diff --git a/.agents/docs/README.md b/.agents/docs/README.md
index 5b6b469d9..ce33692d7 100644
--- a/.agents/docs/README.md
+++ b/.agents/docs/README.md
@@ -126,8 +126,15 @@ deno task check
 # Run tests
 deno task test
 
-# Run CLI E2E tests (expensive — run before merge)
+# Discover available CLI E2E suites and gates
+deno task e2e:cli suites
+deno task e2e:cli gates scaffold.runtime
+
+# Run the full CLI E2E smoke before merge
 deno task e2e:cli
+
+# Debug the explicit full suite with readable output
+deno task e2e:cli run scaffold.runtime --cleanup --format pretty
 ```
 
 ### Working with the harness
diff --git a/.llm/harness/debt/arch-debt.md b/.llm/harness/debt/arch-debt.md
index ba3844e13..7a757155b 100644
--- a/.llm/harness/debt/arch-debt.md
+++ b/.llm/harness/debt/arch-debt.md
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ Seeded from
   feature slices, kernel adapters, template assets, binary edges, and executable CLI fitness gates
   now cover the former monoliths.
 - **Gate:** F-1, F-5, F-6, F-7
+- **Wave 1 closure evidence:** `feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts` slice 10 split
+  `packages/runtime-config/mod.ts` into `src/domain/types.ts`, `src/application/loader.ts`,
+  `src/application/watcher.ts`, and `src/diagnostics/summary.ts`; `deno check`, `deno doc --lint`,
+  `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty`, `deno test --allow-all`, `deno lint`, and
+  `deno fmt --check` pass for the package.
 
 ## packages/config — AP-1 / doctrine verdict Refactor (schema.ts 945 LOC)
 
@@ -28,6 +33,52 @@ Seeded from
   maintainer command graph; `deno task arch:check` enforces public/maintainer isolation.
 - **Gate:** F-1, F-5, F-10
 
+## packages/config — AP-16 root helpers.ts
+
+- **Reason:** Root `helpers.ts` held saga authoring input types behind a generic helper name.
+- **Owner:** Wave 1 contracts and schemas.
+- **Target:** S1 alpha package-quality wave.
+- **Linked plan:** `.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/plan.md`
+- **Created:** 2026-06-06
+- **Status:** closed 2026-06-06 — slice 11 renamed `helpers.ts` to
+  `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts` and kept the public `defineSagas`/input type exports stable through
+  `src/public/mod.ts`.
+- **Gate:** F-11, AP-16, `deno check mod.ts`
+
+## packages/config/src/domain/mod.ts — justified domain barrel
+
+- **Reason:** `src/domain/mod.ts` is a sub-barrel, but it intentionally curates the domain schema
+  surface consumed by `src/public/mod.ts` and future docs/reference generation.
+- **Owner:** Wave 1 contracts and schemas.
+- **Target:** Revisit when generated reference tooling can crawl individual schema modules.
+- **Linked plan:** `.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/plan.md`
+- **Created:** 2026-06-06
+- **Status:** open, DEBT_ACCEPTED — slice 17 added `arch:barrel-ok` justification in the file.
+- **Gate:** F-18, `Select-String -Path src/domain/mod.ts -Pattern 'arch:barrel-ok'`
+
+## packages/contracts — AP-16 helpers directory
+
+- **Reason:** Root `helpers/` held query and transform helpers behind a generic folder name.
+- **Owner:** Wave 1 contracts and schemas.
+- **Target:** S1 alpha package-quality wave.
+- **Linked plan:** `.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/plan.md`
+- **Created:** 2026-06-06
+- **Status:** closed 2026-06-06 — slices 19 and 20 moved `paginated-query.ts` and
+  `transform.ts` into `src/application/` as role-named modules and removed the `helpers/`
+  directory.
+- **Gate:** F-11, AP-16, `deno check mod.ts`
+
+## packages/contracts/crud — accepted root subpath layout
+
+- **Reason:** `crud/` remains at the package root to preserve the established `./crud` subpath
+  export and avoid broad downstream import churn during S1.
+- **Owner:** Wave 1 contracts and schemas.
+- **Target:** Revisit when subpath exports can move without consumer breakage.
+- **Linked plan:** `.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/plan.md`
+- **Created:** 2026-06-06
+- **Status:** open, DEBT_ACCEPTED — locked decision L8 keeps `contracts/crud/` at package root.
+- **Gate:** F-5/F-6 remain green for `@netscript/contracts`; consumer validation in slices 25-27.
+
 ## packages/cron — AP-17 / doctrine verdict Refactor
 
 - **Reason:** `interfaces/` should become `ports/`; adapter classes should be named by technology.
diff --git a/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/commits.md b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/commits.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fdc5e370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/commits.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Commits: Wave 1 — Contracts & schemas
+
+Append every commit created during the run immediately after creating it.
+
+Format:
+
+```md
+- <commit-sha>: <commit message>
+```
+
+## Log
+
+- 187f862: plan(wave1): research + plan & design for config, contracts, runtime-config
+- d0be0ad: refactor(runtime-config): scaffold domain types
+- 31b1464: refactor(runtime-config): extract loader application module
+- 617e7d4: refactor(runtime-config): extract watcher application module
+- 23e1480: feat(runtime-config): add structured config summary
+- f59f9ef: refactor(runtime-config): expose thin public barrel
+- f413fde: chore(runtime-config): add package tasks and publish config
+- 45a276b: docs(runtime-config): add package README
+- df8d087: docs(runtime-config): scaffold package docs
+- 7b83766: test(runtime-config): cover loader accessors and summary
+- a8a7caf: test(runtime-config): complete package gate sweep
+- 2b638df: refactor(config): rename saga input helpers
+- d60f43c: docs(config): export saga group input and document config types
+- fbcfee5: docs(config): fix merge subpath public types
+- 0ac2d8b: docs(config): harden plugin schema public docs
+- 43e51b4: docs(config): add recipes and advanced guide
+- 3c10baa: docs(config): justify domain barrel
+- 68f6d6d: test(config): complete package gate sweep
+- aab8d2f: refactor(contracts): move paginated query helper
+- 5062e76: refactor(contracts): move transform helpers
+- df7a919: docs(contracts): export subpath schema types
+- ec09969: docs(contracts): add getting started guide
+- eb545ca: docs(contracts): add advanced extending guide
+- b066da6: test(contracts): complete package gate sweep
+- f4cbd3c: test(workspace): validate cli consumer
+- cdff7f0: test(workspace): validate plugin consumers
+- ad0b232: test(workspace): verify final package publish dry runs
+- 936209a: docs(agents): clarify full cli e2e command
+- f6bf743: test(cli): restore full scaffold runtime e2e
+- b96ba0d: docs(agents): port durable claude guidance
diff --git a/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/context-pack.md b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/context-pack.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04d14b2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/context-pack.md
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# Context Pack: Wave 1 — Contracts & schemas
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| Run ID | `feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts` |
+| Branch | `feat/package-quality-wave1-contracts` |
+| Base | `feat/package-quality` (Wave 0 `shared` + Wave 0b harness/docs merged) |
+| Phase | **IMPL-EVAL complete → `FAIL_FIX`** (returns to generator for one fix) |
+| Units | `@netscript/config`, `@netscript/contracts`, `@netscript/runtime-config` |
+| Archetype | 1 — Small Contract (all three) |
+| Scope overlay | none (package wave) |
+
+## Goal
+
+Bring the 3 units to the S1 alpha bar: `deno publish --dry-run` with **0 slow-types**, `deno doc --lint` clean, README ≥ 150 LOC, `/docs` per STANDARDS § 7, archetype gate matrix green per unit. **S1 STOPS at publish-clean dry-run — do NOT publish.**
+
+## Status
+
+- [x] `research.md` — re-baselined with REAL dry-run numbers (0 slow types all three)
+- [x] `plan.md` — locked decisions, open-decision sweep, risk register, gate set selected
+- [x] `worklog.md` — Design checkpoint with public surface, domain vocabulary, 27 commit slices
+- [x] `drift.md` — re-baseline drift logged
+- [x] `commits.md` — scaffolded (no commits yet)
+- [x] `plan-eval.md` — **PLAN-EVAL PASS** (Arch-1 gate set adjusted: added F-14 Console-log, F-17 Abstract-derived co-location)
+- [x] Slice 1 — `runtime-config` domain types scaffolded; `deno doc --lint src/domain/types.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 2 — `runtime-config` loader extracted; `deno check src/application/loader.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 3 — `runtime-config` watcher extracted with no `console.*` in `src/`; `deno check src/application/watcher.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 4 — `runtime-config` structured summary added; `deno check src/diagnostics/summary.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 5 — `runtime-config` root barrel rewritten; `deno doc --lint mod.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 6 — `runtime-config` `deno.json` metadata/tasks/publish config added; `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` passed.
+- [x] Slice 7 — `runtime-config` README added; line-count gate returned 346 lines.
+- [x] Slice 8 — `runtime-config` docs scaffold added; docs file-list gate returned 8 files.
+- [x] Slice 9 — `runtime-config` tests added; `deno test --allow-all` passed with 8 tests.
+- [x] Slice 10 — `runtime-config` gate sweep passed after lint/format/example fixes; current README line count is 339.
+- [x] Slice 11 — `config/helpers.ts` renamed to `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts`; `deno check mod.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slices 12-13 — `SagaGroupInput` exported and remaining `types.ts` JSDoc added; `deno doc --lint mod.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 14 — config merge subpath private-type-ref fixed; `deno doc --lint src/merge/mod.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 15 — config plugin schemas documented and Zod internal public type leak removed; `deno doc --lint src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 16 — config docs recipes and advanced page added; docs file-list gate returned 7 files.
+- [x] Slice 17 — config domain barrel marked with `arch:barrel-ok`; grep gate passed.
+- [x] Slice 18 — config gate sweep passed after static cleanup, type split, and domain schema grouping; publish dry run remained at 0 slow types.
+- [x] Slice 19 — contracts paginated-query helper moved to `src/application`; `deno check mod.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 20 — contracts transform helper moved to `src/application`; `deno check mod.ts` and `deno check transform.ts` passed; `helpers/` removed.
+- [x] Slice 21 — contracts subpaths exported schema/procedure public types; `deno doc --lint crud.ts query.ts transform.ts` passed.
+- [x] Slice 22 — contracts `docs/getting-started.md` added and linked; docs file-list gate passed.
+- [x] Slice 23 — contracts `docs/advanced/extending.md` added and linked; docs file-list gate passed.
+- [x] Slice 24 — contracts gate sweep passed; helpers AP-16 debt closed and root `crud/` accepted debt recorded.
+- [x] Slice 25 — `packages/cli` consumer `deno check` passed with 0 errors.
+- [x] Slice 26 — `plugins/sagas` and `plugins/workers` consumer `deno check` passed with 0 errors.
+- [x] Slice 27 — final publish dry run passed for `runtime-config`, `config`, and `contracts` with 0 slow-type errors.
+
+## Key findings (re-baselined)
+
+| Unit | Slow types | `deno doc --lint` | README LOC | `/docs` | Tests |
+|------|-----------:|------------------:|-----------:|---------|-------|
+| `@netscript/config` | **0** | 33 errors | 255 ✓ | partial | exists |
+| `@netscript/contracts` | **0** | 21 errors | 424 ✓ | partial | exists |
+| `@netscript/runtime-config` | **0** | 34 errors | **0** ✗ | **missing** ✗ | **missing** ✗ |
+
+## Locked decisions (8)
+
+1. All three stay Archetype 1.
+2. `runtime-config/mod.ts` splits into `src/domain/`, `src/application/`, `src/diagnostics/`.
+3. `config/helpers.ts` → `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts`.
+4. `contracts/helpers/` → `src/application/` by role.
+5. `runtime-config` console usage → structured diagnostics (return values).
+6. Fix `private-type-ref` by exporting referenced types.
+7. Remove Zod internal (`z.ZodType`) from public signatures.
+8. Keep `crud/` at package root (subpath export stability).
+
+## Commit slices
+
+27 slices ordered by dependency: runtime-config (1–10), config (11–18), contracts (19–24), cross-cutting (25–27).
+
+## Operating reminders
+
+- Implementation has completed through slice 27.
+- **IMPL-EVAL verdict: `FAIL_FIX`** (`evaluate.md`) was addressed before the post-review CLI E2E
+  pass. The config `./paths` doc-lint gap was fixed and committed before this handoff.
+- Post-review CLI E2E gap is closed: bare `deno task e2e:cli` now runs the full
+  `scaffold.runtime` merge-readiness suite with cleanup instead of the narrow plugin scaffold
+  smoke. The suite scaffolds a project, initializes/generates/seeds the DB, launches Aspire,
+  adds plugins, validates generated checks, exercises worker/saga/trigger runtime endpoints, checks
+  plugin doctor, verifies OTEL trace linkage, and cleans up apphost/Docker resources.
+- Full CLI E2E evidence: `deno task e2e:cli` returned PASS with `passed=41 failed=0 skipped=0`.
+  `docker ps` was empty afterward, and `aspire ps` reported no running apphost.
+- Do not self-evaluate in the implementation session. Hand off to a separate IMPL-EVAL session.
diff --git a/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/drift.md b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/drift.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7246075e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/drift.md
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# Drift Log: Wave 1 — Contracts & schemas
+
+Drift is append-only. Record facts that diverge from the plan, RFC, doctrine, or current-state documentation.
+
+## 2026-06-06 — Research re-baseline
+
+- **What:** The canonical audit (`.llm/tmp/run/copilot-evaluate-every-package-jsr-release--package-jsr-alpha-release/`) claimed slow-type counts of 35, 30, and 1 for config, contracts, and runtime-config. Re-derivation against `feat/package-quality` shows **0 slow types for all three**.
+- **Source:** `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` per package.
+- **Expected:** Slow types exist and need fixing.
+- **Actual:** Workspace `compilerOptions.isolatedDeclarations: true` already enforces explicit types; all slow types were eliminated in prior waves.
+- **Severity:** minor
+- **Action:** accept — plan updated to reflect real state; slices for slow-type fixes removed.
+- **Evidence:** `research.md` findings #1, #12, #21.
+
+## 2026-06-06 — `runtime-config` archetype confirmation
+
+- **What:** Stale audit suggested `runtime-config` might pull toward Archetype 2 (Integration) due to `@std/path` and `Deno.*` usage.
+- **Source:** `docs/architecture/doctrine/06-archetypes.md` decision tree.
+- **Expected:** Might need ports/adapters.
+- **Actual:** Single file-system edge, no second backend planned. Value is still "clarity of types." Archetype 1 confirmed.
+- **Severity:** minor
+- **Action:** accept — locked in plan.md L1.
+- **Evidence:** `plan.md` § Archetype.
+
+## 2026-06-05 — PLAN-EVAL gate-set adjustment
+
+- **What:** The plan's selected Archetype-1 fitness gate set omitted **F-14 (Console-log lint)** and **F-17 (Abstract-derived co-location)**, both marked `required` for Arch 1 in `gates/archetype-gate-matrix.md`.
+- **Source:** PLAN-EVAL checklist walk vs. `.llm/harness/gates/archetype-gate-matrix.md`.
+- **Expected:** Gate set lists every `required` Arch-1 gate.
+- **Actual:** F-14 and F-17 missing; F-14 is materially relevant because L5 removes `runtime-config` console usage and F-14 is its proving gate.
+- **Severity:** minor
+- **Action:** adjust — added F-14 (mapped to L5) and F-17 (PENDING_SCRIPT, no violation) to `plan.md` §Fitness Gates + Validation Plan and `worklog.md` gate table. Plan-Gate "Gate set selected" box now satisfied; verdict PASS.
+- **Evidence:** `plan-eval.md`, `plan.md` §Fitness Gates.
+
+## 2026-06-06 — Config slices 12-13 gate dependency
+
+- **What:** Slice 12 exports `SagaGroupInput` and names `deno doc --lint mod.ts` as its gate, but
+  that gate still fails on the known 32 `types.ts` property JSDoc errors assigned to slice 13.
+- **Source:** `deno doc --lint mod.ts` after exporting `SagaGroupInput`.
+- **Expected:** Slice 12 gate passes after the private-type-ref export fix.
+- **Actual:** The private-type-ref issue is fixed, but doc-lint remains blocked until slice 13 adds
+  the missing JSDoc. The only honest green gate is after slices 12 and 13 are both present.
+- **Severity:** minor
+- **Action:** combine the implementation evidence for slices 12 and 13, then continue with slice
+  14 in order.
+- **Evidence:** `worklog.md` progress rows for slices 12 and 13.
+
+## 2026-06-06 — Config merge subpath type exports
+
+- **What:** Slice 14 planned to export `DatabaseEntry`, `ServiceContributionEntry`, and
+  `AppContributionEntry`, but `mergePartialConfig()` also publicly names `NetScriptConfig`.
+- **Source:** `deno doc --lint src/merge/mod.ts`.
+- **Expected:** Exporting the three contribution entry types is enough.
+- **Actual:** Exporting `NetScriptConfig` makes its referenced config section types public through
+  the `./merge` subpath too, so the subpath must export the config type family used by
+  `NetScriptConfig`.
+- **Severity:** minor
+- **Action:** export the referenced config types from `src/merge/mod.ts`; keep runtime behavior
+  unchanged.
+- **Evidence:** `deno doc --lint src/merge/mod.ts` passed after expanding the type exports.
+
+## 2026-06-06 — Config plugin schema public annotation
+
+- **What:** Slice 15 planned to remove `z.ZodType` public annotations by using inferred schema
+  types.
+- **Source:** `deno doc --lint src/schema/plugins/mod.ts`.
+- **Expected:** Removing explicit `z.ZodType` annotations is enough.
+- **Actual:** Doc-lint requires explicit types for exported schema constants, and
+  `ReturnType<typeof z.object<...>>` still leaks private Zod internals. A local
+  `PluginSettingsSchema<T>` parse/safeParse contract keeps the public surface documented without
+  naming Zod internals.
+- **Severity:** minor
+- **Action:** expose schema constants as `PluginSettingsSchema<T>`; runtime values remain Zod
+  schemas.
+- **Evidence:** `deno doc --lint src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` passed.
+
+## 2026-06-06 — Config sweep static and cardinality cleanup
+
+- **What:** Slice 18's full sweep surfaced several pre-existing static-gate issues not itemized as
+  standalone config slices: stale workspace test expectations, unversioned `@std/assert` imports in
+  tests, `console.` in public examples, explicit `z.ZodType` annotations in exported domain schema
+  constants, `types.ts` over 500 LOC, and `src/domain` over the 12-child cardinality limit.
+- **Source:** `deno test --allow-all`, `deno lint`, manual F-1/F-14/F-16 scans.
+- **Expected:** Slice 18 would mostly verify already-completed fixes.
+- **Actual:** The sweep required cleanup to make the package satisfy the whole Archetype-1 gate set.
+- **Severity:** minor
+- **Action:** fixed in slice 18 by updating workspace tests/imports/examples, using inferred schema
+  constant types, splitting public config types into section/root modules, and grouping schema files
+  under `src/domain/schemas/`.
+- **Evidence:** Config slice 18 sweep in `worklog.md`.
+
+## 2026-06-06 — Contracts subpath transitive schema type export
+
+- **What:** Slice 21 named `ContractSchema`, `ContractObjectSchema`, and `BaseContractProcedure`
+  as required public exports, but once those types were exported through `./crud` and `./query`,
+  `ContractSchema` publicly referenced `ContractParseResult`.
+- **Source:** `deno doc --lint crud.ts query.ts transform.ts`.
+- **Expected:** The three planned exports were sufficient.
+- **Actual:** The transitive parse-result type also had to be public on the affected subpaths.
+- **Severity:** minor
+- **Action:** export `ContractParseResult` from `crud.ts` and `query.ts` with the schema type
+  contracts.
+- **Evidence:** `deno doc --lint crud.ts query.ts transform.ts` passed.
diff --git a/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/evaluate.md b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/evaluate.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41ecfb265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/evaluate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# Evaluation: Wave 1 — Contracts & schemas (`@netscript/config`, `@netscript/contracts`, `@netscript/runtime-config`)
+
+Allowed result values: `PASS`, `FAIL`, `N/A`, `PENDING_SCRIPT`, `DEBT_ACCEPTED`, `NOT_RUN`.
+
+## Metadata
+
+| Field          | Value                                             |
+| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
+| Run ID         | `feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts` |
+| Target         | `@netscript/config`, `@netscript/contracts`, `@netscript/runtime-config` |
+| Archetype      | 1 — Small Contract (all three)                    |
+| Scope overlays | none                                              |
+| Evaluator      | IMPL-EVAL, separate session, 2026-06-06           |
+
+## Process Verification
+
+| Check                                  | Result | Evidence                                                                 |
+| -------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| Plan-Gate passed before implementation | PASS   | `plan-eval.md` = `PASS` (adjusted, F-14/F-17 added) before slice 1        |
+| Design section exists in worklog       | PASS   | `worklog.md` § Design (public surface, vocabulary, ports, constants, 27 slices, contributor path) |
+| Commit slices match design plan        | PASS   | `commits.md` lists 27 slices in design order; runtime-config (1–10) → config (11–18) → contracts (19–24) → cross-cutting (25–27) |
+| Each slice has a passing gate          | PASS   | `worklog.md` Progress Log records a named gate per slice                  |
+| No speculative seams (unused files)    | PASS   | All `src/` files reachable from a barrel/subpath; no template-only files found |
+| Constants used for finite vocabularies | PASS   | `RUNTIME_CONFIG_TOPICS`, `DEFAULT_DEBOUNCE_MS`, `POINTER_FILE_NAME`, contracts `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_*` |
+
+## Static Gates
+
+Independently re-run by the evaluator with Deno 2.8.2. The sandbox **cannot reach JSR
+(`jsr.io`) or npm**, so any gate that must resolve `@std/*`, `zod`, or `@orpc/*` (type-check,
+test, publish dry-run) could not be re-run here and relies on generator evidence.
+
+| Gate            | Command or check | Result        | Evidence | Notes |
+| --------------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------- | ----- |
+| Format          | `deno fmt --check packages/{runtime-config,config,contracts}` | PASS | `Checked 18/41/29 files`, no diffs | offline |
+| Lint            | `deno lint packages/{runtime-config,config,contracts}` | PASS | `Checked 8/32/20 files`, 0 problems | offline |
+| Doc lint (root) | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` per package | PASS | runtime-config `Checked 1 file`; config root clean; contracts `Checked 4 files` | offline |
+| **Doc lint (subpaths)** | `deno doc --lint <subpath>` | **FAIL** | `@netscript/config` `./paths` (`src/paths/mod.ts`) → **28 `missing-jsdoc` errors** | see Findings |
+| Narrow typecheck | `deno check mod.ts` | NOT_RUN | JSR/npm blocked in sandbox; generator reports PASS (worklog slices 18/24/10) | env limitation |
+| Publish dry-run | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` | NOT_RUN | JSR/npm blocked; generator reports 0 slow types all three (worklog slice 27) | env limitation; PLAN-EVAL flagged F-6 for IMPL re-run |
+| Tests           | `deno test --allow-all` | NOT_RUN | JSR/npm blocked; generator reports 8/10/4 passed | env limitation |
+
+## Fitness Gates
+
+| Gate | Function                | Result        | Evidence | Violations |
+| ---- | ----------------------- | ------------- | -------- | ---------- |
+| F-1  | File-size lint          | PASS          | No non-test `.ts` > 500 LOC across all three packages (evaluator scan) | none |
+| F-5  | Public surface audit    | **FAIL**      | `./paths` subpath doc-lint = 28 errors (root + merge + schema/plugins + contracts subpaths clean) | config `./paths` |
+| F-6  | JSR publishability      | NOT_RUN       | JSR/npm blocked; generator evidence only | — |
+| F-7  | Doc-score gate          | **FAIL**      | READMEs 339/255/424 ✓ and docs 8/7/7 files ✓, but doc-lint not clean on `config` `./paths` | config `./paths` JSDoc |
+| F-8  | Workspace lib check     | PASS          | Root `deno.json` `lib` includes `deno.ns`, `deno.unstable` | none |
+| F-10 | Test-shape audit        | PARTIAL       | No test file > 500 LOC; suites present all three; run NOT_RUN (env) | — |
+| F-11 | Forbidden-folder lint   | PASS          | No `utils/helpers/common/lib/interfaces` dirs in any target package (evaluator scan) | none |
+| F-12 | Naming-convention lint  | PASS          | `deno lint` clean; no `I*`/`*_T`/`*Impl` exports | none |
+| F-14 | Console-log lint        | PASS          | `grep console.` over `runtime-config/{mod.ts,src}`, `config/src`, `contracts/src` = 0 | none |
+| F-15 | Re-export-upstream lint | PASS          | `deno lint` clean; no `export * from 'npm:'/'jsr:'` outside `@netscript`/`@std` | none |
+| F-16 | Folder-cardinality lint | PASS          | No `src/` dir > 12 immediate children (evaluator scan) | none |
+| F-17 | Abstract-derived audit  | PASS          | No abstract/derived class pairs (type + factory surfaces) | none |
+| F-18 | Sub-barrel lint         | PASS          | `config/src/domain/mod.ts` + `contracts/src/public/mod.ts` carry `arch:barrel-ok` | none (debt-accepted) |
+
+## Consumer Gates
+
+| Consumer          | Validation     | Result  | Evidence |
+| ----------------- | -------------- | ------- | -------- |
+| `packages/cli`    | `deno check`   | NOT_RUN | JSR/npm blocked in sandbox; generator reports 0 errors (slice 25) |
+| `plugins/sagas`   | `deno check`   | NOT_RUN | JSR/npm blocked; generator reports 0 errors (slice 26) |
+| `plugins/workers` | `deno check`   | NOT_RUN | JSR/npm blocked; generator reports 0 errors (slice 26) |
+
+## Anti-Pattern Check
+
+| AP    | Status        | Evidence | Notes |
+| ----- | ------------- | -------- | ----- |
+| AP-1  | CLEAR         | `runtime-config/mod.ts` split into domain/application/diagnostics; no file > 500 LOC | |
+| AP-13 | CLEAR         | F-14 console scan = 0 in published src | console removed per L5 |
+| AP-16 | CLEAR         | No `helpers.ts`/`helpers/` remain in config or contracts | renames landed |
+| AP-22 | DEBT_ACCEPTED | `config/src/domain/mod.ts` justified `arch:barrel-ok`; entry in `debt/arch-debt.md` | |
+
+## Arch-Debt Delta
+
+| Metric                | Count | Evidence |
+| --------------------- | ----- | -------- |
+| New entries           | 2     | `contracts` root `crud/` layout; `config/src/domain/mod.ts` sub-barrel |
+| Resolved entries      | 3     | runtime-config single-file; config AP-16; contracts AP-16 |
+| Deepened violations   | 0     | — |
+| Unrecorded violations | 0     | The `./paths` doc-lint gap is incomplete scope, not undocumented debt |
+
+## Findings
+
+| Severity | Finding | Evidence | Required action |
+| -------- | ------- | -------- | --------------- |
+| Medium | `@netscript/config` publishes the `./paths` subpath (`exports["./paths"] → ./src/paths/mod.ts`), but `deno doc --lint src/paths/mod.ts` reports **28 `missing-jsdoc` errors** on the exported `PathConstants`/`PathFiles`/`Permissions` members. The config doc-lint sweep (worklog slice 18) only ran `mod.ts src/merge/mod.ts src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` and never linted `./paths`. The plan's acceptance bar (`plan.md` § Goal) and the generator's own handoff note require doc-lint clean on **every** entrypoint, root **and all subpaths**. F-5/F-7 therefore fail on this subpath. | `deno doc --lint packages/config/src/paths/mod.ts` → `error: Found 28 documentation lint errors.` | fix — add JSDoc to the exported members of `src/paths/mod.ts` (and any transitively named public types), then re-run `deno doc --lint` on all four config entrypoints |
+| Low (env) | F-6 publish dry-run, F-10 test runs, and consumer `deno check` could not be independently re-verified: the evaluator sandbox cannot reach `jsr.io`/`registry.npmjs.org` to resolve `@std/*`, `zod`, `@orpc/*`. PLAN-EVAL already flagged F-6 for IMPL-time confirmation. | `curl https://jsr.io/@std/path/meta.json` → HTTP 000; `deno check` → `JSR package manifest ... failed to load` | confirm F-6/F-10/consumer gates on a network-enabled runner (or accept generator evidence) before publish |
+
+## Lessons for Promotion
+
+| Lesson | Pattern | Applies to | Confidence |
+| ------ | ------- | ---------- | ---------- |
+| Doc-lint sweeps must enumerate **every** `exports` entry from `deno.json`, not only the subpaths a slice happened to touch. A subpath that no slice edited (here `./paths`) still ships and still gates on F-5/F-7. | Derive the doc-lint target list from `deno.json` `exports` keys, not from the slice diff. | Archetype 1 (Small Contract), any multi-subpath package | high |
+
+## Verdict
+
+| Field     | Value |
+| --------- | ----- |
+| Verdict   | `FAIL_FIX` |
+| Rationale | The plan is sound and 3 packages are largely at the S1 bar (fmt, lint, root + merge + schema/plugins + all contracts subpaths doc-lint clean; F-1/F-8/F-11/F-12/F-14/F-15/F-16/F-17/F-18 pass; READMEs and docs meet thresholds). One required gate fails: the published `@netscript/config` `./paths` subpath has 28 `missing-jsdoc` doc-lint errors that the config sweep never exercised, so F-5/F-7 are not clean on all config entrypoints as the approved plan requires. This is an implementation/docs completeness gap with a valid plan — `FAIL_FIX`, not `FAIL_RESCOPE` or `FAIL_DEBT`. Fix: document the `./paths` exports and re-run doc-lint over all four config entrypoints. (F-6/F-10/consumer gates remain on generator evidence only due to the sandbox JSR/npm block; re-confirm on a networked runner before publish.) |
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+# PLAN-EVAL Verdict
+
+## Run
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| Run ID | `feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts` |
+| Branch | `feat/package-quality-wave1-contracts` |
+| Evaluator | Copilot (separate session) |
+| Date | 2026-06-05 |
+
+## Verdict: ✅ `PASS` (adjusted)
+
+## Checklist
+
+| Plan-Gate box | Result | Evidence |
+|---|---|---|
+| Research present & current (re-baselined vs `feat/package-quality`) | PASS | `research.md` findings #1–#30 with verification commands |
+| Decisions locked (L1–L8 w/ rationale) | PASS | `plan.md` §Locked Decisions |
+| Open-decision sweep (4 defer + 1 must-resolve, resolved) | PASS | `plan.md` §Open-Decision Sweep |
+| Commit slices (27, ordered, gate+files each) | PASS | `worklog.md` §Commit Slices |
+| Risk register | PASS | `plan.md` §Risk Register |
+| Gate set selected | **PASS after adjustment** | Added F-14, F-17 per evaluator |
+| Deferred scope explicit | PASS | `worklog.md` §Deferred Scope |
+| jsr-audit surface scan | PASS | `research.md` §jsr-audit surface scan |
+
+## Adjustments applied
+
+The selected Archetype-1 gate set omitted two gates the matrix marks `required`:
+
+1. **F-14 Console-log lint** — directly material; it's the proving gate for **L5** (`runtime-config` console → return-value diagnostics). Added to plan.md §Fitness Gates and Validation Plan.
+2. **F-17 Abstract-derived co-location** — added as `PENDING_SCRIPT`, no violation (all three are type-only + factory surfaces).
+
+## Spot-checks confirmed
+
+- `config/helpers.ts` — matches finding #8
+- `contracts/helpers/{paginated-query,transform}.ts` — matches finding #17
+- `contracts/crud/` at root — matches finding #18
+- `runtime-config/mod.ts` = 415 LOC with `console.*` at 334–405 — matches finding #25, #29
+- `runtime-config` no README/docs/tests — matches findings #23, #24, #26
+- `config/src/domain/mod.ts` barrel — matches finding #11
+
+## Caveat for IMPL-EVAL
+
+The `deno publish --dry-run` = **0 slow types** re-baseline could not be independently re-run in the evaluator sandbox. All *structural* findings the plan rests on were verified; IMPL-EVAL must still confirm F-6 (0 slow types on all three) at the implement gate.
+
+## Implementation may begin
+
+No slice should be committed beyond this point without the F-14/F-17 additions in the gate sweep.
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+# Plan: Wave 1 — Contracts & schemas
+
+## Run Metadata
+
+| Field          | Value                               |
+| -------------- | ----------------------------------- |
+| Run ID         | `feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts` |
+| Branch         | `feat/package-quality-wave1-contracts` |
+| Phase          | `plan`                              |
+| Target         | `@netscript/config`, `@netscript/contracts`, `@netscript/runtime-config` |
+| Archetype      | 1 — Small Contract (all three)      |
+| Scope overlays | none                                |
+
+## Archetype
+
+**Archetype 1 — Small Contract** for all three units.
+
+- `@netscript/config`: publishes types, Zod schemas, and small loading invariants. The `@std/fs`/`@std/path` usage is for config loading, not integration adapters. No port/adapter split is justified (only one loading strategy). Value = clarity of types.
+- `@netscript/contracts`: publishes contract primitives, schema factories, and narrow helpers. The oRPC usage is a dependency, not an adapter surface we own. No builder DSL of our own yet. Value = stable vocabulary across package boundaries.
+- `@netscript/runtime-config`: publishes runtime override types and a loader. The `Deno.watchFs` usage is a file-system edge, not an adapter. No second store backend is planned. Value = hot-reloadable config contract.
+
+If `@netscript/contracts` grows a NetScript-defined fluent builder (e.g. `defineContract().route().input().output()`), it escalates to Archetype 4. That is out of scope for this wave.
+
+## Current Doctrine Verdict
+
+From `docs/architecture/doctrine/10-codebase-verdict-and-handoff.md`:
+
+| Package | Verdict | Headline action |
+|---------|---------|-----------------|
+| `@netscript/config` | Refactor | Split `schema.ts` (already done in current tree); rename `helpers.ts` |
+| `@netscript/contracts` | Keep | Confirm version-axis shape; `crud/` folder review; rename `helpers/` |
+| `@netscript/runtime-config` | Refactor | Split single-file `mod.ts`; add subpaths if exports grow |
+
+## Axioms in Play
+
+| Axiom | Why it matters |
+|-------|---------------|
+| A1 | Public types first — every exported interface must be documented before implementation touches it. |
+| A2 | Simple over easy — the surface is small, named, and predictable. No kitchen-sink exports. |
+| A6 | Helpers must be justified — `helpers.ts` and `helpers/` are generic names that hide real concerns. |
+| A8 | One concern per folder — `runtime-config/mod.ts` mixes domain, application, and presentation. |
+| A9 | Archetype drives shape — all three are Small Contract; no `presentation/` or `state/` needed. |
+| A14 | Tests and gates preserve doctrine — every package gets tests and a passing dry-run gate. |
+
+## Goal
+
+Bring all three packages to S1 alpha bar:
+
+- `deno publish --dry-run` with **0 slow-types** and **0 portability errors** ✓ (already true)
+- `deno doc --lint` **clean** on every entrypoint (root + all subpaths)
+- **README ≥ 150 LOC** per STANDARDS § 6 (all three)
+- **`/docs` per STANDARDS § 7** (all three — expand partial, create missing)
+- **Archetype gate matrix green** per unit (F-1 through F-18 applicable to Archetype 1)
+- **Tests** for every public function (runtime-config missing; config/contracts need expansion)
+
+## Scope
+
+- `@netscript/runtime-config`:
+  - Split `mod.ts` into `src/domain/`, `src/application/`, `src/diagnostics/` (doctrine-aligned)
+  - Add JSDoc to all exported symbols (34 doc-lint errors)
+  - Remove `console.*` from application code (AP-13) — introduce structured diagnostics
+  - Add `deno.json` standard tasks, description, publish config
+  - Write README.md from scratch (≥ 150 LOC)
+  - Scaffold `/docs` per STANDARDS § 7
+  - Add tests (`tests/`)
+
+- `@netscript/config`:
+  - Rename `helpers.ts` → `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts` (AP-16)
+  - Fix `private-type-ref` on `SagaGroupInput` (export from public surface)
+  - Add JSDoc to `types.ts` interface properties (32 doc-lint errors)
+  - Fix `private-type-ref` in `src/merge/mod.ts` (export `DatabaseEntry`, `ServiceContributionEntry`, `AppContributionEntry`)
+  - Fix `missing-jsdoc` in `src/schema/plugins/mod.ts`
+  - Fix Zod internal type leak (`z.ZodType` in public schema exports)
+  - Expand `/docs` with `recipes/` and `advanced/`
+
+- `@netscript/contracts`:
+  - Rename `helpers/` → fold into `src/application/` by role (AP-16)
+  - Fix `private-type-ref` on subpaths — export `ContractSchema`, `ContractObjectSchema`, `BaseContractProcedure` from public surface so subpaths can reference them
+  - Add `getting-started.md` to `/docs`
+  - Add `advanced/` to `/docs`
+
+## Non-Scope
+
+- **JSR publish / OIDC / version bumps** — S1 stops at dry-run clean.
+- **Aspire integration** — no runtime behavior changes.
+- **Docs site generation** — out of scope; we ship on-disk docs only.
+- **Back-compat aliases** — path imports are kept; publish rewrites to `jsr:`.
+- **Breaking API changes** — all renames are internal file moves; public exports stay stable.
+
+## Hidden Scope
+
+- Downstream import updates: `packages/cli` imports `@netscript/config` types and `@netscript/runtime-config` types. File moves inside packages do not affect these imports (public surface unchanged).
+- `plugins/sagas` and `plugins/workers` import `@netscript/contracts` — public surface unchanged.
+- The `config/helpers.ts` rename requires updating `src/public/mod.ts` and `mod.ts` re-exports, but not downstream consumers (they import `defineSagas` from `@netscript/config` root).
+
+## Locked Decisions
+
+| ID | Decision | Rationale |
+|----|----------|-----------|
+| L1 | All three units stay **Archetype 1** | None has ports/adapters worth naming; value is type clarity, not runtime behavior. |
+| L2 | `runtime-config/mod.ts` **splits into doctrine layout** | 415 LOC mixing domain/application/presentation violates A8. Split into `src/domain/types.ts`, `src/application/loader.ts`, `src/application/watcher.ts`, `src/diagnostics/summary.ts`. |
+| L3 | `config/helpers.ts` → **`src/domain/saga-inputs.ts`** | AP-16 violation. The file contains saga definition input types — pure domain vocabulary. No downstream breakage (same exports via `mod.ts`). |
+| L4 | `contracts/helpers/` → **`src/application/` by role** | AP-16 violation. `paginated-query.ts` → `src/application/paginated-query.ts`. `transform.ts` → `src/application/transform-helpers.ts`. |
+| L5 | `runtime-config` console usage → **structured diagnostics functions** | AP-13 violation. Replace `console.log` in `watchRuntimeConfig` and `logRuntimeConfigSummary` with return-value diagnostics. Callers (CLI binaries) decide how to emit. |
+| L6 | Fix `private-type-ref` by **exporting the referenced types**, not by hiding them | `deno doc --lint` requires public types for public signatures. `ContractSchema`, `ContractObjectSchema`, `BaseContractProcedure` become public exports. |
+| L7 | Zod internal leak (`z.ZodType`) → **use inferred schema types** | Instead of `export const schema: z.ZodType<T>`, export `export type Schema = z.infer<typeof schema>` and `export const schema`. This removes the Zod internal from the public signature. |
+| L8 | Keep `crud/` at package root | Moving it under `src/` would break the `./crud` subpath export mapping. The inconsistency is acceptable for a subpath concern; debt entry if we want to unify later. |
+
+## Open-Decision Sweep
+
+| Decision | Status | Notes |
+|----------|--------|-------|
+| Should `runtime-config` expose `./testing` subpath with in-memory config fixtures? | safe to defer | No consumer needs it today. Add when a test package requests it. |
+| Should `config` export `NetScriptConfig` from root (currently only types)? | safe to defer | CLI imports `NetScriptConfig` via `@netscript/config` already. No change needed. |
+| Should `contracts` add `./testing` subpath with mock contract builders? | safe to defer | No plugin test uses it today. |
+| Should `runtime-config` add a `./watching` subpath for the watcher only? | safe to defer | Only CLI binaries use the watcher. Keep it on root for now. |
+| Should `config/src/domain/mod.ts` (sub-barrel) be eliminated? | must resolve now | AP-22 violation. `src/domain/mod.ts` is a pure re-export barrel inside `src/`. Resolution: keep it as the curated public domain surface, add `// arch:barrel-ok <reason>` comment. It is referenced by `src/public/mod.ts`. |
+
+## Risk Register
+
+| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
+|------|-----------|--------|------------|
+| Downstream import breakage from file moves | Low | Medium | Public surface (`mod.ts`, subpath exports) unchanged. Verify with `deno check` on CLI + plugins after each unit's slices. |
+| `deno doc --lint` still fails after JSDoc additions due to nested private-type-ref | Medium | Low | Run `deno doc --lint` after every slice. The linter is the gate. |
+| `runtime-config` watcher tests are flaky (file system timing) | Medium | Low | Use `Deno.makeTempDir` + manual file writes. Mock `Deno.watchFs` if needed. Test the loader logic, not the OS watcher. |
+| Zod v4 internal type changes break schema/plugins exports | Low | High | Mitigated by L7 (remove `z.ZodType` from public signatures). |
+| Scope creep — tempted to redesign `runtime-config` API | Medium | High | Locked: split files only, no API changes. The public function signatures stay identical. |
+
+## Anti-Patterns to Resolve or Avoid
+
+| AP | Status | Plan |
+|----|--------|------|
+| AP-1 (Monolithic file) | existing — `runtime-config/mod.ts` | Resolve: split into domain/application/diagnostics files. |
+| AP-13 (console.log in published code) | existing — `runtime-config` | Resolve: replace with return-value diagnostics. |
+| AP-14 (Re-export upstream) | risk — `contracts` exports oRPC types | Avoid: do not re-export `@orpc/server` symbols. Only export NetScript-owned types. |
+| AP-16 (utils/helpers folders) | existing — `config/helpers.ts`, `contracts/helpers/` | Resolve: rename to role-named folders/files. |
+| AP-22 (Useless re-export barrel) | existing — `config/src/domain/mod.ts` | Resolve: add `// arch:barrel-ok` justification; it genuinely aggregates 12 schema files into one import for `src/public/mod.ts`. |
+
+## Fitness Gates
+
+From `gates/archetype-gate-matrix.md` for Archetype 1:
+
+| Gate | Required | Expected evidence |
+|------|----------|-------------------|
+| F-1 File-size lint | yes | Manual: all files < 500 LOC; `runtime-config` split proves this. |
+| F-5 Public surface audit | yes | `deno doc --lint` clean on all entrypoints. |
+| F-6 JSR publishability | yes | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` = 0 slow types, 0 errors. |
+| F-7 Doc-score gate | yes | `deno doc --lint` clean + README ≥ 150 LOC + `/docs` per STANDARDS § 7. |
+| F-8 Workspace lib check | yes | `compilerOptions.lib` includes `"deno.unstable"` where needed (config already has `--unstable-kv` in check task). |
+| F-10 Test-shape audit | yes | No test file > 500 LOC; tests exist for all three packages. |
+| F-11 Forbidden-folder lint | yes | No `utils/`, `helpers/`, `common/`, `lib/`, `interfaces/` under `src/`. |
+| F-12 Naming-convention lint | yes | No `I*` prefixes, `*_T` suffixes, `*Impl` classes. |
+| F-14 Console-log lint | yes | No `console.*` in published non-presentation code. Proves L5 (`runtime-config` console → return-value diagnostics). `grep -rn "console\." packages/*/mod.ts packages/*/src` returns 0 after slices 3–5. |
+| F-15 Re-export-upstream lint | yes | No `export * from 'npm:...'` or `jsr:...` except `@netscript/*` and `@std/*`. |
+| F-16 Folder-cardinality lint | yes | ≤ 12 immediate children per directory; ≤ 4 nesting levels from `src/`. |
+| F-14 Console-log lint | yes | `grep -r "console\." packages/runtime-config/src/` = 0 hits after slice 5. Proving gate for L5. |
+| F-17 Abstract-derived co-location | yes | `PENDING_SCRIPT` — no violation (all three are type-only + factory surfaces). |
+| F-17 Abstract-derived co-location | yes | No abstract/derived class pairs in any of the three Small Contracts (type-only + factory surfaces). Manual review; `PENDING_SCRIPT` with no detected violation. |
+| F-18 Sub-barrel lint | yes | `config/src/domain/mod.ts` justified with `arch:barrel-ok`. |
+| Static gates | yes | `deno check` passes; `deno lint` passes; `deno fmt --check` passes. |
+| Consumer import validation | yes | `deno check` on CLI + plugins after changes. |
+
+## Arch-Debt Implications
+
+| Entry | Action | Notes |
+|-------|--------|-------|
+| `packages/runtime-config` — doctrine verdict Refactor | **close** | Splitting mod.ts resolves the single-file concern. |
+| `packages/config` — AP-16 (`helpers.ts`) | **close** | Rename to `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts` resolves. |
+| `packages/contracts` — AP-16 (`helpers/`) | **close** | Rename to `src/application/` files resolves. |
+| `packages/contracts/crud/` at root (not under `src/`) | **create** | Subpath export concern at root is inconsistent with `src/` layout. Accept for now; unify in a future wave when subpath structure is revisited across all packages. |
+| `packages/config/src/domain/mod.ts` — sub-barrel | **create** | Justified barrel with `arch:barrel-ok` comment. Close when `generate-reference.ts` can crawl individual schema files. |
+
+## Validation Plan
+
+| Order | Gate | Command or check | Expected result |
+|-------|------|-----------------|-----------------|
+| 1 | F-6 | `cd packages/<unit> && deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` | Success, 0 slow types |
+| 2 | F-5 / F-7 | `cd packages/<unit> && deno doc --lint mod.ts` | 0 errors |
+| 3 | F-5 / F-7 | `cd packages/<unit> && deno doc --lint <subpath-entry>` | 0 errors per subpath |
+| 4 | F-7 | `wc -l README.md` | ≥ 150 |
+| 5 | F-7 | `find docs -type f` | Matches STANDARDS § 7 structure |
+| 6 | F-10 | `deno test --allow-all` | Passes |
+| 6.5 | F-14 | `grep -rn "console\." mod.ts src/` | 0 matches (runtime-config) |
+| 7 | Static | `deno check mod.ts` | 0 errors |
+| 8 | Static | `deno lint` | 0 errors |
+| 9 | Static | `deno fmt --check` | 0 errors |
+| 10 | Consumer | `cd packages/cli && deno check` | 0 errors (after all three units) |
+| 11 | F-14 | `grep -r "console\." packages/runtime-config/src/` | 0 hits |
+| 12 | F-17 | Visual inspection of `src/` folders | No abstract-derived violations |
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- `@std/path` — runtime-config, config
+- `@std/fs` — config
+- `zod@^4.3.6` — config, contracts
+- `@orpc/server@^1.13.5` — contracts (dev-only, not re-exported)
+
+## Drift Watch
+
+- If `deno doc --lint` adds new error categories, log in `drift.md`.
+- If downstream packages fail `deno check` after file moves, log in `drift.md` as `significant`.
+- If any file exceeds 500 LOC during slicing, log as AP-1 finding.
diff --git a/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/research.md b/.llm/tmp/run/feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts/research.md
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+# Research — feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts
+
+> **Re-baselined against `feat/package-quality` @ 76fbeb7.**
+> The canonical audit under `.llm/tmp/run/copilot-evaluate-every-package-jsr-release--package-jsr-alpha-release/`
+> predates the plugin-platform merge; all counts below are re-derived from the current tree.
+
+## Re-baseline
+
+- Carried-in canonical audit: `plan_runtime-config.md`, `plan_config.md`, `plan_contracts.md`.
+- What changed vs the carried-in version:
+  - `runtime-config`: stale audit claimed 1 slow type; **actual dry-run = 0 slow types**.
+  - `config`: stale audit claimed 35 slow types; **actual dry-run = 0 slow types** (workspace `isolatedDeclarations` already enforced).
+  - `contracts`: stale audit claimed 30 slow types; **actual dry-run = 0 slow types**.
+  - All three packages now have `version: 0.0.1-alpha.0` and scoped names.
+  - `config` README exists (was flagged missing in stale audit); `runtime-config` README still missing.
+
+## Findings
+
+### `@netscript/config`
+
+| # | Finding | How to verify |
+|---|---------|---------------|
+| 1 | `deno publish --dry-run` **SUCCESS** — 0 slow types, 0 portability errors. | `cd packages/config && deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` |
+| 2 | 1 `unanalyzable-dynamic-import` warning on `loader.ts:93` (non-blocking). | same dry-run output |
+| 3 | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` = **33 errors**: 1 `private-type-ref` (`SagaGroupInput` in `helpers.ts:57`) + 32 `missing-jsdoc` on `types.ts` interface properties. | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` |
+| 4 | `deno doc --lint src/merge/mod.ts` = **multiple errors**: `private-type-ref` (`NetScriptConfig`, `DatabaseEntry`, `ServiceContributionEntry`, `AppContributionEntry`) + `missing-jsdoc` on `PartialConfig` properties. | `deno doc --lint src/merge/mod.ts` |
+| 5 | `deno doc --lint src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` = **many `missing-jsdoc`** + `private-type-ref` on `z.ZodType` (Zod internals leak through public schema constants). | `deno doc --lint src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` |
+| 6 | README = **255 LOC** ✓ (≥ 150). Covers overview, quickstart, API glance, install, license. Missing some STANDARDS § 6 sections (mental model, common recipes, observability, stability, compatibility, contributing). | `wc -l README.md` |
+| 7 | `/docs` partially present: `README.md`, `architecture.md`, `concepts.md`, `getting-started.md`. **Missing**: `recipes/`, `reference/` (beyond stub), `advanced/`. | `find docs -type f` |
+| 8 | `helpers.ts` (68 LOC) at package root — **generic folder name** (AP-16). Contains `SagaDefinitionInput`, `SagaGroupInput`, `SagasConfigInput`, `defineSagas`. This is domain vocabulary, not generic helpers. | `cat helpers.ts` |
+| 9 | `types.ts` = 500 LOC — at F-1 boundary but acceptable for a type-only file with 1:1 field JSDoc. | `wc -l types.ts` |
+| 10 | Subpath exports: `./merge`, `./paths`, `./schema/plugins` — all resolve and are imported by CLI. | `deno.json` + `grep -r "@netscript/config/merge"` |
+| 11 | Published file list = 29 files (includes root `*.ts`, `src/**/*.ts`, docs). Clean — no test files leak. | dry-run output |
+
+### `@netscript/contracts`
+
+| # | Finding | How to verify |
+|---|---------|---------------|
+| 12 | `deno publish --dry-run` **SUCCESS** — 0 slow types, 0 portability errors. | `cd packages/contracts && deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` |
+| 13 | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` = **1 error** (checked 1 file — root mod.ts is just `export * from './src/public/mod.ts'`). | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` |
+| 14 | `deno doc --lint crud.ts query.ts transform.ts` = **21 errors**: all `private-type-ref` — `ContractSchema`, `ContractObjectSchema`, `BaseContractProcedure` are referenced in public signatures but not exported from the subpaths that use them. | `deno doc --lint crud.ts query.ts transform.ts` |
+| 15 | README = **424 LOC** ✓. Strong overview, quickstart, subpath explanation. Missing some STANDARDS § 6 sections. | `wc -l README.md` |
+| 16 | `/docs` partially present: `README.md`, `architecture.md`, `concepts.md`, `recipes/paginated-contract.md`, `reference/README.md`. **Missing**: `getting-started.md`, `advanced/`. | `find docs -type f` |
+| 17 | `helpers/` folder — **generic name** (AP-16). Contains `paginated-query.ts` (264 LOC) and `transform.ts` (182 LOC). These are application-layer concerns, not generic helpers. | `ls helpers/` |
+| 18 | `crud/` folder at root (not under `src/`) — contains `create-crud-contract.ts` (7.77 KB). Acceptable for a subpath concern but inconsistent with `src/` layout. | `ls crud/` |
+| 19 | Subpath exports: `./crud`, `./query`, `./transform` — all resolve. Consumed by `plugins/sagas`, `plugins/workers`. | `deno.json` + grep |
+| 20 | Published file list = 20 files. Clean. | dry-run output |
+
+### `@netscript/runtime-config`
+
+| # | Finding | How to verify |
+|---|---------|---------------|
+| 21 | `deno publish --dry-run` **SUCCESS** — 0 slow types, 0 portability errors. | `cd packages/runtime-config && deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` |
+| 22 | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` = **34 errors**: all `missing-jsdoc` on interface properties (`JobOverride`, `SagaOverride`, `TriggerOverride`, `FeatureFlag`, `RuntimeTask`, `RuntimeConfig`). | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` |
+| 23 | **README MISSING** — 0 LOC. | `ls README.md` fails |
+| 24 | **`/docs` MISSING entirely**. | `ls docs/` fails |
+| 25 | `mod.ts` = **415 LOC** — single file mixing domain types, application logic (loader), presentation (console.log in watcher/summary), and side effects (`Deno.watchFs`, `setTimeout`). F-1 file-size gate: 415 < 500, so not a hard violation, but the **doctrine verdict is "Refactor — Split single-file mod.ts"**. | `wc -l mod.ts` + doctrine/10-codebase-verdict-and-handoff.md |
+| 26 | **No tests** — `tests/` directory does not exist. | `ls tests/` fails |
+| 27 | **No `deno.json` tasks** — missing `check`, `test`, `lint`, `fmt`, `publish:dry-run`. | `cat deno.json` |
+| 28 | **No `description` field** in `deno.json`. | `cat deno.json` |
+| 29 | `console.log` / `console.warn` / `console.error` used in `watchRuntimeConfig` and `logRuntimeConfigSummary` — AP-13 violation (console in non-presentation code). | `grep -n "console\." mod.ts` |
+| 30 | Published file list = 2 files (`deno.json`, `mod.ts`). Minimal but correct. | dry-run output |
+
+## jsr-audit surface scan (Plan-Gate input)
+
+### `@netscript/config`
+
+| Check | Status | Notes |
+|-------|--------|-------|
+| Required metadata | ✓ | name, version, exports, license present |
+| Scoped package name | ✓ | `@netscript/config` |
+| Package description | ✓ | ≤ 250 chars |
+| Valid exports | ✓ | 4 entrypoints, all exist |
+| No slow types | ✓ | 0 slow types |
+| Clean file list | ✓ | No test files, no IDE configs |
+| ESM only | ✓ | No CJS |
+| Module documentation | ⚠ | `@module` present on root, missing on some subpaths |
+| Symbol documentation | ✗ | 33+ `missing-jsdoc` errors |
+
+**Surface risks:**
+- `private-type-ref` on `SagaGroupInput` blocks clean `deno doc --lint`.
+- Zod internal type (`z.ZodType`) leaks through public schema exports in `schema/plugins` — this is a slow-type risk if Zod changes internals.
+- Dynamic import in `loader.ts` produces publish warning (non-blocking but noisy).
+
+### `@netscript/contracts`
+
+| Check | Status | Notes |
+|-------|--------|-------|
+| Required metadata | ✓ | name, version, exports, license present |
+| Scoped package name | ✓ | `@netscript/contracts` |
+| Package description | ✓ | ≤ 250 chars |
+| Valid exports | ✓ | 4 entrypoints, all exist |
+| No slow types | ✓ | 0 slow types |
+| Clean file list | ✓ | No test files leak |
+| ESM only | ✓ | No CJS |
+| Module documentation | ✓ | `@module` on all entrypoints |
+| Symbol documentation | ✗ | 21 `private-type-ref` errors on subpaths |
+
+**Surface risks:**
+- `private-type-ref` is the dominant issue: `ContractSchema`, `ContractObjectSchema`, `BaseContractProcedure` are used in public function signatures but not re-exported from the subpaths that consume them. Consumers cannot name these types.
+- `helpers/` folder name is AP-16 (generic folder vocab).
+
+### `@netscript/runtime-config`
+
+| Check | Status | Notes |
+|-------|--------|-------|
+| Required metadata | ⚠ | name, version present; **description missing** |
+| Scoped package name | ✓ | `@netscript/runtime-config` |
+| Package description | ✗ | Missing |
+| Valid exports | ✓ | 1 entrypoint exists |
+| No slow types | ✓ | 0 slow types |
+| Clean file list | ✓ | Minimal (2 files) |
+| ESM only | ✓ | No CJS |
+| Module documentation | ✓ | `@module` present |
+| Symbol documentation | ✗ | 34 `missing-jsdoc` errors |
+
+**Surface risks:**
+- Single 415-line file is a maintenance liability; no separation of domain/application/presentation.
+- Console usage in watcher violates AP-13.
+- Missing README and docs entirely — JSR doc score will be severely impacted.
+- No tests means no fitness function protecting the contract.
+
+## Open questions (all closed by this research)
+
+| Question | Answer | Evidence |
+|----------|--------|----------|
+| `runtime-config`: does ~13.4 KB `mod.ts` exceed F-1? | **No** — 415 LOC, under 500 cap. But doctrine verdict still says "Refactor — split single-file mod.ts" because it mixes concerns. | `wc -l mod.ts` + doctrine/10 |
+| `config/helpers.ts` and `contracts/helpers/`: rename or debt? | **Rename now** — both are small moves with no downstream breakage. `config/helpers.ts` → `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts`. `contracts/helpers/` → fold into `src/application/` by role. | grep shows imports are intra-package only |
+| STANDARDS § 7 `/docs` target for each unit? | **All three need expansion**. `config` needs recipes/ + advanced/. `contracts` needs getting-started.md + advanced/. `runtime-config` needs full docs from scratch. | `find docs -type f` per package |
+| Real slow-type counts? | **All three = 0 slow types**. The stale audit counts (35, 30, 1) are obsolete. | `deno publish --dry-run` per package |
+| Archetype for config/runtime-config — pulled toward Integration? | **No — both stay Archetype 1**. `config` uses `@std/fs`/`@std/path` for loading, but the package value is still "clarity of types." `runtime-config` uses `@std/path` and `Deno.*` for file watching, but the surface is still a small contract (load + accessors). Neither has ports/adapters worth naming. | doctrine/06-archetypes.md § "How to choose" |
+| `contracts` archetype — 1 or 4? | **Archetype 1 for this wave**. Doctrine table says 4 (DSL/Builder), but the package has no NetScript-defined fluent builder. It exports schema factories and type aliases. The DSL is oRPC's, not ours. If a builder API is added later, archetype escalates to 4. | `cat mod.ts` + `cat src/public/mod.ts` |
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+# Worklog: Wave 1 — Contracts & schemas
+
+## Run Metadata
+
+| Field          | Value                          |
+| -------------- | ------------------------------ |
+| Run ID         | `feat-package-quality-wave1-contracts--contracts` |
+| Branch         | `feat/package-quality-wave1-contracts` |
+| Archetype      | 1 — Small Contract             |
+| Scope overlays | none                           |
+
+## Design
+
+### Public Surface
+
+#### `@netscript/config`
+
+Root (`mod.ts`):
+- `defineConfig(config)` — authoring entrypoint
+- `defineConfigAsync(factory)` — async authoring entrypoint
+- `loadConfig(options?)` — runtime loader
+- `initConfig()` — cached init
+- `getConfig()` — cached accessor
+- `isConfigLoaded()`, `clearConfigCache()` — cache management
+- `getEnv(name)`, `hasEnv(name)`, `resolveEnv(def)`, `getMode()`, `isDev()`, `isProd()`, `isTest()` — environment helpers
+- `discoverWorkspace()`, `findWorkspaceRoot()`, `findMember()`, `getMemberEntrypoint()` — workspace discovery
+- `inspectConfig(config)` — diagnostics
+- `defineSagas(config)` — saga config authoring (from renamed `saga-inputs.ts`)
+- Types: `NetScriptConfig`, `NetScriptConfigInput`, `AppConfig`, `AspireConfig`, `DatabaseConfig`, `DatabasesConfig`, `DeployConfig`, `EnvDef`, `GatewayConfig`, `LoadConfigOptions`, `LoggingConfig`, `PathsConfig`, `PermissionConfig`, `PermissionValue`, `ResolvedEnvType`, `RuntimeConfigPathEntry`, `RuntimeConfigSection`, `SagaDefinition`, `SagaGroup`, `SagasConfig`, `SagaRetentionConfig`, `SagaRetryConfig`, `SagaScalingConfig`, `SagaStoreProvider`, `SagaTimeoutConfig`, `SagaTransportProvider`, `SdkConfig`, `ServiceConfig`, `TriggerDefinitionConfig`, `TriggerGroup`, `TriggerRetentionConfig`, `TriggerScalingConfig`, `TriggersConfig`, `WebhookConfig`, `WindowsDeployConfig`, `WorkspaceMap`, `WorkspaceMember`, `WorkspaceMemberType`, `SagaDefinitionInput`, `SagaGroupInput`, `SagasConfigInput`, `InspectionReport`
+
+Subpaths:
+- `./merge` — `mergePartialConfig()`, `PartialConfig`
+- `./paths` — `SCAFFOLD_DIRS`, `SCAFFOLD_FILES`, `PERMISSIONS`
+- `./schema/plugins` — `installedVersionSchema`, `pluginEntrySchema`, `backgroundProcessorSchema`, `serviceSchema`, and inferred types
+
+#### `@netscript/contracts`
+
+Root (`mod.ts`):
+- `baseContract` — oRPC base contract primitive
+- `boundedString()`, `nonNegativeInt()`, `nonNegativeNumber()`, `paginationLimit()`, `paginationOffset()`, `positiveInt()`, `positiveNumber()`, `stringToInt()`, `stringToNumber()` — Zod helper factories
+- `COMMON_ERROR_CODES`, `DEFAULT_INTEGER_MAX`, `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_LIMIT`, `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_LIMIT_MAX`, `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_OFFSET` — constants
+- `getResourceType()`, `notFound()` — error helpers
+- `SuccessSchema`, `ForbiddenErrorSchema`, `NotFoundErrorSchema`, `RateLimitErrorSchema`, `ServiceUnavailableErrorSchema`, `UnauthorizedErrorSchema`, `ValidationErrorSchema`, `OffsetPaginationInputSchema`, `OffsetPaginationMetaSchema`, `OffsetPaginationQuerySchema`, `CursorPaginationInputSchema`, `CursorPaginationMetaSchema`, `CursorPaginationQuerySchema` — schemas
+- `inspectContracts()` — diagnostics
+- Types: `BaseContract`, `BaseContractOutputBuilder`, `BaseContractProcedure`, `BaseContractRouteBuilder`, `BaseContractRouteOptions`, `BoundedStringSchemaOptions`, `DefaultedIntegerSchemaOptions`, `IntegerSchemaOptions`, `StringSchemaOptions`, `ContractDefaultableSchema`, `ContractNumberSchema`, `ContractObjectSchema`, `ContractParseResult`, `ContractSchema`, `ContractStringSchema`, `CursorPaginationInput`, `CursorPaginationMeta`, `CursorPaginationQuery`, `ErrorResult`, `ForbiddenError`, `NotFoundError`, `NotFoundOptions`, `OffsetPaginationInput`, `OffsetPaginationMeta`, `OffsetPaginationQuery`, `OkResult`, `RateLimitError`, `Result`, `ServiceUnavailableError`, `SuccessResponse`, `UnauthorizedError`, `ValidationError`, `ContractsInspectionTarget`, `InspectionReport`, `InspectionStatus`
+
+Subpaths:
+- `./crud` — `createCrudContract()`, `createReadOnlyContract()`, `createListOnlyContract()`, `CrudContractOptions`, `CrudContractOperation`
+- `./query` — `paginatedQuery()`, `FilterOperatorSchema`, `FilterConditionSchema`, `FiltersSchema`, `SearchInputSchema`, `PaginationInputSchema`, `OffsetPaginationInputSchema`, `CursorPaginationInputSchema`, `PaginationOutputSchema`, `CursorPaginationOutputSchema`, `createPaginatedOutput()`, `createCursorPaginatedOutput()`
+- `./transform` — `createTransformer()`, `TransformFn`
+
+#### `@netscript/runtime-config`
+
+Root (`mod.ts`):
+- `loadRuntimeConfig()` — load overrides from disk
+- `isFeatureEnabled(config, flagId, defaultValue?)` — feature flag check
+- `getJobOverride(config, jobId)` — job override accessor
+- `getSagaOverride(config, sagaId)` — saga override accessor
+- `getTriggerOverride(config, triggerId)` — trigger override accessor
+- `getRuntimeTask(config, taskId)` — task definition accessor
+- `watchRuntimeConfig(onChange, options?)` — hot-reload watcher
+- `summarizeRuntimeConfig(config, prefix?)` — structured summary (replaces console-based `logRuntimeConfigSummary`)
+- Types: `JobOverride`, `SagaOverride`, `TriggerOverride`, `FeatureFlag`, `RuntimeTask`, `RuntimeConfig`, `RuntimeConfigSummary`
+
+### Domain Vocabulary
+
+- `NetScriptConfig` — fully validated project configuration
+- `NetScriptConfigInput` — authoring form accepted by `defineConfig`
+- `PartialConfig` — plugin contribution fragment
+- `RuntimeConfig` — hot-reloadable runtime overrides (jobs, sagas, triggers, features, tasks)
+- `JobOverride` / `SagaOverride` / `TriggerOverride` — per-ID runtime override shapes
+- `FeatureFlag` — boolean + rollout percentage flag
+- `RuntimeTask` — task definition with runtime and entrypoint
+- `ContractSchema<T>` / `ContractObjectSchema<T>` — branded Zod schema types
+- `BaseContractProcedure` — oRPC procedure shape
+- `Result<T, E>` — discriminated union for expected failures
+- `CrudContractOperation` — named CRUD operation type
+
+### Ports
+
+None for this wave. All three packages are Small Contract; they do not own ports/adapters.
+
+`runtime-config` uses `Deno.readTextFile`, `Deno.watchFs`, and `Deno.env.get` at the file-system edge. These are platform primitives, not ports. If a second backend (e.g. Redis-backed runtime config) is added later, a `RuntimeConfigStorePort` would be introduced.
+
+### Constants
+
+- `RUNTIME_CONFIG_TOPICS` — `['jobs', 'sagas', 'triggers', 'features', 'tasks']` as const array
+- `DEFAULT_DEBOUNCE_MS` — `300` (watcher debounce)
+- `POINTER_FILE_NAME` — `'current'`
+- `COMMON_ERROR_CODES` — from contracts domain
+- `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_LIMIT` / `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_LIMIT_MAX` / `DEFAULT_PAGINATION_OFFSET` — from contracts domain
+
+### Commit Slices
+
+Ordered by dependency (runtime-config first — it has no downstream consumers in this wave; then config; then contracts). Each slice names what it proves, the gate that proves it, and the files it touches.
+
+#### `@netscript/runtime-config` (slices 1–10)
+
+| # | Slice | Gate | Files |
+|---|-------|------|-------|
+| 1 | Scaffold `src/domain/types.ts` with JSDoc | `deno doc --lint src/domain/types.ts` | `src/domain/types.ts` (new) |
+| 2 | Scaffold `src/application/loader.ts` (extract from mod.ts) | `deno check src/application/loader.ts` | `src/application/loader.ts` (new) |
+| 3 | Scaffold `src/application/watcher.ts` (extract watch logic, remove console) | `deno check src/application/watcher.ts` | `src/application/watcher.ts` (new) |
+| 4 | Scaffold `src/diagnostics/summary.ts` (replace console-based summary) | `deno check src/diagnostics/summary.ts` | `src/diagnostics/summary.ts` (new) |
+| 5 | Rewrite root `mod.ts` as thin barrel | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` | `mod.ts` (rewrite) |
+| 6 | Add `deno.json` standard tasks + description + publish config | `deno publish --dry-run` | `deno.json` (update) |
+| 7 | Write README.md (≥ 150 LOC) | `wc -l README.md` | `README.md` (new) |
+| 8 | Scaffold `/docs` per STANDARDS § 7 | `find docs -type f` | `docs/README.md`, `docs/architecture.md`, `docs/concepts.md`, `docs/getting-started.md`, `docs/recipes/basic-usage.md`, `docs/recipes/testing.md`, `docs/advanced/extending.md` (new) |
+| 9 | Add tests for loader, accessors, summary | `deno test --allow-all` | `tests/loader_test.ts`, `tests/accessors_test.ts`, `tests/summary_test.ts` (new) |
+| 10 | Runtime-config gate sweep | All F-* gates | Run full validation plan |
+
+#### `@netscript/config` (slices 11–18)
+
+| # | Slice | Gate | Files |
+|---|-------|------|-------|
+| 11 | Rename `helpers.ts` → `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts`, update imports | `deno check mod.ts` | `helpers.ts` → `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts`, `src/public/mod.ts`, `mod.ts` |
+| 12 | Fix `private-type-ref` on `SagaGroupInput` | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` | `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts`, `src/public/mod.ts` |
+| 13 | Add JSDoc to `types.ts` interface properties | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` | `types.ts` |
+| 14 | Fix `private-type-ref` in `src/merge/mod.ts` | `deno doc --lint src/merge/mod.ts` | `src/merge/mod.ts` |
+| 15 | Fix `missing-jsdoc` in `src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` + Zod internal leak | `deno doc --lint src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` | `src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` |
+| 16 | Expand `/docs` with `recipes/` and `advanced/` | `find docs -type f` | `docs/recipes/merge-config.md`, `docs/recipes/plugin-schemas.md`, `docs/advanced/extending.md` (new) |
+| 17 | Add `arch:barrel-ok` to `src/domain/mod.ts` | `grep arch:barrel-ok src/domain/mod.ts` | `src/domain/mod.ts` |
+| 18 | Config gate sweep | All F-* gates | Run full validation plan |
+
+#### `@netscript/contracts` (slices 19–24)
+
+| # | Slice | Gate | Files |
+|---|-------|------|-------|
+| 19 | Move `helpers/paginated-query.ts` → `src/application/paginated-query.ts` | `deno check mod.ts` | `helpers/paginated-query.ts` → `src/application/paginated-query.ts`, `query.ts`, `src/public/mod.ts` |
+| 20 | Move `helpers/transform.ts` → `src/application/transform-helpers.ts` | `deno check mod.ts` | `helpers/transform.ts` → `src/application/transform-helpers.ts`, `transform.ts`, `src/public/mod.ts` |
+| 21 | Export `ContractSchema`, `ContractObjectSchema`, `BaseContractProcedure` from public surface | `deno doc --lint crud.ts query.ts transform.ts` | `src/public/mod.ts`, `src/application/contract-primitives.ts` |
+| 22 | Add `getting-started.md` to `/docs` | `find docs -type f` | `docs/getting-started.md` (new) |
+| 23 | Add `advanced/extending.md` to `/docs` | `find docs -type f` | `docs/advanced/extending.md` (new) |
+| 24 | Contracts gate sweep | All F-* gates | Run full validation plan |
+
+#### Cross-cutting (slices 25–27)
+
+| # | Slice | Gate | Files |
+|---|-------|------|-------|
+| 25 | Consumer validation: `deno check` on CLI | `cd packages/cli && deno check` | No file changes; validation only |
+| 26 | Consumer validation: `deno check` on plugins | `cd plugins/sagas && deno check` + `cd plugins/workers && deno check` | No file changes; validation only |
+| 27 | Final workspace gate: `deno publish --dry-run` all three | Per-package dry-run | Validation only |
+
+**Total slices: 27** (< 30 ✓)
+
+### Deferred Scope
+
+- `./testing` subpath for any package — no consumer needs it today.
+- `runtime-config` watcher integration test with real `Deno.watchFs` — too flaky for CI; unit-test the loader logic only.
+- `contracts` `./builders` subpath — only if a NetScript-defined fluent builder is added later.
+- Auto-generated `reference/` pages — future `.llm/tools/generate-reference.ts` handles this.
+- `config` dynamic import rewrite — the `unanalyzable-dynamic-import` warning is non-blocking and would require a significant loader refactor.
+
+### Contributor Path
+
+A new developer adding a runtime config topic (e.g. `webhooks`):
+
+1. Open `packages/runtime-config/src/domain/types.ts` — add `WebhookOverride` interface.
+2. Open `packages/runtime-config/src/application/loader.ts` — add the topic file read in `loadRuntimeConfig`.
+3. Open `packages/runtime-config/mod.ts` — export the new type and accessor.
+4. Add test in `tests/loader_test.ts` — assert the new topic loads.
+5. Run `deno test --allow-all` and `deno doc --lint mod.ts`.
+
+A new developer adding a config schema section:
+
+1. Open `packages/config/src/domain/` — create `<section>-schema.ts` with Zod schema.
+2. Open `packages/config/src/domain/mod.ts` — re-export the new schema.
+3. Open `packages/config/types.ts` — add the corresponding TypeScript interface.
+4. Open `packages/config/src/public/mod.ts` — export the schema and type.
+5. Run `deno doc --lint mod.ts` and `deno test --allow-all`.
+
+## Progress Log
+
+| Time | Slice | Step | Notes |
+|------|-------|------|-------|
+| — | — | Research | Re-baselined all three units against current tree. Real slow-type count = 0 for all. |
+| — | — | Plan & Design | Locked 8 decisions, 27 commit slices, archetype = 1 for all three. |
+| — | — | PLAN-EVAL | `PASS` (adjusted). Evaluator added F-14 and F-17 to the gate set. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 1 | Implement | Added `packages/runtime-config/src/domain/types.ts` with documented runtime override types and finite runtime/topic constants. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 1 | Gate | `deno doc --lint src/domain/types.ts` passed; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 2 | Implement | Added `packages/runtime-config/src/application/loader.ts` with the runtime directory resolver, pointer parsing, config loader, and accessor functions extracted from `mod.ts`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 2 | Gate | `deno check src/application/loader.ts` passed; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 3 | Implement | Added `packages/runtime-config/src/application/watcher.ts` with debounced reloads and no package-level console emission. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 3 | Gate | `deno check src/application/watcher.ts` passed; `Get-ChildItem src -Recurse -File \| Select-String -Pattern 'console\\.'` returned 0 matches. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 4 | Implement | Added `packages/runtime-config/src/diagnostics/summary.ts` with `summarizeRuntimeConfig()` and typed structured summary data. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 4 | Gate | `deno check src/diagnostics/summary.ts` passed; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 5 | Implement | Rewrote `packages/runtime-config/mod.ts` as a documented thin barrel over domain, application, and diagnostics modules. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 5 | Gate | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` passed; `Get-ChildItem src -Recurse -File \| Select-String -Pattern 'console\\.'` returned 0 matches. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 6 | Implement | Added runtime-config package description, license, standard local tasks, and publish include/exclude config to `deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 6 | Gate | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` passed with 0 slow-type errors and published `deno.json`, `mod.ts`, and `src/**/*.ts`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 7 | Implement | Added `packages/runtime-config/README.md` covering install, mental model, file layout, APIs, permissions, examples, diagnostics, and stability. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 7 | Gate | `(Get-Content README.md).Count` returned 346 lines, satisfying the README >= 150 LOC gate. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 8 | Implement | Added runtime-config docs pages for overview, architecture, concepts, getting started, basic usage, testing, reference index, and extending. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 8 | Gate | `Get-ChildItem docs -Recurse -File` listed 8 docs files under README, architecture, concepts, getting-started, recipes, reference, and advanced. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 9 | Implement | Added runtime-config tests for loader defaults/topic loading/plain pointers, accessors, feature flag fallback, and structured summaries. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 9 | Gate | `deno test --allow-all` passed: 8 tests, 0 failed; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 10 | Implement | Ran runtime-config gate sweep and fixed lint/format findings from the new tests/docs plus removed `console.` from the root module example. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 10 | Gate | Runtime-config sweep passed: `deno check`, `deno doc --lint`, `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty`, `deno test --allow-all`, `deno lint`, `deno fmt --check`, README/docs gates, and manual F-1/F-8/F-11/F-12/F-14/F-15/F-16/F-17/F-18 scans. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 11 | Implement | Renamed `packages/config/helpers.ts` to `src/domain/saga-inputs.ts` and updated `src/public/mod.ts` exports without changing the root API. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 11 | Gate | `deno check mod.ts` passed; helper-name scans found no remaining `helpers.ts` file or `src/helpers` directory in `packages/config`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 12 | Implement | Exported `SagaGroupInput` from `packages/config/src/public/mod.ts` and the root `mod.ts`, fixing the private-type-ref path for saga group inputs. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 12 | Gate | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` initially cleared the private-type-ref but remained blocked by the known slice 13 `types.ts` JSDoc errors; see `drift.md`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 13 | Implement | Added JSDoc to the remaining exported `types.ts` interface properties in `SdkConfig`, `NetScriptConfig`, and `NetScriptConfigInput`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 13 | Gate | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` passed after slices 12 and 13 were both present; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 14 | Implement | Exported merge subpath contribution entry types, `NetScriptConfig`, and the referenced config type family; documented `PartialConfig` properties. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 14 | Gate | `deno doc --lint src/merge/mod.ts` passed; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 15 | Implement | Added JSDoc to plugin schema interfaces and replaced public `z.ZodType` annotations with a local `PluginSettingsSchema<T>` parse/safeParse contract. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 15 | Gate | `deno doc --lint src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` passed; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 16 | Implement | Added config docs recipes for merge contributions and plugin schemas plus `docs/advanced/extending.md`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 16 | Gate | `Get-ChildItem docs -Recurse -File` listed 7 config docs files including recipes and advanced pages. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 17 | Implement | Added `arch:barrel-ok` justification to `packages/config/src/domain/mod.ts` and recorded accepted sub-barrel debt. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 17 | Gate | `Select-String -Path src/domain/mod.ts -Pattern 'arch:barrel-ok'` found the marker. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 18 | Implement | Ran the config gate sweep and fixed sweep findings: stale workspace-member test expectations, unversioned test imports, `console.` examples, explicit public `z.ZodType` annotations, `types.ts` LOC, and `src/domain` folder cardinality by splitting config types and grouping schemas under `src/domain/schemas/`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 18 | Gate | Config sweep passed: `deno check`, `deno doc --lint`, `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty`, `deno test --allow-all`, `deno lint`, `deno fmt --check`, README/docs gates, and manual F-1/F-11/F-12/F-14/F-15/F-16/F-17/F-18 scans. Publish dry run reported the known non-failing `unanalyzable-dynamic-import` warning for `loader.ts`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 19 | Implement | Moved `packages/contracts/helpers/paginated-query.ts` to `src/application/paginated-query.ts` and updated `query.ts` to re-export the new role-based module. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 19 | Gate | `deno check mod.ts` passed; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 20 | Implement | Moved `packages/contracts/helpers/transform.ts` to `src/application/transform-helpers.ts`, updated `transform.ts`, and removed the empty `helpers/` directory. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 20 | Gate | `deno check mod.ts` passed; extra `deno check transform.ts` passed for the moved subpath; helper-directory scan found no `helpers/` directory under `packages/contracts`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 21 | Implement | Exported `ContractSchema`, `ContractObjectSchema`, `BaseContractProcedure`, and transitive `ContractParseResult` from the `./crud` and/or `./query` subpath barrels so public signatures have complete docs. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 21 | Gate | `deno doc --lint crud.ts query.ts transform.ts` passed; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 22 | Implement | Added `packages/contracts/docs/getting-started.md` and linked it from the contracts docs index. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 22 | Gate | `Get-ChildItem docs -Recurse -File` listed 6 contracts docs files including `docs/getting-started.md`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 23 | Implement | Added `packages/contracts/docs/advanced/extending.md` and linked it from the contracts docs index. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 23 | Gate | `Get-ChildItem docs -Recurse -File` listed 7 contracts docs files including `docs/advanced/extending.md`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 24 | Implement | Ran the contracts gate sweep, removed a stale lint ignore, normalized package formatting, removed the stale `helpers/**/*.ts` publish include, marked `src/public/mod.ts` with `arch:barrel-ok`, and updated architecture debt for the closed helpers directory plus accepted root `crud/` layout. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 24 | Gate | Contracts sweep passed: `deno check`, `deno doc --lint`, `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty`, `deno test --allow-all`, `deno lint`, `deno fmt --check`, README/docs gates, and manual F-1/F-11/F-12/F-14/F-15/F-16/F-17/F-18 scans. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 25 | Gate | `cd packages/cli && deno check` passed with 0 errors; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 26 | Gate | `cd plugins/sagas && deno check` and `cd plugins/workers && deno check` both passed with 0 errors; Deno reported unrelated workspace-config warnings from `examples/playground/deno.json`. |
+| 2026-06-06 | 27 | Gate | Final publish dry run passed for `packages/runtime-config`, `packages/config`, and `packages/contracts`: all three completed `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` with 0 slow-type errors. `packages/config` retained the known non-failing `unanalyzable-dynamic-import` warning for `loader.ts`. |
+
+## Decisions
+
+| Decision | Reason | Source |
+|----------|--------|--------|
+| Archetype 1 for all three | Value is type clarity, not runtime behavior | doctrine/06-archetypes.md |
+| Split `runtime-config/mod.ts` | Mixes domain/application/presentation in one file | A8, doctrine/10 verdict |
+| Rename `helpers.ts` / `helpers/` | Generic folder names hide real concerns | AP-16 |
+| Export referenced types for `private-type-ref` | `deno doc --lint` requires public types for public signatures | F-5 |
+| Remove Zod internal from public signatures | Prevents breakage on Zod version bumps | jsr-audit rubric |
+| Replace console with return-value diagnostics | AP-13 violation; callers should control output | doctrine/09 |
+
+## Drift
+
+| Drift | Severity | Logged in drift.md |
+|-------|----------|-------------------|
+| Config slices 12-13 gate dependency | minor | yes |
+| Config merge subpath type exports | minor | yes |
+| Config plugin schema public annotation | minor | yes |
+| Config sweep static/cardinality cleanup | minor | yes |
+| Contracts subpath transitive schema type export | minor | yes |
+| Contracts root `crud/` layout accepted debt | minor | arch-debt.md |
+
+## Gate Results
+
+### Static Gates
+
+| Gate | Command or check | Result | Notes |
+|------|-----------------|--------|-------|
+| `deno check` | `deno check mod.ts` | NOT_RUN | Will run per slice |
+| `deno lint` | `deno lint` | NOT_RUN | Will run per slice |
+| `deno fmt --check` | `deno fmt --check` | NOT_RUN | Will run per slice |
+
+### Fitness Gates
+
+| Gate | Result | Evidence | Notes |
+|------|--------|----------|-------|
+| F-1 File-size lint | PENDING_SCRIPT | Manual check: all files < 500 LOC | `runtime-config` split addresses this |
+| F-5 Public surface audit | PENDING_SCRIPT | `deno doc --lint` per entrypoint | Will run after each slice |
+| F-6 JSR publishability | PASS | `deno publish --dry-run` = 0 slow types | Already true for all three |
+| F-7 Doc-score gate | PENDING_SCRIPT | README + docs + JSDoc | In progress |
+| F-10 Test-shape audit | PENDING_SCRIPT | Tests exist / will be added | `runtime-config` needs tests |
+| F-11 Forbidden-folder lint | PENDING_SCRIPT | No `helpers/` after renames | Will verify after slices 11, 19, 20 |
+| F-12 Naming-convention lint | PENDING_SCRIPT | Manual review | No violations detected |
+| F-14 Console-log lint | PENDING_SCRIPT | `grep -rn "console\." mod.ts src/` after slices 3–5 | runtime-config console usage removed by L5 |
+| F-15 Re-export-upstream lint | PENDING_SCRIPT | No upstream re-exports | Will verify |
+| F-16 Folder-cardinality lint | PENDING_SCRIPT | ≤ 12 children per dir | Will verify |
+| F-17 Abstract-derived co-location | PENDING_SCRIPT | No abstract/derived class pairs | Type-only/factory surfaces; no violation |
+| F-18 Sub-barrel lint | PENDING_SCRIPT | `arch:barrel-ok` on domain mod.ts | Slice 17 |
+
+### Consumer Gates
+
+| Consumer | Result | Evidence | Notes |
+|----------|--------|----------|-------|
+| `packages/cli` | PASS | `deno check` | Slice 25, 0 errors |
+| `plugins/sagas` | PASS | `deno check` | Slice 26, 0 errors |
+| `plugins/workers` | PASS | `deno check` | Slice 26, 0 errors |
+
+### Runtime-config Slice 10 Sweep
+
+| Gate | Result | Evidence |
+|------|--------|----------|
+| Static check | PASS | `deno check mod.ts` |
+| Lint | PASS | `deno lint` |
+| Format | PASS | `deno fmt --check` |
+| F-5 / F-7 doc lint | PASS | `deno doc --lint mod.ts` |
+| F-6 publishability | PASS | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` = 0 slow-type errors |
+| F-7 README | PASS | `(Get-Content README.md).Count` = 339 |
+| F-7 docs | PASS | `Get-ChildItem docs -Recurse -File` = 8 docs files |
+| F-10 tests | PASS | `deno test --allow-all` = 8 passed, 0 failed |
+| F-1 file size | PASS | No `.ts` or `.md` file > 500 LOC |
+| F-8 workspace lib | PASS | Root `deno.json` includes `deno.ns` and `deno.unstable` |
+| F-11 forbidden folders | PASS | No `utils`, `helpers`, `common`, `lib`, or `interfaces` under `src/` |
+| F-12 naming | PASS | No exported `I*`, `*_T`, or `*Impl` declarations |
+| F-14 console | PASS | No `console.` in `mod.ts` or `src/` |
+| F-15 upstream re-export | PASS | No upstream `npm:`, `jsr:`, `@std`, or `@orpc` re-exports |
+| F-16 cardinality | PASS | No `src/` directory has more than 12 immediate children |
+| F-17 abstract-derived | PASS | No abstract classes or `extends` relationships in `src/` |
+| F-18 sub-barrel | PASS | No `src/**/mod.ts` sub-barrels |
+
+### Config Slice 18 Sweep
+
+| Gate | Result | Evidence |
+|------|--------|----------|
+| Static check | PASS | `deno check mod.ts` |
+| Lint | PASS | `deno lint` |
+| Format | PASS | `deno fmt --check` |
+| F-5 / F-7 doc lint | PASS | `deno doc --lint mod.ts src/merge/mod.ts src/schema/plugins/mod.ts` |
+| F-6 publishability | PASS | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` = 0 slow-type errors; known `unanalyzable-dynamic-import` warning only |
+| F-7 README | PASS | `(Get-Content README.md).Count` = 255 |
+| F-7 docs | PASS | `Get-ChildItem docs -Recurse -File` = 7 docs files |
+| F-10 tests | PASS | `deno test --allow-all` = 10 passed, 0 failed |
+| F-1 file size | PASS | No non-test `.ts` file > 500 LOC; `types.ts` split into section/root type modules |
+| F-11 forbidden folders | PASS | No `utils`, `helpers`, `common`, `lib`, or `interfaces` under `src/` |
+| F-12 naming | PASS | No exported `I*`, `*_T`, or `*Impl` declarations by case-sensitive scan |
+| F-14 console/Zod public annotation scan | PASS | No `console.` or `z.ZodType` in `mod.ts` or `src/` |
+| F-15 upstream re-export | PASS | No upstream `npm:`, `jsr:`, `@std`, or `@orpc` re-exports |
+| F-16 cardinality | PASS | No `src/` directory has more than 12 immediate children after grouping domain schemas |
+| F-17 abstract-derived | PASS | No abstract classes or class `extends` relationships in `src/` |
+| F-18 sub-barrel | PASS | `src/domain/mod.ts` has `arch:barrel-ok` |
+
+### Contracts Slice 24 Sweep
+
+| Gate | Result | Evidence |
+|------|--------|----------|
+| Static check | PASS | `deno check mod.ts crud.ts query.ts transform.ts` |
+| Lint | PASS | `deno lint` |
+| Format | PASS | `deno fmt --check` |
+| F-5 / F-7 doc lint | PASS | `deno doc --lint mod.ts crud.ts query.ts transform.ts` |
+| F-6 publishability | PASS | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` = 0 slow-type errors |
+| F-7 README | PASS | `(Get-Content README.md).Count` = 424 |
+| F-7 docs | PASS | `Get-ChildItem docs -Recurse -File` = 7 docs files |
+| F-10 tests | PASS | `deno test --allow-all` = 4 passed, 0 failed |
+| F-1 file size | PASS | No non-test `.ts` file > 500 LOC |
+| F-11 forbidden folders | PASS | No `utils`, `helpers`, `common`, `lib`, or `interfaces` directory under the package |
+| F-12 naming | PASS | No exported `I*`, `*_T`, or `*Impl` declarations by case-sensitive scan |
+| F-14 console | PASS | No `console.` in published TypeScript sources |
+| F-15 upstream re-export | PASS | No upstream `npm:`, `jsr:`, `@std`, or `@orpc` re-exports |
+| F-16 cardinality | PASS | No `src/` directory has more than 12 immediate children |
+| F-17 abstract-derived | PASS | No abstract classes or class `extends` relationships in `src/`, `crud/`, or `schemas/` |
+| F-18 sub-barrel | PASS | `src/public/mod.ts` has `arch:barrel-ok`; root `crud/` layout recorded as accepted debt |
+
+### Final Slice 27 Publish Sweep
+
+| Package | Result | Evidence |
+|---------|--------|----------|
+| `@netscript/runtime-config` | PASS | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` completed with 0 slow-type errors |
+| `@netscript/config` | PASS | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` completed with 0 slow-type errors; known dynamic-import warning only |
+| `@netscript/contracts` | PASS | `deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty` completed with 0 slow-type errors |
+
+## Handoff Notes
+
+- Evaluator should inspect `runtime-config` split first — it is the largest structural change.
+- Verify `deno doc --lint` is clean on ALL entrypoints (root + every subpath) before approving.
+- Check that no `helpers/` folder remains after slices 11, 19, 20.
+- Confirm `runtime-config` has tests before final gate.
+- Implementation completed through slice 27. Hand off to a separate IMPL-EVAL session; do not use
+  this implementation session as the evaluator.
+
+## Post-review CLI E2E Fix
+
+Reviewer feedback found that the bare CLI E2E gate still exercised only a narrow plugin scaffold
+suite. The runner now maps bare `deno task e2e:cli` to the full `scaffold.runtime` suite with
+cleanup, and the documentation/tooling has been updated to make that merge-readiness contract
+explicit.
+
+| Gate | Result | Evidence |
+|------|--------|----------|
+| Unit/static follow-up | PASS | `deno check --unstable-kv packages/cli/e2e/mod.ts packages/cli/e2e/cli.ts packages/telemetry/src/instrumentation/queue.ts packages/queue/adapters/redis.adapter.ts packages/kv/core/auto-detect.ts plugins/workers/bin/runtime.ts plugins/workers/worker/job-execution.ts plugins/workers/worker/worker.ts plugins/triggers/src/runtime/trigger-runtime-processor.ts` |
+| Focused tests | PASS | `deno test --allow-all packages/cli/e2e/tests packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin-copy_test.ts` = 21 passed |
+| KV auto-detect tests | PASS | `deno test --allow-env packages/kv/tests/auto-detect_test.ts` = 2 passed |
+| Full CLI E2E | PASS | `deno task e2e:cli` = `passed=41 failed=0 skipped=0` |
+| Cleanup check | PASS | `docker ps` returned no containers; `aspire ps` reported no running apphost |
diff --git a/.llm/tools/README.md b/.llm/tools/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc14e4a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# .llm/tools README
+
+Reusable Deno utilities for MCP/Codex sessions live here. Keep one-off scripts in `.llm/tmp/`.
+
+## Start Here
+
+- Use `deno task e2e:cli` for the full CLI merge-readiness gate.
+- Use `.llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts` only as a legacy comparison smoke when debugging parity with
+  the previous repo checkout.
+- Use `.llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts` to summarize noisy generated-project type-check logs.
+- Use `tools/fitness/*.ts` for doctrine and package-readiness gates; do not duplicate those scripts
+  under `.llm/tools`.
+
+## Common Commands
+
+```powershell
+# Full CLI E2E merge gate
+deno task e2e:cli
+
+# Explicit full suite with readable output
+deno task e2e:cli run scaffold.runtime --cleanup --format pretty
+
+# Parse a saved deno-check log
+deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts --input .llm/tmp/check.log --pretty
+
+# Scan text without PowerShell quoting issues
+deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-lines.ts --root packages/cli --contains "scaffold.runtime"
+```
+
+## Tool Index
+
+| Tool                         | Use                                                                   |
+| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `find-lines.ts`              | Substring or regex scans across one or more roots.                    |
+| `find-import-patterns.ts`    | Import alias and relative-path debt scans.                            |
+| `find-symbol-usages.ts`      | Symbol-boundary usage scans for refactors.                            |
+| `list-exports.ts`            | Export and re-export inventory for package surfaces.                  |
+| `compare-export-surface.ts`  | Compare actual exports against an expected symbol list.               |
+| `parse-deno-check-errors.ts` | Group Deno/TypeScript errors by kind, message, and path.              |
+| `git-commit-paths.ts`        | Commit/push selected paths without Windows shell quoting issues.      |
+| `scaffold-e2e-test.ts`       | Legacy full scaffold smoke for CLI/plugin/DB/Aspire parity debugging. |
+
+See `.llm/tools/entry.md` for examples and selection notes.
diff --git a/.llm/tools/compare-export-surface.ts b/.llm/tools/compare-export-surface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83e7845d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/compare-export-surface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/**
+ * MCP-friendly export surface diff helper.
+ *
+ * Use this to compare the current exported symbol set against an expected contract list from an RFC,
+ * WI doc, or migration note. Scan a package tree, then compare against explicit expected names.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/compare-export-surface.ts --root packages/fresh --expect definePage --expect definePartial
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/compare-export-surface.ts --root packages/fresh --expect-file .llm/temp/fresh-contract.txt
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/compare-export-surface.ts --root packages/fresh --expect definePage --fail-on-missing
+ */
+
+interface Options {
+  roots: string[];
+  expected: Set<string>;
+  expectFile?: string;
+  ignoreDirs: Set<string>;
+  showActual: boolean;
+  failOnMissing: boolean;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS = ['.git', '_fresh', 'node_modules', 'dist', 'coverage'];
+const EXPORT_EXTS = new Set(['.ts', '.tsx', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.mts', '.cts']);
+
+function printHelp(): void {
+  console.log([
+    'Usage:',
+    '  deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/compare-export-surface.ts [options]',
+    '',
+    'Options:',
+    '  --root <path>         Root path to scan. Repeatable. Default: .',
+    '  --expect <name>       Expected exported symbol. Repeatable.',
+    '  --expect-file <path>  File with one expected symbol per line; blank lines and # comments ignored.',
+    '  --ignore <name>       Directory name to skip. Repeatable.',
+    '  --show-actual         Print the full actual symbol set.',
+    '  --fail-on-missing     Exit non-zero when any expected symbol is missing.',
+    '  --help                Show this help.',
+  ].join('\n'));
+}
+
+function requireValue(args: string[], index: number, flag: string): string {
+  const value = args[index + 1];
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`Missing value for ${flag}`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function parseArgs(args: string[]): Options | null {
+  const roots: string[] = [];
+  const expected = new Set<string>();
+  const ignoreDirs = new Set(DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS);
+  let expectFile: string | undefined;
+  let showActual = false;
+  let failOnMissing = false;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index++) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+    switch (arg) {
+      case '--root':
+        roots.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--expect':
+        expected.add(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--expect-file':
+        expectFile = requireValue(args, index, arg);
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--ignore':
+        ignoreDirs.add(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--show-actual':
+        showActual = true;
+        break;
+      case '--fail-on-missing':
+        failOnMissing = true;
+        break;
+      case '--help':
+        printHelp();
+        return null;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (roots.length === 0) roots.push('.');
+  return { roots, expected, expectFile, ignoreDirs, showActual, failOnMissing };
+}
+
+function fileExtension(path: string): string {
+  const dotIndex = path.lastIndexOf('.');
+  return dotIndex === -1 ? '' : path.slice(dotIndex);
+}
+
+function addNamedExport(raw: string, names: Set<string>): void {
+  for (const part of raw.split(',')) {
+    const trimmed = part.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) continue;
