.gitignore

@@ -142,4 +142,5 @@ dist
 vite.config.js.timestamp-*
 vite.config.ts.timestamp-*
 .vite/
-database.db
+database.db
+database.db*

_test_server_temp.js

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Temporary test harness - deleted after verification. Points at a scratch copy of the DB so the
+// real database.db is never touched.
+require('dotenv').config({ quiet: true });
+const express = require('express');
+const sqlite3 = require('sqlite3').verbose();
+const app = express();
+const session = require('express-session');
+const port = 3999;
+
+const db = new sqlite3.Database('/tmp/database_full_test.db', (err) => {
+	if (err) {
+		console.error('Failed to connect to the database:', err.message);
+		process.exit(1);
+	} else {
+		console.log('Connected to the SQLite database.');
+		require('./migrations')(db).then(() => {
+			app.listen(port, () => {
+				console.log(`NOTXCS API is running on port ${port}`);
+			});
+		}).catch(err => {
+			console.error('Failed to run migrations:', err.message);
+			process.exit(1);
+		});
+	};
+});
+
+app.use(express.static('public'));
+app.use(express.json());
+app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
+app.use(session({
+	secret: 'test-secret',
+	resave: false,
+	saveUninitialized: true,
+	cookie: { secure: false }
+}));
+
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+	console.log(`${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}`);
+	next();
+});
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const routesPath = path.join(__dirname, 'routes');
+
+function loadRoutes(dir, basePath = '/') {
+	const files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
+
+	files.forEach((file) => {
+		const fullPath = path.join(dir, file);
+		const stat = fs.statSync(fullPath);
+
+		if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+			loadRoutes(fullPath, path.join(basePath, file));
+		} else if (file.endsWith('.js')) {
+			const routeName = path.basename(file, '.js');
+			const routeUrl = path.join(basePath, routeName === 'index' ? '' : routeName).replace(/\\/g, '/');
+
+			try {
+				const route = require(fullPath)(db);
+				if (typeof route === 'function' || route.name === 'router') {
+					app.use(routeUrl, route);
+					console.log(`Loaded route: ${routeUrl}`);
+				}
+			} catch (err) {
+				console.error(`Error loading route ${fullPath}:`, err);
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+loadRoutes(routesPath);

lib/auth.js

@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ const ROLES = {
 	SUPERADMIN: 4
 };
 
+// Organization membership roles. These are scoped to a single organization only and are completely
+// independent of the platform-wide `ROLES` above (e.g. an org Admin is not a platform admin).
+// 1 = View: read-only access to the org's places, readers, ACL entries, access groups and logs.
+// 2 = Edit: everything View can do, plus create/edit/delete places, readers, ACL entries and
+//     access groups, regenerate API keys, and engage/lift place-level lockdowns.
+// 3 = Admin: everything Edit can do, plus manage organization membership (add/remove members,
+//     change roles), rename the organization, and delete it (once it owns no places).
+const ORG_ROLES = {
+	VIEW: 1,
+	EDIT: 2,
+	ADMIN: 3
+};
+
 // Returns Express middleware that requires an authenticated session and (optionally) a minimum role.
 // `getDb` is a function returning the current db instance, since route modules assign `db` after this
 // middleware is registered (see routes/dashboard.js and routes/admin.js).
@@ -45,4 +58,4 @@ function requireAuth(getDb, minRole = ROLES.USER) {
 	};
 }
 
-module.exports = { ROLES, requireAuth };
+module.exports = { ROLES, ORG_ROLES, requireAuth };

lib/orgs.js

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+const { ROLES, ORG_ROLES } = require('./auth');
+
+// Creates a new default personal organization for a freshly-created user and makes them an Admin
+// member of it. Used both at registration (routes/auth.js) and when a platform admin creates a user
+// directly (routes/admin.js), so every user always has at least one organization to create places in.
+function createDefaultOrg(db, userId, username, callback) {
+	db.run(`INSERT INTO organizations (name, ownerId) VALUES (?, ?)`, [`Personal (${username})`, userId], function (err) {
+		if (err) return callback(err);
+
+		const orgId = this.lastID;
+		db.run(`INSERT INTO organization_members (orgId, userId, role, invitedBy) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`, [orgId, userId, ORG_ROLES.ADMIN, userId], (err) => {
+			if (err) return callback(err);
+			callback(null, orgId);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+// Looks up the caller's effective role within an organization: their actual membership role if
+// they're a member, or an Admin-level "bypass" if they're not a member but hold a platform-wide
+// elevated/admin/superadmin role (mirroring the old per-place ownership bypass). Calls back with
+// `{ role, isMember, bypass }`, or `{ role: null }` if the user has no access at all.
+function getEffectiveOrgRole(db, orgId, user, callback) {
+	db.get(`SELECT role FROM organization_members WHERE orgId = ? AND userId = ?`, [orgId, user.id], (err, member) => {
+		if (err) return callback(err);
+
+		if (member) {
+			return callback(null, { role: member.role, isMember: true, bypass: false });
+		}
+
+		if (user.role >= ROLES.ELEVATED) {
+			return callback(null, { role: ORG_ROLES.ADMIN, isMember: false, bypass: true });
+		}
+
+		callback(null, { role: null, isMember: false, bypass: false });
+	});
+}
+
+module.exports = { createDefaultOrg, getEffectiveOrgRole };
+

migrations/0008_organizations.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+-- Organizations replace per-place shared access: every place belongs to an organization, and access
+-- to it is determined by the caller's role/membership in that organization rather than by direct
+-- ownership or one-off per-place grants (see the now-dropped place_access table, below).
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS organizations (
+	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+	name TEXT NOT NULL,
+	ownerId INTEGER,
+	createdAt DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+	FOREIGN KEY(ownerId) REFERENCES users(id)
+);
+
+-- Membership roles are scoped to the organization only (independent of the platform-wide role in
+-- users.role): 1 = View (read-only), 2 = Edit (manage places/readers/ACL/access groups), 3 = Admin
+-- (Edit, plus manage organization membership/roles and rename/delete the organization itself).
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS organization_members (
+	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+	orgId INTEGER NOT NULL,
+	userId INTEGER NOT NULL,
+	role INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+	invitedBy INTEGER,
+	createdAt DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+	FOREIGN KEY(orgId) REFERENCES organizations(id),
+	FOREIGN KEY(userId) REFERENCES users(id),
+	FOREIGN KEY(invitedBy) REFERENCES users(id),
+	UNIQUE(orgId, userId)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_org_members_userId ON organization_members(userId);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_org_members_orgId ON organization_members(orgId);
+
+ALTER TABLE places ADD COLUMN orgId INTEGER REFERENCES organizations(id);
+
+-- Auto-create a default personal organization for every existing user.
+INSERT INTO organizations (name, ownerId)
+SELECT 'Personal (' || username || ')', id FROM users;
+
+-- Make every user an Admin member of their own new default organization.
+INSERT INTO organization_members (orgId, userId, role, invitedBy)
+SELECT organizations.id, organizations.ownerId, 3, organizations.ownerId
+FROM organizations;
+
+-- Move every personally-owned place into its owner's new default organization.
+UPDATE places
+SET orgId = (SELECT id FROM organizations WHERE organizations.ownerId = places.ownerId)
+WHERE ownerId IS NOT NULL;
+
+-- Carry over any existing per-place shared access grants as Edit members of the place's new
+-- organization, then drop the now-unused table - organizations replace this feature entirely.
+INSERT OR IGNORE INTO organization_members (orgId, userId, role, invitedBy, createdAt)
+SELECT places.orgId, place_access.userId, 2, place_access.grantedBy, place_access.createdAt
+FROM place_access
+JOIN places ON places.id = place_access.placeId
+WHERE places.orgId IS NOT NULL;
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS place_access;

public/css/style.css

@@ -174,6 +174,42 @@ button.danger {
 	margin-bottom: 8px;
 }
 
+.org-switcher {
+	margin-bottom: 16px;
+	padding-bottom: 16px;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.org-switcher label {
+	margin-bottom: 6px;
+}
+
+.org-switcher-row {
+	display: flex;
+	gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.org-switcher-row select {
+	flex: 1;
+	margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.org-switcher-row button {
+	white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.role-pill {
+	display: inline-block;
+	padding: 2px 8px;
+	border-radius: 999px;
+	font-size: 11px;
+	font-weight: 600;
+	background: rgba(79, 124, 255, 0.15);
+	color: var(--accent);
+	white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+
 .place-list {
 	list-style: none;
 	margin: 0;

public/dashboard/index.html

@@ -11,12 +11,22 @@
 		<aside class="sidebar">
 			<h2>NOTXCS</h2>
 			<div class="user-info">Signed in as <strong id="username-display"></strong> <span id="role-badge" class="badge type-badge"></span></div>
+
+			<div class="org-switcher">
+				<label for="org-select">Organization</label>
+				<div class="org-switcher-row">
+					<select id="org-select"></select>
+					<button type="button" class="secondary" id="manage-org-btn" title="Manage organization">Manage</button>
+				</div>
+				<button type="button" class="secondary" id="new-org-btn" style="width:100%;margin-top:8px;">+ New organization</button>
+			</div>
+
 			<a id="admin-link" class="hidden" href="/admin" style="display:block;margin-bottom:12px;color:var(--accent);font-size:13px;">Manage users</a>
 			<button class="secondary" id="logout-btn" style="margin-bottom: 16px;">Log out</button>
 
