chore: validate optimization incorporated into current main

Main 1b4639879 incorporates the original six-file patch; retain subsequent independent mutation workflow and cache-output guard improvements.

Co-authored-by: Kaoru0822 <208281322+kaoru0822-kitauji@users.noreply.github.com>

.agents/skills/rea-changelog-update/SKILL.md

@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ closing-issue reporters. Grouping preserves all those credits in one line.
 When Highlights, detailed entries or migrations reference the same work,
 put its thanks in one of those entries, not all of them. Include issue links.
 Direct-commit bullets carry the commit link and known human credit.
-Exclude GitHub bots and known agent accounts. REA's observed Anthropic and
-Cursor co-author trailers resolve to `@claude` and `@cursoragent` with GitHub
-type `User`; the credit policy excludes them while retaining their metadata.
+Exclude GitHub bots and known agent accounts. REA's observed Anthropic, Cursor
+and Codex co-author trailers resolve to `@claude`, `@cursoragent` and `@codex`
+with GitHub type `User`; the credit policy excludes them while retaining their metadata.
 At the REA maintainer's request, omit `@morluto` self-thanks while preserving
 authorship in the inventory. Other human contributors remain eligible.
 Use explicit GitHub links for cross-repository references to avoid ambiguous

.agents/skills/rea-ci-tests-audit/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+---
+name: rea-ci-tests-audit
+description: Audit REA CI and test suites for correctness, fixture drift, false passes, and measured performance; use for suite or workflow investigations and efficiency changes, rather than ordinary feature testing or a single test failure.
+---
+
+# REA CI and tests audit
+
+Establish which checks still catch real regressions and which costs can be
+removed without losing that protection. The outcome may be a verified fix,
+an evidence-backed recommendation, or an explicit decision to stop.
+
+Follow the checkout's `AGENTS.md`, [testing guide](../../../docs/testing.md),
+and [contribution rules](../../../CONTRIBUTING.md). Use their current commands
+and pinned toolchain, rather than commands remembered from an earlier audit.
+Preserve the requested scope: investigation alone does not authorize edits;
+this skill does not grant permission to publish issues, push, or merge. Existing
+user authorization still applies. Keep audit notes and raw results outside the
+tracked tree, normally in a task-specific `/tmp` directory.
+
+## Establish the executed baseline
+
+Fetch when the user asks for latest main. Pin the baseline SHA and inspected
+workflow revision; use an isolated worktree when changing or comparing code.
+Do not modify another task's checkout. Record dirty changes and the exact
+command, toolchain, host, selected tests, instrumentation, and prerequisites.
+An old run is evidence for its executed revision, even if main advances.
+
+Trace workflow triggers, changed-path selection, job dependencies, reusable
+actions, package scripts, test discovery, artifact producers, and report gates
+through to the commands that actually execute. Include scripts, generated data,
+runtime registration, and subprocess boundaries missing from import graphs.
+Check positive and negative selection paths: required files must be discovered
+once per intended test configuration; deliberate platform/configuration repeats
+are separate coverage. A missing explicit test or missing required report must
+not turn green. Optional lanes may skip; preserve their stated prerequisites.
+
+Use existing timing and failure artifacts to select suspicious families. Run
+relevant checks to establish a baseline; reserve a full local suite for broad
+CI diagnosis or uncertainty that focused checks cannot resolve. Do not rebuild
+or rerun an unchanged complete suite after every documentation edit.
+
+## Prove the failure or protection
+
+For each candidate, state the expected observable behavior and its owner,
+then construct the smallest reproduction against production behavior. Follow
+the producer and affected consumers before deciding where to fix it.
+
+- For drift, compare fixtures with current admission requirements, protocol
+  replies, named contracts, tool versions, and actual public entrypoints. A
+  plausible-looking mock can fail before the behavior its test claims to cover.
+  Search the whole affected fixture family, including other version strings.
+  Preserve intentionally malformed fixtures and test their intended rejection.
+- For a suspicious green test, perturb the relevant behavior in an isolated
+  copy or inject a controlled failure. Verify that the existing assertion or
+  gate detects it. A test may merely repeat its mock, import abandoned code,
+  or hide a subprocess/checker failure. Restore mutations after the experiment.
+- For shared setup or pruning, map distinct assertions to their retained
+  scenarios. Preserve malformed inputs, cancellation, cleanup failure,
+  permissions, capacity, identity, and meaningful concurrency interactions.
+  A faster run that skips a case or weakens its oracle is not an improvement.
+- For provider coverage, separate fake-producer, boundary, and actual-engine
+  evidence. Inspect named skips and prerequisites; fixtures do not establish
+  real Ghidra, LLDB, browser, or other provider behavior.
+
+Classify findings as reproduced defects, supported costs, hypotheses, or
+unavailable evidence. Record the baseline command, observed output/exit status,
+expected result, affected scope, and competing explanation. A failure on main
+may be pre-existing; that does not by itself make it irrelevant to a CI audit.
+Attribute PR failures using the executed revision and a clean baseline, not
+just their resemblance to a previous failure. Retry only to test a specific
+transient explanation; retain the original failure and stop when repetition
+adds no evidence. A passing retry does not establish a root cause or a fix.
+
+## Assess efficiency without losing the gate
+
+Read [measurement and CI checks](references/measurement-and-ci.md) when
+investigating slowness, caching, runner waits, shared artifacts, or log noise.
+Compare equivalent completed work before claiming a speedup. Distinguish
+setup/build time, test execution, coverage instrumentation, dependency waits,
+and runner scheduling; state which costs remain unmeasured.
+
+Prefer removing proven duplicate preparation, reusing immutable setup, and
+reducing repeated subprocess work before shrinking correctness coverage.
+Preserve independent sessions where lifecycle or concurrency is the oracle.
+Keep live tests fresh; a cached previous pass cannot validate current host,
+installed provider contents, permissions, or external state.
+
+## Fix, verify, and hand off within scope
+
+If implementation is authorized, make the smallest structural change at the
+owning boundary and add a regression that fails on the baseline for the right
+reason. Retest affected consumers and meaningful negative paths; verify cache
+invalidation or discovery when those mechanisms change. Read the installed
+Turbo documentation before changing its configuration or commands.
+
+Run the repository's applicable checks and inspect complete current-head CI
+results before an authorized merge. Preserve required coverage and discovery
+gates. Do not suppress a failure, add blanket retries, raise timeouts, or delete
+distinct assertions solely to make CI green. Changes to these controls need
+their own demonstrated reason and retained failure detection.
+
+Report each confirmed issue with exact revision, reproduction, consequence,
+proposed correction, and validation limits. Report performance with workload
+and measurements, not just a percentage. Use English issue/PR records when
+requested; follow the user's assignment, commit identity, review, and merge
+preferences without assuming them for other users. Open ready-for-review PRs
+only when that lifecycle is authorized. Resolve necessary review findings and
+check final main against the tested tree after merging.
+
+Stop when the authorized work is verified, remaining benefits are unproven,
+or further changes would trade correctness for speculative speed. List genuine
+uncertainties without turning them into additional optimization rounds.

.agents/skills/rea-ci-tests-audit/agents/openai.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+interface:
+  display_name: "REA CI and tests audit"
+  short_description: "Audit CI/test correctness and measured performance"
+  default_prompt: "Use $rea-ci-tests-audit to investigate CI and test correctness, drift, and performance before proposing changes."

.agents/skills/rea-ci-tests-audit/references/measurement-and-ci.md

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Measurement and CI checks
+
+## Equivalent completed work
+
+Record the source/workflow SHA, command, test identities and counts, skips,
+assertions or output contract, exit status, coverage scope and thresholds,
+toolchain/provider versions, host resources, and prepared artifacts. Inspect
+both the child result and its report: a profiling wrapper may exit successfully
+after the measured command failed. Focused tests can pass while global coverage
+thresholds fail; describe both rather than calling the command green.
+
+Measure wall time, user/system CPU, and peak process-family memory for relevant
+completed tasks. Parent-only RSS misses workers and their children. On Linux,
+summed RSS can double-count shared pages; report RSS/PSS semantics, sampling
+interval, missing samples, and observed cleanup limits. Use equivalent host
+tools elsewhere. State unknown costs, including agent tokens; fewer log bytes
+alone prove neither fewer tokens nor faster tests.
+
+Separate cold execution, warm build/file caches, and warm runtime caches.
+Use repeated or alternating runs when variance affects the decision, with
+enough observations to distinguish the proposed benefit from noise. Keep
+workload, instrumentation, and host conditions comparable; record interference.
+A run with fewer tests, early rejection, lost coverage, or a different runner
+does not prove suite acceleration. CI-wide claims need end-to-end measurements,
+not an extrapolation from one improved family.
+
+## Workflow, caches, and shared artifacts
+
+Trace each reused result from producer to consumers and identify its lifetime.
+Check key/input coverage against the actual file inventory and result-affecting
+configuration, environment, generated data, tool versions, and host state.
+Exercise an affected input change to prove invalidation; exercise an irrelevant
+change to support reuse where useful. Cache deterministic preparation and
+static analysis only when their inputs fully describe the result.
+
+Verify downloaded artifacts match the expected revision, platform, runtime,
+and schema. Check restore misses, failed/partial producers, stale reports,
+removed output files, and consumers after producer failures. Shared writers
+need output ownership or locks; tests need isolated state, not an unnecessary
+global lock. Worker counts do not bound children spawned within each test.
+Preserve intentionally concurrent scenarios while bounding unrelated batches.
+
+Check matrix expansion and all job pages before saying CI passed. Inspect
+required gates after failed, cancelled, and skipped dependencies. `always()`
+alone does not preserve failures; inspect the aggregation logic. Test/report
+uploads should retain available diagnostics after failure, while absent or
+malformed required results must fail closed. Do not demand an optional report
+from a lane intentionally excluded by the selector.
+
+## Runner waits and console noise
+
+Use per-job and per-step timestamps where available. Workflow creation to job
+start includes dependencies and other delays; it is not necessarily runner
+queue time. Identify when the job became eligible before attributing waits to
+runner capacity. If eligibility/queue timestamps are unavailable, report the
+combined delay and unknown split. Compare equivalent lanes and runner types
+across enough runs; a single busy runner is not a workflow regression.
+
+For console reductions, retain checker exit codes, actionable errors, useful
+summary counts, and complete machine-readable artifacts. Verify authored code
+remains in the actual checker inventory when excluding generated outputs.
+Introduce an authored error as a control; it must still fail. An ignore pattern
+can hide real source as well as noise. Show that cached reports are restored,
+stale successful reports cannot mask current failures, and report parse errors
+remain failures. Measure readability or byte reduction separately from runtime.

.agents/skills/reverse-engineer-anything/SKILL.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: reverse-engineer-anything
 description: Reverse engineer native, managed, Electron/JavaScript, packaged, firmware, and browser targets with REA. Use shipped-artifact or requested runtime evidence to explain features, compare versions, decompile code, or guide a reconstruction. Skip REA for ordinary source-repository architecture analysis.
 metadata:
-  version: "39"
+  version: "42"
 ---
 
 # REA
@@ -31,6 +31,49 @@ Diagnose the observed blocker, continue useful supported work, and resume the
 original task after repair. Client approval, shell PATH, registration and engine
 availability have different remedies; avoid repeating setup for all of them.
 
+1. Diagnose without changing REA or client configuration. `npx` may download
+   the package and write to npm's cache. For Codex, run
+   `npx -y rea-agents@latest doctor --client codex --json`. Substitute the current
+   supported client: `claude_code`, `claude_desktop`, `codex`, `cursor`,
+   `gemini_cli`, `windsurf`, `devin`, `opencode`, `antigravity`, `copilot_cli`,
+   `commandcode`, `vscode`, `grok_build`, `omp`, or `grok_bot`. `grok_bot` has no local
+   file registration: doctor reports the Grok Bot chat step, and setup does not
+   write `mcp.json`. If the client is unknown, use `doctor --json` and
+   inspect its registration results before choosing a setup scope.
+2. Distinguish the reason. Missing, malformed, or stale registration needs a
+   scoped configuration repair. An aligned registration with no tools in the
+   active session needs a restart/reconnection; doctor cannot prove that the
+   current agent has connected. A missing provider affects only tasks requiring
+   that provider: static JavaScript inspection needs neither Hopper nor Ghidra,
+   and Android inspection has separate bring-your-own JADX/Java prerequisites.
+3. For a configuration repair, prepare the read-only plan:
+   `npx -y rea-agents@latest setup --client codex --dry-run --json`.
+   Use the current client's ID, show its exact proposed paths, backups, and
+   changes, and obtain approval before setup writes configuration or installs
+   Hopper. Setup normally installs the matching bundled skill too; include that
+   replacement in the reviewed plan. After approval, apply the same scope with
+   `npx -y rea-agents@latest setup --client codex --yes`. Add `--install-hopper`
+   only if that separate installation was needed and explicitly approved.
+4. Restart/reconnect the affected agent. Verify that REA tools actually appear
+   in the session, then resume the original investigation. If they remain
+   absent, inspect the client's MCP launch error rather than repeating setup.
+
+REA setup never installs or upgrades Node.js, npm, Homebrew, Java, Ghidra, IDA,
+JADX, Binwalk, or Unblob. Use existing prerequisites; do not install unrelated
+software to repair
+MCP registration. For an unsupported client, use manual stdio registration
+with a version-pinned `rea-agents` package or continue through the CLI.
+
+A concrete CLI fallback for an operator-supplied JavaScript tree or ASAR is:
+
+```bash
+npx -y rea-agents@latest analyze-javascript-application /absolute/path/to/app --json
+```
+
+No MCP registration or native engine is required. Read the returned Evidence,
+graph, limitations, and unknowns with the same care as an MCP result; the CLI
+returns the Evidence record directly. This fallback does not establish that
+MCP is configured. Native CLI tasks still require their selected engine.
 Prefer an existing `rea` CLI. When none is installed and REA package acquisition
 is within the authorized scope, use `npx -y rea-agents@latest` in its place.
 Configuration repair starts with a read-only setup plan; show paths, backups and
@@ -61,12 +104,51 @@ explicit path or endpoint and do not need it.
   consult the NativeAOT workflow in `references/native-and-artifacts.md` for
   optional metadata recovery and its supported host/layout boundary.
 - User-owned browser page already open: `list_browser_targets`.
-- Retained HAR/native mitmproxy capture: `inspect_web_network_capture`. Select
+- Browser action the agent must perform (click, type, navigate):
+  `capture_browser_scenario` with declared actions. See
+  [runtime observation](references/runtime-observation.md) for connect/launch
+  and the focused follow-up browser tools.
+- Fiddler Everywhere traffic or a native `.saz` capture: read the
+  [Fiddler workflow](references/runtime-observation.md#fiddler-everywhere-traffic-debugging).
+  Inspect saved SAZ with `inspect_web_network_capture` and `format: "saz"`;
+  connect Everywhere's separate MCP server for live traffic.
+- Retained HAR/SAZ/native mitmproxy/aioquic qlog capture: `inspect_web_network_capture`. Select
   original record ordinals when useful; inspect producer fields and byte/number
   sidecars without fetching recorded URLs or claiming live attribution. See
   [historical captures](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/web-network-captures.md) for the exact upstream
-  profile and credential exclusions.
-- User-owned Electron runtime already open: `list_electron_targets`.
+  profile and credential exclusions. Qlog support starts with aioquic 1.5.0
+  JSON 0.3; stream coverage and endpoint loss declarations do not recover bodies
+  or establish network loss. Prefer detail summary, then kind qlog trace/stream
+  pages; select one trace, stream ID and direction for contribution/range pages.
+  Facts retain all-recorded-events-before-selection scope. Other qlog layouts
+  and PCAP correlation are unsupported.
+- User-owned Electron runtime already open: `list_electron_targets`. Before an electron-main Inspector attempt, check packaged fuses with `inspect_electron_fuses`; disabled `EnableNodeCliInspectArguments` means the app ignores `--inspect`.
+- Packet-field discovery: `inspect_packet_fields` searches installed protocols
+  and field names/types before choosing fields for `inspect_packet_capture`.
+  Query/page the relevant records; registrations do not establish observed traffic.
+- Recorded packet captures: `inspect_packet_capture` with selected TShark fields,
+  display filters and decode-as rules. Requires Linux, util-linux prlimit and `REA_TSHARK_COMMAND`; see
+  [capture guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/packet-captures.md).
+  Packet limits count input packets before filtering. Output defaults to 50 matching
+  frames; use `match_offset` / `match_limit` for later pages, or explicit null
+  limit for complete matching output. Preserve the source digest across pages.
+  This does not perform live capture.
+  For address/DNS/SNI/protocol summaries use `inspect_pcap_capture` with MCP
+  detail summary, then retained kind pcap pages. Requires Wireshark 4.x tshark
+  and capinfos, with Linux prlimit or Windows Job Objects; see
+  [packet summaries](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/pcap-analysis.md).
+  Select an exact DNS question for address pages; page exhaustion does not prove
+  network completeness. This reads recordings and does not acquire traffic.
+- Decoder discovery: `inspect_signal_decoders` searches installed decoder IDs
+  or selected decoder help, including channels and options. Query and page the
+  relevant details before choosing settings; this does not scan hardware.
+- Recorded logic/signal traces: `decode_signal_recording` with explicit decoder,
+  channel and protocol settings. On Linux with util-linux prlimit, supply sigrok-cli 0.7.2 through
+  `REA_SIGROK_COMMAND`; see [recording guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/signal-recordings.md).
+  Output defaults to 50 literal lines; select annotation classes and page with
+  `line_offset` / `line_limit`, or explicit null for all remaining output.
+  Window counts are display lines, not annotations or samples. Preserve source digests across pages.
+  This reads existing files; it does not acquire hardware signals.
 - Explicit local WebAssembly artifact: `inspect_wasm_artifact`. Supply WABT 1.0.42
   through `REA_WABT_BIN_DIRECTORY`; retain exact byte/tool identity and decoded WAT.
   Select JavaScript glue and candidate paths explicitly and preserve URL/path
@@ -75,7 +157,11 @@ explicit path or endpoint and do not need it.
 - Explicit local EVM bytecode carrier: `inspect_evm_interface` with caller-selected
   `raw` or `hex` encoding. Preserve carrier/decoded digests and treat selectors,
   argument strings and mutability as inferred candidates; this performs no chain
-  lookup or target execution. See the
+  lookup or target execution. For the complete inferred interface without hex or
+  duplicate stdout, discover support and select `detail: "summary"`; complete
+  Evidence stays retained under its original identity. Use the returned
+  `parent_evidence_id` for exact function or `bytecode_hex`/stdout/stderr pages.
+  Candidate coverage does not establish interface completeness. See the
   [EVM bytecode guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/evm-bytecode.md).
 - Embedded Go compiler, module or build-setting metadata: `inspect_go_binary`
   with the explicit local file. This built-in target-free inspection requires no
@@ -83,6 +169,23 @@ explicit path or endpoint and do not need it.
   absent metadata does not prove a binary is not Go, and unparsed text records
   remain explicit. See the
   [Go binary guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/go-binaries.md).
+- Embedded cargo-auditable Rust dependency metadata: `inspect_rust_binary`
+  with the explicit local ELF, PE, or thin Mach-O file. This built-in
+  target-free inspection requires no Rust installation or disassembler. Preserve
+  package order, dependency indices, and the section file range. A missing
+  `.dep-v0` section is null metadata, not proof the binary has no dependencies.
+  A rustc commit hash is an inference from a read-only `/rustc/<40-hex>/` path.
+  See the
+  [Rust binary guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/rust-binaries.md).
+
+- Explicit local SQLite database snapshot: `inspect_sqlite_database`. Inspect
+  with Node.js 24.x >=24.15 or 26+ providing native SQLite limits. Read schema
+  first (compact inventory by default), or select an exact ordinary table
+  and `columns` when rows are needed. Defaults are selected-table schema and
+  20 rows; request `schema_scope: "database"` for the complete stored schema. Preserve both database and existing sibling WAL identity; row samples
+  report truncation and have unspecified order. Use a quiescent snapshot rather
+  than assuming a live database/WAL pair was copied atomically. See the
+  [SQLite guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/sqlite-databases.md).
 - Explicit Linux ELF file for offline layout, symbols, relocations or static
   mitigation evidence: `inspect_binary_layout`. This target-free operation uses
   caller-supplied pwntools without opening a disassembler database. Preserve its
@@ -224,7 +327,8 @@ as complete while required questions remain open.
   [references/javascript-applications.md](references/javascript-applications.md)
 - Android APK declarations, classes, methods, and static references:
   [references/android-applications.md](references/android-applications.md)
-- Passive browser/Electron observation and static/runtime reconciliation:
+- Browser/Electron observation (passive and scenario) and static/runtime
+  reconciliation:
   [references/runtime-observation.md](references/runtime-observation.md)
 - Evidence paging, comparisons, residual unknowns, and verification:
   [references/evidence-workflows.md](references/evidence-workflows.md)

.agents/skills/reverse-engineer-anything/references/connection-and-recovery.md

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ rea setup --client codex --dry-run --json
 
 Use the current supported client's ID: `claude_code`, `claude_desktop`, `codex`,
 `cursor`, `gemini_cli`, `windsurf`, `devin`, `opencode`, `antigravity`,
-`copilot_cli`, `commandcode`, `qwen_code`, `vscode`, `grok_build`, `omp`, `pi`,
-`hermes`, `dsh`, or `grok_bot`. If unknown, inspect `doctor --json` before choosing a
+`copilot_cli`, `commandcode`, `qwen_code`, `vscode`, `trae`, `grok_build`, `omp`, `pi`,
+`hermes`, `qoder`, `droid`, `zcode`, `dsh`, or `grok_bot`. If unknown, inspect `doctor --json` before choosing a
 scope. `grok_bot` uses a chat registration step rather than local `mcp.json`.
 For unsupported clients, use version-pinned manual stdio registration or CLI.
 

.agents/skills/reverse-engineer-anything/references/evidence-workflows.md

@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ returned inline. When complete `inspect_binary_layout` or
 `inspect_analysis_view` for a summary, one section/symbol/module, or a stable
 page instead of repeating the producer.
 
+Completed `inspect_artifact` inventory also supports a summary and
+`view: {kind: "inventory", collection: "occurrences", logical_paths: ["package.json", "main.js"]}`.
+Omit `logical_paths` to page all available occurrences; `[]` selects none.
+Other inventory collections are `nodes`, `edges` and
+`integrity_contradictions`. Keep `source_complete` separate from page exhaustion:
+a missing match in partial source Evidence does not establish absence. Use the
+returned parent Evidence ID for subsequent views and export before closing the
+session when the source must survive it.
+When `tools/list` advertises `inspect_artifact.detail`, request `"summary"` to
+retain its complete source and receive that view immediately. Without that
+advertised choice, keep the existing complete call. CLI inspection returns
+portable complete Evidence; save it before projecting a selected inline view.
+
 Use `record_unknown` to track unresolved questions in the user's investigation
 and name the authority or environment still required. Supply supporting and
 contradicting evidence IDs. It updates the session registry directly.
@@ -52,3 +65,7 @@ Use `inspect_analysis_view` with `view: {kind: "api-surface"}` on retained
 method, origin and path template. Format matches are inferences, not handler
 identity or schemas. Group pages cite parent record ordinals; consult record
 coverage and exclusions before claiming completeness. No requests are replayed.
+When the connected schema advertises `include_query_parameter_names`, select
+it in the view for distinct observed names with original record ordinals. Query
+values are omitted; the names establish neither required parameters nor a
+complete server schema. Keep the original parent Evidence for exact URLs.

.agents/skills/reverse-engineer-anything/references/native-and-artifacts.md

@@ -11,6 +11,33 @@ unparsed module-text line. A missing record is an unknown, not proof of a
 non-Go binary; observed metadata does not authenticate its claims. Function,
 source and type recovery remain a separate native-analysis question.
 
+## Rust dependency metadata
+
+Use `inspect_rust_binary` for an explicit local ELF, PE, or thin Mach-O when
+the question concerns the cargo-auditable crate list embedded in `.dep-v0`
+(Mach-O: `__DATA,.dep-v0`). No `open_binary`, Rust installation, or target
+execution is required. The CLI equivalent is `inspect-rust-binary PATH`.
+Preserve artifact SHA-256, package order, dependency indices, and the section
+file range. A missing section is null metadata, not proof the binary has no
+dependencies. An omitted package kind stays null. A rustc commit hash is
+inferred from a read-only `/rustc/<40-hex>/` path and does not by itself
+identify the compiler. See [Rust binaries](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/rust-binaries.md).
+
+## SQLite snapshots
+
+Use `inspect_sqlite_database` with an explicit local database snapshot for its
+schema and optional rows from one exact ordinary table. It requires Node.js
+24.x >=24.15 or 26+ with the native `DatabaseSync.limits` API. It also consumes the
+existing sibling `-wal`; retain both original digests when citing its result.
+Default output is a compact inventory; a selected table expands only its own
+schema and samples 20 rows. Select `columns` to avoid irrelevant or large cells,
+and request `schema_scope: "database"` only for complete schema details.
+Choose `row_limit` when a finite sample is useful and keep truncation and
+unspecified row order explicit. Virtual tables, shadow tables and views are
+schema facts, not row-read targets. REA inspects private copies and leaves
+the source files untouched; obtain a coherent quiescent database/WAL snapshot
+before inspection. See [SQLite snapshots](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/sqlite-databases.md).
+
 ## Recorded Linux crashes
 
 Use `inspect_recorded_crash` with an explicit Linux x86-64 ELF core path to
@@ -36,6 +63,20 @@ retained, call `inspect_analysis_view` for a summary, mitigations or linkage
 facet, one section or symbol, or a stable page. Do not re-run the decoder to
 read a single object.
 
+## Offline WASM
+
+Use `inspect_wasm_artifact` with caller-supplied WABT for selected local bytes.
+For counts, validation and WAT identity, select `detail: "summary"` on the first
+MCP call. The complete original Evidence stays retained; use
+`normalized_result.parent_evidence_id` for exact exports or text pages. Omitted
+or complete detail keeps the existing complete result.
+For a completed result, use `inspect_analysis_view` with its reported retained
+reference for a summary or `view: {kind: "wasm", facet: "exports", offset: 0, limit: 32}`.
+Facets also include sections, imports, candidates, glue, WAT, headers, details
+and tool profile. Text offsets count UTF-16 code units; follow `next_offset`.
+The complete source remains retained after an oversized MCP reply. No target
+execution or network acquisition is implied, and WAT is decoded representation.
+
 ## Native targets
 
 After `open_binary`, use focused search, procedure, or function tools directly.
@@ -54,6 +95,14 @@ names, the native API record, and value-flow summaries. Pseudocode offsets and l
 code units; use the returned `next_offset` for continuation. Provider limitations
 and unavailable facts remain explicit; the complete parent Evidence is retained.
 
+`inspect_macho` on a large framework returns megabytes of imports and exports.
+Select `detail: "summary"` for slice identity, UUID and per-collection counts,
+then page rows with `view: {kind: "macho", facet: "exports", offset: 0, limit: 64}`
+and `normalized_result.parent_evidence_id`. Facets are entrypoints,
+architectures, build_metadata, load_commands, dependencies, imports, exports,
+segments and provenance. `source_exhaustive: false` means unreturned symbols
+may exist.
+
 To see which functions or Objective-C methods a Mach-O actually calls in one
 run, use `observe_native_calls` with explicit breakpoints and a bounded
 `duration_ms`/`max_events`. It launches a new process under LLDB, so the target
@@ -82,6 +131,8 @@ loaded bytes, file mappings, relocations and the entry against the immutable
 snapshot. Keep `mismatch` and `unsupported` explicit. Verified import covers the
 reported static image, not runtime DOS or PC-98 hardware behavior.
 
+For Ghidra decompilation, `procedure_pseudo_code` also accepts `procedure: "file-offset:0x..."`; CLI `rea decompile <path> --file-offset=0x... --provider ghidra` resolves the source byte offset internally. An unresolved 0x-prefixed numeric procedure selector also falls back to a unique file mapping. Existing symbols and analysis addresses win; multiple mappings fail as ambiguous. Preserve the returned file-offset and address locations and raw selection observations. ELF virtual addresses are distinct from file offsets; never assume an arbitrary offset plus image base is an analysis address.
+
 Use `read_bytes` for initialized analysis memory and `address_to_file_offset` to
 anchor one observed address to original file bytes. Loader fixups can change a
 word; a source offset does not imply byte equality. Complete function body ranges
@@ -106,6 +157,26 @@ assembly. Keep managed/native boundaries and unavailable reconstruction facts
 explicit. A bring-your-own reconstruction oracle is separate from the canonical
 parser and must not become an implicit setup dependency.
 
+For identity/classification questions, `inspect_managed_artifact` can explicitly
+select `detail: "summary"` on the first MCP call. It retains complete metadata
+and returns a linked overview with full classification/evidence, nullable
+module/MVID, frameworks, metadata coverage/issues/limitations and returned-row
+counts. Default complete requests remain unchanged. Read original rows with
+`inspect_analysis_view`, source `normalized_result.parent_evidence_id`, and
+`view: {kind: "managed", collection: "attributes", offset: 0, limit: 16}`.
+Collections are `references`, `resources` and `attributes`. Paging does not
+repeat parsing. Returned-row exhaustion
+does not prove complete metadata or absence under partial/unavailable coverage;
+preserve build-local tokens and their artifact/MVID scope.
+
+`inspect_managed_members` always returns the assembly-wide `member_refs`, even
+for one selected type. For questions about a selected type, select
+`detail: "summary"` with `type_names`; it returns the selection (with unmatched
+names), coverage and per-collection counts. Page rows with
+`view: {kind: "managed-members", collection: "call_edges", offset: 0, limit: 64}`
+over `types`, `exported_types`, `fields`, `methods`, `member_refs`, `call_edges`,
+`field_accesses` or `user_strings`.
+
 ### .NET NativeAOT
 
 NativeAOT binaries contain native machine code, so ordinary CIL decompilers
@@ -121,15 +192,17 @@ them. For packaged apps, inventory/extract with REA's artifact tools and retain
 the exact contained image identity. PDB, ELF debug, or dSYM sidecars are
 additional evidence only when the provider accepts and matches them.
 
-For deeper type recovery, the optional third-party
-[Ghidra NativeAOT analyzer](https://github.com/Washi1337/ghidra-nativeaot)
-rehydrates ReadyToRun metadata and can recover method tables, type relationships,
-frozen objects, and strings. This is a Ghidra extension with its own install and
-interactive workflow; it is not currently part of REA's managed parser or
-headless Ghidra bridge. Treat its annotations as analysis evidence, retain the
-binary identity, and do not present recovered types as original source. Header
-discovery may require a symbol or analyst identification of the ReadyToRun
-header, depending on the binary and analyzer version.
+REA has a built-in read-only snapshot parser for x64 PE targets with .NET 8 RTR
+9.1 metadata. An optional headless Ghidra adapter adds database annotations and
+broader metadata recovery on Linux; it requires an explicitly configured
+NativeAOT JAR. These are separate routes. The built-in parser also runs on
+Windows Ghidra P0; read frozen literals from its report, because
+`search_strings` does not include them. See the
+[NativeAOT guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/ghidra-nativeaot.md)
+for setup, supported layouts, and host restrictions. Preserve binary identity
+and distinguish derived metadata from Ghidra database observations. Recovered
+types and native pseudocode are not original C# source. Windows Ghidra P0 has
+no database mutation authority.
 
 ## Packages and extraction
 
@@ -153,8 +226,9 @@ every executable in the bundle. It also lists missing or weak loads and earlier
 `architecture`. System paths stay undetermined because the dyld shared cache
 provides them.
 
-Use `extract_artifact` when materialized files are needed. It takes no arguments
-and materializes all regular files into a fresh temporary directory chosen by
+Use `extract_artifact` when materialized files are needed. It extracts the active
+target and accepts optional `integrity_policy`; see the [MCP contracts](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/mcp-contracts.md).
+It materializes all regular files into a fresh temporary directory chosen by
 REA. Symlinks and encrypted entries are inventory facts, not extractable files.
 The result reports the materialized directory; callers do not choose the
 destination. No separate permission grant is needed.
@@ -172,10 +246,13 @@ context. PSP/stack/device state remains unmodeled. See [DOS guide](https://githu
 
 For other headerless images (embedded firmware without ELF/Mach-O/PE/MZ
 headers), open with `format: "raw-binary"`, `architecture` (`x86`, `x86_64`,
-`arm`, or `arm64`), and `entry_point` (`0x` hex). File offset 0 is mapped at
+`arm`, `arm64`, or `6502`), and `entry_point` (`0x` hex). File offset 0 is mapped at
 that address. Hopper and IDA refuse this interpretation; Ghidra uses
 `BinaryLoader` with a little-endian generic language. Big-endian, Thumb-only,
-and Cortex-M variants are unsupported. See [raw binary guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/raw-binary.md).
+and Cortex-M variants are unsupported. `6502` selects NMOS 6502; the entry and
+complete file mapping must fit within `0x0000..0xffff`. 65C02, 65816, cartridge
+containers, bank switching, and mapper semantics are unsupported. Windows
+Ghidra P0 admits raw images only for `6502`. See [raw binary guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/raw-binary.md).
 
 ### Function annotations in Ghidra
 
@@ -192,3 +269,9 @@ resolution is explicit; missing references and size mismatch remain visible.
 Other payloads are opaque, and this operation does not decode images or simulate
 Windows resource loading. Consult the budgets and supported tree profile in
 [offline binary diagnostics](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/binary-diagnostics.md).
+
+For exact core-module import/export differences, use `compare_wasm_interfaces`
+with two complete inspection Evidence records (or current-session retained
+references) and explicit scope. Preserve unknown types/duplicate names; static
+interface equality is not runtime compatibility. CLI accepts complete inline
+Evidence in `rea compare-wasm-interfaces input.json --json`.

.agents/skills/reverse-engineer-anything/references/runtime-observation.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Passive browser and Electron observation
+# Browser and Electron runtime observation
 
 Supply the existing browser or Electron instance's literal-port loopback CDP
 endpoint in the request. No separate permission configuration or per-call
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ approval flag is needed. Browser discovery lists eligible HTTP(S) pages;
 selected page's current origin. Electron discovery lists eligible local
 `file://` targets without a configured file-root allowlist.
 
-Start browser work with `list_browser_targets`; start Electron runtime work with
-`list_electron_targets`. Inspect the target selected for the user's task. Observation
-is passive: never claim REA clicked, navigated, evaluated page JavaScript,
-invoked IPC, captured prior activity, or contained the page's network.
+Start passive browser work with `list_browser_targets`; start Electron runtime work with
+`list_electron_targets`. Before an electron-main Inspector attempt, check
+packaged fuses with `inspect_electron_fuses`. Inspect the target selected for
+the user's task. Observation with these tools is passive: never claim REA
+clicked, navigated, evaluated page JavaScript, invoked IPC, or captured prior
+activity. REA does not contain the page's network.
 
-Credentials, cookies, authorization headers, storage values, and raw
-WebSocket/JSON bodies are deliberately absent. Local URLs retain ordinary query
+Passive captures omit raw header collections, credential header values, storage
+values, and raw WebSocket/JSON bodies. Selected response metadata, including
+content encoding, policy values, and Link URLs, is retained. Local URLs retain ordinary query
 values and fragments; userinfo credentials are removed. Browser accessibility
 text, console primitives, value-free shapes, script sources, source maps, and
 storage key names have request-specific capture options. Electron script
@@ -21,8 +24,55 @@ sources are also optional. Use `capture_web_screenshot` when pixels are needed.
 Treat scope filtering, truncation, and attach-window coverage as limitations.
 Page-declared WebMCP tools are untrusted inventory and are never invoked by REA.
 
+## Who performs the action
+
+- The user performs it: `list_browser_targets`, then `inspect_web_page` or
+  `observe_web_session` on the selected target.
+- The agent must perform it: one `capture_browser_scenario` with declared
+  actions. Use connect mode with the loopback CDP endpoint and `target_id` for
+  an existing browser, or launch mode with a caller-selected executable for a
+  temporary profile. Connect mode first navigates the selected page to
+  `start_url`, which can clear unsaved form values and other temporary state.
+  Recreate the state needed for the investigation in the declared actions.
+  Connect mode leaves the external browser open; launch mode owns a temporary
+  browser and profile. Check `browser.cleanup` for the outcome.
+  Request only the DOM, accessibility, or network details needed for the question.
+  The default final capture contains the URL; step outcomes are reported separately.
+  Add a wait action for the expected page state before capturing it. Report that
+  REA performed the declared actions.
+
+Scenario network records have no request initiator stacks. For that evidence,
+use passive capture while the user performs the action. Listener source locations
+identify candidate handlers; they do not establish which script sent a particular
+request. Avoid overlapping passive capture and scenario actions on the same target.
+
+Focused follow-up tools:
+
+- `observe_web_execution`: execution coverage during a window; it resets
+  counters and temporarily disables optimization.
+- `inspect_web_event_listeners`: source locations for listeners registered
+  directly on the first CSS match, without dispatching an event.
+- `compare_web_captures`: two normalized passive captures or recorded scenarios.
+- `discover_webmcp_tools`: inspect page-declared WebMCP inventory; never invoke
+  the discovered tools.
+
 Use `reconcile_javascript_runtime` only after static application Evidence and
 passive browser/Electron Evidence exist. Prefer captured-source digest identity;
 report path/digest disagreement as a mismatch and preserve ambiguity. Explicit
 path mappings are inference inputs and never broaden filesystem or CDP authority.
 A bundle observed at runtime does not prove every contained module executed.
+
+## Fiddler Everywhere traffic debugging
+
+For large saved captures, request `detail: "summary"`, then page retained Evidence
+with `inspect_analysis_view` and `view: {kind: "capture", detail: "preview", offset: 0, limit: 20}`.
+Select complete record pages only for needed headers, metadata or payloads; views
+read the historical parent without repeating capture decoding.
+
+Inspect native `.saz` snapshots with `inspect_web_network_capture` and
+`format: "saz"`; encrypted archives are unsupported. For live
+traffic analysis, connect Everywhere's separate MCP server and use its
+advertised session tools with an explicit `sessionsSource` (`LiveTraffic` or
+`AgentCalls`). Preserve existing sessions and filters when inspecting a
+recorded run. See the [capture and MCP guide](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/docs/web-network-captures.md)
+for the workflow and Telerik's public setup and traffic-debugging skills.

.gitattributes

@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@
 
 # Windows command fixtures retain their native line endings.
 *.cmd text eol=crlf
+
+# Preserve whitespace in original upstream licensing texts.
+licenses/npm-runtime-notices.txt whitespace=-blank-at-eol

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Bug report
-description: Report a reproducible problem in REA
+description: Report a problem in REA with observations or source evidence
 title: "[Bug] "
 labels:
   - bug
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: |
-        Please report one primary behavior per issue. Keep observed behavior
-        separate from suspected causes, and remove credentials and private paths.
+        Report one primary behavior per issue. Keep answers concise and grounded
+        in available evidence. Distinguish observed behavior, source-derived
+        reasoning, and suspected causes; do not claim a reproduction you did not run.
+        If a narrative answer is not known, write `NOT_ENOUGH_INFO` and describe
+        what is missing. Intermittent failures and clearly labeled source-only
+        reports are welcome. Do not include credentials or sensitive target data.
 
   - type: checkboxes
     id: before-submitting
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ body:
     id: observed-behavior
     attributes:
       label: Observed behavior
-      description: What happened? Include the command, MCP tool, provider, target type, and conditions that matter.
+      description: Describe the actual result, including the exact command or MCP request, relevant provider/target, and supporting evidence below. Label source-only findings instead of claiming execution.
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ body:
     id: reproduction
     attributes:
       label: Reproduction
-      description: Give the smallest realistic command, configuration, input, or event sequence that demonstrates the problem.
+      description: Give the shortest steps you actually ran, with the relevant input or configuration. State how often they reproduced the problem when known. If reproduction is unavailable, say so and provide the observations or source reference you have.
       placeholder: |
         1. Configure or start ...
         2. Run ...
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ body:
     id: expected-behavior
     attributes:
       label: Expected behavior
-      description: What result, contract, invariant, recovery action, or state transition should have occurred?
+      description: State the expected result, contract, or recovery action. Cite documentation, source, or a known-good version when available; mark an unverified expectation or unknown reference clearly.
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ body:
     id: impact-scope
     attributes:
       label: Impact and scope
-      description: What is affected, what is not affected, and does this affect evidence integrity, process isolation, compatibility, or recovery?
+      description: Describe observed impact and frequency, including effects on evidence integrity, process isolation, compatibility, or recovery when known. Leave untested scope and severity unknown rather than guessing.
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: REA version
       description: Use `rea --version` or provide the source revision.
-      placeholder: 3.1.0 or git revision
+      placeholder: Exact rea --version output or source commit SHA
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ body:
     id: failure-stage
     attributes:
       label: Earliest failure stage
-      description: Select where the incorrect behavior first becomes observable.
+      description: Select where the incorrect behavior first becomes observable. Choose Unknown if this has not been established.
       options:
         - Request parsing or validation
         - Setup or provider admission
@@ -133,8 +137,14 @@ body:
     id: relevant-evidence
     attributes:
       label: Relevant output or evidence
-      description: Paste the smallest useful CLI output, MCP result, error, trace, or evidence excerpt. Redact sensitive values.
-      render: text
+      description: Include the smallest useful output, MCP result, error, screenshot, artifact, or exact source reference. Say how it was obtained and which claim it supports. If unavailable, write NOT_ENOUGH_INFO and explain what is missing. Redact credentials and sensitive target data.
+      placeholder: |
+        Command or MCP request actually run:
+        Relevant result, error, or artifact:
+        For source-only findings, link the file/revision and relevant code:
+        Missing evidence or remaining uncertainty:
+    validations:
+      required: true
 
   - type: textarea
     id: typed-outcome
@@ -146,10 +156,10 @@ body:
     id: analysis
     attributes:
       label: Analysis or suspected cause
-      description: Optional. Clearly mark source-derived reasoning or a hypothesis; do not present an unverified cause as fact.
+      description: Optional. Link supporting source and distinguish source-derived reasoning from a hypothesis. A root-cause analysis or proposed fix is not required.
 
   - type: textarea
     id: additional-context
     attributes:
       label: Additional context
-      description: Add links, reduced fixtures, screenshots, or a proposed regression test.
+      description: Add reduced fixtures, screenshots, or related issues. For observed regressions, include the last known good and first known bad versions when available. Label untested checks as proposals.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
+  - name: Contribution scope and integration requirements
+    url: https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-scope
+    about: Check supported capabilities, excluded workflows, and the fail-closed integration rule before proposing a feature.
   - name: REA Documentation
     url: https://github.com/morluto/rea#readme
     about: Read the README and AGENTS.md for usage guides and configuration details.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/design_discussion.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Design discussion
-description: Resolve an REA architecture, provider, or contract question before implementation
+description: Discuss an REA architecture, provider, contract, or scope decision
 title: "[Design] "
 labels:
   - enhancement
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ body:
     attributes:
       value: |
         Use this for a substantial provider, public/persisted contract, or
-        authority-boundary decision. Keep one decision per discussion.
+        authority-boundary decision. One question and a short explanation are
+        enough to start. Choose "Not sure yet" where needed; maintainers can help
+        with technical details, alternatives, and verification.
+
+        Read the [contribution scope](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-scope).
+        Unresolved boundaries block integration, not opening a discussion.
 
   - type: checkboxes
     id: before-submitting
@@ -18,14 +23,16 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I searched the open and closed issues and pull requests for a related discussion.
           required: true
-        - label: I removed credentials, tokens, private paths, and sensitive target data.
+        - label: I understand the [contribution scope](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-scope) must be reviewed before integration; open questions are welcome here.
+          required: true
+        - label: This discussion does not include credentials, private samples, or sensitive target data.
           required: true
 
   - type: textarea
     id: decision
     attributes:
       label: Decision needed
-      description: State the exact question maintainers need to resolve.
+      description: What would you like maintainers to help decide? A short question is enough.
       placeholder: Should REA ... or ...?
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -34,23 +41,57 @@ body:
     id: context-evidence
     attributes:
       label: Context and evidence
-      description: Explain why the decision is needed now. Separate observed behavior, derived evidence, and inference.
+      description: Explain the problem or motivation and link relevant evidence when available. Distinguish observed behavior, source-derived reasoning, proposed behavior, and unknowns. A question without measurements or a finished design is welcome.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: target-interaction
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected interaction with targets
+      description: >-
+        Select all known effects, including upstream tool behavior. Add "Not sure
+        yet" if anything is unclear. Use "No target interaction" only on its own.
+        These selections help discussion and do not establish scope approval.
+      multiple: true
+      options:
+        - Read existing files or captured data
+        - Launch or attach to a process
+        - Inject instrumentation or run scripts/code
+        - Change process memory or registers
+        - Write or change files/configuration
+        - Contact network services
+        - Recover protected code or work around protections
+        - No target interaction (documentation or usability only)
+        - Not sure yet
     validations:
       required: true
 
   - type: textarea
     id: boundary-invariants
     attributes:
-      label: Boundary and invariants
-      description: Identify the owning layer, provider/bridge boundary, artifact or evidence invariants, and any process or authorization constraints.
-    validations:
-      required: true
+      label: Boundary details (optional)
+      description: >-
+        If known, clarify target selection, selected effects, provider boundaries,
+        non-goals, or evidence invariants. Leave blank if you need help identifying
+        them. Do not include private samples or proof-of-authorization documents.
 
   - type: textarea
     id: options
     attributes:
       label: Options and tradeoffs
-      description: Compare a small number of viable approaches, including platform, compatibility, safety, evidence, and maintenance costs.
+      description: Optional approaches or tradeoffs. One idea is enough; maintainers can help compare alternatives.
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: verification-readiness
+    attributes:
+      label: Verification available so far
+      description: Pick the closest match. An idea without samples or test results is welcome.
+      options:
+        - Idea only; I need help defining checks
+        - I can suggest a sample or manual check
+        - I have a prototype or observed results
+        - Not sure yet
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -58,9 +99,10 @@ body:
     id: success-criteria
     attributes:
       label: Success criteria and open questions
-      description: State what outcome would settle the decision and list only unresolved questions that could change the choice.
-    validations:
-      required: true
+      description: >-
+        Optional expected output, sample, possible check, or unresolved question.
+        A complete test plan is not required to start; maintainers and implementers
+        will resolve material verification gaps before integration.
 
   - type: textarea
     id: references

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/documentation.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ labels:
   - documentation
   - triage
 body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Report one documentation problem with the exact location and the smallest
+        useful supporting passage, example, or result. Keep answers concise.
+        If something is unknown, write `NOT_ENOUGH_INFO` and explain what is missing.
+
   - type: checkboxes
     id: before-submitting
     attributes:
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@ body:
     id: problem
     attributes:
       label: Problem
-      description: What is unclear, missing, outdated, or incorrect, and who is affected?
+      description: Quote or describe the current content, explain what is unclear, missing, outdated, or incorrect, and say how to observe the problem. State who is affected when known.
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -36,7 +43,7 @@ body:
     id: expected-content
     attributes:
       label: Expected content
-      description: Describe the accurate behavior or example that should be documented.
+      description: Describe the accurate behavior or example that should be documented, with a reference when available. Label a proposed clarification or unknown behavior clearly.
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -44,7 +51,9 @@ body:
     id: evidence
     attributes:
       label: Supporting evidence
-      description: Add source, command output, provider documentation, or a link that supports the correction.
+      description: Include an exact passage, source reference, command output, provider documentation, or screenshot supporting the report. For missing or unclear guidance, point to the relevant section and explain the gap. If evidence is unavailable, write NOT_ENOUGH_INFO and explain what is missing.
+    validations:
+      required: true
 
   - type: textarea
     id: additional-context

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: |
-        Keep one primary capability or workflow outcome per request. For a
-        substantial provider, public contract, or architecture change, explain
-        the decision maintainers need to make before implementation.
+        Describe one problem and the outcome you would like. Short answers are
+        welcome. Choose "Not sure yet" wherever needed; you do not need code, a
+        finished design, or a complete test plan to propose an idea.
+        Use concrete examples when available, distinguish current limitations
+        from proposed behavior, and leave unmeasured impact or unknowns explicit.
+
+        Read the [contribution scope](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-scope).
+        Maintainers can help resolve scope and technical questions. Unresolved
+        boundaries block integration, not opening a request for discussion.
 
   - type: checkboxes
     id: before-submitting
@@ -19,7 +25,9 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: I searched the open and closed issues and pull requests for a related proposal.
           required: true
-        - label: I removed credentials, tokens, private paths, and sensitive target data.
+        - label: I understand the [contribution scope](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-scope) must be reviewed before integration; open questions are welcome here.
+          required: true
+        - label: This request does not include credentials, private samples, or sensitive target data.
           required: true
 
   - type: dropdown
@@ -36,6 +44,7 @@ body:
         - MCP or agent integration
         - Documentation
         - Other
+        - Not sure yet
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -43,7 +52,7 @@ body:
     id: current-limitation
     attributes:
       label: Current limitation
-      description: What user or agent workflow is blocked, ambiguous, or unnecessarily difficult today?
+      description: What are you trying to understand or do, and what is difficult today? A short example is enough.
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -51,23 +60,69 @@ body:
     id: use-cases
     attributes:
       label: Use cases
-      description: Give concrete applications, targets, callers, or investigation workflows. Explain why current tools are insufficient.
-    validations:
-      required: true
+      description: Optional examples of affected workflows, targets, or callers and their practical impact. Include observed frequency or measurements when available; do not invent them. Leave blank if covered above.
 
   - type: textarea
     id: desired-outcome
     attributes:
       label: Desired outcome and success criteria
-      description: Describe observable behavior, inputs, outputs, evidence, and compatibility criteria that would make this useful.
+      description: What would a useful result look like? Describe the output or behavior you want; implementation details are optional.
+      placeholder: For a selected APK, show whether it is packed and include the detection evidence.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: target-interaction
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected interaction with targets
+      description: >-
+        Select all known effects, including upstream tool behavior. Add "Not sure
+        yet" if anything is unclear. Use "No target interaction" only on its own.
+        These selections help discussion and do not establish scope approval.
+      multiple: true
+      options:
+        - Read existing files or captured data
+        - Launch or attach to a process
+        - Inject instrumentation or run scripts/code
+        - Change process memory or registers
+        - Write or change files/configuration
+        - Contact network services
+        - Recover protected code or work around protections
+        - No target interaction (documentation or usability only)
+        - Not sure yet
     validations:
       required: true
 
   - type: textarea
     id: boundaries
     attributes:
-      label: Authority boundaries and non-goals
-      description: Call out process execution, target mutation, provider licensing, evidence provenance, supported platforms, and work that should remain out of scope.
+      label: Target and scope details (optional)
+      description: >-
+        If known, name the target/platform, clarify selected effects, or list a
+        non-goal or scope question. You can leave this blank; maintainers can help.
+        Do not include private samples or proof-of-authorization documents.
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: verification-readiness
+    attributes:
+      label: Verification available so far
+      description: Pick the closest match. An idea without samples or test results is welcome.
+      options:
+        - Idea only; I need help defining checks
+        - I can suggest a sample or manual check
+        - I have a prototype or observed results
+        - Not sure yet
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: verification
+    attributes:
+      label: Verification details (optional)
+      description: >-
+        Share an expected output, a possible check, or existing results if you have
+        them. Self-owned or appropriately licensed samples can help, but are not
+        required to open a request. Do not attach private or sensitive data.
 
   - type: textarea
     id: alternatives
@@ -85,4 +140,4 @@ body:
     id: references
     attributes:
       label: References
-      description: Link relevant provider documentation, source, measurements, artifacts, issues, or discussions.
+      description: Optional supporting examples, provider documentation, source, measurements, artifacts, issues, or prior art. Distinguish observed results from expected benefits; an idea without evidence is welcome.

.github/actions/npm-cache/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Cache npm package downloads
+description: Restore npm's download cache and save it only from trusted default-branch events.
+outputs:
+  can-save:
+    description: Whether this run may update the shared npm download cache.
+    value: ${{ steps.context.outputs.can-save }}
+  path:
+    description: The npm download-cache directory.
+    value: ${{ steps.context.outputs.path }}
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - id: context
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+        LOCKFILES_HASH: ${{ hashFiles('package-lock.json', 'npm-shrinkwrap.json', '.npmrc') }}
+      run: |
+        cache_path="$(npm config get cache)"
+        runtime_arch="$(node -p 'process.arch')"
+        can_save=false
+        if [[ -n "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" && "${GITHUB_REF}" == "refs/heads/${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" && ( "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" == "push" || "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" == "schedule" || "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" == "workflow_dispatch" ) ]]; then
+          can_save=true
+        fi
+        cache_key="npm-download-${RUNNER_OS}-${runtime_arch}-${LOCKFILES_HASH}"
+        {
+          printf 'can-save=%s\n' "${can_save}"
+          printf 'path=%s\n' "${cache_path}"
+          printf 'key=%s\n' "${cache_key}"
+        } >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+    - name: Restore and save npm package downloads
+      if: steps.context.outputs.can-save == 'true'
+      uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+      with:
+        path: ${{ steps.context.outputs.path }}
+        key: ${{ steps.context.outputs.key }}
+    - name: Restore npm package downloads without saving
+      if: steps.context.outputs.can-save != 'true'
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+      with:
+        path: ${{ steps.context.outputs.path }}
+        key: ${{ steps.context.outputs.key }}

.github/actions/portable-build-cache/action.yml

@@ -1,17 +1,27 @@
 name: Portable build cache
-description: Reuse Turbo build outputs without serializing verification jobs.
+description: Restore portable Turbo build outputs from the current run or cross-run cache.
 inputs:
   save:
     description: Save newly built outputs after the job succeeds.
     default: "false"
+  build_cache_artifact:
+    description: Reuse portable Turbo outputs uploaded by the current workflow run.
+    default: ""
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
+    - name: Download portable build outputs from this workflow run
+      if: inputs.build_cache_artifact != ''
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+      with:
+        name: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
+        path: .turbo/cache/
     - name: Resolve portable build task hashes
       id: plan
+      if: inputs.build_cache_artifact == ''
       shell: bash
       env:
-        BUILD_CACHE_PREFIX: rea-portable-build-v1-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('.npmrc') }}
+        BUILD_CACHE_PREFIX: rea-portable-build-v2-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('.npmrc', '.nvmrc', 'package-lock.json') }}
       run: |
         npm run --silent test:prepare -- --dry=json |
           node --input-type=module -e '
@@ -25,16 +35,19 @@ runs:
             }).sort();
             const hash = createHash("sha256").update(hashes.join("\n")).digest("hex");
             console.log(`key=${process.env.BUILD_CACHE_PREFIX}-${hash}`);
+            console.log(`prefix=${process.env.BUILD_CACHE_PREFIX}-`);
           ' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
     - name: Restore portable build outputs
-      if: inputs.save != 'true'
-      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      if: inputs.build_cache_artifact == '' && inputs.save != 'true'
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
       with:
         path: .turbo/cache/
         key: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.key }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.prefix }}
     - name: Restore and save portable build outputs
-      if: inputs.save == 'true'
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      if: inputs.build_cache_artifact == '' && inputs.save == 'true'
+      uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
       with:
         path: .turbo/cache/
         key: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.key }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.prefix }}

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -19,21 +19,46 @@ describe the use case and observable outcome. -->
 <!-- Explain the chosen approach, why it fits REA's architecture, and what is
 intentionally not included. -->
 
+Follow the [contribution scope](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-scope).
+Unresolved scope, authority, side effects, or required verification block
+integration. Link the required maintainer scope decision for new providers or
+capabilities involving target execution, injection, mutation, or protection
+recovery; ordinary fixes within existing boundaries may state "not applicable".
+Draft PRs may leave the scope decision pending and the readiness and merge checklists
+unchecked. Maintainers can help resolve open questions.
+
 ## Contract and boundary impact
 
-<!-- Complete the applicable lines; use "none" or "not applicable" explicitly. -->
+<!-- Short answers are welcome. Complete applicable lines; mark unresolved facts as "unknown".
+Use "none" or "not applicable" only when established. -->
 
 - Semantic owner and earliest changed stage:
+- Contribution scope fit and linked maintainer decision:
 - CLI and MCP/tool-catalog contract:
 - Provider, bridge, target-format, or platform compatibility:
 - Evidence, artifact, provenance, or reconstruction contract:
-- Process execution, authorization, cleanup, or containment impact:
+- Target selection, authority, upstream behavior, and cleanup details (if applicable):
 - Generated metadata (`docs/public/product-catalog.json`), package, or installation impact (CI generates and validates ignored catalogs and `skills/`; edit authored instructions in `.agents/skills/reverse-engineer-anything/` and never commit build outputs):
 
+Expected effects (check known effects; use documentation-only on its own).
+Unchecked items do not establish absence; leave uncertainties visible.
+
+- [ ] Read existing files or captured data.
+- [ ] Launch or attach to a process.
+- [ ] Inject instrumentation or run scripts/code.
+- [ ] Change process memory, registers, files, or configuration.
+- [ ] Contact network services.
+- [ ] Recover protected code or work around protections.
+- [ ] Documentation or usability only; no target interaction.
+- [ ] Not sure yet; investigation or maintainer guidance needed.
+
 ## Evidence and regression coverage
 
 <!-- State whether evidence is executed, source-derived, or proposed. For fixes,
-explain how the regression would fail on the affected base revision when practical. -->
+show the original failure and explain how the regression would fail on the affected
+base revision when practical. Include the most useful proof inline; link long logs
+or artifacts, or put them in optional details. Documentation-only changes can use
+source, link, or rendered-document checks. -->
 
 - Tests added or updated:
 - Base reproduction or other evidence:
@@ -49,7 +74,8 @@ For evidence-bearing changes:
 ## Validation performed
 
 <!-- List only commands that actually ran, with observed results. Include the
-relevant real-provider or platform workflow, or explain why it was unavailable. -->
+relevant real-provider or platform workflow, or explain why it was unavailable.
+Keep these results current after changes; a command without its result is incomplete. -->
 
 - `command` — result
 
@@ -68,9 +94,30 @@ limits, security/privacy/containment implications, and meaningful proof gaps. --
 - Package or release metadata impact:
 - Security, privacy, process, or containment review:
 
-## Review checklist
+## Author readiness
+
+<!-- The human owner completes these declarations before requesting review.
+The PR author is the owner by default. A different owner must explicitly accept
+ownership on this PR.
+AI agents must leave these declarations to a human to dictate to them or there could be catastrophic consequences for many users of REA.
+Draft PRs may leave them unchecked. These declarations record initial readiness
+when opening the PR for review; later pushes do not require a new human sign-off.
+Keep the description and validation evidence current as the work changes.
+See CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-request-ownership-and-readiness. -->
+
+Human owner: <!-- @GitHub-handle -->
+
+- [ ] I reviewed the final diff and relevant existing code, understand the change and its edge cases, and take responsibility for the complete PR, including AI-assisted work.
+- [ ] I checked the evidence above, confirmed it supports the current change, and recorded meaningful validation gaps.
+- [ ] I declare this PR ready for initial maintainer review.
+
+## Before merge
+
+<!-- Draft PRs may leave pending items unchecked. Resolve material scope and
+authority questions before integration. -->
 
 - [ ] This PR addresses a concrete problem or an agreed enhancement.
+- [ ] Material scope and authority questions are resolved, and any required maintainer scope decision covers the final diff.
 - [ ] The PR has one focused outcome and the title follows `type(scope): outcome`.
 - [ ] Related issue is linked, or the reason for not linking one is stated above.
 - [ ] Tests cover changed observable behavior and meaningful failure paths.

