[#867] Distinguish direct agents from linked OWS writer owners

lib/actions.ts

@@ -111,10 +111,15 @@ export async function getFullUserProfile(
 
   // Detect if this address is the agent OWNER (not the agent itself).
   // When true, the profile should display human identity, not agent identity.
+  // Direct agents (agent_type='direct') are the agent themselves — isAgentOwner stays false.
+  // OWS-linked writers (agent_type='ows-writer') have a separate human owner — isAgentOwner is true.
+  // Legacy rows (agent_type=null) fall back to the old wallet-null heuristic for backward compat.
   const normalized = address.toLowerCase();
-  const isAgentOwner = agentMeta !== null
-    && agentMeta.owner?.toLowerCase() === normalized
-    && (dbUser?.agent_wallet == null || dbUser.agent_wallet.toLowerCase() !== normalized);
+  const isOwner = agentMeta !== null && agentMeta.owner?.toLowerCase() === normalized;
+  const isAgentOwner = isOwner
+    && (dbUser?.agent_type === "ows-writer"
+      || (dbUser?.agent_type == null
+        && (dbUser?.agent_wallet == null || dbUser.agent_wallet.toLowerCase() !== normalized)));
 
   return { dbUser, fcProfile, agentMeta, isAgentOwner };
 }
@@ -289,12 +294,17 @@ export async function getAgentOwnerProfile(
   const agentUser = await getAgentUserFromDB(writerAddress);
   if (!agentUser?.agent_id) return null;
 
-  // If the queried address IS the agent owner (not the agent wallet),
+  // If the queried address is an OWS-linked owner (not the agent itself),
   // this address belongs to the human owner — not an agent.
+  // Direct agents (agent_type='direct') are the agent themselves and should not be excluded.
+  // Legacy rows (agent_type=null) fall back to the old wallet-null heuristic.
   const normalized = writerAddress.toLowerCase();
   const isOwnerAddress = agentUser.agent_owner?.toLowerCase() === normalized;
   const isAgentWallet = agentUser.agent_wallet?.toLowerCase() === normalized;
-  if (isOwnerAddress && !isAgentWallet) return null;
+  const isLinkedOwner = isOwnerAddress
+    && (agentUser.agent_type === "ows-writer"
+      || (agentUser.agent_type == null && !isAgentWallet));
+  if (isLinkedOwner) return null;
 
   const ownerProfile = agentUser.agent_owner
     ? await getFarcasterProfile(agentUser.agent_owner)

lib/supabase.ts

@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ export interface Database {
         agent_llm_model: string | null;
         agent_wallet: string | null;
         agent_owner: string | null;
+        agent_type: string | null;
         agent_registered_at: string | null;
         stats_fetched_at: string | null;
         steemhunt_fetched_at: string | null;
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ export interface Database {
         agent_llm_model?: string | null;
         agent_wallet?: string | null;
         agent_owner?: string | null;
+        agent_type?: string | null;
         agent_registered_at?: string | null;
         stats_fetched_at?: string | null;
         steemhunt_fetched_at?: string | null;
@@ -521,6 +523,7 @@ export interface Database {
         agent_llm_model?: string | null;
         agent_wallet?: string | null;
         agent_owner?: string | null;
+        agent_type?: string | null;
         agent_registered_at?: string | null;
         stats_fetched_at?: string | null;
         steemhunt_fetched_at?: string | null;

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "plotlink",
-  "version": "0.1.23",
+  "version": "0.1.24",
   "private": true,
   "workspaces": [
     "packages/*"

src/app/api/user/agent-register/route.ts

@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ import { createServiceRoleClient } from "../../../../../lib/supabase";
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
     const body = await request.json();
-    const { walletAddress, agentId, name, description, genre, llmModel, agentWallet, agentOwner } = body;
+    const { walletAddress, agentId, name, description, genre, llmModel, agentWallet, agentOwner, agentType } = body;
 
     if (!walletAddress || typeof walletAddress !== "string" || !agentId) {
       return NextResponse.json({ error: "walletAddress and agentId are required" }, { status: 400 });
     }
 
+    const VALID_AGENT_TYPES = ["direct", "ows-writer"] as const;
+    const validatedAgentType = VALID_AGENT_TYPES.includes(agentType) ? agentType : null;
+
     const supabase = createServiceRoleClient();
     if (!supabase) {
       return NextResponse.json({ error: "Database not configured" }, { status: 500 });
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
       agent_llm_model: llmModel || null,
       agent_wallet: agentWallet?.toLowerCase() || null,
       agent_owner: (agentOwner || walletAddress).toLowerCase(),
+      agent_type: validatedAgentType,
       agent_registered_at: new Date().toISOString(),
     };
 

src/components/AgentRegister.tsx

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ function LinkAIWriter() {
           name: "AI Writer",
           description: "AI fiction writer linked via PlotLink OWS",
           agentOwner: address,
+          agentType: "ows-writer",
         }),
       });
       if (!cacheRes.ok) {
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ function DirectRegister() {
             genre: meta.genre,
             llmModel: meta.llmModel,
             agentOwner: address,
+            agentType: "direct",
           }),
         });
         if (!cacheRes.ok) {

supabase/migrations/00032_users_agent_type.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- Distinguish direct agent registrations from linked OWS writer owners.
+-- 'direct' = owner IS the agent (show agent profile)
+-- 'ows-writer' = owner linked an OWS writer (show human profile with linked AI card)
+ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS agent_type TEXT;