feat: support room-level reviewer and arbiter agent selection

runners/agent-runner/src/ipc-mcp-stdio.ts

@@ -798,6 +798,14 @@ If folder is omitted, the host generates one automatically.`,
       .enum(['claude-code', 'codex'])
       .optional()
       .describe('Preferred owner agent type for the room'),
+    reviewer_agent_type: z
+      .enum(['claude-code', 'codex'])
+      .optional()
+      .describe('Optional reviewer agent type override for tribunal rooms'),
+    arbiter_agent_type: z
+      .enum(['claude-code', 'codex'])
+      .optional()
+      .describe('Optional arbiter agent type override for tribunal rooms'),
     folder: z
       .string()
       .optional()
@@ -826,6 +834,8 @@ If folder is omitted, the host generates one automatically.`,
     name: string;
     room_mode?: 'single' | 'tribunal';
     owner_agent_type?: 'claude-code' | 'codex';
+    reviewer_agent_type?: 'claude-code' | 'codex';
+    arbiter_agent_type?: 'claude-code' | 'codex';
     folder?: string;
     trigger?: string;
     requires_trigger?: boolean;
@@ -850,6 +860,8 @@ If folder is omitted, the host generates one automatically.`,
       name: args.name,
       room_mode: args.room_mode || 'single',
       owner_agent_type: args.owner_agent_type,
+      reviewer_agent_type: args.reviewer_agent_type,
+      arbiter_agent_type: args.arbiter_agent_type,
       folder: args.folder,
       trigger: args.trigger,
       requiresTrigger: args.requires_trigger,

src/db.test.ts

@@ -2396,6 +2396,29 @@ describe('room assignment writes', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('includes arbiter-only room agent overrides in capability views', () => {
+    assignRoom('dc:arbiter-only-capability', {
+      name: 'Arbiter Only Capability',
+      roomMode: 'tribunal',
+      ownerAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      reviewerAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      arbiterAgentType: 'codex',
+      folder: 'arbiter-only-capability',
+    });
+
+    expect(getRegisteredAgentTypesForJid('dc:arbiter-only-capability').sort()).toEqual([
+      'claude-code',
+      'codex',
+    ]);
+    expect(
+      getAllRoomBindings('codex')['dc:arbiter-only-capability'],
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      name: 'Arbiter Only Capability',
+      folder: 'arbiter-only-capability',
+      agentType: 'codex',
+    });
+  });
+
   it('updates room_settings-backed metadata across tribunal capability views', () => {
     assignRoom('dc:projection-room', {
       name: 'Projection Room',

src/db.ts

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export {
   getRouterStateForService,
   getSession,
   getSessionForAgentType,
+  getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan,
   getStoredRoomSettings,
   getTaskById,
   getTasksForGroup,

src/db/room-registration.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { Database } from 'bun:sqlite';
 
-import { OWNER_AGENT_TYPE, REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE } from '../config.js';
+import {
+  ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
+  OWNER_AGENT_TYPE,
+  REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+} from '../config.js';
 import { isValidGroupFolder } from '../group-folder.js';
 import { logger } from '../logger.js';
+import { type RoleAgentPlan, resolveRoleAgentPlan } from '../role-agent-plan.js';
 import type { AgentType, RegisteredGroup, RoomMode } from '../types.js';
 
 export type RoomModeSource = 'explicit' | 'inferred';
@@ -58,8 +63,12 @@ export interface LegacyRoomMigrationPlan {
 export interface SyncRoomRoleOverridesOptions {
   ownerAgentConfig?: RegisteredGroup['agentConfig'];
   ownerCreatedAt?: string;
+  reviewerAgentType?: AgentType;
   reviewerAgentConfig?: RegisteredGroup['agentConfig'];
   reviewerCreatedAt?: string;
+  arbiterAgentType?: AgentType | null;
+  arbiterAgentConfig?: RegisteredGroup['agentConfig'];
+  arbiterCreatedAt?: string;
   updatedAt?: string;
 }
 
@@ -207,14 +216,32 @@ export function getStoredRoomRowsFromDatabase(
     .filter((row): row is StoredRoomSettings => Boolean(row));
 }
 
