@adhdev/daemon-core 0.9.82-rc.39 → 0.9.82-rc.391

package/src/mesh/mesh-runtime-store.ts

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+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, renameSync, statSync } from 'fs';
+import { dirname, join } from 'path';
+import { LOG } from '../logging/logger.js';
+import { loadBetterSqlite3 } from '../system/load-better-sqlite3.js';
+import { getLedgerDir } from './mesh-ledger.js';
+import { nodeSatisfiesRequiredTags } from './mesh-work-queue.js';
+import type { MeshTaskStatus, MeshWorkQueueEntry } from './mesh-work-queue.js';
+import type BetterSqlite3 from 'better-sqlite3';
+import type { Database as DatabaseHandle } from 'better-sqlite3';
+
+let DatabaseCtor: typeof BetterSqlite3 | undefined;
+
+function loadDatabaseCtor(): typeof BetterSqlite3 {
+    if (DatabaseCtor) return DatabaseCtor;
+    DatabaseCtor = loadBetterSqlite3() as typeof BetterSqlite3;
+    return DatabaseCtor;
+}
+
+function safeMeshId(meshId: string): string {
+    return meshId.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/g, '_');
+}
+
+function legacyQueuePath(meshId: string): string {
+    return join(getLedgerDir(), `${safeMeshId(meshId)}.queue.json`);
+}
+
+let loggedMigrationFailure = false;
+
+function meshRuntimeStorePath(): string {
+    const dir = getLedgerDir();
+    const nextPath = join(dir, 'mesh-runtime.db');
+    if (existsSync(nextPath)) return nextPath;
+
+    const legacyPath = join(dir, 'beads.db');
+    if (!existsSync(legacyPath)) return nextPath;
+
+    try {
+        renameSync(legacyPath, nextPath);
+        for (const suffix of ['-wal', '-shm']) {
+            const legacyCompanion = `${legacyPath}${suffix}`;
+            if (existsSync(legacyCompanion)) {
+                renameSync(legacyCompanion, `${nextPath}${suffix}`);
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (err: any) {
+        // Migration failed — most commonly win32 EPERM when a handle to the
+        // legacy DB is still open. Do NOT fall through to opening `nextPath`:
+        // that would create a fresh EMPTY store while the existing data stays
+        // stranded in the legacy file (split-brain / silent data loss). Instead
+        // keep using whichever file actually holds the data in-place — the next
+        // boot retries the rename. If the main rename already landed (only a
+        // companion file failed), the data is at nextPath; otherwise it is still
+        // at legacyPath.
+        if (!loggedMigrationFailure) {
+            loggedMigrationFailure = true;
+            LOG.warn(
+                'MeshRuntimeStore',
+                `Legacy beads.db→mesh-runtime.db migration failed; using existing DB in-place to avoid data loss: ${err?.message || err}`,
+            );
+        }
+        return existsSync(nextPath) ? nextPath : legacyPath;
+    }
+    return nextPath;
+}
+
+export class MeshRuntimeStore {
+    private static instance: MeshRuntimeStore | undefined;
+    private readonly db: DatabaseHandle;
+    private readonly dbPath: string;
+    private readonly migratedMeshIds = new Set<string>();
+    private fingerprintSweepCounter = 0;
+    private walWriteCounter = 0;
+    // Independent cadence for the tool-call-log sweep. Must NOT share walWriteCounter:
+    // sharing makes each store's threshold drift by the other's write volume (WAL
+    // checkpoint at 500 vs tool-log sweep at 200 would interfere arbitrarily).
+    private toolCallLogCounter = 0;
+    private static readonly WAL_CHECK_INTERVAL = 500;
+    private static readonly WAL_MAX_BYTES = 50 * 1024 * 1024; // 50 MB
+
+    private constructor(dbPath: string) {
+        const dir = dirname(dbPath);
+        if (!existsSync(dir)) mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+
+        this.dbPath = dbPath;
+        this.db = new (loadDatabaseCtor())(dbPath);
+        this.db.pragma('journal_mode = WAL');
+        this.db.pragma('synchronous = NORMAL');
+        this.db.pragma('foreign_keys = ON');
+        this.db.pragma('busy_timeout = 5000');
+        this.migrate();
+    }
+
+    private static loggedGetInstanceFailure = false;
+
+    static getInstance(): MeshRuntimeStore {
+        if (!this.instance) {
+            try {
+                this.instance = new MeshRuntimeStore(meshRuntimeStorePath());
+            } catch (err: any) {
+                // SQLite store could not be opened (e.g. better-sqlite3 native
+                // load failure, locked/corrupt DB). Callers wrap getInstance in
+                // try/catch and silently degrade to JSONL-only — surface ONE warn
+                // so that degraded mode is diagnosable, then re-throw unchanged.
+                if (!MeshRuntimeStore.loggedGetInstanceFailure) {
+                    MeshRuntimeStore.loggedGetInstanceFailure = true;
+                    LOG.warn(
+                        'MeshRuntimeStore',
+                        `getInstance failed; callers will degrade to JSONL-only: ${err?.message || err}`,
+                    );
+                }
+                throw err;
+            }
+        }
+        return this.instance;
+    }
+
+    static resetForTests(): void {
+        this.instance?.close();
+        this.instance = undefined;
+    }
+
+    close(): void {
+        this.db.close();
+    }
+
+    transaction<T>(fn: () => T): T {
+        return this.db.transaction(fn).immediate();
+    }
+
+    private migrate(): void {
+        this.db.exec(`
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_queue (
+                id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                status TEXT NOT NULL,
+                target_node_id TEXT,
+                target_session_id TEXT,
+                assigned_node_id TEXT,
+                assigned_session_id TEXT,
+                created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+                updated_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+                payload TEXT NOT NULL
+            );
+
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_queue_mesh_status_created
+                ON mesh_queue(mesh_id, status, created_at);
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_queue_assignment
+                ON mesh_queue(mesh_id, assigned_node_id, assigned_session_id, status);
+
+            -- mesh_id is DB-level isolation (defense-in-depth). The fingerprint STRING
+            -- also carries meshId as its first '::'-joined segment (see
+            -- buildMeshCompletionFingerprint) — that string-prefix defense is kept; this
+            -- column makes cross-mesh suppression impossible even if the string format
+            -- drifts or two meshes ever collide on a fingerprint body.
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_completion_fingerprints (
+                fingerprint TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                expires_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
+            );
+            -- NOTE: the (mesh_id, fingerprint) index is created in migrateMeshIsolationColumns,
+            -- NOT here. A pre-isolation DB still has the legacy table (CREATE IF NOT EXISTS is a
+            -- no-op), so referencing mesh_id in an index before the ALTER ADD COLUMN runs would
+            -- fail with "no such column". The migration adds the column then the index.
+
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_direct_dispatches (
+                task_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                node_id TEXT,
+                session_id TEXT,
+                provider_type TEXT,
+                message TEXT NOT NULL,
+                task_mode TEXT,
+                via TEXT NOT NULL,
+                status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'dispatched',
+                dispatched_to_idle_session INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                dispatched_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+                updated_at TEXT NOT NULL
+            );
+
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_direct_dispatches_mesh_session
+                ON mesh_direct_dispatches(mesh_id, session_id, status);
+
+            -- MESH-ISOLATION-LEAK: mesh_id is part of the PK so a nodeId shared across two
+            -- meshes (same machine in multiple repos) keeps a separate idle-session row per
+            -- mesh, and getRemoteIdleSessions(meshId) can never surface another mesh's
+            -- session for a queue claim.
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS remote_idle_sessions (
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                node_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                provider_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+                expires_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                metadata TEXT,
+                PRIMARY KEY (mesh_id, node_id, session_id)
+            );
+
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_session_delivery (
+                id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                node_id TEXT,
+                session_id TEXT,
+                provider_type TEXT,
+                task_id TEXT,
+                kind TEXT NOT NULL,
+                priority INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                message TEXT NOT NULL,
+                status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'queued',
+                deliver_after TEXT,
+                expires_at TEXT,
+                attempt_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                source_coordinator_session_id TEXT,
+                source_coordinator_daemon_id TEXT,
+                last_error TEXT,
+                created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+                updated_at TEXT NOT NULL
+            );
+
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_session_delivery_mesh_status
+                ON mesh_session_delivery(mesh_id, status, created_at);
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_session_delivery_session
+                ON mesh_session_delivery(mesh_id, session_id, status);
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_session_delivery_task
+                ON mesh_session_delivery(mesh_id, task_id);
+
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_completion_conflicts (
+                id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                fingerprint TEXT NOT NULL,
+                conflicting_task_id TEXT,
+                conflicting_session_id TEXT,
+                original_task_id TEXT,
+                original_session_id TEXT,
+                event TEXT NOT NULL,
+                created_at TEXT NOT NULL
+            );
+
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_completion_conflicts_mesh
+                ON mesh_completion_conflicts(mesh_id, created_at);
+
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_tool_call_log (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                tool TEXT NOT NULL,
+                session_id TEXT,
+                called_at INTEGER NOT NULL
+            );
+
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_tool_call_log_mesh_tool_time
+                ON mesh_tool_call_log(mesh_id, tool, called_at);
+
+            -- G2: Event ledger — runtime source of truth for task/session lifecycle events.
+            -- JSONL files are retained as export/import/debug/legacy artifacts only.
