diff --git a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
index a8bec46..9965a8f 100644
--- a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
+++ b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ async def _find_project(sor, name):
     return recs[0] if recs else None
 
 async def _load_ctx(sor, uid):
+    if not uid:
+        return {'pid':'','pname':'','ws':'','skills_dir':'','repos':[]}
     recs = await sor.sqlExe("SELECT current_project_id FROM pipeline_agent_settings WHERE user_id=${u}$",{"u":uid})
     ctx = {'pid':'','pname':'','ws':'','skills_dir':'','repos':[]}
     if not recs: return ctx
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ async def _load_ctx(sor, uid):
     return ctx
 
 async def _save_ctx(sor, uid, pid):
+    if not uid:
+        return
     try:
         await sor.sqlExe("UPDATE pipeline_agent_settings SET current_project_id=${p}$ WHERE user_id=${u}$",{"p":pid or '','u':uid})
         ex = await sor.sqlExe("SELECT id FROM pipeline_agent_settings WHERE user_id=${u}$",{"u":uid})
@@ -465,6 +469,7 @@ if action == 'send_message':
 
     uid = await get_user()
     org_id = await get_userorgid() or '0'
+    debug(f"AUTH: uid={uid}, org_id={org_id}")
 
     async def agent_stream():
         async with DBPools().sqlorContext(dbname) as sor:
@@ -497,7 +502,8 @@ if action == 'send_message':
                     continue
                 msgs.append({"role":'user' if r=='user' else 'assistant',"content":c})
             msgs.append({"role":"user","content":message_text})
-            await sor.C('pipeline_conversations',{'id':getID(),'role':'user','content':message_text,'msg_type':'text','org_id':org_id,'created_by':uid,'iteration_id':ctx['pid'] or ''})
+            if uid:
+                await sor.C('pipeline_conversations',{'id':getID(),'role':'user','content':message_text,'msg_type':'text','org_id':org_id,'created_by':uid,'iteration_id':ctx['pid'] or ''})
 
             agent_reply = ''
             for turn in range(10):
@@ -535,7 +541,8 @@ if action == 'send_message':
             d = json.dumps(_w_text(agent_reply), ensure_ascii=False)+'\n'
             debug(f"YIELD final: {d[:60]}")
             yield d
-            await sor.C('pipeline_conversations',{'id':getID(),'role':'agent','content':agent_reply,'msg_type':'text','org_id':org_id,'created_by':'system','iteration_id':ctx['pid'] or ''})
+            if uid:
+                await sor.C('pipeline_conversations',{'id':getID(),'role':'agent','content':agent_reply,'msg_type':'text','org_id':org_id,'created_by':'system','iteration_id':ctx['pid'] or ''})
 
     return await stream_response(request, agent_stream, 'text/plain; charset=utf-8')