 			<ul class="place-list" id="place-list"></ul>
 
-			<div class="card" style="margin-top: 16px;">
+			<div class="card hidden" id="add-place-card" style="margin-top: 16px;">
 				<h3 style="margin-top:0;font-size:14px;">Add place</h3>
 				<form id="add-place-form">
 					<label for="place-name">Name <span style="color:var(--muted);font-weight:normal;">(optional)</span></label>
@@ -32,6 +42,7 @@
 			</div>
 		</aside>
 
+
 		<main class="main">
 			<div id="lockdown-banner" class="error hidden" style="display:block;margin-bottom:16px;">
 				Site-wide lockdown is active - every reader at every place is disabled until an admin lifts it.
@@ -121,23 +132,22 @@
 					<ul class="acl-list" id="access-groups-list"></ul>
 				</div>
 
-				<div class="card" id="shared-access-card">
+				<div class="card" id="move-org-card">
-					<h3>Shared access</h3>
+					<h3>Move to another organization</h3>
-					<p style="margin-top:-8px;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;">Grant other users access to manage this place's settings, readers and access groups.</p>
+					<p style="margin-top:-8px;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;">Move this place to a different organization you have Edit access in. Everyone in the current organization will lose access to it.</p>
-					<form id="add-shared-access-form" class="inline-form">
+					<form id="move-org-form" class="inline-form">
 						<div class="field-group">
-							<label for="shared-access-username">Username</label>
+							<label for="move-org-select">Organization</label>
-							<input type="text" id="shared-access-username" required>
+							<select id="move-org-select"></select>
 						</div>
-						<button type="submit" class="primary">Grant access</button>
+						<button type="submit" class="secondary">Move place</button>
 					</form>
-					<div id="shared-access-empty" class="empty-state hidden">No other users have been granted access to this place.</div>
-					<ul class="acl-list" id="shared-access-list"></ul>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</main>
 	</div>
 
+
 	<div id="acl-modal" class="modal-overlay hidden">
 		<div class="modal">
 			<div class="modal-header">
@@ -246,7 +256,74 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 
+	<div id="new-org-modal" class="modal-overlay hidden">
+		<div class="modal" style="max-width:420px;">
+			<div class="modal-header">
+				<h2>New organization</h2>
+				<button class="secondary" id="new-org-close-btn">Close</button>
+			</div>
+			<form id="new-org-form">
+				<label for="new-org-name">Organization name</label>
+				<input type="text" id="new-org-name" required>
+				<button type="submit" class="primary">Create organization</button>
+			</form>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	<div id="org-modal" class="modal-overlay hidden">
+		<div class="modal">
+			<div class="modal-header">
+				<h2>Manage organization — <span id="org-modal-name"></span></h2>
+				<button class="secondary" id="org-modal-close-btn">Close</button>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="card" id="org-rename-card">
+				<h3>Organization name</h3>
+				<form id="org-rename-form" class="inline-form">
+					<div class="field-group">
+						<label for="org-rename-input">Name</label>
+						<input type="text" id="org-rename-input" required>
+					</div>
+					<button type="submit" class="primary">Save</button>
+				</form>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="card" id="org-add-member-card">
+				<h3>Add member</h3>
+				<p style="margin-top:-8px;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;">Add another user to this organization by username, and choose their role within it.</p>
+				<form id="org-add-member-form" class="inline-form">
+					<div class="field-group">
+						<label for="org-member-username">Username</label>
+						<input type="text" id="org-member-username" required>
+					</div>
+					<div class="field-group">
+						<label for="org-member-role">Role</label>
+						<select id="org-member-role">
+							<option value="1">View only</option>
+							<option value="2">Edit</option>
+							<option value="3">Admin</option>
+						</select>
+					</div>
+					<button type="submit" class="primary">Add member</button>
+				</form>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="card">
+				<h3>Members</h3>
+				<div id="org-members-empty" class="empty-state hidden">No members yet.</div>
+				<ul class="acl-list" id="org-members-list"></ul>
+			</div>
+
+			<div class="card" id="org-delete-card">
+				<h3>Delete organization</h3>
+				<p style="margin-top:-8px;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;">The organization must own no places before it can be deleted.</p>
+				<button type="button" class="danger" id="org-delete-btn">Delete organization</button>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
 	<script src="/js/dashboard.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
 
+

public/js/dashboard.js

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ let currentPlaceId = null;
 let places = [];
 let accessGroups = [];
 let currentUser = null;
-let currentPlaceAccessLevel = null;
+let currentOrgId = null;
+let orgs = [];
+let currentOrgRole = null;
+let currentOrgBypass = false;
 
 const ROLE_LABELS = {
 	1: 'User',
@@ -11,6 +14,12 @@ const ROLE_LABELS = {
 	4: 'Superadmin'
 };
 
+const ORG_ROLE_LABELS = {
+	1: 'View only',
+	2: 'Edit',
+	3: 'Admin'
+};
+
 async function api(path, options = {}) {
 	const res = await fetch(path, {
 		headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
@@ -38,7 +47,7 @@ async function init() {
 	document.getElementById('set-api-key-form').classList.toggle('hidden', me.user.role < 3);
 
 	await loadLockdownBanner();
-	await loadPlaces();
+	await loadOrgs();
 }
 
 async function loadLockdownBanner() {
@@ -49,8 +58,259 @@ async function loadLockdownBanner() {
 	}
 }
 
