meerkat_core/

session_store.rs

//! SessionStore trait — canonical session persistence contract.
//!
//! This trait lives in `meerkat-core` so that custom storage implementations
//! (Postgres, DynamoDB, etc.) can be written without depending on `meerkat-store`.
//!
//! # Snapshot = projection
//!
//! The `Session` row a `SessionStore` persists is a **projection of the
//! canonical event log**. The event log (`EventStore`) is append-only at
//! the trait level; the snapshot is a rebuildable materialization of
//! replaying that log. Deleting a `.rkat/sessions/<id>/session.json` and
//! replaying the event store produces an identical snapshot (the
//! `CLAUDE.md` invariant).
//!
//! Wave-c C-H1 (F1 closure from the state-scope-audit) makes the
//! append-only nature of that projection enforceable at the
//! `SessionStore::save` boundary — see the trait docs on
//! [`SessionStore`] and the [`append_only_save_guard`] helper.

use async_trait::async_trait;
use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};

use crate::session::{SYSTEM_CONTEXT_SEPARATOR, SessionMeta};
use crate::time_compat::SystemTime;
use crate::types::{Message, SessionId, SystemMessage};
use crate::{
    Session, TranscriptHistoryState, TranscriptRewriteCommit, TranscriptRewriteSelection,
    transcript_messages_digest,
};

/// Filter for listing sessions.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
pub struct SessionFilter {
    /// Only sessions created after this time.
    pub created_after: Option<SystemTime>,
    /// Only sessions updated after this time.
    pub updated_after: Option<SystemTime>,
    /// Maximum number of results.
    pub limit: Option<usize>,
    /// Offset for pagination.
    pub offset: Option<usize>,
}

/// Errors from session store operations.
///
/// Backend-specific details (rusqlite, filesystem, etc.) are erased to strings
/// so that the trait contract carries no I/O dependencies.
#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
pub enum SessionStoreError {
    #[error("IO error: {0}")]
    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),

    #[error("Serialization error: {0}")]
    Serialization(String),

    #[error("Session not found: {0}")]
    NotFound(SessionId),

    #[error("Session corrupted: {0}")]
    Corrupted(SessionId),

    #[error(
        "session {id} save rejected: new message count {new_len} is shorter than previously \
         persisted {prev_len} without transcript-continuity proof"
    )]
    MonotonicityViolation {
        id: SessionId,
        prev_len: usize,
        new_len: usize,
    },

    #[error(
        "session {id} save rejected: incoming transcript is not a continuation of persisted revision {previous_revision}"
    )]
    TranscriptContinuityViolation {
        id: SessionId,
        previous_revision: String,
        incoming_revision: String,
        reason: String,
    },

    #[error(
        "session {id} rewrite rejected: previous transcript revision {actual} did not match commit parent {expected}"
    )]
    TranscriptRevisionConflict {
        id: SessionId,
        expected: String,
        actual: String,
    },

    #[error("session {id} rewrite rejected: {reason}")]
    InvalidTranscriptRewrite { id: SessionId, reason: String },

    #[error("Internal error: {0}")]
    Internal(String),
}

/// Stable compare token for a full persisted session projection row.
pub fn session_projection_cas_token(session: &Session) -> Result<String, SessionStoreError> {
    let bytes = serde_json::to_vec(session).map_err(|err| {
        SessionStoreError::Serialization(format!(
            "failed to serialize session projection CAS token: {err}"
        ))
    })?;
    Ok(format!("row-sha256:{:x}", Sha256::digest(bytes)))
}

/// Shared append-only guard for `SessionStore::save` implementations.
///
/// Backends call this at the top of their `save` method with the new
/// session and the previously persisted row (or `None` if no prior row
/// exists). Returns
/// [`SessionStoreError::MonotonicityViolation`] when the new row's
/// message count is strictly smaller than the previously persisted one
/// without a transcript graph edge that proves a core-owned mutation.
///
/// The guard also rejects equal/longer saves whose retained prefix no longer
/// matches the persisted transcript. A plain save may append or update
/// metadata; same-session replacement must go through
/// [`transcript_rewrite_save_guard`].
pub fn append_only_save_guard(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: Option<&Session>,
) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
    incoming
        .validate_transcript_history_state()
        .map_err(|err| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("incoming transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        })?;
    let incoming_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(incoming.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    let incoming_state = incoming.transcript_history_state().map_err(|err| {
        SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("incoming transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        }
    })?;
    if let Some(state) = incoming_state.as_ref()
        && state.head != incoming_revision
    {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming transcript graph head {} does not match current message digest {incoming_revision}",
                state.head
            ),
        });
    }

    let Some(previous) = previous else {
        if incoming_state.is_some() {
            return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: "incoming first save would seed transcript history state outside the rewrite/audit path"
                    .to_string(),
            });
        }
        validate_plain_save_transcript_history_preservation(
            incoming,
            None,
            None,
            incoming_state.as_ref(),
        )?;
        return Ok(());
    };
    let previous_state = previous.transcript_history_state().map_err(|err| {
        SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("previous transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        }
    })?;
    let previous_had_history = previous_state.is_some();
    let incoming_has_history = incoming_state.is_some();
    if previous_had_history && !incoming_has_history {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "incoming save would erase retained transcript history state".to_string(),
        });
    }
    let previous_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(previous.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    if previous_revision == incoming_revision {
        validate_plain_save_transcript_history_preservation(
            incoming,
            Some(previous),
            previous_state.as_ref(),
            incoming_state.as_ref(),
        )?;
        return Ok(());
    }

    let prev_len = previous.messages().len();
    let new_len = incoming.messages().len();
    if new_len >= prev_len {
        let incoming_prefix_revision = transcript_messages_digest(&incoming.messages()[..prev_len])
            .map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
        if incoming_prefix_revision == previous_revision {
            validate_plain_save_transcript_history_preservation(
                incoming,
                Some(previous),
                previous_state.as_ref(),
                incoming_state.as_ref(),
            )?;
            return Ok(());
        }
    }
    if incoming_preserves_conversation_tail_with_system_context_append(incoming, previous)? {
        validate_plain_save_transcript_history_preservation(
            incoming,
            Some(previous),
            previous_state.as_ref(),
            incoming_state.as_ref(),
        )?;
        return Ok(());
    }
    if incoming_preserves_prefix_after_transient_notice_cleanup(incoming, previous)? {
        validate_plain_save_transcript_history_preservation(
            incoming,
            Some(previous),
            previous_state.as_ref(),
            incoming_state.as_ref(),
        )?;
        return Ok(());
    }
    if new_len < prev_len {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::MonotonicityViolation {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            prev_len,
            new_len,
        });
    }

    Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation {
        id: incoming.id().clone(),
        previous_revision,
        incoming_revision,
        reason: "incoming transcript neither preserves the persisted prefix nor records a graph edge from the persisted head".to_string(),
    })
}

fn validate_plain_save_transcript_history_preservation(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: Option<&Session>,
    previous_state: Option<&TranscriptHistoryState>,
    incoming_state: Option<&TranscriptHistoryState>,
) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
    let Some(previous) = previous else {
        if incoming_state.is_some() {
            return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: "incoming first save would seed transcript history state outside the rewrite/audit path"
                    .to_string(),
            });
        }
        return Ok(());
    };
    if previous_state.is_none() && incoming_state.is_some() {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "incoming append-only save would seed transcript history state outside the rewrite/audit path"
                .to_string(),
        });
    }
    let Some(previous_state) = previous_state else {
        return Ok(());
    };
    let Some(incoming_state) = incoming_state else {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "incoming append-only save would erase retained transcript history state"
                .to_string(),
        });
    };
    let previous_commits = previous_state.commits.as_slice();
    let incoming_commits = incoming_state.commits.as_slice();
    if incoming_commits != previous_commits {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "incoming append-only save would change retained transcript rewrite commits"
                .to_string(),
        });
    }
    let retained_revisions_preserved =
        transcript_revision_bodies_preserved(previous_state, incoming_state)?;
    if retained_revisions_preserved
        && incoming_state.revisions.len() == previous_state.revisions.len()
        && incoming_state.head == previous_state.head
    {
        return Ok(());
    }
    if incoming_state.revisions.len() != previous_state.revisions.len() + 1
        || !retained_revisions_preserved
    {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "incoming append-only save would change retained transcript revision graph"
                .to_string(),
        });
    }
    let incoming_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(incoming.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    let previous_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(previous.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    if previous_state.head != previous_revision {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "previous transcript history head does not match persisted message digest"
                .to_string(),
        });
    }
    let added = &incoming_state.revisions[previous_state.revisions.len()];
    if incoming_state.head != incoming_revision
        || added.revision != incoming_revision
        || added.parent_revision.as_deref() != Some(previous_state.head.as_str())
        || transcript_messages_digest(&added.messages).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?
            != incoming_revision
    {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "incoming append-only save would add a transcript revision body that is not the current append"
                .to_string(),
        });
    }
    Ok(())
}

