diff --git a/.claude/CLAUDE.md b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
index 4ee74fb..4b067b7 100644
--- a/.claude/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ Paliad — the patent paladin. All-in-one patent practice platform for HLC (form
 | `PALIAD_BASE_URL` | optional | Public origin used in email links. Defaults to `https://paliad.de`; override for staging/preview. |
 | `SMTP_HOST` / `SMTP_PORT` / `SMTP_USERNAME` / `SMTP_PASSWORD` / `SMTP_FROM` / `SMTP_FROM_NAME` / `SMTP_USE_TLS` | for email | SMTP credentials for Paliad's transactional mail (reminders, invitations). Port 465 uses implicit TLS. `MailService` silently no-ops when any required var is missing — the server still boots for knowledge-platform-only deployments. |
 | `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` | not used in PoC | Reserved for the eventual production-v1 Paliadin (the Anthropic Messages API path, see `docs/design-paliadin-2026-05-07.md` §2). The Phase 0 PoC (t-paliad-146) does NOT use this — it shells out to a local `claude` CLI via tmux instead, which uses m's existing Claude Code subscription. Set this env var only after the PoC validates and we cut over to the API-backed path. The earlier "Phase H Frist-Extraktion" reservation is dead — that feature is deferred separately (memory `b6a11b55…`). |
-| `PALIADIN_TMUX_SESSION` | optional (default `paliad-paliadin`) | tmux session name the Paliadin service uses for its long-lived `claude` pane. |
+| `PALIADIN_SESSION_PREFIX` | optional (default `paliad-paliadin`) | Prefix for the per-user tmux session names the Paliadin service uses (t-paliad-155). Each Paliad user gets their own session named `<prefix>-<userid8>` (first 8 hex chars of the user's UUID); conversation history accumulates per visit, `ResetSession` kills the session entirely. The persona + response protocol now live in `~/.claude/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md` (installed via `scripts/install-paliadin-skill`) — no in-process system prompt is sent. |
+| `PALIADIN_REMOTE_CWD` | shim env (default `/home/m/dev/paliad`) | Working directory `paliadin-shim` uses when spawning the long-lived `claude` pane on mRiver. Must be the paliad repo root so claude picks up `.mcp.json` (project-scoped Supabase MCP); without it, the SKILL.md SQL recipes have no DB tool. Set on mRiver only — paliad's Go side never reads this. |
 | `PALIADIN_RESPONSE_DIR` | optional (default `/tmp/paliadin`) | Directory where Claude writes its per-turn response files. The Go service polls this directory for `{turn_id}.txt` files. |
 
 > *Note on Paliadin gating (t-paliad-146):* there is **no** `PALIADIN_ENABLED` env var. Access is gated in code via `services.PaliadinOwnerEmail` (currently `matthias.siebels@hoganlovells.com`). Every other authenticated user gets a 404 on `/paliadin` and `/admin/paliadin`. This means the routes register on every paliad deploy (including paliad.de prod), but only m can reach them — and even then, prod only works if the host has `tmux` + a `claude` CLI in PATH (which the Dokploy container does not). PoC remains a laptop-only feature; the gate is in the code, not the deploy.
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 8bb6bbe..0de1910 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ func main() {
 			log.Printf("paliadin: remote mode → ssh %s@%s:%d (owner=%s)",
 				cfg.SSHUser, cfg.SSHHost, cfg.SSHPort, services.PaliadinOwnerEmail)
 		} else if _, err := exec.LookPath("tmux"); err == nil {
-			tmuxSession := os.Getenv("PALIADIN_TMUX_SESSION")
+			sessionPrefix := os.Getenv("PALIADIN_SESSION_PREFIX")
 			responseDir := os.Getenv("PALIADIN_RESPONSE_DIR")
-			svcBundle.Paliadin = services.NewLocalPaliadinService(pool, users, tmuxSession, responseDir)
+			svcBundle.Paliadin = services.NewLocalPaliadinService(pool, users, sessionPrefix, responseDir)
 			log.Printf("paliadin: local tmux mode (owner=%s)", services.PaliadinOwnerEmail)
 		} else {
 			svcBundle.Paliadin = services.NewDisabledPaliadinService(pool, users)
@@ -252,9 +252,10 @@ func main() {
 // (default 22022 — bypasses Tailscale SSH on :22, see design §4.5).
 func buildPaliadinRemoteConfig(host string) (services.RemotePaliadinConfig, error) {
 	cfg := services.RemotePaliadinConfig{
-		SSHHost: host,
-		SSHUser: cmpOr(os.Getenv("PALIADIN_REMOTE_USER"), "m"),
-		SSHPort: 22022,
+		SSHHost:       host,
+		SSHUser:       cmpOr(os.Getenv("PALIADIN_REMOTE_USER"), "m"),
+		SSHPort:       22022,
+		SessionPrefix: os.Getenv("PALIADIN_SESSION_PREFIX"),
 	}
 	if p := os.Getenv("PALIADIN_REMOTE_PORT"); p != "" {
 		n, err := strconv.Atoi(p)
diff --git a/internal/handlers/paliadin.go b/internal/handlers/paliadin.go
index c521bca..08dc4c8 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/paliadin.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/paliadin.go
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ func handlePaliadinTurn(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // runPaliadinTurnAsync executes the turn and writes events into ch.
-// Uses a 2-minute hard timeout independently of the originating request.
+// Uses a 150 s hard timeout independently of the originating request,
+// which leaves headroom over the shim's 120 s run-turn cap + SSH
+// overhead (t-paliad-155: cold-start safety for skill + MCP discovery).
 func runPaliadinTurnAsync(turnID uuid.UUID, req services.TurnRequest, ch chan<- turnEvent) {
 	defer func() {
 		// Drain + close. The SSE handler reads until the channel closes.
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ func runPaliadinTurnAsync(turnID uuid.UUID, req services.TurnRequest, ch chan<-
 		},
 	})
 
-	ctx, cancel := newDetachedContext(120 * time.Second)
+	ctx, cancel := newDetachedContext(150 * time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	result, err := paliadinSvc.RunTurn(ctx, req)
@@ -287,14 +289,16 @@ func handlePaliadinStream(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-// handlePaliadinReset clears the Claude conversation context.
+// handlePaliadinReset kills the caller's Paliadin tmux session so the
+// next turn boots a fresh claude pane (per-user — see t-paliad-155).
 func handlePaliadinReset(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !requirePaliadinOwner(w, r) {
 		return
 	}
+	uid, _ := requireUser(w, r) // already validated by requirePaliadinOwner
 	ctx, cancel := newDetachedContext(10 * time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
-	if err := paliadinSvc.ResetSession(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := paliadinSvc.ResetSession(ctx, uid); err != nil {
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
 			"error": "reset failed: " + err.Error(),
 		})
diff --git a/internal/services/paliadin.go b/internal/services/paliadin.go
index afc9019..6669481 100644
--- a/internal/services/paliadin.go
+++ b/internal/services/paliadin.go
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ const PaliadinOwnerEmail = "matthias.siebels@hoganlovells.com"
 // so callers don't have to nil-check on every entry point.
 type Paliadin interface {
 	RunTurn(ctx context.Context, req TurnRequest) (*TurnResult, error)
-	ResetSession(ctx context.Context) error
+	// ResetSession kills the user's tmux session entirely so the next
+	// RunTurn boots a fresh claude pane. Per-user since each Paliad user
+	// has their own session (t-paliad-155).
+	ResetSession(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) error
 	ListRecentTurns(ctx context.Context, callerID uuid.UUID, limit int) ([]PaliadinTurn, error)
 	Stats(ctx context.Context, callerID uuid.UUID) (*PaliadinStats, error)
 	IsOwner(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (bool, error)
@@ -73,21 +76,28 @@ type paliadinDB struct {
 }
 
 // LocalPaliadinService runs the local tmux+claude PoC (t-paliad-146).
-// Hardcoded single-user, single-tmux-window scope. Used on m's laptop;
-// not deployed to prod (the Dokploy container has no `claude` CLI —
-// see RemotePaliadinService for that path).
+// Used on m's laptop; not deployed to prod (the Dokploy container has no
+// `claude` CLI — see RemotePaliadinService for that path).
+//
+// Per-user tmux session: every Paliad user gets their own session named
+// `<sessionPrefix>-<userid8>` (first 8 hex chars of the user's UUID),
+// created on demand. The persona + response protocol are loaded from
+// the Paliadin skill (~/.claude/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md, installed via
+// scripts/install-paliadin-skill); there is no in-process system prompt.
 type LocalPaliadinService struct {
 	paliadinDB
-	tmuxSession string
-	responseDir string
+	sessionPrefix string
+	responseDir   string
 
-	// Cached pane target ("session:window-idx") once the voice window is
-	// either discovered or created. Reset to "" if the pane dies.
-	mu          sync.Mutex
-	paneTarget  string
+	// Cached pane targets per user-session, keyed by tmux session name.
+	// A session entry maps to "session:window-idx"; cleared when the
+	// pane dies or ResetSession is called for that user.
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	panes  map[string]string
 
-	// Single in-flight turn at a time. PoC scope — one user (m), serialised
-	// by a session-level mutex. Production v1 would queue / fan out.
+	// Single in-flight turn at a time across all users. PoC scope —
+	// claude CLI panes share the host's terminal noise; serialising
+	// keeps log output unambiguous.
 	turnMu sync.Mutex
 }
 
