fix(collab): fix self-lockout, stuck live sessions, block locking propagation and reactive hashtags

frontend/src/features/workspace/DocumentEditor.tsx

@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ import {
   Minimize2,
   Sparkles,
   Plus,
+  AlertTriangle,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Document, DocumentBlock, User, BlockLockInfo, LiveSessionInfo, WSMessage } from '../../lib/types';
-import { api, getToken, onWebSocketMessage } from '../../lib/api';
+import { api, getToken, getCurrentUserId, createRealtimeConnection } from '../../lib/api';
 import { useDocumentSync, DocSyncEvent, RemoteCursor, DocSyncStatus, getUserColor } from '../../lib/useDocumentSync';
 import { OutlinerTree } from './OutlinerTree';
 
@@ -229,6 +230,11 @@ export const DocumentEditor: React.FC<DocumentEditorProps> = ({
     return computeBreadcrumbs(title || doc?.title || 'Dokument', blocks, zoomedBlockId);
   }, [title, doc?.title, blocks, zoomedBlockId]);
 
+  // Reliable current user ID from prop or JWT token
+  const currentUserId = useMemo(() => {
+    return currentUser?.id || getCurrentUserId() || '';
+  }, [currentUser?.id]);
+
   // Crucial fix: Collaborator with write permission can edit!
   const canEdit = useMemo(() => {
     if (!doc) return true;
@@ -237,9 +243,19 @@ export const DocumentEditor: React.FC<DocumentEditorProps> = ({
   }, [doc]);
 
   // Is this document completely locked because another user has an active live session?
-  const isLockedByOtherLive = Boolean(liveSession && liveSession.initiatorId !== currentUser?.id);
+  const isLockedByOtherLive = Boolean(
+    liveSession &&
+    liveSession.initiatorId &&
+    currentUserId &&
+    liveSession.initiatorId !== currentUserId
+  );
   const effectiveCanEdit = canEdit && !isLockedByOtherLive;
 
+  const isLiveInitiatorOrOwner = Boolean(
+    (liveSession && currentUserId && liveSession.initiatorId === currentUserId) ||
+    (doc && (doc.isOwner || doc.permission === 'owner'))
+  );
+
   // Handle incoming WebSocket events for THIS document room
   const handleRemoteEvent = useCallback(
     (evt: DocSyncEvent) => {
@@ -524,23 +540,58 @@ export const DocumentEditor: React.FC<DocumentEditorProps> = ({
     onLiveStateChange?.(computedLiveState, liveSession?.initiatorName);
   }, [computedLiveState, liveSession?.initiatorName, onLiveStateChange]);
 
-  const handleToggleLive = useCallback(() => {
+  const isLiveEnabledRef = useRef<boolean>(isLiveEnabled);
-    if (isLiveEnabled) {
+  isLiveEnabledRef.current = isLiveEnabled;
-      api.endLiveSession(docId).catch(() => {});
+
+  const handleToggleLive = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (isLiveEnabled || isLiveInitiatorOrOwner) {
+      try {
+        await api.endLiveSession(docId);
+      } catch {}
       setIsLiveEnabled(false);
       setLiveSession(null);
     } else {
       if (isLockedByOtherLive) return;
-      api.startLiveSession(docId)
+      try {
-        .then((session) => {
+        const session = await api.startLiveSession(docId);
-          setLiveSession(session);
+        setLiveSession(session);
-          setIsLiveEnabled(true);
+        setIsLiveEnabled(true);
-        })
+      } catch (err) {
-        .catch((err) => {
+        console.error('[DocumentEditor] Failed to start live session:', err);
-          console.error('[DocumentEditor] Failed to start live session:', err);
+      }
-        });
     }
-  }, [docId, isLiveEnabled, isLockedByOtherLive]);
+  }, [docId, isLiveEnabled, isLiveInitiatorOrOwner, isLockedByOtherLive]);
+
+  // Keep live session lease alive while isLiveEnabled
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isLiveEnabled || !docId) return;
+    const interval = window.setInterval(() => {
+      api.startLiveSession(docId).catch(() => {});
+    }, 20000);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [isLiveEnabled, docId]);
+
+  // Cleanup live session on page unload
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleUnloadLive = () => {
+      if (isLiveEnabledRef.current) {
+        const token = getToken();
+        if (token) {
+          fetch(`/api/v1/documents/${docId}/live/end`, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
+            keepalive: true,
+          }).catch(() => {});
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('beforeunload', handleUnloadLive);
+    window.addEventListener('pagehide', handleUnloadLive);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', handleUnloadLive);
+      window.removeEventListener('pagehide', handleUnloadLive);
+    };
+  }, [docId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (registerLiveToggle) {
@@ -556,7 +607,7 @@ export const DocumentEditor: React.FC<DocumentEditorProps> = ({
         if (cancelled) return;
         if (res.liveSession) {
           setLiveSession(res.liveSession);
-          if (res.liveSession.initiatorId === currentUser?.id) {
+          if (currentUserId && res.liveSession.initiatorId === currentUserId) {
             setIsLiveEnabled(true);
           }
         }
@@ -573,36 +624,51 @@ export const DocumentEditor: React.FC<DocumentEditorProps> = ({
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
-  }, [docId, currentUser?.id]);
+  }, [docId, currentUserId]);
 
