diff --git a/modules/rnotes/components/folk-notes-app.ts b/modules/rnotes/components/folk-notes-app.ts
index 78fc6b6..718d346 100644
--- a/modules/rnotes/components/folk-notes-app.ts
+++ b/modules/rnotes/components/folk-notes-app.ts
@@ -423,8 +423,12 @@ Gear:          EUR  400 (10%)</code></pre><p><em>Maya is tracking expenses in rF
 	// ── Sync (via shared runtime) ──
 
 	private async subscribeNotebook(notebookId: string) {
-		this.subscribedDocId = `${this.space}:notes:notebooks:${notebookId}`;
 		const runtime = (window as any).__rspaceOfflineRuntime;
+		// Resolve scope: rnotes is globally-scoped, so use 'global' prefix
+		const dataSpace = runtime?.isInitialized
+			? (runtime.resolveDocSpace?.('rnotes') || this.space)
+			: this.space;
+		this.subscribedDocId = `${dataSpace}:notes:notebooks:${notebookId}`;
 
 		if (runtime?.isInitialized) {
 			try {
diff --git a/modules/rnotes/mod.ts b/modules/rnotes/mod.ts
index 75e1be3..84d4a23 100644
--- a/modules/rnotes/mod.ts
+++ b/modules/rnotes/mod.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import * as Automerge from "@automerge/automerge";
 import { renderShell } from "../../server/shell";
 import { getModuleInfoList } from "../../shared/module";
 import type { RSpaceModule, SpaceLifecycleContext } from "../../shared/module";
+import { resolveDataSpace } from "../../shared/scope-resolver";
 import { verifyEncryptIDToken, extractToken } from "@encryptid/sdk/server";
 import { renderLanding } from "./landing";
 import { notebookSchema, notebookDocId, connectionsDocId, createNoteItem } from "./schemas";
@@ -127,16 +128,19 @@ function findNote(space: string, noteId: string): { docId: string; doc: Notebook
 function seedDemoIfEmpty(space: string) {
 	if (!_syncServer) return;
 
+	// Resolve effective data space (global for rnotes by default)
+	const dataSpace = resolveDataSpace("rnotes", space);
+
 	// If the space already has notebooks, skip
-	if (listNotebooks(space).length > 0) return;
+	if (listNotebooks(dataSpace).length > 0) return;
 
 	const now = Date.now();
 
 	// Notebook 1: Project Ideas
 	const nb1Id = newId();
-	const nb1DocId = notebookDocId(space, nb1Id);
+	const nb1DocId = notebookDocId(dataSpace, nb1Id);
 	const nb1Doc = Automerge.change(Automerge.init<NotebookDoc>(), "Seed: Project Ideas", (d) => {
-		d.meta = { module: "notes", collection: "notebooks", version: 1, spaceSlug: space, createdAt: now };
+		d.meta = { module: "notes", collection: "notebooks", version: 1, spaceSlug: dataSpace, createdAt: now };
 		d.notebook = { id: nb1Id, title: "Project Ideas", slug: "project-ideas", description: "Brainstorms and design notes for the r* ecosystem", coverColor: "#6366f1", isPublic: true, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now };
 		d.items = {};
 	});
@@ -144,9 +148,9 @@ function seedDemoIfEmpty(space: string) {
 
 	// Notebook 2: Meeting Notes
 	const nb2Id = newId();
-	const nb2DocId = notebookDocId(space, nb2Id);
+	const nb2DocId = notebookDocId(dataSpace, nb2Id);
 	const nb2Doc = Automerge.change(Automerge.init<NotebookDoc>(), "Seed: Meeting Notes", (d) => {
-		d.meta = { module: "notes", collection: "notebooks", version: 1, spaceSlug: space, createdAt: now };
+		d.meta = { module: "notes", collection: "notebooks", version: 1, spaceSlug: dataSpace, createdAt: now };
 		d.notebook = { id: nb2Id, title: "Meeting Notes", slug: "meeting-notes", description: "Weekly standups, design reviews, and retrospectives", coverColor: "#f59e0b", isPublic: true, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now };
 		d.items = {};
 	});
@@ -154,9 +158,9 @@ function seedDemoIfEmpty(space: string) {
 
 	// Notebook 3: How-To Guides
 	const nb3Id = newId();
-	const nb3DocId = notebookDocId(space, nb3Id);
+	const nb3DocId = notebookDocId(dataSpace, nb3Id);
 	const nb3Doc = Automerge.change(Automerge.init<NotebookDoc>(), "Seed: How-To Guides", (d) => {
-		d.meta = { module: "notes", collection: "notebooks", version: 1, spaceSlug: space, createdAt: now };
+		d.meta = { module: "notes", collection: "notebooks", version: 1, spaceSlug: dataSpace, createdAt: now };
 		d.notebook = { id: nb3Id, title: "How-To Guides", slug: "how-to-guides", description: "Tutorials and onboarding guides for contributors", coverColor: "#10b981", isPublic: true, createdAt: now, updatedAt: now };
 		d.items = {};
 	});
@@ -1043,9 +1047,10 @@ export const notesModule: RSpaceModule = {
 	async onSpaceCreate(ctx: SpaceLifecycleContext) {
 		if (!_syncServer) return;
 
-		// Create a default "My Notes" notebook doc for the new space
+		// Create a default "My Notes" notebook doc, using resolved scope
+		const dataSpace = resolveDataSpace("rnotes", ctx.spaceSlug);
 		const notebookId = "default";
-		const docId = notebookDocId(ctx.spaceSlug, notebookId);
+		const docId = notebookDocId(dataSpace, notebookId);
 
 		if (_syncServer.getDoc(docId)) return; // already exists
 
@@ -1055,7 +1060,7 @@ export const notesModule: RSpaceModule = {
 				module: "notes",
 				collection: "notebooks",
 				version: 1,
-				spaceSlug: ctx.spaceSlug,
+				spaceSlug: dataSpace,
 				createdAt: Date.now(),
 			};
 			d.notebook = {