@@ -111,22 +121,37 @@ func (s *paliadinDB) IsOwner(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (bool, error
 	return strings.EqualFold(email, PaliadinOwnerEmail), nil
 }
 
-// NewLocalPaliadinService wires the local-tmux PoC backend. Falls back
-// to default tmux session + response dir when env vars are empty.
-func NewLocalPaliadinService(db *sqlx.DB, users *UserService, tmuxSession, responseDir string) *LocalPaliadinService {
-	if tmuxSession == "" {
-		tmuxSession = "paliad-paliadin"
+// NewLocalPaliadinService wires the local-tmux PoC backend. The
+// sessionPrefix arg is the prefix every per-user tmux session inherits —
+// the actual session name is `<prefix>-<userid8>`. Falls back to
+// defaults when env vars are empty.
+func NewLocalPaliadinService(db *sqlx.DB, users *UserService, sessionPrefix, responseDir string) *LocalPaliadinService {
+	if sessionPrefix == "" {
+		sessionPrefix = "paliad-paliadin"
 	}
 	if responseDir == "" {
 		responseDir = "/tmp/paliadin"
 	}
 	return &LocalPaliadinService{
-		paliadinDB:  paliadinDB{db: db, users: users},
-		tmuxSession: tmuxSession,
-		responseDir: responseDir,
+		paliadinDB:    paliadinDB{db: db, users: users},
+		sessionPrefix: sessionPrefix,
+		responseDir:   responseDir,
+		panes:         make(map[string]string),
 	}
 }
 
+// sessionNameFor returns the tmux session name for a given user. Per
+// design (t-paliad-155): one persistent session per Paliad user keyed
+// on the first 8 hex chars of their UUID. Conversation history piles
+// up across visits; `ResetSession` is the user-driven escape hatch.
+func (s *LocalPaliadinService) sessionNameFor(userID uuid.UUID) string {
+	short := userID.String()
+	if len(short) >= 8 {
+		short = short[:8]
+	}
+	return s.sessionPrefix + "-" + short
+}
+
 // PaliadinTurn is the audit row.
 type PaliadinTurn struct {
 	TurnID         uuid.UUID      `db:"turn_id"        json:"turn_id"`
@@ -199,8 +224,8 @@ func (s *LocalPaliadinService) RunTurn(ctx context.Context, req TurnRequest) (*T
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("paliadin: insert turn row: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Ensure tmux session + Claude pane.
-	target, err := s.ensurePane(ctx)
+	// Ensure tmux session + Claude pane (per-user — keyed off UserID).
+	target, err := s.ensurePane(ctx, req.UserID)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = s.markTurnError(ctx, turnID, "tmux_unresponsive")
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrTmuxUnavailable, err)
@@ -212,8 +237,9 @@ func (s *LocalPaliadinService) RunTurn(ctx context.Context, req TurnRequest) (*T
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("paliadin: mkdir response dir: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Send the framed prompt. The system prompt teaches Claude to react
-	// to the [PALIADIN:turn_id] envelope by writing the response file.
+	// Send the framed prompt. The Paliadin skill at
+	// ~/.claude/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md description-matches on this
+	// envelope and writes the response to the per-turn file.
 	envelope := fmt.Sprintf("[PALIADIN:%s] %s", turnID, sanitiseForTmux(req.UserMessage))
 	if err := s.sendToPane(ctx, target, envelope); err != nil {
 		_ = s.markTurnError(ctx, turnID, "tmux_unresponsive")
@@ -260,20 +286,25 @@ func (s *LocalPaliadinService) RunTurn(ctx context.Context, req TurnRequest) (*T
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// ResetSession sends `/clear` to the Claude pane so the next turn starts
-// from a clean conversation. Used by the "New conversation" button.
-func (s *LocalPaliadinService) ResetSession(ctx context.Context) error {
+// ResetSession kills the user's tmux session entirely so the next
+// RunTurn boots a fresh claude pane. With skill-based persona load
+// (~/.claude/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md) the new pane re-acquires the
+// protocol contract automatically — no system-prompt re-send needed.
+func (s *LocalPaliadinService) ResetSession(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) error {
+	session := s.sessionNameFor(userID)
+
 	s.mu.Lock()
-	target := s.paneTarget
+	delete(s.panes, session)
 	s.mu.Unlock()
-	if target == "" {
-		// Nothing to reset; the next RunTurn will spin up a fresh pane.
+
+	// `tmux kill-session` returns non-zero if the session doesn't exist;
+	// that's fine — the next RunTurn will recreate it. Swallow the error
+	// only when it's a benign "no such session" so genuine tmux failures
+	// (binary missing, daemon dead) still surface to the caller.
+	if err := runTmux(ctx, "has-session", "-t", session); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if err := s.sendToPane(ctx, target, "/clear"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return runTmux(ctx, "kill-session", "-t", session)
 }
 
 // ListRecentTurns reads the last N turns visible to the caller.
@@ -427,34 +458,40 @@ func (s *paliadinDB) Stats(ctx context.Context, callerID uuid.UUID) (*PaliadinSt
 // =============================================================================
 
 // ensurePane returns the tmux target ("session:window-idx") of the live
-// Claude pane, creating both session and window if missing.
-func (s *LocalPaliadinService) ensurePane(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+// Claude pane for this user, creating both session and window if
+// missing. The persona + response protocol are loaded from the Paliadin
+// skill on first user turn (Claude's skill router auto-matches the
+// `[PALIADIN:` envelope), so no in-process system-prompt send is
+// required.
+func (s *LocalPaliadinService) ensurePane(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (string, error) {
+	session := s.sessionNameFor(userID)
+
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 
-	// Cheap path: if we have a cached target and it's still alive, reuse.
-	if s.paneTarget != "" && s.paneAlive(ctx, s.paneTarget) {
-		return s.paneTarget, nil
+	// Cheap path: cached target still alive? Reuse.
+	if cached, ok := s.panes[session]; ok && cached != "" && s.paneAlive(ctx, cached) {
+		return cached, nil
 	}
 
 	// Ensure session.
-	if err := runTmux(ctx, "has-session", "-t", s.tmuxSession); err != nil {
+	if err := runTmux(ctx, "has-session", "-t", session); err != nil {
 		// Create detached.
-		if err := runTmux(ctx, "new-session", "-d", "-s", s.tmuxSession); err != nil {
+		if err := runTmux(ctx, "new-session", "-d", "-s", session); err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("new-session: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Look for an existing window tagged with @paliadin-scope=chat.
-	if existing := s.findChatWindow(ctx); existing != "" {
-		s.paneTarget = existing
+	if existing := s.findChatWindow(ctx, session); existing != "" {
+		s.panes[session] = existing
 		return existing, nil
 	}
 
 	// No window — create one running `claude` in a fresh pane. Must be
 	// interactive: claude reads stdin, so the tmux pane behaves like a
 	// terminal. We use `new-window -P -F` to print the new index back.
-	out, err := runTmuxOut(ctx, "new-window", "-t", s.tmuxSession,
+	out, err := runTmuxOut(ctx, "new-window", "-t", session,
 		"-n", "claude-paliadin",
 		"-P", "-F", "#{window_index}",
 		"claude")
@@ -462,7 +499,7 @@ func (s *LocalPaliadinService) ensurePane(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("new-window claude: %w", err)
 	}
 	idx := strings.TrimSpace(out)
-	target := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", s.tmuxSession, idx)
+	target := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", session, idx)
 
 	// Wait for Claude's prompt indicator. Claude Code's interactive
 	// prompt rendering varies but always settles into a state where the
@@ -476,30 +513,18 @@ func (s *LocalPaliadinService) ensurePane(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	_ = runTmux(ctx, "set-window-option", "-t", target, "@paliadin-scope", "chat")
 	_ = runTmux(ctx, "set-window-option", "-t", target, "@fix-name", "claude-paliadin")
 
-	// Send the bootstrap system prompt so Claude knows who it is and how
-	// to reply (write to the per-turn file with [paliadin-meta] trailer).
-	if err := s.sendToPane(ctx, target, paliadinSystemPrompt(s.responseDir)); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("send system prompt: %w", err)
-	}
-	// Give Claude a moment to absorb the system prompt before turns flow.
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return "", ctx.Err()
-	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
-	}
-
-	s.paneTarget = target
+	s.panes[session] = target
 	return target, nil
 }
 
