipeline,
+    user: models.User,
+):
     """SSE generator: streams the AI continuation through the context/output
     script hooks, then stores the result."""
-    settings = get_settings(db)
+    settings = get_settings(db, user)
-    memories = await memorybank.retrieve_memories(adventure, settings, update_stats=True)
+    cfg = auth.resolve_provider_config(settings)
+    if cfg.using_demo:
+        # No embedding/summarization calls on the server-funded key: memory
+        # retrieval is skipped (with a visible note when the bank is on).
+        memories = (
+            {"used": [], "error": "Memory bank is unavailable on the shared demo key — add your own API key in Settings."}
+            if adventure.memory_bank_enabled
+            else None
+        )
+    else:
+        memories = await memorybank.retrieve_memories(adventure, settings, update_stats=True)
     system_text, story_text, snapshot = build_context(adventure, settings, memories)
 
     # onModelContext: scripts see (and may rewrite) the whole assembled context.
@@ -223,7 +256,7 @@ async def generate_turn(adventure: models.Adventure, db: Session, pipeline: Scri
     }
 
     provider = OpenAICompatibleProvider(
-        settings.endpoint_url, settings.api_key, settings.model, settings.api_mode,
+        cfg.endpoint_url, cfg.api_key, cfg.model, settings.api_mode,
         settings.reasoning_max_tokens,
     )
     chunks: list[str] = []
@@ -264,15 +297,33 @@ async def generate_turn(adventure: models.Adventure, db: Session, pipeline: Scri
     )
     db.add(ai_action)
     adventure.updated_at = models.utcnow()
+    if cfg.using_demo:
+        # Successful demo turns count against the daily cap (checked up front
+        # in the endpoint); failed provider calls above don't reach here.
+        auth.count_demo_turn(user)
     db.commit()
     db.refresh(ai_action)
     yield sse({"type": "done", "action": action_json(ai_action), "script": pipeline.report()})
-    # Phase 6: fire-and-forget summarization/embedding (opens its own DB session).
+    # Phase 6: fire-and-forget summarization/embedding (opens its own DB
-    memorybank.schedule_post_turn(adventure)
+    # session). Skipped on the demo key — background AI calls would be
+    # unmetered spend on the server-funded key.
+    if not cfg.using_demo:
+        memorybank.schedule_post_turn(adventure)
+
+
+def check_demo_cap(db: Session, user: models.User) -> None:
+    """409/429-style guard before a turn starts, so a capped player's input
+    isn't stored and then left without a reply."""
+    settings = get_settings(db, user)
+    if auth.resolve_provider_config(settings).using_demo and auth.demo_turns_left(user) <= 0:
+        raise HTTPException(429, auth.DEMO_CAP_MESSAGE)
 
 
 async def run_player_turn(
-    adventure: models.Adventure, db: Session, payload: schemas.ActionCreate
+    adventure: models.Adventure,
+    db: Session,
+    payload: schemas.ActionCreate,
+    user: models.User,
 ):
     pipeline = ScriptPipeline(adventure, db)
 
@@ -304,26 +355,33 @@ async def run_player_turn(
             yield sse({"type": "stopped", "script": pipeline.report()})
             return
 
-    async for event in generate_turn(adventure, db, pipeline):
+    async for event in generate_turn(adventure, db, pipeline, user):
         yield event
 
 
 @router.post("/{adventure_id}/actions")
 def create_action(
-    adventure_id: int, payload: schemas.ActionCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+    adventure_id: int,
+    payload: schemas.ActionCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
 ):
-    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
+    check_demo_cap(db, user)
     acquire_turn_lock(adventure_id)
     return StreamingResponse(
-        with_turn_lock(adventure_id, run_player_turn(adventure, db, payload)),
+        with_turn_lock(adventure_id, run_player_turn(adventure, db, payload, user)),
         media_type="text/event-stream",
     )
 
 
 @router.post("/{adventure_id}/retry")
-def retry_action(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def retry_action(
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
     """Delete the last AI action and regenerate from the same input."""
-    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
+    check_demo_cap(db, user)
     acquire_turn_lock(adventure_id)
     try:
         if adventure.actions and adventure.actions[-1].type == "ai":
@@ -334,15 +392,20 @@ def retry_action(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
         _active_turns.discard(adventure_id)
         raise
     return StreamingResponse(
-        with_turn_lock(adventure_id, generate_turn(adventure, db, ScriptPipeline(adventure, db))),
+        with_turn_lock(
+            adventure_id,
+            generate_turn(adventure, db, ScriptPipeline(adventure, db), user),
+        ),
         media_type="text/event-stream",
     )
 
 
 @router.post("/{adventure_id}/undo", response_model=list[schemas.ActionOut])
-def undo_turn(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def undo_turn(
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
     """Delete the last turn: the trailing AI action plus its player action, if any."""
-    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     actions = list(adventure.actions)
     if not actions or actions[-1].type == "start":
         raise HTTPException(400, "Nothing to undo")
@@ -358,9 +421,11 @@ def undo_turn(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
 # ---------- Import / Export ----------
 
 @router.get("/{adventure_id}/export")
-def export_adventure(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def export_adventure(
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
     """Full backup: plot components, story cards, scripts (+state), every action."""
-    adv = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adv = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     return {
         "format": "ai-dnd-adventure-v1",
         "title": adv.title,
@@ -406,11 +471,16 @@ def export_adventure(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
 
 
 @router.post("/import", response_model=schemas.AdventureOut, status_code=201)
-def import_adventure(bundle: dict = Body(...), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def import_adventure(
+    bundle: dict = Body(...),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
+):
     if bundle.get("format") != "ai-dnd-adventure-v1":
         raise HTTPException(400, "Not an adventure export file (expected format ai-dnd-adventure-v1).")
 
     adventure = models.Adventure(
+        user_id=user.id,
         title=str(bundle.get("title") or "Imported Adventure"),
         memory=str(bundle.get("memory") or ""),
         authors_note=str(bundle.get("authorsNote") or ""),
@@ -480,8 +550,10 @@ def import_adventure(bundle: dict = Body(...), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
 # ---------- Adventure scripts ----------
 
 @router.get("/{adventure_id}/scripts", response_model=list[schemas.AdventureScriptOut])
-def list_adventure_scripts(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def list_adventure_scripts(
-    return get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db).scripts
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
+    return get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user).scripts
 
 
 @router.patch(
@@ -492,7 +564,9 @@ def update_adventure_script(
     adv_script_id: int,
     payload: schemas.AdventureScriptUpdate,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
 ):
+    get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     script = db.get(models.AdventureScript, adv_script_id)
     if script is None or script.adventure_id != adventure_id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Script not found")
@@ -505,17 +579,32 @@ def update_adventure_script(
 # ---------- Insights ----------
 
 @router.get("/{adventure_id}/context")
-async def dry_run_context(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+async def dry_run_context(
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
     """What would be sent to the AI if the player continued right now."""
-    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
-    settings = get_settings(db)
+    settings = get_settings(db, user)
-    memories = await memorybank.retrieve_memories(adventure, settings, update_stats=False)
+    if auth.resolve_provider_config(settings).using_demo:
+        memories = (
+            {"used": [], "error": "Memory bank is unavailable on the shared demo key."}
+            if adventure.memory_bank_enabled
+            else None
+        )
+    else:
+        memories = await memorybank.retrieve_memories(adventure, settings, update_stats=False)
     _, _, report = build_context(adventure, settings, memories)
     return report
 
