diff --git a/apps/stage-web/src/pages/settings/characters/index.vue b/apps/stage-web/src/pages/settings/characters/index.vue
index dbcedaf27..091b1f14d 100644
--- a/apps/stage-web/src/pages/settings/characters/index.vue
+++ b/apps/stage-web/src/pages/settings/characters/index.vue
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ function handleActivate(char: Character) {
           v-model="searchQuery"
           placeholder="Search..."
           class="w-64"
-        >
-          <template #prefix>
-            <div class="i-solar:magnifer-linear text-neutral-400" />
-          </template>
-        </FieldInput>
+        />
         <Button @click="handleCreate">
           <div class="i-solar:add-circle-bold mr-2" />
           Create New
diff --git a/packages/server-runtime/package.json b/packages/server-runtime/package.json
index b3aa463eb..110fac5cf 100644
--- a/packages/server-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/server-runtime/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@proj-airi/server-shared": "workspace:^",
     "crossws": "^0.4.1",
     "h3": "^2.0.1-rc.6",
-    "listhen": "^1.9.0"
+    "listhen": "^1.9.0",
+    "nanoid": "catalog:"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server-runtime/src/index.ts b/packages/server-runtime/src/index.ts
index bd9acf310..0c6beaa82 100644
--- a/packages/server-runtime/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server-runtime/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import type { AuthenticatedPeer, Peer } from './types'
 import { availableLogLevelStrings, Format, LogLevelString, logLevelStringToLogLevelMap, useLogg } from '@guiiai/logg'
 import { MessageHeartbeat, MessageHeartbeatKind, WebSocketEventSource } from '@proj-airi/server-shared/types'
 import { defineWebSocketHandler, H3 } from 'h3'
+import { nanoid } from 'nanoid'
+
+import packageJSON from '../package.json'
 
 import { optionOrEnv } from './config'
 import {
@@ -20,10 +23,42 @@ import {
   matchesDestinations,
 } from './middlewares'
 
+function createServerEventMetadata(serverInstanceId: string, parentId?: string) {
+  return {
+    event: {
+      id: nanoid(),
+      parentId,
+    },
+    source: {
+      plugin: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
+      instanceId: serverInstanceId,
+      version: packageJSON.version,
+    },
+  }
+}
+
 // pre-stringified responses
 const RESPONSES = {
-  authenticated: JSON.stringify({ type: 'module:authenticated', data: { authenticated: true }, source: WebSocketEventSource.Server } satisfies WebSocketEvent),
-  notAuthenticated: JSON.stringify({ type: 'error', data: { message: 'not authenticated' }, source: WebSocketEventSource.Server } satisfies WebSocketEvent),
+  authenticated: (serverInstanceId: string, parentId?: string) => JSON.stringify({
+    type: 'module:authenticated',
+    data: { authenticated: true },
+    metadata: createServerEventMetadata(serverInstanceId, parentId),
+  } satisfies WebSocketEvent),
+  notAuthenticated: (serverInstanceId: string, parentId?: string) => JSON.stringify({
+    type: 'error',
+    data: { message: 'not authenticated' },
+    metadata: createServerEventMetadata(serverInstanceId, parentId),
+  } satisfies WebSocketEvent),
+  error: (message: string, serverInstanceId: string, parentId?: string) => JSON.stringify({
+    type: 'error',
+    data: { message },
+    metadata: createServerEventMetadata(serverInstanceId, parentId),
+  }),
+  heartbeat: (kind: MessageHeartbeatKind, message: MessageHeartbeat | string, serverInstanceId: string, parentId?: string) => JSON.stringify({
+    type: 'transport:connection:heartbeat',
+    data: { kind, message, at: Date.now() },
+    metadata: createServerEventMetadata(serverInstanceId, parentId),
+  } satisfies WebSocketEvent),
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_TTL_MS = 60_000
@@ -34,6 +69,7 @@ function send(peer: Peer, event: WebSocketEvent<Record<string, unknown>> | strin
 }
 
