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index c0b4937..7dc90eb 100644
--- a/api/dependency.py
+++ b/api/dependency.py
@@ -43,4 +43,9 @@ def get_generation_service(
     s3_adapter: S3Adapter = Depends(get_s3_adapter),
     bot: Bot = Depends(get_bot_client),
 ) -> GenerationService:
-    return GenerationService(dao, gemini, s3_adapter, bot)
\ No newline at end of file
+    return GenerationService(dao, gemini, s3_adapter, bot)
+
+from fastapi import Header
+
+async def get_project_id(x_project_id: Optional[str] = Header(None, alias="X-Project-ID")) -> Optional[str]:
+    return x_project_id
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/api/endpoints/assets_router.py b/api/endpoints/assets_router.py
index 689254d..5700a5d 100644
--- a/api/endpoints/assets_router.py
+++ b/api/endpoints/assets_router.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 from api.endpoints.auth import get_current_user
+from api.dependency import get_project_id
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/assets", tags=["Assets"])
 
@@ -68,11 +69,19 @@ async def delete_asset(
 
 
 @router.get("", dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)])
-async def get_assets(request: Request, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao), type: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10, offset: int = 0) -> AssetsResponse:
+async def get_assets(request: Request, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao), type: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10, offset: int = 0, current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user), project_id: Optional[str] = Depends(get_project_id)) -> AssetsResponse:
     logger.info(f"get_assets called. Limit: {limit}, Offset: {offset}")
-    assets = await dao.assets.get_assets(type, limit, offset)
+    
+    user_id_filter = str(current_user["_id"])
+    if project_id:
+        project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+        if not project or str(current_user["_id"]) not in project.members:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Project access denied")
+        user_id_filter = None
+
+    assets = await dao.assets.get_assets(type, limit, offset, created_by=user_id_filter, project_id=project_id)
     # assets = await dao.assets.get_assets() # This line seemed redundant/conflicting in original code
-    total_count = await dao.assets.get_asset_count()
+    total_count = await dao.assets.get_asset_count(created_by=user_id_filter, project_id=project_id)
 
     # Manually map to DTO to trigger computed fields validation if necessary, 
     # but primarily to ensure valid Pydantic models for the response list.
@@ -84,11 +93,13 @@ async def get_assets(request: Request, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao), type: Option
 
 
 
-@router.post("/upload", response_model=AssetResponse, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)])
+@router.post("/upload", response_model=AssetResponse, status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
 async def upload_asset(
     file: UploadFile = File(...),
     linked_char_id: Optional[str] = Form(None),
     dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user),
+    project_id: Optional[str] = Depends(get_project_id)
 ):
     logger.info(f"upload_asset called. Filename: {file.filename}, ContentType: {file.content_type}, LinkedCharId: {linked_char_id}")
     if not file.content_type:
@@ -96,6 +107,11 @@ async def upload_asset(
 
     if not file.content_type.startswith("image/"):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Unsupported content type: {file.content_type}")
+        
+    if project_id:
+        project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+        if not project or str(current_user["_id"]) not in project.members:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Project access denied")
 
     data = await file.read()
     if not data:
@@ -111,7 +127,9 @@ async def upload_asset(
         content_type=AssetContentType.IMAGE,
         linked_char_id=linked_char_id,
         data=data,
-        thumbnail=thumbnail_bytes
+        thumbnail=thumbnail_bytes,
+        created_by=str(current_user["_id"]),
+        project_id=project_id,
     )
 
     asset_id = await dao.assets.create_asset(asset)
diff --git a/api/endpoints/auth.py b/api/endpoints/auth.py
index b1b81b0..7cba1d1 100644
--- a/api/endpoints/auth.py
+++ b/api/endpoints/auth.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class Token(BaseModel):
 
 
 class UserResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str 
     username: str
     full_name: str | None = None
     status: str
diff --git a/api/endpoints/character_router.py b/api/endpoints/character_router.py
index eb7b54e..da7f101 100644
--- a/api/endpoints/character_router.py
+++ b/api/endpoints/character_router.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import List, Any, Coroutine
+from typing import List, Any, Coroutine, Optional
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from api.models.AssetDTO import AssetsResponse, AssetResponse
 from api.models.GenerationRequest import GenerationRequest, GenerationResponse
 from models.Asset import Asset
 from models.Character import Character
+from api.models.CharacterDTO import CharacterCreateRequest, CharacterUpdateRequest
 from repos.dao import DAO
 from api.dependency import get_dao
 
@@ -17,25 +18,49 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 from api.endpoints.auth import get_current_user
+from api.dependency import get_project_id
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/characters", tags=["Characters"], dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)])
 
 
 @router.get("/", response_model=List[Character])
-async def get_characters(request: Request, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao), ) -> List[Character]:
+async def get_characters(request: Request, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao), current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user), project_id: Optional[str] = Depends(get_project_id)) -> List[Character]:
     logger.info("get_characters called")
-    characters = await dao.chars.get_all_characters()
+    
+    user_id_filter = str(current_user["_id"])
+    if project_id:
+        project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+        if not project or str(current_user["_id"]) not in project.members:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Project access denied")
+        user_id_filter = None
+
+    characters = await dao.chars.get_all_characters(created_by=user_id_filter, project_id=project_id)
     return characters
 
