🐾 feat(library): per-app managed_by replaces hardcoded Daedalus badge

Libraries created through the API are now stamped with the name of the
UserToken that created them (Library.managed_by), on both the workspace
and plain create endpoints; web-session creates stay null/unmanaged. The
idempotent workspace re-POST lazily backfills null managed_by, and a
one-off backfill_managed_by command labels pre-existing rows (workspace
inference: kairos-mail-* → Kairos, else Daedalus; Spelunker via ingest
job provenance).

UI badges and warnings now render "Managed by <app>" via
managed_by_display (inference fallback keeps legacy rows accurate before
backfill). The list scope filter becomes all/managed/unmanaged with the
old daedalus/global values aliased for bookmarks. The plain create
endpoint also gains an explicit 409 name_conflict (previously a raw
UniqueProperty 500) reporting the existing library's uid and manager.

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

mnemosyne/library/api/serializers.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class LibrarySerializer(serializers.Serializer):
         required=False, allow_blank=True, default=""
     )
     workspace_id = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
+    managed_by = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
     created_at = serializers.DateTimeField(read_only=True)
 
 
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ class WorkspaceStatusSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     name = serializers.CharField()
     library_type = serializers.CharField()
     description = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
+    managed_by = serializers.CharField(allow_null=True, required=False)
     item_count = serializers.IntegerField()
     chunk_count = serializers.IntegerField()
     created_at = serializers.DateTimeField()

mnemosyne/library/api/views.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from library.content_types import get_library_type_config
+from mcp_server.drf_auth import request_token_label
 
 from .serializers import (
     CollectionSerializer,
@@ -84,6 +85,28 @@ def library_list_create(request):
     serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
     data = serializer.validated_data
 
+    # Library.name is globally unique; reject collisions with a clean 409
+    # (uid + managed_by included so the caller can say who owns the name)
+    # instead of letting the unique-index save raise a 500.
+    try:
+        existing = Library.nodes.get(name=data["name"])
+    except Library.DoesNotExist:
+        existing = None
+    if existing is not None:
+        logger.warning(
+            "library_create name_conflict name=%s existing_uid=%s caller=%s",
+            data["name"], existing.uid, request.user.username,
+        )
+        return Response(
+            {
+                "detail": f"A library named '{data['name']}' already exists.",
+                "code": "name_conflict",
+                "uid": existing.uid,
+                "managed_by": existing.managed_by_display or None,
+            },
+            status=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
+        )
+
     # Populate defaults from content-type config if not provided
     library_type = data["library_type"]
     defaults = get_library_type_config(library_type)
@@ -92,6 +115,7 @@ def library_list_create(request):
         name=data["name"],
         library_type=library_type,
         description=data.get("description", ""),
+        managed_by=request_token_label(request),
         chunking_config=data.get("chunking_config") or defaults["chunking_config"],
         embedding_instruction=(
             data.get("embedding_instruction") or defaults["embedding_instruction"]

mnemosyne/library/api/workspaces.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from library.content_types import get_library_type_config
 from library.services.library_delete import delete_library_cascade
+from mcp_server.drf_auth import request_token_label
 
 from .serializers import WorkspaceCreateSerializer, WorkspaceStatusSerializer
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ def _serialize_workspace(lib):
         "name": lib.name,
         "library_type": lib.library_type,
         "description": lib.description or "",
+        "managed_by": lib.managed_by,
         "item_count": item_count,
         "chunk_count": chunk_count,
         "created_at": lib.created_at,
@@ -104,6 +106,18 @@ def workspace_create(request):
                 },
                 status=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
             )
+        # Lazy backfill: pre-managed_by libraries pick up the label from
+        # the first idempotent re-POST. Null-only — an already-stamped
+        # library never changes manager.
+        if not existing.managed_by:
+            label = request_token_label(request)
+            if label:
+                existing.managed_by = label
+                existing.save()
+                logger.info(
+                    "Backfilled managed_by=%s workspace_id=%s library_uid=%s",
+                    label, existing.workspace_id, existing.uid,
+                )
         logger.info(
             "Workspace already exists workspace_id=%s library_uid=%s",
             data["workspace_id"], existing.uid,
@@ -120,6 +134,7 @@ def workspace_create(request):
         description=data.get("description", ""),
         workspace_id=data["workspace_id"],
         owner_username=request.user.username,
+        managed_by=request_token_label(request),
         chunking_config=defaults["chunking_config"],
         embedding_instruction=defaults["embedding_instruction"],
         reranker_instruction=defaults["reranker_instruction"],

