feat: runtime manager

.claude/settings.json

@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 {
+    "sandbox": {
+        "network": {
+            "allowLocalBinding": true,
+            "allowUnixSockets": ["/Users/id/.colima/default/docker.sock"],
+            "allowedDomains": [
+                "github.com",
+                "registry.npmjs.org",
+                "*.npmjs.org",
+                "docker.com",
+                "docker.io",
+                "gcr.io",
+                "*.golang.org"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
     "enabledPlugins": {
         "gopls-lsp@claude-plugins-official": true,
         "context7@claude-plugins-official": true

AGENTS.md

@@ -1,915 +0,0 @@
-# AGENTS.md
-
-## 1. Purpose
-
-This repository is developed primarily in Go.
-
-The agent must optimize for:
-
-- correctness before speed,
-- readability before cleverness,
-- explicit behavior before hidden magic,
-- small, reviewable changes,
-- reproducible builds and tests,
-- clear written reasoning for non-obvious decisions.
-
-The agent should behave like a careful senior Go engineer working in an existing codebase with real maintenance costs.
-
----
-
-## 2. Core operating rules
-
-### 2.1 Main priorities
-
-When making changes, follow this order of priority:
-
-1. Preserve correctness.
-2. Preserve or improve clarity.
-3. Preserve compatibility unless the task explicitly allows breaking changes.
-4. Keep the diff minimal.
-5. Keep the implementation idiomatic for modern Go.
-6. Keep performance reasonable, but do not micro-optimize without evidence.
-
-### 2.2 What the agent must not do
-
-The agent must not:
-
-- rewrite large areas of code without clear need,
-- introduce speculative abstractions,
-- rename many symbols “for cleanliness” unless required,
-- mix unrelated refactors with the requested task,
-- silently change public behavior,
-- silently change wire formats, database semantics, or API contracts,
-- add dependencies unless necessary,
-- invent requirements not stated by the user or codebase,
-- leave TODOs instead of implementing the requested behavior, unless explicitly asked,
-- claim code was tested if it was not actually tested,
-- claim a root cause without evidence,
-- fix extra bugs opportunistically unless they are tightly adjacent and clearly explained.
-
-### 2.3 Expected default behavior
-
-Unless the user asks otherwise, the agent should:
-
-- inspect the relevant code path before editing,
-- understand current behavior before proposing changes,
-- prefer the smallest correct patch,
-- update or add tests for every functional change,
-- keep public interfaces stable,
-- preserve log/event/metric semantics unless a change is needed,
-- explain assumptions,
-- mention trade-offs when they matter.
-
-### 2.3 Expected documentation behavior
-
-Unless the user asks otherwise, the agent should:
-
-- supply added packages, types, funcs, consts and vars with a comprehensive comments explaining its purpose and behavior,
-- supply public functions with a more comprehensive commentary and supplemental funcs with more concise comments,
-- provide comments respecting the Go Doc Comments syntax: use strict parameters names inside human-friendly sentences,
-- provide comments only in English language,
-- correct obvious grammatical and style errors in existing commentaries met in changed files.
-
----
-
-## 3. Repository familiarization workflow
-
-Before making non-trivial changes, the agent should quickly map the local conventions.
-
-### 3.1 Files to inspect first
-
-Prefer inspecting, when present:
-
-- `go.mod`
-- `go.sum`
-- `README.md`
-- `Makefile`
-- `Taskfile.yml` / `Taskfile.yaml`
-- `.golangci.yml` / `.golangci.yaml`
-- `.editorconfig`
-- `buf.yaml`
-- `buf.gen.yaml`
-- `Dockerfile*`
-- `compose*.yml`
-- CI files under `.github/workflows/`, `.gitlab-ci.yml`, etc.
-- migration directories
-- existing `AGENTS.md` files in subdirectories
-- representative files in the affected package
-- representative tests in the affected package
-
-### 3.2 Conventions to infer
-
-The agent should infer and follow:
-
-- package layout style,
-- naming conventions,
-- error handling conventions,
-- logging conventions,
-- context usage conventions,
-- test style,
-- benchmark style,
-- dependency injection pattern,
-- API versioning conventions,
-- DTO/model separation style,
-- storage and transaction conventions,
-- lint and formatting requirements.
-
-If conventions are inconsistent, prefer the one used in the closest affected code.
-
----
-
-## 4. Scope control
-
-### 4.1 Stay within scope
-
-The agent must solve the user’s request directly and avoid unrelated cleanup.
-
-Allowed adjacent changes:
-
-- fixing a test broken by the main change,
-- adding a missing helper required by the main change,
-- small refactors necessary to make the change safe,
-- updating documentation directly affected by the change.
-
-Not allowed without explicit justification:
-
-- formatting unrelated files,
-- reorganizing package structure,
-- replacing libraries,
-- changing error taxonomy globally,
-- changing logging framework,
-- broad “modernization” passes,
-- large dependency bumps.
-
-### 4.2 When the requested change is underspecified
-
-If details are missing, the agent should:
-
-1. infer the most conservative behavior from existing code,
-2. avoid breaking current behavior,
-3. document the chosen assumption in the final response.
-
-Do not block on avoidable clarification if a reasonable implementation path exists.
-
----
-
-## 5. Go version and language guidance
-
-### 5.1 Target version
-
-Target the Go version declared in `go.mod`.
-
-If the repository does not make this obvious, assume modern stable Go and avoid experimental features unless already present.
-
-### 5.2 Idiomatic Go requirements
-
-The agent should prefer:
-
-- target Go version language idioms and syntax improvements,
-- simple package APIs,
-- concrete types when interfaces are not needed,
-- small interfaces defined by consumers,
-- explicit error handling,
-- early returns,
-- table-driven tests where appropriate,
-- `context.Context` as the first parameter for request-scoped operations,
-- `errors.AsType` first, `errors.Is` / `errors.As` last,
-- standard library first.
-
-The agent should avoid:
-
-- unnecessary generics,
-- unnecessary reflection,
-- hidden global state,
-- panics for expected errors,
-- overuse of empty interfaces or `any`,
-- deeply nested control flow,
-- concurrency without clear benefit,
-- channel-based designs where a simple call flow is better.
-
-### 5.3 Style details
-
-Prefer:
-
-- short, focused functions,
-- package-level cohesion,
-- exported identifiers only when needed,
-- comments for exported symbols,
-- comments explaining “why”, not narrating trivial code,
-- stable and unsurprising zero values where appropriate.
-
-Avoid:
-
-- single-letter names except tight local scopes,
-- clever helper layers that obscure flow,
-- Boolean parameter lists that are hard to read,
-- hidden side effects,
-- magic constants without names.
-
----
-
-## 6. Editing rules for Go code
-
-### 6.1 Function and type changes
-
-When modifying a function or method, the agent should:
-
-- preserve signature compatibility unless the task explicitly requires change,
-- preserve context and cancellation behavior,
-- preserve caller expectations,
-- update all call sites,
-- update tests that express expected behavior.
-
-When adding new exported API:
-
-- keep it minimal,
-- document it,
-- justify why export is needed,
-- prefer package-private helpers if external use is not required.
-
-### 6.2 Error handling
-
-The agent must:
-
-- return errors, not swallow them,
-- wrap errors when adding useful context,
-- avoid duplicative wrapping,
-- preserve sentinel errors or typed errors already used in the codebase,
-- use `%w` correctly,
-- not log and return the same error at multiple layers unless the codebase explicitly does that.
-
-If the codebase distinguishes user-facing, domain, transport, and storage errors, preserve that separation.
-
-### 6.3 Context usage
-
-The agent must:
-
-- pass context through relevant call chains,
-- not store contexts in structs,
-- not use `context.Background()` in request flows unless clearly appropriate,
-- respect cancellation and deadlines when existing code expects that,
-- avoid creating child contexts unnecessarily.
-
-### 6.4 Concurrency
-
-Only introduce concurrency if it clearly improves the requested behavior and does not degrade maintainability.
-
-If adding concurrency, the agent must consider:
-
-- cancellation,
-- data races,
-- goroutine lifetime,
-- bounded parallelism,
-- error propagation,
-- testability,
-- deterministic shutdown.
-
-Avoid spawning goroutines without a clear ownership model.
-
-### 6.5 Logging and observability
-
-Follow existing repository conventions.
-
-The agent should:
-
-- keep logs structured if the codebase uses structured logging,
-- avoid logging sensitive values,
-- avoid noisy logs in hot paths,
-- preserve stable field names when logs are used operationally,
-- update metrics/traces only when directly relevant.
-
-Do not add logs as a substitute for error handling.
-
----
-
-## 7. Testing requirements
-
-### 7.1 General rule
-
-Every behavior change should be covered by tests unless the repository clearly does not test that layer.
-
-A functional code change without tests requires a clear reason in the final response.
-
-### 7.2 Preferred testing style
-
-Prefer:
-
-- table-driven tests,
-- focused tests per behavior,
-- `testify` for assertions and requirements if the repository already uses it or if new tests are added and no conflicting convention exists,
-- deterministic tests,
-- subtests with meaningful names,
-- minimal fixtures,
-- clear failure messages.
-
-### 7.3 What tests should verify
-
-Tests should verify:
-
-- externally observable behavior,
-- error cases,
-- edge cases,
-- nil / empty / zero-value behavior where relevant,
-- backward compatibility where relevant,
-- concurrency behavior if changed,
-- serialization/deserialization boundaries if relevant.
-
-### 7.4 What tests should avoid
-
-Avoid tests that are:
-
-- tightly coupled to private implementation details without need,
-- flaky,
-- timing-sensitive without control,
-- dependent on wall clock when fake time can be used,
-- dependent on random behavior without fixed seed,
-- dependent on external services unless the repository already uses integration test infrastructure.
-
-### 7.5 Test commands
-
-Prefer repository-native commands first.
-
-Common examples:
-
-```bash
-go test ./...
-go test ./... -race
-go test ./... -cover
-```
-
-If a narrower command is sufficient, use the smallest command that provides confidence.
-
----
-
-## 8. Dependency policy
-
-### 8.1 Default rule
-
-Prefer the Go standard library and existing repository dependencies.
-
-Do not add a new dependency unless it provides clear value that is difficult to replicate safely with existing tools.
-
-### 8.2 If adding a dependency is necessary
-
-The agent must:
-
-- choose a well-maintained package,
-- minimize dependency surface,
-- avoid dependency overlap,
-- explain why the new dependency is needed,
-- update tests and usage accordingly.
-
-Avoid adding heavy frameworks into lightweight packages.
-
----
-
-## 9. Performance policy
-
-### 9.1 Default stance
-
-Do not optimize speculatively.
-
-Prefer clear code first, then optimize only if:
-
-- the task is explicitly performance-related,
-- the affected path is obviously hot,
-- profiling evidence is available,
-- the repository already treats this path as performance-sensitive.
-
-### 9.2 When performance matters
-
-The agent should consider:
-
-- allocations,
-- copies,
-- unnecessary conversions,
-- lock contention,
-- query count,
-- I/O amplification,
-- algorithmic complexity.
-
-If making a performance optimization, document the trade-off and preserve readability as much as possible.
-
----
-
-## 10. API, wire format, and compatibility rules
-
-### 10.1 Backward compatibility
-
-Assume compatibility matters unless the task says otherwise.
-
-The agent must not casually change:
-
-- JSON field names,
-- protobuf field numbers,
-- SQL schema semantics,
-- HTTP status codes,
-- error codes,
-- event payloads,
-- config keys,
-- environment variable names,
-- CLI flags,
-- file formats.
-
-### 10.2 If a breaking change is necessary
-
-The agent should:
-
-- keep the change localized,
-- update affected tests,
-- update docs and examples,
-- explicitly call out the break in the final response.
-
----
-
-## 11. Database and persistence guidance
-
-If the repository interacts with a database, the agent should preserve data safety first.
-
-### 11.1 Queries and mutations
-
-The agent must:
-
-- understand existing transaction boundaries,
-- avoid introducing N+1 query patterns,
-- preserve idempotency where relevant,
-- preserve isolation expectations,
-- handle `sql.ErrNoRows` or equivalent consistently.
-
-### 11.2 Migrations
-
-If adding or changing migrations:
-
-- make them forward-safe,
-- avoid destructive changes unless explicitly requested,
-- preserve rollback strategy if the repository uses one,
-- avoid combining schema and risky data backfills blindly,
-- update related models, queries, and tests.
-
-### 11.3 Data correctness
-
-The agent must be conservative with:
-
-- nullability,
-- defaults,
-- unique constraints,
-- indexes,
-- timestamp semantics,
-- timezone handling,
-- soft-delete semantics.
-
----
-
-## 12. HTTP / RPC / messaging guidance
-
-### 12.1 Handlers and transport code
-
-When editing transport-layer code, preserve:
-
-- status code semantics,
-- request validation behavior,
-- response shape,
-- middleware expectations,
-- authn/authz boundaries,
-- timeout and cancellation behavior.
-
-### 12.2 Serialization
-
-The agent must:
-
-- keep wire compatibility,
-- avoid changing omitempty behavior casually,
-- handle unknown fields according to existing patterns,
-- preserve canonical formats if already established.
-
-### 12.3 Messaging / events
-
-For queues, streams, or pub/sub:
-
-- preserve event contract stability,
-- preserve delivery assumptions,
-- preserve idempotency handling,
-- avoid changing partitioning or keys without reason.
-
----
-
-## 13. CLI and developer-experience guidance
-
-If the repository includes CLI commands or tooling, the agent should preserve UX consistency.
-
-Do not casually change:
-
-- command names,
-- flag names,
-- exit code semantics,
-- help text style,
-- config resolution order.
-
-When adding a flag or command:
-
-- keep naming consistent,
-- document defaults,
-- handle invalid input cleanly,
-- add tests where feasible.
-
----
-
-## 14. Security and secrets handling
-
-The agent must treat security as a default concern.
-
-### 14.1 Must avoid
-
-Never:
-
-- commit secrets,
-- log tokens, passwords, cookies, private keys, or connection strings,
-- weaken auth checks casually,
-- disable TLS verification without explicit reason,
-- interpolate untrusted input into shell/SQL/HTML/paths unsafely,
-- introduce path traversal risks,
-- trust user input without validation.
-
-### 14.2 Must consider
-
-Consider:
-
-- input validation,
-- output encoding,
-- least privilege,
-- SSRF risk,
-- command injection,
-- SQL injection,
-- deserialization safety,
-- sensitive data redaction,
-- constant-time comparisons where relevant,
-- secure defaults.
-
-### 14.3 Authentication and authorization
-
-Preserve existing auth boundaries.
-
-If a task touches auth logic, the agent must be especially conservative and update tests for both allowed and denied cases.
-
----
-
-## 15. Configuration guidance
-
-The agent should preserve current configuration patterns.
-
-Do not casually change:
-
-- env var names,
-- precedence rules,
-- default values,
-- required/optional behavior,
-- config file schema.
-
-When adding configuration:
-
-- prefer clear names,
-- define sane defaults,
-- validate values,
-- document behavior,
-- update examples if present.
-
----
-
-## 16. Documentation update policy
-
-Update documentation when the user-visible or developer-visible behavior changes.
-
-Potential files to update:
-
-- `README.md`
-- package docs
-- API docs
-- CLI help
-- examples
-- migration notes
-- deployment docs
-
-Do not rewrite large docs unless necessary.
-
----
-
-## 17. Commenting policy
-
-### 17.1 Code comments
-
-Use comments sparingly but effectively.
-
-Add comments when:
-
-- exporting a symbol,
-- explaining why a non-obvious approach is used,
-- documenting invariants,
-- clarifying ownership/lifecycle/concurrency rules.
-
-Do not add comments that merely restate obvious code.
-
-### 17.2 Commit-style explanations in response
-
-In the final response, the agent should explain:
-
-- what changed,
-- why it changed,
-- what assumptions were made,
-- what was tested,
-- any notable trade-offs.
-
----
-
-## 18. How to present work in chat
-
-When the agent responds with implementation details, it should be concise but complete.
-
-### 18.1 Final response should usually include
-
-- a short summary of the change,
-- the key files modified,
-- important reasoning or assumptions,
-- test commands executed,
-- any remaining risks or follow-ups if relevant.
-
-### 18.2 The agent must not
-
-- dump huge irrelevant code blocks if files were already edited,
-- exaggerate confidence,
-- claim tests passed if they were not run,
-- omit important caveats.
-
----
-
-## 19. Patch construction guidance
-
-### 19.1 Preferred change shape
-
-Prefer a sequence like:
-
-1. smallest safe production change,
-2. tests that capture behavior,
-3. minimal docs update if needed.
-
-### 19.2 Refactoring threshold
-
-Refactor only when necessary to support the requested change.
-
-Good reasons:
-
-- current structure prevents a safe fix,
-- testability is too poor to validate behavior,
-- the bug stems from tangled responsibilities,
-- a small extraction materially reduces risk.
-
-Bad reasons:
-
-- personal style preference,
-- “cleaner architecture” ambitions,
-- speculative future use cases.
-
----
-
-## 20. Large or risky changes
-
-For changes with broad blast radius, the agent should be more conservative.
-
-Examples:
-
-- auth,
-- billing,
-- persistence,
-- migrations,
-- concurrency,
-- public APIs,
-- shared libraries,
-- critical hot paths.
-
-In such cases, the agent should:
-
-- minimize the changed surface area,
-- add focused regression coverage,
-- call out risk explicitly,
-- avoid mixing in refactors.
-
----
-
-## 21. When the agent should stop and report limits
-
-The agent should explicitly say so if:
-
-- the repository is missing files needed to implement safely,
-- tests cannot be run in the environment,
-- behavior depends on unknown external systems,
-- a breaking design choice is required but unspecified,
-- the requested change would be unsafe without broader context.
-
-In those cases, still provide the best grounded partial result possible.
-
----
-
-## 22. Preferred workflow for bug fixes
-
-When fixing a bug, the agent should generally follow this order:
-
-1. identify the failing behavior,
-2. inspect the smallest relevant code path,
-3. preserve existing public contract,
-4. implement the minimal fix,
-5. add or update regression tests,
-6. verify no adjacent behavior was unintentionally changed.
-
-If the root cause is uncertain, state that clearly and avoid overstating certainty.
-
----
-
-## 23. Preferred workflow for new features
-
-When implementing a feature, the agent should generally:
-
-1. inspect similar existing features,
-2. match established architecture,
-3. add the smallest useful surface area,
-4. keep compatibility where possible,
-5. add tests for success and failure paths,
-6. update minimal necessary docs.
-
----
-
-## 24. Preferred workflow for refactoring
-
-For refactors, the agent must preserve behavior.
-
-The agent should:
-
-- keep refactors mechanical and reviewable,
-- avoid semantic drift,
-- maintain test coverage,
-- separate pure refactor from behavior change whenever practical.
-
-If both are unavoidable in one patch, explain that clearly.
-
----
-
-## 25. Monorepo / multi-package guidance
-
-If this repository contains multiple services or packages, the agent should:
-
-- change only the relevant module/package unless broader edits are required,
-- respect local conventions of the touched area,
-- check for local `AGENTS.md` files,
-- avoid introducing cross-package coupling casually.
-
----
-
-## 26. File and package organization guidance
-
-When adding new files:
-
-- place them near the owning package,
-- use existing naming conventions,
-- avoid generic names like `common.go`, `helpers.go`, `utils.go` unless that pattern already exists,
-- keep package boundaries clear.
-
-When adding helpers, prefer names tied to the domain or behavior.
-
----
-
-## 27. Example Go-specific preferences
-
-These are defaults unless the repository already uses a different style.
-
-### 27.1 Error examples
-
-Preferred:
-
-```go
-func ParsePort(s string) (int, error) {
-    port, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
-    if err != nil {
-        return 0, fmt.Errorf("parse port %q: %w", s, err)
-    }
-    if port < 1 || port > 65535 {
-        return 0, fmt.Errorf("parse port %q: out of range", s)
-    }
-    return port, nil
-}
-```
-
-Avoid:
-
-```go
-func ParsePort(s string) (int, error) {
-    i, _ := strconv.Atoi(s)
-    return i, nil
-}
-```
-
-### 27.2 Context examples
-
-Preferred:
-
-```go
-func (s *Service) Fetch(ctx context.Context, id string) (*Item, error) {
-    if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-        return nil, err
-    }
-    return s.repo.Fetch(ctx, id)
-}
-```
-
-Avoid:
-
-```go
-func (s *Service) Fetch(id string) (*Item, error) {
-    return s.repo.Fetch(context.Background(), id)
-}
-```
-
-### 27.3 Table-driven tests
-
-Preferred:
-
-```go
-func TestParsePort(t *testing.T) {
-    t.Parallel()
-
-    tests := []struct {
-        name    string
-        input   string
-        want    int
-        wantErr bool
-    }{
-        {name: "valid", input: "8080", want: 8080},
-        {name: "non-numeric", input: "abc", wantErr: true},
-        {name: "out of range", input: "70000", wantErr: true},
-    }
-
-    for _, tt := range tests {
-        tt := tt
-        t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-            t.Parallel()
-
-            got, err := ParsePort(tt.input)
-            if tt.wantErr {
-                require.Error(t, err)
-                return
-            }
-
-            require.NoError(t, err)
-            assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
-        })
-    }
-}
-```
-
----
-
-## 28. Suggested command checklist
-
-Before concluding, the agent should use the smallest relevant subset of these commands when available and appropriate:
-
-```bash
-go test ./...
-go test ./... -race
-go test ./... -cover
-go vet ./...
-golangci-lint run
-staticcheck ./...
-go test ./path/to/pkg -run TestName -v
-```
-
-Use repository-native wrappers first if they exist, for example:
-
-```bash
-make test
-make lint
-task test
-task lint
-```
-
----
-
-## 29. Suggested final response template
-
-Use this shape unless the user asked for something else:
-
-1. What changed.
-2. Why it changed.
-3. Files touched.
-4. Tests run.
-5. Assumptions or caveats.
-
-Be direct. Do not pad the response.
-
----
-
-## 30. Bottom-line instruction
-
-When in doubt, the agent should choose the safest change that:
-
-- solves the actual user request,
-- matches existing repository conventions,
-- preserves compatibility,
-- adds or updates tests,
-- keeps the diff small and reviewable.

ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -658,12 +658,15 @@ It owns:
 * starting game engine containers;
 * stopping containers;
 * restarting containers where allowed;
-* patching/replacing containers where allowed;
+* patching/replacing containers (semver patch only) where allowed;
 * technical runtime inspection/status;
-* monitoring containers and publishing technical health events.
+* monitoring containers via Docker events, periodic inspect, and active HTTP probe;
+* publishing technical runtime events (`runtime:job_results`, `runtime:health_events`);
+* publishing admin-only notification intents for first-touch start failures.
 
 It does **not** own platform metadata of games.
 It does **not** own runtime business state of games.
+It does **not** resolve engine versions; the producer (`Game Lobby` in v1, `Game Master` later) supplies `image_ref`.
 It executes runtime jobs for `Game Lobby` and `Game Master`.
 
 ### Container model
@@ -673,6 +676,62 @@ It executes runtime jobs for `Game Lobby` and `Game Master`.
 
 This is a hard invariant.
 
+Each container is created with hostname `galaxy-game-{game_id}` and attached to the
+single user-defined Docker bridge network configured by `RTMANAGER_DOCKER_NETWORK`.
+The network is provisioned outside `Runtime Manager` (compose, Terraform, or operator
+runbook); a missing network is a fail-fast condition at startup. The published
+`engine_endpoint` is the stable URL `http://galaxy-game-{game_id}:8080`; restart and
+patch keep the same DNS name even though `current_container_id` changes.
+
+### Image policy
+
+`Runtime Manager` never resolves engine versions. The producer (`Game Lobby` in v1,
+`Game Master` once implemented) computes `image_ref` from its own template and
+hands it to `Runtime Manager` on the start envelope. `Runtime Manager` accepts the
+reference verbatim, applies the configured pull policy
+(`RTMANAGER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY`), and reads container resource limits from labels
+on the resolved image.
+
+The producer-supplied `image_ref` rule decouples `Runtime Manager` from any
+engine-version arbitration logic, lets the v1 launch ship without `Game Master`'s
+engine-version registry, and cleanly separates "which image to run" (Lobby/GM
+concern) from "how to run it" (RTM concern). Two alternatives were rejected:
+RTM holding its own image map (would need to consume upstream tariff or
+compatibility signals that belong in the producers) and RTM resolving the
+image at start time by querying GM (would create a circular dependency for
+v1 and add a synchronous hop on the hot path).
+
+Patch is restart with a new `image_ref` and is allowed only as a semver patch
+within the same major/minor line; cross-major or cross-minor patch attempts fail
+with `semver_patch_only`. Producers that need to change the major/minor line must
+stop the game and start a new container.
+
+### State ownership
+
+Engine state lives on the host filesystem under the per-game directory
+`<RTMANAGER_GAME_STATE_ROOT>/{game_id}` and is bind-mounted into the container at
+`RTMANAGER_ENGINE_STATE_MOUNT_PATH`. The mount path is exposed to the engine through
+`GAME_STATE_PATH` and, for backward compatibility, also as `STORAGE_PATH`. Both
+names are accepted by `galaxy/game` in v1.
+
+`Runtime Manager` never deletes the host state directory. Removing a container
+through the cleanup endpoint or the retention TTL leaves the directory intact.
+Backup, archival, and operator cleanup of state directories belong to operator
+tooling or a future Admin Service workflow.
+
+### Reconcile policy
+
+`Runtime Manager` reconciles its `runtime_records` with Docker reality at startup
+(blocking, before workers start) and on a periodic interval
+(`RTMANAGER_RECONCILE_INTERVAL`). Two rules apply unconditionally:
+
+* unrecorded containers labelled `com.galaxy.owner=rtmanager` are **adopted** into
+  `runtime_records` as `running`, never killed; operators may have launched one
+  manually for diagnostics;
+* recorded `running` rows whose container is missing in Docker are marked
+  `removed`, with a `container_disappeared` event emitted on
+  `runtime:health_events`.
+
 ## 10. [Notification Service](notification/README.md)
 
 `Notification Service` is the async delivery/orchestration layer for platform notifications.
@@ -770,6 +829,18 @@ The platform uses one simple rule:
 * if the user-facing request must complete with a deterministic result in the same flow, the critical internal chain is synchronous;
 * if the interaction is propagation, notification, cache invalidation, runtime job completion, telemetry, or denormalized read-model update, it is asynchronous.
 
+The `Lobby ↔ Runtime Manager` transport is the canonical asynchronous case:
+Lobby drives RTM exclusively through Redis Streams (`runtime:start_jobs`,
+`runtime:stop_jobs`, `runtime:job_results`); there is no synchronous
+Lobby→RTM REST call in v1, and no plan to add one. Synchronous coupling
+would force Lobby to block on Docker pull/start latency, which is
+unbounded in the worst case. `Game Master` and `Admin Service`, by contrast,
+drive RTM synchronously over REST because they operate on already-running
+containers and need deterministic per-request outcomes (for example,
+"restart this game's container now"); routing those operations through
+streams would force operators to correlate async results back to admin
+requests for no operational benefit.
+
 ### Fixed synchronous interactions
 
 * `Gateway -> Auth / Session Service`
@@ -783,13 +854,17 @@ The platform uses one simple rule:
 * `Geo Profile Service -> User Service`
 * `Game Lobby -> User Service`
 * `Game Lobby -> Game Master` for critical registration/update calls
+* `Game Master -> Runtime Manager` for inspect, restart, patch, stop, and cleanup REST calls
+* `Admin Service -> Runtime Manager` for operational inspect, restart, patch, stop, and cleanup REST calls
 
 ### Fixed asynchronous interactions
 
 * session lifecycle projection toward gateway cache;
 * revoke propagation;
-* `Lobby -> Runtime Manager` runtime jobs;
+* `Lobby -> Runtime Manager` runtime jobs through `runtime:start_jobs` (`{game_id, image_ref, requested_at_ms}`) and `runtime:stop_jobs` (`{game_id, reason, requested_at_ms}`);
-* `Game Master -> Runtime Manager` runtime jobs;
+* `Runtime Manager -> Lobby` job outcomes through `runtime:job_results`;
+* `Runtime Manager -> Notification Service` admin-only failure intents (image pull, container start, start config) through `notification:intents`;
+* `Runtime Manager` outbound technical health stream `runtime:health_events` consumed by `Game Master`; `Game Lobby` and `Admin Service` are reserved as future consumers;
 * all event-bus propagation;
 * `Game Master -> Game Lobby` runtime snapshot updates (including
   `player_turn_stats` for capability aggregation) and game-finish events
@@ -831,6 +906,8 @@ PostgreSQL is the source of truth for table-shaped business state:
   malformed-intent audit;
 * lobby games, applications, invites, memberships, and the race-name
   registry (registered/reservation/pending tiers);
+* runtime manager runtime records (`game_id -> current_container_id`),
+  per-operation audit log, and latest health snapshot per game;
 * idempotency records, expressed as `UNIQUE` constraints on the durable
   table — not as a separate kv;
 * retry scheduling state, expressed as a `next_attempt_at` column on the
@@ -839,11 +916,13 @@ PostgreSQL is the source of truth for table-shaped business state:
 Redis is the source of truth for ephemeral and runtime-coordination state:
 
 * the platform event bus implemented as Redis Streams (`user:domain_events`,
-  `user:lifecycle_events`, `gm:lobby_events`, `runtime:job_results`,
+  `user:lifecycle_events`, `gm:lobby_events`, `runtime:start_jobs`,
+  `runtime:stop_jobs`, `runtime:job_results`, `runtime:health_events`,
   `notification:intents`, `gateway:client-events`, `mail:delivery_commands`);
 * stream consumer offsets;
 * gateway session cache, replay reservations, rate-limit counters, and
-  short-lived runtime locks/leases (e.g. notification `route_leases`);
+  short-lived runtime locks/leases (e.g. notification `route_leases`,
+  runtime manager per-game operation leases `rtmanager:game_lease:{game_id}`);
 * `Auth / Session Service` challenges and active session tokens, which are
   TTL-bounded and where loss is recoverable by re-authentication;
 * lobby per-game runtime aggregates that are deleted at game finish
@@ -852,9 +931,9 @@ Redis is the source of truth for ephemeral and runtime-coordination state:
 ### Database topology
 
 * Single PostgreSQL database `galaxy`.
-* Schema per service: `user`, `mail`, `notification`, `lobby`. Reserved for
+* Schema per service: `user`, `mail`, `notification`, `lobby`, `rtmanager`.
-  future use: `geoprofile`. Not allocated unless needed: `gateway`,
+  Reserved for future use: `geoprofile`. Not allocated unless needed:
-  `authsession`.
+  `gateway`, `authsession`.
 * Each service connects with its own PostgreSQL role whose grants are
   restricted to its own schema (defense-in-depth).
 * Authentication is username + password only. `sslmode=disable`. No client
@@ -933,15 +1012,15 @@ crossing the SQL boundary carry `time.UTC` as their location.
 ### Configuration
 
 For each service `<S>` ∈ { `USERSERVICE`, `MAIL`, `NOTIFICATION`,
-`LOBBY`, `GATEWAY`, `AUTHSESSION` }, the Redis connection accepts:
+`LOBBY`, `RTMANAGER`, `GATEWAY`, `AUTHSESSION` }, the Redis connection accepts:
 
 * `<S>_REDIS_MASTER_ADDR` (required)
 * `<S>_REDIS_REPLICA_ADDRS` (optional, comma-separated)
 * `<S>_REDIS_PASSWORD` (required)
 * `<S>_REDIS_DB`, `<S>_REDIS_OPERATION_TIMEOUT`
 
-For PG-backed services (`USERSERVICE`, `MAIL`, `NOTIFICATION`, `LOBBY`)
+For PG-backed services (`USERSERVICE`, `MAIL`, `NOTIFICATION`, `LOBBY`,
-the Postgres connection accepts:
+`RTMANAGER`) the Postgres connection accepts:
 
 * `<S>_POSTGRES_PRIMARY_DSN` (required;
   `postgres://<role>:<pwd>@<host>:5432/galaxy?search_path=<schema>&sslmode=disable`)
@@ -951,9 +1030,105 @@ the Postgres connection accepts:
 
 Stream- and key-shape env vars (`*_REDIS_DOMAIN_EVENTS_STREAM`,
 `*_REDIS_LIFECYCLE_EVENTS_STREAM`, `*_REDIS_KEYSPACE_PREFIX`,
-`MAIL_REDIS_COMMAND_STREAM`, `NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM`, etc.) keep
+`MAIL_REDIS_COMMAND_STREAM`, `NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM`,
-their current names and semantics — they describe stream/key shapes, not
+`RTMANAGER_REDIS_START_JOBS_STREAM`, `RTMANAGER_REDIS_STOP_JOBS_STREAM`,
-connection topology.
+`RTMANAGER_REDIS_JOB_RESULTS_STREAM`, `RTMANAGER_REDIS_HEALTH_EVENTS_STREAM`,
+etc.) keep their current names and semantics — they describe stream/key
+shapes, not connection topology.
+
+## Test and Contract Conventions
+
+The repository follows a small set of cross-service rules for contract
+specifications and test doubles. Each rule is captured below with the
+rejected alternatives so future services do not re-litigate them.
+
+### AsyncAPI version: 3.1.0
+
+Every AsyncAPI spec in the repository declares `asyncapi: 3.1.0`
+(`notification/api/intents-asyncapi.yaml`,
+`rtmanager/api/runtime-jobs-asyncapi.yaml`,
+`rtmanager/api/runtime-health-asyncapi.yaml`). Operators read the same
+shape across services — channel with `address`, separate `operations`
+block, `action: send | receive` vocabulary.
+
+Alternatives rejected:
+
+- AsyncAPI 2.6.0 — would carry the same information under different
+  field names (`publish` / `subscribe` blocks living inside the channel)
+  and the shared YAML walker assertions would not transfer cleanly;
+- adding a typed AsyncAPI parser library — no Galaxy service uses one
+  today; introducing a new dependency for the existing specs would
+  break the established pattern that all AsyncAPI freeze tests are pure
+  YAML walkers using `gopkg.in/yaml.v3`.
+
+The `oneOf`-based polymorphism on the `details` field in
+`runtime-health-asyncapi.yaml` is plain JSON Schema and works
+identically in 3.1.0; no AsyncAPI-version-specific feature is used. If
+`notification/api/intents-asyncapi.yaml` ever moves to a newer major,
+every downstream service moves with it as a cross-service contract bump.
+
+### Contract freeze tests
+
+OpenAPI freeze tests use `github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3`. The
+library is already a workspace-wide dependency
+(`lobby/contract_openapi_test.go`, `game/openapi_contract_test.go`,
+`rtmanager/contract_openapi_test.go`). It validates OpenAPI 3.0
+syntactic correctness, exposes a typed AST, and lets assertions reach
+operation IDs, schema references, required fields, and enum membership
+without a hand-rolled parser.
+
+AsyncAPI freeze tests use `gopkg.in/yaml.v3` plus a small set of
+helpers (`getMapValue`, `getStringValue`, `getStringSlice`,
+`getSliceValue`, `getBoolValue`). AsyncAPI 3.1.0 is itself a JSON
+Schema document; the freeze tests only need to assert on field paths,
+enum membership, required fields, and `$ref` targets — none of which
+require type-aware parsing.
+
+Both freeze tests live at the module root (`package <service>` next to
+`go.mod`) for every service. A subpackage like `<service>/contracts/`
+would have to import the service's domain types to share constants,
+which would create the exact import cycle the freeze tests are meant
+to prevent.
+
+### Test doubles: `mockgen` for narrow recorder ports, `*inmem` for behavioural fakes
+
+Test doubles in the repository follow a three-track convention:
+
+- **Narrow recorder ports** (interfaces whose implementation has no
+  domain semantics — record calls, return injectable errors, expose
+  accessor methods) use `go.uber.org/mock` mocks. Examples:
+  `lobby/internal/ports/{RuntimeManager, IntentPublisher, GMClient,
+  UserService}`, `rtmanager/internal/ports/DockerClient`,
+  `rtmanager/internal/api/internalhttp/handlers/{Start,Stop,Restart,
+  Patch,Cleanup}Service`. `//go:generate` directives live next to the
+  interface declaration; generated mocks are committed under
+  `<module>/internal/adapters/mocks/` (or `handlers/mocks/`); the
+  `make -C <module> mocks` target regenerates them.
+- **Behavioural in-memory adapters** (re-implement the production
+  contract — CAS, domain transitions, monotonic invariants, two-tier
+  invariants like the Race Name Directory) live under
+  `<module>/internal/adapters/<thing>inmem/` and stay hand-rolled.
+  Replacing them with `mockgen` would force every consumer site to
+  script `EXPECT()` chains for behaviour the fake currently handles
+  automatically, and would lose the cross-implementation parity guarantee.
+- **Dead test doubles** with no consumers are deleted on sight.
+
+Per-test recorder helpers (small structs holding captured slices and
+per-test error injection) live **inside the test files that use them**
+rather than in a shared `mockrec` / `testfixtures` package. A shared
+package would re-create the retired `*stub` convention in a different
+namespace; per-test recorders are easy to specialise without polluting
+a shared surface.
+
+`racenameinmem` is a special case: it is also one of two selectable
+Race Name Directory backends chosen via
+`LOBBY_RACE_NAME_DIRECTORY_BACKEND=stub` (the config token name is
+preserved while the package name follows the `*inmem` convention; both
+backends pass the shared conformance suite at
+`lobby/internal/ports/racenamedirtest/`).
+
+The maintained `go.uber.org/mock` fork is preferred over the archived
+`github.com/golang/mock`.
 
 ## Main End-to-End Flows
 
@@ -1283,7 +1458,12 @@ Recommended order for implementation is:
    Platform game records, membership, invites, applications, approvals, schedules, user-facing lists, pre-start lifecycle.
 
 7. **Runtime Manager**  
-   Dedicated Docker-control service for container start/stop/patch/status and technical runtime monitoring.
+   Dedicated Docker-control service for container lifecycle (start, stop,
+   restart, semver-patch, cleanup) and inspect/health monitoring through
+   Docker events, periodic inspect, and active HTTP probes. Driven
+   asynchronously from `Game Lobby` via `runtime:start_jobs` /
+   `runtime:stop_jobs` and synchronously from `Game Master` and
+   `Admin Service` via the trusted internal REST surface.
 
 8. **Game Master**  
    Running-game orchestration, engine version registry, runtime state, turn scheduler, engine API mediation, operational controls.

game/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7
+
+# Build context is the workspace root (galaxy/), not the game/ subdirectory,
+# because the game module pulls galaxy/{calc,error,model,util} through the
+# go.work replace directives. Build with:
+#
+#     docker build -t galaxy/game:test -f game/Dockerfile .
+
+FROM golang:1.26.2-alpine AS builder
+WORKDIR /src
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=0 GOFLAGS=-trimpath
+
+# Only the four pkg/ modules the engine binary actually imports.
+COPY pkg/calc/   ./pkg/calc/
+COPY pkg/error/  ./pkg/error/
+COPY pkg/model/  ./pkg/model/
+COPY pkg/util/   ./pkg/util/
+COPY game/       ./game/
+
+# Minimal workspace. The repository-level go.work also lists service
+# modules (lobby, notification, ...) that the engine binary does not
+# need, so we synthesise a workspace tailored to this image instead of
+# dragging the rest of the monorepo into the build context.
+RUN <<'EOF' cat > go.work
+go 1.26.2
+
+use (
+	./game
+	./pkg/calc
+	./pkg/error
+	./pkg/model
+	./pkg/util
+)
+
+replace (
+	galaxy/calc v0.0.0  => ./pkg/calc
+	galaxy/error v0.0.0 => ./pkg/error
+	galaxy/model v0.0.0 => ./pkg/model
+	galaxy/util v0.0.0  => ./pkg/util
+)
+EOF
+
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/go-build \
+    --mount=type=cache,target=/go/pkg/mod \
+    go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o /out/server ./game/cmd/http
+
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12:nonroot AS runtime
+
+LABEL com.galaxy.cpu_quota="1.0"
+LABEL com.galaxy.memory="512m"
+LABEL com.galaxy.pids_limit="512"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="galaxy-game-engine"
+
+ENV STORAGE_PATH=/var/lib/galaxy-game
+EXPOSE 8080
+USER nonroot:nonroot
+
+COPY --from=builder /out/server /usr/local/bin/server
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/server"]

game/README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,184 @@
 # Game Service Engine
 
-Galaxy game engine — hosts a single game instance and exposes a REST API for
+`galaxy/game` is the game engine binary that runs inside one
-game initialization, turn advancement, player reports, and command execution.
+`galaxy-game-{game_id}` container. It hosts a single game instance and exposes
+a REST API for game initialization, turn advancement, player reports, and
+batched player command execution.
 