fn transcript_revision_bodies_preserved(
    previous_state: &TranscriptHistoryState,
    incoming_state: &TranscriptHistoryState,
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    if incoming_state.revisions.len() < previous_state.revisions.len() {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    previous_state
        .revisions
        .iter()
        .zip(incoming_state.revisions.iter())
        .map(|(previous, incoming)| {
            Ok(previous.revision == incoming.revision
                && previous.parent_revision == incoming.parent_revision
                && previous.created_at == incoming.created_at
                && transcript_messages_digest(&previous.messages)
                    .map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?
                    == transcript_messages_digest(&incoming.messages)
                        .map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?)
        })
        .try_fold(true, |acc, preserved| {
            preserved.map(|preserved| acc && preserved)
        })
}

fn validate_rewrite_save_retains_previous_commits(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: &Session,
    incoming_state: &TranscriptHistoryState,
) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
    let previous_state = previous.transcript_history_state().map_err(|err| {
        SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("previous transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        }
    })?;
    let Some(previous_state) = previous_state.as_ref() else {
        return Ok(());
    };
    if incoming_state.commits.len() < previous_state.commits.len()
        || incoming_state.commits[..previous_state.commits.len()] != previous_state.commits
    {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "incoming rewrite save would drop retained transcript rewrite commits"
                .to_string(),
        });
    }
    Ok(())
}

/// Validate that an authoritative projection write still targets the row that
/// the caller proved continuity against.
pub fn authoritative_projection_current_revision_guard(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: Option<&Session>,
    expected_current_revision: Option<&str>,
) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
    let previous_token = previous.map(session_projection_cas_token).transpose()?;
    if previous_token.as_deref() == expected_current_revision {
        return Ok(());
    }
    let incoming_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(incoming.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation {
        id: incoming.id().clone(),
        previous_revision: previous_token.unwrap_or_else(|| "<missing>".to_string()),
        incoming_revision,
        reason: format!(
            "authoritative projection expected persisted projection token {}, but current row has diverged",
            expected_current_revision.unwrap_or("<missing>")
        ),
    })
}

fn incoming_preserves_conversation_tail_with_system_context_append(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: &Session,
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    messages_preserve_conversation_tail_with_system_context_append(
        incoming.messages(),
        previous.messages(),
    )
}

fn messages_preserve_conversation_tail_with_system_context_append(
    incoming: &[Message],
    previous: &[Message],
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    let (previous_system, previous_tail) = split_single_leading_system(previous);
    let (incoming_system, incoming_tail) = split_single_leading_system(incoming);
    let Some(incoming_system) = incoming_system else {
        return Ok(false);
    };
    if !system_context_is_append(previous_system, incoming_system)? {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    if incoming_tail.len() < previous_tail.len() {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    let previous_tail_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(previous_tail).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    let incoming_tail_prefix_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(&incoming_tail[..previous_tail.len()])
            .map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    Ok(previous_tail_revision == incoming_tail_prefix_revision)
}

fn split_single_leading_system(messages: &[Message]) -> (Option<&SystemMessage>, &[Message]) {
    match messages.first() {
        Some(Message::System(system)) => (Some(system), &messages[1..]),
        _ => (None, messages),
    }
}

/// Decide whether `incoming` is a continuation of `previous` produced by a
/// runtime system-context append.
///
/// The structural part — identical content, or `incoming = previous +
/// separator + suffix` — is a transcript-continuity proof (content equality of
/// the retained prefix), not classification. The SEMANTIC append-admission
/// verdict ("is this incoming persisted prompt an admissible
/// runtime-context-append continuation of the persisted one") is owned by the
/// canonical [`SessionDocumentMachine`] — the same machine the staging path
/// already drives for the four-way append disposition — not a handwritten shell
/// reducer. This function extracts only the pure structural observations plus
/// the typed [`SystemPromptMutationKind`] runtime-context-append marker, drives
/// the machine's `ResolveSystemContextPersistAppendAdmission` input, and mirrors
/// the emitted verdict (`Admit` -> `true`, `Reject` -> `false`). It fails closed
/// if the machine refuses or emits no verdict.
fn system_context_is_append(
    previous: Option<&SystemMessage>,
    incoming: &SystemMessage,
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    // Pure structural observations the shell computes; NO semantic decision.
    let has_previous = previous.is_some();
    let content_identical = previous.is_some_and(|previous| incoming.content == previous.content);
    let content_extends_previous =
        previous.is_some_and(|previous| incoming.content.starts_with(&previous.content));
    let appended_starts_with_separator = previous.is_some_and(|previous| {
        incoming
            .content
            .get(previous.content.len()..)
            .is_some_and(|appended| appended.starts_with(SYSTEM_CONTEXT_SEPARATOR))
    });
    let incoming_is_runtime_context_append = incoming.mutation_kind.is_runtime_context_append();

    let mut authority = crate::session_document::SessionDocumentMachineAuthority::new();
    let effects = authority
        .resolve_system_context_persist_append_admission(
            has_previous,
            content_identical,
            content_extends_previous,
            appended_starts_with_separator,
            incoming_is_runtime_context_append,
        )
        .map_err(|err| {
            SessionStoreError::Internal(format!(
                "session document authority refused persist-time system-context append admission: {err}"
            ))
        })?;
    effects
        .into_iter()
        .find_map(|effect| match effect {
            crate::session_document::SessionDocumentEffect::SystemContextPersistAppendAdmissionResolved {
                admission,
            } => Some(matches!(
                admission,
                crate::session_document::SystemContextPersistAppendAdmission::Admit
            )),
            _ => None,
        })
        .ok_or_else(|| {
            SessionStoreError::Internal(
                "session document authority emitted no persist-time system-context append admission verdict".to_string(),
            )
        })
}

fn incoming_preserves_prefix_after_transient_notice_cleanup(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: &Session,
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    let previous_without_transient = previous
        .messages()
        .iter()
        .filter(|message| !is_transient_system_notice(message))
        .cloned()
        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
    if previous_without_transient.len() == previous.messages().len()
        || incoming.messages().len() < previous_without_transient.len()
    {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    let previous_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(&previous_without_transient).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    let incoming_prefix_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(&incoming.messages()[..previous_without_transient.len()])
            .map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    Ok(previous_revision == incoming_prefix_revision)
}

fn is_transient_system_notice(message: &Message) -> bool {
    let Message::SystemNotice(notice) = message else {
        return false;
    };
    notice.kind == crate::types::SystemNoticeKind::McpPending
        && notice.blocks.iter().all(|block| {
            matches!(
                block,
                crate::types::SystemNoticeBlock::Mcp {
                    persisted: false,
                    ..
                }
            )
        })
}

/// Validate a runtime run-boundary snapshot.
///
/// Runtime turns normally append to the transcript, but core-owned turn
/// mechanics such as compaction can also produce an audited internal rewrite.
/// Runtime stores use this guard inside their atomic boundary commit: plain
/// replacement is rejected, while an incoming snapshot carrying a typed rewrite
/// commit from the currently persisted head is accepted through the same
/// rewrite validator as [`SessionStore::save_transcript_rewrite`].
pub fn run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: Option<&Session>,
) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
    match append_only_save_guard(incoming, previous) {
        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
        Err(append_error) => {
            if run_boundary_commitless_history_projection_save_guard(incoming, previous)? {
                return Ok(());
            }
            let Some(previous) = previous else {
                return Err(append_error);
            };
            let incoming_revision =
                transcript_messages_digest(incoming.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
            let Some(state) = incoming.transcript_history_state().map_err(|err| {
                SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                    id: incoming.id().clone(),
                    reason: format!("incoming transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
                }
            })?
            else {
                return Err(append_error);
            };
            validate_rewrite_save_retains_previous_commits(incoming, previous, &state)?;
            let commits = find_transcript_rewrite_commit_chain_extending_session(
                &state,
                previous,
                &incoming_revision,
            )?;
            if commits.is_none()
                && run_boundary_context_summary_tail_projection_save_guard(
                    incoming, previous, &state,
                )?
            {
                return Ok(());
            }
            let Some(commits) = commits else {
                return Err(append_error);
            };
            let Some(commit) = commits.first() else {
                if state.commits.is_empty() {
                    return Err(append_error);
                }
                for commit in &state.commits {
                    validate_transcript_rewrite_commit_bodies(incoming, commit, &state)?;
                }
                return Ok(());
            };
            transcript_rewrite_bridge_save_guard(incoming, commit, &state, &incoming_revision)?;
            for commit in commits.iter().skip(1) {
                validate_transcript_rewrite_commit_bodies(incoming, commit, &state)?;
            }
            Ok(())
        }
    }
}