mnemosyne/library/management/commands/backfill_managed_by.py

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+"""One-off backfill of ``Library.managed_by`` for pre-existing libraries.
+
+``managed_by`` is stamped from the creating API token's name, so
+libraries created before the property existed have it null. This
+command labels them:
+
+* Workspace-scoped libraries get :func:`infer_legacy_manager`'s answer —
+  ``Kairos`` for ``kairos-mail-*`` workspace ids, ``Daedalus`` otherwise.
+* Global libraries that Spelunker ingested into (any ``IngestJob`` with
+  ``source="spelunker"``) get the Spelunker label.
+* Everything else stays null (hand-made in the web UI).
+
+Label flags let the operator match the *actual* production token names
+so backfilled rows render identically to newly stamped ones.
+
+Idempotent: only null ``managed_by`` is ever written, and the lazy fill
+in ``workspace_create`` is also null-only, so re-runs and later API
+traffic never overwrite these labels.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+
+from library.models import IngestJob
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = (
+        "Backfill Library.managed_by for libraries created before the "
+        "property existed. Workspace libraries are labelled by inference "
+        "(kairos-mail-* → Kairos, else Daedalus); global libraries with "
+        "Spelunker ingest jobs get the Spelunker label."
+    )
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--daedalus-label", default="Daedalus",
+            help="Label for non-Kairos workspace libraries (default: Daedalus).",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--kairos-label", default="Kairos",
+            help="Label for kairos-mail-* workspace libraries (default: Kairos).",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--spelunker-label", default="Spelunker",
+            help="Label for global libraries with Spelunker ingest jobs "
+                 "(default: Spelunker).",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--dry-run", action="store_true",
+            help="Report what would be labelled, don't persist.",
+        )
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        try:
+            from library.models import Library, infer_legacy_manager
+        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover
+            raise CommandError(
+                f"Could not import library.models.Library (Neo4j unreachable?): {exc}"
+            ) from exc
+
+        overrides = {
+            "Daedalus": options["daedalus_label"],
+            "Kairos": options["kairos_label"],
+        }
+
+        spelunker_uids = set(
+            IngestJob.objects
+            .filter(source="spelunker")
+            .values_list("library_uid", flat=True)
+            .distinct()
+        )
+
+        candidates = list(Library.nodes.filter(managed_by__isnull=True))
+
+        to_label = []
+        for lib in candidates:
+            label = infer_legacy_manager(lib.workspace_id)
+            if label:
+                label = overrides[label]
+            elif lib.uid in spelunker_uids:
+                label = options["spelunker_label"]
+            if label:
+                to_label.append((lib, label))
+
+        self.stdout.write(f"Libraries with null managed_by: {len(candidates)}")
+        self.stdout.write(
+            self.style.SUCCESS(f"Will label: {len(to_label)} "
+                               f"(unmanaged, left null: {len(candidates) - len(to_label)})")
+        )
+
+        for lib, label in to_label:
+            self.stdout.write(f"  {lib.uid}  {lib.name!r} → {label}")
+
+        if options["dry_run"]:
+            self.stdout.write(self.style.WARNING("--dry-run: nothing written."))
+            return
+
+        for lib, label in to_label:
+            lib.managed_by = label
+            lib.save()
+            logger.info(
+                "backfill_managed_by uid=%s name=%s label=%s",
+                lib.uid, lib.name, label,
+            )
+        self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS("Done."))