.github/workflows/ci-full-pr.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Full PR qualification
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, "release/*"]
+    types: [labeled]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+
+jobs:
+  qualification:
+    name: Qualify labeled PR revision
+    if: github.event.label.name == 'ci:full'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
+    with:
+      source_sha: ${{ github.sha }}

.github/workflows/ci-timings.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+name: CI timings
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "17 * * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-timings-${{ github.repository }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  report:
+    name: Collect recent completed workflow attempts
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      # Consume only API data and execute batch code from the trusted default branch.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - name: Diagnose missing and startup-failed PR CI
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          CI_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          CI_REPOSITORY_ID: ${{ github.repository_id }}
+          CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+        run: node scripts/ci/pr-ci-health.mjs
+      - name: Record queue, execution, and matched step timing
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          CI_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+        run: node scripts/ci/job-timings-batch.mjs
+      - name: Upload CI timing artifacts
+        if: always() && hashFiles('.cache/ci-job-timings/*') != ''
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: ci-job-timings-batch
+          path: .cache/ci-job-timings/
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          overwrite: true
+          retention-days: 14
+      - name: Install dependencies for static failure attribution
+        id: failure-deps
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && hashFiles('.cache/ci-job-timings/batch-manifest.json') != '' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Attribute supported static failures against main
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.failure-deps.outcome == 'success' && hashFiles('.cache/ci-job-timings/batch-manifest.json') != '' }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          CI_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+        run: node scripts/ci/failure-report.mjs
+      - name: Upload CI health and failure diagnostics
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: ci-health-diagnostics
+          path: |
+            .cache/ci-pr-health/
+            .cache/ci-failures/
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 14

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -5,42 +5,45 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
     branches: [main, "release/*"]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "23 0-2,4-23 * * *"
+    - cron: "23 3 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      source_sha:
+        description: Exact qualification source; must match the caller revision.
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 concurrency:
-  group: ci-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  # The latest main push verifies the full tree, including earlier changes.
-  # Publication uses its own release workflow and concurrency group.
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  # Complete qualification finishes even while main receives more pushes.
+  # Main feedback also finishes, coalescing newer pushes to one pending run.
+  # Scheduled/manual main runs coalesce to one active and the latest pending;
+  # release and label-triggered qualification use exact-revision groups.
+  group: ci-${{ (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.source_sha != '' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:full')) && 'qualification' || 'feedback' }}-${{ inputs.source_sha || github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && inputs.source_sha == '' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:full') }}
 
 env:
   HUSKY: "0"
 
 jobs:
-  pr-title:
-    name: Conventional PR title
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Validate title for Release Please
-        env:
-          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
-        run: >-
-          node -e 'const title = process.env.PR_TITLE ?? "";
-          const conventional = /^(?:feat|fix|docs|refactor|perf|test|build|ci|chore|revert)(?:\([a-z0-9._/-]+\))?!?: .+/u;
-          if (!conventional.test(title)) {
-            console.error("PR title must use Conventional Commits, for example: feat: add historical source import");
-            process.exit(1);
-          }'
-
   changes:
     name: Classify changes
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: read
     outputs:
+      tier: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.tier }}
+      qualification_run_id: ${{ steps.qualification.outputs.run_id }}
       code: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.code }}
+      reverse_tools: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.reverse_tools }}
+      sqlite: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.sqlite }}
       runtime: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.runtime }}
       package: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.package }}
       apple: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.apple }}
@@ -59,120 +62,279 @@ jobs:
       nativeaot: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.nativeaot }}
       website: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.website }}
       matrix: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.matrix }}
+      test_selection: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.test_selection }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
         with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.source_sha || github.sha }}
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Bind qualification to the caller revision
+        if: inputs.source_sha != ''
+        env:
+          SOURCE_SHA: ${{ inputs.source_sha }}
+        run: |
+          test "${SOURCE_SHA}" = "${GITHUB_SHA}"
+          test "${SOURCE_SHA}" = "$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+      - name: Find a verified ancestor for push selection
+        id: baseline
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && inputs.source_sha == ''
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          CI_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+        run: node scripts/ci/baseline.mjs
+      - name: Admit scheduled full qualification
+        id: qualification
+        if: github.event_name == 'schedule' && inputs.source_sha == ''
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          CI_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          CI_REPOSITORY_ID: ${{ github.repository_id }}
+          CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+          CI_FORCE_FULL: ${{ github.event.schedule == '23 3 * * *' }}
+        run: node scripts/ci/qualification.mjs
       - name: Select verification lanes
         id: plan
         env:
-          BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
-          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-          CI_FULL: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:full') }}
+          BASE_SHA: ${{ steps.baseline.outputs.base || github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          BASELINE_REASON: ${{ steps.baseline.outputs.reason }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ inputs.source_sha || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+          CI_FULL: ${{ inputs.source_sha != '' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci:full') }}
+          CI_SKIP_FULL: ${{ steps.qualification.outputs.run_full == 'false' }}
         run: node scripts/ci/plan.mjs
 
   static:
     name: Static checks
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ always() }}
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.changes.outputs.tier != 'reused' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
       - name: Require successful change classification
         env:
           CHANGES_RESULT: ${{ needs.changes.result }}
         run: test "${CHANGES_RESULT}" = "success"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
+      - name: Restore static task cache
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
+        id: static-cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          path: .turbo/cache/
+          key: rea-static-v1-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('.nvmrc', '.npmrc', 'package-lock.json') }}-${{ github.sha }}
+          # Turbo validates each task's inputs after restoring this snapshot.
+          restore-keys: rea-static-v1-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('.nvmrc', '.npmrc', 'package-lock.json') }}-
+      - name: Validate workflow syntax and expressions
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.workflows == 'true'
+        run: go run github.com/rhysd/actionlint/cmd/actionlint@v1.7.7 -shellcheck= -pyflakes=
+      - name: Record static task source and execution identity
+        continue-on-error: true
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
+        env:
+          CI_PR_HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        run: npm run ci:static-context
       - if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: npm run check:ci
       - if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: npm run verify:test-discovery
+      - name: Check LLDB producer retention and launch contracts
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
+        run: npm run test:python
       - if: needs.changes.outputs.code != 'true'
         run: npm run format:check
+      - name: Save validated static task cache
+        if: >-
+          success() && needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' &&
+          steps.npm-cache.outputs.can-save == 'true' &&
+          steps.static-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache/save@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          path: .turbo/cache/
+          key: ${{ steps.static-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
+      - name: Upload complete static diagnostics
+        if: always() && needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: static-check-reports
+          path: .cache/static-checks/
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  test-source:
+    name: Source tests
+    needs: changes
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'fast'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - run: npm ci
+      - name: Run source tests without waiting for build
+        run: npm run test:fast -- --reporter=default --reporter=blob
+        env:
+          VITEST_BLOB_LABEL: source
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        with:
+          name: vitest-report-source
+          path: .vitest/blob/*
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 7
 
   test-shard:
     name: Test shard (${{ matrix.shard }})
     needs: [changes, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      # Failed PRs release the remaining matrix slots; qualification retains
+      # every shard's diagnostics and coverage. Passing PRs run the full suite.
+      fail-fast: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'fast' }}
       matrix:
-        shard: [1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4]
+        # Fast feedback spends the same six test jobs on one source group and
+        # five built groups; full qualification retains six complete shards.
+        shard: ${{ fromJSON(needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'fast' && '["1/5","2/5","3/5","4/5","5/5"]' || '["1/6","2/6","3/6","4/6","5/6","6/6"]') }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
           name: rea-test-runtime
           path: .
-      - run: npm run test:ci:shard:run -- --shard=${{ matrix.shard }}
+      - name: Run complete portable suite with coverage
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'full'
+        run: npm run test:ci:shard:run -- --shard=${{ matrix.shard }}
         env:
           REA_CI_TEST_HISTORY: .cache/ci-test-history/test-results.json
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - name: Run built-dependent tests for fast feedback
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'fast'
+        run: npm run test:built -- --reporter=default --reporter=blob --shard=${{ matrix.shard }}
+        env:
+          VITEST_BLOB_LABEL: built
+          REA_CI_TEST_HISTORY: .cache/ci-test-history/test-results.json
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         with:
-          name: vitest-report-${{ strategy.job-index }}
+          name: vitest-report-built-${{ strategy.job-index }}
           path: .vitest/blob/*
           include-hidden-files: true
           if-no-files-found: error
           overwrite: true
           retention-days: 7
 
+  reverse-tools-quality:
+    name: Reverse tools quality
+    needs: [changes, static]
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.reverse_tools == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - run: npm ci
+      - name: Run reverse tools tests with coverage
+        run: npm run test:coverage:reverse-tools
+      - name: Preflight both reverse tools mutation configurations
+        run: |
+          node scripts/prepare-reverse-tools-mutation.mjs
+          npx --no-install stryker run stryker.config.mjs --dryRunOnly
+          npx --no-install stryker run stryker.semantics.config.mjs --dryRunOnly
+      - name: Retain available reverse tools diagnostics
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: reverse-tools-quality-${{ needs.changes.outputs.tier }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+          path: |
+            coverage/reverse-tools/
+            reports/mutation/
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 7
+
   build:
     name: Build package
     needs: changes
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true'
+    # Reusable provider workflows consume this run's portable build artifact,
+    # even when a workflow-only edit selects the lane without portable tests.
+    if: >-
+      needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' ||
+      needs.changes.outputs.browser == 'true' ||
+      needs.changes.outputs.binary_layout == 'true' ||
+      needs.changes.outputs.evm == 'true' ||
+      needs.changes.outputs.javascript_recovery == 'true' ||
+      needs.changes.outputs.recorded_crash == 'true' ||
+      needs.changes.outputs.web_network == 'true' ||
+      needs.changes.outputs.web_runtime == 'true' ||
+      needs.changes.outputs.web_source_map == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     permissions:
       contents: read
       actions: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Reuse portable build outputs across runs
         uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
         with:
-          save: "true"
+          save: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch) }}
       - run: npm run test:prepare
-      - name: Find successful default-branch timing history
+      - name: Find available trusted full-suite timing history
         id: history
         continue-on-error: true
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           CI_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          CI_REPOSITORY_ID: ${{ github.repository_id }}
           CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
-        run: |
-          run_id="$(gh api --method GET \
-            "repos/${CI_REPOSITORY}/actions/workflows/ci.yml/runs" \
-            -f branch="${CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH}" -f event=push -f status=success -f per_page=1 \
-            --jq '.workflow_runs[0].id // empty')"
-          echo "run-id=${run_id}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+        run: node scripts/ci/test-history.mjs
       - name: Download previous timing report
         if: steps.history.outputs.run-id != ''
         continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
-          name: test-results
+          name: test-timings
           run-id: ${{ steps.history.outputs.run-id }}
           github-token: ${{ github.token }}
           path: .cache/ci-test-history
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: rea-test-runtime
           path: |
@@ -189,7 +351,7 @@ jobs:
       # test:prepare caches only portable JS, skill, and catalog outputs.
       # Native package jobs still run their build and prepack checks; Turbo
       # restores matching outputs or rebuilds when their inputs differ.
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: rea-build-cache
           path: .turbo/cache/
@@ -197,37 +359,52 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 7
 
+  sqlite-runtime:
+    # Preserve all selected coverage, but admit expensive host/provider work
+    # only after static validation. Portable tests still provide early feedback.
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
+    if: needs.changes.outputs.sqlite == 'true'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/sqlite-runtime.yml
+
   test:
-    name: Test (coverage + timing)
-    needs: [changes, test-shard]
-    if: ${{ always() }}
+    name: Portable tests
+    needs: [changes, test-source, test-shard]
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && needs.changes.outputs.tier != 'reused' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - name: Require successful test shards
+      - name: Require successful change classification
         env:
           CHANGES_RESULT: ${{ needs.changes.result }}
-          CODE_REQUIRED: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.code }}
-          SHARD_RESULT: ${{ needs.test-shard.result }}
-        run: |
-          test "${CHANGES_RESULT}" = "success"
-          test "${CODE_REQUIRED}" != "true" || test "${SHARD_RESULT}" = "success"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        run: test "${CHANGES_RESULT}" = "success"
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
         if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && success()
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && success()
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && success()
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && success()
         run: npm ci
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && success()
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        if: >-
+          !cancelled() && needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' &&
+          (needs.test-shard.result == 'success' || needs.test-shard.result == 'failure' ||
+           (needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'fast' &&
+            (needs.test-source.result == 'success' || needs.test-source.result == 'failure')))
         with:
           path: .vitest/blob
           pattern: vitest-report-*
           merge-multiple: true
       - name: Merge coverage, JUnit, and timing reports
-        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && success()
+        id: merge
+        if: >-
+          !cancelled() && needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' &&
+          needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'full' &&
+          (needs.test-shard.result == 'success' || needs.test-shard.result == 'failure')
         run: >-
           npm run test:ci:merge --
           --coverage.reportsDirectory=coverage
@@ -237,59 +414,90 @@ jobs:
           --reporter=default
           --reporter=junit
           --reporter=json
+          --reporter=./scripts/ci/test-timing-reporter.mjs
+          --outputFile.junit=test-results.xml
+          --outputFile.json=test-results.json
+      - name: Merge fast-suite JUnit and timing reports
+        id: merge-fast
+        if: >-
+          !cancelled() && needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' &&
+          needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'fast' &&
+          (needs.test-shard.result == 'success' || needs.test-shard.result == 'failure' ||
+           needs.test-source.result == 'success' || needs.test-source.result == 'failure')
+        run: >-
+          npm exec -- vitest --merge-reports
+          --reporter=default
+          --reporter=junit
+          --reporter=json
+          --reporter=./scripts/ci/test-timing-reporter.mjs
           --outputFile.junit=test-results.xml
           --outputFile.json=test-results.json
       - name: Summarize slowest test files
-        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && success()
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          node <<'NODE' >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
-          const report = JSON.parse(require("node:fs").readFileSync("test-results.json", "utf8"));
-          const files = (report.testResults ?? [])
-            .map((result) => ({
-              name: result.name,
-              duration: Math.max(0, (result.endTime ?? result.startTime) - result.startTime),
-            }))
-            .sort((left, right) => right.duration - left.duration)
-            .slice(0, 20);
-          console.log("## Slowest deterministic test files\n");
-          console.log("| File | Duration (ms) |");
-          console.log("| --- | ---: |");
-          for (const file of files) {
-            console.log(`| \`${file.name}\` | ${file.duration} |`);
-          }
-          NODE
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && always()
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && !cancelled() && hashFiles('test-timings.json') != ''
+        env:
+          SHARD_RESULT: ${{ needs.test-shard.result }}
+          SOURCE_REQUIRED: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'fast' }}
+          SOURCE_RESULT: ${{ needs.test-source.result }}
+          MERGE_RESULT: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'full' && steps.merge.outcome || steps.merge-fast.outcome }}
+          CI_VERIFY_TEST_INVENTORY: "true"
+          CI_TEST_SELECTION: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.test_selection }}
+          CI_PR_HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        run: node scripts/ci/test-report.mjs
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && !cancelled() && hashFiles('test-results.json') != ''
         with:
           name: test-results
           path: |
             test-results.xml
             test-results.json
+            test-timings.json
             coverage/
+            .cache/ci-test-selection/report.json
+          include-hidden-files: true
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 30
+      - name: Publish successful timing history
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.code == 'true' && needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'full' && success() && needs.test-shard.result == 'success'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: test-timings
+          path: .cache/ci-test-history/test-results.json
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 30
+      - name: Require successful test shards
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        env:
+          CODE_REQUIRED: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.code }}
+          SHARD_RESULT: ${{ needs.test-shard.result }}
+          SOURCE_REQUIRED: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'fast' }}
+          SOURCE_RESULT: ${{ needs.test-source.result }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${CODE_REQUIRED}" = "true" ]; then
+            test "${SHARD_RESULT}" = "success" || exit 1
+            test "${SOURCE_REQUIRED}" != "true" || test "${SOURCE_RESULT}" = "success"
+          fi
 
   conformance-fixtures:
     name: Source-built conformance fixtures
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.fixtures == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
       - name: Verify fixtures from a clean checkout
         run: npm run verify:fixtures
 
   windows-native-build:
     name: Build bundled Windows x64 native controls
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.runtime == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
       - name: Prepare cross compiler
@@ -306,12 +514,27 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run build:windows-native
       - run: npm run verify:windows-native:artifact
       - run: node scripts/build-windows-native.mjs --inspection-fixture
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: windows-native-inspection-fixture
           path: .cache/windows-native-inspection-fixture/
           if-no-files-found: error
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      # The process boundary observations are independent of the addon: they
+      # report the caller's and child's own token, environment and breakaway
+      # results from a separate executable. Cross-build it in the lane that
+      # already has MinGW so the Windows job can observe them too.
+      - name: Build Windows process boundary fixture
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p .cache/windows-process-boundary
+          x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ -municode -std=c++17 -O2 -static -Wall -Wextra \
+            -o .cache/windows-process-boundary/process-boundary.exe \
+            tests/fixtures/windows/processBoundary.cc -ladvapi32
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: windows-process-boundary-fixture
+          path: .cache/windows-process-boundary/
+          if-no-files-found: error
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: windows-native-controls
           path: native/windows/build/
@@ -319,7 +542,7 @@ jobs:
 
   package-e2e:
     name: Native package baseline (${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.architecture }})
-    needs: [changes, build, windows-native-build]
+    needs: [changes, static, build, windows-native-build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.runtime == 'true'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -334,11 +557,13 @@ jobs:
       NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=1024"
       UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE: "2"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - name: Verify native runtime identity
         env:
           EXPECTED_CI_PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -349,40 +574,54 @@ jobs:
           assert.equal(process.arch, process.env.EXPECTED_CI_ARCHITECTURE);
           console.log(JSON.stringify({ platform: process.platform, architecture: process.arch, node: process.version }));"
       - run: npm ci
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
           name: rea-build-cache
           path: .turbo/cache/
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
           name: windows-native-controls
           path: native/windows/build/
       - run: npm run verify:windows-native:artifact
-      - name: Resolve npm cache before verifier HOME isolation
-        id: npm-cache
-        run: |
-          cache_path="$(npm config get cache)"
-          echo "path=${cache_path}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+      - name: Verify NativeAOT diagnostic applicability on this host
+        run: npm run test:focused -- tests/evaluation/package/nativeAotDiagnostics.test.ts
       - run: npm run verify:package
         env:
           npm_config_cache: ${{ steps.npm-cache.outputs.path }}
+          REA_VERIFIED_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'full' && matrix.platform == 'linux' && matrix.architecture == 'x64' && '.cache/verified-package' || '' }}
       - name: Verify real Node Inspector discovery and observation
         timeout-minutes: 10
         run: npm run verify:inspector
+      - name: Retain the exact qualified release package
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'full' && matrix.platform == 'linux' && matrix.architecture == 'x64'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: verified-release-package
+          path: .cache/verified-package/
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          overwrite: true
+          retention-days: 7
 
   apple-artifacts:
     name: Real Apple artifact CLI/MCP E2E
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.apple == 'true'
     runs-on: macos-15
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: rea-build-cache
+          path: .turbo/cache/
       - name: Verify Apple artifact formats and metadata
         env:
           REA_ARTIFACT_NODE_COMPILE_CACHE: ${{ runner.temp }}/rea-artifact-node-cache
@@ -408,6 +647,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/boundary/cli/nativeSignatureCli.test.ts
           tests/boundary/mcp/nativeSignatureTargetBindingMcp.test.ts
           src/process/capture/FilesystemSnapshot.test.ts
+          tests/process-global/filesystemSnapshotFallbackCancellation.test.ts
           tests/boundary/process/darwinProcessRunTokenReader.test.ts
           tests/boundary/process/directAnalysisSignals.test.ts
           tests/boundary/process/processCaptureLifecycle.test.ts
@@ -416,16 +656,18 @@ jobs:
 
   reconstruction-readiness:
     name: Reconstruction readiness
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.readiness == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Run the public CLI/MCP reconstruction journey
         env:
@@ -433,7 +675,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o pipefail
           npm run verify:readiness | tee readiness-summary.json
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         with:
           name: reconstruction-readiness
@@ -445,20 +687,25 @@ jobs:
 
   windows-curated:
     name: Windows capability and package lane
-    needs: [changes, windows-native-build]
+    needs: [changes, static, build, windows-native-build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.package == 'true'
     runs-on: windows-latest
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: rea-build-cache
+          path: .turbo/cache/
       - run: npm run build:cached
-      - run: npm run typecheck
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
           name: windows-native-controls
           path: native/windows/build/
@@ -481,12 +728,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run curated Windows capability tests
         run: >-
           npx vitest run --coverage.enabled=false
+          src/process/capture/FilesystemSnapshot.test.ts
+          tests/process-global/filesystemSnapshotFallbackCancellation.test.ts
           tests/boundary/filesystem/binaryTarget.test.ts
           tests/boundary/filesystem/safeOutputTree.test.ts
           tests/boundary/providers/native/artifactProvider.archiveSafety.test.ts
           tests/boundary/providers/native/artifactProvider.extractionCompleteness.test.ts
           tests/boundary/filesystem/setupUnavailableProvider.test.ts
           tests/boundary/filesystem/windowsNpxRegistration.test.ts
+          tests/boundary/android/workspaceGuardianRetry.test.ts
+          tests/acceptance/setup/homeDirectoryFallback.test.ts
+          tests/boundary/filesystem/javascriptApplicationWorkflows.test.ts
           tests/boundary/filesystem/webScriptManifestPaths.test.ts
           tests/boundary/process/ProcessEvidence.host.test.ts
           tests/acceptance/webModuleCli.test.ts
@@ -496,6 +748,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/boundary/filesystem/javascript-applications/javascriptArtifactReconstruction.test.ts
           tests/conformance/providers/ghidra/windowsCapabilities.test.ts
           src/ghidra/GhidraInstallation.test.ts
+          tests/boundary/filesystem/ghidraJavaProbe.test.ts
           tests/boundary/providers/ghidra/ghidraTransport.test.ts
           tests/boundary/providers/ghidra/ghidraTargetSnapshot.test.ts
           tests/boundary/providers/ghidra/ghidraLauncher.test.ts
@@ -510,8 +763,17 @@ jobs:
           src/application/Update.test.ts
           tests/process-global/updateMaintenance.test.ts
           tests/conformance/providers/ghidra/realGhidraWindowsWorkflow.test.ts
-      - run: npm run verify:windows-native
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: windows-process-boundary-fixture
+          path: .cache/windows-process-boundary/
+      # Passing the fixture adds the breakaway, caller/child token, environment
+      # semantics and ancestor reparse observations, which the lane skips
+      # entirely when it is absent.
+      - run: >-
+          npm run verify:windows-native -- .
+          "${{ github.workspace }}\.cache\windows-process-boundary\process-boundary.exe"
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
           name: windows-native-inspection-fixture
           path: .cache/windows-native-inspection-fixture/
@@ -530,7 +792,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/boundary/filesystem/directoryArtifactReaderOpen.test.ts
           tests/boundary/filesystem/javascriptPackagePrecedence.test.ts
           tests/boundary/filesystem/javascriptArtifactContentIdentity.test.ts
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 22.19.0
       - name: Verify native path boundaries on Node 22
@@ -540,7 +802,7 @@ jobs:
           tests/boundary/filesystem/javascriptPackagePrecedence.test.ts
           tests/boundary/filesystem/javascriptArtifactContentIdentity.test.ts
           tests/boundary/process/sourceMapUncHosts.test.ts
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         if: always()
         with:
           name: windows-capabilities
@@ -552,17 +814,20 @@ jobs:
     needs: changes
     if: needs.changes.outputs.docs == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run docs:check
       - name: Generation leaves authored files unchanged
         run: git diff --exit-code
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: generated-docs
           path: |
@@ -571,76 +836,85 @@ jobs:
             skills/reverse-engineer-anything
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-  workflows:
-    name: Validate workflows
-    needs: changes
-    if: needs.changes.outputs.workflows == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Validate workflow syntax and expressions
-        run: go run github.com/rhysd/actionlint/cmd/actionlint@v1.7.7 -shellcheck= -pyflakes=
-
   browser:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.browser == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/real-browser.yml
+    with:
+      build_cache_artifact: rea-build-cache
 
   binary_layout:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.binary_layout == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/real-binary-layout.yml
+    with:
+      build_cache_artifact: rea-build-cache
 
   evm:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.evm == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/real-evm-interface.yml
+    with:
+      build_cache_artifact: rea-build-cache
 
   javascript_recovery:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.javascript_recovery == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/real-javascript-recovery.yml
+    with:
+      build_cache_artifact: rea-build-cache
 
   recorded_crash:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.recorded_crash == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/real-recorded-crash.yml
+    with:
+      build_cache_artifact: rea-build-cache
 
   web_network:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.web_network == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/real-web-network-captures.yml
+    with:
+      build_cache_artifact: rea-build-cache
 
   web_runtime:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.web_runtime == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/real-web-runtime.yml
+    with:
+      build_cache_artifact: rea-build-cache
 
   web_source_map:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static, build]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.web_source_map == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/real-web-source-map.yml
+    with:
+      build_cache_artifact: rea-build-cache
 
   nativeaot:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.nativeaot == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/nativeaot-fixtures.yml
 
   website:
-    needs: changes
+    needs: [changes, static]
     if: needs.changes.outputs.website == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/website-check.yml
 
   required:
     name: CI required
-    if: ${{ always() }}
+    # Report failed dependencies, but release superseded PR concurrency slots.
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     needs:
       [
         changes,
-        pr-title,
         static,
         build,
+        reverse-tools-quality,
         test-shard,
+        test-source,
+        sqlite-runtime,
         test,
         conformance-fixtures,
         windows-native-build,
@@ -649,7 +923,6 @@ jobs:
         reconstruction-readiness,
         windows-curated,
         docs,
-        workflows,
         browser,
         binary_layout,
         evm,
@@ -661,13 +934,25 @@ jobs:
         nativeaot,
         website,
       ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
       - name: Require every selected lane to pass
+        id: gate
         env:
           CI_JOBS: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+          CI_QUALIFICATION_DIRECTORY: .cache/ci-qualification
         run: node scripts/ci/required.mjs
+      - name: Upload full qualification receipt artifact
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.tier == 'full' && success()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: ${{ steps.gate.outputs.receipt_name }}
+          path: ${{ steps.gate.outputs.receipt_path }}
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          overwrite: true
+          retention-days: 7

.github/workflows/mutation.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: Mutation sweep
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "47 4 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: mutation-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+env:
+  HUSKY: "0"
+
+jobs:
+  mutation:
+    name: Mutation sweep (${{ matrix.suite }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 2
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - suite: reverse-tools
+            config: stryker.config.mjs
+          - suite: reverse-tools-semantics
+            config: stryker.semantics.config.mjs
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run test:prepare
+      - name: Run the complete configuration
+        env:
+          MUTATION_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.config }}
+        run: |
+          node scripts/prepare-reverse-tools-mutation.mjs
+          npx --no-install stryker run "${MUTATION_CONFIG}"
+      - name: Require both reports from the completed sweep
+        env:
+          REPORT_BASE: reports/mutation/${{ matrix.suite }}
+        run: |
+          test -s "${REPORT_BASE}.json"
+          test -s "${REPORT_BASE}.html"
+      - name: Retain available mutation diagnostics
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: mutation-${{ matrix.suite }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+          path: |
+            reports/mutation/${{ matrix.suite }}.json
+            reports/mutation/${{ matrix.suite }}.html
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 7

.github/workflows/nativeaot-fixtures.yml

@@ -12,22 +12,23 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Windows x64 NativeAOT fixture
     # .NET 8.0.22's bundled linker discovery supports VS 2019/2022.
     runs-on: windows-2022
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    # Two bounded restore attempts and one compile can each take five minutes.
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     env:
       DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: "1"
       DOTNET_PROCESSOR_COUNT: "1"
       COMPlus_GCHeapHardLimit: "30000000"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@67a3573c9a986a3f9c594539f4ab511d57bb3ce9 # v4.3.1
         with:
           dotnet-version: "8.0.416"
       - name: Build benign fixture and independent byte oracle
         run: node scripts/generate-nativeaot-fixtures.mjs
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: nativeaot-win-x64-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
           path: |

.github/workflows/pages.yml

@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run docs:build

.github/workflows/pr-readiness.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: PR readiness
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    branches: [main, "release/*"]
+    types:
+      [
+        opened,
+        edited,
+        synchronize,
+        reopened,
+        ready_for_review,
+        converted_to_draft,
+      ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pull_request_number:
+        description: Open PR to recheck
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: pr-readiness-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || inputs.pull_request_number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  readiness:
+    name: Validate author declaration
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 3
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
+      statuses: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Check initial readiness
+        uses: actions/github-script@373c709c69115d41ff229c7e5df9f8788daa9553 # v9
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { pathToFileURL } = require("node:url");
+            const entry = pathToFileURL(
+              `${process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/ci/pr-readiness.mjs`,
+            );
+            const { runReadinessCheck } = await import(entry.href);
+            await runReadinessCheck({ github, context, core });

.github/workflows/pr-title.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: PR title
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, "release/*"]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+
+permissions: {}
+
+concurrency:
+  group: pr-title-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  pr-title:
+    name: Conventional PR title
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+    steps:
+      - name: Validate title for Release Please
+        env:
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+        run: >-
+          node -e 'const title = process.env.PR_TITLE ?? "";
+          const conventional = /^(?:feat|fix|docs|refactor|perf|test|build|ci|chore|revert)(?:\([a-z0-9._/-]+\))?!?: .+/u;
+          if (!conventional.test(title)) {
+            console.error("PR title must use Conventional Commits, for example: feat: add historical source import");
+            process.exit(1);
+          }'

.github/workflows/real-binary-layout.yml

@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         default: false
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_cache_artifact:
+        description: Portable build cache artifact from the calling CI run.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-concurrency:
-  group: real-binary-layout-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=768
   HUSKY: "0"
@@ -26,13 +28,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
+        with:
+          build_cache_artifact: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
       - name: Acquire exact upstream libraries in an isolated runner environment
         shell: bash
         run: |

.github/workflows/real-browser.yml

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ name: Real browser verification
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_cache_artifact:
+        description: Portable build cache artifact from the calling CI run.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-concurrency:
-  group: real-browser-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
 env:
   HUSKY: "0"
 
@@ -19,13 +21,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
+        with:
+          build_cache_artifact: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
       - run: npm run verify:browser
         env:
           REA_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE: /usr/bin/google-chrome

.github/workflows/real-cutter.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+name: Real upstream Cutter verification
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [real-cutter-upstream]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  windows-native-artifact:
+    name: Build Windows bridge security boundary
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Install the cross compiler used by the Windows native lane
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
+      - run: npm run build:windows-native
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cutter-windows-native
+          path: native/windows/build/
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  cutter-upstream:
+    name: Cutter upstream smoke (${{ matrix.platform }})
+    needs: windows-native-artifact
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: linux
+            runner: [self-hosted, cutter-upstream, linux]
+          - platform: macOS
+            runner: [self-hosted, cutter-upstream, macOS]
+          - platform: Windows
+            runner: [self-hosted, cutter-upstream, Windows]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - run: npm ci
+      - if: matrix.platform == 'Windows'
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cutter-windows-native
+          path: native/windows/build/
+      - if: matrix.platform == 'Windows'
+        run: npm run verify:windows-native:artifact
+      - if: matrix.platform == 'Windows'
+        run: npm run build:cached
+      - if: matrix.platform == 'Windows'
+        run: npm run verify:windows-native
+      - name: Verify host and real Cutter bridge
+        env:
+          EXPECTED_PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+        run: npm run verify:cutter
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: cutter-upstream-${{ matrix.platform }}
+          path: cutter-smoke.json
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          retention-days: 30

.github/workflows/real-evm-interface.yml

@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ name: Real offline EVM interface
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_cache_artifact:
+        description: Portable build cache artifact from the calling CI run.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-concurrency:
-  group: real-evm-interface-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=768
   HUSKY: "0"
@@ -20,13 +22,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
+        with:
+          build_cache_artifact: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
       - name: Acquire unchanged fixture compiler in isolated runner storage
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -39,3 +45,5 @@ jobs:
           echo "REA_VERIFY_SOLC_MODULE=${evm_fixture_root}/node_modules/solc/index.js" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
       - name: Verify source-owned compiled bytecode through public CLI and MCP
         run: npm run verify:evm:interface
+      - name: Verify content-hash-free and CBOR-free owned compiler artifacts
+        run: npm run verify:solidity:metadata

.github/workflows/real-ghidra-windows.yml

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
       - name: Prepare cross compiler
@@ -31,11 +31,25 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
       - run: npm run build:windows-native
       - run: npm run verify:windows-native:artifact
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: real-ghidra-windows-native
           path: native/windows/build/
           if-no-files-found: error
+      # The boundary observations need a separate Windows executable, which the
+      # native lane skips when it is absent. Cross-build it here, where MinGW is
+      # already installed, so the proof run observes them too.
+      - name: Build Windows process boundary fixture
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p .cache/windows-process-boundary
+          x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ -municode -std=c++17 -O2 -static -Wall -Wextra \
+            -o .cache/windows-process-boundary/process-boundary.exe \
+            tests/fixtures/windows/processBoundary.cc -ladvapi32
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: real-ghidra-windows-process-boundary
+          path: .cache/windows-process-boundary/
+          if-no-files-found: error
 
   verify:
     name: Real Ghidra 12.1.4 Windows x64 PE proof
@@ -45,17 +59,23 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Windows, x64, ghidra-12-1-2]
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
       - run: npm ci
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
           name: real-ghidra-windows-native
           path: native/windows/build/
       - run: npm run verify:windows-native:artifact
-      - run: npm run verify:windows-native
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: real-ghidra-windows-process-boundary
+          path: .cache/windows-process-boundary/
+      - run: >-
+          npm run verify:windows-native -- .
+          "${{ github.workspace }}\.cache\windows-process-boundary\process-boundary.exe"
       - name: Verify all admitted Windows Ghidra operations
         env:
           REA_ANALYSIS_PROVIDER: ghidra
@@ -88,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           REA_ANALYSIS_PROVIDER: ghidra
         run: npm run verify:ghidra:windows:package -- --x86 --dll | Tee-Object -FilePath windows-ghidra-x86-dll-package-proof.log
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         if: always()
         with:
           name: windows-ghidra-proof

.github/workflows/real-go-binary.yml

@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@40f1582b2485089dde7abd97c1529aa768e1baff # v5.6.0
         with:
           go-version: "1.26.1"
           cache: false

.github/workflows/real-hopper-linux.yml

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Pack CLI for setup verification
         shell: bash
@@ -36,11 +38,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, hopper]
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Install packed CLI in isolation
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/real-hopper.yml

@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, macOS, hopper]
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Install packed CLI in isolation
         shell: bash

.github/workflows/real-javascript-recovery.yml

@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ name: Real JavaScript recovery
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_cache_artifact:
+        description: Portable build cache artifact from the calling CI run.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-concurrency:
-  group: javascript-recovery-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
 env:
   HUSKY: "0"
   NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=768"
@@ -21,13 +23,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
+        with:
+          build_cache_artifact: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
       - name: Fetch pinned Wakaru release into the job workspace
         shell: bash
         run: |

.github/workflows/real-packet-capture.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Real packet capture
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "tests/boundary/captures/**"
+      - "tests/boundary/cli/captureCleanup.test.ts"
+      - "tests/boundary/mcp/packetCaptureMcp.test.ts"
+      - "src/captures/**"
+      - "src/pcap/**"
+      - "src/domain/pcap/**"
+      - "src/domain/analysisView/pcapCaptureView.ts"
+      - "src/application/pcap/**"
+      - "src/contracts/pcap/**"
+      - "src/server/registerPcapTools.ts"
+      - "tests/boundary/pcap/**"
+      - "src/domain/captures/**"
+      - "src/application/captures/**"
+      - "src/contracts/captures/**"
+      - "src/composition/captures.ts"
+      - "src/cli/captureCommands.ts"
+      - "src/server/registerCaptureTools.ts"
+      - "src/server/createServer.ts"
+      - "src/server/sessionAvailabilityPolicy.ts"
+      - "src/application/CapabilityInventory.ts"
+      - "src/contracts/toolContracts.ts"
+      - "src/contracts/toolEffects.ts"
+      - "src/cli.ts"
+      - "src/cliCommandNames.ts"
+      - "src/process/**"
+      - "src/artifacts/readStableArtifact.ts"
+      - "scripts/verify-packet-capture.mjs"
+      - ".github/workflows/real-packet-capture.yml"
+      - "package*.json"
+      - ".nvmrc"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+concurrency:
+  group: real-packet-capture-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  tshark:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - run: sudo apt-get update && sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y tshark util-linux python3
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run build:cached
+      - run: npm run test:focused -- tests/boundary/captures/fieldDiscovery.test.ts src/process/LinuxResourceLimits.test.ts tests/boundary/captures/captureProvider.test.ts tests/boundary/captures/captureDescriptorCleanup.test.ts tests/boundary/captures/resourceLimits.test.ts tests/boundary/captures/packetOutput.test.ts tests/boundary/mcp/packetCaptureMcp.test.ts tests/boundary/cli/captureCleanup.test.ts
+      - run: node scripts/verify-packet-capture.mjs
+        env:
+          REA_TSHARK_COMMAND: /usr/bin/tshark
+          REA_CAPINFOS_COMMAND: /usr/bin/capinfos

.github/workflows/real-recorded-crash.yml

@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ name: Real recorded crash evidence
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_cache_artifact:
+        description: Portable build cache artifact from the calling CI run.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-concurrency:
-  group: real-recorded-crash-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=768
   HUSKY: "0"
@@ -23,13 +25,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
+        with:
+          build_cache_artifact: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
       - name: Install GDB on the disposable CI runner
         shell: bash
         run: |

.github/workflows/real-signal-recording.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Real signal recording
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "tests/boundary/signals/**"
+      - "tests/boundary/cli/signalCleanup.test.ts"
+      - "tests/boundary/mcp/signalRecordingMcp.test.ts"
+      - "src/signals/**"
+      - "src/domain/signals/**"
+      - "src/application/signals/**"
+      - "src/contracts/signals/**"
+      - "src/composition/signals.ts"
+      - "src/cli/signalCommands.ts"
+      - "src/server/registerSignalTools.ts"
+      - "src/server/createServer.ts"
+      - "src/server/sessionAvailabilityPolicy.ts"
+      - "src/application/CapabilityInventory.ts"
+      - "src/contracts/toolContracts.ts"
+      - "src/contracts/toolEffects.ts"
+      - "src/cli.ts"
+      - "src/cliCommandNames.ts"
+      - "src/process/**"
+      - "src/artifacts/readStableArtifact.ts"
+      - "scripts/verify-signal-recording.mjs"
+      - ".github/workflows/real-signal-recording.yml"
+      - "package*.json"
+      - ".nvmrc"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+concurrency:
+  group: real-signal-recording-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  sigrok:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sigrok-cli util-linux python3
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm run build:cached
+      - run: npm run test:focused -- tests/boundary/signals/decoderDiscovery.test.ts src/process/LinuxResourceLimits.test.ts src/domain/signals/annotationTextWindow.test.ts tests/boundary/signals/recordingProvider.test.ts tests/boundary/signals/recordingDescriptorCleanup.test.ts tests/boundary/signals/resourceLimits.test.ts tests/boundary/mcp/signalRecordingMcp.test.ts tests/boundary/cli/signalCleanup.test.ts
+      - run: node scripts/verify-signal-recording.mjs
+        env:
+          REA_SIGROK_COMMAND: /usr/bin/sigrok-cli

.github/workflows/real-termux.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
       - name: Download the pinned Termux app and verify its release checksum
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
           sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
       - name: Build and capture a page inside Termux
-        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@4c44018e59b437e86cdfc41da381398f93ed8808 # v2
+        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@a421e43855164a8197daf9d8d40fe71c6996bb0d # v2.38.0
         with:
           api-level: 30
           arch: x86_64
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           script: bash scripts/verify/termux/emulator.sh
       - name: Upload Termux and Android diagnostics
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: termux-browser-diagnostics
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/rea-termux/diagnostics

.github/workflows/real-web-network-captures.yml

@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ name: Real historical web network captures
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_cache_artifact:
+        description: Portable build cache artifact from the calling CI run.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-concurrency:
-  group: real-web-network-captures-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 env:
   HUSKY: "0"
   NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=768
@@ -20,15 +22,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - name: Use pinned package manager
         run: npm install --global npm@11.16.0
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
+        with:
+          build_cache_artifact: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
       - name: Acquire fixed upstream native profile in runner temporary storage
         shell: bash
         run: |

.github/workflows/real-web-runtime.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 name: Real website runtime attribution
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_cache_artifact:
+        description: Portable build cache artifact from the calling CI run.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
   workflow_dispatch:
 permissions:
   contents: read
-concurrency:
-  group: real-web-runtime-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 env:
   HUSKY: "0"
 jobs:
@@ -14,14 +17,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
-      - run: npm run verify:browser:runtime
+        with:
+          build_cache_artifact: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
+      - run: env -u DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS npm run verify:browser:runtime
         env:
           REA_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE: /usr/bin/google-chrome
           REA_BROWSER_NO_SANDBOX: "true"

.github/workflows/real-web-source-map.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 name: Real website source-map verification
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      build_cache_artifact:
+        description: Portable build cache artifact from the calling CI run.
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
   workflow_dispatch:
 permissions:
   contents: read
-concurrency:
-  group: real-web-source-map-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 env:
   HUSKY: "0"
 jobs:
@@ -14,13 +17,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
-          cache: npm
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
       - run: npm ci
       - uses: ./.github/actions/portable-build-cache
+        with:
+          build_cache_artifact: ${{ inputs.build_cache_artifact }}
       - name: Install the pinned compiler into an isolated fixture directory
         run: npm install --prefix "$RUNNER_TEMP/rea-web-source-map-compiler" --no-audit --no-fund --package-lock=false esbuild@0.25.10
       - run: npm run verify:browser:source-maps

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "frozen=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@5c625bfb5d1ff62eadeeb3772007f7f66fdcf071 # v4.4.1
         if: steps.editorial.outputs.frozen != 'true'
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ jobs:
       sha: ${{ steps.release.outputs.sha }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out reviewed release merge
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@249970729cb0ef3589644e2896645e5dc5ba9c38 # v6.5.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           package-manager-cache: false
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           node scripts/release-notes.mjs publication --repository "$GH_REPO" \
             --source "$SOURCE_SHA" --pr "$RELEASE_PR"
 
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@5c625bfb5d1ff62eadeeb3772007f7f66fdcf071 # v4.4.1
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Check out release controller and Git history
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.sha }}
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Node.js for checkpoint validation
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-node@249970729cb0ef3589644e2896645e5dc5ba9c38 # v6.5.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           package-manager-cache: false
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
           node scripts/release-notes.mjs publication --repository "$GH_REPO" \
             --source "$SOURCE_SHA"
 
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@5c625bfb5d1ff62eadeeb3772007f7f66fdcf071 # v4.4.1
         id: release
         with:
           # A dedicated credential starts PR CI automatically; the built-in
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check out release pull request
         if: inputs.phase == 'prepare' && steps.release.outputs.prs_created == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ fromJSON(steps.release.outputs.pr).headBranchName }}
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Node.js for generated documentation
         if: inputs.phase == 'prepare' && steps.release.outputs.prs_created == 'true'
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-node@249970729cb0ef3589644e2896645e5dc5ba9c38 # v6.5.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           package-manager-cache: false
@@ -290,24 +290,36 @@ jobs:
         if: inputs.phase == 'prepare' && steps.release.outputs.prs_created == 'true'
         run: npm run docs:check && git diff --exit-code
 
-  publish:
-    name: Publish to npm
+  qualification:
+    name: Qualify exact release revision
     needs: [merged-release, release-please]
     if: >-
       always() && !cancelled() &&
       ((needs.merged-release.result == 'success' && needs.merged-release.outputs.release_created == 'true') ||
       (needs.release-please.result == 'success' && inputs.phase == 'publish' && needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true'))
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      actions: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
+    with:
+      source_sha: ${{ needs.merged-release.outputs.sha || needs.release-please.outputs.sha }}
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to npm
+    needs: [merged-release, release-please, qualification]
+    if: >-
+      always() && !cancelled() && needs.qualification.result == 'success'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.merged-release.outputs.sha || needs.release-please.outputs.sha }}
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@249970729cb0ef3589644e2896645e5dc5ba9c38 # v6.5.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           package-manager-cache: false
@@ -315,17 +327,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Prepare Windows native build toolchain
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y g++-mingw-w64-x86-64
+      - name: Download the exact qualified package
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: verified-release-package
+          path: .cache/verified-package/
 
-      - name: Build and verify bundled Windows native controls
-        run: npm run build:windows-native && npm run verify:windows-native:artifact
-
-      - name: Verify packaged release before publishing
-        run: npm run verify:package
+      - name: Verify qualified package provenance and digest
+        id: package
+        run: node scripts/ci/verified-package.mjs validate .cache/verified-package
 
       - name: Publish
         shell: bash
+        env:
+          VERIFIED_PACKAGE_TARBALL: ${{ steps.package.outputs.tarball }}
         run: |
           version="$(node --input-type=module -e 'import packageJson from "./package.json" with { type: "json" }; process.stdout.write(packageJson.version)')"
           published_version="$(npm view "rea-agents@${version}" version --json 2>/dev/null || true)"
@@ -333,7 +348,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "rea-agents@${version} is already published; verifying the existing package."
           else
             tag="$(node scripts/release-npm-tag.mjs "${version}")"
-            npm publish --access public --tag "${tag}"
+            npm publish "${VERIFIED_PACKAGE_TARBALL}" --access public --tag "${tag}"
           fi
 
       - name: Verify published CLI from npm
@@ -377,7 +392,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@d23441a48e516b6c34aea4fa41551a30e30af803 # v6.1.0
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.merged-release.outputs.sha || needs.release-please.outputs.sha }}
           persist-credentials: false

.github/workflows/sqlite-runtime.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: SQLite runtime compatibility
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  HUSKY: "0"
+
+jobs:
+  sqlite:
+    name: SQLite runtime compatibility (Node ${{ matrix.node }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # Exercise unavailable-runtime diagnostics, the first supported release,
+        # and new patches on both supported lines without hand-editing versions.
+        # The repository-pinned Node 24 version also runs the complete test suite.
+        node: ["22.x", "24.15.0", "24.x", "26.x"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+          check-latest: true
+      - name: Cache npm package downloads
+        id: npm-cache
+        uses: ./.github/actions/npm-cache
+      - run: npm ci
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          name: rea-test-runtime
+          path: .
+      - name: Verify SQLite discovery, inspection and cleanup
+        run: npm run test:sqlite:run

.github/workflows/website-check.yml

@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-concurrency:
-  group: website-check-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 jobs:
   check:
     name: Website checks
@@ -18,9 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
       - name: Check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
       - name: Set up Python for website assets
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
           cache: pip

.github/workflows/website-pages.yml

@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
       - name: Check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
       - name: Set up Python for website assets
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
           cache: pip
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ jobs:
           )
           PY
       - name: Configure Pages
-        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@983d7736d9b0ae728b81ab479565c72886d7745b # v5.0.0
       - name: Upload the website
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@7b1f4a764d45c48632c6b24a0339c27f5614fb0b # v4.0.0
         with:
           path: website/_site
 
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out publishing configuration
         if: inputs.target == 'both'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0
       - name: Set up Node.js for Wrangler
         if: inputs.target == 'both'
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4.4.0
         with:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
       - name: Download the verified website
         if: inputs.target == 'both'
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
         with:
           name: github-pages
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/website-archive
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
           tar -xf "$RUNNER_TEMP/website-archive/artifact.tar" -C "$RUNNER_TEMP/rea-website-public"
       - name: Publish the website to Cloudflare
         if: inputs.target == 'both'
-        uses: cloudflare/wrangler-action@v4
+        uses: cloudflare/wrangler-action@953926a2e2182532811c01a25e53647d93bf07c0 # v4.1.3
         with:
           apiToken: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
           accountId: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           command: deploy --cwd website --env production --assets "${{ runner.temp }}/rea-website-public"
       - name: Publish to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@d6db90164ac5ed86f2b6aed7e0febac5b3c0c03e # v4.0.5
       - name: Verify the selected published revisions
         env:
           PAGES_URL: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}

.gitignore

@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ codedb.snapshot
 htmlcov/
 .coverage
 coverage/
+.stryker-tmp/
+reports/mutation/
 .vitest/
 .vitest-reports/
 test-results.xml
+test-timings.json
 .turbo/
 .cache/
 docs/.vitepress/cache/
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Local reference sources and analysis artifacts
 /_reference/
+/experiments/analysis-efficiency/results/
 
 # Generated website download
 /website/public/examples/notes-example.zip
@@ -71,3 +75,5 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Complete static website output, including generated language editions.
 website/_site/
+# Temporary translation output prepared before replacing the complete site.
+website/.i18n-*/

.jscpd.json

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "_comment": "Test files remain included so the gate measures duplication across both src/ and tests/. The 3.0% limit leaves headroom for ordinary changes while keeping duplication visible.",
-  "threshold": 3.0,
+  "threshold": 3.5,
   "reporters": ["consoleFull"],
   "ignore": [
     "node_modules/**",

.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "6.4.0"
+  ".": "6.5.0"
 }

AGENTS.md

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 REA is a local-only reverse-engineering tool with shared CLI/MCP workflows. Distinguish observations, derivations, inferences, and unknowns; preserve Evidence provenance and session semantics through both adapters. Provider support and setup live in [README.md](README.md#choosing-a-deep-analysis-provider) and its linked guides.
 
+Follow the [contribution scope and fail-closed integration rule](CONTRIBUTING.md#contribution-scope). Do not integrate capabilities while material scope, authority, side-effect, or required verification questions remain unresolved. For new providers or capabilities involving target execution, injection, mutation, or protection recovery, seek the required maintainer scope decision before substantial implementation for integration. Welcome early proposals, small exploratory prototypes, and draft PRs that help resolve questions; they do not authorize integration.
+
 Ghidra uses ephemeral databases without modifying executable bytes or controlling a GUI; Windows Ghidra P0 has no mutation authority. IDA analysis is read-only; never save or close an attached GUI database.
 
 Configuration changes must be additive and idempotent, with backups. Installers must not install or upgrade unrelated software, including Homebrew, Node.js, npm, Java, or Ghidra. Ghidra and IDA are bring-your-own. `rea setup` must show its planned changes and require approval before writing files or installing Hopper.
@@ -22,10 +24,37 @@ Assess brittleness in touched code during implementation, debugging, review, and
 
 When fixing a bug, inspect the producing boundary and affected consumers for duplicated interpretation or unclear ownership. Complete any directly related refactor in the same change and remove superseded code. Passing regression tests alone does not establish that the brittleness is resolved. If related cleanup remains, explain what remains and why.
 
+When addressing a review thread, inspect the producing boundary and affected consumers for brittleness. Complete directly related refactoring in the same change. Before resolving the thread, explain the root cause, structural fix, validation, and any remaining cleanup.
+
 Parse unknown boundary values and model expected failures with the tagged error algebra and `Result`. Preserve partial facts and meaningful failure reasons. Keep identity and lookup values separate from display formatting; preserve source values and explicit unknowns when normalization loses information. Absolute paths, file URLs, and HTTP paths have different semantics.
 
 Validate advertised JSON Schemas after SDK conversion against their declared dialect and actual clients. Bind handlers to named contracts with exact types; catalog ordering must never select an operation or schema.
 
+## Performance
+
+Design analysis workflows and agent interfaces for efficiency from the first
+implementation. Correctness, useful answers, Evidence provenance, caller choices,
+compatibility and safe resource bounds remain required.
+
+Optimize in this order:
+
+1. Agent tokens and context. Return the smallest sufficient answer with
+   necessary provenance, coverage and limitations. Use task selection,
+   summaries, paging and retained Evidence where supported; honor requested
+   detail and keep complete Evidence accessible. Count the whole task,
+   including schemas, extra calls and retries.
+2. Analysis time. Reuse validated results and shared work. Cache keys must
+   cover result-affecting inputs; define invalidation and lifetime. Validate
+   freshness before reporting cached live state as current.
+3. CPU and memory. Avoid unnecessary work and copies; bound concurrency,
+   retained state and serialization growth.
+
+For changes affecting these costs, measure representative completed tasks and
+compare equivalent workflows before and after where available. Report token
+usage, elapsed time, CPU time and peak process-family memory. Separate cold
+and warm runs, label estimates, and state unmeasured costs. Fewer bytes alone
+do not establish fewer tokens or faster analysis.
+
 ## Development
 
 Use [.nvmrc](.nvmrc) and `package.json#packageManager` for the pinned toolchain. Cursor Cloud may place older Node.js first on `PATH`; environment setup installs the pinned toolchain under `/usr/local/bin`.
@@ -49,6 +78,37 @@ For test changes or provider claims, use [docs/testing.md](docs/testing.md). Pre
 
 Use Conventional Commit subjects and PR titles. Mark breaking changes with `!` or a `BREAKING CHANGE:` footer. Describe behavior changes, relevant validation, and real-provider verification scope.
 
+## Issue Reports
+
+Follow [issue reporting guidance](CONTRIBUTING.md#reporting-issues) and the matching
+issue form. Keep reports concise and cite the smallest useful evidence.
+Distinguish observed results, source-derived reasoning, hypotheses, and proposed
+checks. Never claim runtime reproduction or measurements you did not perform.
+Use `NOT_ENOUGH_INFO` with an explanation for missing narrative answers or evidence.
+Incomplete reports, source-only findings, and early feature or design ideas are
+welcome when their limitations are explicit; a completed diagnosis or fix is not
+required to open an issue.
+
+## Pull Request Readiness
+
+Follow [human ownership and readiness](CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-request-ownership-and-readiness)
+when preparing a PR. AI-assisted contributions are welcome; a human must review
+and own the final diff, check the validation evidence and its limitations, and
+explicitly declare the PR ready for initial maintainer review.
+
+Keep the PR body concise and current, with the concrete problem, observable
+outcome, approach, and evidence. Report only checks that actually ran as executed;
+distinguish source-derived conclusions, proposed checks, and unavailable coverage.
+Address actionable automated review findings and explain disagreements.
+
+Leave the template's **Author readiness** declarations unchecked for the human
+owner to complete. Never attest to human review on their behalf. Keep the PR in
+draft until the human declares the PR initially ready. Later pushes do not
+invalidate that declaration or require another human sign-off. Keep the PR body
+and affected validation current as work changes. The readiness check validates
+the filled declaration; CI and automated review results do not establish that
+human review occurred, maintainer scope approval, or merge permission.
+
 <!-- BEGIN:turborepo-agent-rules -->
 
