diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/TRUST-BOUNDARY-MATRIX.md b/surfaces/quickshell/TRUST-BOUNDARY-MATRIX.md
index ddf9468..9ba502e 100644
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/TRUST-BOUNDARY-MATRIX.md
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/TRUST-BOUNDARY-MATRIX.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ is not — if an operation is not in this matrix, it is not gated.
 | Agent conversation | Souveraine IPC | ambient | Server auth token | enforced |
 | Agent send with personal context | Souveraine IPC | personal | !screenLocked && !screenLockSecure | enforced via LockContentPolicy |
 | Agent output on lock surface | Lock surface | ambient | LockContentPolicy.allowsOnLock() | enforced |
+| In-flight agent response on lock | Lock surface | personal | Ai.qml redacts on screenLocked | enforced |
 | Media metadata on lock surface | Lock surface | ambient (if opted) | LockContentPolicy.mediaMetadataAmbient | enforced |
 | Media transport controls | Lock surface | ambient | LockContentPolicy.mediaControlsVisible | enforced |
 | Lock screen power actions | Lock surface | ambient | Config.lock.security.requirePasswordToPower | enforced |
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ is not — if an operation is not in this matrix, it is not gated.
 | Agent delete/push operations | Souveraine IPC | stepUp | StepUpAuth built but minTier metadata not wired |
 | Agent physical access | Souveraine IPC | stepUp | StepUpAuth built but minTier metadata not wired |
 | Break-glass override | Emergency | scoped grant | Not implemented |
-| Boot-time IPC audit | Shell startup | ambient | Not implemented |
+| Boot-time IPC audit | Shell startup | ambient | Done (log in Session.qml) |
 
 ## Notes
 
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/services/Ai.qml b/surfaces/quickshell/services/Ai.qml
index fcba886..fb87912 100644
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/services/Ai.qml
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/services/Ai.qml
@@ -119,6 +119,31 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    // ── Lock-time response redaction ─────────────────────────────────────
+    // When the session locks during a personal-tier streaming response,
+    // the in-flight content must be withheld immediately. Only ambient
+    // output remains visible on the lock surface. This is the enforcement
+    // side of SESSION-TRUST-ARCHITECTURE.md's "A lock during personal
+    // agent output hides it" requirement.
+    //
+    // The streaming message is replaced with a redaction placeholder. The
+    // raw content is preserved in the message's rawContent so it can be
+    // shown again after unlock (the message stays in history), but the
+    // displayed content is cleared.
+    Connections {
+        target: GlobalStates
+        function onScreenLockedChanged() {
+            if (!GlobalStates.screenLocked) return;
+            if (!root.streamingMessage) return;
+            // Lock fired mid-stream. Redact the displayed content.
+            // rawContent preserves the actual response for post-unlock.
+            if (root.streamingMessage.content.length > 0) {
+                root.streamingMessage.content = Translation.tr("[content hidden until unlock]");
+                console.log("[ai] lock fired during stream — redacted personal output");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // ── Streaming message shaping ────────────────────────────────────────
     property AiMessageData streamingMessage
     property bool inThinkBlock: false
@@ -306,11 +331,37 @@ Singleton {
     function sendUserMessage(message) {
         if (message.length === 0) return;
         root.addMessage(message, "user");
-        if (!Souveraine.send(message)) {
+        const result = Souveraine.send(message);
+        if (result === "step-up") {
+            // Step-up auth required. Trigger the PAM flow; on success,
+            // retry the send. The user message is already in the chat
+            // history, so we don't add it again.
+            if (typeof StepUpAuth !== "undefined") {
+                StepUpAuth.requestAuth("send", function(granted) {
+                    if (granted) {
+                        // Remove the "auth required" indicator if one was
+                        // added, and retry. The queued text was not consumed
+                        // by Souveraine, so we can send it again.
+                        Souveraine.send(message);
+                        // Re-create the streaming message for the response.
+                        root._startStreaming();
+                    } else {
+                        root.addMessage(Translation.tr("Authentication required to send."), root.interfaceRole);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!result) {
             root.addMessage(Translation.tr("Souveraine server unreachable at %1 — start it with `souveraine server`").arg(Souveraine.serverBase), root.interfaceRole);
             return;
         }
-        /* Streaming assistant message; filled by handleStreamEvent */
+        root._startStreaming();
+    }
+
+    // Set up the streaming assistant message container. Called after a
+    // successful send (or after a step-up auth retry succeeds).
+    function _startStreaming() {
         root.inThinkBlock = false;
         root.streamingMessage = root.aiMessageComponent.createObject(root, {
             "role": "assistant",
diff --git a/surfaces/quickshell/services/Souveraine.qml b/surfaces/quickshell/services/Souveraine.qml
index 9ee73c3..443c1d1 100644
--- a/surfaces/quickshell/services/Souveraine.qml
+++ b/surfaces/quickshell/services/Souveraine.qml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ Singleton {
     // Emitted after a server-owned conversation has been selected and its
     // persisted transcript loaded for the active surface.
     signal conversationResumed(string agentId, string conversationId, var messages)
+    // Emitted when a send is blocked by step-up auth. The UI should call
+    // StepUpAuth.requestAuth("send", callback) and retry on success.
+    signal stepUpRequired(string actionFamily, string queuedText)
 
     // ── Agent inventory ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
     Process {
@@ -274,10 +277,20 @@ Singleton {
     property string _queuedText: ""
 
     /* Send a user message with ambient context. Returns false if the
-       server is down or no agent is selected. */
+       server is down or no agent is selected. Returns "step-up" if
+       step-up auth is required but no valid grant exists — the caller
+       should trigger StepUpAuth.requestAuth("send") and retry. */
     function send(text) {
         if (!root.serverUp || root.currentAgentId.length === 0) return false;
         if (text.length === 0) return false;
+        // Step-up gate: if enabled and no valid send grant exists, block
+        // the send and emit a signal so the UI can trigger auth + retry.
+        if (Config.options?.lock?.stepUp?.enabled
+            && typeof StepUpAuth !== "undefined"
+            && !StepUpAuth.isGranted("send")) {
+            root.stepUpRequired("send", text);
+            return "step-up";
+        }
         root._queuedText = text;
         if (root.ambientEnabled) {
             cursorProc.running = true; // chain continues in onExited