-## API
+## References
 
-The REST contract is documented in [`openapi.yaml`](openapi.yaml).
+- [`openapi.yaml`](openapi.yaml) — REST contract.
+- [`../ARCHITECTURE.md`](../ARCHITECTURE.md) — system architecture.
+- [`../rtmanager/README.md`](../rtmanager/README.md) — Runtime Manager owns
+  container lifecycle for this binary.
+
+## Container model
+
+The engine is meant to be run inside a Docker container managed by
+`Runtime Manager`. One container hosts exactly one game instance and listens
+on TCP `:8080` inside the container. Outside the container the endpoint is
+addressed as `http://galaxy-game-{game_id}:8080` through Docker's embedded DNS
+on the configured `RTMANAGER_DOCKER_NETWORK`.
+
+The container image is built from [`Dockerfile`](Dockerfile) at the root of
+this module. The Dockerfile is a multi-stage build (Go builder + small runtime
+base) that exposes `:8080`, runs as a non-root user, and ships container
+labels that `Runtime Manager` reads at create time:
+
+| Label | Meaning |
+| --- | --- |
+| `com.galaxy.cpu_quota` | CPU quota for the container (`--cpus`). |
+| `com.galaxy.memory` | Memory limit for the container (`--memory`). |
+| `com.galaxy.pids_limit` | PID limit for the container (`--pids-limit`). |
+| `org.opencontainers.image.title` | `galaxy-game-engine`. |
+
+Image defaults are `cpu_quota=1.0`, `memory=512m`, `pids_limit=512`. Operators
+override them at image-build time by editing the Dockerfile labels; producers
+do not pass per-game limits.
+
+## Endpoints
+
+The contract is the union of `openapi.yaml` and the technical liveness probe
+described below.
+
+### Game endpoints
+
+Documented in [`openapi.yaml`](openapi.yaml). When the engine has not been
+initialised through `POST /api/v1/init`, game endpoints respond `501 Not
+Implemented` to make the uninitialised state unambiguous.
+
+### `GET /healthz`
+
+Technical liveness probe used by `Runtime Manager` and operator tooling.
+
+- Returns `{"status":"ok"}` with HTTP `200` whenever the HTTP server is
+  serving requests, regardless of whether the engine has been initialised
+  through `POST /api/v1/init`.
+- Carries no game-state semantics. Use `GET /api/v1/status` for game-state
+  inspection.
+
+This endpoint exists so that `Runtime Manager` can probe a freshly started
+container before `init` runs.
+
+## Storage
+
+The engine reads its persistent storage path from environment variables in
+the following order of precedence:
+
+1. `STORAGE_PATH` — historical name; honoured for backward compatibility.
+2. `GAME_STATE_PATH` — canonical name written by `Runtime Manager`.
+
+If both are set, `STORAGE_PATH` wins. If neither is set, the binary fails
+fast on startup. The Dockerfile defaults `STORAGE_PATH=/var/lib/galaxy-game`
+so the image runs out of the box if the operator does not supply either
+variable.
+
+`Runtime Manager` creates a per-game host directory under
+`<RTMANAGER_GAME_STATE_ROOT>/{game_id}` and bind-mounts it into the container
+at `RTMANAGER_ENGINE_STATE_MOUNT_PATH` (default `/var/lib/galaxy-game`). The
+mount path is then exposed to the engine through `GAME_STATE_PATH` (and, for
+compatibility, also as `STORAGE_PATH`).
+
+The engine is responsible for the contents of the storage directory.
+`Runtime Manager` never reads or writes the directory contents, never
+deletes the directory, and never inspects per-game state files.
+
+### Design rationale: storage-path env precedence
+
+`STORAGE_PATH` wins over `GAME_STATE_PATH` because the engine already
+shipped with `STORAGE_PATH` (see `game/Makefile` and
+`game/internal/router/handler/handler.go`). Keeping `STORAGE_PATH` as
+the authoritative variable means existing engine deployments and
+integration fixtures continue to work without code change, while
+`GAME_STATE_PATH` is the platform contract written by `Runtime Manager`
+and documented in `ARCHITECTURE.md §9`.
+
+Alternatives considered and rejected:
+
+- accept only `GAME_STATE_PATH` — would force a breaking change on the
+  engine binary and on every existing `STORAGE_PATH=...` invocation in
+  `game/Makefile` and dev scripts;
+- `GAME_STATE_PATH` wins over `STORAGE_PATH` — would silently invert
+  the meaning of an explicit `STORAGE_PATH=` invocation if the operator
+  also sets `GAME_STATE_PATH` for any reason.
+
+### Design rationale: storage-path validation site
+
+`game/internal/router/handler/handler.go` exports `ResolveStoragePath`,
+which returns the engine storage path from the env-var pair above and
+an error when neither is set. `cmd/http/main.go` calls it before
+constructing the router, prints the error to stderr, and exits non-zero.
+The existing `initConfig` closure also calls `ResolveStoragePath` to
+populate `controller.Param.StoragePath` at request time; the error there
+is dropped because `main` already validated the environment at startup.
+
+This keeps the public router surface (`router.NewRouter`) unchanged —
+the env binding is satisfied by one helper plus a startup check, with
+no API ripple. Moving env reading entirely into `main` and changing
+`NewRouter` / `NewDefaultExecutor` to accept an explicit path was
+rejected: it churns multiple call sites for no functional gain. The
+current shape leaves the configurer closure ready for future
+config-injection refactors without forcing one now.
+
+## Build
+
+The container image is built from [`Dockerfile`](Dockerfile). The Docker
+build context is the workspace root (`galaxy/`) rather than the `game/`
+subdirectory, because `game/` resolves `galaxy/{model,error,util,...}`
+through `go.work` `replace` directives. From the workspace root:
+
+```sh
+docker build -t galaxy/game:test -f game/Dockerfile .
+```
+
+The build is two-staged: a `golang:1.26.2-alpine` builder produces a
+statically linked binary (`CGO_ENABLED=0`), then `gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12:nonroot`
+runs it as the `nonroot` user and exposes `:8080`.
+
+### Design rationale: workspace-root build context
+
+`game/` is a member of the multi-module `go.work` workspace at the
+repository root. Its imports of `galaxy/model`, `galaxy/error`,
+`galaxy/util`, etc. are satisfied by `replace` directives in `go.work`
+that point at sibling modules under `pkg/`. There is no published
+`galaxy/model` module to download.
+
+A standalone `docker build ./game` therefore cannot resolve those
+imports: the `pkg/` tree is outside the build context, and `game/go.mod`
+alone has no `replace` directives pointing at it.
+
+Alternatives rejected:
+
+- adding `replace` directives to `game/go.mod` and copying `pkg/` into a
+  vendored layout — duplicates the workspace inside `game/`, drifts from
+  the rest of the repository, and forces every other workspace member
+  that ships a Dockerfile to repeat the trick;
+- running `go mod vendor` inside `game/` before each build — workspaces
+  do not vendor cleanly, the resulting `vendor/` would be noisy, and CI
+  / Makefile would need a custom pre-build step.
+
+No `.dockerignore` is needed: every `COPY` in `game/Dockerfile` names an
+explicit subdirectory (`pkg/calc`, `pkg/error`, `pkg/model`, `pkg/util`,
+`game`), and BuildKit (forced by `# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7`) only
+transfers the paths a `COPY` actually references.
+
+### Design rationale: `gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12:nonroot` runtime base
+
+Distroless static is roughly 2 MB and contains no shell or package
+manager, which keeps the attack surface and CVE exposure minimal —
+appropriate for a service that `Runtime Manager` will start by the
+dozen. The image already runs as UID `65532:65532` named `nonroot`,
+satisfying the non-root-user requirement without an explicit
+`RUN adduser`.
+
+Alternatives rejected:
+
+- `alpine:3.20` — provides a shell for ad-hoc debugging but is roughly
+  10 MB and inherits regular CVE churn on `musl` / `apk`. The convenience
+  is not worth the larger attack surface for a fleet of identical engine
+  containers; operators can always `docker exec` from a debug image when
+  needed;
+- `scratch` — smallest possible image, but ships no `/tmp`, no CA bundle,
+  and no `/etc/passwd`. Distroless wins on the same security axis while
+  leaving room for future needs (TLS, logging) without rebuilding the
+  base layout.

game/cmd/http/main.go

@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"galaxy/game/internal/router"
+	"galaxy/game/internal/router/handler"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	if _, err := handler.ResolveStoragePath(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	r := router.NewRouter()
 	if err := r.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)

game/internal/router/handler/handler.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"galaxy/model/order"
 	"galaxy/model/report"
@@ -33,9 +34,25 @@ type executor struct {
 	cfg controller.Configurer
 }
 
+// ResolveStoragePath returns the engine storage path resolved from
+// STORAGE_PATH (preferred, historical name) or GAME_STATE_PATH (canonical
+// name written by Runtime Manager). It returns an error when neither
+// variable is set; callers are expected to fail fast at startup.
+func ResolveStoragePath() (string, error) {
+	if v := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("STORAGE_PATH")); v != "" {
+		return v, nil
+	}
+	if v := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("GAME_STATE_PATH")); v != "" {
+		return v, nil
+	}
+	return "", errors.New("storage path is not set: provide STORAGE_PATH or GAME_STATE_PATH")
+}
+
 func initConfig() controller.Configurer {
 	return func(p *controller.Param) {
-		p.StoragePath = os.Getenv("STORAGE_PATH")
+		// Validated once at startup by ResolveStoragePath; the error
+		// is dropped here to keep the Configurer signature simple.
+		p.StoragePath, _ = ResolveStoragePath()
 	}
 }
 

game/internal/router/handler/healthz.go

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package handler
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+// HealthzHandler is the technical liveness probe used by Runtime Manager
+// and operator tooling. It returns 200 with {"status":"ok"} regardless
+// of whether the engine has been initialised through POST /api/v1/init.
+func HealthzHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "ok"})
+}

game/internal/router/healthz_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package router_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"galaxy/game/internal/controller"
+	"galaxy/game/internal/router"
+	"galaxy/game/internal/router/handler"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestHealthzReturnsOKWithoutInit(t *testing.T) {
+	r := router.SetupRouter(handler.NewDefaultConfigExecutor(func(p *controller.Param) {
+		p.StoragePath = ""
+	}))
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/healthz", nil)
+	r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, w.Code, w.Body)
+
+	var body map[string]string
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &body))
+	assert.Equal(t, "ok", body["status"])
+}
+
+func TestResolveStoragePathPrecedence(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("STORAGE_PATH", "/tmp/storage")
+	t.Setenv("GAME_STATE_PATH", "/tmp/state")
+
+	got, err := handler.ResolveStoragePath()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/storage", got)
+}
+
+func TestResolveStoragePathFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("STORAGE_PATH", "")
+	t.Setenv("GAME_STATE_PATH", "/tmp/state")
+
+	got, err := handler.ResolveStoragePath()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/state", got)
+}
+
+func TestResolveStoragePathMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("STORAGE_PATH", "")
+	t.Setenv("GAME_STATE_PATH", "")
+
+	_, err := handler.ResolveStoragePath()
+	require.Error(t, err)
+}

game/internal/router/router.go

@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ func setupRouter(executor handler.CommandExecutor) *gin.Engine {
 		}
 	}
 
+	r.GET("/healthz", handler.HealthzHandler)
+
 	groupV1 := r.Group("/api/v1")
 
 	groupV1.GET("/status", func(ctx *gin.Context) { handler.StatusHandler(ctx, executor) })

game/openapi.yaml

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ tags:
     description: Game initialization, state retrieval, and turn advancement.
   - name: PlayerActions
     description: Player command execution, order validation, and turn-report retrieval.
+  - name: Health
+    description: Technical liveness probes used by Runtime Manager and operator tooling.
 paths:
   /api/v1/status:
     get:
@@ -164,6 +166,26 @@ paths:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/StateResponse"
         "500":
           $ref: "#/components/responses/InternalError"
+  /healthz:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - Health
+      operationId: healthz
+      summary: Engine liveness probe
+      description: |
+        Returns `{"status":"ok"}` with HTTP `200` whenever the HTTP server
+        is serving requests, regardless of whether the engine has been
+        initialised through `POST /api/v1/init`. Used by `Runtime Manager`
+        to probe a freshly started container before `init` runs. Carries
+        no game-state semantics; use `GET /api/v1/status` for game-state
+        inspection.
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Engine HTTP server is up.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/HealthzResponse"
 components:
   parameters:
     PlayerParam:
@@ -184,6 +206,17 @@ components:
         minimum: 0
         default: 0
   schemas:
+    HealthzResponse:
+      type: object
+      description: Engine liveness probe response payload.
+      required:
+        - status
+      properties:
+        status:
+          type: string
+          description: Always "ok" while the engine HTTP server is serving requests.
+          enum:
+            - ok
     StateResponse:
       type: object
       description: Summary game state returned after initialization and at each turn boundary.

game/openapi_contract_test.go

@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ func TestGameOpenAPISpecFreezesResponseSchemas(t *testing.T) {
 			status:  http.StatusOK,
 			wantRef: "#/components/schemas/StateResponse",
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "healthz probe",
+			path:    "/healthz",
+			method:  http.MethodGet,
+			status:  http.StatusOK,
+			wantRef: "#/components/schemas/HealthzResponse",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -108,6 +115,19 @@ func TestGameOpenAPISpecFreezesCommandRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(1), cmdSchema.Value.MinItems, "CommandRequest.cmd minItems must be 1")
 }
 
+func TestGameOpenAPISpecHealthzStatusEnum(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	doc := loadOpenAPISpec(t)
+	schema := componentSchemaRef(t, doc, "HealthzResponse")
+
+	assertRequiredFields(t, schema, "status")
+
+	statusSchema := schema.Value.Properties["status"]
+	require.NotNil(t, statusSchema, "HealthzResponse.status schema must exist")
+	require.Equal(t, []any{"ok"}, statusSchema.Value.Enum, "HealthzResponse.status enum must be [\"ok\"]")
+}
+
 func TestGameOpenAPISpecCommandTypeEnumIsComplete(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 

gateway/cmd/gateway/main.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"galaxy/gateway/internal/authn"
 	"galaxy/gateway/internal/config"
 	"galaxy/gateway/internal/downstream"
+	"galaxy/gateway/internal/downstream/lobbyservice"
 	"galaxy/gateway/internal/downstream/userservice"
 	"galaxy/gateway/internal/events"
 	"galaxy/gateway/internal/grpcapi"
@@ -207,8 +209,22 @@ func newAuthenticatedGRPCDependencies(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, lo
 		)
 	}
 
+	lobbyRoutes, closeLobbyServiceRoutes, err := lobbyservice.NewRoutes(cfg.LobbyService.BaseURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return grpcapi.ServerDependencies{}, nil, nil, errors.Join(
+			fmt.Errorf("build authenticated grpc dependencies: lobby service routes: %w", err),
+			closeUserServiceRoutes(),
+			closeRedisClient(),
+		)
+	}
+
+	allRoutes := make(map[string]downstream.Client, len(userRoutes)+len(lobbyRoutes))
+	maps.Copy(allRoutes, userRoutes)
+	maps.Copy(allRoutes, lobbyRoutes)
+
 	cleanup := func() error {
 		return errors.Join(
+			closeLobbyServiceRoutes(),
 			closeUserServiceRoutes(),
 			closeRedisClient(),
 		)
@@ -216,7 +232,7 @@ func newAuthenticatedGRPCDependencies(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, lo
 
 	return grpcapi.ServerDependencies{
 		Service:        grpcapi.NewFanOutPushStreamService(pushHub, responseSigner, nil, logger),
-		Router:         downstream.NewStaticRouter(userRoutes),
+		Router:         downstream.NewStaticRouter(allRoutes),
 		ResponseSigner: responseSigner,
 		SessionCache:   sessionCache,
 		ReplayStore:    replayStore,

gateway/internal/config/config.go

@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ const (
 	// gateway self-service delegation.
 	userServiceBaseURLEnvVar = "GATEWAY_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL"
 
+	// lobbyServiceBaseURLEnvVar names the environment variable that configures
+	// the optional Game Lobby public HTTP base URL used by authenticated
+	// gateway platform-command delegation.
+	lobbyServiceBaseURLEnvVar = "GATEWAY_LOBBY_SERVICE_BASE_URL"
+
 	// adminHTTPAddrEnvVar names the environment variable that configures the
 	// private admin HTTP listener address. When it is empty, the admin listener
 	// remains disabled.
@@ -475,6 +480,15 @@ type UserServiceConfig struct {
 	BaseURL string
 }
 
+// LobbyServiceConfig describes the optional authenticated platform-command
+// upstream used by the gateway runtime.
+type LobbyServiceConfig struct {
+	// BaseURL is the absolute base URL of the Game Lobby public HTTP API.
+	// When BaseURL is empty, the gateway keeps using its built-in unavailable
+	// downstream adapter for the reserved `lobby.*` routes.
+	BaseURL string
+}
+
 // AdminHTTPConfig describes the private operational HTTP listener used for
 // metrics exposure. The listener remains disabled when Addr is empty.
 type AdminHTTPConfig struct {
@@ -597,6 +611,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// delegation to User Service.
 	UserService UserServiceConfig
 
+	// LobbyService configures the optional authenticated platform-command
+	// delegation to Game Lobby.
+	LobbyService LobbyServiceConfig
+
 	// AdminHTTP configures the optional private admin listener used for metrics
 	// exposure.
 	AdminHTTP AdminHTTPConfig
@@ -788,6 +806,13 @@ func DefaultUserServiceConfig() UserServiceConfig {
 	return UserServiceConfig{}
 }
 
+// DefaultLobbyServiceConfig returns the default authenticated platform-command
+// upstream settings. The zero value keeps the built-in unavailable adapter
+// active for reserved `lobby.*` routes.
+func DefaultLobbyServiceConfig() LobbyServiceConfig {
+	return LobbyServiceConfig{}
+}
+
 // LoadFromEnv loads Config from the process environment, applies defaults for
 // omitted settings, and validates the resulting values.
 func LoadFromEnv() (Config, error) {
@@ -797,6 +822,7 @@ func LoadFromEnv() (Config, error) {
 		PublicHTTP:         DefaultPublicHTTPConfig(),
 		AuthService:        DefaultAuthServiceConfig(),
 		UserService:        DefaultUserServiceConfig(),
+		LobbyService:       DefaultLobbyServiceConfig(),
 		AdminHTTP:          DefaultAdminHTTPConfig(),
 		AuthenticatedGRPC:  DefaultAuthenticatedGRPCConfig(),
 		Redis:              redisconn.DefaultConfig(),
@@ -860,6 +886,11 @@ func LoadFromEnv() (Config, error) {
 		cfg.UserService.BaseURL = rawUserServiceBaseURL
 	}
 
+	rawLobbyServiceBaseURL, ok := os.LookupEnv(lobbyServiceBaseURLEnvVar)
+	if ok {
+		cfg.LobbyService.BaseURL = rawLobbyServiceBaseURL
+	}
+
 	rawAdminHTTPAddr, ok := os.LookupEnv(adminHTTPAddrEnvVar)
 	if ok {
 		cfg.AdminHTTP.Addr = rawAdminHTTPAddr

gateway/internal/downstream/lobbyservice/client.go

@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+// Package lobbyservice implements the authenticated Gateway -> Game Lobby
+// downstream adapter. It forwards verified authenticated commands as
+// trusted-internal HTTP requests against Game Lobby's public REST surface,
+// transporting the calling user identity through the `X-User-Id` header.
+package lobbyservice
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
+	"galaxy/gateway/internal/downstream"
+	lobbymodel "galaxy/model/lobby"
+	"galaxy/transcoder"
+)
+
+const (
+	myGamesListPath          = "/api/v1/lobby/my/games"
+	openEnrollmentPathFormat = "/api/v1/lobby/games/%s/open-enrollment"
+
+	resultCodeOK                  = "ok"
+	defaultErrorCodeBadRequest    = "invalid_request"
+	defaultErrorCodeNotFound      = "subject_not_found"
+	defaultErrorCodeForbidden     = "forbidden"
+	defaultErrorCodeConflict      = "conflict"
+	defaultErrorCodeInternalError = "internal_error"
+
+	headerCallingUserID = "X-User-Id"
+)
+
+var stableErrorMessages = map[string]string{
+	defaultErrorCodeBadRequest:    "request is invalid",
+	defaultErrorCodeNotFound:      "subject not found",
+	defaultErrorCodeForbidden:     "operation is forbidden for the calling user",
+	defaultErrorCodeConflict:      "request conflicts with current state",
+	defaultErrorCodeInternalError: "internal server error",
+}
+
+// HTTPClient implements downstream.Client against the trusted Game Lobby
+// public REST API while preserving FlatBuffers at the external authenticated
+// gateway boundary.
+type HTTPClient struct {
+	baseURL    string
+	httpClient *http.Client
+}
+
+// NewHTTPClient constructs one Game Lobby downstream client backed by the
+// public REST API at baseURL.
+func NewHTTPClient(baseURL string) (*HTTPClient, error) {
+	transport, ok := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("new lobby service HTTP client: default transport is not *http.Transport")
+	}
+
+	return newHTTPClient(baseURL, &http.Client{
+		Transport: transport.Clone(),
+	})
+}
+
+func newHTTPClient(baseURL string, httpClient *http.Client) (*HTTPClient, error) {
+	if httpClient == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("new lobby service HTTP client: http client must not be nil")
+	}
+
+	trimmedBaseURL := strings.TrimSpace(baseURL)
+	if trimmedBaseURL == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("new lobby service HTTP client: base URL must not be empty")
+	}
+
+	parsedBaseURL, err := url.Parse(strings.TrimRight(trimmedBaseURL, "/"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("new lobby service HTTP client: parse base URL: %w", err)
+	}
+	if parsedBaseURL.Scheme == "" || parsedBaseURL.Host == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("new lobby service HTTP client: base URL must be absolute")
+	}
+
+	return &HTTPClient{
+		baseURL:    parsedBaseURL.String(),
+		httpClient: httpClient,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Close releases idle HTTP connections owned by the client transport.
+func (c *HTTPClient) Close() error {
+	if c == nil || c.httpClient == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	type idleCloser interface {
+		CloseIdleConnections()
+	}
+
+	if transport, ok := c.httpClient.Transport.(idleCloser); ok {
+		transport.CloseIdleConnections()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ExecuteCommand routes one authenticated gateway command to the matching
+// trusted Game Lobby public REST route.
+func (c *HTTPClient) ExecuteCommand(ctx context.Context, command downstream.AuthenticatedCommand) (downstream.UnaryResult, error) {
+	if c == nil || c.httpClient == nil {
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, errors.New("execute lobby service command: nil client")
+	}
+	if ctx == nil {
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, errors.New("execute lobby service command: nil context")
+	}
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(command.UserID) == "" {
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, errors.New("execute lobby service command: user_id must not be empty")
+	}
+
+	switch command.MessageType {
+	case lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList:
+		if _, err := transcoder.PayloadToMyGamesListRequest(command.PayloadBytes); err != nil {
+			return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("execute lobby service command %q: %w", command.MessageType, err)
+		}
+		return c.executeMyGamesList(ctx, command.UserID)
+	case lobbymodel.MessageTypeOpenEnrollment:
+		request, err := transcoder.PayloadToOpenEnrollmentRequest(command.PayloadBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("execute lobby service command %q: %w", command.MessageType, err)
+		}
+		return c.executeOpenEnrollment(ctx, command.UserID, request)
+	default:
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("execute lobby service command: unsupported message type %q", command.MessageType)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *HTTPClient) executeMyGamesList(ctx context.Context, userID string) (downstream.UnaryResult, error) {
+	payload, statusCode, err := c.doRequest(ctx, http.MethodGet, c.baseURL+myGamesListPath, userID, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("execute my games list: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if statusCode == http.StatusOK {
+		var response lobbymodel.MyGamesListResponse
+		if err := decodeStrictJSONPayload(payload, &response); err != nil {
+			return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("decode success response: %w", err)
+		}
+		payloadBytes, err := transcoder.MyGamesListResponseToPayload(&response)
+		if err != nil {
+			return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("encode success response payload: %w", err)
+		}
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{
+			ResultCode:   resultCodeOK,
+			PayloadBytes: payloadBytes,
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	return projectErrorResponse(statusCode, payload)
+}
+
+func (c *HTTPClient) executeOpenEnrollment(ctx context.Context, userID string, request *lobbymodel.OpenEnrollmentRequest) (downstream.UnaryResult, error) {
+	if request == nil || strings.TrimSpace(request.GameID) == "" {
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, errors.New("execute open enrollment: game_id must not be empty")
+	}
+
+	target := c.baseURL + fmt.Sprintf(openEnrollmentPathFormat, url.PathEscape(request.GameID))
+	payload, statusCode, err := c.doRequest(ctx, http.MethodPost, target, userID, struct{}{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("execute open enrollment: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if statusCode == http.StatusOK {
+		// Lobby's open-enrollment endpoint returns the full game record;
+		// the gateway boundary projects the minimal status pair.
+		var fullRecord struct {
+			GameID string `json:"game_id"`
+			Status string `json:"status"`
+		}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(payload, &fullRecord); err != nil {
+			return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("decode success response: %w", err)
+		}
+		payloadBytes, err := transcoder.OpenEnrollmentResponseToPayload(&lobbymodel.OpenEnrollmentResponse{
+			GameID: fullRecord.GameID,
+			Status: fullRecord.Status,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("encode success response payload: %w", err)
+		}
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{
+			ResultCode:   resultCodeOK,
+			PayloadBytes: payloadBytes,
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	return projectErrorResponse(statusCode, payload)
+}
+
+func (c *HTTPClient) doRequest(ctx context.Context, method, targetURL, userID string, requestBody any) ([]byte, int, error) {
+	if c == nil || c.httpClient == nil {
+		return nil, 0, errors.New("nil client")
+	}
+
+	var bodyReader io.Reader
+	if requestBody != nil {
+		body, err := json.Marshal(requestBody)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("marshal request body: %w", err)
+		}
+		bodyReader = bytes.NewReader(body)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, targetURL, bodyReader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("build request: %w", err)
+	}
+	if requestBody != nil {
+		request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	}
+	request.Header.Set(headerCallingUserID, userID)
+
+	response, err := c.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, err
+	}
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	payload, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("read response body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return payload, response.StatusCode, nil
+}
+
+func projectErrorResponse(statusCode int, payload []byte) (downstream.UnaryResult, error) {
+	switch {
+	case statusCode == http.StatusServiceUnavailable:
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, downstream.ErrDownstreamUnavailable
+	case statusCode >= 400 && statusCode <= 599:
+		errorResponse, err := decodeLobbyError(statusCode, payload)
+		if err != nil {
+			return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("decode error response: %w", err)
+		}
+		payloadBytes, err := transcoder.LobbyErrorResponseToPayload(errorResponse)
+		if err != nil {
+			return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("encode error response payload: %w", err)
+		}
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{
+			ResultCode:   errorResponse.Error.Code,
+			PayloadBytes: payloadBytes,
+		}, nil
+	default:
+		return downstream.UnaryResult{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected HTTP status %d", statusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func decodeLobbyError(statusCode int, payload []byte) (*lobbymodel.ErrorResponse, error) {
+	var response lobbymodel.ErrorResponse
+	if err := decodeStrictJSONPayload(payload, &response); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	response.Error.Code = normalizeErrorCode(statusCode, response.Error.Code)
+	response.Error.Message = normalizeErrorMessage(response.Error.Code, response.Error.Message)
+
+	if strings.TrimSpace(response.Error.Code) == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("missing error code")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(response.Error.Message) == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("missing error message")
+	}
+
+	return &response, nil
+}
+
+func normalizeErrorCode(statusCode int, code string) string {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(code)
+	if trimmed != "" {
+		return trimmed
+	}
+
+	switch statusCode {
+	case http.StatusBadRequest:
+		return defaultErrorCodeBadRequest
+	case http.StatusForbidden:
+		return defaultErrorCodeForbidden
+	case http.StatusNotFound:
+		return defaultErrorCodeNotFound
+	case http.StatusConflict:
+		return defaultErrorCodeConflict
+	default:
+		return defaultErrorCodeInternalError
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeErrorMessage(code, message string) string {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(message)
+	if trimmed != "" {
+		return trimmed
+	}
+
+	if stable, ok := stableErrorMessages[code]; ok {
+		return stable
+	}
+
+	return stableErrorMessages[defaultErrorCodeInternalError]
+}
+
+func decodeStrictJSONPayload(payload []byte, target any) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
+
+	if err := decoder.Decode(target); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&struct{}{}); err != io.EOF {
+		if err == nil {
+			return errors.New("unexpected trailing JSON input")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+var _ downstream.Client = (*HTTPClient)(nil)

gateway/internal/downstream/lobbyservice/client_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+package lobbyservice_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"galaxy/gateway/internal/downstream"
+	"galaxy/gateway/internal/downstream/lobbyservice"
+	lobbymodel "galaxy/model/lobby"
+	"galaxy/transcoder"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestExecuteMyGamesListSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	expectedResponse := lobbymodel.MyGamesListResponse{
+		Items: []lobbymodel.GameSummary{
+			{
+				GameID:           "game-1",
+				GameName:         "Nebula Clash",
+				GameType:         "private",
+				Status:           "draft",
+				OwnerUserID:      "user-1",
+				MinPlayers:       2,
+				MaxPlayers:       8,
+				EnrollmentEndsAt: time.Date(2026, 5, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				CreatedAt:        time.Date(2026, 4, 28, 9, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+				UpdatedAt:        time.Date(2026, 4, 28, 9, 5, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.Equal(t, http.MethodGet, r.Method)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/api/v1/lobby/my/games", r.URL.Path)
+		assert.Equal(t, "user-1", r.Header.Get("X-User-Id"))
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(expectedResponse))
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	client, err := lobbyservice.NewHTTPClient(server.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, client.Close()) })
+
+	requestBytes, err := transcoder.MyGamesListRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.MyGamesListRequest{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	result, err := client.ExecuteCommand(context.Background(), downstream.AuthenticatedCommand{
+		MessageType:  lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList,
+		UserID:       "user-1",
+		PayloadBytes: requestBytes,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ok", result.ResultCode)
+
+	decoded, err := transcoder.PayloadToMyGamesListResponse(result.PayloadBytes)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, decoded.Items, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedResponse.Items[0].GameID, decoded.Items[0].GameID)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedResponse.Items[0].OwnerUserID, decoded.Items[0].OwnerUserID)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedResponse.Items[0].MinPlayers, decoded.Items[0].MinPlayers)
+}
+
+func TestExecuteOpenEnrollmentSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		assert.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, r.Method)
+		assert.Equal(t, "/api/v1/lobby/games/game-77/open-enrollment", r.URL.Path)
+		assert.Equal(t, "owner-1", r.Header.Get("X-User-Id"))
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{
+			"game_id": "game-77",
+			"status":  "enrollment_open",
+		}))
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	client, err := lobbyservice.NewHTTPClient(server.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, client.Close()) })
+
+	requestBytes, err := transcoder.OpenEnrollmentRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.OpenEnrollmentRequest{GameID: "game-77"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	result, err := client.ExecuteCommand(context.Background(), downstream.AuthenticatedCommand{
+		MessageType:  lobbymodel.MessageTypeOpenEnrollment,
+		UserID:       "owner-1",
+		PayloadBytes: requestBytes,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ok", result.ResultCode)
+
+	decoded, err := transcoder.PayloadToOpenEnrollmentResponse(result.PayloadBytes)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "game-77", decoded.GameID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "enrollment_open", decoded.Status)
+}
+
+func TestExecuteOpenEnrollmentForbiddenProjectsErrorEnvelope(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{
+			"error": map[string]string{
+				"code":    "forbidden",
+				"message": "only the game owner may open enrollment",
+			},
+		}))
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	client, err := lobbyservice.NewHTTPClient(server.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, client.Close()) })
+
+	requestBytes, err := transcoder.OpenEnrollmentRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.OpenEnrollmentRequest{GameID: "game-77"})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	result, err := client.ExecuteCommand(context.Background(), downstream.AuthenticatedCommand{
+		MessageType:  lobbymodel.MessageTypeOpenEnrollment,
+		UserID:       "non-owner",
+		PayloadBytes: requestBytes,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "forbidden", result.ResultCode)
+
+	decoded, err := transcoder.PayloadToLobbyErrorResponse(result.PayloadBytes)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "forbidden", decoded.Error.Code)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, decoded.Error.Message)
+}
+
+func TestExecuteCommandUnavailableProjectsErrUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	client, err := lobbyservice.NewHTTPClient(server.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, client.Close()) })
+
+	requestBytes, err := transcoder.MyGamesListRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.MyGamesListRequest{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = client.ExecuteCommand(context.Background(), downstream.AuthenticatedCommand{
+		MessageType:  lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList,
+		UserID:       "user-1",
+		PayloadBytes: requestBytes,
+	})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, downstream.ErrDownstreamUnavailable))
+}
+
+func TestExecuteCommandRejectsEmptyUserID(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	client, err := lobbyservice.NewHTTPClient("http://127.0.0.1:1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, client.Close()) })
+
+	requestBytes, err := transcoder.MyGamesListRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.MyGamesListRequest{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = client.ExecuteCommand(context.Background(), downstream.AuthenticatedCommand{
+		MessageType:  lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList,
+		UserID:       "",
+		PayloadBytes: requestBytes,
+	})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "user_id"), "error must mention user_id; got %q", err.Error())
+}
+
+func TestNewRoutesReservesUnavailableClientWhenBaseURLEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	routes, closeFn, err := lobbyservice.NewRoutes("")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, closeFn()) })
+
+	require.Contains(t, routes, lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList)
+	require.Contains(t, routes, lobbymodel.MessageTypeOpenEnrollment)
+
+	requestBytes, err := transcoder.MyGamesListRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.MyGamesListRequest{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = routes[lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList].ExecuteCommand(
+		context.Background(),
+		downstream.AuthenticatedCommand{
+			MessageType:  lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList,
+			UserID:       "user-1",
+			PayloadBytes: requestBytes,
+		},
+	)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, errors.Is(err, downstream.ErrDownstreamUnavailable))
+}

gateway/internal/downstream/lobbyservice/routes.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package lobbyservice
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"galaxy/gateway/internal/downstream"
+	lobbymodel "galaxy/model/lobby"
+)
+
+var noOpClose = func() error { return nil }
+
+// NewRoutes returns the reserved authenticated gateway routes owned by
+// the Gateway -> Game Lobby boundary.
+//
+// When baseURL is empty, the returned routes still reserve the stable
+// `lobby.*` message types but resolve them to a dependency-unavailable
+// client so callers receive the transport-level unavailable outcome
+// instead of a route-miss error.
+func NewRoutes(baseURL string) (map[string]downstream.Client, func() error, error) {
+	client := downstream.Client(unavailableClient{})
+	closeFn := noOpClose
+
+	if baseURL != "" {
+		httpClient, err := NewHTTPClient(baseURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+
+		client = httpClient
+		closeFn = httpClient.Close
+	}
+
+	return map[string]downstream.Client{
+		lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList:    client,
+		lobbymodel.MessageTypeOpenEnrollment: client,
+	}, closeFn, nil
+}
+
+type unavailableClient struct{}
+
+func (unavailableClient) ExecuteCommand(context.Context, downstream.AuthenticatedCommand) (downstream.UnaryResult, error) {
+	return downstream.UnaryResult{}, downstream.ErrDownstreamUnavailable
+}
+
+var _ downstream.Client = unavailableClient{}

go.work.sum

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+github.com/docker/docker v28.5.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
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@@ -42,13 +43,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
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@@ -75,6 +68,7 @@ github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e/go.mod h1:zD1mROLA
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@@ -125,17 +117,11 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.38.0/go.mod h1:j1P9ivuFsTceSWe1oY+EeW3sc+Pp42s
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integration/README.md

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ integration/
 ├── lobbynotification/
 │   ├── lobby_notification_test.go
 │   └── race_name_intents_test.go
+├── lobbyrtm/
+│   ├── harness_test.go
+│   └── lobby_rtm_test.go
 ├── go.mod
 ├── go.sum
 └── internal/
@@ -49,10 +52,13 @@ integration/
     │       └── contract.go
     └── harness/
         ├── binary.go
+        ├── dockernetwork.go
+        ├── engineimage.go
         ├── keys.go
         ├── mail_stub.go
         ├── process.go
         ├── redis_container.go
+        ├── rtmanagerservice.go
         ├── smtp_capture.go
         └── user_stub.go
 ```
@@ -95,15 +101,23 @@ integration/
   applications, invites, member operations, runtime pause, cascade
   membership block, and the three race-name intents emitted by capability
   evaluation at game finish and by self-service registration.
+- `lobbyrtm` verifies the asynchronous boundary between real
+  `Game Lobby` and real `Runtime Manager` end-to-end against a real
+  Docker daemon: start_job → engine container → success job_result →
+  game `running`; cascade-blocked owner → stop_job(cancelled) → engine
+  stopped; missing image → failure job_result + admin notification
+  intent → game `start_failed`. Skips automatically on hosts without
+  Docker.
 
 The current fast suites still use one isolated `miniredis` instance plus either
 real downstream processes or external stateful HTTP stubs where appropriate.
 `authsessionmail`, `gatewayauthsessionmail`, `notificationgateway`,
 `notificationmail`, `notificationuser`, `gatewayauthsessionusermail`,
-`lobbyuser`, and `lobbynotification` are the deliberate exceptions: they use
+`lobbyuser`, `lobbynotification`, and `lobbyrtm` are the deliberate
-one real Redis container through `testcontainers-go`, because those
+exceptions: they use one real Redis container through
-boundaries must exercise real Redis stream, persistence, or scheduling
+`testcontainers-go`, because those boundaries must exercise real Redis
-behavior.
+stream, persistence, or scheduling behavior. `lobbyrtm` additionally
+needs a real Docker daemon and the `galaxy/game` engine image.
 `authsessionmail` additionally contains one targeted SMTP-capture scenario for
 the real `smtp` provider path, while `gatewayauthsessionmail` keeps `Mail
 Service` in `stub` mode and extracts the confirmation code through the trusted
@@ -127,6 +141,7 @@ go test ./notificationuser/...
 go test ./gatewayauthsessionusermail/...
 go test ./lobbyuser/...
 go test ./lobbynotification/...
+go test ./lobbyrtm/...
 ```
 
 Useful regression commands after boundary changes:
@@ -144,6 +159,7 @@ go test ./notificationuser/...
 go test ./gatewayauthsessionusermail/...
 go test ./lobbyuser/...
 go test ./lobbynotification/...
+go test ./lobbyrtm/...
 cd ../gateway && go test ./...
 cd ../authsession && go test ./... -run GatewayCompatibility
 cd ../user && go test ./...

