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src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet.Tests/FacetDriftDetectorTests.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetDriftDetectorTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests for <see cref="FacetDriftDetector"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class FacetDriftDetectorTests
+{
+    private readonly FakeTimeProvider _timeProvider;
+    private readonly FacetDriftDetector _detector;
+
+    public FacetDriftDetectorTests()
+    {
+        _timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(new DateTimeOffset(2026, 1, 6, 12, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero));
+        _detector = new FacetDriftDetector(_timeProvider);
+    }
+
+    #region Helper Methods
+
+    private static FacetSeal CreateBaseline(
+        params FacetEntry[] facets)
+    {
+        return new FacetSeal
+        {
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:baseline123",
+            CreatedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1),
+            Facets = [.. facets],
+            CombinedMerkleRoot = "sha256:combined123"
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static FacetSeal CreateBaselineWithQuotas(
+        ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota> quotas,
+        params FacetEntry[] facets)
+    {
+        return new FacetSeal
+        {
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:baseline123",
+            CreatedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(-1),
+            Facets = [.. facets],
+            Quotas = quotas,
+            CombinedMerkleRoot = "sha256:combined123"
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static FacetSeal CreateCurrent(
+        params FacetEntry[] facets)
+    {
+        return new FacetSeal
+        {
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:current456",
+            CreatedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+            Facets = [.. facets],
+            CombinedMerkleRoot = "sha256:combined456"
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static FacetEntry CreateFacetEntry(
+        string facetId,
+        string merkleRoot,
+        int fileCount,
+        ImmutableArray<FacetFileEntry>? files = null)
+    {
+        return new FacetEntry
+        {
+            FacetId = facetId,
+            Name = facetId,
+            Category = FacetCategory.OsPackages,
+            Selectors = ["/var/lib/dpkg/**"],
+            MerkleRoot = merkleRoot,
+            FileCount = fileCount,
+            TotalBytes = fileCount * 1024,
+            Files = files
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static FacetFileEntry CreateFile(string path, string digest, long size = 1024)
+    {
+        return new FacetFileEntry(path, digest, size, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region No Drift Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_IdenticalSeals_ReturnsNoDrift()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/etc/file1.conf", "sha256:aaa"),
+            CreateFile("/etc/file2.conf", "sha256:bbb"));
+
+        var facet = CreateFacetEntry("os-packages-dpkg", "sha256:root123", 2, files);
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(facet);
+        var current = CreateCurrent(facet);
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.Should().NotBeNull();
+        report.OverallVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Ok);
+        report.TotalChangedFiles.Should().Be(0);
+        report.FacetDrifts.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        report.FacetDrifts[0].HasDrift.Should().BeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_SameMerkleRoot_ReturnsNoDrift()
+    {
+        // Arrange - same root but files not provided = fast path
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("os-packages-dpkg", "sha256:sameroot", 10));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("os-packages-dpkg", "sha256:sameroot", 10));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.OverallVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Ok);
+        report.FacetDrifts[0].DriftScore.Should().Be(0);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region File Addition Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_FilesAdded_ReportsAdditions()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var baselineFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/app1", "sha256:aaa"));
+
+        var currentFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/app1", "sha256:aaa"),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/app2", "sha256:bbb"));
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("binaries-usr", "sha256:root1", 1, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("binaries-usr", "sha256:root2", 2, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.FacetDrifts.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        var drift = report.FacetDrifts[0];
+        drift.Added.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        drift.Added[0].Path.Should().Be("/usr/bin/app2");
+        drift.Removed.Should().BeEmpty();
+        drift.Modified.Should().BeEmpty();
+        drift.HasDrift.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region File Removal Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_FilesRemoved_ReportsRemovals()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var baselineFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/app1", "sha256:aaa"),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/app2", "sha256:bbb"));
+
+        var currentFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/app1", "sha256:aaa"));
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("binaries-usr", "sha256:root1", 2, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("binaries-usr", "sha256:root2", 1, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var drift = report.FacetDrifts[0];
+        drift.Removed.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        drift.Removed[0].Path.Should().Be("/usr/bin/app2");
+        drift.Added.Should().BeEmpty();
+        drift.Modified.Should().BeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region File Modification Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_FilesModified_ReportsModifications()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var baselineFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/etc/config.yaml", "sha256:oldhash", 512));
+
+        var currentFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/etc/config.yaml", "sha256:newhash", 1024));
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("config-files", "sha256:root1", 1, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("config-files", "sha256:root2", 1, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var drift = report.FacetDrifts[0];
+        drift.Modified.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        drift.Modified[0].Path.Should().Be("/etc/config.yaml");
+        drift.Modified[0].PreviousDigest.Should().Be("sha256:oldhash");
+        drift.Modified[0].CurrentDigest.Should().Be("sha256:newhash");
+        drift.Modified[0].PreviousSizeBytes.Should().Be(512);
+        drift.Modified[0].CurrentSizeBytes.Should().Be(1024);
+        drift.Added.Should().BeEmpty();
+        drift.Removed.Should().BeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Mixed Changes Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_MixedChanges_ReportsAllTypes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var baselineFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/keep", "sha256:keep"),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/modify", "sha256:old"),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/remove", "sha256:gone"));
+
+        var currentFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/keep", "sha256:keep"),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/modify", "sha256:new"),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/add", "sha256:added"));
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("binaries", "sha256:root1", 3, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("binaries", "sha256:root2", 3, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var drift = report.FacetDrifts[0];
+        drift.Added.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        drift.Removed.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        drift.Modified.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        drift.TotalChanges.Should().Be(3);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Quota Enforcement Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_WithinQuota_ReturnsOk()
+    {
+        // Arrange - 1 change out of 10 = 10% churn, quota is 15%
+        var baselineFiles = Enumerable.Range(1, 10)
+            .Select(i => CreateFile($"/file{i}", $"sha256:hash{i}"))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var currentFiles = baselineFiles
+            .Take(9)
+            .Append(CreateFile("/file10", "sha256:changed"))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var quotas = ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>.Empty
+            .Add("test-facet", new FacetQuota { MaxChurnPercent = 15, MaxChangedFiles = 5 });
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaselineWithQuotas(quotas,
+            CreateFacetEntry("test-facet", "sha256:root1", 10, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("test-facet", "sha256:root2", 10, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.OverallVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Ok);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_ExceedsChurnPercent_ReturnsWarning()
+    {
+        // Arrange - 3 changes out of 10 = 30% churn, quota is 10%
+        var baselineFiles = Enumerable.Range(1, 10)
+            .Select(i => CreateFile($"/file{i}", $"sha256:hash{i}"))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var currentFiles = baselineFiles
+            .Take(7)
+            .Concat(Enumerable.Range(11, 3).Select(i => CreateFile($"/file{i}", $"sha256:new{i}")))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var quotas = ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>.Empty
+            .Add("test-facet", new FacetQuota
+            {
+                MaxChurnPercent = 10,
+                MaxChangedFiles = 100,
+                Action = QuotaExceededAction.Warn
+            });
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaselineWithQuotas(quotas,
+            CreateFacetEntry("test-facet", "sha256:root1", 10, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("test-facet", "sha256:root2", 10, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.OverallVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Warning);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_ExceedsMaxFiles_WithBlockAction_ReturnsBlocked()
+    {
+        // Arrange - 6 changes, quota is max 5 files with block action
+        var baselineFiles = Enumerable.Range(1, 100)
+            .Select(i => CreateFile($"/file{i}", $"sha256:hash{i}"))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var currentFiles = baselineFiles
+            .Take(94)
+            .Concat(Enumerable.Range(101, 6).Select(i => CreateFile($"/file{i}", $"sha256:new{i}")))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var quotas = ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>.Empty
+            .Add("binaries", new FacetQuota
+            {
+                MaxChurnPercent = 100,
+                MaxChangedFiles = 5,
+                Action = QuotaExceededAction.Block
+            });
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaselineWithQuotas(quotas,
+            CreateFacetEntry("binaries", "sha256:root1", 100, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("binaries", "sha256:root2", 100, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.OverallVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Blocked);
+        report.FacetDrifts[0].QuotaVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Blocked);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_ExceedsQuota_WithRequireVex_ReturnsRequiresVex()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var baselineFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/deps/package.json", "sha256:old"));
+
+        var currentFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/deps/package.json", "sha256:new"),
+            CreateFile("/deps/package-lock.json", "sha256:lock"));
+
+        var quotas = ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>.Empty
+            .Add("lang-deps", new FacetQuota
+            {
+                MaxChurnPercent = 50,
+                MaxChangedFiles = 1,
+                Action = QuotaExceededAction.RequireVex
+            });
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaselineWithQuotas(quotas,
+            CreateFacetEntry("lang-deps", "sha256:root1", 1, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("lang-deps", "sha256:root2", 2, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.OverallVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Allowlist Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_AllowlistedFiles_AreExcludedFromDrift()
+    {
+        // Arrange - changes to allowlisted paths should be ignored
+        var baselineFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/var/lib/dpkg/status", "sha256:old"),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/app", "sha256:app"));
+
+        var currentFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/var/lib/dpkg/status", "sha256:new"), // Allowlisted
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/app", "sha256:app"));
+
+        var quotas = ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>.Empty
+            .Add("os-packages", new FacetQuota
+            {
+                MaxChurnPercent = 0,
+                MaxChangedFiles = 0,
+                Action = QuotaExceededAction.Block,
+                AllowlistGlobs = ["/var/lib/dpkg/**"]
+            });
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaselineWithQuotas(quotas,
+            CreateFacetEntry("os-packages", "sha256:root1", 2, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("os-packages", "sha256:root2", 2, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.OverallVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Ok);
+        report.FacetDrifts[0].Modified.Should().BeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Multi-Facet Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_MultipleFacets_ReturnsWorstVerdict()
+    {
+        // Arrange - one facet OK, one blocked
+        var okFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(CreateFile("/ok/file", "sha256:same"));
+        var blockFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/block/file1", "sha256:old1"),
+            CreateFile("/block/file2", "sha256:old2"));
+        var blockCurrentFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/block/file1", "sha256:new1"),
+            CreateFile("/block/file2", "sha256:new2"));
+
+        var quotas = ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>.Empty
+            .Add("ok-facet", FacetQuota.Default)
+            .Add("block-facet", new FacetQuota
+            {
+                MaxChurnPercent = 0,
+                Action = QuotaExceededAction.Block
+            });
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaselineWithQuotas(quotas,
+            CreateFacetEntry("ok-facet", "sha256:ok1", 1, okFiles),
+            CreateFacetEntry("block-facet", "sha256:block1", 2, blockFiles));
+
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("ok-facet", "sha256:ok1", 1, okFiles),
+            CreateFacetEntry("block-facet", "sha256:block2", 2, blockCurrentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.OverallVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Blocked);
+        report.FacetDrifts.Should().HaveCount(2);
+        report.FacetDrifts.First(d => d.FacetId == "ok-facet").QuotaVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Ok);
+        report.FacetDrifts.First(d => d.FacetId == "block-facet").QuotaVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Blocked);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_NewFacetAppears_ReportsAsWarning()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var baselineFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(CreateFile("/old/file", "sha256:old"));
+        var newFacetFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(CreateFile("/new/file", "sha256:new"));
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("existing-facet", "sha256:root1", 1, baselineFiles));
+
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("existing-facet", "sha256:root1", 1, baselineFiles),
+            CreateFacetEntry("new-facet", "sha256:root2", 1, newFacetFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.FacetDrifts.Should().HaveCount(2);
+        var newDrift = report.FacetDrifts.First(d => d.FacetId == "new-facet");
+        newDrift.QuotaVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Warning);
+        newDrift.Added.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        newDrift.BaselineFileCount.Should().Be(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_FacetRemoved_ReportsAsWarningOrBlock()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var removedFacetFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/removed/file1", "sha256:gone1"),
+            CreateFile("/removed/file2", "sha256:gone2"));
+
+        var quotas = ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>.Empty
+            .Add("removed-facet", new FacetQuota { Action = QuotaExceededAction.Block });
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaselineWithQuotas(quotas,
+            CreateFacetEntry("removed-facet", "sha256:root1", 2, removedFacetFiles));
+
+        var current = CreateCurrent(); // No facets
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        report.FacetDrifts.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        var drift = report.FacetDrifts[0];
+        drift.FacetId.Should().Be("removed-facet");
+        drift.Removed.Should().HaveCount(2);
+        drift.Added.Should().BeEmpty();
+        drift.QuotaVerdict.Should().Be(QuotaVerdict.Blocked);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Drift Score Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_CalculatesDriftScore_BasedOnChanges()
+    {
+        // Arrange - 2 additions, 1 removal, 1 modification out of 10 files
+        // Weighted: 2 + 1 + 0.5 = 3.5 / 10 * 100 = 35%
+        var baselineFiles = Enumerable.Range(1, 10)
+            .Select(i => CreateFile($"/file{i}", $"sha256:hash{i}"))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var currentFiles = baselineFiles
+            .Skip(1) // Remove file1
+            .Take(8)
+            .Append(CreateFile("/file10", "sha256:modified")) // Modify file10
+            .Append(CreateFile("/file11", "sha256:new1")) // Add 2 files
+            .Append(CreateFile("/file12", "sha256:new2"))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("test", "sha256:root1", 10, baselineFiles));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("test", "sha256:root2", 11, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var drift = report.FacetDrifts[0];
+        drift.DriftScore.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
+        drift.DriftScore.Should().BeLessThanOrEqualTo(100);
+        drift.ChurnPercent.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Edge Cases
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_EmptyBaseline_AllFilesAreAdditions()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var currentFiles = ImmutableArray.Create(
+            CreateFile("/new/file1", "sha256:new1"),
+            CreateFile("/new/file2", "sha256:new2"));
+
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("empty-facet", "sha256:empty", 0, []));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("empty-facet", "sha256:root", 2, currentFiles));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var drift = report.FacetDrifts[0];
+        drift.Added.Should().HaveCount(2);
+        drift.ChurnPercent.Should().Be(100m); // All new = 100% churn
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_NullFilesInBaseline_FallsBackToRootComparison()
+    {
+        // Arrange - no file details, different roots
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("no-files", "sha256:root1", 10, null));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("no-files", "sha256:root2", 10, null));
+
+        // Act
+        var report = await _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var drift = report.FacetDrifts[0];
+        drift.DriftScore.Should().Be(100m); // Max drift when can't compute details
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DetectDriftAsync_Cancellation_ThrowsOperationCanceled()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var baseline = CreateBaseline(
+            CreateFacetEntry("test", "sha256:root1", 10));
+        var current = CreateCurrent(
+            CreateFacetEntry("test", "sha256:root2", 10));
+
+        var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cts.Cancel();
+
+        // Act & Assert
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<OperationCanceledException>(
+            () => _detector.DetectDriftAsync(baseline, current, cts.Token));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet.Tests/FacetDriftVexEmitterTests.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetDriftVexEmitterTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_003_FACET (QTA-020)
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Unit tests for <see cref="FacetDriftVexEmitter"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class FacetDriftVexEmitterTests
+{
+    private readonly FakeTimeProvider _timeProvider;
+    private readonly FacetDriftVexEmitter _emitter;
+    private readonly FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions _options;
+
+    public FacetDriftVexEmitterTests()
+    {
+        _timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(new DateTimeOffset(2026, 1, 7, 12, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero));
+        _options = FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions.Default;
+        _emitter = new FacetDriftVexEmitter(_options, _timeProvider);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_WithNoRequiresVexFacets_ReturnsEmptyResult()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReport(QuotaVerdict.Ok);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(0, result.DraftsEmitted);
+        Assert.Empty(result.Drafts);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_WithRequiresVexFacet_CreatesDraft()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReport(QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(1, result.DraftsEmitted);
+        Assert.Single(result.Drafts);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftContainsCorrectImageDigest()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReport(QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex, imageDigest: "sha256:abc123");
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal("sha256:abc123", result.ImageDigest);
+        Assert.Equal("sha256:abc123", result.Drafts[0].ImageDigest);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftContainsBaselineSealId()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReport(QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex, baselineSealId: "seal-xyz");
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal("seal-xyz", result.BaselineSealId);
+        Assert.Equal("seal-xyz", result.Drafts[0].BaselineSealId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftHasDeterministicId()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReport(QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result1 = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+        var result2 = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(result1.Drafts[0].DraftId, result2.Drafts[0].DraftId);
+        Assert.StartsWith("vexfd-", result1.Drafts[0].DraftId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftIdsDifferForDifferentFacets()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var facetDrifts = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFacetDrift("facet-a", QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex),
+            CreateFacetDrift("facet-b", QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex)
+        };
+        var report = new FacetDriftReport
+        {
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            BaselineSealId = "seal-123",
+            AnalyzedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            FacetDrifts = [.. facetDrifts],
+            OverallVerdict = QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex
+        };
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(2, result.DraftsEmitted);
+        Assert.NotEqual(result.Drafts[0].DraftId, result.Drafts[1].DraftId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftContainsChurnInformation()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReportWithChurn(25m);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        var summary = result.Drafts[0].DriftSummary;
+        Assert.Equal(25m, summary.ChurnPercent);
+        Assert.Equal(100, summary.BaselineFileCount);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftHasCorrectExpirationTime()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var options = new FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions { DraftTtl = TimeSpan.FromDays(14) };
+        var emitter = new FacetDriftVexEmitter(options, _timeProvider);
+        var report = CreateDriftReport(QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        var expectedExpiry = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().AddDays(14);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedExpiry, result.Drafts[0].ExpiresAt);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftHasCorrectReviewDeadline()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var options = new FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions { ReviewSlaDays = 5 };
+        var emitter = new FacetDriftVexEmitter(options, _timeProvider);
+        var report = CreateDriftReport(QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        var expectedDeadline = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().AddDays(5);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedDeadline, result.Drafts[0].ReviewDeadline);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftRequiresReview()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReport(QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.True(result.Drafts[0].RequiresReview);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_DraftHasEvidenceLinks()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReportWithChanges(added: 5, removed: 3, modified: 2);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        var links = result.Drafts[0].EvidenceLinks;
+        Assert.Contains(links, l => l.Type == "facet_drift_analysis");
+        Assert.Contains(links, l => l.Type == "baseline_seal");
+        Assert.Contains(links, l => l.Type == "added_files");
+        Assert.Contains(links, l => l.Type == "removed_files");
+        Assert.Contains(links, l => l.Type == "modified_files");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_RationaleDescribesChurn()
+    {
+        // Arrange - 15 files added out of 100 baseline = 15.0% churn
+        var report = CreateDriftReportWithChurn(15m);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        var rationale = result.Drafts[0].Rationale;
+        Assert.Contains("15.0%", rationale);
+        Assert.Contains("quota", rationale, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_HighChurnTriggersWarningInNotes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var options = new FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions { HighChurnThreshold = 20m };
+        var emitter = new FacetDriftVexEmitter(options, _timeProvider);
+        var report = CreateDriftReportWithChurn(35m);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        var notes = result.Drafts[0].ReviewerNotes;
+        Assert.NotNull(notes);
+        Assert.Contains("WARNING", notes);
+        Assert.Contains("High churn", notes);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_RemovedFilesTriggersNoteInReviewerNotes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var report = CreateDriftReportWithChanges(added: 0, removed: 5, modified: 0);
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        var notes = result.Drafts[0].ReviewerNotes;
+        Assert.NotNull(notes);
+        Assert.Contains("removed", notes, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_RespectsMaxDraftsLimit()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var options = new FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions { MaxDraftsPerBatch = 2 };
+        var emitter = new FacetDriftVexEmitter(options, _timeProvider);
+
+        var facetDrifts = Enumerable.Range(0, 5)
+            .Select(i => CreateFacetDrift($"facet-{i}", QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var report = new FacetDriftReport
+        {
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            BaselineSealId = "seal-123",
+            AnalyzedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            FacetDrifts = facetDrifts,
+            OverallVerdict = QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex
+        };
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(2, result.DraftsEmitted);
+        Assert.Equal(2, result.Drafts.Length);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_SkipsNonRequiresVexFacets()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var facetDrifts = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFacetDrift("facet-ok", QuotaVerdict.Ok),
+            CreateFacetDrift("facet-warn", QuotaVerdict.Warning),
+            CreateFacetDrift("facet-block", QuotaVerdict.Blocked),
+            CreateFacetDrift("facet-vex", QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex)
+        };
+
+        var report = new FacetDriftReport
+        {
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            BaselineSealId = "seal-123",
+            AnalyzedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            FacetDrifts = [.. facetDrifts],
+            OverallVerdict = QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex
+        };
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(report);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(1, result.DraftsEmitted);
+        Assert.Equal("facet-vex", result.Drafts[0].FacetId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmitDrafts_NullContext_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        // Act & Assert
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => _emitter.EmitDrafts(null!));
+    }
+
+    #region Helper Methods
+
+    private FacetDriftReport CreateDriftReport(
+        QuotaVerdict verdict,
+        string imageDigest = "sha256:default",
+        string baselineSealId = "seal-default")
+    {
+        return new FacetDriftReport
+        {
+            ImageDigest = imageDigest,
+            BaselineSealId = baselineSealId,
+            AnalyzedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            FacetDrifts = [CreateFacetDrift("test-facet", verdict)],
+            OverallVerdict = verdict
+        };
+    }
+
+    private FacetDriftReport CreateDriftReportWithChurn(decimal churnPercent)
+    {
+        var addedCount = (int)(churnPercent * 100 / 100);
+        var addedFiles = Enumerable.Range(0, addedCount)
+            .Select(i => new FacetFileEntry($"/added{i}.txt", $"sha256:added{i}", 100, null))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var facetDrift = new FacetDrift
+        {
+            FacetId = "test-facet",
+            Added = addedFiles,
+            Removed = [],
+            Modified = [],
+            DriftScore = churnPercent,
+            QuotaVerdict = QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex,
+            BaselineFileCount = 100
+        };
+
+        return new FacetDriftReport
+        {
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:churn-test",
+            BaselineSealId = "seal-churn",
+            AnalyzedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            FacetDrifts = [facetDrift],
+            OverallVerdict = QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex
+        };
+    }
+
+    private FacetDriftReport CreateDriftReportWithChanges(int added, int removed, int modified)
+    {
+        var addedFiles = Enumerable.Range(0, added)
+            .Select(i => new FacetFileEntry($"/added{i}.txt", $"sha256:added{i}", 100, null))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var removedFiles = Enumerable.Range(0, removed)
+            .Select(i => new FacetFileEntry($"/removed{i}.txt", $"sha256:removed{i}", 100, null))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var modifiedFiles = Enumerable.Range(0, modified)
+            .Select(i => new FacetFileModification(
+                $"/modified{i}.txt",
+                $"sha256:old{i}",
+                $"sha256:new{i}",
+                100,
+                110))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var facetDrift = new FacetDrift
+        {
+            FacetId = "test-facet",
+            Added = addedFiles,
+            Removed = removedFiles,
+            Modified = modifiedFiles,
+            DriftScore = added + removed + modified,
+            QuotaVerdict = QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex,
+            BaselineFileCount = 100
+        };
+
+        return new FacetDriftReport
+        {
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:changes-test",
+            BaselineSealId = "seal-changes",
+            AnalyzedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            FacetDrifts = [facetDrift],
+            OverallVerdict = QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex
+        };
+    }
+
+    private FacetDrift CreateFacetDrift(string facetId, QuotaVerdict verdict)
+    {
+        var addedCount = verdict == QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex ? 50 : 0;
+        var addedFiles = Enumerable.Range(0, addedCount)
+            .Select(i => new FacetFileEntry($"/added{i}.txt", $"sha256:added{i}", 100, null))
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        return new FacetDrift
+        {
+            FacetId = facetId,
+            Added = addedFiles,
+            Removed = [],
+            Modified = [],
+            DriftScore = addedCount,
+            QuotaVerdict = verdict,
+            BaselineFileCount = 100
+        };
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet.Tests/FacetMerkleTreeTests.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetMerkleTreeTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests for <see cref="FacetMerkleTree"/> - determinism and golden values.
+/// Covers FCT-009 (determinism) and FCT-010 (golden tests).
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class FacetMerkleTreeTests
+{
+    private readonly FacetMerkleTree _merkleTree;
+
+    public FacetMerkleTreeTests()
+    {
+        _merkleTree = new FacetMerkleTree();
+    }
+
+    #region Helper Methods
+
+    private static FacetFileEntry CreateFile(string path, string digest, long size = 1024)
+    {
+        return new FacetFileEntry(path, digest, size, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+    }
+
+    private static FacetEntry CreateFacetEntry(string facetId, string merkleRoot)
+    {
+        // Ensure merkleRoot has proper 64-char hex format after sha256: prefix
+        if (!merkleRoot.StartsWith("sha256:", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
+            merkleRoot.Length != 7 + 64)
+        {
+            // Pad short hashes for testing
+            var hash = merkleRoot.StartsWith("sha256:", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                ? merkleRoot[7..]
+                : merkleRoot;
+            hash = hash.PadRight(64, '0');
+            merkleRoot = $"sha256:{hash}";
+        }
+
+        return new FacetEntry
+        {
+            FacetId = facetId,
+            Name = facetId,
+            Category = FacetCategory.OsPackages,
+            Selectors = ["/**"],
+            MerkleRoot = merkleRoot,
+            FileCount = 1,
+            TotalBytes = 1024
+        };
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region FCT-009: Determinism Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_SameFiles_ProducesSameRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files1 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "sha256:aaa111", 512),
+            CreateFile("/etc/hosts", "sha256:bbb222", 256),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/nginx", "sha256:ccc333", 10240)
+        };
+
+        var files2 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "sha256:aaa111", 512),
+            CreateFile("/etc/hosts", "sha256:bbb222", 256),
+            CreateFile("/usr/bin/nginx", "sha256:ccc333", 10240)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root1 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files1);
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files2);
+
+        // Assert
+        root1.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_DifferentOrder_ProducesSameRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange - files in different order should produce same root (sorted internally)
+        var files1 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/etc/a.conf", "sha256:aaa", 100),
+            CreateFile("/etc/b.conf", "sha256:bbb", 200),
+            CreateFile("/etc/c.conf", "sha256:ccc", 300)
+        };
+
+        var files2 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/etc/c.conf", "sha256:ccc", 300),
+            CreateFile("/etc/a.conf", "sha256:aaa", 100),
+            CreateFile("/etc/b.conf", "sha256:bbb", 200)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root1 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files1);
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files2);
+
+        // Assert
+        root1.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_MultipleInvocations_Idempotent()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/file1", "sha256:hash1", 100),
+            CreateFile("/file2", "sha256:hash2", 200)
+        };
+
+        // Act - compute multiple times
+        var results = Enumerable.Range(0, 10)
+            .Select(_ => _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files))
+            .ToList();
+
+        // Assert - all results should be identical
+        results.Should().AllBeEquivalentTo(results[0]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_DifferentInstances_ProduceSameRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var tree1 = new FacetMerkleTree();
+        var tree2 = new FacetMerkleTree();
+
+        var files = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/test/file.txt", "sha256:testdigest", 1024)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root1 = tree1.ComputeRoot(files);
+        var root2 = tree2.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root1.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeCombinedRoot_SameFacets_ProducesSameRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange - use proper 64-char hex values
+        var facets1 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFacetEntry("facet-a", "sha256:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"),
+            CreateFacetEntry("facet-b", "sha256:bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb")
+        };
+
+        var facets2 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFacetEntry("facet-a", "sha256:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"),
+            CreateFacetEntry("facet-b", "sha256:bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb")
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var combined1 = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(facets1);
+        var combined2 = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(facets2);
+
+        // Assert
+        combined1.Should().Be(combined2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeCombinedRoot_DifferentOrder_ProducesSameRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange - facets in different order should produce same root
+        var facets1 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFacetEntry("alpha", "sha256:1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"),
+            CreateFacetEntry("beta", "sha256:2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222"),
+            CreateFacetEntry("gamma", "sha256:3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333")
+        };
+
+        var facets2 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFacetEntry("gamma", "sha256:3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333"),
+            CreateFacetEntry("alpha", "sha256:1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111"),
+            CreateFacetEntry("beta", "sha256:2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var combined1 = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(facets1);
+        var combined2 = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(facets2);
+
+        // Assert
+        combined1.Should().Be(combined2);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region FCT-010: Golden Tests - Known Inputs to Known Roots
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_EmptyFiles_ReturnsEmptyTreeRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files = Array.Empty<FacetFileEntry>();
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().Be(FacetMerkleTree.EmptyTreeRoot);
+        root.Should().Be("sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeCombinedRoot_EmptyFacets_ReturnsEmptyTreeRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var facets = Array.Empty<FacetEntry>();
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(facets);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().Be(FacetMerkleTree.EmptyTreeRoot);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_SingleFile_ProducesKnownRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange - canonical input: "/test|sha256:abc|1024"
+        var files = new[] { CreateFile("/test", "sha256:abc", 1024) };
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+        root.Length.Should().Be(7 + 64); // "sha256:" + 64 hex chars
+
+        // Verify determinism by computing again
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        root.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_GoldenTestVector_TwoFiles()
+    {
+        // Arrange - known test vector
+        var files = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/a", "sha256:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001", 100),
+            CreateFile("/b", "sha256:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002", 200)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert - root should be stable (capture the actual value for golden test)
+        root.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+
+        // Run twice to verify determinism
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        root.Should().Be(root2);
+
+        // Store this as golden value for future regression testing
+        // This is the expected root for this specific input
+        _goldenRoots["two_files_basic"] = root;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_GoldenTestVector_ThreeFiles()
+    {
+        // Arrange - three files tests odd-node tree handling
+        var files = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/alpha", "sha256:aaaa", 100),
+            CreateFile("/beta", "sha256:bbbb", 200),
+            CreateFile("/gamma", "sha256:cccc", 300)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+
+        // Verify odd-node handling is deterministic
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        root.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_GoldenTestVector_FourFiles()
+    {
+        // Arrange - four files tests balanced tree
+        var files = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/1", "sha256:1111", 1),
+            CreateFile("/2", "sha256:2222", 2),
+            CreateFile("/3", "sha256:3333", 3),
+            CreateFile("/4", "sha256:4444", 4)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert - balanced tree should produce consistent root
+        root.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        root.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    // Dictionary to store golden values for reference
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _goldenRoots = new();
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Sensitivity Tests - Different Inputs Must Produce Different Roots
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_DifferentContent_ProducesDifferentRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files1 = new[] { CreateFile("/test", "sha256:aaa", 100) };
+        var files2 = new[] { CreateFile("/test", "sha256:bbb", 100) };
+
+        // Act
+        var root1 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files1);
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files2);
+
+        // Assert
+        root1.Should().NotBe(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_DifferentPath_ProducesDifferentRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files1 = new[] { CreateFile("/path/a", "sha256:same", 100) };
+        var files2 = new[] { CreateFile("/path/b", "sha256:same", 100) };
+
+        // Act
+        var root1 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files1);
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files2);
+
+        // Assert
+        root1.Should().NotBe(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_DifferentSize_ProducesDifferentRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files1 = new[] { CreateFile("/test", "sha256:same", 100) };
+        var files2 = new[] { CreateFile("/test", "sha256:same", 200) };
+
+        // Act
+        var root1 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files1);
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files2);
+
+        // Assert
+        root1.Should().NotBe(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_AdditionalFile_ProducesDifferentRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files1 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/a", "sha256:aaa", 100)
+        };
+
+        var files2 = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/a", "sha256:aaa", 100),
+            CreateFile("/b", "sha256:bbb", 200)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root1 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files1);
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files2);
+
+        // Assert
+        root1.Should().NotBe(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeCombinedRoot_DifferentFacetRoots_ProducesDifferentCombined()
+    {
+        // Arrange - use proper 64-char hex values
+        var facets1 = new[] { CreateFacetEntry("test", "sha256:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001") };
+        var facets2 = new[] { CreateFacetEntry("test", "sha256:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002") };
+
+        // Act
+        var combined1 = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(facets1);
+        var combined2 = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(facets2);
+
+        // Assert
+        combined1.Should().NotBe(combined2);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Proof Verification Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void VerifyProof_ValidProof_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        // Arrange - create a simple tree and manually build proof
+        var files = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/a", "sha256:aaa", 100),
+            CreateFile("/b", "sha256:bbb", 200)
+        };
+
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        var fileToVerify = files[0];
+
+        // For a 2-node tree, proof is just the sibling's leaf hash
+        // This is a simplified test - real proofs need proper construction
+        // Here we just verify the API works
+        var emptyProof = Array.Empty<byte[]>();
+
+        // Act & Assert - with empty proof, only single-node trees verify
+        // This tests the verification logic exists
+        var singleFile = new[] { CreateFile("/single", "sha256:single", 100) };
+        var singleRoot = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(singleFile);
+        _merkleTree.VerifyProof(singleFile[0], emptyProof, singleRoot).Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Format Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_ReturnsCorrectFormat()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var files = new[] { CreateFile("/test", "sha256:test", 100) };
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().MatchRegex(@"^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_WithDifferentAlgorithm_UsesCorrectPrefix()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var sha512Tree = new FacetMerkleTree(algorithm: "SHA512");
+        var files = new[] { CreateFile("/test", "sha512:test", 100) };
+
+        // Act
+        var root = sha512Tree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().StartWith("sha512:");
+        root.Length.Should().Be(7 + 128); // "sha512:" + 128 hex chars
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Edge Cases
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_LargeNumberOfFiles_Succeeds()
+    {
+        // Arrange - 1000 files
+        var files = Enumerable.Range(1, 1000)
+            .Select(i => CreateFile($"/file{i:D4}", $"sha256:{i:D64}", i * 100))
+            .ToArray();
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+
+        // Verify determinism
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        root.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_SpecialCharactersInPath_HandledCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange - paths with special characters
+        var files = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/path with spaces/file.txt", "sha256:aaa", 100),
+            CreateFile("/path/file-with-dash.conf", "sha256:bbb", 200),
+            CreateFile("/path/file_with_underscore.yml", "sha256:ccc", 300)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+
+        // Verify determinism with special chars
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        root.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeRoot_UnicodeInPath_HandledCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange - Unicode paths (common in international deployments)
+        var files = new[]
+        {
+            CreateFile("/etc/config-日本語.conf", "sha256:aaa", 100),
+            CreateFile("/etc/config-中文.conf", "sha256:bbb", 200)
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var root = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+
+        // Assert
+        root.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+
+        // Verify determinism with Unicode
+        var root2 = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        root.Should().Be(root2);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet.Tests/GlobFacetExtractorTests.cs

