diff --git a/cli/src/__tests__/worktree.test.ts b/cli/src/__tests__/worktree.test.ts
index 0fb6b2aee32..a8572935481 100644
--- a/cli/src/__tests__/worktree.test.ts
+++ b/cli/src/__tests__/worktree.test.ts
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ describe("worktree helpers", () => {
         .select()
         .from(executionWorkspaces)
         .where(eq(executionWorkspaces.id, executionWorkspaceId));
-      expect(executionWorkspace?.metadata).toEqual({
+      expect(executionWorkspace?.metadata).toMatchObject({
         keep: "execution-metadata",
         config: {
           environmentId: "environment-1",
diff --git a/doc/DATABASE.md b/doc/DATABASE.md
index 1622b3d6f33..932cd75f56a 100644
--- a/doc/DATABASE.md
+++ b/doc/DATABASE.md
@@ -474,3 +474,5 @@ reservation cannot silently disappear. Failed cleanup or an ambiguous storage
 write requires operator reconciliation before an unattached reservation is
 removed. The table stores no response bodies. See `doc/runner-api-tools.md` for
 limits and the operator override.
+
+Project `privacy_owner_user_id` records who may manage its audience independently of project read membership. Creation assigns the authenticated user or run responsible user; migration recovers legacy ownership from creation audit evidence. Missing evidence leaves management with administrators.
diff --git a/doc/ISSUE-PRIVACY.md b/doc/ISSUE-PRIVACY.md
index 486f7a7f55c..b10ae014156 100644
--- a/doc/ISSUE-PRIVACY.md
+++ b/doc/ISSUE-PRIVACY.md
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ Company run lists retain only timing/status/token/cost metadata for
 non-members so budget oversight continues without exposing task identity or run
 content.
 
+Workspace operation records retain their original task and run sources even if
+those entities are deleted or the operation is relinked. Deletion preserves the
+audit record; unresolved sources make its details and log inaccessible. A
+company-scoped run does not override a private task linked to the operation.
+
 > **Residual risk — trusted agents (`trust-agent`).** Paperclip enforces privacy
 > on reads from the control plane, but an agent that legitimately processes a
 > private task may write learned content into shared persistent memory, its home
@@ -164,3 +169,9 @@ it protects:
 
 Adding a new task-derived read surface requires a non-member fixture in this
 gate before the surface can ship.
+
+Project privacy management belongs to its recorded creator (the responsible user
+for agent-created projects), the personal-project owner, and administrators.
+Project read membership alone never allows publishing the project or changing
+its audience. Legacy projects recover ownership from their creation audit event;
+when that evidence is missing, an administrator manages their privacy.
diff --git a/packages/db/src/heartbeat-run-issue-privacy-migration.test.ts b/packages/db/src/heartbeat-run-issue-privacy-migration.test.ts
index 922cf656015..cfae22ee170 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/heartbeat-run-issue-privacy-migration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/heartbeat-run-issue-privacy-migration.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,19 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat run issue privacy migration", () => {
         (${maintenanceRunId}, ${companyId}, ${agentId}, 'succeeded', NULL, ${sql.json({ wakeReason: "heartbeat_timer" })})
     `;
 
+    const legacyProjectId = randomUUID();
+    await sql`INSERT INTO projects (id, company_id, name, visibility) VALUES (${legacyProjectId}, ${companyId}, 'Legacy private project', 'private')`;
+    await sql`INSERT INTO activity_log (company_id, actor_type, actor_id, action, entity_type, entity_id)
+      VALUES (${companyId}, 'user', 'original-owner', 'project.created', 'project', ${legacyProjectId})`;
+    await sql`INSERT INTO project_access_members (company_id, project_id, subject_type, subject_id)
+      VALUES (${companyId}, ${legacyProjectId}, 'user', 'ordinary-reader')`;
+
     await applyPendingMigrations(database.connectionString);
+    const [legacyProject] = await sql`SELECT privacy_owner_user_id FROM projects WHERE id = ${legacyProjectId}`;
+    expect(legacyProject.privacy_owner_user_id).toBe('original-owner');
+    expect(await sql`SELECT subject_id FROM project_access_members WHERE project_id = ${legacyProjectId} ORDER BY subject_id`)
+      .toEqual([{ subject_id: 'ordinary-reader' }, { subject_id: 'original-owner' }]);
+
 
