fix(api): in-game identity resolution and link takeover ignore dead accounts

UserByMCUUID now resolves only live accounts: claim, menu, wake
authorization, op-login vouch and the QR link-status poll treat a
disabled or soft-deleted link holder exactly like an unlinked UUID
instead of a retired identity. VerifyLinkCode lets a soft-deleted
link be taken over by a fresh in-game code (the deleted account is
gone, e.g. a migrated source), while a disabled holder still 409s so
the lockout is not bypassable; failed attempts still do not consume
the code. Fake repo and pgint coverage pin both branches.

internal/api/api_test.go

@@ -287,7 +287,13 @@ func (f *fakeRepo) VerifyLinkCode(_ context.Context, userID, code string, now ti
 		return "", "", ErrLinkCodeInvalid
 	}
 	if existing, ok := f.links[rec.mcUUID]; ok && existing != userID {
-		return "", "", ErrConflict // do not consume another user's pending code
+		// A soft-deleted link's identity is unclaimed: the fresh in-game code lets a
+		// live caller take it over (mirrors PGRepo). Disabled-but-not-deleted stays a
+		// conflict — takeover there would bypass the lockout. Neither arm consumes
+		// the code.
+		if !f.seededDeleted(existing) {
+			return "", "", ErrConflict
+		}
 	}
 	f.links[rec.mcUUID] = userID
 	f.linkAuthSource[rec.mcUUID] = rec.authSource // copy/refresh, mirrors DO UPDATE
@@ -626,7 +632,7 @@ func (f *fakeRepo) UUIDInAllowlist(_ context.Context, n, uuid string) (bool, err
 	return f.allowUUID[n][uuid], nil
 }
 func (f *fakeRepo) UserByMCUUID(_ context.Context, uuid string) (string, error) {
-	if u, ok := f.links[uuid]; ok {
+	if u, ok := f.links[uuid]; ok && !f.seededDead(u) {
 		return u, nil
 	}
 	return "", ErrNotFound
@@ -1177,6 +1183,20 @@ func (f *fakeRepo) seededDead(id string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// seededDeleted is the narrower liveness query: soft-deleted only (a disabled
+// account still holds its identity, mirroring VerifyLinkCode's takeover rule).
+func (f *fakeRepo) seededDeleted(id string) bool {
+	if f.deletedIDs[id] {
+		return true
+	}
+	for _, su := range f.seededUsers {
+		if su.view.ID == id {
+			return su.detail.DeletedAt != nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (f *fakeRepo) GetQuotas(_ context.Context, userID string) (*QuotaView, error) {
 	if !f.liveUserExists(userID) {
 		return nil, ErrNotFound

internal/api/handlers_account_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
@@ -252,6 +254,58 @@ func TestLinkVerifyIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// A link whose account was SOFT-DELETED is unclaimed: a fresh in-game code lets a
+// live account take it over (the migrated-source path — retire keeps the link but
+// kills the account), while a merely disabled holder keeps its identity so the
+// lockout cannot be re-linked away, and neither dead link has in-game standing
+// (UserByMCUUID reads it exactly like an unlinked UUID). Audit #33's in-game half.
+func TestLinkVerifyTakesOverDeletedLinkOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	const mcGone = "55555555-5555-5555-5555-555555555555"
+	const mcLocked = "66666666-6666-6666-6666-666666666666"
+	user := &Principal{UserID: "u-take", Email: "[email protected]", Role: "user"}
+	repo := newFakeRepo()
+	repo.seedUser(UserView{ID: "u-gone", Username: "gone", Email: "[email protected]", Role: "user"})
+	repo.seedUser(UserView{ID: "u-locked", Username: "locked", Email: "[email protected]", Role: "user"})
+	if err := repo.DeleteUser(ctx, "u-gone", "test"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteUser: %v", err)
+	}
+	repo.links[mcGone] = "u-gone" // a retired source's link outlives the account
+
+	if _, err := repo.UserByMCUUID(ctx, mcGone); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		t.Fatalf("UserByMCUUID(deleted link) = %v, want ErrNotFound (no in-game standing)", err)
+	}
+
+	repo.linkCodes["TAKEOVER"] = fakeLinkCode{mcUUID: mcGone, expiresAt: time.Unix(1_700_000_600, 0)}
+	api := newTestAPI(repo, newFakeCluster())
+	api.External = staticExternal{p: user}
+	if w := do(api.ExternalHandler(), "POST", "/api/v1/account/link/verify", `{"code":"TAKEOVER"}`, nil); w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("takeover verify: code = %d, want 200 (%s)", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	if repo.links[mcGone] != "u-take" {
+		t.Errorf("links[%s] = %q after takeover, want u-take", mcGone, repo.links[mcGone])
+	}
+
+	// A disabled (not deleted) holder keeps the identity: 409, code survives, link unmoved.
+	if err := repo.SetUserDisabled(ctx, "u-locked", true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("disable: %v", err)
+	}
+	repo.links[mcLocked] = "u-locked"
+	repo.linkCodes["LOCKED12"] = fakeLinkCode{mcUUID: mcLocked, expiresAt: time.Unix(1_700_000_600, 0)}
+	if _, err := repo.UserByMCUUID(ctx, mcLocked); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
+		t.Fatalf("UserByMCUUID(disabled link) = %v, want ErrNotFound", err)
+	}
+	if w := do(api.ExternalHandler(), "POST", "/api/v1/account/link/verify", `{"code":"LOCKED12"}`, nil); w.Code != http.StatusConflict {
+		t.Fatalf("takeover of a disabled holder: code = %d, want 409 (%s)", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+	if repo.links[mcLocked] != "u-locked" {
+		t.Errorf("disabled holder's link moved to %q", repo.links[mcLocked])
+	}
+	if _, ok := repo.linkCodes["LOCKED12"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("refused verify consumed the code")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestLinkAuthSourcePropagates proves auth_source survives the whole §10 flow: a
 // thirdparty source captured in-game at mint reaches the durable link and the
 // verify response — the value the web side can never originate itself.