integration/gatewaylobby/gateway_lobby_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,631 @@
+// Package gatewaylobby_test exercises the authenticated Gateway -> Game
+// Lobby boundary against real Gateway + real Auth/Session Service + real
+// User Service + real Game Lobby running on testcontainers PostgreSQL
+// and Redis.
+//
+// The boundary contract under test is: a client signs a FlatBuffers
+// `ExecuteCommandRequest` for one of the reserved `lobby.*` message
+// types; Gateway verifies the signature, looks up the device session,
+// resolves the calling `user_id`, routes the command to the Lobby
+// downstream client, and signs the FlatBuffers response. The suite
+// asserts on the gRPC response shape, the signed result envelope, and
+// the decoded FlatBuffers payload.
+//
+// Coverage maps onto `TESTING.md §6` `Gateway <-> Game Lobby`:
+// authenticated platform-level command routing.
+package gatewaylobby_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	gatewayv1 "galaxy/gateway/proto/galaxy/gateway/v1"
+	contractsgatewayv1 "galaxy/integration/internal/contracts/gatewayv1"
+	"galaxy/integration/internal/harness"
+	lobbymodel "galaxy/model/lobby"
+	"galaxy/transcoder"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+)
+
+const (
+	gatewaySendEmailCodePath    = "/api/v1/public/auth/send-email-code"
+	gatewayConfirmEmailCodePath = "/api/v1/public/auth/confirm-email-code"
+	testEmail                   = "owner@example.com"
+	testTimeZone                = "Europe/Kaliningrad"
+)
+
+// TestGatewayRoutesLobbyMyGamesListAndSignsResponse drives a single
+// authenticated user through the full public-auth flow, then issues
+// `lobby.my.games.list` via the authenticated gRPC ExecuteCommand
+// surface and asserts the routed-and-signed end-to-end pipeline.
+func TestGatewayRoutesLobbyMyGamesListAndSignsResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newGatewayLobbyHarness(t)
+
+	clientPrivateKey := newClientPrivateKey("g1-owner")
+	deviceSessionID, ownerUserID := h.authenticate(t, testEmail, clientPrivateKey)
+
+	// Pre-seed: directly create a private game owned by this user via
+	// Lobby's public REST surface. This mirrors what an admin/UI tool
+	// would do; the seed proves Gateway routing reads back caller-owned
+	// state, not just empty results.
+	gameID := h.createPrivateGame(t, ownerUserID, "Gateway Routing Galaxy",
+		time.Now().Add(48*time.Hour).Unix())
+
+	// Send authenticated `lobby.my.games.list` via the Gateway gRPC
+	// surface.
+	conn := h.dialGateway(t)
+	client := gatewayv1.NewEdgeGatewayClient(conn)
+
+	requestBytes, err := transcoder.MyGamesListRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.MyGamesListRequest{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	executeRequest := newExecuteCommandRequest(
+		deviceSessionID,
+		"req-list-1",
+		lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList,
+		requestBytes,
+		clientPrivateKey,
+	)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	response, err := client.ExecuteCommand(ctx, executeRequest)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "ExecuteCommand for lobby.my.games.list must succeed")
+	require.Equal(t, "ok", response.GetResultCode())
+	require.NotEmpty(t, response.GetSignature(), "gateway must sign every successful response")
+
+	// Verify the signed envelope.
+	require.NoError(t, contractsgatewayv1.VerifyResponseSignature(
+		h.responseSignerPublicKey,
+		response.GetSignature(),
+		contractsgatewayv1.ResponseSigningFields{
+			ProtocolVersion: response.GetProtocolVersion(),
+			RequestID:       response.GetRequestId(),
+			TimestampMS:     response.GetTimestampMs(),
+			ResultCode:      response.GetResultCode(),
+			PayloadHash:     response.GetPayloadHash(),
+		}),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, contractsgatewayv1.VerifyPayloadHash(
+		response.GetPayloadBytes(), response.GetPayloadHash()))
+
+	// Decode the FlatBuffers payload. Lobby's `/my/games` may or may
+	// not include the newly-seeded game depending on its membership /
+	// status filter; the boundary contract under test here is the
+	// Gateway routing + signing, not Lobby's own list semantics. We
+	// assert the response decodes to a valid (possibly empty) list
+	// and, if the game IS present, that the projected owner+type
+	// fields survive the FlatBuffers roundtrip.
+	decoded, err := transcoder.PayloadToMyGamesListResponse(response.GetPayloadBytes())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, decoded.Items, "Items must always be non-nil even when empty")
+
+	for _, item := range decoded.Items {
+		if item.GameID == gameID {
+			assert.Equal(t, ownerUserID, item.OwnerUserID)
+			assert.Equal(t, "private", item.GameType)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	// Game absent from /my/games is acceptable for this test. Issue a
+	// direct lobby read to confirm the game does exist on the lobby
+	// side, so we know the routing path is the only thing we depend
+	// on (not lobby's own `/my/games` filter).
+	t.Logf("seeded game %s not in /my/games (likely lobby filter on draft); routing pipeline succeeded with empty items", gameID)
+	require.True(t, h.gameExists(t, gameID),
+		"seeded game must still be observable via lobby admin REST")
+}
+
+// TestGatewayRoutesLobbyOpenEnrollmentEnforcesOwnerOnly drives two
+// authenticated users: the owner who can transition the game to
+// `enrollment_open`, and a non-owner whose attempt is rejected with
+// the canonical lobby error envelope. The test exercises the
+// "owner-only commands before start" requirement of `TESTING.md §6`.
+func TestGatewayRoutesLobbyOpenEnrollmentEnforcesOwnerOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newGatewayLobbyHarness(t)
+
+	ownerKey := newClientPrivateKey("g1-owner-2")
+	ownerSessionID, ownerUserID := h.authenticate(t, "owner2@example.com", ownerKey)
+
+	guestKey := newClientPrivateKey("g1-guest")
+	guestSessionID, _ := h.authenticate(t, "guest@example.com", guestKey)
+
+	gameID := h.createPrivateGame(t, ownerUserID, "Owner-Only Galaxy",
+		time.Now().Add(48*time.Hour).Unix())
+
+	conn := h.dialGateway(t)
+	client := gatewayv1.NewEdgeGatewayClient(conn)
+
+	// Owner sends `lobby.game.open-enrollment` → success.
+	ownerRequest, err := transcoder.OpenEnrollmentRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.OpenEnrollmentRequest{
+		GameID: gameID,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ownerResponse, err := client.ExecuteCommand(
+		context.Background(),
+		newExecuteCommandRequest(ownerSessionID, "req-owner-open", lobbymodel.MessageTypeOpenEnrollment, ownerRequest, ownerKey),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ok", ownerResponse.GetResultCode())
+
+	decoded, err := transcoder.PayloadToOpenEnrollmentResponse(ownerResponse.GetPayloadBytes())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, gameID, decoded.GameID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "enrollment_open", decoded.Status)
+
+	// Guest sends the same command → must be rejected by lobby's
+	// owner-only guard. The error envelope passes through Gateway and
+	// arrives as ResultCode=forbidden (or 4xx code) with payload bytes
+	// carrying the canonical ErrorResponse.
+	guestRequest, err := transcoder.OpenEnrollmentRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.OpenEnrollmentRequest{
+		GameID: gameID,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	guestResponse, err := client.ExecuteCommand(
+		context.Background(),
+		newExecuteCommandRequest(guestSessionID, "req-guest-open", lobbymodel.MessageTypeOpenEnrollment, guestRequest, guestKey),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "non-2xx lobby responses must surface as a normal gRPC response with a non-ok ResultCode")
+	require.NotEqual(t, "ok", guestResponse.GetResultCode(),
+		"non-owner must not receive ok; got %s", guestResponse.GetResultCode())
+
+	decodedError, err := transcoder.PayloadToLobbyErrorResponse(guestResponse.GetPayloadBytes())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, decodedError.Error.Code)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, decodedError.Error.Message)
+}
+
+// gatewayLobbyHarness owns the per-test infrastructure: shared
+// PostgreSQL+Redis containers, four real binaries, the Gateway
+// response-signer key, and the public/internal addresses for each
+// service.
+type gatewayLobbyHarness struct {
+	redis *redis.Client
+
+	mailStub *harness.MailStub
+
+	authsessionPublicURL string
+	gatewayPublicURL     string
+	gatewayGRPCAddr      string
+	userServiceURL       string
+	lobbyAdminURL        string
+	lobbyPublicURL       string
+
+	responseSignerPublicKey ed25519.PublicKey
+
+	authsessionProcess *harness.Process
+	gatewayProcess     *harness.Process
+	userServiceProcess *harness.Process
+	lobbyProcess       *harness.Process
+}
+
+func newGatewayLobbyHarness(t *testing.T) *gatewayLobbyHarness {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	redisRuntime := harness.StartRedisContainer(t)
+	redisClient := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:            redisRuntime.Addr,
+		Protocol:        2,
+		DisableIdentity: true,
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, redisClient.Close()) })
+
+	mailStub := harness.NewMailStub(t)
+
+	responseSignerPath, responseSignerPublicKey := harness.WriteResponseSignerPEM(t, t.Name())
+
+	userServiceAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	authsessionPublicAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	authsessionInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	gatewayPublicAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	gatewayGRPCAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	lobbyPublicAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	lobbyInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+
+	userServiceBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "userservice", "./user/cmd/userservice")
+	authsessionBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "authsession", "./authsession/cmd/authsession")
+	gatewayBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "gateway", "./gateway/cmd/gateway")
+	lobbyBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "lobby", "./lobby/cmd/lobby")
+
+	userServiceEnv := harness.StartUserServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = userServiceAddr
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "userservice", userServiceBinary, userServiceEnv)
+	waitForUserServiceReady(t, userServiceProcess, "http://"+userServiceAddr)
+
+	authsessionEnv := map[string]string{
+		"AUTHSESSION_LOG_LEVEL":                              "info",
+		"AUTHSESSION_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDR":                       authsessionPublicAddr,
+		"AUTHSESSION_PUBLIC_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT":            time.Second.String(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR":                     authsessionInternalAddr,
+		"AUTHSESSION_INTERNAL_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT":          time.Second.String(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_REDIS_MASTER_ADDR":                      redisRuntime.Addr,
+		"AUTHSESSION_REDIS_PASSWORD":                         "integration",
+		"AUTHSESSION_USER_SERVICE_MODE":                      "rest",
+		"AUTHSESSION_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                  "http://" + userServiceAddr,
+		"AUTHSESSION_USER_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT":           time.Second.String(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_MAIL_SERVICE_MODE":                      "rest",
+		"AUTHSESSION_MAIL_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                  mailStub.BaseURL(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_MAIL_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT":           time.Second.String(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_REDIS_GATEWAY_SESSION_CACHE_KEY_PREFIX": "gateway:session:",
+		"AUTHSESSION_REDIS_GATEWAY_SESSION_EVENTS_STREAM":    "gateway:session_events",
+		"OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER":                               "none",
+		"OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER":                              "none",
+	}
+	authsessionProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "authsession", authsessionBinary, authsessionEnv)
+	waitForAuthsessionPublicReady(t, authsessionProcess, "http://"+authsessionPublicAddr)
+
+	lobbyEnv := harness.StartLobbyServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDR"] = lobbyPublicAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = lobbyInternalAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + userServiceAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_BASE_URL"] = mailStub.BaseURL() // unused; lobby just needs a syntactically valid URL.
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_JOB_RESULTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_LIFECYCLE_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_EVENTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	lobbyEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	lobbyProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "lobby", lobbyBinary, lobbyEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, lobbyProcess, "http://"+lobbyInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	gatewayEnv := map[string]string{
+		"GATEWAY_LOG_LEVEL":                                                              "info",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDR":                                                       gatewayPublicAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_AUTHENTICATED_GRPC_ADDR":                                                gatewayGRPCAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_REDIS_MASTER_ADDR":                                                      redisRuntime.Addr,
+		"GATEWAY_REDIS_PASSWORD":                                                         "integration",
+		"GATEWAY_SESSION_CACHE_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX":                                         "gateway:session:",
+		"GATEWAY_SESSION_EVENTS_REDIS_STREAM":                                            "gateway:session_events",
+		"GATEWAY_CLIENT_EVENTS_REDIS_STREAM":                                             "gateway:client_events",
+		"GATEWAY_REPLAY_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX":                                                "gateway:replay:",
+		"GATEWAY_RESPONSE_SIGNER_PRIVATE_KEY_PEM_PATH":                                   filepath.Clean(responseSignerPath),
+		"GATEWAY_AUTH_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                                                  "http://" + authsessionPublicAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                                                  "http://" + userServiceAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_LOBBY_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                                                 "http://" + lobbyPublicAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_AUTH_UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT":                                           (500 * time.Millisecond).String(),
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_PUBLIC_AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS":                 "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_PUBLIC_AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW":                   "1s",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_PUBLIC_AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_BURST":                    "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_SEND_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS":    "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_SEND_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW":      "1s",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_SEND_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_BURST":       "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_CONFIRM_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS": "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_CONFIRM_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW":   "1s",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_CONFIRM_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_BURST":    "100",
+		"OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER":                                                           "none",
+		"OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER":                                                          "none",
+	}
+	gatewayProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "gateway", gatewayBinary, gatewayEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, gatewayProcess, "http://"+gatewayPublicAddr+"/healthz", http.StatusOK)
+	harness.WaitForTCP(t, gatewayProcess, gatewayGRPCAddr)
+
+	return &gatewayLobbyHarness{
+		redis:                   redisClient,
+		mailStub:                mailStub,
+		authsessionPublicURL:    "http://" + authsessionPublicAddr,
+		gatewayPublicURL:        "http://" + gatewayPublicAddr,
+		gatewayGRPCAddr:         gatewayGRPCAddr,
+		userServiceURL:          "http://" + userServiceAddr,
+		lobbyAdminURL:           "http://" + lobbyInternalAddr,
+		lobbyPublicURL:          "http://" + lobbyPublicAddr,
+		responseSignerPublicKey: responseSignerPublicKey,
+		authsessionProcess:      authsessionProcess,
+		gatewayProcess:          gatewayProcess,
+		userServiceProcess:      userServiceProcess,
+		lobbyProcess:            lobbyProcess,
+	}
+}
+
+// authenticate runs the public-auth challenge/confirm flow through the
+// Gateway and returns the resulting `device_session_id` plus the
+// resolved `user_id`.
+func (h *gatewayLobbyHarness) authenticate(t *testing.T, email string, clientKey ed25519.PrivateKey) (string, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	challengeID := h.sendChallenge(t, email)
+	code := h.waitForChallengeCode(t, email)
+
+	confirm := h.confirmCode(t, challengeID, code, clientKey)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, confirm.StatusCode, "confirm status: %s", confirm.Body)
+
+	var confirmBody struct {
+		DeviceSessionID string `json:"device_session_id"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, decodeStrictJSONPayload([]byte(confirm.Body), &confirmBody))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, confirmBody.DeviceSessionID)
+
+	user := h.lookupUserByEmail(t, email)
+
+	// Wait for the gateway session projection to land in Redis.
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if _, err := h.redis.Get(context.Background(), "gateway:session:"+confirmBody.DeviceSessionID).Bytes(); err == nil {
+			return confirmBody.DeviceSessionID, user.UserID
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("gateway session projection for %s never arrived", confirmBody.DeviceSessionID)
+	return "", ""
+}
+
+// waitForChallengeCode polls the mail stub until the requested email
+// has received an auth-code delivery and returns the cleartext code.
+func (h *gatewayLobbyHarness) waitForChallengeCode(t *testing.T, email string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		for _, delivery := range h.mailStub.RecordedDeliveries() {
+			if delivery.Email == email && delivery.Code != "" {
+				return delivery.Code
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("auth code for %s never arrived at the mail stub", email)
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (h *gatewayLobbyHarness) sendChallenge(t *testing.T, email string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	response := postJSONValue(t, h.gatewayPublicURL+gatewaySendEmailCodePath, map[string]string{
+		"email": email,
+	})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode, "send-email-code: %s", response.Body)
+
+	var body struct {
+		ChallengeID string `json:"challenge_id"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, decodeStrictJSONPayload([]byte(response.Body), &body))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, body.ChallengeID)
+	return body.ChallengeID
+}
+
+func (h *gatewayLobbyHarness) confirmCode(t *testing.T, challengeID, code string, clientPrivateKey ed25519.PrivateKey) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	return postJSONValue(t, h.gatewayPublicURL+gatewayConfirmEmailCodePath, map[string]string{
+		"challenge_id":      challengeID,
+		"code":              code,
+		"client_public_key": encodePublicKey(clientPrivateKey.Public().(ed25519.PublicKey)),
+		"time_zone":         testTimeZone,
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *gatewayLobbyHarness) lookupUserByEmail(t *testing.T, email string) struct {
+	UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+} {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSONValue(t, h.userServiceURL+"/api/v1/internal/user-lookups/by-email", map[string]string{
+		"email": email,
+	})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "user lookup: %s", resp.Body)
+
+	// User Service returns the full user record; only user_id is needed.
+	var body struct {
+		User struct {
+			UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+		} `json:"user"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &body))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, body.User.UserID)
+	return struct {
+		UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+	}{UserID: body.User.UserID}
+}
+
+func (h *gatewayLobbyHarness) createPrivateGame(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameName string, enrollmentEndsAt int64) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	resp := postJSONValueWithHeaders(t, h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games", map[string]any{
+		"game_name":             gameName,
+		"game_type":             "private",
+		"min_players":           1,
+		"max_players":           4,
+		"start_gap_hours":       6,
+		"start_gap_players":     1,
+		"enrollment_ends_at":    enrollmentEndsAt,
+		"turn_schedule":         "0 18 * * *",
+		"target_engine_version": "1.0.0",
+	}, map[string]string{"X-User-Id": ownerUserID})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusCreated, resp.StatusCode, "create private game: %s", resp.Body)
+
+	var record struct {
+		GameID string `json:"game_id"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &record))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, record.GameID)
+	return record.GameID
+}
+
+// gameExists checks whether the lobby admin surface still observes a
+// game that was created through the public surface.
+func (h *gatewayLobbyHarness) gameExists(t *testing.T, gameID string) bool {
+	t.Helper()
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, h.lobbyAdminURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	resp := doRequest(t, req)
+	return resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK
+}
+
+func (h *gatewayLobbyHarness) dialGateway(t *testing.T) *grpc.ClientConn {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, h.gatewayGRPCAddr,
+		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		grpc.WithBlock(),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, conn.Close()) })
+	return conn
+}
+
+// --- request/response helpers ---
+
+func newExecuteCommandRequest(deviceSessionID, requestID, messageType string, payloadBytes []byte, clientPrivateKey ed25519.PrivateKey) *gatewayv1.ExecuteCommandRequest {
+	payloadHash := contractsgatewayv1.ComputePayloadHash(payloadBytes)
+
+	request := &gatewayv1.ExecuteCommandRequest{
+		ProtocolVersion: contractsgatewayv1.ProtocolVersionV1,
+		DeviceSessionId: deviceSessionID,
+		MessageType:     messageType,
+		TimestampMs:     time.Now().UnixMilli(),
+		RequestId:       requestID,
+		PayloadBytes:    payloadBytes,
+		PayloadHash:     payloadHash,
+		TraceId:         "trace-" + requestID,
+	}
+	request.Signature = contractsgatewayv1.SignRequest(clientPrivateKey, contractsgatewayv1.RequestSigningFields{
+		ProtocolVersion: request.GetProtocolVersion(),
+		DeviceSessionID: request.GetDeviceSessionId(),
+		MessageType:     request.GetMessageType(),
+		TimestampMS:     request.GetTimestampMs(),
+		RequestID:       request.GetRequestId(),
+		PayloadHash:     request.GetPayloadHash(),
+	})
+	return request
+}
+
+type httpResponse struct {
+	StatusCode int
+	Body       string
+	Header     http.Header
+}
+
+func postJSONValue(t *testing.T, targetURL string, body any) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	return postJSONValueWithHeaders(t, targetURL, body, nil)
+}
+
+func postJSONValueWithHeaders(t *testing.T, targetURL string, body any, headers map[string]string) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	payload, err := json.Marshal(body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, targetURL, bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	for key, value := range headers {
+		if value == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		request.Header.Set(key, value)
+	}
+	return doRequest(t, request)
+}
+
+func doRequest(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   5 * time.Second,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{DisableKeepAlives: true},
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	payload, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return httpResponse{
+		StatusCode: response.StatusCode,
+		Body:       string(payload),
+		Header:     response.Header.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
+func decodeStrictJSONPayload(payload []byte, target any) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
+	if err := decoder.Decode(target); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&struct{}{}); err != io.EOF {
+		if err == nil {
+			return errors.New("unexpected trailing JSON input")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func waitForUserServiceReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, baseURL+"/api/v1/internal/users/user-readiness-probe/exists", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for userservice readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func waitForAuthsessionPublicReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	// AuthSession's public listener does not expose a `/healthz` path;
+	// posting an empty-email send-email-code request is the cheapest
+	// readiness signal and returns 400 once routing is up.
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		body := bytes.NewReader([]byte(`{"email":""}`))
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, baseURL+"/api/v1/public/auth/send-email-code", body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusBadRequest {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for authsession readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func newClientPrivateKey(label string) ed25519.PrivateKey {
+	seed := sha256.Sum256([]byte("galaxy-integration-gateway-lobby-client-" + label))
+	return ed25519.NewKeyFromSeed(seed[:])
+}
+
+func encodePublicKey(publicKey ed25519.PublicKey) string {
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(publicKey)
+}

integration/internal/harness/dockernetwork.go

@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+package harness
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	dockerNetworkPrefix  = "lobbyrtm-it-"
+	dockerNetworkTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+	dockerCLITimeout     = 30 * time.Second
+
+	containerHealthzPort    = 8080
+	containerHealthzTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+	containerHealthzPoll    = 100 * time.Millisecond
+)
+
+// EnsureDockerNetwork creates a uniquely-named Docker bridge network
+// for the caller's test and registers cleanup. Each test gets its own
+// network so concurrent scenarios cannot collide on the per-game DNS
+// hostname (`galaxy-game-{game_id}`). The helper skips the test when
+// no Docker daemon is reachable.
+func EnsureDockerNetwork(t testing.TB) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	requireDockerDaemon(t)
+
+	name := dockerNetworkPrefix + uniqueSuffix(t)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), dockerNetworkTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "network", "create", "--driver", "bridge", name)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: create docker network %q: %v; output:\n%s",
+			name, err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		cleanupCtx, cleanupCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), dockerNetworkTimeout)
+		defer cleanupCancel()
+		removeCmd := exec.CommandContext(cleanupCtx, "docker", "network", "rm", name)
+		if rmErr := removeCmd.Run(); rmErr != nil {
+			t.Logf("integration harness: remove docker network %q: %v", name, rmErr)
+		}
+	})
+	return name
+}
+
+// FindContainerIDByLabel returns the id of the single running container
+// labelled with the given game id, or an empty string when no match is
+// found. The label keys are the ones rtmanager attaches at start time
+// (`com.galaxy.owner=rtmanager`, `com.galaxy.game_id=<gameID>`).
+func FindContainerIDByLabel(t testing.TB, gameID string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	requireDockerDaemon(t)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), dockerCLITimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "ps", "-aq", "--no-trunc",
+		"--filter", "label=com.galaxy.owner=rtmanager",
+		"--filter", "label=com.galaxy.game_id="+gameID,
+	)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: docker ps for game %s: %v; output:\n%s",
+			gameID, err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	id := strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+	if id == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(id, "\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: multiple containers for game %s:\n%s", gameID, id)
+	}
+	return id
+}
+
+// ContainerState returns the runtime state string (e.g. `running`,
+// `exited`) of the container with the given id, looked up via
+// `docker inspect`.
+func ContainerState(t testing.TB, containerID string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	requireDockerDaemon(t)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), dockerCLITimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "inspect", "--format", "{{.State.Status}}", containerID)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: docker inspect %s: %v; output:\n%s",
+			containerID, err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+}
+
+// ContainerNetworkIP returns the IPv4 address of the named container
+// inside the named bridge network. Returns an empty string when the
+// container has no endpoint on that network.
+func ContainerNetworkIP(t testing.TB, containerID, networkName string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	requireDockerDaemon(t)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), dockerCLITimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "inspect", "--format", "{{json .NetworkSettings.Networks}}", containerID)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: docker inspect networks %s: %v; output:\n%s",
+			containerID, err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	var networks map[string]struct {
+		IPAddress string `json:"IPAddress"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(output, &networks); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: parse network json for %s: %v; payload=%s",
+			containerID, err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	if entry, ok := networks[networkName]; ok {
+		return entry.IPAddress
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// WaitForEngineHealthz polls the engine `/healthz` on port 8080 until
+// it returns 200 or the timeout fires. On macOS the docker bridge IP is
+// not routable from the host, so the helper falls back to a transient
+// `busybox` probe container on the same docker network. On Linux it
+// dials the bridge IP directly.
+func WaitForEngineHealthz(t testing.TB, ip string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if ip == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: empty engine ip")
+	}
+	if timeout <= 0 {
+		timeout = containerHealthzTimeout
+	}
+
+	if dialFromHost(ip, containerHealthzPort, 500*time.Millisecond) {
+		waitForHealthzFromHost(t, ip, timeout)
+		return
+	}
+
+	network, hostname := containerNetworkAndHostname(t, ip)
+	if network == "" || hostname == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: cannot resolve docker network/hostname for engine ip %s", ip)
+	}
+	waitForHealthzViaProbe(t, network, hostname, timeout)
+}
+
+// dialFromHost reports whether tcp connect to ip:port succeeds within
+// timeout. Used to detect the macOS routing limitation cheaply.
+func dialFromHost(ip string, port int, timeout time.Duration) bool {
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(ip, fmt.Sprintf("%d", port)), timeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	_ = conn.Close()
+	return true
+}
+
+func waitForHealthzFromHost(t testing.TB, ip string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/healthz", net.JoinHostPort(ip, fmt.Sprintf("%d", containerHealthzPort)))
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   500 * time.Millisecond,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{DisableKeepAlives: true},
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("integration harness: build healthz request for %s: %v", url, err)
+		}
+		resp, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			resp.Body.Close()
+			if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(containerHealthzPoll)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("integration harness: engine /healthz on %s did not return 200 within %s", url, timeout)
+}
+
+// containerNetworkAndHostname locates the bridge network and engine
+// container hostname behind the given IP so the busybox probe can use
+// the docker DNS name rather than rely on host routing. The lookup is
+// scoped to RTM-owned containers (`com.galaxy.owner=rtmanager`).
+func containerNetworkAndHostname(t testing.TB, ip string) (string, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	requireDockerDaemon(t)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), dockerCLITimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "ps", "-aq", "--no-trunc",
+		"--filter", "label=com.galaxy.owner=rtmanager",
+	)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: docker ps for engine probe: %v; output:\n%s", err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	for _, id := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), "\n") {
+		id = strings.TrimSpace(id)
+		if id == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		ipsByNetwork, hostname, ok := inspectIPAndHostname(t, id)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		for networkName, networkIP := range ipsByNetwork {
+			if networkIP == ip {
+				return networkName, hostname
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return "", ""
+}
+
+func inspectIPAndHostname(t testing.TB, containerID string) (map[string]string, string, bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), dockerCLITimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "inspect", "--format",
+		"{{json .NetworkSettings.Networks}}|{{.Config.Hostname}}", containerID)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", false
+	}
+	parts := strings.SplitN(strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), "|", 2)
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return nil, "", false
+	}
+	var networks map[string]struct {
+		IPAddress string `json:"IPAddress"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(parts[0]), &networks); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", false
+	}
+	ipsByNetwork := make(map[string]string, len(networks))
+	for name, entry := range networks {
+		ipsByNetwork[name] = entry.IPAddress
+	}
+	return ipsByNetwork, parts[1], true
+}
+
+// waitForHealthzViaProbe runs `wget -qO- http://<hostname>:8080/healthz`
+// inside a transient busybox container on networkName until the probe
+// exits 0 or the timeout fires.
+func waitForHealthzViaProbe(t testing.TB, networkName, hostname string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d/healthz", hostname, containerHealthzPort)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "run", "--rm",
+			"--network", networkName,
+			"busybox:stable",
+			"wget", "-qO-", url,
+		)
+		out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+		cancel()
+		if err == nil && strings.Contains(string(out), "ok") {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(containerHealthzPoll)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("integration harness: engine /healthz on %s did not return 200 via probe within %s", url, timeout)
+}
+
+func uniqueSuffix(t testing.TB) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	buf := make([]byte, 4)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(buf); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: read random suffix: %v", err)
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(buf)
+}

integration/internal/harness/engineimage.go

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package harness
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// EngineImageRef is the canonical tag the lobbyrtm boundary suite (and
+// any future suite that needs the galaxy/game engine binary) builds and
+// runs against. The `-lobbyrtm-it` suffix differs from the
+// `-rtm-it` tag the service-local rtmanager/integration harness uses, so
+// an operator running both suites locally cannot accidentally consume
+// the wrong image, and `docker image rm` of one suite's leftovers does
+// not remove the other suite's tag.
+const EngineImageRef = "galaxy/game:1.0.0-lobbyrtm-it"
+
+const (
+	imageBuildTimeout       = 10 * time.Minute
+	dockerDaemonPingTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+)
+
+var (
+	engineImageOnce sync.Once
+	engineImageErr  error
+
+	dockerAvailableOnce sync.Once
+	dockerAvailableErr error
+)
+
+// RequireDockerDaemon skips the calling test when no Docker daemon is
+// reachable from this process. Suites that need Docker but stand up
+// testcontainers (Postgres/Redis) before any RTM-specific helper
+// should call this helper first so the skip path runs *before* the
+// testcontainer client probes the daemon and fails hard.
+func RequireDockerDaemon(t testing.TB) {
+	t.Helper()
+	requireDockerDaemon(t)
+}
+
+// EnsureGalaxyGameImage builds the galaxy/game engine image from the
+// workspace root once per test process and returns the canonical tag.
+// On hosts without a reachable Docker daemon the helper calls `t.Skip`
+// so suites stay green when `/var/run/docker.sock` is missing and
+// `DOCKER_HOST` is unset.
+//
+// The build is wrapped in `sync.Once`; concurrent suite invocations
+// share the same image. The Dockerfile path and build context match
+// `rtmanager/integration/harness/docker.go::buildAndTagEngineImage` —
+// galaxy's `go.work` resolves `galaxy/{model,error,...}` only when the
+// workspace root is the build context.
+func EnsureGalaxyGameImage(t testing.TB) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	requireDockerDaemon(t)
+
+	engineImageOnce.Do(func() {
+		engineImageErr = buildEngineImage()
+	})
+	if engineImageErr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("integration harness: build galaxy/game image: %v", engineImageErr)
+	}
+	return EngineImageRef
+}
+
+func buildEngineImage() error {
+	root, err := workspaceRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resolve workspace root: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), imageBuildTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	dockerfilePath := filepath.Join("game", "Dockerfile")
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "build",
+		"-f", dockerfilePath,
+		"-t", EngineImageRef,
+		".",
+	)
+	cmd.Dir = root
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1")
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("docker build (-f %s) in %s: %w; output:\n%s",
+			dockerfilePath, root, err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// requireDockerDaemon skips the calling test when no Docker daemon is
+// reachable from this process. The check runs once per process and
+// caches the verdict so successive callers do not pay the ping cost.
+func requireDockerDaemon(t testing.TB) {
+	t.Helper()
+	dockerAvailableOnce.Do(func() {
+		dockerAvailableErr = pingDockerDaemon()
+	})
+	if dockerAvailableErr != nil {
+		t.Skipf("integration harness: docker daemon unavailable: %v", dockerAvailableErr)
+	}
+}
+
+func pingDockerDaemon() error {
+	if os.Getenv("DOCKER_HOST") == "" {
+		if _, err := os.Stat("/var/run/docker.sock"); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("set DOCKER_HOST or expose /var/run/docker.sock: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), dockerDaemonPingTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "docker", "version", "--format", "{{.Server.Version}}")
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("docker version: %w; output:\n%s", err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// workspaceRoot resolves the absolute path of the galaxy/ workspace
+// root by anchoring on this file's location. The harness lives at
+// `galaxy/integration/internal/harness/engineimage.go`; the workspace
+// root is three directories up.
+func workspaceRoot() (string, error) {
+	_, file, _, ok := runtime.Caller(0)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", errors.New("resolve runtime caller for workspace root")
+	}
+	dir := filepath.Dir(file)
+	root := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(dir, "..", "..", ".."))
+	return root, nil
+}

integration/internal/harness/rtmanagerservice.go

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package harness
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// RTManagerServicePersistence captures the per-test persistence
+// dependencies of the Runtime Manager binary: a PostgreSQL container
+// hosting the `rtmanager` schema owned by the `rtmanagerservice` role,
+// plus the Redis credentials that point the service at the
+// caller-supplied master address.
+type RTManagerServicePersistence struct {
+	// Postgres exposes the started container so tests that need direct
+	// SQL access to the rtmanager schema can read or write through it.
+	Postgres *PostgresRuntime
+
+	// Env carries the environment entries that must be passed to the
+	// rtmanager process. It is safe to merge into the caller's existing
+	// env map, or to use as-is and append further RTMANAGER_* knobs in
+	// place. RTMANAGER_GAME_STATE_ROOT is intentionally omitted; the
+	// caller supplies a per-test directory.
+	Env map[string]string
+}
+
+// StartRTManagerServicePersistence brings up one isolated PostgreSQL
+// container, provisions the `rtmanager` schema with the
+// `rtmanagerservice` role, and returns the environment entries that
+// wire the rtmanager binary at that container plus the supplied Redis
+// master address.
+//
+// The Redis password value matches the architectural rule that Redis
+// traffic is password-protected; miniredis accepts arbitrary password
+// values when its own RequireAuth is not engaged, and the same value
+// works against the real testcontainers Redis runtime.
+//
+// Cleanup of the container is handled by StartPostgresContainer through
+// `t.Cleanup`; callers do not need to defer anything.
+func StartRTManagerServicePersistence(t testing.TB, redisMasterAddr string) RTManagerServicePersistence {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	rt := StartPostgresContainer(t)
+	if err := rt.EnsureRoleAndSchema(context.Background(), "rtmanager", "rtmanagerservice", "rtmanagerservice"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ensure rtmanager schema/role: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	env := WithPostgres(rt, "RTMANAGER", "rtmanager", "rtmanagerservice")
+	env["RTMANAGER_REDIS_MASTER_ADDR"] = redisMasterAddr
+	env["RTMANAGER_REDIS_PASSWORD"] = "integration"
+	return RTManagerServicePersistence{
+		Postgres: rt,
+		Env:      env,
+	}
+}

integration/lobbyauthsession/lobby_authsession_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,508 @@
+// Package lobbyauthsession_test exercises the authenticated context
+// propagation between Auth/Session Service and Game Lobby. The
+// architecture wires the two services through Gateway: AuthSession
+// owns the device-session lifecycle, Gateway projects sessions into
+// its cache and signs request envelopes, and Lobby reads the
+// resolved `X-User-Id` from the gateway-authenticated downstream
+// hop.
+//
+// The boundary contract under test is: revoking a device session
+// through AuthSession's internal API removes the session projection
+// from the gateway cache, after which Gateway refuses to route any
+// subsequent `lobby.*` command for that session. The suite asserts
+// the boundary on the public surfaces: AuthSession internal REST,
+// Gateway authenticated gRPC, and Lobby state via direct REST
+// observation.
+//
+// Coverage maps onto `TESTING.md §6` `Lobby ↔ Auth/Session`:
+// "authenticated context correctly propagated from gateway".
+package lobbyauthsession_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/ed25519"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	gatewayv1 "galaxy/gateway/proto/galaxy/gateway/v1"
+	contractsgatewayv1 "galaxy/integration/internal/contracts/gatewayv1"
+	"galaxy/integration/internal/harness"
+	lobbymodel "galaxy/model/lobby"
+	"galaxy/transcoder"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+// TestSessionRevocationStopsGatewayFromRoutingLobbyCommands proves
+// that AuthSession owns the authenticated context: a successful
+// `lobby.my.games.list` command before the revoke must succeed, and
+// the same command after the revoke must fail at Gateway with
+// Unauthenticated, never reaching Lobby.
+func TestSessionRevocationStopsGatewayFromRoutingLobbyCommands(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newHarness(t)
+
+	clientKey := newClientPrivateKey("g4-revoke")
+	deviceSessionID, _ := h.authenticate(t, "revoke@example.com", clientKey)
+
+	conn := h.dialGateway(t)
+	client := gatewayv1.NewEdgeGatewayClient(conn)
+
+	// Pre-revoke: lobby.my.games.list must succeed.
+	requestBytes, err := transcoder.MyGamesListRequestToPayload(&lobbymodel.MyGamesListRequest{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	preResponse, err := client.ExecuteCommand(context.Background(),
+		newExecuteCommandRequest(deviceSessionID, "req-pre-revoke", lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList, requestBytes, clientKey),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ok", preResponse.GetResultCode())
+
+	// Revoke through AuthSession internal API.
+	h.revokeSession(t, deviceSessionID)
+
+	// Wait for the gateway projection to drop / flip to revoked.
+	h.waitForSessionGone(t, deviceSessionID, 5*time.Second)
+
+	// Post-revoke: same command must be rejected at Gateway.
+	postResponse, err := client.ExecuteCommand(context.Background(),
+		newExecuteCommandRequest(deviceSessionID, "req-post-revoke", lobbymodel.MessageTypeMyGamesList, requestBytes, clientKey),
+	)
+	require.Error(t, err, "post-revoke command must fail at Gateway")
+	require.Nil(t, postResponse)
+
+	statusCode := status.Code(err)
+	require.Truef(t,
+		statusCode == codes.Unauthenticated ||
+			statusCode == codes.PermissionDenied ||
+			statusCode == codes.FailedPrecondition,
+		"post-revoke must fail with Unauthenticated/PermissionDenied/FailedPrecondition, got %s: %v",
+		statusCode, err,
+	)
+}
+
+// --- harness ---
+
+type lobbyAuthsessionHarness struct {
+	redis *redis.Client
+
+	mailStub *harness.MailStub
+
+	authsessionPublicURL   string
+	authsessionInternalURL string
+	gatewayPublicURL       string
+	gatewayGRPCAddr        string
+	userServiceURL         string
+	lobbyPublicURL         string
+
+	processes []*harness.Process
+}
+
+func newHarness(t *testing.T) *lobbyAuthsessionHarness {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	redisRuntime := harness.StartRedisContainer(t)
+	redisClient := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:            redisRuntime.Addr,
+		Protocol:        2,
+		DisableIdentity: true,
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, redisClient.Close()) })
+
+	mailStub := harness.NewMailStub(t)
+	responseSignerPath, _ := harness.WriteResponseSignerPEM(t, t.Name())
+
+	userServiceAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	authsessionPublicAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	authsessionInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	gatewayPublicAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	gatewayGRPCAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	lobbyPublicAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	lobbyInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+
+	userServiceBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "userservice", "./user/cmd/userservice")
+	authsessionBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "authsession", "./authsession/cmd/authsession")
+	gatewayBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "gateway", "./gateway/cmd/gateway")
+	lobbyBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "lobby", "./lobby/cmd/lobby")
+
+	userServiceEnv := harness.StartUserServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = userServiceAddr
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "userservice", userServiceBinary, userServiceEnv)
+	waitForUserServiceReady(t, userServiceProcess, "http://"+userServiceAddr)
+
+	authsessionEnv := map[string]string{
+		"AUTHSESSION_LOG_LEVEL":                              "info",
+		"AUTHSESSION_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDR":                       authsessionPublicAddr,
+		"AUTHSESSION_PUBLIC_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT":            time.Second.String(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR":                     authsessionInternalAddr,
+		"AUTHSESSION_INTERNAL_HTTP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT":          time.Second.String(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_REDIS_MASTER_ADDR":                      redisRuntime.Addr,
+		"AUTHSESSION_REDIS_PASSWORD":                         "integration",
+		"AUTHSESSION_USER_SERVICE_MODE":                      "rest",
+		"AUTHSESSION_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                  "http://" + userServiceAddr,
+		"AUTHSESSION_USER_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT":           time.Second.String(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_MAIL_SERVICE_MODE":                      "rest",
+		"AUTHSESSION_MAIL_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                  mailStub.BaseURL(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_MAIL_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT":           time.Second.String(),
+		"AUTHSESSION_REDIS_GATEWAY_SESSION_CACHE_KEY_PREFIX": "gateway:session:",
+		"AUTHSESSION_REDIS_GATEWAY_SESSION_EVENTS_STREAM":    "gateway:session_events",
+		"OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER":                               "none",
+		"OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER":                              "none",
+	}
+	authsessionProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "authsession", authsessionBinary, authsessionEnv)
+	waitForAuthsessionReady(t, authsessionProcess, "http://"+authsessionPublicAddr)
+
+	lobbyEnv := harness.StartLobbyServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDR"] = lobbyPublicAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = lobbyInternalAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + userServiceAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_BASE_URL"] = mailStub.BaseURL()
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_JOB_RESULTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_LIFECYCLE_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_EVENTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	lobbyEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	lobbyProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "lobby", lobbyBinary, lobbyEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, lobbyProcess, "http://"+lobbyInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	gatewayEnv := map[string]string{
+		"GATEWAY_LOG_LEVEL":                                                              "info",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDR":                                                       gatewayPublicAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_AUTHENTICATED_GRPC_ADDR":                                                gatewayGRPCAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_REDIS_MASTER_ADDR":                                                      redisRuntime.Addr,
+		"GATEWAY_REDIS_PASSWORD":                                                         "integration",
+		"GATEWAY_SESSION_CACHE_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX":                                         "gateway:session:",
+		"GATEWAY_SESSION_EVENTS_REDIS_STREAM":                                            "gateway:session_events",
+		"GATEWAY_CLIENT_EVENTS_REDIS_STREAM":                                             "gateway:client_events",
+		"GATEWAY_REPLAY_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX":                                                "gateway:replay:",
+		"GATEWAY_RESPONSE_SIGNER_PRIVATE_KEY_PEM_PATH":                                   filepath.Clean(responseSignerPath),
+		"GATEWAY_AUTH_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                                                  "http://" + authsessionPublicAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                                                  "http://" + userServiceAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_LOBBY_SERVICE_BASE_URL":                                                 "http://" + lobbyPublicAddr,
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_AUTH_UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT":                                           (500 * time.Millisecond).String(),
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_PUBLIC_AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS":                 "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_PUBLIC_AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW":                   "1s",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_PUBLIC_AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_BURST":                    "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_SEND_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS":    "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_SEND_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW":      "1s",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_SEND_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_BURST":       "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_CONFIRM_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS": "100",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_CONFIRM_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW":   "1s",
+		"GATEWAY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ANTI_ABUSE_CONFIRM_EMAIL_CODE_IDENTITY_RATE_LIMIT_BURST":    "100",
+		"OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER":                                                           "none",
+		"OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER":                                                          "none",
+	}
+	gatewayProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "gateway", gatewayBinary, gatewayEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, gatewayProcess, "http://"+gatewayPublicAddr+"/healthz", http.StatusOK)
+	harness.WaitForTCP(t, gatewayProcess, gatewayGRPCAddr)
+
+	return &lobbyAuthsessionHarness{
+		redis:                  redisClient,
+		mailStub:               mailStub,
+		authsessionPublicURL:   "http://" + authsessionPublicAddr,
+		authsessionInternalURL: "http://" + authsessionInternalAddr,
+		gatewayPublicURL:       "http://" + gatewayPublicAddr,
+		gatewayGRPCAddr:        gatewayGRPCAddr,
+		userServiceURL:         "http://" + userServiceAddr,
+		lobbyPublicURL:         "http://" + lobbyPublicAddr,
+		processes:              []*harness.Process{userServiceProcess, authsessionProcess, lobbyProcess, gatewayProcess},
+	}
+}
+
+// authenticate runs the public-auth flow through the Gateway and
+// returns the resulting `device_session_id` plus the resolved user_id.
+func (h *lobbyAuthsessionHarness) authenticate(t *testing.T, email string, clientKey ed25519.PrivateKey) (string, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	challengeID := h.sendChallenge(t, email)
+	code := h.waitForChallengeCode(t, email)
+
+	confirm := h.confirmCode(t, challengeID, code, clientKey)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, confirm.StatusCode, "confirm: %s", confirm.Body)
+
+	var confirmBody struct {
+		DeviceSessionID string `json:"device_session_id"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, decodeStrictJSONPayload([]byte(confirm.Body), &confirmBody))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, confirmBody.DeviceSessionID)
+
+	user := h.lookupUserByEmail(t, email)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if _, err := h.redis.Get(context.Background(), "gateway:session:"+confirmBody.DeviceSessionID).Bytes(); err == nil {
+			return confirmBody.DeviceSessionID, user.UserID
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("gateway session projection for %s never arrived", confirmBody.DeviceSessionID)
+	return "", ""
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyAuthsessionHarness) sendChallenge(t *testing.T, email string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.gatewayPublicURL+"/api/v1/public/auth/send-email-code", map[string]string{
+		"email": email,
+	}, nil)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "send-email-code: %s", resp.Body)
+	var body struct {
+		ChallengeID string `json:"challenge_id"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, decodeStrictJSONPayload([]byte(resp.Body), &body))
+	return body.ChallengeID
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyAuthsessionHarness) confirmCode(t *testing.T, challengeID, code string, clientKey ed25519.PrivateKey) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	return postJSON(t, h.gatewayPublicURL+"/api/v1/public/auth/confirm-email-code", map[string]string{
+		"challenge_id":      challengeID,
+		"code":              code,
+		"client_public_key": base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(clientKey.Public().(ed25519.PublicKey)),
+		"time_zone":         "Europe/Kaliningrad",
+	}, nil)
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyAuthsessionHarness) waitForChallengeCode(t *testing.T, email string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		for _, delivery := range h.mailStub.RecordedDeliveries() {
+			if delivery.Email == email && delivery.Code != "" {
+				return delivery.Code
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("auth code for %s never arrived", email)
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyAuthsessionHarness) lookupUserByEmail(t *testing.T, email string) struct {
+	UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+} {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.userServiceURL+"/api/v1/internal/user-lookups/by-email", map[string]string{"email": email}, nil)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "user lookup: %s", resp.Body)
+	var body struct {
+		User struct {
+			UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+		} `json:"user"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &body))
+	return struct {
+		UserID string `json:"user_id"`
+	}{UserID: body.User.UserID}
+}
+
+// revokeSession calls AuthSession's internal revoke surface for a
+// specific device session. The body shape is defined by
+// `authsession/api/internal-openapi.yaml#RevokeDeviceSessionRequest`.
+func (h *lobbyAuthsessionHarness) revokeSession(t *testing.T, deviceSessionID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	target := h.authsessionInternalURL + "/api/v1/internal/sessions/" + deviceSessionID + "/revoke"
+	resp := postJSON(t, target, map[string]any{
+		"reason_code": "test_revocation",
+		"actor": map[string]string{
+			"type": "test",
+			"id":   "lobbyauthsession-suite",
+		},
+	}, nil)
+	require.Truef(t,
+		resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK || resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent,
+		"revoke session %s: status=%d body=%s", deviceSessionID, resp.StatusCode, resp.Body,
+	)
+}
+
+// waitForSessionGone polls the gateway session cache until the
+// session record is removed or marked revoked.
+func (h *lobbyAuthsessionHarness) waitForSessionGone(t *testing.T, deviceSessionID string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		payload, err := h.redis.Get(context.Background(), "gateway:session:"+deviceSessionID).Bytes()
+		if err == redis.Nil {
+			return
+		}
+		if err == nil {
+			var record struct {
+				Status string `json:"status"`
+			}
+			if json.Unmarshal(payload, &record) == nil && record.Status != "active" {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("session %s still active in gateway cache after %s", deviceSessionID, timeout)
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyAuthsessionHarness) dialGateway(t *testing.T) *grpc.ClientConn {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, h.gatewayGRPCAddr,
+		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+		grpc.WithBlock(),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, conn.Close()) })
+	return conn
+}
+
+// --- shared helpers ---
+
+func newExecuteCommandRequest(deviceSessionID, requestID, messageType string, payload []byte, clientKey ed25519.PrivateKey) *gatewayv1.ExecuteCommandRequest {
+	payloadHash := contractsgatewayv1.ComputePayloadHash(payload)
+	request := &gatewayv1.ExecuteCommandRequest{
+		ProtocolVersion: contractsgatewayv1.ProtocolVersionV1,
+		DeviceSessionId: deviceSessionID,
+		MessageType:     messageType,
+		TimestampMs:     time.Now().UnixMilli(),
+		RequestId:       requestID,
+		PayloadBytes:    payload,
+		PayloadHash:     payloadHash,
+		TraceId:         "trace-" + requestID,
+	}
+	request.Signature = contractsgatewayv1.SignRequest(clientKey, contractsgatewayv1.RequestSigningFields{
+		ProtocolVersion: request.GetProtocolVersion(),
+		DeviceSessionID: request.GetDeviceSessionId(),
+		MessageType:     request.GetMessageType(),
+		TimestampMS:     request.GetTimestampMs(),
+		RequestID:       request.GetRequestId(),
+		PayloadHash:     request.GetPayloadHash(),
+	})
+	return request
+}
+
+type httpResponse struct {
+	StatusCode int
+	Body       string
+	Header     http.Header
+}
+
+func postJSON(t *testing.T, url string, body any, header http.Header) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	var reader io.Reader
+	if body != nil {
+		payload, err := json.Marshal(body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		reader = bytes.NewReader(payload)
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if body != nil {
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	}
+	for k, vs := range header {
+		for _, v := range vs {
+			req.Header.Add(k, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return doRequest(t, req)
+}
+
+func doRequest(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   5 * time.Second,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{DisableKeepAlives: true},
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	payload, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return httpResponse{
+		StatusCode: response.StatusCode,
+		Body:       string(payload),
+		Header:     response.Header.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
+func decodeStrictJSONPayload(payload []byte, target any) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
+	if err := decoder.Decode(target); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&struct{}{}); err != io.EOF {
+		if err == nil {
+			return errors.New("unexpected trailing JSON input")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func waitForUserServiceReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, baseURL+"/api/v1/internal/users/user-readiness-probe/exists", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for userservice readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func waitForAuthsessionReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	// AuthSession's public listener has no /healthz; posting an empty
+	// email send-email-code request is the cheapest readiness probe.
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		body := bytes.NewReader([]byte(`{"email":""}`))
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, baseURL+"/api/v1/public/auth/send-email-code", body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusBadRequest {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for authsession readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func newClientPrivateKey(label string) ed25519.PrivateKey {
+	seed := sha256.Sum256([]byte("galaxy-integration-lobby-authsession-client-" + label))
+	return ed25519.NewKeyFromSeed(seed[:])
+}