     const rows = await sql<{ id: string; issue_id: string | null; scope_kind: string }[]>`
       SELECT "id", "issue_id", "scope_kind"
diff --git a/packages/db/src/migrations/0291_private_task_access.sql b/packages/db/src/migrations/0291_private_task_access.sql
index b0cef34ef4f..a5c4f2af7a6 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/migrations/0291_private_task_access.sql
+++ b/packages/db/src/migrations/0291_private_task_access.sql
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ DO $$ BEGIN
 END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
 DO $$ BEGIN
   IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'workspace_operations_heartbeat_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk' AND conrelid = 'public.workspace_operations'::regclass) THEN
-    ALTER TABLE "workspace_operations" ADD CONSTRAINT "workspace_operations_heartbeat_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("heartbeat_run_id") REFERENCES "public"."heartbeat_runs"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
+    ALTER TABLE "workspace_operations" ADD CONSTRAINT "workspace_operations_heartbeat_run_id_heartbeat_runs_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("heartbeat_run_id") REFERENCES "public"."heartbeat_runs"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
   END IF;
 END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
 DO $$ BEGIN
   IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_constraint WHERE conname = 'workspace_operations_issue_id_issues_id_fk' AND conrelid = 'public.workspace_operations'::regclass) THEN
-    ALTER TABLE "workspace_operations" ADD CONSTRAINT "workspace_operations_issue_id_issues_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("issue_id") REFERENCES "public"."issues"("id") ON DELETE cascade ON UPDATE no action;
+    ALTER TABLE "workspace_operations" ADD CONSTRAINT "workspace_operations_issue_id_issues_id_fk" FOREIGN KEY ("issue_id") REFERENCES "public"."issues"("id") ON DELETE set null ON UPDATE no action;
   END IF;
 END $$;--> statement-breakpoint
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "heartbeat_runs_company_issue_created_idx" ON "heartbeat_runs" USING btree ("company_id","issue_id","created_at");--> statement-breakpoint
@@ -230,3 +230,65 @@ BEGIN
     cursor_id := next_id;
   END LOOP;
 END $$;
+
+--> statement-breakpoint
+-- Preserve operation history while retaining every original task/run boundary.
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION paperclip_keep_operation_privacy_sources() RETURNS trigger AS $$
+DECLARE issue_sources jsonb := '{}'::jsonb; run_sources jsonb := '{}'::jsonb;
+BEGIN
+  IF TG_OP = 'UPDATE' THEN
+    issue_sources := COALESCE(OLD.metadata->'_issuePrivacySources', '{}'::jsonb);
+    run_sources := COALESCE(OLD.metadata->'_runPrivacySources', '{}'::jsonb);
+    IF OLD.issue_id IS NOT NULL THEN issue_sources := issue_sources || jsonb_build_object(OLD.issue_id::text, true); END IF;
+    IF OLD.heartbeat_run_id IS NOT NULL THEN run_sources := run_sources || jsonb_build_object(OLD.heartbeat_run_id::text, true); END IF;
+  END IF;
+  IF NEW.issue_id IS NOT NULL THEN issue_sources := issue_sources || jsonb_build_object(NEW.issue_id::text, true); END IF;
+  IF NEW.heartbeat_run_id IS NOT NULL THEN run_sources := run_sources || jsonb_build_object(NEW.heartbeat_run_id::text, true); END IF;
+  NEW.metadata := COALESCE(NEW.metadata, '{}'::jsonb) || jsonb_build_object('_issuePrivacySources', issue_sources, '_runPrivacySources', run_sources);
+  RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+--> statement-breakpoint
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS workspace_operations_keep_privacy_sources ON workspace_operations;
+--> statement-breakpoint
+CREATE TRIGGER workspace_operations_keep_privacy_sources BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON workspace_operations
+FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE FUNCTION paperclip_keep_operation_privacy_sources();
+--> statement-breakpoint
+DO $$
+DECLARE cursor_id uuid := '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'; batch_ids uuid[];
+BEGIN
+  LOOP
+    SELECT array_agg(id ORDER BY id) INTO batch_ids FROM (
+      SELECT id FROM workspace_operations WHERE id > cursor_id ORDER BY id LIMIT 1000
+    ) batch;
+    EXIT WHEN batch_ids IS NULL;
+    UPDATE workspace_operations SET metadata = metadata WHERE id = ANY(batch_ids);
+    cursor_id := batch_ids[array_length(batch_ids, 1)];
+  END LOOP;
+END $$;
+
+--> statement-breakpoint
+ALTER TABLE projects ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS privacy_owner_user_id text;
+--> statement-breakpoint
+-- Recover management authority from creation evidence, never from read grants.
+DO $$
+DECLARE cursor_id uuid := '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'; batch_ids uuid[];
+BEGIN
+  LOOP
+    SELECT array_agg(id ORDER BY id) INTO batch_ids FROM (
+      SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id > cursor_id ORDER BY id LIMIT 1000
+    ) batch;
+    EXIT WHEN batch_ids IS NULL;
+    UPDATE projects p SET privacy_owner_user_id = COALESCE(p.personal_owner_user_id, (
+      SELECT CASE WHEN a.actor_type = 'user' THEN a.actor_id ELSE r.responsible_user_id END
+      FROM activity_log a LEFT JOIN heartbeat_runs r ON r.id = a.run_id AND r.company_id = a.company_id
+      WHERE a.company_id = p.company_id AND a.entity_type = 'project' AND a.entity_id = p.id::text AND a.action = 'project.created'
+      ORDER BY a.created_at, a.id LIMIT 1
+    )) WHERE p.id = ANY(batch_ids) AND p.privacy_owner_user_id IS NULL;
+    INSERT INTO project_access_members (company_id, project_id, subject_type, subject_id)
+      SELECT company_id, id, 'user', privacy_owner_user_id FROM projects
+      WHERE id = ANY(batch_ids) AND visibility = 'private' AND privacy_owner_user_id IS NOT NULL
+      ON CONFLICT (project_id, subject_type, subject_id) DO NOTHING;
+    cursor_id := batch_ids[array_length(batch_ids, 1)];
+  END LOOP;
+END $$;
diff --git a/packages/db/src/migrations/meta/0291_snapshot.json b/packages/db/src/migrations/meta/0291_snapshot.json
index 37136cc36c0..3dbe8ce13d2 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/migrations/meta/0291_snapshot.json
+++ b/packages/db/src/migrations/meta/0291_snapshot.json
@@ -38512,6 +38512,12 @@
           "notNull": true,
           "default": "'open'"
         },
+        "privacy_owner_user_id": {
+          "name": "privacy_owner_user_id",
+          "type": "text",
+          "primaryKey": false,
+          "notNull": false
+        },
         "personal_owner_user_id": {
           "name": "personal_owner_user_id",
           "type": "text",
@@ -49984,7 +49990,7 @@
           "columnsTo": [
             "id"
           ],
-          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onDelete": "set null",
           "onUpdate": "no action"
         },
         "workspace_operations_issue_id_issues_id_fk": {
@@ -49997,7 +50003,7 @@
           "columnsTo": [
             "id"
           ],
-          "onDelete": "cascade",
+          "onDelete": "set null",
           "onUpdate": "no action"
         }
       },
@@ -50438,4 +50444,4 @@
     "schemas": {},
     "tables": {}
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/db/src/schema/projects.ts b/packages/db/src/schema/projects.ts
index 813b05ff511..8cd7174625c 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/schema/projects.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/schema/projects.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const projects = pgTable(
     name: text("name").notNull(),
     description: text("description"),
     visibility: text("visibility").notNull().default("open"),
+    privacyOwnerUserId: text("privacy_owner_user_id"),
     personalOwnerUserId: text("personal_owner_user_id"),
     status: text("status").notNull().default("backlog"),
     leadAgentId: uuid("lead_agent_id").references(() => agents.id),
diff --git a/packages/db/src/schema/workspace_operations.ts b/packages/db/src/schema/workspace_operations.ts
index c81f4aad97f..8924d5e7b33 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/schema/workspace_operations.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/schema/workspace_operations.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ export const workspaceOperations = pgTable(
       onDelete: "set null",
     }),
     heartbeatRunId: uuid("heartbeat_run_id").references(() => heartbeatRuns.id, {
-      onDelete: "cascade",
+      onDelete: "set null",
     }),
     issueId: uuid("issue_id").references(() => issues.id, {
-      onDelete: "cascade",
+      onDelete: "set null",
     }),
     phase: text("phase").notNull(),
     command: text("command"),
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types/project.ts b/packages/shared/src/types/project.ts
index 78a8ffcbec0..1221420f412 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types/project.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types/project.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ export interface Project {
   visibility?: ProjectVisibility;
   /** Present only for the lazily-created per-user "My private tasks" project. */
   personalOwnerUserId?: string | null;
+  /** Only this user and administrators may change the project audience. */
+  privacyOwnerUserId?: string | null;
   status: ProjectStatus;
   leadAgentId: string | null;
   targetDate: string | null;
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/environment-selection-route-guards.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/environment-selection-route-guards.test.ts
index bde31e318ef..20e55ea9d95 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/environment-selection-route-guards.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/environment-selection-route-guards.test.ts
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ vi.mock("../services/index.js", () => ({
   accessService: () => ({
     canUser: vi.fn(),
     decide: vi.fn(async (input: { action: string }) => ({
-      allowed: input.action === "project:read",
+      allowed: ["project:read", "issue:read"].includes(input.action),
       action: input.action,
-      reason: input.action === "project:read" ? "allow_explicit_grant" : "deny_missing_grant",
-      explanation: input.action === "project:read" ? "Allowed by test default." : "Missing permission.",
+      reason: ["project:read", "issue:read"].includes(input.action) ? "allow_explicit_grant" : "deny_missing_grant",
+      explanation: ["project:read", "issue:read"].includes(input.action) ? "Allowed by test default." : "Missing permission.",
     })),
     hasPermission: vi.fn(),
   }),
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-process-recovery.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-process-recovery.test.ts
index 2f4c7891f23..f86f9e4c1a1 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-process-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-process-recovery.test.ts
@@ -726,6 +726,20 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat orphaned process recovery", () => {
       claimedAt: now,
     });
 
