diff --git a/packages/server/api/src/app/authentication/context/create-project-auth-context.ts b/packages/server/api/src/app/authentication/context/create-project-auth-context.ts
index 9d045341bf..79ecac7e92 100644
--- a/packages/server/api/src/app/authentication/context/create-project-auth-context.ts
+++ b/packages/server/api/src/app/authentication/context/create-project-auth-context.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export async function getProjectAndToken(
       organization: {
         id: organization.id,
       },
+      projectSettings: {},
     },
     expiresInSeconds,
   );
diff --git a/packages/server/api/src/app/core/security/authn/anonymous-authn-handler.ts b/packages/server/api/src/app/core/security/authn/anonymous-authn-handler.ts
index fd7420510a..41eb1b7dcd 100644
--- a/packages/server/api/src/app/core/security/authn/anonymous-authn-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/server/api/src/app/core/security/authn/anonymous-authn-handler.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class AnonymousAuthnHandler extends BaseSecurityHandler {
         organization: {
           id: `ANONYMOUS_${openOpsId()}`,
         },
+        projectSettings: {},
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/api/test/helpers/auth.ts b/packages/server/api/test/helpers/auth.ts
index 7f8332de74..a29f7fa749 100644
--- a/packages/server/api/test/helpers/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/server/api/test/helpers/auth.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker';
-import {
-  openOpsId,
-  Principal,
-  PrincipalType,
-  ProjectMemberRole,
-} from '@openops/shared';
+import { openOpsId, Principal, PrincipalType } from '@openops/shared';
 import jwt, { Algorithm, JwtPayload, SignOptions } from 'jsonwebtoken';
 
 const generateToken = ({
@@ -34,6 +29,7 @@ export const generateMockToken = async (
     organization: principal?.organization ?? {
       id: openOpsId(),
     },
+    projectSettings: principal?.projectSettings ?? {},
   };
 
   return generateToken({
diff --git a/packages/server/api/test/integration/ce/authentication/signup.test.ts b/packages/server/api/test/integration/ce/authentication/signup.test.ts
index a9cad1af52..d652b801f3 100644
--- a/packages/server/api/test/integration/ce/authentication/signup.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/api/test/integration/ce/authentication/signup.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
     organization: {
       id: mockOrganization.id,
     },
+    projectSettings: {},
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/server/api/test/unit/ai/chat-request-router.test.ts b/packages/server/api/test/unit/ai/chat-request-router.test.ts
index bf510a1128..7c8df05a3e 100644
--- a/packages/server/api/test/unit/ai/chat-request-router.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/api/test/unit/ai/chat-request-router.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ describe('Chat Request Router', () => {
     organization: {
       id: 'test-org-id',
     },
+    projectSettings: {},
   };
 
   const mockNewMessage: CoreMessage = {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/lib/authentication/model/principal.ts b/packages/shared/src/lib/authentication/model/principal.ts
index 3fc7d3f8df..c778f14334 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/lib/authentication/model/principal.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/lib/authentication/model/principal.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type Principal = {
   organization: {
     id: OpenOpsId;
   };
+  projectSettings: Record<string, unknown>;
 };
 
 export type WorkerPrincipal = {