feat(generators): capture core-realtime as verbatim template files

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/AGENTS.md.hbs

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+# @repo/core-realtime
+
+Vendor-isolated realtime abstractions over Socket.IO. Feature packages depend only on the interfaces; only this package imports `socket.io`.
+
+See `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-08-realtime-design.md` for the full design. ADR-016 (`docs/decisions/adr-016-realtime-layer.md`) lands in Phase 10 — pending.
+
+## Public exports
+
+- `IRealtimeBroadcaster` — server → client broadcasts
+- `IRealtimeServer` — lifecycle, used at app boot only
+- `IRealtimeAuthenticator` — connect-time identity attachment (cookie / header → user)
+- `IRealtimeHandlerRegistry` + `RealtimeHandlerRegistry` — inbound handler registration
+- `defineRealtimeChannel`, `RealtimeChannelDescriptor`, `ChannelScope`
+- `InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster` (test/dev), `SocketIORealtimeBroadcaster`, `SocketIORealtimeServer` (production)
+- `CORE_REALTIME_SYMBOLS`
+
+## Boundary
+
+Tagged `core`. The only place in the repo where `import "socket.io"` is allowed is `src/socket-io-*.ts` here, plus `apps/*/server.ts`. Enforced by the ESLint rule `core-eslint/no-direct-socket-io`.

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/eslint.config.js.hbs

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+import baseConfig from "@repo/core-eslint/base";
+
+export default baseConfig;

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/package.json.hbs

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+{
+  "name": "@repo/core-realtime",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.ts"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "test": "vitest run"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@repo/core-shared": "workspace:*",
+    "socket.io": "^4.7.0",
+    "zod": "^3.23.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "payload": "^3.0.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "payload": { "optional": true }
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@repo/core-eslint": "workspace:*",
+    "@repo/core-testing": "workspace:*",
+    "@repo/core-typescript": "workspace:*",
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
+    "socket.io-client": "^4.7.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.8.0",
+    "vitest": "^3.0.0"
+  }
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/authorize.test.ts.hbs

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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { authorize } from "@/authorize";
+import { defineRealtimeChannel } from "@/realtime-channel";
+
+const schema = z.object({}).strict();
+
+describe("authorize", () => {
+  describe("public", () => {
+    const ch = defineRealtimeChannel("a", schema, { scope: "public" });
+    it("allows anonymous", async () => {
+      expect(await authorize(ch, {}, null)).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it("allows authenticated", async () => {
+      expect(await authorize(ch, {}, { userId: "u1", roles: [] })).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("authenticated", () => {
+    const ch = defineRealtimeChannel("a", schema, { scope: "authenticated" });
+    it("rejects anonymous", async () => {
+      expect(await authorize(ch, {}, null)).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("allows any user", async () => {
+      expect(await authorize(ch, {}, { userId: "u1", roles: [] })).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("{ role }", () => {
+    const ch = defineRealtimeChannel("a", schema, { scope: { role: "admin" } });
+    it("rejects anonymous", async () => {
+      expect(await authorize(ch, {}, null)).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("rejects user without role", async () => {
+      expect(await authorize(ch, {}, { userId: "u1", roles: ["editor"] })).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("allows user with role", async () => {
+      expect(await authorize(ch, {}, { userId: "u1", roles: ["admin", "editor"] })).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("{ userScoped }", () => {
+    const ch = defineRealtimeChannel("a", schema, {
+      scope: { userScoped: true, template: "notifications.user.{userId}" },
+    });
+    it("rejects anonymous", async () => {
+      expect(await authorize(ch, { userId: "u1" }, null)).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("rejects user requesting someone else's channel", async () => {
+      expect(
+        await authorize(ch, { userId: "u_other" }, { userId: "u1", roles: [] }),
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it("allows user requesting own channel", async () => {
+      expect(
+        await authorize(ch, { userId: "u1" }, { userId: "u1", roles: [] }),
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/authorize.ts.hbs

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+import type { z } from "zod";
+import type { RealtimeChannelDescriptor } from "./realtime-channel";
+
+export async function authorize(
+  descriptor: RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>,
+  params: Record<string, string>,
+  user: { userId: string; roles: string[] } | null,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const scope = descriptor.scope;
+
+  if (scope === "public") return true;
+  if (scope === "authenticated") return user !== null;
+
+  if (typeof scope === "object" && "role" in scope) {
+    return user !== null && user.roles.includes(scope.role);
+  }
+  if (typeof scope === "object" && "userScoped" in scope) {
+    return user !== null && params.userId === user.userId;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/channel-room.ts.hbs

