diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManager.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManager.svelte
index 7520cc5013..fc1bbb9752 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManager.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DBManager.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { superadmin, userStore, type DBSchema } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { superadmin, type DBSchema } from '$lib/stores'
 	import {
 		ChevronDownIcon,
 		EditIcon,
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 	import type { DbFeatures } from './apps/components/display/dbtable/dbFeatures'
 	import Star from './Star.svelte'
 	import type { Asset } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	/** Represents a selected table with its schema */
 	export interface SelectedTable {
@@ -644,7 +648,7 @@
 								Import schema from database
 							</span>
 						</button>
-						{#if !!$userStore?.is_admin || !!$superadmin}
+						{#if !!actingUser?.is_admin || !!$superadmin}
 							<button
 								onclick={() => onImport('schema_and_data')}
 								class="hover:opacity-70 transition-opacity rounded-md border aspect-square w-52 gap-4 p-4 center-center flex-col"
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DefaultScripts.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DefaultScripts.svelte
index dde49ecf2f..b5b83c7067 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DefaultScripts.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DefaultScripts.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { SettingsIcon } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import { Button } from './common'
 	import Drawer from './common/drawer/Drawer.svelte'
 	import DrawerContent from './common/drawer/DrawerContent.svelte'
 	import DefaultScriptsInner from './DefaultScriptsInner.svelte'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		placement?: 'left' | 'right'
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@
 	let drawer: Drawer | undefined = $state()
 </script>
 
-{#if $userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin}
+{#if actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin}
 	<Drawer bind:this={drawer} {placement}>
 		<DrawerContent title="Edit Default Scripts" on:close={drawer?.closeDrawer}>
 			<DefaultScriptsInner />
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/EditorHeader.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/EditorHeader.svelte
index aa0a2fd603..25291fa5f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/EditorHeader.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/EditorHeader.svelte
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@
 	import BreadcrumbSegment from '$lib/components/BreadcrumbSegment.svelte'
 	import { isOwner } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		summary?: string
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@
 	// Treat an empty path as ownable so the pen popover lets a user pick the
 	// path for a brand-new item. `Path.reset()` then synthesizes a default
 	// under their own user/folder scope.
-	let own = $derived(!path || isOwner(path, $userStore, $operatingWorkspace))
+	let own = $derived(!path || isOwner(path, actingUser, $operatingWorkspace))
 
 	// Virtual entry for the picker: surfaces the currently-edited item at its
 	// live path (which may differ from `savedPath` mid-rename, so the picker
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ExploreAssetButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ExploreAssetButton.svelte
index 68d3f91dac..d48688a871 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ExploreAssetButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ExploreAssetButton.svelte
@@ -33,13 +33,18 @@
 	import { Button, ButtonType } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import S3FilePicker from '$lib/components/S3FilePicker.svelte'
 	import { VolumeService } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, globalS3FilePickerExplorer, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { globalDbManagerDrawer, globalS3FilePickerExplorer } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { isS3Uri } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { Database, File, HardDriveIcon } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import DucklakeIcon from './icons/DucklakeIcon.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	const {
 		asset,
@@ -78,7 +83,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <Button
-	disabled={$userStore?.operator || disabled}
+	disabled={actingUser?.operator || disabled}
 	unifiedSize={'md'}
 	variant={buttonVariant}
 	wrapperClasses={className}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/FlowBuilder.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/FlowBuilder.svelte
index d4895f324a..300f17ffd8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/FlowBuilder.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/FlowBuilder.svelte
@@ -105,9 +105,14 @@
 	import { UserDraft } from '$lib/userDraft.svelte'
 	import { setOpenInSessionHandoff } from './sessions/openInSessionContext'
 	import { getEditorStoragePath, setEditorStoragePath } from './editorStoragePathContext'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	let {
 		initialPath = $bindable(''),
@@ -604,7 +609,7 @@
 					await deployTriggers(
 						triggersToDeploy,
 						opWorkspace,
-						!!$userStore?.is_admin || !!$userStore?.is_super_admin,
+						!!actingUser?.is_admin || !!actingUser?.is_super_admin,
 						usedTriggerKinds,
 						$pathStore,
 						true
@@ -615,7 +620,7 @@
 					await deployTriggers(
 						triggersToDeploy,
 						opWorkspace,
-						!!$userStore?.is_admin || !!$userStore?.is_super_admin,
+						!!actingUser?.is_admin || !!actingUser?.is_super_admin,
 						usedTriggerKinds,
 						initialPath
 					)
@@ -1391,7 +1396,7 @@
 <AIChangesWarningModal bind:open={aiChangesWarningOpen} onConfirm={aiChangesConfirmCallback} />
 
 {#key renderCount}
-	{#if !$userStore?.operator}
+	{#if !actingUser?.operator}
 		{#if $pathStore}
 			<FlowHistory bind:this={flowHistory} path={$pathStore} {onHistoryRestore} />
 		{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/GitHubAppIntegration.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/GitHubAppIntegration.svelte
index bdf10df3e3..6fb5a9fbf3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/GitHubAppIntegration.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/GitHubAppIntegration.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { enterpriseLicense, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
 	import Popover from './meltComponents/Popover.svelte'
 	import Button from './common/button/Button.svelte'
 	import { Loader2, Github, RotateCw, Plus, Minus, Download, AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-svelte'
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@
 		type GitHubAppState
 	} from '$lib/githubApp'
 	import RepositorySelector from './RepositorySelector.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		resourceType: string
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@
 	let showGitHubApp = $derived(
 		resourceType === 'git_repository' &&
 			$operatingWorkspace &&
-			($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+			(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin)
 	)
 
