From eb909144eb4feaa957822ff784529045f7b06240 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank Taylor <frank.g.taylor97@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 10:59:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Preserve native SQLite failure and qualify hybrid search
 and backup retention

Restore literal FTS, native index/backup error causes and bounded evidence retention through existing owners. Preserve original cases and add six real backup/migration tests. All native qualification is pending the repository-owned Linux/macOS workflow.

Commission: O-I#65/#220, primitive-integrity parent
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Source-Packet-SHA256: 43dedd6b353db48c1e4151d18d29eabac18f47e0663034b7bee272772f2d0bf5
Independent-Source-Review-SHA256: a69afaa051a644d6291f5bb0b10716112f15504771d2c2f567b4cdf11953ee74
---
 .github/workflows/test.yml                    | 258 +++++++
 TESTING.md                                    | 180 +++++
 bkmr/src/application/error.rs                 |  32 +
 .../services/bookmark_service_impl.rs         |  10 +-
 bkmr/src/cli/args.rs                          |   6 +
 bkmr/src/cli/hsearch_handler.rs               |  11 +-
 bkmr/src/domain/error.rs                      |  64 ++
 bkmr/src/domain/search.rs                     |  20 +
 .../infrastructure/di/service_container.rs    |  69 +-
 .../repositories/sqlite/connection.rs         | 376 +++++++++-
 .../repositories/sqlite/error.rs              |  36 +
 .../repositories/sqlite/vector_repository.rs  |  99 ++-
 bkmr/src/main.rs                              |  48 +-
 bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs         | 707 ++++++++++++++++++
 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py  | 628 ++++++++++++++++
 15 files changed, 2497 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs
 create mode 100644 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 30521840..96f670a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,269 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         runner: [ubuntu-24.04, macos-14]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    timeout-minutes: 180
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
           workspaces: bkmr
+      - name: Prepare owned native Run and exact source prerequisite
+        id: native_run
+        timeout-minutes: 2
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          test -z "$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=all)"
+          python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py prepare
+      - name: Retain current source and native host tools
+        timeout-minutes: 2
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          git rev-parse HEAD HEAD^{tree} > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/current-source-ids.txt"
+          git ls-tree -r -z HEAD > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/current-source-tree.nul"
+          git archive --format=tar HEAD > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/current-source.tar"
+          git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/tracked-status-before.txt"
+          rustc --version --verbose > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/rustc.txt"
+          cargo --version --verbose > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/cargo.txt"
+          python3 --version > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/python.txt"
+          uname -a > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/os.txt"
+          if [ "$RUNNER_OS" = macOS ]; then sw_vers > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/macos.txt"; fi
+      - name: Compile same-source native executable and all three test targets
+        id: native_compile
+        timeout-minutes: 45
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          set +e
+          cargo build --locked --manifest-path bkmr/Cargo.toml --bin bkmr --message-format=json > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-cli-compiler.jsonl" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-cli-compiler.stderr"
+          status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-cli-compiler.status"
+          set -e
+          if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$status"; fi
+          set +e
+          cargo test --locked --manifest-path bkmr/Cargo.toml --test test_hybrid_literal_fts --lib --bin bkmr --no-run --message-format=json > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-compiler.jsonl" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-compiler.stderr"
+          status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-compiler.status"
+          set -e
+          if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$status"; fi
+          python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py compiler candidate
+      # Keep this original native make test invocation unchanged. Its actual
+      # job log/step outcome remains separate from the exact24 selected cases.
       - name: make test
+        timeout-minutes: 30
         run: make test
+      - name: Build and qualify actual unmodified native7.6.7 prerequisite
+        id: native_before
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.native_run.outcome == 'success' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 45
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          set +e
+          curl --fail --location --connect-timeout 20 --max-time 120 --max-filesize 1048576 'https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5b/4e/2c7796f45b7fadeb80562286b02b18c7cabe06a6210b0db0c6af804c3e2b/bkmr-7.6.7.tar.gz' -o "$BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT/bkmr-7.6.7.tar.gz" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-download.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-download.stderr"
+          status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-download.status"
+          set -e
+          if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$status"; fi
+          python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py old-source
+          # GITHUB_ENV applies to subsequent steps; this exact pinned archive
+          # root is also needed by the current native build step.
+          export BKMR_OLD_PROJECT="$BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT/old-source/bkmr-7.6.7"
+          set +e
+          cargo build --locked --manifest-path "$BKMR_OLD_PROJECT/bkmr/Cargo.toml" --target-dir "$BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT/old-target" --bin bkmr --message-format=json > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-compiler.jsonl" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-compiler.stderr"
+          status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-compiler.status"
+          set -e
+          if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$status"; fi
+          python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py compiler old
+      - name: Observe exact old binary and current native version
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.native_before.outcome == 'success' && steps.native_compile.outcome == 'success' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 1
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          set +e
+          "$BKMR_LITERAL_FTS_BEFORE_BIN" --version > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-version.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-version.stderr"
+          status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/old-version.status"
+          "$BKMR_NATIVE_BIN" --version > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-version.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-version.stderr"
+          current_status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$current_status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/candidate-version.status"
+          set -e
+          if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$status"; fi
+          if [ "$current_status" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$current_status"; fi
+      - name: Genuine selected native model warm and current database observation
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.native_compile.outcome == 'success' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          configuration="$BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT/warm/config.toml"
+          database="$BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT/warm/native.db"
+          first=0
+          set +e
+          "$BKMR_NATIVE_BIN" --config "$configuration" --db "$database" create-db "$database" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-create.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-create.stderr"
+          status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-create.status"
+          if [ "$status" -ne 0 ]; then first=$status; fi
+          "$BKMR_NATIVE_BIN" --config "$configuration" --db "$database" add --no-web --title 'declared native qualification source' --description 'physical source branches' 'https://literal-fts.invalid/model-warm' 'native-proof' > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-add.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-add.stderr"
+          status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-add.status"
+          if [ "$status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$status; fi
+          "$BKMR_NATIVE_BIN" --config "$configuration" --db "$database" info --schema > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-info.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-info.stderr"
+          status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/warm-info.status"
+          if [ "$status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$status; fi
+          exit "$first"
+      - name: Retain and validate complete compiled native rosters
+        id: native_rosters
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.native_compile.outcome == 'success' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 2
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          first=0
+          for role in hybrid lib bin; do
+            case "$role" in hybrid) executable="$HYBRID_TEST_BIN";; lib) executable="$LIB_TEST_BIN";; bin) executable="$BIN_TEST_BIN";; esac
+            set +e
+            "$executable" --list --color never > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/$role-roster.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/$role-roster.stderr"
+            status=$?
+            printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/$role-roster.status"
+            set -e
+            if [ "$status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$status; fi
+          done
+          if [ "$first" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$first"; fi
+          python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py rosters
+      - name: Explicit21 default native SQLite/CLI/backup/lib/bin cases
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.native_rosters.outcome == 'success' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          first=0
+          while IFS=$'\t' read -r number role ignored name; do
+            case "$role" in hybrid) executable="$HYBRID_TEST_BIN";; lib) executable="$LIB_TEST_BIN";; bin) executable="$BIN_TEST_BIN";; *) exit 1;; esac
+            flags=(--exact "$name" --nocapture --test-threads=1 --color never)
+            if [ "$ignored" = 1 ]; then flags+=(--ignored); fi
+            python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py case-start "$number"
+            set +e
+            "$executable" "${flags[@]}" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.stderr"
+            status=$?
+            printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.status"
+            python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py case-result "$number"
+            audit_status=$?
+            set -e
+            if [ "$status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$status; fi
+            if [ "$audit_status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$audit_status; fi
+          done < "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/default.tsv"
+          exit "$first"
+      - name: Mandatory actual old native binary compatibility case
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.native_rosters.outcome == 'success' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          first=0
+          while IFS=$'\t' read -r number role ignored name; do
+            case "$role" in hybrid) executable="$HYBRID_TEST_BIN";; lib) executable="$LIB_TEST_BIN";; bin) executable="$BIN_TEST_BIN";; *) exit 1;; esac
+            flags=(--exact "$name" --nocapture --test-threads=1 --color never)
+            if [ "$ignored" = 1 ]; then flags+=(--ignored); fi
+            python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py case-start "$number"
+            set +e
+            "$executable" "${flags[@]}" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.stderr"
+            status=$?
+            printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.status"
+            python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py case-result "$number"
+            audit_status=$?
+            set -e
+            if [ "$status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$status; fi
+            if [ "$audit_status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$audit_status; fi
+          done < "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/before.tsv"
+          exit "$first"
+      - name: Mandatory genuine native inference/storage/RRF case
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.native_rosters.outcome == 'success' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          first=0
+          while IFS=$'\t' read -r number role ignored name; do
+            case "$role" in hybrid) executable="$HYBRID_TEST_BIN";; lib) executable="$LIB_TEST_BIN";; bin) executable="$BIN_TEST_BIN";; *) exit 1;; esac
+            flags=(--exact "$name" --nocapture --test-threads=1 --color never)
+            if [ "$ignored" = 1 ]; then flags+=(--ignored); fi
+            python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py case-start "$number"
+            set +e
+            "$executable" "${flags[@]}" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.stderr"
+            status=$?
+            printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.status"
+            python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py case-result "$number"
+            audit_status=$?
+            set -e
+            if [ "$status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$status; fi
+            if [ "$audit_status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$audit_status; fi
+          done < "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/model-hybrid.tsv"
+          exit "$first"
+      - name: Mandatory genuine native repository-refusal/recovery/model case
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.native_rosters.outcome == 'success' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          first=0
+          while IFS=$'\t' read -r number role ignored name; do
+            case "$role" in hybrid) executable="$HYBRID_TEST_BIN";; lib) executable="$LIB_TEST_BIN";; bin) executable="$BIN_TEST_BIN";; *) exit 1;; esac
+            flags=(--exact "$name" --nocapture --test-threads=1 --color never)
+            if [ "$ignored" = 1 ]; then flags+=(--ignored); fi
+            python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py case-start "$number"
+            set +e
+            "$executable" "${flags[@]}" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.stdout" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.stderr"
+            status=$?
+            printf '%s\n' "$status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/case-$number.status"
+            python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py case-result "$number"
+            audit_status=$?
+            set -e
+            if [ "$status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$status; fi
+            if [ "$audit_status" -ne 0 ] && [ "$first" -eq 0 ]; then first=$audit_status; fi
+          done < "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/model-error.tsv"
+          exit "$first"
+      - name: Retain exact binaries/material and report actual cleanup/partial qualification
+        id: native_retention
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.native_run.outputs.owned_root != '' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 8
+        env:
+          BKMR_NATIVE_QUALIFICATION_ROOT: ${{ steps.native_run.outputs.owned_root }}
+          BKMR_NATIVE_ROOT_CUSTODY: ${{ steps.native_run.outputs.owned_custody }}
+          BKMR_EVIDENCE: ${{ steps.native_run.outputs.evidence_path || steps.native_run.outputs.owned_root }}
+          BKMR_NATIVE_PREPARATION_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.native_run.outcome }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py retention-start
+          set +e
+          git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/tracked-status-after.txt" 2> "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/tracked-status-after.stderr"
+          status_observation=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$status_observation" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/tracked-status-after.status"
+          git diff --exit-code HEAD -- > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/tracked-source.diff"
+          source_status=$?
+          printf '%s\n' "$source_status" > "$BKMR_EVIDENCE/tracked-source.status"
+          python3 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py finish
+          audit_status=$?
+          set -e
+          if [ "$status_observation" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$status_observation"; fi
+          if [ "$source_status" -ne 0 ]; then exit "$source_status"; fi
+          exit "$audit_status"
+      - name: Upload actual native proof even when prerequisites/cases failed
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.native_retention.outputs.retained_path != '' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 8
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: native-hybrid-${{ matrix.runner }}-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+          path: |
+            ${{ steps.native_retention.outputs.retained_path }}
+            ${{ steps.native_retention.outputs.retained_root }}/ownership.json
+            ${{ steps.native_retention.outputs.retained_root }}/prepare-error.json
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 14
diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md
index 43dc5627..347663cf 100644
--- a/TESTING.md
+++ b/TESTING.md
@@ -358,3 +358,183 @@ bkmr -dd lsp 2>/tmp/bkmr-lsp.log            # or use the bkmr-dev wrapper
 