   // Subscribe to realtime lock & live session events
   useEffect(() => {
-    const unsub = onWebSocketMessage((msg: WSMessage) => {
+    const conn = createRealtimeConnection({
-      if (msg.event === 'DOC_BLOCK_LOCKED' && msg.payload?.docId === docId) {
+      docId,
-        setActiveBlockLocks((prev) => ({
+      onMessage: (msg: WSMessage) => {
-          ...prev,
+        if (msg.event === 'DOC_BLOCK_LOCKED') {
-          [msg.payload.blockId]: msg.payload,
+          const p = (msg.payload?.lock || msg.payload) as BlockLockInfo;
-        }));
+          if (p?.docId === docId && p?.blockId) {
-      } else if (msg.event === 'DOC_BLOCK_UNLOCKED' && msg.payload?.docId === docId) {
+            setActiveBlockLocks((prev) => ({
-        setActiveBlockLocks((prev) => {
+              ...prev,
-          const next = { ...prev };
+              [p.blockId]: p,
-          delete next[msg.payload.blockId];
+            }));
-          return next;
+          }
-        });
+        } else if (msg.event === 'DOC_BLOCK_UNLOCKED') {
-      } else if (msg.event === 'DOC_LIVE_STARTED' && msg.payload?.docId === docId) {
+          const p = msg.payload;
-        setLiveSession(msg.payload);
+          if (p?.docId === docId && p?.blockId) {
-      } else if (msg.event === 'DOC_LIVE_ENDED' && msg.payload?.docId === docId) {
+            setActiveBlockLocks((prev) => {
-        setLiveSession(null);
+              const next = { ...prev };
-        if (liveSession?.initiatorId === currentUser?.id) {
+              delete next[p.blockId];
-          setIsLiveEnabled(false);
+              return next;
+            });
+          }
+        } else if (msg.event === 'DOC_LIVE_STARTED') {
+          const s = (msg.payload?.session || msg.payload) as LiveSessionInfo;
+          if (s?.docId === docId) {
+            setLiveSession(s);
+            if (currentUserId && s.initiatorId === currentUserId) {
+              setIsLiveEnabled(true);
+            }
+          }
+        } else if (msg.event === 'DOC_LIVE_ENDED') {
+          if (msg.payload?.docId === docId) {
+            setLiveSession(null);
+            setIsLiveEnabled(false);
+          }
         }
-      }
+      },
     });
 
     return () => {
-      unsub();
+      conn.close();
     };
-  }, [docId, currentUser?.id, liveSession?.initiatorId]);
+  }, [docId, currentUserId]);
 
   // Block focus/blur locks
   const localUserColor = useMemo(
@@ -1127,11 +1193,42 @@ export const DocumentEditor: React.FC<DocumentEditorProps> = ({
 