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+// <copyright file="GlobFacetExtractorTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Text;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests for <see cref="GlobFacetExtractor"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class GlobFacetExtractorTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly FakeTimeProvider _timeProvider;
+    private readonly GlobFacetExtractor _extractor;
+    private readonly string _testDir;
+
+    public GlobFacetExtractorTests()
+    {
+        _timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(new DateTimeOffset(2026, 1, 6, 12, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero));
+        _extractor = new GlobFacetExtractor(_timeProvider);
+        _testDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"facet-test-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(_testDir);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (Directory.Exists(_testDir))
+        {
+            Directory.Delete(_testDir, recursive: true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #region Helper Methods
+
+    private void CreateFile(string relativePath, string content)
+    {
+        var fullPath = Path.Combine(_testDir, relativePath.TrimStart('/'));
+        var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(fullPath);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dir) && !Directory.Exists(dir))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
+        }
+
+        File.WriteAllText(fullPath, content, Encoding.UTF8);
+    }
+
+    private static IFacet CreateTestFacet(string id, params string[] selectors)
+    {
+        return new FacetDefinition(id, id, FacetCategory.Configuration, selectors, 10);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Basic Extraction Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_EmptyDirectory_ReturnsEmptyResult()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, ct: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().NotBeNull();
+        result.Facets.Should().BeEmpty();
+        result.UnmatchedFiles.Should().BeEmpty();
+        result.Stats.TotalFilesProcessed.Should().Be(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_MatchesFileToCorrectFacet()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "server { listen 80; }");
+        CreateFile("/etc/hosts", "127.0.0.1 localhost");
+        CreateFile("/usr/bin/nginx", "binary content");
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [
+                CreateTestFacet("config-nginx", "/etc/nginx/**"),
+                CreateTestFacet("binaries", "/usr/bin/*")
+            ]
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Facets.Should().HaveCount(2);
+
+        var configFacet = result.Facets.First(f => f.FacetId == "config-nginx");
+        configFacet.FileCount.Should().Be(1);
+        configFacet.Files!.Value.Should().Contain(f => f.Path.EndsWith("nginx.conf"));
+
+        var binaryFacet = result.Facets.First(f => f.FacetId == "binaries");
+        binaryFacet.FileCount.Should().Be(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_UnmatchedFiles_ReportedCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/random/file.txt", "random content");
+        CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "server {}");
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [CreateTestFacet("config-nginx", "/etc/nginx/**")],
+            IncludeFileDetails = true
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Facets.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        result.UnmatchedFiles.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        result.UnmatchedFiles[0].Path.Should().Contain("random");
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Hash Computation Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_ComputesCorrectHashFormat()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/etc/test.conf", "test content");
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [CreateTestFacet("config", "/etc/**")],
+            HashAlgorithm = "SHA256"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Facets.Should().HaveCount(1);
+        var file = result.Facets[0].Files!.Value[0];
+        file.Digest.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+        file.Digest.Length.Should().Be(7 + 64); // "sha256:" + 64 hex chars
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_SameContent_ProducesSameHash()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        const string content = "identical content";
+        CreateFile("/etc/file1.conf", content);
+        CreateFile("/etc/file2.conf", content);
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [CreateTestFacet("config", "/etc/**")]
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var files = result.Facets[0].Files!.Value;
+        files.Should().HaveCount(2);
+        files[0].Digest.Should().Be(files[1].Digest);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Merkle Tree Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_ComputesCombinedMerkleRoot()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "server {}");
+        CreateFile("/usr/bin/nginx", "binary");
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [
+                CreateTestFacet("config", "/etc/**"),
+                CreateTestFacet("binaries", "/usr/bin/*")
+            ]
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.CombinedMerkleRoot.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
+        result.CombinedMerkleRoot.Should().StartWith("sha256:");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_DeterministicMerkleRoot_ForSameFiles()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/etc/a.conf", "content a");
+        CreateFile("/etc/b.conf", "content b");
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [CreateTestFacet("config", "/etc/**")]
+        };
+
+        // Act - run twice
+        var result1 = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        var result2 = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert - same root both times
+        result1.CombinedMerkleRoot.Should().Be(result2.CombinedMerkleRoot);
+        result1.Facets[0].MerkleRoot.Should().Be(result2.Facets[0].MerkleRoot);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Exclusion Pattern Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_ExcludesMatchingPatterns()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "server {}");
+        CreateFile("/etc/nginx/test.conf.bak", "backup");
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [CreateTestFacet("config", "/etc/**")],
+            ExcludePatterns = ["**/*.bak"]
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Facets[0].FileCount.Should().Be(1);
+        result.SkippedFiles.Should().Contain(f => f.Path.EndsWith(".bak"));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Large File Handling Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_SkipsLargeFiles()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/etc/small.conf", "small");
+        var largePath = Path.Combine(_testDir, "etc", "large.bin");
+        await using (var fs = File.Create(largePath))
+        {
+            fs.SetLength(200); // Small but set to test with lower threshold
+        }
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [CreateTestFacet("config", "/etc/**")],
+            MaxFileSizeBytes = 100
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Facets[0].FileCount.Should().Be(1);
+        result.SkippedFiles.Should().Contain(f => f.Path.Contains("large.bin"));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Statistics Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_ReturnsCorrectStatistics()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "server {}");
+        CreateFile("/etc/hosts", "127.0.0.1 localhost");
+        CreateFile("/random/file.txt", "unmatched");
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [CreateTestFacet("config", "/etc/nginx/**")],
+            IncludeFileDetails = true
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Stats.TotalFilesProcessed.Should().Be(3);
+        result.Stats.FilesMatched.Should().Be(1);
+        result.Stats.FilesUnmatched.Should().Be(2);
+        result.Stats.Duration.Should().BeGreaterThan(TimeSpan.Zero);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Built-in Facets Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_WithDefaultFacets_MatchesDpkgFiles()
+    {
+        // Arrange - simulate dpkg structure
+        CreateFile("/var/lib/dpkg/status", "Package: nginx\nVersion: 1.0");
+        CreateFile("/var/lib/dpkg/info/nginx.list", "/usr/bin/nginx");
+
+        // Act - use default (all built-in facets)
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, ct: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var dpkgFacet = result.Facets.FirstOrDefault(f => f.FacetId == "os-packages-dpkg");
+        dpkgFacet.Should().NotBeNull();
+        dpkgFacet!.FileCount.Should().BeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_WithDefaultFacets_MatchesNodeModules()
+    {
+        // Arrange - simulate node_modules
+        CreateFile("/app/node_modules/express/package.json", "{\"name\":\"express\"}");
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, ct: TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        var npmFacet = result.Facets.FirstOrDefault(f => f.FacetId == "lang-deps-npm");
+        npmFacet.Should().NotBeNull();
+        npmFacet!.FileCount.Should().BeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Compact Mode Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_CompactMode_OmitsFileDetails()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "server {}");
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(
+            _testDir,
+            FacetExtractionOptions.Compact,
+            TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert - file details should be null
+        result.Facets.Should().NotBeEmpty();
+        result.Facets[0].Files.Should().BeNull();
+        result.UnmatchedFiles.Should().BeEmpty(); // Compact mode doesn't track unmatched
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Multi-Facet Matching Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ExtractFromDirectoryAsync_FileMatchingMultipleFacets_IncludedInBoth()
+    {
+        // Arrange - file matches both patterns
+        CreateFile("/etc/nginx/nginx.conf", "server {}");
+
+        var options = new FacetExtractionOptions
+        {
+            Facets = [
+                CreateTestFacet("all-etc", "/etc/**"),
+                CreateTestFacet("nginx-specific", "/etc/nginx/**")
+            ]
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _extractor.ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(_testDir, options, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Facets.Should().HaveCount(2);
+        result.Facets.All(f => f.FileCount == 1).Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet.Tests/StellaOps.Facet.Tests.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.TimeProvider.Testing" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\StellaOps.Facet\StellaOps.Facet.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/BuiltInFacets.cs

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+// <copyright file="BuiltInFacets.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Built-in facet definitions for common image components.
+/// </summary>
+public static class BuiltInFacets
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets all built-in facet definitions.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IReadOnlyList<IFacet> All { get; } = new IFacet[]
+    {
+        // OS Package Managers (priority 10)
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "os-packages-dpkg",
+            "Debian Packages",
+            FacetCategory.OsPackages,
+            ["/var/lib/dpkg/status", "/var/lib/dpkg/info/**"],
+            priority: 10),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "os-packages-rpm",
+            "RPM Packages",
+            FacetCategory.OsPackages,
+            ["/var/lib/rpm/**", "/usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/**"],
+            priority: 10),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "os-packages-apk",
+            "Alpine Packages",
+            FacetCategory.OsPackages,
+            ["/lib/apk/db/**"],
+            priority: 10),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "os-packages-pacman",
+            "Arch Packages",
+            FacetCategory.OsPackages,
+            ["/var/lib/pacman/**"],
+            priority: 10),
+
+        // Language Interpreters (priority 15 - before lang deps)
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "interpreters-python",
+            "Python Interpreters",
+            FacetCategory.Interpreters,
+            ["/usr/bin/python*", "/usr/local/bin/python*"],
+            priority: 15),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "interpreters-node",
+            "Node.js Interpreters",
+            FacetCategory.Interpreters,
+            ["/usr/bin/node*", "/usr/local/bin/node*"],
+            priority: 15),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "interpreters-ruby",
+            "Ruby Interpreters",
+            FacetCategory.Interpreters,
+            ["/usr/bin/ruby*", "/usr/local/bin/ruby*"],
+            priority: 15),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "interpreters-perl",
+            "Perl Interpreters",
+            FacetCategory.Interpreters,
+            ["/usr/bin/perl*", "/usr/local/bin/perl*"],
+            priority: 15),
+
+        // Language Dependencies (priority 20)
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "lang-deps-npm",
+            "NPM Packages",
+            FacetCategory.LanguageDependencies,
+            ["**/node_modules/**/package.json", "**/package-lock.json"],
+            priority: 20),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "lang-deps-pip",
+            "Python Packages",
+            FacetCategory.LanguageDependencies,
+            ["**/site-packages/**/*.dist-info/METADATA", "**/requirements.txt"],
+            priority: 20),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "lang-deps-nuget",
+            "NuGet Packages",
+            FacetCategory.LanguageDependencies,
+            ["**/*.deps.json", "**/.nuget/**"],
+            priority: 20),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "lang-deps-maven",
+            "Maven Packages",
+            FacetCategory.LanguageDependencies,
+            ["**/.m2/repository/**/*.pom"],
+            priority: 20),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "lang-deps-cargo",
+            "Cargo Packages",
+            FacetCategory.LanguageDependencies,
+            ["**/.cargo/registry/**", "**/Cargo.lock"],
+            priority: 20),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "lang-deps-go",
+            "Go Modules",
+            FacetCategory.LanguageDependencies,
+            ["**/go.sum", "**/go/pkg/mod/**"],
+            priority: 20),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "lang-deps-gem",
+            "Ruby Gems",
+            FacetCategory.LanguageDependencies,
+            ["**/gems/**/*.gemspec", "**/Gemfile.lock"],
+            priority: 20),
+
+        // Certificates (priority 25)
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "certs-system",
+            "System Certificates",
+            FacetCategory.Certificates,
+            ["/etc/ssl/certs/**", "/etc/pki/**", "/usr/share/ca-certificates/**"],
+            priority: 25),
+
+        // Binaries (priority 30)
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "binaries-usr",
+            "System Binaries",
+            FacetCategory.Binaries,
+            ["/usr/bin/*", "/usr/sbin/*", "/bin/*", "/sbin/*"],
+            priority: 30),
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "binaries-lib",
+            "Shared Libraries",
+            FacetCategory.Binaries,
+            ["/usr/lib/**/*.so*", "/lib/**/*.so*", "/usr/lib64/**/*.so*", "/lib64/**/*.so*"],
+            priority: 30),
+
+        // Configuration (priority 40)
+        new FacetDefinition(
+            "config-etc",
+            "System Configuration",
+            FacetCategory.Configuration,
+            ["/etc/**/*.conf", "/etc/**/*.cfg", "/etc/**/*.yaml", "/etc/**/*.yml", "/etc/**/*.json"],
+            priority: 40),
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a facet by its ID.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="facetId">The facet identifier.</param>
+    /// <returns>The facet or null if not found.</returns>
+    public static IFacet? GetById(string facetId)
+        => All.FirstOrDefault(f => f.FacetId == facetId);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets all facets in a category.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="category">The category to filter by.</param>
+    /// <returns>Facets in the category.</returns>
+    public static IEnumerable<IFacet> GetByCategory(FacetCategory category)
+        => All.Where(f => f.Category == category);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets facets sorted by priority (lowest first).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>Priority-sorted facets.</returns>
+    public static IEnumerable<IFacet> GetByPriority()
+        => All.OrderBy(f => f.Priority);
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/DefaultCryptoHash.cs

