diff --git a/gateway/relay/adapter.py b/gateway/relay/adapter.py
index 041fbe2f548..7aa65468ce7 100644
--- a/gateway/relay/adapter.py
+++ b/gateway/relay/adapter.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ class RelayAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         # re-attach the scope here from what we saw inbound. Keyed by chat_id
         # (channel) since that's what send() receives. See routedEgressGuard.ts.
         self._scope_by_chat: Dict[str, str] = {}
+        # chat_id -> author user_id for DM channels (no guild_id). A DM reply has
+        # no guild discriminator, so the connector resolves its tenant from the
+        # recipient's author binding; we re-attach this user_id as
+        # metadata.user_id on the outbound action so it can. See _capture_scope.
+        self._dm_user_by_chat: Dict[str, str] = {}
         self.supports_code_blocks = descriptor.markdown_dialect not in ("", "plain")
         # Phase 7 Unit 7d-B: watches the transport for a terminal auth revocation
         # (a 4401 close after a successful handshake = the operator opted this
@@ -199,29 +204,65 @@ class RelayAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         await self.handle_message(event)
 
     def _capture_scope(self, event) -> None:
-        """Remember chat_id -> guild scope from an inbound event so our outbound
-        (the agent's reply) can re-assert it for the connector's egress tenant
-        resolution. Never raises — scope tracking must not break inbound."""
+        """Remember a chat_id's egress discriminator from an inbound event so our
+        outbound (the agent's reply) can re-assert it for the connector's egress
+        tenant resolution. Never raises — scope tracking must not break inbound.
+
+        Two cases, matching the connector's two tenant-resolution paths:
+          - GUILD message: remember chat_id -> guild_id. The connector resolves
+            the tenant from metadata.guild_id (routing table).
+          - DM (no guild_id): remember chat_id -> the authentic author user_id.
+            A DM carries no guild discriminator, so the connector instead resolves
+            the tenant from the recipient's author binding (resolveByUser); it
+            needs the user_id on the OUTBOUND action to do that. Without this, a
+            DM reply has no resolvable discriminator and the connector's egress
+            guard declines it as "target not routed to an onboarded tenant".
+            See gateway-gateway routedEgressGuard.ts / discordTenantOf.
+        """
         try:
             src = getattr(event, "source", None)
-            scope = getattr(src, "guild_id", None) if src else None
-            chat = getattr(src, "chat_id", None) if src else None
-            if scope and chat:
-                self._scope_by_chat[str(chat)] = str(scope)
+            if not src:
+                return
+            chat = getattr(src, "chat_id", None)
+            if not chat:
+                return
+            guild = getattr(src, "guild_id", None)
+            if guild:
+                self._scope_by_chat[str(chat)] = str(guild)
+                return
+            # DM: no guild_id. Remember the authentic author id for outbound
+            # author-binding resolution (the user we're replying to in this DM).
+            user_id = getattr(src, "user_id", None)
+            if user_id:
+                self._dm_user_by_chat[str(chat)] = str(user_id)
         except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 - scope tracking must never break inbound
             pass
 
     def _with_scope(self, chat_id: str, metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        """Ensure the outbound metadata carries guild_id for the connector's
-        egress tenant resolution. The connector resolves the owning tenant from
-        metadata.guild_id (Discord); without it egress is declined as
-        'target not routed to an onboarded tenant'. No-op when we have no scope
-        for this chat (e.g. DMs) or it's already present."""
+        """Ensure the outbound metadata carries the discriminator the connector's
+        egress guard needs to resolve the owning tenant. Two cases:
+
+          - GUILD reply: re-attach metadata.guild_id (routing-table resolution).
+          - DM reply: there is no guild_id, so re-attach metadata.user_id — the
+            authentic author id we saw inbound — which the connector resolves to
+            the tenant via the recipient's author binding (resolveByUser). Without
+            one of these, egress is declined as 'target not routed to an onboarded
+            tenant'. See gateway-gateway routedEgressGuard.ts / discordTenantOf.
+
+        No-op when the relevant value is already present or unknown for this chat.
+        """
         meta: Dict[str, Any] = dict(metadata or {})
         if not meta.get("guild_id"):
             scope = self._scope_by_chat.get(str(chat_id))
             if scope:
                 meta["guild_id"] = scope
+        # DM author-binding discriminator. Only meaningful when there's no guild
+        # (a guild reply resolves by guild_id); harmless to carry otherwise, but
+        # we only set it when this chat is a known DM and the field is absent.
+        if not meta.get("guild_id") and not meta.get("user_id"):
+            dm_user = self._dm_user_by_chat.get(str(chat_id))
+            if dm_user:
+                meta["user_id"] = dm_user
         return meta
 