mnemosyne/library/models.py

@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ class NearbyImageRel(StructuredRel):
 # --- Node models ---
 
 
+def infer_legacy_manager(workspace_id):
+    """Manager label for pre-``managed_by`` workspace libraries, else None.
+
+    Kairos mail workspaces are recognisable by their deterministic
+    ``kairos-mail-`` id prefix; every other workspace id is a Daedalus
+    workspace UUID.
+    """
+    if not workspace_id:
+        return None
+    return "Kairos" if workspace_id.startswith("kairos-mail-") else "Daedalus"
+
+
 class Library(StructuredNode):
     """
     Top-level container representing a content library.
@@ -63,6 +75,11 @@ class Library(StructuredNode):
     across the whole instance) or *workspace-scoped* (workspace_id set —
     visible only to agents inside that Daedalus workspace). Scoping is
     enforced structurally by every search query.
+
+    Independently of scoping, a library may be *app-managed*
+    (``managed_by`` set — created through the API by an external app such
+    as Daedalus, Kairos, or Spelunker, which owns its content lifecycle)
+    or unmanaged (created by hand in the web UI).
     """
 
     uid = UniqueIdProperty()
@@ -93,6 +110,12 @@ class Library(StructuredNode):
     # this user. Null for global libraries.
     owner_username = StringProperty(required=False, index=True)
 
+    # Name of the API token that created this library ("Daedalus",
+    # "Kairos", "Spelunker", ...). Null for libraries created in the
+    # web UI. Stamped at create time only — token rotation or edits by
+    # another token never change it.
+    managed_by = StringProperty(required=False, index=True)
+
     # Content-type configuration
     chunking_config = JSONProperty(default={})
     embedding_instruction = StringProperty(default="")
@@ -104,6 +127,16 @@ class Library(StructuredNode):
     # Relationships
     collections = RelationshipTo("Collection", "CONTAINS")
 
+    @property
+    def managed_by_display(self):
+        """Managing-app label for display; empty string when unmanaged.
+
+        Falls back to inference for workspace libraries created before
+        ``managed_by`` existed, so rendering is identical before and
+        after the backfill command runs.
+        """
+        return self.managed_by or infer_legacy_manager(self.workspace_id) or ""
+
     def __str__(self):
         return f"{self.name} ({self.library_type})"
 

mnemosyne/library/templates/library/library_confirm_delete.html

@@ -12,15 +12,22 @@
     <div class="alert alert-warning mb-6">
         <span>Are you sure you want to delete <strong>{{ library.name }}</strong>? This action cannot be undone.</span>
     </div>
-    {% if library.workspace_id %}
+    {% if library.managed_by_display %}
     <div class="alert alert-error mb-6">
         <span>
-            <strong>This Library is managed by Daedalus</strong>
+            <strong>This Library is managed by {{ library.managed_by_display }}</strong>{% if library.workspace_id %}
-            (workspace <code>{{ library.workspace_id }}</code>).
+            (workspace <code>{{ library.workspace_id }}</code>){% endif %}.
+            {% if library.workspace_id %}
             Deleting it here removes its embedded content from Mnemosyne, but the
-            source files still live in Daedalus — it will be <strong>recreated and
+            source files still live in {{ library.managed_by_display }} — it will
-            re-embedded on the next Daedalus sync</strong>. Use this to clear an
+            be <strong>recreated and re-embedded on the next sync</strong>. Use
-            orphaned Library that is blocking workspace re-registration.
+            this to clear an orphaned Library that is blocking workspace
+            re-registration.
+            {% else %}
+            Deleting it here removes its embedded content from Mnemosyne;
+            {{ library.managed_by_display }} may recreate and re-embed it on its
+            next sync.
+            {% endif %}
         </span>
     </div>
     {% endif %}