integration/lobbyrtm/harness_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,747 @@
+// Package lobbyrtm_test exercises the Lobby ↔ Runtime Manager
+// boundary against real Lobby + real Runtime Manager + real
+// PostgreSQL + real Redis + real Docker daemon running the
+// galaxy/game test engine container. It satisfies the inter-service
+// requirement spelled out in `TESTING.md §7` and PLAN.md Stage 20.
+//
+// The boundary contract is: Lobby publishes `runtime:start_jobs` and
+// `runtime:stop_jobs` envelopes, RTM consumes them and runs/stops
+// engine containers, RTM publishes `runtime:job_results`, Lobby
+// transitions the game accordingly. The suite asserts only on those
+// public surfaces (Lobby/RTM REST, Redis Streams, Docker container
+// state); it never imports `*/internal/...` packages of either
+// service.
+package lobbyrtm_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"maps"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"galaxy/integration/internal/harness"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultEngineVersion = "1.0.0"
+	missingEngineVersion = "0.0.0-missing"
+
+	startJobsStream         = "runtime:start_jobs"
+	stopJobsStream          = "runtime:stop_jobs"
+	jobResultsStream        = "runtime:job_results"
+	healthEventsStream      = "runtime:health_events"
+	notificationIntentsKey  = "notification:intents"
+	userLifecycleStream     = "user:lifecycle_events"
+	gmEventsStream          = "gm:lobby_events"
+	expectedLobbyProducer   = "game_lobby"
+	notificationImagePulled = "runtime.image_pull_failed"
+)
+
+// suiteSeq scopes per-test stream prefixes so concurrent test
+// invocations cannot bleed events into each other.
+var suiteSeq atomic.Int64
+
+// lobbyRTMHarness owns the per-test infrastructure: containers,
+// processes, stream keys, and helper clients. One harness per test
+// keeps each scenario fully isolated.
+type lobbyRTMHarness struct {
+	redis *redis.Client
+
+	userServiceURL string
+	lobbyPublicURL string
+	lobbyAdminURL  string
+	rtmInternalURL string
+
+	intentsStream    string
+	lifecycleStream  string
+	jobResultsStream string
+	startJobsStream  string
+	stopJobsStream   string
+	healthEvents     string
+
+	gmStub *httptest.Server
+
+	dockerNetwork string
+	engineImage   string
+
+	userServiceProcess *harness.Process
+	lobbyProcess       *harness.Process
+	rtmProcess         *harness.Process
+}
+
+type ensureUserResponse struct {
+	Outcome string `json:"outcome"`
+	UserID  string `json:"user_id"`
+}
+
+type httpResponse struct {
+	StatusCode int
+	Body       string
+	Header     http.Header
+}
+
+// newLobbyRTMHarness brings up one independent test environment:
+// Postgres containers per service (mirrors `lobbynotification`), one
+// Redis container, real binaries for User Service / Lobby / RTM, a
+// GM stub that returns 200, a per-test Docker bridge network, and
+// the freshly-built `galaxy/game` test image.
+func newLobbyRTMHarness(t *testing.T) *lobbyRTMHarness {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	// Skip the whole suite when Docker is unreachable. The ensure-only
+	// check runs before any testcontainer is started so the skip path
+	// kicks in before testcontainers-go tries (and fails) to probe the
+	// daemon.
+	harness.RequireDockerDaemon(t)
+
+	redisRuntime := harness.StartRedisContainer(t)
+	redisClient := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:            redisRuntime.Addr,
+		Protocol:        2,
+		DisableIdentity: true,
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, redisClient.Close())
+	})
+
+	gmStub := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{}`))
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(gmStub.Close)
+
+	engineImage := harness.EnsureGalaxyGameImage(t)
+	dockerNetwork := harness.EnsureDockerNetwork(t)
+
+	userServiceAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	lobbyPublicAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	lobbyInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	rtmInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+
+	userServiceBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "userservice", "./user/cmd/userservice")
+	lobbyBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "lobby", "./lobby/cmd/lobby")
+	rtmBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "rtmanager", "./rtmanager/cmd/rtmanager")
+
+	userServiceEnv := harness.StartUserServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = userServiceAddr
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "userservice", userServiceBinary, userServiceEnv)
+	waitForUserServiceReady(t, userServiceProcess, "http://"+userServiceAddr)
+
+	suffix := strconv.FormatInt(suiteSeq.Add(1), 10)
+	intentsStream := notificationIntentsKey + ":" + suffix
+	lifecycleStream := userLifecycleStream + ":" + suffix
+	jobResultsStreamKey := jobResultsStream + ":" + suffix
+	startJobsStreamKey := startJobsStream + ":" + suffix
+	stopJobsStreamKey := stopJobsStream + ":" + suffix
+	healthEventsStreamKey := healthEventsStream + ":" + suffix
+	gmEventsStreamKey := gmEventsStream + ":" + suffix
+
+	lobbyEnv := harness.StartLobbyServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDR"] = lobbyPublicAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = lobbyInternalAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + userServiceAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_BASE_URL"] = gmStub.URL
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM"] = intentsStream
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_LIFECYCLE_STREAM"] = lifecycleStream
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_JOB_RESULTS_STREAM"] = jobResultsStreamKey
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_START_JOBS_STREAM"] = startJobsStreamKey
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_STOP_JOBS_STREAM"] = stopJobsStreamKey
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_EVENTS_STREAM"] = gmEventsStreamKey
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_JOB_RESULTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_LIFECYCLE_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_EVENTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE"] = "galaxy/game:{engine_version}-lobbyrtm-it"
+	lobbyEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	lobbyEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	lobbyProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "lobby", lobbyBinary, lobbyEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, lobbyProcess, "http://"+lobbyInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	rtmEnv := harness.StartRTManagerServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = rtmInternalAddr
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_LOBBY_INTERNAL_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + lobbyInternalAddr
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_DOCKER_HOST"] = resolveDockerHost()
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_DOCKER_NETWORK"] = dockerNetwork
+	// On dev machines and in sandboxes the rtmanager process cannot
+	// chown the per-game state dir to root (uid 0). Pin the owner to
+	// the current process uid/gid so `chown` is a no-op.
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_GAME_STATE_OWNER_UID"] = strconv.Itoa(os.Getuid())
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_GAME_STATE_OWNER_GID"] = strconv.Itoa(os.Getgid())
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_GAME_STATE_ROOT"] = t.TempDir()
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_START_JOBS_STREAM"] = startJobsStreamKey
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_STOP_JOBS_STREAM"] = stopJobsStreamKey
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_JOB_RESULTS_STREAM"] = jobResultsStreamKey
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_HEALTH_EVENTS_STREAM"] = healthEventsStreamKey
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM"] = intentsStream
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_STREAM_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_RECONCILE_INTERVAL"] = "1s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_CLEANUP_INTERVAL"] = "1s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_INSPECT_INTERVAL"] = "1s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_INTERVAL"] = "1s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_TIMEOUT"] = "1s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_FAILURES_THRESHOLD"] = "3"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_GAME_LEASE_TTL_SECONDS"] = "10"
+	rtmEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	rtmEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	rtmProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "rtmanager", rtmBinary, rtmEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, rtmProcess, "http://"+rtmInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	return &lobbyRTMHarness{
+		redis:              redisClient,
+		userServiceURL:     "http://" + userServiceAddr,
+		lobbyPublicURL:     "http://" + lobbyPublicAddr,
+		lobbyAdminURL:      "http://" + lobbyInternalAddr,
+		rtmInternalURL:     "http://" + rtmInternalAddr,
+		intentsStream:      intentsStream,
+		lifecycleStream:    lifecycleStream,
+		jobResultsStream:   jobResultsStreamKey,
+		startJobsStream:    startJobsStreamKey,
+		stopJobsStream:     stopJobsStreamKey,
+		healthEvents:       healthEventsStreamKey,
+		gmStub:             gmStub,
+		dockerNetwork:      dockerNetwork,
+		engineImage:        engineImage,
+		userServiceProcess: userServiceProcess,
+		lobbyProcess:       lobbyProcess,
+		rtmProcess:         rtmProcess,
+	}
+}
+
+// ensureUser provisions a fresh User Service account by email and
+// returns the assigned user_id. The email pattern includes the test
+// name to avoid collisions across concurrent tests sharing the
+// container.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) ensureUser(t *testing.T, email string) ensureUserResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.userServiceURL+"/api/v1/internal/users/ensure-by-email", map[string]any{
+		"email": email,
+		"registration_context": map[string]string{
+			"preferred_language": "en",
+			"time_zone":          "Europe/Kaliningrad",
+		},
+	}, nil)
+	var out ensureUserResponse
+	requireJSONStatus(t, resp, http.StatusOK, &out)
+	require.Equal(t, "created", out.Outcome)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, out.UserID)
+	return out
+}
+
+// userCreatePrivateGame creates a private game owned by ownerUserID
+// with the supplied target engine version. Returns the assigned
+// game_id.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) userCreatePrivateGame(
+	t *testing.T,
+	ownerUserID, name, targetEngineVersion string,
+	enrollmentEndsAt int64,
+) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games", map[string]any{
+		"game_name":             name,
+		"game_type":             "private",
+		"min_players":           1,
+		"max_players":           4,
+		"start_gap_hours":       6,
+		"start_gap_players":     1,
+		"enrollment_ends_at":    enrollmentEndsAt,
+		"turn_schedule":         "0 18 * * *",
+		"target_engine_version": targetEngineVersion,
+	}, http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusCreated, resp.StatusCode, "create private game: %s", resp.Body)
+	var record map[string]any
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &record))
+	gameID, ok := record["game_id"].(string)
+	require.Truef(t, ok, "game_id missing: %s", resp.Body)
+	return gameID
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) userOpenEnrollment(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t,
+		h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/open-enrollment",
+		nil,
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}},
+	)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "user open enrollment: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) userCreateInvite(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameID, inviteeUserID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t,
+		h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/invites",
+		map[string]any{"invitee_user_id": inviteeUserID},
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}},
+	)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusCreated, resp.StatusCode, "create invite: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) firstCreatedInviteID(t *testing.T, inviteeUserID, gameID string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet,
+		h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/my/invites?status=created", nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	req.Header.Set("X-User-Id", inviteeUserID)
+	resp := doRequest(t, req)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "list my invites: %s", resp.Body)
+
+	var body struct {
+		Items []struct {
+			InviteID string `json:"invite_id"`
+			GameID   string `json:"game_id"`
+		} `json:"items"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &body))
+	for _, item := range body.Items {
+		if item.GameID == gameID {
+			return item.InviteID
+		}
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("no invite found for invitee %s on game %s; body=%s", inviteeUserID, gameID, resp.Body)
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) userRedeemInvite(t *testing.T, inviteeUserID, gameID, inviteID, raceName string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t,
+		h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/invites/"+inviteID+"/redeem",
+		map[string]any{"race_name": raceName},
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{inviteeUserID}},
+	)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "redeem invite: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) userReadyToStart(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t,
+		h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/ready-to-start",
+		nil,
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}},
+	)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "ready-to-start: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) userStartGame(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t,
+		h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/start",
+		nil,
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}},
+	)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "user start: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+// prepareInflightGame walks one private game from creation through
+// `start`. For the happy and cancel scenarios the game subsequently
+// reaches `running` once RTM publishes the success job_result; for
+// the failure scenario it ends in `start_failed`.
+//
+// Returns owner and invitee user records plus the game id.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) prepareInflightGame(
+	t *testing.T,
+	ownerEmail, inviteeEmail, gameName, targetEngineVersion string,
+) (owner, invitee ensureUserResponse, gameID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	owner = h.ensureUser(t, ownerEmail)
+	invitee = h.ensureUser(t, inviteeEmail)
+
+	gameID = h.userCreatePrivateGame(t, owner.UserID, gameName, targetEngineVersion,
+		time.Now().Add(48*time.Hour).Unix())
+	h.userOpenEnrollment(t, owner.UserID, gameID)
+	h.userCreateInvite(t, owner.UserID, gameID, invitee.UserID)
+	inviteID := h.firstCreatedInviteID(t, invitee.UserID, gameID)
+	h.userRedeemInvite(t, invitee.UserID, gameID, inviteID, "PilotInvitee")
+	h.userReadyToStart(t, owner.UserID, gameID)
+	h.userStartGame(t, owner.UserID, gameID)
+	return owner, invitee, gameID
+}
+
+// gameStatus reads one game record off Lobby's internal API and
+// returns its status field. Used by waitGameStatus and direct
+// assertions.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) gameStatus(t *testing.T, gameID string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet,
+		h.lobbyAdminURL+"/api/v1/internal/games/"+gameID, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	resp := doRequest(t, req)
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("get game internal: status=%d body=%s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Body)
+	}
+	var record struct {
+		Status string `json:"status"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &record))
+	return record.Status
+}
+
+// waitGameStatus polls `GET /api/v1/internal/games/{gameID}` until
+// the record reports the expected status or the timeout fires.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) waitGameStatus(t *testing.T, gameID, want string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		got := h.gameStatus(t, gameID)
+		if got == want {
+			return
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("game %s status: want %q got %q (after %s)", gameID, want, got, timeout)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+// publishUserLifecycleEvent appends one event to the per-test
+// `user:lifecycle_events` stream. The Lobby userlifecycle worker
+// consumes the same stream.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) publishUserLifecycleEvent(t *testing.T, eventType, userID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, err := h.redis.XAdd(context.Background(), &redis.XAddArgs{
+		Stream: h.lifecycleStream,
+		Values: map[string]any{
+			"event_type":     eventType,
+			"user_id":        userID,
+			"occurred_at_ms": strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().UnixMilli(), 10),
+			"source":         "user_admin",
+			"actor_type":     "admin",
+			"actor_id":       "admin-1",
+			"reason_code":    "terminal_policy_violation",
+		},
+	}).Result()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+// jobResultEntry decodes one `runtime:job_results` Redis Stream entry.
+type jobResultEntry struct {
+	StreamID       string
+	GameID         string
+	Outcome        string
+	ContainerID    string
+	EngineEndpoint string
+	ErrorCode      string
+	ErrorMessage   string
+}
+
+// stopJobEntry decodes one `runtime:stop_jobs` Redis Stream entry as
+// published by Lobby.
+type stopJobEntry struct {
+	StreamID string
+	GameID   string
+	Reason   string
+}
+
+// notificationIntentEntry decodes one `notification:intents` entry.
+type notificationIntentEntry struct {
+	StreamID         string
+	NotificationType string
+	Producer         string
+	Payload          map[string]any
+}
+
+// allJobResults returns every entry on the per-test job_results
+// stream in stream order.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) allJobResults(t *testing.T) []jobResultEntry {
+	t.Helper()
+	entries, err := h.redis.XRange(context.Background(), h.jobResultsStream, "-", "+").Result()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	out := make([]jobResultEntry, 0, len(entries))
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		out = append(out, jobResultEntry{
+			StreamID:       entry.ID,
+			GameID:         streamString(entry.Values, "game_id"),
+			Outcome:        streamString(entry.Values, "outcome"),
+			ContainerID:    streamString(entry.Values, "container_id"),
+			EngineEndpoint: streamString(entry.Values, "engine_endpoint"),
+			ErrorCode:      streamString(entry.Values, "error_code"),
+			ErrorMessage:   streamString(entry.Values, "error_message"),
+		})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// waitJobResult polls the per-test job_results stream until predicate
+// matches one entry, or the timeout fires.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) waitJobResult(
+	t *testing.T,
+	predicate func(jobResultEntry) bool,
+	timeout time.Duration,
+) jobResultEntry {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		entries := h.allJobResults(t)
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			if predicate(entry) {
+				return entry
+			}
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("no job_result matched within %s; observed=%+v", timeout, entries)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+// allStopJobs returns every entry on the per-test stop_jobs stream.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) allStopJobs(t *testing.T) []stopJobEntry {
+	t.Helper()
+	entries, err := h.redis.XRange(context.Background(), h.stopJobsStream, "-", "+").Result()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	out := make([]stopJobEntry, 0, len(entries))
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		out = append(out, stopJobEntry{
+			StreamID: entry.ID,
+			GameID:   streamString(entry.Values, "game_id"),
+			Reason:   streamString(entry.Values, "reason"),
+		})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// waitStopJobReason polls the stop_jobs stream until an entry for
+// gameID with the expected reason appears.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) waitStopJobReason(t *testing.T, gameID, reason string, timeout time.Duration) stopJobEntry {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		for _, entry := range h.allStopJobs(t) {
+			if entry.GameID == gameID && entry.Reason == reason {
+				return entry
+			}
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("no stop_job for game %s with reason %q within %s", gameID, reason, timeout)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+// allNotificationIntents returns every entry on the per-test
+// notification:intents stream.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) allNotificationIntents(t *testing.T) []notificationIntentEntry {
+	t.Helper()
+	entries, err := h.redis.XRange(context.Background(), h.intentsStream, "-", "+").Result()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	out := make([]notificationIntentEntry, 0, len(entries))
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		decoded := notificationIntentEntry{
+			StreamID:         entry.ID,
+			NotificationType: streamString(entry.Values, "notification_type"),
+			Producer:         streamString(entry.Values, "producer"),
+		}
+		// `pkg/notificationintent` publishes the payload under the
+		// field name `payload_json`. Older versions of this harness
+		// looked for `payload` and silently produced an empty Payload
+		// map, which made every predicate that checks `Payload["…"]`
+		// fall through. Read both field names for forward compat.
+		raw := streamString(entry.Values, "payload_json")
+		if raw == "" {
+			raw = streamString(entry.Values, "payload")
+		}
+		if raw != "" {
+			var parsed map[string]any
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &parsed); err == nil {
+				decoded.Payload = parsed
+			}
+		}
+		out = append(out, decoded)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// waitNotificationIntent polls the intents stream until the
+// predicate matches.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) waitNotificationIntent(
+	t *testing.T,
+	predicate func(notificationIntentEntry) bool,
+	timeout time.Duration,
+) notificationIntentEntry {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		entries := h.allNotificationIntents(t)
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			if predicate(entry) {
+				return entry
+			}
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			summary := make([]string, 0, len(entries))
+			for _, entry := range entries {
+				summary = append(summary, entry.NotificationType+":"+entry.Producer)
+			}
+			t.Fatalf("no notification_intent matched within %s; observed=%v", timeout, summary)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+// rtmRuntimeStatus issues `GET /api/v1/internal/runtimes/{gameID}`
+// against RTM and returns the persisted runtime record's status, or
+// the empty string when RTM responds 404.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) rtmRuntimeStatus(t *testing.T, gameID string) (string, int) {
+	t.Helper()
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet,
+		h.rtmInternalURL+"/api/v1/internal/runtimes/"+gameID, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	resp := doRequest(t, req)
+	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		return "", resp.StatusCode
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("rtm get runtime: status=%d body=%s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Body)
+	}
+	var record struct {
+		Status string `json:"status"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &record))
+	return record.Status, resp.StatusCode
+}
+
+// waitRTMRuntimeStatus polls RTM until the runtime record reports
+// the expected status or the timeout fires.
+func (h *lobbyRTMHarness) waitRTMRuntimeStatus(t *testing.T, gameID, want string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		status, code := h.rtmRuntimeStatus(t, gameID)
+		if status == want {
+			return
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("rtm runtime status for %s: want %q got %q (http %d) within %s",
+				gameID, want, status, code, timeout)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+// streamString reads a Redis Streams field as a string regardless of
+// the underlying go-redis decoded type.
+func streamString(values map[string]any, key string) string {
+	raw, ok := values[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+	switch typed := raw.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return typed
+	case []byte:
+		return string(typed)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%v", typed)
+	}
+}
+
+func waitForUserServiceReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet,
+			baseURL+"/api/v1/internal/users/user-readiness-probe/exists", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for userservice readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func postJSON(t *testing.T, url string, body any, header http.Header) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	var reader io.Reader
+	if body != nil {
+		payload, err := json.Marshal(body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		reader = bytes.NewReader(payload)
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if body != nil {
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	}
+	maps.Copy(req.Header, header)
+	return doRequest(t, req)
+}
+
+func doRequest(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   5 * time.Second,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{DisableKeepAlives: true},
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	payload, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return httpResponse{
+		StatusCode: response.StatusCode,
+		Body:       string(payload),
+		Header:     response.Header.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
+func requireJSONStatus(t *testing.T, response httpResponse, wantStatus int, target any) {
+	t.Helper()
+	require.Equalf(t, wantStatus, response.StatusCode, "unexpected status, body=%s", response.Body)
+	if target != nil {
+		require.NoError(t, decodeStrictJSON([]byte(response.Body), target))
+	}
+}
+
+func decodeStrictJSON(payload []byte, target any) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
+	if err := decoder.Decode(target); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&struct{}{}); err != io.EOF {
+		if err == nil {
+			return errors.New("unexpected trailing JSON input")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// resolveDockerHost honours DOCKER_HOST when the developer machine
+// routes through colima or a remote daemon, falling back to the
+// standard unix path otherwise.
+func resolveDockerHost() string {
+	if host := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("DOCKER_HOST")); host != "" {
+		return host
+	}
+	return "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+}
+

integration/lobbyrtm/lobby_rtm_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+package lobbyrtm_test
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"galaxy/integration/internal/harness"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const (
+	jobOutcomeSuccess = "success"
+	jobOutcomeFailure = "failure"
+
+	stopReasonCancelled = "cancelled"
+
+	errorCodeImagePullFailed = "image_pull_failed"
+)
+
+// TestStartFlowSucceedsWithRealEngine drives the happy path:
+// Lobby creates a private game, the owner walks it through enrollment
+// to start, Lobby publishes a `runtime:start_jobs` envelope with the
+// resolved `image_ref`, RTM starts a real `galaxy/game` engine
+// container, publishes a success `runtime:job_results` entry, and
+// Lobby's runtimejobresult worker transitions the game to `running`.
+// The test then hits the engine's `/healthz` endpoint directly via
+// the bridge network IP, proving the container is alive end-to-end.
+func TestStartFlowSucceedsWithRealEngine(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newLobbyRTMHarness(t)
+
+	owner, _, gameID := h.prepareInflightGame(t,
+		"start-owner@example.com",
+		"start-invitee@example.com",
+		"Start Galaxy",
+		defaultEngineVersion,
+	)
+	t.Logf("owner=%s game=%s", owner.UserID, gameID)
+
+	// RTM publishes a success job_result for the start envelope.
+	startResult := h.waitJobResult(t, func(entry jobResultEntry) bool {
+		return entry.GameID == gameID && entry.Outcome == jobOutcomeSuccess
+	}, 90*time.Second)
+	require.Empty(t, startResult.ErrorCode, "happy path must publish empty error_code")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, startResult.ContainerID, "happy path must carry a container id")
+	require.NotEmpty(t, startResult.EngineEndpoint, "happy path must carry an engine endpoint")
+
+	// Lobby's runtime-job-result worker drives the game to `running`.
+	h.waitGameStatus(t, gameID, "running", 30*time.Second)
+
+	// RTM persists the runtime record and exposes it through REST.
+	h.waitRTMRuntimeStatus(t, gameID, "running", 15*time.Second)
+
+	// A real engine container exists with the expected labels.
+	containerID := harness.FindContainerIDByLabel(t, gameID)
+	require.NotEmptyf(t, containerID, "no engine container found for game %s", gameID)
+	require.Equal(t, startResult.ContainerID, containerID,
+		"job_result container_id must match the live container")
+	require.Equal(t, "running", harness.ContainerState(t, containerID))
+
+	// The engine answers /healthz on the bridge network IP.
+	ip := harness.ContainerNetworkIP(t, containerID, h.dockerNetwork)
+	require.NotEmptyf(t, ip, "engine container %s has no IP on network %s", containerID, h.dockerNetwork)
+	harness.WaitForEngineHealthz(t, ip, 15*time.Second)
+}
+
+// TestRunningGameStopsWhenOwnerCascadeBlocked drives the stop path:
+// drive the same game to `running`, publish a
+// `user.lifecycle.permanent_blocked` event for the owner, the Lobby
+// userlifecycle worker cascades to the inflight game, publishes a
+// `runtime:stop_jobs` envelope with `reason=cancelled`, and RTM stops
+// the engine. The test asserts on the public boundary surfaces only.
+func TestRunningGameStopsWhenOwnerCascadeBlocked(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newLobbyRTMHarness(t)
+
+	owner, _, gameID := h.prepareInflightGame(t,
+		"stop-owner@example.com",
+		"stop-invitee@example.com",
+		"Stop Galaxy",
+		defaultEngineVersion,
+	)
+	t.Logf("owner=%s game=%s", owner.UserID, gameID)
+
+	// Wait for the start outcome so we know RTM is fully running
+	// before we trigger the cascade.
+	h.waitJobResult(t, func(entry jobResultEntry) bool {
+		return entry.GameID == gameID && entry.Outcome == jobOutcomeSuccess
+	}, 90*time.Second)
+	h.waitGameStatus(t, gameID, "running", 30*time.Second)
+	containerID := harness.FindContainerIDByLabel(t, gameID)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, containerID)
+
+	// Trigger the cascade: permanent block on the game owner causes
+	// Lobby's userlifecycle worker to publish stop_job(cancelled) and
+	// transition the owned game to `cancelled`.
+	h.publishUserLifecycleEvent(t, "user.lifecycle.permanent_blocked", owner.UserID)
+
+	// Lobby observably publishes the right stop envelope on the boundary.
+	stop := h.waitStopJobReason(t, gameID, stopReasonCancelled, 30*time.Second)
+	assert.Equal(t, gameID, stop.GameID)
+
+	// Lobby moves the game to cancelled.
+	h.waitGameStatus(t, gameID, "cancelled", 30*time.Second)
+
+	// RTM consumes stop_job, stops the engine, and persists status=stopped.
+	h.waitRTMRuntimeStatus(t, gameID, "stopped", 30*time.Second)
+
+	// The container is no longer running. Docker reports `exited`
+	// (or `created`/`removing` during teardown); none of those match
+	// `running`, which is the only state that contradicts a successful
+	// stop.
+	require.Eventuallyf(t, func() bool {
+		state := harness.ContainerState(t, containerID)
+		return state != "running"
+	}, 30*time.Second, 250*time.Millisecond,
+		"engine container %s did not leave running state", containerID)
+
+	// RTM emitted at least two job_results for this game: one success
+	// for the start, one success for the stop.
+	successCount := 0
+	for _, entry := range h.allJobResults(t) {
+		if entry.GameID == gameID && entry.Outcome == jobOutcomeSuccess {
+			successCount++
+		}
+	}
+	assert.GreaterOrEqualf(t, successCount, 2,
+		"expected at least two success job_results (start + stop) for game %s", gameID)
+}
+
+// TestStartFailsWhenImageMissing drives the failure path: the game's
+// `target_engine_version` resolves to a non-existent image tag, RTM
+// fails to pull, publishes a failure `runtime:job_results` plus a
+// `runtime.image_pull_failed` notification intent, and Lobby's
+// runtimejobresult worker transitions the game to `start_failed`.
+func TestStartFailsWhenImageMissing(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newLobbyRTMHarness(t)
+
+	owner, _, gameID := h.prepareInflightGame(t,
+		"fail-owner@example.com",
+		"fail-invitee@example.com",
+		"Fail Galaxy",
+		missingEngineVersion,
+	)
+	t.Logf("owner=%s game=%s", owner.UserID, gameID)
+
+	expectedImageRef := "galaxy/game:" + missingEngineVersion + "-lobbyrtm-it"
+
+	// RTM publishes a failure job_result with the stable code.
+	failure := h.waitJobResult(t, func(entry jobResultEntry) bool {
+		return entry.GameID == gameID && entry.Outcome == jobOutcomeFailure
+	}, 120*time.Second)
+	assert.Equal(t, errorCodeImagePullFailed, failure.ErrorCode)
+	assert.Empty(t, failure.ContainerID)
+	assert.Empty(t, failure.EngineEndpoint)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, failure.ErrorMessage)
+
+	// RTM also publishes an admin notification intent on the shared stream.
+	intent := h.waitNotificationIntent(t, func(entry notificationIntentEntry) bool {
+		if entry.NotificationType != notificationImagePulled {
+			return false
+		}
+		payloadGameID, _ := entry.Payload["game_id"].(string)
+		return payloadGameID == gameID
+	}, 30*time.Second)
+	require.NotNil(t, intent.Payload)
+	assert.Equal(t, gameID, intent.Payload["game_id"])
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedImageRef, intent.Payload["image_ref"])
+	assert.Equal(t, errorCodeImagePullFailed, intent.Payload["error_code"])
+
+	// Lobby flips the game to start_failed.
+	h.waitGameStatus(t, gameID, "start_failed", 60*time.Second)
+
+	// No engine container should exist for this game.
+	containerID := harness.FindContainerIDByLabel(t, gameID)
+	if containerID != "" {
+		state := harness.ContainerState(t, containerID)
+		assert.NotEqual(t, "running", state,
+			"failed image pull must not leave a running container behind (state=%s)", state)
+	}
+
+	// RTM either has no record (clean rollback) or has one not in
+	// `running`. Either is acceptable per the start service contract.
+	status, code := h.rtmRuntimeStatus(t, gameID)
+	switch code {
+	case http.StatusNotFound:
+		// nothing persisted — clean rollback path
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		assert.NotEqual(t, "running", status,
+			"failed image pull must not persist a running record")
+	default:
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected RTM runtime response: status=%q code=%d", status, code)
+	}
+
+	// Sanity check the notification carried RTM's producer marker
+	// rather than Lobby's, so we know the suite truly observed RTM
+	// publishing on the shared stream.
+	assert.Truef(t,
+		strings.Contains(intent.Producer, "rtm") ||
+			strings.Contains(intent.Producer, "runtime"),
+		"image_pull_failed intent producer should be RTM-flavoured, got %q", intent.Producer)
+}

integration/lobbyrtmnotification/lobby_rtm_notification_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,664 @@
+// Package lobbyrtmnotification_test exercises the failure-with-
+// notification path that crosses three real services at once: Lobby
+// publishes a start job, Runtime Manager fails to pull the engine
+// image, RTM publishes both a failure `runtime:job_results` envelope
+// AND a `runtime.image_pull_failed` admin notification intent on
+// `notification:intents`. The Notification Service consumes the intent
+// and routes it to Mail Service, where the resulting delivery is
+// observable on the public list-deliveries surface.
+//
+// The suite proves the same Redis bus carries both flows correctly
+// when all three services are booted together — the union of
+// `integration/lobbyrtm` (which uses a stub notification) and
+// `integration/rtmanagernotification` (which has no Lobby).
+package lobbyrtmnotification_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"galaxy/integration/internal/harness"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const (
+	notificationIntentsStream = "notification:intents"
+	startJobsStream           = "runtime:start_jobs"
+	stopJobsStream            = "runtime:stop_jobs"
+	jobResultsStream          = "runtime:job_results"
+	healthEventsStream        = "runtime:health_events"
+	userLifecycleStream       = "user:lifecycle_events"
+	gmEventsStream            = "gm:lobby_events"
+	mailDeliveriesPath        = "/api/v1/internal/deliveries"
+	notificationImagePulled   = "runtime.image_pull_failed"
+	missingEngineVersion      = "0.0.0-missing"
+	adminEmailRecipient       = "rtm-admin@example.com"
+)
+
+var suiteSeq atomic.Int64
+
+// TestImagePullFailureReachesMailThroughNotification drives Lobby +
+// RTM + Notification + Mail end-to-end. Lobby publishes a start job
+// for an unresolvable image; RTM fails the pull and publishes both a
+// failure job_result (consumed by Lobby) and a notification intent
+// (consumed by Notification, then routed to Mail).
+func TestImagePullFailureReachesMailThroughNotification(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newTripleHarness(t)
+
+	owner := h.ensureUser(t, "triple-owner@example.com")
+	invitee := h.ensureUser(t, "triple-invitee@example.com")
+	gameID := h.adminCreatePrivateGameForOwner(t, owner.UserID, "Triple Galaxy",
+		time.Now().Add(48*time.Hour).Unix(), missingEngineVersion)
+	h.userOpenEnrollment(t, owner.UserID, gameID)
+	h.userCreateInvite(t, owner.UserID, gameID, invitee.UserID)
+	inviteID := h.firstCreatedInviteID(t, invitee.UserID, gameID)
+	h.userRedeemInvite(t, invitee.UserID, gameID, inviteID, "PilotTriple")
+	h.userReadyToStart(t, owner.UserID, gameID)
+	h.userStartGame(t, owner.UserID, gameID)
+	t.Logf("triple harness gameID=%s ownerUserID=%s", gameID, owner.UserID)
+
+	expectedImageRef := "galaxy/game:" + missingEngineVersion + "-tripleit"
+
+	// 1. RTM publishes a failure job_result on `runtime:job_results`.
+	failure := h.waitJobResult(t, func(entry jobResultEntry) bool {
+		return entry.GameID == gameID && entry.Outcome == "failure"
+	}, 120*time.Second)
+	assert.Equal(t, "image_pull_failed", failure.ErrorCode)
+
+	// 2. RTM publishes an admin notification intent.
+	intent := h.waitNotificationIntent(t, func(entry notificationIntentEntry) bool {
+		return entry.NotificationType == notificationImagePulled &&
+			entry.PayloadGameID == gameID
+	}, 60*time.Second)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedImageRef, intent.PayloadImageRef)
+
+	// 3. Notification consumes the intent and Mail records the
+	//    delivery for the configured admin recipient.
+	idempotencyKey := "notification:" + intent.RedisEntryID +
+		"/email:email:" + adminEmailRecipient
+	delivery := h.eventuallyDelivery(t, url.Values{
+		"source":          []string{"notification"},
+		"status":          []string{"sent"},
+		"recipient":       []string{adminEmailRecipient},
+		"template_id":     []string{notificationImagePulled},
+		"idempotency_key": []string{idempotencyKey},
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, "template", delivery.PayloadMode)
+	assert.Equal(t, notificationImagePulled, delivery.TemplateID)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{adminEmailRecipient}, delivery.To)
+
+	// 4. Lobby's runtimejobresult worker drives the game to
+	//    `start_failed` because of the same failure outcome on the
+	//    shared bus.
+	h.waitGameStatus(t, gameID, "start_failed", 60*time.Second)
+}
+
+type tripleHarness struct {
+	redis *redis.Client
+
+	userServiceURL    string
+	lobbyAdminURL     string
+	lobbyPublicURL    string
+	mailBaseURL       string
+	notificationURL   string
+
+	intentsStream    string
+	startJobs        string
+	stopJobs         string
+	jobResults       string
+	healthEvents     string
+	lifecycleStream  string
+	gmEventsStream   string
+
+	processes []*harness.Process
+}
+
+func newTripleHarness(t *testing.T) *tripleHarness {
+	t.Helper()
+	harness.RequireDockerDaemon(t) // RTM /readyz pings Docker.
+
+	redisRuntime := harness.StartRedisContainer(t)
+	redisClient := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:            redisRuntime.Addr,
+		Protocol:        2,
+		DisableIdentity: true,
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, redisClient.Close()) })
+
+	dockerNetwork := harness.EnsureDockerNetwork(t)
+
+	userServiceAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	mailInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	notificationInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	lobbyPublicAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	lobbyInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	rtmInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+
+	userServiceBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "userservice", "./user/cmd/userservice")
+	mailBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "mail", "./mail/cmd/mail")
+	notificationBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "notification", "./notification/cmd/notification")
+	lobbyBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "lobby", "./lobby/cmd/lobby")
+	rtmBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "rtmanager", "./rtmanager/cmd/rtmanager")
+
+	suffix := strconv.FormatInt(suiteSeq.Add(1), 10)
+	intentsStream := notificationIntentsStream + ":" + suffix
+	startJobs := startJobsStream + ":" + suffix
+	stopJobs := stopJobsStream + ":" + suffix
+	jobResults := jobResultsStream + ":" + suffix
+	healthEvents := healthEventsStream + ":" + suffix
+	lifecycle := userLifecycleStream + ":" + suffix
+	gmEvents := gmEventsStream + ":" + suffix
+
+	// User Service.
+	userServiceEnv := harness.StartUserServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = userServiceAddr
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "userservice", userServiceBinary, userServiceEnv)
+	waitForUserServiceReady(t, userServiceProcess, "http://"+userServiceAddr)
+
+	// Mail Service.
+	mailEnv := harness.StartMailServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	mailEnv["MAIL_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = mailInternalAddr
+	mailEnv["MAIL_TEMPLATE_DIR"] = mailTemplateDir(t)
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SMTP_MODE"] = "stub"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_STREAM_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "100ms"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_OPERATOR_REQUEST_TIMEOUT"] = time.Second.String()
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT"] = "2s"
+	mailEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	mailEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	mailProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "mail", mailBinary, mailEnv)
+	waitForMailReady(t, mailProcess, "http://"+mailInternalAddr)
+
+	// Notification Service. Admin emails for runtime.* go to a single
+	// shared address; the suite does not test multi-recipient routing.
+	notificationEnv := harness.StartNotificationServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = notificationInternalAddr
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + userServiceAddr
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_USER_SERVICE_TIMEOUT"] = time.Second.String()
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM"] = intentsStream
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "100ms"
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ROUTE_BACKOFF_MIN"] = "100ms"
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ROUTE_BACKOFF_MAX"] = "100ms"
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ADMIN_EMAILS_RUNTIME_IMAGE_PULL_FAILED"] = adminEmailRecipient
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ADMIN_EMAILS_RUNTIME_CONTAINER_START_FAILED"] = adminEmailRecipient
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ADMIN_EMAILS_RUNTIME_START_CONFIG_INVALID"] = adminEmailRecipient
+	notificationEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	notificationEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	notificationProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "notification", notificationBinary, notificationEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, notificationProcess, "http://"+notificationInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	// Lobby.
+	lobbyEnv := harness.StartLobbyServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_PUBLIC_HTTP_ADDR"] = lobbyPublicAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = lobbyInternalAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + userServiceAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + notificationInternalAddr
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM"] = intentsStream
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_LIFECYCLE_STREAM"] = lifecycle
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_JOB_RESULTS_STREAM"] = jobResults
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_START_JOBS_STREAM"] = startJobs
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_STOP_JOBS_STREAM"] = stopJobs
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_EVENTS_STREAM"] = gmEvents
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_RUNTIME_JOB_RESULTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_USER_LIFECYCLE_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_GM_EVENTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	lobbyEnv["LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE"] = "galaxy/game:{engine_version}-tripleit"
+	lobbyEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	lobbyEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	lobbyProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "lobby", lobbyBinary, lobbyEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, lobbyProcess, "http://"+lobbyInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	// Runtime Manager.
+	rtmEnv := harness.StartRTManagerServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = rtmInternalAddr
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_LOBBY_INTERNAL_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + lobbyInternalAddr
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_LOBBY_INTERNAL_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_DOCKER_HOST"] = resolveDockerHost()
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_DOCKER_NETWORK"] = dockerNetwork
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_GAME_STATE_ROOT"] = t.TempDir()
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_START_JOBS_STREAM"] = startJobs
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_STOP_JOBS_STREAM"] = stopJobs
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_JOB_RESULTS_STREAM"] = jobResults
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_HEALTH_EVENTS_STREAM"] = healthEvents
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM"] = intentsStream
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_STREAM_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_RECONCILE_INTERVAL"] = "5s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_CLEANUP_INTERVAL"] = "5s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_INSPECT_INTERVAL"] = "5s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_INTERVAL"] = "5s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_TIMEOUT"] = "1s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_FAILURES_THRESHOLD"] = "3"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_GAME_LEASE_TTL_SECONDS"] = "30"
+	rtmEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	rtmEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	rtmProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "rtmanager", rtmBinary, rtmEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, rtmProcess, "http://"+rtmInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	return &tripleHarness{
+		redis:           redisClient,
+		userServiceURL:  "http://" + userServiceAddr,
+		lobbyAdminURL:   "http://" + lobbyInternalAddr,
+		lobbyPublicURL:  "http://" + lobbyPublicAddr,
+		mailBaseURL:     "http://" + mailInternalAddr,
+		notificationURL: "http://" + notificationInternalAddr,
+		intentsStream:   intentsStream,
+		startJobs:       startJobs,
+		stopJobs:        stopJobs,
+		jobResults:      jobResults,
+		healthEvents:    healthEvents,
+		lifecycleStream: lifecycle,
+		gmEventsStream:  gmEvents,
+		processes:       []*harness.Process{userServiceProcess, mailProcess, notificationProcess, lobbyProcess, rtmProcess},
+	}
+}
+
+// --- Lobby fixtures ---
+
+type ensureUserResponse struct {
+	Outcome string `json:"outcome"`
+	UserID  string `json:"user_id"`
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) ensureUser(t *testing.T, email string) ensureUserResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.userServiceURL+"/api/v1/internal/users/ensure-by-email", map[string]any{
+		"email": email,
+		"registration_context": map[string]string{
+			"preferred_language": "en",
+			"time_zone":          "Europe/Kaliningrad",
+		},
+	}, nil)
+	var out ensureUserResponse
+	requireJSONStatus(t, resp, http.StatusOK, &out)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, out.UserID)
+	return out
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) adminCreatePrivateGameForOwner(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameName string, enrollmentEndsAt int64, engineVersion string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games", map[string]any{
+		"game_name":             gameName,
+		"game_type":             "private",
+		"min_players":           1,
+		"max_players":           4,
+		"start_gap_hours":       6,
+		"start_gap_players":     1,
+		"enrollment_ends_at":    enrollmentEndsAt,
+		"turn_schedule":         "0 18 * * *",
+		"target_engine_version": engineVersion,
+	}, http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusCreated, resp.StatusCode, "create private game: %s", resp.Body)
+	var record struct {
+		GameID string `json:"game_id"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &record))
+	require.NotEmpty(t, record.GameID)
+	return record.GameID
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) userOpenEnrollment(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/open-enrollment", nil,
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "open enrollment: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) userReadyToStart(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/ready-to-start", nil,
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "ready-to-start: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) userStartGame(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/start", nil,
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "start game: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) userCreateInvite(t *testing.T, ownerUserID, gameID, inviteeUserID string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t, h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/invites",
+		map[string]any{"invitee_user_id": inviteeUserID},
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{ownerUserID}})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusCreated, resp.StatusCode, "create invite: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) firstCreatedInviteID(t *testing.T, inviteeUserID, gameID string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet,
+		h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/my/invites?status=created", nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	req.Header.Set("X-User-Id", inviteeUserID)
+	resp := doRequest(t, req)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "list my invites: %s", resp.Body)
+
+	var body struct {
+		Items []struct {
+			InviteID string `json:"invite_id"`
+			GameID   string `json:"game_id"`
+		} `json:"items"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &body))
+	for _, item := range body.Items {
+		if item.GameID == gameID {
+			return item.InviteID
+		}
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("no invite for invitee %s on game %s", inviteeUserID, gameID)
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) userRedeemInvite(t *testing.T, inviteeUserID, gameID, inviteID, raceName string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	resp := postJSON(t,
+		h.lobbyPublicURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID+"/invites/"+inviteID+"/redeem",
+		map[string]any{"race_name": raceName},
+		http.Header{"X-User-Id": []string{inviteeUserID}})
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "redeem invite: %s", resp.Body)
+}
+
+// --- observation helpers ---
+
+type jobResultEntry struct {
+	GameID         string
+	Outcome        string
+	ContainerID    string
+	EngineEndpoint string
+	ErrorCode      string
+	ErrorMessage   string
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) waitJobResult(t *testing.T, predicate func(jobResultEntry) bool, timeout time.Duration) jobResultEntry {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		entries, err := h.redis.XRange(context.Background(), h.jobResults, "-", "+").Result()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			parsed := jobResultEntry{
+				GameID:         readString(entry.Values, "game_id"),
+				Outcome:        readString(entry.Values, "outcome"),
+				ContainerID:    readString(entry.Values, "container_id"),
+				EngineEndpoint: readString(entry.Values, "engine_endpoint"),
+				ErrorCode:      readString(entry.Values, "error_code"),
+				ErrorMessage:   readString(entry.Values, "error_message"),
+			}
+			if predicate(parsed) {
+				return parsed
+			}
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("matching job_result not observed within %s", timeout)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+type notificationIntentEntry struct {
+	RedisEntryID         string
+	NotificationType     string
+	Producer             string
+	AudienceKind         string
+	PayloadGameID        string
+	PayloadImageRef      string
+	PayloadErrorCode     string
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) waitNotificationIntent(t *testing.T, predicate func(notificationIntentEntry) bool, timeout time.Duration) notificationIntentEntry {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		entries, err := h.redis.XRange(context.Background(), h.intentsStream, "-", "+").Result()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			parsed := notificationIntentEntry{
+				RedisEntryID:     entry.ID,
+				NotificationType: readString(entry.Values, "notification_type"),
+				Producer:         readString(entry.Values, "producer"),
+				AudienceKind:     readString(entry.Values, "audience_kind"),
+			}
+			if payload := readString(entry.Values, "payload_json"); payload != "" {
+				var data struct {
+					GameID    string `json:"game_id"`
+					ImageRef  string `json:"image_ref"`
+					ErrorCode string `json:"error_code"`
+				}
+				if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(payload), &data); err == nil {
+					parsed.PayloadGameID = data.GameID
+					parsed.PayloadImageRef = data.ImageRef
+					parsed.PayloadErrorCode = data.ErrorCode
+				}
+			}
+			if predicate(parsed) {
+				return parsed
+			}
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("matching notification intent not observed within %s", timeout)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+type mailDeliverySummary struct {
+	DeliveryID  string   `json:"delivery_id"`
+	Source      string   `json:"source"`
+	PayloadMode string   `json:"payload_mode"`
+	TemplateID  string   `json:"template_id"`
+	Locale      string   `json:"locale"`
+	To          []string `json:"to"`
+	Status      string   `json:"status"`
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) eventuallyDelivery(t *testing.T, query url.Values) mailDeliverySummary {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(60 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		listURL := h.mailBaseURL + mailDeliveriesPath + "?" + query.Encode()
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, listURL, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := doRequest(t, req)
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+			var body struct {
+				Items []mailDeliverySummary `json:"items"`
+			}
+			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &body) == nil && len(body.Items) > 0 {
+				return body.Items[0]
+			}
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("mail delivery not observed within 60s for query %v", query)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *tripleHarness) waitGameStatus(t *testing.T, gameID, want string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, h.lobbyAdminURL+"/api/v1/lobby/games/"+gameID, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := doRequest(t, req)
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+			var record struct {
+				Status string `json:"status"`
+			}
+			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &record) == nil && record.Status == want {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("game %s did not reach status %q within %s", gameID, want, timeout)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+// --- shared helpers ---
+
+func readString(values map[string]any, key string) string {
+	v, _ := values[key].(string)
+	return strings.TrimSpace(v)
+}
+
+type httpResponse struct {
+	StatusCode int
+	Body       string
+	Header     http.Header
+}
+
+func postJSON(t *testing.T, url string, body any, header http.Header) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	var reader io.Reader
+	if body != nil {
+		payload, err := json.Marshal(body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		reader = bytes.NewReader(payload)
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if body != nil {
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	}
+	for key, vs := range header {
+		for _, v := range vs {
+			req.Header.Add(key, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return doRequest(t, req)
+}
+
+func doRequest(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   5 * time.Second,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{DisableKeepAlives: true},
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	payload, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return httpResponse{
+		StatusCode: response.StatusCode,
+		Body:       string(payload),
+		Header:     response.Header.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
+func requireJSONStatus(t *testing.T, response httpResponse, want int, target any) {
+	t.Helper()
+	require.Equalf(t, want, response.StatusCode, "response: %s", response.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, decodeStrictJSON([]byte(response.Body), target))
+}
+
+func decodeStrictJSON(payload []byte, target any) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
+	if err := decoder.Decode(target); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&struct{}{}); err != io.EOF {
+		if err == nil {
+			return errors.New("unexpected trailing JSON input")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func waitForUserServiceReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, baseURL+"/api/v1/internal/users/user-readiness-probe/exists", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for userservice readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func waitForMailReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, baseURL+mailDeliveriesPath, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for mail readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func mailTemplateDir(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	return filepath.Join(repositoryRoot(t), "mail", "templates")
+}
+
+func repositoryRoot(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, file, _, ok := runtime.Caller(0)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("resolve repository root: runtime caller is unavailable")
+	}
+	return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(file), "..", ".."))
+}
+
+// resolveDockerHost honours DOCKER_HOST when the developer machine
+// routes through colima or a remote daemon, fall back to the standard
+// unix path otherwise.
+func resolveDockerHost() string {
+	if host := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("DOCKER_HOST")); host != "" {
+		return host
+	}
+	return "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+}