 
 @router.get("/{character_id}/assets", response_model=AssetsResponse)
 async def get_character_assets(character_id: str, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao), limit: int = 10,
-                               offset: int = 0, ) -> AssetsResponse:
+                               offset: int = 0, current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)) -> AssetsResponse:
     logger.info(f"get_character_assets called. CharacterID: {character_id}, Limit: {limit}, Offset: {offset}")
     character = await dao.chars.get_character(character_id)
     if character is None:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Character not found")
+    
+    # Access Check
+    is_creator = character.created_by == str(current_user["_id"])
+    is_project_member = False
+    if character.project_id and character.project_id in current_user.get("project_ids", []):
+         is_project_member = True
+         
+    if not is_creator and not is_project_member:
+         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Access denied")
+
     assets = await dao.assets.get_assets_by_char_id(character_id, limit, offset)
+    # Filter assets by user ownership as well? 
+    # Usually if you own character, you see its assets. 
+    # But assets also have specific created_by. 
+    # Let's assume if you own character you can see its assets.
+    
     total_count = await dao.assets.get_asset_count(character_id)
     
     asset_responses = [AssetResponse.model_validate(a.model_dump()) for a in assets]
@@ -43,12 +68,116 @@ async def get_character_assets(character_id: str, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao), l
 
 
 @router.get("/{character_id}", response_model=Character)
-async def get_character_by_id(character_id: str, request: Request, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao)) -> Character:
+async def get_character_by_id(character_id: str, request: Request, dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao), current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)) -> Character:
     logger.debug(f"get_character_by_id called. ID: {character_id}")
     character = await dao.chars.get_character(character_id)
+    
+    if not character:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Character not found")
+        
+    if character:
+        is_creator = character.created_by == str(current_user["_id"])
+        is_project_member = False
+        if character.project_id and character.project_id in current_user.get("project_ids", []):
+             is_project_member = True
+             
+        if not is_creator and not is_project_member:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Access denied")
+             
     return character
 
 
+@router.post("/", response_model=Character)
+async def create_character(
+    char_req: CharacterCreateRequest,
+    dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+) -> Character:
+    logger.info("create_character called")
+    
+    char_data = char_req.model_dump()
+    char_data["created_by"] = str(current_user["_id"])
+    if "id" not in char_data:
+        char_data["id"] = None
+    
+    if char_req.project_id:
+        project = await dao.projects.get_project(char_req.project_id)
+        if not project or str(current_user["_id"]) not in project.members:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Project access denied")
+    
+    new_char = Character(**char_data)
+    created_char = await dao.chars.add_character(new_char)
+    return created_char
+
+
+@router.put("/{character_id}", response_model=Character)
+async def update_character(
+    character_id: str,
+    char_update: CharacterUpdateRequest,
+    dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+) -> Character:
+    logger.info(f"update_character called. ID: {character_id}")
+    
+    existing_char = await dao.chars.get_character(character_id)
+    if not existing_char:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Character not found")
+        
+    is_creator = existing_char.created_by == str(current_user["_id"])
+    is_project_member = False
+    if existing_char.project_id and existing_char.project_id in current_user.get("project_ids", []):
+         is_project_member = True
+         
+    if not is_creator and not is_project_member:
+         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Access denied")
+
+    update_data = char_update.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
+    
+    if "project_id" in update_data and update_data["project_id"]:
+        new_project_id = update_data["project_id"]
+        project = await dao.projects.get_project(new_project_id)
+        if not project or str(current_user["_id"]) not in project.members:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Target project access denied")
+
+    updated_char_data = existing_char.model_dump()
+    updated_char_data.update(update_data)
+    
+    updated_char = Character(**updated_char_data)
+    
+    success = await dao.chars.update_char(character_id, updated_char)
+    if not success:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to update character")
+        
+    return updated_char
+
+
+@router.delete("/{character_id}", status_code=204)
+async def delete_character(
+    character_id: str,
+    dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+):
+    logger.info(f"delete_character called. ID: {character_id}")
+    
+    existing_char = await dao.chars.get_character(character_id)
+    if not existing_char:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Character not found")
+        
+    is_creator = existing_char.created_by == str(current_user["_id"])
+    is_project_member = False
+    if existing_char.project_id and existing_char.project_id in current_user.get("project_ids", []):
+         is_project_member = True
+         
+    if not is_creator and not is_project_member:
+         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Access denied")
+
+    success = await dao.chars.delete_character(character_id)
+    if not success:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Failed to delete character")
+    
+    return
+
+
 @router.post("/{character_id}/_run", response_model=GenerationResponse)
 async def post_character_generation(character_id: str, generation: GenerationRequest,
                                     request: Request) -> GenerationResponse:
diff --git a/api/endpoints/generation_router.py b/api/endpoints/generation_router.py
index cfdf4e8..1352c92 100644
--- a/api/endpoints/generation_router.py
+++ b/api/endpoints/generation_router.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from fastapi.params import Depends
 from starlette.requests import Request
 
 from api import service
-from api.dependency import get_generation_service
+from api.dependency import get_generation_service, get_project_id, get_dao
+from repos.dao import DAO
 
 from api.models.GenerationRequest import GenerationResponse, GenerationRequest,  GenerationsResponse, PromptResponse, PromptRequest
 from api.service.generation_service import GenerationService
@@ -49,30 +50,65 @@ async def prompt_from_image(
 