 LSP log lines worth grepping: `Document opened: <uri> (language: <id>)`,
 `Returning N completion items`, `Failed to get completions`, `Template interpolation failed`.
+
+
+### Native vector schema-query failures
+
+`SqliteVectorRepository::init_vec_table` only treats a successful native
+`sqlite_master` answer of false as table absence. A real query failure returns
+before DROP or CREATE. Healthy missing, empty and existing-table behavior is
+unchanged; dimension replacement still uses its existing separate DROP/CREATE
+statements and is not a rollback guarantee.
+
+The real SQLite/native CLI target `test_hybrid_literal_fts` includes corrupt-file
+schema failure and missing/existing/restart controls in its default selection.
+Its three previously declared model/old-binary cases still require explicit
+`--ignored --exact` selection and genuine admitted model or old-binary inputs.
+Run default tests single-threaded with the documented `BKMR_DB_URL` and locked
+source. New definitions are not evidence of execution; qualification must retain
+source/tool/host receipts and actual outputs, including failures.
+
+
+### Original native SQLite causes and Rust API migration
+
+Vector operations and the two bootstrap WAL branches retain the actual
+`rusqlite::Error` in the existing error chain. Display prefixes and context text
+retain their prior presentation; the original `Error::source` is moved, not
+reconstructed from text. SQLite repository conversion, the production repository
+and vector legs of `ServiceContainer`, and the private main command wrapper carry
+that source. A process exit/stderr observation does not expose an in-process
+error object or certify every other BKMR error route.
+
+The existing publicly reachable `DomainError`, `RepositoryError` and
+`ApplicationError` enums add `Caused { presentation, source }`. This is a Rust
+source API migration for downstream exhaustive matches. The SQLite implementation
+enum adds the same variant inside its existing crate-private module. Consumers
+that need the previous classification can match `error.presentation()`; consumers
+that need the original error must use `std::error::Error::source`. Context applies
+the existing presentation transformation while retaining the same source box.
+Repository lookup alone cannot establish external source compatibility. No release
+version or provider cutover is declared by this candidate.
+
+The real `test_hybrid_literal_fts` target now has 15 definitions: 12 default and
+three explicitly ignored genuine model/old-binary definitions. The original eight
+definitions are retained byte for byte. The existing strict model repository-error
+case also checks actual rusqlite cause/code and identical source allocation after
+CLI context; it still performs genuine document/query inference after native
+recovery. New default cases cover corrupt-file schema failure, create/restart,
+missing-table original cause/context, and an actual CLI corrupt-WAL failure.
+The actual-readonly file case is in `sqlite::vector_repository::native_readonly_tests`;
+the production DI corrupt-WAL leg is in `di::service_container::native_cause_tests`;
+the private main wrapper has a genuine SQLite missing-table cause test. The
+readonly fixture uses a real SQLite READ_ONLY connection to the owned file and
+the same production init method, not an injected error or fabricated result.
+The DI case calls the exact production repository leg before embedder/clipboard
+composition; it does not use `ServiceContainer::new()` or a dummy provider.
+
+Retain normal `make test` and select these exact native definitions as well:
+
+```sh
+cd bkmr
+cargo test --locked --test test_hybrid_literal_fts -- --test-threads=1 --nocapture
+cargo test --locked --lib native_readonly_tests:: -- --test-threads=1 --nocapture
+cargo test --locked --lib native_cause_tests:: -- --test-threads=1 --nocapture
+cargo test --locked --bin bkmr given_actual_native_vector_failure_when_main_wraps_then_display_and_original_source_are_preserved -- --test-threads=1 --nocapture
+cargo test --locked --test test_hybrid_literal_fts given_genuine_native_model_when_vector_presence_query_fails_then_hybrid_preserves_error_and_healthy_fallback -- --ignored --exact --test-threads=1 --nocapture
+```
+
+The two other already-declared ignored controls (genuine model contribution and
+pinned 7.6.7 old-binary characterization) remain mandatory, with their existing
+strict prerequisites. An unavailable prerequisite is a failure, not a green skip.
+Use the same actual maintained source/compiler/run for the default and selected
+cases. The 7.6.7 cut and lock are independent and cannot qualify this 7.6.11 source
+through a copied receipt. The unchanged ordinary `make test` command selects
+default tests; that command alone does not establish completion of the three
+ignored controls. The prior upstream workflow selected only this ordinary
+command; the qualification successor below adds their mandatory selection.
+These source definitions and commands are unexecuted until native hosted
+qualification. Capture limits asserted after completion are not live memory or
+process-lifecycle guarantees. In-process model tests need the declared hosted
+owner deadline and explicit model/cache provenance.
+
+Dimension changes still perform DROP followed by CREATE. Bookmark creation commits
+before embedding storage; bookmark update may write the vector before its bookmark
+update; neither cross-connection sequence nor vector DELETE/INSERT is a rollback
+guarantee. A failure may follow these known partial effects; no automatic retry is
+added.
+INFO's defaulted vector observations, backfill aggregate reporting, unrelated
+Diesel/r2d2/context conversion losses and their existing diagnostic audiences are
+separate retained limitations with native-owner follow-up, not repaired by this
+cause chain.
+
+
+## Required native hybrid, SQLite cause and backup qualification
+
+The existing `Test` Ubuntu 24.04/macOS 14 job retains the ordinary `make test`
+command and adds mandatory explicit qualification of the fifteen definitions in
+`test_hybrid_literal_fts`, the three native lib/bin INIT/WAL/main cause cases,
+and six native model-free backup-observation/migration lib cases: twenty-four
+unique selected definitions, twenty-one default and three ignored. The selected
+roles are fifteen integration, eight lib and one bin; the complete compiled lib
+roster must contain all eight selected lib names. Existing case identities 01–18
+remain stable and the six backup cases append as 19–24. The integration target
+still has twelve default and three ignored definitions.
+The ignored definitions are selected with `--ignored --exact`; an absent model,
+unqualified before binary, native error, timeout, zero-test dispatch or skipped
+case is a failure, never a semantic pass. The compiled libtest rosters and exact
+one-case summaries are audited by `scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py`.
+The helper does not launch processes or substitute native observations.
+
+The six backup cases use real SQLite schema absence, allocated native rows,
+exclusive locking with an independent BUSY prerequisite, a broken view and
+original Diesel cause, working/case/temporary relation resolution, and the
+actual embedded pending-migration/backup owner. Failed schema or COUNT stays
+unavailable before backup/final migration; successful absence/count keeps its
+existing meaning. The migration case preserves row/schema/bytes/applied versions
+on the real failure, restores the native relation, affirms committed DELETE
+journal mode after restoration, and independently reopens the actual backup
+before the final migration clears the retained legacy BLOB. That BLOB is ordinary
+retained data, not a fabricated vector/model result. These source definitions
+remain unparsed/uncompiled/unrun until genuine native host qualification. They
+do not qualify production concurrent WAL copying, the size gate/date overwrite,
+physical backup lifecycle or unrelated migration/pool/IO cause losses.
+
+The current code and dependency locks are pinned separately from an unmodified
+7.6.7 before executable. That prerequisite is built from the published sdist
+SHA-256 `a7350a3372263fc7e89f8b80f8d4f7966a19aa5c08a50d0a89b5c9c67466b7f2`,
+with its own locked source and actual compiler-produced executable. The gate
+retains both source/lock identities, actual executable bytes and hashes, native
+version output and Rust/Cargo/host observations. No old source patch, invented
+release or dynamic embedding-provider fallback is selected.
+
+The model is explicitly `AllMiniLML6V2` in an exclusive product-native
+`ProjectCentral/now/tmp` fixture. Controlled HOME/XDG/model/DB paths avoid an
+ambient private cache; the native Rust tool homes remain explicit. The actual
+current BKMR `create-db`, `add --no-web` (embedding enabled) and `info --schema`
+commands prepare and observe declared fixture data. Model cache availability
+and this warm command alone do not qualify inference: the two mandatory native
+model tests must perform actual document/query inference, vector storage,
+hydration and RRF/error/recovery assertions. FastEmbed may download public model
+files during that actual operation. Network/provider absence and genuine
+failures remain failures with raw output. Both dependency/model generations
+are distinct; the old compatibility case does not claim old-model inference.
+
+Each host job has a 180-minute limit, with finite compile, ordinary suite,
+prerequisite, case and retention step limits. The maximum step allowances are
+not a guarantee that cold builds/downloads fit inside the job. Existing
+`assert_cmd` direct-child timeouts and post-capture size assertions do not prove
+bounded live memory, disk growth, descendant retirement or safe cancellation.
+An interrupted job can have incomplete artifacts; that is not qualification.
+Raw stdout/stderr/status and actual errors are retained without truncating a
+semantic result. The audit refuses a parse above 16 MiB, a regular artifact
+above 512 MiB, or selected fixture material above 1 GiB/8192 files/20000 entries;
+refusal retains available raw files, rather than clipping success. Bounded
+material enumeration prunes old build/source trees and limits its frontier.
+The artifact retains the actual selected binaries, model material, source tar,
+compiled rosters, case logs/results and cleanup observations. The original
+`make test` outcome and complete hosted job log are separately required; repeat
+ordinary-suite dispatches do not add distinct native-definition credit.
+
+Actual exclusive root custody is published before later fixture effects, and
+an actual evidence locator is published before fixture creation. Qualified
+partial preparation failures remain eligible for always-retention/upload;
+actual errors are recorded, while unavailable ownership stays unknown and
+cannot authorize a guessed artifact path. Available attributable material is
+copied into evidence; the fixture is preserved for the existing finite hosted
+lifecycle even when all selected cases pass. An outer native exit/EOF does not
+prove inner child retirement, so this audit performs no recursive deletion.
+Failed/incomplete/unknown case, prerequisite or retention outcomes preserve
+material and report their actual disposition. Host retirement is not observed
+by this helper. These local fixture checks do not exclude concurrent external
+mutation. Actual SQLite
+operations/schema/vector observations and native locked dependencies are
+retained; a Python/helper SQLite runtime is not the compiled BKMR SQLite
+runtime. The native runtime library version is not inferred from a lockfile.
+
+This workflow is contribution qualification, not provider installation,
+consumer capability activation, whole-project acceptance, or a model grant.
+It must be normally reviewed/applied through an admitted upstream contributor
+or maintainer source route. A read-only repository account or an immutable
+T-only proposal does not establish that writable route. Before-source INIT and
+cause characterization remains required separately; incompatible old Rust
+APIs cannot be represented as a manufactured before-test success.
diff --git a/bkmr/src/application/error.rs b/bkmr/src/application/error.rs
index 539432ee..c39da985 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/application/error.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/application/error.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum ApplicationError {
+    /// Existing presentation with the original native failure retained once.
+    #[error("{presentation}")]
+    Caused {
+        presentation: Box<ApplicationError>,
+        #[source]
+        source: Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>,
+    },
+
     #[error("Domain error: {0}")]
     Domain(#[from] DomainError),
 
@@ -29,8 +37,32 @@ pub enum ApplicationError {
 
 // Add a context method for ApplicationError
 impl ApplicationError {
+    /// Attach an actual failure without reconstructing it from display text.
+    pub fn with_source<E>(self, source: E) -> Self
+    where
+        E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        Self::Caused {
+            presentation: Box::new(self),
+            source: Box::new(source),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Inspect the existing presentation category, not the original cause.
+    pub fn presentation(&self) -> &Self {
+        let mut current = self;
+        while let Self::Caused { presentation, .. } = current {
+            current = presentation;
+        }
+        current
+    }
+
     pub fn context<C: Into<String>>(self, context: C) -> Self {
         match self {
+            Self::Caused { presentation, source } => Self::Caused {
+                presentation: Box::new((*presentation).context(context)),
+                source,
+            },
             ApplicationError::Other(msg) => {
                 ApplicationError::Other(format!("{}: {}", context.into(), msg))
             }
diff --git a/bkmr/src/application/services/bookmark_service_impl.rs b/bkmr/src/application/services/bookmark_service_impl.rs
index 7acbee2d..7984225c 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/application/services/bookmark_service_impl.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/application/services/bookmark_service_impl.rs
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ impl<R: BookmarkRepository> BookmarkService for BookmarkServiceImpl<R> {
     fn hybrid_search(&self, search: &HybridSearch) -> ApplicationResult<Vec<HybridSearchResult>> {
         use crate::domain::search::{RankedResult, SearchMode};
 
+        if search.literal_fts && search.query.split_whitespace().next().is_none() {
+            return Err(ApplicationError::Validation(
+                "literal FTS search requires at least one non-whitespace term".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+
         let limit = search.effective_limit();
         let internal_limit = std::cmp::max(limit * 4, 20);
         let k = 60.0;
@@ -427,12 +433,12 @@ impl<R: BookmarkRepository> BookmarkService for BookmarkServiceImpl<R> {
         // Step 1: FTS ranked search (always runs)
         let fts_ranked = self
             .repository
-            .get_bookmarks_fts_ranked(&search.query, filter_ids.as_ref())?;
+            .get_bookmarks_fts_ranked(&search.fts_query(), filter_ids.as_ref())?;
 
         // Step 2: Semantic search (skip if exact mode or no embeddings)
         let sem_ranked = if search.mode == SearchMode::Exact
             || self.embedder.dimensions() == 0
-            || !self.vector_repository.has_embeddings().unwrap_or(false)
+            || !self.vector_repository.has_embeddings()?
         {
             vec![]
         } else {
diff --git a/bkmr/src/cli/args.rs b/bkmr/src/cli/args.rs
index ed82820d..d3c0df67 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/cli/args.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/cli/args.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ pub enum Commands {
         /// Search query text
         query: String,
 
+        #[arg(
+            long = "literal-fts",
+            help = "quote literal text terms for FTS only; keep the original embedding query"
+        )]
+        literal_fts: bool,
+
         #[arg(
             short = 't',
             long = "tags",
diff --git a/bkmr/src/cli/hsearch_handler.rs b/bkmr/src/cli/hsearch_handler.rs
index be33ea1a..e1aa8b49 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/cli/hsearch_handler.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/cli/hsearch_handler.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub fn hybrid_search(cli: Cli, services: &ServiceContainer) -> CliResult<()> {
     let mut stderr = std::io::stderr();
     if let Commands::HSearch {
         query,
+        literal_fts,
         tags_all,
         tags_all_not,
         tags_any,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ pub fn hybrid_search(cli: Cli, services: &ServiceContainer) -> CliResult<()> {
     {
         // Build the hybrid search query
         let mut search = HybridSearch::new(query);
+        search.literal_fts = literal_fts;
         search.limit = limit.map(|l| l as usize);
         search.mode = if mode == "exact" {
             SearchMode::Exact
@@ -73,8 +75,13 @@ pub fn hybrid_search(cli: Cli, services: &ServiceContainer) -> CliResult<()> {
             .cli_context("performing hybrid search on bookmarks")?;
 
         if results.is_empty() {
-            writeln!(stderr, "{}", "No bookmarks found".yellow())
-                .cli_context("writing empty search result to stderr")?;
+            if is_json {
+                writeln!(std::io::stdout(), "[]")
+                    .cli_context("writing empty search result to stdout")?;
+            } else {
+                writeln!(stderr, "{}", "No bookmarks found".yellow())
+                    .cli_context("writing empty search result to stderr")?;
+            }
             return Ok(());
         }
 
diff --git a/bkmr/src/domain/error.rs b/bkmr/src/domain/error.rs
index 02641719..e559ef60 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/domain/error.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/domain/error.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum DomainError {
+    /// Existing presentation with the original native failure retained once.
+    #[error("{presentation}")]
+    Caused {
+        presentation: Box<DomainError>,
+        #[source]
+        source: Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>,
+    },
+
     #[error("Invalid URL: {0}")]
     InvalidUrl(String),
 
@@ -54,6 +62,14 @@ pub enum DomainError {
 // New repository error enum to represent generic repository errors
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum RepositoryError {
+    /// Existing presentation with the original native failure retained once.
+    #[error("{presentation}")]
+    Caused {
+        presentation: Box<RepositoryError>,
+        #[source]
+        source: Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>,
+    },
+
     #[error("Entity not found: {0}")]
     NotFound(String),
 
@@ -75,8 +91,32 @@ pub enum RepositoryError {
 
 // Add a context method to DomainError for better error context
 impl DomainError {
+    /// Attach an actual failure without reconstructing it from display text.
+    pub fn with_source<E>(self, source: E) -> Self
+    where
+        E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        Self::Caused {
+            presentation: Box::new(self),
+            source: Box::new(source),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Inspect the existing presentation category, not the original cause.
+    pub fn presentation(&self) -> &Self {
+        let mut current = self;
+        while let Self::Caused { presentation, .. } = current {
+            current = presentation;
+        }
+        current
+    }
+
     pub fn context<C: Into<String>>(self, context: C) -> Self {
         match self {
+            Self::Caused { presentation, source } => Self::Caused {
+                presentation: Box::new((*presentation).context(context)),
+                source,
+            },
             DomainError::Other(msg) => DomainError::Other(format!("{}: {}", context.into(), msg)),
             DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(msg) => {
                 DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!("{}: {}", context.into(), msg))
@@ -101,8 +141,32 @@ impl DomainError {
 
 // Add a context method to RepositoryError
 impl RepositoryError {
+    /// Attach an actual failure without reconstructing it from display text.
+    pub fn with_source<E>(self, source: E) -> Self
+    where
+        E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        Self::Caused {
+            presentation: Box::new(self),
+            source: Box::new(source),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Inspect the existing presentation category, not the original cause.
+    pub fn presentation(&self) -> &Self {
+        let mut current = self;
+        while let Self::Caused { presentation, .. } = current {
+            current = presentation;
+        }
+        current
+    }
+
     pub fn context<C: Into<String>>(self, context: C) -> Self {
         match self {
+            Self::Caused { presentation, source } => Self::Caused {
+                presentation: Box::new((*presentation).context(context)),
+                source,
+            },
             RepositoryError::Other(msg) => {
                 RepositoryError::Other(format!("{}: {}", context.into(), msg))
             }
diff --git a/bkmr/src/domain/search.rs b/bkmr/src/domain/search.rs
index 4ddf36d6..3d45c8ac 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/domain/search.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/domain/search.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // src/domain/search.rs
 use crate::domain::bookmark::Bookmark;
 use crate::domain::tag::Tag;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 /// Represents a semantic search query and parameters.
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ pub struct RankedResult {
 pub struct HybridSearch {
     /// The search query text
     pub query: String,
+    /// Quote whitespace-delimited terms only for FTS; false preserves raw FTS grammar.
+    pub literal_fts: bool,
     /// All-of tag filter (pre-filter)
     pub tags_all: Option<HashSet<Tag>>,
     /// Exclude-all tag filter
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ impl HybridSearch {
     pub fn new(query: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         Self {
             query: query.into(),
+            literal_fts: false,
             tags_all: None,
             tags_all_not: None,
             tags_any: None,
@@ -133,6 +137,22 @@ impl HybridSearch {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Render the lexical branch without changing the semantic query text.
+    /// SQLite still owns tokenization and implicit AND between quoted terms.
+    /// The service rejects an empty literal subject before executing either branch.
+    pub fn fts_query(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+        if !self.literal_fts {
+            return Cow::Borrowed(&self.query);
+        }
+        Cow::Owned(
+            self.query
+                .split_whitespace()
+                .map(|term| format!("\"{}\"", term.replace('"', "\"\"")))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join(" "),
+        )
+    }
+
     /// Returns true if any tag filters are set
     pub fn has_tag_filters(&self) -> bool {
         self.tags_all.is_some()
diff --git a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/di/service_container.rs b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/di/service_container.rs
index 1a37456c..356662f9 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/di/service_container.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/di/service_container.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl ServiceContainer {
             crate::application::error::ApplicationError::Other(format!(
                 "Failed to create SQLite bookmark repository: {}",
                 e
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
 
         Ok(Arc::new(repository))
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ impl ServiceContainer {
             crate::application::error::ApplicationError::Other(format!(
                 "Failed to create vector repository: {}",
                 e
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
         // Initialize the virtual table with the embedder's dimensions
         repo.init_vec_table(embedder.dimensions()).map_err(|e| {
             crate::application::error::ApplicationError::Other(format!(
                 "Failed to initialize vec_bookmarks table: {}",
                 e
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
         Ok(Arc::new(repo))
     }
@@ -255,3 +255,66 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for ServiceContainer {
             .finish()
     }
 }
+
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod native_cause_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::application::error::ApplicationError;
+    use crate::domain::error::{DomainError, RepositoryError};
+    use crate::infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::error::SqliteRepositoryError;
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_corrupt_owned_sqlite_file_when_native_repository_is_created_then_original_wal_cause_reaches_application() {
+        let root = match std::env::var_os("BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT") {
+            Some(root) => {
+                let root = PathBuf::from(root);
+                assert!(root.is_absolute());
+                root.canonicalize().expect("existing explicit native Run root")
+            }
+            None => {
+                let root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../ProjectCentral/now/tmp");
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(&root).unwrap();
+                root.canonicalize().unwrap()
+            }
+        };
+        assert!(root.is_dir());
+        let owned = tempfile::Builder::new().prefix("bkmr-native-wal-").tempdir_in(root).unwrap();
+        let path = owned.path().join("corrupt.db");
+        let before = vec![0x63u8; 4096];
+        std::fs::write(&path, &before).unwrap();
+        // Invoke the exact production repository leg used by new(), not the
+        // whole container or a dummy embedder/clipboard/model composition.
+        let failure = ServiceContainer::create_repository(path.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap_err();
+        let repository = std::error::Error::source(&failure).unwrap()
+            .downcast_ref::<SqliteRepositoryError>().expect("actual SQLite repository-to-application cause");
+        let sqlite = std::error::Error::source(repository).unwrap()
+            .downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().expect("actual WAL bootstrap rusqlite error");
+        assert_eq!(sqlite.sqlite_error_code(), Some(rusqlite::ErrorCode::NotADatabase));
+        let native_pointer = sqlite as *const rusqlite::Error;
+        let before_display = failure.to_string();
+        assert!(before_display.contains("Failed to set WAL journal mode"));
+        assert!(matches!(failure.presentation(), ApplicationError::Other(_)));
+        let contextual = failure.context("actual native DI context");
+        assert_eq!(contextual.to_string(), format!("actual native DI context: {before_display}"));
+        let repository = std::error::Error::source(&contextual).unwrap().downcast_ref::<SqliteRepositoryError>().unwrap();
+        let sqlite = std::error::Error::source(repository).unwrap().downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(sqlite as *const rusqlite::Error, native_pointer);
+        // A second real owner call checks the existing SQLite -> domain
+        // conversion independently; it is not the same observation as above.
+        let repository = SqliteBookmarkRepository::from_url(path.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap_err();
+        let sqlite = std::error::Error::source(&repository).unwrap().downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap();
+        let converted_pointer = sqlite as *const rusqlite::Error;
+        let repository: RepositoryError = repository.into();
+        assert_eq!(std::error::Error::source(&repository).unwrap().downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap()
+            as *const rusqlite::Error, converted_pointer);
+        let domain = DomainError::from(repository).context("native converted repository");
+        let repository = std::error::Error::source(&domain).unwrap().downcast_ref::<RepositoryError>().unwrap();
+        let sqlite = std::error::Error::source(repository).unwrap().downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(sqlite as *const rusqlite::Error, converted_pointer);
+        assert_eq!(sqlite.sqlite_error_code(), Some(rusqlite::ErrorCode::NotADatabase));
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&path).unwrap(), before);
+        owned.close().expect("actual native WAL fixture retirement");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs
index e5f92383..2f03c29e 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn init_pool(database_url: &str) -> SqliteResult<ConnectionPool> {
             SqliteRepositoryError::ConnectionPoolError(format!(
                 "Failed to open bootstrap connection for WAL setup: {}",
                 e
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
         bootstrap
             .execute_batch("PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;")
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn init_pool(database_url: &str) -> SqliteResult<ConnectionPool> {
                 SqliteRepositoryError::ConnectionPoolError(format!(
                     "Failed to set WAL journal mode: {}",
                     e
-                ))
+                )).with_source(e)
             })?;
         debug!("WAL journal mode set via bootstrap connection");
         // bootstrap connection drops here — WAL mode persists on the file
@@ -84,38 +84,58 @@ pub fn init_pool(database_url: &str) -> SqliteResult<ConnectionPool> {
     Ok(pool)
 }
 
