diff --git a/terraform/modules/network/main.tf b/terraform/modules/network/main.tf
index 8625589..7e360a3 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/network/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/network/main.tf
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ resource "aws_security_group" "alb" {
   }
 }
 
-# ECS Service Connect Namespace (alternative to AWS Cloud Map)
-# This provides service discovery within ECS without requiring Cloud Map permissions
-resource "aws_service_discovery_http_namespace" "main" {
-  name        = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}"
-  description = "HTTP namespace for ECS Service Connect"
+# ECS Service Connect Namespace (private DNS so ECS tasks can resolve names)
+resource "aws_service_discovery_private_dns_namespace" "main" {
+  name        = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}.local"
+  description = "Private DNS namespace for ECS Service Connect"
+  vpc         = aws_vpc.main.id
 
   tags = {
     Name        = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment} Service Connect"
diff --git a/terraform/modules/network/outputs.tf b/terraform/modules/network/outputs.tf
index 0b7a5b7..e906722 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/network/outputs.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/network/outputs.tf
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ output "internet_gateway_id" {
 
 output "service_connect_namespace_arn" {
   description = "ARN of the ECS Service Connect namespace"
-  value       = aws_service_discovery_http_namespace.main.arn
+  value       = aws_service_discovery_private_dns_namespace.main.arn
 }
 
 output "service_connect_namespace_name" {
   description = "Name of the ECS Service Connect namespace"
-  value       = aws_service_discovery_http_namespace.main.name
+  value       = aws_service_discovery_private_dns_namespace.main.name
 }
 
 # COMMENTED OUT: Service discovery namespace disabled due to AWS learner lab permissions
diff --git a/tests/post-inconsistency/consistency_test.py b/tests/post-inconsistency/consistency_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2616bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/post-inconsistency/consistency_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Simple Post Inconsistency Test
+Uses HTTP requests (no gRPC needed in test)
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import time
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+
+import requests
+
+
+class SimpleConsistencyTest:
+    def __init__(self, post_service_url: str, timeline_service_url: str, timeline_limit: Optional[int] = None):
+        """Initialize with HTTP endpoints"""
+        self.post_url = post_service_url
+        self.timeline_url = timeline_service_url
+        self.timeline_limit = timeline_limit if timeline_limit and timeline_limit > 0 else None
+    
+    def run_test(
+        self,
+        author_id: int,
+        follower_id: int,
+        num_posts: int,
+        strategy: str,
+        output_file: Optional[str] = None,
+        concurrency: int = 1,
+    ):
+        """
+        Run the simple consistency test
+        
+        Args:
+            author_id: User creating posts
+            follower_id: User following the author (will check their timeline)
+            num_posts: Number of posts to create (e.g., 10000)
+            strategy: 'push' or 'pull'
+        """
+        print(f"\n{'='*60}")
+        print(f"Simple Consistency Test - {strategy.upper()} Strategy")
+        print(f"{'='*60}")
+        print(f"Author: User {author_id}")
+        print(f"Follower: User {follower_id}")
+        print(f"Posts to create: {num_posts}")
+        print()
+        
+        # Step 1: Create posts
+        print(f"Step 1: Creating {num_posts} posts (concurrency={concurrency})...")
+        created_posts = self.create_posts(author_id, num_posts, concurrency)
+        created_post_ids = [p['post_id'] for p in created_posts if p.get('post_id')]
+        print(f"✓ Created {len(created_post_ids)} posts")
+        if created_post_ids:
+            print(f"   Post IDs: {created_post_ids[0]} to {created_post_ids[-1]}")
+        
+        # Step 2: Immediately retrieve follower's timeline
+        print(f"\nStep 2: Checking User {follower_id}'s timeline...")
+        comparison_window = self._get_comparison_window(len(created_posts))
+        if comparison_window is not None:
+            print(f"   (Comparing against the most recent {comparison_window} created posts)")
+        retrieved_posts = self.get_timeline_posts(follower_id, author_id, comparison_window)
+        print(f"✓ Retrieved {len(retrieved_posts)} posts from timeline")
+        
+        # Step 3: Calculate inconsistency
+        print(f"\nStep 3: Calculating inconsistency...")