fn run_boundary_commitless_history_projection_save_guard(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: Option<&Session>,
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    let Some(state) = incoming.transcript_history_state().map_err(|err| {
        SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("incoming transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        }
    })?
    else {
        return Ok(false);
    };
    if !state.commits.is_empty() {
        return Ok(false);
    }

    let incoming_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(incoming.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    if state.head != incoming_revision
        || !state
            .revisions
            .iter()
            .any(|body| body.revision == incoming_revision)
    {
        return Ok(false);
    }

    let mut projection_without_history = incoming.clone();
    projection_without_history.clear_transcript_history_state();
    if append_only_save_guard(&projection_without_history, previous).is_err() {
        return Ok(false);
    }

    let Some(previous) = previous else {
        return Ok(state.commits.is_empty());
    };
    if previous
        .transcript_history_state()
        .map_err(|err| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("previous transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        })?
        .is_some()
    {
        return Ok(false);
    }

    let previous_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(previous.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    Ok(incoming_revision == previous_revision
        || transcript_history_revision_extends(&state, &incoming_revision, &previous_revision))
}

fn run_boundary_context_summary_tail_projection_save_guard(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: &Session,
    state: &TranscriptHistoryState,
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    if state.commits.is_empty() {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    incoming
        .validate_transcript_history_state()
        .map_err(|err| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("incoming transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        })?;

    let (incoming_system, incoming_tail) = match incoming.messages().split_first() {
        Some((Message::System(system), tail)) => (Some(system), tail),
        _ => (None, incoming.messages()),
    };
    let (previous_system, previous_tail) = match previous.messages().split_first() {
        Some((Message::System(system), tail)) => (Some(system), tail),
        _ => (None, previous.messages()),
    };
    if incoming_system.is_some() != previous_system.is_some()
        || incoming_tail.len() <= previous_tail.len()
    {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    let Some(Message::User(summary)) = incoming_tail.first() else {
        return Ok(false);
    };
    // Typed marker, not content classification: the runtime compaction producer
    // stamps the rebuilt-transcript boundary message with the
    // `CompactionSummary` transcript role. The save-guard admits the divergent
    // rewrite parent only when that typed fact is present.
    if !summary.transcript_role.is_compaction_summary() {
        return Ok(false);
    }

    let retained_end = 1 + previous_tail.len();
    let retained = &incoming_tail[1..retained_end];
    let retained_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(retained).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    let previous_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(previous_tail).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    if retained_revision != previous_revision {
        return Ok(false);
    }

    for commit in &state.commits {
        validate_transcript_rewrite_commit_bodies(incoming, commit, state)?;
    }
    Ok(true)
}

/// Find the rewrite commit that authorizes replacing `previous_revision`,
/// allowing the incoming head to extend the rewrite via normal append bodies.
pub fn find_transcript_rewrite_commit_extending<'a>(
    state: &'a TranscriptHistoryState,
    previous_revision: &str,
    incoming_revision: &str,
) -> Option<&'a TranscriptRewriteCommit> {
    find_transcript_rewrite_commit_chain_extending(state, previous_revision, incoming_revision)
        .and_then(|commits| commits.into_iter().next())
}

/// Find the contiguous rewrite commits that connect `previous_revision` to the
/// incoming head, allowing normal append bodies after the final rewrite.
pub fn find_transcript_rewrite_commit_chain_extending<'a>(
    state: &'a TranscriptHistoryState,
    previous_revision: &str,
    incoming_revision: &str,
) -> Option<Vec<&'a TranscriptRewriteCommit>> {
    let mut chain = Vec::new();
    let mut cursor = previous_revision;
    let mut visited = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
    loop {
        if incoming_revision == cursor {
            return Some(chain);
        }
        if !visited.insert(cursor.to_string()) {
            return None;
        }
        let commit = state.commits.iter().find(|commit| {
            (commit.parent_revision == cursor
                || transcript_history_revision_extends(state, &commit.parent_revision, cursor))
                && transcript_history_revision_extends(state, incoming_revision, &commit.revision)
        });
        let Some(commit) = commit else {
            return transcript_history_revision_extends(state, incoming_revision, cursor)
                .then_some(chain);
        };
        cursor = &commit.revision;
        chain.push(commit);
    }
}

/// Find a rewrite chain whose first parent may be an append-only continuation
/// of a previously persisted snapshot.
///
/// Runtime-backed sessions can append messages in the runtime store before a
/// core-owned compaction rewrite is checkpointed to the compatibility
/// `SessionStore`. In that case the first rewrite commit's parent revision is
/// not equal to the persisted row's digest, but its retained parent body proves
/// a normal append path from that persisted row.
pub fn find_transcript_rewrite_commit_chain_extending_session<'a>(
    state: &'a TranscriptHistoryState,
    previous: &Session,
    incoming_revision: &str,
) -> Result<Option<Vec<&'a TranscriptRewriteCommit>>, SessionStoreError> {
    let previous_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(previous.messages()).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    let mut chain = Vec::new();
    let mut cursor = previous_revision.as_str();
    let mut visited = std::collections::BTreeSet::new();
    loop {
        if incoming_revision == cursor {
            return Ok(Some(chain));
        }
        if !visited.insert(cursor.to_string()) {
            return Ok(None);
        }

        let Some(cursor_messages) = transcript_history_messages_for_revision(
            state,
            cursor,
            &previous_revision,
            previous.messages(),
        ) else {
            return Ok(None);
        };
        let mut selected = None;
        for commit in &state.commits {
            if !transcript_history_revision_extends(state, incoming_revision, &commit.revision) {
                continue;
            }
            let parent_extends_cursor = commit.parent_revision == cursor
                || revision_body_preserves_append_continuation_prefix(
                    state,
                    &commit.parent_revision,
                    cursor_messages,
                    cursor,
                )?;
            if parent_extends_cursor {
                selected = Some(commit);
                break;
            }
        }

        let Some(commit) = selected else {
            if revision_body_preserves_append_continuation_prefix(
                state,
                incoming_revision,
                cursor_messages,
                cursor,
            )? {
                return Ok(Some(chain));
            }
            return Ok(None);
        };
        cursor = &commit.revision;
        chain.push(commit);
    }
}

fn transcript_history_messages_for_revision<'a>(
    state: &'a TranscriptHistoryState,
    revision: &str,
    previous_revision: &str,
    previous_messages: &'a [Message],
) -> Option<&'a [Message]> {
    if revision == previous_revision {
        return Some(previous_messages);
    }
    state
        .revisions
        .iter()
        .find(|body| body.revision == revision)
        .map(|body| body.messages.as_slice())
}

fn revision_body_preserves_append_continuation_prefix(
    state: &TranscriptHistoryState,
    revision: &str,
    ancestor_messages: &[Message],
    ancestor_revision: &str,
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    if revision == ancestor_revision {
        return Ok(true);
    }
    let Some(body) = state
        .revisions
        .iter()
        .find(|body| body.revision == revision)
    else {
        return Ok(false);
    };
    if body.messages.len() >= ancestor_messages.len() {
        let prefix_revision = transcript_messages_digest(&body.messages[..ancestor_messages.len()])
            .map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
        if prefix_revision == ancestor_revision {
            return Ok(true);
        }
    }
    Ok(
        messages_preserve_conversation_tail_with_system_context_append(
            &body.messages,
            ancestor_messages,
        )? || messages_preserve_tail_after_leading_system_refresh(
            &body.messages,
            ancestor_messages,
        )?,
    )
}

fn messages_preserve_tail_after_leading_system_refresh(
    incoming: &[Message],
    previous: &[Message],
) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
    let (Some(Message::System(_)), Some(Message::System(_))) = (incoming.first(), previous.first())
    else {
        return Ok(false);
    };
    if incoming.len() < previous.len() {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    let previous_tail_len = previous.len().saturating_sub(1);
    if previous_tail_len == 0 {
        return Ok(true);
    }
    let previous_tail_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(&previous[1..]).map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    let incoming_tail = &incoming[1..];
    if incoming_tail.len() < previous_tail_len {
        return Ok(false);
    }
    let incoming_tail_prefix_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(&incoming_tail[..previous_tail_len])
            .map_err(SessionStoreError::from)?;
    Ok(incoming_tail_prefix_revision == previous_tail_revision)
}

fn transcript_history_revision_extends(
    state: &TranscriptHistoryState,
    descendant: &str,
    ancestor: &str,
) -> bool {
    if descendant == ancestor {
        return true;
    }
    let mut cursor = descendant;
    while let Some(body) = state.revisions.iter().find(|body| body.revision == cursor) {
        let Some(parent) = body.parent_revision.as_deref() else {
            return false;
        };
        if parent == ancestor {
            return true;
        }
        cursor = parent;
    }
    false
}

fn transcript_rewrite_bridge_save_guard(
    incoming: &Session,
    commit: &TranscriptRewriteCommit,
    incoming_state: &TranscriptHistoryState,
    incoming_message_digest: &str,
) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
    validate_transcript_rewrite_commit_bodies(incoming, commit, incoming_state)?;
    if incoming_state.head != incoming_message_digest {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming transcript graph head {} does not match current message digest {incoming_message_digest}",
                incoming_state.head
            ),
        });
    }
    if !transcript_history_revision_extends(
        incoming_state,
        incoming_message_digest,
        &commit.revision,
    ) {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming transcript head {incoming_message_digest} does not extend rewrite revision {}",
                commit.revision
            ),
        });
    }
    Ok(())
}