 
 @router.get("/{adventure_id}/actions/{action_id}/context")
-def action_context(adventure_id: int, action_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def action_context(
+    adventure_id: int,
+    action_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
+):
+    get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     action = db.get(models.Action, action_id)
     if action is None or action.adventure_id != adventure_id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Action not found")
@@ -527,16 +616,21 @@ def action_context(adventure_id: int, action_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_
 # ---------- Memory bank (Phase 6) ----------
 
 @router.get("/{adventure_id}/memories", response_model=list[schemas.MemoryOut])
-def list_memories(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def list_memories(
-    return get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db).memories
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
+    return get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user).memories
 
 
 @router.post("/{adventure_id}/memories", response_model=schemas.MemoryOut, status_code=201)
 def create_memory(
-    adventure_id: int, payload: schemas.MemoryCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+    adventure_id: int,
+    payload: schemas.MemoryCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
 ):
     """Manually add a memory; it gets embedded by the next post-turn pass."""
-    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     if not payload.text.strip():
         raise HTTPException(400, "Memory text cannot be empty")
     memory = models.Memory(adventure_id=adventure.id, text=payload.text.strip())
@@ -552,7 +646,9 @@ def update_memory(
     memory_id: int,
     payload: schemas.MemoryUpdate,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
 ):
+    get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     memory = db.get(models.Memory, memory_id)
     if memory is None or memory.adventure_id != adventure_id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Memory not found")
@@ -566,7 +662,13 @@ def update_memory(
 
 
 @router.delete("/{adventure_id}/memories/{memory_id}", status_code=204)
-def delete_memory(adventure_id: int, memory_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def delete_memory(
+    adventure_id: int,
+    memory_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
+):
+    get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     memory = db.get(models.Memory, memory_id)
     if memory is None or memory.adventure_id != adventure_id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Memory not found")
@@ -577,8 +679,10 @@ def delete_memory(adventure_id: int, memory_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_d
 # ---------- Actions (CRUD) ----------
 
 @router.get("/{adventure_id}/actions", response_model=list[schemas.ActionOut])
-def list_actions(adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def list_actions(
-    get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db)
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
+    get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     return (
         db.query(models.Action)
         .filter(models.Action.adventure_id == adventure_id)
@@ -593,7 +697,9 @@ def update_action(
     action_id: int,
     payload: schemas.ActionUpdate,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
 ):
+    get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     action = db.get(models.Action, action_id)
     if action is None or action.adventure_id != adventure_id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Action not found")
@@ -603,7 +709,13 @@ def update_action(
 
 
 @router.delete("/{adventure_id}/actions/{action_id}", status_code=204)
-def delete_action(adventure_id: int, action_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def delete_action(
+    adventure_id: int,
+    action_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = CurrentUser,
+):
+    get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
     action = db.get(models.Action, action_id)
     if action is None or action.adventure_id != adventure_id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Action not found")

backend/app/routers/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import re
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, Response
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from .. import auth, models, schemas, security
+from ..database import get_db
+from .settings import get_settings
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/auth", tags=["auth"])
+
+EMAIL_RE = re.compile(r"^[^@\s]+@[^@\s]+\.[^@\s]+$")
+
+
+def _set_session_cookie(response: Response, user_id: int) -> None:
+    response.set_cookie(
+        auth.SESSION_COOKIE,
+        security.sign_session(user_id),
+        max_age=auth.COOKIE_MAX_AGE,
+        httponly=True,
+        samesite="lax",
+        secure=auth.COOKIE_SECURE,
+        path="/",
+    )
+
+
+def me_payload(user: models.User, db: Session) -> dict:
+    settings = get_settings(db, user)
+    cfg = auth.resolve_provider_config(settings)
+    return {
+        "multi_user": auth.MULTI_USER,
+        "id": user.id,
+        "email": user.email,
+        "is_guest": user.is_guest,
+        "demo": {
+            "enabled": auth.demo_enabled(),
+            "using_demo": cfg.using_demo,
+            "model": cfg.model if cfg.using_demo else None,
+            "turns_per_day": auth.DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY,
+            "turns_left": auth.demo_turns_left(user) if auth.demo_enabled() else None,
+            "models": auth.DEMO_MODELS if auth.demo_enabled() else [],
+        },
+    }
+
+
+@router.get("/me")
+def me(request: Request, response: Response, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    """Who am I? In multi-user mode this also bootstraps the session: with no
+    (or an invalid) cookie it creates a guest user and sets one — the
+    frontend calls this on load and after any 401."""
+    if not auth.MULTI_USER:
+        user = auth.local_user(db)
+    else:
+        user = auth.resolve_session_user(request, db)
+        if user is None:
+            user = models.User(is_guest=True)
+            db.add(user)
+            db.commit()
+            _set_session_cookie(response, user.id)
+    return me_payload(user, db)
+
+
+@router.post("/register")
+def register(
+    payload: schemas.AuthCredentials,
+    request: Request,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    """Upgrade the current guest in place — same user_id, so every adventure,
+    scenario, script and setting they created as a guest is kept."""
+    if not auth.MULTI_USER:
+        raise HTTPException(400, "Accounts are disabled in local mode.")
+    auth.rate_limit_auth(request)
+    email = payload.email.strip().lower()
+    if not EMAIL_RE.match(email):
+        raise HTTPException(422, "Enter a valid email address.")
+    if len(payload.password) < 8:
+        raise HTTPException(422, "Password must be at least 8 characters.")
+    if not user.is_guest:
+        raise HTTPException(400, "This session is already registered.")
+    if db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.email == email).first():
+        raise HTTPException(409, "An account with this email already exists — log in instead.")
+    user.email = email
+    user.password_hash = security.hash_password(payload.password)
+    user.is_guest = False
+    db.commit()
+    return me_payload(user, db)
+
+
+@router.post("/login")
+def login(
+    payload: schemas.AuthCredentials,
+    request: Request,
+    response: Response,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    """Point this browser's session at an existing account. Any current guest
+    session is simply abandoned (its data stays under the guest user)."""
+    if not auth.MULTI_USER:
+        raise HTTPException(400, "Accounts are disabled in local mode.")
+    auth.rate_limit_auth(request)
+    email = payload.email.strip().lower()
+    user = db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.email == email).first()
+    if (
+        user is None
+        or not user.password_hash
+        or not security.verify_password(payload.password, user.password_hash)
+    ):
+        raise HTTPException(401, "Incorrect email or password.")
+    _set_session_cookie(response, user.id)
+    return me_payload(user, db)
+
+
+@router.post("/logout")
+def logout(response: Response):
+    if not auth.MULTI_USER:
+        raise HTTPException(400, "Accounts are disabled in local mode.")
+    response.delete_cookie(auth.SESSION_COOKIE, path="/")
+    return {"ok": True}

backend/app/routers/debug.py

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 
-from .. import debuglog
+from .. import auth, debuglog
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/debug", tags=["debug"])
 