+// --- Organizations ---
+
+const LAST_ORG_STORAGE_KEY = 'notxcs_last_org_id';
+
+async function loadOrgs() {
+	const data = await api('/dashboard/orgs');
+	orgs = data.orgs || [];
+	renderOrgSelect();
+
+	if (orgs.length === 0) {
+		currentOrgId = null;
+		currentOrgRole = null;
+		currentOrgBypass = false;
+		updateOrgGatedUI();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const stored = parseInt(localStorage.getItem(LAST_ORG_STORAGE_KEY), 10);
+	const initialOrg = orgs.find(o => o.id === stored) || orgs[0];
+	await selectOrg(initialOrg.id);
+}
+
+function renderOrgSelect() {
+	const select = document.getElementById('org-select');
+	select.innerHTML = '';
+	orgs.forEach((org) => {
+		const option = document.createElement('option');
+		option.value = org.id;
+		option.textContent = org.name;
+		if (org.id === currentOrgId) option.selected = true;
+		select.appendChild(option);
+	});
+}
+
+async function selectOrg(orgId) {
+	currentOrgId = orgId;
+	const org = orgs.find(o => o.id === orgId);
+	currentOrgRole = org ? org.role : null;
+	currentOrgBypass = org ? org.bypass : false;
+	localStorage.setItem(LAST_ORG_STORAGE_KEY, String(orgId));
+	renderOrgSelect();
+	updateOrgGatedUI();
+
+	currentPlaceId = null;
+	document.getElementById('place-view').classList.add('hidden');
+	document.getElementById('no-place').classList.remove('hidden');
+
+	await loadPlaces();
+}
+
+// Shows/hides UI that depends on the caller's role within the current organization: Edit is needed
+// to add places, Admin is needed to manage the organization itself (rename/members/delete).
+function updateOrgGatedUI() {
+	const canEdit = currentOrgRole >= 2;
+	const canAdmin = currentOrgRole >= 3;
+	document.getElementById('add-place-card').classList.toggle('hidden', !canEdit);
+	document.getElementById('manage-org-btn').classList.toggle('hidden', !canAdmin || !currentOrgId);
+}
+
+document.getElementById('org-select').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+	selectOrg(parseInt(e.target.value, 10));
+});
+
+document.getElementById('new-org-btn').addEventListener('click', () => {
+	document.getElementById('new-org-form').reset();
+	document.getElementById('new-org-modal').classList.remove('hidden');
+});
+
+document.getElementById('new-org-close-btn').addEventListener('click', () => {
+	document.getElementById('new-org-modal').classList.add('hidden');
+});
+document.getElementById('new-org-modal').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+	if (e.target.id === 'new-org-modal') document.getElementById('new-org-modal').classList.add('hidden');
+});
+
+document.getElementById('new-org-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
+	e.preventDefault();
+	const name = document.getElementById('new-org-name').value.trim();
+	if (!name) return;
+
+	const result = await api('/dashboard/orgs', {
+		method: 'POST',
+		body: JSON.stringify({ name })
+	});
+
+	if (result.success) {
+		document.getElementById('new-org-modal').classList.add('hidden');
+		await loadOrgs();
+		await selectOrg(result.org.id);
+	} else {
+		alert(result.message || 'Failed to create organization');
+	}
+});
+
+// --- Organization management modal (rename, members, delete) ---
+
+let orgMembers = [];
+
+async function openOrgModal() {
+	if (!currentOrgId) return;
+	const org = orgs.find(o => o.id === currentOrgId);
+	document.getElementById('org-modal-name').textContent = org ? org.name : '';
+	document.getElementById('org-rename-input').value = org ? org.name : '';
+	document.getElementById('org-add-member-form').reset();
+	document.getElementById('org-modal').classList.remove('hidden');
+	await loadOrgMembers();
+}
+
+function closeOrgModal() {
+	document.getElementById('org-modal').classList.add('hidden');
+}
+
+document.getElementById('manage-org-btn').addEventListener('click', openOrgModal);
+document.getElementById('org-modal-close-btn').addEventListener('click', closeOrgModal);
+document.getElementById('org-modal').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+	if (e.target.id === 'org-modal') closeOrgModal();
+});
+
+document.getElementById('org-rename-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
+	e.preventDefault();
+	if (!currentOrgId) return;
+	const name = document.getElementById('org-rename-input').value.trim();
+	if (!name) return;
+
+	const result = await api(`/dashboard/orgs/${encodeURIComponent(currentOrgId)}`, {
+		method: 'PUT',
+		body: JSON.stringify({ name })
+	});
+
+	if (result.success) {
+		await loadOrgs();
+		document.getElementById('org-modal-name').textContent = name;
+	} else {
+		alert(result.message || 'Failed to rename organization');
+	}
+});
+
+async function loadOrgMembers() {
+	if (!currentOrgId) return;
+	const data = await api(`/dashboard/orgs/${encodeURIComponent(currentOrgId)}/members`);
+	orgMembers = data.members || [];
+	renderOrgMembersList();
+}
+
+function renderOrgMembersList() {
+	const list = document.getElementById('org-members-list');
+	const empty = document.getElementById('org-members-empty');
+	list.innerHTML = '';
+
+	if (orgMembers.length === 0) {
+		empty.classList.remove('hidden');
+		return;
+	}
+	empty.classList.add('hidden');
+
+	const org = orgs.find(o => o.id === currentOrgId);
+	const isOwner = (userId) => org && userId === org.ownerId;
+
+	orgMembers.forEach((member) => {
+		const li = document.createElement('li');
+		li.className = 'acl-entry';
+
+		if (isOwner(member.userId)) {
+			li.innerHTML = `
+				<span class="acl-description">${escapeHtml(member.username)}</span>
+				<span class="role-pill">Admin (owner)</span>
+			`;
+			list.appendChild(li);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const roleOptions = Object.entries(ORG_ROLE_LABELS)
+			.map(([value, label]) => `<option value="${value}" ${parseInt(value, 10) === member.role ? 'selected' : ''}>${label}</option>`)
+			.join('');
+
+		li.innerHTML = `
+			<span class="acl-description">${escapeHtml(member.username)}</span>
+			<select class="org-member-role-select">${roleOptions}</select>
+			<button class="secondary org-member-save-btn">Save</button>
+			<button class="danger org-member-remove-btn">Remove</button>
+		`;
+		li.querySelector('.org-member-save-btn').addEventListener('click', () => saveOrgMemberRole(member.userId, li));
+		li.querySelector('.org-member-remove-btn').addEventListener('click', () => removeOrgMember(member.userId, member.username));
+		list.appendChild(li);
+	});
+}
+
+async function saveOrgMemberRole(userId, li) {
+	const role = parseInt(li.querySelector('.org-member-role-select').value, 10);
+	const result = await api(`/dashboard/orgs/${encodeURIComponent(currentOrgId)}/members/${encodeURIComponent(userId)}`, {
+		method: 'PUT',
+		body: JSON.stringify({ role })
+	});
+	if (result.success) {
+		await loadOrgMembers();
+	} else {
+		alert(result.message || 'Failed to update member role');
+	}
+}
+
+async function removeOrgMember(userId, username) {
+	if (!confirm(`Remove ${username} from this organization?`)) return;
+	const result = await api(`/dashboard/orgs/${encodeURIComponent(currentOrgId)}/members/${encodeURIComponent(userId)}`, {
+		method: 'DELETE'
+	});
+	if (result.success) {
+		await loadOrgMembers();
+	} else {
+		alert(result.message || 'Failed to remove member');
+	}
+}
+
+document.getElementById('org-add-member-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
+	e.preventDefault();
+	if (!currentOrgId) return;
+
+	const username = document.getElementById('org-member-username').value.trim();
+	const role = parseInt(document.getElementById('org-member-role').value, 10);
+	if (!username) return;
+
+	const result = await api(`/dashboard/orgs/${encodeURIComponent(currentOrgId)}/members`, {
+		method: 'POST',
+		body: JSON.stringify({ username, role })
+	});
+
+	if (result.success) {
+		document.getElementById('org-add-member-form').reset();
+		await loadOrgMembers();
+	} else {
+		alert(result.message || 'Failed to add member');
+	}
+});
+
+document.getElementById('org-delete-btn').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+	if (!currentOrgId) return;
+	if (!confirm('Delete this organization? It must own no places.')) return;
+
+	const result = await api(`/dashboard/orgs/${encodeURIComponent(currentOrgId)}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+	if (result.success) {
+		closeOrgModal();
+		await loadOrgs();
+	} else {
+		alert(result.message || 'Failed to delete organization');
+	}
+});
+
 async function loadPlaces() {
-	const data = await api('/dashboard/places');
+	if (!currentOrgId) {
+		places = [];
+		renderPlaceList();
+		return;
+	}
+	const data = await api(`/dashboard/places?orgId=${encodeURIComponent(currentOrgId)}`);
 	places = data.places || [];
 	renderPlaceList();
 }
@@ -80,18 +340,13 @@ function renderPlaceList() {
 
 		li.appendChild(row);
 
-		if (place.ownerUsername) {
-			const ownerSpan = document.createElement('span');
-			ownerSpan.className = 'place-list-owner';
-			ownerSpan.textContent = `Owner: ${place.ownerUsername}`;
-			li.appendChild(ownerSpan);
-		}
-
 		li.addEventListener('click', () => selectPlace(place.id));
 		list.appendChild(li);
 	});
 }
 
+let currentPlaceCanEdit = false;
+
 async function selectPlace(placeId) {
 	currentPlaceId = placeId;
 	renderPlaceList();
@@ -99,8 +354,6 @@ async function selectPlace(placeId) {
 	const data = await api(`/dashboard/places/${encodeURIComponent(placeId)}`);
 	if (!data.success) return;
 
-	currentPlaceAccessLevel = data.accessLevel;
-
 	document.getElementById('no-place').classList.add('hidden');
 	document.getElementById('place-view').classList.remove('hidden');
 	document.getElementById('place-title').textContent = data.place.name || placeId;
@@ -114,19 +367,60 @@ async function selectPlace(placeId) {
 	document.getElementById('toggle-api-key-btn').textContent = 'Show';
 	document.getElementById('place-api-key-custom').value = '';
 
-	const canManageOwnership = currentPlaceAccessLevel === 'owner' || currentPlaceAccessLevel === 'bypass';
+	currentPlaceCanEdit = currentOrgRole >= 2;
-	document.getElementById('delete-place-btn').classList.toggle('hidden', !canManageOwnership);
+	const canEdit = currentPlaceCanEdit;
-	document.getElementById('shared-access-card').classList.toggle('hidden', !canManageOwnership);
+	document.getElementById('delete-place-btn').classList.toggle('hidden', !canEdit);
+	document.getElementById('move-org-card').classList.toggle('hidden', !canEdit);
+	document.getElementById('set-place-name-form').querySelector('button').disabled = !canEdit;
+	document.getElementById('regenerate-api-key-btn').disabled = !canEdit;
+	document.getElementById('add-reader-form').querySelector('button').disabled = !canEdit;
+	document.getElementById('add-access-group-form').querySelector('button').disabled = !canEdit;
+
+	if (canEdit) {
+		populateMoveOrgSelect();
+	}
 
 	updatePlaceLockdownUI(!!data.place.lockdown);
 
 	renderReaders(data.accessPoints || []);
 	await loadAccessGroups();
-	if (canManageOwnership) {
-		await loadSharedAccess();
-	}
 }
 