     async def on_interrupt(self, session_key: str, chat_id: str) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/gateway/relay/test_relay_adapter.py b/tests/gateway/relay/test_relay_adapter.py
index 8361743915a..319ccf337ce 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/relay/test_relay_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/relay/test_relay_adapter.py
@@ -104,6 +104,21 @@ def _make_event(chat_id="chan-1", guild_id="guild-9"):
     return MessageEvent(text="hi", source=src, message_type=MessageType.TEXT)
 
 
+def _make_dm_event(chat_id="dm-1", user_id="user-42"):
+    """An inbound DM: no guild_id, carries the authentic author user_id."""
+    from gateway.platforms.base import MessageEvent, MessageType
+    from gateway.session import SessionSource
+
+    src = SessionSource(
+        platform=Platform.RELAY,
+        chat_id=chat_id,
+        chat_type="dm",
+        guild_id=None,
+        user_id=user_id,
+    )
+    return MessageEvent(text="hi", source=src, message_type=MessageType.TEXT)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_send_reattaches_guild_id_from_inbound_scope():
     """The connector's egress guard resolves the owning tenant from
@@ -142,6 +157,57 @@ async def test_send_preserves_explicit_guild_id():
     assert t.sent["metadata"]["guild_id"] == "explicit-1"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_reattaches_dm_user_id_from_inbound_scope():
+    """A DM reply has no guild_id, so the connector resolves the tenant from the
+    recipient's author binding — it needs metadata.user_id. The adapter must
+    re-attach the authentic author id learned from the inbound DM. Regression for
+    live 'discord egress declined: target not routed to an onboarded tenant' on
+    DM replies (the connector-side fix is gateway-gateway #67)."""
+    t = _CaptureTransport()
+    a = RelayAdapter(PlatformConfig(), make_desc(platform="discord"), transport=t)
+    a._capture_scope(_make_dm_event(chat_id="dm-1", user_id="user-42"))
+
+    await a.send("dm-1", "the reply")
+
+    assert t.sent["metadata"].get("user_id") == "user-42"
+    # A DM carries no guild_id — only the author discriminator.
+    assert "guild_id" not in t.sent["metadata"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_dm_does_not_invent_user_id_for_unknown_chat():
+    """A chat we never saw inbound gets neither discriminator — no-op."""
+    t = _CaptureTransport()
+    a = RelayAdapter(PlatformConfig(), make_desc(platform="discord"), transport=t)
+    await a.send("unknown-dm", "hi")
+    assert "user_id" not in t.sent["metadata"]
+    assert "guild_id" not in t.sent["metadata"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_preserves_explicit_user_id():
+    """An explicitly-provided metadata.user_id is never overwritten."""
+    t = _CaptureTransport()
+    a = RelayAdapter(PlatformConfig(), make_desc(platform="discord"), transport=t)
+    a._capture_scope(_make_dm_event(chat_id="dm-1", user_id="user-42"))
+    await a.send("dm-1", "hi", metadata={"user_id": "explicit-user"})
+    assert t.sent["metadata"]["user_id"] == "explicit-user"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_guild_reply_does_not_carry_user_id():
+    """A guild reply resolves by guild_id and must NOT carry a DM user_id even if
+    the same chat_id was somehow seen — guild capture wins and user_id stays out
+    (guild_id is the discriminator; user_id is the DM-only fallback)."""
+    t = _CaptureTransport()
+    a = RelayAdapter(PlatformConfig(), make_desc(platform="discord"), transport=t)
+    a._capture_scope(_make_event(chat_id="chan-1", guild_id="guild-9"))
+    await a.send("chan-1", "hi")
+    assert t.sent["metadata"].get("guild_id") == "guild-9"
+    assert "user_id" not in t.sent["metadata"]
+
+
 # ── Phase 7 Unit 7d-B: terminal auth revocation → clean "relay disabled" ─────