+    const aliasMatch = trimmed.match(/\bas\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)$/);
+    names.add(aliasMatch?.[1] ?? trimmed);
+  }
+}
+
+function collectNamesFromLine(line: string, names: Set<string>): void {
+  const directPatterns: RegExp[] = [
+    /^\s*export\s+(?:async\s+)?function\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/,
+    /^\s*export\s+const\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/,
+    /^\s*export\s+let\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/,
+    /^\s*export\s+var\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/,
+    /^\s*export\s+class\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/,
+    /^\s*export\s+interface\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/,
+    /^\s*export\s+type\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/,
+    /^\s*export\s+enum\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/,
+  ];
+
+  for (const pattern of directPatterns) {
+    const match = line.match(pattern);
+    if (match) names.add(match[1]);
+  }
+
+  const namedMatch = line.match(/^\s*export\s+\{([^}]+)\}/);
+  if (namedMatch) addNamedExport(namedMatch[1], names);
+}
+
+async function collectExportNames(
+  path: string,
+  options: Options,
+  names: Set<string>,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const info = await Deno.stat(path);
+
+  if (info.isDirectory) {
+    for await (const entry of Deno.readDir(path)) {
+      if (entry.isDirectory && options.ignoreDirs.has(entry.name)) continue;
+      await collectExportNames(`${path}/${entry.name}`, options, names);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!EXPORT_EXTS.has(fileExtension(path))) return;
+
+  const text = await Deno.readTextFile(path);
+  for (const line of text.split(/\r?\n/)) {
+    collectNamesFromLine(line, names);
+  }
+}
+
+async function loadExpectedFromFile(path: string, expected: Set<string>): Promise<void> {
+  const text = await Deno.readTextFile(path);
+  for (const line of text.split(/\r?\n/)) {
+    const trimmed = line.trim();
+    if (!trimmed || trimmed.startsWith('#')) continue;
+    expected.add(trimmed);
+  }
+}
+
+const options = parseArgs(Deno.args);
+if (options) {
+  if (options.expectFile) {
+    await loadExpectedFromFile(options.expectFile, options.expected);
+  }
+
+  if (options.expected.size === 0) {
+    throw new Error('Provide at least one expected symbol via --expect or --expect-file.');
+  }
+
+  const actual = new Set<string>();
+  for (const root of options.roots) {
+    await collectExportNames(root, options, actual);
+  }
+
+  const actualList = [...actual].sort();
+  const expectedList = [...options.expected].sort();
+  const present = expectedList.filter((name) => actual.has(name));
+  const missing = expectedList.filter((name) => !actual.has(name));
+  const extra = actualList.filter((name) => !options.expected.has(name));
+
+  console.log(`expected: ${expectedList.join(', ')}`);
+  console.log(`present: ${present.length > 0 ? present.join(', ') : '-'}`);
+  console.log(`missing: ${missing.length > 0 ? missing.join(', ') : '-'}`);
+  console.log(`extra-count: ${extra.length}`);
+
+  if (options.showActual) {
+    console.log(`actual: ${actualList.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+
+  if (options.failOnMissing && missing.length > 0) {
+    Deno.exit(1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.llm/tools/entry.md b/.llm/tools/entry.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a817ea605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/entry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# .llm/tools entry
+
+Reusable MCP-friendly Deno tools live here. This directory is for agent utilities that are useful
+across sessions; temporary investigation scripts belong under `.llm/tmp/`.
+
+## Rules
+
+- Prefer these tools over brittle PowerShell `Select-String`, `findstr`, or ad hoc quoting-heavy
+  pipelines when scanning this repo from a Windows MCP session.
+- Keep tool permissions explicit. Most scanners only need `--allow-read`.
+- Do not duplicate doctrine/package fitness gates here. The current repo keeps those under
+  `tools/fitness/`.
+- The maintained full CLI E2E gate is `deno task e2e:cli`; the legacy scaffold tool is diagnostic
+  only.
+
+## Full CLI E2E
+
+### `deno task e2e:cli`
+
+- Purpose: run the full merge-readiness CLI E2E suite.
+- Coverage: scaffolds a project, adds the official plugins, initializes/generates/seeds the DB,
+  type-checks generated workspaces, starts Aspire, waits runtime resources, exercises HTTP behavior,
+  validates OTEL behavior, and cleans up.
+- Example command:
+  - `deno task e2e:cli`
+
+### `packages/cli/e2e`
+
+- Purpose: product-grade CLI E2E validation package with suite/gate listing and targeted execution.
+- Example commands:
+  - `deno task e2e:cli suites`
+  - `deno task e2e:cli gates scaffold.runtime`
+  - `deno task e2e:cli run scaffold.runtime --cleanup --format pretty`
+  - `deno task e2e:cli gate scaffold.runtime generated.deno-check --cleanup --format pretty`
+- Notes: `scaffold.plugins` is not the full suite. It is a narrower plugin scaffold and diagnostic
+  smoke. Use `scaffold.runtime` for merge readiness.
+
+### `scaffold-e2e-test.ts`
+
+- Purpose: legacy generated-project scaffold smoke kept as a comparison harness while the maintained
+  `packages/cli/e2e` runner covers the merge gate.
+- Why MCP-friendly: emits step-level output and a streaming log under `.llm/tmp/scaffold-e2e-test/`.
+- Example commands:
+  - `deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run --allow-net --allow-env .llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts --format pretty --cleanup`
+  - `deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run --allow-net --allow-env .llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts --dry-run --format pretty`
+- Notes: use this only for parity debugging with the previous repo checkout. For PR readiness, use
+  `deno task e2e:cli`.
+
+## Diagnostics
+
+### `parse-deno-check-errors.ts`
+
+- Purpose: parse `deno check` / `deno task check*` output into structured JSON grouped by error kind
+  and affected paths.
+- Example commands:
+  - `deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts --input .llm/tmp/check.log --pretty`
+  - `deno run --allow-run --allow-read .llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts --pretty --cwd . -- deno task check`
+
+### `find-lines.ts`
+
+- Purpose: scan roots for substring or regex matches and print `path:line: text`.
+- Example command:
+  - `deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-lines.ts --root packages/cli --regex "scaffold\\.(runtime|plugins)"`
+
+### `find-import-patterns.ts`
+
+- Purpose: scan imports and CSS `@import` lines for legacy aliases and relative-path debt.
+- Example command:
+  - `deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-import-patterns.ts --root packages/cli`
+
+### `find-symbol-usages.ts`
+
+- Purpose: scan for symbol usages with symbol-boundary matching for refactor prep.
+- Example command:
+  - `deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-symbol-usages.ts --root packages/cli --symbol copyOfficialPlugin`
+
+### `list-exports.ts`
+
+- Purpose: inventory exported symbols and re-exports across a package or app surface.
+- Example command:
+  - `deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/list-exports.ts --root packages/contracts`
+
+### `compare-export-surface.ts`
+
+- Purpose: compare actual exported symbols against an expected contract list.
+- Example command:
+  - `deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/compare-export-surface.ts --root packages/contracts --expect contract`
+
+### `git-commit-paths.ts`
+
+- Purpose: run `git commit` with explicit message/path inputs without Windows shell quoting issues.
+- Example commands:
+  - `deno run --allow-run .llm/tools/git-commit-paths.ts --message chore-sync --all-staged --dry-run`
+  - `deno run --allow-read --allow-run .llm/tools/git-commit-paths.ts --message-file .llm/tmp/commit-message.txt --path-file .llm/tmp/commit-paths.txt --push`
+
+## Non-ported Old Tools
+
+The previous checkout also had playground dashboard, benchmark comparison, and helper-generation
+scripts. They were not ported because they target older app surfaces or one-off investigations. Add
+new versions only when a current task needs them.
diff --git a/.llm/tools/find-import-patterns.ts b/.llm/tools/find-import-patterns.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8fb482e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/find-import-patterns.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/**
+ * MCP-friendly reusable import-pattern scanner.
+ *
+ * Use this when checking for alias migration leftovers, brittle deep relative imports, or legacy
+ * alias usage. This is more reliable than PowerShell text search on Windows because it avoids shell
+ * quoting problems around paths like `(dashboard)` or `[id]`.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-import-patterns.ts --root packages/cli/src
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-import-patterns.ts --root packages/cli/src --legacy-alias @old/
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-import-patterns.ts --root packages/cli/src --include-sibling
+ */
+
+interface Options {
+  roots: string[];
+  legacyAliases: string[];
+  includeSibling: boolean;
+  exts: Set<string>;
+  ignoreDirs: Set<string>;
+  summary: boolean;
+}
+
+interface Stats {
+  scannedFiles: number;
+  matchedFiles: number;
+  matchedLines: number;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_EXTS = ['.ts', '.tsx', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.mts', '.cts', '.css'];
+const DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS = ['.git', '_fresh', 'node_modules', 'dist', 'coverage'];
+const DEFAULT_LEGACY_ALIASES = ['@/'];
+
+function printHelp(): void {
+  console.log([
+    'Usage:',
+    '  deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-import-patterns.ts [options]',
+    '',
+    'Options:',
+    '  --root <path>          Root path to scan. Repeatable. Default: .',
+    '  --legacy-alias <text>  Alias prefix to treat as legacy. Repeatable. Default: @/',
+    '  --include-sibling      Also report ./ sibling-relative imports.',
+    '  --ext <csv>            Extensions to scan, e.g. .ts,.tsx,.css',
+    '  --ignore <name>        Directory name to skip. Repeatable.',
+    '  --no-summary           Omit summary output.',
+    '  --help                 Show this help.',
+  ].join('\n'));
+}
+
+function requireValue(args: string[], index: number, flag: string): string {
+  const value = args[index + 1];
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`Missing value for ${flag}`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function normalizeExt(ext: string): string {
+  return ext.startsWith('.') ? ext : `.${ext}`;
+}
+
+function parseArgs(args: string[]): Options | null {
+  const roots: string[] = [];
+  const legacyAliases = [...DEFAULT_LEGACY_ALIASES];
+  const exts = new Set(DEFAULT_EXTS);
+  const ignoreDirs = new Set(DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS);
+  let includeSibling = false;
+  let summary = true;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index++) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+
+    switch (arg) {
+      case '--root':
+        roots.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--legacy-alias':
+        legacyAliases.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--include-sibling':
+        includeSibling = true;
+        break;
+      case '--ext': {
+        exts.clear();
+        for (const ext of requireValue(args, index, arg).split(',')) {
+          exts.add(normalizeExt(ext.trim()));
+        }
+        index++;
+        break;
+      }
+      case '--ignore':
+        ignoreDirs.add(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--no-summary':
+        summary = false;
+        break;
+      case '--help':
+        printHelp();
+        return null;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (roots.length === 0) roots.push('.');
+
+  return { roots, legacyAliases, includeSibling, exts, ignoreDirs, summary };
+}
+
+function shouldScanFile(path: string, exts: Set<string>): boolean {
+  const dotIndex = path.lastIndexOf('.');
+  if (dotIndex === -1) return false;
+  return exts.has(path.slice(dotIndex));
+}
+
+function extractSpecifier(line: string): { source: 'import' | 'css'; specifier: string } | null {
+  const importMatch = line.match(/(?:\bfrom\s+|^\s*import\s+)['"]([^'"]+)['"]/);
+  if (importMatch) {
+    return { source: 'import', specifier: importMatch[1] };
+  }
+
+  const cssMatch = line.match(/@import\s+['"]([^'"]+)['"]/);
+  if (cssMatch) {
+    return { source: 'css', specifier: cssMatch[1] };
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function classifySpecifier(specifier: string, options: Options): string | null {
+  if (options.legacyAliases.some((alias) => specifier.startsWith(alias))) {
+    return 'legacy-alias';
+  }
+  if (specifier.startsWith('../')) {
+    return 'parent-relative';
+  }
+  if (options.includeSibling && specifier.startsWith('./')) {
+    return 'sibling-relative';
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function scanPath(path: string, options: Options, stats: Stats): Promise<void> {
+  const info = await Deno.stat(path);
+
+  if (info.isDirectory) {
+    for await (const entry of Deno.readDir(path)) {
+      if (entry.isDirectory && options.ignoreDirs.has(entry.name)) continue;
+      await scanPath(`${path}/${entry.name}`, options, stats);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!shouldScanFile(path, options.exts)) return;
+
+  const text = await Deno.readTextFile(path);
+  stats.scannedFiles++;
+
+  const lines = text.split(/\r?\n/);
+  let fileMatched = false;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < lines.length; index++) {
+    const extracted = extractSpecifier(lines[index]);
+    if (!extracted) continue;
+
+    const category = classifySpecifier(extracted.specifier, options);
+    if (!category) continue;
+
+    fileMatched = true;
+    stats.matchedLines++;
+    console.log(
+      `${path}:${index + 1}: [${extracted.source}:${category}] ${extracted.specifier} :: ${
+        lines[index].trim()
+      }`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (fileMatched) stats.matchedFiles++;
+}
+
+const options = parseArgs(Deno.args);
+
+if (options) {
+  const stats: Stats = { scannedFiles: 0, matchedFiles: 0, matchedLines: 0 };
+
+  for (const root of options.roots) {
+    await scanPath(root, options, stats);
+  }
+
+  if (options.summary) {
+    console.error(
+      `summary: scanned ${stats.scannedFiles} file(s), matched ${stats.matchedFiles} file(s), ${stats.matchedLines} line(s)`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.llm/tools/find-lines.ts b/.llm/tools/find-lines.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f8af52f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/find-lines.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/**
+ * MCP-friendly reusable Deno line scanner.
+ *
+ * Prefer this over PowerShell `Select-String`, `findstr`, or complex shell pipelines when scanning
+ * this repo from an MCP session. It is more reliable on Windows paths and usually more performant
+ * because one Deno process can walk the tree once and handle all matching in-process.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-lines.ts --root packages/cli/src --contains @netscript/
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-lines.ts --root packages/fresh --regex define(ListPage|DetailPage|FormPage)
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-lines.ts --root packages/cli/src --contains ../ --ext .ts,.tsx
+ */
+
+interface Options {
+  roots: string[];
+  contains: string[];
+  regexes: RegExp[];
+  exts: Set<string>;
+  ignoreDirs: Set<string>;
+  summary: boolean;
+}
+
+interface ScanStats {
+  scannedFiles: number;
+  matchedFiles: number;
+  matchedLines: number;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_EXTS = ['.ts', '.tsx', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.mts', '.cts', '.css', '.json', '.md'];
+const DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS = ['.git', '_fresh', 'node_modules', 'dist', 'coverage'];
+
+function printHelp(): void {
+  console.log([
+    'Usage:',
+    '  deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-lines.ts [options]',
+    '',
+    'Options:',
+    '  --root <path>       Root path to scan. Repeatable. Default: .',
+    '  --contains <text>   Substring to match. Repeatable.',
+    '  --regex <pattern>   JavaScript regex source to match. Repeatable.',
+    '  --ext <csv>         Extensions to scan, e.g. .ts,.tsx,.css',
+    '  --ignore <name>     Directory name to skip. Repeatable.',
+    '  --no-summary        Omit summary output.',
+    '  --help              Show this help.',
+  ].join('\n'));
+}
+
+function requireValue(args: string[], index: number, flag: string): string {
+  const value = args[index + 1];
+  if (!value) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing value for ${flag}`);
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+function normalizeExt(ext: string): string {
+  return ext === '*' || ext.startsWith('.') ? ext : `.${ext}`;
+}
+
+function parseArgs(args: string[]): Options | null {
+  const roots: string[] = [];
+  const contains: string[] = [];
+  const regexes: RegExp[] = [];
+  const exts = new Set(DEFAULT_EXTS);
+  const ignoreDirs = new Set(DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS);
+  let summary = true;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index++) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+
+    switch (arg) {
+      case '--root':
+        roots.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--contains':
+        contains.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--regex':
+        regexes.push(new RegExp(requireValue(args, index, arg)));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--ext': {
+        const value = requireValue(args, index, arg);
+        exts.clear();
+        for (const ext of value.split(',')) {
+          const normalized = normalizeExt(ext.trim());
+          if (normalized) exts.add(normalized);
+        }
+        index++;
+        break;
+      }
+      case '--ignore':
+        ignoreDirs.add(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--no-summary':
+        summary = false;
+        break;
+      case '--help':
+        printHelp();
+        return null;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (roots.length === 0) roots.push('.');
+
+  if (contains.length === 0 && regexes.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('Provide at least one --contains or --regex matcher.');
+  }
+
+  return { roots, contains, regexes, exts, ignoreDirs, summary };
+}
+
+function shouldScanFile(path: string, exts: Set<string>): boolean {
+  if (exts.has('*')) return true;
+
+  const lastDot = path.lastIndexOf('.');
+  if (lastDot === -1) return false;
+
+  return exts.has(path.slice(lastDot));
+}
+
+function lineMatches(line: string, options: Options): boolean {
+  return options.contains.some((value) => line.includes(value)) ||
+    options.regexes.some((pattern) => pattern.test(line));
+}
+
+async function scanPath(path: string, options: Options, stats: ScanStats): Promise<void> {
+  const fileInfo = await Deno.stat(path);
+
+  if (fileInfo.isDirectory) {
+    for await (const entry of Deno.readDir(path)) {
+      if (entry.isDirectory && options.ignoreDirs.has(entry.name)) continue;
+      await scanPath(`${path}/${entry.name}`, options, stats);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!shouldScanFile(path, options.exts)) return;
+
+  let text: string;
+  try {
+    text = await Deno.readTextFile(path);
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    if (error instanceof Deno.errors.InvalidData) return;
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  stats.scannedFiles++;
+
+  const lines = text.split(/\r?\n/);
+  let fileMatched = false;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < lines.length; index++) {
+    const line = lines[index];
+    if (!lineMatches(line, options)) continue;
+
+    fileMatched = true;
+    stats.matchedLines++;
+    console.log(`${path}:${index + 1}: ${line.trim()}`);
+  }
+
+  if (fileMatched) {
+    stats.matchedFiles++;
+  }
+}
+
+const options = parseArgs(Deno.args);
+
+if (options) {
+  const stats: ScanStats = { scannedFiles: 0, matchedFiles: 0, matchedLines: 0 };
+
+  for (const root of options.roots) {
+    await scanPath(root, options, stats);
+  }
+
+  if (options.summary) {
+    console.error(
+      `summary: scanned ${stats.scannedFiles} file(s), matched ${stats.matchedFiles} file(s), ${stats.matchedLines} line(s)`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.llm/tools/find-symbol-usages.ts b/.llm/tools/find-symbol-usages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a21df589d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/find-symbol-usages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/**
+ * MCP-friendly reusable symbol usage scanner.
+ *
+ * Prefer this over brittle shell grep/Select-String pipelines when you want word-boundary matching
+ * for symbols during refactors, API audits, or migration work.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-symbol-usages.ts --root packages/fresh --symbol definePage
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-symbol-usages.ts --root packages/cli/src --symbol defineCommand
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-symbol-usages.ts --root packages/fresh --symbol createListPage --substring
+ */
+
+interface Options {
+  roots: string[];
+  symbols: string[];
+  exts: Set<string>;
+  ignoreDirs: Set<string>;
+  caseSensitive: boolean;
+  substring: boolean;
+  summary: boolean;
+}
+
+interface Stats {
+  scannedFiles: number;
+  matchedFiles: number;
+  matchedLines: number;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_EXTS = ['.ts', '.tsx', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.mts', '.cts', '.css', '.md'];
+const DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS = ['.git', '_fresh', 'node_modules', 'dist', 'coverage'];
+
+function printHelp(): void {
+  console.log([
+    'Usage:',
+    '  deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/find-symbol-usages.ts [options]',
+    '',
+    'Options:',
+    '  --root <path>       Root path to scan. Repeatable. Default: .',
+    '  --symbol <name>     Symbol to match. Repeatable. Required.',
+    '  --ext <csv>         Extensions to scan, e.g. .ts,.tsx,.md',
+    '  --ignore <name>     Directory name to skip. Repeatable.',
+    '  --case-sensitive    Make matching case-sensitive.',
+    '  --substring         Match substrings instead of symbol boundaries.',
+    '  --no-summary        Omit summary output.',
+    '  --help              Show this help.',
+  ].join('\n'));
+}
+
+function requireValue(args: string[], index: number, flag: string): string {
+  const value = args[index + 1];
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`Missing value for ${flag}`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function normalizeExt(ext: string): string {
+  return ext.startsWith('.') ? ext : `.${ext}`;
+}
+
+function parseArgs(args: string[]): Options | null {
+  const roots: string[] = [];
+  const symbols: string[] = [];
+  const exts = new Set(DEFAULT_EXTS);
+  const ignoreDirs = new Set(DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS);
+  let caseSensitive = false;
+  let substring = false;
+  let summary = true;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index++) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+    switch (arg) {
+      case '--root':
+        roots.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--symbol':
+        symbols.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--ext': {
+        exts.clear();
+        for (const ext of requireValue(args, index, arg).split(',')) {
+          exts.add(normalizeExt(ext.trim()));
+        }
+        index++;
+        break;
+      }
+      case '--ignore':
+        ignoreDirs.add(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--case-sensitive':
+        caseSensitive = true;
+        break;
+      case '--substring':
+        substring = true;
+        break;
+      case '--no-summary':
+        summary = false;
+        break;
+      case '--help':
+        printHelp();
+        return null;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (roots.length === 0) roots.push('.');
+  if (symbols.length === 0) throw new Error('Provide at least one --symbol value.');
+
+  return { roots, symbols, exts, ignoreDirs, caseSensitive, substring, summary };
+}
+
+function shouldScanFile(path: string, exts: Set<string>): boolean {
+  const dotIndex = path.lastIndexOf('.');
+  if (dotIndex === -1) return false;
+  return exts.has(path.slice(dotIndex));
+}
+
+function escapeRegex(text: string): string {
+  return text.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+}
+
+function createPatterns(options: Options): Array<{ symbol: string; pattern: RegExp }> {
+  const flags = options.caseSensitive ? '' : 'i';
+
+  return options.symbols.map((symbol) => {
+    const escaped = escapeRegex(symbol);
+    const source = options.substring
+      ? escaped
+      : `(^|[^A-Za-z0-9_$])(${escaped})(?=$|[^A-Za-z0-9_$])`;
+
+    return { symbol, pattern: new RegExp(source, flags) };
+  });
+}
+
+async function scanPath(
+  path: string,
+  options: Options,
+  patterns: Array<{ symbol: string; pattern: RegExp }>,
+  stats: Stats,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const info = await Deno.stat(path);
+
+  if (info.isDirectory) {
+    for await (const entry of Deno.readDir(path)) {
+      if (entry.isDirectory && options.ignoreDirs.has(entry.name)) continue;
+      await scanPath(`${path}/${entry.name}`, options, patterns, stats);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!shouldScanFile(path, options.exts)) return;
+
+  let text: string;
+  try {
+    text = await Deno.readTextFile(path);
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    if (error instanceof Deno.errors.InvalidData) return;
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  stats.scannedFiles++;
+
+  let fileMatched = false;
+  const lines = text.split(/\r?\n/);
+  for (let index = 0; index < lines.length; index++) {
+    const matchedSymbols = patterns.filter(({ pattern }) => pattern.test(lines[index])).map((
+      { symbol },
+    ) => symbol);
+    if (matchedSymbols.length === 0) continue;
+
+    fileMatched = true;
+    stats.matchedLines++;
+    console.log(`${path}:${index + 1}: [${matchedSymbols.join(',')}] ${lines[index].trim()}`);
+  }
+
+  if (fileMatched) stats.matchedFiles++;
+}
+
+const options = parseArgs(Deno.args);
+if (options) {
+  const patterns = createPatterns(options);
+  const stats: Stats = { scannedFiles: 0, matchedFiles: 0, matchedLines: 0 };
+
+  for (const root of options.roots) {
+    await scanPath(root, options, patterns, stats);
+  }
+
+  if (options.summary) {
+    console.error(
+      `summary: scanned ${stats.scannedFiles} file(s), matched ${stats.matchedFiles} file(s), ${stats.matchedLines} line(s)`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.llm/tools/git-commit-paths.ts b/.llm/tools/git-commit-paths.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7534db8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/git-commit-paths.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+/**
+ * MCP-friendly git commit/push helper for Windows/MCP sessions.
+ *
+ * Use this instead of PowerShell-heavy git commands when commit messages contain `:` or when file
+ * paths contain characters like `(`, `)`, and `[]`. Deno passes arguments directly to git, so the
+ * shell does not get a chance to mangle them.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - deno run --allow-run .llm/tools/git-commit-paths.ts --message chore-sync --all-staged --push --dry-run
+ * - deno run --allow-read --allow-run .llm/tools/git-commit-paths.ts --message-file .llm/temp/commit-message.txt --path-file .llm/temp/commit-paths.txt
+ */
+
+interface Options {
+  cwd: string;
+  message?: string;
+  messageFile?: string;
+  paths: string[];
+  pathFiles: string[];
+  push: boolean;
+  branch?: string;
+  allStaged: boolean;
+  dryRun: boolean;
+}
+
+function printHelp(): void {
+  console.log([
+    'Usage:',
+    '  deno run --allow-run .llm/tools/git-commit-paths.ts --message <msg> [options]',
+    '',
+    'Options:',
+    '  --message <msg>        Commit message.',
+    '  --message-file <path>  Read commit message from a file.',
+    '  --path <file>          Path to include with git commit --only. Repeatable.',
+    '  --path-file <path>     Read newline-separated commit paths from a file. Repeatable.',
+    '  --all-staged      Commit staged changes instead of selecting paths.',
+    '  --push            Push to origin after a successful commit.',
+    '  --branch <name>   Push branch override. Default: current branch.',
+    '  --cwd <path>      Repo root/current working directory. Default: current directory.',
+    '  --dry-run         Print commands without executing them.',
+    '  --help            Show this help.',
+  ].join('\n'));
+}
+
+function requireValue(args: string[], index: number, flag: string): string {
+  const value = args[index + 1];
+  if (!value) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing value for ${flag}`);
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+function parseArgs(args: string[]): Options | null {
+  const options: Options = {
+    cwd: Deno.cwd(),
+    paths: [],
+    pathFiles: [],
+    push: false,
+    allStaged: false,
+    dryRun: false,
+  };
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index++) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+    switch (arg) {
+      case '--message':
+        options.message = requireValue(args, index, arg);
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--message-file':
+        options.messageFile = requireValue(args, index, arg);
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--path':
+        options.paths.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--path-file':
+        options.pathFiles.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--push':
+        options.push = true;
+        break;
+      case '--branch':
+        options.branch = requireValue(args, index, arg);
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--cwd':
+        options.cwd = requireValue(args, index, arg);
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--all-staged':
+        options.allStaged = true;
+        break;
+      case '--dry-run':
+        options.dryRun = true;
+        break;
+      case '--help':
+        printHelp();
+        return null;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (options.message && options.messageFile) {
+    throw new Error('Use either --message or --message-file, not both.');
+  }
+
+  if (!options.message && !options.messageFile) {
+    throw new Error('Provide --message <msg> or --message-file <path>.');
+  }
+
+  if (!options.allStaged && options.paths.length === 0 && options.pathFiles.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('Provide at least one --path, --path-file, or use --all-staged.');
+  }
+
+  if (options.allStaged && (options.paths.length > 0 || options.pathFiles.length > 0)) {
+    throw new Error('Use either --all-staged or explicit commit paths, not both.');
+  }
+
+  return options;
+}
+
+async function resolveMessage(options: Options): Promise<string> {
+  if (options.message) return options.message;
+  const text = await Deno.readTextFile(options.messageFile!);
+  const message = text.trim();
+  if (!message) throw new Error('Commit message file is empty.');
+  return message;
+}
+
+async function resolvePaths(options: Options): Promise<string[]> {
+  const paths = [...options.paths];
+  for (const pathFile of options.pathFiles) {
+    const text = await Deno.readTextFile(pathFile);
+    for (const line of text.split(/\r?\n/)) {
+      const value = line.trim();
+      if (value) paths.push(value);
+    }
+  }
+  return paths;
+}
+
+async function runGit(args: string[], cwd: string, dryRun: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  console.error(`git ${args.join(' ')}`);
+  if (dryRun) return;
+
+  const command = new Deno.Command('git', {
+    args,
+    cwd,
+    stdout: 'inherit',
+    stderr: 'inherit',
+  });
+  const { code } = await command.output();
+  if (code !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`git ${args[0]} failed with exit code ${code}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function currentBranch(cwd: string): Promise<string> {
+  const command = new Deno.Command('git', {
+    args: ['branch', '--show-current'],
+    cwd,
+    stdout: 'piped',
+    stderr: 'inherit',
+  });
+  const { code, stdout } = await command.output();
+  if (code !== 0) {
+    throw new Error('Unable to determine current branch.');
+  }
+  const branch = new TextDecoder().decode(stdout).trim();
+  if (!branch) {
+    throw new Error('Current branch is empty.');
+  }
+  return branch;
+}
+
+const options = parseArgs(Deno.args);
+if (options) {
+  const message = await resolveMessage(options);
+  const paths = options.allStaged ? [] : await resolvePaths(options);
+  const commitArgs = ['commit', '-m', message];
+  if (!options.allStaged) {
+    commitArgs.push('--only', '--', ...paths);
+  }
+
+  await runGit(commitArgs, options.cwd, options.dryRun);
+
+  if (options.push) {
+    const branch = options.branch ?? await currentBranch(options.cwd);
+    await runGit(['push', 'origin', branch], options.cwd, options.dryRun);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.llm/tools/list-exports.ts b/.llm/tools/list-exports.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7e636213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/list-exports.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/**
+ * MCP-friendly reusable export inventory tool.
+ *
+ * Use this to inventory a package or app surface without brittle shell pipelines. It prints
+ * `path:line: kind:name :: source line` for common export forms so future sessions can quickly map
+ * public APIs and migration surfaces.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/list-exports.ts --root packages/fresh
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/list-exports.ts --root packages/fresh --name define
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/list-exports.ts --root packages/cli/src --name handler
+ */
+
+interface Options {
+  roots: string[];
+  nameFilters: string[];
+  exts: Set<string>;
+  ignoreDirs: Set<string>;
+  summary: boolean;
+}
+
+interface Stats {
+  scannedFiles: number;
+  matchedFiles: number;
+  matchedLines: number;
+}
+
+interface ExportMatch {
+  kind: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_EXTS = ['.ts', '.tsx', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.mts', '.cts'];
+const DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS = ['.git', '_fresh', 'node_modules', 'dist', 'coverage'];
+
+function printHelp(): void {
+  console.log([
+    'Usage:',
+    '  deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/list-exports.ts [options]',
+    '',
+    'Options:',
+    '  --root <path>     Root path to scan. Repeatable. Default: .',
+    '  --name <text>     Filter by exported symbol or line content. Repeatable.',
+    '  --ext <csv>       Extensions to scan, e.g. .ts,.tsx',
+    '  --ignore <name>   Directory name to skip. Repeatable.',
+    '  --no-summary      Omit summary output.',
+    '  --help            Show this help.',
+  ].join('\n'));
+}
+
+function requireValue(args: string[], index: number, flag: string): string {
+  const value = args[index + 1];
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`Missing value for ${flag}`);
+  return value;
+}
+
+function normalizeExt(ext: string): string {
+  return ext.startsWith('.') ? ext : `.${ext}`;
+}
+
+function parseArgs(args: string[]): Options | null {
+  const roots: string[] = [];
+  const nameFilters: string[] = [];
+  const exts = new Set(DEFAULT_EXTS);
+  const ignoreDirs = new Set(DEFAULT_IGNORE_DIRS);
+  let summary = true;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index++) {
+    const arg = args[index];
+    switch (arg) {
+      case '--root':
+        roots.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--name':
+        nameFilters.push(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--ext': {
+        exts.clear();
+        for (const ext of requireValue(args, index, arg).split(',')) {
+          exts.add(normalizeExt(ext.trim()));
+        }
+        index++;
+        break;
+      }
+      case '--ignore':
+        ignoreDirs.add(requireValue(args, index, arg));
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--no-summary':
+        summary = false;
+        break;
+      case '--help':
+        printHelp();
+        return null;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (roots.length === 0) roots.push('.');
+  return { roots, nameFilters, exts, ignoreDirs, summary };
+}
+
+function shouldScanFile(path: string, exts: Set<string>): boolean {
+  const dotIndex = path.lastIndexOf('.');
+  if (dotIndex === -1) return false;
+  return exts.has(path.slice(dotIndex));
+}
+
+function parseExport(line: string): ExportMatch | null {
+  const patterns: Array<[RegExp, string]> = [
+    [/^\s*export\s+default\s+(?:async\s+)?function\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'default-function'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+default\s+class\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'default-class'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+default\b/, 'default'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+(?:async\s+)?function\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'function'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+const\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'const'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+let\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'let'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+var\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'var'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+class\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'class'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+interface\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'interface'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+type\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'type'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+enum\s+([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)/, 'enum'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+\*\s+from\s+['"]([^'"]+)['"]/, 'star-reexport'],
+    [/^\s*export\s+\{([^}]+)\}(?:\s+from\s+['"]([^'"]+)['"])?/, 'named-export'],
+  ];
+
+  for (const [pattern, kind] of patterns) {
+    const match = line.match(pattern);
+    if (!match) continue;
+
+    const rawName = match[1] ?? 'default';
+    return { kind, name: rawName.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim() };
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function matchesFilter(line: string, parsed: ExportMatch, filters: string[]): boolean {
+  if (filters.length === 0) return true;
+  const haystacks = [parsed.name, parsed.kind, line];
+  return filters.some((filter) => haystacks.some((value) => value.includes(filter)));
+}
+
+async function scanPath(path: string, options: Options, stats: Stats): Promise<void> {
+  const info = await Deno.stat(path);
+
+  if (info.isDirectory) {
+    for await (const entry of Deno.readDir(path)) {
+      if (entry.isDirectory && options.ignoreDirs.has(entry.name)) continue;
+      await scanPath(`${path}/${entry.name}`, options, stats);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!shouldScanFile(path, options.exts)) return;
+
+  const text = await Deno.readTextFile(path);
+  stats.scannedFiles++;
+
+  const lines = text.split(/\r?\n/);
+  let fileMatched = false;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < lines.length; index++) {
+    const parsed = parseExport(lines[index]);
+    if (!parsed) continue;
+    if (!matchesFilter(lines[index], parsed, options.nameFilters)) continue;
+
+    fileMatched = true;
+    stats.matchedLines++;
+    console.log(`${path}:${index + 1}: ${parsed.kind}:${parsed.name} :: ${lines[index].trim()}`);
+  }
+
+  if (fileMatched) stats.matchedFiles++;
+}
+
+const options = parseArgs(Deno.args);
+
+if (options) {
+  const stats: Stats = { scannedFiles: 0, matchedFiles: 0, matchedLines: 0 };
+
+  for (const root of options.roots) {
+    await scanPath(root, options, stats);
+  }
+
+  if (options.summary) {
+    console.error(
+      `summary: scanned ${stats.scannedFiles} file(s), matched ${stats.matchedFiles} file(s), ${stats.matchedLines} line(s)`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts b/.llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b45e7936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+/**
+ * MCP-friendly structured parser for `deno check` / `deno task check*` failures.
+ *
+ * Use this when raw terminal output is too noisy to reason about efficiently. The script strips
+ * ANSI codes, parses Deno/TypeScript-style error blocks, deduplicates repeated occurrences, and
+ * emits grouped JSON by error kind with affected files and locations.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts --input .llm/tmp/check-packages.log
+ * - deno run --allow-run --allow-read .llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts --cwd . -- deno task check:packages
+ * - deno run --allow-run --allow-read .llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts --pretty --cwd packages/fresh -- deno check ./route/contract.ts
+ */
+
+interface SourceData {
+  text: string;
+  command?: string[];
+  exitCode?: number;
+}
+
+interface Location {
+  path: string;
+  line: number;
+  column: number;
+}
+
+interface ParsedOccurrence {
+  kind: string;
+  message: string;
+  location?: Location;
+}
+
+interface GroupedPath {
+  path: string;
+  count: number;
+  locations: Array<{ line: number; column: number }>;
+}
+
+interface ErrorGroup {
+  kind: string;
+  message: string;
+  count: number;
+  paths: GroupedPath[];
+}
+
+interface OutputReport {
+  source: {
+    mode: 'file' | 'stdin' | 'command';
+    input?: string;
+    command?: string[];
+    cwd?: string;
+    exitCode?: number;
+  };
+  summary: {
+    totalOccurrences: number;
+    uniqueOccurrences: number;
+    uniqueKinds: number;
+    uniquePaths: number;
+  };
+  groups: ErrorGroup[];
+}
+
+interface Options {
+  input?: string;
+  cwd?: string;
+  pretty: boolean;
+  command?: string[];
+}
+
+const ANSI_PATTERN = /\u001b\[[0-9;]*m/g;
+const ERROR_HEADER = /^([A-Z]+[0-9]+)\s+\[ERROR\]:\s+(.*)$/;
+const LOCATION_LINE = /^\s*at\s+(?:file:\/\/)?(.+?):(\d+):(\d+)\s*$/;
+
+function printHelp(): void {
+  console.log([
+    'Usage:',
+    '  deno run --allow-read .llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts [options]',
+    '  deno run --allow-run --allow-read .llm/tools/parse-deno-check-errors.ts [options] -- deno task check:packages',
+    '',
+    'Options:',
+    '  --input <path>   Parse a saved log file instead of stdin/command output.',
+    '  --cwd <path>     Working directory used when running a command after `--`.',
+    '  --pretty         Pretty-print JSON output.',
+    '  --help           Show this help.',
+    '',
+    'Notes:',
+    '  - If `--input` is omitted and a command is not provided after `--`, the script reads stdin.',
+    '  - The JSON groups by error kind + message, then lists affected paths and locations.',
+  ].join('\n'));
+}
+
+function requireValue(args: string[], index: number, flag: string): string {
+  const value = args[index + 1];
+  if (!value) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing value for ${flag}`);
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+function parseArgs(args: string[]): Options | null {
+  const separatorIndex = args.indexOf('--');
+  const optionArgs = separatorIndex >= 0 ? args.slice(0, separatorIndex) : args;
+  const command = separatorIndex >= 0 ? args.slice(separatorIndex + 1) : undefined;
+
+  let input: string | undefined;
+  let cwd: string | undefined;
+  let pretty = false;
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < optionArgs.length; index++) {
+    const arg = optionArgs[index];
+    switch (arg) {
+      case '--input':
+        input = requireValue(optionArgs, index, arg);
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--cwd':
+        cwd = requireValue(optionArgs, index, arg);
+        index++;
+        break;
+      case '--pretty':
+        pretty = true;
+        break;
+      case '--help':
+        printHelp();
+        return null;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown argument: ${arg}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    input,
+    cwd,
+    pretty,
+    command: command && command.length > 0 ? command : undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+async function readStdinText(): Promise<string> {
+  const chunks: Uint8Array[] = [];
+  const reader = Deno.stdin.readable.getReader();
+  try {
+    while (true) {
+      const { value, done } = await reader.read();
+      if (done) break;
+      if (value) chunks.push(value);
+    }
+  } finally {
+    reader.releaseLock();
+  }
+
+  return new TextDecoder().decode(concatChunks(chunks));
+}
+
+function concatChunks(chunks: Uint8Array[]): Uint8Array {
+  const length = chunks.reduce((sum, chunk) => sum + chunk.length, 0);
+  const output = new Uint8Array(length);
+  let offset = 0;
+  for (const chunk of chunks) {
+    output.set(chunk, offset);
+    offset += chunk.length;
+  }
+  return output;
+}
+
+async function loadSource(options: Options): Promise<SourceData> {
+  if (options.input) {
+    return {
+      text: await Deno.readTextFile(options.input),
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (options.command) {
+    const [name, ...commandArgs] = options.command;
+    const result = await new Deno.Command(name, {
+      args: commandArgs,
+      cwd: options.cwd,
+      stdout: 'piped',
+      stderr: 'piped',
+    }).output();
+
+    return {
+      text: new TextDecoder().decode(result.stdout) + new TextDecoder().decode(result.stderr),
+      command: options.command,
+      exitCode: result.code,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    text: await readStdinText(),
+  };
+}
+
+function stripAnsi(text: string): string {
+  return text.replaceAll(ANSI_PATTERN, '');
+}
+
+function normalizePath(path: string): string {
+  return path.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+}
+
+function parseOccurrences(text: string): ParsedOccurrence[] {
+  const clean = stripAnsi(text);
+  const lines = clean.split(/\r?\n/);
+  const occurrences: ParsedOccurrence[] = [];
+
+  for (let index = 0; index < lines.length; index++) {
+    const headerMatch = lines[index].match(ERROR_HEADER);
+    if (!headerMatch) continue;
+
+    const [, kind, message] = headerMatch;
+    let location: Location | undefined;
+
+    for (let scan = index + 1; scan < lines.length; scan++) {
+      const nextLine = lines[scan];
+      if (ERROR_HEADER.test(nextLine)) break;
+      const locationMatch = nextLine.match(LOCATION_LINE);
+      if (locationMatch) {
+        location = {
+          path: normalizePath(locationMatch[1]),
+          line: Number(locationMatch[2]),
+          column: Number(locationMatch[3]),
+        };
+        break;
+      }
+      if (nextLine.startsWith('Found ') || nextLine.startsWith('error: ')) break;
+    }
+
+    occurrences.push({ kind, message, location });
+  }
+
+  return occurrences;
+}
+
+function dedupeOccurrences(occurrences: ParsedOccurrence[]): ParsedOccurrence[] {
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const unique: ParsedOccurrence[] = [];
+
+  for (const occurrence of occurrences) {
+    const key = JSON.stringify({
+      kind: occurrence.kind,
+      message: occurrence.message,
+      location: occurrence.location ?? null,
+    });
+    if (seen.has(key)) continue;
+    seen.add(key);
+    unique.push(occurrence);
+  }
+
+  return unique;
+}
+
+function groupOccurrences(occurrences: ParsedOccurrence[]): ErrorGroup[] {
+  const groups = new Map<
+    string,
+    { kind: string; message: string; occurrences: ParsedOccurrence[] }
+  >();
+
+  for (const occurrence of occurrences) {
+    const key = `${occurrence.kind}::${occurrence.message}`;
+    const current = groups.get(key);
+    if (current) {
+      current.occurrences.push(occurrence);
+    } else {
+      groups.set(key, {
+        kind: occurrence.kind,
+        message: occurrence.message,
+        occurrences: [occurrence],
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [...groups.values()]
+    .map((group): ErrorGroup => {
+      const byPath = new Map<string, GroupedPath>();
+
+      for (const occurrence of group.occurrences) {
+        const path = occurrence.location?.path ?? '(unknown)';
+        const current = byPath.get(path) ?? { path, count: 0, locations: [] };
+        current.count += 1;
+
+        if (occurrence.location) {
+          const hasLocation = current.locations.some((location) =>
+            location.line === occurrence.location!.line &&
+            location.column === occurrence.location!.column
+          );
+          if (!hasLocation) {
+            current.locations.push({
+              line: occurrence.location.line,
+              column: occurrence.location.column,
+            });
+          }
+        }
+
+        byPath.set(path, current);
+      }
+
+      return {
+        kind: group.kind,
+        message: group.message,
+        count: group.occurrences.length,
+        paths: [...byPath.values()].sort((left, right) => left.path.localeCompare(right.path)),
+      };
+    })
+    .sort((left, right) => {
+      if (right.count !== left.count) return right.count - left.count;
+      if (left.kind !== right.kind) return left.kind.localeCompare(right.kind);
+      return left.message.localeCompare(right.message);
+    });
+}
+
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  const options = parseArgs(Deno.args);
+  if (!options) return;
+
+  const source = await loadSource(options);
+  const occurrences = parseOccurrences(source.text);
+  const uniqueOccurrences = dedupeOccurrences(occurrences);
+  const groups = groupOccurrences(uniqueOccurrences);
+  const uniquePaths = new Set(
+    uniqueOccurrences.flatMap((occurrence) =>
+      occurrence.location?.path ? [occurrence.location.path] : []
+    ),
+  );
+
+  const report: OutputReport = {
+    source: {
+      mode: options.input ? 'file' : options.command ? 'command' : 'stdin',
+      input: options.input,
+      command: source.command,
+      cwd: options.cwd,
+      exitCode: source.exitCode,
+    },
+    summary: {
+      totalOccurrences: occurrences.length,
+      uniqueOccurrences: uniqueOccurrences.length,
+      uniqueKinds: new Set(uniqueOccurrences.map((occurrence) => occurrence.kind)).size,
+      uniquePaths: uniquePaths.size,
+    },
+    groups,
+  };
+
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(report, null, options.pretty ? 2 : undefined));
+
+  if (options.command && source.exitCode && source.exitCode !== 0) {
+    Deno.exit(source.exitCode);
+  }
+}
+
+await main();
diff --git a/.llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts b/.llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4b048241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,1403 @@
+/**
+ * MCP-friendly full scaffold E2E smoke for CLI/plugin/DB/Aspire changes.
+ *
+ * This tool creates a fresh generated NetScript project, adds the official plugin suite in local
+ * contributor mode, runs the DB init/generate/seed workflow, starts Aspire, calls real plugin
+ * endpoints, triggers a worker job, and emits machine-readable step results.
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * - deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run --allow-net --allow-env .llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts
+ * - deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run --allow-net --allow-env .llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts --format pretty --cleanup
+ * - deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run --allow-net --allow-env .llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts --repo . --name plugin-smoke-manual --strict-telemetry
+ */
+
+import { delay } from 'jsr:@std/async@1/delay';
+import { ensureDir } from 'jsr:@std/fs@1/ensure-dir';
+import { exists } from 'jsr:@std/fs@1/exists';
+import { dirname, fromFileUrl, join, resolve } from 'jsr:@std/path@1';
+import { Command } from 'jsr:@cliffy/command@1.0.0';
+
+type OutputFormat = 'ndjson' | 'json' | 'pretty';
+type StepKind = 'command' | 'http' | 'tcp' | 'sleep' | 'summary';
+type StepStatus = 'passed' | 'failed' | 'warning' | 'skipped';
+
+interface Options {
+  repo: string;
+  cli: string;
+  smokeRoot: string;
+  name: string;
+  db: string;
+  source: 'auto' | 'starter' | 'local';
+  samples: boolean;
+  cleanup: boolean;
+  dryRun: boolean;
+  skipTelemetry: boolean;
+  strictTelemetry: boolean;
+  format: OutputFormat;
+  report?: string;
+  logFile: string;
+  progressIntervalMs: number;
+  commandTimeoutMs: number;
+  httpTimeoutMs: number;
+  workersUrl: string;
+  sagasUrl: string;
+  triggersUrl: string;
+}
+
+interface CommandOptionValues {
+  repo?: string;
+  cli?: string;
+  smokeRoot?: string;
+  name?: string;
+  db?: string;
+  source?: string;
+  samples?: boolean;
+  noSamples?: boolean;
+  cleanup?: boolean;
+  dryRun?: boolean;
+  skipTelemetry?: boolean;
+  strictTelemetry?: boolean;
+  format?: string;
+  report?: string;
+  logFile?: string;
+  progressIntervalMs?: number;
+  commandTimeoutMs?: number;
+  httpTimeoutMs?: number;
+  workersUrl?: string;
+  sagasUrl?: string;
+  triggersUrl?: string;
+}
+
+interface CommandDetails {
+  command: string[];
+  cwd: string;
+  exitCode?: number;
+  stdoutTail?: string;
+  stderrTail?: string;
+  timedOut?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface HttpDetails {
+  method: string;
+  url: string;
+  statusCode?: number;
+  ok?: boolean;
+  bodyPreview?: string;
+  jsonSummary?: unknown;
+  timedOut?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface TcpDetails {
+  host: string;
+  port: number;
+  connected?: boolean;
+  timedOut?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface StepResult {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  kind: StepKind;
+  status: StepStatus;
+  critical: boolean;
+  durationMs: number;
+  details?: CommandDetails | HttpDetails | TcpDetails | Record<string, unknown>;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+interface Report {
+  ok: boolean;
+  startedAspire: boolean;
+  stoppedAspire: boolean;
+  project: {
+    repo: string;
+    smokeRoot: string;
+    name: string;
+    root: string;
+    appHost: string;
+    stopCommand: string[];
+    logFile: string;
+  };
+  options: {
+    db: string;
+    source: string;
+    samples: boolean;
+    cleanup: boolean;
+    dryRun: boolean;
+    skipTelemetry: boolean;
+    strictTelemetry: boolean;
+    format: OutputFormat;
+    progressIntervalMs: number;
+  };
+  summary: {
+    total: number;
+    passed: number;
+    failed: number;
+    warnings: number;
+    skipped: number;
+    durationMs: number;
+  };
+  steps: StepResult[];
+}
+
+class SmokeFailure extends Error {
+  constructor(readonly step: StepResult) {
+    super(`Smoke step failed: ${step.id} (${step.title})`);
+  }
+}
+
+const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+function inferRepoRoot(): string {
+  const toolPath = fromFileUrl(import.meta.url);
+  return resolve(dirname(toolPath), '..', '..');
+}
+
+function timestampName(date = new Date()): string {
+  const pad = (value: number) => String(value).padStart(2, '0');
+  return [
+    date.getFullYear(),
+    pad(date.getMonth() + 1),
+    pad(date.getDate()),
+    '-',
+    pad(date.getHours()),
+    pad(date.getMinutes()),
+    pad(date.getSeconds()),
+  ].join('');
+}
+
+function ensurePositiveInt(value: number, flag: string): number {
+  if (!Number.isInteger(value) || value <= 0) {
+    throw new Error(`${flag} must be a positive integer, got "${value}"`);
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+function parseSourceMode(raw: string): Options['source'] {
+  if (raw === 'auto' || raw === 'starter' || raw === 'local') {
+    return raw;
+  }
+  throw new Error(`--source must be one of auto, starter, local; got "${raw}"`);
+}
+
+function parseFormat(raw: string): OutputFormat {
+  if (raw === 'ndjson' || raw === 'json' || raw === 'pretty') {
+    return raw;
+  }
+  throw new Error(`--format must be one of ndjson, json, pretty; got "${raw}"`);
+}
+
+function defaultOptions(): Options {
+  const repo = inferRepoRoot();
+  return {
+    repo,
+    cli: join(repo, 'packages', 'cli', 'bin', 'netscript-dev.ts'),
+    smokeRoot: join(repo, '.llm', 'tmp', 'manual-scaffold-smoke'),
+    name: `plugin-smoke-${timestampName()}`,
+    db: 'postgres',
+    source: 'local',
+    samples: true,
+    cleanup: false,
+    dryRun: false,
+    skipTelemetry: false,
+    strictTelemetry: false,
+    format: 'ndjson',
+    logFile: join(repo, '.llm', 'tmp', 'scaffold-e2e-test', `plugin-smoke-${timestampName()}.log`),
+    progressIntervalMs: 15_000,
+    commandTimeoutMs: 900_000,
+    httpTimeoutMs: 30_000,
+    workersUrl: 'http://localhost:8091',
+    sagasUrl: 'http://localhost:8092',
+    triggersUrl: 'http://localhost:8093',
+  };
+}
+
+function normalizeCommandOptions(raw: CommandOptionValues): Options {
+  const defaults = defaultOptions();
+  const repo = raw.repo ? resolve(raw.repo) : defaults.repo;
+  const cli = raw.cli ? resolve(raw.cli) : join(repo, 'packages', 'cli', 'bin', 'netscript-dev.ts');
+  const smokeRoot = raw.smokeRoot
+    ? resolve(raw.smokeRoot)
+    : join(repo, '.llm', 'tmp', 'manual-scaffold-smoke');
+  const name = raw.name ?? defaults.name;
+
+  return {
+    repo,
+    cli,
+    smokeRoot,
+    name,
+    db: raw.db ?? defaults.db,
+    source: parseSourceMode(raw.source ?? defaults.source),
+    samples: !(raw.samples === false || raw.noSamples === true),
+    cleanup: raw.cleanup === true,
+    dryRun: raw.dryRun === true,
+    skipTelemetry: raw.skipTelemetry === true,
+    strictTelemetry: raw.strictTelemetry === true,
+    format: parseFormat(raw.format ?? defaults.format),
+    report: raw.report ? resolve(raw.report) : undefined,
+    logFile: raw.logFile
+      ? resolve(raw.logFile)
+      : join(repo, '.llm', 'tmp', 'scaffold-e2e-test', `${name}.log`),
+    progressIntervalMs: ensurePositiveInt(
+      raw.progressIntervalMs ?? defaults.progressIntervalMs,
+      '--progress-interval-ms',
+    ),
+    commandTimeoutMs: ensurePositiveInt(
+      raw.commandTimeoutMs ?? defaults.commandTimeoutMs,
+      '--command-timeout-ms',
+    ),
+    httpTimeoutMs: ensurePositiveInt(
+      raw.httpTimeoutMs ?? defaults.httpTimeoutMs,
+      '--http-timeout-ms',
+    ),
+    workersUrl: (raw.workersUrl ?? defaults.workersUrl).replace(/\/+$/, ''),
+    sagasUrl: (raw.sagasUrl ?? defaults.sagasUrl).replace(/\/+$/, ''),
+    triggersUrl: (raw.triggersUrl ?? defaults.triggersUrl).replace(/\/+$/, ''),
+  };
+}
+
+async function parseCliOptions(args: string[]): Promise<Options | null> {
+  let parsed: Options | null = null;
+  await new Command()
+    .name('scaffold-e2e-test')
+    .version('1.0.0')
+    .description('Run the full generated-project scaffold smoke for CLI/plugin/DB/Aspire changes.')
+    .option('--repo <path:string>', 'NetScript repo root. Default: inferred from tool path.')
+    .option(
+      '--cli <path:string>',
+      'CLI entrypoint. Default: <repo>/packages/cli/bin/netscript-dev.ts.',
+    )
+    .option(
+      '--smoke-root <path:string>',
+      'Parent directory for generated projects. Default: <repo>/.llm/tmp/manual-scaffold-smoke.',
+    )
+    .option('--name <name:string>', 'Generated project name. Default: plugin-smoke-<timestamp>.')
+    .option('--db <engine:string>', 'DB engine/key for plugin DB provisioning.', {
+      default: 'postgres',
+    })
+    .option('--source <mode:string>', 'Compatibility metadata; netscript-dev uses local sources.', {
+      default: 'local',
+    })
+    .option('--samples', 'Include official sample tasks/jobs/sagas/triggers.', {
+      default: true,
+    })
+    .option('--no-samples', 'Skip official sample tasks/jobs/sagas/triggers.')
+    .option('--cleanup', 'Stop the generated Aspire AppHost before exit.', {
+      default: false,
+    })
+    .option('--dry-run', 'Emit the planned steps without executing commands or HTTP calls.', {
+      default: false,
+    })
+    .option('--skip-telemetry', 'Skip OTLP port and aspire otel checks.', {
+      default: false,
+    })
+    .option('--strict-telemetry', 'Treat telemetry check failures as fatal.', {
+      default: false,
+    })
+    .option('--format <mode:string>', 'Output mode: ndjson, json, pretty.', {
+      default: 'ndjson',
+    })
+    .option('--report <path:string>', 'Also write the final JSON report to this path.')
+    .option(
+      '--log-file <path:string>',
+      'Write a streaming progress log. Default: <repo>/.llm/tmp/scaffold-e2e-test/<name>.log.',
+    )
+    .option(
+      '--progress-interval-ms <ms:integer>',
+      'Heartbeat interval for long-running commands.',
+      {
+        default: 15_000,
+      },
+    )
+    .option('--command-timeout-ms <ms:integer>', 'Per-command timeout in milliseconds.', {
+      default: 900_000,
+    })
+    .option('--http-timeout-ms <ms:integer>', 'Per-request timeout in milliseconds.', {
+      default: 30_000,
+    })
+    .option('--workers-url <url:string>', 'Workers API base URL.', {
+      default: 'http://localhost:8091',
+    })
+    .option('--sagas-url <url:string>', 'Sagas API base URL.', {
+      default: 'http://localhost:8092',
+    })
+    .option('--triggers-url <url:string>', 'Triggers API base URL.', {
+      default: 'http://localhost:8093',
+    })
+    .example(
+      'Default NDJSON run',
+      'deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run --allow-net --allow-env .llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts',
+    )
+    .example(
+      'Pretty dry-run plan',
+      'deno run --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run --allow-net --allow-env .llm/tools/scaffold-e2e-test.ts --dry-run --format pretty',
+    )
+    .action((options: CommandOptionValues) => {
+      parsed = normalizeCommandOptions(options);
+    })
+    .parse(args);
+
+  if (parsed === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return parsed;
+}
+
+function tail(text: string, maxLength = 8_000): string {
+  return text.length <= maxLength ? text : text.slice(text.length - maxLength);
+}
+
+function unknownToMessage(error: unknown): string {
+  return error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+}
+
+function summarizeJson(value: unknown): unknown {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return {
+      type: 'array',
+      length: value.length,
+      first: value.length > 0 ? summarizeJson(value[0]) : undefined,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (value !== null && typeof value === 'object') {
+    const record = value as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const keys = Object.keys(record);
+    const summary: Record<string, unknown> = { type: 'object', keys: keys.slice(0, 20) };
+    for (const key of ['success', 'status', 'service', 'total', 'message', 'id', 'triggered']) {
+      if (key in record) {
+        summary[key] = record[key];
+      }
+    }
+    if ('data' in record && record.data !== null && typeof record.data === 'object') {
+      const data = record.data as Record<string, unknown>;
+      summary.dataKeys = Object.keys(data).slice(0, 20);
+      for (const key of ['total', 'message', 'jobsCreated', 'tasksCreated', 'jobId', 'triggered']) {
+        if (key in data) {
+          summary[`data.${key}`] = data[key];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return summary;
+  }
+
+  return value;
+}
+
+function createBaseStep(
+  id: string,
+  title: string,
+  kind: StepKind,
+  critical: boolean,
+  startedAt: number,
+): Omit<StepResult, 'status'> {
+  return {
+    id,
+    title,
+    kind,
+    critical,
+    durationMs: Math.round(performance.now() - startedAt),
+  };
+}
+
+function formatDuration(durationMs: number): string {
+  if (durationMs < 1_000) {
+    return `${durationMs}ms`;
+  }
+  const seconds = Math.round(durationMs / 1_000);
+  if (seconds < 60) {
+    return `${seconds}s`;
+  }
+  const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+  const rest = seconds % 60;
+  return `${minutes}m ${String(rest).padStart(2, '0')}s`;
+}
+
+function statusLabel(status: StepStatus): string {
+  switch (status) {
+    case 'passed':
+      return 'PASS';
+    case 'failed':
+      return 'FAIL';
+    case 'warning':
+      return 'WARN';
+    case 'skipped':
+      return 'SKIP';
+  }
+}
+
+function compactDetails(details: StepResult['details']): Record<string, unknown> | undefined {
+  if (!details) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const record = details as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if ('command' in record) {
+    return {
+      cwd: record.cwd,
+      command: Array.isArray(record.command) ? record.command.join(' ') : record.command,
+      exitCode: record.exitCode,
+      timedOut: record.timedOut,
+    };
+  }
+  if ('url' in record) {
+    return {
+      method: record.method,
+      url: record.url,
+      statusCode: record.statusCode,
+      ok: record.ok,
+      timedOut: record.timedOut,
+    };
+  }
+  return record;
+}
+
+function prettyStepExtra(step: StepResult): string {
+  const details = step.details as Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
+  if (!details) {
+    return '';
+  }
+  if (typeof details.exitCode === 'number') {
+    return ` (exit ${details.exitCode})`;
+  }
+  if (typeof details.statusCode === 'number') {
+    return ` (HTTP ${details.statusCode})`;
+  }
+  if (details.connected === true) {
+    return ' (connected)';
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
+function printPrettySummary(report: Report): void {
+  const rows = [
+    ['status', report.ok ? 'passed' : 'failed'],
+    ['duration', formatDuration(report.summary.durationMs)],
+    ['passed', String(report.summary.passed)],
+    ['failed', String(report.summary.failed)],
+    ['warnings', String(report.summary.warnings)],
+    ['skipped', String(report.summary.skipped)],
+    ['project', report.project.root],
+    ['log', report.project.logFile],
+  ];
+  const labelWidth = Math.max(...rows.map(([label]) => label.length));
+
+  console.log('\nSummary');
+  for (const [label, value] of rows) {
+    console.log(`  ${label.padEnd(labelWidth)}  ${value}`);
+  }
+
+  const failed = report.steps.filter((step) => step.status === 'failed');
+  if (failed.length > 0) {
+    console.log('\nFailures');
+    for (const step of failed) {
+      console.log(`  ${step.id} - ${step.error ?? step.title}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async function withTimeout<T>(
+  timeoutMs: number,
+  action: (signal: AbortSignal) => Promise<T>,
+): Promise<{ value?: T; timedOut: boolean }> {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeoutMs);
+  try {
+    return { value: await action(controller.signal), timedOut: false };
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    if (controller.signal.aborted) {
+      return { timedOut: true };
+    }
+    throw error;
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }
+}
+
+class SmokeRunner {
+  readonly #options: Options;
+  readonly #steps: StepResult[] = [];
+  #startedAspire = false;
+  #stoppedAspire = false;
+
+  constructor(options: Options) {
+    this.#options = options;
+  }
+
+  #appendLog(message: string): void {
+    const line = `[${new Date().toISOString()}] ${message}\n`;
+    Deno.writeTextFileSync(this.#options.logFile, line, { append: true, create: true });
+  }
+
+  #initializeLog(): void {
+    Deno.mkdirSync(dirname(this.#options.logFile), { recursive: true });
+    Deno.writeTextFileSync(
+      this.#options.logFile,
+      [
+        `NetScript scaffold E2E smoke`,
+        `started=${new Date().toISOString()}`,
+        `repo=${this.#options.repo}`,
+        `project=${this.projectRoot}`,
+        `db=${this.#options.db}`,
+        `source=${this.#options.source}`,
+        `samples=${this.#options.samples}`,
+        '',
+      ].join('\n'),
+    );
+  }
+
+  #emitStart(step: {
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    kind: StepKind;
+    critical: boolean;
+    details?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  }): void {
+    if (this.#options.format === 'pretty') {
+      console.log(`\n[RUN ] ${step.id} - ${step.title}`);
+      const details = step.details;
+      if (details?.command) {
+        console.log(`       cwd: ${details.cwd}`);
+        console.log(`       cmd: ${details.command}`);
+      } else if (details?.url) {
+        console.log(`       ${details.method} ${details.url}`);
+      }
+    } else if (this.#options.format === 'ndjson') {
+      console.log(JSON.stringify({ event: 'step-start', step }));
+    }
+
+    this.#appendLog(`START ${step.id} (${step.kind}, critical=${step.critical}) ${step.title}`);
+    if (step.details) {
+      this.#appendLog(`DETAIL ${step.id} ${JSON.stringify(step.details)}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  #emitProgress(id: string, title: string, elapsedMs: number): void {
+    const message = `${id} still running after ${formatDuration(elapsedMs)} - ${title}`;
+    if (this.#options.format === 'pretty') {
+      console.log(`[....] ${message}`);
+    } else if (this.#options.format === 'ndjson') {
+      console.log(JSON.stringify({ event: 'step-progress', id, title, elapsedMs }));
+    }
+    this.#appendLog(`PROGRESS ${message}`);
+  }
+
+  #emitEnd(step: StepResult): void {
+    const label = statusLabel(step.status);
+    if (this.#options.format === 'pretty') {
+      const suffix = step.error ? ` - ${step.error}` : '';
+      console.log(
+        `[${label}] ${step.id} ${formatDuration(step.durationMs)}${prettyStepExtra(step)}${suffix}`,
+      );
+      const details = compactDetails(step.details);
+      if (details && (step.status === 'failed' || step.status === 'warning')) {
+        console.log(`       ${JSON.stringify(details)}`);
+      }
+    } else if (this.#options.format === 'ndjson') {
+      console.log(JSON.stringify({ event: 'step', step }));
+    }
+
+    this.#appendLog(
+      `END ${label} ${step.id} ${formatDuration(step.durationMs)} ${step.error ?? ''}`.trimEnd(),
+    );
+    if (step.details) {
+      this.#appendLog(`RESULT ${step.id} ${JSON.stringify(step.details, null, 2)}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  get projectRoot(): string {
+    return join(this.#options.smokeRoot, this.#options.name);
+  }
+
+  get appHost(): string {
+    return join(this.projectRoot, 'aspire', 'apphost.ts');
+  }
+
+  get stopCommand(): string[] {
+    return ['aspire', 'stop', '--apphost', this.appHost, '--non-interactive', '--nologo'];
+  }
+
+  async run(): Promise<Report> {
+    const startedAt = performance.now();
+    this.#initializeLog();
+
+    try {
+      await this.#preflight();
+      await this.#scaffoldProject();
+      await this.#addPlugins();
+      await this.#validateGeneratedProject();
+      await this.#runDbWorkflow();
+      await this.#typeCheckGeneratedProject();
+      await this.#startAspire();
+      await this.#waitForResources();
+      await this.#inspectRuntime();
+      await this.#exerciseApis();
+      await this.#runPluginVerifier();
+      await this.#checkTelemetry();
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      if (!(error instanceof SmokeFailure)) {
+        this.#record({
+          id: 'unexpected-error',
+          title: 'Unexpected tool error',
+          kind: 'summary',
+          status: 'failed',
+          critical: true,
+          durationMs: 0,
+          error: unknownToMessage(error),
+        });
+      }
+    } finally {
+      if (this.#options.cleanup && this.#startedAspire && !this.#options.dryRun) {
+        await this.#cleanupAspire();
+      }
+    }
+
+    const report = this.#buildReport(Math.round(performance.now() - startedAt));
+    this.#appendLog(
+      `SUMMARY ok=${report.ok} passed=${report.summary.passed} failed=${report.summary.failed} warnings=${report.summary.warnings} skipped=${report.summary.skipped}`,
+    );
+    if (this.#options.report) {
+      await ensureDir(dirname(this.#options.report));
+      await Deno.writeTextFile(this.#options.report, `${JSON.stringify(report, null, 2)}\n`);
+    }
+    return report;
+  }
+
+  #record(step: StepResult): StepResult {
+    this.#steps.push(step);
+    this.#emitEnd(step);
+    if (step.critical && step.status === 'failed') {
+      throw new SmokeFailure(step);
+    }
+    return step;
+  }
+
+  #commandArgs(...args: string[]): string[] {
+    return ['run', '-A', this.#options.cli, ...args];
+  }
+
+  async #preflight(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#ensureExists('preflight-repo', 'Repo root exists', this.#options.repo);
+    await this.#ensureExists('preflight-cli', 'CLI entrypoint exists', this.#options.cli);
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'preflight-deno-version',
+      title: 'Deno is available',
+      cwd: this.#options.repo,
+      command: ['deno', '--version'],
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'preflight-aspire-version',
+      title: 'Aspire CLI is available',
+      cwd: this.#options.repo,
+      command: ['aspire', '--version'],
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'preflight-no-running-apphost',
+      title: 'List running Aspire AppHosts',
+      cwd: this.#options.repo,
+      command: ['aspire', 'ps', '--format', 'Json'],
+      critical: false,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #ensureExists(id: string, title: string, path: string): Promise<void> {
+    const startedAt = performance.now();
+    this.#emitStart({
+      id,
+      title,
+      kind: 'summary',
+      critical: true,
+      details: { path },
+    });
+    const pathExists = await exists(path);
+    this.#record({
+      ...createBaseStep(id, title, 'summary', true, startedAt),
+      status: pathExists ? 'passed' : 'failed',
+      details: { path },
+      error: pathExists ? undefined : `Path does not exist: ${path}`,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #scaffoldProject(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.#options.dryRun) {
+      await ensureDir(this.#options.smokeRoot);
+    }
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'init-project',
+      title: 'Scaffold fresh DB-less local project',
+      cwd: this.#options.repo,
+      command: [
+        'deno',
+        ...this.#commandArgs(
+          'init',
+          this.#options.name,
+          '--ci',
+          '--path',
+          this.#options.smokeRoot,
+          '--db',
+          'none',
+          '--service',
+          '--service-name',
+          'users',
+          '--service-port',
+          '3001',
+          '--app-name',
+          'web',
+          '--editor',
+          'none',
+          '--no-git',
+        ),
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #addPlugins(): Promise<void> {
+    const sampleFlag = this.#options.samples ? '--samples' : '--no-samples';
+    const plugins: Array<{ id: string; kind: string; name: string; args: string[] }> = [
+      {
+        id: 'plugin-add-workers',
+        kind: 'worker',
+        name: 'workers',
+        args: ['--db', this.#options.db, sampleFlag],
+      },
+      { id: 'plugin-add-sagas', kind: 'saga', name: 'sagas', args: [sampleFlag] },
+      { id: 'plugin-add-triggers', kind: 'trigger', name: 'triggers', args: [sampleFlag] },
+      { id: 'plugin-add-streams', kind: 'stream', name: 'streams', args: [sampleFlag] },
+    ];
+
+    for (const plugin of plugins) {
+      await this.#runCommand({
+        id: plugin.id,
+        title: `Add ${plugin.name} official plugin`,
+        cwd: this.projectRoot,
+        command: [
+          'deno',
+          ...this.#commandArgs(
+            'plugin',
+            'add',
+            plugin.kind,
+            '--name',
+            plugin.name,
+            ...plugin.args,
+            '--project-root',
+            '.',
+          ),
+        ],
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  async #validateGeneratedProject(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'plugin-list',
+      title: 'List configured plugins',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: ['deno', ...this.#commandArgs('plugin', 'list', '--project-root', '.')],
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #runDbWorkflow(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'aspire-restore',
+      title: 'Restore Aspire TypeScript SDK modules',
+      cwd: join(this.projectRoot, 'aspire'),
+      command: ['aspire', 'restore'],
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'db-init',
+      title: 'Create and apply initial migration',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'deno',
+        ...this.#commandArgs(
+          'db',
+          'init',
+          '--db',
+          this.#options.db,
+          '--name',
+          'init',
+          '--project-root',
+          '.',
+        ),
+      ],
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'db-generate',
+      title: 'Generate Prisma client and Zod schemas',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'deno',
+        ...this.#commandArgs('db', 'generate', '--db', this.#options.db, '--project-root', '.'),
+      ],
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'db-seed',
+      title: 'Seed database',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'deno',
+        ...this.#commandArgs('db', 'seed', '--db', this.#options.db, '--project-root', '.'),
+      ],
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'db-status-after-init',
+      title: 'Check DB migration status after init',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'deno',
+        ...this.#commandArgs('db', 'status', '--db', this.#options.db, '--project-root', '.'),
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #typeCheckGeneratedProject(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'deno-check-generated-workspaces',
+      title: 'Type-check generated packages/plugins/background/services/database',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'deno',
+        'check',
+        '--unstable-kv',
+        './packages',
+        './plugins',
+        './workers',
+        './sagas',
+        './triggers',
+        './services',
+        './database',
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #startAspire(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'aspire-start',
+      title: 'Start generated Aspire AppHost',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'aspire',
+        'start',
+        '--apphost',
+        this.appHost,
+        '--isolated',
+        '--non-interactive',
+        '--nologo',
+      ],
+    });
+    this.#startedAspire = !this.#options.dryRun;
+  }
+
+  async #waitForResources(): Promise<void> {
+    const resources = [
+      'postgres',
+      'garnet',
+      'workers-api',
+      'workers',
+      'sagas-api',
+      'sagas',
+      'triggers-api',
+      'triggers',
+    ];
+
+    for (const resource of resources) {
+      await this.#runCommand({
+        id: `aspire-wait-${resource}`,
+        title: `Wait for Aspire resource ${resource}`,
+        cwd: this.projectRoot,
+        command: [
+          'aspire',
+          'wait',
+          resource,
+          '--apphost',
+          this.appHost,
+          '--non-interactive',
+          '--nologo',
+        ],
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  async #inspectRuntime(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'aspire-describe',
+      title: 'Describe generated Aspire topology',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: ['aspire', 'describe', '--apphost', this.appHost],
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'aspire-logs-workers',
+      title: 'Read workers background logs',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: ['aspire', 'logs', 'workers', '--apphost', this.appHost, '-n', '120'],
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'aspire-logs-workers-api',
+      title: 'Read workers API logs',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: ['aspire', 'logs', 'workers-api', '--apphost', this.appHost, '-n', '120'],
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #exerciseApis(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-workers-health',
+      'Workers API health',
+      `${this.#options.workersUrl}/health`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-sagas-live',
+      'Sagas API liveness',
+      `${this.#options.sagasUrl}/health/live`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-sagas-ready',
+      'Sagas API readiness',
+      `${this.#options.sagasUrl}/health/ready`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-triggers-health',
+      'Triggers API health',
+      `${this.#options.triggersUrl}/health`,
+    );
+
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-workers-jobs',
+      'List worker jobs',
+      `${this.#options.workersUrl}/api/v1/workers/jobs`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-workers-tasks',
+      'List worker tasks',
+      `${this.#options.workersUrl}/api/v1/workers/tasks`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpPost(
+      'http-workers-seed',
+      'Seed worker demo data through API',
+      `${this.#options.workersUrl}/api/v1/workers/seed`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpPost(
+      'http-workers-trigger-health-job',
+      'Trigger workers-plugin-health-check job',
+      `${this.#options.workersUrl}/api/v1/workers/jobs/workers-plugin-health-check/trigger`,
+    );
+    await this.#sleep('wait-worker-execution', 'Wait for worker execution to complete', 8_000);
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-workers-executions',
+      'List recent worker executions',
+      `${this.#options.workersUrl}/api/v1/workers/executions?limit=10`,
+    );
+
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-sagas-list',
+      'List saga definitions',
+      `${this.#options.sagasUrl}/api/v1/sagas/sagas`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-sagas-instances',
+      'List saga instances',
+      `${this.#options.sagasUrl}/api/v1/sagas/instances`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-triggers-list',
+      'List trigger definitions',
+      `${this.#options.triggersUrl}/api/v1/triggers/triggers`,
+    );
+    await this.#httpGet(
+      'http-triggers-events',
+      'List trigger events',
+      `${this.#options.triggersUrl}/api/v1/triggers/events`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  async #runPluginVerifier(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'workers-plugin-verifier',
+      title: 'Run plugin-owned workers verifier',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'deno',
+        'run',
+        '--allow-net',
+        '--allow-env',
+        'plugins/workers/verify-plugin.ts',
+        '--seed',
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #checkTelemetry(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.#options.skipTelemetry) {
+      this.#record({
+        id: 'telemetry-skipped',
+        title: 'Telemetry checks skipped',
+        kind: 'summary',
+        status: 'skipped',
+        critical: false,
+        durationMs: 0,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const critical = this.#options.strictTelemetry;
+    await this.#tcpCheck({
+      id: 'telemetry-otlp-port',
+      title: 'OTLP HTTP collector accepts TCP connections',
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 4318,
+      critical,
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'telemetry-otel-logs',
+      title: 'Query Aspire structured logs for workers',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'aspire',
+        'otel',
+        'logs',
+        'workers',
+        '--apphost',
+        this.appHost,
+        '--non-interactive',
+        '--nologo',
+        '--limit',
+        '20',
+        '--format',
+        'Json',
+      ],
+      critical,
+    });
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'telemetry-otel-traces',
+      title: 'Query Aspire traces for workers',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: [
+        'aspire',
+        'otel',
+        'traces',
+        'workers',
+        '--apphost',
+        this.appHost,
+        '--non-interactive',
+        '--nologo',
+        '--limit',
+        '20',
+        '--format',
+        'Json',
+      ],
+      critical,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async #cleanupAspire(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#runCommand({
+      id: 'aspire-stop',
+      title: 'Stop generated Aspire AppHost',
+      cwd: this.projectRoot,
+      command: this.stopCommand,
+      critical: false,
+    });
+    this.#stoppedAspire = true;
+  }
+
+  async #runCommand(options: {
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    cwd: string;
+    command: string[];
+    critical?: boolean;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const critical = options.critical ?? true;
+    const startedAt = performance.now();
+    const commandDetails = {
+      command: options.command.join(' '),
+      cwd: options.cwd,
+    };
+    this.#emitStart({
+      id: options.id,
+      title: options.title,
+      kind: 'command',
+      critical,
+      details: commandDetails,
+    });
+
+    if (this.#options.dryRun) {
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(options.id, options.title, 'command', critical, startedAt),
+        status: 'skipped',
+        details: { command: options.command, cwd: options.cwd },
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const heartbeat = setInterval(() => {
+      this.#emitProgress(options.id, options.title, Math.round(performance.now() - startedAt));
+    }, this.#options.progressIntervalMs);
+
+    try {
+      const [command, ...args] = options.command;
+      const result = await withTimeout(
+        this.#options.commandTimeoutMs,
+        (signal) =>
+          new Deno.Command(command, {
+            args,
+            cwd: options.cwd,
+            stdout: 'piped',
+            stderr: 'piped',
+            signal,
+          }).output(),
+      );
+
+      if (result.timedOut || !result.value) {
+        this.#record({
+          ...createBaseStep(options.id, options.title, 'command', critical, startedAt),
+          status: critical ? 'failed' : 'warning',
+          details: { command: options.command, cwd: options.cwd, timedOut: true },
+          error: `Command timed out after ${this.#options.commandTimeoutMs}ms`,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const output = result.value;
+      const passed = output.code === 0;
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(options.id, options.title, 'command', critical, startedAt),
+        status: passed ? 'passed' : critical ? 'failed' : 'warning',
+        details: {
+          command: options.command,
+          cwd: options.cwd,
+          exitCode: output.code,
+          stdoutTail: tail(decoder.decode(output.stdout)),
+          stderrTail: tail(decoder.decode(output.stderr)),
+        },
+        error: passed ? undefined : `Command exited with code ${output.code}`,
+      });
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(options.id, options.title, 'command', critical, startedAt),
+        status: critical ? 'failed' : 'warning',
+        details: { command: options.command, cwd: options.cwd },
+        error: unknownToMessage(error),
+      });
+    } finally {
+      clearInterval(heartbeat);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async #httpGet(id: string, title: string, url: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#httpRequest(id, title, 'GET', url);
+  }
+
+  async #httpPost(id: string, title: string, url: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.#httpRequest(id, title, 'POST', url);
+  }
+
+  async #httpRequest(id: string, title: string, method: string, url: string): Promise<void> {
+    const startedAt = performance.now();
+    const critical = true;
+    this.#emitStart({
+      id,
+      title,
+      kind: 'http',
+      critical,
+      details: { method, url },
+    });
+
+    if (this.#options.dryRun) {
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(id, title, 'http', critical, startedAt),
+        status: 'skipped',
+        details: { method, url },
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const result = await withTimeout(this.#options.httpTimeoutMs, async (signal) => {
+        const response = await fetch(url, { method, signal });
+        const body = await response.text();
+        return { response, body };
+      });
+
+      if (result.timedOut || !result.value) {
+        this.#record({
+          ...createBaseStep(id, title, 'http', critical, startedAt),
+          status: 'failed',
+          details: { method, url, timedOut: true },
+          error: `HTTP request timed out after ${this.#options.httpTimeoutMs}ms`,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const { response, body } = result.value;
+      let jsonSummary: unknown;
+      try {
+        jsonSummary = summarizeJson(JSON.parse(body));
+      } catch {
+        jsonSummary = undefined;
+      }
+
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(id, title, 'http', critical, startedAt),
+        status: response.ok ? 'passed' : 'failed',
+        details: {
+          method,
+          url,
+          statusCode: response.status,
+          ok: response.ok,
+          bodyPreview: tail(body, 2_000),
+          jsonSummary,
+        },
+        error: response.ok ? undefined : `HTTP ${response.status} from ${url}`,
+      });
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(id, title, 'http', critical, startedAt),
+        status: 'failed',
+        details: { method, url },
+        error: unknownToMessage(error),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  async #tcpCheck(options: {
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    host: string;
+    port: number;
+    critical: boolean;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    const startedAt = performance.now();
+    this.#emitStart({
+      id: options.id,
+      title: options.title,
+      kind: 'tcp',
+      critical: options.critical,
+      details: { host: options.host, port: options.port },
+    });
+
+    if (this.#options.dryRun) {
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(options.id, options.title, 'tcp', options.critical, startedAt),
+        status: 'skipped',
+        details: { host: options.host, port: options.port },
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const result = await Promise.race([
+        Deno.connect({ hostname: options.host, port: options.port, transport: 'tcp' }),
+        delay(this.#options.httpTimeoutMs).then(() => null),
+      ]);
+
+      if (result === null) {
+        this.#record({
+          ...createBaseStep(options.id, options.title, 'tcp', options.critical, startedAt),
+          status: options.critical ? 'failed' : 'warning',
+          details: { host: options.host, port: options.port, connected: false, timedOut: true },
+          error: `TCP check timed out after ${this.#options.httpTimeoutMs}ms`,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      result.close();
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(options.id, options.title, 'tcp', options.critical, startedAt),
+        status: 'passed',
+        details: { host: options.host, port: options.port, connected: true },
+      });
+    } catch (error: unknown) {
+      this.#record({
+        ...createBaseStep(options.id, options.title, 'tcp', options.critical, startedAt),
+        status: options.critical ? 'failed' : 'warning',
+        details: { host: options.host, port: options.port, connected: false },
+        error: unknownToMessage(error),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  async #sleep(id: string, title: string, durationMs: number): Promise<void> {
+    const startedAt = performance.now();
+    this.#emitStart({
+      id,
+      title,
+      kind: 'sleep',
+      critical: true,
+      details: { durationMs },
+    });
+    if (!this.#options.dryRun) {
+      await delay(durationMs);
+    }
+    this.#record({
+      ...createBaseStep(id, title, 'sleep', true, startedAt),
+      status: this.#options.dryRun ? 'skipped' : 'passed',
+      details: { durationMs },
+    });
+  }
+
+  #buildReport(durationMs: number): Report {
+    const failed = this.#steps.filter((step) => step.status === 'failed').length;
+    const warnings = this.#steps.filter((step) => step.status === 'warning').length;
+    const skipped = this.#steps.filter((step) => step.status === 'skipped').length;
+    const passed = this.#steps.filter((step) => step.status === 'passed').length;
+    const criticalFailed = this.#steps.some((step) => step.critical && step.status === 'failed');
+
+    return {
+      ok: !criticalFailed,
+      startedAspire: this.#startedAspire,
+      stoppedAspire: this.#stoppedAspire,
+      project: {
+        repo: this.#options.repo,
+        smokeRoot: this.#options.smokeRoot,
+        name: this.#options.name,
+        root: this.projectRoot,
+        appHost: this.appHost,
+        stopCommand: this.stopCommand,
+        logFile: this.#options.logFile,
+      },
+      options: {
+        db: this.#options.db,
+        source: this.#options.source,
+        samples: this.#options.samples,
+        cleanup: this.#options.cleanup,
+        dryRun: this.#options.dryRun,
+        skipTelemetry: this.#options.skipTelemetry,
+        strictTelemetry: this.#options.strictTelemetry,
+        format: this.#options.format,
+        progressIntervalMs: this.#options.progressIntervalMs,
+      },
+      summary: {
+        total: this.#steps.length,
+        passed,
+        failed,
+        warnings,
+        skipped,
+        durationMs,
+      },
+      steps: this.#steps,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  const options = await parseCliOptions(Deno.args);
+  if (!options) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const runner = new SmokeRunner(options);
+  const report = await runner.run();
+
+  if (options.format === 'ndjson') {
+    console.log(JSON.stringify({ event: 'summary', report }));
+  } else if (options.format === 'pretty') {
+    printPrettySummary(report);
+  } else {
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(report));
+  }
+
+  if (!report.ok) {
+    Deno.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+await main();
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 11cc999c3..ec0ea5b89 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,7 +1,69 @@
 # AGENTS.md
 
-Use `.llm/harness/` for harnessed work. Use `.agents/skills/netscript-doctrine` for package and
-plugin architecture decisions, and follow `.agents/rules/*.mdc` where present.
+NetScript package and plugin architecture is governed by the Architecture Doctrine under
+`docs/architecture/doctrine/`. Use `.agents/skills/netscript-doctrine` for package and plugin
+architecture decisions, gates, and debt entries. Use `.agents/skills/netscript-harness` and
+`.llm/harness/` for harnessed work. Follow `.agents/rules/*.mdc` where present.
+
+When the user says `use harness`, activate the harness workflow. The evaluator must be a separate
+session from the implementation session.
+
+## Operating Rules
+
+1. Doctrine first for `packages/` and `plugins/`: identify archetype, public surface, gates, and
+   debt before changing framework code.
+2. Contract first: define the schema/type contract, then implementation, then tests.
+3. Wrap, do not reinvent: prefer Web Platform APIs, `Deno.*`, `@std/*`, and upstream APIs before
+   local abstractions.
+4. Research before writing: check relevant `.agents/` skills, `.llm/harness/` context, doctrine,
+   repo docs, and existing code before implementing.
+5. Drift is explicit: if implementation reality diverges from plan, docs, or doctrine, record it in
+   the harness run drift/worklog artifacts.
+6. Do not delete lock files or caches, and do not run `deno cache --reload`, without approval.
+
+## Read Order
+
+Read only what the task needs.
+
+1. `AGENTS.md`
+2. relevant `.agents/skills/*/SKILL.md`
+3. relevant doctrine files under `docs/architecture/doctrine/`
+4. relevant harness workflow/archetype/gate files under `.llm/harness/`
+5. relevant run artifacts under `.llm/tmp/run/`
+6. relevant package/plugin docs and README files
+7. focused code
+
+For internal `@netscript/*` package APIs, prefer `deno doc <module>` and
+`deno doc --filter <symbol>` before broad implementation reads.
+
+## Tooling
+
+Preferred order:
+
+1. Relevant MCP server or repo-native tool.
+2. Reusable Deno scripts in `.llm/tools/` or `tools/`.
+3. Focused shell commands.
+4. Web search only when repo context is insufficient or freshness is required.
+
+Use checked-in Deno scripts instead of complex one-off PowerShell when the logic is reusable.
+Temporary scratch/output belongs in `.llm/tmp/`; reusable helper scripts belong in `.llm/tools/` or
+`tools/` depending on whether they are harness/agent utilities or product-facing repo tooling.
+
+## Validation
+
+Run the smallest validation that proves the change. For targeted `deno check` commands that touch
+workspace code, include `--unstable-kv`.
+
+Common commands:
+
+```powershell
+deno task check
+deno task test
+deno task lint
+deno task fmt
+deno task publish:dry-run
+deno task arch:check
+```
 
 Before a branch is considered ready to merge, run the full CLI E2E test suite:
 
@@ -9,5 +71,9 @@ Before a branch is considered ready to merge, run the full CLI E2E test suite:
 deno task e2e:cli
 ```
 