 @router.get("", response_model=GenerationsResponse)
 async def get_generations(character_id: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10, offset: int = 0,
-                          generation_service: GenerationService = Depends(get_generation_service)):
+                          generation_service: GenerationService = Depends(get_generation_service),
+                          current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user),
+                          project_id: Optional[str] = Depends(get_project_id),
+                          dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao)):
     logger.info(f"get_generations called. CharacterId: {character_id}, Limit: {limit}, Offset: {offset}")
-    return await generation_service.get_generations(character_id, limit=limit, offset=offset)
+    
+    user_id_filter = str(current_user["_id"])
+    if project_id:
+        project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+        if not project or str(current_user["_id"]) not in project.members:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Project access denied")
+        user_id_filter = None # Show all project generations
+
+    return await generation_service.get_generations(character_id, limit=limit, offset=offset, user_id=user_id_filter, project_id=project_id)
 
 
 @router.post("/_run", response_model=GenerationResponse)
 async def post_generation(generation: GenerationRequest, request: Request,
                           generation_service: GenerationService = Depends(get_generation_service),
-                          current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)) -> GenerationResponse:
+                          current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user),
+                          project_id: Optional[str] = Depends(get_project_id),
+                          dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao)) -> GenerationResponse:
     logger.info(f"post_generation (run) called. LinkedCharId: {generation.linked_character_id}, PromptLength: {len(generation.prompt)}")
-    return await generation_service.create_generation_task(generation, user_id=current_user.get("username"))
+
+    if project_id:
+        project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+        if not project or str(current_user["_id"]) not in project.members:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Project access denied")
+        generation.project_id = project_id
+
+    return await generation_service.create_generation_task(generation, user_id=str(current_user.get("_id")))
 
 
 @router.get("/{generation_id}", response_model=GenerationResponse)
 async def get_generation(generation_id: str,
-                         generation_service: GenerationService = Depends(get_generation_service)) -> GenerationResponse:
+                         generation_service: GenerationService = Depends(get_generation_service),
+                         current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)) -> GenerationResponse:
     logger.debug(f"get_generation called for ID: {generation_id}")
-    return await generation_service.get_generation(generation_id)
+    gen = await generation_service.get_generation(generation_id)
+    if gen and gen.created_by != str(current_user["_id"]):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Access denied")
+    return gen
 
 
 @router.get("/running")
 async def get_running_generations(request: Request,
-                                  generation_service: GenerationService = Depends(get_generation_service)):
-    return await generation_service.get_running_generations()
+                                  generation_service: GenerationService = Depends(get_generation_service),
+                                  current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user),
+                                  project_id: Optional[str] = Depends(get_project_id),
+                                  dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao)):
+                                  
+    user_id_filter = str(current_user["_id"])
+    if project_id:
+        project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+        if not project or str(current_user["_id"]) not in project.members:
+             raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Project access denied")
+        user_id_filter = None
+
+    return await generation_service.get_running_generations(user_id=user_id_filter, project_id=project_id)
 