 export function setupApp(options?: {
+  instanceId?: string
   auth?: {
     token: string
   }
@@ -51,6 +87,7 @@ export function setupApp(options?: {
     message?: MessageHeartbeat | string
   }
 }): H3 {
+  const instanceId = options?.instanceId || optionOrEnv(undefined, 'SERVER_INSTANCE_ID', nanoid())
   const authToken = optionOrEnv(options?.auth?.token, 'AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN', '')
 
   const appLogLevel = optionOrEnv(options?.logger?.app?.level, 'LOG_LEVEL', LogLevelString.Log, { validator: (value): value is LogLevelString => availableLogLevelStrings.includes(value as LogLevelString) })
@@ -144,7 +181,7 @@ export function setupApp(options?: {
       }
       catch (err) {
         const errorMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
-        send(peer, { type: 'error', data: { message: `invalid JSON, error: ${errorMessage}` }, source: WebSocketEventSource.Server })
+        send(peer, RESPONSES.error(`invalid JSON, error: ${errorMessage}`, instanceId))
 
         return
       }
@@ -171,15 +208,7 @@ export function setupApp(options?: {
           }
 
           if (event.data.kind === MessageHeartbeatKind.Ping) {
-            send(peer, {
-              type: 'transport:connection:heartbeat',
-              data: {
-                kind: MessageHeartbeatKind.Pong,
-                message: heartbeatMessage,
-                at: Date.now(),
-              },
-              source: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
-            })
+            send(peer, RESPONSES.heartbeat(MessageHeartbeatKind.Pong, heartbeatMessage, instanceId, event.metadata?.event.id))
           }
 
           return
@@ -188,11 +217,7 @@ export function setupApp(options?: {
         case 'module:authenticate': {
           if (authToken && event.data.token !== authToken) {
             logger.withFields({ peer: peer.id, peerRemote: peer.remoteAddress, peerRequest: peer.request.url }).log('authentication failed')
-            send(peer, {
-              type: 'error',
-              data: { message: 'invalid token' },
-              source: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
-            })
+            send(peer, RESPONSES.error('invalid token', instanceId, event.metadata?.event.id))
 
             return
           }
@@ -217,31 +242,19 @@ export function setupApp(options?: {
           // verify
           const { name, index, identity } = event.data as { name: string, index?: number, identity?: MetadataEventSource }
           if (!name || typeof name !== 'string') {
-            send(peer, {
-              type: 'error',
-              data: { message: 'the field \'name\' must be a non-empty string for event \'module:announce\'' },
-              source: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
-            })
+            send(peer, RESPONSES.error('the field \'name\' must be a non-empty string for event \'module:announce\'', instanceId))
 
             return
           }
           if (typeof index !== 'undefined') {
             if (!Number.isInteger(index) || index < 0) {
-              send(peer, {
-                type: 'error',
-                data: { message: 'the field \'index\' must be a non-negative integer for event \'module:announce\'' },
-                source: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
-              })
+              send(peer, RESPONSES.error('the field \'index\' must be a non-negative integer for event \'module:announce\'', instanceId))
 
               return
             }
           }
           if (authToken && !p.authenticated) {
-            send(peer, {
-              type: 'error',
-              data: { message: 'must authenticate before announcing' },
-              source: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
-            })
+            send(peer, RESPONSES.error('must authenticate before announcing', instanceId))
 
             return
           }
@@ -261,21 +274,13 @@ export function setupApp(options?: {
           const { moduleName, moduleIndex, config } = event.data
 
           if (moduleName === '') {
-            send(peer, {
-              type: 'error',
-              data: { message: 'the field \'moduleName\' can\'t be empty for event \'ui:configure\'' },
-              source: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
-            })
+            send(peer, RESPONSES.error('the field \'moduleName\' can\'t be empty for event \'ui:configure\'', instanceId))
 
