@gajae-code/coding-agent 0.10.1 → 0.11.0

package/src/modes/shared/agent-wire/workflow-gate-broker.ts

@@ -14,25 +14,27 @@
 import { closeSync, fsyncSync, mkdirSync, openSync, readFileSync, renameSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import type { AskSelectedAckOutcome } from "../../../tools";
-import type {
-	RpcWorkflowGate,
-	RpcWorkflowGateContext,
-	RpcWorkflowGateKind,
-	RpcWorkflowGateOption,
-	RpcWorkflowGateResolution,
-	RpcWorkflowGateResponse,
-	RpcWorkflowGateValidationError,
-	RpcWorkflowStage,
-} from "../../rpc/rpc-types";
-import { RESERVED_WORKFLOW_STAGES } from "../../rpc/rpc-types";
 import { classifyAskGateDisposition } from "./deep-interview-gate";
 import { answerHashOf, canonicalJson, compileGateSchema, schemaHash, validateGateAnswer } from "./workflow-gate-schema";
+import type {
+	WorkflowGate,
+	WorkflowGateContext,
+	WorkflowGateDiagnostic,
+	WorkflowGateKind,
+	WorkflowGateOption,
+	WorkflowGateQueryRecord,
+	WorkflowGateResolution,
+	WorkflowGateResponse,
+	WorkflowGateValidationError,
+	WorkflowStage,
+} from "./workflow-gate-types";
+import { RESERVED_WORKFLOW_STAGES } from "./workflow-gate-types";
 
 export type PersistedSemanticDisposition = "commit" | "resolve_without_commit";
 export type PersistedResolutionOrigin =
-	| { kind: "generic"; channel: "rpc" | "bridge" | "other" }
-	| { kind: "telegram_notification"; interactionActionId: string }
-	| { kind: "legacy_unknown" };
+	| { kind: "generic"; channel: "sdk" | "other" }
+	| { kind: "telegram_notification"; interactionActionId: string };
+
 export type PersistedAckPolicy =
 	| { kind: "none"; reason: "non_telegram" | "semantic_noncommit" | "legacy_unproven" }
 	| {
@@ -51,35 +53,457 @@ export interface GateResolutionOptions {
 	beforeAdvance?: () => Promise<void>;
 }
 