 	// Load GitHub installations when conditions are met
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/GitLabIntegration.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/GitLabIntegration.svelte
index f2046c7b37..71ef23a633 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/GitLabIntegration.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/GitLabIntegration.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { userStore, enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { GitSyncService, type GitlabProject } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import Popover from './meltComponents/Popover.svelte'
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@
 	import TextInput from './text_input/TextInput.svelte'
 	import Select from './select/Select.svelte'
 	import { GitBranch, Gitlab, Loader2 } from 'lucide-svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		resourceType: string
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@
 	let show = $derived(
 		resourceType === 'git_repository' &&
 			!!ws &&
-			($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+			(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin)
 	)
 	// The project listing is served by an enterprise-only route, so on a build
 	// without it the form's first request would 404. The button still shows,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/GroupEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/GroupEditor.svelte
index 1db69fc408..d62a6805b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/GroupEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/GroupEditor.svelte
@@ -34,9 +34,14 @@
 		type GroupDraft,
 		type GroupRole
 	} from '$lib/groupDraft'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	const ROLE_TOOLTIPS = {
 		member:
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@
 	}: Props = $props()
 
 	const restricted = $derived(
-		isDemoWorkspaceRestricted($operatingWorkspace, $userStore?.is_admin, $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+		isDemoWorkspaceRestricted($operatingWorkspace, actingUser?.is_admin, actingUser?.is_super_admin)
 	)
 
 	let can_write = $state(false)
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@
 			opts?.baselineOnly ? (baseline = structuredClone(value)) : setDraft(value)
 		try {
 			group = await GroupService.getGroup({ workspace: $operatingWorkspace!, name })
-			can_write = canWrite(name, group.extra_perms ?? {}, $userStore)
+			can_write = canWrite(name, group.extra_perms ?? {}, actingUser)
 			apply({
 				summary: group.summary ?? '',
 				members: Array.from(
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/SavedInputsPicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/SavedInputsPicker.svelte
index 1cc06610b9..4749c6745f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/SavedInputsPicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/SavedInputsPicker.svelte
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@
 	import InfiniteList from './InfiniteList.svelte'
 	import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge'
 	import SavedInputsPickerViewer from './SavedInputsPickerViewer.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		previewArgs?: any
@@ -257,8 +262,8 @@
 				{#snippet children({ item, hover })}
 					{@const editOptions =
 						item.created_by == $userStore?.username ||
-						$userStore?.is_admin ||
-						$userStore?.is_super_admin}
+						actingUser?.is_admin ||
+						actingUser?.is_super_admin}
 					<Cell>
 						<div class="center-center">
 							<Save size={12} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptBuilder.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptBuilder.svelte
index ce3e85c7c1..28fe56765b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptBuilder.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ScriptBuilder.svelte
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@
 		workerTags,
 		workspaceStore
 	} from '$lib/stores'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 	import {
 		emptySchema,
 		emptyString,
@@ -191,6 +194,8 @@
 	// than the navigation workspace ($workspaceStore, which stays put). indicatorPath
 	// is the matching draft path (URL path full-page, session target in preview).
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 	const opWorkspace = $derived(autosaveWorkspace ?? $operatingWorkspace)
 	const indicatorPath = $derived(autosavePath ?? userDraftPath)
 
@@ -225,8 +230,8 @@
 	let preserveOnBehalfOf = $state(false)
 
 	const WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP = 'wm_deployers'
-	let isDeployer = $derived($userStore?.groups?.includes(WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP) ?? false)
-	let canPreserve = $derived(!!$userStore?.is_admin || !!$userStore?.is_super_admin || isDeployer)
+	let isDeployer = $derived(actingUser?.groups?.includes(WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP) ?? false)
+	let canPreserve = $derived(!!actingUser?.is_admin || !!actingUser?.is_super_admin || isDeployer)
 	let originalOnBehalfOfEmail = $derived(savedScript?.on_behalf_of_email)
 	let originalOnBehalfOfPermissionedAs = $derived(savedScript?.on_behalf_of)
 	let onBehalfOfChoice: OnBehalfOfChoice = $state(undefined)
@@ -742,7 +747,7 @@
 				await deployTriggers(
 					triggersToDeploy,
 					opWorkspace,
-					!!$userStore?.is_admin || !!$userStore?.is_super_admin,
+					!!actingUser?.is_admin || !!actingUser?.is_super_admin,
 					usedTriggerKinds,
 					script.path,
 					true
@@ -1160,7 +1165,7 @@
 	on:confirmed={handleDraftTriggersConfirmed}
 />
 