+    if (input?.includeIssue !== false) {
+      await db.insert(issues).values({
+        id: issueId,
+        companyId,
+        title: "Recover local adapter after lost process",
+        status: "in_progress",
+        priority: "medium",
+        assigneeAgentId: agentId,
+        responsibleUserId: "responsible-user",
+        issueNumber: 1,
+        identifier: `${issuePrefix}-1`,
+      });
+    }
+
     await db.insert(heartbeatRuns).values({
       id: runId,
       companyId,
@@ -753,19 +767,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat orphaned process recovery", () => {
       seq: 1, eventType: "adapter.invoke", payload: { adapterType: input?.adapterType ?? "codex_local" } });
 
     if (input?.includeIssue !== false) {
-      await db.insert(issues).values({
-        id: issueId,
-        companyId,
-        title: "Recover local adapter after lost process",
-        status: "in_progress",
-        priority: "medium",
-        assigneeAgentId: agentId,
-        checkoutRunId: runId,
-        executionRunId: runId,
-        responsibleUserId: "responsible-user",
-        issueNumber: 1,
-        identifier: `${issuePrefix}-1`,
-      });
+      await db.update(issues).set({ checkoutRunId: runId, executionRunId: runId }).where(eq(issues.id, issueId));
     }
 
     return { companyId, agentId, runId, wakeupRequestId, issueId };
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-agent-mutation-ownership-routes.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-agent-mutation-ownership-routes.test.ts
index a927af19482..4452045d774 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-agent-mutation-ownership-routes.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-agent-mutation-ownership-routes.test.ts
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ describe("agent issue mutation checkout ownership", () => {
 
   it("allows mentioned peer agents to post comments without ownership of an active checkout", async () => {
     mockAccessService.decide.mockImplementation(async (input: { action: string }) => ({
-      allowed: input.action === "issue:comment",
+      allowed: input.action === "issue:comment" || input.action === "issue:read",
       action: input.action,
       reason: input.action === "issue:comment" ? "allow_issue_mention_grant" : "deny_missing_grant",
       explanation:
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ describe("agent issue mutation checkout ownership", () => {
   it("allows visible issue field updates for peer agents", async () => {
     mockIssueService.getById.mockResolvedValue(makeIssue({ status: "todo", assigneeAgentId: ownerAgentId }));
     mockAccessService.decide.mockImplementation(async (input: { action: string }) => ({
-      allowed: input.action === "issue:comment" || input.action === "issue:mutate",
+      allowed: input.action === "issue:comment" || input.action === "issue:mutate" || input.action === "issue:read",
       action: input.action,
       reason:
         input.action === "issue:comment"
@@ -1336,6 +1336,9 @@ describe("agent issue mutation checkout ownership", () => {
   });
 