+function populateMoveOrgSelect() {
+	const select = document.getElementById('move-org-select');
+	select.innerHTML = '';
+	orgs.filter(o => o.role >= 2 && o.id !== currentOrgId).forEach((org) => {
+		const option = document.createElement('option');
+		option.value = org.id;
+		option.textContent = org.name;
+		select.appendChild(option);
+	});
+	document.getElementById('move-org-form').querySelector('button').disabled = select.options.length === 0;
+}
+
+document.getElementById('move-org-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
+	e.preventDefault();
+	if (!currentPlaceId) return;
+	const destOrgId = parseInt(document.getElementById('move-org-select').value, 10);
+	if (!destOrgId) return;
+	if (!confirm('Move this place to the selected organization? Members of the current organization will lose access to it.')) return;
+
+	const result = await api(`/dashboard/places/${encodeURIComponent(currentPlaceId)}/move`, {
+		method: 'POST',
+		body: JSON.stringify({ orgId: destOrgId })
+	});
+
+	if (result.success) {
+		currentPlaceId = null;
+		document.getElementById('place-view').classList.add('hidden');
+		document.getElementById('no-place').classList.remove('hidden');
+		await loadPlaces();
+	} else {
+		alert(result.message || 'Failed to move place');
+	}
+});
+
+
 function updatePlaceLockdownUI(active) {
 	const engageBtn = document.getElementById('engage-place-lockdown-btn');
 	const liftBtn = document.getElementById('lift-place-lockdown-btn');
@@ -134,10 +428,10 @@ function updatePlaceLockdownUI(active) {
 
 	if (active) {
 		engageBtn.classList.add('hidden');
-		liftBtn.classList.remove('hidden');
+		liftBtn.classList.toggle('hidden', !currentPlaceCanEdit);
 		banner.classList.remove('hidden');
 	} else {
-		engageBtn.classList.remove('hidden');
+		engageBtn.classList.toggle('hidden', !currentPlaceCanEdit);
 		liftBtn.classList.add('hidden');
 		banner.classList.add('hidden');
 	}
@@ -168,26 +462,28 @@ function renderReaders(accessPoints) {
 			<div class="reader-id">${escapeHtml(ap.id)}</div>
 			<div class="field">
 				<span>Enabled</span>
-				<input type="checkbox" data-field="enabled" ${ap.enabled ? 'checked' : ''}>
+				<input type="checkbox" data-field="enabled" ${ap.enabled ? 'checked' : ''} ${currentPlaceCanEdit ? '' : 'disabled'}>
 			</div>
 			<div class="field">
 				<span>Armed</span>
-				<input type="checkbox" data-field="armState" ${ap.armState ? 'checked' : ''}>
+				<input type="checkbox" data-field="armState" ${ap.armState ? 'checked' : ''} ${currentPlaceCanEdit ? '' : 'disabled'}>
 			</div>
 			<div class="field">
 				<span>Unlock time (s)</span>
-				<input type="number" data-field="unlockTime" value="${ap.unlockTime}" min="0">
+				<input type="number" data-field="unlockTime" value="${ap.unlockTime}" min="0" ${currentPlaceCanEdit ? '' : 'disabled'}>
 			</div>
 			<div class="actions">
-				<button class="secondary save-btn">Save</button>
+				${currentPlaceCanEdit ? '<button class="secondary save-btn">Save</button>' : ''}
 				<button class="secondary acl-btn">Manage access</button>
 				<button class="secondary logs-btn">View logs</button>
-				<button class="danger delete-btn">Delete</button>
+				${currentPlaceCanEdit ? '<button class="danger delete-btn">Delete</button>' : ''}
 			</div>
 		`;
 
-		card.querySelector('.save-btn').addEventListener('click', () => saveReader(ap.id, card));
+		if (currentPlaceCanEdit) {
-		card.querySelector('.delete-btn').addEventListener('click', () => deleteReader(ap.id));
+			card.querySelector('.save-btn').addEventListener('click', () => saveReader(ap.id, card));
+			card.querySelector('.delete-btn').addEventListener('click', () => deleteReader(ap.id));
+		}
 		card.querySelector('.acl-btn').addEventListener('click', () => openAclModal(ap.id, ap.name));
 		card.querySelector('.logs-btn').addEventListener('click', () => openLogsModal(ap.id, ap.name));
 
@@ -223,11 +519,12 @@ async function deleteReader(readerId) {
 
 document.getElementById('add-place-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
 	e.preventDefault();
+	if (!currentOrgId) return;
 	const id = document.getElementById('place-id').value.trim();
 	const apiKey = document.getElementById('place-api-key').value.trim();
 	const name = document.getElementById('place-name').value.trim();
 
-	const body = {};
+	const body = { orgId: currentOrgId };
 	if (id) body.id = id;
 	if (apiKey) body.apiKey = apiKey;
 	if (name) body.name = name;
@@ -509,6 +806,7 @@ async function openAclModal(readerId, readerName) {
 	document.getElementById('acl-reader-name').textContent = readerName;
 	document.getElementById('acl-modal').classList.remove('hidden');
 	document.getElementById('add-acl-form').reset();
+	document.getElementById('add-acl-form').classList.toggle('hidden', !currentPlaceCanEdit);
 	updateAclFormFields();
 	await loadAcl();
 }
@@ -541,9 +839,11 @@ function renderAclList(entries) {
 		li.innerHTML = `
 			<span class="badge type-badge">${escapeHtml(ACL_TYPE_LABELS[entry.type] || 'Unknown')}</span>
 			<span class="acl-description">${escapeHtml(aclEntryDescription(entry))}</span>
-			<button class="danger acl-delete-btn">Remove</button>
+			${currentPlaceCanEdit ? '<button class="danger acl-delete-btn">Remove</button>' : ''}
 		`;
-		li.querySelector('.acl-delete-btn').addEventListener('click', () => deleteAclEntry(entry.id));
+		if (currentPlaceCanEdit) {
+			li.querySelector('.acl-delete-btn').addEventListener('click', () => deleteAclEntry(entry.id));
+		}
 		list.appendChild(li);
 	});
 }
@@ -626,10 +926,12 @@ function renderAccessGroupsList() {
 			<span class="badge type-badge">Group</span>
 			<span class="acl-description">${escapeHtml(group.name)}</span>
 			<button class="secondary group-manage-btn">Manage members</button>
-			<button class="danger group-delete-btn">Delete</button>
+			${currentPlaceCanEdit ? '<button class="danger group-delete-btn">Delete</button>' : ''}
 		`;
 		li.querySelector('.group-manage-btn').addEventListener('click', () => openGroupModal(group.id, group.name));
-		li.querySelector('.group-delete-btn').addEventListener('click', () => deleteAccessGroup(group.id));
+		if (currentPlaceCanEdit) {
+			li.querySelector('.group-delete-btn').addEventListener('click', () => deleteAccessGroup(group.id));
+		}
 		list.appendChild(li);
 	});
 }
@@ -702,6 +1004,7 @@ async function openGroupModal(groupId, groupName) {
 	document.getElementById('group-name').textContent = groupName;
 	document.getElementById('group-modal').classList.remove('hidden');
 	document.getElementById('add-group-member-form').reset();
+	document.getElementById('add-group-member-form').classList.toggle('hidden', !currentPlaceCanEdit);
 	updateGroupMemberFormFields();
 	await loadGroupMembers();
 }
@@ -734,9 +1037,11 @@ function renderGroupMembersList(members) {
 		li.innerHTML = `
 			<span class="badge type-badge">${escapeHtml(ACL_TYPE_LABELS[member.type] || 'Unknown')}</span>
 			<span class="acl-description">${escapeHtml(aclEntryDescription(member))}</span>
-			<button class="danger group-member-delete-btn">Remove</button>
+			${currentPlaceCanEdit ? '<button class="danger group-member-delete-btn">Remove</button>' : ''}
 		`;
-		li.querySelector('.group-member-delete-btn').addEventListener('click', () => deleteGroupMember(member.id));
+		if (currentPlaceCanEdit) {
+			li.querySelector('.group-member-delete-btn').addEventListener('click', () => deleteGroupMember(member.id));
+		}
 		list.appendChild(li);
 	});
 }
@@ -789,67 +1094,6 @@ document.getElementById('group-modal').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
 	if (e.target.id === 'group-modal') closeGroupModal();
 });
 
-// --- Shared place access (owner/elevated/admin can grant other users access to a place's settings) ---
-
-async function loadSharedAccess() {
-	if (!currentPlaceId) return;
-	const data = await api(`/dashboard/places/${encodeURIComponent(currentPlaceId)}/access`);
-	renderSharedAccessList(data.grants || []);
-}
-
-function renderSharedAccessList(grants) {
-	const list = document.getElementById('shared-access-list');
-	const empty = document.getElementById('shared-access-empty');
-	list.innerHTML = '';
-
-	if (grants.length === 0) {
-		empty.classList.remove('hidden');
-		return;
-	}
-	empty.classList.add('hidden');
-
-	grants.forEach((grant) => {
-		const li = document.createElement('li');
-		li.className = 'acl-entry';
-		li.innerHTML = `
-			<span class="acl-description">${escapeHtml(grant.username)}</span>
-			<button class="danger shared-access-revoke-btn">Revoke</button>
-		`;
-		li.querySelector('.shared-access-revoke-btn').addEventListener('click', () => revokeSharedAccess(grant.userId));
-		list.appendChild(li);
-	});
-}
-
-async function revokeSharedAccess(userId) {
-	if (!currentPlaceId) return;
-	if (!confirm('Revoke this user\'s access to the place?')) return;
-
-	await api(`/dashboard/places/${encodeURIComponent(currentPlaceId)}/access/${encodeURIComponent(userId)}`, {
-		method: 'DELETE'
-	});
-	await loadSharedAccess();
-}
-
-document.getElementById('add-shared-access-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
-	e.preventDefault();
-	if (!currentPlaceId) return;
-
-	const username = document.getElementById('shared-access-username').value.trim();
-	if (!username) return;
-
-	const result = await api(`/dashboard/places/${encodeURIComponent(currentPlaceId)}/access`, {
-		method: 'POST',
-		body: JSON.stringify({ username })
-	});
-
-	if (result.success) {
-		document.getElementById('shared-access-username').value = '';
-		await loadSharedAccess();
-	} else {
-		alert(result.message || 'Failed to grant access');
-	}
-});
-
 // --- Scan logs viewing ---
 
 let currentLogsReaderId = null;

routes/admin.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const express = require('express');
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
 const router = express.Router();
 const { requireAuth, ROLES } = require('../lib/auth');
+const { createDefaultOrg } = require('../lib/orgs');
 
 let db;
 