-{#if !$userStore?.operator}
+{#if !actingUser?.operator}
 	<Drawer
 		placement="right"
 		bind:open={metadataOpen}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/SummaryPathDisplay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/SummaryPathDisplay.svelte
index 281f5190c4..b2de72499a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/SummaryPathDisplay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/SummaryPathDisplay.svelte
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@
 	import LabelsInput from './LabelsInput.svelte'
 	import InheritedLabels from './InheritedLabels.svelte'
 	import Badge from './common/badge/Badge.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		summary?: string
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@
 			editSummary = summary ?? ''
 			editPath = path ?? ''
 			labelsDirty = false
-			own = isOwner(path ?? '', $userStore, $operatingWorkspace)
+			own = isOwner(path ?? '', actingUser, $operatingWorkspace)
 			onBehalfOfEmail = undefined
 			if (kind === 'flow' && $operatingWorkspace && path) {
 				checkFlowOnBehalfOf($operatingWorkspace, path).then((email) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkflowTimeline.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkflowTimeline.svelte
index 926b58cf8d..868f215c20 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkflowTimeline.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/WorkflowTimeline.svelte
@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@
 	import ObjectViewer from './propertyPicker/ObjectViewer.svelte'
 	import { CheckCircle2, XCircle } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import { JobService, type Job, type WorkflowStatus } from '$lib/gen'
-	import { enterpriseLicense, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import { Alert } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import SchemaForm from '$lib/components/SchemaForm.svelte'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		flow_status: Record<string, WorkflowStatus>
@@ -263,7 +268,7 @@
 								<span class="text-tertiary">{msToSec(v.duration_ms ?? 0)}s</span>
 							{/if}
 						</div>
-						{#if canApprove && selfApprovalDisabled && $userStore?.is_admin}
+						{#if canApprove && selfApprovalDisabled && actingUser?.is_admin}
 							<div class="mt-1 ml-5 text-yellow-600 text-2xs">
 								Self-approval is disabled but allowed because you are an admin/owner
 							</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditorHeaderDeploy.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditorHeaderDeploy.svelte
index 6725d7b776..de7ce6571d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditorHeaderDeploy.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/apps/editor/AppEditorHeaderDeploy.svelte
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@
 	import { canUserBypassRuleKind, protectionRulesState } from '$lib/workspaceProtectionRules.svelte'
 	import { FRONTEND_SDK_SCOPES } from '$lib/components/raw_apps/sdkScopes'
 	import { logFeatureUsage } from '$lib/utils/featureUsage'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspaceStore = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	const WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP = 'wm_deployers'
 
@@ -84,20 +89,20 @@
 
 	const opWs = $derived(operatingWorkspace ?? $operatingWorkspaceStore)
 
-	let isDeployer = $derived($userStore?.groups?.includes(WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP) ?? false)
+	let isDeployer = $derived(actingUser?.groups?.includes(WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP) ?? false)
 	// Admins always pass the backend check. For everyone else, fail closed
 	// while the workspace protection rules are still loading so the toggle
 	// is never briefly enabled for a user the rules will end up restricting.
 	let rulesetsLoaded = $derived(protectionRulesState.rulesets !== undefined)
 	let canSetAnonymous = $derived(
-		!!$userStore?.is_admin ||
-			!!$userStore?.is_super_admin ||
+		!!actingUser?.is_admin ||
+			!!actingUser?.is_super_admin ||
 			(rulesetsLoaded &&
 				canUserBypassRuleKind('RestrictAnonymousAppDeployment', $userStore ?? undefined))
 	)
 	let canSetGuest = $derived(
-		!!$userStore?.is_admin ||
-			!!$userStore?.is_super_admin ||
+		!!actingUser?.is_admin ||
+			!!actingUser?.is_super_admin ||
 			(rulesetsLoaded &&
 				canUserBypassRuleKind('RestrictGuestAppDeployment', $userStore ?? undefined))
 	)
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@
 			setPublishState()
 		}
 	}
-	let canPreserve = $derived(!!$userStore?.is_admin || !!$userStore?.is_super_admin || isDeployer)
+	let canPreserve = $derived(!!actingUser?.is_admin || !!actingUser?.is_super_admin || isDeployer)
 	let savedOnBehalfOfEmail = $derived(savedApp?.policy?.on_behalf_of_email)
 	let savedOnBehalfOf = $derived(savedApp?.policy?.on_behalf_of)
 	let onBehalfOfChoice: OnBehalfOfChoice = $state(undefined)
@@ -597,7 +602,7 @@
 		{/if}
 
 		<div class="mt-4">
-			{#if !($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin)}
+			{#if !(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin)}
 				<Alert type="warning" title="Admin only" size="xs">
 					Custom path can only be set by workspace admins
 				</Alert>
@@ -618,7 +623,7 @@
 				options={{
 					right: 'Use a custom URL'
 				}}
-				disabled={!$enterpriseLicense || !($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin)}
+				disabled={!$enterpriseLicense || !(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin)}
 			/>
 
 			{#if customPath !== undefined}
@@ -626,7 +631,7 @@
 					<div>Custom path</div>
 				</div>
 				<input
-					disabled={!($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin)}
+					disabled={!(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin)}
 					type="text"
 					autocomplete="off"
 					bind:value={customPath}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
index 4b252b9338..6050c2d1cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@
 	import AssetRunsPanel from './AssetRunsPanel.svelte'
 	import { Pane, Splitpanes } from 'svelte-splitpanes'
 	import { fade } from 'svelte/transition'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		// Regular selection — loads the script by path for inline editing.
@@ -662,7 +665,7 @@
 	// hand-rolled here because we need *two* confirm buttons, not one.
 	let removeOpen = $state(false)
 	let removing = $state(false)
-	let canHardDelete = $derived(!!($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin))
+	let canHardDelete = $derived(!!(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin))
 