-const V1_STAGES: readonly RpcWorkflowStage[] = ["deep-interview", "ralplan", "ultragoal"];
+export type WorkflowGateTerminalProof = "retired" | "already_terminal" | "not_published";
+
+export interface WorkflowGateTerminalController {
+	completeGateInteractions(gateId: string): WorkflowGateTerminalProof | Promise<WorkflowGateTerminalProof>;
+	cancelGateInteractions(gateId: string, reason: string): void | Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export interface NotificationGateResolutionOptions {
+	interactionActionId: string;
+	replyReceiptId: string;
+	answerJson: string;
+	idempotencyKey?: string;
+	requestSelectedAck(input: {
+		replyReceiptId: string;
+		actionId: string;
+		commitKey: string;
+		daemonDeadlineAt: number;
+		hostTimeoutMs: number;
+	}): Promise<AskSelectedAckOutcome>;
+	resolveClaim(): void;
+	closeClaimInvalid(reason: string): void;
+}
+
+export interface AskSelectedAckRecoveryParticipant {
+	requestRecoveredAskSelectedAck(input: {
+		sessionId: string;
+		actionId: string;
+		commitKey: string;
+		deadlineAt: number;
+		hostTimeoutMs: number;
+	}): Promise<AskSelectedAckOutcome>;
+}
+
+/** SDK-native surface for emitting a workflow gate and awaiting its answer. */
+export interface WorkflowGateEmitter {
+	isUnattended(): boolean;
+	emitGate(input: OpenGateInput): Promise<unknown>;
+	onGateEmitted?(listener: (gate: WorkflowGate) => void): () => void;
+	resolveGate?(response: WorkflowGateResponse): Promise<WorkflowGateResolution>;
+	resolveGateFromNotification?(
+		response: WorkflowGateResponse,
+		options: NotificationGateResolutionOptions,
+	): Promise<WorkflowGateResolution>;
+	registerGateTerminalController?(controller: WorkflowGateTerminalController): () => void;
+	/** Records the exact terminalization proof established by direct control preparation. */
+	prepareTerminalization?(gateId: string, proof: WorkflowGateTerminalProof): boolean;
+	/** Discards a prepared proof when the gate remains pending after a rejected direct response. */
+	clearPreparedTerminalization?(gateId: string): void;
+	listPendingGates?(): WorkflowGate[];
+	listGateDiagnostics?(): WorkflowGateDiagnostic[];
+	listWorkflowGateQueryRecords?(): WorkflowGateQueryRecord[];
+	quarantineGate?(gateId: string): void;
+	setAckRecoveryParticipant?(participant: AskSelectedAckRecoveryParticipant | null): void;
+	/** Explicit host hook for same-process accepted-but-unadvanced recovery. */
+	recoverAcceptedGates?(): Promise<string[]>;
+	/** Permanently revoke all in-process continuation authority and reject their waiters. */
+	fence?(): void;
+	/** Temporarily make this emitter unavailable while a session transition is reversible. */
+	suspend?(): void;
+	resume?(): void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * SDK-native workflow-gate emitter backed by a durable broker/store pair.
+ *
+ * Answers are resolved by the broker, so validation and idempotency have one
+ * authority. Listeners replay durable pending gates when attached, allowing an
+ * SDK host that starts after a gate was opened to discover it.
+ */
+export class BrokerWorkflowGateEmitter implements WorkflowGateEmitter {
+	readonly #listeners = new Set<(gate: WorkflowGate) => void>();
+	readonly #waiters = new Map<string, { resolve(answer: unknown): void; reject(error: Error): void }>();
+	readonly #broker: WorkflowGateBroker;
+	#terminalController: WorkflowGateTerminalController | undefined;
+	#recoveryParticipant: AskSelectedAckRecoveryParticipant | undefined;
+	#recoveryPromise: Promise<void> | undefined;
+	readonly #participantReady = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
+	#recoveryGraceTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+	#recoveryGraceWake: (() => void) | undefined;
+	#recoveryTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+	#recoveryAttempts = 0;
+	#fenced = false;
+	#suspended = false;
+	readonly #runId: string;
+	readonly #store: GateStore;
+	readonly #emitterHooks: Pick<BrokerHooks, "advance">;
+
+	constructor(runId: string, store: GateStore, emitterHooks: Pick<BrokerHooks, "advance"> = {}) {
+		this.#runId = runId;
+		this.#store = store;
+		this.#emitterHooks = emitterHooks;
+		this.#broker = new WorkflowGateBroker(runId, store, {
+			emit: gate => {
+				for (const listener of this.#listeners) listener(gate);
+			},
+			advance: (gate, answer) => this.#emitterHooks.advance?.(gate, answer),
+			completeAccepted: record => this.#completeAccepted(record),
+			finalizeAccepted: record => this.#finalizeAccepted(record),
+			terminalizeAccepted: record => this.#terminalizeAccepted(record),
+		});
+	}
+
+	isUnattended(): boolean {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	emitGate(input: OpenGateInput): Promise<unknown> {
+		if (this.#fenced || this.#suspended) return Promise.reject(new Error("workflow gate emitter is unavailable"));
+		const waiter = Promise.withResolvers<unknown>();
+		const gate = this.#broker.openGate(input, {
+			activate: opened => this.#waiters.set(opened.gate_id, waiter),
+			isLive: gateId => this.#waiters.has(gateId),
+			release: gateId => {
+				const activeWaiter = this.#waiters.get(gateId);
+				if (!activeWaiter) return;
+				this.#waiters.delete(gateId);
+				activeWaiter.reject(new Error(`workflow gate ${gateId} continuation was fenced`));
+			},
+		});
+		// A listener may answer synchronously while the broker emits. The durable
+		// record is the source of truth in that race; never strand its promise.
+		const persisted = this.#store.get(gate.gate_id);
+		return persisted?.status === "accepted" ? Promise.resolve(persisted.answer) : waiter.promise;
+	}
+
+	onGateEmitted(listener: (gate: WorkflowGate) => void): () => void {
+		this.#listeners.add(listener);
+		for (const gate of this.listPendingGates()) listener(gate);
+		return () => this.#listeners.delete(listener);
+	}
+
+	resolveGate(response: WorkflowGateResponse): Promise<WorkflowGateResolution> {
+		if (this.#fenced || this.#suspended)
+			return Promise.reject(new WorkflowGateBrokerError("unknown_gate", `workflow gate emitter is unavailable`));
+		return this.#broker.resolve(response).catch(error => {
+			if (!this.#fenced && !this.#suspended) this.#scheduleRecovery();
+			throw error;
+		});
+	}
+	prepareTerminalization(gateId: string, proof: WorkflowGateTerminalProof): boolean {
+		return this.#broker.prepareTerminalization(gateId, proof);
+	}
+	clearPreparedTerminalization(gateId: string): void {
+		this.#broker.clearPreparedTerminalization(gateId);
+	}
+
+	listPendingGates(): WorkflowGate[] {
+		return this.#suspended ? [] : this.#broker.listPendingGates();
+	}
+
+	listGateDiagnostics(): WorkflowGateDiagnostic[] {
+		return this.#broker.listGateDiagnostics();
+	}
+
+	listWorkflowGateQueryRecords(): WorkflowGateQueryRecord[] {
+		return this.#broker.listWorkflowGateQueryRecords();
+	}
+
+	suspend(): void {
+		if (!this.#fenced) this.#suspended = true;
+	}
+
+	resume(): void {
+		if (!this.#fenced) this.#suspended = false;
+	}
+
+	fence(): void {
+		if (this.#fenced) return;
+		this.#fenced = true;
+		this.#suspended = false;
+		if (this.#recoveryTimer) clearTimeout(this.#recoveryTimer);
+		this.#recoveryTimer = undefined;
+		if (this.#recoveryGraceTimer) clearTimeout(this.#recoveryGraceTimer);
+		this.#recoveryGraceTimer = undefined;
+		this.#recoveryGraceWake?.();
+		this.#recoveryGraceWake = undefined;
+		for (const [gateId, waiter] of this.#waiters) {
+			this.#waiters.delete(gateId);
+			waiter.reject(new Error(`workflow gate ${gateId} continuation was fenced`));
+		}
+		this.#broker.fenceContinuations();
+	}
+
+	quarantineGate(gateId: string): void {
+		const waiter = this.#waiters.get(gateId);
+		if (waiter) {
+			this.#waiters.delete(gateId);
+			waiter.reject(new Error(`workflow gate ${gateId} continuation was fenced`));
+		}
+		this.#broker.quarantineGate(gateId);
+	}
+
+	registerGateTerminalController(controller: WorkflowGateTerminalController): () => void {
+		if (this.#terminalController && this.#terminalController !== controller)
+			throw new Error("a workflow gate terminal controller is already registered");
+		this.#terminalController = controller;
+		return () => {
+			if (this.#terminalController === controller) this.#terminalController = undefined;
+		};
+	}
+
+	setAckRecoveryParticipant(participant: AskSelectedAckRecoveryParticipant | null): void {
+		this.#recoveryParticipant = participant ?? undefined;
+		if (participant) this.#participantReady.resolve();
+		void this.#startRecoveryOnce();
+	}
+	async recoverAcceptedGates(): Promise<string[]> {
+		const recovered = await this.#broker.recover();
+		if (recovered.length > 0 || this.#broker.hasRecoverableAcceptedGate()) {
+			this.#scheduleRecovery();
+		} else {
+			this.#recoveryAttempts = 0;
+		}
+		return recovered;
+	}
+
+	async resolveGateFromNotification(
+		response: WorkflowGateResponse,
+		options: NotificationGateResolutionOptions,
+	): Promise<WorkflowGateResolution> {
+		let claimSettled = false;
+		const resolveClaim = () => {
+			if (claimSettled) return;
+			claimSettled = true;
+			options.resolveClaim();
+		};
+		const closeClaimInvalid = (reason: string) => {
+			if (claimSettled) return;
+			claimSettled = true;
+			options.closeClaimInvalid(reason);
+		};
+		try {
+			JSON.parse(options.answerJson);
+		} catch {
+			closeClaimInvalid("invalid_structured_answer");
+			return {
+				gate_id: response.gate_id,
+				status: "rejected",
+				answer_hash: "",
+				resolved_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+				error: this.#broker.validationError(response.gate_id, "json_parse", "invalid structured answer"),
+			};
+		}
+		let semanticDisposition: PersistedSemanticDisposition;
+		try {
+			semanticDisposition = this.#broker.classifyDisposition(response.gate_id, response.answer);
+		} catch (error) {
+			const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "invalid answer";
+			closeClaimInvalid(message);
+			return {
+				gate_id: response.gate_id,
+				status: "rejected",
+				answer_hash: "",
+				resolved_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+				error: this.#broker.validationError(response.gate_id, "semantic_disposition", message),
+			};
+		}
+		const commitKey = `${response.gate_id}:${options.idempotencyKey ?? options.replyReceiptId}`;
+		const ackPolicy: PersistedAckPolicy =
+			semanticDisposition === "commit"
+				? {
+						kind: "telegram_selected_v1",
+						commitKey,
+						actionId: options.interactionActionId,
+						state: "pending",
+						updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+					}
+				: { kind: "none", reason: "semantic_noncommit" };
+		try {
+			const resolution = await this.#broker.resolve(response, {
+				resolutionOrigin: { kind: "telegram_notification", interactionActionId: options.interactionActionId },
+				ackPolicy,
+				semanticDisposition,
+				beforeAdvance: async () => {
+					if (ackPolicy.kind === "telegram_selected_v1") {
+						this.#broker.updateAckPolicy(response.gate_id, {
+							...ackPolicy,
+							state: "attempt_started",
+							updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+						});
+						let outcome: AskSelectedAckOutcome;
+						try {
+							outcome = await options.requestSelectedAck({
+								replyReceiptId: options.replyReceiptId,
+								actionId: options.interactionActionId,
+								commitKey,
+								daemonDeadlineAt: Date.now() + 8_000,
+								hostTimeoutMs: 10_000,
+							});
+						} catch {
+							outcome = { status: "unknown", reason: "host_timeout" };
+						}
+						this.#broker.updateAckPolicy(response.gate_id, {
+							...ackPolicy,
+							state: outcome.status,
+							outcome,
+							updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+						});
+					}
+					resolveClaim();
+				},
+			});
+			if (resolution.status === "accepted") resolveClaim();
+			else closeClaimInvalid(resolution.error?.code ?? "invalid_answer");
+			return resolution;
+		} catch (error) {
+			closeClaimInvalid(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "invalid_answer");
+			this.#scheduleRecovery();
+			throw error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	async #completeAccepted(record: PersistedGate): Promise<void> {
+		const waiter = this.#waiters.get(record.gate.gate_id);
+		if (!waiter) throw new Error(`workflow gate ${record.gate.gate_id} lost its continuation owner`);
+		waiter.resolve(record.answer);
+	}
+
+	async #terminalizeAccepted(record: PersistedGate): Promise<WorkflowGateTerminalProof> {
+		const controller = this.#terminalController;
+		if (!controller) {
+			this.quarantineGate(record.gate.gate_id);
+			throw new Error(`workflow gate ${record.gate.gate_id} has no terminal controller`);
+		}
+		try {
+			const proof = await controller.completeGateInteractions(record.gate.gate_id);
+			if (proof !== "retired" && proof !== "already_terminal" && proof !== "not_published")
+				throw new Error(`workflow gate ${record.gate.gate_id} terminalization returned no exact proof`);
+			return proof;
+		} catch (error) {
+			try {
+				await controller.cancelGateInteractions(
+					record.gate.gate_id,
+					"workflow gate presentation terminalization failed",
+				);
+			} finally {
+				this.quarantineGate(record.gate.gate_id);
+			}
+			throw error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	async #finalizeAccepted(record: PersistedGate): Promise<void> {
+		const policy = record.ackPolicy;
+		if (policy?.kind === "telegram_selected_v1" && policy.state === "pending") {
+			let outcome: AskSelectedAckOutcome;
+			const participant = this.#recoveryParticipant;
+			if (!participant) outcome = { status: "failed", reason: "no_participant" };
+			else {
+				this.#broker.updateAckPolicy(record.gate.gate_id, {
+					...policy,
+					state: "attempt_started",
+					updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+				});
+				try {
+					outcome = await participant.requestRecoveredAskSelectedAck({
+						sessionId: this.#runId,
+						actionId: policy.actionId,
+						commitKey: policy.commitKey,
+						deadlineAt: Date.now() + 8_000,
+						hostTimeoutMs: 10_000,
+					});
+				} catch {
+					outcome = { status: "unknown", reason: "host_timeout" };
+				}
+			}
+			this.#broker.updateAckPolicy(record.gate.gate_id, {
+				...policy,
+				state: outcome.status,
+				outcome,
+				updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+			});
+		}
+		if (policy?.kind === "telegram_selected_v1" && policy.state === "attempt_started") {
+			this.#broker.updateAckPolicy(record.gate.gate_id, {
+				...policy,
+				state: "unknown",
+				outcome: { status: "unknown", reason: "shutdown" },
+				updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	#scheduleRecovery(): void {
+		if (this.#recoveryTimer || this.#recoveryAttempts >= 3) return;
+		const delay = 50 * 2 ** this.#recoveryAttempts++;
+		this.#recoveryTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+			this.#recoveryTimer = undefined;
+			void this.recoverAcceptedGates().catch(() => {
+				this.#scheduleRecovery();
+			});
+		}, delay);
+	}
+
+	async #startRecoveryOnce(options: { participantGraceMs?: number } = {}): Promise<void> {
+		if (this.#fenced) return;
+		if (this.#recoveryPromise) return this.#recoveryPromise;
+		this.#recoveryPromise = (async () => {
+			if (!this.#recoveryParticipant) {
+				const grace = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
+				this.#recoveryGraceWake = grace.resolve;
+				const graceMs = options.participantGraceMs ?? 2_000;
+				this.#recoveryGraceTimer = setTimeout(grace.resolve, graceMs);
+				await Promise.race([this.#participantReady.promise, grace.promise]);
+				if (this.#recoveryGraceTimer) clearTimeout(this.#recoveryGraceTimer);
+				this.#recoveryGraceTimer = undefined;
+				this.#recoveryGraceWake = undefined;
+			}
+			if (!this.#fenced) await this.recoverAcceptedGates();
+		})();
+		return this.#recoveryPromise;
+	}
+}
+
+const V1_STAGES: readonly WorkflowStage[] = ["deep-interview", "ralplan", "ultragoal"];
 