 
 @router.delete("/{generation_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT, dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)])
diff --git a/api/endpoints/project_router.py b/api/endpoints/project_router.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93c2d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/endpoints/project_router.py
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+from typing import List, Optional
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from api.dependency import get_dao
+from api.endpoints.auth import get_current_user
+from models.Project import Project
+from repos.dao import DAO
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/projects", tags=["Projects"])
+
+class ProjectCreate(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+
+class ProjectResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+    owner_id: str
+    members: List[str]
+    is_owner: bool = False
+
+@router.post("", response_model=ProjectResponse)
+async def create_project(
+    project_data: ProjectCreate,
+    dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+):
+    user_id = str(current_user["_id"])
+    new_project = Project(
+        name=project_data.name,
+        description=project_data.description,
+        owner_id=user_id,
+        members=[user_id] 
+    )
+    project_id = await dao.projects.create_project(new_project)
+    
+    # Add project to user's project list
+    # Assuming user_repo has a method to add project or we do it directly?
+    # UserRepo doesn't have add_project method yet. 
+    # But since UserRepo is just a wrapper around collection, lets add it here or update UserRepo later?
+    # Better to update UserRepo. For now, let's just return success. 
+    # But user needs to see it in list.
+    # Update user in DB
+    await dao.users.collection.update_one(
+        {"_id": current_user["_id"]},
+        {"$addToSet": {"project_ids": project_id}}
+    )
+
+    return ProjectResponse(
+        id=project_id,
+        name=new_project.name,
+        description=new_project.description,
+        owner_id=new_project.owner_id,
+        members=new_project.members,
+        is_owner=True
+    )
+
+@router.get("", response_model=List[ProjectResponse])
+async def get_my_projects(
+    dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+):
+    user_id = str(current_user["_id"])
+    projects = await dao.projects.get_projects_by_user(user_id)
+    
+    responses = []
+    for p in projects:
+        responses.append(ProjectResponse(
+            id=p.id,
+            name=p.name,
+            description=p.description,
+            owner_id=p.owner_id,
+            members=p.members,
+            is_owner=(p.owner_id == user_id)
+        ))
+    return responses
+
+class MemberAdd(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+
+@router.post("/{project_id}/members", dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)])
+async def add_member(
+    project_id: str,
+    member_data: MemberAdd,
+    dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+):
+    user_id = str(current_user["_id"])
+    project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+    if not project:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Project not found")
+        
+    if project.owner_id != user_id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Only owner can add members")
+        
+    target_user = await dao.users.get_user_by_username(member_data.username)
+    if not target_user:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
+        
+    target_user_id = str(target_user["_id"])
+    
+    if target_user_id in project.members:
+        return {"message": "User already in project"}
+        
+    await dao.projects.add_member(project_id, target_user_id)
+    
+    # Update target user's project list
+    await dao.users.collection.update_one(
+        {"_id": target_user["_id"]},
+        {"$addToSet": {"project_ids": project_id}}
+    )
+    
+    return {"message": "Member added"}
+
+@router.post("/{project_id}/join", dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)])
+async def join_project(
+    project_id: str,
+    dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+):
+    # Retrieve project to verify it exists
+    project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+    if not project:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Project not found")
+
+    user_id = str(current_user["_id"])
+    
+    # Check if user is ALREADY in project
+    if user_id in project.members:
+         return {"message": "Already a member"}
+
+    # Add member
+    await dao.projects.add_member(project_id, user_id)
+    
+    # Update user's project list
+    await dao.users.collection.update_one(
+        {"_id": current_user["_id"]},
+        {"$addToSet": {"project_ids": project_id}}
+    )
+    
+    return {"message": "Joined project"}
+
+
+@router.delete("/{project_id}", dependencies=[Depends(get_current_user)]    )
+async def delete_project(
+    project_id: str,
+    dao: DAO = Depends(get_dao),
+    current_user: dict = Depends(get_current_user)
+):
+    user_id = str(current_user["_id"])
+    project = await dao.projects.get_project(project_id)
+    if not project:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Project not found")
+    
+    if project.owner_id != user_id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Only owner can delete project")
+    
+    await dao.projects.delete_project(project_id)
+    
+    # Remove project from user's project list
+    await dao.users.collection.update_one(
+        {"_id": current_user["_id"]},
+        {"$pull": {"project_ids": project_id}}
+    )
+    
+    return {"message": "Project deleted"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/models/CharacterDTO.py b/api/models/CharacterDTO.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca73053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/models/CharacterDTO.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from typing import Optional
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+class CharacterCreateRequest(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    character_bio: str
+    character_image_doc_tg_id: Optional[str] = None
+    avatar_image: Optional[str] = None
+    character_image_tg_id: Optional[str] = None
+    project_id: Optional[str] = None
+
+class CharacterUpdateRequest(BaseModel):
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    character_bio: Optional[str] = None
+    character_image_doc_tg_id: Optional[str] = None
+    avatar_image: Optional[str] = None
+    character_image_tg_id: Optional[str] = None
+    project_id: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/api/models/GenerationRequest.py b/api/models/GenerationRequest.py
index 2ad06cd..40e9d18 100644
--- a/api/models/GenerationRequest.py
+++ b/api/models/GenerationRequest.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class GenerationRequest(BaseModel):
     telegram_id: Optional[int] = None
     use_profile_image: bool = True
     assets_list: List[str]
+    project_id: Optional[str] = None
 
 
 class GenerationsResponse(BaseModel):
diff --git a/api/models/__pycache__/GenerationRequest.cpython-313.pyc b/api/models/__pycache__/GenerationRequest.cpython-313.pyc
index 8dbd694..0fe1b17 100644
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diff --git a/api/service/__pycache__/generation_service.cpython-313.pyc b/api/service/__pycache__/generation_service.cpython-313.pyc
index 7bfe1a3..4139f6a 100644
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diff --git a/api/service/generation_service.py b/api/service/generation_service.py
index b157c64..1cc962f 100644
--- a/api/service/generation_service.py
+++ b/api/service/generation_service.py
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ class GenerationService:
 
         return await asyncio.to_thread(self.gemini.generate_text, prompt=technical_prompt, images_list=images)
 
-    async def get_generations(self, character_id: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10, offset: int = 0) -> List[
+    async def get_generations(self, character_id: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10, offset: int = 0, user_id: Optional[str] = None, project_id: Optional[str] = None) -> List[
         Generation]:
-        generations = await self.dao.generations.get_generations(character_id = character_id,limit=limit, offset=offset)
-        total_count = await self.dao.generations.count_generations(character_id = character_id)
+        generations = await self.dao.generations.get_generations(character_id = character_id,limit=limit, offset=offset, created_by=user_id, project_id=project_id)
+        total_count = await self.dao.generations.count_generations(character_id = character_id, created_by=user_id, project_id=project_id)
         generations = [GenerationResponse(**gen.model_dump()) for gen in generations]
         return GenerationsResponse(generations=generations, total_count=total_count)
 
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ class GenerationService:
         else:
             return GenerationResponse(**gen.model_dump())
 
-    async def get_running_generations(self) -> List[Generation]:
-        return await self.dao.generations.get_generations(status=GenerationStatus.RUNNING)
+    async def get_running_generations(self, user_id: Optional[str] = None, project_id: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Generation]:
+        return await self.dao.generations.get_generations(status=GenerationStatus.RUNNING, created_by=user_id, project_id=project_id)
 
     async def create_generation_task(self, generation_request: GenerationRequest, user_id: Optional[str] = None) -> GenerationResponse:
         gen_id = None
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ class GenerationService:
                 data=None, # Not storing bytes in DB anymore
                 minio_object_name=filename,
                 minio_bucket=self.s3_adapter.bucket_name,
-                thumbnail=thumbnail_bytes
+                thumbnail=thumbnail_bytes,
+                created_by=generation.created_by
             )
 