             return
           }
           if (typeof moduleIndex !== 'undefined') {
             if (!Number.isInteger(moduleIndex) || moduleIndex < 0) {
-              send(peer, {
-                type: 'error',
-                data: { message: 'the field \'moduleIndex\' must be a non-negative integer for event \'ui:configure\'' },
-                source: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
-              })
+              send(peer, RESPONSES.error('the field \'moduleIndex\' must be a non-negative integer for event \'ui:configure\'', instanceId))
 
               return
             }
@@ -286,16 +291,12 @@ export function setupApp(options?: {
             send(target.peer, {
               type: 'module:configure',
               data: { config },
-              // NOTICE: here we will forward the source as-is
-              source: event.source,
+              // NOTICE: this will forward the original event metadata as-is
+              metadata: event.metadata,
             })
           }
           else {
-            send(peer, {
-              type: 'error',
-              data: { message: 'module not found, it hasn\'t announced itself or the name is incorrect' },
-              source: WebSocketEventSource.Server,
-            })
+            send(peer, RESPONSES.error('module not found, it hasn\'t announced itself or the name is incorrect', instanceId))
           }
 
           return
diff --git a/packages/server-runtime/src/middlewares/route.test.ts b/packages/server-runtime/src/middlewares/route.test.ts
index 27f1161d6..7ef6a8eaf 100644
--- a/packages/server-runtime/src/middlewares/route.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server-runtime/src/middlewares/route.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { RouteTargetExpression, WebSocketBaseEvent, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-shared/types'
+import type { RouteTargetExpression, WebSocketBaseEvent, WebSocketEventOf, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-shared/types'
 
 import type { AuthenticatedPeer } from '../types'
 
@@ -24,20 +24,26 @@ function createPeer(options: {
   }
 }
 
-function createSparkNotifyEvent(overrides?: Partial<WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify'], any>>): WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify'], any> {
+function createSparkNotifyEvent(overrides: Partial<WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>> = {}): WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify'], any> {
+  const data: WebSocketEvents['spark:notify'] = {
+    id: 'evt-1',
+    eventId: 'spark-1',
+    kind: 'ping',
+    urgency: 'soon',
+    headline: 'hello',
+    destinations: ['module:character'],
+    ...overrides.data,
+  }
+
   return {
     type: 'spark:notify',
-    data: {
-      id: 'evt-1',
-      eventId: 'spark-1',
-      kind: 'ping',
-      urgency: 'soon',
-      headline: 'hello',
-      destinations: ['module:character'],
+    data,
+    metadata: overrides.metadata ?? {
+      source: { plugin: 'server-runtime', instanceId: 'test' },
+      event: { id: data.id },
     },
-    source: 'proj-airi:server-runtime',
-    ...overrides,
-  }
+    route: overrides.route,
+  } as WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify'], any>
 }
 
 describe('match-expression', () => {
diff --git a/packages/server-runtime/src/middlewares/route.ts b/packages/server-runtime/src/middlewares/route.ts
index ab9d748ab..1ff3c9652 100644
--- a/packages/server-runtime/src/middlewares/route.ts
+++ b/packages/server-runtime/src/middlewares/route.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function createPolicyMiddleware(policy: RoutingPolicy): RouteMiddleware {
   }
 }
 
-export function collectDestinations(event: WebSocketEvent) {
+export function collectDestinations(event: WebSocketEvent | (Omit<WebSocketEvent, 'metadata'> & Partial<Pick<WebSocketEvent, 'metadata'>>)) {
   if (event.route?.destinations?.length) {
     return event.route.destinations
   }
diff --git a/packages/server-sdk/src/client.ts b/packages/server-sdk/src/client.ts
index de3a8a9f1..9c0a42721 100644
--- a/packages/server-sdk/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/server-sdk/src/client.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type {
   WebSocketEvent,
   WebSocketEventOptionalSource,
   WebSocketEvents,
-  WebSocketEventSource,
 } from '@proj-airi/server-shared/types'
 
 import WebSocket from 'crossws/websocket'
@@ -38,6 +37,10 @@ function createInstanceId() {
   return `${Date.now().toString(36)}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)}`
 }
 