@@ -82,7 +83,17 @@ router.post('/users', (req, res) => {
 					console.error('Failed to create user:', err.message);
 					return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 				}
-				res.json({ success: true, user: { id: this.lastID, username, role } });
+
+				const userId = this.lastID;
+
+				// Give the new user a default personal organization, same as if they'd self-registered.
+				createDefaultOrg(db, userId, username, (err) => {
+					if (err) {
+						console.error('Failed to create default organization:', err.message);
+						return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+					}
+					res.json({ success: true, user: { id: userId, username, role } });
+				});
 			});
 		});
 	});
@@ -169,18 +180,18 @@ router.delete('/users/:userId', (req, res) => {
 			return res.status(403).json({ success: false, message: "Only a superadmin can delete an admin or superadmin account" });
 		}
 
-		db.get(`SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM places WHERE ownerId = ?`, [userId], (err, row) => {
+		db.get(`SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM organizations WHERE ownerId = ?`, [userId], (err, row) => {
 			if (err) {
-				console.error('Failed to check owned places:', err.message);
+				console.error('Failed to check owned organizations:', err.message);
 				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 			}
 			if (row.count > 0) {
-				return res.status(409).json({ success: false, message: "This user still owns places. Reassign or delete them first." });
+				return res.status(409).json({ success: false, message: "This user still owns organizations. Delete or reassign them first." });
 			}
 
-			db.run(`DELETE FROM place_access WHERE userId = ?`, [userId], (err) => {
+			db.run(`DELETE FROM organization_members WHERE userId = ?`, [userId], (err) => {
 				if (err) {
-					console.error('Failed to delete access grants for user:', err.message);
+					console.error('Failed to delete organization memberships for user:', err.message);
 					return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 				}
 

routes/auth.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const express = require('express');
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
 const router = express.Router();
 const { ROLES } = require('../lib/auth');
+const { createDefaultOrg } = require('../lib/orgs');
 
 let db;
 
@@ -53,9 +54,20 @@ router.post('/register', (req, res) => {
 						return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 					}
 
-					req.session.userId = this.lastID;
+					const userId = this.lastID;
-					req.session.username = username;
+
-					res.json({ success: true, user: { id: this.lastID, username, role } });
+					// Every new user gets a default personal organization (replacing the old per-place
+					// sharing model), and is made an Admin member of it so they can invite others later.
+					createDefaultOrg(db, userId, username, (err) => {
+						if (err) {
+							console.error('Failed to create default organization:', err.message);
+							return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+						}
+
+						req.session.userId = userId;
+						req.session.username = username;
+						res.json({ success: true, user: { id: userId, username, role } });
+					});
 				});
 			});
 		});

routes/dashboard.js

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const { requireAuth, ROLES } = require('../lib/auth');
+const { requireAuth, ROLES, ORG_ROLES } = require('../lib/auth');
 const { generatePlaceId, generateApiKey, generateReaderId } = require('../lib/generators');
+const { getEffectiveOrgRole } = require('../lib/orgs');
 
 const KIT_TEMPLATE_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'xcs-template.rbxmx');
 
@@ -14,8 +15,52 @@ module.exports = (dbInit) => {
 	return router;
 };
 
-// Loads the place, granting access if the current user owns it, holds an elevated/admin role
+// Loads an organization by id and determines the caller's effective role in it (their membership
-// (which bypasses ownership checks entirely), or has been explicitly granted shared access to it.
+// role, or an Admin-level bypass for platform elevated/admin/superadmin users). Calls back with
+// `{ ok: true, org, role, bypass }` on success, or `{ ok: false, status, message }` on failure -
+// used both by the `loadOrg` middleware below and directly wherever an orgId comes from a request
+// body rather than a route param (e.g. POST /places).
+function checkOrgAccess(orgId, user, minRole, callback) {
+	if (!orgId || Number.isNaN(orgId)) {
+		return callback(null, { ok: false, status: 400, message: "A valid organization id is required" });
+	}
+
+	db.get(`SELECT * FROM organizations WHERE id = ?`, [orgId], (err, org) => {
+		if (err) return callback(err);
+		if (!org) return callback(null, { ok: false, status: 404, message: "Organization not found" });
+
+		getEffectiveOrgRole(db, orgId, user, (err, result) => {
+			if (err) return callback(err);
+			if (!result.role) return callback(null, { ok: false, status: 404, message: "Organization not found" });
+			if (result.role < minRole) return callback(null, { ok: false, status: 403, message: "Insufficient permissions in this organization" });
+			callback(null, { ok: true, org, role: result.role, bypass: result.bypass });
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+// Express middleware version of checkOrgAccess, for routes with an :orgId param.
+function loadOrg(minRole = ORG_ROLES.VIEW) {
+	return (req, res, next) => {
+		const orgId = parseInt(req.params.orgId, 10);
+		checkOrgAccess(orgId, req.user, minRole, (err, result) => {
+			if (err) {
+				console.error('Failed to check organization access:', err.message);
+				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+			}
+			if (!result.ok) {
+				return res.status(result.status).json({ success: false, message: result.message });
+			}
+			req.org = result.org;
+			req.orgRole = result.role;
+			req.orgBypass = result.bypass;
+			next();
+		});
+	};
+}
+
+// Loads the place, granting access based on the caller's role in the organization that owns it:
+// any membership role (View/Edit/Admin) grants at least read access, while platform elevated/admin
+// users get an Admin-level bypass even if they aren't a member of the org.
 function loadPlace(req, res, next) {
 	const { placeId } = req.params;
 	db.get(`SELECT * FROM places WHERE id = ?`, [placeId], (err, place) => {
@@ -27,40 +72,40 @@ function loadPlace(req, res, next) {
 			return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "Place not found" });
 		}
 
-		if (place.ownerId === req.user.id) {
+		checkOrgAccess(place.orgId, req.user, ORG_ROLES.VIEW, (err, result) => {
-			req.place = place;
-			req.placeAccessLevel = 'owner';
-			return next();
-		}
-
-		if (req.user.role >= ROLES.ELEVATED) {
-			req.place = place;
-			req.placeAccessLevel = 'bypass';
-			return next();
-		}
-
-		db.get(`SELECT 1 FROM place_access WHERE placeId = ? AND userId = ?`, [placeId, req.user.id], (err, grant) => {
 			if (err) {
-				console.error('Failed to check place access:', err.message);
+				console.error('Failed to check organization access:', err.message);
 				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 			}
-			if (!grant) {
+			if (!result.ok) {
 				return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "Place not found" });
 			}
 			req.place = place;
-			req.placeAccessLevel = 'shared';
+			req.org = result.org;
+			req.orgRole = result.role;
+			req.orgBypass = result.bypass;
 			next();
 		});
 	});
 }
 
-// Only the owner (or an elevated/admin user, who bypasses ownership checks) may perform this action,
+// Requires Edit (or higher) organization access to the place loaded by `loadPlace` - used for every
-// e.g. deleting the place or managing who else has shared access to it.
+// route that creates/modifies/deletes a place, reader, ACL entry or access group. View-only members
-function requireOwnerOrBypass(req, res, next) {
+// can still use the GET routes above, which only require `loadPlace` on its own.
-	if (req.placeAccessLevel === 'owner' || req.placeAccessLevel === 'bypass') {
+function requireOrgEdit(req, res, next) {
+	if (req.orgRole >= ORG_ROLES.EDIT) {
 		return next();
 	}
-	return res.status(403).json({ success: false, message: "Only the place owner or an elevated user can perform this action" });
+	return res.status(403).json({ success: false, message: "You need Edit access in this organization to perform this action" });
+}
+
+// Requires Admin organization access - used for managing organization membership/roles and for
+// renaming/deleting the organization itself.
+function requireOrgAdmin(req, res, next) {
+	if (req.orgRole >= ORG_ROLES.ADMIN) {
+		return next();
+	}
+	return res.status(403).json({ success: false, message: "You need Admin access in this organization to perform this action" });
 }
 
 router.use(requireAuth(() => db));
@@ -77,71 +122,316 @@ router.get('/lockdown', (req, res) => {
 	});
 });
 