             # Сохраняем в БД
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d97ebc5..9f70ffa 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ app.add_middleware(
 # Подключаем роутер API
 from api.endpoints.auth import router as auth_api_router
 from api.endpoints.admin import router as admin_api_router
+from api.endpoints.project_router import router as project_api_router
+
 app.include_router(auth_api_router)
 app.include_router(admin_api_router)
 app.include_router(api_assets_router)
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ app.include_router(api_gen_router)
 app.include_router(api_album_router)
 app.include_router(api_admin_router)
 app.include_router(api_auth_router)
+app.include_router(project_api_router)
 
 
 # --- ХЕНДЛЕРЫ БОТА (Main Router) ---
diff --git a/models/Asset.py b/models/Asset.py
index 81a34bd..ff4eeef 100644
--- a/models/Asset.py
+++ b/models/Asset.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class Asset(BaseModel):
     minio_thumbnail_object_name: Optional[str] = None
     thumbnail: Optional[bytes] = None
     tags: List[str] = []
+    created_by: Optional[str] = None
+    project_id: Optional[str] = None
     created_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(UTC))
     updated_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(UTC))
 
diff --git a/models/Character.py b/models/Character.py
index f112f91..80ef559 100644
--- a/models/Character.py
+++ b/models/Character.py
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ from pydantic_core.core_schema import computed_field
 
 
 class Character(BaseModel):
-    id: str | None
+    id: Optional[str] = None
     name: str
     avatar_image: Optional[str] = None
     character_image_data: Optional[bytes] = None
-    character_image_doc_tg_id: str
-    character_image_tg_id: str | None
-    character_bio: str
+    character_image_doc_tg_id: Optional[str] = None
+    character_image_tg_id: Optional[str] = None
+    character_bio: Optional[str] = None
+    created_by: Optional[str] = None
+    project_id: Optional[str] = None
 
diff --git a/models/Generation.py b/models/Generation.py
index 784d513..6c74100 100644
--- a/models/Generation.py
+++ b/models/Generation.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ class Generation(BaseModel):
     input_token_usage: Optional[int] = None
     output_token_usage: Optional[int] = None
     is_deleted: bool = False
-    album_id: Optional[str] = None
-    created_by: Optional[str] = None
+    album_id: Optional[str] = None  
+    created_by: Optional[str] = None  # Stores User ID (Telegram ID or Web User ObjectId)
+    project_id: Optional[str] = None
     created_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(UTC))
     updated_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(UTC))
 
diff --git a/models/Project.py b/models/Project.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65bbb59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/Project.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import List, Optional
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+class Project(BaseModel):
+    id: Optional[str] = None
+    name: str
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+    owner_id: str
+    members: List[str] = [] # List of User IDs
+    is_deleted: bool = False
+    created_at: datetime = Field(default_factory=datetime.now)
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index 0457de5..dfc0bfd 100644
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diff --git a/repos/__pycache__/user_repo.cpython-313.pyc b/repos/__pycache__/user_repo.cpython-313.pyc
index 118d701..271f461 100644
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diff --git a/repos/assets_repo.py b/repos/assets_repo.py
index 6f9cb62..5249723 100644
--- a/repos/assets_repo.py
+++ b/repos/assets_repo.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class AssetsRepo:
         res = await self.collection.insert_one(asset.model_dump())
         return str(res.inserted_id)
 
-    async def get_assets(self, asset_type: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10, offset: int = 0, with_data: bool = False) -> List[Asset]:
+    async def get_assets(self, asset_type: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 10, offset: int = 0, with_data: bool = False, created_by: Optional[str] = None, project_id: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Asset]:
         filter = {}
         if asset_type:
             filter["type"] = asset_type
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ class AssetsRepo:
             # So list DOES NOT return thumbnails by default.
             args["thumbnail"] = 0
             
+        if project_id:
+            filter["project_id"] = project_id
+            
         res = await self.collection.find(filter, args).sort("created_at", -1).skip(offset).limit(limit).to_list(None)
         assets = []
         for doc in res:
@@ -157,8 +160,15 @@ class AssetsRepo:
             assets.append(Asset(**doc))
         return assets
 
-    async def get_asset_count(self, character_id: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
-        return await self.collection.count_documents({"linked_char_id": character_id} if character_id else {})
+    async def get_asset_count(self, character_id: Optional[str] = None, created_by: Optional[str] = None, project_id: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
+        filter = {}
+        if character_id:
+            filter["linked_char_id"] = character_id
+        if created_by:
+            filter["created_by"] = created_by
+        if project_id:
+            filter["project_id"] = project_id
+        return await self.collection.count_documents(filter)
 
     async def get_assets_by_ids(self, asset_ids: List[str]) -> List[Asset]:
         object_ids = [ObjectId(asset_id) for asset_id in asset_ids]
diff --git a/repos/char_repo.py b/repos/char_repo.py
index 8c17531..e28e2a5 100644
--- a/repos/char_repo.py
+++ b/repos/char_repo.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 from bson import ObjectId
 from motor.motor_asyncio import AsyncIOMotorClient
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class CharacterRepo:
 
     async def add_character(self, character: Character) -> Character:
         op = await self.collection.insert_one(character.model_dump())
-        character.id = op.inserted_id
+        character.id = str(op.inserted_id)
         return character
 
     async def get_character(self, character_id: str, with_image_data: bool = False) -> Character | None:
@@ -26,18 +26,25 @@ class CharacterRepo:
             res["id"] = str(res.pop("_id"))
             return Character(**res)
 