 	// React to the parent's remove-signal counter and pop the same modal
 	// the in-pane trash button uses. Skipped for drafts (the parent calls
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/common/confirmationModal/DraftChangesConfirmationModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/common/confirmationModal/DraftChangesConfirmationModal.svelte
index dadf814a80..5a51b4cfba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/common/confirmationModal/DraftChangesConfirmationModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/common/confirmationModal/DraftChangesConfirmationModal.svelte
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
 	import { Bot, Star } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import ToggleButtonGroup from '../toggleButton-v2/ToggleButtonGroup.svelte'
 	import ToggleButton from '../toggleButton-v2/ToggleButton.svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import Badge from '../badge/Badge.svelte'
 	import type { LinkedAgentDraft } from '$lib/components/flows/linkedAgentDrafts'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		open?: boolean
@@ -80,8 +83,8 @@
 		// Creating http trigger is forbidden for non-admin users
 		const adminOnly =
 			trigger.type === 'http' &&
-			!$userStore?.is_admin &&
-			!$userStore?.is_super_admin &&
+			!actingUser?.is_admin &&
+			!actingUser?.is_super_admin &&
 			trigger.isDraft
 
 		const invalidConfig = !trigger.draftConfig?.canSave
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatModelSettings.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatModelSettings.svelte
index df456dc404..c9c786ccbc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatModelSettings.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AIChatModelSettings.svelte
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 	import {
 		COPILOT_SESSION_MODEL_SETTING_NAME,
 		COPILOT_SESSION_PROVIDER_SETTING_NAME,
-		COPILOT_SESSION_REASONING_SETTING_NAME,
-		userStore
+		COPILOT_SESSION_REASONING_SETTING_NAME
 	} from '$lib/stores'
 	import { storeLocalSetting, type Item } from '$lib/utils'
 	import {
@@ -32,9 +31,14 @@
 		REASONING_OFF,
 		type ReasoningProviderModel
 	} from '../reasoningRegistry'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	let {
 		/** Whether this dropdown carries the custom-prompt entries. Off where the surface
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@
 	// operations must key off this snapshot, not the reactive `mode`.
 	let activeMode = $state(aiChatManager.mode)
 
-	let isAdmin = $derived(Boolean($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin))
+	let isAdmin = $derived(Boolean(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin))
 	// True when the workspace has no AI providers of its own (it uses instance defaults).
 	// In that case the backend never makes workspace custom_prompts effective, so a saved
 	// workspace prompt would be dead config — mirror the settings page and surface it read-only.
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AssistantInstructionsSection.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AssistantInstructionsSection.svelte
index 47f25b6c09..5d825bd5c8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AssistantInstructionsSection.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/AssistantInstructionsSection.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ writes whichever of the two changed, including the tab that is not on screen.
 	import { Building2, ExternalLink, User } from 'lucide-svelte'
 	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import { getAiChatManager } from './aiChatManagerContext'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	let {
 		ws,
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ writes whichever of the two changed, including the tab that is not on screen.
 			? `Applies to everyone in ${ws}.`
 			: 'Stored in this browser and sent in every workspace, so they follow you rather than the workspace.'
 	)
-	// `$userStore.is_admin` is the role in the nav workspace, not necessarily in `ws`, so
+	// `actingUser?.is_admin` is the role in the nav workspace, not necessarily in `ws`, so
 	// the resolved role is keyed to the workspace it was read for, and an unresolved one
 	// reads as no admin: offering the field and taking it away on resolve would discard
 	// whatever was typed in between. Superadmin holds everywhere.
@@ -69,8 +73,8 @@ writes whichever of the two changed, including the tab that is not on screen.
 	let roleUnknown = $derived(roleRead !== undefined && !roleRead.user && !navIsTarget)
 	let isAdmin = $derived(
 		Boolean(
-			$userStore?.is_super_admin ||
-				(roleForTarget ? roleForTarget.is_admin : navIsTarget && $userStore?.is_admin)
+			actingUser?.is_super_admin ||
+				(roleForTarget ? roleForTarget.is_admin : navIsTarget && actingUser?.is_admin)
 		)
 	)
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/FlowEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/FlowEditor.svelte
index f278227136..a9c3a40e8a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/FlowEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/FlowEditor.svelte
@@ -40,10 +40,14 @@
 	import FlowPanelPlacementPicker from './common/FlowPanelPlacementPicker.svelte'
 	import { prefersSessionHandoff } from '../copilot/chat/global/gate'
 	import { openSourceInSession } from '$lib/components/sessions/sessionSwitch.svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 	const { flowStore, selectionManager, pathStore, opWorkspace } =
 		getContext<FlowEditorContext>('FlowEditorContext')
 	// Flow paths repeat across workspaces, and a session keeps every tab it has visited alive, so two
@@ -407,7 +411,7 @@
 							if (
 								!sessionScopedManager &&
 								sessionOpen &&
-								prefersSessionHandoff($userStore?.operator)
+								prefersSessionHandoff(actingUser?.operator)
 							) {
 								void openSourceInSession(sessionOpen, {
 									previewParams: { selected: detail.moduleId },
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowInputsQuick.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowInputsQuick.svelte
index 376ee21ce3..ae28a377c4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowInputsQuick.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowInputsQuick.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import FlowScriptPickerQuick from '../pickers/FlowScriptPickerQuick.svelte'
 	import { defaultScriptLanguages, processInlineLangs } from '$lib/scripts'
-	import { defaultScripts, enterpriseLicense, hubBaseUrlStore, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { defaultScripts, enterpriseLicense, hubBaseUrlStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import type { SupportedLanguage } from '$lib/common'
 	import { createEventDispatcher, getContext, untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import type { FlowBuilderWhitelabelCustomUi } from '$lib/components/custom_ui'
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@
 		canHaveApproval,
 		canHaveFailure
 	} from '$lib/script_helpers'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -397,7 +402,7 @@
 				<div class="text-2xs font-normal text-secondary ml-2"
 					>New {selectedKind != 'script' ? selectedKind + ' ' : ''}script</div
 				>
-				{#if $userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin}
+				{#if actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin}
 					{#if !openScriptSettings}
 						<Button
 							onClick={() => (openScriptSettings = true)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowSettings.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowSettings.svelte
index c81d8597b4..de3733d238 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowSettings.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/flows/content/FlowSettings.svelte
@@ -31,9 +31,14 @@
 		type OnBehalfOfChoice
 	} from '$lib/components/OnBehalfOfSelector.svelte'
 	import { modulesWithRetryOrSleep, SAME_WORKER_INCOMPATIBLE_MSG } from '../utils.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		noEditor: boolean
@@ -55,8 +60,8 @@
 	} = getContext<FlowEditorContext>('FlowEditorContext')
 