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_event_ledger (
+                id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                timestamp TEXT NOT NULL,
+                kind TEXT NOT NULL,
+                node_id TEXT,
+                session_id TEXT,
+                provider_type TEXT,
+                payload TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'
+            );
+
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_event_ledger_mesh_time
+                ON mesh_event_ledger(mesh_id, timestamp);
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_event_ledger_mesh_kind
+                ON mesh_event_ledger(mesh_id, kind, timestamp);
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_event_ledger_session
+                ON mesh_event_ledger(mesh_id, session_id, timestamp);
+
+            -- G3: Pending coordinator event inbox — replaces <meshId>.pending-events.jsonl.
+            -- Coordinator drains this table on get_pending_mesh_events, then deletes drained rows.
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_pending_events (
+                id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                coordinator_daemon_id TEXT,
+                event TEXT NOT NULL,
+                payload TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+                fingerprint TEXT,
+                queued_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                drained INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                drained_at INTEGER
+            );
+
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_pending_events_mesh_drained
+                ON mesh_pending_events(mesh_id, drained, queued_at);
+            CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_pending_events_fingerprint
+                ON mesh_pending_events(mesh_id, fingerprint)
+                WHERE fingerprint IS NOT NULL;
+
+            -- M3: persistent mission records. Plans live in the system, not in the
+            -- coordinator LLM's context. Progress is derived from task statuses at
+            -- query time (mission_id on queue tasks) — never stored here.
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_missions (
+                id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                title TEXT NOT NULL,
+                goal TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+                status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'active',
+                created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
+                updated_at TEXT NOT NULL
+            );
+
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_missions_mesh_status
+                ON mesh_missions(mesh_id, status, updated_at);
+
+            -- Load-balancing scheduler: per-mesh round-robin rotation cursor. When
+            -- the schedulingStrategy is 'round_robin', several eligible nodes tied at
+            -- the least load are rotated by this cursor so the tie-break winner cycles
+            -- across scheduling passes instead of always favouring the same array-order
+            -- node. Persisted (not a module Map) so rotation survives daemon restarts
+            -- and stays a single source of truth across scheduling entry points.
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mesh_scheduler_cursor (
+                mesh_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                cursor INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+            );
+        `);
+        this.migrateMeshIsolationColumns();
+    }
+
+    private tableColumns(table: string): Set<string> {
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(`PRAGMA table_info(${table})`).all() as Array<{ name: string }>;
+        return new Set(rows.map(r => r.name));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * MESH-ISOLATION-LEAK migration. Two tables historically lacked a `mesh_id` column,
+     * letting one machine that belongs to multiple meshes (multiple repos) leak rows
+     * across meshes. Both migrations are idempotent and run on every boot — the column
+     * check short-circuits once the new schema is in place.
+     */
+    private migrateMeshIsolationColumns(): void {
+        try {
+            // 1. mesh_completion_fingerprints: ADD COLUMN + backfill mesh_id from the
+            //    fingerprint string's first '::'-joined segment (buildMeshCompletionFingerprint
+            //    prefixes meshId). A row whose fingerprint has no '::' (legacy/foreign format)
+            //    backfills to '' — still strictly tighter than the prior global query.
+            const fpCols = this.tableColumns('mesh_completion_fingerprints');
+            if (!fpCols.has('mesh_id')) {
+                this.db.exec(`ALTER TABLE mesh_completion_fingerprints ADD COLUMN mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT ''`);
+                this.db.exec(`
+                    UPDATE mesh_completion_fingerprints
+                    SET mesh_id = substr(fingerprint, 1, instr(fingerprint, '::') - 1)
+                    WHERE instr(fingerprint, '::') > 0 AND mesh_id = ''
+                `);
+            }
+            // The mesh_id column is now guaranteed to exist (fresh DB had it from CREATE TABLE,
+            // legacy DB just got it via ALTER). Create the index unconditionally — IF NOT EXISTS
+            // makes it a no-op once present.
+            this.db.exec(`
+                CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_mesh_completion_fingerprints_mesh
+                    ON mesh_completion_fingerprints(mesh_id, fingerprint)
+            `);
+
+            // 2. remote_idle_sessions: the mesh_id is part of the PRIMARY KEY, which SQLite
+            //    cannot add via ALTER. The rows are ephemeral — sessions re-register on the
+            //    next agent:ready / agent:generating_completed — so a safe DROP+recreate is
+            //    acceptable (per fix spec) rather than a full table rebuild + un-backfillable
+            //    mesh_id. Only rebuild when the legacy (no mesh_id) schema is detected.
+            const idleCols = this.tableColumns('remote_idle_sessions');
+            if (!idleCols.has('mesh_id')) {
+                this.db.exec(`
+                    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS remote_idle_sessions;
+                    CREATE TABLE remote_idle_sessions (
+                        mesh_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                        node_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                        session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                        provider_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+                        expires_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                        metadata TEXT,
+                        PRIMARY KEY (mesh_id, node_id, session_id)
+                    );
+                `);
+            }
+        } catch (err: any) {
+            // Best-effort: a failed isolation migration must not brick the store. The
+            // CREATE-TABLE definitions above already carry the new schema for fresh DBs;
+            // an existing DB that fails here keeps the old (leaky-but-functional) schema
+            // until the next boot retries. Surface one warn for diagnosability.
+            if (!loggedMigrationFailure) {
+                loggedMigrationFailure = true;
+                LOG.warn('MeshRuntimeStore', `mesh-isolation column migration failed: ${err?.message || err}`);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    hasCompletionFingerprint(meshId: string, fingerprint: string): boolean {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        // Scope by mesh_id (defense-in-depth) AS WELL AS the fingerprint string, whose
+        // first '::' segment already encodes meshId. A fingerprint can only suppress a
+        // duplicate within its own mesh.
+        const row = this.db
+            .prepare('SELECT 1 FROM mesh_completion_fingerprints WHERE mesh_id = ? AND fingerprint = ? AND expires_at > ?')
+            .get(meshId, fingerprint, now) as { 1: number } | undefined;
+        // Sweep expired fingerprints every 100 reads so stale rows don't accumulate
+        // even during read-heavy (non-write) periods when recordFingerprintSeen is idle.
+        if (++this.fingerprintSweepCounter >= 100) {
+            this.fingerprintSweepCounter = 0;
+            this.sweepExpiredFingerprints();
+        }
+        return row !== undefined;
+    }
+
+    recordCompletionFingerprint(meshId: string, fingerprint: string, ttlMs: number): void {
+        const expiresAt = Date.now() + ttlMs;
+        this.db.prepare('INSERT OR REPLACE INTO mesh_completion_fingerprints (fingerprint, expires_at, mesh_id) VALUES (?, ?, ?)')
+            .run(fingerprint, expiresAt, meshId);
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+    }
+
+    sweepExpiredFingerprints(): void {
+        this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_completion_fingerprints WHERE expires_at <= ?').run(Date.now());
+    }
+
+    private maybeCheckpointWal(): void {
+        if (++this.walWriteCounter < MeshRuntimeStore.WAL_CHECK_INTERVAL) return;
+        this.walWriteCounter = 0;
+        try {
+            const walPath = `${this.dbPath}-wal`;
+            if (!existsSync(walPath)) return;
+            const size = statSync(walPath).size;
+            if (size < MeshRuntimeStore.WAL_MAX_BYTES) return;
+            process.stderr.write(
+                `[adhdev-mesh] WAL file ${Math.round(size / 1024 / 1024)}MB exceeds threshold; forcing checkpoint\n`,
+            );
+            this.db.pragma('wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)');
+        } catch { /* best-effort */ }
+    }
+
+    private ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId: string): void {
+        if (this.migratedMeshIds.has(meshId)) return;
+        this.migratedMeshIds.add(meshId);
+
+        const count = this.db
+            .prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ?')
+            .get(meshId) as { count: number };
+        if (count.count > 0) return;
+
+        const path = legacyQueuePath(meshId);
+        if (!existsSync(path)) return;
+
+        try {
+            const entries = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, 'utf-8')) as MeshWorkQueueEntry[];
+            if (!Array.isArray(entries)) return;
+            const insert = this.db.prepare(`
+                INSERT OR REPLACE INTO mesh_queue (
+                    id, mesh_id, status, target_node_id, target_session_id,
+                    assigned_node_id, assigned_session_id, created_at, updated_at, payload
+                ) VALUES (
+                    @id, @meshId, @status, @targetNodeId, @targetSessionId,
+                    @assignedNodeId, @assignedSessionId, @createdAt, @updatedAt, @payload
+                )
+            `);
+            for (const entry of entries) {
+                insert.run(this.toRow(entry));
+            }
+        } catch {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    getQueueEntries(meshId: string, statuses?: MeshTaskStatus[]): MeshWorkQueueEntry[] {
+        this.ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId);
+        if (statuses?.length) {
+            const placeholders = statuses.map(() => '?').join(', ');
+            const rows = this.db
+                .prepare(`SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status IN (${placeholders}) ORDER BY created_at ASC`)
+                .all(meshId, ...statuses) as Array<{ payload: string }>;
+            return rows.map(row => JSON.parse(row.payload) as MeshWorkQueueEntry);
+        }
+        const rows = this.db
+            .prepare('SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ? ORDER BY created_at ASC')
+            .all(meshId) as Array<{ payload: string }>;
+        return rows.map(row => JSON.parse(row.payload) as MeshWorkQueueEntry);
+    }
+
+    getQueueRevision(meshId: string): string {
+        this.ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId);
+        const rows = this.db
+            .prepare('SELECT id, status, updated_at FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ? ORDER BY id ASC')
+            .all(meshId) as Array<{ id: string; status: string; updated_at: string }>;
+        // Tab as field delimiter (UUIDs and ISO timestamps never contain tabs).