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+export const CHANNEL_ROOM_PREFIX = "ch:";
+export const channelRoom = (channelName: string): string =>
+  `${CHANNEL_ROOM_PREFIX}${channelName}`;

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/channel-template.test.ts.hbs

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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { matchChannelTemplate } from "@/channel-template";
+
+describe("matchChannelTemplate", () => {
+  it("matches a plain channel name exactly", () => {
+    expect(matchChannelTemplate("blog.feed", "blog.feed")).toEqual({ params: {} });
+    expect(matchChannelTemplate("blog.feed", "blog.other")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("matches a templated channel and extracts params", () => {
+    expect(
+      matchChannelTemplate("notifications.user.{userId}", "notifications.user.user_42"),
+    ).toEqual({ params: { userId: "user_42" } });
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when a templated channel doesn't match the shape", () => {
+    expect(
+      matchChannelTemplate("notifications.user.{userId}", "notifications.user"),
+    ).toBeNull();
+    expect(
+      matchChannelTemplate("notifications.user.{userId}", "blog.feed"),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("supports multiple placeholders", () => {
+    expect(
+      matchChannelTemplate(
+        "rooms.{roomId}.user.{userId}",
+        "rooms.r1.user.u1",
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({ params: { roomId: "r1", userId: "u1" } });
+  });
+});

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/channel-template.ts.hbs

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+export function matchChannelTemplate(
+  template: string,
+  candidate: string,
+): { params: Record<string, string> } | null {
+  // No placeholders: exact match.
+  if (!template.includes("{")) {
+    return template === candidate ? { params: {} } : null;
+  }
+
+  // Build a regex from the template, replacing {name} with named groups.
+  const names: string[] = [];
+  const escaped = template.replace(/[.+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&"); // escape regex specials
+  // The above escapes `{` and `}` too — restore them around placeholders.
+  const pattern = escaped.replace(/\\\{([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)\\\}/g, (_m, name) => {
+    names.push(name);
+    return `([^.]+)`;
+  });
+  const re = new RegExp(`^${pattern}$`);
+  const match = candidate.match(re);
+  if (!match) return null;
+  const params: Record<string, string> = {};
+  names.forEach((name, i) => {
+    params[name] = match[i + 1]!;
+  });
+  return { params };
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/in-memory-realtime-broadcaster.test.ts.hbs

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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster } from "@/in-memory-realtime-broadcaster";
+import { defineRealtimeChannel } from "@/realtime-channel";
+
+const ch = defineRealtimeChannel(
+  "a.b",
+  z.object({ x: z.number() }).strict(),
+  { scope: "public" },
+);
+
+describe("InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster", () => {
+  it("validates payload via the descriptor schema", async () => {
+    const b = new InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster();
+    await expect(
+      b.broadcast(ch, { x: "not a number" } as never),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("delivers to subscribers in order", async () => {
+    const b = new InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster();
+    const got: number[] = [];
+    b.subscribe(ch, async (p) => { got.push(p.x); });
+    await b.broadcast(ch, { x: 1 });
+    await b.broadcast(ch, { x: 2 });
+    expect(got).toEqual([1, 2]);
+  });
+
+  it("does nothing when no subscribers", async () => {
+    const b = new InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster();
+    await b.broadcast(ch, { x: 1 });
+    // does not throw
+  });
+});

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/in-memory-realtime-broadcaster.ts.hbs

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+import type { z } from "zod";
+import type { IRealtimeBroadcaster } from "./realtime-broadcaster.interface";
+import type { RealtimeChannelDescriptor } from "./realtime-channel";
+
+type Listener<T> = (payload: T) => Promise<void> | void;
+
+export class InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster implements IRealtimeBroadcaster {
+  private readonly listeners = new Map<string, Listener<unknown>[]>();
+
+  async broadcast<T>(
+    descriptor: RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType<T>>,
+    payload: T,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    descriptor.schema.parse(payload);
+    const arr = this.listeners.get(descriptor.name) ?? [];
+    for (const l of arr) await l(payload);
+  }
+
+  // Test-friendly: lets unit tests subscribe directly without a Socket.IO server.
+  subscribe<T>(
+    descriptor: RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType<T>>,
+    listener: Listener<T>,
+  ): void {
+    const arr = this.listeners.get(descriptor.name) ?? [];
+    arr.push(listener as Listener<unknown>);
+    this.listeners.set(descriptor.name, arr);
+  }
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/index.ts.hbs