-/// Check if the database has meaningful user data
-/// A database is considered empty for backup purposes if it has no bookmark records
+/// Check whether the native database has bookmark records before backup.
+/// Only observed absence or a successful zero count is healthy emptiness.
+/// The private native pool has no attached-database route: inspect its main and
+/// temporary schemas, then retain SQLite's normal temporary-before-main COUNT
+/// resolution, including case variants and views. This is not an observation
+/// of arbitrary externally attached schemas or an atomic schema/count snapshot.
 fn is_database_empty_for_backup(conn: &mut SqliteConnection) -> SqliteResult<bool> {
     use diesel::prelude::*;
     use diesel::sql_types::Integer;
 
+    #[derive(QueryableByName, Debug)]
+    struct BookmarkRelation {
+        #[diesel(sql_type = Integer)]
+        relation_exists: i32,
+    }
+
     #[derive(QueryableByName, Debug)]
     struct BookmarkCount {
         #[diesel(sql_type = Integer)]
         count: i32,
     }
 
-    // Check if the bookmarks table exists and has data
-    // If it doesn't exist or has no records, consider it empty for backup purposes
-    let result: Result<BookmarkCount, diesel::result::Error> =
-        diesel::sql_query("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM bookmarks")
-            .get_result::<BookmarkCount>(conn);
+    let relation = diesel::sql_query(
+        "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_temp_master \
+         WHERE type IN ('table', 'view') AND name = 'bookmarks' COLLATE NOCASE) \
+         OR EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master \
+         WHERE type IN ('table', 'view') AND name = 'bookmarks' COLLATE NOCASE) \
+         AS relation_exists",
+    )
+    .get_result::<BookmarkRelation>(conn)
+    .map_err(|error| {
+        SqliteRepositoryError::OperationFailed(
+            "Failed to inspect bookmarks schema before backup".to_string(),
+        )
+        .with_source(error)
+    })?;
 
-    match result {
-        Ok(bookmark_count) => {
-            debug!(
-                "Database contains {} bookmark records",
-                bookmark_count.count
-            );
-            Ok(bookmark_count.count == 0)
-        }
-        Err(e) => {
-            // If bookmarks table doesn't exist, definitely empty for backup purposes
-            debug!("Bookmarks table doesn't exist or query failed: {}", e);
-            Ok(true)
-        }
+    if relation.relation_exists == 0 {
+        debug!("Native bookmarks relation is absent before backup");
+        return Ok(true);
     }
+
+    let bookmark_count = diesel::sql_query("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM bookmarks")
+        .get_result::<BookmarkCount>(conn)
+        .map_err(|error| {
+            SqliteRepositoryError::OperationFailed(
+                "Failed to count bookmarks before backup".to_string(),
+            )
+            .with_source(error)
+        })?;
+    debug!("Database contains {} bookmark records", bookmark_count.count);
+    Ok(bookmark_count.count == 0)
 }
 
 /// Run any pending database migrations
@@ -208,3 +228,315 @@ pub fn run_pending_migrations(pool: &ConnectionPool, database_url: &str) -> Sqli
     eprintln!("Migrations completed successfully.");
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod backup_observation_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::domain::error::{DomainError, RepositoryError};
+    use diesel::Connection;
+    use rusqlite::{params, Connection as NativeSqlite, OpenFlags};
+    use std::error::Error;
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+    use std::time::Duration;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+    struct NativeRun {
+        owned: Option<TempDir>,
+        db: PathBuf,
+    }
+
+    impl NativeRun {
+        fn new() -> Self {
+            let requested = match std::env::var_os("BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT") {
+                Some(root) => {
+                    let root = PathBuf::from(root);
+                    assert!(root.is_absolute(), "native test Run must be absolute");
+                    root
+                }
+                None => {
+                    let root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+                        .join("../ProjectCentral/now/tmp");
+                    fs::create_dir_all(&root).expect("product-local test Run space");
+                    root
+                }
+            };
+            let base = requested.canonicalize().expect("actual native test Run root");
+            assert!(base.is_dir(), "native test Run must be an existing directory");
+            let owned = tempfile::Builder::new()
+                .prefix("bkmr-backup-observation-")
+                .tempdir_in(base)
+                .expect("exclusive native fixture child");
+            let db = owned.path().join("native.db");
+            Self { owned: Some(owned), db }
+        }
+
+        fn url(&self) -> &str {
+            self.db.to_str().expect("actual fixture database UTF-8 coordinate")
+        }
+
+        fn diesel(&self) -> SqliteConnection {
+            let mut conn = SqliteConnection::establish(self.url())
+                .expect("real owned Diesel SQLite connection");
+            conn.batch_execute("PRAGMA busy_timeout = 50; PRAGMA journal_mode = DELETE;")
+                .expect("finite native busy timeout and committed main-file fixture");
+            conn
+        }
+
+        fn sqlite(&self) -> NativeSqlite {
+            let conn = NativeSqlite::open(&self.db).expect("real owned SQLite connection");
+            conn.busy_timeout(Duration::from_millis(50)).unwrap();
+            conn
+        }
+
+        fn backups(&self) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+            let mut result: Vec<_> = fs::read_dir(self.owned.as_ref().unwrap().path())
+                .unwrap()
+                .map(|entry| entry.unwrap().path())
+                .filter(|path| path.file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy().starts_with("native_backup_"))
+                .collect();
+            result.sort();
+            result
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Drop for NativeRun {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            if let Some(owned) = self.owned.take() {
+                if std::thread::panicking() {
+                    let path = owned.keep();
+                    eprintln!("retained failed native backup fixture {}", path.display());
+                } else {
+                    let path = owned.path().to_path_buf();
+                    if let Err(error) = owned.close() {
+                        panic!("owned fixture cleanup failed at {}: {error}", path.display());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn original_diesel(error: &(dyn Error + 'static)) -> &diesel::result::Error {
+        let mut current = Some(error);
+        while let Some(cause) = current {
+            if let Some(original) = cause.downcast_ref::<diesel::result::Error>() {
+                return original;
+            }
+            current = cause.source();
+        }
+        panic!("actual native Diesel source is missing");
+    }
+
+    type SchemaRow = (String, String, Option<String>);
+
+    fn schema(conn: &NativeSqlite) -> Vec<SchemaRow> {
+        conn.prepare("SELECT type, name, sql FROM sqlite_master ORDER BY type, name")
+            .unwrap()
+            .query_map([], |row| Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get(1)?, row.get(2)?)))
+            .unwrap()
+            .collect::<rusqlite::Result<_>>()
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn versions(conn: &NativeSqlite) -> Vec<String> {
+        conn.prepare("SELECT version FROM __diesel_schema_migrations ORDER BY version")
+            .unwrap()
+            .query_map([], |row| row.get(0))
+            .unwrap()
+            .collect::<rusqlite::Result<_>>()
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn native_row(conn: &NativeSqlite, table: &str) -> (i64, String, Option<Vec<u8>>) {
+        // Only fixed fixture-owned identifiers are supplied by these tests.
+        conn.query_row(
+            &format!("SELECT id, metadata, embedding FROM {table}"),
+            [],
+            |row| Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get(1)?, row.get(2)?)),
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_genuinely_absent_bookmark_relation_when_backup_preflight_then_absence_is_healthy_and_native_creation_reopens() {
+        let run = NativeRun::new();
+        let mut conn = run.diesel();
+        let observer = run.sqlite();
+        assert!(schema(&observer).is_empty(), "actual healthy schema has no relation");
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        conn.run_pending_migrations(MIGRATIONS).expect("actual embedded native schema");
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        drop(observer);
+        drop(conn);
+        let mut reopened = run.diesel();
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut reopened).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(run.sqlite().query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM bookmarks", [], |row| row.get::<_, i64>(0)).unwrap(), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_empty_and_populated_native_bookmarks_when_backup_preflight_then_exact_count_controls_backup() {
+        let run = NativeRun::new();
+        let mut conn = run.diesel();
+        conn.run_pending_migrations(MIGRATIONS).unwrap();
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        let observer = run.sqlite();
+        let before_schema = schema(&observer);
+        let metadata = r#"{"fixture_extension":{"retained":true}}"#;
+        let id: i64 = observer.query_row(
+            "INSERT INTO bookmarks (URL, metadata) VALUES (?1, ?2) RETURNING id",
+            params!["https://backup-observation.invalid/retained", metadata],
+            |row| row.get(0),
+        ).unwrap();
+        assert!(id > 0, "native allocated ID was actually returned");
+        let row = native_row(&observer, "bookmarks");
+        assert_eq!(row, (id, metadata.to_string(), None));
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(schema(&observer), before_schema);
+        assert_eq!(native_row(&observer, "bookmarks"), row);
+        drop(observer);
+        drop(conn);
+        let mut reopened = run.diesel();
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut reopened).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(native_row(&run.sqlite(), "bookmarks"), row);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_actual_sqlite_schema_lock_when_backup_preflight_then_original_diesel_failure_is_unavailable_not_empty() {
+        let run = NativeRun::new();
+        let mut conn = run.diesel();
+        conn.batch_execute("CREATE TABLE bookmarks (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY);").unwrap();
+        let observer = run.sqlite();
+        let locker = run.sqlite();
+        locker.execute_batch("BEGIN EXCLUSIVE;").expect("actual SQLite exclusive lock");
+        let oracle = observer.query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sqlite_master", [], |row| row.get::<_, i64>(0)).unwrap_err();
+        match oracle {
+            rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(code, _) => assert_eq!(code.code, rusqlite::ErrorCode::DatabaseBusy),
+            other => panic!("wrong actual SQLite lock prerequisite: {other}"),
+        }
+        let error = is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).expect_err("real schema lock is unavailable, not empty");
+        assert!(matches!(original_diesel(&error), diesel::result::Error::DatabaseError(..)));
+        assert!(matches!(error.presentation(), SqliteRepositoryError::OperationFailed(message) if message == "Failed to inspect bookmarks schema before backup"));
+        locker.execute_batch("ROLLBACK;").expect("release actual owned lock");
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        observer.execute("INSERT INTO bookmarks DEFAULT VALUES", []).unwrap();
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_real_broken_bookmark_view_when_backup_preflight_then_failed_count_is_not_absence_and_repair_reopens() {
+        let run = NativeRun::new();
+        let mut conn = run.diesel();
+        conn.batch_execute("CREATE VIEW bookmarks AS SELECT * FROM missing_owner_source;").unwrap();
+        let observer = run.sqlite();
+        let before_schema = schema(&observer);
+        assert_eq!(observer.query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='view' AND name='bookmarks'", [], |row| row.get::<_, i64>(0)).unwrap(), 1);
+        assert!(matches!(observer.query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM bookmarks", [], |row| row.get::<_, i64>(0)).unwrap_err(), rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(..)));
+        let error = is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).expect_err("real failed COUNT must not authorize empty");
+        let original = original_diesel(&error) as *const diesel::result::Error;
+        assert!(matches!(error.presentation(), SqliteRepositoryError::OperationFailed(message) if message == "Failed to count bookmarks before backup"));
+        let contextual = error.context("native backup preflight");
+        assert_eq!(original_diesel(&contextual) as *const _, original);
+        let repository: RepositoryError = contextual.into();
+        assert_eq!(original_diesel(&repository) as *const _, original);
+        let domain = DomainError::from(repository).context("native migration admission");
+        assert_eq!(original_diesel(&domain) as *const _, original);
+        assert_eq!(schema(&observer), before_schema, "failed observation never repairs schema");
+        conn.batch_execute("DROP VIEW bookmarks; CREATE TABLE bookmarks (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY); INSERT INTO bookmarks DEFAULT VALUES;").unwrap();
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        drop(observer);
+        drop(conn);
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut run.diesel()).unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_working_case_and_view_bookmark_relations_when_backup_preflight_then_existing_count_compatibility_survives() {
+        let run = NativeRun::new();
+        let mut conn = run.diesel();
+        conn.batch_execute("CREATE TABLE Bookmarks (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY);").unwrap();
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        conn.batch_execute("INSERT INTO Bookmarks DEFAULT VALUES;").unwrap();
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        conn.batch_execute("DROP TABLE Bookmarks; CREATE TABLE backing (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY); CREATE VIEW bookmarks AS SELECT * FROM backing;").unwrap();
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        conn.batch_execute("INSERT INTO backing DEFAULT VALUES;").unwrap();
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        conn.batch_execute("CREATE TEMP TABLE Bookmarks (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY);").unwrap();
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap(), "real temporary empty table shadows populated main view");
+        conn.batch_execute("INSERT INTO temp.Bookmarks DEFAULT VALUES;").unwrap();
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        conn.batch_execute("DROP TABLE temp.Bookmarks; DROP VIEW main.bookmarks;").unwrap();
+        assert!(is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap());
+        conn.batch_execute("CREATE TEMP VIEW bookmarks AS SELECT * FROM main.backing;").unwrap();
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut conn).unwrap(), "temporary-only real view is not absent");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_pending_native_migration_and_real_failed_count_when_migrating_then_failure_precedes_backup_and_mutation() {
+        let run = NativeRun::new();
+        let mut setup = run.diesel();
+        let pending = setup.pending_migrations(MIGRATIONS).unwrap();
+        assert!(pending.len() > 1, "genuine embedded prefix prerequisite");
+        assert_eq!(pending.last().unwrap().name().version().to_string(), "20260404100000", "actual final embedding-clearing migration");
+        setup.run_migrations(&pending[..pending.len() - 1]).unwrap();
+        let remaining = setup.pending_migrations(MIGRATIONS).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(remaining.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(remaining[0].name().version().to_string(), "20260404100000");
+        drop(setup);
+        let observer = run.sqlite();
+        let metadata = "owned-native-retained-".repeat(4096);
+        let blob = vec![7_u8, 13, 29, 41];
+        let id: i64 = observer.query_row(
+            "INSERT INTO bookmarks (URL, metadata, embedding) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3) RETURNING id",
+            params!["https://backup-observation.invalid/migration", metadata, blob],
+            |row| row.get(0),
+        ).unwrap();
+        assert!(id > 0);
+        let retained = native_row(&observer, "bookmarks");
+        assert_eq!(retained, (id, metadata, Some(blob)));
+        observer.execute_batch("ALTER TABLE bookmarks RENAME TO retained_bookmarks; CREATE VIEW bookmarks AS SELECT * FROM missing_owner_source;").unwrap();
+        let journal: String = observer.query_row("PRAGMA journal_mode = DELETE", [], |row| row.get(0)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(journal, "delete");
+        let before_schema = schema(&observer);
+        let before_versions = versions(&observer);
+        let before_bytes = fs::read(&run.db).unwrap();
+        assert!(before_bytes.len() >= 16384, "actual unchanged size gate is reached");
+        assert!(run.backups().is_empty());
+        // The native pool is real, but init_pool would replay the target before
+        // the test. Use the existing pool type directly with bounded admission.
+        let manager = ConnectionManager::<SqliteConnection>::new(run.url());
+        let pool = ConnectionPool::builder().max_size(1)
+            .connection_timeout(Duration::from_secs(2)).build(manager).unwrap();
+        let error = run_pending_migrations(&pool, run.url()).expect_err("failed native COUNT must stop before backup/migration");
+        assert!(matches!(original_diesel(&error), diesel::result::Error::DatabaseError(..)));
+        assert!(matches!(error.presentation(), SqliteRepositoryError::OperationFailed(message) if message == "Failed to count bookmarks before backup"));
+        assert_eq!(schema(&observer), before_schema);
+        assert_eq!(versions(&observer), before_versions);
+        assert_eq!(native_row(&observer, "retained_bookmarks"), retained);
+        assert_eq!(fs::read(&run.db).unwrap(), before_bytes);
+        assert!(run.backups().is_empty(), "wrong phase cannot qualify");
+        observer.execute_batch("DROP VIEW bookmarks; ALTER TABLE retained_bookmarks RENAME TO bookmarks;").unwrap();
+        // Affirm committed DELETE mode AFTER the last restoration. The copied
+        // main file is an owned fixture oracle, not a concurrent WAL guarantee.
+        let journal: String = observer.query_row("PRAGMA journal_mode = DELETE", [], |row| row.get(0)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(journal, "delete");
+        assert_eq!(native_row(&observer, "bookmarks"), retained);
+        drop(observer);
+        run_pending_migrations(&pool, run.url()).expect("same native operation after actual restoration");
+        drop(pool);
+        let backups = run.backups();
+        assert_eq!(backups.len(), 1, "actual native backup was published");
+        let backup = NativeSqlite::open_with_flags(&backups[0], OpenFlags::SQLITE_OPEN_READ_ONLY).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(native_row(&backup, "bookmarks"), retained);
+        assert_eq!(versions(&backup), before_versions, "backup precedes final migration");
+        let current = run.sqlite();
+        assert_eq!(native_row(&current, "bookmarks"), (retained.0, retained.1.clone(), None));
+        let mut final_versions = before_versions;
+        final_versions.push("20260404100000".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(versions(&current), final_versions);
+        drop(current);
+        drop(backup);
+        let mut reopened = run.diesel();
+        assert!(reopened.pending_migrations(MIGRATIONS).unwrap().is_empty());
+        assert!(!is_database_empty_for_backup(&mut reopened).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(run.backups(), backups, "read/reopen did not invent another backup");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/error.rs b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/error.rs
index b966f740..213f95ec 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/error.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/error.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum SqliteRepositoryError {
+    /// Existing presentation with the original native failure retained once.
+    #[error("{presentation}")]
+    Caused {
+        presentation: Box<SqliteRepositoryError>,
+        #[source]
+        source: Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>,
+    },
+
     #[error("Database error: {0}")]
     DatabaseError(#[from] DieselError),
 