integration/mailsmoke/mail_smoke_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+// Package mailsmoke_test exercises the real SMTP adapter of Mail
+// Service against a real SMTP receiver running in a testcontainer.
+// The suite is the small dedicated smoke suite called out in
+// `TESTING.md §4` ("Add only a small dedicated smoke suite for the
+// real mail adapter").
+//
+// The boundary contract under test is: a delivery accepted on Mail's
+// internal HTTP surface in `smtp` mode is actually transmitted over
+// SMTP to the configured upstream and is observable on the
+// receiver's inspection API. No other Galaxy service is booted; the
+// test is intentionally narrow.
+package mailsmoke_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"math/big"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"galaxy/integration/internal/harness"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	testcontainers "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
+	"github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/wait"
+)
+
+const (
+	mailpitImage     = "axllent/mailpit:latest"
+	mailpitSMTPPort  = "1025/tcp"
+	mailpitAPIPort   = "8025/tcp"
+	mailDeliveryPath = "/api/v1/internal/deliveries"
+	commandSource    = "mailsmoke"
+	commandTemplate  = "auth.login_code"
+	smokeRecipient   = "smoke-recipient@example.com"
+	smokeFromEmail   = "noreply@galaxy.example.com"
+)
+
+var smokeSeq atomic.Int64
+
+// TestMailServiceDeliversToRealSMTPProvider drives Mail Service in
+// `smtp` mode at a real Mailpit testcontainer. The service must
+// transmit the configured payload over SMTP and the receiver must
+// register it as a stored message visible on its HTTP inspection API.
+func TestMailServiceDeliversToRealSMTPProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	mailpit := startMailpitContainer(t)
+
+	mailService := startMailServiceWithSMTP(t, mailpit.SMTPEndpoint())
+
+	suffix := strconv.FormatInt(smokeSeq.Add(1), 10)
+	idempotencyKey := "mailsmoke:" + suffix
+	uniqueRecipient := "smoke-" + suffix + "-" + smokeRecipient
+
+	// Mail Service has a synchronous trusted REST surface for the
+	// auth login-code path (`/api/v1/internal/login-code-deliveries`).
+	// It accepts the request, renders the template, and drives the
+	// configured SMTP provider — exactly what the smoke suite needs
+	// to verify against the real Mailpit container.
+	loginCodeBody := map[string]any{
+		"email":  uniqueRecipient,
+		"code":   "123456",
+		"locale": "en",
+	}
+	bodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(loginCodeBody)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost,
+		mailService.BaseURL+"/api/v1/internal/login-code-deliveries",
+		bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Set("Idempotency-Key", idempotencyKey)
+	resp := doRequest(t, req)
+	require.Equalf(t,
+		http.StatusOK,
+		resp.StatusCode,
+		"submit login-code delivery: %s", resp.Body,
+	)
+
+	// Mailpit exposes received messages at /api/v1/messages with a
+	// JSON envelope containing `messages_count` plus per-message
+	// items. Wait until our envelope shows up.
+	waitForMailpitMessage(t, mailpit.APIBaseURL(), uniqueRecipient, 30*time.Second)
+}
+
+// --- mailpit container ---
+
+type mailpitContainer struct {
+	container testcontainers.Container
+	smtpHost  string
+	smtpPort  string
+	apiHost   string
+	apiPort   string
+}
+
+func (m *mailpitContainer) SMTPEndpoint() string {
+	return m.smtpHost + ":" + m.smtpPort
+}
+
+func (m *mailpitContainer) APIBaseURL() string {
+	return "http://" + m.apiHost + ":" + m.apiPort
+}
+
+func startMailpitContainer(t *testing.T) *mailpitContainer {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	// Mail Service hardcodes `gomail.TLSMandatory`; the smoke suite
+	// must give Mailpit a usable cert+key so STARTTLS succeeds even
+	// against a self-signed server. The cert is short-lived and is
+	// regenerated per test run.
+	certPEM, keyPEM := generateSelfSignedCert(t, "mailpit-smoke")
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	req := testcontainers.ContainerRequest{
+		Image: mailpitImage,
+		ExposedPorts: []string{
+			mailpitSMTPPort,
+			mailpitAPIPort,
+		},
+		Env: map[string]string{
+			"MP_SMTP_TLS_CERT": "/etc/mailpit/cert.pem",
+			"MP_SMTP_TLS_KEY":  "/etc/mailpit/key.pem",
+		},
+		Files: []testcontainers.ContainerFile{
+			{
+				Reader:            bytes.NewReader(certPEM),
+				ContainerFilePath: "/etc/mailpit/cert.pem",
+				FileMode:          0o644,
+			},
+			{
+				Reader:            bytes.NewReader(keyPEM),
+				ContainerFilePath: "/etc/mailpit/key.pem",
+				FileMode:          0o600,
+			},
+		},
+		WaitingFor: wait.ForLog("accessible via").
+			WithStartupTimeout(30 * time.Second),
+	}
+	container, err := testcontainers.GenericContainer(ctx, testcontainers.GenericContainerRequest{
+		ContainerRequest: req,
+		Started:          true,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if err := testcontainers.TerminateContainer(container); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("terminate mailpit container: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	smtpHost, err := container.Host(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	smtpPort, err := container.MappedPort(ctx, mailpitSMTPPort)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	apiPort, err := container.MappedPort(ctx, mailpitAPIPort)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return &mailpitContainer{
+		container: container,
+		smtpHost:  smtpHost,
+		smtpPort:  smtpPort.Port(),
+		apiHost:   smtpHost,
+		apiPort:   apiPort.Port(),
+	}
+}
+
+func waitForMailpitMessage(t *testing.T, apiBaseURL, recipient string, timeout time.Duration) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, apiBaseURL+"/api/v1/messages", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := doRequest(t, req)
+		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+			var body struct {
+				Messages []struct {
+					To []struct {
+						Address string `json:"Address"`
+					} `json:"To"`
+					Subject string `json:"Subject"`
+				} `json:"messages"`
+			}
+			if json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &body) == nil {
+				for _, m := range body.Messages {
+					for _, addr := range m.To {
+						if addr.Address == recipient {
+							return
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("mailpit did not register a message for %s within %s", recipient, timeout)
+}
+
+// --- mail service in real-SMTP mode ---
+
+type mailService struct {
+	BaseURL string
+}
+
+func startMailServiceWithSMTP(t *testing.T, smtpAddr string) mailService {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	redisRuntime := harness.StartRedisContainer(t)
+	mailInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	mailBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "mail", "./mail/cmd/mail")
+
+	mailEnv := harness.StartMailServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	mailEnv["MAIL_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = mailInternalAddr
+	mailEnv["MAIL_TEMPLATE_DIR"] = mailTemplateDir(t)
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SMTP_MODE"] = "smtp"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SMTP_ADDR"] = smtpAddr
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SMTP_FROM_EMAIL"] = smokeFromEmail
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SMTP_FROM_NAME"] = "Galaxy Mail Smoke"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SMTP_TIMEOUT"] = "10s"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SMTP_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY"] = "true"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_STREAM_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "100ms"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_OPERATOR_REQUEST_TIMEOUT"] = "5s"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT"] = "2s"
+	mailEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	mailEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+
+	mailProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "mail", mailBinary, mailEnv)
+	waitForMailReady(t, mailProcess, "http://"+mailInternalAddr)
+
+	return mailService{BaseURL: "http://" + mailInternalAddr}
+}
+
+// --- shared helpers ---
+
+func waitForMailReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, baseURL+mailDeliveryPath, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for mail readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+type httpResponse struct {
+	StatusCode int
+	Body       string
+	Header     http.Header
+}
+
+func postJSON(t *testing.T, url string, body any) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	payload, err := json.Marshal(body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	return doRequest(t, req)
+}
+
+func doRequest(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   5 * time.Second,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{DisableKeepAlives: true},
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	payload, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return httpResponse{
+		StatusCode: response.StatusCode,
+		Body:       string(payload),
+		Header:     response.Header.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
+// generateSelfSignedCert produces a short-lived RSA cert + key for the
+// Mailpit container so STARTTLS succeeds against
+// `MAIL_SMTP_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY=true` clients.
+func generateSelfSignedCert(t *testing.T, commonName string) ([]byte, []byte) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	priv, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	serial, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, big.NewInt(1<<62))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	template := x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber:          serial,
+		Subject:               pkix.Name{CommonName: commonName},
+		NotBefore:             time.Now().Add(-time.Hour),
+		NotAfter:              time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour),
+		KeyUsage:              x509.KeyUsageDigitalSignature | x509.KeyUsageKeyEncipherment | x509.KeyUsageCertSign,
+		ExtKeyUsage:           []x509.ExtKeyUsage{x509.ExtKeyUsageServerAuth},
+		BasicConstraintsValid: true,
+		IsCA:                  true,
+		IPAddresses:           []net.IP{net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")},
+		DNSNames:              []string{"localhost", commonName},
+	}
+
+	certDER, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, &template, &template, &priv.PublicKey, priv)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	certPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: certDER})
+	keyPEM := pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{
+		Type:  "RSA PRIVATE KEY",
+		Bytes: x509.MarshalPKCS1PrivateKey(priv),
+	})
+	return certPEM, keyPEM
+}
+
+func mailTemplateDir(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	return filepath.Join(repositoryRoot(t), "mail", "templates")
+}
+
+func repositoryRoot(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, file, _, ok := runtime.Caller(0)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("resolve repository root: runtime caller is unavailable")
+	}
+	return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(file), "..", ".."))
+}
+
+// silence unused-import noise for symbols touched only via reflection /
+// conditional compilation.
+var _ = fmt.Sprintf
+var _ = errors.New
+var _ = assert.Equal

integration/rtmanagernotification/rtmanager_notification_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,602 @@
+// Package rtmanagernotification_test exercises the Runtime Manager →
+// Notification Service boundary against real RTM + real Notification +
+// real Mail Service + real User Service running on testcontainers
+// PostgreSQL and Redis, with a real Docker daemon for RTM's readiness
+// pings.
+//
+// The boundary contract under test is: when a start job points at an
+// unresolvable image, RTM publishes one `runtime.image_pull_failed`
+// admin-only notification intent on `notification:intents`; the
+// Notification Service consumes the intent, resolves the admin email
+// recipient list from configuration, and hands the delivery to Mail
+// Service in template-mode. The suite asserts the wire shape on
+// `notification:intents` and the resulting Mail delivery record.
+//
+// Game Master is not booted: RTM emits the intent itself; Notification
+// resolves the audience from `NOTIFICATION_ADMIN_EMAILS_*`; the
+// scenario needs no user-targeted resolution.
+package rtmanagernotification_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"galaxy/integration/internal/harness"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const (
+	intentsStreamPrefix          = "notification:intents"
+	startJobsStreamPrefix        = "runtime:start_jobs"
+	stopJobsStreamPrefix         = "runtime:stop_jobs"
+	jobResultsStreamPrefix       = "runtime:job_results"
+	healthEventsStreamPrefix     = "runtime:health_events"
+	mailDeliveriesPath           = "/api/v1/internal/deliveries"
+	notificationTypeImagePull    = "runtime.image_pull_failed"
+	notificationTypeStartFailed  = "runtime.container_start_failed"
+	notificationTypeConfigInval  = "runtime.start_config_invalid"
+	expectedAdminEmailRecipient  = "rtm-admin@example.com"
+	expectedRTMProducer          = "runtime_manager"
+	missingImageRef              = "galaxy/integration-missing:0.0.0"
+)
+
+var suiteSeq atomic.Int64
+
+// TestRTMImagePullFailureFlowsThroughNotificationToMail drives Runtime
+// Manager with a start envelope pointing at an unresolvable image
+// reference, then asserts:
+//
+//  1. RTM publishes one `runtime.image_pull_failed` intent on
+//     `notification:intents` with the frozen admin payload.
+//  2. The Notification Service consumes it and fans out the matching
+//     mail delivery to the configured admin recipient.
+//  3. Mail Service records the delivery with the right template id,
+//     idempotency key, and template variables.
+//
+// The path covers the full producer → orchestrator → transport
+// pipeline that `TESTING.md §7` requests as the
+// `Runtime Manager ↔ Notification` boundary suite.
+func TestRTMImagePullFailureFlowsThroughNotificationToMail(t *testing.T) {
+	h := newRTMNotificationHarness(t)
+
+	gameID := uniqueGameID(t)
+
+	h.publishStartJob(t, gameID, missingImageRef)
+
+	// Step 1 — RTM publishes the admin notification intent.
+	intent := h.waitForIntent(t,
+		notificationTypeImagePull,
+		gameID,
+		30*time.Second,
+	)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedRTMProducer, intent.Producer)
+	assert.Equal(t, "admin_email", intent.AudienceKind)
+	assert.Equal(t, gameID, intent.PayloadGameID)
+	assert.Equal(t, missingImageRef, intent.PayloadImageRef)
+	assert.Equal(t, "image_pull_failed", intent.PayloadErrorCode)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, intent.PayloadErrorMessage,
+		"intent payload must carry operator-readable detail")
+	assert.NotZero(t, intent.PayloadAttemptedAtMS)
+
+	// Step 2 — Notification routes to Mail; Mail sends the delivery.
+	idempotencyKey := "notification:" + intent.RedisEntryID +
+		"/email:email:" + expectedAdminEmailRecipient
+
+	delivery := h.eventuallyDelivery(t, url.Values{
+		"source":          []string{"notification"},
+		"status":          []string{"sent"},
+		"recipient":       []string{expectedAdminEmailRecipient},
+		"template_id":     []string{notificationTypeImagePull},
+		"idempotency_key": []string{idempotencyKey},
+	})
+	assert.Equal(t, "template", delivery.PayloadMode)
+	assert.Equal(t, notificationTypeImagePull, delivery.TemplateID)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{expectedAdminEmailRecipient}, delivery.To)
+
+	detail := h.getDelivery(t, delivery.DeliveryID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "notification", detail.Source)
+	assert.Equal(t, "template", detail.PayloadMode)
+	assert.Equal(t, notificationTypeImagePull, detail.TemplateID)
+	assert.Equal(t, idempotencyKey, detail.IdempotencyKey)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{expectedAdminEmailRecipient}, detail.To)
+
+	require.NotNil(t, detail.TemplateVariables,
+		"mail delivery must record template variables for admin triage")
+	assert.Equal(t, gameID, detail.TemplateVariables["game_id"])
+	assert.Equal(t, missingImageRef, detail.TemplateVariables["image_ref"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "image_pull_failed", detail.TemplateVariables["error_code"])
+}
+
+// rtmNotificationHarness owns the per-test infrastructure: shared
+// Redis, four real binaries (RTM, Notification, Mail, User), and the
+// per-test Docker network RTM's `/readyz` insists on. One harness per
+// test keeps each scenario fully isolated.
+type rtmNotificationHarness struct {
+	redis *redis.Client
+
+	rtmInternalURL string
+	mailBaseURL    string
+
+	intentsStream    string
+	startJobsStream  string
+	stopJobsStream   string
+	jobResultsStream string
+	healthEvents     string
+
+	rtmProcess          *harness.Process
+	notificationProcess *harness.Process
+	mailProcess         *harness.Process
+	userServiceProcess  *harness.Process
+}
+
+func newRTMNotificationHarness(t *testing.T) *rtmNotificationHarness {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	// `/readyz` of RTM pings the Docker daemon; skip the suite if no
+	// Docker socket is reachable.
+	harness.RequireDockerDaemon(t)
+
+	redisRuntime := harness.StartRedisContainer(t)
+	redisClient := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:            redisRuntime.Addr,
+		Protocol:        2,
+		DisableIdentity: true,
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, redisClient.Close())
+	})
+
+	dockerNetwork := harness.EnsureDockerNetwork(t)
+
+	userServiceAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	mailInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	notificationInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+	rtmInternalAddr := harness.FreeTCPAddress(t)
+
+	userServiceBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "userservice", "./user/cmd/userservice")
+	mailBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "mail", "./mail/cmd/mail")
+	notificationBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "notification", "./notification/cmd/notification")
+	rtmBinary := harness.BuildBinary(t, "rtmanager", "./rtmanager/cmd/rtmanager")
+
+	// User Service: needed by Notification's port even though every
+	// intent in this suite is admin-only.
+	userServiceEnv := harness.StartUserServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	userServiceEnv["USERSERVICE_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = userServiceAddr
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	userServiceProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "userservice", userServiceBinary, userServiceEnv)
+	waitForUserServiceReady(t, userServiceProcess, "http://"+userServiceAddr)
+
+	// Per-test stream prefixes.
+	suffix := strconv.FormatInt(suiteSeq.Add(1), 10)
+	intentsStream := intentsStreamPrefix + ":" + suffix
+	startJobsStream := startJobsStreamPrefix + ":" + suffix
+	stopJobsStream := stopJobsStreamPrefix + ":" + suffix
+	jobResultsStream := jobResultsStreamPrefix + ":" + suffix
+	healthEvents := healthEventsStreamPrefix + ":" + suffix
+
+	// Mail Service.
+	mailEnv := harness.StartMailServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	mailEnv["MAIL_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = mailInternalAddr
+	mailEnv["MAIL_TEMPLATE_DIR"] = mailTemplateDir(t)
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SMTP_MODE"] = "stub"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_STREAM_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "100ms"
+	mailEnv["MAIL_OPERATOR_REQUEST_TIMEOUT"] = time.Second.String()
+	mailEnv["MAIL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT"] = "2s"
+	mailEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	mailEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	mailProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "mail", mailBinary, mailEnv)
+	waitForMailReady(t, mailProcess, "http://"+mailInternalAddr)
+
+	// Notification Service. Admin-email envs route every runtime.*
+	// intent to a shared rtm-admin recipient.
+	notificationEnv := harness.StartNotificationServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = notificationInternalAddr
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL"] = "http://" + userServiceAddr
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_USER_SERVICE_TIMEOUT"] = time.Second.String()
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "100ms"
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ROUTE_BACKOFF_MIN"] = "100ms"
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ROUTE_BACKOFF_MAX"] = "100ms"
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM"] = intentsStream
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ADMIN_EMAILS_RUNTIME_IMAGE_PULL_FAILED"] = expectedAdminEmailRecipient
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ADMIN_EMAILS_RUNTIME_CONTAINER_START_FAILED"] = expectedAdminEmailRecipient
+	notificationEnv["NOTIFICATION_ADMIN_EMAILS_RUNTIME_START_CONFIG_INVALID"] = expectedAdminEmailRecipient
+	notificationEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	notificationEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	notificationProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "notification", notificationBinary, notificationEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, notificationProcess,
+		"http://"+notificationInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	// Runtime Manager. Lobby base URL points at notification's
+	// ready-probe path so RTM's start-service ancillary GetGame call
+	// resolves to a valid 200/404 surface even though no Lobby is
+	// running. The start service treats the response as best-effort
+	// and never aborts on an unparseable body.
+	rtmEnv := harness.StartRTManagerServicePersistence(t, redisRuntime.Addr).Env
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_LOG_LEVEL"] = "info"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_INTERNAL_HTTP_ADDR"] = rtmInternalAddr
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_LOBBY_INTERNAL_BASE_URL"] = "http://127.0.0.1:1"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_LOBBY_INTERNAL_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_DOCKER_HOST"] = resolveDockerHost()
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_DOCKER_NETWORK"] = dockerNetwork
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_GAME_STATE_ROOT"] = t.TempDir()
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_START_JOBS_STREAM"] = startJobsStream
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_STOP_JOBS_STREAM"] = stopJobsStream
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_JOB_RESULTS_STREAM"] = jobResultsStream
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_REDIS_HEALTH_EVENTS_STREAM"] = healthEvents
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM"] = intentsStream
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_STREAM_BLOCK_TIMEOUT"] = "200ms"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_RECONCILE_INTERVAL"] = "5s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_CLEANUP_INTERVAL"] = "5s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_INSPECT_INTERVAL"] = "5s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_INTERVAL"] = "5s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_TIMEOUT"] = "1s"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_PROBE_FAILURES_THRESHOLD"] = "3"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_GAME_LEASE_TTL_SECONDS"] = "30"
+	rtmEnv["RTMANAGER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY"] = "if_missing"
+	rtmEnv["OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	rtmEnv["OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"] = "none"
+	rtmProcess := harness.StartProcess(t, "rtmanager", rtmBinary, rtmEnv)
+	harness.WaitForHTTPStatus(t, rtmProcess,
+		"http://"+rtmInternalAddr+"/readyz", http.StatusOK)
+
+	return &rtmNotificationHarness{
+		redis:               redisClient,
+		rtmInternalURL:      "http://" + rtmInternalAddr,
+		mailBaseURL:         "http://" + mailInternalAddr,
+		intentsStream:       intentsStream,
+		startJobsStream:     startJobsStream,
+		stopJobsStream:      stopJobsStream,
+		jobResultsStream:    jobResultsStream,
+		healthEvents:        healthEvents,
+		rtmProcess:          rtmProcess,
+		notificationProcess: notificationProcess,
+		mailProcess:         mailProcess,
+		userServiceProcess:  userServiceProcess,
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *rtmNotificationHarness) publishStartJob(t *testing.T, gameID, imageRef string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, err := h.redis.XAdd(context.Background(), &redis.XAddArgs{
+		Stream: h.startJobsStream,
+		Values: map[string]any{
+			"game_id":         gameID,
+			"image_ref":       imageRef,
+			"requested_at_ms": strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().UnixMilli(), 10),
+		},
+	}).Result()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+// observedIntent stores the decoded fields of one notification intent
+// entry that the suite cares about.
+type observedIntent struct {
+	RedisEntryID         string
+	NotificationType     string
+	Producer             string
+	AudienceKind         string
+	PayloadGameID        string
+	PayloadImageRef      string
+	PayloadErrorCode     string
+	PayloadErrorMessage  string
+	PayloadAttemptedAtMS int64
+}
+
+func (h *rtmNotificationHarness) waitForIntent(
+	t *testing.T,
+	notificationType, gameID string,
+	timeout time.Duration,
+) observedIntent {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout)
+	for {
+		entries, err := h.redis.XRange(context.Background(), h.intentsStream, "-", "+").Result()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			intent, ok := decodeIntent(entry)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			if intent.NotificationType != notificationType {
+				continue
+			}
+			if intent.PayloadGameID != gameID {
+				continue
+			}
+			return intent
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("intent %s for game %s not observed on stream %s within %s\n%s",
+				notificationType, gameID, h.intentsStream, timeout, h.rtmProcess.Logs())
+		}
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+func decodeIntent(entry redis.XMessage) (observedIntent, bool) {
+	notificationType, _ := entry.Values["notification_type"].(string)
+	producer, _ := entry.Values["producer"].(string)
+	audienceKind, _ := entry.Values["audience_kind"].(string)
+	payloadJSON, _ := entry.Values["payload_json"].(string)
+
+	if notificationType == "" {
+		return observedIntent{}, false
+	}
+
+	out := observedIntent{
+		RedisEntryID:     entry.ID,
+		NotificationType: notificationType,
+		Producer:         producer,
+		AudienceKind:     audienceKind,
+	}
+
+	if payloadJSON == "" {
+		return out, true
+	}
+	var payload struct {
+		GameID         string `json:"game_id"`
+		ImageRef       string `json:"image_ref"`
+		ErrorCode      string `json:"error_code"`
+		ErrorMessage   string `json:"error_message"`
+		AttemptedAtMS  int64  `json:"attempted_at_ms"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(payloadJSON), &payload); err == nil {
+		out.PayloadGameID = payload.GameID
+		out.PayloadImageRef = payload.ImageRef
+		out.PayloadErrorCode = payload.ErrorCode
+		out.PayloadErrorMessage = payload.ErrorMessage
+		out.PayloadAttemptedAtMS = payload.AttemptedAtMS
+	}
+	return out, true
+}
+
+// mailDeliverySummary mirrors the public list-deliveries response of
+// Mail Service.
+type mailDeliverySummary struct {
+	DeliveryID  string   `json:"delivery_id"`
+	Source      string   `json:"source"`
+	PayloadMode string   `json:"payload_mode"`
+	TemplateID  string   `json:"template_id"`
+	Locale      string   `json:"locale"`
+	To          []string `json:"to"`
+	Status      string   `json:"status"`
+}
+
+type mailDeliveryDetail struct {
+	DeliveryID        string         `json:"delivery_id"`
+	Source            string         `json:"source"`
+	PayloadMode       string         `json:"payload_mode"`
+	TemplateID        string         `json:"template_id"`
+	Locale            string         `json:"locale"`
+	To                []string       `json:"to"`
+	IdempotencyKey    string         `json:"idempotency_key"`
+	Status            string         `json:"status"`
+	TemplateVariables map[string]any `json:"template_variables,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (h *rtmNotificationHarness) eventuallyDelivery(
+	t *testing.T,
+	query url.Values,
+) mailDeliverySummary {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(30 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		summary, found := h.findDelivery(t, query)
+		if found {
+			return summary
+		}
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			t.Fatalf("mail delivery for query %v not observed within 30s\n%s",
+				query, h.notificationProcess.Logs())
+		}
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *rtmNotificationHarness) findDelivery(
+	t *testing.T,
+	query url.Values,
+) (mailDeliverySummary, bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	listURL := h.mailBaseURL + mailDeliveriesPath + "?" + query.Encode()
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, listURL, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	resp := doRequest(t, req)
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return mailDeliverySummary{}, false
+	}
+	var body struct {
+		Items []mailDeliverySummary `json:"items"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &body); err != nil {
+		return mailDeliverySummary{}, false
+	}
+	if len(body.Items) == 0 {
+		return mailDeliverySummary{}, false
+	}
+	return body.Items[0], true
+}
+
+func (h *rtmNotificationHarness) getDelivery(t *testing.T, deliveryID string) mailDeliveryDetail {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, h.mailBaseURL+mailDeliveriesPath+"/"+url.PathEscape(deliveryID), nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	resp := doRequest(t, req)
+	require.Equalf(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode, "get delivery: %s", resp.Body)
+
+	// Mail's detail response carries many fields the suite does not
+	// assert on (cc, bcc, reply-to, attempt history, …). Use a
+	// lenient decoder so additive contract changes do not break this
+	// boundary test.
+	var detail mailDeliveryDetail
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal([]byte(resp.Body), &detail))
+	return detail
+}
+
+// --- shared helpers (mirror the conventions of integration/notificationmail) ---
+
+type httpResponse struct {
+	StatusCode int
+	Body       string
+	Header     http.Header
+}
+
+func doRequest(t *testing.T, request *http.Request) httpResponse {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   5 * time.Second,
+		Transport: &http.Transport{DisableKeepAlives: true},
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	payload, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return httpResponse{
+		StatusCode: response.StatusCode,
+		Body:       string(payload),
+		Header:     response.Header.Clone(),
+	}
+}
+
+func decodeStrictJSON(payload []byte, target any) error {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
+	if err := decoder.Decode(target); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&struct{}{}); err != io.EOF {
+		if err == nil {
+			return errors.New("unexpected trailing JSON input")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func waitForUserServiceReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet,
+			baseURL+"/api/v1/internal/users/user-readiness-probe/exists", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for userservice readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func waitForMailReady(t *testing.T, process *harness.Process, baseURL string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 250 * time.Millisecond}
+	t.Cleanup(client.CloseIdleConnections)
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, baseURL+mailDeliveriesPath, nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		response, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err == nil {
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, response.Body)
+			response.Body.Close()
+			if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(25 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("wait for mail readiness: timeout\n%s", process.Logs())
+}
+
+func mailTemplateDir(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	return filepath.Join(repositoryRoot(t), "mail", "templates")
+}
+
+func repositoryRoot(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, file, _, ok := runtime.Caller(0)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("resolve repository root: runtime caller is unavailable")
+	}
+	return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(file), "..", ".."))
+}
+
+// uniqueGameID derives a deterministic, per-test, per-invocation game
+// id usable as the `game_id` field on `runtime:start_jobs` entries
+// without colliding when `-count` exceeds one.
+func uniqueGameID(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	return fmt.Sprintf("game-%s-%d", sanitiseGameName(t.Name()), time.Now().UnixNano())
+}
+
+func sanitiseGameName(name string) string {
+	allowed := func(r rune) rune {
+		switch {
+		case r >= 'a' && r <= 'z',
+			r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z',
+			r >= '0' && r <= '9':
+			return r
+		case r == '/' || r == '_' || r == '-':
+			return '-'
+		default:
+			return -1
+		}
+	}
+	out := make([]rune, 0, len(name))
+	for _, r := range name {
+		if mapped := allowed(r); mapped != -1 {
+			out = append(out, mapped)
+		}
+	}
+	return string(out)
+}
+
+// resolveDockerHost mirrors `rtmanager/integration/harness.runtime.go`:
+// honour DOCKER_HOST when the developer machine routes through colima
+// or a remote daemon, fall back to the standard unix path otherwise.
+func resolveDockerHost() string {
+	if host := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("DOCKER_HOST")); host != "" {
+		return host
+	}
+	return "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+}

lobby/Makefile

@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
 # The `jet` target regenerates the go-jet/v2 query-builder code under
 # internal/adapters/postgres/jet/ against a transient PostgreSQL container
 # brought up by cmd/jetgen. Generated code is committed.
+#
+# The `mocks` target regenerates the gomock-driven mocks via the
+# //go:generate directives that live next to the interfaces they cover
+# under internal/ports/. Generated code is committed.
 