-func (s *LocalPaliadinService) findChatWindow(ctx context.Context) string {
-	out, err := runTmuxOut(ctx, "list-windows", "-t", s.tmuxSession,
+func (s *LocalPaliadinService) findChatWindow(ctx context.Context, session string) string {
+	out, err := runTmuxOut(ctx, "list-windows", "-t", session,
 		"-F", "#{window_index}")
 	if err != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
 	for _, idx := range strings.Fields(out) {
-		target := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", s.tmuxSession, idx)
+		target := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", session, idx)
 		scope, err := runTmuxOut(ctx, "show-window-option",
 			"-t", target, "-v", "@paliadin-scope")
 		if err == nil && strings.TrimSpace(scope) == "chat" {
diff --git a/internal/services/paliadin_prompt.go b/internal/services/paliadin_prompt.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f9f3f7..0000000
--- a/internal/services/paliadin_prompt.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,269 +0,0 @@
-package services
-
-// Paliadin system prompt — Phase 0 PoC.
-//
-// This is the bootstrap message sent to the long-lived `claude` pane
-// once, right after the pane is created. It defines who Paliadin is,
-// how to reply (write to the per-turn response file, emit a
-// [paliadin-meta] trailer block), what SQL to run, and how visibility
-// is enforced.
-//
-// Design: docs/design-paliadin-2026-05-07.md §0.5.3 + §2.2.1.
-//
-// Conventions:
-//   - The prompt MUST end with the response-file write rule, since that
-//     is the contract the Go service polls on.
-//   - SQL recipes MUST always include the visibility predicate
-//     (paliad.can_see_project) on any project-scoped query — even
-//     though m's global_role=global_admin technically lets him see
-//     everything, we keep the muscle memory consistent with the
-//     production-v1 design.
-//   - The trailer format is stable; the trailer parser in paliadin.go
-//     must be kept in sync.
-
-import "strings"
-
-// paliadinSystemPrompt returns the full bootstrap message for a fresh
-// Claude pane. The response_dir argument is the path where Claude must
-// write its per-turn response files.
-//
-// Built via concatenation rather than fmt.Sprintf because the prompt
-// contains German genitive apostrophes ("m's") that Sprintf misreads as
-// format verbs.
-func paliadinSystemPrompt(responseDir string) string {
-	return strings.TrimSpace(`
-Du bist Paliadin — der eingebaute KI-Assistent in Paliad, m's Patentpraxis-Plattform. Du hilfst m bei seiner täglichen Arbeit: Akten finden, Fristen prüfen, Begriffe erklären, Gerichte nachschlagen, UPC-Rechtsprechung recherchieren.
-
-# Persönlichkeit
-
-- Direkt, kompetent, juristisch präzise. Keine Floskeln.
-- Sprich wie ein Patentanwalts-Kollege mit zehn Jahren UPC-Erfahrung — nicht wie ein generischer Chatbot.
-- Belege jede konkrete Aussage mit einem Tool-Call oder einer Zitat-Quelle. Niemals raten.
-- Antworte standardmäßig auf Deutsch (m's Arbeitssprache). Wenn m auf Englisch fragt, antworte auf Englisch.
-- Keine Emojis, keine "Ich helfe dir gerne!"-Phrasen.
-
-# Antwort-Protokoll (KRITISCH)
-
-Jede Anfrage von m kommt im Format:  ` + "`[PALIADIN:turn_id] <Frage>`" + `
-
-Sobald du die turn_id liest:
-1. Recherchiere mit deinen Tools (siehe SQL-Rezepte unten).
-2. Formuliere eine knappe, faktenbasierte Antwort in Markdown.
-3. Schreibe die Antwort in eine Datei: ` + "`Write(" + responseDir + "/{turn_id}.txt)`" + `
-4. WICHTIG: Schreib SOFORT, sobald du die Antwort hast. Das System wartet (Timeout: 60s).
-5. Häng am Ende des Antworttextes IMMER einen [paliadin-meta]-Block an — sonst weiß das System nicht, was du gemacht hast.
-
-# Trailer-Format (PFLICHT am Ende jeder Antwort)
-
-Trenne den Block mit einer Leerzeile + ---, dann:
-
-  [paliadin-meta]
-  used_tools: <komma-separierte Tool-Namen, leer wenn keiner verwendet>
-  rows_seen: <komma-separierte Zeilen-Counts, parallel zu used_tools>
-  classifier_tag: <data | concept | navigation | meta | other>
-  [/paliadin-meta]
-
-Beispiel:
-
-  [paliadin-meta]
-  used_tools: search_my_deadlines, lookup_court
-  rows_seen: 3, 1
-  classifier_tag: data
-  [/paliadin-meta]
-
-Die classifier_tag-Werte:
-- ` + "`data`" + ` — m fragt nach seinen eigenen Daten ("welche Frist…", "auf welchem Projekt…")
-- ` + "`concept`" + ` — m fragt nach einem juristischen Begriff/Verfahren ("was ist Klageerwiderung?")
-- ` + "`navigation`" + ` — m sucht eine Seite/Funktion in Paliad ("wie öffne ich…")
-- ` + "`meta`" + ` — Frage über Paliadin selbst, oder Smalltalk
-- ` + "`other`" + ` — alles andere (Recherche, Web-Wissen)
-
-# Action-Chips (optional, aber gerne nutzen)
-
-Wenn du eine konkrete Folge-Aktion anbieten kannst, embed einen Chip-Marker direkt in den Antworttext. Das Frontend rendert ihn als anklickbaren Button:
-
-- ` + "`[#deadline-OPEN:c47bd2-...]`" + ` — öffnet die Fristen-Detailseite
-- ` + "`[#projekt-OPEN:slug-x]`" + ` — öffnet die Projekt-Detailseite
-- ` + "`[chip:nav:/projects/abc-123]`" + ` — beliebige Navigation
-- ` + "`[chip:filter:status=pending&due=this_week]`" + ` — gefilterter Inbox-Link
-
-Verwende NUR IDs/Slugs, die du tatsächlich aus einem Tool-Call zurückbekommen hast. Niemals erfinden.
-
-# Hard Rules
-
-1. **Keine Erfindungen.** Wenn ein Tool keine Daten liefert, sag das. Niemals Aktenzeichen, Daten, Gerichts- oder Parteinamen erfinden.
-2. **Jede konkrete Aussage über m's eigene Arbeit MUSS aus einem Tool-Call der aktuellen Antwort kommen.** Erinnerung an frühere Gespräche reicht nicht — Daten ändern sich.
-3. **Schreibe nichts in die DB.** Du bist read-only. Wenn m etwas ändern will, sag ihm wo in Paliad.
-4. **Visibility-Gate respektieren.** Auch wenn m global_admin ist: jede projekt-bezogene Abfrage MUSS ` + "`paliad.can_see_project(project_id)`" + ` enthalten. Konsistenz mit der späteren Multi-User-Version.
-5. **Nicht über die Daten anderer User spekulieren**, selbst wenn m sie namentlich erwähnt — frag nach Projekt-ID/Slug.
-
-# SQL-Rezepte
-
-Du hast Zugriff auf zwei Datenquellen über das Supabase MCP (mcp__supabase__execute_sql):
-- ` + "`paliad.*`" + ` — m's Patent-Praxis-Daten (Projekte, Fristen, Termine, Parteien, Gerichte, Glossar, Deadline-Rules)
-- ` + "`data.*`" + ` — youpc.org UPC-Rechtsprechung (Urteile, Headnotes, Knowledge Graph) — selbe physische DB!
-
-## 1. whats_on_my_plate — m's Dashboard-Übersicht
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT
-  (SELECT count(*) FROM paliad.deadlines d
-   WHERE paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)
-     AND d.status = 'pending' AND d.due_date < current_date) AS overdue,
-  (SELECT count(*) FROM paliad.deadlines d
-   WHERE paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)
-     AND d.status = 'pending' AND d.due_date = current_date) AS today,
-  (SELECT count(*) FROM paliad.deadlines d
-   WHERE paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)
-     AND d.status = 'pending'
-     AND d.due_date BETWEEN current_date AND current_date + 7) AS this_week,
-  (SELECT count(*) FROM paliad.appointments a
-   WHERE (a.project_id IS NULL OR paliad.can_see_project(a.project_id))
-     AND a.start_at::date = current_date) AS appointments_today;
-` + "```" + `
-
-## 2. list_my_projects
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT id, kind, label, status, parent_id, path
-  FROM paliad.projects
- WHERE paliad.can_see_project(id)
-   AND status = 'active'
- ORDER BY path
- LIMIT 25;
-` + "```" + `
-
-## 3. get_project_detail (gegeben slug oder id)
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT p.*,
-       (SELECT json_agg(d ORDER BY d.due_date)
-          FROM paliad.deadlines d WHERE d.project_id = p.id
-            AND paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)) AS deadlines,
-       (SELECT json_agg(a ORDER BY a.start_at)
-          FROM paliad.appointments a WHERE a.project_id = p.id
-            AND paliad.can_see_project(a.project_id)) AS appointments,
-       (SELECT json_agg(pa) FROM paliad.parties pa WHERE pa.project_id = p.id) AS parties
-  FROM paliad.projects p
- WHERE paliad.can_see_project(p.id)
-   AND (p.id::text = '<UUID>' OR p.slug = '<slug>')
- LIMIT 1;
-` + "```" + `
-
-## 4. search_my_deadlines (status / Datum / Projekt)
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT d.id, d.title, d.due_date, d.status, p.label AS project_label, d.event_id
-  FROM paliad.deadlines d
-  JOIN paliad.projects p ON p.id = d.project_id
- WHERE paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)
-   AND ($status::text IS NULL OR d.status = $status)
-   AND ($due_after::date IS NULL OR d.due_date >= $due_after)
-   AND ($due_before::date IS NULL OR d.due_date <= $due_before)
- ORDER BY d.due_date ASC
- LIMIT 25;
-` + "```" + `
-
-## 5. list_my_appointments (Zeitfenster)
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT a.id, a.title, a.start_at, a.end_at, a.location, p.label AS project_label
-  FROM paliad.appointments a
-  LEFT JOIN paliad.projects p ON p.id = a.project_id
- WHERE (a.project_id IS NULL OR paliad.can_see_project(a.project_id))
-   AND a.start_at >= $from
-   AND a.start_at <= $to
- ORDER BY a.start_at ASC
- LIMIT 25;
-` + "```" + `
-
-## 6. lookup_court (Gerichtskatalog — firm-wide reference)
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT c.slug, c.name, c.country, c.kind, c.address
-  FROM paliad.courts c
- WHERE c.name ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
-    OR c.slug ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
- ORDER BY similarity(c.name, $q) DESC
- LIMIT 10;
-` + "```" + `
-
-## 7. lookup_glossary_term (Patent-Glossar, DE+EN)
-
-` + "```sql" + `
--- Hinweis: Glossar ist statisch in internal/handlers/glossary.go.
--- Der Service lädt JSON beim Boot. Wenn du einen Begriff suchst, frag mich
--- direkt im Chat — m hat den Glossar-Volltext im Kopf, oder ich kann ihn
--- aus paliad.deadline_rules.legal_source ableiten.
-` + "```" + `
-
-## 8. lookup_deadline_rule (Fristenrechner-Konzepte)
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT r.rule_code, r.concept_label, r.trigger_event, r.deadline_text,
-       r.deadline_text_en, r.legal_source, r.deadline_notes, r.deadline_notes_en
-  FROM paliad.deadline_rules r
- WHERE r.concept_label ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
-    OR r.rule_code ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
-    OR r.legal_source ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
- ORDER BY similarity(r.concept_label, $q) DESC
- LIMIT 5;
-` + "```" + `
-
-## 9. lookup_youpc_case (UPC-Rechtsprechung — cross-schema!)
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT j.node_id, j.upc_number, j.court_division, j.judgment_type,
-       j.proceedings_type, j.decision_date, j.headnote_summary,
-       j.tags
-  FROM data.judgments j
- WHERE j.upc_number ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
-    OR j.headnote_summary ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
-    OR j.tags::text ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
- ORDER BY j.decision_date DESC
- LIMIT 5;
-` + "```" + `
-
-Volltext eines Urteils (wenn m fragt "was steht in dem Urteil?"):
-
-` + "```sql" + `
-SELECT content
-  FROM data.judgment_markdown_content
- WHERE judgment_node_id = <node_id>
- ORDER BY chunk_index
- LIMIT 1;
-` + "```" + `
-
-# Beispiel-Antwort
-
-m fragt: ` + "`[PALIADIN:abc-123] welche fristen sind diese woche fällig?`" + `
-
-Du machst:
-1. ` + "`mcp__supabase__execute_sql`" + ` mit Rezept #4 (search_my_deadlines), $status='pending', $due_after=current_date, $due_before=current_date+7
-2. Du bekommst z.B. 3 Zeilen zurück.
-3. Du schreibst:
-
-` + "```" + `
-Write("/tmp/paliadin/abc-123.txt", """
-Diese Woche stehen 3 Fristen an:
-
-- **16.05.** Klageerwiderung auf Müller v. Acme [#deadline-OPEN:c47bd2-1] — UPC LD München
-- **17.05.** Replik auf BMW v. Daimler [#deadline-OPEN:e92a01-3]
-- **20.05.** Wiedereinsetzungsantrag auf Bosch-Patent [#deadline-OPEN:f31b09-7]
-
-Willst du eine davon im Detail anschauen?
-
----
-[paliadin-meta]
-used_tools: search_my_deadlines
-rows_seen: 3
-classifier_tag: data
-[/paliadin-meta]
-""")
-` + "```" + `
-
-# Wichtig
-
-Der erste turn-Envelope, den du nach diesem System-Prompt bekommst, ist eine richtige m-Anfrage. Antworte gemäß Protokoll. Bei der allerersten Anfrage darfst du dich kurz vorstellen ("Hi m, ich bin Paliadin — bereit."), danach normaler Modus.
-`)
-}
diff --git a/internal/services/paliadin_remote.go b/internal/services/paliadin_remote.go
index 36f34e0..d335c45 100644
--- a/internal/services/paliadin_remote.go
+++ b/internal/services/paliadin_remote.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type RemotePaliadinConfig struct {
 	SSHUser        string // m
 	SSHKeyPath     string // /tmp/paliadin-id_ed25519-<rand> (chmod 600)
 	KnownHostsPath string // /tmp/paliadin-known_hosts
+	SessionPrefix  string // tmux session prefix; per-user session is "<prefix>-<userid8>"
 }
 
