feat: add multiplayer/shared sessions for terminal and guacd

docker/nginx-https.conf

@@ -467,6 +467,15 @@ http {
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $proxy_x_forwarded_proto;
         }
 
+        location ~ ^/session-sharing(/.*)?$ {
+            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:30001;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $proxy_x_forwarded_proto;
+        }
+
         location /host/tunnel/ {
             proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:30003;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;

docker/nginx.conf

@@ -456,6 +456,15 @@ http {
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $proxy_x_forwarded_proto;
         }
 
+        location ~ ^/session-sharing(/.*)?$ {
+            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:30001;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $proxy_x_forwarded_proto;
+        }
+
         location /host/tunnel/ {
             proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:30003;
             proxy_http_version 1.1;

scripts/patch-guacamole-lite.cjs

@@ -17,14 +17,27 @@ const cryptPath = path.join(
   "lib",
   "Crypt.js",
 );
+const clientConnectionPath = path.join(
+  __dirname,
+  "..",
+  "node_modules",
+  "guacamole-lite",
+  "lib",
+  "ClientConnection.js",
+);
 
-if (!fs.existsSync(guacdClientPath) || !fs.existsSync(cryptPath)) {
+if (
+  !fs.existsSync(guacdClientPath) ||
+  !fs.existsSync(cryptPath) ||
+  !fs.existsSync(clientConnectionPath)
+) {
   console.log("[patch-guacamole-lite] File not found, skipping");
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
 let guacdClientContent = fs.readFileSync(guacdClientPath, "utf8");
 let cryptContent = fs.readFileSync(cryptPath, "utf8");
+let clientConnectionContent = fs.readFileSync(clientConnectionPath, "utf8");
 
 // Patch 1: protocol version negotiation.
 // guacamole-lite originally only accepted 1.0.0/1.1.0. Support the protocol
@@ -268,6 +281,94 @@ if (!cryptContent.includes(newDecryptBlock)) {
   patched = true;
 }
 
+// Patch 7: drop client-to-guacd input instructions from read-only session-share
+// joins. guacd has no native read-only enforcement in the versions this project
+// targets, so Termix must gate here. Denylist (not allowlist) on purpose: an
+// unrecognized opcode is far more likely to be protocol plumbing (sync, blob,
+// clipboard streams) than a new input vector, so failing open is the safer
+// default for a client we already control.
+const oldSendMessageToGuacd =
+  "    sendMessageToGuacd(message) {\n" +
+  "        this.lastActivity = Date.now();\n" +
+  "        this.logger.log(LOGLEVEL.DEBUG, '[ >>> #     ]    Received from WS: ```' + message + '```');\n" +
+  "\n" +
+  "        if (this.guacdClient) {\n" +
+  "            this.guacdClient.send(message, true);\n" +
+  "        }\n" +
+  "    }";
+const newSendMessageToGuacd =
+  "    sendMessageToGuacd(message) {\n" +
+  "        this.lastActivity = Date.now();\n" +
+  "        this.logger.log(LOGLEVEL.DEBUG, '[ >>> #     ]    Received from WS: ```' + message + '```');\n" +
+  "\n" +
+  "        if (this.isReadOnlyJoin() && this.isInputInstruction(message)) {\n" +
+  "            return;\n" +
+  "        }\n" +
+  "\n" +
+  "        if (this.guacdClient) {\n" +
+  "            this.guacdClient.send(message, true);\n" +
+  "        }\n" +
+  "    }\n" +
+  "\n" +
+  "    isReadOnlyJoin() {\n" +
+  "        const connection = this.connectionSettings && this.connectionSettings.connection;\n" +
+  "        return !!(connection && connection.join && connection.readOnly === true);\n" +
+  "    }\n" +
+  "\n" +
+  "    // Termix-only read-only gate, not part of the vendored library: extracts just\n" +
+  "    // the leading opcode from a raw '<len>.<opcode>,...;' instruction without the\n" +
+  "    // overhead of a full stateful parse.\n" +
+  "    isInputInstruction(message) {\n" +
+  "        const dot = message.indexOf('.');\n" +
+  "        if (dot === -1) return false;\n" +
+  "        const len = parseInt(message.substring(0, dot), 10);\n" +
+  "        if (isNaN(len)) return false;\n" +
+  "        const opcode = message.substring(dot + 1, dot + 1 + len);\n" +
+  "        return ['mouse', 'key', 'touch', 'size'].includes(opcode);\n" +
+  "    }";
+
+if (!clientConnectionContent.includes("isReadOnlyJoin()")) {
+  if (!clientConnectionContent.includes(oldSendMessageToGuacd)) {
+    console.log(
+      "[patch-guacamole-lite] sendMessageToGuacd target not found, skipping read-only patch",
+    );
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+  clientConnectionContent = clientConnectionContent.replace(
+    oldSendMessageToGuacd,
+    newSendMessageToGuacd,
+  );
+  patched = true;
+}
+
+// Patch 8: mergeConnectionOptions only preserves `join` across the settings
+// merge, dropping Termix's `readOnly` flag before sendMessageToGuacd can see it.
+const oldPreserveJoin =
+  "        // For join connections, preserve the join property\n" +
+  "        if (this.connectionSettings.connection.join) {\n" +
+  "            compiledSettings.join = this.connectionSettings.connection.join;\n" +
+  "        }";
+const newPreserveJoin =
+  "        // For join connections, preserve the join property\n" +
+  "        if (this.connectionSettings.connection.join) {\n" +
+  "            compiledSettings.join = this.connectionSettings.connection.join;\n" +
+  "            compiledSettings.readOnly = this.connectionSettings.connection.readOnly === true;\n" +
+  "        }";
+
+if (!clientConnectionContent.includes("compiledSettings.readOnly")) {
+  if (!clientConnectionContent.includes(oldPreserveJoin)) {
+    console.log(
+      "[patch-guacamole-lite] join-preserve target not found, skipping readOnly propagation patch",
+    );
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+  clientConnectionContent = clientConnectionContent.replace(
+    oldPreserveJoin,
+    newPreserveJoin,
+  );
+  patched = true;
+}
+
 if (!patched) {
   console.log("[patch-guacamole-lite] Already patched");
   process.exit(0);
@@ -275,6 +376,7 @@ if (!patched) {
 
 fs.writeFileSync(guacdClientPath, guacdClientContent);
 fs.writeFileSync(cryptPath, cryptContent);
+fs.writeFileSync(clientConnectionPath, clientConnectionContent);
 console.log(
-  "[patch-guacamole-lite] Patched protocol VERSION_1_3_0/1_5_0 support, name handshake, required arguments, and UTF-8 token decrypt",
+  "[patch-guacamole-lite] Patched protocol VERSION_1_3_0/1_5_0 support, name handshake, required arguments, UTF-8 token decrypt, and read-only join input filtering",
 );

src/backend/database/database.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import c2sTunnelPresetRoutes from "./routes/c2s-tunnel-presets.js";
 import terminalRoutes from "./routes/terminal.js";
 import sessionLogRoutes from "./routes/session-log-routes.js";
 import guacamoleRoutes from "../hosts/guacamole/routes.js";
+import sessionSharingRoutes from "../hosts/session-sharing/routes.js";
 import networkTopologyRoutes from "./routes/network-topology.js";
 import rbacRoutes from "./routes/rbac.js";
 import openTabsRoutes from "./routes/open-tabs.js";
@@ -1737,6 +1738,7 @@ app.use("/c2s-tunnel-presets", c2sTunnelPresetRoutes);
 app.use("/terminal", terminalRoutes);
 app.use("/session_logs", sessionLogRoutes);
 app.use("/guacamole", guacamoleRoutes);
+app.use("/session-sharing", sessionSharingRoutes);
 app.use("/network-topology", networkTopologyRoutes);
 app.use("/rbac", rbacRoutes);
 app.use("/open-tabs", openTabsRoutes);

src/backend/database/db/index.ts

@@ -495,6 +495,38 @@ async function initializeCompleteDatabase(): Promise<void> {
         FOREIGN KEY (access_id) REFERENCES host_access (id) ON DELETE SET NULL
     );
 
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session_shares (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        host_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        owner_user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        protocol TEXT NOT NULL,
+        session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        tab_instance_id TEXT,
+        share_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+        target_user_id TEXT,
+        link_token TEXT UNIQUE,
+        permission_level TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'read-only',
+        created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        expires_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+        revoked_at TEXT,
+        last_joined_at TEXT,
+        join_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+        FOREIGN KEY (host_id) REFERENCES ssh_data (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+        FOREIGN KEY (owner_user_id) REFERENCES users (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+        FOREIGN KEY (target_user_id) REFERENCES users (id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session_share_participants (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        share_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        user_id TEXT,
+        guest_label TEXT,
+        joined_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        left_at TEXT,
+        FOREIGN KEY (share_id) REFERENCES session_shares (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+        FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users (id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+    );
+
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS api_keys (
         id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
         user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -1456,6 +1488,7 @@ const migrateSchema = () => {
     { column: "rdp_auth_type", sql: "ALTER TABLE ssh_data ADD COLUMN rdp_auth_type TEXT" },
     { column: "vnc_auth_type", sql: "ALTER TABLE ssh_data ADD COLUMN vnc_auth_type TEXT" },
     { column: "telnet_auth_type", sql: "ALTER TABLE ssh_data ADD COLUMN telnet_auth_type TEXT" },
+    { column: "allow_session_sharing", sql: "ALTER TABLE ssh_data ADD COLUMN allow_session_sharing INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1" },
   ];
 
   for (const migration of sshDataMigrations) {
@@ -2290,6 +2323,76 @@ const migrateSchema = () => {
   }
   // --- homepage end ---
 
+  try {
+    sqlite.prepare("SELECT id FROM session_shares LIMIT 1").get();
+  } catch {
+    try {
+      sqlite.exec(`
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session_shares (
+          id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+          host_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+          owner_user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+          protocol TEXT NOT NULL,
+          session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+          tab_instance_id TEXT,
+          share_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+          target_user_id TEXT,
+          link_token TEXT UNIQUE,
+          permission_level TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'read-only',
+          created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+          expires_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+          revoked_at TEXT,
+          last_joined_at TEXT,
+          join_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+          FOREIGN KEY (host_id) REFERENCES ssh_data (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+          FOREIGN KEY (owner_user_id) REFERENCES users (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+          FOREIGN KEY (target_user_id) REFERENCES users (id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+        );
+      `);
+      sqlite.exec(
+        "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_session_shares_link_token ON session_shares(link_token)",
+      );
+      sqlite.exec(
+        "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_session_shares_target_user ON session_shares(target_user_id)",
+      );
+      sqlite.exec(
+        "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_session_shares_host ON session_shares(host_id)",
+      );
+    } catch (createError) {
+      databaseLogger.warn("Failed to create session_shares table", {
+        operation: "schema_migration",
+        error: createError,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    sqlite.prepare("SELECT id FROM session_share_participants LIMIT 1").get();
+  } catch {
+    try {
+      sqlite.exec(`
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session_share_participants (
+          id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+          share_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+          user_id TEXT,
+          guest_label TEXT,
+          joined_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+          left_at TEXT,
+          FOREIGN KEY (share_id) REFERENCES session_shares (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+          FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users (id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+        );
+      `);
+      sqlite.exec(
+        "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_session_share_participants_share ON session_share_participants(share_id)",
+      );
+    } catch (createError) {
+      databaseLogger.warn("Failed to create session_share_participants table", {
+        operation: "schema_migration",
+        error: createError,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   databaseLogger.success("Schema migration completed", {
     operation: "schema_migration",
   });

src/backend/database/db/schema.ts

@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ export const hosts = sqliteTable("ssh_data", {
   enableSessionLogging: integer("enable_session_logging", { mode: "boolean" })
     .notNull()
     .default(true),
+  allowSessionSharing: integer("allow_session_sharing", { mode: "boolean" })
+    .notNull()
+    .default(true),
   enableCommandHistory: integer("enable_command_history", { mode: "boolean" })
     .notNull()
     .default(true),
@@ -676,6 +679,62 @@ export const sessionRecordings = sqliteTable("session_recordings", {
   terminationReason: text("termination_reason"),
 });
 
+export const sessionShares = sqliteTable("session_shares", {
+  id: text("id").primaryKey(),
+
+  hostId: integer("host_id")
+    .notNull()
+    .references(() => hosts.id, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+  ownerUserId: text("owner_user_id")
+    .notNull()
+    .references(() => users.id, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+
+  protocol: text("protocol").notNull(),
+
+  // Live-session binding: TerminalSessionManager's session.id for SSH, or
+  // guacd's own guacamoleConnectionId for rdp/vnc/telnet. Neither is a DB
+  // row (process-local, in-memory) so this intentionally has no FK.
+  sessionId: text("session_id").notNull(),
+  tabInstanceId: text("tab_instance_id"),
+
+  shareType: text("share_type").notNull(), // "link" | "user"
+  targetUserId: text("target_user_id").references(() => users.id, {
+    onDelete: "cascade",
+  }),
+  linkToken: text("link_token").unique(),
+
+  permissionLevel: text("permission_level").notNull().default("read-only"),
+
+  createdAt: text("created_at")
+    .notNull()
+    .default(sql`CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`),
+  expiresAt: text("expires_at").notNull(),
+  revokedAt: text("revoked_at"),
+
+  lastJoinedAt: text("last_joined_at"),
+  joinCount: integer("join_count").notNull().default(0),
+});
+
+export const sessionShareParticipants = sqliteTable(
+  "session_share_participants",
+  {
+    id: integer("id").primaryKey({ autoIncrement: true }),
+    shareId: text("share_id")
+      .notNull()
+      .references(() => sessionShares.id, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+
+    userId: text("user_id").references(() => users.id, {
+      onDelete: "cascade",
+    }),
+    guestLabel: text("guest_label"),
+
+    joinedAt: text("joined_at")
+      .notNull()
+      .default(sql`CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`),
+    leftAt: text("left_at"),
+  },
+);
+
 export const opksshTokens = sqliteTable("opkssh_tokens", {
   id: integer("id").primaryKey({ autoIncrement: true }),
   userId: text("user_id")

src/backend/database/repositories/factory.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { RecentActivityRepository } from "./recent-activity-repository.js";
 import { RoleRepository } from "./role-repository.js";
 import { SessionRecordingRepository } from "./session-recording-repository.js";
 import { SessionRepository } from "./session-repository.js";
+import { SessionShareRepository } from "./session-share-repository.js";
 import { SettingsRepository } from "./settings-repository.js";
 import { SharedHostSecretsRepository } from "./shared-host-secrets-repository.js";
 import { SnippetRepository } from "./snippet-repository.js";
@@ -253,6 +254,13 @@ export function createCurrentSessionRepository(): SessionRepository {
   );
 }
 
+export function createCurrentSessionShareRepository(): SessionShareRepository {
+  return new SessionShareRepository(
+    createCurrentRepositoryContext(),
+    createCurrentRepositoryWriteHook("session_share_repository_write"),
+  );
+}
+
 export function createCurrentSettingsRepository(): SettingsRepository {
   return new SettingsRepository(
     createCurrentRepositoryContext(),

src/backend/database/repositories/session-recording-repository.ts

@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ export class SessionRecordingRepository {
 
   async updateEnded(
     id: number,
-    input: { endedAt: string; duration: number | null },
+    input: {
+      endedAt: string;
+      duration: number | null;
+      terminatedByOwner?: boolean;
+      terminationReason?: string;
+    },
   ): Promise<void> {
     await this.context.drizzle
       .update(sessionRecordings)

src/backend/database/repositories/session-share-repository.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+import { and, eq, gt, isNull, lt } from "drizzle-orm";
+import {
+  hosts,
+  sessionShareParticipants,
+  sessionShares,
+  users,
+} from "../db/schema.js";
+import type { DatabaseContext } from "./database-context.js";
+
+export type SessionShareRecord = typeof sessionShares.$inferSelect;
+export type SessionShareParticipantRecord =
+  typeof sessionShareParticipants.$inferSelect;
+
+export type SessionShareType = "link" | "user";
+export type SessionSharePermissionLevel = "read-only" | "read-write";
+
+export interface SessionShareCreateInput {
+  id: string;
+  hostId: number;
+  ownerUserId: string;
+  protocol: string;
+  sessionId: string;
+  tabInstanceId?: string | null;
+  shareType: SessionShareType;
+  targetUserId?: string | null;
+  linkToken?: string | null;
+  permissionLevel: SessionSharePermissionLevel;
+  expiresAt: string;
+}
+
+export interface SessionShareWithHost extends SessionShareRecord {
+  hostName: string | null;
+  ownerUsername: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface SharedWithMeRecord extends SessionShareRecord {
+  hostName: string | null;
+  ownerUsername: string | null;
+}
+
+function activeShareFilter(now: string) {
+  return and(isNull(sessionShares.revokedAt), gt(sessionShares.expiresAt, now));
+}
+
+export class SessionShareRepository {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly context: DatabaseContext,
+    private readonly onWrite?: () => void | Promise<void>,
+  ) {}
+
+  async create(input: SessionShareCreateInput): Promise<SessionShareRecord> {
+    const [created] = await this.context.drizzle
+      .insert(sessionShares)
+      .values({
+        id: input.id,
+        hostId: input.hostId,
+        ownerUserId: input.ownerUserId,
+        protocol: input.protocol,
+        sessionId: input.sessionId,
+        tabInstanceId: input.tabInstanceId ?? null,
+        shareType: input.shareType,
+        targetUserId: input.targetUserId ?? null,
+        linkToken: input.linkToken ?? null,
+        permissionLevel: input.permissionLevel,
+        expiresAt: input.expiresAt,
+      })
+      .returning();
+
+    await this.afterWrite();
+    return created;
+  }
+
+  async findById(id: string): Promise<SessionShareRecord | null> {
+    const rows = await this.context.drizzle
+      .select()
+      .from(sessionShares)
+      .where(eq(sessionShares.id, id))
+      .limit(1);
+    return rows[0] ?? null;
+  }
+
+  async findActiveById(
+    id: string,
+    now = new Date().toISOString(),
+  ): Promise<SessionShareRecord | null> {
+    const rows = await this.context.drizzle
+      .select()
+      .from(sessionShares)
+      .where(and(eq(sessionShares.id, id), activeShareFilter(now)))
+      .limit(1);
+    return rows[0] ?? null;
+  }
+
+  async findByLinkToken(
+    linkToken: string,
+    now = new Date().toISOString(),
+  ): Promise<SessionShareRecord | null> {
+    const rows = await this.context.drizzle
+      .select()
+      .from(sessionShares)
+      .where(
+        and(eq(sessionShares.linkToken, linkToken), activeShareFilter(now)),
+      )
+      .limit(1);
+    return rows[0] ?? null;
+  }
+
+  async findActiveSharesForHost(
+    hostId: number,
+    ownerUserId: string,
+    now = new Date().toISOString(),
+  ): Promise<SessionShareRecord[]> {
+    return this.context.drizzle
+      .select()
+      .from(sessionShares)
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(sessionShares.hostId, hostId),
+          eq(sessionShares.ownerUserId, ownerUserId),
+          activeShareFilter(now),
+        ),
+      );
+  }
+
+  async findSharesTargetingUser(
+    userId: string,
+    now = new Date().toISOString(),
+  ): Promise<SharedWithMeRecord[]> {
+    const rows = await this.context.drizzle
+      .select({
+        share: sessionShares,
+        hostName: hosts.name,
+        ownerUsername: users.username,
+      })
+      .from(sessionShares)
+      .leftJoin(hosts, eq(sessionShares.hostId, hosts.id))
+      .leftJoin(users, eq(sessionShares.ownerUserId, users.id))
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(sessionShares.shareType, "user"),
+          eq(sessionShares.targetUserId, userId),
+          activeShareFilter(now),
+        ),
+      );
+
+    return rows.map((row) => ({
+      ...row.share,
+      hostName: row.hostName,
+      ownerUsername: row.ownerUsername,
+    }));
+  }
+
+  async revoke(shareId: string, requestingUserId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const rows = await this.context.drizzle
+      .update(sessionShares)
+      .set({ revokedAt: new Date().toISOString() })
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq(sessionShares.id, shareId),
+          eq(sessionShares.ownerUserId, requestingUserId),
+        ),
+      )
+      .returning({ id: sessionShares.id });
+
+    if (rows.length > 0) {
+      await this.afterWrite();
+    }
+    return rows.length > 0;
+  }
+
+  async revokeAsAdmin(shareId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const rows = await this.context.drizzle
+      .update(sessionShares)
+      .set({ revokedAt: new Date().toISOString() })
+      .where(eq(sessionShares.id, shareId))
+      .returning({ id: sessionShares.id });
+
+    if (rows.length > 0) {
+      await this.afterWrite();
+    }
+    return rows.length > 0;
+  }
+
+  async deleteExpiredShares(now = new Date().toISOString()): Promise<number> {
+    const rows = await this.context.drizzle
+      .delete(sessionShares)
+      .where(lt(sessionShares.expiresAt, now))
+      .returning({ id: sessionShares.id });
+
+    if (rows.length > 0) {
+      await this.afterWrite();
+    }
+    return rows.length;
+  }
+
+  async touchShareUsage(
+    shareId: string,
+    lastJoinedAt = new Date().toISOString(),
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const current = await this.findById(shareId);
+    await this.context.drizzle
+      .update(sessionShares)
+      .set({
+        lastJoinedAt,
+        joinCount: (current?.joinCount ?? 0) + 1,
+      })
+      .where(eq(sessionShares.id, shareId));
+    await this.afterWrite();
+  }
+
+  async recordParticipantJoin(
+    shareId: string,
+    userId: string | null,
+    guestLabel: string | null,
+  ): Promise<SessionShareParticipantRecord> {
+    const [created] = await this.context.drizzle
+      .insert(sessionShareParticipants)
+      .values({ shareId, userId, guestLabel })
+      .returning();
+    await this.afterWrite();
+    return created;
+  }
+
+  async recordParticipantLeave(participantId: number): Promise<void> {
+    await this.context.drizzle
+      .update(sessionShareParticipants)
+      .set({ leftAt: new Date().toISOString() })
+      .where(eq(sessionShareParticipants.id, participantId));
+    await this.afterWrite();
+  }
+
+  async deleteSharesForHost(hostId: number): Promise<number> {
+    const rows = await this.context.drizzle
+      .delete(sessionShares)
+      .where(eq(sessionShares.hostId, hostId))
+      .returning({ id: sessionShares.id });
+
+    if (rows.length > 0) {
+      await this.afterWrite();
+    }
+    return rows.length;
+  }
+
+  private async afterWrite(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.onWrite?.();
+  }
+}

src/backend/database/routes/host.ts

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ router.post(
       enableDocker,
       enableProxmox,
       enableTmuxMonitor,
+      allowSessionSharing,
       showTerminalInSidebar,
       showFileManagerInSidebar,
       showTunnelInSidebar,
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ router.post(
       enableDocker: enableDocker ? 1 : 0,
       enableProxmox: enableProxmox ? 1 : 0,
       enableTmuxMonitor: enableTmuxMonitor ? 1 : 0,
+      allowSessionSharing: allowSessionSharing === false ? 0 : 1,
       showTerminalInSidebar: showTerminalInSidebar ? 1 : 0,
       showFileManagerInSidebar: showFileManagerInSidebar ? 1 : 0,
       showTunnelInSidebar: showTunnelInSidebar ? 1 : 0,
@@ -815,6 +817,7 @@ router.put(
       enableDocker,
       enableProxmox,
       enableTmuxMonitor,
+      allowSessionSharing,
       showTerminalInSidebar,
       showFileManagerInSidebar,
       showTunnelInSidebar,
@@ -925,6 +928,7 @@ router.put(
       enableDocker: enableDocker ? 1 : 0,
       enableProxmox: enableProxmox ? 1 : 0,
       enableTmuxMonitor: enableTmuxMonitor ? 1 : 0,
+      allowSessionSharing: allowSessionSharing === false ? 0 : 1,
       showTerminalInSidebar: showTerminalInSidebar ? 1 : 0,
       showFileManagerInSidebar: showFileManagerInSidebar ? 1 : 0,
       showTunnelInSidebar: showTunnelInSidebar ? 1 : 0,
@@ -1500,9 +1504,13 @@ router.get(
     const field = (req.query.field as string) || "password";
 
     if (
-      !["password", "sudoPassword", "vncPassword", "key", "keyPassword"].includes(
+      ![
-        field,
+        "password",
-      )
+        "sudoPassword",
+        "vncPassword",
+        "key",
+        "keyPassword",
+      ].includes(field)
     ) {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid field" });
     }

src/backend/database/routes/open-tabs.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { sessionManager } from "../../hosts/terminal/session-manager.js";
 import {
   getCurrentSettingValue,
   createCurrentOpenTabRepository,
+  createCurrentSessionShareRepository,
 } from "../repositories/factory.js";
 