+The bare task runs the `scaffold.runtime` merge-readiness suite with cleanup enabled. For debugging,
+use `deno task e2e:cli suites`, `deno task e2e:cli gates scaffold.runtime`, or
+`deno task e2e:cli run scaffold.runtime --cleanup --format pretty`.
+
 This gate is expensive. Do not run it for every intermediate implementation loop; run it during the
 evaluator/merge-readiness pass or when explicitly requested.
diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 879de9bcf..263125bc2 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
   "version": "5",
   "specifiers": {
     "jsr:@cliffy/ansi@1.0.1": "1.0.1",
+    "jsr:@cliffy/command@1.0.0": "1.0.0",
     "jsr:@cliffy/command@^1.0.0-rc.7": "1.0.1",
+    "jsr:@cliffy/flags@1.0.0": "1.0.0",
     "jsr:@cliffy/flags@1.0.1": "1.0.1",
+    "jsr:@cliffy/internal@1.0.0": "1.0.0",
     "jsr:@cliffy/internal@1.0.1": "1.0.1",
     "jsr:@cliffy/keycode@1.0.1": "1.0.1",
     "jsr:@cliffy/prompt@1": "1.0.1",
+    "jsr:@cliffy/table@1.0.0": "1.0.0",
     "jsr:@cliffy/table@1.0.1": "1.0.1",
     "jsr:@david/console-static-text@0.3": "0.3.4",
     "jsr:@david/dax@0.43": "0.43.2",
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@
     "npm:es-toolkit@^1.30.0": "1.46.1",
     "npm:hono@4": "4.12.23",
     "npm:hono@^4.10.6": "4.12.23",
+    "npm:ioredis@5.4.1": "5.4.1",
     "npm:ioredis@^5.4.1": "5.11.1",
     "npm:ioredis@^5.6.1": "5.11.1",
     "npm:json-canon@^1.0.1": "1.0.1",
@@ -122,28 +127,48 @@
     "@cliffy/ansi@1.0.1": {
       "integrity": "46be51d0993a916dbed68564a6630dc1a742ebb0247744e04bc17e85d72f5bed",
       "dependencies": [
-        "jsr:@cliffy/internal",
+        "jsr:@cliffy/internal@1.0.1",
         "jsr:@std/encoding",
         "jsr:@std/io@~0.225.3"
       ]
     },
+    "@cliffy/command@1.0.0": {
+      "integrity": "c52a241ea68857fcdaff4f3173eb404f8017d7bc35553b6f533c592b89dde7d2",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "jsr:@cliffy/flags@1.0.0",
+        "jsr:@cliffy/internal@1.0.0",
+        "jsr:@cliffy/table@1.0.0",
+        "jsr:@std/fmt@^1.0.9",
+        "jsr:@std/text@^1.0.17"
+      ]
+    },
     "@cliffy/command@1.0.1": {
       "integrity": "0172d9c7d8aeb26b8f4f44ffa833247e4fbab707e258ee271e10a2a2f87b531d",
       "dependencies": [
-        "jsr:@cliffy/flags",
-        "jsr:@cliffy/internal",
-        "jsr:@cliffy/table",
+        "jsr:@cliffy/flags@1.0.1",
+        "jsr:@cliffy/internal@1.0.1",
+        "jsr:@cliffy/table@1.0.1",
         "jsr:@std/fmt@^1.0.9",
         "jsr:@std/text@^1.0.17"
       ]
     },
+    "@cliffy/flags@1.0.0": {
+      "integrity": "8b57698adc644da8f90422d58976362d41a4ebca39c312ca1c101585d0148feb",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "jsr:@cliffy/internal@1.0.0",
+        "jsr:@std/text@^1.0.17"
+      ]
+    },
     "@cliffy/flags@1.0.1": {
       "integrity": "468dcf65acb33b51ecb2e232c30603209c528b1d1bd9e065921b57fcb342cb01",
       "dependencies": [
-        "jsr:@cliffy/internal",
+        "jsr:@cliffy/internal@1.0.1",
         "jsr:@std/text@^1.0.17"
       ]
     },
+    "@cliffy/internal@1.0.0": {
+      "integrity": "1e17ccbcd5420093c0a93e5b3827bbdc9abac5195bacf187edc44665e54bdde6"
+    },
     "@cliffy/internal@1.0.1": {
       "integrity": "9e2bba59ad559b790f09c57219c727a69f0179ebabc07f1bf9db25232b606760"
     },
@@ -154,7 +179,7 @@
       "integrity": "717265ab9a2ad2a3c06d2a090bb3068f1a5a5efd6ea3c6da9ea09274f74830cd",
       "dependencies": [
         "jsr:@cliffy/ansi",
-        "jsr:@cliffy/internal",
+        "jsr:@cliffy/internal@1.0.1",
         "jsr:@cliffy/keycode",
         "jsr:@std/assert@^1.0.19",
         "jsr:@std/fmt@^1.0.9",
@@ -163,6 +188,12 @@
         "jsr:@std/text@^1.0.17"
       ]
     },
+    "@cliffy/table@1.0.0": {
+      "integrity": "3fdaa9e1ef1ea62022108adabd826932bdea8dd05497079896febcd41322907f",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "jsr:@std/fmt@^1.0.9"
+      ]
+    },
     "@cliffy/table@1.0.1": {
       "integrity": "2b1baa3ef9e16ecb7f3fdcf1deb9f5fa5ffa308ea0e68478224a4c2d44d58166",
       "dependencies": [
@@ -1440,6 +1471,20 @@
         "standard-as-callback"
       ]
     },
+    "ioredis@5.4.1": {
+      "integrity": "sha512-2YZsvl7jopIa1gaePkeMtd9rAcSjOOjPtpcLlOeusyO+XH2SK5ZcT+UCrElPP+WVIInh2TzeI4XW9ENaSLVVHA==",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "@ioredis/commands",
+        "cluster-key-slot",
+        "debug",
+        "denque",
+        "lodash.defaults",
+        "lodash.isarguments",
+        "redis-errors",
+        "redis-parser",
+        "standard-as-callback"
+      ]
+    },
     "is-docker@3.0.0": {
       "integrity": "sha512-eljcgEDlEns/7AXFosB5K/2nCM4P7FQPkGc/DWLy5rmFEWvZayGrik1d9/QIY5nJ4f9YsVvBkA6kJpHn9rISdQ==",
       "bin": true
@@ -1533,9 +1578,15 @@
       "scripts": true,
       "bin": true
     },
+    "lodash.defaults@4.2.0": {
+      "integrity": "sha512-qjxPLHd3r5DnsdGacqOMU6pb/avJzdh9tFX2ymgoZE27BmjXrNy/y4LoaiTeAb+O3gL8AfpJGtqfX/ae2leYYQ=="
+    },
     "lodash.includes@4.3.0": {
       "integrity": "sha512-W3Bx6mdkRTGtlJISOvVD/lbqjTlPPUDTMnlXZFnVwi9NKJ6tiAk6LVdlhZMm17VZisqhKcgzpO5Wz91PCt5b0w=="
     },
+    "lodash.isarguments@3.1.0": {
+      "integrity": "sha512-chi4NHZlZqZD18a0imDHnZPrDeBbTtVN7GXMwuGdRH9qotxAjYs3aVLKc7zNOG9eddR5Ksd8rvFEBc9SsggPpg=="
+    },
     "lodash.isboolean@3.0.3": {
       "integrity": "sha512-Bz5mupy2SVbPHURB98VAcw+aHh4vRV5IPNhILUCsOzRmsTmSQ17jIuqopAentWoehktxGd9e/hbIXq980/1QJg=="
     },
diff --git a/examples/playground/.gitignore b/examples/playground/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 24c9f11c9..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# Dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# Build artifacts
-.deploy/
-*.exe
-
-# IDE
-.idea/
-
-# Aspire
-dotnet/**/bin/
-dotnet/**/obj/
-.aspire/
-
-# Generated (regenerated by netscript generate)
-dotnet/AppHost/appsettings.json
-
-# OS
-.DS_Store
-Thumbs.db
-
-# Environment
-.env
-.env.local
diff --git a/examples/playground/README.md b/examples/playground/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index fc7ce8415..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# Playground
-
-A NetScript application scaffolded with `netscript init`.
-
-## Quick Start
-
-```bash
-# Start the Fresh app directly (no Aspire orchestration)
-deno task --cwd apps/dashboard dev
-```
-
-## Project Structure
-
-```
-playground/
-├── apps/dashboard/   # Fresh frontend (defineFreshApp)
-├── contracts/        # Shared oRPC contracts (versioned)
-├── plugins/          # Plugin registry and implementations
-├── appsettings.json  # NetScript infrastructure config (Services/Databases/…)
-├── deno.json         # Workspace root configuration
-└── netscript.config.ts  # NetScript framework configuration
-```
-
-## Commands
-
-Use `packages/cli/bin/netscript-dev.ts` for local contributor workflows;
-`packages/cli/bin/netscript.ts` mirrors the published public CLI surface.
-
-| Command                                                | Description                           |
-| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
-| `deno task --cwd apps/dashboard dev`                   | Start the Fresh app (Vite dev server) |
-| `deno task check`                                      | Type-check all workspace members      |
-| `deno task lint`                                       | Run linter                            |
-| `deno task fmt`                                        | Format code                           |
-| `deno task test`                                       | Run tests                             |
-| `deno run -A packages/cli/bin/netscript-dev.ts --help` | Show local contributor CLI commands   |
-| `deno run -A packages/cli/bin/netscript.ts --help`     | Show public CLI commands              |
-
-## Learn More
-
-- [NetScript Documentation](https://github.com/rickylabs/netscript)
-- [Deno Manual](https://docs.deno.com)
-- [Fresh](https://fresh.deno.dev)
-- [oRPC](https://orpc.unnoq.com)
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/.generated/manifest.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/.generated/manifest.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0431c7155..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/.generated/manifest.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// This file is seeded by netscript init and regenerated by @netscript/fresh/vite.
-
-export const routePatterns = {
-  $route: '/',
-  health: {
-    $route: '/health',
-  },
-  examples: {
-    $route: '/examples',
-    telemetry: {
-      $route: '/examples/telemetry',
-    },
-  },
-} as const;
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/.generated/routes.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/.generated/routes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c87519991..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/.generated/routes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// This file is seeded by netscript init and regenerated by @netscript/fresh/vite.
-
-import { createRouteReference } from '@netscript/fresh/route';
-import { routePatterns } from './manifest.ts';
-
-export const routes = {
-  $route: createRouteReference(routePatterns.$route, {
-    id: 'home',
-    kind: 'page',
-  }),
-  health: {
-    $route: createRouteReference(routePatterns.health.$route, {
-      id: 'health',
-      kind: 'page',
-    }),
-  },
-  examples: {
-    $route: createRouteReference(routePatterns.examples.$route, {
-      id: 'examples',
-      kind: 'page',
-    }),
-    telemetry: createRouteReference(routePatterns.examples.telemetry.$route, {
-      id: 'examples.telemetry',
-      kind: 'page',
-    }),
-  },
-} as const;
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/actions.css b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/actions.css
deleted file mode 100644
index b59e74e1e..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/actions.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-.ns-btn {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  gap: var(--ns-space-2);
-  font-family: var(--ns-font-sans);
-  font-size: var(--ns-text-sm);
-  font-weight: 500;
-  line-height: 1;
-  border: 1px solid transparent;
-  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
-  padding: var(--ns-space-2) var(--ns-space-4);
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition:
-    background var(--ns-ease-normal),
-    border-color var(--ns-ease-normal),
-    color var(--ns-ease-normal),
-    box-shadow var(--ns-ease-normal);
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-.ns-btn:focus-visible {
-  outline: 2px solid var(--ns-ring);
-  outline-offset: 2px;
-}
-
-.ns-btn--primary {
-  background: var(--ns-primary);
-  color: var(--ns-primary-fg);
-  border-color: var(--ns-primary);
-}
-
-.ns-btn--primary:hover {
-  background: var(--ns-primary-hover);
-}
-
-.ns-btn--ghost {
-  background: transparent;
-  color: var(--ns-muted-fg);
-}
-
-.ns-btn--ghost:hover {
-  background: rgba(235, 228, 210, 0.04);
-  color: var(--ns-fg);
-}
-
-.ns-btn--sm {
-  font-size: var(--ns-text-xs);
-  padding: var(--ns-space-1-5) var(--ns-space-3);
-  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-sm);
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/feedback.css b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/feedback.css
deleted file mode 100644
index ecde11f9d..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/feedback.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-.ns-inline-notice {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: flex-start;
-  gap: var(--ns-space-3);
-  border: 1px solid var(--ns-secondary-border);
-  color: var(--ns-fg);
-  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
-  padding: var(--ns-space-3) var(--ns-space-4);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ns-surface) 92%, transparent);
-}
-
-.ns-inline-notice__body {
-  display: flex;
-  min-width: 0;
-  flex: 1;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: var(--ns-space-1);
-}
-
-.ns-inline-notice__title {
-  font-size: var(--ns-text-sm);
-  font-weight: 600;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  color: var(--ns-fg);
-}
-
-.ns-inline-notice__description {
-  font-size: var(--ns-text-sm);
-  line-height: 1.6;
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ns-fg) 92%, var(--ns-muted-fg));
-}
-
-.ns-inline-notice--info {
-  border-color: var(--ns-secondary-border);
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/forms.css b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/forms.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e1f0e064..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/forms.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-.ns-input,
-.ns-select,
-.ns-textarea {
-  width: 100%;
-  font-family: var(--ns-font-sans);
-  font-size: var(--ns-text-sm);
-  color: var(--ns-fg);
-  background: var(--ns-surface);
-  border: 1px solid var(--ns-input-border);
-  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
-  padding: var(--ns-space-2) var(--ns-space-3);
-  transition: border-color var(--ns-ease-normal), box-shadow var(--ns-ease-normal);
-}
-
-.ns-input::placeholder,
-.ns-textarea::placeholder {
-  color: var(--ns-muted-fg);
-}
-
-.ns-input:focus,
-.ns-select:focus,
-.ns-textarea:focus {
-  outline: none;
-  border-color: var(--ns-ring);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(200, 149, 108, 0.15);
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/surfaces.css b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/surfaces.css
deleted file mode 100644
index ba4aabc63..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/components/surfaces.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-.ns-card {
-  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-xl);
-  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border-hover);
-  overflow: hidden;
-  background: var(--ns-card);
-  color: var(--ns-card-fg);
-  box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-xs);
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diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/layouts.css b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/layouts.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ede96dc8..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/layouts.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/styles.css b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/styles.css
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index 130cfdd31..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/styles.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-@import 'tailwindcss';
-@import './tokens.css';
-@import './layouts.css';
-@import './components/actions.css';
-@import './components/forms.css';
-@import './components/surfaces.css';
-@import './components/feedback.css';
-
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diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/tokens.css b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/tokens.css
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--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/assets/tokens.css
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-/*
- * Initial token seed for @netscript/fresh-ui.
- *
- * Current state:
- *   - checked-in CSS custom properties
- *   - copied into consumer apps as owned source
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diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/client.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/client.ts
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index 555d7abb4..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/client.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-// Import CSS files here for hot module reloading to work.
-import './assets/styles.css';
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/button.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/button.tsx
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index cbb9ce01b..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/button.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-import { cn } from '@netscript/fresh-ui';
-import type { ComponentChildren, JSX, VNode } from 'preact';
-
-interface SharedButtonProps {
-  children: ComponentChildren;
-  variant?: ButtonVariant;
-  size?: ButtonSize;
-  disabled?: boolean;
-  loading?: boolean;
-  class?: string;
-  icon?: ComponentChildren;
-  iconPosition?: 'left' | 'right';
-}
-
-interface FreshAnchorNavigationAttributes extends JSX.AnchorHTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement> {
-  'f-client-nav'?: boolean;
-}
-
-export type ButtonVariant = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'outline' | 'ghost' | 'destructive';
-export type ButtonSize = 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg' | 'icon';
-export type ButtonElementType = 'button' | 'submit' | 'reset';
-
-type ButtonAsButtonProps =
-  & SharedButtonProps
-  & Omit<JSX.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>, 'children' | 'class' | 'type'>
-  & {
-    type?: ButtonElementType;
-    href?: never;
-    clientNav?: never;
-  };
-
-type ButtonAsLinkProps =
-  & SharedButtonProps
-  & Omit<JSX.AnchorHTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement>, 'children' | 'class' | 'href' | 'type'>
-  & {
-    type: 'link';
-    href: string;
-    clientNav?: boolean;
-  };
-
-type ButtonProps = ButtonAsButtonProps | ButtonAsLinkProps;
-
-const VARIANT_CLASSES: Record<NonNullable<ButtonProps['variant']>, string> = {
-  primary: 'ns-btn--primary',
-  secondary: 'ns-btn--secondary',
-  outline: 'ns-btn--outline',
-  ghost: 'ns-btn--ghost',
-  destructive: 'ns-btn--destructive',
-};
-
-const SIZE_CLASSES: Record<NonNullable<ButtonProps['size']>, string | undefined> = {
-  sm: 'ns-btn--sm',
-  md: undefined,
-  lg: 'ns-btn--lg',
-  icon: 'ns-btn--icon',
-};
-
-export function Button(props: ButtonProps): VNode {
-  const {
-    children,
-    variant = 'primary',
-    size = 'md',
-    disabled = false,
-    loading = false,
-    class: className,
-    icon,
-    iconPosition = 'left',
-  } = props;
-  const classes = cn('ns-btn', VARIANT_CLASSES[variant], SIZE_CLASSES[size], className);
-  const leadingIcon = loading
-    ? <span aria-hidden='true' class='ns-spinner ns-spinner--sm' />
-    : iconPosition === 'left'
-    ? icon
-    : undefined;
-  const trailingIcon = !loading && iconPosition === 'right' ? icon : undefined;
-  const content = (
-    <>
-      {leadingIcon}
-      <span>{children}</span>
-      {trailingIcon}
-    </>
-  );
-
-  if (props.type === 'link') {
-    const {
-      type: _type,
-      children: _children,
-      variant: _variant,
-      size: _size,
-      disabled: _disabled,
-      loading: _loading,
-      class: _className,
-      icon: _icon,
-      iconPosition: _iconPosition,
-      clientNav = true,
-      href,
-      ...linkProps
-    } = props;
-    const freshLinkProps: FreshAnchorNavigationAttributes = {
-      ...linkProps,
-      'f-client-nav': clientNav,
-    };
-
-    return (
-      <a
-        {...freshLinkProps}
-        href={disabled || loading ? undefined : href}
-        class={classes}
-        aria-disabled={disabled || loading ? 'true' : undefined}
-      >
-        {content}
-      </a>
-    );
-  }
-
-  const {
-    type = 'button',
-    children: _children,
-    variant: _variant,
-    size: _size,
-    disabled: _disabled,
-    loading: _loading,
-    class: _className,
-    href: _href,
-    icon: _icon,
-    iconPosition: _iconPosition,
-    clientNav: _clientNav,
-    ...buttonProps
-  } = props;
-
-  return (
-    <button
-      {...buttonProps}
-      type={type}
-      disabled={disabled || loading}
-      class={classes}
-    >
-      {content}
-    </button>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/card.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/card.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 57122fa11..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/card.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import { cn } from '@netscript/fresh-ui';
-import type { ComponentChildren, JSX, VNode } from 'preact';
-
-interface CardSectionProps extends Omit<JSX.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>, 'class' | 'children'> {
-  children: ComponentChildren;
-  class?: string;
-}
-
-interface CardProps extends CardSectionProps {
-  interactive?: boolean;
-}
-
-interface CardTextProps
-  extends Omit<JSX.HTMLAttributes<HTMLParagraphElement>, 'class' | 'children'> {
-  children: ComponentChildren;
-  class?: string;
-}
-
-type CardComponent = ((props: CardProps) => VNode) & {
-  Header: (props: CardSectionProps) => VNode;
-  Title: (props: CardTextProps) => VNode;
-  Description: (props: CardTextProps) => VNode;
-  Body: (props: CardSectionProps) => VNode;
-  Footer: (props: CardSectionProps) => VNode;
-};
-
-function CardRoot({ children, class: className, interactive = false, ...props }: CardProps): VNode {
-  return (
-    <div
-      {...props}
-      class={cn('ns-card', interactive && 'ns-card--interactive', className)}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-function CardHeader({ children, class: className, ...props }: CardSectionProps): VNode {
-  return <div {...props} class={cn('ns-card__header', className)}>{children}</div>;
-}
-
-function CardTitle({ children, class: className, ...props }: CardTextProps): VNode {
-  return <p {...props} class={cn('ns-card__title', className)}>{children}</p>;
-}
-
-function CardDescription({ children, class: className, ...props }: CardTextProps): VNode {
-  return <p {...props} class={cn('ns-card__description', className)}>{children}</p>;
-}
-
-function CardBody({ children, class: className, ...props }: CardSectionProps): VNode {
-  return <div {...props} class={cn('ns-card__body', className)}>{children}</div>;
-}
-
-function CardFooter({ children, class: className, ...props }: CardSectionProps): VNode {
-  return <div {...props} class={cn('ns-card__footer', className)}>{children}</div>;
-}
-
-export const Card: CardComponent = Object.assign(CardRoot, {
-  Header: CardHeader,
-  Title: CardTitle,
-  Description: CardDescription,
-  Body: CardBody,
-  Footer: CardFooter,
-});
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/mod.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/mod.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c19eedd10..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/components/ui/mod.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export { Button, type ButtonElementType, type ButtonSize, type ButtonVariant } from './button.tsx';
-export { Card } from './card.tsx';
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/deno.json b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/deno.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 47ae2171b..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/deno.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@playground/dashboard",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
-  "exports": "./main.ts",
-  "tasks": {
-    "check": "deno fmt --check . && deno lint . && deno check",
-    "dev": "deno run -A npm:vite --configLoader native",
-    "build": "deno run -A npm:vite build",
-    "serve": "deno run -A npm:vite preview",
-    "start": "deno serve -A _fresh/server.js",
-    "update": "deno run -A -r jsr:@fresh/update ."
-  },
-  "lint": {
-    "rules": {
-      "tags": [
-        "fresh",
-        "recommended"
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "exclude": [
-    "**/_fresh/*"
-  ],
-  "imports": {
-    "@app/": "./",
-    "@playground/contracts": "../../contracts/mod.ts",
-    "@netscript/fresh": "jsr:@netscript/fresh@^1.0.0",
-    "@netscript/fresh/builders": "jsr:@netscript/fresh@^1.0.0/builders",
-    "@netscript/fresh/query": "jsr:@netscript/fresh@^1.0.0/query",
-    "@netscript/fresh/route": "jsr:@netscript/fresh@^1.0.0/route",
-    "@netscript/fresh/server": "jsr:@netscript/fresh@^1.0.0/server",
-    "@netscript/fresh/vite": "jsr:@netscript/fresh@^1.0.0/vite",
-    "@netscript/fresh-ui": "jsr:@netscript/fresh-ui@^1.0.0",
-    "@netscript/sdk": "jsr:@netscript/sdk@^1.0.0",
-    "@netscript/sdk/client": "jsr:@netscript/sdk@^1.0.0/client",
-    "@netscript/sdk/query": "jsr:@netscript/sdk@^1.0.0/query",
-    "@netscript/sdk/query-client": "jsr:@netscript/sdk@^1.0.0/query-client",
-    "fresh": "jsr:@fresh/core@^2.3.0",
-    "preact": "npm:preact@^10.29.1",
-    "preact/hooks": "npm:preact@^10.29.1/hooks",
-    "@preact/signals": "npm:@preact/signals@^2.9.0",
-    "@fresh/plugin-vite": "jsr:@fresh/plugin-vite@^1.1.2",
-    "@tailwindcss/vite": "npm:@tailwindcss/vite@^4.1.12",
-    "tailwindcss": "npm:tailwindcss@^4.2.2",
-    "vite": "npm:vite@^7.1.4",
-    "vite/client": "npm:vite@^7.1.4/client"
-  },
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "lib": [
-      "dom",
-      "dom.asynciterable",
-      "dom.iterable",
-      "deno.ns",
-      "deno.unstable"
-    ],
-    "jsx": "precompile",
-    "jsxImportSource": "preact",
-    "jsxPrecompileSkipElements": [
-      "a",
-      "img",
-      "source",
-      "body",
-      "html",
-      "head",
-      "title",
-      "meta",
-      "script",
-      "link",
-      "style",
-      "base",
-      "noscript",
-      "template"
-    ],
-    "types": [
-      "vite/client"
-    ]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/islands/ThemeToggle.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/islands/ThemeToggle.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 9badfb1f5..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/islands/ThemeToggle.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @component ThemeToggle
- * @layer 2
- * @depends theme-seed
- * @description Generic Fresh island for dark/light theme switching.
- */
-
-import { useSignal } from '@preact/signals';
-import type { VNode } from 'preact';
-import { useEffect } from 'preact/hooks';
-
-type ThemeMode = 'dark' | 'light';
-
-const STORAGE_KEY = 'ns-theme';
-
-function getInitialTheme(): ThemeMode {
-  if (typeof document === 'undefined') {
-    return 'dark';
-  }
-
-  const stored = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
-
-  if (stored === 'light' || stored === 'dark') {
-    return stored;
-  }
-
-  return globalThis.matchMedia?.('(prefers-color-scheme: light)').matches ? 'light' : 'dark';
-}
-
-function applyTheme(theme: ThemeMode) {
-  document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', theme);
-  localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, theme);
-}
-
-/**
- * Switches the active document theme and persists the selection locally.
- * @returns A hydrated button that flips the `data-theme` attribute.
- */
-export default function ThemeToggle(): VNode {
-  const theme = useSignal<ThemeMode>(getInitialTheme());
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    applyTheme(theme.value);
-  }, []);
-
-  const toggle = () => {
-    const next = theme.value === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark';
-    theme.value = next;
-    applyTheme(next);
-  };
-
-  return (
-    <button
-      type='button'
-      onClick={toggle}
-      class='inline-flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-ns-border bg-transparent text-ns-muted-fg transition-colors duration-150 hover:border-ns-border-hover hover:bg-ns-surface-raised hover:text-ns-fg'
-      aria-label={`Switch to ${theme.value === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark'} mode`}
-      title={`Switch to ${theme.value === 'dark' ? 'light' : 'dark'} mode`}
-    >
-      {theme.value === 'dark'
-        ? (
-          <svg
-            width='16'
-            height='16'
-            viewBox='0 0 24 24'
-            fill='none'
-            stroke='currentColor'
-            strokeWidth='2'
-            strokeLinecap='round'
-            strokeLinejoin='round'
-          >
-            <circle cx='12' cy='12' r='5' />
-            <line x1='12' y1='1' x2='12' y2='3' />
-            <line x1='12' y1='21' x2='12' y2='23' />
-            <line x1='4.22' y1='4.22' x2='5.64' y2='5.64' />
-            <line x1='18.36' y1='18.36' x2='19.78' y2='19.78' />
-            <line x1='1' y1='12' x2='3' y2='12' />
-            <line x1='21' y1='12' x2='23' y2='12' />
-            <line x1='4.22' y1='19.78' x2='5.64' y2='18.36' />
-            <line x1='18.36' y1='5.64' x2='19.78' y2='4.22' />
-          </svg>
-        )
-        : (
-          <svg
-            width='16'
-            height='16'
-            viewBox='0 0 24 24'
-            fill='none'
-            stroke='currentColor'
-            strokeWidth='2'
-            strokeLinecap='round'
-            strokeLinejoin='round'
-          >
-            <path d='M21 12.79A9 9 0 1 1 11.21 3 7 7 0 0 0 21 12.79z' />
-          </svg>
-        )}
-    </button>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/main.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/main.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 97704fa2b..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/main.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Dashboard — Fresh application entry point.
- *
- * Uses `defineFreshApp` from `@netscript/fresh/server` so that the
- * baseline bootstrap (static files, fs routes) is framework-managed and
- * consistent with every other NetScript Fresh app. See
- * `apps/playground/main.ts` in the reference monorepo for the same
- * pattern in production use.
- */
-
-import { defineFreshApp } from '@netscript/fresh/server';
-import type { State } from '@app/utils.ts';
-
-export const app = defineFreshApp<State>({ name: 'dashboard' });
-
-// Startup banner — visible in `aspire run` console logs and local `deno task dev`.
-const port = parseInt(Deno.env.get('PORT') || '8010');
-const mode = Deno.env.get('MODE') ?? 'development';
-
-console.log(`[dashboard] starting — ${mode}`);
-console.log(`[dashboard] listening on http://localhost:${port}`);
-console.log(`[dashboard] health at http://localhost:${port}/health`);
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/router.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/router.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b07f25cd9..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/router.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import { createRouteReference } from '@netscript/fresh/route';
-import { routePatterns } from './.generated/manifest.ts';
-import { routes as generatedRoutes } from './.generated/routes.ts';
-
-/**
- * App-local route entrypoint.
- *
- * Route consumers should import from this stable module instead of reaching into
- * the generated files directly.
- */
-export { routePatterns };
-
-export const routes = {
-  ...generatedRoutes,
-  examples: {
-    ...generatedRoutes.examples,
-    serviceExample: createRouteReference('/examples/users', {
-      id: 'examples.users',
-      kind: 'page',
-    }),
-    telemetry: createRouteReference('/examples/telemetry', {
-      id: 'examples.telemetry',
-      kind: 'page',
-    }),
-  },
-} as const;
-
-export const appRoutes = {
-  home: routes.$route,
-  health: routes.health.$route,
-  examples: routes.examples.$route,
-  serviceExample: routes.examples.serviceExample,
-  telemetryExample: routes.examples.telemetry,
-} as const;
-
-export const appRouter = {
-  routePatterns,
-  routes,
-  appRoutes,
-} as const;
-
-export type AppRouter = typeof appRouter;
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_components)/health-view.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_components)/health-view.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 76a4a453e..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_components)/health-view.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import type { HealthRouteData } from '../(_shared)/health.ts';
-
-export default function HealthView({ payload }: HealthRouteData) {
-  return (
-    <div class='min-h-screen bg-ns-bg text-ns-fg'>
-      <section class='ns-shell ns-section'>
-        <div class='mx-auto max-w-3xl ns-stack ns-stack--md'>
-          <div class='ns-stack ns-stack--xs'>
-            <span class='ns-badge ns-badge--success w-fit'>healthy</span>
-            <h1 class='text-3xl font-semibold text-ns-fg sm:text-4xl'>playground health</h1>
-            <p class='text-sm leading-7 text-ns-muted-fg sm:text-base'>
-              Requesting <code>/health</code> with <code>Accept: application/json</code>{' '}
-              returns the probe payload directly. Browser requests render the same payload through
-              the shared builder route.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-
-          <div class='rounded-xl border border-ns-border bg-ns-surface p-5'>
-            <pre class='overflow-x-auto text-sm leading-6 text-ns-muted-fg'>
-              {JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2)}
-            </pre>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_components)/home-view.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_components)/home-view.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index d8e03efe3..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_components)/home-view.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-import { Button, Card } from '@app/components/ui/mod.ts';
-import ThemeToggle from '@app/islands/ThemeToggle.tsx';
-
-interface RouteCard {
-  readonly title: string;
-  readonly href: string;
-  readonly description: string;
-  readonly cta: string;
-}
-
-interface HomeViewProps {
-  readonly projectName: string;
-  readonly appName: string;
-  readonly routes: readonly RouteCard[];
-  readonly nextSteps: readonly string[];
-}
-
-export default function HomeView({ projectName, appName, routes, nextSteps }: HomeViewProps) {
-  return (
-    <div class='min-h-[calc(100vh-52px)] bg-ns-bg text-ns-fg'>
-      <section class='ns-shell ns-section ns-section--lg'>
-        <div class='ns-stack ns-stack--sm'>
-          <span class='ns-badge ns-badge--primary w-fit'>definePage scaffold</span>
-          <h1 class='text-4xl font-semibold text-ns-fg sm:text-5xl'>{projectName}</h1>
-          <p class='max-w-3xl text-sm leading-7 text-ns-muted-fg sm:text-base'>
-            The starter app now uses the same builder seam the framework is standardizing around:
-            typed route definitions, shared layout chrome, and example landing pages ready for the
-            next rollout steps.
-          </p>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class='ns-grid'>
-          {routes.map((route) => (
-            <Card key={route.href} interactive>
-              <Card.Header>
-                <Card.Title>{route.title}</Card.Title>
-                <Card.Description>{route.description}</Card.Description>
-              </Card.Header>
-              <Card.Body class='ns-stack ns-stack--sm text-sm text-ns-muted-fg'>
-                <p>{route.href}</p>
-                <Button type='link' href={route.href} variant='ghost' class='w-fit px-0'>
-                  {route.cta}
-                </Button>
-              </Card.Body>
-            </Card>
-          ))}
-
-          <Card interactive>
-            <Card.Header class='flex items-start justify-between gap-4'>
-              <div class='ns-stack ns-stack--xs'>
-                <Card.Title>Theme</Card.Title>
-                <Card.Description>
-                  The scaffold still ships a hydrated island so light and dark mode can be checked
-                  on the builder-backed routes from the first load.
-                </Card.Description>
-              </div>
-              <ThemeToggle />
-            </Card.Header>
-            <Card.Body class='text-sm leading-6 text-ns-muted-fg'>
-              The same theme seed powers the shared layout chrome, copied UI seams, and every
-              example page under <code>/examples</code>.
-            </Card.Body>
-          </Card>
-
-          <Card interactive>
-            <Card.Header>
-              <Card.Title>Next steps</Card.Title>
-              <Card.Description>
-                This starter now has the scaffold shape needed for the upcoming service and
-                telemetry demos.
-              </Card.Description>
-            </Card.Header>
-            <Card.Body>
-              <ul class='ml-5 space-y-2 text-sm leading-6 text-ns-muted-fg'>
-                {nextSteps.map((step) => <li key={step}>{step}</li>)}
-              </ul>
-            </Card.Body>
-          </Card>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class='ns-inline-notice ns-inline-notice--info'>
-          <div class='ns-inline-notice__body'>
-            <p class='ns-inline-notice__title'>Scaffold route surface</p>
-            <p class='ns-inline-notice__description'>
-              <code>{appName}</code>{' '}
-              now boots with `definePage()` routes, `define.layout()` chrome, copied UI seams, and
-              an examples landing page ready for Step 5 and Step 10.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_shared)/health.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_shared)/health.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cb6c27cd8..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/(_shared)/health.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-const startedAt = Date.now();
-
-export interface HealthPayload {
-  readonly status: 'healthy';
-  readonly app: string;
-  readonly version: string;
-  readonly timestamp: string;
-  readonly uptime: number;
-}
-
-export interface HealthRouteData {
-  readonly payload: HealthPayload;
-}
-
-export function buildPayload(appName: string = 'dashboard'): HealthPayload {
-  return {
-    status: 'healthy',
-    app: appName,
-    version: '0.0.0',
-    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-    uptime: Math.floor((Date.now() - startedAt) / 1000),
-  };
-}
-
-export function toHealthRouteData(value: unknown): HealthRouteData | undefined {
-  if (typeof value !== 'object' || value === null || !('payload' in value)) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  return value as HealthRouteData;
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/_app.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/_app.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index cc23a81e1..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/_app.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import { define } from '@app/utils.ts';
-
-const THEME_INIT_SCRIPT =
-  `(function(){var t=localStorage.getItem('ns-theme');if(!t){t=matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme:light)').matches?'light':'dark'}document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme',t)})()`;
-
-export default define.page(function AppShell({ Component }) {
-  return (
-    <html lang='en' data-theme='dark'>
-      <head>
-        <meta charSet='utf-8' />
-        <meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0' />
-        <meta
-          name='description'
-          content='NetScript starter scaffold with Fresh 2, Aspire orchestration, contracts, and enterprise UI primitives.'
-        />
-        <title>playground — dashboard</title>
-        <link rel='preconnect' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com' />
-        <link rel='preconnect' href='https://fonts.gstatic.com' crossOrigin='anonymous' />
-        <link
-          href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=DM+Mono:wght@400;500&family=DM+Sans:opsz,wght@9..40,300;9..40,400;9..40,500;9..40,600;9..40,700&display=swap'
-          rel='stylesheet'
-        />
-        <script>{THEME_INIT_SCRIPT}</script>
-      </head>
-      <body f-client-nav>
-        <a href='#main-content' class='ns-skip-link'>Skip to main content</a>
-        <div id='main-content' tabIndex={-1}>
-          <Component />
-        </div>
-      </body>
-    </html>
-  );
-});
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/_layout.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/_layout.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 747274b0b..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/_layout.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-import { Partial } from 'fresh/runtime';
-import ThemeToggle from '@app/islands/ThemeToggle.tsx';
-import { appRoutes } from '@app/router.ts';
-import { define } from '@app/utils.ts';
-
-export default define.layout(function RootLayout({ Component, url }) {
-  const homeHref = appRoutes.home.href();
-  const examplesHref = appRoutes.examples.href();
-  const healthHref = appRoutes.health.href();
-  const navLinkClass = 'ns-btn ns-btn--ghost ns-btn--sm';
-  const showScaffoldChrome = url.pathname === homeHref || url.pathname.startsWith(examplesHref);
-
-  if (!showScaffoldChrome) {
-    return (
-      <Partial name='page'>
-        <Component />
-      </Partial>
-    );
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Partial name='page'>
-      <header class='ns-topbar'>
-        <div class='flex items-center gap-4'>
-          <a
-            href={homeHref}
-            f-client-nav={true}
-            class='font-mono text-sm font-medium tracking-tight text-ns-fg no-underline'
-          >
-            playground
-          </a>
-          <span class='text-[0.68rem] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-ns-muted-fg'>
-            dashboard
-          </span>
-        </div>
-        <nav class='flex items-center gap-2'>
-          <a
-            href={homeHref}
-            f-client-nav={true}
-            class={navLinkClass}
-            aria-current={url.pathname === homeHref ? 'page' : undefined}
-          >
-            Home
-          </a>
-          <a
-            href={examplesHref}
-            f-client-nav={true}
-            class={navLinkClass}
-            aria-current={url.pathname.startsWith(examplesHref) ? 'page' : undefined}
-          >
-            Examples
-          </a>
-          <a
-            href={healthHref}
-            f-client-nav={true}
-            class={navLinkClass}
-            aria-current={url.pathname === healthHref ? 'page' : undefined}
-          >
-            Health
-          </a>
-          <ThemeToggle />
-        </nav>
-      </header>
-      <Component />
-    </Partial>
-  );
-});
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/examples/(_components)/examples-view.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/examples/(_components)/examples-view.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e3bde6f4..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/examples/(_components)/examples-view.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import { Button, Card } from '@app/components/ui/mod.ts';
-
-interface ExampleCard {
-  readonly title: string;
-  readonly href: string;
-  readonly description: string;
-  readonly status: string;
-}
-
-interface ExamplesViewProps {
-  readonly examples: readonly ExampleCard[];
-}
-
-export default function ExamplesView({ examples }: ExamplesViewProps) {
-  return (
-    <div class='min-h-[calc(100vh-52px)] bg-ns-bg text-ns-fg'>
-      <section class='ns-shell ns-section'>
-        <div class='ns-stack ns-stack--md'>
-          <div class='ns-stack ns-stack--xs'>
-            <span class='ns-badge ns-badge--secondary w-fit'>Showcase routes</span>
-            <h1 class='text-3xl font-semibold text-ns-fg sm:text-4xl'>Examples</h1>
-            <p class='max-w-3xl text-sm leading-7 text-ns-muted-fg sm:text-base'>
-              This landing page is the discovery surface for the scaffolded demos. Later rollout
-              steps fill in the linked routes with service and telemetry examples.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-
-          <div class='ns-grid'>
-            {examples.map((example) => (
-              <Card key={example.href} interactive>
-                <Card.Header>
-                  <Card.Title>{example.title}</Card.Title>
-                  <Card.Description>{example.description}</Card.Description>
-                </Card.Header>
-                <Card.Body class='ns-stack ns-stack--sm text-sm text-ns-muted-fg'>
-                  <span class='ns-badge ns-badge--secondary w-fit'>{example.status}</span>
-                  <Button type='link' href={example.href} variant='outline' class='w-fit'>
-                    Visit route
-                  </Button>
-                </Card.Body>
-              </Card>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </section>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/examples/index.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/examples/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index c2b75b7cb..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/examples/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import ExamplesView from './(_components)/examples-view.tsx';
-import { appRoutes } from '@app/router.ts';
-import { definePage } from '@app/utils.ts';
-
-export const examplesPage = definePage()
-  .withRoute(appRoutes.examples)
-  .withMeta(() => ({
-    title: 'playground — examples',
-    description: 'Landing page for scaffolded NetScript showcase routes.',
-  }))
-  .withLayer('examples', ExamplesView, () => ({
-    examples: [
-      {
-        title: 'Users service example',
-        href: appRoutes.serviceExample.href(),
-        description:
-          'Hydrated query island, typed optimistic mutation, and deferred partial summary.',
-        status: 'Showcase',
-      },
-      {
-        title: 'Telemetry trace example',
-        href: '/examples/telemetry',
-        description: 'Step 10 closes the rollout with an FE → service → DB trace demo.',
-        status: 'Step 10',
-      },
-    ],
-  }))
-  .withLayout((slots) => slots.examples())
-  .build();
-
-export const { default: page } = examplesPage;
-export { page as default };
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/health.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/health.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 40588ac88..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/health.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * `/health` route — minimal liveness endpoint for the dashboard app.
- *
- * Returns JSON when the `Accept` header prefers it (probes, Aspire
- * health-checks) and a tiny HTML page in the browser.
- */
-import HealthView from './(_components)/health-view.tsx';
-import { buildPayload, toHealthRouteData } from './(_shared)/health.ts';
-import { appRoutes } from '@app/router.ts';
-import { definePage } from '@app/utils.ts';
-
-export const healthPage = definePage()
-  .withRoute(appRoutes.health)
-  .withMeta(() => ({
-    title: 'playground — health',
-    description: 'Liveness route for the dashboard app.',
-  }))
-  .withLayer(
-    'panel',
-    HealthView,
-    (ctx) => toHealthRouteData(ctx.data) ?? { payload: buildPayload() },
-  )
-  .withLayout((slots) => slots.panel())
-  .withHandler('GET', (ctx) => {
-    const accept = ctx.req.headers.get('accept') ?? '';
-    const payload = buildPayload('dashboard');
-
-    if (accept.includes('application/json') && !accept.includes('text/html')) {
-      return Response.json(payload);
-    }
-
-    return { data: { payload } };
-  })
-  .build();
-
-export const { handler, default: page } = healthPage;
-export { page as default };
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/index.tsx b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/index.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index fc59b2ad0..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/routes/index.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import HomeView from './(_components)/home-view.tsx';
-import { appRoutes } from '@app/router.ts';
-import { definePage } from '@app/utils.ts';
-
-export const homePage = definePage()
-  .withRoute(appRoutes.home)
-  .withMeta(() => ({
-    title: 'playground — dashboard',
-    description: 'NetScript starter scaffold with definePage routes and showcase examples.',
-  }))
-  .withLayer('home', HomeView, () => ({
-    projectName: 'playground',
-    appName: 'dashboard',
-    routes: [
-      {
-        title: 'Health route',
-        href: appRoutes.health.href(),
-        description: 'Content-negotiated liveness route for browsers, probes, and Aspire.',
-        cta: 'Open /health',
-      },
-      {
-        title: 'Examples landing',
-        href: appRoutes.examples.href(),
-        description: 'Entry point for the upcoming service and telemetry showcase routes.',
-        cta: 'Open /examples',
-      },
-    ],
-    nextSteps: [
-      'Edit apps/dashboard/routes/index.tsx to shape the frontend.',
-      'Add a service with netscript service add --name=<name>.',
-      'Define contracts under contracts/versions/v1/.',
-    ],
-  }))
-  .withLayout((slots) => slots.home())
-  .build();
-
-export const { default: page } = homePage;
-export { page as default };
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/utils.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/utils.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a4d7c752a..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/utils.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import { createDefine } from 'fresh';
-import { definePage as createDefinePage } from '@netscript/fresh/builders';
-
-export type State = Record<string, never>;
-
-export const define = createDefine<State>();
-
-export function definePage() {
-  return createDefinePage<State>();
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/vite.config.ts b/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/vite.config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d59feba5..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/apps/dashboard/vite.config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-import { fresh } from '@fresh/plugin-vite';
-import tailwindCSS from '@tailwindcss/vite';
-import { resolve } from 'node:path';
-import process from 'node:process';
-import { createNetScriptVitePlugin } from '@netscript/fresh/vite';
-import { defineConfig, loadEnv } from 'vite';
-
-const appRoot = resolve(import.meta.dirname!, '.');
-const workspaceRoot = resolve(import.meta.dirname!, '../..');
-
-export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
-  const env = loadEnv(mode, appRoot, '');
-  const aliasEntries = [
-    { find: '@app/assets', replacement: resolve(appRoot, 'assets') },
-    { find: '@app/components', replacement: resolve(appRoot, 'components') },
-    { find: '@app/islands', replacement: resolve(appRoot, 'islands') },
-    { find: '@app/lib', replacement: resolve(appRoot, 'lib') },
-    { find: '@app/routes', replacement: resolve(appRoot, 'routes') },
-    { find: '@app', replacement: appRoot },
-    {
-      find: '@plugins/workers/streams',
-      replacement: resolve(workspaceRoot, 'plugins/workers/streams/mod.ts'),
-    },
-    {
-      find: '@plugins/sagas/streams',
-      replacement: resolve(workspaceRoot, 'plugins/sagas/streams/mod.ts'),
-    },
-    {
-      find: '@plugins/triggers/streams',
-      replacement: resolve(workspaceRoot, 'plugins/triggers/streams/mod.ts'),
-    },
-  ];
-
-  return {
-    server: {
-      port: Number.parseInt(env.NETSCRIPT_VITE_PORT ?? process.env.PORT ?? '5173', 10),
-      host: env.NETSCRIPT_VITE_HOST ?? '0.0.0.0',
-    },
-    plugins: [
-      fresh(),
-      tailwindCSS(),
-      createNetScriptVitePlugin({
-        appRoot,
-        workspaceRoot,
-        aliasEntries,
-        watchPaths: [
-          resolve(workspaceRoot, 'packages'),
-          resolve(workspaceRoot, 'contracts'),
-          resolve(workspaceRoot, 'plugins'),
-        ],
-        routeManifest: {},
-      }),
-    ],
-    build: {
-      rollupOptions: {
-        output: {
-          entryFileNames: `[name].mjs`,
-          chunkFileNames: `[name].mjs`,
-        },
-      },
-    },
-  };
-});
diff --git a/examples/playground/contracts/deno.json b/examples/playground/contracts/deno.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e7d078bf0..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/contracts/deno.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@playground/contracts",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "exports": "./mod.ts",
-  "imports": {
-    "@orpc/contract": "npm:@orpc/contract@^1.13.5",
-    "@orpc/server": "npm:@orpc/server@^1.13.5",
-    "zod": "npm:zod@^4.3.6"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/contracts/mod.ts b/examples/playground/contracts/mod.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c4c519e3..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/contracts/mod.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @module contracts
- *
- * Shared contract definitions for the workspace.
- * Re-exports all versioned contracts.
- */
-
-export * from './versions/v1/mod.ts';
diff --git a/examples/playground/contracts/versions/v1/mod.ts b/examples/playground/contracts/versions/v1/mod.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 187b348a0..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/contracts/versions/v1/mod.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @module contracts/versions/v1
- *
- * Version 1 contract definitions.
- *
- * Populate this module by running `netscript contract add <name>`
- * or by adding a `<name>.contract.ts` file beside this one and
- * re-exporting it in the `v1` object below.
- */
-
-export const v1 = {};
diff --git a/examples/playground/deno.json b/examples/playground/deno.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ae2775663..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/deno.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "workspace": [
-    "./apps/dashboard",
-    "./contracts",
-    "./plugins"
-  ],
-  "nodeModulesDir": "auto",
-  "unstable": [
-    "raw-imports",
-    "kv"
-  ],
-  "tasks": {
-    "dev": "deno run --allow-all apps/dashboard/main.ts",
-    "check": "deno check apps/**/*.ts services/**/*.ts contracts/**/*.ts",
-    "lint": "deno lint",
-    "fmt": "deno fmt",
-    "test": "deno test --allow-all"
-  },
-  "exclude": [
-    "**/node_modules",
-    "dotnet",
-    "**/.git",
-    "aspire/.modules",
-    "aspire/.helpers",
-    "**/.generated"
-  ],
-  "fmt": {
-    "useTabs": false,
-    "lineWidth": 100,
-    "indentWidth": 2,
-    "semiColons": true,
-    "singleQuote": true
-  },
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "strict": true,
-    "lib": [
-      "dom",
-      "deno.ns",
-      "deno.unstable"
-    ]
-  },
-  "publish": false
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/netscript.config.ts b/examples/playground/netscript.config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cb91bc612..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/netscript.config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// TODO: When @netscript packages are published to JSR, this import will resolve.
-// For local monorepo development, re-run with: netscript init workspace-source
-import { defineConfig } from '@netscript/config';
-
-export default defineConfig({
-  name: 'playground',
-  version: '1.0.0',
-  paths: {
-    services: 'services',
-    apps: 'apps',
-    contracts: 'contracts',
-    plugins: 'plugins',
-  },
-  logging: {
-    level: 'info',
-    format: 'text',
-  },
-  aspire: {
-    appHost: 'dotnet/AppHost',
-  },
-  databases: {
-    config: [],
-  },
-  plugins: [],
-  gateway: { enabled: false },
-  sdk: {},
-  deploy: {},
-});
diff --git a/examples/playground/plugins/deno.json b/examples/playground/plugins/deno.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c1d68ba2..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/plugins/deno.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@playground/plugins",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "exports": "./mod.ts"
-}
diff --git a/examples/playground/plugins/mod.ts b/examples/playground/plugins/mod.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f3f368f27..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/plugins/mod.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @module plugins
- *
- * Plugin system entry point.
- *
- * Plugin configuration is discovered from `netscript.config.ts` and generated
- * registries under `.netscript/generated/`.
- */
-
-export const plugins = [] as const;
diff --git a/examples/playground/tests/scaffold_test.ts b/examples/playground/tests/scaffold_test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 06b1adba4..000000000
--- a/examples/playground/tests/scaffold_test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Deno.test('generated workspace is testable', () => {});
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/README.md b/packages/cli/e2e/README.md
index d3143f2ff..b6fb92295 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ baseline while the product-grade suite matures.
 
 ```bash
 deno task e2e:cli suites
+deno task e2e:cli
 deno task e2e:cli run scaffold.service --format pretty
-deno task e2e:cli run scaffold.plugins --cleanup --format pretty
+deno task e2e:cli run scaffold.plugins --format pretty
+deno task e2e:cli run scaffold.runtime --cleanup --format pretty
 ```
 