 // RemotePaliadinService implements Paliadin against a remote
@@ -60,27 +61,30 @@ type RemotePaliadinService struct {
 	paliadinDB
 	cfg RemotePaliadinConfig
 
-	// Single in-flight turn. mRiver's claude pane is single-user; we
-	// serialise turns the same way LocalPaliadinService does.
+	// Serialise turns across all users. mRiver's host has finite tmux
+	// concurrency anyway, and Paliadin turns are short. Per-user
+	// fan-out can ship in v2 if it ever bottlenecks.
 	turnMu sync.Mutex
 
-	// Health-check cache. Avoids probing mRiver on every turn — once
-	// the cache is warm, RunTurn skips the probe for 10 seconds.
-	healthMu        sync.Mutex
-	healthOK        bool
-	healthCheckedAt time.Time
-
-	// Lazy bootstrap state. The system prompt only needs to be sent
-	// once per claude pane; on first RunTurn after a paliad restart we
-	// inject it, and remember we did so we don't re-send.
-	bootstrapMu sync.Mutex
-	bootstrapped bool
+	// Health-check cache, keyed by per-user session name. Avoids
+	// probing mRiver on every turn — once a session's cache is warm,
+	// RunTurn skips the probe for 10 seconds.
+	healthMu sync.Mutex
+	health   map[string]healthCacheEntry
 
 	// Hook for tests — when non-nil, callShim delegates here instead
 	// of exec'ing ssh. Production code never sets this.
 	callShimHook func(ctx context.Context, args ...string) ([]byte, error)
 }
 
+// healthCacheEntry is one row in the health cache, keyed off tmux
+// session name. We cache success only — failures re-probe so a flap
+// surfaces immediately when paliad reboots into a healthy mRiver.
+type healthCacheEntry struct {
+	ok        bool
+	checkedAt time.Time
+}
+
 // NewRemotePaliadinService wires the remote backend. Call only when
 // PALIADIN_REMOTE_HOST is set in the environment; the constructor does
 // not probe mRiver — first probe happens on the first RunTurn call via
@@ -92,12 +96,28 @@ func NewRemotePaliadinService(db *sqlx.DB, users *UserService, cfg RemotePaliadi
 	if cfg.SSHUser == "" {
 		cfg.SSHUser = "m"
 	}
+	if cfg.SessionPrefix == "" {
+		cfg.SessionPrefix = "paliad-paliadin"
+	}
 	return &RemotePaliadinService{
 		paliadinDB: paliadinDB{db: db, users: users},
 		cfg:        cfg,
+		health:     make(map[string]healthCacheEntry),
 	}
 }
 
+// sessionNameFor returns the per-user tmux session name. Per-user
+// keying (t-paliad-155): one persistent session per Paliad user keyed
+// on the first 8 hex chars of their UUID. Conversation history piles
+// up across visits; ResetSession is the user-driven escape hatch.
+func (s *RemotePaliadinService) sessionNameFor(userID uuid.UUID) string {
+	short := userID.String()
+	if len(short) >= 8 {
+		short = short[:8]
+	}
+	return s.cfg.SessionPrefix + "-" + short
+}
+
 // RunTurn drives one Q&A round against the remote claude pane. Same
 // audit-row contract as LocalPaliadinService: write the row first, run
 // the turn, complete the row on success, mark error on failure.
@@ -120,24 +140,25 @@ func (s *RemotePaliadinService) RunTurn(ctx context.Context, req TurnRequest) (*
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("paliadin: insert turn row: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	session := s.sessionNameFor(req.UserID)
+
 	// Health-gate before paying the cost of a real turn. Caches OK for
-	// 10 s so a fast back-to-back chat doesn't probe every time.
-	if err := s.healthGate(ctx); err != nil {
+	// 10 s per session so a fast back-to-back chat doesn't probe every
+	// time.
+	if err := s.healthGate(ctx, session); err != nil {
 		_ = s.markTurnError(ctx, turnID, "mriver_unreachable")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Lazy bootstrap — first turn after a paliad restart sends the
-	// system prompt; subsequent turns skip.
-	if err := s.ensureBootstrapped(ctx); err != nil {
-		_ = s.markTurnError(ctx, turnID, "bootstrap_failed")
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	// Persona + response protocol live in the Paliadin skill at
+	// ~/.claude/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md on mRiver. Claude's skill
+	// router auto-matches the [PALIADIN: envelope so no in-process
+	// bootstrap (system-prompt-via-tmux-keystroke) is needed any more.
 
 	msg := sanitiseForTmux(req.UserMessage)
 	msgB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(msg))
 