-    async def get_all_characters(self) -> List[Character]:
-        docs = await self.collection.find({}, {"character_image_data": 0}).to_list(None)
-
-        characters = []
-        for doc in docs:
-            # Конвертируем ObjectId в строку и кладем в поле id
+    async def get_all_characters(self, created_by: Optional[str] = None, project_id: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Character]:
+        filter = {}
+        if created_by:
+            filter["created_by"] = created_by
+        if project_id:
+            filter["project_id"] = project_id
+            
+        args = {"character_image_data": 0}  # don't return image data for list
+        res = await self.collection.find(filter, args).to_list(None)
+        chars = []
+        for doc in res:
             doc["id"] = str(doc.pop("_id"))
+            chars.append(Character(**doc))
+        return chars
 
-            # Создаем объект
-            characters.append(Character(**doc))
+    async def update_char(self, char_id: str, character: Character) -> bool:
+        result = await self.collection.update_one({"_id": ObjectId(char_id)}, {"$set": character.model_dump()})
+        return result.modified_count > 0
 
-        return characters
-
-    async def update_char(self, char_id: str, character: Character) -> None:
-        await self.collection.update_one({"_id": ObjectId(char_id)}, {"$set": character.model_dump()})
+    async def delete_character(self, char_id: str) -> bool:
+        result = await self.collection.delete_one({"_id": ObjectId(char_id)})
+        return result.deleted_count > 0
diff --git a/repos/dao.py b/repos/dao.py
index 5bc70bd..23e7bbf 100644
--- a/repos/dao.py
+++ b/repos/dao.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from repos.char_repo import CharacterRepo
 from repos.generation_repo import GenerationRepo
 from repos.user_repo import UsersRepo
 from repos.albums_repo import AlbumsRepo
+from repos.project_repo import ProjectRepo
 
 
 from typing import Optional
@@ -16,3 +17,5 @@ class DAO:
         self.assets = AssetsRepo(client, s3_adapter, db_name)
         self.generations = GenerationRepo(client, db_name)
         self.albums = AlbumsRepo(client, db_name)
+        self.projects = ProjectRepo(client, db_name)
+        self.users = UsersRepo(client, db_name)
diff --git a/repos/generation_repo.py b/repos/generation_repo.py
index 6035fd7..c668e97 100644
--- a/repos/generation_repo.py
+++ b/repos/generation_repo.py
@@ -25,13 +25,19 @@ class GenerationRepo:
             return Generation(**res)
 
     async def get_generations(self, character_id: Optional[str] = None, status: Optional[GenerationStatus] = None,
-                              limit: int = 10, offset: int = 10) -> List[Generation]:
+                              limit: int = 10, offset: int = 10, created_by: Optional[str] = None, project_id: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Generation]:
         
         filter = {"is_deleted": False}
         if character_id is not None:
             filter["linked_character_id"] = character_id
         if status is not None:
             filter["status"] = status
+        if created_by is not None:
+            filter["created_by"] = created_by
+            filter["project_id"] = None
+        if project_id is not None:
+            filter["project_id"] = project_id
+
         res = await self.collection.find(filter).sort("created_at", -1).skip(
             offset).limit(limit).to_list(None)
         generations: List[Generation] = []
@@ -40,12 +46,17 @@ class GenerationRepo:
             generations.append(Generation(**generation))
         return generations
 
-    async def count_generations(self, character_id: Optional[str] = None, status: Optional[GenerationStatus] = None, album_id: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
+    async def count_generations(self, character_id: Optional[str] = None, status: Optional[GenerationStatus] = None, 
+                                album_id: Optional[str] = None, created_by: Optional[str] = None, project_id: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
         args = {}
         if character_id is not None:
             args["linked_character_id"] = character_id
         if status is not None:
             args["status"] = status
+        if created_by is not None:
+            args["created_by"] = created_by
+        if project_id is not None:
+            args["project_id"] = project_id
         return await self.collection.count_documents(args)
 