 	const WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP = 'wm_deployers'
-	let isDeployer = $derived($userStore?.groups?.includes(WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP) ?? false)
-	let canPreserve = $derived(!!$userStore?.is_admin || !!$userStore?.is_super_admin || isDeployer)
+	let isDeployer = $derived(actingUser?.groups?.includes(WM_DEPLOYERS_GROUP) ?? false)
+	let canPreserve = $derived(!!actingUser?.is_admin || !!actingUser?.is_super_admin || isDeployer)
 	let onBehalfOfChoice: OnBehalfOfChoice = $state(undefined)
 	let customOnBehalfOfEmail: string = $state('')
 	let myPermissionedAs = $derived($userStore?.username ? `u/${$userStore.username}` : undefined)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/AssetNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/AssetNode.svelte
index 12cf247c9a..cf2a7339c6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/AssetNode.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/AssetNode.svelte
@@ -207,10 +207,13 @@
 	import type { Edge, Node } from '@xyflow/svelte'
 
 	import { getNodeColorClasses, NODE } from '../../util'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
 	import { slide } from 'svelte/transition'
 	import AssetColumnBadges from '$lib/components/assets/AssetColumnBadges.svelte'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		data: AssetN['data']
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@
 							Could not find resource
 						{/snippet}
 					</Tooltip>
-				{:else if isSelected && assetCanBeExplored(data.asset, cachedResourceMetadata) && !$userStore?.operator}
+				{:else if isSelected && assetCanBeExplored(data.asset, cachedResourceMetadata) && !actingUser?.operator}
 					<div transition:slide={{ axis: 'x', duration: 100 }}>
 						<ExploreAssetButton
 							btnClasses="rounded-none"
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/operatingWorkspace.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/operatingWorkspace.test.ts
index d36cb2d503..72ce0203b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/operatingWorkspace.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/operatingWorkspace.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { existsSync, readdirSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { dirname, join, relative, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -59,31 +59,29 @@ function reachableComponents(): string[] {
 
 // Module scripts have no component context to read the operating workspace from, so what
 // they fetch takes its workspace explicitly; only instance code and markup are checked.
-function readsNavigationStore(file: string): boolean {
-	const source = readFileSync(join(components, file), 'utf-8')
+function instanceCode(file: string): string {
+	return readFileSync(join(components, file), 'utf-8')
 		.replace(/<script\b[^>]*\bmodule\b[^>]*>[\s\S]*?<\/script>/g, '')
 		.replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?-->|\/\*[\s\S]*?\*\/|(^|[^:])\/\/.*$/gm, '$1')
-	return /\$workspaceStore\b|\bget\(workspaceStore\)/.test(source)
 }
 
-describe('trigger editors', () => {
-	it('judge permissions by the acting user, not the navigation one', () => {
-		// `$userStore` describes the navigation workspace: a session tab editing a fork would
-		// enable or disable its controls by the parent's roles. `useOperatingUser()` answers for
-		// the workspace the editor acts on.
-		const editors = readdirSync(join(components, 'triggers'), {
-			recursive: true,
-			encoding: 'utf-8'
-		})
-			.filter((f) => f.endsWith('EditorInner.svelte'))
-			.map((f) => join('triggers', f))
-		expect(editors.length).toBeGreaterThan(10)
-		const offenders = editors.filter((f) =>
-			/\$userStore\b/.test(readFileSync(join(components, f), 'utf-8'))
-		)
-		expect(offenders).toEqual([])
-	})
-})
+function readsNavigationStore(file: string): boolean {
+	return /\$workspaceStore\b|\bget\(workspaceStore\)/.test(instanceCode(file))
+}
+
+// Roles are per workspace, so a permission judged from `$userStore` inside a fork's editor
+// answers about the parent: it disables edits the user may make, or offers ones the backend
+// then refuses. Identity (username, email) is the same person in either, and stays.
+const PERMISSION_READ =
+	/canWrite\((?:[^()]|\([^()]*\))*?\$userStore|isOwner\((?:[^()]|\([^()]*\))*?\$userStore|\$userStore(?:\?|!)?\.(?:is_admin|is_super_admin|operator|folders|groups)\b/
+
+// Components that judge by the navigation user on purpose, with why.
+const NAVIGATION_JUDGES: Record<string, string> = {
+	'FolderPicker.svelte':
+		'resolves the target workspace’s member itself, and asks `$userStore` only for the navigation one',
+	'FolderEditor.svelte':
+		'resolves the target workspace’s member itself, and asks `$userStore` only for the navigation one'
+}
 