/// Validate that a same-session shrink/replace save is backed by a typed
/// transcript rewrite commit.
pub fn transcript_rewrite_save_guard(
    incoming: &Session,
    previous: Option<&Session>,
    commit: &TranscriptRewriteCommit,
) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
    incoming
        .validate_transcript_history_state()
        .map_err(|err| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("incoming transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        })?;
    let Some(previous) = previous else {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "rewrite target has no previously persisted session".to_string(),
        });
    };
    if incoming.id() != previous.id() {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming session id {} differs from previous session id {}",
                incoming.id(),
                previous.id()
            ),
        });
    }
    let previous_revision = previous.transcript_revision().map_err(|err| {
        SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("previous transcript revision is malformed: {err}"),
        }
    })?;
    if previous_revision != commit.parent_revision {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptRevisionConflict {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            expected: commit.parent_revision.clone(),
            actual: previous_revision,
        });
    }
    let previous_message_digest =
        transcript_messages_digest(previous.messages()).map_err(|err| {
            SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: format!("previous current transcript is not digestible: {err}"),
            }
        })?;
    if previous_message_digest != commit.parent_revision {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "previous current transcript digest {previous_message_digest} does not match commit parent {}",
                commit.parent_revision
            ),
        });
    }
    let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision().map_err(|err| {
        SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("incoming transcript revision is malformed: {err}"),
        }
    })?;
    if incoming_revision != commit.revision {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming transcript revision {incoming_revision} does not match commit revision {}",
                commit.revision
            ),
        });
    }
    let incoming_message_digest =
        transcript_messages_digest(incoming.messages()).map_err(|err| {
            SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: format!("incoming current transcript is not digestible: {err}"),
            }
        })?;
    if incoming_message_digest != commit.revision {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming current transcript digest {incoming_message_digest} does not match commit revision {}",
                commit.revision
            ),
        });
    }
    let Some(incoming_state) = incoming.transcript_history_state().map_err(|err| {
        SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("incoming transcript history state is malformed: {err}"),
        }
    })?
    else {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "incoming rewrite did not persist a transcript revision graph".to_string(),
        });
    };
    validate_rewrite_save_retains_previous_commits(incoming, previous, &incoming_state)?;
    validate_transcript_rewrite_commit_bodies(incoming, commit, &incoming_state)
}

fn validate_transcript_rewrite_commit_bodies(
    incoming: &Session,
    commit: &TranscriptRewriteCommit,
    incoming_state: &TranscriptHistoryState,
) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
    if !incoming_state
        .commits
        .iter()
        .any(|persisted| persisted == commit)
    {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming rewrite did not persist the rewrite commit in the transcript graph (wanted {} -> {}, graph commits: {:?})",
                commit.parent_revision,
                commit.revision,
                incoming_state
                    .commits
                    .iter()
                    .map(|commit| (&commit.parent_revision, &commit.revision))
                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
            ),
        });
    }
    let Some(parent_body) = incoming_state
        .revisions
        .iter()
        .find(|body| body.revision == commit.parent_revision)
    else {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming rewrite omitted parent revision body {}",
                commit.parent_revision
            ),
        });
    };
    let Some(revision_body) = incoming_state
        .revisions
        .iter()
        .find(|body| body.revision == commit.revision)
    else {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "incoming rewrite omitted new revision body {}",
                commit.revision
            ),
        });
    };
    if parent_body.messages.len() != commit.messages_before
        || revision_body.messages.len() != commit.messages_after
    {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "commit message counts {} -> {} do not match persisted rewrite {} -> {}",
                commit.messages_before,
                commit.messages_after,
                parent_body.messages.len(),
                revision_body.messages.len()
            ),
        });
    }
    let parent_body_revision =
        transcript_messages_digest(&parent_body.messages).map_err(|err| {
            SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: format!("parent revision body is not digestible: {err}"),
            }
        })?;
    if parent_body_revision != commit.parent_revision {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "parent revision body digest {parent_body_revision} does not match commit parent {}",
                commit.parent_revision
            ),
        });
    }
    let (start, end) = match &commit.selection {
        TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start, end } => (*start, *end),
    };
    if start > end || end > parent_body.messages.len() {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "commit selection {start}..{end} is invalid for parent revision with {} messages",
                parent_body.messages.len()
            ),
        });
    }
    let original_span_digest = transcript_messages_digest(&parent_body.messages[start..end])
        .map_err(|err| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("original span body is not digestible: {err}"),
        })?;
    if original_span_digest != commit.original_span_digest {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "original span digest {original_span_digest} does not match commit digest {}",
                commit.original_span_digest
            ),
        });
    }
    let revision_body_digest =
        transcript_messages_digest(&revision_body.messages).map_err(|err| {
            SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: format!("new revision body is not digestible: {err}"),
            }
        })?;
    if revision_body_digest != commit.revision {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "new revision body digest {revision_body_digest} does not match commit revision {}",
                commit.revision
            ),
        });
    }
    let removed_len = end - start;
    let retained_len = commit
        .messages_before
        .checked_sub(removed_len)
        .ok_or_else(|| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "commit removed more messages than it recorded before rewrite".to_string(),
        })?;
    let replacement_len = commit
        .messages_after
        .checked_sub(retained_len)
        .ok_or_else(|| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "commit message counts cannot describe a replacement span".to_string(),
        })?;
    let replacement_end = start.checked_add(replacement_len).ok_or_else(|| {
        SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "replacement span end overflowed".to_string(),
        }
    })?;
    if replacement_end > revision_body.messages.len() {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "replacement span {start}..{replacement_end} is invalid for revision with {} messages",
                revision_body.messages.len()
            ),
        });
    }
    let parent_prefix_digest =
        transcript_messages_digest(&parent_body.messages[..start]).map_err(|err| {
            SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: format!("parent prefix body is not digestible: {err}"),
            }
        })?;
    let revision_prefix_digest = transcript_messages_digest(&revision_body.messages[..start])
        .map_err(|err| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!("revision prefix body is not digestible: {err}"),
        })?;
    if parent_prefix_digest != revision_prefix_digest {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "rewrite revision changed messages before the selected span".to_string(),
        });
    }
    let parent_suffix_digest =
        transcript_messages_digest(&parent_body.messages[end..]).map_err(|err| {
            SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: format!("parent suffix body is not digestible: {err}"),
            }
        })?;
    let revision_suffix_digest =
        transcript_messages_digest(&revision_body.messages[replacement_end..]).map_err(|err| {
            SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
                id: incoming.id().clone(),
                reason: format!("revision suffix body is not digestible: {err}"),
            }
        })?;
    if parent_suffix_digest != revision_suffix_digest {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: "rewrite revision changed messages after the selected span".to_string(),
        });
    }
    let replacement_digest = transcript_messages_digest(
        &revision_body.messages[start..replacement_end],
    )
    .map_err(|err| SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
        id: incoming.id().clone(),
        reason: format!("replacement span body is not digestible: {err}"),
    })?;
    if replacement_digest != commit.replacement_digest {
        return Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite {
            id: incoming.id().clone(),
            reason: format!(
                "replacement span digest {replacement_digest} does not match commit digest {}",
                commit.replacement_digest
            ),
        });
    }
    Ok(())
}

impl From<serde_json::Error> for SessionStoreError {
    fn from(e: serde_json::Error) -> Self {
        Self::Serialization(e.to_string())
    }
}