     async def get_generations_by_ids(self, generation_ids: List[str]) -> List[Generation]:
diff --git a/repos/project_repo.py b/repos/project_repo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3edf3b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/project_repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+from typing import List, Optional
+from bson import ObjectId
+from motor.motor_asyncio import AsyncIOMotorClient
+from models.Project import Project
+
+class ProjectRepo:
+    def __init__(self, client: AsyncIOMotorClient, db_name="bot_db"):
+        self.collection = client[db_name]["projects"]
+
+    async def create_project(self, project: Project) -> str:
+        res = await self.collection.insert_one(project.model_dump())
+        return str(res.inserted_id)
+
+    async def get_project(self, project_id: str) -> Optional[Project]:
+        if not ObjectId.is_valid(project_id):
+            return None
+        res = await self.collection.find_one({"_id": ObjectId(project_id)})
+        if res:
+            res["id"] = str(res.pop("_id"))
+            return Project(**res)
+        return None
+
+    async def get_projects_by_user(self, user_id: str) -> List[Project]:
+        # Find projects where user is owner OR in members
+        filter = {
+            "$or": [
+                {"owner_id": user_id},
+                {"members": user_id}
+            ],
+            "is_deleted": False
+        }
+        cursor = self.collection.find(filter).sort("created_at", -1)
+        projects = []
+        async for doc in cursor:
+            doc["id"] = str(doc.pop("_id"))
+            projects.append(Project(**doc))
+        return projects
+
+    async def add_member(self, project_id: str, user_id: str) -> bool:
+        res = await self.collection.update_one(
+            {"_id": ObjectId(project_id)},
+            {"$addToSet": {"members": user_id}}
+        )
+        return res.modified_count > 0
+
+    async def remove_member(self, project_id: str, user_id: str) -> bool:
+        res = await self.collection.update_one(
+            {"_id": ObjectId(project_id)},
+            {"$pull": {"members": user_id}}
+        )
+        return res.modified_count > 0
+
+    async def update_project(self, project_id: str, updates: dict) -> bool:
+        res = await self.collection.update_one(
+            {"_id": ObjectId(project_id)},
+            {"$set": updates}
+        )
+        return res.modified_count > 0
+    
+    async def delete_project(self, project_id: str) -> bool:
+        res = await self.collection.update_one({"_id": ObjectId(project_id)}, {"$set": {"is_deleted": True}})
+        return res.modified_count > 0
diff --git a/repos/user_repo.py b/repos/user_repo.py
index a1434cd..c4e5e9d 100644
--- a/repos/user_repo.py
+++ b/repos/user_repo.py
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ class UsersRepo:
         self.collection = client[db_name]["users"]
 
     async def get_user(self, user_id: int):
-        return await self.collection.find_one({"user_id": user_id})
+        user =  await self.collection.find_one({"user_id": user_id})
+        user["id"] = str(user["_id"])
+        return user
 
     async def get_user_by_username(self, username: str):
-        return await self.collection.find_one({"username": username})
+        user = await self.collection.find_one({"username": username})
+        user["id"] = str(user["_id"])
+        return user
 
     async def create_user(self, username: str, password: str, full_name: Optional[str] = None):
         """Создает нового пользователя с username/паролем"""
@@ -38,15 +42,22 @@ class UsersRepo:
             "created_at": datetime.now(),
             "is_email_user": False, # Теперь это просто "обычный" юзер, не телеграм (хотя поле можно переименовать)
             "is_web_user": True,
-            "is_admin": False
+            "is_admin": False,
+            "project_ids": [],
+            "current_project_id": None
         }
         result = await self.collection.insert_one(user_doc)
-        return await self.collection.find_one({"_id": result.inserted_id})
+        user = await self.collection.find_one({"_id": result.inserted_id})
+        user["id"] = str(user["_id"])
+        return user
 
     async def get_pending_users(self):
         """Возвращает список пользователей со статусом PENDING"""
         cursor = self.collection.find({"status": UserStatus.PENDING})
-        return await cursor.to_list(length=100)
+        users = await cursor.to_list(length=100)
+        for user in users:
+            user["id"] = str(user["_id"])
+        return users
     
     async def approve_user(self, username: str):
         await self.collection.update_one(
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diff --git a/routers/char_router.py b/routers/char_router.py
index 0d13acc..a408e33 100644
--- a/routers/char_router.py
+++ b/routers/char_router.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ async def new_char_bio(message: Message, state: FSMContext, dao: DAO, bot: Bot):
             character_image_data=file_io.read(),
             character_image_tg_id=None,
             character_image_doc_tg_id=file_id,
-            character_bio=bio
+            character_bio=bio,
+            created_by=str(message.from_user.id)
         )
         file_io.close()
 
diff --git a/routers/gen_router.py b/routers/gen_router.py
index 86461a2..ca525c4 100644
--- a/routers/gen_router.py
+++ b/routers/gen_router.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async def generate_image_cmd(message: Message, state: FSMContext, dao: DAO, gemi
     await wait_msg.delete()
     doc = await message.answer_document(res[0], caption="Generated result 💫")
     await dao.assets.create_asset(Asset(id=None, name=res[0].filename, type=AssetType.GENERATED, content_type=AssetContentType.IMAGE, data=res[0].data,
-                                        tg_doc_file_id=doc.document.file_id, tg_photo_file_id=None, linked_char_id=None))
+                                        tg_doc_file_id=doc.document.file_id, tg_photo_file_id=None, linked_char_id=None, created_by=str(message.from_user.id)))
 
 
 @router.message(Command("gen_mode"))
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ async def handle_album(
                 doc = await message.answer_document(file, caption="✨ Generated result")
                 await dao.assets.create_asset(Asset(id=None, name=file.filename, type=AssetType.GENERATED, content_type=AssetContentType.IMAGE, data=file.data,
                                                     tg_doc_file_id = doc.document.file_id, tg_photo_file_id = None,
-                                                    linked_char_id = data["char_id"]))
+                                                    linked_char_id = data["char_id"],
+                                                    created_by=str(message.from_user.id)))
         else:
             await message.answer("❌ Генерация не вернула изображений.")
             await gen_mode_base_msg(message=message, state=state, dao=dao, call_type="start")
@@ -314,7 +315,8 @@ async def gen_mode_start(
                     doc = await message.answer_document(file, caption="✨ Generated result")
                     await dao.assets.create_asset(Asset(id=None, name=file.filename, type=AssetType.GENERATED, content_type=AssetContentType.IMAGE, data=file.data,
                                                         tg_doc_file_id=doc.document.file_id, tg_photo_file_id=None,
-                                                        linked_char_id=data["char_id"]))
+                                                        linked_char_id=data["char_id"],
+                                                        created_by=str(message.from_user.id)))
 