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -277,12 +278,15 @@ router.delete("/:id", authenticateJWT, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  * /open-tabs/active-sessions:
  *   get:
  *     summary: Get all active backend sessions for the current user
- *     description: Returns live terminal sessions from the session manager. Used by the Active Connections panel and tab restore logic.
+ *     description: >
+ *       Returns live terminal sessions from the session manager, both sessions the
+ *       caller owns and SSH sessions shared to the caller by another user (via
+ *       an in-app session share). Used by the Active Connections panel and tab restore logic.
  *     tags:
  *       - Open Tabs
  *     responses:
  *       200:
- *         description: List of active sessions.
+ *         description: List of active sessions (own and shared-with-me).
  *         content:
  *           application/json:
  *             schema:
@@ -302,6 +306,17 @@ router.delete("/:id", authenticateJWT, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
  *                     type: boolean
  *                   createdAt:
  *                     type: number
+ *                   isOwnSession:
+ *                     type: boolean
+ *                   sharedByUsername:
+ *                     type: string
+ *                     nullable: true
+ *                   permissionLevel:
+ *                     type: string
+ *                     nullable: true
+ *                   shareId:
+ *                     type: string
+ *                     nullable: true
  */
 router.get(
   "/active-sessions",
@@ -309,17 +324,46 @@ router.get(
   async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     const userId = (req as AuthenticatedRequest).userId;
     try {
-      const sessions = sessionManager.getUserSessions(userId);
+      const ownSessions = sessionManager.getUserSessions(userId);
-      return res.json(
+      const result = ownSessions.map((s) => ({
-        sessions.map((s) => ({
         sessionId: s.id,
         hostId: s.hostId,
         hostName: s.hostName,
         tabInstanceId: s.attachedTabInstanceId ?? s.tabInstanceId ?? null,
         isConnected: s.isConnected,
         createdAt: s.createdAt,
-        })),
+        isOwnSession: true,
+        sharedByUsername: null as string | null,
+        permissionLevel: null as string | null,
+        shareId: null as string | null,
+      }));
+
+      const sharedWithMe =
+        await createCurrentSessionShareRepository().findSharesTargetingUser(
+          userId,
         );
+      for (const share of sharedWithMe) {
+        if (share.protocol !== "ssh") continue;
+        const sharedSession = sessionManager.getSession(share.sessionId);
+        if (!sharedSession || !sharedSession.isConnected) continue;
+        result.push({
+          sessionId: sharedSession.id,
+          hostId: sharedSession.hostId,
+          hostName: sharedSession.hostName,
+          tabInstanceId:
+            sharedSession.attachedTabInstanceId ??
+            sharedSession.tabInstanceId ??
+            null,
+          isConnected: sharedSession.isConnected,
+          createdAt: sharedSession.createdAt,
+          isOwnSession: false,
+          sharedByUsername: share.ownerUsername,
+          permissionLevel: share.permissionLevel,
+          shareId: share.id,
+        });
+      }
+
+      return res.json(result);
     } catch (e) {
       databaseLogger.error("Failed to get active sessions", e, {
         operation: "get_active_sessions",

src/backend/database/routes/user-settings-routes.ts

@@ -616,6 +616,110 @@ export function registerUserSettingsRoutes(
     }
   });
 
+  /**
+   * @openapi
+   * /users/session-sharing-enabled:
+   *   get:
+   *     summary: Get session sharing globally enabled setting
+   *     description: Returns whether live session sharing (terminal/RDP/VNC/Telnet share links and in-app joins) is allowed instance-wide. Overrides every per-host toggle when false.
+   *     tags:
+   *       - Users
+   *     responses:
+   *       200:
+   *         description: Session sharing enabled status.
+   *         content:
+   *           application/json:
+   *             schema:
+   *               type: object
+   *               properties:
+   *                 enabled:
+   *                   type: boolean
+   */
+  router.get("/session-sharing-enabled", authenticateJWT, async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+      res.json({
+        enabled: await createCurrentSettingsRepository().getBoolean(
+          "session_sharing_globally_enabled",
+          true,
+        ),
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      authLogger.error("Failed to get session sharing enabled setting", err);
+      res
+        .status(500)
+        .json({ error: "Failed to get session sharing enabled setting" });
+    }
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * @openapi
+   * /users/session-sharing-enabled:
+   *   patch:
+   *     summary: Update session sharing globally enabled setting (admin only)
+   *     description: Enables or disables live session sharing instance-wide, overriding every per-host allowSessionSharing toggle.
+   *     tags:
+   *       - Users
+   *     requestBody:
+   *       required: true
+   *       content:
+   *         application/json:
+   *           schema:
+   *             type: object
+   *             properties:
+   *               enabled:
+   *                 type: boolean
+   *     responses:
+   *       200:
+   *         description: Setting updated.
+   *       403:
+   *         description: Not authorized.
+   *       500:
+   *         description: Failed to update setting.
+   */
+  router.patch(
+    "/session-sharing-enabled",
+    authenticateJWT,
+    async (req, res) => {
+      const userId = (req as AuthenticatedRequest).userId;
+      try {
+        const actor = await getAdminActor(userId);
+        if (!actor) {
+          return res.status(403).json({ error: "Not authorized" });
+        }
+        const { enabled } = req.body;
+        if (typeof enabled !== "boolean") {
+          return res.status(400).json({ error: "enabled must be a boolean" });
+        }
+        await createCurrentSettingsRepository().set(
+          "session_sharing_globally_enabled",
+          enabled ? "true" : "false",
+        );
+
+        const { ipAddress, userAgent } = getRequestMeta(req);
+        await logAudit({
+          userId,
+          username: actor.username ?? userId,
+          action: "update_session_sharing_enabled",
+          resourceType: "setting",
+          details: JSON.stringify({ enabled }),
+          ipAddress,
+          userAgent,
+          success: true,
+        });
+
+        res.json({ enabled });
+      } catch (err) {
+        authLogger.error(
+          "Failed to update session sharing enabled setting",
+          err,
+        );
+        res
+          .status(500)
+          .json({ error: "Failed to update session sharing enabled setting" });
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
   /**
    * @openapi
    * /users/host-defaults:

src/backend/hosts/guacamole/guacamole-server.ts

@@ -27,12 +27,64 @@ const GUACAMOLE_RECORDINGS_DIR =
   path.join(DATA_DIR, "session_recordings", "guacamole");
 
 type GuacamoleClientConnection = {
+  guacamoleConnectionId?: string;
   connectionSettings?: {
-    connection?: { type?: string };
+    connection?: { type?: string; join?: string; readOnly?: boolean };
     recording?: GuacamoleRecordingMetadata;
+    termixMeta?: {
+      termixConnectId: string;
+      hostId: number;
+      ownerUserId: string;
+      protocol: string;
+    };
   };
 };
 
+export interface GuacSessionInfo {
+  guacamoleConnectionId: string;
+  hostId: number;
+  ownerUserId: string;
+  protocol: string;
+  openedAt: number;
+}
+
+// Keyed by termixConnectId (routes.ts's correlation id), populated once the
+// primary connection's guacd handshake completes.
+const guacSessionByConnectId = new Map<string, GuacSessionInfo>();
+// Keyed by guacd's own guacamoleConnectionId, for join-time lookups.
+const guacSessionByGuacamoleId = new Map<string, GuacSessionInfo>();
+const pendingConnectResolvers = new Map<
+  string,
+  (info: GuacSessionInfo | null) => void
+>();
+
+export function waitForGuacdOpen(
+  termixConnectId: string,
+  timeoutMs = 10000,
+): Promise<GuacSessionInfo | null> {
+  const existing = guacSessionByConnectId.get(termixConnectId);
+  if (existing) return Promise.resolve(existing);
+
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    let settled = false;
+    const finish = (info: GuacSessionInfo | null) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      pendingConnectResolvers.delete(termixConnectId);
+      resolve(info);
+    };
+
+    pendingConnectResolvers.set(termixConnectId, finish);
+    setTimeout(() => finish(null), timeoutMs);
+  });
+}
+
+export function getGuacSessionInfo(
+  guacamoleConnectionId: string,
+): GuacSessionInfo | null {
+  return guacSessionByGuacamoleId.get(guacamoleConnectionId) ?? null;
+}
+
 async function persistGuacamoleRecording(
   clientConnection: GuacamoleClientConnection,
 ): Promise<void> {
@@ -149,6 +201,25 @@ function createGuacServer(): GuacamoleLite {
       operation: "guac_connection_open",
       type: clientConnection.connectionSettings?.connection?.type,
     });
+
+    const termixMeta = clientConnection.connectionSettings?.termixMeta;
+    const guacamoleConnectionId = clientConnection.guacamoleConnectionId;
+    const isJoin = !!clientConnection.connectionSettings?.connection?.join;
+
+    if (!isJoin && termixMeta && guacamoleConnectionId) {
+      const info: GuacSessionInfo = {
+        guacamoleConnectionId,
+        hostId: termixMeta.hostId,
+        ownerUserId: termixMeta.ownerUserId,
+        protocol: termixMeta.protocol,
+        openedAt: Date.now(),
+      };
+      guacSessionByConnectId.set(termixMeta.termixConnectId, info);
+      guacSessionByGuacamoleId.set(guacamoleConnectionId, info);
+
+      const resolver = pendingConnectResolvers.get(termixMeta.termixConnectId);
+      if (resolver) resolver(info);
+    }
   });
 
   server.on("close", (clientConnection: GuacamoleClientConnection) => {
@@ -156,6 +227,15 @@ function createGuacServer(): GuacamoleLite {
       operation: "guac_connection_close",
       type: clientConnection.connectionSettings?.connection?.type,
     });
+
+    const isJoin = !!clientConnection.connectionSettings?.connection?.join;
+    const termixMeta = clientConnection.connectionSettings?.termixMeta;
+    const guacamoleConnectionId = clientConnection.guacamoleConnectionId;
+    if (!isJoin && termixMeta && guacamoleConnectionId) {
+      guacSessionByConnectId.delete(termixMeta.termixConnectId);
+      guacSessionByGuacamoleId.delete(guacamoleConnectionId);
+    }
+
     persistGuacamoleRecording(clientConnection).catch((error) => {
       guacLogger.error("Failed to persist Guacamole recording", error, {
         operation: "guac_recording_persist_error",

src/backend/hosts/guacamole/routes.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { resolveGuacdOptions } from "../../utils/guacd-config.js";
 import { createJumpHostChain } from "../jump-host-chain.js";
 import type { SOCKS5Config } from "../../utils/socks5-helper.js";
+import { waitForGuacdOpen } from "./guacamole-server.js";
 
 const router = express.Router();
 const tokenService = GuacamoleTokenService.getInstance();
@@ -183,6 +184,10 @@ router.post("/token", async (req, res) => {
  *                 token:
  *                   type: string
  *                   description: Encrypted connection token
+ *                 guacamoleConnectionId:
+ *                   type: string
+ *                   nullable: true
+ *                   description: guacd's own connection id for this session, once the handshake completes. Used to mint session-share join tokens.
  *       400:
  *         description: Invalid request or unsupported connection type
  *       403:
@@ -607,6 +612,14 @@ router.post(
         guacConfig["recording-include-keys"] = true;
       }
 
+      const termixConnectId = crypto.randomUUID();
+      const termixMeta = {
+        termixConnectId,
+        hostId,
+        ownerUserId: userId,
+        protocol: connectionType as "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet",
+      };
+
       switch (connectionType) {
         case "rdp":
           if (guacConfig["enable-drive"] && !guacConfig["drive-path"]) {
@@ -634,6 +647,7 @@ router.post(
               ...guacdOverrides,
             },
             recordingMetadata,
+            termixMeta,
           );
           break;
         case "vnc":
@@ -648,6 +662,7 @@ router.post(
               ...guacdOverrides,
             },
             recordingMetadata,
+            termixMeta,
           );
           break;
         case "telnet":
@@ -661,13 +676,19 @@ router.post(
               ...guacdOverrides,
             },
             recordingMetadata,
+            termixMeta,
           );
           break;
         default:
           return res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid connection type" });
       }
 
-      res.json({ token });
+      const sessionInfo = await waitForGuacdOpen(termixConnectId, 10000);
+
+      res.json({
+        token,
+        guacamoleConnectionId: sessionInfo?.guacamoleConnectionId ?? null,
+      });
     } catch (error) {
       guacLogger.error("Failed to generate guacamole token for host", error, {
         operation: "guac_host_token_error",

src/backend/hosts/guacamole/token-service.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import crypto from "crypto";
 import { guacLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 
 export interface GuacamoleConnectionSettings {
-  type: "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet";
+  type?: "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet";
+  join?: string;
+  readOnly?: boolean;
   guacdHost?: string;
   guacdPort?: number;
   settings: {
-    hostname: string;
+    hostname?: string;
     port?: number;
     username?: string;
     password?: string;
@@ -28,9 +30,17 @@ export interface GuacamoleConnectionSettings {
   };
 }
 
+export interface TermixGuacMeta {
+  termixConnectId: string;
+  hostId: number;
+  ownerUserId: string;
+  protocol: "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet";
+}
+
 export interface GuacamoleToken {
   connection: GuacamoleConnectionSettings;
   recording?: GuacamoleRecordingMetadata;
+  termixMeta?: TermixGuacMeta;
 }
 
 export interface GuacamoleRecordingMetadata {
@@ -137,6 +147,7 @@ export class GuacamoleTokenService {
       guacdPort?: number;
     } = {},
     recording?: GuacamoleRecordingMetadata,
+    termixMeta?: TermixGuacMeta,
   ): string {
     const { guacdHost, guacdPort, ...settingsOptions } = options;
     const token: GuacamoleToken = {
@@ -155,6 +166,7 @@ export class GuacamoleTokenService {
         },
       },
       recording,
+      termixMeta,
     };
     return this.encryptToken(token);
   }
@@ -168,6 +180,7 @@ export class GuacamoleTokenService {
       guacdPort?: number;
     } = {},
     recording?: GuacamoleRecordingMetadata,
+    termixMeta?: TermixGuacMeta,
   ): string {
     const { guacdHost, guacdPort, ...settingsOptions } = options;
     const token: GuacamoleToken = {
@@ -184,6 +197,7 @@ export class GuacamoleTokenService {
         },
       },
       recording,
+      termixMeta,
     };
     return this.encryptToken(token);
   }
@@ -197,6 +211,7 @@ export class GuacamoleTokenService {
       guacdPort?: number;
     } = {},
     recording?: GuacamoleRecordingMetadata,
+    termixMeta?: TermixGuacMeta,
   ): string {
     const { guacdHost, guacdPort, ...settingsOptions } = options;
     const token: GuacamoleToken = {
@@ -213,6 +228,20 @@ export class GuacamoleTokenService {
         },
       },
       recording,
+      termixMeta,
+    };
+    return this.encryptToken(token);
+  }
+
+  // join tokens never carry recording params - only the primary connection's
+  // token should write recording-path/recording-name to guacd.
+  createJoinToken(guacamoleConnectionId: string, readOnly: boolean): string {
+    const token: GuacamoleToken = {
+      connection: {
+        join: guacamoleConnectionId,
+        readOnly,
+        settings: {},
+      },
     };
     return this.encryptToken(token);
   }