/// Abstraction over session storage backends.
///
/// All methods take `&self` — implementations must handle interior mutability.
/// Object-safe: consumed as `Arc<dyn SessionStore>` throughout the system.
///
/// # Append-only contract (F1 closure, wave-c C-H1)
///
/// The snapshot written by [`save`](Self::save) is a **projection of the
/// canonical event log** ([`crate::session_store`] doc: "snapshot =
/// projection"). Implementations that persist across calls MUST enforce
/// that the message vector stored for a given `SessionId` is monotonically
/// non-shrinking — a subsequent `save()` for the same id must not have a
/// smaller `messages().len()` than the previously persisted row.
///
/// Callers that need to produce a session with a shorter history must go
/// through [`Session::fork_at`], which rotates `SessionId` — a fork is a
/// new identity on a new event log, not a same-session truncation.
///
/// Backends are encouraged to assert this invariant in their `save`
/// implementation and return
/// [`SessionStoreError::MonotonicityViolation`] when a caller tries to
/// shrink a snapshot. The default implementations in `meerkat-store`
/// (`SqliteSessionStore`, `JsonlStore`, `MemoryStore`) all go through
/// the [`append_only_save_guard`] helper.
#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
pub trait SessionStore: Send + Sync {
    /// Save a session (create or extend).
    ///
    /// Implementations MUST reject a save whose message history is
    /// shorter than the previously persisted row for the same `SessionId`
    /// — see the trait-level doc on the append-only contract.
    async fn save(&self, session: &Session) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError>;

    /// Save a same-SessionId transcript rewrite.
    ///
    /// This is the only `SessionStore` path allowed to replace or shrink the
    /// current message projection. Implementations must validate `commit`
    /// against the previously persisted head before writing `session`.
    async fn save_transcript_rewrite(
        &self,
        session: &Session,
        commit: &TranscriptRewriteCommit,
    ) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
        let _ = (session, commit);
        Err(SessionStoreError::Internal(
            "save_transcript_rewrite is not supported by this SessionStore".to_string(),
        ))
    }

    /// Save a compatibility projection after a separate authority has already
    /// committed the session snapshot.
    ///
    /// This method is for runtime-backed services only: the runtime snapshot
    /// has already accepted the semantic mutation, and the `SessionStore` row is
    /// a rebuildable projection. Normal callers must use [`SessionStore::save`]
    /// or [`SessionStore::save_transcript_rewrite`] so the store boundary keeps
    /// enforcing append-only/CAS semantics.
    async fn save_authoritative_projection(
        &self,
        session: &Session,
    ) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
        self.save(session).await
    }

    /// Save an authoritative projection only if the persisted row is still the
    /// revision that the caller already validated.
    async fn save_authoritative_projection_if_current_revision(
        &self,
        session: &Session,
        expected_current_revision: Option<String>,
    ) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError> {
        let _ = (session, expected_current_revision);
        Err(SessionStoreError::Internal(
            "save_authoritative_projection_if_current_revision is not supported by this SessionStore"
                .to_string(),
        ))
    }

    /// Load a session by ID.
    async fn load(&self, id: &SessionId) -> Result<Option<Session>, SessionStoreError>;

    /// List sessions matching filter.
    async fn list(&self, filter: SessionFilter) -> Result<Vec<SessionMeta>, SessionStoreError>;

    /// Delete a session.
    async fn delete(&self, id: &SessionId) -> Result<(), SessionStoreError>;

    /// Delete a compatibility projection only if it is still the revision that
    /// the caller already validated as unsafe to expose.
    async fn delete_if_current_revision(
        &self,
        id: &SessionId,
        expected_current_revision: &str,
    ) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError>;

    /// Check if a session exists.
    async fn exists(&self, id: &SessionId) -> Result<bool, SessionStoreError> {
        Ok(self.load(id).await?.is_some())
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use crate::types::{
        AssistantBlock, BlockAssistantMessage, StopReason, SystemMessage, SystemNoticeBlock,
        SystemNoticeKind, SystemNoticeMessage, UserMessage,
    };

    /// FOLD C: the canonical SessionDocumentMachine — not a handwritten shell
    /// boolean reducer — owns the live-vs-durable session-document authority
    /// verdict, the precedence (archived > uncommitted transcript > runtime
    /// system-context > stored transcript-revision), and the typed reason. This
    /// drives the classifier directly and asserts every authority/reason outcome
    /// and the precedence ordering.
    #[test]
    #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
    fn classify_live_session_authority_is_decided_by_machine() {
        use crate::session_document::{
            LiveSessionAuthorityKind, LiveSessionAuthorityReason, SessionDocumentEffect,
            SessionDocumentMachineAuthority,
        };

        fn classify(
            stored_transcript_diverged: bool,
            live_has_uncommitted_transcript: bool,
            runtime_system_context_diverged: bool,
            stored_is_archived: bool,
        ) -> (LiveSessionAuthorityKind, LiveSessionAuthorityReason) {
            let mut authority = SessionDocumentMachineAuthority::new();
            let effects = authority
                .classify_live_session_authority(
                    stored_transcript_diverged,
                    live_has_uncommitted_transcript,
                    runtime_system_context_diverged,
                    stored_is_archived,
                )
                .expect("classifier must resolve a verdict");
            effects
                .iter()
                .find_map(|effect| match effect {
                    SessionDocumentEffect::LiveSessionAuthorityClassified { authority, reason } => {
                        Some((*authority, *reason))
                    }
                    _ => None,
                })
                .expect("classifier must emit a verdict")
        }

        // All four false -> LiveAuthoritative.
        let (kind, _) = classify(false, false, false, false);
        assert_eq!(kind, LiveSessionAuthorityKind::LiveAuthoritative);

        // Each divergence (in isolation) -> DurableAuthoritative with its reason.
        assert_eq!(
            classify(true, false, false, false),
            (
                LiveSessionAuthorityKind::DurableAuthoritative,
                LiveSessionAuthorityReason::StoredTranscriptRevisionDiverged
            ),
        );
        assert_eq!(
            classify(false, true, false, false),
            (
                LiveSessionAuthorityKind::DurableAuthoritative,
                LiveSessionAuthorityReason::LiveUncommittedTranscript
            ),
        );
        assert_eq!(
            classify(false, false, true, false),
            (
                LiveSessionAuthorityKind::DurableAuthoritative,
                LiveSessionAuthorityReason::RuntimeSystemContextDiverged
            ),
        );
        assert_eq!(
            classify(false, false, false, true),
            (
                LiveSessionAuthorityKind::DurableAuthoritative,
                LiveSessionAuthorityReason::StoredArchived
            ),
        );

        // Precedence: archived > uncommitted > system-context > revision.
        // When ALL four diverge, archived wins.
        assert_eq!(
            classify(true, true, true, true),
            (
                LiveSessionAuthorityKind::DurableAuthoritative,
                LiveSessionAuthorityReason::StoredArchived
            ),
        );
        // Not archived, but uncommitted + system-context + revision -> uncommitted.
        assert_eq!(
            classify(true, true, true, false),
            (
                LiveSessionAuthorityKind::DurableAuthoritative,
                LiveSessionAuthorityReason::LiveUncommittedTranscript
            ),
        );
        // Not archived, not uncommitted, but system-context + revision -> system-context.
        assert_eq!(
            classify(true, false, true, false),
            (
                LiveSessionAuthorityKind::DurableAuthoritative,
                LiveSessionAuthorityReason::RuntimeSystemContextDiverged
            ),
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_leading_system_message_replacement() {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("original system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("hello".to_string())));

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        let rewrite_result = incoming.replace_messages_internal(
            vec![
                Message::System(SystemMessage::new("rewritten system")),
                Message::User(UserMessage::text("hello".to_string())),
            ],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("unit-test"),
        );
        assert!(
            rewrite_result.is_ok(),
            "typed rewrite should be constructible: {rewrite_result:?}"
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. })
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_accepts_runtime_system_context_append()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("hello".to_string())));

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        // The typed runtime-context-append producer stamps the system message's
        // mutation_kind so the save-guard admits the divergence from a typed
        // field, not the rendered `[Runtime System Context]` label.
        incoming.set_system_prompt_with_source(
            format!(
                "base system{SYSTEM_CONTEXT_SEPARATOR}[Runtime System Context]\nsource: unit-test\n\nextra context"
            ),
            crate::session_durable_config_authority::SessionSystemPromptSource::RuntimeContextAppend,
        )?;

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_ok());
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_append_shaped_prompt_without_runtime_context_marker() {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("hello".to_string())));

        // Same rendered shape as a runtime context append, but produced via a
        // direct mutation (mutation_kind != RuntimeContextAppend). The typed
        // gate must reject it — content prefix alone is not authority.
        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.set_system_prompt(format!(
            "base system{SYSTEM_CONTEXT_SEPARATOR}[Runtime System Context]\nsource: forged\n\nextra context"
        ));

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. })
        ));
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_accepts_system_timestamp_refresh_without_content_change() {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.set_system_prompt("base system".to_string());