-// List places owned by, or shared with, the current user. Elevated/admin users see every place.
+// --- Organizations ---
-// Includes the owner's username (as `ownerUsername`) so the sidebar can display who owns each place.
+
-router.get('/places', (req, res) => {
+// List organizations the current user belongs to, plus (for platform elevated/admin/superadmin
+// users) every other organization too, so they retain the old "see everything" bypass. Each entry
+// includes the caller's effective role in that org (`role`) and whether it comes from platform
+// bypass rather than real membership (`bypass`), so the frontend can grey out admin-only actions
+// for orgs the user doesn't actually belong to.
+router.get('/orgs', (req, res) => {
 	if (req.user.role >= ROLES.ELEVATED) {
 		return db.all(
-			`SELECT places.*, users.username AS ownerUsername FROM places LEFT JOIN users ON users.id = places.ownerId`,
+			`SELECT organizations.*, organization_members.role AS memberRole
-			[],
+			 FROM organizations
-			(err, places) => {
+			 LEFT JOIN organization_members ON organization_members.orgId = organizations.id AND organization_members.userId = ?
+			 ORDER BY organizations.id`,
+			[req.user.id],
+			(err, orgs) => {
 				if (err) {
-					console.error('Failed to retrieve places:', err.message);
+					console.error('Failed to retrieve organizations:', err.message);
 					return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 				}
-				res.json({ success: true, places });
+				res.json({
+					success: true,
+					orgs: orgs.map(o => ({
+						id: o.id,
+						name: o.name,
+						ownerId: o.ownerId,
+						createdAt: o.createdAt,
+						role: o.memberRole != null ? o.memberRole : ORG_ROLES.ADMIN,
+						isMember: o.memberRole != null,
+						bypass: o.memberRole == null
+					}))
+				});
 			}
 		);
 	}
 
 	db.all(
-		`SELECT places.*, users.username AS ownerUsername FROM places LEFT JOIN users ON users.id = places.ownerId WHERE places.ownerId = ? OR places.id IN (SELECT placeId FROM place_access WHERE userId = ?)`,
+		`SELECT organizations.*, organization_members.role AS memberRole
-		[req.user.id, req.user.id],
+		 FROM organizations
-		(err, places) => {
+		 JOIN organization_members ON organization_members.orgId = organizations.id
+		 WHERE organization_members.userId = ?
+		 ORDER BY organizations.id`,
+		[req.user.id],
+		(err, orgs) => {
 			if (err) {
-				console.error('Failed to retrieve places:', err.message);
+				console.error('Failed to retrieve organizations:', err.message);
 				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 			}
-			res.json({ success: true, places });
+			res.json({
+				success: true,
+				orgs: orgs.map(o => ({
+					id: o.id,
+					name: o.name,
+					ownerId: o.ownerId,
+					createdAt: o.createdAt,
+					role: o.memberRole,
+					isMember: true,
+					bypass: false
+				}))
+			});
 		}
 	);
 });
 
-// Create a new place. Only admins (and superadmins) may supply a custom id/apiKey - everyone else
+// Create a new organization. The creator becomes its owner and an Admin member.
-// always gets a generated (random UUID / random 64-char) id and apiKey. Admins that leave either
+router.post('/orgs', (req, res) => {
-// field blank also get one generated for them.
+	const name = req.body && req.body.name ? String(req.body.name).trim() : '';
-router.post('/places', (req, res) => {
+	if (!name) {
-	const canSetCustomValues = req.user.role >= ROLES.ADMIN;
+		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Organization name is required" });
-	const { settings } = req.body || {};
-	let { id, apiKey, name } = req.body || {};
-
-	if (!canSetCustomValues && (id || apiKey)) {
-		return res.status(403).json({ success: false, message: "Only admins can set a custom place id or API key" });
 	}
 
-	// If we reach here, either the caller is an admin, or both id and apiKey were already falsy.
+	db.run(`INSERT INTO organizations (name, ownerId) VALUES (?, ?)`, [name, req.user.id], function (err) {
-	id = id ? String(id).trim() : '';
-	apiKey = apiKey ? String(apiKey).trim() : '';
-	name = name ? String(name).trim() : '';
-
-	if (!id) id = generatePlaceId();
-	if (!apiKey) apiKey = generateApiKey();
-
-	db.get(`SELECT id FROM places WHERE id = ?`, [id], (err, existing) => {
 		if (err) {
-			console.error('Failed to check for existing place:', err.message);
+			console.error('Failed to create organization:', err.message);
 			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 		}
-		if (existing) {
-			return res.status(409).json({ success: false, message: "A place with that id already exists" });
-		}
 