 Programmatic use:
@@ -28,25 +30,29 @@ const suite = defineCliE2eSuite()
 
 ## Command Surface
 
-| Command               | Purpose                    |
-| --------------------- | -------------------------- |
-| `suites`              | List built-in suites       |
-| `gates <suite>`       | List suite gates           |
-| `run <suite>`         | Run a complete suite       |
-| `gate <suite> <gate>` | Run one gate for debugging |
+| Command               | Purpose                                         |
+| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| _(no subcommand)_     | Run the full merge-readiness suite with cleanup |
+| `suites`              | List built-in suites                            |
+| `gates <suite>`       | List suite gates                                |
+| `run <suite>`         | Run a complete suite                            |
+| `gate <suite> <gate>` | Run one gate for debugging                      |
 
-The first complete scenario is `scaffold.plugins`. It validates generated project scaffolding,
-official plugin addition, database workflow, Aspire runtime boot, HTTP behavior checks, and cleanup.
+The bare `deno task e2e:cli` command runs `scaffold.runtime` with cleanup enabled. That full
+merge-readiness scenario validates generated project scaffolding, official plugin addition, database
+workflow, generated type checks, Aspire runtime boot, HTTP behavior checks, OTEL behavior, and
+cleanup. The narrower `scaffold.plugins` suite stops after plugin scaffold and host-diagnostic
+checks.
 