+        relevant_created = self._select_recent_posts(created_posts, comparison_window)
+        missing_posts = self.find_missing_posts(relevant_created, retrieved_posts)
+        
+        total_created = len(created_post_ids)
+        inconsistency_ratio = (len(missing_posts) / total_created * 100) if total_created else 0.0
+        consistency_ratio = 100 - inconsistency_ratio
+        
+        # Print results
+        print(f"\n{'='*60}")
+        print(f"RESULTS")
+        print(f"{'='*60}")
+        print(f"Total posts created:     {len(created_post_ids)}")
+        print(f"Posts in timeline:       {len(retrieved_posts)}")
+        print(f"Missing posts (content match): {len(missing_posts)}")
+        print(f"Consistency ratio:       {consistency_ratio:.2f}%")
+        print(f"Inconsistency ratio:     {inconsistency_ratio:.2f}%")
+        
+        if missing_posts:
+            print(f"\nMissing post IDs (first 10): {missing_posts[:10]}")
+            if len(missing_posts) > 10:
+                print(f"... and {len(missing_posts) - 10} more")
+        else:
+            print(f"\n✓ All posts present! 100% consistency achieved.")
+        
+        print(f"{'='*60}\n")
+        
+        result = {
+            'strategy': strategy,
+            'author_id': author_id,
+            'follower_id': follower_id,
+            'total_posts': len(created_post_ids),
+            'retrieved_posts': len(retrieved_posts),
+            'missing_posts': len(missing_posts),
+            'consistency_ratio': consistency_ratio,
+            'inconsistency_ratio': inconsistency_ratio,
+            'missing_contents': missing_posts,
+            'comparison_window': comparison_window or len(created_post_ids),
+        }
+
+        self.save_results(result, output_file)
+
+        return result
+    
+    def create_posts(self, author_id: int, num_posts: int, concurrency: int) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+        """
+        Create posts via HTTP POST requests
+        
+        Returns list of created post IDs
+        """
+        results: List[Dict[str, str]] = []
+        start_time = time.time()
+        completed = 0
+        concurrency = max(1, concurrency)
+        
+        def send_post(i: int):
+            payload = {
+                "user_id": author_id,
+                "content": f"Test post #{2000+i}",
+            }
+            try:
+                response = requests.post(
+                    f"{self.post_url}/api/posts",
+                    json=payload,
+                    timeout=10
+                )
+                try:
+                    data = response.json()
+                except ValueError:
+                    data = {}
+                return i, response.status_code, data, payload["content"], None
+            except requests.RequestException as exc:
+                return i, None, None, payload["content"], str(exc)
+
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=concurrency) as executor:
+            for i, status, data, content, error in executor.map(send_post, range(1, num_posts + 1)):
+                completed += 1
+
+                if status == 200 and isinstance(data, dict):
+                    post_id = self._extract_post_id(data)
+                    if post_id:
+                        results.append({"post_id": post_id, "content": content})
+                    else:
+                        print(f"   ✗ Response missing post_id for post {i}: {data}")
+                elif status is not None:
+                    print(f"   ✗ Error creating post {i}: Status {status}")
+                else:
+                    print(f"   ✗ Error creating post {i}: {error}")
+
+                if completed % 1000 == 0:
+                    elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+                    rate = completed / elapsed if elapsed > 0 else 0
+                    print(f"   Progress: {completed}/{num_posts} ({rate:.1f} posts/sec)")
+        
+        elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+        rate = len(results) / elapsed if elapsed > 0 else 0
+        print(f"   Total time: {elapsed:.2f} seconds ({rate:.1f} posts/sec)")
+        
+        return results
+    
+    def get_timeline_posts(self, follower_id: int, author_id: int, limit_hint: Optional[int]) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+        """
+        Get follower's timeline via HTTP GET and extract posts from the author
+        
+        Returns list of post IDs from author
+        """
+        try:
+            # HTTP GET to retrieve timeline
+            params = {}
