Prototype paused admin participant AI support

Enable an existing AI difficulty for a human seat through admin controls without granting private access or advancing paused play. Preserve custody, credentials, takeback and separate paced resume. Bind atomic writes and outgoing-grant revocation to live authority, room/pause versions and active seat access with durable exact receipts.

Validation: types/lint, 5408 offline tests, build and 52 HTTP tests passed on source fingerprint 2157de0f4bb0b74d9760d52102601c52344cf674dee8ccd1d559f0a246a1d4ff; 22 authenticated admin HTTP groups, independent SQL/privacy/UI review, desktop/mobile and refresh checks. All 2098 baseline rooms and 4455 seats preserved. Migration 0015 is additive. Positive production admin QA awaits authorized access; full admin/rules scope remains unfinished.

app/admin/page.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { FACTIONS } from '@/game/catalog';
 import { AdminRoomControls } from '@/components/admin-room-controls';
 import { AdminRoomCreation } from '@/components/admin-room-creation';
 import { AdminLobbyControls } from '@/components/admin-lobby-controls';
+import { AdminSeatAi } from '@/components/admin-seat-ai';
 import { AdminRoomArchive } from '@/components/admin-room-archive';
 import { AdminRoomClosure } from '@/components/admin-room-closure';
 import { AdminRoomRemoval } from '@/components/admin-room-removal';
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export default function Administration() {
   const [filters, setFilters] = useState(initialFilters);
   const [applied, setApplied] = useState(initialFilters);
   const [confirmAll, setConfirmAll] = useState(false);
+  const [selectedSeatAi, setSelectedSeatAi] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [selectedRoom, setSelectedRoom] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [selectedLobby, setSelectedLobby] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [selectedArchive, setSelectedArchive] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ export default function Administration() {
   const clearSession = useCallback(() => {
     epoch.current++;
     setAccount(null); setDirectory(null); setConfirmAll(false);
-    setBusy(false); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setCreatingRoom(false);
+    setBusy(false); setSelectedSeatAi(null); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setCreatingRoom(false);
   }, []);
   const accessChanged = useCallback(() => {
     clearSession();
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ export default function Administration() {
       </section> : <>
       <section aria-labelledby="admin-rooms-title">
         <div className="admin-section-heading"><div><h2 id="admin-rooms-title">Rooms</h2><p className="admin-secondary">Public room details. Cards, sealed choices and private discussion stay hidden.</p></div>
-          <div className="admin-room-actions">{account.role !== 'viewer' && <Button disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setCreatingRoom(true); }}>Create a room</Button>}
+          <div className="admin-room-actions">{account.role !== 'viewer' && <Button disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setSelectedSeatAi(null); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setCreatingRoom(true); }}>Create a room</Button>}
             <Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => void load(applied, directory?.page ?? 1)}><RefreshCw aria-hidden="true" /> Refresh</Button></div></div>
         {creatingRoom && account.role !== 'viewer' && <AdminRoomCreation key={account.id} accountId={account.id}
           onClose={() => setCreatingRoom(false)} onDenied={accessChanged} onBusyChange={setOperationBusy}
@@ -146,6 +148,9 @@ export default function Administration() {
           </select></label>
           <Button type="submit" disabled={controlsBusy}>Apply filters</Button>
         </form>
+        {selectedSeatAi && <AdminSeatAi key={`${account.id}:${selectedSeatAi}`} accountId={account.id} code={selectedSeatAi}
+          canManage={account.role !== 'viewer'} onClose={() => setSelectedSeatAi(null)} onDenied={accessChanged}
+          onUpdated={() => void load(applied, directory?.page ?? 1)} onBusyChange={setOperationBusy} />}
         {selectedRoom && <AdminRoomControls key={`${account.id}:${selectedRoom}`} accountId={account.id} code={selectedRoom}
           canManage={account.role !== 'viewer'} onClose={() => setSelectedRoom(null)} onDenied={accessChanged}
           onUpdated={() => void load(applied, directory?.page ?? 1)} onBusyChange={setOperationBusy} />}
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ export default function Administration() {
                 <TableCell>{room.turn !== null && room.status !== 'lobby' ? `Turn ${room.turn} · ` : ''}{room.phase}
                   <p>{room.pending.label}{room.pending.owners.length > 0 ? ': ' + room.pending.owners.map(id => room.players.find(p => p.id === id)?.name).filter(Boolean).join(', ') : ''}</p>
                 </TableCell>
-                <TableCell><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(room.code); }}>Archive or unarchive · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedArchive(null); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(room.code); }}>Close or reopen · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setSelectedRoom(room.code); }}>Room controls · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setSelectedLobby(room.code); }}>Configure lobby · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(room.code); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); }}>Remove or restore · {room.code}</Button><p><time dateTime={new Date(room.updatedAt).toISOString()}>{new Date(room.updatedAt).toLocaleString()}</time></p><p className="admin-secondary">Version {room.version}</p></TableCell>
+                <TableCell><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedSeatAi(room.code); }}>Participant AI · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedSeatAi(null); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(room.code); }}>Archive or unarchive · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedArchive(null); setSelectedSeatAi(null); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(room.code); }}>Close or reopen · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setSelectedSeatAi(null); setSelectedRoom(room.code); }}>Room controls · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedSeatAi(null); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedRemoval(null); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); setSelectedLobby(room.code); }}>Configure lobby · {room.code}</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => { setCreatingRoom(false); setSelectedSeatAi(null); setSelectedRoom(null); setSelectedLobby(null); setSelectedRemoval(room.code); setSelectedClosure(null); setSelectedArchive(null); }}>Remove or restore · {room.code}</Button><p><time dateTime={new Date(room.updatedAt).toISOString()}>{new Date(room.updatedAt).toLocaleString()}</time></p><p className="admin-secondary">Version {room.version}</p></TableCell>
               </TableRow>)}</TableBody></Table>}
             <nav className="admin-pagination" aria-label="Room pages">
               <Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy || directory.page <= 1} onClick={() => void load(applied, 1)}>First</Button>
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ export default function Administration() {
         {!confirmAll ? <Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => setConfirmAll(true)}>Sign out everywhere…</Button> :
           <div className="admin-confirm"><p>End all your administrator sessions now?</p><Button disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => void sessionAction('logoutAll')}>Confirm sign out everywhere</Button><Button variant="outline" disabled={controlsBusy} onClick={() => setConfirmAll(false)}>Cancel</Button></div>}
       </section>
-      <p className="admin-secondary admin-development">Administration preview: create and configure lobbies, assign hosts, pause/resume rooms, manage joining locks, close/reopen play, archive/unarchive closed rooms, and recoverably remove or restore rooms. Permanent removal, participant support and backup tools are still being implemented.</p>
+      <p className="admin-secondary admin-development">Administration preview: create and configure lobbies, assign hosts, pause/resume rooms, manage joining locks, close/reopen play, archive/unarchive closed rooms, and recoverably remove or restore rooms. Participant AI can support human seats in paused games. Permanent removal, further participant support and backup tools are still being implemented.</p>
     </>}
   </main>;
 }