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_ok());
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_accepts_compaction_after_uncheckpointed_runtime_append()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn one".to_string())));
        previous.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "answer one".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));

        let mut parent = previous.clone();
        parent.set_system_prompt("refreshed runtime system projection".to_string());
        parent.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "runtime-only turn".to_string(),
        )));
        parent.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "runtime-only answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let parent_revision = parent.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = parent.clone();
        let mut replacement = vec![
            parent.messages()[0].clone(),
            Message::User(UserMessage::compaction_summary(
                "[Context compacted] summary".to_string(),
            )),
        ];
        replacement.extend_from_slice(&parent.messages()[1..]);
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange {
                start: 0,
                end: parent.messages().len(),
            },
            replacement,
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. })
        ));
        assert!(run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_ok());
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_accepts_compaction_with_retained_tail_window()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn one".to_string())));
        previous.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage::new(
            vec![crate::types::AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "answer one".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            StopReason::EndTurn,
        )));

        let mut parent = previous.clone();
        parent.set_system_prompt("refreshed runtime system projection".to_string());
        parent.push(Message::SystemNotice(SystemNoticeMessage::new(
            SystemNoticeKind::Comms,
            "peer response queued",
        )));
        let parent_revision = parent.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = parent.clone();
        let mut replacement = vec![
            parent.messages()[0].clone(),
            Message::User(UserMessage::compaction_summary(
                "[Context compacted] summary".to_string(),
            )),
        ];
        replacement.extend_from_slice(&parent.messages()[1..]);
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange {
                start: 0,
                end: parent.messages().len(),
            },
            replacement,
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. })
        ));
        assert!(run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_ok());
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_rejects_commitless_history_parent_edge()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn one".to_string())));
        let previous_revision = previous.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.set_system_prompt("forged replacement system".to_string());
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        let history = TranscriptHistoryState {
            head: incoming_revision.clone(),
            commits: Vec::new(),
            revisions: vec![
                crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: previous_revision,
                    parent_revision: None,
                    messages: previous.messages().to_vec(),
                    created_at: previous.updated_at(),
                },
                crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: incoming_revision,
                    parent_revision: Some(previous.transcript_revision()?),
                    messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                    created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                },
            ],
        };
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(history)?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. })
        ));
        assert!(matches!(
            run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. }
                | SessionStoreError::MonotonicityViolation { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_history_head_that_does_not_match_current_messages()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("append".to_string())));
        let poisoned_messages = vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "unrelated poisoned history".to_string(),
        ))];
        let poisoned_revision = transcript_messages_digest(&poisoned_messages)?;
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: poisoned_revision.clone(),
                commits: Vec::new(),
                revisions: vec![crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: poisoned_revision,
                    parent_revision: None,
                    messages: poisoned_messages,
                    created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                }],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, None),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        assert!(matches!(
            run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_new_rewrite_commits_on_plain_append()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        let previous_revision = previous.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        let appended = Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "plain append".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        });
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 1, end: 1 },
            vec![appended],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("forged-append"),
            Some("unit-test".to_string()),
            Some(previous_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_first_save_with_rewrite_commits()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut incoming = Session::new();
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("seed".to_string())));
        let parent_messages = incoming.messages().to_vec();
        let parent_updated_at = incoming.updated_at();
        let parent_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        let commit = incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 0, end: 1 },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "compacted seed".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        let commit_parent_revision = commit.parent_revision.clone();
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: incoming_revision.clone(),
                commits: vec![commit],
                revisions: vec![
                    crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                        revision: commit_parent_revision.clone(),
                        parent_revision: None,
                        messages: parent_messages,
                        created_at: parent_updated_at,
                    },
                    crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                        revision: incoming_revision,
                        parent_revision: Some(commit_parent_revision),
                        messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                        created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                    },
                ],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, None),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn transcript_rewrite_guard_rejects_poisoned_history_graph()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        let parent_revision = previous.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut first = previous.clone();
        let first_commit = first.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 0, end: 1 },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "compacted persisted".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("unit-test".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;
        let first_snapshot = first.clone();

        first.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 0, end: 1 },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "uncommitted poisoned fork".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("poison"),
            Some("unit-test".to_string()),
            Some(first_commit.revision.clone()),
        )?;
        let mut poisoned_state = first
            .transcript_history_state()?
            .ok_or_else(|| "second rewrite should retain history state".to_string())?;
        poisoned_state.head = first_commit.revision.clone();

        let mut poisoned = first_snapshot;
        poisoned.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(poisoned_state)?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            transcript_rewrite_save_guard(&poisoned, Some(&previous), &first_commit),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { reason, .. })
                if reason.contains("incoming transcript history state is malformed")
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn authoritative_projection_guard_rejects_changed_persisted_revision()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted A".to_string())));
        let expected_revision = previous.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut current = previous.clone();
        current.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "persisted B".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "incoming from A".to_string(),
        )));

        assert!(matches!(
            authoritative_projection_current_revision_guard(
                &incoming,
                Some(&current),
                Some(&expected_revision)
            ),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_rewrite_commits_on_first_save()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut incoming = Session::new();
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        let parent_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 0, end: 1 },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text("rewritten".to_string()))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("forged-first-save"),
            Some("unit-test".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, None),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_commitless_history_on_first_save()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut incoming = Session::new();
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: incoming_revision.clone(),
                commits: Vec::new(),
                revisions: vec![crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: incoming_revision,
                    parent_revision: None,
                    messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                    created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                }],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, None),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { reason, .. })
                if reason.contains("first save would seed transcript history state")
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_commitless_history_seed_on_plain_append()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        let previous_revision = previous.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "plain append".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: incoming_revision.clone(),
                commits: Vec::new(),
                revisions: vec![
                    crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                        revision: previous_revision,
                        parent_revision: None,
                        messages: previous.messages().to_vec(),
                        created_at: previous.updated_at(),
                    },
                    crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                        revision: incoming_revision,
                        parent_revision: Some(previous.transcript_revision()?),
                        messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                        created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                    },
                ],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { reason, .. })
                if reason.contains("append-only save would seed transcript history state")
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_accepts_commitless_history_seed_on_plain_append()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        let previous_revision = previous.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "plain append".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: incoming_revision.clone(),
                commits: Vec::new(),
                revisions: vec![
                    crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                        revision: previous_revision.clone(),
                        parent_revision: None,
                        messages: previous.messages().to_vec(),
                        created_at: previous.updated_at(),
                    },
                    crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                        revision: incoming_revision,
                        parent_revision: Some(previous_revision),
                        messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                        created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                    },
                ],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_err());
        assert!(run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_ok());
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_accepts_retained_history_seed_on_plain_append()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut original = Session::new();
        original.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("verbose seed".to_string())));
        let original_revision = original.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut previous = original.clone();
        previous.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 0, end: 1 },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "compacted seed".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(original_revision),
        )?;
        let previous_with_history = previous.clone();
        previous.clear_transcript_history_state();

        let mut incoming = previous_with_history;
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "plain append after retained history".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_err());
        assert!(run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_ok());
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_accepts_commitless_history_seed_on_first_snapshot()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut incoming = Session::new();
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: incoming_revision.clone(),
                commits: Vec::new(),
                revisions: vec![crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: incoming_revision,
                    parent_revision: None,
                    messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                    created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                }],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, None).is_err());
        assert!(run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, None).is_ok());
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_accepts_commitless_history_seed_on_initial_multi_revision_snapshot()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut base = Session::new();
        base.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("first".to_string())));
        let base_revision = base.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = base.clone();
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "second".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: incoming_revision.clone(),
                commits: Vec::new(),
                revisions: vec![
                    crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                        revision: base_revision.clone(),
                        parent_revision: None,
                        messages: base.messages().to_vec(),
                        created_at: base.updated_at(),
                    },
                    crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                        revision: incoming_revision,
                        parent_revision: Some(base_revision),
                        messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                        created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                    },
                ],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, None).is_err());
        assert!(run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, None).is_ok());
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_new_rewrite_commits_on_system_context_append()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.set_system_prompt_with_source(
            format!(
                "base system{SYSTEM_CONTEXT_SEPARATOR}[Runtime System Context]\nsource: unit-test\n\nextra context"
            ),
            crate::session_durable_config_authority::SessionSystemPromptSource::RuntimeContextAppend,
        )?;
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "plain append".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: incoming_revision.clone(),
                commits: vec![TranscriptRewriteCommit {
                    parent_revision: previous.transcript_revision()?,
                    revision: incoming_revision.clone(),
                    selection: TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 0, end: 0 },
                    original_span_digest: transcript_messages_digest(&[])?,
                    replacement_digest: transcript_messages_digest(&[])?,
                    messages_before: previous.messages().len(),
                    messages_after: incoming.messages().len(),
                    reason: crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("forged"),
                    actor: Some("unit-test".to_string()),
                    committed_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                }],
                revisions: vec![crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: incoming_revision,
                    parent_revision: None,
                    messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                    created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                }],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_new_rewrite_commits_on_transient_notice_cleanup()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::SystemNotice(SystemNoticeMessage::new(
            SystemNoticeKind::Comms,
            "transient peer delivery notice",
        )));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));