mnemosyne/library/templates/library/library_detail.html

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
         <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold">{{ library.name }}</h1>
         <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mt-2">
             <div class="badge badge-primary">{{ library.library_type }}</div>
-            {% if library.workspace_id %}
+            {% if library.managed_by_display %}
             <div class="badge badge-warning gap-1"
-                 title="Workspace {{ library.workspace_id }}">
+                 {% if library.workspace_id %}title="Workspace {{ library.workspace_id }}"{% endif %}>
-                Daedalus workspace
+                Managed by {{ library.managed_by_display }}
             </div>
             {% endif %}
         </div>
@@ -29,18 +29,25 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-{% if library.workspace_id %}
+{% if library.managed_by_display %}
 <div class="alert alert-warning mb-6">
     <div>
-        <div class="font-semibold">Managed by Daedalus</div>
+        <div class="font-semibold">Managed by {{ library.managed_by_display }}</div>
         <div class="text-sm opacity-80">
-            This library was created for Daedalus workspace
+            {% if library.workspace_id %}
+            This library was created for workspace
             <code class="font-mono">{{ library.workspace_id }}</code>.
-            Normally you manage it from Daedalus. Deleting it here removes its
+            Normally you manage it from {{ library.managed_by_display }}.
-            embedded content from Mnemosyne, but the source files still live in
+            Deleting it here removes its embedded content from Mnemosyne, but
-            Daedalus — it will be recreated and re-embedded on the next sync.
+            the source files still live in {{ library.managed_by_display }} —
+            it will be recreated and re-embedded on the next sync.
             Use Delete to clear an orphaned library that is blocking workspace
             re-registration.
+            {% else %}
+            Content in this library is pushed by
+            {{ library.managed_by_display }}. Edits made here may be
+            overwritten or re-created on its next sync.
+            {% endif %}
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>

mnemosyne/library/templates/library/library_list.html

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
         <label class="label"><span class="label-text">Scope</span></label>
         <select name="scope" class="select select-bordered select-sm">
             <option value="all"       {% if scope == "all" %}selected{% endif %}>All libraries</option>
-            <option value="global"   {% if scope == "global" %}selected{% endif %}>Global only</option>
+            <option value="unmanaged" {% if scope == "unmanaged" %}selected{% endif %}>Unmanaged only</option>
-            <option value="daedalus" {% if scope == "daedalus" %}selected{% endif %}>Daedalus workspaces only</option>
+            <option value="managed"   {% if scope == "managed" %}selected{% endif %}>App-managed only</option>
         </select>
     </div>
     <button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline">Filter</button>
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
             </h2>
             <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-1">
                 <div class="badge badge-outline">{{ lib.library_type }}</div>
-                {% if lib.workspace_id %}
+                {% if lib.managed_by_display %}
-                <div class="badge badge-warning gap-1" title="Managed by Daedalus workspace {{ lib.workspace_id }} — do not delete from Mnemosyne.">
+                <div class="badge badge-warning gap-1" title="Managed by {{ lib.managed_by_display }}{% if lib.workspace_id %} (workspace {{ lib.workspace_id }}){% endif %} — do not delete from Mnemosyne.">
-                    Daedalus workspace
+                    Managed by {{ lib.managed_by_display }}
                 </div>
                 {% endif %}
             </div>