       {/* Live Session Active Banner (when another collaborator is live) */}
       {isLockedByOtherLive && (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 sm:px-6 py-2.5 bg-status-warn/15 border-b border-status-warn/30 text-status-warn text-xs font-medium">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 px-4 sm:px-6 py-2.5 bg-status-warn/15 border-b border-status-warn/30 text-status-warn text-xs font-medium">
-          <Lock className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0" />
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
-          <span>
+            <Lock className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0" />
-            Live-Sitzung aktiv (Bearbeitet von <strong>{liveSession?.initiatorName || 'anderer Nutzer'}</strong>) – Dokument schreibgeschützt, um Versionskonflikte zu vermeiden.
+            <span>
-          </span>
+              Live-Sitzung aktiv (Bearbeitet von <strong>{liveSession?.initiatorName || 'anderer Nutzer'}</strong>) – Dokument schreibgeschützt, um Versionskonflikte zu vermeiden.
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          {isLiveInitiatorOrOwner && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={handleToggleLive}
+              className="px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-semibold rounded-btn bg-status-warn/25 border border-status-warn/40 hover:bg-status-warn/35 text-status-warn shrink-0 cursor-pointer transition-colors"
+              title="Live-Sitzung als Notiz-Eigentümer/Initiator beenden"
+            >
+              Sitzung beenden
+            </button>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* WebSocket Blocked Banner (when current user has live enabled but WS fails in corporate network) */}
+      {isLiveEnabled && syncStatus === 'blocked' && (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 px-4 sm:px-6 py-2.5 bg-status-err/15 border-b border-status-err/30 text-status-err text-xs font-medium">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
+            <AlertTriangle className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0 text-status-err" />
+            <span>
+              Live-Zusammenarbeit nicht möglich (WebSockets im Firmennetzwerk blockiert). HTTPS Auto-Save ist aktiv.
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleToggleLive}
+            className="px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-semibold rounded-btn bg-status-err/25 border border-status-err/40 hover:bg-status-err/35 text-status-err shrink-0 cursor-pointer transition-colors"
+          >
+            Live deaktivieren
+          </button>
         </div>
       )}
 
@@ -1235,7 +1332,7 @@ export const DocumentEditor: React.FC<DocumentEditorProps> = ({
                 activeBlockLocks={activeBlockLocks}
                 onFocusBlock={handleFocusBlock}
                 onBlurBlock={handleBlurBlock}
-                currentUserId={currentUser?.id}
+                currentUserId={currentUserId}
               />
             )}
           </div>
@@ -1303,7 +1400,7 @@ export const DocumentEditor: React.FC<DocumentEditorProps> = ({
               activeBlockLocks={activeBlockLocks}
               onFocusBlock={handleFocusBlock}
               onBlurBlock={handleBlurBlock}
-              currentUserId={currentUser?.id}
+              currentUserId={currentUserId}
             />
           </>
         )}

frontend/src/features/workspace/OutlinerTree.tsx

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export const OutlinerTree: React.FC<OutlinerTreeProps> = ({
     <div className="space-y-0.5">
       {visibleEntries.map(({ block, index, hasChildren, maxAllowedLevel }) => {
         const lockInfo = activeBlockLocks?.[block.id];
-        const isLockedByOther = Boolean(lockInfo && lockInfo.userId !== currentUserId);
+        const isLockedByOther = Boolean(lockInfo && currentUserId && lockInfo.userId !== currentUserId);
 
         return (
           <OutlinerBlock

frontend/src/features/workspace/WorkspaceView.tsx

@@ -267,7 +267,29 @@ export const WorkspaceView: React.FC<WorkspaceViewProps> = ({
   const [docs, setDocs] = useState<Document[]>([]);
   const [folders, setFolders] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [sharedFolders, setSharedFolders] = useState<SharedFolder[]>([]);
-  const [tagsSummary, setTagsSummary] = useState<TagSummary[]>([]);
+  const [serverTagsSummary, setServerTagsSummary] = useState<TagSummary[]>([]);
+
+  // Dynamically compute hashtag counts directly from in-memory documents
+  const tagsSummary = useMemo(() => {
+    if (docs.length === 0) return serverTagsSummary;
+    const tagMap = new Map<string, number>();
+    for (const d of docs) {
+      for (const b of d.blocks || []) {
+        const matches = b.content?.match(/#([a-zA-Z0-9äöüÄÖÜß_-]+)/g);
+        if (matches) {
+          for (const m of matches) {
+            const clean = m.slice(1).toLowerCase();
+            tagMap.set(clean, (tagMap.get(clean) || 0) + 1);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const list: TagSummary[] = [];
+    tagMap.forEach((count, tag) => {
+      list.push({ tag, count });
+    });
+    return list.sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count || a.tag.localeCompare(b.tag));
+  }, [docs, serverTagsSummary]);
 