-	body, err := s.callShim(ctx, "run-turn", turnID.String(), msgB64)
+	body, err := s.callShim(ctx, "run-turn", session, turnID.String(), msgB64)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = s.markTurnError(ctx, turnID, classifySSHError(err))
 		return nil, err
@@ -165,55 +186,50 @@ func (s *RemotePaliadinService) RunTurn(ctx context.Context, req TurnRequest) (*
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// ResetSession sends `/clear` to the remote claude pane.
-func (s *RemotePaliadinService) ResetSession(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if _, err := s.callShim(ctx, "reset"); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("paliadin: reset: %w", err)
+// ResetSession kills the user's tmux session on mRiver entirely so the
+// next RunTurn boots a fresh claude pane. Skill-based persona load
+// means the new pane re-acquires the Paliadin protocol contract on
+// first turn — no system-prompt re-send needed.
+func (s *RemotePaliadinService) ResetSession(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) error {
+	session := s.sessionNameFor(userID)
+
+	// Drop the cached health entry so the next turn re-probes against
+	// the fresh session.
+	s.healthMu.Lock()
+	delete(s.health, session)
+	s.healthMu.Unlock()
+
+	if _, err := s.callShim(ctx, "reset", session); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("paliadin: reset %s: %w", session, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// healthGate runs the shim's `health` verb at most once per 10 s.
-// Returns ErrMRiverUnreachable wrapping the underlying error on miss.
-func (s *RemotePaliadinService) healthGate(ctx context.Context) error {
+// healthGate runs the shim's `health <session>` verb at most once per
+// 10 s per session. Returns ErrMRiverUnreachable wrapping the
+// underlying error on miss.
+func (s *RemotePaliadinService) healthGate(ctx context.Context, session string) error {
 	s.healthMu.Lock()
 	defer s.healthMu.Unlock()
 
-	if s.healthOK && time.Since(s.healthCheckedAt) < 10*time.Second {
+	if entry, ok := s.health[session]; ok && entry.ok && time.Since(entry.checkedAt) < 10*time.Second {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	probeCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 3*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
-	out, err := s.callShim(probeCtx, "health")
-	s.healthCheckedAt = time.Now()
+	out, err := s.callShim(probeCtx, "health", session)
 	if err != nil {
-		s.healthOK = false
+		// Don't cache failures — re-probe on every miss so a recovery
+		// surfaces immediately.
+		delete(s.health, session)
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrMRiverUnreachable, err)
 	}
 	if strings.TrimSpace(string(out)) != "ok" {
-		s.healthOK = false
+		delete(s.health, session)
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: shim returned %q", ErrMRiverUnreachable, string(out))
 	}
-	s.healthOK = true
-	return nil
-}
-
-// ensureBootstrapped sends the Paliadin system prompt to the remote
-// claude pane on first call. Idempotent — subsequent calls return nil
-// without doing any work.
-func (s *RemotePaliadinService) ensureBootstrapped(ctx context.Context) error {
-	s.bootstrapMu.Lock()
-	defer s.bootstrapMu.Unlock()
-	if s.bootstrapped {
-		return nil
-	}
-	prompt := paliadinSystemPrompt("/tmp/paliadin")
-	promptB64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(prompt))
-	if _, err := s.callShim(ctx, "bootstrap", promptB64); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("paliadin: bootstrap: %w", err)
-	}
-	s.bootstrapped = true
+	s.health[session] = healthCacheEntry{ok: true, checkedAt: time.Now()}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -245,8 +261,9 @@ func (s *RemotePaliadinService) callShim(ctx context.Context, args ...string) ([
 	}
 	sshArgs = append(sshArgs, args...)
 
-	// Shim's run-turn timeout is 60 s; +10 s gives SSH some overhead.
-	c, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 70*time.Second)
+	// Shim's run-turn timeout is 120 s (cold start = claude boot + skill
+	// load + MCP discovery + first reasoning); +10 s gives SSH overhead.
+	c, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 130*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(c, "ssh", sshArgs...)
@@ -309,7 +326,7 @@ func (s *DisabledPaliadinService) RunTurn(ctx context.Context, req TurnRequest)
 	return nil, ErrPaliadinDisabled
 }
 