+        return rows.map(row => `${row.id}\t${row.status}\t${row.updated_at}`).join('\n');
+    }
+
+    replaceQueue(meshId: string, queue: MeshWorkQueueEntry[]): void {
+        const deleteStmt = this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ?');
+        const insert = this.db.prepare(`
+            INSERT INTO mesh_queue (
+                id, mesh_id, status, target_node_id, target_session_id,
+                assigned_node_id, assigned_session_id, created_at, updated_at, payload
+            ) VALUES (
+                @id, @meshId, @status, @targetNodeId, @targetSessionId,
+                @assignedNodeId, @assignedSessionId, @createdAt, @updatedAt, @payload
+            )
+        `);
+        deleteStmt.run(meshId);
+        for (const entry of queue) insert.run(this.toRow(entry));
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+    }
+
+    deleteQueue(meshId: string): void {
+        this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ?').run(meshId);
+        this.migratedMeshIds.delete(meshId);
+    }
+
+    insertQueueEntry(entry: MeshWorkQueueEntry): void {
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            INSERT INTO mesh_queue (
+                id, mesh_id, status, target_node_id, target_session_id,
+                assigned_node_id, assigned_session_id, created_at, updated_at, payload
+            ) VALUES (
+                @id, @meshId, @status, @targetNodeId, @targetSessionId,
+                @assignedNodeId, @assignedSessionId, @createdAt, @updatedAt, @payload
+            )
+        `).run(this.toRow(entry));
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+    }
+
+    updateQueueEntry(entry: MeshWorkQueueEntry): void {
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        entry.updatedAt = now;
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            UPDATE mesh_queue SET
+                status = @status,
+                target_node_id = @targetNodeId,
+                target_session_id = @targetSessionId,
+                assigned_node_id = @assignedNodeId,
+                assigned_session_id = @assignedSessionId,
+                updated_at = @updatedAt,
+                payload = @payload
+            WHERE id = @id AND mesh_id = @meshId
+        `).run(this.toRow(entry));
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+    }
+
+    findQueueEntryById(meshId: string, id: string): MeshWorkQueueEntry | null {
+        this.ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId);
+        const row = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue WHERE id = ? AND mesh_id = ?'
+        ).get(id, meshId) as { payload: string } | undefined;
+        return row ? JSON.parse(row.payload) as MeshWorkQueueEntry : null;
+    }
+
+    hasActiveAssignment(meshId: string, sessionId: string, nodeId: string): boolean {
+        this.ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId);
+        const row = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT 1 FROM mesh_queue
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'assigned'
+              AND (assigned_session_id = ? OR assigned_node_id = ?)
+            LIMIT 1
+        `).get(meshId, sessionId, nodeId);
+        return row !== undefined;
+    }
+
+    /** A session may only execute one task at a time, regardless of task mode. */
+    private hasActiveSessionAssignment(meshId: string, sessionId: string): boolean {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT 1 FROM mesh_queue
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'assigned' AND assigned_session_id = ?
+            LIMIT 1
+        `).get(meshId, sessionId);
+        return row !== undefined;
+    }
+
+    /** A node may only execute one write task at a time (worktree isolation). */
+    private hasActiveNodeAssignment(meshId: string, nodeId: string): boolean {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT 1 FROM mesh_queue
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'assigned' AND assigned_node_id = ?
+            LIMIT 1
+        `).get(meshId, nodeId);
+        return row !== undefined;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Count active (status='assigned') tasks on a node, regardless of provider or
+     * task mode. This is the load metric for least-loaded / round-robin ranking:
+     * the scheduler prefers the node with the fewest active assignments so
+     * untargeted work spreads instead of piling onto whichever node asks first.
+     */
+    nodeActiveAssignmentCount(meshId: string, nodeId: string): number {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM mesh_queue
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'assigned' AND assigned_node_id = ?
+        `).get(meshId, nodeId) as { count: number } | undefined;
+        return row?.count ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * O(1) count of queue tasks in 'pending' status for a mesh. A COUNT(*) over the
+     * indexed status column, so it avoids JSON.parse-ing every queue row — used as a
+     * cheap guard before the reconcile loop runs a full triggerMeshQueue scan.
+     */
+    pendingQueueTaskCount(meshId: string): number {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM mesh_queue
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'pending'
+        `).get(meshId) as { count: number } | undefined;
+        return row?.count ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read the current per-mesh round-robin cursor (0 when unset). Used to rotate
+     * the tie-break winner among nodes tied at the least load.
+     */
+    getSchedulerCursor(meshId: string): number {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT cursor FROM mesh_scheduler_cursor WHERE mesh_id = ?'
+        ).get(meshId) as { cursor: number } | undefined;
+        return row?.cursor ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Atomically advance the per-mesh round-robin cursor by one and return the
+     * value that was current BEFORE the bump (the value the caller should rotate
+     * by for this pass). UPSERT keeps it lock-free across concurrent passes.
+     */
+    bumpSchedulerCursor(meshId: string): number {
+        return this.transaction(() => {
+            const current = this.getSchedulerCursor(meshId);
+            this.db.prepare(`
+                INSERT INTO mesh_scheduler_cursor (mesh_id, cursor) VALUES (?, ?)
+                ON CONFLICT(mesh_id) DO UPDATE SET cursor = excluded.cursor
+            `).run(meshId, current + 1);
+            return current;
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Count active (status='assigned') tasks on a (node, provider) combination,
+     * matched by the assignedProviderType stamped on the payload at claim time.
+     * Drives the per-(node, provider) maxParallel cap (RepoMeshNodePolicy
+     * providerRoles). The active-assignment set for a single node is tiny, so
+     * parsing payloads here is cheap and avoids a schema migration. Pre-cap legacy
+     * rows (no provider stamp) and other providers on the same node do not consume
+     * this provider's budget, so the cap is fully backward compatible.
+     */
+    private activeProviderAssignmentCount(meshId: string, nodeId: string, providerType: string): number {
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'assigned' AND assigned_node_id = ?
+        `).all(meshId, nodeId) as Array<{ payload: string }>;
+        let count = 0;
+        for (const row of rows) {
+            try {
+                const entry = JSON.parse(row.payload) as MeshWorkQueueEntry;
+                if (entry.assignedProviderType === providerType) count += 1;
+            } catch { /* skip unparsable row */ }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    // O(1) claim: transaction ensures only one session claims a pending task
+    claimNextQueueTask(
+        meshId: string,
+        nodeId: string,
+        sessionId: string,
+        capabilityTags: string[] = [],
+        opts?: { providerType?: string; providerMaxParallel?: number; nodeIsWorktree?: boolean },
+    ): MeshWorkQueueEntry | null {
+        return this.transaction(() => {
+            this.ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId);
+            // A session executes one task at a time regardless of mode — block early.
+            // The node-level conflict is evaluated per-candidate below so that
+            // read-only (live_debug_readonly) tasks can claim concurrently on a node
+            // that already has an active assignment, while write tasks keep the
+            // one-active-per-node invariant (worktree isolation).
+            if (this.hasActiveSessionAssignment(meshId, sessionId)) return null;
+            const nodeBusy = this.hasActiveNodeAssignment(meshId, nodeId);
+
+            // Per-(node, provider) maxParallel cap (RepoMeshNodePolicy providerRoles).
+            // Orthogonal to taskMode: this bounds the (node, provider) resource pool
+            // regardless of read-only vs write. When the cap is already met, this
+            // session cannot claim any candidate here — return null. This composes
+            // with the global/taskMode caps enforced in the coordinator (stricter
+            // wins); omitting providerMaxParallel preserves prior behavior exactly.
+            const providerType = typeof opts?.providerType === 'string' ? opts.providerType.trim() : '';
+            const providerMaxParallel = opts?.providerMaxParallel;
+            if (
+                providerType
+                && typeof providerMaxParallel === 'number'
+                && Number.isFinite(providerMaxParallel)
+                && providerMaxParallel >= 0
+                && this.activeProviderAssignmentCount(meshId, nodeId, providerType) >= providerMaxParallel
+            ) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            // Priority: session-targeted > node-targeted (no session) > unconstrained
+            const rows = [
+                ...(
+                this.db.prepare(`
+                    SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue
+                    WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'pending' AND target_session_id = ?
+                    ORDER BY created_at ASC
+                `).all(meshId, sessionId) as Array<{ payload: string }>
+                ),
+                ...(
+                this.db.prepare(`
+                    SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue
+                    WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'pending' AND target_node_id = ? AND target_session_id IS NULL
+                    ORDER BY created_at ASC
+                `).all(meshId, nodeId) as Array<{ payload: string }>
+                ),
+                ...(
+                this.db.prepare(`
+                    SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue
+                    WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'pending' AND target_node_id IS NULL AND target_session_id IS NULL
+                    ORDER BY created_at ASC
+                `).all(meshId) as Array<{ payload: string }>
+                ),
+            ];
+            const candidates = rows.map(row => JSON.parse(row.payload) as MeshWorkQueueEntry);
+
+            // M1: a task with unmet dependencies (or a system blockedReason) is not claimable.
+            // Resolve dependency statuses in one query over the union of referenced ids.
+            const depIds = [...new Set(candidates.flatMap(c => Array.isArray(c.dependsOn) ? c.dependsOn : []))];
+            const depStatus = new Map<string, string>();
+            if (depIds.length > 0) {
+                const placeholders = depIds.map(() => '?').join(', ');
+                const depRows = this.db.prepare(
+                    `SELECT id, status FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ? AND id IN (${placeholders})`
+                ).all(meshId, ...depIds) as Array<{ id: string; status: string }>;
+                for (const r of depRows) depStatus.set(r.id, r.status);
+            }
+            const dependenciesSatisfied = (candidate: MeshWorkQueueEntry): boolean => {
+                if (candidate.blockedReason) return false;
+                const deps = Array.isArray(candidate.dependsOn) ? candidate.dependsOn : [];
+                return deps.every(depId => depStatus.get(depId) === 'completed');
+            };
+
+            // Per-candidate node-conflict gate: write tasks (anything other than
+            // live_debug_readonly) require an idle node; read-only tasks bypass the
+            // node-busy check so N read-only diagnoses can run on one node at once.
