diff --git a/src/test/smoke/fleety-discord-ratelimit.smoke.test.ts b/src/test/smoke/fleety-discord-ratelimit.smoke.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..368c1a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/smoke/fleety-discord-ratelimit.smoke.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+
+const root = resolve(__dirname, "../../..");
+const read = (p: string) => readFileSync(resolve(root, p), "utf8");
+
+/**
+ * Regression guard for the Discord /fleety outage (2026-08): the adapter's rate limiter called
+ * the AUTH-ONLY check_rate_limit, which rejects any identifier that isn't a 64-char SHA-256 hash
+ * and any action outside its login/signup/reset whitelist. Passing `discord:<id>` + "fleety" made
+ * it return {allowed:false} on EVERY call, so /fleety only ever posted "you've asked a lot in the
+ * last hour" and never answered — for days. It must use the GENERIC check_edge_rate_limit.
+ */
+describe("discord /fleety uses the generic edge rate limiter", () => {
+  const src = read("supabase/functions/discord-interactions/index.ts");
+
+  it("calls check_edge_rate_limit (generic, accepts any identifier/action)", () => {
+    expect(src).toMatch(/rpc\(\s*["']check_edge_rate_limit["']/);
+  });
+
+  it("does NOT call the auth-only check_rate_limit (it would block every /fleety)", () => {
+    expect(src).not.toMatch(/rpc\(\s*["']check_rate_limit["']/);
+  });
+
+  it("still fails OPEN so a limiter error never blocks a real question", () => {
+    expect(src).toMatch(/return true; \/\/ fail open/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/supabase/functions/discord-interactions/fleety-2.1-discord.feature b/supabase/functions/discord-interactions/fleety-2.1-discord.feature
index 88462d23..2385da73 100644
--- a/supabase/functions/discord-interactions/fleety-2.1-discord.feature
+++ b/supabase/functions/discord-interactions/fleety-2.1-discord.feature
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ Feature: Discord /fleety on the unified 2.0 brain (Fleety 2.1)
     When they exceed the per-user hourly limit
     Then further calls are refused with a friendly notice before any 2.0 call
 
+  @security @regression
+  Scenario: A normal user under the limit is NOT falsely throttled
+    Given a Discord user asking their first /fleety question of the hour
+    When the adapter checks the rate limit
+    Then it uses the generic edge limiter (check_edge_rate_limit), which accepts a "discord:<id>"
+    And the call is allowed through to the 2.0 brain
+    # Guards the 2026-08 outage: the auth-only check_rate_limit rejected the non-hashed identifier
+    # and the "fleety" action, returning allowed=false on EVERY call — /fleety answered nobody.
+
   # ── Untrusted content / prompt injection / output (ai-llm-agent-security) ──
   @security
   Scenario: Discord message content is subject to the 2.0 injection + scope gates
diff --git a/supabase/functions/discord-interactions/index.ts b/supabase/functions/discord-interactions/index.ts
index 0917c605..de9fd085 100644
--- a/supabase/functions/discord-interactions/index.ts
+++ b/supabase/functions/discord-interactions/index.ts
@@ -65,17 +65,20 @@ const SB_ANON_KEY =
 async function underRateLimit(discordUserId: string): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
     const sb = createClient(SB_URL, SB_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY);
-    const { data, error } = await sb.rpc("check_rate_limit", {
+    // Use the GENERIC edge limiter (check_edge_rate_limit), NOT the auth-only check_rate_limit.
+    // check_rate_limit is hardened to auth flows: it rejects any identifier that isn't a 64-char
+    // SHA-256 hash AND any action outside its login/signup/reset whitelist — so calling it with
+    // `discord:<id>` + "fleety" returned {allowed:false} on EVERY call, silently killing /fleety
+    // (members only ever saw "you've asked a lot in the last hour"). check_edge_rate_limit hashes
+    // the identifier itself, accepts any action, and is a clean sliding window (no stuck block).
+    const { data, error } = await sb.rpc("check_edge_rate_limit", {
       p_identifier: `discord:${discordUserId}`,
       p_action: "fleety",
-      p_max_attempts: 10,
+      p_max: 20,
       p_window_minutes: 60,
-      p_block_minutes: 15,
     });
-    if (error) return true; // fail open
-    return typeof data === "object" && data !== null
-      ? (data as { allowed?: boolean }).allowed !== false
-      : data !== false;
+    if (error) return true; // fail open — a limiter error must never block a real question
+    return (data as { allowed?: boolean } | null)?.allowed !== false;
   } catch {
     return true;
   }