src/backend/hosts/session-sharing/routes.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,539 @@
+import crypto from "crypto";
+import express from "express";
+import type { Request, Response } from "express";
+import type { AuthenticatedRequest } from "../../../types/index.js";
+import { AuthManager } from "../../utils/auth-manager.js";
+import { PermissionManager } from "../../utils/permission-manager.js";
+import { sshLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
+import { sessionManager } from "../terminal/session-manager.js";
+import { getGuacSessionInfo } from "../guacamole/guacamole-server.js";
+import { GuacamoleTokenService } from "../guacamole/token-service.js";
+import {
+  createCurrentSessionShareRepository,
+  createCurrentSettingsRepository,
+  createCurrentHostResolutionRepository,
+} from "../../database/repositories/factory.js";
+
+const router = express.Router();
+const authManager = AuthManager.getInstance();
+const authenticateJWT = authManager.createAuthMiddleware();
+const permissionManager = PermissionManager.getInstance();
+const tokenService = GuacamoleTokenService.getInstance();
+
+const DEFAULT_EXPIRY_HOURS = 24;
+const MAX_EXPIRY_HOURS = 24 * 30;
+
+type Protocol = "ssh" | "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet";
+type PermissionLevel = "read-only" | "read-write";
+
+interface ResolveRateEntry {
+  count: number;
+  windowStart: number;
+}
+const resolveAttempts = new Map<string, ResolveRateEntry>();
+const RESOLVE_WINDOW_MS = 60 * 1000;
+const RESOLVE_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 30;
+
+function isResolveRateLimited(ip: string): boolean {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const entry = resolveAttempts.get(ip);
+  if (!entry || now - entry.windowStart > RESOLVE_WINDOW_MS) {
+    resolveAttempts.set(ip, { count: 1, windowStart: now });
+    return false;
+  }
+  entry.count += 1;
+  return entry.count > RESOLVE_MAX_ATTEMPTS;
+}
+
+setInterval(
+  () => {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    for (const [ip, entry] of resolveAttempts.entries()) {
+      if (now - entry.windowStart > RESOLVE_WINDOW_MS)
+        resolveAttempts.delete(ip);
+    }
+  },
+  5 * 60 * 1000,
+);
+
+async function isSharingEnabledForHost(hostId: number): Promise<{
+  enabled: boolean;
+  hostOwnerId: string | null;
+}> {
+  const globalEnabled = await createCurrentSettingsRepository().getBoolean(
+    "session_sharing_globally_enabled",
+    true,
+  );
+  if (!globalEnabled) return { enabled: false, hostOwnerId: null };
+
+  const hostResolutionRepository = createCurrentHostResolutionRepository();
+  const hostOwnerId = await hostResolutionRepository.findHostOwnerId(hostId);
+  if (!hostOwnerId) return { enabled: false, hostOwnerId: null };
+
+  const host = await hostResolutionRepository.findHostById(hostId, hostOwnerId);
+  if (!host) return { enabled: false, hostOwnerId: null };
+
+  return {
+    enabled: host.allowSessionSharing !== false,
+    hostOwnerId,
+  };
+}
+
+function computeExpiresAt(expiryHours: number | undefined): string {
+  const hours = Math.min(
+    Math.max(expiryHours ?? DEFAULT_EXPIRY_HOURS, 1),
+    MAX_EXPIRY_HOURS,
+  );
+  return new Date(Date.now() + hours * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
+}
+
+function isLiveSessionOwnedBy(
+  protocol: Protocol,
+  sessionId: string,
+  userId: string,
+): boolean {
+  if (protocol === "ssh") {
+    const session = sessionManager.getSession(sessionId);
+    return !!session && session.isConnected && session.userId === userId;
+  }
+  const info = getGuacSessionInfo(sessionId);
+  return !!info && info.ownerUserId === userId;
+}
+
+function isLiveSession(protocol: Protocol, sessionId: string): boolean {
+  if (protocol === "ssh") {
+    const session = sessionManager.getSession(sessionId);
+    return !!session && session.isConnected;
+  }
+  return !!getGuacSessionInfo(sessionId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @openapi
+ * /session-sharing/create:
+ *   post:
+ *     summary: Create a session share (link or targeted user)
+ *     description: Mints a share grant for a live terminal/RDP/VNC/Telnet session. Caller must own the live session.
+ *     tags:
+ *       - Session Sharing
+ *     security:
+ *       - bearerAuth: []
+ *     requestBody:
+ *       required: true
+ *       content:
+ *         application/json:
+ *           schema:
+ *             type: object
+ *             required:
+ *               - hostId
+ *               - sessionId
+ *               - protocol
+ *               - shareType
+ *               - permissionLevel
+ *             properties:
+ *               hostId:
+ *                 type: integer
+ *               sessionId:
+ *                 type: string
+ *               tabInstanceId:
+ *                 type: string
+ *               protocol:
+ *                 type: string
+ *                 enum: [ssh, rdp, vnc, telnet]
+ *               shareType:
+ *                 type: string
+ *                 enum: [link, user]
+ *               targetUserId:
+ *                 type: string
+ *               permissionLevel:
+ *                 type: string
+ *                 enum: [read-only, read-write]
+ *               expiryHours:
+ *                 type: number
+ *     responses:
+ *       200:
+ *         description: Share created
+ *       400:
+ *         description: Invalid request
+ *       403:
+ *         description: Sharing disabled, or caller does not own the session
+ *       500:
+ *         description: Server error
+ */
+router.post("/create", authenticateJWT, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const userId = (req as AuthenticatedRequest).userId!;
+    const {
+      hostId,
+      sessionId,
+      tabInstanceId,
+      protocol,
+      shareType,
+      targetUserId,
+      permissionLevel,
+      expiryHours,
+    } = req.body ?? {};
+
+    if (!hostId || !sessionId || !protocol || !shareType || !permissionLevel) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: "Missing required fields" });
+    }
+    if (!["ssh", "rdp", "vnc", "telnet"].includes(protocol)) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid protocol" });
+    }
+    if (!["link", "user"].includes(shareType)) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid shareType" });
+    }
+    if (!["read-only", "read-write"].includes(permissionLevel)) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid permissionLevel" });
+    }
+    if (shareType === "user" && !targetUserId) {
+      return res
+        .status(400)
+        .json({ error: "targetUserId is required for user shares" });
+    }
+
+    const numericHostId = Number(hostId);
+
+    const { enabled: sharingEnabled } =
+      await isSharingEnabledForHost(numericHostId);
+    if (!sharingEnabled) {
+      return res
+        .status(403)
+        .json({ error: "Session sharing is disabled for this host" });
+    }
+
+    if (!isLiveSessionOwnedBy(protocol, String(sessionId), userId)) {
+      return res
+        .status(403)
+        .json({ error: "You do not own this live session" });
+    }
+
+    if (shareType === "user") {
+      const accessInfo = await permissionManager.canAccessHost(
+        targetUserId,
+        numericHostId,
+        "connect",
+      );
+      if (!accessInfo.hasAccess) {
+        return res.status(403).json({
+          error: "Target user does not have access to this host",
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    const shareId = crypto.randomUUID();
+    const linkToken =
+      shareType === "link"
+        ? crypto.randomBytes(24).toString("base64url")
+        : null;
+    const expiresAt = computeExpiresAt(expiryHours);
+
+    const created = await createCurrentSessionShareRepository().create({
+      id: shareId,
+      hostId: numericHostId,
+      ownerUserId: userId,
+      protocol,
+      sessionId: String(sessionId),
+      tabInstanceId: tabInstanceId ?? null,
+      shareType,
+      targetUserId: shareType === "user" ? targetUserId : null,
+      linkToken,
+      permissionLevel,
+      expiresAt,
+    });
+
+    res.json({
+      shareId: created.id,
+      linkToken: created.linkToken,
+      expiresAt: created.expiresAt,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    sshLogger.error("Failed to create session share", error, {
+      operation: "session_share_create_error",
+    });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to create session share" });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * @openapi
+ * /session-sharing/host/{hostId}/active:
+ *   get:
+ *     summary: List active session shares for a host
+ *     description: Returns active (non-revoked, non-expired) shares owned by the caller for the given host.
+ *     tags:
+ *       - Session Sharing
+ *     security:
+ *       - bearerAuth: []
+ *     parameters:
+ *       - in: path
+ *         name: hostId
+ *         required: true
+ *         schema:
+ *           type: integer
+ *     responses:
+ *       200:
+ *         description: List of active shares
+ *       400:
+ *         description: Invalid host id
+ *       500:
+ *         description: Server error
+ */
+router.get(
+  "/host/:hostId/active",
+  authenticateJWT,
+  async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    try {
+      const userId = (req as AuthenticatedRequest).userId!;
+      const hostId = Number.parseInt(String(req.params.hostId), 10);
+      if (!hostId || Number.isNaN(hostId)) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ error: "Invalid host ID" });
+      }
+
+      const shares =
+        await createCurrentSessionShareRepository().findActiveSharesForHost(
+          hostId,
+          userId,
+        );
+
+      res.json({ shares });
+    } catch (error) {
+      sshLogger.error("Failed to list session shares", error, {
+        operation: "session_share_list_error",
+      });
+      res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to list session shares" });
+    }
+  },
+);
+
+/**
+ * @openapi
+ * /session-sharing/{shareId}:
+ *   delete:
+ *     summary: Revoke a session share
+ *     description: Revokes a share. Owner or admin only. Best-effort kick of live SSH participants; guac joins are not force-disconnected in v1.
+ *     tags:
+ *       - Session Sharing
+ *     security:
+ *       - bearerAuth: []
+ *     parameters:
+ *       - in: path
+ *         name: shareId
+ *         required: true
+ *         schema:
+ *           type: string
+ *     responses:
+ *       200:
+ *         description: Share revoked
+ *       403:
+ *         description: Not authorized to revoke this share
+ *       404:
+ *         description: Share not found
+ *       500:
+ *         description: Server error
+ */
+router.delete(
+  "/:shareId",
+  authenticateJWT,
+  async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    try {
+      const userId = (req as AuthenticatedRequest).userId!;
+      const shareId = String(req.params.shareId);
+
+      const repository = createCurrentSessionShareRepository();
+      const share = await repository.findById(shareId);
+      if (!share) {
+        return res.status(404).json({ error: "Share not found" });
+      }
+
+      let revoked = await repository.revoke(shareId, userId);
+      if (!revoked) {
+        if (await permissionManager.isAdmin(userId)) {
+          revoked = await repository.revokeAsAdmin(shareId);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!revoked) {
+        return res
+          .status(403)
+          .json({ error: "Not authorized to revoke this share" });
+      }
+
+      // Best-effort kick of live participants. SSH sessions support ending
+      // just the guests via ownerEndSession; guac joins aren't force-kickable
+      // from a REST handler (guacamole-lite exposes no kick API), so a revoked
+      // guac link only blocks *future* resolves until the guest's own socket ends.
+      if (share.protocol === "ssh") {
+        try {
+          sessionManager.ownerEndSession(
+            share.sessionId,
+            "Session share revoked by owner",
+          );
+        } catch {
+          // best-effort only
+        }
+      }
+
+      res.json({ success: true });
+    } catch (error) {
+      sshLogger.error("Failed to revoke session share", error, {
+        operation: "session_share_revoke_error",
+      });
+      res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to revoke session share" });
+    }
+  },
+);
+
+/**
+ * @openapi
+ * /session-sharing/resolve/{linkToken}:
+ *   get:
+ *     summary: Resolve a guest share link
+ *     description: Public, unauthenticated endpoint for anonymous share-link guests. Never returns host name, IP, username, or hostId. Rate-limited per IP.
+ *     tags:
+ *       - Session Sharing
+ *     parameters:
+ *       - in: path
+ *         name: linkToken
+ *         required: true
+ *         schema:
+ *           type: string
+ *     responses:
+ *       200:
+ *         description: Resolved share connection info
+ *       404:
+ *         description: Link not found, expired, revoked, or sharing disabled
+ *       429:
+ *         description: Too many requests
+ *       500:
+ *         description: Server error
+ */
+router.get("/resolve/:linkToken", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const ip = req.ip || req.socket.remoteAddress || "unknown";
+    if (isResolveRateLimited(ip)) {
+      return res.status(429).json({ error: "Too many requests" });
+    }
+
+    const linkToken = String(req.params.linkToken);
+    const repository = createCurrentSessionShareRepository();
+    const share = await repository.findByLinkToken(linkToken);
+    if (!share) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: "Link not found or expired" });
+    }
+
+    const { enabled: sharingEnabled } = await isSharingEnabledForHost(
+      share.hostId,
+    );
+    if (!sharingEnabled) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: "Link not found or expired" });
+    }
+
+    const protocol = share.protocol as Protocol;
+    if (!isLiveSession(protocol, share.sessionId)) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: "Session is no longer active" });
+    }
+
+    // Field-by-field by design - never spread a host row into this response.
+    // Anonymous guests must never see hostname/IP/username/hostId (decision #5).
+    const response: {
+      protocol: Protocol;
+      permissionLevel: PermissionLevel;
+      wsPath: string;
+      connectParams?: Record<string, string>;
+    } = {
+      protocol,
+      permissionLevel: share.permissionLevel as PermissionLevel,
+      wsPath:
+        protocol === "ssh"
+          ? `/terminal/ws?shareToken=${encodeURIComponent(linkToken)}`
+          : "/guacamole/websocket/",
+    };
+
+    if (protocol !== "ssh") {
+      const joinToken = tokenService.createJoinToken(
+        share.sessionId,
+        share.permissionLevel === "read-only",
+      );
+      response.connectParams = { token: joinToken };
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await repository.touchShareUsage(share.id);
+      await repository.recordParticipantJoin(share.id, null, "Guest");
+    } catch {
+      // best-effort, never fail the resolve response over audit bookkeeping
+    }
+
+    res.json(response);
+  } catch (error) {
+    sshLogger.error("Failed to resolve session share link", error, {
+      operation: "session_share_resolve_error",
+    });
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to resolve share link" });
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * @openapi
+ * /session-sharing/{shareId}/end:
+ *   post:
+ *     summary: End a shared session for all participants
+ *     description: Owner-only. Terminates the underlying session and notifies joined participants. Guac protocol kick is best-effort in v1.
+ *     tags:
+ *       - Session Sharing
+ *     security:
+ *       - bearerAuth: []
+ *     parameters:
+ *       - in: path
+ *         name: shareId
+ *         required: true
+ *         schema:
+ *           type: string
+ *     responses:
+ *       200:
+ *         description: Session ended
+ *       403:
+ *         description: Not the owner of this share
+ *       404:
+ *         description: Share not found
+ *       500:
+ *         description: Server error
+ */
+router.post(
+  "/:shareId/end",
+  authenticateJWT,
+  async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    try {
+      const userId = (req as AuthenticatedRequest).userId!;
+      const shareId = String(req.params.shareId);
+
+      const repository = createCurrentSessionShareRepository();
+      const share = await repository.findById(shareId);
+      if (!share) {
+        return res.status(404).json({ error: "Share not found" });
+      }
+      if (share.ownerUserId !== userId) {
+        return res.status(403).json({ error: "Not the owner of this share" });
+      }
+
+      if (share.protocol === "ssh") {
+        sessionManager.ownerEndSession(
+          share.sessionId,
+          "Session ended by owner",
+        );
+      }
+      // Guac protocols: no kick API available from a REST handler in v1 - see
+      // DELETE /:shareId for the same limitation.
+
+      res.json({ success: true });
+    } catch (error) {
+      sshLogger.error("Failed to end shared session", error, {
+        operation: "session_share_end_error",
+      });
+      res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to end shared session" });
+    }
+  },
+);
+
+export default router;

src/backend/hosts/terminal/index.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ import { SSHAuthManager } from "../auth-manager.js";
 import type { ProxyNode } from "../../../types/index.js";
 import { SSHHostKeyVerifier } from "../host-key-verifier.js";
 import { createJumpHostChain } from "../jump-host-chain.js";
-import { sessionManager } from "./session-manager.js";
+import {
+  sessionManager,
+  isMessageAllowedForParticipant,
+} from "./session-manager.js";
+import {
+  createCurrentSessionShareRepository,
+  createCurrentSettingsRepository,
+} from "../../database/repositories/factory.js";
 import {
   detectTmux,
   attachOrCreateTmuxSession,
@@ -105,10 +112,159 @@ const wss = new WebSocketServer({
   port: 30002,
 });
 
+/**
+ * Auth path for anonymous share-link guests (?shareToken=<linkToken>).
+ * Never touches DataCrypto/user credentials - guests join an already-live
+ * stream and never decrypt stored secrets.
+ */
+async function handleShareTokenConnection(
+  ws: WebSocket,
+  req: import("http").IncomingMessage,
+  shareToken: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const shareRepo = createCurrentSessionShareRepository();
+  const share = await shareRepo.findByLinkToken(shareToken);
+  if (!share) {
+    ws.close(1008, "Invalid or expired share link");
+    return;
+  }
+  if (share.protocol !== "ssh") {
+    ws.close(1008, "Unsupported share protocol");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const globallyEnabled = await createCurrentSettingsRepository().getBoolean(
+    "session_sharing_globally_enabled",
+    true,
+  );
+  if (!globallyEnabled) {
+    ws.close(1008, "Session sharing is disabled");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const host = await createCurrentHostResolutionRepository().findHostById(
+    share.hostId,
+    share.ownerUserId,
+  );
+  if (!host || host.allowSessionSharing === false) {
+    ws.close(1008, "Session sharing is disabled for this host");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const session = sessionManager.getSession(share.sessionId);
+  if (!session || !session.isConnected) {
+    ws.close(1008, "Session has ended");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const permissionLevel = share.permissionLevel as "read-write" | "read-only";
+  const joined = sessionManager.joinAsParticipant(share.sessionId, ws, {
+    userId: null,
+    permissionLevel,
+    guestLabel: "Guest",
+    shareId: share.id,
+  });
+  if (!joined) {
+    ws.close(1008, "Session is no longer active");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  shareRepo.touchShareUsage(share.id).catch(() => {});
+  shareRepo.recordParticipantJoin(share.id, null, "Guest").catch(() => {});
+
+  const buffered = sessionManager.getBuffer(joined);
+  if (buffered) {
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "data", data: buffered }));
+  }
+  ws.send(
+    JSON.stringify({ type: "sessionAttached", sessionId: share.sessionId }),
+  );
+  ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "connected", message: "Joined session" }));
+
+  const currentSessionId: string = share.sessionId;
+
+  let wsAlive = true;
+  ws.on("pong", () => {
+    wsAlive = true;
+  });
+  const wsPingInterval = setInterval(() => {
+    if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+      if (!wsAlive) {
+        ws.terminate();
+        return;
+      }
+      wsAlive = false;
+      ws.ping();
+    } else {
+      clearInterval(wsPingInterval);
+    }
+  }, 30000);
+
+  ws.on("close", () => {
+    clearInterval(wsPingInterval);
+    sessionManager.removeParticipant(currentSessionId, ws);
+    sshLogger.info("Guest left shared terminal session", {
+      operation: "terminal_guest_disconnect",
+      sessionId: currentSessionId,
+      shareId: share.id,
+    });
+  });
+
+  ws.on("message", (msg: RawData) => {
+    let parsed: WebSocketMessage;
+    try {
+      parsed = JSON.parse(msg.toString()) as WebSocketMessage;
+    } catch {
+      return;
+    }
+    const { type, data } = parsed;
+
+    const liveSession = sessionManager.getSession(currentSessionId);
+    const participant = liveSession
+      ? sessionManager.getParticipantForWs(liveSession, ws)
+      : null;
+    if (!isMessageAllowedForParticipant(participant, type)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    switch (type) {
+      case "input": {
+        const inputData = data as string;
+        sessionManager.bufferInput(currentSessionId, inputData);
+        const inputStream = liveSession?.sshStream;
+        if (inputStream) {
+          try {
+            inputStream.write(Buffer.from(inputData, "utf8"));
+          } catch {
+            inputStream.write(Buffer.from(inputData, "latin1"));
+          }
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+      case "ping":
+        ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "pong" }));
+        break;
+      case "disconnect":
+        sessionManager.removeParticipant(currentSessionId, ws);
+        break;
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
   let userId: string | undefined;
   let sessionId: string | undefined;
 
+  const urlObj = new URL(req.url || "", "http://localhost");
+  const shareToken = urlObj.searchParams.get("shareToken");
+
+  if (shareToken) {
+    await handleShareTokenConnection(ws, req, shareToken);
+    return;
+  }
+
   try {
     let token: string | undefined;
 
@@ -126,7 +282,6 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
     }
 
     if (!token) {
-      const urlObj = new URL(req.url || "", "http://localhost");
       const qp = urlObj.searchParams.get("token");
       if (qp) token = qp;
     }
@@ -242,12 +397,21 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
     if (currentSessionId) {
       const session = sessionManager.getSession(currentSessionId);
       if (session?.isConnected) {
-        // Only detach if this WS is still the one attached to the session.
+        const participant = sessionManager.getParticipantForWs(session, ws);
-        // If a refresh reconnected and reattached a new WS before this close
+        if (participant && !participant.isOwner) {
-        // event fired, we must not clobber that new attachment.
+          sessionManager.removeParticipant(currentSessionId, ws);
-        if (session.attachedWs === ws || session.attachedWs === null) {
+        } else {
+          // Only detach if this WS is still the owner's attached socket, or
+          // no owner is currently attached. If a refresh reconnected and
+          // reattached a new WS before this close event fired, we must not
+          // clobber that new attachment.
+          const ownerStillAttached = Array.from(
+            session.participants.values(),
+          ).some((p) => p.isOwner && p.ws !== ws);
+          if (!ownerStillAttached) {
             sessionManager.detachWs(currentSessionId);
           }
+        }
       } else {
         sessionManager.destroySession(currentSessionId);
         currentSessionId = null;
@@ -295,6 +459,21 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
 
     const { type, data } = parsed;
 
+    // Server-side gate: non-owner participants (read-only or read-write
+    // guests/joiners) may only send input/ping/disconnect - everything else
+    // (auth flows, tmux, resize, etc.) is owner-only and silently ignored.
+    if (type !== "joinSharedSession") {
+      const gateSession = currentSessionId
+        ? sessionManager.getSession(currentSessionId)
+        : null;
+      const gateParticipant = gateSession
+        ? sessionManager.getParticipantForWs(gateSession, ws)
+        : null;
+      if (!isMessageAllowedForParticipant(gateParticipant, type)) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     switch (type) {
       case "connectToHost": {
         const connectData = data as ConnectToHostData;
@@ -445,7 +624,20 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
         break;
       }
 
-      case "disconnect":
+      case "disconnect": {
+        const disconnectSession = currentSessionId
+          ? sessionManager.getSession(currentSessionId)
+          : null;
+        const disconnectParticipant = disconnectSession
+          ? sessionManager.getParticipantForWs(disconnectSession, ws)
+          : null;
+        if (disconnectParticipant && !disconnectParticipant.isOwner) {
+          if (currentSessionId) {
+            sessionManager.removeParticipant(currentSessionId, ws);
+            currentSessionId = null;
+          }
+          break;
+        }
         if (currentSessionId) {
           sessionManager.destroySession(currentSessionId);
           currentSessionId = null;
@@ -454,6 +646,7 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
         sshConn = null;
         sshStream = null;
         break;
+      }
 
       case "get_cwd": {
         const activeConn =
@@ -474,10 +667,8 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
           execStream.stderr.on("data", () => {});
           execStream.on("close", () => {
             const cwd = stdout.trim() || "/";
-            const attachedWs =
+            if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
-              sessionManager.getSession(currentSessionId)?.attachedWs ?? ws;
+              ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "cwd", path: cwd }));
-            if (attachedWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
-              attachedWs.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "cwd", path: cwd }));
             }
           });
         });
@@ -517,10 +708,8 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
             execStream.stderr.on("data", () => {});
             execStream.on("close", () => {
               const resolvedPath = stdout.trim() || requestedPath;
-              const attachedWs =
+              if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
-                sessionManager.getSession(currentSessionId)?.attachedWs ?? ws;
+                ws.send(
-              if (attachedWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
-                attachedWs.send(
                   JSON.stringify({
                     type: "open_file_in_editor",
                     path: resolvedPath,
@@ -1001,6 +1190,105 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
         break;
       }
 
+      case "joinSharedSession": {
+        const joinData = data as { shareId: string; tabInstanceId?: string };
+        try {
+          const shareRepo = createCurrentSessionShareRepository();
+          const share = await shareRepo.findActiveById(joinData.shareId);
+          if (
+            !share ||
+            share.shareType !== "user" ||
+            share.targetUserId !== userId ||
+            share.protocol !== "ssh"
+          ) {
+            ws.send(
+              JSON.stringify({
+                type: "error",
+                message: "Share not found or not accessible",
+              }),
+            );
+            break;
+          }
+
+          const { PermissionManager } =
+            await import("../../utils/permission-manager.js");
+          const access = await PermissionManager.getInstance().canAccessHost(
+            userId,
+            share.hostId,
+            "connect",
+          );
+          if (!access.hasAccess) {
+            ws.send(
+              JSON.stringify({
+                type: "error",
+                message: "Share not found or not accessible",
+              }),
+            );
+            break;
+          }
+
+          const joinedSession = sessionManager.joinAsParticipant(
+            share.sessionId,
+            ws,
+            {
+              userId,
+              permissionLevel: share.permissionLevel as
+                | "read-write"
+                | "read-only",
+              tabInstanceId: joinData.tabInstanceId,
+              shareId: share.id,
+            },
+          );
+          if (!joinedSession) {
+            ws.send(
+              JSON.stringify({
+                type: "error",
+                message: "Shared session is no longer active",
+              }),
+            );
+            break;
+          }
+
+          currentSessionId = share.sessionId;
+          sshStream = joinedSession.sshStream;
+          sshConn = joinedSession.sshConn;
+          isConnecting = false;
+          isConnected = true;
+
+          shareRepo.touchShareUsage(share.id).catch(() => {});
+          shareRepo
+            .recordParticipantJoin(share.id, userId, null)
+            .catch(() => {});
+
+          const buffered = sessionManager.getBuffer(joinedSession);
+          if (buffered) {
+            ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "data", data: buffered }));
+          }
+          ws.send(
+            JSON.stringify({
+              type: "sessionAttached",
+              sessionId: share.sessionId,
+            }),
+          );
+          ws.send(
+            JSON.stringify({ type: "connected", message: "Joined session" }),
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          sshLogger.error("Failed to join shared session", error, {
+            operation: "terminal_join_shared_session_error",
+            userId,
+            shareId: joinData.shareId,
+          });
+          ws.send(
+            JSON.stringify({
+              type: "error",
+              message: "Failed to join shared session",
+            }),
+          );
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+
       default:
         sshLogger.warn("Unknown message type received", {
           operation: "websocket_message_unknown_type",
@@ -1636,12 +1924,10 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
               const session = sessionManager.getSession(boundSessionId);
               if (session) {
                 sessionManager.bufferOutput(boundSessionId!, utf8String);
-
+                sessionManager.broadcast(boundSessionId!, {
-                if (session.attachedWs?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+                  type: "data",
-                  session.attachedWs.send(
+                  data: utf8String,
-                    JSON.stringify({ type: "data", data: utf8String }),
+                });
-                  );
-                }
               }
             } catch (error) {
               sshLogger.error("Error encoding terminal data", error, {
@@ -1653,34 +1939,28 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
               const session = sessionManager.getSession(boundSessionId);
               if (session) {
                 sessionManager.bufferOutput(boundSessionId!, fallback);
-
+                sessionManager.broadcast(boundSessionId!, {
-                if (session.attachedWs?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+                  type: "data",
-                  session.attachedWs.send(
+                  data: fallback,
-                    JSON.stringify({ type: "data", data: fallback }),
+                });
-                  );
-                }
               }
             }
           });
 
           stream.on("close", (code: number | null) => {
             const session = sessionManager.getSession(boundSessionId);
-            if (session?.attachedWs?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+            if (session) {
               if (code != null) {
-                session.attachedWs.send(
+                sessionManager.broadcast(boundSessionId!, {
-                  JSON.stringify({
                   type: "session_ended",
                   code,
-                  }),
+                });
-                );
               } else {
-                session.attachedWs.send(
+                sessionManager.broadcast(boundSessionId!, {
-                  JSON.stringify({
                   type: "disconnected",
                   message: "Connection lost",
                   graceful: true,
-                  }),
+                });
-                );
               }
             }
             if (boundSessionId) {
@@ -1700,13 +1980,11 @@ wss.on("connection", async (ws: WebSocket, req) => {
               username,
             });
             const session = sessionManager.getSession(boundSessionId);
-            if (session?.attachedWs?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+            if (session) {
-              session.attachedWs.send(
+              sessionManager.broadcast(boundSessionId!, {
-                JSON.stringify({
                 type: "error",
                 message: "SSH stream error: " + err.message,
-                }),
+              });
-              );
             }
           });
 

src/backend/hosts/terminal/session-manager.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MINUTES = 30;
 const HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 60_000;
 const MAX_SESSIONS_PER_USER = 10;
 