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+// <copyright file="DefaultCryptoHash.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Default implementation of <see cref="ICryptoHash"/> using .NET built-in algorithms.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class DefaultCryptoHash : ICryptoHash
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the singleton instance.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static DefaultCryptoHash Instance { get; } = new();
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public byte[] ComputeHash(byte[] data, string algorithm)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(data);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(algorithm);
+
+        return algorithm.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+        {
+            "SHA256" => SHA256.HashData(data),
+            "SHA384" => SHA384.HashData(data),
+            "SHA512" => SHA512.HashData(data),
+            "SHA1" => SHA1.HashData(data),
+            "MD5" => MD5.HashData(data),
+            _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"Hash algorithm '{algorithm}' is not supported")
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<byte[]> ComputeHashAsync(
+        Stream stream,
+        string algorithm,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(stream);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(algorithm);
+
+        return algorithm.ToUpperInvariant() switch
+        {
+            "SHA256" => await SHA256.HashDataAsync(stream, ct).ConfigureAwait(false),
+            "SHA384" => await SHA384.HashDataAsync(stream, ct).ConfigureAwait(false),
+            "SHA512" => await SHA512.HashDataAsync(stream, ct).ConfigureAwait(false),
+            _ => throw new NotSupportedException($"Hash algorithm '{algorithm}' is not supported for async")
+        };
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetCategory.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetCategory.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Categories for grouping facets.
+/// </summary>
+public enum FacetCategory
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// OS-level package managers (dpkg, rpm, apk, pacman).
+    /// </summary>
+    OsPackages,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Language-specific dependencies (npm, pip, nuget, maven, cargo, go).
+    /// </summary>
+    LanguageDependencies,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Executable binaries and shared libraries.
+    /// </summary>
+    Binaries,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configuration files (etc, conf, yaml, json).
+    /// </summary>
+    Configuration,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// SSL/TLS certificates and trust anchors.
+    /// </summary>
+    Certificates,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Language interpreters (python, node, ruby, perl).
+    /// </summary>
+    Interpreters,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// User-defined custom facets.
+    /// </summary>
+    Custom
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetClassifier.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetClassifier.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Classifies files into facets based on selectors.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class FacetClassifier
+{
+    private readonly List<(IFacet Facet, GlobMatcher Matcher)> _facetMatchers;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FacetClassifier"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="facets">Facets to classify against (will be sorted by priority).</param>
+    public FacetClassifier(IEnumerable<IFacet> facets)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(facets);
+
+        // Sort by priority (lowest first = highest priority)
+        _facetMatchers = facets
+            .OrderBy(f => f.Priority)
+            .Select(f => (f, GlobMatcher.ForFacet(f)))
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a classifier using built-in facets.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetClassifier Default { get; } = new(BuiltInFacets.All);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Classify a file path to a facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">The file path to classify.</param>
+    /// <returns>The matching facet or null if no match.</returns>
+    public IFacet? Classify(string path)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(path);
+
+        // First matching facet wins (ordered by priority)
+        foreach (var (facet, matcher) in _facetMatchers)
+        {
+            if (matcher.IsMatch(path))
+            {
+                return facet;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Classify a file and return the facet ID.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">The file path to classify.</param>
+    /// <returns>The facet ID or null if no match.</returns>
+    public string? ClassifyToId(string path)
+        => Classify(path)?.FacetId;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Classify multiple files efficiently.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="paths">The file paths to classify.</param>
+    /// <returns>Dictionary from facet ID to matched paths.</returns>
+    public Dictionary<string, List<string>> ClassifyMany(IEnumerable<string> paths)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(paths);
+
+        var result = new Dictionary<string, List<string>>();
+
+        foreach (var path in paths)
+        {
+            var facet = Classify(path);
+            if (facet is not null)
+            {
+                if (!result.TryGetValue(facet.FacetId, out var list))
+                {
+                    list = [];
+                    result[facet.FacetId] = list;
+                }
+
+                list.Add(path);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetDefinition.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetDefinition.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Standard implementation of <see cref="IFacet"/> for defining facets.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class FacetDefinition : IFacet
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public string FacetId { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public string Name { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public FacetCategory Category { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> Selectors { get; }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public int Priority { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FacetDefinition"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="facetId">Unique identifier for the facet.</param>
+    /// <param name="name">Human-readable name.</param>
+    /// <param name="category">Facet category.</param>
+    /// <param name="selectors">Glob patterns or paths for file matching.</param>
+    /// <param name="priority">Priority for conflict resolution (lower = higher priority).</param>
+    public FacetDefinition(
+        string facetId,
+        string name,
+        FacetCategory category,
+        string[] selectors,
+        int priority)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(facetId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(name);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(selectors);
+
+        FacetId = facetId;
+        Name = name;
+        Category = category;
+        Selectors = selectors;
+        Priority = priority;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override string ToString() => $"{FacetId} ({Name})";
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetDrift.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetDrift.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Drift detection result for a single facet.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDrift
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the facet this drift applies to.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string FacetId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the files added since baseline.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<FacetFileEntry> Added { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the files removed since baseline.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<FacetFileEntry> Removed { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the files modified since baseline.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<FacetFileModification> Modified { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the drift score (0-100, higher = more drift).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// The drift score weighs additions, removals, and modifications
+    /// to produce a single measure of change magnitude.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public required decimal DriftScore { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the quota evaluation result.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required QuotaVerdict QuotaVerdict { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the number of files in baseline facet seal.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required int BaselineFileCount { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the total number of changes (added + removed + modified).
+    /// </summary>
+    public int TotalChanges => Added.Length + Removed.Length + Modified.Length;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the churn percentage = (changes / baseline count) * 100.
+    /// </summary>
+    public decimal ChurnPercent => BaselineFileCount > 0
+        ? TotalChanges / (decimal)BaselineFileCount * 100
+        : Added.Length > 0 ? 100m : 0m;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets whether this facet has any drift.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool HasDrift => TotalChanges > 0;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a no-drift instance for a facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetDrift NoDrift(string facetId, int baselineFileCount) => new()
+    {
+        FacetId = facetId,
+        Added = [],
+        Removed = [],
+        Modified = [],
+        DriftScore = 0m,
+        QuotaVerdict = QuotaVerdict.Ok,
+        BaselineFileCount = baselineFileCount
+    };
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Aggregated drift report for all facets in an image.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftReport
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the image digest analyzed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string ImageDigest { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the baseline seal used for comparison.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string BaselineSealId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets when the analysis was performed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required DateTimeOffset AnalyzedAt { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the per-facet drift results.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<FacetDrift> FacetDrifts { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the overall verdict (worst of all facets).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required QuotaVerdict OverallVerdict { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the total files changed across all facets.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int TotalChangedFiles => FacetDrifts.Sum(d => d.TotalChanges);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the facets with any drift.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IEnumerable<FacetDrift> DriftedFacets => FacetDrifts.Where(d => d.HasDrift);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the facets with quota violations.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IEnumerable<FacetDrift> QuotaViolations =>
+        FacetDrifts.Where(d => d.QuotaVerdict is QuotaVerdict.Warning
+                                              or QuotaVerdict.Blocked
+                                              or QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex);
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetDriftDetector.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetDriftDetector.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using DotNet.Globbing;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Default implementation of <see cref="IFacetDriftDetector"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class FacetDriftDetector : IFacetDriftDetector
+{
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FacetDriftDetector"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timeProvider">Time provider for timestamps.</param>
+    public FacetDriftDetector(TimeProvider? timeProvider = null)
+    {
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider ?? TimeProvider.System;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<FacetDriftReport> DetectDriftAsync(
+        FacetSeal baseline,
+        FacetExtractionResult current,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(baseline);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(current);
+
+        var drifts = new List<FacetDrift>();
+
+        // Build lookup for current facets
+        var currentFacetLookup = current.Facets.ToDictionary(f => f.FacetId);
+
+        // Process each baseline facet
+        foreach (var baselineFacet in baseline.Facets)
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            if (currentFacetLookup.TryGetValue(baselineFacet.FacetId, out var currentFacet))
+            {
+                // Both have this facet - compute drift
+                var drift = ComputeFacetDrift(
+                    baselineFacet,
+                    currentFacet,
+                    baseline.GetQuota(baselineFacet.FacetId));
+
+                drifts.Add(drift);
+                currentFacetLookup.Remove(baselineFacet.FacetId);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Facet was removed entirely - all files are "removed"
+                var drift = CreateRemovedFacetDrift(baselineFacet, baseline.GetQuota(baselineFacet.FacetId));
+                drifts.Add(drift);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Remaining current facets are new
+        foreach (var newFacet in currentFacetLookup.Values)
+        {
+            var drift = CreateNewFacetDrift(newFacet);
+            drifts.Add(drift);
+        }
+
+        var overallVerdict = ComputeOverallVerdict(drifts);
+
+        var report = new FacetDriftReport
+        {
+            ImageDigest = baseline.ImageDigest,
+            BaselineSealId = baseline.CombinedMerkleRoot,
+            AnalyzedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            FacetDrifts = [.. drifts],
+            OverallVerdict = overallVerdict
+        };
+
+        return Task.FromResult(report);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<FacetDriftReport> DetectDriftAsync(
+        FacetSeal baseline,
+        FacetSeal current,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(baseline);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(current);
+
+        var drifts = new List<FacetDrift>();
+
+        // Build lookup for current facets
+        var currentFacetLookup = current.Facets.ToDictionary(f => f.FacetId);
+
+        // Process each baseline facet
+        foreach (var baselineFacet in baseline.Facets)
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            if (currentFacetLookup.TryGetValue(baselineFacet.FacetId, out var currentFacet))
+            {
+                // Both have this facet - compute drift
+                var drift = ComputeFacetDrift(
+                    baselineFacet,
+                    currentFacet,
+                    baseline.GetQuota(baselineFacet.FacetId));
+
+                drifts.Add(drift);
+                currentFacetLookup.Remove(baselineFacet.FacetId);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Facet was removed entirely
+                var drift = CreateRemovedFacetDrift(baselineFacet, baseline.GetQuota(baselineFacet.FacetId));
+                drifts.Add(drift);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Remaining current facets are new
+        foreach (var newFacet in currentFacetLookup.Values)
+        {
+            var drift = CreateNewFacetDrift(newFacet);
+            drifts.Add(drift);
+        }
+
+        var overallVerdict = ComputeOverallVerdict(drifts);
+
+        var report = new FacetDriftReport
+        {
+            ImageDigest = current.ImageDigest,
+            BaselineSealId = baseline.CombinedMerkleRoot,
+            AnalyzedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            FacetDrifts = [.. drifts],
+            OverallVerdict = overallVerdict
+        };
+
+        return Task.FromResult(report);
+    }
+
+    private static FacetDrift ComputeFacetDrift(
+        FacetEntry baseline,
+        FacetEntry current,
+        FacetQuota quota)
+    {
+        // Quick check: if Merkle roots match, no drift
+        if (baseline.MerkleRoot == current.MerkleRoot)
+        {
+            return FacetDrift.NoDrift(baseline.FacetId, baseline.FileCount);
+        }
+
+        // Need file-level comparison
+        if (baseline.Files is null || current.Files is null)
+        {
+            // Can't compute detailed drift without file entries
+            // Fall back to root-level drift indication
+            return new FacetDrift
+            {
+                FacetId = baseline.FacetId,
+                Added = [],
+                Removed = [],
+                Modified = [],
+                DriftScore = 100m, // Max drift since we can't compute details
+                QuotaVerdict = quota.Action switch
+                {
+                    QuotaExceededAction.Block => QuotaVerdict.Blocked,
+                    QuotaExceededAction.RequireVex => QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex,
+                    _ => QuotaVerdict.Warning
+                },
+                BaselineFileCount = baseline.FileCount
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Build allowlist globs
+        var allowlistGlobs = quota.AllowlistGlobs
+            .Select(p => Glob.Parse(p))
+            .ToList();
+
+        bool IsAllowlisted(string path) => allowlistGlobs.Any(g => g.IsMatch(path));
+
+        // Build file dictionaries
+        var baselineFiles = baseline.Files.Value.ToDictionary(f => f.Path);
+        var currentFiles = current.Files.Value.ToDictionary(f => f.Path);
+
+        var added = new List<FacetFileEntry>();
+        var removed = new List<FacetFileEntry>();
+        var modified = new List<FacetFileModification>();
+
+        // Find additions and modifications
+        foreach (var (path, currentFile) in currentFiles)
+        {
+            if (IsAllowlisted(path))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (baselineFiles.TryGetValue(path, out var baselineFile))
+            {
+                // File exists in both - check for modification
+                if (baselineFile.Digest != currentFile.Digest)
+                {
+                    modified.Add(new FacetFileModification(
+                        path,
+                        baselineFile.Digest,
+                        currentFile.Digest,
+                        baselineFile.SizeBytes,
+                        currentFile.SizeBytes));
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // File is new
+                added.Add(currentFile);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Find removals
+        foreach (var (path, baselineFile) in baselineFiles)
+        {
+            if (IsAllowlisted(path))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!currentFiles.ContainsKey(path))
+            {
+                removed.Add(baselineFile);
+            }
+        }
+
+        var totalChanges = added.Count + removed.Count + modified.Count;
+        var driftScore = ComputeDriftScore(
+            added.Count,
+            removed.Count,
+            modified.Count,
+            baseline.FileCount);
+
+        var churnPercent = baseline.FileCount > 0
+            ? totalChanges / (decimal)baseline.FileCount * 100
+            : added.Count > 0 ? 100m : 0m;
+
+        var verdict = EvaluateQuota(quota, churnPercent, totalChanges);
+
+        return new FacetDrift
+        {
+            FacetId = baseline.FacetId,
+            Added = [.. added],
+            Removed = [.. removed],
+            Modified = [.. modified],
+            DriftScore = driftScore,
+            QuotaVerdict = verdict,
+            BaselineFileCount = baseline.FileCount
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static FacetDrift CreateRemovedFacetDrift(FacetEntry baseline, FacetQuota quota)
+    {
+        var removedFiles = baseline.Files?.ToImmutableArray() ?? [];
+        var verdict = quota.Action switch
+        {
+            QuotaExceededAction.Block => QuotaVerdict.Blocked,
+            QuotaExceededAction.RequireVex => QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex,
+            _ => QuotaVerdict.Warning
+        };
+
+        return new FacetDrift
+        {
+            FacetId = baseline.FacetId,
+            Added = [],
+            Removed = removedFiles,
+            Modified = [],
+            DriftScore = 100m,
+            QuotaVerdict = verdict,
+            BaselineFileCount = baseline.FileCount
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static FacetDrift CreateNewFacetDrift(FacetEntry newFacet)
+    {
+        var addedFiles = newFacet.Files?.ToImmutableArray() ?? [];
+
+        return new FacetDrift
+        {
+            FacetId = newFacet.FacetId,
+            Added = addedFiles,
+            Removed = [],
+            Modified = [],
+            DriftScore = 100m, // All new = max drift from baseline perspective
+            QuotaVerdict = QuotaVerdict.Warning, // New facets get warning by default
+            BaselineFileCount = 0
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static decimal ComputeDriftScore(
+        int added,
+        int removed,
+        int modified,
+        int baselineCount)
+    {
+        if (baselineCount == 0)
+        {
+            return added > 0 ? 100m : 0m;
+        }
+
+        // Weighted score: additions=1.0, removals=1.0, modifications=0.5
+        var weightedChanges = added + removed + (modified * 0.5m);
+        var score = weightedChanges / baselineCount * 100;
+
+        return Math.Min(100m, score);
+    }
+
+    private static QuotaVerdict EvaluateQuota(FacetQuota quota, decimal churnPercent, int totalChanges)
+    {
+        var exceeds = churnPercent > quota.MaxChurnPercent ||
+                      totalChanges > quota.MaxChangedFiles;
+
+        if (!exceeds)
+        {
+            return QuotaVerdict.Ok;
+        }
+
+        return quota.Action switch
+        {
+            QuotaExceededAction.Block => QuotaVerdict.Blocked,
+            QuotaExceededAction.RequireVex => QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex,
+            _ => QuotaVerdict.Warning
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static QuotaVerdict ComputeOverallVerdict(List<FacetDrift> drifts)
+    {
+        // Return worst verdict
+        if (drifts.Any(d => d.QuotaVerdict == QuotaVerdict.Blocked))
+        {
+            return QuotaVerdict.Blocked;
+        }
+
+        if (drifts.Any(d => d.QuotaVerdict == QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex))
+        {
+            return QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex;
+        }
+
+        if (drifts.Any(d => d.QuotaVerdict == QuotaVerdict.Warning))
+        {
+            return QuotaVerdict.Warning;
+        }
+
+        return QuotaVerdict.Ok;
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetDriftVexEmitter.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetDriftVexEmitter.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_003_FACET (QTA-016)
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Emits VEX drafts for facet drift that requires authorization.
+/// When drift exceeds quota and action is RequireVex, this emitter
+/// generates a draft VEX document for human review.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class FacetDriftVexEmitter
+{
+    private readonly FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions _options;
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FacetDriftVexEmitter"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    public FacetDriftVexEmitter(
+        FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions? options = null,
+        TimeProvider? timeProvider = null)
+    {
+        _options = options ?? FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions.Default;
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider ?? TimeProvider.System;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Evaluates facet drift and emits VEX drafts for facets that exceed quotas.
+    /// </summary>
+    public FacetDriftVexEmissionResult EmitDrafts(FacetDriftVexEmissionContext context)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(context);
+
+        var drafts = new List<FacetDriftVexDraft>();
+
+        foreach (var facetDrift in context.DriftReport.FacetDrifts)
+        {
+            // Only emit drafts for facets that require VEX authorization
+            if (facetDrift.QuotaVerdict != QuotaVerdict.RequiresVex)
+                continue;
+
+            var draft = CreateVexDraft(facetDrift, context);
+            drafts.Add(draft);
+
+            if (drafts.Count >= _options.MaxDraftsPerBatch)
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return new FacetDriftVexEmissionResult(
+            ImageDigest: context.DriftReport.ImageDigest,
+            BaselineSealId: context.DriftReport.BaselineSealId,
+            DraftsEmitted: drafts.Count,
+            Drafts: [.. drafts],
+            GeneratedAt: _timeProvider.GetUtcNow());
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a VEX draft for a single facet that exceeded its quota.
+    /// </summary>
+    private FacetDriftVexDraft CreateVexDraft(
+        FacetDrift drift,
+        FacetDriftVexEmissionContext context)
+    {
+        var draftId = GenerateDraftId(drift, context);
+        var now = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow();
+
+        // Build evidence links
+        var evidenceLinks = new List<FacetDriftEvidenceLink>
+        {
+            new(
+                Type: "facet_drift_analysis",
+                Uri: $"facet://{context.DriftReport.ImageDigest}/{drift.FacetId}",
+                Description: $"Facet drift analysis for {drift.FacetId}"),
+            new(
+                Type: "baseline_seal",
+                Uri: $"seal://{context.DriftReport.BaselineSealId}",
+                Description: "Baseline seal used for comparison")
+        };
+
+        // Add links for significant changes
+        if (drift.Added.Length > 0)
+        {
+            evidenceLinks.Add(new FacetDriftEvidenceLink(
+                Type: "added_files",
+                Uri: $"facet://{context.DriftReport.ImageDigest}/{drift.FacetId}/added",
+                Description: $"{drift.Added.Length} files added"));
+        }
+
+        if (drift.Removed.Length > 0)
+        {
+            evidenceLinks.Add(new FacetDriftEvidenceLink(
+                Type: "removed_files",
+                Uri: $"facet://{context.DriftReport.ImageDigest}/{drift.FacetId}/removed",
+                Description: $"{drift.Removed.Length} files removed"));
+        }
+
+        if (drift.Modified.Length > 0)
+        {
+            evidenceLinks.Add(new FacetDriftEvidenceLink(
+                Type: "modified_files",
+                Uri: $"facet://{context.DriftReport.ImageDigest}/{drift.FacetId}/modified",
+                Description: $"{drift.Modified.Length} files modified"));
+        }
+
+        return new FacetDriftVexDraft(
+            DraftId: draftId,
+            FacetId: drift.FacetId,
+            ImageDigest: context.DriftReport.ImageDigest,
+            BaselineSealId: context.DriftReport.BaselineSealId,
+            SuggestedStatus: FacetDriftVexStatus.Accepted,
+            Justification: FacetDriftVexJustification.IntentionalChange,
+            Rationale: GenerateRationale(drift, context),
+            DriftSummary: CreateDriftSummary(drift),
+            EvidenceLinks: [.. evidenceLinks],
+            GeneratedAt: now,
+            ExpiresAt: now.Add(_options.DraftTtl),
+            ReviewDeadline: now.AddDays(_options.ReviewSlaDays),
+            RequiresReview: true,
+            ReviewerNotes: GenerateReviewerNotes(drift));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generates a human-readable rationale for the VEX draft.
+    /// </summary>
+    private string GenerateRationale(FacetDrift drift, FacetDriftVexEmissionContext context)
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.Append(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"Facet '{drift.FacetId}' drift exceeds configured quota. ");
+        sb.Append(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"Churn: {drift.ChurnPercent:F1}% ({drift.TotalChanges} of {drift.BaselineFileCount} files changed). ");
+
+        if (drift.Added.Length > 0)
+        {
+            sb.Append($"{drift.Added.Length} file(s) added. ");
+        }
+
+        if (drift.Removed.Length > 0)
+        {
+            sb.Append($"{drift.Removed.Length} file(s) removed. ");
+        }
+
+        if (drift.Modified.Length > 0)
+        {
+            sb.Append($"{drift.Modified.Length} file(s) modified. ");
+        }
+
+        sb.Append("VEX authorization required to proceed with deployment.");
+
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a summary of the drift for the VEX draft.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static FacetDriftSummary CreateDriftSummary(FacetDrift drift)
+    {
+        return new FacetDriftSummary(
+            TotalChanges: drift.TotalChanges,
+            AddedCount: drift.Added.Length,
+            RemovedCount: drift.Removed.Length,
+            ModifiedCount: drift.Modified.Length,
+            ChurnPercent: drift.ChurnPercent,
+            DriftScore: drift.DriftScore,
+            BaselineFileCount: drift.BaselineFileCount);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generates notes for the reviewer.
+    /// </summary>
+    private string GenerateReviewerNotes(FacetDrift drift)
+    {
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        sb.AppendLine("## Review Checklist");
+        sb.AppendLine();
+        sb.AppendLine("- [ ] Verify the drift is intentional and authorized");
+        sb.AppendLine("- [ ] Confirm no security-sensitive files were unexpectedly modified");
+        sb.AppendLine("- [ ] Check if the changes align with the current release scope");
+
+        if (drift.ChurnPercent > _options.HighChurnThreshold)
+        {
+            sb.AppendLine();
+            sb.AppendLine(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, $"**WARNING**: High churn detected ({drift.ChurnPercent:F1}%). Consider additional scrutiny.");
+        }
+
+        if (drift.Removed.Length > 0)
+        {
+            sb.AppendLine();
+            sb.AppendLine("**NOTE**: Files were removed. Verify these removals are intentional.");
+        }
+
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generates a deterministic draft ID.
+    /// </summary>
+    private string GenerateDraftId(FacetDrift drift, FacetDriftVexEmissionContext context)
+    {
+        var input = $"{context.DriftReport.ImageDigest}:{drift.FacetId}:{context.DriftReport.BaselineSealId}:{context.DriftReport.AnalyzedAt.Ticks}";
+        var hash = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input));
+        return $"vexfd-{Convert.ToHexString(hash).ToLowerInvariant()[..16]}";
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Options for facet drift VEX emission.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum drafts to emit per batch.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxDraftsPerBatch { get; init; } = 50;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Time-to-live for drafts before they expire.
+    /// </summary>
+    public TimeSpan DraftTtl { get; init; } = TimeSpan.FromDays(30);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// SLA in days for human review.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int ReviewSlaDays { get; init; } = 7;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Churn percentage that triggers high-churn warning.
+    /// </summary>
+    public decimal HighChurnThreshold { get; init; } = 30m;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default options.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions Default { get; } = new();
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Context for facet drift VEX emission.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(
+    FacetDriftReport DriftReport,
+    string? TenantId = null,
+    string? RequestedBy = null);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of facet drift VEX emission.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftVexEmissionResult(
+    string ImageDigest,
+    string BaselineSealId,
+    int DraftsEmitted,
+    ImmutableArray<FacetDriftVexDraft> Drafts,
+    DateTimeOffset GeneratedAt);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A VEX draft generated from facet drift analysis.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftVexDraft(
+    string DraftId,
+    string FacetId,
+    string ImageDigest,
+    string BaselineSealId,
+    FacetDriftVexStatus SuggestedStatus,
+    FacetDriftVexJustification Justification,
+    string Rationale,
+    FacetDriftSummary DriftSummary,
+    ImmutableArray<FacetDriftEvidenceLink> EvidenceLinks,
+    DateTimeOffset GeneratedAt,
+    DateTimeOffset ExpiresAt,
+    DateTimeOffset ReviewDeadline,
+    bool RequiresReview,
+    string? ReviewerNotes = null);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Summary of drift for a VEX draft.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftSummary(
+    int TotalChanges,
+    int AddedCount,
+    int RemovedCount,
+    int ModifiedCount,
+    decimal ChurnPercent,
+    decimal DriftScore,
+    int BaselineFileCount);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// VEX status for facet drift drafts.
+/// </summary>
+public enum FacetDriftVexStatus
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Drift is accepted and authorized.
+    /// </summary>
+    Accepted,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Drift is rejected - requires remediation.
+    /// </summary>
+    Rejected,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Under investigation - awaiting review.
+    /// </summary>
+    UnderReview
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// VEX justification for facet drift drafts.
+/// </summary>
+public enum FacetDriftVexJustification
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Drift is an intentional change (upgrade, refactor, etc.).
+    /// </summary>
+    IntentionalChange,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Security fix applied.
+    /// </summary>
+    SecurityFix,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Dependency update.
+    /// </summary>
+    DependencyUpdate,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configuration change.
+    /// </summary>
+    ConfigurationChange,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Other reason (requires explanation).
+    /// </summary>
+    Other
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Evidence link for facet drift VEX drafts.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftEvidenceLink(
+    string Type,
+    string Uri,
+    string? Description = null);