 describe('components under a session editor', () => {
 	it('read the operating workspace, not the navigation store', () => {
@@ -93,4 +91,13 @@ describe('components under a session editor', () => {
 		const offenders = reachable.filter((f) => !(f in NAVIGATION_READERS) && readsNavigationStore(f))
 		expect(offenders).toEqual([])
 	})
+
+	it('judge permissions by the user acting in that workspace', () => {
+		const reachable = reachableComponents()
+		expect(reachable).toContain('triggers/PermissionedAsLine.svelte')
+		const offenders = reachable.filter(
+			(f) => !(f in NAVIGATION_JUDGES) && PERMISSION_READ.test(instanceCode(f))
+		)
+		expect(offenders).toEqual([])
+	})
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditorHeader.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditorHeader.svelte
index 1ea9237e23..75a97d2973 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditorHeader.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppEditorHeader.svelte
@@ -74,9 +74,14 @@
 	import type { RawAppData } from './dataTableRefUtils'
 	import { editInForkAllowed, editInForkLabel, openEditInFork } from '$lib/utils/editInFork'
 	import { isCloudHosted } from '$lib/cloud'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	// async function hash(message) {
 	// 	try {
@@ -445,7 +450,7 @@
 					// custom_path requires admin so to accept update without it, we need to send as undefined when non-admin (when undefined, it will be ignored)
 					// it also means that customPath needs to be set to '' instead of undefined to unset it (when admin)
 					custom_path:
-						$userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin ? (customPath ?? '') : undefined,
+						actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin ? (customPath ?? '') : undefined,
 					labels
 				},
 				js,
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppInlineScriptRunnable.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppInlineScriptRunnable.svelte
index 640d3c62d0..200e76d85b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppInlineScriptRunnable.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppInlineScriptRunnable.svelte
@@ -29,9 +29,14 @@
 	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { isHubFlowPath } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 	let opWs = $derived($operatingWorkspace)
 
 	type RunnableWithInlineScript = RunnableWithFields & {
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@
 			case 'email':
 				return $userStore?.email ?? ''
 			case 'groups':
-				return $userStore?.groups ?? []
+				return actingUser?.groups ?? []
 			case 'workspace':
 				return opWs ?? ''
 			case 'author':
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppInputsSpecEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppInputsSpecEditor.svelte
index 88873cd6df..67ead38501 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppInputsSpecEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/raw_apps/RawAppInputsSpecEditor.svelte
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@
 	import type { InputType } from '../apps/inputType'
 	import Select from '$lib/components/select/Select.svelte'
 	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 	let opWs = $derived($operatingWorkspace)
 
 	// Build ctx properties with current user's actual values
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@
 		{
 			value: 'groups',
 			label: 'Groups',
-			subtitle: `string[] — ${JSON.stringify($userStore?.groups ?? [])}`
+			subtitle: `string[] — ${JSON.stringify(actingUser?.groups ?? [])}`
 		},
 		{
 			value: 'workspace',
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/runs/JobDetailHeader.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/runs/JobDetailHeader.svelte
index 403ff536e9..fb7a8890fc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/runs/JobDetailHeader.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/runs/JobDetailHeader.svelte
@@ -31,9 +31,14 @@
 	import { flowPathToHref } from '$lib/scripts'
 	import { slide } from 'svelte/transition'
 	import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		job: Job
@@ -499,7 +504,7 @@
 						<div class="flex items-baseline flex-wrap gap-x-2 gap-y-1">
 							<JobStatus {job} />
 
-							{#if isJobResolvable(job) && !$userStore?.operator}
+							{#if isJobResolvable(job) && !actingUser?.operator}
 								<!-- No startIcon on these: the row is baseline-aligned, and a Button is
 								     itself a flex container whose baseline comes from its icon rather
 								     than its label, which sits the text ~3px above the badges. Text
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/OpenInSessionButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/OpenInSessionButton.svelte
index 03ce21589e..4e453c09a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/OpenInSessionButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/sessions/OpenInSessionButton.svelte
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@
 	import { AIBtnClasses } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/AIButtonStyle'
 	import { prefersSessionHandoff } from '$lib/components/copilot/chat/global/gate'
 	import { copilotInfo } from '$lib/aiStore'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/toast'
 	import { openSourceInSession } from './sessionSwitch.svelte'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	let {
 		source,
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@
 	const show = $derived(
 		!inSessionPanel &&
 			!!(source?.target || source?.page) &&
-			prefersSessionHandoff($userStore?.operator)
+			prefersSessionHandoff(actingUser?.operator)
 	)
 
 	// Not $state: only read inside open() as a re-entrancy latch, never rendered.
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/settings/UserAIPromptsSettings.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/settings/UserAIPromptsSettings.svelte
index 407d3a3bfe..096689bd09 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/settings/UserAIPromptsSettings.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/settings/UserAIPromptsSettings.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 	import Label from '../Label.svelte'
 	import AIPromptsModal from './AIPromptsModal.svelte'
 	import { ExternalLink, Settings } from 'lucide-svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	const USER_CUSTOM_PROMPTS_KEY = 'userCustomAIPrompts'
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@
 		<div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
 			<p class="text-xs text-secondary">
 				Customize AI behavior with system prompts. These are stored locally in your browser and
-				apply in addition to {#if $userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin}<a
+				apply in addition to {#if actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin}<a
 						href="/workspace_settings?tab=ai"
 						>workspace-level prompts <ExternalLink size={12} class="inline-block" /></a
 					>{:else}workspace-level prompts{/if}.
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/PermissionedAsLine.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/PermissionedAsLine.svelte
index 9cb3cd02a4..86c5ad74b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/PermissionedAsLine.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/PermissionedAsLine.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 	import { useFolderDefaultPermissionedAs } from '$lib/components/useFolderDefaultPermissionedAs.svelte'
 	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { AlertTriangle } from 'lucide-svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	interface Props {
 		/** Current permissioned_as value from the trigger (e.g., 'u/admin') */
@@ -23,10 +26,12 @@
 
