name: ring:adding-multi-tenancy description: "Adding database-per-tenant isolation into a Go service end-to-end via an 11-gate cycle: detects the stack, audits compliance, then dispatches backend agents to implement tenantId-from-JWT routing through the lib-commons v5 dispatch layer (config, middleware, repositories, metrics, tests) and runs reviewers. Use when adding tenant isolation to a Go service. Skip for non-Go services or organization_id-style soft tenancy."
Multi-Tenant Development Cycle
When to use
- User requests multi-tenant implementation for a Go service
- User asks to add tenant isolation to an existing service
- Task mentions "multi-tenant", "tenant isolation", "dispatch layer", "postgres.Manager", "WithPG", "WithMB", "EventListener", "TenantCache", "TenantLoader"
Skip when
- Service is not a Go project
- Task does not involve multi-tenancy or tenant isolation
- Service is a shared infrastructure component operating outside tenant context
- Task is documentation-only or non-code
You orchestrate. Agents implement. NEVER use Edit/Write/Bash on Go source files.
All code changes go through Task(subagent_type="ring:backend-go").
TDD mandatory for all implementation gates (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR).
Multi-Tenant Architecture
Isolation: tenantId from JWT → dispatch layer middleware → database-per-tenant.
organization_id is NOT multi-tenant. tenantId from JWT is the ONLY mechanism.
Standards reference: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LerianStudio/ring/main/dev-team/docs/standards/golang/multi-tenant.md
Sub-package import reference:
| Alias | Import Path | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
client |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/dispatch layer/client |
Tenant Manager HTTP client |
tmcore |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/dispatch layer/core |
Context helpers, resolvers |
tmmiddleware |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/dispatch layer/middleware |
TenantMiddleware (WithPG/WithMB) |
tmpostgres |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/dispatch layer/postgres |
PostgresManager |
tmmongo |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/dispatch layer/mongo |
MongoManager |
tmrabbitmq |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/dispatch layer/rabbitmq |
RabbitMQ Manager |
valkey |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/dispatch layer/valkey |
Redis key prefixing |
s3 |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/dispatch layer/s3 |
S3 key prefixing |
secretsmanager |
github.com/LerianStudio/lib-commons/v5/commons/secretsmanager |
M2M credentials |
Key mandatory requirements:
MULTI_TENANT_URL— correct env var name (NOTTENANT_MANAGER_ADDRESS)- 4 canonical metrics (from multi-tenant.md) — all MANDATORY
- Circuit breaker:
client.WithCircuitBreaker— MANDATORY - Service API key:
client.WithServiceAPIKey— MANDATORY - Tenant middleware: per-route
WhenEnabled()— NOT globalapp.Use - All context helpers:
tmcore.GetPGContext(ctx)/tmcore.GetMBContext(ctx)— NEVER.GetDB()directly
Mandatory agent instruction (include in EVERY dispatch):
WebFetch
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LerianStudio/ring/main/dev-team/docs/standards/golang/multi-tenant.md. Use exact import paths from skill. Do NOT invent sub-package paths. TDD: RED → GREEN → REFACTOR for every gate.
Gate Overview
| Gate | Name | Condition | Agent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Stack Detection + Compliance Audit | Always | Orchestrator |
| 1 | Codebase Analysis (multi-tenant focus) | Always | ring:codebase-explorer |
| 1.5 | Implementation Preview | Always | ring:visualizing |
| 2 | lib-commons v5 + lib-auth v2 Upgrade | Skip only if both already pinned in go.mod | ring:backend-go |
| 3 | Multi-Tenant Configuration | Always | ring:backend-go |
| 4 | Tenant Middleware (TenantMiddleware with WithPG/WithMB) | Always | ring:backend-go |
| 5 | Repository Adaptation | Always per detected DB | ring:backend-go |
| 5.5 | M2M Secret Manager | Skip if service has no targetServices | ring:backend-go |
| 6 | RabbitMQ Multi-Tenant | Skip if no RabbitMQ | ring:backend-go |
| 7 | Metrics & Backward Compat | Always | ring:backend-go |
| 8 | Tests | Always | ring:backend-go |
| 9 | Code Review | Always | 9 defaults + triggered specialists in parallel |
| 10 | User Validation | Always | User |
| 11 | Activation Guide | Always | Orchestrator |
Gates execute sequentially. Existing multi-tenant code ≠ compliance. Gate 0 audit is mandatory.
Gate 0: Stack Detection + Compliance Audit
Orchestrator executes directly. Two phases:
Phase 1: Stack Detection
grep "lib-commons" go.mod
grep "lib-auth" go.mod
grep -rn "postgresql\|pgx" internal/ go.mod
grep -rn "mongodb\|mongo" internal/ go.mod
grep -rn "redis\|valkey" internal/ go.mod
grep -rn "rabbitmq\|amqp" internal/ go.mod
grep -rn "s3\|ObjectStorage" internal/
grep -rn "MULTI_TENANT_ENABLED\|dispatch layer" internal/
grep -rn "client_credentials\|M2M\|secretsmanager" internal/
Phase 2: Compliance Audit (if multi-tenant code detected)
Run A1-A8 checks (grep-based):
- A1:
MULTI_TENANT_URLused (notTENANT_MANAGER_ADDRESSor variants) - A2:
WithCircuitBreakeron TM client - A3:
WithServiceAPIKeyon TM client - A4:
tmcore.GetPGContext/tmcore.GetMBContextused (not.GetDB()/.GetDatabase()) - A5: Tenant middleware per-route
WhenEnabled()(not globalapp.Use) - A6: Redis keys use
valkey.GetKeyContext - A7: S3 keys use
s3.GetS3KeyStorageContext - A8: No global DB singletons (
var db *sql.DBorvar client *mongo.Client)
Any NON-COMPLIANT → corresponding gate MUST execute.
Severity Reference
| Severity | Criteria |
|---|---|
| CRITICAL | Cross-tenant data leak; wrong tenant identifier (organization_id) |
| HIGH | Missing TenantMiddleware; wrong env var names; no circuit breaker |
| MEDIUM | Missing circuit breaker; incomplete metrics |
| LOW | Missing env var comments; pool tuning notes |