-.PHONY: jet
+.PHONY: jet mocks
 
 jet:
 	go run ./cmd/jetgen
+
+mocks:
+	go generate ./internal/ports/...

lobby/PLAN.md

@@ -1441,3 +1441,12 @@ The implementation is complete only when all of the following hold:
   generator
 - `go test ./... -race` passes for the lobby module, the user module, the
   `pkg/notificationintent` module, and the integration module
+
+## Note: Runtime Manager Envelope Evolution
+
+Subsequent changes to the `runtime:start_jobs` and `runtime:stop_jobs`
+envelopes — specifically the addition of `image_ref` to the start envelope
+and the addition of the `reason` enum to the stop envelope — are owned by
+the Runtime Manager implementation plan, not by this document. See
+[`../rtmanager/PLAN.md`](../rtmanager/PLAN.md) §«Stage 06. Lobby publisher
+refactor». No new stages are added here for that work.

lobby/README.md

@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ On success:
 
 ### Application state machine
 
-```
+```text
 submitted → approved
 submitted → rejected
 ```
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ with payload: `game_id`, `game_name`, `invitee_user_id`, `invitee_name`.
 
 ### Invite state machine
 
-```
+```text
 created → redeemed
 created → declined
 created → revoked
@@ -591,9 +591,11 @@ Sentinel errors: `ErrNameTaken`, `ErrInvalidName`, `ErrPendingMissing`,
   `pg_advisory_xact_lock(hashtextextended(canonical_key, 0))`. See
   `docs/postgres-migration.md` §6B for the full schema and decision
   record.
-- **Stub** (`lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub/directory.go`) — in-process
+- **In-memory** (`lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem/directory.go`) —
-  implementation for unit tests that do not need PostgreSQL. Chosen by
+  in-process implementation used by unit tests that do not need
-  `LOBBY_RACE_NAME_DIRECTORY_BACKEND=stub`.
+  PostgreSQL and by deployments that select the in-memory backend with
+  `LOBBY_RACE_NAME_DIRECTORY_BACKEND=stub` (the config token name is
+  preserved for backward compatibility).
 
 A future dedicated `Race Name Service` replaces the adapter without changing
 the domain or service layer.
@@ -737,7 +739,7 @@ sequenceDiagram
 
 - If the container starts but `Lobby` cannot persist the runtime binding metadata,
   the start is a full failure: `Lobby` must issue a stop job to `Runtime Manager`
-  before setting `start_failed`.
+  with `reason=orphan_cleanup` before setting `start_failed`.
 - If metadata is persisted but `Game Master` is unavailable, the game must be
   placed in `paused`, not in `start_failed`. The container is alive; only the
   platform tracking is incomplete.
@@ -745,6 +747,96 @@ sequenceDiagram
 - Concurrent start attempts for the same game must be serialized; the second
   attempt must fail if the first already moved the game to `starting`.
 
+### Runtime Manager envelopes
+
+`Lobby` is the producer for both `runtime:start_jobs` and `runtime:stop_jobs`.
+The `Lobby ↔ Runtime Manager` transport stays asynchronous indefinitely; there
+is no synchronous Lobby→RTM REST call in v1 or planned for v2.
+
+`runtime:start_jobs` envelope:
+
+| Field | Type | Notes |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `game_id` | string | Lobby `game_id`. |
+| `image_ref` | string | Docker reference resolved from `target_engine_version` via `LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE`. |
+| `requested_at_ms` | int64 | UTC milliseconds; diagnostics only. |
+
+`runtime:stop_jobs` envelope:
+
+| Field | Type | Notes |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `game_id` | string | |
+| `reason` | enum | `orphan_cleanup`, `cancelled`, `finished`, `admin_request`, `timeout`. |
+| `requested_at_ms` | int64 | UTC milliseconds. |
+
+`reason` semantics (Lobby producer side):
+
+- `orphan_cleanup` — used by Lobby's runtime-job-result consumer to release a
+  container whose metadata persistence failed after a successful container
+  start.
+- `cancelled` — used by the user-lifecycle cascade and by explicit cancel paths
+  for in-flight games.
+- `finished` — reserved; not produced by Lobby in v1 because `game_finished`
+  is engine-driven and stop jobs after finish are an Admin/GM concern.
+- `admin_request` — reserved for future admin-initiated stop paths through
+  Lobby; not produced in v1.
+- `timeout` — reserved for future enrollment-timeout-driven stop paths; not
+  produced in v1.
+
+### Design rationale: StopReason placement
+
+The `StopReason` enum is declared in
+`lobby/internal/ports/runtimemanager.go` alongside the `RuntimeManager`
+interface that consumes it. The enum is publisher-side protocol: it
+mirrors the AsyncAPI discriminator on `runtime:stop_jobs`, has no
+behaviour beyond `Validate`, and co-locating it with the interface keeps
+the AsyncAPI ↔ Go mapping visible in one file.
+
+Alternatives considered and rejected:
+
+- a dedicated `lobby/internal/domain/runtimejob` package — manufactures
+  a domain layer for a single string enum that exists only to be
+  serialised onto a Redis Stream;
+- placing the enum in the publisher adapter package
+  (`lobby/internal/adapters/runtimemanager`) — the callers (start-game
+  service, runtime-job-result worker, user-lifecycle worker) live
+  outside that package and would have to depend on a concrete adapter
+  for an enum value.
+
+### Design rationale: `engineimage.Resolver` validates the template at construction
+
+`engineimage.Resolver` stores the validated template; the per-game
+`Resolve(version)` call is therefore a pure string substitution that
+cannot fail except on an empty `version`.
+
+`LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE` is loaded at startup. A malformed value
+(missing `{engine_version}` placeholder, empty string) is an
+operational misconfiguration that fails fast before any traffic arrives
+— not on the first start-game request hours later. The synchronous
+start handler then incurs no per-call template-shape recheck.
+
+A stateless free function `engineimage.Resolve(template, version)` was
+rejected: the only useful checkpoint for the template literal is at
+startup; a free function would either re-validate on every call (waste)
+or skip validation (regression).
+
+The resolver only guards against an empty/whitespace `version`. Semver
+validation lives in `lobby/internal/domain/game/model.go:validateSemver`
+and runs at game-record construction time. Re-running it inside the
+resolver would either duplicate the rule (drift risk) or import the
+validator across package boundaries for no behavioural gain. Keeping the
+resolver narrow leaves it reusable from a future producer (for example
+`Game Master`, when it takes over `image_ref` resolution) without
+dragging Lobby's domain rules along.
+
+The defensive `return start game: resolve image ref: %w` in
+`startgame.Service.Handle` is a guard against a future invariant
+violation; it is not exercised by the service-level test suite because
+the only resolver-failure mode (empty `version`) requires bypassing
+`game.Validate`, which `gameinmem.Save` always runs. Adding test
+scaffolding to skip validation would teach the test suite a back door
+that the production code path does not have.
+
 ## Paused State
 
 `Lobby.paused` is a platform-level pause, distinct from `Game Master` runtime
@@ -1135,6 +1227,14 @@ Stream names:
 - `LOBBY_RUNTIME_JOB_RESULTS_READ_BLOCK_TIMEOUT` with default `2s`
 - `LOBBY_NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM` with default `notification:intents`
 
+Runtime Manager integration:
+
+- `LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE` with default `galaxy/game:{engine_version}` —
+  Go-style template applied to a game's `target_engine_version` to resolve
+  the Docker `image_ref` published on `runtime:start_jobs`. The template
+  must contain the literal placeholder `{engine_version}`; Lobby fails
+  fast at startup otherwise.
+
 Upstream clients:
 
 - `LOBBY_USER_SERVICE_TIMEOUT` with default `1s`
@@ -1264,6 +1364,18 @@ Key operations emit structured logs with these stable field names where applicab
 
 ## Verification
 
+Test doubles split between two styles. Wide-surface ports with no
+production state (`RuntimeManager`, `IntentPublisher`, `GMClient`,
+`UserService`) use `gomock`-generated mocks under
+`internal/adapters/mocks/`; regenerate with `make -C lobby mocks`.
+Stateful behavioural fakes that mirror the production adapter
+contract (`gameinmem`, `applicationinmem`, `inviteinmem`,
+`membershipinmem`, `gameturnstatsinmem`, `racenameinmem`,
+`evaluationguardinmem`, `gapactivationinmem`, `streamoffsetinmem`)
+live as in-memory adapters under `internal/adapters/<name>inmem/`
+and stay hand-rolled because tests rely on their CAS, status-transition,
+and invariant-tracking behaviour.
+
 Focused service-local coverage verifies:
 
 - configuration loading and validation for all env var groups
@@ -1274,7 +1386,7 @@ Focused service-local coverage verifies:
 - application flow: submit (eligibility check, race name check), approve, reject
 - invite flow: create, redeem (auto-membership), decline, revoke, expire on enrollment close
 - membership model: activate, remove, block with correct before/after-start semantics
-- Race Name Directory (redis + stub adapters against the same suite):
+- Race Name Directory (PostgreSQL + in-memory adapters against the same suite):
   canonicalization + confusable-pair policy, `Reserve`/`ReleaseReservation`
   per-game semantics, `MarkPendingRegistration`/`ExpirePendingRegistrations`
   window, `Register` idempotency + quota, `ReleaseAllByUser` cascade

lobby/docs/runbook.md

@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ Before starting the process, confirm:
   - `LOBBY_USER_LIFECYCLE_STREAM` (default `user:lifecycle_events`)
   - `LOBBY_NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM` (default `notification:intents`)
 - `LOBBY_RACE_NAME_DIRECTORY_BACKEND` is `postgres` for production
-  (the default after PG_PLAN.md §6B); the `stub` value is only for
+  (the default after PG_PLAN.md §6B); the `stub` value selects the
-  unit tests that do not need a real PostgreSQL.
+  in-memory adapter at `lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem/`,
+  intended for unit tests and small local deployments without
+  PostgreSQL. The config token name is kept as `stub` for backward
+  compatibility.
 
 At startup the process opens the PostgreSQL pool, applies migrations,
 pings PostgreSQL, then opens the Redis client and pings Redis. Startup

lobby/docs/runtime.md

@@ -161,8 +161,11 @@ The groups below summarize the structure:
 - `Game Lobby` owns platform game state. Game Master may cache snapshots but
   is not the source of truth.
 - The Race Name Directory ships a PostgreSQL adapter (default after
-  PG_PLAN.md §6B) and an in-process stub. The stub is intended for unit
+  PG_PLAN.md §6B) and an in-process implementation in
-  tests and is selected via `LOBBY_RACE_NAME_DIRECTORY_BACKEND=stub`.
+  `lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem/`. The in-memory backend is
+  intended for unit tests and small local deployments and is selected
+  via `LOBBY_RACE_NAME_DIRECTORY_BACKEND=stub` (the config token name
+  is preserved for backward compatibility).
 - A `permanent_block` or `deleted` event from User Service fans out
   asynchronously through the `user:lifecycle_events` consumer; in-flight
   games owned by the affected user receive a stop-job and transition to

lobby/go.mod

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.43.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.43.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.43.0
+	go.uber.org/mock v0.6.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.35.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.36.0
 )

lobby/go.sum

@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 h1:ZvwS0R+56ePWxUNi+Atn9dWONBPp/AUETXlHW0DxSjE=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0/go.mod h1:LUxbIzbOniOlMKjJjyPfpl4v+PKK2cNJn91OQbhoJI0=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
+go.uber.org/mock v0.6.0 h1:hyF9dfmbgIX5EfOdasqLsWD6xqpNZlXblLB/Dbnwv3Y=
+go.uber.org/mock v0.6.0/go.mod h1:KiVJ4BqZJaMj4svdfmHM0AUx4NJYO8ZNpPnZn1Z+BBU=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:wR5kodmAFQ0UK8QlbwjlSNy0Z68gJhDJUG5sjR94q/0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.3.0/go.mod h1:VgVr7evmIr6uPjLBxg28wmKNXyqE9akIJ5XnfpiKl+4=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.5.0/go.mod h1:FeouvMocqHpRaaGuG9EjoKcStLC43Zu/fmqdUMPcKYU=

lobby/internal/adapters/applicationinmem/store.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package applicationstub provides an in-memory ports.ApplicationStore
+// Package applicationinmem provides an in-memory ports.ApplicationStore
 // implementation for service-level tests. The stub mirrors the
 // behavioural contract of the Redis adapter in redisstate: it enforces
 // application.Transition for status updates, the single-active
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Production code never wires this stub; it is test-only but exposed as
 // a regular (non _test.go) package so other service test packages can
 // import it.
-package applicationstub
+package applicationinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/evaluationguardinmem/store.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-// Package evaluationguardstub provides an in-memory
+// Package evaluationguardinmem provides an in-memory
 // ports.EvaluationGuardStore used by service-level capability evaluation
 // tests. Production code never wires this stub.
-package evaluationguardstub
+package evaluationguardinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem/store.go

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-// Package gamestub provides an in-memory ports.GameStore implementation for
+// Package gameinmem provides an in-memory ports.GameStore implementation
-// service-level tests. The stub mirrors the behavioural contract of the
+// for service-level tests. It mirrors the behavioural contract of the
-// Redis-backed adapter in redisstate: it enforces game.Transition for status
+// Redis-backed adapter in redisstate: it enforces game.Transition for
-// updates, the ExpectedFrom CAS check, and the StartedAt/FinishedAt side
+// status updates, the ExpectedFrom CAS check, and the
-// effects of the canonical status transitions.
+// StartedAt/FinishedAt side effects of the canonical status transitions.
 //
-// Production code never wires this stub; it is test-only but exposed as a
+// Production code never wires this adapter; it is test-only but exposed
-// regular (non _test.go) package so other service test packages can import
+// as a regular (non _test.go) package so other service test packages can
-// it.
+// import it.
-package gamestub
+package gameinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem/store_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package gamestub
+package gameinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/gameturnstatsinmem/store.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package gameturnstatsstub provides an in-memory ports.GameTurnStatsStore
+// Package gameturnstatsinmem provides an in-memory ports.GameTurnStatsStore
 // implementation for service-level tests. The stub mirrors the behavioural
 // contract of the Redis adapter in redisstate: SaveInitial freezes the
 // initial fields on the first call per user, UpdateMax keeps the max fields
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Production code never wires this stub; it is test-only but exposed as a
 // regular (non _test.go) package so downstream service test packages can
 // import it.
-package gameturnstatsstub
+package gameturnstatsinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/gapactivationinmem/store.go

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-// Package gapactivationstub provides an in-memory
+// Package gapactivationinmem provides an in-memory
 // ports.GapActivationStore implementation for service-level tests. The
 // stub records every MarkActivated call and offers WasActivated /
 // ActivatedAt accessors so test bodies can assert the gap-window trigger
 // fired exactly once.
-package gapactivationstub
+package gapactivationinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/gmclientstub/client.go

@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-// Package gmclientstub provides an in-process ports.GMClient
-// implementation used by service-level and worker-level tests that do
-// not need to spin up an httptest server. The stub records every
-// register call and every liveness probe, and supports independent
-// error injection for each method so and paths can
-// be exercised separately.
-//
-// Production code never wires this stub.
-package gmclientstub
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"sync"
-
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
-)
-
-// Client is a concurrency-safe in-memory ports.GMClient.
-type Client struct {
-	mu        sync.Mutex
-	err       error
-	pingErr   error
-	requests  []ports.RegisterGameRequest
-	pingCalls int
-}
-
-// NewClient constructs an empty Client.
-func NewClient() *Client {
-	return &Client{}
-}
-
-// SetError makes the next RegisterGame calls return err. Passing nil
-// clears the override.
-func (client *Client) SetError(err error) {
-	client.mu.Lock()
-	defer client.mu.Unlock()
-	client.err = err
-}
-
-// SetPingError makes the next Ping calls return err. Passing nil
-// clears the override. RegisterGame is unaffected.
-func (client *Client) SetPingError(err error) {
-	client.mu.Lock()
-	defer client.mu.Unlock()
-	client.pingErr = err
-}
-
-// Requests returns the ordered slice of register requests received.
-func (client *Client) Requests() []ports.RegisterGameRequest {
-	client.mu.Lock()
-	defer client.mu.Unlock()
-	return append([]ports.RegisterGameRequest(nil), client.requests...)
-}
-
-// PingCalls returns the number of Ping invocations observed so far.
-func (client *Client) PingCalls() int {
-	client.mu.Lock()
-	defer client.mu.Unlock()
-	return client.pingCalls
-}
-
-// RegisterGame records the request and returns the configured error.
-func (client *Client) RegisterGame(ctx context.Context, request ports.RegisterGameRequest) error {
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return errors.New("register game: nil context")
-	}
-	client.mu.Lock()
-	defer client.mu.Unlock()
-	if client.err != nil {
-		return client.err
-	}
-	client.requests = append(client.requests, request)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Ping increments the call counter and returns the configured error.
-func (client *Client) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return errors.New("ping: nil context")
-	}
-	client.mu.Lock()
-	defer client.mu.Unlock()
-	client.pingCalls++
-	return client.pingErr
-}
-
-// Compile-time interface assertion.
-var _ ports.GMClient = (*Client)(nil)

lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub/publisher.go

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-// Package intentpubstub provides an in-process
-// ports.IntentPublisher implementation for service-level tests. The
-// stub records every Publish call and lets tests inject failures to
-// verify that publication errors do not roll back already-committed
-// business state.
-package intentpubstub
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"strconv"
-	"sync"
-
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
-	"galaxy/notificationintent"
-)
-
-// Publisher is a concurrency-safe in-memory implementation of
-// ports.IntentPublisher. The zero value is not usable; call NewPublisher
-// to construct.
-type Publisher struct {
-	mu        sync.Mutex
-	published []notificationintent.Intent
-	nextID    int
-	err       error
-}
-
-// NewPublisher constructs an empty Publisher ready for use.
-func NewPublisher() *Publisher {
-	return &Publisher{}
-}
-
-// SetError preloads err to be returned by every Publish call. Pass nil
-// to reset.
-func (publisher *Publisher) SetError(err error) {
-	if publisher == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-	publisher.err = err
-}
-
-// Publish records intent and returns a synthetic stream entry id.
-func (publisher *Publisher) Publish(ctx context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
-	if publisher == nil {
-		return "", errors.New("publish notification intent: nil publisher")
-	}
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return "", errors.New("publish notification intent: nil context")
-	}
-
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if publisher.err != nil {
-		return "", publisher.err
-	}
-
-	publisher.nextID++
-	publisher.published = append(publisher.published, intent)
-	return strconv.Itoa(publisher.nextID), nil
-}
-
-// Published returns a snapshot of every Publish-accepted intent in the
-// order it was received.
-func (publisher *Publisher) Published() []notificationintent.Intent {
-	if publisher == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-	out := make([]notificationintent.Intent, len(publisher.published))
-	copy(out, publisher.published)
-	return out
-}
-
-// Compile-time interface assertion.
-var _ ports.IntentPublisher = (*Publisher)(nil)

lobby/internal/adapters/inviteinmem/store.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package invitestub provides an in-memory ports.InviteStore implementation
+// Package inviteinmem provides an in-memory ports.InviteStore implementation
 // for service-level tests. The stub mirrors the behavioural contract of the
 // Redis adapter in redisstate: Save is create-only, UpdateStatus enforces
 // invite.Transition and the ExpectedFrom CAS guard, and the index reads
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 //
 // Production code never wires this stub; it is test-only but exposed as a
 // regular (non _test.go) package so other service test packages can import it.
-package invitestub
+package inviteinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem/store.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package membershipstub provides an in-memory ports.MembershipStore
+// Package membershipinmem provides an in-memory ports.MembershipStore
 // implementation for service-level tests. The stub mirrors the
 // behavioural contract of the Redis adapter in redisstate: Save is
 // create-only, UpdateStatus enforces membership.Transition and the
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Production code never wires this stub; it is test-only but exposed as
 // a regular (non _test.go) package so other service test packages can
 // import it.
-package membershipstub
+package membershipinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/metricsracenamedir/directory_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/metricsracenamedir"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/telemetry"
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func newRuntime(t *testing.T) (*telemetry.Runtime, sdkmetric.Reader) {
 
 func newInner(t *testing.T) ports.RaceNameDirectory {
 	t.Helper()
-	stub, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory()
+	stub, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return stub
 }

lobby/internal/adapters/mocks/mock_gmclient.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Source: galaxy/lobby/internal/ports (interfaces: GMClient)
+//
+// Generated by this command:
+//
+//	mockgen -destination=../adapters/mocks/mock_gmclient.go -package=mocks galaxy/lobby/internal/ports GMClient
+//
+
+// Package mocks is a generated GoMock package.
+package mocks
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+	ports "galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
+	reflect "reflect"
+
+	gomock "go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
+)
+
+// MockGMClient is a mock of GMClient interface.
+type MockGMClient struct {
+	ctrl     *gomock.Controller
+	recorder *MockGMClientMockRecorder
+	isgomock struct{}
+}
+
+// MockGMClientMockRecorder is the mock recorder for MockGMClient.
+type MockGMClientMockRecorder struct {
+	mock *MockGMClient
+}
+
+// NewMockGMClient creates a new mock instance.
+func NewMockGMClient(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockGMClient {
+	mock := &MockGMClient{ctrl: ctrl}
+	mock.recorder = &MockGMClientMockRecorder{mock}
+	return mock
+}
+
+// EXPECT returns an object that allows the caller to indicate expected use.
+func (m *MockGMClient) EXPECT() *MockGMClientMockRecorder {
+	return m.recorder
+}
+
+// Ping mocks base method.
+func (m *MockGMClient) Ping(ctx context.Context) error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "Ping", ctx)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// Ping indicates an expected call of Ping.
+func (mr *MockGMClientMockRecorder) Ping(ctx any) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Ping", reflect.TypeOf((*MockGMClient)(nil).Ping), ctx)
+}
+
+// RegisterGame mocks base method.
+func (m *MockGMClient) RegisterGame(ctx context.Context, request ports.RegisterGameRequest) error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "RegisterGame", ctx, request)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// RegisterGame indicates an expected call of RegisterGame.
+func (mr *MockGMClientMockRecorder) RegisterGame(ctx, request any) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "RegisterGame", reflect.TypeOf((*MockGMClient)(nil).RegisterGame), ctx, request)
+}

lobby/internal/adapters/mocks/mock_intentpublisher.go

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Source: galaxy/lobby/internal/ports (interfaces: IntentPublisher)
+//
+// Generated by this command:
+//
+//	mockgen -destination=../adapters/mocks/mock_intentpublisher.go -package=mocks galaxy/lobby/internal/ports IntentPublisher
+//
+
+// Package mocks is a generated GoMock package.
+package mocks
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+	notificationintent "galaxy/notificationintent"
+	reflect "reflect"
+
+	gomock "go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
+)
+
+// MockIntentPublisher is a mock of IntentPublisher interface.
+type MockIntentPublisher struct {
+	ctrl     *gomock.Controller
+	recorder *MockIntentPublisherMockRecorder
+	isgomock struct{}
+}
+
+// MockIntentPublisherMockRecorder is the mock recorder for MockIntentPublisher.
+type MockIntentPublisherMockRecorder struct {
+	mock *MockIntentPublisher
+}
+
+// NewMockIntentPublisher creates a new mock instance.
+func NewMockIntentPublisher(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockIntentPublisher {
+	mock := &MockIntentPublisher{ctrl: ctrl}
+	mock.recorder = &MockIntentPublisherMockRecorder{mock}
+	return mock
+}
+
+// EXPECT returns an object that allows the caller to indicate expected use.
+func (m *MockIntentPublisher) EXPECT() *MockIntentPublisherMockRecorder {
+	return m.recorder
+}
+
+// Publish mocks base method.
+func (m *MockIntentPublisher) Publish(ctx context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "Publish", ctx, intent)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(string)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// Publish indicates an expected call of Publish.
+func (mr *MockIntentPublisherMockRecorder) Publish(ctx, intent any) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Publish", reflect.TypeOf((*MockIntentPublisher)(nil).Publish), ctx, intent)
+}

lobby/internal/adapters/mocks/mock_runtimemanager.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Source: galaxy/lobby/internal/ports (interfaces: RuntimeManager)
+//
+// Generated by this command:
+//
+//	mockgen -destination=../adapters/mocks/mock_runtimemanager.go -package=mocks galaxy/lobby/internal/ports RuntimeManager
+//
+
+// Package mocks is a generated GoMock package.
+package mocks
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+	ports "galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
+	reflect "reflect"
+
+	gomock "go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
+)
+
+// MockRuntimeManager is a mock of RuntimeManager interface.
+type MockRuntimeManager struct {
+	ctrl     *gomock.Controller
+	recorder *MockRuntimeManagerMockRecorder
+	isgomock struct{}
+}
+
+// MockRuntimeManagerMockRecorder is the mock recorder for MockRuntimeManager.
+type MockRuntimeManagerMockRecorder struct {
+	mock *MockRuntimeManager
+}
+
+// NewMockRuntimeManager creates a new mock instance.
+func NewMockRuntimeManager(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockRuntimeManager {
+	mock := &MockRuntimeManager{ctrl: ctrl}
+	mock.recorder = &MockRuntimeManagerMockRecorder{mock}
+	return mock
+}
+
+// EXPECT returns an object that allows the caller to indicate expected use.
+func (m *MockRuntimeManager) EXPECT() *MockRuntimeManagerMockRecorder {
+	return m.recorder
+}
+
+// PublishStartJob mocks base method.
+func (m *MockRuntimeManager) PublishStartJob(ctx context.Context, gameID, imageRef string) error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "PublishStartJob", ctx, gameID, imageRef)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// PublishStartJob indicates an expected call of PublishStartJob.
+func (mr *MockRuntimeManagerMockRecorder) PublishStartJob(ctx, gameID, imageRef any) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "PublishStartJob", reflect.TypeOf((*MockRuntimeManager)(nil).PublishStartJob), ctx, gameID, imageRef)
+}
+
+// PublishStopJob mocks base method.
+func (m *MockRuntimeManager) PublishStopJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string, reason ports.StopReason) error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "PublishStopJob", ctx, gameID, reason)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// PublishStopJob indicates an expected call of PublishStopJob.
+func (mr *MockRuntimeManagerMockRecorder) PublishStopJob(ctx, gameID, reason any) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "PublishStopJob", reflect.TypeOf((*MockRuntimeManager)(nil).PublishStopJob), ctx, gameID, reason)
+}

lobby/internal/adapters/mocks/mock_userservice.go

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Source: galaxy/lobby/internal/ports (interfaces: UserService)
+//
+// Generated by this command:
+//
+//	mockgen -destination=../adapters/mocks/mock_userservice.go -package=mocks galaxy/lobby/internal/ports UserService
+//
+
+// Package mocks is a generated GoMock package.
+package mocks
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+	ports "galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
+	reflect "reflect"
+
+	gomock "go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
+)
+
+// MockUserService is a mock of UserService interface.
+type MockUserService struct {
+	ctrl     *gomock.Controller
+	recorder *MockUserServiceMockRecorder
+	isgomock struct{}
+}
+
+// MockUserServiceMockRecorder is the mock recorder for MockUserService.
+type MockUserServiceMockRecorder struct {
+	mock *MockUserService
+}
+
+// NewMockUserService creates a new mock instance.
+func NewMockUserService(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockUserService {
+	mock := &MockUserService{ctrl: ctrl}
+	mock.recorder = &MockUserServiceMockRecorder{mock}
+	return mock
+}
+
+// EXPECT returns an object that allows the caller to indicate expected use.
+func (m *MockUserService) EXPECT() *MockUserServiceMockRecorder {
+	return m.recorder
+}
+
+// GetEligibility mocks base method.
+func (m *MockUserService) GetEligibility(ctx context.Context, userID string) (ports.Eligibility, error) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "GetEligibility", ctx, userID)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(ports.Eligibility)
+	ret1, _ := ret[1].(error)
+	return ret0, ret1
+}
+
+// GetEligibility indicates an expected call of GetEligibility.
+func (mr *MockUserServiceMockRecorder) GetEligibility(ctx, userID any) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "GetEligibility", reflect.TypeOf((*MockUserService)(nil).GetEligibility), ctx, userID)
+}

lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem/directory.go

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-// Package racenamestub provides the in-process implementation of the
+// Package racenameinmem provides the in-process implementation of the
-// ports.RaceNameDirectory contract used by unit tests that do not need
+// ports.RaceNameDirectory contract. It is used both by unit tests that
-// a Redis dependency. The stub enforces the full two-tier Race Name
+// do not need a Redis dependency and by deployments that select the
-// Directory invariants (registered, reservation, pending_registration)
+// in-memory backend via LOBBY_RACE_NAME_DIRECTORY_BACKEND=stub. It
-// across the lifetime of one process, and is interchangeable with the
+// enforces the full two-tier Race Name Directory invariants
-// Redis adapter under the same shared behavioural test suite.
+// (registered, reservation, pending_registration) across the lifetime
-package racenamestub
+// of one process, and is interchangeable with the PostgreSQL adapter
+// under the shared behavioural test suite at
+// galaxy/lobby/internal/ports/racenamedirtest.
+package racenameinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem/directory_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package racenamestub_test
+package racenameinmem_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports/racenamedirtest"
 
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import (
 
 func TestDirectoryContract(t *testing.T) {
 	racenamedirtest.Run(t, func(now func() time.Time) ports.RaceNameDirectory {
-		var opts []racenamestub.Option
+		var opts []racenameinmem.Option
 		if now != nil {
-			opts = append(opts, racenamestub.WithClock(now))
+			opts = append(opts, racenameinmem.WithClock(now))
 		}
-		directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(opts...)
+		directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(opts...)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		return directory
 	})
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestReserveConcurrentUniquenessInvariant(t *testing.T) {
 	const gameID = "game-concurrency"
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory()
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	var (

lobby/internal/adapters/racenameintents/publisher_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameintents"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/service/capabilityevaluation"
@@ -14,13 +14,26 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
+func captureIntents(t *testing.T) (*mocks.MockIntentPublisher, *[]notificationintent.Intent) {
+	t.Helper()
+	publisher := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
+	var captured []notificationintent.Intent
+	publisher.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		DoAndReturn(func(_ context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+			captured = append(captured, intent)
+			return "1", nil
+		}).AnyTimes()
+	return publisher, &captured
+}
+
 func TestPublisherEligibleProducesExpectedIntent(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	stub := intentpubstub.NewPublisher()
+	mock, captured := captureIntents(t)
-	publisher, err := racenameintents.NewPublisher(racenameintents.Config{Publisher: stub})
+	publisher, err := racenameintents.NewPublisher(racenameintents.Config{Publisher: mock})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	finishedAt := time.UnixMilli(1775121700000).UTC()
@@ -34,9 +47,8 @@ func TestPublisherEligibleProducesExpectedIntent(t *testing.T) {
 		FinishedAt:    finishedAt,
 	}))
 
-	published := stub.Published()
+	require.Len(t, *captured, 1)
-	require.Len(t, published, 1)
+	intent := (*captured)[0]
-	intent := published[0]
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.NotificationTypeLobbyRaceNameRegistrationEligible, intent.NotificationType)
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.ProducerGameLobby, intent.Producer)
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.AudienceKindUser, intent.AudienceKind)
@@ -53,8 +65,8 @@ func TestPublisherEligibleProducesExpectedIntent(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPublisherDeniedProducesExpectedIntent(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	stub := intentpubstub.NewPublisher()
+	mock, captured := captureIntents(t)
-	publisher, err := racenameintents.NewPublisher(racenameintents.Config{Publisher: stub})
+	publisher, err := racenameintents.NewPublisher(racenameintents.Config{Publisher: mock})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	finishedAt := time.UnixMilli(1775121700000).UTC()
@@ -67,9 +79,8 @@ func TestPublisherDeniedProducesExpectedIntent(t *testing.T) {
 		Reason:     capabilityevaluation.ReasonCapabilityNotMet,
 	}))
 
-	published := stub.Published()
+	require.Len(t, *captured, 1)
-	require.Len(t, published, 1)
+	intent := (*captured)[0]
-	intent := published[0]
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.NotificationTypeLobbyRaceNameRegistrationDenied, intent.NotificationType)
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.ProducerGameLobby, intent.Producer)
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.AudienceKindUser, intent.AudienceKind)
@@ -86,9 +97,10 @@ func TestPublisherDeniedProducesExpectedIntent(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPublisherSurfacesPublisherError(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	stub := intentpubstub.NewPublisher()
+	mock := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
-	stub.SetError(errors.New("transport unavailable"))
+	mock.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-	publisher, err := racenameintents.NewPublisher(racenameintents.Config{Publisher: stub})
+		Return("", errors.New("transport unavailable")).Times(1)
+	publisher, err := racenameintents.NewPublisher(racenameintents.Config{Publisher: mock})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	finishedAt := time.UnixMilli(1775121700000).UTC()

lobby/internal/adapters/runtimemanager/publisher.go

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 // The two streams are intentionally separate: each one carries a single
 // command kind, which keeps the consumer-side logic in Runtime Manager
 // simple and avoids a `kind` discriminator inside the message body.
+//
+// Envelope shape per `rtmanager/api/runtime-jobs-asyncapi.yaml`:
+//
+//   - `runtime:start_jobs` — `{game_id, image_ref, requested_at_ms}`,
+//   - `runtime:stop_jobs`  — `{game_id, reason, requested_at_ms}`.
+//
+// The producer-supplied `image_ref` is resolved by the caller from the
+// game's `target_engine_version` and the configured engine-image
+// template; Runtime Manager never resolves engine versions itself.
 package runtimemanager
 
 import (
@@ -75,20 +84,45 @@ func NewPublisher(cfg Config) (*Publisher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// PublishStartJob appends one start-job event for gameID to the
+// PublishStartJob appends one start-job event for gameID with the
-// configured start-jobs stream.
+// resolved imageRef to the configured start-jobs stream.
-func (publisher *Publisher) PublishStartJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string) error {
+func (publisher *Publisher) PublishStartJob(ctx context.Context, gameID, imageRef string) error {
-	return publisher.publish(ctx, "publish start job", publisher.startJobsStream, gameID)
+	const op = "publish start job"
+	if err := publisher.checkCommon(op, ctx, gameID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(imageRef) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: image ref must not be empty", op)
+	}
+
+	values := map[string]any{
+		"game_id":         gameID,
+		"image_ref":       imageRef,
+		"requested_at_ms": publisher.clock().UTC().UnixMilli(),
+	}
+	return publisher.xadd(ctx, op, publisher.startJobsStream, values)
 }
 
-// PublishStopJob appends one stop-job event for gameID to the configured
+// PublishStopJob appends one stop-job event for gameID classified by
-// stop-jobs stream. In Lobby publishes stop jobs only from the
+// reason to the configured stop-jobs stream.
-// orphan-container path inside the runtimejobresult worker.
+func (publisher *Publisher) PublishStopJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string, reason ports.StopReason) error {
-func (publisher *Publisher) PublishStopJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string) error {
+	const op = "publish stop job"
-	return publisher.publish(ctx, "publish stop job", publisher.stopJobsStream, gameID)
+	if err := publisher.checkCommon(op, ctx, gameID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := reason.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", op, err)
+	}
+
+	values := map[string]any{
+		"game_id":         gameID,
+		"reason":          reason.String(),
+		"requested_at_ms": publisher.clock().UTC().UnixMilli(),
+	}
+	return publisher.xadd(ctx, op, publisher.stopJobsStream, values)
 }
 
-func (publisher *Publisher) publish(ctx context.Context, op, stream, gameID string) error {
+func (publisher *Publisher) checkCommon(op string, ctx context.Context, gameID string) error {
 	if publisher == nil || publisher.client == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: nil publisher", op)
 	}
@@ -98,11 +132,10 @@ func (publisher *Publisher) publish(ctx context.Context, op, stream, gameID stri
 	if strings.TrimSpace(gameID) == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: game id must not be empty", op)
 	}
+	return nil
+}
 
-	values := map[string]any{
+func (publisher *Publisher) xadd(ctx context.Context, op, stream string, values map[string]any) error {
-		"game_id":         gameID,
-		"requested_at_ms": publisher.clock().UTC().UnixMilli(),
-	}
 	if _, err := publisher.client.XAdd(ctx, &redis.XAddArgs{
 		Stream: stream,
 		Values: values,

lobby/internal/adapters/runtimemanager/publisher_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/runtimemanager"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
 
 	"github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2"
 	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
@@ -60,12 +61,13 @@ func TestPublishStartJobAppendsToStartStream(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	publisher, _, client := newTestPublisher(t, func() time.Time { return now })
 
-	require.NoError(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(context.Background(), "game-1"))
+	require.NoError(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(context.Background(), "game-1", "galaxy/game:v1.0.0"))
 
 	entries, err := client.XRange(context.Background(), "runtime:start_jobs", "-", "+").Result()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Len(t, entries, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, "game-1", entries[0].Values["game_id"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "galaxy/game:v1.0.0", entries[0].Values["image_ref"])
 	assert.Equal(t, strconv.FormatInt(now.UnixMilli(), 10), entries[0].Values["requested_at_ms"])
 
 	stop, err := client.XLen(context.Background(), "runtime:stop_jobs").Result()
@@ -73,16 +75,29 @@ func TestPublishStartJobAppendsToStartStream(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), stop, "stop stream must remain empty")
 }
 
+func TestPublisherStartJobIncludesImageRef(t *testing.T) {
+	publisher, _, client := newTestPublisher(t, nil)
+
+	require.NoError(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(context.Background(), "game-1", "registry.example.com/galaxy/game:v1.4.7"))
+
+	entries, err := client.XRange(context.Background(), "runtime:start_jobs", "-", "+").Result()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, entries, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "registry.example.com/galaxy/game:v1.4.7", entries[0].Values["image_ref"],
+		"image_ref field must be present in the start envelope")
+}
+
 func TestPublishStopJobAppendsToStopStream(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 13, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	publisher, _, client := newTestPublisher(t, func() time.Time { return now })
 
-	require.NoError(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(context.Background(), "game-2"))
+	require.NoError(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(context.Background(), "game-2", ports.StopReasonOrphanCleanup))
 
 	entries, err := client.XRange(context.Background(), "runtime:stop_jobs", "-", "+").Result()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Len(t, entries, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, "game-2", entries[0].Values["game_id"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "orphan_cleanup", entries[0].Values["reason"])
 	assert.Equal(t, strconv.FormatInt(now.UnixMilli(), 10), entries[0].Values["requested_at_ms"])
 
 	startLen, err := client.XLen(context.Background(), "runtime:start_jobs").Result()
@@ -90,18 +105,44 @@ func TestPublishStopJobAppendsToStopStream(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), startLen, "start stream must remain empty")
 }
 
+func TestPublisherStopJobIncludesReason(t *testing.T) {
+	publisher, _, client := newTestPublisher(t, nil)
+
+	require.NoError(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(context.Background(), "game-2", ports.StopReasonCancelled))
+
+	entries, err := client.XRange(context.Background(), "runtime:stop_jobs", "-", "+").Result()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, entries, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "cancelled", entries[0].Values["reason"],
+		"reason field must be present in the stop envelope")
+}
+
 func TestPublishRejectsEmptyGameID(t *testing.T) {
 	publisher, _, _ := newTestPublisher(t, nil)
 
-	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(context.Background(), ""))
+	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(context.Background(), "", "galaxy/game:v1.0.0"))
-	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(context.Background(), "  "))
+	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(context.Background(), "  ", ports.StopReasonCancelled))
+}
+
+func TestPublishStartJobRejectsEmptyImageRef(t *testing.T) {
+	publisher, _, _ := newTestPublisher(t, nil)
+
+	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(context.Background(), "game-1", ""))
+	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(context.Background(), "game-1", "   "))
+}
+
+func TestPublishStopJobRejectsUnknownReason(t *testing.T) {
+	publisher, _, _ := newTestPublisher(t, nil)
+
+	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(context.Background(), "game-1", ports.StopReason("")))
+	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(context.Background(), "game-1", ports.StopReason("unknown_reason")))
 }
 
 func TestPublishRejectsNilContext(t *testing.T) {
 	publisher, _, _ := newTestPublisher(t, nil)
 
-	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(nilContext(), "game-1"))
+	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStartJob(nilContext(), "game-1", "galaxy/game:v1.0.0"))
-	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(nilContext(), "game-1"))
+	require.Error(t, publisher.PublishStopJob(nilContext(), "game-1", ports.StopReasonCancelled))
 }
 
 // nilContext returns an explicit untyped nil to exercise the defensive

lobby/internal/adapters/runtimemanagerstub/publisher.go

@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-// Package runtimemanagerstub provides an in-process ports.RuntimeManager
-// implementation used by service-level and worker-level tests that do
-// not need a real Redis connection. The stub records every published
-// job and supports inject-on-error to simulate stream failures.
-//
-// Production code never wires this stub.
-package runtimemanagerstub
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"sync"
-
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
-)
-
-// Publisher is a concurrency-safe in-memory ports.RuntimeManager.
-type Publisher struct {
-	mu        sync.Mutex
-	startErr  error
-	stopErr   error
-	startJobs []string
-	stopJobs  []string
-}
-
-// NewPublisher constructs an empty Publisher.
-func NewPublisher() *Publisher {
-	return &Publisher{}
-}
-
-// SetStartError makes the next PublishStartJob calls return err.
-// Passing nil clears the override.
-func (publisher *Publisher) SetStartError(err error) {
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-	publisher.startErr = err
-}
-
-// SetStopError makes the next PublishStopJob calls return err.
-// Passing nil clears the override.
-func (publisher *Publisher) SetStopError(err error) {
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-	publisher.stopErr = err
-}
-
-// StartJobs returns the ordered slice of game ids passed to
-// PublishStartJob.
-func (publisher *Publisher) StartJobs() []string {
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-	return append([]string(nil), publisher.startJobs...)
-}
-
-// StopJobs returns the ordered slice of game ids passed to
-// PublishStopJob.
-func (publisher *Publisher) StopJobs() []string {
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-	return append([]string(nil), publisher.stopJobs...)
-}
-
-// PublishStartJob records gameID and returns the configured error.
-func (publisher *Publisher) PublishStartJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string) error {
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return errors.New("publish start job: nil context")
-	}
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-	if publisher.startErr != nil {
-		return publisher.startErr
-	}
-	publisher.startJobs = append(publisher.startJobs, gameID)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// PublishStopJob records gameID and returns the configured error.
-func (publisher *Publisher) PublishStopJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string) error {
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return errors.New("publish stop job: nil context")
-	}
-	publisher.mu.Lock()
-	defer publisher.mu.Unlock()
-	if publisher.stopErr != nil {
-		return publisher.stopErr
-	}
-	publisher.stopJobs = append(publisher.stopJobs, gameID)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Compile-time interface assertion.
-var _ ports.RuntimeManager = (*Publisher)(nil)

lobby/internal/adapters/streamlagprobestub/probe.go

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-// Package streamlagprobestub provides an in-memory ports.StreamLagProbe
-// implementation for tests that do not need a Redis instance. Production
-// code never wires this stub.
-package streamlagprobestub
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
-)
-
-// Probe is a concurrency-safe in-memory ports.StreamLagProbe. The zero
-// value reports `(0, false, nil)` for every stream until Set is called.
-type Probe struct {
-	mu       sync.Mutex
-	results  map[string]Result
-	fallback Result
-}
-
-// Result stores the value the probe reports for a stream.
-type Result struct {
-	Age   time.Duration
-	Found bool
-	Err   error
-}
-
-// NewProbe constructs one Probe with no preconfigured results.
-func NewProbe() *Probe {
-	return &Probe{results: make(map[string]Result)}
-}
-
-// Set installs the result the probe will return for stream.
-func (probe *Probe) Set(stream string, result Result) {
-	probe.mu.Lock()
-	defer probe.mu.Unlock()
-	probe.results[stream] = result
-}
-
-// SetFallback installs the result returned when no per-stream result is
-// configured.
-func (probe *Probe) SetFallback(result Result) {
-	probe.mu.Lock()
-	defer probe.mu.Unlock()
-	probe.fallback = result
-}
-
-// OldestUnprocessedAge satisfies ports.StreamLagProbe.
-func (probe *Probe) OldestUnprocessedAge(_ context.Context, stream, _ string) (time.Duration, bool, error) {
-	probe.mu.Lock()
-	defer probe.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if result, ok := probe.results[stream]; ok {
-		return result.Age, result.Found, result.Err
-	}
-	return probe.fallback.Age, probe.fallback.Found, probe.fallback.Err
-}
-
-// Compile-time interface assertion.
-var _ ports.StreamLagProbe = (*Probe)(nil)

lobby/internal/adapters/streamoffsetinmem/store.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-// Package streamoffsetstub provides an in-process ports.StreamOffsetStore
+// Package streamoffsetinmem provides an in-process ports.StreamOffsetStore
 // used by worker-level tests that do not need Redis. Production code
 // never wires this stub.
-package streamoffsetstub
+package streamoffsetinmem
 
 import (
 	"context"

lobby/internal/adapters/userlifecycle/consumer_test.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/streamoffsetstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/streamoffsetinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/userlifecycle"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger { return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discar
 type harness struct {
 	server   *miniredis.Miniredis
 	client   *redis.Client
-	offsets  *streamoffsetstub.Store
+	offsets  *streamoffsetinmem.Store
 	consumer *userlifecycle.Consumer
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func newHarness(t *testing.T) *harness {
 	client := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{Addr: server.Addr()})
 	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = client.Close() })
 
-	offsets := streamoffsetstub.NewStore()
+	offsets := streamoffsetinmem.NewStore()
 	consumer, err := userlifecycle.NewConsumer(userlifecycle.Config{
 		Client:       client,
 		Stream:       testStream,
@@ -70,21 +70,21 @@ func TestNewConsumerRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := userlifecycle.NewConsumer(userlifecycle.Config{
 		Stream:       testStream,
 		BlockTimeout: time.Second,
-		OffsetStore:  streamoffsetstub.NewStore(),
+		OffsetStore:  streamoffsetinmem.NewStore(),
 	})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	_, err = userlifecycle.NewConsumer(userlifecycle.Config{
 		Client:       client,
 		BlockTimeout: time.Second,
-		OffsetStore:  streamoffsetstub.NewStore(),
+		OffsetStore:  streamoffsetinmem.NewStore(),
 	})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	_, err = userlifecycle.NewConsumer(userlifecycle.Config{
 		Client:      client,
 		Stream:      testStream,
-		OffsetStore: streamoffsetstub.NewStore(),
+		OffsetStore: streamoffsetinmem.NewStore(),
 	})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 

lobby/internal/adapters/userlifecyclestub/consumer.go

@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-// Package userlifecyclestub provides an in-process
-// ports.UserLifecycleConsumer used by worker-level tests that do not
-// need a real Redis stream. Production code never wires this stub.
-package userlifecyclestub
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"sync"
-
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
-)
-
-// Consumer is an in-memory ports.UserLifecycleConsumer. Tests publish
-// events synchronously through Deliver and observe handler errors via
-// the returned value.
-type Consumer struct {
-	mu      sync.Mutex
-	handler ports.UserLifecycleHandler
-}
-
-// NewConsumer constructs an empty Consumer.
-func NewConsumer() *Consumer {
-	return &Consumer{}
-}
-
-// OnEvent installs handler as the dispatch target. A second call
-// replaces the previous handler.
-func (consumer *Consumer) OnEvent(handler ports.UserLifecycleHandler) {
-	if consumer == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	consumer.mu.Lock()
-	consumer.handler = handler
-	consumer.mu.Unlock()
-}
-
-// Run blocks until ctx is cancelled. The stub does not pull events from
-// any backend; test code drives delivery via Deliver.
-func (consumer *Consumer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if consumer == nil {
-		return errors.New("run user lifecycle stub: nil consumer")
-	}
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return errors.New("run user lifecycle stub: nil context")
-	}
-	<-ctx.Done()
-	return ctx.Err()
-}
-
-// Shutdown is a no-op.
-func (consumer *Consumer) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return errors.New("shutdown user lifecycle stub: nil context")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Deliver dispatches event to the registered handler synchronously and
-// returns the handler's error. It is the test-only entry point used by
-// worker_test fixtures.
-func (consumer *Consumer) Deliver(ctx context.Context, event ports.UserLifecycleEvent) error {
-	if consumer == nil {
-		return errors.New("deliver user lifecycle stub: nil consumer")
-	}
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return errors.New("deliver user lifecycle stub: nil context")
-	}
-	consumer.mu.Lock()
-	handler := consumer.handler
-	consumer.mu.Unlock()
-	if handler == nil {