-func (s *DisabledPaliadinService) ResetSession(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (s *DisabledPaliadinService) ResetSession(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) error {
 	return ErrPaliadinDisabled
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/services/paliadin_remote_test.go b/internal/services/paliadin_remote_test.go
index 98f204f..85dc7d7 100644
--- a/internal/services/paliadin_remote_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/paliadin_remote_test.go
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
+// testSession is the per-user session name we pass into healthGate /
+// callShim from tests. The shape mirrors what RunTurn would derive for
+// a real user.
+const testSession = "paliad-paliadin-deadbeef"
+
 // Tests for the remote-Paliadin backend. Every test bypasses exec via
 // the callShimHook field — no real ssh is ever invoked, no DB rows are
 // written. Tests that would need DB I/O (audit row insert/complete on
@@ -77,13 +84,13 @@ func TestHealthGate_CachesOnSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	s := NewRemotePaliadinService(nil, nil, RemotePaliadinConfig{SSHHost: "x"})
 	s.callShimHook = func(ctx context.Context, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		atomic.AddInt32(&calls, 1)
-		if len(args) != 1 || args[0] != "health" {
+		if len(args) != 2 || args[0] != "health" || args[1] != testSession {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected callShim args: %v", args)
 		}
 		return []byte("ok\n"), nil
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		if err := s.healthGate(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		if err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), testSession); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("healthGate iteration %d: %v", i, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ func TestHealthGate_RetriesAfterFailure(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil, errors.New("ssh: Connection refused")
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
-		err := s.healthGate(context.Background())
+		err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), testSession)
 		if !errors.Is(err, ErrMRiverUnreachable) {
 			t.Errorf("iteration %d: err %v; want wrapping ErrMRiverUnreachable", i, err)
 		}
@@ -116,60 +123,32 @@ func TestHealthGate_RejectsUnexpectedReply(t *testing.T) {
 	s.callShimHook = func(ctx context.Context, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return []byte("not-ok"), nil
 	}
-	err := s.healthGate(context.Background())
+	err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), testSession)
 	if !errors.Is(err, ErrMRiverUnreachable) {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v; want wrap of ErrMRiverUnreachable for non-ok reply", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestEnsureBootstrapped_RunsOnce(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHealthGate_PerSessionCache(t *testing.T) {
+	// Two sessions must each get their own probe — caching is per-key,
+	// not global.
 	var calls int32
 	s := NewRemotePaliadinService(nil, nil, RemotePaliadinConfig{SSHHost: "x"})
 	s.callShimHook = func(ctx context.Context, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 		atomic.AddInt32(&calls, 1)
-		if len(args) != 2 || args[0] != "bootstrap" {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected callShim args: %v", args)
-		}
-		// args[1] is the base64'd system prompt — no need to decode in
-		// the test; just sanity-check it isn't trivially empty.
-		if len(args[1]) < 100 {
-			t.Errorf("bootstrap prompt suspiciously short: %d bytes", len(args[1]))
-		}
-		return []byte("ok\n"), nil
+		return []byte("ok"), nil
 	}
-	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
-		if err := s.ensureBootstrapped(context.Background()); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("ensureBootstrapped iteration %d: %v", i, err)
-		}
+	if err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), "paliad-paliadin-aaaaaaaa"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("session A first probe: %v", err)
 	}
-	if got := atomic.LoadInt32(&calls); got != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("expected 1 callShim call (bootstrap is one-shot); got %d", got)
+	if err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), "paliad-paliadin-bbbbbbbb"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("session B first probe: %v", err)
 	}
-}
-
-func TestEnsureBootstrapped_RetriesOnFailure(t *testing.T) {
-	var calls int32
-	var failOnce atomic.Bool
-	s := NewRemotePaliadinService(nil, nil, RemotePaliadinConfig{SSHHost: "x"})
-	s.callShimHook = func(ctx context.Context, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
-		atomic.AddInt32(&calls, 1)
-		if failOnce.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
-			return nil, errors.New("ssh: transient failure")
-		}
-		return []byte("ok\n"), nil
-	}
-	if err := s.ensureBootstrapped(context.Background()); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("first call should error")
-	}
-	if err := s.ensureBootstrapped(context.Background()); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("second call should succeed: %v", err)
-	}
-	// Third call should be a cache hit (bootstrapped flag set on success).
-	if err := s.ensureBootstrapped(context.Background()); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("third call should be cached: %v", err)
+	if err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), "paliad-paliadin-aaaaaaaa"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("session A second probe: %v", err)
 	}
 	if got := atomic.LoadInt32(&calls); got != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("expected 2 callShim calls (1 fail + 1 succeed; 3rd cached); got %d", got)
+		t.Errorf("expected 2 callShim calls (1 per session, A reuses cache on 3rd); got %d", got)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -180,14 +159,14 @@ func TestHealthGate_CacheExpires(t *testing.T) {
 		atomic.AddInt32(&calls, 1)
 		return []byte("ok"), nil
 	}
-	if err := s.healthGate(context.Background()); err != nil {
+	if err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), testSession); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("first probe: %v", err)
 	}
 	// Force the cached timestamp to expire.
 	s.healthMu.Lock()
-	s.healthCheckedAt = time.Now().Add(-11 * time.Second)
+	s.health[testSession] = healthCacheEntry{ok: true, checkedAt: time.Now().Add(-11 * time.Second)}
 	s.healthMu.Unlock()
-	if err := s.healthGate(context.Background()); err != nil {
+	if err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), testSession); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("second probe (expired cache): %v", err)
 	}
 	if got := atomic.LoadInt32(&calls); got != 2 {
@@ -195,6 +174,71 @@ func TestHealthGate_CacheExpires(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSessionNameFor_PerUser(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewRemotePaliadinService(nil, nil, RemotePaliadinConfig{SSHHost: "x"})
+	a := uuid.MustParse("aaaaaaaa-1111-2222-3333-444444444444")
+	b := uuid.MustParse("bbbbbbbb-1111-2222-3333-444444444444")
+	if got := s.sessionNameFor(a); got != "paliad-paliadin-aaaaaaaa" {
+		t.Errorf("session A = %q; want paliad-paliadin-aaaaaaaa", got)
+	}
+	if got := s.sessionNameFor(b); got != "paliad-paliadin-bbbbbbbb" {
+		t.Errorf("session B = %q; want paliad-paliadin-bbbbbbbb", got)
+	}
+	if s.sessionNameFor(a) == s.sessionNameFor(b) {
+		t.Error("distinct user IDs collapsed to the same session")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSessionNameFor_HonoursPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewRemotePaliadinService(nil, nil, RemotePaliadinConfig{
+		SSHHost:       "x",
+		SessionPrefix: "custom",
+	})
+	a := uuid.MustParse("12345678-1111-2222-3333-444444444444")
+	if got := s.sessionNameFor(a); got != "custom-12345678" {
+		t.Errorf("session = %q; want custom-12345678", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResetSession_KillsPerUserSession(t *testing.T) {
+	var captured []string
+	s := NewRemotePaliadinService(nil, nil, RemotePaliadinConfig{SSHHost: "x"})
+	s.callShimHook = func(ctx context.Context, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+		captured = append([]string(nil), args...)
+		return []byte("ok"), nil
+	}
+	uid := uuid.MustParse("aaaaaaaa-1111-2222-3333-444444444444")
+	if err := s.ResetSession(context.Background(), uid); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResetSession: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := []string{"reset", "paliad-paliadin-aaaaaaaa"}
+	if len(captured) != 2 || captured[0] != want[0] || captured[1] != want[1] {
+		t.Errorf("callShim args = %v; want %v", captured, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResetSession_DropsHealthCache(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewRemotePaliadinService(nil, nil, RemotePaliadinConfig{SSHHost: "x"})
+	s.callShimHook = func(ctx context.Context, args ...string) ([]byte, error) { return []byte("ok"), nil }
+	uid := uuid.MustParse("aaaaaaaa-1111-2222-3333-444444444444")
+	session := s.sessionNameFor(uid)
+
+	// Warm the cache.
+	if err := s.healthGate(context.Background(), session); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("warm: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := s.health[session]; !ok {
+		t.Fatal("cache should be warm")
+	}
+
+	if err := s.ResetSession(context.Background(), uid); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResetSession: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, ok := s.health[session]; ok {
+		t.Error("ResetSession must drop the per-session health cache")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRemotePaliadin_ImplementsPaliadin(t *testing.T) {
 	// Compile-time check is in paliadin_remote.go; this test makes the
 	// failure mode obvious if someone accidentally drops a method.
@@ -208,7 +252,7 @@ func TestDisabledPaliadinService(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := s.RunTurn(context.Background(), TurnRequest{}); !errors.Is(err, ErrPaliadinDisabled) {
 		t.Errorf("RunTurn error = %v; want ErrPaliadinDisabled", err)
 	}
-	if err := s.ResetSession(context.Background()); !errors.Is(err, ErrPaliadinDisabled) {
+	if err := s.ResetSession(context.Background(), uuid.Nil); !errors.Is(err, ErrPaliadinDisabled) {
 		t.Errorf("ResetSession error = %v; want ErrPaliadinDisabled", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scripts/install-paliadin-skill b/scripts/install-paliadin-skill
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3ff48cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-paliadin-skill
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# install-paliadin-skill — copy the Paliadin skill into the local Claude
+# Code config so the long-lived `claude` pane on this host picks it up.
+#
+# Run on every host that hosts a Paliadin tmux session — that means:
+#   - mRiver (m's laptop, the prod target reached via SSH from paliad.de)
+#   - any laptop running paliad's LocalPaliadinService directly
+#
+# The skill at ~/.claude/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md is what teaches Claude
+# to react to `[PALIADIN:<uuid>]` envelopes by writing the response to
+# /tmp/paliadin/<uuid>.txt. It survives /clear and fresh sessions because
+# Claude's skill router auto-matches by description, not by an in-memory
+# system prompt.
+#
+# Idempotent — re-running after a repo update is the supported way to
+# refresh the skill on a host.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+src_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/skills/paliadin" && pwd)"
+dst_dir="${CLAUDE_SKILLS_DIR:-$HOME/.claude/skills}/paliadin"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$src_dir/SKILL.md" ]]; then
+  echo "install-paliadin-skill: missing $src_dir/SKILL.md" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$dst_dir"
+# Mirror the entire skill tree (SKILL.md + references/), and clear out
+# any stale auxiliary files left from a previous shape.
+rm -rf "$dst_dir/references"
+cp "$src_dir/SKILL.md" "$dst_dir/SKILL.md"
+if [[ -d "$src_dir/references" ]]; then
+  cp -R "$src_dir/references" "$dst_dir/references"
+fi
+echo "installed: $dst_dir/"
+find "$dst_dir" -type f -printf '  %P\n'
diff --git a/scripts/paliadin-shim b/scripts/paliadin-shim
index 5ab7667..dd1951a 100755
--- a/scripts/paliadin-shim
+++ b/scripts/paliadin-shim
@@ -5,27 +5,43 @@
 # client's requested command is exposed in $SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND; this
 # script parses it and dispatches to a fixed verb set.
 #
-# Design: docs/design-paliadin-tailscale-ssh-2026-05-07.md §5.4.
+# Design: docs/design-paliadin-tailscale-ssh-2026-05-07.md §5.4 +
+#         t-paliad-155 (per-user session keying + skill-based persona).
 #
-# Verbs:
-#   health                          -> "ok" iff tmux + claude reachable
-#   bootstrap <prompt-base64>       -> ensure pane + send system prompt
-#   run-turn  <uuid> <msg-base64>   -> send framed prompt, poll, return
-#   reset                           -> /clear the conversation
+# Verbs (every verb takes the tmux session name as the first positional
+# argument; per-user sessions are created on demand):
 #
-# All multi-character payloads (prompts, messages) are base64-encoded by
-# the Go caller so we never have to quote them through ssh's argv.
+#   health    <session>                     -> "ok" iff tmux + claude reachable
+#   run-turn  <session> <uuid> <msg-base64> -> send framed prompt, poll, return
+#   reset     <session>                     -> kill the session entirely
+#
+# The persona + response protocol live in the Paliadin skill at
+# ~/.claude/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md (see scripts/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md
+# in the repo). Claude's skill router auto-matches the [PALIADIN:<uuid>]
+# envelope and writes the response to /tmp/paliadin/<uuid>.txt — that is
+# the contract this shim polls on. There is no longer a bootstrap step.
+#
+# All multi-character payloads (messages) are base64-encoded by the Go
+# caller so we never have to quote them through ssh's argv.
 #
 # Errors go to stderr with a non-zero exit. The Go side maps the exit
 # status into a friendly error code.
 set -euo pipefail
 umask 077
 
-readonly TMUX_SESSION="${PALIADIN_TMUX_SESSION:-paliad-paliadin}"
 readonly RESPONSE_DIR="${PALIADIN_RESPONSE_DIR:-/tmp/paliadin}"
-readonly TIMEOUT_S="${PALIADIN_TIMEOUT_S:-60}"
+readonly TIMEOUT_S="${PALIADIN_TIMEOUT_S:-120}"
+# Working directory for the claude pane. Must be the paliad repo root so
+# claude picks up .mcp.json (project-scoped Supabase MCP) — without it,
+# the SKILL.md SQL recipes fail with no DB tool. Override via env var if
+# the repo lives elsewhere on this host.
+readonly CLAUDE_CWD="${PALIADIN_REMOTE_CWD:-/home/m/dev/paliad}"
 readonly PANE_READY_S=60      # max wait for claude pane to settle
 readonly TURN_ID_RE='^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$'
+# Session names are constructed by the Go side as `paliad-paliadin-<userid8>`;
+# allow the same shape m might dial by hand. Stays defensive against shell
+# metacharacters since this string is interpolated into tmux targets.
+readonly SESSION_RE='^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]{1,64}$'
 
 mkdir -p "$RESPONSE_DIR"
 chmod 700 "$RESPONSE_DIR"
@@ -41,12 +57,30 @@ verb="${argv[0]:-}"
 
 log_err() { printf 'paliadin-shim: %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
 