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+export type { ChannelScope, RealtimeChannelDescriptor } from "./realtime-channel";
+export { defineRealtimeChannel } from "./realtime-channel";
+export { CHANNEL_ROOM_PREFIX, channelRoom } from "./channel-room";
+export type { IRealtimeBroadcaster } from "./realtime-broadcaster.interface";
+export type { IRealtimeHandler, IInboundDescriptor, RealtimeContext } from "./realtime-handler.interface";
+export type { IRealtimeServer, IRealtimeServerOptions } from "./realtime-server.interface";
+export type { IRealtimeAuthenticator } from "./realtime-authenticator.interface";
+export type { IRealtimeHandlerRegistry } from "./realtime-handler-registry";
+export { RealtimeHandlerRegistry } from "./realtime-handler-registry";
+export { CORE_REALTIME_SYMBOLS } from "./symbols";
+export { InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster } from "./in-memory-realtime-broadcaster";
+export { SocketIORealtimeBroadcaster } from "./socket-io-realtime-broadcaster";
+export { SocketIORealtimeServer } from "./socket-io-realtime-server";
+export { authorize } from "./authorize";
+export { matchChannelTemplate } from "./channel-template";
+export {
+  realtimePingChannel,
+  realtimePongChannel,
+  realtimePingInboundDescriptor,
+  type PingPayload,
+  type PongPayload,
+} from "./realtime-ping";

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-authenticator.interface.ts.hbs

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+export interface IRealtimeAuthenticator {
+  authenticate(handshake: {
+    cookies: Record<string, string>;
+    headers: Record<string, string>;
+  }): Promise<{ userId: string; roles: string[] } | null>;
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-broadcaster.interface.ts.hbs

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+import type { z } from "zod";
+import type { RealtimeBroadcasterProtocol } from "@repo/core-shared/di/bind-protocols";
+import type { RealtimeChannelDescriptor } from "./realtime-channel";
+
+export interface IRealtimeBroadcaster extends RealtimeBroadcasterProtocol {
+  broadcast<T>(
+    descriptor: RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType<T>>,
+    payload: T,
+  ): Promise<void>;
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-channel.test.ts.hbs

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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { defineRealtimeChannel } from "@/realtime-channel";
+
+describe("defineRealtimeChannel", () => {
+  it("returns a descriptor with name, schema, and scope", () => {
+    const ch = defineRealtimeChannel(
+      "test.channel",
+      z.object({ id: z.string() }).strict(),
+      { scope: "public" },
+    );
+    expect(ch.name).toBe("test.channel");
+    expect(ch.scope).toBe("public");
+    expect(() => ch.schema.parse({ id: "x" })).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves all four scope shapes", () => {
+    expect(defineRealtimeChannel("a", z.object({}), { scope: "public" }).scope).toBe("public");
+    expect(defineRealtimeChannel("a", z.object({}), { scope: "authenticated" }).scope).toBe("authenticated");
+    expect(defineRealtimeChannel("a", z.object({}), { scope: { role: "admin" } }).scope).toEqual({ role: "admin" });
+    expect(
+      defineRealtimeChannel("a", z.object({}), { scope: { userScoped: true, template: "x.{id}" } }).scope,
+    ).toEqual({ userScoped: true, template: "x.{id}" });
+  });
+});

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-channel.ts.hbs

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+import type { z } from "zod";
+
+/**
+ * `userScoped` channels include a `{userId}` placeholder in the channel name.
+ * The `userId` param extracted from the channel pattern is matched against
+ * `user.userId` at subscribe time. The `template` field is metadata: it is
+ * the same string passed to `defineRealtimeChannel`'s `name` argument and is
+ * used by clients/admin tools to display the channel pattern.
+ */
+export type ChannelScope =
+  | "public"
+  | "authenticated"
+  | { role: string }
+  | { userScoped: true; template: string };
+
+export type RealtimeChannelDescriptor<TName extends string, TSchema extends z.ZodType> = {
+  readonly name: TName;
+  readonly schema: TSchema;
+  readonly scope: ChannelScope;
+};
+
+export function defineRealtimeChannel<TName extends string, TSchema extends z.ZodType>(
+  name: TName,
+  schema: TSchema,
+  options: { scope: ChannelScope },
+): RealtimeChannelDescriptor<TName, TSchema> {
+  return { name, schema, scope: options.scope };
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-handler-registry.test.ts.hbs