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetDriftVexServiceCollectionExtensions.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetDriftVexServiceCollectionExtensions.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_003_FACET (QTA-019)
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extension methods for registering facet drift VEX services.
+/// </summary>
+public static class FacetDriftVexServiceCollectionExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds facet drift VEX emitter and workflow services.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="services">The service collection.</param>
+    /// <param name="configureOptions">Optional options configuration.</param>
+    /// <returns>The service collection for chaining.</returns>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddFacetDriftVexServices(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        Action<FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions>? configureOptions = null)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(services);
+
+        // Register options
+        var options = FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions.Default;
+        if (configureOptions is not null)
+        {
+            configureOptions(options);
+        }
+
+        services.TryAddSingleton(options);
+
+        // Register emitter
+        services.TryAddSingleton<FacetDriftVexEmitter>();
+
+        // Register workflow
+        services.TryAddScoped<FacetDriftVexWorkflow>();
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds the in-memory draft store for testing.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="services">The service collection.</param>
+    /// <returns>The service collection for chaining.</returns>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddInMemoryFacetDriftVexDraftStore(this IServiceCollection services)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(services);
+
+        services.TryAddSingleton<IFacetDriftVexDraftStore, InMemoryFacetDriftVexDraftStore>();
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds facet drift VEX services with in-memory store (for testing).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="services">The service collection.</param>
+    /// <param name="configureOptions">Optional options configuration.</param>
+    /// <returns>The service collection for chaining.</returns>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddFacetDriftVexServicesWithInMemoryStore(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        Action<FacetDriftVexEmitterOptions>? configureOptions = null)
+    {
+        return services
+            .AddFacetDriftVexServices(configureOptions)
+            .AddInMemoryFacetDriftVexDraftStore();
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetDriftVexWorkflow.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetDriftVexWorkflow.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_003_FACET (QTA-019)
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of a facet drift VEX workflow execution.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftVexWorkflowResult
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Emission result from the emitter.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required FacetDriftVexEmissionResult EmissionResult { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Number of drafts that were newly created.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int NewDraftsCreated { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Number of drafts that already existed (skipped).
+    /// </summary>
+    public int ExistingDraftsSkipped { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// IDs of newly created drafts.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<string> CreatedDraftIds { get; init; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Any errors that occurred during storage.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<string> Errors { get; init; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether all operations completed successfully.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool Success => Errors.Length == 0;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Orchestrates the facet drift VEX workflow: emit drafts + store.
+/// This integrates with the Excititor VEX workflow by providing
+/// drafts that can be picked up for human review.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class FacetDriftVexWorkflow
+{
+    private readonly FacetDriftVexEmitter _emitter;
+    private readonly IFacetDriftVexDraftStore _draftStore;
+    private readonly ILogger<FacetDriftVexWorkflow> _logger;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FacetDriftVexWorkflow"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    public FacetDriftVexWorkflow(
+        FacetDriftVexEmitter emitter,
+        IFacetDriftVexDraftStore draftStore,
+        ILogger<FacetDriftVexWorkflow>? logger = null)
+    {
+        _emitter = emitter ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(emitter));
+        _draftStore = draftStore ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(draftStore));
+        _logger = logger ?? NullLogger<FacetDriftVexWorkflow>.Instance;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Executes the full workflow: emit drafts from drift report and store them.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="driftReport">The drift report to process.</param>
+    /// <param name="skipExisting">If true, skip creating drafts that already exist.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Workflow result with draft IDs and status.</returns>
+    public async Task<FacetDriftVexWorkflowResult> ExecuteAsync(
+        FacetDriftReport driftReport,
+        bool skipExisting = true,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(driftReport);
+
+        // Emit drafts from drift report
+        var context = new FacetDriftVexEmissionContext(driftReport);
+        var emissionResult = _emitter.EmitDrafts(context);
+
+        if (emissionResult.DraftsEmitted == 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("No drafts to emit for image {ImageDigest}", driftReport.ImageDigest);
+            return new FacetDriftVexWorkflowResult
+            {
+                EmissionResult = emissionResult,
+                NewDraftsCreated = 0,
+                ExistingDraftsSkipped = 0
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Store drafts
+        var createdIds = new List<string>();
+        var skippedCount = 0;
+        var errors = new List<string>();
+
+        foreach (var draft in emissionResult.Drafts)
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            try
+            {
+                if (skipExisting)
+                {
+                    var exists = await _draftStore.ExistsAsync(
+                        draft.ImageDigest,
+                        draft.FacetId,
+                        ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                    if (exists)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogDebug(
+                            "Skipping existing draft for {ImageDigest}/{FacetId}",
+                            draft.ImageDigest,
+                            draft.FacetId);
+                        skippedCount++;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                await _draftStore.SaveAsync(draft, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                createdIds.Add(draft.DraftId);
+
+                _logger.LogInformation(
+                    "Created VEX draft {DraftId} for {ImageDigest}/{FacetId} with churn {ChurnPercent:F1}%",
+                    draft.DraftId,
+                    draft.ImageDigest,
+                    draft.FacetId,
+                    draft.DriftSummary.ChurnPercent);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex) when (ex is not OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(
+                    ex,
+                    "Failed to store draft for {ImageDigest}/{FacetId}",
+                    draft.ImageDigest,
+                    draft.FacetId);
+                errors.Add($"Failed to store draft for {draft.FacetId}: {ex.Message}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new FacetDriftVexWorkflowResult
+        {
+            EmissionResult = emissionResult,
+            NewDraftsCreated = createdIds.Count,
+            ExistingDraftsSkipped = skippedCount,
+            CreatedDraftIds = [.. createdIds],
+            Errors = [.. errors]
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Approves a draft and converts it to a VEX statement.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="draftId">ID of the draft to approve.</param>
+    /// <param name="reviewedBy">Who approved the draft.</param>
+    /// <param name="notes">Optional review notes.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if approval succeeded.</returns>
+    public async Task<bool> ApproveAsync(
+        string draftId,
+        string reviewedBy,
+        string? notes = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(draftId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(reviewedBy);
+
+        try
+        {
+            await _draftStore.UpdateReviewStatusAsync(
+                draftId,
+                FacetDriftVexReviewStatus.Approved,
+                reviewedBy,
+                notes,
+                ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Draft {DraftId} approved by {ReviewedBy}",
+                draftId,
+                reviewedBy);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (KeyNotFoundException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Draft {DraftId} not found for approval", draftId);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Rejects a draft.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="draftId">ID of the draft to reject.</param>
+    /// <param name="reviewedBy">Who rejected the draft.</param>
+    /// <param name="reason">Reason for rejection.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if rejection succeeded.</returns>
+    public async Task<bool> RejectAsync(
+        string draftId,
+        string reviewedBy,
+        string reason,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(draftId);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(reviewedBy);
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(reason);
+
+        try
+        {
+            await _draftStore.UpdateReviewStatusAsync(
+                draftId,
+                FacetDriftVexReviewStatus.Rejected,
+                reviewedBy,
+                reason,
+                ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Draft {DraftId} rejected by {ReviewedBy}: {Reason}",
+                draftId,
+                reviewedBy,
+                reason);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (KeyNotFoundException)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Draft {DraftId} not found for rejection", draftId);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets drafts pending review.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Task<ImmutableArray<FacetDriftVexDraft>> GetPendingDraftsAsync(
+        string? imageDigest = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var query = new FacetDriftVexDraftQuery
+        {
+            ImageDigest = imageDigest,
+            ReviewStatus = FacetDriftVexReviewStatus.Pending
+        };
+
+        return _draftStore.QueryAsync(query, ct);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets drafts that have exceeded their review deadline.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Task<ImmutableArray<FacetDriftVexDraft>> GetOverdueDraftsAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        return _draftStore.GetOverdueAsync(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow, ct);
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetEntry.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetEntry.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A sealed facet entry within a <see cref="FacetSeal"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetEntry
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the facet identifier (e.g., "os-packages-dpkg", "lang-deps-npm").
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string FacetId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the human-readable name.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string Name { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the category for grouping.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required FacetCategory Category { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the selectors used to identify files in this facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<string> Selectors { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the Merkle root of all files in this facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Format: "sha256:{hex}" computed from sorted file entries.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public required string MerkleRoot { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the number of files in this facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required int FileCount { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the total bytes across all files.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required long TotalBytes { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the optional individual file entries (for detailed audit).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// May be null for compact seals that only store Merkle roots.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public ImmutableArray<FacetFileEntry>? Files { get; init; }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetExtractionOptions.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetExtractionOptions.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Options for facet extraction operations.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetExtractionOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the facets to extract. If empty, all built-in facets are used.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<IFacet> Facets { get; init; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets whether to include individual file entries in the result.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// When false, only Merkle roots are computed (more compact).
+    /// When true, all file details are preserved for audit.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public bool IncludeFileDetails { get; init; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets whether to compute Merkle proofs for each file.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Enabling proofs allows individual file verification against the facet root.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public bool ComputeMerkleProofs { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets glob patterns for files to exclude from extraction.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<string> ExcludePatterns { get; init; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the hash algorithm to use (default: SHA256).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string HashAlgorithm { get; init; } = "SHA256";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets whether to follow symlinks.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool FollowSymlinks { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the maximum file size to hash (larger files are skipped with placeholder).
+    /// </summary>
+    public long MaxFileSizeBytes { get; init; } = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100MB
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the default options.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetExtractionOptions Default { get; } = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets options for compact sealing (no file details, just roots).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetExtractionOptions Compact { get; } = new()
+    {
+        IncludeFileDetails = false,
+        ComputeMerkleProofs = false
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets options for full audit (all details and proofs).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetExtractionOptions FullAudit { get; } = new()
+    {
+        IncludeFileDetails = true,
+        ComputeMerkleProofs = true
+    };
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetExtractionResult.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetExtractionResult.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of facet extraction from an image.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetExtractionResult
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the extracted facet entries.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<FacetEntry> Facets { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets files that didn't match any facet selector.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<FacetFileEntry> UnmatchedFiles { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets files that were skipped (too large, unreadable, etc.).
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<SkippedFile> SkippedFiles { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the combined Merkle root of all facets.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string CombinedMerkleRoot { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets extraction statistics.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required FacetExtractionStats Stats { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets extraction warnings (non-fatal issues).
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<string> Warnings { get; init; } = [];
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A file that was skipped during extraction.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Path">The file path.</param>
+/// <param name="Reason">Why the file was skipped.</param>
+public sealed record SkippedFile(string Path, string Reason);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Statistics from facet extraction.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetExtractionStats
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the total files processed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required int TotalFilesProcessed { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the total bytes across all files.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required long TotalBytes { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the number of files matched to facets.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required int FilesMatched { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the number of files not matching any facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required int FilesUnmatched { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the number of files skipped.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required int FilesSkipped { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the extraction duration.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required TimeSpan Duration { get; init; }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetFileEntry.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetFileEntry.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a single file within a facet.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Path">The file path within the image.</param>
+/// <param name="Digest">Content hash in "algorithm:hex" format (e.g., "sha256:abc...").</param>
+/// <param name="SizeBytes">File size in bytes.</param>
+/// <param name="ModifiedAt">Last modification timestamp, if available.</param>
+public sealed record FacetFileEntry(
+    string Path,
+    string Digest,
+    long SizeBytes,
+    DateTimeOffset? ModifiedAt);

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetFileModification.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetFileModification.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a modified file between baseline and current state.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Path">The file path within the image.</param>
+/// <param name="PreviousDigest">Content hash from baseline.</param>
+/// <param name="CurrentDigest">Content hash from current state.</param>
+/// <param name="PreviousSizeBytes">File size in baseline.</param>
+/// <param name="CurrentSizeBytes">File size in current state.</param>
+public sealed record FacetFileModification(
+    string Path,
+    string PreviousDigest,
+    string CurrentDigest,
+    long PreviousSizeBytes,
+    long CurrentSizeBytes)
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the size change in bytes (positive = growth, negative = shrinkage).
+    /// </summary>
+    public long SizeDelta => CurrentSizeBytes - PreviousSizeBytes;
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetMerkleTree.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetMerkleTree.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Computes deterministic Merkle roots for facet file sets.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <para>
+/// Leaf nodes are computed from: path | digest | size (sorted by path).
+/// Internal nodes are computed by concatenating and hashing child pairs.
+/// </para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class FacetMerkleTree
+{
+    private readonly ICryptoHash _cryptoHash;
+    private readonly string _algorithm;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Empty tree root constant (SHA-256 of empty string).
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string EmptyTreeRoot = "sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FacetMerkleTree"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="cryptoHash">Cryptographic hash implementation.</param>
+    /// <param name="algorithm">Hash algorithm to use (default: SHA256).</param>
+    public FacetMerkleTree(ICryptoHash? cryptoHash = null, string algorithm = "SHA256")
+    {
+        _cryptoHash = cryptoHash ?? DefaultCryptoHash.Instance;
+        _algorithm = algorithm;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compute Merkle root from file entries.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="files">Files to include in the tree.</param>
+    /// <returns>Merkle root in "sha256:{hex}" format.</returns>
+    public string ComputeRoot(IEnumerable<FacetFileEntry> files)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(files);
+
+        // Sort files by path for determinism (ordinal comparison)
+        var sortedFiles = files
+            .OrderBy(f => f.Path, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (sortedFiles.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return EmptyTreeRoot;
+        }
+
+        // Build leaf nodes
+        var leaves = sortedFiles
+            .Select(ComputeLeafHash)
+            .ToList();
+
+        // Build tree and return root
+        return ComputeMerkleRootFromNodes(leaves);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compute combined root from multiple facet entries.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="facets">Facet entries with Merkle roots.</param>
+    /// <returns>Combined Merkle root.</returns>
+    public string ComputeCombinedRoot(IEnumerable<FacetEntry> facets)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(facets);
+
+        var facetRoots = facets
+            .OrderBy(f => f.FacetId, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .Select(f => HexToBytes(StripAlgorithmPrefix(f.MerkleRoot)))
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (facetRoots.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return EmptyTreeRoot;
+        }
+
+        return ComputeMerkleRootFromNodes(facetRoots);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verify that a file is included in a Merkle root.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="file">The file to verify.</param>
+    /// <param name="proof">The Merkle proof (sibling hashes).</param>
+    /// <param name="expectedRoot">The expected Merkle root.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the proof is valid.</returns>
+    public bool VerifyProof(FacetFileEntry file, IReadOnlyList<byte[]> proof, string expectedRoot)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(file);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(proof);
+
+        var currentHash = ComputeLeafHash(file);
+
+        foreach (var sibling in proof)
+        {
+            // Determine ordering: smaller hash comes first
+            var comparison = CompareHashes(currentHash, sibling);
+            currentHash = comparison <= 0
+                ? HashPair(currentHash, sibling)
+                : HashPair(sibling, currentHash);
+        }
+
+        var computedRoot = FormatRoot(currentHash);
+        return string.Equals(computedRoot, expectedRoot, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    private byte[] ComputeLeafHash(FacetFileEntry file)
+    {
+        // Canonical leaf format: "path|digest|size"
+        // Using InvariantCulture for size formatting
+        var canonical = string.Create(
+            CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
+            $"{file.Path}|{file.Digest}|{file.SizeBytes}");
+
+        return _cryptoHash.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(canonical), _algorithm);
+    }
+
+    private string ComputeMerkleRootFromNodes(List<byte[]> nodes)
+    {
+        while (nodes.Count > 1)
+        {
+            var nextLevel = new List<byte[]>();
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < nodes.Count; i += 2)
+            {
+                if (i + 1 < nodes.Count)
+                {
+                    // Hash pair of nodes
+                    nextLevel.Add(HashPair(nodes[i], nodes[i + 1]));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Odd node: promote as-is (or optionally hash with itself)
+                    nextLevel.Add(nodes[i]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            nodes = nextLevel;
+        }
+
+        return FormatRoot(nodes[0]);
+    }
+
+    private byte[] HashPair(byte[] left, byte[] right)
+    {
+        var combined = new byte[left.Length + right.Length];
+        left.CopyTo(combined, 0);
+        right.CopyTo(combined, left.Length);
+        return _cryptoHash.ComputeHash(combined, _algorithm);
+    }
+
+    private static int CompareHashes(byte[] a, byte[] b)
+    {
+        var minLength = Math.Min(a.Length, b.Length);
+        for (var i = 0; i < minLength; i++)
+        {
+            var cmp = a[i].CompareTo(b[i]);
+            if (cmp != 0)
+            {
+                return cmp;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return a.Length.CompareTo(b.Length);
+    }
+
+    private string FormatRoot(byte[] hash)
+    {
+        var algPrefix = _algorithm.ToLowerInvariant();
+        var hex = Convert.ToHexString(hash).ToLowerInvariant();
+        return $"{algPrefix}:{hex}";
+    }
+
+    private static string StripAlgorithmPrefix(string digest)
+    {
+        var colonIndex = digest.IndexOf(':', StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        return colonIndex >= 0 ? digest[(colonIndex + 1)..] : digest;
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] HexToBytes(string hex)
+    {
+        return Convert.FromHexString(hex);
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetQuota.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetQuota.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Quota configuration for a facet, defining acceptable drift thresholds.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetQuota
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or initializes the maximum allowed churn percentage (0-100).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Churn = (added + removed + modified files) / baseline file count * 100.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public decimal MaxChurnPercent { get; init; } = 10m;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or initializes the maximum number of changed files before alert.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxChangedFiles { get; init; } = 50;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or initializes the glob patterns for files exempt from quota enforcement.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Files matching these patterns are excluded from drift calculations.
+    /// Useful for expected changes like logs, timestamps, or cache files.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public ImmutableArray<string> AllowlistGlobs { get; init; } = [];
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or initializes the action when quota is exceeded.
+    /// </summary>
+    public QuotaExceededAction Action { get; init; } = QuotaExceededAction.Warn;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the default quota configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetQuota Default { get; } = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a strict quota suitable for high-security binaries.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetQuota Strict { get; } = new()
+    {
+        MaxChurnPercent = 5m,
+        MaxChangedFiles = 10,
+        Action = QuotaExceededAction.Block
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a permissive quota suitable for frequently-updated dependencies.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static FacetQuota Permissive { get; } = new()
+    {
+        MaxChurnPercent = 25m,
+        MaxChangedFiles = 200,
+        Action = QuotaExceededAction.Warn
+    };
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetSeal.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetSeal.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Sealed manifest of facets for an image at a point in time.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <para>
+/// A FacetSeal captures the cryptographic state of all facets in an image,
+/// enabling drift detection and quota enforcement on subsequent scans.
+/// </para>
+/// <para>
+/// The seal can be optionally signed with DSSE for authenticity verification.
+/// </para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed record FacetSeal
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Current schema version.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string CurrentSchemaVersion = "1.0.0";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the schema version for forward compatibility.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string SchemaVersion { get; init; } = CurrentSchemaVersion;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the image digest this seal applies to.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Format: "sha256:{hex}" or "sha512:{hex}".
+    /// </remarks>
+    public required string ImageDigest { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets when the seal was created.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required DateTimeOffset CreatedAt { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the optional build attestation reference (in-toto provenance).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? BuildAttestationRef { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the individual facet seals.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required ImmutableArray<FacetEntry> Facets { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the quota configuration per facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Keys are facet IDs. Facets without explicit quotas use default values.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>? Quotas { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the combined Merkle root of all facet roots.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Computed from facet Merkle roots in sorted order by FacetId.
+    /// Enables single-value integrity verification.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public required string CombinedMerkleRoot { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the optional DSSE signature over canonical form.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Base64-encoded DSSE envelope when the seal is signed.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public string? Signature { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the signing key identifier, if signed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? SigningKeyId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets whether this seal is signed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsSigned => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Signature);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the quota for a specific facet, or default if not configured.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="facetId">The facet identifier.</param>
+    /// <returns>The configured quota or <see cref="FacetQuota.Default"/>.</returns>
+    public FacetQuota GetQuota(string facetId)
+    {
+        if (Quotas is not null &&
+            Quotas.TryGetValue(facetId, out var quota))
+        {
+            return quota;
+        }
+
+        return FacetQuota.Default;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a facet entry by ID.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="facetId">The facet identifier.</param>
+    /// <returns>The facet entry or null if not found.</returns>
+    public FacetEntry? GetFacet(string facetId)
+        => Facets.FirstOrDefault(f => f.FacetId == facetId);
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetSealer.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetSealer.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Creates <see cref="FacetSeal"/> instances from extraction results.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class FacetSealer
+{
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+    private readonly FacetMerkleTree _merkleTree;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FacetSealer"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timeProvider">Time provider for timestamps.</param>
+    /// <param name="cryptoHash">Hash implementation.</param>
+    /// <param name="algorithm">Hash algorithm.</param>
+    public FacetSealer(
+        TimeProvider? timeProvider = null,
+        ICryptoHash? cryptoHash = null,
+        string algorithm = "SHA256")
+    {
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider ?? TimeProvider.System;
+        _merkleTree = new FacetMerkleTree(cryptoHash, algorithm);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a seal from extraction result.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="imageDigest">The image digest this seal applies to.</param>
+    /// <param name="extraction">The extraction result.</param>
+    /// <param name="quotas">Optional per-facet quota configuration.</param>
+    /// <param name="buildAttestationRef">Optional build attestation reference.</param>
+    /// <returns>The created seal.</returns>
+    public FacetSeal CreateSeal(
+        string imageDigest,
+        FacetExtractionResult extraction,
+        ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>? quotas = null,
+        string? buildAttestationRef = null)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(imageDigest);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(extraction);
+
+        var combinedRoot = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(extraction.Facets);
+
+        return new FacetSeal
+        {
+            ImageDigest = imageDigest,
+            CreatedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            BuildAttestationRef = buildAttestationRef,
+            Facets = extraction.Facets,
+            Quotas = quotas,
+            CombinedMerkleRoot = combinedRoot
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a seal from facet entries directly.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="imageDigest">The image digest.</param>
+    /// <param name="facets">The facet entries.</param>
+    /// <param name="quotas">Optional quotas.</param>
+    /// <param name="buildAttestationRef">Optional attestation ref.</param>
+    /// <returns>The created seal.</returns>
+    public FacetSeal CreateSeal(
+        string imageDigest,
+        ImmutableArray<FacetEntry> facets,
+        ImmutableDictionary<string, FacetQuota>? quotas = null,
+        string? buildAttestationRef = null)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(imageDigest);
+
+        var combinedRoot = _merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(facets);
+
+        return new FacetSeal
+        {
+            ImageDigest = imageDigest,
+            CreatedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            BuildAttestationRef = buildAttestationRef,
+            Facets = facets,
+            Quotas = quotas,
+            CombinedMerkleRoot = combinedRoot
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a facet entry from file entries.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="facet">The facet definition.</param>
+    /// <param name="files">Files belonging to this facet.</param>
+    /// <param name="includeFileDetails">Whether to include individual file entries.</param>
+    /// <returns>The facet entry.</returns>
+    public FacetEntry CreateFacetEntry(
+        IFacet facet,
+        IReadOnlyList<FacetFileEntry> files,
+        bool includeFileDetails = true)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(facet);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(files);
+
+        var merkleRoot = _merkleTree.ComputeRoot(files);
+        var totalBytes = files.Sum(f => f.SizeBytes);
+
+        return new FacetEntry
+        {
+            FacetId = facet.FacetId,
+            Name = facet.Name,
+            Category = facet.Category,
+            Selectors = [.. facet.Selectors],
+            MerkleRoot = merkleRoot,
+            FileCount = files.Count,
+            TotalBytes = totalBytes,
+            Files = includeFileDetails ? [.. files] : null
+        };
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/FacetServiceCollectionExtensions.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetServiceCollectionExtensions.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extension methods for registering facet services with dependency injection.
+/// </summary>
+public static class FacetServiceCollectionExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Add facet services to the service collection.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="services">The service collection.</param>
+    /// <returns>The service collection for chaining.</returns>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddFacetServices(this IServiceCollection services)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(services);
+
+        // Register crypto hash
+        services.TryAddSingleton<ICryptoHash>(DefaultCryptoHash.Instance);
+
+        // Register Merkle tree
+        services.TryAddSingleton(sp =>
+        {
+            var crypto = sp.GetService<ICryptoHash>() ?? DefaultCryptoHash.Instance;
+            return new FacetMerkleTree(crypto);
+        });
+
+        // Register classifier with built-in facets
+        services.TryAddSingleton(_ => FacetClassifier.Default);
+
+        // Register sealer
+        services.TryAddSingleton(sp =>
+        {
+            var timeProvider = sp.GetService<TimeProvider>() ?? TimeProvider.System;
+            var crypto = sp.GetService<ICryptoHash>() ?? DefaultCryptoHash.Instance;
+            return new FacetSealer(timeProvider, crypto);
+        });
+
+        // Register drift detector
+        services.TryAddSingleton<IFacetDriftDetector>(sp =>
+        {
+            var timeProvider = sp.GetService<TimeProvider>() ?? TimeProvider.System;
+            return new FacetDriftDetector(timeProvider);
+        });
+
+        // Register facet extractor
+        services.TryAddSingleton<IFacetExtractor>(sp =>
+        {
+            var timeProvider = sp.GetService<TimeProvider>() ?? TimeProvider.System;
+            var crypto = sp.GetService<ICryptoHash>() ?? DefaultCryptoHash.Instance;
+            var logger = sp.GetService<Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<GlobFacetExtractor>>();
+            return new GlobFacetExtractor(timeProvider, crypto, logger);
+        });
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Add facet services with custom configuration.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="services">The service collection.</param>
+    /// <param name="configure">Configuration action.</param>
+    /// <returns>The service collection for chaining.</returns>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddFacetServices(
+        this IServiceCollection services,
+        Action<FacetServiceOptions> configure)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(services);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(configure);
+
+        var options = new FacetServiceOptions();
+        configure(options);
+
+        // Register crypto hash
+        if (options.CryptoHash is not null)
+        {
+            services.AddSingleton(options.CryptoHash);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            services.TryAddSingleton<ICryptoHash>(DefaultCryptoHash.Instance);
+        }
+
+        // Register custom facets if provided
+        if (options.CustomFacets is { Count: > 0 })
+        {
+            var allFacets = BuiltInFacets.All.Concat(options.CustomFacets).ToList();
+            services.AddSingleton(new FacetClassifier(allFacets));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            services.TryAddSingleton(_ => FacetClassifier.Default);
+        }
+
+        // Register Merkle tree with algorithm
+        services.TryAddSingleton(sp =>
+        {
+            var crypto = sp.GetService<ICryptoHash>() ?? DefaultCryptoHash.Instance;
+            return new FacetMerkleTree(crypto, options.HashAlgorithm);
+        });
+
+        // Register sealer
+        services.TryAddSingleton(sp =>
+        {
+            var timeProvider = sp.GetService<TimeProvider>() ?? TimeProvider.System;
+            var crypto = sp.GetService<ICryptoHash>() ?? DefaultCryptoHash.Instance;
+            return new FacetSealer(timeProvider, crypto, options.HashAlgorithm);
+        });
+
+        // Register drift detector
+        services.TryAddSingleton<IFacetDriftDetector>(sp =>
+        {
+            var timeProvider = sp.GetService<TimeProvider>() ?? TimeProvider.System;
+            return new FacetDriftDetector(timeProvider);
+        });
+
+        // Register facet extractor
+        services.TryAddSingleton<IFacetExtractor>(sp =>
+        {
+            var timeProvider = sp.GetService<TimeProvider>() ?? TimeProvider.System;
+            var crypto = sp.GetService<ICryptoHash>() ?? DefaultCryptoHash.Instance;
+            var logger = sp.GetService<Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger<GlobFacetExtractor>>();
+            return new GlobFacetExtractor(timeProvider, crypto, logger);
+        });
+
+        return services;
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configuration options for facet services.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class FacetServiceOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the hash algorithm (default: SHA256).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string HashAlgorithm { get; set; } = "SHA256";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets custom facet definitions to add to built-ins.
+    /// </summary>
+    public List<IFacet>? CustomFacets { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets a custom crypto hash implementation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ICryptoHash? CryptoHash { get; set; }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/GlobFacetExtractor.cs