   it("defaults agent-created root follow-up issues to inherit the current run workspace", async () => {
+    mockProjectService.getById.mockResolvedValue({
+      id: "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4bbb-8bbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb", companyId, visibility: "open",
+    } as never);
     const app = await createApp(
       ownerActor(),
       createRunContextDb({
@@ -1636,7 +1639,7 @@ describe("agent issue mutation checkout ownership", () => {
 
   it("allows agents with the active-checkout management grant to mutate active checkouts", async () => {
     mockAccessService.decide.mockImplementation(async (input: { action: string }) => ({
-      allowed: input.action === "issue:mutate" || input.action === "tasks:manage_active_checkouts",
+      allowed: input.action === "issue:mutate" || input.action === "tasks:manage_active_checkouts" || input.action === "issue:read",
       action: input.action,
       reason:
         input.action === "issue:mutate" || input.action === "tasks:manage_active_checkouts"
@@ -2011,7 +2014,9 @@ describe("agent issue mutation checkout ownership", () => {
   });
 
   it.each(["agent", "viewer"])("rejects %s export-only retries before admission", async kind => {
-    mockAccessService.decide.mockResolvedValue({ allowed: false, explanation: "No runtime access" });
+    mockAccessService.decide.mockImplementation(async (input: { action: string }) => ({
+      allowed: input.action === "issue:read", explanation: "The viewer can read but has no runtime access",
+    }));
     const res = await request(await createApp(kind === "agent" ? ownerActor() : boardActor()))
       .post(`/api/issues/${issueId}/recovery-actions/retry-workspace-export`)
       .send({ actionId: recoveryActionId, runId: ownerRunId, repairNote: "Restored provider connectivity and preserved all saved files." });
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-closed-workspace-routes.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-closed-workspace-routes.test.ts
index b15070a9065..fb61f930b78 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-closed-workspace-routes.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-closed-workspace-routes.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ const mockExecutionWorkspaceService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 
 const mockAccessService = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   canUser: vi.fn(),
+    decide: vi.fn(async (input: { action: string }) => ({
+      allowed: input.action === "issue:read" || input.action === "project:read",
+      action: input.action,
+      reason: "allow_test_read",
+      explanation: "The fixture actor can read the task.",
+    })),
   hasPermission: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-dependency-wakeups-routes.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-dependency-wakeups-routes.test.ts
index be388307da3..769de2b1a57 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-dependency-wakeups-routes.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-dependency-wakeups-routes.test.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ vi.mock("../services/index.js", () => ({
   }),
   accessService: () => ({
     canUser: vi.fn(),
+    decide: vi.fn(async (input: { action: string }) => ({
+      allowed: input.action === "issue:read" || input.action === "project:read",
+      action: input.action,
+      reason: "allow_test_read",
+      explanation: "The fixture actor can read the task.",
+    })),
     hasPermission: vi.fn(),
   }),
   agentService: () => ({
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issues-service.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issues-service.test.ts
index 1c73b9f2a87..a71cc5b3b2d 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issues-service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issues-service.test.ts
@@ -5785,7 +5785,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issueService.create workspace inheritance", () => {
       .where(eq(executionWorkspaces.id, executionWorkspaceId))
       .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null);
 
-    expect(workspace?.metadata).toEqual({
+    expect(workspace?.metadata).toMatchObject({
       config: {
         environmentId: null,
         provisionCommand: "bash ./scripts/provision-new.sh",
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/low-trust-red-team-routes.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/low-trust-red-team-routes.test.ts
index 5fb90ce4803..5309ab2ddc4 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/low-trust-red-team-routes.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/low-trust-red-team-routes.test.ts
@@ -1256,10 +1256,8 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres(
       expect(
         unmentionedComment.status,
         JSON.stringify(unmentionedComment.body),
-      ).toBe(403);
-      expect(unmentionedComment.body.details.code).toBe(
-        "issue_write_actor_class_excluded",
-      );
+      ).toBe(404);
+      expect(unmentionedComment.body).toEqual({ error: "Issue not found" });
     });
 
     it("propagates denied low-trust policy conflicts on control-plane guards", async () => {
@@ -1626,7 +1624,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres(
         const before = await snapshot(db);
         const res = await attempt.req();
         expect(res.status, `${attempt.id}: ${JSON.stringify(res.body)}`).toBe(
-          403,
+          ["LT approvals", "LT-15/16", "LT-19", "LT-26 child", "LT-26 company issue", "LT-26 interaction", "LT-06 resume", "LT-06 blocker mutation"].includes(attempt.id) ? 403 : 404,
         );
         expectNoCanary(res.body, ...forbiddenMarkers);
         const after = await snapshot(db);
@@ -1769,7 +1767,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres(
       for (const attempt of attempts) {
         const res = await attempt.req();
         expect(res.status, `${attempt.id}: ${JSON.stringify(res.body)}`).toBe(
-          403,
+          404,
         );
         expectNoCanary(res.body, ...forbiddenMarkers);
       }
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/privacy-production-review.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/privacy-production-review.test.ts
index 6b4fa92cbbc..d49bd961f56 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/privacy-production-review.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/privacy-production-review.test.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import request from "supertest";
 import WebSocket from "ws";
 import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { agents, approvals, assets, chatEndpoints, chatExternalPrincipals, chatConversations, chatIdentityLinks, chatDeliveries, toolApplications, toolConnections, executionWorkspaces, authUsers, companies, companyMemberships, createDb, heartbeatRuns, issueAccessGrants, issues, projectAccessMembers, projects, startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { workspaceOperations, agents, approvals, assets, chatEndpoints, chatExternalPrincipals, chatConversations, chatIdentityLinks, chatDeliveries, toolApplications, toolConnections, executionWorkspaces, authUsers, companies, companyMemberships, createDb, heartbeatRuns, issueAccessGrants, issues, projectAccessMembers, projects, startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { authorizationService, canPublishIssueToChatAudience, canActorReadIssuePrivacy, issueReadSqlCondition, canActorReadProjectPrivacy, projectReadSqlCondition, canActorReadApproval, approvalReadSqlCondition, canActorReadExecutionWorkspace, type AuthorizationActor } from "../services/authorization.js";
 