mnemosyne/library/tests/test_managed_by.py

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+"""Tests for the per-app ``managed_by`` concept.
+
+Covers the pure helpers (``infer_legacy_manager``,
+``Library.managed_by_display``), the token-derived stamping and
+duplicate-name rejection on the plain create endpoint (Neo4j stubbed
+via ``sys.modules``, same style as ``test_views.py``), and the
+``WorkspaceStatusSerializer`` surface. Cypher-touching paths are
+covered by the manual end-to-end plan, not these unit tests.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import APIClient
+
+from library.api.serializers import WorkspaceStatusSerializer
+from library.models import Library, infer_legacy_manager
+from mcp_server.models import UserToken
+
+User = get_user_model()
+
+
+class InferLegacyManagerTests(TestCase):
+    """Truth table for the pre-``managed_by`` inference."""
+
+    def test_null_workspace_is_unmanaged(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(infer_legacy_manager(None))
+        self.assertIsNone(infer_legacy_manager(""))
+
+    def test_kairos_mail_prefix_is_kairos(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            infer_legacy_manager("kairos-mail-abc123-7"), "Kairos"
+        )
+
+    def test_other_workspace_is_daedalus(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            infer_legacy_manager("2f9c4a1e-uuid-ish"), "Daedalus"
+        )
+
+
+class ManagedByDisplayTests(TestCase):
+    """``managed_by_display`` on in-memory (unsaved) Library nodes."""
+
+    def test_stamped_label_wins(self):
+        lib = Library(name="x", managed_by="Spelunker")
+        self.assertEqual(lib.managed_by_display, "Spelunker")
+
+    def test_stamped_label_wins_over_inference(self):
+        lib = Library(
+            name="x", managed_by="My Token", workspace_id="kairos-mail-a-1"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(lib.managed_by_display, "My Token")
+
+    def test_legacy_workspace_falls_back_to_inference(self):
+        lib = Library(name="x", workspace_id="ws-uuid")
+        self.assertEqual(lib.managed_by_display, "Daedalus")
+
+    def test_unmanaged_is_empty_string(self):
+        lib = Library(name="x")
+        self.assertEqual(lib.managed_by_display, "")
+
+
+class _FakeLibrary:
+    """Stand-in for the neomodel Library on the plain create endpoint."""
+
+    class DoesNotExist(Exception):
+        pass
+
+    existing = None          # what nodes.get(name=...) returns
+    instances = []           # constructor kwargs, in order
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        type(self).instances.append(kwargs)
+        self.__dict__.update(kwargs)
+        self.uid = "lib-new"
+        self.workspace_id = None
+        self.created_at = None
+
+    def save(self):
+        return self
+
+    class _Nodes:
+        @staticmethod
+        def get(**kwargs):
+            if _FakeLibrary.existing is None:
+                raise _FakeLibrary.DoesNotExist()
+            return _FakeLibrary.existing
+
+    nodes = _Nodes()
+
+
+class LibraryCreateStampingTests(TestCase):
+    """POST /library/api/libraries/ stamps ``managed_by`` and rejects dupes."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user(username="op", password="pw")
+        self.client = APIClient()
+        _FakeLibrary.existing = None
+        _FakeLibrary.instances = []
+
+    def _post(self, token=None):
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user, token=token)
+        with patch.dict(
+            "sys.modules",
+            {"library.models": SimpleNamespace(Library=_FakeLibrary)},
+        ):
+            return self.client.post(
+                "/library/api/libraries/",
+                {"name": "Docs", "library_type": "technical"},
+                format="json",
+            )
+
+    def test_token_create_stamps_token_name(self):
+        response = self._post(token=UserToken(name="Spelunker"))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+        self.assertEqual(_FakeLibrary.instances[0]["managed_by"], "Spelunker")
+        self.assertEqual(response.json()["managed_by"], "Spelunker")
+
+    def test_session_create_leaves_managed_by_null(self):
+        response = self._post(token=None)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+        self.assertIsNone(_FakeLibrary.instances[0]["managed_by"])
+
+    def test_duplicate_name_returns_409_name_conflict(self):
+        _FakeLibrary.existing = SimpleNamespace(
+            uid="lib-old", managed_by_display="Daedalus"
+        )
+        response = self._post(token=UserToken(name="Spelunker"))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 409)
+        body = response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(body["code"], "name_conflict")
+        self.assertIn("Docs", body["detail"])
+        self.assertEqual(body["uid"], "lib-old")
+        self.assertEqual(body["managed_by"], "Daedalus")
+        self.assertEqual(_FakeLibrary.instances, [])
+
+    def test_duplicate_of_unmanaged_reports_null_manager(self):
+        _FakeLibrary.existing = SimpleNamespace(
+            uid="lib-old", managed_by_display=""
+        )
+        response = self._post(token=None)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 409)
+        self.assertIsNone(response.json()["managed_by"])
+
+
+class WorkspaceStatusSerializerManagedByTests(TestCase):
+    """The workspace status payload carries ``managed_by`` (nullable)."""
+
+    BASE = {
+        "workspace_id": "ws_a",
+        "library_uid": "lib_1",
+        "name": "W",
+        "library_type": "technical",
+        "description": "",
+        "item_count": 0,
+        "chunk_count": 0,
+        "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+    }
+
+    def test_managed_by_value_round_trips(self):
+        s = WorkspaceStatusSerializer(data={**self.BASE, "managed_by": "Daedalus"})
+        self.assertTrue(s.is_valid(), s.errors)
+        self.assertEqual(s.validated_data["managed_by"], "Daedalus")
+
+    def test_managed_by_null_accepted(self):
+        s = WorkspaceStatusSerializer(data={**self.BASE, "managed_by": None})
+        self.assertTrue(s.is_valid(), s.errors)
+
+    def test_managed_by_absent_accepted(self):
+        s = WorkspaceStatusSerializer(data=self.BASE)
+        self.assertTrue(s.is_valid(), s.errors)