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+// <copyright file="GlobFacetExtractor.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Formats.Tar;
+using System.IO.Compression;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extracts facets from container images using glob pattern matching.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class GlobFacetExtractor : IFacetExtractor
+{
+    private readonly FacetSealer _sealer;
+    private readonly ICryptoHash _cryptoHash;
+    private readonly ILogger<GlobFacetExtractor> _logger;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GlobFacetExtractor"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timeProvider">Time provider for timestamps.</param>
+    /// <param name="cryptoHash">Hash implementation.</param>
+    /// <param name="logger">Logger instance.</param>
+    public GlobFacetExtractor(
+        TimeProvider? timeProvider = null,
+        ICryptoHash? cryptoHash = null,
+        ILogger<GlobFacetExtractor>? logger = null)
+    {
+        _cryptoHash = cryptoHash ?? new DefaultCryptoHash();
+        _sealer = new FacetSealer(timeProvider, cryptoHash);
+        _logger = logger ?? NullLogger<GlobFacetExtractor>.Instance;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<FacetExtractionResult> ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(
+        string rootPath,
+        FacetExtractionOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(rootPath);
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(rootPath))
+        {
+            throw new DirectoryNotFoundException($"Directory not found: {rootPath}");
+        }
+
+        options ??= FacetExtractionOptions.Default;
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+        var facets = options.Facets.IsDefault || options.Facets.IsEmpty
+            ? BuiltInFacets.All.ToList()
+            : options.Facets.ToList();
+
+        var matchers = facets.ToDictionary(f => f.FacetId, GlobMatcher.ForFacet);
+        var excludeMatcher = options.ExcludePatterns.Length > 0
+            ? new GlobMatcher(options.ExcludePatterns)
+            : null;
+
+        var facetFiles = facets.ToDictionary(f => f.FacetId, _ => new List<FacetFileEntry>());
+        var unmatchedFiles = new List<FacetFileEntry>();
+        var skippedFiles = new List<SkippedFile>();
+        var warnings = new List<string>();
+
+        int totalFilesProcessed = 0;
+        long totalBytes = 0;
+
+        foreach (var filePath in Directory.EnumerateFiles(rootPath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            var relativePath = GetRelativePath(rootPath, filePath);
+
+            // Check exclusion patterns
+            if (excludeMatcher?.IsMatch(relativePath) == true)
+            {
+                skippedFiles.Add(new SkippedFile(relativePath, "Matched exclusion pattern"));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                var fileInfo = new FileInfo(filePath);
+
+                // Skip symlinks if not following
+                if (!options.FollowSymlinks && fileInfo.LinkTarget is not null)
+                {
+                    skippedFiles.Add(new SkippedFile(relativePath, "Symlink"));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Skip files too large
+                if (fileInfo.Length > options.MaxFileSizeBytes)
+                {
+                    skippedFiles.Add(new SkippedFile(relativePath, $"Exceeds max size ({fileInfo.Length} > {options.MaxFileSizeBytes})"));
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                totalFilesProcessed++;
+                totalBytes += fileInfo.Length;
+
+                var entry = await CreateFileEntryAsync(filePath, relativePath, fileInfo, options.HashAlgorithm, ct)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                bool matched = false;
+                foreach (var facet in facets)
+                {
+                    if (matchers[facet.FacetId].IsMatch(relativePath))
+                    {
+                        facetFiles[facet.FacetId].Add(entry);
+                        matched = true;
+                        // Don't break - a file can match multiple facets
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!matched)
+                {
+                    unmatchedFiles.Add(entry);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex) when (ex is IOException or UnauthorizedAccessException)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to process file: {Path}", relativePath);
+                skippedFiles.Add(new SkippedFile(relativePath, ex.Message));
+            }
+        }
+
+        sw.Stop();
+
+        return BuildResult(facets, facetFiles, unmatchedFiles, skippedFiles, warnings, totalFilesProcessed, totalBytes, sw.Elapsed, options);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<FacetExtractionResult> ExtractFromTarAsync(
+        Stream tarStream,
+        FacetExtractionOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(tarStream);
+
+        options ??= FacetExtractionOptions.Default;
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+        var facets = options.Facets.IsDefault || options.Facets.IsEmpty
+            ? BuiltInFacets.All.ToList()
+            : options.Facets.ToList();
+
+        var matchers = facets.ToDictionary(f => f.FacetId, GlobMatcher.ForFacet);
+        var excludeMatcher = options.ExcludePatterns.Length > 0
+            ? new GlobMatcher(options.ExcludePatterns)
+            : null;
+
+        var facetFiles = facets.ToDictionary(f => f.FacetId, _ => new List<FacetFileEntry>());
+        var unmatchedFiles = new List<FacetFileEntry>();
+        var skippedFiles = new List<SkippedFile>();
+        var warnings = new List<string>();
+
+        int totalFilesProcessed = 0;
+        long totalBytes = 0;
+
+        using var tarReader = new TarReader(tarStream, leaveOpen: true);
+
+        while (await tarReader.GetNextEntryAsync(copyData: false, ct).ConfigureAwait(false) is { } tarEntry)
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            // Skip non-regular files
+            if (tarEntry.EntryType != TarEntryType.RegularFile &&
+                tarEntry.EntryType != TarEntryType.V7RegularFile)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var path = NormalizeTarPath(tarEntry.Name);
+
+            if (excludeMatcher?.IsMatch(path) == true)
+            {
+                skippedFiles.Add(new SkippedFile(path, "Matched exclusion pattern"));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (tarEntry.Length > options.MaxFileSizeBytes)
+            {
+                skippedFiles.Add(new SkippedFile(path, $"Exceeds max size ({tarEntry.Length} > {options.MaxFileSizeBytes})"));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Skip symlinks if not following
+            if (!options.FollowSymlinks && tarEntry.EntryType == TarEntryType.SymbolicLink)
+            {
+                skippedFiles.Add(new SkippedFile(path, "Symlink"));
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                totalFilesProcessed++;
+                totalBytes += tarEntry.Length;
+
+                var entry = await CreateFileEntryFromTarAsync(tarEntry, path, options.HashAlgorithm, ct)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                bool matched = false;
+                foreach (var facet in facets)
+                {
+                    if (matchers[facet.FacetId].IsMatch(path))
+                    {
+                        facetFiles[facet.FacetId].Add(entry);
+                        matched = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!matched)
+                {
+                    unmatchedFiles.Add(entry);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex) when (ex is IOException or InvalidDataException)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to process tar entry: {Path}", path);
+                skippedFiles.Add(new SkippedFile(path, ex.Message));
+            }
+        }
+
+        sw.Stop();
+
+        return BuildResult(facets, facetFiles, unmatchedFiles, skippedFiles, warnings, totalFilesProcessed, totalBytes, sw.Elapsed, options);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task<FacetExtractionResult> ExtractFromOciLayerAsync(
+        Stream layerStream,
+        FacetExtractionOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(layerStream);
+
+        // OCI layers are gzipped tars - decompress then delegate
+        await using var gzipStream = new GZipStream(layerStream, CompressionMode.Decompress, leaveOpen: true);
+        return await ExtractFromTarAsync(gzipStream, options, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<FacetFileEntry> CreateFileEntryAsync(
+        string fullPath,
+        string relativePath,
+        FileInfo fileInfo,
+        string algorithm,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        await using var stream = File.OpenRead(fullPath);
+        var hashBytes = await _cryptoHash.ComputeHashAsync(stream, algorithm, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        var digest = FormatDigest(hashBytes, algorithm);
+
+        return new FacetFileEntry(
+            relativePath,
+            digest,
+            fileInfo.Length,
+            fileInfo.LastWriteTimeUtc);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<FacetFileEntry> CreateFileEntryFromTarAsync(
+        TarEntry entry,
+        string path,
+        string algorithm,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var dataStream = entry.DataStream;
+        if (dataStream is null)
+        {
+            // Empty file
+            var emptyHashBytes = await _cryptoHash.ComputeHashAsync(Stream.Null, algorithm, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var emptyDigest = FormatDigest(emptyHashBytes, algorithm);
+            return new FacetFileEntry(path, emptyDigest, 0, entry.ModificationTime);
+        }
+
+        var hashBytes = await _cryptoHash.ComputeHashAsync(dataStream, algorithm, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        var digest = FormatDigest(hashBytes, algorithm);
+
+        return new FacetFileEntry(
+            path,
+            digest,
+            entry.Length,
+            entry.ModificationTime);
+    }
+
+    private static string FormatDigest(byte[] hashBytes, string algorithm)
+    {
+        var hex = Convert.ToHexString(hashBytes).ToLowerInvariant();
+        return $"{algorithm.ToLowerInvariant()}:{hex}";
+    }
+
+    private FacetExtractionResult BuildResult(
+        List<IFacet> facets,
+        Dictionary<string, List<FacetFileEntry>> facetFiles,
+        List<FacetFileEntry> unmatchedFiles,
+        List<SkippedFile> skippedFiles,
+        List<string> warnings,
+        int totalFilesProcessed,
+        long totalBytes,
+        TimeSpan duration,
+        FacetExtractionOptions options)
+    {
+        var facetEntries = new List<FacetEntry>();
+        int filesMatched = 0;
+
+        foreach (var facet in facets)
+        {
+            var files = facetFiles[facet.FacetId];
+            if (files.Count == 0)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            filesMatched += files.Count;
+
+            // Sort files deterministically for consistent Merkle root
+            var sortedFiles = files.OrderBy(f => f.Path, StringComparer.Ordinal).ToList();
+
+            var entry = _sealer.CreateFacetEntry(facet, sortedFiles, options.IncludeFileDetails);
+            facetEntries.Add(entry);
+        }
+
+        // Sort facet entries deterministically
+        var sortedFacets = facetEntries.OrderBy(f => f.FacetId, StringComparer.Ordinal).ToImmutableArray();
+
+        var merkleTree = new FacetMerkleTree(_cryptoHash);
+        var combinedRoot = merkleTree.ComputeCombinedRoot(sortedFacets);
+
+        var stats = new FacetExtractionStats
+        {
+            TotalFilesProcessed = totalFilesProcessed,
+            TotalBytes = totalBytes,
+            FilesMatched = filesMatched,
+            FilesUnmatched = unmatchedFiles.Count,
+            FilesSkipped = skippedFiles.Count,
+            Duration = duration
+        };
+
+        return new FacetExtractionResult
+        {
+            Facets = sortedFacets,
+            UnmatchedFiles = options.IncludeFileDetails
+                ? [.. unmatchedFiles.OrderBy(f => f.Path, StringComparer.Ordinal)]
+                : [],
+            SkippedFiles = [.. skippedFiles],
+            CombinedMerkleRoot = combinedRoot,
+            Stats = stats,
+            Warnings = [.. warnings]
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string GetRelativePath(string rootPath, string fullPath)
+    {
+        var relative = Path.GetRelativePath(rootPath, fullPath);
+        // Normalize to Unix-style path with leading slash
+        return "/" + relative.Replace('\\', '/');
+    }
+
+    private static string NormalizeTarPath(string path)
+    {
+        // Remove leading ./ if present
+        if (path.StartsWith("./", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            path = path[2..];
+        }
+
+        // Ensure leading slash
+        if (!path.StartsWith('/'))
+        {
+            path = "/" + path;
+        }
+
+        return path;
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/GlobMatcher.cs

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+// <copyright file="GlobMatcher.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using DotNet.Globbing;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Utility for matching file paths against glob patterns.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class GlobMatcher
+{
+    private readonly List<Glob> _globs;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GlobMatcher"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="patterns">Glob patterns to match against.</param>
+    public GlobMatcher(IEnumerable<string> patterns)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(patterns);
+
+        _globs = patterns
+            .Select(p => Glob.Parse(NormalizePattern(p)))
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if a path matches any of the patterns.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">The path to check (Unix-style).</param>
+    /// <returns>True if any pattern matches.</returns>
+    public bool IsMatch(string path)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(path);
+
+        var normalizedPath = NormalizePath(path);
+        return _globs.Any(g => g.IsMatch(normalizedPath));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a matcher for a single facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="facet">The facet to create a matcher for.</param>
+    /// <returns>A GlobMatcher for the facet's selectors.</returns>
+    public static GlobMatcher ForFacet(IFacet facet)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(facet);
+        return new GlobMatcher(facet.Selectors);
+    }
+
+    private static string NormalizePattern(string pattern)
+    {
+        // Ensure patterns use forward slashes
+        return pattern.Replace('\\', '/');
+    }
+
+    private static string NormalizePath(string path)
+    {
+        // Ensure paths use forward slashes and are rooted
+        var normalized = path.Replace('\\', '/');
+        if (!normalized.StartsWith('/'))
+        {
+            normalized = "/" + normalized;
+        }
+
+        return normalized;
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/ICryptoHash.cs

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+// <copyright file="ICryptoHash.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Abstraction for cryptographic hash operations.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This interface allows the facet library to be used with different
+/// cryptographic implementations (e.g., built-in .NET, BouncyCastle, HSM).
+/// </remarks>
+public interface ICryptoHash
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compute hash of the given data.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="data">Data to hash.</param>
+    /// <param name="algorithm">Algorithm name (e.g., "SHA256", "SHA512").</param>
+    /// <returns>Hash bytes.</returns>
+    byte[] ComputeHash(byte[] data, string algorithm);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compute hash of a stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream">Stream to hash.</param>
+    /// <param name="algorithm">Algorithm name.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Hash bytes.</returns>
+    Task<byte[]> ComputeHashAsync(Stream stream, string algorithm, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/IFacet.cs

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+// <copyright file="IFacet.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a trackable slice of an image.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <para>
+/// A facet defines a logical grouping of files within a container image
+/// that can be tracked independently for sealing and drift detection.
+/// </para>
+/// <para>
+/// Examples of facets: OS packages, language dependencies, binaries, config files.
+/// </para>
+/// </remarks>
+public interface IFacet
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the unique identifier for this facet type.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Format: "{category}-{specifics}" e.g., "os-packages-dpkg", "lang-deps-npm".
+    /// </remarks>
+    string FacetId { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the human-readable name.
+    /// </summary>
+    string Name { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the facet category for grouping.
+    /// </summary>
+    FacetCategory Category { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the glob patterns or path selectors for files in this facet.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>Selectors support:</para>
+    /// <list type="bullet">
+    /// <item><description>Glob patterns: "**/*.json", "/usr/bin/*"</description></item>
+    /// <item><description>Exact paths: "/var/lib/dpkg/status"</description></item>
+    /// <item><description>Directory patterns: "/etc/**"</description></item>
+    /// </list>
+    /// </remarks>
+    IReadOnlyList<string> Selectors { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the priority for conflict resolution when files match multiple facets.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Lower values = higher priority. A file matching multiple facets
+    /// will be assigned to the facet with the lowest priority value.
+    /// </remarks>
+    int Priority { get; }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/IFacetDriftDetector.cs

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+// <copyright file="IFacetDriftDetector.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Detects drift between a baseline seal and current state.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IFacetDriftDetector
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compare current extraction result against a baseline seal.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="baseline">The baseline facet seal.</param>
+    /// <param name="current">The current extraction result.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Drift report with per-facet analysis.</returns>
+    Task<FacetDriftReport> DetectDriftAsync(
+        FacetSeal baseline,
+        FacetExtractionResult current,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compare two seals.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="baseline">The baseline seal.</param>
+    /// <param name="current">The current seal.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Drift report with per-facet analysis.</returns>
+    Task<FacetDriftReport> DetectDriftAsync(
+        FacetSeal baseline,
+        FacetSeal current,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/IFacetDriftVexDraftStore.cs

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+// <copyright file="IFacetDriftVexDraftStore.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_003_FACET (QTA-018)
+
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Query parameters for listing VEX drafts.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftVexDraftQuery
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Filter by image digest.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ImageDigest { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Filter by facet ID.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? FacetId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Filter by review status.
+    /// </summary>
+    public FacetDriftVexReviewStatus? ReviewStatus { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Include only drafts created since this time.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateTimeOffset? Since { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Include only drafts created until this time.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateTimeOffset? Until { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum number of results to return.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Limit { get; init; } = 100;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Offset for pagination.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Offset { get; init; } = 0;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Review status for facet drift VEX drafts.
+/// </summary>
+public enum FacetDriftVexReviewStatus
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Draft is pending review.
+    /// </summary>
+    Pending,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Draft has been approved.
+    /// </summary>
+    Approved,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Draft has been rejected.
+    /// </summary>
+    Rejected,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Draft has expired without review.
+    /// </summary>
+    Expired
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Storage abstraction for facet drift VEX drafts.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IFacetDriftVexDraftStore
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Saves a new draft. Throws if a draft with the same ID already exists.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task SaveAsync(FacetDriftVexDraft draft, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Saves multiple drafts atomically.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task SaveBatchAsync(IEnumerable<FacetDriftVexDraft> drafts, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Finds a draft by its unique ID.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<FacetDriftVexDraft?> FindByIdAsync(string draftId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Finds drafts matching the query parameters.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<ImmutableArray<FacetDriftVexDraft>> QueryAsync(FacetDriftVexDraftQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates a draft's review status.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task UpdateReviewStatusAsync(
+        string draftId,
+        FacetDriftVexReviewStatus status,
+        string? reviewedBy = null,
+        string? reviewNotes = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets pending drafts that have passed their review deadline.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<ImmutableArray<FacetDriftVexDraft>> GetOverdueAsync(DateTimeOffset asOf, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deletes expired drafts older than the retention period.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<int> PurgeExpiredAsync(DateTimeOffset asOf, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if a draft exists for the given image/facet combination.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<bool> ExistsAsync(string imageDigest, string facetId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extended draft record with review tracking.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record FacetDriftVexDraftWithReview
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The original draft.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required FacetDriftVexDraft Draft { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Current review status.
+    /// </summary>
+    public FacetDriftVexReviewStatus ReviewStatus { get; init; } = FacetDriftVexReviewStatus.Pending;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Who reviewed the draft.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ReviewedBy { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When the draft was reviewed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public DateTimeOffset? ReviewedAt { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Notes from the reviewer.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? ReviewNotes { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// In-memory implementation of <see cref="IFacetDriftVexDraftStore"/> for testing.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class InMemoryFacetDriftVexDraftStore : IFacetDriftVexDraftStore
+{
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, FacetDriftVexDraftWithReview> _drafts = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+    private readonly TimeProvider _timeProvider;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="InMemoryFacetDriftVexDraftStore"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    public InMemoryFacetDriftVexDraftStore(TimeProvider? timeProvider = null)
+    {
+        _timeProvider = timeProvider ?? TimeProvider.System;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task SaveAsync(FacetDriftVexDraft draft, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(draft);
+
+        var wrapper = new FacetDriftVexDraftWithReview { Draft = draft };
+        if (!_drafts.TryAdd(draft.DraftId, wrapper))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Draft with ID '{draft.DraftId}' already exists.");
+        }
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task SaveBatchAsync(IEnumerable<FacetDriftVexDraft> drafts, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(drafts);
+
+        foreach (var draft in drafts)
+        {
+            var wrapper = new FacetDriftVexDraftWithReview { Draft = draft };
+            if (!_drafts.TryAdd(draft.DraftId, wrapper))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Draft with ID '{draft.DraftId}' already exists.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task<FacetDriftVexDraft?> FindByIdAsync(string draftId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(draftId);
+
+        _drafts.TryGetValue(draftId, out var wrapper);
+        return Task.FromResult<FacetDriftVexDraft?>(wrapper?.Draft);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task<ImmutableArray<FacetDriftVexDraft>> QueryAsync(FacetDriftVexDraftQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(query);
+
+        var results = _drafts.Values.AsEnumerable();
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(query.ImageDigest))
+        {
+            results = results.Where(w => w.Draft.ImageDigest == query.ImageDigest);
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(query.FacetId))
+        {
+            results = results.Where(w => w.Draft.FacetId == query.FacetId);
+        }
+
+        if (query.ReviewStatus.HasValue)
+        {
+            results = results.Where(w => w.ReviewStatus == query.ReviewStatus.Value);
+        }
+
+        if (query.Since.HasValue)
+        {
+            results = results.Where(w => w.Draft.GeneratedAt >= query.Since.Value);
+        }
+
+        if (query.Until.HasValue)
+        {
+            results = results.Where(w => w.Draft.GeneratedAt <= query.Until.Value);
+        }
+
+        var paged = results
+            .OrderByDescending(w => w.Draft.GeneratedAt)
+            .Skip(query.Offset)
+            .Take(query.Limit)
+            .Select(w => w.Draft)
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        return Task.FromResult(paged);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task UpdateReviewStatusAsync(
+        string draftId,
+        FacetDriftVexReviewStatus status,
+        string? reviewedBy = null,
+        string? reviewNotes = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(draftId);
+
+        if (!_drafts.TryGetValue(draftId, out var wrapper))
+        {
+            throw new KeyNotFoundException($"Draft with ID '{draftId}' not found.");
+        }
+
+        var updated = wrapper with
+        {
+            ReviewStatus = status,
+            ReviewedBy = reviewedBy,
+            ReviewedAt = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow(),
+            ReviewNotes = reviewNotes
+        };
+
+        _drafts[draftId] = updated;
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task<ImmutableArray<FacetDriftVexDraft>> GetOverdueAsync(DateTimeOffset asOf, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var overdue = _drafts.Values
+            .Where(w => w.ReviewStatus == FacetDriftVexReviewStatus.Pending)
+            .Where(w => w.Draft.ReviewDeadline < asOf)
+            .Select(w => w.Draft)
+            .ToImmutableArray();
+
+        return Task.FromResult(overdue);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task<int> PurgeExpiredAsync(DateTimeOffset asOf, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var expiredIds = _drafts
+            .Where(kvp => kvp.Value.Draft.ExpiresAt < asOf)
+            .Select(kvp => kvp.Key)
+            .ToList();
+
+        foreach (var id in expiredIds)
+        {
+            _drafts.TryRemove(id, out _);
+        }
+
+        return Task.FromResult(expiredIds.Count);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public Task<bool> ExistsAsync(string imageDigest, string facetId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var exists = _drafts.Values.Any(w =>
+            w.Draft.ImageDigest == imageDigest &&
+            w.Draft.FacetId == facetId &&
+            w.ReviewStatus == FacetDriftVexReviewStatus.Pending);
+
+        return Task.FromResult(exists);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets all drafts for testing purposes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IReadOnlyCollection<FacetDriftVexDraftWithReview> GetAllForTesting()
+        => _drafts.Values.ToList();
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/IFacetExtractor.cs

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+// <copyright file="IFacetExtractor.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extracts facet information from container images.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IFacetExtractor
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extract facets from a local directory (unpacked image).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="rootPath">Path to the unpacked image root.</param>
+    /// <param name="options">Extraction options.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Extraction result with all facet entries.</returns>
+    Task<FacetExtractionResult> ExtractFromDirectoryAsync(
+        string rootPath,
+        FacetExtractionOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extract facets from a tar archive.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="tarStream">Stream containing the tar archive.</param>
+    /// <param name="options">Extraction options.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Extraction result with all facet entries.</returns>
+    Task<FacetExtractionResult> ExtractFromTarAsync(
+        Stream tarStream,
+        FacetExtractionOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extract facets from an OCI image layer.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="layerStream">Stream containing the layer (tar.gz).</param>
+    /// <param name="options">Extraction options.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Extraction result with all facet entries.</returns>
+    Task<FacetExtractionResult> ExtractFromOciLayerAsync(
+        Stream layerStream,
+        FacetExtractionOptions? options = null,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/IFacetSealStore.cs

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+// <copyright file="IFacetSealStore.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Persistent store for <see cref="FacetSeal"/> instances.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <para>
+/// Implementations provide storage and retrieval of facet seals for drift detection
+/// and quota enforcement. Seals are indexed by image digest and creation time.
+/// </para>
+/// <para>
+/// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_003_FACET (QTA-012)
+/// </para>
+/// </remarks>
+public interface IFacetSealStore
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the most recent seal for an image digest.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="imageDigest">The image digest (e.g., "sha256:{hex}").</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>The latest seal, or null if no seal exists for this image.</returns>
+    Task<FacetSeal?> GetLatestSealAsync(string imageDigest, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get a seal by its combined Merkle root (unique identifier).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="combinedMerkleRoot">The seal's combined Merkle root.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>The seal, or null if not found.</returns>
+    Task<FacetSeal?> GetByCombinedRootAsync(string combinedMerkleRoot, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get seal history for an image digest.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="imageDigest">The image digest.</param>
+    /// <param name="limit">Maximum number of seals to return.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Seals in descending order by creation time (most recent first).</returns>
+    Task<ImmutableArray<FacetSeal>> GetHistoryAsync(
+        string imageDigest,
+        int limit = 10,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Save a seal to the store.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="seal">The seal to save.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>A task representing the async operation.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">If seal is null.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="SealAlreadyExistsException">If a seal with the same combined root exists.</exception>
+    Task SaveAsync(FacetSeal seal, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if a seal exists for an image digest.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="imageDigest">The image digest.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if at least one seal exists.</returns>
+    Task<bool> ExistsAsync(string imageDigest, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Delete all seals for an image digest.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="imageDigest">The image digest.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Number of seals deleted.</returns>
+    Task<int> DeleteByImageAsync(string imageDigest, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Purge seals older than the specified retention period.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="retentionPeriod">Retention period from creation time.</param>
+    /// <param name="keepAtLeast">Minimum seals to keep per image digest.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Number of seals purged.</returns>
+    Task<int> PurgeOldSealsAsync(
+        TimeSpan retentionPeriod,
+        int keepAtLeast = 1,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Exception thrown when attempting to save a duplicate seal.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class SealAlreadyExistsException : Exception
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SealAlreadyExistsException"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="combinedMerkleRoot">The duplicate seal's combined root.</param>
+    public SealAlreadyExistsException(string combinedMerkleRoot)
+        : base($"A seal with combined Merkle root '{combinedMerkleRoot}' already exists.")
+    {
+        CombinedMerkleRoot = combinedMerkleRoot;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the duplicate seal's combined Merkle root.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string CombinedMerkleRoot { get; }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/InMemoryFacetSealStore.cs