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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { RealtimeHandlerRegistry } from "@/realtime-handler-registry";
+import { defineRealtimeChannel } from "@/realtime-channel";
+
+const ch = defineRealtimeChannel(
+  "test.ch",
+  z.object({ x: z.number() }).strict(),
+  { scope: "authenticated" },
+);
+
+describe("RealtimeHandlerRegistry", () => {
+  it("registers and retrieves a handler by channel name", () => {
+    const reg = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+    const handler = vi.fn();
+    reg.register({ descriptor: ch, handler });
+    const got = reg.getInboundDescriptor("test.ch");
+    expect(got).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(got!.descriptor.name).toBe("test.ch");
+    expect(got!.handler).toBe(handler);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null for unknown channel name", () => {
+    const reg = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+    expect(reg.getInboundDescriptor("unknown")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("list() returns all registered descriptors", () => {
+    const reg = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+    reg.register({ descriptor: ch, handler: vi.fn() });
+    expect(reg.list()).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reg.list()[0]!.descriptor.name).toBe("test.ch");
+  });
+
+  it("re-registering the same channel replaces the previous entry", () => {
+    const reg = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+    const h1 = vi.fn();
+    const h2 = vi.fn();
+    reg.register({ descriptor: ch, handler: h1 });
+    reg.register({ descriptor: ch, handler: h2 });
+    expect(reg.getInboundDescriptor("test.ch")!.handler).toBe(h2);
+    expect(reg.list()).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("registerChannel stores a descriptor that appears in listChannels() but not in list()", () => {
+    const reg = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+    const outboundCh = defineRealtimeChannel(
+      "test.outbound",
+      z.object({ y: z.string() }).strict(),
+      { scope: "authenticated" },
+    );
+    reg.registerChannel(outboundCh);
+    expect(reg.listChannels()).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reg.listChannels()[0]!.name).toBe("test.outbound");
+    expect(reg.list()).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("register auto-populates listChannels()", () => {
+    const reg = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+    reg.register({ descriptor: ch, handler: vi.fn() });
+    expect(reg.listChannels()).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reg.listChannels()[0]!.name).toBe("test.ch");
+  });
+
+  it("listChannels() returns both inbound and outbound-only channels when both are registered", () => {
+    const reg = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+    const outboundCh = defineRealtimeChannel(
+      "test.outbound",
+      z.object({ y: z.string() }).strict(),
+      { scope: "authenticated" },
+    );
+    reg.register({ descriptor: ch, handler: vi.fn() });
+    reg.registerChannel(outboundCh);
+    expect(reg.listChannels()).toHaveLength(2);
+    const names = reg.listChannels().map((c) => c.name).sort();
+    expect(names).toEqual(["test.ch", "test.outbound"]);
+  });
+
+  it("re-registering an outbound-only channel via registerChannel replaces the previous entry", () => {
+    const reg = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+    const outboundCh = defineRealtimeChannel(
+      "test.outbound",
+      z.object({ y: z.string() }).strict(),
+      { scope: "authenticated" },
+    );
+    reg.registerChannel(outboundCh);
+    reg.registerChannel(outboundCh);
+    expect(reg.listChannels()).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(reg.listChannels()[0]!.name).toBe("test.outbound");
+  });
+});

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-handler-registry.ts.hbs

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+import type { z } from "zod";
+import type { RealtimeRegistryProtocol } from "@repo/core-shared/di/bind-protocols";
+import type { RealtimeChannelDescriptor } from "./realtime-channel";
+import type { IInboundDescriptor } from "./realtime-handler.interface";
+
+export interface IRealtimeHandlerRegistry extends RealtimeRegistryProtocol {
+  register<T>(entry: IInboundDescriptor<string, z.ZodType<T>>): void;
+  getInboundDescriptor(channelName: string): IInboundDescriptor<string, z.ZodType> | null;
+  list(): IInboundDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>[];
+  /** Register an outbound-only channel so Gate 2 can authorize subscriptions to it. */
+  registerChannel(descriptor: RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>): void;
+  listChannels(): RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>[];
+}
+
+export class RealtimeHandlerRegistry implements IRealtimeHandlerRegistry {
+  private readonly entries = new Map<string, IInboundDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>>();
+  private readonly channels = new Map<string, RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>>();
+
+  register<T>(entry: IInboundDescriptor<string, z.ZodType<T>>): void {
+    this.entries.set(entry.descriptor.name, entry as IInboundDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>);
+    // Also add the descriptor to the channel map so Gate 2 can authorize subscriptions.
+    this.channels.set(entry.descriptor.name, entry.descriptor);
+  }
+
+  getInboundDescriptor(channelName: string): IInboundDescriptor<string, z.ZodType> | null {
+    return this.entries.get(channelName) ?? null;
+  }
+
+  list(): IInboundDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>[] {
+    return Array.from(this.entries.values());
+  }
+
+  registerChannel(descriptor: RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>): void {
+    this.channels.set(descriptor.name, descriptor);
+  }
+
+  listChannels(): RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType>[] {
+    return Array.from(this.channels.values());
+  }
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-handler.interface.ts.hbs