+function createEventId() {
+  return `${Date.now().toString(36)}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 10)}`
+}
+
 export class Client<C = undefined> {
   private connected = false
   private connecting = false
@@ -305,9 +308,15 @@ export class Client<C = undefined> {
   send(data: WebSocketEventOptionalSource<C>): void {
     if (this.websocket && this.connected) {
       const payload = {
-        source: this.opts.name as WebSocketEventSource | string,
-        metadata: { source: this.identity },
         ...data,
+        metadata: {
+          ...data?.metadata,
+          source: data?.metadata?.source ?? this.identity,
+          event: {
+            id: data?.metadata?.event?.id ?? createEventId(),
+            ...data?.metadata?.event,
+          },
+        },
       } as WebSocketEvent<C>
 
       this.opts.onAnySend?.(payload)
diff --git a/packages/server-shared/src/types/websocket/events.ts b/packages/server-shared/src/types/websocket/events.ts
index 266865f00..9167ca49e 100644
--- a/packages/server-shared/src/types/websocket/events.ts
+++ b/packages/server-shared/src/types/websocket/events.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,15 @@ export type WebSocketEventInputVoice = WebSocketEventInputVoiceBase & Partial<Wi
 
 export type WebSocketEventDataInputs = WebSocketEventInputText | WebSocketEventInputTextVoice | WebSocketEventInputVoice
 
-export type WebSocketEventInputs = WebSocketBaseEvent<'input:text' | 'input:text:voice' | 'input:voice', WebSocketEventInputText | WebSocketEventInputTextVoice | WebSocketEventInputVoice>
+export type WebSocketEventInputs = WebSocketEventOf<'input:text'> | WebSocketEventOf<'input:text:voice'> | WebSocketEventOf<'input:voice'>
+
+export interface WebSocketEventBaseMetadata {
+  source?: MetadataEventSource
+  event?: {
+    id?: string
+    parentId?: string
+  }
+}
 
 export interface WebSocketBaseEvent<T, D, S extends string = string> {
   type: T
@@ -167,8 +175,12 @@ export interface WebSocketBaseEvent<T, D, S extends string = string> {
    * @deprecated Prefer metadata.source.
    */
   source?: WebSocketEventSource | S
-  metadata?: {
+  metadata: {
     source: MetadataEventSource
+    event: {
+      id: string
+      parentId?: string
+    }
   }
   route?: RouteConfig
 }
@@ -350,5 +362,9 @@ export type WebSocketEvent<C = undefined> = {
 }[keyof WebSocketEvents<C>]
 
 export type WebSocketEventOptionalSource<C = undefined> = {
-  [K in keyof WebSocketEvents<C>]: Omit<WebSocketBaseEvent<K, WebSocketEvents<C>[K]>, 'source'> & Partial<Pick<WebSocketBaseEvent<K, WebSocketEvents<C>[K]>, 'source'>>;
+  [K in keyof WebSocketEvents<C>]: Omit<WebSocketBaseEvent<K, WebSocketEvents<C>[K]>, 'metadata'> & { metadata?: WebSocketEventBaseMetadata };
 }[keyof WebSocketEvents<C>]
+
+export type WebSocketEventOf<E, C = undefined> = E extends keyof WebSocketEvents<C>
+  ? Omit<WebSocketBaseEvent<E, WebSocketEvents<C>[E]>, 'metadata'> & { metadata?: WebSocketEventBaseMetadata }
+  : never
diff --git a/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/devtools/context-flow/index.vue b/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/devtools/context-flow/index.vue
index 9631d3d89..c56b7be5a 100644
--- a/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/devtools/context-flow/index.vue
+++ b/packages/stage-pages/src/pages/devtools/context-flow/index.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import type { WebSocketBaseEvent, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-sdk'
+import type { WebSocketBaseEvent, WebSocketEventOf, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-sdk'
 import type { ChatStreamEvent, ContextMessage } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/types/chat'
 