 # This is NOT the Turborepo you know

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,118 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [6.5.0](https://github.com/morluto/rea/compare/rea-agents-6.4.0...rea-agents-6.5.0) (2026-10-13)
+
+Provider prerequisites and recorded verification scope are listed in [the testing guide](docs/testing.md).
+
+### Highlights
+
+- Analyze selected JavaScript files and recover cross-bundle relationships without expanding the selected source scope.
+- Read compact summaries and page retained Evidence across binary, managed, Android, Dart, WASM and network workflows.
+- Inspect SQLite snapshots, packet and signal recordings, WebAssembly, Rust dependency metadata and Electron fuses offline.
+- Keep completed Evidence and partial observations available when analysis or cleanup fails.
+
+### Changes
+
+- **JavaScript source selection:** analyze exact application paths without expanding imports into the selected scope. Unselected files retain identity and explicit unknown coverage; summary delivery remains separate from source selection. ([#1944](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1944), [issue morluto/rea#1848](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1848)). Thanks @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Code-split recovery:** recover related bundles from multiple selected inputs, retaining per-file provenance and downstream cross-chunk imports. Recorded CLI/MCP coverage is Linux x64 with Wakaru 1.14.0 and source-owned esbuild/webpack fixtures; other hosts, releases and arbitrary application equivalence remain unverified. ([#1686](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1686), [issue morluto/rea#1605](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1605)). Thanks @JingHao-Leon, @pionxzh.
+- **Package imports:** resolve exact package import aliases using the selected loader and package ancestry, rather than guessing sibling files. ([#1862](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1862), [issue morluto/rea#1838](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1838)). Thanks @AWUQAQ, @mvanhorn.
+- **Retained analysis views:** opt into compact inventory/WASM, managed metadata, Android manifest, Dart AOT, Mach-O and EVM summaries, then page retained Evidence without rerunning analysis. Summary delivery preserves the complete recorded result and its original coverage. ([#2122](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2122), [#2193](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2193), [#2413](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2413), [#2438](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2438), [#2455](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2455), [#2634](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2634), [#2308](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2308), [9a18251](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/9a18251426f891e6a24856b715ef8002ab8b9610)). Thanks @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Managed assemblies:** Select declaring types when inspecting members, decode inspected `ldstr` literals with independent coverage, and page retained member summaries. Call and field targets expose `target_declaring_type` and `field_declaring_type`, including supported generic method targets; unresolved metadata remains unknown. ([#1706](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1706), [#2125](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2125), [issue morluto/rea#2121](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2121), [#2162](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2162), [issue morluto/rea#2158](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2158), [#3061](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/3061), [issue morluto/rea#3010](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/3010), [#2163](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2163), [issue morluto/rea#2160](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2160)). Thanks @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @Nelglor, @skoodster.
+- **Packet captures:** inspect saved packets with bounded TShark output, compact capture summaries and retained pages; discover installed protocol/field definitions. Recorded real-engine coverage uses Linux and Wireshark 4.6.6; native Windows/macOS and Bun behavior remain unverified. ([#2318](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2318), [#2340](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2340), [#2496](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2496)). Thanks @3QL, @N0zoM1z0, @Olorinm.
+- **Recorded signals:** decode existing recordings and discover installed decoders/options through caller-supplied sigrok-cli 0.7.2. This is Linux-only and requires util-linux `prlimit`; it acquires no hardware samples. ([#2339](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2339), [#2487](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2487)). Thanks @N0zoM1z0, @Olorinm.
+- **Web captures:** derive an inferred method/origin/path-template API surface from retained HAR data including observed query-parameter names while retaining unknowns; query values, headers and bodies remain excluded. ([#1891](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1891), [#2982](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2982), [issue morluto/rea#2913](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2913)). Thanks @mvanhorn, @wunianze666-netizen, @zhangguiping-xydt.
+- **QUIC captures:** inspect retained aioquic 1.5.0 JSON qlog 0.3 objects and page traces/streams/observations. Other qlog layouts remain unsupported; overlap and loss declarations do not prove retransmission or network loss. ([#2277](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2277)). Thanks @LuisTaffelli, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Fiddler captures:** inspect native SAZ archives with retained HTTP provenance and bounded decoding. Recorded producer coverage is the pinned public encoding corpus; current Fiddler Everywhere variants and Bun-native execution remain unverified. ([#2409](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2409)). Thanks @N0zoM1z0, @zahhak.
+- **SQLite snapshots:** inspect an explicitly selected offline database with table/column selection and bounded Evidence. This operation requires Node 24.x >=24.15 or 26+ with `DatabaseSync.limits`; supported Node 22 and earlier 24 runtimes cannot use it. A live database/WAL copy does not establish an atomic snapshot. ([#2271](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2271)). Thanks @N0zoM1z0, @Y0UW1SH.
+- **WASM artifacts:** Inspect local modules with bring-your-own WABT 1.0.42 without executing them. Compare imports/exports from two complete core-module inspection Evidence records without requiring an active WABT installation; unsupported signatures and duplicate identities remain unknown, and comparisons do not establish runtime compatibility. Recorded real-tool inspection coverage is macOS arm64. ([#1533](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1533), [issue morluto/rea#884](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/884), [#2464](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2464), [issue morluto/rea#2356](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2356)). Thanks @matbrgz, @N0zoM1z0, @thangldw.
+- **Go binaries:** inspect embedded build metadata, including file-backed unmapped Mach-O debug segments. ([#1363](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1363), [7fb097d](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/7fb097d72c9931dd5dfae481ad2b9d3bb6029f15)). Thanks @Y0UW1SH.
+- **Flutter APKs:** identify snapshot/engine builds and inspect AOT structure without an external engine. Recorded real APK coverage uses the documented Flutter Gallery fixture; macOS/Windows and complete pool semantics remain unverified, and pool coverage stays partial. ([#1582](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1582)). Thanks @3QL.
+- **HarmonyOS packages:** inventory HAP/HSP/App Pack structures without executing code. The recorded real workflow covers one pinned HAP through repository-built CLI/MCP; installed-package and real HSP/App Pack coverage remain unverified. ([#1447](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1447)). Thanks @BaaRai.
+- **Ghidra raw inputs and references:** compatible Linux/macOS Ghidra profiles accept caller-selected raw architecture/entry information and expose typed incoming references at exact addresses. Windows Ghidra P0 admits the raw NMOS 6502 profile described below; other raw targets and the incoming-reference facet remain outside Windows P0. ([#1868](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1868), [issue morluto/rea#1836](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1836), [#1715](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1715), [issue morluto/rea#1245](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1245)). Thanks @bugstan, @casesolved-co-uk, @mvanhorn, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Ghidra MIPS:** Add bounded MIPS32r2/o32 relocatable objects, soft-float integer-register storage, admitted MIPS16 shared ELF, and a narrowly admitted recordless legacy MIPS32 executable profile. The latter pins an endian-matched 32-bit language and records inferred o32 as an analysis assumption. Admission follows each documented ABI/flag/relocation boundary. ([#1949](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1949), [issue morluto/rea#1937](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1937), [#1950](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1950), [issue morluto/rea#1938](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1938), [#1991](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1991), [issue morluto/rea#1851](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1851), [#1898](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1898), [issue morluto/rea#1620](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1620)). Thanks @AurelioB, @BaaRai, @bqw371, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Ghidra RISC-V:** admit little-endian RV32/RV64 `ET_EXEC` ELF declaring the supported double-float ABI. Relocatable/shared, big-endian and other ABI profiles remain refused; see [the profile and recorded lane](docs/ghidra-riscv.md). ([#2151](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2151)). Thanks @NIU-123370.
+- **PSP static ELF profile:** the Ghidra profile is Linux x64, bounded little-endian ELF32 `ET_EXEC` with the documented PSP/ABI declarations and a compatible caller-installed Allegrex extension. PRX, shared/relocatable images, PBP/ISO/CSO and runtime emulation are outside scope. Historical extension experiments are separate from public-provider verification; real public Ghidra PSP coverage remains unverified. ([#1599](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1599)). Thanks @jaelliot.
+- **Ghidra analysis settings:** apply validated analyzer overrides before analysis while retaining the selected analysis profile. ([#1913](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1913)). Thanks @akushonkamen, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Attached native IDA MCP:** add an optional native bridge alongside existing legacy/headless profiles. Recorded native runs use Linux IDA Free 9.4 with a navigation correction and Windows IDA Pro 9.3 with a loopback-listener change; stock native switching, native macOS and Windows IDA Free remain unverified. Attached databases remain read-only and are never saved or closed. ([#1544](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1544)). Thanks @imissapixel, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Frida instrumentation:** add explicit local/remote target selection, caller-supplied scripts and retained messages, with script-read/input diagnostics and bounded message eviction. Recorded real coverage is the Linux local Node marker workflow; macOS, Windows and remote devices/servers remain unverified. Instrumentation executes foreign code and is destructive, not read-only. ([#1359](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1359), [#2211](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2211), [issue morluto/rea#2209](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2209), [#2217](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2217), [issue morluto/rea#2213](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2213), [#2628](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2628)). Thanks @dandgabr, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Client setup:** register Qoder, Trae, ZCode, DeepSeek Harness, Kimi Code, Factory Droid and WorkBuddy through the existing scoped setup flow. DeepSeek is included from 6.5.0; the historical npm 6.4 check did not cover it. Live Trae and DeepSeek API integration remain unverified. ([#1564](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1564), [#1572](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1572), [#1573](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1573), [#1929](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1929), [issue morluto/rea#1839](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1839), [#2744](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2744), [#2309](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2309), [#3041](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/3041), [issue morluto/rea#3040](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/3040)). Thanks @0xRafie, @BaaRai, @cainiao1992, @IvenKooLab, @whoishaha, @ysntony.
+- **Website:** Add maintained language editions, persistent/system-aware themes, keyboard styling and nested Evidence indentation, plus the reverse-engineering models essay. A simpler home page and beginner journey connect platform prerequisites, client/provider setup and a supplied first investigation. ([#1779](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1779), [issue morluto/rea#1022](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1022), [#1699](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1699), [#1714](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1714), [#1894](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1894), [#2250](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2250), [#2432](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2432), [#2732](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2732), [#3274](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/3274)). Thanks @CassieFox23, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0.
+
+- **Rust dependency metadata:** Inspect embedded cargo-auditable package/dependency records in ELF, PE and thin Mach-O without executing the file. Missing metadata and inferred compiler hashes retain explicit limitations; universal Mach-O requires a selected thin slice. ([#2456](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2456)). Thanks @mvanhorn.
+- **Electron fuses:** Read packaged fuse bytes and per-slice runtime implications without launching or modifying the app. Missing, truncated and unknown wires remain explicit; fuse observations do not prove other Inspector-enablement paths. ([#2399](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2399)). Thanks @kaoru0822-kitauji, @mvanhorn, @N0zoM1z0.
+- **Ghidra PowerPC:** Admit bounded ELF32 big-endian `ET_EXEC` PowerPC with an explicit language profile on supported Linux/macOS hosts. PPC64, DOL and other variants remain outside this lane; see [the profile and verification prerequisites](docs/ghidra-ppc.md). ([#1747](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1747)). Thanks @arielfikru.
+
+- **Reference-source summaries:** Use CLI `import-reference-source --detail summary` for compact manifest, count, state and path-outline output. The complete graph remains available and is still the default; hidden outline entries retain separate coverage counts. ([#2768](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2768), [issue morluto/rea#2442](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2442)). Thanks @matbrgz, @To3akaRin.
+
+- **Recorded AArch64 crashes:** Decode 34 ABI register values per thread from supported Linux ELF64 little-endian core notes using the documented caller-provided Python dependencies. These are recorded facts, not proof of current process or library identity. ([#2505](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2505), [issue morluto/rea#2353](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2353)). Thanks @matbrgz, @NIU-123370.
+
+- **Ghidra byte search:** Search initialized analyzed memory using wildcards, bit masks, address bounds and paged results. Unloaded, overlay and uninitialized blocks retain skipped coverage; this is not a raw-file search. ([#2341](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2341)). Thanks @mvanhorn.
+
+- **Raw NMOS 6502 images:** Analyze explicitly selected headerless images with Ghidra, including Windows P0, using a caller-selected entry and source mapping within the 16-bit address space. Cartridge parsing, reset-vector inference and 65C02/65816 are outside this profile. ([#2079](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2079)). Thanks @Zhong-fan.
+
+- **Swift String observations:** Ghidra function dossiers derive supported AArch64 Swift String literals from constant-register pairs at recognized use sites, retaining instruction/register provenance and explicit omissions. This is a bounded derivation, not a complete string inventory. ([#2049](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2049), [issue morluto/rea#2030](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2030)). Thanks @thefolahan.
+
+- **Headless IDA procedure lookup:** Resolve addresses to canonical containing-procedure entries and identify the session’s admitted program document in the modern headless profile. Incomplete surveys remain errors; attached profiles do not advertise this containment capability. ([#2374](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2374), [issue morluto/rea#2335](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2335)). Thanks @nikolay-dementiev.
+
+- **Passive browser attachment:** Six existing passive browser tools accept an explicit-port loopback browser WebSocket endpoint when HTTP target discovery is unavailable. Existing consent and target/origin checks remain required; this does not launch a browser or enable runtime instrumentation. ([#2346](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2346)). Thanks @all-black-493.
+
+- **Android DEX references:** Retain exact method descriptors and individual direct-invoke observations with source method, DEX entry, opcode and code-unit offset. These are static references; unavailable instruction facts remain separate from method-level usage totals. ([#2439](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2439)). Thanks @LcokHcak.
+
+- **Offline EVM metadata:** Retain bounded, lossless facts from plausible terminal Solidity CBOR root-map candidates. Candidates do not prove Solidity origin or source/compiler identity, and linked metadata is not fetched. ([#2790](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2790)). Thanks @matbrgz.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- **JavaScript loader and export identity:** Respect import/require conditions and unavailable package metadata, keep export links separate from writes, and resolve default identifier exports to the value captured at the export statement. ([7e5cffa](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/7e5cffa2ae9dfc9afaeca0715110d4dd41c0dcdd), [322506d](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/322506d0c0d39d3cd1e2e1c285c2cc23cfa73ee7), [81f7638](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/81f763820319a762f003cf95651ed14ce9326a4c), [dae1e55](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/dae1e55381f0d6cfee7f2082d5d27b938e55704c)). Thanks @paoValle, @VarunGore36, @xu91102.
+- **JavaScript traces:** Retain nested bridge calls and surviving early-return predicates. Honor node-ID match options, match route seeds against source values, and keep ambiguous runtime candidates unknown. ([0351328](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/0351328e54ce70ea3f2814482e76b132774aff48), [5031099](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/503109995f9dcf8a955585d39a344fc846d2f59e), [44c9d29](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/44c9d2924d5b95d7a86595e8d7b7cf4fd4f0f6ac), [5e79d46](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/5e79d468e5864204cbe79a7ca2898541cee5e012)). Thanks @jpdefo.
+- **Browser comparison coverage:** Compare only known redirect response fields and retain network-selection recovery guidance alongside independent event changes. Missing response facts do not prove equality or a change. ([2b60e09](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/2b60e097f281f7708c69f1f7ba9263694547bcc0)).
+- **Evidence comparison and ledger input:** Report display-only bundle differences as unchanged while retaining digests, and classify noncanonical bundle records as invalid caller input. ([030c477](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/030c47732833c9cedcc31db1309eb3a1ca2c62e8), [3a34ad3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/3a34ad37bdb7b8debba0f6515ba85b80141f2716)).
+- **Capture and admission cleanup:** Keep deleted-file observations and original bytes when a parent becomes a file, preserve unrelated I/O failures during cancellation, and require explicit pre-launch proof before releasing an unknown LLDB target owner. LLDB failure controls used simulated boundaries. ([e67c364](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/e67c3642c8920a2a9c0e231ee2f16f50b245df31), [2daeff4](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/2daeff4b243e1cd137c591ca394e18a1c05c8bbc), [45b6a7f](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/45b6a7fe8f51a89951aaa823ffa627f6f5453a33)). Thanks @SII-YDD, @xu91102.
+- **Client configuration:** Validate MCP output-schema profiles before setup writes, ignore untrusted Gemini workspace settings before parsing them, and identify installed skills independently of marker-only client roots. ([0930e94](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/0930e94e077ab7fb4d695f62785919a8a25c2e21), [aade9bb](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/aade9bbcb79aa8504ab6921b25f8ab082aba78e7), [ba33c70](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ba33c706d26b63e43308be50c0249c72cff62cc6)). Thanks @CmsChase, @paoValle, @sx4im.
+- **Host tool discovery:** Share macOS Hopper launcher discovery across setup and runtime, preserve explicit paths, and report validated ADB and Apktool availability. ([7582f0d](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/7582f0dff29ae0e80c97b885ddd386ac61a92570), [e5deb83](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/e5deb832cb09bb524877d0df40f49d5b5bb7dea4)). Thanks @Chessing234, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @viniciusdsandrade.
+- **SAZ encoding validation:** Reject invalid XML bytes, unsupported encodings and declarations that contradict the archive bytes, including records outside the selected request. ([1250aae](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1250aaedd8b4d1e471d8a382f76418bde65c05d2)).
+- **Managed member matching:** Keep malformed TypeDef list ownership unknown, distinguish constants during structural method matching, and accept legacy small exception-section sizes. ([3f6b575](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/3f6b5755b3e699bd9373641acffe0f2c5d2ab094), [ee5cfbe](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ee5cfbe05cd309a88003c711721e67a3bee36554)).
+- **Bounded diagnostics:** Bound SDK validation messages and terminal normalization before allocation while retaining diagnostics and explicit unknown final output sizes. ([7fb0a0c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/7fb0a0cc577f7c9033a2674d877d8242b5864556), [1d826f3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1d826f304f032acfe69dad3ff824b300aacaeb43)). Thanks @CRYPTONIKAV.
+
+- **Windows artifact classification:** identify `.exe`, `.com`, `.bat` and `.cmd` artifacts as launchable host executables. ([#1823](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1823), [#1824](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1824), [issue morluto/rea#1819](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1819)). Thanks @dollarsmoney, @JasonBuildAI, @kaoru0822-kitauji.
+
+- **CLI/MCP delivery:** defer command-specific startup work, bundle runtime entries, retain field/input correction details across output formats and preserve shared optional-provider lifetime. MCP selectors, paging continuation and retained partial-error references remain explicit; session liveness/provider-attribution corrections retain their controlled-provider verification limits. ([#1691](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1691), [issue morluto/rea#1685](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1685), [#1705](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1705), [issue morluto/rea#1695](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1695), [#1755](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1755), [issue morluto/rea#1746](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1746), [#1773](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1773), [issue morluto/rea#1771](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1771), [#1780](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1780), [#1814](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1814), [#1910](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1910), [issue morluto/rea#1849](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1849), [#1996](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1996), [#2140](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2140), [issue morluto/rea#2135](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2135), [#2205](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2205), [issue morluto/rea#2195](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2195), [#2230](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2230), [issue morluto/rea#2180](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2180), [#2294](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2294), [#2482](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2482), [a82d14e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/a82d14e4db4dca989ffa2e7dbe78fd43551da256), [a4dd4e8](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/a4dd4e8e8700ce350e1a0c612ebd61b91ca5e585), [48c352b](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/48c352b6bfa34c820a530272cd36600158c37b1e), [07b36c1](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/07b36c148946f46b99a4ce04e55726e97d0ee03a), [570c40c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/570c40cde55d31e455ef9bc484b7b908658ded58), [8fc2043](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/8fc2043eb8bcedbf34dce064f977e455438635d6), [7fc0b5e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/7fc0b5ec9c2532bbf789d7783b7a0cab6fc054d8)). Thanks @369Apps, @chqcjq, @cold-atom, @coygeek, @JackOdegard, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @sx4im.
+- **Evidence import/replay:** import bundles across session transitions while authenticating selected target and file identities, preserve literal keys, metadata/mutation intent and relationship coverage, and honor cancellation before session mutation. Reuse authenticated snapshots and comparisons within their owned lifetime; reject malformed/non-object snapshots and unsupported metadata without disguising uncertainty. ([#1694](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1694), [#1716](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1716), [issue morluto/rea#1680](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1680), [#1721](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1721), [issue morluto/rea#1718](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1718), [#1733](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1733), [issue morluto/rea#1723](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1723), [issue morluto/rea#1724](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1724), [#1776](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1776), [#1873](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1873), [#2001](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2001), [#2013](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2013), [issue morluto/rea#2009](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2009), [#2083](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2083), [#2303](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2303), [#2685](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2685), [issue morluto/rea#2675](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2675), [c002b89](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c002b89e2d8130a3c07e25e5fd604876be18c703), [9c85114](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/9c8511409c0706f9979c2b68dd56aaaf9f21e191), [aada0ca](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/aada0ca8126bf14c60750a4ccd4a79667770a1e4), [4a4d36f](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/4a4d36f881861bbab3c734b0dd459f805766caec), [1c64fe3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1c64fe3eff48679c6880f42d2f0a4af46686ade7), [6fb3a34](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/6fb3a345fe952b8e8f59221aec993acc37ccbf31), [3bcc68c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/3bcc68c037e9415c78093cb286069c1fcca6a2f8), [6bae774](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/6bae774328724403255590aa2ddad4d7a2aa727f), [e997085](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/e9970855ba16ba711816ac30212c5ca17ae085cd), [d1dcebc](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d1dcebce2c0820469ed63e33497a14258971b710), [b123b2e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b123b2e51cc7d6d2157525664be2df88fb1ba3bd), [049132a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/049132ab43fa962d31774f2b258c15a71217148b), [042dcaa](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/042dcaa1ee66f1b8668f08b193f38ab01bceaacb), [acf75e6](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/acf75e6700ace28bb1db25e54e56673ac15e0ed3), [1f7f808](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1f7f808c4f3bb5eca6b13bcc71d5cceb2ace6614), [26bffb9](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/26bffb94bf80355c35e22a98a8fc629c6210307e)). Thanks @coygeek, @DeryFerd, @jiangjiang248, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @khanukov, @N0zoM1z0, @NIU-123370, @rohitg00, @sx4im.
+- **Ghidra setup and analysis:** preserve launcher/JVM diagnostics, Java-property and extension identity, stale-client recovery, UTF-8 bridge output and pending-startup progress. File-offset decompilation is Ghidra-specific; recorded coverage is Linux x64 with Ghidra 12.1.4. Startup/progress/compiler failure paths that use simulations remain unverified with a real engine. ([#1698](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1698), [#1877](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1877), [#1931](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1931), [#2011](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2011), [issue morluto/rea#1992](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1992), [#2014](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2014), [#2101](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2101), [issue morluto/rea#2078](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2078), [#2206](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2206), [issue morluto/rea#2204](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2204), [2187e16](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/2187e16f149a7a7b512a4cb45d5f468cc04091fe), [b953f96](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b953f96c0aae27e1876c317a8f7db1d6f292b8ff)). Thanks @EDMND-SRC, @Ha1baraA11, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @lovecontroing, @lyly-bonbon, @N0zoM1z0, @nosmile99, @Petru101, @sx4im, @Zhong-fan.
+- **Process and cleanup ownership:** retain private runtime/file owners and detailed incomplete-cleanup observations, bound trace cycles/order state, preserve caller paths, and use monotonic time for budgets while retaining wall dates. Windows affinity/admission ([#2202](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2202), [issue morluto/rea#2181](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2181)) and Bun memory-enforcement paths retain their recorded native-versus-controlled-fixture limits; these fixes are not a general process-ownership guarantee. ([#1700](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1700), [issue morluto/rea#1697](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1697), [#1730](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1730), [#1756](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1756), [issue morluto/rea#1753](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1753), [#1760](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1760), [issue morluto/rea#1757](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1757), [#1826](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1826), [#1907](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1907), [issue morluto/rea#1856](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1856), [#1999](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1999), [issue morluto/rea#1993](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1993), [#2232](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2232), [issue morluto/rea#2170](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2170), [#2252](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2252), [issue morluto/rea#2218](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2218), [#2467](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2467), [issue morluto/rea#2257](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2257), [#2468](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2468), [#2488](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2488), [09b6828](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/09b68285166bef2b7633402c8adf7eb25823b47e), [7285e15](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/7285e15839a4fecf9940683699b781a60ccc4775), [b5ededd](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b5ededd0f9c28d0f696a205103066928117368ee), [d8c76b6](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d8c76b629639bda4405afa9ae2f7676b694f2f10), [98d8470](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/98d8470d36cfbf7cd25820a4ed430aebae20c0c5), [c22111e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c22111eca2c4bc84a084f12711f405b3e7422a40), [cecc6ec](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/cecc6ecbffe84689a173d1634f342e046b0c8ceb), [10935b7](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/10935b7b1136accab2a43b308ab380749da0f7ae), [63e796d](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/63e796d50ea323ae8dcfef80f86c8154bb106790), [d9e9fb2](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d9e9fb2273543caab4eb21d896c33d462ada6971), [9049dba](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/9049dbaf0c3df32357419f9899965df2b611f493), [ed881c6](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ed881c6d2ef6a8adba0c2a241ebc9ab4603b7868)). Thanks @Ashen00001, @charan-rathore, @coygeek, @EDMND-SRC, @JasonBuildAI, @jimpablo, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @NIU-123370, @Rinkia, @rudycelekli, @sx4im, @xeropresence, @XiaoBinGan, @xthunder0, @hzh666kevin-hue.
+- **Native image identity:** preserve universal Mach-O containers and selected slice/subtype identity, chained fixup locations and library ordinals, exact signing text, PE resource capacity and ELF/header framing. Mach-O summary selection and independent slice commands avoid unnecessary delivery/work. Controlled routing/parser fixtures do not establish every installed-provider path. ([#1703](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1703), [issue morluto/rea#1702](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1702), [#1708](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1708), [#1709](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1709), [#1713](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1713), [#1772](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1772), [issue morluto/rea#1765](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1765), [#1784](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1784), [issue morluto/rea#1775](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1775), [#1982](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1982), [#1995](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1995), [issue morluto/rea#1990](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1990), [#2040](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2040), [#2107](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2107), [#2161](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2161), [issue morluto/rea#2105](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2105), [#2248](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2248), [issue morluto/rea#2176](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2176), [#2281](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2281), [issue morluto/rea#2274](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2274), [#2292](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2292), [#2466](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2466), [#2506](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2506), [#2733](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2733), [issue morluto/rea#2661](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2661), [f598bab](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/f598bab488e38c378d69346fa3c106f9e18529ed), [108b5f9](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/108b5f94254281639badd25b1f448cca35dc89a2), [f1924cf](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/f1924cf9c1910d5d29d11e7bf634b51af8d738cf), [8bd5ba2](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/8bd5ba2d234cbd9a5bb9dd5daeaa191c3a1cad24), [b38429c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b38429cb6a0de8f4bb5ae01633e24abe2d7cde46), [8d4d631](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/8d4d631606c701aac150cf009d3b80ae4a7ae7d5), [ac57c88](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ac57c88efe64c3125850b54d3d833227e6b8ec51), [dc038d1](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/dc038d16bba9046afd28970de9c47f6259a43524), [34a4bb6](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/34a4bb6508006fa113463ef20ed799a2994e9ee8), [ebc22d9](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ebc22d99d62225505c0a84f6e39823ba4ef2f829), [c02fb0e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c02fb0ea8055f98def2b12ad557aed0faefd3639)). Thanks @1NormalGuy, @Aliciawque, @baron, @coygeek, @dhl84, @hemanthrayuduu, @JasonBuildAI, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @thangldw, @viniciusdsandrade, @XiaoBinGan, @Zburgers.
+- **Archive and artifact provenance:** keep physical ZIP occurrence identity, exact signatures/names and partial inventory coverage; bound decompression and reject malformed keys/integers. Directory/ASAR/DMG reads retain ownership through cleanup and publication cancellation. Duplicate ZIP names remain explicitly ambiguous where the public projection cannot represent them; synthetic archive/cleanup cases do not prove every real Unblob or DMG failure path. ([#1726](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1726), [issue morluto/rea#1725](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1725), [#1854](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1854), [issue morluto/rea#1844](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1844), [#1865](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1865), [issue morluto/rea#1860](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1860), [#2069](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2069), [#2106](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2106), [#2144](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2144), [#2365](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2365), [#2493](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2493), [918713a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/918713af376e307ecf24d75e6a0dd9d1b544545b), [eb97da3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/eb97da33881e3d1472d97a7d788ee35944fb6b07), [2260887](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/2260887f2092be6a3d9c79509e4ae4a3e52fce7f), [74d7da6](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/74d7da6ced0f869936ee0316b00616931b088066), [ed485a3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ed485a3dc8cc3a4baf8cabe01acb7aa0490b73b3), [921bb95](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/921bb9575505065f6cfd57b14d97d80d0f238546), [d8ceb3f](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d8ceb3f276a65c181b146f68c0729ff4b6f9fa61), [9435c7a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/9435c7aae279ba184937c0dfeb713fd574ba3f29), [bb54082](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/bb540826d65316c164d2de8ba4ef10f81a8ad073), [a73a55f](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/a73a55f53cc2b2e5b7618effe6ecb5cee6e0cee2), [3c57e1a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/3c57e1a8b21b379fca55032d177078e1d8426e64), [ec0b081](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ec0b081371f118e6e5e042fbef3479359c672ddb), [e7882b3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/e7882b34f4ac4a26f903c5f49264acc2c19bb562), [b955b82](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b955b825fc002a4bb408f2910b78768c566c2cd1)). Thanks @1052326311, @1NormalGuy, @baron, @Bortlesboat, @Chaoqi31, @DeryFerd, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @XiaoBinGan.
+- **Setup/uninstall recovery:** preserve unrelated YAML text, caller-selected roots, symlinked data and existing recovery snapshots; explain malformed configuration shapes and retain failed rollback/cleanup owners. Show terminal dry-run plans and each selected skill location. Bunx registration and fault-injected recovery cases remain simulated rather than live-client verification. ([#1731](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1731), [#1754](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1754), [#1821](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1821), [issue morluto/rea#1816](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1816), [#1983](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1983), [#2118](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2118), [issue morluto/rea#2111](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2111), [#2154](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2154), [issue morluto/rea#2152](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2152), [#2157](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2157), [#2182](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2182), [issue morluto/rea#2159](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2159), [#2481](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2481), [bb50813](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/bb508134efbba392a404b651d6ec05be8b7eac1e), [c240768](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c2407689cb04df082e8db0b6afa8f8d022f6bcd1), [dcfc5d4](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/dcfc5d403ac997c2b08bee4753e57a1a4a8a8538), [21eff3b](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/21eff3bae10f58711a35ad44f86e9f96f9bb4790), [94153f1](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/94153f1c757e07a6d092e00903aa8b125d4a0afa), [2397137](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/23971376158e7815edcbe6c04a8df7c9504650dc), [c339f9e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c339f9ebe7bd1f30608d6ccb7175da523dd3c485), [f6775a3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/f6775a36694a6a9c620f4248638e8056a6cbcb66)). Thanks @BeqaKs, @Jax367, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @NIU-123370, @shoyann, @viniciusdsandrade, @xeropresence, @zaydiscold.
+- **Bun updates:** locate global installations before changing directories and reuse parsed client activation during maintenance. The update flow is covered with package-manager/filesystem simulations; a real Bun global installation update remains unverified. ([#1735](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1735), [e90acae](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/e90acaea674f5f7f9f17ea472104afdc1422ada6), [b045df1](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b045df100e1489e08a36d6ff04cea7feecf1332c)). Thanks @xeropresence.
+- **JavaScript relationships:** preserve loader-specific package/TypeScript/CommonJS boundaries, exact file-URL and source-map identity, Electron intrinsic receivers/IPC guards and chunk metadata. Index repeated lookups and retain completed facts through resource limits and cancellation. Real Electron integration, Bun worker integration and failure-path cleanup remain unverified where the recorded lanes use fixtures. ([#1740](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1740), [#1759](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1759), [issue morluto/rea#1748](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1748), [#1762](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1762), [issue morluto/rea#1761](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1761), [#1767](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1767), [#1788](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1788), [issue morluto/rea#1781](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1781), [issue morluto/rea#1782](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1782), [#1789](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1789), [#1799](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1799), [issue morluto/rea#1793](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1793), [#1827](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1827), [issue morluto/rea#1802](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1802), [#1833](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1833), [issue morluto/rea#1831](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1831), [#1857](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1857), [issue morluto/rea#1842](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1842), [#1871](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1871), [#1874](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1874), [#1905](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1905), [#1912](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1912), [issue morluto/rea#1909](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1909), [#1915](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1915), [issue morluto/rea#1911](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1911), [#1916](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1916), [#1921](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1921), [#1934](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1934), [#1939](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1939), [issue morluto/rea#1881](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1881), [issue morluto/rea#1882](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1882), [issue morluto/rea#1883](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1883), [#1941](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1941), [#2062](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2062), [issue morluto/rea#2058](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2058), [#2104](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2104), [#2422](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2422), [#2475](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2475), [#2737](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2737), [issue morluto/rea#2663](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2663), [d3088c3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d3088c3795f6c37cb3b6aec0bb0c371dd0640ee8), [1dfb933](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1dfb933e47db0156cf1cb61f28715b81e740c57b), [f8513a4](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/f8513a42dc44451a621127f06edde5d38bc93f69), [b8fab74](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b8fab7429771bb17a7ca0297661de3c9935212af), [42b0ed1](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/42b0ed126df7d5b908ac369715378d5e519051b7), [c0904b4](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c0904b4c1aabfccf2f0ab12f44960a0a1fbbbfae), [9f67e44](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/9f67e44e5d451d705bae9a579ad9802d5c9f097c), [e4532b5](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/e4532b537663026c3e5b784380eecd009c959a36), [1c37914](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1c37914306b3ff257d7a0360f11c9bf2a3f2cac7), [5ab0cbb](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/5ab0cbb48ea5a4f11542eac44479b9af48f1dabd), [b7169c8](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b7169c8b747cbc032913b31f008a3b81c77b6219), [f43fc02](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/f43fc0247527aebb8efc7d9db04276fe2d489323), [3ae826c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/3ae826ceba6f25b08bce50bcb51001209bc16b57), [1b95302](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1b953021eadf4cac09e20be388d79536903633b3), [eaa9616](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/eaa961658578522cecfbba7c7be1acf1c64da65a), [c923fb0](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c923fb0dc9462e302b84a15770131ff899f89455), [c7a890d](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c7a890d12987d9b2d496119c1fbf1a88c0fc298e)). Thanks @Aurantium-47, @baron, @chqcjq, @coygeek, @cyanseek, @fengdwx, @flitzrrr, @immanuwell, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @Nelglor, @ranmori, @rudycelekli, @shoyann, @xu91102.
+- **Browser observations:** preserve effective source-map URLs, empty query/fragment identity, response-body provenance, service-worker policies and explicit uncertainty for malformed events. Bound discovery lifetimes and retain cleanup ownership. Interrupt/retry/failure cases validated with controlled CDP/session fixtures do not establish those paths in real Chromium. ([#1742](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1742), [issue morluto/rea#1729](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1729), [#1829](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1829), [#2074](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2074), [#2099](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2099), [#2239](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2239), [issue morluto/rea#2169](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2169), [#2477](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2477), [486b567](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/486b56724c4eaba50719177bcb9eae84d6907297), [a82e37c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/a82e37c8065cc200a0ca3e14e7c4f85e4e468580), [a8d4984](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/a8d4984404b611e60b88bc42289c0ba07eee4578), [966f7cc](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/966f7cc84b4a8bb0043641cb64d7a7aaf8715e05), [221c856](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/221c85648108e9846d9920b0964dafa7f108d581), [951b095](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/951b095e11adf9faa9c4a27e212260060aa6b095), [f09bb8a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/f09bb8a99773f79c7306b8799c86f856fe2c0d4b), [6bd2b28](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/6bd2b28161411f70ed5dc72e42c2736a1aab758b)). Thanks @1052326311, @chAng-L19, @chqcjq, @coygeek, @evenafterallisaid, @fisforfaheem, @itsF4LCON, @N0zoM1z0, @shayanxcyber.
+- **Managed metadata/CIL:** preserve ExportedType and pointer-table ownership, generic/array/function-pointer/modifier signatures, ReadyToRun host identity, metadata ExtraData and signed zero. Charge retained facts and decoded instruction counts instead of broad decoding bounds; malformed layouts remain caller input errors. ([#1743](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1743), [issue morluto/rea#1736](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1736), [#1768](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1768), [#1822](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1822), [issue morluto/rea#1801](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1801), [#1828](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1828), [issue morluto/rea#1812](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1812), [#1835](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1835), [issue morluto/rea#1832](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1832), [#1886](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1886), [#1893](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1893), [#1897](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1897), [issue morluto/rea#1878](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1878), [#1943](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1943), [issue morluto/rea#1940](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1940), [#1985](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1985), [#2194](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2194), [issue morluto/rea#2191](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2191), [#2437](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2437), [52e76c5](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/52e76c5d39b58d1685bb5e22bd40d19524dfa2cb)). Thanks @ac1982, @chqcjq, @fisHarly0, @flitzrrr, @JasonBuildAI, @JayOfTheKeyboard, @jhuang-tw, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @Nelglor.
+- **Hopper failure ownership:** preserve startup/process outcomes, retain cleanup leases across one-shot failures, wait for late bridges, and stop owned Linux demo children when their REA owner exits. Denied/crashed/late-bridge/queued-request failure paths use simulated process or bridge fixtures; they are not fresh installed-Hopper verification. ([#1763](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1763), [issue morluto/rea#1751](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1751), [#1817](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1817), [#1866](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1866), [#1927](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1927), [#2474](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2474), [#2499](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2499), [issue morluto/rea#2459](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2459)). Thanks @coygeek, @Joshwong1908, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @rudycelekli.
+- **IDA session boundaries:** retain non-x86 call coverage and unresolved-procedure uncertainty, and bound private universal-Mach-O inputs to the exact selected slice. Transient headless busy recovery was exercised on macOS arm64 IDA Pro 9.1; Linux headless, attached GUI navigation and worker-reaped cleanup paths retain their documented verification gaps. ([#1764](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1764), [issue morluto/rea#1712](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1712), [#1778](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1778), [issue morluto/rea#1766](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1766), [#1785](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1785), [issue morluto/rea#1769](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1769), [#1906](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1906), [issue morluto/rea#1794](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1794), [#2201](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2201), [issue morluto/rea#2139](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2139), [#2291](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2291), [issue morluto/rea#2285](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2285), [#2324](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2324), [12fa8fd](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/12fa8fd9f986dbd4ff58165c3ec71a46dc8a8a3b)). Thanks @akushonkamen, @coygeek, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @nikolay-dementiev, @zecaro.
+- **Input and capability diagnostics:** identify invalid paths, format refusals, missing host tools and non-retryable errors without losing caller selections or retryable capability facts. Foreign execution/device mutation annotations remain destructive, analysis-target text is untrusted, and output ordering follows code points rather than host locale. ([#1770](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1770), [#1867](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1867), [#1869](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1869), [issue morluto/rea#1855](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1855), [#1872](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1872), [#1879](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1879), [issue morluto/rea#1853](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1853), [#1899](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1899), [#1902](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1902), [#1904](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1904), [#1908](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1908), [#1925](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1925), [#1987](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1987), [issue morluto/rea#1979](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1979), [#2004](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2004), [issue morluto/rea#2002](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2002), [#2026](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2026), [#2091](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2091), [#2133](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2133), [issue morluto/rea#2129](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2129), [#2145](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2145), [issue morluto/rea#2143](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2143), [#2472](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2472), [#2478](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2478), [issue morluto/rea#2454](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2454), [#2494](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2494), [#2507](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2507), [#2509](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2509), [#2708](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2708), [3d83135](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/3d8313598785359c424d7305f503cb69fc8639a6), [c9fed50](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c9fed50691ae014890e91a72534773d2fb58ce44), [8b18171](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/8b181716aca2cb467be499cba226abfb5ae19141), [7a2cd1e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/7a2cd1ea0a63e8c44166860b7ee9c7a1aa43492b)). Thanks @astralyx0129, @CassieFox23, @DeryFerd, @dollarsmoney, @fisforfaheem, @flitzrrr, @Ha1baraA11, @jimpablo, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @larinyo, @N0zoM1z0, @rudycelekli, @SII-YDD, @viniciusdsandrade, @XiaoBinGan.
+- **Android analysis:** retain decoded values, duplicate-class inventories and executable static initializers, reject malformed JADX UTF-8, and keep inline search provenance. Apktool accepts `--no-strings` and explains host requirements. Windows batch-launcher selection also resolves PATH/PATHEXT before choosing its launch mode. Recorded Apktool coverage is Linux/OpenJDK, and changed JADX/batch failure paths do not establish native Windows behavior. ([#1777](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1777), [issue morluto/rea#1774](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1774), [#1876](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1876), [issue morluto/rea#1846](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1846), [#1890](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1890), [issue morluto/rea#1850](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1850), [#1946](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1946), [issue morluto/rea#1945](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1945), [#2707](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2707), [issue morluto/rea#2672](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2672), [0677468](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/0677468877465c8dfbe25c72f142a7b5bc8a3212), [fe8d0bd](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/fe8d0bdd36fe12bc0836468d1a702a34fbdc219b), [#2802](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2802)). Thanks @akushonkamen, @coygeek, @HeadmasterEggy, @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0, @psipher.
+- **ADB acquisition:** preserve device paths and directory identity, prevent host destination collisions/overwrites, count UTF-8 logcat bytes and restricted permissions, and evaluate the complete Activity Manager start report. Launch attempts, status, activity and raw failure output remain observations; real-device timeout/mixed-report and Android 8 directory-read paths remain unverified beyond the documented fixtures. ([#1962](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1962), [#2212](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2212), [issue morluto/rea#2175](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2175), [#2221](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2221), [issue morluto/rea#2220](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2220), [#2359](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2359), [c42232f](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c42232f566d55fe7191763649755148c768eef9f), [55b6148](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/55b61485e9f7568b69597eef8696ff6abfe53cfd), [3bdc873](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/3bdc8730bd98e073522bcb8ba86527be402c0cbe), [c89972c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c89972c8777d0114566fe76a060849a18bdd2659), [e1cd292](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/e1cd292aa6e8f5f13441d408c66126782c8dbb0d)). Thanks @coygeek, @dakjdakd, @DeryFerd, @huiq777, @sx4im.
+- **WASM names and diagnostics:** preserve debug/custom-section names including NUL and leading BOM, accept unpadded WABT section rows, and avoid irrelevant tool-remediation advice on unrelated runtime-root failures. ([#1963](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1963), [issue morluto/rea#1956](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1956), [#1967](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1967), [#1981](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1981), [#2084](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2084), [#2102](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2102)). Thanks @1052326311, @bugstan, @N0zoM1z0, @sathariels, @STiFLeR7, @viniciusdsandrade.
+
+- **Source-map and path handling:** retain source-map entries when embedded-content counts differ or an optional `sourceMappingURL` is used, and keep `file:` URLs out of operator-relative path resolution. ([#2873](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2873), [#2886](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2886), [#2882](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2882), [issue morluto/rea#2821](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2821), [issue morluto/rea#2883](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2883), [issue morluto/rea#2577](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2577)). Thanks @JFSAS, @rileygramlich, @shoyann, @shubhamahuja9999, @coygeek.
+- **Native metadata:** accept declared facts in native dispatch inventories and share native verification input diagnostics. ([#2906](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2906), [#2901](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2901), [issue morluto/rea#2564](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2564), [issue morluto/rea#2621](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2621)). Thanks @ShitK, @coygeek.
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+- **Runtime attachment state:** `attached` may be `null` in JavaScript, browser and Electron discovery/inspection results. Treat null as unknown; do not coerce it to false. ([e55ef72](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/e55ef7213515ba204c3d88a4487b4ee6a2773b06)).
+- **Source maps:** original-source and mapping rows preserve a null source name when unavailable. Handle null explicitly instead of expecting an invented unknown-source string; new index fields remain optional when reading older Evidence. ([ee50ed1](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ee50ed121e38cc6e1a2ff0dc8b789f15f71c5402)).
+- **Streamed filtered JSON:** `--filter-output` now emits JSON `null` instead of `{}` when the selected value is null; consumers must distinguish a present null from a missing selection. Use `--full-output` when an object envelope is required. ([#2333](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/2333)). Thanks @Jackmeson1.
+- **Call graphs:** `get_call_graph.normalized_result` is now `{ graph, limitations }`; read traversal-depth groups under `graph` and retain relationship-specific caveats. Contract/fixture validation does not establish new Ghidra or IDA engine coverage. ([5dfb9d0](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/5dfb9d050c2cc44a61b183dae765bef4d22a53b7)).
+- **MCP discovery:** `binary_session` no longer repeats `server_identity.catalog.tools`. Use the connected server tool list, grouped `tool_availability` and provider capabilities; see [MCP contracts](docs/mcp-contracts.md). Origin: [6395e8d](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/6395e8d3007d5ee453477460e7ee1c51cff76be0). ([#1988](https://github.com/morluto/rea/pull/1988)). Thanks @kaoru0822-kitauji, @N0zoM1z0.
+
+- **Provider admission:** MIPS targets with unresolved GNU ABI attributes are refused. Supply supported ABI declarations. Saved Hopper databases on macOS are unavailable because the launcher cannot run the analysis bridge when opening a database; select an executable target instead. Database support requires a script-capable database launch route. ([d4bd65c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d4bd65c53c0254d0195cc7ab8da163dcadfd3b9b)).
+- **Segment extents:** `binary_overview` segment length may be null when Hopper coordinates cannot establish a finite extent in one address space. Preserve unknown rather than converting it to zero or a saturated value. ([36db19c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/36db19c59)).
+- **Invocation identity:** `server.command_path` may be null, and registration/setup statuses or doctor classifications may be unknown. Preserve these states and establish the actual invocation before treating a registration as aligned. ([187f113](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/187f113f7)). Thanks @hemv-857, @qorvr.
+- **ADB installation:** the optional `replace` input is unchanged. Results now require `replace_requested` to record the requested `adb install -r` mode; `replaced` is nullable because prior device package state was not observed. Update result readers to accept null instead of treating reinstall intent as proof of replacement. ([864314a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/864314ac857924a7e6e65bfb37e8dc720fcc21e7)).
+- **Managed/native verification:** unresolved P/Invoke results may retain `matched_native` and candidate facts when module identity is unknown. Interpret `status`, `basis` and `limitations`; `module-identity-unknown` does not verify correspondence, and unresolved no longer implies empty observations. ([3f6b575](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/3f6b5755b3e699bd9373641acffe0f2c5d2ab094)).
+
+Full contribution record: [893 commits and 529 merged PRs](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/rea-agents-6.5.0/docs/releases/6.5.0.contributions.json).
+
+
 ## [6.4.0](https://github.com/morluto/rea/compare/rea-agents-6.3.0...rea-agents-6.4.0) (2026-10-11)
 
 ### Highlights

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -17,8 +17,184 @@ targets; optional adapter failures must preserve successful peers. Run
 `npm run verify:test-discovery` after adding or moving tests. Resolved import
 boundaries are checked by `npm run verify:module-boundaries`, included in lint.
 
+For analysis workflows and agent interfaces, follow the
+[performance priorities](AGENTS.md#performance). Explain the selected output
+scope, reuse/cache decisions, and relevant before/after measurements when these
+costs change.
+
 When adding or changing an MCP tool, follow the [tool design guide](docs/tool-design.md) and preserve the canonical contracts and generated catalog.
 
+## Reporting issues
+
+Use the issue form that fits the report and keep it concise. For bugs, include
+the actual result, the shortest reproduction you ran, the tested version and
+environment, and the smallest useful output, artifact, screenshot, or source
+reference. Ground expected behavior in documentation, source, or a known-good
+version when available. State observed impact and frequency; keep untested scope
+and suspected causes explicit.
+
+Incomplete reports and intermittent failures are welcome. If a narrative answer
+or supporting evidence is unavailable, write `NOT_ENOUGH_INFO` and explain the
+gap. Clearly label source-only findings and proposed checks; do not claim runtime
+reproduction or results you did not observe. A root-cause analysis or fix is not
+required to report a problem. Documentation reports should identify the relevant
+passage or missing guidance and explain the correction or confusion.
+
+Feature and design proposals can start with a problem and desired outcome.
+Examples, prior art, and measurements help when available; ideas without them
+are welcome. Maintainers can investigate reports and help resolve open questions.
+Human ownership and readiness declarations apply to PRs as described below.
+
+## Pull request ownership and readiness
+
+AI-assisted contributions are welcome. Every PR must have a human owner who
+takes responsibility for the complete change, including code, tests,
+documentation, and claims produced with AI assistance. The PR author is the
+owner unless another human is named in the PR and explicitly accepts ownership.
+These requirements also apply to maintainer-authored PRs.
+
+Before requesting maintainer review, the human owner must:
+
+- Review the final diff and relevant existing code. Be able to explain the
+  problem, the chosen approach, how it fits REA, and meaningful edge cases.
+- Provide evidence that the change works. Summarize what was checked, the
+  observed results, and meaningful gaps in the PR body. Use focused tests,
+  representative CLI/MCP output, CI artifacts, screenshots, or other checks
+  appropriate to the change. For fixes, show the original failure and why the
+  regression coverage catches it when practical. Documentation-only changes
+  can use source, link, or rendered-document checks. Label source-derived
+  conclusions and proposed checks accurately; never report an unrun check as
+  passing. Follow the [verification requirements](#development-feedback-and-pr-verification)
+  for required checks and real-provider coverage.
+- Complete the **Author readiness** declaration in the PR template, explicitly
+  stating that the PR is ready for initial review.
+
+Keep the PR description concise and current. Explain the problem, observable
+outcome, approach, and useful evidence; link long logs or put them in optional
+details. Address actionable automated review findings and explain disagreements.
+Human ownership and review remain required when CI or an automated reviewer
+reports success. Readiness requests maintainer review; it does not grant scope
+approval or permission to merge.
+
+Draft PRs may request early feedback with open questions and incomplete checks.
+Leave the readiness declaration unchecked until the human owner has completed
+it. The declaration records initial readiness; later pushes do not invalidate
+it or require another human sign-off. Keep the PR description and affected
+validation current as work changes. AI agents must leave human declarations to
+the human owner and must not attest to a human review on their behalf.
+
+The `PR readiness` check reports pending for drafts and requires a named human
+owner and all three template declarations for non-drafts. It checks that the
+declaration is filled, not whether the code or evidence is correct. Existing PRs
+can copy the **Author readiness** section from the current template.
+Open PRs must have distinct head commits because GitHub shares commit statuses.
+
+Maintainers enable merge enforcement after the workflow is merged: run
+`gh workflow run pr-readiness.yml -f pull_request_number=NUMBER` for existing
+open PRs, then add `PR readiness` from GitHub Actions to the branch's required
+status checks alongside its existing checks. Deploy the workflow to each
+protected target branch before requiring it there. The workflow reads PR
+metadata using trusted default-branch code and writes only a commit status.
+
+Maintainers may return a PR to the author or close it when the problem is
+unsupported, validation is missing, or the owner cannot explain the change.
+Contributors are responsible for completing this work before requesting review.
+
+## Contribution scope
+
+REA focuses on software structure, runtime behavior, and evidence through
+general-purpose reverse-engineering workflows. Evaluate a proposal by its actual
+capabilities, side effects, defaults, and complete workflow. A tool name or a
+reference to vulnerability research, malware analysis, or CTFs does not determine
+whether it belongs in REA.
+
+Supported contributions include format inspection, ordinary archive and standard
+compression extraction, disassembly, decompilation, cross-references, general
+static deobfuscation, vulnerability analysis, and evidence reporting. Static
+protection detection is distinct from defeating that protection. Security fixes
+and isolated regression tests remain in scope.
+
+Runtime investigation needs explicit boundaries. Launching or attaching to a
+process, injecting instrumentation, running scripts, and changing memory or
+registers require review of target selection, execution and mutation authority,
+provenance, resource limits, cancellation, and cleanup. General Frida or debugger
+support is not inherently read-only, and existing support does not authorize
+every workflow built on it. General-purpose interfaces are not classified as
+dedicated bypass workflows solely because caller-provided code could be misused;
+their execution and mutation authority must still be reviewed.
+
+REA does not integrate or officially distribute:
+
+- Purpose-built workflows to defeat commercial packing or code-virtualization
+  protections and automatically recover protected code.
+- Anti-debugging or anti-instrumentation evasion, or DRM, license, anti-cheat, or
+  access-control bypass workflows.
+- Exploit or attack-payload automation, credential theft, covert persistence,
+  unauthorized access, or bulk attack workflows.
+
+These boundaries apply to first-party providers, adapters, plugins, bundled
+scripts, defaults, examples, and documentation. Moving a capability into an
+optional dependency or plugin does not exempt it. Review what the integration
+exposes, including upstream defaults and raw-command or script execution paths.
+Ordinary extraction and general static deobfuscation are not excluded merely
+because the input is packed or obfuscated; assess added bypass or execution
+behavior separately.
+
+This is a product and maintenance boundary, not a judgment about a contributor's
+intentions or a declaration that all excluded research is unlawful. Contributors
+must have the rights and authorization needed for their work. A local-only design
+or an "authorized use only" disclaimer does not establish containment or settle
+legal and scope questions.
+
+### Fail-closed integration
+
+If scope fit, target or authorization boundaries, side effects, or the verification
+needed to establish those boundaries remain materially unresolved, **do not merge,
+enable, or include the capability in official packages or distributions**. Keep
+the proposal pending, narrow it, or decline it. Record unknowns explicitly; do not
+turn them into "none" or assumed safety. Passing CI, completed implementation,
+upstream popularity, or silence from maintainers is not scope approval.
+
+For a new provider or a capability involving target execution, injection,
+mutation, or protection recovery, seek an explicit maintainer scope decision in
+the linked issue or design discussion before substantial implementation intended
+for integration. Small exploratory prototypes and draft PRs may help inform that
+decision; they do not authorize integration. The decision must cover the final
+proposed behavior; a scope expansion needs a new decision. Routine fixes and
+documentation changes within existing boundaries do not need a separate advance
+decision, but must not silently expand those boundaries.
+
+### Starting a proposal
+
+To open a feature request or design discussion, describe the problem and desired
+outcome or decision. Short answers and the forms' "Not sure yet" options are
+welcome. You do not need code, a complete design or test plan, legal analysis, or
+private proof-of-authorization documents to start a discussion. Share what you
+know and leave optional details blank when you need help.
+
+Form selections guide triage; they are not proof of authorization or scope
+approval. Unselected effects must not be treated as established absence.
+Maintainers and implementers work together to resolve the following before
+integration:
+
+- The concrete analyst question, requested inputs and outputs, and why existing
+  REA operations are insufficient.
+- Why the workflow fits this scope, its non-goals, and any protection recovery,
+  bypass, or attack automation it would expose.
+- The selected targets and every execution, injection, mutation, network, or
+  persistence effect, including behavior inherited from upstream tools.
+- How the boundaries and outcome will be verified with self-owned or appropriately
+  licensed samples; identify real CLI/MCP and provider coverage, cleanup and
+  resource checks, and remaining unknowns. Do not publish private binaries,
+  credentials, or sensitive target data; follow [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for
+  private vulnerability reports.
+
+Mixed proposals should separate acceptable analysis capabilities from excluded
+workflows so each can be decided independently. An issue may discuss unresolved
+questions; opening an issue or PR does not authorize integration. This is a
+maintainer integration gate, not a per-call confirmation requirement or a sandbox
+guarantee.
+
 ## Development setup
 
 Use the development toolchain pinned in `.nvmrc` and
@@ -42,6 +218,21 @@ caches deterministic builds and static checks across Git worktrees. After a pack
 Repository invariants live in [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md). Keep provider-specific
 protocols in adapters and shared CLI/MCP workflows in the application layer.
 
+### Windows source checkouts
+
+The published npm package includes the Windows x64 native addon and its
+manifest. A source checkout does not: `native/windows/build/` is ignored by
+Git, and neither `npm ci` nor `npm run build:cached` (or `npm run build`)
+produces `rea-windows-x64.node` or `manifest.json` in that directory.
+Windows workflows and tests that require native controls need these artifacts;
+without them, those controls are unavailable even after a successful runtime build.
+
+Follow the [Windows native build guide](native/windows/README.md#build) before
+running those workflows from source. The artifact build requires Linux,
+MinGW-w64, and `tar`; the build script does not run on Windows. See that guide
+for the build and artifact-verification commands and the separate real Windows
+verification prerequisites. Keep the generated addon and manifest uncommitted.
+
 ## Documentation website
 
 The VitePress site uses the Markdown files in `docs/`. Run `npm run docs:dev`
@@ -66,6 +257,10 @@ The separate GitHub Pages host uses only the manual
 