 
 @router.get("/requests")
 def recent_requests():
-    """Most-recent-first log of provider requests/responses (no API keys)."""
+    """Most-recent-first log of provider requests/responses (no API keys).
+
+    The log is a single process-wide ring buffer with no per-user
+    attribution, so in multi-user (hosted) mode it would leak other players'
+    prompts — disabled there, available on local installs."""
+    if auth.MULTI_USER:
+        raise HTTPException(403, "The debug log is only available on local installs.")
     return debuglog.recent()

backend/app/routers/scenarios.py

@@ -1,52 +1,77 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import or_
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from .. import models, schemas
+from .. import auth, models, schemas
 from ..database import get_db
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/scenarios", tags=["scenarios"])
 
 
-def get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id: int, db: Session) -> models.Scenario:
+def get_scenario_or_404(
+    scenario_id: int, db: Session, user: models.User, *, edit: bool = False
+) -> models.Scenario:
+    """Visible = owned or public; editable = owned only."""
     scenario = db.get(models.Scenario, scenario_id)
-    if scenario is None:
+    if scenario is None or (scenario.user_id != user.id and not scenario.is_public):
         raise HTTPException(404, "Scenario not found")
+    if edit and scenario.user_id != user.id:
+        raise HTTPException(403, "This is a shared demo scenario — it can't be edited. Start an adventure from it, or duplicate it.")
     return scenario
 
 
 @router.get("", response_model=list[schemas.ScenarioListItem])
-def list_scenarios(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def list_scenarios(
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
     return (
         db.query(models.Scenario)
+        .filter(or_(models.Scenario.user_id == user.id, models.Scenario.is_public))
         .order_by(models.Scenario.updated_at.desc())
         .all()
     )
 
 
 @router.post("", response_model=schemas.ScenarioOut, status_code=201)
-def create_scenario(payload: schemas.ScenarioCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def create_scenario(
-    scenario = models.Scenario(**payload.model_dump())
+    payload: schemas.ScenarioCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    scenario = models.Scenario(**payload.model_dump(), user_id=user.id)
     db.add(scenario)
     db.commit()
     return scenario
 
 
 @router.get("/{scenario_id}", response_model=schemas.ScenarioOut)
-def get_scenario(scenario_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def get_scenario(
-    return get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id, db)
+    scenario_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    return get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id, db, user)
 
 
 @router.patch("/{scenario_id}", response_model=schemas.ScenarioOut)
 def update_scenario(
-    scenario_id: int, payload: schemas.ScenarioUpdate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+    scenario_id: int,
+    payload: schemas.ScenarioUpdate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
 ):
-    scenario = get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id, db)
+    scenario = get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id, db, user, edit=True)
     data = payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
     script_ids = data.pop("script_ids", None)
     for field, value in data.items():
         setattr(scenario, field, value)
     if script_ids is not None:
-        scripts = db.query(models.Script).filter(models.Script.id.in_(script_ids)).all()
+        scripts = (
+            db.query(models.Script)
+            .filter(models.Script.id.in_(script_ids), models.Script.user_id == user.id)
+            .all()
+        )
         if len(scripts) != len(set(script_ids)):
             raise HTTPException(404, "One or more scripts not found")
         scenario.scripts = sorted(scripts, key=lambda s: script_ids.index(s.id))
@@ -55,8 +80,12 @@ def update_scenario(
 
 
 @router.delete("/{scenario_id}", status_code=204)
-def delete_scenario(scenario_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def delete_scenario(
-    scenario = get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id, db)
+    scenario_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    scenario = get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id, db, user, edit=True)
     db.delete(scenario)
     db.commit()
 
@@ -64,8 +93,12 @@ def delete_scenario(scenario_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
 # ---------- Import / Export ----------
 
 @router.get("/{scenario_id}/export")
-def export_scenario(scenario_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def export_scenario(
-    s = get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id, db)
+    scenario_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    s = get_scenario_or_404(scenario_id, db, user)
     return {
         "format": "ai-dnd-scenario-v1",
         "title": s.title,
@@ -107,7 +140,11 @@ _IGNORED_KEYS = {"format", "storyCards", "worldInfo", "worldInformation", "scrip
 
 
 @router.post("/import", status_code=201)
-def import_scenario(bundle: dict = Body(...), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def import_scenario(
+    bundle: dict = Body(...),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
     """Accepts our export format and AI Dungeon scenario exports best-effort;
     reports any keys it didn't understand."""
     fields: dict = {}
@@ -124,7 +161,7 @@ def import_scenario(bundle: dict = Body(...), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     elif isinstance(tags, str):
         fields["tags"] = tags
 
-    scenario = models.Scenario(**fields)
+    scenario = models.Scenario(**fields, user_id=user.id)
     if not scenario.title:
         scenario.title = "Imported Scenario"
     db.add(scenario)
@@ -156,6 +193,7 @@ def import_scenario(bundle: dict = Body(...), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
         if not isinstance(item, dict):
             continue
         script = models.Script(
+            user_id=user.id,
             name=str(item.get("name") or "Imported Script"),
             description=str(item.get("description") or ""),
             library_js=str(item.get("library") or item.get("sharedLibrary") or ""),

backend/app/routers/scripts.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends, HTTPException
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from .. import models, schemas
+from .. import auth, models, schemas
 from ..database import get_db
 from ..scripting import run_hook
 
@@ -10,34 +10,55 @@ router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/scripts", tags=["scripts"])
 HOOK_FIELDS = {"input": "input_js", "context": "context_js", "output": "output_js"}
 
 
-def get_script_or_404(script_id: int, db: Session) -> models.Script:
+def get_script_or_404(script_id: int, db: Session, user: models.User) -> models.Script:
     script = db.get(models.Script, script_id)
-    if script is None:
+    if script is None or script.user_id != user.id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Script not found")
     return script
 
 
 @router.get("", response_model=list[schemas.ScriptOut])
-def list_scripts(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def list_scripts(
-    return db.query(models.Script).order_by(models.Script.updated_at.desc()).all()
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    return (
+        db.query(models.Script)
+        .filter(models.Script.user_id == user.id)
+        .order_by(models.Script.updated_at.desc())
+        .all()
+    )
 
 
 @router.post("", response_model=schemas.ScriptOut, status_code=201)
-def create_script(payload: schemas.ScriptCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def create_script(
-    script = models.Script(**payload.model_dump())
+    payload: schemas.ScriptCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    script = models.Script(**payload.model_dump(), user_id=user.id)
     db.add(script)
     db.commit()
     return script
 
 
 @router.get("/{script_id}", response_model=schemas.ScriptOut)
-def get_script(script_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def get_script(
-    return get_script_or_404(script_id, db)
+    script_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    return get_script_or_404(script_id, db, user)
 
 
 @router.patch("/{script_id}", response_model=schemas.ScriptOut)
-def update_script(script_id: int, payload: schemas.ScriptUpdate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def update_script(
-    script = get_script_or_404(script_id, db)
+    script_id: int,
+    payload: schemas.ScriptUpdate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    script = get_script_or_404(script_id, db, user)
     for field, value in payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True).items():
         setattr(script, field, value)
     db.commit()
@@ -45,17 +66,24 @@ def update_script(script_id: int, payload: schemas.ScriptUpdate, db: Session = D
 
 
 @router.delete("/{script_id}", status_code=204)
-def delete_script(script_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def delete_script(
-    db.delete(get_script_or_404(script_id, db))
+    script_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    db.delete(get_script_or_404(script_id, db, user))
     db.commit()
 