+export interface SessionParticipant {
+  ws: WebSocket;
+  userId: string | null; // null for anonymous link guests
+  permissionLevel: "read-write" | "read-only";
+  isOwner: boolean;
+  guestLabel?: string;
+  tabInstanceId?: string;
+  joinedViaShareId?: string;
+}
+
 export interface TerminalSession {
   id: string;
   userId: string;
@@ -32,7 +42,7 @@ export interface TerminalSession {
   isConnected: boolean;
   createdAt: number;
 
-  attachedWs: WebSocket | null;
+  participants: Map<string, SessionParticipant>;
   lastDetachedAt: number | null;
   detachTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null;
 
@@ -48,6 +58,33 @@ export interface TerminalSession {
   sessionLoggingEnabled: boolean;
   sessionStartedAt: number;
   lastPersistedBytes: number;
+  terminatedByOwner: boolean;
+  terminationReason: string | null;
+}
+
+/** Message types a non-owner participant may legally send. */
+const NON_OWNER_ALLOWED_MESSAGE_TYPES = new Set([
+  "input",
+  "ping",
+  "disconnect",
+]);
+
+/**
+ * Server-side gate for whether a participant may send a given WS message
+ * type. The owner may send anything; non-owners are limited to input (if
+ * read-write), ping, and disconnect. Pure function so read-only enforcement
+ * is unit-testable without a real WebSocketServer.
+ */
+export function isMessageAllowedForParticipant(
+  participant: Pick<SessionParticipant, "isOwner" | "permissionLevel"> | null,
+  messageType: string,
+): boolean {
+  if (!participant || participant.isOwner) return true;
+  if (!NON_OWNER_ALLOWED_MESSAGE_TYPES.has(messageType)) return false;
+  if (messageType === "input" && participant.permissionLevel === "read-only") {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
 }
 
 class TerminalSessionManager {
@@ -81,7 +118,7 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
     const userSessions = this.getUserSessions(userId);
     if (userSessions.length >= MAX_SESSIONS_PER_USER) {
       const detached = userSessions
-        .filter((s) => s.attachedWs === null)
+        .filter((s) => this.getOwnerParticipant(s) === null)
         .sort(
           (a, b) =>
             (a.lastDetachedAt ?? a.createdAt) -
@@ -109,7 +146,7 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
               operation: "session_tab_duplicate_skip",
               existingSessionId: existing.id,
               tabInstanceId,
-              hasAttachedWs: existing.attachedWs !== null,
+              hasAttachedWs: this.getOwnerParticipant(existing) !== null,
             },
           );
           return existing.id;
@@ -151,7 +188,7 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
       rows,
       isConnected: false,
       createdAt: now,
-      attachedWs: null,
+      participants: new Map(),
       lastDetachedAt: null,
       detachTimeout: null,
       outputBuffer: [],
@@ -166,6 +203,8 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
       sessionLoggingEnabled,
       sessionStartedAt: now,
       lastPersistedBytes: 0,
+      terminatedByOwner: false,
+      terminationReason: null,
     };
     this.sessions.set(id, session);
 
@@ -199,6 +238,25 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
     session.isConnected = true;
   }
 
+  /** Finds the owner's participant entry, if currently attached. */
+  private getOwnerParticipant(
+    session: TerminalSession,
+  ): SessionParticipant | null {
+    for (const participant of session.participants.values()) {
+      if (participant.isOwner) return participant;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private getOwnerEntry(
+    session: TerminalSession,
+  ): [string, SessionParticipant] | null {
+    for (const entry of session.participants.entries()) {
+      if (entry[1].isOwner) return entry;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   attachWs(
     sessionId: string,
     userId: string,
@@ -234,8 +292,9 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
       return null;
     }
 
+    const ownerParticipant = this.getOwnerParticipant(session);
     const isDetached =
-      !session.attachedWs || session.attachedWs.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN;
+      !ownerParticipant || ownerParticipant.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN;
     const isOriginalTab =
       (session.attachedTabInstanceId ?? session.tabInstanceId) ===
       tabInstanceId;
@@ -282,9 +341,10 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
       );
     }
 
-    if (session.attachedWs && session.attachedWs !== ws) {
+    const ownerEntry = this.getOwnerEntry(session);
+    if (ownerEntry && ownerEntry[1].ws !== ws) {
       try {
-        session.attachedWs.send(
+        ownerEntry[1].ws.send(
           JSON.stringify({
             type: "sessionTakenOver",
             sessionId,
@@ -294,7 +354,7 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
       } catch {
         /* ignore */
       }
-      session.attachedWs = null;
+      session.participants.delete(ownerEntry[0]);
     }
 
     if (session.detachTimeout) {
@@ -302,7 +362,14 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
       session.detachTimeout = null;
     }
 
-    session.attachedWs = ws;
+    const participantId = crypto.randomUUID();
+    session.participants.set(participantId, {
+      ws,
+      userId,
+      permissionLevel: "read-write",
+      isOwner: true,
+      tabInstanceId,
+    });
     session.attachedTabInstanceId = tabInstanceId;
     session.lastDetachedAt = null;
 
@@ -316,6 +383,110 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
     return session;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adds a non-owner participant (in-app share join or anonymous link guest).
+   * Purely additive - never evicts the owner or any other participant.
+   */
+  joinAsParticipant(
+    sessionId: string,
+    ws: WebSocket,
+    opts: {
+      userId: string | null;
+      permissionLevel: "read-write" | "read-only";
+      guestLabel?: string;
+      tabInstanceId?: string;
+      shareId?: string;
+    },
+  ): TerminalSession | null {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session || !session.isConnected) return null;
+
+    const participantId = crypto.randomUUID();
+    session.participants.set(participantId, {
+      ws,
+      userId: opts.userId,
+      permissionLevel: opts.permissionLevel,
+      isOwner: false,
+      guestLabel: opts.guestLabel,
+      tabInstanceId: opts.tabInstanceId,
+      joinedViaShareId: opts.shareId,
+    });
+
+    sshLogger.info("Participant joined shared session", {
+      operation: "session_join_participant",
+      sessionId,
+      userId: opts.userId,
+      permissionLevel: opts.permissionLevel,
+      shareId: opts.shareId,
+    });
+
+    return session;
+  }
+
+  /** Fans out a message to every OPEN participant socket; skips closed ones and send failures. */
+  broadcast(sessionId: string, message: object): void {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session) return;
+    const payload = JSON.stringify(message);
+    for (const participant of session.participants.values()) {
+      if (participant.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) continue;
+      try {
+        participant.ws.send(payload);
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore individual send failures, keep broadcasting to the rest */
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Finds the participant entry (owner or not) for a given socket. */
+  getParticipantForWs(
+    session: TerminalSession,
+    ws: WebSocket,
+  ): SessionParticipant | null {
+    for (const participant of session.participants.values()) {
+      if (participant.ws === ws) return participant;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes a non-owner participant's socket. No detach timeout or session
+   * destruction side effects - a guest leaving must never end the session.
+   */
+  removeParticipant(sessionId: string, ws: WebSocket): void {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session) return;
+    for (const [id, participant] of session.participants.entries()) {
+      if (participant.ws === ws && !participant.isOwner) {
+        session.participants.delete(id);
+        sshLogger.info("Participant left shared session", {
+          operation: "session_leave_participant",
+          sessionId,
+          userId: participant.userId,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Broadcasts termination to all guests, then destroys the session. */
+  ownerEndSession(sessionId: string, reason: string): void {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session) return;
+
+    this.broadcast(sessionId, { type: "sessionTerminatedByOwner", reason });
+    session.terminatedByOwner = true;
+    session.terminationReason = reason;
+
+    sshLogger.info("Owner ended shared session", {
+      operation: "session_owner_end",
+      sessionId,
+      reason,
+    });
+
+    this.destroySession(sessionId);
+  }
+
   detachWs(sessionId: string): void {
     const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
     if (!session) return;
@@ -325,7 +496,10 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
       session.detachTimeout = null;
     }
 
-    session.attachedWs = null;
+    const ownerEntry = this.getOwnerEntry(session);
+    if (ownerEntry) {
+      session.participants.delete(ownerEntry[0]);
+    }
     session.lastDetachedAt = Date.now();
 
     // Persist log immediately when the user detaches so it appears right away,
@@ -365,6 +539,23 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
       fs.promises.unlink(session.recordingPath).catch(() => {});
     }
 
+    for (const participant of session.participants.values()) {
+      if (participant.isOwner) continue;
+      if (participant.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) continue;
+      try {
+        participant.ws.send(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            type: "sessionExpired",
+            sessionId,
+            message: "Session has ended",
+          }),
+        );
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+    }
+    session.participants.clear();
+
     if (session.sshStream) {
       try {
         session.sshStream.end();
@@ -440,12 +631,16 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
           recordingPath: session.recordingPath,
           protocol: "ssh",
           format: "asciicast",
+          terminatedByOwner: session.terminatedByOwner || undefined,
+          terminationReason: session.terminationReason ?? undefined,
         });
         session.recordingId = created.id;
       } else {
         await repo.updateEnded(session.recordingId, {
           endedAt: new Date(endedAt).toISOString(),
           duration,
+          terminatedByOwner: session.terminatedByOwner || undefined,
+          terminationReason: session.terminationReason ?? undefined,
         });
       }
     } catch (err) {
@@ -569,10 +764,10 @@ class TerminalSessionManager {
     for (const [id, session] of this.sessions) {
       if (!session.isConnected) continue;
 
-      if (
+      const hasOpenParticipant = Array.from(session.participants.values()).some(
-        session.attachedWs &&
+        (p) => p.ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN,
-        session.attachedWs.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN
+      );
-      ) {
+      if (hasOpenParticipant) {
         continue;
       }
 

src/backend/tests/database/repositories/host-credential-repositories.test.ts

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ describe("HostRepository and CredentialRepository", () => {
         vault_profile_id INTEGER,
         enable_terminal INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_session_logging INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+        allow_session_sharing INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_command_history INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_tunnel INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         tunnel_connections TEXT,

src/backend/tests/database/repositories/host-folder-repository.test.ts

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ describe("HostFolderRepository", () => {
         vault_profile_id INTEGER,
         enable_terminal INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_session_logging INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+        allow_session_sharing INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_command_history INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_tunnel INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         tunnel_connections TEXT,

src/backend/tests/database/repositories/host-resolution-repository.test.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ describe("HostResolutionRepository", () => {
         vault_profile_id INTEGER,
         enable_terminal INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_session_logging INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+        allow_session_sharing INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_command_history INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_tunnel INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         tunnel_connections TEXT,

src/backend/tests/database/repositories/session-share-repository.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,393 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { TestSqliteDatabase } from "./test-support.js";
+import { SessionShareRepository } from "../../../database/repositories/session-share-repository.js";
+
+describe("SessionShareRepository", () => {
+  let adapter: TestSqliteDatabase | null = null;
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    if (adapter) {
+      await adapter.close();
+      adapter = null;
+    }
+  });
+
+  async function createRepository(
+    onWrite?: () => void | Promise<void>,
+  ): Promise<SessionShareRepository> {
+    adapter = new TestSqliteDatabase();
+    const context = await adapter.connect();
+    context.sqlite?.exec(`
+      CREATE TABLE users (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        username TEXT NOT NULL,
+        password_hash TEXT NOT NULL
+      );
+
+      CREATE TABLE ssh_data (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        name TEXT NOT NULL,
+        ip TEXT
+      );
+
+      CREATE TABLE session_shares (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        host_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        owner_user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        protocol TEXT NOT NULL,
+        session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        tab_instance_id TEXT,
+        share_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+        target_user_id TEXT,
+        link_token TEXT UNIQUE,
+        permission_level TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'read-only',
+        created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        expires_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+        revoked_at TEXT,
+        last_joined_at TEXT,
+        join_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+      );
+
+      CREATE TABLE session_share_participants (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        share_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        user_id TEXT,
+        guest_label TEXT,
+        joined_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        left_at TEXT
+      );
+
+      INSERT INTO users (id, username, password_hash)
+      VALUES ('owner-1', 'alice', 'hash'), ('guest-1', 'bob', 'hash');
+      INSERT INTO ssh_data (id, user_id, name, ip)
+      VALUES (1, 'owner-1', 'host-one', '10.0.0.1'), (2, 'owner-1', 'host-two', '10.0.0.2');
+    `);
+
+    return new SessionShareRepository(context, onWrite);
+  }
+
+  const FAR_FUTURE = "2999-01-01T00:00:00.000Z";
+  const FAR_PAST = "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z";
+
+  it("creates a share and finds it by id", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+
+    const created = await repo.create({
+      id: "share-1",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-abc",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    expect(created).toMatchObject({
+      id: "share-1",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      linkToken: "token-abc",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+    });
+
+    const found = await repo.findById("share-1");
+    expect(found).toMatchObject({ id: "share-1", sessionId: "session-1" });
+  });
+
+  it("findByLinkToken excludes revoked shares", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-revoked",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-revoked",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    expect(await repo.findByLinkToken("token-revoked")).not.toBeNull();
+
+    await repo.revoke("share-revoked", "owner-1");
+
+    expect(await repo.findByLinkToken("token-revoked")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("findByLinkToken excludes expired shares", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-expired",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-expired",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_PAST,
+    });
+
+    expect(await repo.findByLinkToken("token-expired")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("findByLinkToken returns active, non-expired, non-revoked shares", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-active",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "vnc",
+      sessionId: "guac-session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-active",
+      permissionLevel: "read-write",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    const found = await repo.findByLinkToken("token-active");
+    expect(found).toMatchObject({
+      id: "share-active",
+      protocol: "vnc",
+      permissionLevel: "read-write",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("findSharesTargetingUser returns only active user-targeted shares with host/owner metadata", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-user-active",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "user",
+      targetUserId: "guest-1",
+      permissionLevel: "read-write",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    // Expired user share for the same target - must be excluded
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-user-expired",
+      hostId: 2,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-2",
+      shareType: "user",
+      targetUserId: "guest-1",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_PAST,
+    });
+
+    // Link share, not targeting a user - must be excluded even though it's active
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-link-active",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-3",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-unrelated",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    const shares = await repo.findSharesTargetingUser("guest-1");
+    expect(shares).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(shares[0]).toMatchObject({
+      id: "share-user-active",
+      hostName: "host-one",
+      ownerUsername: "alice",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("revoke only affects the requesting owner's own share", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-owned",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-owned",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    expect(await repo.revoke("share-owned", "guest-1")).toBe(false);
+    expect(await repo.revoke("share-owned", "owner-1")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("revokeAsAdmin revokes regardless of owner", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-admin-target",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-admin",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    expect(await repo.revokeAsAdmin("share-admin-target")).toBe(true);
+    expect(await repo.findByLinkToken("token-admin")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("deleteExpiredShares removes only expired rows", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-old",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-old",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_PAST,
+    });
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-current",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-2",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-current",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    const deletedCount = await repo.deleteExpiredShares();
+    expect(deletedCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(await repo.findById("share-old")).toBeNull();
+    expect(await repo.findById("share-current")).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("touchShareUsage increments joinCount and sets lastJoinedAt", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-touch",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-touch",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    await repo.touchShareUsage("share-touch", "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z");
+    let row = await repo.findById("share-touch");
+    expect(row?.joinCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(row?.lastJoinedAt).toBe("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z");
+
+    await repo.touchShareUsage("share-touch", "2026-01-02T00:00:00.000Z");
+    row = await repo.findById("share-touch");
+    expect(row?.joinCount).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("records and closes participant joins", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-participants",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-participants",
+      permissionLevel: "read-write",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    const participant = await repo.recordParticipantJoin(
+      "share-participants",
+      null,
+      "Guest",
+    );
+    expect(participant).toMatchObject({
+      shareId: "share-participants",
+      userId: null,
+      guestLabel: "Guest",
+    });
+    expect(participant.leftAt).toBeNull();
+
+    await repo.recordParticipantLeave(participant.id);
+  });
+
+  it("write hook fires on mutating operations", async () => {
+    let writeCount = 0;
+    const repo = await createRepository(() => {
+      writeCount += 1;
+    });
+
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-write-hook",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-write-hook",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+    expect(writeCount).toBe(1);
+
+    await repo.revoke("share-write-hook", "owner-1");
+    expect(writeCount).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("deleteSharesForHost removes all shares for a host", async () => {
+    const repo = await createRepository();
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-host-1a",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-h1a",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-host-1b",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-2",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-h1b",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+    await repo.create({
+      id: "share-host-2",
+      hostId: 2,
+      ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-3",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "token-h2",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: FAR_FUTURE,
+    });
+
+    expect(await repo.deleteSharesForHost(1)).toBe(2);
+    expect(await repo.findById("share-host-2")).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+});

src/backend/tests/database/repositories/user-data-export-repository.test.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ describe("UserDataExportRepository", () => {
         vault_profile_id INTEGER,
         enable_terminal INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_session_logging INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+        allow_session_sharing INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_command_history INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         enable_tunnel INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
         tunnel_connections TEXT,

src/backend/tests/hosts/guacamole/token-service.test.ts

@@ -65,4 +65,41 @@ describe("GuacamoleTokenService", () => {
 
     expect(tokenService.decryptToken(token)?.recording).toEqual(recording);
   });
+
+  it("preserves termixMeta through the encrypt/decrypt round trip", () => {
+    const termixMeta = {
+      termixConnectId: "connect-1",
+      hostId: 7,
+      ownerUserId: "user-1",
+      protocol: "rdp" as const,
+    };
+    const token = tokenService.createRdpToken(
+      "windows.example.test",
+      "Administrator",
+      "secret",
+      {},
+      undefined,
+      termixMeta,
+    );
+
+    expect(tokenService.decryptToken(token)?.termixMeta).toEqual(termixMeta);
+  });
+
+  it("createJoinToken sets connection.join, not connection.type", () => {
+    const token = tokenService.createJoinToken("guacd-conn-123", true);
+    const decrypted = tokenService.decryptToken(token);
+
+    expect(decrypted?.connection.join).toBe("guacd-conn-123");
+    expect(decrypted?.connection.type).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(decrypted?.connection.readOnly).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("createJoinToken round-trips a read-write join through decryptToken", () => {
+    const token = tokenService.createJoinToken("guacd-conn-456", false);
+    const decrypted = tokenService.decryptToken(token);
+
+    expect(decrypted?.connection.join).toBe("guacd-conn-456");
+    expect(decrypted?.connection.readOnly).toBe(false);
+    expect(decrypted?.recording).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });

src/backend/tests/hosts/session-sharing/routes.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,513 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { Request, Response } from "express";
+
+const state = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  currentUserId: "user-1",
+  globalSharingEnabled: true,
+  hosts: new Map<number, { userId: string; allowSessionSharing: boolean }>(),
+  hostOwnerAccess: new Map<string, boolean>(), // `${userId}:${hostId}` -> hasAccess
+  sshSessions: new Map<string, { userId: string; isConnected: boolean }>(),
+  guacSessions: new Map<
+    string,
+    { ownerUserId: string; hostId: number; protocol: string }
+  >(),
+  shares: new Map<string, Record<string, unknown>>(),
+  admins: new Set<string>(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../../utils/logger.js", () => ({
+  sshLogger: {
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    success: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../../utils/auth-manager.js", () => ({
+  AuthManager: {
+    getInstance: () => ({
+      createAuthMiddleware:
+        () =>
+        (req: Record<string, unknown>, _res: unknown, next: () => void) => {
+          req.userId = state.currentUserId;
+          next();
+        },
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../../utils/permission-manager.js", () => ({
+  PermissionManager: {
+    getInstance: () => ({
+      canAccessHost: async (
+        userId: string,
+        hostId: number,
+        _action: string,
+      ) => ({
+        hasAccess: state.hostOwnerAccess.get(`${userId}:${hostId}`) ?? false,
+      }),
+      isAdmin: async (userId: string) => state.admins.has(userId),
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../../hosts/terminal/session-manager.js", () => ({
+  sessionManager: {
+    getSession: (sessionId: string) => {
+      const session = state.sshSessions.get(sessionId);
+      if (!session) return null;
+      return { ...session };
+    },
+    ownerEndSession: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../../hosts/guacamole/guacamole-server.js", () => ({
+  getGuacSessionInfo: (guacamoleConnectionId: string) =>
+    state.guacSessions.get(guacamoleConnectionId) ?? null,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../../hosts/guacamole/token-service.js", () => ({
+  GuacamoleTokenService: {
+    getInstance: () => ({
+      createJoinToken: (guacamoleConnectionId: string, readOnly: boolean) =>
+        `join-token:${guacamoleConnectionId}:${readOnly}`,
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../../database/repositories/factory.js", () => ({
+  createCurrentSessionShareRepository: () => ({
+    create: async (input: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      const row = {
+        ...input,
+        createdAt: "2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z",
+        revokedAt: null,
+        lastJoinedAt: null,
+        joinCount: 0,
+      };
+      state.shares.set(input.id as string, row);
+      return row;
+    },
+    findById: async (id: string) => state.shares.get(id) ?? null,
+    findByLinkToken: async (linkToken: string) => {
+      for (const share of state.shares.values()) {
+        if (
+          share.linkToken === linkToken &&
+          !share.revokedAt &&
+          (share.expiresAt as string) > new Date().toISOString()
+        ) {
+          return share;
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    },
+    findActiveSharesForHost: async (hostId: number, ownerUserId: string) => {
+      return [...state.shares.values()].filter(
+        (s) =>
+          s.hostId === hostId && s.ownerUserId === ownerUserId && !s.revokedAt,
+      );
+    },
+    revoke: async (shareId: string, requestingUserId: string) => {
+      const share = state.shares.get(shareId);
+      if (!share || share.ownerUserId !== requestingUserId) return false;
+      share.revokedAt = "2026-07-20T01:00:00.000Z";
+      return true;
+    },
+    revokeAsAdmin: async (shareId: string) => {
+      const share = state.shares.get(shareId);
+      if (!share) return false;
+      share.revokedAt = "2026-07-20T01:00:00.000Z";
+      return true;
+    },
+    touchShareUsage: async () => {},
+    recordParticipantJoin: async () => ({ id: 1 }),
+  }),
+  createCurrentSettingsRepository: () => ({
+    getBoolean: async () => state.globalSharingEnabled,
+  }),
+  createCurrentHostResolutionRepository: () => ({
+    findHostOwnerId: async (hostId: number) =>
+      state.hosts.get(hostId)?.userId ?? null,
+    findHostById: async (hostId: number) => {
+      const host = state.hosts.get(hostId);
+      if (!host) return null;
+      return { allowSessionSharing: host.allowSessionSharing };
+    },
+  }),
+}));
+
+const { default: router } =
+  await import("../../../hosts/session-sharing/routes.js");
+
+type RouteLayer = {
+  route?: {
+    path: string;
+    methods: Record<string, boolean>;
+    stack: {
+      handle: (req: Request, res: Response, next: () => void) => unknown;
+    }[];
+  };
+};
+
+function findHandlers(method: string, path: string) {
+  const layers = (router as unknown as { stack: RouteLayer[] }).stack;
+  const layer = layers.find(
+    (l) => l.route?.path === path && l.route.methods[method],
+  );
+  if (!layer?.route) throw new Error(`No route for ${method} ${path}`);
+  return layer.route.stack.map((s) => s.handle);
+}
+
+function makeReqRes(overrides: {
+  body?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  params?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  ip?: string;
+}) {
+  const req = {
+    body: overrides.body ?? {},
+    params: overrides.params ?? {},
+    headers: {},
+    ip: overrides.ip ?? "127.0.0.1",
+    socket: { remoteAddress: overrides.ip ?? "127.0.0.1" },
+  } as unknown as Request;
+
+  const res = {
+    statusCode: 200,
+    jsonBody: null as unknown,
+    status(code: number) {
+      (this as unknown as { statusCode: number }).statusCode = code;
+      return this;
+    },
+    json(payload: unknown) {
+      (this as unknown as { jsonBody: unknown }).jsonBody = payload;
+      return this;
+    },
+  } as unknown as Response & { statusCode: number; jsonBody: unknown };
+
+  return { req, res };
+}
+
+async function invoke(
+  method: string,
+  path: string,
+  overrides: {
+    body?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    params?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    ip?: string;
+  } = {},
+) {
+  const handlers = findHandlers(method, path);
+  const { req, res } = makeReqRes(overrides);
+
+  for (const handler of handlers) {
+    let calledNext = false;
+    await handler(req, res, () => {
+      calledNext = true;
+    });
+    if (!calledNext) break;
+  }
+
+  return res as unknown as {
+    statusCode: number;
+    jsonBody: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+  };
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  state.currentUserId = "user-1";
+  state.globalSharingEnabled = true;
+  state.hosts = new Map([
+    [1, { userId: "user-1", allowSessionSharing: true }],
+    [2, { userId: "user-1", allowSessionSharing: false }],
+  ]);
+  state.hostOwnerAccess = new Map([["user-2:1", true]]);
+  state.sshSessions = new Map([
+    ["session-1", { userId: "user-1", isConnected: true }],
+  ]);
+  state.guacSessions = new Map([
+    ["guac-conn-1", { ownerUserId: "user-1", hostId: 1, protocol: "vnc" }],
+  ]);
+  state.shares = new Map();
+  state.admins = new Set();
+});
+
+describe("POST /session-sharing/create", () => {
+  it("rejects a caller who does not own the live session", async () => {
+    state.currentUserId = "user-2";
+    const res = await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(403);
+    expect(res.jsonBody).toMatchObject({
+      error: "You do not own this live session",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("creates a link share for the session owner", async () => {
+    const res = await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.jsonBody).toMatchObject({ shareId: expect.any(String) });
+    expect((res.jsonBody as Record<string, unknown>).linkToken).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a user share when the target lacks host access", async () => {
+    const res = await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "user",
+        targetUserId: "no-access-user",
+        permissionLevel: "read-write",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(403);
+    expect(res.jsonBody).toMatchObject({
+      error: "Target user does not have access to this host",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("global kill switch overrides an enabled per-host toggle", async () => {
+    state.globalSharingEnabled = false;
+    const res = await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(403);
+    expect(res.jsonBody).toMatchObject({
+      error: "Session sharing is disabled for this host",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects when the per-host toggle is off even though global is on", async () => {
+    const res = await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 2,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(403);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("GET /session-sharing/resolve/:linkToken", () => {
+  async function createActiveLinkShare(
+    overrides: Partial<Record<string, unknown>> = {},
+  ) {
+    await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+        ...overrides,
+      },
+    });
+    const [share] = [...state.shares.values()];
+    return share as { linkToken: string; id: string };
+  }
+
+  it("never includes hostname, ip, username, or hostId in the response body", async () => {
+    const share = await createActiveLinkShare();
+
+    const res = await invoke("get", "/resolve/:linkToken", {
+      params: { linkToken: share.linkToken },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const body = res.jsonBody as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const serialized = JSON.stringify(body).toLowerCase();
+
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty("hostname");
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty("ip");
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty("username");
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty("hostId");
+    expect(body).not.toHaveProperty("hostName");
+    expect(serialized).not.toContain("10.0.0");
+    expect(serialized).not.toContain("hostname");
+    expect(serialized).not.toContain('"ip"');
+    expect(serialized).not.toContain("username");
+  });
+
+  it("returns only protocol/permissionLevel/wsPath(/connectParams) for ssh", async () => {
+    const share = await createActiveLinkShare();
+
+    const res = await invoke("get", "/resolve/:linkToken", {
+      params: { linkToken: share.linkToken },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.jsonBody).toEqual({
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      wsPath: `/terminal/ws?shareToken=${encodeURIComponent(share.linkToken)}`,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("mints a fresh join token for guac protocols", async () => {
+    await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "guac-conn-1",
+        protocol: "vnc",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      },
+    });
+    const [share] = [...state.shares.values()] as {
+      linkToken: string;
+    }[];
+
+    const res = await invoke("get", "/resolve/:linkToken", {
+      params: { linkToken: share.linkToken },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    expect((res.jsonBody as Record<string, unknown>).connectParams).toEqual({
+      token: "join-token:guac-conn-1:true",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an unknown link token", async () => {
+    const res = await invoke("get", "/resolve/:linkToken", {
+      params: { linkToken: "does-not-exist" },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a revoked link token", async () => {
+    const share = await createActiveLinkShare();
+    await invoke("delete", "/:shareId", { params: { shareId: share.id } });
+
+    const res = await invoke("get", "/resolve/:linkToken", {
+      params: { linkToken: share.linkToken },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects an expired link token", async () => {
+    state.shares.set("share-expired", {
+      id: "share-expired",
+      hostId: 1,
+      ownerUserId: "user-1",
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      sessionId: "session-1",
+      shareType: "link",
+      linkToken: "expired-token",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      expiresAt: "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      revokedAt: null,
+    });
+
+    const res = await invoke("get", "/resolve/:linkToken", {
+      params: { linkToken: "expired-token" },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(404);
+  });
+
+  it("re-checks the global kill switch at resolve time, not just at creation time", async () => {
+    const share = await createActiveLinkShare();
+
+    state.globalSharingEnabled = false;
+
+    const res = await invoke("get", "/resolve/:linkToken", {
+      params: { linkToken: share.linkToken },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(404);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("DELETE /session-sharing/:shareId", () => {
+  it("allows the owner to revoke their own share", async () => {
+    await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      },
+    });
+    const [share] = [...state.shares.values()] as { id: string }[];
+
+    const res = await invoke("delete", "/:shareId", {
+      params: { shareId: share.id },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a non-owner, non-admin caller", async () => {
+    await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      },
+    });
+    const [share] = [...state.shares.values()] as { id: string }[];
+
+    state.currentUserId = "user-2";
+    const res = await invoke("delete", "/:shareId", {
+      params: { shareId: share.id },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(403);
+  });
+
+  it("allows an admin to revoke someone else's share", async () => {
+    await invoke("post", "/create", {
+      body: {
+        hostId: 1,
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      },
+    });
+    const [share] = [...state.shares.values()] as { id: string }[];
+
+    state.currentUserId = "admin-1";
+    state.admins.add("admin-1");
+    const res = await invoke("delete", "/:shareId", {
+      params: { shareId: share.id },
+    });
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+  });
+});

src/backend/tests/hosts/terminal/session-manager.test.ts

@@ -49,9 +49,19 @@ vi.mock("fs", () => ({
   },
 }));
 
-const { sessionManager } =
+const { sessionManager, isMessageAllowedForParticipant } =
   await import("../../../hosts/terminal/session-manager.js");
 
+// Minimal fake WebSocket - only the surface session-manager touches.
+function makeFakeWs(readyState = 1 /* OPEN */) {
+  return {
+    readyState,
+    send: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as import("ws").WebSocket;
+}
+const WS_OPEN = 1;
+const WS_CLOSED = 3;
+
 describe("TerminalSessionManager - session logging", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -150,3 +160,273 @@ describe("TerminalSessionManager - session logging", () => {
     sessionManager.destroySession(id);
   });
 });
+
+describe("TerminalSessionManager - multiplayer participants", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockMkdir.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    mockWriteFile.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    mockCreate.mockResolvedValue({ id: 1 });
+    mockUpdateEnded.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  });
+
+  function createConnectedSession(): string {
+    const id = sessionManager.createSession(
+      "owner-1",
+      1,
+      "host",
+      80,
+      24,
+      undefined,
+      false,
+    );
+    // Mark connected without a real ssh2 stream - only isConnected is read
+    // by attachWs/joinAsParticipant.
+    const session = sessionManager.getSession(id)!;
+    session.isConnected = true;
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  it("joinAsParticipant adds a participant without evicting the owner", () => {
+    const id = createConnectedSession();
+    const ownerWs = makeFakeWs();
+    sessionManager.attachWs(id, "owner-1", ownerWs);
+
+    const guestWs = makeFakeWs();
+    const session = sessionManager.joinAsParticipant(id, guestWs, {
+      userId: null,
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      guestLabel: "Guest",
+    });
+
+    expect(session).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(session!.participants.size).toBe(2);
+    const ownerParticipant = sessionManager.getParticipantForWs(
+      session!,
+      ownerWs,
+    );
+    expect(ownerParticipant?.isOwner).toBe(true);
+    expect(ownerWs.send).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    sessionManager.destroySession(id);
+  });
+
+  it("joinAsParticipant returns null for a nonexistent or unconnected session", () => {
+    expect(
+      sessionManager.joinAsParticipant("does-not-exist", makeFakeWs(), {
+        userId: null,
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("broadcast sends to all OPEN participant sockets and skips CLOSED ones", () => {
+    const id = createConnectedSession();
+    const ownerWs = makeFakeWs(WS_OPEN);
+    sessionManager.attachWs(id, "owner-1", ownerWs);
+
+    const openGuestWs = makeFakeWs(WS_OPEN);
+    const closedGuestWs = makeFakeWs(WS_CLOSED);
+    sessionManager.joinAsParticipant(id, openGuestWs, {
+      userId: null,
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+    });
+    sessionManager.joinAsParticipant(id, closedGuestWs, {
+      userId: null,
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+    });
+
+    sessionManager.broadcast(id, { type: "data", data: "hello" });
+
+    expect(ownerWs.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      JSON.stringify({ type: "data", data: "hello" }),
+    );
+    expect(openGuestWs.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      JSON.stringify({ type: "data", data: "hello" }),
+    );
+    expect(closedGuestWs.send).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    sessionManager.destroySession(id);
+  });
+
+  it("broadcast does not throw if a socket's send throws", () => {
+    const id = createConnectedSession();
+    const throwingWs = makeFakeWs(WS_OPEN);
+    (throwingWs.send as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("send failed");
+    });
+    sessionManager.attachWs(id, "owner-1", throwingWs);
+
+    expect(() =>
+      sessionManager.broadcast(id, { type: "data", data: "x" }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+
+    sessionManager.destroySession(id);
+  });
+
+  it("broadcast is a no-op for a nonexistent session", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      sessionManager.broadcast("does-not-exist", { type: "data" }),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("owner detach arms the idle timeout (existing behavior)", () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const id = createConnectedSession();
+      const ownerWs = makeFakeWs();
+      sessionManager.attachWs(id, "owner-1", ownerWs);
+
+      sessionManager.detachWs(id);
+      const session = sessionManager.getSession(id);
+      expect(session?.detachTimeout).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(session?.lastDetachedAt).not.toBeNull();
+
+      sessionManager.destroySession(id);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("removeParticipant on a non-owner does not arm a timeout or destroy the session", () => {
+    const id = createConnectedSession();
+    const ownerWs = makeFakeWs();
+    sessionManager.attachWs(id, "owner-1", ownerWs);
+
+    const guestWs = makeFakeWs();
+    sessionManager.joinAsParticipant(id, guestWs, {
+      userId: null,
+      permissionLevel: "read-write",
+    });
+
+    sessionManager.removeParticipant(id, guestWs);
+
+    const session = sessionManager.getSession(id);
+    expect(session).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(session?.detachTimeout).toBeNull();
+    expect(session?.participants.size).toBe(1);
+    expect(sessionManager.getParticipantForWs(session!, guestWs)).toBeNull();
+
+    sessionManager.destroySession(id);
+  });
+
+  it("removeParticipant is a no-op when the ws belongs to the owner", () => {
+    const id = createConnectedSession();
+    const ownerWs = makeFakeWs();
+    sessionManager.attachWs(id, "owner-1", ownerWs);
+
+    sessionManager.removeParticipant(id, ownerWs);
+
+    const session = sessionManager.getSession(id);
+    expect(session?.participants.size).toBe(1);
+    expect(sessionManager.getParticipantForWs(session!, ownerWs)?.isOwner).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
+
+    sessionManager.destroySession(id);
+  });
+
+  it("destroySession cleans up all participants, not just the owner", () => {
+    const id = createConnectedSession();
+    const ownerWs = makeFakeWs();
+    sessionManager.attachWs(id, "owner-1", ownerWs);
+
+    const guestWs = makeFakeWs();
+    sessionManager.joinAsParticipant(id, guestWs, {
+      userId: null,
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+    });
+
+    sessionManager.destroySession(id);
+
+    expect(guestWs.send).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(sessionManager.getSession(id)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("ownerEndSession notifies non-owner participants and destroys the session", () => {
+    const id = createConnectedSession();
+    const ownerWs = makeFakeWs();
+    sessionManager.attachWs(id, "owner-1", ownerWs);
+
+    const guestWs = makeFakeWs();
+    sessionManager.joinAsParticipant(id, guestWs, {
+      userId: null,
+      permissionLevel: "read-write",
+    });
+
+    sessionManager.ownerEndSession(id, "owner ended the session");
+
+    expect(guestWs.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        type: "sessionTerminatedByOwner",
+        reason: "owner ended the session",
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(sessionManager.getSession(id)).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isMessageAllowedForParticipant", () => {
+  it("allows any message type for the owner or when there is no participant", () => {
+    expect(isMessageAllowedForParticipant(null, "connectToHost")).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      isMessageAllowedForParticipant(
+        { isOwner: true, permissionLevel: "read-write" },
+        "resize",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("drops input from a read-only participant", () => {
+    expect(
+      isMessageAllowedForParticipant(
+        { isOwner: false, permissionLevel: "read-only" },
+        "input",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("allows input from a read-write non-owner participant", () => {
+    expect(
+      isMessageAllowedForParticipant(
+        { isOwner: false, permissionLevel: "read-write" },
+        "input",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("allows ping and disconnect for any non-owner participant", () => {
+    expect(
+      isMessageAllowedForParticipant(
+        { isOwner: false, permissionLevel: "read-only" },
+        "ping",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      isMessageAllowedForParticipant(
+        { isOwner: false, permissionLevel: "read-only" },
+        "disconnect",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("blocks resize and auth/tmux message types for non-owner participants regardless of permission level", () => {
+    for (const type of [
+      "resize",
+      "totp_response",
+      "password_response",
+      "tmux_attach",
+      "tmux_detach",
+      "get_cwd",
+      "vault_start_auth",
+      "opkssh_start_auth",
+    ]) {
+      expect(
+        isMessageAllowedForParticipant(
+          { isOwner: false, permissionLevel: "read-write" },
+          type,
+        ),
+      ).toBe(false);
+    }
+  });
+});

src/main.tsx

@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ const ElectronVersionCheck = lazy(() =>
   })),
 );
 
+// Anonymous guest view for shared terminal/RDP/VNC/Telnet sessions (?view=shared&token=<linkToken>).
+// Rendered outside FullscreenAppGate since guests never have a JWT/cookie to verify.
+const SharedSessionView = lazy(
+  () => import("@/features/session-sharing/SharedSessionView"),
+);
+
 type Phase =
   | "verifying"
   | "idle-auth"
@@ -322,6 +328,16 @@ function RootApp() {
   const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
   const isFullscreen = searchParams.has("view");
 
+  // Anonymous guests have no cookie/JWT at all, so this bypasses FullscreenAppGate's
+  // auth check entirely rather than waiting on a getUserInfo() call that would always fail.
+  if (searchParams.get("view") === "shared") {
+    return (
+      <Suspense fallback={null}>
+        <SharedSessionView />
+      </Suspense>
+    );
+  }
+
   if (isFullscreen) {
     return (
       <Suspense fallback={null}>

src/types/index.ts

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ export interface Host {
   enableDocker: boolean;
   enableProxmox: boolean;
   enableTmuxMonitor: boolean;
+  allowSessionSharing?: boolean;
   proxmoxConfig?: ProxmoxConfig | null;
   showTerminalInSidebar: boolean;
   showFileManagerInSidebar: boolean;
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ export interface HostData {
   enableDocker?: boolean;
   enableProxmox?: boolean;
   enableTmuxMonitor?: boolean;
+  allowSessionSharing?: boolean;
   proxmoxConfig?: ProxmoxConfig | Record<string, unknown> | null;
   showTerminalInSidebar?: boolean;
   showFileManagerInSidebar?: boolean;

src/types/ui-types.ts

@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ export type Tab = {
   host?: Host;
   openedAt: number;
   restoredSessionId?: string | null;
+  /** Set when this tab joins someone else's live shared session instead of connecting/attaching its own. */
+  joinSharedSessionId?: string | null;
+  joinShareId?: string | null;
   initialFilePath?: string;
   serialConfig?: SerialConfig;
   terminalRef?: import("react").RefObject<{
@@ -291,6 +294,8 @@ export type Tab = {
     fit?: () => void;
     notifyResize?: () => void;
     getApplicationCursorKeysMode?: () => boolean;
+    openShareModal?: () => void;
+    canShare?: () => boolean;
   } | null>;
 };
 

src/ui/AppShell.tsx

@@ -272,10 +272,7 @@ export function AppShell({
       if (id == null) return null;
       return tabs.find((t) => t.id === id)?.instanceId ?? null;
     });
-    localStorage.setItem(
+    localStorage.setItem("termix_paneInstanceIds", JSON.stringify(instanceIds));
-      "termix_paneInstanceIds",
-      JSON.stringify(instanceIds),
-    );
   }, [paneTabIds, tabs]);
 
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
@@ -1056,6 +1053,8 @@ export function AppShell({
       savedLabel?: string;
       initialFilePath?: string;
       serialConfig?: SerialConfig;
+      joinSharedSessionId?: string | null;
+      joinShareId?: string | null;
     },
   ) {
     const tabId = `${host.name}-${type}-${Date.now()}`;
@@ -1072,6 +1071,8 @@ export function AppShell({
     const savedLabel = restore?.savedLabel;
     const initialFilePath = restore?.initialFilePath;
     const serialConfig = restore?.serialConfig;
+    const joinSharedSessionId = restore?.joinSharedSessionId ?? null;
+    const joinShareId = restore?.joinShareId ?? null;
     // A saved label that doesn't match the bare host name or the auto-numbered pattern is a custom label
     const isCustomLabel =
       savedLabel != null &&
@@ -1093,6 +1094,8 @@ export function AppShell({
             openedAt,
             terminalRef: ref,
             restoredSessionId: restore?.restoredSessionId ?? null,
+            joinSharedSessionId,
+            joinShareId,
             initialFilePath,
             serialConfig,
           },
@@ -1125,6 +1128,8 @@ export function AppShell({
           openedAt,
           terminalRef: ref,
           restoredSessionId: restore?.restoredSessionId ?? null,
+          joinSharedSessionId,
+          joinShareId,
           initialFilePath,
           serialConfig,
         },
@@ -1380,6 +1385,17 @@ export function AppShell({
     }
   }
 