 ## Development feedback and PR verification
 
+For routine merges, wait for the required checks to pass for the current PR
+revision. Administrators retain an override for deliberate maintainer recovery.
+If `main` is broken, prioritize a focused repair before updating affected PRs.
+
 Select checks for the behavior changed. For a source edit:
 
 ```bash
@@ -87,6 +282,14 @@ CI diagnosis. Packaging/setup/distribution changes additionally require
 `npm run verify:package` and `npm pack --dry-run`; provider changes require the
 matching real-provider lane. State which host/provider workflows ran.
 
+For CI/test correctness, drift, or performance investigations, use the
+[`rea-ci-tests-audit` contributor skill](.agents/skills/rea-ci-tests-audit/SKILL.md).
+It guides reproduction and comparable measurements before changing checks.
+
+`check:pr` reuses build and static-check outputs while executing the test suite
+fresh, including the fast Python producer checks. `docs:check` also runs the
+onboarding example consistency suite for README-only changes.
+
 Pre-commit formats and lints staged files; pre-push runs `check:fast`.
 
 ### Generated files and command ownership

DISCLAIMER.md

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+# Disclaimer
+
+## Responsible use
+
+REA is built for lawful analysis: security research, malware and incident
+analysis, vulnerability research and coordinated disclosure, CTFs and education,
+interoperability, software preservation, and debugging or auditing software you
+own or are authorized to examine.
+
+The REA project does not support, and will not help with:
+
+- circumventing DRM, license checks, anti-cheat systems or other technical
+  protection measures;
+- developing game cheats or tampering with online services;
+- bypassing authentication, bot protection or access controls on systems you are
+  not authorized to test;
+- copying proprietary software or reproducing its protected code and assets;
+- evading the usage policies or safety measures of AI model providers;
+- reselling or sharing AI accounts or API access.
+
+You are responsible for obtaining any required authorization and for complying
+with applicable laws, license agreements and terms of service. Reverse
+engineering may be restricted in your jurisdiction or by the license of the
+software you analyze.
+
+Requests for help with the uses above will be closed without response in issues
+and discussions, and may result in removal from the REA community.
+
+## User responsibility
+
+Do not use REA for unauthorized access or exploitation, credential theft,
+malicious deployment of malware, unlawful collection or disclosure of data,
+unauthorized service disruption, or unlawful circumvention of access controls or
+licensing restrictions. Legitimate security research and malware analysis must
+remain within the rights and permissions applicable to the work.
+
+You are responsible for your use of REA, including commands, configurations,
+scripts, and actions you direct an AI agent to perform. Establish the legal
+authority and scope required for the targets, accounts, devices, software, data,
+and operations involved. Comply with applicable laws, contracts,
+intellectual-property rights, privacy obligations, and tool licenses. Public
+availability of software, possession of a file, or access to a debugging
+endpoint does not by itself establish permission for every operation.
+
+## Runtime, network, and device operations
+
+Some REA workflows execute or observe programs, attach to runtime or browser
+endpoints, capture network traffic, interact with applications, or operate on
+connected devices. These actions can affect application state, files, accounts,
+devices, and services. Authorization to inspect an artifact does not necessarily
+authorize execution, interception, device changes, or interaction with another
+party's system.
+
+Review the operations you request, including agent-generated plans and scripts,
+and use an appropriate environment for untrusted targets. You are responsible
+for protecting credentials, personal data, captured traffic, and investigation
+artifacts, and for obtaining any permission required to collect, retain,
+process, or share them. Local operation does not establish authorization or
+guarantee that executed targets and third-party tools have no external effects.
+
+## Analysis results and generated output
+
+Decompilation, reconstruction, heuristics, and AI-assisted analysis may be
+incomplete or incorrect. Results do not guarantee accuracy, completeness,
+security, compatibility, or legal compliance. Review the underlying evidence and
+verify consequential conclusions before relying on them.
+
+Obtaining source-like output or an analysis report does not grant rights to the
+original program, its data, or the generated output. Check the target's rights
+and the producing tool's applicable terms before publishing, sharing, or using
+results in another product or service.
+
+## Third-party tools and licenses
+
+Third-party components and analysis tools retain their own licenses, copyright
+notices, and usage conditions. Consult
+[Third-party notices](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md) for their roles, licensing
+records, and preserved upstream texts.
+
+You must legally obtain IDA Pro and Hex-Rays decompilers, Hopper, JEB, and any
+other proprietary tools, together with the rights required for your use. REA
+provides no commercial-tool license, key, or activation entitlement. Permitted
+trials and demos remain subject to vendor terms. An open-source bridge or
+accessible API does not grant additional user, machine, feature, automation,
+hosting, or output-sharing rights. Cracked copies, stolen keys, unauthorized key
+sharing, and bypassing license restrictions are not authorized by REA.
+
+## Disclaimer of warranty
+
+REA is provided **AS IS**, without express or implied warranties, including
+merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement, as set
+out in the [MIT License](LICENSE). You assume the risks of using the software
+and deciding whether it is suitable for your task. No project description,
+example, analysis result, or third-party integration guarantees a particular
+outcome or establishes that your intended use is lawful or safe.
+
+## Limitation of liability
+
+The warranty and liability provisions of the [MIT License](LICENSE) govern REA's
+authors and copyright holders, subject to applicable law. That license disclaims
+liability for claims, damages, and other liability arising from or in connection
+with the software or its use, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise. This
+document does not expand those provisions or override rights and obligations
+that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
+
+## Disclaimer of endorsement
+
+References to third-party projects, contributors, products, services, and
+trademarks identify their work and REA's integrations. Credits and thanks do not
+imply affiliation, sponsorship, approval, or endorsement by the named parties,
+including the National Security Agency and commercial tool vendors.
+Redistribution, bundling, or hosting by a third party does not by itself imply
+affiliation with or endorsement by the REA project.
+
+## Relationship to software licenses
+
+This document explains REA's intended use, user responsibilities, and community
+support boundaries. It does not amend the MIT license, impose additional
+copyright-license conditions, replace upstream licenses, or grant rights to
+third-party software or targets. The applicable software licenses and agreements
+retain their own terms.
+
+## Versions, distribution channels, and platforms
+
+The project's position on lawful use and non-endorsement of illegal or
+unauthorized activity covers all REA versions, distribution forms, and
+platforms. This includes historical releases and Git commits, npm packages,
+bundled or separately distributed REA skills, source checkouts, release
+archives, and redistributed copies, regardless of installation method, agent
+client, operating system, or platform. Using an older version or another
+distribution channel does not imply project endorsement or remove obligations
+under applicable law or to respect third-party rights.
+
+Each copy remains subject to the licenses accompanying that copy. This statement
+does not retroactively amend existing license grants, add license conditions, or
+expand historical warranty or liability exclusions.

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div align="center">
 
-**English** · [简体中文](README_zh.md) · [繁體中文](README_zh-TW.md) · [日本語](README_ja.md) · [한국어](README_ko.md) · [Türkçe](README_tr.md) · [Русский](README_ru.md) · [Tiếng Việt](README_vi.md) · [ไทย](README_th.md) · [Deutsch](README_de.md) · [Español](README_es.md) · [Français](README_fr.md) · [Українська](README_uk.md) · [Polski](README_pl.md) · [Português (Brasil)](README_pt-BR.md) · [العربية](README_ar.md) · [فارسی](README_fa.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](README_id.md) · [Italiano](README_it.md)
+**English** · [简体中文](docs/readme/README_zh.md) · [繁體中文](docs/readme/README_zh-TW.md) · [日本語](docs/readme/README_ja.md) · [한국어](docs/readme/README_ko.md) · [Türkçe](docs/readme/README_tr.md) · [Русский](docs/readme/README_ru.md) · [Tiếng Việt](docs/readme/README_vi.md) · [ไทย](docs/readme/README_th.md) · [Deutsch](docs/readme/README_de.md) · [Español](docs/readme/README_es.md) · [Français](docs/readme/README_fr.md) · [Українська](docs/readme/README_uk.md) · [Polski](docs/readme/README_pl.md) · [Português (Brasil)](docs/readme/README_pt-BR.md) · [العربية](docs/readme/README_ar.md) · [فارسی](docs/readme/README_fa.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](docs/readme/README_id.md) · [Italiano](docs/readme/README_it.md)
+· [Ελληνικά](docs/readme/README_el.md)
 
 # REA: Reverse Engineer Anything
 
@@ -23,6 +24,16 @@
 
 <code>npx rea-agents setup</code>
 
+</div>
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Get REA from [morluto/rea](https://github.com/morluto/rea),
+> [rea.tools](https://rea.tools/), or the [rea-agents npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/rea-agents).
+> Follow the installation and release links from these official sources. A similar
+> repository name or copied README does not establish that a download is official.
+
+<div align="center">
+
 <br />
 
 <img src="docs/assets/rea-hopper-analysis.png" alt="REA launching its analysis bridge inside Hopper while inspecting a native binary" width="1200" />
@@ -57,6 +68,11 @@ Setup registers REA with your agent and installs matching workflow instructions.
 
 ## Quick start
 
+On Linux, Ghidra, JADX, firmware tool launches and static JavaScript/Electron
+analysis require a procps-compatible `ps` on REA's `PATH` for process ownership
+checks. Recovery steps are in `docs/installation.md` under
+"Linux owned-process prerequisite".
+
 ### Set up your agent
 
 With Node.js and npm installed, run:
@@ -152,21 +168,27 @@ Additional tools and host support depend on the target:
 
 | Target                 | What REA returns                                                                     | Requirements and guide                                                                                                                |
 | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Native binaries        | Pseudocode, assembly, strings, symbols, calls and references                         | Hopper, Ghidra or IDA; [native analysis](https://rea.tools/guides/native/)                                                            |
+| Native binaries        | Pseudocode, assembly, strings, symbols, calls and references                         | Hopper, Ghidra or IDA; [native analysis](docs/native-investigation.md)                                                                |
 | Offline ELF layout     | Sections, segments, original symbols/relocations and static mitigation candidates    | Caller-supplied pwntools on Linux x64; [binary diagnostics](docs/binary-diagnostics.md)                                               |
 | Go binaries            | Embedded compiler version, modules, replacements and build settings                  | Built-in static ELF/PE/thin Mach-O inspection; no Go installation required                                                            |
+| Rust binaries          | Embedded cargo-auditable crate names, versions, sources and dependency edges         | Built-in static ELF/PE/thin Mach-O inspection; [Rust binaries](docs/rust-binaries.md)                                                 |
 | WASM artifact          | Validation, sections, exact import/export WAT forms and decoded WAT                  | Caller-supplied WABT 1.0.42; `inspect_wasm_artifact`                                                                                  |
 | EVM bytecode           | Dispatch selectors, byte offsets, inferred arguments and mutability                  | Local raw/hex carrier on Linux x64; [offline EVM guide](docs/evm-bytecode.md)                                                         |
+| SQLite databases       | Tables, columns, indexes, views, triggers and selected ordinary-table rows           | Local database/WAL snapshot; Node.js 24.x >=24.15 or 26+ with native SQLite limits                                                    |
 | Recorded Linux crashes | Raw notes, every recorded thread's registers/signals and optional mapping candidates | Caller-supplied pwntools on Linux x64; optional GDB/pwndbg; [recorded crashes](docs/recorded-crashes.md)                              |
-| JavaScript / Electron  | Modules, imports, source maps, routes, IPC and native add-on relationships           | Node.js and npm; [application analysis](https://rea.tools/guides/javascript/)                                                         |
-| Websites               | Page structure, scripts, network observations and requested screenshots              | A Chrome-family browser; [browser analysis](https://rea.tools/guides/browser/)                                                        |
-| Saved network captures | Requests, responses, exposed payloads and source locations                           | HAR; mitmdump on Linux for native mitmproxy captures; [capture guide](docs/web-network-captures.md)                                   |
+| JavaScript / Electron  | Modules, imports, source maps, routes, IPC and native add-on relationships           | Node.js and npm; Linux: procps-compatible `ps`; [application analysis](docs/javascript-application-workflows.md)                      |
+| Websites               | Page structure, scripts, network observations and requested screenshots              | A Chrome-family browser; [browser analysis](docs/browser-observation.md)                                                              |
+| Saved network captures | Requests, responses, exposed payloads and source locations                           | HAR or Fiddler Everywhere SAZ; mitmdump on Linux for native mitmproxy; [capture guide](docs/web-network-captures.md)                  |
 | .NET assemblies        | Metadata, CIL instructions, declared native dependencies and build comparisons       | None (static only); [managed-code guide](docs/managed-code-analysis.md)                                                               |
 | Android APKs           | Manifest declarations, classes, decompiled methods and references                    | Headless JADX and a full JDK on Linux/macOS/Windows x64; [Android guide](docs/android-analysis.md)                                    |
 | Android devices        | Devices, packages, processes, logs, dumps, screen captures, and APK/file transfers   | Caller-supplied adb (emulator or hardware); [ADB guide](docs/adb-device-analysis.md)                                                  |
 | JEB projects           | Engine-backed project units, artifact digests and type/method pseudo-code            | A caller-started JEB client serving MCP, selected with REA_JEB_MCP_URL; [JEB guide](docs/jeb-analysis.md)                             |
 | Android resources      | Decoded manifest, string tables, locales and version facts                           | Caller-supplied Apktool launcher; [resource guide](docs/apktool-resource-analysis.md)                                                 |
+| Flutter apps           | Dart snapshot hash, per-ABI library digests and engine build provenance              | None (static APK parsing); [Flutter guide](docs/flutter-analysis.md)                                                                  |
 | Firmware               | Regions, extraction results and native-analysis handoffs                             | Binwalk / Unblob on Linux; [firmware guide](docs/firmware-analysis.md)                                                                |
+| Recorded packets       | Selected fields, repeated values, filters and decode-as rules                        | Linux: TShark 4.x + prlimit; [capture guide](docs/packet-captures.md)                                                                 |
+| Packet summaries       | Endpoints, DNS, TLS SNI, protocol distribution and HTTP requests                     | Caller-supplied tshark and capinfos (Linux-verified); [pcap guide](docs/pcap-analysis.md)                                             |
+| Recorded logic signals | Decoder annotations, sample ranges and diagnostics                                   | Linux: sigrok-cli 0.7.2 + prlimit; [signal recordings](docs/signal-recordings.md)                                                     |
 | Packages and resources | File inventories, digests, plists, Apple bundle anatomy and extracted resources      | [Artifact and JavaScript guide](docs/javascript-artifact-reconstruction.md), [Apple applications](docs/apple-application-analysis.md) |
 | Process behavior       | Terminal output, interactions, exit and filesystem observations, and run comparisons | Linux/macOS with a native PTY; [process capture](docs/process-capture.md)                                                             |
 
@@ -174,11 +196,16 @@ Static JavaScript and .NET inspection read the supplied files without running
 the application. Runtime capture runs or interacts with the selected target
 using your user permissions; each runtime guide describes its effects.
 
+For offline native-binary inspection, REA also supports caller-supplied GNU
+objdump and Rizin. See the [reverse-engineering tools guide](docs/reverse-engineering-tools.md)
+for provider setup, CLI commands, and Evidence limitations. REA does not install
+or update either provider.
+
 <a id="choosing-a-deep-analysis-provider"></a>
 
 Native formats and host support vary by provider. See
 [Hopper and Ghidra setup](docs/installation.md#hopper), the
-[IDA guide](docs/ida-provider.md), and
+[IDA guide](docs/ida-provider.md) (including an optional native MCP bridge), and
 [experimental Windows Ghidra support](docs/windows-ghidra-p0.md).
 Ghidra also supports [16-bit DOS analysis](docs/ghidra-dos.md).
 For large binaries, raise the provider's startup deadline with
@@ -317,7 +344,7 @@ Report vulnerabilities through [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).
 
 ## Star history
 
-🎉 **110,000 GitHub stars — thank you!**
+🎉 **200,000 GitHub stars — thank you!**
 
 Thanks to everyone using REA, reporting bugs, requesting features, testing builds, and contributing fixes.
 
@@ -331,9 +358,13 @@ Thanks to everyone using REA, reporting bugs, requesting features, testing build
 
 ## Disclaimer
 
-REA provides tools for lawful reverse-engineering research, analysis, and reconstruction. You are responsible for obtaining any required authorization and complying with applicable laws. The project does not endorse illegal or unauthorized use.
+See [DISCLAIMER.md](DISCLAIMER.md) for responsible-use guidance.
 
-REA is an open-source software project. We have not issued or endorsed any cryptocurrency or token. Tokens using the REA name are not affiliated with the project.
+The project's position on illegal or unauthorized use covers all REA versions,
+distribution channels, and platforms; each copy retains its applicable licenses.
+
+REA is for lawful research, education, interoperability, software preservation,
+and analysis of software you own or are authorized to examine.
 
 ## Contributing
 
@@ -348,3 +379,16 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup and checks,
 ## License
 
 [MIT](LICENSE)
+
+REA-authored code is licensed under MIT. Third-party material retains its own
+licenses and copyright notices; see
+[Third-party notices](THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md) for the dependency inventory,
+preserved license texts, and external-tool terms.
+
+**You must legally obtain and be authorized to use commercial tools**, including
+IDA Pro / Hex-Rays decompilers, Hopper, and JEB, under their applicable
+licenses. REA grants no tool license, key, or activation entitlement. Trials and
+demos remain subject to vendor terms, including user, feature, automation, and
+output sharing restrictions. Cracked copies, stolen keys, unauthorized key
+sharing, and bypassing license restrictions are not authorized. This guidance
+does not amend MIT or third-party licenses.

SECURITY.md

@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ provider-dependent behavior to be reproduced safely.
 
 ## Security boundary
 
-REA authenticates each local provider bridge session with a random capability
-token and a current-user Unix socket. Tokens are transferred through private
-session descriptors rather than process arguments or environment variables.
+REA authenticates its Hopper and Ghidra bridges with per-session random
+capability tokens. POSIX uses current-user Unix sockets; Windows Ghidra uses
+authenticated loopback TCP with a private NTFS runtime whose DACL admits only
+the current user and SYSTEM. See [Windows Ghidra P0](docs/windows-ghidra-p0.md#private-runtime-transport-and-lifecycle).
+Tokens are transferred through private session descriptors rather than process
+arguments or environment variables.
 This is not a sandbox and does not protect against malicious processes already
 running as the same operating-system user. Opening an untrusted binary
 delegates parsing and analysis to the selected local provider with that user's

THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+# Third-party notices
+
+REA-authored code is licensed under [MIT](LICENSE). Third-party material retains
+its own copyright, license, attribution, and NOTICE requirements. REA's MIT
+license grants no rights to proprietary analysis tools. Project and product
+names identify integrations; they do not imply affiliation or endorsement.
+
+This inventory covers the locked npm dependency graph, code or assets derived
+from upstream projects, and separately obtained engines used by REA. A listed
+integration is not a statement that its executable is bundled. Upstream
+components and caller-selected versions may have additional terms; retain the
+notices supplied with the software you actually obtain or redistribute.
+
+## Distributed dependencies, derived code, and assets
+
+| Material                 | Use and licensing records                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| npm dependencies         | [Complete inventory](licenses/npm-dependencies.txt) of every entry in `package-lock.json`, including transitive, optional platform, development, and website dependencies. [Runtime notices](licenses/npm-runtime-notices.txt) preserve the copyright, license, and NOTICE documents from integrity-verified release archives, plus the MIT notice for Rolldown's generated runtime helpers. Development dependencies are inventoried but are not all distributed in REA's npm package.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| NativeAOT parser         | REA's derived parser uses the MIT-licensed [ghidra-nativeaot](https://github.com/Washi1337/ghidra-nativeaot/tree/effeb734fc570c32650f88b159608979dc7b423e) work of Washi and the NativeAOT layout definitions in [dotnet/runtime](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/tree/a3b2d40328be0be3f8dd43f0e5cc925b8827b044). Preserve [Washi's MIT notice](licenses/nativeaot-parser-MIT.txt) and the [.NET Foundation MIT notice](licenses/dotnet-runtime-MIT.txt).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| EVM analysis             | `evmole@0.9.3`, MIT, copyright 2023 Maxim Andreev. The published npm archive omits its license document; REA retains the [original upstream license](third_party/evmole/LICENSE) and [provenance](third_party/evmole/README.md). It is also included in the runtime notices.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| Windows native addon     | The release addon is compiled with MinGW-w64 and statically links GCC runtime libraries. Preserve the [MinGW-w64 runtime notices](licenses/MinGW-w64-runtime.txt), [GPLv3 text](licenses/GPL-3.0.txt), and [GCC Runtime Library Exception 3.1](licenses/GCC-Runtime-Library-Exception-3.1.txt). The exception governs eligible compiled combinations; it does not relicense the runtime itself under MIT. The Node-API build headers are from Node 22.19.0; its [original license and component notices](licenses/Node-22.19.0-LICENSE.txt) are retained. Node itself is supplied by the user. Snapshot provenance and release-toolchain review requirements are in [licenses/README.md](licenses/README.md). |
+| Dinosaur website example | Selected excerpts from [wayou/t-rex-runner](https://github.com/wayou/t-rex-runner/tree/5455bfa408ec6b707c7300ff194b7390733a766d), derived from Chromium's dinosaur game. The website retains the [original BSD-3-Clause notices](website/public/assets/licenses/dinosaur.txt), including Chromium authors and wayou. This asset is not part of the npm runtime.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+
+Two locked runtime releases, [`clean-git-ref@2.0.1`](https://github.com/TheSavior/clean-git-ref/tree/bf3c8afc8032bcdc6a53634c18b601dc6df478fb) (declared Apache-2.0) and
+[`minimisted@2.0.1`](https://github.com/kt3k/minimisted/tree/95fdfb8d6efb9546c1117854fe3a58105f6332ce) (declared MIT), omit a full license/copyright document in their
+published archives and inspected upstream release sources. Their runtime notice
+entries preserve the declared license and author metadata and include a clearly
+labeled standard license text. These are documented upstream notice gaps, not
+recovered copyright notices or a claim that attribution has been fully verified.
+
+The optional `frida@17.23.2` npm archive and tagged Node binding source also
+omit a standalone license/copyright document. Its declared
+`LGPL-2.0 WITH WxWindows-exception-3.1` license is recorded with unchanged
+[Frida licensing text](licenses/frida-17.23.2-COPYING.txt) and the
+[GNU Library GPL v2](licenses/LGPL-2.0.txt). These are licensing supplements,
+not recovered Node binding or prebuild-component copyright notices.
+
+## Open-source engine credits and licenses
+
+We thank the maintainers and contributors of the projects below. Their
+decompilers, binary-analysis engines, debuggers, parsers, and capture tools
+provide capabilities used through REA's integrations. Each row identifies the
+upstream project, its own license, and its role in REA. In particular, JADX
+provides the Android decompiler, while jadx-headless-mcp provides the separate
+headless integration used by REA; both projects deserve credit.
+
+These acknowledgments are voluntary thanks. Required upstream copyright and
+NOTICE texts remain in their original form and are not replaced by this
+summary. Credits do not imply endorsement or change any license.
+
+REA's adapters do not grant, replace, or waive these licenses. The upstream
+executables and their dependency graphs are supplied separately. Git submodules
+pin inspection sources; they are not included in the npm package.
+
+| Project                        | License and source                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | REA relationship                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Ghidra                         | [Apache-2.0](https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.1.4_build/LICENSE), with the government-work and component qualifications in its [NOTICE](https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/Ghidra_12.1.4_build/NOTICE) | Bring your own Ghidra 12.1.4. Copies of its [LICENSE](licenses/ghidra-12.1.4-LICENSE.txt), [NOTICE](licenses/ghidra-12.1.4-NOTICE.txt), and [DISCLAIMER](licenses/ghidra-12.1.4-DISCLAIMER.txt) are retained for reference. |
+| ghidra-nativeaot               | [MIT](https://github.com/Washi1337/ghidra-nativeaot/blob/effeb734fc570c32650f88b159608979dc7b423e/LICENSE.md)                                                                                                                                            | Pinned inspection source; derived parser attribution above.                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| JADX                           | [Apache-2.0](https://github.com/skylot/jadx/blob/v1.5.6/LICENSE)                                                                                                                                                                                         | The audited jadx-headless-mcp source uses JADX 1.5.6 for Android decompilation; the engine JAR is separately supplied.                                                                                                      |
+| jadx-headless-mcp              | [Apache-2.0](https://github.com/1013503897/jadx-headless-mcp/blob/5844800a486d2248fa949b74c9896285f5b54de2/LICENSE)                                                                                                                                      | v0.7.1; pinned submodule and user-supplied JAR.                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| Apktool                        | [Apache-2.0](https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/blob/master/LICENSE.md)                                                                                                                                                                              | User-supplied Android resource decoder.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| Binwalk                        | [MIT](https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk/blob/4fdab3d464d97b68e0af9088df3f9e2e1545b21c/LICENSE)                                                                                                                                                       | v3.1.0; pinned submodule and user-supplied firmware engine.                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| Unblob                         | [MIT](https://github.com/onekey-sec/unblob/blob/1fcc7a0a584a70a96c31f5a276c20944d199a089/LICENSE)                                                                                                                                                        | 26.6.4; pinned submodule and user-supplied firmware engine.                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| Wakaru                         | [Apache-2.0](https://github.com/pionxzh/wakaru/blob/8219bf5016a063d7fb215101a8c45d5959ec733f/LICENSE)                                                                                                                                                    | v1.14.0; pinned source and separately obtained JavaScript reconstruction tooling.                                                                                                                                           |
+| WABT                           | [Apache-2.0](https://github.com/WebAssembly/wabt/blob/ff0ef7e0009402740c805a9744c09b05be063e48/LICENSE)                                                                                                                                                  | v1.0.42; external WebAssembly tools; [integration provenance](third_party/wabt/README.md).                                                                                                                                  |
+| pwntools                       | [MIT, with GPL/BSD component qualifications](https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/blob/3ad86ec5adab1abf9781ca7552a6f5d7cff7a33c/LICENSE-pwntools.txt)                                                                                                  | 4.15.0; caller-supplied offline ELF analysis package.                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| pyelftools                     | [Public-domain dedication and component notices](https://github.com/eliben/pyelftools/blob/v0.33/LICENSE)                                                                                                                                                | 0.33; includes separately licensed bundled material, including Construct.                                                                                                                                                   |
+| Unicorn                        | [GPL-2.0 and component notices](https://github.com/unicorn-engine/unicorn/blob/2.1.2/COPYING)                                                                                                                                                            | 2.1.2; used by the caller-supplied ELF analysis profile for instruction emulation.                                                                                                                                          |
+| pwndbg                         | [MIT](third_party/pwndbg/LICENSE.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2026.09.15, commit `55596aa676a2756efb8d67034f31675170eabe48`; separately obtained debugger extension.                                                                                                                      |
+| GNU GDB                        | [GPL-3.0-or-later](https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=blob;f=gdb/COPYING)                                                                                                                                                                  | Caller-supplied debugger for the optional pwndbg core-file workflow.                                                                                                                                                        |
+| LLDB / LLVM                    | [Apache-2.0 with LLVM exceptions](https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/main/LICENSE.TXT)                                                                                                                                                            | Caller-supplied debugger; the installed distribution's component and historical notices also apply.                                                                                                                         |
+| mitmproxy                      | [MIT](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/blob/6c09d56e4c29a92f5ad01b03199977584b8ea14f/LICENSE)                                                                                                                                                      | 12.2.3; separately supplied network capture proxy.                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| Android Debug Bridge (adb)     | [Apache-2.0](https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/adb/+/refs/heads/main/NOTICE)                                                                                                                                                    | User-supplied Android device tool. A complete Android SDK download has its own [SDK license terms](https://developer.android.com/studio/terms); adb's source license does not replace them.                                 |
+| ILSpy / ICSharpCode.Decompiler | [MIT](https://github.com/icsharpcode/ILSpy/blob/master/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs)                                                                                                                                                | Optional separately installed .NET decompiler; not a redistributed REA dependency.                                                                                                                                          |
+
+Ghidra's original notice credits software developed at the National Security
+Agency. It explains that US-government-created portions are not subject to US
+copyright protection, while other portions retain their authors' rights. Its
+modules include additional third-party licenses, and standalone programs under
+`GPL/` have GPLv3 terms. The three retained top-level documents do not replace
+the module notices and license directories in a complete Ghidra distribution.
+REA is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NSA.
+
+## Commercial tools and bridges
+
+**You must legally obtain the tools and the rights needed for your use.** REA
+does not include an IDA Pro, Hex-Rays decompiler, Hopper, or JEB license, license
+key, or activation entitlement. A permitted trial/demo may be used only within
+its official terms. Cracked copies, stolen keys, unauthorized sharing, and
+bypassing activation or license limits are not authorized by REA.
+
+| Project / product                | Applicable terms and distinction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| IDA Pro and Hex-Rays decompilers | Proprietary Hex-Rays software governed by the [EULA](https://hex-rays.com/eula), purchase agreement, and applicable license scheme. Obtain rights for the required product, user, machine, decompiler, and automation interfaces. Availability of an API or a bridge does not grant hosting, service, or additional-user rights.                                                                                                                           |
+| ida-pro-mcp                      | The bridge's [MIT license](https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp/blob/main/LICENSE) belongs to Duncan Ogilvie. It licenses the bridge code, not IDA or Hex-Rays products. Its [README](https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp#prerequisites) requires IDA Pro and explicitly states that IDA Free is unsupported. Follow the prerequisites for the version you actually install. The bridge is separately supplied, not bundled by REA.                 |
+| Hopper Disassembler              | Proprietary Cryptic Apps software under its [license agreement](https://www.hopperapp.com/license_agreement.html). Personal and computer licenses have different permitted-user and installation rules; an official evaluation trial is available. REA setup may obtain the official installer after approval, but this grants no paid license or activation entitlement.                                                                                  |
+| JEB                              | Proprietary PNF Software product under its [EULA](https://www.pnfsoftware.com/jeb/LICENSE.TXT) and edition-specific agreement. Check user/seat/server rights and whether your edition permits automation, backend/service integration, and disclosure of generated output. The published EULA restricts public or third-party disclosure of decompiled code, reconstructed artifacts, and analysis reports unless expressly permitted by the license type. |
+
+The vendor's applicable agreement controls. These summaries do not interpret
+your individual contract or expand the rights it grants. Verify permissions
+before publishing analysis output, sharing tool access, or operating a service.
+Vendor terms above were checked on 2026-10-12.
+
+## Runtimes, development tooling, and fixtures
+
+REA uses a caller-supplied Node.js runtime ([MIT and component notices](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/LICENSE)).
+Optional workflows may also use Python ([PSF and component licenses](https://docs.python.org/3/license.html)),
+OpenJDK ([GPLv2 with Classpath Exception and component notices](https://openjdk.org/legal/)),
+Electron ([MIT and component notices](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/main/LICENSE)),
+or a Chromium-based browser ([BSD-3-Clause and third-party licenses](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/LICENSE)).
+These external installations are not licensed or bundled by REA's MIT license.
+
+Development, test, and website npm packages are included in the locked inventory.
+GitHub Actions, operating-system utilities, downloaded verification fixtures,
+and their runtimes retain the terms supplied by their publishers. Fixture
+identities and provenance are recorded under `scripts/fixtures/` and the
+existing `third_party/` records; downloaded executable fixtures are not tracked
+or included in the npm package. This notice does not claim to inventory every
+dependency of a caller's operating system, agent, or separately installed tool.
+
+## Maintaining and redistributing notices
+
+Refresh the dependency inventory and runtime notice collection when the lockfile
+changes. Review the actual versions and distributed contents, retain the
+upstream license and copyright texts, and account for optional platform
+packages. See [licenses/README.md](licenses/README.md) for source provenance,
+collection scope, and known upstream notice gaps.
+
+The npm package includes this document, the `licenses/` directory, and the
+existing redistributed license records under `third_party/`. If you additionally
+bundle an external engine or modify upstream code, review that actual
+distribution and retain its full applicable licenses, copyright notices,
+NOTICE files, modification notices, and source obligations. REA's inventory is
+not a substitute for those obligations.

bridge/android/ReaJadxBridge.java

@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@ import com.google.gson.*;
 import io.modelcontextprotocol.kotlin.sdk.server.*;
 import io.modelcontextprotocol.kotlin.sdk.types.*;
 import jadx.api.*;
+import jadx.api.plugins.input.data.ICodeReader;
+import jadx.api.plugins.input.data.IMethodRef;
+import jadx.api.plugins.input.insns.InsnIndexType;
+import jadx.api.plugins.input.insns.Opcode;
+import jadx.core.dex.info.MethodInfo;
 import jadx.core.dex.nodes.*;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -79,11 +85,17 @@ class ReaJadxBridge {
           ordered.sort(Comparator.comparing(MethodNode::getAlias));
           List<MethodSnapshot> methods = ordered.stream().map(method -> {
             String name = method.getAlias();
+            String shortId = method.getMethodInfo().getShortId();
+            String rawName = method.getMethodInfo().getName();
+            if (!shortId.startsWith(rawName + "("))
+              throw new IllegalStateException("JADX method ID has no raw-name prefix: " + shortId);
+            String descriptor = shortId.substring(rawName.length());
             String signature = name + "(" + method.getArgTypes().stream()
                 .map(Object::toString).collect(Collectors.joining(", "))
                 + "): " + method.getReturnType().toString();
-            return new MethodSnapshot(name, method.getMethodInfo().getShortId(), Map.of(
+            return new MethodSnapshot(name, shortId, Map.of(
                 "name", name, "signature", signature,
+                "dex_descriptor", descriptor,
                 "is_constructor", method.isConstructor(), "def_pos", 0));
           }).toList();
           List<Map<String, Object>> fields = node.getFields().stream()
@@ -140,6 +152,57 @@ class ReaJadxBridge {
         "smali", true, List.of("static_initializer_disassembly"));
   }
 
+  // The local transport admits 8 MiB frames. Reserve 1 KiB for the fixed
+  // JSON-RPC/CallToolResult envelope and generated numeric request id, and
+  // account for JSON text being escaped again inside TextContent.
+  private static final int MAX_XREF_TEXT_BYTES = 8 * 1024 * 1024 - 1024;
+  private static int escapedJsonBytes(Object value) {
+    return JSON.toJson(JSON.toJson(value)).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8).length;
+  }
+  private static final class InvokeBudget {
+    long remaining;
+    InvokeBudget(long remaining) { this.remaining = Math.max(0, remaining); }
+    boolean admit(Map<String, Object> site) {
+      // Check a conservative two-layer escape bound before serialization.
+      long bound = 256;
+      for (Object value : site.values())
+        if (value instanceof String text) bound += 12L * text.length();
+      if (bound > remaining) return false;
+      long bytes = escapedJsonBytes(site) - 2L + 1L;
+      if (bytes > remaining) return false;
+      remaining -= bytes;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  private record DirectInvokes(List<Map<String, Object>> sites, boolean exhaustive) {}
+
+  /** Raw DEX invokes within one JADX using method; offsets are code units from its code start. */
+  private static DirectInvokes directInvokes(JavaMethod source, MethodInfo target, InvokeBudget budget) {
+    MethodNode node = source.getMethodNode();
+    ICodeReader code = node.getCodeReader();
+    if (code == null) return null;
+    List<Map<String, Object>> sites = new ArrayList<>();
+    boolean[] exhaustive = {true};
+    code.visitInstructions(insn -> {
+      insn.decode();
+      if (insn.getIndexType() != InsnIndexType.METHOD_REF) return;
+      Opcode opcode = insn.getOpcode();
+      if (!opcode.name().startsWith("INVOKE_")) return;
+      IMethodRef ref = insn.getIndexAsMethod();
+      ref.load();
+      if (!MethodInfo.fromRef(node.root(), ref).getRawFullId().equals(target.getRawFullId())) return;
+      Map<String, Object> site = Map.of(
+          "dex_entry", node.getInputFileName(),
+          "source_raw_method_id", node.getMethodInfo().getRawFullId(),
+          "dex_code_unit_offset", insn.getOffset(),
+          "dex_method_index", insn.getIndex(),
+          "opcode", opcode.name());
+      if (budget.admit(site)) sites.add(site);
+      else exhaustive[0] = false;
+    });
+    return new DirectInvokes(sites, exhaustive[0]);
+  }
+
   private CallToolResult handle(String name, JsonObject args) {
     if (name.equals("rea_jvm_status")) return json(Map.of(
         "engine_reported_version", BuildInfo.VERSION,
@@ -173,17 +236,52 @@ class ReaJadxBridge {
     }
     List<JavaNode> uses;
     String target = string(args, "class_name");
+    MethodSnapshot selectedMethod = null;
+    int overloadIndex = 0;
     if (name.equals("get_xrefs_to_class")) uses = cls.node().getUseIn();
     else {
       List<MethodSnapshot> overloads = methods(cls, args);
-      if (overloads.size() != 1) throw new InputFailure("method_name", "Method references require a unique overload");
-      target += "." + overloads.get(0).name();
-      uses = method(cls, overloads.get(0)).getUseIn();
+      if (overloads.size() != 1 && !args.containsKey("overload_index"))
+        throw new InputFailure("overload_index", "Select one of " + overloads.size() + " method overloads");
+      overloadIndex = integer(args, "overload_index", 0);
+      if (overloadIndex >= overloads.size())
+        throw new InputFailure("overload_index", "overload_index out of range: " + overloadIndex);
+      selectedMethod = overloads.get(overloadIndex);
+      target += "." + selectedMethod.name();
+      uses = method(cls, selectedMethod).getUseIn();
     }
     // REA consumes all references without materializing source line information.
-    List<Map<String, Object>> items = uses.stream().map(node -> current.describeUsage(node, false)).toList();
-    return json(Map.of("target", target, "total", uses.size(), "count", items.size(),
-        "resolve_line", false, "items", items));
+    MethodInfo targetInfo = selectedMethod == null ? null : method(cls, selectedMethod).getMethodNode().getMethodInfo();
+    List<Map<String, Object>> items = uses.stream().map(node -> {
+      Map<String, Object> item = new LinkedHashMap<>(current.describeUsage(node, false));
+      if (targetInfo != null && node instanceof JavaMethod) {
+        item.put("direct_invokes", List.of());
+        item.put("direct_invokes_exhaustive", false);
+      }
+      return item;
+    }).toList();
+    Map<String, Object> result = new LinkedHashMap<>(Map.of("target", target,
+        "total", uses.size(), "count", items.size(), "resolve_line", false, "items", items));
+    if (selectedMethod != null) {
+      result.put("overload_index", overloadIndex);
+      result.put("reported_signature", selectedMethod.summary().get("signature"));
+    }
+    if (targetInfo != null) {
+      InvokeBudget budget = new InvokeBudget(MAX_XREF_TEXT_BYTES - escapedJsonBytes(result));
+      for (int index = 0; index < uses.size(); index++) {
+        if (!(uses.get(index) instanceof JavaMethod source)) continue;
+        DirectInvokes invokes = directInvokes(source, targetInfo, budget);
+        Map<String, Object> item = items.get(index);
+        if (invokes == null) {
+          item.remove("direct_invokes");
+          item.remove("direct_invokes_exhaustive");
+        } else {
+          item.put("direct_invokes", invokes.sites());
+          item.put("direct_invokes_exhaustive", invokes.exhaustive());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return json(result);
   }
 
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
@@ -217,7 +315,7 @@ class ReaJadxBridge {
       List<String> fields = switch (name) {
         case "list_classes" -> List.of("offset", "limit");
         case "get_method_body" -> List.of("class_name", "method_name", "overload_index");
-        case "get_xrefs_to_method" -> List.of("class_name", "method_name");
+        case "get_xrefs_to_method" -> List.of("class_name", "method_name", "overload_index");
         default -> List.of("class_name");
       };
       Map<String, kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonElement> properties = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -226,7 +324,7 @@ class ReaJadxBridge {
         case "list_classes" -> "Indexed pages of all top-level class names, with offset and limit.";
         case "get_class_summary" -> "Parsed member metadata for one exact class name; no source generation.";
         case "get_method_body" -> "Source for an exact class and stable same-name overload index; static initializers use smali to preserve folded field initialization.";
-        default -> "Complete static references to an exact class or unique method; source lines are unresolved.";
+        default -> "Complete static using-node inventory for an exact class or selected method overload; one node may contain multiple invoke instructions, and source lines are unresolved.";
       };
       Tool narrowed = new Tool(name, new ToolSchema(null, new JsonObject(properties),
           tool.getInputSchema().getRequired(), null), description, null, null, null, null, null, null);

bridge/cutter/rea_bridge.py

@@ -0,0 +1,816 @@
+"""REA's experimental local bridge plugin for Cutter.
+
+Install this file in Cutter's user plugin directory. The bridge is REA-owned
+IPC, not an upstream Cutter transport. It binds to loopback and requires a
+per-process random token stored in a user-only descriptor file.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import os
+import secrets
+import socket
+import stat
+import tempfile
+import threading
+import time
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+if os.name == "nt":
+    import ctypes
+    from ctypes import wintypes
+
+import cutter
+
+try:
+    from PySide6.QtCore import QObject, Signal
+except ImportError:
+    from PySide2.QtCore import QObject, Signal
+
+
+MAX_FRAME_BYTES = 16 * 1024 * 1024
+SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 20
+AUTH_FRAME_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 1
+MAX_DESCRIPTOR_BYTES = 64 * 1024
+MAX_COMPLETION_RECEIPTS = 64
+
+
+def _windows_api() -> tuple[Any, Any]:
+    kernel32 = ctypes.WinDLL("kernel32", use_last_error=True)
+    advapi32 = ctypes.WinDLL("advapi32", use_last_error=True)
+    kernel32.GetCurrentProcess.restype = wintypes.HANDLE
+    kernel32.LocalFree.argtypes = [wintypes.HLOCAL]
+    kernel32.LocalFree.restype = wintypes.HLOCAL
+    kernel32.CloseHandle.argtypes = [wintypes.HANDLE]
+    kernel32.CloseHandle.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    kernel32.GetFileAttributesW.argtypes = [wintypes.LPCWSTR]
+    kernel32.GetFileAttributesW.restype = wintypes.DWORD
+    kernel32.CreateDirectoryW.argtypes = [wintypes.LPCWSTR, wintypes.LPVOID]
+    kernel32.CreateDirectoryW.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    kernel32.CreateFileW.argtypes = [wintypes.LPCWSTR, wintypes.DWORD, wintypes.DWORD,
+                                     wintypes.LPVOID, wintypes.DWORD, wintypes.DWORD, wintypes.HANDLE]
+    kernel32.CreateFileW.restype = wintypes.HANDLE
+    kernel32.WriteFile.argtypes = [wintypes.HANDLE, wintypes.LPVOID, wintypes.DWORD,
+                                   ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.DWORD), wintypes.LPVOID]
+    kernel32.WriteFile.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    kernel32.FlushFileBuffers.argtypes = [wintypes.HANDLE]
+    kernel32.FlushFileBuffers.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    kernel32.MoveFileExW.argtypes = [wintypes.LPCWSTR, wintypes.LPCWSTR, wintypes.DWORD]
+    kernel32.MoveFileExW.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    kernel32.DeleteFileW.argtypes = [wintypes.LPCWSTR]
+    kernel32.DeleteFileW.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.OpenProcessToken.argtypes = [wintypes.HANDLE, wintypes.DWORD, ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.HANDLE)]
+    advapi32.OpenProcessToken.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.GetTokenInformation.argtypes = [wintypes.HANDLE, ctypes.c_int, wintypes.LPVOID,
+                                              wintypes.DWORD, ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.DWORD)]
+    advapi32.GetTokenInformation.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.ConvertSidToStringSidW.argtypes = [wintypes.LPVOID, ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LPWSTR)]
+    advapi32.ConvertSidToStringSidW.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.GetNamedSecurityInfoW.argtypes = [wintypes.LPWSTR, ctypes.c_int, wintypes.DWORD,
+                                                ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LPVOID), ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LPVOID),
+                                                ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LPVOID), ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LPVOID),
+                                                ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LPVOID)]
+    advapi32.GetNamedSecurityInfoW.restype = wintypes.DWORD
+    advapi32.GetSecurityDescriptorControl.argtypes = [wintypes.LPVOID, ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.WORD),
+                                                       ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.DWORD)]
+    advapi32.GetSecurityDescriptorControl.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.EqualSid.argtypes = [wintypes.LPVOID, wintypes.LPVOID]
+    advapi32.EqualSid.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.GetAclInformation.argtypes = [wintypes.LPVOID, wintypes.LPVOID, wintypes.DWORD, ctypes.c_int]
+    advapi32.GetAclInformation.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.GetAce.argtypes = [wintypes.LPVOID, wintypes.DWORD, ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LPVOID)]
+    advapi32.GetAce.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.IsValidSid.argtypes = [wintypes.LPVOID]
+    advapi32.IsValidSid.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    advapi32.GetLengthSid.argtypes = [wintypes.LPVOID]
+    advapi32.GetLengthSid.restype = wintypes.DWORD
+    advapi32.ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW.argtypes = [
+        wintypes.LPCWSTR, wintypes.DWORD, ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LPVOID), ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.DWORD),
+    ]
+    advapi32.ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW.restype = wintypes.BOOL
+    return kernel32, advapi32
+
+
+def _windows_user_sid_text() -> str:
+    kernel32, advapi32 = _windows_api()
+    token = wintypes.HANDLE()
+    if not advapi32.OpenProcessToken(kernel32.GetCurrentProcess(), 0x0008, ctypes.byref(token)):
+        raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+    try:
+        required = wintypes.DWORD()
+        advapi32.GetTokenInformation(token, 1, None, 0, ctypes.byref(required))
+        if required.value == 0:
+            raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+        buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(required.value)
+        if not advapi32.GetTokenInformation(token, 1, buffer, required, ctypes.byref(required)):
+            raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+
+        class SID_AND_ATTRIBUTES(ctypes.Structure):
+            _fields_ = [("Sid", wintypes.LPVOID), ("Attributes", wintypes.DWORD)]
+
+        class TOKEN_USER(ctypes.Structure):
+            _fields_ = [("User", SID_AND_ATTRIBUTES)]
+
+        sid = ctypes.cast(buffer, ctypes.POINTER(TOKEN_USER)).contents.User.Sid
+        text = wintypes.LPWSTR()
+        if not advapi32.ConvertSidToStringSidW(sid, ctypes.byref(text)):
+            raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+        try:
+            return text.value
+        finally:
+            kernel32.LocalFree(text)
+    finally:
+        kernel32.CloseHandle(token)
+
+
+def _verify_windows_private_path(path: Path, directory: bool) -> None:
+    kernel32, advapi32 = _windows_api()
+    attributes = kernel32.GetFileAttributesW(str(path))
+    if attributes == 0xFFFFFFFF:
+        raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+    if attributes & 0x400 or bool(attributes & 0x10) != directory:
+        raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge path is a reparse point or has the wrong object type")
+
+    class ACL_SIZE_INFORMATION(ctypes.Structure):
+        _fields_ = [("AceCount", wintypes.DWORD), ("AclBytesInUse", wintypes.DWORD), ("AclBytesFree", wintypes.DWORD)]
+
+    class ACE_HEADER(ctypes.Structure):
+        _fields_ = [("AceType", wintypes.BYTE), ("AceFlags", wintypes.BYTE), ("AceSize", wintypes.WORD)]
+
+    class SID_HEADER(ctypes.Structure):
+        _fields_ = [("Revision", wintypes.BYTE), ("SubAuthorityCount", wintypes.BYTE),
+                    ("IdentifierAuthority", wintypes.BYTE * 6)]
+
+    class ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE(ctypes.Structure):
+        _fields_ = [("Header", ACE_HEADER), ("Mask", wintypes.DWORD), ("SidStart", wintypes.DWORD)]
+
+    owner = wintypes.LPVOID()
+    dacl = wintypes.LPVOID()
+    descriptor = wintypes.LPVOID()
+    result = advapi32.GetNamedSecurityInfoW(
+        str(path), 1, 0x1 | 0x4, ctypes.byref(owner), None, ctypes.byref(dacl), None, ctypes.byref(descriptor),
+    )
+    if result != 0:
+        raise ctypes.WinError(result)
+    try:
+        control = wintypes.WORD()
+        revision = wintypes.DWORD()
+        if not advapi32.GetSecurityDescriptorControl(descriptor, ctypes.byref(control), ctypes.byref(revision)):
+            raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+        if not control.value & 0x1000 or not dacl:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge ACL must be present and protected from inheritance")
+
+        token = wintypes.HANDLE()
+        if not advapi32.OpenProcessToken(kernel32.GetCurrentProcess(), 0x0008, ctypes.byref(token)):
+            raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+        try:
+            required = wintypes.DWORD()
+            advapi32.GetTokenInformation(token, 1, None, 0, ctypes.byref(required))
+            token_user = ctypes.create_string_buffer(required.value)
+            if not advapi32.GetTokenInformation(token, 1, token_user, required, ctypes.byref(required)):
+                raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+
+            class SID_AND_ATTRIBUTES(ctypes.Structure):
+                _fields_ = [("Sid", wintypes.LPVOID), ("Attributes", wintypes.DWORD)]
+
+            class TOKEN_USER(ctypes.Structure):
+                _fields_ = [("User", SID_AND_ATTRIBUTES)]
+
+            current_sid = ctypes.cast(token_user, ctypes.POINTER(TOKEN_USER)).contents.User.Sid
+            if not advapi32.EqualSid(owner, current_sid):
+                raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge path owner does not match the current user")
+        finally:
+            kernel32.CloseHandle(token)
+
+        info = ACL_SIZE_INFORMATION()
+        if not advapi32.GetAclInformation(dacl, ctypes.byref(info), ctypes.sizeof(info), 2) or info.AceCount != 2:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge ACL must allow only the current user and SYSTEM")
+        expected_user = _windows_user_sid_text()
+        user_allowed = False
+        system_allowed = False
+        for index in range(info.AceCount):
+            ace_pointer = wintypes.LPVOID()
+            if not advapi32.GetAce(dacl, index, ctypes.byref(ace_pointer)):
+                raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+            header = ctypes.cast(ace_pointer, ctypes.POINTER(ACE_HEADER)).contents
+            if header.AceType != 0 or header.AceSize < ctypes.sizeof(ACE_HEADER) + ctypes.sizeof(wintypes.DWORD) + ctypes.sizeof(SID_HEADER):
+                raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge ACL contains a malformed or unsupported ACE")
+            ace_address = ctypes.cast(ace_pointer, ctypes.c_void_p).value
+            if ace_address is None:
+                raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge ACL returned a null ACE")
+            sid_pointer = ctypes.c_void_p(ace_address + ctypes.sizeof(ACE_HEADER) + ctypes.sizeof(wintypes.DWORD))
+            sid_header = ctypes.cast(sid_pointer, ctypes.POINTER(SID_HEADER)).contents
+            sid_size = ctypes.sizeof(SID_HEADER) + sid_header.SubAuthorityCount * ctypes.sizeof(wintypes.DWORD)
+            if sid_size > header.AceSize - ctypes.sizeof(ACE_HEADER) - ctypes.sizeof(wintypes.DWORD) or not advapi32.IsValidSid(sid_pointer) or advapi32.GetLengthSid(sid_pointer) != sid_size:
+                raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge ACL contains an invalid SID")
+            ace = ctypes.cast(ace_pointer, ctypes.POINTER(ACCESS_ALLOWED_ACE)).contents
+            sid_text = wintypes.LPWSTR()
+            if ace.Mask != 0x001F01FF or ace.Header.AceFlags != 0x03:
+                raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge ACL contains an unsupported ACE")
+            if not advapi32.ConvertSidToStringSidW(sid_pointer, ctypes.byref(sid_text)):
+                raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+            try:
+                if sid_text.value == expected_user:
+                    user_allowed = True
+                elif sid_text.value == "S-1-5-18":
+                    system_allowed = True
+                else:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge ACL allows an unrelated principal")
+            finally:
+                kernel32.LocalFree(sid_text)
+        if not user_allowed or not system_allowed:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge ACL must allow only the current user and SYSTEM")
+    finally:
+        kernel32.LocalFree(descriptor)
+
+
+def _windows_security_attributes() -> tuple[Any, Any]:
+    kernel32, advapi32 = _windows_api()
+    sid = _windows_user_sid_text()
+    sddl = f"O:{sid}G:{sid}D:P(A;OICI;FA;;;{sid})(A;OICI;FA;;;SY)"
+    descriptor = wintypes.LPVOID()
+    if not advapi32.ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW(sddl, 1, ctypes.byref(descriptor), None):
+        raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+
+    class SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES(ctypes.Structure):
+        _fields_ = [("nLength", wintypes.DWORD), ("lpSecurityDescriptor", wintypes.LPVOID), ("bInheritHandle", wintypes.BOOL)]
+
+    attributes = SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES(ctypes.sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES), descriptor, False)
+    return kernel32, (descriptor, attributes)
+
+
+def _ensure_windows_bridge_directory(directory: Path) -> None:
+    directory.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if not directory.exists():
+        kernel32, (descriptor, attributes) = _windows_security_attributes()
+        try:
+            if not kernel32.CreateDirectoryW(str(directory), ctypes.byref(attributes)):
+                error = ctypes.get_last_error()
+                if error != 183:
+                    raise ctypes.WinError(error)
+        finally:
+            kernel32.LocalFree(descriptor)
+    _verify_windows_private_path(directory, True)
+
+
+def _ensure_posix_bridge_directory(directory: Path) -> None:
+    directory.mkdir(mode=0o700, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if not hasattr(os, "O_NOFOLLOW") or not hasattr(os, "O_DIRECTORY"):
+        raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge directory requires no-follow directory handles")
+    descriptor = os.open(directory, os.O_RDONLY | os.O_DIRECTORY | os.O_NOFOLLOW)
+    try:
+        directory_info = os.fstat(descriptor)
+        if directory_info.st_uid != os.getuid():
+            raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge directory must be owned by the current user")
+        os.fchmod(descriptor, 0o700)
+        directory_info = os.fstat(descriptor)
+        if stat.S_IMODE(directory_info.st_mode) != 0o700:
+            raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge directory must have mode 0700")
+    finally:
+        os.close(descriptor)
+
+
+def _write_windows_descriptor(directory: Path, destination: Path, payload: bytes) -> None:
+    if len(payload) > MAX_DESCRIPTOR_BYTES:
+        raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge descriptor exceeds its byte limit")
+    kernel32, (security_descriptor, attributes) = _windows_security_attributes()
+    temporary = directory / f".{destination.name}.{uuid.uuid4().hex}.tmp"
+    handle = wintypes.HANDLE()
+    try:
+        handle = kernel32.CreateFileW(str(temporary), 0x40000000 | 0x00020000 | 0x00040000,
+                                      0x1 | 0x2 | 0x4, ctypes.byref(attributes), 1, 0x80, None)
+        if handle == wintypes.HANDLE(-1).value:
+            raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+        _verify_windows_private_path(temporary, False)
+        if payload:
+            data = ctypes.create_string_buffer(payload)
+            written = wintypes.DWORD()
+            if not kernel32.WriteFile(handle, data, len(payload), ctypes.byref(written), None) or written.value != len(payload):
+                raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+        if not kernel32.FlushFileBuffers(handle):
+            raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+        kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)
+        handle = wintypes.HANDLE()
+        if not kernel32.MoveFileExW(str(temporary), str(destination), 0x1 | 0x8):
+            raise ctypes.WinError(ctypes.get_last_error())
+    finally:
+        if handle and handle != wintypes.HANDLE(-1).value:
+            kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)
+        kernel32.DeleteFileW(str(temporary))
+        kernel32.LocalFree(security_descriptor)
+
+
+def _bridge_directory() -> Path:
+    configured = os.environ.get("REA_CUTTER_BRIDGE_DIR")
+    if configured:
+        return Path(configured).expanduser()
+    local_app_data = os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA")
+    if os.name == "nt" and local_app_data:
+        return Path(local_app_data) / "REA" / "CutterBridge"
+    return Path.home() / ".cache" / "rea" / "cutter-bridge"
+
+
+class _RequestDispatcher(QObject):
+    dispatch = Signal(object, object)
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.dispatch.connect(self._handle)
+        self.generation = 0
+        self.completed_commands: dict[str, str] = {}
+        self._receipt_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self.current_file = self._read_current_file()
+        try:
+            self.cutter_version = str(cutter.core().getVersionInformation())
+        except Exception:
+            self.cutter_version = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _read_current_file() -> str | None:
+        try:
+            value = cutter.core().currentlyOpenFile()
+            return str(value) if value else None
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+
+    def _handle(self, request: dict[str, Any], reply: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        kind = request.get("kind")
+        request_id = request.get("request_id")
+        if kind in ("command", "ack"):
+            try:
+                valid_request_id = (
+                    isinstance(request_id, str)
+                    and str(uuid.UUID(request_id)) == request_id.lower()
+                )
+            except (ValueError, AttributeError):
+                valid_request_id = False
+            if not valid_request_id:
+                reply.update({
+                    "ok": False,
+                    "error": "invalid-command-request-id",
+                    "execution_state": "not_started",
+                })
+                request["_event"].set()
+                return
+        if kind == "ack":
+            with self._receipt_lock:
+                acknowledged = self.completed_commands.pop(request_id, None) is not None
+            reply.update({"ok": True, "acknowledged": acknowledged})
+            request["_event"].set()
+            return
+        if request["_cancelled"].is_set():
+            reply.update({
+                "ok": False,
+                "error": "request-cancelled-before-execution",
+                "execution_state": "not_started",
+            })
+            if kind == "command":
+                self._record_command_completion(request_id, "not_started")
+            request["_event"].set()
+            return
+        self._refresh_document_identity()
+        if kind == "status":
+            with self._receipt_lock:
+                completed_commands = [
+                    {"request_id": receipt_id, "execution_state": state}
+                    for receipt_id, state in self.completed_commands.items()
+                ]
+            reply.update({
+                "ok": True,
+                "session_id": request.get("session_id"),
+                "current_file": self.current_file,
+                "document_generation": self.generation,
+                "cutter_version": self.cutter_version,
+                "identity_status": "partial",
+                "completed_commands": completed_commands,
+            })
+            request["_event"].set()
+            return
+        if kind != "command":
+            reply.update({"ok": False, "error": "unsupported-request-kind"})
+            request["_event"].set()
+            return
+        if request.get("expected_generation") != self.generation:
+            reply.update({
+                "ok": False,
+                "error": "active-document-generation-changed",
+                "execution_state": "not_started",
+            })
+            self._record_command_completion(request_id, "not_started")
+            request["_event"].set()
+            return
+        command = request.get("command")
+        if not isinstance(command, str) or not command.strip():
+            reply.update({
+                "ok": False,
+                "error": "invalid-command",
+                "execution_state": "not_started",
+            })
+            self._record_command_completion(request_id, "not_started")
+            request["_event"].set()
+            return
+        reply["execution_state"] = "running"
+        try:
+            output = cutter.cmdj(command) if request.get("json") is True else cutter.cmd(command)
+            command_error = None
+        except Exception as error:
+            output = None
+            command_error = str(error)
+        self._refresh_document_identity()
+        if command_error is None:
+            reply.update({
+                "ok": True,
+                "output": output,
+                "current_file": self.current_file,
+                "document_generation": self.generation,
+                "cutter_version": self.cutter_version,
+                "identity_status": "partial",
+                "execution_state": "complete",
+            })
+            self._record_command_completion(request_id, "complete")
+        else:
+            reply.update({
+                "ok": False,
+                "error": command_error,
+                "current_file": self.current_file,
+                "document_generation": self.generation,
+                "cutter_version": self.cutter_version,
+                "identity_status": "partial",
+                "execution_state": "unknown",
+                "message": "The command raised an exception; it may have produced partial effects. Do not retry automatically.",
+            })
+            self._record_command_completion(request_id, "failed")
+        request["_event"].set()
+
+    def _record_command_completion(
+        self, request_id: str, execution_state: str
+    ) -> None:
+        with self._receipt_lock:
+            if request_id in self.completed_commands or len(self.completed_commands) < MAX_COMPLETION_RECEIPTS:
+                self.completed_commands[request_id] = execution_state
+
+    def can_accept_command(self) -> bool:
+        with self._receipt_lock:
+            return len(self.completed_commands) < MAX_COMPLETION_RECEIPTS
+
+    def _refresh_document_identity(self) -> None:
+        current_file = self._read_current_file()
+        if current_file != self.current_file:
+            self.current_file = current_file
+            self.generation += 1
+
+
+class _BridgeServer(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, dispatcher: _RequestDispatcher) -> None:
+        super().__init__(name="rea-cutter-bridge", daemon=True)
+        self.dispatcher = dispatcher
+        self.server = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.server.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+        self.server.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
+        self.server.listen(8)
+        self.server.settimeout(0.5)
+        self.port = self.server.getsockname()[1]
+        self.session_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+        self.poisoned = False
+        self.connection_ordinal = 0
+        self.directory = _bridge_directory()
+        self.descriptor = self.directory / f"cutter-{os.getpid()}-{self.session_id}.json"
+
+    def publish(self) -> None:
+        if os.name == "nt":
+            _ensure_windows_bridge_directory(self.directory)
+        else:
+            _ensure_posix_bridge_directory(self.directory)
+        if os.name == "nt" and (self.directory.is_symlink() or not self.directory.is_dir()):
+            raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge directory must be a real directory")
+        payload = {
+            "session_id": self.session_id,
+            "pid": os.getpid(),
+            "host": "127.0.0.1",
+            "port": self.port,
+            "token": self.token,
+            "document_generation": self.dispatcher.generation,
+            "current_file": self.dispatcher.current_file,
+            "cutter_version": self.dispatcher.cutter_version,
+            "identity_status": "partial",
+        }
+        if os.name == "nt":
+            _write_windows_descriptor(self.directory, self.descriptor, json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8"))
+            return
+        descriptor, temporary_path = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix=f".{self.descriptor.name}.", dir=self.directory)
+        try:
+            os.fchmod(descriptor, 0o600)
+            descriptor_info = os.fstat(descriptor)
+            if descriptor_info.st_uid != os.getuid() or stat.S_IMODE(descriptor_info.st_mode) & 0o077:
+                raise RuntimeError("Cutter bridge descriptor must be owned by the current user with mode 0600")
+            with os.fdopen(descriptor, "w", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
+                stream.write(json.dumps(payload))
+                stream.flush()
+                os.fsync(stream.fileno())
+            os.replace(temporary_path, self.descriptor)
+        except Exception:
+            try:
+                os.close(descriptor)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+            try:
+                os.unlink(temporary_path)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+            raise
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            self.publish()
+        except Exception:
+            self.server.close()
+            return
+        while True:
+            try:
+                connection, _ = self.server.accept()
+            except socket.timeout:
+                if getattr(self, "stopping", False):
+                    break
+                continue
+            except OSError:
+                break
+            self.connection_ordinal += 1
+            connection_ordinal = self.connection_ordinal
+            with connection:
+                connection.settimeout(AUTH_FRAME_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+                authenticated = False
+                try:
+                    hello = self._receive_frame(connection)
+                    if not isinstance(hello, dict) or hello.get("kind") != "rea-auth-v2" or not isinstance(hello.get("nonce"), str) or len(hello["nonce"]) != 64:
+                        self._send(connection, {"ok": False, "error": "authentication-failed"})
+                        continue
+                    client_nonce = hello["nonce"]
+                    server_nonce = f"{connection_ordinal:016x}{secrets.token_hex(24)}"
+                    server_proof = hmac.new(self.token.encode(), f"rea-cutter-server-v2:{self.session_id}:{client_nonce}:{server_nonce}".encode(), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
+                    self._send(connection, {"session_id": self.session_id, "nonce": server_nonce, "proof": server_proof})
+                    authenticated_frame = self._receive_frame(connection)
+                    request_bytes = authenticated_frame.get("request") if isinstance(authenticated_frame, dict) else None
+                    expected_proof = hmac.new(self.token.encode(), f"rea-cutter-client-v2:{self.session_id}:{client_nonce}:{server_nonce}:{request_bytes}".encode(), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()
+                    if not isinstance(request_bytes, str) or not isinstance(authenticated_frame.get("proof"), str) or not hmac.compare_digest(authenticated_frame["proof"], expected_proof):
+                        self._send(connection, {"ok": False, "error": "authentication-failed"})
+                        continue
+                    request = json.loads(request_bytes)
+                    if not isinstance(request, dict) or request.get("session_id") != self.session_id:
+                        self._send(connection, {"ok": False, "error": "authentication-failed"})
+                        continue