 ## Built-in Suites
 
-| Suite                     | Coverage                                      |
-| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
-| `scaffold.service`        | init, generated service discovery, typecheck  |
-| `scaffold.contracts`      | init, generated contract discovery, typecheck |
-| `scaffold.infrastructure` | init, database init/generate/seed, typecheck  |
-| `scaffold.plugins`        | full scaffold, plugins, DB, runtime behavior  |
-| `scaffold.runtime`        | full scaffold runtime behavior path           |
+| Suite                     | Coverage                                                   |
+| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `scaffold.service`        | init, generated service discovery, typecheck               |
+| `scaffold.contracts`      | init, generated contract discovery, typecheck              |
+| `scaffold.infrastructure` | init, database init/generate/seed, typecheck               |
+| `scaffold.plugins`        | init, official plugins, registry generation, plugin doctor |
+| `scaffold.runtime`        | full scaffold runtime behavior path                        |
 
 ## Required Permissions
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/src/application/gates/scaffold/gate-factory.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/src/application/gates/scaffold/gate-factory.ts
index a300bdc72..787f81db9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/src/application/gates/scaffold/gate-factory.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/src/application/gates/scaffold/gate-factory.ts
@@ -36,15 +36,20 @@ export function commandGate(
   };
 }
 
-/** Create an HTTP gate definition for a fixed health-check URL. */
-export function httpGate(id: GateId, title: string, url: string): HttpGateDefinition {
+/** Create an HTTP gate definition for a fixed local runtime URL. */
+export function httpGate(
+  id: GateId,
+  title: string,
+  url: string,
+  method: 'GET' | 'POST' = 'GET',
+): HttpGateDefinition {
   return {
     id,
     title,
     phase: GATE_PHASE.BEHAVIOR,
     kind: 'http',
     critical: true,
-    method: 'GET',
+    method,
     url: () => url,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/src/application/gates/scaffold/runtime-gates.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/src/application/gates/scaffold/runtime-gates.ts
index a064d49b5..03ecfbee6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/src/application/gates/scaffold/runtime-gates.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/src/application/gates/scaffold/runtime-gates.ts
@@ -74,10 +74,102 @@ export function createRuntimeGates(): readonly GateDefinition[] {
       ],
     ),
     httpGate(GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_HEALTH, 'Workers API health', 'http://localhost:8091/health'),
+    httpGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_JOBS,
+      'List worker jobs',
+      'http://localhost:8091/api/v1/workers/jobs',
+    ),
+    httpGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_TASKS,
+      'List worker tasks',
+      'http://localhost:8091/api/v1/workers/tasks',
+    ),
+    httpGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_SEED,
+      'Seed worker demo data through API',
+      'http://localhost:8091/api/v1/workers/seed',
+      'POST',
+    ),
+    httpGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_TRIGGER_HEALTH_JOB,
+      'Trigger workers plugin health job',
+      'http://localhost:8091/api/v1/workers/jobs/workers-plugin-health-check/trigger',
+      'POST',
+    ),
+    commandGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_EXECUTIONS,
+      'List recent worker executions',
+      GATE_PHASE.BEHAVIOR,
+      () => ['deno', 'eval', VALIDATE_WORKER_EXECUTIONS_SCRIPT],
+    ),
     httpGate(GATE.BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_HEALTH, 'Sagas API health', 'http://localhost:8092/health/live'),
+    httpGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_LIST,
+      'List saga definitions',
+      'http://localhost:8092/api/v1/sagas/sagas',
+    ),
+    httpGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_INSTANCES,
+      'List saga instances',
+      'http://localhost:8092/api/v1/sagas/instances',
+    ),
+    httpGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_HEALTH,
+      'Triggers API health',
+      'http://localhost:8093/health',
+    ),
+    commandGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_WEBHOOK,
+      'Accept generic trigger webhook',
+      GATE_PHASE.BEHAVIOR,
+      () => [
+        'curl',
+        '-sf',
+        '-X',
+        'POST',
+        'http://localhost:8093/api/v1/webhooks/inbound/generic',
+        '-H',
+        'Content-Type: application/json',
+        '-d',
+        JSON.stringify({
+          message: 'e2e-trigger-gate',
+          timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        }),
+      ],
+    ),
+    commandGate(
+      GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_EVENTS,
+      'List trigger events',
+      GATE_PHASE.BEHAVIOR,
+      () => ['deno', 'eval', VALIDATE_TRIGGER_EVENTS_SCRIPT],
+    ),
   ];
 }
 
+const VALIDATE_TRIGGER_EVENTS_SCRIPT = [
+  'const url = "http://localhost:8093/api/v1/events?limit=10";',
+  'const response = await fetch(url);',
+  'if (!response.ok) throw new Error("HTTP " + response.status + " from " + url);',
+  'const body = await response.json() as { events?: unknown[]; total?: number };',
+  'if (!Array.isArray(body.events)) throw new Error("events response is missing events[]");',
+  'if (typeof body.total !== "number") throw new Error("events response is missing total");',
+  'if (body.total < 1) throw new Error("expected at least one trigger event after webhook gate");',
+].join('\n');
+
+const VALIDATE_WORKER_EXECUTIONS_SCRIPT = [
+  'const url = "http://localhost:8091/api/v1/workers/executions?limit=10";',
+  'for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= 10; attempt++) {',
+  '  const response = await fetch(url);',
+  '  if (!response.ok) throw new Error("HTTP " + response.status + " from " + url);',
+  '  const body = await response.json() as { executions?: unknown[]; total?: number };',
+  '  if (!Array.isArray(body.executions)) throw new Error("executions response is missing executions[]");',
+  '  if (typeof body.total !== "number") throw new Error("executions response is missing total");',
+  '  if (body.total >= 1) break;',
+  '  if (attempt === 10) throw new Error("expected at least one worker execution after trigger gate");',
+  '  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1_000));',
+  '}',
+].join('\n');
+
 /** Create cleanup gates that stop generated runtime resources. */
 export function createCleanupGates(): readonly GateDefinition[] {
   return [
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/src/domain/cli-surface.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/src/domain/cli-surface.ts
index d15ba80e2..c93b85a10 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/src/domain/cli-surface.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/src/domain/cli-surface.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,17 @@ export const GATE = {
   RUNTIME_WAIT_TRIGGERS: 'runtime.wait.triggers',
   RUNTIME_ASPIRE_DESCRIBE: 'runtime.aspire-describe',
   BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_HEALTH: 'behavior.workers-health',
+  BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_JOBS: 'behavior.workers-jobs',
+  BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_TASKS: 'behavior.workers-tasks',
+  BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_SEED: 'behavior.workers-seed',
+  BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_TRIGGER_HEALTH_JOB: 'behavior.workers-trigger-health-job',
+  BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_EXECUTIONS: 'behavior.workers-executions',
   BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_HEALTH: 'behavior.sagas-health',
+  BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_LIST: 'behavior.sagas-list',
+  BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_INSTANCES: 'behavior.sagas-instances',
+  BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_HEALTH: 'behavior.triggers-health',
+  BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_WEBHOOK: 'behavior.triggers-webhook',
+  BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_EVENTS: 'behavior.triggers-events',
   BEHAVIOR_PLUGINS_HEALTH: 'behavior.plugins-health',
   BEHAVIOR_OTEL_WEBHOOK: 'behavior.otel.webhook',
   BEHAVIOR_OTEL_TRACES: 'behavior.otel.traces',
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/src/presentation/cli/cli-program.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/src/presentation/cli/cli-program.ts
index 9fb2a0995..a53d0cf52 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/src/presentation/cli/cli-program.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/src/presentation/cli/cli-program.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { Command } from '@cliffy/command';
+import { RemoteError } from '../../../../src/kernel/domain/errors/cli-exit-error.ts';
+import { defaultRunOptions } from '../../create-default-runner.ts';
+import { SCAFFOLD } from '../../domain/cli-surface.ts';
 import { createGateCommand } from './commands/gate-command.ts';
 import { createGatesCommand } from './commands/gates-command.ts';
 import { createRunCommand } from './commands/run-command.ts';
 import { createSuitesCommand } from './commands/suites-command.ts';
 import type { CliRunnerFactory } from './cli-command-contracts.ts';
+import { resolveSuite } from './suites/registry.ts';
 
 /** Create the Cliffy program for the E2E suite. */
 export function createCliProgram(createRunner: CliRunnerFactory) {
@@ -11,8 +15,11 @@ export function createCliProgram(createRunner: CliRunnerFactory) {
     .name('netscript-cli-e2e')
     .version('0.1.0')
     .description('Run NetScript CLI E2E validation suites')
-    .action(function () {
-      this.showHelp();
+    .action(async () => {
+      const options = { ...defaultRunOptions(), cleanup: true };
+      const suite = resolveSuite(SCAFFOLD.RUNTIME, options);
+      const report = await createRunner(options).run(suite, { suiteId: suite.id, options });
+      if (!report.ok) throw new RemoteError(1, 'CLI E2E suite failed');
     })
     .command('run', createRunCommand(createRunner))
     .command('gate', createGateCommand(createRunner))
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/suites/scaffold/capability-suites.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/suites/scaffold/capability-suites.ts
index 461e304da..a410790e6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/suites/scaffold/capability-suites.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/suites/scaffold/capability-suites.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ const RUNTIME_GATES = [
   'scaffold.plugin.trigger',
   'scaffold.plugin.stream',
   GATE.SCAFFOLD_PLUGIN_LIST,
+  GATE.DATABASE_INIT,
+  GATE.DATABASE_GENERATE,
+  GATE.DATABASE_SEED,
   GATE.GENERATED_PLUGINS_CHECK,
+  GATE.GENERATED_DENO_CHECK,
   GATE.RUNTIME_ASPIRE_RESTORE,
   GATE.RUNTIME_ASPIRE_START,
   GATE.RUNTIME_WAIT_POSTGRES,
@@ -61,7 +65,20 @@ const RUNTIME_GATES = [
   GATE.RUNTIME_WAIT_TRIGGERS,
   GATE.RUNTIME_ASPIRE_DESCRIBE,
   GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_HEALTH,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_JOBS,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_TASKS,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_SEED,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_TRIGGER_HEALTH_JOB,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_EXECUTIONS,
   GATE.BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_HEALTH,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_LIST,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_INSTANCES,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_HEALTH,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_WEBHOOK,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_EVENTS,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_PLUGINS_HEALTH,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_OTEL_WEBHOOK,
+  GATE.BEHAVIOR_OTEL_TRACES,
   GATE.CLEANUP_ASPIRE_STOP,
 ] as const;
 
@@ -146,10 +163,14 @@ export function createScaffoldCapabilitySuite(
 
   if (capability.gates.length === 0) return suite;
 
-  const selected = new Set<GateId>(capability.gates);
+  const gatesById = new Map(suite.gates.map((gate) => [gate.id, gate]));
   return {
     ...suite,
-    gates: suite.gates.filter((gate) => selected.has(gate.id)),
+    gates: capability.gates.map((id) => {
+      const gate = gatesById.get(id);
+      if (!gate) throw new Error(`Gate "${id}" is not registered for suite "${capability.id}".`);
+      return gate;
+    }),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/tests/application/runner/suite-runner_test.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/tests/application/runner/suite-runner_test.ts
index 3c2f693a0..a604831fd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/tests/application/runner/suite-runner_test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/tests/application/runner/suite-runner_test.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ import type {
 import type { HttpClient, HttpRequest, HttpResult } from '../../../src/ports/http-client.ts';
 import type { Reporter } from '../../../src/ports/reporter.ts';
 import { createSuiteRunner } from '../../../src/application/runner/suite-runner.ts';
-import { GATE } from '../../../src/domain/cli-surface.ts';
-import { createScaffoldPluginsSuite } from '../../../suites/scaffold/capability-suites.ts';
+import { GATE, SCAFFOLD } from '../../../src/domain/cli-surface.ts';
+import type { RunOptions } from '../../../src/domain/run-context.ts';
+import {
+  createScaffoldCapabilitySuite,
+  scaffoldCapabilitySuites,
+} from '../../../suites/scaffold/capability-suites.ts';
 
 Deno.test('suite runner emits a failed report and prunes only created Docker resources', async () => {
   const commands: CommandRequest[] = [];
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ Deno.test('suite runner emits a failed report and prunes only created Docker res
     'master-b',
     'suite-c',
   ]);
-  const suite = createScaffoldPluginsSuite({
+  const suite = createScaffoldRuntimeSuite({
     repoRoot: '.',
     projectName: 'runner-test',
     cleanup: true,
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ Deno.test('suite runner skips cleanup phase when cleanup is disabled', async ()
     },
   };
   const cleaner = new FakeDockerCleaner(['master-a'], ['master-a']);
-  const suite = createScaffoldPluginsSuite({
+  const suite = createScaffoldRuntimeSuite({
     repoRoot: '.',
     projectName: 'runner-no-cleanup-test',
     cleanup: false,
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ Deno.test('suite runner cleans up after a targeted non-cleanup gate when cleanup
     },
   };
   const cleaner = new FakeDockerCleaner(['master-a'], ['master-a']);
-  const suite = createScaffoldPluginsSuite({
+  const suite = createScaffoldRuntimeSuite({
     repoRoot: '.',
     projectName: 'runner-target-cleanup-test',
     cleanup: true,
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ Deno.test('suite runner can target cleanup gate without suite cleanup enabled',
     },
   };
   const cleaner = new FakeDockerCleaner(['master-a'], ['master-a']);
-  const suite = createScaffoldPluginsSuite({
+  const suite = createScaffoldRuntimeSuite({
     repoRoot: '.',
     projectName: 'runner-target-explicit-cleanup-test',
     cleanup: false,
@@ -176,6 +180,12 @@ class FakeClock implements Clock {
   }
 }
 
+function createScaffoldRuntimeSuite(overrides: Partial<RunOptions>) {
+  const capability = scaffoldCapabilitySuites.find((suite) => suite.id === SCAFFOLD.RUNTIME);
+  if (!capability) throw new Error('scaffold.runtime suite is not registered.');
+  return createScaffoldCapabilitySuite(capability, overrides);
+}
+
 class NullReporter implements Reporter {
   emit(): Promise<void> {
     return Promise.resolve();
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/tests/presentation/cli-program_test.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/tests/presentation/cli-program_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b28eba4ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/tests/presentation/cli-program_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { assertEquals } from '@std/assert';
+import { createCliProgram } from '../../src/presentation/cli/cli-program.ts';
+import { SCAFFOLD } from '../../src/domain/cli-surface.ts';
+import type { RunOptions, RunRequest } from '../../src/domain/run-context.ts';
+import type { RunReport } from '../../src/domain/report.ts';
+import type { SuiteDefinition } from '../../src/domain/suite-definition.ts';
+
+Deno.test('bare CLI command runs the full scaffold runtime suite with cleanup', async () => {
+  const calls: Array<{ suite: SuiteDefinition; request: RunRequest; options: RunOptions }> = [];
+  const command = createCliProgram((options) => ({
+    run(suite, request): Promise<RunReport> {
+      calls.push({ suite, request, options });
+      return Promise.resolve({
+        ok: true,
+        suiteId: suite.id,
+        projectRoot: options.smokeRoot,
+        startedAt: new Date(0).toISOString(),
+        durationMs: 0,
+        steps: [],
+        summary: { passed: 0, failed: 0, skipped: 0 },
+      });
+    },
+  }));
+
+  await command.parse([]);
+
+  assertEquals(calls.length, 1);
+  assertEquals(calls[0].suite.id, SCAFFOLD.RUNTIME);
+  assertEquals(calls[0].request.suiteId, SCAFFOLD.RUNTIME);
+  assertEquals(calls[0].request.options.cleanup, true);
+  assertEquals(calls[0].options.cleanup, true);
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/e2e/tests/presentation/suite-registry_test.ts b/packages/cli/e2e/tests/presentation/suite-registry_test.ts
index a8adaac93..dc5e91ef0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/e2e/tests/presentation/suite-registry_test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/e2e/tests/presentation/suite-registry_test.ts
@@ -37,10 +37,26 @@ Deno.test('plugin suite includes all official plugin and generated-check gates',
   ]);
 });
 
-Deno.test('runtime suite excludes scaffold and database gates', () => {
+Deno.test('runtime suite includes full scaffold, database, runtime, and behavior gates', () => {
   const runtime = resolveSuite(SCAFFOLD.RUNTIME);
-  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.SCAFFOLD_INIT), false);
-  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.DATABASE_INIT), false);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.SCAFFOLD_INIT), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.DATABASE_INIT), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.DATABASE_GENERATE), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.DATABASE_SEED), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.GENERATED_DENO_CHECK), true);
   assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.RUNTIME_ASPIRE_START), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_JOBS), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_SEED), true);
+  assertEquals(
+    runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_WORKERS_TRIGGER_HEALTH_JOB),
+    true,
+  );
   assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_HEALTH), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_SAGAS_LIST), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_HEALTH), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_WEBHOOK), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_TRIGGERS_EVENTS), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_PLUGINS_HEALTH), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_OTEL_WEBHOOK), true);
+  assertEquals(runtime.gates.some((gate) => gate.id === GATE.BEHAVIOR_OTEL_TRACES), true);
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/database/operation-runner-helpers.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/database/operation-runner-helpers.ts
index 638f1c14f..b4bda7763 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/database/operation-runner-helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/database/operation-runner-helpers.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface AspireAppHostStatus {
   readonly resources?: readonly AspireResourceStatus[];
 }
 
-export const TERMINAL_RESOURCE_STATES = new Set([
+export const TERMINAL_RESOURCE_STATES: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
   'Exited',
   'Failed',
   'Finished',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/deploy/display.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/deploy/display.ts
index d610df8c9..3b3caff51 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/deploy/display.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/deploy/display.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function resolveDefaultDeployDir(): string {
 }
 
 /** Standard CLI option defaults shared across operational commands. */
-export const OPTION_DEFAULTS = {
+export const OPTION_DEFAULTS: { readonly deployDir: string; readonly servyCli: string } = {
   deployDir: resolveDefaultDeployDir(),
   servyCli: DEFAULT_SERVY_CLI_PATH,
 } as const;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/plugin/kinds/api.kind.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/plugin/kinds/api.kind.ts
index 122a028fc..6fb6ac2ca 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/plugin/kinds/api.kind.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/plugin/kinds/api.kind.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import type { PluginKindProvider } from '../../../domain/plugin-kind.ts';
 
 /** Immutable scaffolding defaults for HTTP API plugins. */
-export const apiKindProvider = Object.freeze(
+export const apiKindProvider: PluginKindProvider = Object.freeze(
   {
     kind: 'api',
     displayName: 'API Plugin',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/templates/scaffold-template-assets.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/templates/scaffold-template-assets.ts
index 9b7b518ad..a5b4ca9ab 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/templates/scaffold-template-assets.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/adapters/templates/scaffold-template-assets.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { TEMPLATE_KEYS, type TemplateKey } from '../../assets/manifest.ts';
 import { readTemplateAsset } from '../templates/template-asset.ts';
 
-const APP_TEMPLATE_URLS = {
+type TemplateUrlMap = Readonly<Record<string, TemplateKey>>;
+
+const APP_TEMPLATE_URLS: TemplateUrlMap = {
   appActionsCssTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.appAssetsComponentsActions,
   appAppTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.appRoutesApp,
   appClientTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.appClient,
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ const APP_TEMPLATE_URLS = {
   appUtilsTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.appUtils,
 } as const;
 
-const EXAMPLE_SERVICE_APP_TEMPLATE_URLS = {
+const EXAMPLE_SERVICE_APP_TEMPLATE_URLS: TemplateUrlMap = {
   appExampleServiceHeroTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.appRoutesExamplesComponentsHero,
   appExampleServiceLabPanelTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.appRoutesExamplesComponentsLabPanel,
   appExampleServiceNotesCardTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.appRoutesExamplesComponentsNotesCard,
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ const EXAMPLE_SERVICE_APP_TEMPLATE_URLS = {
   appTelemetryExampleSharedTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.appRoutesExamplesTelemetrySharedTelemetryTrace,
 } as const;
 
-const LEGACY_ASPIRE_TEMPLATE_URLS = {
+const LEGACY_ASPIRE_TEMPLATE_URLS: TemplateUrlMap = {
   apphostCsprojTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.aspireApphost,
   extensionsCsTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.aspireExtensions,
   launchSettingsTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.aspireLaunchsettings,
@@ -54,11 +56,11 @@ const LEGACY_ASPIRE_TEMPLATE_URLS = {
   telemetryDefaultsCsTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.aspireNetscripttelemetrydefaults,
 } as const;
 
-const ROOT_TEMPLATE_URLS = {
+const ROOT_TEMPLATE_URLS: TemplateUrlMap = {
   gitignoreTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.workspaceGitignore,
 } as const;
 
-const ASPIRE_HELPER_TEMPLATE_URLS = {
+const ASPIRE_HELPER_TEMPLATE_URLS: TemplateUrlMap = {
   apphostTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.aspireHelpersApphost,
   aspireCompatTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.aspireHelpersAspireCompat,
   configureDashboardTemplate: TEMPLATE_KEYS.aspireHelpersConfigureDashboard,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/application/registries/template-registry.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/application/registries/template-registry.ts
index 39f046a87..31baa1fce 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/application/registries/template-registry.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/application/registries/template-registry.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ export class TemplateRegistry extends Manifest<TemplateKey, TemplateValue> {
   }
 }
 
-export const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_REGISTRY = new TemplateRegistry();
+export const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_REGISTRY: TemplateRegistry = new TemplateRegistry();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/constants/scaffold/scaffold-validation.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/constants/scaffold/scaffold-validation.ts
index 7900ab5fb..c4a3d0e3d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/constants/scaffold/scaffold-validation.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/constants/scaffold/scaffold-validation.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * Validation constraints for scaffold inputs.
  */
-export const SCAFFOLD_VALIDATION = {
+export const SCAFFOLD_VALIDATION: {
+  readonly NAME_MAX_LENGTH: number;
+  readonly NAME_PATTERN: RegExp;
+  readonly RESERVED_NAMES: readonly string[];
+} = {
   NAME_MAX_LENGTH: 64,
   NAME_PATTERN: /^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*$/,
   RESERVED_NAMES: [
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/constants/windows.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/constants/windows.ts
index 486cd5cfe..70768d3be 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/constants/windows.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/constants/windows.ts
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ export const DEFAULT_V8_HEAP_MB = {
 /**
  * Default compile timeout per service in milliseconds.
  */
-export const DEFAULT_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
+export const DEFAULT_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS: number = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
 
 /**
  * Default bundle timeout per service in milliseconds.
  */
-export const DEFAULT_BUNDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = 60 * 1000; // 60 seconds
+export const DEFAULT_BUNDLE_TIMEOUT_MS: number = 60 * 1000; // 60 seconds
 
 /**
  * Servy XML StartupType integer values.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_BUNDLE_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS: Record<string, string> = {
  * Workspace members are injected at build time from the discovered Deno
  * workspace (or an explicit deploy.windows.workspace override).
  */
-export const COMPILE_CONFIG = {
+export const COMPILE_CONFIG: { readonly content: string } = {
   /**
    * JSON content for the per-target temp compile config.
    * Written as `.compile-<target>.json` in projectRoot during build (cleaned up after).
@@ -215,18 +215,18 @@ export const COMPILE_CONFIG = {
 // names. They will be removed once all consumers are updated.
 // ============================================================================
 /** @deprecated Use DEFAULT_SERVY_CLI_PATH */
-export const SERVY_CLI_PATH = DEFAULT_SERVY_CLI_PATH;
+export const SERVY_CLI_PATH: string = DEFAULT_SERVY_CLI_PATH;
 /** @deprecated Use DEFAULT_COMPILE_TARGET */
-export const WINDOWS_TARGET = DEFAULT_COMPILE_TARGET;
+export const WINDOWS_TARGET: string = DEFAULT_COMPILE_TARGET;
 /** @deprecated Use DEFAULT_SERVICE_PREFIX */
-export const WINDOWS_SERVICE_PREFIX = DEFAULT_SERVICE_PREFIX;
+export const WINDOWS_SERVICE_PREFIX: string = DEFAULT_SERVICE_PREFIX;
 /** @deprecated Use DEFAULT_BUNDLE_EXTERNAL */
-export const BUNDLE_EXTERNAL_PACKAGES = DEFAULT_BUNDLE_EXTERNAL;
+export const BUNDLE_EXTERNAL_PACKAGES: readonly string[] = DEFAULT_BUNDLE_EXTERNAL;
 /** @deprecated Use DEFAULT_BUNDLE_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS */
-export const BUNDLE_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS = DEFAULT_BUNDLE_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS;
+export const BUNDLE_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS: Record<string, string> = DEFAULT_BUNDLE_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS;
 /** @deprecated Use DEFAULT_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS */
-export const COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS = DEFAULT_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS;
+export const COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS: number = DEFAULT_COMPILE_TIMEOUT_MS;
 /** @deprecated Use DEFAULT_BUNDLE_TIMEOUT_MS */
-export const BUNDLE_TIMEOUT_MS = DEFAULT_BUNDLE_TIMEOUT_MS;
+export const BUNDLE_TIMEOUT_MS: number = DEFAULT_BUNDLE_TIMEOUT_MS;
 /** @deprecated Use DEFAULT_V8_HEAP_MB */
-export const V8_HEAP_MB = DEFAULT_V8_HEAP_MB;
+export const V8_HEAP_MB: typeof DEFAULT_V8_HEAP_MB = DEFAULT_V8_HEAP_MB;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/domain/db-engine.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/domain/db-engine.ts
index 50031d7c0..af4b3c802 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/domain/db-engine.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/domain/db-engine.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ export type DbEngine = 'postgres' | 'mysql' | 'mssql' | 'sqlite';
 export type DbEngineChoice = DbEngine | 'none';
 
 /** Ordered database engine choices accepted by init. */
-export const DB_ENGINE_CHOICES = [
+export const DB_ENGINE_CHOICES: readonly DbEngineChoice[] = [
   'postgres',
   'mysql',
   'mssql',
   'sqlite',
   'none',
-] as const satisfies readonly DbEngineChoice[];
+] as const;
 
 /** Prisma provider names corresponding to each supported database engine. */
 export type PrismaProvider = 'postgresql' | 'mysql' | 'sqlserver' | 'sqlite';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/kernel/domain/plugin-kind.ts b/packages/cli/src/kernel/domain/plugin-kind.ts
index f92fe69f6..df50b1db3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/kernel/domain/plugin-kind.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/kernel/domain/plugin-kind.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ export type ScaffoldedPluginType = Extract<
 export type PluginInfrastructureDependency = 'kv' | 'db' | 'cache';
 
 /** Maps Aspire registration categories to appsettings config sections. */
-export const PLUGIN_CONFIG_SECTION_MAP = {
+export const PLUGIN_CONFIG_SECTION_MAP: Record<PluginCategory, PluginConfigSection> = {
   plugin: 'Plugins',
   'background-processor': 'BackgroundProcessors',
-} as const satisfies Record<PluginCategory, PluginConfigSection>;
+} as const;
 
 /**
  * Immutable per-kind scaffolding knowledge.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/local/composition/local-contributor-command-tree.ts b/packages/cli/src/local/composition/local-contributor-command-tree.ts
index 6a403d52d..546043a3d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/local/composition/local-contributor-command-tree.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/local/composition/local-contributor-command-tree.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { createPublicCommandDependencies } from '../../public/features/root/publ
 import { createPublicCli } from '../../public/composition/create-public-cli.ts';
 
 /** Compose the local contributor CLI from maintainer and public command trees. */
-export function composeLocalContributorCommandTree(host: MaintainerCliHost): Command {
+export function composeLocalContributorCommandTree(
+  host: MaintainerCliHost,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const maintainerCli = createMaintainerCli(host) as Command;
   const publicCli = createPublicCli(host) as Command;
   const publicDependencies = createPublicCommandDependencies(host);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/local/features/plugins/add/add-local-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/local/features/plugins/add/add-local-plugin-command.ts
index 53cac6776..91da2af89 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/local/features/plugins/add/add-local-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/local/features/plugins/add/add-local-plugin-command.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface LocalPluginAddCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the local contributor `plugin add` command. */
 export function createLocalPluginAddCommand(
   dependencies: LocalPluginAddCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('add')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/local/features/plugins/plugins-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/local/features/plugins/plugins-group.ts
index 0979a6731..17b3c39b1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/local/features/plugins/plugins-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/local/features/plugins/plugins-group.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { createLocalPluginAddCommand } from './add/add-local-plugin-command.ts';
 export function createLocalPluginCommand(
   dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies,
   sourceRootStartDir: string,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('plugin')
     .description('Manage NetScript plugins in a local contributor workspace')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/official-plugin-source.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/official-plugin-source.ts
index b353857bd..7cb941eea 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/official-plugin-source.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/official-plugin-source.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export async function canCopyOfficialPlugin(
 
 /** Find a monorepo root that contains plugin-owned scaffold manifests. */
 export async function findOfficialPluginSourceRoot(
-  startDir = dirname(fromFileUrl(import.meta.url)),
+  startDir: string = dirname(fromFileUrl(import.meta.url)),
 ): Promise<string | null> {
   let current = startDir;
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ async function hasOfficialPluginSources(sourceRoot: string): Promise<boolean> {
   );
 }
 
-export const _internal = {
+export const _internal: Record<string, unknown> = {
   basename,
   discoverOfficialPluginSources,
   readPluginManifestEntries,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/packages-copier.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/packages-copier.ts
index 780ac3a9f..01d348980 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/packages-copier.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/packages-copier.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export function createPackageCopier(): PackageCopierPort {
 }
 
 /** Unused; retained to expose {@link relative} for tests in future slices. */
-export const _internal = { relative };
+export const _internal: Record<string, unknown> = { relative };
 
 async function addWorkspaceMembers(
   targetPath: string,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/plugin-file-collector.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/plugin-file-collector.ts
index 662715c72..6f1e43e9c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/plugin-file-collector.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/plugin-file-collector.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { walk } from '@std/fs';
 import { join, relative } from '@std/path';
 
-import { copyDirectoryFiltered } from '../../kernel/adapters/scaffold/directory-copier.ts';
+import {
+  copyDirectoryFiltered,
+  type CopyDirectoryFilteredResult,
+} from '../../kernel/adapters/scaffold/directory-copier.ts';
 import { SCAFFOLD_DIRS } from '../../kernel/constants/scaffold/scaffold-dirs.ts';
 
 const SCAFFOLD_RUNTIME_MANIFEST = 'scaffold.runtime.json';
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export async function copyPluginDirectory(
   targetPath: string,
   pluginDir: string,
   force: boolean,
-) {
+): Promise<CopyDirectoryFilteredResult> {
   return await copyDirectoryFiltered({
     source: join(sourceRoot, SCAFFOLD_DIRS.PLUGINS, pluginDir),
     dest: join(targetPath, SCAFFOLD_DIRS.PLUGINS, pluginDir),
@@ -64,8 +67,8 @@ export async function copyWorkspaceDirectory(
   targetPath: string,
   workspaceDir: string,
   force: boolean,
-  sourceWorkspaceDir = workspaceDir,
-) {
+  sourceWorkspaceDir: string = workspaceDir,
+): Promise<CopyDirectoryFilteredResult> {
   return await copyDirectoryFiltered({
     source: join(sourceRoot, sourceWorkspaceDir),
     dest: join(targetPath, workspaceDir),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/plugin-import-rewriter.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/plugin-import-rewriter.ts
index 9a8022409..78b1b4173 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/plugin-import-rewriter.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/adapters/plugin-import-rewriter.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ export async function rewriteCopiedDenoJsons(options: {
   readonly projectName: string;
   readonly importMode: PackageSourceMode;
   readonly workspacePackageName: string | null;
+  readonly localProjectRoot?: string;
 }): Promise<void> {
   for await (const entry of Deno.readDir(options.root)) {
     const path = join(options.root, entry.name);
     if (entry.isDirectory) {
-      await rewriteCopiedDenoJsons({ ...options, root: path, workspacePackageName: null });
+      await rewriteCopiedDenoJsons({
+        ...options,
+        root: path,
+        workspacePackageName: null,
+        localProjectRoot: options.localProjectRoot
+          ? toPosixPath(join('..', options.localProjectRoot))
+          : undefined,
+      });
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -30,7 +38,7 @@ export async function rewriteCopiedDenoJsons(options: {
     }
 
     if (raw.imports) {
-      raw.imports = rewriteImports(raw.imports, options.importMode);
+      raw.imports = rewriteImports(raw.imports, options.importMode, options.localProjectRoot);
     }
 
     await Deno.writeTextFile(path, JSON.stringify(raw, null, 2) + '\n');
@@ -40,19 +48,51 @@ export async function rewriteCopiedDenoJsons(options: {
 function rewriteImports(
   imports: Record<string, string>,
   importMode: PackageSourceMode,
+  localProjectRoot?: string,
 ): Record<string, string> {
+  const localImports = localProjectRoot
+    ? Object.fromEntries(
+      Object.entries(imports).map(([specifier, target]) => [
+        specifier,
+        rewriteLocalProjectPath(target, localProjectRoot) ?? target,
+      ]),
+    )
+    : imports;
+
   if (importMode === 'local') {
-    return imports;
+    return localImports;
   }
 
   return Object.fromEntries(
-    Object.entries(imports).map(([specifier, target]) => [
+    Object.entries(localImports).map(([specifier, target]) => [
       specifier,
       rewritePackagePathToJsr(target) ?? target,
     ]),
   );
 }
 
+const OFFICIAL_PLUGIN_DIRS = new Set(['sagas', 'streams', 'triggers', 'workers']);
+
+function rewriteLocalProjectPath(target: string, localProjectRoot: string): string | null {
+  const normalized = target.replaceAll('\\', '/');
+  const packageMatch = /^(\.\.\/)+packages\/(?<rest>.+)$/.exec(normalized);
+  if (packageMatch?.groups?.rest) {
+    return `${localProjectRoot}/packages/${packageMatch.groups.rest}`;
+  }
+
+  const pluginMatch = /^(\.\.\/)+(?<plugin>[^/]+)(?<rest>\/.*)?$/.exec(normalized);
+  const plugin = pluginMatch?.groups?.plugin;
+  if (!plugin || !OFFICIAL_PLUGIN_DIRS.has(plugin)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return `${localProjectRoot}/plugins/${plugin}${pluginMatch?.groups?.rest ?? ''}`;
+}
+
+function toPosixPath(path: string): string {
+  return path.replaceAll('\\', '/');
+}
+
 export function rewritePackagePathToJsr(target: string): string | null {
   const normalized = target.replaceAll('\\', '/');
   const match = /^(\.\.\/)+(?:packages)\/(?<pkg>[^/]+)(?<rest>\/.*)?$/.exec(normalized);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/domain/local-packages.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/domain/local-packages.ts
index 2dc261620..2f5244ccc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/domain/local-packages.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/domain/local-packages.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ export const LOCAL_PACKAGE_PATHS = {
 export type LocalPackageName = keyof typeof LOCAL_PACKAGE_PATHS;
 
 /** Engine-specific local packages copied only for selected database engines. */
-export const ENGINE_LOCAL_PACKAGE_PATHS = {
+export const ENGINE_LOCAL_PACKAGE_PATHS: Record<string, readonly string[]> = {
   mysql: ['packages/prisma-adapter-mysql'],
 } as const satisfies Readonly<Record<string, readonly string[]>>;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/init/init-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/init/init-command.ts
index 3728eac4b..9205f18b5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/init/init-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/init/init-command.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function parseEditor(raw: string | undefined): EditorChoice | undefined {
 /** Create the maintainer `init` command. */
 export function createMaintainerInitCommand(
   dependencies: MaintainerInitCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('init')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/probe/probe-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/probe/probe-group.ts
index f220cfe3f..4690b3931 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/probe/probe-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/probe/probe-group.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { MaintainerCommandDependencies } from '../root/maintainer-command-d
 export function createProbeCommand(
   host: MaintainerCliHost,
   dependencies: MaintainerCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('probe')
     .description('Discover maintainer-only repository capabilities')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/probe/probe-monorepo-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/probe/probe-monorepo-command.ts
index 1ffd11480..5c281f7e9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/probe/probe-monorepo-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/probe/probe-monorepo-command.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface ProbeMonorepoCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the maintainer `probe monorepo` command. */
 export function createProbeMonorepoCommand(
   dependencies: ProbeMonorepoCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('monorepo')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/producer-root-files.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/producer-root-files.ts
index ff1f44e06..45bdc701d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/producer-root-files.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/producer-root-files.ts
@@ -107,22 +107,6 @@ export async function removeScaffoldOnlyRoots(
   }
 }
 
-export async function markExamplesNonPublishable(
-  targetPath: string,
-  fs: FileSystemPort,
-): Promise<void> {
-  const examplesRoot = join(targetPath, 'examples');
-  if (!await fs.exists(examplesRoot)) return;
-  for (const entry of await fs.readDir(examplesRoot)) {
-    if (!entry.isDirectory || entry.name.startsWith('.')) continue;
-    const denoJsonPath = join(examplesRoot, entry.name, 'deno.json');
-    if (!await fs.exists(denoJsonPath)) continue;
-    const json = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(denoJsonPath)) as DenoJson;
-    json.publish = false;
-    await fs.writeFile(denoJsonPath, JSON.stringify(json, null, 2) + '\n');
-  }
-}
-
 async function resetNestedWorkspaceMembers(
   targetPath: string,
   fs: FileSystemPort,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/release-eject-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/release-eject-command.ts
index 9ff8873a4..f80e2659c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/release-eject-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/release-eject-command.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface ReleaseEjectCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the maintainer `release eject` command. */
 export function createReleaseEjectCommand(
   dependencies: ReleaseEjectCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('eject')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/release-eject.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/release-eject.ts
index 98b47e11b..54838f09e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/release-eject.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/eject/release-eject.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { syncTemplates } from '../../sync/templates/sync-templates.ts';
 import { DEFAULT_BRANCH, DEFAULT_REMOTE } from './release-eject-constants.ts';
 import { initializeGitRepository } from './release-eject-git.ts';
 import {
-  markExamplesNonPublishable,
   removeScaffoldOnlyRoots,
   resetMemberVersions,
   writeProducerRootFiles,
@@ -143,9 +142,6 @@ export async function releaseEject(
     ...await resetMemberVersions(request.targetPath, dependencies.fs),
   ];
 
-  await scaffoldPlaygroundExample(sourceRoot, request.targetPath, dependencies.process);
-  await markExamplesNonPublishable(request.targetPath, dependencies.fs);
-
   const gitCommit = request.noGit ? null : await initializeGitRepository({
     targetPath: request.targetPath,
     process: dependencies.process,
@@ -250,29 +246,3 @@ async function syncOfficialPlugins(options: {
   }
   return results;
 }
-
-async function scaffoldPlaygroundExample(
-  sourceRoot: string,
-  targetPath: string,
-  process: ProcessPort,
-): Promise<void> {
-  const result = await process.exec('deno', [
-    'run',
-    '--allow-all',
-    join(sourceRoot, 'packages/cli/bin/netscript.ts'),
-    'init',
-    'playground',
-    '--path',
-    join(targetPath, 'examples'),
-    '--force',
-    '--ci',
-    '--yes',
-    '--no-git',
-    '--no-aspire',
-    '--db',
-    'none',
-  ], { cwd: sourceRoot });
-  if (result.code !== 0) {
-    throw new Error(result.stderr || result.stdout || 'examples/playground scaffold failed.');
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/release-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/release-group.ts
index 6e83809ed..a6e81dde8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/release-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/release/release-group.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { MaintainerCommandDependencies } from '../root/maintainer-command-d
 export function createReleaseCommand(
   host: MaintainerCliHost,
   dependencies: MaintainerCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('release')
     .description('Release and public-repository maintainer workflows')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/packages/sync-packages-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/packages/sync-packages-command.ts
index 9363bc2ae..b7ef22056 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/packages/sync-packages-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/packages/sync-packages-command.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function parseDbEngines(raw: string | undefined): readonly DbEngine[] | undefine
 /** Create the maintainer `sync packages` command. */
 export function createSyncPackagesCommand(
   dependencies: SyncPackagesCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('packages')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin-copy_test.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin-copy_test.ts
index fb42f2440..3086e6bdc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin-copy_test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin-copy_test.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,71 @@ Deno.test('copyOfficialPlugin copies plugin and background source workspaces', a
   assertEquals(await exists(join(targetPath, 'triggers/.data/incoming/diagnostics')), true);
 });
 
+Deno.test('copyOfficialPlugin rewrites fallback plugin source imports for top-level background workspaces', async () => {
+  const sourceRoot = await Deno.makeTempDir();
+  const targetPath = await Deno.makeTempDir();
+
+  await writeSourceFile(sourceRoot, 'packages/cli/bin/netscript.ts', 'export {};\n');
+  await writeOfficialPluginRuntimeManifests(sourceRoot);
+  await writeOfficialPluginManifests(sourceRoot);
+  await writeSourceFile(sourceRoot, 'plugins/streams/mod.ts', 'export default {};\n');
+  await writeSourceFile(
+    sourceRoot,
+    'plugins/streams/deno.json',
+    JSON.stringify({
+      name: '@netscript/plugin-streams',
+      imports: {
+        '@netscript/plugin': '../../packages/plugin/mod.ts',
+      },
+    }),
+  );
+  await writeSourceFile(sourceRoot, 'plugins/workers/mod.ts', 'export default {};\n');
+  await writeSourceFile(
+    sourceRoot,
+    'plugins/workers/deno.json',
+    JSON.stringify({
+      name: '@netscript/plugin-workers',
+      imports: {
+        '@netscript/plugin': '../../packages/plugin/mod.ts',
+        '@netscript/plugin-streams': '../streams/mod.ts',
+        '@netscript/plugin-workers-core/runtime':
+          '../../packages/plugin-workers-core/src/runtime/mod.ts',
+      },
+    }),
+  );
+  await writeSourceFile(
+    sourceRoot,
+    'plugins/workers/jobs/health-check.ts',
+    "export default { id: 'health-check' };\n",
+  );
+  await writeSourceFile(
+    sourceRoot,
+    'plugins/workers/jobs/job-tools.ts',
+    'export function createJobTools() { return {}; }\n',
+  );
+
+  await copyOfficialPlugin({
+    sourceRoot,
+    targetPath,
+    projectName: 'sample-app',
+    kind: 'worker',
+    pluginName: 'workers',
+    importMode: 'local',
+    force: false,
+  });
+
+  const workerDenoJson = JSON.parse(
+    await Deno.readTextFile(join(targetPath, 'workers/deno.json')),
+  ) as { name: string; imports: Record<string, string> };
+  assertEquals(workerDenoJson.name, '@sample-app/workers');
+  assertEquals(workerDenoJson.imports['@netscript/plugin'], '../packages/plugin/mod.ts');
+  assertEquals(workerDenoJson.imports['@netscript/plugin-streams'], '../plugins/streams/mod.ts');
+  assertEquals(
+    workerDenoJson.imports['@netscript/plugin-workers-core/runtime'],
+    '../packages/plugin-workers-core/src/runtime/mod.ts',
+  );
+});
+
 Deno.test('official plugin import rewrite converts local package paths to JSR specifiers', () => {
   assertEquals(
     _internal.rewritePackagePathToJsr('../../packages/plugin-workers-core/src/streams/mod.ts'),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin.ts
index cd8c920f2..dcb1078dc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/copy-official-plugin.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ export async function copyOfficialPlugin(
       projectName: options.projectName,
       importMode: options.importMode,
       workspacePackageName: `@${options.projectName}/${source.backgroundDir}`,
+      localProjectRoot: '..',
     });
     directoriesCreated.push(
       ...await ensureBackgroundRuntimeDirs(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/sync-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/sync-plugin-command.ts
index 312322af6..4f2175aca 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/sync-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/plugin/sync-plugin-command.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface SyncPluginCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the maintainer `sync plugin` command. */
 export function createSyncPluginCommand(
   dependencies: SyncPluginCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   const resolveProjectName = dependencies.resolveProjectName ??
     ((projectRoot: string) => basename(projectRoot));
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/sync-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/sync-group.ts
index f4d5bcbc6..5edaa4716 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/sync-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/sync-group.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { MaintainerCommandDependencies } from '../root/maintainer-command-d
 export function createSyncCommand(
   host: MaintainerCliHost,
   dependencies: MaintainerCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('sync')
     .description('Sync local monorepo assets into a scaffolded workspace')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/templates/sync-templates-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/templates/sync-templates-command.ts
index cc1bcab33..e55d6ec4b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/templates/sync-templates-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/sync/templates/sync-templates-command.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface SyncTemplatesCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the maintainer `sync templates` command. */
 export function createSyncTemplatesCommand(
   dependencies: SyncTemplatesCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('templates')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/test-scaffold/test-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/test-scaffold/test-group.ts
index 0822f5d93..43fc4abbd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/test-scaffold/test-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/test-scaffold/test-group.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type { MaintainerCommandDependencies } from '../root/maintainer-command-d
 export function createTestCommand(
   host: MaintainerCliHost,
   dependencies: MaintainerCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('test')
     .description('Run maintainer validation suites')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/test-scaffold/test-scaffold-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/test-scaffold/test-scaffold-command.ts
index d98c17b9f..2b4499d1b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/test-scaffold/test-scaffold-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/maintainer/features/test-scaffold/test-scaffold-command.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function parseFormat(raw: string | undefined): 'pretty' | 'json' | 'ndjson' | un
 /** Create the maintainer `test scaffold` command. */
 export function createTestScaffoldCommand(
   dependencies: TestScaffoldCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('scaffold')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/add/add-contract-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/add/add-contract-command.ts
index 1da3b32ee..48f277e62 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/add/add-contract-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/add/add-contract-command.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async function readProjectName(projectRoot: string, fs: DenoFileSystem): Promise
 }
 
 /** `netscript contract add` command. */
-export const contractAddCommand = new Command()
+export const contractAddCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('add')
   .description('Add a v1 contract to an existing NetScript workspace')
   .arguments('<name:string>')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/contracts-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/contracts-group.ts
index eecc8891c..a3da93179 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/contracts-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/contracts-group.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { contractAddCommand } from './add/add-contract-command.ts';
 import { contractListCommand } from './list/list-contracts-command.ts';
 
 /** Root `netscript contract` command group. */
-export const contractCommand = new Command()
+export const contractCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('contract')
   .description('Manage NetScript workspace contracts')
   .action(function () {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/list/list-contracts-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/list/list-contracts-command.ts
index 873959732..5d81675ea 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/list/list-contracts-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/contracts/list/list-contracts-command.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async function resolveProjectRoot(pathFlag: string | undefined): Promise<string>
 }
 
 /** `netscript contract list` command. */
-export const contractListCommand = new Command()
+export const contractListCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('list')
   .description('List contracts in the current NetScript workspace')
   .option('--version <version:string>', 'Contract version to inspect', {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/add/add-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/add/add-db-command.ts
index 612f3f47e..679eb3bca 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/add/add-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/add/add-db-command.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export class AddDbCommand extends ScaffoldCommand<AnyCliffyCommand> {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db add` command. */
-export function createDbAddCommand(dependencies: DbAddCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbAddCommand(
+  dependencies: DbAddCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new AddDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/db-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/db-group.ts
index 93823a87c..7acc36d93 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/db-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/db-group.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import type { PublicCliHost } from '../root/public-command-tree.ts';
 import type { PublicCommandDependencies } from '../root/public-command-dependencies.ts';
 
 /** Create the public database command group. */
-export function createDbCommand(host: PublicCliHost, dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbCommand(
+  host: PublicCliHost,
+  dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('db')
     .description('Database lifecycle management')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/generate/generate-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/generate/generate-db-command.ts
index ef98d719a..aef464fb4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/generate/generate-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/generate/generate-db-command.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Command } from '@cliffy/command';
 /**
  * @module public/features/db/generate/generate-db-command
  */
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ export class GenerateDbCommand extends DbOperationCommand {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db generate` command. */
-export function createDbGenerateCommand(dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbGenerateCommand(
+  dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new GenerateDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/init/init-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/init/init-db-command.ts
index 82969c388..edbbeecad 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/init/init-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/init/init-db-command.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export class InitDbCommand extends CliCommand<AnyCliffyCommand> {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db init` command. */
-export function createDbInitCommand(dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbInitCommand(
+  dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new InitDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/introspect/introspect-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/introspect/introspect-db-command.ts
index 06990d861..014b25409 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/introspect/introspect-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/introspect/introspect-db-command.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Command } from '@cliffy/command';
 /**
  * @module public/features/db/introspect/introspect-db-command
  */
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ export class IntrospectDbCommand extends DbOperationCommand {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db introspect` command. */
-export function createDbIntrospectCommand(dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbIntrospectCommand(
+  dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new IntrospectDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/migrate/migrate-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/migrate/migrate-db-command.ts
index 246721d5c..61300d67b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/migrate/migrate-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/migrate/migrate-db-command.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export class MigrateDbCommand extends CliCommand<AnyCliffyCommand> {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db migrate` command. */
-export function createDbMigrateCommand(dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbMigrateCommand(
+  dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new MigrateDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/operations/db-operation-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/operations/db-operation-command.ts
index c979e16e0..f549a5228 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/operations/db-operation-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/operations/db-operation-command.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function createDbOperationCommand(
   operation: DbOperation,
   description: string,
   dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new DbOperationCommand(operation, description, dependencies).define();
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/reset/reset-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/reset/reset-db-command.ts
index c76373f2d..f9d41ee65 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/reset/reset-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/reset/reset-db-command.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Command } from '@cliffy/command';
 /**
  * @module public/features/db/reset/reset-db-command
  */
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ export class ResetDbCommand extends DbOperationCommand {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db reset` command. */
-export function createDbResetCommand(dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbResetCommand(
+  dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new ResetDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/seed/seed-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/seed/seed-db-command.ts
index 8c0616380..14d31513f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/seed/seed-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/seed/seed-db-command.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Command } from '@cliffy/command';
 /**
  * @module public/features/db/seed/seed-db-command
  */
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ export class SeedDbCommand extends DbOperationCommand {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db seed` command. */
-export function createDbSeedCommand(dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbSeedCommand(
+  dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new SeedDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/status/status-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/status/status-db-command.ts
index 0a7297fa3..6d2c3ceb3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/status/status-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/status/status-db-command.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Command } from '@cliffy/command';
 /**
  * @module public/features/db/status/status-db-command
  */
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ export class StatusDbCommand extends DbOperationCommand {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db status` command. */
-export function createDbStatusCommand(dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbStatusCommand(
+  dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new StatusDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/studio/studio-db-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/studio/studio-db-command.ts
index 5255ee930..b5285b222 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/studio/studio-db-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/db/studio/studio-db-command.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Command } from '@cliffy/command';
 /**
  * @module public/features/db/studio/studio-db-command
  */
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ export class StudioDbCommand extends DbOperationCommand {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `db studio` command. */
-export function createDbStudioCommand(dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDbStudioCommand(
+  dependencies: DbOperationCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new StudioDbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/build/build-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/build/build-deploy-command.ts
index 056b20404..6df9771e9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/build/build-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/build/build-deploy-command.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ export class BuildDeployCommand extends DeployStepCommand<AnyCliffyCommand> {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `deploy build` command. */
-export function createDeployBuildCommand(dependencies: DeployBuildCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDeployBuildCommand(
+  dependencies: DeployBuildCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new BuildDeployCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/build/build-deploy.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/build/build-deploy.ts
index 0bb546dc0..a83954420 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/build/build-deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/build/build-deploy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import type { BuildResult } from '../../../../kernel/domain/deploy/compile-target.ts';
 import type { ResolvedConfig } from '../../../../kernel/domain/resolved-config.ts';
 import { Pipeline } from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline.ts';
-import { PipelineStep } from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline-step.ts';
+import {
+  PipelineStep,
+  type PipelineStepInspection,
+} from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline-step.ts';
 
 /** Public deployment build options. */
 export interface BuildDeployOptions {
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ export class BuildDeployStep extends PipelineStep<BuildDeployRequest, BuildResul
     super();
   }
 
-  inspect(input: BuildDeployRequest) {
+  inspect(input: BuildDeployRequest): PipelineStepInspection {
     return {
       id: this.id,
       label: 'Build Windows deployment artifacts',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/copy/copy-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/copy/copy-deploy-command.ts
index 8018cc172..0a9ec1422 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/copy/copy-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/copy/copy-deploy-command.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import {
 // COMMAND
 // ============================================================================
 
-export const copyCommand = new Command()
+export const copyCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('copy')
   .description(
     'Copy build artifacts to the install directory (no Servy registration)',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/deploy-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/deploy-group.ts
index 2d885094d..cf45fce81 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/deploy-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/deploy-group.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import { upgradeCommand } from './upgrade/upgrade-deploy-command.ts';
 import type { PublicCommandDependencies } from '../root/public-command-dependencies.ts';
 
 /** Create the public deploy command group. */
-export function createDeployCommand(dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies) {
+export function createDeployCommand(
+  dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('deploy')
     .description('Build and manage NetScript Windows Service deployments')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/install/install-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/install/install-deploy-command.ts
index bb2e6083f..a6ad2d14f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/install/install-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/install/install-deploy-command.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ export class InstallDeployCommand extends DeployStepCommand<AnyCliffyCommand> {
 /** Create the public `deploy install` command. */
 export function createDeployInstallCommand(
   dependencies: DeployInstallCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new InstallDeployCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/install/install-service-deploy.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/install/install-service-deploy.ts
index 2f66d49f9..7b59fc127 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/install/install-service-deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/install/install-service-deploy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { join } from '@std/path';
 import { DEFAULT_SERVICE_PREFIX } from '../../../../kernel/constants/windows.ts';
 import { Pipeline } from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline.ts';
-import { PipelineStep } from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline-step.ts';
+import {
+  PipelineStep,
+  type PipelineStepInspection,
+} from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline-step.ts';
 import type {
   ResolvedServiceManifest,
   ServiceManifestPort,
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ export class InstallServiceDeployStep
     super();
   }
 
-  inspect(input: InstallServiceDeployRequest) {
+  inspect(input: InstallServiceDeployRequest): PipelineStepInspection {
     return {
       id: this.id,
       label: 'Install Windows services',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/logs/logs-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/logs/logs-deploy-command.ts
index 2b25b466f..35fa3dbaa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/logs/logs-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/logs/logs-deploy-command.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { exists } from '@std/fs';
 import { WindowsRequiredError } from '../../../../kernel/domain/errors.ts';
 import { OPTION_DEFAULTS, resolveManifest } from '../../../../kernel/adapters/deploy/shared.ts';
 
-export const logsCommand = new Command()
+export const logsCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('logs')
   .description('Show recent logs for a service')
   .arguments('<service:string>')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/package-cli/package-cli-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/package-cli/package-cli-deploy-command.ts
index e7d8f672e..61b57191d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/package-cli/package-cli-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/package-cli/package-cli-deploy-command.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async function removeSilent(path: string): Promise<void> {
 
 // ── Command ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-export const packageCliCommand = new Command()
+export const packageCliCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('package-cli')
   .description(
     'Compile the NetScript CLI into a self-shippable Windows .exe binary',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/start/start-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/start/start-deploy-command.ts
index 19283a6e5..816f0d0d7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/start/start-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/start/start-deploy-command.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   servyLifecycleArgs,
 } from '../../../../kernel/adapters/deploy/shared.ts';
 
-export const startCommand = new Command()
+export const startCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('start')
   .description('Start registered services via Servy (requires admin)')
   .arguments('[service:string]')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/status/status-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/status/status-deploy-command.ts
index b16a985dc..769133eb2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/status/status-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/status/status-deploy-command.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {
   servyLifecycleArgs,
 } from '../../../../kernel/adapters/deploy/shared.ts';
 
-export const statusCommand = new Command()
+export const statusCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('status')
   .description('Show running status of all registered services')
   .arguments('[service:string]')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/stop/stop-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/stop/stop-deploy-command.ts
index 70dc44ccd..9d159594f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/stop/stop-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/stop/stop-deploy-command.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   servyLifecycleArgs,
 } from '../../../../kernel/adapters/deploy/shared.ts';
 
-export const stopCommand = new Command()
+export const stopCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('stop')
   .description('Stop registered services via Servy (requires admin)')
   .arguments('[service:string]')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/uninstall/uninstall-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/uninstall/uninstall-deploy-command.ts
index 86fc076be..9777286b5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/uninstall/uninstall-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/uninstall/uninstall-deploy-command.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ export class UninstallDeployCommand extends DeployStepCommand<AnyCliffyCommand>
 /** Create the public `deploy uninstall` command. */
 export function createDeployUninstallCommand(
   dependencies: DeployUninstallCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new UninstallDeployCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/uninstall/uninstall-service-deploy.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/uninstall/uninstall-service-deploy.ts
index 41c20cb68..96d0b4fe3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/uninstall/uninstall-service-deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/uninstall/uninstall-service-deploy.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { DEFAULT_SERVICE_PREFIX } from '../../../../kernel/constants/windows.ts';
 import { Pipeline } from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline.ts';
-import { PipelineStep } from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline-step.ts';
+import {
+  PipelineStep,
+  type PipelineStepInspection,
+} from '../../../../kernel/application/abstracts/pipeline-step.ts';
 import type {
   ResolvedServiceManifest,
   ServiceManifestPort,
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ export class UninstallServiceDeployStep
     super();
   }
 
-  inspect(input: UninstallServiceDeployRequest) {
+  inspect(input: UninstallServiceDeployRequest): PipelineStepInspection {
     return {
       id: this.id,
       label: 'Uninstall Windows services',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/upgrade/upgrade-deploy-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/upgrade/upgrade-deploy-command.ts
index 665a30e4c..843fc4177 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/upgrade/upgrade-deploy-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/deploy/upgrade/upgrade-deploy-command.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
 // COMMAND
 // ============================================================================
 
-export const upgradeCommand = new Command()
+export const upgradeCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('upgrade')
   .description(
     'Build, sync, reinstall, and restart services in one step',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/generate-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/generate-group.ts
index 8e3000d2f..d9be71628 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/generate-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/generate-group.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { createGenerateRuntimeSchemasCommand } from './runtime-schemas/generate-
 import type { PublicCommandDependencies } from '../root/public-command-dependencies.ts';
 
 /** Create the public code-generation command group. */
-export function createGenerateCommand(dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies) {
+export function createGenerateCommand(
+  dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('generate')
     .description('Code generation commands')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/plugins/generate-plugin-registries-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/plugins/generate-plugin-registries-command.ts
index 19d36d5d8..9b5c6f015 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/plugins/generate-plugin-registries-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/plugins/generate-plugin-registries-command.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class GeneratePluginRegistriesCommand extends CliCommand<AnyCliffyCommand
 /** Create the public `generate plugins` command. */
 export function createGeneratePluginRegistriesCommand(
   dependencies: GeneratePluginRegistriesCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new GeneratePluginRegistriesCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/runtime-schemas/generate-runtime-schemas-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/runtime-schemas/generate-runtime-schemas-command.ts
index 2907193e8..83a46eb25 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/runtime-schemas/generate-runtime-schemas-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/generate/runtime-schemas/generate-runtime-schemas-command.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ export class GenerateRuntimeSchemasCommand extends CliCommand<AnyCliffyCommand>
 /** Create the public `generate runtime-schemas` command. */
 export function createGenerateRuntimeSchemasCommand(
   dependencies: GenerateRuntimeSchemasCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new GenerateRuntimeSchemasCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/init/init-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/init/init-command.ts
index e3e959e48..02abe0c11 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/init/init-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/init/init-command.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ function editor(raw: string | undefined): EditorChoice | undefined {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `init` command. */
-export function createInitCommand(dependencies: InitCommandDependencies) {
+export function createInitCommand(
+  dependencies: InitCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('init')
     .description('Scaffold a new NetScript workspace')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/marketplace-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/marketplace-group.ts
index b96d4c41f..c2eb03269 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/marketplace-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/marketplace-group.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { createMarketplacePublishCommand } from './publish/marketplace-publish-c
 import { createMarketplaceSearchCommand } from './search/marketplace-search-command.ts';
 
 /** Create the public marketplace command group. */
-export function createMarketplaceCommand() {
+export function createMarketplaceCommand(): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('marketplace')
     .description('Discover and publish NetScript plugins')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/publish/marketplace-publish-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/publish/marketplace-publish-command.ts
index 4f9d54938..9e21e50ef 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/publish/marketplace-publish-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/publish/marketplace-publish-command.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface MarketplacePublishCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the public marketplace publish stub command. */
 export function createMarketplacePublishCommand(
   dependencies: MarketplacePublishCommandDependencies = {},
-): Command {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('publish')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/search/marketplace-search-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/search/marketplace-search-command.ts
index 9e25c804d..0689bb46f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/search/marketplace-search-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/marketplace/search/marketplace-search-command.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface MarketplaceSearchCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the public marketplace search stub command. */
 export function createMarketplaceSearchCommand(
   dependencies: MarketplaceSearchCommandDependencies = {},
-): Command {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('search')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/add/add-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/add/add-plugin-command.ts
index 4fe0a63ef..6732880d8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/add/add-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/add/add-plugin-command.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ export interface PluginAddCommandDependencies {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `plugin add` command. */
-export function createPluginAddCommand(dependencies: PluginAddCommandDependencies) {
+export function createPluginAddCommand(
+  dependencies: PluginAddCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('add')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/dispatch/plugin-verb-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/dispatch/plugin-verb-command.ts
index 2882d6d4f..fc5ad41b4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/dispatch/plugin-verb-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/dispatch/plugin-verb-command.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class PluginVerbCommand extends CliCommand<Command> {
   }
 
   /** Build the command definition consumed by the CLI runner. */
-  define(): Command {
+  define(): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
     const dispatch = this.dependencies.dispatch ?? dispatchPluginVerb;
     const print = this.dependencies.print ?? outputText;
     return new Command()
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ export class PluginVerbCommand extends CliCommand<Command> {
 /** Create a framework plugin verb command. */
 export function createPluginVerbCommand(
   dependencies: PluginVerbCommandDependencies,
-): Command {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new PluginVerbCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/doctor/doctor-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/doctor/doctor-plugin-command.ts
index d3884abbc..1e0833c2e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/doctor/doctor-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/doctor/doctor-plugin-command.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export interface DoctorPluginCommandInput {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `plugin doctor` command. */
-export function createDoctorPluginCommand(dependencies: DoctorPluginCommandDependencies): Command {
+export function createDoctorPluginCommand(
+  dependencies: DoctorPluginCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('doctor')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/host/host-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/host/host-plugin-command.ts
index 009fae222..5a8b70920 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/host/host-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/host/host-plugin-command.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class HostPluginCommand extends CliCommand<Command> {
   }
 
   /** Build the command definition consumed by the CLI runner. */
-  define(): Command {
+  define(): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
     const print = this.dependencies.print ?? outputText;
     return new Command()
       .name('sync')
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ export class HostPluginCommand extends CliCommand<Command> {
 /** Create the host-side plugin command adapter. */
 export function createHostPluginCommand(
   dependencies: HostPluginCommandDependencies,
-): Command {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new HostPluginCommand(dependencies).define();
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/info/info-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/info/info-plugin-command.ts
index b53b707e0..fdd0ef409 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/info/info-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/info/info-plugin-command.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ import {
 export type InfoPluginCommandDependencies = Omit<PluginVerbCommandDependencies, 'verb'>;
 
 /** Create the public `plugin info` command. */
-export function createInfoPluginCommand(dependencies: InfoPluginCommandDependencies): Command {
+export function createInfoPluginCommand(
+  dependencies: InfoPluginCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return createPluginVerbCommand({
     ...dependencies,
     verb: 'info',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/list/list-plugins-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/list/list-plugins-command.ts
index 57fc6a5fd..5141e68c6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/list/list-plugins-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/list/list-plugins-command.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function resolvePluginLocalName(pluginName: string): string {
 }
 
 /** `netscript plugin list` command. */
-export const pluginListCommand = new Command()
+export const pluginListCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('list')
   .description('List configured NetScript plugins')
   .option('--project-root <path:string>', 'Project root directory')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/plugins-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/plugins-group.ts
index 0537221a3..3ad862833 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/plugins-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/plugins-group.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import type { PublicCommandDependencies } from '../root/public-command-dependenc
 const CONCRETE_VERBS = new Set<FrameworkVerb>(['sync', 'info', 'update', 'remove', 'doctor']);
 
 /** Create the public plugin command group. */
-export function createPluginCommand(dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies) {
+export function createPluginCommand(
+  dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const command = new Command()
     .name('plugin')
     .description('Manage NetScript plugins')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/remove/remove-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/remove/remove-plugin-command.ts
index b515a70e3..9bb9f605c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/remove/remove-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/remove/remove-plugin-command.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ export interface RemovePluginCommandInput {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `plugin remove` command. */
-export function createRemovePluginCommand(dependencies: RemovePluginCommandDependencies): Command {
+export function createRemovePluginCommand(
+  dependencies: RemovePluginCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('remove')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/scaffold/scaffold-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/scaffold/scaffold-plugin-command.ts
index d7aa51fb5..714864d73 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/scaffold/scaffold-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/scaffold/scaffold-plugin-command.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ export interface PluginScaffoldCommandInput {
 }
 
 /** Create the public `plugin scaffold` command. */
-export function createPluginScaffoldCommand(dependencies: PluginScaffoldCommandDependencies) {
+export function createPluginScaffoldCommand(
+  dependencies: PluginScaffoldCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('scaffold')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/scaffold/template-substitution.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/scaffold/template-substitution.ts
index 0181f87f3..f77b917c0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/scaffold/template-substitution.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/scaffold/template-substitution.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 /** Template variable matcher for `{{var}}` placeholders. */
-export const TEMPLATE_VARIABLE_PATTERN = /\{\{([\w-]+)\}\}/g;
+export const TEMPLATE_VARIABLE_PATTERN: RegExp = /\{\{([\w-]+)\}\}/g;
 
 /** Variables available to plugin skeleton templates. */
 export type TemplateVariables = Readonly<Record<string, string>> & {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/update/update-plugin-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/update/update-plugin-command.ts
index a6057bb52..e2b8d74ef 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/update/update-plugin-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/plugins/update/update-plugin-command.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ import {
 export type UpdatePluginCommandDependencies = Omit<PluginVerbCommandDependencies, 'verb'>;
 
 /** Create the public `plugin update` command. */
-export function createUpdatePluginCommand(dependencies: UpdatePluginCommandDependencies): Command {
+export function createUpdatePluginCommand(
+  dependencies: UpdatePluginCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return createPluginVerbCommand({
     ...dependencies,
     verb: 'update',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/add/add-service-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/add/add-service-command.ts
index e899ad0a3..21c11a932 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/add/add-service-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/add/add-service-command.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export interface ServiceAddCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the public `service add` command. */
 export function createServiceAddCommand(
   dependencies: ServiceAddCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('add')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/generate/generate-service-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/generate/generate-service-command.ts
index bdcba7437..03829f31a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/generate/generate-service-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/generate/generate-service-command.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export interface ServiceGenerateCommandDependencies {
 /** Create the public `service generate` command. */
 export function createServiceGenerateCommand(
   dependencies: ServiceGenerateCommandDependencies,
-) {
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   const print = dependencies.print ?? outputText;
   return new Command()
     .name('generate')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/list/list-services-command.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/list/list-services-command.ts
index a6df9a98f..4ad403e9f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/list/list-services-command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/list/list-services-command.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { ScaffoldValidationError } from '../../../../kernel/domain/errors.ts';
 import type { ListServicesInput } from './list-services-input.ts';
 