+            const nodeConflictAllows = (candidate: MeshWorkQueueEntry): boolean => {
+                if (candidate.taskMode === 'live_debug_readonly') return true;
+                return !nodeBusy;
+            };
+
+            // WTDISPATCH-FANOUT: a `convergence` task lands its work onto base (merge →
+            // push → cleanup against the real checkout). It must NEVER be claimed by a
+            // co-located worktree-clone session — N sibling worktree sessions on one daemon
+            // each claiming the same convergence intent is the 4-way push/deploy fan-out the
+            // live repro hit. Base-only, fail-closed: when the claiming node is a worktree
+            // (nodeIsWorktree), exclude every convergence candidate so it stays pending for
+            // the base node to pull.
+            const nodeIsWorktree = opts?.nodeIsWorktree === true;
+            const convergenceAllows = (candidate: MeshWorkQueueEntry): boolean =>
+                candidate.taskMode !== 'convergence' || !nodeIsWorktree;
+
+            // WTDISPATCH-FANOUT: defensive exact-target gate. The prioritized SQL above
+            // already segregates session/node-pinned rows, but a future query change (or a
+            // candidate row whose stored target drifted from its column) must never let a
+            // sibling worktree session on the same daemon absorb another node's/session's
+            // pinned task. When a task carries an explicit target, require an exact match
+            // here too — fail-closed.
+            const targetMatches = (candidate: MeshWorkQueueEntry): boolean => {
+                if (candidate.targetSessionId && candidate.targetSessionId !== sessionId) return false;
+                if (candidate.targetNodeId && candidate.targetNodeId !== nodeId) return false;
+                return true;
+            };
+
+            const entry = candidates.find(candidate =>
+                nodeSatisfiesRequiredTags(candidate.requiredTags, capabilityTags)
+                && dependenciesSatisfied(candidate)
+                && convergenceAllows(candidate)
+                && targetMatches(candidate)
+                && nodeConflictAllows(candidate));
+            if (!entry) return null;
+
+            const now = new Date().toISOString();
+            entry.status = 'assigned';
+            entry.assignedNodeId = nodeId;
+            entry.assignedSessionId = sessionId;
+            if (providerType) entry.assignedProviderType = providerType;
+            entry.dispatchTimestamp = now;
+            entry.updatedAt = now;
+
+            this.db.prepare(`
+                UPDATE mesh_queue SET
+                    status = 'assigned', assigned_node_id = ?, assigned_session_id = ?,
+                    updated_at = ?, payload = ?
+                WHERE id = ? AND mesh_id = ?
+            `).run(nodeId, sessionId, now, JSON.stringify(entry), entry.id, meshId);
+
+            this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+            return entry;
+        });
+    }
+
+    getQueueStatsByStatus(meshId: string): { status: string; count: number }[] {
+        this.ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId);
+        return this.db.prepare(
+            `SELECT status, COUNT(*) as count FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ? GROUP BY status`
+        ).all(meshId) as { status: string; count: number }[];
+    }
+
+    getActiveAssignmentDetails(meshId: string): Array<{ id: string; nodeId?: string; sessionId?: string; message: string }> {
+        this.ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId);
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT assigned_node_id, assigned_session_id, payload
+            FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'assigned'
+        `).all(meshId) as Array<{ assigned_node_id: string | null; assigned_session_id: string | null; payload: string }>;
+        return rows.map(r => {
+            let id = '', message = '';
+            try { const e = JSON.parse(r.payload) as MeshWorkQueueEntry; id = e.id; message = e.message; } catch { /* ignore */ }
+            return { id, nodeId: r.assigned_node_id ?? undefined, sessionId: r.assigned_session_id ?? undefined, message };
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the `assigned` queue row a completion event belongs to.
+     *
+     * Clock-skew safety (C2): a completion event's `occurredAtIso` carries the
+     * REMOTE WORKER's clock, while `updated_at` carries the COORDINATOR's clock
+     * (set at assignment and re-bumped on every mutation). For a remote node,
+     * coordinator-clock > worker-clock skew used to make an `updated_at <= occurredAt`
+     * filter return nothing, stranding the finished task as `assigned` forever.
+     *
+     * We therefore NEVER filter completion-matching on the mutable `updated_at`:
+     *  1. If `taskId` is given, match the exact `assigned` row by id (no time filter).
+     *  2. Otherwise a session holds at most one `assigned` task — match it without a
+     *     time filter. If several exist (shouldn't normally), disambiguate by the
+     *     IMMUTABLE `dispatchTimestamp`: latest `dispatchTimestamp <= occurredAt`,
+     *     and if skew makes ALL of them later than `occurredAt`, fall back to the
+     *     most-recent `dispatchTimestamp` rather than returning null.
+     */
+    findAssignedBySession(
+        meshId: string,
+        sessionId: string,
+        occurredAtIso?: string,
+        taskId?: string,
+    ): MeshWorkQueueEntry | null {
+        this.ensureLegacyQueueMigrated(meshId);
+
+        // 1. Exact taskId match — robust against clock skew and stale rows.
+        if (taskId) {
+            const row = this.db.prepare(
+                `SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ? AND assigned_session_id = ? AND status = 'assigned' AND id = ? LIMIT 1`
+            ).get(meshId, sessionId, taskId) as { payload: string } | undefined;
+            if (row) return JSON.parse(row.payload) as MeshWorkQueueEntry;
+            // Fall through to session-based matching if the id didn't line up
+            // (e.g. event carried a stale/foreign taskId).
+        }
+
+        // 2. Session-based match WITHOUT the mutable updated_at filter.
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(
+            `SELECT payload FROM mesh_queue WHERE mesh_id = ? AND assigned_session_id = ? AND status = 'assigned'`
+        ).all(meshId, sessionId) as Array<{ payload: string }>;
+        if (rows.length === 0) return null;
+
+        const entries = rows
+            .map(r => { try { return JSON.parse(r.payload) as MeshWorkQueueEntry; } catch { return null; } })
+            .filter((e): e is MeshWorkQueueEntry => e !== null);
+        if (entries.length === 0) return null;
+        if (entries.length === 1) return entries[0];
+
+        // Multiple assigned rows for one session: disambiguate by the immutable
+        // dispatchTimestamp (falling back to updated_at only for legacy rows that
+        // predate dispatchTimestamp). We use these to ORDER, never to FILTER —
+        // so a skewed occurredAt can never drop the live row to null.
+        const orderKey = (e: MeshWorkQueueEntry) => e.dispatchTimestamp ?? e.updatedAt ?? '';
+        const byDispatchDesc = [...entries].sort((a, b) => orderKey(b).localeCompare(orderKey(a)));
+        if (occurredAtIso) {
+            const atOrBefore = byDispatchDesc.find(e => orderKey(e) <= occurredAtIso);
+            if (atOrBefore) return atOrBefore;
+        }
+        // Skew made every dispatch later than occurredAt — fall back to the
+        // most-recently dispatched row rather than stranding the completion.
+        return byDispatchDesc[0];
+    }
+
+    private toRow(entry: MeshWorkQueueEntry): Record<string, unknown> {
+        return {
+            id: entry.id,
+            meshId: entry.meshId,
+            status: entry.status,
+            targetNodeId: entry.targetNodeId ?? null,
+            targetSessionId: entry.targetSessionId ?? null,
+            assignedNodeId: entry.assignedNodeId ?? null,
+            assignedSessionId: entry.assignedSessionId ?? null,
+            createdAt: entry.createdAt,
+            updatedAt: entry.updatedAt,
+            payload: JSON.stringify(entry),
+        };
+    }
+
+    // ── Direct Dispatch Tracking ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    insertDirectDispatch(entry: {
+        taskId: string;
+        meshId: string;
+        nodeId?: string;
+        sessionId?: string;
+        providerType?: string;
+        message: string;
+        taskMode?: string;
+        via: string;
+        dispatchedToIdleSession?: boolean;
+        dispatchedAt: string;
+    }): void {
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            INSERT OR REPLACE INTO mesh_direct_dispatches
+                (task_id, mesh_id, node_id, session_id, provider_type, message, task_mode, via,
+                 status, dispatched_to_idle_session, dispatched_at, updated_at)
+            VALUES
+                (@taskId, @meshId, @nodeId, @sessionId, @providerType, @message, @taskMode, @via,
+                 'dispatched', @dispatchedToIdle, @dispatchedAt, @updatedAt)
+        `).run({
+            taskId: entry.taskId,
+            meshId: entry.meshId,
+            nodeId: entry.nodeId ?? null,
+            sessionId: entry.sessionId ?? null,
+            providerType: entry.providerType ?? null,
+            message: entry.message,
+            taskMode: entry.taskMode ?? null,
+            via: entry.via,
+            dispatchedToIdle: entry.dispatchedToIdleSession ? 1 : 0,
+            dispatchedAt: entry.dispatchedAt,
+            updatedAt: now,
+        });
+    }
+
+    getActiveDirectDispatches(meshId: string): Array<{
+        taskId: string;
+        meshId: string;
+        nodeId: string | null;
+        sessionId: string | null;
+        providerType: string | null;
+        message: string;
+        taskMode: string | null;
+        via: string;
+        status: string;
+        dispatchedToIdleSession: boolean;
+        dispatchedAt: string;
+        updatedAt: string;
+    }> {
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT task_id, mesh_id, node_id, session_id, provider_type, message, task_mode, via,
+                   status, dispatched_to_idle_session, dispatched_at, updated_at
+            FROM mesh_direct_dispatches
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status NOT IN ('completed', 'failed', 'stale')
+            ORDER BY dispatched_at ASC
+        `).all(meshId) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+        return rows.map(r => ({
+            taskId: r.task_id as string,
+            meshId: r.mesh_id as string,
+            nodeId: r.node_id as string | null,
+            sessionId: r.session_id as string | null,
+            providerType: r.provider_type as string | null,
+            message: r.message as string,
+            taskMode: r.task_mode as string | null,
+            via: r.via as string,
+            status: r.status as string,
+            dispatchedToIdleSession: (r.dispatched_to_idle_session as number) === 1,
+            dispatchedAt: r.dispatched_at as string,
+            updatedAt: r.updated_at as string,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    // CANON-B (dispatch identity): mesh_direct_dispatches is keyed by task_id (PK), but a
+    // single session can host several sequential direct dispatches (re-dispatch / nudge), so
+    // matching a status flip by session_id alone hits EVERY non-terminal row for that session
+    // — flipping a sibling task's row and stranding the one whose event actually fired (the
+    // assigned-stranded watchdog then requeues a task that is really still generating). When
+    // the firing event carries a taskId, target the single PK row; the session_id match is the
+    // legacy fallback only for events that arrive without a taskId.