 
 @router.post("/{script_id}/test")
 def test_script(
-    script_id: int, payload: schemas.ScriptTestRequest, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+    script_id: int,
+    payload: schemas.ScriptTestRequest,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
 ):
     """Dry-run one hook against sample text — no AI call, no persistence."""
-    script = get_script_or_404(script_id, db)
+    script = get_script_or_404(script_id, db, user)
     result = run_hook(
         script.library_js,
         getattr(script, HOOK_FIELDS[payload.hook]),
@@ -78,9 +106,13 @@ def test_script(
 # ---------- Import / Export ----------
 
 @router.get("/{script_id}/export")
-def export_script(script_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def export_script(
+    script_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
     """JSON bundle matching how AI Dungeon scripts circulate."""
-    script = get_script_or_404(script_id, db)
+    script = get_script_or_404(script_id, db, user)
     return {
         "name": script.name,
         "description": script.description,
@@ -92,7 +124,11 @@ def export_script(script_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
 
 
 @router.post("/import", response_model=schemas.ScriptOut, status_code=201)
-def import_script(bundle: dict = Body(...), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def import_script(
+    bundle: dict = Body(...),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
     """Accepts our export bundle; tolerates *_js key names too."""
     def pick(*keys: str) -> str:
         for key in keys:
@@ -102,6 +138,7 @@ def import_script(bundle: dict = Body(...), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
         return ""
 
     script = models.Script(
+        user_id=user.id,
         name=pick("name") or "Imported Script",
         description=pick("description"),
         library_js=pick("library", "library_js", "sharedLibrary"),

backend/app/routers/settings.py

@@ -2,30 +2,44 @@ import httpx
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from .. import models, schemas
+from .. import auth, models, schemas, security
 from ..database import get_db
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/settings", tags=["settings"])
 
 
-def get_settings(db: Session) -> models.Settings:
+def get_settings(db: Session, user: models.User) -> models.Settings:
-    settings = db.get(models.Settings, 1)
+    """Per-user settings row, created on first access (Phase 8: settings —
+    endpoint, key, models, memory config — are per user, not global)."""
+    settings = (
+        db.query(models.Settings).filter(models.Settings.user_id == user.id).first()
+    )
     if settings is None:
-        settings = models.Settings(id=1)
+        settings = models.Settings(user_id=user.id)
         db.add(settings)
         db.commit()
     return settings
 
 
 @router.get("", response_model=schemas.SettingsOut)
-def read_settings(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def read_settings(
-    return get_settings(db)
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    return get_settings(db, user)
 
 
 @router.put("", response_model=schemas.SettingsOut)
-def update_settings(payload: schemas.SettingsUpdate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def update_settings(
-    settings = get_settings(db)
+    payload: schemas.SettingsUpdate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    settings = get_settings(db, user)
     fields = payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
+    # Write-only API key: absent = unchanged, "" = cleared, else encrypted.
+    if "api_key" in fields:
+        fields["api_key"] = security.encrypt_secret(fields["api_key"].strip())
     embedding_model_changed = (
         "embedding_model" in fields
         and fields["embedding_model"] != settings.embedding_model
@@ -35,19 +49,33 @@ def update_settings(payload: schemas.SettingsUpdate, db: Session = Depends(get_d
     if embedding_model_changed:
         # Vectors from the old model have a different dimensionality/space;
         # clear them so the post-turn task re-embeds with the new model.
-        db.query(models.Memory).update({"embedding": None})
+        # (This user's adventures only — settings are per-user now.)
+        owned = (
+            db.query(models.Adventure.id)
+            .filter(models.Adventure.user_id == user.id)
+            .scalar_subquery()
+        )
+        db.query(models.Memory).filter(models.Memory.adventure_id.in_(owned)).update(
+            {"embedding": None}, synchronize_session=False
+        )
     db.commit()
     return settings
 
 
 @router.post("/test")
-async def test_connection(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+async def test_connection(
-    """Hit the endpoint's /models listing as a cheap connectivity check."""
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
-    settings = get_settings(db)
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
-    url = settings.endpoint_url.rstrip("/") + "/models"
+):
+    """Hit the endpoint's /models listing as a cheap connectivity check.
+    Tests whatever the turn engine would actually use — including the shared
+    demo endpoint when the user has no key of their own."""
+    settings = get_settings(db, user)
+    cfg = auth.resolve_provider_config(settings)
+    url = cfg.endpoint_url.rstrip("/") + "/models"
     headers = {}
-    if settings.api_key:
+    if cfg.api_key:
-        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {settings.api_key}"
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {cfg.api_key}"
     try:
         async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=10) as client:
             resp = await client.get(url, headers=headers)

backend/app/routers/story_cards.py

@@ -1,33 +1,54 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from .. import models, schemas
+from .. import auth, models, schemas
 from ..database import get_db
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/story-cards", tags=["story-cards"])
 
 
+def _card_editable_or_404(card: models.StoryCard | None, user: models.User) -> models.StoryCard:
+    """Cards inherit their scope from the owning scenario/adventure. Public
+    (demo) scenarios are visible to everyone but editable by no one."""
+    if card is not None:
+        owner = card.scenario if card.scenario_id is not None else card.adventure
+        if owner is not None and owner.user_id == user.id:
+            return card
+    raise HTTPException(404, "Story card not found")
+
+
 @router.get("", response_model=list[schemas.StoryCardOut])
 def list_story_cards(
     scenario_id: int | None = None,
     adventure_id: int | None = None,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
 ):
-    query = db.query(models.StoryCard)
+    if (scenario_id is None) == (adventure_id is None):
+        raise HTTPException(422, "Provide exactly one of scenario_id or adventure_id")
     if scenario_id is not None:
-        query = query.filter(models.StoryCard.scenario_id == scenario_id)
+        scenario = db.get(models.Scenario, scenario_id)
-    if adventure_id is not None:
+        if scenario is None or (scenario.user_id != user.id and not scenario.is_public):
-        query = query.filter(models.StoryCard.adventure_id == adventure_id)
+            raise HTTPException(404, "Owner not found")
-    return query.order_by(models.StoryCard.id).all()
+        return sorted(scenario.story_cards, key=lambda c: c.id)
+    adventure = db.get(models.Adventure, adventure_id)
+    if adventure is None or adventure.user_id != user.id:
+        raise HTTPException(404, "Owner not found")
+    return sorted(adventure.story_cards, key=lambda c: c.id)
 
 
 @router.post("", response_model=schemas.StoryCardOut, status_code=201)
-def create_story_card(payload: schemas.StoryCardCreate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def create_story_card(
+    payload: schemas.StoryCardCreate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
     if (payload.scenario_id is None) == (payload.adventure_id is None):
         raise HTTPException(422, "Provide exactly one of scenario_id or adventure_id")
     owner_model = models.Scenario if payload.scenario_id else models.Adventure
     owner_id = payload.scenario_id or payload.adventure_id
-    if db.get(owner_model, owner_id) is None:
+    owner = db.get(owner_model, owner_id)
+    if owner is None or owner.user_id != user.id:
         raise HTTPException(404, "Owner not found")
     card = models.StoryCard(**payload.model_dump())
     db.add(card)
@@ -37,11 +58,12 @@ def create_story_card(payload: schemas.StoryCardCreate, db: Session = Depends(ge
 