   const [selectedDocId, setSelectedDocId] = useState<string | null>(initialDocId || null);
   const [targetBlockId, setTargetBlockId] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -356,7 +378,7 @@ export const WorkspaceView: React.FC<WorkspaceViewProps> = ({
       setDocs(docsRes);
       setFolders(foldersRes);
       setSharedFolders(sharedFoldersRes);
-      setTagsSummary(tagsRes);
+      setServerTagsSummary(tagsRes);
 
       setSelectedDocId((prevId) => {
         if (prevId && docsRes.some((d) => d.id === prevId)) {
@@ -1196,32 +1218,64 @@ export const WorkspaceView: React.FC<WorkspaceViewProps> = ({
 
               {/* Interactive Live Collaboration Button (replaces passive radio icon) */}
               {docLiveState === 'locked_by_other' ? (
-                <div
+                <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                  className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-medium bg-status-warn/15 border border-status-warn/40 text-status-warn select-none"
+                  <div
-                  title={`Live-Zusammenarbeit aktiv durch ${docLiveInitiator || 'anderer Nutzer'}`}
+                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-medium bg-status-warn/15 border border-status-warn/40 text-status-warn select-none"
-                >
+                    title={`Live-Zusammenarbeit aktiv durch ${docLiveInitiator || 'anderer Nutzer'}`}
-                  <Lock className="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
+                  >
-                  <span className="truncate max-w-[120px]">Live: {docLiveInitiator || 'Gesperrt'}</span>
+                    <Lock className="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
+                    <span className="truncate max-w-[120px]">Live: {docLiveInitiator || 'Gesperrt'}</span>
+                  </div>
+                  {(selectedDocObj?.isOwner || selectedDocObj?.permission === 'owner') && (
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() => liveToggleRef.current?.()}
+                      className="px-2 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-semibold bg-status-warn/20 border border-status-warn/40 text-status-warn hover:bg-status-warn/30 transition-colors cursor-pointer"
+                      title="Als Notiz-Besitzer Live-Sitzung beenden und Dokument freigeben"
+                    >
+                      Freigeben
+                    </button>
+                  )}
                 </div>
               ) : docLiveState === 'blocked' ? (
-                <button
+                <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                  type="button"
+                  <button
-                  onClick={() => setShowWsBlockedModal(true)}
+                    type="button"
-                  className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-medium bg-status-err/15 border border-status-err/40 text-status-err hover:bg-status-err/25 transition-colors cursor-pointer"
+                    onClick={() => setShowWsBlockedModal(true)}
-                  title="WebSockets im Firmennetzwerk blockiert – Hier klicken für Infos"
+                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-medium bg-status-err/15 border border-status-err/40 text-status-err hover:bg-status-err/25 transition-colors cursor-pointer"
-                >
+                    title="WebSockets im Firmennetzwerk blockiert – Hier klicken für Infos"
-                  <AlertTriangle className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-status-err animate-pulse shrink-0" />
+                  >
-                  <span>Live blockiert</span>
+                    <AlertTriangle className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-status-err animate-pulse shrink-0" />
-                </button>
+                    <span>Live blockiert</span>
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => liveToggleRef.current?.()}
+                    className="px-2 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-medium bg-canvas border border-border text-muted hover:text-status-err hover:border-status-err/50 transition-colors cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Live-Sitzung beenden"
+                  >
+                    Beenden
+                  </button>
+                </div>
               ) : docLiveState === 'connecting' ? (
-                <button
+                <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                  type="button"
+                  <button
-                  disabled
+                    type="button"
-                  className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-medium bg-amber-500/15 border border-amber-500/40 text-amber-500 opacity-80 cursor-wait"
+                    disabled
-                >
+                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-medium bg-amber-500/15 border border-amber-500/40 text-amber-500 opacity-80 cursor-wait"
-                  <Loader2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin text-amber-500 shrink-0" />
+                  >
-                  <span>Verbinde…</span>
+                    <Loader2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin text-amber-500 shrink-0" />
-                </button>
+                    <span>Verbinde…</span>
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => liveToggleRef.current?.()}
+                    className="px-2 py-1 rounded-btn text-xs font-medium bg-canvas border border-border text-muted hover:text-status-err hover:border-status-err/50 transition-colors cursor-pointer"
+                    title="Verbindungsaufbau abbrechen"
+                  >
+                    Abbrechen
+                  </button>
+                </div>
               ) : docLiveState === 'active' ? (
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -2547,7 +2601,17 @@ export const WorkspaceView: React.FC<WorkspaceViewProps> = ({
               </p>
             </div>
 