+                    authenticated = True
+                    connection.settimeout(SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+                    if self.poisoned and request.get("kind") not in ("status", "ack"):
+                        self._send_authenticated(connection, {
+                            "ok": False,
+                            "error": "session-poisoned-after-ui-timeout",
+                            "execution_state": "not_started",
+                        }, client_nonce, server_nonce)
+                        continue
+                    if (
+                        request.get("kind") == "command"
+                        and not self.dispatcher.can_accept_command()
+                    ):
+                        self._send_authenticated(connection, {
+                            "ok": False,
+                            "error": "completion-receipt-capacity-exceeded",
+                            "execution_state": "not_started",
+                        }, client_nonce, server_nonce)
+                        continue
+                    request["session_id"] = self.session_id
+                    event = threading.Event()
+                    cancelled = threading.Event()
+                    reply: dict[str, Any] = {}
+                    request["_event"] = event
+                    request["_cancelled"] = cancelled
+                    self.dispatcher.dispatch.emit(request, reply)
+                    if not event.wait(SOCKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS):
+                        cancelled.set()
+                        self.poisoned = True
+                        self._send_authenticated(connection, {
+                            "ok": False,
+                            "error": "ui-thread-request-timeout",
+                            "execution_state": "unknown",
+                            "message": "The UI operation may still complete after this timeout; restart Cutter before issuing further commands.",
+                        }, client_nonce, server_nonce)
+                    else:
+                        if request.get("kind") == "status" and reply.get("ok") is True:
+                            reply["completed_connection"] = f"{connection_ordinal - 1:016x}"
+                        self._send_authenticated(connection, reply, client_nonce, server_nonce)
+                except socket.timeout:
+                    if authenticated:
+                        self._send_authenticated(connection, {
+                            "ok": False,
+                            "error": "request-timeout",
+                            "execution_state": "unknown",
+                            "message": "The command may have produced partial or persistent effects. Do not retry automatically.",
+                        }, client_nonce, server_nonce)
+                except Exception as error:
+                    self._send(connection, {"ok": False, "error": str(error)})
+        self.server.close()
+        try:
+            self.descriptor.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _receive_frame(connection: socket.socket) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        data = bytearray()
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + AUTH_FRAME_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+        while b"\n" not in data:
+            if len(data) >= MAX_FRAME_BYTES:
+                raise ValueError("frame-limit-exceeded")
+            remaining = deadline - time.monotonic()
+            if remaining <= 0:
+                raise socket.timeout("authentication frame timed out")
+            connection.settimeout(remaining)
+            part = connection.recv(min(65536, MAX_FRAME_BYTES + 1 - len(data)))
+            if not part:
+                raise ValueError("incomplete authentication frame")
+            data.extend(part)
+        line, remainder = bytes(data).split(b"\n", 1)
+        if len(line) > MAX_FRAME_BYTES or remainder:
+            raise ValueError("invalid framed request")
+        value = json.loads(line)
+        return value if isinstance(value, dict) else {}
+
+    def _send_authenticated(self, connection: socket.socket, value: dict[str, Any], client_nonce: str, server_nonce: str) -> None:
+        encoded = self._encode_authenticated_response(value, client_nonce, server_nonce)
+        if encoded is None:
+            value = self._truncated_response(value)
+            encoded = self._encode_authenticated_response(value, client_nonce, server_nonce)
+        if encoded is None:
+            # This fixed-size fallback is checked through the same signed framing path.
+            value = {
+                "ok": False,
+                "error": "response-limit-exceeded",
+                "execution_state": value.get("execution_state", "unknown"),
+                "output": None,
+                "output_truncated": True,
+                "message": "The result exceeded the bridge frame limit; command completion state is preserved.",
+            }
+            encoded = self._encode_authenticated_response(value, client_nonce, server_nonce)
+        if encoded is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            connection.sendall(encoded)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+    def _encode_authenticated_response(self, value: dict[str, Any], client_nonce: str, server_nonce: str) -> bytes | None:
+        if not _within_response_limit(value):
+            return None
+        prefix = b'{"response":"'
+        suffix = b'","proof":"' + (b"0" * 64) + b'"}\n'
+        frame_size = len(prefix) + len(suffix)
+        response_parts: list[bytes] = []
+        escaped_parts: list[bytes] = []
+        for fragment in json.JSONEncoder(ensure_ascii=False, separators=(",", ":")).iterencode(value):
+            raw = fragment.encode("utf-8")
+            escaped = json.dumps(fragment, ensure_ascii=False)[1:-1].encode("utf-8")
+            frame_size += len(escaped)
+            if frame_size > MAX_FRAME_BYTES:
+                return None
+            response_parts.append(raw)
+            escaped_parts.append(escaped)
+        proof = hmac.new(self.token.encode(), digestmod=hashlib.sha256)
+        proof.update(f"rea-cutter-response-v2:{self.session_id}:{client_nonce}:{server_nonce}:".encode())
+        for part in response_parts:
+            proof.update(part)
+        return prefix + b"".join(escaped_parts) + b'","proof":"' + proof.hexdigest().encode() + b'"}\n'
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _truncated_response(value: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        response: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "ok": value.get("ok") is True,
+            "output": None,
+            "execution_state": value.get("execution_state", "unknown"),
+            "output_truncated": True,
+            "message": "The command result exceeded the bridge frame limit; completion state is preserved and output was omitted.",
+        }
+        for key in ("current_file", "document_generation", "cutter_version", "identity_status"):
+            if key in value:
+                response[key] = value[key]
+        if value.get("ok") is not True and isinstance(value.get("error"), str):
+            response["error"] = value["error"]
+        return response
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _send(connection: socket.socket, value: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        if not _within_response_limit(value):
+            value = {
+                "ok": False,
+                "error": "response-limit-exceeded",
+                "execution_state": value.get("execution_state", "unknown"),
+                "output_truncated": True,
+                "message": "The command completed or may have completed, but its result exceeded the bridge response limit. Do not retry automatically.",
+            }
+        parts: list[bytes] = []
+        encoded_size = 0
+        for part in json.JSONEncoder(ensure_ascii=False).iterencode(value):
+            encoded_part = part.encode("utf-8")
+            encoded_size += len(encoded_part)
+            if encoded_size > MAX_FRAME_BYTES:
+                fallback = {
+                    "ok": False,
+                    "error": "response-limit-exceeded",
+                    "execution_state": value.get("execution_state", "unknown"),
+                    "output_truncated": True,
+                    "message": "The command completed or may have completed, but its result exceeded the bridge response limit. Do not retry automatically.",
+                }
+                parts = [json.dumps(fallback, separators=(",", ":")).encode("utf-8")]
+                break
+            parts.append(encoded_part)
+        encoded = b"".join(parts)
+        try:
+            connection.sendall(encoded + b"\n")
+        except OSError:
+            # A disconnected caller must not terminate the bridge thread or
+            # prevent later commands from being served.
+            pass
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        self.stopping = True
+        try:
+            self.server.close()
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+
+class ReaCutterPlugin(cutter.CutterPlugin):
+    name = "REA Local Bridge"
+    description = "Local REA analysis bridge for the active Cutter session"
+    version = "1.0"
+    author = "REA"
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self._dispatcher: _RequestDispatcher | None = None
+        self._bridge: _BridgeServer | None = None
+
+    def setupPlugin(self) -> None:
+        return
+
+    def setupInterface(self, main: Any) -> None:
+        self._dispatcher = _RequestDispatcher()
+        self._bridge = _BridgeServer(self._dispatcher)
+        self._bridge.start()
+
+    def terminate(self) -> None:
+        if self._bridge is not None:
+            self._bridge.stop()
+            self._bridge.join(timeout=2)
+            self._bridge = None
+        self._dispatcher = None
+
+
+def create_cutter_plugin() -> ReaCutterPlugin:
+    return ReaCutterPlugin()
+
+
+def _within_response_limit(value: Any) -> bool:
+    pending = [value]
+    seen: set[int] = set()
+    size = 0
+    while pending:
+        current = pending.pop()
+        if isinstance(current, str):
+            size += 2
+            if current.isascii():
+                size += len(current)
+                size += current.count('"') + current.count("\\")
+                size += sum(5 for character in current if ord(character) < 0x20)
+            else:
+                size += 4 * len(current)
+                size += current.count('"') + current.count("\\")
+                size += sum(5 for character in current if ord(character) < 0x20)
+        elif isinstance(current, dict):
+            identity = id(current)
+            if identity in seen:
+                return False
+            seen.add(identity)
+            size += 2 + 4 * len(current)
+            if size > MAX_FRAME_BYTES:
+                return False
+            pending.extend(current.keys())
+            pending.extend(current.values())
+        elif isinstance(current, (list, tuple)):
+            identity = id(current)
+            if identity in seen:
+                return False
+            seen.add(identity)
+            size += 2 + 2 * len(current)
+            if size > MAX_FRAME_BYTES:
+                return False
+            pending.extend(current)
+        else:
+            size += 16
+        if size > MAX_FRAME_BYTES:
+            return False
+    return True

bridge/ghidra/ReaGhidraPrepareRaw.java

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import ghidra.app.script.GhidraScript;
 import ghidra.program.model.address.Address;
 import ghidra.program.model.listing.Program;
+import ghidra.program.model.mem.MemoryBlock;
+import ghidra.program.model.mem.MemoryBlockSourceInfo;
 
 /** Seed the caller-supplied raw-binary entry before default auto-analysis. */
 public final class ReaGhidraPrepareRaw extends GhidraScript {
@@ -21,8 +23,19 @@ public final class ReaGhidraPrepareRaw extends GhidraScript {
             );
         }
         Address entry = currentProgram.getAddressFactory().getDefaultAddressSpace().getAddress(entryHex);
-        Address start = currentProgram.getMinAddress();
-        if (entry == null || !entry.equals(start)) {
+        MemoryBlock block = entry == null ? null : currentProgram.getMemory().getBlock(entry);
+        boolean fileStart = false;
+        if (block != null) {
+            // Processor-defined zero page/stack blocks can precede the imported file.
+            for (MemoryBlockSourceInfo source : block.getSourceInfos()) {
+                if (source.getFileBytes().isPresent() && source.getFileBytesOffset() == 0 &&
+                    entry.equals(source.getMinAddress())) {
+                    fileStart = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (!fileStart) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                 "Raw binary import must map file offset 0 at the caller-supplied entry"
             );

bridge/hopper_bridge.py

@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ def _analyze_function(document, params):
             "end": _hex(_basic_block_end(procedure, block)),
             "successors": sorted(set(successors), key=lambda value: int(value, 16)),
         })
-    pseudo = _pseudocode(document, procedure) or ""
+    pseudo = _pseudocode(document, procedure)
     assembly_lines = _assembly(procedure).splitlines()
     callers = sorted((_procedure_identity(item) for item in procedure.getAllCallerProcedures()), key=lambda item: int(item["address"], 16))
     callees = sorted((_procedure_identity(item) for item in procedure.getAllCalleeProcedures()), key=lambda item: int(item["address"], 16))
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ def _analyze_function(document, params):
             "signature": procedure.signatureString(),
             "locals": _procedure_locals(procedure),
         },
-        "pseudocode": pseudo,
+        "pseudocode": pseudo or "",
         "assembly": assembly_lines,
         "comments": comments,
         "callers": callers, "callees": callees,
@@ -718,6 +718,12 @@ def _analyze_function(document, params):
         "basic_blocks": blocks,
         "native_api": None,
         "native_value_flow": None,
+        "facet_availability": {
+            "pseudocode": {"available": True} if pseudo is not None else _unavailable("Hopper did not supply pseudocode."),
+            **{facet: {"available": True} for facet in (
+                "assembly", "comments", "callers", "callees", "references", "strings_names", "cfg"
+            )},
+        },
         "limitations": [
             "Native CallReference classifications are observed where available; detailed reference flags remain unknown.",
             "Hopper's public Python API does not expose equivalent external or thunk classification in this dossier.",
@@ -730,7 +736,12 @@ def _analyze_function(document, params):
 def _dispatch(method, params):
     """Dispatch only the closed operation set implemented by REA's public tools."""
     if method == "health":
-        return {"name": "REA Hopper bridge", "version": "1.0.0", "run_id": REA_RUN_ID}
+        return {
+            "name": "REA Hopper bridge",
+            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "run_id": REA_RUN_ID,
+            "process_id": os.getpid(),
+        }
     if method in ("shutdown", "shutdown_document"):
         document = _session_document()
         if document is None:

bridge/mitmproxy/capture.py

@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ The containing mitmdump process and its configuration directory are REA-owned.
 
 import base64
 import hashlib
+import ipaddress
 import json
 import math
 import re
 import resource
 from pathlib import Path
+from urllib.parse import unquote_to_bytes
 
 from mitmproxy import ctx, version
 from mitmproxy.io import tnetstring
@@ -41,6 +43,167 @@ class BoundedReader:
         return self.handle.read(count)
 
 
+SPECIAL_SCHEMES = {"ftp", "file", "http", "https", "ws", "wss"}
+SCHEME_PREFIX = r"^[\x00-\x20]*([a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*):"
+NETWORK_PREFIX = r"^[\x00-\x20]*[/\\]{2}"
+URL_IGNORABLE_CONTROLS = "\t\n\r"
+URL_CONTROL_TRANSLATION = {ord(char): None for char in URL_IGNORABLE_CONTROLS}
+C0_CONTROL_OR_SPACE = "".join(chr(code) for code in range(0x21))
+FORBIDDEN_DOMAIN_CODE_POINTS = set(C0_CONTROL_OR_SPACE) | set("#%/:<>?@[\\]^|\x7f")
+
+
+def authority_start(text, base_scheme=None):
+    """Return where an authority begins and whether it is special, or None.
+
+    Follows WHATWG URL parsing as src/domain/recordedTransportUrl.ts does:
+    special schemes (and scheme-relative references) skip every leading "/"
+    or "\\" before the authority, so `https://\\user:pass@host` still has
+    userinfo. File URLs never carry userinfo: an "@" in a file host makes
+    WHATWG reject the whole URL, so there are no credentials to remove.
+    """
+    scheme = re.match(SCHEME_PREFIX, text, flags=re.I)
+    name = scheme.group(1).lower() if scheme is not None else None
+    if name == "file" or (name is None and base_scheme == "file"):
+        return None
+    if name is not None and name in SPECIAL_SCHEMES:
+        # A same-scheme Location without two slash-equivalent separators is
+        # relative to the recorded request, so its @ belongs to the path.
+        following = text[scheme.end():scheme.end() + 2]
+        if name == base_scheme and (len(following) < 2 or any(char not in "/\\" for char in following)):
+            return None
+        start = scheme.end()
+    else:
+        if scheme is not None:
+            if text[scheme.end():scheme.end() + 2] != "//":
+                return None
+            return scheme.end() + 2, False
+        # A non-special base treats backslashes as authority data and only
+        # recognizes two forward slashes as a network reference.
+        if base_scheme is not None and base_scheme not in SPECIAL_SCHEMES:
+            prefix = re.match(r"^[\x00-\x20]*//", text)
+            return None if prefix is None else (prefix.end(), False)
+        prefix = re.match(NETWORK_PREFIX, text)
+        if prefix is None:
+            return None
+        start = prefix.end()
+    while start < len(text) and text[start] in "/\\":
+        start += 1
+    return start, True
+
+
+IPV4_DIGITS = {8: "01234567", 10: "0123456789", 16: "0123456789abcdefABCDEF"}
+
+
+def ipv4_number(part):
+    """WHATWG IPv4 number parser: decimal, 0x hex or 0-prefixed octal, else None."""
+    if part == "":
+        return None
+    radix, digits = 10, part
+    if part[:2] in ("0x", "0X"):
+        radix, digits = 16, part[2:]
+    elif len(part) > 1 and part[0] == "0":
+        radix, digits = 8, part[1:]
+    if digits == "":
+        return 0
+    if any(char not in IPV4_DIGITS[radix] for char in digits):
+        return None
+    # Bound decimal text before int(): Python limits decimal conversions to
+    # 4300 digits, and anything past 10 significant digits exceeds IPv4.
+    significant = digits.lstrip("0")
+    if radix == 10 and len(significant) > 10:
+        return 2**32
+    return int(digits, radix)
+
+
+def domain_parses(domain):
+    """Apply WHATWG's ends-in-a-number check and IPv4 parser to a domain."""
+    parts = domain.split(".")
+    if parts[-1] == "" and len(parts) > 1:
+        parts.pop()
+    last = parts[-1]
+    if not ((last != "" and last.isascii() and last.isdigit()) or ipv4_number(last) is not None):
+        return True
+    numbers = [ipv4_number(part) for part in parts]
+    if len(parts) > 4 or any(number is None for number in numbers):
+        return False
+    return all(number <= 255 for number in numbers[:-1]) and numbers[-1] < 256 ** (5 - len(numbers))
+
+
+def special_host_parses(host_port):
+    """Whether WHATWG could accept a special authority's host and port.
+
+    A rejected host fails the whole URL, so it has no credentials to remove.
+    This mirrors the forbidden-code-point, empty-host, IPv4, IPv6 and port
+    rules for ASCII hosts. UTS #46 mapping is not modeled: a non-ASCII host
+    may map to an accepted one (fullwidth digits, ideographic full stops,
+    ignored code points), so it is treated as accepted and still redacts.
+    """
+    if host_port.startswith("["):
+        host_end = host_port.find("]") + 1
+        literal = host_port[1 : host_end - 1]
+        if host_end == 0 or "%" in literal:
+            return False
+        try:
+            ipaddress.IPv6Address(literal)
+        except ValueError:
+            return False
+    else:
+        colon = host_port.find(":")
+        host_end = len(host_port) if colon < 0 else colon
+        host = unquote_to_bytes(host_port[:host_end]).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+        # Mapping never removes ASCII, so these rejections hold either way.
+        if host == "" or any(char in FORBIDDEN_DOMAIN_CODE_POINTS for char in host):
+            return False
+        if host.isascii() and not domain_parses(host.lower()):
+            return False
+    port = host_port[host_end:]
+    if port == "":
+        return True
+    digits = port[1:]
+    if port[0] != ":" or not (digits == "" or (digits.isascii() and digits.isdigit())):
+        return False
+    # Bound the text first: int() refuses decimal strings over 4300 digits.
+    significant = digits.lstrip("0")
+    return len(significant) <= 5 and int(significant or "0") <= 65535
+
+
+def without_userinfo(value, base_scheme=None):
+    """Remove an authority's userinfo using the WHATWG authority boundary.
+
+    Special schemes and scheme-relative references also end the authority
+    at a backslash, so later path text containing "@" is not userinfo.
+    """
+    binary = isinstance(value, bytes)
+    text = value.decode("latin-1") if binary else value
+    # WHATWG removes these controls before interpreting scheme/separators.
+    # Keep that parse view separate from the exact source spelling and bytes.
+    # It also drops trailing C0 controls and spaces; offsets are unchanged.
+    parsed_text = text.translate(URL_CONTROL_TRANSLATION).rstrip(C0_CONTROL_OR_SPACE)
+    located = authority_start(parsed_text, base_scheme)
+    if located is None:
+        return value
+    start, special = located
+    terminators = "/?#\\" if special else "/?#"
+    end = start
+    while end < len(parsed_text) and parsed_text[end] not in terminators:
+        end += 1
+    at = parsed_text.rfind("@", start, end)
+    if at < start or (special and not special_host_parses(parsed_text[at + 1 : end])):
+        return value
+    parsed_offset = 0
+    raw_start = 0
+    for raw_offset, char in enumerate(text):
+        if char in URL_IGNORABLE_CONTROLS:
+            continue
+        if parsed_offset == start:
+            raw_start = raw_offset
+        if parsed_offset == at:
+            safe = text[:raw_start] + text[raw_offset + 1 :]
+            return safe.encode("latin-1") if binary else safe
+        parsed_offset += 1
+    raise CaptureFailure("decoder", "Normalized URL authority could not be bound to its source.")
+
+
 def project_record(state, secrets):
     binaries, numbers, redactions = [], [], []
     byte_secrets = []
@@ -58,16 +221,23 @@ def project_record(state, secrets):
             return None
         return text
 
-    def transport_value(value, path, transport_url):
+    def transport_value(value, path, transport_url, base_scheme):
         if not (transport_url or re.fullmatch(r"/(?:backup/)*request/(?:path|authority)", path)):
             return value, False
         binary = isinstance(value, bytes)
-        pattern = rb"^([\x00-\x20]*(?:[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:)?//)[^/?#]*@" if binary else r"^([\x00-\x20]*(?:[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:)?//)[^/?#]*@"
-        replacement = rb"\1" if binary else r"\1"
         separator = b"@" if binary else "@"
-        safe_url = re.sub(pattern, replacement, value, flags=re.I)
-        if path.endswith("/authority") and separator in safe_url:
-            safe_url = safe_url.rsplit(separator, 1)[1]
+        if transport_url:
+            safe_url = without_userinfo(value, base_scheme)
+        elif path.endswith("/authority"):
+            safe_url = value.rsplit(separator, 1)[-1]
+        else:
+            # Native request.path is origin-form unless it explicitly carries
+            # a scheme (absolute-form). Leading separators are path evidence,
+            # not a header URL reference's network authority.
+            text = value.decode("latin-1") if binary else value
+            safe_url = without_userinfo(value) if re.match(
+                SCHEME_PREFIX, text.translate(URL_CONTROL_TRANSLATION), flags=re.I
+            ) else value
         changed = safe_url != value
         if changed:
             redactions.append({"pointer": path, "reason": "transport-credential"})
@@ -80,7 +250,7 @@ def project_record(state, secrets):
         del numbers[before[1]:]
         del redactions[before[2]:]
 
-    def visit(value, path, depth=0, credential=False, transport_url=False):
+    def visit(value, path, depth=0, credential=False, transport_url=False, base_scheme=None):
         if depth > 64:
             raise CaptureFailure("input-limit", "Native capture exceeds the 64-level evidence nesting budget.", path)
         if credential:
@@ -90,10 +260,10 @@ def project_record(state, secrets):
                 binaries.append({"pointer": path, "representation": "producer-bytes", "state": "redacted", "content_base64": None, "bytes": None, "sha256": None})
             return None
         if isinstance(value, bytes):
-            safe_bytes, credential_url = transport_value(value, path, transport_url)
+            safe_bytes, credential_url = transport_value(value, path, transport_url, base_scheme)
             content_base64 = base64.b64encode(value).decode("ascii")
             digest = hashlib.sha256(value).hexdigest()
-            hidden = any(secret in value or secret in safe_bytes for secret in byte_secrets) or any(secret in content_base64 or secret in digest for secret in secrets)
+            hidden = any(secret in value or secret in safe_bytes for secret in byte_secrets) or any(secret in content_base64 or secret in digest or secret in str(len(value)) for secret in secrets)
             safe_text = None
             try:
                 safe_text = safe_bytes.decode("utf-8", errors="strict")
@@ -107,7 +277,7 @@ def project_record(state, secrets):
                 return None
             return safe_text
         if isinstance(value, str):
-            safe_text, _ = transport_value(value, path, transport_url)
+            safe_text, _ = transport_value(value, path, transport_url, base_scheme)
             return redact(safe_text, path, value)
         if isinstance(value, bool) or value is None:
             return value
@@ -125,10 +295,16 @@ def project_record(state, secrets):
                 for index, field in enumerate(value):
                     if not isinstance(field, (list, tuple)) or len(field) != 2 or not isinstance(field[0], bytes):
                         raise CaptureFailure("format", "Native header/trailer is not an ordered byte pair.", pointer(path, index))
-                    result.append([visit(field[0], pointer(pointer(path, index), 0), depth + 2), visit(field[1], pointer(pointer(path, index), 1), depth + 2, field[0].lower() in CREDENTIALS, field[0].lower() in {b"location", b"referer", b"origin"})])
+                    result.append([visit(field[0], pointer(pointer(path, index), 0), depth + 2), visit(field[1], pointer(pointer(path, index), 1), depth + 2, field[0].lower() in CREDENTIALS, field[0].lower() in {b"location", b"referer", b"origin"}, base_scheme if field[0].lower() == b"location" else None)])
                 return result
-            return [visit(item, pointer(path, index), depth + 1) for index, item in enumerate(value)]
+            return [visit(item, pointer(path, index), depth + 1, base_scheme=base_scheme) for index, item in enumerate(value)]
         if isinstance(value, dict):
+            if path == "" or re.fullmatch(r"/backup(?:/backup)*", path):
+                request = value.get("request")
+                scheme = request.get("scheme") if isinstance(request, dict) else None
+                if isinstance(scheme, bytes):
+                    scheme = scheme.decode("latin-1")
+                base_scheme = scheme.lower() if isinstance(scheme, str) and re.fullmatch(r"[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*", scheme, flags=re.I) else None
             result = {}
             for key, item in value.items():
                 if not isinstance(key, str):
@@ -139,7 +315,7 @@ def project_record(state, secrets):
                     validate_omitted(item, pointer(path, key), depth + 1)
                     redactions.append({"pointer": path, "reason": "explicit-sensitive-value", "scope": "property-name"})
                     continue
-                result[key] = visit(item, pointer(path, key), depth + 1)
+                result[key] = visit(item, pointer(path, key), depth + 1, base_scheme=base_scheme)
             return result
         raise CaptureFailure("decoder", "Native parser returned an unexpected value type: " + type(value).__name__ + ".", path)
 

bridge/mitmproxy/test_capture.py

@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+"""Source-owned tests for the mitmproxy adapter's record projection."""
+
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import sys
+import types
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+
+def load_capture():
+    """Load the adapter with fresh mitmproxy stand-ins scoped to its import."""
+    fake_mitmproxy = types.ModuleType("mitmproxy")
+    fake_mitmproxy.ctx = types.SimpleNamespace()
+    fake_mitmproxy.version = types.SimpleNamespace(VERSION="12.2.3")
+    fake_io = types.ModuleType("mitmproxy.io")
+    fake_io.tnetstring = types.ModuleType("mitmproxy.io.tnetstring")
+    stand_ins = {
+        "mitmproxy": fake_mitmproxy,
+        "mitmproxy.io": fake_io,
+        "mitmproxy.io.tnetstring": fake_io.tnetstring,
+    }
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+        "rea_mitmproxy_capture", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "capture.py")
+    )
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    with mock.patch.dict(sys.modules, stand_ins):
+        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+capture = load_capture()
+
+
+def location(value, scheme=None):
+    state = {"response": {"headers": [[b"Location", value]]}}
+    if scheme is not None:
+        state["request"] = {"scheme": scheme}
+    record = capture.project_record(state, [])
+    sidecar = next(
+        field for field in record["binary_fields"] if field["pointer"] == "/response/headers/0/1"
+    )
+    return record["reported"]["response"]["headers"][0][1], sidecar, record["redactions"]
+
+
+class TransportUserinfoTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_ignorable_controls_cannot_hide_authority_credentials(self):
+        for control in [b"\t", b"\n", b"\r"]:
+            for value in [b"https://" + control + b"/user:pass@host/path", b"ht" + control + b"tps://user:" + control + b"pass@host/path"]:
+                with self.subTest(value=value):
+                    text, sidecar, redactions = location(value, b"https")
+                    self.assertNotIn("user", text)
+                    self.assertNotIn("pass", text)
+                    self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "redacted")
+                    self.assertEqual(len(redactions), 1)
+
+    def test_mixed_network_separators_remove_credentials(self):
+        for prefix in [b"\\\\", b"/\\", b"\\/"]:
+            with self.subTest(prefix=prefix):
+                text, sidecar, redactions = location(prefix + b"user:pass@host/path", b"https")
+                self.assertEqual(text, prefix.decode("ascii") + "host/path")
+                self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "redacted")
+                self.assertEqual(len(redactions), 1)
+
+    def test_non_special_base_keeps_backslashes_inside_network_authorities(self):
+        text, sidecar, redactions = location(b"//user\\name:pass@host/x", b"foo")
+        self.assertEqual(text, "//host/x")
+        self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "redacted")
+        self.assertEqual(len(redactions), 1)
+        text, sidecar, redactions = location(b"/\\invoice@customer", b"foo")
+        self.assertEqual(text, "/\\invoice@customer")
+        self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "retained")
+        self.assertEqual(redactions, [])
+
+    def test_native_request_paths_preserve_origin_form_and_redact_absolute_form(self):
+        for value in [b"/\\invoice@customer", b"//invoice@customer", b"\\\\invoice@customer"]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value):
+                record = capture.project_record({"request": {"path": value}}, [])
+                self.assertEqual(record["reported"]["request"]["path"], value.decode("ascii"))
+                self.assertEqual(record["binary_fields"][0]["state"], "retained")
+                self.assertEqual(record["redactions"], [])
+        record = capture.project_record({"request": {"path": b"https://user:pass@host/x"}}, [])
+        self.assertEqual(record["reported"]["request"]["path"], "https://host/x")
+        self.assertEqual(record["binary_fields"][0]["state"], "redacted")
+
+    def test_same_scheme_locations_preserve_relative_path_text_and_bytes(self):
+        for value in [b"https:invoice@customer", b"https:/invoice@customer", b"https:\\invoice@customer"]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value):
+                text, sidecar, redactions = location(value, b"https")
+                self.assertEqual(text, value.decode("ascii"))
+                self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "retained")
+                self.assertEqual(redactions, [])
+
+    def test_location_authorities_still_remove_credentials_with_a_base_scheme(self):
+        for value, scheme, expected in [
+            (b"https://user:pass@host/path", b"https", "https://host/path"),
+            (b"https:\\\\user:pass@host/path", b"https", "https:\\\\host/path"),
+            (b"https:user:pass@host/path", b"http", "https:host/path"),
+        ]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value, scheme=scheme):
+                text, sidecar, redactions = location(value, scheme)
+                self.assertEqual(text, expected)
+                self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "redacted")
+                self.assertEqual(len(redactions), 1)
+
+    def test_backup_location_uses_its_own_request_scheme(self):
+        record = capture.project_record({
+            "request": {"scheme": b"http"},
+            "backup": {
+                "request": {"scheme": b"https"},
+                "response": {"headers": [[b"Location", b"https:invoice@customer"]]},
+            },
+        }, [])
+        self.assertEqual(record["reported"]["backup"]["response"]["headers"][0][1], "https:invoice@customer")
+        self.assertEqual(record["redactions"], [])
+
+    def test_backslash_ends_a_special_scheme_authority(self):
+        text, sidecar, redactions = location(b"https://example.test\\part@tail")
+        self.assertEqual(text, "https://example.test\\part@tail")
+        self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "retained")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(sidecar["content_base64"])
+        self.assertEqual(redactions, [])
+
+    def test_userinfo_before_a_backslash_is_still_removed(self):
+        text, sidecar, redactions = location(b"https://user:pw@example.test\\path")
+        self.assertEqual(text, "https://example.test\\path")
+        self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "redacted")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            redactions,
+            [{"pointer": "/response/headers/0/1", "reason": "transport-credential"}],
+        )
+
+    def test_ordinary_userinfo_is_removed(self):
+        text, _sidecar, _redactions = location(b"https://user:pw@example.test/a@b")
+        self.assertEqual(text, "https://example.test/a@b")
+
+    def test_empty_userinfo_marker_is_removed(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            capture.without_userinfo("https://@host"), "https://host"
+        )
+
+    def test_special_schemes_skip_leading_slashes_before_userinfo(self):
+        for value, expected in [
+            (b"https://\\user:pass@host/path", b"https://\\host/path"),
+            (b"https:\\\\user:pass@host/path", b"https:\\\\host/path"),
+            (b"https:user:pass@host", b"https:host"),
+            (b"//\\user:pass@host", b"//\\host"),
+        ]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value):
+                self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo(value), expected)
+        text, sidecar, redactions = location(b"https://\\user:pass@host/path")
+        self.assertEqual(text, "https://\\host/path")
+        self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "redacted")
+        self.assertEqual(len(redactions), 1)
+
+    def test_file_base_keeps_paths_after_the_fixed_network_boundary(self):
+        for value in [b"///u@h", b"////u@h"]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value):
+                text, sidecar, redactions = location(value, b"file")
+                self.assertEqual(text, value.decode("ascii"))
+                self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "retained")
+                self.assertIsNotNone(sidecar["content_base64"])
+                self.assertEqual(redactions, [])
+
+    def test_file_urls_keep_path_text(self):
+        self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo("file:///a@b"), "file:///a@b")
+
+    def test_file_urls_reject_userinfo_and_keep_their_source(self):
+        # WHATWG rejects an "@" in a file host, so nothing parses as credentials.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            capture.without_userinfo("file://user:pass@host/x"), "file://user:pass@host/x"
+        )
+        for value in [b"\\\\user:pass@host/x", b"/\\user:pass@host/x", b"//user:pass@host/x"]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value):
+                text, sidecar, redactions = location(value, b"file")
+                self.assertEqual(text, value.decode("ascii"))
+                self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "retained")
+                self.assertEqual(redactions, [])
+
+    def test_rejected_special_hosts_keep_their_source(self):
+        # A rejected host or port fails the whole URL, so it has no userinfo.
+        for value in [
+            "https:user@%",
+            "https://user@",
+            "https://user:pass@h^st/x",
+            "https://user@ho st/x",
+            "https://user@host:99999/x",
+            "https://user@host:12a",
+            "https://user@[::1",
+        ]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value):
+                self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo(value), value)
+        text, sidecar, redactions = location(b"https://user:pass@h^st/x", b"https")
+        self.assertEqual(text, "https://user:pass@h^st/x")
+        self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "retained")
+        self.assertEqual(redactions, [])
+
+    def test_accepted_special_hosts_still_remove_userinfo(self):
+        for value, expected in [
+            ("https:user@%41", "https:%41"),
+            ("https://user@[::1]:8443/x", "https://[::1]:8443/x"),
+            ("https://user@host:/x", "https://host:/x"),
+            ("wss://user:pass@host:65535", "wss://host:65535"),
+            ("https://user@0x7f.1/", "https://0x7f.1/"),
+            ("https://user@1.2.3.4./", "https://1.2.3.4./"),
+            ("https://user@4294967295/", "https://4294967295/"),
+            ("https://user@1.2.3.08a/", "https://1.2.3.08a/"),
+            ("https://user@[::ffff:1.2.3.4]/", "https://[::ffff:1.2.3.4]/"),
+        ]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value):
+                self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo(value), expected)
+
+    def test_unicode_hosts_that_may_map_to_accepted_hosts_remove_userinfo(self):
+        # UTS #46 maps these to 1.2.3.4; mapping is not modeled, so redact.
+        for host in ["%EF%BC%91.2.3.4", "1。2.3.4", "%C2%AD1.2.3.4", "１.2.3.4"]:
+            with self.subTest(host=host):
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    capture.without_userinfo(f"https://user:pw@{host}/"), f"https://{host}/"
+                )
+        text, sidecar, redactions = location(b"https://user:pw@%EF%BC%91.2.3.4/", b"https")
+        self.assertEqual(text, "https://%EF%BC%91.2.3.4/")
+        self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "redacted")
+        self.assertEqual(len(redactions), 1)
+        # ASCII rejections still hold for non-ASCII hosts.
+        self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo("https://user@１^/"), "https://user@１^/")
+
+    def test_trailing_controls_and_spaces_do_not_hide_userinfo(self):
+        # WHATWG strips trailing C0 controls and spaces before parsing.
+        for suffix in [b" ", b"\x01", b"\x00 \x1f"]:
+            with self.subTest(suffix=suffix):
+                value = b"https://user:pw@example.test" + suffix
+                text, sidecar, redactions = location(value, b"https")
+                self.assertEqual(text, "https://example.test" + suffix.decode("latin-1"))
+                self.assertEqual(sidecar["state"], "redacted")
+                self.assertEqual(len(redactions), 1)
+
+    def test_rejected_ip_literals_keep_their_source(self):
+        for value in [
+            "https://user:pass@256.256.256.256/path",
+            "https://user@1.2.3.4.5/",
+            "https://user@1.2.3.09/",
+            "https://user@4294967296/",
+            "https://user@a.0x/",
+            "https://user@1..2/",
+            "https://user@1." + "9" * 5000 + "/",
+            "https://user@[1::2::3]/",
+            "https://user@[::1%25eth0]/",
+        ]:
+            with self.subTest(value=value[:40]):
+                self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo(value), value)
+
+    def test_overlong_ports_are_compared_without_numeric_overflow(self):
+        # Python 3.11+ refuses int() on decimal strings over 4300 digits.
+        accepted = "https://user@host:" + "0" * 5000 + "80/x"
+        self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo(accepted), "https://host:" + "0" * 5000 + "80/x")
+        rejected = "https://user@host:" + "9" * 5000 + "/x"
+        self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo(rejected), rejected)
+
+    def test_non_special_schemes_keep_backslashes_in_the_authority(self):
+        self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo("foo://a\\b@host/x"), "foo://host/x")
+        self.assertEqual(capture.without_userinfo(b"//a\\b@host"), b"//a\\b@host")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

bridge/native/rea_lldb_tracer.py

@@ -567,18 +567,27 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
         before_digest = _hash_file(config["executable"])
         before_identity = _file_identity(config["executable"])
     except OSError as error:
-        return {"status": "target-integrity-error", "error": str(error)}
+        return {
+            "status": "target-integrity-error",
+            "error": str(error),
+            "target_process_created": False,
+        }
     if before_digest != config["expected_sha256"]:
         return {
             "status": "target-integrity-error",
             "error": "selected executable digest changed before LLDB target creation",
+            "target_process_created": False,
         }
     error = lldb.SBError()
     target = debugger.CreateTarget(
         config["executable"], config["architecture"], None, False, error
     )
     if not target.IsValid():
-        return {"status": "target-error", "error": error.GetCString()}
+        return {
+            "status": "target-error",
+            "error": error.GetCString(),
+            "target_process_created": False,
+        }
     module_path_before, module_file_identity_before, module_uuid_before = (
         _module_identity(target)
     )
@@ -589,6 +598,7 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
         return {
             "status": "target-integrity-error",
             "error": "LLDB executable module resolved to a different pre-launch file identity",
+            "target_process_created": False,
         }
     created = [_create_breakpoints(target, spec) for spec in config["breakpoints"]]
     breakpoint_index = {}
@@ -622,12 +632,24 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
         if not error.Success() or not process.IsValid():
             stdout.close()
             stderr.close()
-            return {"status": "launch-error", "error": error.GetCString()}
+            return {
+                "status": "launch-error",
+                "error": error.GetCString(),
+                **(
+                    {"target_process_created": True}
+                    if process.IsValid()
+                    else {}
+                ),
+            }
         launch_failure = _failed_launch_description(process)
         if launch_failure is not None:
             stdout.close(expected_exit=True)
             stderr.close(expected_exit=True)
-            return {"status": "launch-error", "error": launch_failure}
+            return {
+                "status": "launch-error",
+                "error": launch_failure,
+                "target_process_created": True,
+            }
         stdout.mark_launched()
         stderr.mark_launched()
         # Publish the PID before any post-launch file or module inspection. The
@@ -644,6 +666,7 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
             return {
                 "status": "target-identity-unavailable",
                 "error": "host could not establish the launched process identity; target was stopped",
+                "target_process_created": True,
             }
         try:
             after_digest = _hash_file(config["executable"])
@@ -652,7 +675,11 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
             process.Kill()
             stdout.close(expected_exit=process.GetState() == lldb.eStateExited)
             stderr.close(expected_exit=process.GetState() == lldb.eStateExited)
-            return {"status": "target-integrity-error", "error": str(identity_error)}
+            return {
+                "status": "target-integrity-error",
+                "error": str(identity_error),
+                "target_process_created": True,
+            }
         if after_digest != config["expected_sha256"] or after_identity != before_identity:
             process.Kill()
             _wait_for_exit(listener, process, 5)
@@ -661,6 +688,7 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
             return {
                 "status": "target-integrity-error",
                 "error": "selected executable digest or file identity changed during LLDB launch",
+                "target_process_created": True,
             }
         module_path_after, module_file_identity_after, module_uuid_after = (
             _module_identity(target)
@@ -676,6 +704,7 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
             return {
                 "status": "target-integrity-error",
                 "error": "LLDB executable module resolved to a different file identity",
+                "target_process_created": True,
             }
         if (
             module_uuid_before is not None
@@ -689,6 +718,7 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
             return {
                 "status": "target-integrity-error",
                 "error": "LLDB executable module identity changed during launch",
+                "target_process_created": True,
             }
         context = {
             "target": target,
@@ -748,7 +778,11 @@ def trace(debugger, config):
         # exit code; preserve the debugger's concrete launch denial.
         launch_failure = _failed_launch_description(process)
         if launch_failure is not None:
-            return {"status": "launch-error", "error": launch_failure}
+            return {
+                "status": "launch-error",
+                "error": launch_failure,
+                "target_process_created": True,
+            }
         launch_identity_stable = (
             module_path_before is not None
             and module_path_after == module_path_before

bridge/native/test_rea_lldb_tracer.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import types
 import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 
 fake_lldb = sys.modules.setdefault("lldb", types.ModuleType("lldb"))
@@ -22,6 +23,42 @@ spec.loader.exec_module(tracer)
 
 
 class NativeTraceBudgetTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_pre_target_integrity_failure_reports_no_process_created(self):
+        original_debugger = getattr(tracer.lldb, "SBDebugger", None)
+
+        class DebuggerApi:
+            @staticmethod
+            def SetInternalVariable(*_arguments):
+                return None
+
+        class Debugger:
+            def SetAsync(self, _enabled):
+                return None
+
+            def GetInstanceName(self):
+                return "fixture"
+
+            def CreateTarget(self, *_arguments):
+                raise AssertionError("integrity failure precedes target creation")
+
+        tracer.lldb.SBDebugger = DebuggerApi
+        try:
+            with patch.object(tracer, "_hash_file", return_value="changed"), patch.object(
+                tracer, "_file_identity", return_value=(1, 2)
+            ):
+                result = tracer.trace(
+                    Debugger(),
+                    {"executable": "fixture", "expected_sha256": "expected"},
+                )
+        finally:
+            if original_debugger is None:
+                del tracer.lldb.SBDebugger
+            else:
+                tracer.lldb.SBDebugger = original_debugger
+
+        self.assertEqual(result["status"], "target-integrity-error")
+        self.assertIs(result["target_process_created"], False)
+
     def test_journal_checks_exact_byte_budget_before_writing(self):
         record = {"kind": "other-stop", "reason": "signal"}
         encoded_size = len((tracer.json.dumps(record) + "\n").encode("utf-8"))

bridge/pwntools/recorded_crash_impl.py

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ import sys
 
 PROFILE = "pwntools@4.15.0;pyelftools@0.33;unicorn@2.1.2"
 
+# Linux ET_CORE machine identifiers whose PRSTATUS layout is interpreted with
+# unchanged pwntools 4.15.0 ctypes. Both share pr_cursig@12, pr_pid@32 and
+# pr_reg@112; only the register window differs: amd64 is 27 x 8 bytes for a
+# 336-byte descriptor, AArch64 is 34 x 8 bytes for a 392-byte descriptor.
+CORE_MACHINES = (62, 183)
+
 
 class CoreFailure(Exception):
     def __init__(self, reason, message):
@@ -51,12 +57,27 @@ def inspect_core(path, cache):
     # Other declared OSABIs must never select Linux note ctypes.
     if content[7] not in (0, 3) or content[8] != 0:
         raise CoreFailure("unsupported-target", "Initial recorded-core profile requires System V or GNU/Linux OSABI with ABI version zero; selected OSABI=" + str(content[7]) + ", ABI version=" + str(content[8]) + ".")
-    if int.from_bytes(content[16:18], "little") != 4 or int.from_bytes(content[18:20], "little") != 62:
-        raise CoreFailure("unsupported-target", "Initial recorded-core profile requires x86-64 ET_CORE.")
+    machine = int.from_bytes(content[18:20], "little")
+    if int.from_bytes(content[16:18], "little") != 4 or machine not in CORE_MACHINES:
+        raise CoreFailure("unsupported-target", "Initial recorded-core profile requires ET_CORE for x86-64 or AArch64; selected ET_TYPE=" + str(int.from_bytes(content[16:18], "little")) + ", e_machine=" + str(machine) + ".")
     from elftools.common.exceptions import ELFError
     from elftools.common.utils import struct_parse
     from elftools.elf.elffile import ELFFile
-    from pwnlib.elf.datatypes import elf_prstatus_amd64, elf_siginfo_64, user_regs_struct_amd64
+    from pwnlib.elf.datatypes import (
+        elf_prstatus_aarch64,
+        elf_prstatus_amd64,
+        elf_siginfo_64,
+        user_regs_struct_aarch64,
+        user_regs_struct_amd64,
+    )
+    if machine == 62:
+        profile_label = "x86-64"
+        architecture = "x86_64-little-endian"
+        prstatus_type, registers_type = elf_prstatus_amd64, user_regs_struct_amd64
+    else:
+        profile_label = "AArch64"
+        architecture = "aarch64-little-endian"
+        prstatus_type, registers_type = elf_prstatus_aarch64, user_regs_struct_aarch64
     try:
         image = ELFFile(io.BytesIO(content))
         header = image.header
@@ -107,17 +128,17 @@ def inspect_core(path, cache):
                 if owner != b"CORE\0":
                     continue
                 if note.n_type == "NT_PRSTATUS":
-                    if len(descriptor) < ctypes.sizeof(elf_prstatus_amd64):
-                        raise CoreFailure("format", "Linux amd64 NT_PRSTATUS descriptor is truncated.")
-                    status = elf_prstatus_amd64.from_buffer_copy(descriptor)
+                    if len(descriptor) < ctypes.sizeof(prstatus_type):
+                        raise CoreFailure("format", "Linux " + profile_label + " NT_PRSTATUS descriptor is truncated.")
+                    status = prstatus_type.from_buffer_copy(descriptor)
                     registers = []
-                    for name, kind in user_regs_struct_amd64._fields_:
-                        relative = elf_prstatus_amd64.pr_reg.offset + getattr(user_regs_struct_amd64, name).offset
+                    for name, kind in registers_type._fields_:
+                        relative = prstatus_type.pr_reg.offset + getattr(registers_type, name).offset
                         registers.append({"name": name, "value": hex(getattr(status.pr_reg, name)), "location": location(descriptor_start + relative, ctypes.sizeof(kind), end)})
                     threads.append({"note_index": note_index, "historical_pid": ctypes.c_int32(status.pr_pid).value, "recorded_current_signal": status.pr_cursig, "registers": registers})
                 elif note.n_type == "NT_SIGINFO":
                     if len(descriptor) < ctypes.sizeof(elf_siginfo_64):
-                        raise CoreFailure("format", "Linux amd64 NT_SIGINFO descriptor is truncated.")
+                        raise CoreFailure("format", "Linux " + profile_label + " NT_SIGINFO descriptor is truncated.")
                     signal = elf_siginfo_64.from_buffer_copy(descriptor)
                     number = ctypes.c_int32(signal.si_signo).value
                     code = ctypes.c_int32(signal.si_code).value
@@ -125,7 +146,7 @@ def inspect_core(path, cache):
                     signals.append({"note_index": note_index, "number": number, "code": code, "errno": ctypes.c_int32(signal.si_errno).value,
                                     "fault_address": hex(signal.sigfault_addr) if known else None,
                                     "fault_address_meaning": "recorded-sigsegv-address" if known else "unknown", "thread_association": "unknown"})
-        return {"format": "elf-core", "architecture": "x86_64-little-endian", "target_execution": "not-performed", "live_process_identity": "unknown",
+        return {"format": "elf-core", "architecture": architecture, "target_execution": "not-performed", "live_process_identity": "unknown",
                 "segments": segments, "notes": notes, "note_padding": padding, "threads": threads, "signals": signals,
                 "note_interpretation_completeness": "unknown",
                 "limitations": ["The initial Linux note profile accepts System V/unspecified or GNU/Linux OSABI with ABI version zero; an unspecified OSABI alone does not prove operating-system origin.",

docs/.vitepress/config.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     "Reverse engineer binaries, applications, and runtime behavior with one CLI and MCP server.",
   lang: "en-US",
   base: "/rea/",
+  srcExclude: ["readme/**"],
   themeConfig: {
     nav: [
       { text: "Get started", link: "/installation" },
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         text: "Getting started",
         items: [
           { text: "Installation and setup", link: "/installation" },
+          { text: "Client configuration", link: "/client-configuration" },
           { text: "CLI and Evidence", link: "/cli" },
           { text: "Agent prompts", link: "/mcp-prompts" },
           { text: "Roadmap", link: "/roadmap" },
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         items: [
           { text: "Native binaries", link: "/native-investigation" },
           { text: "Go build metadata", link: "/go-binaries" },
+          { text: "Rust dependencies", link: "/rust-binaries" },
           {
             text: "JavaScript and Electron",
             link: "/javascript-artifact-reconstruction",
@@ -36,16 +39,20 @@ export default defineConfig({
             link: "/javascript-application-workflows",
           },
           { text: "Browser observation", link: "/browser-observation" },
+          {
+            text: "Web network captures",
+            link: "/web-network-captures",
+          },
           { text: "Electron observation", link: "/electron-observation" },
+          { text: "Electron fuses", link: "/electron-fuses" },
           { text: "Process capture", link: "/process-capture" },
           { text: ".NET assemblies", link: "/managed-code-analysis" },
           { text: "Android applications", link: "/android-analysis" },
           { text: "Apple applications", link: "/apple-application-analysis" },
           { text: "Firmware", link: "/firmware-analysis" },
-          {
-            text: "Reconstruction readiness",
-            link: "/reconstruction-readiness",
-          },
+          { text: "SQLite databases", link: "/sqlite-databases" },
+          { text: "Packet captures", link: "/packet-captures" },
+          { text: "Signal recordings", link: "/signal-recordings" },
         ],
       },
       {
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
           { text: "Ghidra DOS analysis", link: "/ghidra-dos" },
           { text: "Ghidra raw binary", link: "/raw-binary" },
           { text: "Ghidra NativeAOT", link: "/ghidra-nativeaot" },
+          { text: "Ghidra PowerPC", link: "/ghidra-ppc" },
           { text: "Ghidra semantics", link: "/ghidra-provider" },
         ],
       },
@@ -67,6 +75,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
           { text: "MCP contracts", link: "/mcp-contracts" },
           { text: "Tool design", link: "/tool-design" },
           { text: "Testing", link: "/testing" },
+          { text: "Client verification", link: "/client-verification" },
+          {
+            text: "Reconstruction readiness",
+            link: "/reconstruction-readiness",
+          },
           { text: "Releasing", link: "/releasing" },
         ],
       },

docs/adb-device-analysis.md

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Readiness is `rea inspect-adb-client`: it runs `adb version` and reports the
 resolved binary, its version, and where it was selected from. A missing
 binary reports `capability_unavailable` with the `REA_ADB_PATH` remediation
 rather than attempting an installation.
+The `binary_session` inventory uses the same bounded client-version probe; it
+does not query devices, start the adb server, or establish that a requested
+serial is reachable. Device state is checked by each device operation.
 
 ## Answer an analyst question
 
@@ -73,32 +76,37 @@ existing analysis families directly, for example
 
 ## Operations
 
-| Tool                    | Kind               | What it does                                                                                                                                                              |
-| ----------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `inspect_adb_client`    | read               | Resolved binary, version, install path; never contacts the server                                                                                                         |
-| `list_adb_devices`      | read               | Serial, state, transport, model metadata, inferred emulator/physical kind with basis                                                                                      |
-| `inspect_adb_device`    | read               | Fixed `getprop` whitelist: build, SDK, patch, fingerprint, product, ABIs, debuggable, `ro.kernel.qemu`                                                                    |
-| `inspect_adb_display`   | read               | `wm size` and `wm density` as declared                                                                                                                                    |
-| `list_adb_features`     | read               | `pm list features` (hardware/software features, hex GL versions)                                                                                                          |
-| `list_adb_services`     | read               | `service list` binder services and interfaces                                                                                                                             |
-| `list_adb_processes`    | read               | `ps -A`: user, pid, ppid, rss, state, name                                                                                                                                |
-| `inspect_adb_window`    | read               | `dumpsys window` focus declarations (what is on screen)                                                                                                                   |
-| `read_adb_setting`      | read               | One `settings get` value; device-side null is reported as such                                                                                                            |
-| `read_adb_logcat`       | read               | Bounded `logcat -d -t` dump for one buffer, optional pid filter                                                                                                           |
-| `list_adb_packages`     | read               | `pm list packages -f` with scope; base APK device paths                                                                                                                   |
-| `resolve_adb_packages`  | read               | Case-insensitive package-name substring search with exact-match flag                                                                                                      |
-| `inspect_adb_package`   | read               | `dumpsys package` projection: versions, install times, installer, flags, permission count                                                                                 |
-| `list_adb_directory`    | read               | NUL-framed immediate children, including hidden entries: kinds, permissions, owner, group, sizes, symlink targets                                                         |
-| `pull_adb_package`      | read               | Complete split APK set from `pm path`, each file digested                                                                                                                 |
-| `pull_adb_file`         | read               | One absolute device path pulled and digested                                                                                                                              |
-| `capture_adb_screen`    | read               | One `screencap -p` frame (exec-out, no device-side file) with dimensions                                                                                                  |
-| `collect_adb_bugreport` | read               | Device-generated bugreport zip, digested                                                                                                                                  |
-| `push_adb_file`         | **mutates device** | One local file to a device path (e.g. pushing tools into `/data/local/tmp`); refuses existing targets without explicit overwrite; verifies via the device's own sha256sum |
-| `install_adb_package`   | **mutates device** | Local APK via `adb install [-r]`; preserves the device's Success/Failure verdict                                                                                          |
-| `uninstall_adb_package` | **mutates device** | Removes a package and its data for user 0                                                                                                                                 |
-| `start_adb_app`         | **mutates device** | Resolves the package's launcher activity (`cmd package resolve-activity --brief`) and starts it (`am start -n`)                                                           |
-| `start_adb_activity`    | **mutates device** | Starts an intent (`am start -a` with optional URI, component, and up to 16 typed extras); preserves the activity manager's verdict                                        |
-| `stop_adb_app`          | **mutates device** | Force-stops every process of a package, ending a dynamic-analysis run                                                                                                     |
+| Tool                    | Kind               | What it does                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| ----------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `inspect_adb_client`    | read               | Resolved binary, version, install path; never contacts the server                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| `list_adb_devices`      | read               | Serial, state, transport, model metadata, inferred emulator/physical kind with basis                                                                                                                                                  |
+| `inspect_adb_device`    | read               | Fixed `getprop` whitelist: build, SDK, patch, fingerprint, product, ABIs, debuggable, `ro.kernel.qemu`                                                                                                                                |
+| `inspect_adb_display`   | read               | `wm size` and `wm density` as declared                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `list_adb_features`     | read               | `pm list features` (hardware/software features, hex GL versions)                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| `list_adb_services`     | read               | `service list` binder services and interfaces                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| `list_adb_processes`    | read               | `ps -A`: user, pid, ppid, rss, state, name                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| `inspect_adb_window`    | read               | `dumpsys window` focus declarations (what is on screen)                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| `read_adb_setting`      | read               | One `settings get` value; device-side null is reported as such                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| `read_adb_logcat`       | read               | Bounded `logcat -d -t` dump for one buffer, optional pid filter                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| `list_adb_packages`     | read               | `pm list packages -f` with scope; base APK device paths                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| `resolve_adb_packages`  | read               | Case-insensitive package-name substring search with exact-match flag                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| `inspect_adb_package`   | read               | `dumpsys package` projection: versions, install times, installer, flags, permission count                                                                                                                                             |
+| `list_adb_directory`    | read               | NUL-framed immediate children, including hidden entries: kinds, permissions, owner, group, sizes, symlink targets                                                                                                                     |
+| `pull_adb_package`      | read               | Complete split APK set from `pm path`, each file digested                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| `pull_adb_file`         | read               | One absolute device path pulled and digested                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| `capture_adb_screen`    | read               | One `screencap -p` frame (exec-out, no device-side file) with dimensions                                                                                                                                                              |
+| `collect_adb_bugreport` | read               | Device-generated bugreport zip, digested                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| `push_adb_file`         | **mutates device** | One local file to a device path (e.g. pushing tools into `/data/local/tmp`); checks for existing targets and refuses them without explicit overwrite (the check is not atomic); compares digests when device `sha256sum` is available |
+| `install_adb_package`   | **mutates device** | Local APK via `adb install [-r]`; preserves its Success/Failure verdict, records `replace_requested`, and leaves actual replacement `null` because prior package state is not observed                                                |
+| `uninstall_adb_package` | **mutates device** | Removes a package and its data for user 0                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| `start_adb_app`         | **mutates device** | Resolves the package's launcher activity (`cmd package resolve-activity --brief`) and starts it (`am start -n`)                                                                                                                       |
+| `start_adb_activity`    | **mutates device** | Starts an intent (`am start -a` with optional URI, component, and up to 16 typed extras); preserves the activity manager's verdict                                                                                                    |
+| `stop_adb_app`          | **mutates device** | Force-stops every process of a package, ending a dynamic-analysis run                                                                                                                                                                 |
+
+For `install_adb_package`, `replace_requested` records whether `-r` was sent.
+The `replaced` result is `null`: the successful install response does not say
+whether the package was installed fresh or replaced, and REA does not query the
+device first. The install verdict and host APK digest remain available.
 
 ## Interpret the result
 
@@ -118,6 +126,16 @@ existing analysis families directly, for example
   while POSIX hosts retain valid POSIX filenames such as names with spaces or
   colons. A package pull checks reported names against the destination
   filesystem before pulling, and refuses names that would share a local path.
+- **Package path refusals are diagnosable.** Refusals from `pull_adb_package`
+  return `unreadable_output` with `retryable: false`, keep the `pm path` output
+  in `details.captured_output`, and name the refusal in `details.reason`.
+  `unsafe_device_path` lists refused entries in
+  `details.diagnostics.rejected_paths` as `{device_path, reason}`;
+  `duplicate_local_destination` reports the shared `file_name` and both
+  `device_paths`; `local_destination_unavailable` reports the `device_path`,
+  `file_name`, and filesystem `error_code`. Diagnostics retain raw device
+  strings, while the caller-facing message escapes invisible and bidirectional
+  characters so they cannot hide text or reorder the path.
 - **Splits are part of the answer.** `pm path` enumerates the base APK and
   every installed split; pulls cover the whole set. System packages whose
   APKs keep other names report the `unknown` role rather than guessing.
@@ -127,8 +145,10 @@ existing analysis families directly, for example
   partial coverage instead of dropping rows.
 - **Mutations are explicit.** `push_adb_file`, `install_adb_package`, and
   `uninstall_adb_package` declare `mutatesTarget` and never run implicitly:
-  pushes refuse existing device files unless `overwrite` is set and verify
-  the transfer with the device's own `sha256sum`; installs preserve the
+  pushes check for existing device files before transfer and refuse them
+  unless `overwrite` is set. The check is not atomic, so a different process
+  can create the path before `adb push` writes it. When available, the device's
+  `sha256sum` verifies the transfer; installs preserve the
   device's `Failure [...]` reason verbatim.
 - **Producer identity stays attached.** Every result embeds the producing
   adb client (`binary_path`, `path_source`, `version`, `installed_path`).
@@ -136,8 +156,8 @@ existing analysis families directly, for example
 ## Resource and lifecycle limits
 
 - Caller values reach adb only as positional arguments in fixed vectors;
-  no tool accepts an arbitrary shell command line, and UI interaction
-  (`input`, `am`, `monkey`) is deliberately not exposed.
+  no tool accepts an arbitrary shell command line, `input`, or `monkey`.
+  The app/activity lifecycle tools use `am start -W` and `am force-stop`.
 - Per-invocation budgets: client/devices 10-20 s, shell reads 20-60 s with
   64 KiB-8 MiB capture caps (logcat 4 MiB, screen 32 MiB), transfers and
   bugreports 600 s. Exceeded budgets report `resource_constraint`; stopped
@@ -148,6 +168,11 @@ existing analysis families directly, for example
 - Cancellation during a package pull preserves caller-selected output. The
   error includes partial observations identifying completed artifacts and the
   interrupted local path; remaining APKs were not attempted.
+- Bugreports collect into isolated staging and publish with exclusive creation;
+  filename collisions select the next numeric suffix. If publication fails, the
+  completed archive remains in staging. The error's partial observation gives
+  its recoverable `local_path`, the original `adb_reported_path`, and an unknown
+  digest status. Later operations and shutdown preserve this retained evidence.
 - Failed package acquisition rollback retains its directory identity and retries
   cleanup before later work and during shutdown. Cleanup refuses a replacement
   directory. Terminal shutdown stops admission and drains active operations.

docs/android-analysis.md

@@ -9,13 +9,68 @@ This family is present on repository main and in npm 4.1.0. Check the
 [released package boundary](installation.md#released-package-and-main) and the
 connected server's tool list before selecting it.
 
+On Linux, JADX launches an REA-owned process and requires a procps-compatible
+`ps` on REA's `PATH`; see the shared
+[Linux process prerequisite](installation.md#linux-owned-process-prerequisite).
+
+## Optional package delivery
+
+The MCP `inspect_android_package` request keeps complete output when `detail` is
+omitted or `"complete"`. Select `detail: "summary"` explicitly to receive all
+package, SDK and permission declarations, engine identity and class/resource
+counts without decoded manifest text or duplicate raw provider replies. A
+retaining session keeps the complete original Evidence and returns a distinct
+linked `inspect_analysis_view` summary. This changes delivery, not JADX analysis.
+
+Use the returned `normalized_result.parent_evidence_id` with
+`inspect_analysis_view`, source kind `retained-evidence`, and
+`view: {kind: "android", facet: "manifest", offset: 0, limit: 4096}` to read the
+exact decoded manifest without reopening the APK. Offsets and limits count UTF-16
+code units; follow `coverage.next_offset`. The page preserves `source_status` and
+`reported_total_bytes`: exhausting retained text does not make a partial decoded
+manifest complete. Complete source Evidence remains exportable under the existing
+session lifetime. Servers without retention reject summary before starting JADX.
+One-shot CLI output remains complete. Older servers require the existing complete
+request after schema discovery. APK authenticity and runtime behavior remain
+unverified.
+
 ## Supply tools
 
 Use a **full JDK 17 or newer** (including its compiler module) and
-**jadx-headless-mcp 0.7.1**. REA runs its packaged Java metadata bridge in
-source-file mode against the unmodified engine JAR. REA does not install Java,
-an Android SDK, JADX, a device service or an emulator. Set the path in the shell
-or MCP server environment:
+[**jadx-headless-mcp 0.7.1**](https://github.com/1013503897/jadx-headless-mcp/releases/download/v0.7.1/jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar).
+Verify the downloaded JAR's SHA-256 against
+[REA's pinned release metadata](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/src/android/JadxRelease.ts)
+before using it. The following download and verification commands work for npm
+package consumers as well as repository checkouts; the repository-only
+`npm run fixtures:android` helper is not included in the npm package.
+
+On macOS or Linux, choose a destination and verify the pinned digest:
+
+```sh
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/rea/android" &&
+cd "$HOME/.local/share/rea/android" &&
+curl -fL -o jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar https://github.com/1013503897/jadx-headless-mcp/releases/download/v0.7.1/jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar &&
+if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null; then
+  echo '6e5eacf500b64292bfb73c49797c1958f6ee44646e43e868039ae7feb573ff75  jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar' | sha256sum -c -
+else
+  echo '6e5eacf500b64292bfb73c49797c1958f6ee44646e43e868039ae7feb573ff75  jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar' | shasum -a 256 -c -
+fi &&
+export REA_JADX_MCP_JAR="$PWD/jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar"
+```
+
+On Windows, run the equivalent in PowerShell:
+
+```powershell
+$jar = Join-Path $HOME '.local\share\rea\android\jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar'
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force (Split-Path $jar) | Out-Null
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://github.com/1013503897/jadx-headless-mcp/releases/download/v0.7.1/jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar' -OutFile $jar
+if ((Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 $jar).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne '6e5eacf500b64292bfb73c49797c1958f6ee44646e43e868039ae7feb573ff75') { throw 'JADX JAR SHA-256 does not match REA pinned metadata' }
+$env:REA_JADX_MCP_JAR = $jar
+```
+
+REA runs its packaged Java metadata bridge in source-file mode against the
+unmodified engine JAR. REA does not install Java, an Android SDK, JADX, a device
+service or an emulator. Set the path in the shell or MCP server environment:
 