-		db.run(`INSERT INTO places (id, apiKey, settings, ownerId, name) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`, [id, apiKey, settings || '{}', req.user.id, name || null], (err) => {
+		const orgId = this.lastID;
+		db.run(`INSERT INTO organization_members (orgId, userId, role, invitedBy) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`, [orgId, req.user.id, ORG_ROLES.ADMIN, req.user.id], (err) => {
 			if (err) {
-				console.error('Failed to create place:', err.message);
+				console.error('Failed to add creator to new organization:', err.message);
 				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 			}
-			res.json({ success: true, place: { id, apiKey, settings: settings || '{}', ownerId: req.user.id, name: name || null } });
+			res.json({ success: true, org: { id: orgId, name, ownerId: req.user.id, role: ORG_ROLES.ADMIN } });
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+// Rename an organization
+router.put('/orgs/:orgId', loadOrg(ORG_ROLES.ADMIN), (req, res) => {
+	const name = req.body && req.body.name ? String(req.body.name).trim() : '';
+	if (!name) {
+		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Organization name is required" });
+	}
+
+	db.run(`UPDATE organizations SET name = ? WHERE id = ?`, [name, req.org.id], (err) => {
+		if (err) {
+			console.error('Failed to rename organization:', err.message);
+			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+		}
+		res.json({ success: true });
+	});
+});
+
+// Delete an organization. Only allowed once it owns no places, so places are never silently
+// orphaned - the caller must move or delete them first.
+router.delete('/orgs/:orgId', loadOrg(ORG_ROLES.ADMIN), (req, res) => {
+	db.get(`SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM places WHERE orgId = ?`, [req.org.id], (err, row) => {
+		if (err) {
+			console.error('Failed to check places for organization:', err.message);
+			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+		}
+		if (row.count > 0) {
+			return res.status(409).json({ success: false, message: "This organization still owns places. Move or delete them first." });
+		}
+
+		db.run(`DELETE FROM organization_members WHERE orgId = ?`, [req.org.id], (err) => {
+			if (err) {
+				console.error('Failed to delete organization members:', err.message);
+				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+			}
+			db.run(`DELETE FROM organizations WHERE id = ?`, [req.org.id], (err) => {
+				if (err) {
+					console.error('Failed to delete organization:', err.message);
+					return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+				}
+				res.json({ success: true });
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+// List members of an organization. Any member (View and up) can see who else is in the org, but
+// only Admins can add/remove members or change roles (see routes below).
+router.get('/orgs/:orgId/members', loadOrg(ORG_ROLES.VIEW), (req, res) => {
+	db.all(
+		`SELECT organization_members.id, organization_members.userId, users.username, organization_members.role, organization_members.createdAt
+		 FROM organization_members JOIN users ON users.id = organization_members.userId
+		 WHERE organization_members.orgId = ?
+		 ORDER BY organization_members.role DESC, users.username`,
+		[req.org.id],
+		(err, members) => {
+			if (err) {
+				console.error('Failed to retrieve organization members:', err.message);
+				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+			}
+			res.json({ success: true, members });
+		}
+	);
+});
+
+const VALID_ORG_ROLES = [ORG_ROLES.VIEW, ORG_ROLES.EDIT, ORG_ROLES.ADMIN];
+
+// Add a member to the organization by username, with a chosen role (View/Edit/Admin, scoped to
+// this organization only - not a platform-wide role). Only Admins may do this.
+router.post('/orgs/:orgId/members', loadOrg(ORG_ROLES.ADMIN), (req, res) => {
+	const { username } = req.body || {};
+	const role = req.body && req.body.role !== undefined ? parseInt(req.body.role, 10) : ORG_ROLES.VIEW;
+
+	if (!username) {
+		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Username is required" });
+	}
+	if (!VALID_ORG_ROLES.includes(role)) {
+		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Invalid role" });
+	}
+
+	db.get(`SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ?`, [username], (err, user) => {
+		if (err) {
+			console.error('Failed to look up user:', err.message);
+			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+		}
+		if (!user) {
+			return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "No user with that username was found" });
+		}
+
+		db.run(
+			`INSERT INTO organization_members (orgId, userId, role, invitedBy) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+			[req.org.id, user.id, role, req.user.id],
+			function (err) {
+				if (err) {
+					if (err.message && err.message.includes('UNIQUE')) {
+						return res.status(409).json({ success: false, message: "That user is already a member of this organization" });
+					}
+					console.error('Failed to add organization member:', err.message);
+					return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+				}
+				res.json({ success: true, member: { id: this.lastID, orgId: req.org.id, userId: user.id, username, role } });
+			}
+		);
+	});
+});
+
+// Change a member's role within the organization. Only Admins may do this, and the organization's
+// owner can never be demoted (their role always stays Admin), so the org can't be left without an
+// admin who's guaranteed access.
+router.put('/orgs/:orgId/members/:userId', loadOrg(ORG_ROLES.ADMIN), (req, res) => {
+	const targetUserId = parseInt(req.params.userId, 10);
+	const role = parseInt(req.body ? req.body.role : undefined, 10);
+
+	if (!VALID_ORG_ROLES.includes(role)) {
+		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Invalid role" });
+	}
+	if (targetUserId === req.org.ownerId && role !== ORG_ROLES.ADMIN) {
+		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "The organization owner must remain an Admin" });
+	}
+
+	db.run(`UPDATE organization_members SET role = ? WHERE orgId = ? AND userId = ?`, [role, req.org.id, targetUserId], function (err) {
+		if (err) {
+			console.error('Failed to update organization member:', err.message);
+			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+		}
+		if (this.changes === 0) {
+			return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "That user is not a member of this organization" });
+		}
+		res.json({ success: true });
+	});
+});
+
+// Remove a member from the organization. Only Admins may do this, and the organization's owner can
+// never be removed (they must delete the organization itself instead, once it owns no places).
+router.delete('/orgs/:orgId/members/:userId', loadOrg(ORG_ROLES.ADMIN), (req, res) => {
+	const targetUserId = parseInt(req.params.userId, 10);
+
+	if (targetUserId === req.org.ownerId) {
+		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "The organization owner cannot be removed" });
+	}
+
+	db.run(`DELETE FROM organization_members WHERE orgId = ? AND userId = ?`, [req.org.id, targetUserId], (err) => {
+		if (err) {
+			console.error('Failed to remove organization member:', err.message);
+			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+		}
+		res.json({ success: true });
+	});
+});
+
+// --- Places (each belongs to exactly one organization; access is governed by org membership) ---
+
+// List places belonging to the given organization (?orgId=). Requires at least View access to
+// that organization.
+router.get('/places', (req, res) => {
+	const orgId = parseInt(req.query.orgId, 10);
+
+	checkOrgAccess(orgId, req.user, ORG_ROLES.VIEW, (err, result) => {
+		if (err) {
+			console.error('Failed to check organization access:', err.message);
+			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+		}
+		if (!result.ok) {
+			return res.status(result.status).json({ success: false, message: result.message });
+		}
+
+		db.all(`SELECT * FROM places WHERE orgId = ?`, [orgId], (err, places) => {
+			if (err) {
+				console.error('Failed to retrieve places:', err.message);
+				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+			}
+			res.json({ success: true, places, orgRole: result.role });
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+// Create a new place within an organization (body.orgId). Requires Edit access in that organization.
+// Only admins (and superadmins) may supply a custom id/apiKey - everyone else always gets a
+// generated (random UUID / random 64-char) id and apiKey. Admins that leave either field blank also
+// get one generated for them.
+router.post('/places', (req, res) => {
+	const orgId = parseInt(req.body ? req.body.orgId : undefined, 10);
+
+	checkOrgAccess(orgId, req.user, ORG_ROLES.EDIT, (err, result) => {
+		if (err) {
+			console.error('Failed to check organization access:', err.message);
+			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+		}
+		if (!result.ok) {
+			return res.status(result.status).json({ success: false, message: result.message });
+		}
+
+		const canSetCustomValues = req.user.role >= ROLES.ADMIN;
+		const { settings } = req.body || {};
+		let { id, apiKey, name } = req.body || {};
+
+		if (!canSetCustomValues && (id || apiKey)) {
+			return res.status(403).json({ success: false, message: "Only admins can set a custom place id or API key" });
+		}
+
+		// If we reach here, either the caller is an admin, or both id and apiKey were already falsy.
+		id = id ? String(id).trim() : '';
+		apiKey = apiKey ? String(apiKey).trim() : '';
+		name = name ? String(name).trim() : '';
+
+		if (!id) id = generatePlaceId();
+		if (!apiKey) apiKey = generateApiKey();
+
+		db.get(`SELECT id FROM places WHERE id = ?`, [id], (err, existing) => {
+			if (err) {
+				console.error('Failed to check for existing place:', err.message);
+				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+			}
+			if (existing) {
+				return res.status(409).json({ success: false, message: "A place with that id already exists" });
+			}
+
+			db.run(`INSERT INTO places (id, apiKey, settings, ownerId, name, orgId) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`, [id, apiKey, settings || '{}', req.user.id, name || null, orgId], (err) => {
+				if (err) {
+					console.error('Failed to create place:', err.message);
+					return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+				}
+				res.json({ success: true, place: { id, apiKey, settings: settings || '{}', ownerId: req.user.id, name: name || null, orgId } });
+			});
 		});
 	});
 });
@@ -153,14 +443,15 @@ router.get('/places/:placeId', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 			console.error('Failed to retrieve access points:', err.message);
 			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 		}
-		res.json({ success: true, place: req.place, accessPoints, accessLevel: req.placeAccessLevel });
+		res.json({ success: true, place: req.place, accessPoints, orgRole: req.orgRole });
 	});
 });
 
-// Update a place's apiKey/settings. Only admins (and superadmins) may set a custom apiKey value -
+// Update a place's apiKey/settings. Requires Edit access in the place's organization. Only admins
-// everyone else must use the regenerate-key endpoint below. Admins that explicitly send a blank
+// (and superadmins) may set a custom apiKey value - everyone else must use the regenerate-key
-// apiKey get a freshly generated one instead of clearing it.
+// endpoint below. Admins that explicitly send a blank apiKey get a freshly generated one instead
-router.put('/places/:placeId', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
+// of clearing it.
+router.put('/places/:placeId', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, (req, res) => {
 	const canSetCustomValues = req.user.role >= ROLES.ADMIN;
 
 	if (req.body.apiKey !== undefined && !canSetCustomValues) {
@@ -183,10 +474,34 @@ router.put('/places/:placeId', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 	});
 });
 
-// Regenerate a place's API key to a new random value. Anyone with access to the place (owner,
+// Move a place to a different organization. Requires Edit access in the place's current
-// shared access, or elevated/admin bypass) may do this - unlike setting a custom value, this
+// organization, and at least Edit access in the destination organization.
-// doesn't require admin privileges since it never lets the caller choose the resulting key.
+router.post('/places/:placeId/move', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, (req, res) => {
-router.post('/places/:placeId/regenerate-key', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
+	const destOrgId = parseInt(req.body ? req.body.orgId : undefined, 10);
+
+	checkOrgAccess(destOrgId, req.user, ORG_ROLES.EDIT, (err, result) => {
+		if (err) {
+			console.error('Failed to check destination organization access:', err.message);
+			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+		}
+		if (!result.ok) {
+			return res.status(result.status).json({ success: false, message: result.message });
+		}
+
+		db.run(`UPDATE places SET orgId = ? WHERE id = ?`, [destOrgId, req.place.id], (err) => {
+			if (err) {
+				console.error('Failed to move place:', err.message);
+				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
+			}
+			res.json({ success: true });
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+// Regenerate a place's API key to a new random value. Requires Edit access in the place's
+// organization - unlike setting a custom value, this doesn't require the platform admin role since
+// it never lets the caller choose the resulting key.
+router.post('/places/:placeId/regenerate-key', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, (req, res) => {
 	const apiKey = generateApiKey();
 
 	db.run(`UPDATE places SET apiKey = ? WHERE id = ?`, [apiKey, req.place.id], (err) => {
@@ -199,9 +514,9 @@ router.post('/places/:placeId/regenerate-key', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Engage a lockdown for this place only, disabling every reader at this place until it's lifted.
-// Anyone with access to the place (owner, shared access, or elevated/admin bypass) may do this -
+// Requires Edit access in the place's organization - unlike the global (all-places) lockdown in
-// unlike the global (all-places) lockdown in routes/admin.js, it doesn't require the admin role.
+// routes/admin.js, it doesn't require the platform admin role.
-router.post('/places/:placeId/lockdown', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
+router.post('/places/:placeId/lockdown', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, (req, res) => {
 	db.run(
 		`UPDATE places SET lockdown = 1, lockdownActivatedBy = ?, lockdownActivatedAt = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?`,
 		[req.user.id, req.place.id],
@@ -216,7 +531,7 @@ router.post('/places/:placeId/lockdown', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Lift this place's lockdown, restoring every reader at this place to its own configured state.
-router.delete('/places/:placeId/lockdown', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/places/:placeId/lockdown', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, (req, res) => {
 	db.run(
 		`UPDATE places SET lockdown = 0, lockdownActivatedBy = NULL, lockdownActivatedAt = NULL WHERE id = ?`,
 		[req.place.id],
@@ -231,7 +546,7 @@ router.delete('/places/:placeId/lockdown', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Download the place's Roblox kit (xcs-template.rbxmx) with the placeId/apiKey placeholders
-// filled in for this specific place. Available to anyone with access to the place.
+// filled in for this specific place. Available to anyone with (at least View) access to the place.
 router.get('/places/:placeId/kit', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 	fs.readFile(KIT_TEMPLATE_PATH, 'utf8', (err, template) => {
 		if (err) {
@@ -250,8 +565,9 @@ router.get('/places/:placeId/kit', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 	});
 });
 