 /** `netscript service list` command. */
-export const serviceListCommand = new Command()
+export const serviceListCommand: Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> = new Command()
   .name('list')
   .description('List configured NetScript services')
   .option('--project-root <path:string>', 'Project root directory')
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/services-group.ts b/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/services-group.ts
index 06bde9223..53e1321a2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/services-group.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/public/features/services/services-group.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import { serviceListCommand } from './list/list-services-command.ts';
 import type { PublicCommandDependencies } from '../root/public-command-dependencies.ts';
 
 /** Create the public service command group. */
-export function createServiceCommand(dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies) {
+export function createServiceCommand(
+  dependencies: PublicCommandDependencies,
+): Command<any, any, any, any, any, any, any, any> {
   return new Command()
     .name('service')
     .description('Manage NetScript services')
diff --git a/packages/config/docs/advanced/extending.md b/packages/config/docs/advanced/extending.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e66022a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/docs/advanced/extending.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+title: Extending Config
+description: Extension guidance for adding config sections and plugin contributions.
+package: '@netscript/config'
+order: 30
+---
+
+# Extending
+
+Config extensions should start with a named schema and a matching public type.
+
+## Add A Project Section
+
+1. Add a focused schema under `src/domain/`.
+2. Export it from `src/domain/mod.ts`.
+3. Add the corresponding TypeScript interface in `types.ts`.
+4. Re-export the public type or schema through `src/public/mod.ts` when callers need it.
+5. Add tests and docs for the new section.
+
+## Add A Plugin Contribution
+
+Plugin-provided config should be expressed as a `PartialConfig` fragment in
+`@netscript/config/merge`.
+
+Avoid adding plugin-specific behavior to the root loader. The root package validates and merges
+plain data; plugin packages own runtime behavior.
diff --git a/packages/config/docs/recipes/merge-config.md b/packages/config/docs/recipes/merge-config.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..604f5289d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/docs/recipes/merge-config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+title: Merge Config Contributions
+description: Merge plugin-provided partial config fragments into validated NetScript config.
+package: '@netscript/config'
+order: 10
+---
+
+# Merge Config Contributions
+
+Use `@netscript/config/merge` when a plugin manifest contributes project config.
+
+```ts
+import { mergePartialConfig } from '@netscript/config/merge';
+
+const next = mergePartialConfig(config, {
+  services: {
+    'workers-api': { port: 8091 },
+  },
+  apps: {
+    admin: { port: 5173 },
+  },
+});
+```
+
+Services and apps default their runtime to `deno` when a contribution omits it.
+
+Database entries merge by `name` when present, otherwise by `schema`.
diff --git a/packages/config/docs/recipes/plugin-schemas.md b/packages/config/docs/recipes/plugin-schemas.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa2fc5feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/docs/recipes/plugin-schemas.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+title: Plugin Appsettings Schemas
+description: Validate plugin and background processor appsettings entries.
+package: '@netscript/config'
+order: 11
+---
+
+# Plugin Appsettings Schemas
+
+Use `@netscript/config/schema/plugins` to validate generated AppHost appsettings fragments.
+
+```ts
+import { pluginEntrySchema } from '@netscript/config/schema/plugins';
+
+const entry = pluginEntrySchema.parse({
+  Port: 8091,
+  InstalledVersion: '0.0.1-alpha.0',
+  InstalledFrom: 'jsr:@netscript/plugin-workers@^0.0.1-alpha.0',
+});
+```
+
+The schema applies defaults for runtime, entrypoint, enablement, and dependency flags.
+
+Background processors use `backgroundProcessorEntrySchema` and default to `bin/combined.ts` as their
+entrypoint.
diff --git a/packages/config/mod.ts b/packages/config/mod.ts
index d187f7801..5e0bbe289 100644
--- a/packages/config/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/config/mod.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  *
  * const config = await initConfig();
  * const report = inspectConfig(config);
- * console.log(report.summary);
+ * const summary = report.summary;
  * ```
  *
  * @see README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export {
 
 // Builders
 export { defineSagas } from './src/public/mod.ts';
-export type { SagaDefinitionInput, SagasConfigInput } from './src/public/mod.ts';
+export type { SagaDefinitionInput, SagaGroupInput, SagasConfigInput } from './src/public/mod.ts';
 
 // Adapters
 export {
@@ -106,10 +106,13 @@ export type {
   SdkConfig,
   ServiceConfig,
   TriggerDefinitionConfig,
+  TriggerDefinitionConfigInput,
   TriggerGroup,
+  TriggerGroupInput,
   TriggerRetentionConfig,
   TriggerScalingConfig,
   TriggersConfig,
+  TriggersConfigInput,
   WebhookConfig,
   WindowsDeployConfig,
   WorkspaceMap,
diff --git a/packages/config/src/diagnostics/inspect-config.ts b/packages/config/src/diagnostics/inspect-config.ts
index ad51bfa08..c9c9e84b9 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/diagnostics/inspect-config.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/diagnostics/inspect-config.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface InspectionReport {
  * import { inspectConfig } from "@netscript/config";
  *
  * const report = inspectConfig({ name: "app", version: "1.0.0" });
- * console.log(report.summary);
+ * const summary = report.summary;
  * ```
  */
 export function inspectConfig(target: Partial<NetScriptConfig> | string): InspectionReport {
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/config-root-types.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/config-root-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b796750cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/config-root-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import type {
+  AppConfig,
+  AspireConfig,
+  DatabasesConfig,
+  DeployConfig,
+  GatewayConfig,
+  LoggingConfig,
+  PathsConfig,
+  RuntimeConfigSection,
+  SagasConfig,
+  SdkConfig,
+  ServiceConfig,
+  TriggerDefinitionConfig,
+  TriggerGroup,
+  TriggersConfig,
+} from './config-section-types.ts';
+import type { SagasConfigInput } from './saga-inputs.ts';
+
+/** Authoring form for a trigger definition before schema defaults are applied. */
+export type TriggerDefinitionConfigInput =
+  & Partial<Omit<TriggerDefinitionConfig, 'id' | 'name'>>
+  & Pick<TriggerDefinitionConfig, 'id' | 'name'>;
+
+/** Authoring form for a trigger group before schema defaults are applied. */
+export type TriggerGroupInput =
+  & Partial<Omit<TriggerGroup, 'topic' | 'triggers'>>
+  & Pick<TriggerGroup, 'topic'>
+  & {
+    /** Trigger definitions in this group. */
+    triggers?: readonly TriggerDefinitionConfigInput[];
+  };
+
+/** Authoring form for trigger config before schema defaults are applied. */
+export interface TriggersConfigInput extends Partial<Omit<TriggersConfig, 'groups'>> {
+  /** Trigger groups organized by topic. */
+  groups?: readonly TriggerGroupInput[];
+}
+
+/** Fully validated NetScript configuration. */
+export interface NetScriptConfig {
+  /** Plugin-owned top-level configuration sections preserved by the loader. */
+  [pluginSection: string]: unknown;
+  /** Project name. */
+  name: string;
+  /** Project version. */
+  version: string;
+  /** Workspace path conventions. */
+  paths: PathsConfig;
+  /** Logging behavior. */
+  logging?: LoggingConfig;
+  /** Aspire orchestration settings. */
+  aspire?: AspireConfig;
+  /** Database configuration. */
+  databases: DatabasesConfig;
+  /** Service configuration by service name. */
+  services?: Record<string, ServiceConfig>;
+  /** Application configuration by app name. */
+  apps?: Record<string, AppConfig>;
+  /** Saga configuration. */
+  sagas?: SagasConfig;
+  /** Trigger configuration. */
+  triggers?: TriggersConfig;
+  /** Gateway configuration. */
+  gateway?: GatewayConfig;
+  /** SDK generation configuration. */
+  sdk?: SdkConfig;
+  /** Deployment configuration. */
+  deploy?: DeployConfig;
+  /** Runtime schema/config output settings. */
+  runtimeConfig?: RuntimeConfigSection;
+  /** Enabled plugin package names or specifiers. */
+  plugins: string[];
+}
+
+/** Authoring form accepted by `defineConfig` and `loadConfig`. */
+export interface NetScriptConfigInput {
+  /** Plugin-owned top-level configuration sections preserved by the loader. */
+  [pluginSection: string]: unknown;
+  /** Project name. */
+  name: string;
+  /** Optional project version. */
+  version?: string;
+  /** Partial workspace path conventions. */
+  paths?: Partial<PathsConfig>;
+  /** Partial logging behavior. */
+  logging?: Partial<LoggingConfig>;
+  /** Partial Aspire orchestration settings. */
+  aspire?: Partial<AspireConfig>;
+  /** Database configuration. */
+  databases: DatabasesConfig;
+  /** Service authoring configuration by service name. */
+  services?: Record<string, Partial<ServiceConfig> & Pick<ServiceConfig, 'port'>>;
+  /** Application authoring configuration by app name. */
+  apps?: Record<string, Partial<AppConfig> & Pick<AppConfig, 'port'>>;
+  /** Partial saga configuration. */
+  sagas?: SagasConfigInput;
+  /** Partial trigger configuration. */
+  triggers?: TriggersConfigInput;
+  /** Partial gateway configuration. */
+  gateway?: Partial<GatewayConfig>;
+  /** Partial SDK generation configuration. */
+  sdk?: Partial<SdkConfig>;
+  /** Deployment configuration. */
+  deploy?: DeployConfig;
+  /** Runtime schema/config output settings. */
+  runtimeConfig?: RuntimeConfigSection;
+  /** Enabled plugin package names or specifiers. */
+  plugins?: string[];
+}
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/config-section-types.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/config-section-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90f530ace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/config-section-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,464 @@
+/**
+ * @module @netscript/config/types
+ *
+ * Public section type definitions for NetScript configuration.
+ */
+
+/** Permission value accepted by Deno-style runtime permission fields. */
+export type PermissionValue = boolean | string[];
+
+/** Permission flags for jobs and task execution. */
+export interface PermissionConfig {
+  /** Allow network access globally or for selected hosts. */
+  net?: PermissionValue;
+  /** Allow file read access globally or for selected paths. */
+  read?: PermissionValue;
+  /** Allow file write access globally or for selected paths. */
+  write?: PermissionValue;
+  /** Allow environment access globally or for selected variable names. */
+  env?: PermissionValue;
+  /** Allow subprocess execution globally or for selected commands. */
+  run?: PermissionValue;
+  /** Allow foreign-function interface access. */
+  ffi?: boolean;
+  /** Allow dynamic imports from selected URL prefixes. */
+  import?: string[];
+}
+
+/** Logging configuration used by runtime and CLI entrypoints. */
+export interface LoggingConfig {
+  /** Minimum log level emitted by the project. */
+  level: 'debug' | 'info' | 'warn' | 'error';
+  /** Log output format. */
+  format: 'text' | 'json';
+  /** Whether emitted logs include timestamps. */
+  timestamps: boolean;
+  /** Whether text logs use ANSI colors. */
+  colors?: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Workspace-aware path conventions used by CLI and generators. */
+export interface PathsConfig {
+  /** Directory containing service packages. */
+  services: string;
+  /** Directory containing framework or application packages. */
+  packages: string;
+  /** Directory containing frontend applications. */
+  apps: string;
+  /** Directory containing worker modules. */
+  workers: string;
+  /** Directory containing saga modules. */
+  sagas: string;
+  /** Directory containing trigger modules. */
+  triggers: string;
+  /** Directory containing plugin packages. */
+  plugins: string;
+  /** Directory containing versioned contracts. */
+  contracts: string;
+  /** Directory containing database schema assets. */
+  database: string;
+  /** Directory containing task scripts. */
+  tasks: string;
+  /** Directory containing deployment output. */
+  deploy: string;
+}
+
+/** Aspire orchestration settings for generated AppHost projects. */
+export interface AspireConfig {
+  /** Path to the AppHost project. */
+  appHost: string;
+  /** Local Aspire dashboard port. */
+  dashboardPort: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Environment context provided to async config functions.
+ */
+export interface ConfigEnv {
+  /** Current mode: development, production, or test. */
+  mode: 'development' | 'production' | 'test';
+  /** CLI command currently being executed. */
+  command: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Options for loading configuration files.
+ */
+export interface LoadConfigOptions {
+  /** Working directory to search from. */
+  cwd?: string;
+  /** Explicit path to the config file. */
+  configFile?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Environment variable definition for `resolveEnv`.
+ */
+export interface EnvDef {
+  /** Override environment variable name. */
+  env?: string;
+  /** Coercion type used when reading the variable. */
+  type?: 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'json';
+  /** Default value used when the variable is absent. */
+  default?: unknown;
+  /** Whether the variable must be present. */
+  required?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolved environment variable type based on an {@linkcode EnvDef}.
+ */
+export type ResolvedEnvType<T extends EnvDef> = T['type'] extends 'number' ? number
+  : T['type'] extends 'boolean' ? boolean
+  : T['type'] extends 'json' ? unknown
+  : string;
+
+/** Service configuration definition. */
+export interface ServiceConfig {
+  /** Service runtime type. */
+  runtime: 'deno' | 'node' | 'dotnet';
+  /** Port to listen on. */
+  port: number;
+  /** Working directory relative to the project root. */
+  workdir?: string;
+  /** Entrypoint file relative to `workdir`. */
+  entrypoint?: string;
+  /** Service dependencies by configured service name. */
+  dependsOn?: string[];
+}
+
+/** Frontend application configuration definition. */
+export interface AppConfig {
+  /** Application runtime type. */
+  runtime: 'deno' | 'node' | 'tauri';
+  /** Port to listen on. */
+  port: number;
+  /** Working directory relative to the project root. */
+  workdir?: string;
+  /** Entrypoint file relative to `workdir`. */
+  entrypoint?: string;
+  /** Explicit runtime permissions when needed. */
+  permissions?: string[];
+  /** Human-readable description. */
+  description?: string;
+}
+
+/** Database provider accepted by project configuration. */
+export type DatabaseProvider =
+  | 'postgresql'
+  | 'postgres'
+  | 'mysql'
+  | 'sqlite'
+  | 'mssql'
+  | 'sqlserver';
+
+/** Database configuration definition. */
+export interface DatabaseConfig {
+  /** Optional logical name for this database. */
+  name?: string;
+  /** Database provider. */
+  provider: DatabaseProvider;
+  /** Connection URL or environment reference. */
+  url?: string;
+  /** Schema directory path. */
+  schema: string;
+  /** Generated output directory. */
+  output?: string;
+  /** Zod generator configuration. */
+  zodGenerator?: {
+    /** Output directory for generated schemas. */
+    output: string;
+    /** Generation mode. */
+    mode: 'minimal' | 'full';
+  };
+}
+
+/** Database section with optional active provider selector. */
+export interface DatabasesConfig {
+  /** Active database engine selector. */
+  active?: DatabaseProvider;
+  /** Configured databases. */
+  config: DatabaseConfig[];
+}
+
+/** Saga retry configuration. */
+export interface SagaRetryConfig {
+  /** Maximum retry attempts before moving to a dead-letter queue. */
+  maxAttempts: number;
+  /** Initial retry delay in milliseconds. */
+  initialDelay: number;
+  /** Maximum retry delay in milliseconds. */
+  maxDelay: number;
+  /** Backoff multiplier for exponential backoff. */
+  backoffMultiplier: number;
+  /** Whether retry delays include jitter. */
+  jitter: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Saga timeout configuration. */
+export interface SagaTimeoutConfig {
+  /** Timeout for saga completion in milliseconds. */
+  completionTimeout?: number;
+  /** Minimum allowed timeout in milliseconds. */
+  minTimeout: number;
+  /** Maximum allowed timeout in milliseconds. */
+  maxTimeout: number;
+}
+
+/** Saga definition configuration. */
+export interface SagaDefinition {
+  /** Unique saga identifier. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Topic used for message routing and isolation. */
+  topic?: string;
+  /** Human-readable saga name. */
+  name: string;
+  /** Saga description. */
+  description?: string;
+  /** Entrypoint file path relative to the saga directory. */
+  entrypoint: string;
+  /** Whether the saga is enabled. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  /** Retry configuration for this saga. */
+  retry?: SagaRetryConfig;
+  /** Timeout configuration for this saga. */
+  timeout?: SagaTimeoutConfig;
+  /** Saga tags for filtering. */
+  tags?: string[];
+  /** Additional metadata. */
+  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+/** Per-topic saga scaling configuration. */
+export interface SagaScalingConfig {
+  /** Number of concurrent saga message processors. */
+  concurrency: number;
+  /** Deployment mode for this topic. */
+  mode: 'combined' | 'distributed';
+}
+
+/** Per-topic saga retention configuration. */
+export interface SagaRetentionConfig {
+  /** Days to keep active saga state. */
+  activeDays: number;
+  /** Days to keep completed saga state. */
+  completedDays: number;
+  /** Whether completed sagas are archived to a database. */
+  archiveToDb: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Saga group configuration for a topic. */
+export interface SagaGroup {
+  /** Topic identifier for message routing. */
+  topic: string;
+  /** Scaling configuration for this topic. */
+  scaling?: SagaScalingConfig;
+  /** Retention policy for this topic. */
+  retention?: SagaRetentionConfig;
+  /** Saga definitions belonging to this topic. */
+  sagas: SagaDefinition[];
+}
+
+/** Saga store backend provider selector. */
+export type SagaStoreProvider = 'auto' | 'redis' | 'postgres' | 'inmemory';
+
+/** Saga transport backend provider selector. */
+export type SagaTransportProvider = 'auto' | 'redis' | 'rabbitmq' | 'inmemory';
+
+/** Sagas configuration section. */
+export interface SagasConfig {
+  /** Directory containing saga files. */
+  sagasDir: string;
+  /** Transport provider backend. */
+  transportProvider: SagaTransportProvider;
+  /** Store provider backend. */
+  storeProvider: SagaStoreProvider;
+  /** Number of concurrent legacy saga processors. */
+  concurrency: number;
+  /** Global retry configuration. */
+  retry?: SagaRetryConfig;
+  /** Global timeout configuration. */
+  timeout?: SagaTimeoutConfig;
+  /** Legacy flat saga definitions. */
+  sagas: SagaDefinition[];
+  /** Saga groups organized by topic. */
+  groups: SagaGroup[];
+  /** Whether sagas are enabled. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Trigger definition config type. */
+export interface TriggerDefinitionConfig {
+  /** Trigger identifier. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Human-readable trigger name. */
+  name: string;
+  /** Trigger type. */
+  type: 'file' | 'webhook' | 'cron' | 'manual';
+  /** Whether the trigger is enabled. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  /** Path to the trigger entrypoint. */
+  entrypoint?: string;
+  /** Trigger tags for filtering. */
+  tags: string[];
+}
+
+/** Trigger group scaling configuration. */
+export interface TriggerScalingConfig {
+  /** Maximum concurrent action executions for this topic. */
+  concurrency: number;
+}
+
+/** Trigger group retention configuration. */
+export interface TriggerRetentionConfig {
+  /** Days to keep events in KV. */
+  kvDays: number;
+  /** Days to keep events in a database. */
+  dbDays: number;
+}
+
+/** Trigger group type. */
+export interface TriggerGroup {
+  /** Topic identifier for grouping. */
+  topic: string;
+  /** Scaling configuration. */
+  scaling: TriggerScalingConfig;
+  /** Retention policy for trigger events. */
+  retention: TriggerRetentionConfig;
+  /** Trigger definitions in this group. */
+  triggers: TriggerDefinitionConfig[];
+}
+
+/** Webhook configuration type. */
+export interface WebhookConfig {
+  /** Whether webhook ingestion is enabled. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  /** Base path for webhook endpoints. */
+  basePath: string;
+  /** Rate limit per minute per IP. */
+  rateLimitPerMinute: number;
+}
+
+/** Triggers configuration section. */
+export interface TriggersConfig {
+  /** Directory containing trigger files. */
+  triggersDir: string;
+  /** Trigger groups organized by topic. */
+  groups: TriggerGroup[];
+  /** Webhook ingestion configuration. */
+  webhooks?: WebhookConfig;
+  /** Whether triggers are enabled. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Windows-specific deployment configuration type. */
+export interface WindowsDeployConfig {
+  /** Path to the Servy CLI executable. */
+  servyCliPath?: string;
+  /** Base directory for service installation. */
+  installBase?: string;
+  /** Windows Service name prefix. */
+  servicePrefix?: string;
+  /** Deployment mode. */
+  mode?: 'compile' | 'script';
+  /** Path to Deno executable for script mode. */
+  denoPath?: string;
+  /** Deno compile target triple. */
+  compileTarget?: string;
+  /** Maximum parallel compilations. */
+  concurrency?: number;
+  /** Compilation timeout in milliseconds per service. */
+  compileTimeoutMs?: number;
+  /** Bundle timeout in milliseconds per service. */
+  bundleTimeoutMs?: number;
+  /** Additional npm package names passed as bundle externals. */
+  bundleExternal?: string[];
+  /** Additional import specifier rewrites for external packages. */
+  bundleExternalImports?: Record<string, string>;
+  /** Workspace members included in the compile config. */
+  workspace?: string[];
+  /** Per-service-type V8 heap settings in megabytes. */
+  v8HeapMb?: {
+    /** Heap limit for service processes. */
+    service?: number;
+    /** Heap limit for plugin processes. */
+    plugin?: number;
+    /** Heap limit for worker processes. */
+    worker?: number;
+    /** Heap limit for frontend app processes. */
+    app?: number;
+  };
+  /** Whether build output includes env files. */
+  generateEnvFile?: boolean;
+  /** Servy log rotation settings. */
+  logging?: {
+    /** Maximum log file size before rotation in megabytes. */
+    rotationSizeMb?: number;
+    /** Number of rotated files to retain. */
+    maxRotations?: number;
+    /** Date-based rotation schedule. */
+    dateRotation?: 'Daily' | 'Weekly' | 'Monthly';
+  };
+  /** Servy health monitoring settings. */
+  health?: {
+    /** Health check interval in seconds. */
+    intervalSeconds?: number;
+    /** Failed checks before recovery action. */
+    maxFailedChecks?: number;
+    /** Maximum restart attempts before giving up. */
+    maxRestartAttempts?: number;
+  };
+  /** Container image configuration. */
+  docker?: {
+    /** Deno base image used for container output. */
+    denoBaseImage: string;
+    /** .NET base image used for container output. */
+    dotnetBaseImage: string;
+  };
+}
+
+/** Top-level deployment configuration type. */
+export interface DeployConfig {
+  /** Windows Services deployment settings. */
+  windows?: WindowsDeployConfig;
+}
+
+/** Runtime schema/config output path entry type. */
+export interface RuntimeConfigPathEntry {
+  /** Output JSON Schema path for a runtime topic. */
+  schemaPath: string;
+  /** Directory containing operator-managed runtime config files. */
+  configDir: string;
+}
+
+/** Runtime schema/config section type. */
+export interface RuntimeConfigSection {
+  /** Per-topic schema and config path mapping. */
+  paths?: Record<string, RuntimeConfigPathEntry>;
+}
+
+/** Gateway configuration section. */
+export interface GatewayConfig {
+  /** Whether the gateway is enabled. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  /** Gateway port. */
+  port: number;
+}
+
+/** SDK generation configuration section. */
+export interface SdkConfig {
+  /** TypeScript SDK generation options. */
+  typescript?: {
+    /** Whether TypeScript SDK generation is enabled. */
+    enabled: boolean;
+    /** Output directory for generated TypeScript SDK files. */
+    output: string;
+  };
+  /** .NET SDK generation options. */
+  dotnet?: {
+    /** Whether .NET SDK generation is enabled. */
+    enabled: boolean;
+    /** Output directory for generated .NET SDK files. */
+    output: string;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/mod.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/mod.ts
index 39e289120..3282ef420 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/mod.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 /**
  * Domain schema exports for NetScript configuration.
  */
-export * from './logging-schema.ts';
-export * from './aspire-schema.ts';
-export * from './permissions-schema.ts';
-export * from './database-schema.ts';
-export * from './service-schema.ts';
-export * from './app-schema.ts';
-export * from './paths-schema.ts';
-export * from './gateway-schema.ts';
-export * from './sdk-schema.ts';
-export * from './deploy-schema.ts';
-export * from './runtime-config-schema.ts';
-export * from './netscript-config-schema.ts';
+// arch:barrel-ok This curated domain schema surface is imported by src/public/mod.ts and docs generation.
+export * from './schemas/logging-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/aspire-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/permissions-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/database-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/service-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/app-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/paths-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/gateway-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/sdk-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/deploy-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/runtime-config-schema.ts';
+export * from './schemas/netscript-config-schema.ts';
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/netscript-config-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/netscript-config-schema.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b986d5e1..000000000
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/netscript-config-schema.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-import { z } from 'zod';
-
-import { AppConfigSchema } from './app-schema.ts';
-
-import { AspireConfigSchema } from './aspire-schema.ts';
-
-import { DatabaseConfigSchema } from './database-schema.ts';
-
-import { DeployConfigSchema } from './deploy-schema.ts';
-
-import { GatewayConfigSchema } from './gateway-schema.ts';
-
-import { LoggingConfigSchema } from './logging-schema.ts';
-
-import { PathsConfigSchema } from './paths-schema.ts';
-
-import { RuntimeConfigSectionSchema } from './runtime-config-schema.ts';
-
-import { SdkConfigSchema } from './sdk-schema.ts';
-
-import { ServiceConfigSchema } from './service-schema.ts';
-
-/**
- * Main NetScript configuration schema.
- */
-export const NetScriptConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z.object({
-  /** Project name */
-  name: z.string(),
-  /** Project version */
-  version: z.string().default('1.0.0'),
-  /** Workspace-aware project paths used by CLI/generators */
-  paths: PathsConfigSchema,
-  /** Logging configuration */
-  logging: LoggingConfigSchema,
-  /** Aspire orchestration configuration */
-  aspire: AspireConfigSchema,
-  /** Database configurations (with optional active engine selector) */
-  databases: z.object({
-    active: z.enum(['mysql', 'postgres', 'mssql', 'postgresql', 'sqlite', 'sqlserver']).optional(),
-    config: z.array(DatabaseConfigSchema),
-  }),
-  /** Service configurations */
-  services: z.record(z.string(), ServiceConfigSchema).optional(),
-  /** Frontend/app configurations */
-  apps: z.record(z.string(), AppConfigSchema).optional(),
-  /** Plugin-owned sagas configuration. Saga-specific validation lives in plugin-sagas-core. */
-  sagas: z.unknown().optional(),
-  /** Plugin-owned triggers configuration. Trigger-specific validation lives in plugin-triggers-core. */
-  triggers: z.unknown().optional(),
-  /** Gateway configuration */
-  gateway: GatewayConfigSchema,
-  /** SDK generation configuration */
-  sdk: SdkConfigSchema,
-  /** Deployment configuration (CLI pipeline overrides) */
-  deploy: DeployConfigSchema,
-  /** Runtime schema/config generation paths */
-  runtimeConfig: RuntimeConfigSectionSchema,
-  /** Plugin manifest module specifiers loaded by host tooling */
-  plugins: z.array(z.string()).default([]),
-}).passthrough();
diff --git a/packages/config/helpers.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/saga-inputs.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/config/helpers.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/saga-inputs.ts
index 7afcc1696..e2cd1e30d 100644
--- a/packages/config/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/saga-inputs.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 /**
- * @module @netscript/config/helpers
+ * @module @netscript/config
  *
  * Type-safe identity helpers for split NetScript config modules.
  */
 
 import type {
-  SagaDefinition,
   SagaRetentionConfig,
   SagaRetryConfig,
   SagaScalingConfig,
   SagasConfig,
   SagaTimeoutConfig,
-} from './types.ts';
+} from '../../types.ts';
 
 /** Authoring form for a saga definition before schema defaults are applied. */
 export interface SagaDefinitionInput {
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/app-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/app-schema.ts
similarity index 81%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/app-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/app-schema.ts
index 8ca0f180e..89f15af22 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/app-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/app-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { AppConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Frontend/app configuration schema.
  */
-export const AppConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z.object({
+export const AppConfigSchema: z.ZodType<AppConfig> = z.object({
   /** App runtime type */
   runtime: z.enum(['deno', 'node', 'tauri']).default('deno'),
   /** Port to listen on */
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/aspire-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/aspire-schema.ts
similarity index 66%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/aspire-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/aspire-schema.ts
index b631c0c1a..9c4f33cc7 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/aspire-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/aspire-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { AspireConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Aspire orchestration configuration schema.
  */
-export const AspireConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const AspireConfigSchema: z.ZodType<AspireConfig | undefined> = z
   .object({
     /** Path to AppHost project */
     appHost: z.string().default('./dotnet/AppHost'),
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/database-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/database-schema.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/database-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/database-schema.ts
index ac093404e..43fb0574d 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/database-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/database-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { DatabaseConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Database configuration schema.
  */
-export const DatabaseConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z.object({
+export const DatabaseConfigSchema: z.ZodType<DatabaseConfig> = z.object({
   /** Optional name to identify this database (e.g., 'netscript', 'mdb') */
   name: z.string().optional(),
   /** Database provider type */
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/deploy-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/deploy-schema.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/deploy-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/deploy-schema.ts
index 76eeb67da..bd1033dbf 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/deploy-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/deploy-schema.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { DeployConfig, WindowsDeployConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Windows-specific deployment configuration.
  * Consumed by `netscript deploy build` and `netscript deploy install`.
  */
-export const WindowsDeployConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const WindowsDeployConfigSchema: z.ZodType<WindowsDeployConfig | undefined> = z
   .object({
     // ── Service management ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
     /** Path to servy-cli.exe. Default: 'C:\\Program Files\\Servy\\servy-cli.exe' */
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export const WindowsDeployConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
  * Top-level deploy configuration section.
  * Supports multiple deployment targets (windows, future: linux, docker, k8s).
  */
-export const DeployConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const DeployConfigSchema: z.ZodType<DeployConfig | undefined> = z
   .object({
     /** Windows Services deployment via Servy */
     windows: WindowsDeployConfigSchema,
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/gateway-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/gateway-schema.ts
similarity index 62%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/gateway-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/gateway-schema.ts
index 17e30fac0..e7416d5ff 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/gateway-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/gateway-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { GatewayConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Gateway configuration schema.
  */
-export const GatewayConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const GatewayConfigSchema: z.ZodType<GatewayConfig | undefined> = z
   .object({
     /** Whether gateway is enabled */
     enabled: z.boolean().default(true),
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/logging-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/logging-schema.ts
similarity index 76%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/logging-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/logging-schema.ts
index 025f0aeb5..86e177c77 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/logging-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/logging-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { LoggingConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Logging configuration schema.
  */
-export const LoggingConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const LoggingConfigSchema: z.ZodType<LoggingConfig | undefined> = z
   .object({
     /** Minimum log level */
     level: z.enum(['debug', 'info', 'warn', 'error']).default('info'),
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/netscript-config-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/netscript-config-schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f03ceeb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/netscript-config-schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { NetScriptConfig } from '../config-root-types.ts';
+import { AppConfigSchema } from './app-schema.ts';
+
+import { AspireConfigSchema } from './aspire-schema.ts';
+
+import { DatabaseConfigSchema } from './database-schema.ts';
+
+import { DeployConfigSchema } from './deploy-schema.ts';
+
+import { GatewayConfigSchema } from './gateway-schema.ts';
+
+import { LoggingConfigSchema } from './logging-schema.ts';
+
+import { PathsConfigSchema } from './paths-schema.ts';
+
+import { RuntimeConfigSectionSchema } from './runtime-config-schema.ts';
+
+import { SdkConfigSchema } from './sdk-schema.ts';
+
+import { ServiceConfigSchema } from './service-schema.ts';
+
+const SagaRetryConfigSchema = z.object({
+  maxAttempts: z.number(),
+  initialDelay: z.number(),
+  maxDelay: z.number(),
+  backoffMultiplier: z.number(),
+  jitter: z.boolean(),
+});
+
+const SagaTimeoutConfigSchema = z.object({
+  completionTimeout: z.number().optional(),
+  minTimeout: z.number(),
+  maxTimeout: z.number(),
+});
+
+const SagaDefinitionSchema = z.object({
+  id: z.string(),
+  topic: z.string().optional(),
+  name: z.string(),
+  description: z.string().optional(),
+  entrypoint: z.string(),
+  enabled: z.boolean().default(true),
+  retry: SagaRetryConfigSchema.optional(),
+  timeout: SagaTimeoutConfigSchema.optional(),
+  tags: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+  metadata: z.record(z.string(), z.unknown()).optional(),
+});
+
+const SagaScalingConfigSchema = z.object({
+  concurrency: z.number(),
+  mode: z.enum(['combined', 'distributed']),
+});
+
+const SagaRetentionConfigSchema = z.object({
+  activeDays: z.number(),
+  completedDays: z.number(),
+  archiveToDb: z.boolean(),
+});
+
+const SagaGroupSchema = z.object({
+  topic: z.string(),
+  scaling: SagaScalingConfigSchema.optional(),
+  retention: SagaRetentionConfigSchema.optional(),
+  sagas: z.array(SagaDefinitionSchema).default([]),
+});
+
+const SagasConfigSectionSchema = z
+  .object({
+    sagasDir: z.string().default('sagas'),
+    transportProvider: z.enum(['auto', 'redis', 'rabbitmq', 'inmemory']).default('auto'),
+    storeProvider: z.enum(['auto', 'redis', 'postgres', 'inmemory']).default('auto'),
+    concurrency: z.number().default(1),
+    retry: SagaRetryConfigSchema.optional(),
+    timeout: SagaTimeoutConfigSchema.optional(),
+    sagas: z.array(SagaDefinitionSchema).default([]),
+    groups: z.array(SagaGroupSchema).default([]),
+    enabled: z.boolean().default(true),
+  })
+  .optional();
+
+const TriggerDefinitionSchema = z.object({
+  id: z.string(),
+  name: z.string(),
+  type: z.enum(['file', 'webhook', 'cron', 'manual']).default('webhook'),
+  enabled: z.boolean().default(true),
+  entrypoint: z.string().optional(),
+  tags: z.array(z.string()).default([]),
+});
+
+const TriggerScalingConfigSchema = z.object({
+  concurrency: z.number(),
+});
+
+const TriggerRetentionConfigSchema = z.object({
+  kvDays: z.number(),
+  dbDays: z.number(),
+});
+
+const TriggerGroupSchema = z.object({
+  topic: z.string(),
+  scaling: TriggerScalingConfigSchema.default({ concurrency: 10 }),
+  retention: TriggerRetentionConfigSchema.default({ kvDays: 7, dbDays: 90 }),
+  triggers: z.array(TriggerDefinitionSchema).default([]),
+});
+
+const WebhookConfigSchema = z.object({
+  enabled: z.boolean().default(false),
+  basePath: z.string().default('/api/v1/webhooks'),
+  rateLimitPerMinute: z.number().default(60),
+});
+
+const TriggersConfigSectionSchema = z
+  .object({
+    triggersDir: z.string().default('triggers'),
+    groups: z.array(TriggerGroupSchema).default([]),
+    webhooks: WebhookConfigSchema.optional(),
+    enabled: z.boolean().default(true),
+  })
+  .optional();
+
+/**
+ * Main NetScript configuration schema.
+ */
+export const NetScriptConfigSchema: z.ZodType<NetScriptConfig> = z.object({
+  /** Project name */
+  name: z.string(),
+  /** Project version */
+  version: z.string().default('1.0.0'),
+  /** Workspace-aware project paths used by CLI/generators */
+  paths: PathsConfigSchema,
+  /** Logging configuration */
+  logging: LoggingConfigSchema,
+  /** Aspire orchestration configuration */
+  aspire: AspireConfigSchema,
+  /** Database configurations (with optional active engine selector) */
+  databases: z.object({
+    active: z.enum(['mysql', 'postgres', 'mssql', 'postgresql', 'sqlite', 'sqlserver']).optional(),
+    config: z.array(DatabaseConfigSchema),
+  }),
+  /** Service configurations */
+  services: z.record(z.string(), ServiceConfigSchema).optional(),
+  /** Frontend/app configurations */
+  apps: z.record(z.string(), AppConfigSchema).optional(),
+  /** Plugin-owned sagas configuration. Saga-specific validation lives in plugin-sagas-core. */
+  sagas: SagasConfigSectionSchema,
+  /** Plugin-owned triggers configuration. Trigger-specific validation lives in plugin-triggers-core. */
+  triggers: TriggersConfigSectionSchema,
+  /** Gateway configuration */
+  gateway: GatewayConfigSchema,
+  /** SDK generation configuration */
+  sdk: SdkConfigSchema,
+  /** Deployment configuration (CLI pipeline overrides) */
+  deploy: DeployConfigSchema,
+  /** Runtime schema/config generation paths */
+  runtimeConfig: RuntimeConfigSectionSchema,
+  /** Plugin manifest module specifiers loaded by host tooling */
+  plugins: z.array(z.string()).default([]),
+}).passthrough();
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/paths-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/paths-schema.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/paths-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/paths-schema.ts
index 1cd29a98f..7bcbc1e66 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/paths-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/paths-schema.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { PathsConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Project path conventions used by the CLI and generators.
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const DEFAULT_PATHS_CONFIG = {
   deploy: '.deploy/windows',
 } as const;
 
-export const PathsConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const PathsConfigSchema: z.ZodType<PathsConfig> = z
   .object({
     services: z.string().default(DEFAULT_PATHS_CONFIG.services),
     packages: z.string().default(DEFAULT_PATHS_CONFIG.packages),
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/permissions-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/permissions-schema.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/permissions-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/permissions-schema.ts
index 4c21156d0..6be4f74ca 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/permissions-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/permissions-schema.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { PermissionConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Permission flags schema for jobs and tasks.
  * Supports both simple boolean flags and granular string array patterns.
  * Aligned with the workers runtime permission object shape.
  */
-export const PermissionsSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const PermissionsSchema: z.ZodType<PermissionConfig | undefined> = z
   .object({
     /** Allow network access (true = all, string[] = specific hosts) */
     net: z.union([z.boolean(), z.array(z.string())]).optional(),
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/runtime-config-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/runtime-config-schema.ts
similarity index 64%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/runtime-config-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/runtime-config-schema.ts
index a1fd5770d..5df900a03 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/runtime-config-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/runtime-config-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { RuntimeConfigPathEntry, RuntimeConfigSection } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Runtime schema generation/config output path entry.
  */
-export const RuntimeConfigPathEntrySchema: z.ZodType<any> = z.object({
+export const RuntimeConfigPathEntrySchema: z.ZodType<RuntimeConfigPathEntry> = z.object({
   /** Output JSON Schema path for a runtime topic */
   schemaPath: z.string(),
   /** Directory containing operator-managed runtime config files */
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export const RuntimeConfigPathEntrySchema: z.ZodType<any> = z.object({
 /**
  * Runtime schema generation configuration.
  */
-export const RuntimeConfigSectionSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const RuntimeConfigSectionSchema: z.ZodType<RuntimeConfigSection | undefined> = z
   .object({
     /** Per-topic schema/config path mapping used by runtime schema generation */
     paths: z.record(z.string(), RuntimeConfigPathEntrySchema).optional(),
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/sdk-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/sdk-schema.ts
similarity index 84%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/sdk-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/sdk-schema.ts
index 628a89b6a..22f02d1fb 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/sdk-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/sdk-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { SdkConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * SDK generation configuration schema.
  */
-export const SdkConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z
+export const SdkConfigSchema: z.ZodType<SdkConfig | undefined> = z
   .object({
     /** TypeScript SDK configuration */
     typescript: z
diff --git a/packages/config/src/domain/service-schema.ts b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/service-schema.ts
similarity index 77%
rename from packages/config/src/domain/service-schema.ts
rename to packages/config/src/domain/schemas/service-schema.ts
index 40a7df688..8c286351f 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/domain/service-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/domain/schemas/service-schema.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { ServiceConfig } from '../config-section-types.ts';
 
 /**
  * Service configuration schema.
  */
-export const ServiceConfigSchema: z.ZodType<any> = z.object({
+export const ServiceConfigSchema: z.ZodType<ServiceConfig> = z.object({
   /** Service runtime type */
   runtime: z.enum(['deno', 'node', 'dotnet']).default('deno'),
   /** Port to listen on */
diff --git a/packages/config/src/merge/mod.ts b/packages/config/src/merge/mod.ts
index 4e4ed08ae..692cc710e 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/merge/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/merge/mod.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,104 @@
+/**
+ * Merge plugin-contributed config fragments into validated NetScript config.
+ *
+ * @module
+ */
+
 import type { NetScriptConfig } from '../../types.ts';
 
-type DatabaseEntry = NetScriptConfig['databases']['config'][number];
+export type {
+  AppConfig,
+  AspireConfig,
+  ConfigEnv,
+  DatabaseConfig,
+  DatabaseProvider,
+  DatabasesConfig,
+  DeployConfig,
+  EnvDef,
+  GatewayConfig,
+  LoadConfigOptions,
+  LoggingConfig,
+  NetScriptConfig,
+  NetScriptConfigInput,
+  PathsConfig,
+  PermissionConfig,
+  PermissionValue,
+  ResolvedEnvType,
+  RuntimeConfigPathEntry,
+  RuntimeConfigSection,
+  SagaDefinition,
+  SagaGroup,
+  SagaRetentionConfig,
+  SagaRetryConfig,
+  SagaScalingConfig,
+  SagasConfig,
+  SagaStoreProvider,
+  SagaTimeoutConfig,
+  SagaTransportProvider,
+  SdkConfig,
+  ServiceConfig,
+  TriggerDefinitionConfig,
+  TriggerGroup,
+  TriggerRetentionConfig,
+  TriggerScalingConfig,
+  TriggersConfig,
+  WebhookConfig,
+  WindowsDeployConfig,
+} from '../../types.ts';
+
+/** Database config entry accepted in plugin contribution fragments. */
+export type DatabaseEntry = NetScriptConfig['databases']['config'][number];
 type ServiceEntry = NonNullable<NetScriptConfig['services']>[string];
 type AppEntry = NonNullable<NetScriptConfig['apps']>[string];
-type ServiceContributionEntry = Omit<ServiceEntry, 'runtime'> & {
-  readonly runtime?: ServiceEntry['runtime'];
-};
-type AppContributionEntry = Omit<AppEntry, 'runtime'> & {
-  readonly runtime?: AppEntry['runtime'];
-};
+
+/** Service config entry accepted in plugin contribution fragments. */
+export type ServiceContributionEntry =
+  & Omit<
+    NonNullable<NetScriptConfig['services']>[string],
+    'runtime'
+  >
+  & {
+    /** Optional service runtime; defaults to `deno` during merge. */
+    readonly runtime?: NonNullable<NetScriptConfig['services']>[string]['runtime'];
+  };
+
+/** Application config entry accepted in plugin contribution fragments. */
+export type AppContributionEntry =
+  & Omit<
+    NonNullable<NetScriptConfig['apps']>[string],
+    'runtime'
+  >
+  & {
+    /** Optional application runtime; defaults to `deno` during merge. */
+    readonly runtime?: NonNullable<NetScriptConfig['apps']>[string]['runtime'];
+  };
 
 /** Partial NetScript config fragment contributed by a plugin manifest. */
 export interface PartialConfig {
+  /** Workspace path overrides contributed by a plugin. */
   readonly paths?: Partial<NetScriptConfig['paths']>;
+  /** Logging overrides contributed by a plugin. */
   readonly logging?: NetScriptConfig['logging'];
+  /** Aspire overrides contributed by a plugin. */
   readonly aspire?: NetScriptConfig['aspire'];
+  /** Database configuration contributed by a plugin. */
   readonly databases?: {
+    /** Active database provider override. */
     readonly active?: NetScriptConfig['databases']['active'];
+    /** Database entries to merge by name or schema. */
     readonly config?: readonly DatabaseEntry[];
   };
+  /** Service entries contributed by name. */
   readonly services?: Record<string, ServiceContributionEntry>;
+  /** Application entries contributed by name. */
   readonly apps?: Record<string, AppContributionEntry>;
+  /** Gateway overrides contributed by a plugin. */
   readonly gateway?: NetScriptConfig['gateway'];
+  /** SDK generation overrides contributed by a plugin. */
   readonly sdk?: NetScriptConfig['sdk'];
+  /** Deployment overrides contributed by a plugin. */
   readonly deploy?: NetScriptConfig['deploy'];
+  /** Runtime schema/config output overrides contributed by a plugin. */
   readonly runtimeConfig?: NetScriptConfig['runtimeConfig'];
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/config/src/paths/mod.ts b/packages/config/src/paths/mod.ts
index ffa44f7f6..8961d95cd 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/paths/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/paths/mod.ts
@@ -12,41 +12,69 @@
 
 /** Standard scaffold directory names used by NetScript generators. */
 export interface ScaffoldDirs {
+  /** Directory containing project plugin sources. */
   readonly PLUGINS: 'plugins';
+  /** Directory containing service sources. */
   readonly SERVICES: 'services';
+  /** Directory containing database schemas and migrations. */
   readonly DATABASE: 'database';
+  /** Directory containing contract definitions. */
   readonly CONTRACTS: 'contracts';
+  /** Directory containing app projects. */
   readonly APPS: 'apps';
+  /** Directory containing package projects. */
   readonly PACKAGES: 'packages';
+  /** Directory containing worker runtime files. */
   readonly WORKERS: 'workers';
+  /** Directory containing saga runtime files. */
   readonly SAGAS: 'sagas';
+  /** Directory containing trigger runtime files. */
   readonly TRIGGERS: 'triggers';
+  /** Directory containing task definitions. */
   readonly TASKS: 'tasks';
+  /** Directory containing Windows deployment output. */
   readonly DEPLOY: '.deploy/windows';
 }
 
 /** Standard scaffold file names used by NetScript generators. */
 export interface ScaffoldFiles {
+  /** Deno workspace manifest file name. */
   readonly DENO_JSON: 'deno.json';
+  /** Deno lockfile name. */
   readonly DENO_LOCK: 'deno.lock';
+  /** NetScript project config file name. */
   readonly NETSCRIPT_CONFIG: 'netscript.config.ts';
+  /** Aspire appsettings file name. */
   readonly APPSETTINGS: 'appsettings.json';
+  /** Generated plugin registry file name. */
   readonly REGISTRY: 'registry.ts';
+  /** TypeScript module barrel file name. */
   readonly MOD: 'mod.ts';
+  /** Package README file name. */
   readonly README: 'README.md';
+  /** Git ignore file name. */
   readonly GITIGNORE: '.gitignore';
 }
 
 /** Standard Deno permission groups used by generated package commands. */
 export interface PermissionGroups {
+  /** Network access permission flags. */
   readonly network: readonly ['--allow-net'];
+  /** Read access permission flags. */
   readonly read: readonly ['--allow-read'];
+  /** Write access permission flags. */
   readonly write: readonly ['--allow-write'];
+  /** Environment access permission flags. */
   readonly env: readonly ['--allow-env'];
+  /** Subprocess execution permission flags. */
   readonly run: readonly ['--allow-run'];
+  /** System information permission flags. */
   readonly sys: readonly ['--allow-sys'];
+  /** Full permission flags. */
   readonly all: readonly ['--allow-all'];
+  /** Default permission flags for generated services. */
   readonly serviceDefault: readonly ['--allow-net', '--allow-env', '--allow-read'];
+  /** Default permission flags for generated workers. */
   readonly workerDefault: readonly [
     '--allow-net',
     '--allow-env',
diff --git a/packages/config/src/public/mod.ts b/packages/config/src/public/mod.ts
index 877725ea4..ea149ef78 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/public/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/public/mod.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 export { defineConfig, defineConfigAsync } from '../../define-config.ts';
-export { defineSagas } from '../../helpers.ts';
-export type { SagaDefinitionInput, SagasConfigInput } from '../../helpers.ts';
+export { defineSagas } from '../domain/saga-inputs.ts';
+export type {
+  SagaDefinitionInput,
+  SagaGroupInput,
+  SagasConfigInput,
+} from '../domain/saga-inputs.ts';
 export {
   clearConfigCache,
   getConfig,
@@ -63,10 +67,13 @@ export type {
   SdkConfig,
   ServiceConfig,
   TriggerDefinitionConfig,
+  TriggerDefinitionConfigInput,
   TriggerGroup,
+  TriggerGroupInput,
   TriggerRetentionConfig,
   TriggerScalingConfig,
   TriggersConfig,
+  TriggersConfigInput,
   WebhookConfig,
   WindowsDeployConfig,
 } from '../../types.ts';
diff --git a/packages/config/src/schema/plugins/mod.ts b/packages/config/src/schema/plugins/mod.ts
index e236db287..05f761019 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/schema/plugins/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/schema/plugins/mod.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * Plugin appsettings schemas used by generated NetScript hosts.
+ *
+ * @module
+ */
+
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
 const baseEntryFields = {
@@ -16,6 +22,44 @@ const installedVersionFields = {
   InstalledFrom: z.string().min(1),
 } as const;
 
+const pluginEntryFields = {
+  ...baseEntryFields,
+  ...referenceFields,
+  ...installedVersionFields,
+  Runtime: z.string().default('deno'),
+  Port: z.number().int().positive(),
+  Entrypoint: z.string().default('src/main.ts'),
+  Workdir: z.string().optional(),
+  RequiresKv: z.boolean().default(false),
+  RequiresDb: z.boolean().default(false),
+} as const;
+
+const backgroundProcessorEntryFields = {
+  ...baseEntryFields,
+  ...referenceFields,
+  ...installedVersionFields,
+  Runtime: z.string().default('deno'),
+  Workdir: z.string().optional(),
+  Entrypoint: z.string().default('bin/combined.ts'),
+  Concurrency: z.number().int().positive().optional(),
+  ConcurrencyEnvVar: z.string().optional(),
+  Telemetry: z.boolean().default(true),
+  WatchMode: z.boolean().default(false),
+  WatchDirs: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+  RequiresDb: z.boolean().default(false),
+  RequiresKv: z.boolean().default(false),
+} as const;
+
+/** Minimal public validation contract for plugin appsettings schemas. */
+export interface PluginSettingsSchema<T> {
+  /** Parse and validate an unknown appsettings value. */
+  parse(input: unknown): T;
+  /** Parse an unknown appsettings value and return a success/failure result. */
+  safeParse(input: unknown):
+    | { success: true; data: T }
+    | { success: false; error: unknown };
+}
+
 /**
  * Installed plugin version fields stored in `appsettings.json`.
  *
@@ -30,7 +74,9 @@ const installedVersionFields = {
  * ```
  */
 export interface InstalledVersionFields {
+  /** Installed plugin version string. */
   readonly InstalledVersion: string;
+  /** Source specifier or workspace path used to install the plugin. */
   readonly InstalledFrom: string;
 }
 
@@ -49,16 +95,27 @@ export interface InstalledVersionFields {
  * ```
  */
 export interface PluginEntry extends InstalledVersionFields {
+  /** Whether the plugin service is enabled. */
   readonly Enabled: boolean;
+  /** Optional human-readable plugin description. */
   readonly Description?: string;
+  /** Optional Deno permission names required by the plugin. */
   readonly Permissions?: readonly string[];
+  /** Service names referenced by the plugin. */
   readonly ServiceReferences?: readonly string[];
+  /** Plugin names referenced by the plugin. */
   readonly PluginReferences?: readonly string[];
+  /** Runtime used to execute the plugin service. */
   readonly Runtime: string;
+  /** HTTP port assigned to the plugin service. */
   readonly Port: number;
+  /** Entrypoint file for the plugin service. */
   readonly Entrypoint: string;
+  /** Working directory for the plugin service. */
   readonly Workdir?: string;
+  /** Whether the plugin service requires Deno KV. */
   readonly RequiresKv: boolean;
+  /** Whether the plugin service requires a database. */
   readonly RequiresDb: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -76,20 +133,35 @@ export interface PluginEntry extends InstalledVersionFields {
  * ```
  */
 export interface BackgroundProcessorEntry extends InstalledVersionFields {
+  /** Whether the background processor is enabled. */
   readonly Enabled: boolean;
+  /** Optional human-readable processor description. */
   readonly Description?: string;
+  /** Optional Deno permission names required by the processor. */
   readonly Permissions?: readonly string[];
+  /** Service names referenced by the processor. */
   readonly ServiceReferences?: readonly string[];
+  /** Plugin names referenced by the processor. */
   readonly PluginReferences?: readonly string[];
+  /** Runtime used to execute the processor. */
   readonly Runtime: string;
+  /** Working directory for the processor. */
   readonly Workdir?: string;
+  /** Entrypoint file for the processor. */
   readonly Entrypoint: string;
+  /** Optional processor concurrency limit. */
   readonly Concurrency?: number;
+  /** Environment variable name used to resolve concurrency. */
   readonly ConcurrencyEnvVar?: string;
+  /** Whether telemetry is enabled for the processor. */
   readonly Telemetry: boolean;
+  /** Whether file-watch mode is enabled for the processor. */
   readonly WatchMode: boolean;
+  /** Directories watched when watch mode is enabled. */
   readonly WatchDirs?: readonly string[];
+  /** Whether the processor requires a database. */
   readonly RequiresDb: boolean;
+  /** Whether the processor requires Deno KV. */
   readonly RequiresKv: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +176,7 @@ export interface BackgroundProcessorEntry extends InstalledVersionFields {
  * });
  * ```
  */
-export const installedVersionSchema: z.ZodType<InstalledVersionFields> = z.object(
+export const installedVersionSchema: PluginSettingsSchema<InstalledVersionFields> = z.object(
   installedVersionFields,
 );
 
@@ -120,17 +192,7 @@ export const installedVersionSchema: z.ZodType<InstalledVersionFields> = z.objec
  * });
  * ```
  */
-export const pluginEntrySchema: z.ZodType<PluginEntry> = z.object({
-  ...baseEntryFields,
-  ...referenceFields,
-  ...installedVersionFields,
-  Runtime: z.string().default('deno'),
-  Port: z.number().int().positive(),
-  Entrypoint: z.string().default('src/main.ts'),
-  Workdir: z.string().optional(),
-  RequiresKv: z.boolean().default(false),
-  RequiresDb: z.boolean().default(false),
-});
+export const pluginEntrySchema: PluginSettingsSchema<PluginEntry> = z.object(pluginEntryFields);
 
 /**
  * Validates a `NetScript.BackgroundProcessors.<key>` appsettings entry.
@@ -143,18 +205,5 @@ export const pluginEntrySchema: z.ZodType<PluginEntry> = z.object({
  * });
  * ```
  */
-export const backgroundProcessorEntrySchema: z.ZodType<BackgroundProcessorEntry> = z.object({
-  ...baseEntryFields,
-  ...referenceFields,
-  ...installedVersionFields,
-  Runtime: z.string().default('deno'),
-  Workdir: z.string().optional(),
-  Entrypoint: z.string().default('bin/combined.ts'),
-  Concurrency: z.number().int().positive().optional(),
-  ConcurrencyEnvVar: z.string().optional(),
-  Telemetry: z.boolean().default(true),
-  WatchMode: z.boolean().default(false),
-  WatchDirs: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
-  RequiresDb: z.boolean().default(false),
-  RequiresKv: z.boolean().default(false),
-});
+export const backgroundProcessorEntrySchema: PluginSettingsSchema<BackgroundProcessorEntry> = z
+  .object(backgroundProcessorEntryFields);
diff --git a/packages/config/tests/_fixtures/readme-examples_test.ts b/packages/config/tests/_fixtures/readme-examples_test.ts
index 5280362e5..ea02b1a7a 100644
--- a/packages/config/tests/_fixtures/readme-examples_test.ts
+++ b/packages/config/tests/_fixtures/readme-examples_test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { assertEquals } from 'jsr:@std/assert';
+import { assertEquals } from 'jsr:@std/assert@^1';
 import { defineConfig, inspectConfig, resolveEnv } from '../../mod.ts';
 import { mergePartialConfig } from '../../src/merge/mod.ts';
 import { PERMISSIONS, SCAFFOLD_DIRS } from '../../src/paths/mod.ts';
diff --git a/packages/config/tests/merge/merge_test.ts b/packages/config/tests/merge/merge_test.ts
index fd3d0ad08..78760633e 100644
--- a/packages/config/tests/merge/merge_test.ts
+++ b/packages/config/tests/merge/merge_test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { assertEquals } from 'jsr:@std/assert';
+import { assertEquals } from 'jsr:@std/assert@^1';
 import { defineConfig } from '../../mod.ts';
 import { mergePartialConfig } from '../../src/merge/mod.ts';
 
diff --git a/packages/config/tests/schema/netscript_config_test.ts b/packages/config/tests/schema/netscript_config_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e6393ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/config/tests/schema/netscript_config_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { assertEquals, assertThrows } from 'jsr:@std/assert@^1';
+import { defineConfig } from '../../mod.ts';
+
+Deno.test('defineConfig: applies defaults to validated saga and trigger sections', () => {
+  const config = defineConfig({
+    name: 'orders',
+    databases: { config: [] },
+    sagas: {
+      groups: [{ topic: 'orders' }],
+    },
+    triggers: {
+      groups: [{ topic: 'events' }],
+    },
+  });
+
+  assertEquals(config.sagas?.sagasDir, 'sagas');
+  assertEquals(config.sagas?.transportProvider, 'auto');
+  assertEquals(config.sagas?.groups[0]?.sagas, []);
+  assertEquals(config.triggers?.triggersDir, 'triggers');
+  assertEquals(config.triggers?.groups[0]?.scaling.concurrency, 10);
+  assertEquals(config.triggers?.enabled, true);
+});
+
+Deno.test('defineConfig: rejects unrelated saga and trigger section shapes', () => {
+  assertThrows(() =>
+    defineConfig(
+      {
+        name: 'orders',
+        databases: { config: [] },
+        sagas: ['not-a-saga-section'],
+      } as unknown as Parameters<typeof defineConfig>[0],
+    )
+  );
+
+  assertThrows(() =>
+    defineConfig(
+      {
+        name: 'orders',
+        databases: { config: [] },
+        triggers: ['not-a-trigger-section'],
+      } as unknown as Parameters<typeof defineConfig>[0],
+    )
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/config/tests/schema/plugins_test.ts b/packages/config/tests/schema/plugins_test.ts
index f7e395863..b6d88d9fb 100644
--- a/packages/config/tests/schema/plugins_test.ts
+++ b/packages/config/tests/schema/plugins_test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { assertEquals, assertRejects } from 'jsr:@std/assert';
+import { assertEquals, assertRejects } from 'jsr:@std/assert@^1';
 import {
   backgroundProcessorEntrySchema,
   installedVersionSchema,
diff --git a/packages/config/types.ts b/packages/config/types.ts
index 462ef4272..9604b227b 100644
--- a/packages/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/config/types.ts
@@ -4,497 +4,6 @@
  * Public TypeScript type definitions for NetScript configuration.
  */
 