+import { canActorReadWorkspaceOperation } from "../services/heartbeat-run-privacy.js";
+
 // Production regressions and the approved downward-only sharing contract.
 describe("private task production review", () => {
   let tempDb: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase>>;
@@ -31,6 +33,35 @@ describe("private task production review", () => {
     return { company, owner, outsider, agent, actor };
   }
 
+  it("lets only the project privacy owner or an admin change its audience", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture();
+    const { projectRoutes } = await import("../routes/projects.js");
+    const { errorHandler } = await import("../middleware/index.js");
+    let actor = f.actor(f.owner);
+    const app = express();
+    app.use(express.json());
+    app.use((req, _res, next) => { req.actor = actor; next(); });
+    app.use("/api", projectRoutes(db));
+    app.use(errorHandler);
+    const created = await request(app).post(`/api/companies/${f.company.id}/projects`).send({ name: "Private project", visibility: "private", privacyOwnerUserId: f.outsider });
+    expect(created.status).toBe(201);
+    expect(created.body.privacyOwnerUserId).toBe(f.owner);
+    const projectId = created.body.id;
+    const member = await request(app).post(`/api/projects/${projectId}/access-members`).send({ subjectType: "user", subjectId: f.outsider });
+    expect(member.status).toBe(201);
+    actor = f.actor(f.outsider);
+    expect((await request(app).get(`/api/projects/${projectId}`)).status).toBe(200);
+    expect((await request(app).patch(`/api/projects/${projectId}`).send({ visibility: "open" })).status).toBe(403);
+    expect((await request(app).post(`/api/projects/${projectId}/access-members`).send({ subjectType: "agent", subjectId: f.agent.id })).status).toBe(403);
+    expect((await request(app).delete(`/api/projects/${projectId}/access-members/${member.body.id}`)).status).toBe(403);
+    actor = f.actor(f.owner);
+    expect((await request(app).delete(`/api/projects/${projectId}/access-members/${member.body.id}`)).status).toBe(200);
+    expect((await request(app).patch(`/api/projects/${projectId}`).send({ visibility: "open" })).status).toBe(200);
+    await db.update(companyMemberships).set({ membershipRole: "admin" }).where(and(eq(companyMemberships.companyId, f.company.id), eq(companyMemberships.principalId, f.outsider)));
+    actor = f.actor(f.outsider);
+    expect((await request(app).patch(`/api/projects/${projectId}`).send({ visibility: "private" })).status).toBe(200);
+  });
+
   it("publishes private chat content only to a currently authorized linked DM recipient", async () => {
     const f = await fixture();
     const [task] = await db.insert(issues).values({ companyId: f.company.id, title: "Private chat", visibility: "private", responsibleUserId: f.owner }).returning();
@@ -208,6 +239,25 @@ describe("private task production review", () => {
     expect(orphan).toMatchObject({ scopeKind: "issue", issueId: null });
   });
 