 export interface PersistedGate {
-	gate: RpcWorkflowGate;
-	status: "pending" | "accepted";
+	gate: WorkflowGate;
+	status: "pending" | "accepted" | "quarantined";
+	ownerInstanceId?: string;
 	idempotencyKey?: string;
 	responseHash?: string;
-	/** Raw accepted answer, retained so a crashed advance can be replayed. */
+	/** Raw accepted answer, retained so a same-process advance can be replayed. */
 	answer?: unknown;
-	resolution?: RpcWorkflowGateResolution;
+	resolution?: WorkflowGateResolution;
 	advanced: boolean;
+	/** Exact presentation terminalization completed before workflow advancement. */
+	terminalized?: boolean;
+	/** Exact presentation terminalization proof recorded before workflow advancement. */
+	terminalProof?: WorkflowGateTerminalProof;
 	semanticDisposition?: PersistedSemanticDisposition;
 	resolutionOrigin?: PersistedResolutionOrigin;
 	ackPolicy?: PersistedAckPolicy;
+	lifecycle?: WorkflowGateDiagnostic["lifecycle"];
 }
 
 export interface GateStore {
-	nextSeq(stage: RpcWorkflowStage): number;
+	nextSeq(stage: WorkflowStage): number;
 	put(record: PersistedGate): void;
 	get(gateId: string): PersistedGate | undefined;
-	/** All persisted gate records (used for crash recovery). */
+	/** Atomically quarantines records owned by a prior runtime before exposure. */
+	beginRuntimeInstance(instanceId: string): void;
+	/** All persisted gate records (used for same-process recovery and Q12). */
 	list(): PersistedGate[];
 }
 
 export class MemoryGateStore implements GateStore {
-	private counters = new Map<RpcWorkflowStage, number>();
+	private counters = new Map<WorkflowStage, number>();
 	private gates = new Map<string, PersistedGate>();
-
-	nextSeq(stage: RpcWorkflowStage): number {
+	private runtimeInstanceId: string | undefined;
+	nextSeq(stage: WorkflowStage): number {
 		const next = (this.counters.get(stage) ?? 0) + 1;
 		this.counters.set(stage, next);
 		return next;
@@ -91,21 +515,455 @@ export class MemoryGateStore implements GateStore {
 		const r = this.gates.get(gateId);
 		return r ? structuredClone(r) : undefined;
 	}
+	beginRuntimeInstance(instanceId: string): void {
+		if (this.runtimeInstanceId === instanceId) return;
+		const priorInstanceId = this.runtimeInstanceId;
+		const now = new Date().toISOString();
+		for (const [gateId, record] of this.gates) {
+			if (record.ownerInstanceId !== priorInstanceId) continue;
+			if (record.status === "pending") {
+				this.gates.set(gateId, {
+					...record,
+					status: "quarantined",
+					lifecycle: { state: "quarantined", reason: "orphaned_after_process_restart", quarantinedAt: now },
+				});
+			} else if (record.status === "accepted" && !record.advanced) {
+				this.gates.set(gateId, {
+					...record,
+					status: "quarantined",
+					lifecycle: {
+						state: "quarantined",
+						reason: "accepted_unadvanced_after_process_restart",
+						quarantinedAt: now,
+					},
+				});
+			}
+		}
+		this.runtimeInstanceId = instanceId;
+	}
 	list(): PersistedGate[] {
 		return [...this.gates.values()].map(r => structuredClone(r));
 	}
 }
 