+            if self.timeline_limit:
+                params["limit"] = self.timeline_limit
+            elif limit_hint:
+                params["limit"] = limit_hint
+            response = requests.get(
+                f"{self.timeline_url}/api/timeline/{follower_id}",
+                params=params or {"limit": 15000},  # Ensure we ask for enough posts
+                timeout=30
+            )
+            
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                data = response.json()
+                posts = data.get('posts') or data.get('timeline') or []
+
+                if not posts:
+                    preview = json.dumps(data)[:300]
+                    print("   ! Timeline returned 0 posts; raw response snippet:")
+                    print(f"     {preview}")
+
+                author_posts = [
+                    {
+                        'post_id': post.get('post_id'),
+                        'content': post.get('content'),
+                        'user_id': post.get('user_id'),
+                        'author_id': post.get('author_id'),
+                    }
+                    for post in posts
+                    if (
+                        post.get('author_id') == author_id
+                        or post.get('user_id') == author_id
+                    )
+                ]
+
+                if not author_posts:
+                    print("   ! No posts from author found in timeline response")
+
+                return author_posts
+            else:
+                print(f"   ✗ Error getting timeline: Status {response.status_code}")
+                print(f"     Response: {response.text[:200]}")
+                return []
+            
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            print(f"   ✗ Error getting timeline: {e}")
+            return []
+    
+    def find_missing_posts(
+        self,
+        created: List[Dict[str, str]],
+        retrieved: List[Dict[str, str]]
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Find missing posts using content as the identifier.
+        """
+        created_contents = {p['content'] for p in created if p.get('content')}
+        retrieved_contents = {p['content'] for p in retrieved if p.get('content')}
+
+        return sorted(created_contents - retrieved_contents)
+
+    def _get_comparison_window(self, total_created: int) -> Optional[int]:
+        """
+        Determine how many of the newest posts can realistically show up in the timeline.
+        """
+        if not total_created:
+            return None
+        if self.timeline_limit:
+            return min(total_created, self.timeline_limit)
+        return total_created
+
+    def _select_recent_posts(
+        self,
+        created: List[Dict[str, str]],
+        window: Optional[int]
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+        if not window or window >= len(created):
+            return created
+        return created[-window:]
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _extract_post_id(data: Dict) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Handle multiple response shapes from post-service."""
+        if not isinstance(data, dict):
+            return None
+        if 'post_id' in data:
+            return data['post_id']
+        post_obj = data.get('post')
+        if isinstance(post_obj, dict):
+            return post_obj.get('post_id')
+        return None
+
+    def save_results(self, result: dict, output_file: Optional[str]) -> None:
+        """Persist results to disk for later inspection."""
+        target = output_file or f"consistency_result_{result['strategy']}_{int(time.time())}.json"
+        try:
+            path = Path(target).expanduser().resolve()
+            path.write_text(json.dumps(result, indent=2))
+            print(f"\nResults written to {path}")
+        except OSError as exc:
+            print(f"\n✗ Failed to write results to {target}: {exc}")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Simple Post Inconsistency Test')
+    parser.add_argument('--strategy', type=str, required=True, 
+                        choices=['push', 'pull'],
+                        help='Fan-out strategy to test')
+    parser.add_argument('--author-id', type=int, default=1001,
+                        help='Author user ID (who creates posts)')
+    parser.add_argument('--follower-id', type=int, default=2001,
+                        help='Follower user ID (who views timeline)')
+    parser.add_argument('--posts', type=int, default=10000,
+                        help='Number of posts to create')