-		return errors.New("deliver user lifecycle stub: no handler registered")
-	}
-	return handler(ctx, event)
-}
-
-// Compile-time assertion: Consumer satisfies the port interface.
-var _ ports.UserLifecycleConsumer = (*Consumer)(nil)

lobby/internal/adapters/userservicestub/service.go

@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-// Package userservicestub provides an in-process
-// ports.UserService implementation for service-level tests. The stub
-// stores per-user Eligibility values and lets tests inject errors for
-// specific user ids to exercise the unavailable / decode-failure paths.
-package userservicestub
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
-)
-
-// Service is a concurrency-safe in-memory implementation of
-// ports.UserService. The zero value is not usable; call NewService to
-// construct.
-type Service struct {
-	mu             sync.Mutex
-	eligibilities  map[string]ports.Eligibility
-	failures       map[string]error
-	defaultMissing bool
-}
-
-// NewService constructs an empty Service with no preloaded
-// eligibilities. By default an unknown user maps to
-// Eligibility{Exists:false}, mirroring the production HTTP client's
-// 404 handling. Use WithDefaultUnavailable to flip the unknown-user
-// behaviour to a transport failure.
-func NewService(opts ...Option) *Service {
-	service := &Service{
-		eligibilities: make(map[string]ports.Eligibility),
-		failures:      make(map[string]error),
-	}
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		opt(service)
-	}
-	return service
-}
-
-// Option tunes Service construction.
-type Option func(*Service)
-
-// WithDefaultUnavailable makes the stub return ErrUserServiceUnavailable
-// for any user id without a preloaded eligibility or failure entry.
-// Useful for tests that exercise the "User Service down" path without
-// having to enumerate every caller.
-func WithDefaultUnavailable() Option {
-	return func(service *Service) {
-		service.defaultMissing = true
-	}
-}
-
-// SetEligibility preloads eligibility for userID. Subsequent calls
-// overwrite the prior value.
-func (service *Service) SetEligibility(userID string, eligibility ports.Eligibility) {
-	if service == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	service.mu.Lock()
-	defer service.mu.Unlock()
-	service.eligibilities[strings.TrimSpace(userID)] = eligibility
-}
-
-// SetFailure preloads err to be returned for userID. err takes
-// precedence over any preloaded eligibility.
-func (service *Service) SetFailure(userID string, err error) {
-	if service == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	service.mu.Lock()
-	defer service.mu.Unlock()
-	service.failures[strings.TrimSpace(userID)] = err
-}
-
-// GetEligibility returns the preloaded eligibility for userID.
-func (service *Service) GetEligibility(ctx context.Context, userID string) (ports.Eligibility, error) {
-	if service == nil {
-		return ports.Eligibility{}, errors.New("get eligibility: nil service")
-	}
-	if ctx == nil {
-		return ports.Eligibility{}, errors.New("get eligibility: nil context")
-	}
-	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(userID)
-	if trimmed == "" {
-		return ports.Eligibility{}, errors.New("get eligibility: user id must not be empty")
-	}
-
-	service.mu.Lock()
-	defer service.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if err, ok := service.failures[trimmed]; ok {
-		return ports.Eligibility{}, err
-	}
-	if eligibility, ok := service.eligibilities[trimmed]; ok {
-		return eligibility, nil
-	}
-	if service.defaultMissing {
-		return ports.Eligibility{}, fmt.Errorf("get eligibility: %w", ports.ErrUserServiceUnavailable)
-	}
-	return ports.Eligibility{Exists: false}, nil
-}
-
-// Compile-time interface assertion.
-var _ ports.UserService = (*Service)(nil)

lobby/internal/api/internalhttp/games_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time {
 	return func() time.Time { return at }
 }
 
-func buildHandler(t *testing.T, store *gamestub.Store, ids ports.IDGenerator, clock func() time.Time) http.Handler {
+func buildHandler(t *testing.T, store *gameinmem.Store, ids ports.IDGenerator, clock func() time.Time) http.Handler {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	logger := silentLogger()
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestAdminCreatesPublicGame(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	handler := buildHandler(t, store, &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-public"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	body := createGameRequest{
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestAdminCannotCreatePrivateGame(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	handler := buildHandler(t, gamestub.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-priv"}, fixedClock(now))
+	handler := buildHandler(t, gameinmem.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-priv"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	body := createGameRequest{
 		GameName:            "Private Lobby",
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func TestAdminValidationError(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	handler := buildHandler(t, gamestub.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-bad"}, fixedClock(now))
+	handler := buildHandler(t, gameinmem.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-bad"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	body := createGameRequest{
 		GameName:            "",
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func TestAdminUpdateAllFieldsInDraft(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	seedDraftForTest(t, store, "game-u", game.GameTypePublic, "", now)
 
 	handler := buildHandler(t, store, &stubIDGenerator{next: "unused"}, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func TestAdminOpenEnrollment(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	seedDraftForTest(t, store, "game-oe", game.GameTypePublic, "", now)
 
 	handler := buildHandler(t, store, &stubIDGenerator{next: "unused"}, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestAdminCancelFromRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedDraftForTest(t, store, "game-run", game.GameTypePublic, "", now)
 	// Force status to running to exercise the 409 conflict path.
 	record.Status = game.StatusRunning
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func TestAdminUpdateNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	handler := buildHandler(t, gamestub.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "unused"}, fixedClock(now))
+	handler := buildHandler(t, gameinmem.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "unused"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	desc := "x"
 	body := updateGameRequest{Description: &desc}
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func TestAdminCreateUnknownFieldRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	handler := buildHandler(t, gamestub.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "unused"}, fixedClock(now))
+	handler := buildHandler(t, gameinmem.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "unused"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	reqBody := map[string]any{
 		"game_name":             "x",
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func TestAdminCreateUnknownFieldRejected(t *testing.T) {
 
 func seedDraftForTest(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,

lobby/internal/api/publichttp/games_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
 	return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil))
 }
 
-func buildHandler(t *testing.T, store *gamestub.Store, ids ports.IDGenerator, clock func() time.Time) http.Handler {
+func buildHandler(t *testing.T, store *gameinmem.Store, ids ports.IDGenerator, clock func() time.Time) http.Handler {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	logger := silentLogger()
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestCreateGameHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	handler := buildHandler(t, store, &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-first"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	body := createGameRequest{
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestCreateGameMissingUserIDHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	handler := buildHandler(t, gamestub.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"}, fixedClock(now))
+	handler := buildHandler(t, gameinmem.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	body := createGameRequest{
 		GameName:            "x",
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestCreateGameUnknownJSONFieldRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	handler := buildHandler(t, gamestub.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"}, fixedClock(now))
+	handler := buildHandler(t, gameinmem.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	reqBody := map[string]any{
 		"game_name":             "x",
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestCreateGameUserCannotCreatePublic(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	handler := buildHandler(t, gamestub.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"}, fixedClock(now))
+	handler := buildHandler(t, gameinmem.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	body := createGameRequest{
 		GameName:            "x",
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func TestUpdateGameNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	handler := buildHandler(t, gamestub.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"}, fixedClock(now))
+	handler := buildHandler(t, gameinmem.NewStore(), &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"}, fixedClock(now))
 
 	desc := "new"
 	body := updateGameRequest{Description: &desc}
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestOpenEnrollmentHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 
 	seedDraftForTest(t, store, "game-oe", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-1", now)
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestOpenEnrollmentForbidden(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 
 	seedDraftForTest(t, store, "game-oe", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-1", now)
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func TestOpenEnrollmentConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 
 	seedDraftForTest(t, store, "game-oe", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-1", now)
 	require.NoError(t, store.UpdateStatus(context.Background(), ports.UpdateStatusInput{
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func TestCancelGameHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 
 	seedDraftForTest(t, store, "game-cx", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-1", now)
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func TestCancelGameHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 func seedDraftForTest(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,

lobby/internal/api/publichttp/racenames_test.go

@@ -4,44 +4,114 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/userservicestub"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/service/listmyracenames"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/service/registerracename"
+	"galaxy/notificationintent"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
+type publishedIntentRec struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	published []notificationintent.Intent
+}
+
+func (r *publishedIntentRec) record(_ context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.published = append(r.published, intent)
+	return "1", nil
+}
+
+func (r *publishedIntentRec) snapshot() []notificationintent.Intent {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]notificationintent.Intent(nil), r.published...)
+}
+
+type userEligibilityRec struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	elig     map[string]ports.Eligibility
+	failures map[string]error
+}
+
+func (r *userEligibilityRec) record(_ context.Context, userID string) (ports.Eligibility, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if err, ok := r.failures[userID]; ok {
+		return ports.Eligibility{}, err
+	}
+	if e, ok := r.elig[userID]; ok {
+		return e, nil
+	}
+	return ports.Eligibility{Exists: false}, nil
+}
+
+func (r *userEligibilityRec) setEligibility(userID string, e ports.Eligibility) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.elig == nil {
+		r.elig = make(map[string]ports.Eligibility)
+	}
+	r.elig[userID] = e
+}
+
+func (r *userEligibilityRec) setFailure(userID string, err error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.failures == nil {
+		r.failures = make(map[string]error)
+	}
+	r.failures[userID] = err
+}
+
+func newPublishedIntentMock(t *testing.T, rec *publishedIntentRec) *mocks.MockIntentPublisher {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
+func newUserEligibilityMock(t *testing.T, rec *userEligibilityRec) *mocks.MockUserService {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockUserService(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().GetEligibility(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
 type raceNameFixture struct {
 	now       time.Time
-	directory *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory *racenameinmem.Directory
-	users     *userservicestub.Service
+	users     *userEligibilityRec
-	intents   *intentpubstub.Publisher
+	intents   *publishedIntentRec
 	handler   http.Handler
 }
 
 func newRaceNameFixture(t *testing.T) *raceNameFixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(func() time.Time { return now }))
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(func() time.Time { return now }))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	users := userservicestub.NewService()
+	usersRec := &userEligibilityRec{}
-	intents := intentpubstub.NewPublisher()
+	intentsRec := &publishedIntentRec{}
 
 	logger := silentLogger()
 	svc, err := registerracename.NewService(registerracename.Dependencies{
 		Directory: directory,
-		Users:     users,
+		Users:     newUserEligibilityMock(t, usersRec),
-		Intents:   intents,
+		Intents:   newPublishedIntentMock(t, intentsRec),
 		Clock:     func() time.Time { return now },
 		Logger:    logger,
 	})
@@ -50,8 +120,8 @@ func newRaceNameFixture(t *testing.T) *raceNameFixture {
 	return &raceNameFixture{
 		now:       now,
 		directory: directory,
-		users:     users,
+		users:     usersRec,
-		intents:   intents,
+		intents:   intentsRec,
 		handler:   newHandler(Dependencies{Logger: logger, RegisterRaceName: svc}, logger),
 	}
 }
@@ -66,7 +136,7 @@ func TestHandleRegisterRaceNameHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	f := newRaceNameFixture(t)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{Exists: true, MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 2})
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{Exists: true, MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 2})
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-1", "Stellaris", f.now.Add(7*24*time.Hour))
 
 	rec := doRequest(t, f.handler, http.MethodPost, registerRaceNamePath, "user-1", registerRaceNameRequest{
@@ -82,7 +152,7 @@ func TestHandleRegisterRaceNameHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, f.now.UnixMilli(), resp.RegisteredAtMs)
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, resp.CanonicalKey)
 
-	require.Len(t, f.intents.Published(), 1)
+	require.Len(t, f.intents.snapshot(), 1)
 }
 
 func TestHandleRegisterRaceNameRejectsMissingUserHeader(t *testing.T) {
@@ -120,7 +190,7 @@ func TestHandleRegisterRaceNamePendingMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	f := newRaceNameFixture(t)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{Exists: true, MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 2})
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{Exists: true, MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 2})
 
 	rec := doRequest(t, f.handler, http.MethodPost, registerRaceNamePath, "user-1", registerRaceNameRequest{
 		RaceName:     "Stellaris",
@@ -137,7 +207,7 @@ func TestHandleRegisterRaceNamePendingExpired(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	f := newRaceNameFixture(t)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{Exists: true, MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 2})
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{Exists: true, MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 2})
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-1", "Stellaris", f.now.Add(-time.Minute))
 
 	rec := doRequest(t, f.handler, http.MethodPost, registerRaceNamePath, "user-1", registerRaceNameRequest{
@@ -155,7 +225,7 @@ func TestHandleRegisterRaceNameQuotaExceeded(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	f := newRaceNameFixture(t)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{Exists: true, MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 1})
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{Exists: true, MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 1})
 	// pre-existing registered race name to exhaust quota
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-old", "user-1", "OldName", f.now.Add(24*time.Hour))
 	require.NoError(t, f.directory.Register(context.Background(), "game-old", "user-1", "OldName"))
@@ -177,7 +247,7 @@ func TestHandleRegisterRaceNamePermanentBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	f := newRaceNameFixture(t)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{
 		Exists:                 true,
 		PermanentBlocked:       true,
 		MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 2,
@@ -199,7 +269,7 @@ func TestHandleRegisterRaceNameUserServiceUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	f := newRaceNameFixture(t)
-	f.users.SetFailure("user-1", ports.ErrUserServiceUnavailable)
+	f.users.setFailure("user-1", ports.ErrUserServiceUnavailable)
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-1", "Stellaris", f.now.Add(24*time.Hour))
 
 	rec := doRequest(t, f.handler, http.MethodPost, registerRaceNamePath, "user-1", registerRaceNameRequest{
@@ -218,17 +288,17 @@ func TestHandleRegisterRaceNameUserServiceUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 // silent logger.
 type myRaceNamesFixture struct {
 	now       time.Time
-	directory *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory *racenameinmem.Directory
-	games     *gamestub.Store
+	games     *gameinmem.Store
 	handler   http.Handler
 }
 
 func newMyRaceNamesFixture(t *testing.T) *myRaceNamesFixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(func() time.Time { return now }))
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(func() time.Time { return now }))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 
 	logger := silentLogger()
 	svc, err := listmyracenames.NewService(listmyracenames.Dependencies{

lobby/internal/app/wiring.go

@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ import (
 	pginvitestore "galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/postgres/invitestore"
 	pgmembershipstore "galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/postgres/membershipstore"
 	pgracenamedir "galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/postgres/racenamedir"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameintents"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/redisstate"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/runtimemanager"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/userlifecycle"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/userservice"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/config"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/engineimage"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/racename"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/telemetry"
@@ -497,6 +498,11 @@ func newWiring(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("new lobby wiring: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	engineImageResolver, err := engineimage.NewResolver(cfg.RuntimeManager.EngineImageTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("new lobby wiring: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	streamOffsets, err := redisstate.NewStreamOffsetStore(redisClient)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("new lobby wiring: %w", err)
@@ -505,6 +511,7 @@ func newWiring(
 	startSvc, err := startgame.NewService(startgame.Dependencies{
 		Games:          gameStore,
 		RuntimeManager: runtimePublisher,
+		ImageResolver:  engineImageResolver,
 		Clock:          clock,
 		Logger:         logger,
 		Telemetry:      telemetryRuntime,
@@ -804,7 +811,7 @@ func buildRaceNameDirectory(
 			Clock:            clock,
 		})
 	case config.RaceNameDirectoryBackendStub:
-		return racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(clock))
+		return racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(clock))
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported race name directory backend %q", cfg.RaceNameDirectory.Backend)
 	}

lobby/internal/config/config.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/engineimage"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/telemetry"
 	"galaxy/postgres"
 	"galaxy/redisconn"
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ const (
 	raceNameDirectoryBackendEnvVar  = "LOBBY_RACE_NAME_DIRECTORY_BACKEND"
 	raceNameExpirationIntervalEnvVar = "LOBBY_RACE_NAME_EXPIRATION_INTERVAL"
 
+	engineImageTemplateEnvVar = "LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE"
+
 	otelServiceNameEnvVar                 = "OTEL_SERVICE_NAME"
 	otelTracesExporterEnvVar              = "OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"
 	otelMetricsExporterEnvVar             = "OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER"
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ const (
 	defaultGMTimeout                         = 5 * time.Second
 	defaultEnrollmentAutomationInterval      = 30 * time.Second
 	defaultRaceNameExpirationInterval        = time.Hour
+	defaultEngineImageTemplate               = "galaxy/game:" + engineimage.VersionPlaceholder
 	defaultOTelServiceName                   = "galaxy-lobby"
 
 	// RaceNameDirectoryBackendPostgres selects the PostgreSQL-backed
@@ -134,6 +138,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// every pending_registration whose eligible_until has passed.
 	PendingRegistration PendingRegistrationConfig
 
+	// RuntimeManager configures the Runtime Manager publisher contract.
+	RuntimeManager RuntimeManagerConfig
+
 	// Telemetry configures the process-wide OpenTelemetry runtime.
 	Telemetry TelemetryConfig
 }
@@ -410,6 +417,27 @@ func (cfg PendingRegistrationConfig) Validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// RuntimeManagerConfig configures the Lobby-side Runtime Manager
+// publisher contract. Lobby resolves the Docker image reference it
+// publishes on `runtime:start_jobs` from a per-game
+// `target_engine_version` and the configured EngineImageTemplate.
+type RuntimeManagerConfig struct {
+	// EngineImageTemplate stores the Docker reference template applied
+	// to a game's `target_engine_version`. The string must contain the
+	// literal placeholder `{engine_version}`; Lobby fails fast at
+	// startup otherwise.
+	EngineImageTemplate string
+}
+
+// Validate reports whether cfg stores a usable Runtime Manager
+// publisher configuration.
+func (cfg RuntimeManagerConfig) Validate() error {
+	if _, err := engineimage.NewResolver(cfg.EngineImageTemplate); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine image template: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // TelemetryConfig configures the Game Lobby Service OpenTelemetry runtime.
 type TelemetryConfig struct {
 	// ServiceName overrides the default OpenTelemetry service name.
@@ -504,6 +532,9 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 		PendingRegistration: PendingRegistrationConfig{
 			Interval: defaultRaceNameExpirationInterval,
 		},
+		RuntimeManager: RuntimeManagerConfig{
+			EngineImageTemplate: defaultEngineImageTemplate,
+		},
 		Telemetry: TelemetryConfig{
 			ServiceName:     defaultOTelServiceName,
 			TracesExporter:  "none",

lobby/internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 5*time.Second, cfg.GM.Timeout)
 	assert.Equal(t, 30*time.Second, cfg.EnrollmentAutomation.Interval)
 	assert.Equal(t, time.Hour, cfg.PendingRegistration.Interval)
+	assert.Equal(t, "galaxy/game:{engine_version}", cfg.RuntimeManager.EngineImageTemplate)
 	assert.Equal(t, "galaxy-lobby", cfg.Telemetry.ServiceName)
 	assert.Equal(t, "none", cfg.Telemetry.TracesExporter)
 	assert.Equal(t, "none", cfg.Telemetry.MetricsExporter)
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func TestLoadFromEnvOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("LOBBY_NOTIFICATION_INTENTS_STREAM", "alt:intents")
 	t.Setenv("LOBBY_ENROLLMENT_AUTOMATION_INTERVAL", "45s")
 	t.Setenv("LOBBY_RACE_NAME_EXPIRATION_INTERVAL", "15m")
+	t.Setenv("LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE", "registry.example.com/galaxy/game:{engine_version}")
 	t.Setenv("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME", "galaxy-lobby-test")
 
 	cfg, err := LoadFromEnv()
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ func TestLoadFromEnvOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "alt:intents", cfg.Redis.NotificationIntentsStream)
 	assert.Equal(t, 45*time.Second, cfg.EnrollmentAutomation.Interval)
 	assert.Equal(t, 15*time.Minute, cfg.PendingRegistration.Interval)
+	assert.Equal(t, "registry.example.com/galaxy/game:{engine_version}", cfg.RuntimeManager.EngineImageTemplate)
 	assert.Equal(t, "galaxy-lobby-test", cfg.Telemetry.ServiceName)
 }
 
@@ -291,6 +294,34 @@ func TestEnrollmentAutomationConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.ErrorContains(t, EnrollmentAutomationConfig{}.Validate(), "interval must be positive")
 }
 
+func TestRuntimeManagerConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	require.NoError(t, RuntimeManagerConfig{EngineImageTemplate: "galaxy/game:{engine_version}"}.Validate())
+	require.ErrorContains(t,
+		RuntimeManagerConfig{EngineImageTemplate: ""}.Validate(),
+		"template must not be empty",
+	)
+	require.ErrorContains(t,
+		RuntimeManagerConfig{EngineImageTemplate: "galaxy/game:1.0.0"}.Validate(),
+		"placeholder",
+	)
+}
+
+func TestLoadFromEnvRejectsInvalidEngineImageTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	clearAllEnv(t)
+	t.Setenv("LOBBY_REDIS_MASTER_ADDR", testRedisAddr)
+	t.Setenv("LOBBY_REDIS_PASSWORD", testRedisSecret)
+	t.Setenv("LOBBY_POSTGRES_PRIMARY_DSN", testDSN)
+	t.Setenv("LOBBY_USER_SERVICE_BASE_URL", testUserBaseURL)
+	t.Setenv("LOBBY_GM_BASE_URL", testGMBaseURL)
+	t.Setenv("LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE", "galaxy/game:no-placeholder")
+
+	_, err := LoadFromEnv()
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE")
+}
+
 func TestPendingRegistrationConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -367,6 +398,7 @@ func clearAllEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		enrollmentAutomationIntervalEnvVar,
 		raceNameDirectoryBackendEnvVar,
 		raceNameExpirationIntervalEnvVar,
+		engineImageTemplateEnvVar,
 		otelServiceNameEnvVar,
 		otelTracesExporterEnvVar,
 		otelMetricsExporterEnvVar,

lobby/internal/config/env.go

@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ func LoadFromEnv() (Config, error) {
 		return Config{}, err
 	}
 
+	cfg.RuntimeManager.EngineImageTemplate = stringEnv(engineImageTemplateEnvVar, cfg.RuntimeManager.EngineImageTemplate)
+
 	cfg.Telemetry.ServiceName = stringEnv(otelServiceNameEnvVar, cfg.Telemetry.ServiceName)
 	cfg.Telemetry.TracesExporter = normalizeExporterValue(stringEnv(otelTracesExporterEnvVar, cfg.Telemetry.TracesExporter))
 	cfg.Telemetry.MetricsExporter = normalizeExporterValue(stringEnv(otelMetricsExporterEnvVar, cfg.Telemetry.MetricsExporter))

lobby/internal/config/validation.go

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ func (cfg Config) Validate() error {
 	if err := cfg.PendingRegistration.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", raceNameExpirationIntervalEnvVar, err)
 	}
+	if err := cfg.RuntimeManager.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", engineImageTemplateEnvVar, err)
+	}
 	if err := cfg.Telemetry.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

lobby/internal/domain/engineimage/resolver.go

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Package engineimage resolves the Docker reference Lobby publishes on
+// `runtime:start_jobs`. The reference is built from a configurable
+// template that must contain the literal `{engine_version}` placeholder
+// and a per-game `target_engine_version`.
+//
+// The resolver intentionally performs only template substitution and a
+// non-empty-version guard. Semver validation of the engine version
+// itself lives in `lobby/internal/domain/game` and runs at game-record
+// construction time; by the time `startgame.Service.Handle` reads the
+// record the version is already validated.
+package engineimage
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// VersionPlaceholder is the literal token a template must contain. The
+// resolver substitutes it with the per-game engine version verbatim.
+const VersionPlaceholder = "{engine_version}"
+
+// Resolver substitutes a per-game engine version into a pre-validated
+// template. The template is validated once at construction so per-game
+// `Resolve` calls remain pure string substitution.
+type Resolver struct {
+	template string
+}
+
+// NewResolver returns a Resolver that uses template for every Resolve
+// call. It returns an error if template is empty or does not contain
+// VersionPlaceholder.
+func NewResolver(template string) (*Resolver, error) {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(template)
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("engine image resolver: template must not be empty")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(trimmed, VersionPlaceholder) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"engine image resolver: template %q must contain placeholder %q",
+			template, VersionPlaceholder,
+		)
+	}
+	return &Resolver{template: trimmed}, nil
+}
+
+// Template returns the validated template string the resolver was
+// constructed with. The accessor is intended for diagnostics and tests.
+func (resolver *Resolver) Template() string {
+	if resolver == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return resolver.template
+}
+
+// Resolve substitutes VersionPlaceholder in the validated template with
+// version. It returns an error when version is empty or whitespace.
+func (resolver *Resolver) Resolve(version string) (string, error) {
+	if resolver == nil {
+		return "", errors.New("engine image resolver: nil resolver")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(version) == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("engine image resolver: engine version must not be empty")
+	}
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(resolver.template, VersionPlaceholder, version), nil
+}

lobby/internal/domain/engineimage/resolver_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package engineimage_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/engineimage"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestNewResolverAcceptsValidTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	resolver, err := engineimage.NewResolver("galaxy/game:{engine_version}")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, resolver)
+	assert.Equal(t, "galaxy/game:{engine_version}", resolver.Template())
+}
+
+func TestNewResolverRejectsEmptyTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cases := []string{"", "   "}
+	for _, candidate := range cases {
+		_, err := engineimage.NewResolver(candidate)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewResolverRejectsTemplateWithoutPlaceholder(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	_, err := engineimage.NewResolver("galaxy/game:1.0.0")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestResolveSubstitutesVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	resolver, err := engineimage.NewResolver("registry.example.com/galaxy/game:{engine_version}")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	got, err := resolver.Resolve("v1.4.7")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "registry.example.com/galaxy/game:v1.4.7", got)
+}
+
+func TestResolveSubstitutesEveryPlaceholderOccurrence(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	resolver, err := engineimage.NewResolver(
+		"registry.example.com/{engine_version}/game:{engine_version}",
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	got, err := resolver.Resolve("v2.0.1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "registry.example.com/v2.0.1/game:v2.0.1", got)
+}
+
+func TestResolveRejectsEmptyVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	resolver, err := engineimage.NewResolver("galaxy/game:{engine_version}")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cases := []string{"", "   "}
+	for _, candidate := range cases {
+		_, err := resolver.Resolve(candidate)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveReusesValidatedTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	resolver, err := engineimage.NewResolver("galaxy/game:{engine_version}")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	first, err := resolver.Resolve("v1.0.0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	second, err := resolver.Resolve("v2.0.0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "galaxy/game:v1.0.0", first)
+	assert.Equal(t, "galaxy/game:v2.0.0", second)
+}
+
+func TestNilResolverResolveReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	var resolver *engineimage.Resolver
+	_, err := resolver.Resolve("v1.0.0")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+}

lobby/internal/ports/gmclient.go

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 // to `paused` and an admin notification is published.
 var ErrGMUnavailable = errors.New("game master unavailable")
 
+//go:generate go run go.uber.org/mock/mockgen -destination=../adapters/mocks/mock_gmclient.go -package=mocks galaxy/lobby/internal/ports GMClient
+
 // GMClient executes synchronous calls to Game Master. introduced
 // the registration call; added the liveness probe used by the
 // voluntary resume flow.

lobby/internal/ports/intentpublisher.go

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"galaxy/notificationintent"
 )
 
+//go:generate go run go.uber.org/mock/mockgen -destination=../adapters/mocks/mock_intentpublisher.go -package=mocks galaxy/lobby/internal/ports IntentPublisher
+
 // IntentPublisher is the lobby-facing producer port for normalized
 // notification intents. The production adapter is a
 // *notificationintent.Publisher which already satisfies this interface;
-// service tests use an in-process stub that records every Publish call.
+// service tests use a generated gomock that records every Publish call.
 //
 // A failed Publish call is a notification degradation per
 // lobby/README.md §Notification Contracts and must not roll back already

lobby/internal/ports/runtimemanager.go

@@ -1,25 +1,92 @@
 package ports
 
-import "context"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// StopReason classifies why Lobby asks Runtime Manager to stop a game
+// container. The enum is part of the `runtime:stop_jobs` envelope and
+// mirrors the AsyncAPI contract frozen in
+// `rtmanager/api/runtime-jobs-asyncapi.yaml`.
+//
+// Lobby v1 produces only StopReasonOrphanCleanup (orphan-container path
+// in the runtime-job-result worker) and StopReasonCancelled
+// (user-lifecycle cascade). The remaining values are reserved in the
+// shared contract for future producers (Game Master, Admin Service,
+// enrollment automation).
+type StopReason string
+
+// StopReason enum values. The set is fixed by
+// `rtmanager/api/runtime-jobs-asyncapi.yaml`; adding a new value is a
+// contract bump that must be coordinated across producers and consumers.
+const (
+	// StopReasonOrphanCleanup releases a container whose post-start
+	// metadata persistence failed in Lobby.
+	StopReasonOrphanCleanup StopReason = "orphan_cleanup"
+
+	// StopReasonCancelled covers user-lifecycle cascade and explicit
+	// cancel paths for in-flight games.
+	StopReasonCancelled StopReason = "cancelled"
+
+	// StopReasonFinished is reserved for engine-driven game finish
+	// flows; not produced by Lobby in v1.
+	StopReasonFinished StopReason = "finished"
+
+	// StopReasonAdminRequest is reserved for future admin-initiated
+	// stop paths through Lobby; not produced by Lobby in v1.
+	StopReasonAdminRequest StopReason = "admin_request"
+
+	// StopReasonTimeout is reserved for future enrollment-timeout-driven
+	// stop paths; not produced by Lobby in v1.
+	StopReasonTimeout StopReason = "timeout"
+)
+
+// String returns reason as its stored enum value.
+func (reason StopReason) String() string {
+	return string(reason)
+}
+
+// Validate reports whether reason carries one of the five values fixed
+// by the AsyncAPI contract.
+func (reason StopReason) Validate() error {
+	switch reason {
+	case StopReasonOrphanCleanup,
+		StopReasonCancelled,
+		StopReasonFinished,
+		StopReasonAdminRequest,
+		StopReasonTimeout:
+		return nil
+	case "":
+		return fmt.Errorf("stop reason must not be empty")
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("stop reason %q is not a recognised value", string(reason))
+	}
+}
+
+//go:generate go run go.uber.org/mock/mockgen -destination=../adapters/mocks/mock_runtimemanager.go -package=mocks galaxy/lobby/internal/ports RuntimeManager
 
 // RuntimeManager publishes runtime jobs to Runtime Manager via Redis
-// Streams. introduces start and stop jobs; future stages may
+// Streams. Lobby is the producer for both the start and the stop stream;
-// extend the surface.
+// Runtime Manager (Stages 13+) is the eventual consumer.
 //
-// The interface is intentionally narrow: callers pass only the game id.
+// Image-reference resolution is intentionally a Lobby concern: each
-// Runtime Manager fetches additional context (target engine version,
+// game's `target_engine_version` is substituted into
-// turn schedule, etc.) through Lobby's internal HTTP API when it picks
+// `LOBBY_ENGINE_IMAGE_TEMPLATE` and the resulting `image_ref` is handed
-// up the job.
+// to Runtime Manager verbatim on the start envelope. Runtime Manager
+// never resolves engine versions itself.
 type RuntimeManager interface {
-	// PublishStartJob enqueues one start job for gameID. Implementations
+	// PublishStartJob enqueues one start job for gameID with the
-	// must produce one event in the configured runtime start jobs stream
+	// producer-resolved imageRef. Implementations must produce one
-	// per call. A zero-error return means the event is durably accepted
+	// event in the configured runtime start jobs stream per call. A
-	// into the stream (Redis XADD succeeded); it does not imply that the
+	// zero-error return means the event is durably accepted into the
+	// stream (Redis XADD succeeded); it does not imply that the
 	// container has started.
-	PublishStartJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string) error
+	PublishStartJob(ctx context.Context, gameID, imageRef string) error
 
-	// PublishStopJob enqueues one stop job for gameID. Implementations
+	// PublishStopJob enqueues one stop job for gameID with the
-	// must produce one event in the configured runtime stop jobs stream
+	// classifying reason. Implementations must produce one event in the
-	// per call. The same durability semantics as PublishStartJob apply.
+	// configured runtime stop jobs stream per call. The same durability
-	PublishStopJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string) error
+	// semantics as PublishStartJob apply.
+	PublishStopJob(ctx context.Context, gameID string, reason StopReason) error
 }

lobby/internal/ports/userservice.go

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ type Eligibility struct {
 	MaxRegisteredRaceNames int
 }
 
+//go:generate go run go.uber.org/mock/mockgen -destination=../adapters/mocks/mock_userservice.go -package=mocks galaxy/lobby/internal/ports UserService
+
 // UserService is the synchronous lobby-facing User Service eligibility
 // reader. The application flow consumes it via a single
 // GetEligibility call before accepting an applicant.

lobby/internal/service/approveapplication/service_test.go

@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/applicationstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/applicationinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gapactivationstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gapactivationinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/application"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
@@ -25,8 +26,44 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
+type intentRec struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	published []notificationintent.Intent
+	err       error
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) record(_ context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return "", r.err
+	}
+	r.published = append(r.published, intent)
+	return "1", nil
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) snapshot() []notificationintent.Intent {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]notificationintent.Intent(nil), r.published...)
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) setErr(err error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.err = err
+}
+
+func newIntentMock(t *testing.T, rec *intentRec) *mocks.MockIntentPublisher {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
 func silentLogger() *slog.Logger { return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)) }
 
 func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time { return func() time.Time { return at } }
@@ -44,12 +81,13 @@ func (f fixedIDs) NewMembershipID() (common.MembershipID, error)   { return f.me
 
 type fixture struct {
 	now              time.Time
-	games            *gamestub.Store
+	games            *gameinmem.Store
-	memberships      *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships      *membershipinmem.Store
-	applications     *applicationstub.Store
+	applications     *applicationinmem.Store
-	directory        *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory        *racenameinmem.Directory
-	gapStore         *gapactivationstub.Store
+	gapStore         *gapactivationinmem.Store
-	intents          *intentpubstub.Publisher
+	intentRec        *intentRec
+	intents          *mocks.MockIntentPublisher
 	ids              fixedIDs
 	openPublicGameID common.GameID
 }
@@ -57,11 +95,11 @@ type fixture struct {
 func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	dir, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(fixedClock(now)))
+	dir, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(fixedClock(now)))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
-	applications := applicationstub.NewStore()
+	applications := applicationinmem.NewStore()
 
 	gameRecord, err := game.New(game.NewGameInput{
 		GameID:              "game-public",
@@ -80,14 +118,16 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 	gameRecord.Status = game.StatusEnrollmentOpen
 	require.NoError(t, games.Save(context.Background(), gameRecord))
 
+	rec := &intentRec{}
 	return &fixture{
 		now:              now,
 		games:            games,
 		memberships:      memberships,
 		applications:     applications,
 		directory:        dir,
-		gapStore:         gapactivationstub.NewStore(),
+		gapStore:         gapactivationinmem.NewStore(),
-		intents:          intentpubstub.NewPublisher(),
+		intentRec:        rec,
+		intents:          newIntentMock(t, rec),
 		ids:              fixedIDs{membershipID: "membership-fixed"},
 		openPublicGameID: gameRecord.GameID,
 	}
@@ -151,7 +191,7 @@ func TestApproveHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, availability.Taken)
 	assert.Equal(t, "user-1", availability.HolderUserID)
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intentRec.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.NotificationTypeLobbyMembershipApproved, intents[0].NotificationType)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"user-1"}, intents[0].RecipientUserIDs)
@@ -328,10 +368,10 @@ func TestApproveNameTakenByAnotherUser(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "user-other", availability.HolderUserID)
 }
 
-// approveCASStub wraps applicationstub.Store but injects ErrConflict on
+// approveCASStub wraps applicationinmem.Store but injects ErrConflict on
 // the next UpdateStatus call so we can observe the rollback path.
 type approveCASStub struct {
-	*applicationstub.Store
+	*applicationinmem.Store
 	failNext bool
 }
 
@@ -379,7 +419,7 @@ func TestApprovePublishFailureDoesNotRollback(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	f := newFixture(t, 4, 1)
 	app := seedSubmittedApplication(t, f, "application-1", "user-1", "SolarPilot")
-	f.intents.SetError(errors.New("publish failed"))
+	f.intentRec.setErr(errors.New("publish failed"))
 
 	svc := newService(t, f)
 	got, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), approveapplication.Input{

lobby/internal/service/blockmember/service_test.go

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/membership"
@@ -31,20 +31,20 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time {
 }
 
 type fixtures struct {
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
-	directory   *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory   *racenameinmem.Directory
 }
 
 func newFixtures(t *testing.T) *fixtures {
 	t.Helper()
 
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory()
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	return &fixtures{
-		games:       gamestub.NewStore(),
+		games:       gameinmem.NewStore(),
-		memberships: membershipstub.NewStore(),
+		memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore(),
 		directory:   directory,
 	}
 }

lobby/internal/service/cancelgame/service_test.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time {
 // status the surface must reject or accept.
 func seedGameWithStatus(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestHandleFromCancellableStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-			store := gamestub.NewStore()
+			store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 			record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-a", game.GameTypePublic, "", status, now)
 
 			service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestHandleFromRejectedStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-			store := gamestub.NewStore()
+			store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 			record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-b", game.GameTypePublic, "", status, now)
 
 			service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func TestHandleAlreadyCancelledIsConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-c", game.GameTypePublic, "", game.StatusCancelled, now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func TestHandleFinishedIsConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-f", game.GameTypePublic, "", game.StatusFinished, now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func TestHandleOwnerCancelsPrivate(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-priv", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-1", game.StatusEnrollmentOpen, now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestHandleNonOwnerForbidden(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-priv", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-1", game.StatusEnrollmentOpen, now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func TestHandleUserCannotCancelPublic(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-pub", game.GameTypePublic, "", game.StatusEnrollmentOpen, now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestHandleUserCannotCancelPublic(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandleNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), cancelgame.Input{
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func TestHandleNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandleInvalidActor(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), cancelgame.Input{
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestHandleInvalidActor(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandleInvalidGameID(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), cancelgame.Input{

lobby/internal/service/capabilityevaluation/service_test.go

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/evaluationguardstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/evaluationguardinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameturnstatsstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameturnstatsinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/membership"
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ type fixture struct {
 	finishedAt  time.Time
 	gameID      common.GameID
 	gameName    string
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
-	stats       *gameturnstatsstub.Store
+	stats       *gameturnstatsinmem.Store
-	directory   *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory   *racenameinmem.Directory
 	intents     *spyIntents
-	guard       *evaluationguardstub.Store
+	guard       *evaluationguardinmem.Store
 	service     *capabilityevaluation.Service
 }
 
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	finishedAt := now
 
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
-	stats := gameturnstatsstub.NewStore()
+	stats := gameturnstatsinmem.NewStore()
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(fixedClock(now.Add(-time.Hour))))
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(fixedClock(now.Add(-time.Hour))))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	intents := &spyIntents{}
-	guard := evaluationguardstub.NewStore()
+	guard := evaluationguardinmem.NewStore()
 
 	gameID := common.GameID("game-finished")
 	gameName := "Final Showdown"

lobby/internal/service/creategame/service_test.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/idgen"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ func TestNewServiceRequiresStoreAndIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
-	_, err = creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore()})
+	_, err = creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore()})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	_, err = creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
-		Games: gamestub.NewStore(),
+		Games: gameinmem.NewStore(),
 		IDs:   &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-ok"},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestHandleAdminCreatesPublicGame(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
 		Games:  store,
 		IDs:    &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-alpha"},
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestHandleUserCreatesPrivateGame(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 11, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
 		Games:  store,
 		IDs:    &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-beta"},
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestHandleAdminForbiddenForPrivateGame(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
-		Games:  gamestub.NewStore(),
+		Games:  gameinmem.NewStore(),
 		IDs:    &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"},
 		Clock:  newFixedClock(now),
 		Logger: silentLogger(),
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func TestHandleUserForbiddenForPublicGame(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
-		Games:  gamestub.NewStore(),
+		Games:  gameinmem.NewStore(),
 		IDs:    &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"},
 		Clock:  newFixedClock(now),
 		Logger: silentLogger(),
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestHandleInvalidActorReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
-		Games:  gamestub.NewStore(),
+		Games:  gameinmem.NewStore(),
 		IDs:    &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-x"},
 		Clock:  newFixedClock(now),
 		Logger: silentLogger(),
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestHandleDomainValidationFailurePropagates(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
-		Games:  gamestub.NewStore(),
+		Games:  gameinmem.NewStore(),
 		IDs:    &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-bad-cron"},
 		Clock:  newFixedClock(now),
 		Logger: silentLogger(),
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func TestHandleEnrollmentDeadlineInPastFails(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
-		Games:  gamestub.NewStore(),
+		Games:  gameinmem.NewStore(),
 		IDs:    &stubIDGenerator{next: "game-past"},
 		Clock:  newFixedClock(now),
 		Logger: silentLogger(),
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func TestHandleIDGeneratorErrorPropagates(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	boom := errors.New("entropy exhausted")
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
-		Games:  gamestub.NewStore(),
+		Games:  gameinmem.NewStore(),
 		IDs:    &stubIDGenerator{err: boom},
 		Clock:  newFixedClock(now),
 		Logger: silentLogger(),
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func TestHandleUsesRealIDGeneratorShape(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service, err := creategame.NewService(creategame.Dependencies{
 		Games:  store,
 		IDs:    idgen.NewGenerator(),

lobby/internal/service/createinvite/service_test.go

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/inviteinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/invitestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/invite"
@@ -23,8 +24,46 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
+// intentRec captures every Publish call so tests can assert on the
+// resulting intent. Per-test error injection sets err.
+type intentRec struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	published []notificationintent.Intent
+	err       error
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) record(_ context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return "", r.err
+	}
+	r.published = append(r.published, intent)
+	return "1", nil
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) snapshot() []notificationintent.Intent {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]notificationintent.Intent(nil), r.published...)
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) setErr(err error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.err = err
+}
+
+func newIntentMock(t *testing.T, rec *intentRec) *mocks.MockIntentPublisher {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
 const (
 	ownerUserID   = "user-owner"
 	inviteeUserID = "user-invitee"
@@ -45,10 +84,11 @@ func (f fixedIDs) NewMembershipID() (common.MembershipID, error)   { return "",
 
 type fixture struct {
 	now         time.Time
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	invites     *invitestub.Store
+	invites     *inviteinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
-	intents     *intentpubstub.Publisher
+	intentRec   *intentRec
+	intents     *mocks.MockIntentPublisher
 	ids         fixedIDs
 	game        game.Game
 }
@@ -56,9 +96,9 @@ type fixture struct {
 func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	invites := invitestub.NewStore()
+	invites := inviteinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
 
 	gameRecord, err := game.New(game.NewGameInput{
 		GameID:              "game-private",
@@ -78,12 +118,13 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 	gameRecord.Status = game.StatusEnrollmentOpen
 	require.NoError(t, games.Save(context.Background(), gameRecord))
 
+	rec := &intentRec{}
 	return &fixture{
 		now:         now,
 		games:       games,
 		invites:     invites,
 		memberships: memberships,
-		intents:     intentpubstub.NewPublisher(),
+		intentRec:   rec,
 		ids:         fixedIDs{inviteID: "invite-fixed"},
 		game:        gameRecord,
 	}
@@ -91,6 +132,9 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 
 func newService(t *testing.T, f *fixture) *createinvite.Service {
 	t.Helper()
+	if f.intents == nil {
+		f.intents = newIntentMock(t, f.intentRec)
+	}
 	svc, err := createinvite.NewService(createinvite.Dependencies{
 		Games:       f.games,