-/** Permission value accepted by Deno-style runtime permission fields. */
-export type PermissionValue = boolean | string[];
-
-/** Permission flags for jobs and task execution. */
-export interface PermissionConfig {
-  /** Allow network access globally or for selected hosts. */
-  net?: PermissionValue;
-  /** Allow file read access globally or for selected paths. */
-  read?: PermissionValue;
-  /** Allow file write access globally or for selected paths. */
-  write?: PermissionValue;
-  /** Allow environment access globally or for selected variable names. */
-  env?: PermissionValue;
-  /** Allow subprocess execution globally or for selected commands. */
-  run?: PermissionValue;
-  /** Allow foreign-function interface access. */
-  ffi?: boolean;
-  /** Allow dynamic imports from selected URL prefixes. */
-  import?: string[];
-}
-
-/** Logging configuration used by runtime and CLI entrypoints. */
-export interface LoggingConfig {
-  /** Minimum log level emitted by the project. */
-  level: 'debug' | 'info' | 'warn' | 'error';
-  /** Log output format. */
-  format: 'text' | 'json';
-  /** Whether emitted logs include timestamps. */
-  timestamps: boolean;
-  /** Whether text logs use ANSI colors. */
-  colors?: boolean;
-}
-
-/** Workspace-aware path conventions used by CLI and generators. */
-export interface PathsConfig {
-  /** Directory containing service packages. */
-  services: string;
-  /** Directory containing framework or application packages. */
-  packages: string;
-  /** Directory containing frontend applications. */
-  apps: string;
-  /** Directory containing worker modules. */
-  workers: string;
-  /** Directory containing saga modules. */
-  sagas: string;
-  /** Directory containing trigger modules. */
-  triggers: string;
-  /** Directory containing plugin packages. */
-  plugins: string;
-  /** Directory containing versioned contracts. */
-  contracts: string;
-  /** Directory containing database schema assets. */
-  database: string;
-  /** Directory containing task scripts. */
-  tasks: string;
-  /** Directory containing deployment output. */
-  deploy: string;
-}
-
-/** Aspire orchestration settings for generated AppHost projects. */
-export interface AspireConfig {
-  /** Path to the AppHost project. */
-  appHost: string;
-  /** Local Aspire dashboard port. */
-  dashboardPort: number;
-}
-
-/**
- * Environment context provided to async config functions.
- */
-export interface ConfigEnv {
-  /** Current mode: development, production, or test. */
-  mode: 'development' | 'production' | 'test';
-  /** CLI command currently being executed. */
-  command: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Options for loading configuration files.
- */
-export interface LoadConfigOptions {
-  /** Working directory to search from. */
-  cwd?: string;
-  /** Explicit path to the config file. */
-  configFile?: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Environment variable definition for `resolveEnv`.
- */
-export interface EnvDef {
-  /** Override environment variable name. */
-  env?: string;
-  /** Coercion type used when reading the variable. */
-  type?: 'string' | 'number' | 'boolean' | 'json';
-  /** Default value used when the variable is absent. */
-  default?: unknown;
-  /** Whether the variable must be present. */
-  required?: boolean;
-}
-
-/**
- * Resolved environment variable type based on an {@linkcode EnvDef}.
- */
-export type ResolvedEnvType<T extends EnvDef> = T['type'] extends 'number' ? number
-  : T['type'] extends 'boolean' ? boolean
-  : T['type'] extends 'json' ? unknown
-  : string;
-
-/** Service configuration definition. */
-export interface ServiceConfig {
-  /** Service runtime type. */
-  runtime: 'deno' | 'node' | 'dotnet';
-  /** Port to listen on. */
-  port: number;
-  /** Working directory relative to the project root. */
-  workdir?: string;
-  /** Entrypoint file relative to `workdir`. */
-  entrypoint?: string;
-  /** Service dependencies by configured service name. */
-  dependsOn?: string[];
-}
-
-/** Frontend application configuration definition. */
-export interface AppConfig {
-  /** Application runtime type. */
-  runtime: 'deno' | 'node' | 'tauri';
-  /** Port to listen on. */
-  port: number;
-  /** Working directory relative to the project root. */
-  workdir?: string;
-  /** Entrypoint file relative to `workdir`. */
-  entrypoint?: string;
-  /** Explicit runtime permissions when needed. */
-  permissions?: string[];
-  /** Human-readable description. */
-  description?: string;
-}
-
-/** Database provider accepted by project configuration. */
-export type DatabaseProvider =
-  | 'postgresql'
-  | 'postgres'
-  | 'mysql'
-  | 'sqlite'
-  | 'mssql'
-  | 'sqlserver';
-
-/** Database configuration definition. */
-export interface DatabaseConfig {
-  /** Optional logical name for this database. */
-  name?: string;
-  /** Database provider. */
-  provider: DatabaseProvider;
-  /** Connection URL or environment reference. */
-  url?: string;
-  /** Schema directory path. */
-  schema: string;
-  /** Generated output directory. */
-  output?: string;
-  /** Zod generator configuration. */
-  zodGenerator?: {
-    /** Output directory for generated schemas. */
-    output: string;
-    /** Generation mode. */
-    mode: 'minimal' | 'full';
-  };
-}
-
-/** Database section with optional active provider selector. */
-export interface DatabasesConfig {
-  /** Active database engine selector. */
-  active?: DatabaseProvider;
-  /** Configured databases. */
-  config: DatabaseConfig[];
-}
-
-/** Saga retry configuration. */
-export interface SagaRetryConfig {
-  /** Maximum retry attempts before moving to a dead-letter queue. */
-  maxAttempts: number;
-  /** Initial retry delay in milliseconds. */
-  initialDelay: number;
-  /** Maximum retry delay in milliseconds. */
-  maxDelay: number;
-  /** Backoff multiplier for exponential backoff. */
-  backoffMultiplier: number;
-  /** Whether retry delays include jitter. */
-  jitter: boolean;
-}
-
-/** Saga timeout configuration. */
-export interface SagaTimeoutConfig {
-  /** Timeout for saga completion in milliseconds. */
-  completionTimeout?: number;
-  /** Minimum allowed timeout in milliseconds. */
-  minTimeout: number;
-  /** Maximum allowed timeout in milliseconds. */
-  maxTimeout: number;
-}
-
-/** Saga definition configuration. */
-export interface SagaDefinition {
-  /** Unique saga identifier. */
-  id: string;
-  /** Topic used for message routing and isolation. */
-  topic?: string;
-  /** Human-readable saga name. */
-  name: string;
-  /** Saga description. */
-  description?: string;
-  /** Entrypoint file path relative to the saga directory. */
-  entrypoint: string;
-  /** Whether the saga is enabled. */
-  enabled: boolean;
-  /** Retry configuration for this saga. */
-  retry?: SagaRetryConfig;
-  /** Timeout configuration for this saga. */
-  timeout?: SagaTimeoutConfig;
-  /** Saga tags for filtering. */
-  tags?: string[];
-  /** Additional metadata. */
-  metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
-}
-
-/** Per-topic saga scaling configuration. */
-export interface SagaScalingConfig {
-  /** Number of concurrent saga message processors. */
-  concurrency: number;
-  /** Deployment mode for this topic. */
-  mode: 'combined' | 'distributed';
-}
-
-/** Per-topic saga retention configuration. */
-export interface SagaRetentionConfig {
-  /** Days to keep active saga state. */
-  activeDays: number;
-  /** Days to keep completed saga state. */
-  completedDays: number;
-  /** Whether completed sagas are archived to a database. */
-  archiveToDb: boolean;
-}
-
-/** Saga group configuration for a topic. */
-export interface SagaGroup {
-  /** Topic identifier for message routing. */
-  topic: string;
-  /** Scaling configuration for this topic. */
-  scaling?: SagaScalingConfig;
-  /** Retention policy for this topic. */
-  retention?: SagaRetentionConfig;
-  /** Saga definitions belonging to this topic. */
-  sagas: SagaDefinition[];
-}
-
-/** Saga store backend provider selector. */
-export type SagaStoreProvider = 'auto' | 'redis' | 'postgres' | 'inmemory';
-
-/** Saga transport backend provider selector. */
-export type SagaTransportProvider = 'auto' | 'redis' | 'rabbitmq' | 'inmemory';
-
-/** Sagas configuration section. */
-export interface SagasConfig {
-  /** Directory containing saga files. */
-  sagasDir: string;
-  /** Transport provider backend. */
-  transportProvider: SagaTransportProvider;
-  /** Store provider backend. */
-  storeProvider: SagaStoreProvider;
-  /** Number of concurrent legacy saga processors. */
-  concurrency: number;
-  /** Global retry configuration. */
-  retry?: SagaRetryConfig;
-  /** Global timeout configuration. */
-  timeout?: SagaTimeoutConfig;
-  /** Legacy flat saga definitions. */
-  sagas: SagaDefinition[];
-  /** Saga groups organized by topic. */
-  groups: SagaGroup[];
-  /** Whether sagas are enabled. */
-  enabled: boolean;
-}
-
-/** Trigger definition config type. */
-export interface TriggerDefinitionConfig {
-  /** Trigger identifier. */
-  id: string;
-  /** Human-readable trigger name. */
-  name: string;
-  /** Trigger type. */
-  type: 'file' | 'webhook' | 'cron' | 'manual';
-  /** Whether the trigger is enabled. */
-  enabled: boolean;
-  /** Path to the trigger entrypoint. */
-  entrypoint?: string;
-  /** Trigger tags for filtering. */
-  tags: string[];
-}
-
-/** Trigger group scaling configuration. */
-export interface TriggerScalingConfig {
-  /** Maximum concurrent action executions for this topic. */
-  concurrency: number;
-}
-
-/** Trigger group retention configuration. */
-export interface TriggerRetentionConfig {
-  /** Days to keep events in KV. */
-  kvDays: number;
-  /** Days to keep events in a database. */
-  dbDays: number;
-}
-
-/** Trigger group type. */
-export interface TriggerGroup {
-  /** Topic identifier for grouping. */
-  topic: string;
-  /** Scaling configuration. */
-  scaling: TriggerScalingConfig;
-  /** Retention policy for trigger events. */
-  retention: TriggerRetentionConfig;
-  /** Trigger definitions in this group. */
-  triggers: TriggerDefinitionConfig[];
-}
-
-/** Webhook configuration type. */
-export interface WebhookConfig {
-  /** Whether webhook ingestion is enabled. */
-  enabled: boolean;
-  /** Base path for webhook endpoints. */
-  basePath: string;
-  /** Rate limit per minute per IP. */
-  rateLimitPerMinute: number;
-}
-
-/** Triggers configuration section. */
-export interface TriggersConfig {
-  /** Directory containing trigger files. */
-  triggersDir: string;
-  /** Trigger groups organized by topic. */
-  groups: TriggerGroup[];
-  /** Webhook ingestion configuration. */
-  webhooks?: WebhookConfig;
-  /** Whether triggers are enabled. */
-  enabled: boolean;
-}
-
-/** Windows-specific deployment configuration type. */
-export interface WindowsDeployConfig {
-  /** Path to the Servy CLI executable. */
-  servyCliPath?: string;
-  /** Base directory for service installation. */
-  installBase?: string;
-  /** Windows Service name prefix. */
-  servicePrefix?: string;
-  /** Deployment mode. */
-  mode?: 'compile' | 'script';
-  /** Path to Deno executable for script mode. */
-  denoPath?: string;
-  /** Deno compile target triple. */
-  compileTarget?: string;
-  /** Maximum parallel compilations. */
-  concurrency?: number;
-  /** Compilation timeout in milliseconds per service. */
-  compileTimeoutMs?: number;
-  /** Bundle timeout in milliseconds per service. */
-  bundleTimeoutMs?: number;
-  /** Additional npm package names passed as bundle externals. */
-  bundleExternal?: string[];
-  /** Additional import specifier rewrites for external packages. */
-  bundleExternalImports?: Record<string, string>;
-  /** Workspace members included in the compile config. */
-  workspace?: string[];
-  /** Per-service-type V8 heap settings in megabytes. */
-  v8HeapMb?: {
-    /** Heap limit for service processes. */
-    service?: number;
-    /** Heap limit for plugin processes. */
-    plugin?: number;
-    /** Heap limit for worker processes. */
-    worker?: number;
-    /** Heap limit for frontend app processes. */
-    app?: number;
-  };
-  /** Whether build output includes env files. */
-  generateEnvFile?: boolean;
-  /** Servy log rotation settings. */
-  logging?: {
-    /** Maximum log file size before rotation in megabytes. */
-    rotationSizeMb?: number;
-    /** Number of rotated files to retain. */
-    maxRotations?: number;
-    /** Date-based rotation schedule. */
-    dateRotation?: 'Daily' | 'Weekly' | 'Monthly';
-  };
-  /** Servy health monitoring settings. */
-  health?: {
-    /** Health check interval in seconds. */
-    intervalSeconds?: number;
-    /** Failed checks before recovery action. */
-    maxFailedChecks?: number;
-    /** Maximum restart attempts before giving up. */
-    maxRestartAttempts?: number;
-  };
-  /** Container image configuration. */
-  docker?: {
-    /** Deno base image used for container output. */
-    denoBaseImage: string;
-    /** .NET base image used for container output. */
-    dotnetBaseImage: string;
-  };
-}
-
-/** Top-level deployment configuration type. */
-export interface DeployConfig {
-  /** Windows Services deployment settings. */
-  windows?: WindowsDeployConfig;
-}
-
-/** Runtime schema/config output path entry type. */
-export interface RuntimeConfigPathEntry {
-  /** Output JSON Schema path for a runtime topic. */
-  schemaPath: string;
-  /** Directory containing operator-managed runtime config files. */
-  configDir: string;
-}
-
-/** Runtime schema/config section type. */
-export interface RuntimeConfigSection {
-  /** Per-topic schema and config path mapping. */
-  paths?: Record<string, RuntimeConfigPathEntry>;
-}
-
-/** Gateway configuration section. */
-export interface GatewayConfig {
-  /** Whether the gateway is enabled. */
-  enabled: boolean;
-  /** Gateway port. */
-  port: number;
-}
-
-/** SDK generation configuration section. */
-export interface SdkConfig {
-  typescript?: {
-    enabled: boolean;
-    output: string;
-  };
-  dotnet?: {
-    enabled: boolean;
-    output: string;
-  };
-}
-
-/** Fully validated NetScript configuration. */
-export interface NetScriptConfig {
-  /** Plugin-owned top-level configuration sections preserved by the loader. */
-  [pluginSection: string]: unknown;
-  name: string;
-  version: string;
-  paths: PathsConfig;
-  logging?: LoggingConfig;
-  aspire?: AspireConfig;
-  databases: DatabasesConfig;
-  services?: Record<string, ServiceConfig>;
-  apps?: Record<string, AppConfig>;
-  sagas?: SagasConfig;
-  triggers?: TriggersConfig;
-  gateway?: GatewayConfig;
-  sdk?: SdkConfig;
-  deploy?: DeployConfig;
-  runtimeConfig?: RuntimeConfigSection;
-  plugins: string[];
-}
-
-/** Authoring form accepted by `defineConfig` and `loadConfig`. */
-export interface NetScriptConfigInput {
-  /** Plugin-owned top-level configuration sections preserved by the loader. */
-  [pluginSection: string]: unknown;
-  name: string;
-  version?: string;
-  paths?: Partial<PathsConfig>;
-  logging?: Partial<LoggingConfig>;
-  aspire?: Partial<AspireConfig>;
-  databases: DatabasesConfig;
-  services?: Record<string, Partial<ServiceConfig> & Pick<ServiceConfig, 'port'>>;
-  apps?: Record<string, Partial<AppConfig> & Pick<AppConfig, 'port'>>;
-  sagas?: Partial<SagasConfig>;
-  triggers?: Partial<TriggersConfig>;
-  gateway?: Partial<GatewayConfig>;
-  sdk?: Partial<SdkConfig>;
-  deploy?: DeployConfig;
-  runtimeConfig?: RuntimeConfigSection;
-  plugins?: string[];
-}
+export type * from './src/domain/config-section-types.ts';
+export type * from './src/domain/config-root-types.ts';
+export type * from './src/domain/saga-inputs.ts';
diff --git a/packages/config/workspace.test.ts b/packages/config/workspace.test.ts
index dd7406a6f..97476c715 100644
--- a/packages/config/workspace.test.ts
+++ b/packages/config/workspace.test.ts
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ const projectRoot = resolve(import.meta.dirname ?? '.', '..', '..');
 Deno.test('discoverWorkspace finds standardized project members', async () => {
   const workspace = await discoverWorkspace(projectRoot);
 
-  const sagas = findMember(workspace, '@test-app/sagas');
-  const triggers = findMember(workspace, '@test-app/triggers');
-  const plugins = findMember(workspace, '@netscript/plugins');
+  const config = findMember(workspace, '@netscript/config');
+  const sagas = findMember(workspace, '@netscript/plugin-sagas');
+  const workers = findMember(workspace, '@netscript/plugin-workers');
 
-  if (!sagas || sagas.path !== 'sagas') {
-    throw new Error('Expected @test-app/sagas workspace member at sagas/');
+  if (!config || config.path !== 'packages/config') {
+    throw new Error('Expected @netscript/config workspace member at packages/config');
   }
 
-  if (!triggers || triggers.path !== 'triggers') {
-    throw new Error('Expected @test-app/triggers workspace member at triggers/');
+  if (!sagas || sagas.path !== 'plugins/sagas') {
+    throw new Error('Expected @netscript/plugin-sagas workspace member at plugins/sagas');
   }
 
-  if (!plugins || getMemberEntrypoint(plugins) !== './registry.ts') {
-    throw new Error('Expected @netscript/plugins workspace member to export ./registry.ts');
+  if (!workers || getMemberEntrypoint(workers) !== './mod.ts') {
+    throw new Error('Expected @netscript/plugin-workers workspace member to export ./mod.ts');
   }
 });
diff --git a/packages/contracts/README.md b/packages/contracts/README.md
index 305c318d4..ea6ba2ee3 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/README.md
+++ b/packages/contracts/README.md
@@ -373,11 +373,11 @@ export * from './src/public/mod.ts';
 The implementation split is:
 
 - `src/domain/` for constants, schema types, data schemas, results, and error data helpers.
-- `src/application/` for Zod-backed helper factories and the oRPC base contract primitive.
+- `src/application/` for Zod-backed helper factories, the oRPC base contract primitive, and
+  query/transform helper implementations.
 - `src/diagnostics/` for inspection reports.
 - `src/public/` for the package barrel.
 - `crud/` for CRUD contract generators.
-- `helpers/` for query and transform helper implementations.
 - `schemas/` for richer query helper schemas.
 
 This package follows the A1 small-contract root archetype with named subexports for richer APIs:
diff --git a/packages/contracts/crud.ts b/packages/contracts/crud.ts
index 4c8f0b449..6fcfe261e 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/crud.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/crud.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@
  */
 
 export * from './crud/create-crud-contract.ts';
+export type { BaseContractProcedure } from './src/application/contract-primitives.ts';
+export type {
+  ContractObjectSchema,
+  ContractParseResult,
+  ContractSchema,
+} from './src/domain/schema-types.ts';
diff --git a/packages/contracts/crud/create-crud-contract.ts b/packages/contracts/crud/create-crud-contract.ts
index d785163aa..df613025a 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/crud/create-crud-contract.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/crud/create-crud-contract.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ export function createCrudContract<
   const idInputSchema = z.object({ id: idSchema as unknown as z.ZodTypeAny });
 
   // Build contract object
-  // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
   const contract: Record<string, CrudContractOperation> = {};
 
   // List operation
diff --git a/packages/contracts/deno.json b/packages/contracts/deno.json
index 28f66f023..edef31af5 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/deno.json
+++ b/packages/contracts/deno.json
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
       "transform.ts",
       "src/**/*.ts",
       "crud/**/*.ts",
-      "helpers/**/*.ts",
       "schemas/**/*.ts"
     ],
     "exclude": [
diff --git a/packages/contracts/docs/README.md b/packages/contracts/docs/README.md
index d9afbbe94..5d0df1274 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/docs/README.md
+++ b/packages/contracts/docs/README.md
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ This directory documents the package-level architecture and usage notes for `@ne
 
 - `architecture.md` explains the root/subexport split.
 - `concepts.md` defines the package vocabulary and boundaries.
+- `getting-started.md` shows the common import and route-definition flow.
+- `advanced/extending.md` explains local schema composition and extension boundaries.
 - `recipes/paginated-contract.md` shows a common paginated endpoint pattern.
 - `reference/README.md` summarizes the public entry points.
diff --git a/packages/contracts/docs/advanced/extending.md b/packages/contracts/docs/advanced/extending.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c2a8c172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts/docs/advanced/extending.md
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Extending Contracts
+
+Extend `@netscript/contracts` by composing local schemas around the shared primitives. The package
+owns common contract vocabulary; service-specific fields, filters, and response bodies stay with the
+service, package, or plugin that owns that behavior.
+
+## Compose local output schemas
+
+```ts
+import {
+  baseContract,
+  OffsetPaginationMetaSchema,
+  OffsetPaginationQuerySchema,
+} from '@netscript/contracts';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+const ProjectSummarySchema = z.object({
+  id: z.string(),
+  name: z.string(),
+  status: z.enum(['active', 'archived']),
+});
+
+export const listProjectsContract = baseContract
+  .route({ method: 'GET', path: '/projects' })
+  .input(OffsetPaginationQuerySchema)
+  .output(z.object({
+    projects: z.array(ProjectSummarySchema),
+    pagination: OffsetPaginationMetaSchema,
+  }));
+```
+
+## Keep extension axes named
+
+When a contract needs variation, name the variation in the consuming package instead of adding a
+generic helper here. Examples:
+
+- `ProjectSummarySchema` for a read-model projection.
+- `ProjectFilterSchema` for endpoint-owned filters.
+- `ProjectExportContract` for a workflow-specific output shape.
+
+Promote a helper into `@netscript/contracts` only when more than one package needs the same stable
+shape and the shape is independent of a specific service.
+
+## Use subpaths deliberately
+
+- `@netscript/contracts/crud` creates conventional resource contracts.
+- `@netscript/contracts/query` contains implementation-side pagination query helpers.
+- `@netscript/contracts/transform` maps storage records into public contract shapes.
+
+The root package remains the preferred import for shared schemas and base contract primitives.
diff --git a/packages/contracts/docs/getting-started.md b/packages/contracts/docs/getting-started.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..651a64d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contracts/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Getting Started
+
+Use `@netscript/contracts` as the shared vocabulary for service and plugin contract boundaries. The
+root export contains the base oRPC contract, standard response schemas, pagination contracts, result
+helpers, and schema helper factories.
+
+## Install
+
+Import from the package root for shared contract primitives:
+
+```ts
+import {
+  baseContract,
+  OffsetPaginationMetaSchema,
+  OffsetPaginationQuerySchema,
+  SuccessSchema,
+} from '@netscript/contracts';
+```
+
+Use subpaths when you need a focused helper family:
+
+```ts
+import { createCrudContract } from '@netscript/contracts/crud';
+import { paginatedQuery } from '@netscript/contracts/query';
+import { createTransformer } from '@netscript/contracts/transform';
+```
+
+## Define a route
+
+```ts
+import { baseContract, SuccessSchema } from '@netscript/contracts';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+export const healthContract = baseContract
+  .route({ method: 'GET', path: '/health' })
+  .output(SuccessSchema.extend({
+    service: z.string(),
+  }));
+```
+
+Keep endpoint-specific schemas in the service, package, or plugin that owns the endpoint. Promote a
+schema into `@netscript/contracts` only when multiple packages must share exactly the same shape.
+
+## Add pagination
+
+```ts
+import {
+  baseContract,
+  OffsetPaginationMetaSchema,
+  OffsetPaginationQuerySchema,
+} from '@netscript/contracts';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+export const listItemsContract = baseContract
+  .route({ method: 'GET', path: '/items' })
+  .input(OffsetPaginationQuerySchema)
+  .output(z.object({
+    items: z.array(z.unknown()),
+    pagination: OffsetPaginationMetaSchema,
+  }));
+```
+
+Use `@netscript/contracts/query` in implementation code when a Prisma-style model delegate should
+execute the shared pagination conventions.
diff --git a/packages/contracts/query.ts b/packages/contracts/query.ts
index 1856da583..a4f602d61 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/query.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/query.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  * @module
  */
 
-export * from './helpers/paginated-query.ts';
+export type {
+  ContractObjectSchema,
+  ContractParseResult,
+  ContractSchema,
+} from './src/domain/schema-types.ts';
+export * from './src/application/paginated-query.ts';
 export * from './schemas/filters.ts';
 export * from './schemas/pagination.ts';
diff --git a/packages/contracts/helpers/paginated-query.ts b/packages/contracts/src/application/paginated-query.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from packages/contracts/helpers/paginated-query.ts
rename to packages/contracts/src/application/paginated-query.ts
index fb986eaee..111d398f7 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/helpers/paginated-query.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/application/paginated-query.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
  * @module
  */
 
-import type { PaginatedResult, PaginationInput, PaginationOutput } from '../schemas/pagination.ts';
+import type {
+  PaginatedResult,
+  PaginationInput,
+  PaginationOutput,
+} from '../../schemas/pagination.ts';
 
 // ============================================================================
 // TYPES
diff --git a/packages/contracts/helpers/transform.ts b/packages/contracts/src/application/transform-helpers.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/contracts/helpers/transform.ts
rename to packages/contracts/src/application/transform-helpers.ts
diff --git a/packages/contracts/src/public/mod.ts b/packages/contracts/src/public/mod.ts
index 7d29fd196..d41b23919 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/src/public/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/src/public/mod.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// arch:barrel-ok Root mod.ts delegates to this curated public package surface.
 export { type BaseContract, baseContract } from '../application/contract-primitives.ts';
 export type {
   BaseContractOutputBuilder,
diff --git a/packages/contracts/transform.ts b/packages/contracts/transform.ts
index 7a3f1e3d1..d54dce743 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/transform.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/transform.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
  * @module
  */
 
-export * from './helpers/transform.ts';
+export * from './src/application/transform-helpers.ts';
diff --git a/packages/kv/adapters/redis/serialization.ts b/packages/kv/adapters/redis/serialization.ts
index e144a7bb7..f80030fb2 100644
--- a/packages/kv/adapters/redis/serialization.ts
+++ b/packages/kv/adapters/redis/serialization.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_REDIS_NAMESPACE = 'kv';
  */
 export function keyToRedisKey(
   key: KvKey,
-  namespace = DEFAULT_REDIS_NAMESPACE,
+  namespace: string = DEFAULT_REDIS_NAMESPACE,
 ): string {
   let result = namespace;
   for (let i = 0; i < key.length; i++) {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function keyToRedisKey(
  */
 export function redisKeyToKey(
   redisKey: string,
-  namespace = DEFAULT_REDIS_NAMESPACE,
+  namespace: string = DEFAULT_REDIS_NAMESPACE,
 ): KvKey {
   const offset = namespace.length + 1;
   if (
diff --git a/packages/kv/core/auto-detect.ts b/packages/kv/core/auto-detect.ts
index 0f5d0d9ac..9fdf0f95b 100644
--- a/packages/kv/core/auto-detect.ts
+++ b/packages/kv/core/auto-detect.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING_KEYS = [
   'ConnectionStrings__garnet',
 ] as const;
 const REDIS_SERVICE_DISCOVERY_KEYS = [
+  'REDIS_TCP',
+  'GARNET_TCP',
   'services__redis__tcp__0',
   'services__redis__http__0',
   'services__redis__0',
diff --git a/packages/kv/tests/auto-detect_test.ts b/packages/kv/tests/auto-detect_test.ts
index c69091fec..58a9db48e 100644
--- a/packages/kv/tests/auto-detect_test.ts
+++ b/packages/kv/tests/auto-detect_test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ Deno.test('Redis connection discovery handles direct URLs and Aspire connection
       assertEquals(getRedisConnectionFromEnv(), 'redis://:secret@example:6379');
     },
   );
+
+  await withEnv(
+    {
+      ConnectionStrings__redis: undefined,
+      GARNET_TCP: 'tcp://localhost:6379',
+    },
+    () => {
+      assertEquals(getRedisConnectionFromEnv(), 'redis://localhost:6379');
+    },
+  );
 });
 
 Deno.test('autoDetectProvider prefers explicit cache provider and falls back to Deno KV', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/cron.ts b/packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/cron.ts
index 4ce3f2385..1b514b31e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/cron.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/cron.ts
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ export const cron = {
   every30Minutes(): CronExpression {
     return '*/30 * * * *';
   },
-  hourly(minute = 0): CronExpression {
+  hourly(minute: number = 0): CronExpression {
     validateRange(minute, 0, 59, 'minute');
     return `${minute} * * * *`;
   },
-  daily(hour = 0, minute = 0): CronExpression {
+  daily(hour: number = 0, minute: number = 0): CronExpression {
     validateRange(hour, 0, 23, 'hour');
     validateRange(minute, 0, 59, 'minute');
     return `${minute} ${hour} * * *`;
   },
-  weekly(dayOfWeek: DayOfWeek = 0, hour = 0, minute = 0): CronExpression {
+  weekly(dayOfWeek: DayOfWeek = 0, hour: number = 0, minute: number = 0): CronExpression {
     validateRange(dayOfWeek, 0, 6, 'dayOfWeek');
     validateRange(hour, 0, 23, 'hour');
     validateRange(minute, 0, 59, 'minute');
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/job-spec.ts b/packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/job-spec.ts
index b4a87c6e6..d46f48184 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/job-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/job-spec.ts
@@ -183,37 +183,81 @@ export const PluginJobContributionSchema: z.ZodObject<typeof PluginJobContributi
 export type PluginJobContribution = z.infer<typeof PluginJobContributionSchema>;
 
 /** KV key factories used by the worker system. */
-export const JobKvKeys = {
-  execution: (topic: string, jobId: string, executionId: string) =>
+export interface JobKvKeyFactories {
+  readonly execution: (
+    topic: string,
+    jobId: string,
+    executionId: string,
+  ) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly byTopic: (topic: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly byJob: (topic: string, jobId: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly allExecutions: () => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly taskExecution: (
+    topic: string,
+    taskId: string,
+    executionId: string,
+  ) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly taskByTopic: (topic: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly taskByTask: (topic: string, taskId: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly allTaskExecutions: () => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly allConceptExecutions: () => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly job: (topic: string, jobId: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly jobsByTopic: (topic: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly allJobs: () => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly stats: (topic: string, jobId: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly jobDefinition: (jobId: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly taskDefinition: (taskId: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly allTasks: () => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly byStatus: (
+    status: string,
+    concept: string,
+    executionId: string,
+  ) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly byStatusPrefix: (status: string, concept: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly byStatusAllPrefix: (status: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly byCorrelation: (correlationId: string, executionId: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly byCorrelationPrefix: (correlationId: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly statusCount: (concept: string, status: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+  readonly statusCountPrefix: (concept: string) => readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[];
+}
+
+export const JobKvKeys: JobKvKeyFactories = {
+  execution: (topic: string, jobId: string, executionId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
     ['executions', 'job', topic, jobId, executionId] as const,
-  byTopic: (topic: string) => ['executions', 'job', topic] as const,
-  byJob: (topic: string, jobId: string) => ['executions', 'job', topic, jobId] as const,
-  allExecutions: () => ['executions', 'job'] as const,
-  taskExecution: (topic: string, taskId: string, executionId: string) =>
+  byTopic: (topic: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['executions', 'job', topic] as const,
+  byJob: (topic: string, jobId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
+    ['executions', 'job', topic, jobId] as const,
+  allExecutions: (): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['executions', 'job'] as const,
+  taskExecution: (topic: string, taskId: string, executionId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
     ['executions', 'task', topic, taskId, executionId] as const,
-  taskByTopic: (topic: string) => ['executions', 'task', topic] as const,
-  taskByTask: (topic: string, taskId: string) => ['executions', 'task', topic, taskId] as const,
-  allTaskExecutions: () => ['executions', 'task'] as const,
-  allConceptExecutions: () => ['executions'] as const,
-  job: (topic: string, jobId: string) => ['jobs', topic, jobId] as const,
-  jobsByTopic: (topic: string) => ['jobs', topic] as const,
-  allJobs: () => ['jobs'] as const,
-  stats: (topic: string, jobId: string) => ['stats', topic, jobId] as const,
-  jobDefinition: (jobId: string) => ['jobs', DEFAULT_TOPIC, jobId] as const,
-  taskDefinition: (taskId: string) => ['tasks', taskId] as const,
-  allTasks: () => ['tasks'] as const,
-  byStatus: (status: string, concept: string, executionId: string) =>
+  taskByTopic: (topic: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['executions', 'task', topic] as const,
+  taskByTask: (topic: string, taskId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
+    ['executions', 'task', topic, taskId] as const,
+  allTaskExecutions: (): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['executions', 'task'] as const,
+  allConceptExecutions: (): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['executions'] as const,
+  job: (topic: string, jobId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['jobs', topic, jobId] as const,
+  jobsByTopic: (topic: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['jobs', topic] as const,
+  allJobs: (): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['jobs'] as const,
+  stats: (topic: string, jobId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
+    ['stats', topic, jobId] as const,
+  jobDefinition: (jobId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
+    ['jobs', DEFAULT_TOPIC, jobId] as const,
+  taskDefinition: (taskId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['tasks', taskId] as const,
+  allTasks: (): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] => ['tasks'] as const,
+  byStatus: (status: string, concept: string, executionId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
     ['executions', 'by-status', status, concept, executionId] as const,
-  byStatusPrefix: (status: string, concept: string) =>
+  byStatusPrefix: (status: string, concept: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
     ['executions', 'by-status', status, concept] as const,
-  byStatusAllPrefix: (status: string) => ['executions', 'by-status', status] as const,
-  byCorrelation: (correlationId: string, executionId: string) =>
+  byStatusAllPrefix: (status: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
+    ['executions', 'by-status', status] as const,
+  byCorrelation: (correlationId: string, executionId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
     ['executions', 'by-correlation', correlationId, executionId] as const,
-  byCorrelationPrefix: (correlationId: string) =>
+  byCorrelationPrefix: (correlationId: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
     ['executions', 'by-correlation', correlationId] as const,
-  statusCount: (concept: string, status: string) =>
+  statusCount: (concept: string, status: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
     ['executions', 'counts', concept, status] as const,
-  statusCountPrefix: (concept: string) => ['executions', 'counts', concept] as const,
+  statusCountPrefix: (concept: string): readonly Deno.KvKeyPart[] =>
+    ['executions', 'counts', concept] as const,
 } as const;
 
 /** SSE event names for real-time worker updates. */
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/sdk/discovery/manifest-resolver.ts b/packages/plugin/src/sdk/discovery/manifest-resolver.ts
index 7e6b89423..9a168a182 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/sdk/discovery/manifest-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/sdk/discovery/manifest-resolver.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { ManifestResolverPort } from './ports/manifest-resolver-port.ts';
 
 /** In-memory manifest resolver used by tests and alpha SDK stubs. */
 export class MemoryManifestResolver implements ManifestResolverPort {
-  constructor(private readonly manifest?: PluginManifest) {}
+  constructor(private readonly manifest: PluginManifest | undefined = undefined) {}
 
   async resolve(_spec: string): Promise<PluginManifest | undefined> {
     return this.manifest;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class ModuleManifestResolver implements ManifestResolverPort {
   }
 }
 
-const MODULE_EXTENSIONS = ['.ts', '.tsx', '.mts', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.cjs'];
+const MODULE_EXTENSIONS: readonly string[] = ['.ts', '.tsx', '.mts', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.cjs'];
 
 function hasModuleExtension(path: string): boolean {
   return MODULE_EXTENSIONS.some((extension) => path.endsWith(extension));
diff --git a/packages/queue/adapters/redis.adapter.ts b/packages/queue/adapters/redis.adapter.ts
index 24089b23e..b4e96c6ba 100644
--- a/packages/queue/adapters/redis.adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/queue/adapters/redis.adapter.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * Redis Queue Adapter
  *
- * Wraps Fedify's RedisMessageQueue for NetScript integration.
+ * Uses Redis LIST operations for NetScript queue integration.
  *
  * @module
  */
 
-import { RedisMessageQueue } from '@fedify/redis';
 import { Redis } from 'ioredis';
 import type {
   EnqueueOptions,
@@ -20,55 +19,63 @@ import { createEnvelope, createMessageContext, isMessageEnvelope } from './_enve
 function getRedisOptions(userOptions?: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unknown> {
   return {
     ...userOptions,
-    maxRetriesPerRequest: 3,
-    enableReadyCheck: true,
+    maxRetriesPerRequest: null,
+    enableReadyCheck: false,
     connectTimeout: 10000,
     keepAlive: 30000,
     lazyConnect: false,
   };
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_BLOCK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 1;
+const DEFAULT_DELAYED_POLL_MS = 1_000;
+
+interface RedisQueueClients {
+  readonly commands: Redis;
+  readonly blocking: Redis;
+}
+
+interface DelayedQueueEntry {
+  readonly queueKey: string;
+  readonly envelope: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * Redis queue adapter implementation.
  *
  * @template T - Message payload type
  */
 export class RedisAdapter<T = unknown> implements MessageQueue<T> {
-  private readonly queue: RedisMessageQueue;
   private listening = false;
   private abortController?: AbortController;
+  private clients: RedisQueueClients | null = null;
+  private delayedTimer?: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
 
   readonly nativeRetrial = true;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly url: string,
     private readonly queueName = 'default',
-    private readonly options?: Record<string, unknown>,
+    private readonly options: Record<string, unknown> | undefined = undefined,
   ) {
-    try {
-      const redisOptions = getRedisOptions(options);
-      const createRedis = () => new Redis(url, redisOptions);
-      this.queue = new RedisMessageQueue(createRedis, {
-        queueKey: `netscript:queue:${this.queueName}`,
-        channelKey: `netscript:channel:${this.queueName}`,
-        workerId: crypto.randomUUID(),
-      });
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw new QueueConnectionError(
-        `Failed to initialize Redis queue: ${
-          error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
-        }`,
-        error instanceof Error ? error : undefined,
-      );
-    }
   }
 
   async enqueue(message: T, options?: EnqueueOptions): Promise<void> {
     try {
       const envelope = createEnvelope(message, options);
-      await this.queue.enqueue(envelope, {
-        delay: options?.delay ? Temporal.Duration.from({ milliseconds: options.delay }) : undefined,
-      });
+      const encoded = JSON.stringify(envelope);
+      const clients = this.ensureClients();
+
+      if (options?.delay && options.delay > 0) {
+        await clients.commands.zadd(
+          this.delayedKey,
+          Date.now() + options.delay,
+          JSON.stringify({ queueKey: this.queueKey, envelope: encoded }),
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await clients.commands.lpush(this.queueKey, encoded);
     } catch (error) {
       throw new QueueError(
         `Failed to enqueue message: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
@@ -110,42 +117,32 @@ export class RedisAdapter<T = unknown> implements MessageQueue<T> {
 
     this.listening = true;
     this.abortController = new AbortController();
+    const clients = this.ensureClients();
+    this.startDelayedProcessor();
 
     const signal = options?.signal;
     if (signal) {
       signal.addEventListener('abort', () => {
         this.abortController?.abort();
+        this.clients?.blocking.disconnect();
       });
     }
 
     try {
-      await this.queue.listen(async (rawMessage) => {
-        let payload: T;
-        let headers: Record<string, string> = {};
-        let messageId: string;
-        let enqueuedAt: Date;
-        let deliveryCount: number;
-
-        if (isMessageEnvelope<T>(rawMessage)) {
-          payload = rawMessage.payload;
-          headers = rawMessage.headers;
-          messageId = rawMessage.messageId;
-          enqueuedAt = new Date(rawMessage.enqueuedAt);
-          deliveryCount = rawMessage.deliveryCount + 1;
-        } else {
-          payload = rawMessage as T;
-          messageId = crypto.randomUUID();
-          enqueuedAt = new Date();
-          deliveryCount = 1;
+      while (!this.abortController.signal.aborted) {
+        const encoded = await clients.blocking.brpoplpush(
+          this.queueKey,
+          this.processingKey,
+          DEFAULT_BLOCK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+        );
+        if (!encoded) {
+          continue;
         }
 
-        await handler(
-          payload,
-          this.createContext(messageId, enqueuedAt, headers, deliveryCount),
-        );
-      }, { signal: this.abortController.signal });
+        await this.handleEncodedMessage(encoded, handler);
+      }
     } catch (error) {
-      if (error instanceof Error && error.name === 'AbortError') {
+      if (this.abortController.signal.aborted || isExpectedStopError(error)) {
         return;
       }
       throw new QueueError(
@@ -157,6 +154,7 @@ export class RedisAdapter<T = unknown> implements MessageQueue<T> {
         },
       );
     } finally {
+      this.stopDelayedProcessor();
       this.listening = false;
     }
   }
@@ -168,22 +166,153 @@ export class RedisAdapter<T = unknown> implements MessageQueue<T> {
 
     this.abortController?.abort();
     this.listening = false;
+    this.stopDelayedProcessor();
+    this.clients?.blocking.disconnect();
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
   }
 