internal/api/pgrepo.go

@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ func (p *PGRepo) VerifyLinkCode(ctx context.Context, userID, code string, now ti
 		return "", "", err
 	}
 
-	// If this UUID is already linked, only the same user may re-verify (idempotent);
-	// a different user is a conflict and must not consume the code.
+	// If this UUID is already linked, only the same user may re-verify (idempotent).
+	// A different LIVE user is a conflict and must not consume the code. A link whose
+	// account was soft-deleted is the exception: the identity is unclaimed (the
+	// account is gone; e.g. a migrated source, whose retire keeps the link but is
+	// otherwise dead), and the fresh in-game code proves the caller still holds this
+	// UUID, so the live caller takes the link over. Disabled-but-not-deleted stays a
+	// conflict — taking over a locked account's identity would bypass the lockout.
 	var existingUser string
 	switch err := tx.QueryRowContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT user_id FROM account_links WHERE mc_uuid = $1`, mcUUID).Scan(&existingUser); {
@@ -105,7 +110,21 @@ func (p *PGRepo) VerifyLinkCode(ctx context.Context, userID, code string, now ti
 		return "", "", err
 	default:
 		if existingUser != userID {
-			return "", "", ErrConflict
+			var linkedDeleted bool
+			if err := tx.QueryRowContext(ctx,
+				`SELECT deleted_at IS NOT NULL FROM users WHERE id = $1`,
+				existingUser).Scan(&linkedDeleted); err != nil {
+				return "", "", err
+			}
+			if !linkedDeleted {
+				return "", "", ErrConflict
+			}
+			if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+				`UPDATE account_links SET user_id = $1, auth_source = $2, verified_at = now()
+				  WHERE mc_uuid = $3`,
+				userID, authSource, mcUUID); err != nil {
+				return "", "", fmt.Errorf("take over retired link: %w", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -513,11 +532,16 @@ func (p *PGRepo) UUIDInAllowlist(ctx context.Context, name, mcUUID string) (bool
 }
 
 // UserByMCUUID resolves a verified in-game UUID to its linked user_id (spec §10
-// account_links), or ErrNotFound when the UUID is not linked to any account.
+// account_links), or ErrNotFound when the UUID is not linked to any account. A
+// link whose account is dead reads the same as no link at all (audit #33), so the
+// in-game doors never act as a retired identity.
 func (p *PGRepo) UserByMCUUID(ctx context.Context, mcUUID string) (string, error) {
 	var userID string
 	switch err := p.db.QueryRowContext(ctx,
-		`SELECT user_id FROM account_links WHERE mc_uuid = $1`, mcUUID).Scan(&userID); {
+		`SELECT al.user_id FROM account_links al
+		   JOIN users u ON u.id = al.user_id
+		  WHERE al.mc_uuid = $1 AND u.disabled = false AND u.deleted_at IS NULL`,
+		mcUUID).Scan(&userID); {
 	case errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows):
 		return "", ErrNotFound
 	case err != nil:

internal/api/repo.go

@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ type Repo interface {
 	// (spec §10 account_links), or ErrNotFound when the UUID is not linked. The
 	// internal-face wake uses it to apply the owner bypass for a player known only
 	// by UUID; an unlinked UUID simply falls through to the autostartPolicy gate.
+	// Only a LIVE account resolves (audit #33): a link whose account is disabled or
+	// soft-deleted carries no standing on the in-game doors — claim, menu, wake
+	// authorization, op-login vouch and the QR link-status poll all read a dead
+	// account exactly like an unlinked UUID, never as a retired identity.
 	UserByMCUUID(ctx context.Context, mcUUID string) (userID string, err error)
 	// RecordJoin updates last_active_at, clears reaper warnings, and auto-appends
 	// the UUID to the allowlist (spec §7 join-event, §9.4).