@@ -38,8 +46,32 @@ pub type SqliteResult<T> = Result<T, SqliteRepositoryError>;
 
 // Add a context method to SqliteRepositoryError
 impl SqliteRepositoryError {
+    /// Attach an actual failure without reconstructing it from display text.
+    pub fn with_source<E>(self, source: E) -> Self
+    where
+        E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        Self::Caused {
+            presentation: Box::new(self),
+            source: Box::new(source),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Inspect the existing presentation category, not the original cause.
+    pub fn presentation(&self) -> &Self {
+        let mut current = self;
+        while let Self::Caused { presentation, .. } = current {
+            current = presentation;
+        }
+        current
+    }
+
     pub fn context<C: Into<String>>(self, context: C) -> Self {
         match self {
+            Self::Caused { presentation, source } => Self::Caused {
+                presentation: Box::new((*presentation).context(context)),
+                source,
+            },
             SqliteRepositoryError::OperationFailed(msg) => {
                 SqliteRepositoryError::OperationFailed(format!("{}: {}", context.into(), msg))
             }
@@ -61,6 +93,10 @@ impl From<r2d2::Error> for SqliteRepositoryError {
 impl From<SqliteRepositoryError> for RepositoryError {
     fn from(err: SqliteRepositoryError) -> Self {
         match err {
+            SqliteRepositoryError::Caused { presentation, source } => RepositoryError::Caused {
+                presentation: Box::new((*presentation).into()),
+                source,
+            },
             SqliteRepositoryError::BookmarkNotFound(id) => {
                 RepositoryError::NotFound(format!("Bookmark with ID {}", id))
             }
diff --git a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/vector_repository.rs b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/vector_repository.rs
index 066ca93f..133c06d2 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/vector_repository.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/vector_repository.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ fn query_dimensions(conn: &Connection) -> DomainResult<Option<usize>> {
         Err(e) => Err(DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
             "Failed to detect vec_bookmarks dimensions: {}",
             e
-        ))),
+        ))
+        .with_source(e)),
     }
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ impl SqliteVectorRepository {
         let conn = Connection::open(db_url).map_err(|e| {
             DomainError::RepositoryError(crate::domain::error::RepositoryError::Connection(
                 format!("Failed to open rusqlite connection for vector repo: {}", e),
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
         // busy_timeout is per-connection — set it so this connection retries
         // under contention instead of failing immediately.
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ impl SqliteVectorRepository {
             .map_err(|e| {
                 DomainError::RepositoryError(crate::domain::error::RepositoryError::Connection(
                     format!("Failed to configure vector repo connection: {}", e),
-                ))
+                )).with_source(e)
             })?;
         Ok(Self {
             conn: Mutex::new(conn),
@@ -88,7 +89,12 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
                 [],
                 |row| row.get(0),
             )
-            .unwrap_or(false);
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
+                    "Failed to check vec_bookmarks table: {}",
+                    e
+                )).with_source(e)
+            })?;
 
         if table_exists {
             match query_dimensions(&conn)? {
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
                             DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                                 "Failed to drop vec_bookmarks for dimension change: {}",
                                 e
-                            ))
+                            )).with_source(e)
                         })?;
                 }
                 Some(dims) => {
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
             DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                 "Failed to create vec_bookmarks table: {}",
                 e
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
         debug!("vec_bookmarks table created with {} dimensions", dimensions);
         Ok(())
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
             DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                 "Failed to delete old embedding for bookmark {}: {}",
                 bookmark_id, e
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
 
         conn.execute(
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
             DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                 "Failed to insert embedding for bookmark {}: {}",
                 bookmark_id, e
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
 
         debug!("Upserted embedding for bookmark {}", bookmark_id);
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
             DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                 "Failed to delete embedding for bookmark {}: {}",
                 bookmark_id, e
-            ))
+            )).with_source(e)
         })?;
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -200,7 +206,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
                 DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                     "Failed to prepare vector search query: {}",
                     e
-                ))
+                )).with_source(e)
             })?;
 
         let results = stmt
@@ -209,14 +215,14 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
                 |row| Ok((row.get::<_, i32>(0)?, row.get::<_, f64>(1)?)),
             )
             .map_err(|e| {
-                DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!("Vector search query failed: {}", e))
+                DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!("Vector search query failed: {}", e)).with_source(e)
             })?
             .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
             .map_err(|e| {
                 DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                     "Failed to collect vector search results: {}",
                     e
-                ))
+                )).with_source(e)
             })?;
 
         debug!("Vector search returned {} results", results.len());
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
                 DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                     "Failed to check vec_bookmarks count: {}",
                     e
-                ))
+                )).with_source(e)
             })?;
         Ok(count > 0)
     }
@@ -245,7 +251,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
     fn clear_all(&self) -> DomainResult<()> {
         let conn = lock_conn(&self.conn)?;
         conn.execute("DELETE FROM vec_bookmarks", []).map_err(|e| {
-            DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!("Failed to clear vec_bookmarks: {}", e))
+            DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!("Failed to clear vec_bookmarks: {}", e)).with_source(e)
         })?;
         debug!("Cleared all embeddings from vec_bookmarks");
         Ok(())
@@ -256,7 +262,7 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
         let mut stmt = conn
             .prepare("SELECT rowid FROM vec_bookmarks")
             .map_err(|e| {
-                DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!("Failed to query embedded IDs: {}", e))
+                DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!("Failed to query embedded IDs: {}", e)).with_source(e)
             })?;
         let ids = stmt
             .query_map([], |row| row.get::<_, i32>(0))
@@ -264,14 +270,14 @@ impl VectorRepository for SqliteVectorRepository {
                 DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                     "Failed to collect embedded IDs: {}",
                     e
-                ))
+                )).with_source(e)
             })?
             .collect::<Result<HashSet<_>, _>>()
             .map_err(|e| {
                 DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(format!(
                     "Failed to collect embedded IDs: {}",
                     e
-                ))
+                )).with_source(e)
             })?;
         Ok(ids)
     }
@@ -394,3 +400,62 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(ids.len(), 1);
     }
 }
+
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod native_readonly_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_actual_readonly_sqlite_connection_when_missing_table_is_created_then_original_cause_is_retained() {
+        let root = match std::env::var_os("BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT") {
+            Some(root) => {
+                let root = PathBuf::from(root);
+                assert!(root.is_absolute(), "explicit native Run root must be absolute");
+                root.canonicalize().expect("existing explicit native Run root")
+            }
+            None => {
+                let root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../ProjectCentral/now/tmp");
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(&root).unwrap();
+                root.canonicalize().unwrap()
+            }
+        };
+        assert!(root.is_dir());
+        let owned = tempfile::Builder::new().prefix("bkmr-native-readonly-")
+            .tempdir_in(root).unwrap();
+        let path = owned.path().join("readonly.db");
+        let write = Connection::open(&path).unwrap();
+        write.execute_batch("CREATE TABLE retained_source(value TEXT); INSERT INTO retained_source VALUES ('actual retained source');").unwrap();
+        drop(write);
+        super::super::register_sqlite_vec();
+        let before = std::fs::read(&path).unwrap();
+        // This is an actual native READ_ONLY connection, not an injected error
+        // or a fabricated SQL result. The same production init method owns SQL.
+        let readonly = Connection::open_with_flags(&path, rusqlite::OpenFlags::SQLITE_OPEN_READ_ONLY).unwrap();
+        let repository = SqliteVectorRepository { conn: Mutex::new(readonly) };
+        let failure = repository.init_vec_table(384).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(failure.to_string().contains("Failed to create vec_bookmarks table: "));
+        let cause = std::error::Error::source(&failure).unwrap()
+            .downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().expect("actual readonly SQLite error");
+        assert_eq!(cause.sqlite_error_code(), Some(rusqlite::ErrorCode::ReadOnly));
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&path).unwrap(), before);
+        {
+            let connection = lock_conn(&repository.conn).unwrap();
+            let source: String = connection.query_row("SELECT value FROM retained_source", [], |row| row.get(0)).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(source, "actual retained source");
+            let exists: bool = connection.query_row("SELECT COUNT(*) > 0 FROM sqlite_master WHERE name='vec_bookmarks'", [], |row| row.get(0)).unwrap();
+            assert!(!exists);
+        }
+        drop(repository);
+        let writable = SqliteVectorRepository::new(path.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        writable.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+        assert!(!writable.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+        drop(writable);
+        let restarted = SqliteVectorRepository::new(path.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        restarted.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+        assert!(!restarted.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+        drop(restarted);
+        owned.close().expect("actual native readonly fixture retirement");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bkmr/src/main.rs b/bkmr/src/main.rs
index d389baab..57635124 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/main.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/main.rs
@@ -218,13 +218,32 @@ fn handle_completion_command(shell: String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Er
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct CommandExecutionError(bkmr::cli::error::CliError);
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for CommandExecutionError {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(formatter, "Command execution failed: {}", self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for CommandExecutionError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        Some(&self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+fn command_execution_error(error: bkmr::cli::error::CliError) -> Box<dyn std::error::Error> {
+    Box::new(CommandExecutionError(error))
+}
+
 fn execute_command_with_services(
     cli: Cli,
     services: ServiceContainer,
     settings: Settings,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     bkmr::cli::execute_command_with_services(cli, services, &settings)
-        .map_err(|e| format!("Command execution failed: {}", e).into())
+        .map_err(command_execution_error)
 }
 