+    parser.add_argument('--post-service', type=str, default='http://localhost:8080',
+                        help='Post service URL')
+    parser.add_argument('--timeline-service', type=str, default='http://localhost:8081',
+                        help='Timeline service URL')
+    parser.add_argument('--output-file', type=str, default=None,
+                        help='Optional path to save JSON results')
+    parser.add_argument('--concurrency', type=int, default=1,
+                        help='Number of concurrent post creations')
+    parser.add_argument('--timeline-limit', type=int, default=50,
+                        help='Timeline API limit (most deployments cap at 50)')
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    print(f"\nNote: Make sure User {args.author_id} has correct follower count for {args.strategy} strategy:")
+    print(f"  - Push strategy: User should have < 10,000 followers")
+    print(f"  - Pull strategy: User should have >= 10,000 followers")
+    print(f"  - User {args.follower_id} should be following User {args.author_id}")
+    
+    # Run test
+    tester = SimpleConsistencyTest(
+        args.post_service,
+        args.timeline_service,
+        timeline_limit=args.timeline_limit
+    )
+    
+    result = tester.run_test(
+        author_id=args.author_id,
+        follower_id=args.follower_id,
+        num_posts=args.posts,
+        strategy=args.strategy,
+        output_file=args.output_file,
+        concurrency=args.concurrency,
+    )
+    
+    # Return exit code based on consistency
+    if result['consistency_ratio'] == 100.0:
+        exit(0)  # Success
+    else:
+        exit(1)  # Some posts missing
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/post-inconsistency/results/consistency_result_pull_1764324492.json b/tests/post-inconsistency/results/consistency_result_pull_1764324492.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1e9ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/post-inconsistency/results/consistency_result_pull_1764324492.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "strategy": "pull",
+  "author_id": 1,
+  "follower_id": 2,
+  "total_posts": 1998,
+  "retrieved_posts": 50,
+  "missing_posts": 18,
+  "consistency_ratio": 62,
+  "inconsistency_ratio": 38,
+  "missing_contents": [
+    "Test post #3955",
+    "Test post #3956",
+    "Test post #3958",
+    "Test post #3961",
+    "Test post #3963",
+    "Test post #3964",
+    "Test post #3967",
+    "Test post #3968",
+    "Test post #3974",
+    "Test post #3977",
+    "Test post #3981",
+    "Test post #3982",
+    "Test post #3986",
+    "Test post #3989",
+    "Test post #3993",
+    "Test post #3997",
+    "Test post #3998",
+    "Test post #3999"
+  ],
+  "comparison_window": 50
+}
diff --git a/tests/post-inconsistency/results/consistency_result_push_1764323711.json b/tests/post-inconsistency/results/consistency_result_push_1764323711.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..783d7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/post-inconsistency/results/consistency_result_push_1764323711.json
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{
+  "strategy": "push",
+  "author_id": 1,
+  "follower_id": 2,
+  "total_posts": 1998,
+  "retrieved_posts": 50,
+  "missing_posts": 50,
+  "consistency_ratio": 0,
+  "inconsistency_ratio": 100,
+  "missing_contents": [
+    "Test post #3951",
+    "Test post #3952",
+    "Test post #3953",
+    "Test post #3954",
+    "Test post #3955",
+    "Test post #3956",
+    "Test post #3957",
+    "Test post #3958",
+    "Test post #3959",
+    "Test post #3960",
+    "Test post #3961",
+    "Test post #3962",
+    "Test post #3963",
+    "Test post #3964",
+    "Test post #3965",
+    "Test post #3966",
+    "Test post #3967",
+    "Test post #3968",
+    "Test post #3969",
+    "Test post #3970",
+    "Test post #3971",
+    "Test post #3972",
+    "Test post #3973",
+    "Test post #3974",
+    "Test post #3975",
+    "Test post #3976",
+    "Test post #3977",
+    "Test post #3978",
+    "Test post #3979",
+    "Test post #3980",
+    "Test post #3981",
+    "Test post #3982",
+    "Test post #3983",
+    "Test post #3984",
+    "Test post #3985",
+    "Test post #3986",
+    "Test post #3987",
+    "Test post #3988",
+    "Test post #3989",
+    "Test post #3990",
+    "Test post #3991",
+    "Test post #3992",
+    "Test post #3993",
+    "Test post #3994",
+    "Test post #3995",
+    "Test post #3996",
+    "Test post #3997",
+    "Test post #3998",
+    "Test post #3999",
+    "Test post #4000"
+  ],
+  "comparison_window": 50
+}