+    updateDirectDispatchStatus(meshId: string, sessionId: string, status: 'acked' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'stale', taskId?: string): void {
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        if (taskId) {
+            this.db.prepare(`
+                UPDATE mesh_direct_dispatches
+                SET status = @status, updated_at = @updatedAt
+                WHERE mesh_id = @meshId AND task_id = @taskId
+                  AND status NOT IN ('completed', 'failed')
+            `).run({ status, meshId, taskId, updatedAt: now });
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!sessionId) return; // never update rows without a session binding
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            UPDATE mesh_direct_dispatches
+            SET status = @status, updated_at = @updatedAt
+            WHERE mesh_id = @meshId AND session_id = @sessionId
+              AND session_id IS NOT NULL
+              AND status NOT IN ('completed', 'failed')
+        `).run({ status, meshId, sessionId, updatedAt: now });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * MESH-DISPATCH-MISROUTE (fix 3, consumer residual): resolve the task_id of the SINGLE
+     * non-terminal direct dispatch a session owns. Returns the task_id only when the session
+     * holds exactly ONE active ('dispatched'/'acked') row — the case where a taskId-less
+     * lifecycle event (a legacy/relayed worker whose producer never stamped meshActiveTaskId)
+     * unambiguously belongs to that one dispatch. With zero rows there is nothing to ack; with
+     * two or more (a re-dispatch/nudge sibling) the firing event's owner is ambiguous, so we
+     * return null and the caller MUST NOT fall back to the session_id sweep that would flip a
+     * sibling row ("may flip a sibling dispatch row"). This narrows the legacy fallback to the
+     * only safe case instead of removing the producer-side TASKIDLESS stamp's safety net.
+     */
+    getSoleActiveDirectDispatchTaskId(meshId: string, sessionId: string): string | null {
+        if (!sessionId) return null;
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT task_id FROM mesh_direct_dispatches
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND session_id = ?
+              AND status NOT IN ('completed', 'failed', 'stale')
+        `).all(meshId, sessionId) as Array<{ task_id: string }>;
+        if (rows.length !== 1) return null;
+        const taskId = typeof rows[0]?.task_id === 'string' ? rows[0].task_id.trim() : '';
+        return taskId || null;
+    }
+
+    cleanupTerminalDirectDispatches(olderThanMs: number): void {
+        const cutoff = new Date(Date.now() - olderThanMs).toISOString();
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            DELETE FROM mesh_direct_dispatches
+            WHERE status IN ('completed', 'failed', 'stale') AND updated_at < ?
+        `).run(cutoff);
+    }
+
+    deleteDirectDispatches(meshId: string): void {
+        this.db.prepare(`DELETE FROM mesh_direct_dispatches WHERE mesh_id = ?`).run(meshId);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delete specific direct dispatch rows by taskId for a mesh. Used by the staleDirect prune
+     * path to remove orphaned/terminal dispatch records whose node/session is no longer in the
+     * live mesh. Returns the number of rows actually deleted. No-op for an empty taskId list.
+     */
+    deleteDirectDispatchesByTaskId(meshId: string, taskIds: string[]): number {
+        const ids = (taskIds || []).map(id => typeof id === 'string' ? id.trim() : '').filter(Boolean);
+        if (!ids.length) return 0;
+        const stmt = this.db.prepare(`DELETE FROM mesh_direct_dispatches WHERE mesh_id = ? AND task_id = ?`);
+        let deleted = 0;
+        const run = this.db.transaction((rows: string[]) => {
+            for (const taskId of rows) {
+                deleted += stmt.run(meshId, taskId).changes;
+            }
+        });
+        run(ids);
+        return deleted;
+    }
+
+    markStaleDirectDispatches(meshId: string, olderThanMs: number): void {
+        const cutoff = new Date(Date.now() - olderThanMs).toISOString();
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            UPDATE mesh_direct_dispatches
+            SET status = 'stale', updated_at = ?
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status = 'dispatched' AND dispatched_at < ?
+        `).run(now, meshId, cutoff);
+    }
+
+    // ── Remote Idle Sessions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    setRemoteIdleSession(meshId: string, nodeId: string, sessionId: string, providerType: string, expiresAt: number, metadata?: any): void {
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            INSERT OR REPLACE INTO remote_idle_sessions (mesh_id, node_id, session_id, provider_type, expires_at, metadata)
+            VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        `).run(meshId, nodeId, sessionId, providerType, expiresAt, metadata ? JSON.stringify(metadata) : null);
+    }
+
+    getRemoteIdleSessions(meshId: string): Array<{ nodeId: string; sessionId: string; providerType: string; expiresAt: number; metadata?: any }> {
+        // MESH-ISOLATION-LEAK: always mesh-scoped. A bare (cross-mesh) read here is what
+        // let mesh B claim mesh A's idle session when both share a nodeId.
+        const rows = this.db.prepare('SELECT node_id, session_id, provider_type, expires_at, metadata FROM remote_idle_sessions WHERE mesh_id = ?').all(meshId) as Array<any>;
+        return rows.map(r => ({
+            nodeId: r.node_id,
+            sessionId: r.session_id,
+            providerType: r.provider_type,
+            expiresAt: r.expires_at,
+            metadata: r.metadata ? JSON.parse(r.metadata) : undefined,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    deleteRemoteIdleSession(meshId: string, nodeId: string, sessionId: string): void {
+        this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM remote_idle_sessions WHERE mesh_id = ? AND node_id = ? AND session_id = ?').run(meshId, nodeId, sessionId);
+    }
+
+    pruneExpiredRemoteIdleSessions(): void {
+        this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM remote_idle_sessions WHERE expires_at <= ?').run(Date.now());
+    }
+
+    // ── Session Delivery Queue ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    insertSessionDelivery(entry: {
+        id: string;
+        meshId: string;
+        nodeId?: string;
+        sessionId?: string;
+        providerType?: string;
+        taskId?: string;
+        kind: string;
+        priority?: number;
+        message: string;
+        status: string;
+        deliverAfter?: string;
+        expiresAt?: string;
+        sourceCoordinatorSessionId?: string;
+        sourceCoordinatorDaemonId?: string;
+        createdAt: string;
+        updatedAt: string;
+    }): void {
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            INSERT OR REPLACE INTO mesh_session_delivery (
+                id, mesh_id, node_id, session_id, provider_type, task_id, kind, priority,
+                message, status, deliver_after, expires_at, attempt_count,
+                source_coordinator_session_id, source_coordinator_daemon_id,
+                last_error, created_at, updated_at
+            ) VALUES (
+                @id, @meshId, @nodeId, @sessionId, @providerType, @taskId, @kind, @priority,
+                @message, @status, @deliverAfter, @expiresAt, 0,
+                @sourceCoordinatorSessionId, @sourceCoordinatorDaemonId,
+                NULL, @createdAt, @updatedAt
+            )
+        `).run({
+            id: entry.id,
+            meshId: entry.meshId,
+            nodeId: entry.nodeId ?? null,
+            sessionId: entry.sessionId ?? null,
+            providerType: entry.providerType ?? null,
+            taskId: entry.taskId ?? null,
+            kind: entry.kind,
+            priority: entry.priority ?? 0,
+            message: entry.message,
+            status: entry.status,
+            deliverAfter: entry.deliverAfter ?? null,
+            expiresAt: entry.expiresAt ?? null,
+            sourceCoordinatorSessionId: entry.sourceCoordinatorSessionId ?? null,
+            sourceCoordinatorDaemonId: entry.sourceCoordinatorDaemonId ?? null,
+            createdAt: entry.createdAt,
+            updatedAt: entry.updatedAt,
+        });
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+    }
+
+    updateSessionDeliveryStatus(id: string, status: string, opts?: { lastError?: string; incrementAttempt?: boolean }): void {
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        if (opts?.incrementAttempt) {
+            this.db.prepare(`
+                UPDATE mesh_session_delivery
+                SET status = @status, last_error = @lastError, attempt_count = attempt_count + 1, updated_at = @updatedAt
+                WHERE id = @id
+            `).run({ id, status, lastError: opts?.lastError ?? null, updatedAt: now });
+        } else {
+            this.db.prepare(`
+                UPDATE mesh_session_delivery
+                SET status = @status, last_error = @lastError, updated_at = @updatedAt
+                WHERE id = @id
+            `).run({ id, status, lastError: opts?.lastError ?? null, updatedAt: now });
+        }
+    }
+
+    getActiveSessionDeliveries(meshId: string, sessionId?: string): Array<{
+        id: string; meshId: string; nodeId: string | null; sessionId: string | null;
+        providerType: string | null; taskId: string | null; kind: string; priority: number;
+        message: string; status: string; deliverAfter: string | null; expiresAt: string | null;
+        attemptCount: number; sourceCoordinatorSessionId: string | null;
+        sourceCoordinatorDaemonId: string | null; lastError: string | null;
+        createdAt: string; updatedAt: string;
+    }> {
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        const sql = sessionId
+            ? `SELECT * FROM mesh_session_delivery WHERE mesh_id = ? AND session_id = ? AND status NOT IN ('delivered','completed','failed','expired','cancelled') AND (expires_at IS NULL OR expires_at > ?) ORDER BY priority DESC, created_at ASC`
+            : `SELECT * FROM mesh_session_delivery WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status NOT IN ('delivered','completed','failed','expired','cancelled') AND (expires_at IS NULL OR expires_at > ?) ORDER BY priority DESC, created_at ASC`;
+        const rows = sessionId
+            ? this.db.prepare(sql).all(meshId, sessionId, now) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>
+            : this.db.prepare(sql).all(meshId, now) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+        return rows.map(r => ({
+            id: r.id as string,
+            meshId: r.mesh_id as string,
