diff --git a/lib/api/routes/companion.js b/lib/api/routes/companion.js
index 021702d..8ef9c02 100644
--- a/lib/api/routes/companion.js
+++ b/lib/api/routes/companion.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ spacesScopedRouter.get('/', asyncWrap(async (req, res) => {
 
 const turnSchema = z.object({
   text: z.string().min(1),
-  view: z.object({ entityType: z.string(), entityId: z.string() }).partial().optional()
+  // nullish: the rail sends `view: null` when not on a specific entity.
+  view: z.object({ entityType: z.string(), entityId: z.string() }).partial().nullish()
 });
 
 spacesScopedRouter.post('/turn',
diff --git a/tests/api/companion.test.js b/tests/api/companion.test.js
index d889b77..12f484f 100644
--- a/tests/api/companion.test.js
+++ b/tests/api/companion.test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('companion API', () => {
 
   it('POST /turn streams SSE events and persists messages', async () => {
     const res = await auth(request(app).post(`/api/spaces/${spaceId}/companion/turn`))
-      .send({ text: 'make a task to validate the CSV' });
+      .send({ text: 'make a task to validate the CSV', view: null }); // rail sends view:null
 
     expect(res.status).toBe(200);
     expect(res.headers['content-type']).toMatch(/text\/event-stream/);