+export function resolveStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan(
+  database: Database,
+  stored: StoredRoomSettings,
+): RoleAgentPlan {
+  const overrides = getStoredRoomRoleOverrideRows(database, stored.chatJid);
+  const ownerAgentType =
+    stored.ownerAgentType ?? overrides.get('owner')?.agentType ?? OWNER_AGENT_TYPE;
+
+  return resolveRoleAgentPlan({
+    paired: stored.roomMode === 'tribunal',
+    groupAgentType: ownerAgentType,
+    configuredReviewer:
+      overrides.get('reviewer')?.agentType ?? REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+    configuredArbiter: overrides.get('arbiter')?.agentType ?? ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
+  });
+}
+
 export function buildRegisteredGroupFromStoredSettings(
   database: Database,
   stored: StoredRoomSettings,
   requestedAgentType?: AgentType,
 ): (RegisteredGroup & { jid: string }) | undefined {
   const capabilityTypes = resolveStoredRoomCapabilityTypes(database, stored);
+  const rolePlan = resolveStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan(database, stored);
   const ownerAgentType =
-    stored.ownerAgentType ||
+    rolePlan.ownerAgentType ||
     (capabilityTypes.length > 0
       ? inferOwnerAgentTypeFromRegisteredAgentTypes(capabilityTypes)
       : undefined);
@@ -233,8 +260,12 @@ export function buildRegisteredGroupFromStoredSettings(
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const role: 'owner' | 'reviewer' =
+  const role: 'owner' | 'reviewer' | 'arbiter' =
-    ownerAgentType === resolvedAgentType ? 'owner' : 'reviewer';
+    ownerAgentType === resolvedAgentType
+      ? 'owner'
+      : rolePlan.reviewerAgentType === resolvedAgentType
+        ? 'reviewer'
+        : 'arbiter';
   const capabilityMetadata = getStoredRoomRoleOverrideRows(
     database,
     stored.chatJid,
@@ -273,24 +304,17 @@ export function resolveStoredRoomCapabilityTypes(
   database: Database,
   stored: StoredRoomSettings,
 ): AgentType[] {
-  const overrides = getStoredRoomRoleOverrideRows(database, stored.chatJid);
-  const ownerAgentType =
-    stored.ownerAgentType ??
-    overrides.get('owner')?.agentType ??
-    OWNER_AGENT_TYPE;
-
   if (stored.modeSource !== 'explicit') {
     return inferStoredRoomCapabilityTypes(database, stored);
   }
 
-  const types = new Set<AgentType>([ownerAgentType]);
+  const rolePlan = resolveStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan(database, stored);
-  if (stored.roomMode === 'tribunal') {
+  const types = new Set<AgentType>([rolePlan.ownerAgentType]);
-    const reviewerAgentType =
+  if (stored.roomMode === 'tribunal' && rolePlan.reviewerAgentType) {
-      overrides.get('reviewer')?.agentType ??
+    types.add(rolePlan.reviewerAgentType);
-      (ownerAgentType === REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE
+  }
-        ? OWNER_AGENT_TYPE
+  if (stored.roomMode === 'tribunal' && rolePlan.arbiterAgentType) {
-        : REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE);
+    types.add(rolePlan.arbiterAgentType);
-    types.add(reviewerAgentType);
   }
   return [...types];
 }
@@ -526,11 +550,19 @@ export function syncRoomRoleOverridesForRoom(
   });
 
   if (roomMode === 'tribunal') {
-    const reviewerAgentType =
+    const existingReviewerOverride = existingOverrides.get('reviewer');
-      ownerAgentType === REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE
+    const previousDefaultReviewerAgentType =
+      existingOwnerOverride?.agentType === REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE
         ? OWNER_AGENT_TYPE
         : REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE;
-    const existingReviewerOverride = existingOverrides.get('reviewer');
+    const computedReviewerAgentType =
+      ownerAgentType === REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE ? OWNER_AGENT_TYPE : REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE;
+    const reviewerAgentType =
+      options.reviewerAgentType ??
+      (existingReviewerOverride &&
+      existingReviewerOverride.agentType !== previousDefaultReviewerAgentType
+        ? existingReviewerOverride.agentType
+        : computedReviewerAgentType);
     upsertRoomRoleOverride(database, chatJid, {
       role: 'reviewer',
       agentType: reviewerAgentType,
@@ -547,6 +579,40 @@ export function syncRoomRoleOverridesForRoom(
         now,
       updatedAt: now,
     });
+
+    const existingArbiterOverride = existingOverrides.get('arbiter');
+    const arbiterAgentType =
+      options.arbiterAgentType ??
+      existingArbiterOverride?.agentType ??
+      ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE ??
+      null;
+
+    if (arbiterAgentType) {
+      upsertRoomRoleOverride(database, chatJid, {
+        role: 'arbiter',
+        agentType: arbiterAgentType,
+        agentConfig:
+          options.arbiterAgentConfig ??
+          (existingArbiterOverride?.agentType === arbiterAgentType
+            ? existingArbiterOverride.agentConfig
+            : undefined),
+        createdAt:
+          (existingArbiterOverride?.agentType === arbiterAgentType
+            ? existingArbiterOverride.createdAt
+            : undefined) ??
+          options.arbiterCreatedAt ??
+          now,
+        updatedAt: now,
+      });
+    } else {
+      database
+        .prepare(
+          `DELETE FROM room_role_overrides
+           WHERE chat_jid = ?
+             AND role = 'arbiter'`,
+        )
+        .run(chatJid);
+    }
   } else {
     database
       .prepare(
@@ -555,6 +621,13 @@ export function syncRoomRoleOverridesForRoom(
            AND role = 'reviewer'`,
       )
       .run(chatJid);
+    database
+      .prepare(
+        `DELETE FROM room_role_overrides
+         WHERE chat_jid = ?
+           AND role = 'arbiter'`,
+      )
+      .run(chatJid);
   }
 }
 

