.gitignore

@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ media
 /delme.py
 /log/accounts.log
 /log/errors.log
-__pycache__
+**/__pycache__
+**/*.pyc
+**/*.pyo
 .claude

apps/chat/integrations/mattermost/client.py

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class MattermostClient:
                 "debug": False,
             }
         )
+        self._driver.login()
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Internal helpers — username and email are deterministic from UUID
@@ -68,6 +69,16 @@ class MattermostClient:
     # with identifying fields surfaced beyond this layer.
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    def _ensure_team_member(self, mm_user_id: str) -> None:
+        if not self._team_id:
+            return
+        try:
+            self._driver.teams.add_user_to_team(
+                self._team_id, options={"team_id": self._team_id, "user_id": mm_user_id}
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            pass  # already a member or team not configured — not fatal
+
     def get_or_create_user(self, user_id: UUID) -> str:
         """
         Ensure a Mattermost account exists for the given external UUID.
@@ -77,7 +88,9 @@ class MattermostClient:
 
         try:
             user = self._driver.users.get_user_by_username(username)
-            return user["id"]
+            mm_user_id = user["id"]
+            self._ensure_team_member(mm_user_id)
+            return mm_user_id
         except ResourceNotFound:
             pass
         except Exception as exc:
@@ -91,13 +104,17 @@ class MattermostClient:
                     "password": self._random_password(),
                 }
             )
-            return user["id"]
+            mm_user_id = user["id"]
+            self._ensure_team_member(mm_user_id)
+            return mm_user_id
         except Exception as exc:
             # Guard against a concurrent request having created the account
             # between our lookup and our create attempt.
             try:
                 user = self._driver.users.get_user_by_username(username)
-                return user["id"]
+                mm_user_id = user["id"]
+                self._ensure_team_member(mm_user_id)
+                return mm_user_id
             except Exception:
                 pass
             raise MattermostError(f"User creation failed: {exc}") from exc

apps/chat/services/message.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class MessageService:
         publishers: list | None = None,
     ):
         self._account = account_service or AccountService()
-        self._storage = storage_service or StorageService()
+        self._storage_override = storage_service  # lazy: only instantiate when needed
         self._mm = mattermost_client or MattermostClient()
         self._publishers = (
             publishers
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ class MessageService:
             else [WebSocketPublisher(), PushPublisher(), LongPollPublisher()]
         )
 
+    @property
+    def _storage(self) -> StorageService:
+        if self._storage_override is None:
+            self._storage_override = StorageService()
+        return self._storage_override
+
     def send(
         self,
         conversation_id,