 	let { permissionedAs, onPermissionedAsChange, path = undefined }: Props = $props()
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 	const wsId = $derived($operatingWorkspace)
 
 	const canPreserve = $derived(
-		$userStore?.is_admin || ($userStore?.groups ?? []).includes('wm_deployers')
+		actingUser?.is_admin || (actingUser?.groups ?? []).includes('wm_deployers')
 	)
 
 	const myPermissionedAs = $derived($userStore?.username ? `u/${$userStore.username}` : undefined)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerEditorConfigSection.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerEditorConfigSection.svelte
index 8942c7db9b..4a44e01b30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerEditorConfigSection.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerEditorConfigSection.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 	import { Alert } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import Required from '$lib/components/Required.svelte'
 	import Section from '$lib/components/Section.svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	// import { page } from '$app/state'
 	import { getEmailAddress, getEmailDomain } from './utils'
 	import { isCloudHosted } from '$lib/cloud'
@@ -11,7 +10,10 @@
 	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import { EmailTriggerService } from '$lib/gen'
 	import ClipboardPanel from '$lib/components/details/ClipboardPanel.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 	interface Props {
 		initialTriggerPath?: string | undefined
 		dirtyLocalPart?: boolean
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@
 		showTestingBadge = false
 	}: Props = $props()
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 	const wsId = $derived($operatingWorkspace)
 
 	let validateTimeout: number | undefined = undefined
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@
 		local_part === undefined && (local_part = '')
 	})
 
-	let userIsAdmin = $derived($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+	let userIsAdmin = $derived(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin)
 	let userCanEditConfig = $derived(userIsAdmin || isDraftOnly) // User can edit config if they are admin or if the trigger is a draft which will not be saved
 </script>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerPanel.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerPanel.svelte
index 12ec403aeb..7eac6a8971 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerPanel.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/email/EmailTriggerPanel.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import EmailTriggerEditorInner from './EmailTriggerEditorInner.svelte'
 	import Description from '$lib/components/Description.svelte'
-	import { enterpriseLicense, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { enterpriseLicense } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { Alert } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import { onMount, type Snippet } from 'svelte'
 	import { getEmailDomain } from './utils'
 	import type { Trigger } from '../utils'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	let emailTriggerEditor = $state<EmailTriggerEditorInner | null>(null)
 
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@
 				trigger can be configured with a specific local part.
 			</Description>
 
-			{#if !$userStore?.is_admin && !$userStore?.is_super_admin && selectedTrigger.isDraft}
+			{#if !actingUser?.is_admin && !actingUser?.is_super_admin && selectedTrigger.isDraft}
 				<Alert title="Only workspace admins can create email triggers" type="info" size="xs" />
 			{/if}
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/gcp/GcpTriggerEditorConfigSection.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/gcp/GcpTriggerEditorConfigSection.svelte
index fa699a25c3..ade1de1f70 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/gcp/GcpTriggerEditorConfigSection.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/gcp/GcpTriggerEditorConfigSection.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 	import ToggleButton from '$lib/components/common/toggleButton-v2/ToggleButton.svelte'
 	import { base } from '$lib/base'
 	import Toggle from '$lib/components/Toggle.svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 
 	import { Button, Url } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import TextInput from '$lib/components/text_input/TextInput.svelte'
@@ -24,11 +23,16 @@
 	import TestingBadge from '../testingBadge.svelte'
 	import Select from '$lib/components/select/Select.svelte'
 	import { safeSelectItems } from '$lib/components/select/utils.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	// Declared before `DEFAULT_PUSH_CONFIG` / the `base_endpoint` prop default,
 	// which call `getBaseUrl()` (a `wsId` reader) during component init.
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 	const wsId = $derived($operatingWorkspace)
 
 	let topic_items: string[] = $state([])
@@ -152,14 +156,14 @@
 	// Keyed on the loaded mode, not the live one: reading the live mode would make the toggle a
 	// one-way door, disabling itself the moment a non-admin switched an inherited ADC trigger away.
 	const canUseDefaultCredentials = $derived(
-		$userStore?.is_admin === true || loaded_uses_default_credentials
+		actingUser?.is_admin === true || loaded_uses_default_credentials
 	)
 	const hasCredentials = $derived(usesDefaultCredentials || !emptyStringTrimmed(gcp_resource_path))
 	/** Saving re-provisions the subscription with the instance's credentials, so the backend runs
 	 * the admin check on every write, not only when the mode is switched. A non-admin who inherits
 	 * such a trigger can open it, so say why saving is unavailable instead of letting them hit a
 	 * bare 403. */
-	const blockedByAdminGate = $derived(usesDefaultCredentials && $userStore?.is_admin !== true)
+	const blockedByAdminGate = $derived(usesDefaultCredentials && actingUser?.is_admin !== true)
 