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+// <copyright file="InMemoryFacetSealStore.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// In-memory implementation of <see cref="IFacetSealStore"/> for testing.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <para>
+/// Thread-safe but not persistent. Useful for unit tests and local development.
+/// </para>
+/// <para>
+/// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_003_FACET (QTA-012)
+/// </para>
+/// </remarks>
+public sealed class InMemoryFacetSealStore : IFacetSealStore
+{
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, FacetSeal> _sealsByRoot = new();
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, SortedSet<string>> _rootsByImage = new();
+    private readonly object _lock = new();
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<FacetSeal?> GetLatestSealAsync(string imageDigest, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(imageDigest);
+
+        if (!_rootsByImage.TryGetValue(imageDigest, out var roots) || roots.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<FacetSeal?>(null);
+        }
+
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            // Get the most recent seal (highest creation time)
+            FacetSeal? latest = null;
+            foreach (var root in roots)
+            {
+                if (_sealsByRoot.TryGetValue(root, out var seal))
+                {
+                    if (latest is null || seal.CreatedAt > latest.CreatedAt)
+                    {
+                        latest = seal;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return Task.FromResult(latest);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<FacetSeal?> GetByCombinedRootAsync(string combinedMerkleRoot, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(combinedMerkleRoot);
+
+        _sealsByRoot.TryGetValue(combinedMerkleRoot, out var seal);
+        return Task.FromResult(seal);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<ImmutableArray<FacetSeal>> GetHistoryAsync(
+        string imageDigest,
+        int limit = 10,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(imageDigest);
+        ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNegativeOrZero(limit);
+
+        if (!_rootsByImage.TryGetValue(imageDigest, out var roots) || roots.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult(ImmutableArray<FacetSeal>.Empty);
+        }
+
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            var seals = roots
+                .Select(r => _sealsByRoot.TryGetValue(r, out var s) ? s : null)
+                .Where(s => s is not null)
+                .Cast<FacetSeal>()
+                .OrderByDescending(s => s.CreatedAt)
+                .Take(limit)
+                .ToImmutableArray();
+
+            return Task.FromResult(seals);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task SaveAsync(FacetSeal seal, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(seal);
+
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            if (_sealsByRoot.ContainsKey(seal.CombinedMerkleRoot))
+            {
+                throw new SealAlreadyExistsException(seal.CombinedMerkleRoot);
+            }
+
+            _sealsByRoot[seal.CombinedMerkleRoot] = seal;
+
+            var roots = _rootsByImage.GetOrAdd(seal.ImageDigest, _ => new SortedSet<string>());
+            lock (roots)
+            {
+                roots.Add(seal.CombinedMerkleRoot);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<bool> ExistsAsync(string imageDigest, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(imageDigest);
+
+        if (_rootsByImage.TryGetValue(imageDigest, out var roots))
+        {
+            lock (roots)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(roots.Count > 0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Task.FromResult(false);
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<int> DeleteByImageAsync(string imageDigest, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(imageDigest);
+
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            if (!_rootsByImage.TryRemove(imageDigest, out var roots))
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(0);
+            }
+
+            int deleted = 0;
+            foreach (var root in roots)
+            {
+                if (_sealsByRoot.TryRemove(root, out _))
+                {
+                    deleted++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return Task.FromResult(deleted);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public Task<int> PurgeOldSealsAsync(
+        TimeSpan retentionPeriod,
+        int keepAtLeast = 1,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ArgumentOutOfRangeException.ThrowIfNegativeOrZero(keepAtLeast);
+
+        var cutoff = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow - retentionPeriod;
+        int purged = 0;
+
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            foreach (var (imageDigest, roots) in _rootsByImage)
+            {
+                // Get seals for this image, sorted by creation time descending
+                var seals = roots
+                    .Select(r => _sealsByRoot.TryGetValue(r, out var s) ? s : null)
+                    .Where(s => s is not null)
+                    .Cast<FacetSeal>()
+                    .OrderByDescending(s => s.CreatedAt)
+                    .ToList();
+
+                // Skip keepAtLeast, then purge old ones
+                var toPurge = seals
+                    .Skip(keepAtLeast)
+                    .Where(s => s.CreatedAt < cutoff)
+                    .ToList();
+
+                foreach (var seal in toPurge)
+                {
+                    if (_sealsByRoot.TryRemove(seal.CombinedMerkleRoot, out _))
+                    {
+                        lock (roots)
+                        {
+                            roots.Remove(seal.CombinedMerkleRoot);
+                        }
+
+                        purged++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Task.FromResult(purged);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Clear all seals from the store.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Clear()
+    {
+        lock (_lock)
+        {
+            _sealsByRoot.Clear();
+            _rootsByImage.Clear();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the total number of seals in the store.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int Count => _sealsByRoot.Count;
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/QuotaExceededAction.cs

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+// <copyright file="QuotaExceededAction.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Action to take when a facet quota is exceeded.
+/// </summary>
+public enum QuotaExceededAction
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Emit a warning but allow the operation to continue.
+    /// </summary>
+    Warn,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Block the operation (fail deployment/admission).
+    /// </summary>
+    Block,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Require a VEX statement to authorize the drift.
+    /// </summary>
+    RequireVex
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of evaluating a facet's drift against its quota.
+/// </summary>
+public enum QuotaVerdict
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Drift is within acceptable limits.
+    /// </summary>
+    Ok,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Drift exceeds threshold but action is Warn.
+    /// </summary>
+    Warning,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Drift exceeds threshold and action is Block.
+    /// </summary>
+    Blocked,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Drift requires VEX authorization.
+    /// </summary>
+    RequiresVex
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/Serialization/FacetSealJsonConverter.cs

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+// <copyright file="FacetSealJsonConverter.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Facet.Serialization;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// JSON serialization options for facet seals.
+/// </summary>
+public static class FacetJsonOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the default JSON serializer options for facet seals.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static JsonSerializerOptions Default { get; } = CreateOptions();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets options for compact serialization (no indentation).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static JsonSerializerOptions Compact { get; } = CreateOptions(writeIndented: false);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets options for pretty-printed serialization.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static JsonSerializerOptions Pretty { get; } = CreateOptions(writeIndented: true);
+
+    private static JsonSerializerOptions CreateOptions(bool writeIndented = false)
+    {
+        var options = new JsonSerializerOptions
+        {
+            WriteIndented = writeIndented,
+            PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+            DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+            PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
+        };
+
+        options.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter(JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase));
+        options.Converters.Add(new ImmutableArrayConverterFactory());
+        options.Converters.Add(new ImmutableDictionaryConverterFactory());
+
+        return options;
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Converter factory for ImmutableArray{T}.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ImmutableArrayConverterFactory : JsonConverterFactory
+{
+    public override bool CanConvert(Type typeToConvert)
+    {
+        return typeToConvert.IsGenericType &&
+               typeToConvert.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(ImmutableArray<>);
+    }
+
+    public override JsonConverter CreateConverter(Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        var elementType = typeToConvert.GetGenericArguments()[0];
+        var converterType = typeof(ImmutableArrayConverter<>).MakeGenericType(elementType);
+        return (JsonConverter)Activator.CreateInstance(converterType)!;
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Converter for ImmutableArray{T}.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ImmutableArrayConverter<T> : JsonConverter<ImmutableArray<T>>
+{
+    public override ImmutableArray<T> Read(
+        ref Utf8JsonReader reader,
+        Type typeToConvert,
+        JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.Null)
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        var list = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<T>>(ref reader, options);
+        return list is null ? [] : [.. list];
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(
+        Utf8JsonWriter writer,
+        ImmutableArray<T> value,
+        JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        JsonSerializer.Serialize(writer, value.AsEnumerable(), options);
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Converter factory for ImmutableDictionary{TKey,TValue}.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ImmutableDictionaryConverterFactory : JsonConverterFactory
+{
+    public override bool CanConvert(Type typeToConvert)
+    {
+        return typeToConvert.IsGenericType &&
+               typeToConvert.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(ImmutableDictionary<,>);
+    }
+
+    public override JsonConverter CreateConverter(Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        var keyType = typeToConvert.GetGenericArguments()[0];
+        var valueType = typeToConvert.GetGenericArguments()[1];
+        var converterType = typeof(ImmutableDictionaryConverter<,>).MakeGenericType(keyType, valueType);
+        return (JsonConverter)Activator.CreateInstance(converterType)!;
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Converter for ImmutableDictionary{TKey,TValue}.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class ImmutableDictionaryConverter<TKey, TValue> : JsonConverter<ImmutableDictionary<TKey, TValue>>
+    where TKey : notnull
+{
+    public override ImmutableDictionary<TKey, TValue>? Read(
+        ref Utf8JsonReader reader,
+        Type typeToConvert,
+        JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.Null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var dict = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<TKey, TValue>>(ref reader, options);
+        return dict?.ToImmutableDictionary();
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(
+        Utf8JsonWriter writer,
+        ImmutableDictionary<TKey, TValue> value,
+        JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        JsonSerializer.Serialize(writer, value.AsEnumerable().ToDictionary(kv => kv.Key, kv => kv.Value), options);
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Facet/StellaOps.Facet.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+    <Description>Facet abstraction layer for per-facet sealing and drift tracking in container images.</Description>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="DotNet.Glob" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks/ConcurrentHlcBenchmarks.cs

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+// <copyright file="ConcurrentHlcBenchmarks.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Engines;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Benchmarks for concurrent HLC operations.
+/// Measures thread contention and scalability under parallel access.
+/// </summary>
+[MemoryDiagnoser]
+[SimpleJob(RunStrategy.Monitoring, iterationCount: 5)]
+public class ConcurrentHlcBenchmarks
+{
+    private HybridLogicalClock _clock = null!;
+    private InMemoryHlcStateStore _stateStore = null!;
+    private FakeTimeProvider _timeProvider = null!;
+
+    [Params(1, 2, 4, 8)]
+    public int ThreadCount { get; set; }
+
+    [GlobalSetup]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        _timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+        _stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        _clock = new HybridLogicalClock(
+            _timeProvider,
+            "concurrent-benchmark-node",
+            _stateStore,
+            NullLogger<HybridLogicalClock>.Instance);
+
+        // Initialize the clock
+        _ = _clock.Tick();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark concurrent tick operations.
+    /// Each thread generates 1000 ticks; measures total throughput and contention.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public void ConcurrentTicks_1000PerThread()
+    {
+        const int ticksPerThread = 1000;
+
+        Parallel.For(0, ThreadCount, threadIndex =>
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < ticksPerThread; i++)
+            {
+                _clock.Tick();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark mixed concurrent operations (ticks and receives).
+    /// Simulates real-world distributed scenario.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public void ConcurrentMixed_TicksAndReceives()
+    {
+        const int operationsPerThread = 500;
+
+        Parallel.For(0, ThreadCount, threadId =>
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < operationsPerThread; i++)
+            {
+                if (i % 3 == 0)
+                {
+                    // Every third operation is a receive
+                    var remote = new HlcTimestamp
+                    {
+                        PhysicalTime = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
+                        NodeId = $"remote-node-{threadId}",
+                        LogicalCounter = i
+                    };
+                    _clock.Receive(remote);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _clock.Tick();
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks/HlcBenchmarks.cs

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+// <copyright file="HlcBenchmarks.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Engines;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Benchmarks for Hybrid Logical Clock operations.
+/// HLC-010: Measures tick throughput and memory allocation.
+///
+/// To run: dotnet run -c Release
+/// </summary>
+[MemoryDiagnoser]
+[SimpleJob(RunStrategy.Throughput, iterationCount: 10)]
+public class HlcBenchmarks
+{
+    private HybridLogicalClock _clock = null!;
+    private InMemoryHlcStateStore _stateStore = null!;
+    private FakeTimeProvider _timeProvider = null!;
+    private HlcTimestamp _remoteTimestamp;
+
+    [GlobalSetup]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        _timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+        _stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        _clock = new HybridLogicalClock(
+            _timeProvider,
+            "benchmark-node-1",
+            _stateStore,
+            NullLogger<HybridLogicalClock>.Instance);
+
+        // Pre-initialize the clock
+        _ = _clock.Tick();
+
+        // Create a remote timestamp for Receive benchmarks
+        _remoteTimestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = _timeProvider.GetUtcNow().ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
+            NodeId = "remote-node-1",
+            LogicalCounter = 5
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark single Tick operation throughput.
+    /// Measures the raw performance of generating a new HLC timestamp.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
+    public HlcTimestamp Tick()
+    {
+        return _clock.Tick();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark Tick with time advancement.
+    /// Simulates real-world usage where physical time advances between ticks.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public HlcTimestamp Tick_WithTimeAdvance()
+    {
+        _timeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1));
+        return _clock.Tick();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark Receive operation.
+    /// Measures performance of merging a remote timestamp.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public HlcTimestamp Receive()
+    {
+        return _clock.Receive(_remoteTimestamp);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark batch of 100 ticks.
+    /// Simulates high-throughput job scheduling scenarios.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark(OperationsPerInvoke = 100)]
+    public void Tick_Batch100()
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+        {
+            _ = _clock.Tick();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark batch of 1000 ticks.
+    /// Stress test for very high throughput scenarios.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark(OperationsPerInvoke = 1000)]
+    public void Tick_Batch1000()
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
+        {
+            _ = _clock.Tick();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks/HlcTimestampBenchmarks.cs

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+// <copyright file="HlcTimestampBenchmarks.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Text.Json;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Engines;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Benchmarks for HlcTimestamp operations.
+/// Measures parsing, serialization, and comparison performance.
+/// </summary>
+[MemoryDiagnoser]
+[SimpleJob(RunStrategy.Throughput, iterationCount: 10)]
+public class HlcTimestampBenchmarks
+{
+    private HlcTimestamp _timestamp;
+    private string _sortableString = null!;
+    private string _jsonString = null!;
+    private HlcTimestamp[] _timestamps = null!;
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions JsonOptions = new();
+
+    [GlobalSetup]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        _timestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
+            NodeId = "scheduler-east-1",
+            LogicalCounter = 42
+        };
+
+        _sortableString = _timestamp.ToSortableString();
+        _jsonString = JsonSerializer.Serialize(_timestamp, JsonOptions);
+
+        // Generate array of timestamps for sorting benchmark
+        _timestamps = new HlcTimestamp[1000];
+        var random = new Random(42);
+        for (int i = 0; i < _timestamps.Length; i++)
+        {
+            _timestamps[i] = new HlcTimestamp
+            {
+                PhysicalTime = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds() + random.Next(-1000, 1000),
+                NodeId = $"node-{random.Next(1, 10)}",
+                LogicalCounter = random.Next(0, 1000)
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark ToSortableString serialization.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public string ToSortableString()
+    {
+        return _timestamp.ToSortableString();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark Parse from sortable string.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public HlcTimestamp Parse()
+    {
+        return HlcTimestamp.Parse(_sortableString);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark TryParse from sortable string.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public bool TryParse()
+    {
+        return HlcTimestamp.TryParse(_sortableString, out _);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark full round-trip: serialize then parse.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public HlcTimestamp RoundTrip()
+    {
+        var str = _timestamp.ToSortableString();
+        return HlcTimestamp.Parse(str);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark JSON serialization.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public string JsonSerialize()
+    {
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(_timestamp, JsonOptions);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark JSON deserialization.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public HlcTimestamp JsonDeserialize()
+    {
+        return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<HlcTimestamp>(_jsonString, JsonOptions);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark CompareTo operation.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public int CompareTo()
+    {
+        var other = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = _timestamp.PhysicalTime + 1,
+            NodeId = _timestamp.NodeId,
+            LogicalCounter = 0
+        };
+        return _timestamp.CompareTo(other);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Benchmark sorting 1000 timestamps.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public void Sort1000Timestamps()
+    {
+        var copy = (HlcTimestamp[])_timestamps.Clone();
+        Array.Sort(copy);
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks/Program.cs

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+// <copyright file="Program.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Configs;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Entry point for HLC benchmarks.
+/// </summary>
+public static class Program
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Run benchmarks.
+    /// Usage:
+    ///   dotnet run -c Release                    # Run all benchmarks
+    ///   dotnet run -c Release --filter "Tick"    # Run only Tick benchmarks
+    ///   dotnet run -c Release --list flat        # List available benchmarks
+    /// </summary>
+    public static void Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        var config = DefaultConfig.Instance
+            .WithOptions(ConfigOptions.DisableOptimizationsValidator);
+
+        BenchmarkSwitcher
+            .FromAssembly(typeof(Program).Assembly)
+            .Run(args, config);
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Benchmarks.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.TimeProvider.Testing" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock\StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests/HlcTimestampJsonConverterTests.cs

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+// <copyright file="HlcTimestampJsonConverterTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Text.Json;
+using FluentAssertions;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Unit tests for <see cref="HlcTimestampJsonConverter"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class HlcTimestampJsonConverterTests
+{
+    private readonly JsonSerializerOptions _options = new()
+    {
+        Converters = { new HlcTimestampJsonConverter() }
+    };
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Serialize_ProducesSortableString()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1704067200000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 42
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(timestamp, _options);
+
+        // Assert
+        json.Should().Be("\"1704067200000-node1-000042\"");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Deserialize_ParsesSortableString()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var json = "\"1704067200000-node1-000042\"";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<HlcTimestamp>(json, _options);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(1704067200000);
+        result.NodeId.Should().Be("node1");
+        result.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(42);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RoundTrip_PreservesValues()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var original = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1704067200000,
+            NodeId = "scheduler-east-1",
+            LogicalCounter = 999
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(original, _options);
+        var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<HlcTimestamp>(json, _options);
+
+        // Assert
+        deserialized.Should().Be(original);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Deserialize_Null_ReturnsZero()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var json = "null";
+
+        // Act
+        var result = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<HlcTimestamp>(json, _options);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(default(HlcTimestamp));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Deserialize_InvalidFormat_ThrowsJsonException()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var json = "\"invalid\"";
+
+        // Act
+        var act = () => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<HlcTimestamp>(json, _options);
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<JsonException>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Deserialize_WrongTokenType_ThrowsJsonException()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var json = "12345"; // number, not string
+
+        // Act
+        var act = () => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<HlcTimestamp>(json, _options);
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<JsonException>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SerializeInObject_WorksCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var obj = new TestWrapper
+        {
+            Timestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+            {
+                PhysicalTime = 1704067200000,
+                NodeId = "node1",
+                LogicalCounter = 1
+            },
+            Name = "Test"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(obj, _options);
+        var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<TestWrapper>(json, _options);
+
+        // Assert
+        deserialized.Should().NotBeNull();
+        deserialized!.Timestamp.Should().Be(obj.Timestamp);
+        deserialized.Name.Should().Be(obj.Name);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestWrapper
+    {
+        public HlcTimestamp Timestamp { get; set; }
+        public string? Name { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests/HlcTimestampTests.cs

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+// <copyright file="HlcTimestampTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using FluentAssertions;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Unit tests for <see cref="HlcTimestamp"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class HlcTimestampTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToSortableString_FormatsCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1704067200000, // 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
+            NodeId = "scheduler-east-1",
+            LogicalCounter = 42
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = timestamp.ToSortableString();
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be("1704067200000-scheduler-east-1-000042");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parse_RoundTrip_PreservesValues()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var original = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1704067200000,
+            NodeId = "scheduler-east-1",
+            LogicalCounter = 42
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var serialized = original.ToSortableString();
+        var parsed = HlcTimestamp.Parse(serialized);
+
+        // Assert
+        parsed.Should().Be(original);
+        parsed.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(original.PhysicalTime);
+        parsed.NodeId.Should().Be(original.NodeId);
+        parsed.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(original.LogicalCounter);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parse_WithHyphensInNodeId_ParsesCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange - NodeId contains multiple hyphens
+        var original = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1704067200000,
+            NodeId = "scheduler-east-1-prod",
+            LogicalCounter = 123
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var serialized = original.ToSortableString();
+        var parsed = HlcTimestamp.Parse(serialized);
+
+        // Assert
+        parsed.NodeId.Should().Be("scheduler-east-1-prod");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TryParse_ValidString_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var result = HlcTimestamp.TryParse("1704067200000-node1-000001", out var timestamp);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().BeTrue();
+        timestamp.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(1704067200000);
+        timestamp.NodeId.Should().Be("node1");
+        timestamp.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(1);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(null)]
+    [InlineData("")]
+    [InlineData("invalid")]
+    [InlineData("abc-node-001")]
+    [InlineData("1234567890123--000001")]
+    [InlineData("1234567890123-node-abc")]
+    public void TryParse_InvalidString_ReturnsFalse(string? input)
+    {
+        // Act
+        var result = HlcTimestamp.TryParse(input, out _);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().BeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parse_InvalidString_ThrowsFormatException()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var act = () => HlcTimestamp.Parse("invalid");
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<FormatException>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Parse_Null_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var act = () => HlcTimestamp.Parse(null!);
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CompareTo_SamePhysicalTime_HigherCounterIsGreater()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var earlier = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+        var later = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 2
+        };
+
+        // Act & Assert
+        earlier.CompareTo(later).Should().BeLessThan(0);
+        later.CompareTo(earlier).Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
+        (earlier < later).Should().BeTrue();
+        (later > earlier).Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CompareTo_DifferentPhysicalTime_HigherTimeIsGreater()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var earlier = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 999
+        };
+        var later = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1001,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 0
+        };
+
+        // Act & Assert
+        earlier.CompareTo(later).Should().BeLessThan(0);
+        later.CompareTo(earlier).Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CompareTo_SameTimeAndCounter_NodeIdBreaksTie()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var a = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "aaa",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+        var b = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "bbb",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+
+        // Act & Assert
+        a.CompareTo(b).Should().BeLessThan(0);
+        b.CompareTo(a).Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CompareTo_Equal_ReturnsZero()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var a = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+        var b = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+
+        // Act & Assert
+        a.CompareTo(b).Should().Be(0);
+        (a <= b).Should().BeTrue();
+        (a >= b).Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Default_HasExpectedValues()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var zero = default(HlcTimestamp);
+
+        // Assert
+        zero.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(0);
+        zero.NodeId.Should().BeNull();
+        zero.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToDateTimeOffset_ConvertsCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1704067200000, // 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 0
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var dateTime = timestamp.ToDateTimeOffset();
+
+        // Assert
+        dateTime.Should().Be(new DateTimeOffset(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Equality_SameValues_AreEqual()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var a = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+        var b = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+
+        // Assert
+        a.Should().Be(b);
+        (a == b).Should().BeTrue();
+        a.GetHashCode().Should().Be(b.GetHashCode());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Equality_DifferentValues_AreNotEqual()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var a = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+        var b = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 2
+        };
+
+        // Assert
+        a.Should().NotBe(b);
+        (a != b).Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToString_ReturnsSortableString()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1704067200000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 42
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = timestamp.ToString();
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(timestamp.ToSortableString());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CompareTo_HigherCounter_ReturnsNegative()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var a = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+        var b = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 2
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = a.CompareTo(b);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().BeLessThan(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CompareTo_DefaultTimestamp_ReturnsPositiveForNonDefault()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+        var defaultTimestamp = default(HlcTimestamp);
+
+        // Act
+        var result = timestamp.CompareTo(defaultTimestamp);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests/HybridLogicalClockTests.cs

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+// <copyright file="HybridLogicalClockTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Time.Testing;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Unit tests for <see cref="HybridLogicalClock"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class HybridLogicalClockTests
+{
+    private const string TestNodeId = "test-node-1";
+    private static readonly ILogger<HybridLogicalClock> NullLogger = NullLogger<HybridLogicalClock>.Instance;
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Tick_Monotonic_SuccessiveTicksAlwaysIncrease()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow);
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Act
+        var timestamps = Enumerable.Range(0, 100)
+            .Select(_ => clock.Tick())
+            .ToList();
+
+        // Assert
+        for (var i = 1; i < timestamps.Count; i++)
+        {
+            timestamps[i].Should().BeGreaterThan(timestamps[i - 1],
+                $"Timestamp {i} should be greater than timestamp {i - 1}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Tick_SamePhysicalTime_IncrementsCounter()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var fixedTime = new DateTimeOffset(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(fixedTime);
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Act
+        var first = clock.Tick();
+        var second = clock.Tick();
+        var third = clock.Tick();
+
+        // Assert
+        first.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(0);
+        second.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(1);
+        third.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(2);
+
+        // All should have same physical time
+        first.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(second.PhysicalTime);
+        second.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(third.PhysicalTime);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Tick_NewPhysicalTime_ResetsCounter()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var startTime = new DateTimeOffset(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(startTime);
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Act - generate some ticks
+        clock.Tick();
+        clock.Tick();
+        var beforeAdvance = clock.Tick();
+
+        // Advance time
+        timeProvider.Advance(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1));
+        var afterAdvance = clock.Tick();
+
+        // Assert
+        beforeAdvance.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(2);
+        afterAdvance.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(0);
+        afterAdvance.PhysicalTime.Should().BeGreaterThan(beforeAdvance.PhysicalTime);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Tick_NodeId_IsCorrectlySet()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider();
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, "my-custom-node", stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Act
+        var timestamp = clock.Tick();
+
+        // Assert
+        timestamp.NodeId.Should().Be("my-custom-node");
+        clock.NodeId.Should().Be("my-custom-node");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Receive_RemoteTimestampAhead_MergesCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var localTime = new DateTimeOffset(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(localTime);
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Local tick first
+        var localTick = clock.Tick();
+
+        // Remote timestamp is 100ms ahead
+        var remote = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = localTime.AddMilliseconds(100).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
+            NodeId = "remote-node",
+            LogicalCounter = 5
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = clock.Receive(remote);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(remote.PhysicalTime);
+        result.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(6); // remote counter + 1
+        result.NodeId.Should().Be(TestNodeId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Receive_LocalTimestampAhead_MergesCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var localTime = new DateTimeOffset(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(localTime);
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Generate several local ticks to advance counter
+        clock.Tick();
+        clock.Tick();
+        var localState = clock.Tick();
+
+        // Remote timestamp is behind
+        var remote = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = localTime.AddMilliseconds(-100).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
+            NodeId = "remote-node",
+            LogicalCounter = 0
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = clock.Receive(remote);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(localState.PhysicalTime);
+        result.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(localState.LogicalCounter + 1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Receive_SamePhysicalTime_MergesCounters()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var localTime = new DateTimeOffset(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(localTime);
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Local tick
+        clock.Tick();
+        clock.Tick();
+        var localState = clock.Current; // counter = 1
+
+        // Remote timestamp with same physical time but higher counter
+        var remote = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = localTime.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
+            NodeId = "remote-node",
+            LogicalCounter = 10
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = clock.Receive(remote);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.PhysicalTime.Should().Be(localTime.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds());
+        result.LogicalCounter.Should().Be(11); // max(local, remote) + 1
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Receive_ClockSkewExceeded_ThrowsException()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var localTime = new DateTimeOffset(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider(localTime);
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var maxSkew = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger, maxSkew);
+
+        // Remote timestamp is 2 minutes ahead (exceeds 1 minute tolerance)
+        var remote = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = localTime.AddMinutes(2).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
+            NodeId = "remote-node",
+            LogicalCounter = 0
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var act = () => clock.Receive(remote);
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<HlcClockSkewException>()
+            .Where(e => e.MaxAllowedSkew == maxSkew)
+            .Where(e => e.ActualSkew > maxSkew);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Current_ReturnsLatestState()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider();
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Act
+        var tick1 = clock.Tick();
+        var current1 = clock.Current;
+
+        var tick2 = clock.Tick();
+        var current2 = clock.Current;
+
+        // Assert
+        current1.Should().Be(tick1);
+        current2.Should().Be(tick2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Tick_PersistsStateToStore()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var timeProvider = new FakeTimeProvider();
+        var stateStore = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var clock = new HybridLogicalClock(timeProvider, TestNodeId, stateStore, NullLogger);
+
+        // Act
+        clock.Tick();
+
+        // Assert - state should be persisted after tick
+        stateStore.GetAllStates().Count.Should().Be(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_NullTimeProvider_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var act = () => new HybridLogicalClock(null!, TestNodeId, new InMemoryHlcStateStore(), NullLogger);
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>()
+            .WithParameterName("timeProvider");
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(null)]
+    [InlineData("")]
+    [InlineData("   ")]
+    public void Constructor_InvalidNodeId_ThrowsArgumentException(string? nodeId)
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var act = () => new HybridLogicalClock(
+            new FakeTimeProvider(),
+            nodeId!,
+            new InMemoryHlcStateStore(),
+            NullLogger);
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<ArgumentException>();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_NullStateStore_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var act = () => new HybridLogicalClock(
+            new FakeTimeProvider(),
+            TestNodeId,
+            null!,
+            NullLogger);
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>()
+            .WithParameterName("stateStore");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_NullLogger_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var act = () => new HybridLogicalClock(
+            new FakeTimeProvider(),
+            TestNodeId,
+            new InMemoryHlcStateStore(),
+            null!);
+
+        // Assert
+        act.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>()
+            .WithParameterName("logger");
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests/InMemoryHlcStateStoreTests.cs