src/db/rooms.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   normalizeStoredAgentType,
   resolveAssignedRoomFolder,
   resolveStoredRoomCapabilityTypes,
+  resolveStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan,
   syncRoomRoleOverridesForRoom,
   updateStoredRoomMetadata,
   upsertRoomRoleOverride,
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ export interface AssignRoomInput {
   name: string;
   roomMode?: RoomMode;
   ownerAgentType?: AgentType;
+  reviewerAgentType?: AgentType;
+  arbiterAgentType?: AgentType | null;
   folder?: string;
   isMain?: boolean;
   workDir?: string;
@@ -233,6 +236,8 @@ export function assignRoomInDatabase(
     syncRoomRoleOverridesForRoom(database, chatJid, roomMode, ownerAgentType, {
       ownerAgentConfig: input.ownerAgentConfig,
       ownerCreatedAt: input.addedAt ?? now,
+      reviewerAgentType: input.reviewerAgentType,
+      arbiterAgentType: input.arbiterAgentType,
       updatedAt: input.addedAt ?? now,
     });
   })();
@@ -294,6 +299,14 @@ export function getStoredRoomSettingsFromDatabase(
   return getStoredRoomSettingsRowFromDatabase(database, chatJid);
 }
 
+export function getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlanFromDatabase(
+  database: Database,
+  chatJid: string,
+): ReturnType<typeof resolveStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan> | undefined {
+  const stored = getStoredRoomSettingsRowFromDatabase(database, chatJid);
+  return stored ? resolveStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan(database, stored) : undefined;
+}
+
 function getStoredRoomModeRowFromDatabase(
   database: Database,
   chatJid: string,

src/db/runtime-tasks-rooms.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   getExplicitRoomModeFromDatabase,
   getRegisteredAgentTypesForJidFromDatabase,
   getRegisteredGroupFromDatabase,
+  getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlanFromDatabase,
   getStoredRoomSettingsFromDatabase,
   setExplicitRoomModeInDatabase,
   setRegisteredGroupForTestsInDatabase,
@@ -354,6 +355,14 @@ export function getStoredRoomSettings(
   return getStoredRoomSettingsFromDatabase(db, chatJid);
 }
 
+export function getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan(
+  chatJid: string,
+): ReturnType<typeof getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlanFromDatabase> {
+  const db = getDatabaseIfInitialized();
+  if (!db) return undefined;
+  return getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlanFromDatabase(db, chatJid);
+}
+
 export function getExplicitRoomMode(chatJid: string): RoomMode | undefined {
   return getExplicitRoomModeFromDatabase(requireDatabase(), chatJid);
 }

src/ipc-auth.test.ts

@@ -565,6 +565,73 @@ describe('IPC message authorization', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('injects authorized inbound messages for the source group without routing them as outbound sends', async () => {
+    const sendMessage = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const injectInboundMessage = vi.fn(async () => {});
+
+    const result = await (forwardAuthorizedIpcMessage as any)(
+      {
+        type: 'inject_inbound_message',
+        chatJid: 'other@g.us',
+        text: 'act like a human input',
+        senderRole: 'owner',
+        sender: '1480575043007418420',
+        senderName: 'algo',
+        treatAsHuman: true,
+        sourceKind: 'trusted_external_bot',
+      },
+      'other-group',
+      false,
+      groups,
+      sendMessage,
+      injectInboundMessage,
+    );
+
+    expect(sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(injectInboundMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        chatJid: 'other@g.us',
+        text: 'act like a human input',
+        sender: '1480575043007418420',
+        senderName: 'algo',
+        treatAsHuman: true,
+        sourceKind: 'trusted_external_bot',
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        outcome: 'sent',
+        chatJid: 'other@g.us',
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('does not inject unauthorized inbound messages for another group', async () => {
+    const sendMessage = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const injectInboundMessage = vi.fn(async () => {});
+
+    const result = await (forwardAuthorizedIpcMessage as any)(
+      {
+        type: 'inject_inbound_message',
+        chatJid: 'third@g.us',
+        text: 'should be blocked',
+        sender: '1480575043007418420',
+        senderName: 'algo',
+        treatAsHuman: true,
+        sourceKind: 'trusted_external_bot',
+      },
+      'other-group',
+      false,
+      groups,
+      sendMessage,
+      injectInboundMessage,
+    );
+
+    expect(result.outcome).toBe('blocked');
+    expect(sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(injectInboundMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('does not forward unauthorized IPC messages even when senderRole exists', async () => {
     const sendMessage = vi.fn(async () => {});
 