 interface FileState {
-	counters: Record<string, number>;
+	version: 1;
+	counters: Partial<Record<WorkflowStage, number>>;
 	gates: Record<string, PersistedGate>;
+	runtimeInstanceId?: string;
+}
+
+const FILE_GATE_STORE_VERSION = 1;
+
+function isObject(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+	return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function isNonEmptyString(value: unknown): value is string {
+	return typeof value === "string" && value.length > 0;
+}
+
+function isIsoDate(value: unknown): value is string {
+	return typeof value === "string" && Number.isFinite(Date.parse(value));
+}
+
+function invalidFileState(message: string): never {
+	throw new Error(`invalid gate store at ${message}`);
+}
+
+function migrateVersionlessV0SemanticDisposition(
+	value: unknown,
+	filePath: string,
+): PersistedSemanticDisposition | undefined {
+	if (value === undefined) return undefined;
+	if (value === "commit" || value === "resolve_without_commit") return value;
+	invalidFileState(filePath);
+}
+
+function migrateVersionlessV0ResolutionOrigin(value: unknown, filePath: string): PersistedResolutionOrigin | undefined {
+	if (value === undefined) return undefined;
+	if (!isObject(value)) invalidFileState(filePath);
+	if (value.kind === "telegram_notification" && isNonEmptyString(value.interactionActionId))
+		return { kind: "telegram_notification", interactionActionId: value.interactionActionId };
+	if (value.kind === "legacy_unknown") return { kind: "generic", channel: "other" };
+	if (value.kind !== "generic" || typeof value.channel !== "string") invalidFileState(filePath);
+	if (value.channel === "sdk" || value.channel === "other") return { kind: "generic", channel: value.channel };
+	if (value.channel === "rpc") return { kind: "generic", channel: "sdk" };
+	if (value.channel === "bridge") return { kind: "generic", channel: "other" };
+	invalidFileState(filePath);
+}
+
+function migrateVersionlessV0AckPolicy(value: unknown, filePath: string): PersistedAckPolicy | undefined {
+	if (value === undefined) return undefined;
+	if (!isObject(value)) invalidFileState(filePath);
+	if (
+		value.kind === "none" &&
+		(value.reason === "non_telegram" || value.reason === "semantic_noncommit" || value.reason === "legacy_unproven")
+	)
+		return { kind: "none", reason: value.reason };
+	if (
+		value.kind !== "telegram_selected_v1" ||
+		!isNonEmptyString(value.commitKey) ||
+		!isNonEmptyString(value.actionId) ||
+		!isIsoDate(value.updatedAt) ||
+		!(["pending", "attempt_started", "delivered", "failed", "unknown"] as const).includes(value.state as never)
+	)
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	if (value.outcome === undefined)
+		return {
+			kind: "telegram_selected_v1",
+			commitKey: value.commitKey,
+			actionId: value.actionId,
+			state: value.state as "pending" | "attempt_started" | "delivered" | "failed" | "unknown",
+			updatedAt: value.updatedAt,
+		};
+	if (!isObject(value.outcome)) invalidFileState(filePath);
+	if (
+		value.outcome.status === "delivered" &&
+		typeof value.outcome.messageId === "number" &&
+		Number.isSafeInteger(value.outcome.messageId)
+	)
+		return {
+			kind: "telegram_selected_v1",
+			commitKey: value.commitKey,
+			actionId: value.actionId,
+			state: value.state as "pending" | "attempt_started" | "delivered" | "failed" | "unknown",
+			outcome: { status: "delivered", messageId: value.outcome.messageId },
+			updatedAt: value.updatedAt,
+		};
+	if (
+		value.outcome.status === "failed" &&
+		(
+			[
+				"unsupported",
+				"no_participant",
+				"ambiguous_participant",
+				"route_missing",
+				"expired",
+				"cancelled",
+				"telegram_rejected",
+				"session_closed",
+			] as const
+		).includes(value.outcome.reason as never)
+	)
+		return {
+			kind: "telegram_selected_v1",
+			commitKey: value.commitKey,
+			actionId: value.actionId,
+			state: value.state as "pending" | "attempt_started" | "delivered" | "failed" | "unknown",
+			outcome: {
+				status: "failed",
+				reason: value.outcome.reason as
+					| "unsupported"
+					| "no_participant"
+					| "ambiguous_participant"
+					| "route_missing"
+					| "expired"
+					| "cancelled"
+					| "telegram_rejected"
+					| "session_closed",
+			},
+			updatedAt: value.updatedAt,
+		};
+	if (
+		value.outcome.status === "unknown" &&
+		(["transport_ambiguous", "origin_disconnected", "host_timeout", "shutdown"] as const).includes(
+			value.outcome.reason as never,
+		)
+	)
+		return {
+			kind: "telegram_selected_v1",
+			commitKey: value.commitKey,
+			actionId: value.actionId,
+			state: value.state as "pending" | "attempt_started" | "delivered" | "failed" | "unknown",
+			outcome: {
+				status: "unknown",
+				reason: value.outcome.reason as "transport_ambiguous" | "origin_disconnected" | "host_timeout" | "shutdown",
+			},
+			updatedAt: value.updatedAt,
+		};
+	invalidFileState(filePath);
+}
+
+function migrateVersionlessV0AcceptedRecord(legacy: Record<string, unknown>, filePath: string): PersistedGate {
+	if (typeof legacy.advanced !== "boolean") invalidFileState(filePath);
+	const semanticDisposition = migrateVersionlessV0SemanticDisposition(legacy.semanticDisposition, filePath);
+	const resolutionOrigin = migrateVersionlessV0ResolutionOrigin(legacy.resolutionOrigin, filePath);
+	const ackPolicy = migrateVersionlessV0AckPolicy(legacy.ackPolicy, filePath);
+	return {
+		...(legacy as unknown as PersistedGate),
+		...(semanticDisposition === undefined ? {} : { semanticDisposition }),
+		...(resolutionOrigin === undefined ? {} : { resolutionOrigin }),
+		...(ackPolicy === undefined ? {} : { ackPolicy }),
+	};
+}
+
+function migrateVersionlessV0(value: unknown, filePath: string): FileState {
+	if (!isObject(value) || Object.hasOwn(value, "version")) invalidFileState(filePath);
+	if (Object.keys(value).some(key => key !== "counters" && key !== "gates" && key !== "runtimeInstanceId"))
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	if (!isObject(value.counters) || !isObject(value.gates)) invalidFileState(filePath);
+	const gates: Record<string, PersistedGate> = {};
+	for (const [gateId, legacy] of Object.entries(value.gates)) {
+		if (!isObject(legacy) || !isObject(legacy.gate) || legacy.ownerInstanceId !== undefined)
+			invalidFileState(filePath);
+		const status = legacy.status ?? "pending";
+		if (status !== "pending" && status !== "accepted") invalidFileState(filePath);
+		if (status === "pending") {
+			gates[gateId] = {
+				gate: legacy.gate as unknown as WorkflowGate,
+				status: "quarantined",
+				ownerInstanceId: "legacy-v0",
+				advanced: false,
+				lifecycle: {
+					state: "quarantined",
+					reason: "orphaned_after_process_restart",
+					quarantinedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+				},
+			};
+			continue;
+		}
+		const accepted = migrateVersionlessV0AcceptedRecord(legacy, filePath);
+		if (accepted.advanced) {
+			gates[gateId] = { ...accepted, ownerInstanceId: "legacy-v0" };
+			continue;
+		}
+		gates[gateId] = {
+			...accepted,
+			status: "quarantined",
+			ownerInstanceId: "legacy-v0",
+			advanced: false,
+			lifecycle: {
+				state: "quarantined",
+				reason: "accepted_unadvanced_after_process_restart",
+				quarantinedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+			},
+		};
+	}
+	const migrated: FileState = {
+		version: FILE_GATE_STORE_VERSION,
+		counters: value.counters as Partial<Record<WorkflowStage, number>>,
+		gates,
+		...(value.runtimeInstanceId === undefined ? {} : { runtimeInstanceId: value.runtimeInstanceId as string }),
+	};
+	assertFileState(migrated, filePath);
+	return migrated;
+}
+
+function assertFileState(value: unknown, filePath: string): asserts value is FileState {
+	if (
+		!isObject(value) ||
+		value.version !== FILE_GATE_STORE_VERSION ||
+		!isObject(value.counters) ||
+		!isObject(value.gates)
+	)
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	for (const [stage, counter] of Object.entries(value.counters)) {
+		if (
+			!V1_STAGES.includes(stage as WorkflowStage) ||
+			typeof counter !== "number" ||
+			!Number.isSafeInteger(counter) ||
+			counter < 0
+		)
+			invalidFileState(filePath);
+	}
+	if (value.runtimeInstanceId !== undefined && !isNonEmptyString(value.runtimeInstanceId)) invalidFileState(filePath);
+	for (const [gateId, record] of Object.entries(value.gates))
+		assertPersistedGate(record, gateId, value.counters, filePath);
+	for (const [gateId, record] of Object.entries(value.gates)) {
+		if (
+			!isObject(record) ||
+			record.status !== "quarantined" ||
+			!isObject(record.lifecycle) ||
+			!isNonEmptyString(record.lifecycle.supersededByGateId)
+		)
+			continue;
+		if (
+			record.lifecycle.supersededByGateId === gateId ||
+			!Object.hasOwn(value.gates, record.lifecycle.supersededByGateId)
+		)
+			invalidFileState(filePath);
+	}
+}
+
+function assertPersistedGate(
+	value: unknown,
+	gateId: string,
+	counters: Record<string, unknown>,
+	filePath: string,
+): asserts value is PersistedGate {
+	if (
+		!isObject(value) ||
+		!isObject(value.gate) ||
+		value.gate.gate_id !== gateId ||
+		!isNonEmptyString(value.ownerInstanceId)
+	)
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	const gate = value.gate;
+	const stage = gate.stage as WorkflowStage;
+	const schema = gate.schema as WorkflowGate["schema"];
+	if (
+		gate.type !== "workflow_gate" ||
+		!isNonEmptyString(gate.gate_id) ||
+		!V1_STAGES.includes(stage) ||
+		!["question", "approval", "execution"].includes(gate.kind as string) ||
+		!isObject(gate.schema) ||
+		!isNonEmptyString(gate.schema_hash) ||
+		!isObject(gate.context) ||
+		!isIsoDate(gate.created_at) ||
+		gate.required !== true
+	)
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	const id = new RegExp(`^wg_[A-Za-z0-9]+_${gate.stage}_(\\d{6,})$`).exec(gate.gate_id);
+	if (
+		!id ||
+		typeof counters[stage] !== "number" ||
+		Number(id[1]) > counters[stage] ||
+		gate.schema_hash !== schemaHash(schema)
+	)
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	try {
+		compileGateSchema(schema);
+	} catch {
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	}
+	if (
+		gate.options !== undefined &&
+		(!Array.isArray(gate.options) ||
+			gate.options.some(option => !isObject(option) || !isNonEmptyString(option.label)))
+	)
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	if (value.status === "pending") {
+		if (
+			value.advanced !== false ||
+			value.terminalized !== undefined ||
+			value.terminalProof !== undefined ||
+			value.lifecycle !== undefined ||
+			value.resolution !== undefined ||
+			value.answer !== undefined ||
+			value.idempotencyKey !== undefined ||
+			value.responseHash !== undefined ||
+			value.semanticDisposition !== undefined ||
+			value.resolutionOrigin !== undefined ||
+			value.ackPolicy !== undefined
+		)
+			invalidFileState(filePath);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (value.status === "accepted") {
+		if (
+			typeof value.advanced !== "boolean" ||
+			(value.terminalized !== undefined && typeof value.terminalized !== "boolean") ||
+			(value.terminalProof !== undefined &&
+				value.terminalProof !== "retired" &&
+				value.terminalProof !== "already_terminal" &&
+				value.terminalProof !== "not_published") ||
+			(value.terminalized === true && value.terminalProof === undefined) ||
+			(value.terminalized !== true && value.terminalProof !== undefined) ||
+			!Object.hasOwn(value, "answer") ||
+			(value.idempotencyKey !== undefined && !isNonEmptyString(value.idempotencyKey)) ||
+			!isNonEmptyString(value.responseHash) ||
+			value.responseHash !== answerHashOf({ gate_id: gateId, answer: value.answer }) ||
+			!isObject(value.resolution) ||
+			value.resolution.gate_id !== gateId ||
+			value.resolution.status !== "accepted" ||
+			value.resolution.answer_hash !== answerHashOf(value.answer) ||
+			!isIsoDate(value.resolution.resolved_at) ||
+			value.resolution.error !== undefined ||
+			value.lifecycle !== undefined
+		)
+			invalidFileState(filePath);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (
+		value.status !== "quarantined" ||
+		value.advanced !== false ||
+		!isObject(value.lifecycle) ||
+		Object.keys(value.lifecycle).some(
+			key => key !== "state" && key !== "reason" && key !== "quarantinedAt" && key !== "supersededByGateId",
+		) ||
+		value.lifecycle.state !== "quarantined" ||
+		![
+			"orphaned_after_process_restart",
+			"accepted_unadvanced_after_process_restart",
+			"continuation_owner_lost",
+			"opened_without_continuation",
+			"finalization_failed",
+			"advance_failed",
+		].includes(value.lifecycle.reason as string) ||
+		!isIsoDate(value.lifecycle.quarantinedAt) ||
+		(value.lifecycle.supersededByGateId !== undefined && !isNonEmptyString(value.lifecycle.supersededByGateId))
+	)
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+	const hasAcceptedState =
+		Object.hasOwn(value, "answer") ||
+		value.terminalized !== undefined ||
+		value.terminalProof !== undefined ||
+		value.idempotencyKey !== undefined ||
+		value.responseHash !== undefined ||
+		value.resolution !== undefined ||
+		value.semanticDisposition !== undefined ||
+		value.resolutionOrigin !== undefined ||
+		value.ackPolicy !== undefined;
+	if (value.lifecycle.reason === "accepted_unadvanced_after_process_restart" || hasAcceptedState) {
+		if (
+			!Object.hasOwn(value, "answer") ||
+			(value.terminalized !== undefined && typeof value.terminalized !== "boolean") ||
+			(value.terminalProof !== undefined &&
+				value.terminalProof !== "retired" &&
+				value.terminalProof !== "already_terminal" &&
+				value.terminalProof !== "not_published") ||
+			(value.terminalized === true && value.terminalProof === undefined) ||
+			(value.terminalized !== true && value.terminalProof !== undefined) ||
+			(value.idempotencyKey !== undefined && !isNonEmptyString(value.idempotencyKey)) ||
+			!isNonEmptyString(value.responseHash) ||
+			value.responseHash !== answerHashOf({ gate_id: gateId, answer: value.answer }) ||
+			!isObject(value.resolution) ||
+			value.resolution.gate_id !== gateId ||
+			value.resolution.status !== "accepted" ||
+			value.resolution.answer_hash !== answerHashOf(value.answer) ||
+			!isIsoDate(value.resolution.resolved_at) ||
+			value.resolution.error !== undefined
+		)
+			invalidFileState(filePath);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (
+		value.lifecycle.reason === "accepted_unadvanced_after_process_restart" ||
+		value.lifecycle.reason === "finalization_failed" ||
+		value.lifecycle.reason === "advance_failed"
+	)
+		invalidFileState(filePath);
+}
+
+function isUnsupportedWindowsDirectorySyncError(error: unknown): boolean {
+	if (process.platform !== "win32") return false;
+	const code = (error as NodeJS.ErrnoException | undefined)?.code;
+	return code === "EINVAL" || code === "ENOTSUP" || code === "EOPNOTSUPP";
+}
+
+/** A write may have reached `rename` but not the directory fsync durability barrier. */
+export class GateStoreWriteError extends Error {
+	constructor(
+		readonly certainty: "not_committed" | "uncertain",
+		cause: unknown,
+	) {
+		super(`gate store write ${certainty}: ${cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause)}`);
+		this.name = "GateStoreWriteError";
+	}
 }
 