+            nodeId: r.node_id as string | null,
+            sessionId: r.session_id as string | null,
+            providerType: r.provider_type as string | null,
+            taskId: r.task_id as string | null,
+            kind: r.kind as string,
+            priority: r.priority as number,
+            message: r.message as string,
+            status: r.status as string,
+            deliverAfter: r.deliver_after as string | null,
+            expiresAt: r.expires_at as string | null,
+            attemptCount: r.attempt_count as number,
+            sourceCoordinatorSessionId: r.source_coordinator_session_id as string | null,
+            sourceCoordinatorDaemonId: r.source_coordinator_daemon_id as string | null,
+            lastError: r.last_error as string | null,
+            createdAt: r.created_at as string,
+            updatedAt: r.updated_at as string,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Bug B watchdog support: true when at least one delivery record for the task has
+     * reached a confirmed-handed-off status (delivered / acked / completed). The
+     * assigned-stranded watchdog uses this to distinguish a dispatch that was never
+     * confirmed (reclaimable) from one that WAS handed to the worker (a genuinely
+     * in-flight or completion-lost task, which is PHASE 4's responsibility, not this
+     * watchdog's). Indexed by (mesh_id, task_id).
+     */
+    taskHasConfirmedDelivery(meshId: string, taskId: string): boolean {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(`
+            SELECT 1 FROM mesh_session_delivery
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND task_id = ? AND status IN ('delivered','acked','completed')
+            LIMIT 1
+        `).get(meshId, taskId) as { 1: number } | undefined;
+        return !!row;
+    }
+
+    expireStaleSessionDeliveries(meshId: string): void {
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            UPDATE mesh_session_delivery
+            SET status = 'expired', updated_at = ?
+            WHERE mesh_id = ? AND expires_at IS NOT NULL AND expires_at <= ?
+              AND status NOT IN ('delivered','completed','failed','expired','cancelled')
+        `).run(now, meshId, now);
+    }
+
+    deleteSessionDeliveries(meshId: string): void {
+        this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_session_delivery WHERE mesh_id = ?').run(meshId);
+    }
+
+    // ── Completion Conflict Diagnostics ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+    recordCompletionConflict(entry: {
+        id: string;
+        meshId: string;
+        fingerprint: string;
+        conflictingTaskId?: string;
+        conflictingSessionId?: string;
+        originalTaskId?: string;
+        originalSessionId?: string;
+        event: string;
+        createdAt: string;
+    }): void {
+        this.db.prepare(`
+            INSERT OR IGNORE INTO mesh_completion_conflicts
+                (id, mesh_id, fingerprint, conflicting_task_id, conflicting_session_id,
+                 original_task_id, original_session_id, event, created_at)
+            VALUES (@id, @meshId, @fingerprint, @conflictingTaskId, @conflictingSessionId,
+                    @originalTaskId, @originalSessionId, @event, @createdAt)
+        `).run({
+            id: entry.id,
+            meshId: entry.meshId,
+            fingerprint: entry.fingerprint,
+            conflictingTaskId: entry.conflictingTaskId ?? null,
+            conflictingSessionId: entry.conflictingSessionId ?? null,
+            originalTaskId: entry.originalTaskId ?? null,
+            originalSessionId: entry.originalSessionId ?? null,
+            event: entry.event,
+            createdAt: entry.createdAt,
+        });
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+    }
+
+    getRecentCompletionConflicts(meshId: string, limitMs: number = 60 * 60 * 1000): Array<{
+        id: string; meshId: string; fingerprint: string; conflictingTaskId: string | null;
+        conflictingSessionId: string | null; originalTaskId: string | null;
+        originalSessionId: string | null; event: string; createdAt: string;
+    }> {
+        const cutoff = new Date(Date.now() - limitMs).toISOString();
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT * FROM mesh_completion_conflicts WHERE mesh_id = ? AND created_at >= ? ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 50'
+        ).all(meshId, cutoff) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+        return rows.map(r => ({
+            id: r.id as string,
+            meshId: r.mesh_id as string,
+            fingerprint: r.fingerprint as string,
+            conflictingTaskId: r.conflicting_task_id as string | null,
+            conflictingSessionId: r.conflicting_session_id as string | null,
+            originalTaskId: r.original_task_id as string | null,
+            originalSessionId: r.original_session_id as string | null,
+            event: r.event as string,
+            createdAt: r.created_at as string,
+        }));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Record a mesh tool call and check whether this mesh+tool combination is
+     * being called too rapidly (sliding window rate guard).
+     *
+     * Returns a rate-limit advisory string when the call rate is too high, null otherwise.
+     * windowMs: sliding window size in ms (default 10s)
+     * maxCalls: max allowed calls within the window (default 5)
+     */
+    recordMeshToolCall(opts: {
+        meshId: string;
+        tool: string;
+        sessionId?: string | null;
+        windowMs?: number;
+        maxCalls?: number;
+    }): { rateLimitExceeded: boolean; callsInWindow: number; advisory: string | null } {
+        const { meshId, tool, sessionId = null } = opts;
+        const windowMs = opts.windowMs ?? 10_000;
+        const maxCalls = opts.maxCalls ?? 5;
+        const now = Date.now();
+        const windowStart = now - windowMs;
+
+        this.db.prepare(
+            'INSERT INTO mesh_tool_call_log (mesh_id, tool, session_id, called_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)'
+        ).run(meshId, tool, sessionId, now);
+
+        const row = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt FROM mesh_tool_call_log WHERE mesh_id = ? AND tool = ? AND called_at >= ?'
+        ).get(meshId, tool, windowStart) as { cnt: number };
+        const callsInWindow = row?.cnt ?? 0;
+
+        // Sweep old entries periodically to keep the table lean (every 200 calls across all tools).
+        if (++this.toolCallLogCounter % 200 === 0) {
+            this.db.prepare(
+                'DELETE FROM mesh_tool_call_log WHERE called_at < ?'
+            ).run(now - Math.max(windowMs * 10, 60_000));
+        }
+
+        if (callsInWindow > maxCalls) {
+            const advisory = `Rate limit: ${tool} called ${callsInWindow} times in the last ${windowMs / 1000}s for mesh ${meshId}. `
+                + `Wait for pendingCoordinatorEvents or an explicit user status request before calling again.`;
+            return { rateLimitExceeded: true, callsInWindow, advisory };
+        }
+        return { rateLimitExceeded: false, callsInWindow, advisory: null };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prune tool call log entries older than the given age in ms.
+     * Exposed for testing.
+     */
+    pruneToolCallLog(olderThanMs: number): void {
+        this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_tool_call_log WHERE called_at < ?').run(Date.now() - olderThanMs);
+    }
+
+    // ── G2: Event Ledger ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    appendLedgerEntry(entry: {
+        id: string;
+        meshId: string;
+        timestamp: string;
+        kind: string;
+        nodeId?: string | null;
+        sessionId?: string | null;
+        providerType?: string | null;
+        payload?: unknown;
+    }): void {
+        this.db.prepare(
+            `INSERT OR IGNORE INTO mesh_event_ledger
+             (id, mesh_id, timestamp, kind, node_id, session_id, provider_type, payload)
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`
+        ).run(
+            entry.id,
+            entry.meshId,
+            entry.timestamp,
+            entry.kind,
+            entry.nodeId ?? null,
+            entry.sessionId ?? null,
+            entry.providerType ?? null,
+            JSON.stringify(entry.payload ?? {}),
+        );
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+    }
+
+    readLedgerEntries(meshId: string, opts?: {
+        tail?: number;
+        since?: string;
+        kind?: string;
+        limit?: number;
+    }): Array<{ id: string; meshId: string; timestamp: string; kind: string; nodeId: string | null; sessionId: string | null; providerType: string | null; payload: unknown }> {
+        const limit = opts?.tail ?? opts?.limit ?? 200;
+        let query: string;
+        const params: unknown[] = [meshId];
+        if (opts?.kind && opts?.since) {
+            query = `SELECT * FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE mesh_id = ? AND kind = ? AND timestamp >= ? ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ?`;
+            params.push(opts.kind, opts.since, limit);
+        } else if (opts?.kind) {
+            query = `SELECT * FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE mesh_id = ? AND kind = ? ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ?`;
+            params.push(opts.kind, limit);
+        } else if (opts?.since) {
+            query = `SELECT * FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE mesh_id = ? AND timestamp >= ? ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ?`;
+            params.push(opts.since, limit);
+        } else {
+            query = `SELECT * FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE mesh_id = ? ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT ?`;
+            params.push(limit);
+        }
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(query).all(...params) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+        return rows.map(r => ({
+            id: r.id as string,
+            meshId: r.mesh_id as string,
+            timestamp: r.timestamp as string,
+            kind: r.kind as string,
+            nodeId: r.node_id as string | null,
+            sessionId: r.session_id as string | null,
+            providerType: r.provider_type as string | null,
+            payload: (() => { try { return JSON.parse(r.payload as string); } catch { return {}; } })(),
+        }));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * G2 read cutover: read ledger entries in append order (oldest first),
+     * matching legacy JSONL file-order semantics. Ties on the same timestamp
+     * are broken by rowid (insertion order), preserving the positional
+     * guarantee that mesh-events relies on for same-millisecond entries.