mnemosyne/library/tests/test_views.py

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 """Tests for the library CRUD HTML views.
 
-Currently covers ``library_list``'s Daedalus-workspace scope filter. The
+Currently covers ``library_list``'s app-managed scope filter. The view
-view loads every ``Library`` node from Neo4j and narrows it by a ``scope``
+loads every ``Library`` node from Neo4j and narrows it in Python by a
-GET param (``all`` / ``global`` / ``daedalus``). These tests stub out
+``scope`` GET param (``all`` / ``unmanaged`` / ``managed``, with legacy
-Neo4j entirely — patching ``neo4j_available`` and injecting a fake
+``global`` / ``daedalus`` aliases). These tests stub out Neo4j entirely —
-``Library`` class via ``sys.modules`` — so they assert on the queryset
+patching ``neo4j_available`` and injecting a fake ``Library`` class via
-``.filter(...)`` call the view makes and the context it renders, not on
+``sys.modules`` — so they assert on the filtering the view does and the
-real graph behaviour. Mirrors the mocking style in
+context it renders, not on real graph behaviour. Mirrors the mocking
-``test_search_views_admin_scope.py``.
+style in ``test_search_views_admin_scope.py``.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 User = get_user_model()
 
 
+def _lib(name, managed_by_display):
+    return SimpleNamespace(
+        uid=f"uid-{name}",
+        name=name,
+        library_type="technical",
+        description="",
+        workspace_id=None,
+        managed_by_display=managed_by_display,
+    )
+
+
 class LibraryListScopeFilterTests(TestCase):
     """Cover the ``scope`` filter branches of ``library_list``."""
 
@@ -31,57 +42,64 @@ class LibraryListScopeFilterTests(TestCase):
         )
         self.client.force_login(self.user)
         self.url = reverse("library:library-list")
+        self.managed = _lib("Docs", "Spelunker")
+        self.unmanaged = _lib("Notes", "")
 
     def _fake_library_cls(self):
-        """Return (Library stub, nodes mock) where ``nodes`` chains fluently.
+        """Return a Library stub whose ``nodes.order_by`` yields two libraries."""
-
-        ``Library.nodes`` → ``.filter(...)`` → ``.order_by(...)`` all return
-        the same MagicMock so the view's queryset building works regardless
-        of which branch it takes, and ``.filter`` records its kwargs.
-        """
         fake_nodes = MagicMock()
-        fake_nodes.filter.return_value = fake_nodes
+        fake_nodes.order_by.return_value = [self.managed, self.unmanaged]
-        fake_nodes.order_by.return_value = []
+        return SimpleNamespace(nodes=fake_nodes)
-        return SimpleNamespace(nodes=fake_nodes), fake_nodes
 