 	// One-shot on mount, so read the props rather than the derived: referencing `$derived` state
 	// here captures its initial value anyway, and Svelte warns about it.
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorConfigSection.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorConfigSection.svelte
index f730397d43..dd1dc6da06 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorConfigSection.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RouteEditorConfigSection.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	import Section from '$lib/components/Section.svelte'
 	import ToggleButton from '$lib/components/common/toggleButton-v2/ToggleButton.svelte'
 	import ToggleButtonGroup from '$lib/components/common/toggleButton-v2/ToggleButtonGroup.svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { HttpTriggerService, SettingService } from '$lib/gen'
 	// import { page } from '$app/state'
 	import { getHttpRoute } from './utils'
@@ -13,7 +12,10 @@
 	import TestingBadge from '../testingBadge.svelte'
 	import { untrack } from 'svelte'
 	import TextInput from '$lib/components/text_input/TextInput.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	interface Props {
 		initialTriggerPath?: string | undefined
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@
 		showTestingBadge = false
 	}: Props = $props()
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 	const wsId = $derived($operatingWorkspace)
 
 	let validateTimeout: number | undefined = undefined
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@
 		route_path === undefined && (route_path = '')
 	})
 
-	let userIsAdmin = $derived($userStore?.is_admin || $userStore?.is_super_admin)
+	let userIsAdmin = $derived(actingUser?.is_admin || actingUser?.is_super_admin)
 
 	let globalHttpWorkspacedRoute = $state(false)
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RoutesPanel.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RoutesPanel.svelte
index 4e827cd6c1..edda2aee47 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RoutesPanel.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/http/RoutesPanel.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import RouteEditorInner from './RouteEditorInner.svelte'
 	import Description from '$lib/components/Description.svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { Alert } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	let routeEditor = $state<RouteEditorInner | null>(null)
 	let {
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@
 				specific HTTP method and path.</Description
 			>
 
-			{#if !$userStore?.is_admin && !$userStore?.is_super_admin && selectedTrigger.isDraft}
+			{#if !actingUser?.is_admin && !actingUser?.is_super_admin && selectedTrigger.isDraft}
 				<Alert title="Non-admin users are limited to workspaced routes" type="info" size="xs" />
 			{/if}
 		</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/native/NativeTriggerEditor.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/native/NativeTriggerEditor.svelte
index ee3f9abd03..3f920d3e2d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/native/NativeTriggerEditor.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/triggers/native/NativeTriggerEditor.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 		getTemplatePath,
 		saveNativeTriggerFromCfg
 	} from './utils'
-	import { usedTriggerKinds, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { usedTriggerKinds } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { canWrite, emptyString, sendUserToast } from '$lib/utils'
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/common'
 	import TextInput from '$lib/components/text_input/TextInput.svelte'
@@ -27,9 +27,14 @@
 	import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals'
 	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte'
 	import Alert from '$lib/components/common/alert/Alert.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		service: NativeServiceName
@@ -215,7 +220,7 @@
 			serviceConfig = (fullTrigger.service_config as Record<string, any>) || {}
 			scriptPath = fullTrigger.script_path
 			initialScriptPath = fullTrigger.script_path
-			can_write = canWrite(fullTrigger.script_path, {}, $userStore)
+			can_write = canWrite(fullTrigger.script_path, {}, actingUser)
 			summary = fullTrigger.summary ?? ''
 			externalData = fullTrigger.external_data
 			externalError = fullTrigger.external_error ?? undefined
@@ -518,7 +523,7 @@
 							bind:itemKind
 							kinds={['script']}
 							allowFlow={true}
-							allowEdit={!$userStore?.operator}
+							allowEdit={!actingUser?.operator}
 							clearable
 						/>
 						{#if emptyString(scriptPath)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/wizards/AppPicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/wizards/AppPicker.svelte
index 0e73e736f9..17f384c71d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/wizards/AppPicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/wizards/AppPicker.svelte
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getContext, onMount } from 'svelte'
 	import DarkModeObserver from '../DarkModeObserver.svelte'
-	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
 	import { AppService, type ListableApp } from '$lib/gen'
 	import { canWrite } from '$lib/utils'
 	import type { AppViewerContext } from '../apps/types'
 	import Alert from '../common/alert/Alert.svelte'
 	import Select from '../select/Select.svelte'
-	import { useOperatingWorkspace } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+	import {
+		useOperatingUser,
+		useOperatingWorkspace
+	} from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
 
 	const operatingWorkspace = useOperatingWorkspace()
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	interface Props {
 		value?: string
@@ -28,9 +32,9 @@
 		).map((app: ListableApp) => {
 			return {
 				canWrite:
-					canWrite(app.path!, app.extra_perms!, $userStore) &&
+					canWrite(app.path!, app.extra_perms!, actingUser) &&
 					app.workspace_id == $operatingWorkspace &&
-					!$userStore?.operator,
+					!actingUser?.operator,
 				...app
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DataTableMigrationsButton.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DataTableMigrationsButton.svelte
index fc9bddcf4e..08fa94e189 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DataTableMigrationsButton.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/workspaceSettings/DataTableMigrationsButton.svelte
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
 	import Portal from '$lib/components/Portal.svelte'
 	import DropdownV2 from '../DropdownV2.svelte'
 	import MissingWorkerTagAlert from '../jobs/MissingWorkerTagAlert.svelte'
-	import { superadmin, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { superadmin } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { useOperatingUser } from '$lib/components/operatingWorkspace.svelte'
+
+	const operatingUser = useOperatingUser()
+	const actingUser = $derived(operatingUser.current)
 
 	let {
 		workspace,
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@
 	let generatingInitial = $state(false)
 
 	// Only workspace admins and super admins can opt a data table in or out.
-	const canManage = $derived(!!$userStore?.is_admin || !!$superadmin)
+	const canManage = $derived(!!actingUser?.is_admin || !!$superadmin)
 
 	let newMigrationModal = $state<NewDataTableMigrationModal | undefined>(undefined)
 	let newMigrationOpen = $state(false)