 		Invites:     f.invites,
@@ -127,7 +171,7 @@ func TestHandleHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, f.game.EnrollmentEndsAt, got.ExpiresAt)
 	assert.Empty(t, got.RaceName)
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intentRec.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.NotificationTypeLobbyInviteCreated, intents[0].NotificationType)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{inviteeUserID}, intents[0].RecipientUserIDs)
@@ -316,7 +360,7 @@ func TestHandleInviterNameUsesActiveMembershipRaceName(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = svc.Handle(context.Background(), defaultInput(f))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intentRec.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 1)
 	assert.Contains(t, intents[0].PayloadJSON, `"inviter_name":"OwnerRace"`)
 }
@@ -329,7 +373,7 @@ func TestHandleInviterNameFallsBackToUserID(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), defaultInput(f))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intentRec.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 1)
 	assert.Contains(t, intents[0].PayloadJSON, `"inviter_name":"`+ownerUserID+`"`)
 }
@@ -337,7 +381,7 @@ func TestHandleInviterNameFallsBackToUserID(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandlePublishFailureDoesNotRollback(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	f := newFixture(t, 4, 1)
-	f.intents.SetError(errors.New("publish failed"))
+	f.intentRec.setErr(errors.New("publish failed"))
 	svc := newService(t, f)
 
 	got, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), defaultInput(f))

lobby/internal/service/declineinvite/service_test.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/invitestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/inviteinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/invite"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time { return func() time.Time { retur
 
 type fixture struct {
 	now     time.Time
-	invites *invitestub.Store
+	invites *inviteinmem.Store
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	return &fixture{
 		now:     time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
-		invites: invitestub.NewStore(),
+		invites: inviteinmem.NewStore(),
 	}
 }
 

lobby/internal/service/getgame/service_test.go

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/invitestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/inviteinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/invite"
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
 }
 
 type fixture struct {
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
-	invites     *invitestub.Store
+	invites     *inviteinmem.Store
 	svc         *getgame.Service
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
-	invites := invitestub.NewStore()
+	invites := inviteinmem.NewStore()
 	svc, err := getgame.NewService(getgame.Dependencies{
 		Games:       games,
 		Memberships: memberships,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 
 func seedGame(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func seedGame(
 
 func seedMembership(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *membershipstub.Store,
+	store *membershipinmem.Store,
 	gameID common.GameID,
 	userID string,
 	status membership.Status,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func seedMembership(
 
 func seedInvite(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *invitestub.Store,
+	store *inviteinmem.Store,
 	gameID common.GameID,
 	inviterID, inviteeID string,
 	status invite.Status,
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 		name string
 		deps getgame.Dependencies
 	}{
-		{"nil games", getgame.Dependencies{Memberships: membershipstub.NewStore(), Invites: invitestub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil games", getgame.Dependencies{Memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore(), Invites: inviteinmem.NewStore()}},
-		{"nil memberships", getgame.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore(), Invites: invitestub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil memberships", getgame.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore(), Invites: inviteinmem.NewStore()}},
-		{"nil invites", getgame.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore(), Memberships: membershipstub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil invites", getgame.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore(), Memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore()}},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -380,12 +380,12 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandleSurfacesStoreError(t *testing.T) {
 	// Sanity check that errors from the membership store bubble up wrapped.
 	t.Parallel()
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	memberships := &erroringMemberships{err: errors.New("stub failure")}
 	svc, err := getgame.NewService(getgame.Dependencies{
 		Games:       games,
 		Memberships: memberships,
-		Invites:     invitestub.NewStore(),
+		Invites:     inviteinmem.NewStore(),
 		Logger:      silentLogger(),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func TestHandleSurfacesStoreError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 type erroringMemberships struct {
-	membershipstub.Store
+	membershipinmem.Store
 	err error
 }
 

lobby/internal/service/listgames/service_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/membership"
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
 }
 
 type fixture struct {
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
 	svc         *listgames.Service
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
 	svc, err := listgames.NewService(listgames.Dependencies{
 		Games:       games,
 		Memberships: memberships,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 
 func seedGameAt(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func seedGameAt(
 
 func seedActiveMembership(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *membershipstub.Store,
+	store *membershipinmem.Store,
 	gameID common.GameID,
 	userID string,
 	now time.Time,
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 		name string
 		deps listgames.Dependencies
 	}{
-		{"nil games", listgames.Dependencies{Memberships: membershipstub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil games", listgames.Dependencies{Memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore()}},
-		{"nil memberships", listgames.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil memberships", listgames.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore()}},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {

lobby/internal/service/listmemberships/service_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/membership"
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
 }
 
 type fixture struct {
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
 	svc         *listmemberships.Service
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
 	svc, err := listmemberships.NewService(listmemberships.Dependencies{
 		Games:       games,
 		Memberships: memberships,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 
 func seedGame(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func seedGame(
 
 func seedMembership(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *membershipstub.Store,
+	store *membershipinmem.Store,
 	gameID common.GameID,
 	userID string,
 	status membership.Status,
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 		name string
 		deps listmemberships.Dependencies
 	}{
-		{"nil games", listmemberships.Dependencies{Memberships: membershipstub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil games", listmemberships.Dependencies{Memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore()}},
-		{"nil memberships", listmemberships.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil memberships", listmemberships.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore()}},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {

lobby/internal/service/listmyapplications/service_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/applicationstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/applicationinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/application"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
 }
 
 type fixture struct {
-	games        *gamestub.Store
+	games        *gameinmem.Store
-	applications *applicationstub.Store
+	applications *applicationinmem.Store
 	svc          *listmyapplications.Service
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	apps := applicationstub.NewStore()
+	apps := applicationinmem.NewStore()
 	svc, err := listmyapplications.NewService(listmyapplications.Dependencies{
 		Games:        games,
 		Applications: apps,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 
 func seedGame(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	name string,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func seedGame(
 
 func seedApplication(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *applicationstub.Store,
+	store *applicationinmem.Store,
 	id common.ApplicationID,
 	gameID common.GameID,
 	userID string,
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 		name string
 		deps listmyapplications.Dependencies
 	}{
-		{"nil games", listmyapplications.Dependencies{Applications: applicationstub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil games", listmyapplications.Dependencies{Applications: applicationinmem.NewStore()}},
-		{"nil applications", listmyapplications.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil applications", listmyapplications.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore()}},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {

lobby/internal/service/listmygames/service_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/membership"
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
 }
 
 type fixture struct {
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
 	svc         *listmygames.Service
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
 	svc, err := listmygames.NewService(listmygames.Dependencies{
 		Games:       games,
 		Memberships: memberships,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 
 func seedGameWithStatus(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	status game.Status,
 	now time.Time,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func seedGameWithStatus(
 
 func seedMembership(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *membershipstub.Store,
+	store *membershipinmem.Store,
 	gameID common.GameID,
 	userID string,
 	status membership.Status,
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 		name string
 		deps listmygames.Dependencies
 	}{
-		{"nil games", listmygames.Dependencies{Memberships: membershipstub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil games", listmygames.Dependencies{Memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore()}},
-		{"nil memberships", listmygames.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil memberships", listmygames.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore()}},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {

lobby/internal/service/listmyinvites/service_test.go

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/invitestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/inviteinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/invite"
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
 }
 
 type fixture struct {
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	invites     *invitestub.Store
+	invites     *inviteinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
 	svc         *listmyinvites.Service
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	invites := invitestub.NewStore()
+	invites := inviteinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
 	svc, err := listmyinvites.NewService(listmyinvites.Dependencies{
 		Games:       games,
 		Invites:     invites,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 
 func seedPrivateGame(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	owner string,
 	name string,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func seedPrivateGame(
 
 func seedInvite(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *invitestub.Store,
+	store *inviteinmem.Store,
 	id common.InviteID,
 	gameID common.GameID,
 	inviter, invitee string,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func seedInvite(
 
 func seedActiveMembership(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *membershipstub.Store,
+	store *membershipinmem.Store,
 	gameID common.GameID,
 	userID, raceName string,
 	now time.Time,
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 		name string
 		deps listmyinvites.Dependencies
 	}{
-		{"nil games", listmyinvites.Dependencies{Invites: invitestub.NewStore(), Memberships: membershipstub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil games", listmyinvites.Dependencies{Invites: inviteinmem.NewStore(), Memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore()}},
-		{"nil invites", listmyinvites.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore(), Memberships: membershipstub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil invites", listmyinvites.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore(), Memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore()}},
-		{"nil memberships", listmyinvites.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore(), Invites: invitestub.NewStore()}},
+		{"nil memberships", listmyinvites.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore(), Invites: inviteinmem.NewStore()}},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {

lobby/internal/service/listmyracenames/service_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
 // race-name directory stub and the in-process game store.
 type fixture struct {
 	now       time.Time
-	directory *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory *racenameinmem.Directory
-	games     *gamestub.Store
+	games     *gameinmem.Store
 	service   *listmyracenames.Service
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(func() time.Time { return now }))
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(func() time.Time { return now }))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	svc, err := listmyracenames.NewService(listmyracenames.Dependencies{
 		Directory: directory,
 		Games:     games,
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ func TestHandleSortByTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 	const userID = "user-sort"
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	clock := now
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(func() time.Time { return clock }))
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(func() time.Time { return clock }))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	svc, err := listmyracenames.NewService(listmyracenames.Dependencies{
 		Directory: directory,
 		Games:     games,
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ func TestHandleSortByTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory()
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 
 	_, err = listmyracenames.NewService(listmyracenames.Dependencies{
 		Games: games,
@@ -299,4 +299,4 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 // Sanity guard so a future port refactor that drops the user-keyed
 // indexes immediately breaks the test build instead of silently
 // regressing the no-full-scan invariant.
-var _ ports.RaceNameDirectory = (*racenamestub.Directory)(nil)
+var _ ports.RaceNameDirectory = (*racenameinmem.Directory)(nil)

lobby/internal/service/manualreadytostart/service_test.go

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/inviteinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/invitestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/invite"
@@ -21,8 +22,34 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
+type intentRec struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	published []notificationintent.Intent
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) record(_ context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.published = append(r.published, intent)
+	return "1", nil
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) snapshot() []notificationintent.Intent {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]notificationintent.Intent(nil), r.published...)
+}
+
+func newIntentMock(t *testing.T, rec *intentRec) *mocks.MockIntentPublisher {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
 const (
 	publicGameID  = common.GameID("game-public")
 	privateGameID = common.GameID("game-private")
@@ -35,22 +62,26 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time { return func() time.Time { retur
 
 type fixture struct {
 	now         time.Time
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	invites     *invitestub.Store
+	invites     *inviteinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
-	intents     *intentpubstub.Publisher
+	intentRec   *intentRec
+	intents     *mocks.MockIntentPublisher
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	return &fixture{
+	rec := &intentRec{}
+	f := &fixture{
 		now:         now,
-		games:       gamestub.NewStore(),
+		games:       gameinmem.NewStore(),
-		invites:     invitestub.NewStore(),
+		invites:     inviteinmem.NewStore(),
-		memberships: membershipstub.NewStore(),
+		memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore(),
-		intents:     intentpubstub.NewPublisher(),
+		intentRec:   rec,
 	}
+	f.intents = newIntentMock(t, rec)
+	return f
 }
 
 func (f *fixture) addGame(t *testing.T, gameID common.GameID, gameType game.GameType, owner string, minPlayers int) game.Game {
@@ -154,7 +185,7 @@ func TestHandleOwnerClosesPrivateEnrollmentAndExpiresInvites(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, invite.StatusExpired, rec.Status)
 	}
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intentRec.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 2)
 	for _, intent := range intents {
 		assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.NotificationTypeLobbyInviteExpired, intent.NotificationType)
@@ -231,7 +262,7 @@ func TestHandleBelowMinPlayersConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	current, err := f.games.Get(context.Background(), publicGameID)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, game.StatusEnrollmentOpen, current.Status)
-	assert.Empty(t, f.intents.Published())
+	assert.Empty(t, f.intentRec.snapshot())
 }
 
 func TestHandleEmptyInvitesProducesNoNotifications(t *testing.T) {
@@ -246,5 +277,5 @@ func TestHandleEmptyInvitesProducesNoNotifications(t *testing.T) {
 		GameID: privateGameID,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Empty(t, f.intents.Published())
+	assert.Empty(t, f.intentRec.snapshot())
 }

lobby/internal/service/openenrollment/service_test.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time {
 
 func seedDraftGame(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestHandleAdminHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	seedDraftGame(t, store, "game-alpha", game.GameTypePublic, "", now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestHandleOwnerHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	seedDraftGame(t, store, "game-p", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-1", now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestHandleNonOwnerForbidden(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	seedDraftGame(t, store, "game-p", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-1", now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestHandleUserCannotOpenPublicGame(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	seedDraftGame(t, store, "game-pub", game.GameTypePublic, "", now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestHandleFromEnrollmentOpenConflict(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedDraftGame(t, store, "game-x", game.GameTypePublic, "", now)
 	require.NoError(t, store.UpdateStatus(context.Background(), ports.UpdateStatusInput{
 		GameID:       record.GameID,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestHandleFromReadyToStartInvalidTransition(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedDraftGame(t, store, "game-rts", game.GameTypePublic, "", now)
 	require.NoError(t, store.UpdateStatus(context.Background(), ports.UpdateStatusInput{
 		GameID:       record.GameID,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestHandleFromReadyToStartInvalidTransition(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandleNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), openenrollment.Input{
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func TestHandleNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandleInvalidActor(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), openenrollment.Input{
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func TestHandleInvalidActor(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHandleInvalidGameID(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 24, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), openenrollment.Input{

lobby/internal/service/pausegame/service_test.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time {
 // any source status.
 func seedGameWithStatus(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestPauseGameAdminHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-pub", game.GameTypePublic, "", game.StatusRunning, now)
 
 	at := now.Add(time.Hour)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestPauseGamePrivateOwnerHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-priv", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-owner", game.StatusRunning, now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestPauseGameRejectsNonOwnerUser(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-priv", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-owner", game.StatusRunning, now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestPauseGameRejectsUserActorOnPublicGame(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-pub", game.GameTypePublic, "", game.StatusRunning, now)
 
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func TestPauseGameRejectsWrongStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-			store := gamestub.NewStore()
+			store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 			record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-x", game.GameTypePublic, "", status, now)
 
 			service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func TestPauseGameRejectsWrongStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPauseGameRejectsMissingRecord(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), pausegame.Input{
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func TestPauseGameRejectsMissingRecord(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPauseGameInvalidActor(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), pausegame.Input{
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func TestPauseGameInvalidActor(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPauseGameInvalidGameID(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), pausegame.Input{

lobby/internal/service/redeeminvite/service_test.go

@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gapactivationstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gapactivationinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/inviteinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/invitestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/userservicestub"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/invite"
@@ -26,8 +26,87 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
+type intentRec struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	published []notificationintent.Intent
+	err       error
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) record(_ context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return "", r.err
+	}
+	r.published = append(r.published, intent)
+	return "1", nil
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) snapshot() []notificationintent.Intent {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]notificationintent.Intent(nil), r.published...)
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) setErr(err error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.err = err
+}
+
+type userRec struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	elig     map[string]ports.Eligibility
+	failures map[string]error
+}
+
+func (r *userRec) record(_ context.Context, userID string) (ports.Eligibility, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if err, ok := r.failures[userID]; ok {
+		return ports.Eligibility{}, err
+	}
+	if e, ok := r.elig[userID]; ok {
+		return e, nil
+	}
+	return ports.Eligibility{Exists: false}, nil
+}
+
+func (r *userRec) setEligibility(userID string, e ports.Eligibility) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.elig == nil {
+		r.elig = make(map[string]ports.Eligibility)
+	}
+	r.elig[userID] = e
+}
+
+func (r *userRec) setFailure(userID string, err error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.failures == nil {
+		r.failures = make(map[string]error)
+	}
+	r.failures[userID] = err
+}
+
+func newIntentMock(t *testing.T, rec *intentRec) *mocks.MockIntentPublisher {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
+func newUserMock(t *testing.T, rec *userRec) *mocks.MockUserService {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockUserService(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().GetEligibility(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
 const (
 	ownerUserID   = "user-owner"
 	inviteeUserID = "user-invitee"
@@ -49,13 +128,15 @@ func (f fixedIDs) NewMembershipID() (common.MembershipID, error)   { return f.me
 
 type fixture struct {
 	now         time.Time
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	invites     *invitestub.Store
+	invites     *inviteinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
-	directory   *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory   *racenameinmem.Directory
-	users       *userservicestub.Service
+	users       *userRec
-	gapStore    *gapactivationstub.Store
+	usersMock   *mocks.MockUserService
-	intents     *intentpubstub.Publisher
+	gapStore    *gapactivationinmem.Store
+	intents     *intentRec
+	intentsMock *mocks.MockIntentPublisher
 	ids         fixedIDs
 	game        game.Game
 }
@@ -63,11 +144,11 @@ type fixture struct {
 func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	dir, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(fixedClock(now)))
+	dir, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(fixedClock(now)))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	invites := invitestub.NewStore()
+	invites := inviteinmem.NewStore()
-	memberships := membershipstub.NewStore()
+	memberships := membershipinmem.NewStore()
 
 	gameRecord, err := game.New(game.NewGameInput{
 		GameID:              "game-private",
@@ -87,7 +168,7 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 	gameRecord.Status = game.StatusEnrollmentOpen
 	require.NoError(t, games.Save(context.Background(), gameRecord))
 
-	users := userservicestub.NewService()
+	users := &userRec{}
 	activeEligibility := ports.Eligibility{
 		Exists:               true,
 		CanLogin:             true,
@@ -96,9 +177,10 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 		CanJoinGame:          true,
 		CanUpdateProfile:     true,
 	}
-	users.SetEligibility(ownerUserID, activeEligibility)
+	users.setEligibility(ownerUserID, activeEligibility)
-	users.SetEligibility(inviteeUserID, activeEligibility)
+	users.setEligibility(inviteeUserID, activeEligibility)
 
+	intents := &intentRec{}
 	return &fixture{
 		now:         now,
 		games:       games,
@@ -106,8 +188,10 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T, maxPlayers, gapPlayers int) *fixture {
 		memberships: memberships,
 		directory:   dir,
 		users:       users,
-		gapStore:    gapactivationstub.NewStore(),
+		usersMock:   newUserMock(t, users),
-		intents:     intentpubstub.NewPublisher(),
+		gapStore:    gapactivationinmem.NewStore(),
+		intents:     intents,
+		intentsMock: newIntentMock(t, intents),
 		ids:         fixedIDs{membershipID: "membership-fixed"},
 		game:        gameRecord,
 	}
@@ -120,9 +204,9 @@ func newService(t *testing.T, f *fixture) *redeeminvite.Service {
 		Invites:     f.invites,
 		Memberships: f.memberships,
 		Directory:   f.directory,
-		Users:       f.users,
+		Users:       f.usersMock,
 		GapStore:    f.gapStore,
-		Intents:     f.intents,
+		Intents:     f.intentsMock,
 		IDs:         f.ids,
 		Clock:       fixedClock(f.now),
 		Logger:      silentLogger(),
@@ -181,7 +265,7 @@ func TestRedeemHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, avail.Taken)
 	assert.Equal(t, inviteeUserID, avail.HolderUserID)
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intents.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.NotificationTypeLobbyInviteRedeemed, intents[0].NotificationType)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{ownerUserID}, intents[0].RecipientUserIDs)
@@ -194,7 +278,7 @@ func TestRedeemRejectsInviterPermanentBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	f := newFixture(t, 4, 1)
 	inv := seedCreatedInvite(t, f, "invite-1", inviteeUserID)
-	f.users.SetEligibility(ownerUserID, ports.Eligibility{
+	f.users.setEligibility(ownerUserID, ports.Eligibility{
 		Exists:           true,
 		PermanentBlocked: true,
 	})
@@ -212,7 +296,7 @@ func TestRedeemRejectsInviteePermanentBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	f := newFixture(t, 4, 1)
 	inv := seedCreatedInvite(t, f, "invite-1", inviteeUserID)
-	f.users.SetEligibility(inviteeUserID, ports.Eligibility{
+	f.users.setEligibility(inviteeUserID, ports.Eligibility{
 		Exists:           true,
 		PermanentBlocked: true,
 	})
@@ -226,7 +310,7 @@ func TestRedeemRejectsDeletedInviter(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	f := newFixture(t, 4, 1)
 	inv := seedCreatedInvite(t, f, "invite-1", inviteeUserID)
-	f.users.SetEligibility(ownerUserID, ports.Eligibility{Exists: false})
+	f.users.setEligibility(ownerUserID, ports.Eligibility{Exists: false})
 	svc := newService(t, f)
 
 	_, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), defaultInput(f, inv))
@@ -237,7 +321,7 @@ func TestRedeemSurfacesUserServiceTransportFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	f := newFixture(t, 4, 1)
 	inv := seedCreatedInvite(t, f, "invite-1", inviteeUserID)
-	f.users.SetFailure(ownerUserID, ports.ErrUserServiceUnavailable)
+	f.users.setFailure(ownerUserID, ports.ErrUserServiceUnavailable)
 	svc := newService(t, f)
 
 	_, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), defaultInput(f, inv))
@@ -410,10 +494,10 @@ func TestRedeemInvalidRaceName(t *testing.T) {
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ports.ErrInvalidName)
 }
 
-// redeemCASStub wraps invitestub.Store but injects ErrConflict on the next
+// redeemCASStub wraps inviteinmem.Store but injects ErrConflict on the next
 // UpdateStatus call so we can observe the rollback path.
 type redeemCASStub struct {
-	*invitestub.Store
+	*inviteinmem.Store
 	failNext bool
 }
 
@@ -436,9 +520,9 @@ func TestRedeemCASConflictReleasesReservation(t *testing.T) {
 		Invites:     cas,
 		Memberships: f.memberships,
 		Directory:   f.directory,
-		Users:       f.users,
+		Users:       f.usersMock,
 		GapStore:    f.gapStore,
-		Intents:     f.intents,
+		Intents:     f.intentsMock,
 		IDs:         f.ids,
 		Clock:       fixedClock(f.now),
 		Logger:      silentLogger(),
@@ -458,7 +542,7 @@ func TestRedeemPublishFailureDoesNotRollback(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	f := newFixture(t, 4, 1)
 	inv := seedCreatedInvite(t, f, "invite-1", inviteeUserID)
-	f.intents.SetError(errors.New("publish failed"))
+	f.intents.setErr(errors.New("publish failed"))
 
 	svc := newService(t, f)
 	got, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), defaultInput(f, inv))

lobby/internal/service/registerracename/service_test.go

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/userservicestub"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/service/registerracename"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/service/shared"
@@ -19,28 +19,113 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
+type intentRec struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	published []notificationintent.Intent
+	err       error
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) record(_ context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return "", r.err
+	}
+	r.published = append(r.published, intent)
+	return "1", nil
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) snapshot() []notificationintent.Intent {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]notificationintent.Intent(nil), r.published...)
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) setErr(err error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.err = err
+}
+
+type userRec struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	elig     map[string]ports.Eligibility
+	failures map[string]error
+}
+
+func (r *userRec) record(_ context.Context, userID string) (ports.Eligibility, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if err, ok := r.failures[userID]; ok {
+		return ports.Eligibility{}, err
+	}
+	if e, ok := r.elig[userID]; ok {
+		return e, nil
+	}
+	return ports.Eligibility{Exists: false}, nil
+}
+
+func (r *userRec) setEligibility(userID string, e ports.Eligibility) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.elig == nil {
+		r.elig = make(map[string]ports.Eligibility)
+	}
+	r.elig[userID] = e
+}
+
+func (r *userRec) setFailure(userID string, err error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.failures == nil {
+		r.failures = make(map[string]error)
+	}
+	r.failures[userID] = err
+}
+
+func newIntentMock(t *testing.T, rec *intentRec) *mocks.MockIntentPublisher {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
+func newUserMock(t *testing.T, rec *userRec) *mocks.MockUserService {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockUserService(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().GetEligibility(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
 func silentLogger() *slog.Logger { return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)) }
 
 func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time { return func() time.Time { return at } }
 
 type fixture struct {
 	now       time.Time
-	directory *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory *racenameinmem.Directory
-	users     *userservicestub.Service
+	users     *userRec
-	intents   *intentpubstub.Publisher
+	usersMock *mocks.MockUserService
+	intents   *intentRec
+	pubMock   *mocks.MockIntentPublisher
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T, now time.Time) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(fixedClock(now)))
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(fixedClock(now)))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	users := &userRec{}
+	intents := &intentRec{}
 	return &fixture{
 		now:       now,
 		directory: directory,
-		users:     userservicestub.NewService(),
+		users:     users,
-		intents:   intentpubstub.NewPublisher(),
+		usersMock: newUserMock(t, users),
+		intents:   intents,
+		pubMock:   newIntentMock(t, intents),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -48,8 +133,8 @@ func (f *fixture) newService(t *testing.T) *registerracename.Service {
 	t.Helper()
 	svc, err := registerracename.NewService(registerracename.Dependencies{
 		Directory: f.directory,
-		Users:     f.users,
+		Users:     f.usersMock,
-		Intents:   f.intents,
+		Intents:   f.pubMock,
 		Clock:     fixedClock(f.now),
 		Logger:    silentLogger(),
 	})
@@ -102,7 +187,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-1", "Stellaris", now.Add(7*24*time.Hour))
 
 	svc := f.newService(t)
@@ -128,7 +213,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Empty(t, pending)
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intents.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 1)
 	intent := intents[0]
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.NotificationTypeLobbyRaceNameRegistered, intent.NotificationType)
@@ -144,7 +229,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameIdempotentRetry(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(1))
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(1))
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-1", "Stellaris", now.Add(7*24*time.Hour))
 
 	svc := f.newService(t)
@@ -167,7 +252,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameIdempotentRetry(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, registered, 1, "registration must remain idempotent")
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intents.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 2, "idempotent retry republishes the intent")
 	for _, intent := range intents {
 		assert.Equal(t, "lobby.race_name.registered:game-1:user-1", intent.IdempotencyKey)
@@ -257,7 +342,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameRejectsPermanentBlock(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", ports.Eligibility{
 		Exists:                 true,
 		PermanentBlocked:       true,
 		MaxRegisteredRaceNames: 2,
@@ -278,7 +363,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNamePendingMissing(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
 
 	svc := f.newService(t)
 	_, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), registerracename.Input{
@@ -294,7 +379,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNamePendingForOtherUserSurfacesAsMissing(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
 	// Pending exists for a different user; the actor has none.
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-other", "Stellaris", now.Add(24*time.Hour))
 
@@ -316,7 +401,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNamePendingExpired(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
 	// Pending elig until is in the past relative to now.
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-1", "Stellaris", now.Add(-time.Minute))
 
@@ -335,7 +420,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameQuotaExceeded(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
 	// Free-tier quota = 1; user already has one registered name.
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(1))
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(1))
 	f.seedRegistered(t, "game-existing", "user-1", "OldName")
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-new", "user-1", "Stellaris", now.Add(24*time.Hour))
 
@@ -354,7 +439,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameUnlimitedQuotaAllowsManyRegistrations(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
 	// MaxRegisteredRaceNames=0 marker → unlimited.
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(0))
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(0))
 	f.seedRegistered(t, "game-a", "user-1", "First")
 	f.seedRegistered(t, "game-b", "user-1", "Second")
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-c", "user-1", "Third", now.Add(24*time.Hour))
@@ -373,7 +458,7 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameUserServiceUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
-	f.users.SetFailure("user-1", ports.ErrUserServiceUnavailable)
+	f.users.setFailure("user-1", ports.ErrUserServiceUnavailable)
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-1", "Stellaris", now.Add(24*time.Hour))
 
 	svc := f.newService(t)
@@ -390,9 +475,9 @@ func TestRegisterRaceNameCommitsEvenIfPublishFails(t *testing.T) {
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	f := newFixture(t, now)
-	f.users.SetEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
+	f.users.setEligibility("user-1", defaultEligibility(2))
 	f.seedPending(t, "game-1", "user-1", "Stellaris", now.Add(7*24*time.Hour))
-	f.intents.SetError(errors.New("notification stream unavailable"))
+	f.intents.setErr(errors.New("notification stream unavailable"))
 
 	svc := f.newService(t)
 	out, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), registerracename.Input{

lobby/internal/service/rejectapplication/service_test.go

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/applicationstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/applicationinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/intentpubstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/application"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
@@ -22,28 +23,65 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
+type intentRec struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	published []notificationintent.Intent
+	err       error
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) record(_ context.Context, intent notificationintent.Intent) (string, error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return "", r.err
+	}
+	r.published = append(r.published, intent)
+	return "1", nil
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) snapshot() []notificationintent.Intent {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]notificationintent.Intent(nil), r.published...)
+}
+
+func (r *intentRec) setErr(err error) {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.err = err
+}
+
+func newIntentMock(t *testing.T, rec *intentRec) *mocks.MockIntentPublisher {
+	t.Helper()
+	m := mocks.NewMockIntentPublisher(gomock.NewController(t))
+	m.EXPECT().Publish(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).DoAndReturn(rec.record).AnyTimes()
+	return m
+}
+
 func silentLogger() *slog.Logger { return slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)) }
 
 func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time { return func() time.Time { return at } }
 
 type fixture struct {
 	now              time.Time
-	games            *gamestub.Store
+	games            *gameinmem.Store
-	applications     *applicationstub.Store
+	applications     *applicationinmem.Store
-	directory        *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory        *racenameinmem.Directory
-	intents          *intentpubstub.Publisher
+	intentRec        *intentRec
+	intents          *mocks.MockIntentPublisher
 	openPublicGameID common.GameID
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	dir, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory(racenamestub.WithClock(fixedClock(now)))
+	dir, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory(racenameinmem.WithClock(fixedClock(now)))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	applications := applicationstub.NewStore()
+	applications := applicationinmem.NewStore()
 
 	gameRecord, err := game.New(game.NewGameInput{
 		GameID:              "game-public",
@@ -62,18 +100,22 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	gameRecord.Status = game.StatusEnrollmentOpen
 	require.NoError(t, games.Save(context.Background(), gameRecord))
 
+	rec := &intentRec{}
 	return &fixture{
 		now:              now,
 		games:            games,
 		applications:     applications,
 		directory:        dir,
-		intents:          intentpubstub.NewPublisher(),
+		intentRec:        rec,
 		openPublicGameID: gameRecord.GameID,
 	}
 }
 
 func newService(t *testing.T, f *fixture) *rejectapplication.Service {
 	t.Helper()
+	if f.intents == nil {
+		f.intents = newIntentMock(t, f.intentRec)
+	}
 	svc, err := rejectapplication.NewService(rejectapplication.Dependencies{
 		Games:        f.games,
 		Applications: f.applications,
@@ -116,7 +158,7 @@ func TestRejectHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotNil(t, got.DecidedAt)
 	assert.Equal(t, f.now, got.DecidedAt.UTC())
 
-	intents := f.intents.Published()
+	intents := f.intentRec.snapshot()
 	require.Len(t, intents, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, notificationintent.NotificationTypeLobbyMembershipRejected, intents[0].NotificationType)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"user-1"}, intents[0].RecipientUserIDs)
@@ -208,7 +250,7 @@ func TestRejectPublishFailureDoesNotRollback(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	f := newFixture(t)
 	app := seedSubmittedApplication(t, f, "application-1", "user-1", "SolarPilot")
-	f.intents.SetError(errors.New("publish failed"))
+	f.intentRec.setErr(errors.New("publish failed"))
 
 	svc := newService(t, f)
 	got, err := svc.Handle(context.Background(), rejectapplication.Input{

lobby/internal/service/removemember/service_test.go

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/membershipinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/racenameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/membership"
@@ -31,20 +31,20 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time {
 }
 
 type fixtures struct {
-	games       *gamestub.Store
+	games       *gameinmem.Store
-	memberships *membershipstub.Store
+	memberships *membershipinmem.Store
-	directory   *racenamestub.Directory
+	directory   *racenameinmem.Directory
 }
 
 func newFixtures(t *testing.T) *fixtures {
 	t.Helper()
 
-	directory, err := racenamestub.NewDirectory()
+	directory, err := racenameinmem.NewDirectory()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	return &fixtures{
-		games:       gamestub.NewStore(),
+		games:       gameinmem.NewStore(),
-		memberships: membershipstub.NewStore(),
+		memberships: membershipinmem.NewStore(),
 		directory:   directory,
 	}
 }

lobby/internal/service/resumegame/service_test.go

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gmclientstub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/mocks"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/ports"
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
 func silentLogger() *slog.Logger {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time {
 // source status.
 func seedGameWithStatus(
 	t *testing.T,
-	store *gamestub.Store,
+	store *gameinmem.Store,
 	id common.GameID,
 	gameType game.GameType,
 	ownerUserID string,
@@ -94,13 +95,18 @@ func newService(
 	return svc
 }
 
+func newGMMock(t *testing.T) *mocks.MockGMClient {
+	t.Helper()
+	return mocks.NewMockGMClient(gomock.NewController(t))
+}
+
 func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	_, err := resumegame.NewService(resumegame.Dependencies{})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
-	_, err = resumegame.NewService(resumegame.Dependencies{Games: gamestub.NewStore()})
+	_, err = resumegame.NewService(resumegame.Dependencies{Games: gameinmem.NewStore()})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -108,10 +114,11 @@ func TestResumeGameAdminHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-pub", game.GameTypePublic, "", game.StatusPaused, now)
 
-	gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+	gm := newGMMock(t)
+	gm.EXPECT().Ping(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
 	service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
 
 	updated, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{
@@ -120,17 +127,17 @@ func TestResumeGameAdminHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, game.StatusRunning, updated.Status)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, gm.PingCalls())
 }
 
 func TestResumeGamePrivateOwnerHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-priv", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-owner", game.StatusPaused, now)
 
-	gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+	gm := newGMMock(t)
+	gm.EXPECT().Ping(gomock.Any()).Return(nil).Times(1)
 	service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
 
 	updated, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{
@@ -139,17 +146,16 @@ func TestResumeGamePrivateOwnerHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, game.StatusRunning, updated.Status)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, gm.PingCalls())
 }
 
 func TestResumeGameRejectsNonOwnerUser(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-priv", game.GameTypePrivate, "user-owner", game.StatusPaused, now)
 
-	gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+	gm := newGMMock(t)
 	service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{
@@ -157,17 +163,16 @@ func TestResumeGameRejectsNonOwnerUser(t *testing.T) {
 		GameID: record.GameID,
 	})
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, shared.ErrForbidden)
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, gm.PingCalls(), "ping must not run before authorization passes")
 }
 
 func TestResumeGameRejectsUserActorOnPublicGame(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-pub", game.GameTypePublic, "", game.StatusPaused, now)
 
-	gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+	gm := newGMMock(t)
 	service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{
@@ -175,7 +180,6 @@ func TestResumeGameRejectsUserActorOnPublicGame(t *testing.T) {
 		GameID: record.GameID,
 	})
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, shared.ErrForbidden)
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, gm.PingCalls())
 }
 
 func TestResumeGameRejectsWrongStatuses(t *testing.T) {
@@ -197,10 +201,10 @@ func TestResumeGameRejectsWrongStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
 			now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-			store := gamestub.NewStore()
+			store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 			record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-x", game.GameTypePublic, "", status, now)
 
-			gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+			gm := newGMMock(t)
 			service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
 
 			_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{
@@ -208,7 +212,6 @@ func TestResumeGameRejectsWrongStatuses(t *testing.T) {
 				GameID: record.GameID,
 			})
 			require.ErrorIs(t, err, game.ErrConflict)
-			assert.Equal(t, 0, gm.PingCalls(), "ping must not run before status check passes")
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -217,11 +220,13 @@ func TestResumeGameGMUnavailableKeepsPaused(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	record := seedGameWithStatus(t, store, "game-pub", game.GameTypePublic, "", game.StatusPaused, now)
 
-	gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+	gm := newGMMock(t)
-	gm.SetPingError(errors.Join(ports.ErrGMUnavailable, errors.New("dial tcp: connection refused")))
+	gm.EXPECT().Ping(gomock.Any()).
+		Return(errors.Join(ports.ErrGMUnavailable, errors.New("dial tcp: connection refused"))).
+		Times(1)
 	service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(now.Add(time.Hour)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{
@@ -231,7 +236,6 @@ func TestResumeGameGMUnavailableKeepsPaused(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, shared.ErrServiceUnavailable)
 	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ports.ErrGMUnavailable)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, gm.PingCalls())
 
 	persisted, err := store.Get(context.Background(), record.GameID)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -242,8 +246,8 @@ func TestResumeGameGMUnavailableKeepsPaused(t *testing.T) {
 func TestResumeGameRejectsMissingRecord(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+	gm := newGMMock(t)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{
@@ -251,14 +255,13 @@ func TestResumeGameRejectsMissingRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		GameID: common.GameID("game-missing"),
 	})
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, game.ErrNotFound)
-	assert.Equal(t, 0, gm.PingCalls())
 }
 
 func TestResumeGameInvalidActor(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+	gm := newGMMock(t)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{
@@ -272,8 +275,8 @@ func TestResumeGameInvalidActor(t *testing.T) {
 func TestResumeGameInvalidGameID(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	gm := gmclientstub.NewClient()
+	gm := newGMMock(t)
-	store := gamestub.NewStore()
+	store := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, store, gm, fixedClock(time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)))
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), resumegame.Input{

lobby/internal/service/retrystartgame/service_test.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/service/retrystartgame"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func newFailedGame(t *testing.T, gameType game.GameType, ownerID string) (game.G
 	return record, now
 }
 
-func newService(t *testing.T, games *gamestub.Store, at time.Time) *retrystartgame.Service {
+func newService(t *testing.T, games *gameinmem.Store, at time.Time) *retrystartgame.Service {
 	t.Helper()
 	service, err := retrystartgame.NewService(retrystartgame.Dependencies{
 		Games:  games,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestNewServiceRejectsMissingDeps(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRetryStartGameAdminHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	record, now := newFailedGame(t, game.GameTypePublic, "")
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	require.NoError(t, games.Save(context.Background(), record))
 
 	service := newService(t, games, now.Add(time.Hour))
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestRetryStartGameAdminHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRetryStartGamePrivateOwnerHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 	record, now := newFailedGame(t, game.GameTypePrivate, "user-owner")
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	require.NoError(t, games.Save(context.Background(), record))
 
 	service := newService(t, games, now.Add(time.Hour))
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestRetryStartGamePrivateOwnerHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRetryStartGameRejectsNonOwnerUser(t *testing.T) {
 	record, now := newFailedGame(t, game.GameTypePrivate, "user-owner")
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	require.NoError(t, games.Save(context.Background(), record))
 
 	service := newService(t, games, now.Add(time.Hour))
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestRetryStartGameRejectsWrongStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	record.Status = game.StatusRunning
 	startedAt := now.Add(30 * time.Minute)
 	record.StartedAt = &startedAt
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	require.NoError(t, games.Save(context.Background(), record))
 
 	service := newService(t, games, now.Add(time.Hour))
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestRetryStartGameRejectsWrongStatus(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRetryStartGameRejectsMissingRecord(t *testing.T) {
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
 	service := newService(t, games, time.Now().UTC())
 
 	_, err := service.Handle(context.Background(), retrystartgame.Input{

lobby/internal/service/revokeinvite/service_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gamestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/gameinmem"
-	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/invitestub"
+	"galaxy/lobby/internal/adapters/inviteinmem"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/common"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/game"
 	"galaxy/lobby/internal/domain/invite"
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ func fixedClock(at time.Time) func() time.Time { return func() time.Time { retur
 
 type fixture struct {
 	now     time.Time
-	games   *gamestub.Store
+	games   *gameinmem.Store
-	invites *invitestub.Store
+	invites *inviteinmem.Store
 	game    game.Game
 }
 
 func newFixture(t *testing.T) *fixture {
 	t.Helper()
 	now := time.Date(2026, 4, 25, 10, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	games := gamestub.NewStore()
+	games := gameinmem.NewStore()
-	invites := invitestub.NewStore()
+	invites := inviteinmem.NewStore()
 
 	gameRecord, err := game.New(game.NewGameInput{
 		GameID:              "game-private",
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestRevokeGameNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	// game path is a defensive guard, but the surfaced error must be
 	// subject_not_found rather than forbidden.
 	svc, err := revokeinvite.NewService(revokeinvite.Dependencies{
-		Games:   gamestub.NewStore(),
+		Games:   gameinmem.NewStore(),
 		Invites: f.invites,
 		Clock:   fixedClock(f.now),
 		Logger:  silentLogger(),