+  it("keeps operation history private even with a company run and after task or run deletion", async () => {
+    const f = await fixture();
+    const [task] = await db.insert(issues).values({ companyId: f.company.id, title: "Private", visibility: "private", responsibleUserId: f.owner }).returning();
+    const [run] = await db.insert(heartbeatRuns).values({ companyId: f.company.id, agentId: f.agent.id, invocationSource: "on_demand", status: "succeeded" }).returning();
+    expect(run.scopeKind).toBe("company");
+    const [operation] = await db.insert(workspaceOperations).values({ companyId: f.company.id, issueId: task.id, heartbeatRunId: run.id, phase: "prepare", stdoutExcerpt: "PRIVATE_LOG" }).returning();
+    const access = authorizationService(db);
+    expect(await canActorReadWorkspaceOperation(db, access, f.actor(f.owner), operation)).toBe(true);
+    expect(await canActorReadWorkspaceOperation(db, access, f.actor(f.outsider), operation)).toBe(false);
+    await db.delete(issues).where(eq(issues.id, task.id));
+    const [orphan] = await db.select().from(workspaceOperations).where(eq(workspaceOperations.id, operation.id));
+    expect(orphan).toMatchObject({ issueId: null, stdoutExcerpt: "PRIVATE_LOG", metadata: { _issuePrivacySources: { [task.id]: true } } });
+    expect(await canActorReadWorkspaceOperation(db, access, f.actor(f.owner), orphan)).toBe(false);
+    await db.delete(heartbeatRuns).where(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, run.id));
+    const [history] = await db.update(workspaceOperations).set({ metadata: {} }).where(eq(workspaceOperations.id, operation.id)).returning();
+    expect(history).toMatchObject({ heartbeatRunId: null, metadata: { _runPrivacySources: { [run.id]: true }, _issuePrivacySources: { [task.id]: true } } });
+    expect(await canActorReadWorkspaceOperation(db, access, f.actor(f.owner), history)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("delivers authorized live output, then stops delivery after revocation on the same socket", async () => {
     const f = await fixture();
     const [task] = await db.insert(issues).values({ companyId: f.company.id, title: "Private", visibility: "private", responsibleUserId: f.owner }).returning();
@@ -226,11 +276,15 @@ describe("private task production review", () => {
       const publish = (chunk: string) => publishLiveEvent({ companyId: f.company.id, type: "heartbeat.run.log", payload: { issueId: task.id, runId: run.id, agentId: f.agent.id, chunk } });
       publish("AUTHORIZED_CANARY");
       await expect.poll(() => messages.some(message => message.includes("AUTHORIZED_CANARY"))).toBe(true);
+      publishLiveEvent({ companyId: f.company.id, type: "activity.logged", payload: { action: "authorized_activity", entityType: "issue", entityId: task.id } });
+      await expect.poll(() => messages.some(message => message.includes("authorized_activity"))).toBe(true);
       await db.update(issueAccessGrants).set({ revokedAt: new Date() }).where(eq(issueAccessGrants.id, grant.id));
       publish("REVOKED_CANARY");
+      publishLiveEvent({ companyId: f.company.id, type: "activity.logged", payload: { action: "revoked_activity", entityType: "issue", entityId: task.id } });
       publishLiveEvent({ companyId: f.company.id, type: "activity.logged", payload: { action: "queue_drained", entityType: "company", entityId: f.company.id } });
       await expect.poll(() => messages.some(message => message.includes("queue_drained"))).toBe(true);
       expect(messages.join(" ")).not.toContain("REVOKED_CANARY");
+      expect(messages.join(" ")).not.toContain("revoked_activity");
     } finally {
       socket.terminate();
       await new Promise<void>(resolve => (wss as any).close(resolve));
diff --git a/server/src/realtime/live-events-ws.ts b/server/src/realtime/live-events-ws.ts
index 8898874fdb5..b9989cd2fa0 100644
--- a/server/src/realtime/live-events-ws.ts
+++ b/server/src/realtime/live-events-ws.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 import type { Duplex } from "node:stream";
 import { and, eq, isNull } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
-import { agentApiKeys, companyMemberships, instanceUserRoles, heartbeatRuns } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { agentApiKeys, companyMemberships, instanceUserRoles, heartbeatRuns, issues, projects } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import type { DeploymentMode, LiveEvent } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import type { BetterAuthSessionResult } from "../auth/better-auth.js";
 import { logger } from "../middleware/logger.js";
@@ -286,16 +286,27 @@ export function setupLiveEventsWebSocketServer(
         if (!membership.length && !admin) return null;
       }
       const payload = event.payload;
-      const issueId = typeof payload.issueId === "string" ? payload.issueId : null;
-      if (issueId && !(await access.decide({ actor: context!.actor, action: "issue:read",
-        resource: { type: "issue", companyId: event.companyId, issueId } })).allowed) return null;
-      const runId = typeof payload.runId === "string" ? payload.runId : null;
-      if (event.type.startsWith("heartbeat.run.")) {
-        if (!runId) return null;
+      const issueId = typeof payload.issueId === "string" ? payload.issueId
+        : payload.entityType === "issue" && typeof payload.entityId === "string" ? payload.entityId : null;
+      if (issueId) {
+        const [issue] = await db.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues)
+          .where(and(eq(issues.id, issueId), eq(issues.companyId, event.companyId))).limit(1);
+        if (!issue || !(await access.decide({ actor: context!.actor, action: "issue:read",
+          resource: { type: "issue", companyId: event.companyId, issueId } })).allowed) return null;
+      }
+      if (payload.entityType === "project" && typeof payload.entityId === "string") {
+        const [project] = await db.select({ id: projects.id }).from(projects)
+          .where(and(eq(projects.id, payload.entityId), eq(projects.companyId, event.companyId))).limit(1);
+        if (!project || !(await access.decide({ actor: context!.actor, action: "project:read",
+          resource: { type: "project", companyId: event.companyId, projectId: project.id } })).allowed) return null;
+      }
+      const runId = typeof payload.runId === "string" ? payload.runId
+        : payload.entityType === "heartbeat_run" && typeof payload.entityId === "string" ? payload.entityId : null;
+      if (runId) {
         const [run] = await db.select().from(heartbeatRuns).where(and(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, runId), eq(heartbeatRuns.companyId, event.companyId)));
         if (!run || !(await canActorReadHeartbeatRun(db, access, context!.actor, run))) return null;
-        return event;
       }
+      if (event.type.startsWith("heartbeat.run.")) return runId ? event : null;
       if (event.type === "agent.session.goal.changed") return issueId ? event : null;
       // Company-wide invalidations carry no task-derived content. Authorized
       // clients obtain details through viewer-filtered HTTP reads.
diff --git a/server/src/routes/agents.ts b/server/src/routes/agents.ts
index 83880f96d06..6d0a0320a28 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/agents.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/agents.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ import {
 } from "../services/change-consent-gate.js";
 import {
   canActorReadHeartbeatRun,
+  canActorReadWorkspaceOperation,
   redactHeartbeatRunListRow,
 } from "../services/heartbeat-run-privacy.js";
 import {
@@ -7011,8 +7012,8 @@ export function agentRoutes(
     const runId = readHeartbeatRunId(req);
     const run = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, heartbeat.getRun(runId), "Heartbeat run not found");
     if (!run) return;
-    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, run))) return;
     if (!(await assertRunTelemetryReadAllowed(req, res, run.companyId))) return;
+    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, run))) return;
     const retryExhaustedReason = await heartbeat.getRetryExhaustedReason(runId);
     const decoratedRun = heartbeat.decorateActiveRunStatus(run);
     res.json(await runRedactions.redactForRun(
@@ -7488,8 +7489,8 @@ export function agentRoutes(
     const runId = readHeartbeatRunId(req);
     const run = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, heartbeat.getRun(runId), "Heartbeat run not found");
     if (!run) return;
-    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, run))) return;
     if (!(await assertRunTelemetryReadAllowed(req, res, run.companyId))) return;
+    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, run))) return;
 