 fn setup_logging(verbosity: u8, no_color: bool) {
@@ -282,4 +301,31 @@ mod tests {
         use clap::CommandFactory;
         Cli::command().debug_assert()
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn given_actual_native_vector_failure_when_main_wraps_then_display_and_original_source_are_preserved() {
+        use bkmr::domain::repositories::vector_repository::VectorRepository;
+        use bkmr::infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::vector_repository::SqliteVectorRepository;
+        use bkmr::application::error::ApplicationError;
+        use bkmr::domain::error::DomainError;
+        use bkmr::cli::error::CliError;
+
+        // SQLite itself executes this real missing-table query. This material
+        // is in-memory; no filesystem source or persistent authority is claimed.
+        let repository = SqliteVectorRepository::new(":memory:").unwrap();
+        let failure = repository.has_embeddings().unwrap_err();
+        let native = std::error::Error::source(&failure).unwrap().downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap();
+        let pointer = native as *const rusqlite::Error;
+        let cli = CliError::from(failure).context("actual native main context");
+        let expected = format!("Command execution failed: {cli}");
+        let wrapped = command_execution_error(cli);
+        assert_eq!(wrapped.to_string(), expected);
+        let cli = wrapped.source().unwrap().downcast_ref::<CliError>().unwrap();
+        let application = std::error::Error::source(cli).unwrap().downcast_ref::<ApplicationError>().unwrap();
+        let domain = std::error::Error::source(application).unwrap().downcast_ref::<DomainError>().unwrap();
+        let native = std::error::Error::source(domain).unwrap().downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(native as *const rusqlite::Error, pointer);
+        assert_eq!(native.sqlite_error_code(), Some(rusqlite::ErrorCode::Unknown));
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs b/bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e2e85c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,707 @@
+//! Real SQLite and native CLI regressions. No model is needed by the default
+//! exact-mode cases. The ignored model/old-binary cases have strict prerequisites
+//! and must be selected separately; an absent prerequisite is a failure, not a skip.
+use assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin_cmd;
+use assert_cmd::Command;
+use bkmr::application::services::bookmark_service::BookmarkService;
+use bkmr::application::BookmarkServiceImpl;
+use bkmr::domain::bookmark::Bookmark;
+use bkmr::domain::embedding::Embedder;
+use bkmr::domain::error::DomainResult;
+use bkmr::domain::repositories::repository::BookmarkRepository;
+use bkmr::domain::repositories::vector_repository::VectorRepository;
+use bkmr::domain::search::{HybridSearch, RankedResult, SearchMode};
+use bkmr::domain::tag::Tag;
+use bkmr::infrastructure::embeddings::FastEmbedEmbedding;
+use bkmr::infrastructure::repositories::file_import_repository::FileImportRepository;
+use bkmr::infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::repository::SqliteBookmarkRepository;
+use bkmr::infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::vector_repository::SqliteVectorRepository;
+use serde_json::Value;
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashSet};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::Output;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, Once};
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+struct NativeRun {
+    base: PathBuf,
+    owned: Option<TempDir>,
+    db: PathBuf,
+    config: PathBuf,
+    task_home: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl NativeRun {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        let requested = match std::env::var_os("BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT") {
+            Some(root) => {
+                let root = PathBuf::from(root);
+                assert!(root.is_absolute(), "BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT must be an existing absolute owned test Run");
+                root
+            }
+            None => {
+                let root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+                    .join("../ProjectCentral/now/tmp");
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(&root).expect("prepare product-local test Run space");
+                root
+            }
+        };
+        let base = requested.canonicalize().expect("physical native test Run root");
+        assert!(base.is_dir(), "test Run root must be a directory");
+        let owned = tempfile::Builder::new().prefix("bkmr-literal-fts-")
+            .tempdir_in(&base).expect("exclusive fixture child in native Run space");
+        let db = owned.path().join("native.db");
+        let task_home = owned.path().join("child-home");
+        std::fs::create_dir(&task_home).unwrap();
+        let config = owned.path().join("config.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&config, "[embeddings]\nmodel = \"AllMiniLML6V2\"\n").unwrap();
+        Self { base, owned: Some(owned), db, config, task_home }
+    }
+
+    fn root(&self) -> &Path {
+        self.owned.as_ref().unwrap().path()
+    }
+
+    fn repository(&self) -> SqliteBookmarkRepository {
+        static REGISTER: Once = Once::new();
+        REGISTER.call_once(bkmr::infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::register_sqlite_vec);
+        SqliteBookmarkRepository::from_url(self.db.to_str().expect("fixture DB has native UTF-8 coordinate"))
+            .expect("actual native SQLite repository and migrations")
+    }
+
+    fn prepare_command(&self, command: &mut Command) {
+        // Only this child gets an isolated home/cache/config. No global cwd/env
+        // mutation and no existing private DB, config, credential or model use.
+        command.env_clear().env("HOME", &self.task_home)
+            .env("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", self.task_home.join("config"))
+            .env("XDG_CACHE_HOME", self.task_home.join("cache"))
+            .env("NO_COLOR", "1")
+            .arg("--config").arg(&self.config)
+            .arg("--db").arg(&self.db)
+            .current_dir(self.root()).timeout(Duration::from_secs(20));
+    }
+
+    fn command(&self) -> Command {
+        let mut command = cargo_bin_cmd!("bkmr");
+        self.prepare_command(&mut command);
+        command
+    }
+
+    fn seed(&self, title: &str, tag: &str) -> i32 {
+        let repo = self.repository();
+        let mut tags = HashSet::new();
+        tags.insert(Tag::new(tag).unwrap());
+        let mut bookmark = Bookmark::new(
+            format!("https://literal-fts.invalid/{}", title.len()),
+            title.to_string(), String::new(), tags).unwrap();
+        bookmark.set_embeddable(false);
+        repo.add(&mut bookmark).expect("actual owner repository insertion and FTS trigger");
+        bookmark.id.expect("actual native allocated bookmark ID")
+    }
+
+    fn hsearch(&self, subject: &str, literal: bool, options: &[&str]) -> Output {
+        let mut command = self.command();
+        command.args(["hsearch", "--mode", "exact", "--json", "--np"]);
+        if literal { command.arg("--literal-fts"); }
+        command.args(options).arg("--").arg(subject);
+        command.output().expect("finite existing native assert_cmd capture")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for NativeRun {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(owned) = self.owned.take() {
+            let path = owned.path().to_path_buf();
+            if let Err(error) = owned.close() {
+                eprintln!("owned native test Run cleanup failed; retained {}: {error}", path.display());
+                if !std::thread::panicking() {
+                    panic!("owned native test Run cleanup failed: {error}");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn successful_json(output: &Output) -> Vec<Value> {
+    assert!(output.status.success(), "native status={:?}; stderr={}",
+        output.status.code(), String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr));
+    // A post-capture profile, not a live output/storage or descendant bound.
+    assert!(output.stdout.len() + output.stderr.len() <= 1024 * 1024);
+    serde_json::from_slice::<Value>(&output.stdout).expect("actual native JSON")
+        .as_array().expect("native result array").clone()
+}
+
+fn ids(rows: &[Value]) -> BTreeSet<i32> {
+    rows.iter().map(|row| i32::try_from(row["id"].as_i64().unwrap()).unwrap()).collect()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_punctuation_when_literal_fts_then_actual_sqlite_matches_without_changing_subject() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let subject = "M-PRIME-PHYSICAL-MUSIC-WORK-PACKETS P physical form source branches";
+    let id = run.seed(subject, "native-proof");
+    let repo = run.repository();
+    assert!(repo.get_bookmarks_fts_ranked(subject, None).is_err(), "real raw SQLite grammar characterization");
+    for query in [subject, "M-PRIME", "\"physical\"", "(source)", "P:physical", "form*", "  M-PRIME\tphysical  "] {
+        // P:physical is a quoted phrase, not a column selector; its native
+        // tokenizer phrase P physical occurs in the declared source title.
+        let mut search = HybridSearch::new(query);
+        search.literal_fts = true;
+        let found = repo.get_bookmarks_fts_ranked(&search.fts_query(), None).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(found.iter().map(|row| row.bookmark_id).collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![id], "actual literal subject {query:?}");
+        assert_eq!(search.query, query, "lexical rendering may not rewrite the embedding input");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_raw_boolean_grammar_when_opt_in_changes_then_actual_sqlite_keeps_default_grammar() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let alpha = run.seed("alpha", "native-proof");
+    let beta = run.seed("beta", "native-proof");
+    let both = run.seed("alpha OR beta", "native-proof");
+    let repo = run.repository();
+    let mut search = HybridSearch::new("alpha OR beta");
+    assert!(!search.literal_fts);
+    assert_eq!(search.fts_query(), "alpha OR beta");
+    let raw = repo.get_bookmarks_fts_ranked(&search.fts_query(), None).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(raw.iter().map(|row| row.bookmark_id).collect::<BTreeSet<_>>(), BTreeSet::from([alpha, beta, both]));
+    search.literal_fts = true;
+    let literal = repo.get_bookmarks_fts_ranked(&search.fts_query(), None).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(literal.iter().map(|row| row.bookmark_id).collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![both]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_native_exact_cli_when_literal_subject_then_real_id_tags_hydration_and_rrf_are_preserved() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let subject = "M-PRIME-PHYSICAL-MUSIC-WORK-PACKETS P physical form source branches";
+    let id = run.seed(subject, "native-proof");
+    let raw = run.hsearch(subject, false, &[]);
+    assert_eq!(raw.status.code(), Some(bkmr::exitcode::USAGE));
+    assert!(raw.stdout.is_empty());
+    assert!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&raw.stderr).contains("PRIME"), "actual SQLite error is retained, not fabricated as JSON success");
+    let rows = successful_json(&run.hsearch(subject, true, &["--tags", "native-proof", "--limit", "1"]));
+    assert_eq!(ids(&rows), BTreeSet::from([id]));
+    assert_eq!(rows.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(rows[0]["title"], subject);
+    assert_eq!(rows[0]["tags"], ",native-proof,");
+    assert_eq!(rows[0]["description"], "");
+    assert!(rows[0]["url"].as_str().unwrap().starts_with("https://literal-fts.invalid/"));
+    assert!((rows[0]["rrf_score"].as_f64().unwrap() - 1.0 / 61.0).abs() < 1e-12);
+    assert_eq!(successful_json(&run.hsearch(subject, true, &["--Tags", "native-proof"])).len(), 0);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_actual_cli_when_raw_or_literal_then_defaults_and_advertised_opt_in_remain_distinct() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let alpha = run.seed("alpha", "native-proof");
+    let beta = run.seed("beta", "native-proof");
+    let both = run.seed("alpha OR beta", "native-proof");
+    assert_eq!(ids(&successful_json(&run.hsearch("alpha OR beta", false, &[]))), BTreeSet::from([alpha, beta, both]));
+    assert_eq!(ids(&successful_json(&run.hsearch("alpha OR beta", true, &[]))), BTreeSet::from([both]));
+    let help = run.command().args(["hsearch", "--help"]).output().unwrap();
+    assert!(help.status.success());
+    assert!(String::from_utf8(help.stdout).unwrap().contains("--literal-fts"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_empty_native_results_when_json_requested_then_success_is_an_actual_empty_array() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    run.repository();
+    for literal in [false, true] {
+        let output = run.hsearch("unmatchedsubject", literal, &[]);
+        assert!(successful_json(&output).is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(output.stdout, b"[]\n");
+    }
+    let id = run.seed("actual matched subject", "native-proof");
+    assert_eq!(ids(&successful_json(&run.hsearch("matched", false, &[]))), BTreeSet::from([id]));
+    let filtered = run.hsearch("matched", true, &["--tags", "not-this-native-tag"]);
+    assert!(successful_json(&filtered).is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(filtered.stdout, b"[]\n");
+    let plain = run.command().args(["hsearch", "--mode", "exact", "--np", "unmatchedsubject"]).output().unwrap();
+    assert!(plain.status.success());
+    assert!(plain.stdout.is_empty());
+    assert!(String::from_utf8(plain.stderr).unwrap().contains("No bookmarks found"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_whitespace_literal_when_native_tag_prefilter_is_empty_then_validation_still_refuses() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    run.repository();
+    let output = run.hsearch(" \t\n ", true, &["--tags", "absent-tag"]);
+    assert_eq!(output.status.code(), Some(bkmr::exitcode::USAGE));
+    assert!(output.stdout.is_empty(), "invalid input is not a successful empty JSON result");
+    assert!(String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap().contains("literal FTS search requires at least one non-whitespace term"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore = "requires explicitly pinned actual unmodified native bkmr7.6.7 binary; must be selected, never skipped"]
+fn given_actual_old_native_binary_when_literal_flag_requested_then_unsupported_is_explicit_without_downgrade() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let old = PathBuf::from(std::env::var_os("BKMR_LITERAL_FTS_BEFORE_BIN")
+        .expect("actual pinned native7.6.7 prerequisite; no green skip"));
+    assert!(old.is_absolute() && old.is_file());
+    let expected_sha = std::env::var("BKMR_LITERAL_FTS_BEFORE_SHA256")
+        .expect("actual before-binary digest from the qualified native7.6.7 artifact receipt");
+    assert_eq!(expected_sha.len(), 64);
+    assert!(expected_sha.bytes().all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_hexdigit()));
+    let mut file = std::fs::File::open(&old).unwrap();
+    let mut digest = Sha256::new();
+    let mut buffer = [0_u8; 64 * 1024];
+    let mut observed_bytes = 0_u64;
+    loop {
+        let count = file.read(&mut buffer).unwrap();
+        if count == 0 { break; }
+        observed_bytes += count as u64;
+        assert!(observed_bytes <= 512 * 1024 * 1024, "explicit native before-artifact observation capacity");
+        digest.update(&buffer[..count]);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(format!("{:x}", digest.finalize()), expected_sha.to_ascii_lowercase());
+    let version = Command::new(&old).arg("--version").timeout(Duration::from_secs(20)).output().unwrap();
+    assert!(version.status.success());
+    assert_eq!(String::from_utf8(version.stdout).unwrap().trim(), "bkmr 7.6.7");
+    let subject = "M-PRIME-PHYSICAL-MUSIC-WORK-PACKETS P physical form source branches";
+    let id = run.seed(subject, "native-proof");
+    let mut old_command = Command::new(&old);
+    run.prepare_command(&mut old_command);
+    let raw = old_command.args(["hsearch", "--mode", "exact", "--json", "--np", "--", subject]).output().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(raw.status.code(), Some(bkmr::exitcode::USAGE));
+    assert!(raw.stdout.is_empty());
+    assert!(String::from_utf8(raw.stderr).unwrap().contains("PRIME"));
+    let mut unsupported = Command::new(&old);
+    run.prepare_command(&mut unsupported);
+    let unsupported = unsupported.args(["hsearch", "--literal-fts", "--mode", "exact", "--json", "--np", "--", subject]).output().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(unsupported.status.code(), Some(2), "actual Clap unsupported-option outcome");
+    assert!(unsupported.stdout.is_empty());
+    assert!(String::from_utf8(unsupported.stderr).unwrap().contains("--literal-fts"));
+    let quoted = HybridSearch { literal_fts: true, ..HybridSearch::new(subject) }.fts_query().into_owned();
+    for mut command in [run.command(), { let mut command = Command::new(&old); run.prepare_command(&mut command); command }] {
+        let rows = successful_json(&command.args(["search", "--json", "--np", "--", &quoted]).output().unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(ids(&rows), BTreeSet::from([id]), "independent native Fulltext positive control; no Hybrid downgrade");
+    }
+    assert_eq!(ids(&successful_json(&run.hsearch(subject, true, &[]))), BTreeSet::from([id]));
+    let mut empty_before = Command::new(&old);
+    run.prepare_command(&mut empty_before);
+    let empty_before = empty_before.args(["hsearch", "--mode", "exact", "--json", "--np", "unmatchedsubject"]).output().unwrap();
+    assert!(empty_before.status.success());
+    assert!(empty_before.stdout.is_empty(), "real native7.6.7 empty-JSON characterization");
+    assert!(String::from_utf8(empty_before.stderr).unwrap().contains("No bookmarks found"));
+    let empty_after = run.hsearch("unmatchedsubject", false, &[]);
+    assert!(successful_json(&empty_after).is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(empty_after.stdout, b"[]\n");
+}
+
+/// An observer delegates EVERY request to the actual native provider. It returns
+/// no fabricated embedding, error, JSON or rank. The retained input is evidence
+/// about the real call, not a tool-count improvement or replacement provider.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct ObservedNativeEmbedder {
+    native: FastEmbedEmbedding,
+    actual_queries: Mutex<Vec<String>>,
+}
+impl Embedder for ObservedNativeEmbedder {
+    fn embed_document(&self, text: &str) -> DomainResult<Option<Vec<f32>>> {
+        self.native.embed_document(text)
+    }
+    fn embed_query(&self, text: &str) -> DomainResult<Option<Vec<f32>>> {
+        self.actual_queries.lock().unwrap().push(text.to_string());
+        self.native.embed_query(text)
+    }
+    fn dimensions(&self) -> usize { self.native.dimensions() }
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore = "requires explicitly selected genuine cached FastEmbed model in admitted native Run; required hybrid contribution gate, no skip"]
+fn given_genuine_native_model_when_literal_hybrid_then_original_input_and_actual_vector_contribution_survive() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let model_name = std::env::var("BKMR_LITERAL_FTS_MODEL")
+        .expect("explicit actual native model selection prerequisite; no green skip");
+    let cache = PathBuf::from(std::env::var_os("FASTEMBED_CACHE_DIR")
+        .expect("explicit admitted native model cache prerequisite; no ambient model"));
+    assert!(cache.is_absolute());
+    let cache = cache.canonicalize().expect("actual existing native model cache");
+    assert!(cache.starts_with(&run.base) && cache != run.base, "actual model cache must belong to the selected native test Run, never private ambient cache");
+    std::fs::read_dir(&cache).unwrap().next()
+        .expect("genuine prequalified native model cache must be nonempty")
+        .expect("actual model cache entry must be readable");
+    let model = FastEmbedEmbedding::model_from_name(&model_name).unwrap();
+    let native = Arc::new(ObservedNativeEmbedder { native: FastEmbedEmbedding::new(model), actual_queries: Mutex::new(Vec::new()) });
+    assert!(native.dimensions() > 0);
+    let repo = Arc::new(run.repository());
+    let vectors = Arc::new(SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap());
+    vectors.init_vec_table(native.dimensions()).unwrap();
+    let service = BookmarkServiceImpl::new(repo.clone(), native.clone(), vectors.clone(), Arc::new(FileImportRepository::new()));
+    let subject = "M-PRIME-PHYSICAL-MUSIC-WORK-PACKETS P physical form source branches";
+    let lexical = service.add_bookmark("https://literal-fts.invalid/lexical", Some(subject), Some("native source and physical form"), None, false, true, None).unwrap();
+    let semantic = service.add_bookmark("https://literal-fts.invalid/semantic", Some("material embodiment and branches"), Some("source form and physical work"), None, false, true, None).unwrap();
+    let lexical_id = lexical.id.unwrap();
+    let semantic_id = semantic.id.unwrap();
+    assert_ne!(lexical_id, semantic_id);
+    assert!(vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap(), "actual native embeddings must have been committed");
+    let original = native.native.embed_query(subject).unwrap().expect("actual selected model query vector");
+    assert_eq!(original.len(), native.dimensions());
+    assert!(original.iter().all(|value| value.is_finite()));
+    let ranked = vectors.search_nearest_filtered(&original, 20, None).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(ranked.iter().map(|row| row.0).collect::<BTreeSet<_>>(), BTreeSet::from([lexical_id, semantic_id]));
+    let mut search = HybridSearch::new(subject);
+    search.literal_fts = true;
+    search.limit = Some(10);
+    let fts = repo.get_bookmarks_fts_ranked(&search.fts_query(), None).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(fts.iter().map(|row| row.bookmark_id).collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![lexical_id]);
+    let mut expected = BTreeMap::<i32, f64>::new();
+    for RankedResult { bookmark_id, rank } in fts {
+        *expected.entry(bookmark_id).or_default() += 1.0 / (60.0 + rank as f64 + 1.0);
+    }
+    for (rank, (id, _)) in ranked.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        *expected.entry(id).or_default() += 1.0 / (60.0 + rank as f64 + 1.0);
+    }
+    let result = service.hybrid_search(&search).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(*native.actual_queries.lock().unwrap(), vec![subject.to_string()], "observed actual provider gets verbatim original input, not the quoted FTS representation");
+    assert_eq!(result.iter().map(|row| row.bookmark.id.unwrap()).collect::<BTreeSet<_>>(), BTreeSet::from([lexical_id, semantic_id]));
+    for row in &result {
+        let id = row.bookmark.id.unwrap();
+        assert!((row.rrf_score - expected[&id]).abs() < 1e-12, "actual RRF includes real SQLite vector contribution");
+    }
+    let hybrid_score = result.iter().find(|row| row.bookmark.id == Some(lexical_id)).unwrap().rrf_score;
+    search.mode = SearchMode::Exact;
+    let exact = service.hybrid_search(&search).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(exact.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(exact[0].bookmark.id, Some(lexical_id));
+    assert!(hybrid_score > exact[0].rrf_score, "actual semantic contribution is consequential to the lexical score");
+    assert_eq!(native.actual_queries.lock().unwrap().len(), 1, "exact mode preserves semantic branch exclusion");
+    eprintln!("actual selected native model={model_name}; dimensions={}; cache={}; native IDs={lexical_id},{semantic_id}; hybrid lexical score={hybrid_score}; exact lexical score={}", native.dimensions(), cache.display(), exact[0].rrf_score);
+}
+
+// Native repository-error successor: the original eight definitions above are
+// retained byte for byte. These fixtures only change their own SQLite state.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct NativeDatabaseBytes {
+    database: Vec<u8>,
+    wal: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+}
+
+fn native_database_bytes(run: &NativeRun) -> NativeDatabaseBytes {
+    let mut wal_name = run.db.as_os_str().to_os_string();
+    wal_name.push("-wal");
+    let wal = match std::fs::read(PathBuf::from(wal_name)) {
+        Ok(bytes) => Some(bytes),
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => None,
+        Err(error) => panic!("actual owned SQLite WAL read failed: {error}"),
+    };
+    NativeDatabaseBytes {
+        database: std::fs::read(&run.db).expect("actual owned native database bytes"),
+        wal,
+    }
+}
+
+fn actual_presence_error_message(error: &bkmr::domain::error::DomainError) -> &str {
+    match error.presentation() {
+        bkmr::domain::error::DomainError::BookmarkOperationFailed(message) => message,
+        other => panic!("actual native SQLite presence error had another variant: {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_real_empty_vector_table_when_checked_then_absence_is_healthy_and_restart_stable() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let id = run.seed("native healthy absence source", "native-proof");
+    let repo = run.repository();
+    let before = repo.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap();
+    let vectors = SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    // Only a native empty-table width is declared here. No embedding, model,
+    // semantic result or artificial vector is supplied by this default case.
+    vectors.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+    let database = rusqlite::Connection::open(&run.db).unwrap();
+    let count: i64 = database.query_row(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM vec_bookmarks", [], |row| row.get(0)).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(count, 0);
+    let bytes = native_database_bytes(&run);
+    assert!(!vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap(), "healthy native absence is Ok(false)");
+    drop(vectors);
+    let reopened = SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    assert!(!reopened.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(native_database_bytes(&run), bytes);
+    assert!(repo.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap() == before);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_actual_missing_vector_table_when_checked_then_native_repository_error_survives_recovery() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let id = run.seed("native repository failure source", "native-proof");
+    let repo = run.repository();
+    let before = repo.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap();
+    let vectors = SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    vectors.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+    let database = rusqlite::Connection::open(&run.db).unwrap();
+    database.execute_batch("DROP TABLE vec_bookmarks").unwrap();
+    let sqlite_error = database.query_row(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM vec_bookmarks", [], |row| row.get::<_, i64>(0))
+        .unwrap_err();
+    let bytes = native_database_bytes(&run);
+    let native_error = vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap_err();
+    assert_eq!(actual_presence_error_message(&native_error),
+        format!("Failed to check vec_bookmarks count: {sqlite_error}"));
+    let retained = std::error::Error::source(&native_error).unwrap()
+        .downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().expect("original actual missing-table SQLite cause");
+    assert_eq!(retained.sqlite_error_code(), sqlite_error.sqlite_error_code());
+    assert_eq!(retained.to_string(), sqlite_error.to_string());
+    assert_eq!(native_database_bytes(&run), bytes);
+    assert!(repo.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap() == before);
+    // Recovery is the existing native table operation, not a new repository or
+    // an error-to-empty substitute. The original source record stays in place.
+    vectors.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+    assert!(!vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+    assert!(repo.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap() == before);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore = "requires explicitly selected genuine cached FastEmbed model in admitted native Run; required repository-error service gate, no skip"]
+fn given_genuine_native_model_when_vector_presence_query_fails_then_hybrid_preserves_error_and_healthy_fallback() {
+    use bkmr::application::error::ApplicationError;
+    use bkmr::cli::error::CliError;
+    use bkmr::domain::error::DomainError;
+    use bkmr::domain::error_context::CliErrorContext;
+
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let model_name = std::env::var("BKMR_LITERAL_FTS_MODEL")
+        .expect("explicit genuine native model prerequisite; no green skip");
+    let cache = PathBuf::from(std::env::var_os("FASTEMBED_CACHE_DIR")
+        .expect("explicit admitted native model cache prerequisite"));
+    assert!(cache.is_absolute());
+    let cache = cache.canonicalize().expect("actual existing native model cache");
+    assert!(cache.starts_with(&run.base) && cache != run.base);
+    std::fs::read_dir(&cache).unwrap().next()
+        .expect("actual prequalified model cache prerequisite, not inference proof")
+        .expect("actual model cache member is readable");
+    let model = FastEmbedEmbedding::model_from_name(&model_name).unwrap();
+    let native = Arc::new(ObservedNativeEmbedder {
+        native: FastEmbedEmbedding::new(model), actual_queries: Mutex::new(Vec::new()),
+    });
+    assert!(native.dimensions() > 0, "only a genuine selected semantic provider reaches this branch");
+    let subject = "physical source branches";
+    let repo = Arc::new(run.repository());
+    let mut tags = HashSet::new();
+    tags.insert(Tag::new("native-proof").unwrap());
+    let mut bookmark = Bookmark::new(
+        "https://literal-fts.invalid/presence-error", subject, "", tags).unwrap();
+    assert!(bookmark.embeddable, "the actual positive source permits semantic participation");
+    repo.add(&mut bookmark).unwrap();
+    let id = bookmark.id.expect("actual native source identity");
+    let before = repo.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap();
+    let vectors = Arc::new(SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap());
+    vectors.init_vec_table(native.dimensions()).unwrap();
+    let service = BookmarkServiceImpl::new(
+        repo.clone(), native.clone(), vectors.clone(), Arc::new(FileImportRepository::new()));
+    let mut search = HybridSearch::new(subject);
+    search.limit = Some(10);
+
+    for literal in [false, true] {
+        search.literal_fts = literal;
+        assert!(!vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+        let healthy = service.hybrid_search(&search).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(healthy.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(healthy[0].bookmark.id, Some(id));
+        assert!(healthy[0].bookmark == before);
+        assert!((healthy[0].rrf_score - 1.0 / 61.0).abs() < 1e-12);
+    }
+    assert!(native.actual_queries.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+
+    let database = rusqlite::Connection::open(&run.db).unwrap();
+    database.execute_batch("DROP TABLE vec_bookmarks").unwrap();
+    let sqlite_error = database.query_row(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM vec_bookmarks", [], |row| row.get::<_, i64>(0))
+        .unwrap_err();
+    let direct_error = vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap_err();
+    let expected_message = actual_presence_error_message(&direct_error).to_string();
+    assert_eq!(expected_message, format!("Failed to check vec_bookmarks count: {sqlite_error}"));
+    let bytes = native_database_bytes(&run);
+
+    for literal in [false, true] {
+        search.literal_fts = literal;
+        let failed = service.hybrid_search(&search)
+            .expect_err("actual repository failure must not acknowledge healthy lexical-only Hybrid");
+        match &failed {
+            ApplicationError::Domain(error) => {
+                assert_eq!(actual_presence_error_message(error), expected_message);
+            }
+            other => panic!("native repository cause changed at service boundary: {other:?}"),
+        }
+        let source = std::error::Error::source(&failed).unwrap();
+        let source = source.downcast_ref::<DomainError>().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(actual_presence_error_message(source), expected_message);
+        let sqlite = std::error::Error::source(source).unwrap()
+            .downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().expect("original native SQLite cause at service boundary");
+        assert_eq!(sqlite.sqlite_error_code(), sqlite_error.sqlite_error_code());
+        assert_eq!(sqlite.to_string(), sqlite_error.to_string());
+        let native_cause = sqlite as *const rusqlite::Error;
+        // This is the SAME existing handler context formatter applied to the
+        // actual failed native result. It is not a claimed CLI child replay.
+        let contextual = Result::<(), ApplicationError>::Err(failed)
+            .cli_context("performing hybrid search on bookmarks").unwrap_err();
+        match &contextual {
+            CliError::Application(ApplicationError::Domain(error)) => {
+                assert_eq!(actual_presence_error_message(error),
+                    format!("performing hybrid search on bookmarks: {expected_message}"));
+            }
+            other => panic!("actual native CLI context changed cause class: {other:?}"),
+        }
+        let domain = std::error::Error::source(&contextual).unwrap()
+            .downcast_ref::<ApplicationError>().unwrap();
+        let domain = std::error::Error::source(domain).unwrap().downcast_ref::<DomainError>().unwrap();
+        let contextual_sqlite = std::error::Error::source(domain).unwrap()
+            .downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(contextual_sqlite as *const rusqlite::Error, native_cause,
+            "handler context carries the identical native source allocation");
+        assert_eq!(native_database_bytes(&run), bytes);
+        assert!(repo.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap() == before);
+        assert!(native.actual_queries.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
+
+    // Exact is an intentionally independent lexical operation. It must remain
+    // useful even when the unrequested vector-presence operation would fail.
+    search.mode = SearchMode::Exact;
+    let exact = service.hybrid_search(&search).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(exact.len(), 1);
+    assert!(exact[0].bookmark == before);
+    assert!((exact[0].rrf_score - 1.0 / 61.0).abs() < 1e-12);
+    assert_eq!(native_database_bytes(&run), bytes);
+    assert!(native.actual_queries.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+
+    vectors.init_vec_table(native.dimensions()).unwrap();
+    assert!(!vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+    search.mode = SearchMode::Hybrid;
+    let restored = service.hybrid_search(&search).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(restored.len(), 1);
+    assert!(restored[0].bookmark == before);
+    assert!((restored[0].rrf_score - 1.0 / 61.0).abs() < 1e-12);
+    assert!(native.actual_queries.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+
+    // Actual inference, native storage and an actual semantic request are
+    // required before this gate passes; cache presence alone proves none of it.
+    let embedding = native.embed_document(subject).unwrap()
+        .expect("genuine selected model must perform actual document inference");
+    assert_eq!(embedding.len(), native.dimensions());
+    assert!(embedding.iter().all(|value| value.is_finite()));
+    vectors.upsert_embedding(id, &embedding).unwrap();
+    assert!(vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+    let positive = service.hybrid_search(&search).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(positive.len(), 1);
+    assert!(positive[0].bookmark == before);
+    assert!((positive[0].rrf_score - 2.0 / 61.0).abs() < 1e-12);
+    assert_eq!(*native.actual_queries.lock().unwrap(), vec![subject.to_string()]);
+    assert!(repo.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap() == before);
+    eprintln!("actual native repository failure/recovery and genuine model contribution: model={model_name}; dimensions={}; id={id}", native.dimensions());
+}
+
+// Native INIT query propagation: all preceding f1d definitions are retained.
+#[test]
+fn given_corrupt_native_database_when_initializing_vectors_then_schema_error_precedes_create() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let corrupt = vec![0x61u8; 4096];
+    std::fs::write(&run.db, &corrupt).unwrap();
+    let vectors = SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap())
+        .expect("actual SQLite open and busy_timeout before schema access");
+    let error = vectors.init_vec_table(384).unwrap_err();
+    let message = actual_presence_error_message(&error);
+    assert!(message.starts_with("Failed to check vec_bookmarks table: "), "first real schema failure: {error}");
+    assert!(!message.contains("Failed to create vec_bookmarks table"));
+    let source = std::error::Error::source(&error).unwrap()
+        .downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().expect("original corrupt SQLite schema cause");
+    assert_eq!(source.sqlite_error_code(), Some(rusqlite::ErrorCode::NotADatabase));
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&run.db).unwrap(), corrupt);
+    assert!(!run.root().join("native.db-wal").exists());
+    drop(vectors);
+    // This second real attachment must still refuse the same retained corrupt
+    // file. It is a restart observation, not automatic production recovery.
+    let reopened = SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let error = reopened.init_vec_table(384).unwrap_err();
+    assert!(actual_presence_error_message(&error).starts_with("Failed to check vec_bookmarks table: "));
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&run.db).unwrap(), corrupt);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_real_missing_vector_schema_when_initialized_then_create_and_existing_restart_are_healthy() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let id = run.seed("native schema continuity source", "native-proof");
+    let repository = run.repository();
+    let source = repository.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap();
+    let database = rusqlite::Connection::open(&run.db).unwrap();
+    let before: bool = database.query_row(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) > 0 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='vec_bookmarks'",
+        [], |row| row.get(0)).unwrap();
+    assert!(!before, "actual missing native vector table");
+    let vectors = SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    vectors.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+    let after: bool = database.query_row(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) > 0 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='vec_bookmarks'",