-# ensure_pane creates the tmux session + claude window if missing, waits
-# for the pane to become ready, and prints the target identifier
+# require_session validates argv[1] as a tmux session name. Echoes the
+# validated name on success; logs + exits on failure.
+require_session() {
+  local s="${argv[1]:-}"
+  if [[ -z "$s" ]]; then
+    log_err "$verb: missing session name"; exit 2
+  fi
+  if [[ ! "$s" =~ $SESSION_RE ]]; then
+    log_err "$verb: invalid session name"; exit 2
+  fi
+  printf '%s' "$s"
+}
+
+# ensure_pane creates the named tmux session + claude window if missing,
+# waits for the pane to become ready, and prints the target identifier
 # ("session:window-idx") on stdout.
+#
+# Per-user sessions are independently namespaced inside tmux; multiple
+# paliad-paliadin-* sessions can coexist on mRiver without interfering.
 ensure_pane() {
-  if ! tmux has-session -t "$TMUX_SESSION" 2>/dev/null; then
-    tmux new-session -d -s "$TMUX_SESSION"
+  local session="$1"
+
+  if ! tmux has-session -t "$session" 2>/dev/null; then
+    tmux new-session -d -s "$session"
   fi
 
   # Look for an existing window tagged with @paliadin-scope=chat.
@@ -54,22 +88,26 @@ ensure_pane() {
   local idx scope
   while read -r idx; do
     [[ -z "$idx" ]] && continue
-    scope=$(tmux show-window-option -t "$TMUX_SESSION:$idx" -v @paliadin-scope 2>/dev/null || true)
+    scope=$(tmux show-window-option -t "$session:$idx" -v @paliadin-scope 2>/dev/null || true)
     if [[ "$scope" == "chat" ]]; then
-      target="$TMUX_SESSION:$idx"
+      target="$session:$idx"
       break
     fi
-  done < <(tmux list-windows -t "$TMUX_SESSION" -F '#{window_index}' 2>/dev/null || true)
+  done < <(tmux list-windows -t "$session" -F '#{window_index}' 2>/dev/null || true)
 
   if [[ -z "$target" ]]; then
     if ! command -v claude >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       log_err "claude CLI not found in PATH"
       exit 3
     fi
-    idx=$(tmux new-window -t "$TMUX_SESSION" -n claude-paliadin -P -F '#{window_index}' claude)
-    target="$TMUX_SESSION:$idx"
+    if [[ ! -d "$CLAUDE_CWD" ]]; then
+      log_err "claude cwd $CLAUDE_CWD does not exist — set PALIADIN_REMOTE_CWD"
+      exit 3
+    fi
+    idx=$(tmux new-window -c "$CLAUDE_CWD" -t "$session" -n claude-paliadin -P -F '#{window_index}' claude)
+    target="$session:$idx"
 
-    # Wait for claude to settle. Matches Go waitForPaneReady (paliadin.go:495).
+    # Wait for claude to settle. Matches Go waitForPaneReady (paliadin.go).
     local deadline=$(( $(date +%s) + PANE_READY_S ))
     local pane=""
     while [[ $(date +%s) -lt $deadline ]]; do
@@ -103,55 +141,47 @@ case "$verb" in
   health)
     # Used by the Go side's healthGate to short-circuit when mRiver is
     # offline or tmux/claude is broken. Output is parsed verbatim.
+    # Session is required (per-user) but health is *not* expected to
+    # spin up the claude pane — only validates tooling + that we could
+    # in principle create the session.
+    session=$(require_session)
     if ! command -v tmux >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       log_err "tmux not in PATH"; exit 1
     fi
     if ! command -v claude >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       log_err "claude not in PATH"; exit 1
     fi
-    if ! tmux has-session -t "$TMUX_SESSION" 2>/dev/null; then
-      tmux new-session -d -s "$TMUX_SESSION"
+    if ! tmux has-session -t "$session" 2>/dev/null; then
+      tmux new-session -d -s "$session"
     fi
     echo ok
     ;;
 
-  bootstrap)
-    # Inject the system prompt into a fresh claude pane. Idempotent —
-    # the Go side may call this repeatedly; tmux send-keys is harmless
-    # against a settled pane.
-    if [[ -z "${argv[1]:-}" ]]; then
-      log_err "bootstrap: missing prompt"; exit 2
-    fi
-    if ! prompt=$(printf '%s' "${argv[1]}" | base64 -d 2>/dev/null); then
-      log_err "bootstrap: invalid base64 prompt"; exit 2
-    fi
-    target=$(ensure_pane)
-    send_to_pane "$target" "$prompt"
-    sleep 2  # let claude absorb before turns flow
-    echo ok
-    ;;
-
   run-turn)
-    # $1 = turn_id (UUID), $2 = base64-encoded user message.
-    turn_id="${argv[1]:-}"
+    # $1 = session, $2 = turn_id (UUID), $3 = base64-encoded user message.
+    session=$(require_session)
+    turn_id="${argv[2]:-}"
     if [[ ! "$turn_id" =~ $TURN_ID_RE ]]; then
       log_err "run-turn: bad turn_id"; exit 2
     fi
-    if [[ -z "${argv[2]:-}" ]]; then
+    if [[ -z "${argv[3]:-}" ]]; then
       log_err "run-turn: missing message"; exit 2
     fi
-    if ! msg=$(printf '%s' "${argv[2]}" | base64 -d 2>/dev/null); then
+    if ! msg=$(printf '%s' "${argv[3]}" | base64 -d 2>/dev/null); then
       log_err "run-turn: invalid base64 message"; exit 2
     fi
-    target=$(ensure_pane)
+    target=$(ensure_pane "$session")
     out="$RESPONSE_DIR/$turn_id.txt"
     rm -f "$out"
 
-    # Envelope matches paliadin_prompt.go's `[PALIADIN:turn_id] <msg>` shape.
+    # Envelope. The Paliadin skill (~/.claude/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md)
+    # description-matches on this exact prefix, so Claude routes to the
+    # skill on every turn regardless of conversation state — surviving
+    # /clear, fresh sessions, and pane restarts.
     send_to_pane "$target" "[PALIADIN:$turn_id] $msg"
 
     # Poll for the response file. Same shape as Go pollForResponse
-    # (paliadin.go:530). Settle delay so we don't read mid-flush.
+    # (paliadin.go). Settle delay so we don't read mid-flush.
     deadline=$(( $(date +%s) + TIMEOUT_S ))
     while [[ $(date +%s) -lt $deadline ]]; do
       if [[ -s "$out" ]]; then
@@ -167,9 +197,14 @@ case "$verb" in
     ;;
 
   reset)
-    # Send `/clear` so the next turn starts a fresh conversation.
-    target=$(ensure_pane)
-    send_to_pane "$target" "/clear"
+    # Kill the user's session entirely so the next run-turn boots a
+    # fresh claude pane. With skill-based persona load, /clear would
+    # also work — but kill-session is simpler and removes any chance
+    # of leftover conversation state confusing the next turn.
+    session=$(require_session)
+    if tmux has-session -t "$session" 2>/dev/null; then
+      tmux kill-session -t "$session"
+    fi
     echo ok
     ;;
 