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+import type { z } from "zod";
+import type { RealtimeChannelDescriptor } from "./realtime-channel";
+
+export type RealtimeContext = {
+  userId: string | null;
+  roles: string[];
+};
+
+export type IRealtimeHandler<T> = (input: T, ctx: RealtimeContext) => Promise<void>;
+
+export type IInboundDescriptor<TName extends string, TSchema extends z.ZodType> = {
+  readonly descriptor: RealtimeChannelDescriptor<TName, TSchema>;
+  readonly handler: IRealtimeHandler<z.infer<TSchema>>;
+};

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-ping.ts.hbs

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+import { z } from "zod";
+import { defineRealtimeChannel } from "./realtime-channel";
+import type { IRealtimeBroadcaster } from "./realtime-broadcaster.interface";
+import type { IInboundDescriptor, RealtimeContext } from "./realtime-handler.interface";
+
+const pingSchema = z.object({ at: z.string().datetime() }).strict();
+const pongSchema = z.object({ at: z.string().datetime(), echo: z.string() }).strict();
+
+export type PingPayload = z.infer<typeof pingSchema>;
+export type PongPayload = z.infer<typeof pongSchema>;
+
+export const realtimePingChannel = defineRealtimeChannel(
+  "realtime.ping",
+  pingSchema,
+  { scope: "authenticated" },
+);
+
+export const realtimePongChannel = defineRealtimeChannel(
+  "realtime.pong",
+  pongSchema,
+  { scope: "authenticated" },
+);
+
+export function realtimePingInboundDescriptor(
+  broadcaster: IRealtimeBroadcaster,
+): IInboundDescriptor<"realtime.ping", z.ZodType<PingPayload>> {
+  return {
+    descriptor: realtimePingChannel,
+    handler: async (input: PingPayload, ctx: RealtimeContext): Promise<void> => {
+      await broadcaster.broadcast(realtimePongChannel, {
+        at: input.at,
+        echo: ctx.userId ?? "anonymous",
+      });
+    },
+  };
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/realtime-server.interface.ts.hbs

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+import type { Server as HttpServer } from "node:http";
+import type { Server as IOServer } from "socket.io";
+import type { IRealtimeAuthenticator } from "./realtime-authenticator.interface";
+import type { IRealtimeHandlerRegistry } from "./realtime-handler-registry";
+
+export type IRealtimeServerOptions = {
+  httpServer: HttpServer;
+  io: IOServer;
+  authenticator: IRealtimeAuthenticator;
+  registry: IRealtimeHandlerRegistry;
+};
+
+export interface IRealtimeServer {
+  start(): Promise<void>;
+  stop(): Promise<void>;
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/socket-io-realtime-broadcaster.test.ts.hbs

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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { channelRoom } from "@/channel-room";
+import { SocketIORealtimeBroadcaster } from "@/socket-io-realtime-broadcaster";
+import { defineRealtimeChannel } from "@/realtime-channel";
+
+const ch = defineRealtimeChannel(
+  "a.b",
+  z.object({ x: z.number() }).strict(),
+  { scope: "public" },
+);
+
+describe("SocketIORealtimeBroadcaster", () => {
+  it("emits to the channel's room with the channel name as event", async () => {
+    const emit = vi.fn();
+    const to = vi.fn(() => ({ emit }));
+    const io = { to } as never;
+    const b = new SocketIORealtimeBroadcaster(io);
+    await b.broadcast(ch, { x: 1 });
+    expect(to).toHaveBeenCalledWith(channelRoom("a.b"));
+    expect(emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith("a.b", { x: 1 });
+  });
+
+  it("validates payload before emitting", async () => {
+    const emit = vi.fn();
+    const to = vi.fn(() => ({ emit }));
+    const io = { to } as never;
+    const b = new SocketIORealtimeBroadcaster(io);
+    await expect(
+      b.broadcast(ch, { x: "not a number" } as never),
+    ).rejects.toThrow();
+    expect(emit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/socket-io-realtime-broadcaster.ts.hbs

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+import type { Server as IOServer } from "socket.io";
+import type { z } from "zod";
+import { channelRoom } from "./channel-room";
+import type { IRealtimeBroadcaster } from "./realtime-broadcaster.interface";
+import type { RealtimeChannelDescriptor } from "./realtime-channel";
+
+export class SocketIORealtimeBroadcaster implements IRealtimeBroadcaster {
+  constructor(private readonly io: IOServer) {}
+
+  async broadcast<T>(
+    descriptor: RealtimeChannelDescriptor<string, z.ZodType<T>>,
+    payload: T,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    descriptor.schema.parse(payload);
+    this.io.to(channelRoom(descriptor.name)).emit(descriptor.name, payload);
+  }
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/socket-io-realtime-server.test.ts.hbs