@@ -975,6 +1042,39 @@ describe('assign_room success', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('main group can assign per-room reviewer and arbiter agent types', async () => {
+    await processTaskIpc(
+      {
+        type: 'assign_room',
+        jid: 'tribunal-role-overrides@g.us',
+        name: 'Tribunal Role Overrides',
+        room_mode: 'tribunal',
+        owner_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+        reviewer_agent_type: 'codex',
+        arbiter_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+      },
+      'whatsapp_main',
+      true,
+      deps,
+    );
+
+    expect(getStoredRoomSettings('tribunal-role-overrides@g.us')).toMatchObject({
+      chatJid: 'tribunal-role-overrides@g.us',
+      roomMode: 'tribunal',
+      modeSource: 'explicit',
+      name: 'Tribunal Role Overrides',
+      ownerAgentType: 'claude-code',
+    });
+    expect(
+      getRegisteredAgentTypesForJid('tribunal-role-overrides@g.us').sort(),
+    ).toEqual(['claude-code', 'codex']);
+    expect(
+      getRegisteredGroup('tribunal-role-overrides@g.us', 'codex'),
+    ).toMatchObject({
+      agentType: 'codex',
+    });
+  });
+
   it('assign_room rejects request with missing fields', async () => {
     await processTaskIpc(
       {

src/ipc-task-processor.ts

@@ -241,6 +241,69 @@ export async function processTaskIpc(
         break;
       }
 
+      if (data.action === 'ejclaw_room_runtime') {
+        if (!data.chatJid) {
+          writeHostEvidenceResponse(sourceGroup, {
+            requestId: data.requestId,
+            ok: false,
+            action: 'ejclaw_room_runtime',
+            command: 'internal:ejclaw_room_runtime',
+            stdout: '',
+            stderr: '',
+            exitCode: 1,
+            error: 'Missing chatJid for ejclaw_room_runtime request',
+          });
+          logger.warn(
+            { sourceGroup, requestId: data.requestId },
+            'Rejected ejclaw_room_runtime request without chatJid',
+          );
+          break;
+        }
+
+        if (!deps.getRoomRuntimeReport) {
+          writeHostEvidenceResponse(sourceGroup, {
+            requestId: data.requestId,
+            ok: false,
+            action: 'ejclaw_room_runtime',
+            command: 'internal:ejclaw_room_runtime',
+            stdout: '',
+            stderr: '',
+            exitCode: 1,
+            error: 'Room runtime reporting is not configured',
+          });
+          logger.warn(
+            { sourceGroup, requestId: data.requestId, chatJid: data.chatJid },
+            'Rejected ejclaw_room_runtime request because runtime reporter is unavailable',
+          );
+          break;
+        }
+
+        const report = deps.getRoomRuntimeReport({
+          chatJid: data.chatJid,
+          sourceGroup,
+          isMain,
+        });
+        writeHostEvidenceResponse(sourceGroup, {
+          requestId: data.requestId,
+          ok: true,
+          action: 'ejclaw_room_runtime',
+          command: 'internal:ejclaw_room_runtime',
+          stdout: JSON.stringify(report, null, 2),
+          stderr: '',
+          exitCode: 0,
+        });
+        logger.info(
+          {
+            sourceGroup,
+            requestId: data.requestId,
+            action: data.action,
+            chatJid: data.chatJid,
+          },
+          'Processed room runtime report request via IPC',
+        );
+        break;
+      }
+
       if (!isHostEvidenceAction(data.action)) {
         writeHostEvidenceResponse(sourceGroup, {
           requestId: data.requestId,
@@ -405,11 +468,36 @@ export async function processTaskIpc(
           );
           break;
         }
+        if (
+          data.reviewer_agent_type !== undefined &&
+          data.reviewer_agent_type !== 'claude-code' &&
+          data.reviewer_agent_type !== 'codex'
+        ) {
+          logger.warn(
+            { sourceGroup, reviewerAgentType: data.reviewer_agent_type },
+            'Invalid assign_room request - unknown reviewer_agent_type',
+          );
+          break;
+        }
+        if (
+          data.arbiter_agent_type !== undefined &&
+          data.arbiter_agent_type !== null &&
+          data.arbiter_agent_type !== 'claude-code' &&
+          data.arbiter_agent_type !== 'codex'
+        ) {
+          logger.warn(
+            { sourceGroup, arbiterAgentType: data.arbiter_agent_type },
+            'Invalid assign_room request - unknown arbiter_agent_type',
+          );
+          break;
+        }
 