 ```sh
 export REA_JADX_MCP_JAR=/absolute/path/jadx-headless-mcp-0.7.1-all.jar
@@ -65,6 +120,7 @@ rea inspect-android-method /path/Example.apk example.MainActivity onCreate
 rea inspect-android-method /path/Example.apk example.MainActivity select --overload-index 1
 rea trace-android-references /path/Example.apk example.MainActivity
 rea trace-android-references /path/Example.apk example.MainActivity --method-name onCreate
+rea trace-android-references /path/Example.apk example.MainActivity --method-name select --overload-index 1
 ```
 
 Equivalent MCP methods are `inspect_android_package`, `search_android_classes`,
@@ -85,9 +141,10 @@ Every request includes `path`. Class/method operations use `class_name`,
 ```
 
 Use `inspect_android_class` to choose an overload. REA rejects an ambiguous
-method request rather than silently selecting the first match. The engine's
-method reference operation cannot select overloads, so REA reports that boundary
-as unsupported when multiple same-name methods exist.
+method request rather than silently selecting the first match. Method reference
+queries accept the same `overload_index`; the bridge resolves the selected
+method node and the result reports its index and displayed signature. These
+indices are tied to the current artifact and engine, not stable across builds.
 
 The engine's smali fallback also joins same-name overloads; REA rejects that
 fallback for an overloaded method instead of attributing all bodies to one
@@ -116,14 +173,28 @@ the same source byte limit and explicit truncation reporting.
   full reported display types, fields and inner class names. Synthetic members
   that code generation hides can appear in the inventory; it stays consistent
   after method decompilation within the retained session.
-  Exact DEX descriptors are unknown. Overload indices are tied to this artifact
-  and engine, not stable identities across different builds.
+  Exact DEX prototypes are reported from frozen JADX method metadata as
+  `dex_descriptor`, for example `(I)V`. Display names can be JADX aliases;
+  the descriptor alone is not a complete raw DEX method ID. Overload indices
+  are tied to this artifact and engine, not stable identities across builds.
 - Method inspection reports Java or smali, fallback markers and complete/partial
   returned text. Decompiled source is a derived representation. A complete text
   result does not establish complete semantics or a byte-identical reconstruction.
 - Reference results are incoming static relationships between provider nodes.
-  Source lines and DEX instruction offsets remain unknown. They are not observed
-  runtime calls.
+  `reference_unit=using_node` means `total` counts containing JADX nodes, not
+  individual invoke instructions; two calls from one method can appear as one
+  entry. `coverage=complete` covers this node inventory only. For a method
+  reference whose using node has raw code, `direct_invokes` lists matching DEX
+  invoke instructions with their DEX entry, raw source method ID, code-unit
+  offset, method index and opcode. An empty array means no direct invoke was
+  matched in that node; `null` means raw code was unavailable or the using node
+  was not a method. This list does not establish complete call-site coverage
+  outside JADX's using-node inventory or through reflection and dynamic loading.
+  A virtual or interface invoke also does not establish its runtime implementation.
+  Source lines and the containing node's own `dex_offset` remain unknown.
+  Method-reference results also carry the selected `dex_descriptor`;
+  class-reference results report `null`.
+  These relationships are not observed runtime calls.
 - Original requests, APK SHA-256, actual engine JAR SHA-256 and raw producer
   responses remain in Evidence. Source revision is populated only for bytes
   matching the audited release JAR.
@@ -189,9 +260,11 @@ REA never writes to the original APK or launches target code.
 
 On Windows, stdin writes preserve stream backpressure and run outside the Node
 event loop. Cancellation terminates the retained job, including descendants,
-before workspace cleanup. An abrupt CLI/server process termination closes the
-job and stops Java, but cannot run JavaScript workspace cleanup; temporary
-workspace files can remain after that forced exit.
+before workspace cleanup. On Windows, a detached REA helper owns the private
+workspace's native directory handle. An abrupt CLI/server owner termination
+closes the Java job and the helper's input pipe; the helper then removes the
+workspace by handle. The real Windows lane checks both effects. If the helper
+also dies or the host loses power before it finishes, private files can remain.
 
 If Java cannot start the bridge, REA reports the selected executable and retained
 startup diagnostics. Select a full JDK through `JAVA_HOME` or `PATH`, and use
@@ -254,12 +327,20 @@ The original APK and host Java configuration remain unchanged.
 
 The same lane runs on Windows x64 with the bundled native controls and a full
 JDK. It checks CLI/MCP results, real MCP cancellation and disconnect, and Java
-exit after abrupt CLI owner termination. Windows forced termination is checked
-separately from the POSIX CLI SIGTERM handler; it does not claim a structured
-cancellation result or workspace removal after the owner is forcibly killed.
+exit and workspace removal after abrupt CLI owner termination. Windows forced
+termination is checked separately from the POSIX CLI SIGTERM handler. A
+synthetic two-owner test confirms that one owner's exit does not remove the
+other owner's workspace. The lane does not claim a structured cancellation
+result or power-loss recovery.
 
 The download script verifies fixed SHA-256 values, reuses matching files and
 refuses to overwrite a different existing file. APK/JAR files live under ignored
 `_reference/` and are excluded from package contents. The lane exercises actual
 REA CLI and MCP results with the real engine, separately from synthetic protocol
 regressions. It needs no Gradle build, emulator, Android SDK or Ghidra.
+
+Direct invoke sites retain exact DEX code-unit offsets separately from each
+containing node's unknown `dex_offset`. `direct_invokes_exhaustive: false`
+means instruction rows were bounded by the local bridge frame budget; `null`
+means the producer did not establish instruction coverage. Using-node totals
+and coverage do not imply complete instruction evidence.

docs/apktool-resource-analysis.md

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Readiness is `rea inspect-apktool-client`: it runs `apktool --version` and
 reports the resolved launcher, its selection source, and its version. A
 missing launcher reports `capability_unavailable` with the
 `REA_APKTOOL_COMMAND` remediation rather than attempting an installation.
+`binary_session` uses the same host probe for tool availability; it does not
+validate a particular APK or guarantee that the selected input can be decoded.
 
 On Windows, a `.bat` or `.cmd` launcher (such as Chocolatey's `apktool.bat`)
 runs through an explicit `cmd.exe /d /s /c` call. That call has no AutoRun,

docs/apple-application-analysis.md

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Resolution follows dyld:
 - `@rpath` tries each `LC_RPATH` of the loading image first, then those of the
   image that loaded it, up to the process root.
 - Dependencies load dependents-first in load-command order, and each image
-  loads once per process. A later request whose install name matches an
+  loads once per process. A later @rpath request whose install name matches an
   already loaded image reuses it.
 - Symlinks such as `Versions/Current` are followed inside the analyzed root.
   An escape through `..` or an absolute link is `escapes-target`.

docs/architecture.mermaid

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ graph TD
     end
 
     subgraph "Production Composition"
-        COMPOSITION["src/composition/<br/>fresh typed provider and session factories<br/>one-shot binding and independent optional loading"]
+        COMPOSITION["src/composition/<br/>fresh typed provider and session factories<br/>one-shot binding and independent optional loading<br/>static WASM/EVM descriptors: named contracts, factories, retryable lifetimes"]
     end
 
     subgraph "Adapters"
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ graph TD
 
     subgraph "Provider Layers"
         PWNTOOLS["src/native/pwntools/ + src/native/pwndbg/<br/>BYO offline ELF/core adapters<br/>owned snapshots/Python and optional core-only GDB<br/>unchanged upstream parsers, ABI structures and mapping API"]
+        WASM["src/wasm/<br/>caller-supplied WABT; immutable artifact inspection<br/>owned process supervision and retryable workspace cleanup"]
         EVM["src/evm/<br/>unchanged EVMole/WASM in bounded owned worker<br/>explicit carrier parsing and inferred interface adapter"]
         HOPPER["src/hopper/<br/>Hopper launch & Unix-socket protocol<br/>BridgeLauncher, HopperClient, protocol"]
         GHIDRA["src/ghidra/<br/>Ghidra discovery, profile & function analysis<br/>snapshot, Unix/Windows transport, bounded lifecycle"]
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ graph TD
         JS_CODEC["src/javascript/sourceMaps/<br/>pinned upstream map codec<br/>owned heap-limited Node process, complete point evidence"]
         INSPECTOR["src/inspector/<br/>passive V8 Inspector discovery and capture<br/>script and target locations"]
         DOTNET["src/dotnet/<br/>Managed static metadata provider<br/>PE/CLI metadata inventory, members, IL"]
+        OBJDUMP["src/objdump/<br/>GNU objdump command profile"]
+        RIZIN["src/rizin/<br/>Static command profile and persistent debugger sessions"]
+        GDB["src/gdb/<br/>Persistent GDB/MI sessions<br/>owned process lifecycle and target state"]
+
         FIRMWARE["src/firmware/<br/>Binwalk / Unblob adapters<br/>owned processes, report normalization, private extraction"]
         ANDROID["src/android/<br/>Static APK adapter<br/>owned SDK stdio, pinned headless JADX, normalization"]
         REFERENCE["src/reference/<br/>Filesystem reference-source reader<br/>bounded traversal, validation, errors"]
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ graph TD
     end
 
     subgraph "Contracts Layer"
-        CONTRACTS["src/contracts/<br/>Caller-visible schemas for analysis, managed, browser, Electron, application, and session tools"]
+        CONTRACTS["src/contracts/<br/>Caller-visible schemas for analysis, reverse engineering, managed, browser, Electron, application, and session tools"]
         ERRORS["src/contracts/errorSchemas.ts<br/>Shared analysis error schemas<br/>CLI diagnostics, generated error catalog"]
     end
 
@@ -94,6 +99,9 @@ graph TD
     APP -->|record callbacks| RECORDS
     SERVER -->|narrow record ports| RECORDS
     RECORDS --> DOMAIN
+    COMPOSITION --> WASM
+    WASM --> PROCESS
+    WASM --> DOMAIN
     COMPOSITION --> PWNTOOLS
     PWNTOOLS --> PROCESS
     PWNTOOLS --> DOMAIN
@@ -118,6 +126,14 @@ graph TD
     INSPECTOR --> DOMAIN
     APP --> DOTNET
     DOTNET --> DOMAIN
+    COMPOSITION --> OBJDUMP
+    OBJDUMP --> DOMAIN
+    COMPOSITION --> RIZIN
+    RIZIN --> DOMAIN
+    CLI --> GDB
+    SERVER --> GDB
+    GDB --> PROCESS
+    GDB --> DOMAIN
     HOPPER --> HOPPER_BRIDGE
     GHIDRA --> GHIDRA_BRIDGE
     HOPPER --> PROCESS

docs/binary-diagnostics.md

@@ -98,10 +98,14 @@ section, symbol, mitigation or linkage views. The default `complete` detail and
 CLI output are unchanged.
 
 Complete results have a 32 MiB input, 64 MiB reply, 1 MiB combined diagnostics
-and 30-second owned command deadline. The reply budget applies to the decoder
-record; the CLI/MCP Evidence envelope adds copies and encoding overhead. The
+and 30-second owned command deadline. `REA_PWNTOOLS_MAX_INPUT_BYTES` raises the
+input bound alone, up to 1 GiB; the reply and deadline bounds are unchanged. The
+reply budget applies to the decoder record; the CLI/MCP Evidence envelope adds
+copies and encoding overhead. The
 pinned MCP SDK defaults to a 10 MiB receive buffer. Large complete results need
-a caller-configured `StdioClientTransport({ maxBufferSize: ... })`; the large
+a caller-configured `StdioClientTransport({ maxBufferSize: ... })` and a matching
+server `REA_MCP_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES`. See [MCP delivery budgets](mcp-contracts.md#tool-results).
+These settings affect delivery, not decoder coverage or limits. The large
 extended-index verification uses 256 MiB and an explicit five-minute request
 timeout in its separate opt-in MCP lane. REA does not silently truncate the result. Python lowers resource soft limits to at most 3 GiB virtual address space,
 30 CPU seconds and 64 MiB file output. Inherited tighter soft/hard limits are

docs/browser-observation.md

@@ -8,14 +8,29 @@ exported script's native imports under an explicit URL/import-map context.
 
 REA can attach to a user-owned Chrome-family browser through the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) and produce bounded Evidence about an existing page. This is a passive reverse-engineering capability, not a general browser automation or remote-control surface.
 
+For request/response bodies and traffic debugging, see
+[Fiddler Everywhere captures and MCP](web-network-captures.md#reading-fiddler-captures-saz).
+Inspect native SAZ or HAR 1.2 offline with REA, or connect Everywhere's separate MCP server.
+
 ## Shipped surfaces
 
 - `list_browser_targets` / `rea list-browser-targets` discovers all eligible page targets at the endpoint by default, with an optional exact-origin filter.
 - `inspect_web_page` / `rea inspect-web-page` captures DOM structure, accessibility nodes, scripts, resources, safe response/DOM metadata, attach-window network and console metadata, WebSocket frame sizes, workers, quota, and optionally selected storage key names, redacted storage-content fingerprints, or script sources.
 - `analyze_web_bundle` / `rea analyze-web-bundle` parses selected script artifacts without execution and derives chunk edges, route and endpoint candidates, vendor fingerprints, static WebMCP declarations, and optionally source-map/original-source evidence.
 - `observe_web_session` / `rea observe-web-session` arms an observation window of the requested duration for an external user action and records ordered reload, SPA navigation, redirect, failure, lifecycle, and target-termination metadata.
-- `discover_webmcp_tools` / `rea discover-webmcp-tools` uses the experimental CDP WebMCP domain to return every in-scope registration and its complete observed `input_schema` declaration and canonical `input_schema_sha256` digest inline. Declarations are untrusted JSON data, including declared types, required fields, enums, examples and reference URLs. REA does not resolve schema references. These fields replace `input_schema_shape`. Registrations with the same name and URL in distinct observed frames retain separate identities. `tool_key` includes the observed frame ID; it is not a stable identity across navigation or browser sessions. Same-frame registration updates replace that owner only, and removal leaves other owners intact. REA never exposes `WebMCP.invokeTool`; malformed protocol payloads fail explicitly instead of returning incomplete tool metadata.
+- `discover_webmcp_tools` / `rea discover-webmcp-tools` uses the experimental CDP WebMCP domain to return every in-scope registration and its complete observed `input_schema` declaration and canonical `input_schema_sha256` digest inline. Declarations are untrusted JSON data, including declared types, required fields, enums, examples and reference URLs. REA does not resolve schema references. These fields replace `input_schema_shape`. Registrations with the same name and URL in distinct observed frames retain separate identities. `tool_key` includes the observed frame ID; it is not a stable identity across navigation or browser sessions. Same-frame registration updates replace that owner only, and removal leaves other owners intact. Declared `readOnly`, `untrustedContent`, `consequential`, and `autosubmit` annotation hints are reported per registration: `true`/`false` are declared values, `null` means the declaration did not provide the hint in that capture, and a missing `consequential` key means the hint was not recorded, either in a historical capture or because the observed annotation was invalid. Consult discovery completeness and exclusions to distinguish these cases. Malformed annotation values retain the registration with incomplete coverage and an `invalid_protocol_value` exclusion. Other malformed protocol payloads can fail discovery explicitly. REA never exposes `WebMCP.invokeTool`.
 - `compare_web_captures` / `rea compare-web-captures` compares passive captures or exact-step-aligned browser scenarios. Scenario results commit reproducible literal normalization and expose alignment failures plus artifact-level action, screenshot, DOM, accessibility, URL, history, storage, and event differences. Missing or truncated evidence is never treated as equivalence.
+
+Passive DOM comparison checks complete node inventories and complete frame
+parent/child structure independently. Frame IDs and sibling enumeration order
+are capture-local and do not establish a change; duplicate IDs, missing parents,
+and cyclic ancestry remain unknown. A complete frame difference can still prove
+change when DOM nodes are incomplete, and vice versa. Partial DOM or metadata
+collection digests do not prove modification: a missing node or link can result
+from a protocol omission. Rejected DOM facts also mark derived URL and agent-hint
+metadata incomplete, while valid facts from other nodes and documents remain
+available in the capture.
+
 - `capture_web_screenshot` / `rea capture-web-screenshot` returns a content-addressed visible-viewport PNG.
 - `compare_web_screenshots` / `rea compare-web-screenshots` performs bounded local PNG pixel comparison without OCR or external services.
 - The CLI comparison commands accept each capture, screenshot artifact or normalization policy as inline JSON or a JSON file path. Use files for screenshot artifacts and scenario captures, whose embedded PNG bytes can exceed the host's command-line length limit.
@@ -76,12 +91,74 @@ google-chrome \
 
 REA does not launch, own, or terminate this browser. Use a dedicated profile and stop it yourself when the investigation is complete. Do not expose the debugging port on a non-loopback interface.
 
+Other Chromium-family browsers, such as Chromium or Brave, work the same way
+with the same two flags. On macOS, run the executable inside the application
+bundle, for example
+`"/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome"` or
+`"/Applications/Brave Browser.app/Contents/MacOS/Brave Browser"`. Fedora installs
+Chromium as `chromium-browser`.
+
+REA needs the browser's HTTP discovery endpoint on a loopback port. A browser
+driven over `--remote-debugging-pipe` or a private channel, for example by an
+automation SDK, exposes no such endpoint, so `list_browser_targets` has nothing
+to attach to. Connection failures report `endpoint_unreachable`; a reachable
+HTTP service that returns a non-200 or non-JSON discovery response reports
+`invalid_endpoint_response`.
+Reproduce that flow in a Chromium-family browser started with
+`--remote-debugging-port`.
+
+In a minimal Linux container, headed Chromium under Xvfb can keep running while
+its DevTools port never opens. Install the GLES, EGL, and Mesa DRI libraries
+(on Fedora: `libglvnd-gles`, `mesa-libEGL`, and `mesa-dri-drivers`), then
+restart the browser.
+
 On Linux, a reachable but locked desktop keyring can stall Chrome before its
 first navigation. For a dedicated investigation profile, add
 `--password-store=basic` to bypass that keyring. Empty or placeholder frame URLs
 then describe an unloaded page; REA continues to require an allowed, committed
 URL. See [the startup investigation](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1384#issuecomment-6093781686).
 
+### Browsers without HTTP discovery
+
+Some browsers expose a loopback browser WebSocket but no `/json/version` or
+`/json/list`. Chrome 144 and later can enable remote debugging on a running
+browser from `chrome://inspect/#remote-debugging`; this mode is reported to
+serve only the browser socket. Since Chrome 136, `--remote-debugging-port` is
+ignored for the default profile, so this is the remaining way to inspect a page
+in an existing profile.
+
+For such a browser, pass the browser socket instead of the HTTP endpoint:
+
+```bash
+rea list-browser-targets ws://127.0.0.1:9222/devtools/browser/<id>
+```
+
+Chrome writes the port and the `/devtools/browser/<id>` path to the
+`DevToolsActivePort` file in its user data directory. REA does not read that
+file for you.
+
+- Only `list_browser_targets`, `inspect_web_page`, `analyze_web_bundle`,
+  `observe_web_session`, `discover_webmcp_tools`, and `capture_web_screenshot`
+  accept a browser socket. Website runtime attribution, Electron inspection,
+  and scenario attach mode still require HTTP discovery.
+- Each call opens one WebSocket and uses it for discovery
+  (`Browser.getVersion`, `Target.getTargets`) and for the selected page.
+  Discovery must finish within the same 10-second deadline as HTTP discovery.
+  Chrome may ask you to approve each connection.
+- The browser identifier controls access to the socket. Evidence records the
+  endpoint as `ws://127.0.0.1:9222/devtools/browser/[REDACTED]`.
+- `browser.revision` is the socket's `Browser.getVersion` value, such as
+  `@e533e98…`. HTTP discovery reports `WebKit-Version`, such as
+  `537.36 (@e533e98…)`.
+- `Target.getTargets` reports whether each target is attached. Chrome's
+  `/json/list` can omit it, so HTTP discovery may report `attached` as `null`.
+- An existing profile can hold many unrelated pages. Target listing returns
+  each eligible page's URL and title, so pass `--allowed-origins` to list only
+  the origins you are investigating.
+
+A browser driven only through `--remote-debugging-pipe` or a vendor's private
+automation channel has neither endpoint, and REA cannot attach to it.
+
 ## Request boundary
 
 CDP connections enforce the shared 64 MiB limit per WebSocket message. A larger
@@ -91,9 +168,13 @@ decoded strings or JSON objects.
 
 Discovery supplies a literal loopback CDP endpoint and returns all eligible
 page targets unless an exact HTTP(S) origin filter narrows the result. Follow-up
-inspection requests select one target; their default scope is its current origin. `localhost`, private-LAN
-addresses, HTTPS CDP endpoints, credentials, paths, queries, fragments, and
-implicit ports are not valid CDP endpoints. Origin filters contain only scheme,
+inspection requests select one target; their default scope is its current origin.
+The endpoint is either `http://127.0.0.1:PORT` or a
+[browser socket](#browsers-without-http-discovery),
+`ws://127.0.0.1:PORT/devtools/browser/ID`; `[::1]` may replace `127.0.0.1`.
+`localhost`, private-LAN addresses, HTTPS and `wss:` endpoints, credentials,
+queries, fragments, implicit ports, and any other path are not valid CDP
+endpoints. Origin filters contain only scheme,
 host, and port; paths, credentials, queries, fragments, and wildcards are not
 valid origins.
 