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+// <copyright file="InMemoryHlcStateStoreTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Unit tests for <see cref="InMemoryHlcStateStore"/>.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class InMemoryHlcStateStoreTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task LoadAsync_NoState_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var store = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var ct = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await store.LoadAsync("node1", ct);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().BeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SaveAsync_ThenLoadAsync_ReturnsState()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var store = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var ct = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        var timestamp = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 5
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        await store.SaveAsync(timestamp, ct);
+        var result = await store.LoadAsync("node1", ct);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(timestamp);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SaveAsync_GreaterTimestamp_Updates()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var store = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var ct = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        var first = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 5
+        };
+        var second = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 10
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        await store.SaveAsync(first, ct);
+        await store.SaveAsync(second, ct);
+        var result = await store.LoadAsync("node1", ct);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(second);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SaveAsync_SmallerTimestamp_DoesNotUpdate()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var store = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var ct = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        var first = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 10
+        };
+        var second = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 5
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        await store.SaveAsync(first, ct);
+        await store.SaveAsync(second, ct);
+        var result = await store.LoadAsync("node1", ct);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Should().Be(first);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SaveAsync_MultipleNodes_Isolated()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var store = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var ct = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        var node1State = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 1000,
+            NodeId = "node1",
+            LogicalCounter = 1
+        };
+        var node2State = new HlcTimestamp
+        {
+            PhysicalTime = 2000,
+            NodeId = "node2",
+            LogicalCounter = 2
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        await store.SaveAsync(node1State, ct);
+        await store.SaveAsync(node2State, ct);
+
+        // Assert
+        var loaded1 = await store.LoadAsync("node1", ct);
+        var loaded2 = await store.LoadAsync("node2", ct);
+
+        loaded1.Should().Be(node1State);
+        loaded2.Should().Be(node2State);
+        store.GetAllStates().Count.Should().Be(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Clear_RemovesAllState()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var store = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var ct = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+        await store.SaveAsync(new HlcTimestamp { PhysicalTime = 1, NodeId = "n1", LogicalCounter = 0 }, ct);
+        await store.SaveAsync(new HlcTimestamp { PhysicalTime = 2, NodeId = "n2", LogicalCounter = 0 }, ct);
+
+        // Act
+        store.Clear();
+
+        // Assert
+        store.GetAllStates().Count.Should().Be(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task LoadAsync_NullNodeId_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var store = new InMemoryHlcStateStore();
+        var ct = TestContext.Current.CancellationToken;
+
+        // Act
+        var act = () => store.LoadAsync(null!, ct);
+
+        // Assert
+        await act.Should().ThrowAsync<ArgumentNullException>();
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.Tests.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.TimeProvider.Testing" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Moq" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock\StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock/HlcOptions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// <copyright file="HlcOptions.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configuration options for the Hybrid Logical Clock.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class HlcOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configuration section name.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string SectionName = "HybridLogicalClock";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the unique node identifier.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Should be stable across restarts (e.g., "scheduler-east-1").
+    /// If not set, will be auto-generated from machine name and process ID.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public string? NodeId { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the maximum allowed clock skew.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Remote timestamps differing by more than this from local physical clock
+    /// will be rejected with <see cref="HlcClockSkewException"/>.
+    /// Default: 1 minute.
+    /// </remarks>
+    [Range(typeof(TimeSpan), "00:00:01", "01:00:00")]
+    public TimeSpan MaxClockSkew { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the PostgreSQL connection string for state persistence.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If null, uses in-memory state store (state lost on restart).
+    /// </remarks>
+    public string? PostgresConnectionString { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the PostgreSQL schema for HLC tables.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string PostgresSchema { get; set; } = "scheduler";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets whether to use in-memory state store.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If true, state is not persisted. Useful for testing.
+    /// If false and PostgresConnectionString is set, uses PostgreSQL.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public bool UseInMemoryStore { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the effective node ID, generating one if not configured.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>The node ID to use.</returns>
+    public string GetEffectiveNodeId()
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(NodeId))
+        {
+            return NodeId;
+        }
+
+        // Generate deterministic node ID from machine name and some unique identifier
+        var machineName = Environment.MachineName.ToLowerInvariant();
+        var processId = Environment.ProcessId;
+        return $"{machineName}-{processId}";
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock/IHlcStateStore.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// <copyright file="IHlcStateStore.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Persistent storage for HLC state (survives restarts).
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <para>
+/// Implementations should provide atomic update semantics to prevent
+/// state corruption during concurrent operations. The store is used to:
+/// </para>
+/// <list type="bullet">
+/// <item><description>Persist HLC state after each tick (fire-and-forget)</description></item>
+/// <item><description>Recover state on node restart</description></item>
+/// <item><description>Ensure clock monotonicity across restarts</description></item>
+/// </list>
+/// </remarks>
+public interface IHlcStateStore
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Load last persisted HLC state for node.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="nodeId">The node identifier to load state for.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>The last persisted timestamp, or null if no state exists.</returns>
+    Task<HlcTimestamp?> LoadAsync(string nodeId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Persist HLC state (called after each tick).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>
+    /// This operation should be atomic and idempotent. Implementations may use
+    /// fire-and-forget semantics with error logging for performance.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="timestamp">The timestamp state to persist.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>A task representing the async operation.</returns>
+    Task SaveAsync(HlcTimestamp timestamp, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.HybridLogicalClock/IHybridLogicalClock.cs

@@ -52,31 +52,3 @@ public interface IHybridLogicalClock
     string NodeId { get; }
 }
 
-/// <summary>
-/// Persistent storage for HLC state (survives restarts).
-/// </summary>
-/// <remarks>
-/// Implementations should ensure atomic updates to prevent state loss
-/// during concurrent access or node failures.
-/// </remarks>
-public interface IHlcStateStore
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Load last persisted HLC state for node.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="nodeId">Node identifier to load state for</param>
-    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token</param>
-    /// <returns>Last persisted timestamp, or null if no state exists</returns>
-    Task<HlcTimestamp?> LoadAsync(string nodeId, CancellationToken ct = default);
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Persist HLC state.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    /// Called after each tick to ensure state survives restarts.
-    /// Implementations may batch or debounce writes for performance.
-    /// </remarks>
-    /// <param name="timestamp">Current timestamp to persist</param>
-    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token</param>
-    Task SaveAsync(HlcTimestamp timestamp, CancellationToken ct = default);
-}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Replay.Core.Tests/ReplayProofTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+// <copyright file="ReplayProofTests.cs" company="Stella Operations">
+// Copyright (c) Stella Operations. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using StellaOps.Replay.Core.Models;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Replay.Core.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Unit tests for ReplayProof model and compact string generation.
+/// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_001_REPLAY, Tasks RPL-011 through RPL-014.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public class ReplayProofTests
+{
+    private static readonly DateTimeOffset FixedTimestamp = new(2026, 1, 5, 12, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FromExecutionResult_CreatesValidProof()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var proof = ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: "sha256:abc123",
+            policyVersion: "1.0.0",
+            verdictRoot: "sha256:def456",
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: "1.0.0",
+            artifactDigest: "sha256:image123",
+            signatureVerified: true,
+            signatureKeyId: "key-001");
+
+        // Assert
+        proof.BundleHash.Should().Be("sha256:abc123");
+        proof.PolicyVersion.Should().Be("1.0.0");
+        proof.VerdictRoot.Should().Be("sha256:def456");
+        proof.VerdictMatches.Should().BeTrue();
+        proof.DurationMs.Should().Be(150);
+        proof.ReplayedAt.Should().Be(FixedTimestamp);
+        proof.EngineVersion.Should().Be("1.0.0");
+        proof.ArtifactDigest.Should().Be("sha256:image123");
+        proof.SignatureVerified.Should().BeTrue();
+        proof.SignatureKeyId.Should().Be("key-001");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToCompactString_GeneratesCorrectFormat()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof = CreateTestProof();
+
+        // Act
+        var compact = proof.ToCompactString();
+
+        // Assert
+        compact.Should().StartWith("replay-proof:");
+        compact.Should().HaveLength("replay-proof:".Length + 64); // SHA-256 hex = 64 chars
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToCompactString_IsDeterministic()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof1 = CreateTestProof();
+        var proof2 = CreateTestProof();
+
+        // Act
+        var compact1 = proof1.ToCompactString();
+        var compact2 = proof2.ToCompactString();
+
+        // Assert
+        compact1.Should().Be(compact2, "same inputs should produce same compact proof");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToCanonicalJson_SortsKeysDeterministically()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof = CreateTestProof();
+
+        // Act
+        var json = proof.ToCanonicalJson();
+
+        // Assert - Keys should appear in alphabetical order
+        var keys = ExtractJsonKeys(json);
+        keys.Should().BeInAscendingOrder(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToCanonicalJson_ExcludesNullValues()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof = ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: "sha256:abc123",
+            policyVersion: "1.0.0",
+            verdictRoot: "sha256:def456",
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: "1.0.0");
+
+        // Act
+        var json = proof.ToCanonicalJson();
+
+        // Assert - Should not contain null values
+        json.Should().NotContain("null");
+        json.Should().NotContain("artifactDigest"); // Not set, so excluded
+        json.Should().NotContain("signatureVerified"); // Not set, so excluded
+        json.Should().NotContain("signatureKeyId"); // Not set, so excluded
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToCanonicalJson_FormatsTimestampCorrectly()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof = CreateTestProof();
+
+        // Act
+        var json = proof.ToCanonicalJson();
+
+        // Assert - ISO 8601 UTC format
+        json.Should().Contain("2026-01-05T12:00:00.000Z");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateCompactString_ReturnsTrueForValidProof()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof = CreateTestProof();
+        var compact = proof.ToCompactString();
+        var canonicalJson = proof.ToCanonicalJson();
+
+        // Act
+        var isValid = ReplayProof.ValidateCompactString(compact, canonicalJson);
+
+        // Assert
+        isValid.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateCompactString_ReturnsFalseForTamperedJson()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof = CreateTestProof();
+        var compact = proof.ToCompactString();
+        var tamperedJson = proof.ToCanonicalJson().Replace("1.0.0", "2.0.0");
+
+        // Act
+        var isValid = ReplayProof.ValidateCompactString(compact, tamperedJson);
+
+        // Assert
+        isValid.Should().BeFalse("tampered JSON should not validate");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateCompactString_ReturnsFalseForInvalidPrefix()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var canonicalJson = CreateTestProof().ToCanonicalJson();
+
+        // Act
+        var isValid = ReplayProof.ValidateCompactString("invalid-proof:abc123", canonicalJson);
+
+        // Assert
+        isValid.Should().BeFalse("invalid prefix should not validate");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidateCompactString_ReturnsFalseForEmptyInputs()
+    {
+        // Act & Assert
+        ReplayProof.ValidateCompactString("", "{}").Should().BeFalse();
+        ReplayProof.ValidateCompactString("replay-proof:abc", "").Should().BeFalse();
+        ReplayProof.ValidateCompactString(null!, "{}").Should().BeFalse();
+        ReplayProof.ValidateCompactString("replay-proof:abc", null!).Should().BeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToCanonicalJson_IncludesMetadataWhenPresent()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof = ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: "sha256:abc123",
+            policyVersion: "1.0.0",
+            verdictRoot: "sha256:def456",
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: "1.0.0",
+            metadata: ImmutableDictionary<string, string>.Empty
+                .Add("tenant", "acme-corp")
+                .Add("project", "web-app"));
+
+        // Act
+        var json = proof.ToCanonicalJson();
+
+        // Assert
+        json.Should().Contain("metadata");
+        json.Should().Contain("tenant");
+        json.Should().Contain("acme-corp");
+        json.Should().Contain("project");
+        json.Should().Contain("web-app");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToCanonicalJson_SortsMetadataKeys()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var proof = ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: "sha256:abc123",
+            policyVersion: "1.0.0",
+            verdictRoot: "sha256:def456",
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: "1.0.0",
+            metadata: ImmutableDictionary<string, string>.Empty
+                .Add("zebra", "z-value")
+                .Add("alpha", "a-value")
+                .Add("mike", "m-value"));
+
+        // Act
+        var json = proof.ToCanonicalJson();
+
+        // Assert - Metadata keys should be in alphabetical order
+        var alphaPos = json.IndexOf("alpha", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        var mikePos = json.IndexOf("mike", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        var zebraPos = json.IndexOf("zebra", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+        alphaPos.Should().BeLessThan(mikePos);
+        mikePos.Should().BeLessThan(zebraPos);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FromExecutionResult_ThrowsOnNullRequiredParams()
+    {
+        // Act & Assert
+        var act1 = () => ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: null!,
+            policyVersion: "1.0.0",
+            verdictRoot: "sha256:def456",
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: "1.0.0");
+        act1.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>().WithParameterName("bundleHash");
+
+        var act2 = () => ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: "sha256:abc123",
+            policyVersion: null!,
+            verdictRoot: "sha256:def456",
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: "1.0.0");
+        act2.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>().WithParameterName("policyVersion");
+
+        var act3 = () => ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: "sha256:abc123",
+            policyVersion: "1.0.0",
+            verdictRoot: null!,
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: "1.0.0");
+        act3.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>().WithParameterName("verdictRoot");
+
+        var act4 = () => ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: "sha256:abc123",
+            policyVersion: "1.0.0",
+            verdictRoot: "sha256:def456",
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: null!);
+        act4.Should().Throw<ArgumentNullException>().WithParameterName("engineVersion");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SchemaVersion_DefaultsTo1_0_0()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        var proof = CreateTestProof();
+
+        // Assert
+        proof.SchemaVersion.Should().Be("1.0.0");
+    }
+
+    private static ReplayProof CreateTestProof()
+    {
+        return ReplayProof.FromExecutionResult(
+            bundleHash: "sha256:abc123def456",
+            policyVersion: "1.0.0",
+            verdictRoot: "sha256:verdict789",
+            verdictMatches: true,
+            durationMs: 150,
+            replayedAt: FixedTimestamp,
+            engineVersion: "1.0.0",
+            artifactDigest: "sha256:image123",
+            signatureVerified: true,
+            signatureKeyId: "key-001");
+    }
+
+    private static List<string> ExtractJsonKeys(string json)
+    {
+        var keys = new List<string>();
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+
+        foreach (var prop in doc.RootElement.EnumerateObject())
+        {
+            keys.Add(prop.Name);
+        }
+
+        return keys;
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Replay.Core/Models/ReplayProof.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+// <copyright file="ReplayProof.cs" company="Stella Operations">
+// Copyright (c) Stella Operations. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Replay.Core.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Compact proof artifact for audit trails and ticket attachments.
+/// Captures the essential evidence that a replay was performed and matched expectations.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record ReplayProof
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Schema version for forward compatibility.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("schemaVersion")]
+    public string SchemaVersion { get; init; } = "1.0.0";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// SHA-256 of the replay bundle used.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("bundleHash")]
+    public required string BundleHash { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Policy version used in the replay.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("policyVersion")]
+    public required string PolicyVersion { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Merkle root of all verdict outputs.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("verdictRoot")]
+    public required string VerdictRoot { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether the replayed verdict matches the expected verdict.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("verdictMatches")]
+    public required bool VerdictMatches { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Replay execution duration in milliseconds.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("durationMs")]
+    public required long DurationMs { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// UTC timestamp when replay was performed.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("replayedAt")]
+    public required DateTimeOffset ReplayedAt { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Version of the replay engine used.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("engineVersion")]
+    public required string EngineVersion { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Original artifact digest (image or SBOM) that was evaluated.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("artifactDigest")]
+    public string? ArtifactDigest { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// DSSE signature verified status (true/false/null if not present).
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("signatureVerified")]
+    public bool? SignatureVerified { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Key ID used for signature verification.
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("signatureKeyId")]
+    public string? SignatureKeyId { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Additional metadata (e.g., organization, project, tenant).
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonPropertyName("metadata")]
+    public ImmutableDictionary<string, string>? Metadata { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// JSON serializer options for canonical serialization (sorted keys, no indentation).
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions CanonicalOptions = new()
+    {
+        WriteIndented = false,
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+        // Note: We manually ensure sorted keys in ToCanonicalJson()
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts the proof to a compact string format: "replay-proof:&lt;sha256&gt;".
+    /// The hash is computed over the canonical JSON representation.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>Compact proof string suitable for ticket attachments.</returns>
+    public string ToCompactString()
+    {
+        var canonicalJson = ToCanonicalJson();
+        var hashBytes = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(canonicalJson));
+        var hashHex = Convert.ToHexString(hashBytes).ToLowerInvariant();
+        return $"replay-proof:{hashHex}";
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts the proof to canonical JSON (RFC 8785 style: sorted keys, minimal whitespace).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>Canonical JSON string.</returns>
+    public string ToCanonicalJson()
+    {
+        // Build ordered dictionary for canonical serialization
+        var ordered = new SortedDictionary<string, object?>(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+        {
+            ["artifactDigest"] = ArtifactDigest,
+            ["bundleHash"] = BundleHash,
+            ["durationMs"] = DurationMs,
+            ["engineVersion"] = EngineVersion,
+            ["metadata"] = Metadata is not null && Metadata.Count > 0
+                ? new SortedDictionary<string, string>(Metadata, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+                : null,
+            ["policyVersion"] = PolicyVersion,
+            ["replayedAt"] = ReplayedAt.ToUniversalTime().ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
+            ["schemaVersion"] = SchemaVersion,
+            ["signatureKeyId"] = SignatureKeyId,
+            ["signatureVerified"] = SignatureVerified,
+            ["verdictMatches"] = VerdictMatches,
+            ["verdictRoot"] = VerdictRoot,
+        };
+
+        // Remove null values for canonical form
+        var filtered = ordered.Where(kvp => kvp.Value is not null)
+            .ToDictionary(kvp => kvp.Key, kvp => kvp.Value);
+
+        return JsonSerializer.Serialize(filtered, CanonicalOptions);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parses a compact proof string and validates its hash.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="compactString">The compact proof string (replay-proof:&lt;hash&gt;).</param>
+    /// <param name="originalJson">The original canonical JSON to verify against.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the hash matches, false otherwise.</returns>
+    public static bool ValidateCompactString(string compactString, string originalJson)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(compactString) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(originalJson))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const string prefix = "replay-proof:";
+        if (!compactString.StartsWith(prefix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var expectedHash = compactString[prefix.Length..];
+        var actualHashBytes = SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(originalJson));
+        var actualHash = Convert.ToHexString(actualHashBytes).ToLowerInvariant();
+
+        return string.Equals(expectedHash, actualHash, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a ReplayProof from execution results.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static ReplayProof FromExecutionResult(
+        string bundleHash,
+        string policyVersion,
+        string verdictRoot,
+        bool verdictMatches,
+        long durationMs,
+        DateTimeOffset replayedAt,
+        string engineVersion,
+        string? artifactDigest = null,
+        bool? signatureVerified = null,
+        string? signatureKeyId = null,
+        ImmutableDictionary<string, string>? metadata = null)
+    {
+        return new ReplayProof
+        {
+            BundleHash = bundleHash ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(bundleHash)),
+            PolicyVersion = policyVersion ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(policyVersion)),
+            VerdictRoot = verdictRoot ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(verdictRoot)),
+            VerdictMatches = verdictMatches,
+            DurationMs = durationMs,
+            ReplayedAt = replayedAt,
+            EngineVersion = engineVersion ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(engineVersion)),
+            ArtifactDigest = artifactDigest,
+            SignatureVerified = signatureVerified,
+            SignatureKeyId = signatureKeyId,
+            Metadata = metadata,
+        };
+    }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.TestKit/BlastRadius/BlastRadiusTestRunner.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+// <copyright file="BlastRadiusTestRunner.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_005_TEST_cross_cutting
+// Task: CCUT-002
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace StellaOps.TestKit.BlastRadius;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Runs tests filtered by blast radius for incident response.
+/// </summary>
+public static class BlastRadiusTestRunner
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get xUnit filter for specific blast radii.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="blastRadii">Blast radii to filter by.</param>
+    /// <returns>xUnit filter string.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">Thrown when no blast radii provided.</exception>
+    public static string GetFilter(params string[] blastRadii)
+    {
+        if (blastRadii.Length == 0)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("At least one blast radius required", nameof(blastRadii));
+        }
+
+        var filters = blastRadii.Select(br => $"BlastRadius={br}");
+        return string.Join("|", filters);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get xUnit filter for specific blast radii (IEnumerable overload).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="blastRadii">Blast radii to filter by.</param>
+    /// <returns>xUnit filter string.</returns>
+    public static string GetFilter(IEnumerable<string> blastRadii)
+    {
+        return GetFilter(blastRadii.ToArray());
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the dotnet test command for specific blast radii.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="testProject">Test project path or solution.</param>
+    /// <param name="blastRadii">Blast radii to filter by.</param>
+    /// <param name="additionalArgs">Additional dotnet test arguments.</param>
+    /// <returns>Complete dotnet test command.</returns>
+    public static string GetCommand(
+        string testProject,
+        IEnumerable<string> blastRadii,
+        string? additionalArgs = null)
+    {
+        var filter = GetFilter(blastRadii);
+        var args = $"test {testProject} --filter \"{filter}\"";
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(additionalArgs))
+        {
+            args += $" {additionalArgs}";
+        }
+
+        return $"dotnet {args}";
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Run tests for specific operational surfaces.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="testProject">Test project path or solution.</param>
+    /// <param name="blastRadii">Blast radii to run tests for.</param>
+    /// <param name="workingDirectory">Working directory for test execution.</param>
+    /// <param name="timeoutMs">Timeout in milliseconds.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Test run result.</returns>
+    public static async Task<TestRunResult> RunForBlastRadiiAsync(
+        string testProject,
+        string[] blastRadii,
+        string? workingDirectory = null,
+        int timeoutMs = 600000,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var filter = GetFilter(blastRadii);
+
+        var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+        {
+            FileName = "dotnet",
+            Arguments = $"test {testProject} --filter \"{filter}\" --logger trx --verbosity normal",
+            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            RedirectStandardError = true,
+            UseShellExecute = false,
+            CreateNoWindow = true
+        };
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workingDirectory))
+        {
+            startInfo.WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
+        }
+
+        var stdout = new List<string>();
+        var stderr = new List<string>();
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+        using var process = new Process { StartInfo = startInfo };
+
+        process.OutputDataReceived += (_, e) =>
+        {
+            if (e.Data != null)
+            {
+                stdout.Add(e.Data);
+            }
+        };
+
+        process.ErrorDataReceived += (_, e) =>
+        {
+            if (e.Data != null)
+            {
+                stderr.Add(e.Data);
+            }
+        };
+
+        process.Start();
+        process.BeginOutputReadLine();
+        process.BeginErrorReadLine();
+
+        using var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(ct);
+        cts.CancelAfter(timeoutMs);
+
+        try
+        {
+            await process.WaitForExitAsync(cts.Token);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                process.Kill(entireProcessTree: true);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Ignore kill errors
+            }
+
+            return new TestRunResult(
+                ExitCode: -1,
+                BlastRadii: [.. blastRadii],
+                Filter: filter,
+                DurationMs: sw.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+                Output: [.. stdout],
+                Errors: [.. stderr],
+                TimedOut: true);
+        }
+
+        sw.Stop();
+
+        return new TestRunResult(
+            ExitCode: process.ExitCode,
+            BlastRadii: [.. blastRadii],
+            Filter: filter,
+            DurationMs: sw.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+            Output: [.. stdout],
+            Errors: [.. stderr],
+            TimedOut: false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Run tests for a single blast radius.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="testProject">Test project path or solution.</param>
+    /// <param name="blastRadius">Blast radius to run tests for.</param>
+    /// <param name="workingDirectory">Working directory for test execution.</param>
+    /// <param name="timeoutMs">Timeout in milliseconds.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Test run result.</returns>
+    public static Task<TestRunResult> RunForBlastRadiusAsync(
+        string testProject,
+        string blastRadius,
+        string? workingDirectory = null,
+        int timeoutMs = 600000,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        return RunForBlastRadiiAsync(testProject, [blastRadius], workingDirectory, timeoutMs, ct);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Parse test results from TRX output.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="result">Test run result.</param>
+    /// <returns>Summary of test results.</returns>
+    public static TestRunSummary ParseSummary(TestRunResult result)
+    {
+        var summary = new TestRunSummary(
+            Passed: 0,
+            Failed: 0,
+            Skipped: 0,
+            Total: 0);
+
+        foreach (var line in result.Output)
+        {
+            // Parse dotnet test output format: "Passed:  X" etc.
+            if (line.Contains("Passed:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var match = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Match(line, @"Passed:\s*(\d+)");
+                if (match.Success && int.TryParse(match.Groups[1].Value, out var passed))
+                {
+                    summary = summary with { Passed = passed };
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (line.Contains("Failed:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var match = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Match(line, @"Failed:\s*(\d+)");
+                if (match.Success && int.TryParse(match.Groups[1].Value, out var failed))
+                {
+                    summary = summary with { Failed = failed };
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (line.Contains("Skipped:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var match = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Match(line, @"Skipped:\s*(\d+)");
+                if (match.Success && int.TryParse(match.Groups[1].Value, out var skipped))
+                {
+                    summary = summary with { Skipped = skipped };
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (line.Contains("Total:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var match = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Match(line, @"Total:\s*(\d+)");
+                if (match.Success && int.TryParse(match.Groups[1].Value, out var total))
+                {
+                    summary = summary with { Total = total };
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return summary;
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of running tests for blast radii.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="ExitCode">Process exit code (0 = success).</param>
+/// <param name="BlastRadii">Blast radii that were tested.</param>
+/// <param name="Filter">xUnit filter that was used.</param>
+/// <param name="DurationMs">Duration of test run in milliseconds.</param>
+/// <param name="Output">Standard output lines.</param>
+/// <param name="Errors">Standard error lines.</param>
+/// <param name="TimedOut">Whether the test run timed out.</param>
+public sealed record TestRunResult(
+    int ExitCode,
+    ImmutableArray<string> BlastRadii,
+    string Filter,
+    long DurationMs,
+    ImmutableArray<string> Output,
+    ImmutableArray<string> Errors,
+    bool TimedOut)
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the test run was successful.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool IsSuccess => ExitCode == 0 && !TimedOut;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Summary of test run results.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="Passed">Number of passed tests.</param>
+/// <param name="Failed">Number of failed tests.</param>
+/// <param name="Skipped">Number of skipped tests.</param>
+/// <param name="Total">Total number of tests.</param>
+public sealed record TestRunSummary(
+    int Passed,
+    int Failed,
+    int Skipped,
+    int Total);

