diff --git a/modules/rinbox/mod.ts b/modules/rinbox/mod.ts
index cf84658..209323c 100644
--- a/modules/rinbox/mod.ts
+++ b/modules/rinbox/mod.ts
@@ -1630,6 +1630,44 @@ routes.get("/", (c) => {
 
 // ── Seed template data ──
 
+/**
+ * Initialize a clean team inbox for a space: {space}@rspace.online
+ * No demo threads — just an empty mailbox ready for multi-sig approval.
+ */
+function initSpaceInbox(space: string, ownerDid: string) {
+	if (!_syncServer) return;
+	// Skip if space already has mailboxes
+	const prefix = `${space}:inbox:mailboxes:`;
+	const existing = _syncServer.listDocs().filter((id) => id.startsWith(prefix));
+	if (existing.length > 0) return;
+
+	const mbId = crypto.randomUUID();
+	const docId = mailboxDocId(space, mbId);
+	const now = Date.now();
+
+	const doc = Automerge.change(Automerge.init<MailboxDoc>(), 'init space inbox', (d) => {
+		d.meta = { module: 'inbox', collection: 'mailboxes', version: 2, spaceSlug: space, createdAt: now };
+		d.mailbox = {
+			id: mbId, workspaceId: null, slug: space, name: `${space.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + space.slice(1)} Inbox`,
+			email: `${space}@rspace.online`,
+			description: `Team inbox for the ${space} space. Multi-sig approval can be configured via Gnosis Safe.`,
+			visibility: 'members', ownerDid,
+			safeAddress: null, safeChainId: null, approvalThreshold: 1, createdAt: now,
+		};
+		d.members = [];
+		d.threads = {};
+		d.approvals = {};
+		d.personalInboxes = {};
+		d.agentInboxes = {};
+	});
+
+	_syncServer.setDoc(docId, doc);
+	console.log(`[Inbox] Team inbox provisioned for "${space}": ${space}@rspace.online`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Seed demo mailbox with sample threads (for demo/template spaces only).
+ */
 function seedTemplateInbox(space: string) {
 	if (!_syncServer) return;
 	// Skip if space already has mailboxes
@@ -1714,7 +1752,7 @@ export const inboxModule: RSpaceModule = {
 		if (SMTP_USER) getSmtpTransport().catch(() => {});
 	},
 	async onSpaceCreate(ctx) {
-		seedTemplateInbox(ctx.spaceSlug);
+		initSpaceInbox(ctx.spaceSlug, ctx.ownerDID || 'did:unknown');
 	},
 	standaloneDomain: "rinbox.online",
 	feeds: [
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index ab9bd88..e62e28b 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import {
 } from "./community-store";
 import type { NestPermissions, SpaceRefFilter } from "./community-store";
 import { ensureDemoCommunity } from "./seed-demo";
-import { seedTemplateShapes, ensureTemplateSeeding } from "./seed-template";
+import { seedTemplateShapes } from "./seed-template";
 // Campaign demo moved to rsocials module — see modules/rsocials/campaign-data.ts
 import type { SpaceVisibility } from "./community-store";
 import {
@@ -3076,7 +3076,6 @@ ensureDemoCommunity().then(() => console.log("[Demo] Demo community ready")).cat
 import { initTokenService, seedCUSDC } from "./token-service";
 loadAllDocs(syncServer)
 	.then(async () => {
-		ensureTemplateSeeding();
 		// Seed all modules' demo data so /demo routes always have content
 		for (const mod of getAllModules()) {
 			if (mod.seedTemplate) {
diff --git a/server/spaces.ts b/server/spaces.ts
index d7e7301..a7bf471 100644
--- a/server/spaces.ts
+++ b/server/spaces.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ import type { EncryptIDClaims } from "@encryptid/sdk/server";
 import { getAllModules, getModule } from "../shared/module";
 import type { SpaceLifecycleContext } from "../shared/module";
 import { syncServer } from "./sync-instance";
-import { seedTemplateShapes } from "./seed-template";
+
 import { notify, notifySpaceAdmins } from "./notification-service";
 
 const ENCRYPTID_URL = process.env.ENCRYPTID_INTERNAL_URL || "http://encryptid:3000";
@@ -169,23 +169,9 @@ export async function createSpace(opts: CreateSpaceOpts): Promise<CreateSpaceRes
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Seed generic template content (non-fatal)
-	try {
-		seedTemplateShapes(slug);
-	} catch (e) {
-		console.error(`[createSpace:${source}] Template seeding failed for ${slug}:`, e);
-	}
-
-	// Seed module-specific demo data (calendar events, sample tasks, etc.)
-	for (const mod of getAllModules()) {
-		if (mod.seedTemplate) {
-			try {
-				mod.seedTemplate(slug);
-			} catch (e) {
-				console.error(`[createSpace:${source}] Module ${mod.id} seedTemplate failed for ${slug}:`, e);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	// NOTE: New spaces start with a blank canvas.
+	// Template shapes and module demo data are NOT seeded here.
+	// The rinbox onSpaceCreate hook provisions a {slug}@rspace.online mailbox.
 
 	console.log(`[createSpace:${source}] Created space: ${slug}`);
 	return { ok: true, slug, name, visibility, ownerDID };
diff --git a/src/encryptid/server.ts b/src/encryptid/server.ts
index d2f998b..52fc1fd 100644
--- a/src/encryptid/server.ts
+++ b/src/encryptid/server.ts
@@ -637,10 +637,17 @@ app.post('/api/register/complete', async (c) => {
         nestPolicy: DEFAULT_USER_NEST_POLICY,
       });
 
-      // Fire module hooks
+      // Fire module hooks with proper lifecycle context
+      const { syncServer } = await import('../../server/sync-instance');
+      const lifecycleCtx = {
+        spaceSlug,
+        ownerDID: did,
+        enabledModules: DEFAULT_USER_MODULES,
+        syncServer,
+      };
       for (const mod of getAllModules()) {
         if (mod.onSpaceCreate) {
-          try { await mod.onSpaceCreate(spaceSlug); } catch (e) {
+          try { await mod.onSpaceCreate(lifecycleCtx); } catch (e) {
             console.error(`[EncryptID] Module ${mod.id} onSpaceCreate for user space:`, e);
           }
         }