+  function openShareForTab(id: string) {
+    const tab = tabs.find((t) => t.id === id);
+    if (!tab) return;
+    const ref = tab.terminalRef?.current;
+    if (ref?.canShare?.()) {
+      ref.openShareModal?.();
+    } else {
+      toast.error(t("sessionSharing.notReadyToShare"));
+    }
+  }
+
   function closeTab(id: string) {
     const tab = tabs.find((t) => t.id === id);
     const confirmEnabled = localStorage.getItem("confirmTabClose") === "true";
@@ -1725,6 +1741,56 @@ export function AppShell({
               }}
               onRenameTab={renameTab}
               onReorderTabs={setTabs}
+              onJoinSharedSession={(session) => {
+                if (!session.shareId) return;
+                const existingHost = allHosts.find(
+                  (h) => h.id === String(session.hostId),
+                );
+                const host: Host = existingHost ?? {
+                  id: String(session.hostId),
+                  name: session.hostName,
+                  username: "",
+                  ip: "",
+                  port: 0,
+                  folder: "",
+                  online: false,
+                  cpu: null,
+                  ram: null,
+                  lastAccess: new Date().toISOString(),
+                  authType: "none",
+                  enableTerminal: false,
+                  enableCommandHistory: false,
+                  enableTunnel: false,
+                  enableFileManager: false,
+                  enableDocker: false,
+                  enableProxmox: false,
+                  enableTmuxMonitor: false,
+                  enableSsh: false,
+                  enableRdp: false,
+                  enableVnc: false,
+                  enableTelnet: false,
+                  sshPort: 22,
+                  rdpPort: 3389,
+                  vncPort: 5900,
+                  telnetPort: 23,
+                  serverTunnels: [],
+                  quickActions: [],
+                };
+                const instanceId =
+                  typeof crypto.randomUUID === "function"
+                    ? crypto.randomUUID()
+                    : `${Date.now().toString(36)}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`;
+                openTab(host, "terminal", {
+                  instanceId,
+                  restoredSessionId: null,
+                  joinSharedSessionId: session.sessionId,
+                  joinShareId: session.shareId,
+                  savedLabel: t("connections.sharedSessionLabel", {
+                    hostName: session.hostName,
+                  }),
+                });
+                if (isMobile) setSidebarOpen(false);
+              }}
             />
           </div>
         )}
@@ -1885,6 +1951,7 @@ export function AppShell({
                 const targetTab = tabs.find((t) => t.id === tabId);
                 if (targetTab?.host) openTab(targetTab.host, "files");
               }}
+              onOpenShare={openShareForTab}
               isAppFullscreen={isAppFullscreen}
               onToggleAppFullscreen={toggleAppFullscreen}
             />

src/ui/api/guacamole-api.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export interface GuacamoleTokenRequest {
 
 export interface GuacamoleTokenResponse {
   token: string;
+  guacamoleConnectionId?: string | null;
 }
 
 type GuacamoleConfigSource = {

src/ui/api/open-tabs-api.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export interface ActiveSessionInfo {
   tabInstanceId: string | null;
   isConnected: boolean;
   createdAt: number;
+  isOwnSession: boolean;
+  sharedByUsername: string | null;
+  permissionLevel: string | null;
+  shareId: string | null;
 }
 
 const activeSessionsCache = createTtlRequestCache<ActiveSessionInfo[]>(2_000);

src/ui/api/session-sharing-api.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+import { getBasePath } from "@/lib/base-path";
+import { isElectron } from "@/lib/electron";
+import { authApi, getServerConfig, handleApiError } from "@/main-axios";
+
+export interface ResolvedShareLink {
+  protocol: "ssh" | "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet";
+  permissionLevel: "read-only" | "read-write";
+  wsPath: string;
+  connectParams?: { token: string };
+}
+
+export type ShareLinkErrorKind = "not-found" | "rate-limited" | "unknown";
+
+export class ShareLinkError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    message: string,
+    public readonly kind: ShareLinkErrorKind,
+  ) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = "ShareLinkError";
+  }
+}
+
+const isDev = (): boolean =>
+  !isElectron() &&
+  process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" &&
+  (window.location.port === "3000" ||
+    window.location.port === "5173" ||
+    window.location.port === "");
+
+// Guests have no session/JWT, so this deliberately builds a bare base URL
+// rather than going through main-axios's authenticated instances.
+async function resolveApiBaseUrl(): Promise<string> {
+  if (isDev()) {
+    const protocol = window.location.protocol === "https:" ? "https" : "http";
+    return `${protocol}://localhost:30001`;
+  }
+  if (isElectron()) {
+    const serverConfig = await getServerConfig();
+    const configuredUrl = serverConfig?.serverUrl;
+    if (configuredUrl) return configuredUrl.replace(/\/$/, "");
+    return "http://localhost:30001";
+  }
+  return getBasePath();
+}
+
+export async function resolveShareLink(
+  linkToken: string,
+): Promise<ResolvedShareLink> {
+  const baseUrl = await resolveApiBaseUrl();
+  try {
+    const response = await axios.get(
+      `${baseUrl}/session-sharing/resolve/${encodeURIComponent(linkToken)}`,
+    );
+    return response.data;
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (axios.isAxiosError(error)) {
+      if (error.response?.status === 404) {
+        throw new ShareLinkError(
+          "Share link is invalid, expired, or revoked",
+          "not-found",
+        );
+      }
+      if (error.response?.status === 429) {
+        throw new ShareLinkError(
+          "Too many attempts, please try again shortly",
+          "rate-limited",
+        );
+      }
+    }
+    throw new ShareLinkError("Failed to resolve share link", "unknown");
+  }
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// SESSION SHARING (authenticated owner-side API)
+// ============================================================================
+
+export type SessionShareProtocol = "ssh" | "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet";
+export type SessionShareType = "link" | "user";
+export type SessionSharePermissionLevel = "read-only" | "read-write";
+
+export interface SessionShareRecord {
+  id: string;
+  hostId: number;
+  ownerUserId: string;
+  protocol: SessionShareProtocol;
+  sessionId: string;
+  tabInstanceId: string | null;
+  shareType: SessionShareType;
+  targetUserId: string | null;
+  linkToken: string | null;
+  permissionLevel: SessionSharePermissionLevel;
+  createdAt: string;
+  expiresAt: string;
+  revokedAt: string | null;
+  lastJoinedAt: string | null;
+  joinCount: number;
+}
+
+export interface CreateSessionShareRequest {
+  hostId: number;
+  sessionId: string;
+  tabInstanceId?: string;
+  protocol: SessionShareProtocol;
+  shareType: SessionShareType;
+  targetUserId?: string;
+  permissionLevel: SessionSharePermissionLevel;
+  expiryHours?: number;
+}
+
+export interface CreateSessionShareResponse {
+  shareId: string;
+  linkToken: string | null;
+  expiresAt: string;
+}
+
+export async function createSessionShare(
+  request: CreateSessionShareRequest,
+): Promise<CreateSessionShareResponse> {
+  try {
+    const response = await authApi.post("/session-sharing/create", request);
+    return response.data;
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw handleApiError(error, "create session share");
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getActiveSessionShares(
+  hostId: number,
+): Promise<{ shares: SessionShareRecord[] }> {
+  try {
+    const response = await authApi.get(
+      `/session-sharing/host/${hostId}/active`,
+    );
+    return response.data;
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw handleApiError(error, "fetch active session shares");
+  }
+}
+
+export async function revokeSessionShare(
+  shareId: string,
+): Promise<{ success: true }> {
+  try {
+    const response = await authApi.delete(`/session-sharing/${shareId}`);
+    return response.data;
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw handleApiError(error, "revoke session share");
+  }
+}
+
+export async function endSessionShareSession(
+  shareId: string,
+): Promise<{ success: true }> {
+  try {
+    const response = await authApi.post(`/session-sharing/${shareId}/end`);
+    return response.data;
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw handleApiError(error, "end shared session");
+  }
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// GLOBAL ADMIN TOGGLE
+// ============================================================================
+
+export async function getSessionSharingGloballyEnabled(): Promise<{
+  enabled: boolean;
+}> {
+  try {
+    const response = await authApi.get("/users/session-sharing-enabled");
+    return response.data;
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw handleApiError(error, "fetch session sharing enabled setting");
+  }
+}
+
+export async function updateSessionSharingGloballyEnabled(
+  enabled: boolean,
+): Promise<{ enabled: boolean }> {
+  try {
+    const response = await authApi.patch("/users/session-sharing-enabled", {
+      enabled,
+    });
+    return response.data;
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw handleApiError(error, "update session sharing enabled setting");
+  }
+}

src/ui/features/guacamole/GuacamoleApp.tsx

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   DialogTitle,
 } from "@/components/dialog.tsx";
 import { SimpleLoader } from "@/lib/SimpleLoader.tsx";
+import { ShareSessionModal } from "@/features/session-sharing/ShareSessionModal.tsx";
 import type { SSHHost } from "@/types";
 
 interface GuacamoleAppProps {
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ interface GuacamoleAppProps {
 export interface GuacamoleAppHandle {
   disconnect: () => void;
   isConnected: () => boolean;
+  openShareModal: () => void;
+  canShare: () => boolean;
 }
 
 const GuacamoleApp = React.forwardRef<GuacamoleAppHandle, GuacamoleAppProps>(
@@ -124,6 +127,10 @@ const GuacamoleAppInner = React.forwardRef<
 ) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [token, setToken] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [guacamoleConnectionId, setGuacamoleConnectionId] = useState<
+    string | null
+  >(null);
+  const [shareModalOpen, setShareModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [connectionError, setConnectionError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [retryCount, setRetryCount] = useState(0);
@@ -152,6 +159,8 @@ const GuacamoleAppInner = React.forwardRef<
   useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
     disconnect: () => displayRef.current?.disconnect(),
     isConnected: () => displayRef.current?.isConnected() === true,
+    openShareModal: () => setShareModalOpen(true),
+    canShare: () => guacamoleConnectionId !== null,
   }));
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -161,6 +170,7 @@ const GuacamoleAppInner = React.forwardRef<
     }
 
     setToken(null);
+    setGuacamoleConnectionId(null);
     setError(null);
     getGuacdStatus()
       .then((status) => {
@@ -177,6 +187,7 @@ const GuacamoleAppInner = React.forwardRef<
       .then((result) => {
         if (result) {
           setToken(result.token);
+          setGuacamoleConnectionId(result.guacamoleConnectionId ?? null);
           logActivity(resolvedProtocolForConnect, hostId, hostName).catch(
             () => {},
           );
@@ -380,6 +391,16 @@ const GuacamoleAppInner = React.forwardRef<
         touchMode={touchMode}
         onTouchModeChange={setTouchMode}
       />
+      {shareModalOpen && guacamoleConnectionId && (
+        <ShareSessionModal
+          open={shareModalOpen}
+          onClose={() => setShareModalOpen(false)}
+          hostId={hostId}
+          sessionId={guacamoleConnectionId}
+          protocol={resolvedProtocol}
+          tabInstanceId={tabId}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 });

src/ui/features/session-sharing/ShareSessionModal.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { Check, Copy, Link2, Search, Shield, User, Users } from "lucide-react";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { Button } from "@/components/button";
+import { Input } from "@/components/input";
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from "@/components/dialog";
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "@/components/dropdown-menu";
+import { getUserList } from "@/main-axios";
+import {
+  createSessionShare,
+  getActiveSessionShares,
+  revokeSessionShare,
+  type SessionShareProtocol,
+  type SessionSharePermissionLevel,
+  type SessionShareRecord,
+} from "@/api/session-sharing-api";
+
+const EXPIRY_PRESETS = [
+  { key: "oneHour", hours: 1 },
+  { key: "oneDay", hours: 24 },
+  { key: "sevenDays", hours: 24 * 7 },
+  { key: "thirtyDays", hours: 24 * 30 },
+  { key: "custom", hours: undefined },
+] as const;
+
+type ExpiryPresetKey = (typeof EXPIRY_PRESETS)[number]["key"];
+
+export function ShareSessionModal({
+  open,
+  onClose,
+  hostId,
+  sessionId,
+  protocol,
+  tabInstanceId,
+}: {
+  open: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  hostId: number;
+  sessionId: string | null;
+  protocol: SessionShareProtocol;
+  tabInstanceId?: string;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState<"link" | "user">("link");
+  const [permissionLevel, setPermissionLevel] =
+    useState<SessionSharePermissionLevel>("read-only");
+  const [expiryPreset, setExpiryPreset] = useState<ExpiryPresetKey>("oneDay");
+  const [customHours, setCustomHours] = useState("");
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState("");
+  const [users, setUsers] = useState<{ id: string; username: string }[]>([]);
+  const [selectedUserId, setSelectedUserId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const [createdLink, setCreatedLink] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [shares, setShares] = useState<SessionShareRecord[]>([]);
+  const [sharesLoaded, setSharesLoaded] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    setMode("link");
+    setPermissionLevel("read-only");
+    setExpiryPreset("oneDay");
+    setCustomHours("");
+    setSearch("");
+    setSelectedUserId(null);
+    setCreatedLink(null);
+    setSharesLoaded(false);
+    setShares([]);
+  }, [open, sessionId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open || sharesLoaded) return;
+    setSharesLoaded(true);
+    Promise.all([
+      getUserList().catch(() => ({ users: [] })),
+      getActiveSessionShares(hostId).catch(() => ({ shares: [] })),
+    ]).then(([usersRes, sharesRes]) => {
+      setUsers(
+        (usersRes.users ?? []).map((u) => ({
+          id: String(u.userId),
+          username: u.username,
+        })),
+      );
+      setShares(sharesRes.shares ?? []);
+    });
+  }, [open, hostId, sharesLoaded]);
+
+  const filteredUsers = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = search.trim().toLowerCase();
+    return q
+      ? users.filter((u) => u.username.toLowerCase().includes(q))
+      : users;
+  }, [users, search]);
+
+  const expiryHours = (() => {
+    if (expiryPreset === "custom") {
+      const hours = Number(customHours);
+      return Number.isFinite(hours) && hours > 0 ? hours : undefined;
+    }
+    return EXPIRY_PRESETS.find((p) => p.key === expiryPreset)?.hours;
+  })();
+
+  async function refreshShares() {
+    try {
+      const res = await getActiveSessionShares(hostId);
+      setShares(res.shares ?? []);
+    } catch {
+      // silently ignore
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleCreate() {
+    if (!sessionId) return;
+    if (mode === "user" && !selectedUserId) return;
+    if (expiryPreset === "custom" && !expiryHours) return;
+
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      const result = await createSessionShare({
+        hostId,
+        sessionId,
+        tabInstanceId,
+        protocol,
+        shareType: mode,
+        targetUserId:
+          mode === "user" ? (selectedUserId ?? undefined) : undefined,
+        permissionLevel,
+        expiryHours,
+      });
+
+      if (mode === "link" && result.linkToken) {
+        const url = `${window.location.origin}${window.location.pathname}?view=shared&token=${result.linkToken}`;
+        setCreatedLink(url);
+        toast.success(t("sessionSharing.linkCreated"));
+      } else {
+        toast.success(t("sessionSharing.shareCreated"));
+        setSelectedUserId(null);
+      }
+      await refreshShares();
+    } catch (error) {
+      const status = (error as { status?: number })?.status;
+      if (mode === "user" && status === 403) {
+        toast.error(t("sessionSharing.userLacksHostAccess"));
+      } else {
+        toast.error(t("sessionSharing.shareFailed"));
+      }
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleCopyLink() {
+    if (!createdLink) return;
+    try {
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(createdLink);
+      toast.success(t("sessionSharing.linkCopied"));
+    } catch {
+      // clipboard API unavailable, ignore
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleRevoke(shareId: string) {
+    try {
+      await revokeSessionShare(shareId);
+      setShares((prev) => prev.filter((s) => s.id !== shareId));
+      toast.success(t("sessionSharing.revoked"));
+    } catch {
+      toast.error(t("sessionSharing.revokeFailed"));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={(next) => !next && onClose()}>
+      <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-md">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>{t("sessionSharing.modalTitle")}</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            {mode === "link"
+              ? t("sessionSharing.linkModeDescription")
+              : t("sessionSharing.userModeDescription")}
+          </DialogDescription>
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+          <div className="flex gap-1.5">
+            {(["link", "user"] as const).map((m) => (
+              <button
+                key={m}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setMode(m);
+                  setCreatedLink(null);
+                }}
+                className={`flex-1 flex items-center justify-center gap-1 px-2 py-1.5 text-[10px] font-bold uppercase tracking-widest border transition-colors ${mode === m ? "border-accent-brand/40 bg-accent-brand/10 text-accent-brand" : "border-border text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"}`}
+              >
+                {m === "link" ? (
+                  <Link2 className="size-3 shrink-0" />
+                ) : (
+                  <User className="size-3 shrink-0" />
+                )}
+                {m === "link"
+                  ? t("sessionSharing.modeTab.link")
+                  : t("sessionSharing.modeTab.user")}
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
+          {mode === "user" && (
+            <>
+              <div className="relative">
+                <Search className="absolute left-2.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 size-3.5 text-muted-foreground/50" />
+                <Input
+                  placeholder={t("sessionSharing.searchUsersPlaceholder")}
+                  value={search}
+                  onChange={(e) => setSearch(e.target.value)}
+                  className="pl-8"
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className="flex flex-col border border-border h-28 overflow-y-auto">
+                {filteredUsers.length === 0 ? (
+                  <div className="px-3 py-4 text-xs text-muted-foreground/50 text-center">
+                    {t("sessionSharing.noUsersFound")}
+                  </div>
+                ) : (
+                  filteredUsers.map((user) => {
+                    const isSelected = selectedUserId === user.id;
+                    return (
+                      <button
+                        key={user.id}
+                        onClick={() => setSelectedUserId(user.id)}
+                        className={`flex items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs text-left border-b border-border/50 last:border-0 transition-colors shrink-0 ${isSelected ? "bg-accent-brand/10 text-accent-brand" : "hover:bg-muted/40"}`}
+                      >
+                        <div
+                          className={`size-3.5 border flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 transition-colors ${isSelected ? "border-accent-brand bg-accent-brand" : "border-border bg-background"}`}
+                        >
+                          {isSelected && (
+                            <Check className="size-2.5 text-background" />
+                          )}
+                        </div>
+                        <User className="size-3 text-muted-foreground shrink-0" />
+                        <span className="truncate">{user.username}</span>
+                      </button>
+                    );
+                  })
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </>
+          )}
+
+          <div className="flex items-end gap-2">
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 flex-1 min-w-0">
+              <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-muted-foreground">
+                {t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.label")}
+              </span>
+              <select
+                value={permissionLevel}
+                onChange={(e) =>
+                  setPermissionLevel(
+                    e.target.value as SessionSharePermissionLevel,
+                  )
+                }
+                className="h-8 w-full px-2.5 text-xs border border-border bg-background hover:bg-muted/40 transition-colors"
+              >
+                <option value="read-only">
+                  {t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readOnly")}
+                </option>
+                <option value="read-write">
+                  {t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readWrite")}
+                </option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+
+            <DropdownMenu>
+              <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+                <button className="flex flex-col gap-1 shrink-0">
+                  <span className="text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-muted-foreground text-left">
+                    {t("sessionSharing.expiryLabel")}
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="h-8 flex items-center justify-center px-2.5 text-xs border border-border hover:bg-muted/40 transition-colors whitespace-nowrap">
+                    {t(`hosts.sharing.expiry.${expiryPreset}`)}
+                  </span>
+                </button>
+              </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+              <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="text-xs">
+                {EXPIRY_PRESETS.map((preset) => (
+                  <DropdownMenuItem
+                    key={preset.key}
+                    onClick={() => setExpiryPreset(preset.key)}
+                  >
+                    {expiryPreset === preset.key ? (
+                      <Check className="size-3 mr-1.5" />
+                    ) : (
+                      <span className="size-3 mr-1.5" />
+                    )}
+                    {t(`hosts.sharing.expiry.${preset.key}`)}
+                  </DropdownMenuItem>
+                ))}
+              </DropdownMenuContent>
+            </DropdownMenu>
+          </div>
+
+          {expiryPreset === "custom" && (
+            <Input
+              type="number"
+              autoFocus
+              placeholder={t("hosts.sharing.customHoursPlaceholder")}
+              value={customHours}
+              onChange={(e) => setCustomHours(e.target.value)}
+              className="[appearance:textfield] [&::-webkit-outer-spin-button]:appearance-none [&::-webkit-inner-spin-button]:appearance-none"
+            />
+          )}
+
+          <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground leading-snug">
+            {permissionLevel === "read-only"
+              ? t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readOnlyDescription")
+              : t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readWriteDescription")}
+          </p>
+
+          <Button
+            variant="outline"
+            className="h-8 shrink-0 border-accent-brand/40 text-accent-brand hover:bg-accent-brand/10 hover:text-accent-brand"
+            disabled={
+              !sessionId ||
+              submitting ||
+              (mode === "user" && !selectedUserId) ||
+              (expiryPreset === "custom" && !expiryHours)
+            }
+            onClick={handleCreate}
+          >
+            {mode === "link"
+              ? t("sessionSharing.createLinkButton")
+              : t("sessionSharing.createShareButton")}
+          </Button>
+
+          {createdLink && (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+              <Input readOnly value={createdLink} className="text-xs" />
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="icon-sm"
+                onClick={handleCopyLink}
+                title={t("sessionSharing.copyLink")}
+              >
+                <Copy className="size-3.5" />
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-0 border-t border-border pt-2">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 pb-2 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-muted-foreground">
+              <Users className="size-3.5" />
+              {t("sessionSharing.activeShares")}
+              {shares.length > 0 && (
+                <span className="text-muted-foreground/40">
+                  ({shares.length})
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex flex-col max-h-40 overflow-y-auto">
+              {shares.length === 0 && (
+                <div className="px-1 py-4 text-xs text-muted-foreground/50 text-center">
+                  {t("sessionSharing.noActiveShares")}
+                </div>
+              )}
+              {shares.map((share) => {
+                const targetUser = users.find(
+                  (u) => u.id === share.targetUserId,
+                );
+                return (
+                  <div
+                    key={share.id}
+                    className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 py-2 border-b border-border/60 last:border-0 text-xs"
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 min-w-0">
+                      {share.shareType === "link" ? (
+                        <Link2 className="size-3 text-muted-foreground shrink-0" />
+                      ) : (
+                        <Shield className="size-3 text-muted-foreground shrink-0" />
+                      )}
+                      <div className="flex flex-col min-w-0">
+                        <span className="truncate font-semibold">
+                          {share.shareType === "link"
+                            ? t("sessionSharing.linkShareBadge")
+                            : t("sessionSharing.userShareBadge", {
+                                username:
+                                  targetUser?.username ??
+                                  share.targetUserId ??
+                                  "?",
+                              })}
+                        </span>
+                        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/60">
+                          {share.permissionLevel === "read-write"
+                            ? t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readWrite")
+                            : t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readOnly")}
+                          {" · "}
+                          {t("sessionSharing.expiresAt", {
+                            date: new Date(share.expiresAt).toLocaleString(),
+                          })}
+                        </span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <Button
+                      variant="ghost"
+                      size="sm"
+                      className="h-6 text-[10px] px-2 text-destructive hover:bg-destructive/10 shrink-0"
+                      onClick={() => handleRevoke(share.id)}
+                    >
+                      {t("sessionSharing.revoke")}
+                    </Button>
+                  </div>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}