-    def _get(self, fake_library_cls, **params):
+    def _get(self, **params):
         with patch("library.views.neo4j_available", return_value=True), \
              patch.dict(
                  "sys.modules",
-                 {"library.models": SimpleNamespace(Library=fake_library_cls)},
+                 {"library.models": SimpleNamespace(Library=self._fake_library_cls())},
              ):
             return self.client.get(self.url, params)
 
-    def test_default_scope_is_all_and_does_not_filter(self):
+    def test_default_scope_is_all_and_returns_everything(self):
-        fake_cls, fake_nodes = self._fake_library_cls()
+        response = self._get()
-        response = self._get(fake_cls)
 
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(response.context["scope"], "all")
-        fake_nodes.filter.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertEqual(
-        fake_nodes.order_by.assert_called_once_with("name")
+            list(response.context["libraries"]), [self.managed, self.unmanaged]
+        )
 
-    def test_global_scope_filters_workspace_isnull_true(self):
+    def test_managed_scope_keeps_only_managed(self):
-        fake_cls, fake_nodes = self._fake_library_cls()
+        response = self._get(scope="managed")
-        response = self._get(fake_cls, scope="global")
 
-        self.assertEqual(response.context["scope"], "global")
+        self.assertEqual(response.context["scope"], "managed")
-        fake_nodes.filter.assert_called_once_with(workspace_id__isnull=True)
+        self.assertEqual(list(response.context["libraries"]), [self.managed])
 
-    def test_daedalus_scope_filters_workspace_isnull_false(self):
+    def test_unmanaged_scope_keeps_only_unmanaged(self):
-        fake_cls, fake_nodes = self._fake_library_cls()
+        response = self._get(scope="unmanaged")
-        response = self._get(fake_cls, scope="daedalus")
 
-        self.assertEqual(response.context["scope"], "daedalus")
+        self.assertEqual(response.context["scope"], "unmanaged")
-        fake_nodes.filter.assert_called_once_with(workspace_id__isnull=False)
+        self.assertEqual(list(response.context["libraries"]), [self.unmanaged])
+
+    def test_legacy_daedalus_scope_aliases_to_managed(self):
+        response = self._get(scope="daedalus")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.context["scope"], "managed")
+        self.assertEqual(list(response.context["libraries"]), [self.managed])
+
+    def test_legacy_global_scope_aliases_to_unmanaged(self):
+        response = self._get(scope="global")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.context["scope"], "unmanaged")
+        self.assertEqual(list(response.context["libraries"]), [self.unmanaged])
 
     def test_unknown_scope_does_not_filter(self):
         """An unexpected scope value degrades to the unfiltered list."""
-        fake_cls, fake_nodes = self._fake_library_cls()
+        response = self._get(scope="bogus")
-        response = self._get(fake_cls, scope="bogus")
 
         self.assertEqual(response.context["scope"], "bogus")
-        fake_nodes.filter.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertEqual(
+            list(response.context["libraries"]), [self.managed, self.unmanaged]
+        )
 
     def test_neo4j_unavailable_sets_error_and_empty_list(self):
         with patch("library.views.neo4j_available", return_value=False):

mnemosyne/library/views.py

@@ -31,20 +31,23 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 @login_required
 def library_list(request):
-    """List libraries, optionally filtered by Daedalus-workspace scope."""
+    """List libraries, optionally filtered by app-managed scope."""
     scope = request.GET.get("scope", "all")
+    # Legacy bookmark values from before managed_by existed.
+    scope = {"daedalus": "managed", "global": "unmanaged"}.get(scope, scope)
     libraries = []
     error = None
     if neo4j_available():
         try:
             from .models import Library
 