 @router.patch("/{card_id}", response_model=schemas.StoryCardOut)
 def update_story_card(
-    card_id: int, payload: schemas.StoryCardUpdate, db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+    card_id: int,
+    payload: schemas.StoryCardUpdate,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
 ):
-    card = db.get(models.StoryCard, card_id)
+    card = _card_editable_or_404(db.get(models.StoryCard, card_id), user)
-    if card is None:
-        raise HTTPException(404, "Story card not found")
     for field, value in payload.model_dump(exclude_unset=True).items():
         setattr(card, field, value)
     db.commit()
@@ -49,9 +71,11 @@ def update_story_card(
 
 
 @router.delete("/{card_id}", status_code=204)
-def delete_story_card(card_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def delete_story_card(
-    card = db.get(models.StoryCard, card_id)
+    card_id: int,
-    if card is None:
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
-        raise HTTPException(404, "Story card not found")
+    user: models.User = Depends(auth.get_current_user),
+):
+    card = _card_editable_or_404(db.get(models.StoryCard, card_id), user)
     db.delete(card)
     db.commit()

backend/app/schemas.py

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class ScenarioUpdate(BaseModel):
 
 class ScenarioOut(ORMModel, ScenarioBase):
     id: int
+    is_public: bool = False  # shared demo content — read-only for everyone
     created_at: datetime
     updated_at: datetime
     story_cards: list[StoryCardOut] = []
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ class ScenarioListItem(ORMModel):
     title: str
     description: str
     tags: str
+    is_public: bool = False
     updated_at: datetime
 
 
@@ -226,11 +228,19 @@ class AdventureScriptUpdate(BaseModel):
     output_js: str | None = None
 
 
+# ---------- Auth (Phase 8) ----------
+
+class AuthCredentials(BaseModel):
+    email: str
+    password: str
+
+
 # ---------- Settings ----------
 
 class SettingsOut(ORMModel):
     endpoint_url: str
-    api_key: str
+    # The key itself is never echoed back (encrypted at rest, write-only).
+    has_api_key: bool
     model: str
     api_mode: str
     temperature: float

backend/app/security.py

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+"""Phase 8 — secrets and crypto primitives for optional accounts.
+
+Everything keys off one server-side secret:
+  - session cookies are HMAC-signed with it,
+  - stored LLM API keys are Fernet-encrypted with a key derived from it.
+
+The secret comes from AIDND_SECRET_KEY, or is auto-generated once into
+`secret.key` next to the database so local installs and Docker volumes work
+with zero configuration (losing the file logs everyone out and orphans
+stored API keys — users just re-enter them).
+
+Passwords use hashlib.scrypt (stdlib, OpenSSL-backed) so we don't need a
+separate hashing dependency.
+"""
+
+import base64
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import os
+import secrets
+
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet, InvalidToken
+
+from .database import DB_PATH
+
+_SECRET_FILE = DB_PATH.parent / "secret.key"
+
+
+def _load_secret() -> bytes:
+    env = os.environ.get("AIDND_SECRET_KEY")
+    if env:
+        return env.encode()
+    if _SECRET_FILE.exists():
+        return _SECRET_FILE.read_bytes().strip()
+    secret = secrets.token_urlsafe(48).encode()
+    _SECRET_FILE.write_bytes(secret)
+    return secret
+
+
+SECRET_KEY = _load_secret()
+_fernet = Fernet(base64.urlsafe_b64encode(hashlib.sha256(SECRET_KEY).digest()))
+
+
+# ---------- Password hashing (scrypt) ----------
+
+_SCRYPT_N, _SCRYPT_R, _SCRYPT_P = 2**14, 8, 1
+
+
+def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
+    salt = secrets.token_bytes(16)
+    key = hashlib.scrypt(
+        password.encode(), salt=salt, n=_SCRYPT_N, r=_SCRYPT_R, p=_SCRYPT_P
+    )
+    return f"scrypt${_SCRYPT_N}${_SCRYPT_R}${_SCRYPT_P}${salt.hex()}${key.hex()}"
+
+
+def verify_password(password: str, stored: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        scheme, n, r, p, salt_hex, key_hex = stored.split("$")
+        if scheme != "scrypt":
+            return False
+        key = hashlib.scrypt(
+            password.encode(), salt=bytes.fromhex(salt_hex),
+            n=int(n), r=int(r), p=int(p),
+        )
+        return hmac.compare_digest(key, bytes.fromhex(key_hex))
+    except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+        return False
+
+
+# ---------- Session tokens ----------
+# "v1.<user_id>.<hmac>" — no expiry (long-lived guest sessions are the point).
+
+def sign_session(user_id: int) -> str:
+    payload = f"v1.{user_id}"
+    sig = hmac.new(SECRET_KEY, payload.encode(), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
+    return f"{payload}.{sig}"
+
+
+def verify_session(token: str) -> int | None:
+    try:
+        version, user_id, sig = token.split(".")
+        if version != "v1":
+            return None
+        payload = f"{version}.{user_id}"
+        expected = hmac.new(SECRET_KEY, payload.encode(), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
+        if not hmac.compare_digest(sig, expected):
+            return None
+        return int(user_id)
+    except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+        return None
+
+
+# ---------- API-key encryption at rest ----------
+# Stored values carry an "enc:" prefix so plaintext keys from pre-Phase-8
+# databases can be recognized and migrated.
+
+ENC_PREFIX = "enc:"
+
+
+def encrypt_secret(plain: str) -> str:
+    if not plain:
+        return ""
+    return ENC_PREFIX + _fernet.encrypt(plain.encode()).decode()
+
+
+def decrypt_secret(stored: str) -> str:
+    """Returns the plaintext key. Tolerates legacy plaintext values (returned
+    as-is) and undecryptable tokens (secret rotated → treated as unset)."""
+    if not stored:
+        return ""
+    if not stored.startswith(ENC_PREFIX):
+        return stored
+    try:
+        return _fernet.decrypt(stored[len(ENC_PREFIX):].encode()).decode()
+    except (InvalidToken, ValueError):
+        return ""

backend/seed_demo.py

@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@
 
 Run from the backend folder:  .venv\\Scripts\\python.exe seed_demo.py
 Safe to rerun: it deletes any previous rows titled "[Demo] ..." first.
+
+Phase 8: the scenario is seeded as PUBLIC (user_id NULL + is_public), so in
+multi-user mode every guest sees it as read-only starter content. The sample
+adventure and script-library copies belong to the local user (only relevant
+on single-user installs).
 """
 
-from app import models, migrations
+from app import auth, models, migrations
 from app.database import SessionLocal, engine
 
 # create_all + user_version stamp; plain create_all would leave a fresh DB at
@@ -205,6 +210,8 @@ STORY_CARDS = [
 
 db = SessionLocal()
 try:
+    owner = auth.local_user(db)
+
     # Remove earlier demo rows so reruns stay clean.
     for adv in db.query(models.Adventure).filter(models.Adventure.title.like(f"{DEMO_PREFIX}%")):
         db.delete(adv)
@@ -214,12 +221,14 @@ try:
         db.delete(s)
     db.commit()
 
-    # Script library
+    # Scripts attached to the public scenario are unowned (user_id NULL) so
+    # they ship with it everywhere; they're copied into each adventure at
+    # creation, so they never need to appear in anyone's script library.
     scripts = [models.Script(**s) for s in SCRIPTS]
     db.add_all(scripts)
 