-            <div className="flex justify-end pt-2">
+            <div className="flex justify-between items-center pt-2">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  liveToggleRef.current?.();
+                  setShowWsBlockedModal(false);
+                }}
+                className="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium bg-status-err/15 border border-status-err/40 text-status-err hover:bg-status-err/25 rounded-btn transition-colors cursor-pointer"
+              >
+                Live-Sitzung beenden
+              </button>
               <button
                 type="button"
                 onClick={() => setShowWsBlockedModal(false)}

frontend/src/lib/api.ts

@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ export function getToken(): string | null {
   return localStorage.getItem(TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY);
 }
 
+export function getCurrentUserId(): string | null {
+  const token = getToken();
+  if (!token) return null;
+  try {
+    const parts = token.split('.');
+    if (parts.length >= 2) {
+      const payload = JSON.parse(atob(parts[1]));
+      return payload.userId || payload.sub || payload.id || null;
+    }
+  } catch {}
+  return null;
+}
+
 export function setToken(token: string): void {
   localStorage.setItem(TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY, token);
 }
@@ -637,10 +650,11 @@ export const api = {
   },
 
   async lockBlock(docId: string, blockId: string, userColor?: string, ttlSeconds: number = 30): Promise<BlockLockInfo> {
-    return request<BlockLockInfo>(`/api/v1/documents/${docId}/blocks/${encodeURIComponent(blockId)}/lock`, {
+    const res = await request<any>(`/api/v1/documents/${docId}/blocks/${encodeURIComponent(blockId)}/lock`, {
       method: 'POST',
       body: JSON.stringify({ userColor, ttlSeconds }),
     });
+    return res?.lock || res;
   },
 
   async unlockBlock(docId: string, blockId: string): Promise<{ status: string }> {
@@ -650,9 +664,10 @@ export const api = {
   },
 
   async startLiveSession(docId: string): Promise<LiveSessionInfo> {
-    return request<LiveSessionInfo>(`/api/v1/documents/${docId}/live/start`, {
+    const res = await request<any>(`/api/v1/documents/${docId}/live/start`, {
       method: 'POST',
     });
+    return res?.session || res;
   },
 
   async endLiveSession(docId: string): Promise<{ status: string }> {
@@ -1442,10 +1457,9 @@ export function createRealtimeConnection(options: {
   // Join rooms on the active connection
   const joinAll = () => {
     joinedRooms.forEach((r) => {
-      if (r.startsWith('doc:')) {
+      sendWebSocketMessage({ event: 'JOIN_ROOM', room: r });
-        sendWebSocketMessage({ event: 'CRDT_JOIN', docId: r.slice(4) });
+      if (activeSSEId) {
-      } else {
+        api.joinSSERoom(activeSSEId, r, 'join').catch(() => {});
-        sendWebSocketMessage({ event: 'JOIN_ROOM', room: r });
       }
     });
   };
@@ -1475,10 +1489,9 @@ export function createRealtimeConnection(options: {
       if (unsubMsg) unsubMsg();
       joinedRooms.forEach((r) => {
         globalSubscribedRooms.delete(r);
-        if (r.startsWith('doc:')) {
+        sendWebSocketMessage({ event: 'LEAVE_ROOM', room: r });
-          sendWebSocketMessage({ event: 'CRDT_LEAVE', docId: r.slice(4) });
+        if (activeSSEId) {
-        } else {
+          api.joinSSERoom(activeSSEId, r, 'leave').catch(() => {});
-          sendWebSocketMessage({ event: 'LEAVE_ROOM', room: r });
         }
       });
     },