         deps.assignRoom(data.jid, {
           name: data.name,
           roomMode: data.room_mode,
           ownerAgentType: data.owner_agent_type,
+          reviewerAgentType: data.reviewer_agent_type,
+          arbiterAgentType: data.arbiter_agent_type,
           folder: data.folder,
           isMain: data.isMain,
           workDir: data.workDir,

src/ipc-types.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,65 @@
 import type { AvailableGroup } from './agent-runner.js';
 import type { AssignRoomInput } from './db.js';
-import type { AgentType, RegisteredGroup, RoomMode } from './types.js';
+import type {
+  AgentType,
+  MessageSourceKind,
+  PairedTask,
+  RegisteredGroup,
+  RoomMode,
+} from './types.js';
+
+export interface InjectInboundMessagePayload {
+  chatJid: string;
+  text: string;
+  sender?: string;
+  senderName?: string;
+  messageId?: string;
+  timestamp?: string;
+  treatAsHuman: boolean;
+  sourceKind?: MessageSourceKind;
+}
+
+export interface RoomRuntimeReport {
+  chatJid: string;
+  groupFolder: string;
+  room: RegisteredGroup | null;
+  queue: {
+    status: 'processing' | 'waiting' | 'inactive';
+    runPhase: string;
+    elapsedMs: number | null;
+    pendingMessages: boolean;
+    pendingTasks: number;
+    currentRunId: string | null;
+    runningTaskId: string | null;
+    processName: string | null;
+    ipcDir: string | null;
+    retryCount: number;
+    retryScheduledAt: number | null;
+    waiting: boolean;
+  };
+  latestOpenTask: Pick<
+    PairedTask,
+    | 'id'
+    | 'status'
+    | 'title'
+    | 'round_trip_count'
+    | 'updated_at'
+    | 'owner_agent_type'
+    | 'reviewer_agent_type'
+    | 'arbiter_agent_type'
+  > | null;
+  recentMessages: Array<{
+    id: string;
+    seq?: number;
+    timestamp: string;
+    sender: string;
+    senderName: string;
+    isFromMe: boolean;
+    isBotMessage: boolean;
+    sourceKind: MessageSourceKind;
+    contentPreview: string;
+  }>;
+}
 
 export interface IpcDeps {
   sendMessage: (
@@ -19,6 +78,12 @@ export interface IpcDeps {
     isMain: boolean,
     availableGroups: AvailableGroup[],
   ) => void;
+  injectInboundMessage?: (payload: InjectInboundMessagePayload) => Promise<void>;
+  getRoomRuntimeReport?: (args: {
+    chatJid: string;
+    sourceGroup: string;
+    isMain: boolean;
+  }) => RoomRuntimeReport;
 }
 
 export interface IpcMessagePayload {
@@ -27,6 +92,12 @@ export interface IpcMessagePayload {
   text?: string;
   senderRole?: string;
   runId?: string;
+  sender?: string;
+  senderName?: string;
+  messageId?: string;
+  timestamp?: string;
+  treatAsHuman?: boolean;
+  sourceKind?: MessageSourceKind;
 }
 
 export interface IpcMessageForwardResult {
@@ -54,6 +125,8 @@ export interface TaskIpcPayload {
   folder?: string;
   room_mode?: RoomMode;
   owner_agent_type?: AgentType;
+  reviewer_agent_type?: AgentType;
+  arbiter_agent_type?: AgentType | null;
   isMain?: boolean;
   workDir?: string;
   scopeKind?: string;

src/message-runtime-rules.test.ts

@@ -315,6 +315,28 @@ describe('message-runtime-rules', () => {
     expect(resolution.effectiveServiceId).toBe(resolution.reviewerServiceId);
   });
 
+  it('uses lease reviewer metadata when the room reviewer differs from the owner agent type', () => {
+    const resolution = resolveExecutionTarget({
+      lease: {
+        ...baseLease,
+        owner_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+        reviewer_agent_type: 'codex',
+        reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      },
+      pairedTaskStatus: 'review_ready',
+      groupFolder: 'group-1',
+      groupAgentType: 'claude-code',
+    });
+
+    expect(resolution).toMatchObject({
+      activeRole: 'reviewer',
+      configuredAgentType: 'codex',
+      effectiveAgentType: 'codex',
+      sessionFolder: 'group-1:reviewer',
+    });
+    expect(resolution.effectiveServiceId).toBe('codex-review');
+  });
+
   it('resolves merge_ready execution target back to the owner/finalize path', () => {
     const resolution = resolveExecutionTarget({
       lease: baseLease,
@@ -346,8 +368,8 @@ describe('message-runtime-rules', () => {
     expect(resolution).toMatchObject({
       inferredRole: 'arbiter',
       activeRole: 'arbiter',
-      configuredAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      configuredAgentType: 'codex',
-      effectiveAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      effectiveAgentType: 'codex',
       sessionFolder: 'group-1:arbiter',
     });
     expect(resolution.effectiveServiceId).toBe(
@@ -355,6 +377,30 @@ describe('message-runtime-rules', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('uses lease arbiter metadata when the room arbiter differs from the owner agent type', () => {
+    const resolution = resolveExecutionTarget({
+      lease: {
+        ...baseLease,
+        owner_agent_type: 'codex',
+        reviewer_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+        reviewer_service_id: 'claude',
+        arbiter_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+        arbiter_service_id: 'claude',
+      },
+      pairedTaskStatus: 'arbiter_requested',
+      groupFolder: 'group-1',
+      groupAgentType: 'codex',
+    });
+
+    expect(resolution).toMatchObject({
+      activeRole: 'arbiter',
+      configuredAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      effectiveAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      sessionFolder: 'group-1:arbiter',
+    });
+    expect(resolution.effectiveServiceId).toBe('claude');
+  });
+
   it('honors an arbiter forced role only when arbiter is configured', () => {
     const resolution = resolveExecutionTarget({
       lease: {