-    # Scenario with cards and scripts attached
+    # Scenario with cards and scripts attached — public starter content.
-    scenario = models.Scenario(**SCENARIO)
+    scenario = models.Scenario(**SCENARIO, is_public=True)
     scenario.scripts = scripts
     db.add(scenario)
     db.flush()
@@ -228,6 +237,7 @@ try:
 
     # Adventure created from the scenario, mirroring POST /api/adventures
     adventure = models.Adventure(
+        user_id=owner.id,
         scenario_id=scenario.id,
         title=scenario.title,
         memory=scenario.memory,

frontend/src/App.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,32 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { NavLink, Outlet } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { api } from './api'
+import { AuthModal } from './components'
 
 export default function App() {
+  // null until /auth/me resolves; in local mode multi_user=false hides all auth UI.
+  const [me, setMe] = useState(null)
+  const [authMode, setAuthMode] = useState(null) // 'register' | 'login' | null
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    api.getMe().then(setMe).catch(() => {})
+  }, [])
+
+  const onAuthed = (newMe, mode) => {
+    setAuthMode(null)
+    if (mode === 'login') {
+      // Different user now — reload so every page refetches its scoped data.
+      window.location.reload()
+    } else {
+      setMe(newMe) // register upgrades the same user in place; data unchanged
+    }
+  }
+
+  const logout = async () => {
+    try { await api.logout() } catch { /* already logged out */ }
+    window.location.reload()
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <nav className="topnav">
@@ -17,8 +43,27 @@ export default function App() {
         <NavLink to="/settings" className={({ isActive }) => `navlink${isActive ? ' active' : ''}`}>
           Settings
         </NavLink>
+        {me?.multi_user && (
+          <div className="nav-account">
+            {me.is_guest ? (
+              <>
+                <span className="guest-nudge">Playing as guest — sign up to keep your adventures</span>
+                <button onClick={() => setAuthMode('login')}>Log in</button>
+                <button className="primary" onClick={() => setAuthMode('register')}>Sign up</button>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <span className="account-email" title={me.email}>{me.email}</span>
+                <button onClick={logout}>Log out</button>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )}
       </nav>
-      <Outlet />
+      <Outlet context={{ me, setMe }} />
+      {authMode && (
+        <AuthModal mode={authMode} onClose={() => setAuthMode(null)} onAuthed={onAuthed} />
+      )}
     </>
   )
 }

frontend/src/api.js

@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
-async function request(path, options = {}) {
+// Multi-user mode: a 401 means our session cookie is missing/stale. Hitting
+// /api/auth/me creates a fresh guest session, after which the original call
+// is retried once.
+async function ensureSession() {
+  await fetch('/api/auth/me')
+}
+
+async function request(path, options = {}, isRetry = false) {
   const resp = await fetch(`/api${path}`, {
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
     ...options,
   })
+  if (resp.status === 401 && !isRetry && path !== '/auth/me') {
+    await ensureSession()
+    return request(path, options, true)
+  }
   if (!resp.ok) {
     let detail = resp.statusText
     try {
@@ -16,13 +27,17 @@ async function request(path, options = {}) {
 }
 
 // POSTs to an SSE endpoint and dispatches events: {type: 'player'|'chunk'|'done'|'error', ...}
-async function streamSSE(path, payload, onEvent, signal) {
+async function streamSSE(path, payload, onEvent, signal, isRetry = false) {
   const resp = await fetch(`/api${path}`, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
     body: JSON.stringify(payload),
     signal,
   })
+  if (resp.status === 401 && !isRetry) {
+    await ensureSession()
+    return streamSSE(path, payload, onEvent, signal, true)
+  }
   if (!resp.ok) {
     let detail = resp.statusText
     try { detail = (await resp.json()).detail || detail } catch { /* non-JSON */ }
@@ -46,6 +61,14 @@ async function streamSSE(path, payload, onEvent, signal) {
 }
 
 export const api = {
+  // Auth (Phase 8 — no-ops in local mode beyond getMe)
+  getMe: () => request('/auth/me'),
+  register: (email, password) =>
+    request('/auth/register', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ email, password }) }),
+  login: (email, password) =>
+    request('/auth/login', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ email, password }) }),
+  logout: () => request('/auth/logout', { method: 'POST' }),
+
   // Scenarios
   listScenarios: () => request('/scenarios'),
   getScenario: (id) => request(`/scenarios/${id}`),

frontend/src/components.jsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
+import { api } from './api'
 
 export function downloadJSON(obj, filename) {
   const blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(obj, null, 2)], { type: 'application/json' })
@@ -75,6 +76,67 @@ export function PlaceholderModal({ title, names, onSubmit, onCancel }) {
   )
 }
 
+// Phase 8: register/login for the hosted multi-user mode. `onAuthed(me)` gets
+// the fresh /auth/me payload after success.
+export function AuthModal({ mode: initialMode, onClose, onAuthed }) {
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState(initialMode || 'register')
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  const registering = mode === 'register'
+
+  const submit = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setBusy(true)
+    setError('')
+    try {
+      const me = registering
+        ? await api.register(email, password)
+        : await api.login(email, password)
+      onAuthed(me, mode)
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err.message)
+      setBusy(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="modal-overlay" onClick={onClose}>
+      <form className="modal" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()} onSubmit={submit}>
+        <h2>{registering ? 'Create an account' : 'Log in'}</h2>
+        <p className="modal-hint">
+          {registering
+            ? 'Everything you’ve played as a guest stays with your new account, and you can pick it up from any device.'
+            : 'Welcome back — log in to reach your adventures.'}
+        </p>
+        <label className="field">
+          <span className="label">Email</span>
+          <input type="email" autoFocus required value={email}
+            onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)} />
+        </label>
+        <label className="field">
+          <span className="label">Password{registering ? ' (at least 8 characters)' : ''}</span>
+          <input type="password" required minLength={registering ? 8 : undefined} value={password}
+            onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)} />
+        </label>
+        {error && <div className="test-error" style={{ marginTop: 4 }}>{error}</div>}
+        <div className="modal-buttons" style={{ justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center' }}>
+          <button type="button" className="linklike" onClick={() => { setMode(registering ? 'login' : 'register'); setError('') }}>
+            {registering ? 'Have an account? Log in' : 'New here? Create an account'}
+          </button>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 10 }}>
+            <button type="button" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</button>
+            <button type="submit" className="primary" disabled={busy}>
+              {busy ? '…' : registering ? 'Sign up' : 'Log in'}
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
 export function Field({ label, value, onChange, textarea, rows, placeholder }) {
   return (
     <label className="field">

frontend/src/index.css

@@ -94,6 +94,56 @@ a:hover { color: var(--accent-bright); }
 }
 .topnav a.navlink:hover { color: var(--text); }
 