+        [], |row| row.get(0)).unwrap();
+    assert!(after);
+    vectors.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+    assert!(!vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+    let bytes = native_database_bytes(&run);
+    drop(vectors);
+    let reopened = SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    reopened.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+    assert!(!reopened.has_embeddings().unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(native_database_bytes(&run), bytes);
+    assert!(repository.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap() == source);
+}
+
+
+#[test]
+fn given_real_missing_table_when_native_cause_crosses_context_then_same_sqlite_failure_survives() {
+    use bkmr::application::error::ApplicationError;
+    use bkmr::cli::error::CliError;
+    use bkmr::domain::error::DomainError;
+    use bkmr::domain::error_context::CliErrorContext;
+
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let id = run.seed("native original cause source", "native-proof");
+    let repository = run.repository();
+    let before = repository.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap();
+    let vectors = SqliteVectorRepository::new(run.db.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    vectors.init_vec_table(384).unwrap();
+    let database = rusqlite::Connection::open(&run.db).unwrap();
+    database.execute_batch("DROP TABLE vec_bookmarks").unwrap();
+    let bytes = native_database_bytes(&run);
+    let failure = vectors.has_embeddings().unwrap_err();
+    let original = std::error::Error::source(&failure).unwrap()
+        .downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(original.sqlite_error_code(), Some(rusqlite::ErrorCode::Unknown));
+    let pointer = original as *const rusqlite::Error;
+    let sqlite_text = original.to_string();
+    let expected = format!("Application error: Domain error: Bookmark operation failed: native original cause: Failed to check vec_bookmarks count: {sqlite_text}");
+    let contextual = Result::<(), ApplicationError>::Err(failure.into())
+        .cli_context("native original cause").unwrap_err();
+    assert_eq!(contextual.to_string(), expected);
+    let application = std::error::Error::source(&contextual).unwrap()
+        .downcast_ref::<ApplicationError>().unwrap();
+    let domain = std::error::Error::source(application).unwrap()
+        .downcast_ref::<DomainError>().unwrap();
+    let sqlite = std::error::Error::source(domain).unwrap()
+        .downcast_ref::<rusqlite::Error>().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(sqlite as *const rusqlite::Error, pointer);
+    assert_eq!(sqlite.to_string(), sqlite_text);
+    assert!(matches!(contextual, CliError::Application(_)));
+    assert_eq!(native_database_bytes(&run), bytes);
+    assert!(repository.get_by_id(id).unwrap().unwrap() == before);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn given_corrupt_native_database_when_production_cli_initializes_then_wal_failure_and_exit_are_preserved() {
+    let run = NativeRun::new();
+    let corrupt = vec![0x62u8; 4096];
+    std::fs::write(&run.db, &corrupt).unwrap();
+    let output = run.command().arg("hsearch").arg("native-source").arg("--json").arg("--np")
+        .output().expect("actual compiled native CLI captured under its declared 20s fixture timeout");
+    assert_eq!(output.status.code(), Some(bkmr::exitcode::USAGE));
+    assert!(output.stdout.len() + output.stderr.len() <= 1024 * 1024, "post-completion observation bound only");
+    assert!(output.stdout.is_empty(), "failed native setup must not manufacture JSON search data");
+    let diagnostic = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stderr).unwrap();
+    assert!(diagnostic.contains("Failed to create service container"));
+    assert!(diagnostic.contains("Failed to create SQLite bookmark repository"));
+    assert!(diagnostic.contains("Failed to set WAL journal mode"));
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&run.db).unwrap(), corrupt);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py b/scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6646d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py
@@ -0,0 +1,628 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Data-only audit of native Test workflow artifacts; never launches a process.
+
+The existing Actions job/step owns execution and finite host retirement. This
+helper records files and validates exact native observations, never constructs
+an Output, substitutes a provider, downloads a model, or converts a failure to
+a semantic pass. Complete raw files remain when a bounded parse is refused.
+"""
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
+import re
+import shutil
+import stat
+import sys
+import tarfile
+import tempfile
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+FILE_LIMIT = 512 * 1024 * 1024
+PARSE_LIMIT = 16 * 1024 * 1024
+MATERIAL_LIMIT = 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+OLD_ARCHIVE_SHA = "a7350a3372263fc7e89f8b80f8d4f7966a19aa5c08a50d0a89b5c9c67466b7f2"
+OLD_MANIFEST_SHA = "1b509fb7e27e18252a618a3ba15c613e7ae0de26b4dc6bc95a122e7b6759c289"
+OLD_LOCK_SHA = "b40abff62a394ecf4f41a3c6f461b36c42a24d1077b1c7346167fa9116dd9726"
+EXPECTED_SOURCE = {
+    "bkmr/src/application/error.rs": "2aafe36786f2ef493b1197aa37d9b9859cbf18e27fe5df7a24960d0f592591a2",
+    "bkmr/src/application/services/bookmark_service_impl.rs": "dcb4187dac242b9f0982d6f73460513266d3b398e2e9b0af5a16cfa566ae9f4d",
+    "bkmr/src/cli/args.rs": "4eb80a46fb8b86e6b88dad3abb561b258bccae2e499f82da643052a10a400d67",
+    "bkmr/src/cli/hsearch_handler.rs": "7be98e7d8f9a9bb4638d81198c08290318d9ce3fd0f41fdc02a3eaf45465305e",
+    "bkmr/src/domain/error.rs": "56a70295e65da0d4a50024f034471aef5def6d443362a227afaff6c82c0fdc60",
+    "bkmr/src/domain/search.rs": "5e38f05331b8b5acec83216f31aca1eb97d3704ecfbc3fd8b47d5bc70df980da",
+    "bkmr/src/infrastructure/di/service_container.rs": "53a0946baad01a607f69a4e3c418c9fcc2c3b83ce3235768f69bfc639de18ec3",
+    "bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs": "3eabb3842789062089583dc7d62fa1ebaba2946d7ced034c5ea22f79bf3681b5",
+    "bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/error.rs": "34b7331b080d044331dde8a55d4e5a449db91148cefa7cc769192a671b7add4e",
+    "bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/vector_repository.rs": "8e87dac85d6e2200aeb8cb94b7f4a8f6a0b2022c839e58582cc9176436326613",
+    "bkmr/src/main.rs": "5abe532bcfa9b2811a8d01ec79da776a98952d356096422aa59fdad7f00622ea",
+    "bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs": "dc89d0027ef854241e4c6b94b4e3da3c1c1cd8853f37cc9ceb546458c43ff40d",
+    "bkmr/Cargo.toml": "dc0500b057de4ceb9a70209ed739bd1477275c9f2f288d7320f9d6c69eba2ecc",
+    "bkmr/Cargo.lock": "ef84de82354e697d36a903381a8df4e644d3af737da081e364eda2d0ec05fcdd",
+}
+HYBRID = [
+    "given_punctuation_when_literal_fts_then_actual_sqlite_matches_without_changing_subject",
+    "given_raw_boolean_grammar_when_opt_in_changes_then_actual_sqlite_keeps_default_grammar",
+    "given_native_exact_cli_when_literal_subject_then_real_id_tags_hydration_and_rrf_are_preserved",
+    "given_actual_cli_when_raw_or_literal_then_defaults_and_advertised_opt_in_remain_distinct",
+    "given_empty_native_results_when_json_requested_then_success_is_an_actual_empty_array",
+    "given_whitespace_literal_when_native_tag_prefilter_is_empty_then_validation_still_refuses",
+    "given_actual_old_native_binary_when_literal_flag_requested_then_unsupported_is_explicit_without_downgrade",
+    "given_genuine_native_model_when_literal_hybrid_then_original_input_and_actual_vector_contribution_survive",
+    "given_real_empty_vector_table_when_checked_then_absence_is_healthy_and_restart_stable",
+    "given_actual_missing_vector_table_when_checked_then_native_repository_error_survives_recovery",
+    "given_genuine_native_model_when_vector_presence_query_fails_then_hybrid_preserves_error_and_healthy_fallback",
+    "given_corrupt_native_database_when_initializing_vectors_then_schema_error_precedes_create",
+    "given_real_missing_vector_schema_when_initialized_then_create_and_existing_restart_are_healthy",
+    "given_real_missing_table_when_native_cause_crosses_context_then_same_sqlite_failure_survives",
+    "given_corrupt_native_database_when_production_cli_initializes_then_wal_failure_and_exit_are_preserved",
+]
+UNIT = [
+    ("lib", "infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::vector_repository::native_readonly_tests::given_actual_readonly_sqlite_connection_when_missing_table_is_created_then_original_cause_is_retained"),
+    ("lib", "infrastructure::di::service_container::native_cause_tests::given_corrupt_owned_sqlite_file_when_native_repository_is_created_then_original_wal_cause_reaches_application"),
+    ("bin", "tests::given_actual_native_vector_failure_when_main_wraps_then_display_and_original_source_are_preserved"),
+    ("lib", "infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::connection::backup_observation_tests::given_genuinely_absent_bookmark_relation_when_backup_preflight_then_absence_is_healthy_and_native_creation_reopens"),
+    ("lib", "infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::connection::backup_observation_tests::given_empty_and_populated_native_bookmarks_when_backup_preflight_then_exact_count_controls_backup"),
+    ("lib", "infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::connection::backup_observation_tests::given_actual_sqlite_schema_lock_when_backup_preflight_then_original_diesel_failure_is_unavailable_not_empty"),
+    ("lib", "infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::connection::backup_observation_tests::given_real_broken_bookmark_view_when_backup_preflight_then_failed_count_is_not_absence_and_repair_reopens"),
+    ("lib", "infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::connection::backup_observation_tests::given_working_case_and_view_bookmark_relations_when_backup_preflight_then_existing_count_compatibility_survives"),
+    ("lib", "infrastructure::repositories::sqlite::connection::backup_observation_tests::given_pending_native_migration_and_real_failed_count_when_migrating_then_failure_precedes_backup_and_mutation"),
+]
+IGNORED = {HYBRID[6]: "before", HYBRID[7]: "model-hybrid", HYBRID[10]: "model-error"}
+CASES = [
+    {"id": "%02d" % (i + 1), "role": "hybrid", "name": name,
+     "ignored": name in IGNORED, "group": IGNORED.get(name, "default")}
+    for i, name in enumerate(HYBRID)
+] + [
+    {"id": "%02d" % (i + 16), "role": role, "name": name,
+     "ignored": False, "group": "default"}
+    for i, (role, name) in enumerate(UNIT)
+]
+
+
+def now():
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+
+
+def dump(path, value):
+    path = Path(path)
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_text(json.dumps(value, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n")
+
+
+def digest(path, limit=FILE_LIMIT):
+    path = Path(path)
+    before = path.lstat()
+    if not stat.S_ISREG(before.st_mode):
+        raise ValueError("artifact is not an ordinary regular file: %s" % path)
+    result = hashlib.sha256()
+    size = 0
+    with path.open("rb") as stream:
+        while True:
+            chunk = stream.read(65536)
+            if not chunk:
+                break
+            size += len(chunk)
+            if size > limit:
+                raise ValueError("artifact observation capacity exceeded: %s" % path)
+            result.update(chunk)
+    after = path.lstat()
+    if (before.st_dev, before.st_ino, before.st_size, before.st_mtime_ns) != (
+            after.st_dev, after.st_ino, after.st_size, after.st_mtime_ns):
+        raise ValueError("artifact changed during observation: %s" % path)
+    return {"path": str(path), "sha256": result.hexdigest(), "bytes": size,
+            "mode": oct(stat.S_IMODE(after.st_mode))}
+
+
+def text(path):
+    if Path(path).stat().st_size > PARSE_LIMIT:
+        raise ValueError("parse capacity exceeded; full raw file retained: %s" % path)
+    return Path(path).read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="strict")
+
+
+def host_write(destination, values):
+    lines = []
+    for key, value in values.items():
+        value = str(value)
+        if "\n" in value or "\r" in value:
+            raise ValueError("unsupported newline in actual hosted coordinate")
+        lines.append(key + "=" + value + "\n")
+    with open(os.environ[destination], "a", encoding="utf-8") as output:
+        output.write("".join(lines))
+
+
+def env_write(values):
+    host_write("GITHUB_ENV", values)
+
+
+def output_write(values):
+    host_write("GITHUB_OUTPUT", values)
+
+
+def source_check(workspace):
+    observed = []
+    for relative, expected in EXPECTED_SOURCE.items():
+        item = digest(workspace / relative)
+        if item["sha256"] != expected:
+            raise ValueError("candidate Source mismatch: " + relative)
+        observed.append(item)
+    with (workspace / "TESTING.md").open("rb") as stream:
+        prefix = stream.read(24973)
+    if hashlib.sha256(prefix).hexdigest() != "8ef5858cbb0c5ce54e38b4a347e09691f1445e2d23c0eab8dec5e1815ee8aa96":
+        raise ValueError("corrected be96 TESTING pairing was not preserved")
+    return observed
+
+
+def identity(path):
+    value = Path(path).lstat()
+    if not stat.S_ISDIR(value.st_mode):
+        raise ValueError("owned Run path is not a physical directory")
+    return [value.st_dev, value.st_ino]
+
+
+def prepare():
+    workspace = Path(os.environ["GITHUB_WORKSPACE"]).resolve(strict=True)
+    observed = source_check(workspace)
+    base = workspace / "ProjectCentral/now/tmp"
+    base.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    # A test material location, not a semantic World/Project allocation.
+    if base.resolve(strict=True) != base:
+        raise ValueError("test Run parent must not redirect outside the actual checkout")
+    root = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="native-hybrid-", dir=str(base)))
+    record = {"utc": now(), "workspace": str(workspace), "base": str(base),
+              "base_identity": identity(base), "root": str(root),
+              "root_identity": identity(root), "evidence": None,
+              "evidence_identity": None, "fixture": None,
+              "fixture_identity": None, "prepared": False, "phase": "allocated"}
+    # Publish only actual observed custody, before any fixture effects. The same
+    # existing owner record is carried by the host if its first disk write fails.
+    seed = json.dumps(record, separators=(",", ":"))
+    print("native Run custody: " + seed, flush=True)
+    os.environ["BKMR_NATIVE_QUALIFICATION_ROOT"] = str(root)
+    os.environ["BKMR_NATIVE_ROOT_CUSTODY"] = seed
+    try:
+        output_write({"owned_root": root, "owned_custody": seed})
+        dump(root / "ownership.json", record)
+        evidence = root / "evidence"
+        evidence.mkdir()
+        record.update(evidence=str(evidence), evidence_identity=identity(evidence),
+                      phase="evidence-created")
+        seed = json.dumps(record, separators=(",", ":"))
+        os.environ["BKMR_NATIVE_ROOT_CUSTODY"] = seed
+        output_write({"evidence_path": evidence, "owned_custody": seed})
+        dump(root / "ownership.json", record)
+        # Evidence custody is published before fixture creation; fallback to the
+        # admitted root cannot sweep a later unbounded build tree.
+        fixture = root / "fixture"
+        fixture.mkdir()
+        record.update(fixture=str(fixture), fixture_identity=identity(fixture),
+                      phase="fixture-created")
+        seed = json.dumps(record, separators=(",", ":"))
+        os.environ["BKMR_NATIVE_ROOT_CUSTODY"] = seed
+        output_write({"owned_custody": seed})
+        dump(root / "ownership.json", record)
+        for member in ["home", "xdg-config", "xdg-cache", "model-cache", "warm"]:
+            (fixture / member).mkdir()
+        dump(evidence / "candidate-source-before.json", observed)
+        dump(evidence / "selection.json", CASES)
+        dump(evidence / "host-context.json", {key: os.environ.get(key) for key in
+             ["GITHUB_REPOSITORY", "GITHUB_SHA", "GITHUB_REF", "GITHUB_RUN_ID",
+              "GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT", "RUNNER_OS", "RUNNER_ARCH"]})
+        for group in ["default", "before", "model-hybrid", "model-error"]:
+            (evidence / (group + ".tsv")).write_text("".join(
+                "\t".join([c["id"], c["role"], "1" if c["ignored"] else "0", c["name"]]) + "\n"
+                for c in CASES if c["group"] == group))
+        (fixture / "warm/config.toml").write_text('[embeddings]\nmodel = "AllMiniLML6V2"\n')
+        original_home = Path(os.environ["HOME"])
+        env_write({"BKMR_NATIVE_QUALIFICATION_ROOT": root, "BKMR_EVIDENCE": evidence,
+                   "BKMR_NATIVE_TEST_ROOT": fixture, "HOME": fixture / "home",
+                   "XDG_CONFIG_HOME": fixture / "xdg-config", "XDG_CACHE_HOME": fixture / "xdg-cache",
+                   "FASTEMBED_CACHE_DIR": fixture / "model-cache",
+                   "BKMR_LITERAL_FTS_MODEL": "AllMiniLML6V2", "NO_COLOR": "1",
+                   "CARGO_TARGET_DIR": workspace / "bkmr/target",
+                   "CARGO_HOME": os.environ.get("CARGO_HOME", original_home / ".cargo"),
+                   "RUSTUP_HOME": os.environ.get("RUSTUP_HOME", original_home / ".rustup")})
+        record.update(prepared=True, phase="prepared")
+        dump(root / "ownership.json", record)
+    except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError) as error:
+        failure = {"utc": now(), "phase": record["phase"], "prepared": False,
+                   "actual_type": type(error).__name__,
+                   "actual_errno": getattr(error, "errno", None), "message": str(error),
+                   "observed_custody": record, "fixture_removed": False}
+        print("native preparation failed: " + json.dumps(failure), file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        try:
+            if identity(root) != record["root_identity"] or identity(base) != record["base_identity"]:
+                raise ValueError("partial preparation custody unavailable; no redirected write")
+            dump(root / "prepare-error.json", failure)
+        except (OSError, ValueError) as retention_error:
+            print("native preparation error retention failed: " + str(retention_error),
+                  file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        raise
+
+
+def owner(allow_partial=False):
+    root = Path(os.environ["BKMR_NATIVE_QUALIFICATION_ROOT"])
+    if allow_partial and os.environ.get("BKMR_NATIVE_ROOT_CUSTODY"):
+        # SAME actual checkpoint record carried by the host, not a guessed
+        # locator or a replacement authority. Partial writes cannot erase it.
+        record = json.loads(os.environ["BKMR_NATIVE_ROOT_CUSTODY"])
+    else:
+        record = json.loads(text(root / "ownership.json"))
+    workspace = Path(record["workspace"])
+    base = Path(record["base"])
+    if (not root.is_absolute() or str(root) != record["root"]
+            or base != workspace / "ProjectCentral/now/tmp" or root.parent != base
+            or identity(base) != record["base_identity"]
+            or identity(root) != record["root_identity"]):
+        raise ValueError("owned native Run root affiliation was lost")
+    evidence = Path(record["evidence"]) if record["evidence"] is not None else root
+    if evidence != root:
+        if evidence != root / "evidence" or identity(evidence) != record["evidence_identity"]:
+            raise ValueError("owned native evidence affiliation was lost")
+    fixture = Path(record["fixture"]) if record["fixture"] is not None else None
+    if fixture is not None:
+        if fixture != root / "fixture" or identity(fixture) != record["fixture_identity"]:
+            raise ValueError("owned native fixture affiliation was lost")
+    if not allow_partial and (not record["prepared"] or fixture is None or evidence == root):
+        raise ValueError("native Run preparation incomplete; no subject execution admitted")
+    return evidence, fixture, workspace
+
+
+def old_source():
+    evidence, fixture, _ = owner()
+    archive = fixture / "bkmr-7.6.7.tar.gz"
+    receipt = digest(archive, 1024 * 1024)
+    if receipt["sha256"] != OLD_ARCHIVE_SHA or receipt["bytes"] != 424282:
+        raise ValueError("unmodified native7.6.7 Source archive mismatch")
+    destination = fixture / "old-source"
+    destination.mkdir()
+    members = []
+    total = 0
+    with tarfile.open(archive, "r:gz") as source:
+        for member in source:
+            parts = PurePosixPath(member.name).parts
+            if (not parts or parts[0] != "bkmr-7.6.7" or ".." in parts
+                    or member.name.startswith("/") or not (member.isdir() or member.isfile())):
+                raise ValueError("unsupported pinned Source archive member")
+            if len(members) >= 10000 or member.size > PARSE_LIMIT:
+                raise ValueError("pinned Source archive observation capacity exceeded")
+            total += member.size
+            if total > 64 * 1024 * 1024:
+                raise ValueError("pinned Source archive total capacity exceeded")
+            target = destination.joinpath(*parts)
+            if member.isdir():
+                target.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            else:
+                target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                with source.extractfile(member) as input_file, target.open("xb") as output:
+                    shutil.copyfileobj(input_file, output, 65536)
+                target.chmod(member.mode & 0o777)
+                members.append(digest(target))
+    project = destination / "bkmr-7.6.7"
+    manifest = digest(project / "bkmr/Cargo.toml")
+    lock = digest(project / "bkmr/Cargo.lock")
+    if manifest["sha256"] != OLD_MANIFEST_SHA or lock["sha256"] != OLD_LOCK_SHA:
+        raise ValueError("unmodified native7.6.7 manifest/lock mismatch")
+    dump(evidence / "old-source.json", {"archive": receipt, "manifest": manifest,
+         "lock": lock, "members": members, "legacy_tag": "a6ca05ef4e20baa3c59d96653e8bdf734a27fca1",
+         "source_relation": "pinned published7.6.7 sdist; separate API/lock from maintained7.6.11"})
+    env_write({"BKMR_OLD_PROJECT": project})
+
+
+def compiler(phase):
+    evidence, fixture, workspace = owner()
+    paths = [evidence / (phase + "-compiler.jsonl")]
+    if phase == "candidate":
+        paths.append(evidence / "candidate-cli-compiler.jsonl")
+    found = {}
+    records = []
+    manifest = workspace / "bkmr/Cargo.toml" if phase == "candidate" else Path(os.environ["BKMR_OLD_PROJECT"]) / "bkmr/Cargo.toml"
+    for path in paths:
+        for line in text(path).splitlines():
+            item = json.loads(line)
+            if item.get("reason") != "compiler-artifact" or not item.get("executable"):
+                continue
+            if Path(item["manifest_path"]).resolve(strict=True) != manifest.resolve(strict=True):
+                continue
+            target = item["target"]
+            kinds = target["kind"]
+            role = None
+            if phase == "old":
+                if target["name"] == "bkmr" and kinds == ["bin"] and not item["profile"]["test"]:
+                    role = "old"
+            elif item["profile"]["test"]:
+                if target["name"] == "test_hybrid_literal_fts" and kinds == ["test"]:
+                    role = "hybrid"
+                elif target["name"] == "bkmr" and kinds == ["lib"]:
+                    role = "lib"
+                elif target["name"] == "bkmr" and kinds == ["bin"]:
+                    role = "bin"
+            elif target["name"] == "bkmr" and kinds == ["bin"]:
+                role = "cli"
+            if role:
+                path = Path(item["executable"])
+                permitted = fixture / "old-target" if phase == "old" else workspace / "bkmr/target"
+                path.resolve(strict=True).relative_to(permitted.resolve(strict=True))
+                observed = digest(path)
+                if role in found and found[role]["sha256"] != observed["sha256"]:
+                    raise ValueError("multiple incompatible compiler-produced native artifacts")
+                found[role] = observed
+                records.append(item)
+    required = {"old"} if phase == "old" else {"hybrid", "lib", "bin", "cli"}
+    if set(found) != required:
+        raise ValueError("native compiler executable roles missing: " + str(required - set(found)))
+    dump(evidence / (phase + "-executables.json"), {"artifacts": found, "compiler_records": records})
+    if phase == "old":
+        env_write({"BKMR_LITERAL_FTS_BEFORE_BIN": found["old"]["path"],
+                   "BKMR_LITERAL_FTS_BEFORE_SHA256": found["old"]["sha256"]})
+    else:
+        env_write({"HYBRID_TEST_BIN": found["hybrid"]["path"], "LIB_TEST_BIN": found["lib"]["path"],
+                   "BIN_TEST_BIN": found["bin"]["path"], "BKMR_NATIVE_BIN": found["cli"]["path"]})
+
+
+def rosters():
+    evidence, _, _ = owner()
+    expected = {"hybrid": set(HYBRID), "lib": {name for role, name in UNIT if role == "lib"},
+                "bin": {name for role, name in UNIT if role == "bin"}}
+    observed = {}
+    for role, names in expected.items():
+        raw = text(evidence / (role + "-roster.stdout"))
+        if text(evidence / (role + "-roster.status")).strip() != "0":
+            raise ValueError("compiled native roster command failed: " + role)
+        rows = re.findall(r"^(.+): test$", raw, re.M)
+        if len(rows) != len(set(rows)) or not names.issubset(set(rows)):
+            raise ValueError("compiled native roster missing/duplicate case: " + role)
+        if role == "hybrid" and set(rows) != names:
+            raise ValueError("integration compiled roster differs from exact15 definitions")
+        observed[role] = {"compiled_names": rows, "selected": sorted(names),
+                          "stdout": digest(evidence / (role + "-roster.stdout"))}
+    dump(evidence / "compiled-rosters.json", observed)
+
+
+def case_start(case_id):
+    evidence, _, _ = owner()
+    case = next(c for c in CASES if c["id"] == case_id)
+    dump(evidence / ("case-" + case_id + ".started.json"), {"utc": now(), **case})
+
+
+def case_result(case_id):
+    evidence, _, _ = owner()
+    case = next(c for c in CASES if c["id"] == case_id)
+    prefix = evidence / ("case-" + case_id)
+    status = int(text(str(prefix) + ".status").strip())
+    stdout = text(str(prefix) + ".stdout")
+    passed_line = re.search(r"^test " + re.escape(case["name"]) + r" \.\.\. ok$", stdout, re.M)
+    summaries = re.findall(r"test result: (\w+)\. (\d+) passed; (\d+) failed; (\d+) ignored; (\d+) measured;", stdout)
+    passed = status == 0 and bool(passed_line) and summaries == [("ok", "1", "0", "0", "0")]
+    dump(str(prefix) + ".result.json", {"utc": now(), **case, "actual_native_exit": status,
+         "native_summary": summaries, "exact_named_pass": bool(passed_line), "accepted": passed,
+         "stdout": digest(str(prefix) + ".stdout"), "stderr": digest(str(prefix) + ".stderr"),
+         "scope": "exact actual dispatch; prerequisite refusals/failures/ignored/0tests are not semantic passes"})
+    if not passed:
+        raise ValueError("exact native selected case did not pass: " + case["name"])
+
+
+def copy_artifact(source, destination):
+    before = digest(source)
+    destination.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with Path(source).open("rb") as input_file, destination.open("xb") as output:
+        shutil.copyfileobj(input_file, output, 65536)
+    observed = digest(destination)
+    if before["sha256"] != observed["sha256"]:
+        raise ValueError("copied actual artifact disagrees with original bytes")
+    return {"original": before, "retained": observed}
+
+
+def retention_start():
+    evidence, _, _ = owner(allow_partial=True)
+    if Path(os.environ["BKMR_EVIDENCE"]) != evidence:
+        raise ValueError("hosted retention mapping disagrees with actual custody")
+    output_write({"retained_path": evidence,
+                  "retained_root": os.environ["BKMR_NATIVE_QUALIFICATION_ROOT"]})
+
+
+def finish():
+    evidence, fixture, workspace = owner(allow_partial=True)
+    # Existing Actions processes this output even when finish later fails. Only
+    # the presently requalified actual owner can make partial upload eligible.
+    output_write({"retained_path": evidence,
+                  "retained_root": os.environ["BKMR_NATIVE_QUALIFICATION_ROOT"]})
+    errors = []
+    preparation = os.environ.get("BKMR_NATIVE_PREPARATION_OUTCOME")
+    if preparation != "success":
+        errors.append("native preparation did not complete: " + str(preparation))
+    retained = []
+    results = []
+    for case in CASES:
+        path = evidence / ("case-" + case["id"] + ".result.json")
+        try:
+            result = json.loads(text(path)) if path.exists() else {**case, "accepted": False, "state": "incomplete/unexecuted"}
+        except (OSError, ValueError) as error:
+            errors.append(str(error))
+            result = {**case, "accepted": False, "state": "actual result artifact unavailable"}
+        results.append(result)
+    for phase in ["candidate", "old"]:
+        path = evidence / (phase + "-executables.json")
+        if path.exists():
+            try:
+                artifacts = json.loads(text(path))["artifacts"]
+            except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError) as error:
+                errors.append(str(error))
+                artifacts = {}
+            for role, item in artifacts.items():
+                try:
+                    current = digest(item["path"])
+                    if current["sha256"] != item["sha256"]:
+                        raise ValueError("native executable changed after compiler observation: " + role)
+                    retained.append(copy_artifact(item["path"], evidence / "executables" / role))
+                except (OSError, ValueError) as error:
+                    errors.append(str(error))
+        else:
+            errors.append(phase + " executable prerequisite missing; no binary qualification")
+    # Only this fixture's declared material is retained, never private user data.
+    material = []
+    total = 0
+    try:
+        pending = [fixture] if fixture is not None else []
+        visited = 0
+        while pending:
+            directory = pending.pop()
+            with os.scandir(directory) as entries:
+                for entry in entries:
+                    visited += 1
+                    if visited > 20000:
+                        raise ValueError("owned material traversal capacity exceeded; no clipping/pass")
+                    path = Path(entry.path)
+                    relative = path.relative_to(fixture)
+                    if relative.parts[0] in ["old-source", "old-target"]:
+                        continue
+                    if entry.is_dir(follow_symlinks=False):
+                        if len(pending) >= 1024:
+                            raise ValueError("owned material frontier capacity exceeded")
+                        pending.append(path)
+                        continue
+                    if len(material) >= 8192:
+                        raise ValueError("owned material file capacity exceeded")
+                    if entry.is_symlink():
+                        target = path.resolve(strict=True)
+                        target.relative_to(fixture)
+                        item = digest(target)
+                        material.append({"path": str(relative), "symlink": os.readlink(path), "target": item})
+                    else:
+                        item = digest(path)
+                        material.append({"path": str(relative), "observation": item})
+                    total += item["bytes"]
+                    if total > MATERIAL_LIMIT:
+                        raise ValueError("owned material retention capacity exceeded; no clipping/pass")
+        dump(evidence / "material-inventory.json", material)
+        with tarfile.open(evidence / "native-material.tar", "w") as archive:
+            for item in material:
+                archive.add(fixture / item["path"], arcname=item["path"], recursive=False)
+        retained.append(digest(evidence / "native-material.tar", MATERIAL_LIMIT + PARSE_LIMIT))
+    except (OSError, ValueError) as error:
+        errors.append(str(error))
+    try:
+        dump(evidence / "candidate-source-after.json", source_check(workspace))
+        old = fixture / "old-source/bkmr-7.6.7/bkmr/Cargo.lock" if fixture is not None else None
+        if old is not None and old.exists() and digest(old)["sha256"] != OLD_LOCK_SHA:
+            raise ValueError("old unmodified lock changed during actual build")
+    except (OSError, ValueError) as error:
+        errors.append(str(error))
+    leftovers = []
+    try:
+        leftovers = sorted(path.name for path in fixture.iterdir()
+                           if path.name.startswith(("bkmr-literal-fts-", "bkmr-native-wal-", "bkmr-native-readonly-", "bkmr-backup-observation-"))) if fixture is not None else []
+    except OSError as error:
+        errors.append(str(error))
+    if leftovers:
+        errors.append("native case fixture cleanup incomplete: " + str(leftovers))
+    prerequisites = {}
+    for name in ["old-version", "candidate-version", "warm-create", "warm-add", "warm-info"]:
+        path = evidence / (name + ".status")
+        try:
+            prerequisites[name] = int(text(path).strip()) if path.exists() else None
+        except (OSError, ValueError) as error:
+            errors.append(str(error))
+            prerequisites[name] = None
+    versions_ok = False
+    path = evidence / "old-version.stdout"
+    if path.exists():
+        versions_ok = text(path).strip() == "bkmr 7.6.7"
+    path = evidence / "candidate-version.stdout"
+    current_version_ok = path.exists() and text(path).strip() == "bkmr 7.6.11"
+    complete = (all(item["accepted"] for item in results) and not errors
+                and (evidence / "compiled-rosters.json").exists()
+                and all(value == 0 for value in prerequisites.values()) and versions_ok and current_version_ok)
+    qualification = {"utc": now(), "accepted_selected_scope": complete,
+         "selected_distinct_definitions": 24, "actual_accepted": sum(bool(r["accepted"]) for r in results),
+         "cases": results, "prerequisites": prerequisites, "old_exact_version": versions_ok,
+         "current_exact_version": current_version_ok, "preparation_outcome": preparation,
+         "retained": retained, "errors": errors, "leftover_case_children": leftovers,
+         "make_test": "unchanged ordinary step; actual platform step outcome/raw job log required separately",
+         "limit": "not whole CI/provider/install/model acceptance; runtime SQLite version not inferred from helper Python"}
+    # Outer status/EOF does not establish retirement of inner native children.
+    # Keep even an accepted fixture for the existing finite hosted lifecycle;
+    # no local recursive delete is warranted by this audit's observations.
+    try:
+        owner(allow_partial=True)
+    except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError) as error:
+        # Do not write through an affiliation that just failed. Invalidate the
+        # upload locator; raw hosted failure remains when custody is unavailable.
+        try:
+            output_write({"retained_path": "", "retained_root": ""})
+        except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError) as output_error:
+            print("native retention output revocation failed: " + str(output_error), file=sys.stderr)
+        print("native cleanup disposition unavailable; fixture not deleted: " + str(error),
+              file=sys.stderr)
+        raise
+    try:
+        dump(evidence / "cleanup.json", {"utc": now(), "removed_fixture": False,
+             "retained_fixture": str(fixture) if fixture is not None else None,
+             "current_affiliation_checked": True,
+             "inner_process_retirement_witness": "unavailable; not inferred from outer status",
+             "disposition": "preserved for existing hosted lifecycle retirement",
+             "selected_scope_complete": complete,
+             "limit": "host retirement is not observed here; no concurrent external mutation guarantee"})
+    except OSError as error:
+        errors.append(str(error))
+        complete = False
+        print("native cleanup metadata retention failed; fixture not deleted: " + str(error),
+              file=sys.stderr)
+    qualification["accepted_selected_scope"] = complete
+    qualification["errors"] = errors
+    dump(evidence / "qualification.json", qualification)
+    if not complete:
+        raise ValueError("native selected qualification incomplete or failed; actual partial artifacts retained")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("command", choices=["prepare", "old-source", "compiler", "rosters", "case-start", "case-result", "retention-start", "finish"])
+    parser.add_argument("argument", nargs="?")
+    arguments = parser.parse_args()
+    if arguments.command == "prepare":
+        prepare()
+    elif arguments.command == "old-source":
+        old_source()
+    elif arguments.command == "compiler":
+        if arguments.argument not in ["candidate", "old"]:
+            raise ValueError("explicit native compiler phase required")
+        compiler(arguments.argument)
+    elif arguments.command == "rosters":
+        rosters()
+    elif arguments.command == "case-start":
+        case_start(arguments.argument)
+    elif arguments.command == "case-result":
+        case_result(arguments.argument)
+    elif arguments.command == "retention-start":
+        retention_start()
+    else:
+        finish()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        main()
+    except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError, StopIteration, tarfile.TarError) as error:
+        # The data audit fails honestly; no native exit/result is fabricated.
+        try:
+            evidence, _, _ = owner(allow_partial=True)
+        except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError) as retention_error:
+            if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] in ["retention-start", "finish"]:
+                try:
+                    output_write({"retained_path": "", "retained_root": ""})
+                except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError) as output_error:
+                    print("native retention output revocation failed: " + str(output_error), file=sys.stderr)
+            print("native audit error retention unavailable: " + str(retention_error), file=sys.stderr)
+        else:
+            try:
+                with (evidence / "audit-errors.jsonl").open("a") as output:
+                    output.write(json.dumps({"utc": now(), "command": sys.argv[1:],
+                                             "actual_type": type(error).__name__, "message": str(error)}) + "\n")
+            except OSError as retention_error:
+                # Known custody still admits available raw artifacts for upload;
+                # failure to append diagnostics does not erase that observation.
+                print("native audit error append failed: " + str(retention_error), file=sys.stderr)
+        print("native qualification artifact audit failed: " + str(error), file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)