internal/api/server.go

@@ -1490,9 +1490,20 @@ func (s *Server) handleLockBlock(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 		s.wsHub.BroadcastRoom("doc:"+docID, "DOC_BLOCK_LOCKED", lockInfo, nil)
+		if users, err := s.store.GetAuthorizedDocUsers(docID); err == nil {
+			for _, uid := range users {
+				s.wsHub.BroadcastToUser(uid, "DOC_BLOCK_LOCKED", lockInfo)
+			}
+		}
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{
-			"success": true,
+			"success":   true,
-			"lock":    lockInfo,
+			"lock":      lockInfo,
+			"docId":     lockInfo.DocID,
+			"blockId":   lockInfo.BlockID,
+			"userId":    lockInfo.UserID,
+			"userName":  lockInfo.UserName,
+			"userColor": lockInfo.UserColor,
+			"expiresAt": lockInfo.ExpiresAt,
 		})
 		return
 	}
@@ -1506,11 +1517,17 @@ func (s *Server) handleUnlockBlock(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	if s.wsHub != nil {
 		s.wsHub.ReleaseBlockLock(docID, blockID, userID)
-		s.wsHub.BroadcastRoom("doc:"+docID, "DOC_BLOCK_UNLOCKED", map[string]string{
+		evt := map[string]string{
 			"docId":   docID,
 			"blockId": blockID,
 			"userId":  userID,
-		}, nil)
+		}
+		s.wsHub.BroadcastRoom("doc:"+docID, "DOC_BLOCK_UNLOCKED", evt, nil)
+		if users, err := s.store.GetAuthorizedDocUsers(docID); err == nil {
+			for _, uid := range users {
+				s.wsHub.BroadcastToUser(uid, "DOC_BLOCK_UNLOCKED", evt)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]bool{"success": true})
 }
@@ -1529,7 +1546,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleStartLiveSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ttl := 120 * time.Second // 2 min lease with heartbeat while active
+	ttl := 60 * time.Second // 1 min lease with heartbeat while active
 	if s.wsHub != nil {
 		info, ok, existing := s.wsHub.StartLiveSession(docID, userID, userName, ttl)
 		if !ok && existing != nil {
@@ -1549,8 +1566,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleStartLiveSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			}
 		}
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{
-			"success": true,
+			"success":       true,
-			"session": info,
+			"session":       info,
+			"docId":         info.DocID,
+			"initiatorId":   info.InitiatorID,
+			"initiatorName": info.InitiatorName,
+			"startedAt":     info.StartedAt,
+			"expiresAt":     info.ExpiresAt,
 		})
 		return
 	}
@@ -1561,8 +1583,15 @@ func (s *Server) handleEndLiveSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userID := auth.GetUserID(r.Context())
 	docID := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
 
+	doc, _ := s.store.GetDocumentByID(userID, docID)
+	isOwner := doc != nil && (doc.IsOwner || doc.Permission == "owner" || doc.UserID == userID)
+
 	if s.wsHub != nil {
-		s.wsHub.EndLiveSession(docID, userID)
+		if isOwner {
+			s.wsHub.ForceEndLiveSession(docID)
+		} else {
+			s.wsHub.EndLiveSession(docID, userID)
+		}
 		evt := map[string]string{
 			"docId":  docID,
 			"userId": userID,

internal/ws/hub.go

@@ -644,6 +644,17 @@ func (h *Hub) EndLiveSession(docID, userID string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (h *Hub) ForceEndLiveSession(docID string) bool {
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if _, exists := h.liveSessions[docID]; !exists {
+		return false
+	}
+	delete(h.liveSessions, docID)
+	return true
+}
+
 func (h *Hub) GetLiveSession(docID string) *domain.LiveSessionInfo {
 	h.mu.RLock()
 	defer h.mu.RUnlock()