-            qs = Library.nodes
+            libraries = list(Library.nodes.order_by("name"))
-            if scope == "daedalus":
+            # managed_by_display covers legacy workspace libraries that
-                qs = qs.filter(workspace_id__isnull=False)
+            # predate the managed_by property, so filter in Python.
-            elif scope == "global":
+            if scope == "managed":
-                qs = qs.filter(workspace_id__isnull=True)
+                libraries = [l for l in libraries if l.managed_by_display]
-            libraries = qs.order_by("name")
+            elif scope == "unmanaged":
+                libraries = [l for l in libraries if not l.managed_by_display]
         except Exception as e:
             error = f"Could not connect to Neo4j: {e}"
             logger.error(error)

mnemosyne/mcp_server/drf_auth.py

@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@ from rest_framework import authentication, exceptions
 from .auth import MCPAuthError, resolve_mcp_user
 
 
+def request_token_label(request):
+    """Name of the ``UserToken`` authenticating this request, or None.
+
+    Session-authenticated requests (``request.auth`` is None) and blank
+    token names return None — the caller treats both as "no managing app".
+    """
+    from .models import UserToken
+
+    token = getattr(request, "auth", None)
+    if isinstance(token, UserToken):
+        return token.name.strip() or None
+    return None
+
+
 class UserTokenAuthentication(authentication.BaseAuthentication):
     """Authenticate DRF requests with a ``UserToken`` bearer."""
 

mnemosyne/mcp_server/forms.py

@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ class UserTokenCreateForm(forms.Form):
             "class": "input input-bordered w-full",
             "placeholder": "e.g. Claude Desktop, CI script",
         }),
+        help_text=(
+            "A friendly label so you can identify this token later. It also "
+            "labels any library the token creates (shown as “Managed by "
+            "<name>”) — for an app integration, use the app's name, e.g. "
+            "Daedalus, Kairos, Spelunker."
+        ),
     )
     expires_at = forms.DateTimeField(
         required=False,

mnemosyne/mcp_server/templates/mcp_server/tokens/create.html

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                     </label>
                     {{ form.name }}
                     <label class="label">
-                        <span class="label-text-alt opacity-60">A friendly label so you can identify this token later (e.g. “Claude Desktop”).</span>
+                        <span class="label-text-alt opacity-60">{{ form.name.help_text }}</span>
                     </label>
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-control mt-4">

mnemosyne/mcp_server/tests/test_drf_auth.py

@@ -105,6 +105,44 @@ class UserTokenAuthenticationTest(TestCase):
         resp = self._get(f"Bearer {self.plaintext} extra")
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED)
 
+    def test_request_token_label_reads_token_name(self):
+        from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+        from mcp_server.drf_auth import request_token_label
+
+        token = UserToken(name="  Spelunker  ")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            request_token_label(SimpleNamespace(auth=token)), "Spelunker"
+        )
+
+    def test_request_token_label_none_for_session(self):
+        from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+        from mcp_server.drf_auth import request_token_label
+
+        self.assertIsNone(request_token_label(SimpleNamespace(auth=None)))
+        # A request object with no auth attribute at all (plain Django).
+        self.assertIsNone(request_token_label(SimpleNamespace()))
+
+    def test_request_token_label_none_for_blank_name(self):
+        from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+        from mcp_server.drf_auth import request_token_label
+
+        self.assertIsNone(
+            request_token_label(SimpleNamespace(auth=UserToken(name="   ")))
+        )
+
+    def test_request_token_label_none_for_foreign_auth_object(self):
+        from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+        from mcp_server.drf_auth import request_token_label
+
+        # e.g. a JWT dict from another auth class — not a UserToken.
+        self.assertIsNone(
+            request_token_label(SimpleNamespace(auth={"iss": "daedalus"}))
+        )
+
     def test_request_auth_stashes_token(self):
         # The auth class returns (user, token); DRF places the token on
         # request.auth. Re-use a UserToken-aware endpoint to verify.