             else:
                 await message.answer("❌ Ничего не сгенерировалось.")
diff --git a/tests/test_character_crud.py b/tests/test_character_crud.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4be072d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_character_crud.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+from motor.motor_asyncio import AsyncIOMotorClient
+import os
+import asyncio
+
+from main import app
+from api.endpoints.auth import get_current_user
+from api.dependency import get_dao
+from repos.dao import DAO
+from models.Character import Character
+
+# Config for test DB
+MONGO_HOST = os.getenv("MONGO_HOST", "mongodb://admin:super_secure_password@31.59.58.220:27017")
+DB_NAME = "bot_db_test_chars"
+
+# Mock User
+MOCK_USER_ID = "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"
+MOCK_USER = {
+    "_id": MOCK_USER_ID,
+    "username": "testuser",
+    "is_admin": False,
+    "status": "allowed"
+}
+
+# Override get_current_user to bypass auth
+def mock_get_current_user():
+    return MOCK_USER
+
+app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = mock_get_current_user
+
+# Setup Real DAO with Test DB
+client_mongo = AsyncIOMotorClient(MONGO_HOST)
+dao = DAO(client_mongo, db_name=DB_NAME)
+
+def mock_get_dao():
+    return dao
+
+app.dependency_overrides[get_dao] = mock_get_dao
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
+def setup_teardown():
+    # Setup: Ensure clean state
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+    loop.run_until_complete(client_mongo[DB_NAME]["characters"].drop())
+    
+    yield
+    
+    # Teardown
+    loop.run_until_complete(client_mongo[DB_NAME]["characters"].drop())
+    loop.close()
+
+def test_character_crud_flow():
+    # 1. Create Character
+    create_payload = {
+        "name": "Test Character",
+        "character_bio": "A bio for test character",
+        "character_image_doc_tg_id": "file_123",
+        "avatar_image": "http://example.com/avatar.jpg"
+    }
+    
+    response = client.post("/api/characters/", json=create_payload)
+    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
+    char_data = response.json()
+    assert char_data["name"] == create_payload["name"]
+    assert char_data["created_by"] == MOCK_USER_ID
+    char_id = char_data["id"]
+    assert char_id is not None
+    
+    # 2. Get Character
+    response = client.get(f"/api/characters/{char_id}")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json()["id"] == char_id
+    
+    # 3. Update Character
+    update_payload = {
+        "name": "Updated Name",
+        "character_bio": "Updated bio"
+    }
+    response = client.put(f"/api/characters/{char_id}", json=update_payload)
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    updated_data = response.json()
+    assert updated_data["name"] == "Updated Name"
+    assert updated_data["character_bio"] == "Updated bio"
+    
+    # Verify update persistent
+    response = client.get(f"/api/characters/{char_id}")
+    assert response.json()["name"] == "Updated Name"
+    
+    # 4. Delete Character
+    response = client.delete(f"/api/characters/{char_id}")
+    assert response.status_code == 204
+    
+    # Verify deletion
+    response = client.get(f"/api/characters/{char_id}")
+    assert response.status_code == 404, "Deleted character should return 404"
diff --git a/tests/test_character_integration.py b/tests/test_character_integration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1381886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_character_integration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+
+import os
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+# 1. Set Auth Bypass and Test Config
+os.environ["DB_NAME"] = "bot_db_test_integration"
+# We keep MONGO_HOST as is (it works in verified script)
+
+# 2. Import app AFTER setting env
+from main import app
+from api.endpoints.auth import get_current_user
+
+# 3. Override Auth
+MOCK_USER_ID = "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"
+MOCK_USER = {
+    "_id": MOCK_USER_ID,
+    "username": "testuser",
+    "is_admin": False,
+    "status": "allowed",
+    "project_ids": []
+}
+
+def mock_get_current_user():
+    return MOCK_USER
+
+app.dependency_overrides[get_current_user] = mock_get_current_user
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+def test_character_crud_lifecycle():
+    # 1. Create
+    create_payload = {
+        "name": "Integration Test Char",
+        "character_bio": "Testing with real app structure",
+        "character_image_doc_tg_id": "doc_123",
+        "avatar_image": "http://example.com/img.jpg"
+    }
+    
+    response = client.post("/api/characters/", json=create_payload)
+    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
+    char_data = response.json()
+    assert char_data["name"] == create_payload["name"]
+    char_id = char_data["id"]
+    
+    # 2. Get
+    response = client.get(f"/api/characters/{char_id}")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json()["id"] == char_id
+    
+    # 3. Update
+    update_payload = {"name": "Updated Int Name"}
+    response = client.put(f"/api/characters/{char_id}", json=update_payload)
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json()["name"] == "Updated Int Name"
+    
+    # 4. Delete
+    response = client.delete(f"/api/characters/{char_id}")
+    assert response.status_code == 204
+    
+    # 5. Verify Delete
+    response = client.get(f"/api/characters/{char_id}")
+    assert response.status_code == 404