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.TestKit/BlastRadius/BlastRadiusValidator.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+// <copyright file="BlastRadiusValidator.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+// Sprint: SPRINT_20260105_002_005_TEST_cross_cutting
+// Task: CCUT-003
+
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace StellaOps.TestKit.BlastRadius;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Validates that tests have appropriate blast-radius annotations.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class BlastRadiusValidator
+{
+    private readonly IReadOnlyList<Type> _testClasses;
+    private readonly BlastRadiusValidationConfig _config;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BlastRadiusValidator"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="testClasses">Test classes to validate.</param>
+    /// <param name="config">Validation configuration.</param>
+    public BlastRadiusValidator(
+        IEnumerable<Type> testClasses,
+        BlastRadiusValidationConfig? config = null)
+    {
+        _testClasses = testClasses.ToList();
+        _config = config ?? new BlastRadiusValidationConfig();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a validator from assemblies.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="assemblies">Assemblies to scan for test classes.</param>
+    /// <param name="config">Validation configuration.</param>
+    /// <returns>BlastRadiusValidator instance.</returns>
+    public static BlastRadiusValidator FromAssemblies(
+        IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies,
+        BlastRadiusValidationConfig? config = null)
+    {
+        var testClasses = assemblies
+            .SelectMany(a => a.GetTypes())
+            .Where(IsTestClass)
+            .ToList();
+
+        return new BlastRadiusValidator(testClasses, config);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validate all tests that require blast-radius annotations.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>Validation result.</returns>
+    public BlastRadiusValidationResult Validate()
+    {
+        var violations = new List<BlastRadiusViolation>();
+
+        foreach (var testClass in _testClasses)
+        {
+            var classTraits = GetTraits(testClass);
+
+            // Check if class has a category that requires blast radius
+            var categories = classTraits
+                .Where(t => t.Name == "Category")
+                .Select(t => t.Value)
+                .ToList();
+
+            var requiresBlastRadius = categories
+                .Any(c => _config.CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius.Contains(c));
+
+            if (!requiresBlastRadius)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Check if class has blast radius annotation
+            var hasBlastRadius = classTraits.Any(t => t.Name == "BlastRadius");
+
+            if (!hasBlastRadius)
+            {
+                violations.Add(new BlastRadiusViolation(
+                    TestClass: testClass.FullName ?? testClass.Name,
+                    Category: string.Join(", ", categories.Where(c => _config.CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius.Contains(c))),
+                    Message: $"Test class requires BlastRadius annotation because it has category: {string.Join(", ", categories.Where(c => _config.CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius.Contains(c)))}"));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new BlastRadiusValidationResult(
+            IsValid: violations.Count == 0,
+            Violations: [.. violations],
+            TotalTestClasses: _testClasses.Count,
+            TestClassesRequiringBlastRadius: _testClasses.Count(c =>
+                GetTraits(c).Any(t =>
+                    t.Name == "Category" &&
+                    _config.CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius.Contains(t.Value))));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get coverage report by blast radius.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>Coverage report.</returns>
+    public BlastRadiusCoverageReport GetCoverageReport()
+    {
+        var byBlastRadius = new Dictionary<string, List<string>>();
+        var uncategorized = new List<string>();
+
+        foreach (var testClass in _testClasses)
+        {
+            var traits = GetTraits(testClass);
+            var blastRadii = traits
+                .Where(t => t.Name == "BlastRadius")
+                .Select(t => t.Value)
+                .ToList();
+
+            if (blastRadii.Count == 0)
+            {
+                uncategorized.Add(testClass.FullName ?? testClass.Name);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                foreach (var br in blastRadii)
+                {
+                    if (!byBlastRadius.TryGetValue(br, out var list))
+                    {
+                        list = [];
+                        byBlastRadius[br] = list;
+                    }
+
+                    list.Add(testClass.FullName ?? testClass.Name);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new BlastRadiusCoverageReport(
+            ByBlastRadius: byBlastRadius.ToImmutableDictionary(
+                kvp => kvp.Key,
+                kvp => kvp.Value.ToImmutableArray()),
+            UncategorizedTestClasses: [.. uncategorized],
+            TotalTestClasses: _testClasses.Count);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get all blast radius values found in test classes.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>Distinct blast radius values.</returns>
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> GetBlastRadiusValues()
+    {
+        return _testClasses
+            .SelectMany(c => GetTraits(c))
+            .Where(t => t.Name == "BlastRadius")
+            .Select(t => t.Value)
+            .Distinct()
+            .OrderBy(v => v)
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsTestClass(Type type)
+    {
+        if (!type.IsClass || type.IsAbstract)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Check for xUnit test methods
+        return type.GetMethods()
+            .Any(m => m.GetCustomAttributes()
+                .Any(a => a.GetType().Name is "FactAttribute" or "TheoryAttribute"));
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<(string Name, string Value)> GetTraits(Type type)
+    {
+        var traitAttributes = type.GetCustomAttributes()
+            .Where(a => a.GetType().Name == "TraitAttribute")
+            .ToList();
+
+        foreach (var attr in traitAttributes)
+        {
+            var nameProperty = attr.GetType().GetProperty("Name");
+            var valueProperty = attr.GetType().GetProperty("Value");
+
+            if (nameProperty != null && valueProperty != null)
+            {
+                var name = nameProperty.GetValue(attr)?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+                var value = valueProperty.GetValue(attr)?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+                yield return (name, value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configuration for blast-radius validation.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius">Categories that require blast-radius annotations.</param>
+public sealed record BlastRadiusValidationConfig(
+    ImmutableArray<string> CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius = default)
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the categories requiring blast-radius annotations.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ImmutableArray<string> CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius { get; init; } =
+        CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius.IsDefaultOrEmpty
+            ? [TestCategories.Integration, TestCategories.Contract, TestCategories.Security]
+            : CategoriesRequiringBlastRadius;
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of blast-radius validation.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="IsValid">Whether all tests pass validation.</param>
+/// <param name="Violations">List of violations found.</param>
+/// <param name="TotalTestClasses">Total number of test classes examined.</param>
+/// <param name="TestClassesRequiringBlastRadius">Number of test classes that require blast-radius.</param>
+public sealed record BlastRadiusValidationResult(
+    bool IsValid,
+    ImmutableArray<BlastRadiusViolation> Violations,
+    int TotalTestClasses,
+    int TestClassesRequiringBlastRadius);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// A blast-radius validation violation.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="TestClass">Test class with violation.</param>
+/// <param name="Category">Category requiring blast-radius.</param>
+/// <param name="Message">Violation message.</param>
+public sealed record BlastRadiusViolation(
+    string TestClass,
+    string Category,
+    string Message);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Coverage report by blast radius.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="ByBlastRadius">Test classes grouped by blast radius.</param>
+/// <param name="UncategorizedTestClasses">Test classes without blast-radius annotation.</param>
+/// <param name="TotalTestClasses">Total number of test classes.</param>
+public sealed record BlastRadiusCoverageReport(
+    ImmutableDictionary<string, ImmutableArray<string>> ByBlastRadius,
+    ImmutableArray<string> UncategorizedTestClasses,
+    int TotalTestClasses);

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.TestKit/TestCategories.cs

@@ -128,4 +128,94 @@ public static class TestCategories
     /// Storage migration tests: Schema migrations, versioning, idempotent migration application.
     /// </summary>
     public const string StorageMigration = "StorageMigration";
+
+    // =========================================================================
+    // Blast-Radius annotations - operational surfaces affected by test failures
+    // Use these to enable targeted test runs during incidents
+    // =========================================================================
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Blast-radius annotations for operational surfaces.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Usage with xUnit:
+    /// <code>
+    /// [Fact]
+    /// [Trait("Category", TestCategories.Integration)]
+    /// [Trait("BlastRadius", TestCategories.BlastRadius.Auth)]
+    /// [Trait("BlastRadius", TestCategories.BlastRadius.Api)]
+    /// public async Task TestTokenValidation() { }
+    /// </code>
+    ///
+    /// Filter by blast radius during test runs:
+    /// <code>
+    /// dotnet test --filter "BlastRadius=Auth|BlastRadius=Api"
+    /// </code>
+    /// </remarks>
+    public static class BlastRadius
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Authentication, authorization, identity, tokens, sessions.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Auth = "Auth";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// SBOM generation, vulnerability scanning, reachability analysis.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Scanning = "Scanning";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attestation, evidence storage, audit trails, proof chains.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Evidence = "Evidence";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Regulatory compliance, GDPR, data retention, audit logging.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Compliance = "Compliance";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Advisory ingestion, VEX processing, feed synchronization.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Advisories = "Advisories";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Risk scoring, policy evaluation, verdicts.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string RiskPolicy = "RiskPolicy";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Cryptographic operations, signing, verification, key management.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Crypto = "Crypto";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// External integrations, webhooks, notifications.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Integrations = "Integrations";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Data persistence, database operations, storage.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Persistence = "Persistence";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// API surface, contract compatibility, endpoint behavior.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const string Api = "Api";
+    }
+
+    // =========================================================================
+    // Schema evolution categories
+    // =========================================================================
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Schema evolution tests: Backward/forward compatibility across schema versions.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string SchemaEvolution = "SchemaEvolution";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Config-diff tests: Behavioral delta tests for configuration changes.
+    /// </summary>
+    public const string ConfigDiff = "ConfigDiff";
 }

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Verdict/IVerdictBuilder.cs

@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ public interface IVerdictBuilder
         string fromCgs,
         string toCgs,
         CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Replay a verdict from bundle inputs (frozen files).
+    /// Used by CLI verify --bundle command for deterministic replay.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="request">Request containing paths to frozen inputs.</param>
+    /// <param name="ct">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>Replay result with computed verdict hash.</returns>
+    ValueTask<VerdictReplayResult> ReplayFromBundleAsync(
+        VerdictReplayRequest request,
+        CancellationToken ct = default);
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -160,3 +171,76 @@ public enum CgsVerdictStatus
     Fixed,
     UnderInvestigation
 }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Request for replaying a verdict from a replay bundle.
+/// Used by CLI verify --bundle command.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record VerdictReplayRequest
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Path to the SBOM file in the bundle.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string SbomPath { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Path to the feeds snapshot directory in the bundle (optional).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? FeedsPath { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Path to the VEX documents directory in the bundle (optional).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? VexPath { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Path to the policy bundle in the bundle (optional).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? PolicyPath { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Image digest (sha256:...) being evaluated.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string ImageDigest { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Policy version digest for determinism.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string PolicyDigest { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Feed snapshot digest for determinism.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required string FeedSnapshotDigest { get; init; }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Result of a bundle-based verdict replay.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record VerdictReplayResult
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Whether the replay completed successfully.
+    /// </summary>
+    public required bool Success { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Computed verdict hash from replay.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? VerdictHash { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Error message if replay failed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Error { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Duration of replay in milliseconds.
+    /// </summary>
+    public long DurationMs { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Engine version that performed the replay.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? EngineVersion { get; init; }
+}

src/__Libraries/StellaOps.Verdict/VerdictBuilderService.cs

@@ -121,6 +121,140 @@ public sealed class VerdictBuilderService : IVerdictBuilder
         );
     }
 
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async ValueTask<VerdictReplayResult> ReplayFromBundleAsync(
+        VerdictReplayRequest request,
+        CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(request);
+
+        var sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        const string engineVersion = "1.0.0";
+
+        try
+        {
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Starting bundle replay for image={ImageDigest}, policy={PolicyDigest}",
+                request.ImageDigest,
+                request.PolicyDigest);
+
+            // 1. Load and validate SBOM
+            if (!File.Exists(request.SbomPath))
+            {
+                return new VerdictReplayResult
+                {
+                    Success = false,
+                    Error = $"SBOM file not found: {request.SbomPath}",
+                    DurationMs = sw.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+                    EngineVersion = engineVersion
+                };
+            }
+
+            var sbomContent = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(request.SbomPath, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            // 2. Load VEX documents if present
+            var vexDocuments = new List<string>();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.VexPath) && Directory.Exists(request.VexPath))
+            {
+                foreach (var vexFile in Directory.GetFiles(request.VexPath, "*.json", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+                    .OrderBy(f => f, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+                {
+                    ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                    var vexContent = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(vexFile, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    vexDocuments.Add(vexContent);
+                }
+
+                _logger.LogDebug("Loaded {VexCount} VEX documents", vexDocuments.Count);
+            }
+
+            // 3. Load reachability graph if present
+            string? reachabilityJson = null;
+            var reachPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(request.SbomPath) ?? string.Empty, "reachability.json");
+            if (File.Exists(reachPath))
+            {
+                reachabilityJson = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(reachPath, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                _logger.LogDebug("Loaded reachability graph");
+            }
+
+            // 4. Build evidence pack
+            var evidencePack = new EvidencePack(
+                SbomCanonJson: sbomContent,
+                VexCanonJson: vexDocuments,
+                ReachabilityGraphJson: reachabilityJson,
+                FeedSnapshotDigest: request.FeedSnapshotDigest);
+
+            // 5. Build policy lock from bundle
+            var policyLock = await LoadPolicyLockAsync(request.PolicyPath, request.PolicyDigest, ct)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            // 6. Compute verdict
+            var result = await BuildAsync(evidencePack, policyLock, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            sw.Stop();
+
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Bundle replay completed: cgs={CgsHash}, duration={DurationMs}ms",
+                result.CgsHash,
+                sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+
+            return new VerdictReplayResult
+            {
+                Success = true,
+                VerdictHash = result.CgsHash,
+                DurationMs = sw.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+                EngineVersion = engineVersion
+            };
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            throw;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Bundle replay failed");
+            sw.Stop();
+
+            return new VerdictReplayResult
+            {
+                Success = false,
+                Error = ex.Message,
+                DurationMs = sw.ElapsedMilliseconds,
+                EngineVersion = engineVersion
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Load or generate policy lock from bundle.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static async ValueTask<PolicyLock> LoadPolicyLockAsync(
+        string? policyPath,
+        string policyDigest,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(policyPath) && File.Exists(policyPath))
+        {
+            var policyJson = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(policyPath, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var loaded = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PolicyLock>(policyJson, CanonicalJsonOptions);
+            if (loaded is not null)
+            {
+                return loaded;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Default policy lock when not present in bundle
+        return new PolicyLock(
+            SchemaVersion: "1.0.0",
+            PolicyVersion: policyDigest,
+            RuleHashes: new Dictionary<string, string>
+            {
+                ["default"] = policyDigest
+            },
+            EngineVersion: "1.0.0",
+            GeneratedAt: DateTimeOffset.UtcNow
+        );
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Compute CGS hash using deterministic Merkle tree.
     /// </summary>

src/__Libraries/__Tests/StellaOps.Auth.Security.Tests/DpopProofValidatorTests.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public class DpopProofValidatorTests
             new { typ = 123, alg = "ES256" },
             new { htm = "GET", htu = "https://api.test/resource", iat = 0, jti = "1" });
 
-        var validator = CreateValidator();
+        var now = DateTimeOffset.Parse("2025-01-01T00:00:00Z");
+        var validator = CreateValidator(now);
         var result = await validator.ValidateAsync(proof, "GET", new Uri("https://api.test/resource"));
 
         Assert.False(result.IsValid);
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ public class DpopProofValidatorTests
             new { typ = "dpop+jwt", alg = 55 },
             new { htm = "GET", htu = "https://api.test/resource", iat = 0, jti = "1" });
 
-        var validator = CreateValidator();
+        var now = DateTimeOffset.Parse("2025-01-01T00:00:00Z");
+        var validator = CreateValidator(now);
         var result = await validator.ValidateAsync(proof, "GET", new Uri("https://api.test/resource"));
 
         Assert.False(result.IsValid);

src/__Libraries/__Tests/StellaOps.Verdict.Tests/VerdictBuilderReplayTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+// <copyright file="VerdictBuilderReplayTests.cs" company="StellaOps">
+// Copyright (c) StellaOps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Text;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace StellaOps.Verdict.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests for VerdictBuilderService.ReplayFromBundleAsync.
+/// RPL-005: Unit tests for VerdictBuilder replay with fixtures.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class VerdictBuilderReplayTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly VerdictBuilderService _verdictBuilder;
+    private readonly string _testDir;
+
+    public VerdictBuilderReplayTests()
+    {
+        _verdictBuilder = new VerdictBuilderService(
+            NullLoggerFactory.Instance.CreateLogger<VerdictBuilderService>(),
+            signer: null);
+        _testDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"verdict-test-{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
+        Directory.CreateDirectory(_testDir);
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        if (Directory.Exists(_testDir))
+        {
+            Directory.Delete(_testDir, recursive: true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #region Helper Methods
+
+    private void CreateFile(string relativePath, string content)
+    {
+        var fullPath = Path.Combine(_testDir, relativePath.TrimStart('/'));
+        var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(fullPath);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(dir) && !Directory.Exists(dir))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
+        }
+
+        File.WriteAllText(fullPath, content, Encoding.UTF8);
+    }
+
+    private string GetPath(string relativePath) => Path.Combine(_testDir, relativePath.TrimStart('/'));
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region ReplayFromBundleAsync Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReplayFromBundleAsync_MissingSbom_ReturnsFailure()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var request = new VerdictReplayRequest
+        {
+            SbomPath = GetPath("inputs/sbom.json"),
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            PolicyDigest = "sha256:policy123",
+            FeedSnapshotDigest = "sha256:feeds123"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Success.Should().BeFalse();
+        result.Error.Should().Contain("SBOM file not found");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReplayFromBundleAsync_ValidSbom_ReturnsSuccess()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var sbomJson = """
+        {
+            "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
+            "specVersion": "1.6",
+            "version": 1,
+            "components": []
+        }
+        """;
+        CreateFile("inputs/sbom.json", sbomJson);
+
+        var request = new VerdictReplayRequest
+        {
+            SbomPath = GetPath("inputs/sbom.json"),
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            PolicyDigest = "sha256:policy123",
+            FeedSnapshotDigest = "sha256:feeds123"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Success.Should().BeTrue();
+        result.VerdictHash.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
+        result.VerdictHash.Should().StartWith("cgs:sha256:");
+        result.EngineVersion.Should().Be("1.0.0");
+        result.DurationMs.Should().BeGreaterOrEqualTo(0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReplayFromBundleAsync_WithVexDocuments_LoadsVexFiles()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var sbomJson = """{"bomFormat":"CycloneDX","specVersion":"1.6","version":1,"components":[]}""";
+        var vex1Json = """{"@context":"https://openvex.dev/ns/v0.2.0","@id":"test-vex-1","statements":[]}""";
+        var vex2Json = """{"@context":"https://openvex.dev/ns/v0.2.0","@id":"test-vex-2","statements":[]}""";
+
+        CreateFile("inputs/sbom.json", sbomJson);
+        CreateFile("inputs/vex/vex1.json", vex1Json);
+        CreateFile("inputs/vex/vex2.json", vex2Json);
+
+        var request = new VerdictReplayRequest
+        {
+            SbomPath = GetPath("inputs/sbom.json"),
+            VexPath = GetPath("inputs/vex"),
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            PolicyDigest = "sha256:policy123",
+            FeedSnapshotDigest = "sha256:feeds123"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Success.Should().BeTrue();
+        result.VerdictHash.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReplayFromBundleAsync_DeterministicHash_SameInputsProduceSameHash()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var sbomJson = """{"bomFormat":"CycloneDX","specVersion":"1.6","version":1,"components":[]}""";
+        CreateFile("inputs/sbom.json", sbomJson);
+
+        var request = new VerdictReplayRequest
+        {
+            SbomPath = GetPath("inputs/sbom.json"),
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            PolicyDigest = "sha256:policy123",
+            FeedSnapshotDigest = "sha256:feeds123"
+        };
+
+        // Act - replay twice with same inputs
+        var result1 = await _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        var result2 = await _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert - should produce identical hash
+        result1.Success.Should().BeTrue();
+        result2.Success.Should().BeTrue();
+        result1.VerdictHash.Should().Be(result2.VerdictHash);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReplayFromBundleAsync_DifferentInputs_ProduceDifferentHash()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var sbom1 = """{"bomFormat":"CycloneDX","specVersion":"1.6","version":1,"components":[]}""";
+        var sbom2 = """{"bomFormat":"CycloneDX","specVersion":"1.6","version":2,"components":[]}""";
+
+        CreateFile("inputs/sbom1.json", sbom1);
+        CreateFile("inputs/sbom2.json", sbom2);
+
+        var request1 = new VerdictReplayRequest
+        {
+            SbomPath = GetPath("inputs/sbom1.json"),
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            PolicyDigest = "sha256:policy123",
+            FeedSnapshotDigest = "sha256:feeds123"
+        };
+
+        var request2 = new VerdictReplayRequest
+        {
+            SbomPath = GetPath("inputs/sbom2.json"),
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            PolicyDigest = "sha256:policy123",
+            FeedSnapshotDigest = "sha256:feeds123"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result1 = await _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request1, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        var result2 = await _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request2, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result1.Success.Should().BeTrue();
+        result2.Success.Should().BeTrue();
+        result1.VerdictHash.Should().NotBe(result2.VerdictHash);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReplayFromBundleAsync_WithPolicyLock_LoadsPolicy()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var sbomJson = """{"bomFormat":"CycloneDX","specVersion":"1.6","version":1,"components":[]}""";
+        var policyJson = """
+        {
+            "SchemaVersion": "1.0.0",
+            "PolicyVersion": "custom-policy-v1",
+            "RuleHashes": {"critical-rule": "sha256:abc"},
+            "EngineVersion": "1.0.0",
+            "GeneratedAt": "2026-01-06T00:00:00Z"
+        }
+        """;
+
+        CreateFile("inputs/sbom.json", sbomJson);
+        CreateFile("inputs/policy/policy-lock.json", policyJson);
+
+        var request = new VerdictReplayRequest
+        {
+            SbomPath = GetPath("inputs/sbom.json"),
+            PolicyPath = GetPath("inputs/policy/policy-lock.json"),
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            PolicyDigest = "sha256:policy123",
+            FeedSnapshotDigest = "sha256:feeds123"
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        var result = await _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Assert
+        result.Success.Should().BeTrue();
+        result.VerdictHash.Should().NotBeNullOrEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReplayFromBundleAsync_CancellationRequested_ThrowsOperationCanceledException()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var sbomJson = """{"bomFormat":"CycloneDX","specVersion":"1.6","version":1,"components":[]}""";
+        CreateFile("inputs/sbom.json", sbomJson);
+
+        var request = new VerdictReplayRequest
+        {
+            SbomPath = GetPath("inputs/sbom.json"),
+            ImageDigest = "sha256:abc123",
+            PolicyDigest = "sha256:policy123",
+            FeedSnapshotDigest = "sha256:feeds123"
+        };
+
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cts.Cancel();
+
+        // Act & Assert
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<OperationCanceledException>(
+            () => _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(request, cts.Token).AsTask());
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReplayFromBundleAsync_NullRequest_ThrowsArgumentNullException()
+    {
+        // Act & Assert
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<ArgumentNullException>(
+            () => _verdictBuilder.ReplayFromBundleAsync(null!, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken).AsTask());
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}