diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.js b/frontend/dashboard.js
index 7f3b62e..9ab6edb 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.js
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@
   let editingOutboxId = null;
   let confirmedOwnerLogin = '';
   let planningOwnerLogin = '';
+  let planningOwnerAccountKey = '';
   let activeFlushLogin = '';
   let rR = null;
   function rRC() {
@@ -637,6 +638,7 @@
   const humanGates = createHumanGates({
     storage:localStorage,
     getLogin:()=>planningOwnerLogin,
+    getAccountKey:()=>planningOwnerAccountKey,
     isOnline:()=>navigator.onLine,
     location:window.location,
     fetchJson:fetchReviewJson,
@@ -655,8 +657,9 @@
     if (window.location.hash === '#/my-work/human-gates') window.history.replaceState({}, '', '#/my-work');
   });
   qs('#human-gates-list').addEventListener('click', event => {
-    if (!event.target.closest('[data-human-gate-id]')) return;
-    humanGates.reviewNext();
+    const card = event.target.closest('[data-human-gate-id]');
+    if (!card) return;
+    humanGates.select(card.dataset.humanGateId);
   });
   qs('#human-gate-detail').addEventListener('click', event => {
     const decision = event.target.closest('[data-gate-decision]')?.dataset.gateDecision;
@@ -5564,6 +5567,8 @@
       const retainedPlanningLogin = !snapshot.context.error ?
         String(snapshot.context.user?.login || '').trim() : '';
       planningOwnerLogin = retainedPlanningLogin;
+      planningOwnerAccountKey = retainedPlanningLogin && snapshot.context.user?.id ?
+        String(snapshot.context.user.id) + ':' + retainedPlanningLogin : '';
       updatePlanningAvailability();
       if (planningOwnerLogin) {
         syncPendingTomorrow();
diff --git a/frontend/human-gates.js b/frontend/human-gates.js
index ad4a30e..052b668 100644
--- a/frontend/human-gates.js
+++ b/frontend/human-gates.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 function createHumanGates(options = {}) {
   const storage = options.storage || window.localStorage;
   const getLogin = options.getLogin || (() => '');
+  const getAccountKey = options.getAccountKey || getLogin;
   const isOnline = options.isOnline || (() => navigator.onLine);
   const location = options.location || window.location;
   const fetchJson = options.fetchJson;
@@ -8,11 +9,12 @@ function createHumanGates(options = {}) {
   let queue = { pending_count: 0, items: [] };
   let reviewSnapshot = [];
   let reviewIndex = -1;
+  const decisionKeys = new Map();
 
   const escape = value => String(value ?? '').replace(/[&<>"']/g, character => ({
     '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;', '"': '&quot;', "'": '&#39;',
   })[character]);
-  const cacheKey = () => 'stackchain.human-gates.v1:' + String(getLogin() || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+  const cacheKey = () => 'stackchain.human-gates.v1:' + String(getAccountKey() || '').trim().toLowerCase();
   const setText = (node, value) => { if (node) node.textContent = value; };
   const setHtml = (node, value) => { if (node) node.innerHTML = value; };
 
@@ -111,10 +113,22 @@ function createHumanGates(options = {}) {
     return item;
   }
 
+  function select(gateId) {
+    if (reviewIndex < 0) reviewSnapshot = queue.items.slice();
+    const index = reviewSnapshot.findIndex(item => item.id === gateId);
+    if (index < 0) throw new Error('Gate is not in the current review snapshot.');
+    reviewIndex = index;
+    return reviewNext();
+  }
+
   function current() { return reviewIndex < 0 ? null : (reviewSnapshot[reviewIndex] || null); }
-  function idempotencyKey(item, decision) {
+  function idempotencyKey(item, decision, payload) {
+    const operation = item.id + ':' + item.revision + ':' + decision + ':' + JSON.stringify(payload);
+    if (decisionKeys.has(operation)) return { operation, key: decisionKeys.get(operation) };
     const nonce = globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || (Date.now().toString(36) + '-' + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2));
-    return 'human-gate:' + item.id + ':' + item.revision + ':' + decision + ':' + nonce;
+    const key = 'human-gate:' + item.id + ':' + item.revision + ':' + decision + ':' + nonce;
+    decisionKeys.set(operation, key);
+    return { operation, key };
   }
 
   async function decideAndNext(decision, values = {}) {
@@ -135,11 +149,13 @@ function createHumanGates(options = {}) {
       reason: String(values.reason || '').trim(),
       override_reason: String(values.override_reason || '').trim(), checklist,
     };
+    const decisionKey = idempotencyKey(item, decision, payload);
     const receipt = await fetchJson('api/v1/human-gates/' + encodeURIComponent(item.id) + '/decision', {
       method: 'POST',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Idempotency-Key': idempotencyKey(item, decision) },
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Idempotency-Key': decisionKey.key },
       body: JSON.stringify(payload),
     });
+    decisionKeys.delete(decisionKey.operation);
     queue.items = queue.items.filter(candidate => candidate.id !== item.id);
     queue.pending_count = Math.max(0, queue.pending_count - 1);
     save(queue); render();
@@ -157,7 +173,8 @@ function createHumanGates(options = {}) {
   }
 