 /** Crash-durable JSON-file backed store. Writes the full state on every mutation. */
 export class FileGateStore implements GateStore {
 	private state: FileState;
-	constructor(private readonly filePath: string) {
-		mkdirSync(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+	private certaintyUnknown = false;
+	constructor(
+		private readonly filePath: string,
+		private readonly sync: (fd: number) => void = fsyncSync,
+	) {
+		// Load eagerly so a corrupt store fails closed at construction, but defer
+		// directory creation to the first write so constructing a store under a
+		// non-writable cwd (e.g. a session that never emits a gate) never throws.
 		this.state = this.load();
 	}
 	private load(): FileState {
@@ -113,14 +971,26 @@ export class FileGateStore implements GateStore {
 		try {
 			raw = readFileSync(this.filePath, "utf8");
 		} catch (err) {
-			if ((err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "ENOENT") return { counters: {}, gates: {} };
+			if ((err as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "ENOENT")
+				return { version: FILE_GATE_STORE_VERSION, counters: {}, gates: {} };
 			throw err;
 		}
+		let parsed: unknown;
 		try {
-			return JSON.parse(raw) as FileState;
+			parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+			if (isObject(parsed) && !Object.hasOwn(parsed, "version")) {
+				const migrated = migrateVersionlessV0(parsed, this.filePath);
+				// Persist the v1 envelope before beginRuntimeInstance can quarantine or
+				// expose any record. This preserves all v0 records atomically.
+				this.flushState(migrated);
+				return migrated;
+			}
+			assertFileState(parsed, this.filePath);
+			return parsed;
 		} catch (err) {
-			// Fail closed: a corrupt state file must not be silently reset (that would
-			// drop counters/gates and risk gate-id reuse). Quarantine + throw.
+			if (err instanceof GateStoreWriteError) throw err;
+			// Fail closed: invalid state must not be exposed or mutated because it can
+			// drop counters/gates and risk gate-id reuse.
 			const quarantine = `${this.filePath}.corrupt-${Date.now()}`;
 			try {
 				renameSync(this.filePath, quarantine);
@@ -128,43 +998,105 @@ export class FileGateStore implements GateStore {
 				/* best-effort quarantine */
 			}
 			throw new Error(
-				`corrupt gate store at ${this.filePath} (quarantined to ${quarantine}): ${(err as Error).message}`,
+				`corrupt gate store at ${this.filePath} (quarantined to ${quarantine}): ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
 			);
 		}
 	}
-	private flush(): void {
-		// Atomic write: serialize to a temp file, fsync, then rename over the target.
+	private flushState(next: FileState): void {
+		mkdirSync(path.dirname(this.filePath), { recursive: true });
 		const tmp = `${this.filePath}.tmp-${process.pid}-${Date.now()}`;
-		const fd = openSync(tmp, "w");
+		let renamed = false;
 		try {
-			writeFileSync(fd, JSON.stringify(this.state, null, 2));
-			fsyncSync(fd);
-		} finally {
-			closeSync(fd);
+			const fd = openSync(tmp, "w");
+			try {
+				writeFileSync(fd, JSON.stringify(next, null, 2));
+				this.sync(fd);
+			} finally {
+				closeSync(fd);
+			}
+			renameSync(tmp, this.filePath);
+			renamed = true;
+			const parentFd = openSync(path.dirname(this.filePath), "r");
+			try {
+				try {
+					this.sync(parentFd);
+				} catch (error) {
+					if (!isUnsupportedWindowsDirectorySyncError(error)) throw error;
+				}
+			} finally {
+				closeSync(parentFd);
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (renamed) {
+				this.certaintyUnknown = true;
+				try {
+					this.state = this.load();
+				} catch {
+					// The original uncertain error is the authority; later operations fail closed.
+				}
+			}
+			throw new GateStoreWriteError(renamed ? "uncertain" : "not_committed", error);
 		}
-		renameSync(tmp, this.filePath);
 	}
-	nextSeq(stage: RpcWorkflowStage): number {
+	private commit(next: FileState): void {
+		this.flushState(next);
+		this.state = next;
+	}
+	private reconcileCertainty(): void {
+		if (!this.certaintyUnknown) return;
+		this.state = this.load();
+		this.certaintyUnknown = false;
+	}
+	nextSeq(stage: WorkflowStage): number {
+		this.reconcileCertainty();
 		const next = (this.state.counters[stage] ?? 0) + 1;
-		this.state.counters[stage] = next;
-		this.flush();
+		const candidate = structuredClone(this.state);
+		candidate.counters[stage] = next;
+		this.commit(candidate);
 		return next;
 	}
 	put(record: PersistedGate): void {
-		this.state.gates[record.gate.gate_id] = record;
-		this.flush();
+		this.reconcileCertainty();
+		const candidate = structuredClone(this.state);
+		candidate.gates[record.gate.gate_id] = structuredClone(record);
+		this.commit(candidate);
 	}
 	get(gateId: string): PersistedGate | undefined {
+		this.reconcileCertainty();
 		const r = this.state.gates[gateId];
-		return r ? (JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(r)) as PersistedGate) : undefined;
+		return r ? structuredClone(r) : undefined;
+	}
+	beginRuntimeInstance(instanceId: string): void {
+		this.reconcileCertainty();
+		if (this.state.runtimeInstanceId === instanceId) return;
+		const priorInstanceId = this.state.runtimeInstanceId;
+		const next = structuredClone(this.state);
+		const now = new Date().toISOString();
+		for (const record of Object.values(next.gates)) {
+			if (record.ownerInstanceId !== priorInstanceId) continue;
+			if (record.status === "pending") {
+				record.status = "quarantined";
+				record.lifecycle = { state: "quarantined", reason: "orphaned_after_process_restart", quarantinedAt: now };
+			} else if (record.status === "accepted" && !record.advanced) {
+				record.status = "quarantined";
+				record.lifecycle = {
+					state: "quarantined",
+					reason: "accepted_unadvanced_after_process_restart",
+					quarantinedAt: now,
+				};
+			}
+		}
+		next.runtimeInstanceId = instanceId;
+		this.commit(next);
 	}
 	list(): PersistedGate[] {
-		return Object.values(this.state.gates).map(r => JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(r)) as PersistedGate);
+		this.reconcileCertainty();
+		return Object.values(this.state.gates).map(r => structuredClone(r));
 	}
 }
 
