diff --git a/WORK-RECORDS.md b/WORK-RECORDS.md
index d41844b..de75670 100644
--- a/WORK-RECORDS.md
+++ b/WORK-RECORDS.md
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 | task | CSOC-WP-0002-T04 | done | — | workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md |
 | task | CSOC-WP-0002-T05 | done | — | workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md |
 | task | CSOC-WP-0002-T06 | done | — | workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md |
-| task | CSOC-WP-0002-T07 | progress | — | workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md |
+| task | CSOC-WP-0002-T07 | done | — | workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md |
 | task | CSOC-WP-0002-T08 | progress | — | workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md |
diff --git a/coulomb_social/apps/core/views.py b/coulomb_social/apps/core/views.py
index 52cda88..49ee420 100644
--- a/coulomb_social/apps/core/views.py
+++ b/coulomb_social/apps/core/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
-from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse, JsonResponse
+from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden, JsonResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render
 
+from coulomb_social.apps.identity import flex_auth
+
 
 def landing(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
     if request.user.is_authenticated:
@@ -14,6 +16,24 @@ def landing(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
 @login_required
 def app_home(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
     member = getattr(request.user, "member", None)
+    subject = member.subject if member else request.user.get_username()
+    tenant = member.tenant_id if member else ""
+    decision = flex_auth.check(
+        "shell:view",
+        resource="shell",
+        resource_id="app_home",
+        subject=subject,
+        tenant=tenant,
+        attributes={
+            "issuer": member.issuer if member else "",
+            "user_engine_user_id": str(member.user_engine_user_id) if member else "",
+        },
+    )
+    if not decision.allow:
+        return HttpResponseForbidden(
+            f"Not authorized to view shell ({decision.reason})."
+        )
+
     return render(
         request,
         "core/app_home.html",
@@ -33,6 +53,8 @@ def app_home(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
                 ),
                 "tenant_id": member.tenant_id if member else "",
                 "user_engine_source": request.session.get("user_engine_source", ""),
+                "authz_decision_id": decision.decision_id,
+                "authz_reason": decision.reason,
             },
         },
     )
diff --git a/coulomb_social/apps/identity/flex_auth.py b/coulomb_social/apps/identity/flex_auth.py
index 0ccf2d7..ca95291 100644
--- a/coulomb_social/apps/identity/flex_auth.py
+++ b/coulomb_social/apps/identity/flex_auth.py
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
-"""flex-auth PEP port — fail-closed for sensitive actions when PDP missing."""
+"""flex-auth PEP — check actions via POST /v1/check (fail-closed).
+
+Vocabulary (minimal for shell / CSOC-WP-0002-T07):
+
+| action            | resource.type | When allowed (local mode)      |
+|-------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
+| shell:view        | shell         | any authenticated principal    |
+| member:self:read  | member        | subject matches resource id    |
+| member:admin      | member        | deny until policy package live |
+
+When FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL is set, all checks go to the PDP. Transport or
+malformed responses → deny.
+"""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
+import uuid
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -12,22 +29,134 @@ class AuthzDecision:
     allow: bool
     reason: str
     decision_id: str = ""
+    effect: str = ""
 
 
-def check(action: str, *, resource: str = "shell", subject: str = "") -> AuthzDecision:
-    """Decide whether `action` is allowed.
+def check(
+    action: str,
+    *,
+    resource: str = "shell",
+    resource_id: str = "default",
+    subject: str = "",
+    tenant: str = "",
+    subject_type: str = "human",
+    attributes: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+) -> AuthzDecision:
+    """Decide whether `action` is allowed for the subject on the resource."""
+    tenant = tenant or settings.DEFAULT_TENANT_ID
+    system_id = settings.FLEX_AUTH_PROTECTED_SYSTEM_ID
+    base = (settings.FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL or "").strip()
 
-    - shell:view is allowed for any authenticated principal (shell smoke).
-    - other actions require FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL; until wired, deny.
-    """
-    if action == "shell:view":
-        return AuthzDecision(allow=True, reason="shell-view-authenticated")
-
-    if not settings.FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL:
-        return AuthzDecision(
-            allow=False,
-            reason="flex-auth-not-configured-fail-closed",
+    if not base:
+        return _local_check(
+            action,
+            resource=resource,
+            resource_id=resource_id,
+            subject=subject,
         )
 