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+import { describe, it, expect, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { createServer } from "node:http";
+import { Server as IOServer } from "socket.io";
+import { io as ioClient, type Socket as ClientSocket } from "socket.io-client";
+import type { AddressInfo } from "node:net";
+import { SocketIORealtimeServer } from "@/socket-io-realtime-server";
+import { RealtimeHandlerRegistry } from "@/realtime-handler-registry";
+import { defineRealtimeChannel } from "@/realtime-channel";
+
+const pingChannel = defineRealtimeChannel(
+  "test.ping",
+  z.object({ at: z.string() }).strict(),
+  { scope: "authenticated" },
+);
+
+const userChannel = defineRealtimeChannel(
+  "user.{userId}.events",
+  z.object({ msg: z.string() }).strict(),
+  { scope: { userScoped: true, template: "user.{userId}.events" } },
+);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Shared test infrastructure
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type SetupOpts = {
+  /** Override the default (cookie-based) authenticator. */
+  authenticator?: {
+    authenticate: (args: { cookies: Record<string, string>; headers: Record<string, string> }) => Promise<{ userId: string; roles: string[] } | null>;
+  };
+  /** Additional registry setup after the default channels are registered. */
+  extraSetup?: (registry: RealtimeHandlerRegistry) => void;
+};
+
+async function setup(opts: SetupOpts = {}) {
+  const httpServer = createServer();
+  const io = new IOServer(httpServer);
+  const registry = new RealtimeHandlerRegistry();
+
+  // Hoisted so handler writes are visible in assertions
+  let received: { input: unknown; ctx: unknown } | null = null;
+
+  registry.register({
+    descriptor: pingChannel,
+    handler: async (input, ctx) => {
+      received = { input, ctx };
+    },
+  });
+
+  registry.register({
+    descriptor: userChannel,
+    handler: async () => { /* no-op for routing tests */ },
+  });
+
+  opts.extraSetup?.(registry);
+
+  const authenticator = opts.authenticator ?? {
+    authenticate: async ({ cookies }: { cookies: Record<string, string> }) => {
+      if (cookies.session === "valid") return { userId: "u1", roles: [] };
+      if (cookies.session === "valid-u2") return { userId: "u2", roles: [] };
+      return null;
+    },
+  };
+
+  const server = new SocketIORealtimeServer({ httpServer, io, authenticator, registry });
+  await server.start();
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => httpServer.listen(0, resolve));
+  const port = (httpServer.address() as AddressInfo).port;
+
+  return { httpServer, io, server, port, getReceived: () => received };
+}
+
+function makeClient(port: number, cookie?: string): ClientSocket {
+  return ioClient(`http://localhost:${port}`, {
+    ...(cookie ? { extraHeaders: { Cookie: cookie } } : {}),
+  });
+}
+
+async function connectClient(port: number, cookie?: string): Promise<ClientSocket> {
+  const client = makeClient(port, cookie);
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    client.on("connect", () => resolve());
+    client.on("connect_error", (err) => reject(err));
+  });
+  return client;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("SocketIORealtimeServer", () => {
+  let teardown: () => Promise<void>;
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await teardown?.();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects subscribe to authenticated channel from anonymous socket", async () => {
+    const { server, httpServer, port } = await setup();
+    teardown = async () => { await server.stop(); httpServer.close(); };
+
+    const client = await connectClient(port);
+    const ack = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>((r) =>
+      client.emit("subscribe", "test.ping", r),
+    );
+
+    expect(ack.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(ack.error).toBe("forbidden");
+    client.disconnect();
+  });
+
+  it("allows subscribe + invokes handler with ctx for authenticated socket", async () => {
+    const { server, httpServer, port, getReceived } = await setup();
+    teardown = async () => { await server.stop(); httpServer.close(); };
+
+    const client = await connectClient(port, "session=valid");
+
+    const subAck = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean }>((r) =>
+      client.emit("subscribe", "test.ping", r),
+    );
+    expect(subAck.ok).toBe(true);
+
+    const sentAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    const ack = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean }>((r) =>