+     */
+    readLedgerEntriesOrdered(meshId: string, opts?: {
+        since?: string;
+        kinds?: string[];
+        tail?: number;
+    }): Array<{ id: string; meshId: string; timestamp: string; kind: string; nodeId: string | null; sessionId: string | null; providerType: string | null; payload: unknown }> {
+        const params: unknown[] = [meshId];
+        let whereClause = 'mesh_id = ?';
+        if (opts?.since) {
+            whereClause += ' AND timestamp >= ?';
+            params.push(opts.since);
+        }
+        const kinds = Array.isArray(opts?.kinds) ? opts.kinds.filter(k => typeof k === 'string' && k.trim()) : [];
+        if (kinds.length > 0) {
+            whereClause += ` AND kind IN (${kinds.map(() => '?').join(', ')})`;
+            params.push(...kinds);
+        }
+        let query: string;
+        if (opts?.tail && opts.tail > 0) {
+            // Tail: newest N in append order — inner DESC limit, outer re-sort ASC.
+            query = `SELECT * FROM (
+                SELECT rowid AS rid, * FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE ${whereClause}
+                ORDER BY timestamp DESC, rowid DESC LIMIT ?
+            ) ORDER BY timestamp ASC, rid ASC`;
+            params.push(Math.floor(opts.tail));
+        } else {
+            query = `SELECT rowid AS rid, * FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE ${whereClause} ORDER BY timestamp ASC, rowid ASC`;
+        }
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(query).all(...params) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+        return rows.map(r => ({
+            id: r.id as string,
+            meshId: r.mesh_id as string,
+            timestamp: r.timestamp as string,
+            kind: r.kind as string,
+            nodeId: r.node_id as string | null,
+            sessionId: r.session_id as string | null,
+            providerType: r.provider_type as string | null,
+            payload: (() => { try { return JSON.parse(r.payload as string); } catch { return {}; } })(),
+        }));
+    }
+
+    /** Remove all ledger entries for a mesh (mesh deletion / test cleanup). */
+    clearLedgerForMesh(meshId: string): number {
+        return this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE mesh_id = ?').run(meshId).changes;
+    }
+
+    /** G2: remove entries moved to the JSONL archive so the SQLite runtime set mirrors the active ledger. */
+    deleteLedgerEntries(meshId: string, ids: string[]): number {
+        if (!ids.length) return 0;
+        let deleted = 0;
+        const stmt = this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE mesh_id = ? AND id = ?');
+        this.db.transaction(() => {
+            for (const id of ids) {
+                deleted += stmt.run(meshId, id).changes;
+            }
+        })();
+        return deleted;
+    }
+
+    hasLedgerEntry(meshId: string, id: string): boolean {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT 1 FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE mesh_id = ? AND id = ? LIMIT 1'
+        ).get(meshId, id);
+        return row !== undefined;
+    }
+
+    ledgerEntryCount(meshId: string): number {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE mesh_id = ?'
+        ).get(meshId) as { cnt: number } | undefined;
+        return row?.cnt ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    importLedgerEntries(entries: Array<{
+        id: string; meshId: string; timestamp: string; kind: string;
+        nodeId?: string | null; sessionId?: string | null; providerType?: string | null; payload?: unknown;
+    }>): number {
+        let imported = 0;
+        const stmt = this.db.prepare(
+            `INSERT OR IGNORE INTO mesh_event_ledger
+             (id, mesh_id, timestamp, kind, node_id, session_id, provider_type, payload)
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`
+        );
+        this.db.transaction(() => {
+            for (const e of entries) {
+                const result = stmt.run(
+                    e.id, e.meshId, e.timestamp, e.kind,
+                    e.nodeId ?? null, e.sessionId ?? null, e.providerType ?? null,
+                    JSON.stringify(e.payload ?? {}),
+                );
+                if (result.changes > 0) imported++;
+            }
+        })();
+        return imported;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * G4: Read a bounded, cursor-addressable ledger slice directly from the SQLite
+     * mesh_event_ledger table. This is the P2P reconcile read path; JSONL files are
+     * retained as export/import/debug/legacy artifacts only.
+     *
+     * The return shape is structurally compatible with MeshLedgerSlice so callers
+     * in mesh-tools.ts can pass it directly to buildMeshLedgerReplicaEvidence.
+     */
+    readLedgerSlice(meshId: string, opts?: {
+        afterId?: string;
+        since?: string;
+        kind?: string;
+        limit?: number;
+    }): {
+        protocol: 'adhdev.mesh.ledger.slice.v1';
+        meshId: string;
+        entries: Array<{ id: string; meshId: string; timestamp: string; kind: string; nodeId: string | null; sessionId: string | null; providerType: string | null; payload: unknown }>;
+        cursor: { afterId: string | null; nextAfterId: string | null; limit: number; hasMore: boolean };
+        sourceOfTruth: { kind: 'local_sqlite'; table: 'mesh_event_ledger'; bounded: true; maxLimit: number };
+    } {
+        // Protocol maximum of 500, default 100 — mirrors mesh-ledger.ts constants.
+        const MAX_LIMIT = 500;
+        const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 100;
+        const limit = (typeof opts?.limit === 'number' && Number.isFinite(opts.limit))
+            ? Math.max(1, Math.min(MAX_LIMIT, Math.floor(opts.limit)))
+            : DEFAULT_LIMIT;
+
+        const afterId = typeof opts?.afterId === 'string' && opts.afterId.trim() ? opts.afterId.trim() : null;
+
+        // Build query: fetch limit+1 rows so we can detect hasMore without a COUNT(*).
+        const params: unknown[] = [meshId];
+        let whereClause = 'mesh_id = ?';
+
+        if (opts?.kind) {
+            whereClause += ' AND kind = ?';
+            params.push(opts.kind);
+        }
+        if (opts?.since) {
+            whereClause += ' AND timestamp >= ?';
+            params.push(opts.since);
+        }
+        if (afterId) {
+            // afterId: return entries with timestamp strictly after the referenced entry's timestamp,
+            // or with the same timestamp but id > afterId (stable pagination).
+            whereClause += ` AND (timestamp > (SELECT timestamp FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE id = ? AND mesh_id = ?) OR (timestamp = (SELECT timestamp FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE id = ? AND mesh_id = ?) AND id > ?))`;
+            params.push(afterId, meshId, afterId, meshId, afterId);
+        }
+
+        // Fetch limit+1 to detect hasMore
+        const query = `SELECT * FROM mesh_event_ledger WHERE ${whereClause} ORDER BY timestamp ASC, id ASC LIMIT ?`;
+        params.push(limit + 1);
+
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(query).all(...params) as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+        const hasMore = rows.length > limit;
+        const bounded = hasMore ? rows.slice(0, limit) : rows;
+
+        const entries = bounded.map(r => ({
+            id: r.id as string,
+            meshId: r.mesh_id as string,
+            timestamp: r.timestamp as string,
+            kind: r.kind as string,
+            nodeId: r.node_id as string | null,
+            sessionId: r.session_id as string | null,
+            providerType: r.provider_type as string | null,
+            payload: (() => { try { return JSON.parse(r.payload as string); } catch { return {}; } })(),
+        }));
+
+        return {
+            protocol: 'adhdev.mesh.ledger.slice.v1',
+            meshId,
+            entries,
+            cursor: {
+                afterId,
+                nextAfterId: entries.length ? entries[entries.length - 1].id : afterId,
+                limit,
+                hasMore,
+            },
+            sourceOfTruth: {
+                kind: 'local_sqlite',
+                table: 'mesh_event_ledger',
+                bounded: true,
+                maxLimit: MAX_LIMIT,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+
+    // ── G3: Pending Coordinator Events ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+    insertPendingEvent(event: {
+        id: string;
+        meshId: string;
+        coordinatorDaemonId?: string | null;
+        event: string;
+        payload?: unknown;
+        fingerprint?: string | null;
+        queuedAt: number;
+    }): boolean {
+        const result = this.db.prepare(
+            `INSERT OR IGNORE INTO mesh_pending_events
+             (id, mesh_id, coordinator_daemon_id, event, payload, fingerprint, queued_at)
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`
+        ).run(
+            event.id,
+            event.meshId,
+            event.coordinatorDaemonId ?? null,
+            event.event,
+            JSON.stringify(event.payload ?? {}),
+            event.fingerprint ?? null,
+            event.queuedAt,
+        );
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+        return result.changes > 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Drain undrained pending events for a mesh, atomically marking them drained.