-    # TODO(CSOC-WP-0002-T07): HTTP call to flex-auth PDP
-    return AuthzDecision(allow=False, reason="flex-auth-http-not-implemented")
+    return _http_check(
+        action,
+        resource=resource,
+        resource_id=resource_id,
+        subject=subject,
+        tenant=tenant,
+        subject_type=subject_type,
+        system_id=system_id,
+        attributes=attributes or {},
+    )
+
+
+def _local_check(
+    action: str,
+    *,
+    resource: str,
+    resource_id: str,
+    subject: str,
+) -> AuthzDecision:
+    if action == "shell:view" and resource == "shell":
+        return AuthzDecision(
+            allow=True,
+            reason="local-shell-view-authenticated",
+            effect="allow",
+            decision_id=f"local_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
+        )
+    if action == "member:self:read" and resource == "member":
+        if subject and resource_id and subject == resource_id:
+            return AuthzDecision(
+                allow=True,
+                reason="local-member-self-read",
+                effect="allow",
+                decision_id=f"local_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
+            )
+        return AuthzDecision(
+            allow=False,
+            reason="local-member-self-mismatch",
+            effect="deny",
+        )
+    return AuthzDecision(
+        allow=False,
+        reason="local-fail-closed-unknown-action",
+        effect="deny",
+    )
+
+
+def _http_check(
+    action: str,
+    *,
+    resource: str,
+    resource_id: str,
+    subject: str,
+    tenant: str,
+    subject_type: str,
+    system_id: str,
+    attributes: dict[str, Any],
+) -> AuthzDecision:
+    decision_id = f"req_{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+    payload = {
+        "id": decision_id,
+        "tenant": tenant,
+        "subject": {
+            "id": subject or "anonymous",
+            "type": subject_type,
+            "tenant": tenant,
+            "attributes": attributes,
+        },
+        "action": action,
+        "resource": {
+            "id": resource_id,
+            "type": resource,
+            "system": system_id,
+            "tenant": tenant,
+            "attributes": {},
+        },
+        "context": {"application_id": settings.USER_ENGINE_APPLICATION_ID},
+    }
+    url = f"{settings.FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL.rstrip('/')}/v1/check"
+    timeout = float(getattr(settings, "FLEX_AUTH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 3.0))
+    try:
+        with urlopen(
+            Request(
+                url,
+                data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json", "Accept": "application/json"},
+                method="POST",
+            ),
+            timeout=timeout,
+        ) as resp:
+            body = json.load(resp)
+        effect = str(body.get("effect") or "deny").lower()
+        allow = effect == "allow"
+        return AuthzDecision(
+            allow=allow,
+            reason=str(body.get("reason") or "flex-auth"),
+            decision_id=str(body.get("id") or decision_id),
+            effect=effect,
+        )
+    except (HTTPError, URLError, TimeoutError, ValueError, KeyError, TypeError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return AuthzDecision(
+            allow=False,
+            reason="flex-auth-unavailable-fail-closed",
+            decision_id=decision_id,
+            effect="deny",
+        )
diff --git a/coulomb_social/settings/base.py b/coulomb_social/settings/base.py
index 7716f35..b43eb6f 100644
--- a/coulomb_social/settings/base.py
+++ b/coulomb_social/settings/base.py
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ USER_ENGINE_EXPECTED_AUDIENCE = config(
     "USER_ENGINE_EXPECTED_AUDIENCE", default="user-engine-portal"
 )
 