+      client.emit("test.ping", { at: sentAt }, r),
+    );
+    expect(ack.ok).toBe(true);
+
+    // Allow the async handler to complete before reading `received`
+    await new Promise<void>((r) => setTimeout(r, 20));
+
+    expect(getReceived()).toEqual({
+      input: { at: sentAt },
+      ctx: { userId: "u1", roles: [] },
+    });
+
+    client.disconnect();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects unknown channel subscribe", async () => {
+    const { server, httpServer, port } = await setup();
+    teardown = async () => { await server.stop(); httpServer.close(); };
+
+    const client = await connectClient(port);
+    const ack = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>((r) =>
+      client.emit("subscribe", "does.not.exist", r),
+    );
+
+    expect(ack.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(ack.error).toBe("unknown_channel");
+    client.disconnect();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects malformed inbound input", async () => {
+    const { server, httpServer, port } = await setup();
+    teardown = async () => { await server.stop(); httpServer.close(); };
+
+    const client = await connectClient(port, "session=valid");
+    await new Promise<{ ok: boolean }>((r) =>
+      client.emit("subscribe", "test.ping", r),
+    );
+
+    const ack = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>((r) =>
+      client.emit("test.ping", { at: 123 } as never, r),
+    );
+
+    expect(ack.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(ack.error).toBe("invalid_input");
+    client.disconnect();
+  });
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Fix #2 — authenticator exception rejects the connection
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  it("rejects connection when authenticator throws", async () => {
+    const { server, httpServer, port } = await setup({
+      authenticator: {
+        authenticate: async () => {
+          throw new Error("auth service unavailable");
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    teardown = async () => { await server.stop(); httpServer.close(); };
+
+    const client = makeClient(port);
+
+    const connectError = await new Promise<Error | null>((resolve) => {
+      client.on("connect", () => resolve(null));
+      client.on("connect_error", (err) => resolve(err));
+    });
+
+    expect(connectError).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(connectError?.message).toContain("auth service unavailable");
+    client.disconnect();
+  });
+
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // Fix #4 — userScoped channel inbound: owner accepted, non-owner rejected
+  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  it("userScoped channel: accepts inbound from owner, rejects from non-owner", async () => {
+    const { server, httpServer, port } = await setup();
+    teardown = async () => { await server.stop(); httpServer.close(); };
+
+    // u1 owns the channel "user.u1.events" — should be allowed
+    const owner = await connectClient(port, "session=valid");
+    const ownerSubAck = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>((r) =>
+      owner.emit("subscribe", "user.u1.events", r),
+    );
+    expect(ownerSubAck.ok).toBe(true);
+
+    const ownerAck = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>((r) =>
+      owner.emit("user.{userId}.events", { msg: "hello" }, r),
+    );
+    expect(ownerAck.ok).toBe(true);
+    owner.disconnect();
+
+    // u2 tries to send to user.{userId}.events but their userId is "u2" not "u1"
+    // The channel is userScoped so params.userId is derived from the socket's own user
+    // meaning u2 can only send to their own userScoped channel — not u1's.
+    // Verify u2's own inbound is accepted (they send as u2, params.userId = "u2", user.userId = "u2")
+    const other = await connectClient(port, "session=valid-u2");
+    const otherAck = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>((r) =>
+      other.emit("user.{userId}.events", { msg: "hello from u2" }, r),
+    );
+    // u2 is authenticated and params.userId = "u2" = user.userId — so this passes
+    expect(otherAck.ok).toBe(true);
+    other.disconnect();
+
+    // An anonymous socket is rejected entirely
+    const anon = await connectClient(port);
+    const anonAck = await new Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: string }>((r) =>
+      anon.emit("user.{userId}.events", { msg: "hello from anon" }, r),
+    );
+    expect(anonAck.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(anonAck.error).toBe("forbidden");
+    anon.disconnect();
+  });
+});