From fe6e3f28605b2681db2230759328248aa929ecbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank Taylor <frank.g.taylor97@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 12:21:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Repair native BKMR test compilation and retain source
 conformance

Actor: agent:codex:oi-guardian-primitive-integrity
Independent source review: 0fb87aab193116172b31739ce03803c21d7b6874fc9755acaba24819790e50cc
---
 TESTING.md                                    | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../repositories/sqlite/connection.rs         |  2 +-
 bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs         |  2 +-
 scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py  |  4 ++--
 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md
index 347663cf..005e41fa 100644
--- a/TESTING.md
+++ b/TESTING.md
@@ -538,3 +538,25 @@ or maintainer source route. A read-only repository account or an immutable
 T-only proposal does not establish that writable route. Before-source INIT and
 cause characterization remains required separately; incompatible old Rust
 APIs cannot be represented as a manufactured before-test success.
+
+## Current qualification after the first hosted test compilation
+
+The first hosted contribution run compiled the actual native CLI, then failed
+compiling the selected tests on both supported hosts. No selected native case
+executed in that run. The current test-only correction gives the private Diesel
+cause helper an explicit borrowed lifetime and encodes the old executable's
+actual SHA-256 bytes with the existing byte encoder. It preserves all case
+identities and native assertions, including the real old-image comparison.
+
+The earlier original-eight byte-preservation statement above records the
+historical source before this compiler correction. For the current candidate it
+is superseded only for that digest expression; the exact original expression
+remains in the historical source receipt. The source-check helper pins the
+corrected current Rust bytes. The first 24,973 historical TESTING bytes remain
+unchanged with SHA-256
+`8ef5858cbb0c5ce54e38b4a347e09691f1445e2d23c0eab8dec5e1815ee8aa96`;
+this retained document basis is distinct from the current appended qualification.
+The existing twenty-four-definition selection, native failure/retention oracles
+and mandatory old-binary/model prerequisites are unchanged. The corrected
+source-check, locked compiler and actual native replay still require hosted
+qualification; this clause confers no compiler, case or installation success.
diff --git a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs
index 2f03c29e..3192a719 100644
--- a/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs
+++ b/bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ mod backup_observation_tests {
         }
     }
 