   return {
-    load, open, reviewNext, decideAndNext, current,
+    load, open, reviewNext, select, decideAndNext, current,
+    restoreCached: restore,
     snapshot: () => JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(queue)),
     route: () => location.hash,
   };
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index bd96993..ee574a3 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         <button class="end-today-session" id="end-today-session" type="button" hidden>End session</button>
         <button class="find-work-action" id="find-work" type="button">Find work</button>
         <button class="new-issue" id="new-issue" type="button">New issue</button>
-        <button class="human-gates-launcher" id="open-human-gates" type="button">Human Gates <span id="human-gates-count">0</span></button>
+        <button class="human-gates-launcher" id="open-human-gates" type="button">Review next <span id="human-gates-count">0</span></button>
       </div>
       <section id="human-gates" class="human-gates" aria-labelledby="human-gates-heading" hidden>
         <div class="human-gates-header">
diff --git a/src/human_gate_store.py b/src/human_gate_store.py
index 496cda0..e07bd2d 100644
--- a/src/human_gate_store.py
+++ b/src/human_gate_store.py
@@ -212,8 +212,26 @@ class HumanGateStore:
                 (login, payload["source"], payload["project"], payload["candidate_hash"]),
             ).fetchone()
             if existing:
-                if _fingerprint(json.loads(existing["payload_json"])) != fingerprint:
+                old_payload = json.loads(existing["payload_json"])
+                immutable_old = {key: value for key, value in old_payload.items() if key != "checks"}
+                immutable_new = {key: value for key, value in payload.items() if key != "checks"}
+                if immutable_old != immutable_new:
                     raise GateConflict("Candidate hash is already bound to different facts")
+                if old_payload != payload:
+                    now = float(self.clock())
+                    revision = existing["revision"] + 1
+                    connection.execute(
+                        "UPDATE human_gates SET payload_json=?, revision=?, updated_at=? WHERE id=?",
+                        (_canonical(payload), revision, now, existing["id"]),
+                    )
+                    connection.execute(
+                        "INSERT INTO human_gate_history(gate_id,action,at,details_json) VALUES (?,?,?,?)",
+                        (existing["id"], "updated", now, _canonical({"candidate_hash": payload["candidate_hash"]})),
+                    )
+                    existing = connection.execute(
+                        "SELECT * FROM human_gates WHERE id=? AND login=?",
+                        (existing["id"], login),
+                    ).fetchone()
                 connection.execute("INSERT INTO human_gate_intake_keys VALUES (?,?,?,?)", (login, key, fingerprint, existing["id"]))
                 return self._present(connection, existing, history=True)
             now, gate_id = float(self.clock()), str(uuid.uuid4())
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 8c49264..81e4c9f 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1818,10 +1818,10 @@ def health() -> dict[str, str]:
 
 async def _human_gate_login(request: Request) -> str:
     session = getattr(request.state, "dashboard_session", None)
-    if session is not None and session.principal_login:
-        return session.principal_login
-    _principal_id, login = await _upstream_identity()
-    return login
+    if session is not None and session.principal_login and session.principal_id:
+        return f"{session.principal_id}:{session.principal_login}"
+    principal_id, login = await _upstream_identity()
+    return f"{principal_id}:{login}"
 
 
 def _gate_error(error: Exception) -> HTTPException:
diff --git a/tests/test_human_gate_api.py b/tests/test_human_gate_api.py
index eb93594..1c2f0de 100644
--- a/tests/test_human_gate_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_human_gate_api.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async def test_intake_list_and_detail_are_account_bound_and_no_store(gate_api):
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_decision_requires_revision_and_returns_durable_receipt(gate_api):
-    gate = gate_api.intake("timmy", CANDIDATE, idempotency_key="run-9")
+    gate = gate_api.intake("1:timmy", CANDIDATE, idempotency_key="run-9")
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     payload = {"expected_revision": gate["revision"], "decision": "release", "reason": "", "override_reason": "", "checklist": CHECKLIST}
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
@@ -68,6 +68,29 @@ async def test_decision_requires_revision_and_returns_durable_receipt(gate_api):
     assert all(response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store" for response in (decided, repeated, receipt, stale))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_recycled_login_cannot_read_another_principal_gates(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=lambda: 100)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_human_gate_store", lambda: store, raising=False)
+    principal = {"id": 1, "login": "timmy"}
+
+    async def identity():
+        return principal.copy()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", identity)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        created = await client.post(
+            "/api/v1/human-gates/intake", json=CANDIDATE,
+            headers={"Idempotency-Key": "principal-1"},
+        )
+        principal["id"] = 2
+        listing = await client.get("/api/v1/human-gates")
+
+    assert created.status_code == 201
+    assert listing.json()["pending_count"] == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_gate_store_failure_is_sanitized_no_store(monkeypatch):
     def unavailable():
@@ -91,7 +114,7 @@ async def test_gate_store_failure_is_sanitized_no_store(monkeypatch):
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_gate_mutations_require_idempotency_key_and_validate_override(gate_api):
     failing = {**CANDIDATE, "candidate_hash": "fail123", "checks": [{"name": "browser", "state": "failure", "required": True}]}
-    gate = gate_api.intake("timmy", failing, idempotency_key="run-fail")
+    gate = gate_api.intake("1:timmy", failing, idempotency_key="run-fail")
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
         missing_key = await client.post("/api/v1/human-gates/intake", json=CANDIDATE)
diff --git a/tests/test_human_gate_store.py b/tests/test_human_gate_store.py
index e54415a..d71f4e9 100644
--- a/tests/test_human_gate_store.py
+++ b/tests/test_human_gate_store.py
@@ -102,7 +102,20 @@ def test_hold_requires_reason_and_release_requires_checklist_and_override_for_un
     assert receipt["checklist"] == {}
 