     const afterSeq = Number(req.query.afterSeq ?? 0);
     const limit = Number(req.query.limit ?? 200);
@@ -7508,8 +7509,8 @@ export function agentRoutes(
     const runId = readHeartbeatRunId(req);
     const run = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, heartbeat.getRunLogAccess(runId), "Heartbeat run not found");
     if (!run) return;
-    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, run))) return;
     if (!(await assertRunTelemetryReadAllowed(req, res, run.companyId))) return;
+    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, run))) return;
 
     const offset = Number(req.query.offset ?? 0);
     const limitBytes = readRunLogLimitBytes(req.query.limitBytes);
@@ -7526,28 +7527,28 @@ export function agentRoutes(
     const runId = readHeartbeatRunId(req);
     const run = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, heartbeat.getRun(runId), "Heartbeat run not found");
     if (!run) return;
-    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, run))) return;
     if (!(await assertRunTelemetryReadAllowed(req, res, run.companyId))) return;
+    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, run))) return;
 
     const context = asRecord(run.contextSnapshot);
     const executionWorkspaceId = asNonEmptyString(context?.executionWorkspaceId);
     const operations = await workspaceOperations.listForRun(runId, executionWorkspaceId);
-    res.json(redactCurrentUserValue(operations, await getCurrentUserRedactionOptions()));
+    const visibleOperations = [];
+    for (const operation of operations) {
+      if (await canActorReadWorkspaceOperation(db, access, req.actor, operation)) visibleOperations.push(operation);
+    }
+    res.json(redactCurrentUserValue(visibleOperations, await getCurrentUserRedactionOptions()));
   });
 
   router.get("/workspace-operations/:operationId/log", async (req, res) => {
     const operationId = req.params.operationId as string;
     const operation = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, workspaceOperations.getById(operationId), "Workspace operation not found");
     if (!operation) return;
-    const operationRun = operation.heartbeatRunId
-      ? await heartbeat.getRunLogAccess(operation.heartbeatRunId)
-      : null;
-    if (!(await assertRunReadAllowed(req, res, {
-      companyId: operation.companyId,
-      scopeKind: operationRun?.scopeKind ?? (operation.issueId ? "issue" : null),
-      issueId: operationRun?.issueId ?? operation.issueId ?? null,
-    }, "Workspace operation not found"))) return;
     if (!(await assertRunTelemetryReadAllowed(req, res, operation.companyId))) return;
+    if (!(await canActorReadWorkspaceOperation(db, access, req.actor, operation))) {
+      res.status(404).json({ error: "Workspace operation not found" });
+      return;
+    }
 
     const offset = Number(req.query.offset ?? 0);
     const limitBytes = readRunLogLimitBytes(req.query.limitBytes);
diff --git a/server/src/routes/projects.ts b/server/src/routes/projects.ts
index 8ed77fdeb37..58b04400f0d 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/projects.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/projects.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { normalizeProjectRepositoryUrl, resolveProjectRepositorySelection } from
 import { toolAccessService } from "../services/tool-access.js";
 import { Router, type Request, type Response } from "express";
 import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
-import { agents, authUsers, companyMemberships, projectAccessMembers } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { agents, authUsers, companyMemberships, instanceUserRoles, projectAccessMembers } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 import {
   addProjectAccessMemberSchema,
@@ -165,7 +165,30 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  async function addActorAsPrivateProjectPrincipal(req: Request, project: { id: string; companyId: string }, dbOrTx: Db = db) {
+  async function assertCanManageProjectPrivacy(req: Request, res: Response, project: {
+    companyId: string; privacyOwnerUserId?: string | null; personalOwnerUserId?: string | null;
+  }) {
+    const actor = req.actor;
+    if (actor.type === "board" && actor.userId) {
+      if (actor.source === "local_implicit" || actor.isInstanceAdmin) return true;
+      if (actor.userId === project.privacyOwnerUserId || actor.userId === project.personalOwnerUserId) return true;
+      const instanceAdmin = actor.source !== "cloud_tenant" && await db.select({ id: instanceUserRoles.id }).from(instanceUserRoles)
+        .where(and(eq(instanceUserRoles.userId, actor.userId), eq(instanceUserRoles.role, "instance_admin"))).limit(1).then(rows => rows.length > 0);
+      if (instanceAdmin) return true;
+      const membership = await db.select({ role: companyMemberships.membershipRole }).from(companyMemberships)
+        .where(and(eq(companyMemberships.companyId, project.companyId), eq(companyMemberships.principalType, "user"),
+          eq(companyMemberships.principalId, actor.userId), eq(companyMemberships.status, "active"))).limit(1);
+      if (["owner", "admin"].includes(membership[0]?.role ?? "")) return true;
+    }
+    res.status(403).json({ error: "Only the project privacy owner or an administrator can change project access" });
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  async function addActorAsPrivateProjectPrincipal(req: Request, project: { id: string; companyId: string; privacyOwnerUserId?: string | null; personalOwnerUserId?: string | null }, dbOrTx: Db = db) {
+    const ownerUserId = project.privacyOwnerUserId ?? project.personalOwnerUserId;
+    if (ownerUserId) await ensureProjectAccessMember(dbOrTx, {
+      companyId: project.companyId, projectId: project.id, subjectType: "user", subjectId: ownerUserId,
+    });
     if (req.actor.type === "board" && req.actor.userId) {
       await ensureProjectAccessMember(dbOrTx, {
         companyId: project.companyId,
@@ -306,6 +329,7 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
     };
 