 import type { FlowDirection, FlowEntry, SparkNotifyEntryState } from './context-flow-types'
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ async function sendTestSparkNotify() {
     metadata: parsed.metadata && typeof parsed.metadata === 'object' ? parsed.metadata : undefined,
   }
 
-  const simulatedEvent: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']> = {
+  const simulatedEvent: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'> = {
     type: 'spark:notify',
     source: 'devtools',
     data: notify,
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/agents/event-handler-spark-notify/index.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/agents/event-handler-spark-notify/index.ts
index 93e181d8d..44e1515d7 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/agents/event-handler-spark-notify/index.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/agents/event-handler-spark-notify/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { WebSocketBaseEvent, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-sdk'
+import type { WebSocketEventOf, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-sdk'
 import type { ChatProvider, ChatProviderWithExtraOptions, EmbedProvider, EmbedProviderWithExtraOptions, SpeechProvider, SpeechProviderWithExtraOptions, TranscriptionProvider, TranscriptionProviderWithExtraOptions } from '@xsai-ext/providers/utils'
 import type { Message } from '@xsai/shared-chat'
 
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export interface SparkNotifyAgentDeps {
   getSystemPrompt: () => string
   getProcessing: () => boolean
   setProcessing: (next: boolean) => void
-  getPending: () => Array<WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>>
-  setPending: (next: Array<WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>>) => void
+  getPending: () => Array<WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>>
+  setPending: (next: Array<WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>>) => void
 }
 
 function getSparkNotifyHandlingAgentInstruction(moduleName: string) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export const sparkCommandSchema = z.object({
 export type SparkCommandSchema = z.infer<typeof sparkCommandSchema>
 
 export function setupAgentSparkNotifyHandler(deps: SparkNotifyAgentDeps) {
-  async function runNotifyAgent(event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>) {
+  async function runNotifyAgent(event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>) {
     const activeProvider = deps.getActiveProvider()
     const activeModel = deps.getActiveModel()
     if (!activeProvider || !activeModel) {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ export function setupAgentSparkNotifyHandler(deps: SparkNotifyAgentDeps) {
     } satisfies SparkNotifyResponse
   }
 
-  async function handle(event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>) {
+  async function handle(event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>) {
     if (event.data.urgency !== 'immediate' && deps.getPending().length > 0) {
       deps.setPending([...deps.getPending(), event])
       return undefined
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/index.test.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/index.test.ts
index 3ace3f510..3c72c07ab 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/index.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable style/indent-binary-ops */
 /* eslint-disable style/operator-linebreak */
 
-import type { WebSocketBaseEvent, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-sdk'
+import type { WebSocketEventOf } from '@proj-airi/server-sdk'
 import type { Store, StoreDefinition } from 'pinia'
 import type { Mock } from 'vitest'
 import type { UnwrapRef } from 'vue'
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe('store character-orchestrator', () => {
     mockedStore(useCharacterStore).onSparkNotifyReactionStreamEnd = mockOnSparkNotifyReactionStreamEnd
 
     const store = useCharacterOrchestratorStore()
-    const event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']> = {
+    const event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'> = {
       type: 'spark:notify',
       source: 'minecraft',
       data: {
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/store.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/store.ts
index 5106b18cb..2f126bb84 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/store.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/character/orchestrator/store.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { WebSocketBaseEvent, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-sdk'
+import type { WebSocketBaseEvent, WebSocketEventOf, WebSocketEvents } from '@proj-airi/server-sdk'
 
 import { defineStore, storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 import { ref } from 'vue'
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ export const useCharacterOrchestratorStore = defineStore('character-orchestrator
   const modsServerChannelStore = useModsServerChannelStore()
 
   const processing = ref(false)
-  const pendingNotifies = ref<Array<WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>>>([])
+  const pendingNotifies = ref<Array<WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>>>([])
   const scheduledNotifies = ref<Array<{
-    event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>
+    event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>
     enqueuedAt: number
     nextRunAt: number
     attempts: number
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const useCharacterOrchestratorStore = defineStore('character-orchestrator
     setPending: next => pendingNotifies.value = next,
   })
 