-    fn original_diesel(error: &(dyn Error + 'static)) -> &diesel::result::Error {
+    fn original_diesel<'a>(error: &'a (dyn Error + 'static)) -> &'a diesel::result::Error {
         let mut current = Some(error);
         while let Some(cause) = current {
             if let Some(original) = cause.downcast_ref::<diesel::result::Error>() {
diff --git a/bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs b/bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs
index 3e2e85c1..3d7a446b 100644
--- a/bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs
+++ b/bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ fn given_actual_old_native_binary_when_literal_flag_requested_then_unsupported_i
         assert!(observed_bytes <= 512 * 1024 * 1024, "explicit native before-artifact observation capacity");
         digest.update(&buffer[..count]);
     }
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:x}", digest.finalize()), expected_sha.to_ascii_lowercase());
+    assert_eq!(hex::encode(&digest.finalize()[..]), expected_sha.to_ascii_lowercase());
     let version = Command::new(&old).arg("--version").timeout(Duration::from_secs(20)).output().unwrap();
     assert!(version.status.success());
     assert_eq!(String::from_utf8(version.stdout).unwrap().trim(), "bkmr 7.6.7");
diff --git a/scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py b/scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py
index b6646d40..57d6ed22 100644
--- a/scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py
+++ b/scripts/test/verify-native-hybrid-results.py
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
     "bkmr/src/domain/error.rs": "56a70295e65da0d4a50024f034471aef5def6d443362a227afaff6c82c0fdc60",
     "bkmr/src/domain/search.rs": "5e38f05331b8b5acec83216f31aca1eb97d3704ecfbc3fd8b47d5bc70df980da",
     "bkmr/src/infrastructure/di/service_container.rs": "53a0946baad01a607f69a4e3c418c9fcc2c3b83ce3235768f69bfc639de18ec3",
-    "bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs": "3eabb3842789062089583dc7d62fa1ebaba2946d7ced034c5ea22f79bf3681b5",
+    "bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/connection.rs": "20a48b6687ce0c58b3e2387e4912bc2e0c969bb7677dbe91e097d938c1a49d7e",
     "bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/error.rs": "34b7331b080d044331dde8a55d4e5a449db91148cefa7cc769192a671b7add4e",
     "bkmr/src/infrastructure/repositories/sqlite/vector_repository.rs": "8e87dac85d6e2200aeb8cb94b7f4a8f6a0b2022c839e58582cc9176436326613",
     "bkmr/src/main.rs": "5abe532bcfa9b2811a8d01ec79da776a98952d356096422aa59fdad7f00622ea",
-    "bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs": "dc89d0027ef854241e4c6b94b4e3da3c1c1cd8853f37cc9ceb546458c43ff40d",
+    "bkmr/tests/test_hybrid_literal_fts.rs": "18a6f24bb493b70154b1b6c77f47341c7e49f8712f8b8bd1b70f3f80b7c2cc13",
     "bkmr/Cargo.toml": "dc0500b057de4ceb9a70209ed739bd1477275c9f2f288d7320f9d6c69eba2ecc",
     "bkmr/Cargo.lock": "ef84de82354e697d36a903381a8df4e644d3af737da081e364eda2d0ec05fcdd",
 }