src/message-runtime-rules.ts

@@ -248,12 +248,14 @@ export function resolveCursorKeyForRole(
 export function resolveConfiguredRoleAgentPlan(
   paired: boolean,
   groupAgentType: AgentType | undefined,
+  configuredReviewer: AgentType = REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+  configuredArbiter: AgentType | null | undefined = ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
 ): RoleAgentPlan {
   return resolveRoleAgentPlan({
     paired,
     groupAgentType,
-    configuredReviewer: REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+    configuredReviewer,
-    configuredArbiter: ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
+    configuredArbiter,
   });
 }
 
@@ -261,8 +263,15 @@ export function resolveConfiguredRoleAgentPlan(
 export function resolveEffectiveAgentType(
   role: 'owner' | 'reviewer' | 'arbiter',
   groupAgentType: AgentType | undefined,
+  reviewerAgentType: AgentType = REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+  arbiterAgentType: AgentType | null | undefined = ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
 ): AgentType {
-  const plan = resolveConfiguredRoleAgentPlan(role !== 'owner', groupAgentType);
+  const plan = resolveConfiguredRoleAgentPlan(
+    role !== 'owner',
+    groupAgentType,
+    reviewerAgentType,
+    arbiterAgentType,
+  );
   return resolveAgentTypeForRole(plan, role);
 }
 
@@ -271,10 +280,17 @@ export function resolveSessionFolder(
   groupFolder: string,
   role: 'owner' | 'reviewer' | 'arbiter',
   groupAgentType: AgentType | undefined,
+  reviewerAgentType: AgentType = REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+  arbiterAgentType: AgentType | null | undefined = ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
 ): string {
   // Arbiter always gets a separate session — must never share with owner/reviewer
   if (role === 'arbiter') return `${groupFolder}:arbiter`;
-  const plan = resolveConfiguredRoleAgentPlan(role !== 'owner', groupAgentType);
+  const plan = resolveConfiguredRoleAgentPlan(
+    role !== 'owner',
+    groupAgentType,
+    reviewerAgentType,
+    arbiterAgentType,
+  );
   const effectiveType = resolveAgentTypeForRole(plan, role);
   const groupDefault = plan.ownerAgentType;
   if (effectiveType === groupDefault) return groupFolder;
@@ -316,14 +332,14 @@ export function resolveExecutionTarget(args: {
 
   const reviewerServiceId = resolveLeaseServiceId(args.lease, 'reviewer');
   const arbiterServiceId = resolveLeaseServiceId(args.lease, 'arbiter');
+  const ownerAgentType = args.lease.owner_agent_type ?? args.groupAgentType;
   const roleAgentPlan = resolveConfiguredRoleAgentPlan(
-    args.lease.reviewer_agent_type != null,
+    reviewerServiceId != null,
-    args.groupAgentType,
+    ownerAgentType,
-  );
+    args.lease.reviewer_agent_type ?? REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
-  const configuredAgentType = resolveEffectiveAgentType(
+    args.lease.arbiter_agent_type ?? ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
-    activeRole,
-    args.groupAgentType,
   );
+  const configuredAgentType = resolveAgentTypeForRole(roleAgentPlan, activeRole);
   const effectiveAgentType = args.forcedAgentType ?? configuredAgentType;
 
   return {
@@ -339,7 +355,9 @@ export function resolveExecutionTarget(args: {
     sessionFolder: resolveSessionFolder(
       args.groupFolder,
       activeRole,
-      args.groupAgentType,
+      roleAgentPlan.ownerAgentType,
+      roleAgentPlan.reviewerAgentType ?? REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+      roleAgentPlan.arbiterAgentType ?? ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
     ),
   };
 }