+     * When `opts.onlyEvents` is supplied, ONLY rows whose `event` is in that set are
+     * drained — the rest stay queued (drained=0) for a later drain. This is how the
+     * reconcile loop force-drains terminal/force-inject events into a *generating*
+     * coordinator while leaving non-force progress events for the coordinator's next
+     * idle transition. Filtering happens inside the same transaction as the
+     * drained=1 marking, so force-drain + a concurrent full drain can never both
+     * consume the same row.
+     */
+    drainPendingEvents(
+        meshId: string,
+        coordinatorDaemonId?: string | null | ReadonlyArray<string>,
+        opts?: { onlyEvents?: ReadonlySet<string> },
+    ): Array<{ id: string; event: string; payload: unknown }> {
+        return this.transaction(() => {
+            const onlyEvents = opts?.onlyEvents;
+            // An explicit-but-empty filter means "drain nothing" (no event name can match).
+            if (onlyEvents && onlyEvents.size === 0) return [];
+            const eventList = onlyEvents ? [...onlyEvents] : [];
+            // A coordinator daemon can answer to more than one id form: its canonical
+            // status id (e.g. `standalone_<machineId>` / `daemon_<machineId>`, which the
+            // MCP layer stamps via ctx.localDaemonId) AND the bare machineId (stamped by
+            // the local queue-assignment path). Accept ANY of them so a unicast event
+            // stamped with either id is drained here. Unscoped (NULL) rows always match.
+            const daemonIds = (Array.isArray(coordinatorDaemonId)
+                ? coordinatorDaemonId
+                : coordinatorDaemonId ? [coordinatorDaemonId] : [])
+                .filter((id): id is string => typeof id === 'string' && id.length > 0);
+            // Filter by event name IN-SQL when onlyEvents is set so the LIMIT applies to
+            // matching rows — a long run of non-force events ahead in the queue must not
+            // crowd a force event out of the 100-row window.
+            const clauses = ['mesh_id = ?', 'drained = 0'];
+            const params: unknown[] = [meshId];
+            if (daemonIds.length > 0) {
+                clauses.push(`(coordinator_daemon_id IS NULL OR coordinator_daemon_id IN (${daemonIds.map(() => '?').join(',')}))`);
+                params.push(...daemonIds);
+            }
+            if (eventList.length > 0) {
+                clauses.push(`event IN (${eventList.map(() => '?').join(',')})`);
+                params.push(...eventList);
+            }
+            const rows = this.db.prepare(
+                `SELECT id, event, payload FROM mesh_pending_events WHERE ${clauses.join(' AND ')} ORDER BY queued_at ASC LIMIT 100`
+            ).all(...params) as Array<{ id: string; event: string; payload: string }>;
+            if (rows.length === 0) return [];
+            const ids = rows.map(r => r.id);
+            const now = Date.now();
+            this.db.prepare(
+                `UPDATE mesh_pending_events SET drained = 1, drained_at = ? WHERE id IN (${ids.map(() => '?').join(',')})`
+            ).run(now, ...ids);
+            return rows.map(r => ({
+                id: r.id,
+                event: r.event,
+                payload: (() => { try { return JSON.parse(r.payload); } catch { return {}; } })(),
+            }));
+        });
+    }
+
+    /** Non-destructive peek — returns undrained events without marking them drained. */
+    peekPendingEvents(meshId: string, coordinatorDaemonId?: string | null | ReadonlyArray<string>): Array<{ id: string; event: string; payload: unknown }> {
+        const daemonIds = (Array.isArray(coordinatorDaemonId)
+            ? coordinatorDaemonId
+            : coordinatorDaemonId ? [coordinatorDaemonId] : [])
+            .filter((id): id is string => typeof id === 'string' && id.length > 0);
+        const whereClause = daemonIds.length > 0
+            ? `WHERE mesh_id = ? AND drained = 0 AND (coordinator_daemon_id IS NULL OR coordinator_daemon_id IN (${daemonIds.map(() => '?').join(',')}))`
+            : `WHERE mesh_id = ? AND drained = 0`;
+        const params: unknown[] = daemonIds.length > 0 ? [meshId, ...daemonIds] : [meshId];
+        const rows = this.db.prepare(
+            `SELECT id, event, payload FROM mesh_pending_events ${whereClause} ORDER BY queued_at ASC LIMIT 100`
+        ).all(...params) as Array<{ id: string; event: string; payload: string }>;
+        return rows.map(r => ({
+            id: r.id,
+            event: r.event,
+            payload: (() => { try { return JSON.parse(r.payload); } catch { return {}; } })(),
+        }));
+    }
+
+    hasPendingEventFingerprint(meshId: string, fingerprint: string): boolean {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT 1 FROM mesh_pending_events WHERE mesh_id = ? AND fingerprint = ? AND drained = 0 LIMIT 1'
+        ).get(meshId, fingerprint);
+        return row !== undefined;
+    }
+
+    // ── M3: Mission Records ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    upsertMission(mission: {
+        id: string;
+        meshId: string;
+        title: string;
+        goal?: string;
+        status?: string;
+    }): void {
+        const now = new Date().toISOString();
+        this.db.prepare(
+            `INSERT INTO mesh_missions (id, mesh_id, title, goal, status, created_at, updated_at)
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+             ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET
+                 title = excluded.title,
+                 goal = excluded.goal,
+                 status = excluded.status,
+                 updated_at = excluded.updated_at`
+        ).run(
+            mission.id,
+            mission.meshId,
+            mission.title,
+            mission.goal ?? '',
+            mission.status ?? 'active',
+            now,
+            now,
+        );
+        this.maybeCheckpointWal();
+    }
+
+    getMission(meshId: string, missionId: string): { id: string; meshId: string; title: string; goal: string; status: string; createdAt: string; updatedAt: string } | null {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT * FROM mesh_missions WHERE mesh_id = ? AND id = ?'
+        ).get(meshId, missionId) as Record<string, string> | undefined;
+        if (!row) return null;
+        return { id: row.id, meshId: row.mesh_id, title: row.title, goal: row.goal, status: row.status, createdAt: row.created_at, updatedAt: row.updated_at };
+    }
+
+    getMissions(meshId: string, statuses?: string[]): Array<{ id: string; meshId: string; title: string; goal: string; status: string; createdAt: string; updatedAt: string }> {
+        let rows: Array<Record<string, string>>;
+        if (statuses?.length) {
+            const placeholders = statuses.map(() => '?').join(', ');
+            rows = this.db.prepare(
+                `SELECT * FROM mesh_missions WHERE mesh_id = ? AND status IN (${placeholders}) ORDER BY updated_at DESC`
+            ).all(meshId, ...statuses) as Array<Record<string, string>>;
+        } else {
+            rows = this.db.prepare(
+                'SELECT * FROM mesh_missions WHERE mesh_id = ? ORDER BY updated_at DESC'
+            ).all(meshId) as Array<Record<string, string>>;
+        }
+        return rows.map(row => ({ id: row.id, meshId: row.mesh_id, title: row.title, goal: row.goal, status: row.status, createdAt: row.created_at, updatedAt: row.updated_at }));
+    }
+
+    /** Remove all missions for a mesh — mesh deletion / test cleanup. */
+    clearMissionsForMesh(meshId: string): number {
+        return this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_missions WHERE mesh_id = ?').run(meshId).changes;
+    }
+
+    /** Remove all pending-event rows (drained included) for a mesh — mesh deletion / test cleanup. */
+    clearPendingEventsForMesh(meshId: string): number {
+        return this.db.prepare('DELETE FROM mesh_pending_events WHERE mesh_id = ?').run(meshId).changes;
+    }
+
+    pendingEventCount(meshId: string): number {
+        const row = this.db.prepare(
+            'SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt FROM mesh_pending_events WHERE mesh_id = ? AND drained = 0'
+        ).get(meshId) as { cnt: number } | undefined;
+        return row?.cnt ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Mark specific pending-event rows drained by id (ack). Used by the
+     * unresolved-delegate durable-forward outbox: an event is peeked (not drained)
+     * while its push to the coordinator is unconfirmed, then marked drained ONLY
+     * after the push is acked. A failed push leaves the row undrained so the next
+     * reconcile tick retries it. Returns the number of rows newly marked drained.
+     */
+    markPendingEventsDrainedById(ids: ReadonlyArray<string>): number {
+        const idList = ids.filter((id): id is string => typeof id === 'string' && id.length > 0);
+        if (idList.length === 0) return 0;
+        const now = Date.now();
+        return this.db.prepare(
+            `UPDATE mesh_pending_events SET drained = 1, drained_at = ? WHERE drained = 0 AND id IN (${idList.map(() => '?').join(',')})`
+        ).run(now, ...idList).changes;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Hard-delete pending-event rows by id (including the dedup fingerprint history).
+     * Used to expire an unresolved-delegate outbox entry that has exhausted its retry
+     * budget — fully removing it frees the fingerprint so a genuinely new completion
+     * for the same task could be re-queued later. Returns the number of rows deleted.
+     */
+    deletePendingEventsById(ids: ReadonlyArray<string>): number {
+        const idList = ids.filter((id): id is string => typeof id === 'string' && id.length > 0);
+        if (idList.length === 0) return 0;
+        return this.db.prepare(
+            `DELETE FROM mesh_pending_events WHERE id IN (${idList.map(() => '?').join(',')})`
+        ).run(...idList).changes;
+    }
+}