 
-def test_same_hash_cannot_be_redefined_by_a_new_idempotency_key(tmp_path):
+def test_same_hash_update_coalesces_one_card_and_preserves_history(tmp_path):
+    store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=iter([100, 101]).__next__)
+    original = store.intake("timmy", candidate(check_state="pending"), idempotency_key="run-1")
+
+    updated = store.intake("timmy", candidate(check_state="success"), idempotency_key="run-2")
+
+    assert updated["id"] == original["id"]
+    assert updated["revision"] == 2
+    assert updated["checks"][0]["state"] == "success"
+    assert updated["history"][-1]["action"] == "updated"
+    assert store.list("timmy")["pending_count"] == 1
+
+
+def test_same_hash_identity_facts_cannot_be_redefined(tmp_path):
     store = HumanGateStore(tmp_path / "gates.sqlite3", clock=lambda: 100)
     store.intake("timmy", candidate(), idempotency_key="run-1")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_human_gates_frontend.py b/tests/test_human_gates_frontend.py
index 358ea41..f075836 100644
--- a/tests/test_human_gates_frontend.py
+++ b/tests/test_human_gates_frontend.py
@@ -71,11 +71,49 @@ const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()
     assert output["posts"] == 0
 
 
+def test_offline_cache_is_scoped_to_immutable_account_identity():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const values=new Map(); const storage={getItem:k=>values.get(k)||null,setItem:(k,v)=>values.set(k,v)};
+let account='1:timmy'; const nodes={count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{}};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage,getLogin:()=> 'timmy',getAccountKey:()=>account,isOnline:()=>true,nodes,location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async()=>({pending_count:1,items:[{id:'g1',title:'Private',candidate_hash:'a1'}]})});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();account='2:timmy';process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({keys:[...values.keys()],restored:gates.restoreCached()}));})();
+""")
+    assert output["keys"] == ["stackchain.human-gates.v1:1:timmy"]
+    assert output["restored"] is None
+
+
+def test_decision_retry_reuses_the_same_idempotency_key():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+let attempts=0; const keys=[];
+const item={id:'g1',title:'Candidate',candidate_hash:'a1',revision:1,checks:[]};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()=> 'timmy',isOnline:()=>true,nodes:{count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{},detail:{}},location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async(path,options={})=>{if(options.method==='POST'){keys.push(options.headers['Idempotency-Key']);attempts++;if(attempts===1)throw new Error('network');return {receipt_id:'r1'}};return {pending_count:1,items:[item]};}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();gates.reviewNext();const values={reason:'wait',checklist:{}};try{await gates.decideAndNext('hold',values)}catch(_){}await gates.decideAndNext('hold',values);process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({keys}));})();
+""")
+    assert len(output["keys"]) == 2
+    assert output["keys"][0] == output["keys"][1]
+
+
+def test_selecting_a_queue_card_opens_that_exact_gate():
+    output = run_node(r"""
+const details={
+  g1:{id:'g1',title:'First',project:'p/one',candidate_hash:'a1',revision:1,checks:[]},
+  g2:{id:'g2',title:'Second',project:'p/two',candidate_hash:'b2',revision:1,checks:[]},
+};
+const nodes={count:{},list:{},status:{},panel:{},detail:{innerHTML:''}};
+const gates=createHumanGates({storage:{getItem:()=>null,setItem(){}},getLogin:()=> 'timmy',isOnline:()=>true,nodes,location:{hash:''},fetchJson:async path=>path.includes('/g')?details[path.split('/').pop()]:{pending_count:2,items:Object.values(details)}});
+(async()=>{await gates.load();gates.reviewNext();gates.select('g2');await new Promise(resolve=>setTimeout(resolve,0));process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({current:gates.current().id,html:nodes.detail.innerHTML}));})();
+""")
+    assert output["current"] == "g2"
+    assert "Second" in output["html"]
+    assert "p/two" in output["html"]
+
+
 def test_human_gate_mobile_shell_and_deep_route_are_wired():
     index = INDEX.read_text()
     dashboard = DASHBOARD.read_text()
     assert 'id="human-gates"' in index
     assert 'id="human-gates-count"' in index
+    assert 'Review next <span id="human-gates-count"' in index
     assert 'static/human-gates.js' in index
     assert "#/my-work/human-gates" in dashboard
     assert "createHumanGates" in dashboard