     const { workspace, repositoryIds, repositoryUrls, idempotencyKey, ...projectData } = req.body as CreateProjectPayload & { idempotencyKey?: string; repositoryUrls?: string[] };
+    projectData.privacyOwnerUserId = req.actor.type === "board" ? req.actor.userId ?? null : req.actor.type === "agent" ? req.actor.onBehalfOfUserId ?? null : null;
     const runContext = req.actor.type === "agent" && req.actor.source === "agent_jwt" && req.actor.runId
       ? await projectToolContext(db, req.actor, true) : null;
     await assertProjectEnvironmentSelection(
@@ -395,6 +419,9 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
     if (!existing) return;
     if (!(await assertProjectReadAllowed(req, res, existing))) return;
     const body = { ...req.body };
+    if (body.visibility !== undefined) {
+      if (!(await assertCanManageProjectPrivacy(req, res, existing))) return;
+    }
     if (body.visibility === "private") await addActorAsPrivateProjectPrincipal(req, existing);
     assertNoAgentHostWorkspaceCommandMutation(
       req,
@@ -463,6 +490,7 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
     const id = req.params.id as string;
     const project = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, svc.getById(id), "Project not found");
     if (!project || !(await assertProjectReadAllowed(req, res, project))) return;
+    if (!(await assertCanManageProjectPrivacy(req, res, project))) return;
     const subjectType = req.body.subjectType as "user" | "agent";
     const subjectId = req.body.subjectId as string;
     const subjectExists = subjectType === "agent"
@@ -507,6 +535,7 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
     const id = req.params.id as string;
     const project = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, svc.getById(id), "Project not found");
     if (!project || !(await assertProjectReadAllowed(req, res, project))) return;
+    if (!(await assertCanManageProjectPrivacy(req, res, project))) return;
     const member = await db.select().from(projectAccessMembers).where(and(
       eq(projectAccessMembers.id, req.params.memberId as string),
       eq(projectAccessMembers.companyId, project.companyId),
@@ -516,8 +545,8 @@ export function projectRoutes(db: Db) {
       res.status(404).json({ error: "Project access member not found" });
       return;
     }
-    if (project.personalOwnerUserId === member.subjectId && member.subjectType === "user") {
-      res.status(422).json({ error: "The owner of My private tasks cannot be removed" });
+    if (member.subjectType === "user" && [project.personalOwnerUserId, project.privacyOwnerUserId].includes(member.subjectId)) {
+      res.status(422).json({ error: "The project privacy owner cannot be removed" });
       return;
     }
     await db.delete(projectAccessMembers).where(eq(projectAccessMembers.id, member.id));
diff --git a/server/src/services/activity-log.ts b/server/src/services/activity-log.ts
index 4c75f075273..7021b3e3825 100644
--- a/server/src/services/activity-log.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/activity-log.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export async function persistActivity(db: Db, input: LogActivityInput) {
   }).returning({ id: activityLog.id });
 
   const payload = {
+    issueId: input.issueId ?? (input.entityType === "issue" ? input.entityId : null),
     actorType: input.actorType,
     actorId: input.actorId,
     action: input.action,
diff --git a/server/src/services/heartbeat-run-privacy.ts b/server/src/services/heartbeat-run-privacy.ts
index ec77b1c0a26..64027132012 100644
--- a/server/src/services/heartbeat-run-privacy.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/heartbeat-run-privacy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
-import { issues } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { issues, heartbeatRuns } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
-import type { AuthorizationActor, AuthorizationDecision } from "./authorization.js";
+import { canActorReadExecutionWorkspace, type AuthorizationActor, type AuthorizationDecision } from "./authorization.js";
 
 type RunIssueBinding = {
   companyId: string;
@@ -138,3 +138,32 @@ export function redactHeartbeatRunListRow<T extends Record<string, unknown> & {
     redacted: true,
   };
 }
+
+/** Check all durable sources, including tombstones left after a task/run is deleted. */
+export async function canActorReadWorkspaceOperation(
+  db: Db,
+  access: Parameters<typeof canActorReadHeartbeatRun>[1],
+  actor: AuthorizationActor,
+  operation: { companyId: string; issueId?: string | null; heartbeatRunId?: string | null; executionWorkspaceId?: string | null; metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null },
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const sourceIds = (key: string, current?: string | null) => {
+    const history = asRecord(operation.metadata?.[key]);
+    return new Set([...Object.keys(history ?? {}), ...(current ? [current] : [])]);
+  };
+  const issueIds = sourceIds("_issuePrivacySources", operation.issueId);
+  const runIds = sourceIds("_runPrivacySources", operation.heartbeatRunId);
+  for (const issueId of issueIds) {
+    if (!/^[0-9a-f]{8}(?:-[0-9a-f]{4}){3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i.test(issueId)) return false;
+    if (!(await canActorReadHeartbeatRun(db, access, actor, { companyId: operation.companyId, scopeKind: "issue", issueId }))) return false;
+  }
+  for (const runId of runIds) {
+    if (!/^[0-9a-f]{8}(?:-[0-9a-f]{4}){3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i.test(runId)) return false;
+    const [run] = await db.select().from(heartbeatRuns)
+      .where(and(eq(heartbeatRuns.id, runId), eq(heartbeatRuns.companyId, operation.companyId))).limit(1);
+    if (!run || !(await canActorReadHeartbeatRun(db, access, actor, run))) return false;
+  }
+  if (operation.executionWorkspaceId) {
+    if (!(await canActorReadExecutionWorkspace(db, actor, operation.executionWorkspaceId))) return false;
+  }
+  return issueIds.size > 0 || runIds.size > 0 || Boolean(operation.executionWorkspaceId);
+}
diff --git a/server/src/services/projects.ts b/server/src/services/projects.ts
index 21ef47e2df6..dd08bfa7b4c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/projects.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/projects.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ export async function ensurePersonalPrivateProject(dbOrTx: any, companyId: strin
         status: "in_progress",
         visibility: "private",
         personalOwnerUserId: userId,
+        privacyOwnerUserId: userId,
       })
       .onConflictDoNothing()
       .returning()