-# flex-auth (empty → local fail-closed stub for sensitive checks; shell view allowed)
+# flex-auth (empty → local vocabulary; URL set → POST /v1/check fail-closed)
 FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL = config("FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL", default="")
 FLEX_AUTH_PROTECTED_SYSTEM_ID = config(
     "FLEX_AUTH_PROTECTED_SYSTEM_ID", default="coulomb-social"
 )
+FLEX_AUTH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = config("FLEX_AUTH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", default=3.0, cast=float)
diff --git a/coulomb_social/templates/core/app_home.html b/coulomb_social/templates/core/app_home.html
index f532719..cd8985e 100644
--- a/coulomb_social/templates/core/app_home.html
+++ b/coulomb_social/templates/core/app_home.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       <dt>Subject</dt><dd>{{ principal.subject }}</dd>
       <dt>user-engine id</dt><dd>{{ principal.user_engine_user_id }}</dd>
       <dt>user-engine source</dt><dd>{{ principal.user_engine_source|default:"—" }}</dd>
+      <dt>authz</dt><dd>{{ principal.authz_reason }} <span class="muted">({{ principal.authz_decision_id }})</span></dd>
     </dl>
   </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/docs/identity/flex-auth-vocabulary.md b/docs/identity/flex-auth-vocabulary.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4637288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/identity/flex-auth-vocabulary.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# flex-auth vocabulary — coulomb.social
+
+Protected system id: `coulomb-social` (`FLEX_AUTH_PROTECTED_SYSTEM_ID`).
+
+## Actions (v0 shell)
+
+| Action | Resource type | Resource id | Effect (local mode) |
+|--------|---------------|-------------|---------------------|
+| `shell:view` | `shell` | e.g. `app_home` | allow if authenticated |
+| `member:self:read` | `member` | OIDC `sub` | allow if subject == resource id |
+| `member:admin` | `member` | any | deny (until policy package) |
+
+## Runtime modes
+
+| `FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL` | Behavior |
+|----------------------|----------|
+| empty | local vocabulary above |
+| set | `POST {base}/v1/check` (schema: flex-auth `check_request.schema.json`); fail-closed on error |
+
+## Cluster status (2026-08-09)
+
+Only `flex-auth-tenant-engine` is running in-cluster; a general flex-auth
+check Service for app PEPs is **not** yet the S5 default for coulomb.social.
+Until that lands, leave `FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL` empty (local mode) or point at a
+dev PDP.
+
+## Future policy package
+
+When registering with flex-auth / Topaz:
+
+- system: `coulomb-social`
+- package: allow `shell:view` for principals with a valid platform session
+- package: allow `member:self:read` when subject id matches resource id
+- deny-by-default otherwise
+
+See `flex-auth/schemas/protected_system_manifest.schema.json`.
diff --git a/tests/test_flex_auth.py b/tests/test_flex_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91fade9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_flex_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import json
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from coulomb_social.apps.identity import flex_auth
+
+
+def test_local_shell_view_allow():
+    d = flex_auth.check("shell:view", resource="shell", subject="s1")
+    assert d.allow is True
+    assert d.effect == "allow"
+
+
+def test_local_member_self_read():
+    ok = flex_auth.check(
+        "member:self:read", resource="member", resource_id="sub-1", subject="sub-1"
+    )
+    assert ok.allow is True
+    bad = flex_auth.check(
+        "member:self:read", resource="member", resource_id="sub-1", subject="other"
+    )
+    assert bad.allow is False
+
+
+def test_local_unknown_deny():
+    d = flex_auth.check("member:admin", resource="member", subject="s1")
+    assert d.allow is False
+
+
+def test_http_allow(settings):
+    settings.FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL = "http://flex.example"
+    settings.FLEX_AUTH_PROTECTED_SYSTEM_ID = "coulomb-social"
+    settings.DEFAULT_TENANT_ID = "tenant:coulomb"
+    settings.USER_ENGINE_APPLICATION_ID = "coulomb-social"
+
+    body = json.dumps({"id": "dec-1", "effect": "allow", "reason": "policy"}).encode()
+    mock_resp = MagicMock()
+    mock_resp.__enter__.return_value = mock_resp
+    mock_resp.__exit__.return_value = False
+    mock_resp.read.return_value = body
+
+    # json.load on response
+    import coulomb_social.apps.identity.flex_auth as mod
+
+    with patch.object(mod, "urlopen", return_value=mock_resp):
+        with patch.object(mod, "json") as j:
+            j.load.return_value = {"id": "dec-1", "effect": "allow", "reason": "policy"}
+            j.dumps = json.dumps
+            d = flex_auth.check("shell:view", subject="s1", tenant="tenant:coulomb")
+    assert d.allow is True
+    assert d.decision_id == "dec-1"
+
+
+def test_http_fail_closed(settings):
+    settings.FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL = "http://flex.example"
+    from urllib.error import URLError
+
+    import coulomb_social.apps.identity.flex_auth as mod
+
+    with patch.object(mod, "urlopen", side_effect=URLError("down")):
+        d = flex_auth.check("shell:view", subject="s1")
+    assert d.allow is False
+    assert "fail-closed" in d.reason
diff --git a/workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md b/workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md
index d10f895..640d141 100644
--- a/workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md
+++ b/workplans/CSOC-WP-0002-netkingdom-user-management-reestablish.md
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Ship a minimal product surface that proves user management works:
 
 ```task
 id: CSOC-WP-0002-T07
-status: progress
+status: done
 priority: medium
 state_hub_task_id: "04c13dad-1c6e-45b9-96ba-438458e2c388"
 ```
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ If cluster flex-auth is not yet available for this app, deliver:
 **Done when:** at least one protected action is decided via the authz port;
 docs record system id and vocabulary.
 
+2026-08-09: Local vocabulary + HTTP PEP (`POST /v1/check`) implemented; `shell:view` enforced on `/app/`. General flex-auth check Service still absent in-cluster — leave `FLEX_AUTH_BASE_URL` empty for local mode.
+
 ## T08 — Delivery-lane packaging stub
 
 ```task
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@ Align with business-app delivery lane without full production cutover:
 **Done when:** image builds in CI or documented local script; deploy notes in
 `docs/deploy.md`.
 
-2026-08-09: `Dockerfile` added (uv sync, gunicorn, non-root, healthcheck). railiance-apps values still open.
+2026-08-09: `Dockerfile` added; `railiance-apps` chart + values + ingress stub + Makefile targets. Image publish and env Secret still operator steps.
 
 ---