        let mut incoming = Session::new();
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("persisted".to_string())));
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "plain append after notice cleanup".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let incoming_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(TranscriptHistoryState {
                head: incoming_revision.clone(),
                commits: vec![TranscriptRewriteCommit {
                    parent_revision: previous.transcript_revision()?,
                    revision: incoming_revision.clone(),
                    selection: TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 0, end: 0 },
                    original_span_digest: transcript_messages_digest(&[])?,
                    replacement_digest: transcript_messages_digest(&[])?,
                    messages_before: previous.messages().len(),
                    messages_after: incoming.messages().len(),
                    reason: crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("forged"),
                    actor: Some("unit-test".to_string()),
                    committed_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                }],
                revisions: vec![crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: incoming_revision,
                    parent_revision: None,
                    messages: incoming.messages().to_vec(),
                    created_at: incoming.updated_at(),
                }],
            })?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_accepts_generated_context_summary_before_retained_tail()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new(
            "runtime system before context refresh",
        )));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "Turn 1 request".to_string(),
        )));
        previous.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "Turn 1 answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));

        let mut incoming = Session::with_id(previous.id().clone());
        incoming.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new(
            "runtime system after context refresh",
        )));
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "Verbose context that will be compacted".to_string(),
        )));
        for message in previous.messages()[1..].iter().cloned() {
            incoming.push(message);
        }
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "Turn 2 generated answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let parent_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 1, end: 2 },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::compaction_summary(
                "[Context compacted] Earlier runtime context".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_err());
        assert!(run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_ok());
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_rejects_context_summary_tail_without_compaction_summary_marker()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new(
            "runtime system before context refresh",
        )));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "Turn 1 request".to_string(),
        )));
        previous.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "Turn 1 answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));

        let mut incoming = Session::with_id(previous.id().clone());
        incoming.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new(
            "runtime system after context refresh",
        )));
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "Verbose context that will be compacted".to_string(),
        )));
        for message in previous.messages()[1..].iter().cloned() {
            incoming.push(message);
        }
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "Turn 2 generated answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let parent_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        // Same rendered shape (content begins with `[Context compacted]`) but the
        // summary message uses the ordinary conversational role. The typed gate
        // must reject it: rendered content alone is not authority.
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 1, end: 2 },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "[Context compacted] Earlier runtime context".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_err());
        assert!(matches!(
            run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. }
                | SessionStoreError::MonotonicityViolation { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    /// Ask 1 save-guard invariant: the injected-context transcript role must
    /// NOT satisfy the transcript-continuity save-guard. Only the
    /// runtime-minted `CompactionSummary` role admits a divergent rewrite
    /// parent (`is_compaction_summary()` stays `CompactionSummary`-only).
    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_rejects_context_summary_tail_with_injected_context_marker()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new(
            "runtime system before context refresh",
        )));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "Turn 1 request".to_string(),
        )));
        previous.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "Turn 1 answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));

        let mut incoming = Session::with_id(previous.id().clone());
        incoming.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new(
            "runtime system after context refresh",
        )));
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text(
            "Verbose context that will be compacted".to_string(),
        )));
        for message in previous.messages()[1..].iter().cloned() {
            incoming.push(message);
        }
        incoming.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "Turn 2 generated answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let parent_revision = incoming.transcript_revision()?;
        // Same rendered shape, but the boundary message carries the typed
        // injected-context role instead of the compaction-summary role. The
        // guard reads the typed marker: injected context is host-attached
        // ambient content, not a runtime compaction boundary.
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 1, end: 2 },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::injected_context(
                "[Context compacted] Earlier runtime context".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_err());
        assert!(matches!(
            run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. }
                | SessionStoreError::MonotonicityViolation { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_rejects_runtime_parent_with_inserted_message_before_tail()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn one".to_string())));
        previous.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "answer one".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));

        let parent_messages = vec![
            Message::System(SystemMessage::new("refreshed runtime system projection")),
            Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "injected before retained tail".to_string(),
            )),
            previous.messages()[1].clone(),
            previous.messages()[2].clone(),
        ];
        let parent_revision = transcript_messages_digest(&parent_messages)?;
        let mut parent = previous.clone();
        parent.apply_transcript_history_state(TranscriptHistoryState {
            head: parent_revision.clone(),
            commits: Vec::new(),
            revisions: vec![crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                revision: parent_revision,
                parent_revision: None,
                messages: parent_messages,
                created_at: parent.updated_at(),
            }],
        })?;
        let parent_revision = parent.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = parent.clone();
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange {
                start: 0,
                end: parent.messages().len(),
            },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "[Context compacted] summary".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(parent_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(matches!(
            run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. }
                | SessionStoreError::MonotonicityViolation { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_rejects_forged_parent_edge_before_real_rewrite_commit()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn one".to_string())));
        previous.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "answer one".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let previous_revision = previous.transcript_revision()?;

        let forged_parent_messages = vec![
            Message::System(SystemMessage::new("refreshed runtime system projection")),
            Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "forged insertion before retained tail".to_string(),
            )),
            previous.messages()[1].clone(),
            previous.messages()[2].clone(),
        ];
        let forged_parent_revision = transcript_messages_digest(&forged_parent_messages)?;
        let mut forged_parent = previous.clone();
        forged_parent.apply_transcript_history_state(TranscriptHistoryState {
            head: forged_parent_revision.clone(),
            commits: Vec::new(),
            revisions: vec![
                crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: previous_revision.clone(),
                    parent_revision: None,
                    messages: previous.messages().to_vec(),
                    created_at: previous.updated_at(),
                },
                crate::TranscriptRevisionBody {
                    revision: forged_parent_revision.clone(),
                    parent_revision: Some(previous_revision),
                    messages: forged_parent_messages,
                    created_at: forged_parent.updated_at(),
                },
            ],
        })?;

        let mut incoming = forged_parent.clone();
        incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange {
                start: 0,
                end: forged_parent.messages().len(),
            },
            vec![Message::User(UserMessage::text(
                "[Context compacted] forged branch".to_string(),
            ))],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("meerkat-core".to_string()),
            Some(forged_parent_revision),
        )?;

        assert!(matches!(
            run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. }
                | SessionStoreError::MonotonicityViolation { .. })
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_transient_mcp_pending_notice_cleanup_with_unaudited_commit()
    -> Result<(), crate::TranscriptEditError> {
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("hello".to_string())));
        previous.push(Message::SystemNotice(SystemNoticeMessage {
            kind: SystemNoticeKind::McpPending,
            body: Some("connecting".to_string()),
            blocks: vec![SystemNoticeBlock::Mcp {
                server_id: None,
                operation: None,
                phase: None,
                persisted: false,
                detail: Some("connecting".to_string()),
                pending_sources: vec!["test-server".to_string()],
            }],
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        previous.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage::new(
            vec![crate::types::AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            StopReason::EndTurn,
        )));

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        incoming.replace_messages_internal(
            previous
                .messages()
                .iter()
                .filter(|message| !matches!(message, Message::SystemNotice(_)))
                .cloned()
                .collect(),
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("unit-test"),
        )?;
        incoming.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("again".to_string())));

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { .. })
        ));
        Ok::<(), crate::TranscriptEditError>(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn rewrite_chain_finder_crosses_normal_append_between_rewrites()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut session = Session::new();
        session.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("first".to_string())));
        session.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "verbose first answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));

        let original = session.transcript_revision()?;
        let first = session.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 1, end: 2 },
            vec![Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
                blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                    text: "compact first answer".to_string(),
                    meta: None,
                }],
                stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
                identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
                created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
            })],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("unit-test".to_string()),
            Some(original.clone()),
        )?;

        session.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("second".to_string())));
        session.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "verbose second answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let bridge = session.transcript_revision()?;
        assert_ne!(bridge, first.revision);

        let second = session.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 3, end: 4 },
            vec![Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
                blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                    text: "compact second answer".to_string(),
                    meta: None,
                }],
                stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
                identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
                created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
            })],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("unit-test".to_string()),
            Some(bridge),
        )?;
        let state = session
            .transcript_history_state()?
            .ok_or_else(|| std::io::Error::other("missing transcript history state"))?;

        let chain =
            find_transcript_rewrite_commit_chain_extending(&state, &original, &second.revision)
                .ok_or_else(|| {
                    std::io::Error::other(
                        "rewrite chain should extend through normal append bridge",
                    )
                })?;
        assert_eq!(chain.len(), 2);
        assert_eq!(chain[0].revision, first.revision);
        assert_eq!(chain[1].revision, second.revision);
        Ok(())
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_boundary_guard_rejects_dropped_retained_rewrite_commits()
    -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
        let mut base = Session::new();
        base.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn one".to_string())));
        base.push(Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "verbose answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
            created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
        }));
        let base_revision = base.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut previous = base.clone();
        let _retained_commit = previous.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 1, end: 2 },
            vec![Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
                blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                    text: "first compact answer".to_string(),
                    meta: None,
                }],
                stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
                identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
                created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
            })],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("unit-test".to_string()),
            Some(base_revision),
        )?;
        let previous_revision = previous.transcript_revision()?;