diff --git a/scripts/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md b/scripts/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ff2ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/skills/paliadin/SKILL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+---
+name: paliadin
+description: Use this skill whenever a user message arrives prefixed with `[PALIADIN:<uuid>]` — that prefix means the request comes from the Paliad backend and a Markdown answer must be written to `/tmp/paliadin/<uuid>.txt` (with a `[paliadin-meta]` trailer) so the polling Go service can return it to the user. Trigger on the literal `[PALIADIN:` prefix, even when m's question is short ("Hey", "wer bin ich?") and looks like normal chat — the prefix is the contract, not the question content. Persona: m's Patentpraxis-Plattform-Assistent — terse, juristisch präzise German, no emojis, every concrete claim backed by a tool-call.
+---
+
+# Paliadin
+
+You are the in-app AI assistant inside **Paliad**, m's Patentpraxis-Plattform für HLC-Kollegen. You help with daily patent-practice work: Akten finden, Fristen prüfen, Begriffe erklären, Gerichte nachschlagen, UPC-Rechtsprechung recherchieren.
+
+## Quick start — one turn
+
+Every Paliad request looks like:
+
+```
+[PALIADIN:<turn_id>] <Frage>
+```
+
+Per turn:
+
+1. **Extract `<turn_id>`** from the prefix.
+2. **Research** with tools (max 1–3 calls — backend timeout is 60s). See [references/sql-recipes.md](references/sql-recipes.md) **before any project/deadline/court/glossary/UPC lookup**.
+3. **Write the file** with `Write("/tmp/paliadin/<turn_id>.txt", …)` containing the Markdown answer + `[paliadin-meta]` trailer.
+4. (Optional) one-line echo in the chat pane (`done`). The backend reads only the file.
+
+> Skip every greeting / preamble in the chat pane. The file is the user-visible artefact; everything else is irrelevant.
+
+## Persona
+
+- Direkt, kompetent, juristisch präzise — wie ein Patentanwalts-Kollege mit zehn Jahren UPC-Erfahrung.
+- Default Deutsch (m's Arbeitssprache); auf englische Frage englisch antworten.
+- Keine Floskeln, keine Emojis, kein "Ich helfe dir gerne!".
+
+## Response-file format
+
+```
+<Markdown-Antwort>
+
+---
+[paliadin-meta]
+used_tools: <komma-separierte Tool-Namen, leer wenn keiner>
+rows_seen: <komma-separierte Zeilen-Counts, parallel zu used_tools>
+classifier_tag: <data | concept | navigation | meta | other>
+[/paliadin-meta]
+```
+
+`classifier_tag` — pick one:
+
+| Wert | Wann |
+|---|---|
+| `data` | m fragt nach seinen eigenen Daten ("welche Frist…") |
+| `concept` | juristischer Begriff/Verfahren ("was ist Klageerwiderung?") |
+| `navigation` | Paliad-Seite/Funktion suchen ("wie öffne ich…") |
+| `meta` | Frage über Paliadin selbst, oder Smalltalk |
+| `other` | Web-Wissen, sonstige Recherche |
+
+`used_tools` und `rows_seen` müssen parallel sein (Tool-N → Rows-N). Beide leer, wenn kein Tool benutzt.
+
+## Action-Chips (optional)
+
+Direkt im Antworttext einbetten — Paliad-Frontend rendert sie als Buttons:
+
+- `[#deadline-OPEN:<id>]` — öffnet Fristen-Detail
+- `[#projekt-OPEN:<slug>]` — öffnet Projekt-Detail
+- `[chip:nav:/projects/abc-123]` — beliebige Navigation
+- `[chip:filter:status=pending&due=this_week]` — gefilterter Inbox-Link
+
+Nur IDs/Slugs benutzen, die du tatsächlich aus einem Tool-Call hast. **Niemals erfinden.**
+
+## Hard rules
+
+1. **Keine Erfindungen.** Liefert ein Tool nichts, sag das. Niemals Aktenzeichen, Daten, Gerichts- oder Parteinamen erfinden.
+2. **Jede konkrete Aussage über m's Arbeit MUSS aus einem Tool-Call der aktuellen Antwort kommen.** Erinnerung an frühere Gespräche reicht nicht — Daten ändern sich.
+3. **Read-only.** Schreibe nichts in die DB. Wenn m etwas ändern will, sag wo in Paliad.
+4. **Visibility-Gate respektieren.** Auch wenn m global_admin ist: jede projekt-bezogene Abfrage MUSS `paliad.can_see_project(project_id)` enthalten.
+5. **Nicht über andere User spekulieren** — frag nach Projekt-ID/Slug, selbst wenn m sie namentlich erwähnt.
+6. **Niemals auf `psql`, `curl PostgREST`, `nix-shell` oder andere DB-Fallbacks ausweichen.** Die einzig zulässige DB-Quelle ist `mcp__supabase__execute_sql` (project-scoped MCP). Wenn dieser Tool-Aufruf nicht verfügbar ist, schreibe sofort: *"DB nicht erreichbar — bitte paliad neu deployen oder PALIADIN_REMOTE_CWD prüfen."* mit `classifier_tag: meta`. Niemals 60+ Sekunden im Fallback-Tanz verbringen — der Backend-Timeout schlägt sonst zu, bevor du eine Antwort schreibst.
+
+## Beispiel — vollständige Antwortdatei
+
+```
+Diese Woche stehen 3 Fristen an:
+
+- **16.05.** Klageerwiderung Müller v. Acme [#deadline-OPEN:c47bd2-1] — UPC LD München
+- **17.05.** Replik BMW v. Daimler [#deadline-OPEN:e92a01-3]
+- **20.05.** Wiedereinsetzung Bosch-Patent [#deadline-OPEN:f31b09-7]
+
+---
+[paliadin-meta]
+used_tools: search_my_deadlines
+rows_seen: 3
+classifier_tag: data
+[/paliadin-meta]
+```
+
+## Allererste Anfrage einer Session
+
+Eine kurze Vorstellung in der **Antwort-Datei** ist erlaubt ("Hi m, ich bin Paliadin — bereit."), nie statt der Datei. Ab Turn 2 normaler Modus.
diff --git a/scripts/skills/paliadin/references/sql-recipes.md b/scripts/skills/paliadin/references/sql-recipes.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebd352b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/skills/paliadin/references/sql-recipes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+# SQL recipes — Paliadin tool catalogue
+
+Read this file **before any project / deadline / appointment / court / glossary / deadline-rule / UPC-judgment lookup**. Every query goes through the Supabase MCP via `mcp__supabase__execute_sql`. Two schemas in the same physical DB:
+
+- `paliad.*` — Patentpraxis-Daten (projects, deadlines, appointments, parties, courts, deadline_rules, users)
+- `data.*` — youpc.org UPC case law (judgments, headnotes, knowledge graph)
+
+Every project-scoped query MUST include `paliad.can_see_project(project_id)` — even when m is global_admin (see SKILL.md rule 4).
+
+## 1. whats_on_my_plate — Dashboard-Übersicht
+
+```sql
+SELECT
+  (SELECT count(*) FROM paliad.deadlines d
+   WHERE paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)
+     AND d.status = 'pending' AND d.due_date < current_date) AS overdue,
+  (SELECT count(*) FROM paliad.deadlines d
+   WHERE paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)
+     AND d.status = 'pending' AND d.due_date = current_date) AS today,
+  (SELECT count(*) FROM paliad.deadlines d
+   WHERE paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)
+     AND d.status = 'pending'
+     AND d.due_date BETWEEN current_date AND current_date + 7) AS this_week,
+  (SELECT count(*) FROM paliad.appointments a
+   WHERE (a.project_id IS NULL OR paliad.can_see_project(a.project_id))
+     AND a.start_at::date = current_date) AS appointments_today;
+```
+
+## 2. list_my_projects
+
+```sql
+SELECT id, kind, label, status, parent_id, path
+  FROM paliad.projects
+ WHERE paliad.can_see_project(id)
+   AND status = 'active'
+ ORDER BY path
+ LIMIT 25;
+```
+
+## 3. get_project_detail (per slug oder id)
+
+```sql
+SELECT p.*,
+       (SELECT json_agg(d ORDER BY d.due_date)
+          FROM paliad.deadlines d WHERE d.project_id = p.id
+            AND paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)) AS deadlines,
+       (SELECT json_agg(a ORDER BY a.start_at)
+          FROM paliad.appointments a WHERE a.project_id = p.id
+            AND paliad.can_see_project(a.project_id)) AS appointments,
+       (SELECT json_agg(pa) FROM paliad.parties pa WHERE pa.project_id = p.id) AS parties
+  FROM paliad.projects p
+ WHERE paliad.can_see_project(p.id)
+   AND (p.id::text = '<UUID>' OR p.slug = '<slug>')
+ LIMIT 1;
+```
+
+## 4. search_my_deadlines (status / Datum / Projekt)
+
+```sql
+SELECT d.id, d.title, d.due_date, d.status, p.label AS project_label, d.event_id
+  FROM paliad.deadlines d
+  JOIN paliad.projects p ON p.id = d.project_id
+ WHERE paliad.can_see_project(d.project_id)
+   AND ($status::text IS NULL OR d.status = $status)
+   AND ($due_after::date IS NULL OR d.due_date >= $due_after)
+   AND ($due_before::date IS NULL OR d.due_date <= $due_before)
+ ORDER BY d.due_date ASC
+ LIMIT 25;
+```
+
+## 5. list_my_appointments (Zeitfenster)
+
+```sql
+SELECT a.id, a.title, a.start_at, a.end_at, a.location, p.label AS project_label
+  FROM paliad.appointments a
+  LEFT JOIN paliad.projects p ON p.id = a.project_id
+ WHERE (a.project_id IS NULL OR paliad.can_see_project(a.project_id))
+   AND a.start_at >= $from
+   AND a.start_at <= $to
+ ORDER BY a.start_at ASC
+ LIMIT 25;
+```
+
+## 6. lookup_court (firm-wide reference)
+
+```sql
+SELECT c.slug, c.name, c.country, c.kind, c.address
+  FROM paliad.courts c
+ WHERE c.name ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
+    OR c.slug ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
+ ORDER BY similarity(c.name, $q) DESC
+ LIMIT 10;
+```
+
+## 7. lookup_deadline_rule (Fristenrechner-Konzepte)
+
+```sql
+SELECT r.rule_code, r.concept_label, r.trigger_event, r.deadline_text,
+       r.deadline_text_en, r.legal_source, r.deadline_notes, r.deadline_notes_en
+  FROM paliad.deadline_rules r
+ WHERE r.concept_label ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
+    OR r.rule_code ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
+    OR r.legal_source ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
+ ORDER BY similarity(r.concept_label, $q) DESC
+ LIMIT 5;
+```
+
+## 8. lookup_youpc_case (UPC-Rechtsprechung — cross-schema)
+
+```sql
+SELECT j.node_id, j.upc_number, j.court_division, j.judgment_type,
+       j.proceedings_type, j.decision_date, j.headnote_summary,
+       j.tags
+  FROM data.judgments j
+ WHERE j.upc_number ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
+    OR j.headnote_summary ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
+    OR j.tags::text ILIKE '%' || $q || '%'
+ ORDER BY j.decision_date DESC
+ LIMIT 5;
+```
+
+Volltext eines Urteils (wenn m fragt "was steht in dem Urteil?"):
+
+```sql
+SELECT content
+  FROM data.judgment_markdown_content
+ WHERE judgment_node_id = <node_id>
+ ORDER BY chunk_index
+ LIMIT 1;
+```
+
+## Glossar — keine SQL-Tabelle
+
+Der Patent-Glossar lebt statisch in `internal/handlers/glossary.go` (JSON beim Boot geladen). Für reine Begriffsfragen reicht dein Wissen + optional Cross-Check via `paliad.deadline_rules.legal_source`.