@@ -120,6 +201,36 @@ rea discover-webmcp-tools http://127.0.0.1:9222 TARGET_ID \
   --json
 ```
 
+### WebMCP discovery prerequisites
+
+`discover_webmcp_tools` reports only what the attached browser's experimental
+`WebMCP` CDP domain exposes. When a browser rejects the unknown domain, the
+result reports `status: "unavailable"`. Whether a page can register tools at
+all depends on several conditions that are not interchangeable:
+
+- A site's own origin-trial token can enable the API for that origin
+  **provided the trial is still active, the browser version and platform
+  support it, and user settings permit it** — token presence alone is not a
+  guarantee. The trial is announced for Chrome 149 and later.
+- The `WebMCPTesting` feature — `--enable-features=WebMCPTesting` at launch, or
+  `chrome://flags/#enable-webmcp-testing` in a normal profile — enables the
+  API page-side for that browser instance, independent of per-site tokens.
+  In one pilot run, a site whose registration code was present but whose
+  served token was scoped for third-party use registered 0 tools under a
+  default launch and 4 under the flag; that the token did not enroll the
+  first-party document is consistent with this but is an inference, not a
+  measured Chrome behavior.
+
+In Chrome 154 specifically (one tested version), `WebMCP.enable` answered
+under a default launch — the debug domain was not flag-gated in that run.
+Other versions may differ, so an unattributed zero-tool result should be
+read as registration state only after domain availability is confirmed.
+
+Discovery is attach-only: the command needs a reachable loopback CDP endpoint
+and a target ID from `list_browser_targets`, and it never navigates, reloads,
+or evaluates the page. Observe the page in the state you want to measure;
+registered tools reflect the document as loaded.
+
 Accessibility names/descriptions, console primitive text, JSON body shapes, WebSocket shapes, script content, and storage key names are selected independently:
 
 ```bash
@@ -173,6 +284,7 @@ REA retains local observation data and removes only URL userinfo credentials, ex
 - Console observations with a stack source retain call type, argument types, timestamp, and source location. When console text capture is selected, already-delivered primitive values are retained verbatim; objects, getters, and remote properties are never expanded.
 - WebSocket observations retain direction, opcode, and payload byte length. When shape capture is selected, text frames are classified as text or complete value-free JSON shape; binary bytes, hashes, prefixes, and raw frames are never retained.
 - Storage observations always redact values. Key names, IndexedDB names, and cache names require `include_storage_keys`; stable content fingerprints require the additional `include_storage_fingerprints` selection. Cookie fingerprints cover cookies applicable to the current main-frame URL, including its path, rather than every cookie path on that origin. Other storage remains scoped to the origin. Cache bodies above 64 KiB and partial IndexedDB remote objects make fingerprint coverage incomplete, so identical observations remain `unknown`.
+- Unavailable or malformed storage inventories mark `storage_keys` unavailable, even without fingerprints. Comparisons suppress inferred key additions and removals while preserving modifications proven by complete fingerprints on both sides. Previously exported captures are not retroactively corrected; recapture them to obtain these coverage markers.
 - Script metadata is included only when CDP supplies a URL on an allowed origin. Stable keys exclude transient CDP script IDs, and exact transient raw URLs are used only during script/resource reconciliation. URL-less scripts are excluded because their origin cannot be established. When CDP supplies an execution-context association, the accepted script retains its authorized frame ID for later attribution. Script metadata admission bounds retained identity and source-map strings to 8 MiB and 50,000 records. When a source-map URL cannot fit, the script identity remains and source-map coverage reports `resource_budget_exhausted`; rejected script observations are counted without retaining their IDs. Source content is omitted unless explicitly requested and is returned inline as a self-verifying artifact with its SHA-256 digest.
 
 Frames, resources, scripts, events, and workers outside the selected origin scope are excluded. An explicit `allowed_origins` list can include additional origins; excluded target details are counted without being exposed.
@@ -193,9 +305,29 @@ validation and resource bounds. Omitted script metadata makes its affected
 section explicitly truncated.
 Disallowed-origin entries are filtered before retention.
 
-CDP discovery, WebSocket connection, and commands continue until the peer responds or the caller cancels the operation; REA has no internal byte, message-count, or pending-command quota for these exchanges. Without caller cancellation, a stalled peer can leave an operation waiting. On cancellation, REA closes only its own WebSocket, waiting up to one second before terminating it. Malformed unsolicited events and malformed replies to pending commands poison the connection so later commands fail closed. When a correlated reply reports a session ID, it must match the command's selected session. An optional method is reported unavailable only when the browser rejects it as unknown; other command rejections retain their reported failure.
+Resource-tree inventories distinguish a valid empty `resources` array from a
+missing or malformed collection. Invalid resource entries are omitted with
+incomplete coverage, while valid resources from that frame and other frames
+remain available. Comparing an incomplete resource inventory cannot prove
+addition, removal, or equality; a complete empty inventory can prove removal.
+Resource records require a nonempty type and a string MIME type; absent or
+malformed required fields are recorded as omissions instead of invented defaults.
+An explicitly empty MIME type is valid. The optional content size may be absent;
+an invalid supplied size remains unknown with incomplete resource coverage while
+the resource's other facts are retained. Zero and nonnegative fractional sizes
+are preserved.
 
-Network and console coverage starts only after REA attaches and enables the relevant CDP domains. `prior_activity_available` is always `false`; absence from these arrays is not evidence that an event never occurred. If CDP reuses a request ID without supplying redirect metadata, REA retains the predecessor observation and marks network coverage incomplete.
+CDP discovery, connection, and commands wait for the peer or caller cancellation;
+a stalled peer can leave an operation waiting. WebSocket messages remain subject
+to the [64 MiB limit](#request-boundary). REA does not impose a message-count or
+pending-command quota. On cancellation, it closes only its own WebSocket,
+waiting up to one second before terminating it. Malformed unsolicited events
+and malformed replies to pending commands poison the connection so later
+commands fail closed. A correlated reply's session ID must match the command's
+selected session. An optional method is unavailable only when the browser
+rejects it as unknown; other command rejections retain their reported failure.
+
+Network and console coverage starts only after REA attaches and enables the relevant CDP domains. `prior_activity_available` is always `false`; absence from these arrays is not evidence that an event never occurred. Scripts are different: scripts the page parsed before REA attached are still reported under `scripts`. A page that loaded before attach can therefore list its scripts while `network.requests` lacks the requests that fetched them. If CDP reuses a request ID without supplying redirect metadata, REA retains the predecessor observation and marks network coverage incomplete.
 
 Source maps are not fetched by inspection. Bundle analysis fetches them only when `fetch_source_maps` is selected, with exact-origin redirect checks and no credentials, cookies, or referrer. Each fetch operation has a 30-second deadline and a 64 MiB aggregate streamed-response budget across redirects. A deadline or byte-limit failure remains explicitly unavailable and makes bundle completeness partial. Source-map decoding also bounds raw resolved identities to 64 MiB and aggregate inline evidence to 32 MiB. Failed maps preserve their failure context when it fits; if another context cannot fit, collection stops with the full requested count, the returned processed count, and an explicit unknown-results limitation. Retained mappings and original sources are returned inline. See [source-location limits](web-source-location.md) for the structural decoder bounds. Original source artifacts with `.ts`, `.tsx`, `.mts`, or `.cts` suffixes carry `text/typescript`; other source names retain `text/javascript`.
 

docs/browser-scenario-contract.md

@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ there is no separate origin allowlist or request-interception layer. Environment
 settings (including service workers blocked by default), empty storage, and a
 final sanitized URL capture are supplied by default. Set
 `environment.service_workers` to `allow` when the application requires them.
+For attached browsers, `block` rejects captures when the selected page or its
+frames are controlled by a service worker or already have a registration,
+including after navigation. Existing caller registrations are never removed.
+Navigation can run destination code before a newly discovered worker is rejected;
+that rejection does not roll back browser effects. REA removes its owned
+future-document scripts, restores live frame methods, then disconnects.
 Add secret declarations, storage seeds, and additional artifact or event
 capture only when needed. Action, secret, and storage counts are not capped.
 Duration, action, and navigation
@@ -249,8 +255,12 @@ Each observed request object receives a capture-scoped `transaction_id`.
 Requests sharing a URL remain distinct. Redirects link to the preceding
 transaction only when it was observed; a null predecessor does not establish
 that no earlier hop existed. Request events require both transaction fields;
-an absent ID is malformed capture data, while a null redirect predecessor is
-an explicit unknown.
+an absent ID is malformed capture data. `redirected_from_transaction_state`
+records `root` when Playwright observed no predecessor and `unknown` when a
+predecessor exists but was outside the capture. A linked predecessor is carried
+by `redirected_from_transaction_id` with no state field. Older captures without
+the state field retain the conservative meaning that a null predecessor is
+unknown.
 
 `scenario.network_content` records the resolved content selection. Comparing
 captures with different selections reports network evidence as unknown with a
@@ -262,8 +272,13 @@ Capturing more data alone does not establish a website change.
 states. Captured bodies retain base64 bytes, byte count, media type, and SHA-256
 of the retained bytes. Request bytes are those exposed by Playwright; a
 `not_exposed` request body does not prove absence or complete multipart file
-coverage. Response bytes are decoded by the browser, not the compressed wire
-representation. No later fetch is substituted for the original response.
+coverage. Response bytes are the result of Playwright's `Response.body()` API.
+Playwright may satisfy that API with a credentialed follow-up load of the
+request URL when CDP has no response body. Event and transaction references
+identify the associated Playwright response object, but do not verify that the
+retained bytes came from the original network transaction. Successful selected
+response bodies include this limitation in the capture. These bytes are not
+the compressed wire representation.
 Headers preserve producer order and duplicates. Authorization,
 Proxy-Authorization, Cookie, and Set-Cookie values are null with
 `redacted: true`; ordinary values remain intact. Declared UTF-8 secret values
@@ -279,8 +294,10 @@ browser cleanup, with a provider-owned five-second timeout per read and
 cancellation support. Failed or unexposed reads retain per-content states and make selected
 event coverage incomplete. Body events can arrive during later steps or final
 drain; event bounds describe receipt during the step, while the source event
-reference establishes the transaction phase. Comparison attributes content to
-its source event's step and excludes the sequence reference from normalization.
+reference establishes the transaction phase. Comparison attributes content, like
+every other event of its transaction, to the step that sent the request (the
+receipt step when that request was not observed) and excludes the sequence
+reference from normalization.
 Playwright scenario capture does not supply initiator stacks; passive CDP
 observation retains its own initiator evidence.
 
@@ -295,7 +312,22 @@ an unchanged claim; observed differences may still prove a changed result.
 The comparison records its full normalization commitment and SHA-256 digest.
 Built-in rules exclude step elapsed time and event sequence/index fields,
 compare screenshots by content digest, and compare DOM/accessibility captures
-by normalized text. Optional caller rules are bounded exact-literal
+by normalized text. Network events are grouped by transaction without their
+capture-local transaction IDs, attributed to the step that sent the request,
+and compared as an unordered collection after caller rules apply, because
+concurrent responses arrive in any order and can land in a later step; a
+redirect retains the complete predecessor ancestry, including each hop's own
+request, response outcome, and selected network content. Each transaction's
+capture-local IDs, sequence/index fields, and content source-sequence anchor
+are removed. Caller rules normalize retained strings before hashing. The
+`preserve_redirect_transaction_ancestry` built-in rule fingerprints each hop
+as canonical SHA-256 of `{ events, redirected_from }`: `events` is the sorted
+list of its normalized event SHA-256 digests, and `redirected_from` is its
+predecessor fingerprint or null for a root. Selected transaction fingerprints
+are sorted for the step's network comparison. Temporary numeric graph indices
+are lookup references only and do not enter the final digest. Missing or cyclic
+predecessor evidence yields unknown comparability instead of an unchanged claim.
+Other events keep receipt order. Optional caller rules are bounded exact-literal
 replacements over named artifact kinds. Rules and artifact-kind lists are
 sorted canonically before application, making the same policy reproducible
 regardless of input order. Rules operate only on already-redacted durable
@@ -307,3 +339,13 @@ artifacts carry their normalized before/after digests and capture states.
 Every changed or unknown artifact record is returned inline for each aligned
 step. Missing, truncated, or mismatched capture coverage remains unknown
 instead of being treated as equality.
+
+`scenario.event_families` records the sorted, de-duplicated `capture.events`
+selection. Captures with different selections report event evidence as unknown
+with a recovery instruction, even when no selected family emitted an event.
+Captures written before this field existed omit it, so their event evidence is
+also unknown.
+
+Network normalization also commits the removal of capture-local transaction IDs,
+attribution to the requesting step, and unordered transaction comparison. These
+built-in rule identities participate in the normalization digest.

docs/cli.md

@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ unpack .NET single-file hosts or decode IL2CPP metadata. NativeAOT method bodies
 require native analysis. See the [managed-code guide](managed-code-analysis.md)
 for supported deployment forms, selection semantics, and coverage limits.
 
+## SQLite snapshots
+
+For a local database snapshot, use `rea inspect-sqlite-database PATH --json`.
+Add `--table NAME --row-limit 20` to read a bounded sample from an ordinary
+table. This command does not require a native analysis provider. See
+[SQLite database snapshots](sqlite-databases.md) for database/WAL identity,
+source-file handling and row-value semantics.
+
 ## Native analysis
 
 Inspect embedded Go build metadata without installing Go or configuring a
@@ -75,6 +83,18 @@ The shared CLI/MCP workflow reports compiler version, modules, replacements,
 build settings, original bytes and SHA-256. See [Go binaries](go-binaries.md)
 for supported containers and absent or malformed metadata.
 
+Inspect an embedded cargo-auditable Rust dependency list without installing
+Rust or configuring a disassembler:
+
+```bash
+rea inspect-rust-binary /absolute/path/to/program --json
+```
+
+The same workflow reports package names, versions, sources, the root package,
+dependency edges, and the section's file range. A missing `.dep-v0` section is
+null metadata, not proof that the binary has no dependencies. See
+[Rust binaries](rust-binaries.md).
+
 Configure [Hopper or Ghidra](installation.md#hopper), or the
 [IDA adapter](ida-provider.md), before analyzing a native target. Substitute
 your target, search text and function name or address in these examples:
@@ -93,7 +113,7 @@ a function dossier; `decompile` returns pseudocode. For assembly instructions
 alone, use `rea instructions`. A macOS `.app` bundle can be supplied directly.
 
 Run `rea --help` or a command's `--help` for arguments and output options.
-The [generated catalog](product-catalog.json) lists all CLI commands and MCP
+The [generated catalog](mcp-contracts.md#generated-catalog) lists all CLI commands and MCP
 tools. Provider-specific target support is described in the
 [native guide](native-investigation.md), [DOS guide](ghidra-dos.md),
 [raw binary guide](raw-binary.md), and
@@ -132,9 +152,13 @@ overrides it. In MCP, pass `provider_id` to `open_binary`:
 The selected provider remains bound to the session until an explicit switch
 or close. Provider failures are returned with their original reason. For an
 `ambiguous` selection error, choose from `details.candidate_ids`; for
-`provider_unavailable`, run `rea doctor --provider ID --json` to diagnose the
-selected engine. See [task readiness](installation.md#check-readiness-for-your-task)
-and [provider selection](mcp-contracts.md#identity-and-discovery).
+`provider_unavailable`, follow `message`, `remediation.action`, and the original
+reasons in `details.rejections`. For Hopper, Ghidra, IDA, and JADX, run
+`rea doctor --provider ID --json` to diagnose the selected engine. Other adapters,
+such as `pwntools-elf`, report their configuration requirements directly and are
+not accepted by `doctor --provider`. See
+[task readiness](installation.md#check-readiness-for-your-task) and
+[provider selection](mcp-contracts.md#identity-and-discovery).
 
 The session reports work still in progress through `analysis_activity`.
 A client timeout can end its wait while the provider continues analyzing.
@@ -166,7 +190,9 @@ rea analyze /absolute/path/to/program --provider ghidra --snapshot /absolute/pat
 rea analyze /absolute/path/to/program --provider ghidra --snapshot /absolute/path/to/analysis/program.json
 ```
 
-An exact CLI cache hit is read before starting a provider process.
+An exact CLI cache hit is normally read before starting a provider process.
+On Windows, Ghidra first admits the selected source through its native snapshot
+owner, so replay can start that provider.
 In MCP, `open_binary` accepts `snapshot_path` to import a snapshot atomically
 for its matching target; an MCP provider may still start before returning a
 cached result. `close_binary` accepts `snapshot_path` and optional
@@ -204,14 +230,49 @@ Import an older source tree to compare with the current artifact:
 
 ```bash
 rea import-reference-source /absolute/path/to/source
+rea import-reference-source /absolute/path/to/source --detail summary --outline-depth 2 --json
 ```
 
+The default (`--detail full`) returns the complete `HistoricalSourceGraph`.
+Choose `--detail summary` for a `HistoricalSourceSummary` of that same committed
+inventory: its `HistoricalSourceManifest` contains the full graph and root
+digests, with provenance, VCS facts, languages, manifest paths, entry and
+relationship counts, parse-failure counts, file/directory states, exclusions
+and limitations. The summary is a presentation view, not a graph accepted by
+source-to-bundle comparison; keep the full output for that workflow.
+
+`--outline-depth` requires `--detail summary` and accepts a nonnegative safe
+integer. Depth 1 shows root children, depth 2 (the default) also shows their
+children, and depth 0 omits all outline entries. Paths retain canonical Unicode
+code-point order. `outline.omitted_entry_count` counts only inventoried entries
+hidden by the chosen depth; it does not count unexamined children of excluded or
+unreadable directories, or change `inventory_state`. Exclusions and source
+limitations remain separate from this presentation omission.
+
+`file_sizes.known_bytes` is the exact sum of known inventoried file sizes as
+decimal text, so large sums cannot lose integer precision. Unknown sizes count
+in `file_sizes.unknown_file_count`; excluded or unexamined paths are not included
+in that total. A zero known-byte sum therefore does not establish an empty source
+tree. Full output retains individual file hashes, relationships and parse-failure
+diagnostics. Summary mode performs the same import and cleanup, then projects
+the committed result without rereading source files. It reduces the selected
+output, not the amount of source examined. A shallow tree or many exclusions can
+still produce a large summary; depth 0 removes the outline but preserves the
+other facts. No fixed output-size or runtime improvement is promised.
+
 The import records hashes and metadata for the supplied files, separately
-from observations of the current app. It honors the source tree's `.gitignore`
+from observations of the current app. For a directory inside a Git checkout,
+it records the HEAD of the nearest enclosing repository; whether the working
+tree matches that commit remains unknown. It honors the source tree's `.gitignore`
 and applies default exclusions for common generated and dependency paths such
 as `node_modules/`, `dist/`, and `*.log`. Pattern-based exclusions record the
 matched pattern and whether it came from project, default, caller, or sensitive
-path policy. Set `REA_REFERENCE_SECRET_PATTERNS_JSON` to a JSON array of ignore
+path policy. Links into excluded paths retain their internal target metadata;
+the exclusion explains why the target has no inventory entry, and the inventory
+remains partial. Exclusions record `entry_kind` when the importer observed it;
+older saved exclusions without that field have unknown kind. An excluded
+ancestor proves an internal descendant only when its kind is `directory`.
+Set `REA_REFERENCE_SECRET_PATTERNS_JSON` to a JSON array of ignore
 patterns when you want to mark selected paths as sensitive; those patterns are
 reported separately as configured-secret exclusions.
 
@@ -235,6 +296,7 @@ Choose the guide for the target and intended interaction:
 - [Browser observation](browser-observation.md): inspect a selected page through CDP.
 - [Browser scenarios](browser-scenario-contract.md): run declared interactions and capture their results.
 - [Electron observation](electron-observation.md): inspect an Electron renderer or capture an application scenario.
+- [Electron fuses](electron-fuses.md): read packaged fuse bytes before expecting `--inspect` to reach an Electron main process.
 - [Node/Electron Inspector](javascript-runtime-observation.md): record script locations and execution contexts.
 - [Process capture](process-capture.md): run an executable and compare terminal, exit and filesystem observations.
 
@@ -243,6 +305,14 @@ user permissions; consult the chosen guide for host requirements and effects.
 
 ## Output and exit status
 
+`rea mcp doctor --json` checks production MCP startup and reports child logs in
+`diagnostics`. It drains stderr while retaining at most its first 64 KiB of raw
+bytes as text, omitting a final UTF-8 code point if it crosses that byte limit.
+`stderr_bytes` counts all observed bytes, including omitted output;
+`stderr_truncated` indicates that output exceeded the retention limit. The same
+diagnostics appear inside the report when `--full-output` is selected. Log
+truncation alone does not change the diagnostic health or exit status.
+
 The default terminal format is TOON. Use `--json` when saving results for a
 JSON consumer. `--json` is indented on a terminal and compact when piped or
 redirected, which keeps large results smaller for agents and scripts; pipe

docs/client-configuration.md

@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+# Client configuration and troubleshooting
+
+Use this reference when a client's configuration paths, profiles, trust settings,
+or schema limits affect REA. Start with [installation and setup](installation.md)
+for the reviewed setup transaction and [client IDs](installation.md#supported-agents).
+The versioned verification notes below describe their stated runs; live service
+acceptance is verified only where explicitly recorded.
+
+## Fiddler Everywhere alongside REA
+
+Connect Fiddler Everywhere's MCP server separately for HTTP traffic debugging,
+preserving your REA client entry. See the
+[setup instructions and public skills](web-network-captures.md#fiddler-everywhere-mcp-and-public-skills).
+
+## GitHub Copilot CLI
+
+For GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.95, `gpt-4.1` model metadata can block ordinary
+chat with REA's full input-schema profile before sending a model request
+(`compaction_static_context_blocked`; [#1554](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1554)).
+For the native offline OpenAI-compatible BYOK adapter, full-profile chat and
+analysis also passed with a distinct `COPILOT_PROVIDER_MODEL_ID` such as
+`rea-gpt-4.1`, `COPILOT_PROVIDER_WIRE_MODEL=gpt-4.1`, and that distinct ID selected
+through `copilot --model rea-gpt-4.1`. The local fixture requested
+`COPILOT_PROVIDER_MAX_PROMPT_TOKENS=1000000`; configure the limit supported by
+your backend. This keeps every full schema and the actual wire model intact.
+It does not establish the effective client budget or fix the built-in-ID path.
+The existing compact profile passed native chat and analysis with the complete
+tool inventory on Linux using a loopback model fixture. After setup, add
+`"REA_MCP_INPUT_SCHEMA_PROFILE": "compact"` to the `env` object of the
+`mcpServers.rea` entry in Copilot's `mcp-config.json`, preserving its other
+settings, then restart the client. Compact advertisements can reduce nested
+schema constraints; REA still validates complete canonical inputs. Full-profile
+`gpt-5.4` metadata is also verified locally. Live model API acceptance and
+Windows remain unverified; see [native client verification](testing.md).
+
+## Claude Desktop
+
+Setup registers `mcpServers.rea` in `claude_desktop_config.json`: under
+`~/Library/Application Support/Claude` on macOS, under
+`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Claude` (default `~/.config/Claude`) on Linux, and on Windows
+in the file the installed app reads:
+
+- Without Claude Desktop's MSIX package storage, setup uses
+  `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`.
+- The MSIX build (package family `Claude_pzs8sxrjxfjjc`, installed under
+  `C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Claude_<version>_x64__pzs8sxrjxfjjc`)
+  virtualizes AppData writes. Once it has saved its configuration, it reads
+  the package-private copy
+  `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Claude_pzs8sxrjxfjjc\LocalCache\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
+  and ignores the `%APPDATA%` file. Setup, doctor and uninstall use that
+  private copy when it exists. Before the package has saved one, they use the
+  `%APPDATA%` file it still reads; with neither file, setup creates the
+  private copy.
+- If `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages` holds a `Claude_<publisher ID>` package from
+  another publisher, or cannot be read, REA cannot establish which file Claude
+  Desktop reads. Setup, doctor and uninstall report that instead of falling
+  back to `%APPDATA%`. Doctor then reports `claude_desktop` as invalid, and
+  uninstall stops before removing anything for any client.
+
+Quit Claude Desktop fully before approving setup; closing its window is not
+enough. A running Claude Desktop can rewrite its configuration from memory and
+drop the registration. This was observed with the Windows MSIX build. Start
+Claude Desktop again after setup. If the package saves its private copy after
+setup planned to write the `%APPDATA%` file, setup makes no change and asks you
+to rerun it.
+
+A process that the MSIX app started, such as a terminal in Claude Desktop's
+Code tab, sees the package's private files at their `%APPDATA%` paths even
+though it reports no package identity. Setup compares one of those files at
+both paths. When it finds that redirected view, the app is running, so setup
+and uninstall refuse to change Claude Desktop's configuration; rerun them from
+a terminal that Claude Desktop did not start. If the package has no private
+file to compare, setup and uninstall cannot rule that out and also refuse; open
+Claude Desktop once if it has never run, quit it fully, then rerun. Doctor
+reads the same file from either kind of process.
+
+The same process also writes everything under `%APPDATA%` and
+`%LOCALAPPDATA%` into the package's private storage, where other apps never
+read it. From that redirected view, setup and uninstall refuse to change other
+clients' files there (VS Code, Trae, Devin and Hermes) and skill directories
+there. `npm install -g` run from such a process installs into the package's
+`LocalCache\Roaming\npm`, which other processes cannot see at the `%APPDATA%`
+path. Setup refuses to register a launcher stored in any MSIX package's
+private storage. Install REA from an ordinary terminal and rerun setup there.
+
+Uninstall removes REA's entry from both the private copy and the `%APPDATA%`
+file, including registrations that earlier releases wrote to `%APPDATA%`.
+
+REA recognizes only the MSIX package. A non-MSIX Claude Desktop installed
+beside it, which would read the `%APPDATA%` file, is not detected.
+
+The package identity, both file locations, the redirected view, and these
+setup and doctor results were observed on Windows 11 with the MSIX build
+2.31226.1.0, using read-only `doctor` and `setup --dry-run` runs both inside
+and outside the app. On that host, setup run from an ordinary terminal with
+the app quit wrote the package-private copy; after the app restarted, the
+entry was still present, doctor reported it aligned, and Claude Desktop's MCP
+log showed REA starting and answering `tools/list`. Uninstall against the real
+app is unverified.
+
+## Claude Code
+
+Claude Code normally defers MCP tool definitions through tool search. It
+[turns tool search off](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp#configure-tool-search)
+when `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` points to a non-first-party host, such as DeepSeek's
+Anthropic-compatible endpoint. It then sends every REA tool's name, description
+and input schema with every request
+([#2019](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2019)). On main at 04089d5be,
+with 172 tools, that payload measured about 496 KB with the default profile and
+about 290 KB with `compact`. By the o200k and cl100k tokenizers, that is roughly
+120k and 68k tokens. Compaction cannot remove tool definitions. If they nearly
+fill the window Claude Code assumes, the context refills after every compaction
+and Claude Code reports that autocompact is thrashing. To avoid this:
+
+- Make Claude Code assume the model's actual context window. DeepSeek's Claude
+  Code guide selects `deepseek-flash[1m]`; the `[1m]` suffix makes Claude Code
+  assume a one-million-token window. For other unrecognized model IDs, set
+  `CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_CONTEXT_TOKENS` to the window the provider documents.
+- If the endpoint forwards `tool_reference` blocks, set `ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH=true`
+  to restore deferred loading. DeepSeek's Anthropic API guide does not list
+  `tool_reference` among its supported content blocks, so this setting may cause
+  its requests to fail.
+- To shrink the upfront catalog, add
+  `"REA_MCP_INPUT_SCHEMA_PROFILE": "compact"` to the `env` object of the
+  `mcpServers.rea` entry in `~/.claude.json` (`$CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR/.claude.json`
+  when that variable is set), then restart Claude Code. Setup keeps this
+  override.
+
+The sizes above come from REA's own `tools/list`. A live Claude Code session
+against DeepSeek's API is unverified.
+
+For a client whose stdio reader rejects the complete catalog frame, add
+`"REA_MCP_OUTPUT_SCHEMA_PROFILE": "off"` to REA's `env` object and restart the
+client. This omits only advertised output schemas; REA still validates complete
+structured results against its canonical contracts. See [MCP output schema
+profiles](mcp-contracts.md#output-schemas).
+
+## Kimi Code
+
+Setup registers `rea` in `~/.kimi-code/mcp.json`, or
+`$KIMI_CODE_HOME/mcp.json` when set, while preserving unrelated settings and
+creating a `.rea.backup` before updating an existing file. Kimi Code infers
+stdio from the `command` entry, so setup does not add a `type` field. The
+registration includes `startupTimeoutMs = 30000` and `toolTimeoutMs = 120000`.
+Kimi Code also discovers personal skills in `~/.agents/skills` and project-local
+`.agents/skills`, so no separate skill root is required; setup still installs
+and verifies the matching skill files through the normal shared-skill flow.
+Start a new Kimi Code session to pick up MCP and skill changes.
+
+## Pi
+
+For [Pi](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/blob/main/packages/coding-agent/docs/mcp.md),
+setup writes a `type: "stdio"` entry under `mcpServers.rea` in the user-level
+`~/.pi/agent/mcp.json` and installs the bundled skill under `~/.agents/skills`.
+Use `rea setup --client pi --dry-run --json` to inspect the plan, then
+`rea setup --client pi --yes --json` to approve it. Check the registration with
+`rea doctor --client pi --json`. Pi reads `mcp.json` as strict JSON, like its
+own loader: comments, trailing commas, a byte-order mark, or an empty existing
+file are invalid, and setup reports them instead of rewriting the file. Repair
+such a file to plain JSON first, then rerun setup.
+
+Setup follows Pi's `PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR`: unset or empty selects the default;
+`~` and `~/` expand to the home directory; absolute paths and file URLs select
+that directory; relative paths stay relative to the command's working directory.
+On Windows, native paths, `~\`, and Git Bash/MSYS, Cygwin, and WSL drive paths
+are normalized as Pi does. Run REA and Pi from the same working directory when
+using a relative override. Pi has no profiles: `OMP_PROFILE`, `PI_PROFILE`,
+`PI_CONFIG_DIR`, and OMP's `enabledServers`/`disabledServers` lists do not affect
+Pi registration. Doctor accepts an omitted `type` for stdio but reports a
+non-stdio type as invalid; `enabled: false` stays disabled.
+
+REA configures only the user scope. Pi also reads `.pi/mcp.json` in trusted
+projects; a same-name project entry can replace the user entry or override its
+enabled state and exposure. Check that file if the user registration is aligned
+but unavailable in a project. An extension that registers `/mcp` can replace
+Pi's built-in MCP support and use its own configuration instead. Run `/reload`
+in an existing Pi session after changing servers outside the session.
+
+## Qwen Code
+
+For Qwen Code, setup registers `rea` in the `mcpServers` table of the
+user-level `~/.qwen/settings.json`, or `$QWEN_HOME/settings.json` when configured.
+Setup and doctor follow Qwen Code's tilde and working-directory-relative home
+overrides. Qwen Code also discovers personal skills in `~/.agents/skills`,
+where setup installs the bundled workflow.
+
+## Antigravity
+
+Antigravity 2.0 discovers personal skills in `~/.gemini/config/skills`.
+Setup installs its selected skill copy there.
+
+## Gemini CLI
+
+Gemini CLI uses `$GEMINI_CLI_HOME/.gemini/settings.json` when that home override
+is nonempty, including its shared personal skills at
+`$GEMINI_CLI_HOME/.agents/skills`. Setup and doctor check MCP allow/exclude
+policies from system defaults, user settings, trusted workspace settings, and
+system overrides. Workspace trust follows `GEMINI_CLI_TRUST_WORKSPACE`,
+`GEMINI_RESTRICTED_MODE`, the effective `security.folderTrust.enabled` setting,
+and the selected `trustedFolders.json` (including
+`GEMINI_CLI_TRUSTED_FOLDERS_PATH`). Settings in an untrusted workspace do not
+participate. A workspace or system `mcpServers.rea` replaces the entire user
+entry; setup stops if the winning definition conflicts with its planned entry.
+Review those files manually: setup never edits administrator/workspace settings
+or grants workspace trust. Trust supplied only by a running IDE is outside this
+standalone CLI check.
+
+## Codex and Devin
+
+Codex treats an unset or empty `CODEX_HOME` as `~/.codex`. Devin honors
+`XDG_CONFIG_HOME` for its `devin/mcp_config.json` on non-Windows systems.
+
+## OMP
+
+For OMP, setup writes a `type: "stdio"` entry to the user-level
+`~/.omp/agent/mcp.json`. It follows `PI_CONFIG_DIR` and
+`PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR` (relative to the setup working directory), and the profile selected by `OMP_PROFILE` or
+`PI_PROFILE` (`~/.omp/profiles/<name>/agent/mcp.json`). Setup also removes
+`rea` from that file's `disabledServers` list, which would otherwise hide the
+registration. Doctor treats an `enabled: false` entry as active when
+`enabledServers` lists `rea`, as OMP does, unless `disabledServers` also lists
+it. Run setup under each profile that should load REA.
+
+## Hermes
+
+For Hermes, setup writes a `mcp_servers.rea` entry to `config.yaml`, preserving
+comments and unrelated settings. It resolves that file from `HERMES_HOME`, else
+from the platform default Hermes itself uses — `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes` on
+Windows, `~/.hermes` elsewhere — including any `HERMES_DATA_DIR_SUFFIX`. Hermes
+connects an entry unless `enabled` is false, so setup states `enabled: true`.
+
+Hermes personal skills install under the active Hermes home's `skills` directory.
+Setup, doctor and uninstall follow the root's `active_profile` selection, as
+plain Hermes CLI commands do. An explicit `HERMES_HOME` pointing to
+`profiles/<name>` selects that named profile directly. An invalid, missing or
+deleted sticky profile is reported instead of writing into the default home;
+repair the profile or run `hermes profile use default` before retrying.
+REA follows `HERMES_HOME` whitespace trimming, environment-variable expansion,
+and home expansion before resolving that profile. Setup previews the resolved
+configuration and skill destinations; doctor and uninstall use those same paths.
+
+## Qoder CLI
+
+For [Qoder](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/mcp-reference), setup writes
+`mcpServers.rea` into the user-level `~/.qoder/settings.json` (the
+`QODER_CONFIG_DIR` override is honored). Entries carry `command`, `args`, and
+`env`; stdio is the default transport. Qoder CLI discovers personal skills
+from `~/.qoder/skills` (following `QODER_CONFIG_DIR` when set), so setup
+installs its skill copy there.
+
+## Factory Droid
+
+For [Factory Droid](https://docs.factory.com/harness/mcp), setup writes
+`mcpServers.rea` into the user-level `~/.factory/mcp.json`. Entries carry
+`command`, `args`, and `env`. Droid discovers personal skills from
+`~/.factory/skills` ([skills](https://docs.factory.com/harness/skills)), so
+setup installs its skill copy there.
+
+## Trae
+
+For [Trae](https://docs.trae.ai/ide/add-mcp-servers), setup writes
+`mcpServers.rea` into the user-scope `mcp.json` under Trae's VS Code-style
+user directory (`%APPDATA%\Trae\User` on Windows,
+`~/Library/Application Support/Trae/User` on macOS, and
+`~/.config/Trae/User` elsewhere). Entries carry `command`, `args`, and
+`env`; stdio is the default transport. Trae discovers personal skills from
+`~/.trae/skills` (`%userprofile%\.trae\skills` on Windows), so setup
+installs its skill copy there.
+
+The user-level MCP paths follow the editor's VS Code layout. Trae's official
+documentation describes the raw JSON editor without specifying those paths;
+loading this registration in Trae remains unverified.
+
+## WorkBuddy
+
+For [WorkBuddy](https://www.workbuddy.cn/docs/workbuddy/From-Beginner-to-Expert-Guide/Function-Description/MCP-Guide), setup writes `mcpServers.rea` into the
+global `~/.workbuddy/mcp.json` (a standard `mcpServers` JSON file at the user
+home root on every platform). Entries carry `command`, `args`, and `env`;
+stdio is the default transport. WorkBuddy discovers personal skills from
+`~/.workbuddy/skills` (`%userprofile%\.workbuddy\skills` on Windows), so
+setup installs its skill copy there.
+
+The global MCP path is a plain JSON file; setup preserves every other server
+and top-level key when it upserts `rea`. WorkBuddy also reads a project-level
+`<project>/.workbuddy/mcp.json`, which setup does not touch: it registers the
+user-level file only. Loading this registration and real REA tool calls
+through WorkBuddy are verified.
+
+## ZCode
+
+For [ZCode](https://zcode.z.ai/en/docs/mcp-services), setup registers `rea` in the nested `mcp.servers` table of the
+user-level `~/.zcode/cli/config.json`. Entries carry `command`, `args`, and
+`env` without a transport discriminator. ZCode discovers personal skills from
+`~/.zcode/skills` rather than the shared directory, so setup installs its
+skill copy there.
+
+ZCode reads the user-scope `~/.agents/mcp.json` fallback only while the native
+`.zcode` config defines no servers at all, with no merging. When setup writes
+the first native server into an empty table, it copies the fallback's
+`mcpServers` entries into the native table so they keep loading, and leaves
+the fallback file untouched. Existing REA environment overrides are preserved
+when refreshing its command. A malformed or unreadable fallback file fails setup instead of
+being silently suppressed; repair or remove it and rerun. Uninstall removes an
+REA-owned `rea` entry from both the native table and the fallback, backing up
+each changed file, so an emptied native table cannot load a leftover fallback
+registration; other fallback servers, settings and a foreign `rea` entry are
+kept. ZCode disables a
+server with `enable: false` on its entry; doctor reports such a registration
+as stale, and rerunning setup removes the flag to repair it. Native configuration
+uses strict JSON; setup refuses comments, trailing commas and a BOM rather than
+writing a registration ZCode cannot load.
+
+## DeepSeek Harness
+
+DeepSeek Harness registers MCP clients through a Cordis YAML patch sequence
+rather than a `mcpServers` object. `rea setup --client dsh` appends (or
+replaces) the REA entry in the home patch `$DSH_HOME/cordis.patch.yml`
+(`~/.dsh/cordis.patch.yml` when `DSH_HOME` is unset), preserving unrelated
+patches and comments. `rea doctor --client dsh` checks that same entry id.
+`rea uninstall` removes it by scanning supported clients; uninstall takes no
+`--client` flag. The home patch applies to every Harness profile, so the
+registration is written once and no per-profile edit is needed.
+
+Setup, doctor and uninstall resolve `DSH_HOME` and `DSH_AGENTS_HOME` as Harness
+does: unset, empty or whitespace-only values use `~/.dsh` and `~/.agents`,
+respectively. Bare `~`, `~/` and `~\` expand to the user home; other relative
+values resolve against the command's working directory. Nonblank values retain
+their original spaces, and the agents root is independent of the Harness home.
+Run REA and Harness from the same working directory when using relative overrides.
+The written entry is:
+
+```yaml
+- insert:
+    - id: rea-mcp
+      name: "@deepseek-ai/dsh-mcp-client"
+      config:
+        serverName: rea
+        transport: stdio
+        command: /absolute/path/to/node
+        args: ["/absolute/path/to/rea/scripts/rea.mjs", mcp]
+```
+
+Setup preserves caller-owned Cordis expressions and replaces launcher fields
+with literal values that doctor can verify. It refuses to edit an expression
+that produces the entire REA config, or a group-targeted REA insertion. Use a
+literal config and a root-level insertion as shown above.
+
+For a global npm installation, the launcher is under
+`$(npm root -g)/rea-agents/scripts/rea.mjs`. Restart Harness after setup; it
+exposes tools as `mcp__rea__<tool_name>`. Run `rea setup --skill --dry-run`,
+review the destination, then `rea setup --skill --yes` to install the workflow
+in `~/.agents/skills` (`$DSH_AGENTS_HOME/skills` when configured); Harness
+discovers that directory, and its native `skill` tool can load
+`reverse-engineer-anything`.
+
+REA's optional [native client verification](testing.md#end-to-end-integration-and-golden-evidence)
+checks headless chat, skill loading, all tool input schemas and actual analysis
+using the installed Harness and a local model fixture. This establishes the
+Harness integration, with live DeepSeek API compatibility remaining unverified.
+See the [Harness MCP guide](https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness/blob/639ed015397290b3745d163aafe02ffee4aa3f84/packages/mcp/mcp-client/README.md)
+for its native configuration contract.
+
+## Other client settings
+
+For OpenCode, setup writes the V1 `mcp.rea` entry, which OpenCode V1 and V2
+both load. If the configuration already uses OpenCode V2's native
+`mcp.servers` table, setup registers REA there instead and replaces any earlier
+`mcp.rea` entry from REA. Setup honors `OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR` and
+`OPENCODE_CONFIG`, preferring the later-loaded JSONC file when both JSON and
+JSONC exist. The ordinary XDG global configuration still participates when a
+custom directory is selected. Doctor checks the merged user registration; uninstall removes
+REA-owned entries from every applicable user file so an older entry cannot
+become active again. Malformed applicable files block setup before changes.
+
+Grok Build loads `[mcp_servers.rea]` from `$GROK_HOME/config.toml`, or from
+`~/.grok/config.toml` when `GROK_HOME` is unset or empty. Setup edits that server
+table, `[mcp_servers.rea.env]`, and a root `disabled_mcp_servers` entry that
+names `rea`. It sets `startup_timeout_sec = 30` and leaves every other name
+in that list. The shared skill installed under `~/.agents/skills` is already
+on Grok Build's skill path.
+
+Grok Bot (`grok_bot`) is detected from `~/.grokbot`, or from `SAND_DATA_ROOT`
+when that value is an absolute path. A relative or empty `SAND_DATA_ROOT`
+stays on `~/.grokbot`. That directory is not the connector store. Grok Bot
+keeps connectors in the signed-in account and runs them on its hosted
+computer. It does not import `mcp.json` from the data directory, and it does
+not attach a stdio server running on this machine. Setup does not call the
+account connector API, does not write a registration file, and does not report
+the data directory as aligned. Ask the Grok Bot chat to add a custom MCP
+server named `rea` that runs on the Bot's computer:
+
+```bash
+npx -y rea-agents@<version> mcp
+```
+
+Do not put credentials in that command or its arguments. `rea doctor --client grok_bot`
+reports this manual step. `rea uninstall` does not remove the account connector.

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+# Client and agent verification
+
+Use these optional lanes to verify an installed client or evaluate an agent's
+REA workflow. [Testing REA](testing.md) provides the normal development commands
+and provider lanes. Each record below states its host, client version, model
+fixture, and remaining coverage; a native-client run with a loopback model does
+not establish live model-service acceptance.
+
+## End-to-end, integration and golden evidence
+
+The optional `verify:qwen-client`, `verify:pi-client`, and `verify:hermes-client`
+lanes require an installed native client. Select its executable with
+`REA_VERIFY_QWEN_COMMAND`, `REA_VERIFY_PI_COMMAND`, or `REA_VERIFY_HERMES_COMMAND`.
+They configure disposable profiles through the public REA CLI, preserve caller
+settings and backups, and exercise real stdio MCP calls and skill loading. The
+`call` mode checks complete catalog discovery and actual JavaScript Evidence;
+pass `-- chat` to check plain chat with REA enabled. Qwen also reads the full
+result that its client offloads, and Pi exercises default codemode execution.
+Use `REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` to select a production-only installed REA package.
+Receipts retain client versions, result digests, host coverage and owned-process
+cleanup. These lanes use a deterministic loopback model and do not prove live
+model-provider compatibility. Pi and Hermes remain POSIX-only. Qwen, Pi and Hermes
+bind both `HOME` and `USERPROFILE` to the disposable account. Qwen and Pi discover
+the shared personal skill through their default search paths without an explicit
+skill setting; Hermes discovers it through the selected `HERMES_HOME`.
+Set `REA_VERIFY_HERMES_STICKY_PROFILE=1` to exercise native Hermes selection of
+a named sticky profile with `HERMES_HOME` still pointing to its root.
+
+The Qwen lane also supports native Windows (verified with Qwen Code 0.25.1 and
+Node 24.19.0 for both `chat` and `call`). With Node 24.18.0, the same `call`
+journey reached full Evidence readback but the client aborted during exit with
+`UV_HANDLE_CLOSING`; that run remains a failure, not a compatibility claim.
+Select the npm install's
+`node_modules/@qwen-code/qwen-code/cli-entry.js` with `REA_VERIFY_QWEN_COMMAND`,
+because `execFile` cannot launch the `qwen.cmd` shim directly. A selected `.js`,
+`.mjs` or `.cjs` entry point runs under the verifier's Node. Windows path checks
+use native separators; persisted output is read through Qwen's real shell tool
+with a shell-independent encoded Node payload. Windows receipts report process
+lineage as unavailable when the verifier has no retained native Job Object lease.
+
+`verify:gemini-client` requires an installed Gemini CLI (verified with
+`@google/gemini-cli@0.63.0` on POSIX and native Windows); select it with
+`REA_VERIFY_GEMINI_COMMAND`. A selected `.js`, `.mjs` or `.cjs` entry point runs
+under the verifier's Node. On Windows, select the npm install's
+`node_modules/@google/gemini-cli/bundle/gemini.js`, because only a `gemini.cmd`
+shim reaches `PATH`.
+The optional lane uses native `GEMINI_CLI_HOME` discovery in an isolated
+Git project, checks setup plans, backups and idempotence, activates the installed
+personal skill, validates all forwarded input JSON Schemas against their declared
+dialect, forwards the complete REA catalog and checks full JavaScript
+Evidence for a Unicode path. Use `-- chat` for ordinary chat with REA enabled,
+or `REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` for a production-only installed REA package.
+The local fixture exercises the real Gemini API adapter, including its
+`untrusted_context` tool-result envelope. Token counts are synthetic; live
+Google API compatibility remains unverified. The lane disables
+the client's memory-based relaunch to preserve the caller's Node heap budget.
+
+`verify:opencode-client` requires an installed OpenCode (verified with
+`opencode-ai@1.18.35`); select it with `REA_VERIFY_OPENCODE_COMMAND`.
+The optional POSIX lane configures isolated XDG roots and `OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR`,
+checks setup plans, backups, preserved JSONC comments and idempotence, activates
+the installed skill, validates all forwarded input schemas and verifies complete
+JavaScript Evidence for a Unicode path. JSONC is the default fixture; set
+`REA_VERIFY_OPENCODE_CONFIG_FORMAT=json` for JSON. Use `-- chat` for ordinary
+chat or `REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` for a production-only installed package.
+The native core runs with external plugins disabled through `OPENCODE_PURE`;
+the local OpenAI-compatible fixture has a caller-declared one-million-token
+context and synthetic usage. Skills use an explicit isolated `skills.paths`
+directory, so default OS-home discovery remains unverified. Live model APIs and
+native Windows are also unverified.
+
+`verify:claude-client` requires installed Claude Code (verified with
+`@anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.1.296` on POSIX and native Windows); select it
+with `REA_VERIFY_CLAUDE_COMMAND`. On Windows, select
+`claude.exe`: npm installs put only a `claude.cmd` shim on `PATH`, and the real
+executable is under `node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/bin`.
+The optional lane uses native `CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR` discovery, an independent
+Git workspace, user settings and default built-in tools. It preserves caller
+preferences and backups, checks idempotent setup, waits through the native
+`WaitForMcpServers` tool when discovery is pending, and validates the complete
+catalog and forwarded input schemas. Call mode loads the personal skill through
+native `Skill`, checks its full body and verifies named-schema JavaScript Evidence
+for a Unicode path. Use `-- chat` for ordinary chat with REA enabled, or
+`REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` for a production-only installed package. The local
+Anthropic Messages/SSE fixture preserves native resource-hint envelopes in its
+request artifacts. Usage is synthetic; live Anthropic API and bare-mode
+personal-skill activation remain unverified by this lane.
+
+`verify:copilot-client` requires installed GitHub Copilot CLI (verified with
+`@github/copilot@1.0.95`); select it with `REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_COMMAND`.
+The optional POSIX lane uses native `COPILOT_HOME` discovery, an independent
+Git workspace, guarded setup plans, preserved registrations, backups and
+idempotence. Native `skill add` registers the isolated installed skill; call
+mode loads its full body, validates all forwarded input schemas and checks
+named-schema JavaScript Evidence for a Unicode path. When Copilot spills a
+large MCP result, the model requests native `view` with `forceReadLargeFiles`
+and validates the complete returned Evidence rather than its preview.
+Use `-- chat` for ordinary
+chat or `REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` for a production-only installed package.
+The native offline BYOK adapter uses a loopback OpenAI completions/SSE fixture
+and `gpt-5.4` model metadata; model inference and token usage are synthetic.
+Set `REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_MODEL` to examine another client model ID and
+`REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_WIRE_MODEL` for its backend model name (defaults to the client
+ID). Every actual HTTP request's model is checked and recorded separately.
+Both `HOME` and `USERPROFILE` point to the disposable account; native `skill add`
+still selects the installed skill directory explicitly.
+
+The same native client passed full-profile chat and analysis with the actual
+wire model `gpt-4.1` under a distinct BYOK model ID:
+
+```bash
+REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_MODEL=rea-gpt-4.1 REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_WIRE_MODEL=gpt-4.1 npm run verify:copilot-client -- chat
+REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_MODEL=rea-gpt-4.1 REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_WIRE_MODEL=gpt-4.1 npm run verify:copilot-client -- call
+```
+
+These runs retain full canonical input/output schemas, all tools, installed-skill
+loading and complete Evidence readback. They use the fixture's requested
+one-million-token BYOK prompt setting; effective capacity and live API acceptance
+remain unknown. With the built-in `gpt-4.1` model ID, the verified client still
+blocks the full input-schema profile before HTTP with
+`compaction_static_context_blocked`, even when requesting a larger BYOK prompt
+capacity. The effective capacity is unknown. The default verifier preserves
+the complete catalog and full schemas. To verify the existing compact profile:
+
+```bash
+REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_MODEL=gpt-4.1 REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_SCHEMA_PROFILE=compact npm run verify:copilot-client -- chat
+REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_MODEL=gpt-4.1 REA_VERIFY_COPILOT_SCHEMA_PROFILE=compact npm run verify:copilot-client -- call
+```
+
+Both native workflows passed with the complete tool inventory. The verifier selects the
+profile only in its disposable Copilot registration and records it in the
+receipt. Compact advertisements can reduce nested validation structure; the
+server still validates complete canonical inputs. This is a tested alternate
+workflow, not a fix for the full-profile client/model limit tracked in #1554.
+Live model APIs, native Windows and default OS-home skill discovery remain
+unverified.
+
+`verify:grok-client` requires installed Grok Build (verified with the official
+Linux x64 1.0.50 binary); select it with `REA_VERIFY_GROK_COMMAND`. This optional
+POSIX lane isolates `GROK_HOME`, an independent Git workspace and additional
+skill roots, disables foreign configuration discovery, guards setup writes,
+preserves unrelated registrations/backups and checks idempotence. Call mode
+loads the full skill through native `read_file`, queries all REA names and input
+schemas through native `search_tool`, and calls analysis through `use_tool`.
+If discovery reports `partial`, the native agent diagnoses REA registration and
+retries discovery. No startup-timeout override or fixed readiness delay is used.
+A larger Unicode-path fixture exercises native result offloading: the full
+retained Evidence is validated against its named schema, then native terminal
+queries recover the selected export facts, subject and full artifact digest in
+the next model request. This verifies useful artifact recovery without claiming
+that every offloaded graph fact enters model context. Native line-number and
+truncation envelopes remain in the request artifacts. Use `-- chat` for ordinary
+chat, or `REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` for a production-only installed package.
+The loopback OpenAI completions/SSE custom model declares a one-million-token
+context and synthetic usage. Live xAI APIs, native Windows and default OS-home
+skill discovery remain unverified.
+
+`verify:commandcode-client` requires installed Command Code (verified with npm
+1.79.2); select it with `REA_VERIFY_COMMANDCODE_COMMAND`. Auth, MCP tokens and
+sessions use the actual OS home, so provision a disposable POSIX account rather
+than overriding `HOME`. Set `REA_VERIFY_COMMANDCODE_ACCOUNT_HOME` to that account's
+actual home and create `.rea-client-verification` there with exactly
+`Disposable REA client verification account` followed by a newline. The lane
+owns that account's `.commandcode` configuration and shared REA skill. Build the
+runtime as the checkout owner, then run `node scripts/verify-commandcode-client.mjs`
+as the disposable account; the npm shortcut also needs a writable checkout.
+The verifier does not create accounts or install clients. It guards setup
+targets, preserves an unrelated registration and backups, checks idempotence,
+and verifies native default shared-skill discovery and complete activation.
+Default deferred-schema delivery stays enabled: the native prompt advertises
+every REA tool, exact-name `search_tools` returns every input schema, and a native
+shell query recovers the saved catalog's count and digest when the client spills
+it. Actual analysis of a Unicode-path fixture delivers full named-schema Evidence
+to the next model request. Use `-- chat` for ordinary chat or
+`REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` for a production-only installed package. The loopback
+OpenAI completions/SSE model is a keyless BYOK endpoint declaring a million-token
+context with synthetic usage. A synthetic account-key value satisfies the
+client's print-mode gate; native local-only mode refuses hosted API calls.
+Updates, telemetry and cron are disabled. Hosted authentication, live models
+and Windows remain unverified.
+
+`verify:omp-client` requires installed OMP (verified with the official Linux x64
+18.8.7 binary); select it with `REA_VERIFY_OMP_COMMAND`. This optional POSIX lane
+isolates the default agent, global config and XDG roots, guards setup targets,
+preserves unrelated registrations and backups, and checks idempotence. It
+compares native rejection of an invalid profile with REA's refusal to plan
+fallback writes. OMP's default `xd://` interface mounts the complete REA catalog
+as devices: call mode reads the complete installed skill and tool documentation,
+then dispatches analysis through native `write`. It checks full named-schema
+JavaScript Evidence with a Unicode path in the next model request. Device
+metadata and documentation are distinct from forwarding all JSON schemas as
+model functions. Native print-mode MCP readiness uses its defaults.
+Use `-- chat` for ordinary chat or `REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` for a production-only
+installed package. The loopback OpenAI completions/SSE model fixture declares a
+one-million-token context and synthetic usage. Live model APIs, native Windows,
+named-profile native execution and default OS-home skill discovery are
+unverified; skill discovery uses an explicit isolated custom directory.
+
+`verify:deepseek-client` requires an installed DeepSeek Harness (`dsh`;
+verified with `@deepseek-ai/dsh@0.2.0-rc.2`) and Git. Set
+`REA_VERIFY_DEEPSEEK_COMMAND` to select its executable. This optional POSIX lane
+seeds caller model settings and a stale Cordis registration in an isolated
+`DSH_HOME`, then runs public `setup --client dsh` dry-run, setup, repeated setup,
+and scoped doctor. It checks the backup and unrelated patches before booting
+Harness with the generated registration. After native execution it uninstalls
+through the public CLI and checks that only caller patches remain. `HOME` and
+`USERPROFILE` point to the disposable account. The native default
+`~/.agents/skills` search path discovers
+the installed skill without a `DSH_AGENTS_HOME` override. A separate Git root prevents inherited project skills from
+masking a missing installation. The default `call` mode checks skill loading,
+complete catalog discovery, the actual forwarded input schemas and regexes,
+and full JavaScript Evidence for a Unicode path. Use `-- chat` for ordinary
+chat with REA enabled, or `REA_VERIFY_RUNTIME_ROOT` for an installed package.
+The fixture uses Harness's custom OpenAI adapter and the one-million-token
+context capacity declared by its default DeepSeek Flash model; it does not
+establish live DeepSeek API or native Windows coverage. Receipts include
+request artifacts, result digests and owned-process lineage.
+
+The DSH acceptance journey also exercises public setup, approval, doctor,
+generated-launcher MCP startup and uninstall without an installed Harness.
+That journey proves REA workflow behavior, not native Cordis expression
+evaluation. Filesystem regressions retain tagged values and unrelated rows
+across alias dependencies and check refusal of unsafe YAML without mutation.
+
+Full E2E tests invoke the production command dispatcher and real providers,
+without fake launchers, runners or responses. `verify:keyed-archive` writes
+Foundation binary, XML, and integer archives using one run-owned Swift module
+cache. It checks CLI and separate stdio MCP parity, pagination, escaping-path
+rejection, an XML graph golden, and numeric meaning for safe controls, unsafe
+integers, boxed numbers, and integral-valued reals. `verify:asset-catalog`
+compiles source-owned colors with
+`actool`, invokes real `assetutil`, then checks CLI/MCP results, exact catalog
+digest, every raw metadata field, pagination and malformed input rejection.
+Neither artifact workflow requires Hopper or launches it. Both run in macOS CI.
+`verify:macos-bundle` needs only macOS with Command Line Tools. It compiles a
+source-owned app with `clang`: a versioned framework, XPC services, an app
+extension, a login item, a privileged helper, launchd plists, and a helper tool,
+signed ad hoc. It packs the app as a directory, a `ditto` ZIP, and an APFS DMG,
+then checks that `inspect-artifact` plus `project-apple-application-graph`
+report the same bundle anatomy for all three through the CLI, with stdio MCP
+parity. It also checks that the DMG is detached afterwards. The same app
+covers `trace-dylib-resolution`:
+
+- each resolution status and finding, with CLI/MCP parity;
+- for every traced image, dependencies, rpaths, and install names equal to
+  `otool -l`;
+- for the main executable and an XPC service, a predicted load order equal to
+  the images dyld actually loads under `DYLD_PRINT_LIBRARIES`.
+
+The lane also compiles executable/library pairs with empty embedded directory,
+versioned-path, and suffix settings. It checks present and removed dependencies
+through CLI and MCP, and compares actual `DYLD_PRINT_SEARCHING` diagnostics for
+root-level candidates. These cases distinguish an empty search directory from
+an empty versioned scan or a suffix that only repeats the original path.
+
+It runs in macOS CI.
+
+Prepare the native inspector before cases that measure producer output or exit
+behavior; keep startup deadlines and cancellation in distinct cases. Run real
+process-capture verification separately from package or build checks. On macOS,
+new npm processes can become token-unreadable after changing their display
+title and prevent verified cleanup during a capture's ownership sweep.
+
+MCP SDK transport tests with recording providers remain integration tests.
+They are useful for schema drift and failure projection but do not prove that
+Hopper, Ghidra or another substituted engine works. `verify:package` proves
+packaging/install behavior and fake-provider integration; use the corresponding
+real-provider lanes for engine claims. Packed-bridge checks verify shipped files and Python syntax.
+Real Apple dispatch and Interface
+Builder verifiers currently prove format integration through production readers.
+
+`verify:hopper` exercises an installed Hopper through the production stdio MCP
+server and CLI. It checks source-owned call chains, CFG edges, references and
+complete large inventories, then probes unnamed bookmarks, annotation clearing,
+batch validation before mutation, malformed addresses and regexes, segment-end
+partial reads, and synthetic file-offset rejection. Advertised schemas are
+validated in their JSON Schema dialect and successful replies are checked against
+their advertised output schemas. Navigation checks cover interior-object cursor
+readback and mapped-memory boundaries. Annotation probes verify invalid native
+text and duplicate destinations/names before mutation, preserve unselected label
+owners, and exercise explicit batch label swaps. Function locals retain observed
+names and stack displacements. Graph probes check symbol/interior-address parity
+and a source-owned recursive cycle; literal tracing preserves complete queries
+and whitespace. Disposable binary copies prove that switching and closing
+actually removes the native document, and that CLI byte, function-dossier,
+literal-trace results and invalid-address diagnostics agree with MCP.
+No provider is mocked in this lane.
+Real search probes cover Unicode names, literal metacharacters, case and regex
+modes, annotation cache invalidation, complete native fragments of long literals
+checked against byte reads, escaped UTF-8/control text, byte-preserving Latin-1
+decoding, and Hopper's UTF-16 symbol-name truncation boundary. It verifies native
+CallReference classifications across reference and dossier results, retains long
+string fragment metadata in dossiers, and exercises pathological regex deadline
+and cancellation followed by successful requests in the same native session. When the macOS
+Objective-C fixture is present, the lane also verifies native UTF-16 string objects
+and their inferred encodings against their actual bytes. Native terminal calls
+are checked across reference, instruction, assembly, block-range and procedure-length
+projections; block endpoints are normalized using actual native membership.
+Exact Objective-C names also exercise named CLI selectors for function, instruction,
+decompilation, reference and search operations. A literal `--help` trace query proves
+that selector data is preserved independently of global CLI flags.
+Unmapped annotation destinations and
+oversized later batch names fail before any earlier edit is applied.
+
+`verify:hopper:deadlines` checks the native client's optional request deadlines
+on macOS with an owned source-built fixture. Zero and elapsed deadlines must
+leave native comments unchanged, including when a synchronous progress observer
+delays timer dispatch. It also observes a short analysis deadline and verifies
+subsequent wire recovery and clean shutdown. Caller timeout does not interrupt
+Hopper's synchronous native operation. Socket boundary tests deterministically
+cover active and queued expiry, late replies and timer cleanup.
+
+The Linux demo lane remains a separate `verify:hopper:linux` command. Hopper
+6.4.2's ELF loader did not recognize the original 4,119-byte literal or three
+non-ASCII byte strings in the measured fixtures. The lane retains complete raw
+byte checks for those literals through source-owned symbols. Recognition of the
+original full-length literal is bound to its exact source address; its decoded
+object coverage remains explicitly unverified on Linux even when recognized.
+Absent non-ASCII recognition also reports decoded-object coverage as unverified.
+Recognized non-ASCII and control-text objects must still match their source
+bytes, encoding, filters and searches.
+A separate 548-byte ASCII literal requires native fragmentation, shortened
+provider display, complete decoded fragments and dossier provenance on Linux;
+the macOS lane retains the original full-length recognition requirement. These
+are observed fixture/build capabilities, not universal Hopper length limits.
+Its lifecycle checks attempt competing CLI launches for the active target and a
+different target, requiring rejection before either can change the owning
+MCP session's documents or procedures. Lease boundary tests also preserve
+unresponsive or malformed live endpoints while allowing confirmed stale
+sockets to recover.
+
+`verify:setup:linux` exercises installation on a clean supported Linux runner as
+root. Use a disposable VM: this lane installs Hopper and its Linux runtime
+dependencies through the system package manager. Set `REA_VERIFY_SERVER_COMMAND`
+to the CLI entrypoint being verified. The command builds and checks source-owned
+ELF fixtures before testing the read-only Hopper setup plan, approved
+installation, scoped doctor, real CLI/MCP analysis, rejection of a modified
+launcher, idempotent setup without requesting a reinstall, and owned child
+cleanup. Before installation and after teardown, a clean-runner process scan
+also rejects surviving Hopper demo helpers or Xvfb groups, including orphans
+whose launcher exited. This scan observes processes without signaling them.
+Hopper detection compares executable file identity through `/proc`, covering
+alternate or configured launcher paths even after an invoked symlink is removed.
+The dedicated runner must have no unrelated Hopper/Xvfb sessions. It requires
+the repository's pinned development toolchain and an
+existing host C compiler, `file`, `nm`, and `strings`. Use `verify:hopper:linux`
+instead when Hopper is already installed.
+
+`verify:hopper:fat` is a separate macOS lane requiring installed Hopper and the
+existing Xcode clang/lipo toolchain. It compiles arm64/x86-64 thin executables and
+one- and two-slice FAT32 containers, verifies exact/interior address mappings
+against bytes in the original files, checks CLI/MCP parity, and checks owned
+runtime cleanup. Source byte changes, removal, permission denial (for non-root
+callers), and nonregular replacement must retain native partial mapping facts,
+reject unverified original-file coordinates,
+and recover after restoration. Single-slice FAT cases also relocate the slice
+without changing its loaded bytes. `verify:hopper:fat64` additionally checks
+FAT64 preparation through Hopper's native Mach-O loader, source-container
+mappings, profile identity,
+malformed and ambiguous slice rejection, and temporary-image lifetime. Both
+lanes have been verified on Hopper 6.1.0-demo; this establishes REA's prepared
+FAT64 workflow, not native FAT64-loader support.
+Cross-architecture fixture compilation is not required by `verify:hopper`.
+
+Golden tests use immutable captured text inputs with producer/source provenance
+under `tests/fixtures/golden/`. Expected results are reviewed for the semantic
+claim; capture commands do not automatically approve new expected outputs.
+Do not call handcrafted utility output or synthetic binary builders real-data
+goldens. Keep unsupported binary layouts and malformed boundaries as targeted
+regressions until a real fixture establishes equivalent coverage.
+
+`verify:browser` exercises source-map failure isolation and expanded-output limits through the compiled CLI and stdio MCP with real Chrome. It also submits five 2 MiB source-map annotations, checks retained script identities and explicit map omissions, and closes its owned fixture target. Replacement and document-reset behavior has separate producer-boundary coverage.
+
+The raw Chrome fixture launchers use `--password-store=basic` so Linux startup
+does not wait for an unlock prompt from a reachable but locked desktop keyring.
+Such a stall leaves the initial page unloaded with empty or placeholder CDP URLs;
+it does not establish permission to capture that page. See
+[the keyring diagnosis](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1384#issuecomment-6093781686).
+
+On Windows, browser verifier lanes that launch an owned fixture require a
+standard, non-elevated caller token. They inspect the verifier caller before
+allocating fixture resources and refuse elevated or unobservable tokens; they do
+not change caller authority or claim to inspect the browser process token.
+
+`verify:browser` also captures a source-owned noise canvas as a real PNG above
+8 MiB through the CLI and stdio MCP, with complete byte/digest parity and real PNG
+decoding. Its SDK client explicitly permits the larger inline JSON response;
+this lane does not establish large image-comparison request transport coverage.
+
+The scenario checks read locale, timezone, device scale and viewport dimensions
+from actual page JavaScript through CLI and stdio MCP DOM captures. They also
+verify that attached-page emulation is released after success, initialization
+failure, action failure and cancellation while the external target stays open.
+
+`verify:browser:network` is a focused real-browser lane for transaction identity,
+selected request/response bytes, binary and compressed responses, duplicate
+headers, credential and declared-secret redaction, redirects, streaming cutoff,
+CLI/MCP parity, and owned-profile cleanup. Set `REA_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE` to an
+installed Chrome-family browser. An optional script argument selects an already
+installed package's `scripts/rea.mjs` entry point for packaged-artifact checks.
+The complete `verify:browser` lane includes these same checks.
+
+After building, `verify:browser:dom` checks empty and HTML-whitespace form
+destinations against a native Chrome DOM-property oracle through CLI and stdio
+MCP. It requires `REA_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE` and accepts an optional installed REA
+entrypoint. The full browser lane includes the same public-adapter assertions
+before other fixtures navigate the selected page.
+
+`verify:browser:scripts` checks active script capture → exact-byte export →
+existing static JavaScript analysis through CLI and stdio MCP, including
+manifest readback, competing query variants, and resolved relative imports.
+It uses an installed browser and accepts an optional installed REA entrypoint.
+The complete `verify:browser` lane also exercises passive script export through
+both public adapters. See [website script export](website-script-export.md).
+
+`verify:browser:modules` compares CLI and stdio MCP traces against an independent
+real Chromium module-loading fixture: import-map scopes, package prefixes,
+null/backtracking rejection, query/fragment identities, repeated module instances,
+lazy and computed unknowns, exact source/map identities and no implicit refetch.
+Set `REA_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE`; the optional script argument selects an installed
+package entrypoint. The complete `verify:browser` lane and existing conditional
+Chrome CI include this verifier. See [module relationships](website-module-trace.md).
+
+## Agent evaluation and conformance records
+
+Evaluate native, JavaScript, managed and browser investigation tasks through a
+real local Codex CLI with:
+
+```bash
+npm run verify:agent
+```
+
+The lane runs scenarios sequentially in standalone Codex (`--no-daemon`) with a
+disposable HOME and CODEX_HOME under `~/.cache/rea-agent-evaluations/`. Set
+`REA_AGENT_EVAL_ROOT` to choose another parent directory outside the OS temporary
+directory: current Codex refuses helper aliases under `/tmp`, preventing shell
+commands and skill reads even if MCP works. Each owned run directory is removed
+after verification unless fixture retention is requested. The lane
+installs the packaged skill and MCP registration through public `rea setup`,
+rather than copying a skill into a project that also inherits the caller's
+skills and configuration. Only authentication is copied, when present, and it
+is removed even with `REA_AGENT_EVAL_KEEP_FIXTURES=true`. No user configuration,
+rules, plugins or history is copied; shell snapshots and additional agents are
+disabled. Existing API-key environment authentication remains available.
+The native missing-provider scenario preapproves only `open_binary` and
+`close_binary` in the disposable client so it reaches REA's actual provider
+boundary instead of stopping at Codex approval. This does not validate a real
+native engine or authorize arbitrary runtime execution.
+
+Select a smaller run with `REA_AGENT_EVAL_SCENARIOS`, a comma-separated list of
+scenario IDs. `asar-zh` exercises the packaged desktop rubric from a Chinese
+request. `javascript-module-view` exercises summary analysis, module paging and
+item inspection in a tree with unrelated modules; its routing and text checks
+remain heuristic, so review the retained transcript for selector choice and
+coverage claims. Set `REA_CODEX_CLI` to an installed Codex executable and
+`REA_AGENT_EVAL_MODEL` to an account-supported model. Use an external resource
+limit for the whole process tree when testing on a constrained host; a Node
+heap limit alone does not bound client and child-process memory.
+
+`missing-target` leaves desktop fixtures visible without selecting one in the
+request. It requires zero REA calls and a structured request for an app name or
+artifact path. Its `expectedFirstTool` is `null`, and
+`targetClarificationPassed` grades that limited routing outcome independently
+of analysis prose heuristics. Analyzing a nearby example cannot pass this case.
+
+The packaged desktop, parser-comparison, and managed scenarios assess a closed set of
+known fixture claims. Each final answer must be a strict JSON manifest containing
+exactly the requested claim IDs, values, Evidence IDs, and Evidence authority and
+confidence. Golden values are not included in the prompt. The evaluator checks
+exact values against both the fixture oracle and authenticated successful REA
+results; an Evidence ID by itself is insufficient. Missing, duplicate, extra,
+contradictory, incorrectly sourced, or unsupported claims fail the scenario.
+
+The desktop rubric covers the exposed bridge API and members, renderer and main
+IPC operations, and the resolved preload. It binds its Evidence to the exact
+packaged artifact path and SHA-256. The parser rubric checks the precise heading
+depth addition, discriminant, complete comparison counts, and the explicit limit
+on runtime semantics. Its comparison must link to the two delivered source
+analyses and use the requested module and export selectors. Boundary tests package
+the same source-owned desktop fixture and compare the same source-owned parser
+files through actual MCP tool results, then verify that fabricated answers fail.
+
+The managed rubric checks the exact public top-level type set and the CLI entry
+point's declaring type and method name. The exact type-set claim requires an
+unfiltered member inventory: `selection` must be null and the Evidence parameters
+must omit `type_names`. A selected inventory can still ground the entry-point
+claim. Both inspections must describe the freshly built DLL's SHA-256. Entry-point
+resolution additionally requires complete artifact and member metadata, matching
+non-null module MVIDs, and a unique method at the header's metadata token. These are
+static metadata claims, not runtime behavior;
+compiler-generated member counts, token values, and MVIDs are not golden answers.
+
+Per-scenario `factualCorrectness` is `passed`, `failed`, or `not_assessed` within
+the `configured_fixture_claims` scope. A pass establishes only the configured
+claims, not unrestricted factual correctness. Native, browser,
+navigation-context, and address-context scenarios have no factual rubric and
+remain `not_assessed`.
+
+The closed factual scenarios request complete producer Evidence on the initial
+inspection or analysis so their source selectors can authenticate all configured facts.
+Summary/page/item workflows are exercised separately by `javascript-module-view`;
+its heuristic gate does not establish full-producer factual correctness.
+
+All scenarios retain routing, workflow, validation, repetition, process-exit,
+and token-use gates. Configured factual scenarios additionally require a factual
+pass. Their answer-text heuristics are diagnostic and do not affect the gate.
+Validation counts include complete text-only REA `invalid_request` envelopes
+and failed SDK calls whose arguments violate the named current REA contract.
+Client approval rejections and provider unavailability remain distinct failures;
+truncated JSON previews are not parsed into invented error codes.
+Repeated `binary_session` observations separated by a successful `open_binary`
+or `close_binary` are treated as lifecycle verification. An unchanged retry,
+including one after a failed lifecycle call, still counts as repetition.
+Scenarios without a rubric retain the legacy text-heuristic gate.
+`answerTermCoverageMet` checks case-insensitive substrings,
+`epistemicCuePresent` checks keywords, and `finalCitesEvidence` checks only an ID's
+presence. These metrics can still accept fabricated prose and must not be read
+as factual assessments. Set `REA_AGENT_EVAL_TRANSCRIPT_DIR` to retain complete
+tool results and final answers for review.
+
+Report schema version 4 adds negative routing scenarios with nullable
+`expectedFirstTool` and a `targetClarificationPassed` outcome. Consumers must
+allow an expected absence of REA calls; this does not make an analysis scenario
+pass without its required tools. Version 3 changed the top-level
+`factualCorrectness` from a constant
+string to an assessment summary with status, scope, and assessed/passed/failed/
+not-assessed scenario counts. Scenario records include the factual assessment and
+configured claim IDs. The evaluation scope is
+`routing_workflow_and_configured_fixture_claims`. Update report consumers for
+these changes. The narrower heuristic field names introduced in version 2 remain:
+`answerHeuristicsMet`, `epistemicCuePresent`, `answerTermCoverageMet`, and
+`requiredAnswerTermGroups`.
+
+Regenerate the managed conformance manifest and Evidence completion ledger from
+live verification results, or check them for drift:
+
+```bash
+npm run evidence:generate
+npm run evidence:check
+```
+
+The records preserve unsupported and unverified coverage as explicit unknowns.
+Run the matching real-tool prerequisites described in this guide.

docs/electron-fuses.md

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# Electron fuse state
+
+`inspect_electron_fuses` / `inspect-electron-fuses` answers whether a packaged
+Electron app will honor `--inspect` and `--inspect-brk`, `ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE`,
+embedded ASAR integrity validation, and loading application code only from
+`app.asar`. It reads the fuse wire stored in the Electron binary. It does not
+launch the app, modify fuse bytes, or use the network.
+
+```bash
+rea inspect-electron-fuses /Applications/Example.app --json
+```
+
+The CLI resolves a relative path against the caller's working directory. MCP
+requires an absolute filesystem path and preserves that exact selection:
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "inspect_electron_fuses",
+  "arguments": { "path": "/Applications/Example.app" }
+}
+```
+
+On POSIX hosts, the CLI preserves path components so symlinks are followed
+before parent (`..`) steps. Bundle selections may end in `.` or parent steps
+through real directories; a terminal parent step through a directory symlink
+is rejected. Windows CLI paths retain native drive and separator resolution.
+
+Check this before `observe_javascript_runtime` with `electron-main`. When
+`EnableNodeCliInspectArguments` is disabled or removed, Electron ignores
+Inspector flags, and a later target listing can simply show no main-process
+target.
+
+## What is read
+
+On macOS, pass the `.app` bundle or the Electron Framework binary. Bundle and
+framework selection first tries the top-level `Electron Framework` binary,
+then `Versions/Current/Electron Framework`, then
+`Versions/A/Electron Framework`. Symlinks are followed only while they stay
+inside that framework.
+On Windows and Linux, pass the main Electron executable. The wire lives in
+that executable rather than in `app.asar`.
+
+The inline Evidence result contains:
+
+- the selected path, the resolved regular file, its SHA-256, size, and container
+  format (`mach-o`, `mach-o-universal`, `pe`, or `elf`);
+- one slice entry for a thin Mach-O, PE, or ELF file, and one entry per slice of
+  a universal Mach-O, with file-absolute `sentinel_offset` values;
+- `wire_version`, `declared_length`, and ordered fuses `{ index, name, state, raw_byte }`;
+- `sentinel_count`, including zero and more than one;
+- `runtime_implications`, each marked `relationship: "derivation"` and tied to
+  the fuse index it came from.
+
+Version 1 names, in index order, are `RunAsNode`, `EnableCookieEncryption`,
+`EnableNodeOptionsEnvironmentVariable`, `EnableNodeCliInspectArguments`,
+`EnableEmbeddedAsarIntegrityValidation`, `OnlyLoadAppFromAsar`,
+`LoadBrowserProcessSpecificV8Snapshot`, `GrantFileProtocolExtraPrivileges`,
+and `WasmTrapHandlers`. An index past that table, or any index on another wire
+version, keeps `name: null` and the raw byte.
+
+Wire bytes are `0x30` disabled, `0x31` enabled, and `0x72` removed. Any other
+byte is `unknown`. A removed fuse is not enabled: Inspector flags and
+`ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE` are not honored, and application code is not restricted
+to `app.asar`. On macOS and Windows, a removed or disabled
+`EnableEmbeddedAsarIntegrityValidation` byte means embedded ASAR integrity is
+not enforced, and an enabled byte means it is enforced. Electron compiles that
+validation only on macOS and Windows. On a Linux ELF executable the observed
+byte is preserved and the enforcement outcome is `unknown`.
+
+## Unknown and multiple sentinels
+
+No sentinel means the fuse state is unknown. It does not mean the fuses are
+disabled. A wire that continues past the slice is reported as truncated, with
+only the fuse bytes that were present. Two or more sentinels in one slice are
+all reported. REA does not pick one.
+
+Fuse bytes do not prove that the application enables Inspector some other way,
+for example through `app.commandLine` or a remote-debugging switch in
+application code.
+
+The selected file must be a regular file, or a bundle that resolves to one.
+Symlinks are followed only inside `Electron Framework.framework`. The reader
+admits at most 1 GiB, searches with 256 KiB windows, and keeps at most 32
+sentinels per slice. A real nine-fuse, one-slice result is about 1,200 CLI
+tokens; a two-slice result is about 1,300 tokens. Exact size varies with path
+lengths and limitations. This inspection creates no temporary files and does
+not modify the selected bytes.

docs/electron-observation.md

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ This passive runtime surface is distinct from the target-free static
 workflow. Static analysis reads a local ASAR or extracted directory without
 executing application code. Passive observation inspects an existing Electron
 page. The results keep static inferences and runtime observations distinct.
+Packaged fuse state is a separate static read:
+[`inspect_electron_fuses`](electron-fuses.md) reports whether this binary will
+honor Inspector flags, `ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE`, embedded ASAR integrity, and
+`app.asar`-only loading.
 Use the separate
 [`reconcile_javascript_runtime`](javascript-runtime-reconciliation.md) workflow
 when both Evidence sets already exist.

docs/evm-bytecode.md

@@ -35,10 +35,22 @@ license](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/third_party/evmole/README.md)
   and whitespace. Decoded-byte SHA-256 identifies actual selected EVM bytes.
   Neither digest is the Ethereum Keccak code hash.
 - Full bytecode, upstream function offsets and original producer representation
-  are returned inline. Offsets are byte positions in decoded bytecode.
+  are returned inline by default. Offsets are byte positions in decoded bytecode.
 - Upstream also returns terminal metadata during selector recovery. Its reported
   values remain in `raw_result`; integer precision and non-text-key coverage are
   unknown in the JS binding. Full bytecode retains the original encoded metadata.
+- `bytecode.metadata` independently interprets a plausible terminal CBOR root
+  map from the selected bytes. Integers use decimal strings; byte strings use hex,
+  and scalar keys retain their types. The recorded offset/length addresses the
+  original bytecode, so summary delivery does not copy an opaque CBOR payload.
+  Nested containers have partial scalar coverage; unsupported or malformed
+  candidates report `not-decoded` with a diagnostic. Decoding is bounded to 64
+  container levels and the terminal payload's encoded size.
+- An unavailable trailer does not prove metadata absence or Solidity origin.
+  Compiler-version bytes/text are metadata declarations, not verified compiler,
+  source-file or deployed-contract identity. Historical omission parses as a null
+  unknown facet without changing the original Evidence record. Metadata/source
+  URLs are not fetched.
 - Selectors, argument strings and state mutability are **inferences**. Function
   names/signatures are not looked up. Optimized code may produce different
   mutability candidates; recovered types are not a verified source ABI.
@@ -47,6 +59,49 @@ license](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/third_party/evmole/README.md)
 - Analysis is offline: no target runtime execution, implicit chain/RPC/explorer
   lookup, wallet action, transaction broadcast or network request.
 
+## Selected interface delivery and retained views
+
+Existing CLI calls and MCP calls with omitted or `complete` detail keep the
+complete inline result. On a retaining MCP server, select `detail: "summary"`
+when the question needs every inferred function and its identity/uncertainty,
+without bytecode text or duplicated raw stdout:
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "inspect_evm_interface",
+  "arguments": {
+    "path": "/artifacts/runtime.hex",
+    "encoding": "hex",
+    "detail": "summary"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The result is distinct derived Evidence linked to its complete parent. Its
+`normalized_result.summary` preserves every producer-returned selector, decoded
+byte offset, dispatch, argument/mutability string including null, carrier/decoded
+identities, original limitations and explicit unknowns. Payload `evidence_kind`
+remains `inferred`. It preserves stderr/truncation and records stdout text length.
+Complete-within-view coverage covers returned candidates; discovery completeness
+remains unknown even for an empty or exhausted collection. Analysis still runs;
+delivery selection does not save interpreter work or change source parameters.
+
+Use `normalized_result.parent_evidence_id` with `inspect_analysis_view` source
+kind `retained-evidence`. EVM view kind `evm` pages `functions` by original row
+order, or `bytecode_hex`, `stdout`, `stderr` by UTF-16 code units. Hex pages preserve
+the original lowercase text without a prefix; two characters represent one decoded
+byte. A text-page offset differs from a function's decoded-byte offset. Complete
+parent Evidence remains accessible through the normal ledger/export workflow;
+reading views does not rerun analysis or change its identity. Existing record
+retention and close semantics are unchanged.
+
+Portable historical complete EVM Evidence can use source kind `inline` without
+a provider. A fixed server without Evidence retention rejects selected summary
+delivery before starting analysis and continues to support complete delivery.
+Discover the actual advertised schema before sending `detail` to an older server;
+use its complete operation when an equivalent workflow is required. The one-shot
+CLI keeps its existing complete result.
+
 ## Resource and lifecycle limits
 
 Inputs are limited to 4 MiB, complete replies to 16 MiB and combined diagnostic
@@ -82,3 +137,15 @@ The real verification lane traces representative raw/hex CLI workflows and check
 that only declared Node/prlimit launchers and process ownership inspection run.
 Socket traces permit local stdio socket pairs and reject attempted network requests.
 These observations verify those fixtures; they are not a general network sandbox.
+
+For the independent metadata parser, `npm run verify:solidity:metadata` uses an
+existing caller-selected solc 0.8.30 module:
+
+```sh
+REA_VERIFY_SOLC_MODULE=/absolute/path/to/solc/index.js npm run verify:solidity:metadata
+```
+
+It compiles the owned fixture with unoptimized, viaIR, content-hash-free and
+CBOR-free settings, verifies the observed trailer facts and reports local decode
+timings. No contract is executed. This lane does not establish the complete
+Linux EVM provider's CLI/MCP, resource-limit or cleanup behavior.

docs/firmware-analysis.md

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ No device, root privilege, mount, emulation or execution of extracted programs
 is needed. Arbitrary firmware bytes do not pass native executable admission;
 select a returned ELF separately for supported Ghidra analysis.
 
+On Linux, Binwalk and Unblob run as REA-owned processes and require a
+procps-compatible `ps` on REA's `PATH`; see the shared
+[Linux process prerequisite](installation.md#linux-owned-process-prerequisite).
+
 ## Caller-supplied tools
 
 Provide existing tools using absolute executable paths, scoped to your shell:
@@ -103,6 +107,23 @@ build's source revision, so that field remains unknown.
   engine finished its configured extraction without those reported conditions;
   default skip rules and format coverage still apply. It does not establish
   complete firmware reconstruction.
+- `extraction_gaps` makes those conditions recoverable: a row identifies an
+  unextracted region or a failed task/stage. A chunk retains its identity and
+  byte range, plus its original-file range when it belongs to the selected input.
+  A multi-file stage retains its reported ID and handler with unknown byte ranges;
+  a standalone task failure keeps unavailable stage identity null. Rows retain exact dependency names from
+  the producer's missing-dependency reports; an accepted report with no names
+  remains a failure with unknown dependencies; no executable identity or specific installation step is inferred. Each row's `continuation_id`
+  references one instruction in `extraction_continuations`, so many regions
+  share recovery prose without losing any region identity. Instructions use
+  already configured capabilities where one exists. Every extraction rerun
+  requires a fresh absent `output_directory`, preserving the prior evidence.
+  Nested unknown chunks use `inspect_firmware_regions` on the actual published
+  child rather than repeating the same extraction with unchanged handlers.
+  Inspection requires separately configured Binwalk (`REA_BINWALK_COMMAND`);
+  without it, the inspection step is unavailable and the region remains unexamined. A listed gap does not
+  mean the target is corrupt or that a retained region is empty; REA installs
+  nothing.
 - The destination must be absent, absolute, with an existing parent. Publication
   uses exclusive, symlink-resistant writes and durable digest readback. Existing
   destinations are never overwritten. This is not an atomic directory rename:
@@ -123,8 +144,10 @@ Select a verified native child for the existing tools:
 ```
 