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        let new_commit = incoming.commit_transcript_rewrite(
            TranscriptRewriteSelection::MessageRange { start: 1, end: 2 },
            vec![Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
                blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                    text: "second compact answer".to_string(),
                    meta: None,
                }],
                stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
                identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity::default(),
                created_at: crate::types::message_timestamp_now(),
            })],
            crate::TranscriptRewriteReason::new("compaction"),
            Some("unit-test".to_string()),
            Some(previous_revision),
        )?;
        let mut state = incoming
            .transcript_history_state()?
            .ok_or_else(|| std::io::Error::other("incoming rewrite should retain history"))?;
        state.commits = vec![new_commit];
        incoming.set_metadata_unchecked_for_test(
            crate::session::SESSION_TRANSCRIPT_HISTORY_STATE_KEY,
            serde_json::to_value(state)?,
        );

        assert!(matches!(
            run_boundary_snapshot_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::InvalidTranscriptRewrite { reason, .. })
                if reason.contains("drop retained transcript rewrite commits")
        ));
        Ok(())
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    // FOLD 2: the persist-time system-context append-admission decision routes
    // through SessionDocumentMachine ResolveSystemContextPersistAppendAdmission
    // (the SAME machine the staging path drives). These tests pin that the
    // persist-time verdict matches a direct machine call for every shape, and
    // that the four admission cases behave exactly as the retired shell reducer.
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------

    fn runtime_append_system(content: &str) -> SystemMessage {
        let mut system = SystemMessage::new(content);
        system.mutation_kind = crate::types::SystemPromptMutationKind::RuntimeContextAppend;
        system
    }

    /// Direct machine call mirroring the persist-time observation extraction —
    /// the persist-time path MUST agree with this for every input shape.
    #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
    fn machine_persist_append_admits(
        previous: Option<&SystemMessage>,
        incoming: &SystemMessage,
    ) -> bool {
        let has_previous = previous.is_some();
        let content_identical =
            previous.is_some_and(|previous| incoming.content == previous.content);
        let content_extends_previous =
            previous.is_some_and(|previous| incoming.content.starts_with(&previous.content));
        let appended_starts_with_separator = previous.is_some_and(|previous| {
            incoming
                .content
                .get(previous.content.len()..)
                .is_some_and(|appended| appended.starts_with(SYSTEM_CONTEXT_SEPARATOR))
        });
        let incoming_is_runtime_context_append = incoming.mutation_kind.is_runtime_context_append();
        let mut authority = crate::session_document::SessionDocumentMachineAuthority::new();
        let effects = authority
            .resolve_system_context_persist_append_admission(
                has_previous,
                content_identical,
                content_extends_previous,
                appended_starts_with_separator,
                incoming_is_runtime_context_append,
            )
            .expect("machine resolves persist-append admission");
        effects.into_iter().any(|effect| {
            matches!(
                effect,
                crate::session_document::SessionDocumentEffect::SystemContextPersistAppendAdmissionResolved {
                    admission: crate::session_document::SystemContextPersistAppendAdmission::Admit,
                }
            )
        })
    }

    #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
    fn assert_persist_append_matches_machine(
        previous: Option<&SystemMessage>,
        incoming: &SystemMessage,
        expected: bool,
    ) {
        let verdict =
            system_context_is_append(previous, incoming).expect("persist-time admission resolves");
        assert_eq!(verdict, expected, "persist-time verdict mismatch");
        assert_eq!(
            verdict,
            machine_persist_append_admits(previous, incoming),
            "persist-time verdict diverges from direct machine call"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn persist_append_identical_content_admits() {
        let previous = SystemMessage::new("base system");
        let incoming = SystemMessage::new("base system");
        assert_persist_append_matches_machine(Some(&previous), &incoming, true);
    }

    #[test]
    fn persist_append_separator_append_with_marker_admits() {
        let previous = SystemMessage::new("base system");
        let incoming = runtime_append_system(&format!(
            "base system{SYSTEM_CONTEXT_SEPARATOR}[Runtime System Context]\nextra"
        ));
        assert_persist_append_matches_machine(Some(&previous), &incoming, true);
    }

    #[test]
    fn persist_append_shaped_without_marker_rejects() {
        let previous = SystemMessage::new("base system");
        // Append-shaped content but no runtime-context-append provenance marker.
        let incoming = SystemMessage::new(format!(
            "base system{SYSTEM_CONTEXT_SEPARATOR}[Runtime System Context]\nextra"
        ));
        assert_persist_append_matches_machine(Some(&previous), &incoming, false);
    }

    #[test]
    fn persist_append_divergent_content_rejects() {
        let previous = SystemMessage::new("base system");
        let incoming = runtime_append_system("totally different");
        assert_persist_append_matches_machine(Some(&previous), &incoming, false);
    }

    #[test]
    fn persist_append_no_previous_admits_only_with_marker() {
        let with_marker = runtime_append_system("brand new context");
        assert_persist_append_matches_machine(None, &with_marker, true);

        let without_marker = SystemMessage::new("brand new context");
        assert_persist_append_matches_machine(None, &without_marker, false);
    }

    fn assistant_with_bookkeeping(
        text: &str,
        run_id: Option<crate::lifecycle::RunId>,
        created_at: crate::types::MessageTimestamp,
    ) -> Message {
        Message::BlockAssistant(BlockAssistantMessage {
            blocks: vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: text.to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }],
            stop_reason: StopReason::EndTurn,
            identity: crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity {
                interaction_id: None,
                run_id,
            },
            created_at,
        })
    }

    /// Cold-restart resume regression (Ask B): a re-created runtime authority
    /// re-stamps run identity and timestamps on the transcript copy it
    /// re-projects. The transcript revision is a content address, so a
    /// bookkeeping-only difference on the shared prefix must not fail
    /// continuity.
    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_accepts_rebookkept_prefix_identity_and_timestamps() {
        let base_time = crate::types::message_timestamp_now();
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::System(SystemMessage::new("base system")));
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn one".to_string())));
        previous.push(assistant_with_bookkeeping(
            "answer one",
            Some(crate::lifecycle::RunId::new()),
            base_time,
        ));

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        let mut rebookkept = previous.messages().to_vec();
        for message in &mut rebookkept {
            match message {
                Message::User(user) => {
                    user.created_at = base_time + chrono::Duration::hours(1);
                }
                Message::BlockAssistant(assistant) => {
                    assistant.identity = crate::types::TranscriptMessageIdentity {
                        interaction_id: None,
                        run_id: Some(crate::lifecycle::RunId::new()),
                    };
                    assistant.created_at = base_time + chrono::Duration::hours(1);
                }
                _ => {}
            }
        }
        rebookkept.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn two".to_string())));
        incoming.messages = std::sync::Arc::new(rebookkept);

        assert!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)).is_ok(),
            "bookkeeping-only prefix divergence must not fail continuity"
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn append_only_guard_rejects_content_divergence_despite_matching_bookkeeping() {
        let base_time = crate::types::message_timestamp_now();
        let run_id = crate::lifecycle::RunId::new();
        let mut previous = Session::new();
        previous.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn one".to_string())));
        previous.push(assistant_with_bookkeeping(
            "answer one",
            Some(run_id),
            base_time,
        ));

        let mut incoming = previous.clone();
        let mut diverged = previous.messages().to_vec();
        if let Message::BlockAssistant(assistant) = &mut diverged[1] {
            assistant.blocks = vec![AssistantBlock::Text {
                text: "a different answer".to_string(),
                meta: None,
            }];
        }
        diverged.push(Message::User(UserMessage::text("turn two".to_string())));
        incoming.messages = std::sync::Arc::new(diverged);

        assert!(matches!(
            append_only_save_guard(&incoming, Some(&previous)),
            Err(SessionStoreError::TranscriptContinuityViolation { .. })
        ));
    }
}