src/paired-execution-context.test.ts

@@ -250,6 +250,32 @@ describe('paired execution context', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('uses room role context agent overrides when creating a paired task', () => {
+    preparePairedExecutionContext({
+      group,
+      chatJid: 'dc:test',
+      runId: 'run-room-overrides',
+      roomRoleContext: {
+        ...ownerContext,
+        ownerAgentType: 'codex',
+        reviewerAgentType: 'codex',
+        reviewerServiceId: config.CODEX_REVIEW_SERVICE_ID,
+        arbiterAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      },
+      hasHumanMessage: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(db.createPairedTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        owner_service_id: config.CODEX_MAIN_SERVICE_ID,
+        reviewer_service_id: config.CODEX_REVIEW_SERVICE_ID,
+        owner_agent_type: 'codex',
+        reviewer_agent_type: 'codex',
+        arbiter_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('persists stable role-slot service shadow instead of the transient failover owner lease', () => {
     preparePairedExecutionContext({
       group,
@@ -562,6 +588,49 @@ describe('paired execution context', () => {
     delete process.env.EJCLAW_UNSAFE_HOST_PAIRED_MODE;
   });
 
+  it('honors room-level reviewer agent overrides for unsafe host reviewer runtime env', () => {
+    process.env.EJCLAW_UNSAFE_HOST_PAIRED_MODE = '1';
+    vi.mocked(db.getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat).mockReturnValue(
+      buildPairedTask({
+        status: 'review_ready',
+        review_requested_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+        reviewer_agent_type: 'codex',
+      }),
+    );
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue(
+      buildPairedTask({
+        status: 'review_ready',
+        review_requested_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+        reviewer_agent_type: 'codex',
+      }),
+    );
+    vi.mocked(
+      pairedWorkspaceManager.prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution,
+    ).mockReturnValue({
+      workspace: buildWorkspace('reviewer', '/tmp/paired/task-1/reviewer'),
+      autoRefreshed: false,
+    });
+
+    const result = preparePairedExecutionContext({
+      group,
+      chatJid: 'dc:test',
+      runId: 'run-host-reviewer-room-override',
+      roomRoleContext: {
+        ...reviewerContext,
+        reviewerAgentType: 'codex',
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(result?.envOverrides).toMatchObject({
+      EJCLAW_WORK_DIR: '/tmp/paired/task-1/reviewer',
+      EJCLAW_PAIRED_ROLE: 'reviewer',
+      EJCLAW_UNSAFE_HOST_PAIRED_MODE: '1',
+    });
+    expect(result?.envOverrides.EJCLAW_CLAUDE_REVIEWER_READONLY).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result?.envOverrides.EJCLAW_REVIEWER_RUNTIME).toBeUndefined();
+    delete process.env.EJCLAW_UNSAFE_HOST_PAIRED_MODE;
+  });
+
   it('completePairedExecutionContext logs without error', () => {
     completePairedExecutionContext({
       taskId: 'task-1',

src/paired-execution-context.ts

@@ -106,14 +106,17 @@ function createActiveTaskForRoom(args: {
   group: RegisteredGroup;
   chatJid: string;
   canonicalWorkDir: string;
+  roomRoleContext?: RoomRoleContext;
 }): PairedTask {
-  const { group, chatJid, canonicalWorkDir } = args;
+  const { group, chatJid, canonicalWorkDir, roomRoleContext } = args;
   const now = new Date().toISOString();
   const rolePlan = resolveRoleAgentPlan({
     paired: true,
-    groupAgentType: group.agentType,
+    groupAgentType: roomRoleContext?.ownerAgentType ?? group.agentType,
-    configuredReviewer: REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+    configuredReviewer:
-    configuredArbiter: ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
+      roomRoleContext?.reviewerAgentType ?? REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+    configuredArbiter:
+      roomRoleContext?.arbiterAgentType ?? ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE,
   });
   const ownerServiceShadow = resolvePairedTaskServiceShadow(
     'owner',
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ export interface ResolvedOwnerHumanTask {
 export function resolveOwnerTaskForHumanMessage(args: {
   group: RegisteredGroup;
   chatJid: string;
+  roomRoleContext?: RoomRoleContext;
   existingTask?: PairedTask | null;
 }): ResolvedOwnerHumanTask {
   const canonicalWorkDir = ensurePairedProject(args.group, args.chatJid);
@@ -208,6 +212,7 @@ export function resolveOwnerTaskForHumanMessage(args: {
             group: args.group,
             chatJid: args.chatJid,
             canonicalWorkDir,
+            roomRoleContext: args.roomRoleContext,
           })
         : null,
       supersededTask: null,
@@ -247,6 +252,7 @@ export function resolveOwnerTaskForHumanMessage(args: {
       group: args.group,
       chatJid: args.chatJid,
       canonicalWorkDir,
+      roomRoleContext: args.roomRoleContext,
     }),
     supersededTask: existing,
   };
@@ -267,6 +273,7 @@ function ensureActiveTask(
     return resolveOwnerTaskForHumanMessage({
       group,
       chatJid,
+      roomRoleContext,
       existingTask: existing ?? null,
     }).task;
   }
@@ -287,6 +294,7 @@ function ensureActiveTask(
     group,
     chatJid,
     canonicalWorkDir,
+    roomRoleContext,
   });
 }
 