-  function computeNextRunAt(event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>, attempts: number) {
+  function computeNextRunAt(event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>, attempts: number) {
     const now = Date.now()
     const baseDelay = (() => {
       switch (event.data.urgency) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const useCharacterOrchestratorStore = defineStore('character-orchestrator
     pendingNotifies.value = pendingNotifies.value.filter(item => item.data.id !== eventId)
   }
 
-  function enqueueSparkNotify(event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>, options?: { reason?: string, nextRunAt?: number, maxAttempts?: number }) {
+  function enqueueSparkNotify(event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>, options?: { reason?: string, nextRunAt?: number, maxAttempts?: number }) {
     if (!pendingNotifies.value.find(item => item.data.id === event.data.id)) {
       pendingNotifies.value = [...pendingNotifies.value, event]
     }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const useCharacterOrchestratorStore = defineStore('character-orchestrator
     }]
   }
 
-  async function processSparkNotify(event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>) {
+  async function processSparkNotify(event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>) {
     const result = await sparkNotifyAgent.handle(event)
     if (!result?.commands?.length)
       return result
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const useCharacterOrchestratorStore = defineStore('character-orchestrator
     return result
   }
 
-  async function handleIncomingSparkNotify(event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']>) {
+  async function handleIncomingSparkNotify(event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'>) {
     if (event.data.urgency === 'immediate' && !processing.value) {
       return await processSparkNotify(event)
     }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const useCharacterOrchestratorStore = defineStore('character-orchestrator
       return
 
     for (const task of dueTasks) {
-      const event: WebSocketBaseEvent<'spark:notify', WebSocketEvents['spark:notify']> = {
+      const event: WebSocketEventOf<'spark:notify'> = {
         type: 'spark:notify',
         source: 'character:task-scheduler',
         data: {
diff --git a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/mods/api/context-bridge.ts b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/mods/api/context-bridge.ts
index 341af57ea..842925ca3 100644
--- a/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/mods/api/context-bridge.ts
+++ b/packages/stage-ui/src/stores/mods/api/context-bridge.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export const useContextBridgeStore = defineStore('mods:api:context-bridge', () =
             input: {
               type: 'input:text',
               data: {
+                ...event.data,
                 text,
                 textRaw,
                 overrides,
@@ -165,8 +166,8 @@ export const useContextBridgeStore = defineStore('mods:api:context-bridge', () =
           serverChannelStore.send({
             type: 'output:gen-ai:chat:message',
             data: {
+              ...context.input?.data,
               message,
-              ...context.input?.metadata?.source,
               'stage-web': isStageWeb(),
               'stage-tamagotchi': isStageTamagotchi(),
               'gen-ai:chat': {
@@ -183,8 +184,9 @@ export const useContextBridgeStore = defineStore('mods:api:context-bridge', () =
           serverChannelStore.send({
             type: 'output:gen-ai:chat:complete',
             data: {
+              ...context.input?.data,
               'message': chat.output,
-              ...context.input?.metadata?.source,
+              // TODO: tool calls should be captured properly
               'toolCalls': [],
               'stage-web': isStageWeb(),
               'stage-tamagotchi': isStageTamagotchi(),
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/form/field/field-input.vue b/packages/ui/src/components/form/field/field-input.vue
index ba7c2deb8..44e46ca00 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/form/field/field-input.vue
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/form/field/field-input.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
+<script
+  setup
+  lang="ts"
+  generic="InputType extends 'number' | string, T = InputType extends 'number' ? (number | undefined) : ((string | undefined))"
+>
 import { Input } from '../input'
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
@@ -6,14 +10,14 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
   description?: string
   placeholder?: string
   required?: boolean
-  type?: string
+  type?: InputType
   inputClass?: string
   singleLine?: boolean
 }>(), {
   singleLine: true,
 })
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string | number>({ required: false })
+const modelValue = defineModel<T>({ required: false })
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -47,8 +51,8 @@ const modelValue = defineModel<string | number>({ required: false })
         :class="props.inputClass"
       />
       <textarea
-        v-else
-        v-model="modelValue"
+        v-else-if="props.type !== 'number'"
+        v-model="modelValue as string | undefined"
         :type="props.type"
         :placeholder="props.placeholder"
         :class="[
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/form/input/input.vue b/packages/ui/src/components/form/input/input.vue
index 2f07323bd..a4c294a83 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/form/input/input.vue
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/form/input/input.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
+<script
+  setup
+  lang="ts"
+  generic="InputType extends 'number' | string, T = InputType extends 'number' ? (number | undefined) : ((string | undefined))"
+>
 // Define button variants for better type safety and maintainability
 type InputVariant = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'primary-dimmed'
 