 export type GateAuditEvent =
-	| { event: "gate_emitted"; gate_id: string; stage: RpcWorkflowStage; kind: RpcWorkflowGateKind }
+	| { event: "gate_emitted"; gate_id: string; stage: WorkflowStage; kind: WorkflowGateKind }
 	| { event: "gate_response_accepted"; gate_id: string; answer_hash: string }
 	| { event: "gate_response_rejected"; gate_id: string; answer_hash: string }
 	| { event: "gate_response_idempotent_replay"; gate_id: string }
@@ -175,26 +1107,44 @@ export type GateAuditEvent =
 
 export interface BrokerHooks {
 	/** Called once when a pending gate has been persisted and should be emitted. */
-	emit?(gate: RpcWorkflowGate): void;
+	emit?(gate: WorkflowGate): void;
 	/**
 	 * Invoked to advance the workflow after an accepted resolution is durably
 	 * committed. MUST be idempotent keyed by `gate.gate_id`: `recover()` replays
 	 * it for any gate left `accepted` but not `advanced` by a crash.
 	 */
-	advance?(gate: RpcWorkflowGate, answer: unknown): void | Promise<void>;
-	/** Runs after durable acceptance and before advance, including crash recovery. */
+	advance?(gate: WorkflowGate, answer: unknown): void | Promise<void>;
+	/** Runs after durable acceptance and before presentation terminalization, including crash recovery. */
 	finalizeAccepted?(record: PersistedGate): Promise<void>;
-
+	/**
+	 * Terminalizes the exact presentation before `advance` can run and returns
+	 * proof for the durable record. `not_published` explicitly proves that no
+	 * presentation existed. On failure it MUST revoke authority or throw.
+	 */
+	terminalizeAccepted?(record: PersistedGate): WorkflowGateTerminalProof | Promise<WorkflowGateTerminalProof>;
+	/** Runs only after a successful advance has been durably marked advanced. */
+	completeAccepted?(record: PersistedGate): void | Promise<void>;
 	/** Append-only audit sink. */
 	audit?(event: GateAuditEvent): void;
 }
 
+/** Live in-process continuation authority for one emitted gate. */
+export interface GateContinuation {
+	activate(gate: WorkflowGate): void;
+	isLive(gateId: string): boolean;
+	release?(gateId: string): void;
+	/** Explicitly declares that this direct continuation owns no presentation. */
+	terminalProof?: "not_published";
+}
+
 export interface OpenGateInput {
-	stage: RpcWorkflowStage;
-	kind: RpcWorkflowGateKind;
-	schema: RpcWorkflowGate["schema"];
-	options?: RpcWorkflowGateOption[];
-	context?: RpcWorkflowGateContext;
+	stage: WorkflowStage;
+	kind: WorkflowGateKind;
+	schema: WorkflowGate["schema"];
+	options?: WorkflowGateOption[];
+	context?: WorkflowGateContext;
+	/** Optional diagnostic gate replaced by this newly persisted gate. */
+	supersedesGateId?: string;
 }
 
 export class WorkflowGateBrokerError extends Error {
@@ -210,6 +1160,8 @@ export class WorkflowGateBrokerError extends Error {
 export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 	private readonly recovering = new Set<string>();
 	private readonly gateLocks = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
+	private readonly continuations = new Map<string, GateContinuation>();
+	readonly #terminalProofs = new Map<string, WorkflowGateTerminalProof>();
 
 	private async withGateLock<T>(gateId: string, operation: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
 		const previous = this.gateLocks.get(gateId) ?? Promise.resolve();
@@ -229,14 +1181,17 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 		private readonly runId: string,
 		private readonly store: GateStore,
 		private readonly hooks: BrokerHooks = {},
-	) {}
+		private readonly instanceId = crypto.randomUUID(),
+	) {
+		this.store.beginRuntimeInstance(this.instanceId);
+	}
 
 	classifyDisposition(gateId: string, answer: unknown): PersistedSemanticDisposition {
 		const record = this.store.get(gateId);
 		if (!record) throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError("unknown_gate", `no pending gate ${gateId}`);
 		return classifyAskGateDisposition(record.gate, answer);
 	}
-	validationError(gateId: string, keyword: string, message: string): RpcWorkflowGateValidationError {
+	validationError(gateId: string, keyword: string, message: string): WorkflowGateValidationError {
 		const record = this.store.get(gateId);
 		return {
 			code: "invalid_workflow_gate_answer",
@@ -253,12 +1208,144 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 		this.store.put({ ...record, ackPolicy });
 	}
 