+/* Phase 8: account area (hosted multi-user mode only) */
+.nav-account {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+.nav-account button { padding: 5px 12px; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+.guest-nudge {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+.account-email {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  max-width: 220px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+button.linklike {
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+button.linklike:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .guest-nudge { display: none; }
+}
+
+/* Phase 8: demo-key banner (Settings) */
+.demo-banner {
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-bright);
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 12px 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 18px;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-size: 0.88rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+.demo-banner strong { color: var(--accent-bright); }
+
 .page {
   flex: 1;
   width: 100%;

frontend/src/pages/ScenarioEditor.jsx

@@ -79,19 +79,31 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
   }
 
   if (!scenario) return null
+  // Shared demo scenarios (Phase 8) are visible to everyone but owned by no
+  // one; the backend rejects edits, so present them read-only.
+  const readOnly = !!scenario.is_public
 
   return (
     <div className="page">
       <div className="page-header">
-        <h1>Edit Scenario</h1>
+        <h1>{readOnly ? 'Scenario (read-only)' : 'Edit Scenario'}</h1>
         <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 10, alignItems: 'center' }}>
           <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-dim)', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{status}</span>
           <button onClick={exportScenario}>Export</button>
-          <button className="danger" onClick={deleteScenario}>Delete</button>
+          {!readOnly && <button className="danger" onClick={deleteScenario}>Delete</button>}
           <button className="primary" onClick={play}>Play</button>
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      {readOnly && (
+        <div className="demo-banner">
+          This is a shared demo scenario — it can’t be edited, but you can hit
+          <strong> Play</strong> to start your own adventure from it, or <strong>Export</strong> and
+          re-import it as your own copy.
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <fieldset disabled={readOnly} style={{ border: 'none', padding: 0, margin: 0, minWidth: 0 }}>
       <Field label="Title" value={scenario.title} onChange={(v) => setField('title', v)} />
       <Field label="Description" value={scenario.description} onChange={(v) => setField('description', v)}
         textarea placeholder="Shown in the scenario list; not sent to the AI." />
@@ -139,6 +151,7 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
           </label>
         ))
       )}
+      </fieldset>
     </div>
   )
 }

frontend/src/pages/Scenarios.jsx

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export default function Scenarios() {
               <h3>{sc.title}</h3>
               <p>{sc.description || 'No description'}</p>
               <div className="meta">
+                {sc.is_public && <span className="tag small" title="Shared demo scenario (read-only)">demo ✦</span>}
                 {splitTags(sc.tags).map((tag) => (
                   <span key={tag} className="tag small">{tag}</span>
                 ))}

frontend/src/pages/Settings.jsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useOutletContext } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { api } from '../api'
 
 function DebugLog() {
@@ -45,7 +46,11 @@ function DebugLog() {
 }
 
 export default function Settings() {
+  const { me, setMe } = useOutletContext() ?? {}
   const [settings, setSettings] = useState(null)
+  // The API key is write-only: the server only reports has_api_key, and this
+  // holds whatever new key the user has typed (empty = leave unchanged).
+  const [apiKey, setApiKey] = useState('')
   const [testResult, setTestResult] = useState(null)
   const [saved, setSaved] = useState('')
 
@@ -55,9 +60,24 @@ export default function Settings() {
 
   const setField = (field, value) => setSettings({ ...settings, [field]: value })
 
+  const buildPayload = () => {
+    const { has_api_key: _hasKey, ...payload } = settings
+    if (apiKey.trim()) payload.api_key = apiKey.trim()
+    return payload
+  }
+
+  const afterSave = async () => {
+    const fresh = await api.getSettings()
+    setSettings(fresh)
+    setApiKey('')
+    if (me?.multi_user) api.getMe().then(setMe).catch(() => {}) // demo banner state
+    return fresh
+  }
+
   const save = async () => {
     try {
-      await api.updateSettings(settings)
+      await api.updateSettings(buildPayload())
+      await afterSave()
       setSaved('Settings saved')
     } catch (err) {
       setSaved(`Save failed: ${err.message}`)
@@ -65,10 +85,22 @@ export default function Settings() {
     setTimeout(() => setSaved(''), 4000)
   }
 
+  const clearKey = async () => {
+    try {
+      await api.updateSettings({ api_key: '' })
+      await afterSave()
+      setSaved('API key removed')
+    } catch (err) {
+      setSaved(`Failed: ${err.message}`)
+    }
+    setTimeout(() => setSaved(''), 4000)
+  }
+
   const test = async () => {
     setTestResult({ pending: true })
     try {
-      await api.updateSettings(settings)
+      await api.updateSettings(buildPayload())
+      await afterSave()
       setTestResult(await api.testConnection())
     } catch (err) {
       setTestResult({ ok: false, detail: err.message })
@@ -76,6 +108,7 @@ export default function Settings() {
   }
 
   if (!settings) return null
+  const demo = me?.demo
 
   return (
     <div className="page" style={{ maxWidth: 640 }}>
@@ -84,6 +117,14 @@ export default function Settings() {
         <span style={{ color: 'var(--text-dim)', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{saved}</span>
       </div>
 
+      {demo?.using_demo && (
+        <div className="demo-banner">
+          <strong>Using the shared demo key</strong> — {demo.turns_left} of {demo.turns_per_day} free
+          turns left today (model: {demo.model}). Add your own API key below for unlimited play,
+          your choice of models, and the memory bank.
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       <label className="field">
         <span className="label">Endpoint URL (OpenAI-compatible)</span>
         <input type="text" value={settings.endpoint_url}
@@ -91,10 +132,15 @@ export default function Settings() {
           onChange={(e) => setField('endpoint_url', e.target.value)} />
       </label>
       <label className="field">
-        <span className="label">API Key</span>
+        <span className="label">API Key {settings.has_api_key ? '(saved — enter a new one to replace it)' : ''}</span>
-        <input type="password" value={settings.api_key}
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 8 }}>
-          placeholder="Leave empty for local endpoints"
+          <input type="password" value={apiKey} style={{ flex: 1 }}
-          onChange={(e) => setField('api_key', e.target.value)} />
+            placeholder={settings.has_api_key ? '••••••••••••' : 'Leave empty for local endpoints'}
+            onChange={(e) => setApiKey(e.target.value)} />
+          {settings.has_api_key && (
+            <button type="button" onClick={clearKey}>Remove key</button>
+          )}
+        </div>
       </label>
       <label className="field">
         <span className="label">Model</span>
@@ -188,7 +234,8 @@ export default function Settings() {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      <DebugLog />
+      {/* The provider debug log is a single global buffer — local installs only. */}
+      {me?.multi_user !== true && <DebugLog />}
     </div>
   )
 }

plan/08-phase-accounts.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Phase 8 — Optional accounts & multi-user
+# Phase 8 — Optional accounts & multi-user  ✅ (implemented 2026-07-06, branch `phase-8-accounts`)
 
 **Goal:** turn the single-user app into a multi-user one where **accounts are optional**:
 a visitor can start playing instantly as a guest, and can register (email + password) at any
@@ -12,60 +12,70 @@ every router and most tables.
 | Auth method | **Email + password, optional** — guest sessions work without an account |
 | Signup policy | **Open signup** (rate-limited) |
 | LLM API keys | **BYOK + shared demo key** — users can paste their own key; users without one get limited turns on a server-funded key |
-
+| Demo key funding | **OpenRouter free models** (owner's key, `:free` whitelist; default `google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it:free`) |
-**Ask before implementing:**
+| Demo turn cap | **20 successful turns/user/day** (failed provider calls don't count) |
-- Demo-key specifics: which provider/key funds it, model whitelist (free models only?),
+| Guest data retention | **Never delete** for v1 (no cleanup job; revisit if the DB grows) |
-  per-user turn/day cap, what the "out of demo turns" message says.
+| Password reset | **Skipped for v1** (no email provider; forgotten password = lost account) |
-- Guest data retention: how long before unclaimed guest data is deleted (suggestion: 30 days
+| Login with an active guest session | Guest is **abandoned**, not merged (its data stays under the guest user) |
-  of inactivity).
+| Memory bank on demo key | **Disabled** (no background AI calls on the server-funded key; visible note in the Memory panel/Insights) |
-- Password reset: skip for v1, or implement email-based reset (requires an email provider)?
 