src/ui/features/session-sharing/SharedSessionView.tsx

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+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { useXTerm } from "react-xtermjs";
+import { FitAddon } from "@xterm/addon-fit";
+import { AlertCircle, Eye } from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  resolveShareLink,
+  type ResolvedShareLink,
+  type ShareLinkErrorKind,
+} from "@/api/session-sharing-api";
+import { SimpleLoader } from "@/lib/SimpleLoader.tsx";
+import { getBasePath } from "@/lib/base-path";
+import { isElectron } from "@/lib/electron";
+import { getServerConfig } from "@/main-axios";
+import { GuacamoleDisplay } from "@/features/guacamole/GuacamoleDisplay.tsx";
+
+const PING_INTERVAL_MS = 30000;
+
+interface TerminalWsMessage {
+  type: string;
+  data?: string;
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+// Mirrors Terminal.tsx's baseWsUrl construction (dev/electron/embedded/prod).
+// Duplicated rather than extracted from that file to avoid touching it here.
+async function resolveTerminalWsBaseUrl(): Promise<string> {
+  const isDev =
+    !isElectron() &&
+    process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" &&
+    (window.location.port === "3000" ||
+      window.location.port === "5173" ||
+      window.location.port === "");
+
+  if (isDev) {
+    return `${window.location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss" : "ws"}://localhost:30002`;
+  }
+  if (isElectron()) {
+    const serverConfig = await getServerConfig();
+    const configuredUrl = serverConfig?.serverUrl;
+    if (configuredUrl) {
+      const wsProtocol = configuredUrl.startsWith("https://")
+        ? "wss://"
+        : "ws://";
+      const wsHost = configuredUrl
+        .replace(/^https?:\/\//, "")
+        .replace(/\/$/, "");
+      return `${wsProtocol}${wsHost}/ssh/websocket/`;
+    }
+    return "ws://127.0.0.1:30002";
+  }
+  const wsProtocol = window.location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss" : "ws";
+  return `${wsProtocol}://${window.location.host}${getBasePath()}/ssh/websocket/`;
+}
+
+function ReadOnlyBadge({ label }: { label: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="absolute top-3 right-3 z-20 flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium"
+      style={{
+        backgroundColor: "var(--bg-elevated, rgba(0,0,0,0.6))",
+        color: "var(--foreground)",
+        border: "1px solid var(--border-base)",
+      }}
+    >
+      <Eye className="size-3.5" />
+      {label}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function CenteredMessage({
+  icon,
+  message,
+}: {
+  icon: React.ReactNode;
+  message: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full gap-4 w-full"
+      style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--bg-base)" }}
+    >
+      {icon}
+      <p
+        className="text-sm font-semibold text-center max-w-xs"
+        style={{ color: "var(--foreground)" }}
+      >
+        {message}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function GuestTerminalView({
+  share,
+  linkToken,
+}: {
+  share: ResolvedShareLink;
+  linkToken: string;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { instance: terminal, ref: xtermRef } = useXTerm();
+  const [ended, setEnded] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const wsRef = useRef<WebSocket | null>(null);
+  const pingIntervalRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!terminal || !xtermRef.current) return;
+
+    terminal.options.theme = { background: "#0c0d0b" };
+
+    const fitAddon = new FitAddon();
+    terminal.loadAddon(fitAddon);
+    terminal.open(xtermRef.current);
+    fitAddon.fit();
+
+    const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => fitAddon.fit());
+    resizeObserver.observe(xtermRef.current);
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+    let ws: WebSocket | null = null;
+
+    resolveTerminalWsBaseUrl().then((baseWsUrl) => {
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      const separator = baseWsUrl.includes("?") ? "&" : "?";
+      ws = new WebSocket(
+        `${baseWsUrl}${separator}shareToken=${encodeURIComponent(linkToken)}`,
+      );
+      wsRef.current = ws;
+
+      ws.onopen = () => {
+        pingIntervalRef.current = setInterval(() => {
+          if (ws && ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+            ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "ping" }));
+          }
+        }, PING_INTERVAL_MS);
+      };
+
+      ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+        let msg: TerminalWsMessage;
+        try {
+          msg = JSON.parse(event.data);
+        } catch {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        switch (msg.type) {
+          case "data":
+            if (typeof msg.data === "string") terminal.write(msg.data);
+            break;
+          case "sessionExpired":
+          case "sessionTerminatedByOwner":
+          case "session_ended":
+            setEnded(t("sessionSharing.guestView.sessionEnded"));
+            break;
+          default:
+            break;
+        }
+      };
+
+      ws.onclose = () => {
+        setEnded((prev) => prev ?? t("sessionSharing.guestView.sessionEnded"));
+      };
+
+      if (share.permissionLevel === "read-write") {
+        terminal.onData((data) => {
+          if (ws && ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+            ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "input", data }));
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      resizeObserver.disconnect();
+      if (pingIntervalRef.current) clearInterval(pingIntervalRef.current);
+      ws?.close();
+      wsRef.current = null;
+    };
+    // Deliberately runs once terminal mounts - share/token/permission are stable for the view's lifetime.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [terminal, linkToken]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative w-full h-full">
+      {share.permissionLevel === "read-only" && (
+        <ReadOnlyBadge label={t("sessionSharing.guestView.readOnlyBadge")} />
+      )}
+      {ended && (
+        <div
+          className="absolute inset-0 z-30 flex items-center justify-center"
+          style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--bg-base)" }}
+        >
+          <CenteredMessage
+            icon={
+              <AlertCircle
+                className="size-10"
+                style={{ color: "var(--foreground)" }}
+              />
+            }
+            message={ended}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <div ref={xtermRef} className="w-full h-full" />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function GuestGuacamoleView({ share }: { share: ResolvedShareLink }) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [connectionError, setConnectionError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  if (!share.connectParams?.token) {
+    return (
+      <CenteredMessage
+        icon={
+          <AlertCircle
+            className="size-10"
+            style={{ color: "var(--foreground)" }}
+          />
+        }
+        message={t("sessionSharing.guestView.linkInvalid")}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative w-full h-full">
+      {share.permissionLevel === "read-only" && (
+        <ReadOnlyBadge label={t("sessionSharing.guestView.readOnlyBadge")} />
+      )}
+      {connectionError && (
+        <div
+          className="absolute inset-0 z-30 flex items-center justify-center"
+          style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--bg-base)" }}
+        >
+          <CenteredMessage
+            icon={
+              <AlertCircle
+                className="size-10"
+                style={{ color: "var(--foreground)" }}
+              />
+            }
+            message={connectionError}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <GuacamoleDisplay
+        connectionConfig={{
+          token: share.connectParams.token,
+          protocol: share.protocol as "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet",
+          type: share.protocol as "rdp" | "vnc" | "telnet",
+        }}
+        isVisible={true}
+        onError={(err) => setConnectionError(err)}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function SharedSessionView() {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [share, setShare] = useState<ResolvedShareLink | null>(null);
+  const [linkToken, setLinkToken] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+    const token = params.get("token");
+    if (!token) {
+      setError(t("sessionSharing.guestView.linkInvalid"));
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    setLinkToken(token);
+
+    resolveShareLink(token)
+      .then((resolved) => setShare(resolved))
+      .catch((err) => {
+        const kind = (err as { kind?: ShareLinkErrorKind })?.kind;
+        if (kind === "rate-limited") {
+          setError(t("sessionSharing.guestView.rateLimited"));
+        } else {
+          setError(t("sessionSharing.guestView.linkInvalid"));
+        }
+      })
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, [t]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="fixed inset-0 flex flex-col"
+      style={{ backgroundColor: "var(--bg-base)" }}
+    >
+      <div className="relative flex-1 min-h-0">
+        {loading && (
+          <SimpleLoader
+            visible={true}
+            message={t("sessionSharing.guestView.loading")}
+          />
+        )}
+        {!loading && error && (
+          <CenteredMessage
+            icon={
+              <AlertCircle
+                className="size-10"
+                style={{ color: "var(--foreground)" }}
+              />
+            }
+            message={error}
+          />
+        )}
+        {!loading &&
+          !error &&
+          share &&
+          linkToken &&
+          (share.protocol === "ssh" ? (
+            <GuestTerminalView share={share} linkToken={linkToken} />
+          ) : (
+            <GuestGuacamoleView share={share} />
+          ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

src/ui/features/terminal/Terminal.tsx

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { Button } from "@/components/button";
 import { Save } from "lucide-react";
 import { resolveTermixThemeColors } from "./terminal-theme.ts";
+import { ShareSessionModal } from "@/features/session-sharing/ShareSessionModal.tsx";
 import type { TerminalHandle, TerminalHostConfig } from "./terminal-types.ts";
 import {
   getNextTerminalFontSize,
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ const TerminalInner = forwardRef<TerminalHandle, SSHTerminalProps>(
     const pongReceivedRef = useRef(true);
     const pongTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
     const [isConnected, setIsConnected] = useState(false);
+    const [shareModalOpen, setShareModalOpen] = useState(false);
     const [isSavingQuickConnect, setIsSavingQuickConnect] = useState(false);
     const [isQuickConnectSaved, setIsQuickConnectSaved] = useState(false);
     const [isConnecting, setIsConnecting] = useState(false);
@@ -849,8 +851,20 @@ const TerminalInner = forwardRef<TerminalHandle, SSHTerminalProps>(
             onOpenFileManager?.("/");
           }
         },
+        openShareModal: () => setShareModalOpen(true),
+        canShare: () =>
+          isConnected &&
+          !isQuickConnect &&
+          !hostConfig.joinShareId &&
+          typeof hostConfig.id === "number",
       }),
-      [isConnected, terminal],
+      [
+        isConnected,
+        terminal,
+        isQuickConnect,
+        hostConfig.joinShareId,
+        hostConfig.id,
+      ],
     );
 
     function getUseRightClickCopyPaste() {
@@ -1079,7 +1093,19 @@ const TerminalInner = forwardRef<TerminalHandle, SSHTerminalProps>(
         const restoredSessionId = pendingRestoredSessionIdRef.current;
         pendingRestoredSessionIdRef.current = null;
 
-        if (restoredSessionId) {
+        if (hostConfig.joinShareId) {
+          isAttachingSessionRef.current = true;
+
+          ws.send(
+            JSON.stringify({
+              type: "joinSharedSession",
+              data: {
+                shareId: hostConfig.joinShareId,
+                tabInstanceId: hostConfig.instanceId,
+              },
+            }),
+          );
+        } else if (restoredSessionId) {
           sessionIdRef.current = restoredSessionId;
           isAttachingSessionRef.current = true;
 
@@ -3189,6 +3215,17 @@ const TerminalInner = forwardRef<TerminalHandle, SSHTerminalProps>(
             </div>,
             document.body,
           )}
+
+        {shareModalOpen && typeof hostConfig.id === "number" && (
+          <ShareSessionModal
+            open={shareModalOpen}
+            onClose={() => setShareModalOpen(false)}
+            hostId={hostConfig.id}
+            sessionId={sessionIdRef.current}
+            protocol="ssh"
+            tabInstanceId={hostConfig.instanceId}
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
     );
   },

src/ui/features/terminal/terminal-types.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ export interface TerminalHostConfig {
   id?: number;
   instanceId?: string;
   restoredSessionId?: string | null;
+  /** Set when this tab joins someone else's live shared SSH session instead of connecting/attaching. */
+  joinSharedSessionId?: string | null;
+  joinShareId?: string | null;
   ip: string;
   port: number;
   username: string;
@@ -28,4 +31,6 @@ export interface TerminalHandle {
   notifyResize: () => void;
   refresh: () => void;
   getApplicationCursorKeysMode: () => boolean;
+  openShareModal: () => void;
+  canShare: () => boolean;
 }

src/ui/locales/en.json

@@ -800,6 +800,8 @@
     "enableAutoTmuxDesc": "Automatically launch or attach to tmux session",
     "enableSessionLogging": "Session Logging",
     "enableSessionLoggingDesc": "Record terminal session output for later review",
+    "allowSessionSharing": "Allow Session Sharing",
+    "allowSessionSharingDesc": "Let live sessions on this host be shared via link or with other users",
     "enableCommandHistory": "Command History",
     "enableCommandHistoryDesc": "Record commands run in this terminal for history and autocomplete",
     "linkClickBehaviorLabel": "Link Click Behavior",
@@ -1447,7 +1449,60 @@
     "expiresIn": "Expires in {{duration}}",
     "search": "Search connections...",
     "noSearchResults": "No connections match your search",
-    "rename": "Rename session"
+    "rename": "Rename session",
+    "sectionSharedWithMe": "Shared with me",
+    "sharedBy": "Shared by {{username}}",
+    "join": "Join",
+    "sharedSessionLabel": "{{hostName}} (shared)"
+  },
+  "sessionSharing": {
+    "guestView": {
+      "loading": "Connecting to shared session...",
+      "linkInvalid": "This share link is invalid, expired, or has been revoked",
+      "rateLimited": "Too many attempts, please try again shortly",
+      "sessionEnded": "This session has ended",
+      "readOnlyBadge": "View only"
+    },
+    "modalTitle": "Share session",
+    "shareButton": "Share",
+    "notReadyToShare": "Session is not ready to share yet",
+    "modeTab": {
+      "link": "Link",
+      "user": "User"
+    },
+    "linkModeDescription": "Anyone with this link can join, no account required.",
+    "userModeDescription": "Share with a specific user who already has access to this host. If they do not have access yet, share the host with them first or use a link instead. Once shared, the session appears in their Connections tab.",
+    "permissionLevel": {
+      "label": "Permission level",
+      "readOnly": "Read-only",
+      "readOnlyDescription": "Can watch the session live but cannot type or interact.",
+      "readWrite": "Read-write",
+      "readWriteDescription": "Can type and interact with the session just like the owner."
+    },
+    "expiryLabel": "Link expiry",
+    "createLinkButton": "Create link",
+    "createShareButton": "Share with user",
+    "searchUsersPlaceholder": "Search users...",
+    "noUsersFound": "No users found",
+    "linkCreated": "Share link created",
+    "linkCopied": "Link copied to clipboard",
+    "copyLink": "Copy link",
+    "shareCreated": "Session shared. It will appear in their Connections tab.",
+    "shareFailed": "Failed to create share",
+    "userLacksHostAccess": "That user does not have access to this host yet. Share the host with them first, or use a link instead.",
+    "activeShares": "Active shares",
+    "noActiveShares": "No active shares for this session",
+    "revoke": "Revoke",
+    "revokeConfirmTitle": "Revoke this share?",
+    "revokeConfirmDescription": "Anyone using this share will lose access immediately.",
+    "revoked": "Share revoked",
+    "revokeFailed": "Failed to revoke share",
+    "joinCount": "{{count}} join",
+    "joinCount_other": "{{count}} joins",
+    "expiresAt": "Expires {{date}}",
+    "linkShareBadge": "Link",
+    "userShareBadge": "User: {{username}}",
+    "loadSharesFailed": "Failed to load active shares"
   },
   "guacamole": {
     "connecting": "Connecting to {{type}} session...",
@@ -2714,6 +2769,9 @@
     "analyticsEnabled": "Share Anonymous Usage Statistics",
     "analyticsEnabledDesc": "Sends an anonymous daily count of users, hosts, and feature usage to help improve Termix. No personal data or connection details are ever included.",
     "updateAnalyticsFailed": "Failed to update analytics setting",
+    "sessionSharingGloballyEnabled": "Allow Session Sharing",
+    "sessionSharingGloballyEnabledDesc": "Allow live terminal, RDP, VNC, and Telnet sessions to be shared instance-wide. Overrides every per-host sharing toggle when disabled.",
+    "updateSessionSharingFailed": "Failed to update session sharing setting",
     "sessionTimeout": "Session Timeout",
     "hours": "hours",
     "sessionTimeoutRange": "Min 1h · Max 720h",

src/ui/shell/TabBar.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   Maximize2,
   Minimize2,
   FolderOpen,
+  Share2,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { tabIcon } from "@/shell/tabUtils";
 import { isElectron } from "@/lib/electron";
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export function TabBar({
   onRemoveFromSplit,
   onRenameTab,
   onOpenFileManager,
+  onOpenShare,
   isAppFullscreen,
   onToggleAppFullscreen,
 }: {
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ export function TabBar({
   onRemoveFromSplit: (tabId: string) => void;
   onRenameTab?: (tabId: string, newLabel: string) => void;
   onOpenFileManager?: (tabId: string) => void;
+  onOpenShare?: (tabId: string) => void;
   isAppFullscreen: boolean;
   onToggleAppFullscreen: () => void;
 }) {
@@ -352,6 +355,19 @@ export function TabBar({
                         <RefreshCw className="size-3" />
                       </button>
                     )}
+                    {CONNECTION_TAB_TYPES.includes(tab.type) && onOpenShare && (
+                      <button
+                        onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                        onClick={(e) => {
+                          e.stopPropagation();
+                          onOpenShare(tab.id);
+                        }}
+                        title={t("sessionSharing.shareButton")}
+                        className="flex items-center justify-center size-5 md:size-4 rounded-sm transition-colors text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-muted"
+                      >
+                        <Share2 className="size-3" />
+                      </button>
+                    )}
                     <button
                       onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
                       onClick={(e) => {

src/ui/shell/tabUtils.tsx

@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ function TerminalTabContent({
                 sshPort: host.sshPort ?? host.port,
                 instanceId: tab.instanceId ?? tab.id,
                 restoredSessionId: tab.restoredSessionId ?? null,
+                joinSharedSessionId: tab.joinSharedSessionId ?? null,
+                joinShareId: tab.joinShareId ?? null,
               } as TerminalHostConfig
             }
             isVisible={isVisible}

src/ui/sidebar/AdminSettingsPanel.tsx

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ import {
   updateAnalyticsEnabled,
   type HostDefaults,
 } from "@/api/settings-api";
+import {
+  getSessionSharingGloballyEnabled,
+  updateSessionSharingGloballyEnabled,
+} from "@/api/session-sharing-api";
 import {
   getAcmeSslSettings,
   updateAcmeSslSettings,
@@ -130,6 +134,8 @@ export function AdminSettingsPanel({
   const [tailscaleApiKey, setTailscaleApiKey] = useState("");
   const [commandHistoryEnabled, setCommandHistoryEnabled] = useState(true);
   const [analyticsEnabled, setAnalyticsEnabled] = useState(true);
+  const [sessionSharingGloballyEnabled, setSessionSharingGloballyEnabled] =
+    useState(true);
   const [hostDefaults, setHostDefaults] = useState<HostDefaults>({});
 
   // SSO / auto-provision state
@@ -289,6 +295,7 @@ export function AdminSettingsPanel({
         tailscale,
         cmdHistory,
         analytics,
+        sessionSharingEnabled,
       ] = await Promise.allSettled([
         getRegistrationAllowed(),
         getPasswordLoginAllowed(),
@@ -302,6 +309,7 @@ export function AdminSettingsPanel({
         getTailscaleSettings(),
         getCommandHistoryEnabled(),
         getAnalyticsEnabled(),
+        getSessionSharingGloballyEnabled(),
       ]);
 
       if (reg.status === "fulfilled") setAllowRegistration(reg.value.allowed);
@@ -336,6 +344,9 @@ export function AdminSettingsPanel({
       if (analytics.status === "fulfilled") {
         setAnalyticsEnabled(analytics.value.enabled);
       }
+      if (sessionSharingEnabled.status === "fulfilled") {
+        setSessionSharingGloballyEnabled(sessionSharingEnabled.value.enabled);
+      }
     } catch {
       // non-fatal
     }
@@ -454,6 +465,17 @@ export function AdminSettingsPanel({
     }
   }
 