 Then use `analyze_function`, `inspect_native_api` or the other native primitives.
-Native architecture and executable validation still apply. This milestone does
-not add MIPS/PPC/RISC-V decompilation, raw flash load profiles, bootloader/device
+Native architecture and executable validation still apply. Generic
+[MIPS ELF](ghidra-mips.md) and [RISC-V ELF](ghidra-riscv.md) lanes are separate
+documents with their own admission boundaries. This milestone does
+not add PPC decompilation, raw flash load profiles, bootloader/device
 tree semantics, vulnerability scanning, emulation or hardware runtime capture.
 
 ## Resource and lifecycle policy
@@ -165,6 +188,12 @@ records gzip offset/length and extracted file hashes. Real verification checks
 CLI/MCP, full-file and selected-range extraction, unknown chunks, depth limits,
 content parity and unchanged source bytes. No binary fixture is committed.
 
+The optional missing-extractor lane asserts dependency names and the owning
+handler in `extraction_gaps`. Those assertions must be run against the pinned
+Unblob release to establish real-provider coverage; synthetic producer fixtures
+alone do not verify Unblob's report nesting or stage identities. The gap ownership
+claims remain unverified against real Unblob until that lane runs.
+
 Additional lanes are explicit, so the base lane stays small:
 
 ```sh

docs/flutter-analysis.md

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+# Flutter build identification
+
+REA identifies a Flutter app's build facts by **pure parsing** of its APK:
+the Dart VM snapshot hash, per-ABI library digests, the engine's GNU
+build-id, and any labeled version strings. No engine, no tool installation,
+no execution, and no external lookups — this family answers "which Dart SDK
+build is this, and what exactly is in the payload?" before any deeper
+native analysis.
+
+This is the triage step for Flutter reversing: the snapshot hash is the
+artifact that maps to a Dart SDK release through an external dataset (such
+as the one reFlutter maintains), and knowing the SDK version is what makes
+SDK-layout-specific snapshot parsers applicable.
+
+## Answer an analyst question
+
+```sh
+rea identify-flutter-build /targets/Example.apk
+rea inspect-dart-aot /targets/Example.apk
+rea inspect-dart-aot /targets/Example.apk --abi armeabi-v7a
+```
+
+The equivalent MCP methods are `identify_flutter_build` (with `path`) and
+`inspect_dart_aot` (with `path` and an optional `abi`; the default prefers
+arm64-v8a, then x86_64, then x86, then armeabi-v7a, then the remaining
+ABIs alphabetically).
+
+## Optional retained AOT delivery
+
+MCP `inspect_dart_aot` keeps complete output when `detail` is omitted or
+`"complete"`. Explicit `detail: "summary"` returns the selected target/ABI/library
+identity, all snapshot headers, structural coverage, string-pool coverage and
+original lower-bound counts without the string lists. It retains complete source
+Evidence and returns a distinct linked `inspect_analysis_view` summary. Analysis
+and the caller's ABI choice are unchanged; one-shot CLI output stays complete.
+
+Use `normalized_result.parent_evidence_id` as the retained source for
+`inspect_analysis_view`, with `view: {kind: "dart-aot", collection: "package_uris",
+offset: 0, limit: 64}`. Collections are `package_uris`, `dart_uris` and
+`class_like_tokens`. Pages preserve the original strings and order, selected ABI,
+library identity and source coverage. `returned_counts` describe producer-returned
+rows; counts ending in `_at_least` remain lower bounds. Exhausting a page sequence
+does not make a partial pool complete or turn byte-pattern tokens into typed
+classes/functions. Views do not reopen the APK. Original Evidence remains
+exportable under its existing session lifetime. Summary requires a retaining
+server; older servers keep the complete request after schema discovery.
+
+## What the AOT inspection returns
+
+`inspect_dart_aot` reads one ABI's `libapp.so` in full and reports:
+
+- **Snapshot sections** — the four `_kDart*Snapshot*` symbols located
+  through the ELF **dynamic symbol table** (ELF32 and ELF64, little-endian,
+  every read bounds-checked), each with file offset, size, and — for data
+  sections, which carry the `f5f5dcdc` magic — the parsed header kind and
+  length (the stored length excludes the four magic bytes). Data headers
+  whose declared snapshot length does not fit their symbol retain their
+  observed fields and report partial coverage. Complete structural coverage
+  currently requires kind 3, the FullAOT value in the supported
+  [Dart 2.14 layout](https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/2.14.0/runtime/vm/snapshot.h).
+  Kind numbers vary across Dart releases; other values are preserved with
+  partial coverage, without guessing their interpretation.
+  Address resolution examines every overlapping `PT_LOAD` interpretation,
+  including partial overlaps. Equivalent mappings are coalesced; conflicting
+  mappings leave affected symbols unresolved and qualify coverage. Dynamic
+  hash, symbol and string tables use the same mapping checks.
+  A payload without exported snapshot symbols is refused rather
+  than guessed at.
+- **The snapshot hash** from the header at the start of each exported data
+  symbol. Complete hash coverage requires a valid header from both the VM
+  and isolate; duplicate records inside one symbol cannot stand in for the
+  other's header. Aliased or overlapping data symbols report partial coverage.
+- **A string-pool projection from the isolate data section**: distinct
+  `package:` source URIs (the app's own and its dependencies' Dart files —
+  a dependency inventory), `dart:` SDK URIs (which SDK libraries the app
+  uses), and identifier-shaped tokens, each bounded with counts and
+  `coverage: "partial"` when truncated. On the reference target this counts
+  756 package URIs and 201 dart URIs on arm64-v8a and x86_64, and 212 / 48
+  on armeabi-v7a, retaining up to 500 of each in the response.
+  `libapp.coverage` describes structural snapshot checks;
+  `string_pool.coverage` describes the bounded projection. Overall coverage
+  is partial when either facet is partial.
+
+## Interpret the result
+
+- **`flutter_detected`** is true when any `lib/<abi>/libapp.so` exists. A
+  negative answer reports complete coverage: absence is an answer.
+- **`snapshot_hash`** is the Dart build hash observed 20 bytes after the
+  snapshot magic (`f5 f5 dc dc`) inside `libapp.so`. Identification scans
+  byte patterns; AOT inspection reads the exported VM and isolate headers.
+  `snapshot_hash_sources` counts the valid records observed by the chosen
+  operation, and when they **disagree** the distinct values are
+  kept in `snapshot_hash_candidates` with `snapshot_hash: null` and
+  `coverage: "partial"` rather than silently picking one.
+- **`elf_header_valid`** checks the supported little-endian ELF32/ELF64
+  header, table entry widths, and full table extents against the library's
+  actual byte length. Truncated, malformed, or unsupported headers report
+  false and partial coverage while retaining byte-scanned hashes. This
+  header check does not establish valid table contents or exported symbols.
+- **`libflutter` facts** are per-ABI observations: byte size, SHA-256
+  digest, GNU build IDs from ELF-declared `PT_NOTE` / `SHT_NOTE` ranges,
+  and any _labeled_ strings the build
+  carries. Release engine builds often strip the `Dart VM version` string —
+  absence is reported as `null`, not guessed. Android clang/LLVM toolchain
+  lines are reported verbatim as build provenance.
+  `build_id_candidates` preserves distinct IDs. `build_id` is populated only
+  when all declared note ranges were examined and one ID was found;
+  conflicting IDs or malformed/bounded note metadata make coverage partial.
+  Matching bytes outside declared note ranges cannot supply a build ID.
+- Labeled strings must fit their complete grammar. `dart_version_capped`
+  and `toolchain_capped` independently report labels omitted by grammar or
+  projection bounds; either makes identification coverage partial. Values
+  split across read chunks are retained without publishing truncated prefixes.
+- **`coverage: "partial"`** also appears when an ABI carries `libapp.so`
+  without `libflutter.so` (or vice versa).
+- The APK itself is digested before parsing, so `target.sha256` binds the
+  observation to the exact input.
+
+## Limits
+
+- **Owned snapshots.** Both operations copy the admitted APK into a
+  provider-owned, read-only snapshot before digesting and parsing, so a
+  concurrently modified original cannot mix into one observation; failed
+  reader closure and snapshot cleanup are retained and retried on `close()`.
+  The snapshot is removed only after all owned readers and file descriptors
+  close successfully. Copying pins one admitted descriptor and compares its
+  identity, size, mode and timestamps after the copy. Source permission
+  failures remain `access_denied`, and source identity changes remain
+  `artifact_changed`. Provider-owned storage failures report a
+  `resource_constraint` with their native I/O cause. Cancellation is checked
+  during copying, metadata/symbol walks, string scanning, and after cleanup.
+- **Bounded reads.** APK snapshots are bounded at 2 GiB, including while
+  copying. Identification permits 768 MiB of cumulative library extraction;
+  declared sizes are checked before extraction. Library reads are bounded at 256 MiB each and ZIP
+  metadata at 8 MiB; the AOT image buffer is allocated at exactly the
+  declared size before reading. Exceeded budgets report
+  `resource_constraint`.
+- **Engine notes.** Engine libraries are spooled into the owned root. ELF
+  headers, note tables and note payloads share an 8 MiB metadata budget;
+  up to 64 distinct build IDs and 1024 distinct nonempty note ranges are retained.
+  The range cap bounds bookkeeping and separate positional reads even for tiny
+  overlapping declarations. Exact duplicates share one read and empty ranges
+  consume no inventory slots. Exceeding a bound preserves the candidates examined
+  from retained ranges and reports partial coverage with `build_id: null`.
+- **Metadata and candidate capacity.** Both operations refuse duplicate
+  relevant library paths. Inventory is limited to 32 ABIs and 1024 bytes per
+  relevant library path, independently of compressed size. Identification
+  refuses more than 64 distinct snapshot hashes with `resource_constraint`
+  rather than silently dropping conflicting evidence.
+- **Selected ABI.** AOT inspection applies the library budget to the selected
+  ABI after selection; an oversized unselected library does not block it.
+  Undefined dynamic-symbol imports are not treated as snapshot exports.
+  Section-stripped images require a bounded symbol count from `DT_HASH` or
+  `DT_GNU_HASH`; layouts without either are refused. Symbol names and their
+  terminators must fit their linked string table.
+- REA performs **no hash-to-SDK lookup**: mapping the snapshot hash to a
+  Dart SDK release requires an external dataset and is deliberately out of
+  scope for this family.
+- The AOT string pool is a **byte-pattern projection, not deserialized
+  cluster semantics**: typed class and function recovery requires an
+  SDK-specific parser (the snapshot layout changes per release — exactly
+  why the hash is the key), and `class_like_tokens` include incidental
+  matches. JEB's GUI Dart unit and native analysis of `libapp.so` cover
+  some ground today.
+
+## Real verification
+
+`npm run verify:flutter -- --apk PATH [--plain-apk PATH]` runs both tools
+through compiled CLI and stdio MCP, compares Evidence, and checks every ABI.
+Use `--expectations scripts/fixtures/flutter-gallery-expectations.json` with
+the Gallery 2.9.2 release APK to check exact per-ABI engine labels,
+URI counts and the snapshot hash against its pinned SHA-256. The verifier
+requires complete structural snapshot coverage on every ABI and explicitly
+reports the bounded pool projection as partial/unverified when truncated.
+Other APKs need their own expectations file to verify exact engine labels
+and URI counts; otherwise those facets are reported unverified.
+The optional plain APK checks negative detection. Record: Flutter Gallery 2.9.2 (112 MB, three
+ABIs) — every ABI reports the same agreeing hash
+`65817c30a78bb44c3dc3771876b6010a` from two snapshot sections, per-ABI
+engine build-ids, no labeled Dart version (as expected for a release
+engine), and the Android clang toolchain line; a plain aapt2-built APK
+reports not-detected with complete coverage. The suite uses self-contained
+synthetic ELF images and scanner payloads; it does not read private local files.
+
+The Gallery workflow and all 147 focused Flutter tests also pass on macOS Sonoma
+14.8.9 x86-64 and Windows 11 x64 build 26300.9457 guests with Node 24.18.0,
+including the conflicting-load and note-range-limit CLI/MCP regressions. Windows
+verification runs under a non-administrator account. Verifiers use a shared
+temporary parent so each CLI/MCP process can own and release its own snapshots.

docs/frida-instrumentation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Frida instrumentation
+
+REA exposes Frida device and process discovery, attach or spawn sessions, and caller-authored JavaScript instrumentation through the CLI and MCP. The Node bindings are an optional package dependency and load only when a Frida operation runs. REA does not install Frida server on a target.
+
+For remote devices, pass a host with an optional port (`host[:port]`; bracket IPv6 addresses) and any token, certificate, origin, or keepalive options on that operation. The keepalive interval is measured in seconds, matching Frida Core 17.23.2. Authentication values are held only for the active call or session and are excluded from Evidence. Do not embed credentials in the endpoint address.
+
+MCP exposes `list_frida_devices`, `list_frida_processes`, `start_frida_session`, `load_frida_script`, `resume_frida_session`, `unload_frida_script`, `frida_session_status`, and `close_frida_session`. A spawned process starts paused so scripts can load first. Closing unloads session scripts and detaches. If a spawn remains paused, REA resumes it only after script cleanup or session detach confirms the instrumentation is released; if both cleanup paths fail, the target stays paused and the cleanup error is retained. REA never kills the target. MCP sessions end with the server process. The one-shot CLI command `instrument-with-frida` accepts one inline script or script file, observes messages for a bounded duration, and returns Evidence with the source hash and captured messages.
+
+Failed startup cleanup retains acquired Frida handles, including a paused spawn that has not attached, for later cleanup retries. Its remote connection stays leased until session detach and target resume complete. CLI commands await provider cleanup before returning; MCP retains these resources for cleanup when its server closes. Server shutdown stops admitting new Frida operations and waits for admitted startup, discovery, and queued work before releasing their resources. A failed cleanup remains reported and can be retried by closing the server again, rather than treating an unregistered session as fully released.
+
+Frida scripts execute inside the selected target with that process's memory, filesystem, and network authority. Message capture is bounded to 16 MiB and reports truncation. Script source is not stored in Evidence; its selected path and SHA-256 digest are. Evidence retains non-authentication target selection such as device or endpoint, mode, program or PID, and spawn arguments. Authentication values remain excluded. Results report the observed session and messages, while unsupported platform metadata remains unknown. A request cancelled before a Frida operation starts has no provider effects. If cancellation arrives during a native Frida call, REA waits for that call to return, then closes any session it created and returns the observed session as a partial observation. A cancelled script load on an existing session releases only its new script before queued operations can run; the session and previously loaded scripts remain available. Once the provider commits a successful load, later request cancellation does not unload that script; use `unload_frida_script` to release it. If script cleanup fails, the script remains owned and a paused target cannot resume until the pending instrumentation is released. Queued script loads, resumes, and unloads check cancellation before dispatching native effects. Cancellation Evidence separately reports whether a target resume was observed, whether instrumentation cleanup completed, and that final target liveness remains unknown. REA does not kill the target. Remote discovery retains its observations and reports a separate cleanup error if the temporary connection cannot be removed.
+
+The [Frida Core API](https://frida.re/docs/frida-core-api/) documents device management, sessions, and script loading; the [JavaScript API](https://frida.re/docs/javascript-api/) documents target-side instrumentation. [Luma](https://luma.frida.re/) is Frida's standalone GUI; REA does not automate or control it. `npm run verify:frida` requires a Linux host with the optional Frida binding and uses a short-lived local Node.js fixture created by the verifier. Add `-- --address HOST:PORT --pid PID` to run the separate remote attach lane against a caller-selected target. Mock tests do not establish real device/server compatibility.

docs/ghidra-dos.md

@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ range's file offset and analysis address; it does not locate the first differing
 byte inside that range. Mapping ends are **inclusive**, unlike the exclusive ends
 from `list_segments`. Appended overlays remain in source-file identity and are
 excluded from initialized module coverage. Uninitialized allocations are reported;
-their contents and DOS runtime semantics are not verified. Formats other than MZ and explicit COM return
-`unsupported` with measured observations, not a successful MZ verification.
+their contents and DOS runtime semantics are not verified. Independent verification
+also covers explicit [raw-binary imports](raw-binary.md); other formats return
+`unsupported` with measured observations.
 
 `read_bytes` returns initialized provider memory, including loader fixups; an
 unmapped or uninitialized byte ends the read with an explicit returned length and
@@ -150,8 +151,10 @@ For a packed executable, importing the original can analyze its unpacking
 stub. Analyze a separately prepared unpacked copy to inspect the original
 program's recovered code. Retain both artifact digests and the transformation
 evidence; REA never silently replaces the admitted target. Appended overlays
-are separate from the initialized MZ module. Raw COM files and DOS extenders
-without an admitted MZ real-mode entry are outside this import boundary.
+are separate from the initialized MZ module. Headerless COM requires the
+[explicit COM interpretation](#headerless-com-images); REA does not guess it
+from the filename or unrecognized bytes. DOS extenders without an admitted
+MZ real-mode entry remain outside this import boundary.
 
 DOS MZ is available through Ghidra, with no Hopper support claim. It is outside
 the Windows native PE P0 boundary. macOS x64 DOS verification remains unverified.

docs/ghidra-mips.md

@@ -22,6 +22,28 @@ lane. MIPS16 shared images have the separate bounded profile below; other shared
 or compressed images remain unsupported. Their family may be identified, but provider selection returns the
 specific unsupported constraint rather than guessing a compatible profile.
 
+A second admission covers recordless legacy firmware images
+([#1620](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1620)): ELF32 `ET_EXEC` headers
+declaring `EF_MIPS_ARCH_32` or `EF_MIPS_ARCH_32R2` with an unspecified ABI
+field, `EF_MIPS_ABI2` clear, and an _inspected_ absence of any ABI flags
+record (a target whose record was merely not observed stays refused). For
+these images o32 is an analysis assumption derived from the ELF32/ET_EXEC
+structure, recorded as `mips_abi_basis` in the profile and stated as a
+limitation in Evidence, never a declared fact; floating-point ABI semantics
+stay unverified. Ghidra's own header auto-selection picks a 64-bit language
+for exactly these files, so the lane pins `-processor MIPS:<LE|BE>:32:default`
+through a `provider-pinned-v1` profile selection and checks the
+bridge-reported `language_id` after import. A caller-selected
+`REA_GHIDRA_LANGUAGE_ID`/`REA_GHIDRA_COMPILER_SPEC_ID` still wins over the
+pin; combining the pinned profile with an environment override is a typed
+refusal. A header that declares an ABI field but carries no record is still
+refused. Two further boundaries apply: an inspection that could not examine
+every ABI declaration source (for example a carved ELF whose section table
+extends past the captured bytes without a program-header record) does not
+establish the recordless admission, and an `EF_MIPS_ARCH_32` header that
+_declares_ an ABI is refused rather than relabeled, because the declared-ABI
+lane is verified for `EF_MIPS_ARCH_32R2` headers only.
+
 Explicit `EF_MIPS_FP64` and `EF_MIPS_NAN2008` declarations are refused. Their
 absence is insufficient: Clang can emit identical `e_flags` for FP32, FP64 and
 soft-float targets. Target resolution also reads the 24-byte ABI flags record
@@ -30,22 +52,40 @@ section names or the record being inside the initial 4 KiB header probe.
 Program and section declarations must agree; duplicate, conflicting, truncated
 or out-of-file records are rejected. Stripped section tables and section-only
 records are supported. Extended table numbering is explicitly unsupported.
-For carved ELFs whose section table extends beyond the captured file, REA
-examines every complete captured section header and records the unavailable
-headers as a limitation. A valid program-header ABI record can still establish
-the supported declaration. Available section declarations must agree with it;
-their duplicate, conflicting or unreadable records remain errors. A missing
-program-header record does not make ABI declarations in uncaptured sections
-absent or supply a default ABI.
+GNU `SHT_GNU_ATTRIBUTES` sections are located by numeric section type; section
+names never control detection. REA reads at most 4096 payload bytes and parses
+format version `A`, the `gnu` vendor's file-scope `Tag_GNU_MIPS_ABI_FP` (4) and
+`Tag_GNU_MIPS_ABI_MSA` (8) only. Unknown vendors, scopes or tags, repeated
+declarations, malformed lengths, and out-of-file or oversized payloads remain
+refusals. A nonzero FP tag must match the separate ABI flags `fp_abi` record;
+value 0 (`ANY`) declares no requirement. The [GNU Object Attributes v1
+format](https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/as/Object-Attributes-v1.html) and
+[GNU MIPS tag definitions](https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs/as/GNU-Object-Attributes.html)
+are the format references. The MSA tag describes the vector
+argument ABI, while the ABI flags ASE field describes instruction-set
+extensions; REA does not treat those as interchangeable. The 128-bit MSA
+argument ABI and unknown nonzero MSA values remain unsupported. Without a
+separate ABI flags record, FP attribute values are admitted only when absent,
+`ANY` (0), double precision (1), or FPXX (5), the values covered by the
+recordless profile. Parsed values are retained in the MIPS analysis profile.
+For carved ELFs whose section table extends
+beyond the captured file, REA examines every complete captured section header
+and records the unavailable headers as a limitation. The provider refuses an
+incomplete ABI declaration inspection even when a program-header ABI record is
+valid, because an unavailable section header could carry an unsupported or
+conflicting declaration. A missing program-header record does not make ABI
+declarations in uncaptured sections absent or supply a default ABI.
 The field layout follows
 [`Elf_MIPS_ABIFlags_v0`](https://github.com/bminor/glibc/blob/master/elf/elf.h).
 
-Provider admission requires record version 0, MIPS32r2, 32-bit GPRs, no CPR2,
-no ISA extension, ASE or unknown general flags, and one of two floating-point
-declarations: 32-bit CPR1 with a double-precision or FPXX ABI, or no CPR1 with
-the soft-float ABI. Other combinations, including single-float, FP64 and
-unspecified ABIs, are refused. Missing records remain unknown rather than
-defaulting to a compatible ABI, and this lane refuses them. Unknown record
+Provider admission on the declared-ABI lane above requires record version 0,
+MIPS32r2, 32-bit GPRs, no CPR2, no ISA extension, ASE or unknown general
+flags, and one of two floating-point declarations: 32-bit CPR1 with a
+double-precision or FPXX ABI, or no CPR1 with the soft-float ABI. Other
+combinations, including single-float, FP64 and unspecified ABIs, are refused.
+Missing records remain unknown rather than defaulting to a compatible ABI, and
+the declared-ABI lane refuses them; the recordless legacy admission above is
+the only path that admits a recordless image. Unknown record
 values are retained for diagnosis but do not gain provider support. These checks
 bind the declared interpretation; the fixtures do not establish full
 floating-point behavioral conformance.
@@ -111,7 +151,7 @@ MIPS header and ABI record facts are committed in the analysis profile so
 interpretation changes invalidate profile-bound snapshots. The support-lane
 identity is versioned independently of file identity. Evidence, lifecycle
 outputs and saved snapshots preserve the `mips` family. Hopper and IDA adapters
-do not implicitly gain MIPS support. Windows Ghidra P0 remains PE x86/x86-64 only.
+do not implicitly gain MIPS support. Windows Ghidra P0 does not admit MIPS targets.
 
 ### Soft-float prototype
 

docs/ghidra-nativeaot.md

@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ submodule and is a separate, more capable workflow.
 The parser currently handles x64 PE32+ and RTR 9.1, including bounded
 DEHYDRATED_DATA processing, MethodTable relationships, virtual slots, and
 frozen strings. Other RTR versions and PE architectures are reported as
-unsupported or partial. The matching .NET 8.0.22 fixture is source-built and
-the parser's Windows-host Ghidra workflow has not yet had a real Windows-host
-run. This does not establish Windows Ghidra import or decompiler behavior.
-Windows Ghidra P0 has no database mutation authority. A PE/CLI or ReadyToRun
+unsupported or partial. The matching .NET 8.0.22 fixture is source-built.
+
+On a Windows host, Windows Ghidra P0 runs the parser without a JAR. Metadata,
+MethodTable relationships, virtual slots and frozen strings come from the
+parser report, and `analyze_function` decompiles slot targets. Tools that read
+the Ghidra database do not see rehydrated bytes (see below), because only the
+optional adapter writes them into the database and Windows Ghidra P0 has no
+database mutation authority. A PE/CLI or ReadyToRun
 assembly should use `inspect_managed_artifact`; it is not NativeAOT.
 
 ## Build and configure
@@ -57,7 +61,9 @@ returns `observations.metadata_recovery` inline from the captured source snapsho
 including the RTR header, MethodTable addresses, frozen strings, derived overlay
 identity, and examined/recovered counts. Its enclosing `unsupported` load-image
 status means independent PE load-image verification was not performed; it does
-not mean the metadata parser failed or the executable failed to load.
+not mean the metadata parser failed or the executable failed to load. Without
+the optional adapter, each recovered type's `type` is `null`, because no Ghidra
+DataType exists; select it by `address`.
 
 Pass a returned MethodTable address to `inspect_native_data_type`. A direct PE
 query also derives the snapshot metadata from the authenticated Ghidra session
@@ -67,8 +73,12 @@ The database result remains `unavailable` when Ghidra has no DataType at that
 address; its `metadata_recovery.source` is `read-only-derived-overlay` and
 carries related type, interface, slot, and target observations. Generated
 address identities do not claim original managed names. The parser does not
-merge frozen literals into Ghidra's database string inventory. Follow slot
-targets with `analyze_function` and ordinary cross-references.
+merge frozen literals into Ghidra's database string inventory: read them from
+`metadata_recovery.frozen_strings`, not `search_strings`. Slot targets come
+from the parser report; on Windows P0 without the adapter, a `read_bytes` of
+a slot in the rehydrated region returns no bytes. The Linux adapter route
+verifies a complete slot read and its target. Follow slot targets with `analyze_function` and ordinary
+cross-references.
 
 The built-in CLI path uses a MethodTable address returned by the parser or
 another observation:
@@ -129,3 +139,11 @@ compiler/linker symbols and raw directory bytes provide the oracle. Stripped
 fixtures exercise heuristic detection. Tests do not execute the resulting
 NativeAOT binaries. Fixture generation and adapter compilation are optional and
 never prerequisites of ordinary native analysis or setup.
+
+The real MCP lane runs only on a Linux x64 host with the adapter. The
+Windows-host behavior above was checked manually over MCP on Windows 11 x64
+(non-elevated, Ghidra 12.1.4, JDK 21, no JAR) with the source-built win-x64
+symbols fixture. The format, RTR version and frozen strings matched the fixture
+oracle; the derived MethodTable, its base type, its interface and a virtual
+slot reaching the overridden method matched the linker map; and pseudocode was
+readable. No CI lane repeats this check.

docs/ghidra-ppc.md

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# PowerPC ELF analysis through Ghidra
+
+This lane extends native ELF analysis to 32-bit big-endian PowerPC; it does
+not execute PowerPC code. It is the first milestone of
+[#1741](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/1741). GameCube/Wii DOL
+executables, PPC64 and other PowerPC variants are separate follow-ups.
+
+## Admission boundary
+
+ELF `EM_PPC` (20) is retained as the provider-neutral `powerpc` family. The
+target also retains class, byte order, `e_type` and raw `e_flags`. Recognition
+does not mean every provider or PowerPC variant is supported. `EM_PPC64` (21)
+is not recognized as this family.
+
+The Ghidra lane admits ELF32 `ET_EXEC`, big endian. ELF64, little-endian,
+relocatable and shared objects are refused with a specific unsupported
+constraint. `EF_PPC_EMB` declares an embedded variant and is refused; the
+remaining `e_flags` bits only declare relocation conventions and do not change
+instruction decoding.
+
+## Bound language
+
+Ghidra's ELF loader selects `PowerPC:BE:32:e500:default` for a plain `EM_PPC`
+header with `e_flags` 0. e500 is the embedded Book-E variant whose SPE unit
+replaces the classic floating-point unit, so it misinterprets ordinary
+750-family code. Nothing in the header distinguishes the two.
+
+The lane therefore imports with `PowerPC:BE:32:default` and compiler spec
+`default`, commits that choice in the analysis profile as
+`language_selection: "provider-pinned-v1"`, and checks the language Ghidra
+reports after import. A different language set through
+`REA_GHIDRA_LANGUAGE_ID` (and optionally `REA_GHIDRA_COMPILER_SPEC_ID`)
+replaces the lane default and is admitted against the installed language
+catalog as usual; for example `PowerPC:BE:32:e500` for genuine e500 code.
+
+PowerPC header facts are committed in the analysis profile so interpretation
+changes invalidate profile-bound snapshots. The support-lane identity is
+versioned independently of file identity. Evidence, lifecycle outputs and saved
+snapshots preserve the `powerpc` family. Hopper and IDA adapters do not
+implicitly gain PowerPC support. Windows Ghidra P0 remains PE x86/x86-64 only.
+
+## Use
+
+With a caller-installed Ghidra and compatible JDK on a supported Linux/macOS host:
+
+```bash
+rea analyze /absolute/path/to/ppc.elf --provider ghidra --json
+rea function /absolute/path/to/ppc.elf function_name --provider ghidra --json
+```
+
+MCP uses the existing tools, including `open_binary` with an absolute path and
+`provider_id: "ghidra"`. No PowerPC-specific tool catalog or emulator is
+introduced.
+
+## Verification
+
+The source-owned freestanding fixture is `tests/conformance/c/ppc.c`. The
+optional cross-target lane requires a caller-supplied Clang with the PowerPC
+target, LLD, GNU `readelf`, Ghidra and its compatible JDK; ordinary host-native
+checks do not acquire these tools. `REA_PPC_CLANG` selects Clang and
+`REA_PPC_READELF` selects GNU readelf (for example
+`/opt/homebrew/opt/binutils/bin/readelf` on macOS). These are test-time
+prerequisites, not REA runtime providers.
+
+```bash
+GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR=/absolute/path/to/ghidra npm run verify:ghidra:ppc
+```
+
+The lane compiles the fixture for a 750-family core (`-mcpu=750`) and never
+executes it. GNU readelf independently supplies header facts and symbol
+addresses, compared with the production REA target resolver before provider
+startup. Its version, bounded command output and selected tool path are
+retained in the verification report. The parser deliberately recognizes only
+this fixture's GNU output, rejecting missing, ambiguous or unexpected fields
+rather than substituting defaults.
+
+Existing public MCP operations check Ghidra's **observed** language and
+compiler specification and loaded-file hashes; an e500 import fails the lane.
+The source-owned `ppc-probe.S` supplies fixed `addi` and conditional-branch
+encodings: verification checks bytes, length, immediate and direct destination,
+independent of decompiler variable names. Global and string bytes are checked at
+independently reported symbol addresses.
+
+CLI/MCP discovery and decompilation, direct calls, target/profile/Evidence
+identity, snapshot round-trip and final process cleanup remain covered.
+Pseudocode presence is a liveness check, not proof of semantic equivalence.
+Instruction decoding and reader agreement do not establish runtime or complete
+floating-point semantics. Parser/profile tests are narrower checks, not
+substitutes for this real-provider run. Report the actual lanes run and leave
+unexecuted verification pending.

docs/ghidra-provider.md

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Executable bytes remain unchanged.
 
 Use [installation](installation.md#ghidra) for supported hosts, prerequisites,
 configuration, startup deadlines, resource controls, and cleanup recovery.
+[Linux Ghidra launches](installation.md#linux-owned-process-prerequisite) also
+require a procps-compatible `ps` on REA's `PATH` for process ownership checks.
 [Windows P0](windows-ghidra-p0.md) has its own admission and lifecycle boundary;
 [NativeAOT observations](ghidra-nativeaot.md) include a built-in read-only PE
 snapshot parser and a separate optional annotation extension. Check the
@@ -41,6 +43,100 @@ does not prove text is absent. Both list and search Evidence carry this
 limitation. When an address is known, use `read_bytes` and `xrefs` to inspect
 bytes and references.
 
+## PE debug-symbol coverage
+
+The post-analysis handshake reports Ghidra's PDB Program Information attributes:
+the referenced file, GUID, hexadecimal age, legacy signature, version, and
+`PDB Loaded` state. Absent attributes remain null. PE Evidence carries a
+limitation when a PDB reference is present but Ghidra reports it as not loaded,
+or its load state is unknown. A bridge without this report leaves PDB coverage
+unknown. A reported loaded state is a Ghidra observation, not an independent
+PDB identity or complete symbol-coverage attestation, and retains an inline
+coverage caveat. Handshake PDB strings share a 4096 UTF-16-unit serialization
+budget (at most 24 KiB after JSON escaping); whole attributes that do not fit
+are omitted with an explicit resource limitation, rather than truncated.
+
+Original names and types may be missing even when auto-analysis completes.
+An empty name search does not establish that a function is absent; use
+`list_procedures` and address-based analysis to inspect recovered functions.
+REA imports a private executable copy and does not admit a caller-selected
+PDB companion. This reporting does not search symbol servers, copy a sibling
+PDB, or change analyzer settings.
+
+## Loaded addresses and file offsets
+
+`rea analyze <path> --provider ghidra --json` and MCP `binary_overview` report
+the observed loaded `image_base` in `normalized_result`. They retain each
+segment's reported `image_base` and `address_space`. A provider that does not
+report a base, or whose segments disagree, omits the overview field, following
+the existing contract on main. REA does not substitute zero or the first
+segment's address. All reported bases and address spaces remain visible in the
+complete segment inventory, including conflicting observations.
+
+`function` and most MCP procedure selectors use procedure names or
+provider analysis addresses. Ghidra `decompile` / MCP `procedure_pseudo_code`
+also accept source-file byte offsets. Existing symbols and analysis addresses
+take precedence; a `0x`-prefixed number that resolves to no procedure falls back
+to its observed source mapping. Use `--file-offset=0x...` on the CLI or
+`procedure: "file-offset:0x..."` through MCP to select file coordinates explicitly.
+Multiple mapping candidates fail as ambiguous rather than selecting a bank or
+address space. A successful conversion retains the file offset, mapped address
+and procedure entry in raw Evidence and `locations`.
+
+If an offset maps to loaded target bytes but no procedure starts at or contains
+the mapped address, the failure preserves both the original file offset and
+analysis address. This differs from an unmapped offset and does not recommend
+retrying the same offset syntax.
+If the function resolves but the backend fails or cancels decompilation, the
+failure retains the selector, mapped address and procedure entry without
+changing the backend failure code.
+
+Both mapping directions require a complete original `FileBytes` source whose
+SHA-256 matches the admitted target. Auxiliary files and partial source objects
+remain visible in the load-image inventory but do not establish offsets in the
+original target. Ghidra's object-local offsets are not silently treated as
+original-file coordinates. Original-source identity is checked once per source
+object per session; analysis-memory edits do not change the original bytes.
+
+ELF virtual addresses and file offsets are
+different coordinates. Ghidra can rebase a PIE ELF during import: in the
+source-owned verification fixture, ELF entry `0x1013` becomes Ghidra procedure
+`0x101013` with image base `0x100000`. That example is not a general conversion
+rule.
+
+Use `list_procedures` to select an observed procedure address. To relate file
+bytes to loaded memory, call MCP `inspect_native_load_image` or:
+
+```sh
+rea search <path> . --kind procedures --mode regex --provider ghidra --json
+rea inspect-native-load-image <path> --provider ghidra --json
+rea decompile <path> <observed-procedure-address> --provider ghidra --json
+rea decompile <path> --file-offset=0x1013 --provider ghidra --json
+rea address-to-file-offset <path> <observed-procedure-address> --provider ghidra --json
+```
+
+The load-image result preserves source-file indexes, file offsets, address
+spaces, and inclusive mapping ranges. Follow the mapping for the selected
+source file and region; adding `image_base` to an arbitrary file offset is not
+valid. For a linear byte-addressed, file-backed mapping, a file offset `F` in
+`[mapping.file_offset, mapping.file_offset + mapping.length)` maps to
+`mapping.start + (F - mapping.file_offset)` in the reported `address_space`.
+If several mappings cover the same file offset, keep those candidates distinct
+and select the procedure from the observed inventory. Uninitialized regions may
+have no file backing. ELF mappings are observed
+without independent format-specific load-image verification, as the result's
+status and limitations state.
+
+An unsuccessful numeric procedure lookup reports the current Ghidra image base
+and gives the CLI commands above alongside the corresponding MCP operations.
+Repeat any target-format, architecture, and entry-point options used to open the
+target. Other procedure operations keep their analysis-address semantics;
+file-offset fallback applies only to decompilation.
+
+Overview workflow revision 3 binds this output to snapshot identity. Older
+serialized overview Evidence remains readable; it is not replayed as a current
+overview merely because its source artifact is unchanged.
+
 ## Admitted function-analysis semantics
 
 | Concern                 | Ghidra contract                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
@@ -57,14 +153,18 @@ bytes and references.
 
 Function extents and instruction completeness refer to Ghidra's analyzed body.
 An inferred no-return call can terminate that body before subsequent bytes.
-Pseudocode, assembly, procedure info, instruction windows, and dossiers report
-observed terminal call sites in Evidence limitations, including resolved callee
-names, addresses, and FunctionManager flags when available. Instruction windows
-and dossiers also retain these warnings in their result limitations. An
-unresolved callee or unestablished terminal-flow basis remains explicit. These
-observations qualify the analysis; they do not prove that a no-return flag is
-incorrect or recover excluded code. Analysis profiles version this observation
-contract so older snapshots cannot replay unqualified results.
+Pseudocode, assembly, procedure info, instruction windows, callee and caller
+reads, and dossiers report observed terminal call sites in Evidence limitations,
+including resolved callee names, addresses, and FunctionManager flags when
+available. On x86-32, the same views also report the exact Borland/Delphi-style
+FS exception-registration pattern when its handler address falls outside the
+function body. This is a static registration observation; it does not establish
+handler execution or change the body. Instruction windows and dossiers also
+retain these warnings in their result limitations. An unresolved callee or
+unestablished terminal-flow basis remains explicit. These observations qualify
+the analysis; they do not prove that a no-return flag is incorrect or recover
+excluded code. Analysis profiles version this observation contract so older
+snapshots cannot replay unqualified results.
 
 On non-Windows hosts, the ephemeral import repair clears no-return flags on the
 known returning external ABI names `malloc`, `__tls_get_addr`, `memcpy`, `memset`,
@@ -94,7 +194,7 @@ host/provider acceptance run with only the host compiler.
 
 `npm run verify:ghidra:windows` checks source-owned native x86-64 PE applications;
 `-- --x86` selects x86 and `-- --dll` selects DLLs, and the flags can be combined.
-These lanes check all 25 read-only operations, target/snapshot/import SHA-256 linkage,
+These lanes check all 26 read-only operations, target/snapshot/import SHA-256 linkage,
 and project, endpoint, process, and runtime cleanup. The independent native
 lane checks DACLs, handle admission, cancellation, and Job Object lifecycle.
 `npm run verify:ghidra:windows:package` packs and installs REA into an isolated
@@ -103,3 +203,32 @@ It accepts the same architecture and DLL flags and verifies the selected PE role
 in the analysis profile.
 All lanes require matching native controls; package startup alone establishes
 only package compatibility.
+
+## Masked byte search
+
+`search_bytes` (`rea search-bytes PATH '48 8B ?? ?? 89' --provider ghidra`)
+searches initialized analyzed memory, including loader fixups. Supply hexadecimal
+byte pairs, with `??` for any byte. An optional equal-length hexadecimal `mask`
+selects bits: `pattern: "a0"`, `mask: "f0"` matches bytes from `a0` through `af`.
+Wildcards remain unconstrained even with an explicit mask. At least one bit
+must be constrained.
+
+Optional `start` and `end` addresses are inclusive and select one address space.
+A match must end at or before `end`, so `end` set inside a match excludes it.
+Without bounds, loaded memory blocks are eligible, in Ghidra address order.
+Blocks that are not loaded (file parts such as `.symtab`) and overlay blocks are
+listed in `searched.skipped_not_loaded` and are not searched; pass `start` or
+`end` in their address space to search them.
+Overlapping matches are included; matches never cross block boundaries.
+Each match reports its address, segment, unique source file offset (or null),
+and containing procedure (or null).
+
+Pages default to 100 matches and accept 1 to 1000. Pass `next_cursor` as `cursor`
+with the same target, profile, pattern, mask and bounds to continue. `complete`
+means no further matches remain. `searched.blocks` and `searched.bytes` describe
+the inclusive memory ranges examined for this page, including lookahead for the
+next match. Coverage can overlap between pages; do not sum it as unique memory.
+`searched.skipped_uninitialized` lists eligible uninitialized blocks on every
+page. These blocks are never searched. Cancellation returns a typed error,
+discards the active Ghidra database, and does not return a successful partial page.
+Hopper byte search remains unavailable until its implementation is verified.

docs/ghidra-riscv.md

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# RISC-V ELF analysis through Ghidra
+
+This lane extends native ELF analysis for `EM_RISCV` targets. It does not
+execute RISC-V code, emulate a boot sequence, or rehost firmware. It addresses
+[#2063](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/2063) and follows the same
+lane shape as [generic MIPS support](ghidra-mips.md).
+
+## Admission boundary
+
+ELF `EM_RISCV` (243) is retained as the provider-neutral `riscv` family. The
+target also retains the raw ELF declarations that decide a lane: class, byte
+order, `e_type`, and `e_flags`. Recognition does not mean every provider or
+RISC-V variant is supported. Existing PE, managed and Mach-O architecture sets
+are unchanged. Headerless inputs use the separate [raw-binary admission
+boundary](raw-binary.md); raw RISC-V images are not supported.
+
+The Ghidra lane admits little-endian ELF32 and ELF64 `ET_EXEC` images that
+declare `EF_RISCV_FLOAT_ABI_DOUBLE` in `e_flags`, with no `EF_RISCV_RVE`,
+`EF_RISCV_TSO`, or any bit outside `EF_RISCV_RVC | EF_RISCV_FLOAT_ABI`. These are
+header declarations, not proof that every instruction conforms to that ISA.
+
+Provider selection returns the specific unsupported constraint rather than
+guessing a compatible profile:
+
+| Declaration                                     | Outcome                                                                                  |
+| ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Little-endian ELF64 `ET_EXEC`, double-float ABI | admitted, `RISCV:LE:64:default` + `gcc`                                                  |
+| Little-endian ELF32 `ET_EXEC`, double-float ABI | admitted, `RISCV:LE:32:default` + `gcc`                                                  |
+| Big-endian                                      | refused; Ghidra 12.1.4 ships no big-endian RISC-V language                               |
+| `ET_REL`, `ET_DYN`, other `e_type`              | refused with the declared value                                                          |
+| `EF_RISCV_RVE`                                  | refused; the embedded 16-register profile (x0–x15) needs its own processor specification |
+| `EF_RISCV_TSO`                                  | refused; the total-store-order memory model is unverified here                           |
+| Soft, single, or quad float ABI                 | refused; the pinned generic compiler specification models double-float                   |
+| Reserved or newer `e_flags` bits                | refused with the offending bits named                                                    |
+
+`e_type` is the only load-shape declaration this lane reads. A fixed-address
+`ET_EXEC` declaration does **not** establish static linkage: `PT_INTERP` and
+dynamic dependencies are not inspected, and the session records that boundary as
+a limitation rather than inferring a load model.
+
+## Why the language is pinned
+
+Ghidra's header-based selection is not reliable for RV32. The 12.1.4
+`riscv.opinion` pins `variant="default"` for the 64-bit constraint and leaves the
+32-bit constraint unpinned with the comment that the loader "must choose between
+'default' and 'AndeStar' variants". Measured against the installed release tree:
+
+| Fixture                                         | Ghidra auto-selection         |
+| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
+| RV64 ELF, `e_flags 0x5` (RVC, double-float ABI) | `RISCV:LE:64:default:gcc`     |
+| RV32 ELF, `e_flags 0x5`, no Andes declaration   | `RISCV:LE:32:AndeStar_v5:gcc` |
+
+So an ordinary RV32 image lands on an Andes processor model unless the language
+is stated. REA therefore pins `RISCV:LE:32:default` or `RISCV:LE:64:default`
+with the `gcc` compiler specification per class, records
+`language_selection: provider-pinned-v1`, and refuses a caller-selected
+`REA_GHIDRA_LANGUAGE_ID` or `REA_GHIDRA_COMPILER_SPEC_ID` that disagrees with the
+pin without changing the requested override. An override that matches the pin is
+accepted and recorded as `configured-v1`.
+
+## Evidence
+
+The lane identity is `elf32-exec-le-double-float-generic-v1` or
+`elf64-exec-le-double-float-generic-v1`, and `riscv_elf` retains `elf_class`,
+`byte_order`, `type`, and the raw `flags` alongside the read-only booleans
+`float_abi_double`, `rvc_declared`, `rve_declared`, and `tso_declared`. Those
+fields report declarations the header makes; none of them is evidence of the
+original compiler, of instruction conformance, or of a floating-point calling
+convention beyond the ABI the pinned language models.
+
+## Verification and limits
+
+Ghidra 12.1.4 PUBLIC with a 64-bit JDK 21+ is required, and on macOS the release
+tree ships no host decompiler binary, so `Decompiler/os/<platform>/decompile` and
+`sleigh` must come from your own build; see
+[installation](installation.md#ghidra).
+
+Run `npm run verify:ghidra:riscv` with an existing Ghidra 12.1.4 installation,
+JDK 21+, and a RISC-V-capable Clang, LLD and LLVM readelf. The verifier acquires
+no tools and never executes target code. Select installed tools explicitly when
+they are not on `PATH`:
+
+```sh
+GHIDRA_INSTALL_DIR=/path/to/ghidra_12.1.4_PUBLIC \
+JAVA_HOME=/path/to/jdk-21 \
+REA_RISCV_CLANG=/path/to/llvm/bin/clang \
+REA_RISCV_LLD=/path/to/lld/bin/ld.lld \
+REA_RISCV_READELF=/path/to/llvm/bin/llvm-readelf \
+npm run verify:ghidra:riscv
+```
+
+The lane builds the committed freestanding C and assembly sources into RV32 and
+RV64 `ET_EXEC` fixtures. Independent LLVM readelf observations establish ELF
+declarations and symbol addresses. Public CLI and stdio MCP workflows verify
+function enumeration, decompilation, pinned language/compiler identity, decoded
+probe bytes, global data, and direct calls. It validates advertised MCP output
+schemas and both JSON representations, saves and reopens snapshots, rejects
+header-mutated soft-float and unsupported high-bit declarations, and checks
+unchanged source bytes and owned cleanup. Failures retain the diagnostic
+workspace; successful runs remove it and report the observed process lineage.
+
+Module tests cover admission and malformed headers. Call-graph completeness,
+string inventories, dynamic linkage, Andes or RVE/TSO images, and big-endian
+targets are **not** established by this lane. `.riscv.attributes` ISA extensions
+are not inspected; the generic language pin remains an analysis convention.

docs/go-binaries.md

@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ original stable file snapshot, including pointer-backed strings. It does not
 scan arbitrary byte strings as compiler metadata or interpret a fat Mach-O
 container as one selected architecture.
 
+For ELF images without a named build-info section, discovery checks each
+nonempty writable, non-executable load segment in program-header order. This
+includes sectionless PIE images with metadata in a later data segment. Named
+sections retain priority, and alignment, file mapping and record validation
+remain required.
+
 Historical moduleless Go binaries can store their empty module-string header in
 declared zero-initialized virtual memory rather than file-backed bytes. The reader
 recognizes this only when the complete optional module header lies in that memory
@@ -78,9 +84,13 @@ host permission denial, changed artifacts and cancellation retain distinct
 errors. The selected file is never modified; this inspection creates no
 temporary files, starts no subprocesses and accesses no network endpoint.
 
-Resource guards bound the selected file to 256 MiB, aggregate embedded strings
+Resource guards bound the selected file and cumulative header searches to 256 MiB
+each, aggregate embedded strings
 to 1 MiB, structural table decoding to 16 MiB and the complete normalized metadata
-report to 8 MiB. Oversized results fail without partial success. MCP also applies
+report to 8 MiB. Identical search spans with the same virtual alignment are
+searched once; partially overlapping spans consume the cumulative search budget
+and fail with a CPU resource constraint when it is exhausted. Oversized results
+fail without partial success. MCP also applies
 its [response transport budget](mcp-contracts.md), which counts both text and
 structured content; a report within the metadata limit can still require export
 from retained Evidence. These limits are not operating-system memory or CPU

docs/http3-capture-lab.md

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+# Verify real HTTP/3 MITM captures
+
+This optional Linux laboratory checks native mitmproxy captures through REA's
+public CLI and MCP. It changes no runtime contracts or adapters and establishes
+only the specific producer, mode and clients exercised here.
+
+## Prepare a disposable guest
+
+The exercised image is [Omarchy 4.0.4, build 440](https://nightly.omarchy.org/stable/4.0.4/440/omarchy-4.0.4.qcow2),
+SHA-256 `43412b896fe3d730e373a51a8acf99343d7c3e6dee78aa9f9bd7fca181127264`.
+Download it without installing guest packages on the host, check its digest,
+and use a **new qcow2 overlay** with that file as a read-only backing image.
+The matching [boot artifacts](https://nightly.omarchy.org/stable/4.0.4/440/unpacked/)
+include the kernel, initrd, cmdline and upstream vm-boot recipe. Use a fresh SSH
+key, loopback forwarding and guest disk; do not reuse another investigation's
+writable overlay or host trust configuration. Shut the guest down before
+switching overlays. Preserve the image and boot artifact hashes with evidence.
+
+This sealed guest already supplies cURL 8.22.0 with OpenSSL 3.6.4, ngtcp2 1.25.0,
+nghttp3 1.18.0 and nghttp2 1.70.0. **No guest rolling package upgrade is needed.**
+Run `curl --version` and verify HTTP2 and HTTP3 features before starting. A stock
+cURL from another distribution may omit HTTP/3. For a different guest, building
+cURL requires a compatible TLS library, ngtcp2 and nghttp3; follow the
+[official build instructions](https://curl.se/docs/http3.html), install to a guest
+private prefix, and record exact source revisions and build inputs. That alternative
+has not been exercised by this laboratory; it is not the pinned reproduction path.
+
+Use a fresh VM overlay over a sealed Linux image. Use user-mode networking with
+SSH forwarding bound to host loopback; keep host directories unmounted. Install
+and build dependencies inside the guest, then remove its default route before
+generating traffic. Host trust, routes and installed packages stay unchanged.
+
+Record the image digest, REA source revision and these dependency versions:
+
+- REA's `.nvmrc`, `package.json#packageManager` and locked npm dependencies.
+- Official Linux x86_64 mitmproxy **12.2.3** standalone archive. SHA-256:
+  `2e95286b618fa6fd33e5e62a78c2e5112571d85f42ec2bac29b97ee242bdb5c5`.
+- A private Python virtual environment using the complete pinned graph in
+  `scripts/fixtures/http3-lab-requirements.txt`. Save `pip freeze` and build/download logs.
+- OpenSSL and cURL advertising HTTP3 and HTTP2 in `curl --version`.
+
+The verified guest used Python 3.14.7, cURL 8.22.0, ngtcp2 1.25.0 and nghttp3
+1.18.0. Other dependency profiles need verification. Back up the guest's
+`/etc/hosts` before adding `127.0.0.1 lab.test`. Reserve guest TCP/UDP loopback
+ports 18443 and 19443. These changes belong only to the disposable guest.
+
+From the guest REA checkout, use its pinned Node/npm toolchain:
+
+```sh
+npm ci
+npm run build:cached
+python3 -m venv /absolute/lab/venv
+/absolute/lab/venv/bin/pip install --no-deps -r scripts/fixtures/http3-lab-requirements.txt
+/absolute/lab/venv/bin/pip check
+/absolute/lab/venv/bin/pip freeze > /absolute/lab/python-requirements.txt
+```
+
+Before removing the guest default route, download the official mitmproxy archive
+and verify it, then extract to the guest's private tools directory:
+
+```sh
+mkdir -p /absolute/lab/tools
+curl --fail --location https://downloads.mitmproxy.org/12.2.3/mitmproxy-12.2.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz \
+  --output /absolute/lab/mitmproxy.tar.gz
+printf '%s  %s\n' 2e95286b618fa6fd33e5e62a78c2e5112571d85f42ec2bac29b97ee242bdb5c5 \
+  /absolute/lab/mitmproxy.tar.gz | sha256sum --check --strict
+tar -xzf /absolute/lab/mitmproxy.tar.gz -C /absolute/lab/tools
+/absolute/lab/tools/mitmdump --version
+```
+
+Pin the REA revision with `git rev-parse HEAD` or archive SHA-256. Build using
+the exact `.nvmrc` and npm version; do not copy a different checkout's `dist`.
+For stronger offline dependency reproduction, preserve downloaded Python
+archives, their digests and built wheels along with the image and toolchain.
+The requirement versions pin the runtime graph, not every transient build tool;
+source builds and alternate interpreters are not guaranteed byte-identical.
+
+## Run the narrow profile
+
+Select absolute executables and a new evidence directory. The producer refuses
+to reuse a directory. No certificates are installed in a system trust store;
+clients and proxy receive explicit paths to freshly generated test CAs.
+
+```sh
+REA_MITMDUMP_COMMAND=/absolute/lab/tools/mitmdump \
+REA_HTTP3_PYTHON_COMMAND=/absolute/lab/venv/bin/python \
+npm run verify:web:http3 -- /absolute/evidence/run-1
+```
+
+The producer sends three concurrent binary POSTs on one HTTP/3 connection to the
+same URL through mitmproxy reverse mode to an aioquic HTTP/3 origin. The origin
+waits for all complete requests, then dispatches responses in reverse order of
+completion at the origin. QUIC stream send/receive orders need not coincide. A cURL HTTP/3-only
+request checks a second client implementation. Mitmproxy's real save addon
+writes `normal.mitm`; no native flows are synthesized.
+
+A second proxy run disables HTTP/3. cURL `--http3` falls back to HTTP/2, reaching
+an HTTP/1.1 TLS test origin. `fallback.mitm` must retain those lower protocols,
+so a successful HTTP request cannot masquerade as an HTTP/3 success.
+
+## Acceptance and evidence
+
+Each execution creates `verifications/<run-UUID>/` with its own diagnostics.
+`verification-latest.json` belongs to the most recently registered attempt and
+changes atomically from `running` to `passed` or `failed`. Registration and
+the ownership check/replacement use the same SQLite transaction lock. An older
+attempt finishing later keeps its own reports without replacing the marker.
+The `.verification-lock.sqlite` pathname must remain in place while attempts
+may run; SQLite releases the lock on connection close or process death.
+Lock acquisition waits for the current owner without a timeout or lease
+stealing. The verifier has per-command deadlines, but no overall run deadline;
+a live stalled lock owner can therefore delay publication until it exits.
+Only a successful attempt writes its own `verification.json`, after
+all cleanup and input-integrity checks. `result.json` also records failures and
+the original error separately from cleanup errors. Older successes remain in
+identified history; a legacy root `verification.json` is archived before a rerun.
+A killed verifier may leave `running`, which must never be interpreted as success.
+
+Capture inputs live in `captures/`. To inspect them again without new traffic:
+
+```sh
+REA_MITMDUMP_COMMAND=/absolute/lab/tools/mitmdump \
+npm run verify:web:http3 -- /absolute/evidence/run-1 --inspect-existing
+```
+
+Acceptance for the current run:
+
+- Every positive native record reports HTTP/3, UDP, ALPN h3 and successful TLS
+  timestamps on both legs. Connection IDs, producer TLS labels, exact TLS setup
+  timestamps and connection errors match the UUID-matched producer observation
+  on each leg. Endpoint handshakes independently observe QUIC v1.
+- Native flow UUIDs remain distinct. Three endpoint streams share a connection
+  on each leg. Origin dispatch reverses completed receipt. Client and capture
+  ordering is observed, while association is verified independent of their order.
+- CLI and MCP agree. Request/response bytes, lengths, SHA-256, ordered duplicate
+  headers, method, scheme, authority and path match independent observations.
+  Readable header names and values, request URL fields and ALPN also match;
+  non-UTF-8 header bytes retain a null display value rather than replacement text.
+- Actual MCP advertised schemas validate, Evidence preserves source digests and
+  provider provenance, and the complete returned Evidence matches the retained MCP session records.
+- The fallback capture reports client HTTP/2 over TCP and origin HTTP/1.1, with
+  cURL independently reporting version 2. Input files remain unchanged.
+- Every cleanup action is attempted on success and failure, and final lineage
+  contains no live descendants. Recorded producer groups are inspected separately
+  after token-verified cleanup, including after their launcher has exited.
+
+Retain captures, endpoint/producer JSONL, proxy diagnostics, cURL output, manifest,
+CLI/MCP output, advertised schema and session bundle. Export public certificates
+and dependency/source provenance separately. Do not commit evidence, private
+keys, dependencies or VM disks. Shut down the guest after exporting evidence.
+
+The reverse proxy can preserve authority `lab.test:18443` while recording origin
+port 19443. Mitmproxy's serialized flow/connection UUIDs are not stream IDs.
+Endpoint stream IDs are scoped observations; this test invents no cross-leg
+mapping. Mitmproxy 12.2.3's `QUICv1` label alone does not prove negotiation: the
+fixture checks the negotiated `_quic._version` in pinned aioquic 1.2.0.
+
+Coverage is native capture, Linux reverse mode, QUIC v1 and these clients.
+Empty/absent/incomplete/redacted body semantics, cancellations, resets,
+certificate failures, malformed captures, HAR and qlog are separate increments.
+Local/WireGuard, browsers, QUIC v2, migration, 0-RTT, mTLS, replay, sustained load
+and loss tolerance remain unverified by this profile. Passing it does not
+establish general HTTP/3 support in REA.
+
+Official references: [mitmproxy protocol support](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/blob/v12.2.3/docs/src/content/concepts/protocols.md),
+[HTTP/3 implementation](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/blob/v12.2.3/mitmproxy/proxy/layers/http/_http3.py),
+[serialized HTTP state](https://github.com/mitmproxy/mitmproxy/blob/v12.2.3/mitmproxy/http.py),
+[aioquic configuration](https://github.com/aiortc/aioquic/blob/1.2.0/src/aioquic/quic/configuration.py).
+
+## Verifier regressions
+
+After building REA, run these inside the same isolated guest:
+
+```sh
+node --test scripts/lib/http3-verifier-lifecycle.test.mjs scripts/lib/http3-capture-assertions.test.mjs
+/absolute/lab/venv/bin/python scripts/fixtures/http3-lab.test.py
+```
+
+These cover different QUIC stream completion orders, stale success reports,
+multiple failed closes, separately owned process groups and partially acquired
+resources, plus producer TLS fact mismatches on both legs and altered readable
+fields with unchanged binary evidence. They test verifier
+semantics; they do not add HTTP/3 provider coverage.

docs/ida-provider.md

@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-# IDA Pro provider
+# IDA provider
 
-REA adapts an existing [mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp](https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp) server into its native analysis tools. Install and configure IDA, Hex-Rays, Python, and upstream MCP using that repository's instructions. REA does not install, upgrade, activate, or license them, and does not bundle another IDA server.
+REA adapts an existing IDA MCP server into its native analysis tools. Existing IDA Pro profiles use [mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp](https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp); an optional native bridge for IDA Pro and IDA Free is described below. Install and configure your selected engine and upstream MCP using their instructions. REA does not install, upgrade, activate, or license them, and does not bundle another IDA server.
 
 Choose one lifecycle mode in an upstream MCP JSON registration. Set `REA_IDA_MCP_CONFIG` to that file, then select `ida` once through `REA_ANALYSIS_PROVIDER`, the CLI's `--provider ida`, or MCP's `open_binary.provider_id`. No provider startup occurs during discovery.
 
+## Supported upstream versions
+
+Each mode accepts one upstream tool profile, checked against `tools/list` before any analysis runs. The attached profile requires the legacy GUI tool names; upstream 2.0.0 renamed those tools, and REA has not established an equivalent attached-mode lifecycle and ownership contract for that catalog. It therefore fails closed with the missing tool names in the error diagnostics.
+
+The headless profile is defined by the database-supervisor API, not by an upstream version string. The upstream source snapshot [`c133c385`](https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp/tree/c133c3853faa111a9b00ee615c013b720d0c4acd) includes `idb_close` (introduced by [upstream PR #495](https://github.com/mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp/pull/495)) alongside `idb_open` and `idb_list`. Earlier builds may report the same `2.0.0` version while lacking that tool, so REA checks the live catalog rather than treating a version number or branch name as a compatibility guarantee.
+
+| Mode     | Upstream profile    | Known working                                          |
+| -------- | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| attached | legacy GUI tools    | 1.4.0                                                  |
+| headless | database supervisor | builds serving `idb_open`, `idb_list`, and `idb_close` |
+
 ## Analyze an already-open GUI target
 
 The attached profile supports upstream **1.4.0 legacy tools**, including `get_metadata`, `list_functions`, and `decompile_function`. Copy the upstream registration's `command`, `args`, and optional `env` into a JSON file. An existing `mcpServers` object with an `ida-pro-mcp` entry is also accepted. For example:
@@ -32,7 +43,33 @@ Open the **original input binary** in REA, not an `.idb` or `.i64` database. Its
 
 REA's close operation releases its MCP connection or proxy. It never saves or closes the existing GUI database. External edits remain visible because results are live and are not replayed from snapshots. These checks do not lock the GUI or prove that the database is unpatched.
 
-The legacy producer moves the active GUI as a side effect: assembly and raw function instructions jump to the function, and successful pseudocode opens or reuses a pseudocode view. A function dossier does both. `binary_session` reports these operations with `effects.may_show_ui: true` in attached mode; headless operations and the other attached operations report `false`.
+## Optional native IDA MCP bridge
+
+IDA Pro and IDA Free can use the separate [ida-free-mcp native plugin](https://github.com/0xshlomil/ida-free-mcp) through an explicit attached registration. Install and start that plugin using its upstream instructions, open the original binary in the IDA GUI, and wait for analysis. The native MCP 1.1.2 release binds `0.0.0.0` without a listen-address setting. Restrict inbound access with the host firewall or use an upstream build that binds only to loopback before starting it. REA's loopback URL restriction does not change the plugin's listener. REA does not install IDA, build the plugin, activate a license, or launch the GUI.
+
+```json
+{
+  "mode": "attached",
+  "protocol": "native",
+  "url": "http://127.0.0.1:13337/mcp"
+}
+```
+
+Set `REA_IDA_MCP_CONFIG` to this file and select `ida` using the same CLI/MCP commands above. Omitting `protocol` preserves existing IDA Pro registrations. Native mode requires `resources/read` for `ida://idb/metadata` and its recorded input SHA-256; it never substitutes a digest of an unrelated local file. The native resource's `path` describes the IDB in the upstream protocol, not the original input path. REA retains it and checks database identity and image base before and after requests.
+
+This experimental profile provides function/string inventory and search, function lookup, assembly, GUI pseudocode, callees, address xrefs, instruction windows, and function dossiers. Direct callers remain unavailable: native code/data xref labels do not prove call edges. It requires neither IDAPython nor idalib. Native headless registrations are rejected.
+
+Native string observations use upstream C-string rendering; other representations remain unknown. Literal searches request conservative candidates and apply REA's original case and Unicode matching rules. Regex searches retain the full scan because native byte-oriented regex semantics cannot replace REA's Unicode regex semantics. All candidate pages are examined, and upstream search errors remain failures.
+
+Native callee resolution batches unique queries and checks each reply's query identity. Results remain live: a recorded input hash does not establish database revision, so cross-request analysis caches cannot prove freshness. For focused questions, use pseudocode, callees, or instruction-window tools; a function dossier requests additional facets and returns more Evidence.
+
+IDA Free's cloud decompiler needs network access and may request consent. Follow its licensing and supported architecture limits; see [IDA Free](https://hex-rays.com/ida-free). Decompilation moves GUI focus and the upstream plugin closes existing pseudocode tabs before requesting fresh output. REA advertises UI/network effects and closes only its MCP connection, preserving the open database. Rendered pseudocode has upstream traversal limits and does not prove complete source recovery. Cloud/widget failures remain explicit failures; retry after the GUI finishes or dismiss its prompt.
+
+Native MCP 1.1.2 can navigate in the previously focused pseudocode tab when switching functions. Use upstream 1.1.3 or a source build including [the navigation correction](https://github.com/0xshlomil/ida-free-mcp/commit/6adf2c615a2a03661059673e9c136ef28d0dc778), which focuses the disassembly view **before** jumping to the requested entry. This REA profile does not repair stale GUI output. Verification must include two different functions before claiming reliable function switching. The initial Linux verification used a locally corrected 1.1.2 plugin; upstream 1.1.3 has not been verified by that run.
+
+Native tool observations retain actual tool names and complete JSON text. Upstream `structuredContent` can be a shortened preview even while text contains the full result. REA reads the full native representation and rejects missing/malformed text instead of treating previews as complete observations.
+
+The legacy producer moves the active GUI as a side effect: assembly and raw function instructions jump to the function, and successful pseudocode opens or reuses a pseudocode view. A function dossier does both. Native GUI decompilation also changes the active view. `binary_session` reports these operations with `effects.may_show_ui: true`; headless operations and the other attached operations report `false`.
 
 ## Give REA a target for headless analysis
 
@@ -58,10 +95,12 @@ rea function 'D:\samples\program.exe' main --json
 
 Headless REA and the configured supervisor must share the host filesystem and native path syntax. Run REA on Windows when the supervisor runs on Windows. The attached profile can span WSL and a Windows GUI because it binds recorded input hashes instead of asking the GUI to open a WSL path.
 
-REA copies the admitted binary into a private temporary directory, checks its digest, and requests an owned worker with `force_headless`. POSIX workspaces use mode `0700`; Windows uses the matching package's native private-DACL boundary on a local NTFS temporary directory. It injects the returned database ID into analysis requests. It verifies the active owned worker and input path rather than adopting a user database. On close or failed startup, it releases its session with `save: false`, verifies that it is absent from upstream session discovery, and removes its private input and sidecars. An unverified release retains the workspace and reports incomplete cleanup.
+REA copies the admitted binary into a private temporary directory, checks its digest, and requests an owned worker with `force_headless`. POSIX workspaces are created atomically with owner-only permissions, respecting the process umask; Windows uses the matching package's native private-DACL boundary on a local NTFS temporary directory. It injects the returned database ID into analysis requests. It verifies the active owned worker and input path rather than adopting a user database. On close or failed startup, it releases its session with `save: false`, verifies that it is absent from upstream session discovery, and removes its private input and sidecars. An unverified release retains the workspace and reports incomplete cleanup.
 
 One REA session owns one database. Stdio registrations default `IDA_MCP_MAX_WORKERS` to `1`; the explicit upstream `--max-workers 1` also bounds a supervisor. Database size and engine memory depend on the target and upstream; REA does not impose an engine memory limit. The original binary is never executed or overwritten. Optional `workspaceRoot` selects an existing absolute temporary-directory parent on the REA host. Ensure it has space for the input copy and IDA working files.
 
+When a completed `idb_open` response reports success or is otherwise ambiguous, but no active owned private worker can be verified, REA retains the private workspace even if `idb_list` appears empty. A later close can retry verification if the original owned worker becomes discoverable. A completed explicit `idb_open` rejection retains the existing no-worker cleanup path. This is a local admission/ownership safeguard and **does not** provide a process-termination receipt or change the legacy reaped-worker protocol.
+
 Headless cleanup uses the upstream database lifecycle. Abruptly terminating REA, its proxy, or the supervisor does not establish worker release. Prefer `close_binary` for MCP sessions; after an interrupted process, inspect upstream session inventory and retained workspace diagnostics before removing working files. This adapter does not claim Windows Job Object containment for the upstream detached workers.
 
 ## Connect an agent once
@@ -98,11 +137,13 @@ For guided registration, set `REA_IDA_MCP_CONFIG` before `rea setup --client <cl
 
 ## Coverage and evidence
 
-Both profiles support procedure/string inventory and literal or regex search, procedure resolution, pseudocode, assembly, raw function instructions, resolved callees, incoming address references, and a function dossier. Inventories and modern pseudocode/assembly follow upstream pagination. Upstream limits on modern xrefs and callees are retained as explicit truncation limitations. In the modern headless profile, targets that are not proven x86-only use processor-neutral `callgraph` edges instead of the x86 instruction checks in upstream `callees` (mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp#549). REA requests depth zero: the pinned upstream emits the root's outgoing edges without scanning child functions, then REA batches function-name lookup for those addresses. The graph covers recognized function destinations only; imports and other non-function targets remain unknown. A server without `callgraph` returns an empty relationship list with an explicit coverage limitation. Graph and path workflows retain those limitations alongside observed edges. A failed or inconsistent graph reply remains an error. A transport-level truncated preview is rejected rather than reported as complete evidence; the error preserves upstream retrieval guidance.
+All profiles support procedure/string inventory and literal or regex search, procedure resolution, pseudocode, assembly, raw function instructions, resolved callees, incoming address references, and a function dossier. Inventories and modern pseudocode/assembly follow upstream pagination. Upstream limits on modern xrefs and callees are retained as explicit truncation limitations. In the modern headless profile, targets that are not proven x86-only use processor-neutral `callgraph` edges instead of the x86 instruction checks in upstream `callees` (mrexodia/ida-pro-mcp#549). REA requests depth zero: the pinned upstream emits the root's outgoing edges without scanning child functions, then REA batches function-name lookup for those addresses. The graph covers recognized function destinations only; imports and other non-function targets remain unknown. A server without `callgraph` returns an empty relationship list with an explicit coverage limitation. Graph and path workflows retain those limitations alongside observed edges. A failed or inconsistent graph reply remains an error. A transport-level truncated preview is rejected rather than reported as complete evidence; the error preserves upstream retrieval guidance.
 
-The legacy profile additionally supports direct callers. Its producer may report call-site or interior addresses; REA resolves the reported function symbol to its canonical entry. The modern profile does not prove direct callers from its code/data xref labels, so that capability is unavailable and the dossier marks it unknown.
+All profiles expose `list_documents` as the single target admitted for the session. Attached mode verifies its digest against IDA metadata before returning it; headless mode binds the digest-checked private input. `inspect_address_context`, `trace_feature`, and `binary_overview` can therefore resolve that identity without upstream document-listing tools. Segment enumeration is optional: when the selected profile cannot provide it, `binary_overview` still returns document and procedure/string counts and omits `segments` and `segment_count`; omission means unobserved, not empty. The modern headless profile also supports `resolve_containing_procedure`. An address resolves through upstream `lookup_funcs` to the canonical entry of the function that contains it; the body stays unavailable like other IDA identities. When no function contains it, REA reads the database-scoped minimal `survey_binary` and reports `not_in_procedure` for an address inside one of its segments (ends are exclusive) and `outside_segments` otherwise. A missing, truncated or inconsistent survey fails the read instead of guessing a reason. `trace_feature` marks a trace truncated, with a residual unknown for that address, when upstream caps the references it returned. Attached profiles do not declare address containment resolution.
 
-Complete body ranges, typed reference edges, CFG, referenced data, source locals, comment kinds, and database revision are unavailable. Empty unsupported dossier facets mean **unknown**, not observed absence. `binary_overview`, whole-symbol inventory, mutation, debugging, arbitrary Python forwarding, and requested GUI navigation are outside this adapter's coverage. Check session availability before composing a workflow that needs those facets.
+The legacy profile additionally supports direct callers. Its producer may report call-site or interior addresses; REA resolves the reported function symbol to its canonical entry. The modern and native profiles do not prove direct callers from its code/data xref labels, so that capability is unavailable and the dossier marks it unknown.
+
+Complete body ranges, typed reference edges, CFG, referenced data, source locals, comment kinds, and database revision are unavailable. Empty unsupported dossier facets mean **unknown**, not observed absence. Whole-symbol inventory, mutation, debugging, arbitrary Python forwarding, and requested GUI navigation are outside this adapter's coverage. Check session availability before composing a workflow that needs those facets.
 
 `provider.version` identifies the REA adapter; the profile explicitly records `version_scope: "rea-ida-adapter"`. The MCP handshake's `serverInfo` is separate and does not establish IDA or Python distribution versions. Raw observations preserve producer metadata and output. Attached hashes identify the recorded original input; headless identity uses the digest-verified private copy and observed worker input path. Neither proves source-code recovery or an unmodified analysis database.
 
@@ -110,4 +151,10 @@ Complete body ranges, typed reference edges, CFG, referenced data, source locals
 
 Run `npm run verify:ida -- --target /absolute/path/to/program --procedure main` with a configured upstream server. It exercises production CLI and MCP tools, validates their output contracts and Evidence, checks original-input preservation and session cleanup, and keeps local target data out of its console summary. Supply `--package-root` to verify an extracted or installed package. See [testing](testing.md) for the distinction between adapter tests and real-provider evidence.
 
+Native verification requires `--second-procedure other_function --second-marker unique_second_body_text`; these options remain optional for the other profiles. The marker must occur in the second function's pseudocode and be absent from the first; the verifier also checks that returning to the first restores its text.
+
+The verifier requires the resolved procedure in both inventory and procedure search, then compares address, assembly, pseudocode, instruction windows and relationship results with the CLI/MCP dossier. Supply `--expected-string known_literal` to check a known positive string inventory/search result and `--expected-xref 0xSOURCE` to check a known reference source address. Choose those oracles independently from the operation under test. Without them, string and xref correctness are listed in `unverified`; valid output shapes alone do not establish those behaviors. Callee parity does not independently establish semantic completeness. Native callee successes must report an explicit truncation marker; missing markers remain protocol failures.
+
 The initial real workflows use stdio registrations for the legacy Windows GUI profile and a Windows x64 headless supervisor with IDA 9.3. The headless workflow has also passed on macOS arm64 with IDA Professional 9.1 (build 9.1.250226) against the same upstream commit `c133c3853faa111a9b00ee615c013b720d0c4acd`, using a source-built arm64 Mach-O fixture; Mach-O C symbols carry a leading underscore, so the procedure name is `_rea_fixture_add`. Streamable HTTP is tested against a loopback MCP fixture with the pinned client SDK; a real IDA HTTP-supervisor workflow remains unverified. Linux headless engine operation, other IDA releases, architectures, and modern attached GUI tools require their corresponding real workflows before support is claimed.
+
+Native Windows verification uses IDA Pro 9.3 with the public two-function fixture and Windows `whoami.exe`, using upstream `c9d15d98e8a143fc74f6e14037c48f63889b6d6c` with a loopback-listener change. It covers production CLI/MCP parity, distinct-function switching, identity and connection cleanup. See the [correctness and performance measurements](https://github.com/morluto/rea/blob/main/experiments/analysis-efficiency/ida-native-windows.md). This follow-up did not run Windows IDA Free or native macOS.

docs/index.md

@@ -43,4 +43,26 @@ npx -y rea-agents@latest analyze-javascript-application /absolute/path/to/app --
 
 See [installation and setup](./installation.md) for requirements and configuration.
 
+For runtime instrumentation, see the [Frida guide](./frida-instrumentation.md).
+
+## Choose a guide
+
+| Task                                                | Guides                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Inspect native functions, references, or types      | [Native binaries](native-investigation.md), [Go metadata](go-binaries.md), [Rust dependencies](rust-binaries.md), [offline ELF layout](binary-diagnostics.md), [recorded crashes](recorded-crashes.md)                                                                                                                      |
+| Select a native provider or import format           | [Ghidra semantics](ghidra-provider.md), [Windows](windows-ghidra-p0.md), [DOS](ghidra-dos.md), [raw bytes](raw-binary.md), [MIPS](ghidra-mips.md), [PSP](ghidra-psp.md), [NativeAOT](ghidra-nativeaot.md), [IDA](ida-provider.md), [JEB](jeb-analysis.md)                                                                   |
+| Analyze JavaScript or Electron artifacts            | [Static analysis](javascript-artifact-reconstruction.md), [tracing and comparisons](javascript-application-workflows.md), [application graph](javascript-application-graph.md), [source recovery](javascript-recovery.md)                                                                                                   |
+| Compare static JavaScript with runtime observations | [Runtime attribution](javascript-runtime-observation.md), [reconciliation](javascript-runtime-reconciliation.md), [Electron observation](electron-observation.md), [Electron fuses](electron-fuses.md)                                                                                                                      |
+| Inspect assemblies, packages, or firmware           | [.NET](managed-code-analysis.md), [Android](android-analysis.md), [Apktool resources](apktool-resource-analysis.md), [ADB acquisition](adb-device-analysis.md), [Apple](apple-application-analysis.md), [Harmony](harmony-analysis.md), [firmware](firmware-analysis.md), [WASM](wasm-artifacts.md), [EVM](evm-bytecode.md) |
+| Observe or compare a browser scenario               | [CDP observation](browser-observation.md), [scenarios](browser-scenario-contract.md), [runtime evidence](web-runtime.md), [historical captures](web-network-captures.md)                                                                                                                                                    |
+| Trace captured website source                       | [Source locations](web-source-location.md), [module traces](website-module-trace.md), [script export](website-script-export.md)                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| Capture and compare a command                       | [Process capture](process-capture.md)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| Use CLI/MCP and retain evidence                     | [CLI](cli.md), [MCP contracts](mcp-contracts.md), [agent prompts](mcp-prompts.md), [obligation ledgers](reconstruction-obligation-ledgers.md)                                                                                                                                                                               |
+
+For development, use [testing](testing.md), [client verification](client-verification.md),
+[tool design](tool-design.md), and [releasing](releasing.md).
+[Reconstruction readiness](reconstruction-readiness.md) describes a development
+conformance verifier. [The 6.2 migration](migration-6.2.md) records that release's
+compatibility changes; [the roadmap](roadmap.md) tracks future work.
+
 ![REA inspecting a native binary in Hopper](./assets/rea-hopper-analysis.png)

docs/javascript-application-graph.md

@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ static inferences. Dynamic or ambiguous IPC is retained without a pairing edge.
 Runtime entities retain passive-CDP authority, while a successful static/runtime
 correspondence is a separately identified cross-layer inference.
 
+Source module links retain their resolution mode. Static imports in `.ts` and
+`.tsx` are `compiler-dependent` when compiler options have not been retained.
+REA compares Node import and require resolution: a shared outcome remains
+available with a limitation; divergent outcomes remain unavailable with both
+conditional branches and their limitations. This models source relationships,
+not verified emitted code or execution. A declaration file found only through
+an emitted-extension fallback is retained as a candidate, not a runtime target;
+an explicitly selected path keeps its original identity.
+
 ## Evidence and authority
 
 Every observation and edge carries all of the following:

docs/javascript-application-workflows.md

@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ artifact digest and structural graph ID. Semantic tracing requires the semantic
 relation graph and reports when it is unavailable rather than treating missing
 data as an empty graph.
 
+Explicit TypeScript `import type` and `export type` declarations remain source
+facts and do not create runtime import or export relationships. Type export names
+are reported separately from value export names. Inline `type` specifiers can
+leave an empty import or re-export with side effects under
+[`verbatimModuleSyntax`](https://www.typescriptlang.org/tsconfig/verbatimModuleSyntax.html);
+REA retains those dependency candidates and reports the unavailable compiler
+options rather than assuming the dependency is erased.
+
 The semantic graph wire format stores shared non-location provenance once in
 its required `evidence_contexts` table. Each node, relation, fingerprint, and
 unknown retains its exact `evidence.location` and names the owning context with
@@ -78,7 +86,14 @@ outside this mutation pass.
 
 Function fingerprints commit normalized syntax, control-flow shape, relation
 shape, literal sets, arity, and detected effects without using local names or
-source offsets. Equal duplicate fingerprints remain ambiguous. Dynamic
+source offsets. Function-local directive literals contribute their values while
+preserving escape spelling: `"use\x20strict"` differs from `"use strict"`.
+Quote style, formatting, and local names remain normalized. Equal duplicate
+fingerprints remain ambiguous.
+Fingerprints are static candidates, not behavioral-equivalence proofs or a
+version-independent identity. Re-analyze affected sources and obtain new seeds
+after analyzer corrections; previously retained Evidence remains queryable using
+its original component commitments. Dynamic
 calls/properties/names, parser recovery, unresolved handles, and unsupported API
 shapes stay explicit unknowns; a missing relation is never reported as proven
 behavioral absence.
@@ -156,9 +171,12 @@ to the comparison Evidence in a live session.
 `compare_source_to_bundle` compares one cryptographically committed
 `HistoricalSourceGraph` with authenticated application-graph Evidence. The
 stable scoring model reports every admitted signal and weight: exact source
-digest, source-map original path, exact current path, path suffix, basename, and
-language extension. Exact digest wins over location inference; weak basename
-or extension evidence never forces a mapping.
+digest, source-map original path, exact current path, path suffix, Unicode-
+equivalent path, basename, and language extension. Exact digest wins over
+location inference; weak basename, extension, and Unicode-equivalence evidence
+never forces a mapping. Unicode-equivalent spellings are candidate evidence
+only because distinct filesystem paths can preserve those spellings as separate
+files; multiple canonical-equivalent candidates remain unknown.
 
 Each historical source file is classified as `unchanged`, `modified`,
 `removed`, `split`, `merged`, `duplicated`, or `unknown`. Multiple equally
@@ -197,6 +215,25 @@ arrays, and later explicit data properties and methods replace earlier object
 spread references. A known array prefix does not expose values from a following
 spread. Accessors, custom or uncertain iteration, unknown computed keys, and
 unknown spread lengths retain conservative uncertainty.
+Getter-local aliases of `this`, including direct destructuring and assignments,
+retain their receiver when a returned shared reference is written. These writes
+invalidate the earlier literal instead of claiming the getter executed or the
+new value is known. Straight-line alias reads retain their capture order;
+uncertain control flow remains conservative. A binding outside the getter or
+`this` in a nested ordinary function is not attributed to the getter's receiver.
+Private reads keep receiver projections separate from the private value's path.
+Receiver projections follow known data fields initialized from `this` or earlier
+self-referencing fields; static fields retain their declaring class identity.
+An alias cycle that repeatedly selects deeper children retains escape uncertainty
+at its recovered roots rather than claiming a fixed number of loop iterations.
+
+Writes through an object getter's returned receiver retain that uncertainty
+when the object is an array element, nested inside mixed object/array
+containers, or assigned to a previously declared identifier. Saving the getter
+result in an alias does not make its old field values immutable. Known array
+indices include holes; an element after a spread has only a minimum possible
+index. Unrelated properties and known array prefixes remain precise, and a
+getter read without a write does not invalidate the receiver's fields.
 Nested callable returns are not assigned to their parent callable. Projected
 graph observations carry source ranges but never source text.
 

docs/javascript-artifact-reconstruction.md

@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 # JavaScript artifact reconstruction
 
-REA can project an operator-supplied Electron/JavaScript application directory
-or ASAR into [JavaScript Application Graph](javascript-application-graph.md)
-without executing application code. The target-free
-`analyze_javascript_application` MCP tool, dedicated
-`rea analyze-javascript-application` CLI command, and generic
-`rea analyze PATH` directory/ASAR route expose the same application
-service and return an Evidence envelope containing the graph and an Electron
-boundary summary.
+Inspect a local Electron/JavaScript directory or ASAR without executing its code.
+`analyze_javascript_application` and the CLI routes below return an Evidence
+record with the [application graph](javascript-application-graph.md), static
+Electron observations, statistics, limitations, and coverage.
 
-The resulting Evidence can be combined with passive web or Electron capture
-Evidence through
-[`reconcile_javascript_runtime`](javascript-runtime-reconciliation.md). That
-second operation does not rerun static analysis or contact CDP; it preserves
-separate static, runtime, and cross-layer inference authorities.
+Start with the [public workflow](#public-workflow), select sources when useful,
+then [read the analysis](#read-the-analysis). Use [application workflows](javascript-application-workflows.md)
+for tracing and comparisons, or [partial recovery](#recover-partial-analysis)
+when an operation is interrupted.
 
 ## Public workflow
 
@@ -105,141 +100,7 @@ only reduces delivery; source selection reduces text acquisition and analysis.
 Explicit native provider or snapshot routing rejects `--source-path` rather
 than ignoring it.
 
-## ASAR integrity
-
-ASAR inventory checks Electron integrity metadata for embedded archive entries
-and supplied `.asar.unpacked` companion files. An integrity failure identifies
-the logical path, declared and calculated SHA-256 values, and whether the entry
-was unpacked. By default, a mismatch is returned as a failure with its artifact
-context. Application analysis can explicitly select `record-and-continue` to
-analyze observed bytes while retaining each contradiction's declared and
-observed hashes and `observed-untrusted` trust. Such results mark application
-graph coverage partial and include every contradicted path in the limitations.
-Mismatched nested ASARs stay opaque rather than being expanded. An unpacked
-entry whose companion bytes were not supplied remains `unavailable`.
-
-An unpacked entry whose companion bytes were not supplied remains
-`unavailable`. REA continues analyzing embedded JavaScript and records the
-missing native/resource bytes as unknown. See [what is reconstructed](#what-is-reconstructed)
-for the inventory fields and [MCP integrity handling](mcp-contracts.md#integrity-record-and-continue)
-for the tool-result contract.
-
-## Large results
-
-Application analysis projects semantic relationships one source file at a time.
-After projection, it retains only the lexical module facts and exported return
-shapes needed to build application relationships. Full source IR does not stay
-resident for every file together. Callable ownership and contained-reference
-queries use per-file range indexes, while call sites use exact-range lookups.
-Existing node budgets and coverage reporting remain in effect.
-
-Progress identifies the source file being parsed and projected. Cancellation is
-checked between files and throughout result transfer. The owned analyzer can
-be stopped while its synchronous parser or semantic extractor is active;
-the CLI/MCP process remains available for control requests.
-
-Graph and Evidence identifiers hash canonical JSON incrementally, without
-assembling a single string for the whole graph. The canonical bytes and existing
-identifiers remain unchanged. The opt-in regression check is
-`npm run verify:javascript:digests`;
-it hashes a value larger than the running Node engine's single-string limit.
-
-Both application CLI routes stream complete JSON and JSONL output in bounded
-chunks, including field filters and `--full-output`. They wait for each stdout
-write instead of constructing or reparsing a document-sized string. The opt-in
-`npm run verify:javascript:output` checks the actual CLI formatting boundary with
-a temporary output file larger than the running engine's string limit, verifies
-its bytes and digest, and removes it. Use `-- jsonl` for the compact JSONL check.
-Each check needs space for one output file plus a 1 GiB free-space reserve.
-
-Other CLI formats and `--token-count` still assemble whole strings.
-Field selection remains useful when the caller needs a
-smaller view, for example `--format json --filter-output
-evidence_id,normalized_result.statistics`. Streaming output does not bound the
-memory needed to construct the analysis graph itself.
-
-JavaScript source parsing, static analysis and semantic projection run in one
-owned analysis process, reused sequentially across files. Target code is never
-executed. The analyzer defaults to 1024 MiB of V8 old-space and a 300000 ms
-deadline per source, including startup and fact transfer. Select
-`max_heap_mb` and `analysis_timeout_ms` through MCP, or `--max-heap-mb` and
-`--analysis-timeout-ms` on the dedicated CLI command. These choices control the
-analyzer; the caller's `NODE_OPTIONS` still controls the CLI/MCP process heap.
-V8 old-space limits do not impose a process RSS limit. When REA runs on Bun,
-the analyzer ignores the V8 heap flags; resource failures then report
-`worker_heap_limit_bytes` as null instead of a requested or V8-reported limit.
-On Windows, the analyzer's owned Job Object instead limits its committed
-memory to `max_heap_mb` plus a 512 MiB reserve for Bun itself (1536 MiB by
-default). Reaching it fails the current source with the same memory resource
-failure and reports `worker_process_memory_limit_bytes`, also a coverage limit;
-the next source starts a new analyzer. Bun elsewhere enforces no analyzer limit.
-
-The default semantic capacities are 100000 nodes across the application and
-20000 per source. Large bundles may explicitly select `max_semantic_nodes` and
-`max_semantic_nodes_per_file` (CLI: `--max-semantic-nodes` and
-`--max-semantic-nodes-per-file`), each from 1 to 1000000. The per-file offer is
-also bounded by the remaining application capacity. Raising these controls does
-not bypass worker heap, execution deadline or parent result admission. Truncated
-coverage reports both effective node ceilings; omitted relationships remain
-unknown.
-
-While sources remain, the sequential worker reserves one next compact static
-checkpoint at its 8 MiB bound with the same 6x retention expansion used at
-admission. Earlier checkpoints are already charged to retained bytes; the
-remaining inventory does not multiply the reserve. Streamed file transfers keep the default 512 MiB
-allowance, and can grow with the parent's offered retention budget (8x byte
-expansion), up to 2 GiB. Individual records remain bounded to 8 MiB. The parent
-still independently checks actual bytes, record overhead, digests and source
-identities before adopting results.
-
-A source that exhausts the analyzer heap does not terminate the CLI/MCP
-process. Completed static facts are retained, other files can still be analyzed,
-and unexamined semantic relationships remain explicit unknowns. The parent
-also checks transfer expansion and accumulated results against its remaining
-heap before accepting semantic facts. A resource-limited result has partial
-coverage, the observed limits and an `analyze-javascript-source` unknown scope
-with the specific failure, including captured diagnostics when available.
-Resource failures do not increment syntax parse failures. There is no fixed
-source-length cutoff.
-
-Static observations also need memory when expanded into nodes, relationships
-and Evidence. If that expansion does not fit, the file node retains
-`static_analysis` and any admitted `semantic_module_analysis` observations,
-including their exact values and source locations. Use the public modules item
-view to read them. The graph marks those unexpanded relationships as unknown.
-If cumulative result capacity is exhausted, analysis stops; inventoried but
-unexamined files remain present with explicit unknown scopes.
-
-A timeout stops the remaining analysis and returns typed failure details with
-completed partial Evidence. MCP failure details return
-`partial_observation: { kind: "retained-evidence", evidence_id: "..." }`
-after recording succeeds, so `inspect_analysis_view` can open that analysis
-directly without serializing the entire partial graph into the error response.
-CLI failure output retains the complete partial Evidence.
-Cancellation after source analysis begins likewise retains completed facts,
-including cancellation during analyzer cleanup, graph construction, or Evidence
-sealing. REA finishes projecting those owned facts cooperatively to return partial
-Evidence. An SDK client may reject its cancelled request before receiving that
-reply. On the same MCP connection, inspect the Evidence bundle
-and use the retained analysis ID with `inspect_analysis_view`. Owned analyzer
-cleanup is verified before its private files are released. Cleanup uncertainty
-is reported separately and retains ownership for retry.
-
-CLI workflows parse larger JSON input files incrementally from one verified
-regular-file handle, without constructing a document-sized string. Smaller
-files retain native JSON parsing. Both paths require strict JSON and valid
-UTF-8, and return one complete value; the assembled object still needs memory.
-An individual JSON string exceeding the native length limit or the available
-heap headroom for assembly returns
-`resource_constraint` with `input_reason: "too-large"`. Supply a smaller valid
-value; for Evidence workflows, re-analyze a smaller selection of the original
-target and use its complete Evidence. Splitting JSON text or trimming Evidence
-fields does not produce a valid workflow input.
-
-Evidence bundle and analysis snapshot file readers still decode whole
-documents. Their runtime string-limit failures report a resource constraint
-with the selected path, observed bytes and UTF-16 limit, rather than malformed
-JSON.
+## Read the analysis
 
 `analyze_javascript_application` returns the complete analysis Evidence by
 default. Select `"detail": "summary"` to retain that complete Evidence in the
@@ -251,18 +112,82 @@ workflows as a retained reference. The summary does not repeat or truncate the
 analysis; a server without session retention refuses summary detail with
 `capability_unavailable`. CLI output is unchanged and always complete.
 
-MCP prepares the complete repeated response incrementally against the pinned
-SDK's 10 MiB stdio receive-buffer budget. Oversized results return an actionable
-transport constraint and the exact same-session Evidence reference. Use
-`inspect_analysis_view` with the retained Evidence ID for a summary, one
-module, or a stable page of module identities. Use `trace_application_feature`
-once a module, route, or string seed is known, or `export_evidence_bundle` to
-write the complete canonical bundle without a document-sized allocation.
-Same-session analysis reads reuse authenticated immutable snapshots; foreign
-inline Evidence is still parsed and authenticated.
-See [MCP tool results](mcp-contracts.md#tool-results) for larger client buffers
-and `REA_MCP_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES`. Follow-up results remain complete and can also
-exceed the transport budget.
+With a connected MCP `client` and the caller-selected absolute `inputPath`, this
+recipe analyzes once and pages module identities using the returned ID:
+
+```js
+const analysis = await client.callTool({
+  name: "analyze_javascript_application",
+  arguments: { input_path: inputPath, detail: "summary" },
+});
+if (analysis.isError) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(analysis.content));
+const parentId =
+  analysis.structuredContent.normalized_result.parent_evidence_id;
+const modules = await client.callTool({
+  name: "inspect_analysis_view",
+  arguments: {
+    source: { kind: "retained-evidence", evidence_id: parentId },
+    view: { kind: "page", collection: "modules", offset: 0, limit: 16 },
+  },
+});
+if (modules.isError) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(modules.content));
+```
+
+Select a returned module's exact `node_id` for an item view. A path can identify
+several graph roles; module items preserve their recorded properties and source
+locations. Follow `coverage.next_offset` when another page matters. For feature
+tracing, version comparison, and retained-input examples, use the
+[application workflows](javascript-application-workflows.md).
+
+For supplied passive browser or Electron observations, use
+[runtime reconciliation](javascript-runtime-reconciliation.md). It compares
+existing Evidence without rerunning static analysis or contacting CDP.
+
+## ASAR integrity
+
+ASAR inventory checks Electron integrity metadata for embedded archive entries
+and supplied `.asar.unpacked` companion files. An integrity failure identifies
+the logical path, declared and calculated SHA-256 values, and whether the entry
+was unpacked. By default, a mismatch is returned as a failure with its artifact
+context. Application analysis can explicitly select `record-and-continue` to
+analyze observed bytes while retaining each contradiction's declared and
+observed hashes and `observed-untrusted` trust. Such results mark application
+graph coverage partial and include every contradicted path in the limitations.
+Mismatched nested ASARs stay opaque rather than being expanded.
+
+An unpacked entry whose companion bytes were not supplied remains
+`unavailable`. REA continues analyzing embedded JavaScript and records the
+missing native/resource bytes as unknown. The occurrence keeps
+`hash_status: unavailable`; no content-addressed child artifact is created for
+those missing bytes. See [MCP integrity handling](mcp-contracts.md#integrity-record-and-continue)
+for the tool-result contract.
+
+## Large results
+
+Use MCP `detail: "summary"` for a large application, then read selected views of
+the retained analysis. Summary changes delivery only. To reduce source parsing,
+select exact [source paths](#select-sources-before-analysis).
+
+If a complete response exceeds the transport budget, use its retained Evidence
+ID for a summary, module page, or item, or export the bundle. See
+[MCP tool results](mcp-contracts.md#tool-results) for delivery limits, export, and
+matching server/client buffer settings. Follow-up results also need to fit that
+budget. [Analyzer limits](#analyzer-and-result-admission) control analysis memory,
+source deadlines, and semantic capacity separately.
+
+## Recover partial analysis
+
+A source timeout stops the remaining analysis and returns completed facts as
+partial Evidence. Cancellation after source analysis begins can also retain
+completed facts, including when interrupted during cleanup, graph construction,
+or Evidence sealing. Unexamined relationships remain unknown.
+
+MCP returns a `partial_observation` retained reference after recording succeeds;
+open it with `inspect_analysis_view` on the same connection. If the SDK stopped
+waiting before receiving the reply, follow [MCP cancellation recovery](mcp-contracts.md#progress-and-cancellation)
+to find the record. CLI failure output contains the complete partial Evidence.
+Owned analyzer cleanup is verified before private files are released; uncertain
+cleanup retains ownership for retry and is reported separately.
 
 ## What is reconstructed
 
@@ -279,14 +204,6 @@ execute them.
 JavaScript and HTML source ranges retain an initial UTF-8 BOM as one UTF-16
 code unit, matching the original bytes identified by the artifact digest.
 
-If an ASAR declares an unpacked companion entry but the corresponding
-`<archive>.unpacked` file is absent from the operator-supplied artifact set, REA
-keeps the ASAR occurrence with `hash_status: unavailable`, records an explicit
-limitation, and does not create a content-addressed child artifact for those
-missing bytes. This allows static JavaScript/Electron reconstruction to proceed
-for the embedded files while preserving the missing native/resource bytes as an
-unknown instead of silently treating them as absent or verified.
-
 Plain `.ts` artifact sources use TypeScript syntax without JSX, including
 angle-bracket type assertions. `.tsx` and `.jsx` retain JSX parsing.
 
@@ -356,6 +273,12 @@ RPC client syntax also contributes network endpoint candidates, in both
   `OperationDefinition` document object. A graphql-tag `loc.source.body` copy is
   not reported twice. Anonymous operations are not reported.
 
+Literal link options and precompiled document fields follow object property
+order: the final definition owns the key. A later spread, dynamic computed key,
+method, or accessor can make a field unknown, so an overwritten literal is not
+reported as the endpoint or operation. A final explicit property after a spread
+or dynamic key remains usable.
+
 A procedure path is the server-side procedure name, not a resolved URL; the
 transport URL depends on the link configuration and batching. When the proxy is
 reached through a member expression, such as a webpack module binding
@@ -365,9 +288,14 @@ suffix. Utility calls such as `useUtils().invoice.list.fetch()`, `useQueries`,
 and links whose callee was renamed by a minifier are not recognized.
 
 Each recovered bundle module retains the exact factory-source digest. A complete
-bounded AST also receives a `babel-ast-v1` structural fingerprint that ignores
+bounded AST also receives a `babel-ast-v2` structural fingerprint that ignores
 ordinary identifier names while retaining syntax, literals, operators, object
-keys, and member properties. If fingerprint construction reaches its structural
+keys, and member properties. Computed member identifiers retain their access
+syntax without treating a local variable's spelling as a fixed property; template
+literal contents remain part of the fingerprint. Version comparison keeps the
+algorithm in its matching key, so retained `babel-ast-v1` fingerprints cannot match
+these new fingerprints. Re-analyze both snapshots to compare their new structure.
+If fingerprint construction reaches its structural
 bound, the fingerprint is unavailable and its status is `truncated`; a bounded
 prefix is never presented as a complete stable fingerprint.
 
@@ -516,6 +444,110 @@ and inventoried containment edge is retained. If parsing or artifact safety
 boundaries omit input, coverage reports that omission; when an exact omission
 count is not knowable, `omitted_count` is `null` rather than a guessed value.
 
+### Analyzer and result admission
+
+Application analysis projects semantic relationships one source file at a time.
+After projection, it retains only the lexical module facts and exported return
+shapes needed to build application relationships. Full source IR does not stay
+resident for every file together. Callable ownership and contained-reference
+queries use per-file range indexes, while call sites use exact-range lookups.
+Existing node budgets and coverage reporting remain in effect.
+
+Progress identifies the source file being parsed and projected. Cancellation is
+checked between files and throughout result transfer. The owned analyzer can
+be stopped while its synchronous parser or semantic extractor is active;
+the CLI/MCP process remains available for control requests.
+
+Graph and Evidence identifiers hash canonical JSON incrementally, without
+assembling a single string for the whole graph. The canonical bytes and existing
+identifiers remain unchanged. The opt-in regression check is
+`npm run verify:javascript:digests`;
+it hashes a value larger than the running Node engine's single-string limit.
+
+Both application CLI routes stream complete JSON and JSONL output in bounded
+chunks, including field filters and `--full-output`. They wait for each stdout
+write instead of constructing or reparsing a document-sized string. The opt-in
+`npm run verify:javascript:output` checks the actual CLI formatting boundary with
+a temporary output file larger than the running engine's string limit, verifies
+its bytes and digest, and removes it. Use `-- jsonl` for the compact JSONL check.
+Each check needs space for one output file plus a 1 GiB free-space reserve.
+
+Other CLI formats and `--token-count` still assemble whole strings.
+Field selection remains useful when the caller needs a
+smaller view, for example `--format json --filter-output
+evidence_id,normalized_result.statistics`. Streaming output does not bound the
+memory needed to construct the analysis graph itself.
+
+JavaScript source parsing, static analysis and semantic projection run in one
+owned analysis process, reused sequentially across files. Target code is never
+executed. The analyzer defaults to 1024 MiB of V8 old-space and a 300000 ms
+deadline per source, including startup and fact transfer. Select
+`max_heap_mb` and `analysis_timeout_ms` through MCP, or `--max-heap-mb` and
+`--analysis-timeout-ms` on the dedicated CLI command. These choices control the
+analyzer; the caller's `NODE_OPTIONS` still controls the CLI/MCP process heap.
+V8 old-space limits do not impose a process RSS limit. When REA runs on Bun,
+the analyzer ignores the V8 heap flags; resource failures then report
+`worker_heap_limit_bytes` as null instead of a requested or V8-reported limit.
+On Windows, the analyzer's owned Job Object instead limits its committed
+memory to `max_heap_mb` plus a 512 MiB reserve for Bun itself (1536 MiB by
+default). Reaching it fails the current source with the same memory resource
+failure and reports `worker_process_memory_limit_bytes`, also a coverage limit;
+the next source starts a new analyzer. Bun elsewhere enforces no analyzer limit.
+
+The default semantic capacities are 100000 nodes across the application and
+20000 per source. Large bundles may explicitly select `max_semantic_nodes` and
+`max_semantic_nodes_per_file` (CLI: `--max-semantic-nodes` and
+`--max-semantic-nodes-per-file`), each from 1 to 1000000. The per-file offer is
+also bounded by the remaining application capacity. Raising these controls does
+not bypass worker heap, execution deadline or parent result admission. Truncated
+coverage reports both effective node ceilings; omitted relationships remain
+unknown.
+
+While sources remain, the sequential worker reserves one next compact static
+checkpoint at its 8 MiB bound with the same 6x retention expansion used at
+admission. Earlier checkpoints are already charged to retained bytes; the
+remaining inventory does not multiply the reserve. Streamed file transfers keep the default 512 MiB
+allowance, and can grow with the parent's offered retention budget (8x byte
+expansion), up to 2 GiB. Individual records remain bounded to 8 MiB. The parent
+still independently checks actual bytes, record overhead, digests and source
+identities before adopting results.
+
+A source that exhausts the analyzer heap does not terminate the CLI/MCP
+process. Completed static facts are retained, other files can still be analyzed,
+and unexamined semantic relationships remain explicit unknowns. The parent
+also checks transfer expansion and accumulated results against its remaining
+heap before accepting semantic facts. A resource-limited result has partial
+coverage, the observed limits and an `analyze-javascript-source` unknown scope
+with the specific failure, including captured diagnostics when available.
+Resource failures do not increment syntax parse failures. There is no fixed
+source-length cutoff.
+
+Static observations also need memory when expanded into nodes, relationships
+and Evidence. If that expansion does not fit, the file node retains
+`static_analysis` and any admitted `semantic_module_analysis` observations,
+including their exact values and source locations. Use the public modules item
+view to read them. The graph marks those unexpanded relationships as unknown.
+If cumulative result capacity is exhausted, analysis stops; inventoried but
+unexamined files remain present with explicit unknown scopes.
+
+### Large local JSON inputs
+
+CLI workflows parse larger JSON input files incrementally from one verified
+regular-file handle, without constructing a document-sized string. Smaller
+files retain native JSON parsing. Both paths require strict JSON and valid
+UTF-8, and return one complete value; the assembled object still needs memory.
+An individual JSON string exceeding the native length limit or the available
+heap headroom for assembly returns
+`resource_constraint` with `input_reason: "too-large"`. Supply a smaller valid
+value; for Evidence workflows, re-analyze a smaller selection of the original
+target and use its complete Evidence. Splitting JSON text or trimming Evidence
+fields does not produce a valid workflow input.
+
+Evidence bundle and analysis snapshot file readers still decode whole
+documents. Their runtime string-limit failures report a resource constraint
+with the selected path, observed bytes and UTF-16 limit, rather than malformed
+JSON.
+
 ## Verification boundary
 
 The source-owned fixture covers an extracted directory, a direct ASAR with an
@@ -598,3 +630,11 @@ Unresolved HTML references retain their declaration, source range, and resolutio
 reason in the renderer observations.
 HTML script source ranges follow the HTML parser across LF, CRLF, and bare CR
 line endings, preserving UTF-16 columns.
+Inline JavaScript in local HTML, meaning classic or module `<script>` bodies
+without a `src` attribute, is not analyzed. Each HTML file that has one gets an
+unknown `parse-html-inline-scripts` scope with the exact body count and the
+script type and source range of the first 100 bodies; beyond that, coverage is
+truncated under the `html_inline_script_locations_per_file` limit, and the
+scope's evidence counts the omitted locations. The graph names the
+file and up to 10 starting lines in its limitations, and coverage is partial. Import maps, speculation rules, data blocks, and blank
+bodies are not JavaScript and are not reported.

docs/javascript-runtime-observation.md

@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ application starts, and REA never resumes it or sends
 `Runtime.runIfWaitingForDebugger`. Resume a paused target with a separate
 caller-owned debugger before requesting application runtime observations.
 
+For a packaged Electron app, read
+[`inspect_electron_fuses`](electron-fuses.md) before starting an `electron-main`
+target. When `EnableNodeCliInspectArguments` is disabled or removed, Electron
+ignores `--inspect` and `--inspect-brk`. A missing main-process target after
+launch does not, by itself, show that fuse.
+
 The caller supplies the literal-loopback HTTP endpoint directly. Selecting an endpoint exposes all targets it serves and their local script locations or renderer origins. A target must match the exact requested target ID and expose a same-port WebSocket reported by that endpoint. Targets explicitly marked attached are rejected rather than displacing another debugger. Node's `/json/list` omits attachment state, so REA preserves it as `null` (unknown), reports that limitation, and permits observation unless the endpoint explicitly reports `attached: true`. Local paths are canonicalized after symlink resolution.
 
 The `attached` field in JavaScript runtime and browser target results is nullable: `true` and `false` are reported only when discovery supplied a boolean; `null` means the endpoint omitted or could not report the state. CDP `TargetInfo` worker records require an `attached` boolean; REA excludes a worker record with a missing or malformed value as an invalid protocol value.

docs/javascript-runtime-reconciliation.md

@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 # JavaScript static/runtime reconciliation
 
 REA can combine an existing static JavaScript Application Graph with one or
-more passive browser, Electron page, or Node/Electron V8 Inspector captures without collapsing their different
-authorities. The `reconcile_javascript_runtime` MCP tool and
+more browser, Electron, or Node/Electron V8 Inspector observations while
+preserving their different authorities. The `reconcile_javascript_runtime` MCP tool and
 `rea reconcile-javascript-runtime` CLI command accept Evidence records and
 return derived Evidence containing a combined JavaScript Application Graph
 and explicit match, ambiguity, mismatch, and unknown classifications.
 
 The operation performs no filesystem, browser, or Electron I/O. It accepts only
 semantically verified Evidence produced by `analyze_javascript_application`,
-`inspect_web_page`, `inspect_electron_page`, or
-`observe_javascript_runtime`; matching operation names alone
+`inspect_web_page`, `inspect_electron_page`, `observe_javascript_runtime`, or
+`capture_electron_scenario`; matching operation names alone
 is insufficient. Provider identity, predicate type, subject digest, target
 parameters, and normalized-result schemas are checked before reconciliation.
 
+`capture_electron_scenario` supplies target-only partial observations. It does
+not establish loaded-script coverage; see [Electron observation](electron-observation.md).
+
 ## Workflow
 
 1. Run `analyze_javascript_application` against exactly one application layer.
    Optional cache or assets directories can be analyzed independently and
    supplied as additional layers.
 2. Run `inspect_web_page`, `inspect_electron_page`, or the attach-only
-   `observe_javascript_runtime`. Capturing script sources
-   is optional, but a source capture provides the strongest byte
-   identity.
+   `observe_javascript_runtime`, or supply existing `capture_electron_scenario`
+   Evidence with the partial scope above. Capturing script sources is optional,
+   but a source capture provides the strongest byte identity.
 3. Pass the resulting Evidence records to `reconcile_javascript_runtime`.
    Browser URLs normally need an explicit URL-prefix mapping. Extracted
    Electron and V8 Inspector file locations are mapped automatically when runtime files remain
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ nodes. REA evaluates compatible static candidates conservatively:
 
 Every successful cross-layer `observed_as` edge has
 `authority: cross-layer-reconciliation` and `state: inferred`. The underlying
-artifact/AST observations and passive-CDP observations remain unchanged and
+artifact/AST observations and runtime observations remain unchanged and
 retain their own Evidence links.
 
 ## Loaded, resident, and not observed