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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ACCOUNT=""
+ALLOW_NONTEST=false
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage: scripts/live-chat-test.sh [options]
+
+Options:
+  --account <email>   Account to use (defaults to GOG_IT_ACCOUNT or first auth)
+  --allow-nontest     Allow running against non-test accounts
+  -h, --help          Show this help
+
+Env:
+  GOG_LIVE_CHAT_SPACE=spaces/<id>        Existing space to use for list/send
+  GOG_LIVE_CHAT_THREAD=<id|resource>    Thread id or resource for sends
+  GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM=user@domain          DM target (workspace user)
+  GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM_THREAD=<id|resource> Thread id for DM send
+  GOG_LIVE_CHAT_CREATE=1                Create a new space (no cleanup)
+  GOG_LIVE_CHAT_MEMBER=user@domain      Member to add when creating a space
+  GOG_LIVE_ALLOW_NONTEST=1              Allow non-test accounts
+USAGE
+}
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --account)
+      ACCOUNT="$2"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --allow-nontest)
+      ALLOW_NONTEST=true
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown arg: $1" >&2
+      usage >&2
+      exit 2
+      ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+BIN="${GOG_BIN:-./bin/gog}"
+if [ ! -x "$BIN" ]; then
+  make build >/dev/null
+fi
+
+PY="${PYTHON:-python3}"
+if ! command -v "$PY" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  PY="python"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$ACCOUNT" ]; then
+  ACCOUNT="${GOG_IT_ACCOUNT:-}"
+fi
+if [ -z "$ACCOUNT" ]; then
+  acct_json=$($BIN auth list --json)
+  ACCOUNT=$($PY -c 'import json,sys; obj=json.load(sys.stdin); print(obj.get("accounts", [{}])[0].get("email", ""))' <<<"$acct_json")
+fi
+if [ -z "$ACCOUNT" ]; then
+  echo "No account available for live tests." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+is_test_account() {
+  local a
+  a=$(echo "$1" | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')
+  case "$a" in
+    *test*|*bot*|*sandbox*|*qa*|*staging*|*dev*|*@example.com)
+      return 0
+      ;;
+  esac
+  case "$a" in
+    *+*)
+      return 0
+      ;;
+  esac
+  return 1
+}
+
+is_consumer_account() {
+  local a domain
+  a=$(echo "$1" | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')
+  domain="${a##*@}"
+  case "$domain" in
+    gmail.com|googlemail.com)
+      return 0
+      ;;
+  esac
+  return 1
+}
+
+if [ "${ALLOW_NONTEST:-false}" = false ] && [ -z "${GOG_LIVE_ALLOW_NONTEST:-}" ]; then
+  if ! is_test_account "$ACCOUNT"; then
+    echo "Refusing to run live tests against non-test account: $ACCOUNT" >&2
+    echo "Pass --allow-nontest or set GOG_LIVE_ALLOW_NONTEST=1 to override." >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
+fi
+
+if is_consumer_account "$ACCOUNT"; then
+  echo "==> chat (skipped; Workspace only)"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+gog() {
+  "$BIN" --account "$ACCOUNT" "$@"
+}
+
+TS=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
+
+echo "Using account: $ACCOUNT"
+echo "==> chat spaces list"
+gog chat spaces list --json --max 1 >/dev/null
+
+if [ -n "${GOG_LIVE_CHAT_SPACE:-}" ]; then
+  echo "==> chat messages list"
+  gog chat messages list "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_SPACE" --json --max 1 >/dev/null
+  echo "==> chat threads list"
+  gog chat threads list "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_SPACE" --json --max 1 >/dev/null
+  echo "==> chat messages send"
+  if [ -n "${GOG_LIVE_CHAT_THREAD:-}" ]; then
+    gog chat messages send "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_SPACE" --text "gogcli smoke $TS" --thread "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_THREAD" --json >/dev/null
+  else
+    gog chat messages send "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_SPACE" --text "gogcli smoke $TS" --json >/dev/null
+  fi
+else
+  echo "==> chat messages/threads (skipped; set GOG_LIVE_CHAT_SPACE)"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "${GOG_LIVE_CHAT_CREATE:-}" ]; then
+  if [ -z "${GOG_LIVE_CHAT_MEMBER:-}" ]; then
+    echo "==> chat spaces create (skipped; set GOG_LIVE_CHAT_MEMBER)"
+  else
+    echo "==> chat spaces create"
+    gog chat spaces create "gogcli-smoke-$TS" --member "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_MEMBER" --json >/dev/null
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ -n "${GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM:-}" ]; then
+  echo "==> chat dm space"
+  gog chat dm space "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM" --json >/dev/null
+  echo "==> chat dm send"
+  if [ -n "${GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM_THREAD:-}" ]; then
+    gog chat dm send "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM" --text "gogcli dm $TS" --thread "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM_THREAD" --json >/dev/null
+  else
+    gog chat dm send "$GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM" --text "gogcli dm $TS" --json >/dev/null
+  fi
+else
+  echo "==> chat dm (skipped; set GOG_LIVE_CHAT_DM)"
+fi
+
+echo "Chat live tests complete."