 ## Data model
 
-- [ ] `User` table: id, email (nullable — null means guest), password_hash (nullable),
+- [x] `User` table: id, email (nullable — null means guest), password_hash (nullable),
-      created_at, last_seen_at, is_guest flag (derivable from email; keep explicit for clarity).
+      created_at, last_seen_at, is_guest flag, demo_turns_used + demo_turns_date.
-- [ ] Add `user_id` FK to: `Adventure`, `Scenario`, `Script`, `Settings` (and anything else
+- [x] `user_id` FK on `Adventure`, `Scenario`, `Script`, `Settings`. Story cards/actions/
-      global today — audit `models.py`). Story cards/actions inherit scope via their parent.
+      memories inherit scope via their parent (ownership checks resolve the parent).
-- [ ] Settings becomes **per-user** (endpoint URL, API key, models, memory-bank config).
+- [x] Settings **per-user** (row per user_id, unique index). API key **encrypted at rest**
-      API key **encrypted at rest** (Fernet with a server-side `SECRET_KEY` env var).
+      (Fernet; key derived from `AIDND_SECRET_KEY` or auto-generated `secret.key` next to the
-- [ ] Migration (in `migrations.py` style): create a "local user", assign all existing rows to
+      DB). Key is write-only through the API (`has_api_key` instead of echoing it).
-      it — a fresh clone/local install keeps working exactly as before.
+- [x] Migrations 13–23: create "local user" id=1, assign all existing rows to it, unique
-- [ ] Demo/starter scenarios: mark as `user_id = NULL` + `is_public` so everyone sees them
+      index on settings.user_id; plus a Python bootstrap step that encrypts any plaintext
-      (decide exact mechanism when implementing; seed via `seed_demo.py`).
+      api_key (`enc:` prefix marks encrypted values).
+- [x] Demo/starter scenarios: `user_id NULL` + `is_public` — everyone sees them read-only;
+      `seed_demo.py` seeds the Sunken Crypt scenario as public (its scripts are unowned and
+      ship with it; the sample adventure belongs to the local user).
 
 ## Auth & sessions
 
-- [ ] Guest flow: first API call with no session → create guest User, set a signed, long-lived
+- [x] Guest flow: `GET /api/auth/me` with no/invalid cookie → creates guest User + signed
-      httpOnly session cookie. No signup wall anywhere.
+      long-lived httpOnly cookie (HMAC, `security.py`). Other endpoints 401 without a session;
-- [ ] Register: email + password (hashed with bcrypt/argon2) **upgrades the current guest user
+      the frontend re-establishes via /me and retries once. No signup wall anywhere.
-      in place** — same user_id, data automatically kept.
+- [x] Register upgrades the guest **in place** (same user_id — data kept). scrypt password
-- [ ] Login: standard session issue; logging in from a fresh guest session with existing account
+      hashing (stdlib, no extra dep).
-      discards the empty guest (or merges — ask if guest has data).
+- [x] Login switches the session cookie to the account (guest abandoned). Logout clears it.
-- [ ] Session middleware/dependency: every router handler resolves `current_user`; **every query
+- [x] Every router handler resolves `current_user`; every query filtered by user_id
-      filtered by `user_id`** (this is the bulk of the diff — go router by router).
+      (scenarios/adventures/scripts/story-cards/settings; debug log is local-mode only since
-- [ ] Rate limits on register/login endpoints (brute-force protection).
+      it's a global buffer).
-- [ ] Local/self-hosted mode stays frictionless: single auto-created local user, no login UI
+- [x] Rate limit on register/login: 10 attempts / 5 min per IP (in-memory).
-      unless `MULTI_USER=true` (env var) — resume demo runs multi-user, local clones don't care.
+- [x] Local/self-hosted mode stays frictionless: auto-created local user, no login UI unless
+      `AIDND_MULTI_USER=1`. Local installs and docker compose behave exactly as before.
 
 ## Shared demo key (BYOK fallback)
 
-- [ ] Server env vars: `DEMO_API_KEY`, `DEMO_ENDPOINT_URL`, `DEMO_MODEL_WHITELIST`,
+- [x] Env vars: `AIDND_DEMO_API_KEY`, `AIDND_DEMO_ENDPOINT_URL` (default OpenRouter),
-      `DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY`.
+      `AIDND_DEMO_MODELS` (comma whitelist), `AIDND_DEMO_TURNS_PER_DAY` (default 20).
-- [ ] If a user has no API key configured: use demo key, restrict model picker to the whitelist,
+      Demo only activates in multi-user mode.
-      count turns per user per day, friendly error + "add your own key in Settings" when capped.
+- [x] No API key configured → demo endpoint/key/whitelisted model; per-user per-day counter;
-- [ ] Turn counting includes memory-bank background calls (or disable memory bank on demo key —
+      429 with a friendly "add your own key in Settings" message when capped (checked before
-      decide when implementing).
+      the turn starts so no orphaned player action).
+- [x] Memory bank + auto-summarization disabled on demo turns (decided: disable, not count).
 
 ## Frontend
 
-- [ ] Auth UI: register/login modal or page, "Save your progress" nudge for guests (subtle,
+- [x] Auth UI: Sign up / Log in modal (register default, toggle to login), "Playing as guest —
-      e.g. in the header), logout, account menu.
+      sign up to keep your adventures" nudge in the header, account email + logout when
-- [ ] `api.js`: send cookies (`credentials: include`), handle 401 → re-establish guest session.
+      registered. All hidden in local mode (`multi_user:false` from /me).
-- [ ] Settings page: per-user; show demo-key status ("Using shared demo key — N turns left today").
+- [x] `api.js`: 401 → GET /auth/me (new guest session) → retry once, for both JSON and SSE.
+- [x] Settings: demo banner ("Using the shared demo key — N of M free turns left today"),
+      write-only API key field with Remove button, debug log hidden in multi-user mode.
+- [x] Public scenarios: "demo ✦" badge in the list; read-only editor (fieldset-disabled) with
+      an explainer banner; Play/Export still available.
 
-## Exit criteria
+## Exit criteria — verified 2026-07-06
 
-Two different browsers hit the deployed app: each gets its own guest world (adventures invisible
+Two sessions (curl cookie jars + Chrome UI): each guest gets an isolated world; register
-to the other), both can play immediately on the demo key. One registers mid-adventure and its
+mid-session keeps all data (same user id); logging in from the second session shows the same
-data survives; logging in from the other browser shows the same account data. Local
+account data; duplicate email → 409; wrong password → 401; rate limiter kicks in. Demo cap
-`start.ps1` / `docker compose up` still works with zero auth friction.
+returns 429 at 0 turns left. Migration tested on a copy of the real data.db (rows adopted by
+local user, api_key Fernet-encrypted and decrypts back to the original). Live OpenRouter turn
+through the encrypted-key path works in local mode. `vite build` + oxlint clean.