@@ -470,7 +478,7 @@ export function preparePairedExecutionContext(args: {
       envOverrides,
       buildPairedReadonlyRuntimeEnvOverrides({
         role: 'reviewer',
-        agentType: REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+        agentType: roomRoleContext.reviewerAgentType ?? REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
         unsafeHostPairedMode,
       }),
     );
@@ -489,7 +497,10 @@ export function preparePairedExecutionContext(args: {
       envOverrides,
       buildPairedReadonlyRuntimeEnvOverrides({
         role: 'arbiter',
-        agentType: ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE ?? REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
+        agentType:
+          roomRoleContext.arbiterAgentType ??
+          ARBITER_AGENT_TYPE ??
+          REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,
         unsafeHostPairedMode,
       }),
     );

src/service-routing.test.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   _setRegisteredGroupForTests,
   _setStoredRoomOwnerAgentTypeForTests,
   _initTestDatabase,
+  assignRoom,
   setChannelOwnerLease,
   setExplicitRoomMode,
 } from './db.js';
@@ -236,6 +237,29 @@ describe('service-routing global failover', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('uses room-level reviewer and arbiter agent overrides from assign_room', () => {
+    assignRoom('dc:room-role-overrides', {
+      name: 'Room Role Overrides',
+      roomMode: 'tribunal',
+      ownerAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      reviewerAgentType: 'codex',
+      arbiterAgentType: 'claude-code',
+      folder: 'room-role-overrides',
+    });
+
+    expect(getEffectiveChannelLease('dc:room-role-overrides')).toMatchObject({
+      chat_jid: 'dc:room-role-overrides',
+      owner_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+      reviewer_agent_type: 'codex',
+      arbiter_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+      owner_service_id: 'claude',
+      reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      arbiter_service_id: 'claude',
+      owner_failover_active: false,
+      explicit: false,
+    });
+  });
+
   it('defaults to the configured owner service for chats without canonical room settings', () => {
     expect(getEffectiveChannelLease('dc:unregistered')).toMatchObject({
       chat_jid: 'dc:unregistered',

src/service-routing.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   clearChannelOwnerLease,
   getAllChannelOwnerLeases,
   getEffectiveRuntimeRoomMode,
+  getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan,
   getStoredRoomSettings,
   type ChannelOwnerLeaseRow,
 } from './db.js';
@@ -46,8 +47,10 @@ function normalizeLeaseRow(
   row: ChannelOwnerLeaseRow,
   explicit: boolean,
 ): EffectiveChannelLease {
+  const storedRolePlan = getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan(row.chat_jid);
   const ownerAgentType =
     row.owner_agent_type ??
+    storedRolePlan?.ownerAgentType ??
     getStoredRoomSettings(row.chat_jid)?.ownerAgentType ??
     inferAgentTypeFromServiceShadow(row.owner_service_id) ??
     'claude-code';
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ function normalizeLeaseRow(
       ? null
       : (row.reviewer_agent_type ??
         inferAgentTypeFromServiceShadow(row.reviewer_service_id) ??
+        storedRolePlan?.reviewerAgentType ??
         resolveRoleAgentPlan({
           paired: true,
           groupAgentType: ownerAgentType,
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ function normalizeLeaseRow(
     (row.arbiter_service_id
       ? inferAgentTypeFromServiceShadow(row.arbiter_service_id)
       : undefined) ??
+    storedRolePlan?.arbiterAgentType ??
     null;
 
   return {
@@ -102,15 +107,16 @@ function normalizeLeaseRow(
   };
 }
 
-function resolveDefaultOwnerAgentType(chatJid: string): AgentType | undefined {
-  return getStoredRoomSettings(chatJid)?.ownerAgentType;
-}
-
 function getDefaultLease(chatJid: string): EffectiveChannelLease {
   const roomMode = getEffectiveRuntimeRoomMode(chatJid);
+  const storedRolePlan = getStoredRoomRoleAgentPlan(chatJid);
   const ownerAgentType =
-    resolveDefaultOwnerAgentType(chatJid) ?? OWNER_AGENT_TYPE;
+    storedRolePlan?.ownerAgentType ??
-  const rolePlan = resolveRoleAgentPlan({
+    getStoredRoomSettings(chatJid)?.ownerAgentType ??
+    OWNER_AGENT_TYPE;
+  const rolePlan =
+    storedRolePlan ??
+    resolveRoleAgentPlan({
       paired: roomMode === 'tribunal',
       groupAgentType: ownerAgentType,
       configuredReviewer: REVIEWER_AGENT_TYPE,