+	async #terminalize(record: PersistedGate): Promise<void> {
+		const proof = this.#terminalProofs.get(record.gate.gate_id) ?? (await this.hooks.terminalizeAccepted?.(record));
+		this.#terminalProofs.delete(record.gate.gate_id);
+		if (proof !== "retired" && proof !== "already_terminal" && proof !== "not_published")
+			throw new Error(`workflow gate ${record.gate.gate_id} has no terminalization proof`);
+		const terminalized = this.store.get(record.gate.gate_id);
+		if (terminalized?.status !== "accepted" || terminalized.advanced)
+			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError(
+				"unknown_gate",
+				`accepted gate ${record.gate.gate_id} disappeared before advance`,
+			);
+		this.store.put({ ...terminalized, terminalized: true, terminalProof: proof });
+	}
+
 	private runShort(): string {
 		return this.runId.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, "").slice(-8) || "run";
 	}
 
+	private hasLiveContinuation(gateId: string): boolean {
+		return this.continuations.get(gateId)?.isLive(gateId) === true;
+	}
+
+	hasRecoverableAcceptedGate(): boolean {
+		return this.store
+			.list()
+			.some(
+				record =>
+					record.status === "accepted" &&
+					!record.advanced &&
+					record.ownerInstanceId === this.instanceId &&
+					this.hasLiveContinuation(record.gate.gate_id),
+			);
+	}
+	prepareTerminalization(gateId: string, proof: WorkflowGateTerminalProof): boolean {
+		const record = this.store.get(gateId);
+		if (
+			record?.status !== "pending" ||
+			record.ownerInstanceId !== this.instanceId ||
+			!this.hasLiveContinuation(gateId)
+		)
+			return false;
+		this.#terminalProofs.set(gateId, proof);
+		return true;
+	}
+	clearPreparedTerminalization(gateId: string): void {
+		this.#terminalProofs.delete(gateId);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Fences a gate after an uncertain control outcome by deliberately releasing
+	 * this runtime's continuation authority. The durable diagnostic is retained
+	 * for recovery; it is never republished as a pending gate.
+	 */
+	quarantineGate(gateId: string): void {
+		this.loseContinuation(gateId);
+	}
+
+	/** Revoke every live continuation, including accepted-but-unadvanced recovery authority. */
+	fenceContinuations(): void {
+		for (const gateId of [...this.continuations.keys()]) this.loseContinuation(gateId);
+	}
+
+	/** Fence a cancelled/lost continuation before it can be exposed or advanced. */
+	loseContinuation(gateId: string): void {
+		const continuation = this.continuations.get(gateId);
+		continuation?.release?.(gateId);
+		this.continuations.delete(gateId);
+		this.#terminalProofs.delete(gateId);
+		const record = this.store.get(gateId);
+		if (
+			record?.ownerInstanceId !== this.instanceId ||
+			record.status === "quarantined" ||
+			(record.status === "accepted" && record.advanced)
+		)
+			return;
+		this.store.put({
+			...record,
+			status: "quarantined",
+			advanced: false,
+			lifecycle: {
+				state: "quarantined",
+				reason: "continuation_owner_lost",
+				quarantinedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+			},
+		});
+	}
+
+	listPendingGates(): WorkflowGate[] {
+		return this.store
+			.list()
+			.filter(
+				record =>
+					record.status === "pending" &&
+					record.ownerInstanceId === this.instanceId &&
+					this.hasLiveContinuation(record.gate.gate_id),
+			)
+			.sort(compareGates)
+			.map(record => record.gate);
+	}
+
+	listGateDiagnostics(): WorkflowGateDiagnostic[] {
+		return this.store
+			.list()
+			.filter(
+				(
+					record,
+				): record is PersistedGate & { status: "quarantined"; lifecycle: WorkflowGateDiagnostic["lifecycle"] } =>
+					record.status === "quarantined" && record.lifecycle !== undefined,
+			)
+			.sort(
+				(left, right) =>
+					left.lifecycle.quarantinedAt.localeCompare(right.lifecycle.quarantinedAt) ||
+					left.gate.gate_id.localeCompare(right.gate.gate_id),
+			)
+			.map(record => ({
+				...record.gate,
+				id: `diagnostic:${record.gate.gate_id}`,
+				tag: "quarantined",
+				lifecycle: record.lifecycle,
+			}));
+	}
+
+	listWorkflowGateQueryRecords(): WorkflowGateQueryRecord[] {
+		const pending: WorkflowGateQueryRecord[] = this.store
+			.list()
+			.filter(
+				record =>
+					record.status === "pending" &&
+					record.ownerInstanceId === this.instanceId &&
+					this.hasLiveContinuation(record.gate.gate_id),
+			)
+			.sort(compareGates)
+			.map(record => ({ ...record.gate, id: `pending:${record.gate.gate_id}`, tag: "pending" }));
+		return [...pending, ...this.listGateDiagnostics()];
+	}
+
 	/** Open and emit a gate. The pending record is persisted BEFORE emission. */
-	openGate(input: OpenGateInput): RpcWorkflowGate {
+	openGate(input: OpenGateInput, continuation?: GateContinuation): WorkflowGate {
 		if (RESERVED_WORKFLOW_STAGES.includes(input.stage) || !V1_STAGES.includes(input.stage)) {
 			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError(
 				"invalid_workflow_stage",
@@ -269,7 +1356,7 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 		compileGateSchema(input.schema);
 		const seq = this.store.nextSeq(input.stage).toString().padStart(6, "0");
 		const gateId = `wg_${this.runShort()}_${input.stage}_${seq}`;
-		const gate: RpcWorkflowGate = {
+		const gate: WorkflowGate = {
 			type: "workflow_gate",
 			gate_id: gateId,
 			stage: input.stage,
@@ -281,8 +1368,30 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 			created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
 			required: true,
 		};
-		// Persist pending BEFORE emit so a crash never loses an emitted gate.
-		this.store.put({ gate, status: "pending", advanced: false });
+		if (!continuation) {
+			this.store.put({
+				gate,
+				status: "quarantined",
+				ownerInstanceId: this.instanceId,
+				advanced: false,
+				lifecycle: {
+					state: "quarantined",
+					reason: "opened_without_continuation",
+					quarantinedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+				},
+			});
+			return gate;
+		}
+		this.store.put({ gate, status: "pending", ownerInstanceId: this.instanceId, advanced: false });
+		continuation.activate(gate);
+		if (continuation.terminalProof === "not_published") this.#terminalProofs.set(gateId, "not_published");
+		this.continuations.set(gateId, continuation);
+		if (input.supersedesGateId) {
+			const superseded = this.store.get(input.supersedesGateId);
+			if (superseded?.status === "quarantined" && superseded.lifecycle) {
+				this.store.put({ ...superseded, lifecycle: { ...superseded.lifecycle, supersededByGateId: gateId } });
+			}
+		}
 		this.hooks.emit?.(gate);
 		this.hooks.audit?.({ event: "gate_emitted", gate_id: gateId, stage: gate.stage, kind: gate.kind });
 		return gate;
@@ -290,33 +1399,41 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 
 	/**
 	 * Resolve a gate with an answer. Validates against the advertised schema.
-	 * On success the resolution is persisted BEFORE `advance` is invoked exactly
-	 * once. Invalid answers leave the gate pending (per #315 acceptance).
+	 * Accepted answers are persisted first, then their presentation is terminalized,
+	 * then the workflow advances and commits `advanced:true` exactly once. Invalid
+	 * answers leave the gate pending (per #315 acceptance).
 	 */
-	async resolve(
-		response: RpcWorkflowGateResponse,
-		options: GateResolutionOptions = {},
-	): Promise<RpcWorkflowGateResolution> {
-		return this.withGateLock(response.gate_id, () => this.resolveUnlocked(response, options));
+	async resolve(response: WorkflowGateResponse, options: GateResolutionOptions = {}): Promise<WorkflowGateResolution> {
+		try {
+			return await this.withGateLock(response.gate_id, () => this.resolveUnlocked(response, options));
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (error instanceof GateStoreWriteError && error.certainty === "uncertain") {
+				try {
+					this.quarantineGate(response.gate_id);
+				} catch {
+					// Continuation authority was still released; preserve the uncertain write error.
+				}
+			}
+			throw error;
+		}
 	}
 