@@ -8,7 +12,7 @@ type InputTheme = 'default'
 type InputSize = 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg'
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
-  type?: string
+  type?: InputType
   variant?: InputVariant // Button style variant
   size?: InputSize // Button size variant
   theme?: InputTheme // Button theme
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
   theme: 'default',
 })
 
-const modelValue = defineModel<string | number>({ required: false })
+const modelValue = defineModel<T>({ required: false })
 
 const variantClasses: Record<InputVariant, Record<InputTheme, {
   default: string[]
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 77e6c1737..ca85968b8 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ catalogs:
       specifier: ^0.9.0
       version: 0.9.0
     nanoid:
-      specifier: ^5.1.6
+      specifier: 5.1.6
       version: 5.1.6
     ofetch:
       specifier: ^1.5.1
@@ -1896,6 +1896,9 @@ importers:
       listhen:
         specifier: ^1.9.0
         version: 1.9.0
+      nanoid:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 5.1.6
 
   packages/server-sdk:
     dependencies:
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index 4592f3b35..83bd02e0b 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ catalog:
   injeca: ^0.1.5
   is-network-error: ^1.3.0
   nano-staged: ^0.9.0
-  nanoid: ^5.1.6
+  nanoid: 5.1.6
   ofetch: ^1.5.1
   posthog-js: 1.306.1
   splitpanes: ^4.0.4
diff --git a/services/discord-bot/src/adapters/airi-adapter.ts b/services/discord-bot/src/adapters/airi-adapter.ts
index a126bc7b9..1d4ebc291 100644
--- a/services/discord-bot/src/adapters/airi-adapter.ts
+++ b/services/discord-bot/src/adapters/airi-adapter.ts
@@ -157,13 +157,10 @@ export class DiscordAdapter {
     // Handle output from AIRI system (IA response)
     this.airiClient.onEvent('output:gen-ai:chat:message', async (event) => {
       try {
-        const { message, discord } = event.data as {
-          message: { content: string }
-          discord?: { channelId: string }
-        }
-
-        if (discord?.channelId) {
-          const channel = await this.discordClient.channels.fetch(discord.channelId)
+        const message = (event.data as { message?: { content: string } }).message
+        const discordContext = (event.data)['gen-ai:chat'].input.data.discord
+        if (message?.content && discordContext?.channelId) {
+          const channel = await this.discordClient.channels.fetch(discordContext.channelId)
           if (channel?.isTextBased() && 'send' in channel && typeof channel.send === 'function') {
             await channel.send(message.content)
           }