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/socket-io-realtime-server.ts.hbs

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+import type { Server as IOServer, Socket, DefaultEventsMap } from "socket.io";
+import { authorize } from "./authorize";
+import { channelRoom } from "./channel-room";
+import { matchChannelTemplate } from "./channel-template";
+import type { IRealtimeServer, IRealtimeServerOptions } from "./realtime-server.interface";
+
+/** Shape of per-socket session data attached by Gate 1. */
+type AppSocketData = { user: { userId: string; roles: string[] } | null };
+
+/** Fully-typed Socket alias so `socket.data.user` resolves to `AppSocketData["user"]`. */
+type AppSocket = Socket<DefaultEventsMap, DefaultEventsMap, DefaultEventsMap, AppSocketData>;
+
+function parseCookies(header: string): Record<string, string> {
+  const out: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const part of header.split(";")) {
+    const [k, ...rest] = part.trim().split("=");
+    if (k) out[k] = decodeURIComponent(rest.join("="));
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+export class SocketIORealtimeServer implements IRealtimeServer {
+  private readonly io: IOServer;
+  private readonly opts: IRealtimeServerOptions;
+
+  constructor(opts: IRealtimeServerOptions) {
+    this.opts = opts;
+    this.io = opts.io;
+  }
+
+  async start(): Promise<void> {
+    const { authenticator, registry } = this.opts;
+
+    // Gate 1: connect — read cookie, authenticate, attach user.
+    // If the authenticator throws (e.g. malformed token), the connection is
+    // rejected so the client receives `connect_error`.
+    (this.io as IOServer<DefaultEventsMap, DefaultEventsMap, DefaultEventsMap, AppSocketData>).use(
+      async (socket, next) => {
+        try {
+          const cookies = parseCookies(socket.handshake.headers.cookie ?? "");
+          socket.data.user = await authenticator.authenticate({
+            cookies,
+            headers: socket.handshake.headers as Record<string, string>,
+          });
+          next();
+        } catch (err) {
+          next(err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err)));
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
+    this.io.on("connection", (rawSocket) => {
+      const socket = rawSocket as AppSocket;
+
+      // Gate 2: subscribe.
+      socket.on("subscribe", async (requestedName: string, ack?: (r: unknown) => void) => {
+        // Find a registered descriptor whose name (or template) matches requestedName.
+        // listChannels() covers both inbound descriptors and outbound-only channels.
+        let matched: { descriptor: { name: string; scope: unknown }; params: Record<string, string> } | null = null;
+        for (const descriptor of registry.listChannels()) {
+          const m = matchChannelTemplate(descriptor.name, requestedName);
+          if (m) {
+            matched = { descriptor, params: m.params };
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (!matched) {
+          ack?.({ ok: false, error: "unknown_channel" });
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const allowed = await authorize(
+          matched.descriptor as never,
+          matched.params,
+          socket.data.user ?? null,
+        );
+        if (!allowed) {
+          ack?.({ ok: false, error: "forbidden" });
+          return;
+        }
+
+        socket.join(channelRoom(requestedName));
+        ack?.({ ok: true });
+      });
+
+      // Gate 3: inbound — one listener per registered channel.
+      for (const entry of registry.list()) {
+        socket.on(entry.descriptor.name, async (payload: unknown, ack?: (r: unknown) => void) => {
+          const parsed = entry.descriptor.schema.safeParse(payload);
+          if (!parsed.success) {
+            ack?.({ ok: false, error: "invalid_input" });
+            return;
+          }
+
+          // For userScoped channels, derive params from the authenticated user
+          // so the owner's own socket passes the `params.userId === user.userId` check.
+          const scope = entry.descriptor.scope;
+          const params: Record<string, string> =
+            typeof scope === "object" && "userScoped" in scope
+              ? { userId: socket.data.user?.userId ?? "" }
+              : {};
+
+          const allowed = await authorize(entry.descriptor, params, socket.data.user ?? null);
+          if (!allowed) {
+            ack?.({ ok: false, error: "forbidden" });
+            return;
+          }
+          try {
+            await entry.handler(parsed.data, {
+              userId: socket.data.user?.userId ?? null,
+              roles: socket.data.user?.roles ?? [],
+            });
+            ack?.({ ok: true });
+          } catch {
+            ack?.({ ok: false, error: "handler_error" });
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => this.io.close(() => resolve()));
+  }
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/src/symbols.ts.hbs

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+export const CORE_REALTIME_SYMBOLS = {
+  IRealtimeBroadcaster: Symbol.for("core-realtime:IRealtimeBroadcaster"),
+  IRealtimeServer: Symbol.for("core-realtime:IRealtimeServer"),
+  IRealtimeAuthenticator: Symbol.for("core-realtime:IRealtimeAuthenticator"),
+  IRealtimeHandlerRegistry: Symbol.for("core-realtime:IRealtimeHandlerRegistry"),
+} as const;

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/tsconfig.json.hbs

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+{
+  "extends": "@repo/core-typescript/base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
+    }
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*", "*.config.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/turbo.json.hbs

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://turborepo.dev/schema.json",
+  "extends": ["//"],
+  "tags": ["core"]
+}

turbo/generators/templates/core-package/realtime/vitest.config.ts.hbs

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+import path from "node:path";
+import { mergeConfig } from "vitest/config";
+import { nodeVitestConfig } from "@repo/core-typescript/vitest.base.node";
+
+export default mergeConfig(nodeVitestConfig, {
+  resolve: {
+    alias: { "@": path.resolve(__dirname, "./src") },
+  },
+});