diff --git a/engraphis/dashboard_app.py b/engraphis/dashboard_app.py
index b1576640..c5efe7bb 100644
--- a/engraphis/dashboard_app.py
+++ b/engraphis/dashboard_app.py
@@ -382,9 +382,16 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
             pass
         _prev_path = _mcp_mod.mcp.settings.streamable_http_path
         _prev_security = _mcp_mod.mcp.settings.transport_security
+        _prev_stateless = getattr(_mcp_mod.mcp.settings, "stateless_http", False)
         try:
             _mcp_mod.mcp.settings.streamable_http_path = "/"
             _mcp_mod.mcp.settings.transport_security = _mcp_transport_security(_mcp_mod.mcp)
+            # Hosted callers can bind a tenant service and principal around each HTTP
+            # operation. Stateful Streamable HTTP runs tool callbacks in the persistent
+            # initialization task, which would retain the first request's ContextVars
+            # for later requests. Stateless mode keeps every callback in its request
+            # context and is therefore required for request-scoped service isolation.
+            _mcp_mod.mcp.settings.stateless_http = True
             _mcp_asgi = _mcp_mod.mcp.streamable_http_app()
         finally:
             # streamable_http_app() captures these settings in its session manager. Restore
@@ -392,6 +399,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
             # standalone MCP server in the same process.
             _mcp_mod.mcp.settings.streamable_http_path = _prev_path
             _mcp_mod.mcp.settings.transport_security = _prev_security
+            _mcp_mod.mcp.settings.stateless_http = _prev_stateless
         _mcp_mgr = _mcp_mod.mcp.session_manager
     except (Exception, SystemExit) as _exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - MCP mount stays optional
         import logging as _logging
@@ -1284,10 +1292,15 @@ def cancel_obsidian_job_alias(job_id: str, request: Request, workspace: str = Fo
     @app.middleware("http")
     async def _auth_gate(request: Request, call_next):
         from engraphis.service import set_current_user
+        from engraphis.service_context import bound_service
 
         # The open runtime has no hosted identity model. Clear any context inherited from
         # embedding applications and authorize the whole local instance as one principal.
-        set_current_user(None)
+        # An embedding host may instead bind a tenant service and validated principal for
+        # this request; preserve that identity so personal-workspace enforcement remains
+        # active through dashboard and mounted MCP dispatch.
+        if bound_service() is None:
+            set_current_user(None)
         path = request.url.path
         if request.method == "OPTIONS":
             return await call_next(request)
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard_v2.py b/tests/test_dashboard_v2.py
index e694d53b..3811570e 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard_v2.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard_v2.py
@@ -165,6 +165,57 @@ def test_dashboard_create_workspace_succeeds_when_unbound(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
     assert response.json()["created"] is True
 
 
+def test_dashboard_preserves_hosted_principal_for_personal_access(
+    monkeypatch, tmp_path,
+):
+    import anyio
+    import httpx
+
+    from engraphis.dashboard_app import create_app
+    from engraphis.service import current_user, set_current_user
+    from engraphis.service_context import bind_service
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "db_path", str(tmp_path / "hosted-dashboard.db"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "embed_model", "")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "embed_dim", 384)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "allowed_workspaces", [])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "api_token", "")
+    app = create_app()
+    hosted = MemoryService.create(":memory:", extractor="none")
+    owner = {"id": "member_bob", "email": "bob@example.test", "role": "member"}
+    principal = {"id": "member_alice", "email": "alice@example.test", "role": "member"}
+    set_current_user(owner)
+    hosted.create_workspace("bob-private", visibility="personal")
+    set_current_user(None)
+
+    @app.get("/api/test-hosted-personal", include_in_schema=False)
+    def hosted_personal_probe():
+        from engraphis.routes.v2_api import service
+        from engraphis.service import ValidationError
+
+        try:
+            service()._enforce_personal_access("bob-private")
+        except ValidationError:
+            allowed = False
+        else:
+            allowed = True
+        return {"allowed": allowed, "user": current_user()}
+
+    async def request_probe():
+        transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=app, client=("127.0.0.1", 50000))
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+            return await client.get("/api/test-hosted-personal")
+
+    try:
+        with bind_service(hosted, principal=principal):
+            response = anyio.run(request_probe)
+        assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
+        assert response.json() == {"allowed": False, "user": principal}
+    finally:
+        hosted.close()
+        app.state.service.close()
+
+
 def test_dashboard_ignores_legacy_workspace_binding_setting(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "db_path", str(tmp_path / "legacy-binding.db"))
     monkeypatch.setattr(settings, "embed_model", "")
@@ -876,6 +927,15 @@ def test_dashboard_and_mcp_recall_share_the_v2_service(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
         assert dashboard["score_semantics"] == mcp["score_semantics"]
 
 
+def test_dashboard_mcp_mount_is_stateless_for_request_scoped_contexts(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    pytest.importorskip("mcp", reason="MCP extra not installed")
+    from engraphis import mcp_server
+
+    with _client(monkeypatch, tmp_path) as client:
+        assert client.app.state.mcp_over_http is True
+        assert mcp_server.mcp.session_manager.stateless is True
+
+
 def test_dashboard_keyword_fallback_reports_truthful_lexical_scores(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     with _client(monkeypatch, tmp_path) as client:
         def mismatched_embedder(*_args, **_kwargs):