+  async function handleToggleSessionSharingGloballyEnabled() {
+    const newVal = !sessionSharingGloballyEnabled;
+    setSessionSharingGloballyEnabled(newVal);
+    try {
+      await updateSessionSharingGloballyEnabled(newVal);
+    } catch {
+      setSessionSharingGloballyEnabled(!newVal);
+      toast.error(t("admin.updateSessionSharingFailed"));
+    }
+  }
+
   async function handleSaveSessionTimeout() {
     const hours = parseInt(sessionTimeout, 10);
     if (isNaN(hours) || hours < 1 || hours > 720) {
@@ -908,6 +930,10 @@ export function AdminSettingsPanel({
         onToggle={() => toggle("general")}
         analyticsEnabled={analyticsEnabled}
         handleToggleAnalytics={handleToggleAnalytics}
+        sessionSharingGloballyEnabled={sessionSharingGloballyEnabled}
+        handleToggleSessionSharingGloballyEnabled={
+          handleToggleSessionSharingGloballyEnabled
+        }
         allowRegistration={allowRegistration}
         handleToggleRegistration={handleToggleRegistration}
         allowPasswordLogin={allowPasswordLogin}

src/ui/sidebar/AdminSettingsSections.tsx

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ type GeneralSettingsSectionProps = {
   onToggle: () => void;
   analyticsEnabled: boolean;
   handleToggleAnalytics: () => void;
+  sessionSharingGloballyEnabled: boolean;
+  handleToggleSessionSharingGloballyEnabled: () => void;
   allowRegistration: boolean;
   handleToggleRegistration: () => void;
   allowPasswordLogin: boolean;
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ export function AdminGeneralSettingsSection({
   onToggle,
   analyticsEnabled,
   handleToggleAnalytics,
+  sessionSharingGloballyEnabled,
+  handleToggleSessionSharingGloballyEnabled,
   allowRegistration,
   handleToggleRegistration,
   allowPasswordLogin,
@@ -120,6 +124,15 @@ export function AdminGeneralSettingsSection({
         >
           <AdminToggle on={analyticsEnabled} onToggle={handleToggleAnalytics} />
         </SettingRow>
+        <SettingRow
+          label={t("admin.sessionSharingGloballyEnabled")}
+          description={t("admin.sessionSharingGloballyEnabledDesc")}
+        >
+          <AdminToggle
+            on={sessionSharingGloballyEnabled}
+            onToggle={handleToggleSessionSharingGloballyEnabled}
+          />
+        </SettingRow>
         <SettingRow
           label={t("admin.allowRegistration")}
           description={t("admin.allowRegistrationDesc")}

src/ui/sidebar/ConnectionsPanel.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { tabIcon } from "@/shell/tabUtils";
 import type { Tab, TabType } from "@/types/ui-types";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/badge";
+import { Button } from "@/components/button";
 import { Input } from "@/components/input";
 import {
   Tooltip,
@@ -64,7 +65,11 @@ function sessionsUnchanged(
       a.hostName !== b.hostName ||
       a.tabInstanceId !== b.tabInstanceId ||
       a.isConnected !== b.isConnected ||
-      a.createdAt !== b.createdAt
+      a.createdAt !== b.createdAt ||
+      a.isOwnSession !== b.isOwnSession ||
+      a.sharedByUsername !== b.sharedByUsername ||
+      a.permissionLevel !== b.permissionLevel ||
+      a.shareId !== b.shareId
     ) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -289,6 +294,7 @@ export function ConnectionsPanel({
   onForgetBackground,
   onRenameTab,
   onReorderTabs,
+  onJoinSharedSession,
 }: {
   tabs: Tab[];
   activeTabId: string;
@@ -303,6 +309,7 @@ export function ConnectionsPanel({
   onForgetBackground: (recordId: string) => void;
   onRenameTab?: (tabId: string, newLabel: string) => void;
   onReorderTabs?: (tabs: Tab[]) => void;
+  onJoinSharedSession?: (session: ActiveSessionInfo) => void;
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [now, setNow] = useState(Date.now());
@@ -344,6 +351,22 @@ export function ConnectionsPanel({
       })
     : backgroundTabs;
 
+  const joinedInstanceIds = new Set(
+    tabs
+      .map((t) => (t.joinSharedSessionId ? t.instanceId : null))
+      .filter(Boolean),
+  );
+  const sharedWithMe = activeSessions.filter(
+    (s) => s.isOwnSession === false && !joinedInstanceIds.has(s.sessionId),
+  );
+  const filteredSharedWithMe = q
+    ? sharedWithMe.filter(
+        (s) =>
+          s.hostName.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+          (s.sharedByUsername ?? "").toLowerCase().includes(q),
+      )
+    : sharedWithMe;
+
   // Duration labels only need minute-level freshness; 1s ticks re-render the whole panel.
   usePageVisibleInterval(() => setNow(Date.now()), 15_000);
 
@@ -432,9 +455,12 @@ export function ConnectionsPanel({
     activeSessions.map((s) => [s.tabInstanceId, s]),
   );
 
-  const hasAnything = openTabs.length > 0 || backgroundTabs.length > 0;
+  const hasAnything =
+    openTabs.length > 0 || backgroundTabs.length > 0 || sharedWithMe.length > 0;
   const hasResults =
-    filteredOpenTabs.length > 0 || filteredBackgroundTabs.length > 0;
+    filteredOpenTabs.length > 0 ||
+    filteredBackgroundTabs.length > 0 ||
+    filteredSharedWithMe.length > 0;
 
   if (!hasAnything) {
     return (
@@ -593,6 +619,78 @@ export function ConnectionsPanel({
           })}
         </div>
       )}
+
+      {filteredSharedWithMe.length > 0 && (
+        <div
+          className={`flex flex-col ${filteredOpenTabs.length > 0 || filteredBackgroundTabs.length > 0 ? "mt-2" : ""}`}
+        >
+          <SectionHeader
+            label={t("connections.sectionSharedWithMe")}
+            count={filteredSharedWithMe.length}
+          />
+          {filteredSharedWithMe.map((session) => (
+            <SharedWithMeRow
+              key={session.sessionId}
+              session={session}
+              onJoin={() => onJoinSharedSession?.(session)}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SharedWithMeRow({
+  session,
+  onJoin,
+}: {
+  session: ActiveSessionInfo;
+  onJoin: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const isReadWrite = session.permissionLevel === "read-write";
+
+  return (
+    <div className="group flex items-center gap-2.5 px-3 py-2.5 border-b border-border/40 last:border-b-0">
+      <div className="shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center size-7 rounded bg-muted/60 text-muted-foreground">
+        {tabIcon("terminal")}
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex flex-col flex-1 min-w-0 gap-0.5">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 min-w-0">
+          <span
+            className={`shrink-0 size-1.5 rounded-full ${
+              session.isConnected ? "bg-green-500" : "bg-muted-foreground/30"
+            }`}
+          />
+          <span className="text-xs font-semibold truncate flex-1 text-foreground">
+            {session.hostName}
+          </span>
+          <Badge
+            variant="outline"
+            className={`text-[9px] px-1 py-0 h-4 font-mono shrink-0 border-border/60 ${
+              isReadWrite ? "text-accent-brand" : "text-muted-foreground/60"
+            }`}
+          >
+            {isReadWrite
+              ? t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readWrite")
+              : t("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readOnly")}
+          </Badge>
+        </div>
+        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/60 truncate pl-3">
+          {t("connections.sharedBy", {
+            username: session.sharedByUsername ?? "?",
+          })}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <Button
+        variant="outline"
+        size="sm"
+        className="h-6 text-[10px] px-2 shrink-0 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity"
+        onClick={onJoin}
+      >
+        {t("connections.join")}
+      </Button>
     </div>
   );
 }

src/ui/sidebar/HostEditor.tsx

@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ export function HostEditor({
   const [vaultProfiles, setVaultProfiles] = useState<VaultProfile[]>([]);
   const [showVaultManager, setShowVaultManager] = useState(false);
   const [quickCredentialName, setQuickCredentialName] = useState("");
-  const [creatingQuickCredential, setCreatingQuickCredential] =
+  const [creatingQuickCredential, setCreatingQuickCredential] = useState(false);
-    useState(false);
   const [showQuickCredentialDialog, setShowQuickCredentialDialog] =
     useState(false);
   const [savedThemes, setSavedThemes] = useState<SavedCustomTheme[]>([]);
@@ -1254,9 +1253,7 @@ export function HostEditor({
                                       background: theme.colors.background,
                                     }}
                                   />
-                                  <span className="truncate">
+                                  <span className="truncate">{theme.name}</span>
-                                    {theme.name}
-                                  </span>
                                 </button>
                                 <button
                                   type="button"
@@ -1602,6 +1599,15 @@ export function HostEditor({
                       onChange={(v) => setField("enableSessionLogging", v)}
                     />
                   </SettingRow>
+                  <SettingRow
+                    label={t("hosts.allowSessionSharing")}
+                    description={t("hosts.allowSessionSharingDesc")}
+                  >
+                    <FakeSwitch
+                      checked={form.allowSessionSharing}
+                      onChange={(v) => setField("allowSessionSharing", v)}
+                    />
+                  </SettingRow>
                   <SettingRow
                     label={t("hosts.enableCommandHistory")}
                     description={

src/ui/sidebar/HostEditorData.ts

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export function createHostEditorForm(
     enableDocker: host?.enableDocker ?? false,
     dockerConfig: host?.dockerConfig ?? { runtime: "docker" as const },
     enableTmuxMonitor: host?.enableTmuxMonitor ?? false,
+    allowSessionSharing: host?.allowSessionSharing ?? true,
     enableProxmox: host?.enableProxmox ?? false,
     proxmoxConfig: host?.proxmoxConfig ?? {
       defaultCredentialId: null as number | null,
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ export function buildHostEditorPayload(
     enableDocker: form.enableDocker,
     dockerConfig: form.enableDocker ? form.dockerConfig : null,
     enableTmuxMonitor: form.enableTmuxMonitor,
+    allowSessionSharing: form.allowSessionSharing,
     enableProxmox: form.enableProxmox,
     proxmoxConfig: form.enableProxmox ? form.proxmoxConfig : null,
     defaultPath: form.defaultPath || "/",

src/ui/tests/api/session-sharing-api.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+const axiosGetMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
+vi.mock("axios", () => ({
+  default: {
+    get: axiosGetMock,
+    isAxiosError: (err: unknown): err is { response?: { status?: number } } =>
+      typeof err === "object" && err !== null && "response" in err,
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/base-path", () => ({
+  getBasePath: () => "",
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/electron", () => ({
+  isElectron: () => false,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/main-axios", () => ({
+  getServerConfig: vi.fn(async () => null),
+}));
+
+import {
+  resolveShareLink,
+  ShareLinkError,
+} from "../../api/session-sharing-api";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  axiosGetMock.mockReset();
+});
+
+describe("resolveShareLink", () => {
+  it("returns the resolved share data on success", async () => {
+    axiosGetMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      data: {
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        permissionLevel: "read-write",
+        wsPath: "/terminal/ws?shareToken=abc123",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const result = await resolveShareLink("abc123");
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      protocol: "ssh",
+      permissionLevel: "read-write",
+      wsPath: "/terminal/ws?shareToken=abc123",
+    });
+    expect(axiosGetMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("/session-sharing/resolve/abc123"),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("throws a not-found ShareLinkError on 404", async () => {
+    axiosGetMock.mockRejectedValueOnce({ response: { status: 404 } });
+
+    await expect(resolveShareLink("bad-token")).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      kind: "not-found",
+    });
+    await expect(resolveShareLink("bad-token")).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      ShareLinkError,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("throws a rate-limited ShareLinkError on 429", async () => {
+    axiosGetMock.mockRejectedValueOnce({ response: { status: 429 } });
+
+    await expect(resolveShareLink("token")).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      kind: "rate-limited",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("throws a generic ShareLinkError on unexpected failures", async () => {
+    axiosGetMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("network down"));
+
+    await expect(resolveShareLink("token")).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      kind: "unknown",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("URL-encodes the link token", async () => {
+    axiosGetMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      data: { protocol: "ssh", permissionLevel: "read-only", wsPath: "" },
+    });
+
+    await resolveShareLink("a/b c");
+
+    expect(axiosGetMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining(encodeURIComponent("a/b c")),
+    );
+  });
+});

src/ui/tests/features/session-sharing/ShareSessionModal.test.tsx

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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import {
+  render,
+  screen,
+  waitFor,
+  cleanup,
+  fireEvent,
+} from "@testing-library/react";
+
+const api = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  createSessionShare: vi.fn(),
+  getActiveSessionShares: vi.fn(async () => ({ shares: [] })),
+  revokeSessionShare: vi.fn(async () => ({ success: true as const })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/api/session-sharing-api", () => api);
+
+const mainAxios = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getUserList: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    users: [
+      { userId: "u1", username: "alice" },
+      { userId: "u2", username: "bob" },
+    ],
+  })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/main-axios", () => mainAxios);
+
+vi.mock("react-i18next", () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({
+    t: (key: string, opts?: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+      opts ? `${key}:${JSON.stringify(opts)}` : key,
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("sonner", () => ({
+  toast: { success: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() },
+}));
+
+Object.assign(navigator, {
+  clipboard: { writeText: vi.fn(async () => {}) },
+});
+
+import { ShareSessionModal } from "../../../features/session-sharing/ShareSessionModal";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  api.createSessionShare.mockReset();
+  api.getActiveSessionShares.mockReset();
+  api.getActiveSessionShares.mockResolvedValue({ shares: [] });
+  api.revokeSessionShare.mockReset();
+  mainAxios.getUserList.mockClear();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+});
+
+describe("ShareSessionModal", () => {
+  it("creates a link share with the default read-only permission and 24h expiry", async () => {
+    api.createSessionShare.mockResolvedValue({
+      shareId: "share-1",
+      linkToken: "tok-123",
+      expiresAt: "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z",
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <ShareSessionModal
+        open={true}
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        hostId={42}
+        sessionId="sess-1"
+        protocol="ssh"
+        tabInstanceId="tab-1"
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const createButton = await screen.findByText(
+      "sessionSharing.createLinkButton",
+    );
+    fireEvent.click(createButton);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(api.createSessionShare).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        hostId: 42,
+        sessionId: "sess-1",
+        tabInstanceId: "tab-1",
+        protocol: "ssh",
+        shareType: "link",
+        targetUserId: undefined,
+        permissionLevel: "read-only",
+        expiryHours: 24,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not submit a user share until a target user is selected", async () => {
+    render(
+      <ShareSessionModal
+        open={true}
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        hostId={7}
+        sessionId="sess-2"
+        protocol="rdp"
+      />,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByText("sessionSharing.modeTab.user"));
+
+    const shareButton = await screen.findByText(
+      "sessionSharing.createShareButton",
+    );
+    expect((shareButton as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(api.createSessionShare).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("submits a user share with the selected target and read-write permission", async () => {
+    api.createSessionShare.mockResolvedValue({
+      shareId: "share-2",
+      linkToken: null,
+      expiresAt: "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z",
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <ShareSessionModal
+        open={true}
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        hostId={7}
+        sessionId="sess-2"
+        protocol="vnc"
+      />,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByText("sessionSharing.modeTab.user"));
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByText("alice"));
+
+    const select = await screen.findByDisplayValue(
+      "sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readOnly",
+    );
+    fireEvent.change(select, { target: { value: "read-write" } });
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("sessionSharing.createShareButton"));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(api.createSessionShare).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        hostId: 7,
+        sessionId: "sess-2",
+        tabInstanceId: undefined,
+        protocol: "vnc",
+        shareType: "user",
+        targetUserId: "u1",
+        permissionLevel: "read-write",
+        expiryHours: 24,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("does not call create when there is no live session id", async () => {
+    render(
+      <ShareSessionModal
+        open={true}
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        hostId={1}
+        sessionId={null}
+        protocol="ssh"
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const createButton = await screen.findByText(
+      "sessionSharing.createLinkButton",
+    );
+    expect((createButton as HTMLButtonElement).disabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("loads and renders active shares for the host", async () => {
+    api.getActiveSessionShares.mockResolvedValue({
+      shares: [
+        {
+          id: "share-x",
+          hostId: 42,
+          ownerUserId: "owner-1",
+          protocol: "ssh",
+          sessionId: "sess-1",
+          tabInstanceId: null,
+          shareType: "link",
+          targetUserId: null,
+          linkToken: "tok-abc",
+          permissionLevel: "read-only",
+          createdAt: "2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z",
+          expiresAt: "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z",
+          revokedAt: null,
+          lastJoinedAt: null,
+          joinCount: 0,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <ShareSessionModal
+        open={true}
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        hostId={42}
+        sessionId="sess-1"
+        protocol="ssh"
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("sessionSharing.linkShareBadge")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
+});

src/ui/tests/features/session-sharing/SharedSessionView.test.tsx

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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen, waitFor, cleanup } from "@testing-library/react";
+
+const api = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  resolveShareLink: vi.fn(async () => {
+    throw new Error("resolveShareLink not mocked for this test");
+  }),
+  ShareLinkError: class ShareLinkError extends Error {
+    kind: string;
+    constructor(message: string, kind: string) {
+      super(message);
+      this.kind = kind;
+    }
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/api/session-sharing-api", () => api);
+
+vi.mock("react-i18next", () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("react-xtermjs", () => ({
+  useXTerm: () => ({
+    instance: {
+      loadAddon: vi.fn(),
+      open: vi.fn(),
+      write: vi.fn(),
+      onData: vi.fn(),
+    },
+    ref: { current: document.createElement("div") },
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@xterm/addon-fit", () => ({
+  FitAddon: class FitAddon {
+    fit() {}
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/features/guacamole/GuacamoleDisplay.tsx", () => ({
+  GuacamoleDisplay: () => <div data-testid="guacamole-display" />,
+}));
+
+import SharedSessionView from "../../../features/session-sharing/SharedSessionView";
+
+function setSearch(search: string) {
+  window.history.pushState({}, "", `/?${search}`);
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  api.resolveShareLink.mockReset();
+  api.resolveShareLink.mockImplementation(async () => {
+    throw new Error("resolveShareLink not mocked for this test");
+  });
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+});
+
+describe("SharedSessionView", () => {
+  it("shows a friendly error when no token is present in the URL", async () => {
+    setSearch("view=shared");
+
+    render(<SharedSessionView />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText("sessionSharing.guestView.linkInvalid"),
+      ).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(api.resolveShareLink).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("shows a generic error when the link is invalid or expired", async () => {
+    setSearch("view=shared&token=bad");
+    api.resolveShareLink.mockRejectedValue(
+      new api.ShareLinkError("not found", "not-found"),
+    );
+
+    render(<SharedSessionView />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText("sessionSharing.guestView.linkInvalid"),
+      ).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("shows a rate-limit specific message on 429", async () => {
+    setSearch("view=shared&token=abc");
+    api.resolveShareLink.mockRejectedValue(
+      new api.ShareLinkError("slow down", "rate-limited"),
+    );
+
+    render(<SharedSessionView />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(api.resolveShareLink).toHaveBeenCalledWith("abc");
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText("sessionSharing.guestView.rateLimited"),
+      ).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("renders the guacamole display for a resolved rdp share", async () => {
+    setSearch("view=shared&token=abc");
+    api.resolveShareLink.mockResolvedValue({
+      protocol: "rdp",
+      permissionLevel: "read-only",
+      wsPath: "/guacamole/websocket/",
+      connectParams: { token: "guac-join-token" },
+    });
+
+    render(<SharedSessionView />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("guacamole-display")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText("sessionSharing.guestView.readOnlyBadge"),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});

src/ui/tests/sidebar/ConnectionsPanel.test.tsx

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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import {
+  render,
+  screen,
+  waitFor,
+  cleanup,
+  fireEvent,
+} from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { ActiveSessionInfo } from "@/api/open-tabs-api";
+
+const mainAxios = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getActiveSessions: vi.fn(async () => [] as ActiveSessionInfo[]),
+  deleteOpenTab: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/main-axios", () => mainAxios);
+
+vi.mock("react-i18next", () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({
+    t: (key: string, opts?: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+      opts ? `${key}:${JSON.stringify(opts)}` : key,
+  }),
+}));
+
+import { ConnectionsPanel } from "../../sidebar/ConnectionsPanel";
+
+function sharedSession(
+  overrides: Partial<ActiveSessionInfo> = {},
+): ActiveSessionInfo {
+  return {
+    sessionId: "sess-shared-1",
+    hostId: 5,
+    hostName: "prod-db",
+    tabInstanceId: null,
+    isConnected: true,
+    createdAt: Date.now(),
+    isOwnSession: false,
+    sharedByUsername: "alice",
+    permissionLevel: "read-only",
+    shareId: "share-1",
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  mainAxios.getActiveSessions.mockReset();
+  mainAxios.getActiveSessions.mockResolvedValue([]);
+  mainAxios.deleteOpenTab.mockReset();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+});
+
+describe("ConnectionsPanel - shared with me", () => {
+  it("renders a shared-with-me row for sessions the current user does not own", async () => {
+    mainAxios.getActiveSessions.mockResolvedValue([sharedSession()]);
+
+    render(
+      <ConnectionsPanel
+        tabs={[]}
+        activeTabId=""
+        allHosts={[]}
+        backgroundTabRecords={[]}
+        onSwitchToTab={() => {}}
+        onCloseTab={() => {}}
+        onReopenTab={() => {}}
+        onForgetBackground={() => {}}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("connections.sectionSharedWithMe")).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText("prod-db")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText('connections.sharedBy:{"username":"alice"}'),
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("does not show own sessions in the shared-with-me section", async () => {
+    mainAxios.getActiveSessions.mockResolvedValue([
+      sharedSession({
+        isOwnSession: true,
+        sharedByUsername: null,
+        shareId: null,
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    render(
+      <ConnectionsPanel
+        tabs={[]}
+        activeTabId=""
+        allHosts={[]}
+        backgroundTabRecords={[]}
+        onSwitchToTab={() => {}}
+        onCloseTab={() => {}}
+        onReopenTab={() => {}}
+        onForgetBackground={() => {}}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(mainAxios.getActiveSessions).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    expect(screen.queryByText("connections.sectionSharedWithMe")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("dispatches onJoinSharedSession with the session when Join is clicked", async () => {
+    const session = sharedSession();
+    mainAxios.getActiveSessions.mockResolvedValue([session]);
+    const onJoinSharedSession = vi.fn();
+
+    render(
+      <ConnectionsPanel
+        tabs={[]}
+        activeTabId=""
+        allHosts={[]}
+        backgroundTabRecords={[]}
+        onSwitchToTab={() => {}}
+        onCloseTab={() => {}}
+        onReopenTab={() => {}}
+        onForgetBackground={() => {}}
+        onJoinSharedSession={onJoinSharedSession}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const joinButton = await screen.findByText("connections.join");
+    fireEvent.click(joinButton);
+
+    expect(onJoinSharedSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(session);
+  });
+
+  it("shows a read-write badge for read-write shared sessions", async () => {
+    mainAxios.getActiveSessions.mockResolvedValue([
+      sharedSession({ permissionLevel: "read-write" }),
+    ]);
+
+    render(
+      <ConnectionsPanel
+        tabs={[]}
+        activeTabId=""
+        allHosts={[]}
+        backgroundTabRecords={[]}
+        onSwitchToTab={() => {}}
+        onCloseTab={() => {}}
+        onReopenTab={() => {}}
+        onForgetBackground={() => {}}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText("sessionSharing.permissionLevel.readWrite"),
+      ).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
+});