 	private async resolveUnlocked(
-		response: RpcWorkflowGateResponse,
+		response: WorkflowGateResponse,
 		options: GateResolutionOptions = {},
-	): Promise<RpcWorkflowGateResolution> {
+	): Promise<WorkflowGateResolution> {
 		const record = this.store.get(response.gate_id);
-		if (!record) {
+		if (!record || record.status === "quarantined") {
 			this.hooks.audit?.({ event: "gate_response_unknown_gate", gate_id: response.gate_id });
-			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError("unknown_gate", `no pending gate ${response.gate_id}`);
+			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError("unknown_gate", `no live pending gate ${response.gate_id}`);
 		}
 		const responseHash = answerHashOf({ gate_id: response.gate_id, answer: response.answer });
-
 		if (record.status === "accepted") {
 			const sameBody = record.responseHash === responseHash;
 			const sameKey = record.idempotencyKey === response.idempotency_key;
 			if (response.idempotency_key !== undefined && sameKey && sameBody) {
 				this.hooks.audit?.({ event: "gate_response_idempotent_replay", gate_id: response.gate_id });
-				return record.resolution as RpcWorkflowGateResolution;
+				return record.resolution as WorkflowGateResolution;
 			}
 			if (response.idempotency_key !== undefined && sameKey && !sameBody) {
 				this.hooks.audit?.({ event: "gate_response_idempotency_conflict", gate_id: response.gate_id });
@@ -328,6 +1445,10 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 			this.hooks.audit?.({ event: "gate_response_already_resolved", gate_id: response.gate_id });
 			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError("already_resolved", `already_resolved: gate ${response.gate_id}`);
 		}
+		if (record.ownerInstanceId !== this.instanceId || !this.hasLiveContinuation(response.gate_id)) {
+			this.hooks.audit?.({ event: "gate_response_unknown_gate", gate_id: response.gate_id });
+			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError("unknown_gate", `no live pending gate ${response.gate_id}`);
+		}
 
 		const compiled = compileGateSchema(record.gate.schema);
 		const validationError = validateGateAnswer(compiled, response.gate_id, response.answer);
@@ -346,12 +1467,12 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 
 		const semanticDisposition =
 			options.semanticDisposition ?? classifyAskGateDisposition(record.gate, response.answer);
-		const resolutionOrigin = options.resolutionOrigin ?? { kind: "generic", channel: "rpc" as const };
+		const resolutionOrigin = options.resolutionOrigin ?? { kind: "generic", channel: "sdk" as const };
 		const ackPolicy =
 			options.ackPolicy ??
 			({ kind: "none", reason: semanticDisposition === "commit" ? "non_telegram" : "semantic_noncommit" } as const);
 
-		const resolution: RpcWorkflowGateResolution = {
+		const resolution: WorkflowGateResolution = {
 			gate_id: response.gate_id,
 			status: "accepted",
 			answer_hash: answerHash,
@@ -363,11 +1484,13 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 		this.store.put({
 			gate: record.gate,
 			status: "accepted",
+			ownerInstanceId: record.ownerInstanceId,
 			idempotencyKey: response.idempotency_key,
 			responseHash,
 			answer: response.answer,
 			resolution,
 			advanced: false,
+			terminalized: false,
 			semanticDisposition,
 			resolutionOrigin,
 			ackPolicy,
@@ -379,19 +1502,32 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 		if (finalized?.status !== "accepted") {
 			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError(
 				"unknown_gate",
-				`accepted gate ${response.gate_id} disappeared before advance`,
+				`accepted gate ${response.gate_id} disappeared before terminalization`,
 			);
 		}
 		if (finalized.advanced) return finalized.resolution ?? resolution;
-		await this.hooks.advance?.(finalized.gate, finalized.answer);
-		const latest = this.store.get(response.gate_id);
-		if (latest?.status !== "accepted") {
+		if (!finalized.terminalized) await this.#terminalize(finalized);
+		const terminalized = this.store.get(response.gate_id);
+		if (terminalized?.status !== "accepted" || terminalized.advanced) {
 			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError(
 				"unknown_gate",
-				`accepted gate ${response.gate_id} disappeared after advance`,
+				`accepted gate ${response.gate_id} disappeared before advance`,
 			);
 		}
+		if (!this.hooks.advance || !this.hasLiveContinuation(response.gate_id)) {
+			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError("unknown_gate", `no live continuation for gate ${response.gate_id}`);
+		}
+		await this.hooks.advance(terminalized.gate, terminalized.answer);
+		const latest = this.store.get(response.gate_id);
+		if (latest?.status !== "accepted" || !this.hasLiveContinuation(response.gate_id))
+			throw new WorkflowGateBrokerError(
+				"unknown_gate",
+				`accepted gate ${response.gate_id} lost its continuation before advance completed`,
+			);
 		this.store.put({ ...latest, advanced: true });
+		await this.hooks.completeAccepted?.(this.store.get(response.gate_id) as PersistedGate);
+		this.continuations.get(response.gate_id)?.release?.(response.gate_id);
+		this.continuations.delete(response.gate_id);
 		return resolution;
 	}
 
@@ -404,7 +1540,14 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 	async recover(): Promise<string[]> {
 		const recovered: string[] = [];
 		for (const listed of this.store.list()) {
-			if (listed.status !== "accepted" || listed.advanced || this.recovering.has(listed.gate.gate_id)) continue;
+			if (
+				listed.status !== "accepted" ||
+				listed.advanced ||
+				listed.ownerInstanceId !== this.instanceId ||
+				!this.hasLiveContinuation(listed.gate.gate_id) ||
+				this.recovering.has(listed.gate.gate_id)
+			)
+				continue;
 			this.recovering.add(listed.gate.gate_id);
 			try {
 				await this.withGateLock(listed.gate.gate_id, async () => {
@@ -412,11 +1555,29 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 					if (rec?.status !== "accepted" || rec.advanced) return;
 					await this.hooks.finalizeAccepted?.(rec);
 					const finalized = this.store.get(listed.gate.gate_id);
-					if (finalized?.status !== "accepted" || finalized.advanced) return;
-					await this.hooks.advance?.(finalized.gate, finalized.answer);
+					if (
+						finalized?.status !== "accepted" ||
+						finalized.advanced ||
+						!this.hasLiveContinuation(listed.gate.gate_id)
+					)
+						return;
+					if (!finalized.terminalized) await this.#terminalize(finalized);
+					const terminalized = this.store.get(listed.gate.gate_id);
+					if (
+						terminalized?.status !== "accepted" ||
+						terminalized.advanced ||
+						!this.hooks.advance ||
+						!this.hasLiveContinuation(listed.gate.gate_id)
+					)
+						return;
+					await this.hooks.advance(terminalized.gate, terminalized.answer);
 					const latest = this.store.get(listed.gate.gate_id);
-					if (latest?.status !== "accepted" || latest.advanced) return;
+					if (latest?.status !== "accepted" || latest.advanced || !this.hasLiveContinuation(listed.gate.gate_id))
+						return;
 					this.store.put({ ...latest, advanced: true });
+					await this.hooks.completeAccepted?.(this.store.get(latest.gate.gate_id) as PersistedGate);
+					this.continuations.get(latest.gate.gate_id)?.release?.(latest.gate.gate_id);
+					this.continuations.delete(latest.gate.gate_id);
 					this.hooks.audit?.({ event: "gate_advance_recovered", gate_id: latest.gate.gate_id });
 					recovered.push(latest.gate.gate_id);
 				});
@@ -432,3 +1593,9 @@ export class WorkflowGateBroker {
 		return canonicalJson(value);
 	}
 }
+
+function compareGates(left: PersistedGate, right: PersistedGate): number {
+	return (
+		left.gate.created_at.localeCompare(right.gate.created_at) || left.gate.gate_id.localeCompare(right.gate.gate_id)
+	);
+}