-// Delete a place (and its readers/acl entries/access groups/scan logs/shared access grants)
+// Delete a place (and its readers/acl entries/access groups/scan logs). Requires Edit access in
-router.delete('/places/:placeId', loadPlace, requireOwnerOrBypass, (req, res) => {
+// the place's organization.
+router.delete('/places/:placeId', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, (req, res) => {
 	db.all(`SELECT id FROM access_points WHERE placeId = ?`, [req.place.id], (err, accessPoints) => {
 		if (err) {
 			console.error('Failed to retrieve access points:', err.message);
@@ -300,19 +616,12 @@ router.delete('/places/:placeId', loadPlace, requireOwnerOrBypass, (req, res) =>
 						return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 					}
 
-					db.run(`DELETE FROM place_access WHERE placeId = ?`, [req.place.id], (err) => {
+					db.run(`DELETE FROM places WHERE id = ?`, [req.place.id], (err) => {
 						if (err) {
-							console.error('Failed to delete access grants for place:', err.message);
+							console.error('Failed to delete place:', err.message);
 							return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
 						}
-
+						res.json({ success: true });
-						db.run(`DELETE FROM places WHERE id = ?`, [req.place.id], (err) => {
-							if (err) {
-								console.error('Failed to delete place:', err.message);
-								return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
-							}
-							res.json({ success: true });
-						});
 					});
 				});
 			});
@@ -337,7 +646,7 @@ function loadOwnedAccessPoint(req, res, next) {
 // Create a new reader (access point) for a place. The reader id is always
 // generated server-side as a random 16-character alphanumeric string; no
 // caller-supplied id is ever accepted.
-router.post('/places/:placeId/access-points', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
+router.post('/places/:placeId/access-points', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, (req, res) => {
 	const { name } = req.body || {};
 	if (!name) {
 		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Reader name is required" });
@@ -379,7 +688,7 @@ router.post('/places/:placeId/access-points', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Update a reader's settings
-router.put('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccessPoint, (req, res) => {
+router.put('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, loadOwnedAccessPoint, (req, res) => {
 	const ap = req.accessPoint;
 	const name = req.body.name !== undefined ? req.body.name : ap.name;
 	const enabled = req.body.enabled !== undefined ? (req.body.enabled ? 1 : 0) : ap.enabled;
@@ -404,7 +713,7 @@ router.put('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId', loadPlace, loadOwned
 });
 
 // Delete a reader
-router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccessPoint, (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, loadOwnedAccessPoint, (req, res) => {
 	db.run(`DELETE FROM acl WHERE accessPoint = ?`, [req.accessPoint.id], (err) => {
 		if (err) {
 			console.error('Failed to delete ACL entries for reader:', err.message);
@@ -454,7 +763,7 @@ router.get('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId/acl', loadPlace, loadO
 });
 
 // Add an ACL entry for a reader
-router.post('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId/acl', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccessPoint, (req, res) => {
+router.post('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId/acl', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, loadOwnedAccessPoint, (req, res) => {
 	const { type, data } = req.body || {};
 	if (type === undefined || !data) {
 		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "ACL type and data are required" });
@@ -470,7 +779,7 @@ router.post('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId/acl', loadPlace, load
 });
 
 // Delete an ACL entry
-router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId/acl/:aclId', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccessPoint, (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-points/:accessPointId/acl/:aclId', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, loadOwnedAccessPoint, (req, res) => {
 	db.run(`DELETE FROM acl WHERE id = ? AND accessPoint = ?`, [req.params.aclId, req.accessPoint.id], (err) => {
 		if (err) {
 			console.error('Failed to delete ACL entry:', err.message);
@@ -506,7 +815,7 @@ router.get('/places/:placeId/access-groups', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Create an access group (e.g. "Staff") for a place
-router.post('/places/:placeId/access-groups', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
+router.post('/places/:placeId/access-groups', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, (req, res) => {
 	const { name } = req.body || {};
 	if (!name) {
 		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Access group name is required" });
@@ -522,7 +831,7 @@ router.post('/places/:placeId/access-groups', loadPlace, (req, res) => {
 });
 
 // Rename an access group
-router.put('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccessGroup, (req, res) => {
+router.put('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, loadOwnedAccessGroup, (req, res) => {
 	const name = req.body.name !== undefined ? req.body.name : req.accessGroup.name;
 	if (!name) {
 		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Access group name is required" });
@@ -538,7 +847,7 @@ router.put('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccess
 });
 
 // Delete an access group (and its members, and any ACL entries referencing it)
-router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccessGroup, (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, loadOwnedAccessGroup, (req, res) => {
 	db.run(`DELETE FROM access_group_members WHERE groupId = ?`, [req.accessGroup.id], (err) => {
 		if (err) {
 			console.error('Failed to delete access group members:', err.message);
@@ -573,7 +882,7 @@ router.get('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId/members', loadPlace, loadOwn
 });
 
 // Add a member (user, card, group rank rule, etc) to an access group
-router.post('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId/members', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccessGroup, (req, res) => {
+router.post('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId/members', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, loadOwnedAccessGroup, (req, res) => {
 	const { type, data } = req.body || {};
 	if (type === undefined || !data) {
 		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Member type and data are required" });
@@ -593,7 +902,7 @@ router.post('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId/members', loadPlace, loadOw
 });
 
 // Remove a member from an access group
-router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId/members/:memberId', loadPlace, loadOwnedAccessGroup, (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId/members/:memberId', loadPlace, requireOrgEdit, loadOwnedAccessGroup, (req, res) => {
 	db.run(`DELETE FROM access_group_members WHERE id = ? AND groupId = ?`, [req.params.memberId, req.accessGroup.id], (err) => {
 		if (err) {
 			console.error('Failed to remove access group member:', err.message);
@@ -603,69 +912,3 @@ router.delete('/places/:placeId/access-groups/:groupId/members/:memberId', loadP
 	});
 });
 
-// --- Shared place access (lets an owner grant other users access to a place's settings) ---
-
-// List users who have been granted shared access to this place
-router.get('/places/:placeId/access', loadPlace, requireOwnerOrBypass, (req, res) => {
-	db.all(
-		`SELECT place_access.id, place_access.userId, users.username, place_access.createdAt
-		 FROM place_access JOIN users ON users.id = place_access.userId
-		 WHERE place_access.placeId = ?`,
-		[req.place.id],
-		(err, grants) => {
-			if (err) {
-				console.error('Failed to retrieve access grants:', err.message);
-				return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
-			}
-			res.json({ success: true, grants });
-		}
-	);
-});
-
-// Grant another user access to this place's settings, by username
-router.post('/places/:placeId/access', loadPlace, requireOwnerOrBypass, (req, res) => {
-	const { username } = req.body || {};
-	if (!username) {
-		return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "Username is required" });
-	}
-
-	db.get(`SELECT id FROM users WHERE username = ?`, [username], (err, user) => {
-		if (err) {
-			console.error('Failed to look up user:', err.message);
-			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
-		}
-		if (!user) {
-			return res.status(404).json({ success: false, message: "No user with that username was found" });
-		}
-		if (user.id === req.place.ownerId) {
-			return res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: "The place owner already has full access" });
-		}
-
-		db.run(
-			`INSERT INTO place_access (placeId, userId, grantedBy) VALUES (?, ?, ?)`,
-			[req.place.id, user.id, req.user.id],
-			function (err) {
-				if (err) {
-					if (err.message && err.message.includes('UNIQUE')) {
-						return res.status(409).json({ success: false, message: "That user already has access to this place" });
-					}
-					console.error('Failed to grant place access:', err.message);
-					return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
-				}
-				res.json({ success: true, grant: { id: this.lastID, placeId: req.place.id, userId: user.id, username } });
-			}
-		);
-	});
-});
-
-// Revoke a user's shared access to this place
-router.delete('/places/:placeId/access/:userId', loadPlace, requireOwnerOrBypass, (req, res) => {
-	db.run(`DELETE FROM place_access WHERE placeId = ? AND userId = ?`, [req.place.id, req.params.userId], (err) => {
-		if (err) {
-			console.error('Failed to revoke place access:', err.message);
-			return res.status(500).json({ success: false, message: "Internal server error" });
-		}
-		res.json({ success: true });
-	});
-});
-