+  private ensureClients(): RedisQueueClients {
+    if (this.clients) {
+      return this.clients;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const redisOptions = getRedisOptions(this.options);
+      this.clients = {
+        commands: new Redis(this.url, redisOptions),
+        blocking: new Redis(this.url, redisOptions),
+      };
+      return this.clients;
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new QueueConnectionError(
+        `Failed to initialize Redis queue: ${
+          error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+        }`,
+        error instanceof Error ? error : undefined,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async handleEncodedMessage(
+    encoded: string,
+    handler: (message: T, context: MessageContext) => Promise<void>,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    let payload: T;
+    let headers: Record<string, string> = {};
+    let messageId: string;
+    let enqueuedAt: Date;
+    let deliveryCount: number;
+
+    const rawMessage = JSON.parse(encoded) as unknown;
+    if (isMessageEnvelope<T>(rawMessage)) {
+      payload = rawMessage.payload;
+      headers = rawMessage.headers;
+      messageId = rawMessage.messageId;
+      enqueuedAt = new Date(rawMessage.enqueuedAt);
+      deliveryCount = rawMessage.deliveryCount + 1;
+    } else {
+      payload = rawMessage as T;
+      messageId = crypto.randomUUID();
+      enqueuedAt = new Date();
+      deliveryCount = 1;
+    }
+
+    let settled = false;
+    const context = this.createContext(
+      messageId,
+      enqueuedAt,
+      headers,
+      deliveryCount,
+      encoded,
+      () => settled = true,
+    );
+
+    try {
+      await handler(payload, context);
+      if (!settled) {
+        await context.ack();
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (!settled) {
+        await context.nack({ requeue: true });
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private startDelayedProcessor(): void {
+    if (this.delayedTimer) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.delayedTimer = setInterval(
+      () => void this.moveDueDelayedMessages(),
+      DEFAULT_DELAYED_POLL_MS,
+    );
+  }
+
+  private stopDelayedProcessor(): void {
+    if (!this.delayedTimer) {
+      return;
+    }
+    clearInterval(this.delayedTimer);
+    this.delayedTimer = undefined;
+  }
+
+  private async moveDueDelayedMessages(): Promise<void> {
+    const clients = this.ensureClients();
+    const entries = await clients.commands.zrangebyscore(this.delayedKey, '-inf', Date.now());
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(entry) as DelayedQueueEntry;
+      await clients.commands.lpush(parsed.queueKey, parsed.envelope);
+      await clients.commands.zrem(this.delayedKey, entry);
+    }
+  }
+
   private createContext(
     messageId: string,
     enqueuedAt: Date,
     headers: Record<string, string>,
     deliveryCount: number,
+    encoded: string,
+    markSettled: () => void,
   ): MessageContext {
     return createMessageContext(
       messageId,
       enqueuedAt,
       headers,
       deliveryCount,
-      async () => {},
-      async () => {},
+      async () => {
+        await this.ensureClients().commands.lrem(this.processingKey, 1, encoded);
+        markSettled();
+      },
+      async (options) => {
+        await this.ensureClients().commands.lrem(this.processingKey, 1, encoded);
+        if (options?.requeue ?? true) {
+          await this.ensureClients().commands.lpush(this.queueKey, encoded);
+        }
+        markSettled();
+      },
     );
   }
+
+  private get queueKey(): string {
+    return `netscript:queue:${this.queueName}`;
+  }
+
+  private get processingKey(): string {
+    return `netscript:processing:${this.queueName}`;
+  }
+
+  private get delayedKey(): string {
+    return `netscript:delayed:${this.queueName}`;
+  }
+}
+
+function isExpectedStopError(error: unknown): boolean {
+  if (!(error instanceof Error)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return error.name === 'AbortError' ||
+    error.message.includes('Connection is closed') ||
+    error.message.includes('Connection is disconnected');
 }
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/README.md b/packages/runtime-config/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0172d2b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+# @netscript/runtime-config
+
+Hot-reloadable runtime override contracts for NetScript deployments.
+
+This package loads versioned runtime configuration files from a deployment runtime directory and
+returns typed override snapshots for jobs, sagas, triggers, feature flags, and runtime tasks.
+
+It is intentionally small. It does not own persistence, scheduling, logging, or process lifecycle.
+Those concerns stay with the runtime that calls it.
+
+## Install
+
+```ts
+import {
+  isFeatureEnabled,
+  loadRuntimeConfig,
+  summarizeRuntimeConfig,
+  watchRuntimeConfig,
+} from 'jsr:@netscript/runtime-config';
+```
+
+Inside this workspace, packages import the local workspace package:
+
+```ts
+import { loadRuntimeConfig } from '@netscript/runtime-config';
+```
+
+## What It Does
+
+`@netscript/runtime-config` answers one question:
+
+Can a deployed NetScript process load and reload operational overrides without changing its compiled
+code?
+
+The answer is a `RuntimeConfig` snapshot:
+
+```ts
+const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+```
+
+The snapshot contains five topics:
+
+| Topic    | File directory      | Shape               |
+| -------- | ------------------- | ------------------- |
+| Jobs     | `runtime/jobs/`     | `JobOverride[]`     |
+| Sagas    | `runtime/sagas/`    | `SagaOverride[]`    |
+| Triggers | `runtime/triggers/` | `TriggerOverride[]` |
+| Features | `runtime/features/` | `FeatureFlag[]`     |
+| Tasks    | `runtime/tasks/`    | `RuntimeTask[]`     |
+
+## Runtime Directory Resolution
+
+The loader resolves the runtime directory in this order:
+
+1. `NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR`
+2. Parent directory of `NETSCRIPT_TASKS_DIR`
+3. `./runtime` relative to the current working directory
+
+This lets compiled Windows services, local development, and test runs use the same API.
+
+## File Layout
+
+The runtime directory contains a `current` pointer file.
+
+The preferred pointer format is JSON:
+
+```json
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "jobs": "jobs/v1.0.0.json",
+  "sagas": "sagas/v1.0.0.json",
+  "tasks": "tasks/v1.0.0.json",
+  "triggers": "triggers/v1.0.0.json",
+  "features": "features/v1.0.0.json"
+}
+```
+
+A plain text pointer such as `1.0.0` is also accepted. In that mode the loader derives topic paths
+by convention:
+
+```text
+jobs/v1.0.0.json
+sagas/v1.0.0.json
+tasks/v1.0.0.json
+triggers/v1.0.0.json
+features/v1.0.0.json
+```
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```ts
+import { getJobOverride, isFeatureEnabled, loadRuntimeConfig } from '@netscript/runtime-config';
+
+const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+
+if (!isFeatureEnabled(config, 'email-worker', true)) {
+  await stopEmailWorker();
+}
+
+const cleanup = getJobOverride(config, 'cleanup');
+if (cleanup?.enabled === false) {
+  await disableScheduledJob('cleanup');
+}
+```
+
+Missing files return empty defaults. A process can start with no runtime directory and later begin
+using overrides when the directory is created by deployment tooling.
+
+## Watching For Changes
+
+Use `watchRuntimeConfig()` when a runtime should reload after a JSON file changes.
+
+```ts
+const controller = new AbortController();
+
+watchRuntimeConfig(
+  async (config) => {
+    await applyRuntimeOverrides(config);
+  },
+  { signal: controller.signal },
+);
+
+addEventListener('unload', () => controller.abort());
+```
+
+The watcher uses `Deno.watchFs()` and debounces rapid file events before reloading the snapshot.
+
+The package does not log watcher events. Presentation surfaces decide how to emit operational
+messages.
+
+## Structured Diagnostics
+
+Use `summarizeRuntimeConfig()` to get caller-owned diagnostics.
+
+```ts
+import { loadRuntimeConfig, summarizeRuntimeConfig } from '@netscript/runtime-config';
+
+const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+const summary = summarizeRuntimeConfig(config, '[workers]');
+
+for (const line of summary.messages) {
+  console.log(line);
+}
+```
+
+The summary also exposes structured fields:
+
+```ts
+summary.disabledJobs;
+summary.disabledSagas;
+summary.disabledTriggers;
+summary.disabledFeatures;
+summary.triggerPathOverrides;
+```
+
+## Public Functions
+
+| Function                                          | Purpose                                                     |
+| ------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `loadRuntimeConfig()`                             | Load the active runtime override snapshot.                  |
+| `isFeatureEnabled(config, flagId, defaultValue?)` | Resolve a feature flag with a default fallback.             |
+| `getJobOverride(config, jobId)`                   | Find a job override by ID.                                  |
+| `getSagaOverride(config, sagaId)`                 | Find a saga override by ID.                                 |
+| `getTriggerOverride(config, triggerId)`           | Find a trigger override by ID.                              |
+| `getRuntimeTask(config, taskId)`                  | Find a runtime task definition by ID.                       |
+| `watchRuntimeConfig(onChange, options?)`          | Watch runtime config files and call the consumer on reload. |
+| `summarizeRuntimeConfig(config, prefix?)`         | Return structured diagnostics for the snapshot.             |
+
+## Public Types
+
+| Type                   | Meaning                              |
+| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
+| `RuntimeConfig`        | Complete loaded snapshot.            |
+| `JobOverride`          | Job-level runtime override.          |
+| `SagaOverride`         | Saga-level runtime override.         |
+| `TriggerOverride`      | Trigger-level runtime override.      |
+| `FeatureFlag`          | Runtime feature flag.                |
+| `RuntimeTask`          | Task definition provided at runtime. |
+| `RuntimeConfigSummary` | Structured diagnostic summary.       |
+| `RuntimeTaskRuntime`   | Supported task execution runtime.    |
+| `RuntimeConfigTopic`   | Supported runtime config topic name. |
+
+## Permissions
+
+The loader and watcher use Deno runtime APIs.
+
+| Permission                                                     | Needed for                                    |
+| -------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
+| `--allow-env=NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR,NETSCRIPT_TASKS_DIR` | Runtime directory discovery.                  |
+| `--allow-read=<runtime-dir>`                                   | Reading the pointer and topic JSON files.     |
+| `--allow-read=<runtime-dir>`                                   | Watching the directory with `Deno.watchFs()`. |
+
+Development tests use `--allow-all` in this repository because temporary directories and environment
+variables are created inside the test process.
+
+## Error Handling
+
+The loader is deliberately forgiving:
+
+- missing runtime directory means an empty snapshot;
+- missing `current` pointer means an empty snapshot;
+- malformed `current` pointer means an empty snapshot;
+- missing topic files produce empty arrays for that topic;
+- malformed topic files produce empty arrays for that topic.
+
+Consumer code should treat the snapshot as operational input, not as a validated project
+configuration.
+
+## Job Overrides
+
+```json
+{
+  "overrides": [
+    {
+      "id": "cleanup",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "schedule": "0 */6 * * *",
+      "timeout": 30000,
+      "maxRetries": 3,
+      "timezone": "UTC"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Saga Overrides
+
+```json
+{
+  "overrides": [
+    {
+      "id": "user-registration",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "timeout": 120000,
+      "compensationTimeout": 30000
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Trigger Overrides
+
+```json
+{
+  "overrides": [
+    {
+      "id": "inbox-files",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "paths": ["./incoming", "./retry"]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Feature Flags
+
+```json
+{
+  "flags": [
+    {
+      "id": "new-worker-routing",
+      "enabled": false,
+      "description": "Switch workers to the new routing policy",
+      "rolloutPercentage": 0
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Runtime Tasks
+
+```json
+{
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "id": "daily-report",
+      "name": "Daily report",
+      "runtime": "deno",
+      "entrypoint": "./tasks/daily-report.ts",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "schedule": "0 8 * * *"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Testing Pattern
+
+Tests usually create a temporary runtime directory, write a `current` pointer, set
+`NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR`, and call `loadRuntimeConfig()`.
+
+```ts
+const dir = await Deno.makeTempDir();
+Deno.env.set('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR', dir);
+
+try {
+  const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+  assertEquals(config.jobs, []);
+} finally {
+  Deno.env.delete('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR');
+  await Deno.remove(dir, { recursive: true });
+}
+```
+
+## Compatibility
+
+This package targets Deno and JSR.
+
+It uses Web Platform APIs and Deno APIs directly:
+
+- `Deno.env.get()`
+- `Deno.readTextFile()`
+- `Deno.stat()`
+- `Deno.watchFs()`
+
+No Node.js compatibility layer is provided.
+
+## Stability
+
+The package is alpha. Public names are documented and tested, but runtime task and plugin-specific
+override fields may expand as official plugins stabilize their contracts.
+
+The five top-level topics are stable for S1:
+
+- `jobs`
+- `sagas`
+- `triggers`
+- `features`
+- `tasks`
+
+## See Also
+
+- `@netscript/config` for project-level configuration authoring and loading.
+- `@netscript/contracts` for shared schema and contract primitives.
+- `@netscript/plugin-workers-core` for worker task runtime semantics.
+
+## License
+
+MIT
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/deno.json b/packages/runtime-config/deno.json
index 5987bf184..d75918d80 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-config/deno.json
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "@netscript/runtime-config",
   "version": "0.0.1-alpha.0",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "description": "Hot-reloadable NetScript runtime override types, loaders, watchers, and diagnostics.",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./mod.ts"
   },
@@ -10,7 +12,31 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "strict": true,
     "noImplicitAny": true,
-    "strictNullChecks": true
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
+    "noImplicitReturns": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+  },
+  "publish": {
+    "include": [
+      "README.md",
+      "docs/**/*.md",
+      "deno.json",
+      "mod.ts",
+      "src/**/*.ts"
+    ],
+    "exclude": [
+      "**/*_test.ts",
+      "**/*.test.ts",
+      "tests/**",
+      "examples/**"
+    ]
+  },
+  "tasks": {
+    "check": "deno check mod.ts",
+    "test": "deno test --allow-all",
+    "lint": "deno lint",
+    "fmt": "deno fmt --check",
+    "publish:dry-run": "deno publish --dry-run --allow-dirty"
   },
   "lint": {
     "rules": {
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/docs/README.md b/packages/runtime-config/docs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..407c63c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/docs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+title: Runtime Config
+description: Documentation entrypoint for @netscript/runtime-config.
+package: '@netscript/runtime-config'
+order: 0
+---
+
+# Runtime Config
+
+`@netscript/runtime-config` loads hot-reloadable operational overrides for deployed NetScript
+processes.
+
+## Contents
+
+- [Architecture](./architecture.md)
+- [Concepts](./concepts.md)
+- [Getting started](./getting-started.md)
+- [Basic usage](./recipes/basic-usage.md)
+- [Testing](./recipes/testing.md)
+- [Reference](./reference/README.md)
+- [Extending](./advanced/extending.md)
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/docs/advanced/extending.md b/packages/runtime-config/docs/advanced/extending.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a1d8982a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/docs/advanced/extending.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+title: Extending Runtime Config
+description: Extension axes for adding runtime override topics and fields.
+package: '@netscript/runtime-config'
+order: 30
+---
+
+# Extending
+
+Runtime config extension should start with a named domain concept.
+
+## Add A Field
+
+Add optional fields to the relevant domain interface when the topic already exists. Keep the field
+plain data and let the consumer package own behavior.
+
+## Add A Topic
+
+Adding a topic requires:
+
+1. Add the domain type in `src/domain/types.ts`.
+2. Add the pointer field and loader read in `src/application/loader.ts`.
+3. Add accessors only when callers need named lookup behavior.
+4. Add README, docs, and tests for the new topic.
+
+Do not add ports or adapters until a second runtime config backend exists.
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/docs/architecture.md b/packages/runtime-config/docs/architecture.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5defbdddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/docs/architecture.md
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+---
+title: Runtime Config Architecture
+description: Archetype, layering, and boundaries for @netscript/runtime-config.
+package: '@netscript/runtime-config'
+order: 1
+---
+
+# Architecture
+
+`@netscript/runtime-config` is an Archetype 1 Small Contract package.
+
+It publishes types, loader functions, a watcher, and structured diagnostics. It does not own
+scheduling, persistence, logging, or service lifecycle.
+
+## Layers
+
+```text
+mod.ts
+  |
+  +-- src/domain/types.ts
+  |
+  +-- src/application/loader.ts
+  |     |
+  |     +-- src/domain/types.ts
+  |
+  +-- src/application/watcher.ts
+  |     |
+  |     +-- src/application/loader.ts
+  |     +-- src/domain/types.ts
+  |
+  +-- src/diagnostics/summary.ts
+        |
+        +-- src/application/loader.ts
+        +-- src/domain/types.ts
+```
+
+## Boundary
+
+The package reads from the runtime directory and returns plain data. Callers decide how to apply
+overrides, emit logs, expose metrics, or stop processes.
+
+## Axioms
+
+- Public types first: every runtime topic has a named interface.
+- Simple over easy: the root surface is a short manifest.
+- One concern per folder: domain, application, and diagnostics are separate.
+- Helpers must be justified: there is no generic helpers folder.
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/docs/concepts.md b/packages/runtime-config/docs/concepts.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..685cc3517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/docs/concepts.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+title: Runtime Config Concepts
+description: Glossary and invariants for runtime override loading.
+package: '@netscript/runtime-config'
+order: 2
+---
+
+# Concepts
+
+## Runtime Directory
+
+The directory that contains the `current` pointer and versioned topic files.
+
+## Pointer
+
+The `current` file identifies the active runtime config version. It may be JSON or a plain semantic
+version string.
+
+## Topic
+
+A topic is one section of runtime config: jobs, sagas, triggers, features, or tasks.
+
+## Snapshot
+
+`RuntimeConfig` is the complete loaded snapshot. It is immutable by convention and should be treated
+as input to the caller's runtime policy.
+
+## Invariants
+
+- Missing files do not crash startup.
+- Missing topic files produce empty arrays.
+- Watchers reload snapshots and call the consumer callback.
+- Diagnostics are returned as structured values, not emitted by package code.
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/docs/getting-started.md b/packages/runtime-config/docs/getting-started.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..110413ffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+title: Getting Started With Runtime Config
+description: Ten-minute first run guide for @netscript/runtime-config.
+package: '@netscript/runtime-config'
+order: 3
+---
+
+# Getting Started
+
+Create a runtime directory:
+
+```text
+runtime/
+  current
+  jobs/
+    v1.0.0.json
+  features/
+    v1.0.0.json
+```
+
+Write `runtime/current`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "jobs": "jobs/v1.0.0.json",
+  "features": "features/v1.0.0.json"
+}
+```
+
+Write `runtime/jobs/v1.0.0.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "overrides": [
+    { "id": "cleanup", "enabled": false }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Load the snapshot:
+
+```ts
+import { getJobOverride, loadRuntimeConfig } from '@netscript/runtime-config';
+
+const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+const cleanup = getJobOverride(config, 'cleanup');
+```
+
+Set `NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR` when the runtime directory is not `./runtime`.
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/docs/recipes/basic-usage.md b/packages/runtime-config/docs/recipes/basic-usage.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79ee78f06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/docs/recipes/basic-usage.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+title: Runtime Config Basic Usage
+description: Common loader and accessor patterns for runtime overrides.
+package: '@netscript/runtime-config'
+order: 10
+---
+
+# Basic Usage
+
+Load once at startup:
+
+```ts
+import { getRuntimeTask, isFeatureEnabled, loadRuntimeConfig } from '@netscript/runtime-config';
+
+const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+
+const routingEnabled = isFeatureEnabled(config, 'new-routing', false);
+const reportTask = getRuntimeTask(config, 'daily-report');
+```
+
+Then hand the snapshot to the runtime that owns behavior:
+
+```ts
+await workerRuntime.applyOverrides({
+  routingEnabled,
+  reportTask,
+});
+```
+
+The package deliberately returns data instead of applying behavior.
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/docs/recipes/testing.md b/packages/runtime-config/docs/recipes/testing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abe425bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/docs/recipes/testing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+title: Testing Runtime Config
+description: Test pattern for temporary runtime config directories.
+package: '@netscript/runtime-config'
+order: 11
+---
+
+# Testing
+
+Tests can point `NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR` at a temporary directory.
+
+```ts
+import { assertEquals } from '@std/assert';
+import { join } from '@std/path';
+import { loadRuntimeConfig } from '@netscript/runtime-config';
+
+const dir = await Deno.makeTempDir();
+Deno.env.set('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR', dir);
+
+try {
+  await Deno.writeTextFile(join(dir, 'current'), '1.0.0');
+  const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+  assertEquals(config.jobs, []);
+} finally {
+  Deno.env.delete('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR');
+  await Deno.remove(dir, { recursive: true });
+}
+```
+
+Keep watcher tests narrow. Prefer testing loader behavior and callback invocation over relying on
+operating-system watcher timing.
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/docs/reference/README.md b/packages/runtime-config/docs/reference/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b51c60c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/docs/reference/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+title: Runtime Config Reference
+description: Reference index for @netscript/runtime-config public exports.
+package: '@netscript/runtime-config'
+order: 20
+---
+
+# Reference
+
+The generated reference will be produced from `deno doc` in a future docs-site pass.
+
+Current public groups:
+
+- domain types and constants;
+- loader and accessor functions;
+- watcher function;
+- structured diagnostics.
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/mod.ts b/packages/runtime-config/mod.ts
index 01a801a28..5ea4e65b4 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-config/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/mod.ts
@@ -1,415 +1,50 @@
 /**
- * @module @netscript/runtime-config
+ * Loads hot-reloadable runtime overrides for NetScript deployments.
  *
- * Loads hot-reloadable runtime overrides from .deploy/windows/config/runtime/
- * (copied to {installDir}/runtime/ at install time).
- *
- * Consumed by:
- * - workers/bin/combined.ts  → job overrides (enabled, schedule, timeout)
- * - sagas/bin/combined.ts    → saga overrides (enabled, timeout)
- * - plugins/triggers/src/runtime/trigger-processor.ts → trigger overrides (enabled, paths)
- *
- * Resolution order for NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR:
- *   1. NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR env var (set by servy.ts for compiled binaries)
- *   2. Parent of NETSCRIPT_TASKS_DIR (e.g. {installDir}/runtime/tasks → {installDir}/runtime)
- *   3. ./runtime (relative to cwd — dev fallback)
- *
- * All errors are handled gracefully: missing files → empty defaults, no crash.
- */
-
-import { dirname, join } from '@std/path';
-
-// ============================================================================
-// TYPES (mirrors packages/cli/src/types/runtime-override.ts)
-// ============================================================================
-
-export interface JobOverride {
-  id: string;
-  enabled?: boolean;
-  schedule?: string;
-  timeout?: number;
-  maxRetries?: number;
-  timezone?: string;
-  concurrency?: number;
-  [key: string]: unknown;
-}
-
-export interface SagaOverride {
-  id: string;
-  enabled?: boolean;
-  timeout?: number;
-  maxRetries?: number;
-  compensationTimeout?: number;
-  [key: string]: unknown;
-}
-
-export interface TriggerOverride {
-  id: string;
-  enabled?: boolean;
-  /** Watch paths override. When set, overrides TRIGGER_*_PATHS env var. */
-  paths?: string[];
-  [key: string]: unknown;
-}
-
-export interface FeatureFlag {
-  id: string;
-  enabled: boolean;
-  description?: string;
-  rolloutPercentage?: number;
-}
-
-/**
- * A task definition that can be added or overridden at runtime.
- * Tasks are scripts invoked by jobs via the TaskExecutor.
- *
- * `runtime` mirrors the `TaskType` enum from `@netscript/plugin-workers-core`.
- * Keep these values in sync with `TaskTypeSchema` in packages/plugin-workers-core/src/domain/task.ts.
- */
-export interface RuntimeTask {
-  id: string;
-  name: string;
-  description?: string;
-  runtime: 'deno' | 'python' | 'dotnet' | 'cmd' | 'powershell' | 'shell' | 'executable';
-  entrypoint: string;
-  enabled?: boolean;
-  timeout?: number;
-  /**
-   * Optional cron expression for scheduled execution.
-   * When set, the task is auto-registered as a scheduled job so the
-   * scheduler picks it up automatically on startup and hot-reload.
-   *
-   * @example "0 *\/6 * * *"  — every 6 hours
-   * @example "*\/30 * * * *" — every 30 minutes
-   */
-  schedule?: string;
-  [key: string]: unknown;
-}
-
-export interface RuntimeConfig {
-  /** Job overrides from runtime/jobs/v*.json */
-  jobs: JobOverride[];
-  /** Saga overrides from runtime/sagas/v*.json */
-  sagas: SagaOverride[];
-  /** Trigger overrides from runtime/triggers/v*.json */
-  triggers: TriggerOverride[];
-  /** Feature flags from runtime/features/v*.json */
-  features: FeatureFlag[];
-  /** Runtime task definitions from runtime/tasks/v*.json */
-  tasks: RuntimeTask[];
-}
-
-interface VersionPointer {
-  version?: string;
-  jobs?: string;
-  sagas?: string;
-  tasks?: string;
-  triggers?: string;
-  features?: string;
-}
-
-// ============================================================================
-// EMPTY DEFAULTS
-// ============================================================================
-
-const EMPTY: RuntimeConfig = {
-  jobs: [],
-  sagas: [],
-  triggers: [],
-  features: [],
-  tasks: [],
-};
-
-// ============================================================================
-// DIRECTORY RESOLVER
-// ============================================================================
-
-/**
- * Resolve the runtime config directory.
- * Priority: NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR > parent(NETSCRIPT_TASKS_DIR) > ./runtime
- */
-function resolveRuntimeConfigDir(): string {
-  const explicit = Deno.env.get('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR');
-  if (explicit) return explicit;
-
-  const tasksDir = Deno.env.get('NETSCRIPT_TASKS_DIR');
-  if (tasksDir) return dirname(tasksDir);
-
-  return join(Deno.cwd(), 'runtime');
-}
-
-// ============================================================================
-// FILE LOADER
-// ============================================================================
-
-async function readJsonFile<T>(path: string): Promise<T | null> {
-  try {
-    const text = await Deno.readTextFile(path);
-    return JSON.parse(text) as T;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Read the `current` pointer file.
- *
- * Supports two formats:
- * 1. **JSON** (preferred) — `{"version":"1.0.0","jobs":"jobs/v1.0.0.json",...}`
- * 2. **Plain text** (fallback) — just a version string like `1.0.0`
- *
- * When a plain version string is detected, topic paths are derived by
- * convention: `{topic}/v{version}.json`.
- */
-async function readPointerFile(path: string): Promise<VersionPointer | null> {
-  let text: string;
-  try {
-    text = (await Deno.readTextFile(path)).trim();
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  if (!text) return null;
-
-  // Try JSON first (the canonical format produced by writeRuntimeConfig)
-  try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(text) as VersionPointer;
-    if (parsed && typeof parsed === 'object') {
-      return parsed;
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // Not valid JSON — fall through to plain-text handling
-  }
-
-  // Plain-text fallback: treat the content as a bare version string
-  // and derive conventional topic paths.
-  const version = text;
-  if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+/.test(version)) {
-    // Doesn't look like a semver string — give up
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const versionFile = `v${version}.json`;
-  return {
-    version,
-    jobs: `jobs/${versionFile}`,
-    sagas: `sagas/${versionFile}`,
-    tasks: `tasks/${versionFile}`,
-    triggers: `triggers/${versionFile}`,
-    features: `features/${versionFile}`,
-  };
-}
-
-// ============================================================================
-// PUBLIC API
-// ============================================================================
-
-/**
- * Load runtime overrides from the configured runtime config directory.
- *
- * Returns empty defaults gracefully if the directory, pointer file, or any
- * topic file is missing or unparseable.
+ * Runtime config files live under the configured runtime directory and are loaded through a
+ * version pointer named `current`. Missing files produce empty defaults so service startup can
+ * continue while operators roll out runtime overrides independently.
  *
  * @example
  * ```ts
- * import { loadRuntimeConfig } from '@netscript/runtime-config';
- *
- * const rt = await loadRuntimeConfig();
- * const disabledJobs = rt.jobs.filter(j => j.enabled === false).map(j => j.id);
- * ```
- */
-export async function loadRuntimeConfig(): Promise<RuntimeConfig> {
-  const dir = resolveRuntimeConfigDir();
-
-  // Load version pointer (supports JSON or plain-text version string)
-  const pointer = await readPointerFile(join(dir, 'current'));
-  if (!pointer) {
-    return EMPTY;
-  }
-
-  // Load each topic file in parallel, tolerating missing files
-  const [jobsFile, sagasFile, triggersFile, featuresFile, tasksFile] = await Promise.all([
-    pointer.jobs ? readJsonFile<{ overrides?: JobOverride[] }>(join(dir, pointer.jobs)) : null,
-    pointer.sagas ? readJsonFile<{ overrides?: SagaOverride[] }>(join(dir, pointer.sagas)) : null,
-    pointer.triggers
-      ? readJsonFile<{ overrides?: TriggerOverride[] }>(join(dir, pointer.triggers))
-      : null,
-    pointer.features ? readJsonFile<{ flags?: FeatureFlag[] }>(join(dir, pointer.features)) : null,
-    pointer.tasks ? readJsonFile<{ tasks?: RuntimeTask[] }>(join(dir, pointer.tasks)) : null,
-  ]);
-
-  return {
-    jobs: jobsFile?.overrides ?? [],
-    sagas: sagasFile?.overrides ?? [],
-    triggers: triggersFile?.overrides ?? [],
-    features: featuresFile?.flags ?? [],
-    tasks: tasksFile?.tasks ?? [],
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if a feature flag is enabled in the loaded config.
- * Returns `defaultValue` (true) if the flag is not listed.
- */
-export function isFeatureEnabled(
-  config: RuntimeConfig,
-  flagId: string,
-  defaultValue = true,
-): boolean {
-  const flag = config.features.find((f) => f.id === flagId);
-  return flag?.enabled ?? defaultValue;
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the override for a specific job ID, or undefined if not found.
- */
-export function getJobOverride(config: RuntimeConfig, jobId: string): JobOverride | undefined {
-  return config.jobs.find((j) => j.id === jobId);
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the override for a specific saga ID, or undefined if not found.
- */
-export function getSagaOverride(
-  config: RuntimeConfig,
-  sagaId: string,
-): SagaOverride | undefined {
-  return config.sagas.find((s) => s.id === sagaId);
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the override for a specific trigger ID, or undefined if not found.
- */
-export function getTriggerOverride(
-  config: RuntimeConfig,
-  triggerId: string,
-): TriggerOverride | undefined {
-  return config.triggers.find((t) => t.id === triggerId);
-}
-
-/**
- * Get a runtime task definition by ID, or undefined if not found.
- */
-export function getRuntimeTask(
-  config: RuntimeConfig,
-  taskId: string,
-): RuntimeTask | undefined {
-  return config.tasks.find((t) => t.id === taskId);
-}
-
-// ============================================================================
-// HOT-RELOAD WATCHER
-// ============================================================================
-
-/**
- * Watch the runtime config directory for changes and invoke `onChange` with
- * the reloaded config whenever a file is modified.
- *
- * Uses `Deno.watchFs()` to detect changes to any `.json` file inside the
- * runtime config directory (including subdirectories). Debounces rapid
- * successive events with a 300 ms delay to avoid multiple reloads per save.
+ * import {
+ *   isFeatureEnabled,
+ *   loadRuntimeConfig,
+ *   summarizeRuntimeConfig,
+ * } from '@netscript/runtime-config';
  *
- * The watcher runs until `signal` is aborted (pass the same AbortController
- * signal used for graceful shutdown).
+ * const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+ * const enabled = isFeatureEnabled(config, 'worker-rollout', false);
+ * const summary = summarizeRuntimeConfig(config);
  *
- * @example
- * ```ts
- * const ac = new AbortController();
- * watchRuntimeConfig(async (config) => {
- *   await applyOverrides(config);
- * }, { signal: ac.signal, prefix: '[Workers]' });
+ * await publishRuntimeStatus({ enabled, messages: summary.messages });
  * ```
- */
-export function watchRuntimeConfig(
-  onChange: (config: RuntimeConfig) => Promise<void>,
-  options: { signal?: AbortSignal; prefix?: string } = {},
-): void {
-  const { signal, prefix = '[runtime-config]' } = options;
-  const dir = resolveRuntimeConfigDir();
-
-  // Check if the directory exists before watching
-  (async () => {
-    try {
-      await Deno.stat(dir);
-    } catch {
-      console.warn(`${prefix} Runtime config dir not found, hot-reload disabled: ${dir}`);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    console.log(`${prefix} Watching runtime config for changes: ${dir}`);
-
-    let debounceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
-
-    try {
-      const watcher = Deno.watchFs(dir, { recursive: true });
-
-      // Stop watcher when signal fires
-      if (signal) {
-        signal.addEventListener('abort', () => watcher.close(), { once: true });
-      }
-
-      for await (const event of watcher) {
-        // Only react to modify/create/remove events — filter out access/other
-        if (event.kind !== 'modify' && event.kind !== 'create' && event.kind !== 'remove') continue;
-
-        // On Windows, Deno.watchFs may report the parent directory path rather
-        // than the specific file. Accept events where any path ends in .json OR
-        // is a subdirectory of the watched dir (all files here are JSON).
-        const isRelevant = event.paths.some(
-          (p) => p.endsWith('.json') || p.startsWith(dir),
-        );
-        if (!isRelevant) continue;
-
-        // Debounce: wait 300 ms for rapid successive saves to settle
-        if (debounceTimer !== null) {
-          clearTimeout(debounceTimer);
-        }
-        debounceTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
-          debounceTimer = null;
-          console.log(`${prefix} Runtime config changed, reloading...`);
-          const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
-          logRuntimeConfigSummary(config, prefix);
-          try {
-            await onChange(config);
-          } catch (err) {
-            console.error(`${prefix} Error applying runtime config reload:`, err);
-          }
-        }, 300);
-      }
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (signal?.aborted) return; // Expected on shutdown
-      console.error(`${prefix} Runtime config watcher error:`, err);
-    }
-  })();
-}
-
-/**
- * Log a summary of active runtime overrides to the console.
- * Useful at binary startup to confirm config was loaded.
- */
-export function logRuntimeConfigSummary(config: RuntimeConfig, prefix = '[runtime-config]'): void {
-  const dir = resolveRuntimeConfigDir();
-  const disabledJobs = config.jobs.filter((j) => j.enabled === false).map((j) => j.id);
-  const disabledSagas = config.sagas.filter((s) => s.enabled === false).map((s) => s.id);
-  const disabledTriggers = config.triggers.filter((t) => t.enabled === false).map((t) => t.id);
-  const disabledFeatures = config.features.filter((f) => !f.enabled).map((f) => f.id);
-
-  console.log(`${prefix} Loaded from: ${dir}`);
-
-  if (disabledJobs.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`${prefix} Disabled jobs: ${disabledJobs.join(', ')}`);
-  }
-  if (disabledSagas.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`${prefix} Disabled sagas: ${disabledSagas.join(', ')}`);
-  }
-  if (disabledTriggers.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`${prefix} Disabled triggers: ${disabledTriggers.join(', ')}`);
-  }
-  if (disabledFeatures.length > 0) {
-    console.log(`${prefix} Disabled features: ${disabledFeatures.join(', ')}`);
-  }
-
-  const triggerPathOverrides = config.triggers.filter((t) => t.paths && t.paths.length > 0);
-  for (const t of triggerPathOverrides) {
-    console.log(`${prefix} Trigger '${t.id}' paths overridden: ${t.paths!.join('; ')}`);
-  }
-}
+ *
+ * @module
+ */
+
+export type {
+  FeatureFlag,
+  JobOverride,
+  RuntimeConfig,
+  RuntimeConfigTopic,
+  RuntimeTask,
+  RuntimeTaskRuntime,
+  SagaOverride,
+  TriggerOverride,
+} from './src/domain/types.ts';
+export { RUNTIME_CONFIG_TOPICS, RUNTIME_TASK_RUNTIMES } from './src/domain/types.ts';
+export {
+  getJobOverride,
+  getRuntimeTask,
+  getSagaOverride,
+  getTriggerOverride,
+  isFeatureEnabled,
+  loadRuntimeConfig,
+} from './src/application/loader.ts';
+export { watchRuntimeConfig } from './src/application/watcher.ts';
+export type {
+  RuntimeConfigSummary,
+  RuntimeConfigTriggerPathOverride,
+} from './src/diagnostics/summary.ts';
+export { summarizeRuntimeConfig } from './src/diagnostics/summary.ts';
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/src/application/loader.ts b/packages/runtime-config/src/application/loader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93e5e0ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/src/application/loader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import { dirname, join } from '@std/path';
+import type {
+  FeatureFlag,
+  JobOverride,
+  RuntimeConfig,
+  RuntimeTask,
+  SagaOverride,
+  TriggerOverride,
+  VersionPointer,
+} from '../domain/types.ts';
+
+const POINTER_FILE_NAME = 'current';
+const DEFAULT_RUNTIME_DIR_NAME = 'runtime';
+
+const EMPTY_RUNTIME_CONFIG: RuntimeConfig = {
+  jobs: [],
+  sagas: [],
+  triggers: [],
+  features: [],
+  tasks: [],
+};
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the runtime config directory from environment variables or the current working directory.
+ */
+export function resolveRuntimeConfigDir(): string {
+  const explicit = Deno.env.get('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR');
+  if (explicit) return explicit;
+
+  const tasksDir = Deno.env.get('NETSCRIPT_TASKS_DIR');
+  if (tasksDir) return dirname(tasksDir);
+
+  return join(Deno.cwd(), DEFAULT_RUNTIME_DIR_NAME);
+}
+
+async function readJsonFile<T>(path: string): Promise<T | null> {
+  try {
+    const text = await Deno.readTextFile(path);
+    return JSON.parse(text) as T;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function readPointerFile(path: string): Promise<VersionPointer | null> {
+  let text: string;
+  try {
+    text = (await Deno.readTextFile(path)).trim();
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (!text) return null;
+
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(text) as unknown;
+    if (isVersionPointer(parsed)) {
+      return parsed;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Plain-text pointer files are supported below for legacy deployments.
+  }
+
+  const version = text;
+  if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+/.test(version)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const versionFile = `v${version}.json`;
+  return {
+    version,
+    jobs: `jobs/${versionFile}`,
+    sagas: `sagas/${versionFile}`,
+    tasks: `tasks/${versionFile}`,
+    triggers: `triggers/${versionFile}`,
+    features: `features/${versionFile}`,
+  };
+}
+
+function isVersionPointer(value: unknown): value is VersionPointer {
+  if (!value || typeof value !== 'object' || Array.isArray(value)) return false;
+
+  const pointer = value as Record<string, unknown>;
+  return ['version', 'jobs', 'sagas', 'tasks', 'triggers', 'features'].every((key) =>
+    pointer[key] === undefined || typeof pointer[key] === 'string'
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load runtime overrides from the configured runtime config directory.
+ *
+ * Returns empty defaults when the directory, pointer file, or topic files are missing.
+ */
+export async function loadRuntimeConfig(): Promise<RuntimeConfig> {
+  const dir = resolveRuntimeConfigDir();
+
+  const pointer = await readPointerFile(join(dir, POINTER_FILE_NAME));
+  if (!pointer) {
+    return EMPTY_RUNTIME_CONFIG;
+  }
+
+  const [jobsFile, sagasFile, triggersFile, featuresFile, tasksFile] = await Promise.all([
+    pointer.jobs ? readJsonFile<{ overrides?: JobOverride[] }>(join(dir, pointer.jobs)) : null,
+    pointer.sagas ? readJsonFile<{ overrides?: SagaOverride[] }>(join(dir, pointer.sagas)) : null,
+    pointer.triggers
+      ? readJsonFile<{ overrides?: TriggerOverride[] }>(join(dir, pointer.triggers))
+      : null,
+    pointer.features ? readJsonFile<{ flags?: FeatureFlag[] }>(join(dir, pointer.features)) : null,
+    pointer.tasks ? readJsonFile<{ tasks?: RuntimeTask[] }>(join(dir, pointer.tasks)) : null,
+  ]);
+
+  return {
+    jobs: jobsFile?.overrides ?? [],
+    sagas: sagasFile?.overrides ?? [],
+    triggers: triggersFile?.overrides ?? [],
+    features: featuresFile?.flags ?? [],
+    tasks: tasksFile?.tasks ?? [],
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether a feature flag is enabled, falling back when the flag is absent.
+ */
+export function isFeatureEnabled(
+  config: RuntimeConfig,
+  flagId: string,
+  defaultValue = true,
+): boolean {
+  const flag = config.features.find((feature) => feature.id === flagId);
+  return flag?.enabled ?? defaultValue;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the override for a specific job ID.
+ */
+export function getJobOverride(config: RuntimeConfig, jobId: string): JobOverride | undefined {
+  return config.jobs.find((job) => job.id === jobId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the override for a specific saga ID.
+ */
+export function getSagaOverride(
+  config: RuntimeConfig,
+  sagaId: string,
+): SagaOverride | undefined {
+  return config.sagas.find((saga) => saga.id === sagaId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the override for a specific trigger ID.
+ */
+export function getTriggerOverride(
+  config: RuntimeConfig,
+  triggerId: string,
+): TriggerOverride | undefined {
+  return config.triggers.find((trigger) => trigger.id === triggerId);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a runtime task definition by ID.
+ */
+export function getRuntimeTask(
+  config: RuntimeConfig,
+  taskId: string,
+): RuntimeTask | undefined {
+  return config.tasks.find((task) => task.id === taskId);
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/src/application/watcher.ts b/packages/runtime-config/src/application/watcher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69ca1eb4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/src/application/watcher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import type { RuntimeConfig } from '../domain/types.ts';
+import { loadRuntimeConfig, resolveRuntimeConfigDir } from './loader.ts';
+
+const DEFAULT_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300;
+
+/**
+ * Watch runtime config files and invoke `onChange` after debounced reloads.
+ */
+export function watchRuntimeConfig(
+  onChange: (config: RuntimeConfig) => Promise<void>,
+  options: { signal?: AbortSignal; prefix?: string } = {},
+): void {
+  const { signal } = options;
+  const dir = resolveRuntimeConfigDir();
+
+  (async () => {
+    try {
+      await Deno.stat(dir);
+    } catch {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let debounceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+    try {
+      const watcher = Deno.watchFs(dir, { recursive: true });
+
+      if (signal) {
+        signal.addEventListener(
+          'abort',
+          () => {
+            if (debounceTimer !== null) {
+              clearTimeout(debounceTimer);
+              debounceTimer = null;
+            }
+            watcher.close();
+          },
+          { once: true },
+        );
+      }
+
+      for await (const event of watcher) {
+        if (!isRuntimeConfigChange(event, dir)) continue;
+
+        if (debounceTimer !== null) {
+          clearTimeout(debounceTimer);
+        }
+
+        debounceTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
+          debounceTimer = null;
+          try {
+            const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+            await onChange(config);
+          } catch {
+            // Watch reloads and callbacks are owned by the consumer; presentation code decides how to report.
+          }
+        }, DEFAULT_DEBOUNCE_MS);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      if (signal?.aborted) return;
+    }
+  })();
+}
+
+function isRuntimeConfigChange(event: Deno.FsEvent, dir: string): boolean {
+  if (
+    event.kind !== 'modify' &&
+    event.kind !== 'create' &&
+    event.kind !== 'remove'
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return event.paths.some(
+    (path) => path.endsWith('.json') || path.startsWith(dir),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/src/diagnostics/summary.ts b/packages/runtime-config/src/diagnostics/summary.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ed32c774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/src/diagnostics/summary.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import type { RuntimeConfig } from '../domain/types.ts';
+import { resolveRuntimeConfigDir } from '../application/loader.ts';
+
+/**
+ * Trigger path override included in a runtime config summary.
+ */
+export interface RuntimeConfigTriggerPathOverride {
+  /** Trigger identifier. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Runtime watch paths configured for the trigger. */
+  paths: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Structured summary of active runtime overrides.
+ */
+export interface RuntimeConfigSummary {
+  /** Prefix used when formatting presentation messages. */
+  prefix: string;
+  /** Directory runtime config was loaded from. */
+  sourceDir: string;
+  /** Job identifiers disabled by runtime config. */
+  disabledJobs: string[];
+  /** Saga identifiers disabled by runtime config. */
+  disabledSagas: string[];
+  /** Trigger identifiers disabled by runtime config. */
+  disabledTriggers: string[];
+  /** Feature identifiers disabled by runtime config. */
+  disabledFeatures: string[];
+  /** Trigger path overrides from runtime config. */
+  triggerPathOverrides: RuntimeConfigTriggerPathOverride[];
+  /** Human-readable message lines suitable for caller-owned presentation. */
+  messages: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Summarize active runtime overrides without emitting presentation output.
+ */
+export function summarizeRuntimeConfig(
+  config: RuntimeConfig,
+  prefix = '[runtime-config]',
+): RuntimeConfigSummary {
+  const sourceDir = resolveRuntimeConfigDir();
+  const disabledJobs = config.jobs.filter((job) => job.enabled === false).map((job) => job.id);
+  const disabledSagas = config.sagas.filter((saga) => saga.enabled === false).map((saga) =>
+    saga.id
+  );
+  const disabledTriggers = config.triggers
+    .filter((trigger) => trigger.enabled === false)
+    .map((trigger) => trigger.id);
+  const disabledFeatures = config.features
+    .filter((feature) => !feature.enabled)
+    .map((feature) => feature.id);
+  const triggerPathOverrides = config.triggers
+    .filter((trigger) => trigger.paths && trigger.paths.length > 0)
+    .map((trigger) => ({
+      id: trigger.id,
+      paths: trigger.paths ?? [],
+    }));
+
+  return {
+    prefix,
+    sourceDir,
+    disabledJobs,
+    disabledSagas,
+    disabledTriggers,
+    disabledFeatures,
+    triggerPathOverrides,
+    messages: formatSummaryMessages({
+      prefix,
+      sourceDir,
+      disabledJobs,
+      disabledSagas,
+      disabledTriggers,
+      disabledFeatures,
+      triggerPathOverrides,
+      messages: [],
+    }),
+  };
+}
+
+function formatSummaryMessages(summary: RuntimeConfigSummary): string[] {
+  const messages = [`${summary.prefix} Loaded from: ${summary.sourceDir}`];
+
+  if (summary.disabledJobs.length > 0) {
+    messages.push(`${summary.prefix} Disabled jobs: ${summary.disabledJobs.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+  if (summary.disabledSagas.length > 0) {
+    messages.push(`${summary.prefix} Disabled sagas: ${summary.disabledSagas.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+  if (summary.disabledTriggers.length > 0) {
+    messages.push(
+      `${summary.prefix} Disabled triggers: ${summary.disabledTriggers.join(', ')}`,
+    );
+  }
+  if (summary.disabledFeatures.length > 0) {
+    messages.push(
+      `${summary.prefix} Disabled features: ${summary.disabledFeatures.join(', ')}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  for (const override of summary.triggerPathOverrides) {
+    messages.push(
+      `${summary.prefix} Trigger '${override.id}' paths overridden: ${override.paths.join('; ')}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return messages;
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/src/domain/types.ts b/packages/runtime-config/src/domain/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db0c465b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/src/domain/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/**
+ * Runtime override domain types for hot-reloadable NetScript deployments.
+ *
+ * @module
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Runtime config topic names backed by versioned JSON files.
+ */
+export const RUNTIME_CONFIG_TOPICS = [
+  'jobs',
+  'sagas',
+  'triggers',
+  'features',
+  'tasks',
+] as const;
+
+/**
+ * Runtime config topic name.
+ */
+export type RuntimeConfigTopic = typeof RUNTIME_CONFIG_TOPICS[number];
+
+/**
+ * Supported runtime task execution kinds.
+ */
+export const RUNTIME_TASK_RUNTIMES = [
+  'deno',
+  'python',
+  'dotnet',
+  'cmd',
+  'powershell',
+  'shell',
+  'executable',
+] as const;
+
+/**
+ * Runtime task execution kind.
+ */
+export type RuntimeTaskRuntime = typeof RUNTIME_TASK_RUNTIMES[number];
+
+/**
+ * Job-level runtime override loaded from `runtime/jobs/*.json`.
+ */
+export interface JobOverride {
+  /** Stable job identifier. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Whether the job is enabled at runtime. */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  /** Optional cron schedule override. */
+  schedule?: string;
+  /** Optional execution timeout in milliseconds. */
+  timeout?: number;
+  /** Optional retry budget override. */
+  maxRetries?: number;
+  /** Optional timezone used to evaluate the schedule. */
+  timezone?: string;
+  /** Optional concurrent execution limit. */
+  concurrency?: number;
+  /** Additional plugin-specific override fields. */
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Saga-level runtime override loaded from `runtime/sagas/*.json`.
+ */
+export interface SagaOverride {
+  /** Stable saga identifier. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Whether the saga is enabled at runtime. */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  /** Optional saga timeout in milliseconds. */
+  timeout?: number;
+  /** Optional retry budget override. */
+  maxRetries?: number;
+  /** Optional compensation timeout in milliseconds. */
+  compensationTimeout?: number;
+  /** Additional plugin-specific override fields. */
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Trigger-level runtime override loaded from `runtime/triggers/*.json`.
+ */
+export interface TriggerOverride {
+  /** Stable trigger identifier. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Whether the trigger is enabled at runtime. */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  /** Watch path override for file-based trigger processors. */
+  paths?: string[];
+  /** Additional plugin-specific override fields. */
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Feature flag loaded from `runtime/features/*.json`.
+ */
+export interface FeatureFlag {
+  /** Stable feature flag identifier. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Whether the feature is enabled. */
+  enabled: boolean;
+  /** Optional human-readable flag description. */
+  description?: string;
+  /** Optional rollout percentage from 0 to 100. */
+  rolloutPercentage?: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Task definition that can be added or overridden at runtime.
+ */
+export interface RuntimeTask {
+  /** Stable runtime task identifier. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Human-readable task name. */
+  name: string;
+  /** Optional task description. */
+  description?: string;
+  /** Execution runtime used by the task executor. */
+  runtime: RuntimeTaskRuntime;
+  /** Script, command, or executable entrypoint. */
+  entrypoint: string;
+  /** Whether the task is enabled at runtime. */
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  /** Optional execution timeout in milliseconds. */
+  timeout?: number;
+  /** Optional cron expression for scheduled execution. */
+  schedule?: string;
+  /** Additional plugin-specific task fields. */
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Complete runtime override snapshot.
+ */
+export interface RuntimeConfig {
+  /** Job overrides from `runtime/jobs/*.json`. */
+  jobs: JobOverride[];
+  /** Saga overrides from `runtime/sagas/*.json`. */
+  sagas: SagaOverride[];
+  /** Trigger overrides from `runtime/triggers/*.json`. */
+  triggers: TriggerOverride[];
+  /** Feature flags from `runtime/features/*.json`. */
+  features: FeatureFlag[];
+  /** Runtime task definitions from `runtime/tasks/*.json`. */
+  tasks: RuntimeTask[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parsed `current` pointer describing the active versioned topic files.
+ */
+export interface VersionPointer {
+  /** Optional active version label. */
+  version?: string;
+  /** Relative path to the active jobs file. */
+  jobs?: string;
+  /** Relative path to the active sagas file. */
+  sagas?: string;
+  /** Relative path to the active tasks file. */
+  tasks?: string;
+  /** Relative path to the active triggers file. */
+  triggers?: string;
+  /** Relative path to the active features file. */
+  features?: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/tests/accessors_test.ts b/packages/runtime-config/tests/accessors_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..476b560eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/tests/accessors_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { assertEquals } from 'jsr:@std/assert@^1';
+import {
+  getJobOverride,
+  getRuntimeTask,
+  getSagaOverride,
+  getTriggerOverride,
+  isFeatureEnabled,
+  type RuntimeConfig,
+} from '../mod.ts';
+
+const CONFIG: RuntimeConfig = {
+  jobs: [{ id: 'cleanup', enabled: false }],
+  sagas: [{ id: 'registration', timeout: 120000 }],
+  triggers: [{ id: 'inbox', paths: ['./incoming'] }],
+  features: [{ id: 'new-routing', enabled: false }],
+  tasks: [{
+    id: 'daily-report',
+    name: 'Daily report',
+    runtime: 'deno',
+    entrypoint: './tasks/daily-report.ts',
+  }],
+};
+
+Deno.test('accessors: resolve overrides by identifier', () => {
+  assertEquals(getJobOverride(CONFIG, 'cleanup')?.enabled, false);
+  assertEquals(getSagaOverride(CONFIG, 'registration')?.timeout, 120000);
+  assertEquals(getTriggerOverride(CONFIG, 'inbox')?.paths, ['./incoming']);
+  assertEquals(getRuntimeTask(CONFIG, 'daily-report')?.entrypoint, './tasks/daily-report.ts');
+});
+
+Deno.test('accessors: return undefined for missing identifiers', () => {
+  assertEquals(getJobOverride(CONFIG, 'missing'), undefined);
+  assertEquals(getSagaOverride(CONFIG, 'missing'), undefined);
+  assertEquals(getTriggerOverride(CONFIG, 'missing'), undefined);
+  assertEquals(getRuntimeTask(CONFIG, 'missing'), undefined);
+});
+
+Deno.test('isFeatureEnabled: uses explicit flag value or default fallback', () => {
+  assertEquals(isFeatureEnabled(CONFIG, 'new-routing'), false);
+  assertEquals(isFeatureEnabled(CONFIG, 'missing'), true);
+  assertEquals(isFeatureEnabled(CONFIG, 'missing', false), false);
+});
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/tests/loader_test.ts b/packages/runtime-config/tests/loader_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f73ab4eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/tests/loader_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { assertEquals } from 'jsr:@std/assert@^1';
+import { dirname, join } from '@std/path';
+import { loadRuntimeConfig } from '../mod.ts';
+
+Deno.test('loadRuntimeConfig: returns empty defaults when pointer is missing', async () => {
+  await withRuntimeDir(async () => {
+    const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+
+    assertEquals(config, {
+      jobs: [],
+      sagas: [],
+      triggers: [],
+      features: [],
+      tasks: [],
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+Deno.test('loadRuntimeConfig: loads topic files from JSON pointer', async () => {
+  await withRuntimeDir(async (dir) => {
+    await writeJson(join(dir, 'current'), {
+      version: '1.0.0',
+      jobs: 'jobs/v1.0.0.json',
+      sagas: 'sagas/v1.0.0.json',
+      triggers: 'triggers/v1.0.0.json',
+      features: 'features/v1.0.0.json',
+      tasks: 'tasks/v1.0.0.json',
+    });
+    await writeJson(join(dir, 'jobs', 'v1.0.0.json'), {
+      overrides: [{ id: 'cleanup', enabled: false }],
+    });
+    await writeJson(join(dir, 'sagas', 'v1.0.0.json'), {
+      overrides: [{ id: 'registration', timeout: 120000 }],
+    });
+    await writeJson(join(dir, 'triggers', 'v1.0.0.json'), {
+      overrides: [{ id: 'inbox', paths: ['./incoming'] }],
+    });
+    await writeJson(join(dir, 'features', 'v1.0.0.json'), {
+      flags: [{ id: 'new-routing', enabled: true }],
+    });
+    await writeJson(join(dir, 'tasks', 'v1.0.0.json'), {
+      tasks: [{
+        id: 'daily-report',
+        name: 'Daily report',
+        runtime: 'deno',
+        entrypoint: './tasks/daily-report.ts',
+      }],
+    });
+
+    const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+
+    assertEquals(config.jobs[0].id, 'cleanup');
+    assertEquals(config.sagas[0].id, 'registration');
+    assertEquals(config.triggers[0].paths, ['./incoming']);
+    assertEquals(config.features[0].enabled, true);
+    assertEquals(config.tasks[0].runtime, 'deno');
+  });
+});
+
+Deno.test('loadRuntimeConfig: derives conventional topic files from plain pointer', async () => {
+  await withRuntimeDir(async (dir) => {
+    await Deno.writeTextFile(join(dir, 'current'), '1.2.3');
+    await writeJson(join(dir, 'jobs', 'v1.2.3.json'), {
+      overrides: [{ id: 'cleanup', enabled: false }],
+    });
+
+    const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+
+    assertEquals(config.jobs, [{ id: 'cleanup', enabled: false }]);
+    assertEquals(config.features, []);
+  });
+});
+
+Deno.test('loadRuntimeConfig: returns empty defaults when JSON pointer paths are malformed', async () => {
+  await withRuntimeDir(async (dir) => {
+    await writeJson(join(dir, 'current'), {
+      version: '1.0.0',
+      jobs: 123,
+    });
+
+    const config = await loadRuntimeConfig();
+
+    assertEquals(config, {
+      jobs: [],
+      sagas: [],
+      triggers: [],
+      features: [],
+      tasks: [],
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+async function withRuntimeDir(test: (dir: string) => Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+  const previous = Deno.env.get('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR');
+  const dir = await Deno.makeTempDir();
+  Deno.env.set('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR', dir);
+
+  try {
+    await test(dir);
+  } finally {
+    if (previous === undefined) {
+      Deno.env.delete('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR');
+    } else {
+      Deno.env.set('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR', previous);
+    }
+    await Deno.remove(dir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+}
+
+async function writeJson(path: string, value: unknown): Promise<void> {
+  await Deno.mkdir(dirname(path), { recursive: true });
+  await Deno.writeTextFile(path, JSON.stringify(value));
+}
diff --git a/packages/runtime-config/tests/summary_test.ts b/packages/runtime-config/tests/summary_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0726ff102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/runtime-config/tests/summary_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { assertEquals } from 'jsr:@std/assert@^1';
+import { type RuntimeConfig, summarizeRuntimeConfig } from '../mod.ts';
+
+Deno.test('summarizeRuntimeConfig: returns structured disabled override summary', async () => {
+  await withRuntimeDir((dir) => {
+    const config: RuntimeConfig = {
+      jobs: [{ id: 'cleanup', enabled: false }],
+      sagas: [{ id: 'registration', enabled: false }],
+      triggers: [{ id: 'inbox', enabled: false, paths: ['./incoming', './retry'] }],
+      features: [{ id: 'new-routing', enabled: false }],
+      tasks: [],
+    };
+
+    const summary = summarizeRuntimeConfig(config, '[test]');
+
+    assertEquals(summary.sourceDir, dir);
+    assertEquals(summary.disabledJobs, ['cleanup']);
+    assertEquals(summary.disabledSagas, ['registration']);
+    assertEquals(summary.disabledTriggers, ['inbox']);
+    assertEquals(summary.disabledFeatures, ['new-routing']);
+    assertEquals(summary.triggerPathOverrides, [{
+      id: 'inbox',
+      paths: ['./incoming', './retry'],
+    }]);
+    assertEquals(summary.messages, [
+      `[test] Loaded from: ${dir}`,
+      '[test] Disabled jobs: cleanup',
+      '[test] Disabled sagas: registration',
+      '[test] Disabled triggers: inbox',
+      '[test] Disabled features: new-routing',
+      "[test] Trigger 'inbox' paths overridden: ./incoming; ./retry",
+    ]);
+  });
+});
+
+Deno.test('summarizeRuntimeConfig: includes only source message for empty config', async () => {
+  await withRuntimeDir((dir) => {
+    const summary = summarizeRuntimeConfig({
+      jobs: [],
+      sagas: [],
+      triggers: [],
+      features: [],
+      tasks: [],
+    });
+
+    assertEquals(summary.messages, [`[runtime-config] Loaded from: ${dir}`]);
+  });
+});
+
+async function withRuntimeDir(test: (dir: string) => void | Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
+  const previous = Deno.env.get('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR');
+  const dir = await Deno.makeTempDir();
+  Deno.env.set('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR', dir);
+
+  try {
+    await test(dir);
+  } finally {
+    if (previous === undefined) {
+      Deno.env.delete('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR');
+    } else {
+      Deno.env.set('NETSCRIPT_RUNTIME_CONFIG_DIR', previous);
+    }
+    await Deno.remove(dir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/service/builders/service-builder.ts b/packages/service/builders/service-builder.ts
index 363feaae5..6bb199cc1 100644
--- a/packages/service/builders/service-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/service/builders/service-builder.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *
    * @param options - CORS configuration options (from hono/cors)
    */
-  withCors(options?: Parameters<typeof cors>[0]) {
+  withCors(options?: Parameters<typeof cors>[0]): this {
     this.app.use('*', cors(options ?? { origin: '*' }));
     return this;
   }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *
    * @param options - Logger middleware configuration
    */
-  withLogger(options?: LoggerMiddlewareOptions) {
+  withLogger(options?: LoggerMiddlewareOptions): this {
     this.loggerEnabled = true;
     this.app.use('*', loggerMiddleware(this.config.name, options));
     return this;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    * });
    * ```
    */
-  withDatabase(db: AnyDbContext, healthCheckDb?: Database) {
+  withDatabase(db: AnyDbContext, healthCheckDb?: Database): this {
     // Store database reference for context injection
     this.database = db;
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *
    * @param check - Health check definition
    */
-  addHealthCheck(check: HealthCheck) {
+  addHealthCheck(check: HealthCheck): this {
     this.healthChecks.push(check);
     return this;
   }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *
    * @param check - Async function returning true if ready
    */
-  addReadinessCheck(check: () => Promise<boolean>) {
+  addReadinessCheck(check: () => Promise<boolean>): this {
     this.readinessChecks.push(check);
     return this;
   }
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *
    * @param options - OpenAPI configuration
    */
-  withOpenAPI(options?: { title?: string; description?: string }) {
+  withOpenAPI(options?: { title?: string; description?: string }): this {
     if (this.openApiConfigured) return this;
     this.openApiConfigured = true;
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *
    * @param options - Scalar docs configuration
    */
-  withDocs(options?: { specUrl?: string }) {
+  withDocs(options?: { specUrl?: string }): this {
     if (this.docsConfigured) return this;
     this.docsConfigured = true;
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    */
   withRPC(
     options?: { rpcPath?: string; apiPath?: string; debug?: boolean; traceContext?: boolean },
-  ) {
+  ): this {
     if (this.rpcConfigured) return this;
     this.rpcConfigured = true;
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *   .withRPC()
    * ```
    */
-  withContext(factory: ContextFactory) {
+  withContext(factory: ContextFactory): this {
     this.contextFactory = factory;
     return this;
   }
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *   .serve()
    * ```
    */
-  onStartup(hook: () => Promise<void>) {
+  onStartup(hook: () => Promise<void>): this {
     this.startupHooks.push(hook);
     return this;
   }
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *
    * @param options - Health check configuration
    */
-  withHealth(options?: { checks?: HealthCheck[]; includeDetails?: boolean }) {
+  withHealth(options?: { checks?: HealthCheck[]; includeDetails?: boolean }): this {
     if (this.healthConfigured) return this;
     this.healthConfigured = true;
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    *
    * @param middleware - Hono middleware handler
    */
-  use(middleware: MiddlewareHandler) {
+  use(middleware: MiddlewareHandler): this {
     this.app.use('*', middleware);
     return this;
   }
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
    * @param handler - Route handler
    */
   // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
-  route(method: 'get' | 'post' | 'put' | 'delete' | 'patch', path: string, handler: any) {
+  route(method: 'get' | 'post' | 'put' | 'delete' | 'patch', path: string, handler: any): this {
     this.app[method](path, handler);
     return this;
   }
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export class ServiceBuilder<TRouter extends AnyRouter> {
   /**
    * Configures the service root endpoint with service info.
    */
-  withServiceInfo() {
+  withServiceInfo(): this {
     this.app.get('/', (c: Context) =>
       c.json({
         service: this.config.name,
diff --git a/packages/service/primitives/handlers.ts b/packages/service/primitives/handlers.ts
index bbe85760f..f396adc3e 100644
--- a/packages/service/primitives/handlers.ts
+++ b/packages/service/primitives/handlers.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,11 @@ export function createRPCPlugins(config: RPCHandlerConfig): StandardHandlerPlugi
  * });
  * ```
  */
-export function createRPCHandler<T extends AnyRouter>(router: T, config?: RPCHandlerConfig) {
+// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+export function createRPCHandler<T extends AnyRouter>(
+  router: T,
+  config?: RPCHandlerConfig,
+): any {
   const plugins = createRPCPlugins(config ?? {});
   return new RPCHandler(router, { plugins });
 }
@@ -153,7 +157,11 @@ export function createRPCHandler<T extends AnyRouter>(router: T, config?: RPCHan
  * });
  * ```
  */
-export function createOpenAPIHandler<T extends AnyRouter>(router: T, config?: RPCHandlerConfig) {
+// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+export function createOpenAPIHandler<T extends AnyRouter>(
+  router: T,
+  config?: RPCHandlerConfig,
+): any {
   const plugins = [...createRPCPlugins(config ?? {}), new ZodSmartCoercionPlugin()];
   return new OpenAPIHandler(router, { plugins });
 }
diff --git a/packages/telemetry/src/instrumentation/queue.ts b/packages/telemetry/src/instrumentation/queue.ts
index 540fc8201..91cf67893 100644
--- a/packages/telemetry/src/instrumentation/queue.ts
+++ b/packages/telemetry/src/instrumentation/queue.ts
@@ -118,13 +118,14 @@ export class TracedQueue<T = unknown> implements MessageQueue<T> {
           }),
         );
 
-        // Prepare headers with trace context
-        // IMPORTANT: If headers already contain traceparent (from scheduler.dispatch),
-        // preserve it instead of overwriting with the queue.enqueue span's context.
-        // This ensures the trace chain is: scheduler.dispatch -> queue.dequeue -> job.execute
+        // Prepare headers with the queue.enqueue span as the propagated parent.
+        // Existing application headers are preserved, but trace context is replaced
+        // so the chain is: scheduler.dispatch -> queue.enqueue -> queue.dequeue.
         let headers = options?.headers ?? {};
-        if (this.options.propagateContext && !headers['traceparent']) {
-          headers = createMessageHeaders(headers);
+        if (this.options.propagateContext) {
+          const { traceparent: _traceparent, tracestate: _tracestate, ...applicationHeaders } =
+            headers;
+          headers = createMessageHeaders(applicationHeaders);
         }
 
         // Add delay info if present
diff --git a/plugins/sagas/services/src/router.ts b/plugins/sagas/services/src/router.ts
index d68e2fa83..40cf2c004 100644
--- a/plugins/sagas/services/src/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/sagas/services/src/router.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import { sagasV1 } from './routers/v1.ts';
  *
  * Uses .prefix('/v1/sagas') to prepend versioned path to all OpenAPI routes.
  */
-export const v1 = {
+// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+export const v1: any = {
   health,
   // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
   sagas: os.prefix('/v1/sagas').router(sagasV1 as any),
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ export const v1 = {
  * - v1.sagas.publish
  * - v1.sagas.subscribe
  */
-export const router = os.router({
+// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+export const router: any = os.router({
   v1,
   // Future: v2, v3, etc.
 });
diff --git a/plugins/sagas/services/src/routers/health.ts b/plugins/sagas/services/src/routers/health.ts
index 0bdf44d0c..b6e017530 100644
--- a/plugins/sagas/services/src/routers/health.ts
+++ b/plugins/sagas/services/src/routers/health.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const healthContractV1 = implement(healthContract);
 // HEALTH HANDLERS
 // ============================================================================
 
-export const health = {
+export const health: Record<string, unknown> = {
   /**
    * Liveness probe - always returns OK if process is running
    */
diff --git a/plugins/sagas/services/src/routers/v1.ts b/plugins/sagas/services/src/routers/v1.ts
index 48c70a645..4628816f1 100644
--- a/plugins/sagas/services/src/routers/v1.ts
+++ b/plugins/sagas/services/src/routers/v1.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function mapSagaToResponse(
 // SAGA DEFINITIONS HANDLERS
 // ============================================================================
 
-export const sagasV1 = {
+export const sagasV1: Record<string, unknown> = {
   /**
    * List all registered saga definitions with optional filtering
    */
diff --git a/plugins/triggers/deno.json b/plugins/triggers/deno.json
index 96d89101b..4e83714e9 100644
--- a/plugins/triggers/deno.json
+++ b/plugins/triggers/deno.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "@netscript/queue": "../../packages/queue/mod.ts",
     "@netscript/service": "../../packages/service/mod.ts",
     "@netscript/contracts": "../../packages/contracts/mod.ts",
+    "@netscript/telemetry/instrumentation": "../../packages/telemetry/instrumentation.ts",
     "@netscript/telemetry/tracer": "../../packages/telemetry/tracer.ts",
     "@netscript/watchers": "../../packages/watchers/mod.ts",
     "@std/assert": "jsr:@std/assert@^1",
diff --git a/plugins/triggers/generic-webhook.ts b/plugins/triggers/generic-webhook.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b03cbc7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/triggers/generic-webhook.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { defineWebhook, enqueueJob } from '@netscript/plugin-triggers-core/builders';
+import type { JobDefinition } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core';
+
+type HealthCheckPayload = Readonly<{
+  verbose: boolean;
+}>;
+
+const workersPluginHealthCheckJob = {
+  id: 'workers-plugin-health-check' as JobDefinition<'workers-plugin-health-check'>['id'],
+  name: 'Workers Health Check',
+  topic: 'default',
+} satisfies JobDefinition<'workers-plugin-health-check'>;
+
+/** Generic open webhook used by runtime scaffold and telemetry E2E gates. */
+export const genericInboundWebhook = defineWebhook(
+  async () => [
+    enqueueJob<'workers-plugin-health-check', HealthCheckPayload>(workersPluginHealthCheckJob, {
+      payload: { verbose: false },
+      priority: 50,
+    }),
+  ],
+  {
+    id: 'generic-inbound-webhook' as const,
+    path: 'inbound/generic',
+    verifier: 'memory',
+    description: 'Open webhook that enqueues the workers plugin health-check job.',
+    tags: ['webhook', 'runtime-task', 'health-check'],
+  },
+);
+
+export default genericInboundWebhook;
diff --git a/plugins/triggers/src/runtime/trigger-runtime-processor.ts b/plugins/triggers/src/runtime/trigger-runtime-processor.ts
index c3399a698..0641b8ac8 100644
--- a/plugins/triggers/src/runtime/trigger-runtime-processor.ts
+++ b/plugins/triggers/src/runtime/trigger-runtime-processor.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@netscript/plugin-triggers-core/ports';
 import { createTriggerProcessor } from '@netscript/plugin-triggers-core/runtime';
 import { TriggerSpanNames } from '@netscript/plugin-triggers-core/telemetry';
+import { traceJobDispatch } from '@netscript/telemetry/instrumentation';
 import { getTracer, withSpan } from '@netscript/telemetry/tracer';
 import {
   KvTriggerDlqStore,
@@ -112,14 +113,37 @@ async function enqueueWorkerJob(
     correlationId: event.id,
   };
 
-  await queue.enqueue(message, {
-    priority: message.priority,
-    deduplicationId: action.options.idempotencyKey ?? event.idempotencyKey ?? event.id,
-    headers: {
-      'trigger-id': String(definition.id),
-      'trigger-event-id': String(event.id),
+  await traceJobDispatch(
+    {
+      job: {
+        id: action.jobId,
+        name: action.job.name,
+        entrypoint: action.job.entrypoint,
+      },
+      triggeredBy: 'event',
+      queueName: 'jobs',
+      priority: message.priority,
+      payload: message.payload,
     },
-  });
+    async (headers) => {
+      await queue.enqueue(
+        {
+          ...message,
+          traceparent: headers.traceparent,
+          tracestate: headers.tracestate,
+        },
+        {
+          priority: message.priority,
+          deduplicationId: action.options.idempotencyKey ?? event.idempotencyKey ?? event.id,
+          headers: {
+            ...headers,
+            'trigger-id': String(definition.id),
+            'trigger-event-id': String(event.id),
+          },
+        },
+      );
+    },
+  );
 }
 
 function normalizePayload(payload: unknown): Record<string, unknown> | undefined {
diff --git a/plugins/triggers/webhook-validate-data.ts b/plugins/triggers/webhook-validate-data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3da53c3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/triggers/webhook-validate-data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { defineWebhook } from '@netscript/plugin-triggers-core/builders';
+
+type ValidationPayload = Readonly<{
+  recordId?: string;
+  status?: string;
+}>;
+
+/** Sample webhook that accepts validation payloads without dispatching worker jobs. */
+export const webhookValidateData = defineWebhook<'webhook-validate-data', ValidationPayload>(
+  async () => [],
+  {
+    id: 'webhook-validate-data',
+    path: 'validate/data',
+    verifier: 'memory',
+    description: 'Accept validation webhook payloads for scaffolded trigger examples.',
+    tags: ['webhook', 'runtime-task', 'validate-data'],
+  },
+);
+
+export default webhookValidateData;
diff --git a/plugins/workers/bin/runtime.ts b/plugins/workers/bin/runtime.ts
index d99075a8e..49e46c72f 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/bin/runtime.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/bin/runtime.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Register Redis/Garnet KV adapter before createWorkersServiceRuntime() calls getKv().
+import '@netscript/kv/redis';
 import { createDefaultTaskExecutor } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core/executor';
 import type { RegisterJobInput, StaticJobRegistry } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core/runtime';
 import { createWorkersServiceRuntime } from '../services/src/service-runtime.ts';
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/router.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/router.ts
index ccd52f438..44111b46a 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/router.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ import { workersV1 } from './routers/v1.ts';
  *
  * Uses .prefix('/v1/workers') to prepend versioned path to all OpenAPI routes.
  */
-export const v1 = {
+// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+export const v1: any = {
   health,
   // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
   workers: os.prefix('/v1/workers').router(workersV1 as any),
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ export const v1 = {
  * - v1.workers.seed
  * - v1.workers.subscribe
  */
-export const router = os.router({
+// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+export const router: any = os.router({
   v1,
   // Future: v2, v3, etc.
 });
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/admin.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/admin.ts
index bd7cb8df2..7d2abe1db 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/admin.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/admin.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ type JobRetentionConfig = Readonly<{
   dbRetentionDays: number;
 }>;
 
-export const adminHandlers = {
+export const adminHandlers: Record<string, unknown> = {
   cleanup: router.cleanup.handler(() => {
     return {
       deleted: [],
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/health.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/health.ts
index 2967924c5..989f9674a 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/health.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/health.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const healthContractV1 = implement(healthContract);
 // HEALTH CHECK HANDLERS
 // ============================================================================
 
-export const health = {
+export const health: Record<string, unknown> = {
   /**
    * Health check endpoint - for testing oRPC connectivity
    */
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/jobs.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/jobs.ts
index 9a73b03ec..c1bac2c20 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/jobs.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/jobs.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_TOPIC, type JobMessage } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core/r
 import { notFound } from '@netscript/contracts';
 import { getJobQueue, getWorkersRuntime, router } from './router-context.ts';
 
-export const jobHandlers = {
+export const jobHandlers: Record<string, unknown> = {
   listJobs: router.listJobs.handler(async ({ input, context }) => {
     const { limit, offset, enabled, scheduled, source, pluginId, tags } = input;
     const { jobRegistry: registry } = getWorkersRuntime(context);
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/router-context.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/router-context.ts
index a2fd49d26..42eb137bb 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/router-context.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/router-context.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ export type WorkersRequestContext = {
   workers: WorkersServiceRuntime;
 };
 
-export const router = workersContractV1.$context<WorkersRequestContext>();
+type WorkersRouterContext = ReturnType<typeof workersContractV1.$context<WorkersRequestContext>>;
+
+const workersRouter: WorkersRouterContext = workersContractV1.$context<WorkersRequestContext>();
+
+export const router: typeof workersRouter = workersRouter;
 
 export function getWorkersRuntime(context: unknown): WorkersServiceRuntime {
   const runtime = (context as Partial<WorkersRequestContext>).workers;
@@ -31,14 +35,14 @@ export function getWorkersRuntime(context: unknown): WorkersServiceRuntime {
 let jobQueue: ReturnType<typeof createQueue<JobMessage>> | null = null;
 let taskQueue: ReturnType<typeof createQueue<TaskMessage>> | null = null;
 
-export function getJobQueue() {
+export function getJobQueue(): ReturnType<typeof createQueue<JobMessage>> {
   if (!jobQueue) {
     jobQueue = createQueue<JobMessage>('jobs');
   }
   return jobQueue;
 }
 
-export function getTaskQueue() {
+export function getTaskQueue(): ReturnType<typeof createQueue<TaskMessage>> {
   if (!taskQueue) {
     taskQueue = createQueue<TaskMessage>('tasks');
   }
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/runs.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/runs.ts
index 419baaffb..07269aa88 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/runs.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/runs.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type ExecutionStatus =
   | 'cancelled'
   | 'timeout';
 
-export const executionHandlers = {
+export const executionHandlers: Record<string, unknown> = {
   listExecutions: router.listExecutions.handler(async ({ input, context }) => {
     const { limit, jobId, status, topic } = input;
     const { executionState: state, jobRegistry: registry } = getWorkersRuntime(context);
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/subscribe.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/subscribe.ts
index 467a06fe9..2d171b949 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/subscribe.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/subscribe.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 import { getKv } from '@netscript/kv';
 import { getWorkersRuntime, router } from './router-context.ts';
 
-export const subscribeHandlers = {
+export const subscribeHandlers: Record<string, unknown> = {
   subscribe: router.subscribe.handler(async function* (
     { input, lastEventId, signal, context },
   ) {
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/tasks.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/tasks.ts
index 47c9dbbc6..9e6552eb2 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/tasks.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/tasks.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 import { notFound } from '@netscript/contracts';
 import { getTaskQueue, getWorkersRuntime, router } from './router-context.ts';
 
-export const taskHandlers = {
+export const taskHandlers: Record<string, unknown> = {
   listTasks: router.listTasks.handler(async ({ input, context }) => {
     const { limit, type, source, pluginId } = input;
     const { taskRegistry: registry } = getWorkersRuntime(context);
diff --git a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/v1.ts b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/v1.ts
index 73819b00e..140491bf4 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/v1.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/services/src/routers/v1.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { executionHandlers } from './runs.ts';
 import { subscribeHandlers } from './subscribe.ts';
 import { taskHandlers } from './tasks.ts';
 
-export const workersV1 = {
+export const workersV1: Record<string, unknown> = {
   ...jobHandlers,
   ...executionHandlers,
   ...taskHandlers,
diff --git a/plugins/workers/src/cli/official-sample-configuration.ts b/plugins/workers/src/cli/official-sample-configuration.ts
index a53318bcf..d902725b7 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/src/cli/official-sample-configuration.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/src/cli/official-sample-configuration.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,11 @@ function generateCreateUserSettingsJob(): string {
 import { createSagaPublisher } from '@netscript/plugin-sagas/runtime';
 import { createSuccessResult, defineJobHandler } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core';
 import { z } from 'zod';
-import type { UserRegistrationMessage } from '../../../workers/saga-message-types.ts';
+
+type UserRegistrationMessage = {
+  type: 'UserSettingsCreated';
+  payload: { userId: string };
+};
 
 const CreateUserSettingsPayloadSchema = z.object({
   userId: z.string().min(1, 'userId is required'),
diff --git a/plugins/workers/worker/job-execution.ts b/plugins/workers/worker/job-execution.ts
index 8a8b3e242..3c2e940ac 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/worker/job-execution.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/worker/job-execution.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   type TaskDefinition,
   type TaskExecutionOptions,
 } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core/runtime';
+import { toFileUrl } from '@std/path';
 import type { WorkerDispatchContext, WorkerJobResult } from './worker-options.ts';
 
 /** Execute a worker job with the correct runtime strategy. */
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ function resolveDenoEntrypoint(
 ): string {
   const jobEntrypoint = jobDef.entrypoint ?? './index.ts';
   if (jobEntrypoint.startsWith('/') || jobEntrypoint.match(/^[A-Za-z]:[/\\]/)) {
-    return jobEntrypoint.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+    return toLocalModuleSpecifier(jobEntrypoint);
   }
 
   const cwd = Deno.cwd();
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ function resolveDenoEntrypoint(
       ? `${projectRoot}/${jobEntrypoint.slice(2)}`
       : `${projectRoot}/${jobEntrypoint}`;
     console.log(`[Worker ${context.workerId}] Plugin job resolved to: ${entrypoint}`);
-    return entrypoint.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+    return toLocalModuleSpecifier(entrypoint);
   }
 
   let resolvedJobsDir = context.jobsDir;
@@ -99,7 +100,18 @@ function resolveDenoEntrypoint(
   const entrypoint = jobEntrypoint.startsWith('./')
     ? `${resolvedJobsDir}/${jobEntrypoint.slice(2)}`
     : `${resolvedJobsDir}/${jobEntrypoint}`;
-  return entrypoint.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+  return toLocalModuleSpecifier(entrypoint);
+}
+
+function toLocalModuleSpecifier(pathOrSpecifier: string): string {
+  const normalized = pathOrSpecifier.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+  if (/^(?:blob|data|file|https?|jsr|npm):/.test(normalized)) {
+    return normalized;
+  }
+  if (normalized.startsWith('/') || /^[A-Za-z]:\//.test(normalized)) {
+    return toFileUrl(normalized).href;
+  }
+  return normalized;
 }
 
 async function executePolyglotTask(
diff --git a/plugins/workers/worker/worker.ts b/plugins/workers/worker/worker.ts
index 9d85d3508..0da031ae0 100644
--- a/plugins/workers/worker/worker.ts
+++ b/plugins/workers/worker/worker.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { delay } from '@std/async';
-import { createParallelQueue, type MessageQueue } from '@netscript/queue';
+import { createQueue, type MessageQueue } from '@netscript/queue';
 import { type JobMessage, type TaskMessage } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core/runtime';
 import { type TaskExecutor } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core/executor';
 import type { KvExecutionState } from '@netscript/plugin-workers-core/state';
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ export class Worker {
       concurrency: this.concurrency,
     });
 
-    this.queue = createParallelQueue<JobMessage>(this.queueName, {
-      concurrency: this.concurrency,
-    }) as TracedQueue<JobMessage>;
+    this.queue = createQueue<JobMessage>(this.queueName) as TracedQueue<JobMessage>;
 
     this.listenerSupervisors.push(...await startQueueTriggerListeners(this.queueContext()));
     this.listenerSupervisors.push(